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parade was headed by a chariot driven
by Dorothy Norton. No.2 chariot driven
by Arvilla Morrison No. 8 chariot
driven by Margaret Carr. There were
several wild animals in cages, one of
which was captured in the wilds of
Littlejohn'S Island and has not as vet
been classified. The route of parade
was through Beechwood Ave- and
Cousins boulevard to p. O., returning
through Ashland Ave. to the Square
on the Seashore Land Co.'S property.
The parade was worth going miles to
see. w. Fl. Norton was general man
ager and ring master and made such
success that there is talk of making
him Mayor of Cousins Island. Mr..
Charles Gurney was ticket seller and
he orersold the supply long before the
performance. He will be elected tax
collector. Mr.. Collins, as a coon, was
big success. Bowker was a clown
and made hit. Clarence is naturally
dignified but he got down to business
while in the ring. Laura Hill was
also a clown, the first lady clown on
any stage. She filled the bill. Ira
Morrison will have no opposition as
captain of the Cousins Island police
force. He was guardian of the peace
and was brave as a lion. He was
Obliged to make several arrests, one
chicken thief. but wishes to state
that none of the criminals live on
Cousins. Madame Mystery, the world
renowned palmiSt, was secured at
great expense. Her readings were
marvellous. VIM. Burgess, the well
known acrobat from Dingling Bros.
circus, gave a wonderful performance.
The Lair sisters of Boston rendered
several songs with expression that
was very pleasing. Marshal Gurney
sang "Everybody's Picking on Me-"
and received great applause. Selec-
tions were played by the bands.
Cousins Islanders employ only the
best talent. Mrs. Dawes and Mrs.
Slayton conducted the bands Canned
music). A song rendered in French
by Miles. Dorothy Norton, Arvilla
Morrison and Helen Bartlett was one
of the pleasing features Of the day.
Mrs. Raymond Talbot and team were
dream. Mr.. Sam Willis with his
educated calf, NJ. /. TIA, was a great
entertainer. Little Chester Slayton,
the Indian boy, was the real thing.
The lhisses Prescott and Miss Van
Doren exhibited their Rocky Mountain
canaries and attracted much attention,
the young ladies as well as the
canaries. The candy table was in
charge Of Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Bowker.
The ice cream table by Mrs. Norton,
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Gurney. 1t
was certainly gala day at beautiful
Cousins Island Come again Mr..
Norton!
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Granite Spring Hotel.
THIS SUMNER HOTEL HAS MANY
GUESTS.
Shore Dinners 10 be Served Daily.

Shore Dinners TO be Served Daily.
The hotel is daily receiving new ar
rivals and already many tourists have
registered, some Of whom will remain
the entire season. During the past
week the hotel management has had
everything completed In the interior
OF the hotel and one could not wish
for more comfortable and up.to.date
hotel with every modern convenience
offered. Daily a shore dinner with
lobster Is to be served, and no doubt
many transients will avail themselves
OF this privilege. Bathing and boating
can be enjoyed in front of the hotel
and tourists are already enjoying the
healtbful pastime. The hotel has
many bookings for next month.
This superb hotel is situated on
Long Island, only FIVE miles from Port
land, where steamboat service is ade.
quate, and the opportunities to visit
Portland and the nearby resorts are
all that one could desire. AS start
ing point for travel down the bay
Long Island is unsurpassed, boats for
all points touching here.
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MerricOneag House.
MANY AND VARIED ATTRACTIONS
AT THIS HOTEL.
More Than the Usual Number o,
Guests Are Comma.

More Than the Usual Number of
Guests Are Coming.
The success of the season of 1913
at the popular Merriconeag House is
assured both by the number of guests
already registered and those booked
for next week and for August. Mr..
Pierce, the manager, by his excellent
management and careful attention to
his patrons wants, has built up a
business that Is the envy of hotel
proprietors far and near.
The newly laid out tennis court, of
which mention was made last week,
is In use almost every minute OF the
day, and devotees of the sport are en-.
joytng themselves to the utmost. The
pool and billiard parlors continue to
draw large amount of patronage
from among the guests and they are
among the best fitted out rooms to be
found anywhere.
Motor boat parties, sailing parties.
and fishing trips are the delight of ali
lovers of life In the open and nowhere
are the facilities for these enjoyments
greater than at this delightful sum.
mer resort. The guests are registered
from points far and near, proving that
the Merriconeag's fame reaches
justly far.
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Peaks Island House
AND CLIFF HOUSE EkTERTAIN-
ING VERY EXTENSIVELY.
Dances and Sailing Parties Much in
Vogue.

