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Dear Abnt Aadge:
1t was too bad for all TO forsakefyou last
week. but the column was lust as good, Only
you had it TO do yourself.
Now, If the re is q woman IN Hancock county
who never does any work In the garden with
her own hands, let her stop here and not read
what am going to write Il isn't for her.
Did GU know that washing the hands in vinegar
instead of soap would take out the earth stains
and make the hands soft and flexible after
WORKING among the plants? Try 1t.
How many Of the sisters attend to their own
strawberry beds: Mine was grassy this
spring, and 1; was good deal OF work to clear
ii but it looks quite thrifty now. Try few
Marshalls, they are the most delicious of all
berries, but not easy to keep as some others
South Deer Isle. EGO.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Don't let the little ones suffer from eczema or
other torturing skin diseases. No need for 1t.
Doan's Ointment cures. Can't harm the most
delicate skin. AT any drag store, 30 cents
Adpt,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Tea stairs are sometimes troublesome
If they are allowed to dry on the cloth.
Ii they are attended to while still fresh.
it is a comparatively easy thing 10 re-
move them, Boiling water poured
through the spots is all that is necessary.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

While the nutritive value OF cabbage is
less than almost any other vegetable. its
digestibility when eaten raw makes il a
valuable addition to the semi-inval $
limited bill OF fare Shaved very fine
thrown into cold water until crisped
drained and served with a French dress
ing of lemon. vinegar and salt. il can
usually be assimilated without unpIeas-
ant after results.
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tilutual Beneht c oIuinn
EDITED BIZ "AuSr NApsE".
Its Motto: sHelPfal and Hopafal."

It's Motto: Helpful and Hopeful"
The purposes cf thls column are sucefnctly
s.atedin the title aud fnOtlo-it Is for the mu-
tual benefit and aims TO he helpful and hopeful
Being for the common good. II IL tor tle com
mon 0se--a pubitc servant PurFFgor OF In
formation and suggestion, mesiIUm Tor lie IN
tercfaHge OF ideas. In this capacity i sotieits
communications, and its success depends large
~ on the support given it tn this respect. Com.
munications must he signed. bit the name OF
writer will not Ice uTintSd except by permission.
Communications viii he subject to approval or
rejection by tue editor OF the column, but none
will pe rejested without good reason. Address
all communications 10
THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth, Me.
Mutual BENEFIT Column.
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Paper is sn aid in sweeping Take a
newspaper. soak il in warm water,
squeeze it oft until it does not drip and
then scatter il in small pieces.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Your suggestions, Ego, are always well
come; and the work you DO for our col
umn always appreciated. / can say tbe
same of Sister b., whose letter touches on
the little things. Many persons can bear
some great trial with patience and forth
tude, but are annoyed greatly by little
disturbances. 1t is really the little things
that irritate and make US most uncom-
Portable and "Trifies make the sum of hu-
man life".
Dear u. b. Sisters:
am afraid your helpers must have all been
in a Respondent mood last week, or else too busy
house-cleaning, flower gardening, and bright
ening up life for others that we let the time
slip by and the nights find with so much
left undone that we meant TO have accom-
plished that we simply drop it all and go 10
bed to rest If we can, or If We can't sleep we
lust lie awake and think how ought to have
been more patient with this way ward one, or
more helpful 10 that one. and then We leave 1t
all to the dear loving Father, the day with all
Its joys, and sorrows. and mistakes. We even
feel little thrill OF joy that although we felt
like scolding when the cat upset box of choice
flower seed that had come up beautifully, and
destroyed nearly all OF them, we let Jolly
laugh hoat out and said we must keep cat
and hens and perhaps they will spare few
flowers, as We didn't all the seed in oae
place.
So all along our path there are little, trivial
things that fret D nd annoy, but Let US gather
up the sunshine lying all along our path let
US take the wheat and roses, casting out the
thorns and enaG," and make lie brighter
and better for ourselves aad for all who are
Influenced by us.
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pauDer Notice.

THE undersigned ncrsD, gives nouce thai IA,
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The snpporf OF The poor, during the ensuing year,
and has male ample provision for their support
He therefore forbi'is AL persons from furnishing
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There IA a trsuscebdent power in ex-
ample. We reform others uHeonsciousiy
when We walk uprightly.-Mme. Stoet-
chine.
hat is tobacco heart, Harvey"
''oh, 1t is heart disease which women get
who continually sgita;e themselves by
nagging their husbands for smoking"
Reporter-The name OF the man who
was struck by lightning is Brzinslstc-
wskiwicz. Editor-W hst WAS his name
before he was struck By lightning.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

The more eyes an advertisement catches
the more dollars IL Is north.
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Ellsworth.


The cold has been so unusually severe for
May that you will be glad to see that one
chickadee has ventured out, and thus
gives US promise of better days to come.
We hope to hear from her again.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Dear Hunt Nddge:
am a constant reader of the NJ. B. column,
and find it very helpful and interesting. 1
have often heard 1t said by the readers of THE
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16

Lydia E. pinkham's Vegetable Compound
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BIBLE READINGS.

