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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
Belfast's Old Home Week.

An adjourned meeting OF the Old Home
Week Association was held in the Alder
mems Room last Thursday evening, July
9Th Vice President sibley presiding in the
absence III the President Several features
for the entertainment of visitors We're pre-
scented and discussed. inciudinga clam-bake,
Yacht race. parade. ball game. dance. etc.
The committee on finance was requested 70
make a preliminary canvas Tor subscrip-
tion> the executive committee to prepare
al outline OF a program and report at the
next meeting. Adjourned to Tuesday even
ing. July 10th, TO hear and act on the re-
ports Of these and other committees and to
transact any other business that might
come up.
At the meeting Tuesday evening Mayor
Poor presided. The committees reported
progress. and the executive committee was
instructed to draft an outline for program
and submit it with ID subscription paper ~
the finance committee, who are y canvas
for funds ami report at an adjourned meet
ing Friday evening.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

William Roberts is very sick with pneu-
monia
Miss Adde Wescott is visiting at L. |.
Huxfords.
Captain J. W. Bennett is at home for a
few weeks.
l. ; Staples is on business trip to Bos-
ton and Providence this week
Mrs. F. r. Yort and daughter are visiting
friends in amden and Rockland this week
7. \. Elliott returned to Lincoln Monday
1t Is reported that hi, fine stand here has
been sold to Or. A. F. kilgore. and that he
will move from town in a few months,
probably settling in PittsIield.
The It'll Of July celebration. although or
ganized on short notice. was an unqualified
success. The procession Of horribles pre-
sented some dandy rigs. but was joy for
ever rather that thing of beauty An ex
cellent Grafton was delivered by II. {. Buz-
zell. An interesting series Of races were
given in the afternoon. one great event
was the married mems race. This was for
prize OF three pounds of the famous Col
den Rod coffee offered By Milliken, Tomlin-
son Co., Portland, and was for veterans only.
Widowers and divorced men were barred.
Half dozen back numbers lined up for the
race, making up in confidence what they
lacked in wind. 1t va, a good race in
everything but speed. The fireworks i'll the
evening and band concert were largely at
tended, as was the dance later.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

Alvin 7. Condor went to Auburn on
business yesterday
L. f. McAIahan launched his yacht Bessie
July 9th, and will soon have her in commits
sion.
Mrs. E. O. Patterson from Charleston, S.
c., and son Ross, who has been at Hebron
Academy, have arrived to spend the sum-
mer in Belfast.
The chimneys on the High school building
were found in very bad condition. just
ready to topple over, and two OF them have
been taken down to the roof and another
rebuilt. Those taken down were not need
ed with the present system of heating.
CHAT. Freeman, the Camden stage driv-
er, brought in the first blueberries Of the
season last Saturday. They came from Lin
colnville, and sold for Is cents per box at
HOwes Il Co's....A neat and convenient
delivery wagon arrived last week for the
bakery and confectionery business of f. A.
Bunker Of Islesboro. Mrs. Abbe B. Cox
is building an addition to her house on Con-
gress street. . Mrs. J. W. Wilkins has the
family Bible Of her ancestors. in which is
family record dating back to the days Of the
Revolution. ID II. Libby made number
of awnings last week for stores in Bar
Harbor. A young lady is at Swift Il Paul's
this week serving the Alpha Salad Cream,
free to all comers... Three young men took
bath of Webster's landing stage last Fri
day. 1t was not exactly voluntary. Hay
ing began Monday. and the weather thus
far has been fine. ~ ". \. Monroe Of Bel
fast has bought Deering harvester. the
first one in this section OF the State.....
Mathews Bros. shipped a glazed window.
5x> feet. to Alabama this week. 1t is set
with heavy plate glass. The Belfast Band
has been engaged 10 give a concert in Sears
port Thursday afternoon OF Old Home
Week. The first ra>pberries OF the season
We're at CHM X Fields yesterday at /. cents
per box.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
The Fourth in Belfast.

