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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-10-28

Some of the Democratic prophets
seem to be fairly aching to be without
honor in their own country.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
"THE CAPTAIN OF THE LINER"

The captain is on the top rung of the
ladder of his profession, and has got
there by climbing, not by vaulting; not
in day, but by years of service; not
easily, but with difficulty and delay: not
as soon as qualified, but by slow promo
ton from one grade to another during
the greater part of lifetime.
Promotion in the transatlantic lines
is slow, and there are more deserving
and qualified candidates than positions
for them.
Probably the captain has been in the
same line since he began as a fourth Of
ficer when he was a very young man.
There are six or seven navigating otf-
GERS under the captain in the biggest
ships, and each aspires to be a captain
himself in time. Progress is labyrln-
thine in this profession, however. The
ships themselves are graded as well as
the men.
Suppose you have risen to be chief Of
ficer in one of the inferior vessels OF the
fleet; the captain dies or retires; his
place is not given to you, but to the
chief officer of the commodore ship of
the line, and you are merely transfer
red, without change of rank, to a better
ship. From that ship you pass to bet
ter and a better until the slow and
wearying progress leads you, after
scores of voyages and anxious expert
ences of the fitful Atlantic, to the COM
modore ship. The command of her be-
comes vacant, but it is not yet for you.
You are promoted to captaincy-to
the captaincy of the least important
ship of the line. But although you are
sent down from the top of one ladder,
it is to climb another, and you are little
inclined to complain.
Then, if there is nothing against you,
if you avoid accidents, and if the own
ers approve of you in all ways, you will
in another ten years or so have had
command of intermediate ships, and at
last have risen to the newest, finest and
fastest. By this time you are likely to
be verging on middle age, or beyond it,
and the next step will be toward the
limit at which you must retire, leaving
the climbing to others, some of whom
may never reach the top near though it
seems.
1t is not well-paid profession. The
junior officers receive as little as thirty
dollars month, and there are very few
ships in which the captains salary is
more than five thousand dollars year.
William H. Rideing in the Youths
Companion.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
"Many are Called

The ship upon clearing the harbor
ran into half-pitching, half-rolling
sea, that became particularly noticeable
about the time the twenty-five pas
sengers at the captains table sat down
to dinner.
81 hope that all twenty-five of you
will have pleasant trip" the captain
told them as the soup appeared, and
that this little assemblage of twenty
four will reach port much benefited by
the voyage. look upon these twenty
two smiling faces much as father
does upon his family, for am respon-
sible for the safety of this group of
seventeen. hope that all thirteen of
you will join me later in drinking to
merry trip. l believe that we seven
fellow passengers are most congenial
and l applaud the judgment which
chose from the passenger list these
three persons for my table. You and |,
my dear sir, are-Here, steward! Bring
on the fish and clear away these
dishes. "-Everybody's Magazine.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
is PROHIBITION in MAINE A FAILURE?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL l
have the honor TO ask each reader of
The Republican Journal to write to me
an answer to this question:
sIs prohibition in Maine failure? If
so, why? Can you suggest any better
plan for dealing with the liquor traflic?'
MY purpose in this is to ascertain the
exact facts concerning prohibition in
Maine, and to place those facts at the
service of the Republican national con-
yention in Chicago. While in the South
during the past four weeks ! became
convinced that if the Republican party
would put a strong temperance plank
into its platform at the coming conven-
ton and nominate for President man
personally acceptable to the Southern
Democrats it could carry North Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida, and possibly
other Southern States, at the November
election.
Advocating this plan on my return
home to New York | was met by the
assertion that Temperance legislation
is ineffective;;" that prohibition does
not prohibit" and that prohibition in
Maine is failure"
| am willing to be guided by the facts.
| do not desire to assist in recommend
ing to the Republican national conven-
ton any sort of ethical reform that is
likely to be failure in practical opera
ton. If prohibition is failure in
Maine, where it has been tried for
nearly three-score years, it probably
would fall short of success in any other
part of the United States.
In the Southern States, from which |
have just returned, prohibition is too
new to be accepted as fair testimony. l
feel certain that the delegates to the
convention and the public generally,
particularly in those States where eff
forts are being made for the enactment
or ratification of prohibitory laws, would
accept as conclusive the verdict of
Maine, which has stood for many years
as the political and ethical barometer
of the natibn.
| want only the facts. | desire to
obtain these facts, uncolored and until
tered, direct from the peOple--the men
and women who make up the everyday
life of Maine. Therefore, | ask each
reader of The Republican Journal-no
matter how reserved and unassertive
he may be in his local community-tO
send to me the plain facts, as he knows
them to be facts in his own neighbor-
hood, among his own friends and in his
own election district. | desire to hear
from men engaged in all honorable cal
lings-farmers, school teachers, black
smiths, carpenters, lumbermen, mer-
chants and workers in all other lines of
human endeavor.
On my part, pledge fair and i'm
partial consideration of every letter
and every fact sent to me. Lam not a
member of any anti-liquor league or
temperance society. Neither have |
any sympathy with the saloon. l seek
only the truth, whatsoever the truth
may be.
Letters should be addressed to me at
my country place at Stamford, Con-
necticut.
WILLIAM WILLARD HOWARD.
New York, May 25, 1908.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
Keep Your Sweet Peas Picked.

