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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14
Literary News and Notes.

The cool, collected manner in which
some women are now setting about the
| investigation of the domestic service
problem is both significant of the new
feminine status and hopeful for the
domestic future. In the New Idea
WOman's Magazine for April Miss
Elizabeth Irwin has thorough going
little article summing up the situation
as to where the supply of domestics
comes from and why it is SO limited
The boys of America will surely say
that the March American Boy is the
best ever. The stories are as varied as
boys hobbies, and every one is good.
clean, and intensely interesting. Fur
Their chapters of the serials by Strate-
meyer, Alger, shute, sprague and
Tomlinson are given, which will in
crease the readers interest in the va
rious characters. A new serial by Ed
ward S. Ellis, entitled "Off the Reser-
vation," dealing with the notorious
Apache chief Geronimo, starts in this
number and will prove a winner with
the boys.
Holman F. Days serial 'tOld King
Spruce in the New England Magazine
for March is a stirring story in the
authors best vein. The magazine con-
talns also another instalment of Mabel
Ward Cameron's "a Singer of South
creek" which grows more and more in
teresting as the story advances; can
Arduous Outing" "a Wireless Elope
ment' and "Uncle Primus' Ghost
Story" three exceptionally clever short
stories, by Edith M. Blanchard, Stella
Miller Neal, and Pauline Darlington
Bouve, respectively; and the usual de-
partments, and poems which are up to
the New England standard of excel
lence.
The Foolish Almanack 2nd' which
bids fair to rival the success of its pre-
decessor, recalls good story which
Messrs John W. Luce & Company tell
on themselves. 1t seems that they re-
ceived the following communication
from gentleman in Mt. Vernon, Ind. !:
Enclosed find 75c. which pays for
Foolish Almanack for 1906. Book in
reality wasn't worth 1Oc. | wanted a
bible after while but if you are as
high on all books according to Almanack
L haven't enough money to patronize
you. Believing that man who had
wasted IS cents on Foolish Almanack
when ne was saving up to buy bible
should not be left in position to force
the crime on their heads the publishers
forwarded one with their compliments
The Circle magazine for March is a
big number, beautifully illustrated, and
has a fine showing of original articles
and fiction on many subjects, besides
the twenty-five regular departments
that make this magazine such a strong
favorite in the home circle. The orig
inal articles include "The Adventurous
Army of Bible-Sowers," by William
Fitz-Gerald; 'The Beauty and Youth
of Old Age" by Theodore L. Cuyler,
Edward Everett Hale, Senator William
P. Frye, John Burroughs, Thomas
Wentworth Higginson. Edwin Mark,
Philosophy" by Madame Emm a
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14
PURE FOOD AND Dtuos

Prof. Charles d. Wood "'il 81
the Maine Agricultural ENp %
ton, appeared before TIN 1900 ..Nf
committee in Augusta Al T"
behalf of the pure food t o' .o"
ers not only food but drg- W N'l.
cines. He said it copies p'. eIl ...
federal pure food law auH l, .a-
present State statute. Hon j .'N
of Bangor offered severn U'
tending to prevent con. r ".-N'y-
State and federal statutes n'j
Davis of Bangor, represent N'.-s
Pharmaceutical assoclatl1u 'o..T
the committee that whily '7'. .-
ton has endorsed the teaf ,A'..2
the druggists would like N..-a
ment eXempting phySicaNs '''.
lions. Hon. w. M. Brad vi roy
land supported the bill, agl" Ny j. NJ, Mr.
Davis suggestion but Opposing N
Bass changes. E. S. Eln D.. NJ
drug firm of Cook, Everett .'aAg5.
of Portland, asked thai t' bun W.
slightly amended so as to p.0. '-
gists to retain on their shHN &
ationS not labeled i'll acCor ~
the new law, providing SUI Na.. "
stock prior to Jan. 1, 1905 oh.
Rep. Milliken of Islaud '
father of the patent medic wit 4
peared, stating that he .,
measure to be incorporate .'
food bill so as to have one
Gus bill. All the features "s
ure, he said, were to be To
Wyman bill.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14
The Canteen Closed.

