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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02
A. Ray of Light.

Monday forenoon while the water
was five feet deep in the cellar under
our Office, covering the furnace so we
could have no fire, and submerging
news stock and job printing stock that
was stored there, and while desolation
was apparent on every hand, one ray of
light swept athwart our pathway and
that was the fact that our banking
boards were, on.
When the snow came they were in
the stable chamber and as there was SO
much snow we conceived the brilliant
idea of banking the house with it in
stead of using the boards. So we piled
the snow against the house only to dis
cover that every time little thaw
came it settled away and we had to
shovel more. We had got heartily sick
of snow for banking purposes and when
we found the ground bare Monday
morning we fastened to put the boards
on and felt that the thaw had brought
us little good as well as some i'll.
The subject of banking boards natur-
ally leads up to outside windows, for
the two blossom and go to seed TO-
gether.
Some of our readers will recall a lit
tie difficulty we had year ago in get
ting the outside windows on to the bay
window. In fact. we didn't get one of
them on at all. Now those windows
had been put on great many times
and were carefully marked. Not only
did we have them marked once, but,
like the man who marked the box
which was going by express ''this side
up" on one side and for fear they
wouldn't notice that, put the same mark
on another side, we had them marked
in two places. Yet Notwithstanding
all this precaution, when we attempted
to put the windows on we failed utterly
in finding place where certain one
would fit.
Well, this fall when it came to put
ting on outside windows we had no
hopes of getting those particular win
dows in place, for they had been paint
ed in the spring and the marks that we
depended on most had been covered.
There remained, however, some marks
on them that we thought of no account,
but concluded to try them. We CON-
great surprise it fitted like a glove; so
did number two; so did number three.
When it came to the last one we kne,o
that wouldn't fit, because it didn't last
year, but to our greater surprise 1t did
fit, after funk or two with the ham,
mer, and the job was done.
We are fully persuaded that outside
| windows are like some people-you can
never tell how to take them or what
they will do.-Piscataquis Observer.
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WILLIAM B. SCHILLER,
A Well Known Ohicer of the National Tube
Company.

