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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21
Manufacturers Record of Baltimore

Manufacturers Record of Baltimore
says:
The growth of the industry has had
almost dramatic ramifcatiOnS. In a
comparatively small area near Will
mington, N. c., for instance, land that
ten years ago was worth hardly IS an
acre is now held at $3.50 an acre. From
it are shipped annually from 100000 to
500 900 crates of berries, the net profit
from 52S3 acres in Strawberries in 1907
having amounted to S366,S73. Other
net profits were: lettuce, one and one
half acres, ss12,49; radishes. one-half
acre. s54.O5: onions, two-ffths acre,
S5S. 95: caulif1ower, one-ninth acre, $57.-
40: beets. one-half acre, $3.50 turnlps,
one-ouarter acre; $500; cabbage, one
and one half acres, $123.5S; beans. one
acre, s257.27; cucumbers, two-flfths
acre, s1l4.57; egg plants, one-halt acre,
s392,17: tomatoes, seven-eighths acre,
$50. 81; peppers, one-eigth acre, slo'oo.
One country in South Carolina near
Charleston yields each season ST. oO, wv
in cabbages or young cabbage plants,
$3.50. 600 in Irish potatoes, $500, 600 IN
cucumbers, 100000 in greens. $780,
in straw berries, 100000 in asparagus,
$50, 900 in green peas, $4,000 IN sweet
potatoes. and $500. 600 in beets, lettuce,
radishes, etc. From the Chattanooga
CTenn.) section increasing shipments OF
Strawberries are made annually; Flor-
ida's fruits and early vegetables are
steadily increasing their variety and
volume; Mississippi and Louisiana are
becoming greater and greater factors
in the industry with the perfecting OF
rapid transit to the northern markets,
and the Texas coast country produces
such things as 80 crates of carrots to
the acre. netting $3.50 an acre; between
400 and 500 crates of onions to the acre,
netting $3.50 an acre; p carloads OF
Watermelons from Is acres, and cotton
grown on land after the truck had been
harvested.
While we cannot expect to compete
with the south in the extent and variety
of the products grown in that section
Maine can and does produce the best
potatoes in the world, her sweet corn
holds the first place in the market, her
orchards with proper attention need
fear no rivals, Maine eggs command
fancy prices; and the growth OF our
manufacturing industries and the In
ereasing number of summer visitors
have created a steady demand for all
the staple vegetables in their season.
Commissioner Lyons speaks advlsedly
then when he says there is room for
still greater expansion not only in the
potato crop but of all others In the lin e
of fruit, grain and vegetables.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

Of the demand made upon Congress
for legislation to prevent the issue OF
s'licenses" by the federal government
for the sale of intoxicating liquors in
counties or States where it is forbidden
by law, a writer in The Atlantic Month
ly for June says:
This demand, although sincere, is
based on a misrepresentation. The ma
tional government does not license
any zone to sell liquor. But it exacts
an internal revenue tax from all per-
sons who do sell liquor, and it collects
this tax without reference to State
license or prohibition laws. The truth
is that this system is far from being an
unmixed evil in prohibition communl-
ties or States. 1t puts the liquor dealer
between the devil and the deep sea. II
he attempts to sell without paying the
internal-revenue tax he is liable to pros
ecution and heavy penalty in the fed
eral courts. But if he pays the tax, the
fact that he has done so may be dis
closed and the very possession of the
tax receipt which he is required to nave
to stand off the federal authorities may
be, and in some States is, made prlma
facie evidence that he is violating the
State law. Level-headed prohibition
and anti-saloon leaders will reflect Sc
riously before they agitate for change
in this particular.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

A trout recently caught in Swan Lake
is reported to have contained a pearl
handle pocket knife. Ii 1T had been
corkscrew the story would have found
more general credence.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21
CURE THE CAUSE
How to Remedy Much of the >gl.r
RelfaSt


Half of the sickness and suffer
fast comes from "A weak stomach
Cure the cause by using Mi-o.U.
Tablets and be we'll and happy
Even the most chronic cases Jr
ma. W. c. NorrelI, connected wit
Shore Railroad for years, says ID.
years | had acute stomach trOuha
ing helped me. A friend recoHu
o-na and two boxes entirely cured
Cure the cause of your Suifel
well and happy.
If the stomach is weak and y.l
digestion, tlatulence, dizziness,
etc, get IA 5O-cent box of Ni-o-na
Howes IL Co. They give an abs
antee to refund the money uu'r-
cures
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

