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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
School and Mill Fund.

Pascal 2. Gilmore, State treasurer,
has completed the apportionment of
the school and mill fund for 1908. The
amount available for that purpose this
year is $3.50, 1926, which is an increase of
$213, 936 81 over the amount distributed
in 1907.
This increase is due to change in
the law making the mill tax 1-2 mills
on the total valuation of the State, in
stead of mill as in the previous year.
The returns to Payson Smith, State
superintendent of public schools, show
that the total number of scholars in the
State is 21O,622, the towns therefore re-
ceiving at the rate of $500 for each
scholar The number of scholars re-
ported last year was 210, 1854, which gave
rate of $2.9S per scholar.
Cumberland has the largest number,
while Lincoln has the smallest number
of scholars
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
POULTRY WORK AT THE MAINE

The Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station is now mailing bulletin No. 157
entitled sPoultry work at the Maine
Station" The poultry investigations
since 1896 were, up to January l, 1908,
under the management of the late Pro-
lessor Gilbert M. Gowell. The object
of this bulletin is to summarize the
work that was accomplished under
Professor Gowetl and to briefly outline
the work which is now IN progress ano
the work as it is planned TOT tne Iuture.
The work of the Experiment otatlon
with poultry has been and Will De along
two lines-poultry management ana
poultry breeding.
In the plans for future work tne 3
poultry management Investigations Will
have the same general cnafacter as III
the past. From year to year dennlte,
practical experiments on topics IN
poultry management Will De trleo WIN
large fOcks of hens. .u
The work in poultry breeding Will De
followed along two general lines; Inc
past experience of the STATION Demon
strates that the Individual performance
of a hen in respect to egg proauctlon Is
not necessarily an adequate lndlcatlon
of her desirabilitv as breeder IN at
tempting to found strain OF hlgh lay
ing hens. 1t is the purpose 10 test the
transmitting power OF lndlvldual mems
and cockerels with. regard 10 character
in egg production, just as IN WheaC
breeding work the centgener power OF
an individual head of wheat is tested.
The experiment will have very CON
siderable scientific interest because 1t Is
the first attempt Oh a large scale 10
apply to practical animal breeding
those principles which are proving OF
such wonderful value in plant oreedlng.
Also an experiment will be trled where,
by a combination of hybridlzatlon and
selection it may be possible TO produce
a strain of-foWls of superior quallty for
table use.
While the poultry work of the Ex-
pertinent Station will be concentrated
on practical problems which every
poultryman wants light upon, the
treatment of these problems will be
broad and thoroughly scientific. The
problems of breeding are exceedingly
complicated and difficult ones. No
narrowly conceived or carelesSly eX-
ecuted experiments will ever give any
results of any permanent practical
value in this field. The underlying
fundamental laws of heredity must be
investigated before the Experiment
Station or anyone else can tel the
practical breeder how to proceed to get
what he wants and be certain OF 1t.
The aim of the Station as i'll the past in
its breeding work will not be simple to
produce an improved strain of hens.
1t is not part of its function to enter
into commercial poultry business:
The function of the Experiment
Station is to experiment, and by ex-
perimentation to learn, in so far as may
be, facts and principles which will help
to advance the theory and practice OF
agriculture.
The bulletin $50 will be sent free to
any one in Maine, on application to
Director Chas. D. Woods, Orono,
Maine. In writing, please mention
this paper.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
On New England Tombstones.

There were several epitaphs which
fascinated you for awhile, epitaphs like
that of 'Solon Tyndall, Killed by Fall
from the Main topsail Yard of the
Bark Amazon, in the Harbor of Buenos
Aires on March II, 1850:
ale as a seaman did his duty we'll,
But his foot slipped, and from aloft he
fell
Fell, but to rise and climb the shrouds on
high
And greet his Master with glad AYE.
aye!"
Or that which recorded the fate of
"Absalom Peters, Shot in the Creek by
the Explosion of his own Gun. =
Golfers Weekly.
Over grave on the Pecos river, Texas,
was a board bearing this inscription:
"Here lies the body of Jeames Ham
brick, who was axidentally shot by a
Colts pistol, one of the old-fashioned,
brass mounted kind, and of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
FOLEYSHON
Cures Colds: Prevents Pneumonia
WORTH KNOWING.