Dances and Sailing Parties Much in
Vogue.
The Peaks Island House this week
is experiencing week better than last
which was in it's turn the best
of the season. Tourists are arriving
in large numbers and almost all of
them stay for some weeks. The usual
Tuesday night dance was held this
week and was enjoyed by many.
The concert Sunday night by the
House trio was of the usual excel
lence, including the overture, Poet and
Peasant, Thou Mighty Ocean," by
Richardson, and the Sextette from
Lucia di Lammermoor. There was
also cello solo, Sweet Evening
STAR" from Tannhauser, which was
well worthy of the applause it
received.
The Aged Brotherhood Society will
hold its annual picnic here on Tues
day next. Dinner will be served at
the Peaks Island House Annex and
afterwards readings and singing will
fill out the program. The committee
in charge is composed of Daniel D..
Cheney, Orlow w. Fullam and William
H. Fultz.
Last evening Mgr. Rowe gave an
otner delightful dance to the employees
at Union House. A buffet lunch was
served and music for the dances, in
which the guests all joined, was fur
nished by the Cobb boys, a trio from
Deering High School.
At the Cliff House, the season is
coming on finely, many transients
taking advantage of the opportunity
to motor out to the Cape, partake of
fine
on the Cliff House piazzas.
Miss Helen kellar, the celebrated
deaf, dumb and blind woman, was an
interested visitor at Peaks Island
Monday. In the morning she enjoyed
a sail on the alpine" along with other
guests of the Peaks Island House, who
were delighted to find that she was
one of the party. The party was
caught in the heavy shower of the
morning but this did not take away
from the enjoyment of the trip. Miss
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anq there sorted into the bag for Cliff
Island and forwarded on the next
steamer to Cliff. The new system
provides for a much easier method.
There has been established on the
Casco Bay and Harpswell lines steam
er Merryconeag a distributing post
office at which the mail from the diff
ferent islands is received and sorted
Immediately into sacks for the islands
where the steamer touches on her
route. In the case of the letter men
toned above, after being mailed at
orr's Island, it would be sorted right
INTO the Cliff pouch, on the boat and
be delivered there on the way to
Portland o.. :, -
:. TBS change makes an immense diff
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THE PEAKS ISLAND HOUSE AND cLlFF HousE

ference in the length of time required
Tor delivery as the letters going over
the same route twice is obviated
The steamer Aucocisco now carries
direct pouches so the islands are re-
ce1Vlng four mails day each way,
which Is wonderfully good service.
The mail clerk on the Merryconeag is
James Feeney, graduate of the Port.
land High School. The islanders all
appreciate the thoughtfulness of the
ot1cials who arranged the present sys.
tenn and they are sure that all these
little improvements tend to increase
Casco Bays popularity.
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South HarpsweII
COT TTAGES ALMOST ALL FILLED
WITH SUMNER RESIDENTS.
Weekly Dances Add Much to Enter
tainment Of Guests.

VI lSucSIS.
We regret to state that the accident
to DIR. Lambert, the professor of bot
any at Tufts, was more serious than
was thought at first. DR.. Lambert's
knee was severely cut on a ledge near
his camp at Basin Point and he re-
quired the services of a surgeon. He
is now at DR.. Littlefield's at West
Harpswell under the doctors care. He
is improving and will probably be out
soon, as his many friends hope.
Large quantities of small jellyfish
of a variety different from that usual
ly seen in Casco Bay have been OBJ
served lately by investigators at the
laboratory.
Prof Beach of Yale University gave
a very interesting talk last Thursday
evening at the cottage of Prof. John
son regarding his travels in Africa.
Prof. Beach is the professor of mis-
sionS at Yale and was for many wears
missionary in China, but has been
recently touring extensively in Africa.
studying the political, religious and So
cial conditions OF the Africans.
1t is becoming a matter of some
concern here how many Armenian and
Syrian peddlers are frequenting the
colony. 1t is very nice to have a few
around with the quaint and beautiful
wares but too many are fast becoming
nuisance.
The Misses Hill and Miss FANNY
Harper are visiting at the Parker cot
tage.
Mr.. Simms from st. Louis, Mo-. is
spending a few weeks at H. F. Hub
bard's cottage.
E. S. Paul and wife, Miss Catherine
Continued on Page ~
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ND, MAINE, THURSDAY, JULY "a, 1918.
Circus At Cousins
DELIGHTFUL OUTDOOR EVENT
GIVEN LAST SATURDAY.

