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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
BELFAST. { {
Special Session of Republican
Club-Reuel Robinson Speak
er of the Evening-Many
Cases Typhoid Fever
DIR. YOUNG, STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH, IN CITY

Belfast, Me-, Aug. s.-(SpeciaD.-
Hon. Reuel Robinson, formerly judge
of probate, of Camden, was the speak
er of the evening last night at spe-
cial session of the Republican Club
of Belfast, at its rooms in Main street.
MIR. Robinson spoke on the Issues of
the day and what the @. o. P. stands
for and has stood for for generations,
his talk being frequently interrupted
by applause. There was a large at
tendance and following the speaking,
refreshments were served.
The Old Towns will play Belfast on
the Congress street grounds on Mon
day and Tuesday afternoons at 3
o'clock.
Robert Ingersoll of Bay View street
went to the Waldo County hospital
yesterday and it is thought that he has
typhoid. Grover Dunton of Belfast and
George Pitcher of Northport are also
i'll in the hospital with typhoid and
there are a number of cases about the
city being cared for at home. Every
precaution will be taken to stamp out
what is feared may be an epidemic,
The dance given last night in Me-
mortal hall under the auspices of the
Sons of Veterans was we'll attended
and greatly enjoyed.
There was a large attendance last
night at the open air concert given
by the Belfast Band on schoolhouse
common. This is the second concert
this week, owing to there being none
last week.
DR.. Young of the State Board of
Health was in this city yesterday. hav-
ing been called to Northport to in
spect a well. He was invited to visit
the Belfast water plant and expressed
| himself as very much pleased with it.
Although there are some 20 or more
cases of typhoid fever in the city, it is
not the opinion of the physicians that
| it originates with the city water. In
many cases it is thought to come from
old wells and it is also thought that
the germs are carried by flies from I'M
| clean places in the city. In all the
cases reported the disease seems to be
| running light.
| c. w. Wescott and Dr.. W. L. West
returned yesterday from Augusta,
where they went to arrange for speak
ers in the campaign which will be op-
ened by the Republican party in Waldo
county on Aug. 18th. An interesting
list is arranged for this county which
will be made public later Local Re-
publicans are interested In the fact
that Gov. Haines and Congressman Pc
tiers will be guests at the Belfast Fair
on Aug. 10th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
Wiscasset, Waterville &
Pennington Railway Company
July Anthracite Shipments
IN EFFECT JUNE %. 1914.

Shipments of anthracite coal last
month were 5,391,S57 tons as compared
with 5,4S7.s52 tons in July, 1913. a de-
crease Of 1896 tons. Total shipments
for the first seven months are about
100000 tons behind those of last
year. The amount Of coal on hand
at tidewater shipping ports decreased
$3.50 tons, from 554,i20 tons on June
80 to 514,490 tons on July 81.
The Lehigh Valley led in tonnage
last month with 1,026,225 tons; the
Philadelphia and Reading was second
with S31, 965 tons; and the Lackawan-
ma was third with s2s,771 tons. The
Erie carried 717,201 tons, the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey 70s,S91 tons,
the Delaware & Hudson 671.682 tons,
the Pennsylvania 406.760 tons. and the
New York. Ontario g. Western 2o2,ss2
tons,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
E. j. Roberts, d. d. S.
DENTISTRY
TELEPHONE CALL 597-w.
n12. mon-wed. If
STATE OF MAINE.
July %, 1914.

