The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-07-30

| that the public has faith in "The Dinsmore
Store, has been proven beyond shadow
of doubt by the hundreds of people who
visited their store and shared in the very
convincing "Dispossess Sale" the past
week. The public readily distinguishes be-
tween the real and the counterfeit and the
great opportunity given at this time is
quickly appreciated. The sale continues
one week longer
ScAMpER. Scamper is dead. 1t is only
a cat, but the life that animated his lowly
| body is the same divine essence that gives
| vitality to man, strength to the oak or fra
GRANGE to the rose, and the light that shone
| in the unfathomable depths of his mysteri-
| Gus eyes is at one with the inspiration that
| illumines the face of genius. 1t is but
question of degree, of receptivity, and al
| though embodied in the frame of an humble
| animal, vet was his modest part well done
and his lifelong affectiOnate return for
| kindness, and his patiencei in suffering, con-
| veyed a lesson that might probably be
taken by many lives in higher plane. His
grave is in the bower formed by wide
spreading apple tree, and the soft summer
winds whisper sweetly in the foliage above
his resting place; but there is really no
death, from the highest to the lowest form,
for the spirit of life is divine, immanent
and eternal.
AMONG THE FARMERS. Jere Webb of
Knox, who is noted for his fine cattle, re-
Gently had Is head of fine Herefords that
were admired by all who saw them. Last
week he sold pair of 4-year-odS to ID. Z.
Greenlaw, and they dressed alike within 10
pounds. The meat was cut at Wadsworth's
market. Elmer Piper had nine valuable
sheep killed by dogs last week. The sheep
were badly torn though very little of the
flesh was eaten. Dana Lawrence is build
| ing circular slo, 40 feet in circumference
and is feet high, at his farm in East Bel
! fast, will put in an ensilage cutter, carrier
and other accessories for putting up the en-
| silage. Last Friday was fine hay day.
With strong wind from the northwest aud
bright sunshine hay made rapidly. and
grass cut in the morning was got into the
| barns by night. The hay in cocks was also
dried and got in, and is said not 10 have
been so much damaged as it was feared 1t
would be- Saturday was not so good hay
dav, but something was done, while Sunday
was overcast and showery. Among the
early Fortune" potatoes raised by Henry
| Nj. Bennett of East Belfast was one weigh
| ing Il lbs.
STEAMER NOTES 1t is semi-officially an
nounced that the Eastern Steamship Com
| pany is to construct new boat each year,
probably after the general model of the
Calvin Austin, recently placed in commits
| sion. The Eastern Steamship Company is
a consolidation of the Boston II Bangor
| Steamship Company, Portland Steamship
Company, Kennebec Steamboat Company
and the International Steamship Company
and is capitalized for S1,750,0O0 per cent
bonds and S3,000,000 stock. This con
solidation, effected in October, 1901, is said
to have already resulted in a saving of ovel
$1,000 per annum in insurance. salaries
etc. The earnings uf the company have
shown about per cent on the stock, anG
would have been very much heavier except
for the high cost of fuel the past winter
The increased cost of fuel amounted tt
$4,000 or per cent upon the capita
stock The gross receipts are now running
$4,000 per week ahead of last year. The
company is meeting sinking fund OF $50
600 per annum for its bonds, and will do this
I'D to 1913 when sinking fund requirements
call for $780, 900 per annum. The sinking
fund will retire the total issue of bonds a.
maturity-twenty-tiv years. 1t is believed
that within a few years the company will
be able to meet its fixed charges and sink
ing fund requirements, pay per cent upon
the stock and build new boat each yeal
out of earnings ... Reading in the New
| York Sunday Herald an illustrated article
entitled GA Day with New York's Deep Sea
Fishermen" we found mention of an old
acquaintance. The steamer Angler, the
favorte deep sea fishing craft out of New
| York, was formerly the Mary Morgan, the
pioneer steamer on the Bangor and Rock
| land route. She is an iron side-Wheel
steamer of 900 tons net, built at Winning
ton. Del, in 1873 and first haling from New
| OIl6dllSs ply ING iioii eiiOiS w oiiS VI eiie
| Gulf ports. Coming north she piled on the
| Delaware river for a season, and after her
| brief season on the Maine coast, returned
to the Delaware, when she was bought by
her present commander, Capt Al. Foster.
! SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. ORION is bring
| ing cargoes of sand for Cooper Il Co. from
Burnt Coat. Sch. George Lewis took gen.
eral cargo to Winterport Saturday. Sch.
John Paul sailed light for Brunswick, Ga,
July oath. Sch. Lizzie c. Rich went to
Bangor Friday to load lumber. -. Sch. Mer-
rill C. Hart sailed July 24th for Stonington
to load granite for New York ....T The ship
State of Maine, 1866 tons net, launched at
Damariscotta in 1878, has run out her class
and has been sold by Carver & Nichols of
New York, to other parties at that port,
who will convert her into coal hulk to be
used in the carrying trade along the coast
Her last commander was Capt. COlcord of
Searsport... Capt j. A. Clay, recently in
command of the brig Jennie Hubert, went
| to New DIRK last week to take command of
| the three-masted schooner S. NJ. Bird of the
| Pendleton fleet. The Bird is coming to
| Belfast with coal. She was built here by
Carter It Co. in 1874. Mr. Edward John