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The Republican journal., 1897-06-03

IL hereby gives notice that she has
appointed EXecutriX of the last Wi. 4
ment of
JAMES I. POTrLE, late of Bclts
i'll the County of Waldo, deceased al
having demands against the estate OF seI
ed are desired to present the same foi SCI
and all indebted thereto are requc,ft
payment immediately. CARO- j &c
Belfast, May /, 1897.
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03

AT a Probate Court held at Belfast, within and or
the County of Waldo, on the second rueSuay of
May, A. d. 1897.
r YDIA j. HATHAWAY. sister OF FRANKLIN
" p. KNIGHT, late OF Troy, in said County of
Waldo, deceased, having presented petition
praying that administration be granted on the es-
tate of said deceased.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice to
all persons interested by causing a copy of this
order to be published three weeks successfully in
the Republican journal, printed at Belfast, that
they may appear at Probate Court, to he held
at Belfast within and for said County, on the
ond Tuesday of June next, at ten of the clock be
fore noon, and show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of said petitioner should not be grant
ed GEO. +. JOHNSON Judge.
true copy. Attest
CHAs. ?. HAZELTINE, Register.
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03

Itching Piles, nights horrid plague, is in
stantly relieved and permanently cured by
Doan's Ointment. Your dealer ought to
keep it.
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and 10

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and for
the County of Waldo, on the second Tuesday of
May, A. ID. 1897.
A certain Instrument, purporting to he the last
n Will and testament of Ll Ola IL. CURTIS,
late of Wnterport, in said County of Waldo, de
ceased, having been presented for probate.
ordered, That notice he given TO all persons in
terested by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished three weeks successfully in the Republican
journal, printed at Belfast, that they may appear
at Probate Court, to be held at Belfast, within
and for said County, on the second Tuesday of
June next, at ten of the clock before noon, ana
show cause, II any they have, why the same should
not be proved, approved and allowed.
GEO. L. JOHNSON. Judge.
A true copy Attest
CHAs I. HAZELrINE, Register.
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03

At a Probate Court held at Belfast within and for
the County of Waldo on the second Tuesday OF
May, A. ID. 1897.
CHARLES NJ. HOW T., Administrator of the es-
" tate of CALVIN H. SMITH, late of Liberty,
i'll said County OF Waldo, deceased, having pre-
sented petition praying that the balance re-
manning in his hands ON settlement OF his final
account may he ordered to be distributed among
the heirs OF said deceased and the share Of each
determined.
Ordered, That tile said petitioner give notice TO
all persons interested by causing a copy of this
order to ne published three weeks successiyely in
the Republican journal, printed at Belfast, that
they may appear Probate Court to be held
at Belfast within and for sand County, ON the
second Tuesday of June next at ten OF the
clock before noon, and show cause. ii any they
have, why the prayer of said petitioner should
not be granted.
GEO. +. JOHNSON. Judge.
A true copy Attest;
CmAs. 2. HALELrLNE Reuistar.
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03
A nM1S1srRAroR,s NOTICE. The
DENNIS c. MYRICK, late of Troy.

ENECUTOR' s NOTICE. The subscriber hereby
Ia gives notice that he has been duly appointed
Executor OF the last will and tie etament of
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03

ION Sunday when | was taking my bath
at home | recollected what the man had
told me about the bill. Going to the
bureau pulled out a drawer and there in
a corner lay folded paper, with rubber
band wrapped around it. | opened the
Sheet Twas the missing bill and with it
was another paper-as Knight had init
mated.
Naturally the incident rather impress
sed me. That day as l was riding down
to my summer cottage at Northport, in
company with Mr.. Crowley, the station
agent at Belfast, mentioned the remark
able way in which Knights statement
regarding the bill had been verified.
Il also told my companion of the whip
affair When | rode up to my cottage at
Northport my first act was to hurry into
the stable, for the idea struck me that
this might be ''the camp referred to by
Knight Sure enough, there on beam
directly behind the horse stall, l found
my missing whip-a valuable one-lying
on beam where | had left it the fall be-
fore.
''knight's ability in locating it can't be
ascribed to mind-reading, for had dis
tinct impression that l had brought the
whip to Belfast
LONG DISTANCE LIGHT.
The doctor then related an amusing ex-
perience heand Gen. Choate went through
when both were serving on Gov. Cleaves'
The Republican journal., 1897-06-03
L xECUrRIx's NOTICE.

