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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The fact that the reduction in coal
miners wages Immediately followed the
reduction in tariff on coal makes Mr.
Bryan's speech in Congress in 1894 on that
subject very interesting. In that speech
he demanded the entire removal of the
duty on coal, saying that "the duty on
coal is indefensible." Coal duties were
reduced 80 cents per ton by the Wilson
law, and a reduction of from % to 30
cents per ton in wages followed. If Mr..
Blyan's advice had been followed and the
entire IS cents duty per ton removed, it is
probable that the wages would have been
still further reduced.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Rev. A. J. Lockhart, we'll known in the
in the literary world as Pastor Felix, !"
some years since located in Pembroke.
las written a forcible letter to the New
York Home JoWnal, in defence of the
work of the late \. P. Willis. The writ
Ell is evidently warm admirer of the
dead poet and journalist who by the way,
was a native OF Maine. His criticism of
Willis detractors shows him to be well
acquainted with his subject. 1t is writ
ten in a chivalrous spirit, which does him
infinite credit.
The writer pleads guilty to liking,
formed in early years, for the writings of
Willis, and is glad to know that the de-
parted author has found an able advo-
cate in ''Pastor Felix" Willis was in
his day successful journalist as we'll as
an author, and has been accorded a
volume in the American Men and Letters
Series published by Houghton, Mifflin &
Co., Boston.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22
their assertions of a year ago.

ga gold standard has the advantage of
making prices steadier, for, as compared
with silver, gold is more stable in value,
and if the standard of value is steady,
prices as measured by the standard must
also be steady. Rising prices make mar
kets active for a time but will soon affect
the material and wages, injure the pro-
ductive power of the country, and tend to
decrease exports; while suddenly falling
prices cause losses to the commercial and
economic world. Then it is best that
prices do not tluctuate violently, but it is
impossible to avoid such fluctuations
with silver standard, and the only
remedy is to be found in gold standard
Secondly, a gold standard will tend to
increase exports; for, while it makes COM
mercial transaction with foreign countries
adopting a similar standard more con-
venient, it enables the country to avoid
violent fluctuations of prices and tends to
develop her industry. Again, a gold
standard diminishes the exchange tluct-
uations. Japan's commerce has been
frequently bampered by the huctuation of
exchange with gold countries consequent
upon the f1uctuation of silver. If she
adopts gold standard now, all such evils
will not be repeated. Another advantage
is that of enabling the country to extend
her machinery of circulation. AS Japan
progresses, it becomes necessary for her
to be in constant touch with various for
egn markets but at present she is isolated
from foreign countries in respect of circu-
laton. Such inconvenience will be OBJ
waited by gold standard, which will rem
der the circulation between foreign and
native markets smooth and give many
other financial advantages" From
a speech of Count Matsukata, Japanese
Premier, to the Japanese Diet, March 3,
1897, in favor of the adoption of the gold
standard.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

81. C. Pitcher and son Ralph returned last
week from twelve days trip to the Moose
head Lake region. They made the trip by
carriage. They fished sew eral small ponds
in the vicinity of the Lake and report the
fishing good.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The fact that the Ohio Democrats fail
ed to pat Mr. Bryan on the back in their
platf orm has given rise to the rumor that
he will reduce materially the number of
speeches which he had expected to make
in the State in the falls campaign.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Reports from the Alaska gold fields are
to the effect that the rush there and the
valuable deposits found rival the discov-
cries and scenes of 10 in California 1t
will be well to accept these early reports
only with some grains of allowance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22
Editorial Notes.

European countries, including England,
are giving encouragement to President
Mckinley's bimetallic commission and
warranting the hope that it will be sue
cessful.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22
House for Sale.

l offer for sale at bargain the house and lot on
Northport avenue, a little more than half mile
from the post-office recently occupied by Albert
L. Mudgett Less than three acres of land, with
good orchard, fine we'll of water and city water.
The buildings consist of story and half house.
ELL and a well finished stable. The buildings are
in excellent repair; very warm house. For further
particulars apply to -
PRISCILLA A. MATHEWS,
2w29s East Northport.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The plumber of the Tweed ring did not
long enrich the plunderers into whose
hands it fell. From some of them, it
melted swiftly away, leaving them in
restitution, others kept it longer but
finally came to poverty, and only few
made il last out their time with a residue
TO be disposed OF by will and testament.
journal of Medicine and Science.
This we believe to be true generally of
the elusive qualities OF illgotten gains. and
of the temporary tIiumphs of chicanery
and fraud. In the long run honesty pro-
duces more substantial results than what
is sometimes called ''smartness, - but is
really rascality. There are few COM
munities in which these truths are not
exemplified, and nearly everyone can re-
call illustrative cases.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The currency troubles with which the
country has had to deal in the past few
years has created such a demand for
general revision of the system that Presi-
dent McKinley's wish for special COM
mission to investigate this subject and re-
port has been generally commended by
members of all parties.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The towns that have public libraries
are to be congratulated; and SO, we trust,
are those who are now without such an
aid to education and enlightenment.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

