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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
a Novel Shower.

A girl who was to marry and go
to Maine to live was the recipient of
this pretty and novel shower. She
was invited to luncheon at the home
of her best girl friend and found a
most exquisite table ornamented by
circle of small pine trees, each in
white jardiniere. Alternating with
the trees were glass candlesticks hold.
ing green candles capped by white
shades. Inside this circle was huge
wedding cake, on top of which were
a miniature bride and bridegroom.
All went merry as the proverbial
marriage bell, tongues flew and the
bride-to-be told of her new home.
When the ices were served the hon
ored guest was asked to cut the cake
and behold, her knife went right
through into white tissue paper and
she found a shower of dainty and use
full articles concealed within the fake
cake, which in reality was a cheese
box topped with tissue paper and thin
card board, which had been cleverly
iced over.
MADAME MERRI.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Buying Legislators in Joblots.

One day, writes Sloane Gordon in
Success Magazine, a former member
of the Ohio house displayed. mad
vertently, a large roll of bills in the
Neil house lobby. A fellow member
gazed in awe at the show of wealth
Il just sold a drove of hogs" ex-
planned the former member rather
hastily and confusedly.
The observing one was thoughtful.
He did not reply for the half-minute
usually essential to the full-measured
beat of his mental processes. And
then
"Yaas," he drawled, "and I'll bet
I'm one O. them hawgs."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Choosing Partners.

To choose partners for card party
or a cotillion have small cakes baked
in what are called patty" cake tins
and ice with pink for the unmarried
girls, with yellow for the men in the
same state of single blessedness;
with white for the married women and
green for the married men. In these
cakes put such tiny favors as Thin
bles, duplicate notices, hooks and
eyes. keys, rings, etc. Then the man
who gets key finds the person hav
ing ring and they are mated, the girl
with hook finds the man with an
eye, etc. This is great fun and is
adaptable to any game where choice
of partners is necessary.
Another pretty way to find ones
mate is to provide Japanese cap
and mask of paper for each one. Di-
vide the company until all are dis
guised. giving each a sheet or cover
ing of some kind, then as two persons
recognize each other they remove the
masks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
CANADA CONSERVATIVES GAIN.
With Deferred Elections Majority in
Next House Is Forty-seven.

Ottawa.-Gaspes deferred election
furnished the biggest surprise of
them all, returns showing that Hon.
Rudelphe LemiouX is defeated, his OPP
ponent, Cauthier, Conservative, beat
ing him by majority of 55S. Cir
aurd the Liberal candidate in Chi
coutimi, was elected by 1900 major
ity. The result of the deferred elec-
tions was exactly the opposite of what
was expected
With the Liberals and Conserva-
tives dividing honors at the deferred
elections, the Conservatives and Ma
tionals, of whom there are twelve,
will have 134 seats and the Liberals
81, resulting in majority for the
Borden government in the next House
of AZ.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
General

Officials of the Tobacco Trust an
nounced that no plan for dissolution
yet offered was satisfactory to them.
Booker 7. Washington will evade
the Jim Crow restrictions in Texas
by travelling in special Pullman.
The Tenth Infantry has been order
ed to Panama. This is the first de-
tachment of a brigade which will be
assigned to the canal zone.
Fire destroyed almost an entire
block at Rockaway Beach, N. Y, in the
Seaside Park section, imperilled sew
eral lives and severely burned two
firemen.
Conclusion from the big 14-inch
guns at Fortress Monroe broke win
dows of the steamer Corsair of Nor
folk, while the vessel was passing en-
route to Norfolk.
1t was said in Washington that the
Federal suit to compel the dissolu-
tion of the United States Steel Cor
poration was ready to be filed on
word from the Attorney General.
Four thousand persons heard Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson, of California,
attack President Taft in a speech at
Long Beach, l.. l., for rejecting the
Arizona constitution providing for the
recall of judges.
While Pastor Russells' New Jersey
admirers were defending miracle"
wheat it was made known that the
United States Department of Agri-
culture had found the grain did not
merit the extravagant claims.
Determined to check the rioting
which has marked the strike of the
street car conductors and motormen,
Governor Cole Blease, of South Car
olina, ordered three companies of
State troops to proceed to Spartan
burg to aid in the operations of the
trolley cars.
DR.. Flexner, of the Carnegie
Foundation, in an address declared
that twenty undesirable medical
schools had been driven out of busi-
institutions for the inefficiency and
lack of education among physicians
and surgeons in hospitals.
Car shopmen on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railway throughout the
entire system struck because the COM
pany refused to grant a Joint confer
ence regarding working conditions.
Fifteen hundred are out.
After being fatally shot by Mayor
j. H. Johnson, of Oakhurst, Ca, P. w.
Zuber, grocer, killed the mayor with
a scantling and then fell dying.
''If the public needs education as to
the advantages Of reciprocity with
Canada, am not going to the public"s
schoolmaster," said James ]. Hill
angrily in st. Paul.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
For the Hostess

