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stood for the Better and Finer
things in press-agentry / am
eligible to enter yOnr symposium.
In any event, ! feel that the
pubic, its curiosity whetted by
the many editorial estimates of
the critical fraternity hereabouts,
viii clamor for FACTS, and those
1 have taken the liberty to sup
ply. For instance, not one Of
your volunteer contributors has
vet called attention to the odd
coincidence that each and every
dramatic editor Of this town viii
celebrate his twenty seventh
birthday two weeks come Michael
mas. Here are more facts.
William Landv0ight and /
were classmates at Cambridge
and Oxford. 1t is unusual to
attend both institutions, and i
believe William, whom / Occas-
i0naIly call William, is, with the
exception of myself, the only per-
son who ever did. After leaving
college, he went into Steel Rails
and amassed a huge fortune. I
went into Cast-Iron MaIleabIe
Dies and Kitchen Ranges, and
did not do so well. 1t was a
great pleasure to encounter him
again here.
first met Jack DAILY in the
KIOndiIKe, during those memoir
able days OF 80, when we were
mushing over ChiIkOOt Pass. We
both appear in Charlie Chaplin's
latest picture, "The Gold Rush."
which, as you know, was filmed
at the time and on the actual
scenes of the historic events it
so wildly pOrtrays. 1t was In
the frozen north that Jack ac-
quired the immense wealth that
enables him to. carry a cane daily
and two on Sundays. He is a
Count of the Holy Roman EN-
pire, with all the prerOgatiVes
and privileges . appertaining
thereto.
You yourself, of course, fought
against me in the Crimean war,
but those days are gone forever.
It will be one of my most cherish
ed recOIlections, as an OctO-
genarian, to review our many
"reminiscences together of FlOdden
Field, First and second Manassas
and Lumdy's Lane. / was. of
course, taking part in the world
series when the Battle Of Blen-
helm was fought, nut your stir
ring accounts have made it as
real to ME as though 1 had been
actually present.
My acquaintance with Leonard
Hall has extended over only a
few dozen years, and under the
circumstances the less said the
better.
trust that these few facts
will in some degree lull the pub
lie curiosity and place our local
fraternity in somewhat more
human light, as distinguished
from the legendary.
Best regards to little Ambrose
Tor is it NectaTina?) and the.
NliSsuS.
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New and Amazing Serial Describes Ont
Mans Long But Losing Battle
for Freedom


plenty of publicity, and half
dozen more or less well.known
authors had already been to the
prison in connection with stories
which they proposed to write
about the unusual event. Among
these were Richard Harding
Davis, who lived in Westchester
county, and Ora h a m Romeyn
Taylor.
For three or four days preced-
ing Christmas, there was genuine
joy in the prison atmosphere, I'M
like any thing J had ever sensed
in or about a prison before. In
my own experience anticipation of
coming relaxation on the part of
prisoners had been dull and doubt
full, and more or less imbued with
suspicion and distrust-a sort of
unspoken protest against daily and
hourly discomfort and suffering
being covered up by a passing
fanfire.
But now the prisoners were go
ing about with genuine smiles, do
ing their tasks in the shops with
good will and turning out more
work. under less compulsion, than
ever before in the history OF the
place. The output of the shops
had materially increased, and the
thievery of manufactured goods
practically had ceased. It was
hard to believe that such a revul-
sion of outlook had taken place
in the minds of the men in so
short a time, and that spontan-
eous smiles and cheerfulness had
taken the lace Of chronic seowls
and depression.
Christmas Cigarettes
AS a Christmas present to the
men Osborne had ordered several
thousand boxes OF cigarettes, each
stamped with the words tom
Brown''-that being the name I'M
der wrich he had been committed
as voluntary prisoner at Auourn
for a week, and subsequently at
the upstate convict road camp.
Christmas eve johnson. the depu-
ty warden, along with two or
three visitors from New York
and myself went along the tiers
in the cell block giving each
prisoner a box Of these Tom
Brown cigarettes and other things
and wishing each one merry
Christmas and a good New Year
It was nearly midnight when we
finished. Osborne was in Bos-
ton that night. spending the,
hours before Christmas with his
relatives there. ~
~ Go Be Continued TOmorrOw9
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government much and how did
that little rabbit know anything
about such conditions? But that
question was soon answered.
Just then Bobby clutched my
hand and pointed around cor
ner which we were just about to
turn. .
There's one of those birds,
Foxy Grandpa he shouted.
Sure enough there was one Of
those 1noth-eaten-looki relatives
of the stork which we had seen
perching on the housetops. He
was walking along with a meas
ured gait and with his chin held
in like a West Point cadet. We
all burst out laughing.
No one seemed to pay much at
tention to him, and he didn't pay
any attention to anyone. He went
calmly about his businessman it
was business, as afterward dis
covered-picking up scraps OF ref
use in the street. After each
mouthful he proudly strutted on
to the next.
Very busy" / chuckled.
Sure" said Bunny. That's
his business. They're protected
by law to clean up the streets.
Government saves that way"
"Oh," l said, II see. Walks
like a soldier, doesn't he?"
That's why they call him the
adjutant." said Bunny.
You called me one this morn.
ing," put in Bobby.
That's right" ! laughed, "be-
cause you were carrying out my
orders like a commanding Off
GERS assistant"
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SOFT TOUCH
OF VELVET
BY Alice Langelier-
international News Service Staff
Correspondent

