The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-10
i>.,,, Nassau to New York in
'' a Cat-Boat.
~ ALFRED JOHNSON.

n0la III. above Charleston, Win all
teen n aar,,ed about the old estate, which
that can in the family since l740 and
has 9eeh .t ii covered with wonderfully
which Il '' growth of trees and shrubs,
luxlrlIa'' from England and Japan, it
bFcag4tIo be possible to make up an artl-
ought r VI Of a Country Life magazine.
Gle goI'" asre in full bloom when was
Azalea' VII" tbe 18th of April, and few
there 'L and Capt. Bullwinkle of the
roses lsrkson. who has been running
:eaayi m. fhere for generations, told me
eycufs.~,r saw the gardens "lookin'
af lg.S 5r From HIM, in the pilot
hara'','r'5 f way home, had the follow
5olsa Vl NJ the flowers as they appear
iag o't !,1S ~ the Spring: first, the jap
ID ro.-'5a .g Azaseas; next Roses, follow
ooI'as' IA, WIstarias and Magnolias.
Cd Y '.' w. ia. Gardens | met charm
W. WI gea.leman with a typically
ny sr,.. Latin type of analytical
N ... Lad Il long talk with him IN
i ll'.- .rrage. and on the same day,
l-'g. m. policeman. after taking
Do .-l..''.s, n. fore answering my question,
OF A'7 1..... D in that chivalrous city
s. ,-.- o6e with sucn an evident
o. /. .,..at that | continued my
5-..a@. that vernacular, much
IaQ- -m.shment and pleasure.
y ta- opportunity to speak
~ 5.-. i.raiga languages on this
En- r.-- not frequent and cropped up
w. s7q.= aasy expected.
g0gsE RACING 1NTERLUDE.
u,s.. MAS at New Orleans during
V..H 6ras festivities my friend
~, ". 'r5m,a1. owner and managing edit
Nj ~. \ea Orleans Item, had told me
81 ,.rs.tss ays of horse-racing there.
u. .a,..,ss fleet on the people, and
p r. m. f.a mad a hand. through his
. aoo at ujaiug the city OF it: At
yasg.o,gIle, Mr.. Archie Hubbard had
.err. ss-s VERY similar views in regard to
s a. ,.,I.. which had been put a stop to
a' +S.r .tv also. According to these
,n, friends lt nine the principal evils
wv .-.-fsss. The character of the men
oh, s6essd INTO town at the time of the
S', and hung round the hotels and
s,o5os-a4ri men, gamblers and ldlers
' Isng ,as Objectionable women who ac-
,on,1sniea them; the ''roping in' of the
war;, Tnr.,py people. who would meet at
' sI, and make up a pool on a horse,
ntugs III anything from twenty-five
eants M. and often losing all their saw
mg. he economic loss to the commune
win w. time taken from their work by all
,ss.-s ot men, and the feverish anxiety
orsr results which took their attention
han tb4,r business lin New Orleans, from
aar No seen mcn would be out onthe tracks
every day for weeks); the shady meth
ms .ssortsI To by owners of horses that
fbe, uiglj win: and last, but by no
means least, heir pernlclous influence
/ MI r9.jqts for owners would often club
nqs.aer auI attribute to campaign
Inn, So that the men who were elected
would be likely TO favor the races. In
one memorable election in New Orleans,
EMM. egI- contributed from this
su,- alone
Atmr -nar.eston and Norfolk horse
nar- u s. admitted last Winter and
2rrs aad ] arrived at both places in
nn.g H. @ ii 70 full blast. In these
ar-. -aa races asst only two or three
|n&15 tl. In New orleans they were
|'W 9 ls ra' foQnd.
| laaG 'F's y with the bettlhg-men
/ al t.ae leF4th and frankly WITH
itea 4,lA "-u liner classes OF citlzens
col- 'He aces and their influence
On d. - la all it's aspects, and |
l1a-t -l.r'aael mat the words OF
fa'I h .'.' b. lharleston, TO Wnom 1
az ya-- '.'lheo to De pressed ana
Iii AN ....r 'hplr soaking IN New
H.e h.E summed up the situa-
ao ,. nparuaily as anything L
as aren' t what the men
W.. ''e'h crack them up 10 oe.
.4 curse, that they bring
D.. but tor my part can
is II You'd The hotel keepers,
IS ana grocers' and the
lake theirs away with
III TO be gong on mere
=" ".0. 'relty smart ana llVely'
0ojleed, the hotel cor
' M men, loud-talklng,
OIL "Hoking, and the rooms
.'"mand that an ordinary
n... eau = ii'lu pi 6...
y-,.. .... fore and I know that
ber .-,.. .,fterward 2 lot of orr
4as . mall sbop- keeners will
b aoa .O u.a4v, and the rest of us
MI sa .. rheir bills run on until
ia, e4s. .. .-r losses Then again
l.t ..-ar- to emniovers of labor
lsoa-s u4r..5 and women want to be
Hlau- of. ~. ..I. iii the fine No Sir,
ayy r. ... gao3 thing for this com
euHN rayW4y that's worth mention
hg
Srys tas FOREGOING was written have
zee. ,,ssrnal note from NV friend
AoTSla OF die New Orleans lem and
quot from as follows. "Sneakino of
"a, tracks. d.d Won note in the dailv
s5es the suicide of George Morrison, a
Saa5t Of atimore? He was interest '
a., -.'HA1' 4IS Weao hSOlSot-