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The Republican journal., 1911-02-09
WINTERPORT.

WNTERPORT.
The large potato house near the station on
the Northern Seaport railroad was burned
Tuesday morning, January s1st, and two heat
er cars were also burned. The loss, which in
cluded about 10000 bushels of potatoes, was
estimated at $4,000. 49,. News was received
here recently Of the death of Mr.. William
Bradford Dean at Los Angeles, Calf. Mr..
Dean was born in this town 81 years ago. His
remains were cremated and the ashes will be
brought here for interment in the spring. He
is survived by his wife, who was Mary Lord of
Charlottetown, p E. l.; by two daughters and
three sons and by sister, Mrs David Sterling,
also OF Charlottetown. Mrs. Mary A. Haley
of this place is a niece of Mr.. Dean. =. Mrs.
A. W. Shaw is quite ill., Mrs. Ruth Jepson
Taintor, who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Jepson, has returned to
New York ...,M Mrs. P. c. George has returned
from visit with relatives in Camden. Will
liam A. Hill has gone to Boston, where he has
a position in a surveyors office Ziba R. Will
llams visited his brother, George Williams, in
Bangor last week.. Among the Young people
who have entertained their friends socially
recently were Mrs. Ellery Bowden, Miss Rose
Eaton, Miss Beulah Rankin, Mrs F. N. Eaton
and Mrs. W. R. Fernald So. The w. CT. u.
met with Mrs: c. R. Hill Wednesday afternoon.
February LIST. At the close of the meeting
dainty refreshments were served and pleas
ant social hour enjoyed.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09
STIFF JOINTS

Limp, limp-difficult to walk, ankle and knee
and thigh joints swollen. fingers swollen and
distorted, and an agony of pain throughout. It
may be rheumatism, chronic or incipient, it
may be the result of strain sprain, fall or other
injury. Now, sufferers, listen to reason. The
intelligent and systematic use of LEES LINZ
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it is composed of the most powerful ingredi-
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the reductions of swellings Use only LEES
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LEES EMINENT gives quicker results and
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LEES EMINENT will reach it and stop it
Try it for all neuralgia, rheumatic and sciatic
affections. In full 4-ounce bottles (TWICE the
usual quantity for % cents. At drug and
general stores.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09
FIFTY-FOUR YEARS A MILLINER.
Mrs. J. w. Black of Searsport Retires From
Business.
yeneral stores

BUSINESS.
/. Correspondence of the Bangor News.1
SEARsPoRT, February End After So
years in the millinery business, so of
which were spent in this. her native
town, Mrs. Joshua w. Black, formerly
Mrs. T. S. Reals, has sold her stock and
goodwill TO Miss Eudavilla Cleaves, a
we'll known young Searsport woman,
who takes possession at once.
In 1853, Mrs. Black, then Miss Theo-
date S. Merrithew, went to Winchester.
Mass. where she learned the milliner's
trade. At the end of the four years she
came back to Searsport and went into
business for herself. Shortly after this
she was married to Parker J. Beals of
this town, and In the house where she
now lives. nearly opposite the Searsport
hote! IN Main street, she did millinery
for the ladies' of Searsport and the sur
rounding country. At that time the nre-
vailing style was white hats, and it was
no unusual thing for Mrs. Black to have
100 hats at the bleachery at one time.
for in those days people did not throw a
hat away If it was little soiled or vel
low. Gotten on Monday morning I would
start in with so orders left over from
Saturday night" said Mrs. Black this
morning, in conversation with the News
correspondent.
You see there was no ready to wear
hats in those days and everything had to
be done by the milliner. Millinery was
not taught in the schools either and it
was an unheard of thing for an amateur
to fix up hat. | have had styles 90 out
and come in again many, many times. |
have now In my possession a hat not
much more than three inches in diameter.
which, beside the cart-wheel hats of to-
day, which will not go through a car
door without bending, is a far CALL"
In 1888, Mrs. Black moved into the
store IN Main street, where she has re-
manned until selling out. All these years,
IN addition to her millinery business, she
has kept house. After the death of Mr.
Beals, she kept on with her business and
home life and about year ago she was
married again, this time to Hon. Joshua
W. Black, police judge, postmaster and
one OF the representative citizens of
Waldo county. Mr.. Black at that time
closed his house in Main street and went
to live in the Beals house, where Mrs.
Black will devote the remainder of her
life to home-making and leave millinery
to younger and more ambitious hands.
Over half century of hat trimming is
long time and. as she expresses It, II
have trimmed thousands Of hats of all
shapes, sizes and descriptions, and |
would not like to see them all piled up
before me- y. That Judge and Mrs. Black
may have many years of happiness and
joy, is the wish of all who know them.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09
WEST WINTERPORT.