A Well Known Ohacer of the National Tube
Company.
William Bacon Schiller was born IN
Pittsburgh, Pa, July I, 1859. He is the
son of John G. Schiller, an iron mer-
chant, and Anne J. Queen. His paternal
grandfather was born in Wurtemburg,
Bavaria, and came to this country when
young man. His paternal grandmother
was born in Alsace-Lorrai and came
to this country with her family when a
young girl, settled in Philadelphia, Pa,
and was married there. His grand
parents located on farm in Lawrence
County, Pa, about 1e45, and lived there
until their death. His maternai grand
father was English, and his grandmother
Irish.
Mr.. Schiller's education was received
in the common schools of Youngstown,
Ohio, and on completion of his studies
he secured his first employment as an
office boy with the firm of r. W. Hitch
cock & Go. of Youngstown, Ohio. This
was in 1876. In 1879, he became book
keeper in the Second National Bank of
Youngstown. In 1883, he became secre-
tary of the Brier Hill Iron & Coal Com
pany, where he remained three years.
From 1856 to 1889, he was the treasurer
and general manager OF the YOungS-
town Coal & Coke Company, Limited,
and the BeSsemer Limestone Company,
He was general manager of the Monon-
gahela Furnace Company of McKees-
port, Pa, from the date of it's organize
ton in 1889 to 1892, when it was con-
solidated with the National Tube Works
Company. He was the manager of the
Tube Company's blast furnaces and
steel works, to July, 1899, the date of
the organization OF the National Tube
Company, and became manager of the
National Department, which post he
held until April of last year, when he
was elected director and assistant vice
president
Mr.. Schiller is also vice-president of
the National Bank of McKeesport;
general manager of the McKeesport
Connecting Railroad Company, treas
urer Of the Pittsburgh Limestone Com
pany, Limited; director Of the Mahon-
ing & Shenango Dock Company, and
the Pennsylvania & Lake Erie Dock
Company.
He is member of the Duquesne
Club, Allegheny Country Club and
Pittsburgh Golf Club.
Mr.. Schiller was married on June 6,
1900, in Allegheny, Pa, to Margaret
Crosby Burdett, niece of Horace Cros-
by, late second vice-president of the
National Tube Company.-The Success
full American.
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being vigorously pushed forward
Streets are being planned on tho
American system, and instead Of being
named after the English fashion are
being numbered c0nsecutively ~ In the
States. They are lighted by electricity,
as are also the dwellings comprising
the new Manchester colony. Shops re-
failing all kinds of goods are springing
into existence here and there. The
most important industrial concern
which is finding home here is the
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company, Limited, whose
workshops are expected to give en-
ployment to over 1000 men and youths.
Some of the foremen engaged are
Americans, and the nasal twang is not
altogether missing. Other industrial
concerns in Trafford Park include lard
refineries, dynamo works, brick and tile
works, electric light and power supply
stations, timber yards, warehouses for
cotton, etc.
Perhaps it is not altogether due to
the American invasion" but wherever
we went in England and Scotland the
'shop-keepers complained of hard times.
Ind aed, it was said that trade had been
dull for two years. Much depends
upon the movements of royalty and the
attendant social activities. The death of
Queen Victoria caused suspension of
festivities during the period of mourn
ing, and now London shop-keepers are
looking forward to the coronation of
King Edward next June to give them
season of prosperity.
How is it that American goods are
successfully invading the English
markets.. The American journalist
above quoted says: Americans are
succeeding today largely because of
their climate, their better education,
their longer working hours, their will
ingness to receive new ideas, their
better plant, and, perhaps most of all,
because of their freedom from ham,
pering traditions" And the Worlds
Work says:
The causes of England's relative
decline lie mainly with herself. Before
the American advance she must give
way, because, America is too big, too
wealthy, too energetic to be success
fully withstood. But there is no reason
why England should not be as scientific
as Germany, why she should not make
superb fight for the second place.
She has allowed herself to be hampered
by sheer negligence in the use of her
opportunities. Trade unionism, too,
has done much to thwart her by limit
ing production, curbing initiative,
reducing the hours of labor and virtual
ly removing from employers the con-
troll of their own works. But funda-
mentally it is in the character and
mental attitude of the average English
man that the causes of inferiority must
be sought-in his intense conservatism
and easy-going view of business. What
the Englishman is to the italian in
energy and speculative pluck, that the
American is to the Englishman. The
American will adopt thing just
because it is new; the Englishman will
cling to one just because it is old. A
country where business is everything
has an enormous pull over a country
where business is merely BUSINESSMAN
interruption of the main
purpose of life
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E III acouhtty " lGrdllal y i 4 wli1S
~ live, With the Greetet nfs ii N
producing regions wi(l6ly 6eparated
from the markets which they Serye. IN
matter Of transportation y one az yaat
Importance. This applies rticularly
to our agricultural products; for While
q great portion both Of our manufac.
tured output and of our farm growth
must be moved long distances by rail
or water before reaching q market.
practically all Of the latter must also be
transported for greater or less distances
over the public highways The question
Of marketing these agricultural prod
ucts, amounting in the United States
to 81, 000, 900, 900 annually, on terms
that the dealer can afford to pay and
the grower to accept, often reduces
itself to q question of cheap and quick
delivery-in other words, to question
of economical transportation.
As far as the railways and steamship
lines are concerned, this problem has
been dealt with very intelligently and
satisfactorily. Skill and money have
been applied without stint to the pro-
vision of enlarged means Of convey
ance, improved ways, and increased
power. These influences, under the
csAOco VI coAOA8 oOnpOultlOus HAVE IT,
duced long distance freight rates to
reasonable level.
There is one phase of this transporta-
ton problem, however, which has APP
preached no satisfactory solution. That
is the matter of wagon road haul. AS
has already been said, while the greater
part of our farm products travel by
steamship, canal, or railway for pOr-
ton of the journey to market, virtually
all of them are conveyed for some dis
lance over the public highways. 1t is
unfortunate that this is often the most
expensive part of the journey. 1t has
been shown by mathematical demon
stratiOn that it costs more to move a
bushel of wheat or a ton of hay ten
miles over the average country roads of
the United States than to transport the
same burden 500 miles by railway or
1000 miles by steamship. 1t has hap
pened many times in different parts of
the country that farmers have let crops
go to waste because the cost of hauling
them to the nearest market CIR railway
shipping-point over wretched and i'll /
kept roads amounted to more than
could be realized for them afterward;
whereas, if good roads on which heavy
loads could be hauled had been at hand. |
the same crops could have been market |
ed at a small profit to the producer,
while the economic gain results from |
their application to useful purposes
would have been very considerable. Ell
Hon. Martin Dodge in the Forum.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Tie Kind You Have Always Bought
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n
The Old Wooden Cradle.

