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North Jay, who have been visiting
here, left for home Monday, accom-
panied by Robert Abel.
Mrs. Rosa Bagley and daughter
Muriel returned Saturday from
Waterville, where they have been
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor and
Miss Thelma Taylor, of North Jay,
called on friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Sara Robertson of Bangor is
visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Bunker and
children, Of Franklin, were Sunday
guests at Clyde Robertson's. {
Misses Gretchen and Mary Gordon
and friend, of Augusta, were Labor
day guests Of the F. F. Haskells.
Mrs. Sarah J. Gordon, who has
been living in Augusta, is now
with her daughter, Mrs. Clara Has
kell.
DR.. Virgil Blaisdell is moving his
family to Castine, where he is prac-
ticing dentistry.
Mrs. Grace Crafty has returned to
her home in St. Louis, Mo-, after
visiting here for several weeks.
The many friends of Edmund
Rideout are glad to know he is i'm
proving daily.
Sept 6. H.
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Hancock Point.

Il
Miss Shirley Jordan, who has been
with Mrs. Emma Hodgkins during
the summer, has gone to Machias for
a week.
Mrs. Richardson, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Grace
Jordan, has returned to Machias.
DR.. H. w. Ball and family, Of Lin
coin, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Ball, and sister,
Mrs. Jennie Martin.
F. r. Young and wife, of Wilton,
spent a few days recently at his old
home.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Herbert Taylor
and little daughter Jean, of Medford,
Mass, who have spent month with
Mrs. Taylor's mother, Mrs. Harriet
Young, in Winter Harbor, and been
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frequent visitors here, have returned
home. Lieut.. Taylor, who has had
two years shore duty In Boston, has
been ordered to the U. s. s. Wright,
an airplane carrier.
Dana Hodgkins has purchased the
home here of Mrs. Harriet Young.
Levi Reed went to Northeast Har-
Dor last week.
Mrs. Rosa Penney has gone to
KNOXVILLE, Conn, to teach.
Misses Minnie and Edith Ball left
today for Manchester and Jamaica
Plain, Mass.
Arthur Crabtree and family
motored from Massachusetts and wis.,
tied at w. A. Crabtree's a few days
recently.
Mrs. Therese Crabtree Carr and
family, of Newton, Mass, spent q
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few days last week at her old home.
Howard Crabtree and wife OF Mel
rose, Mass, are now at the home
stead.
George Martin, who has visited his
daughter, Mrs. Hall, several weeks,
has returned to his home in Ellis
worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin plan to
spend the winter in Florida.
Arthur Ball and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Miller, Of Haverhill, Mass,
spent the weekend with Mr.. Balls
mother, Mrs. Lucy Ball.
Miss Marcia Ball, R. NJ, at Hurley
hospital, Ellsworth, spent the week
end at home.
Sept. 6. M. II.
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Hull's Cove.

Mrs. Sarah Preble has returned
to South Gardiner, after two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Robbins.
D. P. Brewer spent the weekend
at Mt. Katadin.
v Morrison Cunningham spent few
days recently with his sister, Mrs.
Harry Murray, at Bangor.
Misses Ruth Hampr and Laura
Leland left Saturday for Danvers,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Stanley
of W,aterville are visiting here.
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West Eden.

West Eden.
Congratulations are extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamblen, who
were recently married at Southwest
Harbor by Rev. Oscar Olsen. Mrs.
Hamblen is the oldest daughter OF
]. Carter, one of our most popular
girls and a successful teacher.
The dairy Of Pearl Richardson
was destroyed by fire Friday after
noon. This was an up to date dairy
with all modern improvements, and
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DOAN'S P' H.
Stin,aIane Diarsfic 70 The idnsys
Fostes.l eIbufn Co. Nd. Chem. Buffalo. ". ..

Is a heavy loss to Mr.. Richardson
cause Of fire was back-fring of the
engine. which exploded. Mr.. Rich
ardson had barely time to escape
f fire. from Northeast Harbor and md
house, barn and stock were saved.
Sincere sympathy Is extended to
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hamlin in the
loss Of their infant daughter, born
Sunday morning.
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Blueflill.


