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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15
Immense Construction

The enormous Gtmand for steel and
iron is evidence both of the usual
activity Of business and the Increased
consumption OF those articles where
other materials We're formerly used
The output last year in the United
States beat the record and reached a
grand total of 100000 tons. 1t will
certainly be much larger this year, CON
seryatiye estimates placing the excess
over the production Of 1901 at 1000, 0oO
tons.
1t has been only few years since the
| nited States passed Great Britain in
iron and steel production and the world
was greatly surprised at that achieve
ment If the prediction of 5000, 900
tons THIS year shall be realized the
nited States this year will produce
more iron and steel than Great Britain
and Germany combined a prediction
of such All event at this time if made
ten years ago would have been treated
as an evidence of incipient insanity.
The great steel combine has now on
its books orders for between 5000, 900
and 5000, 600 tons, including 1000. 600
tons of steel rails.
Several steel companies have already
sold their entire output for the year.
This is true of Independent, as well as
syndicate companies. Some of the
large concerns have directed their
agents to take nc more orders this year.
Such conditions in the steel trade
were never known before.
With all our vast production the
supply is far behind the demand and
there has been great increase Of i'm
portations. Premiums of S. and even
as much as SO ton have been paid
recently for immediate deliveries of
structural steel.
This is the fifth year of the unprece-
dented activity of the steel trade. The
revival from several years of depreS-
sion began in 1895 and has gone far be-
You'd the expectations of the most san
gulne.
There will be used in this country
during 1902, as building material and
for steel ears alone, probably 2,25O, 900
tons of steel
The first steel car was built in 1896,
and now 200 cars are being built every
day, using nearly $500 tons of steel
This means 100000 tons per annum,
which requires 100000 tons of pig. The
structural steel requirements are now
S0O,0 900 tons every year, which means
nearly 100000 tons of pig iron.
The uses of steel in agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS increases enormously every
year. An enormous quantity is now
required for bedsteads and in many
other ways the demand for steel is be-
ing increased at an unprecedented rate
Atlanta Journal.
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On a Fishing Smack,


What Life There is Like on a Rough Night.
Safely slowed away in your bunk be-
low while the vessel is hove-to down in
the cabin taking comfort, gives you
only smothered conception of what it
is outside. OF course it was nearer the
real thing than if you were buried in
an inside stateroom on an ocean liner.
By smuggling up to her planking you
could get your shoulder to within three
inches of the swirling sea beneath her
and nearly catch the premonitory
heave of every sea. In advance. the
side Of the vessel would sag away from
you so that you would be rolled to the
locker side of your bunk. She would
go up, up, and way to leeWard. She
would pOlSe there a moment waiting,
shlvering with fear. Then the sea itself
would come. \ on could hear the roar
ing Of it for some little time before it
struck. Then over your head on deck
would be a rumbhng, smashing, a
pounding and humping, the whole
length and breadth of her. \ barrel of
1t would dart under the hatch and come
down the comparatively, The little
vessel would resist. struggle. fight to
hold back. You could imagine her
nerves Tightening with its dread and
strain. but aftel it she would be drawn.
She was only sixty s-lemember-a
little thing. She would be flung, rolled
away and away, and then suddenly,
brought up with a Jolt. She would
quiver to her very keel after that and
you could almost imagine her heart
humping against her ribs; then she
would gamely pull herself together and
brace for the next one.
Into the cabin came at regular inter
walls, one of the drenched watch. In
yellow oil-skins, rubber boots. black
sou'e'ster and roomy WOODEN mits, he
would stand on the last step of the
companion-Way, study the clock. look
around, point a finger at somebody or
or other, hail: ~ our watch, Bill or
Mike, or Henry, OF whatever it might
be The man indicated would look up
reproachfully, check up the time on the
clock, take half a dozen regretful putfs,
stitle the fire in the bowl poke the pipe
itself somewhere under the mattress of
his bunk and take down his storm
clothes.-J. B. Connolly in Scribner's.
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From the Law Court.