Attractions Many and varied-Large
Attendance.
Cousins Island had on Saturday the
greatest show on earth. Norton's
circus was the show. Barnum's was
the only circus once, but Cousins Is
landers can see nothing but Norton's
now. The performance took place at
2.3O p. m. in Gurney Square. Hun
dreds were unable to gain admittance.
Those that were on hand early saw
plenty of talent with big T. The
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

kellar is most remarkable woman.
having been able to do many things
that one would deem it impossible for
one who is blind, deaf and dumb to do.
She left Tuesday after staying at
Rockbound Park while here.
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Mail Service tOIsIands
GREAT IMPROVEMENT MADE THE
PAST WEEK..

Mall Sorted on the Steamers to
Facilitate Delivery.
change which is already making
itself appreciably felt, was inaugu-
rated about week ago by the Port
land Post Office authorities. Hereto
fore mail from one island in Casco
Bay to another has gone on the direct
pouch system, that is, if letter was
maiied on Orr's Island addressed to
someone on Cliff Island, it would be
carried In pouch direct to Portland
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Her Soldier Dad.

Mrs. Johnson was all excitement.
Her husband was a Gordon High
lander. and she had an invitation to
visit him In barracks in Scotland.
You'll soon see daddy now" she
said to her 6-year- old little daughter
AS the express bore them to their
destination.
on arrival at the barracks Mrs
Johnson was Informed that her hus-
band was on sentry duty. One of the
soldiers pointed him out TO her. but,
of course, they could not approach
him. The cAlld eyed her daddy with
big round eyes full Of wonder as he
paced up and down the square, rifle
on shoulder. in his regimental kilt
There's daddy" cried the mother
The child, however. was too lost in
this amazing spectacle to answer, but
at last II came out.
Mamma" she said. in a childish
treble, but with strictly confidential
air, IF daddy finds the man who stole
his trousers viii he give me that
tickle frock?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Up-to-Date Jokes

Atkins" said the sergeant angrily.
why haven't you shaved this morn
ing.
"Aint I shaved ?" asked Atkins, in
apparent surprise.
No, you are not" insisted the ser
geant, and ! want to know Why"
Wei You see. sergeant" replied
the soldier. there was a dozen of us
using the same mirror and I must
have shaved some other man
She-Here's a story OF a man out
West who traded his wife off for
horse. You wouldn't trade me for
horse would you. darling?
He-Of course not. But I'd hate to
have any one tempt me with good
motor car
How does DorhIng stand in this
community
"O1d Bill Dorhine2"
yes"
WHY, he makes about as much noise
in this community as the letter b does
in debt"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17

glass covered power houses threw
their old-tlme glare against the black
skies. The great columns Of smoke
and dust rose as before The iron
work of new buildings pushed their
gaunt and ugly skeletons up into tha
sunlight, sWarmiug with busy little
ants The Tunnel Cities trem BILE ],
yelled and rOared as of old.
And in the first rush Of this new
life the announcement was made tnat
Lloyd and his associate had guaran-
teed the financial backing to compile
the tunnel at any cost. Then. like a
live thing. the tunnel drew in deem
breaths and pulsed with life from end
to end. In the galleries drills ANA
riveters We're Chatteriug and thua-
dering. Allans great rock devouTlug
machines hurled themselves agaiust
the barriers with renewed strength.
strike, explosion, the dread Of flood
and fire-all were forgotten. The tun-
mel builders had struck their old tro-
mendOus pace. And, as Of old, men
dropped and died In the terrific heat
and strain and We're carried out and
forgotten.
The Toms River Bermuda section
was the first conquered. Five years
after work had been resumed the two
borings met under the Atlantic so
exact had been the calculations Of Al
Ian and his aides that there was
horizontal difference of only y feet
and a vertica difference Of 81
Thirteen months later the double
galleries with the monoraU trarh-
hedded down and the whole right n
way incased in It's solid shell Of con
crete and steel We're ready for opera
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17

