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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Pierce are in Bosto,
for few days.
Charles E. Field returned Tuesday from ,
vacation trip to the Provinces.
Mrs. Cyrus J. Hall of Houlton is the guest o,
her sister, Mrs. James Wight.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilmore returned last
Saturday from visit in Boston.
Orrin J. Dickey returned Wednesday nigh
from few days visit in Rockland.
DR.. and Mrs. Eugene D. Tapley left Tuesday
Tor two weeks visit in New York.
Miss Grace Randell of Portland, Me-, will be
the Easter guest of Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens.
Mrs. S. A. Webber of Mattapan, Mass, ar.
rived Wednesday morning to visit Mrs. S. G.
Swift.
Miss Susan w. Palmer returned to Augusta
Monday from brief visit with relatives in
this city.
A. H. Leonard of Boston, of the firm Of
Leonard & Barrows, arrived Wednesday on
business.
Messrs. Ralph D. Southworth and Clarence
E. Hall were in Portland last Tuesday and
Wednesday on business.
Conductor Ambrose J. Morrison, his wife
and little son John M, returned Wednesday
from visits in Boston and Brunswick.
Mrs. James F. Preston of Lowell, Mass, ar
rived Wednesday morning to spend a week
with her father. Hon. VIM. H. Mcclellan
Mr.. Frank B. Knowlton returned last Satur-
day from trip to the Panama canal, sailing
from New York in the excursion steamer New
York.
Nd. G. Hill, assistant postmaster, who had
been confined to the house for several weeks
by illness, resumed his duties in the Office last
Saturday.
DR.. w. L. West attended a meeting of the
Maine Veterinary Medical association in Bangor
last evening and will go to Ellsworth today,
Thursday. to give expert testimony in a case
before the Supreme Judicial Court.
Mrs. Lewis F. Cannon and little son Alfred
returned Saturday evening from Houlton,
where Mrs. Cannon was called by the critical
illness Of her mother, Mrs. Daniel Astle. Her
sons, Louis A. and Eugene E. Cannon, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cannon during
her absence. Mrs. Astle is rapidly improving.
The graduation parts at the Castine Normal
school have been assigned as follows: Helen
Spear of Rockport. valedictory: Jennie Clifford
of Standpoint. salutatory; Ethel Brown of
Milo, history; Anna Coombs of Vinalhaven,
Roscoe Patten of Orland and Winnie Hall of
Jefferson, essays. Harold Dow of jefferson is
class president
Mr.. Ralph johnson was in Belfast yesterday
to attend the annual meeting of the corpora
tors of the Belfast Savings bank and was re-
elected a member Of the board of trustees
He was much pleased with the condition of the
bank, of which his father, the late Edward
johnson, was president at the time of his
death. Many will regret to learn that The
Homestead on Primrose Hill will not be open
ed this season, although some of the family
may be here for few days. Mrs. Pratt as be-
fore announced, will spend the summer at
Newport
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

Comet Grange, Swanville, held a very int er-
esting meeting last Monday evening. The
third and fourth degrees were conferred on a
class of four,and the sisters then served one of
their bountiful suppers.
Sunrise Grange, Winterport, held en excep-
tionally pleasant and profitable meeting on
Saturday evening, April 9Th. The defeated
side in the recent contest furnished very
the younger sisters of the order making all
preparations. An interesting literary pro-
gram was presented and all passed delight
full evening. Three members received the
third degree.
Star of Progress Grange, jackson, met Sat-
urday evening with an unusually large attend
ance, Lawrence Cook, w. NJ, in the chair.
Two candidates were instructed in the first
and second degrees. After recess very fine
program, consisting OF recitations, decama.
tions, songs, vocal and instrumental duets.
dialogues, charades, tableaux, stories, readings,
cornet solos and duets. and two musical dia-
logues was presented by captains L. R. Stew
ems and H. S. Morton. The grange will give a
supper next Saturday evening.
Granite Grange, North Searsport, has adopt
ed the following resolutions Of respect:
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father, in His in
finite wisdom, has taken to home above our
beloved and highly esteemed sister, Caroline
H. Dow; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of Sister Dow
we have lost true and faithful friend and
sister, whose gracious, smiling presence was
gladly welcomed by all whenever it was her
privilege to meet with US.
Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of a
kind, devoted mother; and may the noble
traits of her beautiful character shine through
the gloom and tighten their sorrow.
Resolved, That we drape our charter and
assume the badge of mourning in her memory
for thirty days.
Resolved. That these resolutions be placed
ly; also one to the Bangor Commercial and one
to The Belfast Journal for publication.
A. STINsoN, COMMITTEES
HARRIET M. NIcKERsoN, on
CAROLYN B. SPAULDING. J Resolutions.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
MASS MEETING.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Belfast
Will be held In the Belfast Opera House
MONDAY EVE, APRIL II,