Searsmont, May IL, 1897,
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
er beauty from the tomb.
Carlyle Harris and His Meier,

Commenting on an editorial in a
late number Of Woman's Voice which
begins with the words. The Mother
Of Carlyle Harris was lecturer on So
cial purity" and querying, how We are
to explain the strange fact that these
mothers who were teachers of others
should fail SO lamentably in teaching
their own sons. Josiah W. Leeds
writes as follows: Frances Macreadv
Harris (whO was also known as Hone
Ledyard. in her capacity of lecturer.
and likewise as contributor to the H.
Illustrated Christian Weekly and other
papers) was twice guest in our house
at Germantown. Philadelphia. She
had her own sOrrOwS. before the great
est of all cher sons wife murder ut
terly overwhelmed her, and doubtless
out OF them vas at times prompted to
write and snAkfrom her experience
Both herself, and, it is believed, her
husband are living, and it would no.
be proper for us to publicly speak with
particularly of these matters; only we
that her boy should frequent the thea
ter-a course in which he was encour-
aged by his father. who was himself
fond of attending the play. This. We
fear. was one fatal cause. Sensation
al fiction no doubt became the boys
favorite reading. He met the young
woman whom he secretly married at
the merry -gO-rOund of a seaside resort
When the trial of this sorrOwful case
was near its end,i will be remembered
that the manner in which the accused
testified in his own behalf was referred
to as being stage like as though he
were enacting part in a tragedy. One
other thing car be spoken of-that OF
hearing the mo ler when at our house
refer warningly to a great deal of the
fiction Of the day. not merely the high
~ sensational and immoral. but that
which has for its motive. love-earth
Iove-frst to last. Heartrending was
the denOuement that assailed her life
through her miserable son not long
after this, from secret marriage, and
j love. alas, that had neither mother
nor the Lord God and his Holy Spirit
rs its approving witness, In the pro-
violence Of God let us hope that this
danger signal. erected upon a grea
mother sorrow. may serve as a sau-
tary beacon of warning to some who
may be drifting perilously near the
soul engulfing cddies.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
Why He Omit.

A professional gentleman, who Wa:
accustomed to take his morning glass
stepped into a saloon, and going up tt
the bar called for whisky. A seedy
individual stepped up to him and said
Il say, squire, can't you ask an un-
fortunate fellow to join you?"
He was annoyed by the mans famii-
larlty. and roughly told him:
/ am not in the habit of drinking
with tramps."
The tramp replied:
You need not be so cranky and high
minded. my friend. | venture to say
that | am of just as good a family as
you are, have just as good an educa-
ton, and before | took to drink was
just as respectable as you are. What
is more, | always knew how to act the
gentleman. Take my word for it, you
STICK to John Barleycorn and he will
bring you to just the same place l
am"
Struck with his words. the gentle
man set down his glass and turned to
look at him. His eyes were bloodshot,
his face bloated his boots mismated.
MS clothing filthy. Then was it
drinking that made you like this?"
Yes. 1t was, and it will bring you to
the same if you stick to it,"
Picking up his untouched glass, he
poured the contents upon the floor and
said:
Then it's time ] quit and left the
saloon never to enter it again.-Class-
mate.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
The Split Waters.

mar who now stands high in the
mercantile community related TO me
the following little incident of his car
ly life; AT the age of sixteen enter
ed the store of Silas SSurdevant as a
clerk One day shortly after my in
stallment into the office, | was emplov-
ed in sealing and superscribing a lot
of business circu,ars-several hundred
OF them That was long before the
day OF gluten, and 1 used small red
waters for securing the missives
While l was thus busy Mr.. Sturdevant
came into the counting room; and
when | observed that he was watch
ing me l worked the best | could. hon.
ing to get word of appreciation. By
ana by he spoke to me.
Young man, don't you think half
wafer would secure one of those cir
cuars just as well as a whole one?"
I looked up, probably exhibiting as
much disgust as surprise.
'It you split your wafers,' he add
I'd. you will accomplish all you desire
ard at the same time make a saving
Of just onehalf."
He turned away, and while I was
thinking what mean old wafer-split-
Ter he was, a lady entered who had
been appointed one of committee to
obtain subscriptions towards building
All orphan asylum. One public-Spiriteh
mar had given the land. and now they
wished TO raise two hundred thousand
dollars, if possible, for the buildings
and necessary endowments MFR. Stur-
dcvant said be had already been con-
suited on the subject.
Yes" thought I. ''and guess that's
al it will amount to-"
But ne took the paper and wrote
his name: and then he said:
Il will give five thousand dollars"
could scarcely believe my ears.
At that moment the merchant arose
to a stature of grandeur before me.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
The Sick BOOtblack.

