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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-06
Good Templars.

The Grand Secretary reports two new
lodges organized-at Canton and Edgcomb
last Saturday.
Winnecook Lodge, of Burnham, has the
following list of officers for the new quarter
Clarence Wood, q. T.; Evie Parsons, V. T.;
Allie Whitten, Sec. Anna Whitten, F. S.
j. W. Whitten, Treas; Nellie Lampher,
Supt. J. T.. Chas Wood, Depy. This lodge
is prospering and has fine Juvenile Tenn
pie under its ca re.
Brooks Lodge, No. 3d. of Brooks is the rst
to make returns for the new quar- ter to the
Grand Secretary. They have 166 members
At their last meeting the following officers
were installed by j. B. McTaggart, Deputy
NJ. J. Dow, Chief Templar; Mrs j. c. Lane,
Vice Templar; Inez E. Hutchinson, Sec'y
Bert Lane, Treas. j. B. McTaggart, F. Sec.
May Roberts, Supt. j. T. This is one of the
largest lodges in Maine.
The officers of Belfast Lodge, No. 30, were
installed Monday evening by Lodge Deputy
Warren NJ, Knowlton, assisted by Frank T.
L 81
Following are the officers: G. T., Leforest
l.. Robbins; V. T.. Lora Maxcy; Chap, L.
w. Hammons; Sec, Nellie F. Gordon; A.
S., Cora Lord; T., Flora Webber; Nj Roy
Young; D. NJ, Matte Fleming; G., Addison
Pendleton; S., George Blodgett P. c. T,
Chas. E. Rhoades. The trustees for the
year 1896 are Geo. E. Brackett w. w.
Knowlton, Chas. E. Rhoades
The annual session of Waldo District
Lodge will be held with Belfast Lodge, Sat-
urday, Feb. 18th, beginning at 10 a. N. The
regular order of business will be carried out,
including address of welcome by Sister E.
L. Brackett of Belfast, response by District
Templar F. S. Dolliff of Jackson; poem of
welcome by Sister Nellie F. Gordon Of Bel
fast Lodge, response by District Deputy E.
L. Bartlett of Thorndike election of officers
and delegates to Grand Lodge; recommen-
dation of District Deputy, and installation
of officers. Belfast Lodge will furnish din
ner at the lodge room. Several prominent
Grand Officers are expected.
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ing. The book will be fully illustrated.
John l.. Sullivan, who fell from moving
train near Springfield, ILL.,, is not consid-
cred out of danger. The statistics show
that only 172S miles of new railroad were
built last year, and they were mostly for
switching purposes. 1t does not pay to
construct additional lines under existing
conditions. Railroad building has been
pushed far beyond the necessities of the
country, and little more is to be expected
tor several years to come. .... Hon. Charles
A. Pillsbury, the Minneapolis flour mag
nate, was in Boston last week, and when
interviewed spoke as follows upon the
wheat and flour conditions in the north
west: 1.-The northwest is experiencing an
increased business activity at present, and
the immense wheat crops of last fall have
set the farmers again on their feet after
suffering from the business depression of
two or three years ago. To speak from
experiences, | may state that our -four
sales for the last five months We're very
much larger than for the corresponding
five months of the previous year. The
northwest is all right
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POLITICAL POINTS. Hon. Thomas A.
Cage and Mayor Cohen We're elected dele
gates to the st. Louis convention by the
regular Republicans for the Third Louis
lana Congressional District. Both are for
Reed..... Two delegates to the national
convention at st. Louis were chosen in the
District of Columbia, Jan. 2Sth. The
one known to be elected is strong Reed
man,. Twelve of the sixteen delegates in
louisiana are for Reed. Ten district dele
ga5es for Reed have been elected in Penn
sylvsnia, and six more in Texas The
Democratic party is confronted by the
ugly fact that it can not nominate a
Northern man for President this year
without taking him from Republican
State..... The Reed boom in New England
was given rattling send off at the first
Republican caucus of the campaign in
Massachusetts, held in Belmont Saturday
evening Despite the weather the caucus
was the largest and most enthusiastic
held there for many years. There was a
great deal of Reed enthusiasm.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-06

