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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-03

Tough from Uncle Sans employ.
Last week treated US to beautiful weather
until Friday, when grey skies in the early
morning foretold the afternoon drizzle, which
grew into genuine rainstorm during the
night, and continued all day Saturday This
week opened with clear Sunday, and gave us
charming sunshine and crisp northwest wind
for Monday-the legal Memorial Day this year
to the delight of everyone
Several possible candidates for settlement
as Universalst pastor in our village have
been suggested, but no one has been called as
yet. Rev. H. M. Powell will address our con-
congregation next Sunday. 1t is hoped a
goodly number may be present to hear and
give on opinion as to the advisability of secur-
ing continuation of the same preaching.
Monday afternoon, Mrs. Everett Staples, Jr,
received the sad intelligence of the death of
her cousin, Mr.. Minot Frye, from typhoid
fever, after an illness of two weeks. Mr.. F.
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Frye
of Scituate, Mass, a most attractive and prom
ising young man, in whom parents and friends
felt great pride. In his visits here he was
especially pleasing to the many friends of his
father in town. The sympathy of all is ex-
tended to the bereaved parents, and other sor
rowing relatives.
Memorial Day observances consisted of the
marching of the children of the three village
schools, and citizens, to the cemetery, where
there was a prayer and an address-''The Spirit
nf tho SoldiorO-hv Rev II f. Rouil1ard. sinu.
ing of 1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Republic" /"
and the placing Of flags at the soldiers graves
by the scholars, with singing of America" by
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-03
The Churches.

Rev. Albert E. Luce will preach at Poors
Mills Sunday, June 9Th, at 2SO p. M, standard
time
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-03


Shaw had been ill for some weeks and went to
Northport to join Mr.. sperry, who had been
there for some weeks. They will remain dur
ing the season.
Mrs. Robert Curtis, who has been suffering
from the effects of shock at the home of her
son, Maurice Curtis, Condor street, seems to
be improving and hopes are entertained of
her complete recovery Mrs. Curtis was visiting
her son when she was taken with the shock.
The remains of Mrs. Frank Edwards were
brought here Saturday, accompanied by Mr..
Edwards. The interment was made in Grove
cemetery. Mrs. Edwards was born in Belfast
and was the daughter of Alex and Susan
(Staples) Kelloch, and is pleasantly remember
ed as Miss Minnie Kelloch.
The engagement is announced of Miss Alice
Estelle, daughter of Sheriff and Mrs. Harry
Shaw of Lowell, Mass, to Harry Howell Car
ter, formerly of this city. Mr.. Carter has been
IN the employ of the New England Tel. &
Tel. Co., for some years and has been rapidly
promoted. He is at present district traffic
chief in Lowell, Mass. He began as operator
in the Belfast exchange. His many friends
here extend congratulations
James E. Dunning, former well known
Maine newspaper man, brilliant writer and a
good fellow, for some time past United States
consul at Milan, Italy, has been promoted to
the consulship at Harve, France, rise from
the fifth to the third grade in the consular
motion for merit Mr.. Dunning's services at
Milan having been exceptionally valuable.
His many Maine friends extend congratulations
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
The Comma Astronomv.

Professor Edward G. Pickering of
Harvard believes the coming astron-
omy will find at least one large OBJ
servatory with 100 or 200 assistants
and maintaining three stations. Two
of these will be observing stations, one
IN the western part Of the United
States, the other probably in South
Africa. The locations will be select
ed wholly from climatic conditions,
moderately high, from 5000 to 10000
feet, in desert regions. Each observ-
atory will have telescopes and other
instruments of the largest size. which
will be kept at work throughout the
whole Of every clear night. The OBJ
servers will do little in the day, ex-
cept perhaps on the sun. and will not
undertake much of the computation or
reductions. This last work will be
carried on at a third station. which
will be near a large city, where the
cost Of living and of intellectual labor
is low. The photographs will be meas
ured and stored at this station and the
results published. The work of all
three stations will be carefully organ
lied SO as to obtain the greatest re-
suit for a given expenditure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Fecundity Of the Herring.

