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Every Sunday

lin thousands of households. people
overcat. and their stomachs and livefs
suffer for il the next day, and even
the day following. Ordinarily good.
big dinner hurts no one when some
work is done after il. But Sunday
u rest-day. and the stomach doesn't
get the help Of the usual exercise,
and sometimes it is given too mueh
to do. In such cases, IL F." At
woods Medicine helps the digestion.
acts on the bowels and carries OF me
bile before any harm is done. II :
an old family remedy, perfectly safe
for even the children, and q GOOD
medicine to keep in the house for sud-
den attacks Of indigestion. biliousneS
and sick headache.
FeEE-"Ye Ode Senss." words and nu.ff
o. sxey popular soass seat free on reesip.. =
one outside yellow wrapper from the bofus'
together with yous epanioa Of eur Medicine.
7-E ns1sins C. PsstlasA. -
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pied "Near Woods, at Manchester point,
several seasons.
On the night OF Jan. n, the senior class
OF Gilman high school, assisted BY mem
bers OF the lower classes, presented the
two-sct drama, s.Oid Acre Folk" to
large and well-plsased audience, In the
Neigh borhood house. Each member Of
the cast wss at his and her best. They
were Philip Bunker, Sylvia @. Gray. Roger
e. Davis, Leonice T. Brown, Fred ).
Iveney, Janet K. Trip, Margaret L. Nc
Eachern, Augustus y. Phillips, Frazier
q. Peckham, Clarence P. Lurvey. wes-
colts orchestra furnished music during
the play and for the dance that followed.
Jan. 81. lsl6.
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SULLIVAN HARBoR.
OBITUARY.
UxE FEMME.

Spiro Vucassovich Dennis, one OF the
esteemed older residents OF this TOW n,
died Wednesday, Jan. %. Mr.. Dennis was
born Dec. "a, 1887, at Bocche di Cattero,
Dalwatia. Austria. At the age OF fourteen
be came to New York and shipped before
the mast under the American flag. At
twenty-three years Of age he was given
command OF 4 bark sailing from New
York In the Havana trade.
Az soon ~ war broke out, be entered the
navy, and saw active services until the end
OF the war, when he received his honora-
BILE discharge after having received an
offer of q commission In the regular SER
vice. His rank Was acting master COM
handing.
AT the cloee of The wsr he again went
into the merchant service in the en- ploy
OF the New York q Cuban Mail Steam
ship Co., and commanded various steam
ships until 1890, when he was made SUI
perintendent OF the line. This position
be held until 1894, when be was forced by
blindness to retire, and returned to his
home in Sullivan, where be lived until his
death, - much = part Of the life Of this
town as though he bad been born here,
and % fond of It.
He 10 survived by his widow who was
Lizzie, daughter of Paul and Hannah
(Dyer) Simpson, OF this town, and t~o
sons, Fred v. and Karl ", and his two
daughters, Mn. Henry Hailam Saunder-
son and Ida v. Dennis.
Services we're held Ut the home Satur-
day, Rev. h. Il. 6aunderson oflciating.
There was . profusion OF beautiful fow-
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The Little
StoneTOad
Strange Experience Of an
American Tea Buyer
In China
N o. nISCA AANKUE
By CLARISSA MACKIE

