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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 25, 1910

orrespondence purred from last week and two children Marian Jcrn1 Atlantic Mass arrived Monday 5ts 0f Mrs Annie Bunker rt r kf r left Saturday for a short Yotts _Mr and Mrs Ray t r v1 Brighton Mass are visit Mr and Mrs E G Coombs W Pr es Wood of Forest Hills ft Saturday for a visit with y Kdith WymanMiss Ger ton is visiting her mother Miss Josephine Johnson s the guest of Miss Beulah 3 Moody left Friday for a v Harry Hull returned to Mr Wyman Warren of luirday for a visit with his Point Comfort Mr W v ton Center Mass arrived t visit with his family stville Kdith and C aro Murray of Pitts n of Fall River Mass fords last Thursday and Knowlton wife and son ted Preston Rowell last Kid opened his new home He invited fifteen of his mem and ice cream was triven the name of Hill o la Carll celebrated her h Mrs Abbie Daniels of this town is visiting Brown of Warren and ont Edith Cushman of m My rick and Delbert M ay and Edgar Sawyer at Frank Cushmans last oth and wife visited es Hummer of

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 18, 1910

Tgiectrie Plants That Make Money for Farmers hroUrh an old pasture on the Prf ared Van Wagenen Jr at iro p Xew York flows a very ifyerfU l hich one can easily step 1 1 water is high A little rosstu from the house is an old prhal rjng about three acres Siar rn tiny sawmills dotted lilt long P jht years ago I began to 1 to get this power to the it vuld do a little work t Wagenen My first i 5 i carry it there by belt vf proved that the fric D i t up the five horse power f t trio power easily trans tie loss was the only solu 151 i ked with many who un m niv and its engineering most of them laughed at jr hu1 a small installation construct a million would have been whole flS ce hut a small plant to f an be controlled by a i i wire was evidently a i good ileal of studying the plans were made nig so small the most water had to be ob r a imiciuvii ujjiigiu ht wooden case build if where it would get f d the fifteenfoot

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Library of Congress1910

Image 3 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 4, 1910

THE old navy JOHN 0 JOHNSON OP LIBERTY bVCAP IV E editor of the Journal T last letter 1 said that our pre k m Vtuation upon the Great Lakes carKUS our borders adjoining Can upon uu the time of the two great naval uon Lakes Erie and Cham r a i ihose victories of much more PS to us than would seem on Before the battle on Lake Hull of the American army Er nously or traitorously and 1 surrendered Detroit and Sir Isaac Brock a major j h il I eng the British forces I can learn but little Af r lt v silenin relation to if Michigan calls it an ler while others call i the military authori alled it a traitorous story records that he ourt martial found ed to death but was nt Madison and sub iovemor of Michigan had published a book to the world that he treason Such was the Erie and it was even hamplain at the time torv for the British force under General hold in Northern New sessions along all the at jeopardy United States had no tin Lakes The only to the government had brocks forces at De cent

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Image 3 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 28, 1910

to the Montgomery pf the Old Navy Compares it M l1m ve Navy and Gives his Opin uith the Bia Ships l0 Eptor of the Journal In f your paper you mention v 2n 1 to the U S Ship then laying in Belfast har e ease I wished to b o the eh anges that had been i Navy since I left it by honorable dis of the termination of Rebellion I had fre sher ships but it was al and in a crowd and I if gleaning the infor o 1 made it my way when there were no board and I had the jve the ship to myself four hours and they L tut enjoyable hours to in Belfast 1 wished introduce me to the and as Orrin J Dick n of the celebration is the means of bring port 1 sought him m him I then called situation and asked ith me and perform tantiy replied You from me or any one ou wear is an mtro cles anywhere It but that had not l j 1 j1 and made my way to art where boats were and from the ship at v after my arrival

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Image 3 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 21, 1910

UTAH WAR The Mormon Rebellion RienCeS 1 1858 Atlantic Monthly for July Harvey tells The Story of Trail It is a summary Mormonism dating iiscovery in 1827 of the which were inscribed on in characters which ed the reformed nrst Mormon settle K rtiand Ohio in 1831 v they went to Inde ni then to Illinois Llt a town which they on February 1 1S46 irth and last of the this time into the to found their pres the shores of the It is not our purpose this journey or give their undertakings ash with the United through the adoption had been secretly but was then for an article of the made compulsory from the beginning in Kirtland that the Mormon prophets thority than the con futes of the United nulsion of some of the is and the murder of what was known at ah war On this point the Mormons were in ne government Presi few months after he fsV7 removed Young ship appointed in his mining who had been f Indian Affairs on the and sent 1200 soldiers rt Sidney Johnson to ed States authority in vas inglorious Start avenworth in July the ei to move slowly be

