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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
EXPLOSION AND FIRE N LYNN.
Eleven Persons Injured and II Buildings
Burned,

Eleven Persons Injured and II Bui1dings
Burned.
LYNN, MASS, Dec. 6. By the explo-
sion of boiler in the four story factory
building of P. j. Harvey and Company,
shortly before 7 o'clock Thursday MORN
ing II persons were injured and IA
buildings destroyed by fire with loss
roughly estimated at $450,OO0. OF
these structures five were dwellings,
the the railroad station at West Lynn
if the Boston & Maine Railway COM
pany, and the other buildings mostly
occupied by shoe manufacturing con-
Germs.
That no lives were lost or more peO
pie injured is attributed to the fact
that the explosion occurred before the
factory operatives had assembled. In
the Harvey factory there were not
more than 20 hands inside the building
when the boiler blew up at about five
later there would have been 600 en-
ployes at their machines.
The flames spread with great rapidity,
driven by southeast gale and swept
through the district in West Lynn, in
the vicinity of Alley and Charles streets.
A general alarm summoned help from
Boston, Salem and Saugus, and after
two hours of fighting the flames were
thought to be under control. The
cause of the explosion is not yet known.
The second instalment of Ernest
Russell's fOrceful series, 1.-THE Sons of
the Settlers" running in Recreation, is
remarkably good essay on the genesis
of the pioneer spirit. Mr.. Russell ably
delineates how the New England pio
neer "built upon piles of their own
driving" to quote Thoreau, and succeeds
admirably in convincing the reader
that the poverty of the settlers had its
and in shaping the nationa! character.
''The Christmas Dance at Jimmy Fri
days." by Sid Howard, story of the
lumber woods, is sure to touch the
heart of every one possessed of the
Santa Claus spirit. And this is but a
taste of the December issue, which is
full of good things from cover to cover.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13

lite of Amander Rackliff, died
ID 30 years, after a long illness
her sufferings were great. The
.ss we're held a few days later,
Ross officiating. She was a
me- wife and the sympathy of
he family goes out to them in
r4avement. The large attend
i1upral and the beautiful floral
IA pd the esteem in which she
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13

tSMOST.
ponnell of Somerville, Mass,
-uding week with his father,
Il.... Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus
amden spent Nov. 10Th with
;. Arad Mahoney....M Mr.. and
loody spent a few days recent
md Mrs. G. f. Donnell...
--lo has gone to Vermont on
.Ienry Hart has built an addi-
mper shop.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
Outwits the Surgeon.

A complication of female troubles, with
catarrh Of the stomach and bowels, hat re-
duced Mrs. ThOs. S. Austin of Leavenw,,r:h,
her her doctor advised an operation; but her
husband fearing fatal results, postponed
this to try Electric Bitters: and to the
amazement of all who knew her this medi-
cine completely cured her. Guaranteed cure
for torpid liver, kidney disease. biIiousness,
jaundice, chills and fever. general debility,
made. Price 80 cents at R. II. Moody's drug
store. Try it,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
HUMPHREYS

'r.''s cure by acting directly on the
"'riS without disturbing the rest OF
tLr -gsten.
No. for Fevers.
No. " Worms.
No. 3 Teething.
No. 4 Diarrhea.
No. " Coughs.
No. 8 " Neuralgia.
No. 8 Headaches.
No. 10 Dyspepsia.
No. IL Suppressed Periods.
No. IL Whites.
No. 10 Group.
No. IA The Skin.
No. Is :" Rheumatism.
No. is I" Malaria.
No. 10 Catarrh.
No. 20 Whooping Cough.
No. ~ " The Kidneys.
No. 80 The Bladder
No. " La Grippe.
NJ, "a small bottles of pellets that fit the vest
P'gket. At Druggists or mailed, Csc. each.
~ g Medical Guide mailed free.
New Yppnreys' Med. Co. Cor. William John Streets,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
1Gounty Correspondence.
.ferred from last week. ]
<,IltE.

rlI'' ,olug people, who attended the
l.F .,,i.s dance at Knox, had very en-
IN.' +,np A fine supper was served
qa50T orchestra furnished excellent
lH5 uses and Addie Ward passed
aa * At Eden Wards: Myrtle
THa' - sunday at j. F. Ashford's.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13

