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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-22
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report Of the grand secretary will
! VI. Standing and number of subor-
,o,, plges' Their work has been
% r very few differences having
g ,l to the grand chief tenn
IN, 1'' NJ every instance our sug-
ffo Mr. nave been accepted without
gs ~3 no appeal having been taken.
I Sr. weak lodges have been visited
s~, LII ol them revived. One new
GaI at Gorham-has been insti-
h, AppIIcation for a new lodge at
d. o "a Feeeived and after investiga-
1 +. situation it was thought best to
4 oFganization.
|s Ia, w. not tried to organize new
ispro Piaces that did not want them,
", invited any subordinate lodge
sp,s moving of a place where a
l % cb wanted to communicate with us.
/ ns spieI business of subordinate
\ H. o,aoers should be to work for the
IaeT n, winch Good Templary stands,
Agns rsISt effective method for that is
u f tb and increase the member
ssthap 5lf own lodge. Next to this
gaq and aep which you can render by
Y eaon Anu encouraging other lodges. 1t
he Il Ssh to be total abstainer and
! d d a. prohibition. We have prom
y iDtSo,1sV everything in our power to
n en- SnVperly conducted, the District
sssdasto 10 much to strengthen weak
,seqpa;Dtlo lodges, being concentrated
VIII Flted with the needs of their
ESst r d; the same reason, 1 be-
seaewu district IS lodges are able to tell
Co""liio lodges are needed and where
|sae not some systematic effort
fss trough the district lodges to
Ne noe e,y district in the State dur
sesp bat quarter and find where
'e organized? Save what you
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Sized Journeys
BY Strickland w. Gillian.

phone for the police, but only NUT
tered, "Diog. is sleeping under the por-
tico again tonight" If he had lived to-
day he would have been a typical
Weary Willie, or hobo.
For awhile, SO swelled was he on
the way the Athenians petted him on
account of his crankiness, that he
lived in a big jar. He did this, he
said, to show his contempt for other
people; probably to show how they
Jared on. him. But the truth was he
was only hunting notoriety, like Jake
Coxey, Carrie Nation, Steve Brodie,
Mayor Jim Dahlman, Emma Goldman,
and the divine healers who yea long
hair and night-shirts.
He made fun of science, music, art,
literature, etc. He took great pride
in not konwing Kipling from Mary
McLane or ceramics from sciatica
being unfamiliar with the difference
between Mendelssohn and Charles K.
Harris, or Sousa, and he didn't care
two whoops as to whether the milky
way were made of condensed milk,
chalkwater or sterilized c~ow-extract.
He handed out a warm n to the mu-
s~icians, that is, applauded a good deal
in secret, yet, whats the use," said
Diogenes with his justly celebrated
sneer, "of trying to get harmony from
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
Club Savants Hear Story of Naked Chicks

last summer from an incubator on a
farm near Delhi, N. Y, while DR..
Chapman was spending his vacation
there. They lived through the sum-
mer, but froze early in the fall. DR..
Chapman took notes with great care
of their daily experiences, and the
cosmic scientists listened with bated
breath as he read his report on the
phenomenon.
The naked chickens. he declared,
didn't like their condition. Hair re-
storer, vaseline and other things were
used in the effort to induce feathers
to grow, but without avail. The
chicks lost appetite, their modesty
was constantly being shocked by the
curiosity of a prying world, and when
cold weather came they died early.
But to the Cosmos scientists the
question of profound concern relates
to the possibility of developing a breed
of hairless chickens that will not sea-
son the stew with pin feathers nor
require in the kitchen the difficult
work of picking. DR.. Chapman pointed
out with eloquent earnestness the
benefits humanity would derive. He
did not doubt that men in native
state were once as hairy as monkeys;
civilization substituted clothes, and
the hair vanished. Why not likewise
with poultry, The club is deeply
stirred and further experiments in
bald poultry are contemplated.
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THE Cosmos club of Washington, as
! anybody might know from it's
Greek name, is the club inhabited by
the scientific high brows of this capt.
tai. 1t is Americas most distin-
guished collection of ultimate wisdom.
1t knows all about everything and in
cidentally it is the richest and most
prosperous club in Washington.
Scientists, literary people, statesmen
not politicians, however-and emin-
ent folk in all the strictly intellectual
constitute it's membership.
So it is that the Cosmos clubs dis
covery of the ~featherless chicken is
regarded as of the greatest signif-
canoe. The club sat on this discov-
cry in solemn, scientific state. There
is no doubt of it. The featherless
chicken has arrived, and it's ultimate
influence on household economics is
not to be overrated.
DR.. R. H. Chapman of the geologi-
cal survey, told the wise men about
it. Fifty absolutely featherless
chicks were born-that is, hatched-
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E.lkins Match Secret Finally Disclosed

