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emily and threw her glance that
made her fine color rise.
For myself, / never felt more bril-.
liant, and Brancepeth We'd with me In
getting UP would-he humorous tele-
grams, first to Terhune's Aunt Georgy,
and then to Miss Simplin, apprising
them Of the beatific state of the matri-
monial prospects Of himself and Arch
It's pity they can't be here to
share in the Joy which has been the di-
rect result of their handiwork, said
young Murray. to whom, and to his
| fiancee. we had confided the sentiment
Ital situation between Terhune and
Agatha Sixth.
"Rather!" | said Their presence is
the only thing lacking to make this
particular soiree as good as the third
act Of awell balanced comedy, where
all the characters appear at once and
compose themselves into statuesuue
groups about the stage
Yes" he agreed. but If we're going
to have all the characters In our play
appear. we ought really to have invited
Mrs. Armistead and the three other
Agathas with their American husbands
for luncheon. to make 1t quite com
plete."
Right" agreed, enthusiastically
Il say, wouldn't that have been joIiy?"
And we laughed delightedly. Twas so
elated over everything in general, and
the outcome Of Dearest's and my
matchmaking schemes In particular,
that was amused at anything at all
But II Murray and were hilarious,
you should have seen those girls.
Their condolences seemed to be worry
ing them for some reason. for evev
half minute they'd get up and embrace
each other and ask each other to for
give them. II it wasn't Agatha First
who was falling on Agatha Fourths
neck. 1t was Dearest who was falling
on Agatha First's neck.
BY Jove! It got rather 4iresome,
though once in while. for change.
they'd all three get up and clinch so
tight COULDN'T for the life OF me have
said which was my own wife
We couldn't get anywhere at all with
the meal. and Brancepeth and began
to feel quite left out, they kept it up
so. But when we attempted to fall on
the necks OF Solicitor Bar1es and old
Chiltern, respectively JUST BY way of
getting into the game. we we're rudely,
and may hay almost iolently re-
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glacial period. This brings 1t into the
present period and makes the action
new. In fact, it is positively known
to be now going on.
AT Rye Beach, NJ H., there is shelly
ing beach which proves positively that
there has been a much greater decline
In what would appear to be a compare
lively short time. When the tide runs
unusually low at Rye Beach there ap.
pears from the bottom of the sea what
looks like a great forest which haH
been cut over with but the stumps OF
the old trees remaining. One who
makes SO bold as to follow the re-
treating waves 6nds that this is, in
fact, q forest ok old tree, stumps still
remaining intact on the floor OF the
ocean.
It has been found from Maine tc
Florida thats at a level of from ten tic
twenty feet down there was originally
the bed Of forest Stumps Of great
trees still in reasonable state Of
preservation are found at these depths
The original mouth of the mudson
river is now 200 miles out to sea. The
ships follow its old channel in leay-
ing port even now Geologically it liz
proven that New York cannot endure
In the ages that are to come there viii
be an aquatic Pompeii out from the
coast and the port Of New York viii be
somewhere up toward West Point
Likewise win Boston be submerged
Baltimore will disappear about the
same time. and great portions o.
Washington, the nations capital viii,
have kept pace with them.
The great Mississippi is bringina
down deposits to to raise its delta and
counterbalance the decline. But mar
Is fencing OFF these waters and pre-
venting the overflow of the lands sur
rounding. and the river will gradualIy
become a dyked stream above the
housetops Of the people on the farms
and in cities. So low is New Orleans
that.it will be one of the first OF the
cities % sink sbelow the sea level and
be a municipality high walled against
the enemy. the sea- Galveston has al
ready felt the encroachment OF the wa
ters and been forced to- build itself
sea wall, and the decline Of the land
level may have played no small part
In the devastation Of the waters dur
ing the Galveston food
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Origin Of NuptIal kiss.

