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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-30
A $4,000 FIRE IN MONROE.

The General Store of L. F. Simpson Burned
MONROE, December %. Fire broke
out about 9 O'Clock tonight in the big gen.
eral store of L. F. Simpson and at one
time there were fears that the business
section of the village would be wiped out,
as the town is probably the only one of
its size and pretensions in Maine that
has refused to provide itself with fire ap-
paratus, and is defenseless against a
conf1agration. The people rallied from
all quarters, and although the store was
doomed from the start made desperate
and successful fight and saved the house
OF Mrs. L. M. Haskell, where the tele-
phone office is located, which was in
great danger at one time The Nealley
place, across the street, the town hall
and other buildings, were threatened, but
conditions were favorable. The Simp-
son store was heavily stocked with gen
eral merchandise of all kinds, several
large invoices having been recently re-
celved. Mr.. Simpson estimates his total
loss on stock and building at $4,000; in
sured for about one half that amount.
ms store was for many years conduct
ed by the late E. H. Nealley. The Brooks
firemen were called and arrived with
their apparatus in time to do good SER
vice and relieve the tired village people.
1t is supposed that the fire caught from
defective chimney.
Mr.. Simpson and Mrs. Simpson were
In Bangor Wednesday night at the Wind
sor Hotel, and when notified of his loss
Mr.; Simpson said he should probably re-
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A CHINA WEDDING.

LUCE--GILMAN A very pretty home
wedding occurred at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. George Gilman of China
Wednesday evening, December 22nd,
when their youngest daughter, Miss
Esther Gilman, was united in marriage
to Perley c. Luce of New Portland. The
officiating clergyman was Rev. w. P.
Palmer. The groom was attended by
his best man, Eben Gilman of Waterville,
brother of the bride. The bridesmaid
was Miss Georgia Farnsworth of China.
The ceremony was performed under an
arch OF evergreen from which hung a
wedding bell. The general color decora-
ton scheme OF the room was green and
white. The wedding gown was of blue
nuns yelling, cut princess, with trim
mings of lace. The bridesmaids CO.'S
tune was of white cashmere. The bride
is one OF China's esteemed young ladies,
a member of the Baptist church, the
Grange. Farther Lights and Eastern
Star Societies. The groom is Maine
Wesleyan student, Granger and an Odd
Fellow. The young couple were the re-
cipients of many useful and beautiful
presents from relatives and friends.
Their future residence will be in King
field. Besides the immediate family and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Starkey of China
there were present the following guests
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Stevens, Mr..
and Mrs. W. B. Kidder, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
S. Billings, Mrs. Ellen Shorey, Hannah
Trask, Ora Buzzell, all of Albion; Walter
Gilman of Waterville, Mr.. and Mrs. Ev-
erett J. Haskell of South China, C. C..
Goodale of Weeks Mills.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-30
Goth Trip Around Cape Horn.

BATH, Me-, December 81 Capt. James
F. Murphy, one of the oldest and best
known of Baths navigators, left today
for San Francisco to return with the
Sewall ship Shenandoah, which has been
in the government service on the Pacific
the past two years as coal carrier.
Several years ago Capt. Murphy retired
from an active career of almost half a
century on the sea, but a couple of years
ago started out again and made two trips
around Cape Horn from Philadelphia to
San Francisco, and upon returning to
Bath late in the summer decided to end
his seafaring days. The old love of the
sea, however, holds fascination for
him, and when an offer was made him
to bring the Shenandoah back to New
York he acquiesced. 1t will be his 6Oth
trip around Cape Horn.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-30
Defends Maine Farmers.

Master c. S. Stetson of the Maine
State grange has made statement in re-
ply to the criticism of northern New
England farmers by Prof. Lowell Roude-
bush of New Richmond. O., in his recent
address before the Portland farmers
club at Portland.
Prof. Roudebush said that the Maine
apple raisers, through lethargy alone,
were permitting the growers of the Pa
cific coast States to outstrip them and
take the market from them.
Mr.. Stetson said that while there were
no doubt, some lazy farmers who neglect
ed their orchards, there were scores of as
fine orchards in Maine as anywhere in
the country. The Maine orchard, he
added, is handicapped by severe winters.
The flooding of the market with western
apples is stirring the farmers into great
er activity and native apples will come
into their own again.
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Potatoes in Aroostook.

