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The Republican journal., 1897-10-07
Industrial Items.

About 1000 car loads of granite will be
shipped from Bucksport to Bangor to be
used on the water works dam.
The blueberry factory of Fl. M. Leighton
at Columbia Falls closed last week. The pack
has been light, but some excellent berries
have been canned which will not fail to
bring good price in the market.
The Georges River Mills, Warren, are en-
Joying season of unusual prosperity and
there are orders enough on hand to insure
plenty of work until next March. This
necessitates the refusal of orders daily.
About 100 hands are employed
The fish business has been carried on at
Milbridge quite extensively this season,
Cod and haddock have been quite plentiful
IN the bay, and men who could not find en-
ployment in other vacations have been able
to make livelihood at fishing.
The crew at Sargents saw mill, South
Brewer, made quite a record for saving
lumber recently. In eleven and half hours
work they sawed up eight hundred and
twenty logs, making ninety two thousand
feet Of manufactured lumber.
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1920 600 1" 29,s07 900

making II, 07S, 900 more tons of hay in
the twelve States mentioned than in 1896.
With this large amount of hay on hand,
where in the world can the farmers find a
market for it? 1t is far beyond anything
that ever was raised in America, and
where to find a place to dispose OF it is
what every principal shipper is asking of
himself
There was large surplus last year in
these States mentioned. The western
States supplied our eastern markets, but
with the markets filled up and the prices
running as they did last year, what can
anybody expect for a market in the same
locality, with over II, 200, 900 tons more
in a yield, and with more than thou
sand per cent. more of surplus hay to be
disposed of?
1t is anything but encouraging to the
farmer and the hay merchants. With the
potatoes rotting, the apple crop failure,
and the grain crop in the east not what it
ought to be, what is there that the farmer
can make a dollar out of? Or what is there
to give him any encouragement this year?
They are selling hay in these States in the
west from $500 to 100 per ton for the
best. What can anyone expect to get for
common or damaged hay? There is not )
per cent. of choice timothy in Maine, and
the farmer and the shipper, by the bad
weather that we had during haying, must
suffer great deal more in proportion than
ever before.
The receipts going into the Boston and
New York markets are over three times
the consumption now, and it is all com
ing from the west, SO the prices must
necessarily be lower during the year than
at the present time by a large percentage.
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81 Year for The journal and Tribune.

To all subscribers, new or old, who pay
their subscription to The Journal one year
in advance the New York Weekly Tribune
(price 81 Year, will be sent one year free.
In remitting, if the Tribune is wanted the
subscriber should so state, as it is not sent
unless requested. With The Journal fur
mis- ing all the local news, and much other
matter of local interest, and the Tribune to
supply the news of the world, political and
general, with fashions, household science
and mechanics, literary and other depart
ments, stories and miscellany, 20 pages in
all, it is very taking combination at 80 a
year Subscriptions may begin at any time,
and if desired the two papers will be sent to
different addresses.
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4 GREAT SURPRISE is IN STORE

for those who will go to-day and get package of
GRAIN-O. 1t takes the place of coffee at about
IA the cost. 1t is food drink full of health, and
can be given to the children as well as the adult
with great benefit. 1t is made of pure grains and
looks and tastes like the finest grades of Mocha
or Java coffee. 1t satisfies everyone. cup of
Gran-O is better for the system than tonic. be.
cause it's benefit is permanent. What coffee breaks
down Grain-O builds up. Ask your grocer for
Grain-O. 15c and 25c.
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The meteorite which Lieut.. Peary has
brought back from Greenland is II feet
long, eight feet wide and six feet high.
1t is solid ingot of nickel steel, estimat-
ed to weigh about 100 tons. Its compost
ton is just the same as that of the ma
terial the government is using for its
armor-p plates at the present time-viz., 92
per cent. steel and eight per cent. nickel.
This meteorite fell from the skies hun
dreds of years ago and has long been the
source of iron supplies of the Esquimaux.
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Americas Greatest Hay Crop.

