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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-24

PALERMO. The Methodist quarterly meet
ings will commence next Friday and con-
tinue over Sunday. Wesley Marden came
home last week to make some repairs on his
buildings. :. Mr.. and Mrs John Carl, new
ly married couple, We're serenaded last week
by large number of neighbors and friends.
CAMDEN. The fire insurance agents have
adjusted 500, 600 worth of claims, but num-
Der have not yet been adjusted. Twenty-Five
temporary store buildings have been con-
structed for winter use. The owners will
rebuild permanently in the spring with brick
and stone. The Camden grist mill is being
rebuilt. E. C. Fletcher has building 19x16
feet well under way at the old stand near
the bridge. 1t will be occupied by E. H.
Boynton, druggist. G. II. Cleveland and
w. L. West have Glued drives under the
name of Cleveland & West and are putting
up one story building, 31xGO feet.
WINTERPoRT. A fine boy came to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Manville Smi til Mon
day Nov. 10Th. Mrs. Bertha Farnswortll
and little daughter left for their home at
Isleshoro, Wednesday,. Miss Clara Haley
left ON Tuesday for Lynn, and after short
visit there will 90 to Chicago where She will
spend the winter with her grandmother
Miss Mabel Atwood returned last week from
her visit to Boston. Mrs, Margaret At
wood has been at home from Boston for a
short visit, returning on Mondays boat. 80.
Miss l.. A. Grinule has gone to Monroe for a
few weeks. On Monday, Capt f. f. Lit
tleield and family left Tor Winter Park,
Fla, Mrs. j. \. Kilburn for Boston, Mrs
Tobias Thompson, with her twin babies and
nurse girl, for Nebraska and MIR. and Mrs
Charles Emerson for Lowell, Mass Mr.
and Mrs. Saunders, who spent the summer
here, have returned to their home in Orland
BROOKS. Mrs. Whitehouse, of Unity is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Brown. The Rodolf
Medical Co. are being rushed with orders
They have now three men on the road T
L. Huxford has new clerk. His business
is increasing. Mr.. Dow has had d good
sale of cloals, jackets and shawls, and now
will put in fine line of holiday goods
Charley Small is fitting up new barber
shop. He is good workman . Mr. An
drew Fogg is doing good job grading the
yard back of his house. H. I'll. Roberts &
Son are enarging their mill yard Messrs.
Brown, Roberts, Stantial, Dow, and others
have canvassed Brooks and vicinity in the
interest of the corn factory Most of the
farmers are Interested, but some show a
lack OF public spirit and enterprise that is
disheartening, to say the least Revs FRYE
4 Bailey will he at the West Brooks school
house next Sunday, the 9th inst, at 10 and
, O'clock. Mrs. Cora Clough, nee Forbes.
is visiting her parents here. -. Bert Jones is
teaching school in the Abbott district
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-24
Boston Produce Market,

Ro>r"N, Nov. u, 1892. The following are to-
DAY quotations of provisions, produce, etc
Biltter-New York and Vermont dairy rood to
choice. 24o2 Gc; Eastern creamery, good to choice
at 2"a2 The above quotations are receivers
prices for strictly wholesale lots. .Johhing prices
a2c higher
Cheese-Northen choice full creams. at in
II Pc: fancy twins. II he: fair to good at
- lc; Western choice at 10 2u11c; sage ~
q 13c
Eggs-Easteln extras al 2Sn 29c: Vermont and
New Hampshire extras at 2Su2DC.
Poultry Northern fresh-Ililled turkeys, zoe
far t" good. l6a l.? spring chic kens, choice Sc
fowls l5c.
Beans-New ork, hand-picked rea. at - l0a
10; marrow pea. - O002 % choice screen pea
II I'o2 90; hand picked medium, - 90; tlnice
yellow eyes, 81 95a2 90; California lt;t beans
50 % ? 40: hand picketI. - 5oo2 co.
HaN-Choice, 81 1on | 3 80; fair to GOOD Il r,u
is; Eastern choice at Sl7o ~ poor to ordinary.
S12ul6
Potatoes Choice ArooStool. IIebrons Soc u
bush: lloulton Iebron>. sou SSc; Houlton Rose,
soc.
Appies-Choice No. | BaIdwins at Il 75o2 p +;
No. = at : 23"2 40: Greenillys at 81 OOo2 30
k1ng>. 81 oUo3 60; HuhbarlIstnn, - UUn2 80.
Maine liarNeNS. - 25o2 TO- Talman sweets
50 n@02 80.
Cranberries Choice Cape, Sc ooo7 90 p Dbl.
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BORN.