IN BRIEF. Judge Payne OF the circuit
eourt in Chicago, created sensation
Jan. 2Sth by the announcement that he
had full proof that one of the commission
ers of Cook county had accepted bribe
at $500 in connection with a murder case
before the grand jury.....It 1t is estimated
That the apple crop for 1895 in the United
States was 66, 236. 900 barrels, as against
-, 629, 900 barrels the previous year. The
Increase was largest in Ohio, Indiana, H.
linois and Missouri, while the New Eng
and crop was little more than half that
Of 1894 and the Michigan crop less than
two thirds. go. George F. Magoun, the
lounder, and for many years President of
The Iowa college at Grinnell, died there
Jan. Both. ..... Alaskas gold output last
year, it is estimated, was So, 600, 900, near
iy $500, 600 of which has been obtained
by placer mining, chiefly along the Yu-
kon river. There are about 500 stamps
N operation. -. Talking of fast loading of
coal cargoes, the London Nautical Maga-
Ane remarks that at Cardiff steamer has
laken ON 9, 234 tons in % hours. ...... VIM.
Il. Webb, the founder of Webbs' Acade-
my and Home for Shipbuilders' Ford
nam Height, N. Y, is getting out an ex-
aaustive work upon American Shipbuild-
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Gold in Alaska.

The latest gold fields are in Alaska, and
The American Gold Mining Bureau, whose
engineer discovered fabuously rich field
will send out force Feb. Goth, consisting OF
the engineer, five surveyors and 20 or 80 men
to locate the entire district. They will offel
$50 shares only at 500 each, which will rep
resent an interest in the whole. Further in
formation may be had of Denslow, Ward &
Co., bankers and stock brokers, so Broad
way, New York.
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NEWS OF THE WEEk.

1IH,-ufNcroE yNurSpEp1NcC Sapator
r. -,y,, ,f south Carnlina induload Ian
.... in a tirade nf abnse aimed at the
...Ion+ which d;so,s+ad ali who bea,d
.r Tie Roston 'innrnal,s Wasbington
..-.4snondent saws. Tillman's baranoue
-,-y .,vowadI1 an aronmen+ in favor of
.. silver and AGAINST cold honds hnt
..+ was hardly more than an incident of
Two hours If vocalization II was de-
.-ad ro rninino nhrases exnressive If his
.t...,. da+esta+i9n of C,roTer t1avel,nd
,di4ctives that he r,sed in describing
.0.. PRESIDENT of The Jrnited Starns we're
s...a,i,,-, in tbair axt,,ov.cance and tba
,+,d,In,1s +hino ahon1 il was thar tbav
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The St. Paul Floated.

The Americ II liner St. Paul, which got
stuck hard and fast on the sandy New
Jersey coast week ago Sunday, while
t1oated about ten O'Clock Tuesday forenoon
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The Debating Club will meet this, Thurs
day, evening A mock trial is on the pro-
gram. The ladies are invited to be present
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t-cRiprIoN FIRMS. In advance, 50 .00a year;
he wear. $3.50; at the expiration of the
,a.Oo
Ia1 BIISiNG TERMS. For one square, one inch
. u ll column. 81 90 tor one week, and %
'- each subsequent insertion. A fraction
charged a full one.
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srgest Circulation in City and County

Journal is THE PAPER for Maine seq
taring people,"
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NlWiuter lTip to Madeira. Proposed Na-
. 1k IN Maize The National Cunveution..
.- Ncu al the Head. The shipping of the
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icpubllcan Journal.

..allsuEp EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY THE
Republican Journal Pub. Go.
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Ndiue Press Association. { Congressman
.DDs Question. Temperance Notes. .SlaUgh-
# ,ae Innocent American War Ballads
..ln,> Pilot Boat?
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The Grand Secretary reports two new
lodges organized-at Canton and Edgcomb
last Saturday.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-24
Inventor of Matches.