The Hay Trade journal OF New York,
paper devoted wholly to hay interests,
has compiled a record taken almost as
accurately as a census OF the people,
which is one of the most reliable reports
that could be gotten. They give report
of some of the States as follows.
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Might Change Her Mind. "Do you take
instantaneous photographs here?" Yes"
Well get in your work quick, then, before
my wife takes notion to 60 to some other
gallery" [Uhicago Record
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For Itching Piles, irritation of the gent
tails, or itching in any part of the body,
Doan's Ointment is worth its weight in
gold. No matter how long standing the
trouble, Doan's Ointment will not fail to
give instant relief.
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"Burdock Blood Bitters entirely cured
me of a terrible breaking out all over my
body. 1t is a wonderful medicine" Miss
Julia Elbridge, Box 80, West CornweIl, CT
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those of the corresponding period of Presi-

those of the corresponding period of Presi-
dent Cleveland's last term. Four years
ago, with low tariff staring the manufac
turers of the country in the face, business
was going to everlasting smash, banks
breaking, railroads going into the hands
of receivers, factories closing, and work
ingmep thrown out of employment by the
hundreds of thousands. Now hundreds
of thousands of workingmen are finding
additional employment, railroads are
ordering thousands of new cars to meet
the demand upon them for transportation
of manufactures, merchandise, and grain,
the banks report larger deposits and larger
clearings than in many years, and instead
of silent factories, there are clouds of
smoke and the hum of busy wheels every
where.
Russia's exports of grain, according to
the latest advices, have amounted to only
about IS per cent. this year of those of
1896 the total of all kinds OF grain amount
ing to 143, OOO, 600 bushels during the first
eight months of the present year. When
there is added to this fact the extreme
shortage in the crops of this year, it is ap-
parent that Russia will do little if any ex-
porting and supplying the markets of the
world, to which India, Australia, and Ar
gentina will contribute little, if anything,
thus leaving the United States the chief
food supply of those sections which have
to go out of their own territory for grain.
This accounts for the advance in the price
of wheat, and sustains the claim of the Re-
publicans in the last fall campaign that the
prices of wheat depend upon supply and
demand, and are not controlled by or re-
lated to the use of silver.
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The proper way to build health is to
make the blood rich and pure by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla the one true blood pur-
itier
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Massachusetts Republicans.
State Officers Nominated In Convention at BOsto

BosToN, Sept. 20. The Republicans of
Massachusetts through their delegates,
nominated candidates for State officers at
the convention held in Music hall to-day.
There was a good attendance and the
plans of the State committee for the con-
duct of the session, as perfected at pre-
vious meetings, were carried out.
Col. Goetting swung the gavel, calling
the convention to order, luSI after TO- 30
o'clock.
The committee on credentials reported
l, 235 delegates present.
Col. Melvin O. Adams, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, then presented
the report.
The platform contained no special feat
ures. After it had been read Senator
Lodge addressed the convention, moving
Gov. Wolcott S denomination by acclama-
ton.
The motion by Senator Lodge was car
red amid great enthusiasm and Gov.
Wolcott was thus placed in nomination.
The remainder of the State ticket was
nominated by reclamation as follows:
Lieutenant Governor-Murray Crane.
Secretary of State-W. nj. DIN.
Treasurer-E. P. Shaw.
Auditor-Gen. John W. kimball.
Attorney General-H osea Nj. Knowlton.
Governor Wolcott's appearance on the
platform at the close of these proceedings,
under escort of Senator Lodge and W. Il.
Morgan of Springfield, was the signal for
great outburst of enthusiastic applause.
The Delegates stood cheering and clap
ping their hands while the ladies waved
their handkerchiefs. At length, when
silence was secured, Governor Wolcott
made an admirable speech, after which
the convention adjourned.
1.-THE public library, museum and many
other public buildings in Manila We're
destroyed by fire September 2oth In the
panic which resulted from the confiagra-
ton many people were burned to death,
trampled on or otherwise seriously inj1r-
ed The disaster is said to have been OF
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Mr.. Bryan is evidently little off in his
arithmetic. He remarked in recently
published statement that wool had advanc-
ed per cent, which he seemed to think
very small matter upon which to base the
political comment which has been going
the rounds of the newspapers of late. If
Mr.. Bryan will examine the official pub
LEGATION of the Bureau of Statistics, com
piled under Democratic management, he
will see that Ohio X X wool in September,
1896, was worth II cents pound and is
now selling at u cents. There would seem
to be an advance of about 60 per cent. in
stead of per cent, as he figures it, If he
will consult the official tables in the same
publication, he will find also that silver
fell about 20 per cent. during the same
period.
What a marked contrast exists between
conditions in the United States to-day and
The Republican journal., 1897-10-07