Mrs B. Phillips Weston has gone
to Philadelphia for the winter.
w. A. Haskell and wife have
closed their cottage and returned to
Cleveland, O.
Arthur Snow is teaching il the
high school at North Berwick.
Maynard Osgood of Portland is
visiting his parents, E. l.. Osgood
and wife.
Mrs. Olive O'Brien has been en-
gagged as assistant in Sedgwick high
school.
Mrs. Warren Kane of New York
and F. L. Martin of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, are guests of Mrs. Edith Kane.
Albert Snow has accepted posi-
ton as head of the department OF
history In Dean academy, Franklin,
Mass.
Rev. F. r. Hamilton has returned
from a trip to Boston and the White
Mountains.
The Badgers won lurid contest
ait Castine Friday, by the score Of IL
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Bar HarbOr.

O6E 1AxSFUVEe
Miss Hazel Hickey of Jonesport
and Cecil Hamor of Bar Hapbor
were quietly married at o'clock
Wednesday evening, Sept. /. The
wedding was one of interest to the
townspeople 1t took place at the
home OF w. P. Wadley, esq.,, who
performed the ceremony, the single
ring service being used. The bride
and groom were attended by Miss
Rosa e. Butler of Eastbrook and
George Abbott of Bar Harbor. The
bride was gowned in old rose canton
crepe, and the maid of honor wore
blue baronet satin. Mrs. Hamor
is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hickey of Jonesport. She
was educated in Jonesport schools,
graduating from Jonesport high and
Machias normal school, class OF
1924. Mr.. Hamor is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ansel Hamor Of Bar Har-
Dor. He was educated in the Bar
Harbor schools, and has been en-
ployed at the Mt. Desert Nurseries.
Both young people have a hos; OF
friends who wish them we'll.
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North Sullivan.
william Scott, wife and son, OF
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What Is a
Diuretic?

T. alive stimulates the bowels. "A
Aiuretic performs similar function
30 the Kidneys. Under the strain Of
our modem life, our organs are apt to
become slueeish md require assist
ance. More and more people are
learning TO use Deans Pills, oc-
casionally, to insure good elimina-
ton which y % essential to good
health. More than $4,000 grateful
users have given Doan's signed rec
ommendations. Scarcely commit
nifty but has III approximation. AK
your neitlabori
The Washington times., 1926-07-14

Several well known makes are represented.
former price mark Of SO, too. Collegiate, Eng
lish and other styles of patent colt, gun metal
and various shades Of tan calf. Sizes 51a to IL.
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that it is becoming increasingly diff
ficult to give concert without losing
money.
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FAILURE TO PICK Up
RADIO SIGNALS EXPLAINED

New York, May l4-tR-Failure
to receiye radio communications from
the Norge since the dirigiblc passed
over the North Pole may be due to
the fact that the craft has entered
q locality in which the mir has become
ionixsd, Michael !. Pupin, professor
Of electro-mechanics Of Columbia
University, said today.
1T is. quite possible for the strong
northern lights to bring about such q
condition." he said. "When the air
becomes ionized the molecules are
broken up, beco ming positive and neg
alive, and conductive to electricity.
1t would be impossible for radio sig
nails to penetrate ionized air."
Engineers Of the Radio Corporation
Of Alnetica offered another theory.
They declared a radio dead spot" is
known to exist in the region north Of
the Beaufort Sea, where the Norge
now is supposed to be. A number OF
ships have encountered this magnetic
barrier, it was said. and have been
rs long as three days out Of. radio
Cnmmn n icat ion s@y
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and that these orders are being car

~ ~ e Z
and that these orders are being car
ricd out.
Polish official circles in London
were informed that. Premier Witos'
governemcnt had permitted Marshal
Pilsudski's insurgent forces to occupy
the center Of Warsaw in order to
avoid bloodshed. hut that the pres
ident's residence and the rest of the
city were controlled by the govern
mcnt. =
Marshal pilsudski. in an interview.
stated that his march against Warsaw
had not been directed against the
president or the constitution. but was
wholly against the Witos regime.
Whatever the outcome of the issue
might be, he was quoted as saying,
both Polish internal and foreign poll
cics would remain the same.
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MAY HAVE TURNED BACK
TO SEARCH FOR LAND