Mrs. Edwin O. Chadwick, a air of twin BOYS
tl RTlS. In East Boston Nov D, to Mi. and
Mrs. lbri w. II. Curtis, a daughter Allura Irene
DOW. In Rockland, Nov. IA, To Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Y. Dow a son.
LA MARSH. In Searsport Nov. Is, to Rev. anc
Mrs. Norman La Marsh. >on--Norman Carl La
Marsh
MOODY In Rockland, Nov. T.. to Rev and
Mrs j. S. Moody, a son.
NICkERSON. In North Searspor, Nov. y, t.
Mr.. and Mr.. Geo. W. Nickelson, a son.
MCPHERSON. In Swanvlle, Nov. -, to Mir. ant
Mrs y. +. Nickerson, a son.
WILLIAMSON. In Augusta. Nov. 20, to Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Williamson, Jr.. of Belfast, a son
WEBER. In Searsport, Oct. 20, to the widow
of the late Capt. Charles A. Weber, a daughter
Antoinette Whittier Webher
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-24

Miss Lettie Nickerson is quite i'll with tom
Silets.
The Cunningham Brothers. Swanvile, are
having dances every Saturday night, with
the best OF music.
Miss Mabel f. Dow has returned from
very pleasant visit to her cousin, Miss Kitty
Dow IN Cambridge, Mass.
The winter term of school at Dodge's Cor
ner is taught by w. G. Marden, of Swanville
student of Bates College.
The Democrats of this place, few in mum
Der, celebrated Cleveland's election Nov
18th by few small bon-fires.
The population in this locality has been in
creasing somewhat of late. 1t is boy this
time, at the home of Geo w. Nickerson, our
stage driver.
Dr. E. II. Durgin, of Searsport, was
through this vicinity Monday, accompanied
by DIR. A. E. Baker, of Lowell. Mass, who
will take the place of DIR. Durgin while he
is absent in Europe
There will be a grand ball at Marden's hall
this, Thursday evening. Music by S. B. Har-
riman, of Swanville, 1st violin: Albert
Eames ,Searsport, I'd violin; assisted by Geo.
c. Seavey, of this place, at the organ.
Mrs. Catharine Colcord, who was formerly
of this town, after an absence of six years in
Colorado, returned last week. She is with
her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Nickerson, lin Swan
vile.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-24
MARRIED..

CARTER EASTMAN. In Camden, Nov IL
Wilson Carter. of Belfast, and Miss Marietta
Eastman, of Camden.
CARSLEN LAMB. In Belmont, Nov. 20, by
George Morse, Esq, George Carsley of New
Gloucester, and Miss Ida Lamb. of Belnr Mt.
LOG In Rockland, Nov. IA
Paul Henry Locke and Ruth q Mcdonald, both Of
Rockland
fERklNS-CI RTIS. In Winterport, Oct. -. by
Rev. NJ. q. Prescott, Albert l., Perkins and VI is
Lottie l.. Curtis both of Wmterport.
PRESCOTT W HEELDEN. In Winterport Oct
-, 10y Rev. Nj. &. Pres colt, George W. Cole anG
Miss Alice f. Wheelden, both of Minterport.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-24

HART MERRILL A very quiet. bur pretty
home wedding, took place yesterday on Park
street. the contracting parties being Mr..
Henry b. Hart OF the advertising depart
lnent Of TIL, Atkinson Company, and Miss
Ellen NJ Merrill, daughter of Eugene Mer-
rill. ESD, of this city. The wedding was IA
very quiet one, only the immediate relatives
of the bride and groom being present. Rev.
ID. NJ. Pratt performed the wedding cer;.-
nony, and the newly married couple left for
a wedding Journey to New York and Phila-
deIphla on the noon train. Mr.. Hart is one
ui the most popular of PortlandS Young
men, and hosts of warm friends of both bride
'd groom unite III wishing them long life
'1d continued happiness. Portland En-
press Nov rs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07
Portuguese Superstition.