The recent snow has been the cause of
the movement of potatoes, so that the
price is down from last week, stock
bringing around S1.15.
According to the report of the agri-
cultural department the crop of 1909 is
about 10 million bushels more this year
than last, and with ordinary conditions
the price will have tendency to run low.
The majority of stock that is moving
at the present time is seed stock for the
SOUTH
There were shipped over the B. & A.
from August to November l, 1909, 2, 234,-
488 bushels of potatoes. The Aroostook
Times,
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another committee Of which he Is MEM
Der, but he has now gone back to Canton
for little holiday rest.
All the Maine Congressman will have
plenty of work to do for a while after
Congress reconvenes. As usual, how
ever, the big wheelhorse of industry
from the Pine Tree State will be the
senior Maine Senator, who, every ses-
sion, does about twice as much as any
other legislator under the Federal dome
and seems to thrive on it. Ia spite of his
advancing years, Senator Hale keeps his
old time mental grasp upon the volumi-
nous business of the upper legislative
branch. Many others in the Senate at
his time of life relinquish their. activi-
ties and leave the big work to be done by
younger men. Senator Hale's duties
have been growing more and more heavy
in recent years, but he meets them ener-
getically and without any impairment of
vigor. He at 70 is the leader of the Sem
ate, while at the other end of the Capt.
tol, Speaker Cannon, also at 70, is the
leader of the House. The Speaker was
born June 9, 1886; Senator Hale was
born May Z, 1886. 1t is a striking coin
cidence that there is difference of but a
month in the ages of the men who have
risen to this prominence in legislative
annals.
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TnLEYSf ONEYAbrAR
-Tor cEitdreas safe, sure. No optasss
CAPITALIZING THE HEN.
From the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal
Dairy products of the farms of the
country are more valuable than any crop
except corn. Live stock sold from farms
and slaughtered on them is worth nearly
twice as much as the cotton crop. Poul-
try products are worth more than the
wheat and perhaps as much as the hay.
Not the least of the subsidiary sources
of income to the farmer is the product of
the American hen. More than 1925, OOO,-
600 must be regarded as the value of the
poultry and eggs produced on United
States farms in the year 1909, and of this
amount, it is safe to say the value of
eggs alone represented $500, 900, 900.
From December, 1908, to December.
1909, the farm price of eggs has ranged
from eighteen to twenty-six cents per
dozen while the price to the consumer
has ranged from thirty to sixty cents per
dozen. At a rough estimate there will
be produced this year no less than l, $780,
DOC, 600 dozen eggs, which, at an average
price of, say twenty cents, will represent
value to the farmer of $500, 600, 900.
The cost to the consumer at an average
price OF thirty-siX cents would represent
the enormous amount of $40 600, 900.
1t is claimed that the average produc-
ton of a hen is two hundred eggs per an
mum, but it is safe to assume that the
actual is much below this figure. Adopt
ing the very conservative figure of one
hundred and twenty eggs per annum, we
find on the above basis of production,
there are 100000, 900 laying hens in the
United States responsible for the pro-
duction of eighteen billion eggs.
At the farm price of twenty cents per
dozen, the total income derived from
each hen annually would amount to So.
Allowing forty cents for maintenance
and ten cents for depreciation, which
latter would wipe out the market value
of the hen in four years irrespective of
salvage when the period of production is
over, the net profit per hen per an
mum amounts to $3.50.
This profit, according to Wall street
standards, capitalized on per cent in
come basis would place nominal value
OF $50 on each hen. For the $50, 600, 900
hens this would amount to the enormous
total of 81, 500, 900, 900.
That the American hen can return
yield of 5 per cent per annum on CAPT.
talization of 81, 500, 600, 900 appears moth
ing short of remarkable, but such is the
case. The entire outstanding capital
obligations of the railroads of the United
States in 1907 were less than four times
this amount, or SIG, O82, 146, 6s3, while the
total paid out in interest and dividends
represented but 4.05 per cent of this
amount
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of IMz@zzzzw
From The Girls Home.1
THE WHITE BIRCH TREE.