If there is anything in a name Popham
ought to be a favorite resort with the
summer girl.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

How can people who for weeks had
been complaining of the cold weather
consistently grumble now at the heat?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

man without party-David B. Hill.
boston Herald
A party without a leader-the Demo-
cratic party
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The fact that the eastern business firms
Nebraska and other Mississippi valley
States to resume loans Oh farm property
at low rates Of interest is going to be
somewhat embarrassing to Mr.. Bryan in
his proposed stumping tour of the western
States this fall.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Tom Watson and his associates put an
end to further prospects of fusion between
the Populist party and any other political
organization at their recent Nashville con-
vention. That convention, which distinct
ly declared against what Mr.. Watson de-
scribes as "Hessianism in politics." rep
resents great majority of the Populists
of the country, and it may safely be
asserted that no national convention of
that party will ever again be able to re-
peat the performance of 1896 and make
the Populist party an attachment to any
other political organization
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Japan has shown many signs of an ad :
vancing civilization, and the latest is said
to be swelled head.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22
Obituary.

Louise l. wife of Leonard Webster of
Waldo, died very suddenly Tuesday night of
paralysis. She was a native of Noble boro,
and her maiden name was Hall. She was
highly esteemed in the community, and her
sudden death is a severe blow to many
warm friends. She leaves to mourn their
loss her husband and four children. The
latter are Ralph j of Everett. Mass, Ethel
NJ. of Belfast. Avon 7. and Avis A, who
live at the old home in Waldo. The funeral
will be held this Thursday afternoon. Rev.
G. G Winslow of Belfast will otficiate.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Additional color is given to the reports of
some weeks ago, which indicated that the
silver nine owners We're preparing to sub
stitute Towne for Bryan as their Presi-
dental candidate for 1900, by the fact that
Mr.. Towne has recommended a concen-
tratlon of attention upon free silver with
out reference to the other features of the
Chicago platform, and that his advice is
being generally followed, much to the dis
gust of Mr.. Bryan, who wants the other
anarchistic features of the platform also
kept at the front, as is shown by his re-
cent public utterances on this subject. 1t
is quito apparent that the men who put
up the Doodle for the silver campaign in
tend to drop Bryan as rapidly as possible.
The publication of the address of Count
Matsukata, the Japanese Premier, in
which he explained the reasons why Japan
should abandon the silver standard, which
address was followed by the adoption of
the gold standard for Japan, is causing
no end of trouble to the advocates of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver with
out waiting for the consent of any other
nation. Those people had, during all of
last campaign, held the example of Japan
up to the country as one which the United
States ought to follow, and pointed out
the fact that Japan had had quarter of a
century of free silver and been prosperous
under it. The fact that her wisest men
decided that she could find still greater
prosperity under the gold standard has
given these statesmen no end of trouble
in attempting to find an ''explanation'' of
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

We acquired Alaska, however, and
what have we gained by it? New York
Post.
For one thing, the richest gold deposits
on the continent. Portland Advertiser.
And don forget the seal skin sacks.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Howard French of New York is visiting
his parents in Lincolnville. He made brie
call on his friends in Belfast Tuesday.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

No feature of the new tariff bill is more
satisfactory to the masses than the fact
that it eliminates absolutely the advan-
tages which the trusts enjoyed under the
Wilson law. 1t is now apparent that the
new law will be more satisfactory to the
people than any tariff measure which has
gone upon the statute books within the
memory of the present generation.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Madison had a boom, but it broke.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The reduction in the number of failures
gives another evidence of returning pros
perity. They were 20 per cent. less in
last month than they were in June, 1896,
and 25 per cent. less in liabilities, while
the liabilities were only one-half of those
of June, 1895. The above relates to
manufacturers, while the general state
ment of commercial failures also indicates
a falling off in numbers and in liabilities
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The worlds stock of silver money is
now, according to the New York Journal
of Commerce, trtie over 4 billions of
dollars, of which So, 43333 600 900 is full
legal tender. OF this amount no less
than -, 49S, 200, 900 has been coined since
1873, and all of this coinage but about Is
per cent. is full legal tender, showing that
the silver money of the world has much
more than doubled since the "crime''
period, and the proportion which is full
legal tender has been well maintained.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

