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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs, E. w. Lane and two SONS
of jacksonville, Fla, are guests of Hon.
and Mrs. James p. Taliaferro nm.
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Inc Prescott Reunion.

faNl. DupdI reunion of the Prescott
ssu WIZ be held at the home of Mr..
Mont, Uafi Adams on the bluff, South
sNA. august 10th. A picnic dinner
fresoo.' 'ed' All those who have the
tend ,ns O'ood are cordially invited to at
% U maze this the best reunion ever.
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q Visit r''n el T. Crawford left Monday for
RiIBsn' WIN y the family of her brother,
their Cam ~, crawford of Boston, now at
'"p at Belgrade Lakes.
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he uses both hands with his crayOn,
keeps up rapid conversation of current
events and ideas and has his eyes on his
audience for up to the minute hits, etc.
Albert E. Wiggam is as convincing
and as well informed of affairs on the
Western Front as DR.. Clare is on Russia.
In his handling of ''The Life of Our Boys
in France" and the great work of the Red
Cross his lecture is of vital Importance.
He has been intimately associated with
officers and soldiers in camp, drives and
hospital and his experiences as reporter
and newspaper man has enabled him to
pick out what is most important. His
explanation of the souvenirs brought
from France and the recent invented life
saving suit would be lecture in them
selves. His arraignment of Germany
was as severe as polite language would
permit.
The Royal Hawaiian Singers and play
ers stand in class by themselves and
their interesting personality, particularly
of their leader. appeal to the American
audiences. One is a pianist, two play
ukuleles, and two play guitars. Their
music was sweet, harmonious and pa
thetic, and once heard is never forgotten.
George W. Vierra of Honolulu is said to
be the foremost interpreter of this unique
music of the Pacific isles. Especially
pleasing were the selections on the steel
guitar, and the Hula dance All will re-
member the bugle call, as it was family
heard in the distance, accompanied by
the drum BEATS They wear their own
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went on business. but he found time
] for a bit OF pleasure by the way. es-
pecially in Atlanta where he has lots
OF friends and kinsfoIk.
In one of the Atlanta newspapers
l"Polly Peachtree" commented On the
J visit of the Secretary Of the Treasury
; in a fashion that's amusing enough
to be worth passing on The para
graph is headed Much Ado about
McAdoo," and reads thus:
THE week was enlivened somewhat
, by the visit of William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. who threw off the dignity of
reserve along with the Cabinet office
and danced at the military ball the
night of his arrival.
at IL said that these dances, with
] Marjorie Brown and others, were the
first the ex-Cabinet officer had danced
| in the last four years"
(This would never be "said" In
J Washington. where Mr.. McAdoo's
skill as a dancer is proverbial and
where he has danced whenever OPP
portunity offered. "Marjsrie Brown"
! by the way, is the daughter Of Col
and Mrs. Edward T. Brown, a cousin
| of Mrs. McAdoo. and has been a fire.
quent visitor at the White House-1
| But to resume:
He gave every evidence OF enjoy
I ing them any way. and did not seem
/ to have forgotten his steps at all. His
incoRnito OF the genial society man.
II suppose. caused the daring of one
! young student officer who broke or
him while he was dancing with 4 GER
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Mr.. Glass was in Congress She and
her daughters. Augusta and Mary
Archer Glass. will come to town early
in January, and will probably take q
house or an apartment Their plans.
however. are still in the embryo
stage Heretofore Mr.. Glass has made
his home at the Raleigh Hotel. and
his wife and family have Joined him
there when the spirit moved them,
remaining for a few days or a few
weeks and returning to their home in
Lynchburg, va--that's where they
are now-when they grew tired Of
Washington.
Mary Archer Glass Is perhaps the
most widely known OF the feminine
members OF the Glass family in
Washington. for she has played round
a good deal with the young people,
particularly the Congressional set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glass. or more properly
THE Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs. Glass" also have two sons.
Capt. Powell Glass and Lieut.. Carter
Glass, jr.. both OF whom are in
France They are both with infan-
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happen. the possibility of some sort
of a demonstration OF the DISSATISFIED
tion. the sntsgonism with which both
the Senate and House were seething.
Conservative counsels prevailed, there
was no attempt to heckle the Presi-
dent and everything passed on
smoothly: but at the end the audience
was no more sympathetic than in the
beginning. Opinion seems to be
pretty well divided as to the propriety
Of the Presidents presence at the
peace conference, but l haven't yet
been able to find anyone who Defend
ed his course in setting sail without
taking the Senate, the American peo-
pie, indeed, into his confidence to
some extent with regard to the con-
crete program for which he Is to
stand at the peace conference
However. Mr.. Wilson has sailed for
good or i'll and there's no use dis
cussing the matter further. Many of
the official and diplomatic folk who
thronged ths galleries on Monday
took this opportunity to bid good-by
to Mrs. Wilson and wish her bon voy-
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tain Atlanta matron. She stopped
and made her apologies, introducing
the young would-be officer to Mr.. Nc
Adoo.
when the two had danced away,
leaving the distinguished guest to
look for another partner, the embryo
officer asked with interest:
"'Does Mr.. McAdoo hive in At
lantaT
"'Sic transit gloria mundir
-And he'd only given up his job a
few days at that!
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Send-OR NJ Station
For Preagdent.