younger child. He says he wishes tc
catch menagerie to go with a circus
and then the children scatter over the
house and grounds, making the noise
of the animal they are supposed t.
represent. All the animals must bS
caught, and if they are especially
wary the hunter may employ those al.
ready caught to help get the others.
When all are Gagged (placed in a
corner designated) he forms them
in line, two by two, and they march
around to the owner of the circus,
who removes the animals
This is a lively game, keenly en-
joyed by all children. For favors have
little clowns and serve pink lemonade,
ice cream in shape of animals and
animal cookies; of course have the
swapping motto caps which all chill
dren love.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29

Battalion Chief Devlin, of the New
York Fire Department, died from in
juries received while fighting a fire
in Broome street several days ago.
A thorough test will be made at the
Sandy Hook proving grounds Of Max
inns gun "silencer." 1t is possible
that the United States army may
adopt the invention.
Thirteen persons were killed, three
were fatally hurt and five dangerous
ly wounded when a train hit hay
rack loaded with thirty-two merry
makers near Neenah, Mis-.
At the request of the Interchurch
Federation of Trenton, Governor Will
tons of the Jeffries-J ohnson fight at
the New Jersey State fair stopped.
Relatives learned that Prof Mark
w. Harrington, once head of the
Weather Bureau and an astronomer
of note, has relapsed into forgetful
ness of his personality and that there
is no prospect of his release from the
New Jersey State Hospital for the In
sane.
Massachusetts State Police are in
vestigating charges made by John D.
Sheehan, a labor leader, at the con-
vention of the State branch of the
American Federation of Labor, that
women are employed as moulders and
are scantly clad in steam pump
works in East Cambridge.
High heels and hobble skirts are re-
soonsible for large number of injur-
les to women while getting on and off
trains and mounting and descending
stairways in stations, according to the
Pennsylvania Railroad after an inves-
tigation of three months covering 73
cases.
The second part of the report Of the
Bureau of Corporations on the To-
bacco Trust was sent to the President.
It gives details of overcapitalization
profits in one branch of 55 per cent,
and says by manipulating its securi-
ties much of it's great earnings go to
group of insiders.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
A knickerbocker Party,

A mother who was about to put her
small son into his first trousers con-
ceived the clever idea of holding a
party in his honor on the eventful day
On her card she wrote Come to
meet our little man Jack at three on
Saturday, September TO-"
The first game is for the amusement
of the children and is called "menag-
erie" A picture of an animal is
pinned on the coat or dress of each
as they pass in line. The leader
should be a ten-year-old boy, who will
be able to manage better than a
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
RECALL VOTE WINS IN KANSAS.
Mayor and Commissioner Lose Their
Places in Special Election.