The nuptial kiss. With meaning
akin to that of the kiss of peace, had
its origin in most serious and prac-
teal church ceremony known as the
espousals. Among medieval people,
as among some classes. of Jews today,
1t was customary for the bridegroom
and the bride 10 meet before wit
nesses in the church some days or
even weeks before the marriage and
there make a pledge OF future union.
and at such times a ring was usually
presented by the prospective husband.
Sometimes. however. the man was too
poor to buy the ornament. and Instead
presented a kiss. which was doubtless
more pleasant, and was considered
binding pledge before man and God.
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HONEST CONFESSION
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and manly
admission of the fact.
A case in point Is that of .practi-
toner, one of the good old school, who
lives in Texas. His plain, unvarnished
tale needs no dressing up:
4 had always had an intense preju-
dice, which can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable, against all
muchly advertised foods Hence,
never read a line Of the many ads Of
Grape Nuts. nor tested the food till
last winter
while In Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son.
who has four of the ruddiest, healthi-
est little boys ever saw, / ate my
first dish of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons.
Il became exceedingly fond Of IL
and have eaten package Of 1t every
week since, and find 1t a delicious, re.
freshing and Strengthening food, leav-
AAtt5 Az AZ CAASNtC WA4bCFCAs C04bAAE A4V
eructations with which was for
merly much troubled), no sense Of
fullness. nausea, nor distress Of stom-
ach in any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so wen. or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does.
7 am stronger and more active
since began the use Of Grape Nuts
than ] have been for 10 years. and
am no longer troubled with nausea
and Indigestion Name given BY
Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book "The Road to Wellviller
Thieves Reason, .
Ever read the above Ietters A new
one appears from time to time. They
are Eenulne, true, and full Of hunan
lnteFeut.
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Greedy Atlantic Said to Be Slow
" Engulfing Them.
Government Geoiogist Declares That
In Time Coast Cities From Ros-
ton to New Orleans Will
Pc Under Water.

Boston The time will come when
that coast line of the United States
which boasts such cities as New York,
Boston, Baltimore, Washington and
Galveston will be 800 miles out to sea
and those cities will have been sub.
merged. The whole Atlantic coast is
slowly sinking into the ocean. SO rap
Id lis the sinking that evidences Of It
and measurements Of 1t within the last
decade are now to be had That the
rate Of the sinking Is being accel
Grated. and that it may be much fast
er ID the future than It has been IN
the past Is the claim made by G. Al
Davis, government geologist, who has
OF late been piling up masses OF evil
dence In this connection,
He holds that there is no need on
the part OF the residents of the coast
cities to scramble to the housetops
today or tomorrow But, as sure as
the geologic tendencies which have
gone on unchanged for hundreds Of
thousands OF years and are now at
work continue, the people Of the ma
tons great eastern cities will be grad
ually pulled beneath the water level
Biologists have long recognized the
fact that the Atlantic coast line was
once much farther out than 1t is now.
There Is d line from 100 to 800 miles
of the present coast at which the wa
ter suddenly gets much deeper. Out
to that distance the water is generally
some 300 feet deep. Then it plunges
suddenly and becomes ten times as
far to the ocean bottom The men of
the coast survey have traced this line
throughout the length OF our coast line
and find it similar all along. The ge-
ologists say that the continent once
reached out this far and that here was
the coast line But a gradual de.
cline through the ages has caused that
line to retreat until now It is where
We know it.
From a geological standpoint this
has happened in comparatively recent
times. It has all been done since the
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pulsed. so that W. u era unable II flsad
out what tho fun was IN that sox4 81
thing ut ALI
ii was only when We had quoted
down somewhat. the girls and Bran0e.
peth and myself, that Solicitor Barnes.
who had heretofore been giving his
undivided attention to his luncheon,
condescended I'd speak.
Where are Mr. Terhune and his ah
Ter fianeee, Il may ask r he said.
One would have supposed that my
clients nephew. Mr. aL -Mr. Ter
hume would have had more curiosity
as I'd the exact value of the property
to which he has only just become
herr
IT suppose they're still standing on
the stairs. Just where we left them, 4
said my wife. ecstaticaily. The
dearsl''
Not very comfortable place to
make love III should say comment
ed the solicitor dryly he was bache-
Tor himself But / presume they hard
" realize where they are, poor things. I
ANA his Inln llpS pared sugntIy IN
smile Of infinite pity.
But nobody else at the table seemed
at all to comprehend his sarcasm
Quietly, unobtrusively, my wife and
4 exchanged glances. and irritatingly
enough Brancepeth and Agatha First.
and even the fmpassive Chiltern and
Agatha Fourth did the same We none
o. us saw anything at all queer Or out
of the ordinary Ia the conduct OF
Agatha Sixth and Terhune. You see,
we'd been there ourselves
And as needle to its magnet, so did
the hands OF Dearest and myself, as we
sat cat-a-cornered at the table, seek
each other under the cover. And with
that clasp the last remnant Of the Ill
feeling the exciting events OF the past
few days had tried to make between us
vanished. and vowed. as lost myself
In the depths Of those dear gray eyes,
that even as II had been our first mis-
understanding, by Jove! Il should be
our last
THE END.
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seated TRANQUILITY side by side at the
table. But In spite of this damper, he
struggled bfavely on with what he had
evidently come with his mind made up
to say. BY this time we, Dearest and I,
had gotten an inkling Of what that was.
He had come, we could see, to warn US
against encouraging the affair be-
tween Brancepeth and Agatha First
the report having at last reached him
in some way or other that 1t was be-
ing carried on more furiously than
ever under our protection, but we had
no doubt, however, that, aside from his
personal interest in putting q stop to
the thing, the man was convinced that
he was acting for Brancepeth's inter
ests as well In interfering, since it
had been true enough that the lad was
so placed that he could not well afford
to offend his uncle. Chiltern is fine
fellow, all right, but he's good deal
older than ! am, and q conservative in
private life as well as public. But In
spite Of his tendency to preach, and an
obnoxious habit OF expecting everyone
to toe the mark as vigorously as he
does himself, rather like the old cock
He's deuced popular with men, certain
". and is unanimously returned by his
borough every election And then. az
another excuse for what might other
wise seem his uncalled for interior
ence In this AFFAIR, / rather think he
fancied he was doing Dearest and my
self Kindness In informing us OF the
true inwardness Of the situation. that
W might at least be able to act with
our eyes open. That be meant well. I
felt no doubt
Nevertheless. | could see that the
part Of informant was distasteful to his
wife. who. in all probability, had been
the means Of delaying execution Of
that duty SO long.
These things having become clear to
us, we also perceived that the Hon.
Cecil Chiltern could not possibly be
aware Of that mornings events. the
elopement OF Miss Simplin and conse-
quent sanction of Braneepeth's uncle
upon his marriage with Agatha First
So, with one voice and mind, we un-
dertook to enlighten him. Brancepeth
and Miss Endicott having grasped the
object of his visit on the moment Of his
arrival,
II feel it my duty. chiltern began
again. then paused. He seemed to have
difnculty In proceeding. with all our
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CHATTER Kill. continued.)