Seattle, Wash, May l4--[P)-A dis
patch from Nome, Alaska, today. sug-
gesting that arrival Of the dirigible
Norge there might have been delayed
by ruse Of Road Amundsen, direct
4 ed attention here to two reports that
u she had been reported at Point Bar
throw, $50 miles north of Nome, after
y .passing the North Pole.
III One of these reports said the Norge
assed Barrow at 1880 Eeste rday
Morning, eastern standard time. The
h on her. appearing "a hours later, was
tall Pt the dirigibIe floated over or
smasR Barrow at noon yesterday. Per-
tho IS here acquainted with Amundsen
ore n familiar with the situation at
ninth t9,;. believe that Amundsen might
paign, hefrned back after reaching bar
on inc sd search for land in the Arctic
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Emergency Rations Carried

The ship also carried emergency
rations sufficient to sustain the crew
for nearly six weeks. Collapsible
boats, sledges and other equipment
are available should the ship be forced
down. ,s
A wall Of static Is thought to be
the chief obstacle in preventing com.
munication between the Norge and
Alaskan radio stations. The last
message Deceived from the ship was
sent from the pole at $3.50 p. m. Tues
day, eastern standard time. Numer-
GUS garbled messages have been re-
ported since, hut it has been impos-
sible to determine their origin.
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night or yesterday wcre a
characteristic. ruse.
Amundsen, who discovered the
South Pole, first navigated u marine
vessel through the Arctic ocean from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, twice flew
toward the North Pole in airplanes
and vainly dispatched vessel to
drift over the same spot in the ice,
Is said to be fond of fooling the
world.
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PAPER MONEY LIFE QUIZ

Washington. To determine the
ways. means. and methods Of extend
ing the life of paper money, the
bureau of standards conducts tests
for tensile strength. tearing. resist
ance capacity. gloss, weight, thick
ness. bursting strength. rubbing
strength, surface wear and folding
endurance of samples Of paper simi-
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PEACE AND ORDER ARE
RESTORED IN WARSAW

London. May l4-(AP-The Polish
legation has received u telegram from
Warsaw, timed at noon. saying that
peace and order have been restored
in the city.
Tho telegram, which is the first
message the legation has received
from Warsaw since Marshal Pilsud-
silks troops entered the city. said that
the government and the insurgents
had opened negotiations.
kilograms state that the govern
ment has ordered troops from various
parts Of Poland to march on Warsaw
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NOR GE last
HEARD FROM
YESTERDAY

CONTINUED from page ons.l
was estimated so or co. hours would
be sufficient for the also mile trip
TO Nome. It carried 5000 Kilograms
Of benxine for fuel, sufficient for
more than 5000 miles Of normal
travel.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

MAY SOLVE BIG PROBLEM /
Pittsburgh parking
problem may be partly solved by the
construction Of huge parking gar
ages, three Of which are now being
built and others projected. Located
downtown the three will have a. ca
pucity Of 1,70O cars
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FRIENDS SEE NO
REASON TO WORRY

Nome, Alaska, May l4.-iR)--'
Friends here Of Roald Amundsen to-
day saw no reason, despite a storm
reported in Arctic regions, to worry
because the dirigible Norge had not
reached Nome on its trans polar
flight.
Persons familiar with the habits
of Amundsen declared that pledic-
tions that he would reach here We'd
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FORCES HEADED
BY PILSUDSKI
TAKE COMMAND

Continued from page one.)
ing. is waiting for formal surrend-
err by the government.
1t was reported that the entire
Witos cabinet has been impris oned at
WilanOw, near Warsaw.
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CONCERT LOSING OUT
LondOn.--C0ncert audiences are be-
coming smaller, according to Sir
Landon Ronald, who further states
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lar To the grade and quality used in
the manufacture Of the currency.
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.,IA(,k ' n 4te7IG

JACK 'ss s;SE!S
Alaska, May 14.-CR-Nome
CHA:::::: !: i: :: :;: Il: So:
! Urn standard time.
!" m1IIg barometer was taken to
I'm possible storm in the Arc
ny REGULATION was rife whether
the giant sxy-ship could withstand
a ferocious disturbance of the ele-
ments such as frequently sweeps
across the north.
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remembers when ever,
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Whatever Connie iUaS do
ing, she tUaS doing Wiliingly,
and she WdS taking orders.