Amid the yelling of Chinese moi
outside the gate of the compound Da.
yies calmly packed his valuables into a
couple of travelling bags, together with
some necessary clothing Through the
open window Of the bungalow he could
hear the weak voice of Mr.. Potter ex.
postulating with the frenzied leaders
of the mob.
All at once the yelling died down into
shrill murmurs of discomfort. aud Pot
ter strobe across the verandah and intj
the room where Davies was methodical
~ preparing for fight.
I'm afraid we can't do anything
with them wheezed Leonard Potter
breathlessly.
Told you so,' grunted Bob Davies
as he yanked strap into place. Bet.
ter get your stuff ready. They'll he
firing the place In jiffy."
The little man dragged out his own
bags and ran frantically to and fro
gathering up his belongings.
Where shall We gof' he asked
hopelessly.
ivan Ping will get us out Of the
neighborhood." returned Bob tersely.
He was vexed with the utter want OF
tact on Potter's part. He had told the
little missionary that 1t was folly to
try to argue the inhabitants Of Pen
foo out Of the belief that the great
stone toad in the temple garden had
anything to do with the weather OF
central China.
insisted, leave them to me. 1t is my
calling, the carrying OF truth into the
dark places of the earth. l cannot let
these poor heather continue to make
offerings to the stone toad. 1t Is my
duty to convince them that they are
entirely wrong"
Davies. who represented a big tea
house in Shanghai. was angry because
he was included In the neighborine
hostility aroused by Potters Ill judged
efforts. This affair would mean the
loss Of several business deals that he
would have had difficulty in handling
under the best OF circumstances. He
was sorry that he had invited Potter
to share his quarters during his stay in
Penfoo.
well, did you convince the heather
that the stone toad was not a weather
maker?' He could not resist throwing
over his shoulder.
Mr.. Potter blinked.
mot exactly" admitted the mission
AIRY. ''They are very ignorant and
very bigoted."
Bob Davies Strengthened up.
Cant say l think that the Chi
nese belief that a stone toad Is re
sponsible for the weather conditions
here is an indication Of bigotry any
more than the American confidence in
the reports Of the weather bureau"
"Well-we,l-ah. indeed. l presume
notr' gasped Leonard Potter. as he
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them from the ancient man for hand
full OF money. perhaps s. Ia all. Five
dollars for fortune.
Leonard Potter was looking over Da-
vies' shoulder.
MIR. Davies. Is 1t possible that you.
too. are toad worshiper?" he demand
ed hoarsely.
To his surprise, Davies answer was
a laugh--such a laugh Of mingled re
lief and JOY that the little missionary
could not understand. He only guess
ed that the heathenish stone toad had
brought happiness to the detected ten
merchant, and he disapproved accord
ingly.
Davies sought out Van Ping, who
was accompanying him to Shanghai.
and he told him about the old man and
the box he had purchased from him.
Van Ping smiled In q knowing man
ner when Davies had concluded:
Him San Bong-velly bad man a.
ways. Him soon die and no can take
all things with him. San Bong sell
for velly little. Where got? No can
tell-no sabe. Him forgot himself"
Van Ping shook his head when Da-
vies suggested that they return to Pen
foo and try to find San Bong. who had
undoubtedly unloaded some Of his sto-
len treasures 6pon Davies.
You keep-you velly rich-no sell
more tea" grinned the faithful China
man.
On his arrival In Shanghai Bob Da-
vies consulted his lawyer. and when
be had been convinced Of the futility
Of endeavoring to restore the stone
toad to San Bong he took the emeralds
to jeweler to have them appraised.
When he discovered that they were
worth modest fortune Davies resign
ed his position with the tea importers
and made preparations to return to
America and to realize his rosy dream
Of ranch In southern California. Van
Ping was to accompany him.
Now. must do something for little
Potter" thought Davies. III 1t hadn't
been for Potter and the big stone toad
I would never have been chased out
of Penfoo. and consequently / would
never have gone through the creek
sampans and would never have met
up with that fairy godfather. San
Bong. and the little stone toad. That
being the case. Potter II responsible
for my good fortunes. so l win send
him a substantial check to help his
good work along"
And the grateful letter he received
from Leonard Potter ended thus:
"You win be interested to learn. dear
Mr.. Davies. that am using this mon
q to return to Penfoc, 30 that
may convince those benighted people
that the stone toad in the temple gar
den has nothing whatever to do with
the weather"
60 Leonard Potter was swung once
more into the circle Of destiny that
landed him In Penfoo, but what hap
pened to him there history does not
relate.
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advertisements.
She Will
Recover

So her doctor said. Her
friends and neighbors felt
sure of it too. They have
used Peruna themselves
and know of its merits.
That old cough that had
worried her for years and
years, for which she had
taken all sorts of cough
medicines, has disappeared.
Peruna is doing the work.
She will recover. Indeed.
she has recovered.
Her name II Mr.. william
Holman. 27sl Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, nls. She had suffered
with catarrh Of the bronchial
tubes and had . terrible couch
ever since q child. AZ she rot
older she grew worse. She
coughed both winter ana sum-
mer. Had to nit up 1t night.
Could not sleep. sBut an that
has left me now. Peruna has
cured me-"
There ars others, and thsrs
= . reason.
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~YoREGN DEVIL" H WHISPERED, TAXI
THIs In kxCHAR0K FOB MONEY!
struggled with the straps of his suit
case.
A long wailing yell arose from out
side.
when IL Van Ping coming?" chat.
tered Potter. II didn't tell you that
they threatened to boil me In OIL"
THAT all? What was the final straw.
potterT
II merely went to the temple garden
and pounded the head Of the stone
toad with q sledge hammer. just to
demonstrate to them that 1t was stone.
m inanimate object. that could not
possibly have anything to do with the
making Of conditions"
1T seems to hare created very un-
pleasant situation for u.s." retorted
Davies disagreeably.
Leonard Potter sighed He wished
that young Mr.. Davies was not such q
sarcastic Individual.
The door opened. and Van Ping, IA
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- THE FALLS, HANCOCK.

