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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-01
When A Girl
 Marries
By ANNE LESLIE.

search. Fhs time was spent fer neth- ing, however, for when I arrived at th@ ::Star's'' doWntoWn pHcs at 3, we Were no nearer knowing Where Bad Lee was hiding than we'd been saFlY bit of evidencef to substantiate my idea that Dick West had returned with Dad Lee. EYens Promised to continue the search ail through the afternoon.
 I found myself weary to the point of exhaustion when I entered MT. Lacy's office to keep my appeinfm ent. An eager young sereetarx eame out fairly bursting with apologies.
 I'm so sorry. Mrs. Harrison, Eve been trying to get you ever since about II. But no one knew where to find you. NIT. Lacy was called uptown to have conference with the published of the Starr He won.t be back until 4:$e or 3: I tried to reach you''-- " With a smile I stopped his flow of | words. This is just what I'm looking for the extra time, I mean" I explain ed in the face of his astonishment. T want to do some work on my copy, and if yeu'H let me use g desk Hi be perfectIy happy.''
 ':I'll give you MT; Iaey:s desk" tention to make up for keeping you waiting so long,
 It was from the vantage paint of his own desk that greeted ME. Lacy when he arrived at about s. He came in with a rather troubled ex- pression under the beYish grin which lighted his plain, streng face:
 
 been waiting" he cried in his ikeahIe voice. nI'm mighty soTy. But now I'm going to ask yeu to wait 10 or Is minutes more while I give the lad a | couple of letters. He has little girl wife and don't like to keep him away from her 3 minute after s:30. Are yea game to reverse the make way for the ladies, stun. Mrs. liar risen, and let me finish up the days work with the boy7s:'
 a9f eouese." I agreed wa=msd by 1 the hnmanness of 1t.
 Then I returned te working eyer | the puzziing details of my copy. When Mr. Lacy came hack to his private eMee. where xoung Haryey had installed me. he insisted sn going over the advertisements en Whieh I gsstien there, 2 bit ef' diseussIea in another place and the snaris were straightened out, I looked up with 3 smile of gratitude aud rsIef. 1 By love! It's late. You look mighty tired, Mrs. Harrison. This has been 9 long day fer yeu,.s eried
 MT. Lacy. You mustn't do another stroke of work without having some geed het food first. lets run eut and have dinner and then finish the iob. l How about it2'. 77
 His smile vas as boyish and ensas- ing as NeaIs. 1t revealed beautifnl,
 strong. white teeth and eriakied his 1 eyes at the corners. His xoics was Friendly and sturdy and strong, his l enthuiasm infectiolia. 1 'fI'd like fe go,'. said s4 appre- ] eiate your asking me, but caa't ac- | eept You see. MT. Lacy. En an oId- fashioned married Moman:.- I'm sorry-- he broke in, snaiI- ing eentEiteIy sI'm serry-yeu can't go: And I hope you don't mind my asking you=the way did.,. "4 like your asking me the wax xou can't so..' It was true, was sorry. But as said it wondered why [ should want to go out to dine with ME. Lacy. Why did regret that T couldn't Eos @Hs eFo Be Gontinued}
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-01
BEAUTY CHATS
By EDNA KENT TORRES
COMPLEXION SnADS

MEDITERRANEAN Sd4ARS. Readers are always interestsa in spec1al soaps for the eomplsxien Many of them are even ambitious enough to wish to make some for themselves. but soap, like face now der, is difficult to make and nsnaiIv
 more satisfactory if pHrchased ready made. The basis or most Eood toilet soaps is usaully g nixture of eight or nine parts s1et and one Rart olive oil
 made "soapy'' by eanstic soda. Another way is to mix good quality
 Mhite eurd soap which is maae frem suet with the same am mount of white castile soap made from olive of. A very fine almond soap I know Of is made with one-seyenth castle soap and six-seYenths white curd perfnrnnl- ed with oil of almonds in inc propor tion of one ounce of oil to exery four and half pounds of soap Ehis soap
 (and all others} is made by shaving and melting the ingredients until the ingredients are new no Wafer is needed. if the Ingredients are ola q little may be reQuired Sia Personally l would recommend the pest quality green or white castile soap for the face and hands. Eurd soap is cheapsr if you must take ex Pense into account. I do not think it is so good but it is preferabas to the ordinary cheap soap which is fnI1 of alkali or strong soda. -' A' Oatmeal soap is excellent for the complexion and not expensiYs 10 pur- chase. Unfortunately there are so- called oatmeal sos-.s on the market which are nothing but cheap quality soap with a smaIl proportion Of the meaa. If you cannot find a good quality ,ir as wiser to follow my sus- gestion. given the other day. wh;oA was to keep small bags of the meal in the bathroom and squeeze them into the water. water. using castile er palm oil soap. " F'-- Blue Eyed Betty:-Fhe only way to thin out head of hair that is 100 heavy, Is to have strands cut out of | it here and there over the whole scalp. It should be done carefuliy or hair is dressed.