France, says the London Chronicle,
is about to honor with a statue the
man who did not invent lucifer match
es. In 1890, 1t seems, NJ. Nicolet, pro-
fessor of chemistry at Dole, In the
Jura, was illustrating before his class
the explosive properties of chlorate of
potash, when 1t struck one of his pu-
pills, Charles Saurla by name, that a
combination of phosphorus with the de-
tonating chemical might furnish far
more satisfactory means of kindling a
fire than the old flint and steel. He
set to work upon the problem, and his
experiments and those of his friends
were attended with success. A year oil
two afterward NJ. Nicolet visited Aus
trla, and gave the discovery away tC
German manufacturers. Without wish
ing to rob NJ. Sauria of the posthumou:
glory which appears to be the only re
ward of his ingenuity, patriotism com
pels us to claim the merit of being thu
real inventor for one of our own ma
ton. Mr.. Walker, of Stockton, by
the use of chlorate of potash and sui
phide of anthony, was making friC
ton matches as early as 1929. YounI
Sauria very likely never heard of hi
process, but the Germans certainly die
and it was from his original idea tina
their trade sprang up and fructlfiet
until the composition Of cheaper WOO
and labor and of improved machiner
drove them out of the market.
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At the Bank.

Every day the Bank of England is
sues an average of 10000 fresh notes,
none of which, should they be again
deposited in the bank, are issued
second time.
II man should draw out dozen
notes, and, walking across the floor. de-
post them again, they would be in
stantly cancelled.
1t is one of the rules of the bank that
every note shall be received and cash
ed. no matter what It's age.
One note is shown which was Ill
years out before 1t came back to the
bank. Another rule is that every note
offered for payment shall be redeemed
even should it be known to have beer
stolen. This point was finally set
tied some years ago.
A clerk in London robbed his EN-
ployer of 100000 in notes on the Banl
of England. He fed to Amsterdam
and there gave the notes to a broker
who was an accomplish.
This man. in spite or the fact tina
the theft and the number of the note
had been widely published, appeare'
at the bank and demanded payment.
1t was refused, when he declared tn
bank to be insolvent, as it had broke
It's ancient rule. He was hidden
come back to the cashiers office, wher
, his claim and the question of tn
yeracity of the bank were settled fc
all time.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-24

mt tone: II can 90 out there. and then
be says he can give me things to do for
him a. . lay worker-that's what he
calls it-and that can be some use to
him, and that it'll be easier for me 10
be in good standing there than here. !
don't care how it is. but I'd like TO stay
with him awhile and do something
some way for religion. you know-the
real thing. Yes" in answer to a ques-
tion, 81 suppose I'll come back and 60
in the circus after my money all gone.
They'd never want TO support me as if
[ was a real missionary wouldn't be
worth it. but they'll let me be Chris
tian there.
We shook hands with Teddy Catiy 1T
the door Of Burlington House, and ]
saw him no more, but when | called on
the missionary he confirmed the story
Of these queer plans.
Eyes, he said, Teddy seems so lit
tie capable of the ordinary ways Of en-
tering into and feeling about the reli-
gious life that don't know what chan
nel of usefulness would be open to him
here. He wants to come with me, and
it seems to me it is good step. Things
are simpler out there. About his com.
ling back-I don't think he'll come
hack. think in time he can be taken
fully into the work. If he does return
why, he'll have fuller religious expe
rience than he has now to fall back on. '
And so. thanks somewhat to two mod
srn young women protesting grave philo
sophical doubts of the wisdom of for
sign missions, this curious transaction
came actually to pass, and the onl.
circus clown ever knew, without re
bouncing what shall call his art, sail
cd away to China as a Christian mis-
sionary.
No philosophical doubts could stop u
from bidding him godspeed, nor hay
they quenched since that day hig
iegree of interest in Chinese missions.
Teddy Catty has not yet returned
a We feel it would be piquant to see hiI
. again fill his place in the ring, bu
a withal other than artistic sentiment
/. will make us contented if the mission
ary's predictions come true, and the eli
v ,us knows him no more.
THE END.
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Unpleasant Remedy.

A writer on lion hunting tells how
Nassau, quick witted Somali. found
his way out of very serious difficulty.
he had been down in the waterless
plains and was on the way home, driv-
ing some camels before him. 1t was
very dry year, and, although this was
the rainy season, he had been unable to
find any water to give his pony.
The result was that, having been rid
den hard for two or three days, with lit
tie or no water to drink, the pony sue
eumbed entirely and at last lay down
about 20 miles from the wells. Nc
amount of persuasion, or even beatlng'
would get the creature on its legs again
Hassan was in despair. He knew thai
there were no vessels at the wells IL
which he might carry water back tC
the pony, and it seemed to HIM as II
nothing could be done to save IL. "A
last he thought of plan. He drove thu
camels at top speed to the wells, CAV
them as much water as they coul'
drink and then hurried them on again
He found the pony where he had lei
il. growing rapidly weaker. He imme
diately killed the camels, cut them opel
and took the water from their stomachs
The pony was eager enough to drink II
and after the draft it revived sum
GENTLY to struggle ON to the wells
In q few days it had completely re
covered. In telling the story Hasa
always added that no could get pient
Of camels, and whether that were SO
not he would rather have cut tn
tbroats of 100 than sacrifice his believe
pouy.
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1NFgssZ ,s,ss:ss