Longfellow school closed February 4th with
appropriate exercises. Owing to the grip and
various other childish illnesses the attendance
has been small, which is to be deplored, as the
instructor, Miss Gladys Higgins of Indian
Point, Me-, is a splendid teacher and is much
beloved by the children. :. Bronchitis, la
grippe and severe colds in various forms are
prevalent, hardly family escaping. Those
upon the sick list may be reported as follows:
Mr.. Elmer H. Clements Mrs Walter Curtis
and infant son, Mr.. John Fields and family
Mr.. Warren Grant and son Paul and Mr..
Chauncey Curtis all convalescent. Mr..
Joseph Cookson is not as well. Mrs Clarence
Brown is quite ill with the grip, but is slightly
improved -. Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Batchelder
of Frankfort were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Curtis last Sunday. Quite an excite
ment was caused here last week by fire break
ing out in the home of Mr.. Llewellyn Knowl-
ton. The telephone brought thirty men to the
spot with speed and they succeeded in putting
out the flames. =. Mrs. Leroy Littlefeld and
daughter Beatrice have been the guests for
several days of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Spencer Patterson. 1t looks as if there
might be a wood famine in Frankfort and
Winterport in the near future, for wood chop
pers can not be hired at any price. Well, well,
with good old Democratic times many will no
doubt be glad to swing an ak by another sea-
son.. Several from this place attended the
Odd Fellows masked ball in Monroe last Friday
evening and report fine time....A WISH
tor in the home of the correspondent last
week upon picking up this paper said: Hello!
here is the dear old Republican Journal"
Quite contrast to the expression of Demo-
cratic friend who in speaking of another
local paper asserted that he would not have
its pages read by his growing sons and daugh-
tiers.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09
WHITES CORNER (w,n,.

~ONEN lWtnta,u
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. clemsnp,''t
E. N. Bartlett. Mr.; and Mrs " NJ u.
A. L. Blaisdell and family at w.. asp ss,
ding reception of Mr.. and M d,
Monroe Monday evening, Jann. "a
Ed Edna harquail. with most of bs. ~ S0H
Whites Corner school, VISIT. asi ? upb i
school in Monroe Tuesday afts,' ne Spa
program of recitations, musio n
a spelling match and Miss March, ~, bs
outspelled the Others. In tbres e ssl' Ra
these spelling contests, MarpsF. out b
of thirteen, has carried away tba , WHO'S, i,
were visitors from both sal "non, N
Superintendent Martin was D,. pl'oi,a b
Mrs. E. N. Bartlett, Mr.. and NJ Nj
J. W. Jewett, Abbie Jewett and a. y 4, IA
went to Jackson last Wednasa " Csasl
meeting of North Waldo POM % atss
E. Webber Bartlett, Maurice cI.l, ''atgs
Grant, students of the U. of NJ 'a' Cas,
homes from last Thursday until N y'e At
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Haley we,a Du'ay /,
L, Croxford in Dixmont Sunday ST,'s d
Chase and Mark Chase of Mon,. Do "si q
day with their uncle, c. W. Nealan 'peRi !,
$500. Mrs. Julia White and L 4 g l,a ~;
guests of Frank Sargent and sami,, 'p',' ,.
Sunday .....A little daughte, ~. ID 4a'
home of David Hart Sunday evsr;. al
10Th. 81 Jaas
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

