The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-06-03

port by Winterport Farmers Union
and in which Maine was the great factor
around which revolved the principal in
cidents. This was the Aroostook War
which threatened hostilities between
Great Britain and the United States.
Large numbers of troops were raised and
immense sums of money appropriated by
both nations for the expected conflict, the
commanding officer for the United States
being the removed General Winfield Scott
Actual bloodsled was averted, however,
and the cause of all the trouble, the
northeastern boundary of Maine, was
adjusted by treaty negotiated by Daniel
Webster, Secretary of State, and Lord
Ashburton, representing Great Britain.
Maine was the pioneer which blazed
the path of National prohibition when In
1851 the State adopted an amendment to
its Constitution prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
In all of the wars, from the Revolu-
tionary down to the World War, Maine
has more than done its share in the cause
of right and it's record along this line is
one of the most glorious pages in its his
tory.
The world owes much to the sons and
daughters of Maine. 1t has given it some
of the most remark Bile men and women
IN history. Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
low, Americas greatest poet, was born at
Portland. Sir Hiram S. Maxim, inventor
of the Maxim Machine Gun, first saw the
light of day at Sangerville. His equally
famous brother, Hudson Maxim, inventor
of smokeless powder, is native of Orne-
vile. Lillian Nordica, one of the worlds
greatest singers, was born at Pennington,
and Artemus Ward, the renowned humor-
list, at Waterford.
Franklin Simmons and BENZ Paul
Akers, two of the worlds greatest sculp-
/ tors, were born respectively at Webster
and Westbrook. Rev. Elijah Kellogg,
whose name will always live as the au-
thor of Spartacus to the Giadiators, and
/ other orations as well as the famous Elm
| Island stories for boys, was born at Port
land Maxine Elliott, the renowned act
ress, and Gertrude Elliott, her talented
sister, now the wife of Sir j. Forbes
| Robertson, are natives of Rockland
| Many world renowned authors also were
| born in Maine, among them being John
! S. c. Abbot, the celebrated historian, at
Brunswick; Elizabeth Akers Allen, author
of Crock Me to Sleep Mother" and other
famous poems, at Strong; Rebecca Sophia
Clark, famed writer of children's stories,
under the nom de plume of Sophie May,
at NorridgeWock; Sewali Ford, creator of
the Shorty and Torchy" stories, at Lee
want; James Otis Kaler, known to hun
dreds of thousands of boy readers under
the pen name of James Otis, at Winter
port; Sarah Payson Parton, one of the
best known women writers of the last
| Of
Fern, at Portland; Harriet Prescott Spot
ford, famous writer, at Calais; Sarah Orne
Jewett, at South Berwick; Holman F.
Day, popular novelist, at Vassalboro, and
Jacob Abbot, author of the Rollo books,
at Hallowel.
Few people are aware of the fact that
Edgar Wilson Nye, known to the world
as ''Bill Nye," the famous humorist, was
born at Shirley, near Moosehead Lake
Two of the greatest publishers of today
are natives of Maine. They are Cyrus
II. X. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday
Evening Post, Ladies' Home journal and
other widely known publications, born at
Portland, and Frank A. Munsey, publish
er of Munsey's Magazine, New York Her
aid and other leading publica tons, born
at Mercer George Palmer Putnam,
founder of the publishing house of George
Putnam Sons, first saw the light of day
at Brunswick.
Many of Americas greatest characters
in history were born in Maine. Among
these are Hannibal Hamlin, Vice rresi-
dent of the United States with Lincoln,
born at Paris; Sir William Pepperell con-
uueror of Louisburg, at kittery; Sir
William Phipps, first Royal Governor of
Massachusetts,, first American on whom
Great Britain conferred knlghthood and
the conqueror of Annapolis Royal, Nova
Scotia. at Woolwch; Commodore Edward
Preble, ''Hero of Tripoli," at Portland;
General Joshua l.. Chamberlain, "Hero
of Little Roundtop," Gettysburg, and the
man who received the actual surrender
of General Lee at Appomattox, at Brew
er: General Oliver o, Howard, famous
Civil War commander, at Leeds; Gen.
Henry C. Merriam, inventor of the Mer-
riam Infantry Pack, and renowned STRAIT
epist, at HouIton; Gen. James A. Hall,
noted artillerist, who opened the battle
of Gettysburg, at Damariscotta, and Dor
othea Lynde Dix, famed for her work for
the insane, and as head of the female