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The Republican journal., 1903-07-09
WRITING FOR THE PRESS.

/. Write on one side of the sheet only
Why? Because it is often necessary to
cut the pages into "takes' for the COM
positors and this cannot be done when
both sides are written upon
2. Write clearly and distinctly. be
ing particularly careful in the matter
of proper names, and words from for
eign languages. Why? Because you
have no right to ask either editor or
cOmposltor to waste his time puzZling
out the results OF your saliishness.
3. Don't write in a microscopic hand.
Why? Because the compositor has to
read it across the case, at a distance of
nearly two feet; also, because the ed
itor often wants to make additions
and other changes.
4. Don't begin at the very top of the
first page. Why? Because if you have
written head for youJ article. the ed
itor will probably want to change it;
and If you nave not. which is the better
way. he must write one Besides, lie
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structions to the printer as to what
type to be used, where and when the
proof is to he sent, etc
). Never roll your manuscript. Why?
Because it maddens and exasperates
every one who touches it-editor. COM
positor, and proof reader.
8 Be brief. Why: Because people
don't read long stories, The number of
readers which any two articles have is
inversely proportional to the square of
their respective length. That is, a half
column article is read by four times as
many people as one of double that
length.
I. Have the fear of the waste basket
constantly before your eyes. Why?
Because it will save you vast amount
of useless labor, to say nothing of paper
and postage.
5. Always write fall name and ad-
dress plainly at the end of your letter,
Why? Because it will often happen
that the editor will want to communl-
cate with you. and because he needs to
know the writer's name as guarantee
of good faith. If you use pseudonym
or initials, write your own name and
address below it; it will never be .di-
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were gettin' in sight O. the islands
round Maine

were gettin' in sight O. the islands
round Maine.
mo, We won't said I.
TIL men said they were O. tn same
thinkin', an we decided to turn round
right away an go across tn ocean.
We calculated we could do it in three
days, if we tried hard. We would 20
to London, or somewhere, an get pa
tent on ships made halfwise, showin'
people that whole vessels weren't tn 90
any more. All this we planned out, an
then we steered straight for th' English
Channel.
9Th first day we made 50 1-2 miles an
hour, an th' second we made 60, an
after that we stopped countin', for th'
half ship went so blarsted fast that it
took our breaths away an got us all
mixed up on figures. As we were goin'
along at this clip we sighted liner.
1t was puflin' through tn water mighty
slow. felt sorry for them people
aboard, that they couldn't go along like
we could. Well, we sailed by 'em.
IL took out my spyglasses an looked
across tn water at tn liner, an l saw
tn people on her runnin' about like
they were scared to death. Then |
strained my ears to hear what they
said-you know, | always could hear
talk over mile or two o'sea without
any trouble, if | tried An what do
you think l heard? One passenger
said our ship was tn FLYNN Dutchman,
come back to life again. Another said
we were lot O. devils after tn liner.
At that they all got wild an tore their
hair and cried, especially tn women.
But we soon got out O. sight, we were
rnir> act ! thnca r,nnnlo
thought afterwards that we hadn't had
had time to stop an anniheelate 'em.
Il guess I've told enough about that
half ship right now Let's have drink.
Oh, by tn way, l forgot to say that
the ice over tn end o. tn ship was kept
solid by artifeecial means. '-Portland
EXPRESS
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Now SOLVER Twist Was CreaeeE :
Even the highest genius must some.
times borrow, or at least appropriate
the hints Of others. Few, however,
could make SO fine use of a mint a.
Dickens could.
The true story of the origin OF oil
yer Twist" is not generally known. It
Is this: After the amazing success OF
the "Pickwick Papers" Dickens was
thinking Of following it up by a story
OF London life, with which ne was
more familiar than with English coun-
try life.
Just about that time he happened to
visit the studio of George Cruikshank
ana was shown some drawings the lat
ter had made illustrating the career OF
a London thief.
There was a sketch of Fagln's den,
with the Artful Dodger and Master
Charley Bates. pictures of Bill Skies
and his dog and Nancy Skies and last
~ Fagin in the condemned cell. Dick
ems was much struck by the power OF
these character sketches, and the re.
suit was that he changed the whole
plot of "Oliver Twist" Instead Of
taking him through spiritless adven-
lures in the country he introduced him
Into the thieves den in London, showed
up their life of sin. but brought his
hero through pure and undetiled.
Thus it will be seen that George
Cruikshank. not Charles Dickens, was
the originator of the leading characters
that appear in "Oliver Twist"
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09
Nature and Art In Greek statues