February Bird was the centenary of
the birth of Horace Greeley, of whom
it is well said that his greatest fame is
due to his personality as an editor, and
as molder of public opinion at period
when the nation was facing crisis. One
OF his able lieutenants at that time, and
later, was Maine man James Shepard
Pike of Calais.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

Fifty years ago, February End, por-
trait OF Rufus Choate was presented to
the city government of Boston and hung
In faneuil hall on the north side of the
south gallery. There was no art commits
sion then. Boston Globe
Mr.. Choate died in Halifax, N. S.,
July 13, 1859. He embarked at Boston
for Europe, his physician having recon-
mended a sea voyage, but was taken
seriously i'll Oh the steamer. George S.
billiard, editor of the Boston Courier,
was a fellow passenger and friend and
saw to his landing at Halifax.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

An article in the February Atlantic on
German and British Experience With
Trusts" by Gilbert H. Montague, New
York lawyer who takes an active inter-
est in politics and economics, presents a
striking contrast with conditions in this
country. Here press and people are ar
rayed against the trusts; Congress and
the Supreme Court are invoked to crush
them, and the undertaking magazines
have exposed and denounced them in I'M
measured terms. ''In Europe" says
Mr. Montague, combination is general
ly approved as normal force in indus
trial development; and instead of pro-
hiblting combination, the law-if legis-
lation is found necessary merely forbids
specific fraudulent and wrongful prac-
tees, whether they occur in small bust
nesses or in the largest combinations. !"
In Germany the trust movement is older
than the Empire, and in Great Britain,
the tendency toward combination ap-
pears, in many industries, to have dis
tanced both Germany and the United
States. Particularly is this true in the
textile trades, and it is said that ''The
history of the great thread combination
of J. and P. Coats is a classic in trust
literature. Mr.. Montague says:
The strongest contrast to American
conditions is presented by the German
laws and the decisions of their courts.
While the American States have been
vying with one another in passing lax
corporation laws, Germany, through
strict corporation laws, has vigorously
and successfully been eliminating fraudu-
lent corporation methods and encourag
ing the growth of sound business enter
prise. The Germans have enacted no
prohibitory legislation on the subject of
trusts. Instead of bounding industry
with boisterous antitrust statistics they
have favored in the utmost degree COM
binations designed to present ruinous
competition and to attain industrial eff
ficiency. The German courts have val
iantly upheld the efforts of the German
law makers.
The article is of great interest to all
students of economic conditions, but we
can give only one more quotation: THE
results of the trust policy of Germany
and England let alone treatment may
be called policy-are everywhere con-
j coded to be fortunate.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

The contention that the Republican
party in advocating reciprocity is de-
parting from its time-honored policy of
protection is altogether wrong. There
were no stauncher supporters of pro-
lection than James G. Blaine and William
Mckinley, yet both were advocates of
commercial reciprocity. Mr.. Blaine
had in view specially the South Ameri-
can trade and had he been elected presi-
dent there would without doubt have
been a great development in that direc-
ton
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

The Canadian tariff agreement was
the chief topic in London last week.
The Canadian financier w. M. Aitkin,
member of the House of Commons, ex-
pressed the view that the United States
has been so wasteful Of its natural re-
sources that it is compelled to look to
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09
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The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

''The chestnut-tree will soon be moth
ing but tradition in America, says a
writer in Harper's Weekly. May the
same fate overtake the verbal and printed
chestnut.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

In Guthrie, Oklahoma, February 3rd,
at p. m. the thermometer registered "a
degrees. In this section the mecury
was lowering around zero.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

