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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

father made the most strenuous eft
forts to keep the children from the
mother Automobile flights. long
train trips and fast, secret. run
across the ocean-all under the cover
of detective protection continued Tor
nino months before halt was
reached
Up to the time that the Paris court
which granted decree-to both sides,
passed upon their divorce the mother
had custody of the Oldest girl for a
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Even certain days were divided. as.
for instance, on Christmas when the
fathers automobile duly whirled the
children over to his home to see
what Santa Claus had hung on the
tree; then the mothers car came
along, at the exactly appointed hour.
to take them back to see how the old
saint had treated the stockings in the
maternal establishment. Between
Sept, is and June Is 1t was provided
that neither parent could take the
children more than 100 miles from
New York without the consent of the
other.
Miss George Gustav Heye and the
Children Placed in Her Custody
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teresting reports that Arr. Goelet who
is q man Of many attractive attrt-
butes. is shortly to take 9 bride.
agreed upon separation" was
said Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. x. Wander
hit. Jr.. but there has been no legal
separation. The Vanderbilt children,
however, though they are not 10 the
position Of divorced children are
said not to have seen their father for
a. considerable time.
Some idea Of the cost. OF taxing
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time. The court awarded the eAssou5
Of all three children to the fAsneI-
A typical case Of double gua.Faa -
ship appears In the instances OF tns
two young Goelst boya-ogden ano
Peter. Mrs. Goalet vas Miss Als1e
whelan, Philadelphia beauty sne
developed strong artistic temPsfas
ment, which is generally believed 70
have wrecked the Goelet romance
For years before their divorce society
heard that the husband had offered
her every possible inducsmapt to
drop the dream oe sculpture and
painting.
Finally. when the break came and
divorce was granted, the custody OF
Ogden was given to both parents
Jointly through Q mutual agreement
The younger SON Peter. was given
into the custody Of the mother until
he reached the age OF e-now two
years distant-when he would
come into mutual custody. /
Mrs Goelet has become
the wife of Henry Clews, N
Jr. There are many In
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

a scientific order of things, taking
account of health, of dress, of man
ners. of education and training. In
each line the modern man of millions
provides experts. There is small time
for the man or woman OF society,
hedged about with innumerable du-
ties and Interests, to give personal
care to the several branches of the
child's up-bringing.
And it is from this viewpoint that
the child of the rich may be pardoned
for taking q philosophic view of hay
ing a double set of fathers and moth
ers that might be entirely strange to
the grown-up whose path had never
been bordered by the setting of
wealth.
The Vanderbilt Eseeption.
A notable exception to this phase
of the study is little William Wander
bilt, son of Alfred Gwynne Wander
bilt by his first wife, who was Elsie
French. His was the expectation OF
being the heir to the Vanderbilt mill
ions. Each year. for FIVE years, his
father gave him S1.0O0,0OO. Then
came the family break. and little
william, instead of finding himself
with two homes and two fortunes
found that his expectancy had been
partially ecl1psed by the advent of q
second Vanderbilt family. resulting
from his fathers subsequent mar
riage.
Two children. born to the second
Mrs. Vanderbilt. who was Mrs. Smith
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IL DSSI called What Maisie Knew"
In X Nj Maisie's father and mother
y gsss .a divorced ssa a Bhse s RsE
up with. two fathers and two mothers
The purpose of the novel was to show,
In the pathetic figure of a little girl,
the domestic and social. and some
times sadly personal, confession re-
sulttng from the catastrophe of de
vorce.
You may apply the story. with spe-
cial pertiuence at this time, to the
queer marital mix-ups in the wealthy
families Of the United States
There is no analogy between the
case OF the average child, tossed into
the scales of a divorce court, and the
child of money whose god parents are
corporations and whose real parents
are trust companies. The life of the
child OF the rich is marked out after
The Former Mrs. Robert Goelet
and Her Son Peter.
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d.
most elaborate arrangements
for the passing OF the time
OF the children
The father was given the
custody of the two girls Tor
seven months of the year,
lluring the other i've the
mother was awarded their
,sre But even during the
time allotted to each parent
the other had certain days
during which the children
must be duly returned for q
visit. The comingsandgoings
Of tie children were almost
as complicated as the work
ings of an Observation-Disclosures
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uo11ins nTcKina. came into the major
nortion Of the fathers estate. while
the son by the arst marriage found
binaself in possession Of the minor
share Nor did the little Vanderbilt
If Of the arst marriage find that 9
do,l,ia establishment cared for him.
For matter of contrast. the Always
.so.qo- 6snulds" stand prominent
~ Ge from tho record The title ts
auotad It was bestowed upon the
ts little girls who were born TO
W. wv Jay Could and his first wife.
He1en Kelly Could. Following divorce
t nee vas much lighting over theif
o one rather and mother alike ~.
s sSt mon exclusive Jurisdiction ana
sistso 49, tin,a the court made the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
NEW YORK FASHION
LETTER
Special Correspondence to the Sauk Centre Herald
With dancing still a popular pas