The canteen at the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at
Togus, was closed Saturday in accord
ance with the law passed by Congress-
This is a hard blow to the veterans
who enjoyed going there for glass of
beer. Some people are under the i'm
preston that the members become in
toxicated at the canteen, but it is not
SO. All the trouble comes from the
stuff that is purchased on the outside.
New Age.
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An Open Letter to the lawmakers
of the State of Maine.
From Mrs. Harrison Lee of Australia. W. rld's
w. c. T. q. Missionary.

From Mrs. Harrison Lee of Australia, Worlds
w. c. T. q. Missionary.
Dear Sirs: have been in your State
for short time earnestly studying your
prohibitory law and its effects, and now
must write to thank every man who is
standing by the "home protection" flag.
In my worldwide work 1 have to
study high license, low license, munich
pal management, State control, the
Gothenberg plan and prohibition. There
is nothing better than the best; and of
all the methods of dealing with the
liquor traffic the one you have SO loyal
~ stood by il Maine for half century
is by far the best.
every attempt to manage the liquor
business in other parts of the world.
The London Times declares: 1--WE are
baffied, bewildered, COMPOUNDED in all
our efforts to regulate the drink" In
my own bright land am afraid we
have been permitting" the drink to
make drunkards, and then, as a people,
we have had to spend thousands of
dollars in trying to undo the mischief.
Our revenues are depleted in the vain
attempt to rectify the wrong we have
done through license.
just one example will prove what |
mean. A man petitioned for Wayside
License in a bright, pretty little agri-
cultural district, and succeeded in OBJ
tanning it. He paid ten pounds $3.50
for 1t, so our revenue gained that
amount. Six weeks after he opened
his liquor oar under Government sane
ton, the people of the place had to pc
tltion for policeman to be sent there,
and government agreed, so every year
the liquor man pays in his fifty dollars
| and every year the policeman comes up
and gets that fifty dollars and one hun
dred and fifty dollars on top of it, and
the taxpayers have to study very
simple little lesson in profit and loss
think we have acted on the plan of
the two men who were boasting about
their respective parts of your great
continent, and one said to the other
I'VE are going ahead up North; we've
just invented new kind of sausage
machine; you drive the pigs in one end
and they come out sausages the other"
THAT amt nothin', =" said the other
with scornful sniff; 1--WE have a far
better machine than that down South;
you just drive the pigs in one end and
they come out sausages the other, and
Ineh you nave TOO many sausages
YOU JusI reverse the machine and they
come PACK pigs again.
e., ~ ; Austialla we nave some wonder
f ~, l.; ahse n !ss anu the most wonder
Christian Land" We send the bright
boys and the strong men in one end
and some of them come out drunkards
the other. Then we reverse the ma
Gnlne, ana When we have too many
u tl we put them INTO goal to
Iry anu turn Cnem BACK TO noble citizens
again; anu weare learning that neither
yout AIMEE sausage machlhe nor our
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14
Given nm tn Die.

B. Spiegel, 1904 N. Virginia ST., Evans
vile, Ind, writes: "For over five years
was troubled with kidney and bladder af-
lection which caused me much pain and
worry. / lost flesh and was all run down,
and a year ago had to abandon work entire
" had three Of the best physicians sh ., who
up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recon-
mended and the first bottle gave me great
relief, and after taking the second bottle
was entirely cured" Why not let it help
you Pr. II. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14

Games: "Old-Time Mani oS4
ing" by Clifton johnson, esSSusat
and Their Makers" bv I'D ri
Mitchell Stephenson; "TGs Eli,sIsss
a Singer" by Madame Anna akosa !.
The fiction includes seyeraHa AtDs,s5
Lillian Townsend Taylor, Fp slotss
net, Marion j. Brunowe ahnSSwlH
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14
RELIEF FROM
CON TIPATiok
S T o NJ a C n
T r O U B L E ,
SICK HEADACHE

Midway, Me-, Aug q, 1890
II have received great benefit nu nS
the true L. F. Atwood's BitteFs an
consider them excellent for sJoIlat4D
troubles, constipation and SICK he ,,s
ache" Yours truly, B. l. Weynlou,"'"
You can always depend on
Atwood's Bitters for speedy reI'i U~ .,.
many forms of sickness THIS W'.o'
full remedy mingles with the c'ni'n. %.
the stomach and digestive ois s,x.
arouses the liver, and cleanse the ~"
els. Sold by your dealer, 35c
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14

