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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-07-25

! Burns is in there with Benson now; ;
SO is SaIton, and old man Glenn, and
| the rest of the bunco family. They're
framing it up. When saw old Glenn
go in, with his white e-whiskers, l
knew the widow and the orphan were
in danger again, and that he was going
bravely to the front for 'em. Say,
that young Banks is comm, isn't he?
That's peach, that cartoon OF his to-
night
kittrell went on down the hall to
the art room to wait until Benson
should be free. But it was not long
until he was sent for, and as he en-
tered the managing editors room he
was instantly sensible OF the somber
atmosphere OF a grave and solemn
council OF war. Benson introduced him
to Glenn, the banker, to Salton, the
party boss, and to Burns, the presi-
dent OF the street car company; and
as kittreil sat down he looked about
him, and could scarcely repress a
smile as he recalled MS1nlng's esti-
mate of Glenn. The old man sat
there, as solemn and unctuous as ever
he had in his pew at church. Benson,
red of face, was more plainly per-
turbed, but Salton was as reserved, as
immobile, as inscrutable as ever, his
expression, being perhaps paler than
usual. Benson had on his desk be-
fore him the cartoon Kittrell had fin
ished that day.
Mr.. Kittrell,''' Benson began, we've
been talking over the political situa-
ton, and ! was showing these gentle
men this cartoon It isn't, | fear, in
your best style; it lacks the force, the
argument, we'd like just at tAis time.
That isn't the Telegraph Clayton, Mr..
Kittrell' He pointed with the amber
stem of his pipe. Not at all. Clayton
is strong. smart, INSCRIPTIONS, dam
gerohs mani We've reached crisis
in this campaign; if we can't turn
things in the next three days, we're
lost, that's all; We might as we'll face
it. Tomorrow we make an important
revelation concerning the character Of
Clayton, and we want to follow it up
the morning after by a cartoon that
will be a sumner, a clincher. We have
discussed it here among ourselves,
and this is our idea
Benson drew a crude, bald outline,
indicating the cartoon they wished
Kittrell to draw The idea was SO
coarse. so brutal, SO revolving, that
KittreH stood aghast, and, as he stood.
he was aware of Salton's little eyes
fixed on him. Benson waited; they all
waited.
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meetings at MONDAY and at night, OF
fice-seekers flying about in autOmo-
biles, walls covered with pictures OF
candidates, hand-bills scattered in the
streets to swirl in the wild March
winds, and men quarreling over
whether Clayton or Ellsworth should
be mayor, Kittrell had to draw a po-
litical cartoon each day: and as he
struggled with his work, less and less
the old JOY came to cheer and spur
him on. To read the ridicule, the
abuse, which the Telegraph heaped
on Clayton, the distortion of facts con-
corning his candidature, the unfair
reports of his meetings, sickened him,
and more than all, he was filled with
disgust as he tried to match in carica-
ture these libels OF the man he SO
loved and nonored. 1t was bad enough
to have to fiatter Clayton's opponent,
to picture him as noble, disinterest-
ed character, ready to sacrifice him
self for the public veal. Into his pic
lures of this man, attired in the long
black coat of conventional Respectable
ity, with the SNUG face OF pharisaism,
he could get nothing but cant and by
pocrisy; but in his caricatures OF
Clayton there was that which panied
him worse-disloyalty untruth, and
now and then, to the discerning few
who knew the tragedy of Kittrell's
soul, there was pity. And thus his
work declined in value; lacking all sin
cerity, all faith in itself or its purpose,
it became false, uncertain, full Of jar
ring notes, and, in short, never once
rang true. AS for Edith, she never
discussed his work now; she spoke OF
the campaign little, and yet he knew
she was deeply concerned, and she
grew hot with resentment at the
methods of the Telegraph. Her only
consolation was derived from the
Post, which, OF course, supported
Clayton; and the final drop Of bitter
ness in Kittrells cup of woe came one
evening when he realized that she was
following with sympathetic interest
the cartoons in that paper
For the Post had a new cartoonist,
Banks, boy whom Hardy had picked
up somewhere and was training to
the work KittreH had laid down. To
KittrelI there was cruel fascinatia1
in the progress Banks was making:
he watched it with a critical, profes-
sional eye, atTfirst with amusement,
then with surprise, and now at last, in
the discovery OF Edith's interest, with
a keen jealousy of which he was
ashamed.
Meanwhile Clayton was gaining
ground. It was less. than two weeks
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that is, might keep them from being
as bad as they might
'sBut that wouldn't be dealing fairly
with your new employers, Nell the
mayor said.
Kittrell was making more and more
a mess of this whole miserable bust
ness, and he was basely glad when
they reached the corner.
Well. good-by, my boy said the
mayor, as they parted Remember
me to the little woman"
When he turned in his cartoon,
Benson scanned it moment, cooked
his head this side and that, puffed
his br1er pipe, and finally said:
"Tm afraid this is hardly up to you.
This figure Of Clayton, here-it hasn't
got the stuff in it. You want. to show
him as he is. We want the people to
know what four-flushing, hypnotical,
Pedagogical blatherskite he is-wlth
all his rot about the people and their
damned rightsi"
Benson was all unconscious Of the
inconsistency of having concern for
a people he so despised, and Kittrell
did not observe it, either He was on
the point of defending Clayton, but he
restrained himself and listened to Ben
SON S suggestions. He remained at the
Office for two hours, trying to change
the cartoon to Benson's satisfaction,
with a growing hatred of the work and
a disgust with himself that now and
then almost drove him to mad destruc-
ton
well, it'll have to do said Ben
son, as he looked it over; but let's
have little more to the next one.
Damn it! 1 wish ! could draw I'd
cartoon the crook"
In default of which ability, Benson
set himself to write one OF those saw
age editorials in which he poured out
on Clayton that venom Of which he
seemed to have such an inexhaustible
supply.
But on one point Benson was right;
Kittrel was not up to himself As
the campaign opened, as the city was
swept with the excitement of it, with
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before election. The campaign waxed
more and more bitter, and as the
forces opposed to him foresaw defeat,
they became ugly in spirit, and sdesper-
ate.
One morning at breakfast, as Edith
read the Telegraph, Kitrell saw the
tears well slowly in her brown eyes.
oh she said, it is shameful
She clenched her little fists "0h, if
were only a man I'd" She could
not in her impotent feminine rage say
what she would do; she could only
grind her teeth Kittrell bent his
head over his plate: his coffee choked
him.
Dearest" she said presently, in an
other tone, tell me, how is he? DO
you-ever see him? VIII he VIM"
mo, / never see him. But he'll win;
wouldn't worry
That afternoon, in the car, he heard
no talk but of the election; and down
town, in cigar store where he
stopped for cigarettes, he heard some
men talking mysteriously, in the hol-
1OW VOICE u 1uuAO1, VI SOul0 S0uSdtlOu,
some scandal. 1t alarmed him, and as
he went into the Office he met Man
ming, the Telegraph's political man.
Tell me, Manning" Kittrell said,
'show does it look?"
Damn bad for u.s."
For us?"
Well, for our mob of burglars and
second-story workers here-the gang
we represent" He took a cigarette
from the box Kittrell was opening.
And will he VIM
will he VIM" said Manning, ex-
haling the words on the thin level
stream of smoke that came from his
lungs. s.Will he win? In walk,
tell you. He's got 'em beat to stand
still right now. That's the dope"
But what about this story Of"
"Aw, that's all pipe-dream OF
Burns. I'm running it in the morn
ing, but it's nothing; it's shine.
They're big fools to print it. But it's
their last card; they're desperate.
They won't stop at anything, or at any
crime, except those requiring courage.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.

