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BIRD-BLIss. In Belfast, O.
A. A. Blair, Raymond Bird u
Mrs. Daisy Skay Bliss Of Bet..
CHARLTON DEERING. In BE
by Rev. d. b. Phelan, Oscar
Lowell, Mass, and Audine ue.
CLARK WI NTWoRTH. In l..
TENDER 80, by Rev. H. Nj. Sax.
of Camden and Miss Iva "
colnville.
DAKAIN-DAwSoN. In Buce-
by Rev. William Forsyth, Leo
Miss Dora w. Dawson, both
GRAY-SKIDMoRE. In Llber.
Rev. H. P. Taylor of Searsg
gene Gray of Augusta and y.
more of Liberty.
HEAL-DEAN. In Camden
j. Heal and Miss Sadie L. Dec.
den.
HART WILSON. In Belfasy
Rev. D. B. Phelan, Charles s.
Harriet L. Wilson, both of h-.
kIMBALL-LINToN. In Bell,
Rev. d. B. Phelan, Charlie
Mary Alice Linton, both of Has
MACoMBER GILLEY. In H..
5, Roscoe Morgan Macomhcr
Bernice Gilley, both of Buck,
MoRRCw-CoNLEY. In Yofn .
5, Frank E. Morrow and Nit
Conley. both of Camden.
RILEY HEATH. In East r ,t
TENDER %, James F. Riley a T..
Miss Della E. Heath, former,y
SMALLEY- PEARSON. In Roc.
Charles I. Smalley of Rock an.
Pearson of Somerville, Mas
SLOWER BoLYER. In Cantt.
William G. Slower and GeorEa
of Camden.
WHITMAN-HoWES. In Bell
Rev. Adolph Rossbach of fou
Rev. Charles B. Ames. Rlctarl
man of Campello, Mass, .-d
Augusta Howes of Belfast
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BORN

DUNBAR. In Sullivan, Septenue. ID b. dt
and Mrs. Harvey W. Dunbar. da--..sr 4 ~
thy Alice.
HACKETT. In Burnham, Oc.oH.- H
and M rs Harry Hackett, a dausit
LUNDwELL. In South Brooks ,app1
Der 81 to Mr.. and Mrs. John JG' 81,
Ernest Melvin.
WHITE In Rockand. October Sig
and Mrs. Leon White, daugHtar
WILSON. In Belfast, Octut-r.
Mrs. David l.. Wilson, son, ia-.-4r
WILSON In Fort Collins a..N
to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse E " is.H .....
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CENTER MONTVnLE,

The friends of Miss Marian Carter assem-
bled at the home of Mrs. George Carter and
gave her shower in honor Of her approaching
marriage. Mr.. Cornelius Whitcomb is quite
i'll at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. S.
Erskine. ........ Mrs. Winfield Lunt and daughter
Harriet Of Marblehead, Mass. are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Volney Thompson.
Mrs. Leslie Sylvester. son and daughter Of
Jefferson are guests Of her mother, Mrs. Calista
Sprowl ........Mr. Frank Currier has his gaso-
lene engine at work on Mr.. T. S. Erskine'a
corn preparing it for the silo.
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DIED

BowDEN. In Orland, sep
Elsie j. Bowden, aged SO yc'u
II days.
GOING. In East Union, Sc
Gilmore Going, widow Of tlr
Going, aged 81 years, 5 mcHt
HARTMAN. In East Bucs
27, Andrew j. Hartman, aG'
months.
LUNT. In Seal Cove, Sep'fH
Abner Lunt. aged n years.
MOORE. In Brooks, 0ctooer
Moore, aged 65 years and mol.
MOVES. In Castine, SePtyn .
Parker Noyes, aged rs years,
PIERCE. In Waterville, Octv.
Pierce, native of Camden, aGa
TITCoMB. In Belfast, Uot''s.
Titcomb, aged 81 years and U'i ,...
WOOD. In Belfast. October o, 'g5.
s. Wood of Allston. Mass. aGel '
months and % days.