In a voyage down the river to
Oporto, the channel is sometimes
so narrowed between hills as to
form a dark ravine. Respecting
one there is an old Moorish super
stition that may be interesting to
the reader. The entrance into this
striking ravine was formerly guard
ed by a Moorish fort, which still
frowns over the water. There is a
superstition connected with this
castle, common to many of the old
Moorish towers-that Of the MORA
Encantada, or enchanted Mooress,
a superstition we'll known and wide
ly credited in parts of Portugal.
The peasantry believe that, al
though the Moorish race is extinct
the Moorish power has not al
together ceased; for that here, and
in almost every tower where the
Saracens once ruled with feudal
sway, an enchanted Mooress, still
haunts the spot, and hovers round
the undiscovered treasures of the
castle.
Last relic and representative of 9
departed people, and, since the
dreary day of their expulsion, sole
guardian of their buried wealth, sh,
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page after page, but found no
erasure, mark nor marginal note,
until at length, nearly at the end
of the story, she came to single
neatly penciled line in DIR. Holmes
fine handwriting.
1t was placed against a passage
upon which she rather prided her
self, vivid description of the picnic
feast of group of children in a
grove.
First reading the paragraph to
see if she herself could find any
thing amiss, she next read what he
had written. 1t was this:
Don't let those children eat
pickles"
Much relieved to find that it was
the doctor, not the author, who
found fault with her work, the
lady at once drew line through
the offending viands, and when
the story of the picnic appeared in
print, pickles were omitted from
the bill of fare.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
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An Automatic Contribution Collector.

A fashionable Philadelphia church
has put in an automatic contribu-
ton collector. The idea of this in
genious mechanism is derived from
the cash railway of the dry goods
shop, but it possesses certain origin
al attachments all its own. The
idea is to send number of beauti-
fully decorated little baskets of
brass wire through the congregation
at collection time; each basket, Of
course, following a different course,
and moving with solemnity and
sedateness. A famous Spanish
scientist has invented IL musical
signal box, which is fastened to
each basket and which is Il miracle
ofingenuity. If a cent is deposit
ed it will grunt Il loud, dissatisfied
grunt and will emit the same sound
when buttons or other spurious
contributions are passed off on it.
A series of musical sounds will be
given forth for quarters, halves,
dollars and bills, sweet in proper
ton to their value, and when a
check is deposited-checks gener-
ally being for larger sums than $50
"A long whistle, as of gratified
surprise, will proclaim the event
throughout the church.
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An Actors Unknowen Friend

"Joe Jefferson" said am old thea
tregoer, had taken a lady to 4
restaurant, and when he put his
hand into his pocket to pay his bill
he didn't feel a penny. He explain
ed his position to the cashier, but
the cashier didn't know him The
perspiration began to ooze, when &
gentleman stepped up, laid S2C
bill on the desk, and said:
81 know you, sir; allow me tC
settle
Jefferson was profused in his
thanks, and, when near the door
said:
"'You must give me your nam,
and address, i'll order that | may cal
around tomorrow and settle.
"'Never mind that, said the
stranger, with a smile. That bill
was counterfeit and | got $l7 in
change st. Louis Chronicle.
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Scrambling for Life.

