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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS IN
WALDO COUNTY.
TFrom the Maine Farmer.1

In reply to yours will say in consider
ing the agricultural conditions in our
town today, as compared with ten years
ago, one will note a marked improve
ment in methods, machinery and results.
Then sulky plows, disc harrows, improv-
ed cultivators, corn and potato planters
and spraying machinery were not used.
Today they are in general use on most
farms in town. The result is larger
acreage and better crops, more stock,
larger profit, improved buildings, happier
homes and better citizenship.
Now, as none of our people have at
tended the U. of M, either a long or
short term or farmers week, as we have
no boys or girls clubs and hold no fairs,
what, you will ask, has brought about
the changes noted? First, l should say
the R. F. D., which has more than
doubled the number of farm papers taken
in town; second, the two live Oranges
in cur town, both of which have built
halls in the last three years and discuss
farm problems at every meeting: third,
the general trend of agriculture is up
ward and on broader lines, and while
agriculture is not taught in our public
schools and 20 prizes offered or fairs
held, our young people have before them
always an object lesson in broader and
more beautiful home life on the farm.
Some fruit trees are being planted
every year. The orchards are given
more attention and a better grade of
fruit packed. The Baldwin is still the
favorite for shipping, although other
varieties are planted to some extent
There has been quite an increase in
the amount of neat stock, mostly
dairy. Sanford Greeley can show
some very fine Holsteins, pure bred
stock. W. B. Morse has fine herd
of registered Guernseys: Harrison
Berry & Son a large herd of pure
yet been discovered in town as far
as | know. But few sheep are kept.
dogs are plenty.) Quite a few more
colts are to be found than for MANY
years past, mostly from draft stock.
The prospect for good crop of hav
is excellent, and a large amount Of old
hay is being carried over. Grass did not
winter-kill, and pastures are good. No
one has experimental with alfalfa about
here, as far as know. The acreage of
potatoes is about the same as last year.
Yellow corn-quite an increase over
that planted for some years, and some
increase in acreage Of sweet corn; also
some increase in silo corn. In the past
ten years more than seven million feet
OF lumber have been cut in this vicinity
and nothing in the way of reforestation
has been attempted, and still we are
cutting off our lumber. when will
men learn Wisdom0
Just now we are in the midst of the
poultry craze, and if you have not flock
OF Rhode Island Reds or Plymouth Rocks,
you are simply not in it. We have not
got to cooperative buying or selling yet,
and do not expect it will come in our day;
and if it should, it will not prove the
cure-all that its friends think it is. For
ourselves, we are quite content with con-
ditions as they are. We are doing our
best and are quite content, and some
where we have heard the saying, ''Let
we'll enough alone" H. w. ABBOTT.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
Hello! Here's an Old Friend!

After lying in the tomb of an Egyptian
mummy for probably thousands of years,
ten grains of wheat sent to a Greeley
farmer and planted west of here germi-
mated.
From it eight stalks of wheat have
grown. This promises variety of wheat
superior to any growing in this locality
and may supplant American wheat.
This story, which was first printed in
James G. Blaine's Portland (Me.) Ad-
vertiser in 1851, has required with re-
United States for 60 years. Sometimes
it comes from Indiana, but in recent
times it's habitat has shifted farther
West. 1t blossomed out in 1909, but was
quiescent last year. American wheat,
it is understood, is still generally planted
throughout the country. Greeley Col
Dispatch to New York Herald
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
WANTS 100000 DIVIDED.
David c. Smith Files Suit Against His
Brother, George w. Smith of Rockland.