Mrs. Anna Thon pson is visiting her daugh-
ter Edna in Vassalboro
Dudley G. Simpson is said to be very seri
ously i'll with pneumonia.
The sweet corn crop is light and it is said
IL e factory will close this week.
Mrs. S. H. Lord and Miss Louise Knowltor.
of Belfast visited Mrs. A. B. Payson Sept,
10Th.
Miss Edna Follys and Mrs A. B. Payson
soent the week end in Bangor returning Mon
day.
John c. Lane of Portland was in town last
week. called here by the death Of his brother
Charles E. Lane.
DR.. Prince f. Luce and wife were constant
attendants ard untiring assistants at the bed
side of DR.. Luce's uncle, Charles E. Lane.
Mrs. L, A. Bachelor and Mrs Gilbert L.
Morrill, were in Swanville last Saturday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Herman Bachelor
Will G. Austin is still on the invalid list to
the extent that he is off his R. F. D. route
His substitute, Mr.. S. B Wade, is taking his
place.
Mr.. and Mrs B. j. Hussey and their son
Harland of Windsor, Me, were in town last
week. Mrs. Hussey was a sister of the late
Charles f. Lane
Miss Erma Barker is back at work in the
West Brooks school, where she has taught
with success for several terms
1t is stated that Rev. II. G. Booth is to re.
sign as pastor of the Congregational church to
return to his home in New York State. He
has been a popular and efficient worker in
Brooks and we ali regret to lose him.
Mrs. Mttie G. Gowen of California, who was
called to Maine by the sickness of her father
Charles E. Lane, will remain here for some
weeks. 1t will be remembered that her bus
band, A. B. Gowen, died in California few
months ago. Her daughter Gertrude is at thu
homestead in California.
F. G. Lander has sold his farm in East
Thorndike and with his family will move THU
week to Massachusetts, where he has bough,
place in West Midway. Mrs. A. E. Dow
and Mrs. L. A. Bachelor paid them a partin,
visit last Sunday. heir many friends mucl
regret their departure from Maine.
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No one denies but that Mr.. Bryan is
the greatest editor that ever was Secre-
tary of State No one denies but that
Mr.. Bryan is the greatest Secretary of
State that ever edited modern news
paper. -Hearst's Magazine.
We deny both propositions. AS an
editor or as Secretary the late James G.
Blaine was as mountain to mole hill
when compared with Mr.. Bryan.
Congressman McGillicuddy is enthus-
iastic over the Wilson-U Underwood tariff
bill and says he is going to stick around
Washington until the bill finally passes
ard is signed by the President. He was
no doubt opposed to the reciprocity treaty
with Canada, which gave this country
something in return, while the present
bill admits Canadian products free with
no compensating advantages From
reciprocity to free trade is Jumping
from the frying pan into the fire.
A Maine boy who went to Sunny Al
berta" Canada in the fall of 1912, with
IAN idea of making fortune and then
returning to the Pine Tree State,' says
in letter to the Maine Farmer that that
section does not stand up for minute
with the New England States, and that
when he can save enough he will return
to Maine satisfied to remain at home
Of the conditions there he says:
a working man here has no liberty: a
man with trade hasn't much better,
and a man with bunch of capital gets
the whole cheese. Wages are much
higher, but what does that amount to
when one has to let it all go to live? No,
boys, stick to your old home with dad,
and you will be better off, and lead a
happier life, and bless the day you never
heard Of western Canada.
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

