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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
The King Devil Weed.

l was horrifedsz-in fact almost made
sick-by discovering patch of King
Devil weed-hieracium pr;paltum-
yesterday in the grass behind my house
dug up over 20 roots, in a foot square,
and % of them We're budded to blow.
In a week more there would have been
seeds enough, flying in the air, 10 infect
a township. There were none within a
mile that know of last year.
For four years | have done all |
could to warn people against this pest,
but very few seem to appreciate the
danger there is in it to this State.
Within four years it has spread from
the old Bartlett x Dennis field in West
Gardiner till now Randolph. Chelsea,
Farmingdale and West Gardiner are
pretty badly infected with it and it is
spreading into Richmond, Gardiner and
Litchtield. 1t will now take the perSis-
tent and vigilant effort of every one to
keep it from spreading into his grounds:
and the State ought to spare no expense
to exterminate it where it has got the
upper hands.
1t is amazing to me that the State
Board of Agriculture has not shown
more interest i'll this matter. They had
better spend all their money fighting
this weed till it is eXtermnated now If
they never do anything else
Will not every paper warn its readers,
and urge everyone to see that not d
seed is allowed to mature this year?
would suggest that in fields badly in
| tested the grass be immediately moved.
and burned as sOoE as it is dry enough,
and that the sod lie Immediately turned
| over. 1t seems to me this is the only
effective way to get rid of it.
| Its congener. hieracium aurantiacum
the orange haWkweed- is a bad one,
| but it is no comparison to the King
Devil Weed. 1t is time for everybody
to wake up on this subject and wage
| wan on this weed the worst pest
ever introduced in Maine. Its seeds
are more buoyant than the dandeliol
ANA its roots spread like strawberries
and will eXterminate grass or anythin.
else. II X. Morrell. in the Gardiner
| Reporter-.j Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
A Money-Earning Tramp.

In contrast with the old days of the
sailing ship is the remarkable series of
voyages made in year by the British
steamer Farringford which was in this
port for Rotterdam several months ago,
says the Philadelphia Times. The Far
ringford is now in Baltimore to load for
Dunkirk. On May 26, 1899, she sailed
fromLelth, Scotland, the seaport of Edin-
borough. Since leaving that port she
has been to Cronstadt, in Baltic Russia
back to the River Tyne, in England;
thence to Philadelphia, and then as fol
lows, until she arrived in Baltimore last
week: Philadelphia to Rotterdam,
Holland; to Sunderland, England, to
Buenos Ayres, South America; to Bel
fast, Ireland; to Cardiff, Wales; to Port
Said, Egypt; to Almeria, Spain; to
Philadelphia; to London; to Barry,
Wales; to Port Said; to Alexandria,
Egypt; to New York; to Boston; to
Monmouth, England, and thence to
Baltimore. Altogether the Earring
ford has been in twenty ports and has
steamed over $4,000 miles. With few
exceptions she carried cargo from
every port.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
A Century Old.

Mrs. Mary Cunningham of George
street, Bangor, celebrated the Tooth an
niversary of her birth July 4th. Mrs.
Cunningham is probably the oldest wo-
man in Bangor. She was born in Sedg-
wick on July !, 1900 and lived there
until she was 80 years of age, when she
moved to Bucksport. Afterli living there
for y years she came to Bangor. where
She has since resided. Mrs. Cunning
hams father was Daniel Bridges. who
was the first male child born in the Vi
entity of >edgwick. and he was the third
person born there, the other two being
his sisters. Mrs. Cunningham mother
was Mary Wilmington of Cape RoZier.
Daniel Bridges lived to be 50 and his
wife -. Mrs. Cunningham is the last
of a family of seven children and she
has no living relatives except two
daughters. Mary Ann Cunningham and
Mrs. Maria Quinn both of whom live
with her in Bangor. Mrs Cunningham
is enjoying excellent health and hen
faculties are not in the least impaired.
She remembers distinctly when the
British fleet came up to CaStine and
talks Interestingly of other events Of
her life, Bangor Daily News.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The indications are that our total
foreign trade for the fiscal year ending
one-quarter billions of dollars. For the
eleven months ending with Nay it
amounted to 81, 075, 600 600 Adding the
average for the month of June, then
this fiscal years import and export
trade should aggregate s2,264, 900, 900.
The excess of exports over imports
should exceed $3.50, 100000 this year, a
little more than it did in the 1899 fiscal
year
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

\ genll>-light. as from a berNl stone,
bWell> ON thy page, and from thy canva,
CLEANS
Thou painter-poet Of the realm of dreams.
Singer Of songs SO sad and strange Of tone
Thy name and art reflect the spirit lone
OF dante and that southern race VIII q
deems
That Life and Love are genius hottest
themes.
What seeds OF Thought and Truth thy hand
hath SoWn.
With thy christina sad and sister SOM.
Thine own shall live. The brotherhood
OF art
Shall boast of greater names than thine
but long
Before a starry soul like thine shall cart
That pure and solemn light that maletl
strong
The race OF man TO dwell with gods apart
Ashley Auburn Smith, in the Bookman fo1
JULY
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
For Sale.