The real gist of sweet-pea culture is
to keep the blossoms picked clean and
not allow single seed pod to form; if
it is allowed, then adieu to further
supply of flowers. The mission of all
plant life is to reproduce its species,
and thwarted in that by the removal
of its blossoms, it will persistently re-
peat its efforts to produce seed. Once
that is accomplished it rests, content,
from its labor. Like the pansy bed,
the vines must be gone over every day
and all withered blossoms removed;
better still, pick every blossom as it
opens ere yet it has begun to wither.-
The New Idea Woman's Magazine for
May.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
A FINE OF $4,000.
Imposed Oh George Fred Terry, Convicted
of Conspiring to Defraud the Govern
ment. No Jail Sentence.

Imposed Oh George Fred Terry, Convicted
of Conspiring to Defraud the Govern
ment. No Jail Sentence.
PORTLAND. May %. George Fred
Terry, the Wateryille publisher who
was convicted in the United States cir
cult court in March of conspiring to de-
fraud the government on postal charges,
was in court this morning for sentence
and Judge Hale finally Informed him
that he would fix his sentence at fine
of $4,000, the largest fine ever imposed
in the United States court in this dis
trict. This sentence was fixed after a
strong plea had been made in Terry's
behalf by his counsel, Warren G. Phil
brook of Waterville, who claimed that
to impose Jail sentence would result
in Terry's becoming totally blind and
might result in his death. This plea
was corroborated by testimony by emf.
nent specialists in nervous diseases and
although United States District At
torney R. 7. Whitehouse urged a Jail
sentence Judge Hale said that in view
of the evidence which had been sub
mitted he could not with consistency
sentence this man to Jail. Terry was
present with his counsel and Mrs.
Terry sat by the side of her husband
during the hearing, which occupied over
an hour. Mrs. Terry was constantly
by the side of her husband throughout
the trial of this case, which occupied
two weeks, and today she sat by his side
when the court announced what her
husbands's sentence was to be. During
the entire hearing she Wept continual
ly, and Terry with his eyes shaded and
showing every symptom of being a
nervous wreck, at times shed tears
himself.
In his charge Judge Hale said that in
view of the evidence he could not take
the responsibility of giving this man a
Jail sentence But he would, using the
alternative penalty, impose the heaviest
fine the law allowed, and he said that
he should sentence Terry to pay a fine
of $4,000.
Terry's counsel held some converse
ton with him and then the court was
asked for few days time in which
Terry could collect the money to pay
his fine. He was given the necessary
time in which to get the money and de-
parted from the court room with his
counsel and his wife. In few days he
will come into court and be formally
sentenced.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
Nearly all the Maine congressman