The Fourth was not observed here by
any general celebration. The mills, fac
tories. stores. banks, public offices. etc. were
closed and Young America made the regula
ton amount u noise. But two cases OF dam
age We're reported. The band-stand on the
school-house common was burned. and a
bullet was fired through plate glass win
dow in F. A. Johnson'> dry goods store.
The fire was SET by boys, and the shot is
said to have been careleS>ly fred BY man
who was firing blank cartridges from re-
volver. and loaded ball cartridge By mis-
take \ few people went 10 Camden on an
excursion on steamer Ca>tine. some went u
Brooks. where there was a celebration. and
others went b. small parties to various
points. The base ball games. which were well
attended. are reported in our Base Ball col
umns. In the evening Donnelly's Minstrels
gave an entertainment in Belfast opera
House 10 a crowded house, and gave good
satisfaction. There were dances IN oda
Fellows and Seaside Grange halls, which
were Well attended.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
THE CHURCHES.

Rev. R. 7. Capen will preach at Poor's
Mills next Sunday at go O'Clock.
Services at the Unitarian church next
Sunday will be as usual, with sermon by
the pastor at 10 As A. NJ.
Meetings will be held at the PEOPLES Mis-
sion In the Frye school house, Miller street,
every Saturday evening at clock. All are
welcome.
The services at the Universalist Church
next Sunday will be as follows At 1O:45 a.
NJ, regular service, preaching by the pastor
at II M, Sunday school. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
The Baptist services for the coming week
will be as follows: Thursday evening Scrip
ture, Acts 1928 to 1920. Sunday services
will be as usual. The pastor will preach.
The Y. P. S. c. E. prayer-meeting will be at
30 O'Clock.
The lawn party on the grounds Of the
Methodist parsonage was postponed from
Wednesday to Friday evening. Ice cream
and strawberries will be served and the
proceeds will go toward buying a new car
Rev. G. f. Edgett preached two sermons,
attended one funeral and gave an evening
talk to the children last Sunday, driving if
teen miles to reach his appointments. AS
the thermometer was at or above go nearly
all day he was naturally somewhat weary
when night came
Prayer meeting at the North church, this,
Thursday, evening at 80 Topic, especial
Gifts mean Exceptional [ sefulness. The
Sunday services will be as follows: Morn
ing worship at 1915. with sermon by the
pastor, Rev. G. S. Mills Sunday school at
u NJ. Until September there will be only
one service Sunday evening. There will be
missionary meeting at 80 P. NJ. with the
topic, 'Glimpses OF China from the recent
letters Of Dr. F. f. Clark to Endeavorers."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12
-1r NEWS OF BELFAST.

Week
T. viii meet this, Thursday,
4o o'clock, with Mrs. S. G.
f.o he the last meeting before
.f4 full attendance is requested.
f,pu has four COWS which he
...- from which he made 49l
.. .---rr in days, by using in adj
. ppngS from one other COW.
uU, are new mich and two
SIX months.
H Teal. d machiniSt formerly of
lnder arrest at Worcester,
Shooting Dennis Cremmin. a
4 At the time of the shoot
, was stealing cherries from a
III. ard. Heal claims he had no
>huoting the boy, but pointed
4- 4 banking to brighten him.
..'l--4l a. a machiniSt in wire
ST o--t-r. Rockland Courier-Ga-
.a'. Of this city has large
and curious relics, coins,
cent additions is a cream
...-. sth picture upon it repre-
--- and Martha Washington
.-. .n- ware is described in works
aui is quite valuable. 1t was
-l by ancestors Of the late
-of this city.
>played some bouquets OF
a-8ln laurel in their. stores
They We're gathered by Mr..
his home farm in West
Isis supposed To be the only
state. Massachusetts, and
lave an abundance of them
links this tree must have
-i by one Of his ancestors,
.h- farm many years. Peo-
tie tree in their greed in
=. a they have uprooted
t- Wild flowers, particularly
~ iatel! made N various
"-~1E sycamore a handsome
1I'fF 'ahie' lheE are me
A'shll ana maze some novel
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