The ascent of Adams Peak in
Ceylon is not only difficult but ex-
tremely dangerous. Lawrence Oil
phant, who was "trustworthy pill
grim" not likely to manufacture
hair-breadth 'scrapes," gives the
following account of his own ascent
which, it is easy to believe, one
would not care to repeat:
"The path at one point was cut in
the precipitous hillside; at least 300
feet below roared a torrent of boil
ing water. My foot slipped Oh a
root, and pitched sheer over cliff.
| heard the cry of my companions
as | disappeared, and had had time
to realize that all was over when |
was brought up suddenly by the
spreading branches of a bush which
was growing upon projecting
rock. There was no standing
ground anywhere except this rock.
Looking up saw my compan-
ions and the natives peering over
the edge above, and to their intense
relief shouted that | was all right,
but dared not move for fear the
bush would give way. They, how
ever, strongly urged my scrambling
OH the rock, and this, with dizzy
brain, succeeded in doing.
1.-THE natives then undid their
long waistcloths and tying them to
each other and to a piece of cord
taken from the packages, made a
rope long enough to reach me-
Fastening this under my armpits, and
holding to it with the energy of
despair, was safely hauled to the
top.
"This adventure was not very
good preparation for what was in
store for us when, not far from the
top, we reached the one really dam
gerous point in the whole ascent.
Here again we had precipice with
a torrent at the bottom OH one side,
and OH the other an overhanging
cliff. This was not metaphorically
overhanging, for its upper edge lit
orally projected some distance be-
yond the ledge on which we stood;
it was not above forty feet high,
and was scaled by an iron ladder.
1.-THE agonizing moment came
when we had mounted this ladder
to the projecting edge, having moth
ing between our backs and some
hundreds of feet below, and then
had to turn over edge, and take hold
of a chain which lay over an ex-
panse Of bare, sloping rock, to the
links of which it was necessary to
cling firmly while one hauled ones
self on ones knees for twenty or
thirty yards over a Surface by no
means smooth. Yet we did it, and
lived to tell the tale"
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stands link between the living
and the dead; and, superior to NOR
tai destiny, de6es alike the lapse of
ages and the stroke of death.
Though bound by sope mysterious
tie to heathen and once hostile
race, there is no fierceness in her
mood of mind, there is no terror
in her look, for when, at the earl
lest dawn of day, the light dew
spangles the mountain and the
rock, and again when the setting
sun sheds it's last melancholy
glories on the Moors' untenanted
abode, she is seen clad in the flow
ing garments of her race, leaning
against some broken arch, some
ruined monument of national glory,
as one who mourns but seeks not to
avenge.
she shuns the glare OF day, but
does not fly from those who court
her; sometimes she weaves her
spells around a favored individual
and shields him from mischance,
and yields him a portion of her
buried gold. 1t is no sin to seek a
Moira, and in return for her ina
gined kindness and protecting care,
and, as if in sorrow for their faith
ers' cruel injuries against her Moor
ish ancestors, the peasantry atone
for past misdeeds by present love.
The wild beauty of the ruin was
perhaps enchanted by this sad but
pleasing legend. And now emerg-
ing from the defile, the river again
expanded, and we passed through a
succession of gentler scenes, their
natural beauty heightened by the
tints of the setting sun, and, still
later, by the full, soft light of the
moon.
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Right or Wrong.

Which will ye have' IL does seem as if some
folks prefer to have the last condition of the liver
rather than the first. They perpetually dose them
selves with purgatives totally without virtue as
Alternative of liver trouble. Hostetter's Stomach
Biters is the successful candidate for the peoples
choice, and yet, popular and well known rs IL is,
there are unfortunates who keep on trying the
drastic remedies of former days. IL is Co the in
teigent portion of the public that the well known
and long tried properties of the Bitters appeal.
Reason should be guided by experience in the mat
ter of medication. "The best guide 10 our feet is
the lamp of experience" said great patriot of
the early revo utionary period, and the exclama-
tion is pregnant with truth. For over a third of a
century the Biters daily has met with the endors-
ment Of people suffering from liver complaint,
malaria. constipation, rheumatism, debility and
troubles accompanied by dyspepsia. Latterly 1t
IL has declared itself and been thoroughly approv-
ed as a remedy for ala grippe"
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No Pickles.

A lady who has the good fortune
to be friend of Doctor Oliver
Wendell Holmes relates little
anecdote of the first time she asked
a favor from him as an author. She
had Just completed book for
children, and Doctor Holmes kindly
consented to read the manuscript.
When it.. was returned to her
after his perusal she naturally
looked it over with eagerness and
anxiety, in haste to see what criti-
cisms or corrections her distinguish
ed friend had made. She turned
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