ariously-through some man that
We love, or-thrOugh hiC children.
love yOu-and | have never in the
past year or so attempted to conceal
that even from you, much less myself
| love you because you are what you
area big minded. courageous man.
made to do and think big things, and
| want to feel that l, too. have done
big things, even If | must know that
have done them through you DO
you understand ?"
Yes" he said, in the same husky
voice.
81 know that you do not love mo
the way | want you TO love, I'm go
ing 10 try to win that love. / VIII
know when | have succeeded, dear
II l succeed So till then we need
have no pretense. And-and-I-
guess that's ALL"
Her quiet self possession suddenly
fed Her face and neck and bosom
turned a deep red and she covered
her face with her slender fingers. The
next instant he was kneeling beside
her. with unseeing eyes and a tight
throat.
Domino. non sum dignus," he
breathed in a fervent, broken Whis-
per Lord, | am not worthy"
His bowed head touched her knee.
She looked down, her eyes swimmir-
with unshed tears, and stroked bis
hair lightly for a moment OF two.
Il am tierd. dear" she whispere l..
I'm going now. When you're ready,
Henderson will show you TO your
apartments Good night. beloved"
He drew back enough to permit her
to rise, but he felt that It would be
desecra ton to look upon her IA re
at that moment. She stood over him
a lingering instant and ne reverently
kissed her hand. He did not rise I'M
til the sound of her footsteps had died
away and the rustic Of her gown was
lost in the whispering babble Of the
fountain I'm the hall.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17

a frank and friendly talk, and I dom.
want you to say nice things at the cX-
pense of frankness."
He flushed slightly, and bowed
Il don't want you to be unhappy,
Mae she repeated in the gentle,
quiet voice in which she had begun
the converse ton. Indeed. ii is the
dearest wish of my heart that you
should be happy-as happy as is hu-
manly possible. If there was ever a
man who deserved It, 1t is you"
He remained silent. as he had been
hidden.
Il think you know me well enough
to give me credit for understanding
that you do not love me. Oh. yes,
know you are very fond of me.
know you care for me more than for
any other woman in the world; buT
that isn't saying great deal. I don't
think you care for any other woman
at all" She said this without BIT
teTness, as one stating a fact.
What l am telling you is an out
line of what hundreds and thousands
of women do all of the time, but they
are never frank enough to say SO. /
would be considered a traitor to my
sex If 1t were known that l had been
frank about it. | know that you dc
not love me. and yet | am not base
enough 10 thInk anu know you are
not DaSe enough TO nave married me
none I know rbst in NAM vays /
am very dear to you-more so than
you think. because you have felt
called upon to pretend that ] am dear
er than | really am, 7 have taken
these things into my mouth because |
want to keep what I have-and I
fr,, t.
force Won To nretend that have wbaT
have not-your love.
nave no claim on your Whote
ar'--I maven any rIShl 10 ciaith II
! khe" INA "Lleh proposed 10 you
n you 1Iu lHe tam tam ls-yo GU Wen
lhroush lhe necessary l0rthaIlues, DdI
you MO" anu Know 'HaI / MARIE
YOU peCd use U.s., / wanted 10, ana you
id ~, very ny ~ 90 WIN II. ira.
.2Ile "a 80. 81 an ,!is an
sSeS W. on itei - NiJ,5 d 81 Iis ,s :,
i IsoSel''alsu IopM 1911 NIL h ilo' ,aro
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
THE GREATEST STORY OF ITS o.
KIND SINCE JULES VERNE

on her finger and went on in the
detached manner OF one relating an
!mpersonal history
Il liked you immensely from the
first time ! saw you-do you remem-
berthe night that Jack Rives
brought you to see father. Then you
made tremendous impression on
father, and that interested me more
than ever; and l came to admire your
btgness, your work, your energy, your
Pp1rapa
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
The Terribl Day.