W. Q. Cottle's Yankee Notion, hailing
from Atlantic Ocean, rode out the heavy
breeze in the Mill Pond last week. Deer
Isle Messenger.
This Is the floating shoe shop that visits
our port occasionally.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Love that has nothing but beauty to
keep it healthy is apt to have ague fits.
Chicago Daily News.
Dobbs- "Did you see about that bag
gageman who claims to have discov-
cred sure cure for infuenza?" Bobbs
HE ought to know how to check the
grip. Baltimore American.
when, through her own careless
ness, I discovered that she wore false
hair, lost all love for her." said Han
by. Alas! He was not the first man
wrecked by misplaced switch.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Police Magistrate-"What do you
mean by saying the defendants own
words carried weight with them?"
Plain tiff mean, your honor, that he
swore at me and then hit me with q
brick. Ohio State Journal.
Colonel-"Is this the way, sub, that
you treat youah guests, subj" Hotel
ropr1etor-"What's the matter?"
Colonel-"Why, I just learned, sub,
that the bar here opens at Six o'clock,
and youah portah nevah woke me up
till half-past seven. Syracuse Herald.
1T was very kind of that naval Off
Ger to bring you this parrot" said
Maud. "Yes," answered Mamie. "But
the bird is SO profane!" "Shocking!"
Sand that isn't the worst of it. It
doesn't speak English, and I've got to
hire an interpreter in order to under.
stand him. Star.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
KILLING POTATOES.
Some Advocate the Practice, Others
Declare 1t to Have Value Only
~ a Tradition.

There are those that advocate killing
up potatoes, and there are others that
oppose the practice. The latter peo-
pie are sometimes inclined to pose as
reformers and imagine they will have
accomplished much good if they can
only succeed in making level culture
of potatoes universal. We have heard
men declare that the killing of pota-
toes in this country is due to our habit
of following a custom long after the
circumstances that gave it birth have
ceased to exist. They say that the
Irish hilled them up to keep them out
of the excessive wet, and that now no
excuse exists for the practice. But
those that are advocating change in
this matter should not be too sure of
their ground. There is much truth in
the argument they make, but it is not
all truth.
Whether level or hill culture is the
best depends on local conditions, and
general rules cannot be formulated.
More than that seasons differ in their
dryness and wetness, and the varia-
tions of rainfall make an immense diff
ference in the results. We know
man that followed level culture of po-
tatoes successfully for number of
years and advocated it. But one year
the rains during the whole season were
excessive, and the heavy ground in
which his crop was growing was con-
stantly soaked and sometimes water
was standing on it. The neighboring
fields that had the rows elevated gave
fair results, but the level culture fields
were drowned out. Perhaps a well
drained field even in such year would
have given good results; but it is fact
that many fields which should be
drained are not. On low fields, with
heavy soils, level culture of potatoes is
often unsafe. The progressive farmer
will learn to adapt principles to his To-
cal conditions.-Farmers Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
STATE PENSIONS FOR AGED.
English WOrkmen Are Entitled to
Assistance When Disabled
by Years.