Fer Preagdent.
When the President and Mrs. VIII
son and their party left Union Sta
ton on Tuesday evening on the FIRST
lap OF their journey overseas. they
had quite a sepd-off A crowd as
ssmbled early. and II was an enthusi.
astio. crowd. whose cries Of Good
luck" God bless you." Come back
SAFE etc. the President acknowI-
edged with friendly mods and smiles.
The publication of the official pas
senSe- list OF the Presidents ship,
the George Washington. developed
several surprises. for the party. large
~ It was when II left Washington.
was augmented q bit before II set
sail from New York.
The President and Mrs Wilson's
al party included, in addition
to the necessary clerks and attend
ants. only Miss Edith Benham. Mrs.
Wilson's secretary: George Creel,
chairman Of the Committee on Public
Information, and Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson In the double role Of ply
stefan and naval aide 90 the Prest
Continued on Page III
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HNNG DONAA IN NhG
thick Of the nghting up to the time
the armlstice was signed
II II OF the youngest boy that Mr..
Glass tells one OF his favorite anec-
dotes, a story at his own expense.
Mr.. Glass. according to popular ira
dition. was ffrst elected to Congress
by HIS friends when he was sick and
couldn't defend himself. Afterward
reelection came without much OF a
hght, but once upon a time he was
persuaded to run for Senator. He
hadn't much chance Of election. and
he knew Il, but there was a principle
involved and so he accepted the role
OF candidate and was duly defeated.
He arrived home after this rather
disastrous campaign to ind the fam
lily very much elated because the
young son OF the household had just
won a foot race at some interscholas-
tic meet. The lad produced the very
elaborate medal which he had won.
and suggested that his father wear IL
'.Just TO show that there's one mem
Der OF the Glass family who can
run" Mr.. Glass Is the fourth mem
Der OF the Administration to make
his way TO the Cabinet via the House
The others are the Postmaster GeI,-
eraI. Albert sidney Burleson: William
c. Redfeld, Secretary OF Commerce:
and william B. Wilson. Secretary Of
Labor.
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Mrs.. Carter Glass
In New Role.

Mrs Carter Glass
In New Role.
with the appointment of Congress-
man Carter Glass OF Virginia to the
post OF Secretary OF the Treasury to
succeed Mr.. McAdoo. Mrs. Glass. who
Is already well known and warmly
liked In official society, will make her
debut In a new role-that OF Cabinet
hostess. Presumably. she will spend
more time in Washington from now
on than has been her custom while
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Strenuous Days
! At Washington;
Xmas Coming