Goodby to the cradle, the dear wooden
cradle;
The rude hand of progress has thrust it
aside,
No more to its motion Ger sleeps fairy
ocean,
Our play-weary wayfarers peacefully
glide.
No more by the rhythm of slow-moving
rocker
Their sweet dreamy fancies are fostered
and fed;
No more to low singing the cradle goes
swinging
The child of this era is put into bed.
Goodby to the cradle, the dear wooden
cradle;
1t lent to the twilight a strange subtle
charm.
When bees left the clover, when play-tims
was over,
How safe seemed this shelter from danger
or harm.
How soft seemed the pillow, how distant
the ceiling,
How weird were the voices that whisper
ed around.
What dreams would come fOcking, as rock
ing and rocking
We ioated away into slumber profound.
Goodby to the cradle, the old wooden
cradle,
The babe of today does not know it by
sight.
When day leaves the border, with system
and order,
The child goes to bed and we put out the
light.
bow to Progression and ask no concession,
Though strewn be her pathway with
wrecks Of the past;
So off with old lumber, that sweet arc of
slumber,
The old wooden cradle is ruthlessly cast.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in New York Jour-
nal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02
Building and Loan Associations Safe.

These peoples banks, the most benefi-
cent outgrowth thus far of the cooper
alive idea in the United States, have
increased in fifty years to 5000 associa-
tons, distributed throughout every
State and Territory, and represent saw
ings amounting to over 81, OOO, 900, 600.
Laws regulating their management diff
fer in different States; but however
their external features may vary, the
great principle of co-operation-mutua
helpfulness by the working together Of
individuals for joint benefits or common
good as opposed to selfish competitive
individual effort remains unchanged.
Investment in building and loan as
ISOLATION is as nearly absolutely safe as
It can be, to quote from an exhaustive
report on the associations of this coun-
try published by the Government, to be
had for the asking; sfor the monthly
dnes and accumulated profits, which
give the active capital Of the associa-
ton, are loaned Is fast Is they accumu-
late. Ladies' Home journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02
An Earnest Worker for the Farmers.

That extraordinary semi monthly, Farm
and Home, elsewhere advertised, is, per-
haps, the most earnest worker for farmers
of any of the agricultural press. 1t not
only believes in and breaches organization
and cooperation, but shows its readers how
to do it. 1t is constantly on the alert to
help them to make their business more
profitable and put more money in their
pockets, as we'll as to advance their social,
moral, educational and political welfare.
A fine Art Calendar for 1902, with weather
forecasts for every day in the year, and
five beautiful pictures, 9x13, each gem of
art, is included in each substitution.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

You can repair worn out loves, but
you can't restore them.
If there were no other reason for it it
would be enough to bless women be-
cause they are not men.
There is something wrong with the
woman who sometimes doesn't love the
man she loves as she would love little
child.
The man never lived who could make
9 woman see that store eggs can be az
fresh as those OF her own hens If they
were laid later.
Sometimes the woman who can't
bring herself to eat OF anything but
antique tableware can bring herself 20
drink skimmed milk aud eat seconds
NewfYOfk Press.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02
Relief i'm Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Diseases
relieved in six hours by"NEw GREAT South
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE" It is great
surprise on account of it's exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys
and back, in male or female Relieves re-
tentiOn of water almost Immediately If
you want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by A. A. Howes & Co., Drug
gists, Belfast Me. 1y47
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02

A unique office in the White House
ID that Of social secretary, but Miss
Isabel Hagner, who holds that posi-
ton, is well able to fill it, owing to her
expert knowledge of etiquette. She
supervises all the details Of the state
functions and attends to Mrs. Roose.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-02