To remove Pimples, Rlackheads, Blotches
and all forms of Skin eruptions, is, accord
ing to well known Physician, a very easy
matter; he says that many are afflicted with
some one Of the above ailments, and are
subject to great deal of embarrassment on
account of the unsightly appearance which
they present, and recommends the follow
ing simple, harmless and inexpensive treat
ment Go to your Druggist and get this
prescription filled: Clearola one-half ounce,
Ether one ounce, Alcohol seven ounces !;
mix, shake well and apply to the parts af-
fected night and morning, allowing it to
remain for at least ten minutes, then wipe
off the powder from the skin. Use a soft
and in from ten days to two weeks your
face will be smooth and clear as marriage
bell. Get the Pure Clearola, which is only
put up in one half ounce packages. Ask to
see it,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
MARsE HENRY ON THE JOB.
A Rare Treat Expected from the Colonels
Campaign Literary Bureau.
From the Baltimore Sun, Dem. J

From the Baltimore Sun, Dem.
Colonel Henry Watterson will constitute
the heavy literary artillery of the campaign.
He is expected to write all around the Taft
press agents and to put the Parker Demo-
Gratis out of business. News Item.
Here we have proof that the impend-
ing debate will live long in the history
of American literature. Colonel Wat
terson, we believe, is the greatest living
literary man. His vocabulary is illimit-
able; his style IS electric: his figures of
speech are overpowering. He is a
mighty phrase-maker; an author, in
ventor and originator of epigrams that
will never die-no, never. His compo-
sitions bristle and glitter with all sorts
of novel and amazing personages, meta
phors, tropes and images. "The star
eyed Goddess OF Reform, - ''the hegoats
of high finance" patriotism and
pension" "the lean wolves of plutoc-
racy," 1.-The hills of Yubadam,' from
hell to breakfast" ''the giascuits,
whangdoodle and oofdegoof, the gin
rickey and the bedilda,' ''the niger,
the trigger and the Ku-Klux Khan"
He is master of rhythms and conso-
nanceS.
Things have come to hell of a pass
When "a man can't wallop his own Jackass.
He writes blank verse, too:
Eating huckleberries all day long
And learning how to love.
He is a scientist, biologist, a Zool-
ogist, demonologlst:
The whangdoodle, the gin rickey and the
giascuits
Are of Imagination all compact;
One sees more devils than vast hell can
hold
That is the whangdoodle.
He sings rhymes and philosophy with
magnificent lavishness; he is never at
loss for word, clause, sentence, para
graph, chapter, book, tome, treatlSe or
library. He has written more than ten
Thousand articles on the Hayes-Tilden
controversy, and is still going at full
speed. He has supported Bryan, de-
nounced Bryan, annihilated Bryan,
resurrected Bryan. His arguments
against the Nebraskan were final and
unanswerable; his arguments IN the
Nebraskan's favor will be impeccable
and overwhelming. His mind is dlvld-
ed into two halves, one being an i'm
movable body and the other an irresistl-
BILE force. He is the champion Graeco-
Roman and catch s-catch-can author
of the universe.
Plain prose can never hope to do JUS
tice to the colonePs powerful pen. 1t
is thunderbolt, thirteen-inch rlfied
cannon, a runaway locomotive, an
earthquake, cataclysm. When ne
dips it into the ink it throws off ripple
which invades the farthest limbo OF
lost worlds. When it scratches the
sound deafens the inhabitants OF the
faraway Malay Archipelago. And the
colonel himself? All
He is the seething slumber,
He is the soul awake;
He is the big cucumber
That gives us the stomach ache.
He is the fire that quickens,
The company that insures;
He is the i'll that sickens,
And he is the pill that cures.
We await his fearful rush. We trem-
BILE, we shake; we have made our Will.
Col. Watterson is referred to as an
inventor, due no doubt to the fact that
he invented "lobster la Newburg."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
THOUSANDS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN
Need the Same Tonic Treatment which
Brought Good Health to Miss Van Deyort.