Inc spread OF educated socialism in
Great Britain is also factor in fos-
tering their feeling of industrial self
respect. 1t is intoxicating higher
conception of the dignity and rights
of workers in a complex community
dependent entirely upon labor the es-
sential elements of existence. These
ideas are terminating "a large and
liberal discomfort" at the unequal
fortunes and fate of labor and capital
in the industrial partnership of So
ciety, and before the growth and
spread of this new spirit the work
house and other Objectionable fea-
lures of the existing poor law system
are menaced with a radical and funda-
mental change, if not with COM
plete abolition.
The popular demand for state pen
sions for the aged and deserving poor
is based upon other grounds as rea-
sonable and sound as the argument
against the injustice of the poorhouse
and its callous stigma of pauperism.
This demand asks for justice, as a
substitute for charity, at the hands
of ruling capitalistic class. It is
claimed that wages, even at trades
union rates, are regulated more by
the struggle for existence among
competing workers than by any
standard of fairness in the measure
ment of labor's share in the joint pro-
duction of wealth. This contention is
sustained in it's force by the known
enormous wealth of the English cap
italistic class, on the one hand, and,
on the other, by the attested fact
that one of every four or five workers
at the age of IS has nothing to look
to in his helpless years but the poor
house or outdoor relief. Statistics
confirm the truth of this contention
Taking capital, land and superin.
tendence as the three capitalistic
agencies for exploiting the energies
of labor in the creation of wealth,
their share of the annual aggregate
value of this production is computed
at two-thirds of the whole, leaving
one-third as the portion awarded in
wages to the entire laboring class.
Making every allowance for probable
inaccuracy of estimate and calcula-
ton in this general statement, there
can be no denial of an equivalent con-
tention which leads to the same con-
clusion; namely, that there is no
country in the world in which the
two extremities of wealth and power
ty are more objective in their exist
ence than England. This, then, is
one other ground upon which the ad-
vocates of state pensions for aged
workers rest their case.-Forum.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
GOATS FOR DAIRYMEN.
Starve and Yield a Fair Guam
tity of Rich Milk.

The usefulness of the goat in clear
ing foul lands and the proftableness
of the animal for it's hair, skin and
even carcass, is becoming pretty well
understood. But the goat is valuable
as dairy animal. If the cows, for
instance, are being used for supplying
a city milk trade, the keeping of goats
for the home milk supply would be
an excellent policy. The goat will live
where cow would starve; and while
it, like every other domestic animal,
will do best on good pasture, it will
live and yield milk on astonishingly
little food. The animal and it's milk
are almost entirely exempt from dis
ease; the milk is more nutritious than
that of the cow and agrees with stom-
achs that cows milk frequently Of
tends. The animal requires only the
cheapest kind of shelter; but it needs
shelter from the storms and in winter.
If by reason of drought, soiling is nee
essary, leaves, vegetable refuse, peel
ings of the apple or potato, sweet and
clean, will be all the feed that is need
ed. All goats, however, will not eat
the same food, and the feeder will have
to study the appetites of the individ-
ual animal. Frequent feeding and va.
riety of food in winter will be found
beneficial. Roots, oil meal, oats, corn
(of the latter, in the whole state, the
goat is very fond) are proper feed, es-
pecially for the milking goat. Rock
salt is greatly relished. The flavor
of goats milk cannot be distinguished
from that of cows milk, if it is prop
erly cared for. From three to four
pints day is the average yield of a
good mixer. The milk is so rich and
of such character that in making
pastry it will take the place of eggs
Agricultural Epitomist.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
Packing butter for Market.

In packing butter for market the
farmer should use as much care as
the creameryman. This is especially
the case when he makes sufficient but
ter to be packed in tubs or pals made
of wood. Putting butter direct into
wooden packages without any soaking
of the packages results often in the
deterioration of the butter before it
gets to market. The best creamery
men soak the tubs in brine and then
expose them to live steam. After that
even the parchment paper that is put
around the butter in the tubs is soaked
in brine. These precautions have much
to do in bringing the butter onto the
market in form and condition that
makes it bring as high price as it's
quality will permit. Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR.