riage was probably under considera-
ton is refused by the officials.
1t is known that later, when the
counting of the duke of the Abruzzi
was approaching a crisis, that Senator
Elkins requested friends in Rome to
ascertain and advise him what would
be the status of his daughter If she
married into the royal family. He
was notified that the marriage would
be considered m~organatic unless the
Italian parliament passed an act giving
the daughter full recognition. He was
at the same time warned that the Ital-
ian parliament could subsequently re-
peal it's legislation, leaving the mar
rage in the same position as if the
act of recognition had not been
passed.
1t is understood here that Senator
Elkins did not make any request Of
the state department to ascertain for
him the status of American women
marrying either a member of the
royal family or an Italian nobleman
but had the investigation conducted
by one of his personal friends at that
time in Rome.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

observation-disclosures Marquee
w rite Cassini, well known in Ameri-
ca as the adopted daughter of the for
mer Russian ambassador at Wash
ington of that name, who has practic-
ally run the whole gamut Of social
pleasures, is determined to go on the
operate stage. In Paris she has been
studying singing with Jean de Reszke.
OF course the friends of the young
countess are much excited over her
newest idea, which is absorbing her
mind just now. Her voice is said to
be of good quality.
Countess Cassini, in accomplish
ments, has been termed "the most
wonderful girl in America" in the hy-
perbole of cores of magazines and
Sunday supplements. AS a member
of the diplomatic set, the famous belle
of the Russian embassy in Washing
ton became a chum of Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Miss Katherine FL
kins, and achieved immense popular
ity. She is now about rs years of age,
but when only 20 it was said of her
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

THE commission of which President
Taft, while secretary of war, was
a member, appointed under the terms
of the public buildings act of the last
session of congress, to prepare plans
for a memorial a~mphitheater in the
national cemetery at Arlington, Va,
has submitted its report to congress.
In addition to Mr.. Taft, the commits
sion was composed of Secretary Cor
telyou, Elliott Woods, superintendent
of the capitol building; |. G. Kimball
and Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr., represent
ing respectively the Grand Army of
the Republic and the Spanish war vet
Grams.
The plans prepared by New York
architects contemplate a roofless
structure covering $4,000 square feet.
the ultimate cost of which would be
s695 900. There would be seating
room for about 5000 people, and
standing room in a colorado for many
more. 1t is contemplated that a crypt
should be constructed under the col
onade and that it should be used for
the burial of distinguished men who
merit such recognition from the ma
tion. Provision is made also for me
mortal busts or portrait statues in the
cclonnade somewhat as has so fire.
uuently been done,' say the archi-
tects, ssin the famous Campo Santos
Of Europe
1t has been the endeavpr to obtain
a serious and classic character in or
der to express the dignity and pur-
pose OF the building, and with this
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that she discharged with the skill and
tact of the most experienced social
leader all the responsibilities of host
ess at the home of one of the most
prominent diplomats in the world.
This beauty from the cars domain
was a member of her uncle's house
hold from the time she was three
years old. Finally, she became the
adopted daughter of Count Cassini.
She has lived In all parts OF the world
and speaks half a dozen languages
with fluency.
Love of dress is a passion with the
countess. 1t has been said OF her
that if her early ambition were trans
lated into prayer it would be. Please
God, make me as beautiful as you
can" She cannot understand how
any woman could desire anything be-
fore that, but having been blessed
with a rare type Of beauty sufficiently
distinctive to fulfill the dreams of
her young girlhood. she has of late
years turned her major attention to
dress.
At one time her wardrobe has en-
braced as many as so gowns, three
dozen pairs of shoes and slippers.
nearly an equal number of hats, a pro-
portionate array of cloaks and wraps,
and a dozen muffs. During the social
season the countess has required as
many as three French maids to care
for her fnery.
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when he got there, so ALtisthenes
fired him out. Like Mary's famous
little Cotswold, he fingered near, and
applied next day. Antisthenes swatted
him with a detached chair-rung, but
Diogenes was undismayed and kept
right on applying for admission until
Antisthenes said:
"Well, we might as well take you in,
as break up the school having a fight
with you every day"
Thus did Diogenes show tie winning
streak. History says Antisthenes had
compassion" on him, but history has
been known to do a lot of perfectly
solemn kidding.
After a snort time in this school
Diogenes began to study austerity, and
Standardization set in. He wore the
worst-looking hand-me-downs he could
find in the secondhand stores and
ate at the worst restaurants. wearing
and eating only what the associated
charities gave him. He would sleep
nowhere except on the ground, his
~favorite roosting place being under
someone's veranda. He would take
a COPY of the Sunday Blast. wrap him.
self up in it, and sleep. When people
woke in the night and heard strange
noises downstairs, they didn't tele-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
FEEDING FOR BEEF
SKILL is REQUIRED TO FORCE
GROWTH OF YOUNG ANIMALS.
Difficulties Of This Branch Of the
Business Are Many-lmproper
Care Sure to Result In FL
nancial Loss.

