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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The truth is plain to any one who
knows modern newspaper Office from
the inside that the institutional spirit has
seized upon the workers. They are not
thinking all the time about themselves,
but about the paper. New York Even
ing Post.
That was certainly true of the time,
more than fifty years ago, when the
writer was in his novitiate in journalistic
but as country editor for over third
of century, and thus unacquainted with
the inside of modern newspaper, he had
supposed conditions were different, as
they are in most callings today, There
was no 81 hour law then; no throwing
down of pen or pencil at the sound of a
whistle, or the call of appetite for a
drink or an eat. But, come to think of
it, the great newspapers of today could
not be produced without such loyalty of
their workers as the Post thus describes:
Little by little they become absorbed
in the team play rather than in every
man fighting for his own hand. They
come instinctively to think of their news
paper as something with life of its own,
wholly independent of the particular
men who happen at the moment to be re-
sponsible. Editors and writer's may come
and go, it is the paper that goes on for
ever"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
WHITES CORNER. (Winterport.

| Miss Hussey of Castine is the guest of Miss
Avis Harqual.
Mrs. Susan Dawson visited her niece, Mrs.
| G. H. York, Sunday.
| Several from here attended church and Sum-
| day school at Monroe Sunday.
Mrs.~L. A. White entertained the Rebekah
Thimble Club Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ellen Strange of Minneapolis, MINI.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. w. Nealey.
| Mrs Carrie Burgess of Dover, N. H., is here
on avisit to her sister. Mrs. E. C. Clements.
| Virgil Linnell of Bangor spent the weekend
as the guest of his mother. Mrs. A. G. Larby.
Bangor Friday to visit relatives there few
days.
J Mrs. William Rogers and children, Idris and
George. of Belfast, are guests of her cousin.
! Mrs. G H. York.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Barden and daughter of
South Monroe visited Mr. and Mrs. R. L..
Clements Tuesday.
| Mrs. George Hopkins of Monroe and Mrs
Clapp of Brewer were guests of Mrs. Linda
| Bickford Tuesday.
G. M Conant and family motored down to
their cottage. Sylvan Retreat, Swan Lake. Sum-
day afternoon.
Several from here attended the Monroe W.
e. I. u, Friday afternoon, which was held at
the rest room on the Monroe fair grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Richie, daughter Es-
telle and son Herbert of Dover we're in town
last week for their annual visit with relatives
and friends
Mr. and Mrs. Harry SWEET and four daugh-
tiers OF Boston, who are in Belfast for the sum-
mer, came Saturday afternoon to visit Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Jewett a few days.
Mrs. Linda Littlefeld returned Thursday
from spending few days in Thorndike, where
she visited her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Arey; also
in Burnham, where she visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sayward.
An auto party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs C. H. Kimball.
L. Clement. Mrs. Edna Harquail, Miss Avis
Harquail Carrie Burgess. Miss Hussey, Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. White, Mrs. Julia White and
Miss Erma White, motored to Searsport Sun.
day for the day.
Mrs. c. W. Nealey who has been SO critically
i'll for the past two weeks, is still very low
She rallied little during the past week, but
had very ill turn Sunday and consultation
OF doctors was held. DR.. Hunt of Bangor was
called and brought trained nurse SO that two
nurses are now in attendance. land an operation
for appendicitis will be performed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The Social Democrats of Germany are
having internal troubles. The two prin-
cipal factions differ not in the ends de-
sired, but as to the means of achieving
the mutual goal, which is permanent
peace, guaranteeing future military, po-
litical and economic securityfor Germany,
at the earliest moment practicable. DR..
Ernest Myer, editor of The Vorwarts, a
Socialist organ, renews the appeal for
the end of the, war and bitterly opposes
Belgian annexation. He believes the
first suggestion could come from Ger
many without humiliation; and says:
1--WE desire general disarmament and
security against another disastrous war
through far-reaching international agree
ments. We believe that neither side can
be beaten, hence the time has come to
end the war before its heavy cost mounts
higher and to stop the heavy loss of life !"
The socialist propaganda is said to be
spreading through the empire and is like
ly to result in sensational developments
when the Reichstag meets.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
SOUTH MONTVILLE.