 Tan and the lignter freckles will bleach off if you nse ths juice of cu- cumbers or that of lemons.
 Marg.e-Fhe white spots on nails come from any one of half dozen causes. They are not considered dis figuring, however. so need not be
 treated. If. though, VOL feel thar @on
 must get rid of them. cover the nails
 with a mixture of mvrrh and pitch.
 half and half. and remoVe this paste
 aftter seme hours WIth eltys gil.
 Fen8rreWw-Exsreises to RedHes:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23

North and South Dakota, while t.,
Indian Territory" in a greatly
reduced form became the prcccnS
State of Oklahoma. =
This story Of our expansion ard
transformation into the statc;
would not be complete without 8
word about our non-contiguou5
areas, Porto Rico, the Philippine
Islands, Hawaii. the Virgin L.
lands, Guam, Tutuila, and the
Panama Canal Zone. Porto RICO
and the Philippine Islands fell into
our hands IS a result of the war
with Spain. though we paid %
Spain S2O.00O,0OO for = full cam
collation. of nar claim to the Phil
lippines. Guam which lies east a.
the Philippines and had been held
by Spain was taken over by the
United States in 1898 during the
war with Spain. Our little island
of Tutuila in the Samoan group
fell to the United States in 1899
after long vars Of joint adminis-
tration of the group by Great Bri-
tain, Germany and the United
States. It's chief value is in its
fine harbor which is designated as
the best in the South Pacific while
the harbors in the Philippines and
Hawaii ere the best in the North
EN- Pacific. Hawaii. which had
been knocking vigorously for ad-,
mission to the United States from
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was transformed into the State of
Tennessee. The western section
of Georgia, ceded to the Common
Union in 1903 became the Terri
tory of Mississippi and later the
Territories of Mississippi and Ala
bama until they were finally ad-
mitted as States of the Union in
1917 and 1919. The transformation
Of the western front of Virginia
into the new state of West Vir-
ginia in 1923 was an incident OF
the Civil War.
The louisiana Purchase.
Meantime had come the first
great addition to the area of the
United States. the Louisiana Pur-
chase. The area west Of the Mis-
sissippi which had been originally
claimed by France as a result of
exploration and been secretly
ceded to Spain in 1862 prior to the
expulsion of France from the con-
tinent, had subsequently been
again secretly transferred and re-
ceded by Spain to France in the
year 1900. The complete control
Of the mouth Of the Mississippi
River by the United States was
extremely important to its people
and the commercial interests,
controlling as it did the exit from
the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf
Of Mexico, and when the cesslon of
the area west of the Mississippi
to France in 1900 became known
commission was sent to France by
the United States Government to
negotiate for the purchase of the
area adjacent to the mouth of the
Mississippi and including the city
of New Orleans. The French Gov
ernment, however, fearing loss
of the entire western area to Great
Britain offered to sell it all to the
United States for $15,OOO,0O0, of
which S11,25O, ,OOn would be in six
per cent bonds Of the United States
Government and the remainder to
be paid to citizens of the United
States having claims against
France, and when this treaty
reached washington IL was quick
ly ratified, in October 1903, and
the area of The United States thus
doubled by single stroke of the
pen.
This Louisiana Purchase" thus
completed in 1909. which as above
indicated more than doubled the
area of the country, included $685.
600 square miles, while the total
area prior to the purchase was
only S2S,000 square miles. The
entire new area was given the title
of the "Telritory Of Louisiana"
but in 1904 the southern tip was
cut off and es,:.blished as the Ter
ritory of Orleans" and in 1912 the
"Territory of Orleans" was admit
ted to the Union as the State of
Louisiana and the remainder of
the purchase given new title. the
"Territory of Missouri" with its
capital at the city of st. Louis.
Later. after the States of Arkansas
and Missouri had been cut off from
it's southeastern section the re
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more than a century, was finally
released by the Massachusetts
Legislature and in 1920 made a
state of the Union.