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building at Cape Jellison, owned by Fred
Dutch of Belfast. and occupied as a bowling
alley, pool room, cigar and confectionery store,
was totally destroyed by fire early last Satur-
day morning. The cause of the fire is I'M
known, but it is thought that it caught around
chimney. The building was empty at the
time of the fire, Mr. Dutch having locked it up
and left for Belfast about o'clock Friday
afternoon. and at o'clock Saturday morning
he received word that it was on fire. 1t was
partially insured. Mr. Dutch estimates his
loss at about $500.
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Last week brought the following weather to
storm, in late afternoon; Monday. beautiful
sunshine, with cool northwest wind; Tuesday,
cloudy and cold, threatening rain; Wednesday,
bright sunshine and heavy wind clouds, alter
mating; Thursday, lovely. summer-like day;
Friday, foggy morning, fine afternoon; Satur-
day, beautiful, mild day.
Political topics are daily interesting our citi-
zens more and more, as the olden contest, be-
tween jefferson and Hamilton-State's Rights,
against strong Central Governments be-
coming more apparent Shall we put a
straight jacket upon "Uncle SAM" Would
our Nation be the respected "World- power"
it is to-day if the Washington Government
had be en- curtaied in its authority?
From Cape Jellison piers the following ship
ping report was telephoned Monday evening:
October LIST, steamer Millinocket sailed with
paper for Boston and New York. October
4th, schooner Susie p Oliver arrived, light.
from Bangor to load lumber; sch. George
Ames sailed with lumber for New York, and
sch. Jennie Lind sailed with edgings for
Stonington. October 9Th, schooner Edith Nc
Intyre sailed with laths for New York.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Griffin and daughter,
little Miss Elizabeth, from North Adams,
Mass, arrived by Boston steamer Sunday
morning to visit his mother. Mrs. Edward N.
H arriman. East Main street, for a short time.
usiness will take MIR. Griffin back the present
week, but Mrs. Griffin and daughter will re-
main longer in Stockton. Old-time acquaint-
ances regret "Jim's" short tarry in his native
town.
The large two and one-half story wooden
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FIRE SIGNALS OF sEARsPoRT.
Eastern District.
No. IL. Tom Richs to Navy St.
~ Navy St.
10. Navy St. to Pixies Mill.
IA. Pixies Mill.
Is. Pixies Mill to Fountain.
16 Union St.
II. Mack's Point.
Is. Round House.
Western District
81 Fountain to Leach ST.
o. Mt. Ephram Road.
%. Leach St. to Steamboat Ave-
"a Steamboat Ave.
25. Steamboat Ave-, to Back Road.
26. Back Road.
81 From Back Road to ]. P. Butman's
Special Signals.
81. Park District.
3d. District beyond Tom Rich's.
80. Black Road beyond Hydrant.
81. Mortland Road beyond Hydrant
IS. Mt. Ephraim Road beyond Hydrant
SO. Back Road beyond Hydrant.
81. District beyond J. P. Butman's.
One Long Blast-All Firemen to Engine
House.
Three Blasts--On first Tuesday of each
month, Engine Meeting.
Be sure and give exact location of fire tt
Central Telephone Office or mill.
BARN AND LAWN PARTY Mrs William H
Goodell gave barn and lawn party on Satur'
day afternoon October 9Th, in honor of hel
son, William, Jr., and his Sunday school class
The barn and lawn were attractively decorated
with flags. Swings, croquet hammocks, soar
bubbles and see saw were among the games
enjoyed. A tall white mound draped in pinh
and topped with pink basket was mystery
to all the children and for two hours they KEEP,
guessing what it was, and came to the con.
clusion it must be bush covered for protection
from "Jack Frost" At three o'clock Mrs
Goodell told them to form circle around the
so-called bush and gave each pink ribbon. Al
signal from her each end of ribbon was found
to have whistle mounted on shells. For g
few moments the noise was all one wished te
hear. Lunch was then served in the hammock
house, consisting of assorted cake, ice cream
day cake was cut, which caused much fun
Games were again played until five o'clock
Just before leaving the little hands were filled
with candies. and it was merry party that
left the grounds. The day was ideal for the
occasion. Other children beside the Sunday
school class were present, the party number
ing in all twenty. five. Mrs. Goodell is 6
thorough believer in people having a good
time while they are young, and spends much
time in doing for the children.