The dull weather is causing haying to be
late.
w, E. Prescott who is in Lowell, Mass, for
treatment, is improving.
The childrens concert Sunday evening was
great success The church was beautifully
decorated and the house was we'll filled.
One of the largest Baptisms that we have
any record of for country town took place
here July 4th, when AZ went forward In bap-
tism.and one cripple was sprinkled. The SER
vices were performed by Rev. H. A. WEIGH
and Rev. Guy Vannah of Rockland. Another
baptism will take place soon. Mr.. E. N. Davis
of Union is the Evangelist who has been con-
Quoting the services with remarkable success.
His cousin, E. A. Davis of this place, is sup
plying the pulpit in South Liberty for the
present. These young men are spiritually
gifted, are of high moral character. and we
take pleasure in recommending them for the
work of Christ and the salvation of souls.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
More Democratic Blundering

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 20, 1915.
Every dollar of the hundreds and thou
sands paid by trust companies to the
government under the provisions of the
"war tax" law may have to be returned
because of Democratic carelessness.
Practically every trust company in the
United States which has paid, under pro-
test, the tax provided by paragraph l of
section of the war tax" is preparing
to litigate the right of the government
to collect. Test cases have already been
brought in various federal courts. The
foundation for these suits was laid by
the Democrats through an apparent
oversight in drafting the law.
The oversight lay in the failure to pro-
perly define "bankers. The blunder is
emphasized by the fact that but few
months before the "war tax" was levied.
the Democratic Congress had appropriate
ed thousands of dollars to pay back to
trust companies refund ordered by
federal courts following litigation on the
same question.
Section of the "war taxi declares
that bankers "shall pay 81 for every
$1,000 of capital used or employed" 1t
then defines who shall be termed ''ban-
ker" under the act. The definition of a
"banker" is identical with that which
the federal courts but short time be-
fore held inadequate to render trust COM
panies liable to such tax.
The Democrats had ample warning.
The language of the federal courts de-
cision conclusively showed that ''banker"
must be more adequately defined to in
clude trust companies.
lin the case at bar" said the decision,
''the plaintiff is not bank or banker,
and though it does some of the things
enumerated in the section as indicative
of such business, it's principal business
seems to be distinctively that of trust
company"
The court further points out that the
resources on which the tax was collected
and ordered returned were Invested in
municipal and railroad bonds and in the
stocks of corporations" The Internal
Revenue Office has required trust COM
panies to pay the tax upon this class Of
securities, and in the cases now pending
claim for recovery is based on the allega-
ton that the securities taxed are invest
ed Gin municipal and railway bonds and
in the stocks of corporations.
Whether or not the trust companies are
successful in their proceedings, the fact
remains that Democratic laundering is
responsible for this expensive litigation,
which adds tremendously to the cost Of
administering the law and may largely
reduce revenues. s
Like numerous other ''jokers" in
Democratic laws. these mischievous err
rors exist only because of wholesale
disregard Of elementary principles OF
Legislation.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

In connection with the article on an
other page from the Piscataquis OBJ
server or the Importance of Road
Maintenance and Repair" we take the
opportunity to repeat suggestion, made
many times in these columns, that would
effect great saving in the expenditures
on the roads. In early spring, when deep
ruts develop and pools of water are stand
ing in the roads, they should be gone over,
the water drained off, the holes and ruts
filled with the loose rocks usually at hand
and then topped with earth or gravel.
That would greatly relieve the hard
travel of spring time and materially
lessen the work to be done later. Then
when the roads are in this condition a
better idea can be had of what is
needed when the general road-making
and repairing begins. But, due to the
custom that has prevailed from early
days, work on the roads is not begun un-
til the clay roads are as hard as cement,
deeply rutted by travel, and the pools
and streams are dried up. Frequent and
thorough inspection of the roads would
often show where little work would
save heavy bill of expense later. In
the care of roads, as in other matters,
an ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The editorial staff of the New York
Times recently gave a luncheon in honor
of Charles R. Miller, editor in chief,
celebrating the fortieth anniversary of
his coming to the paper, and as illustra-
ting the cost of getting out such daily
paper as the Times the following para
graph from the remarks of Adolph S.
Oaks, the publisher, is of interest:
1t may interest you to know that there
probably is more money expended in pro-
ducing The New York Times than is ex-
pended on any other single newspaper
in the world. We must earn over $751;
900 every week before there is cent for
the owners, and 40 per cent. of this
amount goes for salaries and wages.
We are consuming over 500 tons of white
paper every week, and about ton of
printers ink day. Our Sunday circula-
ton has reached 100000 and our daily
circulation this morning was 319, TIA.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
The News of Brooks.


