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The Republican journal., 1910-12-01

tistic and novel bridge party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Chase last
evening. The attractive home was beautifully
decorated and brilliantly lighted. The hall,
parlor and music room were In green and
white, and the living room in yellow ferns and
chrysanthemums. The guests arrived at 6.3O
and 81 covers were laid on the daintily ap-
pieces were artistic rata baskets filled with
ferns and chrysanthemums and the place cards
were tied with ribbons on miniature baskets
filed with magnolia bonbons, souvenirs of tt e
occasion. Those in the yellow room were in
the yellow tones. These alone represented
weeks of employment in the fascinating craft
work in which Mrs. Chase is an expert. The
menu consisted of grape fruit cocktails, lob-
ster salad, rolls, olives, coffee, ice cream and
orange sherbet, carrying out the color scheme
The hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs
Fred A. johnson, Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest, Mrs.
Irving T. Dinsmore, Mrs. Annie Carney, Misses
Maude E, Barker and Mildred Slater The
score cards were original in design, were tied
with bows of soft green and yellow rata, and
the pencils were colored duck quilts with lead
points glued in. The feather tips were differ
emily cut to suit the designers fancy. The
prizes were in craft work. One was serving
tray, the brim of green basket weave with
handles Of the same and the bottom of linen
covered with hand-embroidered butterflies I'M
der glass. The second prize was basket te
delight any woman's heart. The design il
called the twin work basket. 1t was in yellow
with yellow satin bow on top with which te
lift the cover, revealing work bag on one
side, and on the other Silks scissors, ETC., all in
dresden and yellow tones. The consolation
was a basket filed with ferns and chrysanthe-
NUNS The writer was busily engaged ir
striving for one of the prizes while this item
was on the press and will be unable to an
nounce the winners.
The Republican journal., 1910-12-01

Game arrivals at Bangor: Novembe n23d. W
E. Keene, Belfast one deer; VIM. B. Twombly
Frankfort, two deer; C. M. Thayer, Frankfort,
two deer and one moose; E. R. Hall, Montville,
two deer; E. Cunningham and F. Currier,
Bucksport, two deer each.
The Belfast Lecture Course announces DR..
Samuel Parkes Cadman of New York City, who
will lecture on IAN Anglo Americans First
Impressions of the United States" December
7th at 8. Is p m. at the Opera House. DR.. Cad
man will give US a rare treat in this lecture.
The first session of the sewing school was
held last Saturday afternoon in the Memorial
building, with Mrs. Frank H. Mayo as instruct
or assisted by Mrs. Helen Carter. 1.-THE storm
on that day lessened the attendance, but
good start was made. This school is main
tanned for children who would not receive in
struction in sewing otherwise, and the material
is furnished to them free, outing flannel and
print being used, and the girls make whatever
garment they wish and need. They only work
on the garments in the school, and two ladies
from each church 60 every week to help with
the basting and to supervise the work. All
children who wish instruction in sewing are
welcome.
The Republican journal., 1910-12-01
500 Reward 500

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mut GUS surfaces of the system, thereby DE-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
bred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Republican journal., 1910-12-01
Knees Became Stiff
Five Years of Severe Rheumatism
last Saturday

The cure of Henry ]. Goldstein, IA
Barton Street, Boston, Mass, is anoth-
er victory by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This great medicine has succeeded in
many cases where others have utterly
failed. Mr.. Goldstein says: II suf-
fered from rheumatism five years, it
kept me from business and caused ex-
cruciating pain. My knees would be-
come as stiff as steel. I tried many
medicines without relief, then took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, soon felt much
better, and now consider myself en-
tirely cured. l recommend Hoods.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabss
The Republican journal., 1910-12-01
SWANVIILE.