The average number Of eggs depos-
tied annually by a full grown herring
is 10000. This is not a particularly
large number by comparison with the
egg laying capacity of many other
marine food fishes. but it is note
worthy in view Of the small size of
the fish and it's remarkable abundance.
If all the progeny of a single pair of
herring were to reach maturity and
spawn and If all their progeny were
to survive and spawn and If this were
to go on for a few generations the re-
sulting volume of fish would be be-
yond comprehension. In fact. if such
unrestricted multiplication were to
continue for a period as short as ten
years all of the seas Of the earth
would be filled solid with herring. all
land would be submerged, and all 9th
er creatures in the world would be
crowded out of existence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

ing year, with the rank of first lieu
tenant. he was made acting professor
Of mathematics at West Point.
General Howard took part in twenty
two important engagements during the
civil war and gained an enviable repu-
tation for %gallantry. Including his
services in the Indian wars, he was
probably in nor engagements than
any other officer in the United States
army. He lost ar arm at the battle
of Fair Oaks, but continued to fight.
One Of the most conspicuous parts of
his military record was his campaign
against the Nez Perces Indians, result.
ing in his driving them across the
Sierra Nevada mountains, where ulti-
mately they surrendered to General
Nelson A. Miles.
General Howard was q total abstain.
er and never missed an opportunity to
say a word in the cause of temper
ance. Many stories are told as to the
causes that led to his decided opinions
on the subject. One is to the effect
that while he was stationed at the
arsenal, in Maine, he gave
a fellow officer q drink of liquor which
.reawakened a partly mastered desire
and resulted in the mans ruin. This
affected General Howard that he
v afterward would touch liquor
and did his best to keep others from
doing so. especially young
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
ARCTIC PLANT GROWTH.
Effects Of Electricity on Vegetation In
Polar Regions.

Effects Of Electricity on Vegetation In
Polar Regions.
Electroculture is IN old subject.
upon which opinions are still at va.
rance. Some investigators have def
nitely rejected the hypothesis that
vegetation is affected by atmospheric
electricity. On the other hand, Pro-
lessor Lemstroem Of the University of
Helsingfors. Finland, vigorously sus-
tains this theory and adduces expert
mental evidence in its support. Lem
stroem asserts that when plants cul-
tivated in the polar regions escape de-
struction by nocturnal frosts they
grow far more rapidly and luxuriantly
than plants growing in milder eli
mates. Rye, barley and oats especial.
~ yield very large crops in spite Of
primitive methods of cultivation with
wooden plows and harrows. The
growth Of plants depends not only on
the fertility Of the soil. but also on
the supply Of heat, light and moisture.
In the polar regions the supply of
heat is very small. The rapid growth
Of plants in these regions has hitherto
been attributed to the continuous day
light Of two or three months in sum-
mer, but this explanation must be
abandoned, since it has been proved
that even in those months less heat
and light are received from the sun
in the polar regions than at the lati-
tude Of 60 degrees. Lemstroem finds
several reasons for believing that the
cause of rapid growth in the arctic
is to be found in the electrical cur
rents which flow between the earth
and the atmosphere and produce the
phenomena Of the aurora borealis.
The pointed leaves of conifers and the
barbs Of ears of grain facilitate the
transmission Of these currents through
those plants. and this function sup
plies a reason for the existence of
these peculiarities.
From a study Of the c%oncentric an
nual layers of growth of conifers
growing in various ATTITUDES between
the sixtieth and sixty-seventh paral-
Lemstroem finds that the thick
Of the annual layer varies accord
ing to a definite law showing maxima
and mlnima, which indicate a period
Of ten or eleven years, coinciding with
the period of sun spots and auroras.
The differences Furthermore are great
er in the great frs within the arctic
at 81 degrees north latitude.
than in trees growing farther south.
This appears to indicate that the at
mospheric electricity Of the polar re-
gions exerts a beneficial effect upon
Lemstroem has also made expert
ments on the effect Of electricity pro.
duced by a Holtz machine upon barley,
wheat and rye growing in pots and in
the open ground. The results of these
appear to him to give
support to his theory Of the favorable
influence Of electricity upon the
growth Of plants.-Cosmos.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
DEATH OF NOTED SOLDIER.
General Howard Was Last Of Union
Commanders Of the Civil War,