1911, at seven O'Clock, for the purpose of
discussing ways and means Of raising the
balance necessary for carrying out the shoe
factory project known as Plan No. 1.
The manufacturing committee of the Bel
last Board Of Trade have made very care
ful' painstaking and exhaustive canvass of
all the available sources of revenue, with the
result of securing pledges for the magnificent
amount Of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND,
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. There still
remains NINE THOUSAND, NINE HUN
DRED DOLLARS to be subscribed.
In order to make plain to each and every
citizen the ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of
raising this balance. and to prove to all how
very VITAL this matter is to the city's well
fare public meeting has been called.
Hon. E. F. Hanson, Hon. r. F. Dun
ton and Rev. Adolph Rossbach will be the
speakers. Mr. Hanson will speak on the
benefits Belfast derives from the shoe fac
tory and the reasons why Belfast should
foster and aid such an institution; Mr.. Dun.
ton will speak on the benefits derived by
Belfast business men and institutions from
the presence of the shoe factory, and Mr.
Rossbach will speak on the ethical and So
cial uplift to be gained by the general pros
perity of Belfast's industrial enterprises.
The Belfast Band has kindly donated its
services to make the occasion one of Meas.
ure as well as profit.
A completely filled house is desired and
should be assured for so worthy an object.
BELFAST BOARD OF TRADE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
lhe News of Brooks

,-''o" friday, evening a special COM
-' service viii be held at the Congrega-
acaatch
sure aad come to the Congregational
wy Ae1i Sunday afternoon. You will be
stsJed
= ,'''lffapie work is being put in prepara-
As Special Easter services at the Union
ss1gsuiCh, ,,5a. and quantity of flowers have
lsssss rom the city. A special program
s33gss m Sa59ls solos and quartettes will be
b NIL sgii a''o IN addition to the regular service
I u. Ia, 'e short Easter concert by the chill
H. 49, Nv 's see to it that every available
ssy -I1ped IN our little church on Easter
Is,,. gPeea music and other features are
ss,. VIE evening service also of unusual
d, 5,4lse furnished an exceedingly inter-
NJ, af! program last Monday night,
sp,4s u music by the Boys orchestra;
'alDir5, ~ 'Goqdng;sketch by Mrs. Dow and W.
h. Fia F5 oo,oS BY Donald Forbes, airline Estes,
. s,.5ins.a n's ana Charles Ryder, with banjo &C.
stspg eal' = iaree with six characters, "Ad-
str t. L ,"r ~, a Servant; music by orchestra.
! tsnonse,a "a eftalnm ent lunch was served in
u MI l14t' nall Next Monday night, candi-
Z @e nt hstructed in the fourth degree,
el Ae baked bean suppers for which
'e ls5,' 5lee is famous will be furnished.
ist. member is requested to bring pie
II =, ai Amanda, wife of Lorenzo Jones
III, w. Is nome of her granddaughter in
Esdr.D D''n 10th, aged 6s years, 5 months
II. 'ne was born in Prospect but her
sa,, "SS spent in Brooks. In early life
Fsea ve.. eu Mr.. Jones of Brooks and seven
|saac, "S IL, porn to them, of whom two died
llef n nose nose surviving are Mrs. Charles
I ,lohn WanIVile, Lorenzo D. Jones of Lib
ee Sba zones and Mrs. Emma Small of
kA Of ALSO also leaves one brother, Alfred
N fatobN bNofth Searsport, sister, Mrs.
Eesl, Of =, Ii Brooks, and eleven grand
laes ~a mnom she was particularly fond
70 striv;n Mss devoted wife and mother
was ba to make home happy. The
ISsstt ofSei feiu at South Brooks, Rev. David
sastions ns'iating. Some beautiful floral
esth w.s were made by devoted friends.
sai.s 'S :, the result Of fall down the
tscoys,a.1ae a1e was alone 1T the time and
" The sa aeai, sufficiently to explain the
s and nde,oent, although she lived sew
SfsnilvN seemed to recognize members
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
Death of Tom L. Johnson.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April TO- Tom L. john
son. twice congressman from the 2lst district.
four times mayor of Cleveland, champion Of
three-cent railway fare and prominent advo-
cate Of the single tax theories Of the late Henry
George. died in his apartments In the White
hall At a46 tonight, after long illness. Death
was caused by cirrhosis Of the liver. He was
81 years old.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
The River Will Soon be Open.