side of the library table, was a dis
concerning vision. even to an eff,
cheney man. There was a freshness
in her cheeks that suggested a rose
garden. Her gray eyes were steady
and serene. Tendrils of hair curled
about her ears in a unique way, II.
Hedge, decided, for he could not re-
member having observed similar
phenomenon before. She had firm
assured way of using ner hands that
astonished him. They were quite as
capable of filing papers as they We're
of punching a leather bag, in addition
to which they were exceptionally
We'll manicured.
Never a word passed about Tommy
Treadwell. The new secretary had
apparently forgotten the matter in
the intense absorption of her work.
Alice made the initial discovery
the very first day. She was home
from school early, and, glancing in
at the library as she passed through
the hall. was rooted in her tracks by
The spectacle of Constance standing
at a file-case with her hands full of
papers. The efficiency man was at
her elbow and was talking glibly
about something; Alice could not
hear the words. 1t was the atten-
tive. almost eager, attitude of Con
stance that chiefly amazed her.
Whatever Connie was doing, she
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To Much Efficiency
BY E.JCxss!S&s:nr)Rdfb

for, it simply flashed upon her. Yet
it was the solution of the. whole ter
rible problem!
Buck upr' she whispered to her
self. PLAY the part. This is where
you win"
The efficiency man waited politely
for her to reconsider the secretarial
proposition.
She steeled herself to the task,
summoned all the Spartan in her ma
ture, and smiled at him.
II had forgotten about your need
of secretary" she said.
ct still exists, Miss Brooke.
Then show me- what to dc
please
1t came so suddenly that the eff
cheney man found it necessary to
steady himself against the desk. He
had been prepared for battle; not alb
jet surrender.
"Why-er-yes, he said. Glad
TO show you. There's lot of back
work, you know"
Constance, working at the other
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Jewish parents. 1ne authority for
this version is Lyon Won Lyer or
Amsterdam, who revealed the pur-
ported true story of the actress
birth at a dinner in Amsterdam not
long after Sarah Bernhardt's death
He claimed that her father was his
brother. Van Lyer related that
once when the Divine Sarah visited
Amsterdam, she sought him ana
asked to be shown the place where
she was born. 1t was squalld, IN
derground room, and when they ar
rived, blind, decrepit beggar lay
on bed of rags in one corner.
The actress collapsed on a rickety
chair and burst into tears. Sue
denly she leaped up, flung 1000
franc note on the table in the cen
ter of the room and fled up the
steps and out into the street.-New
York Evening Post.
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Simple Form, Letter
Intended for Brides

This form 1Thank- You" letter to
be sent in acknowledging the re-
ceipt of wedding presents is offered
by the Kansas City Times to brides
as a practical help to get them over
one of the toughest spots in the
matrimonial road:
(My) Dear Mrs. Woosis (Uncle
Jack, Bozo):
l can't find words (time) to tell
you how tickled pleased, delight
ed, gratefully Bob (Joe, Nerxes)
and | were over the lovely (beauti-
full, clever, ducky, dear) candle
sticks (salad plates, vase, pitcher,
spoons) you gave us. They are
charming Qovely, beautiful, ducky,
enough (too much for them GD.
We are going to use them GD on
our table at our first dinner (pick-
up supper) in our new home (apart-
ment, cottage, houseboaD.
We are having chad hopes to
have) a wonderful (awfuD honey
moon. Our hotel is twas, should
have been) delightful. Bob (Joe,
Xerxes) is wonderful Ca bore). l
knew he would be. We shall (wilD
be glad to be in our home (hOmes),
though, so that we can use your
lovely beautiful, ducky, dear,
C h arming) candlesticks (salad
plates, vase, pitcher, spoons).
Bob (Joe, Xerxes) aud l are get
ting along beautifully "a divorced.
see you soon Every soon, some
time) in our new home (courD.
Thanks just loads (heaps, so
much) for your (yoIi know cOdle-
sticks (what have YOU'D.
Much love (yours sincerely.
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Blobbs-"lf | had my way I'd
marry Nellie Gnaggs." =. Snobbs-
If you did you'd never have your
own way again"
blessed are the peacemakers, ="
quoted the good deacon. For they
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Visit to Birthplace
Upset "DiUine Sarah