~ EAR SUSAN:
What q week! Starting
with the Presidents visit 70
the Capitol on Monday 10
tell Congress all about his trip 10
Ecurope (?l, il has been marked D!
Ali sort Of interesting events, soelai
and political, and il is winoing up
with the arrival today OF II. ]. II. Vice
Admiral Prince Hagashi-Fushimi, Tor
whom a series OF brilliant trhcti0hs
lie to be given.
In the absence OF the President
Vice President Marshall is the ma
TONS official host to the visitors from
overseas. He and Mrs. Marshall
are giving luncheon Tor INC
nrince and his suite at the
Pan-Anericsn building tomorrow,
and may entertain them at dinner
later on. The Acting Secretary OF
state. Frank L. Polk. will serve as
proxy for the Secretary OF State. Mt.
Lansing, giving a dinner or q lunch
con for his hiEhness, and the list OF
festivities on the carpet includes
trip TO Mt. Vernon, the dinner which
the Japanese ambassador viii give
on Monday night, and other interest
ing events.
Prince Has Had
Interesting Career.
Prince Yoshito Higashi-Fushimi
has had an interesting career. He
was educated in England and France,
and during the Russo-Japanese war
was second in command OF the
cruiser Chitose. At present he holds
the rank of vice admiral in the Japa-
nose navy. The prince represented
Japan at the coronation of King
George --a.
He and his suite are now on their
way back to Japan from England.
where they went to return the visit
OF ceremony recently made by II. X.
H Prince Arthur OF Connaught 10
Japan You may remember that
Prince Arthur stopped on in Wash :
ington en- route from London -
Tokyo to present the greetings OF the
King of England to the Mikado. was
q guest of the British embassy for
several days and was feted and made
much of here. The japanese delega-
ton Is making a similar visit OF
courtesy to this Government. The
prince made his way to England via
Canada
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nent nature-and Washington is ve-y
fond of the Davises.
Real Crowd Outside
The Capitol. Too.
The crowd inside the Capitol was
repeated, with interest. outdoors and
there was a good deal of good-natur-
ed curiosity to see the notables de-
part. The President and Mrs. Will
son slipped away in their big limou-
sine without much demonstration,
but when the Secretary of the
Treasury (retiring) and Mrs. McAdoo
drove of the crowd waXed enthusi-
astic. Perhaps IL was because they
seemed so much more friendly and
approachable in their little open vic
toria, perhaps IL was a tribute to
Mrs. McAdoo's fresh young charm
and obvious happiness, perhaps the
demonstration was to be attributed to
other reasons. At any rate IL was
Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo who got a
hand" as they say in theatrical par
lance.
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Presidents Message
- Congress.

10 Congress.
But, there. started out to tell you
shout the events of last week in
general and the memorable scene at
the Capitol on Monday in particular.
30 far as actual happenings went, II
wasn't such a stirring occasion after
ali. There was a crowd, yes, an
enormous crowd. but It was q dis
tinctly apathetic and unsympathst.c
crowd. And the Presidents message
wasn't nearly so interesting as some
OF the addresses he has delivered pc
fore the same body. 1t was tremen-
dously long. "a Presbyterian sermon
tnstead OF an Episcopal sermon" as
someone put 1t; and besides lit said
those things which need not have
been said and left unsaid those
things which should have been SAID
70 quote again-this time from an
EDITORIAL in one of the local papers.
Per consequence, the interest lay
not 90 much in what did happen as
IN the expectation Of what might
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The news-Tm not sure that it is
official, but it seems TO be accepted
as true-that Mr.. McAdoo is to con-
tinue in the role of Director General
OF Railroads until after the return
of President Wilson from Europe, Is
exceedingly good news to Washing
ton. the prospect OF losing the Nc
Adoos being anything but pleasing.
Mr.. McAdoo has but recently return
ed to town from a trip South. He
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age and her progress from her seat
in the executive gallery to her motor
was exceedingly slow. A number of
the women who stopped her for a last
little chat had been her guests at tea
at the White House a few days be-
fore, a sort of farewell hospitality.
and had made their official good-byes
then; but they were only too glad to
linger for another last" word with
the First Lady and one of her very
charming smiles.
Mrs. Lansing. Nine. Jusserand, the
Countess di Cellere, each held her lit
tie court OF those who wished to bid
them godspeed; and popular Mrs.
John W. Davis, wife OF the new
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain, seemed quite overcome at the
chorus of genuine sorrow with which
the prospect OF her departure was
greeted. Congratulations to the
Davises on the beautiful trip before
them were Swallowed by regret, for
their loss is OF a more or less perms
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JEAN ELIOT"S CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY d.
Fancies, Fads,
And Foibles of
Capital Society

try regiments. and were both In the
thick Of the nghting mp to the time
the armlstice was signed
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fnancer banker interesting
By Margery Rex.

living, as requested by the Govern
ment.
1t was her idea that developed
the work OF canning among the
owners OF property along the Hud-
son who had their home kitchens
provided with the most modern
apparatus to. help in conserving
the fruit Of their garden Iabors.
AS leader in the immense work
Of the First liberty Loan. with
Mr.. Vanderl.p. Mrs. Vanderlip
toured the country and addressed
great crowds Of women and did
valiant work in putting the loan
over the top.
The Vanderlips are firm be-
levers in home environment and
democracy.
Childhood is more sacred Il a
woman vino has a voice in fran
ing the laws" says Mrs. Wander
lip. because the woman who
votes has power beyond the four
walls OF the home"
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Bound in Jewels.