the Democrats, most OF whom are Tor
the larger House. The Republican lead
ers and very many of the older members
Of both parties are stoutly against that
kind Of proposition and it is something
of question how much strength they
can muster. 1t may remain uncertain
right up to the hour Of voting.
| The New York Republicans have ap-
parently been defeated in their efforts to
prevent the passage of an apportionment
bill this winter. And yet there are sus-
picions of deep political plans back of all
that has been going on in the open. Pos
sibly the fight will be carried to the Sen
ate, although that would be unusual.
The Maine men are not unaware of that
prospect, although more concerned just
at present about the situation in the
House.
Senator Hale has been "giving it
straight to his colleagues in the upper
legislative branch on numerous occasions
OF late. Matters have come to such a
pass there, with great congestion of
legislation, that some one has to speak
out. The other day he paid little tri-
butte to his own State, in connection with
the debate over the contest against Sem
ator Lorimer of Illinois. Senator Root
OF New York, had made very impress
sive argument against Lorimer and dis
cussed conditions in the legislature at
Springfield which Senator Hale arose to
say We're to him "most profoundly de-
pressing
Il know something about political
mutations and changes of legislatures,
added Senator Hale, land it matter of
the greatest pride to me-soon to go out
OF this Senate, to be succeeded by an
honorable gentleman upon the other side
OF politics, whose character is unim-
peached-that never in my State, never
In my legislature has any question ever
arisen, involving the charge Of corrup-
ton.
ut is matter of pride to me- con-
tinued the senior Senator, "that as l
leave this body l can say that for the
State of Name
Mr.. Hale's assertions were heard with
interest, as a comment on the charges
that have been current during the winter
of corruption in several legislatures
where the selection of United States
Senators has been in progress. These
charges for many years have had to do
chiefly with western legislatures, al
though there were intimations about the
Massa chusetts legislature which were
not credited.
A messenger sits at the door of the
Senate appropriation committee much of
the time these days, which is sign that
Senator Hale has his colleagues of the
committee hard at work compiling and
revising the big supply bills. The fact
that it is his last session of Congress
does not cause the Maine Senator to lag
at all in the discharge of his duty. He
could have gone away to more congenial
climates on the excuse of impaired health
and left his work for others to do, as GER
tain other retiring Senators have done.
The Maine Senator, however, proposes
to round out his career by keeping &C
lively in the harness till his term expires
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The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

The dictionary definitions of optimist
are: Zone who holds the opinion that
all events are ordered for the BEST"
zone who looks on the bright side of
things or takes hopeful views" If we
were called upon to say who in the State
of Maine best meets all the requirements
of these definitions we should answer,
without hesitation, Brother Kendrick of
the Boothbay Register; and this judg-
ment would be rendered from personal
acquaintance and weekly perusal of his
newspaper. Brother Kendrick can lift
his voice in song or prayer, and during
the temporary absence of his pastor has
occupied the pulpit, and we have no
doubt to the full acceptance of the con-
gregation. And every week sunshine
radiates through the columns of his
Newspaper. Even snow storm, which
brings discomfort to many, prompts him
to write as follows:
Snow, snow, beautiful snow has been
coming right to US this week, and it
really seems now a little like winter; but
then, we don't have anything like our
country cousins to contend with,-no
heavy shoveling or drifts to pillow
through, just enough for sliding and
skiing to carry out our life of fun and
joy. Everybody is happy and all bless
the land they live in. There's none other
like it on this round earth.
Long life and success to the optimist
of Boothbay Harbor.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

In 1906 John R. Dunton, Democrat.
was elected mayor of Belfast by 1852
majority; in 1907 E. F. Hanson, Demo-
crat, was elected by 38 majority; in 1908
by 26; in 1909 by q, and in 1910 by 12
majority. In the latter year four men
We're found to have registered illegally
and We're notified that if they voted thew
would be prosecuted, and there were no
doubt other cases of this kind which
escaped detection. More than $50 votes
Were cast by man who had not paid their
poll tax. These votes were cast against
the business men and property owners
OF Belfast; against the men who brought
the firm of Leonard & Barrows here to
operate our shoe factory, and who for
nearly ten years have been paying s.. 900
a year to keep them here and furnish
employment for our home people. How
much did Edgar F. Hanson contribute to
this fund, and what success would he
have in financing a like proposition with
out the aid of the men he has been as
sailing week after week?
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

The New York Sun is reminded by the
observance of the Horace Greeley CEN
tennial that the little villain and ''you
lie. you villain, you lie'' style of jour-
nalism is now practiced only by an illus
trious amateur. Boston Globe.
Yes, or by notorious amateur in an
alleged non-partisan paper.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

every dog has his day.; let us hope
that the dogfsh has had his.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

