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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-17
The Boston Herald.

he title of New England's Greatest
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FLANDERS, the news of the world is fully
'-d accurately reported in advance of all
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DFering finance and politics, markets and
I4rine affairs, religion and education,
[1'lc and drama, amateur and professional
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very topic of local or national interest is
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'lS are fitting to the tone of the paper, and
y tdvance of any other newspaper in New
isIand Its 10 daily editions enable The
'o7ton Herald to reach the people at all
aes with the very latest news. The Sun
nay Herald. besides being a great news
I'lFr, is an epitome of the week in the
la affairs of New England, a magazine
'ppealing to the intelligent classes. Every
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Neal BOWS Birthday,

The National W. c. t. U. has issued
the following appeal:
1.-The National Women's Chris thar
Temperance Union earnestly asks the CO.
operation of the Christian church, the
Christian Endeavor society, the Epwortl
League, the Baptist Young People
Social Union, the National Temperance
Society, the Good Templars, the Pro
hibition party, and all other temperance,
religious and philanthroplc societies who
are willing to help in the celebrating Of
the birthday of Gen. Neal Dow, March 20.
for the purpose of strengthening the pub
lie sentiment that seeks the protection Of
the home by the prohibition of the liquor
traffic in our own and every land
(Signed)
FRANCES E. WILLARD, President.
Katherine Lent Stevenson, Secretary. -
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Death of DIR. sumner Leighton,

Dr. Sumner Leighton, the oldest prac-
ticing physical in the Penobscot Valley,
died at his home in Bangor Feb. of heart
trouble. He had been about, although in
failing health, until week or more before
his death. He had been prominent man
in the profession for many years, having
been in continuous practice since being
graduated from Bowdon college medical
school in 1884. He was born in Norridge-
wock April 5, 1912. His wife, who was
Miss Mary Ann Parker of Hampdep, died in
1896. He leaves two children, Mrs.
Frances p, wife of Benjamin H. Mace of
Los Gatos, Calf, and Edward Sumner
who lives somewhere in the west. Two
other children died. One son, Frederick
NJ, ex-mayor of Bangor passed away in
1897.
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NEWS Or The EEK.


l. NH nj, l.
BRIEF y i'on'''n A'"'iy ""'i oes-
from Nagasaki says that the far
.,tnation is very serious, and it is
.i.,+ 1aoap is most activelv nra.
'ed '''''
rl "at'''' ~ 'he SAFE III New OK
. If pictures collected by the late
....0alf. Fortunys 1.-The Choice of a
a4s sold to w. A. Clark for the
...o, piice of SD. 900. The total re.
-Ie sale were $40, O4O. "A cable
,...r.d saws that the cost of the
a.. nom February, 1895, to the
.,-. is officially estimated at AS
.. ...fnds (s240, 600, 000), besides the
. .,,t from the Cuban treasury,
..rs I'd ). 900. 900 pounds. $40. 600, :
II was cold in Bost Friday
.,. Feb. 4th, the mercury standing
i, Dove zero. The harbor was
sell down toward Boston light.
,s.n MANY wears since ice has form
,b, ship channel. Friday morning
.e4If an irch thick. By the will of
mae Attltu ~ tl, W ulCu was ultQ III
+s71esex, Mass, probate court Feb.
.de NN0 is left to the Aver home for
o aud children in Lowell, and $50
-ne Pennsylvania hospital at Phila-
.g Mrs. Aver was the widow of the
o. Aver of Lowell, the noted patent
s man, and died in Paris about
,..,ks ago. 49,. There is every indica
stampede from Dawson City ow-
geo guld discoveries. .. Six firemen,
..n. i district chief and lieutenant,
Killed at fire in Boston February
sl burned out the interior of
.ry building on Merrimac street,
.- hy G.. w. Bent & Co. manufac
beds. bedding. etc. Four other
oue buried in the ruins, but they
itA more or lessserious injuries.
Nj Vas alive when taken out. but
afterwards. DIR. FRITZ F. Nan
lctic explorer. who has arrived
nom the United states. is quot
rg in an interview that he was
ased bv his visit to America.
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Relief In SIX Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease
relieved in six hours by "NEw GREAT SOUTH
AMERICAN CURE" 1t is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in re-
Heving pain in bladder, kidneys and back
in male or female. Relieves retention of
water almost immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is the remedy.
Sold by A. A. Howes and Co., Druggists
Belfast, Me. ly2S
An Easy Way Out Teacher: "But can t
you define 'bicycle?' Suppose some one
asked you what bicycle is, Whit would
you say" Pupil "Td say, Don't you
know what bicxele is 2N [Pnck
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TRY GRAIN-O! TRY GRAlN-O

