The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-18

OF heroic s!Z9, Illuminated IN a soft glow
by electric lights placed back of them.
The large retiring room for the accom-
mediation of women and children could
not be improved upon, with its comfort
able lounging room. its shoeshlne alcove,
quiet rest" nook, where one may recllne
on roomy leather couches 10 sec.usion,
its toilets, baths, private dressing rooms
and all modern accommodations in charge
of white goWned matron. At the back
Of the waiting room is the passenger
c~ncourse, 760 feet III length; the largest
room in the world unuer one roof. An
army of $4,000 can stand Oil its floor. At
the southern end of the concourse, an
arched doorway leads to the President s
private waiting room. On the front of
the lofty colonnade is carved Inscriptions
for all TO read, combining with heroic
size medieval figures.
welcome the coming, speed the parting
guest. Virtue alone is sweet society. 1t keeps
the key to all heroic hearts, and opens you a
welcome in them ALL
LET all the ends thou aimst at be thy coun-
tries, thy Gods and Truths Be noble, and the
nohleness that lies in other men, slice ping but
never dead, will rise in majesty to meet thine
own"
THE farm; best home of the family: main
source of natural wealth: foundation of civil
lied society: the natural Providence.
1.-THE old mechanic arts, controlling new
forces, build new highways for goods and men,
override the ocean. and make the very ether
carry human thought.
The desert shall rejoice and blossom like the
rose"
"Sweetner of hut and of hall. Bringer of life
out of naught,
Freedom, fairest o. all the daughters of time
and thought"
"Fre, greatest of discoveries. enabling man
to live in various climates use many foods and
compel the forces of nature to do his work.
'Electricity: carrier of light and power, de-
vourer of time and space, bearer of human
speech over land and sea, greatest servant of
man, itself unknown.
Thou has put all things under his feet"
MANS Imagination has conceived all numbers
and letters, all tools. vessels, and shelters
every art and trade. All philosophy and poetry,
and all politics.
The truth Snail make you Tree.
"He that would bring home the wealth of
the Indies, must carry the wealth of the In
dies with him. so it is in travelling: man
must carry knowledge with him if he would
bring home knowledge"
| stood for an hour this morning iii
front of the station, leaning on the rail
of the Columbus Memorial studying and
copying these noble words, carved deep
ly in the granite: words that should live
forever in our hearts as well. Close in
front of the colonnade is packed some
fifty or seventy-fve taxicats, limous
ines, and huge "sight-seeing" autos;
back of them is the electric car line,
then an immense paved plaza, encircling
the magnificent fountain, and statue of
Columbus, the symbolic globe, the In
dian, and primeval man. Columbus with
folded arms stands looking across the
park to the capitol building. On this
statue is craven: 'In memory of Chris
TOPPER Columbus, whose high faith, and
indomitable courage gave to mankind
new world. Born MCDXXXVI. Died
MDIV."
This park of several acres is mostly
laid out with trees, drives and walks,
but portion yet has the remains of the
old brick or wooden buildings, more re-
Gently vacated, in different stages of
demolition. This land was bought by
the Government and cleared during the
past year, and another year will doubt
less complete the grounds in this section.
Rapid strides in improvement are be-
ing made lately all over the city, so am
told by the residents. Immense sums
of money have been appropriated by the
Government, and being used in an ex-
tensive system of parklands, and gov
eminent grounds. Whole blocks of shah
by negro quarters, pressing close against
the finest modern government buildings
in the best sections of the city, have
been bought up, tenants ousted, build
ings torn down, land filled in and graded,
and now many of those squares are &C.
cupied by beautiful monuments and foun-
tains, cemented walks and shru bbery.
Col. w. w. Harris, US. Engineer Corps,
the Superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds of the District of Column
bia, is the Engineer officer who is in
charge during this administration of all
these plans of the work, as devised by
the Mcmillan Commission. The scope
of this commissions plans will require a
hundred years to complete.
While the present government has
run us into debt to the tune of $500, 000,-
600, that modest little sum having been
expended over and above the income of
the government to date, portion of it,
at least, is going into our own glorious
capital, that all we good Americans may
have cause to feel pride in, among the
nations of the world.
VEsTA DAVIS HIGGINS
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