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The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
The Yankee Notion.

A Floating Shoe Shop Often Seen Here,
Houseooatlng in Maine up to the present
time, has not become a craze of summ.r
saunterers; but some observers. to see the
proprietor OF one that recently came under
the writer's notice at Islesboro. Me-. tied
up to an old wharf of one of it's many
plctufesques coves, not knowing of his
success at the business, would deem him
at least crazy to attempt in his crippled
condition such hazardous work as it must
be to go from port to port alone For he
is used-up man, apparently having been
born with withered leg and arm, and one
foot which is twisted and deformed and
mereiappology for that part Of the anato-
my and on land he hobbies about in a
very laborious manner, and painful to
look at
W. o. Cottle, the subject of this brief
chronicle, IS native of Jonesport, Me,
and is now weather. beaten. grizzle-
bearded, pleasant spoken man of % years
Of age. Notwithstanding the handicap
ping nature has sadded him with. he has
successfully followed the sea, and at one
time was first officer of the good schooner
Sea Breeze, of Ellsworth. He also served
as cook on several vessels satisfactorily,
and between voyages he had learned the
shoemaker trade. Four years ago, hav-
| ing become too old for nautical life, as lie
mad found 1t, ne says, and somewhat tired
! OF its arduous duties, he concluded 10 re-
tire from it 60 house boating.
| OBTAINING the necessary material, he
constructed alone, unaided, from keelson
to truck, scow 20 by &, with a house on
it 10 feet long and the width of the craft,
and christened her with +. bucket of pure
Penobscot bay brine, The Yankee Notion;
and though his first attempt in the line it
| is very credible piece of workmanship
and one that is destined to give the house
boat building in Maine waters new i'm
| petus; for number who have seen it
have already laid their plans to build one.
The house has a door in each end,
which being lashed open, permits him to
see through it to steer She is sloop rig
ged with two weatherboards on each side,
which enables her to get to windwapd
quite a distance in day. All Of the hoist
| ing tackle leads aft to his seat by the til
Ter and can be worked without his NOV
ing from his position. In the house
| in one corner is a yacht stove. In
another is a convenient cuddy containing
all the articles with which TO get up a
palatable meal, and with the tiller
becketted his craft steers herself in any
ordinary wind for hours: thus giving him
ampe time to prepare his food and dis
cuss it. Another corner contains bunk
IN which he sleeps with his faithful iitLle
dog Snip, who has been his mate the
whole foul years.
On one side of the house is shoe max
er's kit, and the business part Of his cruis-
ing is to 90 among the islands and to
anchor at any port that affords a prospect
of work, and to repair boots and shoes
and in most of his ports he has no com
petition, and he picks up many dollar,
Forest and Stream
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
Proud of Elaine.

To TILE EmroR OF TIE JoURNAL: |
cannot refrain from sending to The jour
nal the following paragraph from this
morning issue of the Philadelphia Press
The late Representative Dingley's Con
gressonal district, the Second Maine, Of
which MI. Dlnsiey WAS a native, was also
the original home Of three other Congress
men who attended his funeral. They
were Representatives Alexander of New
York; Stevens OF Minnesota, and Boutelle
of Maine. 1t also produced Franklin
Simmons, the sculptor; eX-Postmaster
General Horatio King, ex- Governor Per-
ham, Rev. Lyman Abbott, j. S. c.. Abbott,
the historian; Secretary Long, Emma
Eames, Madame Nord'ca, Maxine Elliott.
Annie Louise Carey, and the Washburn
family.
! am indeed proud to be citizen of a
State so rich in leaders and great names.
There is now being held in Lebanon
county in this commonw ealth a special
election for United States Senator, and
the anti Quay leaders are assailing
Senator Quay bravely in his stronghold
At an immense public meeting held in the
county last night in the interest of the
ANTIGUA candidate a distinguished
speaker made use of the following Ian
guage.
He pictured what bossism means; how
a man must surrender his manhood To gain
public position, and compared the Penn
sylvania delegation in Congress with that
of Maine, showing the contrast of i'm
becllity with greatness. He said that
Pennsylvania physically is the greatest
State in the world, but that in politics
Pennsylvanians are pigmies beside Maine. -
What glorious thing it is to think that
the integrity and uprightness of our
statesmen is so universally recognized out
side of the limits of the State of Maine.
Let every young man in the grand old
State remember this, and at the same time
| urge them to thoroughly prepare them
selves for the duties of the Christian
citizen OF the twentieth century; to stand
always for the great cause of temperance,
sound finance, pure religion and political
education.
Just before the opening of the New Year
l received from the New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company of Boston a
beautifully engraved 1899 calendar show
Ing san old New England homestead :"
How | love to look at it and think of our
forefathers of New England, who were
perhaps without the polish of the present
age, but sound in true Republican
doctrines. How hard they worked to
subdue the wilderness, to build churches,
school houses and halls of justice. Bless
ings on their memories. Let us ever
strive to perpetuate their principles. And
yet, as | think of the new future and the
enormous responsibilities resting upon the
government of the United States, | will
close by quoting the familiar verse of one
of our great writers:
New occasions teach new duties, time makes
ancient good uncouth
They must upward still, and onward, who
would keep abreast of Truth
Lo. before us CLEANS the camp fire, we our
selves must Pilgrims he,
Launch our May flower. and steer bold y
through the desperate winter sea,
| Nor attempt the Futures portal with the
| Pasts blood rusted key"
| FRANK w. GowEN.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 80.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
One OF Names Bes. Week.-Mrs..

