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Library of Congress1905

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

The Increased Cost of Living One of the most interesting problems of to day is tlie rise in the cost of liv ing Itaffects everybody and accord ingly there is no one for whom it has not a keen interest While the poor suffer most owing to the great increase m the prices of bare necessaries the rich are likewise made uncomfortable Mr Midas for example does not enjoy paying 50 per cent more for a diamond necklace than the jeweler would have asked for the same article four or five years ago To most people the situa tion signifies in effect a considerable reduction of income and the individual who feels it most perhaps is the sal aried man whose wages remain un changed while their purchasing power is seriously diminished Young Mr lienedick let ns say has just taken the adventurous leap into matrimony He earns only a moderate satorv hut enough as he and his little wTTe have figured it out to maintain a comfortable home on a modest scale Having saved a few hundred dollars sufficient to build a house with a view to the eventual acquisition of full own ership in the propertyon the instal

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), May 4, 1905

lift PRODICTION OF MAPLE SUGAR The Bureau of Forestry Seeks to Develop and Extend the Industry The Bureau of Forestry has been studying the maple sugar industry with the view of securing a larger use of the maple forests Since 1S50 the area oi maple sugar farming has greatly chang ed and shrunk In early days maple sugar was commonly made even in many parts of the South because cane sugar was virtually unobtainable No longer is there even a limited produc tion in South Carolina Georgia Alaba ma Mississippi Louisiana and Arkan sas This is because cane gugar can now be bought everywhere at a low price and is preferred to maple sugar for sweetening In Indiana Michigan and Illinois the maple trees have been extensively cut for lumber thus reduc ing the opportunity for tree tapping In those States also the markets are glutted with imitations which removes the incentive to extending the industry In other States as in western Mary land West Virginia Ohio New York and in New England the maple sugar industry has held its own or been in creased The best sap How is secured in the cooler northern States yet good results can

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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 24, 1905

County Correspondence MORRILL The event of last week was the Merriam family reunion at the home of Elisha Mer riam There were some 73 in attendance The diuiier was served in Mr Merriams new barn which was liuely decorated with evergreens for the purposeI It White and family are spending the week at Wash ington CampgroundJames G Harding and wife were at Temple Heights last week _Mr and Mrs Edward Talk of New Hampshire arrived last week to visit her parents Mr and Mrs J K Dickey Mr and Mrs S S Adams and Mr and Mrs Carl A Mears from New Haven Conn were in town one day last week Mrs Altha Berry and Miss Jennie Meservey spent last week at the Morrill cottage Northport Campground Mrs Lottie March and Bertha Hatch are also at the Morrill cottageEddie Rich of Glen Cove Rock port was in town last Friday visiting relativesThe Cross family re union will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Delbert Raul Thursday August 31 EAST SEARSMOST Leroy Marriner has thiee acres of corn that will compare favorably with that in the great corn growing states of Illiuois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska and which

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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 Congress1905

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 28, 1905

THE MONROE FAIR The races and matters in general at the Monroe fair were reported last week Following are the premiums awardee POLLED ANGUS Herd pure blood A J Kenniston llermon Corner 1st Hull A J Kenniston llermon Corner 1st Herd dairy cows A J Kenniston 1st Cow with stock A J Kenniston 1st E I Allen llermon id Heifer 3 years A J Kenniston 1st E L Allen id T Heifer 2 years and under A J Ken niston 1st E L Allen id Heifer 1 year E L Allen 1st A J Kenniston id Heifer calf under one year E E Allen 1st A 1 Kenniston id HOLSTEINS Bull A J Clark Winterport 1st Bullcalf F L Bicker 1st Heifer P M Elwell Brooks 1st and 2d Heifer l year and under1 2 1 E Ricker 1st Heifer calf under one year 1 M Elwell 1st and id SHORTHORNS Herd pure blood A E Murch 1st Eli West Monroe id Bull Eli West 1st Bull 2 years and under 3 i Shields Winterport 1st Bull l year and under 2 Eli W est l st Bull calf under l year 11 M Lane Frankfort 1st and id _

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 5, 1905

EARLY DAYSJN JACKSON REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD SETTLER Thinking that stories of old times as told by our older people would he of in terest to our readers we several weeks ago wrote to a number of old men in this and surrounding towns asking them to call on us when in 1J rooks This week we had the pleasure of meeting and conversing with one of these venerable men in the person of Uncle Jewell Piper of Jackson who cailed at our office in response to our letter He said he would have called before this had he not been so busy for after harvesting his own large crop of hay lie had been working by the day haying lor others and didnt want to quit until everybody had got quite through After getting well seated and ins pipe lighted Uncle Jewell said he was ready to talk A few leading questions got him under way and for about two hours we sat and listened to the stories and happenings of the earlier days as they fell from the lips ot this citizen of Jackson Uncle Jewell says he was born in Jackson December 111808 and therefore will be