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erly WINDS and clear sky.
Miss L. W. Edwards arrived Thursday from
a two weeks stay in Boston and bingham,
Mass, with full line of dry and fancy goods
for the fall and winter trade.
Penobscot Lodge, K. of P, No. 1876, will go
to Frankfort Thursday, Oct. 10th and all three
degrees will be exempliied at the K. Of P.
hall there. All are cordially invited.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Parmenter, arrived
Sunday from Newport News with $500 tons of
coal to the Penobscot Coal Co., finished dis
charging Tuesday and sailed for Norfolk.
John Frame returned Monday from Jack
man, where he had been on hunting trip.
He succeeded in bringing down deer, fox
and all the cartridges that the law allowed.
Mr. and Mrs. LOOMS Eames went to Jack
son Friday to attend the centennial held there
Saturday Mr.. Eames was bornin Jackson in
1880 and resided there until he moved to Sears
port in 1876.
Mrs Fred F. Black and son Frederick, who
spent the summer with Capt. and Mrs. A. M.
Ross on Main street. returned last week to
ToIt AeaVen"oHIA' haheoo' "HeiS Aaeoe' oi"Sn
is stationed.
Mrs. J. C. Nickes returned Oct. 22d from
New York, where she went to attend the cele-
bration given in honor of her grandson, Cliff
ford Nickels Carver, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Amos D Carver.
Edmund Emo has added new show window
to his cafe on Main street. where fresh oystsrl
in the shell with artistic decorations are dis.
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in Waldo and adjacent counties. Salary or
commission. Address THE VICTOR OIL CON-
PANY, Cleveland, o. 2w41p
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emily driven from my mind by letter re-
| ceived from Elizabeth. in which she re-
turned the heart 1 offered.
II am fond Of you. Charlie" she wrote,
I "for you have been exceedingly good to
me. always. But since You have asked
me for an answer it would only be cruel
| to delay giving it. So I will say imme-
diately and definitely that cannot marry
you. Once You thought yourself madly
in love with Ethys. now with me; tomor-
row it will be another. Charlie, you are
only a boy. q big boy and a nice boy,
but still boy, with too much money and
in the world II you would cease to be
frivolous and take yourself seriously. Yes,
Charlie, 1 like you-like your black hair.
your dark eyes. your square shoulders.
and many, many other things about you.
But q woman does not fall in love with
just these-no, indeed! 1t il a man she
wants. q confident, masterful man. to
love. to mate, to adore. He must be
straight, honest, courageous, tried and
proven admired by women, respected by
men, one who will finch at nothing and
dare anything for the woman he loves.
Oh, Charlie, 1 have opened my heart to
you. knowing that you will respect my
confidence-and / almost weep to tell you
l cannot marry you. >"
I read no more. 1 crushed the letter in
my hand, my heart bitter with disap-
pointment, shame. rage-rage ct myself.
1t was true, all that she had written. A
boy, Dig boy. That expressed Wnat
every one thought OF me. Jack Maitland
had spoken 1t more than once-"a big.
long-legged boy" Ethys had said it-"a
nice, pleasant, obliging boy. but too rich. !"
and my father, dead now a year, had
looked at me curiously from his sickbed
and sighed. Now l knew his thought
What il I was twenty-six. What IL 1
stood topping six feet, could lift 500
pounds. row a shell or run fast mile.
What If l belonged to clubs, had motor
cars. racing boats. money!
(To be continued tomorrow
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CHAPTER I.
Old Wine in a New Bottle.

Lieut.. William Harrington and l. MAX
ing our way toward the Dominion line
pier, from which we were to take boat
from Galveston to New York, were dis
cussing future plans.