The rich men who build hospitals
are not the only benevolent ones. The
New York shoeblack of whom DR.. Tai
mage tells this story showed IL spirit
of sweet unselfishness:
"A reporter sat down On one of the
city hall benches and whistled to one
OF the sinners. The boy came up to his
work provokingly slow, and had just
begun. when a larger boy showed him
aside and began the work, and the re-
porter reproved him as being a bully,
and the boy replied: "Oh, that's all
right. l am going to do it for i'm.
You see he's been sick in the hospital
and give i'm Il lift
DO all the boys help him?' asked
the reporter.
Yes, sir; when they amt got no
Job themselves and Jim gets one, they
turn in and help i'm; for he amt
strong yet, you see.'
How much percentage does he give
you?' asked the reporter.
"The boy replied: I don't keen none
of it. l amt no such sneak as that.
All the boys give UP what they get on
his job. I'd like to catch any feller
sneaking on a sick boy, l would
THE reporter gave him a twenty
five cent piece. and said, You keen
ten cents for yourself, and give the
rest to Jim
Cant do it, sir; it's his customer,
Here, Jim"
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
1T Paws" ,

II
Inc following instructive story is
from the Gatling Gun. Several years
ago young man in the interior NJ
iowa wanted to go into business. He
had money to pay for part of the goods
needed and wanted to buy as many
moro OH short time. The wholesale
man he wished to buy of had the rem
utatlon of being a difficult man TO deal
with. He visited him and laid the
matter before him. Well" said he
snail have to consider that before
giving you an answer. but let me Of
Ter You drink" pointing to a side
ooard nlled with the choicest selection
OF wines and other liquors kept in his
private Office. mo, thank YOU" said
the young man. Il never drink LIQUORS
OF any kind" The gentleman frowned
and urged him to taste some especially
nice wine. The young man replied:
Il dislike very much to offend you. sir.
but | have promised my mother never
under any circumstances to touch wine.
nave never broken my word to her, and
cannot now" Young man." said the
merchant, turning and embracing him
TO his great astonishment, you can
nave all the goods you wish, and need
pay no money down if it is not con-
1t pays.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
bnnt Eat Unless You Are Hungry.

There is a good old maxim which
runs as follows: In time of peace pre-
pare 1or war and this is as true in
connection with the question of diet in
health as in other things. Too MANY
people assume that because they enjoy
ialriy good health, no Improvement
need be effected in their diet but that
thls position is eminently untenable
none who carefully consider the SUBJ
Ject Will deny. Those whose practice
brings them into contact with the
Weaithler classes have frequently an
opportunity Of estimating the bad cf-
1ects of improper diet. AS regards the
poor, they are unable to procure meat
on account of their poverty, and. as a
result, their diet is composed largely of
carbohydrates. In the case of general
Sickness, or even without unfayorahle
climatic conditions, both classes seem
TO be unable to resist attacks of dis
ease. 1t Is for the most part the ap-
parently healthy people who are 50
quickly stricken down by disease, while
the chronic invalid may pass through
unScathed, and yet no one seem to un-
derstand that conditions We're present
winch predisposed the healthy man or
woman to disease, and that these pre-
existing conditions were largely due
TO want Of attention to diet. II would
be we'll for those who feel so sure that
they are in perfect health to consult a
doctor for instructions how to avoid
disease. One very common mistake is
10 eat when not hungry, simply be-
cause it is meal time" and act not
one whit less stupid than that of re-
ones fire because one hears
ones nelghhors coal-scuttle rafting,
regardless of the fact that there is
plenty of coal already on, and that anv
addition thereto would be mischieyous
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
Rum In South Africa.

