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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

More than nineteen centuries have
passed since the Star first shone over
Bethlehem. Generation after generation
has been born, lived, toiled and died since
the three wise men beheld the dawn of
that first Christmas morning. Not for
an hour since then has that Star, the
Hope of an Eternal Future, failed to light
the way of humanity to better living.
The Star still shines and its followers,
today, are millions.
''This is the day which the Lord hath
made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. "
We wish the readers of The journal a
Merry Christmas.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

1t is well known that Senate commit
tee has been investigating all matters
relating to the production, transportation
and sale of coal for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether or not there had been
pro fiteering. This committee has made a
report in which the committee declares
that profiteering has existed and has con-
tinued unchecked by the Department of
Justice and is a national disgrace. The
report urges the department of justice to
prosecute all wrong-doers, but expresses
no hope that this will be done under the
present administration. We need more
drastic laws against grafters and there is
greater need of change in the person.
mel of the Department of Justice.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
WHITES CORNER. Winterport

Richard Colson, who has been employ
ed in Bangor, is at his home for few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. York attended the
meeting of the North Waldo Pomona, in
Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Severance of New
burg were recent guests of Hon. c. NJ.
Conant and family.
Several families from this vicinity at
tended the Republican victory ball at
Monroe town hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clements and
three sons of Monroe were recent guests
of L. A. White and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Nealey have moved
their household goods to Bangor where
Mr.. Nealey has employment.
Thomas and Bert Jackson of Montreal.
Quebec, were guests of their uncle,
Arthur Edmonds, few days ago.
Little Miss Dorothy Nealey is spending 9
few days with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Nealey.
F.W. Carleton was at G. H. York;
several days recently setting up the pumE
and pressure tank that is being operated
by the power of the lighting system in
stalled few months ago.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
PROSPECT FERRY

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Batchelder have
recently been in Dexter on visit.
The Misses Ada and Frances Hartman
are still confined to the house with meas
les.
Roy Leach is at home from Hallowell
and will spend the winter with his family
here.
Mr.. Otis CHM and Miss Amelia Harri-
m an of Brewer. visited relatives here re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Littlefield of Or
land visited Mr.. and Mrs. Everett O'Neil
several days ago.
Charles Bennett has moved to Bucks
port and Roy Leach has moved into the
ouse where Mr.. Bennett lived.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
PREPARING TO CLEAN HOUSE

It is said that Senator Mccormick will
introduce bill to abolish the Department
of the Interior and esta blish in its stead a
Department of Public Works. The pro-
posed bill provides also that in addition
to the needful work now done by the De-
partment of the Interior the new depart
ment shall take over the designing and
constructing of public buildings and the
Coast Guard, both of which are now at
tended to by the Treasury. The improve
ment of rivers and harbors and the Lake
Survey and the Waterways Service now
in charge of the Secretary~of War are
also to be taken over. These proposed
transfers are appropriate but are not of
vital Importance. 1t is important, how
ever, to effect a reorganization of the
Department of the Interior which has
been logging along in a rut of routine for
several years, and it is probably wise to
get rid of it with the hope that depart
ment may be organized which will do
more and better work and will use less
red tape For several years State legis-
latures, Congress and heads of depart
ments, State and National, have been
inclined to provide for doing new work
by creating a new board, bureau or COM
mission to do it, and frequently the work
has been of little Importance and very
expensive.
On the fourth of March, 1918, the work
of the Department of the Interior was in
charge of eight subdivisions. Today
there are fourteen and the war did not
add materially to the work done except
in the Pension division. The office of
Indian affairs has been for many years
one Of the divisions of the Department of
the Interior at the head of which was a
Commissioner who had large clerical
force The Commissioner has six Divis-
ion Chiefs, each having certain work to
do and each having very large force on
his division. The debates in Congress
last winter showed plainly that the man.
agement of the Indians was careless,
wasteful and inefficient. A large amount
of useless work is done and much useful
work is not done. AS long ago as 1869
a Board of Indian Commissioners was
tablished. At that time this board was
needed and was helpful. 1t is still in ex-
istence and is piece of official machin-
cry as out of date as blunderbus. The
present board has nine members. The
chairman is resident of Philadelphia,
two of the members are from Washing
ton, D. c.. one was from Mohawk Lake,
N. Y, one from Princeton, N j., one
from Los Angeles, CAL, one from Man.
chester, N. H., one from Boston and one
from Andover, Mass. The duty assigned
to these men is to advise the Division
Chiefs as to what they should do and
how to do it. This Board of Indian Com
missioners should be abolished at once.
It knows nothing about the condition and
needs of the Indians or of the depart
ment. There is much needless machinery
used and much Improbable work done in
the Census Department and by the Geo.
logical Survey, both of which are divis.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
NORTH SEARSPORT.