BANGOR, April 9. The Penobscot river is
free of ice to point about three miles below
Bangor and the remaining ice shows several
open places which are rapidly growing larger.
A few days of warm weather will put an end
to the embargo and open the port of Bangor.
Several colliers have been waiting in Fort
Point cove for week or more for the port TO-
open,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
The Shoe Situation.

In footwear some manufacturers are fairly
busy. but others are feeling the lack of sup
Elementary seasonable orders and their cut
ting rooms are especially dull at the present
time. There is more optimistic feeling preva-
lent throughout the trade. however. and it Is
expected that orders will show an increase,
due TO the moro seasonable weather which il
anticipated from now on.-Dun's Review, April
9Th
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
VETERANS MEETING IN WINTERPoRT

The Waldo County Veteran association met
at the Grange hall in West Winterport, April
9th. 1t was pleasant day, and although the
travelling was bad goodly number turned out
to welcome the boys. President Crockett called
the forenoon meeting to order and the records
of the last meeting were read and approved.
Comrades Stinson, Buzzy and Smith were ap-
pointed a committee on the time and place of
the next meeting, and later reported as follows:
"Winterport village, May 4th. If stormy, next
fair day." The secretary reported the death
of Comrade Charles A. Hartshorn since the
last meeting. A fine picnic dinner was served
in the dining room, and the custard pie was
not forgotten. After dinner President Crockett
passed the cigars and the boys chatted for
about an hour, talking over the events of 81
to '65.
President Crockett called the afternoon
meeting to order and the following program
was carried out: singing, America, by the audi
ence; prayer by Comrade Andrews; address of
welcome by Mrs. C. C. Larrabee response by
Comrade Smith; singing by all, "Just Before
the Battle, Mother rec, Geo. Staples; flag
drill by the school children: piano solo, Minnie
York; rec, Ella Clark; rec, American Flag;
music by Francis and Callie Larrabee; vocal
solo, Romaine Littlefeld; rec, Alice Larrabee;
singing by all, Marching through Georgia."
rec, Cecil Crockett; piano solo, Mrs. Sarah c.
Hall; rec. Nellie Marden; song, Romaine Lit
tlefield and Beatrice White; rec, Susie White;
vocal solo, Margaret White; music, Romaine
Littlefeld; rec, Cora Fields. The program
was fine and enjoyed by all.
Then came storytelling by the old veterans
Comrades Trask, Andrews, Stinson, Buzzy,
Richie, Clark, Smith, Campbell and others.
West Winterport is one of those places where
everybody seems to be welcomed. Our honorary
members came from Whites Corner in the
mud to meet the boys and seemed to enjoy the
meeting very much. A letter was read by the
secretary from Rev. VIM. Vaughan as to his
brothers. condition and al wish him = speedy
recovery. Closed BY singing God be With You
It'll We Nest Again. A ST1NsoN, Sec'y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13

At the Baptist church next Sunday the or
dinance of Baptism will be administered on
several candidates. The sermon and music
will pertain to Easter. In the evening the
services will be under the auspices of the Y. P.
S. C. E.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13

1nurSOay, IOE 1Tuckees CailI., WnefG Cney Will
make their home. Mr.. Pierce has been in
Truckee several years and came hcme for his
family. Miss Maude has been ill for some
time and it is hoped the change of climate will
be beneficial.
Writing to personal friend in Belfast from
her home in Woodland, California, Miss Mary
Jackson says: II am very well and have been
nearly all the time since I came here. l like
the climate and think am much better here
than when came. We are having delightful
weather now. Fruit trees are nearly all out of
blossom and soon we shall have roses galore,
and lilies as WELL"
The nominations for officers and committee
members of the Maine Federation of Woman 8
clubs have been made, Mrs. Stanley Plummer
of Dexter heading the list as president
Among the committee assignments are the fol-
lowing: Arts and Crafts, Mrs. Amos Clement,
Belfast: Civics. Mrs. Edward sibley. Belfast;
Education, Mrs. J. Frank Rish, Chairman }
Rockland; Reciprocity, Mrs. H. P. White.
Pennington.
Russell G. Dyer, Grand Secretary of the
Maine Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. who has
been in failing health for some time, is now at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edgar 3.
Thompson, in Bangor. The Bangor CONNER
cial says: "While his legion Of friends both in
and out of the order of Odd Fellows wish him
speedy recovery, his condition is regarded
~ serious" The board Of grand officers have
selected Past Grand Master Herbert w. Sears
| of Portland to servo @ grand secretary during
| the illness Of Mr.. Dyaf.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13