ne had at first, it appeared, called
upon Agatha Endicott when she was
staying at Chiltern house, and courted
her openly. but on hearing Of the Sim
plin complication, Chiltern, who hated
the possibility OF being dragged into 4
family row, as much as he disliked to
Do responsible for offending his power
full friend and ally, had objected yehem-
emily and had forbidden continuance
of their intimacy, at least for as long
as 1t was In his power to demand ODE
.dience. That is. while the girl was a
guest under his roof, which decree
had forced Brancepeth to cease his at
fentions temporarily, when our invita-
tlon to make one OF our house party
had mercifully removed the other prin-
oipal In this romance to Wyckhoff cas-
tile. a change Of scene, which while it
q did not utterly remove her from the
sphere Of danger, since chance visit
on the part Of either her former or
present hostess to either mansion
might reveal all, still afforded her a
better opportunity to see her lover.
"a state Of affairs which naturally
explained Agatha First's reluctance to
have my wife make the trip to Chiltern
mouse, where sne feared mutual reyelar
lions might pc made which must neces-
sar1iy expose the secret Of Rrance-
|peth's courtship Of her continued as It
was, 70 spite Of and against MT. Chill
terms expressed wish # was also
-
made plain 70 vs. that Agatha First's
devotion 60 Terhune sprang from two
sources. y was assumed partly to
throw Mrs Chiitern on the scent in
lease she should make any attempt to
lnnd ont whether Brancepeth were still
continuing his attentions. IA case Of
Iswkward questions she wished my wife
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Work and Marriane.

In the New York courts recently q
girl, aged II, on being told BY her
mother that she was old enough to-
go to work, replied: Work, | will
not; prefer to marry" Whereupon
she was married before night to d
young man earning So per week.
That is of a piece with the reasoning
of another girl who, being interro.
gated by friend Where are you
working now. Manner" answered
promptly. Il Amt working: I'm mar
ried. - Boston Herald.
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Contamination spreads il syrIa.