I'm in doubt what I really desire So
ciety or solitude Billy remarked, re-
fectively
AS for society. you've had nothing
else at the post" answered. What you
want Is the other thing. There's no way
out OF it: you must come with me up the
Maine coast"
$50, be 1t. then, driver Of wild oxen
But I must first spend two or three days
In Washington. you know. before my
leave begins
Six months previous I had by chance
made the acquaintance of Harrington, q
young officer Of the 18th Cavalry. at San
Antonio. where he was stationed. In
stantly we became friends, something In
our natures making for reciprocal liking
AS good fortune would have II, his leave
came due at the time when / was start
ing for New York, and we joined com
pany to make the trip together. Here
We were, then, in Galveston; our heels
clicked briskly on the uneven pavements
as we advanced along the streets, ex-
uberant in new freedom and our tongues
steadily wagging. The fog which lay
over the city was beeinling 10 break b.
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meath the hot July sun. Now for a mo-
ment 1t would drop like veil to wrap
buildings and bear to our nostrils the
salty smell of the sea: now 1t was strip
ped away, leaving but narrow streaks and
tatters to swim between walls. At las,
we came out upon the wharves, and made
our way among endless rows of barrels
! bales sacks and crates.
II suppose 1t will he rather quiet ur
there where you'll take ne?" Billy vouch.
safed.
mot thing to do but fish and loaf
| It's idyllic."
81 will grow fat" said he; for be II
known that Billy was as thin as a pen.
| non staff. Don't you think that tha
| will be a good place to lay on little
| fesh?'
Admirable. It's an isle for dreamers
lotus eaters and flesh accumulators.'
/ Not lovers, ! hope" Billy shifted. TN
sick of girls. Promise me there'll be nj
girls?'
| Il promise faithfully" said I.
| Then you have my word to join YOU
and here's the boat. Up you CO.
| Half an hour after the steamer had
swung away from its pier and pointed
| southeastward on its course across tn,
| gulf we were seated on deck, Swimming
a bundle OF newspapers.
| .'Heilo." Billy exclaimed. after a time
| They've caught another one."
| Another WHAT inquired.
| why. q spy. Strange thing how there
seems always to be steady business In
that line on the continent. This fellow
was q Russian. 1t appears-an ofiicer, too
pretty well up-who sold Germany plans
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1t may be called providence. or Fate, or
chance. or what not. but II IL force
which warns, which betrays. which COM
plicates and indicts and embroiis human
ity. Such Is the theme Of this collection
OF dramatic anecdotes packed in be-
tween the beginning and the conclusion
OF a short story Of mystery winch ap-
pears at the outset to be tale OF crime.
but proves to be the unraveiment on
fatal accident. Most of these included
tales have been told heretofore In short
story form. They have been rewritten
and each put into the words or the priest
or the Judge. or the physician. who as
semble to solve the mystery OF the death
OF Wilfred bruce. This method does not
lend itself particularly well 10 impressive
presentation. although ii enables the au-
thor to link the tales together with an
interesting discussion OF theories regard
ing the .'nameless thing which guides
the destinies OF man.
THE NEW INTERNATIONAL YEAR
BOOK, A Compendlum Of the W OrIo'w
Progress for the Year 1911. Editor.
Frank Moore Colby. M. A.: associate
editor. Allen Leon Churchill New
York. Dodd. Mead & Co.
The fifth volume OF the New Interna-
tional Year Book appears in form SINH
lar to its predecessors. with no departure
from the standard OF completeness and
scope set at the beginning of this impor-
tant undertaking. 1t is encyclopedia In
range and method, and not confined to
special fields or to q special country, the
aim being to comprise in one annual vol
ume all classes OF information now scat
tered in many works. The text Is written
anew from year to year. not being car
ried over from one volume to another
with changes. Under the general head
OF the United States the article In this
volume il Of special interest, covering
important political Developments. the
Moroccan difficulty, the opening OF the
Turko-Italian war and the revolution In
China are the conspicuous features or the
foreign items. The articles are profusely
illustrated with q high grade OF pictures.
including many portraits. The work Is OF
especial value to writer's and those en-
gagged in research.