The remains of Samuel G. Gum, who died in
Danvers. Mass, April 10th, arrived on the
Wednesday evening train accompanied by his
brother, George A. Gum. They will be taken
to his former home in Searsmont for interment
today, Thursday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

about giving information concerning
their outputs. However, it is record
ed that the above mentioned firm pro-
duced and sold five million pounds in
1906, fifteen million pounds in 1907.
twenty-five million pounds in 1908
with increasing amounts for 1909 1910
and 1911.
The production of pumice in this
region exceeds that of the other
states of the Union, and seems de-
stined ultimately to displace from the
market some of the pumice imported
from Sicily Already Nebraska pro-
duces ten thousand tons of native
punice annually, and arguments based
upon the possibilities of this resource
secured an increased protective tariff
on pumice by recent congress.
This unique industry seems one Of
consequence, when we consider the
army of men employed, the usefulness
of the products, and the increased
value of pumice land.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29
Study of Fish Scales.

Some time ago the class in zoology
at the University of Colorado exam
ined the scales of the fresh water
fishes of the vicinity. Finding that
the different fishes could mostly be
distinguished by their scales, and that
the scales had very interesting char
acters, the work was continued. Since
then large collections of fish scales
have accumulated at the university.
presented by the British museum, Or.
Jordan of Stanford university, the
United States Bureau of Fisheries.
DR. Eigenmann of the University Of
Indiana and others. Many scales have
been studied and photographed, and
much has been published on them.
1t is found that the scales are not
only useful as aids to the identified
ton of fishes, but throw much light
on their classification.
The geological department of the
University of Colorado is also investi-
eating the fishes of that state, and
has obtained a number of interesting
kinds, two or three being new to sci
ence, and at present only known from
Colorado.-Prof T. d. A. Cockerell
University of Colorado.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29
GROWING VALUE OF
NEBRASKA PUMICE
BY ERWIN n. BARBOUR,
University of Nebraska.

Interstratified with various beds
throughout Nebraska, ranging from
the Oligocene, through the Miocene,
P,iocene, and even the Pleistocene, as
reported, are certain beds of such uni
formity, fineness and Wilderness as to
attract universal attention. These are
the beds of volcanic dust, or native
pumice, commodity which in five or
six years has sprung into consider
able commercial Importance. Anomal.
Gus though it may appear, Nebraska
the most distinctly agricultural state.
is the chief producer.
Volcanic dust, probably originating
In the mountain region to the south
west, was carried by the winds and
deposited over practically every coun-
ty in the state Of Nebraska. Some
beds are distinctly water-laid, others
wind-laid Before the Nebraska geOl-
ogical survey had begun to publish
papers respecting it's neglected natur-
al resources, this native pumice was
seemingly worthless thing. At that
time it commanded in the market
about 81 a ton. AS the resource be-
came better known, its market price
steadily rose and for some years stood
at about 81 ton. Many shipments
are now sold at Sc to $40 ton.
Out of long list of pumice lands
on file in the office of the Nebraska
geological survey, not one piece re-
mains unsold, some of it netting the
ranchmen as much as $500 an acre
on land which had recently been pur-
chased for Sc an acre. This native
pumice has been variously termed vol
canic dust, volcanic ash, 'geyserite. ?
ETC., and where mined" extensively it
is now called silica" and the beds
where it is produced are known as
silica mines"
1t has wide range of uses, is
shipped extensively, and furnishes per
manent employment to large force
of men. Plate glass works, stove
works, ard manufacturers of seour-
ing compounds are the chief users.
The daily output of one Nebraska firm
retails for more than $4,000 and. in
addition. this firm has branch fac
tories of equal importance in Chicago
and Ontario.
For prudential reasons, firms han
ding this material are reluctant
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29
BY SAMUEL w. PARR,
Professor Of Applied Chemistry,
II~;,.>~>:x,. e tII;~~;.