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 7, 1910

County Correspondence 1 Deferred from last week HALLDALE The school here closed June 24th The pupils net absent during the term wese Maynard Susie and Asa Hall Absent onehalf day Hazel Hall and Hattie ClarkMiss Eva Hop kins of Lowell Mass is visiting her aunt Mrs E 1 Hall There is much complaint of pota toes rotting in the ground Many have planted their ground over NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS Mr and Mrs Henry Littlefield and family Mr and Mrs Howard Littlefield and Mr and Mrs Fred Lane and son Amos attended the wedding reception of Mr and Mrs Charles Kenney at the home of the brides parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Dunaver Sunday Mrs Linda Partridge Miss Bertha Partridge and Mr Herman Partridge visited relatives in Swanville last week_ Miss Beatrice Eames is visiting her brother Mr Jacob Eames and wife at the villageMrs William Smith and Miss Helen Calderwood left Friday for a weeks visit in Unity and ThorndikeMrs Alberta Kenney and children of Hallowell vis ited her sister Mrs Blanche Littlefield last weekMrs Flora Marden visited Miss Amy Lane recently PROSPECT FERRY Mrs L D Berry and son Harry and Mrs C G Carley and daughter Hazel went

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 30, 1910

County Correspondence SOUTH MONTV1LLE Miss Gertrude Peavey of Brook i visiting her aunt Mr G F Randall Mrs John Goodell of Howard R 1 is visiting her broth er O W Ripley Mrs Kate Rich of Win throp Mass has been spending a few days with her brother G W Prescott Mrs Ed ward Ramsey and son Lawns of North port were guest of her niece Mrs 1 S Bartlett last week Mrs E A LMnslow is in Camden fora few days visiting her sister Mrs 0 P Fuller NORTH SEARSMONT Miss Grace Proctor of Medtield Mass is spending her vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs F 0 Proctor Miss Edith Wilson who has been teaching in Gardiner Me is at home for s short vacation Fourteen mem ber from VNtor Grange attended Pomona held in Lincolnvilie June 21st Miss Margie Poland spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother in Montville Mrs Hattie Poland spent the weekend with her sister Mrs C G Heminway in the village Miss Mildred Wentworth and Clarence Paul of Morrill spent Sunday in AppletonMiss Amy Wilson of Belfast spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs M C Wilson FREEDOM Mr and Mrs Charles Denico have

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 5, 1910

Missouri Matters The Growth of Springfield Elections and OfficeSeeking The Agricultural Outlook Correspondence of The Journal Springfield Mo April 30 1910 The weather for the past winter and the spring to the present time has been de lightful The fall months are uniformly pleasant in this latitude The winter weather is often far from pleasant changing frequently from cool to warm with quite a percentage of cloudy and rainy days The spring weather is apt to be tedious warmer and cooler The past seasons however have been an ex ception The winter months set in dry and cool and so continued for an unusual ly long period Late in February the weather began to get warmer and up to the present writing we have had no seri ous or sudden changes All kinds of fruit trees have been full of blossoms which fortunately have not been subject to either freezing weather or cold rains so that at the present time the prospects for a large fruit crop are excellent Two or three weeks ago the blossoms on the trees presented a beautiful picture One of the most beautiful of the blossoms is the peach and one of the most fragrant

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Library of Congress1910

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 28, 1910

The Queen of the Kennebec i Or The Last of The Wampanoags BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 11 Arnold was true to bis word and over took Morgan at Indian Old Point in Nor ridgewock Here he found the river for a mile or two ahead so broken into rapids that it was necessary to land all his boats baggage and stores and transport the same along th banks of the river This was a doubly hard task for his sol diers as trees and bushes had to be cut down and cleared away to effect a pas j sage for the army The trials and hard j ships of the brave and hardy soldiers had begun in good earnest but Arnold was j everywhere present now with the rear division of his struggling army giving orders right and left to the officers then jumping into hiscanoe he shoots forward like a deer and when he comes in sight of Morgans toiling soldiers far in advance of the main army they send up a hearty cheer for their brave and daring leader who knows no fear Night overtakes him but this brave man rests not Sit ting before a big

