The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-01-07
..NEws OF THE WORLD"


There recently came to The Journal
Office, from friends, papers not on the
exchange list = papers from London,
Honolulu, H. L., Jacksonville, Fla, and
Washington, D. Call containing mat
tiers of interest as we'll as interesting in
themselves. For example, the News of
the World, London newspaper for
which we are indebted to Mr.. A. L. Cuz-
ner of this city, was familiar to the
writer before the days of the Atlantic
cable, when we got our European news
from the English papers brought
over in the Cunard steamships, then
making the passage in IL to IA days.
The copy before us is "Sunday morning
Special' of 16 pages, sold at a penny
1.-TWO cents) the certified net sales ex-
ceeding two million copies per issue. 1t
is of course largely devoted to war news
and is illustrated. The first advertise
ment in the paper, in the upper left-hand
corner, with black border. reads: "Ask
for Nichoson's dry gin, the purest spirit
made.''
We use the Yankee privilege of guess
ing that the Honolulu StarBulletin was
sent by Lieut. F. F. Black, U. S. A., to
whom we have been indebted for much
interesting historical and genealogical
matter. 1t is good looking newspaper,
finely illustrated, the illustrations show
ing a number of handsome hotels and
steamers of the various lines. One
steamer advertisement reads. Give and
a half days from San Francisco.
Mr.. E. J. Morrison sentus The State,
a weekly newspaper of Jacksonville. 1t
is very outspoken, editorially and
stands for dry conditions in Jacksonville
and against the control of that city by
the liquor interest"
From Mr. E. R. Cunningham of Wash
ington we often receive a package of
newspapers and clippings on matters of
interest. To those who have known
Washington in the days when gambling
houses were found on the principal
thoroughfare, and saloons everywhere,
the following special to the New York
World will be of interest:
"Washington has been nicknamed
Plymouth Rock in diplomatic circles.
Formerly it was considered one of the
most desirable posts-e especially for
bachelors.
Several bills passed by the present
Congress have had the effect of almost
putting the city in the class of one of
the towns carefully managed by the Pu-
ritans couple of centuries ago.
eff strains of music percolate through
the window of an apartment police
man Immediately makes a note of the
fact, with name and number. If such
concerts take place often, the police are
likely to make personal investigation.
Such Investigations are sometimes fol-
lowed by the arrival of patrol wagons,
even in the most elect sections of the
city.
Money will not buy liquor after l
O'Clock in the morning or on Sunday.
Even the Metropolitan Club, sometimes
supposed to be in class by itself, has
been affected by the latest legislation.
Drinks are not sold, dispensed or given
away in the club on Sunday, or after l
O'Clock in the morning.
"Real guests at hotels also must 90
thirsty at the prohibited times.
"That is why diplomats accustomed to
Continental life are calling this nations
Capital plymouth Rock. -
In the Washington Posts 'Interviews
with Capitol's Visitors" we find the fol-
lowing:
The Prohibitionists hope to elect Pres
ldent IN 1916; if not in 1916, surely in 1920,
according to Eugene W. Chain, the Prohi-
bltlon candidate for President in 1912, and
recently defeated candidate for United
States senator from Arizona Mr.. Cha
lin had no hope of the Hobson bill for a
prohibition amendment to the Constitu-
ton passing the House at this time, and
said: 1T will make no difference in the
end. Prohibition will carry within the
next six years. The Prohibitonists are
going to make political issue out of the
liquor question. 1t must be a political
issue. The political party that first
adopts a prohibition platform undoubt-
eddy will get the Prohibition vote,