International News Service Staff
Correspondent
PARIS.
YTNHE soft touch of velvet is
i being felt in the French
fashion world, although the
weather would rather make one
prefer to keep on wearing cool
chiffon and crepes. Midseason
showings and advance fall ex-
positions are featuring velvet in
many new ways as we'll az the
charming old ones.
Jenny is creating entire coats
of velvet, with fur collar and
cuffs, and she predicts little vel
veteen and velvet jackets will BE-
much in evidence when winter
comes. Cheruit is combining vel
vet with crepe de chine or
georgette. Bands of it, in vari-
GUS widths, are put upon skirts,
while cording of velvet is an.
other use most effective In rows
on sleeves and skirts. Doeuille. is
showing charming ensembles Of
velvet coats, with dresses OF
crepe de chine: and Lucien Lee
long, who makes a unique fea-
ture of his belts, puts wide ones
of velvet. on coats and even on
chiffon dresses. Binding of
seams with velvet. tailored col
lars and jabots of velvet, or vel
vet brocade, appear on many
reps and other coats for mid
season wear.
But the velvet of this season.
will not be the somber blacks
and browns that are usually
worn. There are some beautiful
dark green's, especially a shade
the couturiers call "Veronese,' :
and there ares many dark old
rose velvets, raspberry, mauve
and blue of every tone from
cerulean to lavender tints. Gray,
in the odd tones of taupe and
gunmetal and on up to pearl-gray,
is Also seen.
Velvet ensembles, trimmed with
flying squirrel. dyed with an
overlay OF reddish brown, have
flaring skirts, with patches of FUR
around the bottom, and the drags
races brought out quantities of
chic velvet hats. as well as vel
vet bows and trimming on straw
ones. One of the newest charac-
teristies Of Reboux chic is velvet
-iI.s bows bands and binding.
When used in this way it IS
usually the same color as the hat.
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THE GATE-POST
BIZ Harold PhiLlip.

printed below, The GatePos closes its
anthology opprobrum dramatic editors; anthology
few rpps along the Ralto the Riviera and
Ohio sngs. The press agents have all had
their say is Of opinion
that editors fouoed sohs with intel
lects. The with the committee libel
Shield Rato Theaer helps alleviate
damaging testimony previously given Lee Somer dramatic editor
Herald have confused the purposes SYM
postum essay
ton in Peru.
The will continue think up from
time time readers be Copies be ordered in
Or, better yet, why not buy them BY the dozen?
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No Surcease

There are no vacations at the
National Theater this year and
business has been slNry enough to
warrant engaging box-office men
from other theaters who were en-
Toying forced vacations. Clarence
Harris, formerly of Polls and the
president Theaters, is regularly
on duty now at the National, and
frank Schmid, formerly of the
Relasco and Keith's, is doing
emergency relief, to Say nothing
of steve Cochran's filling in an
hour or two daily, iii addition to
his other duties.
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FINGER NAIL GERMS
Proper Care Of Nails Not Vanity, But
Practical Health Safeguard