Miss Emily Evans spent the week end
at her home in Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gray and chill
dren of Prospect visited Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. J. Matthews recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Seeley had a joy
full surprise when their son Charlie arriv-
ed to spend few weeks at their home in
Swanville.
Mrs. Cutter, who has been visiting her
brother, Alfred E. Stinson and friends in
Winterport, has gone to Buffalo, N. Y,
where her son 10 now located.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS

Mrs. Everett Staples has returned
from stay of several days with friends
in Bangor.
Melvin Small is in Trundy's black
smiths shop doing job work in the Wheel
wright line.
Mrs. Nettie Smart of Winterport was
in town recently, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Hopkins.
j. Stanley Wardwell, who has been in
town for several weeks, has gone to
Bangor where he has employment. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Wardwell.
Alvah C. Treat, chairman of the board
of assessors, went to Augusta to attend
the assessors convention, accompanied
by Mrs. Treat. Mrs. Treat remained in
Bangor for stay with her sister, Mrs.
j. F. Gerrity, for few days.
John C. Gordon is advertising clos
ing out sale of his stock. Mr., and Mrs.
Gordon came here from Pittsfeld num-
Der of years ago and many friends will
regret this indication of their intention
to depart.
Ora Clements of Monroe, a valued
member of the carpenter shop force at
the Stockton yard for number of years,
had the misfortune to mangle his hand
with buzz saw recently. After receiv-
ing first aid he was taken al tN1t o
county hospital for expert surgical at
tendance and care
The big masted schooner Alcaeus
Hooper will 60 overheard on Friday, the
Gath, according to the word given out at
the office of the Stockton Yard, Inc
The Hooper is the sixth schooner in the
series and is about 100 tons larger than
the Maurice R. Thurlow, registering 1902
tons with a dead weight capacity of
about 2, 100 tons. This vessel holds the
record for size of all the long line of
crafts which have gone into the waters
of Stockton harbor since the Endeavor
of 80 tons was launched from the sand
beach Of Sears island in 1898 The first
vessel built in Stockton was the Seven
Friends in 1902.
The ladies of Bethany Chapter, o. E
S., presented their entertainment in
Denslow hall to a packed audience of
nearly all "home folks" Considerable
S surprise was expressed that there were
SO many people left in town, so great is
the contrast of present conditions with
the wartime boom. The stage program
was well carried out and very enjoyable
to the crowd, witch fingered after the
close and passed social hour or two,
literally patronizing the refreshments
table, the fortune teller and indulging in
old fashioned dances in the limited space
available. The proceeds, which are to
60 to the O. E. S. Home for the Aged in
Maine amounted to about $50.
Nathaniel C. Partridge of Standpoint
village has in his possession an interest,"
ing souvenir discovered among the papers
of his grandfather, Capt. John Cousins,
who died nearly sixty years ago. 1t is
bill of lading for '49 Hhds. of Molasses
and Four Hundred Spanish Milled Dol
lars" shipped at Havana to Messrs.
Wetherle and Jarvis of Boston in the
brig Rambler, Capt. Hutson Bishop. |
The date is Nov. Is, 1920. This is re-
minder of the days when all the vessels
built along the coast of Maine started i'm
mediately for the West Indies for molas-
ses and sugar. But nothing is known of
this brig or her master.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

One man at least should appreciate the
Lewiston police force-for through his
arrest the other night the officers saved
him $500. He was laid out at the lower
Maine Central station, intoxicated with
$500 in his pocket and gang hanging
about, simply awaiting a chance to "go
through" him, He escaped with fine
If IS and costs and said it was worth it.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