July 3d. 1914.
Kennebec, IS.
Taken this 2sd day of July, on execu-
ton dated June 18th, 1914, issued on a
judgment rendered by the Superior Court
for the County of Kennebec at the term
thereof begun and held on the second
Tuesday of June 1914, to-wit, on the 18th
day of June. 1914, in favor of the Coe-
Mortimer Company, a corporation estab-
lished by law and having an office and
place of business in New York, in the
County and State of New York, against
Fry B. Davis, of Waterville, in the
County of Kennebec and State of Maine,
for four hundred eighteen dollars and
Fifteen dollars and fifty-five cents costs
of suit, and will be sold at public auction
on the premises in said Waterville TO
the highest bidder on the 18th day of
September, 1914, at Ten o'clock In the
forenoon, the following described real
estate and all the right, title and interest
which the said Fry b. Davis has and had
in and to the same on the 10Th day of
January. 1914, at II o'clock in the fore
noon, the time when the same was at
tached on the writ in the same suit: to-
wit: situated in said Waterville and
bounded as follows: commencing at the
southerly corner of Lot No. IS, thence
running southerly by land formerly own
seven rods to land formerly owned by
William MarSton; thence by said Mars
tons land 50 rods; thence northerly +
rods; thence northerly by said Marston' S
land until it strikes the Mile and One
Half Stream, so called, thence north
erly by said stream to the first
mentioned bounds, containing 1874 acres
more or less and being the same
premises described in a mortgage deed
from Fry b. Davis to John H. Vigue,
dated June 10, 1906. and recorded in Book
Az, Page IL.
WESTON LEWIS,
Deputy Sheriff
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SK0WHECAN
William S. Hartley Placed in
County Jail Charged with
Larceny of $50 from John
Olsen at Athens
SOMERSET REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS RECORDED

William S. Hartley was placed in the
county jail Saturday by Deputy sher-
iff Charles H. Chute, charged with the
larceny of $50 in money from John
olson at Athens Saturday. A hearing
VIII be given him Monday. Hartley, it
Is alleged, while at work for Frank
Chase. went into the barn where Oh
sons coat was hanging and took the
money from the pocket. He then
started for the Canadian line by the
way of Brighton. The constable by the
direction of Sheriff Thompson got out
a crew of men and found Hartley as
he was about to enter the woods. He
had spent % cents of the money and
the rest was recovered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
Coming Events

Aug. 3-12-Annual Encampment, I'd In
fantry, NJ. n. G., Augusta,
Aug. 3-23-National Unversalist Sum-
mer meetings. Ferry Beach Park. Ferry
Beach.
Aug. 10-1s-Thirteenth Annual Christian
Endeavor Summer School, Pittsfield.
August Midsummer school at Pitts.
field.
Aug. IO-19-The 18th annual Christian
Endeavor Summer School at Pittsheld.
Aug. 12-Topsham's a15oth Anniversary
Celebration.
Aug. 12-The 18th annual reunion of
fromer students and teachers of Mon
mouth Academy.
Aug. 14-15-Northport Carnival, held at
Campground.
Aug. 14-Hiram Centennial.
Aug. 4-24-East LIvermore Campmeet-
ing.
August 1s-19-Summer school at Pitts
field.
August II to 26-Maine Naval Militia
have annual training cruise on Battle
ship Tennessee.
August 1S-19-20-Belfast Fair, Belfast,
Orrin ]. Dickey, Secretary.
Aug. 19-Pierce Family Reunion, Island
Park.
Aug. 1s-22-The Fifth Biennial Christian
Endeavor Convention at Pittsfield.
Aug. 2o-Reunion 5th Maine Battery AS
ISOLATION at Lewiston.
August 20-21-22-State Christian En-
deavor Assembly at Pittsheld.
August 24-Celebration 5Oth anniversary
OF the founding Pennington State Nor
NAL School, Pennington.
Aug. 25-Re-union of 10Th Maine Regi-
mental Association at Clinton.
August 25 to 2S-Eastern Maine State
Fair, Bangor.
sept.-Maine Free Baptist Association,
annual meeting (place and date to be fix
ed.
annual fair and horse races. Calais.
Sept. 1-4-Central Maine Fair. Water
Sept. 7-Labor's Holiday In Maine
Sept. to 1o-Maine State Fair. Lew
iston.
Sept. 14-17-Great Council of United
States Improved Order of Red Men, an
nual convention. City Hall. Portland.
Sept. l4-Maine election for four rep
auditor and county officials. and referen-
dunn on Public Utilities Act passed at
last session of Legislature.
Sept 15-United States District Court
convenes, Portland.
Sept. 15-16-South Kennebec fair at
South Windsor.
Sept. 16-17-somerset Agricultural fair
at Arson.
Sept 22-2s-Unity Park Association
Oct 20--Bangor g. Aroostook Railroad,
annual meeting, Bangor.
Oct. 2o-Grand Lodge, of Rebekahs. an
nual meeting, Portland.
Oct. 21-Grand Lodge 7. Q. o. F., an
nual meeting, Portland.
Oct. 2-Maine Central. Somerset and
annual meetings, Portland.
Oct. 21-22-Maine Council, D. A. R.. an
nual meeting. (Place to be fixed.)
Oct. 22-Grant ncampment, Patriarchs
Militant, annual meeting, Portland.
Oct. 27-2s-2s-Maine State Sunday
School, annual convention. Bangor.
Oct 29-30-Maine Teachers. Associa-
ton at Portland.
Nov. Moose hunting season opens in
Maine. closing Dec. l.
Nov. Maine Pathological Society.
annual meeting. Bangor date to be
flxed)
Dec. MOOSE hunting season in Maine
closes.
Nov. enthusiastically Community
Efficiency Conference (place of meeting
not fxed.)
Dec. 7-Portland City election.
Dec. S--Supreme Court law term con.
venes, Augusta.
Dec. S-United States District Court
Gonvanes.- PortlandAs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10