Consumptives In Syria are treated
today much In the same way as the
lepers have been for the last 1000
years. tuberculosis is comparative
ly recent disease among the Arabs and
Syrians. but SO rapidly has It spread
that the natives are In great fear OF
it. Consequently when member 81
family is known to have the disease,
he is frequently cast out and compelled
to die of exposure and want A small
hospital for consumptives has been
opened at Beyrout under the direction
Of Dr. Mary P, Eddy.
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Down with ,En,.

Young Lord Fairfax. in brilliant
after-dinner speech at the club house
In Tuxedo, praised women.
Down with the misogymist. said
Lord Fairfax. Down with the cyni-
cal type of male brute who says with
the Cornish fisherman:
/" Winners like pilchards. When
ems bad ems bad, and when ems
good, ems only middlin' &"
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Free Blood Cure.

If you have pimples, offensive eruptions.
old sores, cancer, itching, Scratching
eczema, suppurating swellings, bone pains,
hot skin, or if your blood is thin or inn
pure, then Botanic Blood Balm (B.B.B.1
will heal every sore, stop all itching and
make the blood pure and rich. Cures after
all else fails. $l00 per large bottle a.
drug stores. Sample free by writing Blood
Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ca. Department B.
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Shearind Papa.

She ! believe you would rather
play poker with father than sit In the
parlor with me!
He No. / wouldn't, darling. but we
must have money to get married on.
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Take This to Heart.

some men work harder trying to
get ont Of doing thing than 1t would
take them to do III. Exchange
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eIks's Taothaohs Draps cars d uns lllauls

WHO &c Women as well as menI
are made miserable by
tn kidney and bladder trous
BILE. DIR. KiImer's Swamp
RT AME Root the great kidney
= - = remedy promptly relieves
At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes
You may have q sample bottle by mai
free, also pamphlet telling all about IL
Address, Or Kilmey = Co., Binghamton, N. VI
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SOUTH DEER ISLE.

July 2 will be observed as children's
day at the Methodist church.
Marietta Lowe, of Somerville, Mass, is
spending her vacation with Mrs. H. P.
Hatch.
Maud Robbins, who spent the winter
in Everett, Mass, is spending few weeks
with her father, J. F. Robbins.
Elder Eaton, OF the Latter Day Saints
church at Stonington, is holding cottage
meetings here Sunday evenings.
Mrs. Hugh Barbour, OF Stonington, and
Mrs. Mabel Putnam, Of Thomaston, were
guests Of Mrs. Lyman Stinson Friday.
Material for the cemetery fence is on the
spot. The lot of land on the north side
Of the cemetery, given by Capt. Jason
Greenlaw, has been cleared up and will
be enclosed by the new fence. Lots in
the cemetery are being cleaned up and put
in order.
June %. H,
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FREMONT.

Mrs. Page, OF Bluehiil, is spending few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Marks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stocker ana daughter
Gladys, Of Lynn, Mass, are guests OF Mrs.
Leslie j. Rich.
Mrs. Jacob Walls and daughter Iva, OF
Southwest Harbor, called on Mrs. c. II.
Norwood last week.
A pretty wedding took place at the home
of Jacob Kellay and wife Sunday, June %,
when their eldest daughter, Ida, was mar
ried to Leroy Sweeney. OF Sicolin.
The room was prettily decorated with
green foliage and flowers. The bride was
gowned in white mousseline, with veil and
orange blossoms, Rev. &. w. Robinson
officiated. The bride is one OF our popular
young ladies and public school teacher.
The bride received many pretty presents.
The happy couple left at 2.1o p. m. for Bar
Harbor.
July l. KIN.
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COREA.

Mrs. Geneva Young is employed at Bar
Hsrbor.
Mrs. P. c. Logsdon, Of Franklin, is visit
ing friends here.
w. w. Noyes and wife have gone to
Jonesport to spend the Fourth.
Miss Maude and Alma Stewart have
gone to Seal Harbor for the summer. They
are employed at the Seaside inn.
Mrs. Mary Dodge, with daughter Ethel.
Of Searsport, has come to spend the sum
mer with her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Luf-
kin.
Mrs. Henry Davis, who has been i'll all
winter, died Wednesday, June Is. She
leaves father and husband, q daughter,
aged seventeen, and son, aged six, who
have the sympathy OF the community.
Mrs. Sarah Ash died June d. She
leaves three daughters-Mrs. Charles
Donnell, Mrs. Clara Shaw and Mrs. Walter
Young; also three grandchildren and
other relatives. The interment was at
East Sullivan.
July 3. s.
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PROSPECT HARBoR