In the superior court of Boston May
18th. William T. Mclaughlin was given
two years in the house of correction Tor
stealing pint of whisky from James
Murphy on April 18th. Whether the
penalty was for the theft or because OF
sympathy with Murphy is not stated:
If Mclaughlin had stolena quart would
the sentence have been four years?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

The nomination of Mr.. Swasey for
Congress in the End district seems to
give general satisfaction-unless posi-
bly, in Bath.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21
WALDO TRUST COMPANY,
Masonic Temple, Belfast, Maine.
Strong. Safe, Progressive
Read About the Bank that Pays %
Read About the Bank that Pays 4

founded the Peoples National Bank 1898
undivided
in
TO REDUCE ITS CAPITAL HAS
NEVER FAILED TO
NEVER BUSINESS
WHATEVER
improved real lat so %
realized
SPECULATE, IN
MARGIN OF SAFETY
INTEREST compounded This
WORRY
AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
TRUST COMPANY
in EARNING
o. FACILITIES OFFERED
! INSTITUTION.
PORTANTs@
Deposits tenth day of the month draw
day of
DEPARTMENT OF THIS BANK
DEPOSTTOR This deposits
tn savings National Banks
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

Skowhegan has new ten.ton steam
road roller, for which it is to pay $4,000.
They ought to have written to Belfast
and found out how to get new roller
at the price of secondhand one.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21
For Representative to Congress,
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republican voters of Waldo County are
hereby notified to meet by delegates in conven-
ticE AT the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

We print this week the call for the
Republican State convention to be
held in Bangor, June 3oth, and the call
for the Waldo County Republican con-
vention, to be held in Belfast July 18th.
The towns can now hold their caucuses
for delegates to these conventions.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21
WINTERPORT.

James Otis Kaler, known as Ji
the popular writer of boys book 81
the address in this, his native tow
rial day. MIR Kaler'S delight
Aug. s, 1900. when Ola Home d.
served in this place, is well remsU
fine oil painting of him hangs ig
Library rooms and the library o..
been remembered by him with z
entertaining books. Hon. Ela
has returned from Portland VII
been for a month for Treatment D."
-. Mrs. |. }. Durham and Mis-,
returned from Boston on SaturI.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Atwood Of ln
the guests of Mr.. Atwuod'S pareu
Mrs. Lewis Atwood, Saturday du
...... Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Darllu-
spent the winter in pIingtleld, NJ
returned to their home in this To-"
roll Clark of the East Maine A.
Seminary visited at the home r
Baker over Sunday Mr.. am
Moody and Mr., and Mrs. H. r.
were at the Moody cottage at s.
over Sunday....OScar Cole Open
cry at the Tolman block SatutGl
Eaton and j. W. Eaton are ma.
repairs on their reSidenceS....CHT
Thayer, who has been in New y.
all winter, is at home for IA short
Miss Belle F. Thayer, who is o
Miss Il. b. Trott's in BuckSpp,
home over Sunday. MIR. and VI
Bolan of SomerviIle. Mass, arrlyn
days boat, called here by the iIn'
mother, Mrs. James Bolau.....--.
Winterport items see 9th page.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

At a Probate Court held at Belfast, W.
for the County of Waldo, on the llI' .'
May, A. d. 1908.
MEHITABLE A. TOWNSEND, admins %
nj of the estate of Gilbert S. Town-euI 81
Monroe, is said County of Waldo, decrease.
ing presented petition praying for 'i'ga ,[
sell at public or private sale and convey .T
real estate of said deceased, deScri"e' p"
petition. ..a,
Ordered, That the said petitioner give "'"
all persons interested by causing cor!
order to be published three weeks success, ID
The Republican journal. a newspaper w.,
at Belfast, that they may appear at
Court, to be held at Belfast, within ana 'l
County, on the 9th day of June, -
at ten of the clock before noon, and SHOW
if any they have, why the prayer OF S1'N P''
or should not be granted. t..l
GEO. f. JOHNSNN
A true copy. Attest: r..,.,
tHAS z. HAZELTINE, No..
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