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package
of GRAIN 0, the new food drink that takes the
place of coffee. The children may drink it with
out injury as well the adult. All who try it,
like it GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains
and the most delicate stomach receives it without
distress. IA the price of coffee and % cents per
package. Sold by all grocers.
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" AeHTNGToN WmsPERINGs. The
SO passed the Notifications APP
ration bill on Feb. 5th. There was
ng debate on coast defenses. .... A
mt of the Treasury cash reveals the
That Mr.. Morgan when he retired
q otfice was 1859 short in his accounts.
To the populations of colored en-
e who helped himself to that amount
one of the vaults.
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GOOD TIMES HAVE come.

You can afford to indulge yourself OF your
family IN the luxury of a good weekly news
paper and a quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
almost library of good novels for S. Der wear.
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Dr.. F.. DetchOn's Anti Diuretic

May be worth to You more than 500 if
you have child who soils bedding from in
confluence of water during sleep. Cures
old and young alike. 1t arrests the trouble
at once, 81 Sold by A. A. Howes & Co,
Druggists, Belfast, Me. ly2S
The teacher of city school received the
following note explaining the absence of
one OF her pupils the day be fore:
"Plese excooza Henry for absents yeester-
day Him an me got chance at a ride to a
funeral in charrige, an | let him stay to
home as he had never rode in charrige an
never Went to a funeral, nor had many other
pleasures. So plese excooze." Harper
Round Table.
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For over Fifty Years.

An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over fifty years by millions of mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrh@a Is pleas
ant to the taste, Sold by druggists i'll every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents bot
tie. Its value is incaleulable. Be sure and
ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind
Social Longngs-"I see, muttered Tut
fold Wanderer, who had found a piece of an
old newspaper, and was killing time by
reading the society column, that Mrs. ke-
lawndke gave luncheon yesterday, assist
How | could assist at luncheon" Chi
cago Trihune
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rheumatism cured In a Day.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and Neu-
ralgia radically cures i'll l to 3 days. Its
action upon tile system is remarkable aud
mysterious. 1t removes at once the cause
and the disease Immediately disappears.
The first dose greatly benefits: IS cents
Sold by A. A. Howes & Co, Druggists, Bel
fast. 4mo45
Biggs; why, old man, you look as
though you had lost your best friend
What's Nrong?' Digs II fear my good
name is forever lost" Biggs "Your good
name! What do you mean?" Digs "Just
what | said. 1t was on the handle of a SO
umbrella Chicago News
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spftngHetd Fire ,E Marine Is.s. Co

OF SPRINGFIELD MASS
incorporated IN l849 Commenced Business in 1851
4. W. DAMON, President
5. j. HALL, Secretary.
Capital paid up in cash ST 500 100000
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real estate owned by the company,
unlncumbered ........ ....... : 1913 OOO IN
Loans on bond and mortgage, (first
9. hens. ..-,....:. ......-. ~, no 90
Stocks and bonds owned by the com
pahy, market value ..... 1904, 455 90
Loans secured by collaterals . s8275 90
cash IN the companys principal Of
nee and in bank ...... ..-..- 1922 81
Ineetest uue anu accrued ........,.. 54.241 06
Iienl'iis IN que course OF collection. 253,310 26
Aggregate of all the admitted assets
" ING company, at actual value. 81 4i3 324 %
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
claims ........;;...... .......-... 1851 %
Amount required to safely re-insure
All outstanding risks LAT ,327 05
Total amount of liabilities except
capital stock and net surplus. ~. 1892 a24 "a
Capital actually paid up in cash.. 800 900 10
Surplus beyond capital ............ l. so $3.50 %
Aggregate amount of liabilities in
Guiding net surplus .......... 81 I43 1914 %
Policies promptly written on desirable risks in
this old and reliable company by
FRED ATWOOD. Agent, Winterport. Me
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-f AND GAME. Game Commissioners
ION, Oak and Stanley were in Bangt +
d and gave hearing on the matter
losing the Fields pond to winter
~. No decision was reached. Game
liens Nichols, Davis, Pollard, Hodg-
s. and French were present and receiv-
ON the commissioners orders regulat-
t4eir work during the remainder of
winter. 1t was decided to send
SIS Pollard and Davis up on to the
ihern boundary Of the State, and they
cave at once, going into the woods
r. the northeast carry at the head of
lsekead lake, and proceeding up the
# and north branches of the Penobscot
he region of Pete Fountaine and
-l notorious poachers. Warden
4ols will continue the good work he
been doing Immediately north of the
Ike. The other wardens will remain
7'r they have been for the past few
Us. Warden Nea, who has been in
or during open season, is now on an
'ded trip in the Dead River region.
commissioners feel very we'll sat
with the work of the wardens thus
his winter and it is generally conced-
Mt there has been less poaching in the
than for good many years.
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New Hampshire Fire In urar &c Co
OF MANCHESTER, n. II.