white birch tree grew straight and tall
In forest not far away,
And rustled its leaves from spring to fall
In birch trees delicate way;
Then sent them silently fluttering down,
To be covered by pure white snow,
And dreamed as it waved its branches brown
OF the new leaves soon to grow.
Contented and happy, the white birch tree
Had never a reason to sigh,
Till one summer day, when careless and free
A west wind wandered by,
And paused to caress each shining leaf
In a west winds loving way,
While it whispered of beauty beyond belief
In the lands it had passed that day.
And the white birch tree grew sad at heart
He had learned that the world is wide
And he longed at last for nobler part
Than to be dim forests pride.
He complained to the birds, he complained to
the flowers,
"And alas!' he said, "Must be
Through winter SHOWS, and through summer
showers,
Forever and ever white birch tree"
Through the summer showers he made COM
plant,
But with winter SHOWS there came
A sound that was distant and far and faint
That the birch tree could not name
And nearer and nearer there crept the sound,
Borne along on the Wlntry breeze,
Of the woodsmans axe, as it brought to the
ground
The forests mightiest trees.
And the birch tree knew too soon, too soon,
That to be the dim forests pride
Was happy fate, though he gained his boon
And went where the world is wide
And he made complaint, in his last sad hours,
"Alas! How long to be
In the forest dim, with the birds and flowers,
Forever and ever white birch tree"
R. I. NEWELL
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] Want Every
Father and Mother.

young people as well as OLD to thoroughly test
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give away million treatments of this remedy
that thorough test may be made | earnest
iy request every brother physician, scientist
and clergyman to investigate the virtue of
this life and strength giving remedy. then
honestly tell their neighbors, friends and the
public its merits.
will not only be glad to send any sufferer a
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bathing and much valuable information. re-
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1t should be remembered that DR.. Morrow
is native of Maine and practiced medicine
mere Tor some time and during his stay here
made some of the most astounding cures ever
recorded to any physician in this State and
the most wonderful thing about the MANY
cures he made was that not one patient in
twenty five ever went to his office, but wrote
him their symptoms and his wonderful knowl-
eoge OF disease was SO great that from their
symptoms he was able to send them medicine
that cured them after many others of our best
physicians had failed and we truly believe DR..
Morrow can cure nine out of every ten, whose
races ne has never seen just as we'll as though
they called at his office, providing they send
for his self examining outfit, which is free and
carefully answer all questions pertaining to
their case and we trust all in need of medical
treatment will not only send for DR.. Merrow's
free sample of System Renovator, but to also
request the doctor to send you his free self
examining OUTFIT and learn just what to do to
be cured if durable. Address j. w. Morrow
M. D., State Sanitarium, 1920 Main street,
North Bennington, Vt.
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THE LOSS OF THE cATHERER
Recalls to the Editor Of The Marine Jour
N~nal Some Pleasant As Well = SD Mem
0ries 0f tl,e Past

Recalls to the Editor Of The Marine jour-
>~nal Some Pleasant a Well = SD Mem
ories Of the Past.
The coal-laden barge Gatherer, with Q
cargo of 2, 400 tons Of coal, in tow, sank
off the coast Of Delaware November 18th
during heavy gale bound to Boston from
Norfolk. This craft was formerly the
ship Gatherer and had been converted
barge for several years.
How well we remember the former fine
ship Gatherer when she came out to New
Orleans in 1874, new from Bath, Maine,
to load cotton for the United Kingdom.
The writer was harbor master at the
former port at the time, and with Capt.
Thompson inspected this splendid ship
and afterward dined with him, Mrs.
Thompson, and the late Capt. J. w.
Hawthorne, then of the Morgan Line
steamship New York. Capt. Hawthorne
was part owner in the Gatherer, and if
we remember right her master married
the formers sister. At the time referred
to the Gatherer was lying in ''tier" of
three deep at the levee outside of the
Bath ships Scotia and Crescent City,
Capt. Delano. Three of those mentioned
above, we believe, have crossed the
broad river to the Great Beyond.
Referring to this incident recalls the
tragic death of our esteemed friend Capt.
Hawthorne, who after escaping from the
st eamship Gen. Whitney, which foundered
while under his command in the Straits
of Florida, was drowned while making
landing on the beach of that coast. A
more capable, careful shipmaster never
lived, but the ship under him proved to
be weak from age and went down with
little or no previous warning, which was
indeed cruel fate, as Capt. Hawthorne
was only in this ship temporarily, she
having been chartered by the Morgan line
to take the place of the Ell Norte, sold to
the Government. This latter ship, which
Capt. Hawthorne brought out new and
commanded so long, was the first COM
mercial vessel built by the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, and is the U. S.
naval vessel Yankee, which has lain so
long on the bottom of Buzzard's Bay
The Marine journal.
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CATARRH
FARM FOR SALE

