The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28
Newspaper Notes.

We are indebted to Capt. j. P. Showers
for copies of Havana daily newspapers
The Havana Post and ''La Discussion Diario
Cubano Para FL Pueblo Cubano" The
former needs proOf-reader.
1t hardly seems possible, but with last
starts on its third year of existence; and we
are glad to know ''under auspices the most
encouraging" Brother Landers gets out a
very bright paper and deserves success.
A subscriber to certain paper died and
left fourteen years of subscription unpaid.
The editor appeared at the grave as the lid
was being screwed down for the last time
and put in linen buster, a thermometer, a
palm leaf fan and a recipe for making ice.
Editors, as rule, are not prosperous, but
they are kind hearted and consider ate
Exchange.
wrong theory is abroad that the news
paper impression is ephemeral. Because
We read and cast it aside in an hour and
never see it again we are not to judge that
we are parted from its influence, No vol
ume of 800 pages makes such impression
upon the people as the daily newspaper. 1t
is not what we put away carefully upon the
shelf and once in awhile refer to that has
as close relation to our welfare as the story
of what the world is now doing or has re-
Gently done-Talmage.
Petitions are in circulation asking Gov
elnor Hill to appoint Editor James w.
Bracket of the Maine Woods one of the
Fish and Game Commissioners when there
shall be vacancy. This would be an ex-
cellent appointment. Mr.. Bracket has
for long while given much time to the
sportsmen's interests. His paper is the
only one in the State practically devoted to
these subjects and it is recogniZ ed as the OF
gan of the hunting and fishing fraternity.
AS usual on the last day of the Legislature
a mock session was held in the evening in
the hall of the House, and it was arranged for
the newspaper representatives, "the press
gang" to take part in the entertainment of
the evening. Mr.. Fassett of the Portland
Press, sang an original song, on the resub-
mission question; Mr.. Murphy of the Ban
gor News and Mr.. Mnot of the Kennebec
Journal perpetrated alleged humorous
poems from their own pens, and Holman F.
Day, imported for the occasion, read one of
LID oldlCCG llO ouhCi iVPoi o0io
led in the applause and stood ready to pro-
tect the performers if any attempt was made
on their lives.
By far the most elaborate edition that has
yet appeared ON the status of shipbuilding
in New England and the Maritime Provin-
ces is just published by The Industrial
Journal of Bangor, Maine. The paper has
made careful canvass of the territory COW
cred and in addition has a great quantity of
information received direct from ship
builders and custom officials Tabulated
statistics are given presenting the name,
tonnage, builder, etc, of every craft launched
on the New England seaboard during 1900
and so far this year as well as many of
those in the Provinces. Besides this de-
tailed review of the years work, accurate
account is given of what is now on the
stocks and under contract and much other
information of general interest to shipping
men is given. The many illustrations make
striking feature. Among the most nota-
BILE vessels of the year illustrated by half
tone engravings are the two giant six
masters, the Eleanor A. Percy and George
W. Wells, the fve-masters Oakley G. Curtis,
Fannie Palmer and Rebecca Palmer, the
steel ship Astral and the monitor Nevada,
besides others. The edition is a most val
liable contribution to the marine literature
of the year.