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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
The 4th of July Celebration.

Full arrangements are nearly perfected for
the celebration in this city on Monday next,
the 4th of July and if we are so fortunate as
to have fine weather large gathering of peo-
pie may be expected. AS will be seen by
the following outline program, the day will
be crowded with interesting events and WIS.,
itors will have a full. days entertainment:
Citizens are specially invited to decorate
their stores and residences with the nation
al colors, particularly on the route of the pro-
cession, and all those who are willing to par
ticipate in the parade in any department are
req uested to consult with any one of the com
mittee of arrangements: b. HI. Conant, A. L..
Mudgett. Fred G. White. The stores and
places of business are requested to close dur
ing the exercises at the park
ROUTE. The procession will form on and
near Primrose hill, starting from High st.
near the Court House at "a. M, OF as soon as
formed, moving down High to junction with
Church St, up Church to Custom House
Square, up Main to G, dar ST., down Cedar
to Grove, up Grove to Congress, over Con-
gress to Miller ST., down Miller to school
house common. where Illt oTaIlOn. elc., VII
be given
ORDER OF PARADE. Marshal of the day
with aids City Marshal and squad of police
Belfast Band; wheelmen, in costume; car
riages containing mayor, clergyman, orator
of the day, etc. Firemen-Hook and Ladder
Co.; Trade representations: Fantasies, Wild
Indians, etc. citizens etc, in carriages.
HOURS. Procession start s to $50 a. m.
Grafton and services 10 a. m; Firemens
water test, etc, II a. M, dinner, noon. Band
start from Custom House Square for the
Park at 1880.
AT THE PARK. Gates open at noon
Horses called at 1.30 sharp. Four races
minute, $40 2.34, and running. These races
will be interspersed with games of base ball
climbing creased pole, 3-legged race foi
prizes and concerts by the Band.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

LIBERTY. The West Waldo Agricultural,
Society will have a horse trot at he Park
July 18th, with $40 in prizes and three
classes viz; $50 .. 10 and 80. Races called at
l2.;'o....S. & j. L. knowlton.t tim plate work
ers, are using American tim and say it i tine
best they ever uset,....Mrs. Elizabeth Nur-
ton, widow of the late Jac OBJ Norton. died
at her home in M1ntvile, june 45th age,l
% years. T. E. Carpenter had his jaw
broken last Wednesday. 1t il supposed lie
was kicked 10y Ills hor>e. He Went into his
stable with a pail Of water II water his horse
and he knows nothing further i'll relation To
it, The pail full Of water was Sitting on tile
floor. 1t is thought that he had Il fainting
spell and fell under the horses feet w
IL. Lowell, of Boston, is spending a few
weeks with friends in this village. A. d.
Mathews, who was scalded last week. is do
ing we'll.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

Miss Francis Z. Willard is attending
the National Prohibition Convention in
Cincinnati, and wants the Prohibitionists
to fuse with the Peoples Party She
takes the ground that the labor question
is of far more importance than the liquor
and woman suffrage questions combined.
This scheme is opposed by the old Prohi
bitionists, and a lively contest is antici-
pated The w. c. T. T., of which Miss
Willard is the head, has good many
delegates in the convention, and it is sup
posed they will follow her lead, even if it
is to go over to the Democratic party.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

Still another party has met in conven-
ton in Maine and nominated State tick
et-the Union Labor Party. Its candi
date for Governor is Edgar F. Moulton,
of Auburn, and for Representative to
Congress from the second district, Rev.
G. r. Sanford, of Camden. The platform
includes the following explicit declara-
tons:
Whereas, The woman suffrage and pro-
hibition elements have made more trouble
in all national industrial conferences and
conventions than all other elements com
bined, therefore,
Resolved, That we are opposed to
any industrial political organization that
adopts platforms containing woman suff-
rage and prohibition planks.
No Grover Cleveland straddle about
that
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Belfast gets a Cadetship.