There's Hill at Bowie, Tex, that's twice
as big as last year. This wonder is w. L.
Hill, who from weight of 80 pounds has
grown to over $50. He says: II suffered
with terrible cough, and doctors gave me
up to die of Consumption. was reduced
to 90 pounds, when I began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. Now, after taking u
bottles, have more than doubled in weight
and am completely cured" Only sure Cough
and Cold cure. Guaranteed by R. II. Moody,
druggist. 5Oc and $1.O0. Trial bottle free.
He (feeling his way)-Do you think you
could ever be happy with . man like me
She-Well, perhaps-if he wasn't too
much like y0u.- Boston Transcript.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
Some 1864 Prices.

Augusta, Me-, Nov. IS, 1906.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
For Over Sixty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy for Diar-
rhea. Is pleasant to the taste Sold by
druggists in every part of the world
Twenty five cents bottle. Its value is in
calculabe.
She-Would you rather walk or ride
there? He-Pve been out in the motor car
SO much lately that think I'd rather ride
for change.-Puck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
NO DAWDLlNG.
A Man Of 70 After Finding Coffee Hurt
Him, Stopped Short.

When n man has lived to be 70 years
old with a 40yearold habit grown to
him like a knot on a tree, chances are
he'll stick to the habit till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit OF youth
and determination remains in some
men TO the last day Of their lives
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm, they
surprise the Oslcrites by a degree of
will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 40 only.
q had been a user Of coffee until
three years ago-a period of 40 years
and am now TO-" writes n. Oak
man Il was extremely nervous and
debIitated, and saw plainly that I
must make change.
Il am thankful to say | had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Postum without any dawdling, and
experienced no III effects. On the con.
trary, | commenced TO gain, losing my
nervousness within two months, also
gaining strength and health otherwise.
For a man of my age, | am very
well and hearty. | sometimes meet
persons who have not made their
Postum right and don't like 1t. But
tell them TO boil 1t long enough. and
call their attention to my looks now.
and before | used 1t, that seems con.
vincing.
Nov, when | have writing to do.
or long columns of figures to cast up.
feel equal to 1t and can get through
my work without the tagged out feel
Ing of old Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Read the
book, THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a reason"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
GRASSES FOR PAsTuRaGE.

hay" seeded considerable land the
past ten years and viii give briefly
my experience and observation,
writes correspondent OF Farmers
Review
In Mercer county Illinois the blue
grass land rcd-top in the lowlands)
will suppIant all other grasses in Il
short time when used either as
meadow or pastu!age, especially the
latter. My plan u; getting a good
pasture is rs follows: seed in
either spring or autumn; If in spring.
with oats, In autumn with rye. With
cats | go through with scedcr and
SOW one bushel Of clover seed TO ten
acres OF ground. then | SOW three
bushels Oi oats. disk thoroughly, har.
row once the same way. then SOW ono
peck OF timothy seed, then cross har.
'ow and leave until oats are ready
to harvest ana almost invariably have
q good stand. If on low ground add
n little red top which Is easily grown
and Yields a bountiful supply of both
hay and pasture. | SOW clover first,
Gs 1t roots deepest. The following
year have an excellent crop of hay
pasture in the fall. At this time blue
grass appears. and in two or three
years is firmly set After the first
year the land may be pasturcd stead
lily and soon forms a firm sod
Rye is an excellent crop with which
to seed pillow the land about four
inches deep as soon as oats are out
OF the way enough to cover all trash,
| then SOW my rye at the rate Of one
and onc.half bushcl per acre. and one
tenth bushcl clover seed harrow once
and then apply one peck of timothy
and lowlanl red top and harrow thor.
oughly This should be done by Sep.
.cmbcr first. Il then gets all the fall
raius After October first 1t may h9
pasturcd in dry weather In the
spring Il may be pasturcd without In
jury to either crop until June first
Rye always shells out some and will
Gcsocd ilholf and makes excellent pas.
tuT, Oi meadow Whether seeding
with rye or oats ! always cut the stub.
bic high to protect from the hot sun
In the past ten years | have never yet
missed getting a good solid stand for
pasture or meadow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
WHAT WE OWE TO INSECTS.
They Are Of the Greatest Benefit to
Growing Flowers.