Many serious accidents happen by
means of cattle getting upon railroads
and thus throwing the cars from the
track, killing the animals and not I'M
frequently manning or causing death to
those in the cars On the road leading
from Niagara Falls to Buffalo the Loco
motive has one continuance of most
peculiar character. 1t carries brass
whistle which is blown by the steam
whenever any animals come upon the
track or cross road is passed. No words
can describe the shrill, wild and unearth-
ly sound produced by this arrangement.
In going through the woods the noise is
peculiarly startling and it can be heard
for miles,
A backwoodsman who heard it for the
first time screamed with delight.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT

Governor-elect Parkhurst has chosen
Mr. Gilbert R. Chadbourne as his private
secretary. Mr.. Chadbourne is well quail
fled for this position He will serve the
Governor and the public ably and with
discretion.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
A. |. BROWN. Editor.

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AGENT WANTED IN BELFAST

To sell the Original Watkins Remedies,
Spices, Extracts, etc. Necessities and re-
peaters. All or spare time. Write
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

In the Republican Journal issued eighty
five years ago this present month we find
the following in the editorial column:
A SCREAMER
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
ALL HIS AILMENTS
DISAPPEARED
When He Tried "FTuita-tlves"
or Fruit Liver Tablets

MOUNT BELKNAP HOTEL,
LAKEPoRr, NH.
eat 20 years of age, chronic Constip.
alton was causing me to suffer with
distressing Headaches, Dizziness and
Indigestion.
I believe have taken more medi-
cine than any half-dozen people in
town but nothing did me good until
tried Fiuit-a-tioes..
Right away could see their good
effects. After taking them for three
months, my bowels were regular,
and the other ailments disappeared".
FRANK A. HALE.
Soc. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT
Limited, OGDEMSBURG. n. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
THE STAR STILL SHINES

t'Be at peace with yourself and you will
be at peace with all the world"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23
QUOTATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS

There's a song in the air,
There's a star in the sky,
There's a mothers deep PRAYER
And baby's low cry.
And the star rains It's fire
While the Beautiful sing
For the manger at Bethlehem
Cradles a King"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

ITO get what you have been wishing
for is pleasant, but to get what you have
not been sure of, makes the pleasure
tinpIeO
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-12-23

sLet 'em stir de house up,
De racket good ter hear.
Dey can't be Christmas chillen -
But one time in de year.
or folks say de tumult
Rob 'em OBJ dey res,
But de rosy folks dat like it
Is de sweetest an de bes'.
Dom yer make no trouble
For dem liz folks ter bear,
Dey can't be Christmas chillen
But one time in de year."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20

me into stick called a pen-hoider, and
then without an apology dipped me into.
a black liquid called ink. My temper
was up at such treatment, but / could.
do nothing TO save myself. Then she
began practising. Dear mel suffered
torture, but after a while she seemed
to improve and began to feel a little
better. However, as soon as she came
to the drill in compact ovaIs.I grew 20
dizzy that I thought the world was
tumbling head over heels and I began
to stumble which made me shed some
black tears on my owners paper. This
got her Into trouble with the teacher, so
she put all the blame on me and pulled
me out of the holder and threw 5ne into
the waste basket. At Dismissal time a
hoy tooiz the basket down stairs and
|'emptied it into large can which man
emptied into a cart and rode off with me
to a vacant lot where / was thrown on
heap of all kinds of rubbish
I must close this sad story BY asking
one question. Aren't you glad you are
not pen poirt?'
Il CHRISTINE M BARRY, Age Ia
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
Fitchville
My Home.

Dear Uncle Jed: One of our Wide
Awakes asked if some of the Wide
Awakes would describe their home, SO
will try and describe mine.
1t is known as the Fry place 1t has
a history attached to it. 1t once was
the home of a general during the Rero.
lutionary time. 1t has many quaint lit.
tie cupboards and closets. When 1 hans
! my hat in the cupboard think of the
generals hat that hung there over one
hundred years ago and 1 say to myself
swell done, old general; you have help
led to make this a great free countr,
| for US to live in" '4
| We have a little babbling brook run
ming through our yard. And lilies of tn,
valley and some red lilies growing OF
each side of it.
We also have great many liIat
bushes and three different types Of Ii
laos, some are purple. some are white
and others are Partisan, and when Il
blossom look like an enormous bouquet.
/, We have three mules One is an ar
my mule, and can scale any wall O.
fence around here Peg
| We also have Boston bulldog whicl
is faithful pet of the family.
| We have two cats and a kitten whicl
was born on Easter Sunday, and is YER
cunning and playful
IRENE EVANS, Age 10.
Plainfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20

