The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-03-31

circus four county falr and every indi-
yidual using one or more autos. The
noise was deafening, but her infiTmity
was blessing for once as she could sleep.
| They went directly to Daytona, where
they have the best of accommodations in
small bungalow with all modern con
veniences and good neighbors. Her de-
scriptions of the city, the climate, it's
trees and flowers were vivid in word pic
lures. Fruit is very plentiful and cheap
! and as she says ''f there is one thing in
the world to eat that is cheap 1T is ones
duty to eat it even if obliged to sit up
nights to accomplish it." I'VE pay rs
cents per quart for milk which seems a
little steep" She closed with reference to
the Alliance years work, its able presi-
dent, the new ticket, ETC., and gave a
general invitation for all to visit her ON
+ her birthday, March Goth.
I Miss Barker also read short note from
Miss Inez E. Crawford, now in Stillwa-
ter. enclosing an Easter offering for the
, Alliance
Mrs. Ben Hszeltine read several ex-
tracts from letters written by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richard E. Shaw, one from
Canton, China, and the other from Yok-
| ohoma, Japan. While at the former city
/ she and MI Shaw were guests on the
house boat of an English friend. She
says: at was the pleasantest party
/ | have attended in the far East. Mr..
/ Smythe, young English bachelor, ask
ed US out on his houseboat. The party
consisted of five others besides Mr..
Smythe and ourselves: A young Mr..
and Mrs. Cadman, also English, Mr..
May, delightful young English bach
eIor, Mr. Harrison, American, and
Mr.. Woodall, also American, and attach
! ed to the consulate here. The houSeboatS
are white two-decked affairs, somewhat
! larger than the usual pleasure launch. In
front below is a good-sized deck and be-
hind that few steps down is room
with hunks and cupboards on either sid,
beyond that an ice box and small kitch-
en-. On some of them is wheel which the
coolies tread to move the boat. We were
towed by a small launch, however. The
upper deck has a lot of cushions and is
used after dark. We started soon after
SIX one hot afternoon, but before we had
been gone very long we struck breeze
and kept in it the rest of the way. The
sunset was lovely and little later new
moon came up. Gradually the crowded
/ houses of Canton dropped away on either
side and finally we were up among the
hills, where there were only few huJs
and native boats. About eight we drop
ped anchor and dinner was served, real
dinner in E. gish style, no picnic. We
had soup, fish, roast beef and vegetables,
asparagus salad, ice cream, cake, coffee
and fruit. Every one was so nice and we
had such fun. | think the people | have
met in Canton were infinitely superior to
/ those whom | met in Manila. These
! 4 loIaa
fine, just like the boys at home. Mr..
/ Cadman was in the British Navy and has
been shot in both legs, so that he walks
with cane and looks much older than
his young wife, who can hardly be more
than twenty, | should say. She is very
interesting. The kind of person who
talks about things you like to talk of.
After dinner the men came up stairs and
they played the Vlctrola and we all talk
ed. The music on the water reminded
me so much of the pond in the old days
and | thought of all of you. After a love-
1 Iy sail horne in the warm darkness we
! landed about | a. m. We were also re-
Gently invited with friends one Sunday
night for New England supper for IL.
We had beans, salad, sausage, cheese,
biscuits, stuffed eggs, pie, ice cream and
coffee. The best things you ever tasted
and we had such good time. | like our
friends here. in her letter from Yoko-
hama Mrs. Shaw vividly described a
visit to the Temples of Buddha just out
side the city, but said they were too
highly colored, ornate and smart for the
American taste. She also criticised the
manner in which the sacredness of such
a spot had been commercialized by allow
ing tourists to be present while prayers
were being offered by the natives to their
gods Foreigners were even allowed to
view the inner shrine where the priest
was kneeling to present the supplications
of the worshippers Mrs. Shaw used he1
American mind to good effect in descrb-
ing a visit TO one of the prisons neal
\ okohama.
Mrs. Sherman also read this most un-
usual and entertaining letter from Mrs
Walter B. Kelley of st. Paul, Mimi:
Ever since you asked me last summer
to write you letter to be read some
time in March before the Alliance, have
occasionally wondered what could think
of that would be of interest.
Finally thought came to me, to write
you briefly regarding a young Tahitan
Princess who came suddenly to live
among us, and who took great liking to
Katherine. She lived here for two years
and since returning to Tahiti has written
katherine some interesting letters
In the first place l am going to give
you lesson in geography, and then l
am sending you the October National
Geographic, which contains an interest,"
ing article on Tahiti and the city of
Papeeti, where our young princess lives.
In the Pacific Ocean about half way
from San Francisco to Australia, lies
group of islands called the Society Is
lands, and of these Tahiti is perhaps the
largest. 1t is of coral formation and
noted for it's wonderful sea weeds. For
that reason a friend and neighbor of
mine, Miss Josephine Tilden, was sent
there to specialize in her chosen field of
bota ~. The University of Minnesota
sent her there to bring back specimens of
sea weeds, many of them very rare. The
chief of the island, title corresponding
to that of King, was extremely kind to
her and her aged mother, and it was
through his interest and courtesy that
she was able to domuch of her work. His
name was Salmon, mentioned in the
National Geographic that | am sending,
and he had a young daughter Ina
Now, among other very interesting GUS
toms of these Polynesian people was one
of giving, or loanlng, to a friend for
whom they entertained a feeling of high
est regard one of their children So the