Need the same Tonic Treatment Which
Brought Good Health to Miss Van Deyort.
Women who become pale and lose weight
and ambition and are subject to headaches
and fainting spells, need such tonic as Dr..
Williams Pink Pills.
of Darien Center, Genesee Co., N. Y, is so
similar to that of thousands all over the
country that her cure by DIR. Williams Pink
Pills should lead every suffering girl and
woman to try this tonic treatment. She
says:
female trouble, beginning when was six
teen years old. l could not eat or digest
much food for it seemed to dry up in my
stomach and l was cOnstipated. l had such
sick headaches that l could not see and
dizzy spells which often caused me to faint
away. At critical times would be deathly
sick for four or five days, having to go to
bed, and my heart would beat so fast that
could hardly breathe. My kidneys were
affected and my back ached great deal
My complexion became yellow and an ugly
rash broke out over my face. There were
sharp pains in my right leg and foot, my
limbs became numb, and my hands were
useless for long time on this account. MY
hands and legs were icy cold and l became
so nervous and weak that the least exertion
tired me out. My usual weight is 40 pounds,
but l was run down to 122 pounds. My
blood was turning to water and thought
was going to die
"The doctors treatment did not cure me
and after having tried several other medi-
cines, l began to take DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. A few boxes helped me and con-
tinued until cured. They built up my whole
system, gained in flesh and strength and
am now entirely well. feel like new
person and think that Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills saved my life"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have no equal as
a tonic as hundreds of cures in cases similar
to Miss Van De Wort prove. Our booklet
sPlain Talks to Women" gives other eases
cured by the pills and much valuable infor
nation for women. 1t is sent free upon re-
quest.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on re-
cept of price, so cents per box; six boxes
$3.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, n. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
'6 Months Fires in Maine.

, L '1 given out at the office of the
" t 1no1Iahce commissioner July 18th
oo ,laI The sum of fires for the first
fo rt M IL the year is 1914, against
nsto ,Oe same period in 1907. The
i n value value Of the property affect
lsg eh!i $40, while the estimated
for y placed at $2,O46, 1872. The
~ 97 yu7 lrSt six months last year
los, w. va, and for the year the to-
tbs "l' by electrical storms thus
The ' oa Is considerably under that
hey Io ~alit period last year. The
stnst1aaa LOT this year by lightning
t6e ' ssl at s16,157, against 1911
l6Is f I,st SIX months of 1907, and
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
Fitts6=ld Personals.

i, ''h he Pittsfield Advertiser.
f A., ta'.b iIaseltine is visiting relatives
M n, + II Farnham of Troy has been
''' p+i SISTER, Mrs. B. NJ. Harding.
n 9," AU1 IS in Liberty, where he will
H. several weeks with relatives.
Mn NM a., e.. nest Thompson has returned from
MA i 4 's!4 She has been for the past week,
lm.'.' -' By The death of her father, r. b.
a aaI Mrs Walter Morrow of Bangor
l, ,tga laughter, Mrs, William L. Cargill
lts' %tfe i'll town Saturday calling
lj6ss3''s They visited friends in Hart
p0,.. returning to their home.
lgm gs W town will be glad to learn that
a Ssg' 0tameI Murray, who has been
lpnrssa nome on Peltoma street, is much
ma u health Mr.. Murray has suffer-
leoor uPo rheumatism, but he has so
ly lor,, e,el hat he is able to be up each
considerable time.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
RELIEF FROM
CONS TIPATION
S T o NJ a G n
T r o u B L S
SICK HEADACHE
Midway. Me-. Aug. a, 1906.

Midway, Me-, Aug. 4, 1906.
II have received great benefit from
the true L. F. Atwoods Bitters and
consider them excellent for stomach
troubles, constipation and sick head
ache" Yours truly, B. I. Weymouth.
You can always depend on 81. F."
Atwood's Bitters for speedy relief from
many forms of sickness. This wonder
full remedy mingles with the contents of
the stomach and digestive organs,
arouses the liver, and cleanses the bow
els. Sold by your dealer, 35c.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
THE UNREMEMBERED "MA1NE."

To every American who enters the
harbor of Havana, whether it be for
the first time or the twentieth, there
comes a moment when silence takes
hold of him as he stares and stares
across the greasy waters. 1t is when
his searching eyes encountered the dis
torGed mass of wreckage, with the
wheeling birds above it, that marks the
Maine. His mind flashes back ten
wears, to the February night when the
whole United States shook with the eX-
posion which destroyed her.
"Remember the Maine!'
That was the cry to which a war was
waged. And the watcher at the steam
er's rail finds himself repeating 1t. Its
sharp, clear syllable beat out the roar
of twin guns in turret, the measured
tap of the drum, the step of advancing
men. Then in an instant his thoughts
swing to his own day and hour, and as
he gazes before him the words that
ten years ago, were nations call to
arms are now the whispering OF waters
in the crannies of wreck.
Ten years is short time IN winch 10
forget so much; but just so long has the
shattered Maine lain in the harbor OF
Havana, forgotten. We were hidden so
eagerly, so insstently to remember, and
now, her infiammatory task accom-
plished, we have left her to herself
and to the siXty-three men VINO are
berthed with her in the clutch OF the
harbor mud
Why has the government not raised
the wreck of the Maine? That is the
question the watcher asks himself, and
the uuastion is as old as the SdmOnltlOn
to remember If there be an answer
the government has never made it, and
nothing has yet served to compel an
answer Waller Scott Meriwether, in
Harper's Weekly.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
PILES! PILES.

Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. 1t
absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once,
acts as poultice, gives instant relief. Will
liams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared
for Piles and itching of the private parts.
Sold by druggists; mail SOC and 81 CO. Will
liams' Mfg, Co., Props, Cleveland, 0.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23

u, ~ .e5etation to people, the severe
NY au- lroube that have been cured
4, Icy Iouey and Tar. 1t not only
", .'- eus.. but heals and strengthens
r H. Z NJ. Ruggles, Reasnor, Iowa,
s ~ 1.-THE doctors said had cOnsump-
~ o1,a 03 %. 40 better until l took Foley's
T NJ. 'll Tax 1t stopped the hemor-
nS' aud pain III my lungs and they are
'''a ''Jill as d bullet. "-R. ii. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
War Against Consumption.

All nations are endeavoring to check the
ravages of consumption, the "white plague"
that claims so many victims each year.
FOley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and
colds perfectly and you are in no danger of
Do not risk your health by
taking some unknown preparation when
Foley's Honey and Tar is safe and certain
in results. R. H. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23

Bert Barber of Elton, Wis, says: II have
Bladder Pills and they have done for me
more than any other medicine has ever
done. am still taking the pills as l want
"a perfect cure' MIR. Barber refers to De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills. Sold by
r. H. Moody
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23

Just little Cascasweet is all that is nee
essary to give your baby when it is cross
and peevish. Cascasweet contains no opl-
ates nor harmful drugs and is highly recon-
mended by mothers everywhere. CONFORMS
to the National Pure Food and Drugs Law.
Sold by r. H. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23

Foley's Orino Laxative, the new laxative,
but does not irritate. 1t is the
best laxative. Guaranteed or your money
back.-R. H. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
HEARST'S AMERICAN
Has Lost Confidence in the Democrat
PARTY and In BRYAN.

Has Lost Confidence in the Democratic
Party and In Bryan.
We have lost confidence in the Demo-
cratic party, as millions of other Demo
Gratis have done. We cannot see in this
nomination any hope.
We are bound to add, with regret,
that we have lost confidence also in
William J. Bryan, who by well manip.
ulated boss-ship has compelled this
nomination.
No reliance can be placed on the
Democratic platform or on Bryan's
declarations. The Democratic plat
form declares for one set of principles
at one election and for an entirely
different set at the next election, while
Bryan is apparently without permanent
principle or sincere conviction, or even
honest attitude.
A note is promise to pay. 1t is
valuable according to who makes it and
who indorses it. A platform is a
promise to perform; and platform
made by the Democratic party and in
dorsed by Mr.. Bryan is not worth the
paper it is written on.-Hearst's New
York American.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
Rescript in No. 936, Emery C. J.

Rescript in No. 936, Emery G. J.
81. If penal statute is equally sus-
ceptible of two interpretations, that
should be adopted which gives tine
statute the effect evidently intended by
the Legislature.
SO. The statute r. S. Oh. 20 Sec. 40,
forbidding the publication of advertise,
ments of the sale Or keeping for sale OF
intoxicating liquors includes advertise
ments of Intoxicating liquors sold or
kept for sale without the State.
SO. By the act of Congress (U. $.
Campl. Stat. 1901 P. BID known as the
Wilson act, Intoxicating liquors are to
great extent withdrawn from the pro-
lection of the commerce clause of the
United States Constitution and made
subject to the police powers OF the
States. Since that act the State in the
exercise Of its police powers may law
fully prohibit the advertising within
the State of Intoxicating liquors sold or
kept for sale without the State"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23

The function of the kidneys is to strain
out the impurities of the blood which is
constantly passing through them. Foley's
Kidney Remedy makes the kidneys healthy.
They will strain out all waste matter from
the blood Take Foley's Kidney Remedy
and it will make you well.-R. H. Moody.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
STATUTE UPHELD.