HARPER's BOATING BOOK FOR
Sailing, Canoeing and Rowing. Con-
sulting editor Charles G. Davis,
editorial stan Of Motor Boat. With
many original illustrations. New
York: Harper & Bros.
This il the time OF year when the small
boy who has access to q sheet OF water
begins to think of rigging up a boat for
himself, and he will ind much good ad-
vice in this excellently prepared work.
which, with the aid Of many illustrations.
tells all about the construction and man
agement OF small craft suitable for anna
teur water work. In addition to the de-
scription Of sailboats there are chapters
on rowing and canoeing, and an interest
ing description Of the Harvard-Yale boat
races from 1852 to the present time. and
also the intercollegiate regatta at Pough-
keepsie.
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keep these, we had resolved, as memen-
tos of the struggle which We had fought
and won. l rolled up the map. saying.
It's good draughtsmanship-an the fell
accurate For Douglass had been just
the one for such an act! To creep some
how into nations fortress in order
afterward to sell its secrets for price,
that deed fitted his very nature. Danger
he loyed-and loved money.
What 1, as we'll as Maitland, had for
gotten was that there yet breathed some
where on the globe a plump. suaye, pa
tient gentleman, D'Urville. who had been
hand in glove with the dead Scotchman
and sharer of his secrets Well, IL we
never forgot anything, how full our heads
would be!
That D'Urville had escaped from Amer
lea altogether 1 soon afterward learned
by the evidence of my own eyes Six
months later in New York, when | was
engrossed with matter of vast impor-
lance to me, being nothing less than the
state of my heart and that or Elfzabeth
Meore's, and how to bring the two into
mutually reciprocal and cohesive con-
junction forever. ! had neeting en-
counter with the little. 70; I'D French
man. Mr.. Moore was sailing to Venezuela
to engage with the government OF that
country, in behalf of our own. In certain
weighty and extended negotiations; and
with him went Elizabeth. 1 was on deck
doubt to the winds and laid my heart and
life. so to speak, in her two hands.
Il will reflect upon the matter" she
answered.
Reflect" / exclaimed. Indignantly, at
the brutal word. ITS plain to see you're
a diplomats daughter
I'VE must both reflect upon it," said
She bending her brows in thought Now
hurry. Charlie. the boat is about to cast
Off"
So II was. / hastened to the gangplank
and there collided with the villain Dur
willie, who was at the last moment and
with the least ostentation possible climb
ing on board. Recollection of the brief
exchange Of repartee that thereupon pass
ed between us is unpleasant to remem-
Der: the honors were all on his side. AS
I discovered after rushing uptown to in
form Maitland of the news. criminals
are not extraditable from Venezuela; they
are in majority down there, he stated.
and run the government. And so the man
had got clean on.
Thought OF the Franchmaa was pres
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metnod by which the investigators are
SEEKING the laws Of human transmission.
ms Is the method of analogy. Selecting
me OF known transmitted human traits
OF susceptlb1lfttes the. method applies to
these the already proved laws OF plant
ano animal heredity. 1t follows this line
OF traits or tendencies backward. gen.
erauon by generation. under the dictation
I'm, =. .ne Jaws that operate forward in the
lower forms of life. The near purpose
-. OBVIOUSLY. TO establish certain line
oy which to move consciously forv ard to-
ward human perfectability. The remoter
ooJect Is science of eugenics. The au-
tnor realizes that this science lies in
distant future, when Investigations shall
nave multiplied enormously and have
oeen tested abundantly past peradven-
.ure, and in the still further regions of
Tune when human sentiment and tradi-
ton shall have been much overcome. AS
contribution to purposeful scientific re-
search, and as warrant to the high and
useful mission of the Carnegie Institution.
THIS volume Is of unsurpassed quality.