Ps. !, 1-G; Prov. Xxx. l; xiii. Is, 90
81; Cor. vi, $50; tx, 1921; Gal. V, 49,
20; Titus i, 10: ii. /. .; III Pet i, 81
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THE PRAYER MEETING.

Have a special temperance meeting.
Illustrate the subject by story and
song. There are many foreible stories
and touching temperance songs which
illustrate the power of temperance and
the fatal weakness of intemperance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
GUMPTION.

"fTJ5lNE does not have gumpton till one has been
(k1[lN properly cheated" Persons of gumption are
lVl](1l Using Ivory Soap, women who have trusted
uAU themselves too near the preeipice of false
economy and who now appreciate the true econo-
my in soap made Of pure vegetable oils and other
high class ingredients, but made in such quantity as
to bring the price within the reach Of the very poorest
family. Indeed it is the very poor who most need it, for
they least afford the extravaganza Of common SOAP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
DISTRICT SEWER SYSTEM
EFFORT TO COMPLETE 1T WITHIN
THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
Senator Mcmillan Hopes to Secure
the Necessary Legislation at
This Session.

Senator Mcmillan is especially advocating
before the Senate committee on appropri-
ations three propositions which he hopes to
see begun by the present Congress. These
are for the completion of the sewer system
of the District, filtration plant and
municipal hospital.
Senator McMilan's plan for completing
the sewer system of the District involves
the idea that this entire plan should be
carried out within at least four years in
stead of allowing it to drag over a long
series Of years. as would be the case II
appropriations were made on the basis of
the average amounts allowed for that pur-
pose during the past ten or fifteen years.
Twenty Years at Present Rate.
If this rate of appropriating money were
continued it would be twenty years before
the system is completed, and by that time
there would probably be additional needs
growing out of the extension of the city.
During the last two or three years Con-
gress has materially increased these ap-
preparations, but they are still too small
in amount to allow the completion of the
work for many years to come. To complete
this work will take, it is believed, between
three and four millions of dollars. but there
are no figures in the possession of Con-
gress sufficiently exact to allow the au-
thorization of a continuing contract for
finishing the work, which is the plan under
consideration.
Data From War Department.
1t IS likely that the War Department
will be called on in the near future to give
data on which continuing contract can
be based which will insure the completion
of the work within a few years.
Senator Allison, chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations. has shown a liberal
spirit in dealing with the question of i'm
rnHyfn he District
as have other members of the appropria-
tons committee, and it is believed there
will at least be beginning in the present
Congress Of plan to settle this question,
which has been so long debated.
1t is expected that a plan for providing
a filtration plant for the Potomac water
used in the District will be before Congress
in a short time, and effort will be made
to begin that work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31

total of s7,23557 paid out for art objects
looks rather insignificant, doesn't it?
X
Mr.. Robert Reid sailed recently for
Paris with his mural decorative paintings
for the United States pavilion. The sub
ject selected for treatment is America
Awakening to knowledge of Her Strength
and Resources" The canvas is twenty-siX
feet long and eight feet wide. America Is
the central figure, that of a woman lifting
streaming veil. Before her are two female
figures representing Electricity and Steam.
On the right is a group of laborers around
a forge, symbolic of Manufactures, while
Education is represented by young woman
and boy reading a book. A negro under
an orange tree, with a background of cot
ton fields, stands for the South, and young
woman andschild carrying fruits and flow
erS, with an Indian holding some maize
and a pumpkin and kneeling beneath an
apple tree, are to symbolic Productiveness
and Agriculture
The success of Mr.. George Gibbs as an
illustrator and writer is valuable object
lesson for the student Mr.. Gibbs began mis-
artistic career in Washington a few years
ago. There was no particular promise in
his first efforts, but he possessed a vigorous
constitution End a capacity for hard work.
He started in to master his profession with
that spirit which is necessary to success in
any other pursuit. He entered the Cor
coran School of Art and the Art Students
League, and between times found him busy
in his studio. He was employer and en-
plGye and there was no Sinking. His first
illustrative work is a matter of COMPARE
lively recent knowledge. 1t was not nota-
BILE; series of drawings for New York
publication. He then secured an order from
a large publishing house for series Of
drawings to illustrate juvenile stories OF ad-
venture. This led him to study marine and
naval life, and it is in this particular line
of work that he has achieved his present
position. Mr.. Gibbs work is not valuable
for any particular cieverness, or style or
individual mannerisms, but impresses by
its sincerity and truth. His latest work is
a volume of sea tales of his own writing
which has been favorably received by the
reviewers and is in its second edition
The Brooklyn Institute has secured pos
session of the Tissot collection of paintings,
representing incidents in the life of Christ.
The amount publicly subscribed for the
purchase of the collection was only two
thirds of the sum necessary, but the i'm
mediate ownership Of the collection has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31