kennebec IS. Louise f. Hunt VS..
Elijah T. Bessey, Rescript by Pea
body, j.
Action of assumpsit to recover the
amount of promisSory note, payable
to bearer, by the holder against the
maker.
The note came in the possession of
the Peoples National Bank of Belfast,
as collateral security of a larger note
given to the bank by the payee, A. B.
Snow. The latter note not being paid,
the note in suit was transferred by the
bank to the plaintiff, without considera-
ton, for the purpose of collecting by
suit
The plaintiff paid the amount of the
note, Snow taking his receipt in full
for the same, and was at the time in
formed by him that it was i'll the bank
i'll Belfast. Snow promised to give the
note to him, but failed to do SO and sub
sequently absconded.
The defendant claims that he notified
the bank that he had paid the note, but
this IS denied by the cashier.
In connection with the alleged pay
ment the defendant claims that it is
available in defense because the note
was legally transferred to the bank,
that being held simply in pledge it re
manned the property of the pledger
But it was a negotiable promissory
note, transferable by delivery, and the
bank was the legal holder. Its rights
were not affected by payment to Snow,
who neither claimed to act for the bank
or to have possession of any title to the
note. SO far as the rights of the defen-
dant are concerned, it was immaterial
whether the bank held the note as alb
solute owner or PLEDGE.
II is also claimed in defense that the
note has no right of action; but as it
was delivered to her to sue for the
benefit of the real owner she may do
this in her own name.
Judgment for the plaintiff.
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A Date that will Never be Forgotten by One
Woman. 1t was an E,entful Day in the
Life of Mrs Fietcher->he Tells the Inter-
esting Story of Her Experience.
81 will never forget the third day of De
cember, 1897, as long as ! live said Mrs.
IL. A. Fletcher, of No. 30 West Hancock
street, Manchester, n H. to a reporter re-
Gently.
For on that day she continued, Il re-
celVed Il shock OF an apopleptic character
1t was SO severe that the sight of my right
eye was affected. causing me to see objects
double. | was confined to my bed about
four weeks, at one time, being told bN the
doctor that l could not get we'll. When |
could leave my bed | was in such nervous
state that | could not sleep at night |
would get up and sit on a chair until com
pletely tired out and then 90 back to bed
and sleep from exhaustion
Nothing seemed TO hell YOU" ventured
the reporter
"Nothing that the doctor gave NE did
much good" replied she after being
under his care for six weeks and not seeing
any Improvement, gave up hope until my
sister, Mrs loveland of Everett, persuaded
me to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. | began taking them, with the re-
suit that | experienced relief the second
day. The first night after taking the pills
lay awake only a short time and the second
night rested we'll. From that time | slept
Wen every night ana soon got well and
strong.
81 have recommended Pink Pills for Pale
People to many people. My niece has taken
them for weak nerves and poor rlood and
found them very beneficial"
In order that there could be no doubt as
to the genuineness of her statement Mrs
Fletcher made affidavit to it before William
W. Forbes, notary public, at Manchester
on July %, 1901.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
will not only effect a cure in cases similar
to the one above but, acting directly on the
blood and nerves, are an unfailing specific
for such diseases as partial paralysis, St.
Nitus' dance, scatica, neuralgia, nervous
headache, after-etfects of the grip, palpita-
ton of the heart, pale and sallow complex
ions and all forms of weakness in either
male or female. Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent postpaid on receipt of price,
fifty cents a box, or six boxes for two dol
lars and fifty cents, by addressing DR.. Will
llams Medicine Company, Schenectady, n.
Y. They are never sold in bulk or by the
hundred.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
How it viii BE Observed by the G. A

