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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23
THE WOES OF KALAMAZOO


Beware of Kalamazoo Michigan! Buy no
ticket to kalamazoo Refuse goods made in
Kalamazoo! Pass not by the town! Turn
from it and pass away"
We sound this alarm upon no uncertain and
vague notion. Before us lies the documentary
evidence of the peril-a printed instrument start
ling, even shocking in its revelation.
The minute you prohibit a man from doing
certain thing that minute he is possessed zvith
an overwhelming desire to accomplish it,"
There it stands and thereto are appended the
alleged signatures of the mayor of Kalamazoo,
the mayor ELECT the publisher of the leading
paper, sundry lawyers, bankers, physicians, drug
gsts, manufacturers ETC..
Surely such statement is not lightly made.
Born it must be of deep experience Confession,
is it not reasonable to suppose of the impulses
and desires of the hearts, the daily walk and
conversation of those who speak?
Therefore, again cry: Beware of Kala-
mazoo!
Since the law of the state of Michigan forbids
stealing, Mayor THOMPSON, upon the best of
authority we have it. mas filled his term of office
under the strain of an Overwhelming DESIRE
Mayor-Eect M1LHAM is only waiting his Undue
ton into office to be seized upon by the same
Overwhelming" and therefore successful tempta-
ton Since bank wrecking is under the laws
ban, we must suppose, upon his own testimony,
that President DAYTON of the First National
walks the streets with "desire" that must at
length become Overwhelming" if it has not al
ready SO become, to seize upon the wealth of his
trusting depositors and HE him away to parts
unknown
Unfortunate city of Kalamazoo! Its druggists
compound prescriptions with Overwhelming
desire" to reach for the poison chest; its physi-
clans sit at the bedside cycling the jugular vein
and lingering the lancet It's editors (does not Mr..
Rowe confess IT'D since lying is forbidden by
the Bible and discouraged at least, by the statute,
rest not day nor night from pouring forth men
dacities.
And since there is the Seventh Commandment
these eminent signatories of this important docu-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23

The issue of a license for a saloon on the other
side of the river is wrong.-The MiSsomlian,
MissonLa. Mont.
True, whichever side you stand on when you
say it.
High license and restriction is the only prac-
tical solution for the saloon problem NeaVS-
Press, ST. Joseph, Missouri.
Your grammar parallels your grasp of the sub
ject-its remarkably singular.
So far as this newspaper is concerned, it does
not propose to lose its temper-lhe Chattanooga
Times.
What pity you did not form such a resolu-
ton about your honor few years ago.
We believe that Prohibition, instead of re-
ducing the number of drunkards, will make more
of them.-The Morning Call, Paterson, ~ J.
No. you don't Everybody knows you're liar,
but no one ever believed you such fool as that.
1t is amusing to watch the Democratic states
men of Indiana endeavorng to side-step the liquor
questionable Courier, La Fayette, Ind
If you enjoy shows of that Sort there's Con
tinuous performance" "double-ring," going on all
the while.
The city of Charleston and few other South
Carolina communities stand in precisely the same
relation regarding the saloonl, to South Caro-
lima that Chicago stands to Illinos.-Charleston
Nea0s 6 Courier
Then, God save the commonwealth of South
Carolina
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23
April SO, 1908.