Those dreary and depressing statements
showing the enormous number of business
failures all over the country during the four
years of the Cleveland administration are
rapidly disappearing. The business fail
ures during the second week of the pres
ent September were only 1863, while those
of the corresponding week of 1893 were
BAG, and they range in that vicinity during
the corresponding week in each year of the
Cleveland term.
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Tie Ohio Democrats, who are running
away from their silver platform, have
plenty Of company now. Chairman Jones
has recommended to the New York Dem
ccIats that they drop silver, and Senator
Goiman is also engaged in the delightful
occupation in his State OF advising Mary
land Democrats to perform the same act
The proposition to make something out of
nothing was too thoroughly tested last
year to make it a safe one this.
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Some curiosity has been expressed to
know how it was that ex- candidate Bryan
failed to materialize at that Ohio silver
camp meeting are not taking the public
into their confidence, but there is sus-
picion that Mclean and Chapman conclud-
ed Mr.. Bryan's price was too high for the
result they would get.
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The contrast between the gold surplus
Since the new administration came in and
that during the Cleveland administration
is very remarkable. Mr.. Cleveland was
compelled to sell hundreds of millions of
dollals' worth of bonds to keep up the
''feselve, - while the Treasury Depart
ment has Just notified the Sub treasurer of
New York that it has all the gold it needs
and that he need not make any effort
whatever to add to the accumulation.
The Republican journal., 1897-10-07

1t was very thoughtless on the part of
those Georgia Democrats to bring about
that little affair in which a colored Re-
publican was shot from ambush because
he was an office holder without consult
ing the Ohio Democrats. 1t has placed
the latter in very awkward position, for
they hoped to get the support of large
element of the coiored Democrats of that
State on local issues this time, but, of
course, this Georgia instance absolutely
destroys that prospect
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democratic orators, who last year were
trying to convince the public that the
clique OF tinanciers in Europe whom they
vaguely denominated as the money pow
err were responsible for the adoption of the
gold standard by all the intelligent nations
OF the earth, will now have an opportunity
to make an equally interesting and equally
reasonable assertion by charging up to the
gold power the failure of the crops all over
the world. 1t is just as reasonable to
charge the destruction of Argentine crops
by grasshoppers to the money power as
it is to assume that the money power
could influence the legislation of a great
nation on that most important question of
its policy, the currency.
The Republican journal., 1897-10-07

Is there ''famine' in raw hides?
There has been an increase of over thirty
per cent. in the price of that article since
the framing Of the Dingley law.
And now cotton seed has joined the pro-
cession of the farm products which are ad
vancing in price. Indeed it is pretty hard
to find any article of farm production
which has not advanced during the time
that silver has been falling and the Dingley
law going into operation.
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sight. No one moved nor uttered sound;
every muscle was strained and every eye
was fixed on the water. It was a critical
momeut. What would Will find? Would
lie be sucked down to his death as Su1lin-
ger had been?
But the rope had ceased to spin through
Dicks hands. Then it pulled again and
dozen feet away from the boat wet
head popped out of the water. Will
shook himself, sputtered and shouted:
'It's there, it's there; l touched it!'
Then he struck out for the raft, drag
g;ng something along in his hand. When
he crawled out he laid an old. worn, rust
ed musket on the logs. All the boys were
wild with excitement. Dick insisted on
stripping and making dive, and he, too,
brought up a musket. Then WILL went
down with one end of small rope In his
mouth. This he ran through the fork of
the cannon. A larger rope was dragged
down and before dark the boys were on
shore ready to begin pulling in their prize
But it would not stir. 1t was too deep in
the mud.
The next afternoon they came down
with Tom Fishers old white-faced team
fastened it to the rope, and with one
strong pull the cannon came loose and
then it was no trouble to pull the battered
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over. all of the doubters except Rudy