"Fernald or Bolt" sticks out all over
the temper that is displayed by the pa
pers and workers for the Poland water
candidate, These papers would not
treat a Democrat SO harshly as they
are abusing Haines, says the Man About
Town in the Portland Argus, and in
consequence he hears talk among Re-
publicans who disapprove of this style
of campaign within their own party OF
publishing a new party paper in Port
land. This is simply a repetition OF the
campaign methods of four years ago,
and it should consign the candidate to
defeat this year, as it did then.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-21

In another column we print an appre-
ciative obituary of Major Sidney Her
bert Lancey, who died April 2eth at his
home in Florida. Born in Bangor, he
retained until the last lively interest,"
in his native State, as evidenced in his
personal letters. He was reader OF
The Journal and contributor to It's
columns until failing health restricted
his literary activity. AS the Reporter
Star of Orlando, Florida, well says;
The papers North and South will miss
the well chosen themes, bright thoughts
and historical facts of the great Sidney
Herbert. His mind was a wonderful
storehouse of historical data and no
question was too remote for his memory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

treasure. for nobody has yet done any
thing except exchange big money for
disappointment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

that only real newspapers and Their
subscribers shall enjoy these low aud
lnrenumerative rates. 1t is a Way
he government has Of placing the ed-
icational benefits offurded by news
oapers and magazines at tile disposal
f the public at as low Il cost as pos
sibe.
On the other hand the postotlice de-
pariment is taking every possible eau
ion To guard this great privilege from
Ieing abused by fake publications
which are nothing more than cheap
advertising circulars. AS one safe
guard ,he department will now re
uuire that the benefit Of this low posi-
,ge rate shall accrue the bona fde
,uhsc riberS only.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
RICH. BATESON.
Died at Chisholm Saturday
After Long Illness.

Richard Bateson, formerly a res
ident of this city and Winton. but for
some years resident Of Chisholm,
died in that city Saturday after about
five months of accute suffering. An
exploratory operation was made last
July and it was found he was suffer
ing from malignant form Of cancer
Gus growth.
Mr.. Bateson has been closely identi-
fed with the advancement of CHS
holm and was we'll known on the
ranges. He held the honored position
of judge in Chisholm for many years.
The funeral occurred Sunday and a
large concourse of friends and neigh
bors gathered to pay their last trib-
ute of respect to the departed. He
leaves wife, five sons and daughter,
and many grandchildren.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
NEW RULING.
All Newspapers Must Be
Paid For.

Tnder the new ruling Of the posi-
Office department newspapers cann"
after January 1. 1908, be mailed at thu
low second class rate to subscribers
who are delinquent, or to those whc
have not directly ordered the sun
scripiion renewed The present posi-
age rate on newspapers is one cent IA
pound outside the county OF publica
tion, and free postage in the count,
except in ciLies of the county having
free delivery service, when the cent 81
pound rate applies. Subscribers VIII"
do not pay or renew their subScrip
tions within a reasonable time are n"i
considered subscribers under the new
ruling.and publishers cannot continue
to send newspapers at the second class
rate; and il they continue TO do s."
they must put stamps on them. The
following provisions were published in
the United States Official Postal
Guide for last month: "a reasonable
time will be allowed publishers to Sc
cure renewals of subscriptions, but
unless subscriptions are expressly re-
newed after the term for which they
are paid, within the following periods:
Qualities within three months:
"Tri-weeklieS within six months:
"Semi-weeklies within nine months;
"Weeklies within one year;
"Semi monJhlies within three months
"MonLhlies within four months;
"Tri.mOnihlies within six months:
"Quarterlies within six months,
They shall not be counted in the Leg
itimate list of subscribers, and copies
mailed on ACCOUNT thereof shall not
be accepted for mailing at the second
class postage rate Of one cent pound,
but may be mailed at the transient
second class postage rate of one cent
for each four ounces or fraction pre-
paid by stamps atfi xei."
Such action may, at first thought.
look like species OF "paternaliSm,
on the part of the government with
the business relations between the
publisher aud the subscriber. But
the action is based on the fact that
the government grants very low rates
of postage to legitimate periodicals,
only one cent pDuni. In return for
this concession Uncle Sam demands
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
Points On Insurance.

