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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25
An Old Bachelors Opinions.

"This wurld is made fur sorrer''-
Thet's what sum people say
Alters leavln' fur to-morrer
What we should do to-day.
Man never kin find pleasure,
Go search where bouts YOU will
For IN yer hours Nv leisure
You'll find there's sadness still
Now the III jest amt my feelin's,
owe mind NV my own now an then)
I've alters ben square in my dealin's,
(When dealin' with honest men)
And ter say tibet this wurld's all sadness,
Jest gives my feelins whack,
L can't endure such madness
AS ter pile all yer griefs on yer back.
There's happiness all around me,
In the pleasant paths of life
But IN gladdest tibet one chain amt bound
The sorrer of havin' wife.
SIGH an hurrible thing is woman
No wonder the men lose their hair.
1t seems to me scarcely human
Ter wurship face tibet is fair
An amt the least bit bald-headed.
Jest look at the married men, pray.
Their hair goes quick after they're welded,
And if there's any left, it is gray.
Ihet's very queer trick Nv the wimmin,
Pullin' hair till you feel nearly dead.
Marriage is like goin' in swimmin',
When you can see breakers ahead
Boys, listen TO my advice,
If you 20 an git married yer hearts'n soon
But Twin alone-thet is nice.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25

Miss Hattie Thomas has employment in
Belfast
Seth Moore was in Bangor on business the
first of the week.
There will be lyceum at the Smart school
house next Friday night.
Quite a number i'll this vicinity are sick
with the whooping cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard of Waldo
were in town last week.
A. l. Crosby, who has employment in
Camdep, was at home the tirst of the week.
Miss Sarah Thurston, who has been board
ing at Ed. Seaveys, has returned to the
village.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25
MARRIED..

PATTERsoN-HUFF In Brooks January 30, by
Rev. ID. Bracket, Charles II. Patterson of Thorn
dixie and Miss Flora Z. Huff of Brooks
PIERCE-ENGLAND In SomerSWorth, y. H., De-
cember 81, Frank X. Pierce, son of True T. Pierce.
formerly of Rockiand, and Miss Phena h. Eng
land.
SANsoN-WARREN. In lslesboro January 20, by
L. n. Gilkey, Abram Samson and Ida Warren
of lsesboro.
YoUNG-CRANE In Birch Harbor, lsleshoro
December 81, Judson Young and Evelyn, daugh-
ter of Mr.. ana Mrs. j. f. Crane, both Of Birch
Harhor.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25

Touched all Around. dewey says he is
deeply touched by his welcome remarked
the observant boarder. 81 understand that
the out of-town visitors being deeply
touched, too," added the boarder who had
written to New York for hotel accommodate
tions. Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25
As Cold Water

Cools the parched tongue, SO Comfort Pow
der cools, refreshes and heals baby's chafed,
smarting and burning skin. e. A. Nichols,
Trained Nurse, st. Augustine, Fla, says
II use Comfort Powder constantly for ba-
bies."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25
BORN

Brown. In Rocllland. January II, to Mr.. and
Mrs. A b. Brown, daughter.
BRACKET In Monhegan, January 6, to MI
and Mrs George Bracket, a daughter.
DUNCAN. In kockland, January 9, TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar z. Duncan, a daughter.
GARDNER. In Castine, January 9, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John &. NJ. Gardner. IA daughter.
HASKELL. In Deer Isle, January 7 to MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. ID. Haskell, daughter
HALL. In jefferson, January &, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfonzo K. Hall, daughter.
SARGENT. In Winter Harior January &, To
Mr. and Mrs. Simeon sargent, daughter.
SCOTT. In Deer Isle, January 10, TO Mr., and
Mrs. Charles n. Scott, d son.
ooPER. In Orand January l, to Mr.. aud Mrs
o. A. Soper, daughter.
ToRREY In Deer Isle January IL, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Madison Torrey, daughter, Lunette Frances.
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Birds Mat Msss