Prof. Darwin said that II It had not
been for insects we should never have
had any more imposing or attractive
flowers than those OF the elm, the hop
and the nettle Lord Avebury com
pares the work OF the insect to that OF
the florist. He considers that lust as
the florist has by selection produced
the elegant blossoms OF the garden. so
the insects. by selecting the largest
and brightest blossoms for fertiliza.
ton, have produced the gay flowers OF
the field. Prof. Plateau, Of Client, has
carried out series Of remarkable ex.
perlmcnts on the ways Of insects visit.
Ing flowers. He considers that they
are guided by scent rather than By
color, and in the connection he IS at
variance with certain British natural
lists. Whatever may be the attraction
In flowers TO insects-as yet, II ap.
pears undefined-it is certain that the
latter visit freely all blossoms alike,
making no distinction between the
large. bright.colored ones and the less
conspicuous blossoms like those OF the
currants. the lime, the planc.rce. the
nettlc and the willow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
'M,c ChnTERrowa

To be n successful wife, to retain the
love and admiration of her husband,
should be n womans constant study.
At the first indication of ill-health.
painful or irregular periods, head
ache or baclSnchc, secure Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
begin its use.
Mrs. Chas. j. Brown, Vice-President
Mothers Club, 81 Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"For nine years dragged througha miser-
able existence, suffering with inflammation
and female weakness and worn out with
pain and WEAKNESS Ione day noticed n state
mont by woman suffering az was, but who
had been cured by Lydia L. Iinkham's Veg
etable Compound, and determined 10 try It.
At the end OF three months | was n different
woman. Every one remarked aboat it, and
my husband fell in love with mo all over
again, Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound built up my entire system, cured tho
trouble, and felt like a new woman. am
sure II will make every suffering woman
strong, well and happy, az it has me"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular periods, baclache,
bloating Tor flatulence), displaccmcnts,
inflammation orulccration, that bear
ing-down feeling, dizziness, faintness,
indigestion, or nervous prostration
may be restored to perfect health
and strength by taking Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
OIL IN MAcADkM HIGHWAYS.
Experiments Being Conducted in This
Country TO Test Their Value.

Road experts are more or less inter.
Cstcd in the use Of oil on highways.
In Chicago SAYS the Prairie Farmer,
what was known as the old Midway"
in 1909 has been converted into boul.
cyard connecting Washington and
jackson parks On the south drive
of the old Midway the park commits.
sioners have applied oil TO the drive,
with the result that It has become
hard and somewhat unsafe for horses.
Consequently, drivers Of fine horses
are avoiding this thoroughfare and
taking the other which is macadam.
but unoiled 1t is reported that the
oiled side Of the boulevard Is in high
favor with autOmobilists.
When oil is applied to earth roads
the clIcCt is not so marked. In por.
tons of southern California. for in.
stance, whore the seasons are mild,
the use of oil is regarded as highly
beneficial to earth roads
The department Of agriculture is
working on the oil road proposition
and is hopeful of results In Europe
oil highways are spoken Of very high.
ly by writer's who have inspected
them. but 1t Is evident that II oil is
used in this country 10 any great cx.
tent It must be applied in a Combina.
ton which will not be either risky or
injurious to horses.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