Nature and Art In Greek statues.
Archaologists have observed that In
Greek statues the male eye is strongly
arched, while the female eye has rath-
er f1attened surface, and, referring to
accounts by the older anatomists who
have affirmed such difference to ex-
list. they have seen in this fresh proof
of the exact observation of nature by
the ancient Greeks. The rule Is not
without exceptions. for the cornea In
the Zeus of Otricol has quite fiat
form. Herr Greet recently set himself
to inquire whether such sexual diff
ference actually exists, and from 1ndi-
vidual measurement of the radius of
the cornea in the horizontal meridian
he gets an average Of 7,S3 milli-
meters for men and 7.S2 millimeters
for women lDonders gives 1858 and
7.799), so the difference is so small
as to be imperceptiDle to the naked
eye. Measurement of other dlmen.
sions gave but minute differences also.
The author concludes that the Greeks
from artistic motives did not in this
case follow nature.-London Nature.
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09
The Kilnwood Fleet.

Our of an old scrap-book of above half
century in age Rockland lady has copied
| for us the following verses, "Written fol
the LIMERICK Gazette by which name
| back in the '40's The Courier Gazette was
known Older readers will vivdly recall
the kilnwOod fleet which the poet so feel
ingly describes:
Of all the crafts that swim the main
From schooner down to raft,
There is not one in all the chain
Can beat the kilnwood craft.
Old Neptune, in his whole domain,
That covers all the seas,
Has not a feet in all the train
That puzzles him like these.
CHORUS.
From MooSapec and Bagaduce,
And ali along they come,
With smutty freight and ranting crews,
Who swallow lots of rum.
There's sloop and scow of model rate,
Pimkey and schooner, too,
Their haling ports-the Lord knows where
Their owners-Iie knows who.
Their sails lift on the eastern wind,
(The smaller blasts pass through.)
Yet with the larger gusts behind.
The ship moves ol-askeW.
What though thousand strokes an hour
Flow IN along the sheer?
What matter though the heavens lower,
And pumps be out of gear
The jolly crew, they know no dread
For wood is bound to swim
And if the brine don't soak their bread,
No clouds their prospects dim.
Go staEd upon Atlantic wharf,
When eastern breezes blow;
And see these scoundrel looking craft
Round past you in a row;
You'd think old Charon's ferry-boats
With commerce intermiX,
And each his load of kilnwood totes
FreightS being dull at StyX.
If ever mortals had claim
Upon the worlds compaSSiOn,
'TiS he who bears the owners name
Of tonnage of this fashion.
ga charge to keep he's got for sure,
In master, ship and freight,
And if he keeps the three Secure,a
He's match for any fate.
The blacksmith. cooper and salmaker
The carpenter and sawyer,
The slovenian, rigger and the baker,
The caulker and the lawyer
Each to your nose bill will hold,
Upon your lIilnwood vessel,
And captain running off with gold
Is often not less i'll.
Hail, Rockland! mighty land of lime,
Brick blocks and Chickawaukie'
| love to sing thy praise in rhyme,
Nor would my muse e'er mock We,
| Thy fame spreads wide on every hand
TO make the verse completely
No other port in al the land
Can boast kilnwood fleet.
CHORUS.
From Moosapec and Bagaduce,
And all along they come,
With smutty freight and ranting crews,
Who swallow lots of rum.
-Rockland Courier Gazette
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WALDO ss-1n Court of Probate, he held ase at Be.,
8 SARGENT. executor Of the will of Samuel W
Sargent, late Of searsport in said County de
ceased having presented his first and final account
of administration of said estate for allowance
weeks successiyely in The Republican journal, a
newspaper sS published in Belfast, in said County
that ali persons interested may attend at Aan daS
ns oa'e 1nIy next. and show cause, if any they
have, why the said account should not - be allowed
A"''' GEO E. JOHNSON, Judge.
a ''oe eop'' IHAs. P. HAzELT1SE. Register
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo, on the second Iuesdas
of june A. d. 1908.
A certain instrument, purportlng TO De tne lase :
Montyiie, in said County of Waldo, deceased
having been presented for probate.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
interested by causing copy OF TINS oIuei rue p W
he published three weeks successfully in the Re'
publican journal, published at Belfast, that that
they may appear at Probate Court, to ne nelo e.
at Belfast, within and for said County on the the
second Tuesday of July next, at ten OF the
clock before noon, and show cause, II any they
have, why the same should not be proved ap'
pio'e' "''' anu GEORGE E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy Attest: po,,istsr
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Tricks in the West.