Hartz Mt. Canaries, mating pairs, SO o. $500,
So. 90 to $1,000. Breeding cage, 81 80, 81 90 to
$500 Campanini Canary, all song, SO, Sl2, SIS
and $50.
PARROTS. Gray and Mexican takers.
BULLFINCHES, whistlng opera airs and pol
kaS.
Holden IS new Book on Birds. 1856 pages, illus
trated all facts, mating food, care. by mail Csc
G. ii. HOLDEN, IL Bowdoin So, Boston.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

and over until the cords are well
twistetl together. Then pull the match
-baek-se- 4hat-eae-end of 1t rests on
the shank of the wishbone.
Now if you reverse the position Of
the match so that it's loose end rests
on the opposite side of the wishbone
and has to be held in place to keep it
from flying back your machine will be
ready for the experiment. When you
release your restraining finger from
the match the end of the match will
instantly describe a complete circle,
as shown by the dotted lines in the
picture, but the funny part of it is
that the match will seem to cut right
through the shank of the wishbone in
order to get to the other side. You
may do the trick as many times as
you please, but the eye will never de-
tect the match in the act of describing
the circle.-Chicago Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
KEEPS THINGS SECRET.
New Telegraph Instrument Whose
Messages Can he Read Only by
the Man at the Wire.

Edwin r. Van Vechten has in his
Office in Milwaukee a telegraph in-
strument that is hoped to prove a
great aid in teaching the deaf, and at
the same time make it possible for
the deaf to become telegraph opera
tors. Besides this it is expected to
furnish railroads, governments, or
others using telegraph instruments
with a practically secret service.
The new instrument is one de-
signed by George II. Landgraf, an in.
structOr in the Menasha high school.
The principle upon which it operates
is the amt as that of any standard
telegraph instrument now in use. In
stead of the receiver tickling forth
the sound loudly, as is customary in
order to communicate the MESSAGE to
the ear of the operator, its ticks cam
not be heard, but the message is CONF
municated along a short wire to a
delicate sounder incased in a small
hard rubber cylinder. By placing
this sounder in the a the message
can be plainly and distinctly heard as
it Is licked off, although no sound
can be heard by one standing but a
few feet away. This instrument
would make a telegraph office noise
less, and a telegraph operator stroll
ing into the place would not be able
to hear messages that are frequently
desired to be kept from inquisitive
ears.
Still another interesting feature
about the instrument, the value of
which will probably not be known
until after it has been more ex-
tensively experimental with, is the
touch communicated by the sounder
to the teeth. By placing the end Of
the rubber cylinder between the
teeth the repeated ticks or blows
may be distinctly felt, and n who
knew the telegraph code could easily
read the message sent by the COM
munication thus received. The ticks
are clearly defined, and not confused,
and it is expected by Mr.. Van Vech-
ten that deaf and dumb persons may,
after learning the code, be able to
use the knowledge to financial advan-
tage, inasmuch as they would be as
~serviceable as those who could hear
plainly.
The instrument has been applied to
a small "bridge," or arch. upon a tele.
graph wire, the wire being cut I'M.
derneath the bridge, and the mes
sages sent have been plainly heard by
attaching the soundeT 70 the ear
Chicago Tribune
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
MoNsrER -PRofEcT11R.
Huge shell 20 ne Throa ~ Uncle
sam's BigEest Gun, Huilt for
HRrbOF Defense

Larger than any gun in the wOrl8
is that just finished at the Wateryliet
arsenal FOR the defense OF New York
harbor. This giant piece of ordinances
which weighs 1875 tons and is 40 feet
long, has been described before this,
but ONE facts concerning its projec-
tiles cannot fail to interest scientific
readers.
The heaviest shell now fred by an
American gun weighs 1850 pounds, but
this monster will use a ~projectile
weighing 2,37O pounds, the caIiber Of
the new gun being 16 inches. This
she'll will have a height Of about five
feet six inches, and the cartridge added
to this makes a length Of nine feet.
Two types Of shell will be made. one
known as common shell fitted with a
base fuse and carrying an explosive
which latter will consist either Of black
powder or %guncotton, and the other
known as armor-piercing shell. The
armor-piercing shells will have caps
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
DAINTY SUMMER DISH.
Full Directions for Preparing TEE
matO salad ParIsienne, q New
hot weather D~eIicacy.