With dancing still a popular pas
time, indoor and out-of-door skating
becoming more fascinating fad each
day, new clothes are constantly in de-
mand. The indoor skating frock
might consistently serve as well for
afternoon tea, bridge parties, and SIM
liar daytime affairs, or it may be as
plain as the fancy dictates.
Sleeves and collars are the distinc-
tive features of these costumes. Whe-
ther for afternoon or morning wear
the collar is high; not necessarily of
the choker type, for many collar
high in back is open in front, afford
ing the comfort Of the open throat
and the chic of the high neck dressing.
When the choker is used it is boned
as of old, and usually finished around
the top with a frill, ruche, circular
band of chiffon, picot-edged, or a
narrow strip of fur. On one of the
new Paquin models of black satin and
velvet the high satin collar is topped
with a two-inch-wide circular flounce
of chiffon. While trimmings are not
elaborate on these gowns, still there
are many little details which offer the
clever woman with individual ideas a
chance to make good use of them.
Cloth-covered buttons, silk-covered
buttons, in self-tone, or a color that
harmonizes, are being used to trim
both dresses and suits of the more
dressy as we'll as the simpler types.
Both long and three quarter length
sleeves are used in daytime dresses;
when the three-quarter length sleeve
is used it cut very full and flares
from the forearm gracefully, with
very much the effect of the Old-fash-
ioned flowing sleeve Of grandmother's
day.
While serge and gabardine are still
the fabric favored for the more SIM
pie suits and dresses, velvet, velveteen
and broadcloth are the dressy mater
ials. Braid, buttons, and fur are the
trimmings that bring out the rich eff
feet of both these materials. Of
course there is nothing richer than
black velvet for street and afternoon
wear; a charming indoor skating
frock of skunk trimmed black velvet,
worn at one of the more popular of
the hotels recently, caused many an
eye to follow the graceful skater with
her bright hair and huge bunch of
purple orchids. For skating, as well
as for dancing, pantalettes are prac-
tical and comfortable; these are be-
ing put out in all shades to match
suit or frock; the simplest Of them
have merely frill or two around the
ankles in the same color and material
as the garment.
For real comfort, both in dancing
and skating, the small hat is necessa-
ry. This is usually in bright contrast
to the suit or frock; for instance there
is charming shade Of brick red that
is much favored with blue serge and
black velvet dresses and suits. A
bright currant velvet is also favored
and bright coral too is attractive for
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
DOING THE WATCH TRICK.

numbers on the watch DIAL but at the
eighth tap strike twelve. at the ninth,
eleven; at the tenth, ten, and so on
around backward until you are noti-
fed by the chooser that he has reach
ed twenty in his count.
If the instructions have been prop
erly followed the pencil will then rest
upon the chosen number, because If
twelve-the highest number that can
be taken-is chosen, eight taps will
bring it to twenty, so that your pencil,
according to instructions, will then be
on twelve, and any other number Sc
lected on the dial will be less than
twelve by just the amount that will
cause the pencil taps to shift back
ward from twelve to the thought Of
number when the count Of twenty has
been reached by the chooser.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23

