Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-03

bre,,tn-,
In feelings, not IN d-urr- on - Gal.
We should count tiiue-uy heart tnrobs; he most
Who thinks most, fe,l- the nohic-t, acts the
se.eeSed by h -Baiieg.
Heish no daisies aud nut,ereups
ra.r yellow stl..3tt- -ts.(e+t aud tall,
4 .u}t-hi0y wurI,t ia OF laughter and leisure,
And fresh hearts unconscious 81 sorrow
and thraH
Send down un their ira-Urc smiles passing IL
measure.
tod THAT l-uver all
Selected by X. Mss iHgeiote.
Dear Mutual Friends:
Il take my pen in hand to write you
few lines" Whether the lines l write
shall be many or few always depends
upon you. Letters are a part Of our life.
| am not now referring entirely to those
that enter our column. Think of the
almost numberiess white winged mes
sengers that are flying hither and thither
over the land AID over the sea Annihi-
late all he letters in the world, abolish the
art and the practice of letter-writing, and
imagine If you can, the condition of bust
ness and society. The celebrity and al
most certainty with W hich letters are car
ried TO their destination enables one to
calculate the very hour in which his letter
will be received III some town or state far
distant.
Only two cents to send a letter from
Maine to Oregon or 10 Texas! Think Of
it. We separated lovers, " hat II postage
was twenty five cents on every letter as
ii VA. IN ''ye oIdent =?
I'LL
our postal service and the blessings of
letter writing If We give a few minutes
Thought to thi. .tra1.r but silent current
~ rat ,-ri,ss f-.,,,, b.,-+
-, -.
~ anu s0' eS' sNee anu .ast"fe' We
cory ana ce1eat.
fere Is letter "Alch gives Us hint in
economy OF strength. These helpful en-
couraging letters which reach so many
every week are messengers of svmpathy
and hone which I trust bring comfor, 10
sg,,, ~ ,.l,, 40 .,-.,,,,.t boz, ~. bonds 81
our Mutual Benefit circle:
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IfThah ,or ,iy,n my ..her,ts,.al views" .f
hou-ecleanin. Ia,t year, wou4d do 80 now,
but your talk in the last AMERICAN Iit- me well.
hot find 1t particularly necessary for me 10 have
M dishes washed or my ashlng on the line at
''e '>'''' '''"' III! 't.'9fs nave 'hei's
'."'' -, - wv
49,, 100, I1,,,,. ~.
and then 90 ~ tho ,vor, win, fra.h vi,or
Here i. something that everyone NAV not
know If feather pillows. cushions or beds
get lumpy, or ii by dampue-7 they get mu=ty,
put a little water IN the wa-h boiler. put
framework OF Wood In The bottom, a few sticks
cfo7r"''e WIZ 40 'heh PUT 'ie plilo" H. cover
- " = ~ INV Nv : 90
mn, an, t,.,,,.. !, .r,,rt.,,
Won To see how lis,t,, ,hev VIII he'd womb
have to he euptlrd and Dart of the feathers
taken at once, Of course; but few use feather
beds now, and yet there are some who do.
/ am much interested in the NJ. column, but
hhd 1t so well filled each week that thiHk my
"sp 10 "o' 50 III III t''i'e e4se I'ie
'es' Ego we know you are among
the workers. temperance ana educa-
tlohai interests ana society matters all
nave your alo' ana we are glad To nave
smart III your thoughts ana heiplulhess.
4"4 supJee' opens oeioie US men
we 'outh upon sehool work. we are
PROUD Oh our sehooi privileges ana oil the
iaiii'.ies we nave IN inooerh tunes LOT
securing an eoucatioh' out 1t seems 10 me
'neie are neish's Se' uha''aiheu' from
!" nien VIC siiaii p" neii we feaeh 'heinj
=, oaOet we" anu la d oe''ef UNI