Scald six round, ripe tomatoes Of
equal size, and remove the skin, Cut
from the stem side a round piece two
inches in diameter, scoop out the
seeds, dust the shells with a pinch OF
salt, fill with cracked ice and leave on
ice for three hours.
For the filing, boil a live lobster,
weighing about two pounds, for if
teen minutes in a court bOuillon made
with four quarts Of water, one gill Of
vinegar, enc sliced onion, four spriga
of parsley, two cloves and one bay
leaf. This must boil ten minutes be-
fore the lobster is put in. Allow an
extra five minutes If the lobster
weighs over three pounds. When
cooked split the shell, remove the
meat, cutting the latter in pieces 8
quarterback thick. slim thin enough.
sour pickles TO make two tablespoon
fuls. Cut in small pieces the bottom
OF two artichokes which have preYi-
ously been cooked for 40 minutes in
plenty Of sailed boiling water and
cooled. Have at hand also one quart
cooked string beans. Cut in small
pieces enough for four tablespoonfuls,
reserving the balance with which to
garnish. Put the four articles in q
bowl and season with d h~aIf-teaspoon-
full salt, two pinches pepper, one
tablespoonful vinegar, two Of olive
oil. Mix gently, put on ice for an
hour, then turn the salad into q
strainer to drain, and put on ice Tor
thirty minutes before returning ia q
cold bowl, Make with the yolk Of an
egg and two gills of olive oil q good
stiff mayonnaise. Put aside two table
spoonfuls for the top Of tomatoes,
and mix the rest with the salad.
Empty the tomatoes, drain, I'll with
the force meat, add the reserved may
onnaise and put on each a shrimp or
lobster claw. Serve with the string
beans dressed with a French dressing
around them. Cold chicken or ham
may be used instead Of the lobster.s-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
NEAT wIsHBoNE TRIcK.
It @ VERY Simple ana Deeeiving and
Comes Under the Head of sop
tfcaI uIusI0ns.o

It is al old saying that the hand e
quicker than the eye, and the sleight-
Of hand man makes use of this fact
in performing some of his seemingly
marvellous tricks. Tricks that are de-
cepti7e to the eyes are classed among
optical illusions" and are often very
simple. The accompanying illustra-
ton will help you to understand a
simple illusion that may be produced
by mean Of a common wishbone.
For making the little machine
shown in the picture ducks wishbone
serves best. Fasten q strong piece OF
Irvine to one of the points Of the wish.
bone; pass the Irvine to the opposite
point and fasten, thus connecting the
two prongs of the wishbone by two
bits of Irvine. Half way between the
prongs and between the cords insert a
match and twist it, turning it over
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

.5s8SSgy5fQgg
FOREIGN SUBSTANCES.
TO Remove Them from the Eye, DON'T
Wink or Rub, But Dash water
In Lightly.

A natural instinct impels a person
who feels pain or irritation to rub
the affected spot. When some triRng
object gets under the eyelid, n IS
tempted to rub the exterior Of the
lid, and thus unconsciously imbed the
object in the inner surface, thus rem
dering its ultimate removal more
difficult. Another almost irresistible
impulse prompts one to wink. This
operation is apt to have the same eff
feet. If the lid be promptly turned
inside out, though, danger from both
of these causes win be avoided, and
the discovery of the mischief making
particle may be promoted. IL is bet
ter to have some one else do the
hunting, but if a looking glass is at
hand perhaps the victim can see we'll
enough with the other eye to find the
object in question. A correspondent
Of the Scientific American makes
these suggestions:
Gently hold the eye open with the
fingers and thumb of one hand, while
with the other hand dash light hand
fuls of water in and across it, so as to
produce a current of water flowing
over all the surface of the eye, and
the under side of the lids. The effect
of this almost invariably is to push
the intruding object from the eye.
The eye should not be rubbed or
one lid drawn over the other, or a
silk handkerchief drawn across the
affected part, but the eye should be
kept from winking as much as posi-
BILE, while prompt action is being
taken to cause a current of water to
pass over the surface of the ball.
This method is a copy from nature,
for when very fine dust enters the
eye nature seeks to relieve it by
means of the fluids which moisten
and lubricatc the eye, and when lar
ger objects enter, and cling more
tenaciously, the irritation causes a
copious discharge of tears, SO that
the eye overfows, as nature tries by
flushing it to propel along and float
away with the current the cause of
the irritation.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Faded silks can be restored by being
Eponged with weak ammonia water and
afterwards rubbed with a soft cloth.
Old black silks are improved by a
sponge bath Of spirit and water, and
cloth dresses by being brushed with
blue water. After the gown has been
beaten and busted thoroughly, dip the
bristles Of a clothesbrUsh into blue
water and brush the dress quickly. To
remove grease spots from a skirt Of
wooden or other material use benzine.
Unpack the hem or band of the skirt
and lay a piece Of flannel o blotting
paper beneath the soil; above it cut
a second piece Of blotting paper, and
on this rest q hot iron until the stain
Is removed st. Louis Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
H AMERICAN FLAG.
1t Represents Not only the Nation,
But Has the Constitution and
Civil Liberty.

