The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-06-28
BELFAST AND BOOKS.


Belfast is a small city, it is true, but it is
a nice city OF it, siz4. II j. >ituater on the
western bank of bttta~1 bay, extending
northwest from the famous heuoOs cot bay
called by extensive travellers one OF the
most beautIu IN the world, Belfast i
well laid out, it hH- wide and veil kept
streets cOncta.iug excellent drainage, 1t i
supplied with an abundance Of good water
for all purposes, among the IAn>t netdful
is that OF eXtju5ui>hing destructive fires.
Belfast has excellent buildings aud blocks
for public. and private business purposes
and splendid private residences u>etulIy
and handsomely furnished. The lawns are
spacious and well kept. The Intelligent
people have been aud are alert and active In
business and to the growing needs OF the
city, and all its people and they are as
watchful as almost any other people Tor
anything new that is offered which Will
promote or benefit them in any way, but
are wary of false appearances or OF frauds
of any and all kinds whatsoever, and the
more prudent sharply guard against what
seems to be needless expense in every pos
sibe way, and right here comes the need
full search of any people to discover what
is and what is not best for any people any
where in this mundane sphere. A few
blessings which often appear at the doors
of the people and ask to be received need
not be feared they are real blessings and
can only do good to any household, city or
neighbOrhood in the land. These are
good books full from cover to cover
with highly entertaining and most use,
fully Instructive reading, and which viii!
elevate and make better business and
more intelligent men and women than any
other blessings which come to mankind.
But the writer is told that Belfast is "a hard
place to sell books in, and many young men
and women and older ones are AFRAID to un-
dertake it even where a good salary is OF
bed at the doors of the people or in business
places and are shy of the many discourage
ments offered them. But the writer does
not believe that the Belfast people are be
hind the people Of other live places in thelI
desire for knowledge or not as much alive
as any other community either in this State
or out of it. Now the writer lives in 4
neighboring town and is general agent OF
one of the best wholesale houses of books
in this country, the {. W. Stanton Co. OF
Chicago, and is to appoint local representa-
tves right here for the sale of the best
, books printed, such as the Ideal Home Edu-
Gator, a magnificent volume OF 40 books by
40 of the most eminent writers undertaking
to enlighten the people. upon the great
achievements of this age Vivlore, the path
way to mental and physical perfection, the
history of the San Francisco horror, and
the causes of earthquakes and volcanoes,
true stories of our pioneers and their strug-
giles with the red men for the possession OF
the new world also Bibles and other works
of many kinds
Now this is an educational work among
the people and about all the money coming
from it to the workers will be spent right
here among the Belfast merchants and 9th
ers. While educating it would put money
into circulation and bless everybody who
couraged and helped, it would be our pur-
pose not to antagonize book stores or news
papers in their work of enlightening the peo-
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