Brother, George W. Smith of Rockland.
OMAHA, June 81. George Warren
Smith of Rockland, Me-, is principal de-
PENDANT in a suit instituted here today
for partition of $1,000, 900 worth of real
estate. The fight is between two broth
ers and a sister on one side and brother
on the other for the property of de-
ceased brother, Francis Smith.
According to the petition filed here by
David Clifford Smith, his brother, George
and Francis were in partnership for near
ly 40 years, during which time they ac-
cumulated nearly 100 city lots in Omaha,
including some valuable business proper
ty and many tracts of farm land in
Nuckolls, Thayer and Wayne counties,
Neb.
When Francis Smith died in January,
1908, it is alleged George assumed pos
session Of all the property. Benjamin
F. and Mrs. Cordelia Murray, also of
Rockland, sided with George. During
the partnership of the brothers their
joint holdings were for convenience held
in the name of George, who was a
bachelor.
After the death Of Francis, George
repudiated the partnership and filed a
purported deed to him for his brothers.
half. David asks receiving and an ac-
counting and an order restraining George
from disposing of any of the property.
Of the entire property held by Francis
and George, one-half, according to the
plaintiffs petition, should go to George,
and the other half be divided equally be-
tween the surviving four brothers and
sisters,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
BOY SCOUTS HELP THE BLIND,

Chalmers Hadley, librarian of Denver,
Colo, has devised plan by which the
Boy Scouts can help the blind. He has
arranged daily readings in the library
from the great works of literature.
Such readings, of course, are especially
helpful to persons who for various rea-
sons are unable to read. Hadley learned
that there are several hundred blind folks
in Denver and he wanted them to enjoy
the hour of reading. Accordingly he
arranged with the Boy Scouts to escort
the various blind folk to the library each
day and then take them home. The boys
have entered heartily into this subject
and as result have given happiness to
hundreds of folk.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
CLUBBING OFFERS. Inc following clubbing

CLUBBING OFFERS. Inc following clubbing
offers apply only to subscriptions paid in adj
van ce; and when payment is made it should be
8 tated what premium, if any, is desired. 1t is
also necessary to say that none of these publ
atoms are mailed with The Journal or from
this office. We have to pay for these publica-
tic ms one year in advance, and they are then
sent from their respective Offices to our SUBJ
&C. bers. Our clubbing offers are as follows
for one years subscription paid in advance:
The Journal and Farm and Home. ........$ $500
The Journal and Tribune Farmer. 225
The Journal and McCall's Magazine. 210
The Journal and New Idea Magazine. .210
The publications included in our clubbing Of
fers may be sent to different addresses.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
ADMIRAL DEWEY PRAISES BOY Sec
MANUAL.

Many letters have been received at the
National Headquarters of the Boy Scouts
of America, praising the new manual.
Admiral George Dewey, who is reading
the book for the second time, writes: Il
find it most excellent and valuable
book, containing so many suggestions in
which | am interested. l am so pleased
with it | shall take it with me on my va
cation this summer to the Green Noun
tains, where | am sure it will prove of
great benefit as a guide in studying Ma
lures gifts to the woods -
Clifford Pinchot of Washington, D. c.,
writes: Il have only had time to go
over it roughly, of course, but it seems
admirable, and | am delighted to have
it. -
President Davis of the Normal College
of the city of New York, says: at is
wonderful book. 1t has made me wish
more strongly than ever that I might be
boy again. 1t has a manly ring to it
that will appeal to boys and is so full of
suggestions for them that every bov can
find something. in it to inspire him, no
matter what his temperament | believe
the manual will help greatly to develop
wholesomely the character of the boys of
America,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
BOY SCOUTS PLANT TREES.

Tree planting is favorite pastime of
Boy Scouts. Much interest in this work
has been aroused by Clifford Pinchot, for
mer United States forester and present
member of the National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America. Pinchot believes
in the Boy Scouts and the training that
they get in the woods. At his suggestion,
the leaders of the Boy Scouts have en-
couraged planting of trees in the cities
and practically every troop in the impor-
tant cities of this country have given
Haven, Conn, Philadelphia, Pa, Johns
town, Pa, Cincinnati, Chicago and other
p laces.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
THE LITTLE PINES.