Nearly all the Maine congressman
have now taken their flight northward,
glad that their work at Washington is
completed There has been little
reason to tarry in Washington, because
the weather has become warm and 1t is
a relief to get away to New England
where there is more life in the air.
Representative Allen took an early
train north. Representative Littlefield
stopped in New York, where he is
already plunging into legal work in his
new law Office. Representative Powers
has been at IIoulton i'll for number of
weeks. Representative Burlelgh re-
NAMED here for several days after
adjournment to close up his work at the
Departments. Senator Frye was eager
to shake the dust of Washington from
his feet and to HE away to his fishing
haunts in tile Rangeleys.
Senator Hale is glad to get a rest for
the duties of the Senate have been
arduous on him nearly all winter long.
He always has to work right up to the
last minute of a session, finishing the
appropriation bills and attending to
what is known as floor work. By that
is meant taking charge of measures IN
the Senate and watching out that
Objectionable measures are opposed.
This is always sufficient to keep him &C.
cupied, but this year the Senate insist
ed that he serve on the important con-
ference that was striving all through
the last week of the session to patch up
All acceptable emergency currency bill.
He is one of the newer members of the
Finance Committee, which fact, Accord
ing to the customary practice of the
Senate, would have precluded him from
service on a conference of that COM
mittee with committee of the House.
However, as the Senator had lead
ing part in shaping up the first currency
bill and was regarded as one of the best
qualified men in the Senate for the task,
he bore his share of it, Although the
Senator is now nearly 70 years old, he
has come out of the session in fine
physical condition. His general health
is excellent; better in fact than it was
last December when the session began.
He is still able to attend to large mat
tiers of legislation and to look out for
multitude of details in the same con-
nection beyond the capacity, probably,
of any other Senator.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
A Republican State Convention
VIII BE Held in the
Auditorium. Bangor, Thursday June 81, 1913
AT O'CLOCK p. NJ.

Auditorium. Bangor, Thursday June 81, 1913
Ara O'CLOCK P. NJ.
for the purpose of nominating CANDIDATES.
for Governor and State Auditor to be sup
ported at the September election, and trans
acting any other business that may proper
ly come before it.
The basis of representation VIII oe as 1ol,
lows: Each city, town ana plansdlion VIII III
be entitled to one delegate ana lot eacn 10
votes cast for the Republican candldate Tor
Governor in 1906 an addltional delegate:
and for fraction of 40 votes IN excess OF
IS votes, further additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation OF any city,
town or plantation can only be filled by
residents of the county in which the va
cancy exists.
The State Committee will be in session in
the anteroom of the Auditorium at one
O'Clock of the day of the conventions, 1or
the purpose of receiving credentials OF deie-
gates. In order to be eligible to participate
in the Convention, delegates must pc eject
ed subsequent to date OF the call Tor this
Convention.
All electors of Maine, whatever their poll
tical affiliations may have been, VINO DelleVe
in the general principles and policy OF the
Republican party and desire its success at
the polls in the coming election in this
state, are cordially invited to unite under
this call in electing delegates to the Conven-
ton.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
SETH NJ. CARTER, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Lewiston, May, 1908
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
NONSENSE VERSES.

Miss Marcella had cat,
The cat she had Teller,
Their backyard concerts so annoyed,
Ma made Marcella sell her.
Miss Lena weighed an awful lot
Pudgy! you should have seen her
But her new gown, striped up and down,
Seemed to make Lena leaner.
Louise pair of booties bought,
Though they were number threes,
They pinched, and so she changed them fol
A pair that gave Loo ease.
Miss Roxana wed man
Whose cOgnOmen was Hanna,
Their babe was named for grandma, so
ROxana now rocks Anna.
Hepzibah is mannish girl,
Kitty's more like her ma,
With bonny Kate Pm deep in love,
But as for Hepzi-Bah!
Boston Transcript
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
NO HUMBUG.

No humbug claims have to be made for
Foley's Honey and Tar, the well known
remedy for coughs, colds and lung troubles.
The fact that more bottles of Foley's Honey
and Tar are used than of any other cough
remedy is the best testimonial OF its great
merit. Why then risk taking some unknown
preparation when Foley's Honey and Tar
costs you no more and is safe and sure. K.
H. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
SHERIFF'S SAL.
STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF WA DO

Taken this twenty-seyenth day
1908, on execution dated the fifth da'
ID. 1908, issued on Judgment reu
Supreme Judicial Court, within
county of Waldo and State of Man
thereof begun and held at BelfaSt,I -.
on the third Tuesday of April u
on the first day of May, A. ID. 1867
Lucy NJ. Hunt of Mt. Vernon, m '.'
Westchester and State of New lvFN.
Wentworth of SearSmont, in the Con #.
and State of Maine, for two hundrrc
dollars and Seventy-one cents, debt
and eighteen dollars and tffty-srl-
of suit, and will be sold at public
office of Dunton Il Morse in +,
county OF waldo, to the highest
second day of July, A ID. 1908. -, I.
the forenoon, the following deecr
and all the right, title and Interest
Ella worth has in and to thu
in and to the same on the thirty n
A. ID 1907, at TWO o'clock and tlf'
in the afternoon, the time Whcr
attached on the writ in The SANE
undivided half of certain lo' n"
situated in Searsmont, deScrbH
wit: Beginning at the northwest ..
T TOOthaker's home lot ON the rua
SearSmont village TO FeltaSt, uH
rods thence s0utherly five rods o.
westerly eight rods to stake; .n'
five rods to the place of begunt
enc fourth of one acre, with the luI,"
standing.
AMOS +. CARLE1tf
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
No Idle Days in Florida.