SWANVlLLE.
Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Littlefeld returned Sat-
urday from two weeks visit with relatives
in Massachusetts, :. The Industrial Club will
hold sale, supper and entertainment at the
Grange hall on the afternoon and evening
of December 14th.. ....Miss Cora Parsons
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. c. H. Libby,
in West Winterport. MRS. Addie Fergu-
son, widow of the late C. P. Ferguson,
Searsport, passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. H. Nickerson, in Port
land November 23rd, aged nearly 73 years. Mr..
and Mrs. Nickerson accompanied the remains
to Swanvile Saturday and services were held
! at the church, conducted by Rev. D. L. Wilson
of Belfast. She was inferred in Green Lawn
cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. Nickerson remained
at Maple Terrace, returning to Portland Mon
| day. >. Mrs. Flora Roulstone and children,
Miss Harriet and Mr.. Nehemiah Roulstone
Mrs A. J. Nckerson and daughter, Miss Jessie
Nickerson, Mr.. and Mrs Deshon and Mrs. Dana
Nichols Of Searsport were in town Saturday to
attend Mrs. Ferguson's funeral 80. Mrs. W. E.
Damn returned from Hampden November
23d, accompanied by her son Mckinley. who
remained at home until Sunday. -. Mr.. Charles
Thayer returned from a hunting trip up river
last week with moose and two deer.
The Republican journal., 1910-12-01
CENTER MONTVILLE.

CENTER KNOXVILLE.
By the death of Roscoe P. Downer, which
occurred Saturday, Montvie lost one of her
best known and most useful citizens. For
years to come many thoroughly built chin
ney and smoothly plastered room will bear
silent witness to Mr.. Downer's skill with the
trowel. He leaves wife to mourn the loss of
devoted husband :. Wilson Written Of Bel
fast passed Thanksgiving day with relatives in
town DIR. J. B. Darling of Belfast was at 7.
R. Pentecost's last week. :. Mr. and Mrs. Per-
ley CARL are soon to move to Watervile 800.
Oscar Davis has bought the Alden Meservey
house at the Kingdom. Mr.. and Mrs Clinton
Wing are to move into E. J. Hatch's house. -.
Frank L. Small of Barre, VT, and Mrs. c. G.
Griffith of Augusta we're recent guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. F. Arsy ..... On account OF the
prevalence Of whooping cough the Center and
Carter schools have not opened for the winter
term, but will do SO next Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs J. o. Bartlett spent Thanksgiving with
Mrs Elizabeth H. Bartlett. 81 Mr.. and Mrs. T..
S. E,skine ate their Thanksgiving dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs Penson Clement Mr.. Walter
Bean recently bought Mr.. Charles Hustus.
farm and is hauling the hay to his home place.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Berry have charge
of Mr. John c. Carey's farm. while he and his
wife are in Colorado visiting their sons, Daniel
and James " Lowell Choate and family were
aroused early last Sunday morning by smoke in
their rooms, and upon examination the partition
was found to be on fire about the stove funnel.
Mr. Choate got an axe, made an opening and
extinguished the flames E. Mrs. Arvesta Bar
ker and daughter Inez are about to go to Ohio
to spend the winter with Mrs Barker's son
Frank =. .Gershom Oxton is working for Wall
| ter Poland, doing trucking to Belfast. Milton
Wentworth is putting furnace into his cellar
for heating his house. George Edmunds is
charging his shop for an engine room and
| talks of buying new 12-horse power engine to
run the new machinery he has just bought.
| He intends to buy single machine. West
| p Jones and Perley Jaquith are talking of sell
ling their lumber lot by the Ledge pond to
Messrs Bussey and White, the lumber to be
sawed into boards.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
Government Has No Hall of Records

TO house its different departments in
rented buildings all over Washington
ana the constant danger threatens the
destruction of valuable archives when.
ever a fire breaks out, and there is
not any reason why fire should NOT
break out In non-fireproof building
The loss of government property in
this fire Is thought to be less than
$1,000. but in the library over the fire
was unique collection of geological
literature containing more than 65 600
volumes, $4,000 pamphlets and 3s 600
maps, the most complete collection Of
geological works and maps in this
country If not In the world,
What the United States Govern.
ment needs is magnificent hall Of
records, where all the valuable arch.
ives Of the government might he
stored in absolutely fireproof vaults.
Some day after a few hundred million
dollars worth of these valuable rec.
ords have been destroyed congress-
Will give us a hall of records.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
All Sorts of Hints.

