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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
HON. FRED E. RICHARDS.


Hon. Fred E. Richards, well known all
over this State as public spirited ana
useful citizen, died at his home IN fort-
land, May 18th, after long illness. he
was born in Lincolnville, Aug. 20, l84l,
and was the son of Charles and Elizabeth
(Smith Richards. He was direct de-
scendant of the Richards family which
settled in Massachusetts, IN Colonial
times. He attended the common SCHOOLS
in Lincolnvile and the High schooi at
Rockport where his parents spent the
latter part of their lives. during MS
early life he helped his father on the
farm, but later entered the store OF DAVID
Talbot and after four years OF service
there was admitted as a partner IN the
business After four years more OF hard
work, having developed tuberculosis, he
went to California and was employed by
the Wells-Fargo Express Co., where ne
served three years. His recovery being
then complete he returned to Rockport
where he engaged in the lime business, IN
which he was very successful He was
no less successful in politics than In busl-
ness, having been twice elected as repre-
sentative to the legislature, and was
member of the council under two COVER
nors and was State bank examiner FOR
nine years. In 1888 he moved to fort-
land and opened private banking mouse.
He continued in the banking business for
three years and during that time he re-
funded the Androscoggin and hennebec
railroad loan amounting to 81, 5OO,O O0, the
European and North American loan of
81, 900, 900 and purchased for the Maine
Central the Knox and Lincoln railroad
from the several towns along its line. In
1898 he became president OF the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Co, and during
his long incumbency as the head OF that
company his name became almost house.
hold word in the State of Maine In 1900
he married Miss Caroline S. Piper OF
Rockport who died in 1903. Some four
or five years ago he retired from business
on account of i'll health and being unable
to walk. Mr.. Richards was a sympa-
thetc, humane and generous man. busl-
ness had not hardened him and success
had not made him undemocratic in his In
tercourse with men. The writer once
went to him for advice on business
matter in which Mr. Richards had no IN
terest whatever. | entered his office an
absolute stranger, | left him as would
part from a friend. have never seen
him since, but know from others, that
the spirit of friendiiness was inbred IN
the man and therefore was habltual. 10
all who ever really knew him his death
seems like personal bereavement
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

s'But still wait with ear and eye
For something gone which should be nlgn'
A loss in all familiar things,
In flower that blooms, and bird that Sings
And vet, dear heart! remembering thee,
Am l not richer than of old?
Safe in thy immortality. -.
What change can reach the wealth hold3
What chance can mar the pearl and go!d
Thy love hath left in trust with mef
And while in life's late afternoon,
Where cool and long the shadows grow
| walk to meet the night that soon
Shall shape and shadow overflow.
| cannot feel that thou art tar,
Since near at hand the angels are
And when the sunset gates unpar'
Shall not see thee waiting stand,
And, white against the evening star,
The welcome of thy reckoning hand3
Whittier.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
In the sweet bye and bye,
On the first of July,
Uncle Sam, we will fly
Over there Won and I.

Almost every day we read complaint
about the mail service of the United
States. Mr. Albert S. Burleson of Texas is
Postmaster General. He wants to run
an aerial mail service from New York to
Washington, while letter from Stock
ton Springs to Belfast travels about
hundred miles. Sometimes it arrives in
eleven hours, but one day last week our
correspondence from Stockton Springs
was on the road twenty-eight hours, 1t
is no use to complain, 'Ephraim is joined
to his idols" The fault does not lie in
the post offices but is due to the vagarles
of man who knows very little about the
work in which he ought to be trained
expert.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
HOLLAND INUNDATED.

Holland has been forced by circum-
stances to yield to the demand from Ger
many that she he allowed to transport
sand and gravel through Dutch water
ways to maximum of l,600 600 tons per
annum Germany agrees that these ma
terials shall not be used for military pur-
poses but are to be used on the roads in
Belgium. Holland demanded that COM
mission of control be appointed to see
that this agreement was complied with.
Germany refused to allow this, which
&1aS virtually all acknowledgement that
the agreement was a "scrap of paper"
Holland withdrew her demand for the
very good reason that she could not en-
force it, and an attempt to do so would
bring upon her people the fate which
,overran Belgium with German robbers,
Iibertlnes and murderers. The sand and
gravel will be used for military roads and
concrete Notifications and Dutch water
ways will be used by the Germans for
any and all war purposes. The govern
m ent of Holland has been friendly to
the Germans. Her people are thrifty
money getting people. They sold all the
surplus food they could produce to Ger
gmsny, and her merchants made their
way eJooms into clearing houses through
which passed. not without profit, food
supplies and war materials of every sort
which could be bought from US. Fear
dominated the government and cupldity
ruled the people, till the hour came when
home supplies became scanty and i'm
ports could not be obtained Then Ger
many having no further use for their
help, threatened with the mailed fist and
both the government and the people
trembled, demonstrated and submitted.
If Prussianism is not laid low Holland
will become a German State. Even with
ahis possibility before her, with the fat
of Belgium before her, she dares not join
The Allies.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

Hon. Knute Nelson of Minnesota, now
United States Senator from that State,
is a Republican and candidate for re-
election. The Democrats have decided
to run no candidate against him. Some
people herald this as patriotic non-partl-
zanship on the part of the Democrats
If there were the slightest hope of de-
feating Mr. Nelson there would be plenty
of Democratic candidates in the field.
The Democrats will hold their majority
in the Senate if possible.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

phototype, Darius. When that young
man struck the earth, the shock con-
WINGED him that he was not fitted to
erapple with the problem of aviation, and
he wisely vanished into obscurity. Mr..
Baker. however, comes forward again,
smiling, and asks for billion more dol
lars. When $64O, OOO, 600 have been spent
and we have but one battle plane, it GER
tainlv takes some nerve to ask for more
money.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
PLANTING PINE. GROVES.

A million little pine trees for trans
planting have been sold this spring by
she State of Massachusetts, for reforesta-
stisn by private landowners in that State.
The price charged has been ~ per one
Thousand. Not only the private land
owners of Massachusetts but some OF
the municipalities and the State itself,
are planting pine trees. The writer has
been much interested in the planting and
growth of ten acre pine grove in the
city of Gardiner, Maine This grove Is
some two miles from the city proper on
che southerly side of Cobbossee stream.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
ASK HOTEL MEN TO SIGN P.f.

Every hotel, restaurant AM
eating house proprietor III Main
requested by the Food Admlnls'r
sign pledge card agreeing to anN
serving of wheat and wheat prod4
the next harvest. The leading n..
of the State have recently giN
pledge to Food Administrator Mr.
abstain from serving wheat and 49,
Food Administration is TO ask ever
eating house to adopt the whea1Irr.
proposition as the means of savlns
to be shipped to our soldiers 1'.
Allies.
Recipes for whsalIcss meals N
provided by the Food Ad.ninistr3
it is expected that every hotel
taurant in this State will Join the
Honor of Total Abstainers IT.,
and wheat products.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Better Late Than Never.

The value of alien property taken owe!
by the Government has reached total OF
of $3.50, 600, 900. That represents only
part of what officials expect the Govern.
ment finally to hold. More than lloo
trusts are being administered under the
alien property laws and the Government
is in actual control of operations OF loo
plants. One of the largest of these is
the Bosch Magnetic Company, valued al
approximately $1,000, 900, whose direct
ors are to decide shortly the extent 10
which the concern shall be devoted 10
Government work, The alien properly
administration believes the entire plant
can he concentrated on an output for the
Army. the Navy and the Aircraft Board.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Catarrh Cannot Be Cull,

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

so Da0 i COulU NOT
rest at nigh t.
would lie awake and
get so nervous l
would have to get
up and walk around
and in the morning
would be all tired
out. l read about
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We ge table Com
pound and thought
/ would try it. My
nervousness soon
Lfk ~o 7 clooyn
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
DARIUS GREEN.
"Must we give in
SEE he with a grin,
That the martin and phoebe
Are smarter than We be2"

The outcome of our airplane construc-
ton reminds US of Darius Green who
went into aviation from the top of his
fathers barn and took nose dive" into
the barnyard. Mr. Bakers performance
was quite as fantastic and much more
disastrous. While he was developing his
Liberty Motor, handing out contracts and
spending S64O, OOO 900, he was as blithe, as
optimistic and impractical as was his
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
True Patriotism.

'Don't you love our song, The Star
Spangled Banner?'
az do" replied Senator Sorghum
"Then why don't you Join in the cho-
rus?"
"My friend, the way for me to show
real affection for song is not to try to
sing it, Public Ledger.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

Mrs. Lydia Wilson, lOl year ,
months old, the last except one ~
real daughters of the Revolution III +.
died a few days ago at the home @,
Gertrude A. Choate at l67 NUi
avenue, Augusta. She is survlneU ,
son, George F. Wilson of Sldnes
daughter, Mrs. Albert II. Ma'"'
Brockton, Mass.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Very True.

"Some girls can't reach the straps in
the cars"
ssThat's true. This morning let
nice little girl stand on my foot and hang
onto my coat button. louisville Cour-
ier-Journal. .4
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

A bill giving minimum pension OF go
month to Civil War veterans has been
passed by the House and is now In the
Senate where it will doubles have
passage.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

The grove was planted only few years
ago and when set out the little trees seem
ed to be few and far apart, but now they
are some six or eight feet in height and
almost entirely cover the ground. To
the next generation this grove will be ex-
tremely valuable Maine is the pine tree
State. Much of our soil is the natural
home of the pine We have hundreds of
thousands of acres where pine trees can
be grown, which are not at all valuable
except for forestry. The State of Maine
has established an extensive pine and
spruce nursery and encourage reforesta-
ton. At the State forestry nursery
at Orono 500, 900 little trees are now
being set These have been grown for
two years in the seed bed and will be
ready to be set out next spring. The
State frequently has orders for 500 or
1000 of these trees from farmers, and an
order is now being filled for 10, 900 which
are to be planted one in each six-foot
square on the site of an old ice house on
the shore of Penobscot river few miles
below Bangor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

anvER, SING TERMS For one square. one
frch len. tn in column. 25 cents for one week
and % cents for each subsequent insertion:
SUBscRIPTl) N TERMS In advance: ~ w
year: 81 90 fer six months; so cents for three
months.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
DRINK
HABIT
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT

The Orrine treatment for breaking up
the Drink Habit can be used with abso-
lutte confidence IL destroys all desire for
whiskey, beer or other alcoholic stimu-
lants. If you fail to get results from
Orrine, your money will be refunded
Orrine No. 1, secret treatment: Orrlne
No 2, voluntary treatment. Costs only
81 90 a box. Ask US for booklet. Read
& Hills Main street, Belfast
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
WE DID NOT START RIGHT.

Now comes the news that France has
cancelled an order for 10000 Liberty
Motors which she had placed in this
country. The reason given is that they
have better motor of their own. This
news S followed by the statement that
our own government has cancelled an
order for 5000. This does not Jolt or
even jar our war department. We still
hear the chorus of Mr.. Bakers "hush-a-
bye song"
In the sweet bye and bye,
On the first of July,
Uncle Sam, we will fly
Over there, you and l.
The main reason why our airplane con-
struction has been failure, is because
we tried to max an all-American motor
and an all-American airplane. In view
of the necessity of producing planes as
soon as possible and in numbers sufficient
to aid in winning the war, experiments
were impractical and unwise. 1t would
have been better to have copied models
of the best machines in actual use. This
fact was as evident year ago as it is
now.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

we'll and feel fine in the morning and
able to do my work. gladly recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to make weak nerves
strong. ~ Mrs. ALBERT Suite, 6O3
Olmstead ST., Winona, Mimi.
How often do we hear the expression
among women, 81 am so nervous, l can
not Sleep" OF 1T seems as though l
should fly" Such women should profit
by Mrs. Sultze's experience and give
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con-
pound, a trial.
For forty years 1t has been overcom-
ing such serious conditions as lisplace-
ments, Inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, dlz.
illness, and nervous prostratlon OF
women, and is now considered the STAN
dard remedy for such ailments.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
W0MAN'S NERVES
MADE STRONG
Bv lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, MINI. "a suffered for more
than a year from nervousness, and was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26

"Yessir, / was onct q busy con
tractor"
"Humph"
Honest l was, Boss, at a early age
1 contracted measles, mumps, and
whooping cough all in one week"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
CLEVER.
Clever, isn't he ?"
RICHES IN VIEW

clever, ism | heE'
Very. He can even persuade his
small boy who wakes at o'clock Sun.
day morning ready for play to go back
to sleep for another hour or two"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-26
NO FAXORITES-

"Oh, no." soliloquized Johnny bit
terly. there amt any favoritos in this
family. Oh. no. if bite my finger
nails get rap on the knuckles, but
If the baby eats his whole foot they
think it's cute"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-08-09
THE WAR, THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
BY Herbert Quick
Member Federal Farm Loan Board

While Gerard was our ambassador
In Berlin. the Kaiser said to him one
day that he would stand no nonsense
from America after the war.
Do you know what that means? II
means that the Germans intend to
subjugate this country II they come
out OF this war victorious.
The German Imperial government
has preached the superiority of Ger.
many TO all the rest OF the world un.
I'll the German nation is drunk with
megalomania. One OF their great
writer's expressed the prevailing. OF.
fetal view in 1908, when he wrote:
"The Teutonic race is called upon
to circle the earth with its rule, to ex.
plot the treasures OF nature and Of
human power. and to make the pas.
sive races seryient elements In its
cultural development Who.
ever he's the characteristics OF the
Teutonic race is superior. All the
dark peoples are mentally inferior, be-
cause they belong TO the passive
races. The cultural value OF q nation
is measured by the quantity OF Teu-
tonism It contains"
Are you one OF the darker racesf
Are you willing to be rated as one
OF the "servient elements" in Ger.
many's cultural development?
You began to be one OF the "seryi.
ent elements" when peaceful people
were slaughtered as they carried your
produce to market. Was II because
you belonged to passive race?"
This war is for the purpose OF say.
ing to that insane claim, with the
roar OF a hundred thousand cannon
MOI"
Never since the Turks threatened
to overwhelm Europe was the world
in such danger as now. Germany
must be defeated this year. Unless
we win, our place In the world is
lost, and our history as one ef the
"servient elements" begins. We must
withhold nothing from the support OF
the war. We must give QUE sons. We
must bring forth food in abundance.
We must give into the treasury OF the
United States every cent we can
spare.
This summer the support OF the war
Is UP to the farmers; and Uncle Sam
has never called upon the farmers In
vain!
three artIeles by Mr. ouick.] -.la
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-08-09