Master Melvin Milliken, son of Congress-
man Milliken, of Belfast, has been appoint
ed cadet to West Point. Young Milliken
last Saturday appeared before the board at
Waterville, and won on his merits in com
petitive examination. Prof. Smith, chair
man of the board, wrote Mr.. Milliken that
his son was so far ahead of all his competi-
tors that there was no question. He passed
splendid examination, both mentally and
physically.
Mr. Milliken had the right to appoint a
cadet and could have appointed his own son,
but did not care to do 50. He opened the
cadetship to competitive examination, that
the best boy might win. Nell is bright
fellow, he won fairly, and his many friends
extend congratulations.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

1t is announced that Mr.. Cleveland S
letters and public addresses are to be col
lected for publication, and the Boston
journal hopes that the compiler will not
overlook Mr.. Cleveland pension vetoes.
OF all Mr.. Cleveland state papers these
were his most characteristic work He
used to sit up late nights writing them,
and he never came so near being witty as
when he was SOOTHING at the injuries of
veterans to whom pensions had been vot-
ed. a compilation of these vetoes alone
would have wide circulation. 1t would
be in immense demand among Republican
campaign clubs
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Maine Board of Agriculture.

Secretary McKeen held institutes last
week in Hancock county. The institutes
We're very successful especially those at
Bucksport and Penobscot. The subjects
treated We're orcharding and dairying. The
topic of orcharding was doubly interesting
are being greatly annoyed by the ravages
of the canker worm. The ravages of this
pest are almost alarming 1t attacks forest
as well as orchards, and is doing the most
damage to the oak trees.
At Bucksport the Secretary says the farm
ers are agitating the matter of establishing
a creamery there.
Throughout the country where he visited
he found the farmers very sanguine on the
prospect of their crops.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Newspaper Notes.

The Pemaquid Messenger says it was
never more prosperous than now.
The Peoples Cause, a new weekly paper
has made its appearance in Rockland Il
Will he devoted to the principles enumerated
in the platform of the St. Louis Industrial
Conference, known also as the P,opl4'.
Party. The Farmers Cause. heretofore
issued at Thomaston. is merged into the
Peoples Cause. Its editor, Norman W
Lermond, and A. A. Beaton, of Rockland.
will edit the new paper. 1t enters field
that the Rockland OPINION occupies. praeti-
cally, and with much ability
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Salmon Fishing on the Columbia River

Mr.. Lorenzo Dow, writing from Eagle
Cliff, Washington, gives some statistics of
the salmon catch on the Columbia River.
His son-in-law Mr. j. l.. Smiley formerly
of Fairfield, Me-, is the manager of the Eu-
reka Packing Co., at Eagle Cliff. Mr. Dow
says they have taken at the cannery in the
five days previous to his writing sixtv-two
and one half tons of salmon. The cost of
the fish delivered is $50 per ton. averaging
$1,000 per day. If the catch holds out to
the end of the season they will put up at the
Eureka canning establishment 10000 cases,
of forty weight cans to case. There are
twenty-one canneries on the river and if
Eureka is an average, the amount canned
every day is 1921 900 worth.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Non-Partisan Temperance Workers.

The county conference of the Non-Partisan
W. G. I. u, was held yesterday with the
Belfast Alliance in the Methodist Church.
There was good attendance, much interest
and the programme published last week was
successfully carried out. Some very able
papers were read. We are unable to present
a full report, as we go to press before the ex-
ercises are concluded.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

The New York Herald one of the
earliest and warmest advocates Of Grover
Cleveland, does not regard his nomina-
ton tavorably. 1t says editorially:
The Democrats have chosen to take I'M
necessary risks with the owner Of Gray
Gables. That they have not been wise is
pretty generally admitted but it is too
late to mend matters, and they have moth
ing left except a fight which will tax their
utmost energy and courage.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

The Democratic statesmen are f1ocking
to Buzzard's Bay. There is something in
a name, Shakespeare to the contrary not
withstanding
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

The requests to Bowdoin College with
in the past two years reach an estimated
total OF SOL 100. May it speedily reach
the million mark
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