1t having pleased allwise Providence to
remove from among US our beloved brother
Hollis M. Howard; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of our brother
we extend our heartfelt sympathy to his sons.
who are so sadly bereft-
Resolved, That our charter be draped for 81
days and that we place on our records these
resolutions, and that copy be sent to the
local papers for publication.
"Just beyond the silent river
Over on the other shore
There is resting, happy resting
For the weary ever more.
In that golden sunny region
There will be no throb of pain
And the links hat here are broken
We shall find in bliss again"
j. CLEMENT, Committee
A. L. CLEMENT. on
MRS. r. POLAND, Resolutions.
Center Montvile Sept. %. 1913.
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balance of power in a national conven-
ton In 1903 the States of South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, louisiana and Arkansas cast Isl,
6SS votes for the Republican nominee for
President and sent 14O delegates to the
Republican convention of 1912. Twelve
of the usual Republican States, selected
almost at random Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont. Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, Michigan, North Dakota, South Da-
kota. Utah, Wyoming, Washington and
Oregon also sent total delegation to
the last Republican convention of 140.
The combined Republican vote of these
II States in 1903 was slightly over mil
lion almost exactly seven times the Re-
publican vote of the seven States first
enumerated, which nevertheless, were
given an equal voice in the councils of
the party, and an equal vote in the selec
ton of its nominee.
The Portland Press says, in this con-
nection: "Maine is one of the States
which has always been opposed to the
present basis of representation. This
State has had two favorite sons before
the national convention of the Repubi-
can party as candidates for the presi-
dental nomination. James G. Blaine
was twice defeated in the national con-
vention because Of the votes of Southern
delegates. Thomas B. Reed could have
been and would have been nominated for
the presidency had it not been tor the
purchasabe Southern delegates. In
every national convention tor 40 years,
Names delegation has tried to have this
system changed. 1t will be welcome
news to Maine Republicans to hear that
the whole country has now come to real
lie the necessity of such change, but
it took a disastrous defeat to secure the
recognition of the justice of Names
clail1s'
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02
NEWS OF THE ORANGES.