over, all of the doubters except huooy
went with him.
That night and the next evening tney
dragged or rolled a number OF Dig dry
logs and poles down to the edge OF
the pool. These they cut off into equal
lengths and fastened together in the form
of a huge raft that would support dozen
or more boys. AS early on the afternoon
of the third day as possible the seven Sid
quietly out Of the town and down the Dali
to the pool They carried with them ropes
and q crowbar or two and numDer OF
long poles cut in the woods, besides nam
mers and nails and other implements. On
reaching the shore of the pool they mount
ed the raft and pushed it out once out
on the pool they poled themselves along
until they were about twenty 1eet IRON
| the shore.
One of the ropes with big iron hook
on the end was let down in the water and
| dragged back and forth. AS long as there
| was light they poled about the edges OF
the pond with their drags, but with the
exception of snags and weeds and mud
they could find nothing at all.
| After two more discouraging afternoons
of work "Lank'' Everson said he WASH
going to waste any more of his time.
| Three of the boys agreed with him, but
Will Spencer was able to persuade Dick
and Jack to make one more trial.
| The next night Will was handling the
drag rope. Suddenly it began to pull, and,
assisted by Jack, he drew it carefully in.
| At the end was a mass of snags.
"What's that?" shouted Dick, suddenly.
VIII pulled the rope nearer and Jack
lifted cut long, narrow object. 1t was
a gun barrel, rusted beyond recognition.
Forgetting that he was on raft, VIII
threw up his cap and shouted at the top
of his voice:
"We've found 'em! We've found emp
But although they dragged an hour they
could bring up nothing else.
81 don't see how we can ever get the
| things up even if they are there" said
Dick.
Olive" answered Will, quietly.
The ether two boys looked at him with
horror But when they parted for the
night Will had expressed his firm inten-
ton Of diving to the bottom to see If he
could find the cannon. And the next day
all seven of the boys came back very much
excited. The finding of the gun barrel
had reassured them. Carefully they poled
out so as not to make the water muddy,
and then Will stripped and stood poised
for a moment on the edge of the raft.
Dick had insisted that he tie a rope around
him. The word was given, and, witn a
look at the blue sky above, Will splashed
head-frst into the Sullinger's Hole. They
saw his white body go down and down
through the water and then fade out OF
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tice Cawnstalk's danger signal until on
the point of flying over the head Of that
humorous animal.
He rose, shook off the dust and catch
ing the now laInb-like Cawnstalk, tied
him to an accommodating post, to stand
all day in hungry meditation, while his
master travelled and Toasted.
Reaching the depot platform Uncle
Joshway was surprised to see but few
people collected. Pears lack mighty
slim 'scursion," said he to one of the usual
loungsrs.
Excursion? What you talking about,
old man? Did you come in for the col
ored excursion?'
Eyes, sab, sho' did. OATS what /
coined fur
'Then you're day too late. The ex-
cursion excurted yesterday, but, uncle,
you can have nice little excursion by
yourself, if you like"
WELL" answered Uncle Joshway, re-
flectively, II might teck dollah's wuth- /"
"a dollar'H carry you to Monroe and
leave you four cents over
"An right, mister / low Monrosis q
nice pious place fur me to spen' de day
In" Then Uncle Joshway took of his
coat, ripped open the pocket containing
his purse, and took out big shining Ill
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and rusted and wholly worthless old piece
Of artillery out of the water.
Somehow, in spite of all the boys could
do, the news spread about like wildfre,
and every ora. in town came out to see
what Sullinger's Hole had given up to the
light of day. A hundred willing hands
dragged the old cannon to the top Of the
bluff, and on Fourth of July morning it
was loaded with powder-but that is get
ting ahead of the story. For when Griggs-
vile heard what the boys had done Will
Spencer became the hero of the hour, and
the money for a great celebration was
quickly subscribed. And ON the morning
of the great day Griggsville was out in
her best with flags waving and frecrack-
ers popping and anvils booming. The
news of the great find had spread, and
men and women and children came from
all over the county to help Griggsvile
celebrate and to see Will Spencer. And
Dick Lansing's ball team won two games.
About the old cannon? When it was
fred it split from end to end, but Griggs-
vile still keeps it as proud trophy. And
she is probably celebrating around Il to-
day, for Will Spencer made the dive
which brought him fame all over Mis-
souri, many years ago. Chicago Record.
The class of 1897. Comprising 1O4 young
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in your punk. Just stick it into the pocket
where your frecrackers are when you get
through with 1t.
When you light fuse and it won't go
stoop over and blow it WELL If you lose
your eyebrows they'll grow on again in q
year or two.
Always sit ON the old barrel under
which you put the lighted cannon cracker.
If the head caves In and you go through
you may lose both legs, but the probable
ity is that you will lose only one.
By all means drink sixteen glasses Of
lemonade and eat as many dishes Of ice
cream as you can. It doesn't matter at all
if you are grooming and tossing on the
lounge in the back parlor while the other
boys are watching the fireworks
Always hold roman candle suuarely
by the end. In this way, IL it should
happen to blow out backward you can
have q complete celebration up your coat
sleeve.
Lay your lighted punk carefully ON the
steps. You may want to come back otter
awhile and sit down on 1t.
Girls should wear light cotton frocks
for II they catch fire they win make ali
the finer display.
II you follow these simple directions Won
cannot fall to have ! Jolly Fourth, cele-
= 49, y = -
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"Celebration" and tObservance."