Wichita, Kan.-Mayor J. H. Graham
and Commissioner E. M. Leach were
recalled by the voters of Wichita at
special election. Commissioner r. b.
Campbell, against whom the recall
was also directed, was reelected by
majority of 3S votes. Dr. w. w.
Minick was the successful candidate
for Mayor, polling 1885 more than
Graham, while J. H. Harts defeated
Commissioner Leach by 1900.
One of the charges on which the re-
call was based was the policy of the
administration in contemplating the
purchase of privately owned water
works plant for Wichita, instead of
establishing a new system.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Sporting

President Lynch of the National
League has decided against the Gin
cinnati club as to the protested game
with Chicago played on September g.
The Dixie ", worlds champion
motor boat, while racing at Riverside
Park Buffalo. leaped ashore, mortal
ly injuring two boys.
A wild rumor is in circulation that
President Farrell may secure Connie
Mack to manage the New York Ameri
cans next year at a salary of $4,000.
Friends of racing were confident of
the passage of the Gittins bill and al
ready were talking of an October
meeting on one of the New York
tracks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Cement Talk No.

Newspapers print near
ly every day the story of
some fire disaster involv-
ing the complete destruction
OF great property values and
sometimes the loss of human
lives. The annual fire losses of the
United States are measured by the
millions; in fact, it is stated that over
two hundred and fifty million dollars
worth of property was wiped out by fire in
the United States last year. While it is true
that the precautions to prevent fire and fire
fighting systems are often inadequate, tho
main trouble lies in fimy, on.freproof
building contraction. Experience has proved
that hreproof construction is both practica'
and economical. In some industries firepr>
building is compelled by law. Reinforced,
concrete has come to the front as the most
important agent in building against fire. The
use of cement in building is becoming more
and more common, due to its freproofness,
durability and economy. When building any
thing from the back porch steps to an Office
building, concrete construction may be safely
adopted. The use of UniVerJai Portland
Cement in the concrete will insure cement of the
best quality possible to manufacture UniVer-
SaI is handled everywhere by the best dealers.
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
FRIcK BUILDING. PITTSBURG
ANNUAL OUTPUT 100000 BARRELS
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29

Much pink linen in coarse weave
is seen.
Uncurled feathers of every descrip-
tion appear on hats.
Wool embroidery is used In either
long stitches of in simply crocheted
flowers on velvet girdles or on sum.
mer fabrics.
Broderie anglaise or English eyelet
embroidery has returned to fashion
after a short rest and is a greater
favorite than ever.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29

stripes run horizontally; buttons form
trimming on lower part of sides.
The sides and sleeves of the bodice
are cut together, the front and bacx
being panels to match skirt; the hori
zontal stripes are carried up between
panels and side.
The yoke is of tucked spotted net
lace falls over shoulder like a collar
The sleeves are trimmed with bands
of horizontal stripes, the under-sleeves
being of lace.
Hat of black and white crlnoline,
trimmed with ostrich feathers.
The ribbon waist-band is passed
through rings each side, both back and
front
Materials required: Six yards 40
inches wide, 80 buttons, five-eighths
yard net IS inches wide, one yard
piece lace Is inches wide.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Personal

General Samuel c. Lawrence, for
merly director of various large cor
porations, lieutenant grand command
er of the Supreme Council, Scottish
Rite Masons, and commander of the
Fifth Massachusetts Infantry in the
Civil War, died at Medford, Mass.
1t became known that Mrs. William B.
Leeds, after rejecting offers of mar
riage from Prince Murat and other ii
tied men abroad, is returning to live
here that she may bring up her son as
an American.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Minor Mention of a Weeks
Important Events.
a HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS
Paragraphs Which Briefly Chronicle
the Events of Interest as 6uils-
tined by Wire, Wireless and
Cable Foreign News.
Washington

Naval officials are making extra
ordinary efforts to detect spies of for
eign powers in the United States
Navy.
Investigation of treasury payments
disclosed that Piatt Andrew, Assist
ant Treasury Secretary, draws two
big pay envelopes of Uncle Sam,
which is contrary to law. He is on
the Aldrich Monetary Commission at
$4,000 a year in addition to his treas
ury pay of $4,000.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
~ HE costume at the left has the

HE costume at the left has the
bodice made of broderie An
glaise, cut Magyar, and with
wide right front that is taken over
to the left and slopes to basque.
which has rounded corners; tucked
lawn forms the yoke and under-sleeves
The skirt has the upper part made in
zephyr with band of brodere An
glaise at the foot. A ribbon to match
zephyr is taken round the waist.
Materials required: Three yards
broderie 81 inches wide, three yards
zephyr 2S inches wide.
For the second there are any num-
ber of pretty striped cottons that
might be used; in the panel front
and back the stripes run perpendicu-
larly, and the sides extending to meet
panels at lower part, but are separated
from them by narrow piece in which
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
Roman Gossip.