In Northport, Maine, containing $50 acres; 40
acres of moving land This farm is first class
for hay, potatoes, corn, and other crops There
are so acres of pasture-high land, suitable for
sheep. The remainder is in woodland, hard
and soft wood, only Il miles from new steam
saw mill. This farm is well watered from
springs that never go dry. There are so apple
trees in good bearing condition. The buildings
consist of a one-story house, L and wood house
and barn 70 by AZ, in good repair. There is a
well of good water at the house. which is FIVE
miles from Belfast, q miles from the North
port Campground, on an R. F. D. route. For
further particulars inquire of David L. Herrick
on the premises, or address
DAVID L. HERRICK.
tf49 R. F. D. No. 6, Belfast, Me.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Ellqht

Through the generosity of Alden J.
Blethen, the home of the principal of
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary is being
placed in thorough repair. Extensive
repairs, too, have been made in Bearce
hall. New tablet arm seats have been
placed in the French room and new seats
will be added in the lecture room. Ex-
tensive improvements are also planned
for Deering chapel.
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All the good qualities of Elv's Cream

All the good qualities of Ely's Cream
Balm solid, are found in Liquid Cream Balm,
which is intended for use in atomizers. That
it is a wonderful remedy for Nasal Catarrh is
proved by an ever-increasing mass of testi-
mony. 1t does not dry out or rasp the tender
air-passages 1t allays the inflammation and
goes straight to the root of the disease. Obsti-
nate old cases have yielded in a few weeks
All druggists, 75c., including spraying tube. or
mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street, New
York
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PITTSFIELD PERSONALS.

Miss Mary Berry of Providence. R. l., visited
her nephew, R. H. Berry, and Mrs. Berry this
week, going from here to Montville for visit
with relatives.
Miss Caro- L. Murray arrived home from
Boston Saturday and will remain until after
Christmas. Miss Murray has been in Boston
for three months where she is taking course
in Domestic Science.-Pittsfeld Advertiser.
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DR.. w. F. Bisbee, former treasurer
and the largest creditor of the company,
was the successful bidder at the receiv-
er's sale last week at Camden of the WOOL
en- mill of the Mt. Battle Manufacturing
Co., for which receivers were appointed
year ago. His bid was $17, 600. No fu-
ture plans were announced. The amount
originally invested in the mill was $685.
600 and the liabilities were given as about
$4,000.
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THE CAMPS AT "QUANTY."