The infant son .of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Pomeroy 10 very Ill.
A son vas born tn Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Gstcomb January Is.
George q. Martin has returned from .
visit In Portland and Auburn.
Miss Katie Mclntire, who has been
visiting here, has returned to Marlboro.
School closed Jan. a, after successful
term taught BY Harvey Carter, OF Mt.
Desert Ferry.
Jan. 81. q.
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EAST oRLAND.

Oscar Ford, Of Marlboro, il VISITING st
Will Sopsr's.
Mrs. Jares DeRocher will entertain tina
Priscilla club Thursday.
Howard Bisisdsll is ming an order for
800 live rabbits.
George and Harvey SNOW won't to BIus-
bill wednesday to attend the funeral OF
Paris Snow.
Mrs. Waiter Jones, Of South paris, vas
the guest Of George Snow and vile Thur
day and Friday.
Ars- Berthe Churchill has gone 70 We.
psnonscot % visit hsr mother. Mrs. HAM
ilton Wood.
Jan. 81. A.
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VIRGINIA GIRL
3Ainad Is Pounds ~ Taking vinol

Norfolk, va suffered from ner-
vousuess, had no appetite and was very
thin. Nothing took seemed TO help me
until one daya friend told me about vinoL
/ have now taken six bottles and have
gained fifteen pounds: have good ap
petite and can eat anything. MATTE
DEFINING. Norfolk, Va
Vinol Il delicious cod liver and iron
tonic without oil, . constitutional remedy
which creates an appetit aids digestion
and makes pure healthy blood Try"
on our guarantee.
Geo. A. Parcher, Druggist, Ellsworth, Ne.
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NORTH FRANKLIN.

Arthur Tracey, Of waterville, and
Charles Tracey, Of Northeast Harbor, were
weekend guests OF Everett Tracey and
wife.
Henry Jsllison and Hsrvey Murch were
ct home from Seal Harbor over Sunday.
Many men are out OF tbs woods waiting
for snow.
Mrs.. Sadia Jeliison has gone to Water.
vile for . few wssks' visit with Der
brother, Arthur Tracsy.
Jan. n. r.
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NORTHEAST HARBoR.


Herbert Goodwin and wife. Of Bal Har-
Dor, spent the Weekend with relatives In
town.
william Reynolds and q. Orman
Bmallidge, u. OF NJ, recently spsnt . few
days ct home.
Chandler Graves, who 10 attending SHAW
business college. Bangor, recently spent .
few dAys With his parents.
Ray L. Foster and wife have returned
from Ailbridge, where they were called
by the death Of Mr.. Fosters mother.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
Balm cottage at Aanchsster point, BY
William N. Peckham. This cottage was
formerly owned BY Dsnforth J. Man
chester, and wss sold to Mr.. Balm last
summer. Mr.. Balm and family have occu-
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BIRCH HARBoR.

Alton Bunksr's famiiy are 1t home aftf
several weeks In Bangor.
Flossis Hancock has returned to hsr
school in steuben aftsr week ct home, i'll
Jan. n. C.
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I'm never trade with that druggist
again." snapped Mrs. Twobble.
How now. my dearT said Mrs. Cad
derS.
after bought stamp from him
asked him II be wouldn't lick 1t for me.
and he said I would have to excuse
him, AZ be had q pimple on his tongue"
Birmingham Age Herald.
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Bass HARBoR.