A good umbrella with proper care
Will last for years. Never roll up an
umbrella when wet, as the dies rot il
and soon it will crack in the folds
When a wet umbrella is left to drin
in the rack, alwoys turn it handle end
down, as the water settled in the Tod
and If not soon dried will rot the silk.
1t Is strangely true that those who
have the fewest clothes are thew who
take the least care of them. 1t is not
wear that makes drabbled mass Of
your best gown in few months II
Is lack OF care when not worn. If
hung badly or folded and put away
a gown will soon lose its freshness
A best way to hang waists and
skirts is on coat hangers; these NAV
be made OF barrel hoops if the bought.
en- ones are unattainable. Women
who wear their clothes well put them
on carefully and take the stitch and
brush often to their garments are al.
ways well dressed. 1t is an ECONOMY
to have two or more pairs of shoes to
wear, as leather, like people, need
rest to wear long. If the feet perspire
the leather rots quickly unless aired
and changed often. Sprinkle little
powder in the shoes or burnt alum Ia
good remedy for that trouble,
Use the least dressing or backing
possible, but do not slight the brush
Did you ever get little shock nm
seeing the backs of muddy heels on
an otherwise well dressed woman
When the heels wear out unevenly "a
they do with so many of us, have the
shoemaker put On another lift and
straighten them. An authority On
such matters says that many ills that
women are prone to are caused from
wearing turnover heels which keen tho
body out Of plumb.
When putting away shoes for a sea.
son of week, stuff them to keen
them in shape If you cannot afford !
few shoe trees.
Rough braids on the skirts wear
shoes In very short time
When shoes get wet let them drv
naturally away from the fire, then |
rub with little sweet oil and they
Will be as good as ever. Shoes shou,d
be aired as we'll as clothing and
oftener. Put them in the window at
night to air..
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
Capital Boys Are to Be Suppressed

cars. Others stand upon the streets,
Others are loud and boisterous.
Death and accident have been
caused by street cars and other vehi.
cles,' the superintendent of police
says. ION the other hand, children
playing on the streets have caused
destruction to property.
Ball playing on the streets" he
continued, has resulted in complaints
on account of noises and broken win.
dows. The same hue and cry Is
raised when vacant lots are used for
baseball and other games. At times
In certain localities, large and noisy
gatherings are attracted"
Street corner gatherings are to be
broken up, the superintendent saws
Indulgence in profanity and other bad
language is to mean punishment. All
Offenders who are caught will be pros.
ecuted. The police think that keen.
ing boys off the streets at night would
accomplish much good
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
As regularly as the sessions rol

As regularly as the sessions rol
"A around, congress sidesteps, smoth
ers or overrides all propositions which
would embark the government In the
business Of road building. The logic
and Importance in the outcry for
"goodroads' Is universally admitted;
but everybody's business comes peril.
ouslF near having nobody's attention.
Some communities, townships, coun.
ties and a few states have made more
or less real progress towards improv-
Ing the highways locally. Where the
states take hand q beginning is made
towards obtaining through routes"
But, despite all that has been said for
revival of road building, notwith-
standing editorial support from publ
cations of all partisan shades, the
movement as yet has no central or.
ganization which presses the work
along broad lines.
The federal government thus far CO.
operates only by giving advice. II
small bureau in the de.
partment Of agriculture devoted first
to the propaganda Of the good roads
idea and secondly to the maintenance
Of limited corps of experts, who.
when their assistance Is solicited, will
make suggestions as to the best meth
DDS for road building under given cir
and to certain extent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07