der your nails and there will be
fewer black decorations on the
doors Of your patients.
It was few shots of this KIND
that established the cleaning Of
fingernails as an essential prep
aration on the part u the SUE.
reon for doing any surgical op.
GRAFTON. The practice Is now uni
versaI.
But cleaning the fihger rails
means much more than taking
the mourning from under their
ends. Germs are so infinteGi-
rnaIIy small that they find aiding
places not only under the mar.
gins of the cuticIe, bat within
the microscopic rfeshes u the.
film that forms on the surface
Of the nails.
IL the cuticIe is neglscted and
hang nails are permitted & form
the germs that lie conveniently
under the cuticle may find their
way through the opening thus
made into the system and there
multiply and cause blood poison
ing. Many lives have thus been
destroyed.
1t can be seen from these few
facts. and many mere could be
given. that the proper care Of
the finger nails il demandc first,
for the protection of the individ-
Iia1 who owns the finger naiIs ard,
next. for the protectiorNof others
to whom germs or other poison
Gus elements may be thus carried.
The competent manicure ren
ders an Invaluable service in the
cause net. only Of ordinary clean
Illness, but in cuItivating an
aesthetic appreciation Of that high
er cleanliness which is based up
on scientific facts.
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- y y
Mr.. Harold Phillips,
Dramatic Editor,
Washington Times.
Dear Harold;
It is proverbial that press
agents are the most potential and
persistent prevaricators. And by
the good graces Of dramatic edi-
tors they are, Ofttimes, permitted
to distort facts and truth into
fancifuI and readable stories.
There are occasions when the
circumstances surrounding the
Situation will not permit Of any
thing but the actual planting of
truth-and this is one Of them.
have been asked by ynu,
the author Of that scintilating Sc
rial column Of the amusement
world entitled 1.-THE Gate Post"
and, dramatic editor of The Times,
what sort Of stories do tile IIa.
matte editors most prefer from the
DIenipOtentiaries Of publicity from
tho theaters?
Between you and and THE
Gate Post" I confess that Il is
sometimes . drain on the brain
to know the what and what
nots of the moment. But one
thing is certain-yOIIr query af-
fOrds me an opportunity to break
into Drint and there is nothing q
press agent loves better except
drink ginger ales> pleased. So
Harold while you Sit back and
take it easy I'll say Here's look.
ing at yOu!'
What sort of a story can be
planted with Harold Phillips Of
The Times? Almost any kind, pro-
Vided it is uTldressed of the drab
routine. Even then it has
chance to break for l have hand
ed him lots Of "rots' and in his
X ndness and amiability he has
entirely rewritten it and by his
own splendid ability made some
thing OF It.
Lee Sorners, dramatic editor Of
the Herald, is a sort of statist Of
the stage, whose facile pen points
out the story with quick bold
strokes. try and write just like
that for Lee.
Now / approach Leonard Hall,
OF the News, clamOTfng for catchy
and fancy phrasing, but cutting
beneath his skin, ! find he most
enjoys the writing with soul
concealed behind it.
John DAILY, of the Post, leans
toward traditional writing Of the
theater and It's players. He is a
relative of the late Augustan
DAILY, one Of Americas greatest
producing managers, therefore 1t
is only natural that he should
bend In this direction.
William LandvOight, gendarme
of the dramatic column of the
Star, fingers lovingly over the dig
nlfied style.
Each to his own knitting-I
have never worked with finer
lot, and this is not the old apple
sauce.
Well Harold, I've gotta date
with jim Carney and Mischa
GutersOn, manager and music
master Of the Rialto respectively.
They are staging q contest en-
titled "JaZZ VS.. Opera" and say
they are going to buy-but in
reality they only want to worry
me with this contest, which only
goes to. show that the theatene
can't do without the preAs
agents and the press agents can't
get along without the dramatic
editors. And that's the whole
story. Cordially yours,
CORBIN SHIELD,
RialtO Theater.
Il X X
Dear Phil:
Possibly as a press agent
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The fact is
that finger
nails are an
exceedingly Inn
portant part
OF the human
anatomy and
cir proper
care, or the
lack Of It,
exercises an
important In.
fluence upon
the health and
happiness of
49, -. -
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Heart Burned

~ a young officer in the army
of the young pretender. was
hanged, drawn and CHARTERED and
his heart burned, July 30. 1746,
in London, for treason. His be-
trothed died after witnessing this
barbarity.
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Here and There

Oranges require no cultivation
In Paraguay.
The birthrate Of the United
States is decreasing.
Hotel rates in Paris exceed
those of New York City.
Eucalyptus trees grow almost as
fast as common weeds.
Pipe smoking in China is giving
way to the cigarette.
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By Chas. A. L. Reed, MD,
Former President>6f the Ameri-
can Medical Association.

