The Republican journal., 1905-04-27
bona, and the manager of a ranch in

hOma, and the manager of a ranch in
Oklahoma is making extensive and
unique preparations for the entertain
ment of the visiting journalists. This
program includes buffalo hunt and
sundry other recrudences of old-time
frontier excitements. In passing we
may say that the writer, who ''crOssed
the plains" in the sos, has seen and
participated in the real thing, and eaten
many a pound of buffalo meat cooked
over campfire and served in an out
door dining room. The other day this
public spirited ranchman announced
tat he would be glad to pay 81 900 to
any man who would let Geronimo, the
famous old Apache chief, scalp him for
the benefit of the visiting editors. This
may have been intended as a joke bu.
was taken in earnest by MI. Jim Scott
of Texas, who proposes to be on hand
with his scalp and demand the 81 600.
Probably the reason why there were no
volunteers from the editorial fraternity
is because with the great majority the
place where the scalp ought to be has
been denuded by natural process. The
Brooklyn Eagle says:
Presumably many of the editorial
delegates who will be present have
never witnessed the scalping of man
as it is done by the practiced hand of
real Apache chief. The lifting of
Mr.. SCOTS lid should, therefore, have
much educational value. Everywhere
under the eyes of editors there are
office holders who should be scalped
for the good of the country; and edi-
tors, as conservatorS of the pubic
veal, have come to be looked upon
as the proper persons to do the scalp
ing.
We Lave frequently referred to the
enterprise and public spirit manifested
by the citizens of Brooks, feeling that
such recognition was justly their due,
and hoping that their example might
be followed by other towns. Had like
spirit existed here in the past Belfast
would have double the population it
now has; and it is to be feared that I'M
less we get together and do something
our city will fall behind other places
without the natural beauties and ad-
vantages it possesses. We are led to
these reflections by receipt OF little
paper published in Brooks, The Waldo
County Advocate, which gives express
sion to the progressive spirit so con-
spicuous in that town. In another col
umn we give an article from the Advo-
cate in which the financial condition of
view of the railroad situation given. 1t
may be remarked here that Belfast's
interest in the railroad is Identical with
that of Brooks, but many times greater.
In another article the Advocate calls
for the laying out of new Streets re-
marking that ''there is hardly lot,
suitable for new residence, unoccu-
pied within the village limits" and
that
Quite often there is some one looking
around for lot to build on, and with
our improved school facilities there
will be more calls With suitable streets
laid out and built in our village, it is
our honest opinion, and we think we
have opportunities for knowing, that
there will be 200 worth of new resi-
dences and other buildings erected with
i'll the next ten years. Tax payers
should not be against this improve
ment on account of the expense, for
the increase in taxable property will
soon offset all it costs.
The excellent financial condition of
our town; the stirring enterprise of our
people, and the location and beauty of
our village, all attract the attention of
people looking for new homes, and if
we but do our part we shall soon have
a number of new and desirable families
settled with u.s.