Laws enacted by lie Minnesota Lee
stature Of 1907. becoming effective on
January list, 1903, require That:
Life Insurance policies must contain
,ne entire contract and no induce
menL of any kind may be offered with
tile policy.
No company may issue deferred
dividend contract.
Life Insurance companies must
apporlion Accommodations TO existing
poicies by classes.
No form Of life Insurance policy may
be issued in this state that has not
been approved of 10y the Insurance De-
parLmenG.
The above laws do not apply to
assessment life companies, Of which
there are still few in the state.
Commissioners RiJLenhouse, of Colo
RADIO, expresses SO we'll the policy COR
corning unauthorized companies, con-
stanJly urged by this department,
that We quote from his last bulletin
as follows:
"In order TO get the full protection
of the INSURANCE. laws, of the insur-
ance department aud of the courts,
the people of this should do no bus :
ness with companies that are not IL
censed TO do business in the state. y
Every agent OF any company orsan-
lied outside of the SLaUe mas licence
from the Insurance. Department. and
every prospective policy should
insist upon seeing il before pay ing auy
money or signing any cOuLrtcl.
Any Interested person may learn he
standing of any domestic or fOrelGn
company al the cost Of one cent
postal card inquiry addressed TO this
Department.
JOHN A. HARTIGAN,
Insurance COMMISSIONS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

This paragraph has been going the
rounds credited to Exchange: "The
first day that boy gets a job his
mother has to get him up and ready to
go to work, and from that time until
he totters around at seventy some wo-
man is always rushing around TO get
him ready" This Is true in part.
The fact IS that mother begins to get
him mp and get him to school long be-
fore he arrives at the age when he
gees TO work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
Ely, Mimi, Jan. I, 1908.

Ely, Mimi, Jan. I, 1908.
The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order at o'clock
p. m. by Mayor Weinzierl.
Roll call: Present Alderman Murphy
Gouze, Koyall, james and Kukar. Abb
sent. Alderman Petritz.
Moved by Alderman James, support
ed by Alderman Gouze that the min
utes of the previous meeting be ap-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

There were Sc Sunday School pup
lis at the church service last Sunday.
That was good beginning. We hope
to see more next Sunday The plan is
to attend church service once day on
Suncay, and the morning is the best
time for the children. To receive a
credit mark the children must be in
church before the sermon begins or
their attendance Will not be marked
G. II. BLAKE, Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

Mr.. Marriage of Motley visited at
the parsonage one day this week. He
has travelled quite extensively and is
much interested in churches and
church work. When he saw the
church auditorium he said, "This is
The prettiest little church auditorium
I ever saw"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
Your Eyes.

DR.. Larson, the Eye Specialist, will
be at Ely the 22nd of January. ALI
those who have trouble with their
eyes or are in need of the proper SER
vices for the fitting of glasses should
consult him while opportunity Is pres
ented.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

1t is safe to say there is not house
in town that has not one or more case
o. sickness at the present time. With
the grip at present all the go, and
vaccination among the children, the
doctors have their hands full
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
SHUT DOWN.
Shagawa Iron Co. Closes
Down at SellWOOd.
Pumps Pulled and Shafts
Allowed to Fill.