One Of the first questions which
arose after the cession by the
colonies of their territory lying
west Of the A!leghenies was as to
the method Of its government. A
Congressional Committee was APP
pointed to consider the matter
with jefferson at its head and the
result of its labors was the pres
entation of a plan of which JEFF
ferson was understood to be the
author by wEith the area in ques-
ton should be divided into ten
new states, som of the names be-
ing drawn from the Greek and
Latin and others from Indian
phraseology. The peninsula ly-
ing between Lakes Huron and
Michigan was to be called "Cher-
onesus." thai bounded by the Wa
bash, Ohio ard Mississippi POLY
potamia," that between the Upper
Ohio and the Great Lakes Metro
potamia," while other parts of
the area were given the names of
"Illinoia," "Assenissippia," "Mich-
igania." "Sylvania," Saratoga"
and "Washirgton."
The above measure devised and
recommended by Jefferson was ac-
cepted by Congress and put upon
the statute books but before steps
had been taken to carry it into
actual operation it was repealed
by the celebrated "Ordinance Of
1897" establishing the "Territory
Northwest of Ohio" of which Gen
eral Arthur st. Claire was made
the first governor, in 1888, and the
first Territorial Government,
which was to prove such an i'm
portant factor in the development
of the western area, put into oper-
alton. General St. Claire estab-
lished the scat of the government
of that enormous territory at the
little village of "Losantiville"
which he renamed "Cincinnati" in
honor of the Society of the Gin
cinnati" of which he, as an officer
of the Revolutionary War, was a
member. In 1890 an act was pass
ed for similar form Of govern
ment in a part of the area south
of the Ohio which was to be desig-
mated 'The Territory South of the
Ohio" the provisions of that act
being similar to that which estab-
lishcd the territory northwest Of
the Ohio except the omission for
the southern territory of the pro
viso found in that for the northern
territory with reference TO slav-
cry; the act establishing the Ter
ritory Northwest OF the Ohio ex-
cluded slavery while that proviso
was omitted from the terms under
which the Territory South Of the
Ohio was established. This Terri
tory South Of the Ohio did not,
however, include the Kentucky
area which remained under the
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sequently became part of the
present states of New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Kansas. Colorado, and
Wyoming.
The ink on the documents which
admitted Texas as q state of the
Union was scarcely dry when there
began series of events which ex-
tended the area of the United
States from tae western border OF
Texas to the Pacific Ocean. A dis
pute between the United States
and the Mexlcan Government re-
garding the southern boundary OF
Texas resulted in the war between
the United States and Mexico.
which began in 1916, and in which
the Mexican area then kn own as
New Mexico and Upper California
was over-run and captured by
American troops, and at the close
of that war was attached TO the
United States on payment Of Sl3,-
100000 by the United States to the
Mexican Government. though this
sum was subsequently, increased
by the assumption of about $3,-
100000 Of debts Of the Mexican
Government to citizens of the Uni
ted States. By this absorption
of the former Mexican area of
New Mexico and California our
territorial area was extended to
the Pacific Coast. This great area
obtained from Mexico was sab-di-
vided into California which was in
1850 admitted as state without
territorial probation" and lhe
remainder divided into the Terri
tories of New Mexico and Utah.
Subsequently Utah was transform
ed into three Territories, Utah,
Nevada, and Colorado and they
were later admitted as states. New
Mexico was later sub-divided into
the territories Of Arizona. and
New Mexico and subsequently adj
mitted as states.
simultaneously with this extern
sion of our government over the
area lying between Texas and the
Pacific-the Mexican cession-an
agreement had been reached be-
tween the Uni,ed States and Great
Britain regarding our claims to
the "Oregon Country" and in 1S4S,
the very year in which California
and New Mexico were acquired
from Mexico. the area lying north
of California was established by
the United States Government as
the "Territory Of Oregon" and the
single year 1S4S thus brought us
our entire Pacific frontage. The
Oregon Country became the Terri
tory of Oregon which was subse-
quently subdivided into the Terri-
tories of Oregon and Washington
and later admitted as states, the
eastern part having been cut off
and forming the Territory of Idaho
and part Of the Territory of
Wyoming.
