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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26

LIBERTY. The Pulcifer family of New
York, who are spending the summer at Mrs
Pulsifer's old home in Morrill,, were in town
last week, bringing with them their guests,
Miss Florence BlaGvelt of New York, sister
of Lillian Blauvelt, who was one of the
soloists at the Maine Musical Festival in
Bangor and Portland two years ago, Misses
Lolita and Mollie Cole, also Of New York
and Mr.. Ned Taylor OF Detroit, Mich...
Isaac Grit1is, Walter Anderson and brother,
Mr.. Snow and Mr.. Jones of Boston, are
spending ii few weeks in this village at Mrs.
Mitchells. They have spent their vacation
here for several years. They are all gentle
men, are in high favor with ALL and all are
fine musicians. They, with Miss Blauvelt
and the Misses Cole, assisted by R. l.
Morse and Walter L. Cargill, members of
Glee clubs at their respective colleges, give
us some fine music L. c. Morse entertain
ed them, with other friends, about thirty
in number, at his cottage on Green Island,
Georges Lake, Wednesday, and social
dance was given them at Hall St. George
that evening. Prof. Geo. r. Berry and
! wife have returned from an extended visit
to his friends in Oxford county ... Mrs. En-
lily SkidmOre has returned from an eight
| months visit to friends in Minnesota Mrs.
Littlefield, wife of Hon. c. E. Littlefield,
| Mrs. E. P. Walker and son Charles, and Mrs.
Fannie Aver, widow of the late Hon. r. S.
Aver, visited NJ. S. Aver Friday and Satur-
| day of last week. Walter N. Cargill has
J been offered fine position in New York as
an electrician. 1t will be remembered that
he has just graduated from the University
OF Maine with high honors in that particu-
lar branch. "A family from Gardiner are
occupying the Mathews cottage on the lake
for two weeks. Allie Fowler and son from
Rhode Island, former resident of this vii
lage, is visiting his brother, L. K. Fowler
....Dr. Sebins of Tampa, Fla.,:is spending
| few days with J. j. Walker and family.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26
THE CHURCHES.

Meetings will be held at the Peoples Mis-
sion in the FRYE school house, Miller street,
every Saturday evening at O'Clock. All
are welcome
The Presiding Elder, Rev. I. +. Jones,
will hold quarterly meeting at the Method
lst church next Sunday evening at 80
Other services for the day will be as usual
The quarterly conference will be next Tues
day evening.
Services at the Universalist church next
Sunday will be as usual, after which the
church will be closed until the first Sunday
ill September. The pastor, Rev. A. A
Smith, and wife will spend their vacation
in Auburn and Gloucester
Rev J. W. Day, Presiding Elder Of the
Bangor District, East Maine Conference, is
spending a vacationin Camden. He preach
ed in that village last Sunday, and the pas
tor, Rev. W. W. Ogier, held quarterly meet
ingS for HIM in Wnterp0rt and Hampden.
Following are the Baptist church notices ::
Thursday evening Scripture, Acts 20:1-16.
Sunday the pastor will exchange with Rev.
A. I. Ringold of Gardiner. Sunday school
at the close of the morning service and the
evening service at 80 o'clock. The \. Z.
S. c. f. conservation meeting at $50 p. m.
The subject of the prayer meeting at the
North church this, Thursday, evening will
be "What is answer to prayer?" . Chron
7:12-1s. The morning service and Sunday
school will be as usual. The subject of the
c. F. conservation meeting at $50 will be
''What shall we do to keep our G. f.
pledge ??
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26
rHF NEWS OF BELFAST.