incorporated in 1869.
Commenced Business in $40
JOHN G FRENCH. Pre- sident
GEORGE +. kENDALL. Secretary
ASSETS DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Real estate of Company. unincum
bered -....-:.-. ............ .....S 117,z47 81
Loans on bond and mortgage first
liens -...... .... 655.O0l 30
Stocks and bonds market vaue.... LISA 354 90
Loans secured by collateral ....... G3 300 OO
Cash i'll office and in bank. ..... 1772TO 20
Premiums in due course of collec-
uon.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40 TAG I
Aggregate assets at actual value So 1877 $40 70
LIABILITIES DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount OF unpaid losses and
claims ...... 49,. -. sl13o23 50
Amount required to safely in
sure all outstanding iSkS 955,;26 IA
I other demands, viz: commits
sions, etc,.........- -. ........ 2so29 %
Total amount of liabilities except
capital stock and let surplus. 1895 379 50
Capital actually paid up in cash. 49,. GOO 900 90
surplus beyond capital. ........... 840.94O II
Aggregate amount of liabilities, in
GUIDING net surplus. So, 937 81 9 76
FIELD 4 WEST Belfast Agents. 5
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MATTERS. One of the requests
-Le viii of the late Col. Charles
slnton of Saco was a fund of
-n De applied eventually to the
..a.u and maintenance of school of
t.dIning ID connection with Thorn
Hemyin Saco. BY the terms of this
'1e sum is left to his wife and
.. But on the death of the survivor
= to be made over to the academy.
LIE name of the {. G. q. Thorn
.ni 1.-The annual report of the
Land county commissioners shows
4 work at the Jail made a profit
for the first time in many years.
f. hennerston walked across the
-1et at Bath, Feb. md, on the ice
I'VE Winslow' Rock. He picked
AY cautiously and reported the ice in
places about 5 inches Thick. The
+ lie captors of King, the former
--tr Of the Boylston bank, Boston,
'oi- $50, 900 Of the bank funds
NaS caught in Franklin county,
-tt IDCA lolti udDhs was uOb
The session Of the supreme court
opened at Pennington Feb. 3D..
t,e case was called it was agreed
hearing be held before Judge
house as referee, So. Work on the
me 5Ieakwater, which was suspend
January -, will be resumed about
under the direction of Superin-
h F CIie....The st. Croix was
eJely osed to navigation Feb. 4th.
Re first time in ten years. The ice
.ei from the head of the tidewater
ket's Island Many vessels were
in....,The Grand Army friends OF
Frederick Robbie of Gorham
sing his candidacy for the
III OF department commander of
Maine G.. \, Il. His name will be
ed 1T the coming department
~ to be held at Lewiston the latter
i The month. The governor has the
Hr OF some of the largest and most
ltial posts and his friends are conf
q his election.
The herald., 1898-02-06
This Is the Way to Build Your Dog Kennel.