business, be it remembered, is providing this
temptation arrays of misrepresentation,
fallacies and nonsequiturs, the most of which
are decades, if not ages, old and have been re-
futed and disproved over and over again during
the past half-century of discussion. Much of
the matter which he presents as argument is so
utterly puerile that the intelligent reader won
jers why reputable editor should admit it to
his columns
The significant feature of Mr.. PABsTs article
is not its matter but its authorship, the fact
that the man who writes it is himself at the
head of great brewing company; that the
temptation which he processes to believe the
public needs is enormously profitable to Mr.
PABsT; that Mr.. PABsT represents an organized
traffic which has never hesitated to be partner
in any infamy Or to violate any opposing law
Or to trample upon the will of the people when
it has been possible to make money by so doing,
and which continues its infamous course even
to the present hour, while it's fuglemen are
prating of reform
Further, it must not be forgotten that the
magazine in which these articles appear, and the
HEARST papers whose editorials are being ex-
tensively used to advertise Mr.. PABsr's article,
by incorporated egotism-to which the liquor
interests pay every year many thousand dollars
for nndiSgnised advertising.
The only commendable feature of the Cosmo-
toHtan's exhibit is the article by Dr. ALEXANDER
ALISON, the secretary Of the National Temper
Society. But DR.. ALIsoN's article is not
what the Cosmopolitan presents it for, "The
Argument for Prohibition legislation; rather
is it an elaborate and excellent argument for total
abstinence.
Thus far the Cosmobohtan's whole discussion
Of the question seems to have been based upon
a complete misapprehension of the position of
the Prohibtionists Mr.. BRISBANE, who may be
assumed to be the directing genius of the sym
postum, has made the of supposing that
the Prohibition movement has to do with
something which he calls natural appetite"
of the race for alcoholic stimulants. If the Pro-
hbition movement has any relation to any such
thing, it is exceedingly remote. The natural
appetite of the race for alcohol needs just about
as mitch attention the natural appetite of the
race for strychnin. In point of fact, natural
appetite does not exist in either case. There are
in the human constituency weak elements that
are susceptible to the action of the various kinds
of poisons. Strychnn will kill quickly; alcohol
will form habit that debauches and kills slowly.
If people had strychnin thrust upon them in
attractive places existing only for its sale, men
daciously advertised before their eyes constantly,
falsely recommended by physicians and praised
their commercial and political allies were inter-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23

Nay, nay, draw the curtain upon her shame,
poor, stricken Kalamazoo
Go not near her! And we who are within
her gates, hasten FORTH even to the desert!
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02
TO The STOCKHOLDERS

Please find
full list and the which
Stakeholder shinkage
all classes
Vesnen down the Market Value whatever the M Market Value and for
charged off during
publish Full List
position before the Public We
demands Publicity
When
andU
reached This shoudcmu
When supply OF ito
growth
satisfactory and ITS outlook for the
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM B. SWAN, President.
Belfast Name January g. 1908 c. w. WESCOTT,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Christmas day dawned "brite and
fair" with moderate temperature
and only a light breeze blowing The
ground was frozen, but bare save that
here and there were the remains of
snow drifts on which freeze follow
ing rain had formed ice crystals. On
one such drift in sight from a window
the morning sun brought out all the
prismatic colors-red orange, yellow.
green, blue, indigo and violet-produc-
ing the effect of sprinkling of precious
ston es. The colors were not constant.
A crystal that glowed with the deep
rich color of a ruby would turn to an
emerald or topaz, while others had the
white brilliance of diamonds 1t was
b rief but brilliant spectacle. No fac
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02
PERSONAL.
Capt. and Mrs. f. Fl. Colby of Sunset are
visiting relatives in the city.

Capt. and Mrs. f. Fl. Colby of Sunset ar
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. James Preston came from Lowell
Mass, to attend the marriage of he
brother, Hugh D. Mcclellan, Esq, and Mis-
Nina F. Poor. Mr.. and Mrs. Preston wer,
guests while here of Hon. VIM. H. Mcclellan
Mr.. Charles A. Haycock, who came t,
Belfast with the remains of his wife Mon
day evening, returned to PASSPORT Tuesday
He was accompanied by Mrs. Carrie I
Littlefield, who will spend the winter il
charge of his home.
Mrs. Mary A. Murch and Mrs. MARY
Kn0wltOn, both aged 80 years, are at tht
home Of Mrs. Mary Knowlton, where they
have the best of care. They are well, and
say they could play croquet if it was warm
enough to get out on helawn.
Capt. E. s. Mcdonald has arrived homo
from New Bedford, where his schooner, thu
Annie B. Mitchell is hauled up for the win
ter. He had freight of coal from Phila-
delphia to New Bedford. Capt. Mcdonald
is now occupying his new house on Con-
gress street.
On the death of Frank Bryant, native df
Montville. who had established lumbar
business in Pittsfield which paid annualls|
70 its employees more than $4,000, a broth
er, DR.. Frederick Bryant of Worcestef
Mass. was appointed administrator. DeS.f
14th corporation was formed, with DrI
Bryant as president and treasurer, retain1
ing the name of Bryant & Co. In an illus
trated write-up of the company in the Pitts
field Advertiser we find this mention ofaI
Waldo county man:
J. R. Written was born in Troy, Jun,
8, 1858. He was the son of John S. aa,
Mercy Written, early pioneers of the eaSl
ern part of the town of Burnham. He lib
in some way been connected with woH
working establishments since early bE
hood. Mr.. Written entered the employf
Bryant & Co. about two years ago, and IT,
1ad charge of the saw mill at WinnecM
since then, and is retained by the new cd
oany and will fill the same position. 4
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Married, in Boston, Dec. 21st, by
Rev. George /. Perrin, d. D., R. F,
Norwood and Mrs. Anna B. Bullock,
both of Biddeford Mr.. and Mrs.
Norwood will be at home to their
friends at so Western avenue, after
Jan. 1st.
The groom is the editor of the Bidde-
ford Journal, and his fellow members
of the Maine Press Association, and
Maine newspaper people generally, will
extend hearty congratulations and best
wishes
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02
PROHIBITION IN CANADA.