The strawberry season is about over
in Florida, and now the luscious canta-
loupe and watermelon are in evidence.
One crop follows another in Florida in
as close succession as night does day.
The frugal and Industrious farmer and
fruit grower can always have some
thing growing and to harvest. No idle
days ere.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04

Stomach troubles are very common in the
summer time and you should not only be
very careful about what you eat just now,
not to allow your stomach to become disor-
dered, and when the stomach goes wrong
take Kodol. This is the best known pre-
paration that is offered to the people today
for dyspepsia or indigestion or any stomach
pleasant to take. It is sold here by R. q.
Moody,
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
Sailors Still Doing Business.

That sailing ships are still doing notable
share in the carrying trade of the world on
long distance voyages, where time of de-
livery is of no particular consequence, is
shown by the fact that during the latter
part of April two four-masted barks, each
of $500 registered tons, left Rotterdam for
San Francisco, each carrying cargo of O.
600 tons of German coke and 500 tons of cliff
stone and cement. Another bark is loading
at that port and two others are chartered
for the same destination to carry similar
cargOes.-Marine journal.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
Exhausting Spruce Supply.

Hon. Clifford Pinchot, U. S. Forester,
told the House Paper Committee on
May Goth that, at the present rate of
cutting the spruce supply would be ex.
hausted in New Hampshire in twenty
five years, in Vermont in eleven years,
New York in 1-2 years, Minnesota
nine years and Maine in % - years.
There were other woods, however,
available for paper making, and he
gave the committee list of them. He
thought that spruce lands could be cut
over again in thirty years. but this has
been done within fifteen years.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04

Mrs S. Joyce, Claremont, n. H., writes:
"About year ago bought two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Remedy. 1t cured me of
severe case of kidney trouble of several
years standing 1t certainly is grand
it." T. II. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any
case Of kidney or bladder trouble that is
not beyond the reach of medicine. No
medicine can do more r. II. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
RETURNING
'|g,lll.

4On and after Oct.s7, 1907, trans auu
at Burnham and WatervilIe with thro-z
for and from Bangor, Waterville, I,r-
Boston, will run as follows:
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
FOR SALE!

CAPT. GEORGE A. CARVER of BROOKLYN. n.
~ y, offers for sale, at his summer residence in
searsport, sllO, ensilage cutter, horse power,
large dump cart, large dray, American harrow,
horse rake, sprngtoOth harrow, ronbeam pillow,
horse noe roller, hayrack, corn planter t-cut-
ter. cream separator, cream cans, milk tester,
churn butter worker calf feeders and Seds.
These articles having been used some will be sold
cheap, and those who wish to make good bar
gam in purchasing any of them, can do so by
calling on the subscriber during the next three
weeks and upon the owner on the premises. after
that time
W. T. c. RUNNELLS, Agent.
Searsport, May IL, l99s.-3w2O
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
Consumptives Made Comic rtable.

COnsumptives Made Comic rtable.
Foey's Honey and Tar has cured many
cases of incipient consumption and even in
the advanced stages affords comfort and re-
lief. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar. K. ii. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04

Tired mothers, worn out by the peevish,
cross baby have found Cascasweet boon
and blessing. Cascasweet is for babies
and children, and is especially good for the
ills so common in hot weather. Look for
the ingredients printed on the bottle. Con-
tains no harmful drugs. Sold by r. FL.
Moody
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04

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Limited tickets for Roston ar UF M
$500 from Belfast and all stations 0
Through tickets to all points Nes'
west, via all routes, for sale by LEV
Agent. Belfast.
MORRIS MCptN
Vice President and Gener1 " u
f. Il. BOOTERY. Gen'l Pass. and TrNt. '.
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04

Z
None better than Gold Medal Flour.
VERONICA,
The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
IN NORTHpORT, MAINE,
Help Wanted.