Following is the program of the
Field day Of the Maine Woman Suf-
frage Association Wednesday. Aug. IL
at Old Orchard:
10 A M, Devotional Meeting; 1890
Suffrage Current Events Glass con-
Quoted by Mrs L. r. Rounds: II, OBJ
ject and Plans OF the Mems Equal Suf-
frage League of Maine, Ralph Brews-
ter, Esq; 11.20, Sketch of Lucy Stone
Miss Helen N. Bates; 11.30, question
box, Mrs. Marion Booth Kelley. Aft
ernoon program, $50 address, Mrs.
Marion Booth Kelley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10

Parlin, aged 70. She was born ri
Wayne, daughter Of Arsots Butiw. d
sea captain, and married tho late j.
/. Parlin. She moved here from North
Arson.
A dispatch was received here Satur-
day announcing the death Of Samuel
Harding in Somerville. He was for
many years a prominent citizen OF this
town and at the time Of his death
owned considerable real estate. The
body was brought here Sunday for
burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
Steamer Islander

Leaves Augusta every day at los A
NJ. for Hallowell. Gardiner. Cedar Grove
Richmond, Bath, Southport. Capitol
Island, Squirrel Island, Ocean Point and
Boothbay Harbor.
Returning leaves Boothbay Harbor a,
l.30 P. M. and stops at the above land
ings.
Agents-James Orrick, Augusta; Lev
T. Williams. Hallowell: W. L. Tozier
Gardiner: w. Z. Wilson. Richmond.
apr30dtf
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Somerset Real Estate Transfers

Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded at the Somerset
registry of deeds:
Fairfield-Edbert Kelly to Wilson H
Walters, land and buildings on Sum-
NIT street.
Pittsfield-Lewis A. Borden to
Charles H. Borden, land and buildings
Harmony-Walter S. Bemis to Edda
A. Amis, land on Wellington road.
Skowhegan-Edna NJ. futile to Mark
W. Savage, land and buildings on AL
der street, Webb Savage homestead.
Moscow-Everene p. Stewart to Reu-
ben Crombie, land on Bingham road.
Jackman-Eddie Quietly to May
Landy, land and buildings.
Northumberland Stafford to E. j.
Woodbury..
neutrality-suspicious. Gould to William
H. Shaw, 200 acres land.
Ripley-Erastus X. House to Walter
l.. Mitchell ct al, 30 acres, homestead
Of Mehitable Carr.
At the annual meeting of the Canaan
Fair Association Friday, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Alton Goodrich
vice president, Frank Pooler; secre-
tary, Vide Humphrey; treasurer. Sell
den Fitzgerald; trustees. Albert JOY
Addie Holt, Lillian Manson, Almon
Smith and Arthur Burrill.
Joseph Steward of Portland Is here
for short time visiting relatives.
The funeral services for the late
Mrs. Sarah Parlin were held Sunday
afternoon Mrs. Parlin died Friday or
Madison avenue. at the home OF Leor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10