In 1859 a small area lying south
Of the Territory of New Mexico
was purchased from Mexico for
sum of S10,000,0O0 to settle a
boundary dispute and attached
to the Territory of New Mexico,
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of Europeans on the area now
known as the United States was
that of the Spanish at St. Angus
tine, Florida, in 1865, the English
at jamestown, Virginia, in 1907,
the Dutch at the mouth of the
Hudson in 1881, the Swedes on the
west bank of tie Delaware in 1887,
while the French who made their
first permanent settlement in
Quebec in 1908 soon extended
their claims southwark by ex-
ploration and settlement, and by
1850 were claiming all of the area
drained by the Great Lakes and
the st. Lawrence. BY 1855, "New
Sweden" had been taken over by
the Dutch; in 1864 the Dutch ter
ritory Of "New Netherlands" was
taken over by the English. The
French meantime had extended
their explorations down the Mis-
sissirpi to its mouth and were
claiming all of the area drained
by that river as 4 result of "orig-
inal explorations" of the valley.
This claim. however, was resisted
by the English who assumed that
their colonies fronting on the At
lantic We're by their charters to
extend across the continent to the
"South Sea-" a the Pacific was
then called, and in the war be-
tween France and England over
this question the French were de-
fcated and ordered to transfer
their territorial claims to Great
Britain, which they proceeded to
do, secretly, however, ceding to
Spain their claims to the western
cection of the Mississippi Valley.
which, however, was subsequently
rc-ccded to France by the Spanish
Government.
it was when the English Gov
ernment found itself in full pos
session of not only Canada but the
entire eastern half of the Missis-
sipp; Valley that its parliament
attached to the Province of Que
rcc, for temporary government,
ti:c area row known as Michi-
gan. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin and a part of Minnesota,
and this action by the British
Parliament proved the "straw
thct broke the camel's back"
with certain Of the colonies which
claimed that their original grants
cxtonded to the Mississippi River,
o., increased their willingness to
;oi:, in a movement for Indepen-
Gcnce, then pending among the
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mainder was renamed the Indian
Country"
While this 'Indian Country" was
slowly being transformed into ter
ritorial and state divisions, there
came the second addition to the
area of the United States in the
purchase of Florida from Spain to
which country Great Britain had
re-ceded it in 1888. The considera-
ton of its purchase from Spain
was to be The payment by the
United States of various claims
by American citizens against the
Spanish government, which
amounted when paid, including in
terest, to S6,5O0,00O and the terri
tory thus purchased subsequently
became, in 1925, the State of Flor
ida.
Texas and the South. West.
The third addition to our terri
tory came in the form Of the State
of Texas VIII ch had in 1886 seced-
ed from Mexico and established
itself as an Independent republic
and Immediately made application
for admission to the United
States. This application was, how
ever, rejected by Congress when
made in 1887 and again in 1874,
but in January, 1S45, Congress
passed an act giving its consent
that the territory properly includ-
ed within the Republic of Texas
may be erected into a new state
to be called the State of Texas"
and in December of that year the
joint resolution admitting Texas
as state ot the Union passed
both House and Senate, the area
being thus admitted as State
without preliminary "probation"
as a territory. Subsequently Con.
grss purchased from the State of
Texas a part of it's original area.
paying $4,000, 900, and the $4,000
square miles thus purchased sub
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
ITTCHEIELD

CORNERS--Mrs. Sarah Payne Of
Gardiner and Mrs. Alma Libby of
Walpole. Mass, ,.passod last week at
EHgone Campbcl's homo.
MIS- Emma Fuller of Auburn was
tac guest OF Mrs. William .\llard last
week.
Mrs Mary Maxim and Miss Marian
Maxim of Winthrop were visitors at
c. +. Maloon's home. recently.
Nelson Elwell Of Lynn, Mass. IL
Messing a few days at Charles Camp
helHs home.
kcnnAbec Farmers Field Day will
lie held at Robbins Grove. Webber
pond, Nassalboro, Thursday, Aug. -.
Faa program will be as follows:
Music ny Dirigo band, community
singing, address by Hon. Lyman II.
Nelson. member Maine State high
way commission, tractor demonstra-
ton, culiing demonstration, demon
stFation by Minnewawa club girls.
h1ll game between Nennebec and
Last kennebec.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones and
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Murry of Whit
man. Mass, are visiting at Scymore
Whites home
Mrs. J. L. Dclano Of Augusta. Mr.
WA Mrs. Merton Delano and daugh-
tc" Of North Nassalboro, Mrs. Robert
linton of Lebanon, y. H., Mr.. and
'-s. Henry Smith and daughter. Mrs.
y 'ilj2m Harlow and-Nirs. Nell Marble
= Richmond were visitors at f. L.
& "rIIrli'r homo SIr1ay
N'". and Mrs. Charles Rubier OF
s'er were callers in the place.
..j21ar.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
By OSCAR P. AUSTIN
Statist clan. The National City Bonk of
New York.