kncw 'twarnt no sea serpent. and at
the same time | cal'lated that it was
probably somcthin' which had got
adrift, So | jest grabbed the slack Of
the main sheet and jumped over the
side on to the back of the crittcr and
took two half bitches through that
ring.
Next thing | knew something came
swishinE through the air and lit, bang
right alongside of me. 1T had er hit
] shouldn't hev' been telling you this
story now. That's the reason we got
a new hatchet, cause Bill, thinking the
sea serpent had got the old man
grabbed the AK we'd been using for
the last half dozen years and let her
go. ! shouted to him to stop firing
and to hcave in on the sheet, and then
we got the thing up alongside and got
a look at her.
And by the Great Jumping Jehoo.
klbus, It developed that we'd jest nat
urally captured runaway submarine
boat-one of the identical kind that
the papers say Is going to revolution.
ize the art of naval warfare. Yes, sir,
there she was as sound and jest as
slick as the day she was built We
jest made her fast and waited for day.
light
ut seemed a long time, but at last
morning come and with II there come
a breeze that lifted the fog. Fust
thing we see, about mile off, was one
of them tramp Dago steamers. She
might hev' been Norway boat, but
then, theys all Dagoes anyway, or at
least they're all jest about the same.
Well, when the folks on that steamer
see us there was great ructions over
there. We could see EN- running
round and almost hear EN- jabbering,
and then they lowered n boat.
when | see what was going on II
came to me In a flash jest what had
happened. | had read In the papers
about their building submarines for
Rooshy and II was evident enough
that this one was intended to be taken
over in that steamer but the Dagoes,
not being much as sailors anyway, had
lost the thing,
Naturally, Jest fell right back on
my rights as a freedom American cit.
teen. | hain't been a sailorman for 40
year without knowing international
and maritime law, no. sir Not much,
by the Great Jehookibus jest sings
out to BIZ: BILL seq I, you hustle
down below and get me the glorious
Stars and Stripes. and nj the same
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

did you hear that Id changed the
name of the Polly P?" asked Capt.
Solomon as | met him at the head of
the wharf. We'll, hey. She's the
Submarine now.
"Ye see, it was just about two
months ago. when | was going from
Friendship, Maine. down to New York.
Gen'ally | carry man before the
mast. Then there's Bill Clement the
cook, and me. But on this trip
Teller tina. was going as hand before
the mast didn't show up, 80 there was
jest men Bill. Howsomeyer We got
down into the sound all right. 1t was
som'ers down New London way when
the wind jest ilattcd out and the fog
come down thick
Il see 'twarnt no use trying to do
northcn' that night, and men Bill
was both Of us pretty nigh tuckered
out being short-handed so. SO SEE
10 Bill: You get UP for'ard and let
go anchor and the Polly p. will stay
right here tonight
Twas about nine o'clock when |
was Jest trimming ia the main sheet
and the rattle of the anchor had jest
stopped that heard BIZ let out
screcch. IT begun like one of them
little scrceches a woman makes when
she sees mouse, and 1t kinder
swelled up an bust into howl like
the yell Of one of them ncwfaugled
siren whistles on a tugbOat. rightly
lodged that Bill was scairt and then
I'll confess to you that my hair kind
of riz. what there Is OF 1t, for jest
scraplng and slumping alongside the
old Polly was the durndest looking
thing you ever see.
The monster was moving kind Of
slow and, az It went scrapng along
under the quarter, jest abeam of the
cabin windcr. the lamRight fell on its
broad and shiny back, and all OF
sudden | see in that black something
which | knew never grew on Jonah's
whale or the sea serpent either, cause
twas good. stout, iron rlng,bolt.
Naturally when | see that ring bolt !
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
A Perfect Guest Room,

There was blazing little wood fire
that never was allowed to go out.
A ticking clock that kept good time.
A writing desk with all materials.
Matches and candles just where
they should be.
The last new book and some anus
ing magazines on the table
The little breakfast tray that came
to the room ef mornings was a poem.
A dewy bunch o. violets nanked the
gllttcring little silver service and ex.
quisite linen.
Everything showing an attentive
hostess, who took thought that her
guest should be personally cared for.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Wild Animals on the Ocean.

A scientist has made some interest.
Ing observations as to the love OF diff.
fcreut wild animals for the sea The
polar bear he says, is the only one
that takes naturally to the sea, and is
quite Jolly when aboard ship. All
others violently resent a trip on wa.
ter The tiger suffers most OF all.
Horses are very bad sailors, and
often perish on IA voyage Elephants
do not like the sea.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

ed corners are then turned up, the
corner A turned down with n bow OF
ribbon, and tackled securely. Turn
back the two corners 1913 and open the
cap so that a single thickness is
around the head, and the back has sew
era! layers Of handkerchief triangular
in shape Satin ribbon forms the
strings and small flannel cap Is made
to wear beneath In cold weather.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
AVOIDING TROUBLE AND FRlC.
TON IN HOME LIFE.
Some Temper.SaVing DeVIces--Vaea.
tons for Overworked Nerves
When Parents Should Re.
strain Restless Boys,
BY MARGARET e. sANGsTER.