Al the bottom OF the Atlantic
lies \ Jewel-bound copy OF Omar
Khayyam II was on It's way 10
this country IN the ill-fsted Titanic.
which struck sn iceberg on It's FIRST
voyaEs and foundered. simila-
volume Is, however. Etiil in eNis-
,erc4 II is In the museum at
Frnnkfort. and in its binding TWEEN
ty-one opals arc set.
Another jewel bound hook which
was IN the hands OF = continental
collector Is copy Of Romeo and
Juliet" II represents the labor OF
two men for eighteen months-Al-
berto SanEorski. who wrote and IL
Illuminated the vellum pages, anr tho
craftsman who fixed the gems IN the
binding. There are 900 precious
stones IN a setting OF gold on the
cover. and the weight OF the book is
about ten pounds. Tho Jewels and
thar Rold setting form hearts. doves
and flowers embIematic OF lOte. The
red flowers are formed BY clusters
OF rubies
America Possesses an Illuminated
COPY OF the poems Of Keats. which
Is valued at something like $4,000.
The poems are written on Yellum
and illustrated with original water
colors il is bound in morocco elab-
orateIy gold-tooIed. lnlaid with Over
400 pieces OF colored leather, and
set with over 1000 precious stones
SET in gold. The book contains a
miniature Of Keats set in clusters
Of pearls and IurgUoISeA,
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Mrs Frank A. Vanderp with her husband known the natl

TT IS not only musicians. stage
folk and artists who find It
compatible TO have a career,
10 preside over a home and to care
for a family A shining example
OF the home type. who has COM
bined a remarkable executive abil-
ity in the work for suffrage. school
work and Government labor. is Mrs.
Frank 4. Vanderlip. wife o. the
President Of the National City Bank
Of New York and a national figure
in finance.
There are six children in the
Vanderlip family and Mrs. Wander
lip has found ample time to attend
10 the education OF her little ones
and engage in active suffrage work.
Mrs. EaHderlip started the first
war garden and had the beautiful
estate al Scarborough. on the Hud-
son. plowed and planted and per-
sOnally superintended the work OF
helping TO reduce the high cost OF
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A water Finder"

The use OF the automatic water
finder Is extending in Queensland.
The Lands Department in that State
secured two OF these Instruments.
but for a long time the method Of
handling them was not thoroughly
understood. More recently some
private individuals have secured in
strumenis. an in - re cases borers
have taken Up contracts on an ar
ranEement that II no water is OBJ
tained no charge will be made. and
they have b''n very successful The
Instruments are square. with a fine
needle. which becomes agitated
under certain conditions This Pc
culiarity has TO he studied before
the instrument can h. properly han
died. The method adopted to test u
u To get over q Known stream Of
water and then To move round TO
different points Of the cVmpaSA
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Everyday Clothes
THAT EVERY ONE CAN MAKE

the pointed roll collar cut IN the
la:es; style. Deep cufrs are made to
match. and large patch pockets are
added for convenience.
For house wear. ~ the white IS
easily soiled. the apron may be cut
from blue chambray or galafea
and trimmed with white collar and
Guns Since Il is the collar and
cuffs that soil 50 quickly. these can
be made detachable. 50 they may
he Numbered without having 20
wash the entire garment. SO sue
cAssfuI are these few apron dresses
that housewives are including Two
or ,hree ~ them. with several extra
sets OF collars and cufIs IN the sum-
meT wardrobe
The housewife who wants TO com
bine comfort with style for the hot
DAYS that are coming so soon must
begin now TO plan her clothes Il
che IS wise she will have her cool
apron-dresses ready before the
huusecleaning and canning must be
done
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Puss in Boots Jr.
IAN ENTERTAINING GOODNIGHT SERIES

What do you wish me to dor
asked Puss.
Climb on my back and seat your
self between my strong wings re-
flied the swan. and l will take you
to far country"
So Puss took a magic maple leaf
Cut OF his pCcSset and gave Il to
tho donkey. Keep this leaf. for
some day you may wish to use It.
All you need do. you know. 10 TO
eat It. and you will change into a
COW again And then Puss seated
himself on the swans back. who
dew swiftly away through the sky.
And as they travelled on and on
the swan sang:
sister OF mine. bring you aid.
afraid.
Little PusS JunioS IS coming with
me
With a magic charm that will set
you free
Rrotherly love is itself a charm.
So dear little sister. fear no HARM
And then that great big swan
made his wings go faster than ever
Hnd the wind whistIsd by and al
most carried away the magic gold
feather in little Fuss Juniors hat
Copyright. 1918. David Cory.
To he CoutInued.
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By David Cory.