EDWARD FITZGERALD BEALE; A
fIOneer In the Path of Empire,
is&x-ls0a. BY stephen Bonsal. IL
Iustrated. New York: G. p Put
Every boy must have a hero. This is
an instinct 1t is no more to be set
asioe than Is the boys instinct for lusty
eaung. and ail-day playing. and dog
tired sleeping from dusk to dawn. Some
oooy there must be. somebody to captain
MIN, under whose command he may
spend gloriously the martial ardors of
ooyhood. The boy, Stephen Bonsal. took
up arms under Edward FITZGERALD BeaIe.
running deep into this heros debt for
years of high. though imaginary. service
now, stephen .Bonsal, honest man. by
way OF this brilliant story of Mr. Beales
NE, pays In full his long standing debt.
And what man for a youths hero was
this Edward Fitzgerald Beale And what
time Tor pioneering was that of the
mld-nlneteenth century And what a
place for adventure, the great unopened
southwest OF the United States. Cir
cumstances and the man do not often
meet each other full in the face and call
each other by name, as they do here
A sailor born. Beale gave up this birth
right for life in the new west. Vision
ana action were the teammates by which
ne was increasingly driven. He appears
oy turns or altogether, as scout, courier
ana nghter, as roadmaker citizen and
patriot-now dictator, now negotiator, in
one or al or these capacities, as cond-
uons made their call upon him. The
pattern of this single life crowds with
a range OF adventure not readily summed
out or thousand average lives ira
versing ordinary walks Fillmore. Blu
chanan. Lincoln and Grant RECOGNIZED
and gave official stamp to the genius Of
this shrewd, imaginative. dauntless, prac-
sal, a temperameneal brother of Beale.
an admiring follower, a grateful bene-
hciary from his boyhood up, now in his
turn puts readers under tribute to him.
self. Through his swift, journalistic.
picture-making pen, he builds a remark
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an instant to get it." he said, cheerfully
why, every nation in Europe would
love to lay a hand on that paper"
What the deuce am I to do with it:
Burn ft?'
BURN it! Perish the thought. Wei
have a look at it when we reach New
York and then put our heads together
He nodded confidently. who knows, we
may have some fun out Of the thing
But you said 1t was dangerous"
Certainly. That's what gives a chance
for something to happen"
OF what his notion of fun consisted
was left to guess. As l began, however
to realize the import Of this tracing which
/ possessed q doubt Of the wisdom Of no,
destroying it entered my mind. One ad
venture had had, one in which the mar
whose hand had drawn the map hai
played an active part, and now after tha
experience / looked askance at adven.
lures.
Like an Grant meteor crossing the Sc
renity Of our lives Douglass had come
upon Forge, and like that celestial wan
derer had burnt himself out in a flashins
course of crime. Handsome, adroit. au
dacious he had set himself to win thu
heart Of Ethys Fenton-she whom We
jestingly termed the Princess Of Forge
and who. In truth, had in the mines Of
Forge wealth far beyond most princesse,
and falling that, to pull down Maitland
the manager, seize the gold and make of
with 1t. But once too often had he cas-
dice with Fate-his schemes had gone
awry; D'Urville, his co-partner in guilt
was fed. peace and order were restored
to the mines, while Douglass himself was
dead. bullet had closed his adventur
GUS and disloyal career. And q fitting
close! 1t is no wonder, then, that we who
remained breathed easier in the new Sc
curity brought by his death. Most of al
were we happy at that time because Matt
land had come through the struggle with
honor untarnished and was soon to cal
Ethys his wife. Have I not reason tt
be happy?" said he. And we are done
with trouble"
Who can look into the future? II there
be such q thing as premonition surely a
we stood over Douglass open trunk while
Maitland uttered those words it should
have foreshadowed In warning what was
to happen. The moment was suspicious
Maitland lightly balanced in his hands
the dead mans sword, an English ofh.
GERS sword, while ! perused the map OF
some fertilization which Douglass had
drawn and left unnamed. We should