A small farm situated in Northport, on the Per-
kins road, so-called, one and half miles from
Nortbport Camp Ground containing twelve acres,
buildings, a young and thrifty orchard, and never
falling water. Also dwelling house and one half
acre Of land situated one and one half miles from
pleasantly located, having splendid view of Bel
fast Bay and Islands. Either or both of the above
will be sold on reasonable terms.
F. A. KNOWLTON,
% No. II High Street, Belfast, Me.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

SOB, 900, an increase of $4,000, 900 over
the exports in May of last year. The
first eleven months of this fiscal year
our total exports amounted to 81, 1885,
PA 534, an increase of S15o, 5s5, 459 over
the exports in the corresponding eleven
months of 1899.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

Kansas City is the hub of the great
prosperity belt. The Kansas and Mis-
souri, farmers never were so prosper
Gus. 1t is not an ideal place for ca
lamity gathering.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
Editors Awful Plight

F. NJ. Higgins, Editor Seneca, Oils, }
News, was afflicted for years with Piles that
no doctor or remedy helped until he tried
Bucklen's Arnica Salve He writes two
boxes wholly cured him. It's the surest
Pile cure on earth and the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents.
Sold by r. Fl. Moody, druggist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The farm price of wheat on December
LIST in each year of President Cleveland S
Administration averaged 54.1 cents per
bushel. Under the Mckinley Admins
tration the average price has been 67.5
cents per bushel, an increase of 25 per
cent. over the Democratic price.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
For Women,

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

Our movements of gold to and from
foreign countries has been practically
the same during the eleven months of
this fiscal year ending with May; both
the imports and exports of gold each
exceeded S400o0,O00.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

urged the fulfillment of every campaign
promise made in the Republican plat
form of 1896. In this he has been sup
ported by the representatives Of his
party in Congress, and the result has
been much legislation OF a valuable
character, as well as faith kept with the
people. ..
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
POLITICAL POINTS.

Senator Morgan admits that some of
the features of the Chicago platform
are rather socialistic Senator Morgan
is not Republican campaign orator.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
That Throbbing Headache

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.

lican party has good cause to ask the
voters of the country to continue it in
control of the Government and to re-
elect President Mckinley. The results
which have followed the application of
Republican principles to the admins
tration of the United States have not
been accidental. Aside from the con-
ditions arising from the war with Spain,
no one will dispute that the nations at
fairs are far better than they were
under the Democratic Administration
which preceded the election of Mckin-
ley All financial and commercial CON
ditions have improved. The riots Incl
dent to the strike during the Cleveland
Administration were the acts not of the
strikers, but of starving and unemploy-
ed men.
Within two years after President Nc
kinlev was inaugurated, all of the idle
of 1896 were at work, SO much so that
III the strikes of 1900 it IS not possible
for employers of labor to fill the places
of men going out on strikes. Never be-
fore have employers been SO able to
meet the demand of strikers In every
line of employment of labor there has
been al advance in wages more than
equal to .he advance in tie cost of liv-
ing products 1t is now seen that pro
duetion las run beyond the limits of de
mand in many lines. and this VIII ad-
Just itself 10y lower prices i'll 1901 than
i'm l4ou The ad itlstment has been going
on tor three months. and now prices in
all lines 0f nom material are lower than
ir l~Y9. One wear ago the trusts and
large manufacturers advanced prices.
and " I'll they got them beyond reason
able limits the consumption ceased and
values had to fill Manufacturers have
tiu9 learned that they cannot maintain
unreasonable prices by stopping pro
tluctiou Thel have also learned that
they cam rm their plants to full capaci-
-y if the prices Of their commodities
ale reasonable,
the tariff tor protection excludes the
podutt~ II cAeaperHho IN other conn
Tales. Ae - .a basis Of our monetary
SYSTEM enables the ruchaserto buy the
raw material 1T the 'oWe~t prices in amy
Ullkrt in tire world The American
0etrL alc Is to-day without q superior
''l cIrtA. lie Goes one--inm more work
~ Il day ot eight i"U's than the men of
I.- t'W- IN any part ot Europe, and he
days II aettr'. He il. Therefore, entitled
Y.r-tAlH higher wages than ale paid
Ii European countries which would
j.r tap conlete with us for our home
N.aIk-t An increaseof wages to Amer
iral employees does not mean an in
elease beyond reasonable limits in prices
charged tire consumer The rule is
coming 10 be understood that wages and
pl.cps must be reasonable if the products
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
At His Old Home.