Referring to the new law prohibiting
the sale of liquor to natives in the
Transvaal, the South African Financial
Record states that out of the "a .61S ma
tives employed by the "a mining com
panies. 12.3 per cent OF them were con
stantly drunk. With this fact before
them. the Record says that, arguing
from the standpoint Of pure eXpedi-
ency, it would have been advantageous
10 this (mining) industry to have paid
the government sum equivalent to
the entire revenue derived from the
canteen licenses for the privilege Of
closing them"
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21

may be said TO have obtained the
great and inestimable gift of peace
our Lords benediction on Easter day.
Neither is peace exactly the same
thlng that We mean when we speak of
a peace being concluded between two
nations who have been at war. We
are still at war with sin. There is no
truce, there can be no truce with it.
Ihere is not, and there never can be,
any cessation of hostilities. 1t 10
nothing else. then, than the firm pur-
pose of amendment of life. put into
daily practice, by efficaciously using
the spiritual weapons which Jesus
Christ in his mercy so lovingly pro-
vides for you.
BE not discouraged, then, though
you nave yet to fight and wage war.
Peace is yours, because He is on your
size VINO overcame, and by whom you,
100, VIII conquer. What care YOU for
such battles when Christ Himself
hghts for you? Your souls are in
peace, for He is dwelling in you. Such
is the gift of peace which our Divine
Redeemer bestows upon you.-Free-
mans Journal.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
BE True,

Character is always known. Thefts
never enrich; aims never impoverish:
murder will speak out of stone walls.
The least admiXture of a lie for ey-
ample, the smallest mixture of vanity
the least attempt to make good i'm
preston, favorable appearance will
instantly vitiate the effect, but sneak
the truth, and all nature. and all spir-
us help You with unexpected further
ance Speak the truth, and all things
are vouchers. and the very roots OF the
grass underground there do seem to
Stlr and move to bear you winess.
See again the perfection of the law as
1t applies itself to the affections and
becomes the law of society. AS we
are. so do we associate. The good. by
afhnlty, seek the good; the vile. by af-
unity, seek the vile. These facts have
always suggested to man the sublime
creed that the world is not the prod
net OF manifold power, but of one will,
Oh one mind; and that one mind is ev
erywhere, in each ray of the star in
each wavelet of the pool. active: and
Whatever opposes that will is every
Where baked and baff1ed because
'hlngs are not so and not otherwise
Emerson,
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
Ahont Going to Sleen.

How do you go to sleep when you
aren't very sleepy? The editor knew
boy cnce who used to think of
great flock of sheep running down
through the pasture and jumping. one
by one, through a hole in the, fence.
There were ever so many hundred OF
the sheep, and they followed one an
other very rapidly, each funny little
tail swapping as its owner disappeared
through hole in the fence. At first
they went very fast, but as the bov
watched them with his eyes closed they
went more and more slowly, but he
never saw the last one of them-for nv
that time he was fast asleep That
was one way of getting to sleep Havs
any OF you tried other ways?
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
Service Done in Gods Name,

BY implicitly following the divine
guidance point by point and step by
sten. yielding our will and, desires to
Gods leading, we can find our mis-
sion and fulfill it. However humble
the station. fill it worthily. Be ever
ready to give a word of sympathy to
the sorrowing. Tighten the burden
of those around you. Every little deed
of love and charity will make clearer
and brighter the path which leads to
better things beyond. Remember,
true faithfulress regards nothing as
small or unimportant. Some one has
said that If the Lord sent two angels
to earth, one to rule an empire and the
other to clean street, they would each
regard their employment as equally
To spurn the palmer
tasks is to miss the true mission at
last. Each allotted task placed be-
fore us must be done. Not one round
on the ladder can be missed. The
loftier height is gained by common
6delities day by day. Success is pos
sible only as We are constantly guided
by the unseen Hand. Not to fulfill
he mission given us is soon to be left
without one, dropped out. set aside,
while others do our work and receive
he honor and reward which should
have been ours. If we would grow
into great usefulness we must see 10
It that We never fail even in the small
est duty True service done in Gods
name Will never fail to bring blessing
in this world and. when our earthly
mission shall have ceased, a reward
n heaven.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
A Sisters 1--we