Trains LEAVE AOGUSIA AS FULL
LOWS:
..-----------.--. GOING wEsT-21s A. M.
n VfvIyf Except Monday and 500
MAINE A. M, daily Portland and
W&3sI1syN Boston; 6.26 A. NJ, Lewis
lh.3Ayy1tl1 ton, Pennington, Rock
tsil1iS land, Portland, Boston,
Montreal and Quebec; 9.SS
A. M, Brunswick, Lewiston, Harrington,
Bath, Portland, Boston; 1888 ?. M, Hal
lowell. Gardiner and So. Gardiner; 800 z.
NJ, local to Portland; 4Q5 P. NJ, ,express),
Brunswick, Rockland, Portland, Boston;
sis P M, Hallowell, Gardiner and SO.
Gardiner; 6.26 P. M. Portland, and n. T.;
1910 P. M, Lewiston. Bath, Portland
Boston. Sundays, 2.19 A. M, 500 A. M,
1o.1s A. M, 61S p. NJ. and 1910 r. M
GOING EAsT-1os A. NJ. I Bangor,
daily; ST. A. H.. (express) Bangor,
Aroostook County. Calais and Bar Kar-
Dor; So. A. NJ. local to Moosehead Lake
via Oakland, Belfast, Boxeroft and Ban
gor: 9oS A. NJ, local to Belfast and Ban
gor; 12.Qs P. M, Waterville, Bangor, B.
& A. r. R., Calais, st. John and Halifax;
2.3S P. M, express to Waterville, Ban
gor, Mattawamkeag Bar Harbor; $3.50
P. NJ, Waterviile, Skowhegan and Ban
and Bangor. Sundays. Los A. NJ. 3.27 A..
NJ, 2.51 P. M, for Bangor. eos A. M. foc
Bangor and Skowhegan.
Trains leave Augusta for Halloween.
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6.26 9.3s
A M 1885, 305, SIS, 6.26, 1910 P. M.
Sundays 1918 A. M; 6.1s. 1910 P. M. For
Gardiner week days, 4.0o A. NJ.
II. D. WALDRON, Geni Passenger Agt
D. c. DOUGLASS. General Manager.
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AuguSta-ROckland Auto Route
Eastern Steamship Corporation
kENNEBEC LINE

Steamers City OF Bangor and City OF
Rockland.
Leaves Gardiner daily at S.45 P. NJ for
Richmond, Dresden, Bath and Boston.
Connecting steamer leaves Augusta daily
at 100 p NJ.
RETURNING: Leaves Fosters Wharf,
Boston, daily at 500 p. NJ. for Bath.
Richmond and Gardiner, connecting with
steamer for Hallowell and Augusta
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
Steamers leave Franklin Wharf. Port
land, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at $50 P. NJ. for New York. Day
trips, leaving Portland every Monday at
TO- 80 A. NJ. for New York.
Express service for freight. All freight
rates include marine insurance. All ships
equipped with United Wireless Telegraph
System.
H. A. CLAY, Supt Franklin Wharf,
Portland, Maine.
NJ. A. HARADEN. Supt., Bath. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10