The sun is setting and the toiler halts.
Across the burrows, Swallowed by the rays
That f1eck the field in lines of FURNISHED
gold.
The smoke from out his cottage chimney
curls
His hand drops from the plow; he waits
And lets the cool breath of the twilight
Across his face a moment. as he stands
Foot deep in stubble, but that moment
turned
Then, starting off his horses to their hay,
Smiles and moves on to meet his welcome
home.
And what wealth of welcome! From the
door
Two little ones, blue-eyed and faxen-
Leap out toward him. shouting all the
while.
Within, the boarded kitchen walls throw
back
A kindly glow, and, in the CLEAN. he sees
The table with the simple supper spread,
And then his wife, lighting the evening
lamp.
After the meal happy hour goes by
With babies prattling gayly on his knees;
Later to rest, peaceful, dreamless sleep.
Until the rising sun proclatms the day.
The pomp of kings, the pride of place, and
all
The cursed madding race for wealth ans
power,
What mean they to this man? Himself a
king,
: Content to humbly earn his daily bread.
! To watch the glow of health on childhood's
cheek,
To note the love light in mothers eye.
Year in year out to pillow his plot of earth
No centuries of silence need he wait
To make reply to God, but daily thanks
His Maker for his manhood and his bread;
His place in life's grim struggle fixed and
sure.
Away in those far cities, whose fierce hum
Dies to feeble murmur in the fields,
The spirits of unrest in human shape
Fit through the caverns of despair and
woe,
Frail leaves upon life's swollen, sullen
stream.
No will for honest labor, and no hand
To help them to the pathway that they
crave;
Drifting in aimless eddies here and there,
Seeking In vain glimpse Of Fortunes
smile,
Making false ambition take the place
OF love and hope, and so they live and die.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
"SIMPLY ASKED ME IF I'D HAVE
HIM"

that you fell right into his arms and
promised instanter to-
I, Etheldreda-Well, to hear you silly
creatures talk you'd think I'd never
had single, solitary chance in my
whole
Imogene-Wouldn't he be whopping
mad if he knew about the horrid way
you Tilted poor'Jack Quicllclip when
Alberta-And what desperate case
you had with Tommy Spendswift
last
Edwyna-And how Eddie Pulptop
went assigning out to Japan
-Blackmailers! I told
him OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
-er-all that he had any right to
The Three (rising)-Well, au revoir
Observation-Disclosures ferventiy hope
you'll be happy-don't we, dears?
George is an awful nice old thing
countess or no countess, and he's got
no end of-oh, does his mother know
about it yet?
Etheldreda- oh, yes. She spent the
day with me yesterday.
The Three-How bored you must
have been!
theldreda-Bored? Why, she is
one of the loveliest of lace-capped
things I ever
The Three Oh, yes; she wears lace
caps, doubtless. Well, good-by, dear.
exit the three.)
Etheldreda (solus)-Jealous things!
The Three (before entering their
carriages)-Poor Etheldreda! She is
so trustful, isn't she?
Imogene-It wasn't bit like the
way George proposed to me!
Alberta-Nor to me!
Edwyna-Nor to me!-Washington
| Star,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-05-10
USES OF SKIM MILK.
Latest By-PrOduct Is Claimed to De
Good Substitute for Rubber
and CellulOid.

Henry Alvord, chief of the dairy di-
vision of the agricultural department,
in making up the divisions exhibit at
the Paris exposition has come across
new by-product of the dairy indus
try. 1t is we'll known, of course, that
in many lines of industry the by-prod-
ucts of an article form more extensive
industries than the original item fur
nishes.
Skim milk is the basis of this by
product, which is an addition to quite
a list of articles which skim milk al
ready fathers. For instance, they
make paint out of skim milk, fine
quality of paint at that, with a good
luster and polish. Then, too, they
make glue out of skim milk. Tons Of
sizing for fine qualities of paper are
produced daily from skim milk.
Now comes an inventor with a plan
to make a substitute for hard rubber
and celluloid out of skim milk. The
patents have been allowed and the or
ganization of the company is under
way. The inventor furnished Mr.. AL
word with a sample, which resembles
wood in texture. The new material
will be used for brush backs, combs.
electric light insulators, and, in fact,
almost anything now constructed of
hard rubber or celluloid. The evolu-
ton of pan Of skim milk on the kitch-
en- shelf into golf ball is but ques-
ton of time and a secret process. The
body of the new material is the caseine
of skim milk.
The agricultural department is in
terested because of the bearing of the
new business on the dairy industry.
Any plan for the disposition of the
surplus stock of skim milk in the dali
ries and on the farms is welcomed
Washington Star.