We ask for share of your patronage.
In return for which we guarantee to
protect your interest, both in quality
and price. We would like to show
you our line of :.
They cannot be beaten. The price was
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

Mrs. Dolly c. Berry died in Quincy,
Mass, June 27th aged IA years and 9
months. She was a kind and devoted moth
er. She was member of the Universalist
Church and Ladies' Aid Society and was
active and interested in its work. The
funeral services were held at the church,
ferings were many. The interment was at
Prospect, NJ aine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

The sad intelligence has been received in
this city of the death of Mrs. Alice Davis
Lewis, wife of Charles Lewis, NJ. D., which
occurred at Tong Chow, China, May 31st
after an illness of few days. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Davis of
Liberty, Me-, and was educated at the East
Maine Seminary, Bucksport, graduating in
1888. She then engaged in the work OF
teaching for several years, the last two of
which We're spent in Bangor, where she
taught in the eighth grade Grammar School.
In 1894 she entered the Homeopathic Hos
ptal, Boston, Mass, graduating as a trained
nurse in '96, She was married to DR.. Lewis
September l. 1896, and in October they
sailed for China as missionaries under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Board. She
was person of marked fidelity and earnest
ness in her work, peculiarly sociabe and at
tractive in spirit and manner, of rare purity
and excellence of character. Many friends
here and elsewhere to whom she had great
ly endeared herself, will learn with deep re-
greet of the early and sudden death of one
whose life was so full of promise of useful
ness, and will extend hearty sympathy to
the bereaved husband and family circle
Bangor Wing & Courier.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-22

soon as the tariff Dill is disposed OF.
Whether it will be possible to pass a
measure of this character through the
Senate without very great delay is of
course uncertain, but if Republican votes
can pass it, it will become law prompt
ly. 1t is felt that commission selected
from the best students of finance in the
country will be able to frame much
more satisfactory currency measure than
would probably be prepared by any gem
eral committee of Congress, which could
not of course be made up of men who
have made lifelong study of this COM
pick and difficult subject.
The statements of the fiscal year just
ended show that the agricultural element
of the country has enjoyed greatly i'm
proved condition during the past year,
equally gratifying as to the prospects for
the coming year. The expectations of
breadstuffs during the year ending June
30, 1897, amounted to $3.50, S3S, S2S in
value against S136, S46,s4 in the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1896, and Sl1O, $751;,
1853 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895.
This is an increase of SO, 900, 900 in the
pockets of the farmers for the year just
ended for breadstuffs alone, as compared
with the preceding year, and an increase
of 10000, 900 compared with the year
1895. The expectations of cattle for the
fiscal year just ended amounted to about
50, 600, 900 more than in the preceding
year, fresh beef increased about $4,000,
600, hams So, 600, 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-05

~w4
tory Jesus founded the still n.en1
and more vitalizing revelation .
same God as supreme loving iA
with all its corolartes. 1t Is the LILY
OF these two vitalizing ideas tnas
day is lifting men and nations 10 nv.
er planes OF thought and lie. A
this double revelation that has msue
men free in the truth, and which n.s
accordingly made Christendom anu ~
civilization 1t is this same concepeIon
of God and his universe that Japeu
needs today for the sure foundasr s,n1.
for her rapidly charging lie. VIZ
her new development, new and aeePeI
religious needs are arising. In Cniiss
alone can they be supplied.
II all this is so, then we OF Cnrlstiaa
lands have q message for Japan anu
for all the orient OF priceless value.
Without it her own highest welfare -
impossible. Indeed, 1t is already De
coming manifest that the civilization
of Christendom, with its intense IN.
dustrialism and individualism, Dut
without the Christian gospel and the
Christian spirit, is a cruel curse to the
peoples of the orient. 1t blasts ana its
blights. It multiplies temptation anu
crime. and sin. Science and civiiization
destroy superstition indeed. but tney
leave empty, aching hearts. They leave
no object to worship. For materialsm
is alone possible to highly developer
but Christless civilization. 1t destroys
belief and hope and comfort and n9ace.
Christ and his truth are the only sum-
cient remedies for the evils Of modern
civilization. Christ fulfills all their
noblest visions. In him they are learn
ing to see Confucius and Mencius ana
Buddha transcribed and idealized.
In Christ and his gospel, therefore,
we who profess ourselves to be his
disciples have a message which II 10
/ both our duty and privilege to pro-
claim to all, even to the most cultured
of the classes of the orient; for we
preach not destruction, but fulfilment'
o, that all Christians might realize
how vital is this gospel to the welfare
both of individuals and Of nations, and
might with boundless enthusiasm both
live it in its fullness themselves, and
also take up the duty and the privilege
! of sending it speedily to all parts Of
this suffering. sin-cursed world.
1t is indeed, as Christ said, Il came
not to destroy, but to fulfill"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-06-19