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 30, 1905

Crossing the Andes in 1905 fey Winding Trails Near Their Southern End Special Correspondence of Tile Journal Mendoza Argentina October 15 1005 in this part of South America as farther north the Andean system comprises three distiuct chains the en tire mountain belt having an average width of 250 miles The easternmost Cordillera is known as the laramillos and the westernmost as the Combre The central cordillera is the highest continuous section of the Andean wall from Panama to Patagonia there be ing only two gaps between Aconcagua and Maypua distance of 100 miles where the crest falls below 19000 feet and both Aconcagua and Tupungato exceed 22000 feet Having climbed the Paramillos range we found ourselves on the summit about two oclock one afternoon at a height of 9000 feet above the sea and about 7000 above Mendoza It was bitterly cold even here the ground covered with snow and a tremendous wind sweeping over the crest but the scenery which had increased in graudeurevery hour re paid a thousand fold the toil of the ascent Mendoza appeared to lie directly at our feet so near that we could count its white houses and trace the shaded streets and

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 21, 1905

GRANDJANYON A Womans Impressions and Description ot that Natural Wonder Correspondence of The Journal Fort Apache Arizona October The next morning after a shower I saw a most wonderful effect produced as the mist rose and formed in little cloudlets drifting and wandering in and out among the turrets and pinnacles uch as though it possessed a will of its wn and on some errand intent Many were tlie cameras in evidence attempt ng to catch some small portion of the inusual sight A drive of two and a half miles along the rim took us to Rowes Point where the most advantageous view can lie obtained It is a huge peninsula utting out a half mile into the canyon md some places but a few feet beyond the carriage wheels at each side was a sheer declivity which made a cold chill run up my spine as I anxiously watched every movement of the well trained horses From this point one has an minterrupted view of 70 miles up and iown the canyon Lying below at the i ight was the battleship Iowa a stone formation of striking resemblance Then there is Vishmes Temple Senti lel Point Point Havi

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), December 28, 1905

IS COURTESY DEAD AVhen we note the wave of brutal dis regard of the everyday amenities of life shown by the young man of ac knowledged respectable parentage the question naturally arises what is the i isi of this lapse of decency of con t and who is to blame for its begin g and growth ie mother of a family is usually lited with possessing the influence t makes a home what it is and of trolling the drift of action or be or of the children This is to a large measure truebut the dominat ii_ and virile force of the father breaks and overrides especially in his rcible influence with the son who tes listens and absorbs the words acts and general conduct of his male parent Everybody knows that the average young man of today is a careless un mannerly boor both in public aud in society and it is time the root and rea on of this evil should be reached and nearly shown up so that in a glaring limelight of open criticism they will be shamed into takiug up again the normal conditions of true manhood iet us then look at the fathers

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Library of Congress1906

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 22, 1906

THE VOLUNTEER NAVY A Foolhardy Expedition Inspired by Act ing Master Smith who was not in it Smith Makes his Exit from the Service IX In my last l stated that we had re turned to our old cruising ground off Matagorda Texas where things for a time resumed their old phases with a few exceptions Alter witnessing the brilliant exploits on the Mississippi Acting Master Smith of whom I have previously spoken became more and more convinced that he was it and finally arrived at the conclusion that he could put down the remainder of the Rebellion all bv himself He appeared to liken himself to Alexander the Great and to be looking for worlds to con quer On the other hand we likened him to Don Quixote a man who would charge a windmill hut Smith did not seem to he able to get a Sancho Rauza to iollow him He was more frantic to do something to distinguish himself than ever before and at last thought he had the opportunity And by rea son of this the executive officer Mr Dean and myself and thirtytwo men came very near being captured and the chances of being killed

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Library of Congress1906

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 29, 1906

NOTES FROM FLORIDA A Good Catch of Bluefish The Razorback Hog Orange Groves Moving South The Season Nearing its Close Correspondence of The Journal Palm Black Florida March 19 1906 A few days ago 1 went fishing with some friends Mr Leroy IIiscock anti his father who own the trim little launch Helen and as it was my first fishing trip in Florida you may he assured that the fact 1 came out high line was most gratifying 1 was awak1 ened from slumbers by my friends in 1 the early morning hours and crawlii g out of bed pulled on my clothes anil was soon breakfasting with them Af ter such a breakfast as befits a good fisherman we left on the little boat for a trip up the lake mid were soon on the fishing grounds The catching of blue fish here is considered a great sport and we landed a good catch We used a bright piece of lead with a bit of red flannel and while the hook was larger j than a mackerel jig it was on similar lines The fish bit readily and as we did all the fishing by trolling we bad to

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 5, 1906

u___ NEW IDEAS FOR HOME DECORATION HOUSEHOLD LETTER FROM JEANETTE VAN REYPEN Vkw York March 31 1906 It is said that the leader of New York society Mrs Astor never permits any change in the furnishings of her homes Once built and suitably fitted they are finished as permanently as the woodwork or walls of the house As wear makes renewals necessary articles are replaced in exact duplicate though to do this often involves fresh importation and great additional expense This is extreme conservatism but itcertainlv makes for repose and no one can be in touch with the best decorators here without realizing that the pendu lum is swinging toward simplicity and permanence in the selection of household belongings _ b 6 fashion harnessed Fashion has been put in harness and made to work not drive the busy women who preside over the household and who are responsible for its well The servant problem which is ever present and the need for time to devote to reading study and to social intercourse have combined to create a demand among intelligent women for furnishings and decorations that are not only pleasing to the eye but permanent and practical as well Even