Star of Progress Grange, Jackson. held
regular meeting Saturday Sept. 27th with
Worthy Master w. l.. Boyd in the chair. There
was good attendance and short progra m ,as
Emma Wood, J. H. Mckinley, Nellie
Boyd and Mrs. ]. H. Mckinley; piano solo by
Eunice Chase; singing by the choir. Next
Saturday night the ladies will take charge.
fill the officers chairs, and furnish the entertain
ment, and lot of surprises are expected as
the sisters did lot of planning when the
brothers were barred out.
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NORTH MONTVILLE.

NORTH MONTVILLE.
H. F. Jackson is building an addition to his
house,. Charles Written is having new
well drilled. Mr. and Mrs Charles Vose, who
have been working in Boothbay for the past
two months, have returned home to his faith
er's.. Mr.. and Mrs. John Poland have been
visiting relatives in Union the past week.
Claude Nutter, who has been teaching school
in the Vose district, has resigned, and goes to
Belfast, where he has position as book
keeper. Mrs. Emma Vose is to finish his term
Of school. =. Mrs. Edith Vose and her mother.
Mrs. Bryant, are visiting few weeks in
Bristol.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

Bangor expects to entertain nearly
5000 teachers Oct. Both and 31st, when
the Maine teachers association meets IN
that city. The Portland teachers have
voted to attend in body The list of
speakers from out i the State includes
many names Of national significance in
educational circles, and other branches
of literature and life. John kendrick
Bangs will speak at the first session,
which will be that Of the Schoolmasters'
Club, to be held the night before the
association proper convenes, Wednesday,
Oct. 29th, to take the form of a banquet
at .oca. hotel. Mr.. Bangs will talk in
his usual vein, which is not sad, and the
school principals and superintendent,
who mostly compose this c.ub, will IN
ooubtedly enjoy to the utmost this event,
which will be more Of a soc al occasion
than otherwise, DR.. George Strayer Of
the board Of administration Of the teach
RS college. Columbia university. is an
otner speaker DR.. Strayer created
very favorable impression a the tduca-
tional session held al Gastric this sum
mer, aHa IL Is expected that the teachers
VIII get many w liable IDEAS in listening
10 hin. Principal Lewis Of the Girls
High school III Philadelphia, one of the
largest in the United States, is to give an
address, also Governor William T. Haines
Jacob RIs, the sociologist, writer, and
former newspal err man, will address the
pedagogues; also Commissioner of Edu-
cation Calvin Kendall of New Jersey. In
all probability several of the Maine col
lege presidents will speak.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02
Terrible Suffering
Eczema All Over Baby's Body.

"When my baby was four months
old his face broke out with eczema.
and at sixteen months of age, his face,
hands and arms were in a dreadful
state. The eczema spread all over his
body. We had |, put mask or cloth
over his face AMI tie up his hands.
Finally we gave him Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and in few months he was en-
tirely cured. Today he is a healthy
boy Mrs. Inez Lewis. Barring, Maine.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures blood dis
eases and builds up the system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolate7 tablets called SarSat airs.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02
STOMACH UPSET /?
Quickly and Surely Ends Indigestion
and Stomach Distress.