night work about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing After he had slept for about five
hours, we started for the statehouse. We
entered 1t and saw many beautiful pic
lures, statues and flags of many great
men and wars. Ny friend took me to a
place where they had all kinds of rats
and mice.
The next day friend of mine came
with fine car. We got ready and soon
we We're in the Franklin park. Here we
saw all kinds of birds and animals. The
next day my friend took me to the place
where he worked. Here I got two ice
cream cones. The last day was spent in
getting ready TO come home.
Ft Ms 4. &c. fSTEINMEYER, Age IL.
Eagleville.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
Glasgo.


Spring is now here. and all the birds
are back again singing away the long
day, making the world happy again. ~
Ter the dreadful Winter 9heE song is
beautiful on high If listened to wit,
attention. Il has many sweet, soft notes
that make many 'dreary hearts glad
! viii write yon about how The sons
birds took a great sorrow out of my
heart On a certain rainy day last
week came home from school much dis
heagtened having failed in two of my
lessons which were very difficult. Hav-
Ing taken my books home I began 70
study; but all was in vain. the lesson
seemed hard to get.
The rain having stopped, went to sit
all by myself under the apple tree which
stands in the yard. After having beer
studying a iong time my ears taught the
swset ,achg OF a robin and a Phoebe
who made their new homes IN the tree
They were singing 50 -.sweetly my
| thoughts turned 10 them and as I sai
there, thinking Of what = joyful tim,
they were having, .5tile sorrow Of m,
heart departed and again began t.
study. In little while my lesson wa.
learned and with happy, heart sd
listening TO the birds 4 also ahoukt
how many Of these beautiful creature
are KILLED BY the hunters and by cruz
school boys who throw stones and MN,
Ahoek DOWN nests and break for spleas
use. = :. Vlss' sf. ) % =
This is very cruel because these crea
lures do no harm to anyone They e a
0fsectB wltich7sd DO harm andaso we Ahoul,
Rave pity for sewefyeHe of stflssi
Let US all OF tie wide-Awake Ctrcl
make mp our minds and adMise .6r
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
Good Results At rrupplur.

Dear Uncle Jed: I did some trapping
last winter. In a swamp near our house
set a trap in mrskrat house and In
two days / had a ,,dslSrat. l reset the
trap and caught another rat After the
skins had been dried 1 sent them away
to a company; but the company cheated
me and never got a cent from the
skins.
I also caught a skunk and sent the
skin to another company, and they sent
me check for $325.
This spring 1 have trapped wood
chucks. l set a trap for woodchuch
and caught skunk. l took the trap and
set it in stone wall; soon had wood.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
Going. to. Have q Garden.

Dear Uncle Jed: 4 am going to have
a flower bed this year. 1 am going to
plant 4asters. sfoxglove and few other
kinds sof flowers. I am going to help
my father plant his vegetable garden.
4 4, go to the Gurleyville school where
there are thirty-fiye scholars. We have
nurse who visits us every month, her
name is Mrs. Anderson When I come
home from school I help my mother
wash dishes. dry them and sweep the
floors Thursday. May s, there was nc
school 1t was visiting day, SO l washed
clothes and cleaned the house.
We have five little goslings In thu
morning 1 feed them and give them wa
ter. One is white and the others arr
gray. ~
FREDA LANCER.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Linc/ IN was born in Ken
lucky, February IL, 1909. His parents
were very poor.
He moved with them to Illinois, taking
advantage of what few opportunities he
had. He had studied law and was ad-
'mitted to the bar.
In 1916 he. was elected to congress and
a candidate against Douglas for United
States senator in 1858.
He was defeated, but two years later
he was elected president, during the Civil
twars On the night of April IA, 1855
President Lincoln was shot at Fords
theatre, Washington, by John Wilkes
Booth. ss' sa -
SHIRLEY F. DOUGLASS, Age IL.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
NY Trip to Boston.