The Sons of the American Revolution
addressed the town clerks in Massachu-
sets, asking that they endeavor to bring
about q fitting and universal observance
of the Fourth of July. "What" every
how will excfaim, ''do we not now observe
that day? Does not all our spending
money 90 for firecrackers and rockets and
lemonadeT
Yes, You do keep the day with as much
noise as Webster suggested, in the SUD
nosed speech of John Adams" But do
Won observe it? The Fourth Of July
was at first observed as the anniversary
Of the day when the throwing OFT OF the
"Rritish yoke" began. But the nation
is now hundred and twenty years old.
We have outgrown our fear and our ha-
+ret1 of Great Britain. Now it is time to
cease regarding the Fourth as "Indepen-
dence Day" merely, to forget all the sug-
positions Of England that the anniversary
brings to mind, and to treat it as the ma
toms birthday, in the broadcast sense.
That means that it should call up be-
fore us all the glories of America, not
simply the heroism Of '76 and g.. but the
conquest Of the soil of the great West,
the triumphs of industry and invention,
the victories of education, art and culture,
the spread Of religion. These things can
not be adequately commemorated by burn
ing gunpowder. We do not go SO far al
even to suggest that the 6recracker be
abolished.
Yet while we ring the bells, and fire the
cannon and faunt the flag, let us all re
member that the day La solemn as well
as joyous occasion, and observe az well
as celebrate it. Let US make it day OF
commemoratfng GLORIOUS deeds in peace
and in war, by speech and song and story.
It should be a day Of revival Of patriotism,
real and earnest; Of conservation to the
cause of good government; Of stern reso-
luton against the evils which have grad
ually crept into our system outh' s
Com anion.
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roun' money made outn ole tin Httles!'
This description Of the way Uncle
Joshway event ON" is no exaggeration.
The sway down South" country knows no
coppers, and their introduction at various
depots for change a few years ago was
an innovation bitterly resented.
BY the lounger's good-natured interest
Uncle Joshway's ticket was disposed OF
to a Monroe-bound man, and his piece OF
money, as we'll as peace Of mind, re-
stored. Then, picking up his coat and
saddle bags, he left in high disdain, tax:
ing care, however, not to SO home until
after the return of the supposed excursion
train. He gave dazzling account Of his
trip, and Aunt Anarky will never know
he spent his Foath July rambling around
Ruston abusing "dem ole Swevepote rail-
road folks"