When Henry Ward Beecher presented
an American flag to a battalion of the
Fourteenth Brooklyn regiment of vol
u~nteers, in 1861, he said:
1T is not a painted rag. 1t is a
whole national history. 1t is the con
stitution. 1t is the government. 1t
is the free people who stand in the
government for the constitution. For
getnot what it means; and for the sake
of its ideas, rather than it's mere m
blazonry, be true to your country's
flag"
1t is because the flag is all this that
N-Occupies SO conspicuous and honor
able a place in military life.
The origin of the flag is really in
doubt, The story of Mrs. Betsy Ross
and Gen. Washington may well stand
until history reveals a better one. On
the 14th of June, 1777, the American
congress adopted a resolution estab-
fishing a flag of 10 stripes and 10 stars
in a field of blue. While the stripes had
been used before, there is no satisfac-
tory evidence that the union of stars
had been in public use before this reso-
luton of congress. This resolution
was not officially promulgated until
September, 1777; but it is doubtless
true that the stars and stripes were
carried in the battle of B~randywine,
September Ii, 1777, and they were ever
afterwards borne in the battles of the
revolution. The first time the Ameri-
can flag received a foreign salute was
in a French port, February IA, ITS,
when the flag of the Ranger, a ship
commanded by John Paul Jones, was
paid that honor.
The flag remained without change
until 1894, when congress ordered it
to have IS stripes and Is stars-Ver-
mont and Kentucky having then been
admitted into the union. On April 4,
1918, congress went back to the origin
al 10 stripes, and provided that, upon
the admission into the union of a new
state, an additional star should be
placed in the field on the Fourth of July
next succeeding such admission. /
think it was when Idaho was about to
be admitted that 1 had the honor to
call the attention of the congressional
delegate and others interested for that
territory to this provision of the law;
and the necessary forms of admission
were hurried forward in order that
Idaho might be represented on the flag
of that year-July 4, 1seO-together
with the other new states which had
been admitted some months previous
ly, under the administration Of Pres
ident Harrison. The flag now contains
As stars, and has done so since the 4th
of July, 1896, the last state admitted be-
ing the state of Utah-The Wellspring.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

In the large sawmills Of Joseph
Fialla, in Austria, the sawdust is utiI-
lied by being made up into briquettes;
these form a good combustible for
boiler furnaces or household use. The
sawdust is impregnated with a mix
ture of tarry substances and heated
to the proper temperature; it is then
passed over a plate of iron heated by
steam, from which a screw conveyor
takes it to the screw press, where it
is compressed into ~briquettes of the
required size. The press turns out 10
per minute, weighing two-ffths of a
pound each and measuring 6 by 90 by
~ inches. The calorifc power is
about the same as that Of Ignite, with
but four per cent. of ash. The factory
turns out more than 100000 bri-
quettes a year; the cost is about 16
cents per thousand, ana the selling
price reaches 81, leaving a considerable
margin Of profit.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

worry about me. I cannot only take
care of myself, but Of all the ducks,
geese and hens beside. Just waddle
back to your pond and mind your own
business"
had no more to say. knew what
would happen if a fox and the rooster
met, but my words of advice had not
been needed.
That very afternoon, after growing
as loud as he could for ten minutes
and strutting up and down in his
pride, the rooster set off for the back
field to find the fox. The hens Tapped
their wings and clucked to encourage
him, and some Of the geese and ducks
said he was a brave fowl and ought to
wear SILVER spurs,
"You wait a bit" said I to them.
"a rooster who sets out to hunt a fox
may be very brave or very much Of an
idiot. If he ever comes back he'll
know a fox from a hoIlyhock all the
rest of his days"
They said [ was q Jealous old gam
der, and ought to be ashamed of my
self; but 1 went swimming over to the
other side Of the pond and let them
talk.
When sundcwn came and the rooster
had not come back, the hens began to
look very sober. His crow did not
sound at daybreak next morning as
usual, and soon after breakfast the
farmer started out to hunt for him.
It was almost noon when he re-
turned, and in his hand he had three
or four black tail feathers belonging
to our missing friend. As the wife
came out, the husband showed her the
feathers and said;
"Mary, here's an that's left Of our
big black rooster"
"What has happened himP" she
asked.
'Why, he went OF to the back field
by himself yesterday, and a fox must
have got hold Of him and eaten him
up. He was a hne-looking fowl. but
he didn't know half as much as q
goose. st Louis Globe-D democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