"OId Soldier In Town"
HSnSsssS:SsSsssssSs

This is q very old English Christmas
game and Is not nearly as simple as II
seems to be. The players sit all
around the room.
One person comes around to each and
puts number Of questions, which
must be answered without saying Mr.
or Mrs, white or black, yes or no.
The game begins something like this:
An old soldier has come to town to
see what you have to give him. The
answer may be nothing" or IAN old
coat" "Is it worn at allf' he asks.
1T is not" is the reply. what color
is tt?" "Gray." "a light grayr" "A
very dark gray" "Are there any pock-
cts in the coatf' Three" "Only
threeY' "Three only" "Wen, have
you anything else" Nothing" Not
a single thing but the old coatY' "Not
a thing" "Well, who lives in that
house over thereT' "The Browns" !"
ado they visit you" sometimes. I"
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brown" Usual
ly." "Have they any familyY' "Two
children '"phe house Is painted
white, is It notT' "Well, I should say
a shade of ivory" II suppose you are
thinking should be making my way
to the next door, do you notT' II do"
II hope l have not given you too much
trouble. have ~ "Not at ALL" The
player who gets caught during the sol
d1er's visit must pay a forfeit and is
out Of the game. OF course different
questions will suggest themselves.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
Santa Claus Up to Date,

Every year am tempted to come out
on housetop and tell the young and
self raising generation the truth about
Santa Claus.
l believe it only right that the chill
dren should know Santa Claus no Ion
ger goes about in dinky little sleigh.
delivering toys down the chimneys. He
simply couldn't do it If he tried. That
kind Of thing was all right when his
business was small and he was young
er than he is now. In those days he
made the toys himself--glued even the
little tails Of the little toy sheep in
place. stuck the little eyes on the tops
of their little heads, painted the little
bodies as different from the real thing
as he could and do 1t quick, and then,
hitching up his six reindeers. delivered
the whole batch before sunrise Christ
mas morning. 1t is different now.
Santa Claus is old, and all he does is
to live on the profits of the business
The business now is run under the
name Of s. Claus & Co., and the firm
has many workers-clerks, drivers and
the rest. Some Of the employees of
this big firm have grown so careless
that they miss little boys and girls who
live In out of the way places. Old
Santa Claus never did such thing In
his life.
Ii any Of our young people are over
looked this year they must not blame
Santa Claus. He Is just as jolly and
good as ever. They'll have to blame 1t
on the new driver that looks after their
section of the, earth.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
Game of 1.-The BOOkbinder" )"

"BookDinder" is holiday time diver.
sion that looks simple and tame, but
can be made highly exciting. Any
number of persons sit in a circle, each
holding book on the back of his
clinched fists. One who has been cho
sen bookbinder and stands in the mid.
die Of the circle goes to any player
and, seizing that players book, at.
tempts to rap his knuckles, which the
holder Of the book tries to avoid by
pulling back his hands quickly.
If the bookbinder succeeds in this
the player whose knuckles he raps
changes places with him; otherwise he
replaces the book and tries to do the
same with some one else. The book
binder may pretend to seize a book
without actually doing SO. and If the
holder pulls away his hands so that the
book falls he must take the leaders
place as II his knuckles had been rap.
ped.
The leader can make this game very
exciting If he runs quickly from one
to another. pretending to take up one
book and then seizing another.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23

the appearance of belt or girdle. 1t
is not unusual to see a chic frock of
dark blue serge with shaped piece
chiffon inserted at the sides giving the
effect of a belt; these are beaded or
heavily soutached, and are of the same
color as the frock, or contrasting. A
belt of this kind offers an attractive
way of introducing an effective bit of
color contrast; for instance, a dark
blue, green or gray dress may be SOU
tached in gold or black on one of the
dark, old reds, blues, or greens.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR DETERMINATION OF
DESCENT OF LAND

CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR DETERMINATION OF
DESCENT OF LAND
No. SOLO.
State of Minnesota, County of
Stearns, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Alfred
M. Madsen, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota To all per-
sons interested in the deter
mination of the descent of the
real estate of said decedent: The pc
titlon of Caroline I.efstedt having been
filed in this Court: representing that
said decedent died more than five years
prior to the filing thereof leaving GER
tain real estate in said petition de-
scribed and that no will of decedent
has been proved nor administrator of
his estate granted in this State and
praying that the descent Of said real
estate be determined by this court.
Therefore You and Each of You, Are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, If any you have before this
Court, at the Probate Room in the
Court House in the City of st. Cloud in
the County of Stearns State of Mime
sofa, on the 7th day of January, 1916,
at Nine o'clock A. NJ, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court and
the seal thereof. this 11th day of De-
cember, 1915.
court SeaD J. B. Himsl.
A. H. Hendrickson, Probate Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner. 1884
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
Some Vulettde 1ests.