J. A. Harmon of Lzemore, West Va.
says: cat last have found the perfect
pill that never disapp0ints me; and for the
and chronic constipation, will say : take Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. Guaranteed salts
factory. Csc. at X Fl. MOOdy's, Druggist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a new
remedy, an improvement on the laxatives of
former years. as it does not grippe or nause-
teed.-R. Fl. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14

ga stick and a ball and wee small boy,
A whack and the ball is off;
A walk of mile, then do it again
And that is the game Of golf"
-Lippincott's Magazine
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14
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Bs... Ii. a The Kind You Have Always Bought
''; : &zAzz7zx

"Say old man, how do you like me in my
new dress suit?" "Fine. Now, If you
only had little dignity you'd look like
head waiter."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14

A severe cold that may dew
mOnia over night, can be c l s
taking FoIey's Honey aud F.
cure the most obstinate raetU-
strengthen your lungs. Tn
yellow package. -R. II. Mund.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-03-14

i HGSt IUOulS die, VI COuloC3 CllO1ouS lily
heated.
The main barn is AZ by so feet. In
this barn are found closets, harness and
grain rooms, as we'll as two silos with a
capacity of $40 tons. The horses are
ali stabbed in separate building.
The cow barn is 81 by 1902 feet, with a
basement for young stock. The base
ment is partially occupied by a manure
pit, which is separated by concrete
wall. In this space occupied by the
manure pit there is also tank to which
the drainage comes from the cutters
behind the cattle, as everything of this
nature that can be saved on the farm is
saved. 1t is the purpose to draw all the
manure into the fields as soon as made,
but there are times when for few days
or week, owing to weather or land
conditions, it is not possible. Storage
room has, therefore, been provided. A
practice of winter handling of the ma
nure has been begun here which strikes
me as IDEAL At times, when the fields
are so thick]y covered with snow that
it is impossible to draw manure upon
them, the manure and liquids drawn
from the COW barn are removed to the
barn occupied by the horses, dumped
into the basement and there mixed
thoroughly with the stable liquid and
horse manure, forming a compost
whereby the quality of the whole is
improved and all loss from teaching
and fermentation prevented. 1t is hard
ly necessary to say that manure spread
ers are in constant use upon this farm.
The floors of the COW barn are Of &C.
ment. The platforms upon which the
cows stand are of plank laid on top OF
this. The troughs in front of the
cattle are also Of cement, and 80 at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
1 ADJUSTMENTS.
Masquerade Carnival at Southside
 Rink

There will be whole week of mask carnival for al skaters. at.the Sonthside rink this week. 1t wilfsbe week of mer- riment and joy to the patrons of the rink and to all who wish to have good hearty laugh at the most comical make ups and skating ever seen in Birmingham There will be a pleasant time for every body who attend the carnival
 The skaters in Birmingham have been preparing their costumes and making other preparations the past week and there will be many contestants for the twentyfour prizes to be given on Thurs day, Friday and Saturday nights. The list of prizes will be as follows: Each first prize value, $1250 pair of skates; each second prize pair of $S skates, and each third prize months pass for skating and admission to the rink. There will be eight contests to be as follows: The most attractive costume, the most comical cos- tune, the most original costume, the most graceful lady skater, the most grace ful gentleman skater the most graceful couples, the most grace two-stepping couple and the most comlcal couple Three prizes to each event. One special prize wll be given to the contestant making the best per cent during the week, which will be $i0 in gold The prizes are to be awarded on Thursday, Friday and Satur- day nights
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
Congregational Meeting Today--No
 Sermon at High Mass.

The annual meeting of the congregation of St. Paul's church will be held in St. Pauls hall immediately after high mass today. A report of the business affairs of the parish will be submitted and trus- tees for the ensuing twelve month will be elected. There will be no sermon at high mass.
 In the Catholic church today-the Sun day after Easter-is known as Dominica fin Albis." sometimes Low Sunday. It is called Dominica in Albis (White Sunday) because in early times those who were baptized on Holy Saturday on this day laid aside their white garments which they had received, put on their necks an .Agnus Dei'' of white wax blessed by the Pope, to remind them that they were bound to preserve their innocence un' stained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
DUN'S REVIEW.