The difficulties which accom-
panied the Transformation of the
twenty pre-war countries of Eu-
rope into the thirty which now
appear on the map of that CONT
Hent recall some interesting
features Of the process by which
the territory of the United States,
which IS now about equal to that
OF all Europe, was enlarged, ad-
gusted, and readjusted into the
fifty political divisions which now
appear upon the map Of our own
country.
We have been busy, very busy,
In this big country of ours in the
comparatively short period since
the Swedes, the Dutch, the Span
lsh, the French and the English
were "staking out" their respect
i've claims upon the Atlantic
frontage from the southern tip of
Florida to the frozen north. But
when we recall the steps By which
that area was united, enlarged,
populated and then divided and
sub-divided into territories and
states, we find many interesting
and almost forgotten incidents.
How many Of the twenty million
people living in the states of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin recall the fact that the
area which they now occupy was
at one time part of the province
of Quebec?
How many of the nine million
people in the states OF Wisconsin.
Iowa, Minnesota and a part of the
Dakotas realize that the section
which they now occupy was once
a part of the territory of Michigan,
whose area in 1884 was eight
times as much as that when the
territory was established and six
times as much as that of the pres
ent state of rIichigan?
The Territory of Missouri once
included the area forming the
present states of Iowa, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota,
Arkansas, Missouri and a part of
the present area OF Minnesota,
w soIiilIlS, 1hOHta1d, hduSaS, Okla-
homa, and Colorado.
The Territory of Indiana in 1904
included what is now Minnesota
and part If the Dakotas.
Texas, which is now nearly
twice as large as any other state
of the Union, is at the present
time only about two thirds as big
as when admitted, and part of
her original area now forms parts
of five other states, New Mexico.
Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and
Wyoming.
The area rclinquished to the
Common Union by the thirteen
original states after the close of
the Revolutionary War now forms
part or all Of thirteen other states
having a combined area greater
than that of the present area of
the original thirteen which gave
their western area to the Common
Union.
The Nations Beginnings
The first pprmnOpnt Spt tlpn1nnt
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it had also become apparent that
these claims il many instances
over-lapped each other; and with
the magnanimou5 spirit then pre-
vailing of fealty to the new gov
ernment the legislatures of those
seven states o2e by one ceded to
the Common Union all of their
western CLAIMS, the area thus ced-
ed to be formed into new states
with individual privileges and
powers equa. to those which gen
erously relirquishcd their claims
upon the territory in question.
The area thus ceded to the Com
mon Union by the seven states
above named, lying between the
Allegheny Cumberland range on
the east and the Mississippi on the
west, exceeded in area that retain
ed by the "criginal thirteen" ag-
gregating about 100000 square
miles. while the present area of
the "original thirteen" aggregates
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
ADJUSTMENTS

Not Stroke Does Fair Gloria Swim!
Star of "Seyond the Rocks"
Fisks Life Bravely During Filming
OF Great Picture
Gl"ria swanson, Paramount star,
c1N't sWm a stroke,
Thtt didn't deter her. however,
Whom it became necessary for scenes
NJ Beyond the Rocks" her latest
starring vehicle, showing at the
S'rant theatre today from plungins
Into the ocean near Catalina Island.
nVt OF her boat and then keeping up
TO the best of her ability until rescued
hr l"3olph Valentino, who plays the
l.1im- mans role.
! newer knew it was 50 hard to
deliberately fall ont of boat into
the water until I tried to do il in
ritUsl way" observed the star. after
the lcrjlous scenes had been secured.
'p3N If my oars accidentally slipped
c"t Il the Oar-lOck, however. and that
-INn me- an idea. BY pulling hard
On one oar and then letting it slip out,
and throwing myself to one side, /
would seem naturally to fall right
over the side of the tipping boat into
tGo water. ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23

tion lying west Of Lake Michigan
which included the area now
known as Wisconsin, Iowa, Mime
sofa, and parts of North and South
Dakota. When the original Terri
tory of Michigan applied in 1887
for admission as state, there
existed a bitter dispute between
that territory and the State Of
Ohio as to the boundary line be-
tween them, Michigan claiming
an area which would have given
her the port of Toledo at the
southern tip of Lake Michigan,
and to settle that dispute amic-
ably, Congress gave to Michigan
the area now known as the North
ern Peninsula" which subsequent.
ly became extremely valuable
through the development of its
great copper and iron and timber
interests. The section at the west
which had been temporarily at
tached to Michigan was then es-
tablished as the TERRITORY of Wis
consin," while the area lying di-
rectlv wce al the State of Ohio