The Republican journal., 1903-03-12

or degree of title. There was more fun
on St. Charles Avenue during the day
Tuesday than have ever seen in an
equal limit of time. Little children Of
three and four years wore masks and
fancy costumes. The colored people,
who for one day are on an equality with
their white brethren, did not fail to
take advantage of their opportunity.
One of the best "funnies" on the street
was the horse-autOmobile. 1t passed
the principal thoroughfares, and every
where was greeted with loud acclama-
tions of delight. This get-up consisted
of an old four-wheeled buggy, with the
shafts reversed. Instead of being in
front for the mule to pull by, they were
taken off and fastened to the back.
The mule pushed instead of pulled and
was guided by one of the occupants.
The costumes of the maskers were ridic-
ulous in the extreme, and excited mirth
wherever they appeared. This was only
one of dozens of funny efforts.
OF great assistance, in a social way,
has been the attendance at all the lead
ing events of Admiral Schley and the
officers of the battleships Tage and
Texas. 1t will be remembered that the
latter ship once assisted iE the success
full carrying-out of one of our Carnivals
at Old Home week.
Mr.. Thomas J. Woodward, one of the
attaches of King Rex, and honored by
him with the title Duke of Maine, is ma
tive of Damariscotta, in our own State.
Three years ago MI. Woodward was
King of the Carnival. He visits Maine
every season. His last visit to Belfast
was at the time of the dedication of the
Masonic Temple, when he was guest
of Hon. w. H. Mcclellan.
Our enjoyment of the two last night
parades vas much heightened by the
presence of home friends and others.
On our gallery overlooking st. Charles
avenue we had as guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles 2. Hazeltine and Miss Margaret
of Belfast, Mrs. Adams and Miss
Adams of Camden, and Nh. and Mrs.
Frank \. Wilgus of Buffalo, New
York. Just one block away Miss Roose-
Welt was entertained at the residence of
Mr. Whitney, during the Rex parade.
The morning after. Its different in
+la ,,,,r,,;,r, a,,t a,I q raiD storm,
The stormy wave of reform and en-
forcement Of the liquor law which has
engulfed great portion OF Maine re-
Gently has not yet reached this city.
even by the merest rlpples. In fact a
freer, more open town than this 1t would
be hard to find. Liquors are sold any
where and by anyone who can settle
with Uncle Sam, providing the inhabi-
tants adjoining for so many rods do
not protest to the city council. In that
case the seller is told to take up his
stock of drinkables and walk, to some
other locality where the public con-
science is less susceptible. l notice
that the saloons here do business on
Sunday as on other days, except that
the patronage is greater and the back
door is used instead of the front. But
this does not indicate the temperance
sentiment of the South by any means,
norof this State. Many of the parishes,
counties of Louisiana are run strict
ly on prohibition principles and in
toxicants are absolutely barred from
their limits. so far as the sale within is
concerned. There is the strongest
possible feeling over large portion of
this section in favor of absolute prohibl-
tion,-not prohibition on the Bangor
plan" One reason for this, and prob
ably the leading one, is the abuse made
of intoxicants by the colored people; for
this is what happens everywhere IN
license or free-rum districts. The peo-
pie of the Southern States are condemn
ed for the frequent lynchings ofnegroes;
these occur, no doubt and the criticism
is just; but the provocatlon great. LII
is realized here that rum is the funda-
mental cause of seven-eighths of the
lynchings of the blacks. Rum first;-
then crime on women,-then, as a
punishment to the perpetrator and
warning to all of his class, the hanging
of the criminal to the nearest tree
But with the rum passion and courage
in, crime follows crime and little heed
seems to be paid to the warning OF the
black body dangling in the air.
We think in Maine. some of us, that
we have patent for stopping the drink
evil and for ensuring sober, law-abid
ing class of citizens for the future
Vermont thought so fifty years ago ano
has just changed her mind; perhaps we
n no met ~, tho vorro of taEinU Tho SAM