New York, April CIR. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade today said:
 Trade responds to reasonable weather. distribution of spring goods fully equal 10 the sansuine expectations and country merchants buy literally from wholesaler at leading points. Leading industries are fully occupied and no strikes of more than local significance have materialized thus Tar. Improved traffic conditions make deliveries more prompt. Few lines or hnlshed steel can be delivered prompt- ", mills averaging four to six months capacity engagements and quotations are consequently well maintained Omen weather has brought out the expected ton mage of structural work, pending con tracts assuring a ready market for all the steel that can be supplied Pig iron sells readily at S22 valley furnace, makers securing full quotatons
 Iflnary markets for textiles are more quiet but there is no diminution in inc output of mills except where labor can not be secured. Most cotton goods pro oucers have orders covering outputs so Tar Into the future that the light and pressure is helpful. Jobbers are still sell ing goods purchased below the present level but the future of the market cannot be determined until thrilled orders are placed at the highest prices. The attitude or the customers at new valuations is the uncertain element. The market for sole leather has improved. Glazed kid is dull and weak. But the easier tone has not produced any general fall in quota uons. Country hides declined sharply and some further concessions have oc- cured In packers hides because of the indifference of tanners, yet the tone is better on account of the easier money market
 commodity exchanges have resumed normal conditions and prices show some recovery from the unsettled position aft CT the Easter holiday, which was pro- longed abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
DEVELOPMENTS IF WEEK FAVORABLE Settlement of Railway Troubles
 is Feature BUILDING TRADE ACTIVE Spot Pig Iron Is In Urgent Demand and High Prices Still Prevail.
 More Competition
 South.

New York, April 6-Bradstreet's today said:
 Despite some cross-current demands. due mainly 10 the withdrawal of the Eas stimulus to trade and a spell of cold weather, the developments of the week have been mainly favorable. Chief. per haps, of the events is the settlement of the western railroad managers and the trainmen. Reports from most of the lead ing cities are still of full order books and or backward deliveries. There Is, how ever, slightly more manifest disposition to move more conservatively as regards distant positions, some easing of metal quotations and a softening of asking prices for various products, and the July shoe leather and wool trades are quiet pending clearer view of later develop- ments. In the dry goods trade there has been something like a Iull in iobbing lines, now that the first rush of spring demand Is over.
 There are evidences of growing activity in out of door work, and lumber, hard ware, paints and allied lines are more active in the west
 Collections do not yet feel the impetus of payments upon business booked earlier and are irregular being sloWest in parts or the northwest and the south Talk of cancellations is still widely heard, but definite information is lacking as to it's real extent.
 Pig iron is quiet, buyers appear more disposed to defer placing contracts for second half deliveries. Although furnace interests display no marked eagerness to sell, the indications are that the price situation Is easier. Spot pig however IS in urgent demand, and high prices still rule. The leading interest has exercised It's option on 15,000 tons of Bessemer pig although the option did not expire until May. Foreign iron is being laid down at New Orleans on the basis of $19 50, duty paid, which indicates more competition in southern territory. Steel billets are up to $l6 ton at Pittsburg A paucity or steel continues at the central west, In the finished lines heavy volumes of spec ulations is the rule
 Copper is quiet and lower, being off 1hc per pound from recent quotations.
 Business failures in the United States for the week ending April 4 number 137. aSalhst l66 last week and 151 in the like week of 1906. Canadian failures number 29, against 31 last week and 1T a year ago
 Wheat, including, four exports of the united States and Canada for the week ending April 1 aggregated 3. .460 S72 bushels. against 2,7O1566last week and 5,s16 this week last year. For the forty weeks of the hseal year the exports are 134051, ,917, against 105,144,752 in 19O5-06.
 Corn exports for the week. 2.9l7 Oo4 bushels. against 1,S44,633 last week. and ,5S6 8 year ago. For the fiscal year to date exports are 545S5,S6o against 97,- 97S,336 in 1905-O6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

leaves S69 ,95O as the increase in surplus reserve to S19,441 ,225; complied upon the basis of deposits, les those of $30, ,3S9, 70O public funds, the surplus is $27, 7,62S, $50. Loans were expanded by 600 and the excess of this item over general deposits was reduced, compared with the previous week by $11,0OO,00. The daily average of bank elearings was s3S4,000, 000 against $S32, 0,0OO in the previous week, clearngs on Saturday, refecting Fridays business were $340, BOT, 40 Comparisons of loans by individual banks show that nine institu- tions increased, this item by $5OOO,00O net seven banks gained g 4-5 millions net cash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
LOCAL UNION MEETS
 ON TUESDAY EVENING
Monthly Meeting of Christian Endeav. orers at Westminster Presbyterian
 Church-Programme.