success Wen Earned by Devotion to Local
News and Home Advertizing
A truly remarkable fact regarding the
Belfast (Me) Republican journal, which
mas lust completed its SEVENTEEN wear. is
that for the past forty two years it has
had but two editors, the present incum-
! bent having to his credit continuous service
of twenty years. In "A recent issue of his
paper the editor INDUCES in reminiscent
ces, suggested by his anniversary, and pro
ceeds to set forth the policy by which The
journal has achieved noteworthy success.
If The Journal has fulfilled it's mission.
| bo If &c of
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
Maine Butter in New York.

The fine display Of fancy butter by L..
W. Dyer, Mrs. c. f. Williams, L. F. Dol
loft, j. Henry Moore and Portland Cream
cry at our Maine State Dairy Conference
in December attracted so much attention
that parties from New York who saw the
exhibit, through Mr.. Hawley, Director
of Farmers Institutes, made urgent re-
quest of Secretary Mckeen to forward
the exhibits to the State Dairy Conven-
ton held at Gouverneur n Y. January
25-27, 1899.
Since the Maine Conference this butter
has been on exhibition at the store of A.
L. & E. f. Goss Co., Lewiston, and by
invitation of Secretary McKeen, Mr.. Henry
F. Goss of that Company carried the but
ter to Gouverneur and had charge of the
exhibit there The butter arrived in fine
condition and a photograph of the exhibit
Goss in its arrangement. Not having
show cases, a booth was made covered
with various colors of bunting with can
opy overhead, and on the background
was displayed a large placard:
"EXHIBIT OF BUTTER
FROM THE
STATE OF MAINE
BY THE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE"
Also smaller cards we've displayed Civ
IL.
butter
Gouverneur is not very centrally locat-'
ed, and many New York people predicted
that the attempt to hold a meeting there
would be suicidal to the interest of Dairy
Conventions in New York, but to the
great surprise Of all, this meeting was by
far the largest and most interesting in
their history;a hall seating eight hundred
being filled 20 overlooking all the time.
The Maine exhibit attracted much at-
tention, so many people crowding around
it that twas necessary to put a rail in
front to make larger circle, and every
body remarked that ''Mane is all right
and the Board of Agriculture of New
York was warm in it's praise of the Board
of Agriculture of Maine, for its kindness
in sending out this exhibit.
We believe that if the farmers in Maine
would attend the Dairy Conventions as
we'll as they did in New York, profting
by the knowledge given there, Maine
could wave banner that would be look
ed up to by all New England.
E. WALKER MCKEEN.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
Cur StaIniess Knight.