A Suffragette, 80 feet tall and with q
name of equal proportions. stands at
the center of THE Zone of the Pan
ama-Pacific International Exposition.
The lady's name is Miss Panama
Pankaline Imogene Equalrights and
she is clad in the latest style. Moro
than 500 yards Of cloth are required
for this style. She carries 4 drum and
a flag labeled Votes for-Md0an4i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
READFIELD

c. G. McKendrick and James Mac
Dougall have returned from an auto
trip to New York.
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John Walker

John Walker, one of the aged citi-
zens of this town, died Saturday
morning after continued illness. He
was about rs years old and had lived
in Skowhegan about 10 years. He came
here from New Portland, where he
had been farmer for many years.
Two daughters in Skowhegan. Mrs. o.
d. Wells and Miss Nettie Walker,
survive. He also leaves one son.
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FOR SALE-REAl- ESTATE

so ACRE FARM NEAR CAR LINE,
orchard, wood and timber for home use I;
get price and fun particulars at once,
II. B. Sawyer Farm Agency. 1886 Water
ST., Augusta, Me. Tel S01-W. jly14dtf
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CARDS, NOTICES, ETC.

MRS. CRAM, CLAiRvOYANT, CAN
pc consulted on all business and health.
References from business people. Read
ngs by E1ail. Capitol st.. Augusta.
,augSd1W.ss.
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SUMMER COTTAGES TO LET
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

Vii ShGl hLHE ID - l.
HOUSES IN ALL PARTS OF CITY.
Prices from $500 to $4,000 Also furnished
Prime from $500 to $1,000 Also furnished
cottage at Cebbossee. One of finest loca-
tons on lake. Mrs. C. s. Fogg, 6 Summer
street. aug4dtf
OR TO RENT-MY RESIDENCE IN
Hallowell, Union and Central streets. c.
H. CARY. Telephone 727-J. augSdtf
SIX ROOM COTTAGE ON CAR
line. hard wood floors. city water, good
cellar, garden, large lot, poultry house,
~ minutes walk from Water St. on
South State St. just below car barn. In
auire after P. NJ. or telephone es7-R,
3S7 State st. augSd2wks.
A GENUINE POTATO FARM OF
l2o acres, 20 in tillage. 50 in wood and
lumber, fields are level and free from
rocks; orchard of 125 trees. House of 7
rooms, shed, workshop. barn 40x60, large
men house 25x5o. buildings in good repair,
water at door. in fine neighborhood on
cream route. telephone line, near church.
es, schools, stores, postoffice, large po-
tato Houses, corn factory and depot. II
taken at once owner will include l pair
of horses. COW, SO hens, Is chickens,
sulky pillow, moving machine, horse rake,
farm wagon, horse sled, harness, beach
wagon, and a lot of small tools, IL tons
hay. 5 acres potatoes, 4 acres oats, acre
sweet corn, Il acre beans and lot of
garden truck; reason for selling is old
age. Price $1,000. part down; this is a
bargain for man that wants to go into
the potato raising business. D. L. Hy-
som Agency, Cross ST., Augusta. Tel.
6LS-A. aug7dtf
6 ACRE FARM ON CROSS HILL
and two Jersey bulls and some young
stock; also will let out six acres of hay
Hill. Tel. 1874 aus6d1w
FARM-135 ACRES, LOCATED IN
West Gardiner, Highland avenue. Good
hay farm, 80 acres tillage; plenty wood
pantry and milk room. Good barn, hen
and lumber; Ia story house. s rooms,
Near school and church. Two miles
from Gardiner. Good all-round farm.
Further particulars. Inquire on premises
Of Mrs. L. j. Richards, Route 10, Boy 10,
Gardiner aup5diw
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ANNUAL. FIELD DAY

Maine Woman Suffrage Association
August IL at Old Orchard Camp
ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
L. Donovan Cool and Miss Ma

L. Donovan Cool and Miss Margie
Leora Gates were married Friday
night at Bethany parsonage by Rev.
George Merriam. The single ring SER
vice was used. The bride Is the daugh-
ter of Carl Gates Of Bingham and the
groom the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cool.
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RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.

