The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-17

See how You like the Sea Breeze in this
number. 1t is probably the smallest regu.
iarly printed paper in this country.
The Knights Of Pythias ball, which was
TO nave taken place last evening has been
postponed until tomorrow, Friday. evening.
Belfast Lodge of Good Templars is pros
perlng In its new hail. Candidates are
lnltlated at nearly every meeting, and a
good work is being done educating the
| young along temperance lines. At the
t dime sociable to be held by the Lodge
tuesday evening. Aug. 22nd, an excellent
entertainment will be given and games in
dulged In. Refreshments will be served.
All are cordially invited to attend the
i social, and also to join the Order and help
along this noble work.
| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, invites the public to
call and look at the great bargains he is Of
1erlng In dry goods, etc. Some of the prices
are quoted in his advt....N E. Burgin does
upholstering, furniture repairing and pol
! lshlng and makes over mattresses. He may
ne found on Beaver street over Damon's
blacksmith shop. Attention is called to
the card Of DR.. E. E. Brown of Bangor.
specialist in diseases Of the eye, ear, nose
and throat. The selectmen of Knox pub
fish a wood notice. Have your house
photographed by c. A. Townsend. Leave
| orders at the City Drug Store.
How TO BAIT A Hook. Without doubt
there is knack in catching fish, in either
salt or fresh water. 1t may be in the method
OF handling the line or putting on the bait,
but the fact remains that fishing under the
same conditions the biggest string will fall
to some one of the party. This was we'll
Illustrated some years ago when the writer,
who does not claim to be fisherman, was
catching harbor pollock in Isle au Haut
Thoroughfare. f. G. Dyer. a shipmate on
the Jennette, and who had been a fisher
man, tried his luck and caught two to the
writer's one. Then lad about ten years
old began fishing from peapod nearby to
get bait for lobster traps and Dyer was not
in it. In fresh water fishing the boys say
that c. B. Hall of this city is It. The long
est strings of pckerel and white perch are
III " oS dio anu Until FCly lSCSBGlS
refused to divulge the secret of his success
The most that he would say was that it was
altogether due to the way in which the bait
was placed on the hook At last he dis
closed the secret. The worm must be
placed Oh the hook tail first. He said that
the large fish in swallowing the smaller
ones always take them in head first, never
tail first, and hooks should be baited in
that way. The explanation was heard
with bated breath, and now all the boys
will bait their hooks according to the for
mula and Halls prestige as a fisherman
will be lost.
STEAMER NOTES. The new boilers for
the steamer Rockland of the Bangor and
Brooksville line arrived at Bangor last
week and were placed in position Satur-
day These new boilers have about -
square feet more CRATE surface than the old
boilers and are expected to give the steam
er power enough to make d big change in
her running time. When the Rockland
goes into commission again she will be in
the best of shape for the growing business
of the line on which she runs The steam
tl 10 lCtuSCo w Odil @oo PooSChSCIS eluu
she is well equipped for the comfort and
safety OF this number. Within the last few
weeks 260 new life-preservers of the latest
and most approved type have been placed
on board the steamer. Besides having new
boilers put in the steamer has had extern
sive repairs made on her shaft and other
| improvements. Business on this line is
good, both in passengers and freight, and
the fremont had to make special trip Sun
| day to clean up the accumulation of freight
at the Bangor wharf Before taking the
| Tremont's place ON the route the Rockland
j will fill some engagements for excursions,
including that of the Gunner Club from this
city to Port Clyde....A gentleman in buy
| ing a ticket for Boston last Thursday was
told by Agent Pote that every room on the
boats was engaged up to Sept. 4th, which
| shows that the summer tide of travel has
| turned. The Golden Rod is doing a big
| business on the Camden and Bucksport
route, having all the freight and passeE-
gers she can carry The Silver Star on the
Belfast, Islesboro and Castine route is also
doing good business.