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Library of Congress1910

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 21, 1910

mmm Frank W Cowen of Waterville author o The Queen of the Kennebec etc and a prominent Good Templar The Queen of the Kennebec Or The Last of The Wamparoags BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 10 The n ght before Arnoldleft Fort Wes ton with his army to proceed up the river to Quebec Jacataque slept none too well She laid awake thinking of her lover and of the dangers and perils of the coming invasion She knew that she was taking desperate chances but life was not sweeter to her than her love for Burr and she would go forward Naturally her mind reverted to Swan Island and to her friends in Bermuda Would she ever return to the beautiful island in the Ken nebec or meet her friends in Bermuda on earth again But she soon tried to banish all such thoughts from her mind and gain some needed rest Occasional ly the tread of a sentry reached her ears through her open chamber window7 and once she heard voices of some sleepy soldiers not far away It was late in the night when she fell asleep and late the next morning when she awoke She rubbed her

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Library of Congress1910

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 17, 1910

TO FIGHT A WORM dollars has been contributed 1 Rockefeller for the exter t the HookWorm have now proven that the condition and listless inani rt ds of thousands of South s caused by an intestinal Worm is only one of fifty W ms that are known to in intestines Many cases ubles blood impoverish ral debility and weakness Worms True of Auburn Me in advance of his time this in 1851 and gave to Trues Elixir which posi Worms axative is needed Dr 1 ould be taken It is not Tonic Laxative ever devis hitclr pvtipU all animal om the system Worms here Dr Trues Elixir is is syrups or carthartic t take Dr Trues Elixir thing that is asked of a also insures the expulsion tern of all pernicious ani exists there specially are frequently and fretful from no other rms Dr Trues Elixir althy strong and well finds himself listless and v does not know what is ith him Cannot seem to into the days work has tew days treatment with ir will correct these con RENTISS FARM IN TROY Hxpert Says of the Stock the beautiful stallion Mars red on the Dolloff Farm itr and bought

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Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 6, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY MAY 6 1909 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A PILSBUKY Editor and Business Manager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a ear 100 for six months 50 cents for three months Advertising Terms For one square one inch length in column 50 cents for one week and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion The report that the Pattangall co teriewhy not say ring instead of coterieis trying to shelve Obadiah Gardner finds confirmation in the attacks upon the late Democratic leader because of his course at Augusta as chairman of the Grange legislative committee We should have more sympathy for Brother Gardner if he had not faced two ways on the liquor question As a candidate for Master of the State Grange he was an ardent prohibitionist while as the Demo cratic candidate for governor he was for resubmission as a stepping stone to li cense or free rum In one respect how ever lie is entitled to sympathy With i uti gan tongue anu pen against mm he is robe pitied And to make a bad mat ter fT Gardnerworse Oliver Otis has irawy his sniekersee and taken the war

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Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 29, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY APRIL 29 1909 __it_ PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A PILSBURY Editor and Business Manager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a year 1 00 for six months 50 cents for three months Advertising Terms For one square one inch length in column 50 cents for one week and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion THAT SURPLUS REVENUE The question was recently asked in a Maine paper as to the amount per capita received by this State in 1838 from the surplus money under the Jackson ad ministration It was referred to in a sketch of the life of the late Mrs Salome Sellers of Deer Isle and at that time the enquiry was made as to amount dis tributed It was given by one person as 100 per capita while others united in the opinion that it wjs less than 10 The latter conclusion we believe to be cor rect although we have not been able to ascertain the exact amount The history in brief of this distribution of money by the national government is as follows The distribution of the treasury sur plus among the States in preference to

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Image 2 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 22, 1909