Magazine. edited by F. T. Dunno Il
ley'). Ida NJ. Tarbell, Lincoln Sttt Aay
Straight proposition. Good pay. con 'a.l1,
terest from year to year in business g.nf
Experience and capital n . necessary .
pOrtunity. Write j. N. TRAINER, % '
Street, New York City
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

girls to ride astride sticks and play
leap-froug. When John returned for
his wife and children Paulina was de-
murely seated on the doorstep rue
fully watching Paul and the Doctors
boys play leapfrog on the lawn.
"Why, hello, Puss!' he called,
"Why aren't you playing too7"
"Mama says girls mustn't play leap
frog, an as Pm girl, course 1
can't" resignedly.
ooh! botheration, baby, that's too
bad,' he said, looking down in pity
and love on the one who must be pun
ished so by the "propricties," and
wondering that Paul could be inluc-
ed to play Il game from which she was
debarred. On arriving home and uli-
dressing the children imagine The
poor mothers dismay on finding the
knickcrbockcrs on Paul;na!
"Oh! John,' she groarrt, ''what-
ever shall We do9 Paulina is wearing
the brecchcs and Paul the dress! This
foolishness must stop right here and
now, Oh, dear! you naughty children.
When did YOU change and low did
you do it7'
John laughed till he cried. "Mary,
don't scold 'cm,' he pleaded. "Now
babies, tell us all about it," he con-
tinucd, between bursts of laughter.
"Wcll, Mama,' commenced Paul
ina, "you said little girls musn't play
leap-f'og an course I couldn't less
] WIZ a boy.' Then Paul chimcd in,
"An' I wuz sorry cause she couldn It
have any fun. You know, Mama,
there wuz no girls for her TO play
with. an boys can't play with dolls
an wear brccchcs too, I ro1d her to
take my place an play awhile. We
played hide an seek an me am Paul
ina hid together in the nurscy and
changed clothes; an we got 'cm fix
ed up before the others found us
too proudly.
"Wcll, by George! Paul, was it you
sitting on the door stcp9" eyes, pa
pa. L WIZ, a girl, YOU know.' "Mary
don't you see what sweet msclfish
nature our boy has? Now WASH t that
good of him ?" "John, don't like it
they have both been very, very
naughty and really should be punish-
cd" "Now Mama, Paulina WASH t
had bit. she wouldn't take near half
time; an don't scold hcr-blamc it
all TO me- pleaded Paul with one
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-01

arm thrown protecting around his lit
tie sister. Dear little innoccnts! -
they were irresistible. There was a
tender note in the mothers voice
when she spoke again: "Well, chill
dren, this won't do. If Paulina must
grow to be tom-boy she certainly
must wear her own clothes. I guess
it is rather early to be so careful,
anyway. Perhaps when she gets old
er she will be less rude and bolster
GUS" Paul's arms were around her
neck. "An' can she ride sticks an
play leap frog an climb trees an"
ooh! yes, anything I guess, just
so YOU don't change clothes again."
helplcssly. And the children ran out
in the yard. mounted their stickhors-
es and went in a mad gallop to visit
Uncle Jake and Aunt Dilsie. Half
an hour later they returned, Paul
politely helped Paulina to dismount
and took charge of her horse while
the setting sun glorificd their golden
curls with good night caress.
Tn the meantime John and Mary
had serious talk. "Mary. this is
the richest yet,' John cxclaim-
ed delightcdly as soon rs the twins
left the ROOM "John, it's awful, they
are growing up to be perfect in tho
art Of deception. And, dearest, YOU
do so, unintcntionally, T know-but
YOU encourage them in these pranks.
You only see the funny side now; but
if they should always be so alike and
continue to change places it would be
dreadful -
"Mary. just can't help laughing
at them-blcss the darlings, how
bright they arc! Let 'em be babies
as long rs possible. dcar-childhood
is so sweet and innocent,' John
pleaded earnestly.
"Prrhaps YOU are right. dear; but
; the Bible says, "train child in the
way it should go and when it is old
it will not depart from it, Isn't it
reasonable to suppose that if trained
in the wrong direction it will continue
to walk that wayo'
con. wife. don't worry. When our
little Paulina grows older she III be
sure to pattern after her mother and
will grow to perfection.
(TO be continucd.)
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