Frederick Moncrleff has written a
historical romance called The Pro
vost-Marshal"
Andrew Lang's long heralded
Pickle. the Spy" dealing with a TO
nance OF King Charles. the Stuart pre-
tender. is on the point Of appearance.
The Macmillan Company is issuing
an edition OF Irving's "Alhambra." H.
Illustrated with numerous Autographs by
Joseph Pennell. which have drawn out
a note of praise from Whistler.
Jules Verne is cheerily turning out
his seventy-sixth novel, To novels
year are his ambition. and he has real
lied IL regularly since 1858. He is a
hard critic of his own work. and re-
writes his stories at least half dozen
times.
The relations between Alfred dc Mus.
set and George Sands are the subject
Of animated discussion in the French
press. Paul Marieton is treating the
subject in an exhaustive volume. soon
to appear under the title "Une Historic
Hall Caine calls his new story 'The
Christian" which Is in line with his
regular titles. Every book that he has
written Is ''the" something: ''The
Deemster," '"rhe Bondman,' "Ths
Scapegoat." 1.-THE Manxman." and now
''The Christian"
The London Chronicle has printed
several pages of interesting illustrated
matter from the pen of Nansen, de
scribing his arctic experiences. Thai
paper is authority for the statement
/ that DIR. hansen will receive nearly
$125,000 for the whole rights of his
) arctic book. There will be Norwegian
: French, and German editions, besides
the English and American.
1t Is now definitely stated that tn,
executors of William Morris will clos
the Kelmscott Press as soon as tn
works already In hand are completed
The last book to be issued from tn
II famous press will be The Sunderin
Flood" short tale, which Morris fin
: ished a few weeks before his dealt
q Aymer Valance, a well-known dis
10 ciple of Morris, has in preparation
|. work on his master, which will be a
:. elaborate survey of his work as "a
industrial and decorative artist. PR
~ server las distinguished from 'restorer
u of ancient monuments, and generi
so worker In the aesthetic movement {
- the day"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-24
STEALING INVENTIONS.
Few Men Of Genius Reap the Benefit OF
Their Ingenuity.

Few Men of Genius Reap the Benefit OF
Their Ingenuity.
Just why inventive genius and guilt
bility should go together it is hard to
say. Certain it is that inventors are the
most guileless individuals in their deal
ipgs with others on business matters
and fall easy victims to the spiders who
lie in wait for such flies. The list of
clever men who walk today while those
who ride owe their luxury to the other
mans genius and their own shrewdness
is an interesting one. Here are few
cases picked haphazard from the chron-
icle of inventions that failed to benefit
the inventor, or, at least, produced for
him a little of what was his due.
1t is not necessary to be very old to
remember when hooks were first put in
men shoes in place of holes in order to
save time in lacing the shoe at the top
This was the brilliant idea of an invent
or to whom it should have brought a
fortune. 1t would have done so had he
been shrewd business man. Being
merely an inventor, he hadn't sense
enough to keep his idea to himself until
the patent office paddock had secured it
against theft. In the innocence of his
nature the inventor confided the idea to
q friend while crossing the North river
ferryboat, and the friend hardly waited
for the boat to tie up in Jersey City be-
fore he excused himself, started back to
New York and went on dead run fol
O patent lawyer in order to have the
idea secured for his own especial bene'
fit Another man is known today as the
inventor of the lace hooks. He owns
splendid house and is wealthy. The
confdirC inventor got nothing.
The Inventor of a patent stopper fol
beer bottles, something that had lonl
been wanted by the trade, sold the in
vention for $40, 900 to man who recog
nized its money making value. TIL
purchaser is now worth S., 900, 600, al
of which he made from the patent stop
per. Out Of the goodness of his heart b
presented the original owner OF tn
patent with $50, 900, SO that this mai
got $40, 900 in all for his So, 900, 90
idea. To give some notion of the valu
of patent rights on this bottle stoppe
the price came down from 81 to 6 and
cents gross, and even at this enormor
reduction a good profit can be made.
This last inventor was treated wit
princely generosity, however, in con
, parison with the genius who devised
, pocketbook clasp in the shape of int
locking horns with balls at the er
which snapped shut with single pre-
sure. The idea was afterward applied
: gloves and became very much in favo
, The inventor relinquished his prize +
, the magnificent reward of kidney ste
; dinner and 80 cents, the latter havir
|, been advanced by the purchaser to p'
: the inventors expense from Newark
: New York. The man who secured G
o idea and patented it after treating t
inventor in the royal manner mention
70 made big fortune by his shrewdne
What became of the inventor is 1
!. MISUNDERSTANDING.
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CARLYLE AND THE CABBY.
How the Latter Lost the Trade OF the
Great Philosopher.