Little Elsie-Santa Claus doesn't 81
around in a motorcar, does he, mamma ?
Mamma-Why. certainly not! He
still drives his reindeer. darling.
Little Elsie-Oh. I'm so glad! Tom.
my Rankin told me he used a motor
car, and I've been in a terrible state
since, cause I'm afraid the repair
shops wouldn't be open at night.
Thirty-seven young ladies Of the con,
gregatiOn had in mind thirty-seven
pairs of slippers for the curate for
Christmas.
But one young lady made known her
intention. And when the day arrived
the curate received one pair of slippers
and thirty-six dressing gowns.
Milly Qn Mortified whisper,-Mamma,
Willie is an infidel!
Mammalian infidel?
Milly-Yes. He said he don't believe
there's any Santa Claus.
"What is the baby crying about?"
i"Oh. nothing much. He only wants
to eat the Christmas tree"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL

CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL
Estate of Charlotte A. Barto. De-
ceased.
State of Minnesota, County of
Stearns. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Char
lotte A. Barto, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota To all per-
sons interested in the allowance and
probate of the will of said decedent:
The petition of W. A. Barto being duly
filed in this court, representing that
Charlotte A. Barto, then a resident Of
the County Of Stearns, State of Mime
sot a died on the 30th day of November,
1915, leaving a last will and testament
which is presented tc this court with
said petition, and praying that said in
strument be allowed as the last will
and testament of said decedent. and
that letters Of administ ration with the
will annexed be issued thereon to c.
M. Sprague, Now Therefore you. and
each Of you. are hereby cited and re-
Quired to show cause, If any you have,
before this court, at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the City
of st. Cloud, County Of Stearns, State
of Minnesota, on the 7th day of Janu-
ary, 1915, at Nine o'clock A. NJ, why
the prayer of said petition should not
be granted.
Witness The Honorable, ]. B. Himsl,
Judge of said court, and the seal of
said court, this 10th day of December,
1915.
(SeaD j. B. Himsl,
2931 Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23

those who find the shade becoming;
and for the more conservative there
are wonderful blues, golden browns,
and other dark, rich shades which will
harmonic beautifully with broad
cloth, satin velvet, taffeta and the
other daytime materials. Malines in
high outstanding ruches, bows, ro-
settes and folds is being used consid-
erably for these small toques. Gold
net or lace toques, with frills Of dark
brown or black net or malines, wired
into shape, are especially effective for
both afternoon and informal evening
wear. Quaint neck-fxings often ac-
company these smart little hats; an
outstanding frill or two Of the malines
to match the hat, banded through the
center with narrow fold of velvet
or satin corresponding with the frock,
form becoming neck-ruches and af-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
CHRISTMAS
CANES y
AND SPORTS
Doing the Watch Trick

THE watch trick here described Is
i interesting to while away odd
minutes at Yuletide. Request
some one to think Of one Of the num-
bers from one to twelve on the dial of
your watch and ask him to add one to
it every time you tap the crystal over
the dial with pencil (see illustra-
tom until he reaches twenty, and then
to notify you. Tell him that by the
twentieth tap you will have read his
mind so accurately that you will then
strike the number he first thought Of
without asking any questions.
The method Of doing this trick is
very simple. For the first seven taps
you may strike at random any of the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23
ford an effective finish to the costume.

ford an effective finish to the costume
The belt is still a feature of both
suit and frock; while belted effects in
general have been done to death for
the past season or two, still an at
tractive belt is a convenient and be-
coming finish to dress or suit, espec-
tally with the growing favor of the
rounded waistline. Many of the one
piece frocks, and many of the Russian
models also, show this treatment
fitted portion at the waistline giving
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23