Dear Uncle Jed: thought I would
write to you about my trip to Boston. a
took a train for Boston Thursday from
Willimantic. I soon reached Boston
where found my friend who came tc
rect me.
The fist day we went to the common
and pubic gardens. where I saw many
statues of famous nen-Hooker. Lincoln
Washington General Grant and some o.
his soiGiers.
The next day 1 got my breakfast earh
and ran to get a newspaper down thu
street My friend came home from hi
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
A Day In Gsetqn.


Monday a few OF my sgirl friends and
I were ready to SO 10 sGrotcn KoF the
day. The weather was very sciaaEeabie
,and we did net know whistler ptostsc sor
hot, But we went We could not take
The Nathan Hale ferry over as II was be-
Ing repaired We had TO take the Nelse-
s, r. It WIS very small, coRpassd With
When we reached there, we walked q
while and then stopped where we .wert
,E6lng to camp TOT the day. II was up
by the monument. We were going to 5gr
Up to the tower. but It was not open. w
vent through the tunnels, and II was 9ers
pleasant over there. .After IAN hour On
30 the II O'Clock whistle blew Then 1wk
started to eat our dinner which we had
Wrought with tfs
two OF the girls went down to the stori
tosbuy SEINE soda for US. but they did no
Izhave any. After seetihg our dinner NJ
fplayed hide and go seek Latter in TN
afternoon we went oct to pick some VI
slets, when II started TO pour Tie sfrb
tvahted 10 AseEy In THE gtunuei fAstead d
Going honfes hut another girl and
lfhought 1t woitld be best I'd Ego home, 81
NE started a. . $50 y
Before came 4 ate a banana and tn
Soat rocked $50 much and she waves Wer'
20 rough THAT eft sTnEsie me sick and
could hardly walk hsne. When ] go
home 4 went right to bed and IN,
mother gave me some medicine. so tn
lssext day was sbetter. - ess8
4 FLARENGE CLARK, Age IL.
\ New vLondeH.s @
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20

Dear Uncle Jed My pets ARE two little
kittens whose names are Pussy and Eva
Isfsed them every morning before going
to school and. at night. L feed them
with bread and milk. Pussy is white and
light brown. Eva lis black and white
They stay in the barn nearly all the
time, catching nianysrats and mice.
also have many other pets, at
chickens. three calves and two dogs. The
calves names are Dolly. Molly and Daisy
Dolly iss white and light brown. Daisy /.
Write and black Molly is allalightsb brown
HEDWIG RUPPRECHT.
Baskerville. = EstsN
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20
write and ten Vol. what .happened to mac

write and tell you what happened to me
when 1 was out playing. l thought i
would like cane. So 1 picked up my
father bush scythe, but had one foot
on it, so the consequences were 1 cut
off one of my toes and left IT. just hang
ing. I threw down the scythe and yell
ed. My mother came running to see
what was the matter. My father went
by the bedroom window and told me to
stop my noise, but when he came in the
house he said it was too bad. He went
out and hitehed up the horse and hus-
tied me to the doctor. = had three
stitches taken, and the doctor, had te
give papa something to keep him from
fainting away. Mother and didn't &c,
any sleep that night but it healed W
nicely. And 1 have always been care.
full since about taking bush scythe fol
a cane.
JENNIE FARGO, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20

TIE WzsiRsweEsfk-
o byron Copper In Dumb Animals.
l.DS you e,er hear the fneadeW-iark's
love-Bur1E.
A. he rises from dew-kisped abode.
win ifhrsat uusicaL liquid ana cheSrfui
AID proceeds MIS- hearts Joy TO ,un-
loadT
It's clarion cali that he utters,
And tits full OF the siadness Of
spring FsH
,, aseeuds. descazss. trilIs, and it rip
Makes .fhs valley with nseledy ring.
Al: ne sings Of nest that is woven
OF dry grasses. and deity reofed DER
Fsfnh lEIld-roues Write daisies and Glover
Faithful sentipels at tho wee door.
All ne sings Of his mate and their
treasure-
Five wiife eggs. brown bespeckled
An 50 snugly and covertly nestled
In the dew-kissed abode on the
ground.