Its size will depend, of course, on the
size of your dog; but for canine Of
medium size a box thirty-six inches
long, twenty-five inches wide, and
thirty-two inches high from the ground
to top of the roof peak, will give ample
room. If it is made larger or smaller,
the same relative proportions should be-
maintained
First make the front and back with
peaked tops, then the side and bottom.
In the front cut the entrance hole, and
be sure to have it large enough; don't
force your dog to squeeze and scrape
every time he crawls in or out. This
opening should be marked with a COM
pass and cut with a keyhole saw to OBJ
tain the curved line. Above it, in the
peak, bore four holes, and with the
same saw cut away the wood between
them as shown in the picture, so as to
make yentilaitor; for dogs as well as
other animals need pure air. The back
can be treated in a similar manner, so
that a circulation of air can be had.
Now nail the sides to the bottom. and
the front and back ito the bottom and
sides. Between the two peaks nail a
strip of wood to form a ridge pole.
against which the upper ends of the
boards forming the roof are to be
nailed. Next put on the top, mailing
it securely to the ridge pole, the top
edges of the front and back, and also
to the upper edge of the sides. Under
the front and back nail a piece of joist
to raise the floor of the kennel from the
ground; when this is done look inside
and see that there are no nail ends vis-
ible to tear the dogs skin or stick into
him when he lies down.
A staple with a chain, attached to
the end of which may be snap, can
if it is desired to keep the dog fast
ened. If necessary, a door may be fit
ted to close the hole in the front at
night, SO as to keep the dog warmer
in winter, but You must never forget to
open it in the morning, as it would be
very disagreeable for a dog to be shut
in so small place when he is awake
If it is Thought desirable to paint the
kennel, the nail holes should be puttied
I'D and the entire outside treated to
several successive coats; a light colored
paint is best.
Always place plenty of straw on the
floor of a kennel to make a soft bed
for your dog; he will be more grateful
to you in his canine way than you have
any idea of. HARRY ADAMS.
Copyright, 1898, by Bacheller Syndicate.
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dress material was trimmed with green
also. The lady wore a dark blue hat,
trimmed with black and green.
A dress of reddish brown cloth was
covered with extremely narrow ruffies
to the waist line. Another dress of a
purplish slate color was finished at
bottom with an enormously deep fringe
of jet and black chenille. At the waist
was a CLINT of orange
1 do not remember that in walk of
an hour and a half, covering some of
the most fashionable streets in the
city, I saw more than three or four
skirts untrimmed; these were tailor
gowns of severe model. Dresses that
have been made for February and
March wear in the South are flounced
and shirred and puffed and braided
without any of the reserve that in the
early winter feared too much lavishness
in such matters, as greatly as it feared
lack of orpamentation. The earliest
spring models that are being imported
point to a far more general and a
bolder use of draperies.
A dress for Asheville that was shown
to me yesterday was of pale reseda
faced cloth. 1lemmed with sable fur.
IIlc upper OptlltQ upon UIe IOun-
daItion skirt in front, bands of applique
embroidery in dark green, reseda and
burnt orange outlining the opening.
The bodice had blouse front of white
satin, covered with lace of a beautiful
design. The sides of the bodice and
the sleeves were embroidered in the col
ors of the skirt applique. From under
a high Medici collar of sable came long
scarf ends of burnt orange satin, fast
ening with steel ornaments. There was
a large black hat with dark green and
reseda feathers, and rosettes OF
orange.
Another dress, prepared for trip to
Florida, is of pale tan cloth. The skirt
has wide flounce, headed by a wavy
ruff1e and trimmed with very narrow
jet cords. The waist has a glimpe
neck of turquoise blue satin, covered
with lace and outlined with the narrow
jet trimming. Below the guimpe come
three circular frills of the tan cloth
and, below these, the waist in the mid.
die of the front only is arranged tc
pouch over the belt and is jet trimmed
ELLEN OSBORN.
Copyright, 1898, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-02-06
A Shop1ifter's Skirt.

"Did you ever see shoplifter's
skirt?" asked detective who is en-
ployed in a large department store OF
an acquaintance, and then produced a
singular looking garment which had
been taken off a shoplifter. "The wo-
man who had this skirt-this kick, as
thew call it-on had forty-eight differ
ent articles in her possession, stolen
from this store. She was walking in
the street about two blocks away when
we overlook her. Here is a list of the
things she had managed to secrete:
Mime pairs of kid gloves, 6 pocketbooks,
pairs of mitts, pairs of stockings,
pins, 1 pully for wash line, a lock, 3
knife rests, plates, bells, 2 pairs of
scissors, / can-opener, l glass pitcher,
earrings, small basket, l small clock,
1 mouse trap, and 2 oil burners; SIG
worth in all"
The skirt was simply black calico
walking skirt, with double lining fast
ened firmly to the outside at the bot
tom and secured at the waist with two
strong belts. There We're capacious
openings ait convenient points, and the
skirt was worn beneath an outside
skirt. which had a long slit in the full
pleats to correspond with the opening
in the garment beneath.
The herald., 1898-02-06