THERE are q lot Of people In
L the world who look upon,
careful attention to finger nails
as a mere act Of vanity and uroI1
the manicure as more or less
nuisance.iike excresence os an
effete civilization.
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WHEN DIDIT
HAPPEN?

tNTHEN did the Confederate ship
w Florida run the blockade
Of Mobile?
2-LWhen was the ring, around
Saturn discovered?
3-When was Tasmania, Aus
tria, settled?
when was Balboa, discov-
erer Of the Pacific ocean, be-
headed?
5-When was Foote's resolu-
ton introduced into the United
States Senate?
Answers to These Queries VIII
Be Printed Tomorrow.
ANSWERS
70 Yesterdays Queries.
Mrs. Annie Hutchinson wan
killed by indians. near Hell Gate,
N. ". In 1913.
2-Fiodoard. early French
chronicler, lived in the tenth CEN
fury.
3-Beethoven's ''Eroica Sym
phony,' was first performed April
4, 1906.
4Eudoxus, Of Cnidas, ancient
Greek astronomer, lived from 400
to 356 b. c.
5-The Countess Of Dunbar
made her famous defense OF her
castle in 1887 and 1888.
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Sinners" was to have its pre-
miere on the prison stage, with
Alice Brady in the leading role.
A prize of 800 had been posted
for the best criticism of the melo-
drama written by a prisoner, with
Charles II. Johnson, deputy war
den, the editor of The Star Of
Hope (the prison paper. ard my
self already selected and announced
as the judges.
The metropolitan papers were
giving the-pEoposed presentation
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ItiiiehiII.


Louise Butler, Emily CaHdagc and
Esther Wood are home from Colby col
lcge.
Mrs. Parker lllnekIey and Mrs. Cora
Curtis, have returned From visit IN
Boston.
omen Tor the season. under the manage
rlient Of a. Dcl|ect Of Watcrville.
Raymond BoWdcn and Chester
Parker haVe. entered Il. Of NJ summer
school.
Mrs Alvra Cray Of Stratton and Or.
Mary T.. Chas" Of Minneapolis are nome
for the summer,
Mrs. Annie Graves of Bucksport VS.
ftcd her brother, Frank Johnson on
his seventy third birthday.
The next monthly meeting of the
Village Improvement Society Will he
held at the home Of Mrs. r. = Giddings.
Mrs, Mary condit ard Miss Caroline
uoyt OF Broolflinc, Mass are visiting
their aunt, Miss Abby Merrill.
Clarence Monroe has opened lunch
room at Grccne's corner. Shore dim
ners viii be served.
Mrs William l.. Graham of Frceport
is visiting her parents, W. l. Partridge
ana wife
Miss SNOW. Miss Horton and Miss Nc
Intyre. are attending summer school at
Pennington.
Mrs Alice Conner has been called to
her home in New Jersey. on account Of
the iuiurY Of her husband in an auto
accident last week.
Miss Emma slower died at the home
OF he brother William. on june -,
after Il short illness She leaves ono
sister, Mrs. E'E Fullerton, and three
ali 81 Hluchill
June % S.
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public would take notice. But as
the number of my readers is small !
will simply say to hem, whenever
you hear or read any of this silly
stuff about hereditary greatness, just
use a little common sense and say,
"Shoo fly, don't bother me-
will now return to my story
about Teddy pond. My grandfather's
name was Joshua Grindle. He lived
in Brooksville, and made us visit
on horseback, swimming the horse
across Bagaduce river, riding him
across the town OF Penobscot, ana
then swimming him across Teddy
pond. After staying the night with
us, he prepared to return, but before
going he requested my mother to put
me up for ride on horseback. He
took me in his lap, and the old horse
walked along among the large rock
maple trees whose branches were full
of birds singing and twittering at
birds the singing Sweet Bobb1e,
great rate. Grandfather said: "Fhese
Bobbie, Bobbie, Bobbie.' That state
ment awoke in my young mind
question hard for me to answer then.
How do the birds know that my name
Is "Bobbie," and why do they sing
Sweet Bobbie, Bobbie, Bobbie, Bob
bie?" Perhaps they did not sing that.
Perhaps it only seemed so, for the
poet Longfelow says:
"E'or the soul Is dead that slumbers
And things are not what they seem"
Surely, Longfellow Is right some
times. | request my readers to keep
in mind that these letters are in
certain sense autobiography.
r. l.. GRINDLE.
Mt. Desert, June~22, 1925.
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North, Sullivan,