.n.ls wutr
..a.r MEETING Of the School Com
a7 is. hell! next Monday evening.
... ~pa Breeze, the smallest
world, On page >,
Vrr has sold his horse "Tom
. Patterson of Gloucester.
....fn Of Boston have opened
.....tn. H. A. kn0wlton store on
I..He-ia pickey entertained A. f.
aiies' Md Society, at North
uud saturday evening.
a.-r~ due in progress for con-
+.maer. by J. j. Watson of Bos-
several years was an accom-
s-,.e EuN
...t.lAlcuS. The Republican
H..Ia-t. aud all citizens intending
- a0didates of that party at
....a- elections, are requested..tO
uual Building on Thursday
AHA Imo, at 80 o'clock to place
....-lH IL candidate for the State
.. PER order Rep. City Com
r.. H, the rank growth of bur
... .-Dr weeds at the foot of Main
.... spoken of at swan 4 Sibley Co.'S,
.r tR1 later it was noticed that
l4 eroNth had been laid low.
...... id not do it with his little
uur uf their men welded a
a0l purpose. There are other
... Lrse d little work in this
... ..umttee secured an appro-
.Ih needed repairs on the
Lat : known as the Hay
.l the work will be done
...ftiou Besides general re-
.u uomS will be ceiled with
Jd have a hard floor
Ih..,,+s;do win he n.;n+ad
woodwork oiled.
.,nt Thomas Condor fell
... Nw'hport avenue Saturday
tu, severe cuts in his face
s.l t-e....A young son of j
... d ID Dad scalp wound Satur-
.. ....... thrown into the air by
..... Calling upon his bare head.
.u received a severe scalp
tlict with which he was at
yard Monday.
....i.- omen air e,ncert Ia #
OFF. na, one of the hest ever
A.l.-h is saving a GOOD deal
,.,. INST rioht for an
doors and everybody
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Portland to be treated in
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many people. Boarding and
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toHuf thagford, Devon County,
at London, Nov. l., 1864:
M.0.il-adp soverei5ne iadva Vita All "
4reO-.ot Godd, Queene of England.
'itIahde, Defender OF the
lfAsf OPERA HOUSE. The Da-
'rs-- Dramatic Il Specially Co..
nus engagement at the BEL
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26

is the oldest of the "Old Home Week" poems. as
it was written the next day after the mid winter
meeting of the Maine Federation of Women $
Clubs held at Westbrook. Jan. "a. at which time
a committee was appointed to advocate the idea
of an Old Home Week in Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26

\ Concord, n. H., Judge has decided
that soda water is one of the necessa-
ries of life, and may be sold on Sunday,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26

were pleasantly spent The steamer then
went to Dark Harbor, where the buck board
party was taken on, and the return home
was made via Gilkey's Harbor... F. W.
Pote gave the Universalist Sunday school
and the children of the Girls Home an ex-
cursion by steamer Silver Star to Isesboro
Monday. About ninety young people par
ticipated. They went to Ryder's Cove on
the regular morning trip, and returned by a
special trip in the evening. The day was
pleasantly spent in the pastimes usual on
such occasions. Some of the party took a
buck board ride to Dark Harbor and around
the island, and others enjoyed themselves
near the place of landing. When the
steamer reached her wharf in Belfast,
about o'clock in the evening, three cheers
were given by the excursionists for Mr.
Pote, whose generosity furnished them so
much healthful enjoyment 80. The North
church Sunday school made its annual ex-
cursion yesterday to Blake's Point, Cape
RoZier, on steamer Castine.
STEAMER NOTES. The side-wheeler City
Of Rock land, under construction at the yard
of William McKie, Off Border street, East
Boston, for the Boston Il Bangor Steamship
company, is now well along and when ready
to be placed in the service of the company
next spring to run in conjunction with the
City of Bangor between Bangor and Boston
she will unquestionably be the finest craft
of her type in eastern waters. The hull is
planked, guards and guard-frames in
position, and engine frames set up. Carpen-
tiers and calkers are planning and calking
the outside hull, and are making rapid
Roadway. 1t is expected that the steamer
will be launched about the middle of next
month. Capt. l. E. Archibald, owner and
master of steamer Merryconeag, running on
the route between Rockland and Portland,
has contracted with VIM. A. Moody, prOprie-
tor of the marine railway and ship-yard at
Port Clyde, St. George, to build him a new
| and much larger boat for the route. She
will be ready to go on the route early next
Spring. She will be built from a special
| design expressly for the business of the
| route, and have all modern improvements,
including electric lights and search-light
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