THE REPUBLICAN JlURNAL BELFAST THURSDAY APRIL 22 1909 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Republican Journal Publishing Co CHARLES A BILSBUKY BuStSnager Subscription Terms In advance 200 a year 100 for six months 50 cents for three months Advertising Terms For one square one inch length in column 50 cents for one week and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion MAINES LITERARY OUTPUT Maine has many claims to distinction If it may no longer be called the Pine Tree State we can take the spruce as an emblem or adopt Miss Sarah Orne Jewetts designation The Land of the Pointed Firs We no longer build ships but they are not built elsewhere and until this class of shipping went into decadence Maine held her supremacy both in ships and their commanders Un til the advent of the artificial ice plant and the Morse ice trust our ice crop furnished employment to hundreds of men and horses in the winter months and when the rivers opened our vessels carried the ice to market Maine is be coming the summer playground of the nation and the mecca of sportsmen dur ing the fishing and big game seasons Lumber and granite are important fac

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 25, 1909

Nearly Three Centuries Of Temperance Agitation and Legislation in Maine16361909 BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 6 In 1891 the Peoples Prohibitory En forcement League of Maine was organ ized and incorporated by the legislature Although this organization was rather shortlived yet it did much good in strengthening our prohibitory law and aiding in a more rigid enforcement of the law Dr John C Stewart of York was president of this organization and John W Mitchell of Freedom was its secretary Both gentlemen were promi nent members of the Good Templar or der and the best of feeling and harmony existed between these temperance or ganizations Dr Stewart is still living and only the past winter I met him at the State House in Augusta He is the same earnest and zealous champion of prohibition as in the days when he was an active Good Templar and a power as a debater in our grand lodge John W Mitchell the able secretary of the En forcement League was one of the most fearless temperance workers we have ever had in the State of Maine and his sad ar d tragic death by drowning in the Kennebec at Augusta in 1894 brought

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 18, 1909

Nearly Three Centuries Of Temperance Agitation and Legislation in Maine16361909 BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 5 At the Grand Lodge session of the Maine Good Templars in Bangor in the spring of 1875 Mr George E Brackett of Belfast was elected Grand Secretary and he served the Grand Lodge in this capacity something over thirty years and at the time he retired from this office two years ago was the oldest Grand Secretary in point of service in the world Bro Brackett was one of the ablest and most popular Grand Secre taries the order has ever had in Maine and his name is widely known and hon ored For many years he has published the Maine Temperance Record and in all his noble work for our order and the cause of temperance he has been ably assisted by his wife In 1881 Hon T R Simonton of Cam den was elected Grand Chief Templar and as he was an able speaker his ser vices were in much demand throughout the State in addressing public meetings in the interest of the order Then came Mr B C Torsey of Winthrop who made a very excellent officer He was also a

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 31, 1908

MRS BLAINE S LETTERS Edited by Her Daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal Mesgrs Duffield Co published last Saturday The Letters of Mrs James G Blaine edited by her daughter Mrs Harriet S Blaine Beal As excerpts from familiar letters that passed be tween the wife of one of the great his torical characters of America and her children and relatives and friends they have a peculiar and intimate charm For Mrs Blaine as this book proves was an excellent letter writer vivacious keen wilted and humorous She draws excel lent little vignettes of Mr Blames fa mous contemporaries his friends and his enemies She makes passing allusions to the great events of the day which are full of insight and acumen Unfortunately she and all her family were in Augusta dur ing Mr Blaines successful candidacy for the Republican nomination in 1884 and the unsuccessful campaign for the presidency that Vilowed Consequently this exciting period goes unchronicled There is very little about Benjaman Har rison that little only indicating that she did not like him The letters begin in 1871 when Blaine was at the height of his popularity as the Speaker of the House and end in 1899

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 24, 1908

u 1 Wealth By The Billions Tears Farm Products Worth 7 778000000 Washington December 14th After twelve years of service as head of the Department the Secretary of Agricul ture in his twelfth annual report to the President issued today renders a com prehensive account of his stewardship and presents a review of the progress of agriculture in the United States during this period Concerning the farm pro duction of 1908 he says that the farmer has created wealth by the billions Pro duction has been above the average of recent years with few exceptions and while some prices have fallen others have risen The farm value of all farm products ot 1908 reaches the most extraordinary total in the nations history7778000000 This is about four times the value of the products of the mines including mineral oils and precious metals The gain in value of farm products in 1908 over 1907 is 290000000 and would have been much larger had not the prices of cotton and hay been low Greatest of all crops is Indian corn whose production this year is 2543090000 bushels The value of this crop is 1015000000 It seems likely that the cotton crop is one

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