Mrs. Ada Blaisdell is visiting in Nova
Scotia.
virgil BlaisdcIl ana family are home
from Baltimore, Md where he was re
Gently graduated as dentist
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Sprague are re
eeiYng congratulations on the birth Of
son, born June ~
Mrs. Carrie Hragdo ,nwho has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. clyde
Robertson. has returned to Franklin.
Fred erabtree' one of Sullivan 8
highly esteemed citizens, died Satur-
day June 20. Though in poor health
FIR Vcral years, the end came unex-
pr+tcdly Services wcreheld at his home
Monday afternoon. interment was at
Franklin
Norman Haskell, the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. f. f.. Haskell, injured
himself while at work for the electric
hight company, and went to the East
ern Maine general hospital, Bangor, for
an operation, which was successful.
lie then had a second operation for APP
pehdtcitis. and two days later one for
pefitonitiso from which he died. In
his death, this community has lost, al
the axe Of twenty years an exemplary
young man, in character and industry.
Another, IN speaking Of him. said:
Measured by his virtues, he was
model young man" At twelve years Of
age he united with the Methodist
church. and oyer since he was old
enough has been pupil in the Sunday
school in which he was a teacher at
the tim" of his death. He was a mem
Der Of the Christian Eudeavor Society,
aud at one time ito vicc-prcsidcnt. lie
WAS graduated from sullivan high
school In 1929, and the same year took
the summer school training course for
teachers at Machias normal school
lie viii be greatly missed. The
funeral was at the home on Thursday
afternoon, tev. Harry Taylor omciat-
ing. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful,
1ho ladies' aid society held a food
sale at the vestry Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Vienna Crabtree has sold her
household effects and gone to New
port, X. l., with her son, Simeon
Blake.
The concert given by Francis Stan
Icy Sunday school. Sunday evening,
though not largely attended on ac-
count Of the storm, Was greatly APP
prcclatcd by those present.
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Mrs. Mary Il. Lurvey, who spends her
winters with her daughter, Mrs Edwin
Stanley, In Portland, Is now at her
home at Norwood's Cove.
Miss Gladys Mayo Of Providence, Il.
l., of the school commercial faculty,
Will spend n short vacation with her
mother, before attending summer
school In Providence.
Edward Mayo Of Minneapolis, who
came east to attend the hfticth re
union of his class at the University Of
Mayo, and his sister, Mrs Lizzie
Holmes, for a few days.
Horace Mann and family of Rich
mond. Mass, with guests, are at the
Ledge for the summer.
The Fernald homestead Is occupied
by the Haywards of New Bedford,
Mass. Misses Mary and Sarah Hay
ward motored from home last week to
join their parents here
Mrs. T.. l.. Higgins is again the sum
mer Librarian, and after July /, viii
open the library every day
DR. Archibald Leroy Dix and his sis
ters. Mrs. John Lucas and Mira Verrill
Dix. of Germantown, Pa, have taken u
cottage at Ocean city, N. J., for the
SUMMER.
J. o. Whjtcomb. one of the Syracuse
aldermen, viii give the chief address
at the boys conference. in Belfast july
4, and also visit his mothers home for
few days. AS a member Of the
Syracuse lecture bureau Mr.. Whit
comb has frequent calls for speeches
on public occasions.
Picnic parties are very popular at the
Scawall beach. since Road Supt. Gilley
has made parking places easy and con
venient
Several of our well-known young
people have lately joined the newly
wcds. Best wishes Of many friends
follow the fortunes of Ruth Lanpher
and Fred Hews, Granville Walls and
Lurlene Bumill and Marie MclIachern
and Walter Murphy
Miss Irene Cousins, now at her sum
mer home here, has recently purchased
"A sedan.
June % spray"