General Howard Was Last Of Union
Commanders Of the Civil War.
The death recently of General Oil
yer Otis Howard marked the extermi-
nation of all the ranking army officers
who commanded the Union armies
during the civil a Only last year
congress honored General Howard by
passing a resolution which placed him
on the retired list Of the army as a
lieutenant general. He also received
the thanks Of congress for m%eritorious
services to the nation during the war.
General Oliver Otis Howard was a
native Of Kennebec county, Me-, where
he was born on Nov. 8, 1880. He was
graduated from Bowdoin college at the
age Of twenty and then obtained an
appointment to the Military academy
at West Point. He was graduated
from this institution in 1854. being
made a second lieutenant. The follow
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

HUDSON MAXIM'S BIRTHPLACE.
60 to the lengths Hudson Maxim has
to crafty this desire. The famous in
ventor is taking apart piece by piece
the old farmhouse at Abbott, Me-, in
which he was born, and it is to be re
moved and set up on his large estate at
Lake Hopatcong, N. j., as a reminder
OF the struggle he has had with life.
His life is n Of the great romances
OF success. Between the champion
wrestler of country fairs and the dis,
coverer of 1.-The ultimate atom be-
tween the callow schoolmaster of n
backwoods district in Maine and the
inventor Of the most powerful explo-
slve known to science; between the
hatless. coatless. barefoot boy who at
the age Of nine could neither read nor
write and the man who at fifty-fve
mas made himself acquainted with al
most every branch Of human knowl.
edge. there is a wide gulf. Yet Hud.
son Maxim has bridged them all.
He started his professional career in
the printing and publishing business in
. Five years later he began to
make ordnance and explosives. He
was hrst to make smokeless powder
In the United States. He submitted
samples to the government for trial.
In 1880 he built a factory at Maxim.
N. j.. named for him. Later he SOLD
the smokeless powder plant and for
mulas and became an engineer. Tn"
government adopted his invention. In
1901 he sold to the United States GOV
eminent the formula Of maximite. I,
was the first high explosive to be fred
through heavy armor plate. He has
Invented many kinds Of explosives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

OF gunfire than the Dreadnought. She
Is n of a class of six. of which she
Will be the fifth to be launched.
England now has eight vessels of the
Dreadnought type and Germany six.
The most remarkable feature of the
Neptune will be the extraordinary
powers Of concentrating her gun fire.
The ten twelve-inch guns will be
mounted in pairs in five barbettes.
One barbette will be placed in the fore
castle on a high level. The two broad
side barbettes will be zen echelon."
mat on the port side being more for
ward than the barbette on the star
board side. By a novel Arrangement
OF the superstructure, which is bridged
over the barbettes. both pairs can be
hred on either side at once if required.
Of the two barbettes astern one will
be raised above the other. so that all
-Four guns can fire direct astern stimuli
taneously.
II Frank p. Flint, United States
senator from California, persists in his
determination to decline a second term
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08


Tor years enjoyed a large and lucrative
practice. He served as United States
attorney for southern California for
four years (1S97-19O1).
Mr.. Flint began his political career as
q member Of the Blaine Invincibles in
San Francisco during the Blaine cam
paign and cast his first presidential
vote for Mr.. Blaine at the election. He
has been active in Republican politics
ever since he located in Los Angeles.
Senator Flint has been living in very
good style in Washington. where it
was something Of a surprise to learn
that he must retire to make money for
the support Of his family, he having
made an announcement to this effect.
With the prestige as q United States
senator and successful lawyer. how.
ever. he viii. naturally have many
Fears Of rich earnings ahead il he re-
sumes practice. as he b IN the very
prime Of life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
G0THAM'S %SKYSCRAPER,

metropolitan Life Building Is the
Tallest In the World.
Two sleepy looking urchins stood
looking up at Gotham's tallest Office
building recently. Said one:
"Hully gee. Bill, but I'd like to git a
job In de top floor of dat moon buster"
"What fur?" asked the other in as
constituent.
"Why." was the reply. with a long,
ing sigh. when youse got to your floor
It d be time to quit work fur de day"
The structure the boys were looking
at was the Metropolitan Life building
in New York city. the tower Of which
has just been completed. and it does
strike one in trying to sight the top of
it that it would mean a days journey
to get there. The big structure is one
Of the great sights of the metropolis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