D. 9. Benson il visiting at Cots Island.
Mrs. Olive Galley il very Ill.
Miss Helen Jackson entertained thu
Thimbis club Friday evening.
Mrs. Ida Dix entertained : few frisnd.
:. supper Jan. y, the anniversary Of her
birth.
Jan. 81. wv
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Il YEARS SERVICE

q protector Of savings. Thousand
OF dolisrS handed 10 deposiIors In
interest. Give YOUR spare money
this security and chance 70 grow.
Haacsek Co. Saulags oank Ellsworth
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02
E. L. PECK, Furniture and Undertaking
The Only Place in Town Where Hoosers Are Sold
CARRETSON GIVES
DRAMATIC CLIMAX

Washington. Sept "A dramatic
scene, in which A. b. Garretson,
spokesman for the trainmen and pres
ident Of the Order OF Railway Conduc-
tors, was the central figure, brought
the hearing before the senate COM
merce committee to a climax shortly
before the taking of testimony closed.
I'VE have been asked" Mr.. Garrett
son said slowly, "if we have the pow
er to defer this strike. 1t has been
called for next Monday. | have the
power TO defer that date in my or
ganization, but in the other organiza-
tons the situation Is different The
heads of the other brotherhoods can
not call back the strike order,
But here is where j stand For
years my men have trusted me. When
stood before the president the other
night and he asked me If this could be
done, found my Gethsemane.
ITO the men who have made me the
recipient of all these things, I owe
my first obligation
Il can put it off. but ii did with
out gaining a satisfactory settlement
there would linger in the minds of
those who have trusted me thoughts
of treachery. II put it off across a
fair record of thirty years would be
written the word Traitor
For a moment the witness paused
and then, with tears in his eyes and
his voice choking with emotion. he
asked, Can face it9" and dropped
into his chair.
Not person in the room moved for
several seconds. Mr.. Garretson re-
lieved the situation by rising from his
chair and leaving the chamber.
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King Constantine OF Greece
AbdicateS, Report Says.
REVOLUTION IS LAUNCHED
Civil War Breaks Out In Greek Mace
donia, but French Forces Subdue
Fighting Factions-Nation Expected
to Join Allies Shortly.

London, Sept 2,-King Constantine
of Greece has abdicated, according to
the official British press representa-
tive at Saloniki With the receipt Of
the word came the announcement of
the beginning of a revolution in Greek
Macedonia and the early entrance of
Greece into the war on the side of the
allies is forecast.
Former Premier NeniZelos is credit
ed by the British press representa-
tive as being the power behind the
throne, though Premier Zaimis Is ex-
pected to continue in his present Of
fee.
Fighting between the Greek garri-
son at Saloniki and Greek volunteers,
regulars who are resisting the Bull
garians in Macedonia, was suppressed
by French troops and the garrison
finally surrendered to a committee
which has taken over the administra-
ton of part of Greek Macedonia.
Garrisons at Vodena and Fort Lit
tie kataEIrum also have surrendered
TO the committee.
The part of Greek Macedonia in
which the forts mentioned are locat-
ed is in Northern Greece close behind
the front on which the allies are fight
Ing the Bulgarians and their allies.
Vodena is on the railroad line be-
| tween Saloniki and Monastir, an i'm
| portant means Of communication for
the allies. Ii is forty-fve miles west
of Saloniki. Fort Little Karaburum
is on the Gulf of Saloniki about ten
miles south of the city.
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RAILROADS TO FIGHT
EICHT-HOUR STATUTE

Chicago Sept 2.-While congress
prepares to rush legislation which 1t
is believed will avert a railway strike
Central Western railway executives
indicated they would carry their fight
against an eight-hour bill to the SUI
preme court
Officials said such bill might post
pone a strike, but would not settle the
trouble.
1T is my understanding the supreme
court has held in two cases that con-
gress has no power to fix wages and
that is what the Adamson bill amounts
to-" said Hale Holden. president OF
the Burlington. chief spokesman for
the Western executives.
Even il congress passes the bill
that does not mean the railways will
agree to 1t. | don't think they will,
said c. p. Ripley. president of the
Santa Fe. THE unions might accept
the bill and postpone the strike or call
il off. but that will not settle the mat
ter
1T will be up to the government to
sue the railways TO compel the pay
ment of increased wages Then, OF
course, Ii would be matter for the
courts. | cannot see how action by
congress OIL this basis would settle
the controversy"
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.ROUMANIAN TROOPS
CONTINUE ADVANCE