How the Latter Lost the Trade OF the
Great Philosopher.
Carlyle was we'll known to London
cabmen. For years he engaged partic-
ular driver from the rank and refused
to have any other. This man, however,
lost his custom in a somewhat peculiar
manner.
Some medical students got to know
of his preference for the driver, and,
getting hold of the driver one day, they
inquired if he knew who his fare was,
when he told them he did not. The stu
dents informed him that he was one OF
the most famous and eccentric writers
of the day, and, giving him book, ad-
vised him to appear to be reading it
whenever Carlyle approached the stand.
Cabhy, without any suspicion, acted
on their advice, and when the old sage
next came for cab he seemed deeply
impressed in very pretentious book.
"Hellol What's that you re readin?
inquired the Ecclefechan philosopher.
"a most hout an hout, tiptop, splen-
did book about that ERE French revolu-
tion," was cabby's gushing reply.
"Eh, what dae ye say? Let me see
it," said Carlyle, holding out his hand.
''Oh, certainly, sir, said the driver,
handing him copy of his "History Of
the French Revolution"
"Weel, my man, -" inquired the sage,
apparently delighted, "are ye sure tina
you're readin this work intelligentlye
Perfectly sure" said the jehu conf
IDENTIFY. Then, thinking he ought to sa.
something in praise of the book, h
added, "Why, sir, it's almost as goo'
as The Newgate Calendar "
The grim old Dumfriesian glared a
him, grunted out something, turned oh
ruptly around and engaged the mex
cab. From that day Carlyle never locke
at him, but stuck to the second mar
who happened to have had the honor
driving most of the distinguished me
of the century. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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ArTeMPT AT BUYING LAND.
n, Requires Tact to Buy Timber Land In
the Mountains.

n Requires Tact to Buy Timber Land In
the Mountains.
II requires time and tact to buy
mountain land. The following is a typ
ical experience:
81 was riding along Tug river. in
Kentucky, when | saw tract Of land
upon which concluded it would pay to
erect a small sawmill / hunted up the
owner, finding him seated on log fish,
ing.
"'Do you own this land?'
"'Sh', strangerl Fust bite I've he'd
he answered in stage whisper. In
about a minute he caught fish, and I
repeated my question.
"'Got any baccer?' he asked. gave
him chew, and in a few minutes he
said, Which land?
"'That land along the road for q
mile back.
"'Yaas.'
elbow much have your
'Whar you frumr
Chicago. How much land have
your
4lNO tuOustuu uCEcS.
"'What do you ask for ftp
"'Waal, it's worth $40 an acre, but
fer cash I'll swap fer $40 an acre.
KANT talk bout it now. Hev ter ketch
fish fer supper.
81 sat on log beside him for three
hours, neither of us saying word, un-
til he arose and started home, while
mounted my horse and followed.
''That night got as far as to see his
deed for the land and get description.
"'It may be little short, he said,
IAN reckon I'd take $40 fer it without
surveyin.'
"No inducement would move him
from that figure, SO went on to the
next tract, which I did not want, the
timber being too thin.
How much does Phillips want fol
his land?' asked
"'Thousan dollars.
"'Can you buy it for me?'
"'How much is there of it?'
"A thousand acres
II reckon.
1.-TWO weeks later received deed
paid 81, 900, and when surveyed tn
tract measured $50 acres. washing
ton Star