We rode to the spot appointed for the
bloody struggle. but no Grass Valley
man appeared. After waiting four
hours we received a note from him to
the effect that on taking time to think
things over he had come to the con-
clusion that we We're right. as usual.
and that we might return home. It's
curious how some of those eastern
dailies do twist things around.
The flying machine has not yet
reached Arizona. When it does. look
out to see the fiers come tumbling
down. The mar who can't get some
where by straddling a COW pony had
better stay away.
Some of our thin skinned residents
want the name Of Giveadam Gulch
changed to Floraville. When the
mighty west is ready to exchange it's
independence for boiled shirts this
may come to pass. but not until.
In lying about the circulation Of the
weekly Kicker last week we made an
error. We gave it as 1884 1927. 1t
should have been exactly 100000. We
hope u readers will excuse US and
accept the apology.
If ex-Judge Barnaby entered our edi-
torial rooms one day last week and
fired six shots at US, as he claims. all
NO non SOW ic that u,o 1;l ~1A l,,o,,
it. There are days when we are alb
sentminded and pay little attention
to things OF earth. and this was prob
ably one OF them. 1t wasn't fair of
the Judge to catch us on an off day.
council Henry Jordon handed in his
resignation as city marshal. Henry
has been hit by bullets thirteen differ
ent times during the last four months
and had become discouraged. The
place is open to a good man at $12 per
week. and there is no day or night
without its fun.
Mr.. Hiram jackson of Denver was
here u day last week to make in
quiries about his son Claudius. who
was last heard Of in this n%eighbor-
hood. We We're pleased to be able to
inform Mr. Jackson that Claudius was
hanged on the Wolf creek road seven
weeks since by ~cowpunchers for horse
stealing.
MIR. James Peterkin brought US in a
bone found on his ranch the other day
and doubtless belonging to prehistoric
a 1t is a jawbone and three feet
long and evidently belonged to a
champion liar Of his time. If that
man were alive today he'd chase half
the editors out Of business.
The tri6in;. shooting ARRAY at the
Bald Eagle saloon the other day was
brought about through a misunder-
standing. A customer thought free
hides IN the tariff schedule meant free
drinks in Givedam Gulch. and the bar
tender differed with him. The bar
tender is sorry. and the mistaken Gus.
toner will live on.
A naturalist from q Chicago college
was here last week to experiment on
the rattlesnake and zee II whisky
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Derustins Of Iron II Concrete.

The cause of the disappearance of
rust from iron reinforcing in concrete
structures has been traced to the pres
ence OF acid carbonates and s~ulphates
IN the cement. these salts dissolving
the iron oxide and leaving the metal
bright. The cement in setting absorbs
carbonic acid from the air. thus form
ing the necessary acid c%arbonates. and
experiments show that the derusting
process Is effected while the concrete
Is setting and commencing to harden.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

Wa LA O0dAlN
he was on the other side he suggested
the plan Of an international trophy.
and the British received it with en-
thusiasm. When he returned to this
country he completed the plans. and in
1900 the trophy Il put up.
From 1900 to 1903 the Davis cup
was held by the United States. from
1903 to 1907 by the United Kingdom.
and for the past two years it has been
held by Australia. In 1908 Wright
and Alexander journeyed to the antip-
odes from this country in an effort
to bring back the cherished trophy. but
failed. and two other American play
ers. Melville Long and Maurice Nc
Laughlin. have now gone after it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