How it Will Be Observed by the G. 4. r.
Joseph L. Merrick of Waterville. com
mauder of the department of Maine &.
/ \. r.. has issued the following general
orders. No. 3. relative to the observance
Of Memorial Day:
|. Tie seasons as they roll bring us
once more to that most sacred day. to
L.. OF all the year, May 30th. the va
tlon's Memorial. Sacred to the memory
VI the brave defenders of our Union
who have whispered thelr answers to
the roI-call OF the Angel of Peace and
are now bivouacked on the shores of
! that tioWer-hntd river OF rest.
/ In harmony with d beautiful and ten
der custom established III the year 1865,
Memorial Day is cUnstcrated to the
! cAivalry and herolsm of our lllustrlouS
Qt adj and for the renewal of our VOWS
ot allegiance over their haliOWed rest
Iu4 places. The fragrant blossoms OF
spring time are the most appropriate
tluJlems with which 10 show our fond
remembrance Of departed comrades,
and to express the Nations gratitude
and love. The evergreen, SO embiematl-
cal OF an eternal spring, is found on all
our hillsldes, and Where flowers are not
Nenty the, evergreen WFtatlIs made 10y
Wiling and loving hands are a beautiful
aud appropriate emblem OF decoIatlon'
his IS WoIh the young children can as
s.st III, and ii IS the DONG that creates
an interest III the meaning OF the day.
HE httle tagS, too, miniatures OF
that great and glorious banner so dear
TO every American EeaIt ana known
and h1nored by all the Nttlols OF The
earth, is the tittest emblem to rest on
the gray es OF those who died IN uphold
ing 1t, and each year they are placed
with more reverence and love on the
mounds OF our Iallel cOnlIaueS. bend
iiS over Sucli graves, uluSIlS uttp anu
long, we eXait and glOrltN the cause Tor
which they fourht and render more
e,,.rad +lo' ,,,al.,.o,, A,o
sacred tiie Alilellgali nay:
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o',lei lihT otsl,il" tIoii', 10 w., -; a. ,o
+7oiio ~ atis, az 1i ,'',i ~, "9
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15

New Hampshire.
Mayor Boothby of Portland has re
ceived letter from Ex-Gov. Rollins of
New Hampshire, the father of the old
home week idea, and in substance it is
as follows:
Il suppose you will have your annual
old-home week meeting before long,
and | have been thinking over some
suggestions to make at that meeting,
and to have sent out i'll the form of a
circular to the various old home week
associations.
First. open the week as usual with
bontires on the high hills and the ring
ing of church bells at o'clock Satur-
day night.
Second. have all the churches, if pos
slble, or as many as will, hold a re-
union of former parishioners and pas
tors, on either the Sunday of old home
week or on old-home day, as may be
preferred. | think this might be made
a special feature of this years old home
week. If the churches did this general
ly they might have big union meeting
of all the churches in town in the
largest building there on Sunday or old
home day.
Third, let every town, if possible,
mark its historical spots with bronze
tablets substantially placed.
Fourth, on old-home day, or during
Old-hOme week, have loan collection
in some hall or house, and gather to
gether all the paintings, brlc-a-brac
curios, etc, in the section.
Fifth, have historical essays prepar-
ed for old-home week, covering the his
tory of the town. Try to get move
ment started for having the town his
tory written, if it has not already been
done
sixth, get as many of the old resi-
dents of the town. and those who have
gone away, to be ready to talk OF read
from their early recollectiOnS Such if
preserved or printed will be of great
value % OF 30 Years from now.
seventh, q register i'll which the
names of visitors can be entered, with
their present home and business, etc,
should be prepared and care should be
taken that everybody that comes back
should register.
Eighth, in the way of celebrations,
we have always advocated simple and
inexpensive ones as best suited to the
spirit of the occasion, and to its lasting
continuance, but there are great many
towns in our State where there are many
summer boaIders in the vicinity, where
1t is good business and good Judgment
to have a more elaborate celebration
for the entertainment and enjoyment of
our summer guests, and we suggest in
such places parades. In our manutac-
turing cities we should recommend in
dustrial parades.''
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SCHOONERS.

Don't think less of your system than you
do of your house. Give it thorough cleans
ing, too Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
''You do not speak English, madam - in
CURED the interviewer
"Ner' leetl', replied the operate celeb
rity, smiling SWeetly. "Only lis: How
lofe America :, Puck.
When doctors fail try Burdock Blood Bit
tiers. Cures dyspepsia, constipation invig-
crates the whole system.
''Marn has a wonderful knack for era
vieS and dressings
"Hasn't she? | really believe that
mayonnaiSe of hers would make il door-mat
palatable. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Takes the burn out, heals the wound ;
cures the pain. Dir. Thomas Electric Oil,
the household remedy.
1t is told of learned professor, who was
better at Greek than golf, that after a
round on the links, i'll which he had fooled
most of his shots, he turned to his cadde
for advice as to improving his play. The
reply of the ruthless caddie was: 'N e see
sir, it's easy to teach ladies Latin and
Greek, but it needs a head for gOwtf. Tit
Bits.
prevent it though. DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup cures coughs, colds, bronchitis,
asthma Never fails.
"Mamma, here's letter from the dead
letter office, said intelligent little Car-
ence.
'lloW do you know, dear '''
SIT has black border all around the
envelope. Judge.
Don't let the little ones suffer from eczema
OF other torturing skin diseases. No need
for it. Doan's Ointment cures. Can't harm
the most delicate skin. At any drug store
so cents.
Slimson--I hear you have been fighting
that little boy next door, and that he whip
ped you How did that happen?
Willie--Well, he's going to give party
next week, and | was afraid if licked him
he wouldn't invite me.-Harper's Bazaar.
$1OO-Dr. Il. Detchon's Anti-Diuretic
may be worth to you more than 500 if you
have a child who soils bedding from incon-
Thence of water during sleep. Cures old
and young alike. 1t arrests the trouble at
once. 81. Sold by A. A. Howes Il Co.,
Druggists, Belfast, Me. 1y47
There is Scottish minister in West
Highland parish who has never yet per
Lately an Edinburg divinity student was
spending few days in the parish, and on
the Saturday he called at the manse and
asked the minister to let him preach the
following day. "My dear young man"
said the minister, laying hand gently on
the young mans shoulder, "gin l lat We
preach the morn, and we gle a better ser
be satisfied VII my preaching, and gin
ye're nae better preacher than me, ye'er
no worth listening tae !''-LOndOn Daily
News.
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The Trailing Arbutus.

