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. profit. The groceryman buys q dol.
lars worth Of dry goods. and the dry
goods merchant makes = profit. The
dry goods merchant patronizes the
dentist, and the dentist makes 4
profit, and the dentist buys butter and
produce from the farmer and tho
farmer makes q profit. So as the
dollar goes around and around q COM
munity each man into whose keeping
it comes makes . profit on the han
ding of It, and tho dollar grows Into
two. But what would have happened
had the farmer taken that dollar to
buy his groceries of the mail-order
house, or the groceryman sent it to
the city for his dry goods? The
trust organization of the community
would have been broken, that dollar
would have ceased to earn profits for
the people of. the community, but
would have began earning dollars for
the city into which it was sent.
It is the dollar that is spent at
home that makes the savings deposits
of the home bank grow; that In
creases the wealth of the community,
and decreases the tax rate. Buying
at home means saving the commun-
ity, but, Mr.. Merchant, do not preach
this trade at home doctrine unless
you practice it. You must buy your
stock of merchandise in the city to
be sure, but aside from what Is spent
for your stock of merchandise SEQ
to it that every dollar it Is possible
to keep at home remains In the COM
munity. Keep them circulating
among your neighbors, and they will
make money for you as well as for
them; they will build the home com.
and make of it a prosperous
community in which your business
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Frills.
People used to ask about your an
cestors. Now they want to know the
name of your banker.
Yesterday I saw a man IN an SIS
business suit eating ten-cent lunch
in hash house. suppose he couldn't
eat the suit.
A great many people who try to
strike the iron when it is hot miss the
iron and strike their fingers.
The fat man who thinks he can
skate because he could twenty years
ago, finds that he has to break the ice
all over again.
1t is blamed sight easier to in.
herit money than to keep it.
A woman who marries a dyspeptic
certainly proves her love.
Men who three weeks ago were
weeping because the ice crop was 60
Ing to be short, may now turn their
attention to lamentations over the
shortage of next summers peach
crop.
The man who can make money out
OF poetry mas missed his calling. he
should have been a promoter.
Don't be too hard on the giggly girl.
There is not enough giggling by half
in this world.
Yes, dear, their union was bowling
success-and it weighed nine pounds.
The only man who hasn't broken
his New Year resolutions by this time
is the man who didn't resolve.
Steam your money! Heat expands!
When hearts are trumps, some men
want a whole fist full.
A boil on the back of the neck COT
the other fellow is a great joke.
Now that rubber has gone up in
price, I hope the aroma of two-for-a.
nickel cigars will improve.
The poorer the joke, the longer the
Introduction!
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Had Their Measure

A young married couple came out OF
the house the other morning and were
speeding down the street. He was
dressed to kill and she, with hairpin
in her mouth, was doing her best to
pull on pair of refractory gloves.
'Why don't you dress in the house?"
he growled, continuing: II would as
soon see a woman put on her stock
ings on the street as her gloves"
Most men would" she said, sweetly,
and then the silence was so intense
that you could hear a gumdrop.-
Colorado Exchange.
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REASON FOR ALL THINGS.