fitted over theirpoints and will not car
ry any explosive charges. The latter
shells are intended, as their name in.
dictates, wholly for armor-piercing
work.
When an enemy's ship attempts to
force a passage into New York har.
Dor, common shells, carrying black
powder or %guncotton charges, will be
employed at long range, but if the ship
continues to approach she will be met
with armor-piercing shell. 1t is caIcu.
lated that an energy of $4,000 foot-tons
will be developed by the force of im-
pact of one of these great shells. At
1000 yards distance, the shock of a To-
inch shell has been figured out az
equivalent to the blow of a 6,OOO-ton
ship (almost the size of the battIeship
Texas) striking at a speed of 16
knots per hour. Nothing in the shape
of wood, iron and steel has ever been
devised that can Withstand such a
frightful impact,
As for the range, it is calculated that
the new 16-inch gun is capable OF
throwing a shell weighing 2,37O pounds
a distance of 81 miles. The force at
the muzzle would lift "a of the biggest
freight locomotives six feet in the air
Philadelphia Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

his hat at n end Of the roll and his
boots at the other he crawIed away
q short distance and laid down under
q tree to watch for further develop
ments. He did not wait long before
he saw a man cautiously approach
the pile of blankets. The drunken as
sassin was deceived by the hat and
boots. He thought that his victim
was at his mercy, and he drew a big
knife from his belt and drove it into
the roll OF blankets with all his
strength. The next instant Hawk
sprang into the air with a wild yell
and fell dead across the blankets, with
a bullet in his heart. Dillon had.
killed him.
The old Texan never afterward was
the same man He continued to at
tend to his business and make money,
but it was easy to see that there was
a cloud on his mind. He never sus-
pected his friend, Black Wolf, or n
of the Indians of the village of having
aided or abetted the assassin. He be-
came attached deVOtedly to the Indian
girl who had saved his life, and he
finally got the chiefs consent to let
him educate her and make her his
heir. She was to be given to him
when she became IA yea S old, but he
died a short time ago, and now the
girls future and fortune are in the
hands of important persons. John
Rodgers, Of Preside, who was in the
m~illionaire's employ for -.early a u a
ter of a century, is the executor Of
the win, and he says that the Indian
girl will inherit a fortune of 81, OOO, 900
in cash that is with a safe deposit
company in New Yor :, and, besides
this, when she is Of legal age, or when
she marries, she Will come into pos
session of a fine ranch in the Rio
Grande that is well stoc'5ed with cat
tie, and n Of the prettiest hacien-
dos in old Medco.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
5R#0
At~ m9H H%NtHHJ# ma ~
AN INDIAN HEIREss.
tune OF a MIlIlionaire whose LITE
She once saved.

Annie Trueheart Dillon, q pretty
Kiowa girl, about "A years old, daugh-
ter Of black Wolf, a noted chief Of his
tribe, is sole heiress to the entire for
tune of 100000 and more left BY
John Dillon, a rich cattle man, who
about v years ago was saved from
death at the hands Of a h~alf-breed a.
sassin by this little girl. The giri's
education is to be begun at once under
the are Of the bishop Of Monterey.
Dillon was born and reared in Ire
land, and when he came TO America
he went to Texas and worked on q
ranch in that state as laborer and
cowboy. By careful management he
became rich.
One night he attend a an Indian
dance and drank more than was good
for him. He had a treat deal Of
money with him, and about all he re-
membered afterward was that late in
the night he was seized with a sud-
den desire to lie down in some Sc
cluded spot, where he could enjoy a
nights rest undisturbed. He sup
poses that he went to his buggy and
got a blanket and sought a place that
pleased him. Late in the night the old
Texan felt something pulling at his
arms, and when he opened his eyes
he found that a little Indian girl was
trying to wake him. AS soon as the
child saw that his eyes were open she
whispered:
'Dillion, now you go putty quick.
Hawk heap bad man. Putty soon he
ONE. Him got big knife-kiI white
man-take hoss-take heap money.
Me hear him talk. Him heap drunk.
You go now"
The child ran away, and Dillon
slipped from under his blankets and
rolled them together. After placing