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), June 28, 1906

V The Science of Agriculture How it Should be Taught The Work o University of Maine At the last meeting of aklo Conn ty Pomona Grange the topic for clis mission was should Agriculture la Taught in Our Public School Tin discussion was ably opened by Mrs L F Sukcfortb who said Agriculture without doubt is one ol oldest ot Human occupations Pursuer at first in a crude way by the barba rians of distant antiquity who dug holes 111 the ground with a sharpened stiek into which they diopped the seed it has progressed as man has progress ed in the scale of evolution until i has at last reached that plain where il is styled a science Put the science ol agriculture is young very young II is just beginning to lawn upon human knowledge that it K indeed a science and that it includes a knowledge ol man other sciences socalled I have no doubt but the man ot i it future who engages in agriculture toi liis lifes business wiil follow his occu pation in a scientific manner and will prepare himself by proper study and practice as do people ot other trades and professions 1

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 25, 1906

NEW YORK STYLES Fashionable Household Belongings About the Choice of Floor Coverings The Modern Bathroom Equipments House hold Linens A Word about Toilet Table and Couch Pillow Covers Correspondence of The Journal The tasteful woman who likes to make her home look artistic as well as comfortable will be delighted with the choice afforded this season in door coverings Of course fitted carpets are quite ont of date convenience and hygiene have combined to favor the use of rugs and carpets have been gradually discarded or made into rugs which is a practical way of disposing of them Certain firms take old carpets clean them and return them in the shape of rugs very attractive ones too woven of the yarns raveled from the carpets A Wilton rug is a safe invest ment and the most practical choice if the price of the Orientals which last a lifetime is prohibitive A good Wilton rug will last for years if treated with proper care Small geometrical designs are a feature this season and it is pos sible to procure shades of oue tone to match the color scheme of a room it desired Brown or wood color and green is a

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Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 1, 1906

A MODERN ELECTRIC PUNT The System at Kidders Point a Success It Furnishes Both Light and Power An important auxiliary lias just been completed to the great commercial en terprise inaugurated by the Bangor Aroostook railroad at their seaport ter minala thoroughly uptodate power plant where electricity is generated to supply lights and power for the various needs of the railroad and its allied in dustries at its three great wharves and the intermediate points The power house has been erected and the entire electric plant installed by Charles E Dole contractor of Bangor according to plans made by M H Rideout of Bangor Mr Rideout was also superin tendent of construction and has done the engineering work throughout THE POWER HOUSE The power house itself is situated at the head of the mammoth dock at Kid ders Point It measures 90 by 40 feet is most substantially built of brick with foundation of concrete and roof and door of concrete and steel The chim ney looms up as a sort of landmark to be seen from far and near its neat buffcolored bricks towering 95 feet above terra firma The engine room measures 40x20 feet is high posted and

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Library of Congress1907

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 17, 1907

womans experience 11 in After Year May Be Safe Jt H r William Pink Pill a Boon j trUsed to Keep the Blood j al I They Will Prevent Much I rni 1111 Mi8er approaches the age of forty he should pay particular v health The hard work j s lmve been accustomed to do aid excitement of her daily lessened or avoided as much s her health after she passes depend in a large measure j unman owes it to herself to i 11 n during these years It I Assary that the blood be ruh thereby enabling all 1m body to perform their Cor this purpose Dr Wil s have long been recognized medicine because of their hug and tonic properties Hannah A Lozier of 1151 Detroit Mich well illus i just been said Mrs Lozier the Auxiliary of the Masonic the Pullman Relief Corps igh Iftice in each The au statemeut may beabsolute be says king Dr Williams Pink Pills i ago after I had been suf vears from dizzy spells and s liicli were brought on by ied several medicines with Hie time became more irri m l weak At times I had iii could eat

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Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), January 24, 1907

TThnagree with you Probably poe tr Dr Shoops Health Cof doe 1 oifee is a clever conibiua I Ul cereals and nuts Not a Cl 4 P L I coffee remember in Dr VVeilth foffee ye lts ad is Closely Old Java and Mocha use i1vu stomach heart or kidneys 11 ffiv drinking try Health Cof Mime nourishing and satis c even for tlie youngest child f Montgomery Searsport R 11 i liellast I new nurse come that I en 1 Uei mild asked Mr Stiles a eplied Mrs Stiles but she I he had nothing but blue f and blue you know is Chios Iiuks for boys 1 t Because the stomach j f the essential digestants c lives are not properly bal it is this undigested food vss and painful indiges Indigestion should be Kodol is a solution of It digests what you eat t ileticiencies of the diges i nfoims to the National Pure Law Sold here by R H hat make is your automobile 10 JandorfLichenstein I iiownWittenmeyerBur j Billhover Gee Thats 1 I 11 of before Probably the names of the different i lve worked on it since I D Tribune Mtively be stopped in

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