Customs That Now Seem Peculiar Had
Origin in Wisdom.
If you are patient enough to ferret
1t out you will find that there is a rea-
son for every little idiosyncrasy we
have, for every queer thing we do.
Take, for example, the wearing of
widows caps. Why do widows cover
their heads with these curious little
arrangements of maline, crepe and
lace? 1t is custom handed down to
us from the Romans, who shaved their
heads when they mourned the loss of
dear one. This idea was all right
for men who did not mind appearing
without single spear of hair on their
heads, but of course it was most un-
attractive for women. No one, not
even Roman matron, liked to be
seen bald-headed, so the women of
the Tiber devised little cap to hide
their badness, and thus the custom
has come down to us, even though
heads are no longer shaved as q sign
of mourning.
The reason that bells are tolled for
the dead is that years ago, when toll
ing was first established, the people
thought that the sound of the bells
frightened away evil spirits who how.
cred near the dead.
Why do men, and women, too, wear
bows on the left side Of their hats?
The reason is simple enough. When
the head covering built upon the order
of hats of to-day was first introduced
it was ornamented with a ribbon which
went around the crown and hung down
in two ends on the left side, reaching
below the shoulder. These ends were
a sort of anchor, or safety line, and
were put there expressly to be seized
when sudden gust of wind threaten
ed to blow the hat away The ribbons
were put on the left side because, as a
general thing, the left hand was more
apt to be free than the right. Eventu-
ally these ribbons were knotted in
fetching bow with flowing ends, and
then they were cut off quite close to
the hat, so that they form very
small and stiff bow knot.
1t is always the custom to throw old
shoes after a bride and this queer
custom came into vogue when parents
were in the habit of using their slip
pers to keep their girls obedient and
good. Now the slipper is not really
intended for the bride, but for the
bridegroom, who is supposed to use
it for the same purpose the mother
and father of olden times did.
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or whoever it may be, that intends tt
erect new building they should buy
the material for that building a,
home of their neighbor, Mr.. Building
Material Man.
And let us speak word for Mr.
Printer Man also. He is a part Of
this community; he contributes to its
prosperity; he advertises it, and he is
entitled to his place in the circle
through which the community's dol
lars are to circulate. When you, Mr.
Merchant, want printing of any kind,
give the job to the home printer.
The dollar that you spend with him
he will again spend with you, and
both will make a profit on it. It is
but fair that he have this, his legiti-
mate portion of the home trade. He
is as much part of the community
as yourself, and as much entitled to
your support as you are entitled to
the support of the farmer, the me-
chanic, the preacher, the doctor.
The battle against the mail-order
octupussseean never be a successful
one unless all interests are actively
engaged in it. It can never be sue
cessful 50 long as the merchant wants
it preached but does not want to prac-
tice it himself The merchant who
sends his saving account to the city
bank for safe keeping is not entitled
to the support of the community
whose money he takes from it. The
merchant who will not patronize his
brother merchants, who makes his
visits to the city an excuse for buy
ing his own household supplies, sup
plies that are not carried on his own
shelves, of the city merchants, is not
entitled to the support of the COM
munity. Such q merchant wants to
preach but not practice home trade.
He wants to do with the community's
dollars just what he condemns in
others-send them away from the
community. He would bankrupt the
community for selfish interests. VA
There are few, If any, such mer-
chants as this in this or other COM
munities, but If there are any here it
is not for their benefit that this pa
per is preaching home trade to its
readers. Hi
We hear much of the strength of
trusts and combinations. In what
does their strength lie? To large
extent in the fact that they control
the trade in the commodities in which
they are dealing. They make every
dollar they spend an interest earn
ing dollar. Let us form little trust
of our own. Let all of US, merchant,
farmer, doctor, mechanic. preacher
editor, spend our dollars at home,
keep them at home, and we have or
ganized a trust of our own that will
bring to each of us our share of earn
ings on the capital invested.
This is not a hard problem to figure
out for ourselves. The farmer, let
US say, wants q dollars worth of
sugar. He buys it of the home gro.
ceryman, and the groceryman makes
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Village BIacksmiths in Trouble.

One of our blacksmiths broke the
leg of a horse he was shoeing the
other day, in the effort to lift the foot
from the ground, and I am told that
suit will be instituted by the owner for
damages.
J. O. Mills, while shoeing a team Of
mules last week for j. c. Jackson, was
thrown by one of them and had the
ligaments Of his arm torn loose.--Ap.
pomattox (Va.) Times
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Give or Take,

Found.-On the train coming from
High Point Wednesday night we
found an elegant leather glove, which
fits us to the skin of an onion. If the
gentleman who lost this will kindly
send us the fellow we will have an
elegant pair, or If he will call at our
Office he can recover his loss without
any cost Observation-Disclosures IN.
CO. Times.
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Mr., Wise Man.

He didn't know much about angels,
But knew what one "anger' liked best:
He bought her box Of ''assorted"
Whenever he took the car west.
He bought her box Of assorted,
All packed with the daintiest art
And Cupid just tagged her as 'TAKEN''
By one who knew counting by heart!
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A STRAIGHT Tjp.