The Exposition>s fresiaent.
David e. Francis. president of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. is well
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great surprise to find the cigarette
habit SO prevalent in King Edwards
domain. The pipe used to be the Brit
isher's solace, and comparatively few
cigars were smoked, while the reverse
was true of this country. Now about
every one you meet, old or young, in
England and Scotland, has cigarette;
land Judging from their persistence in
smoking under the most adverse cir
cumstances they may well be classed
as cigarette fends. The American To-
bacco Company has perhaps been I'M
wise in proclaiming it's intention of
securing monopoly, but while there is
vigorous kicking just now, if they fur
Inish an article of such universal con-
sumption at lower price than their
Ecompetitors they will not lack for Gus
TONERS.
American electricity is invading Eng
land, and Americans are reaching out
for control Of transportation facilities.
! Hereis an interesting bit of news from
the Westminster Gazette:
The Americanixing Of one part a
Lancashire, namely, Tra4oud
Estate, Manchester. Is now VrQ(
apace. About 1000 houaee<
the cottage typo, have be9H -
thefe and aro being rn1fdlf t1e
by artisans Who aze emf p1od 81 d
"a TO BE emploYod ~ ID ~ &
the WofE6z which ~ r.
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Mention this journal, as Adv. Is inserteds
Contribution.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
G. f. Rudolph,
Market and Fourth SITS

they accepted DR.. Ball, who was a pro-
nounced opponent to Addicks, as the
representative OF the Regulars. They
took the governor and gave the Regu-
lars the congressman in the compro-
mise which was arranged. They GER
tainly knew what the congressman was
and what his powers would be If elect
ed. He made no pledge They re-
duested none. They certainly got what
they should have expected and now
want to play the baby act and are try
ing TO prevent DR.. Balls reelection
because of a personal animosity enter
tanned by Addicks because this worthy
gentleman will not bow the knee to
him.
The Addicksites might as well un-
derstand now that they will have to
accept Dr. L. II. Ball for congressman.
The Regular Republicans will nomi-
nate him and vote for him and all the
bluff. buster and venom the whole
Addicks aggregation can spit forth will
not prevent it If these same Addicks-
ties refuse to accept and insist on
running a separate ticket, because Ad-
dicks don't want Ball, we say go right
ahead and run your separate ticket,
select your own puppets for every nomi-
nation as you swear You will and elect
it if you can. There is no better time
to fight this thing out than this pres
ent campaign. If Addicks wants to
run his own separate individual ticket,
branded with his own brand and
stamped with his own Tammany en-
blem. let him do so. Give him all the
rope he wants Let him have a fair
field and no favor Let him do his ut
most and his Oneriest If we cannot
be participant we want front seat
land see this political freak of the
century out-Addicks himself. He has
always had a great desire, Judging from
his tank. to run the whole thing him
self and we want to see him spread
himself and il he is not the fattest
founder who ever struck bottom in
the political pool when account of
stock is taken after election day, it will
be because the remains (polticaD are
not discoverable. Such an end is very
desirable and IL he is bent on political
suicide we are highly desirous Of Civ
ing him a full opportunity. The Re
publican party will be none the worse
Her success is not dependent upon any
one man. however much he may think
so. and the good old party which has
survived the loss OF the greatest men
this county ever produced, will only
heave a sigh OF relief and move on in
the even tenor Of her way to sure sue
cess.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
IRREsPoNsIRLE MENDAoIrY