BY MRRGRREl Z. SRNSS Eh.
Copyright, 1906, hy Joseph II BowlcsD
If only people knew the wonderful
virtue, almost the magic that is
bound up In stitch in time, three.
lourths of the illness, annoyance,
friction and trouble in home life
would be eliminated
Take the commoncst matters Of re.
pair In an ordinary house. How we
neglect little things that might
be mcnded or adjusted In an In.
stant If somebody would take the
trouble and If procrastination were
not the fatal habit OF the best people
under the sun. \ screw IS loose in
a doOrknOb and she knob comes on
in the hand \ very little time and
pains would set the thing right, but
nobody notices 1t and presently the
lock itself becomes disordered and
useless. Broken sash cords, leaking
roofs. sagging hinges. lousCned paper
and any number OF other petty yeNa.
lions and ncgligenCos dctract from
the respectable appearance OF home,
and needless folk let them alone m.
til it costs much money and consld.
cradle effort TO attend to them
Loss of temper Is not generally put
down ms an item In the domestic bal,
ancc sheet. but Il might as well be
since 1t mars the peace OF far too
many homes. \ box OF tools and
somebody who is handy in their use
are great savers OF temper in house
hold economy. The scasonablc use
OF paste and glue and OF paint when
needed give q house that look OF
thrift and beauty that adds much to
its value in the market Nothing Is
more undesirable in a home than
rundown look, consequent on the
neglect OF the stitch in time.
adagc rs 1t affects health IN the
family and In the individual An I'M
suspected leak In the plumbing may
be responsible for dIphthcria or ~
phoid fever in home. Disease and
death ar" frequently attributed to
Divine Providence when tn" blame If
wholly dU" to personal neglect Pre-
ventabe suffering should not be laid
at the door of heaven
A man is aware that he Is no; In
his usual condition OF strength he
tires easily and takes cold with alarm
ing frequency. Now Is the moment
for the stitch in time. Nature is do.
ing her very best i'm danger signals
and is warning the man by every
means In her power that he must call
halt With mistaken zeal he plods
IN In the face of her warnings and
presently there IS a wreck The man
comes down with an illness, and the
family, if he dies, speak Of II as
strange and mysterious. There is moth.
ing mysterious In break down, from
Ovcr.work Where 1t Is possible 10
weeks rest will freshon and restore
the faded and repair the wasted brain
tissues, the stitch in time will prove
CficCtual
We laugh ut colds and regard them
as the disagrccablc commonplace OF
existence The plain truth however
is that colds are nearly always blum
ders that might have been avoided
Repeated colds and neglected colds
pave the way for tho entrance Of those
malcvolcnt germs that undermine the
very foundations of life. To keep the
body in state Of the highest posi-.
BILE vitality is the part of wisdom, and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Connecting Rain Barrels with Sink.

before meals The plan is well illus
trated in the cut.
One large barrel may be used. or
two may be connected as shown. Dur.
ing the season where there is plenty
Of rain there is little trouble in keep.
ing the barrels filled and ready for
use
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
RAIN BARREL AND SINK.
Arrangement Which viii Provide Con.
venient Washing Facilities.

Here Is the sketch Of n handy ar.
rangcmcnt by which a correspondent
of the Prairie Farmer has connected
his rain barrel on the outside of the
house under the cave with sink in
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Treatment Of Old Harness.

An old harness can be kept looking
like new by using dressing made
from three ounces turpentine and two
ounces white wax dissolved and mixed
over q slow fire. Then add one ounce
ivory black we'll pulyerized. Wash the
leather clean and when dry apply the
dressing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
CAP FOR THE BABY.
Design That Is Both Practical and
Pretty.

Babies little caps always interest
mothers. and the one illustrated Is
particularly practical A fine linen
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
WOMEN WHO CHARM
HEALTH IS THE FIRST ESSENTIAL
1t Helps Women to Win and Hold
Mems Admiration, Respect and Love

Woman's greatest gift is the power to
inspire admiration, respect, and love.
There Is beauty in health which Is
more attractive to men than mere regu'
larity of feature.