teSteO eieCtlon cdSes, WHICH look
large amount of time and attention
those of Mr.. Quay of Pennsylvania
and Mr. Clark of Montana. The House
had a peculiar case-that of Mr.. Rob
clared invalid, and to whom a success
sor who is not a polygamist has since
been chosen by the people of Utah.
The House found time for n thorough
investigation of the Occur d'Alene
troubles, and found that the United
States troops had acted entirely in
subordination to the civil authorities,
without exceeding their constitutional
authority in any degree; and that their
action had been salutary in restoring
peace and order to a distracted state
One further measure, of considerable
Importance to the West, was the Free
Homes Act" under the provisions of
which settlers may take up free home
steads from the public lands remain.
ing, without payment other than the
necessary fees for entry. This became
law.
OF course great many other bills
came before the two houses and re
ceived consideration; but these are per-
haps the most important. They are
enough certainly to show that the
Congress did not waste its time; that
it accomplished very large amount
of good work, including all that was
really imperativel necessary Mt this
session; and that several mea of
Importance which We're not passed are
in a forward state for consideration at
the next session. On the whole, the
Fifty-sixth Congress has certainly de-
served well of the people-and when
we say the Fifty-sixth Congress, it
means the Republican majority of that
Cougress-for there was scarcely
measure passed which was not bitter
ly fought by the Democratic minority,
which spent its whole time, not in try
ing to help make good laws, but in try
ing to put the Republicans in n hole
and obtain some possible partisan ad-
vantage to be used in the coming cam
paign. AS of old, the Democratic
party has acted simply and solely as
party of obstruction. trying at every
turn to block the wheels of progress,
and even voting against measures ad-
vocated in their own party platform
when such measures were supported
by the Republicans, just to be on the
other side. and against the admins
tration. Republicans may be well CON
tent to rest the result of the coming
campaign on the records made by the
two parties in the session of Congress.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

great many OF the census enu-
merators have given up their jobs in
more or less disgust. When the an
nouncement was made that the popula-
ton canvassers would be appointed on
. certain date there were several thou
sand more applications at the Office
next day than there were places fo,.
Politics was considered very little in
the selection of the men. and every
thing looked promising. When the
final work Of preparation was begun II
resembled clear sailing until the can
vassers found out something about the
task that confronted them. One OF
them in resignins to Chief Agent Bea-
ston of Philadelphia said: What do
you think / am? have to ask twenty
two questions for 211 cents. That's a
good job. nit! You can have it."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

The number and variety of knives
and forks that now grace a we'll
equipped and formal dinner table may
well dismay one unused to such a
variegated display of cutlery and sill
yer. There are forks for the oysters,
for the fish and for the roast. and
forks as well for anything else that
may be served. There are also knives
to correspond to the forks that may be
needed. These implements that social
convention DEGREES to be necessary to
convey food to the mouth are usually
laid out in formidable rows on either
side of the plate. The other evening
a simple western maiden at her first
eastern dinner surveyed her supply of
knives and forks with growing trepi-
dation. Her common sense told her
that they were laid out in the regular
order in which it was intended that
they should be used, but nothing in
her experience had taught her which
was the right end of the row to start
in with. Finally, in despair, she
sought help from her next-door neigh
bor, a prominent physician. Say.
Doc" she questioned anxiously. as she
pointed at the offending objects, do
you eat out or in?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
THE PHILIPPINES PLANK.

