The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-04-14

Mr.. Mariner Smith of Waldo has left with
are i'll themselves curiosities in print and
nake-up. The oldest is the ''Collmbian Cen
tine, printed at Boston. Wednesday. July
IL. 1893. The Others are Tile Reptrtory 4
General ADVERTISER. Boston. March 10.
1872: THE Yankee" Boston, Sept % 1915
'Iineolu Intelligence" Wiscasset. JULY Is.
1S25: The Citizen" Wiscassrt Aug. 10.
1898; New England Galaxy" Boston Sept
., 1928: Tie Republican journal" Belfast
Oct, II. 1890: ''Dovtr Gazette < Stanford
ADVERTISER Dover. n H, September 10
1920: Exeter Newsletter and Rockingham
Probate ADVERTISER, Exeter, n H.. Novem-
Der II, 1882 ''NIornng Star" Dover \. II.
Feb. 20. 1850; waldo Signal, Belfast, July
Is, 18Th National Anti-Slavery STANDARD :"
New York. December Is, 1915: DAILY
american Eagle, Boston, July -. 1915:
"The United States Journal New York,
June /. 1852: 'Boston Daily journal" April
Ii, 1S5', and a Spanish paper published in
New York in 1S49.
The Columbian c ntine contains AN ac-
count of the Fifth Congress and several acts
signed by John Adams the second president
OF the nlted States. The most interesting
feature of the paper is the appointment of
George Washington, of Virginia, Lieuten-
ant General and Commander in Chief of the
Armies of the United States of America"
Editorally the paper says:
The aged Washington is at the head of the
Armies of the United States once more He
gained us Independence; and his soul is too
great to suffer the armies of the ferocious re-
public OF France, to snatch this Independence
from us, Washington carries still with him
Che American Cockade, which he has uni
formly worn. Where then is the old, or the
young man. that will hesitate for a moment
to follow his example.
The appointment of George Washington
Commander i'll Chief for the military forces
of the United States, is one of those glorious
events which no tongue can describe, no pen
do justice to. 1t Will unite every American
heart; and nerve every arm, is the common
cause. His name alone will strike terror in
the heart Of the mushroom warriors of Eu-
ropa, and his presence through the continent
the tour of which we are Informed. he means
shortly to make, will confirm the doubtful.
establish the strong, and give the last pang
to expiring Jacobnism.
The oldest paper yet brought to our atten-
ton is one handed in by Mrs. Nelson Rich,
of Belfast. 1t is called the ''Newport Mer-
curry or the Weekly Advertiser, Newport
r. L., printed by James Franklin, at the
printing office under the Town School, by
whom subscriptions and advertisements are
taken in The copy under notice is num-
Der 81, issued Tuesday, December -, 1913,
making it nearly 134 years old. 1t is a folio,
thirteen by nineteen inches, two wide col
umns to the page. The advertisements are
among the most readable matter in the paper.
One gives an account of the sale of the 'Pr-
vateer Brigantine Prince Frederick, with
her appurtenances. Her warlike Stores will
be disposed of separately, at the same Time
and Place; consisting of ten Founders,
eight Swivel Guns, and four Cohorns, a
Number of Small Arms, Cutlasses and
Pistol The publisher advertises Poor
Richards Almanack for the wear 1859"
"Mary Tate will sell all Sorts of Blacksmith
Tools consisting of Bellows, Sledges, Ham
mers, Vices, Anvil, &C."
If the experts who have recently been
examining the orchards in the fruit sec
lions of New Jersey have read the indica-
tions correctly, the peach harvest of the
coming season will be of phenomenal
nature. They say the glut of 1891 will
seem insignificant compared with the CO.
lossal crop pending.