Miss Bernice Over has gone TO Bar Y,,.
Dor for the summer.
Mrs. Joanna Wakefield, OF Bar Harbo,
Is visiting hsr son, F. L. Wakefield.
DIR. J. A. sewell, OF Denver, Col. is visit.
ing his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Van ye..
Lawrence @. Pike has gone to wip,s,
Harbor for the summer, to be mail clerk
on ths Schoodic.
Ralph Moore and wife, Of wsltbam
Mass, arrived Sunday ct w. II. Moore,
for their annual vacation.
Mas Vida Cleaves has returned iron,
Boston, where she has been with her sis.
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth storrs.
Rev. c. E. Bronson, Of Philadelphia, has
taken Z. Z. Coles house for the suums,
He arrived with his family Saturday.
Norman shaw, . student at Risrin.
classical institute, il spending few
weeks 1t home before going to Bar aarbor
for the summer.
Winnetka council, d. OF p. elected
officers at its last meeting, and cele.
DRAFTED the birthday OF one OF its officers.
Past Prophecies Mary A. Williams, who
was the recipient OF many favors. Among
the presents was cake from the council,
July .. c.
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NORTH HANCOCK.

Miss Beulah Tracy is visiting Merle
Googins.
Harry Rollins, of Bangor, was week
end guest at David Springer's.
NJ. B. Joy, who is employed in Seal Har-
Dor, spent Sunday with his family.
George Latin has gone to Bar Harbor,
where he will be employed this summer.
The many friends OF Mrs. Susan STRAIT
ton are glad to hear that she is GONZALES
cling, after serious illness.
Mrs. Charles Googins went to Franklin
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF her
grandmother, Mrs. B. F. Salisbury.
Mrs. Adeline Dewitt, Of Tracy's Sta
tion, n. B., and George Gehan and wife,
Of Brewer, were recent guests OF Mrs. W
H. Grass.
Friends of J. d. Springer are sorry to
hear of his serious illness at the hospital
in Bangor where he has been for some
time for treatment.
July 8. ANON.
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SALISBURY COVE.

Mrs. Judith Weston and her daughter
Miss Linnie, of Skowhegan, are guests Of
Mrs. weston's niece, Mrs. P. H. Young,
Misses Doris Burr and Majorie Liscomb
OF Bar Harbor, were guests Of Miss Lis
combs uncle, Thomas Liscomb, last week
Mrs. Edward J. Bartlett and her daugh.
ter Doris, of Boston, and Charles Blake
and wife, of Portland, are guests Of Leon
L. Smith and wife.
Rev. Clarence Emery and wife, OF
Charleston, made short visit here during
the past week. Mr.. Emery came down to
ofiiciate at the wedding OF Chester Mad
docks and Miss Grace Frost, at Northeast
Harbor. Miss Alta Emery, Of this place,
also attended the wedding.
July g. r.
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GoTr's ISLAND.

John Runkle and wife, of Cambridge,
Mass, have taken rooms at the Hillside.
About 40 bushels OF herring ran into
Philip Moore's weir Thursday night-the
best haul for the season.
David Elliot, OF Colorado Springs, with
his family, and two friends, are expected
to-day, and will occupy Moore's Lookout
for the season.
Miss Mary Spark and two friends Miss
Bowler and Miss Miller-all of Brooklyn,
n. ", arrived Friday to occupy Old Farm
cottage for the season.
Mrs. Lura Babbidge spent Friday night
with her mother, Mrs. Clara Y. Hodgkin,
who is employed by Mrs. Frank Man
chester, of Mckinley.
July 1. CHIPS.
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NORTH BUCKspuRr.

Joseph Lorin Gordon died at his home
in North Bucksport Thursday, aged sixty
three years. He is . native Of Bucksport,
and has lived here the greater part OF his
life. Some years ago he and his family
moved to Massachusetts,, but returned and
took the farm at North Bucksport. Mr..
Gordon was twice married. His first wife
was Flora Brooks Goodwin. OF this nnion
two children survive Ella Italia
Holderreid and Loren Adam Gordon. Mr..
Gorden's second wife was Mrs. fannie
Stubs, who survives him. He leaves
three brothers Daniel, Stephen and Al
bion, and two sisters = Mary Adle and
Sarah Stephens. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon.