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The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
CORN GOOD FIGHTING FOOD.

Two excuses have been gwen by the
Food Administration for not sending a
greater amount of corn to Europe, one
being that they have not sufficient mill
capacity to grind it, and the other that
they have not been educated to the taste
of corn foods But doubtless the capac-
ity of our own mills has not been taxed
to the limit, and there seems to be no
good reason why the Allies can not be
taught to like this most wholesome of
grains Certainly our people in the South
will never be convinced that corn pone,
spoon bread, and hominy are not good
eating, and the North appreciates the
value of johnny-cake and y-pudding.
Instead of seriously curtalling our own
consumption of wheat and recommend
ing the substitution of other foodstutfs
even higher in price, it might be well for
the Food Administration to issue little
propaganda in Europe on the value of
corn as a food. Moreover, once Europe
is taught the importance of corn as a
diet, and has acquired taste for it, we
light find profitable field for the ex-
port of our surplus when the world has
regained its sanity An enormous amount
of constructive work has been accom-
plished on a cornmeal diet.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
Republican State Convention

A Republican State Convention will be
held in Portland, Thursday, March 28,
1918, at ten o'clock a. M, for the purpose
of electing a State Committee, District
Committee for each Congressional Dis
trict and a County Committee for each
county.
Also to formulate and adopt platform
declaring the principles upon which the
Republicans of Maine will appeal to the
voters of Maine for support in the cleo
&ion next September.
Also to transact any other business
that may properly come before the Con-
vention.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each city, town and plantation
will be entitled to one delegate, and for
each seventy-five votes cast for the Re
publican candidate for Governor in 1916
an additional delegate and for fraction
of fifty votes in excess OF seventy-flve
votes an additional delegate.
The State Committee will be in session
at eight O'Clock on the day OF the con-
vention for the purpose of receiving Gre
dentials of delegates. Delegates in order
TO be eligible to participate in the con-
vention must be elected subsequent to
She date of the call for this convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
FREDERICK R. DYER, Secretary.
FRANK j. HAN, Chairman.
Augusta, February L. 1913.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
USELESS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

Mr.. Alvan T. Fuller of Maiden, Mass,
is member of Congress. He is not a
Republican, not Democrat but is an In
dependent in capital letters, and was a
member of the Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Interior Department. He
recently wrote to Speaker Clark of the
House rendering his resignation from the
above committee, in which he said:
"You and | know that this committee
and two-thirds of our committees are
useless Instead of being really busy,
the majority of our Congressman down
here are telling stories and practicing up
to see who can spit the farthest. The
honorable gentleman said number of
OF her things in his letter but the above
extract will enable US to classify him
and place him where he belongs In his
decidedly inelegant tigures of speech we
in mind the expectoration of words, and
in contest of that kind he seems to us
to be likely to be a close second if he
does not win the first prize. We know
very little at first hand about Congress
but we have had some opportunities to
observe the workings of the Maine Leg
islature which seems occasionally to be
only Congressional kindergarten, but in
most of it's proceedings is more like
preparatory school whence certain in
dustrious pupils who are well endowed
with brains, graduate and 60 to Con-
gress. 1t must be admitted, however,
that soon after our Legislature assemblies
the members separate into two general
divisions, the workers and the idlers.
To the latter class in Congress the gen.
tleman from Maiden appears to belong.
The committee room is the place where
the hardest and the most important legis-
lative work is done Here is where tes-
timony is taken, expenditures curtailed
or adjusted to actual needs and recon-
mendations made for wise action by the
Senate and House. If, as MIR. Fuller is
said to have stated, the committee of
which he was a member was useless, it
was his duty as member of Congress to
endeavor to make it useful. If he was
not willing to do this he should have re-
signed from Congress, not from the COM
mittee
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
PROMPTLY DONE.

There is one sorry German in South
Portland, because he couldn't keep his
mouth shut, says the Argus. Until
Wednesday he was an employee OF the
Marine Hardware & Equipment Co. AS
the incident is told he pointed to the Ser
vice Flag and the Old Glory which were
proudly floating over the plant and made
the remark that inside of year the Ger
man flag would be waving III their place.
The man was reported to the Federal
authorities and a deputy went over to
the plant and took him to headquarters,
where he was severely reprimanded.
When he came back to the plant in the
afternoon, he was told that he could seek
work elsewhere
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
WHEAT IN AROOSTOOK.

The Aroostook county farmers are
bordering at the present time over the
wheat situation for the coming season.
An effort is to be made to see if 5000
acres of land cannot be planted to wheat
The chief object is to raise, if possible,
part of the flour consumed in this county
each year. The number of acres should
in normal conditions produce sufficient
wheat to make 10000 barrels of flour.
which is isaid to be about so per cent OF
the consumption used each year in the
county. This amount of wheat could
easily be taken care of by the number of
roller mills scattered over the county,
and including the new roller mill recent
ly completed by Houlton Grange. 1t is
figured that if Aroostook county can
produce it's quota, it will relieve about
400 cars ordinarily utilized in bringing
flour into the county, for other purposes.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
Scoffers and Doubters
Why Let Prejudice Bind You to Life OF
Rheumatic Torture!

Be fair to yourself, you sufferer from
rheumatism, NO matter what form. 20 TO
A. A. Howes & Co, or any good druggist
and get package of Rheuma, the guar
anteed prescription. Use the entire bot
tie, and if you don't think 1t has gwen
you quick and sure relief, say so, and you
can have your money back.
Isn't that "a fair offer? Can you see
any deceit or red tape about it? What
chance do you take? Absolutely none,
Then get bottle of Rheuma today.
It's reputable physicians prescription,
altogether different from remedies usual
ly prescribed, free from narcotics, and
perfectly harmless. Rheuma acts on the
kidneys and helps to force the uric acid
from the swollen joints and other lodging
places. 1t pleases you in day; it makes
you hopeful and happy in week. 1t has
released from bondage rheumatic suffer-
ers who thought nothing would give re-
lief. 1t should do as much for you'll
seldom fails
Don't miss this money back offer. A
large sbottle sufficient for two weeks
treatment, is inexpensive.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
SOLDIERS CHANGES.

The State Department of Health has
called attention in a recent bulletin to
the value of the health service in the
army and to the effects of the excellent
organization of the allied armies. Fiji
teen men out of every sixteen have been
safe during the three years of fighting.
During the past year not more than one
man in thirty has been killed. The
death-rate from disease is less than in
times of peace. Only one man in five
hundred loses limb which is no greater
a chance than that in the hazardous &C.
equations at home. The Department
points to the fact that the scientific eff
fort to protect the life of the army man
can be made as well as in the case of the
civilian. Germs and Germans together
must 60 down to lasting defeat
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
THE WAR MUST GO ON

1t is no use to speculate as to when the
war will close, 1t is folly to think about
peace without victory. If the Allies
should ask for cessation of hostilities,
to be followed by peace conference
with the Central Powers, for the purpose
of arranging terms, nothing could be set
tied. The German delegates at the peace
table would say something like this
1--WE have taken and still have nearly all
of Belgium Serbia is wiped of the map
and is ours, Roumania lies stricken and
bleeding at our feet. We can drive Gen.
Allenby's British forces out of the Holy
Land at any time; in 30 days. We have
taken and hold a considerable part of
Italy. We took Alsace-Lorraine years
go and we still have it. We have occu-
pied and hold territory in Russia of more
than three times the area of the German
Empire in Europe, in 1914, and this terri
tory is Inhabited by 40,00OO 900 people
We are not whipped. If you want peace
rye will name its price to you. If you
want any of these conquered domains
come and take them This NAV seem
80 be pessimlstic view of the situation,
but it does not mean that the defeat of
the allies is foreshadowed. In fact it is
only sane prediction of what would oc-
cur, if we should now seek peace by ne
sotiation. The war is not lost but the
day of peace is not in sight. The war
must go on and we should not lose cour-
age or determination. If we except the
headlong rush into Italy, Germany has
not won military victory since she first
gave battle in this war. Her advance
-4nto Belgium was against weak and I'M
prepared little country. All her successes
nave been against the weak. Not once
mas she prevailed against the strong
The somewhat prevalent idea that the
German soldiers are super-human fighters
is erroneous. Events have proved that
they are, man for man, not a match
for the English, the French, the Cana
dams, the Australians nor for the Ameri-
cans unused to warfare as they are. The
Crown Prince CT Germany has tried for
two years to capture Verdun More than
half million of his troops have been
sacrificed in his several efforts. Verdun
still stands and the gallant French SOL
ediers now aided by our own, defy the
Blordes sent against them. For years
Germany has been preparing for this
struggle. In spite of the thoroughness OF
the construction of her military machine
it has been inefficient when tested against
strength. We believe that the German
leaders and many of their people now
realize this and no longer hope for victory
IN the Western front. We believe they
lost that hope some time ago, and that for
THE last six months they have been play
ang for drawn game, to be won by duplic-
ity and a propaganda of DISCRIMINATION OF
the forces allied against them. Ger
many's spy system and her secret propa-
aanda are efficient and in these are all
the efficiency she has yet shown. They
cannot win the war by these but they
can thus prolong it. In these, we must
admit they have shown what we Amerl-
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
Green's August Flower

Has been used for ailments that are
caused by a disordered stomach and mac
i've liver, such as sick headache, consti-
patton, sour stomach, nervous indiges-
ton, fermentation of food, palpitation of
the heart caused by gases in the stomach,
August Flower is gentle laxative, reeu-
lates digestion both in stomach and in
testines, cleans and sweetens the stomach
and alimentary canal, stimulates the liver
to secrete the bile and impurities from
the blood. Sold by w. 0. Poor & Son.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
THE RAILROAD BILL.

The United States Senate has passed a
bill which provides that government con-
troll of railroads shall cease 10 months af-
ter peace is declared. The Senate vote
of the bill was So in favor, 10 opposed. In
the House the Senate bill was amended
and the time fixed at two years instead of
IS months. In the House the vote was
1877 to 6. The bill then went into confer
ence, but the vote was SO overwhelming
ly for the bill in both houses, that all diff
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry
of Deeds for the week ending March 7,
1913:
Jonathan S. Nickerson, Searsport, to
Charles A. and Flora M. Nickerson, do.
land and buildings in Searsport.
Amos L. Bennett, Troy, to Riley Bick-
more, Detroit; land in Troy.
Moves A. Cilley, Monroe, to Walter
O'Brien, Brooks; land in Brooks and
Monroe.
Robert W. Cock, Troy, to Helen r.
Cook, do. j.; land and buildings in Troy.
Edgar j. Hunt, Thorndike, to George
A. Gilchrest, do. land in Thorndike.
Lila A. Klemezendorf, San Jose, Calf. :,
ct ais, to Walter O'Brien, Brooks; land
and buildings in Brooks and Monroe.
Nina A. Moore, Belfast, to Eugene
Achorn, do, /; land in Belfast.
Alphonzo ]. Cunningham, Searsport, to
Luigi Villa, Stockton Springs; land and
buildings in Searsport
Lizzie M Haskell, Monroe, to Mary f.
Bean, Dixmont; land and buildings in
Monroe
Melvin McGray, Burnham, to E. I.
Mitchell, Oakland; standing timber in
Burnham.
Heirs of Lauriston c. Cilley. Brooks,
to T. l. Huxford, do. land in Brooks
Joel P. Wood, Northport, to Effie R.
ElIwell, do land and buildings in North
port.
Erastus W. Bennett estate, Troy, to
Amos L. Bennett, do. land in Troy.
Nathan S. Bunker, Sullivan, to Effie
L. Cobb, Monroe; land and buildings in
Monroe.
Percy S. Edgecomb, Belfast, to Amos
A. Colcord, do; land and buildings in Bel
fast
Irving G. Stetson, Bangor, to Arthur
w. Shaw, Winterport; land and build
ings in Frankfort.
Laura B. Nickerson, ct al, Belfast, to
Irwin ]. Dickey and Marcellus R. Knowl-
ton, do. land and buildings in Belfast
Irene Bragg Mckinney ct al, Lincoln
vile, to Walter E. Drinkwater, North
port; land and buildings in Lincolnville.
Fred A. Porter, Bangor. to Alice w. Bar
ker, Brookline, Mass; land and buildings
in Stockton Springs.
Emery w. Cunningham, Swanville, to
Pauline M. Trundy, do; land and build
ings in Swanville.
Sanford F. Greedy, Palermo, to r. L.
Cooper, Belfast; land in Palermo
Albion X. Fletcher, Belfast, to Elmer
A. Sherman, do. land in Belfast.
Flora A. Sanford, Freedom, to Mary Z.
Sanford, Augusta; land and buildings in
Freedom.
George Parker, Monroe, to Anna M.
Croker, Winterport; land and buildings
in Winterport.
Norman S. Muzzey, Somerville, Mass,
ct al, to James E. Newson, ct al, Somer-
vile, Mass land in Thorndike.
Edith L. Drury, Belfast, to Edward f.
Littlefield, do, land and buildings IN BEL
fast.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
Do Not Ignore the Girls.

At meeting of the directors of the
Central Maine Fair, held in Waterville
recently, it was voted to invite two boys
from each Grange i'll the State to attend
the fair this fall. There are 45O Oranges
in the State, and President Eaton said he
thought the boys should have tickets and
free entrance into all the attractions.
The girls of the grange are doing their
bit. Encourage them by similar recogni-
ton of their work. They will appreciate
If
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
ferences were speedily adjusted and the
country may rest assured that it is not to
be committed to the permanent control
of railroads by the government.
THEY SUNG HIM TO SLEEP.

Mr.. William j. Bryan went to Toronto,
Canada, not long ago to deliver lecture
on prohibition. A large number of SOL
diers were in the audience and, by sing
ing patriotic songs, prevented the "silver
tongued orator" from speaking. 1t ap-
pears that the soldiers objected to the
man, not to his subject. They had not
forgotten the pacifist stand taken by
Mr. Bryan when he was Secretary OF
State
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14

When we throw our markets open to
the cheap products of Asia and Europe,
we encourage our people to consume
more foreign made goods and CORE
spondingly less quantity of American
made goods. The diminished consump-
ton of American goods means a dimin-
ished production of American goods, and
a corresponding diminution of employ
ment of American labor. Nothing could
be palmer.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14

Mr.. Bernard NJ Baruch has been named
as chairman of the war industries board
and man named Stettiniers has been
appointed purchasing agent for the War
Department. These are excellent ap-
pointments. Now if President Wilson
will see to it that they are not embar-
raised by red tape and hampered by peo-
pie higher up, good service will follow
In choosing those men the President has
neatly and we think wisely sidestepped
the Overman bill.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
That friend Of yours who always smile,

always happy to have or care How you
hm He happy because he feels right How about 70" M
right?
Those annoying headaches ver-requent constitution
quesonby don't much feeling with which
your No wonder do not feel like smiling
remedy Don't be miserable long Start taking
timetried and true a. F." ATWOODS MEDICINE TODAY It's pod
demonstrated with single bottle You will feel better
it. would without it,
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The Republican journal., 1918-03-14

eve rise by the things that are under
our feet,
BY what we have mastered of good and
gain,
By the pride deposed and the passion
slain,
And the vanquished ills that we hourly
meet"
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
Belfast Savings Bank

Notice is hereby given that Savings Bank
Book No. l3, COG. issued by this bank, has
been lost and application has been made for
duplicate book according to laws regulat-
ing issuing new books.
WILMER J. DORMAN, Ire asurer.
Belfast, March a, 1918-3w1O
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
HUMPHREYS
WITCH HAZEL OINTMENT

(COMPOUND)
For Piles or Hemorrh ODDS,
External or Internal, Blind or
Bleeding, Itching or Burning
One application brings relief
Price Csc, at all druggists or
mailed.
Send Free Sample of Ointment to
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Company
Sc William Street. New York.
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
A. l. BROWN, Editor.

inch len. tn in column % cents for one week
and Is cents for each subsequent insertion.
SuBsCRIPrl IN TERMS In advance. 81 90
wear: 81 90 fer six months; SO cents for three
months,
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
CaIedonian Insurance Company
of Edinburgh, Scotland.

CaIedonian Insurance Company
of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Assets December 81, 1917.
Real estate 1000 90
Stocks and bonds ........ l $50, Sl5 90
Cash in office and bank 1884 "
Agents balances..... 800, o49 81
Interest and rents, Observation-Disclosures, IL SUI as
All other assets. 1915 s6
Gross assets. 2,569. 957 81
Deduct items not admitted......-.. 4l7l ~
Admitted assets. So SOS, 1856 SO
Liabilities December 81, 1917.
Net unpaid losses. ............. 227.ll4 So
IJnearned premiums. 1905 256 %
All other liabilities ..... 3IOoo w
Deposit capital 2OO.O0 w
SurpIus over all liabilities ..... 495, AIS AZ
Total liabilities and surplus. 81, 565, 1856 3s
3Wll
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14
Agricultural Insurance Compan,
Watertown, N. Y.
Assets December 81. 1917

Total Liabilities and Surplus. .S SIS, s. @
James Pattee & Son, Agents, Belfas,
3w1l
The Republican journal., 1918-03-14

Total for the county.
Sharp County record., 1918-07-12
THE COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict-FirsE Monday in January
and Second Monday in July,
Southern District--Second Mon
day in February and August.
County Court--Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
tober, Northern District,-4th
Monday in January, April, July
and October,
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December,
Southern District Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December,
Chancery Court Southern Dis.
trict-First Monday in May and
November, Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September,
Sharp County record., 1918-07-12
CataTh Cannot Be Cured

With local applications as they can
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly
influenced by constitutional condi.
tons, and in order to cure it you
must take an internal remedy.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternalIy and acts thru the blood on
the mucous surfaces of the system.
Halls Catarrh Medicine was pre-.
;cribed by one of the best physic.
ians in this country for years. 1t
is composed of some of the best
tonics known, combined with some
of the best blood purifiers. The
perfect combination of the inGred-
tents in Halls Catarh Medicine is
what produces such wonderful re-
suits In catarrhal conditions,
Send for circulars and testimonials.
T. j, Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c,
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation
Sharp County record., 1918-07-12
Hold Your Liberty Bonds

Il earnestly hope that every one
who has bought Liberty Bonds will
try to keep them for the period Of
the war at least. If each and ev'
cry purchaser keeps his Liberty
Bond he helps to protect the credit
of the government by maintaining
the market for the bonds at par
which is a very helpful thing in
war time, and he also renders q
more essential service to our SOL
diers and sailors in the field by
practicing those economics anc
savings which release materials
and labor necessary to the support
if net the very life of our army anc
navy."-Secretfry McAdoo
Sharp County record., 1918-07-12
FOR. AMENDMENT NO. IL.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. IL.


Proposed Constitutional AmeAement
No. IA.
BE 1t Resolved by the Senate and
House; OF Representatives OF the
State of Arkansas, the Majority OF
Both Houses Agreeing Therefor
That the following is hereby. pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the cleo
tors of the State. for approval or re-
lection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives If a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become part of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Arkansas, to-
wit:
That Sections and 3 of Article Z
of the Constitution of the State Of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compcs-
ed of seven Judges, one of whom SHAH
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis-
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided into two divis-
ions, and the decision of each OF said
divisions shall be the decision of the
Court. The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
sisnments from time to time, and the
Associate JUSTICES may lnleICHhhSV
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence Of three
Judges shall be necessary to decis-
ion in either division. When the
Court is sitting in banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
Of four shall be necessary to decis-
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon-
sdered by the court in banc The
Chief Justice may sit in either division.
and shall preside when so sitting: The
Judges Of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for that division. VINO
shall preside when the Chief Justice is
not sitting in that division. II the
Chief Justice Is absent from the Court
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold office until his
successor is elected at the general cleo.
| tion for State Officers in 1872, ana
qualities, and one of whom shall hold
office until his successor Is elected at
the general election for State officers
In 1924, and qualities.
Approved by the Governor, ana nleo
in the office of the Secretary OF state
January II, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my Official signature this
the oath day Of April, 1918.
:, Secretary Of State.