While the tendency is to force ami
mails intended for meat consumption
to early maturity, it is not the only
profitable branch in the meat indus
try. Feeders that make a specially
of supplying the market with long
yearlings commence feeding opera
lions even before the calf is weaned.
1t is important that the flesh made
while nursing its dam should be main
tanned to accentuate the rapid growth
Of the young animal.
The profitable development of
young beef animals depends on the
intelligence and skill of the farmer,
and the inexperienced feeder had bet
ter eschew the industry of making
baby beef as a commercial product,
says "a writer in the Chicago Drovers'
Journal. This department of hus-
bandry demands special education in
the art of forcing the growth of young
animals to achieve success in the en-
terprise. The difficulties to be sur
mounted in feeding youngsters for
the shambles are not to be ignored
or underestimated. The feeder stands
a better chance to attain success who
raises his beef calves than does the
farmer who purchases calves Of the
beef breeds. The fat calf is indispen-
sable to develop into a yearling beef
product. 1t must be fed to stimulate
symmetrical growth and to lay on
flesh rapidly. The calf while nursing
must be educated to eat a grain ration
that there may be no check of rapid
growth after the youngster is weaned.
The calf should be encouraged to eat
clover, alfalfa and silage while nur-
sing it's dam.
The calf should be taught to drink
from a pail which contains milk,
and after it has learned to drink it
can be fed oatmeal cruel and milk.
In the intermediate stage preceding
weaving it can be taught to eat oat-
meal, linseed meal, and a small guam
tity of bran. Concentrated calf meal
can be obtained at animal food
houses, which will encourage the
growing process of the youngster. To
make a yearling beef 1t must be kept
fat and growing rapidly from calfhood
until offered as premium beef on the
market.
1t is only the feeder who has had
experience in this branch of animal
industry that knows the difficulty of
feeding a calf successfully to long
yearling beef. The combination of
rapid growth and symmetrical meat
development is a task that few feed
ers have achieved. Only calves of de-
veloped beef breeds can be finished
for the block in their yearling form
as market toppeers. The quality of
the feed to finish baby beef is more
expensive than for mature animals,
but the increase in weight is more
rapid and the market price higher for
the younger animal to compensate for
the increased COST of the feed. With
the proper individual calf it pays to
make baby beef, while an undesirable
calf may be fed at a financial loss.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

Bricks arc now largely supplanted
by. paper as a writing material. II a
man were to try to buck the paper
business with bricks now. he would
lose money. When anybody wants to
lay in a supply of Office stationery he
doesn't go and dicker with the pro-
prietor of a brick yard. He knows he
would be whisked off to the foolish
works in a jiffy.
And yet if one can accep. the word
of John r. Herodotus, it has been lit
tie more than 5000 years since the
Syrians made common use of bricks
for business and personal correspond
ence, books, court records and cam
paign dodgers. Brick billet-doux were
then altogether au fait.
The older residents in Syria tell
many strange incidents of the old
brick days. 1t was common then to
present statements to delinquent Gus
toners, on the street or in some alley,
at five yards. After the inquest, ar
rangements would be made with the
customers administrator to settle the
amount.
Only the sons of the extremely
wealthy could afford to carry on a
courtship with young women living
outside the city. Freight charges
were high and no rebates went. A
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
A Rare Dog
BY Norman H.. crowelI.