One is totally unable to conceive how
it is that greenhorns continue to give
up their money every day to nothing
better than the lock trick or the receipt
gag. 1t is not merely that these bunko
devices are hoary with age and should
seemingly be as familiar as common
when they were new. Even granting
that the victim never heard of them be-
fore, why should he be deceived? Why
should he bet that he can open lock?
Why should he lend money on check
or bill of lading when presented by a
man he never saw before? Why should
any human being get upon terms of
such confidence with strangers whom
he has picked up on the streets or in
the saloons? The infinite and perpetual
gullibility of man is the greatest won
der of the world. d.-Seattle Post Intelli-
gencer.
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

Col. 7. W. Higglnson lives in Cam
bridge, Mass, next door to Catholic
priest, whose COW occasionally strays
upon it's neighbours lawn inasmuch as no
fence serves as a barrier. One day the
priest asked Col. Higginson if he object
ed to the intrusion Of the cow on his
lawn, to which the colonel replied: "No,
have no serious objection to the COW.
l only draw the line at .papal bulls"
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

WALDO SIS. In Court of Probate, held at Bel
w fast, on the 9Th day of June, 1903. Cora
NJ Webster, admi lsiratriN on the estate OF
Josephine A. P}terson late OF wade ha IN m SAG
final account of administration of said estate Tor
allowance.
ordered, That notice thereof ne given, three
weeks successively, in the Republican Journal a
neyysnaner published in Belfast, i'll said County
that III nersous interested may attend Probate
Court. to be held at;Belfast, on the l4th day "f
Jnlv next and show cause. ii any they nave,
way GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy. Attest: ,,..:.,.
CHAs p. HAZELTINE, Register.
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A true COPY. Attest: ,,..,:,.-.
CHAS. p. HAZELTINE. Register.

WALDO Ssh Court of Probate, held at hei
w fast, on the 9th day If June, 1908 LuclIS
Prescott late of Libert j, i'll said County deceas.
ed, having presented his second and hnal account
of administration of said estate for allowance
Ordered, that notice thereof be given, ,nFee
newspaper published in Belfast, in said County
that ali nersons interested may attend at Pro
nae Conrt TO be held at Belfast on the ] 4th day
n' nf Iulv newt and show cause if any they
have, why the said account should not be allowed,
GEO f. JOHNSON, Judge.
"A 'i"e CHAs. P. HAzELTINE, Register.
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Catarrh of the stomach

When the stomach is overloaded; when
food is taken into it that fails to digest, it
decays and inflames the mucous membrane,
to secrete mucin, instead of the natural
juices of digestion. This is called Catarrh
of the Stomach. For years suffered with
Catarrh of the Stomach, caused by indiges-
tiOn. Doctors and medicines failed to bene-
fit me until used KOd0l Dyspepsia Cure.
--J. R. Rhea, Coppell, Tex. Sold by f. Il.
Moody
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WALDO SS.-In Court of Probate. held at bei-
W fast IN the 9th day of June, 1903. Mary L.
Morse, eSecutrix of the will of Linnaeus Morse,
late of Troy, in said County, deceased haIhns
presented her first and final account OF aoiiin'7
tration of said estate for allowance
orderad that notice thereof be given. thre5
weeks successivelv. in The Republican journal, d
newspaper published in Belfast, IN sad county my
tnat all persons interested may attend al a. liu da
hare Conrt to be held at Belfast on the L 4th ua!
of Jnly next and show cause, II any theS
have why the said account should not be alloWeu
'''0' GEO E. JOHNSON, Judge
true copy. Attest:
CHAs. p. HAZELTINE, Register.
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-xp,IrTHIx,s NOTICE. The subscriber hereby
X, oive notice that she has been duly appoint
ad Executrix of the last will and testament OF
FREDERICK A. knowlton, late OF Belfast,
in the County of Waldo, deceased. All persons
having demands against the estate OF sald de
ceased are desired to present the same 1or setI'e
,nant and ali indebted thereto are requested to
make payment Immediately.
iiAA0 f' ELIZABETH A. KNOWLTON.
Belfast, June 8, 1908.
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AT Probate Court. held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo on the 9th day of
June, A. D. 1903.
HARRISON H. DAVIS, father of Alice j. Davis
u Lewis late of Liberty, in said County of
pray ing that Charles NJ. Howes may be appointed
administrator of the estate of said deceased
Ordered That the said petitioner give notice to
all persons interested by causing a copy of this
The Republican journal. a newspaper published
at Belfast. that they may appear at Probate
Court. to be held at Belfast. within and for said
County. on the 14th day of July, A. d. 1903
at ten of the clock before noon, and show cause
if an! they have, why the prayer of said petition
er should not be granted
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy-Attest:
CHAs. P. H .ZELTINE, Register.
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