The national Democracy have declared
unequivocally for free trade, and the
Maine Democracy for free rum. That
ought to ensure a Republican walk-over
in State and Nation
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

The Democratic platform uses up a
great many words. and about ali the av-
erage reader Will care to know is that it
srraddles the silver question and declares
unequvocally for free trade As to the
rest. it is mere sound and fury.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

We publish on the seco-d page the
speeches of Gen H. b. Cleaves and H.
NJ. Heath, Esq, at the Republican State
Convention III Portland. With the full text
OF Tie platform adopted, 1t is good read
inc
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

New York Herald: Like Bismarck,
Blaine has retired from public service,
but like the great Chancellor he holds a
lasting place in the hearts of his country
men
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

\ Durham special to the kennebec
Journal announces that Iioi.. |. {. Libby
of thar place has been requested to allow
his name to 90 before the third Congress
Sional district convention as farmers
candidate. and that he has consented. He
does NOT ask the nomination but will &C
cept ii nominated
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

Who is Stevenson? was the general en-
quiry last week. He was Cleveland S ex-
ponent of civil service reform in the post
Office department
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

The resignation of President Fernald of
the Maine State College has been accept
ed, to take effect July 1, 1898.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

Orchardists will be interested in our
farm and garden department this week
Mr., Freeman Partridge gives an interest
ing account OF his efforts to stay the raw
ages Of the inch worm, which appears to
be devastating orchards and forests alike
Gen. Clarkson idea Of the coming ma
tional contest is thus briefly expressed
THE light will be one OF issues: 1t will
be the issue Of protection and honest
money against free trade and dishonest
money On these issues | am confident
the Republicans will Win
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

FOR ELECTORS AT Largo

THOMAS w. HYDE of Bath.
WILLIAM NJ. NASH. ot Cherry field.
First District .... +. NJ. GooDAL1.. Of Sanford.
Second District NJ. c. WEDGEwo uD. of Lewiston.
Third District "A. w. WlIDE~, Of Skowhegan-
Fourth District RODNEY c, IENNE1 of Monson.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30

For representatives 10 V0ngrtSS.
Second District N son DINGLEY, of Lewiston
Fourth District C. A. BoUTELLE. of Bangor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
APPEARANCES ARE pscelrFuL.
He Was Advised to Look Out for a Slick
One and He Did.

He Was Advised to Look Out for n Slick
One and He Did.
There was pretty oil and pretty
verdant looking man at the Third street
depot the other day with three hours to
wait for his train, and by an by he ap-
preached Officer Button and said he
guessed he'd wander around for spell.
well, look out for yourself" replied
the officer.
ANY danger?
There's always slick fellows about"
"Yas, 'spose thar is tut | shan't let
nobody fool me-"
he returned he showed the officer bank
check for 5000 and asked:
Does that seem all right to you:"
Right? OF course not. It's check
on Buffalo bank signed John Smith.
It's a dead fake, of course"
Fake! Fake! What's fdke?'
you've been faxed! expected you'd
get into trouble when you went out of
here! Seems singular that You can't
talk common sense into some people"
Then the check Is no good!' asked
the old man.
why, Of course not. How much did
You lend on it:'
81 give him twenty-five dollars"
"Well, you've been confidenced. and
now you'd better go and sit down and
keep mum"
lis that what they call confidence
game"
"Of course"
"Well, | thought so all the time"
''Then what did you let him walk of
with your money for:"
81 didn't, you know He started to go
but grabbed him by he neck, like this
and backed him up again a wall, like
this, and pulled out his old pistil and
laid the bari on his nose and he give VI
that money quicker'n scat"
The old man illu, ta;,I the case il
the most vigorous manner, even to lay
ing on the bari, which was portion Of
n weapon seemingly fifty years old.
$50 You got Your money!" asked Tho
officer, as he got his neck loose from the
old mans grip.
"Got 'er riE&s down in my breeche.
pocket. safe as bank. How much NOR;
time have 60
AN hour ~ % half"
"Wall, gu I'll take another littl,
walk around. .-rb6a III meet somebody
else who don't low hat run a side
show with old Dan Rice's circus fur bet
ter than twcI.- years. and who think.
I'm q kitchen e.. r for flies to roost on.
Detroit Free .oss.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
His Revenge.

