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Library of Congress1900

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), July 12, 1900

A TRANSFORMED FARM HOUSE Marcia stood in the door of the best room surveying it thoughtfully she had graduated from college the week before and was going to teach in the village in the autumn Meanwhile she was expecting a classmate to visit her and she was trying to look at the farm house with anothers eyes The best room was dark Marcia raised the window with difficulty The blinds also stuck as though their hinges had rusted fast but the light streamed in at last Marcia sat down and looked about her Mie saw a mown ingrain carpet a walnut table with a marble top on which reposed the family liible upon a green worsted mat a sofa and six chairs hard and slippery in stiff black haircloth a narrow wood mantel with an ornament of waxen fruit under a glass shade and walls of stainless whiteness on which hung cuts of Washingtons deathbed II rants family a framed wreath of im mortelles from the coffin of her mothers aunt and a couple of chromes Asleep and Awake strange i had forgotten how hideous this room is she murmured but I have really never seen it lighted before And

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Library of Congress1901

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 30, 1901

Register of Deep Water Vessels SHIPS Abner Coburn B F Colcoril from New castle N S AV for Honolulu sailed from Sydney March 18 A G Hopes Chapman cleared from New York Jan 10 for Yokahama ar at Anjer prior to May 3 A J Fuller C M Nichols sailed from Fort Townsend April 2 for Cape Town Aryan A T AVhittier arrived at New York May it from San Francisco Bangalore Philadelphia for Nagaski spoken April lat oil N Ion 88 AV F B Sutton J P Butman cleared from New York April 18 for Tsintau Emily F AVhitney A S lendeton sailed from San Francisco April 25 for Kahului Emily Heed sailed from Sydney NSW May 13 for Honolulu Gov Robie F Coleord siled from New castle N S AV April 15 for Honolulu Henry B Hyde A AA Blanchard sailed from Baltimore Jau it for San Francisco Mary L Cushing J N Pendleton sailed from New AAhatcom Wash March 9 for Gape Town Manuel Llaguno 1 C Nichols cleared from New York Feb 28 for Hong Kong Puritan A N Blanchard sailed from San Francisco Nov 2 for Hull Reaper sailed from Port Townsend Oct 2 Port

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Library of Congress1901

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 3, 1901

ALMOST A MIRACLE THE WORK OF A STROKE OF LIGHTNING 0 C Peak of Milwaukee Wis Knocked Down While at the Telephone ReceiverA Subsequent Experience Such as Falls to the Lot of Few Strange happenings are constantly being eeorded but it is safe to say few people iu tell of a personal experience as wonder ul as that which fell to the lot of Mr D C 1 yak of Xo 814 Wells street Milwaukee is His miraculous recovery from loco uotor ataxia is attracting widespread at tention throughout the country and has ex ted much comment from the press and Liming physicians Mr Peak is wellknown in railroad circles liroughout the entire State and held an im ortant position with the Chicago Milwau kee St Paul R R Co for a number of ars up to the time he was taken with this rrible affliction He is now well and ex erts within a short time to resume his posi n with the company Iu view of the int oi tance of Mr Peaks case and the talk his n C PEAK has caused a reporter was assigned to k up tlie matter lie went to Mr Peaks Alienee

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Library of Congress1902

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 5, 1902

CAMP COMPANIONS iV 1 A THOMPSON For years it lias been a source of much pleasure to rue to watch and study the habits both serious and play ful of wild animals and under no con dition have I found this to be so possi ble as sitt ing in ones camp with open duoi lid lire out 1liis is also greatly facilitated by a system of baiting Fur instance you wish to study the habits id the rabbit W hen going out to the settlement some day just gather a iitth clover and when you return scatter it in front of the camp or better still when you cut some white birch rirewood in the spring of the year gut her the tops hie It are generally ml ut buds and throw them about the dOi vard At eve the little bunnies will be browsing almost within your reach ami such mumming and capering lint k o dotl t move See those lug y slapat oil And just see those biu earsslick out to catch the lainiest sond Now move your chair the least bit and see t eui scurry in every tlirec ion ouy to unit back again