would really r his bite. He got u
Digger Indian to play the part ~. 'l,''
tim and prove the remedy. hut ~ IT
o a whole barrel. and as it WAS noa
! Tor, and as the professor got lost
ana IL supposed to have been dpvour"d
Dy a cinnamon bear. it may be doubted
II science Is much ahead of the game
A fire that started in La wson.s STA
bles one night last week threatened for
half an hour or so to destroy the
forty-eight saloons and poker partors
IN the town. We have only one church
here, n the benches in that are
mighty hard. but Providence was with
us. The wind changed. and the peril
passed away. Can it be argued that
one church is enough for the average
town?
Colonel H%ennessey. the old crank
who owns and runs the Squaw ranch.
has stopped his copy Of the Kicker be-
cause we refused to adopt a warlike
attitude toward Japan. We never
slept two in a bed with the mikado,
but we'll be hanged If we are going
to pick a fuss with a man who hasn't
had a show yet to learn that a flush
beats three aces. Colonel Hennessey
can go to. We shan't ever take the
trouble to ride out to his place and
fusillade him out Of his old adobe.
We have been criticised by a Mon
tana editor for holding the positions Of
editor. postmaster, mayor. game war
den. colonel Of the militia and chief of
the fire department at the same time.
That's the trouble with some folks
they don't understand how a man a
swell and enlarge and absorb. We are
prepared to take in a dozen other Of
ices and not crowd ourself. Room
inside" Is u motto. We didn't get a
presidential nomination last year, but
we are growing for it. The Hellso
family can't be kept down.
The cowboy Of the west has been
thinned out in numbers the past three
years, but his monumental cheek still
remains. Last Sunday night, as mayor,
we had to shoot a Mr.. Bill Henderson
through the shoulder to interrupt his
fun Of shooting up the town, and next
morning he rode into town to ask us
to foot the doctors bill for extracting
the bullet. We recommend Bill to all
subscription book publishers.
Mine host Of the Royal hotel has
gracefully given way to popular senti-
ment, and he announces in this issue
that no more guests will be shot for
finding fault with holes in the table
cloth or the dilapidated state Of bed.
steads. Shooting will take place only
where there is an argument over his
bill. 1t makes us a bit lonesome to
see old customs gliding away one by
one. but the world must progress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
THE DAVIS CUP.
Two Americans to Play In Australia
For the Cherished Troohv.

Two Americans to Play In Australia
For the Cherished Trophy.
Lovers OF tennis the. world over arc
keenly Interested in the international
tennis competition to I've held in Aus.
tralia Nov. rs. ~ and %. and it prom
ises to be one of the most interesting
sport events ever played in that coun-
try. The match is for the Davis cup
which two years ago was won by VIII
ding and Brookes. representing Aus
tralia. The Davis cup. as it is CON-
monty called. has become the gilt
edged trophy of the lawn tennis world.
Dwight F. Davis. formerly a Har-
ward man. Travelled abroad in 1899 on
a lawn tennis trip. He was one Of the
leading players of this country. While
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
MAXIM'S B0YH00D HOME.

Old Farmhouse In Which He Was Born
to Be Transplanted.
Most men who leave the farm to seek
fame and fortune in the big cities fire.
quently think of their younger days
and long to see the boyhood home
again. Few. however. would or could
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Production Of Platinum.

In British Columbia platinum is
FOUND In many Of the alluvial gold
workings. where it can be- saved as a
%byproduct. The saving Of it in IL small
way Is. however. attended with SC
much trouble that 1t has been practi-
cally neglected and no appreciablc
production made recently.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
The Early Drama.

II suppose those fashionable ladies'
OF old England wore masks at the
theater in order to hide their bushes"
II fancy not" answered Miss Cay
enne. ut was probably that they
might assume to be blushing without
fear of contradiction" Washington
Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Those Ennovino lnciden+s-

Those Annoying Incidents.
"How did you enjoy your trip to Eu-
rope""
First rate" answered Mr.. Cumrox,
but the Homecoming was a disap-
pointment."
did you have trouble with the GUS
toms people"'
Eyes. They placed such a low valu-
alton on our stuff that mother and the
girls were positively insulted."-Wash-
ington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08

the senate will lose
one Of its most
genial and popular
m e m b ers. Al
though a native Of
NJ a s sa chusetts,
where he was born
in 1862. Mr.. Flint
has been a resident
OF the Golden State
since 1864 and has
resided in Los An
geles for the past
twenty-five a
He is a lawyer by
and has
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-08
Morning Talk,

II can't got those two explorers out
of my mind"
II suppose you're strong for one or
the other::"
mo: l feel kindly toward both of
them. Every time l look at the icy
radiator In my office l think what an
awful time they. too. had in the arctic
regions. "-Boston Herald,