These statements that l. II. Ball
made certain pledges TO the Union Re
publicans before they would consent
to his nomination. and that these he
has not kept, have been made with
su--,.ent frequency TO require proof.
An irresponsible tongue can make any
statement where proof is not required.
We deny that Congressman Ball ever
made any such pledges, and we demand
some sort OF evidence to show that
he did. We want to know when such
pledges were made, to whom they were
made. and the place where they were
made In the absence Of any such evil
dence. We shall ignore any repetition
OF thus story as a falsehood. deliberate
" created to work injury to Congress-
man Ball.
John HUM was nominated for gov
ernor at the same time that DR.. Ball
was nominated for Congress One was
a Union Republican, and the other
plain Republican without any prefix.
II pledges We're exacted from DR.. Ball.
how about Mr. Hum? Did he make
pledges. toog We must conclude that
he did not. since his first and only pur-
pose has been TO serve the Union Re
publican party-which means J. Ed
Addicks.
The Union Republicans, with c. r.
Layton as spokesman, have insisted on
turning down any man or any measure
not approved by Addicks. II Mr. HUM
was elected governor for this purpose
and has served it. is it unreasonable
TO suppose that DR.. Ball would regard
the interests of his own party? Greater
partisanship in appointments could
not have been shown. Soon after the
inauguration OF the Governor, c. r.
Layton made it known that no Repub-
lican who did not boast the prefix OF
Union. need apply for any favor. AS
an instance: A gentleman applied for
the superintendency Of the Sussex
schools. whose qualifications were ad-
hAlucN ny Ahc otNltldig u state 10 Do
superior to those Of any other apph-
cant, and yet he was informed that he
could not be appointed because he was
a Regular Republican. This being
true. the demand that Congressman
Ball should betray his party friends
recognize his enemies, and forget his
principles is asking something toe
much.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
MONTH or ROSES
A MOON on COLD

One OF the coolest Junes which the
city has ever known is about to close.
This day last year the thermometer at
Sixth and Market streets indicated as
high as "a degrees. Several persons
were overcome by the heat, and work
men were compelled to abandon outside
work.
This month has been distinguished
by no sudden changes OF temperature
land Wilmington, accustomed to
lscordhing days for several years in the
month of roses, was taken by surprise
The average temperature for the
month will be about two degrees less
than the normal for the last twenty
five years.
An element which has contributed tC
the low temperature has been the large
amOunt of rain which has fallen. The
normal amount would have been only
1911 inches, while from June 1 up t.
last evening at least six inches o
water had fallen. Last year the tall
Twas Of drought and torrid days. Nearl!
1.-TWO inches Of water fell yesterday to
lall day the city was under rain cloud
land the air was chill. Part Of the da,
the water fell in torrents. Overcoat
and heavy wraps were found highl,
useful
Responsive to the dOwnpour of chill
water, the temperature lowered. Ac
cording TO the thermometer the frs
Reading OF yesterday, at z o'clock wa
l7O degrees. Hour by hour the mercur
! went down. At midnight it was 60.
The atmospheric disturbance whic
! has extended over the countr
lclosely resembles a winte
storm. In many places rainbO'
lhalos were observed about the SUI
which showed that the air was Sun
oharged with moisture and that MOI
= rain could be expected.
Evening journal., 1902-06-30
PENINSULA PRESS
a SAMPLE Piece

From the Sussex Countian.
The effort made by those Union Re
publican leaders of Milford, the Doctor
and the Senator. as the Evening Jour
nal designates them, and as oorrobor-
ated by the three Democrats whom they
tried to seduce. to make political capi-
tai out Of these mems misfortune was
damnable. 1t was a scheme foul in it's
incubation, and satantic in its pur-
pose. These three Democrats, all OF
them men Of character and property
committed an assault. or abetted it.
In the heat OF passion upon man who
had shot one of their dogs. For this
at the last term of court in this coun,
ty they were sentenced TO six months
Imprisonment Since their sentence
the rule for prisoners TO be clothed in
striped garb has gone into effect. Th'
/ Milford Senator claimed to have re
ceived letter from the Levy Court,
which stated that these three farmer
must put on the prison suits, unless
he. the Senator, used his influence Il
save them from disgrace.
This letter" was worked by thl
\ Doctor and the Senator upon tn
relatives OF the three Democrats. an'
all were made to understand that 70
votes given to the Union Republican
ticket next fall the men would
Saved this disgrace. The votes wer
to be pledged, twelve OF them it is as
serted. But the mon behind the bar
would not allow the sale OF votes to b
made in their name and sent word {
the bri5ers. that they would rot i
iail before they would accept the curse
proposition"
IL was about the most outrageou
piece of political infamy yet recordei
e even for the men who made Delaware
name a stencil.