81 am sorry, Mr.. Percollum. but shall
not need your services after this week, "
said the editor of The Monthly Sparkler.
81 was about to make the same re
mark, sir" replied Mr.. PercoIlum. My
uncle has bought this magazine and
given the mana cement Of thin . me.
Abel, but shall ned yours. How would
an advance of fifty dollars "a month in
your salary strike you:'
1.-THE author of this beautiful and
touching little story sends a note with
it explaining that lie has tried it on sew
eral other papers, and all have rejected
it as too wildly absurd and improbable. !
Chicago Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
A Bays DIARY.

Dad Liked II at First but He Soon Got
Tired.
First Week-As rear as | am able to
judge from appearances my arrival has
kicked mp quite an excitement in the
household l have been weighed and
the figures were given at eight pounds.
l have also been carefully inspected and
have been pronounced sound in wind and
limb It's a go as far as am concerned.
My young dad seems to be tickled
half to death. When he heard | was
a boy he went out back of the house and
jumped on his hat for joy. If don't
make him jump for some other cause
before get over this redness of complex
ion then you may play marbles on my
bald head!
Second Week.-Mrs. is here yet and
I'm on my good behavior. She looks
to me like a woman who wouldn't take
much sass from youngster, and don't
want row until my muscle works up
little more. Several parties in to see
me, and had 20 listen to the usual con-
CALCULATIONS. Some talk of bringing me
up on bottle, hut I'll have something
TO say about that later on. I'm lying
low and taking things easy. Dad is still
walking around with grin on his face
When he remarked that | was just the
quietest and most good natured baby III
all Chicago | came near giving myself
dead away. There's a surprise in store
for that hayseed, and it'll hit him like
| load of brick
Third Weck-Eyerything $3.50. Nurse
goes Saturday night. She brags about
what little darling am, but she's talk
! ing for wages. I'm quite sure she mis-
! trusts me. People keep coming in to
paw me over and look at my feet The
general verdict is-ahem!-that I'm Just
the cutest, handsomcst young'un ever
! born. That's all bosh, however, and
! I'm not at all stuck on my shape.
/ They allowed dad to carry me around
( a few minutes last evening, and you'd
although he owned the earth. He said
| he could walk with me for week, and
just gurgled. He'll drop to something
! before he is week older. | haven't said
! much thus far, bat I've done a heap O
thinking just the same. | don't propose
4 to take advantage Of the baby act much
| longer. Had a row with the nurse and
had to give in. Beaten, but not con-
quercd.
Fourth Week. told You III do it and
did! The night after the nurse left J.!
took up that unfinished business with
dad, and along about l o'clock in the
| morning he was the sickest man you
ever saw. didn't want to XIII him in
one night and so saved some OF him over
for the next. Collie, You know. All
babies have ii and / wasn't going to be
left out. Kicks, squirms, wriggles. wells,
with dad trotting up and down until he
finally shook his fist under my nose and
hoped I'd die.
Then l let up little, but I've got a lot
more collie saved NJ. The happy grin
has quite vanished from his face and
they say he has lost five pounds. That's
all right. propose to take hand in
from this time on If the old man gets
out 10 lodge or checker party again
this winter you just ask me how it han
pened. I'm keeping the run of things
under the proper dates, and now and
then I'll dish you up half column or so
and let you know who's running the
house. Dad may 80 any day next week.
but as for me I've come to stav.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

You don't have stewed prunes here
every day, do you:" asked the new
boarder of bunker, as the two left the
table.
"Oh, no." replied Hunker. Mrs.
Small serves a good variety. We had
stewed prunes today. Tomorrow we
shall be likely to have prune pie; next
day prune sauce; then prune turnover,
followed by prune meringue and prune
rolls. Oh, no; there's no sameness herer'
-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