A sisters love is one of tie very
sweetest Nowers planted by GOD in the
heart of girl. 1t is born bf flial
sympathy and confidence. and rpens
into a spiritual love different from
any other affection. Powerful as is
the influence of mother, there have
heen innumerable cases where the
presence of a sisters sweet and ten
der love, of the memory of a sisters
holy affection. has been the saving
grace of a brothers life. The sisters
life in the home often formulates the
brothers estimate of her sex. A sis
ter can have softening influence up
on a brother where everything else
fails. She raises his opinion of wom-
en- by her actions toward him.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
misunderstood.

10 be misunderstood even by those
whom one loves is the cross and bit
terness OF life. 1t is the secret of that
sad and melancholy smile on the lips
or great men which so few under
stand; it is the cruelest trial reserved
for selt-devOtion it is what must have
oftenest wrung the heart of the Son
of Man; and if God could suffer il
would be the wound we should be for
ever lnficting upon Him. He also
He above all-is the most misunder-
stood, the least comprehended. Alas,
alas! Never 10 tire, never to grow
cold; to be patient. sympathetic. ten
der. to look for the budding flower
and the opening heart: to hope always
like God; to love alWays-this is duty.
Henry Frederick Amiel.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
That Altered the Case.

OF the late French Senator Renaud,
the Kolnische Zeitung tells the follow
ing anecdote:
When Renaud first came as senator
to Paris from his home in the Pyre-
nees, he engaged room at hotel
and paid months rent-one hundred
and fifty francs-in advance. The pro-
prietor asked him if he would have
receipt.
1T is not necessary" replied Re-
maud. God has witnessed the pay
ment."
do you believe in God?" sneered
the host.
Most assuredly,' replied Renaud;
don't your"
Not |, monsieur
"Ah," said the senator, 'in that case
please make me out receipt. Sci.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
Origin of the Word Tariff

Every day when we open the news
papers and read the political discus
slons in its columns, we are sure to
Ceme across something about the tariff.
says "Harper's Round Table" Every
one knows the meaning of the word
tariff; but it is not generally known
where it originated. 1t is of Moorish
origin, and descended to lis from the
time when the Moors occupied a goodIy
part of Spain. In those days they built
fort to guard the strait of Gibraltar,
and they called it Tarifa. 1t was The
custom of these people to levy duties
according to a fixed scale, which they
adopted and changed from time to time.
even as much as we do our own tariff
laws. on the merchandise of all ves-
sells passing in and out of the Mediter-
ranean. They claimed the right by yir-
tue of strength, and for years netted
rich income.
Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
MADE MISERABLE BY rs"
ihis Conductor Has Good Reason to BE
SuperStItiOus.

Superstitious.
NO more firm believer in the pro-
verbal bad luck associated with the
NUMBER l3 is to be found in the city
'hah conductor Samuel Sharp of Ger
hiahtoWn local train. SAYS the Phila-
oelphla Record. His parents had thir-
teen children, of whom he was the
F'uhSeSt' ana none of them ever pros
pered. AS the thirteenth child. how
ever, Samuel has had more troubles
'hah any of his brothers and sisters.
After countless mishaps during his
sohool days he started in to earn his
lNlhg as newsboy on the cars when
he was II years of age. On Friday
lhe l5th day of the month. not long
alter he entered the service there was
wreck on the road and he was laid
up III d hospital with a couple of brok-
ell flDs for thirteen weeks. Some
years later, when brakeman. his
uilcle dled and left him 81 300. but lust
fh he was about to get married on the
money the bank failed and he lost it
ali, feeling, of course, more disappoint
ed than if it had never been left to
MIN. Gradually he worked his way I'D
and became baggage master. and then
he dld marry. Unwittingly. however,
nc went to housekeeping at 1913 South
l5th street and his young wife died
"lthlh the year, leaving him broken
hearted. Since he has been conductor
his train has run over thirteen men
and he hopes that he has now reached
the limit. lt is an utter impossibility
to get him to punch the thirteenth trip
Oh commutation ticket, and when
hard pressed he hands his purch to the
passenger with the request to do it for
him,