Dear, once in clearing, high in the snowy
wood,
The bearded lumbermen, filing with axe and
cart,
Wherever the saplings shot up straight and
good,
Hacked at the boles and crashed them down
and apart;
And long, o lover of little pines, you stood
Mute on the hillock watching, and sick at
heart.
And when on pitiful hurdles, deaths poor
dover,
The innocent felons lay under cords unblest,
And oxen. welding in one their deep-breathed
power,
Upheaved the burden grandly, with no arrest
For the ended beauty of little pines that hour
Tears in your eyes, and anger in your sweet
breast.
But now a wondrous sight in the Bay below,
A grove of masts, all winged aerially!
'Twixt wave and cloud SO thrillingly fair they
go.
So busy, SO spirit-bright, who would not be
Glad for your little pines? That overthrow
Is life. is laughter, along the illumined sea.
Louise Imogen Quincy, in the July Atlantic.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
THE WOOD-PILE.

When winter climbed the hill of March
though spring seemed far away
And the long school term had ended with its
exhibition day,
Then father'd mildly venture, as he chucked
just bit,
'Wel boys, the wood piles waiting, and it's
time to tackle it,
Of course we'd growl little; but we knew the
ways of fate,
And fathers mild suggestions were not open
to debate
Behind the shed it reared its bulk; mountain.
so it seemed,
Surcharged with nightmares full the worst
|. that ever boyhood dreamed.
The drifts were deep upon its top; for, many
weeks before,
The creaking hobs had hauled it from the
wood-lot to the door.
And 0, the buck-saw battle with those twenty
cords or SO,
All cut sled-length, and closely held in clasp of
ice and snow
The gnarly maple and the twisted ash that
bites and binds,
The elm, the birch, the beech, the oak and
other upland kinds,
All these were waiting, trunk and limb, within
the tangled mass,
But mighty little fir or spruce, or poplar, pine
or bass.
The first day was the worst, guess; and every
little while
We'd stop to rest our backs and arms, but we
couldn't force smile.
Our lot we deemed the hardest that our lives
would ever see,
And our hearts were filled with envy of the
snow-birds in the tree.
The neighbors driving by would pause to pass
friendly word,
But if they tried to joke, we'd make as if we
never heard.
o, how we loved the dinner-bell! And when
the day was done
The chores we'd never hankered for seemed
little less than fun.
And sleep? My soul! the way we boys would
sleep throughout the night
Was something never known in homes kept
warm by anthracite.
So day by day sawed and split and chopped
and piled, until
The pride of something done commenced to
stir US with its thrill.
The saw began to have song, the ak began to
ring;
The pile that seemed SO vast at first grew
small like anything.
Then father'd say, you're doing fine" and
mother, my, you're smart!'
And something in the tone of each would fill
and warm the heart.
While we would buckle to our task, as if it
were a race,
And somehow, after all, the world was not so
hard place.
John Clair Minot in Youths Companion.)
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Literary News and Notes.

And now comes the vacation season.
when the out-of- doors calls to us in tones
that will not be denied. Even our read
ing is done in the open, so far as possible,
while as for the kind of readlng-well,
no involved. problematical fiction need
apply. We want stories of love and adj
venture, full of action and Incident
stories of live people. One such story
is the complete novel in the July Lippln-
colts: "From the Car Behind, by
Eleanor M. Ingram, author of those sue
cessful books, 1.-The Game and the Can
die" and "Stanton Wins. :" Like her
other stories, From the Car Behind
has to do with motoring, especially motor
racing. The love interest is captivating,
the action tense, the humor abundant,
the mystery long sustained. 1t is the
sort of tale one must finish at one read
ing, for nowhere in it does there seem
place where one is willing to lay it aside.
All the characters are intensely human,
being neither holy saint nor wholly SIN
ner. In short, the novelette, has all the
ear-marks of "best-seller, and 1T is
pretty sure to take rank as such when
it is brought out in book form.
Ferrero. the Italian historian, opens
the July Atlantic with keen discussion
of the government of the Roman Catho-
lie Church today. The article immedi-
ately following, written by the Rev.
Canon Barry, an orthodox historian,
voices decidedly opposing views, under
the title of The Pope and Democracy.
There are several other seriously sugges-
tive papers in this number, among them
'.The German Drift Toward Socialism, .
a surprising statement of half-realized
facts by William C. Qreher, The I'm
limited, Franchise, by Max Eastman, and
The Chemistry of Sleep by Dr.. Fred W.
Eastman, an article full Of constructive
suggestion as we'll as curious analysis.
Historical papers are contributed by Ga
maliel Bradford, Jr., and Chas. M. liar
vey, the former writing about Lee and
his Army" and the latter following The
Trail OF the Argonauts." Summer has
come and the Atlantic gives more gener-
Gus space to fiction. There are two long
stories, MARY the history of New
Woman, a story as Unconditional as it is
dramatic, by L. P. Jacks, the editor Of
The Hilbert journal, and The Step
mother, tale of modern Greece, by J.
D. Dragoumis. The short story, The
Two Looks by John Galsworthy, is
novel condensed into two or three pages.
There are several summer essays IN
pleasant vein.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
Hiram X. Morrell.