AAo A0AA1OI LAY
1T seemed to me that | had none
op tb.se +bt,o,s ia -. -.
thaH any one couId possibly need
The world had given me that and told
me- n he barny win q INA 49,
met man VINO was not making a
transparent inventory of fathers for
tune all the time he was murmuring
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
IN A DIFFICULT PLACE.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
My girl friend and her friend
and my friend and have been in
the habit OF going out together.
Her friend seems to pay more at
tentiOn TO me than he does to her.
She noticed this and mentioned It
to me, and / said it was not my
fault. We have worn each others
rings for years and have been
dear friends She asked me for
her ring and gave me mine. As
che Is dear friend to me, and as
I do not wish to win her gentle
man friend, win you kindly advise
me how I should act toward him?
II. L. L. T.
Avoid future plans that include all
four of you. and IL this is not always
avoidable devote yourself to your own
escort and treat her escort cooily.
DO not, I urge lose this girl,
friendship If you can help It, She is
Jealous. naturally and may not be-
have normally. but I trust you WILL he
broad enough and kind enough to re-
member this, and cherish no resent
mpnt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
New Life.

GsONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
~ men wanted"
They came-as if in re-
Spouse to call to arms. The great
farms of the West and the Canadian
wheat belt sent in their armies as
fast as the harvests were gathered
home. The mines gave up thousands.
attracted by the bigger wage sea- =.
And even the hungry soldiers Of taa
highways We're drawn to Tunnel Git.
as if by a giant magnet. The scat
tered regiments Of the gigantic en-
terprise We're rallied once more
And so IL was all over the world
From Germany England Belgium.
France, Russia, Italy and even the
far-off hamlets Of central Asia the
army Of labor wac concentrating on
the construction cities. These dead
places woke again. At night the great
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17

~ B-Write to: Ladies Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medical Co, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions
and 64-page book, Home Treatment for
Women" sent in plain wrapper, on re-
eGest.-lAdWt.l
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
Narrow Escape.

Friend-Were you ever lost in the
wOOds2
Batch-Almost.
Friend-Who rescued you?
Batch-Nature.
Friend-What do you mean?
Batch-The wind was blowing SO
hard that the girl didn't hear me
when | proposed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
OTHERS SLEPT
SHE WORKED
While Others Were Fast
Asleep, Mrs. Sanders
Would Often Get
Out of Bed an5
Do Sewing.

Cadiz. Ky.:-"I was in a terrible
condition. caused from nervousness,
says Mrs. Boon Sanders, of this place,
AT times, last spring and summer l
did not get any rest at night; could
not sleep at all Very often ! would
get out of my bed and do some of
my sewing, while the rest of the fam
lily were fast asleep.
"One of my lady friends advised me
to take Cardui. the woman's tonic.
Just as soon as 1 commenced taking
it, l began resting better, After TAX
ing four bottles. I now feel better and
get perfect rest and plenty of sleep.
! am doing every bit of my Homework
now, and although l am small, l feel
very strong in every way.
you may publish this letter if you
wish, and l hope all women, who suf-
fer as 1 did, will try Cardui and get
relief"
couraged. tagged out, don't give up
try Cardui. the womans tonic. This
great medicine has been used for
more than half a century by thou
sands and thousands of women, and
has been found to be a specific, build
ing medicine for nearly all the ills
from which women suffer
Cardui, being composed Of harmless
vegetable ingredients, can not posi-
bly, harm you, and is almost certain
to help YOU Try it.
All druggists sell Cardut.
~ B-Write to: Ladies Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medical Co, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions
and 64-pRge book, Home Treatment for
Women" sent in plain wrapper. on re-
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copyrighted. 1913. By International News ssrnosl
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

Ethel, still in her splendid wedding
gown. sat on a low divan playing
with the famous Rosy Diamond that
hung around her neck and gazing
thoughtfully at the wonderful and
irons in the cold fireplace. Allan
paced the room listlessly for a few
moments, then he lit cigarette and
made as If to sit beside his wife, but
she waved him away with a little
smile.
mo, sit there-facing me-that's
it. l want to talk to you"
A look of puzzled interest came to
his face, and then for the first time
that day he smiled. naturally 1t was
rather wan smile, but it was sin
cere. and Ethel appreciated it as such.
is it necessary that l face you?
Couldn't | give you a sort Of side
front2' he inquired as he took the
big chair she had indicated.
NO. because this is going to be a
frank and friendly faCe-to-faCe talk"
she replied gently. Listen. my dear.
There are a few important things
that we have to talk about-or don't
have to, according to the way in
which we look at life. 1t seems to
me better that we should talk about
them-and avoid misunderstanding
later