"A man often says: my business is
different from any other kind; it's almost
impossible to advertise my business" That
remark shows misunderstanding Of what
advertising is. 1t is making business known
to those who ought to know it. This can
be done with any business.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-06-19
Fast Time.
Through Cars.

To Omaha. Chicago, aud points in
Iowa and Illinois. the UNION PACIFIC
in connection with the c. & y. W. Ry.
offers the best service and the fastest
time. Call oc write h me for time cards
rates etc. f.. Il. SLossox.
Gen. Agent.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-06-19

-hh''t.l
Artie -"Go on and spiel"
Mamie with nervous giggle as
preliminary We'll, he begins by say
ing, Miss Mary Carol, My dear Mad
am"
Arie "'My Gear Madam Wouldn'
that cook on. thought
Mamie-"Lis.en." tReads)
Il do not know why you should havt
Gated me as you have done. hav,
always regarded you as friend, bat o
late i have come TO the opinion that yol
desire to sever our friendship, seeing
that you did not speak when met yoI
last Sunday eve. II you have anythirs
against me 1 would like to know ia wha
regards | have not treated you right ant
like lady. am very truly. your obedi
ent servant. GRANT WILSON
Art:e That's gool thing.
wo1der where he got next 10 that fame,
pass about SEVERN friendships. IL
make that foxy boy think some body.
severed him il take crack at lin
Did you answer it, Mame?"
Mamie MOT yet. Would your"
Artie-'::Sure! Id send him on,
that'd burn hole in the mail sack. You
get your little cd sheet OF paper and II
tip you eff few things to tell that boy
I'll bet you al kinds Of money that
can send him SOM thin that he'll tall,
about in his sleep. You get the paper.
Mamie goes to the next room and re-
turns with writing material She re
moves the photograph album and then
seats herself al the table ready to write
An attack OF the giggles)
Artie-"Chop the lau,hin'. Go on
and write to him. Iii tell you what to
say. Just begin this way, You're all
right but you won't do
Mamie mo. no, Artie, Please no.
don want to say it that way. Besides
I've got to address him first. Now. " h Al
shall call h:m?"
Artie-"You could call him a coed
many things and make no error, Ill tell
you those"
Mamie-"I know, but shall i say
Mr.. Wilson, Sir or just Dear SIR"
Artie-"Naw, not i'm a thousand.
What do you want to jolly him for?
Get in plenty o rough work right from
the start. Throw it into him hard Call
him foolish Wilson boy You've got
to wailop one o. them people to make
'em understand. Just say. Get out o.
town aud keep quiet and you may live
to see the flowers again IL you give
him that easy talk he'll think you're
leadin' him on. Let me write to his
nobs and III fix him. (Artie takes the
pen and writes for few moments. Ma
mic watching him with suppressed gig
gies) Now. bows this? This is the re al
stuff. (Reads.)
81 just received your nervy letter. You
are all right, but you won't do. Do not
come into our ward or will have you
pinched. Remember. / never saw you
before in all my life. You are worse
than stranger 10 me. would advise
you to stop smokin' that double X brand
Of dope, because it gives you funny
dreams. By fallin' off the earth you will
oblige.'"
Mamie ION the verge of hysterics)-
"Oh-h h h-h, What uOuId he think if
/ sent him lie tier Ike that"
Artie-"Hed think he was up against
the cold outside, and that's where he is,
huh?"
Mamie-"Of course. You know