At Probate Court held at Belfast, withln aha @ lo'
the County of Waldo, on the 9th day OF june
A. D. 1908. g. 1t ---s
CHESTER B. STEPHENSON, administrator OF
II the estate of Lucius G. Stephenson. late OF
Belfast, in said County of Waldo, deceased nav
Of said Court determine who are entitled to the
balance of the estate of said deceased, now IN
his hands their respective shares therein: anu
order the same to be distributed accoruinst'
ordsrad That the said petitioner give notice
+o N nersons interested by causing copy OF lns
order to be published three weeks I'D
the Republican journal, newspaper p1pnmShnea ta
at belfast. that they may appear at pronate
Court to he held at Belfast, within and 1oI SAL Saiu
County, on the 14th day of July; A: u. 1',' nSoo
at ten of the clock before noon, ana snow Ga?se'
if any they have, why the prayer oi s"i" pe'''
er should not be granted ,,>-en~ 1,dro
y CHAs P HAZELTINE. Register
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"Another fellow and ! have agreed
to leave a certain matter to you. 10
there such thing as a stream without
any banks?
ooh, yes; there's the gulf stream"
"Er-so there is. Thanksp'
But as he dumped heavily out, with
his jaw hanging down, he left the i'm
preston in the mind of the answers to
correspondents man that he had lost Q
bet-Chicago News.
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

At a Probate Court held at Belfast within and for
the County OF Waldo, on the second Tuesday of
june, A. d. 1908.
A certain instrument, purporting to be the last
a will and testament of Jane E. Nye. late of
Monroe. in said County of Waldo, deceased. hay
ing been presented for probate.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons in.
terested by causing copy of this order to be
ican Journal published at Belfast, that they
may appear at Probate Court to be held at
Belfast, within and for said County, on the sec
ond tuesday of July next, at ten of the clock
before noon and show cause if any they have,
why the same should not be proved, approved
and allowed.
GEO. f. JOHNSON, Judge
true copy. Attest:
CHAs. T. HAZELTINE Register
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4 Bisected Ship.
us,f of Vessel Cut in Two by an
Sailed on and Distanced a Liner.

don't say so:
. as DAYLIGHT" the skipper con-
rddmg himself of a mouthful
.so We were cut right square
an after that tn ship was two
1h' berg hit us amidships. 1t
r,uah from port to starboard,
live to tell tn tale to-day.
..n't long after we'd left tn
.,res that we had a lively time
,y4 we're 20 in all. Th' ship was
M putehman, full rugged an
..k at. She got her name from
boat that a feller wrote about
.u across th' sea in tn air an
4, touched by a storm all dur
uuired years or SO that she
Al last this boat in tn story
,ot Zip into the sky one day an
,me down again, an tn men on
,3 INTO angels an drank beer
4, they wanted ever after.
m snip was named after this
All an | guess she was just
, s Ky, though she didn't fly up
auds. Howsoeyer, the story
n tevcr had herself cut in two
a l perg. like ours did.
VAS remarkin', we got a little
HiI coast O. Maine when we
.4lst t. One mornin' | look
III poet and saw whole army o.
.l,rgs maxim straight for us,
..tA' wind an reachin' their
> nigh up in tn air. | was
. ~ Tn ship an was keepin'
.pph at tn time. | ran down
.pu an told him about the
them we both reused up tn
.Hple sleepin' an begun work
E vessel out O. tn way O
u all tn sails, though there
oud that pretty near tore
aes. All headed her toward
- we hadn't done it hardly
''amed lceDerss turned an i
again they did TIL same, an
go AN! way out Wnai j';, Ines
rs. All IN tliile W lliit we
.-.t an cnah@lh. they hep1
",-I, until theN We're ail
3n we hadn ! any oIilef
% tn get out or lhelf pam.
4aVe up IN game. 1%1nlg %
"n one PRAYED d ,, pll' @ nav
W |" 40 IL very Wen, p''t l
'ott oI''ll' II tnp II III
only one 'llat olull |, loI
-"tle$SS olo scamp aIl ne
nalth Wlelhef ne Nellt W
" Ell, When we saw We
'."ed an cottloll 9et out
.Iea down III SailS SO as 10
IS is easy ds we to.'l"' u
.l EN- lit us. IN they iill
'l5e ol EN- ulu- 1T sol US
Il PATTERN ram, an MellV
rom one sloe 70 IN otlef'
DOW ellu; WIN IN zap IL
men. n resi- o IN men
stern. W men tnat perg gov
- SaWlh It's way through llle
MS thought we were Sohers'
ap II began TO get sllahy'
y tnlng happened
N % tn, water TOWN INTO IN
le by tn berg, Tn TWO partS 0
A"pf ON top after tn oerg hao
.' we could see that TIL other
st I'oatln safe not 1ar away
IAN to tn edge OF th deck
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