We notice some discussion among
our Republican contemporaries as to
the proper form of the plank In the lie
publican platform which Is to be devot-
ed to the Philippines.
There is n disposition on the part of
some Republicans to concede point
or two to the anti-imperialists, and to
apologize in measure for the course
of the Republican party.
Such action would be unwise and
wholly unnecessary.
But the point that is important above
fade into insignificance is that every
thing that has been done in the Philip
pines was done as "A matter of practical
necessity. 1t is not so much that the
Republican administration has done
the best thing possible under the cir
cumstances.
Dewey went to Manila because he
had to go there. or else abandon the Pa
cific and Indian oceans to the Spanish
fleets. leaving them free to organize an
attack upon our Pacific coast.
He stayed at Manila because he
could not leave the city without aban-
doning it to its fate at the hands of
savages in rebellion.
The sending Of troops to the Philip
pines was a positive necessity to save
the city from massacre and pillage and
to save the faith of the nation before
the civilized world. The suppression
of the Tagal insurrection was a neces-
sity of our position, and an inseparable
part of the duty we had incurred to-
wards the people of the islands, the
people of Spain and the foreign mer
chants and residents of the Philippines.
At the present time we could not leave
the islands or relinquish their control
without the grossest violation of our
faith and an utter disregard of our in
ternational obligations.
This is the point that should be made
clear in the Republican platform.
There is nothing to apologize for. There
has been no conquest of distant posses
sions, no risky experiments, no policy
of dash and bluster. The Republican
party has faced new conditions, it has
met unexpected emergencies, and it
has protected the interests of the ma
ton and fulfilled its duties under the
circumstances of unusual trial and diff
ficulty.
AS for the future, the Republican par
ty has already outlined its policy. 1t
will keep the faith of the nation. 1t
will fulfill its obligations, it will meet
its pledges. 1t will regard the national
interests first of all. 1t will give the
largest measure of f-government
consistent with peace and good order.
1t will vary its treatment of local mat
ters as differences of time and place
may make it advisable to do so. 1t will
in short do what any sensible, patriotic
Americans would do If they were run
ming the government, and it will pay
very little attention to the unreasona-
bic criticisms of Democrats.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

N is predicted in London that uh-
less conditions change American -four
will soon compel the closing of the
mills Of England. In France American
dour is able to pay the high tariff
duties and profitably compete With
Trench-milled -four. 1t is claimed that
American millers can grind the wheat
anto -four cheaper than British or
French millers. A comparison of the
ordinary flour mills of European ooun-
tries with those of the United States
carries out this assertion. Long ago
in this country the old-fashioned grist
mill gave place to the merchant mill
and the roller process took the place
OF the grinding process. Water power
and steam engines of the most efn-
cient and economical character are be-
ing used as motive power. In fact in
America the milling industry has been
reduced to the most economical meth
DDS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

The cypress in ancient times was
considered a sacred tree and idols
were made of cypress wood. The Pa
cifice coast Indians used it as an en-
olem Of publication. The Dakotan In
dams had superstition concerning
the cedar tree They imagined that
thunuer was manifestation of the
storm god Wa-Kan-Da, thunder birds.
as his messengers, producing the noise
designated as thunder. These birds
lived in cedar trees. and hence the
cedar tree became an object OF worship
and the cedar pole an emblem of the
highest value.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
The average annual production OF

The average annual production of
cottonseed oil in Mexico during the
last few years has been about 3,3OOOOO
pounds, and the consumption in 1899
was 31,OOO,0OO. The price averaged
about 12 cents per pound. Juan Brit
tingham has erected plant near Du-
range to handle the oil from the Du-
range belt
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

Texas has established rigid quar-
antine against San Francisco and
vicinity. No persons or goods from that
neighborhood will be admitted inside
the state. This action is taken be-
cause within three months half dozen
Cinnamon have died of a disease which
may be bubonic plague There is no
epidemic of plague or of any other di-
sease in San Francisco.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
Revolution in water Travel.

Experiments have proven that yes
sells, fitted with propellers which imi-
tate the fish's fin, develop remarkable
power 1t will cause n revolution In
water travel. Men gradually learn
that natures ways are best. One cause
of the remarkable success of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is the fact that
it is sure cure for constipation, indi-
gestion, dyspepsia and biliousness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

The shear trust, organized two years
ago with good financial backing, has
given up the ghost, Its stockholders
losing almost every dollar 1t is evident
that in this case at least the shearers
were among the shorn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
Ar, you u.,n< Allen. root-E..e.