Any one who can attend an extra
good entertainment and sit and shuck
peanuts or carry on conversation
through the most enjoyable parts of
the programme ought to stay at home
with the family Gait would greatly
please those of the audience who care
to listen.-Fife Lake (Mich.) Monitor
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Cubans call Taft, "the jolly man."
What some Ohio Republicans call
him, can not be printed in family
newspaper.
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The legislature will adjourn next
Tuesday. There are still many
important bills pending and the
solons will have to hurry to pass
all that should be passed.
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Senator Bedford voted against the
salary grab this week. This is an
other sin az that will he laid up
against him by the hot air factory.
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Mr.. Bailey's endorsement OF Mr..
Bryan raises the suspicion that STAN
dard Uil would prefer him to Roos-
evelt Republican.
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A man may be able to compose
great music and fall down utterly at
composing the baby.
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,v0 81 / ! ADVANCE.
M@ 1t% PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
= THOS. DOVERY, PUBLISHER.
The cent mile rate bill goes
into effect May list.

Since Mr.. Roosevelt fell out with
the interests a political prophet pre-
diets that MIR. Bryan will carry every
state in 1908.
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will grow, and your town holdings
will grow in value at the same time
the farmers acres grow in value. The
home trade problem is many sided
one, and the home merchants side Of
the problem is not the least of them.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON,
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Coward.

There Is something wrong with the
chap
His brain is an empty funnel
Who refrains from kissing a girl
Enroute through a railroad tunnel!
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1t should be an easy matter for the
real estate dealer to sell a sea-sick
man inland property.
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ASKS %3 q:

Come, Gentle Spring.
Come, Spring! Come, Spring! You timid
thing,
Come with your sun and dew;
My winter suit Is almost gone,
My light one, good as new!
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A drug store beauty should be kept
in a cool place!
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EGGGGEGeee sss39e3:333aY
Washington Notes !

Events out IN the country are
being carefully watched from the
White House, for it is recognized that
the fight for the next Presidential
nomination is already on and from
this time forward there will be sue
cession of plots and counter-plots,
the more e1asperating and harder to
fight from the fact that it will be
bushwhacking and not fighting in
the open. 1t is generally recognized
by the old politicians that the Presi-
dent is more popular anywhere in the
country than lie is in Washington.
This does not mean among the resi-
dent population of Washington. for
that has no vote and does not count.
But the political population that is as
sembled on Capitol Hill for the
most of each year is by no means
friendly as whole to the Presi-
dent, and the most difficult thing
IN the coming struggle will be to
pick out friengs from foes and
know who is really devoted to the
President and the policies repre-
sented by him. The men of affairs
who are friends of the President are
being closely questioned az to the
sentiment of the country whenever
they come to Washington from out
OF town, and the concensus of opin-
ion CLEANED in this way may per-
haps e.safely. taken. as fair indica-
ton of the general sentiment. The
reports are that the President is
stronger in almost all parts of the
country with the voting population
than he has ever been before. At
the same time it is recognized that
ne Is going to have the Republican
machine to fight in many of the
stronger states, and this will mean
an immense amount of work. Re-
ports that reach the White House
are not all favorable to Secretary
Taft in Ohio. OF course the fight
from his side has scarcely begun
there yet, but one Of the best pol
lhcians in the country who has
just come back to WASHINGTON
from a visit at Columbus, says
that Foraker is bound to win the
state fight. and this, if it is. true,
Will be serious handicap to his
aspirations for the nomination. It
will not mean his certain defeat,
out it will point strongly that way.
OF course the President has said
that he is not backing Taft or any
other man personally. All he wants
Is someone that is independent of
corporate influence and free and
willing to carry out the so-called
Roosevelt policies. Of course if it
is not Taft, it might be Hughes or it
might be Root, though this is I'M
likely. or it might be some one else.
Or it might be President Roosevelt
himself. He has said that he does
not want the nomination again and
he has repeated it go often that he
must be tired of saying it. But the
sentiment of the country seems to
be pointing strongly toward forcing
the nomination on him whether he
wants it or not and there may be a
cyclone that he cannot withstand.
One thing is certain, and that is
that the states are getting rapidly
into line for the fight and a mum Der
of the staunchiest political leaders
have said that they are ready to
pledge the several delegations to
the President if he wants them him
self and they may be able to hold
them in line for the man Of his
choice. .,.-
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ADVICE.