the entire run without special permis-
sion. There Were three ways of steer
ing in vogue. The first was "straddle," "
which needs no description The Sec
ond was called "kernts" q never saw
1T spelled before, but that is the way
1T is pronounced), was the most popu-
lar. The "kernts" steerer sat well back
on his sled with one leg doubled under
him, using the other as rudder. If
he had passenger-and he generally
had, in the shape of a bright-eyed. red
checked village girl-she sat In front Of
him. Passengers taken down the hill
by a straddle steerer sat behind him.
The third method is sufficiently de-
scribed by its somewhat comic designa-
tion, "belly-whopper." Boys who rode
that way never took passengers, Of
course. They did, however, take their
lives in their hands, so to speak, and
one poor chap, a bright chum of my
own, lost control of his sled and broke
his neck by running into a fence-post
beside the road. 1t was years after
that before anybodyselse took the long
hill in that reckless fashion.
"PUNGS" FOR THE OLD FOLKS.
The grown-ups among the women
folk were usually taken down the hill
in 'pungs," as we used to term the
long, low sleighs with boxes that were
The herald., 1898-02-06
Fun For Old-Fashioned Youngsters.

weather, while cast-iron shoes were
best when the mercury in the thermom-
eter was away down near the bulb. 1t
may have been just the other way-my
memory is not clear upon that point
but such a class certainly existed, and
it's members held their views with as
much tenacity as the others, in spite OF
the fact that both "steel-shoers" and
"cast-ironers" sometimes impuned Their
moral courage, declaring that they were
afraid to side one way or the other un-
equivocally.
TEN WEEKS OF SPORT.
This village was located in the north
ern tier of states, and SO far in the di-
rection of the Arctic zone that snow
always lay there at least three months
and sometimes nearly four. 1t was
pretty safe to count on ten weeks of
uninterrupted riding down hill.
Although, as I have said, the older
members of the community Joined in
the sport with as much enthusiasm as
the youngsters, yet party of grown
ups coasting alone was a rarity; and so
was a party of daylight riders. There
were two reasons for this latter: First,
the road was likely to be pretty well
CTOWQeQ WluH VestIHS III VIrt udy tIiIlt' >
and, second, the youngsters were at
school five days in the week during
most of the daylight hours. There was
some daylight coasting on Saturdays,
though it was counted extra hazardous
and indulged in by the most foolhardy
only.
On moonlight nights it was not at all
unusual for from fifty to hundred
sleds to be ON the hill. We all used to
start from the village together, and
wait at the top until the last rider for
the evening made his appearance. 1t
The herald., 1898-02-06

way they come and go. Here leading
the way to the room occupied by what
is known as the minor coin division,
you see TIL, way we handle them"
The part of the room which held the
money was protected by a. railing of
heavy iron bars, and behind these
bars clerks were busily at work. In
one corner, piled as high as the mems
heads. We're the canvas bags, each with
it's 1000 coins, just as they had been
brought in. On the opposite side three
clerks were busily counting off from a
great heap of loose pennies.
perhaps there are 50,000,000 one-cent
pieces here now" continued the Su-
perintendent, possibly more. The
stock is growing now, has been since
the beginning of the year. That is to
say, there are more people who have
pennies which they want to exchange
for bills than there are who bring us
large denominations and get cents fo1
them. The pennies are as good as cal
endars for us.
For several weeks before Christmas
we didn't take in many; the children
We're saving them up to buy presents
All those that passed into the hands
of the candy men, toy dealers and other
shop-keepers about Dec. % are coming
back to us now. But they will go out
again by and by. Every fall when
school opens the pennies begin to come
in fast. The children are spending
more for candy and such things. Dur
ing the summer months they accumu-
late on our hands. for then the young
sters are not spending so many. When
ever there is a storm, a spell of bad
weather, or anything that keeps the
penny-spending population at home, we
can see the difference in the numbers
that come to us.
$50 there are many ways in which
we can trace the connection between
the children and the cents, and it may
interest the youngsters to know that
they have a great deal to do with the
circulation of this particular coin. Per
haps the two things which have had
most to do with the great increase in