DEGULATIONS to protect children
~ from danger of injury and to have
them looked after for violations of the
regulations are to be enforced by the
Washington police.
The danger to children who make
Fairgrounds Of the Streets" says Maj,
Sylvester, has been long since estab-
lished, Now that there are public
Fairgrounds in different sections OF
the city the children should use them
rather than risk their lives"
Complaints against children playing
on the streets sometimes cause peck
of trouble to the police.
Children Jump upon moving street
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
Gives No Money for Road Building

experiments in the use of materials
are conducted by the specialists oil
this bureau. Here the government
stops, for the reason that dominant
view in congress has been that this
properly delimits the government s
! function.
Representative Anthony of Kansas
introduced a bill in the house last win.
ter for the construction of a military
highway between Fort Leavenworth
and Fort Riley, 100 miles, by conyicts
in the two federal penitentiaries at
Fort Leavenworth The bill was lost
after a debate that developed into a
general discussion of the good roads
movement.
The measure had the Endorsement of
President Taft the chief of staff of
the army and the quartermaster gen.
eral. General J. Franklin Bell, then
chief OF staff, stated in letter to Rep
resentative Anthony that the proposed
road would unquestionably be of
great military value and convenience"
Farmers Of many townships through
which the proposed road would run
offered to supply all the rock and
other material to be used in its con-
struction.
Like others OF it's kind, this meas
IRE was wrecked upon constitutional
rocks. The opponents of the bill con.
tended that General Bell did not claim
the road to be military necessity,
and that # not done for this purpose.
the government could not build it, be-
cause the constitution authorizes the
of only such roads as are
required to meet military necessities
and post roads
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07

4 S the country has been told about
"a once day for the last 20 years,
the United States Government has no
hall of records, no place where 1t can
keep the valuable documents which
from time to time 1t Is necessary to
clear out of the departments and put
some place for safe keeping. This be-
ing the case when fire broke out the
other day under the Offices of the
geological survey there was wild ex-
element. In the basement of the
store that got on fire are the records
and archives of the geological survey.
These are invaluable and If DESTROYED
could never be replaced, but the
United States Government Is obliged
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
A Child's Birthday Party.

children's party is not always ar
easy one to arrange; but the pleas
ure it gives the little people more than
repays one for all the trouble.
Of course, there must be ice cream;
1t would be no party without it.
A simple plain ice cream is the
best for them, not too rich or served
with sauce. If one can afford some.
thing a little elaborate, it Is nice to
serve the cream in spun sugar nests.
These may be bought or made at
home and add an elegance to the dish
OF cream which is delight to a child,
Very pretty little cakes may be pre-
pared by using the angel food recipe
and piping the mixture through a pos
try tube on to the baking sheets in
any desired form, then bake delicate
brown
Next to cake in importance to the
palate of the child is the sandwich.
They are sure to like sandwiches
Sweet ones may even take the place
OF cake. Homemade bon-bons are al.
ways a treat and are much more
wholesome than the kind bought at
the confectioners.
A great variety of them may be
made with the fondant, favored. They
may be dipped in melted fondant fla
vored and colored
To make the fondant, boil two and
one-half pounds of sugar and a cupful
of water, a half teaspoonful of cream
OF tartar, without stirring, until it
forms soft waxy ball in water. Turn
out on mable slab or large platter
and when cool work with a wooden
spoon until ceramy. Put IL into a
bowl, and let it stand covered for q
day to ripen. 1t is then ready to make
into any desired candy.
The charm Of the party will not be
fully appreciated until the birthday
cake appears. frightened by its ROSY
candles.
A board that may be kept for years
and serve for any number of BIRTHDAYS
may be made from the top of candy
pail. Bore holes not quite through.
but deep enough to hold a small can.
die upright, leaving the center for tbe
plate with the cake. This board NAV
do for the great-grandmother's birth.
day cake as we'll, for the candles tel,
the story Of the years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
Culinary Suggestions.

