The Republican journal., 1896-01-16

The Portland Advertiser published last
week the first Of series of copyrighted let
ters by John R. Musick, on Hawaii, the
"Pearl of the Pacific''
The Belfast Republican Journal has com
pleted its 9th year We haven't known it
quite as long as that, but its appearance
would indicate that it is good for round
hundred, and we hope to be able to con-
gratulate it when that event occurs. Range
ley Lakes.
Edwin Bunker, of the firm of Bunker &
Warren, until lately publishers of the East
ern Gazette, Dexter, on Thursday filed pc
tition in insolvency, both as an individual
and as a co-partner in the irm
Mr.. w. o. Fuller, Jr., of the Rockland
Tribune, whose weekly contributions to the
humorous page of the New York Recorder.
re now features Of that paper will 20 We st
next week for months lecturing tour
through Wisconsin and Illinois under direc-
ton OF lyceum bureau of Chicago
With last weeks i sue the Rockland Cou-
rier-Gazette celebrated its 5Oth anniversary
by issuing an historical edition of much in
terest to Knox county people and to Maine
newspaper men, The paper has undergone
many changes OF name as well as ownership,
and at one time was edited by Wakefield G.
Frye.
new weekly paper, The Patriot, edited
by Wayland Knowlton and published bv
the Patriot Publishing Co., made its appear
ance in Belfast last week 1t is a seven
column folio, with patent outside, and will
advocate the Populist cause. Prof Bateman
and his Maine Populist must look to their
laurels.
Our exchanges have contained frequent
complimentary mention of a monthly publ
cation entitled the Maine Central. and some
one has sent us the January number, which
is mainly devoted to Bar Harbor. and richly
illustrated. 1t contains a fine full page man
of the Maine Central and its connecting lines.
and much information of interest to the
tourist.
The Christian Mirror, the organ of the
Congregational denomination in this State.
entered its 10Th year with the beginning of
this month and COMMUNICATED the event by
issuing an illustrated edition in colored
covers. The Mirror under the management
OF DR.. Merrill has shown steady improve
ment in all departments and deserves to
meet with increasing success.
The Congregationalist, published by W.
l.. Greene & Co., Boston, has Just entered
upon its eighty-rst year and continues to
be, as it has long been, one of the handsome
est and ablest religious weekles in the
world. Its departments, one of which is
conducted by Belfast lady, Miss Frances
j. Dyer. are full of interest, the editorials
and paragraphs are timely and in line with
the best sentiment of the day, and in tv-
biography and artistic embellishments the
Congregationalst takes the lead
f. B. Wight known for years in New Eng
land as "Webb,' the Washington CORES
pondent of the Journal was a veteran Jour
nailst, with all the perseverance, loyalty and
earnestness that come to a man who lives in
good newspaper work 10 years or more
There is no keener critic of public men than
such worker, and yet none who is pro-
verbally more generous in treatment of pub
lie men. Boston Evening Record.
Mr. Wight is deserving of all the kindly
and complimentary comment on his life and
work. The writer can testify from personal
acquaintance to his many estimabe quail
ties, and his death is certainly great loss to
journalism