Capt. F. G. French Of Rockland and
his guest J. H. Hussey Of Jacksonville,
Fla, called upon friends in Lncolnville
Sunday, the former home of the visit
ing gentleman. Mr.. IIussey is a mem
Der of the firm OF Ellis x Hussey, ship
chambers, and has been located in Jack
sonville 25 years Next week he will
leave for New York to visit his broth
ers, Chas. A. and L. A. Hussey He is
delighted with the scenery i'll this local
ity, and says it seems strange to be
where he can see mountains and hills,
as the section where he lives is a
plateau covered with large pines and
prairie grass. The roads in Jackson
vile are hard and sandy and some of
the drives in the suburbs, among which
is the 12-mile belt road, are made of
oyster shells, being perfectly smooth
and level. The main street is made. of
brick, with foundation of oyster shells
and cement, which he says never STARTS
no matter how much heavy travel there
may be. His voyage from Jacksonville
to New York with Capt. French was
pleasant in the extreme, and he says
the Austin d. Knight is a clipper, as she
was able to pass three-master on the
trip which had the advantage. of three
days start. [Rockland Star.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

A Republican victory in Nebraska
this year would be fitting climax fol
the Democratic campaign on false is
sues.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

His patient and laborious work anc
the successful result of the war Will
Spain alone entitle President Mckinley
to reelection at the hands of -the
people.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

A Montville man thus illustrates the
lightness of the hay crop. Said he:
81 can stand by my house and see ants
crawling from knoll to knoll at the
lower end Of my field which is forty
rods long. One day recently thought
l saw a yearling heifer crossing the
lot but on nearer inspection l found
it to be an attenuated kangaroo mouse"
[Kennebec Journal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

Do not lose sight of the Dingley bill
as having been passed under this Ad-
ministration. 1t opened the mills and
gave wageearners a chance to again
earn living.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

Idle men, tramps and Coxey's armies
furnished but poor markets for farm
produce.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

f3tttl4t NC NlllltN HAS announced q
commercial agreement entered into be
tween the mited States and Portugal.
This enables lis to export to Portugal.
the Azores and Madeira Islands. at rates
of duty as low as those accorded to
any other country except Spain and
Brazil, the following American pro-
ducts: Flour of cereals, except wheat:
corn, wheat, lard, grease mineral oils
and their products: yeaping. moving
and threshing machines: machines for
COMPRISING hay aud straw: steam
ploWs and parts of such machinery: i'll
Stntments, implements and tools for the
arts, for factories agriculture and
gardening
Latest advces from Oregon show that
the, Republican pluralities i'll this
month"; elections in that state were
larger than at first reported. The Re
publican candidate for governor had a
plurality of more than 10000. almost
exactly the same as it was in 1898. For
congressman. the combined plurality of
the two Republican candidates was
about l,5O0, or $500 more than the
plurality given to the same candidates
i'll 1898, and fully 10000 larger than the
straight Republican plurality on Con-
gressmen in 1896. 1t should be remem-
bered also that in 1896 there was no
fusion Of the opposition vote, whereas
this year all the parties opposed to the
Republicans formed as complete a
fusion as was ever made. Besides this,
Mr.. Bryan had made tour of Oregon
few weeks before the election.
The exchange of old bonds, under the
gold standard law, for new bonds bear
ing 2 per cent. interest, has exceeded
$500, OOO,O 900 and has so far resulted in a
net profit to the Government of IS, OOO,-
600.
President Mckinley is meeting the
troubles in China with that promptness,
decision and good judgment which
characterized his actions in our war
with Spain.
The nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt for Vice-President is very well re-
ceived in Washington, where he has
always been popular favorite.
Exports of American products and
manufactures in Nav amounted to &113.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The governor of Missouri was selec
ted as one of the delegates to the Kan
sas City convention. He will make a
fine object lesson.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

There was more important legislation
transacted during the last session Of
Congress than in any other similar
period. At the next session two of the
most important measures will be the
Nicaraguan Canal construction bill and
the restoration of American shipping.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