Mashed potatoes are SuCn cOHltnOt
accompaniment for roast poultry Oh
broiled steak that It seems surprising
| When boiled in rapidly boiling water
| with a tablespoonful Of salt to quart
OF water they should when cooked fall
| into snowy mass at the first blow OF
the masher. After draining them re-
move the cover and shake over the
fire to remove all moisture, then mash
until smooth, adding the cream or milk
heated, then the butter and salt. Pile
the potatoes into a hot dish; but do
not pat down, that makes them heavy.
Potatoes mashed and served In this
manner are strong contrast to the
ordinary mashed potatoes as served.
Many people like cooked cucumbers,
for those few suggestions may be
welcome. When they get little too
coarse Of seed to serve sliced, pare
and slice in lengthwise quarters,
scrape out all the seeds and cook them
In slightly sailed boiling water until
they are tender; then drain. butter
them, season with salt and pepper and
serve on narrow lengths of toast we'll
buttered.
Fried cucumbers are very appetizing
for breakfast dish. Prepare them as
above except in the manner of slicing,
leave them in half-inch slices. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper, roll in cracker
crumbs and fry quickly on both sides
IN hot bacon fat These are delicious
served with a cheese omelet.
Here are some new catsups, at
least new to some:
Pear Catsup.
Add two tablespoonfuls Of stick Gin
namon, two teaspoonfuls each of
cloves and mace to three cupfuls Of |
water and simmer Is minutes; pare,
naive and core a dozen rich, late |
oears, lay In baking dish and pour
he spiced water over them, cover
closely and bake until the fruit Is
ender, but not soft, and skim out. Re-
urn the syrup to the fire, and simmer
Until reduced to one pint, strain, tie
he spices in bags (three of them;
id one pint of strong vinegar and
hree pounds of sugar to the hot liquid
id the pears, few at time. Skim
ut into quart jars with a spice bag in
ach, and when all are cooked, pour
he pickle over and seal hot. These
hould more correctly be called spiced
ears.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
Hq7l1l5lIA2 l'i 4 4 ; 4I}lz4E
%zz 4l1tB$ t5 Y 1884, r.
We Have Over Half of the New World

United States, cannot exceed $4,000,
| 900.
Brazil, much the largest country OF
South America, is the most populous
in the Western Hemisphere, except
the United States. 1t is probable that
full and careful enumeration of the
BraMiians would show about 10000
600 of them
Mexico, only about % per cent of
the size of Brazil in square miles, Is
safely established in third place
among all the nations of the New
World, as far as numbers 60. In other
respects the Argentine surpasses Mex
leo, and so does Canada. Their indus
trial output Is greater and their for
eign commerce is larger in every way.
Argentina and Canada are alike also,
in growing so fast and with such as
surance of continued swift expansion
that they may overtake and pass Mex
leo. Their chief cities already surpass
the largest civic centers in the coun-
try which Diaz makes his footstool
But now neither is within 100000 of
the Mexican total.
AS a. rule, with comparatively few
exceptions, Latin America Is rich in
unsettled country. A very large part
of the vast eXpanse of land south Of
the Mexican frontier, all the way to
the southern end of South America
lies open to settlement.
Some DAY such wealth in unused ma
tural resources must cause great |
growth, but that is matter of the in.
definite future. For the present 1t is
certain that the United States will |
hold its lead over the other countries
If the New World, counting all Of
hem together.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-07
VX1 }SHINGTON-The indications be-

HU |SHINGTON-The indications be
w ing that the census will show the
| population Of the United States to be
over 90,0000O0, it seems assured thai
! the republic contains more than hall
| OF the inhabitants of the New World
1t is quite probable that all OF the re.
manning countries of this hemisphere
have fewer than S0,000,0OO inhabi,
tants.
That point can never be settled def
nitely until conditions change radi-
cally in many extensive regions of
Latin America. Now most of the
states south OF Mexico and north of
the Argentine either make a farce of
their census taking or else do not at
tempt 1t at any time.
Recent estimates. partly based upon
census records. which have been
made in South America and Central
America, indicate that there are about
100000 people living between the
Rlo Grande and Cape Horn, including
the West Indies. Canada has per.
haps 100000, allowing for rapid
growth since the census of 1901. and
Newfoundland adds less than $500
Unless the estimates, which seem
most intelligently made, are very wide
OF the mark in several countries
where there are no authentic and ex.
act statistics of population, the total
for the New World. outside of the