The regular monthly meeting of the Jefferson County Christian Endeavorers' local union will be held at the Westmin- ster Presbyterian church, on the corner of Twenty-fifth street and Thirteenth ave- nue, north, on next Tuesday evening, April 9, at o'clock. The following pro- gramme. which will be rendered, prom ises to be one of special interest:
 Devotional, MT. F. E. Carlton.
 Alabama Christian Endeavorer Conven- tion," Mr. F. F. Ballard.
 Solo. Miss Pauline Alber.
 Transportation to Convention" MT. II. Galt Braxton.
 Music, Alabama"
 Open discussion, Christian Endeavor Convention,' Mr. M. L. McAllister, leader Business.
 Mizpah.
 Social session, Westminster Endeavor- CTS. The Westminster Presbyterian church may be reached by taking the Norwood car and getting off at Twelfth avenue and Twenty-fifth street, and going one block northward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

surance business, with offices in Birming- ham. The authorized capital stock of the company is placed at $4ooo, of which $1000 has been paid in. The officers and di- rectors for the first year are: E. A. Smith, president; E. L. Pauley, vice president; B. o. Howle, secretary and treasurer.
 The Alabama Medical Journal company proposes to edit and publish a journal de- voted primarily to medicine. The author ized capital stock is 5000, and the com pany will begin business with this amount fully paid. w. H. Bell is president, secre- tary and treasurer, and Cora R. Bell, vice president. R. B. Smyer is the other director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

that he hit the roller skate game. Rich ardson, the ball-bear1ng skate manufac- turer, tackled him one Friday to try the game Xii did so and the next Monday put on an exhibition in Joplin, Mo, and has been skating since. He doesn't know what he will do next year, but expects to light on something new
 Fitzpatrick was in Europe South Africa and Australia seven years, has been all around the earth, risked his life a thou sand times In almost as many ways, but still has 'tthat other deg and has pros pered exceedingly. He doesn't expect to load coal any more on this earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
WEEKLY AVERAGES
 OF CLEARING HOUSE

New York, April s.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks. hold $19,4 ,225 more than the legal reserve requirements. This is an increase of s6,309,95o, as compared with last week The statement follows:
 Loans, s1, ,O62, ,6Ss, 800; increase, $614S,6oo.
 Deposits, s1,Os6,7 1s,1O0; increase, $6,S95,- 800.
 Circulation, s5o,ssS 800; decrease, $421,2oo.
 Legal, tenders, s71, ,6s1,5OO; decrease, sz46,7 400
 Specie, s2Os ,s5s,o0O; increase. $11 ,2sS,sOO
 Reserve $27s, ,els, 500; increase, $1o,5SS,9 300.
 Reserve required, $25s, s,17s,275; increase, $4.22S,95O
 Surplus, $1s,441, ,225; increase, s6,So9soo.
 Ex U. s. deposts, $27,0SS,650; increase, s9,S ,975.
 New York, April 6.-The FSnancier says; While last weeks official statement of the New York associated banks showed d material increase in cash, 1t has not fully reflected the gain in that 1t was not eX- pected to be shown as the result of the movement of the week and also of the bringing over from the previous week of the unrecorded increase. The loan item was disappointing, in that it recorded only a moderate expansion, whereas a much larger gain was looked for. The results as indicated, is the surplus re- serve were, however, quite satisfactory. Ii is noteworthy that, compared with March 23 the public deposits in the banks increased $15,S77 600, or very nearly as much as the sum distributed before night through the sub-treasury. The cash gain as officially reported last week was $l0, b33,sO0. General deposits were increased $16,S95,S00, which amount very nearly agreed with the sum of the increase in cash and the expansion in loans. so that the statement made a good proof The required reserve was increased $4,233 $50, deductng which from the gain in cash