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Library of Congress1903

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 5, 1903

Alls Well That Ends Well A STORY OF FOURSIDED LOVE I He looked for the most part straight in front of him as they walked across the held side by side His forehead w as puckered his mouth set his peculiarly youthful face paler than its wont Life he said is such a huge re sponsibility Unconsciously his voice took the dog matic tone which so often characterized it in the performance of his clerical du ties Life is such d serious matter 1 do not think we half realize its tremendous seriousness Talkingofertigers said she His voice dropped to one of surprise almost of irritation Wliat do you mean he asked I havent grasped the connection she said It is only when I am in pain that I feel like that Plainly he was seriously affected for he even ignored her frivolous aside Oh what is it she asked There must be something she continued Has the vicarhere she smiled al though unwillinglyhas his reverence been insisting on the fifteen minutes limit for your sermon again You couldnt neglect your mother for any one she said bravely No he admitted no thats true bo you are forced to make

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Library of Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 17, 1905

Naval Strength of Argentina It is Absurdly Overrated The National Navy Yard Interesting Items Concern ing our Distant Sister Republic Special Correspondence of Tlie Journal Tigre Argentina July 1 1905 This queer little town where is the national navy yard of Argentina is about twenty miles from Buenos Ayres at the confluence of two riversthe Parana and Lujan Several torpedo boats and other small craft that make up the navy of the republic are always to be seen off shore It is diflicult to imagine how these boats could be of any use in case of emergency because the water is so shallowin many places barely two feet deep though fairly rough and with a very rapid current that no vessel with much draft could possibly be gotten out without a very slow and tedious trip up this branch of the Parana river to distant San Pedro and then down again by one of the main branches We are given to under stand however that the torpedo boats are maintained chiefly for the overaw ing of the neighboring republics and are expected to furnish more employ ment to painters than to gunners They are rarely ever in practice hut are

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Library of Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 31, 1905

RECOGNITION DAY AT CHAUTAUQUA Correspondence of The Journal Chautauqua X Y Aug 21 Wed nesday morning August 16th about one hundred and seventyfive members of the large class of 1905 of the Chau tauqua Literary and Scientific Circle passed through the Golden Gate and received their diplomas in token of the completed course Recognition Day is the crowning event of the Chautauqua year the natural climax of the As sembly program and the goal toward which thousands of men and women in all parts of the globe strive zealously throughout the years The Cosmopo litan class well named because of the widely different communities represent ed in its membership and the broad in terest which its members have mani fested in all the work of the Circle re ceived formal recognition for the fidel ity with which its members have pur sued to completion the four years course of home reading prescribed by the Circle With the one hundred and seventyfive of this class who were present to go through the mystic portal were a large number of graduates of former years but who had never be fore been at Chautauqua on Recogni tion Day All over the world however

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 28, 1907

Maines herbalist Abandoned Farm Made to Pay Good Money You Can Smell His Catnip Crop Half a Mile Away Boston Sunday Globe The story of how William K Burgess of East Bucksport has managed one of Maines famous abandoned farms aud won prosperity and considerable fame from land that was cluttered with loose stones and iufested with pernic ious weeds deserves to be elevated into a treatise on agricultural economics and a place in the libraries of agricultural colleges Less than 20 years ago when Mr Burgess went to East Bucksport from a farm in Monroe Me he was rich in health and hope though poor in finan cial resources so when he had bought two adjoining tarms on the shores of Long pondboth of which had been cropped clear down to hard pan and undergone the process which Maine farmers term skinning until there was nothing left to skinhe found himself at 35 years of age without an available dollar in the world and hitch ed to a barren hillside farm which according to local report was not able to sustain a pair of rabbits The first thing which Mr Burgess needed was ready money Local ways of securing