George-Whew, What can be the
matter? Telegram says, Come home
Immediately"
George crushing into his suburban
home, one hour laterl-Toil me quick,
my dear. What is it?
Young wife-The baby esid Mama"
Life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

Mrs. O'F.--t'au l have my husband
put in Jail fer rIlppin me in the mouth?
Magistrate-Certainly; that is assault
and battery.
"Well, I'll come around in about a
month and make the charge"
''Why not have him arrested at onceT
"Well, you see, when he slapped me l
hit him on the head with rollin pin,
and he's now in the hospital, and the
doctors says he won't be able to get out
fer a month yet life
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19

Father-Well, Tommy, how do You
think you will like this little fellow for
brother?
Tommy inspecting the new infant
somewhat doubtfully)-Have we got to
keep him, papa, or is he only a sample?
Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
At the Club.

Commodore Naylor-Where's Bob this
evening?
Throckmorton-He told me that cir
cumstance over which he had no control
would prevent his being with us to-
night.
G. N.-Probably he meant his wife
Smith q Gray's Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
Allowed TO Vote.

Election Inspector Severely have
you ever read the constitution of the
United States?
Naturalized Citizen-No Have you?
Election lnspec 5or-N--o.-New York
Weekly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
Her Cpportunity,

'Tis when we're sick or sore distressed.
When pain or sorrow racks and losses US,
That gentle woma seems her best;
Attentions fast on us are pressed,
We're cuddled. cCsseted and caressed-
But, holy Moses How she bosses usi
Indiana polls journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-19
60 MOTHERS
FRIEND''
makes Child BIRTH EASY,

Colvin, La, Dec. 2, 1ss6.-My wife used
MOTHERS FRIEND before her third
confinement, and says she would not be
without it for hundreds of dollars.
DOCK MILLS.
Sent by express on receipt of price $3.50 per bot
tie. Book To Mothers mailed free.
RRAOFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
DRUGGISTS. ATLANTA. Ga.
SOLD ~ HASTE & BaRRsEN.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
ICHIGAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1892.
Origin of the Word "canard."

You often declare that some float
Ing piece OF intelligence is ''canard"
without hardly knowing why such
word should be applied to an un-
founded story The word itself is
the French for ''duck," and was first
used in its present sense In the latter
part OF the eighteenth century, hav-
Ing its origin in gigantic hoax
About that time French, German and
English papers were straining every
nerve to see which could publish the
most sensational items. Their writ
ers ransacked the earth, "the sky
above the earth and the caverns be-
meath it's surface" for material on
which to found extraordinary stories.
At last Cornelison, one Of the Paris
competitors, stated that an interest
ing experiment had just been carried
out in that city which proved the eX-
traordinary voracity OF ducks (ca-
nards) Twenty OF these fowls had
been placed together one morning,
and at an appointed hour one of the
number was killed, cut into small
bits, feathers and all. and fed to the
other nineteen. Fifteen minutes
later No. 10 was hashed and served
20 the remaining eighteen in the
same manner. The experiment was
commenced at I o'clock in the morn
ing, the experimenters regularly
"hashing" a duck every fifteen min
utes, and at quarter to II (noon)
there was but one duck remaining in
the pen, and he. of course, was placed
in the position of having eaten his
nineteen companions. This story,
pleasantly narrated, obtained a sue
cess which the writer had never even
anticipated. Before the end of the
year it had run the rounds of all the
prominent journals of Europe and ac-
cording to the st. Louis Republic had
even been translated into Indian,
Chinese, Japanese and other oriontai
languages. When it, had been all but
forgotten the American papers took
itup and gave it many amplifications,
including certificate Of the autopsy
OF the last surveying duck, which
was declared to have swollen out OF
all proportions and to have had his
psophagus badly injured. For many
years afterward the story OF the
''twenty canards" was a common
laughing stock. and the word itself
has ever since retained its novel sig
nif1cance.