to the military strength of the czar,
the giant of the north" Russia has
an army Of 1855 battalions OF infantry,
1858 squadrons of cavalry and 3,77S
cannon. There are almost as many
races in the Russian army as in the
English.
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

At Probate Court, held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo. on the 9th dav of
June, A. d. 1903.
Drank P. WILSON, administrator of the es-
u tate of Mary Pummer, late of Knox, in said
County of Waldo, deceased, having presented a
petition praying for license to sell public or
private sale and convey certain real estate of said
deceased, described in said petition.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice to
all persons interested by causing copy of this
order to be published three weeks successfully in
the Republican Journal, a newspaper published at
Belfast, that they may appear at a Probate Court,
10 be held at Belfast, within and for said County
on the 14th day of July, A. D. 1903, at ten Of
the clock before noon, and show cause, if any
they have, why the the prayer of said petitioner
should not be granted.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs. P. HAZELTISE. Register.
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AZ Probate Court, hold At Belfast, within ane
for the County Of Waldo. on the 9th day Of
June. A. D. 1908.
DAGE KANE and Enoch R. Cain. bothpu
Palermo, in said County of Waldo, hav5u
presented q petition rep esenIing that they 10
others the heirs living in different States of
Jonathan l.. Cain, late of Paleruo, in said COun-
ty, deceased, who left real estate said County,
described in said petition, which owners cannot
dispose of their separate interests without loss,
| aud praying that said Page H. Kane may be au-
thorized to sell said real estate public or pri-
vate sale and distribute the proceeds, after pay.
| il the expenses, among said heirs.
Ordered, That the said petitioners give notice to
all persons interested by causing copy of this
order 10 be published three weeks successfully in
| the Republican Journal, newspaper published
& At Belfast that that they may appear at Probate
County, on the 18th day OF July, A d. 9O3,
at ten of the clock before noon. and show cause,
sr should not be granted The first publication
tu be at least thirty days before said 14th day of
'o''' a. T. ''o'' GEO E. JoHNsoN. SSI. Judge.
| CHAs P HAzELr1NE Register.
At Probate Court. held at Belfast within and
| for the County of Waldo ON the 9Th day of
June, D. A. 1908.
TRED v. PACK ARD, guardian of Frank Roller
i son and Abbie Rolerson of Lincolnville in
| said County of Waldo, having presented Pc
tition praying for license to sell private sale
and convey certain real este re of said wards,
descrlhed IN SAID petition for the purposes there
| in named.
| Ordered That the said petit ioner give notice to
| all persons interested by causing copy of this
| order to be published three eks successively in
The Republican Journal. ne wspaper published
| at Belfast, that they may appear at a Probate
Court, to be held at Belfast, within and for said
County, on the 14th day Of July, A. d. 1903,
| at ten of the clock before nooh and show c'use,
| if any they have, why the PRAYER Of said petition.
| er should not be granted.
| GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy Attest
CHAs. P HAZF LTINE. Register.
The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

AT Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo the second Tues
day of June, A. d. 1903
A certain instrument, purporting to be the last
n will and testament of Emily j. Simonton
late of Searsport, in said County of Waldo, de-
ceased, having been presented for probate.
Ordered That notice he given to all persons
interested by causing copy of this order to be
published three weeks successiyely in The Repub
lican journal, published at Belfast that they
may appear at a Probate Court to be held at
Belfast, within and rsaid County on the second
Tuesday OF July next at ten of the clock be
fore noon, and show cause, if any they have, why
the same should not be proved, approved and al
lowed.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs. P. HAzELTINE. Register
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w fast, on the 9th day of June. 1903. Della B.
Bowden, administrative on the estate OF JENNIE
A. Hallowen. late If Belfast, in said County, de
ceased, having presented her tlrsI and iiua ac
count of administration of said estate for allow
appp
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A Rus.ian Buxler.

Russia's evident intention to main
tain her foothold in Manchuria, China.
with the consequent probability Of con-
flict with Japan. gives especial interest