GARDINER, Me-, June 27. Hiram Kel,v
'Morrell, one Of the Oldest and hest
known newspapermen in Maine. and one
of the two living charter members of
the Maine Press Association, died to-
day. aged nearly "a years. He was edi-
tor of the Gardiner Home Journal at one
time, published a temperance paper
called ''The Cold Water Fountain. ,, and
later was editor of the Reporter Journal.
selling to his son. E. W. Morrell. tie
present owner. He was for 10 years grand
scribe of the Sons of Temperance. and
one of his boasts was that he never drank
a glass of liquor, or even cider. Mr..
Morrell was Republican. He is sur
vived by widow, two sons and daugh-
ter.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
Uncle Sans Finances.

WASHINGTON, June 81. The United
States treasury will have surplus of
approximately SEE, 600, 900 when the ifs
cal year of 1911 ends on Saturday.
The fiscal year of 1910 closed with a
surplus of SIS, 600, 900. This years's
showing will be the best since 1907,
when surplus seldom equalled-S :
600. OO0-was shown. Both 1908 and
1909 showed deficits of $2O,OOO,O 90 and
$5S, 900, 900 respectively.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
Parsons Poems A Gem.

PdfSOn POEMS n 0em.
From Rev H Stubenvoll, Allison, la, in
praise of DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They're such health necessity,
In every home these pills should be.
If other kinds you've tried in vain,
USE DIR. KINGS
And be well again." Only Csc at all druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06

There is nothing SO good for sore throat as
DR.. Thomas Eclectic OIL Cures it in few
hours. Relieves any pain in any part.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
BOY SCOUTS TO TAKE tom SAVERS
TRIP,

TRIP,
Boy Scouts in Omaha are planning to
build big raft on which they will float
down the Missouri River to St. Louis to
attend an encampment of the Boy Scouts
of America near that city in July Five
Boy Scouts of Omaha Troop No. l, I'M
der Mr., NJ. 0, Mclaughlin, have OBJ
tanned the consent Of their parents to
make the trip and they are enthusiastic
cally at work on the big raft. The craft
will be twelve feet wide and fourteen
feet long and will have a tent cabin for
sleeping apartments. The boys will have
plenty of provisions, The trip will take
eleven days. The youngsters expect to
tie up at night at convenient places.
They anticipate a big lark As tom
Sawyer the hero of one of Mark
Twain's books, took this trip, the boys
are reading about their hero The boys
who will make the trip are Walter
Young, Herbert and Wilbur Grau, and
Laurie and Julian Allwine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
FREE---WONDERFUL NEW
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
FIVE DAYS TREATMENT
Of Wonderful New Discovery Sent Free to All
Sick or Afflicted PEOPLE.


which
He humanity give them the
benef of wonderful treatment
fill out the below and today
obligations
guidance.
and today not this offer
J.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
THE BOY SCOUTS.
BUFFALO BILLS" ADVICE.