Ion. Nelson DingIey, Jr. Iii Memoriam
Beneath the signing pine trees,
We lay him down to rest,
Whose life, round Of action,
EXempilfies the best
OF true New England manhood
Nobility of life,
A character unsuhed
Mid Legislative strife.
To industry and temperance
A sound brain linked its force,
And drove the mighty engine
Along an upward course,
BY steady, calm propulsion
Reaching, in time, the goal
Which many never realize
Whose wheels more swiftly roll.
A rock amid temptations
On dashing waves of wrong,
He stood, moral giant,
Unrivalled mid the throng.
Consistent, wise and honest,
PainstakiDg, firm and just,
Men felt in his sound judgment
To place unfaltering trust.
Alas! the pail has fallen!
The bright eye CLEANS no more;
The kindly smile has vanished,
And gone his priceless lore.
His memory still fingers,
A precious heritage;
A life of stainless honor
A pattern for the Age.
FAuarvNA HTCHRORl
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
LincoIn's Birthday.
Feb. IL, 1909.

No bells were pealed, no cannon rent the
air;
No psalms of praise in vaulted church were
sung;
No largess to an idle crowd was flung;
No christening robe was wrought with
stitches rare.
The forest tossed its sturdy branches bare;
Within a settlers cabin, pale and young,
A mother smiled, and dazed and tender
hung
A rustic father DER his infant heir
But this; yet none the less prince was
born.
Beyond the seas, terror fierce to men,
Napoleon, glittering in his selfish scorn,
Was writing so he thought, with diamond
pen,
His lines fade out. but nations aye shall
bless
The child this day born in the wilderness.
Is. j. Underwood, in lions Herald.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

than when she retired at night. She
had terrible deathly sensation worse
than any pain she ever suffered. Her
stomach ana digestion were bad for She
was completely Frustrated. We saw DR.
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy
advertised and determined to try it,
She is now a healthy woman. able TO do
her ordinary work, with good digestion,
good sleep and is cheerful. This is what
DR. Greene's Nervura has done for her
l will cheerfully answer any questions in
regard TO my wifes cure
You can consult DR.. Greene, "a Temple
Place, Boston, Mass, free of charge,
whether you call or write.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

Abstract of meteorological observations
taken at the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station, for the month of January,
1899.
Lat 44o "a 2" N. Lon. $50 40 II" w.
Altitude above the $50 feet.
Highest barometer, Jan. 2. 30 81 inches
Lowest barometer, an. %. ... % O5
Average barometer. .............2 90 Sc
Number of clear days. ID
Number of fair days ............. II
Number of cloudy days.......... +
Amount of snowfall. ............ 10 inches
Average for January for 81 years %
Total precipitation as water..... 275
Average for January for 81 years. %
Total movement of wind. ....... 6,o9S miles
Average daily movement of
wind ACCOMPLISHMENTS 900 miles
TEMPERATURE.
Average for the month, .......... 10 20
Average for January for 81 years. 15o 98
Highest, January 5.............. 49o
Highest for January for 81 wears. 57o8
Lowest January 2.... -2lo
Lowest for January for 81 years. $50
Average of warmest day, Janu-
airy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 39o
Average of coolest day. Janu-
airy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
Legislative lettings.

The friends of Hon. Chas. E. Little
field say that his congressional prospects
are looking brighter every day and are
confidently expecting that he will be NOM
mated.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

Mr.. Dawson of Monroe is an active
member and is looking after the interests
of his constituents. Last week he APP
peared at the hearing before the commit
tee on claims in favor of the petition in
favor of Cyrenus B. Downs.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

Two cent milage, good for bearer, is
much talked Of All the members includ-
ing those who are pushing the bill, want
ter and what the results would be. 1t is
a question with two sides, and should
have careful consideration.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

Ia1nt. Inc little one was
unequal to the struggle.
and its life was yielded
up to the fearful poison.
For six long years | suf-
fered untold misery. 1
was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to
foot, and no language
can express my feelings
OF woe during those long
years. l had the best
medical treatment. Sew
eral physicians success.
sively treated me, but all
To no DTrnOso Tba mar
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
Sacrificed to
Blood Poison.

Those who have never had Blood Poi.
son can not know what desperate con-
dition it can produce. This terrible
disease which the doctors are totally
unable to cure, is communicated from
one generation to another, inhicting its
faint upon countless innocent ones.
Some years ago was inoculated with poison
by nurse who infected my babe with blood
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
New York Fashions.
New Materials. Styles in Making. Shirt
Waists. New Millinery. Straws. Trim
nings. Flowers. COlors.
Correspondence of The Journal.

