The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-25
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Conditions in Maine.
&c ANGELES, CALF, May. 1916.
j., s seems to me that it has been long
since | sat down to write you one
w." California letters; but the fact is,
been sick. Of course we Cali
.,ona don't like to admit we are ever
W. IN this beautiful sunny, southern
4 We have had peculiar winter
,a summer. 1t has been extremely
III and hot, and more than the usual
s;,fal The oat, barley and grass
os are now we'll harvested and were
,,od The fruit outlook is more than
average. The trees are full of
.soges. peaches, prunes, apriccts and
s,o-s and there is an abundance of small
So+s Yesterday crate Of "a boxes of
.-ou,harries was selling at retail for rs
,ats and the cherry crop is so Large
...t the R. R. Co. has put up temporary
s.5s to hardle what comes into Los
,,,oles. Santa Clara Valley is the
,...ry region. | have never seen the
.rstahles here so nice as now. Plenty
-sip has brought forth an abundance
- -bpm. | haven't words to tell you of
.,s Aowers; they are beyond description.
Az me place where am now living we
hove forty varieties, all in bloom and the
ao,s4 is nearly covered with climbing
.,.-s red and white. Under the rose
,,.5as the ground is literally covered
nth fallen leaves, and you can imagine
,.f.5 lovely sight the country is now.
lei. so lovely that it reminds me of
.-a-y they tell here. An evangelist was
.l-,ag a revival meeting and many were
liking the Kingdom and starting new
H. one evening the preacher had his
...g-sgation worked up to the highest
,,r., He asked all those who wanted to
enter N through the pearly gates of the
New Jerusalem to stand up and the
rooie congregation rose with the eX-
.sn,Ion Of a 14-year-old boy. When they
WERE seated the preacher asked the
r, man if he did not want to go to
rer. and he replied: "This is good
----a for me and | want to remain
-gc here"
Hr are told in the word of God that
h. <ngdom of Heaven is within US,
. sametimes think its easier TO have
E..0 here than any other place under
. Glory. When | looked up this morn
.--- N the high coast range of mountains
.r.r ragged peaks piercing the sky,
r-- mansions and castles and beautiful
,.s8ences in every direction and beauti
IN Hollywood nesting in the valley be-
.o said to mysslf, we don't have to 60
.5 switzerland, Italy or any of the
7--opean countries to find the worlds
Ecest scenery.
Know YOU do not want me to say too
much about California charms. You
would rather have me write something
g593 about the old Pine Tree State.
Name is the the sweetest spot on earth
u many of her people and it is beautiful.
.g my opinion nowhere on earth is there
60 grand scene as the Penobscot bay
md river in summer time. The noun
taas and lakes are simply the finest I'M
.er the blue sky and would like to spend
liz summer at Bar Harbor and around
Ng5sehead lake. | would rather catch
l.- than dig gold. There are several
lrtug goods stores in the city which
s~g rods, reels, lines and decoys, and
5a- would think there was great fishing
-1-. but as matter OF fact they spend
M and weeks trying to catch trout
al Ometimes come home skunked. 0,
-sr might once more cut me pole
.-tabacook pond and hook some Of
If ,ckerel that abound in that beauti
ia ater.
Ten wouldn't it be rich fun to get
school of mackerel. l shall have
el you one of my fish stories. Some
H IN the sixties Capt. George Brad
o- had small fishing craft and
Vent out with him on a week g trip We
d around Matinicus and the Seal is
ar-s Saturday morning came and we
H.rot have mackerel enough to carry
cs to our families. A little southwest
ze sprang up and about noon we ran
pa under Wooden Ball Island, when the
gr! died out. Capt. Bradford threw
little bait and the water was alive with
hungry mackerel, and by O'Clock the
macAerel were jumping out over the rail;
8e Lad filled her from stem to stern. A
breeze sprang up and at IL p. m. we
anchored in Carver's Harbor. Our
nackerel were dressed and in soak
aud Capt. Bradford kept the Sabbath
day holy and worshiped in the little
church at Vinalhaven. Monday morning,
9right and early, we sailed our fish into
barrels and Tuesday started for Bangor
to sell our cargo. We made quick run
10 Bangor and found buyer who would
give US barrel of pork for a barrel of
laekere. The exchange was made al d
We We're soon home again with our loved
ones My share of that transaction was
MT How is that for fish story? The
Whole thing was inside of one week.