First LADY, don't see how
you can afford to let your dodgers
owe you several weeks rent" Sec
ond lady-"Well, it's like this.
When they're in debt it affects their
appetites; they never like to ask
for a second helping; so it comes
cheapest in the end. ."-Tit-Bits.
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Officer-"See here sir! what
business have you with that life
preserver?" jeremiah Green (from
Watts Corners, N. J.)-"Why, |
overhearn some o. the folks sayin'
that this boat was goin' to bust
her record this trip, an you jest
bet I'm goin' to be ready fer her
when she goes."-Judge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

Outvit-I suppose that when you
talk French to Waite you are tell
ing him something you want the
rest of us to know nothing about?
Ontwit-Not at all, my dear fell
low. am telling him something
| want him to know nothing about.
-Puck.
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He (who is going abroad to seek
his fortune) )-"You'll be true to me,
won't you, darlingp" She-"Ye-
yes, George, tiff you're successful" ="
-Pick-Me-Up.
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A stock company has been form
ed to control the boot and shoe
trade. Here at last is corporation
which will have a sole.-Chicago
Times.
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81 wish You would tell me how
to get out of debt" said the man
depressed. "Humph," replied the
citizen who hasn't any credit to
speak of, II wish you would tell me
how to get into debt."-Washing-
ton Sar.
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They Act. Dix-''In this country
every boy stands a chance to be
President" Hicks-"And between
16 and 20 they act as though they
had delegates enough to nominate. :"
New York Herald.
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"I'll have you arrested for making
false representations. l bought
that horse of you only because you
told me he had a record" "Very
true, but the record is bad one.
You didn't ask me what kind of a
record he had."-Rider and Driver.
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Then the Bills will Come In.-
Bunker-"How much did your visit
to Cincinnati cost youp" Hill
visited friend, and can't tell yet
until he comes to visit me."-Puck.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

Il is not wise to tell the bicyclist
that you will go to the door and
''see him off."-Boston Bulletin.
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Mrs. Beau Monde Cat the plsy)

-"Am | attracting much attention,
Marie?" Her Maid-"Half the
theater is looking at you, madame" "
Mrs. Beau Monde-"Only half the
theater? Pshaw! those wretched
actors are so provokingr'-New
York Telegram.
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Gallant drummer (on the porch
of backwoods store)-"Can l help
you to alight, Miss?" Miss Lyddy
Green (who has just ridden up)-
mo, thank ye, sir, | don't smoke" "
Brooklyn Life.
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He took her out for an ice cream
treat,
His pretty, blue-eyed Sal,
But tainted when he read the sign,
"Cream ninety cents gal"
Chicago Inter-O Ocean.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

The only way it pays person to
be his own lawyer is to keep his
own counsel.-Philadelphia Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

She--"He has deceived me shame
fully" Her father-"I'll horse
whip the young rascal. How has
he deceived youp" She-"Boo-
hoo-he let me decline him before
he told anyone he was rich. New
York Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07
Don't Get Moonstruck. Youn

Don't Get Moonstruck, Young
Man.-These moonlight nights,
and the number Of pretty girls in
the world, are responsible for lots
of young men asking girls to marry
them when they can't support
Observation-Disclosures Daily Globe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07
HUMOROUS.

The chemists best girl is analyzer.
Lowell Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

Mike-It's like ovid times to see
you again, Pat. Why did you niv-
er wrote me letther since last we
NIT? Pat-Oi didn't know yer ad-
dress, Moike. Mike-Thin why,
IN the name o sinse, did ye not
WROTE for it.-Harper's Bazaar.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

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Of culture and from all over the country n
So Just send on 10 cents and receive copy OF the
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number contains hundreds Of letters from young
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

No Hope. Cholly-"How do you
know she won't marry you, deah
boy?" Chappie-"Precedent, me
deah fellow. She nevah has mar
ried any one" Cholly-"That's
so, by Jove. Truth.
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Charitable lady [bestowing a
dime What is your disease, poor
manP
"Help the Afflicted" Scrubbs-I
have a chronic case of cantstir.-
N. Y. Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-07

Aunt-"Why, Clara! How do
you manage to get one hand so
much more sunburned than the
other2"
Clara-"That is the hand on
which l wear my engagement ring"
Puck.
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Detroit, Bay CITY & Alpena R.R.

Aecom- Mail and Mail and Accom-
modGtion. Express. Express. modation.