o, the merry days, the arbutus days!
They come from heaven on high;
They wrap the earth in brOoding haze,
They marry earth and sky.
What lures me onward DER the hills,
Or down the beaten trail?
Vague murmuring all the valley fills,
And yonder shouts the quail.
Like mother bird upon her nest
The day brOodS Ger the earth;
Fresh hope and life fill every breast;
| share the springs new birth.
H.
Awake! arise! and April wise
Seek out forest side,
Where under wreaths of withered leaves
The shy sweet flowers hide.
hear the hum of red-ruff's drum,
And bark the thraSher sings,
On elm tree high against the sky;
List to his minckings.
Upon my soul, he calls the roll
OF all the birds of the year;
''Neery..' "Chewink - "Oriole." sBobo-
link -
"Haste Make haste ''''spring is here y
Now pause and mark the meadow lark send
forth his call to spring;
"Why don't you hear? It's spring o the
year,
a piercing note from golden throat
Like dart from sounding string.
All. the golden shaft, twas he that laughed
And lifted up his bill;
"Wick, wick - ''Wick, wick - "Wake up A..
be quick.
The ant is on her hill
The bloodroot's face, with sanity grace
Stars all the unkept way;
| pom the rocks, in dancing tiockS,
Cory dalis is gay.
The hemlock trees hum in the breeze,
The swallows on the wing;
In forest alSles are genial smiles
That greet thy bloSSoming.
Again the sun is over all,
Again the robins evening call
Or early morning lay;
| hear the stir about the farms,
Seethe earth with open arms,
| feel the breath of May
John Burroughs in the Atlantic
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A Brown Thrush.

There's merry brown thrush sitting up i'll
the tree,
He's singing to me- He's singing to me,
And what does he say, little girl, little boy
ION, the worlds running over with JOY.
Don't you hear? Don't you see?
Hush = Look. In my tree,
I'm happy as happy Cali pe.''
And then the brown thrush keeps singing
"a nest do you see
And five eggs hid by me i'll the juniper tree !?
Don't NEEDLE, don't touch, little girl, little
Or the world will lose some of its JOY.
Now Pm glad. Now I'm free,
And always shall be,
If you never bring sorrow to me-
SO the merry brown thrush sings away in
the tree,
To You and to me, to you and to me;
And he sings all the day,
sob, the worlds running over with low
But long it won't be,
Don't you know? Don't you see?
Unless we are as good as we can be-"
Lucy Larcom.
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LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.


The April National contains a fine
t11,l cage portrait of John w. Uutcl in
SON If LINN. Mass. last survivor of
the f;,mons Hutchinson family of WAT
tin,t. SINGERS and an eloouent poetic
triLute TO Mr.. hutchinson nv FrpdeI., k
J. Allen of Boston -niyersitv.
Forming unique chapter IN the MS
tory Of | ntauanism In New England,
Is an old letter recently found III the
II wa. vcrit+t,, "a Ss,,,,1on Y : U-iiG...
and t,,,n1l me s1,hiert ~ - slatch ht, !
rnn,. ,.nnnisn,, M thA Nay Eev t,1'g-
Land
The new yard OF the Fore River Slip
and Engine Company at Quincy. Mass.
winch is attracting the attention OF
shipbuildels the world over, forms the
subject of a most interesting illustrate
ed article by Ralph Bergengren. under
the tile OF ''NAlp-buildmg in Massacl IL
sets. in tie May number ot the New
England Magazine. Although -he en-
terpI.ae was begun only year and a
han AGO. the company is already engae-
Ell non Government and olGer con
tracts amounting to -. Oo0. 900. including
Iao IF the most important United
states battle-ships. New Jersey ard
Rhode island. and the first seyelI-ludst-
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Carnegie's Consolation.