The Hauts Journal, Windsor, N. S.
published in recent issue the repor
of the New Brunswick commissioner
appointed to examine into the working
OF the prohibition act in Prince Edwart
Island, and the Canadian Temperance
act in the several counties of New
Brunswick. 1t shows that north a.
well as south of us prohibition is tn,
question of the day. Under what il
known as the Scott act Canada has hai
what is practically license and loca
option. In Charlottetown, P. E. 1.
practically the free sale Of liquor con
tinued from 1891 to 1894, when the Scot
act was again brought into force. The
act was again repealed and stringent
regulation law enacted which continued
until superseded by the present prohi
bition act, which is very similar to the
Canada temperance act. There is moth
ing in either to prevent the importation
or consumption of Intoxicating liquors,
but only the sale thereof. The commits
sioners found that under this act there
has been considerable decrease in the
sale of liquors in Charlottetown, and, to
lesser extent, in Souris and George
town." AS to Summerside the evidence
is conflicting. In the country districts
the open sale of Intoxicating liquors
has been practically stopped. ''The act
has abolished the open saloon and bar
room and treating, and has curtailed to
a great extent drunkenness, noise and
rowdyism." The commissioners say
further: ''The liquor sold in many of
the drug stores, and where it is sold
illicitly, is of bad quality"
The penalties provided in the Prohi-
bition act of Prince Edward Island are
in most cases more severe than in the
Canada Temperance act, and the pro-
hibition law also provides that an in
toxicated person may be arrested and
to state where he obtained
his liquor under penalty of contempt of
court-a provision not contained in the
Canada Temperance act.
We quote as follows from the com
report on New Brunswiek::
In the country districts of New Bruins
wick the Canada Temperance act is fair
Iy we'll enforced, and the sale of liquor
to a great extent wiped out. This is
not, however, generally the case in
cities and towns under the act. Here
we find that in most cities and towns
the act has been used as a means of
raising civic revenue, thus virtually
it into a license system.
Spasmodic attempts, for longer or
shorter periods, have been made to
change this state of affairs, but the re-
suit has been in most cases to return to
the revenue system. In the city of
Moncton we find there are about Is
open bars; in the town of Newcastle,
); in Chatham, or more; in Frederic
,on Is or more; in st. Stephen, s; in St. |
Andrews and Midtown there are also |
open bars, and in Shediac Intoxicating
liquor is freely sold. The evidence |
shows that in Marysville, Sussex,
W Woodstock, Sackville and St. George |
his system of filming for revenue does
lot prevail, and that in these five towns
The act is fairly we'll enforced.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02
TRANSFERS IN REAL EsrAT.