President Mckinley has strenuously
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The Chinese pig-tail makes fine
twisting material for those persons who
have been so persistently at work on
the British lions tail.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt for Vice-President is very we'll re-
ceived in Washington, where he has
always been a popular favorite.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

Exports of American products and
manufactures in May amounted to $11S,-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The Treasury Department has made
a net saving, to June 1, of $7,26s, SIS on
the refunding provision of the gold
standard law.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The Democratic is the only party that
makes a speciality of protecting foreign
interests at the expense of American
interests.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The Democratic Nashville American
warns its party managers that it is use
less for them to attempt to carry Ohio
this year The American has been in
vestigating conditions in the Buckeye
State
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

President Mckinley is meeting the
troubles in China with that promptness,
decision and good judgment which
characterized his actions in our wal
with Spain.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

There is no encouragement for the
foes of the United States in the Philadel
phia platform.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The news from the West indicates
quite plainly that this is going to be a
bad year for the political party that
tlourishes ON short crops and empty
dinner-pails.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

If Mr.. Hearst attempts to replace all
the newspapers that have been driven
out of the Democratic party by the
Chicago platform, he will be a very busy
young man.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The exchange of old bonds, under the
gold standard law, for new bonds bear
ing per cent. interest, has exceeded
$500, 600, 900 and has so far resulted in a
net profit to the Government Of IS, 900,
900.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

The Democrats in the North Carolina
legislature have damned through the
bill DISTINGUISHING the colored voters
Now they can resume the discussion of
government without the consent of
the governed"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

What the country wants, without a
dissenting voice, is legislation for the
upbuilding of our merchant marine in
the foreign trade. The Republicans
voiced the sentiment in their PLATFORM
But they did not go to the length that it
should be restored. That is the province
of Congress, and the Republicans wise
ly refrained from poaching upon its
preserves.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
Dr.. Miles, Nervfne

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Tt is brain and nerve food and ton
ic Of the highest order.
"Before I heard of DR.. Miles Nervine
was i'll all the time from neuralgia and
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my bones ached so could hardly endure
the pain. I was very thin and weak and
whenever would try to work 1 would have
to sit down and cry. l was about ready to
give up and die when paper was put under
my door describing DR.. Miles Nervine and
what it was good for. took two bottles of
that great nerve food and one box of Dr.
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills, and since then
I rest well at night and do not get nervous
as used to. I am very grateful for the
benefit have received and would advise
others to give DR.. Miles Remedies trial"
MRS. WILL SMOKE, Shippensburg, Pa.
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17

SADDLE and so forth. and still she Kept
her eyes fixed on the prince. She sure
~ could do no less after what he had
done for her-the gown, the cape, the
jewels and all the rest.
''Of course the lines referred to King
Francis l, but the prince no doubt saw
in them delicate allusion to himself,
and he smiled in way that showed
he was much gratifed. And indeed
he, too, is TALL handsome gentleman
and a splendid horseman. One might
have fancied that Victor Hugo had
him in mind when he wrote the lines.
1.-THE presidents wife smiled also.
Perhaps she was thinking of the pres
ent ruler of France But all of a sud-
den some crank cried, Face the audi
encev
The cry was taken up and repeated
from all parts of the room.
eyes; face the audience! Never
mind the fine people in the boxesv
''The fools! Just imagine, they
thought that Leona was looking at and
playing at the presidents wife, and so
they were jealous.
II rose in my place and said in
loud voice, but with great dignity:
"'But she is not looking at Nine la
Presidente. She does not care that q
snapped my fngers) for Nine. la Presi-
dente. She is looking at Prince Tapa-
loft,
"At this the disturbance increased.
In the midst of laughter, wells and hiss
Morris tribune., 1900-02-17
The Reporter.

The average reporter asks, what do
people wantY' The great reporter
asks, what shall make them Want?"
The public fatters the average report
er with prompt success, You give
u.s." it says, what we want" To the
great reporter it says in it's slowly
awakened but innumerably decisive
way: What will this man Kipling
want next? Then. we want it."
The average reporter. eternaIly CAD
ding about for availability instead of
cultivating ability, cares more about
succeeding as writer than he does
about the thing he writes about. That
is why he is an average reporter. The
power to make men interested in the
things they have not learned to like is
a power that belongs alone to the dis
interested man, the man who is led by
some great delight. until the delight
has mastered his spirit, given unity to
his life, become the habit and the COM
panion of his power, led him out into
a large place to be a leader Of men,
Gerald Stanley Lee in Atlantic.