1t is generally believed, and the
Encyclopedia Britannica records,
that Sarah Bernhardt, the noted
actress, was born in Paris and that
her parents We're mixture of
French and Dutch and of Jewish
descent, but the most recent YER
sion of her origin says she was
born in Amsterdam, Holland, of
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

6sT WISH said the efficiency man
on the day after New Year,
that you would reconsider"
He was addressing Constance
Brooke. who had entered the "office"
for the purpose of getting a book
Since the episode of the courtyard
there had been no speech between
them. Constance had been having
meals sent to her room, a proceeding
to which II. Hedge interposed no OBJ
jectiona He was in a mood to make
concessions; he was thankful for the
gloom of the back stairs.
Constance looked at him sharply
and flushed.
Il have reconsidered. she said
shortly. II shall not marry"
The efficiency mans pulse skipped
beat, but he preserved an exterior
calm.
Very good he nodded. IL pre-.
sumo you refer to Mr.. Trcadwell."
ITO anybody-everybody"
Her back was turned toward him
and her fingers we're running lightly
over the DOCKS on Il smell,
THAT is what I should call a
wholesale reconsideration" he re-
marked judicially. "It is sufficiently
inclusive to be ominous. The world
will wear mourning. However,"
He paused as he noted the deepen
ing pink Of her ears.
"However-"
He paused again, this time to OBJ
serve more closely the poise of her
well.set head. Constance dropped Il
book on the floor and stopped to re
cover 1t.
However, that is net what want
ed you to reconsider
She picked up the book and faced
him, her checks aflame. He was
laughing at her, she knew; he had
tricked her! Yet his face was inn
passive and wholly devoid of mirth.
In fact, it was thoughtful Even in
her anger and confusion, she Won
dered what imperious necessity com
PEELED II, Hedge to be so consistently
intolerable.
what wanted you to recon.
slider" he explained. was your de-
cision not to assume the duties of
secretary In this establishment"
oh" she said family.
Yes, he had triclled her, She was
raging at herself for having fallen
into the snare. Yet how was she to
know that he did not intend to refer
to the downfall of Tommy Treadwell?
Her own mind had held no other
thought for the past twenty, four
hours. The whole business of trying
to escape from serfdom had hui
inflated her She was even angry
at Tommy. Perhaps h. had done his
best-but why hadn't he done better?
He was bigger than II. Hedge; he
looked stronger, Why didn't he
win? Perhaps efficiency really meant
something, after all.
Yet, as she stood confused and eX'
asperaed, the turmoil of her mind
suddenly resolved itself into calm.
In that instant a great idea was
born. Constance was utterly amazed
at the discovery. The idea was moth
Ing that she had CROPPED or striven
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

JOHN w. BROOKE. widoyyer
and hardware maenatc, has ar
ranged to have his home man
aged by n firm of efficiency en-
gineers for period of two
months that he will be away
from the city. This without the
knowledge of his three grown
children. Constance, Billy and
Alice, who do not realize the
cnOrnnity of their fathers di-
gresSion until the arrival of
II. HEDGE, efficiency engi-
neer. who takes over their
fathers suite, turns the library
into nm Office. ana proceeds to
put ECONOMY and scientific
management" into the Brooke
household. Hedge has cut off
the allowance of Constance and
Billy because they refuse TO go
TO work. Alice is sti,l on the
payroll Mt "a so per cent reduce
ti0n because she is attending
school.
Hedge has also been the
mems of preventing Constance
from clipping with Tommy
Treadwell. This was done by
means of u scientific beating nd
ministered to Tommy by Hedge
on New Year's morning
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Mary had a little skirt.
1t caused so many smokers
That she decided to convert
1t into little Knockers.
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woman wore an apron when she
was in her own house?
1t is getting so hard for a man
to find wife who will help him
wash the dishes.
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This frock of two colors smartly
combined is one of the smart modes
recently introduced. The garment
above uses two shades of purple. a
tight.fittinc turban of Austrian
velour adds to the smart effect.
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Stand up for your rights, and
you may be surprised to find that
those who don't
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would even try to patch up Il
quarrel between husband and
wife" amended the unregenerate
backslider.