ATOw please don't forget that
~ PJss and his donkey had been
changed Into storks by the
wicked witch in the last story. and
that we LEFT them on top Of Hans
Drinkers house.
Wei. AS soon as the loaf OF bread,
which YOU remember Hans had
T,aced on the roof for Fuss and tho
donkey to eat. was all gone. except
a little piece. Fuss wiped his bill
very carefully. and so did the dom
key. but you mustn't forget that
they were reilly storks you know.
only ! must call them BY their right
names
And then Puss saw two little
pieces OF bread which had fallen
into a crack in the roof And when
Re looked at them carefully. he
found a little blue marble in each
Of them. And then without know
Inr why he and the donkey ate the
bread marble and all And all OF
a sudden. quicker than I can tell 1t
10 You. they both changed into their
paturaI shapes.
And after that. you should have
heard the people shout. Goodness
me. ! can't begin to tell you what
a rofse tb.v made. And pretty soon
all the carpenters in town were
busy making wooden roadway
from the top Of the house TO the
stsEot So that the little donkey
could walk down. And when it was
ali finished. Puss jumped on the
Gonkey's back and rode down as
nicely as you please.
"Goodhy. Hans Rrinker." said
Fuss. and he rode away. but FIRST he
gave the little Hans a ring with a
req stone in It.
Vow. what next" said Fuss.
after he and the donkey had gone
fer a mile. and as II in answer to
hts question a beautiful white swan
fcw down To the earth. oh. Sir
cat. beg you to help me release
MY sister from an evil spell"
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By Rita Stuyvesant.

A LMDST before you know i tho
u warm days Will be with Us.
and thrifty housekeeDers vi!
refill the rows Of clean. empty Jars
on the pantry shelf with tae fruits
and vegetables from the war gar
den. Cool. comfortable clothes viii
be needed for the woman WI" works
at home. and now is a good time
TO make suitable dresses or aprons
Just to wear every day"
Simple to make and easy 10
launder are the latest house aprons.
A charming negIiEee that serves
equally as well as a dress Is very
practical and dainty for hot day.
A lovely one Of this kind was re-
Gently made OF old blue wolfe hg
ursd b. white rings and trimmed
with a hchu OF plain white wolfe.
The dress was cut with high waist
line and opened a little to the left
of the centre front. 'Snappers"
were used from the waist 10 hem
to keep the frock neatly closed.
Set IN elbow sleeves were comfort
able as well as Sty IIsh.
The interesting feature OF this
pretty house dress WAS tho a"hu
and sash cut in one A long strip
OF white wolfe was CAREFUL shaped
and bound with blue wolfe. This
was draped around the neck. crossed
in front. surpIice effect. and tied
IN back as a sash. II was held in
place by snup-hooks. and could
easily be removed for laundering.
good plan would be 10 have sew
eral fchus 10 each neg see SO that
they might always be fresh aud
dainty.
A very practical house apron that
can also be worn as a dress to Red
Cross wOrkrooms is fashioned after
the Hoover conservation apron.
Any strong white material may be
used. such as repp. poplin. linens
or heavy muslin. All the standard
pattern companies can supply pat
terms FOR this apron dress. although
IL IS 80 simple many women can
make II without the pattern. Made
in one piece from shoulder to hem.
i; mas a panel front with an ex-
tension belt bUttOned in the back.
Very smart. too. and becoming v
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Too Young.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAN.
have a son seventeen years
old infatuated with a girl OF eigh-
teen, whom he wants to marry
have told him he is too younE
TO know his own mind. ] heard
Of tho engagement through
friends. 7 want To save him from
himself have nothing against
the young lady. who has left homo
and wants to marry right away.
p W.
OF course ne IS too young and it
Is your task tactrully to pre-
vail upon him 10 eaIt. You must
proceed clsverly in order not to
antagonizs your son and not to
make him feel that you are cruel
and unsympathstic toward the girl
he loves Why don't YOU invite
her to the house frequently. throw
your boy into her society all YOU
cam Keep him from feeling that IT
IL = delicious adventure to see her
and that she has the great charm ~
the forbidden. Be sweet to her and