The farms OF this country could
carry the war to victorious con.
clusion even II all the rest OF the ma.
tions should quit. The rest will not
quit: but we could win II without
them II we had to do II. The farmers
OF the United States can whip Ger.
many. We can whip them with guns.
We can whip them with our products.
We can whip them with our money.
Every farmer in the United States
must remember that the war has a
first mortgage on every cent he has.
The last spare cent In the pockets OF
every farmer In America should be
devoted TO the war
The Kaiser began foreclosing his
mortgage on our farms when he de-
clared ruthless submarine warfare.
The war is our answer to his bill OF
foreclosure.
Our contribution is. first. our sons
and brothers for the trenches; sec.
qnd, the last pound OF food products
which we can grow by mobilizing our
scanty labor supply, utilizing the men,
women and children and the towns.
people about us; and third, money
for Liberty Bonds.
This Is the crucial year OF the war.
Our soldiers are at the front. hun.
dreds OF thousands OF them in the
trenches. and n million more ready to
70. Tho whole burden Of carrying on
our own part in the war, and Of aid.
ing our sister nations IN arms, rests
on the United States Treasury.
II the treasury fails or falters or
nnds itself unable 70 respond to every
call upon II. the war is lost. Do you
realize that?
Your son. and all the nations sons
nre relying on the United States
Treasury to furnish things with which
they may fight.
Their lives are lost II the treasury
fails. Our country is lost II the treas.
ury fails.
Germany wins II the treasury fails.
Therefore every cent you can rake
and scrnpe together belongs to the
treasury. that our soldiers may come
back to us alive and victorious. This
is literally true. We can whip the
Germans with our money; but not
with the money in our pockets or
bank accounts. Il must 20 into the
United states Treasury in subscrip-
tions to Liberty Bonds.
(Tris 10 the last OF a series o.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-08-09
A. S. Applet was a county seat
caller the first of the week.

"A. .. Applet Was d COulIy SedL
caller the first of the week.
Lester Hall arrived over from
Corvallis last evening.
Mrs. w. e. Ball is entertaining
the Ladi,s Whist Club this after
noon.
H. d. Downing Of Tum Tum
was in the city the first of the
week.
c. F. Pedersen of Waldport
was in the city several days this
week.
Mrs. Zeb Blower of Mill Four
visited at the Kyniston place
Sunday.
S. J. Leonard of Rose Lodge
was a Toledo visitor Monday and
Tuesday.
Lloyd Porter and Fred Wag-
ner We're down from Nortons the
first of the week.
John Lloyd of Lower Siletz
was a county seat visitor the
first Of the week.
Roy McMillin of Tidewater
was a Toledo visitor this week.
acting as a juror.
A. w. Weber of Beaver Creek
was a county seat visitor this
week, doing jury duty.
Miss Mabel Booth has been
assisting with the clerical work
at the depot this week.
Mrs. Fox of Albany is visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Stanton, here this week.
Sherm. Small purchased Gra-
hams Ford truck the first of the
week, and will use it for hauling
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Wade We're
passengers for Portland Monday
morning, returning Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Skallerud and children Of
Astoria are here visiting with the
formers mother, Mrs. Sara
Booth.
Miss Bertha Olson arrived
last Friday evening for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Olson.
A marriage license was issued
last Friday by County Clerk
Howell to A. l.. Fefcke and Miss
Florence Gray, both of Newport.
R. II. Kaltz, the piano tuner,
has been here all week, and has
about completed his work. He
expects to leave the middle of
next week. If your piano needs
tuning and you desire his SER
vices, you should leave order for
same not later than Monday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-08-09
MANY GOOD POSITIONS

Can be had by any ambitious
young man or woman in the
i,eld of railway or commercial
tclegraphy. We want a number
uf young men and women to
prepare for the telegraph serv-
ice to fill vacancies caused by
unusual drafting Of young men
for Signal Corps. Prepare TO
help your country. Write today
Tor full particulars THE RAIL
WAY TELEGRAPH iNSTlTUTS
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