A lank mountaineer was doubled up
like a jack-knife on the lee side OF a
shack as we drew up and came to a
stop. He eyed us narrowly as we
faced him and inquired casually as to
the likelihood of securing a dog in the
vicinity. Then he woke up, stretched
himself at least six feet and a half
into the air and yawned like a
wounded tiger.
'Dawg, hey?' said he. WAL, l
should calkilate yes to that propersl-
ton. Yes, sir! l persume to ejacker-
late that l have tn knowirest purp
that ever wore his fool laigs off
scratchin' feas. My dawg IS so smart
that I'd actoolly hate to have to part
with him-honest! Why, it was jest
t'other day, over yender crost tn
creek, that air dawg-'
Pointer or setter?' broke in Smith,
with some haste.
who? TIL dawg? Oh, he's some
pointed that's a fact, but them points
is natural-they don't hurt him any.
he 5 Perfectly ucdituy you JSo1 OuSh1
to hear him roar onct. AS fer settin'
guess it's about an eve break betwixt
that an layin' clean down. Sport
amt noways pertikelar how he gifts
his rest"
Much on coon?'
What, coon? WAL, now, / reckon
mebbe you've guessed Sports long suit
that time. He's Old Reliable when 1T
comes down to coon, stranger. That
thar dawg runs 'em UP a tree, climbs
tn tree an yanks tn everlastin' day
lights out of a coon afore he knows
he's bein' follered, yes sir! Why, if
it want for me a-clubbin' that dawg
regular every day he'd be hringin' in
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

TN the copy of Foreign Relations OF
i 1906, issued by the state depart
ment and made public the other day
at Washington, appears some CORE
s%pondence showing that on July IA,
1906, Assistant Secretary Bacon made
inquiries of the Italian ambassador
regarding the status of an American
girl who should marry an Italian no
bleman.
officials of the state department
positively deny that this interrogation
had any reference to the prospective
marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi
and Miss Katherine Elkins, that inter-
national having not been
started when the inquiry was made.
Any specific statement as to the per-
sons then interested and whose mar
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
Kindly Act Earned Fortune

Because she needed the appeal OF a
diving woman whose relatives had de-
serted her, Cecilia Catharine Kennedy,
a Washington girl, has inherited a for
time and has moved from an humble
boarding house into a luxurious apart
ment at the Shoreham hotel. Miss
Kennedy was the only one OF fl per-
sors called to her bedside by the dying
woman who responded to the call, and
Today she is the possessor OF a fortune
the amount of which she has not yet
been able to estimate. Her good for
tune is the result Of an acquaintance
which sprang up through her treatment
by massage of her beneficiary. Early
one morning she received a telegram
from the woman, whose name she will
NOT diyulge, to come to Baltimore at
pnce. Miss Kennedy went and found
he woman dying in Johns Hopkins hos
oital. She gave Miss Kennedy a check
.or her entire bank balance, as well as
he keys to her safe deposit box. Miss
kennedy sent a telegram to the wom-
ans relatives telling them Of the dis
position which had beeL made of her
fortune. Then she received q letter
L&H&N L t
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