Mummy (the village banker)-What
do you suppose the young fellows in
ancient Rome did to pass the time?
Phunny (the village philosopher
Oh, don't know. l suppose they used
to hang around and talk about what
a punk town Rome was.-Puck.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29

Few of us can do more than one
thing well. Many man who has no
difficulty in making money is a dis
NAL failure as spender.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
TRUSTS TO HAVE TIME.
No lndiscriminate Attack on Corpora
tions, Says Attorney General.

tions, Says Attorney General.
New York.-The alarming reports
circulated within the last few days
as to impending prosecution of the
Steel Trust and other large corpora
tions popularly classified in the trust
category, were met with nemphatic
statement on the part of George w.
Wickersham, Attorney General, that
the Department of usJtice did not con-
template campaign against the bust
ness interests of the country.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29

God is closer to us than any trouble
can be.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29
A Good Musical Contest.

There seems to be no end to musi-
cal games. Perhaps our young read
ers do not remember this one as it
was printed many years ago. On
cards write the following questions:
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-29

/. Where is the earth?
2. An old mans friend?
). What do the weary need?
4. A useful article to cook?
8. Found plentfully in most rivers?
G. Part of a fish?
I. An important part of a letter?
S. What title is coveted by military
men?
9. What do all public speakers do
sometime?
10 Not served in barrooms?
IL The most popular style of music with
debutantes?
~ What locks the stable when the
horse is gone?
1S The one who guesses the most an
sWers?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-10
Readfield GRANGE.
Grange
raOIlInr

Officers eject of Readfield Grange
were duly installed at the regular
meeting, Jan. :. Past Master Costello
Weston was installing officer. with
Bro e. A. and Sister Lolita Collins. as
sstants. Worthy Master w. c. Hutton
gave an interesting report of the meet
ing Of the state Grange. and the 1ni;ia-
tory degrees We're conferred upon three
candidates, Willie several applications
for membership We're received. Quite
number of visitors We're present at
the public meeting in the afternoon
and the exercises were very interesting
Mrs Blanche Mallett presided at the
Piano. singing by Grange Choir. fol-
lowed bv installat ton of officers-elect.
list having been given. This was fol-
lowed by an address by installing Oil :
GER Music by Mrs Mallett followed.
Reading by Mrs Lolita Collins. Read
field Grange enter" anon the new year
with mostly new officers. and in fl
nancial condition and membership that
is EerE encouraging.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-10

are willing To come TO reasonable
terms for a sale to the state. A care
full valuation survey of the whole tract
has. therefore. been made under the di-
rection of Ayres. the society's forester
and maps and figures have thus been
produced which will adequately exhibit
the property in dollars and cents.
With this information in hand, the So
ciety will ask the Legislature. which for
tunately begins its biennial session next
week. to make provision for the purchase
OF the Notch and for its dedication as IA
state forest. If the property can be had
at anything like a fair price, 1t would
seem to be great opportunity for New
Hampshire to demonstrate to some of the
western members Of Congress that she
is willing to do her full part toward the
salvation of her famous mountains
This would appear to be the logical site
for such a state forest as Is proposed.
since the Notch is one of the big assets
of the state. 1t embraces the head
waters of tire Saco, stream capable of
unknown power development. A proper
ty which contributes so directly To the
large annual revenue, running into the
millions, from tourist business. should be
of consequence to the state al large.
New Hampshire has recently provided
81 100000 for the development of good
roads. largely in the interest of this tour
list business. and one of the most impor-
tant of these state roads runs the entire
length of the Notch. If for no other rea-
son than for the purpose of protecting
this earlier Investment the state should
save the forests which flank that high
way.
The nature of the forest as it at pres
ent stands is not such that it will pay the
average private owner to log it on a for
estry basis. To realize profits he must
cut to the quick. he must skin the
mountains, and all to many of ,"e noun
tain forests in that section have peeh
already reduced to a condition sersihs
upon ruin. 1t is unthinkable thaf New
Hampshire will willingly allow the gate-
way to the White Mountains To he sof
treated Boston Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-10
BELFAST.
Death Of Mrs. Eliza Hun
newell, Aged 96 Years.
Probably Oldest Epworih League
Member in America.
Or. J. C. Ham Arrives TO Prove that
Ne Is Living, Not Dead.