The Shagawa Iron company has
abandoned development work on the
famous Section 80 property near this
city The pumps have been drawn
and the company appears to have CIV
ell up all plans for work Of any nature
on the property. Work at the mine
has practically been shut down for the
past 60 days. ard during the past 10
days there YVES an entire cessation and
the pumps were taken up, allowing
the water to accumulate in the shaft.
The shaft is almost 700 feet deep and
there has been great deal of lateral
work done. 1t is understood here
that the Shagawa Iron company and
the fee owners could not come to
terms for further prosecution of the
work. and the iron com pany thereup-
on abandoned it,.
As far as could be learned, the Shag
agawa people have not given out much
information on the closing, they do
say however, that the financial con-
dition and their inability to come to
terms with the fee owners had much
to do with the shut down.
The news that the Shagawa Iron
company has abandoned work on the
famoussSection 80 property is matter
of mucn interest 70 the general public,
for no piece of mining property in this
country begins to have such a remark
able history. An old prospector who
has been in touch with the history OF
Section 80 for years was at the st.
Louis in Duluth Saturday and gave
some interesting facts, which in sub
stance are as follows;
The Section 80 property was in llti-
CATION for period Of % years. Before
it was ended A. NJ. Miller, Sr., of New
York, thought that he owned it and
thoroughly 5espitted the land. Then
the old Minnesota Iron company spent
much money trying to develop mine
rhen came the Oliver Iron Mining
company and more drilling was done.
After the litigation was finally dis
posed of and the ownership determln-
ed, the Clergue syndicate of Sault Ste
Marie secured an option on Section 80
aud drilled it, and then withdrew.
Next came George j. Lonstorf of Mil
waukee, one of the fee owners of the
property and he started two drills and
worked them for 81 months. Then he
Quit. After several months the Shag
agawa Iron company took an option
aud worked for a year,and then turned
the controlling interest over to the
Midland Steel company of Pittsburg.
This company conducted development
work on the property for nine months
and then threw it up. The Shagawa
Iron company soon after this again re-
sumed work. That was in February
of the past year, but it is well under
stood among the iron men of this Sec
tion that the company has now quit
the property for good.
ct is estimated "said the old iron
prospector, "that about SS00.0O0 was
expended in litigation oyer the Sec
tion 30 property during the nearly
quarter of century that the title was
in dispute. Covering that long period
there was much talk that all this
great sum was expended in bribery
and perjury as well as for attorneys
fees aud the many other legitimate
expenses. Nearly half million dol
lars has been spent in developing the
property by the several parties that
have exploited it," The list is as fol-
lows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10
NJ. E. Church Notes.

Subjects for next Sunday Morning,
"A Man or Il Sheep:" Evening, 9 Liv-
ing for Eternity"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-10

st is estimated that if all the let
tiers. documents and other papers re-
lating to the Section 30 property that
have been brought into existence DUR
ing the past % years could be gath
cred together in bales they would fur
nish tonnage for two of the largest
freight cars in use. The land involved
in the Section 80 proposition is 800
acres, one half of section, and there
is no other piece of mineral land that
has such a remarkable history.
ut has been greatsurprise." con-
cluded the old prospector, that no
body has yet proven mine to exist.
They have found ore but it appears
that up to date not in sufficient guam
THY. Up to the present Section 30
has sunk ii number of large fortunes
but it still withlIofds the promised
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-24
Reduce
the
Nations
Fire Loss
By c. N. GODDARD.
pitdsent ssibasl tFs hsittiiea lSssdiatiss

~ 40 cents in Germany with an average cents compared
$24; in the United States Berlin has population o 100000 It's
fire loss reaches about $4,000 Chicago has population Of
2 100000 and an annual fire loss Of nearly $jO000O0
How can this reduced: In many ways. BY better consrc
efficient protection stcter city laws and ordinances mPartniy
enforced and better and attention Over so per cent
easily preyen in other words to
lessness.
An odaroned attendant insane asylum gave his test as to
the sanity Of those committed to his as follows
opens the the basement floor then
patient mop up the Those what amt diite shuts off
the first"
Is there not temptation neglect tie of fires for the
attractive field of how fight We give much attention
TO problems fire protection but neglect the field OF fire
prevention fully convinced that there is iectua way to
the fire loss than to attack the csraess that causes over 80 per
Of this loss.
The press can do great in this 81 BY continually keeping this
tremendous drain on our before the eyes of the people until they
realize fpreryation demands their constant e
fort to cut down unnecessary loss Of life and property
Ii consider natural resources but
il equally important created School children
should h taught the with fire; railroads should be
copl TO refrain from sending showers of sparks destroy the
ntr Of others safety matches should everywhere replace the
nt b dangerous parlor the practice Of placing
in wooden barrels and boxes evidenced by the weekly display along
our crione should prohibited by ordinance II equal
taken 70 keen our cellars and tacars penbe as taken.
10 polish the shining work Of our fire engines and their equipment
it would do a prevent fire losses
In ludngs tmber allowed to improperly the walls
Of ipn or where the heating dangerously placed the areh-
M and contractor be held responsible
man who fire to q building.
To sum up the NATTER lead
op on earth public opinion educated up point where
will rise might and demand that careful especially where
rness NAV result others shall lead the world
in the lives lost and property DESTROYED
lv easily preyentable causes. %An ounce = II
of prevention is worth pound Of cure 49,