Morgantown, w. Va-Twenty years
ago Lewis NJ. Runner left home for
Washington to patent a device. He
had never been heard from since until
recently, when he returned home. His
wife who had always said he would
come back welcomed him with open
arms.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-12-23

New York, N. Y.-Fred Kattmerer
will be plain Fred Barton after this
week. He explained to the court,
when appealing for change of name.
that he was in business in China, and
that the Chinese characters spelling
his name were pronounced Go-da-ma.
He objected to the profanity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
COURT TO DECIDE
WHETHER ALFALFA IS
GRASS OR 4 CROP

lirattleboro June 1G.-tpon the ver-
dlct Of the county court as to whether
aifalfa is grass or n crop will depend
the outcome Of the case of Morris
Chamberlain, a farmer of the West
l|rattleboro section, who has appealed
from the decision of Judge Frank r.
Barber of the municipal court that he
is guilty of killing a deer out of sea-
son. that was not killed in the act Of
damaging the crops \ fine of 500
and costs of SS.56 was imposed
Chamberlain killed a deer in one Of
his alfalfa fields and reported the act
Game Warden George +. Alexander ar
rested him. the claim being that no
damage had been done in that field and
that alfalfa was grass. The law
specifically states that It is unlaw full to
XIII deer for eating grass. Another
alfalfa field Of the respondent had
been quite badly damaged.
states Attorney o. Il. Hughes argued
that Chamberlain was guilty because
he had killed the animal for eating
grass, maintaining that alfalfa came
under that head. Attorney w. X. Daley,
who was called into the case after it
had progressed for time, maintained
that the animal was killed while in the
act or damaging crops and that, under
the law, Chamberlain had a right to
Kill II and report the case to the war
den.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
BODY OF SUICIDE
WHO HAD MUCH
MONEY is FOUND

Bellows Falls, June 1.-THE body of
Robert Gordon, who committed suicide
by jumping from the Tucker toll bridge
April 10, was found this afternoon on the
New hampshire bank of the Connecticut
river near cold river, about one mile be-
low here, by Selcctman William j.
Corbctt Of North Walpole, The body was
badly dccomposcd and Identification was
made through books and papers in the
pocket Medical Examiner T. NJ Dinsmoro
# Neene examined the body and it is
in the tomb here awaiting relatives to
claim il.
Gordon was last seen ON the bridge
April 10 shortly afterwards smal n
pile of books and papers belonging to
him were found on the bridge 1t was
known he had large sum of money in
his possession and that he lived in Wor-
cester, Mass, on his body to-day was
found 1926 in bills and $3.50 in silver be-
sides three bank books, two of which
showed he had $50 on deposit in Worces-
ter banks. The other book was illegibe
The body was found about 50 feet from
the water as the river has receded since
the high water of April. Mrs. Gordon
with whom he had not been living for
some time, lives in Somervile, Mass,
and Is expected here tomorrow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
TO BUILD NEW SCHOOL.
Brandon Votes 10 ENpend $5O,OOO-
Three sites Proposed.

Brandon June l6.-At the annual school
district meeting Tuesday evening II was
voted to expend $4,000 of which $500 will
be for repairs on the old building. and thu
remainder to build a new high school
building. A tax of CO cents on a dollar Of
the grand list was voted for school pur-
poses The matter of providing funds for
the repairs on the old school building
which will have to berepaired as the State
board Of health directs, and the erection
OF a new structure. was left with the
building committee. The building COM
mttee consists Of besides the pruden-
tial committee, DIR. W. II. Wright, Ed
ward s, Marsh, f. II. Button, 7. w Rog-
ers The members of the prudential COM
mittee are: +. f. Whalen. DR.. J. W
Estabrook and F G. Spooner
Three different sites are named for the
new building, the pasture belonging to
Miss Julia A. c. Jackson west of the pres
ent school building, lots located north of
the present building. and the property
known as the Carpenter place on Semi
nary hill south of the present building.