London, Sept Bulgaria has de-
clared war on Roumania, according
to an official announcement made at
Saloniki and forwarded TO London by
Reuters correspondent there.
Roumanian troops are continuing,
apparently without serious Interrupt
ton, their invasion of Hungary. ON.
cial announcement was made at Bu-
charest that the advance is being car
ried on successfully in all directions
and that the important industrial cen
ter of Petroseny has been occupied.
Dispatches from Austrian headquar-
ters have indicated the decision of the
central powers to evacuate parts of
Pennsylvania in order TO shorten the
fighting front.
French authorities estimate about
100000 Germans have been disabled
In the Verdun region alone since Feb
81, the beginning of the great German
offensive there The total number OF
wounded German prisoners taken in
the Verdun sector and in the neigh
borhood of the Somme exceeds $4,000
A London statement says five sue
cessive attacks were made by German
troops on British positions on the
Somme front and that the Germans
had penetrated the British defenses
on a small frontage at two points be-
tween Ginchy and Highwood
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ROOSEVELT ON THE STUMP
Speaks in Maine in Support of Re-
publican Candidate.

Lewiston, Me, July 2. - Progress.
sives united with Republicans in greet
ing Theodore Roosevelt. who made his
first speech here in the campaign in
behalf of Charles h. Hughes. Repub-
lican candidate for the presidency
large delegation of Republicans and
Progressives met him in Portland and
escorted him here, where he reviewed
an old-fashioned torchlight procession,
in which many former Progressive
leaders marched.
His address was devoted largely to
an attack on the administration and
to a criticism of hyphenism. There
should be in American citizenship, no
dual allegiance. he declared.
"Americanism," he said, lis a mat
ter of the spirit OF the soul, OF the
mind, not birthplace or creed.
AT this moment" he said, MIR VIII
sons buglemen advance as his great
est claim that he has kept us out of
war
Under President Mckinley we had
war with Spain. Under President
had peace with Mexico. These are
the words. Now for the deeds. Dur
ing the war with Spain fewer Ameri-
cans were killed by the Spaniards than
have been killed by Mexicans during
the present peace with Mexico
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.ROUMANIANS 0SINC
NUTCRACKER STYLE

London, Sept. 2.-Using the famous
German nutcracker style the Rouman-
ians are pressing forward rapidly on
both wings, squeezing the Austrians
out of all Southeastern Pennsylvania.
The Austrians caugh; in the center
and in danger of being caught in the
jaws OF the cracker have already aban-
doned more than 10000 square miles
of Pennsylvania territory TO the in
yaders.
At least a dozen towns and villages
have been captured by the Roumanians
since war was declared Sunday night.
So rapidly are the Austrians re-
treating on the center that there has
been little heavy fighting and but few
prisoners have been taken.
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COMPERS OBJECTS TO
FORCED ARBITRATION

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 2. President
Gompers, American Federation of La
bCr, has called on his lieutenants to
aid in preventing congress from en-
acting compulsory arbitration laws.
In a telegram to John Schneider.
chairman, executive committee Ken
lucky Federation of Labor, he says:
Action by railway men to enforce
an eight-hour day are being placed In
a critical position by our opponents
Wont you telegraph at once to
your congressman and senators in
sisting upon an eight-hour day at ade-
quate compensation and protest
against enactment of any law impos-
ing on labor involuntary servitude.
even for a day"
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Why You Must Act Quick

10000 HOosier Cabinets were sold i'm only
AS days this spring, when it was announced
that prices were destined to increase Hun
dreds of Hoosier agents all over the country
ordered all the cabinets they could possibly
get Many shipments that were received one
day were entirely sold out the next
Hosts of women who failed to get the
Hoosier are Fastening to take advantage of
the Hoosier Club Plan Sale and the last of
the old-time prices.
This means that the small number of cab
inets we have left will not 90 round.
Make up your mind you are going to see
these farewell HOOsier values i'm our store.
Decide while you still have the chance-n0t
after il is too late. This is our last an
nOuncement.
Let everything else go and see us at once.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02

New York, Sept 2 - The price of
platinum has jumped $40 an ounce in
two days. the quotations now running
from $50 to $50 an ounce. Scarcity of
the metal because of the war embar.
go set two years ago on platinum
from Russia, together with the begin.
ming of the Christmas holiday demand
from jewelers., are attributed as rea.
sons for the advance. Rehners say
the trade is in state of chaos.