Mr. Plummer Is in Montville doing the hay
ing on his farm.
John H. Gordon is very sick. He is confined
to his bed and attended by trained nurse.
Bin F. Stantial was taken suddenly i'll last
Sunday and it is said that appendicitis is feared
Walter E. Gibbs is to cut the hay on the Dow
farm at Sprout Hill The feed in the pasture
there is luxuriant.
Mrs. Grace Dow Bachelor has taken the
agency in Brooks and the surrounding towns
for the Spirela corsets.
Mrs. Cobb of Somerville, Mass, Tor Adria
Stantial as we used to know her in Brooks) is
visiting her father, E. o. Stantial.
Mrs. Anna Baldwin has come to Brooks to
stay with her brother, A. B. Huff, who is left
alone by the recent death Of his wife.
The family of Mr.. Goddard, our station
agent, were rece ntly visited by Mrs. S. C.
Ingalls, of Lagrange and Mrs. May Briggs of
Lynn, Mass.
The illness from diphtheria has subsidized.
There are no more cases in town and the in
fected places have been cleaned up and all
quarantined places are now opened.
Danford w. Place of Mo- tn Whitefeld was
in town last week looking after his business
interests here. He has rented the Nathaniel
Evans place, so called. to S. B. Moore. the
| blacksmith, for one year.
Leander Staples and wife we're much pleas.
ed to have Roscoe Staples and wife of Rock
land as weekend visitors last week. Mrs
Staples was formerly Miss Hill of Brooks anc
many old acquaintance greeted her Sunday al
church.
Percy Cilley left at the A. B. Payson store
July 9Th pumpkin weighing 16 pounds thai
he had kept sound through the winter This
is something of curiosity as they are usually
hard to keep. They were kept beside chin
ney in the hallway
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
HAVE YOU WEAK lungs?

g Do colds settle on your chest or in your
bronchial tubes3 Do coughs hang on, or
are you subject to throat troub1esl
Such troubles should have immediate
treatment with the Strengthening powers
of Scott's Emulsion to guard against
consumption which so easily follows.
Scott Emulsion contains pure cod liver
oil which peculiarly strengthens the res
piratory tract and improves the quality of
the blood; the glycerine in it soothes and
heals the tender membranes of the throat.
Scott's is prescribed by the best special
lists. You can get it at any drug store.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. N.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
State OF Trade.

Irregular. More doing in retail trade. Higher
temperatures offset rainy weather. Midsum-
mer dullness in jobbing. Conservatism in order
ing for fall. Industries more active. Iron and
steel lead. Coke production increasing. More
doing in coal. War orders diffuse activity in
widely separated lines. Building records poor
Crops improve slightly. Wet harvest for win
ter wheat, Delayed movement. Corn and spring
wheat gain.Dry weather needed for grain and
hay. Ciearings increase over past two years.
Rradstreets july 17th
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
THORNDIKE.