We must not believe all we hear,
Nor half what we know, as a rule.
The friend we love best is the one
Who never tells tales out of school!
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Aarbinoers.

When mother let's Willie slide down the
stair
And whoop with a merry ring,
1t is easy enough for the landlord to
guess
His tenants will move next spring!
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Failures are, with heroic minds, the
stepping stones Of success
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To My Lady Love.

There is no rose without it's thorn
The price is something fierce per STEM
love you. dear, but thorns are tho,ns
When I drop round to pay for them!
Rx5rM44ee=,
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Ssa5l
Fred Williams, OF Binghamton, n. Y.
was among the arrivals Saturday.
George Tell and wife, of Swsmpscott
Mass, were among the arrivals Sunday
Mrs. Eaton, of Sedgwick, visited hel
daughter, Miss Josephine West, Saturday
Misses Anna and Jennie Richard
son, of Boston, are guests of Mrs. 5. I
Noyes.
Miss Leonora Coombs left this morning
for Charleston to attend the summer
school.
Walter Brown and wife, OF Boston, are
visiting Mr.. Browns parents, Capt. r. B.
Brown and wife.
Miss Pauline F. Devereux, who has been
visiting friends in various places, returned
home Wednesday.
Owing to an accident to steamer Golden
Rod, the steamer Stockton is covering her
route for short time.
Thursday afternoon and evening the
ladies of the Methodist circle will hold
their annual fair at Emerson hall.
Mrs. Prentiss and daughter, of Green
Vile, were in town few days last week,
the guests OF Mrs. F. E. Rea.
George d. Wheeler and wife, of Wood
fords, with son George, are at Mr.. Wheel
er's old homestead for few days.
Boyd Bartlett and family, who have
been visiting Mr.. Bartletts mother in
Ellsworth, have returned to their summer
home here.
Miss Lena Wescott and Miss Bernice
Wescott, who have been spending g few
days in Bucksport, returned last week to
their home here.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home Of DR.. George Parsons last Wednes-
day noon, when Mrs. Parsons sister, Miss
Maud F. Smith, was married to Edwin "
Coffin, of Harrington. The bride is the
daughter of Gilman P. Smith, OF Bangor.
formerly Of Ellsworth, and the groom is
one of Harrington's most popular mer-
chants. The wedding march was played
by Miss May Bonsey, of Ellsworth. Miss
Katherine Parsons was flower girl and
Miss Flora Fletcher, of Bangor, was maid
of honor. George H. Coffin was best
man. Rev. Mr.. Douthit, Of the Unitarian
church, performed the ceremony. The
bride was very prettily gowned in white
organdie trimmed with lace, and carried a
bouquet of pinks. At the conclusion OF
the ceremony the bride threw bunch of
flowers, to which were attached the usual
emblems, ring, thimble and button,
among the guests. The ring was secured
by Miss Ethel Grindle, the thimble by
Miss Gladys Perkins and the button by
Miss Flora Fletcher.
July %. G..
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PENOBSCOT.