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 17, 1907

THE FARM HOME MAKER The Importance of Good Citizenship on the Farm President Roosevelt at Keokuk Iowa You in Iowa have many mauutac taring centers but you remain aiul I hope you will always remain a great agricultural State I hope that the means of transporting your com modities to market will be steadily im proved but this will be of no use un less you keep producing the commodi ties and in the long run this will large ly depend upon your being able to keep on the farm a high type of citizenship The effort must be to make farm life not only remunerative but attractive so that the best young men and girls will feel inclined to stay on the farm and not to go to the city Nothing is more important to thiscountry than the perpetuation of our system of mediumsized farms worked by their owners We do not want to see our farmers sink to ttie condition of the peasants of the Old World harelv able to live on their small holdings lior do we want to see their places taken by wealthy men owning enormous estates which they work purely by tenants and hired

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 21, 1907

NATION MAY BE DRY Hovember Elections Help to Swell the Roll of Prohibition States The temperance people who are light ing the saloon and the saloon influ ences in politics have reason to feel elated over the result of the November elections Democrats and Republicans lost and won but the returns show a steady gain for the cause of prohibition Following is a statement of actual con ditions in all the States up to date as compiled and issued by the Chicago RecordHerald AlabamaFortyone counties have voted to stop the sale of liquor entirely and the same result is said to be cer tain in nine others where arrange ments have been made for elections These nine include Montgomery the third largest in the State This will make titty out of sixtyseven against whiskey Four of the seventeen left have dispensaries that cannot be dis turbed for two years yet It is well established that the incoming legisla ture will make all the State prohibition ArkansasFivesevenths of the pop ulation live in dry territory License majority of 52000 in 1894 has changed to an aggregate majority of 10000 for prohibition in 1900 CaliforniaFour dry counties and much dry territory in

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Library of Congress1907

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 19, 1907

WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS Have you neglected your Kidneys Have you overworked your nervous system anc caused trouble with your kidneys anc bladder Have yon paius in loins side back groins and bladder Have you a llabby appearance of tbe face especially under the eyes Too frequent a desire tc pass urine If so Williams Kidney Pills w ill cure youat Druggist Price 60c Williams Slfg Co Props Cleveland 0 Miss VioletHow do you give your dog gie exercise Miss Rose 1 speak kindly to him and he wags lits tailChips For Over Sixty Tears An Old and WellTried Remedy Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup has beer used for over sixty years by tuillious ol mothers for their children while teething with perfect success It soothes the child softens the gums allays all pain cures ind colie and is the best remedy for Diar i lima Is pleasant to the taste Sold by druggists in every part of the world twentyfive cents a bottle Its value is iu calculable Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act June t0th 1906 Serial November 1098 HeWhat do you think dear 1 have ad my salary raised 6 a month sheHow nice Now we can have

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 23, 1908

JOHN B GOUGH An Address in the Onion Church Brooks by M J Dow Esq In accordance with the arrangements of the National Christian Endeavor or ganization Sunday evening April 12th was observed as the John B Gough night at the Union church in Brooks The meeting was opened with the usual praise service followed by introductory remarks by the pastor Rev J W Vaughan An anthem was then pre sented by Messrs Jones Morrill Brown and Merritt with Mrs W S Jones as accompanist M J Dow then gave an address upon the life and character of John B Gough followed by a solo by W S Jones Remarks were then made by Rev David Brackett and further remarks by the pastor After some what extended remarks upon the life of Mr Gough Mr Dow closed his ad dress as follows John B Gough stands out in bold re lief in the early history of the temper ance reform work of this country as a striking and unique iigure Ilis influ ence in the development of a moral sentiment against the use of intoxicat ing drinks was a powerful one He drew people to him by his attractive personality

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 22, 1908

The First Maine Cavalry A Regiment With a Fighting Record The annual reunion of Co D First Maine Cavalry Veteran Association was overlooked at the time it was held in Ellsworth but it is worth recalling now in connection with the history of this famous regiment The only representa tive present for Waldo county was Abner K Gray of Prospect The meeting was held in Grand Army hail which was dec orated for the occasion with flags and cards bearing the names of 108 battles and engagements which Co D had the proud distinction of being in The First Maine Cavalry saw more fighting than any other cavalry regiment in the service The regiment was organized in the fall of 1861 It was a State regiment the com panies being appointed among the differ ent counties the larger counties being al lowed a company each while of the smaller counties two were allowed a com pany Company D was raised in Wash ington and Hancock counties The reg iment went into camp at Augusta where it spent the long severe winter of 18612 living in Sibley tents banked with snow and heated only by a little stove hung on a