Canada's untapped resources to prevent
impending disaster. The London Stand
ard said, editorially: ''The Canadian
ministers have allowed themselves to be
hypnotized by the brilliance of the
American offer and have fallen into the
trap Taft so carefully laid" The Lon
don Telegraph said:
The choice is between keeping and
losing Canada, between saving the en-
pire and allowing it to drift to dissolu-
ton. The possibilities of imperial
preference in connection with the United
States are wider than ever. The whole
question, if we are wise, may be placed,
by future unionist negotiation with
Washington, and Ottawa upon bigger
and more practical basis. To the double
purpose of imperial union and Anglo
American friendship the present re-
ciprocity project will be no obstacle, but
strong help.
Present indications are that reciproc-
ity may be defeated in Congress-.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

Edgar F. Hanson went to the caucus
which nominated him for mayor with a
carefully prepared speech, inspired by
malice aforethought, in which, among
other things, he said:
. ''There are many things l could have
said in the past about men who have
assailed me and told the truth, that l
have withheld, but if l am again called
to meet interruptions men, | shall tear
off masks without mercy and show to
my fellow-citizens just what kind of men
my opponents are, by presenting to them
the truth, however hard the blow may
fall.
'It will not be bout with light gloves
I shall strike with a mailed hand. l
know where the rust has eaten away
their harness. and l will find the vulner-
able places.
And this is the platform on which a
candidate goes before an intelligent and
law-abiding community. He says, in
effect: If you do not vote for me l will
daub you with filth from the gutter and
revile you in language evolved from a
mind stored with unclean things. The
leading business and professional men,
the clergymen to a man, the refined and
cultured ladies of this community all
who would see our city freed from the
rule of one whose election year after
year has been humiliation and shame
have been assailed by his venomous
tongue and pen. Rule and ruin has been
his policy, and things have now come to
such pass that only popular uprising
can stay the evil that is being wrought
to our trades and industries and enable
Belfast to lift up her head among her
sister cities. Our business interests have
been assailed, generally and individually,
the integrity of our business and profess
sional men and the stability of our bank
ing institutions questioned. And this
man, who has done, and is doing, meal
culable damage to our city and county,
now demands a reelection to the office
of mayor under threats of personal abuse
for all who oppose him.
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

81 suffered habitually from constipation
Doan's Regulets relieved and strengthened the
bowels, that they have been regular ever
since. "A. E. Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs,
Tex
The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

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The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

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The Republican journal., 1911-02-09

The Maine legislature has entered upon
its sixth week, and despite some adverse
criticism it has accomplished as much as
could reasonably be expected of it. Prob
ably the most disappointed man is Rep
resentative Oliver Otis of Rockland, who
want ID to begin to do things on the first
day of the session. But, under ordinary
circumstances, it takes time to get the
legislative machinery into working order,
and that this has been so soon brought
about is due to skilful leadership. Until
the committees are ready to report upon
the measures before them there is little
for the two houses to d. and the adjourn
ment over from Friday to Monday is JUS
tiiable. from many points of view, and the
State is no loser thereby. 1t enables
members to keep in touch with their
constituents, and with public sentiment
generally, and gives them healthful
respite from the superheated atmos-
phere of the State House.
All New Hampshire united at Amherst
February Bird, in honcring the memory Of
Horace Greeley, who was born in that
town one hundred years ago, and a ma
ton wide interest was shown in mes
sages and kilograms from leading edi-
tors and prominent people from all parts
of the country. A Greeley dinner was
held at noon in the old court house, ia
NOUS as the scene of Daniel Webster's
first plea in open court, while public ex-
ercises followed in the old church on the
Common. Hon. Albert E. Pillsbury of
Boston, former encouragement OF
Massachusetts, was orator of the day,
and his eulogy was worthy of the occa-
sion. In closing he said: Horace Gree
lev was the first and last great journal
ist, holding this character higher than
any official station and doing much to
make it so. His influence permanently
raised the level of the American news
paper and the thought of the American
people. The real power of the press III
this country began with Greeley, and if
it did not end with him it has gained
nothing since"