In Case OF the Bangor Commercial Adver-
Using Liquors.
PORTLAND, Me-, July Is. In the
case of State VS.. J. P. Bass Publishing
Co. of Bangor, Chief Justice Emery of
the Maine Supreme court late today
handed down rescript which in effect
affirms the constitutionality of the
Maine statute prohibiting the advertis-
ing of intoxicating liquors in Maine
publications. This case has been in
the courts for six Or seven years and
has attracted considerable attention.
1t was prosecuted on complaint OF Of
ticers of the Maine Civic League.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23

w pills tb Is ) Little Early Risers, pleasant
Needy 4"' are easy to take. Sold by r.
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OAsTo HIA.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
MEXICO CHAurAuaUA
heSProgram In Brief Promises to
Be Attractive Stokes Is Going
to do all he can to make II
Attractive.

r. NJ. White, Editor, Mexico. Mo.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb, 26,os My
Dear Sir: herewith give you list
Of some Of the talent and attractions
that l have secured for our Chautau-
qua.
First we mention the old favorite,
Col. Geo. W. Balm, who is too well
known and too popular for it to be
necessary to speak Of him furthur.
Then we have the Markee Family
Band which made such a hit at the
Fair last year.
Next as a special attraction is Pa
mahasika and hts trained pets, dogs
and birds, one Of the most interesting
features Of many chautauqua pro-
grams. His collection Of canaries
alone he values at $1,000. There is
no doubt about this being a popular
number on our program.
Geo. r. Vending, the peerless or
ator, and whom everybody knows OF
knows nf.
Edmund Vance Cook, the natural
born poet, actor and humoriEt.
Rev. Richard Wilkerson, D. D. OF
Augusta, Georgia. The great southern
orator.
Booth Lowry, as conductor OF the
Bible hour and other interesting fea-
ltures Of the program, is most excel
lent man.
Then we have the Dixie Jubilee
Singers, one Of the best Jubilee com.
panies on the road
Senator Tillman will also be with
us.
There are some places In the pro
gram to be filled yet, and several spec
ial features to be announced later. VIZ
are also expecting to have Mrs Has
kell for part OF the time and Prof. Ell
Ider for the Seton Indian work.
We are trying to make the Mexico
IChautauqua different from ell other
In this part Of the state and we be
Ileave we are going to do that.
4 Yours Truly,
Chas. e. Stokes, Manager.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
state Republican Convention.

r,,- Tshtl.., c..+o f,axvontto,
Ine hepuoiioau oSa'o Son.sns'vs 49,. =.
wnlcn meS y %. LUu,s y q,suas, p~a,s,.s. y
uoissu y n -. ~ ~, I = ~ -. ,.a,,ssnor !,
anu heloero Z. nsuiey,.vi n soSsano''o, M.0, -
Missourii 'nuolseu oaa''es nsss,, =, :,
ot, LOUIS Ior na'lonai Ion,sS9s"n ~ !
over lnomas n. Nieu.insuauo' ~
vote OF oSo 70 800 eieo'eu loul ue,e, -
gates ao laIee anu aoui ",velnasss N,e..,.' "
tne hepuoiicAn NaUlonsl oonSen'.ou,
vne alveinaVso es,.s .s..s a. o,aot
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-03-05
FAyeRs LOCAL OPTION.
Letter Regarding Interview Given
by Mr. Mosley Of Mokane,

Columbia, Mo-, Feb. "a, l90S.-Mr.
r. M. White, Editor Mexico Ledger,
Mexico, Mo-, Dear sir:
1t gives me great pleasure to see
the Ledger. come out squarely for
temperance and sobriety. We had a
hard struggle here, but with Gods
help we won. / hope Audrain will
roll up big majority for the "dry''
side. Audrain is my old home. ! was
raised near CANT. / notice that In last
weeks issue az the request Of some
one you published an interview from
one, G. s. Mosley OF Mokane, Mo-,
copied from the Columbia Tribune,
am sending you under separate cover
a copy of the Sentinel which contains
statement from several citizens Of
Mokane refuting that interview.
hope you will publish it, to give the
people correct Impression Of condi
tions there.
With the Sentinel 1 SEND you copy
Of the "Farmers Guide" Hal hal Thii
| is a paper the breweries got out few
days before the election here. Thel
we're ell mailed in st. Louis Th'
mails were full Of them here. Yol
notice the name Of the editor ant
publisher is not given Rileysburg, tn
supposed place OF publication, is
little country store south Of Sturgeon
This is q fair sample Of the brewerieE
"0rphann Literature. l hope you vii
warn the good people of Audrain T
pay no attention to such stuff.
IfIcan be Of any service to you Il
your fight for temperance, let M
Yours In the cause,
| Noel &c. Edwards.