Carp Gilmore was the Original Resost.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: l think
"Gons to the Pond, " in recent issue Of The
Journal. Il little Misleading. It says: .Riv-
erside was the pioneer cottage ~ at Quanta-
bacook." Az matter Of fact part Of what
is now Riverside was the larger part Of what
IL now Lakeside and was moved to its pres
ent location in 1868 or 1863. Prior to moving
1t was known as "Hiawatha." and at that place
our good friends Of other days-say Moore,
Williamson, Crosby. Simpson. Chase, Bickford,
Emery, and others, had the good times of their
lives. l wish you would ask Chas P. Hazeltine
to tell you what he knows about Scamp Gil
more" and the "Mellow Horn Club" at Guam
tabacook. As matter of fact l think it was
the pioneer camp at that place. Sometime
when you see Gus Colburn ask him what he
knows about the moving of Camp Hiawatha"
was cold or not. Yours in haste.
w. B. WAsHBuRN.
Mr.. Hazeltine confirmed Mr.. Washburn'
statement as to Camp Gilmore, which he had
visited as a boy with his father, and said it was
an old lumber camp some little distance from
the water. He referred US to George A. Quinn
by as likely to be able to furnish more particu-
lars than himself. Mr.. Quimby also gave
Camp Gilmore the precedence He said: GAS
matter of fact as early as 1916 the original pond
camp was organized by Daniel Haraden, Prescott
Hazeltine, Horatio Palmer, Ansel Lehman ard
II. &. U. Washburn. It was an old camp in the
meadow, some little distance from the pond.
It was owned by Rufus Gilmore and was
christened Camp Gilmore The club owned a
boat which is well remembered as the "Mel-
low Horn" In 1855 Ansel Lehman, Ephraim
SWEET, VIM. H. Burrill and Ezra Bickford
erected 12x12 foot cottage on the site of
what is now Lakeside" This camp was call
ed Camp Hiawatha." In 1862 an addition was
built, 12x16 feet land during that period the mem
bership changed In January, 1869, the owners
were given written notice by A. w. Green to
remove the cottage from his land, and January
20, 1869, it was removed to where it now
stands, and the name was changed to "River-
side Cottage" The original part, built in 1856
was not removed, but still stands, and is the
cook room of Lakeside" In 1869, in May, the
main part of the house was built, and the spot
was christened Lakeside" The owners were
w. G. Crosby, Alfred w. Johnson, Chas. B.
Hazeltine and R. T. Emery"
Mr.. Colburn had very distinct recollection
of the moving of Camp Hiawatha, as he was
one of party that slept in what was left
when the main part was moved, and the tenn
perature was decidedly frigid.
Later, it may be weeks and possibly months
before access can be had to all the records,
The Journal will publish full history of the
cottages at Quantabacook.
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FOR SALE

AT bargain, a restaurant and lunch room
doing good business; best location in the city
good chance for the right party The reason
for selling, have business in Florida for the
winter. Apply early to
NJ. r. KNOWLTON.
AT the Restaurant, No. 80 High Street
Belfast, October q, 19O9-42tf
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Itching piles provoke profanity, but profan-
ity won't cure them. Doan's Ointment cures
itching, bleeding or protruding piles after
years Of suffering. At any drug store.
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HERE IS HELP and HEALTH
FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK AND SUFFERING
FREE TREATMENT WHO ASK
FREE TREATMENT TO ALL WHO ASK.

want humanity to have the benefit of my
discovery. 1t is my earnest desire to place my
System Renovation in the hands of every suf-
ferer. My confidence is so great and l know
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icient for good test by mail postpaid abso-
lutely free to any sufferer.
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The CITY NATIONAL BANK, BELFAST

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the City National Bank of Belfast, for the
choice of directors and the transaction of any
other business that may legally come before
them, will be held at their banking rooms on
Tuesday, January 10, 1910, at 10 o'clock am
c. w. WESCOTT. Cashier.
Belfast, December II, 19O9-4w5l
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Gymnasium

FOR SALE. Furnishings and fittings of the
Young Mems Association rooms, including
clock, tables, bookcase, settees, horizontal bars
dumb-bells, mats, desk, basket ball, etc. In
quire of ORRIN ]. DICKEY,
Att Pythian Block.
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II DOES WHAT BEER AND WHISKY
CANNOT DO.

1t stimulates the whole general system and
puts new life into the fatigued and overwork
ed nerves, it lifts you into the attitude of hope
strength and ambition and holds you there 1t
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l want every sufferer to give this remedy q
thorough trial.
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What Il Is
and What 1t viii Do

Some medicines are good for one thing and
some for another, but when you are sick from
any cause, whether it be stomach, liver, kidney
or blood or anything else, your whole system
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possible for one organ to be affected without
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know have found in System Renovator
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