In Effect June %, 1914.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS:
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a GENUINE PoTATo FARM OF

6 ACRE FARM ON CROSS HILL
and two Jersey bulls and some young
stock; also will let out six acres of hay
or sell standing. c. s: Hadheld, Church
Hill. lei. l61-4l aug6d1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10

GOING wEST-2.1s A. M,
Except Monday and 500
A. M, daily, Portland and
Boston, 6.26 A. NJ, Lewis
ton, Pennington, Rock
land, Portland, Boston,
Montreal and Quebec. 9.o8
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-22
MAKING the Game Too Easy!

We publish with pleasure in another column
letter from Mr.. William Barnes, chairman OF the
Republican State Committee, in which he restates
small coterie of politicians to control five hundred
thousand voters in primary than TO control one
thousand delegates in a state convention MT.
Barnes quotes Emerson, Colonel Abe Gruber
now loves to do, and springs on us this almost
Bergsonian epgram: "In group of three no one
of one of the other two equal terms with him.
self whereas one man can easily dominate a multi
tude." In simplicity we have always thought
it less difficult for political mddleman TO control
small gathering of political subleaders in back
room through argument, promises and intimidation
than to impose his will upon half million voters
scattered over an as large as New York State.
If we are wrong however, we do not see that the
political leaders under the old regime have any
cause for complaint. Mr.. Barnes has had good
deal of success playing the game under the conven-
ton system. Is he annoyed because the subStitu-
ton Of the direct primary has made control by one
man or coterie of men too easy: Some old time
golf players who used TO pound the solid gutta-
percha ball around the links say that golf has been
made too juvenile by the introduction of the soar
ing, bounding rubber-core ball Is Mr. Barnes sad
because the bunkers have been eveed the
political golf course and all that is needed now IS
good drive, supplemented by good putt TO get
from tee to hole? Is politics becoming too easy TO
suit the devotees of the old stiff, complicated game:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-22
Saving the City's Postage.

The suggestion made to Borough President AarAS
by heads of cit departments housed IN the Muic'
pal Building that he establish messenger system
of collecting and distributing department coniilluii
cations thus saving postage and time, Is e1cellent
When the departments were housed all over tne
city it was probably cheaper to mail letters than 10
try 10 send them by messengers. 1t Is dinerenI
with most of the departments under the same roof
Doubtless the saving thus effected would not
materially lower the tax rate Yet the small saw
incs are not to be desplsed but rather to DE Gu
couraged. This suggestion shows the same care lot
the taxpayers money that good business inan
would exercise for his own. That is the KIM vi
service the city needs and should prize
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-22
Sentimentality and Art.

The Exhibition of Bad Taste now enlvening our
town has stirred to life few ancient preJudlceS'
This is natural Art is SLOW but taste is slower py
many, many years. Eyes which have feasted Oh
black walnut furniture and wax flowers sometimes
refuse TO grow accustomed TO good things, ola Vi
new And when such Nightmares of the past are
held up as horrible examples it is to he expected
that these conservative hearts will bleed AT the
sacrege performed.
Ii is a strange phenomenon, the eruption OF pdu
taste which is thus defended by its contemporaries
We Americans are sometimes led TO think tnat 1t
was peculiar TO our land, the work of raw young
nation finding itself artsticaHy. Unfortunately lor
this theory the movement ran through England anu
the Continent as well. The Third Empire stun III
France showed the same tendencies toward Sill!
nretentiousness and overdecoration that the We
toran years did in England and our own civil war
DAYS showed here.
What makes the period all the stranger Is the
admirable taste of the years gone before The
houses and furniture of the Colonial days were
things of great beauty and the present movement
toward better things is really little more than
return to this sound material. We are but eXercis-
inc the inaienable right Of a new generation ana
preferring the taste of our great grandparents 10
all that followed.