more coon than l could carry away
agin. He's a genuine coon-dawg,
gents, you kin bet! That dawg will
start in"
How does he perform or hear?"
"Bear?"
The mountaineer's face turned a
livid red in the intensity Of his indig-
nation at such a query. He turned
and waved an arm at the spotted and
freckled relic of mongreldom that was
at the moment slouching into view
from behind the dilapidated cabin.
Gents, | hate to tell We! Its a shame
to look that dawg in the face and spek-
ilate on whether he's a bear dawg or
not. 1t shows in his features. That
animal kin lick any bear that'll stop
runnin' long enough for i'm to ketch
up! When Sport jumps aboard of a
bear he hits i'm harder'n a mule land
in with both hind feet, an when he
comes away he brings off a pound of
raw bear-meat every time! He's so
alfred quick that a streak o. creased
l~ightning'd git apperplexy tryin' to
overtake i'm. After Sports been
harassin' a bear fifteen minutes what's
left of tn bear wouldn't keep a cat
alive twenty-four hours, no sir! Bear!
WAL, / guess yes. AS / said, that
dawg1l start in"
quite a dog" said Smith. Il don't
suppose he's much at fishing. now?"
The mountaineer Strengthened up
anew and squared his shoulders. A
glad light cleaned in his hollow
eys. Evidently Sport was a confirmed
Isaak Walton.
But just then Smith spoke to the
horse and-the spell ended!
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
Chinese Lady's Rebuke.

An a~mbassadorial Chinese lady was
entertained at dinHer by a distin-
guished hostess. After the ladies had
retired into the drawing room oze
had the hardihood to ask of the little
Chinese lady if she would be so
sweet as to show the assembled party
her feet. They had heard so often of
'.the tiny Chinese feet" but had never
seen them, and so on. The tiny own
er of the tiny toes smiled an icy, enig-
matte smile. and after a moments
hesitation, replied: "Oh. l shall be
delighted to show my feet If you other
ladies will first show me yours. But I
had nc idea until how that it was the
custom for women in this part of the
world to make an exhibition of their
feet after dinner"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
THE TARIFF ON RICE.

Senator Foster of Louisiana and a
delegation of rice growers held a con-
ference with Secretary of War Dick
inson recently on the subject of the
tariff on importations of rice from the
Philippines. 1t was agreed that when
rice shall be imported into the United
States from the Philippines free of
duty under the tariff act, the president
shall by an executive order impose a
duty on rice coming into the Philip
pines from any foreign country equal
in amount to the duty on rice entering
the United States from foreign coun-
tries. This contingency is not likely
to occur in the near future. The Phil
ippines instead of exporting rice into
the United States, import approximate
ly 5 5000, 900 each year.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30

instruments, when the musicians
themselves are the most i~nharmonious
bunch of knockers that ever played
the anvil chorus on each others CO.
coas?"
He was the Fra Elbertus of his time.
He was foxy to the fact that the ore
he wiped his feet on people, the
brighter they would think him.
Some pirates captured him and sold
him as a slave, but wherever they put
him he talked so much like p harmless
ward patient that they were bluffed
into letting him do as he pleased. One
man in Corinth hired him to teach his
children, because the old man acted
so nutty he took him for a school
teacher.
There is a story that Diogenes was
taken into the presence of Alexander
the Great, one time. Diogenes wasn't
ratified a bit, and when the big fellow
handed Diog. his card, Diog. SHE'D it at
a passing citizen and told Alex. who
he himself was. That faded Alex. a
bit, but when he asked Diog. What
can l do for you?" and the old sass-box
said, you can get out Of my sun
light" Alex. blushed like a girl and
said, IF I wasn't Alexander I'd rather
be Diogenes." Alex. mean it for a
compliment. Diogenes was very
proud of his ignorance and had much
to be proud of.
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman.)
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-30
TREATING LOGGED CATTLE.

The following article copied by the
Stockman and Farmer from Denver
Field and Farm will be of interest to
Texas horse breeders in sections where
the loco weed grows: Please tell me
what a man can do with a locoed
horse? have lost $1,000 in horses
the last year on loco. l suppose to
take a gun and shoot them may be the
best.-F. w. H., Embar, Wyo. An
swer-The first thing to do is to take
the animal off of the pasture where
the loco weed grows. When the symp-
toms first appear give the following
three times daily in doses Of n ia
~blespoonful: One ounce of powdered
sulphate of iron, four nce of pow
dered g~entian root, one ounce of pow
dered ammonium chloride and one
ounce of powdered potassium nitrate.
Give good alfalfa hay and a bran mash.
two or three times a week and feed up
gradually on grain, but keep the pa
tient off the loco.