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Library of Congress1908

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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Library of Congress1910

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 29, 1910

obituary her 16 1916 William J I NoTVorthport Maine passed i f peacefully to his reward fc siwi le months and 27 days KC Mr Greenlaw North fjhe death _f js most highly re Vind the sympatny of ll it entire ccmmunity is ff V Waved family Mr 1 third son of the late fc v Ktherine Staples Green IW irn in the town of Waldo 1 vs where the E 1 until he was grown to 1 ge was educated in native town and at the f minary Kents Hill J iving the seminary he veral years When J was 21 years of age the Knox Maine It was fii r hat the West appealed spirit and accordingly in Sacramento California 0r wiated in business for 1 rothers Alonzo and tin gone there several years went to Nevada and M miik business first at 0C veral months later vs h n he remained un 1865 he came back to ji nr Gy to Northport moved during his r decided to settle it nil bought the farm v as part owner and the ianiel A Wad 1S68 he was unit Miss Clara J Pres ide Joel and Kath same town

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Library of Congress1911

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 23, 1911

FRANK W GOWEN Frank W Gowen widely known in temperance work and as a very active business man left Waterville last week to locate in Southern California Mr Gowen has been one of the most active workers in Maine for Prohibition by voice and pen and from a boy an earnest Good Templar in which organization he became very prominent He has held high office in this order in Maine also in the Supreme Lodge of the world having been Supreme Lecturer and organizer and visited many States in the Union in its interest also Canada and only a few years ago was sent to Europe twice in succession by the Maine Good Templars to represent them in the worlds sessions of the order Mr Gowen has also been engaged in the insurance business for many years and it is understood that he will engage in the same business in Cali fornia He is a gentleman of dis tinguished presence and will be missed in Maine but all of his friends throughout the State will wish him suc cess in his business undertaking on the r acuu tuasi COST OF LIVING THE SAME TODAY AS FORTY YEARS AGO In the

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Library of Congress1911

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 28, 1911

MAINE STATE GRANGE The Maine State Grange met in Lewis ton last week The feature of the day Tuesday was the address of State Mas ter C S Stetson He gave a brief re port of the doings of the National grange referring to the position he took as an insurgent and said that his sole ob ject was the bettering of the conditions in the National grange He spoke of the Kegley trial and explained the posi tion taken by the representatives from Maine He was heartily applauded when he said that he felt that the machine of the National grange is brok n and said that the increase in membership had been satisfactory Dishonest officials and political combinations have discredited the Prohibitory law he declared Hon est men men of courage and integrity men in whom the people have confidence are needed in public office They can be found and the grange should aid in the finding I have faith to believe that the frange of the future will use all its in uence in creating a widespread public sentiment and demand for an honest en forcement of the law prohibiting the manufacture and sale the use and

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Library of Congress1912

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 4, 1912

A Miracle of the Sea One Chance in a Million Saved thi Hannah F Carleton Mysterious Trag edy of the Active How the Charle Houghton Blundered into Boothbay Bangor Daily News When the old Bangor schooner Han nah F Carleton went to the bottom o Vineyard Sound Davy Jones claimed thi coaster that was famed all along shon as having been the victim of the Strang est collision ever known at seasuch i collision as never occurred before o since and is not likely to happen again There was one chance in a million fo the Hannah F Carleton in that famou crash and chance favored the schooner Old sailors regard her escape as nothin short ot a miracle They were telling about the Hannal F Carletons remarkable experience the mariners assembled around the fir in Mulvanys sail loft the other day am other close shaves were mentioned bu none to compare with the miracle of Cape Cod which is well remembered b the older captains The Hannah F Carleton was a twomaster of 189 tons built at Pembroke in 18S4 and at th time of her strange experience haiiin from Jonesport She had been to Ne York with lumber

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