Raspberries are plentiful and pickers are
numerous.
DR.. Gannett of Unity was in town on pro.
fessional business recently
Miss Carrie A. Ferguson passed last week
with relatives in Belfast and Unity.
Mrs. W. J. Hunt and daughter Arabel passed
Monday with Mr.. nd Mrs. Fred Hunt.
Henry M Higgins has bought new Osborn
moving machine of Herbert Jackson.
The weather is very unsettled and farmers
are having bad time to cure their hay.
| Miss Martha Small and Miss Irma Keech
passed Saturday afternoon with Mrs. A.
Ward.
Mrs. and Mrs. John Foster came from Mont
vile Sunday afternoon for short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross C. Higgins.
Mrs. Louisa Hasty had severe hemorrhage
from the nose last Sunday DR.. Whitaker of
Unity was called and relieved her.
Miss Hattie Gilliatt came from Salem. Mass:
last Saturday to pass her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Glliatt
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gould of BROOKS were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Gross
and attended service at the Center church.
Donald Bartlett and sister Doris, accom-
panied by Misses Irma Morey, Florence and
Iva Hogan and Clayton Berry and sister Nola.
passed Sunday at Windermere Park, Unity.
daughter was born Monday to Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Robbins; and, speaking of girls,
Mrs. Fred Patterson had a birthday present
Monday of granddaughter, born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Ames in Brooks.
Rev. David Bracket called on old and new
friends the latter part of last week, Friday
night he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs Bur-
ton Gross, Saturday night of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard c. Higgins. At the Center church
Sunday afternoon he spoke from Acts q
Chap. % verse, "For there stood by me- tais
night the Angel of God, whose l am, and whom
l serve" He spoke very earnestly of Pau's
belief in God, and of how they cast four.
anchors out of the stern of the ship, when
they were driven up and down in Adria and
the crew feared shipwreck and were about to
leave the ship, etc. There was an attendance
of over SO and the sermon and music were en-
joyed by all present.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
PROSPECT FERRY,

Isaac Bowdoin of Danbury, Conn, vz
relatives here.
Mrs. Emma Luke visited relatives r Zen
scot last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cayed Of fa3gHa
ed Mrs. Jessie Harding last Suniay
Evander Hartman visited his f ln
A. Pierce. in Sandy point, last S4aia.
Frank Hartman is in Bangor r-aai
He has been in poor health for as za
William CHM and sister Lizzie .1aF
visited MIR. and Mrs, ?. Nj. CHM - l-al
Mrs. B. c, Avery and Mrs. t-. Barn
are visiting their sister, Mrs. .- ..4
Brewer.
Chester Harrison is at home OIL teTA
to spend his vacation with his tas'
Evelyn Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lord ..a Nv
boys of Winterpurt visited Miss Drama I'D
ing last Sunday.
Messrs. John Nulley and McNes...
bury, Mass, who have been Spreading vi
ton here of two weeks, return y "|'
on last Saturdays boat.
Mrs. Phena Berry of Stonera' Mass
rived on last Fridays boat ano 'F'-'
summer at her cottage here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Harrisoa and '''-
dren of Stockton Springs were veea'7D' %
tors with Mrs. Evelyn Harrison
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
PURE RICH BLOOD
PREVENTS DISEASE

Bad blood is responsible for more
ailments than anything else. It
causes catarrh, dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism, weak, tired, languid feelings
and worse troubles.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has been
wonderfully successful in purifying
and enriching the blood, removing
scrofula and other humors, and
building up the whole system. Take
it-give it to all the family so as to
avoid illness. Get it today.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The only war news OF interest for the
past week is from the east, where the
Austro- German forces are making a de-
termined drive on the Russians along a
thousand mile front. The evacuation of
Warsaw by the Russians is regarded as
assured and decisive defeat of the
armies of the Gear is feared.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

Calvin Austin in collision with a
lighthouse tender" is the caption of a
news item in an exchange. But it was
the steamer of that name and not the
president of the Eastern Steamship cor
poration that was in collision.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The German bankers are said to have
tinues over next winter the country will
be bankrupt. The Kaiser's reply was
that the war will end next October. The
bankers knew what they were talking
about, the Kaiser was talking through
his hat
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

New. York city is to have a new court
house and it is announced that there will
be no bar in it-drinking bar is meant.
of course.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The series of articles by Samuel G.
Blythe in recent issues of the Saturday
Evening Post give an intimate view of
affairs in the East; and, to sum the mat
ter up in sentence, Japan has taken ad-
vantage of the war in Europe to get a
strange-hold on China and is likely to
retain it. She has practically conquered
and annexed China without firing a gun.
Mr.. Blythe was on the spot, had access
to all the public documents, and others,
during the diplomatic negotiations,
and with the pen of the trained journal
lists faithfully portrays the conditions in
both countries. AS one result of Japans
control of China the ''open door" is like
ly to be closed in the face of this coun-
try. Japan intends to monopolize China s
trade herself.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