Colonel William F. Cody, famous as
''Buffalo Bill, is interested in the Boy
Scouts of America. He gave an inter
esting talk recently to the Scouts in
Salem. He urged the boys to become
good Scouts that they might pick good
trail through life. He said: LET me
tell you, boys, that if you are to be good
men, brave men, you must stick to the
rules and laws of your organization, and
you must follow the example of General
Baden Powell. Honor your parents.
Obey them. Do your duty always. Be
polite and kind, for these mark the true
gentleman. Carefully pick your path
through life, and thus leave a trail in
which other Scouts may follow. The old
scouts are passing out of sight down the
long, lone trail, but they look behind to
you, who will be the men on whom the
world of tomorrow depend. Be true,
boys. wish you every success with ali
my heart, my lads
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
TO CAMP ON SPOT MADE FAMOUS BY J..
Kenmore COOPER.

IS j.
Kenmore COOPER.
The executive board of the BOY Scouts
Of America is sending to the Scout Mast
ers throughout the country the invitation
Of the citizens of Cooperstown, New
York, to camp there this summer. While
the board will not exercise any official
supervision of the encampment, yet it
will be glad to have the Boy Scouts avail
themselves of this invitation to camp in
such picturesque and historic spot. The
place has interested many boys because
of the stories Of James Fenimore Coop
er, and the executive board is anxious
that the boys should become thoroughly
acquainted with Cooper's books. For
that reason, it has instructed James E.
West, executive secretary of the Boy
Scouts of America, to write the Scout
Masters, urging them to have the Scouts
read Deer Slayer"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
MUST ATTEND TO FINGER NAILS AND
TEETH.


The Boy Scouts of America are re-
quired to keep their finger nails clean,
and attend to their teeth. The new
Scout law imposes these duties upon
them, for plank Nc. II says: "a Boy
Scout is clean; he keeps clean in body
and thought; and stands for clean speech,
clean spirit and clean habits" The boys
have received directions for the care of
their finger nails, and are told that they
are to be cut once week and cleaned
daily. 1t is hoped that the hundreds of
thousands of boys stimulated by the new
Boy Scout principles will exhibit clean,
glistening finger nails hereafter. Special
instructions are also given the boys for
the care of the teeth. Boys are taught
that many diseases are spread because
OF failure to clean the teeth and are told
that clean teeth never decay. Accord
ingly boys are urged to give careful at
tention both morning and evening to their
teeth.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06

you have any other diseases not IN 'h's list
write them on a piece OF paper ana enclose IL
with the. coupon.
Evening star., 1911-08-31
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

lew YORK. August 31.-The cotton
arket opened firm, at an advance of
ALI points on covering and some fresh
"uying inspired by higher cables than due
and bullish private condition reports
There was a good deal of realizing and
some local selling on the early advance.
which seemed to reflect a feeling that
low condition figures were attributabl
10 the agitation for report i'm favor of
growers, but the marke. continued firm
during the middle of the morning and
acw crop positions ruled about Is to
IL points net higher Both the private
condition reports issued this morning
~howed deterioration of over IL per
cent during the past month.
Probably the approaching three-day ad-
j"urnment restricted fresh business as
we'll as uncertainty as to the effect of
the government report tomorrow. At any
rate. trading was quiet and, with the
uupopularity of an advance In prices re-
hected in the failure of demand to broad
en- as n result of the bullish private con-
ditfon reports the market turned easier
toward midday under local selling, with
new crop months losing ) or q points OF
the initial advance. August. however
was bid up by leading bull brokers, and
after sale of 1000 bales at Il cents was
quoted at 12.10 bid just before trading in
that position ceased at midday, or about
-, points above the closing figure of yes
terday- Spot nominal
The estimated receipts at the ports to-
day. Gi.Oo0 bales. against 1867 bales la st
week and 16,4S2 bales last year: for the
week. 1S3,G0o Dales. against o, ,63S bales
last week and 81. 59: bales last year. At
New Orleans today. 3.70O bales. against
ia bales last week and none last year;
At Houston today. s.94O bales. against
ie.A0 bales last week and IL, ,7S1 bales
last year.