Belfast. Ne. jan. 3.-CSreciaD.-
Mrs. Eliza Hunnewel. wife of the
late John Hunncwell. and probably
the oldest member of the Eipworth
League in America, died this morn
ing. at her home on Park street. a.
the age OF 10 Years and months.
Mrs. hGnncwsil was very remark
able woman. Keen, alert and wonder
iillJ well preserved. She was prob
ably tht oldest person in Waldo coun-
ty. size WIS born in Orono in 1915
the daughter Of William and Mary
(Mayo) Beckett She was married to
John HunEewel VINO died years ago.
Fer some years .Irs. Hunnewell lived
with her nephew and niece, Thomas
LotIrope, and his sister. Miss Lois
I,othrope, v 60 gave her every care.
AS long as she was able Mrs. Hume
We'll wac active in the work of the
Methodist church and the young MEM
na.s OF tie EpwCrth League often
honored her birthday anniversaries by
showers Of post cards and good wish
ea. She was taken with a severe cold
a few weeks ago, since when she was
confined t. hcr room, but up to her
illness was as smart as many women
half ner age. The funeral will take
place at her late nome at p. VI.
THURSDAY Rev. NJ. s. Hill officiating.
Mrs. Faustina Loso died at 3 A. N.
Monday. after Il long illness. She was
&C years old and born in Belfast. The
funeral will take place at p. NJ.
Wednesday, Rev. AoolPh Re3sbacH
officiating.
Probably nothing Cor years has
caused such a sensation in Belfast as
the return OF Dr. John :. Ham. VINO
a few days ago was reported lead
The report was received in Belfast
through a New York paper of the
death of join g. Ham, ano as Il
marked copy was sent to local paper
it was thought without doubt to be
n former resident of Belfast WHO IS
located in New York. A brief obituary
arueared in many of the daily papers
and VAS read with some amaZeIneHt
d. the object Of it, AS he came TO bei-
fast on the train Saturday nisht.
DR. Ham wishes to state that lie Is
not dead, but still located in New
York city, although he has for some
few years been operating steam Sa"
nill in Thorndike. where he sends p
norton Of mis- time. His Beifas.
friends " ho encountered him SATURDAY
night on his arrival here thought they
we're seeing ghost. which proved,
however. to De a much alive one anu
one very glaG to explain why he was
not dead as reported. stated that 4
man by the same name as his diea III
New York hotc, last week ana
hence the mistaken identity. 1t Is
not iSnowr whether the person VINO
sent the clipping knew it was ms
take or not. AT any rate l'F. '"''h
c. Ham is we'll and says he mas no
:dea Of diving at the present Tune anu
,3,at a. RE late Mary Twain one"
cobled to the New York Trnune wren
if published premature account ol
his death '"rhe account OF my cea''
in your paper is much exaggerated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-10
Save Crawford Notch.

y great opportunity awaits the state
of New Hampshire. The Crawford
Notch. the very heart of the White
mountains. is in danger of being seri-
ously married by big numbering OBJ
grafton, which is even now in full
swing. Even though the United States
Senate should take favorable action OF
the Appalachian bill in February. Of
which there is an excellent fighting
chance, and thereby begin the estah-
lishmcnt of national forest in those
mountains. the Notch could not be pro
tected through that agency. Some
thing more immediate must save the
day.
through the effort of the society fer
tie protection Of New Hampshire for
ests il has been learned that the OWL
ers of the Notch property. which
stretches in oGe ownership for II miles
from near Bartlett on the south to tho
gateway at Crawfor,l's on the northt
and lying hack on the mountains east
and west for from one to two miles,