Andrew Carnegie arrived in London
May Sth from New York and proceeded
at once to console Great Britain on the
subject of the shipping combine by say
ing that there is no cause for alarm.
Said Carnegie: ''There is free right
of way on the ocean and the tramp
steamer is always with us. The COM
bine is purely matter of money max
ing.
''There is no question of patriotism
in trade. 1t does not care figure for
the flag.
eff Great Britain continues costly
wars for shadowy ascendancy in dis
tant parts of the world and the United
States develops an industrial army,
there can be only one result. Great
Britain will have a shadow and the
United States the substance"
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Reflections OF a Bachelor.

Tue males fist love at SIX is the
cook aud his last at sixty.
Faith cure is the best remedy to get
rid ot something yOu haven't got.
Women can 10 more for men by
amusing them than praying tor them.
One way to get girl to love you is to
make her think some other girl does,
1t isn't what people don't say, but
what obey do say. that is always the
mistake.
There are very few people in this
world smart enough to know how not
TO be TOO smart
1t is queer that nobody ever learns to-
forgive the sins of others by commit
ting them himself.
All man has to DO to make a woman
love him is to make her happier than
any other man can.
Whether an eve hing gown is fashion
able depends ON how much neck and
sleeves il hash got.
To Judge by widows expression of
innocence you would think she had
never seen a man before
Blessed is the peacemaker. but more
blessed is the woman who keeps the
peace by holding her tongue.
The girl with black eyes ana brown
hair can be accounted for; it is the girl
with black hair and blond eyes that puZ-
zles one.
It's q good deal harder to break an
old bachelor to the matrimonial harness,
but when he is broken he is the tamest
OF them all.
When there is no hesitation about
calling what carries a man his legs why
should there be in calling what carries
woman the same thing.
The only thing in the world more
horrible than an old fat woman fond
ling small. sickly dog is the same old
woman fondling young husband.
No woman can ever be made to
understand why her husband snorts so
savagely when she wakes him up two
hours after midnight to ask him if he
thinks it will do any harm to the baby
to sleep so soundly.
\ woman's idea of being economical
about clothes is to buy dress for 500
and when she finds she doesn't like it
sell it for $50 and buy another for $50.
10 save your life you can't make her
see that the second one, counting what
She got for the other one, cost her any
more than the tirst.-New York Press.
says MGrristOWn, n. j., newspaper:
Rev. a. NJ. Sherman has presented to
the Washington association a stone
which was part OF the ballast of the
British armed vessel Margaretta, cap
tuned in Machias bay Me-, June II,
17715, by the American sloop Unity in
command of Capt. jeremiah O'Brien.
1t was the first victory of the Revolu-
ton. A number of the stones are built
into the fire place in the Porter Memo
rial library, Machias, Me-, and Mr.
Sherman was SO fortunate as to secure
three in his recent visit to that historic
old town.
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TO Ef
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature .; &HzZztzu

The University of Maine, in response
to an apparent demand which is COM
piled with in most other States, has
planned for a summer school of five
weeks, beginning the latter part of
June and running to August 1st of this
year. The University is pleasantly To-
Gated and no better opportunity is offer
ed for those desiring instruction along
these lines. A postal sent to President
George E. Fellows, .Orono, will receive
prompt attention.
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The Intercollegiate strength test re-
Gently ended has been won by Harvard
with total of 74,596.1 points. Column
bia is second with 72,64s.7; University
of Minnesota, third. 66,s132; Amherst,
fourth, with 55,3O7.1. Columbia has
won for two years. Last year, Har-
wards total was 64,O944, so that this
years increase is 1O,5O5.7. Columbia's
winning score, last year, was 6, Pills,
or less by 9,324.6 points than this years
winning score