New Materials. Styles in Making. Shirt
Waists. New Millinery. Straws. Trim
mings. Flowers. COlors.
correspondence of The Journal
Among new importations crepons ap-
pear in much variety and in materials not
properly coming under the head of ere
pons. Their special features are at once
made evident. Noteworthy in this class
are grenadines, where the familiar crinkle
adds variety, as, for example, when plain
surfaces are filed in to plaids or stripes,
different colorings producing, likewise,
more or less pleasing combinations.
Beautiful grenadines, and otamines as well,
show colored dots or circular designs on
a black or comparatively dark surface, and
this is in keeping with the continuance of
polka dots, that are once more a feature.
Light weight covert cloths, Venetian
cloths and poplins are shown for general
wear
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
THOUGHT SHE MUST DIE.
Complete Nervous PrOstrati0n
and Unable to Work.
Sleepless, and Mornings was More
Tired than When She Retired.
DR.. Greene's Nervura Has Made Her
Healthy, Cheerful and Able To Work.

B. J. Stockwell, Waits6eld, VT, says
"My wife was down for two years, being
for the most time confined to her bed.
She had complete nervous prostration.
She was unable to do any work during a
this time about the house. There were
times when for week al a time she did
not sleep hardly any. When she got up
she would say that she was more exhausted
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

Tie road commissioners law has been
getting thorough overhauling and the
whole matter was ably argued on both
sides. What the result will be is still in
the dark. The conditions in cities and
large towns are so different from those in
the small towns that good deal of con-
fict is the result. One man says that the
cities have no more right to say the
farmers must pay their highway tax in
the people in the cities must go on the
streets and work out theirs.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
IN TRIMMINGS

pisse mousseline is largely used for the
more dressy varieties, and delightful ex-
pies that can be classed as either
has OF bonnets are composed of soft
tulban like drapings which enclose
assembIages Of flowers that do duty
A. crowns. Tulle laid over chiffon
is again noticeable likewise, and comes
in with a lovely effect Tatfeta ribbons
lead, but the revival of eros grain may be
Doted and there is large proportion of
'sauze ribbons, showing stripes, plaids or
plisse combination; chene figured, stripes
On plaids, continuing in the list Many flow
ars are in huge dimensions and often more
fattened than those of former season.
and flowers showing plisse leaves are note
worthy. Some mammoth roses are fully
six inches across, and offerings n peoples
sr orchids are quite as remarkable. Small
or medium flowers are, however, well repre-
scented, 50 that the limit of choice is wide
in colors, blue is perhaps most prominent,
army blue, especially, continuing the
fancy for military showings; but hello
.rope and kindred purple shades are also
prominent and there is room for selection
in green, while proportion of pink or
red can be taken as matter of course.
VERONA CLAPKE.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

This line will be opened again on Thursday
February 9, when a steamer Will sail from Pier
g, North Rlver, foot of Rector ST., New York, for
Rockland, Camden, Belfast. and Bucksport, which
is the winter terminal of the line. A freight
delivered in Bangor r. guiar service VIII he
maintained herea ter further notice Of which
will be duly given in this space All competing
rates promptly met
H. c. QUIMBY. Eastern Agent,
% Broad st, Bangor Me.
n l.. NEWCONB, General Manager.
a. ID. SMITH, General Freight Agent,
5l1 Broadway, New York City.
f. T.. WILSON, Belfast, Agent, Lewis Wharf.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
PILES! PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
b lind Bleeding, liberated and Itching Piles. 1t
absorbes the tumors, allays the itching al once,
acts as poultice, gives instant relief. DR.. will
lams' Indian Pile ointment is prepared only for
Piles and Itching of the private parts, and moth
ing else Every box is guaranteed. Sold by drug
gists, sent by mail, for sec. and 81 90 per box
WILLIAMS MFG co, Props, Cleveland, Ohio
sale 10y X. II MOODY. lY3S
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

There is a very strong feeling against
the resolve in favor of the University of
Maine. Their coming here this year to
ask for an appropriation is mistake
Some are SO incensed at it that they say
that the resolve of two years ago giving
them $40, 900 year for ten years ought
to be repealed. 1t is said that they prom
ised then that they would ask for moth
ing this year.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

If it was only health, we
might let it cling.
But it is cough. One cold
no sooner passes OFF before
another comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time
And it's the same old story,
too. There is first the cold,
then the cough, then pneu-
monia or consumption with the
long sickness, and life tremb,
ling in the balance
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