Distress after eating, belching of gas and
the stomach, headache, biliousness and lack of
energy. are warning signals of out-of-order
stomach. Now-at once-is the time to stop
this distress.
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets is the remedy
They are absolutely harmless. Get fifty cent
box today. Their use surely and quickly stops
stomach distress and improves and strengthens
the digestive system SO that what you eat is
converted into nutrition and the entire system
is properly nourished.
Money back if not benefited by A. A. Howes
& Co.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

In good old times it was called the
belly ache, but now it is acute Indigestion,
and usually results from biting off more
than you can chew
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

Little question for today: What's the
difference between herring and an ale
wife, Boston Globe
The alewife has more bones-because
it is bigger.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

A prize, suitably engraved, is await
ing the other Photographer who can re-
Train from making pun on the name of
the new holder of the open golf cham
pionship Boston Globe.
Pass it this way, please.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

While the Chicago convention of 1912
was constituted as all former Republi-
can national conventions had been, the
growing dissatisfaction with the method
Of choosing delegates had much to do
with the revolt which followed and Gull
minated in the election of Democratic
President. 1t was sharp but perhaps
salutary lessor, andWil no doubt lead to
reform in the rules that have heretofore
governed ournational conventions. Maine
took action in this direction at The Re-
publican State convention held il Bangor
last year, and now the Republican State
convention for New York has instructed
its national committeeman, Mr. William
Barnes, Jr., that it wants an eXtraordi-
nary national convention held as soon as
possible to adopt the necessary changes
in party law Among such changes it
specifically commits itself to
Provision that in future the States
shall be permitted to select their dele
gates by whatever process they may de-
eide. That is, States which have pri-
mary laws shall be assured that dele
gates selected by the primaries will be
accepted and seated
REIMBURSEMENT of the basis of repre-
sentation, so that it shall be porportionate
to the Republican vote of the States.
rather than to the representation of the
States in Congress. This would reduce
the Southern States from approximately
third to very small share of the dele.
gates in a national convention.
If this reform is effected, as no doubt
it will be, the delegates from Southern
States, in which the percentage of the
Republican vote to the total vote, while
varying of course, has run as low as si1
or seven per cent in Mississippi and
South Carolina, will no longer hold tn
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

Obadiah has got his $40, 900 job, and it
looks ike sinecure.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02
THE UNION FAIR.

One of the interesting incidents of the
closing races of the North Knox fair at Union
Sept. 26th was the breaking of the track
record. The new mark was hung up by the
bay mare Lady Wilkes, owned by w S. MAJ
colin of Augusta. when she made the circuit
in Pig. The record was made on a heavy
track. The previous record was 2195, made
seven years ago by Peter Turner, a Boston
horse. Lady Wilkes did half-mile today in
l.o53. The 225 race was won by Johnny D.,
also owned by Mr.. Malcolm but in two of the
three heats the gelding came under the wire
almost neck and neck with Frank R, Miner.
The summary:
2.15 Class, Purse, $500.
Lady Wilkes, BIN, by Glenn Wilkes
Pollard Wilkes, RS, Perry / ?
Leanna. blm. Dudley and Boggs.)3 8 DR.
Del Ine2, chm, ripley )..............dis
lime, 2.ls, 2.l74, 2184, 2.19
2.25 Glass, Purse Sl75
Johnny D., by Bonnie Hans (MaIcolm)I / l
Flank +, Miner, Big. (hall) .--. ......2 2
Alta, Big, (Rowe) ........................3 s
lime, 2.20f, 1922, Z,24f.
The unfinished race of Thursdays 240 class
was won by Gordon Cole. owned by Royal R.
Han Of pamariscotta. Second money went to
ALA, third to Bessie T.. and fourth to Gretchen
Nelson. The time was 2244.
A half-mile race for green horses was won
by Frances NJ, owned by Edwin Jacobs of APP
pletoni second money going to Queenie Wilkes,
and third 10 Baby Mine,
The race officials were F NJ. Simmons, start
er: Q. a. Tollnap, Earle Ludwick and ". E.
Lawless, Judges Il. L. Grinnell, clerk, and
Harold Fossett, marshal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02
The Shoe Situation.

Trade in footwear is improving, although
few contra cts have been placed for forward
delivery, Manufacturers, however, have re-
Gently pure hased liberal quantities of leather,
and jobbers report that duplicate orders for
fall shoes are more encouraging.-Dun'sR Re-
view, Sept. 27th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

CpAEIES p1Jcpr,py Editor and
Business Manager