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Alien
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and ShqD
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ar
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

The death of Cross. the Liverpool
animal dealer, removes the most ex-
tensive procurer of wild animals of
modern times. He was the first to in
troduce rare beasts into European
menageries.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

The path in front Of bicycle is
cleared OF substances which would
puncture the tires by a new attach
ment, comprising clamps for suspend
Ing a small circular brush in front of
the forward wheel with driving wheels
ground.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

Coffee, the drink more highly re-
garded today than any other, was first
used in Abyssinia in 1875. A Greek
first introduced it to England and
made himself famous by the act.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

A man was arrested for making a
silly speech in the national house of
representatives the other day, but that
was because he made it from the gal
1ery. instead of the floor of the house.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

A German professor is predicting
the downfall of the United States. The
made in Germany" predictions never
were particularly n'easing to our cara
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

state of New York 100000. The walk
lng delegates may sooner or later
arouse the latent indignation of the
patient taxpayer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
Juvenile Foresight.

Sammy, where did you get that
ice."
9TH iceman gimme it."
"Isn't it too cool a day for you to be
eating ice?"
"P'raps; but mebbe he'll come along
some hot day an won't gimme any"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

81 don't see what you like about this
fiat, Clara" "Well. Clarence, it is the
only one we've looked at that fits our
Navajo rug"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

She-"I'll wager you have told lots
of other girls that you loved them" He
well. If such has been my misguid-
ed career it is now in your hands to
put a stop to 1t"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-19

William S. Taylor announces that he
will not be II candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor of Ken
lucky, as he considers it his duty both
to himself and to his family to ask Of
the Republicans of Kentucky relief
from the exactions which the nomina-
ton would impose."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
A FARMERS STORY.
The Effect of Bad Roads on Country
Life Is Disheartening in More
Ways Than One.

Good roads bring the farm close to
the city line. This is what a farmer
in Lincoln county, Wis, has to say
about the effect of bad roads: "The
farmers in the town of Russell can
not get to Merrill with load of hay
or load of potatoes-the produce
they get their money from-and by
not being able to market their prod
uce they are compelled to get along
without clover seed, timothy seed,
some choice seed barley or spring
wheat, or some new variety of farm
seed that may be very profitable to
them if they could get their truck to
market when there is a market value
on it. There have been a number of
new settlers to start in this spring, and
while these parties were moving in it
was very common to see one team get
mired and lie down. The first team
that happened to come along would
hitch on to the team and draw them
out, and both teams draw the wagon
through by hitching it to long chain,
allowing the horses to get on solid
ground. 1t takes two days to make
q trip of IS miles. and 1,500 pounds
is big Load for good team; so by
the time the farmer gets home he has
been to more expense than the load
brings in the market. He has there
fore given away his load and worked
himself and team for two days for
nothiLg."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-02
CELESTIAL CHAFF.
The Pointed RetOrt of a Small But
Smart Monaghan to an Amer
lean SchOOlmate.

The young daughter of former Philadel-
phian is a schoolmate of little WI, the
SON of the Chinese ambassador at Washing
ton. During a recent visit here she often
talked about the little celestial, and told
tales about him that seemed to indicate that
little WI at times gently guys his Christian
schoolmates. He is awfully cute" sne
said, ''and speaks very correct English.
He's just my age, yet he's ahead of me.
What he likes best to eat, he says, is milhi.
That IS young mice, dipped in honey and
swallowed raw. A horrible thing, isn't it !!
But WI says that milhi aren't half SO
squashy and Shiny as raw oysters. His
mothers feet are so tiny that she can hard
ly walk at all. She is pushed about in a
wheeled chair. / asked WI once if he didn't
think it was cruel to torture the Chinese
ladies' feet like that. He said: Virginia,
my papa says that whenever any person asks
me that question must make the follow
ing reply: at is not more cruel than for
American ladies to torture their waists in
steel corsets until their noses are beet red
and their shapes like an hour glass" Then
he gave loud laugh and walked away with
his little hands in the pockets of his baggy
brocade trousers. He looks awfully grave
and funny. "-Philadelphia Press.