The chances are the people of Waldo
county will have a chance to try to shoot
a deer at home next October. If so we
will thin 'em out a little on Main street
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
CA9To7 I
seo.. tho 1.-The Kind You Have Always Bought
C.: :; q; ;,|;;|;;;:;;;::: '''''

If you have catarrh, don't daily with local
remedies, but purify and enrich your blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

The Legislature is now working under
full head of steam. There were one humid
red and twenty three hearings before the
various committees last week.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
S.S.S.{ Tss Blood

is PURELY VEGETABLE, and is the only
blood remedy guaranteed to contain no
mercury potash. or other mineral.
Valuable books mailed free by Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
STYLES IN MAKING

Show departure from very ornate
waists, and continuance of skirt addi-
tons. The overskirt. especially in
pointed shapes, is an established fact, and
the polonaise as well; loose fronts, still
somewhat in pouch style, are seen, and
acket effects remain feature. Sleeves
are so much smaller than last summer as
to necessitate alterations in many in
5 tances, but this may be easily done by
taking out the top and substituting small
zap of silk OF satin. Princess dresses are
., natural outcome of sheath ike skirts,
b ut can never become common, because
they require a good figure, and are also
So difficult to fit that dressmakers do not
advocate them.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
MILLINERY.

New millinery is often extremely fanci-
3ul and the abandon which has been SO
marked feature is without abatement.
IA ncy straws in twistings, oft and various
~ turned brims, are frequent; the double
1ri i'm Of last season is repeated, and, as a
wholly new feature, mention may be made
Of Milan straws, showing brims lined with
fancy straw, or, again, the crown may be
in plain weave, with fancy brim, though
this is not novel. Crowns are usually Of
'nedium height and width Some hand
some styles are wholly of Milan straw,
with medium width, and straight brims,
out the majority are in fancy weaves ard
irregular in shape.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
TUE SH IRT WAIST,

IN vie" ii approaching warm weather,
becomes of paramount Importance, and
STYLES given at Lord q Taylor's conceded
TO he the best in the city, show a choice
among ginghams, linen material, a new
fabric composed of linen and cotton, or
pique. In the two first named fabrics
stripes run either diagona!ly or across and
-Ge cuffs are rounded, with collars to
faateh. Piuua waists at times show hem
stitching in diagonal squares, with an ex-
eremely dressy appearance, but again
same piQuts have tucks in successive
ZIoups, beginning with five at the top and
ending with two below the bust. Cord
iu4s, similarly placed, also give finish.
White linen waists are beautifully re
1iued and the more dressy ones are a special
vantage ground for hemstitchiug. Dur
ability and p good tit are also insured to
these high class waists by a yoke at the
back Bingham waists run III price from
~ cts. to -. -; linen material in fancy
stripes, are s. -; white linen from 81 -
70 -. %; white piques from 81. - to s.. IS
and fancy riques from s.. p to s.. 10
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
The Weather for January

Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 800.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

*Mr. f. j. Rigby suggested that these musica
books be placed in the Library
presented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-17
M. LABORI IMPROVING.

Rennes. Aug. 16-M. Labor passed a
better night. He had some sleep. and
his condition was more reassuring to-
day. The assalant of the lawyer has
not been captured.
so p. M.-The following bulletin has
just been issued: The condition of
the patient is satisfactory, in spite of
slight fever. The N-ray has shown the
bullet traversed the skin, simultaneous
cellular tissue and muscles around the
spinal column, nattening against the
right side of the fifth or sixth dorsal
vertebrate" The bulletin was signed
by the four doctors in attendance upon
Nj. Labor.
NJ. Matthew Dreyfus. brother of Cap
tain Dreyfus, visited the wounded man.
today. Finding him to be progressing
favorably NJ. Dreyfus said: We'll. Mon
brave. The revolver does not seem to
have done you much harm"
oh" replied N. Labor. smiling. re
Volvers are no use against me. | am
too big. II needs a cannon shot to do
ne much harm"
Emil lola has telegraphed to NJ
I.aboli, saying: con learning Of the
outrage | send you the expression If
my indignant anger My heart is fun
of tenderness and admiration for you"
N. Demange had long consultation
With NJ. Matthew Dreyfus. this after
noon, respecting todays session of the