The following transfers in real es
zwere recorded in Waldo county Regist
FDeeds for the week ending, Dec 80, 1901
Edmund Brewster. Belmont, to Carr
Sbrewster, do; land and buildings in
mont.
I Howard W. Dodge, Clinton, to Ed
Heath, Waterville; land in Burnham.
): c. Durham ct ais, Belfast, to MAJ
I'M Gray, do land in Belfast. !
II William Ellis, Stockton Springs, to Ges
weymouth, do; land and buildings il
#5tOcktOn Springs.
4 Willard W. Eastman, Clinton, to Llewellyl
fG. Robinson ct al, Albion; land in Unit!
*and Albion.
Grace Hussey, Thorndike, to Lincoln G
Ward, do. land in Thorndike.
John F. Hall, Searmont, to John W
Leyensellar, do. land in Searsmont.
Roscoe A. Jones, Brooks, to William c
Isabel Kelley, Unity, to Albert ". Spauld
ing, do. land in Unity.
Ellen A: McNelley, Northport, to Ray.
mond McNelley, do. land and buildings in
N0rthpOrt.
}. L. Peabody. Thorndike, to Grace Hus
sey, do. land in ThOrndike.
Walter p. Clark, Hancock, to Eta II.
Clark, do; land and buildings in Monroe.
Camden Savings Bank to Stephen A.
Young. LincOlnville, land in LincOlnville.
I. N. Pearson and Lila Hatch, Morrill,,
to Salina J. Sawyer, Knox land in Knox.
Sarah E. Parkhurst, Unity, to Isabel
Kelley, do. land in Unity.
Miles Pease, Belmont, to Edmund Brews-
ter, do. land in Belmont
Llewellyn g. Robinson, Albion, to Eben
Weymouth, do. land in Unity and Albion
Louise S. Shales, Belfast, to Charles W.
Thomas, do. land in Belfast g deeds).
John Smith, Troy, to Ernest L. Fernald,
do. land in Troy.
Lincoln G. Ward, Thorndike, to Almon
6. Warren, do. land in Thorndike.
K. l.. Wentworth, Waterville, to Edward
W. Heath, do. land in Burnham.
George P. Ward, Thorndike, to A. c.
ct al land in Thorndike
Eben Weymouth, Albion, to Sarah L.
Tyler, do. land and buildings in Unity and
A blOn.
Alanson Yeaton, Islesboro, to Marcellus
eazie, do. land and buildings in Islesboro.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

VIM. J. Bryan of Jacksonville has
been appointed U. S. Senator from
Florida, vice Stephen j. Mallory, de-
ceased, and it is announced that "He
is not related to VIM. j. Bryan of
Nebraska
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

tory whistles broke the stiffness of the
morning. No one was seen going to
daily labor. All interest and activity
centered in the homes, and in homes
where there were children the stirring
notes of fife and drum, the squeaking
of various toys, the first notes of the
new piano or the photograph. proclaim
ed that Santa Claus had made his accus-
toned rounds. Then came the Christ
mas dinner. The afternoon which fol-
lowed was so quiet that it was hard to
realize it was not Sunday. But so far
as we can learn everybody obeyed the
injunction of the poet who died more
than three centuries ago:
cat Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once year.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Great duck slayer, Mr.. Bryan. More
over, he possesses the secret of cooking
goose.-Boston Transcript.
Perhaps so, but apparently he does
not know when his goose is cooked.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

The stork is pTofuse in its favors to
August Blissenbach, editor of the Man
kato, (Minn.) Post, and his wife 1t
has Just brought them its third pair of
twins, two little girls.-Ex.
1t would be even more remarkable if
they had been '1arge girls
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

In view of the fact that the Normal
schools have no holiday vacation it is
suggested that they should be called
Abnormal schools.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Shakespeare revised: There is an
Eddy in the affairs of women that leads
ON to fame and fortune.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