Miss Maud Wardwell, OF Ellsworth,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Myra Abby, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, is
the guest of DIR. NJ. A. Wardwell and wife.
G. o. LittlefeId and wife have returned
to Boston after spending July at their
home here.
Mrs. Bailey Bowden, Of East Bluehill, is
with her daughter, Mrs. Seymour Ward
well, who is i'll.
Mrs. George Emerson has returned to
her home in Bucksport. after spending
two weeks here.
William Jones, Of Greenfield, Mass, who
is spending the summer in Bucksport, was
at the Penobscot house Friday visiting
friends.
Rev. H. c. Haskell, presiding elder, was
here Thursday and held quarterly con-
ference in the evening at the home OF Miss
sylvia Perkins.
L. A. Lucy has returned to Greenfield,
Mass, after week here with his family
at the Penobscot house. He will return
here the last of August.
Mrs. Roy Lee Wardwell and son Gerald,
of Augusta, have returned home, after
spending four weeks here with Mrs
Wardwell's parents, B. II. Cushman and
wife.
July q. SUBA.
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Saturday for Orr's Island to visit friends
for week.
Mrs. George Winslow, of Fitchburg,
Mass, visited her sister, Mrs. Abbie Her
rick, last week.
Rev. Paul Sperry and wife, Of Bath. who
have been visiting the Shallenbergers.
left for home Saturday.
Miss Alethe Roberts, who has been Wis
iting friends here, has gone to Brooksville
to visit her grandmother.
Mrs Clarence Billings, OF Boston, and
Mrs. Sara Nye, of Roslindale, Mass, who
have been visiting Lee H. Powers and
wife, returned home Friday.
The Brooklin baseball team went to
Sargentville Saturday and played the
Sargentville team in a smart game. Score
8 to in favor of Sargentville.
Mrs. w. 7. Peirson, Win T. Pierson,
Miss Violet Pierson, Ross Bright and Miss
johnson, of Washington, ID. c., are at the
Center Harbor house for ten days.
July %. uNE FEMME.
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Mill.
SWANS ISLAND.

Mrs. c. R. Bridges is visiting her siste
in Eastport.
Mrs. F. w. Kent, Of Rockland, is spend.
ing few weeks here.
Harry Greenlaw, of Brooklin, is VISITING
his aunt at the lighthouse.
Mrs. Frank Colt, OF Brooklin. is visit.
ing her brother, W. J. Freethey.
Mrs. Nancy Greenlaw, OF Reach, is Wis
ting her son, Capt. s. W. Green,aw.
Mrs. Nelson Morse, of Prospect Harbor.
and daughter Vera, are visiting friends
here.
All the Holsters from the storage cars
have been sold to Rockland and Portland
dealers.
MIR. Riddle, of Philadelphia, was in the
harbor all last week in his yacht Sea
Urchin, waiting for a chance to 90 to Mt.
Desert Rock light fishing.
The members OF Naomi council gave
three invitations each to friends to attend
the raising OF their chiefs Wednesday
evening. The hall was prettily decorated
with evcrgreens and red, white and blue
bunting. The great Pocahontas, Mrs.
Sadie E. Simpson, of Portland, assisted by
Mrs. Alice Hawkes., OF Cumberland Mills,
raised the chiefs.
July 30 Sprc
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EAST BLUEHILL.

Leon Wescott is at home from whitins-
vile, Mass.
Mrs. r. B. Long is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. l.. B. Grindle.
Carlton Strout, OF Springfield, Mass,
is the guest Of w. NJ. Wardweu.
George Carter, A. E. Long and Homer
Long have employment at the Sound.
Mrs. Henry Marks and daughters Title
and Eva went to Redstone, n. h., last
week.
Mrs. Mary Ashworth, who has been in
Thomaston few weeks, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Harold Strout, of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her parents, w. NJ.
Wardwell and wife.
Harry Cousins, who has been visiting
his parents, s. Watson Cousins and wife,
the past two weeks, returned to Bangor
to-day.
July g. r.
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are at the Blaisdell cottage for the
summer.
Frank Hartman and wife, OF Boston
and party OF friends, are at the upper
Bell camp.
Irwin Bell and wife, Of Portland, Conn.,,
came Saturday for their annual vacation
at their cabin.
Lawrence Mcfarland, OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, IL visiting his sister, Mrs. Harper,
for few days.
Archie Haney and wife, Of Wsterville,
are visiting Mrs. Haney's mother, Mrs
Helen Blaisdell.
Mrs. Nancy Bridges, Of Penobscot. was
the guest OF her cousin, Frank Hartman,
several days last week.
Hugh Shaw went to Portland Thursday,
returning Saturday with an automobile
which he purchased there.
Frederick Smith and wife, of Philsdel-
phis, and Boyd Bartlett and family. Of
Chelsea, Mass, arrived one day last week
in Mr.. Smiths touring car. They will
spend the summer at their cottage at
Craig's pond and at Castine.
July 26. NJ.