Wherever large quantities of btu
minous coal are stored-and bitumin-
Gus coal furnishes by far the greatest
part of the energy used at the present
day-the danger arising from spon-
taneous combustion must be taken
into consideration and hence elabo
rate and costly measures are being
taken to avert this hidden peril The
problem of spontaneous combustion is
rapidly being recognized as the great
problem in the storage of bituminous
Goals.
The United States government
which uses upward of quarter of a
million tons yearly by the navy alone,
has taken great precautions to avert
the danger of spontaneous combustion
in it's new coal pile at Bradford on
Narragansett Bay near Newport,
where the storage capacity is about
sixty thousand tons.
The danger of spontaneous combus
ton on ship board is even greater
than during ordinary storage for the
space is unoccupied by other mate
rails, usually at the side of the vessel
between the boiler rooms and the side
planking. Here the coal is subjected
to the heat Of the boiler and engine
rooms and is especially liable to 1g-
mite spontaneously.
To determine the underlying causes
of the spontaneous combustion of
Goals an investigation was carried on
In the engineering experiment station
of the University of Illinois. A study
of the mid-continental type was made,
not only of the various forms of oxi-
dation to which the coal is subject,
but also of the influence of the fol-
lowing factors: (1) iron pyrites; (2)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

lnQ1cateQ by second thermometer In
each oven. The rise in temperature as
shown by the first thermometer is an
index of oxidation activities.
the size of the coal PARTICLES; 60 the
initial or induced temperature; and
(4) moisture content
To determine the influence of these
factors, various mixtures of coal and
iron pyrites of different sizes and
moisture content were kept at con-
slant temperature in ovens specially
constructed for that purpose The re-
suits of these experiments showed
that the oxidation of coal is contin-
uous over a wide range of time and
conditions, and begins with the
freshly mined coal at ordinary tenn
peratures. Generally speaking, it was
found % that each kind of coal may
have it's temperature increased to
certain point below which oxidation is
not ultimately destructive; this tenn
perature depends upon certain exter-
nal factors, and if the latter are re-
temperature falls; however, if the
temperature rises above this critical
point, oxidation becomes autogenous
and is ultimately destructive; (2)
that the presence of iron pyrites is a
positive source of heat, since the
amount of oxidation of the pyrites
was determined and was found to be
practically constant, viz, 20 per cent
of the pyrite present in the coal.
Without exception, in every test
made, the wetting of the coal increas-
ed the activity as shown by the ulti-
mate temperature. The smaller sizes,
because of the large surface present
ed to the air, heat much more rapidly
than lump and SO are source of dan
ger; (3) that treating the coal to solu-
lions of chemicals did not seem mate
rally to retard the oxidation, al
though a preheating treatment con-
fined to a temperature below the crit
ical point with subsequent cooling
seems to have commercial possible
ties
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29
Exported Partridge Eoas.

About 100000 partridge eggs are ex-
ported from Austria-Hungary to Eng
land each year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29
Az Exnenslvs History

Now completed, the official History
of the South African War" has cost in
all net sum of $17J.0g1
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

0eCSfHUcF Spy ioois
The secretary of the treasury of tbs
Confederate states, in his correspond
ence with the Tennessee delegation in
the Confederate congress, announced
the inability of the Confederate gov
rnment to reimburse Tennessee for
the sums expended by the state in de-
tense of the Confederacy.
Messrs. Thomas and Burnett of Ken
tucky were sworn in as members OF
the Confederate congress and took
their seats as representatives of their
state. They were chosen by the pro-
vision.l government.
Acting Master Alick Allen and Act
ing Master Henry l.. Sturgess OF the
IT s. s. Mount Vernon were sent in a
cutter and a gig to destroy Confed-
crate lightship in use off Wilmington,
N. C. They found the light ship de-
serted although pierced for guns and
almost prepared for harbor defense
The yesesl was fired, and the mem.
hers of the expedition escaped through
the fire of Confederate batteries that
opened on them.
The original legal tender bill was IL
troduced in the house of representa-
tives of the United States congress oy
q Spaulding of New York.
The banks of Philadelphsa New
York and Boston suspended specie
payment.
copyright. 1911, by w. G. chapnian.)