We recently published an article on
grain growing in New England in which
our farmers were advised to grow more
grain and buy less from the west. That
! seemed good advice but there is an
other side to, the question, which a
Washington county farmer clearly sets
forth in the following communication
to the American Cultivator:
In your issue of Nov. 23rd was an ar
ticle in which the writer laments the
fact that New England farmers pur::
chase western flour and grain instead
can very well do. Would it be good
business to do so?
This part of New England is adapted
to potatoes and has got into the way of
raising this crop and hay.
We have invested in an immense
amount of machinery for these prod
ucts, and with potatoes we can buy
much more flour or other feed stuff than
we can raise from the same number of
acres or with the same amount of labor
Forty years ago conditions on New
England farms were very different
from what they are today. Our pota-
toes now 60 to all parts of the country,
and products of the whole country
come to us, and if other States could
not sell us their corn, wheat, ETC.,
would they buy our potatoes or our hay,
or other crops which we raise?
Here a good crop of potatoes is about
one hundred barrels per acre, and a
good crop of corn is fifty bushels. The
potatoes are worth 800 or more and
the corn is worth $35.5 so or less, and we
can get 500 oftener and with much
less work with potatoes than we can
get the $3.50 by raising corn. There
is still corn and wheat raised here; good
crops, too, but only small part of the
corn is husked, some being put into the
silo and some fed green. Wheat is not
all made into -four, a part Of that being
fed whole or ground for feed.
If some of the writers who. urge us
farmers to raise ouro -four and grain
would only come on a down East farm
and show us how to get rich 10y doing
so, we will change our methods.
NORTH STOCKTON.
The Christmas tree at Mr. Ivory Georges
was an enjoyable occasion. There were
two other families present-Mr. Forrest
Clark family and Mr.. Jefferson Clark and
wife. Mr.. S. B. Littlefeld and Miss Mat
tie Littlefield and George Overlook and wife |
spent Christmas at Mr.. and Mrs Edmund |
Ames in Searsport.. Miss Cynthia Ben
nett has begun school again at the Roberts
school after having been at home week
owing to the illness of her mother. Mr.
Arthur Moore lost horse recently one of |
he pair used on his meat cart !
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

If hotel by an inlet is called the
Inlet Inn, why shouldn't hotel by an
outlet be called an Outlet Out?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Prof. Hugh R. Hatch and family of Water
vile were the guests Christmas of her moth
er, Mrs. N. D. Curtis, Newhall street.
Fairfield Journal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Roy K. Hack, who has been spending the
holidays with his parents, Rev. and Mrs
Rolin T. Hack of Gorham, has left for VI
extended business trip before returning t.
England Portland Press.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

SUBSCRIPTION TERMS-In advance, $500 a
year; Sl.0O for six months; so cents for three
months.
ADVERTISING TERMs-For enc square, one
inch length in column, SO cents for one week and
25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-30

other If there is to be any transfer at all 1t should be a transfer of the powers of the board of pardons to the board of parole.
 As a matter of fact the case of Walker has been as well disposed of as It could have been under the Con nectlcut law, It will be some time after the expiration of a single year before Walker breathes the free air of heaven again He realizes that. If he Is given his liberty before the explra- ton of the full term of twenty years, With legal time off for good behavior, It Will be because men of Judgment VIII decide that the state can better alford to take that step than keep him in prison longer, There is no need for worry over that or him
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-30

Trade, re-estahlishng the constitution as it was worked out in 1878, not of his own volitlon, He has never done any thing he did not want to unless under compulsion, He was terrified by the re- volt of the whole army corps in Euro pean Turkey thing which had never happened before, and by the unprece- dented uprising of the Young Turkish faction, It's operations directed from far of Paris, and when the Albanlans revolted, who had hitherto ever remain- cd loyal to him in the most trying dlf- iicultles, he was cunning enough to see the wisdom of hostng the white flag, As somebody has happily expressed lt, he thought he had better bend than break.
 Today thousands of Turkish women are walking the streets of Constantl- nople and other Turkish cities without their characteristic face-yells, They are smiling with happiness at the thought of the good days to come. The com mand of the Koran has been from time immemorlal that women should never appear in public without such veis In cancelllng that order, one of the Mos lem priests declared we will help to make the world beautiful by this act, ' IL Is significant change. But not only has tho new regime brought freedom to the men and women of Turkey, but 1t has brought freedom ever 10 their sultan, who has now appeared on the public street, walking as freely as a private citizen, after thlrty-one years of self-lmposed bondage, following out his principles of absolutism. Not only that, but the latest decree orders that the princes of the imperial family mus, henceforward practice monogamy These must, Indeed, be happy days foi Turkish women and 1t is no wonder that they are smiling on the streets Every move that the little monarchy makes now will be watched with sym pathetic and joyful eyes by all Chris tendon Turkey has at last come into It's own.