ADVERTISING TERMS. For one square, one
inch length in column, 25 cents for one week
and Is cents for each subsequent insertion.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In advance, $500
year; S1.00 for six months: SO cents for three
months.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

A ju y found Thaw sane and the Judge
of the Supreme Court adopted the YER
dict, but the State served notice of ap-
peal. Meanwhile Thaw is free under
$4,000 bonds.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

Henry Ford is to establish hospital
to teach people to eat less. Then they
will have more money with which to buy
Ford cars.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

Ninety in the shade in Alaska, with
the sun shining 20 of the "a hours every
day. A little of that surplus sunshine
would be welcome down this wav.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

In recent issue of the Saturday Even
ing Post IS an article by Owen Wister,
1.-THE Pentecost of Calamity" in which
he gives his impressions Of "peacefu
beautiful Germany" derived from So
journs in that country in the past, con-
trasted with present conditions. We
quote the following significant para
graph: Nothing in the whole story of
mankind is more strange than the case
of Germany-how Germany through
generations has been carefully trained
for this wild spring at the throat of Eu-
rope that she has made. The Servian
assassination has nothing to do with it
save that it accidentally struck the hour.
Months and years before that Germany
was crouching for her spring"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

lions have not been realized. The Port
land correspondent of the Bangor Com
mercial says: ''There has been, and
there is, very fair number of summer
guests in this part of Maine, but moth
ing like the anticipated rush, and it is
said that while cottages have been in
good demand there has not been great
er call for them than in former years, say
last year for example," The reason is
not far to seek. The unseasonably coldat d
continuous wet weather has been gen.
eral throughout the country, and when
furnace fires and winter clothing are es-
sential to comfort in midsummer there is
little inclination to travel. Then much
of the summer travel is now by auto
and the wet weather and consequent
condition of the roads have been ad-
verse to motoring. If summer should
set in in earnest the expected throngs
may yet make their appearance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

1t was expected that the war in Eu.
rope would prevent many from going
abroad and divert summer travel to
Maine resorts; but thus far these expecta-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

Among our pet aversions ''gotten" is
giving san historical" good race for
first money. Biddeford journal.
We are with you on gotten" and
some. other things.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
NORTH ISLESBORO.

Capt. o. F. Coombs is at home for an ex-
tended visit.
Mr.. Charles Freeman of Maiden, Mass, was
the guest recentlyof his mother and other rel
atives in town.
Mrs. Fred U. Coombs and children of Cas-
tine were guests last week of her father,
Joseph Mcfarland.
Miss Beulah Bates returned July 18th from
Castine, where she attended the school of in
struction for teachers,
Miss Leola Coombs celebrated her birthday
July 18th by taking number of her school
mates on sail to Bangor on the steamer Cas-.
tine. A most enjoyable time was reported.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

Heavy, impure blood makes muddy, pimpy
complexion. headache, nausea, indigestion.
Thin blood makes you weak, pale and sickly
For pure blood. sound digestion, use Burdock
Blood Btters.. $1.O0 at all stores.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

Farm and Fireside says that the foot
and mouth disease is durable. Why not
try the cure on Bryan?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

The Anaconda Standard publishes a re-
port by c. W. Tenney, Inspector of rural
schools for the Montana State Board of
Education, in which it is stated that
1.-TWO years ago consolidation of schools
in Montana and transportation of pupils
were hardly known outside of the Victor
district" but that ''today practically
every county in the State has caught the
vision and this past year the sum of
$26, 1851 Is was spent by Montana trus-
tees for transportation Alone" The re-
port contains much of interest, and what
followed the consolidation of the Cor
Wallis, Woodside, Willow Creek and
Mountain View schools in the town of
Corvallis is of special interest. A new,
modern, well equipped school building
was provided for the consolidated school.