been made possible by several Brooklynites
who have agreed TO advance the money to
enable the institute to secure the pictures,
retaining a lien on them for the amount
of money advanced. The price to be paid
for the collection is 10000.
X
The twenty-fffth anniversary of the
founding of the Art Students League OF
New York will be celebrated about the mid
die of May. One of the features will be an
exhibition of the work of the school from
its beginning to the present time, in which
many artists of note who have graduated
from the league will be represented. A
banquet and dance will also be features Of
the celebration.
Or the two prizes which are awarded an
nually by the Society Of American Artists
the Shaw fund prize of $500 goes to Mr..
Irving R. Wiles for his picture entitled the
yellow Rose and to Mr.. w. Elmer Scho-
field the Webb prize of $500 for the best
landscape in the exhibition for his "Au-
tumn in Brittany
Miss Margaret Statlemeyer expects to
visit Washington in the near future for the
purpose of executing a number of commits
sions for miniatures which she has received
from people prominent in social official
circles. Miss Statlemeyer is a Maryland
girl, and her work is not unfamiliar in
Washington, although she has for some
time had studio in New York Her
miniature of Captain Sigsbee which was
shown here last week is a good example
of her skill.
Philadelphia is proving its Importance as
an art center in the number and character
of the exhibitions recently held there, those
now in progress and the promise of more to
come. At present a small collection OF
pictures by Birge Harrison is on view at
the Academy of Fine Arts, and will con-
tinue until April l. At Memorial Hall is
the Willstach collection; the annual ex-
hibition of the work of members of the
Philadelphia Sketch Club is now in progress.
The Photographic Society presents a collec-
ton of excellent Photographic studies by
Mr.. F. Holland Day of Boston. and che
Plastic Club has an exhibition of paintings
and sculpture by its members.
Tommy-"Pop, a stag party is a party Of
men, isn't it?''
Tommy's pop-"Yes my son."
Tommy-"Then stagnation would be ma
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REV. ELWOOD SCOTT OF CARTHAGE
'y
have had but little comfort have Obliged
Compound did So and ann glad almost we'll and
it without trouble and do not have that
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Tommy-"Pop, a stag party is party OF
men, isn't it?'
Tommys pop-"Yes, my son."
Tommy-'Then stagnation would be a
ton where there weren't any women,
wouldn't it?"-Philadelphia Record.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
FLEETING FAME.
ship mean

The principle-or the expari-
ence-that l"a prophet is not
without merit save in his own
country" or that other common
fate of most great men, that they
are not appreciated until after
they are dead and gone, does not
hold good as to the experience
of popular orators-"spellbind-
ers," as they have been termed
in this closing year of the Nine
teenth Century, by the political
newspapers. They stand forth
an exception. and enjoy the APP
plause of sheir appreciative adj
mirers face to facet
But when his hour of frettlng
and strutting upon the stage is
over the tor is generally heard
of no more, Or very seldom, al
best.
"When the orator is at the
height of his success he usually
stands first among popular fav.
orites,' says the Atlanta Jour.
nal. He often exercises a powel
which is beyond the reach of the
most gifted and most useful o.
his contemporaries if they lacl
| the witchery Of eloquence. Blu
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

Being Theodore Roosevelt he is
not surprised.
Besides, the usual amount Of
fighting talk the governor has
given the westerners the b nefit OF
his high conceptions of individual
and public duty. They have heard
much of civic responsibility. After
fighting, this is the governors ia
vorite theme. He his written
books on it, and magaz ne articles
ny the score.
Tue Century,on!y this month, has
one Of his characteristic articles
entitled s'Ctvic Helpfulnass." The
governor, by dat OF much talking
on the subject, has managed TO
have himself locked upon as the
special guardian and champion OF
civic and official decency. Before
his wit1erirg glance, thu citizen
who negl. CTS BIZ duty or the eff
cial who neglects bis Office, have
covered in shame.
The governor has been in the
west a month. He is en- ,yiug II,
the westerners are having lots Of
fun out Of him and Chairman
Hanna is pleased TO feel that
Roosevell's hat and swaggar are
appealing TO the west. Il is said
5he governor will fad time to
get back TO Albany, where he
has an Office, after the election.
He has been there four days in
the past four mouths. He is still
the governor. It would be foolish
30 assume that the Interests of
the great state could suffer- SO
Ilong as they are in the hands of
such an insistent professor Of oil
the public virtues as Theodore
Roosevelt. Why, a high and con-
secrated devotion to public trust
is the second article in the creed
Of Mr.. Roosevelt. It ought to be
enough to satisfy the New York
ers just to know that the profes-
scr of all the civic virtues is their
governor without expecting him
to stay there all the time. Five
days in five months ought to sat-
isfy them. Mr.. Roosevelt is illum-
mating the west and teaching the
six shooters fellows what high
citizenship and noble statesman
ship mean.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

squitoes that nad basa raised in
a laboratory were allowed to feed
in Rome upon patients affected
with tertlan ague. They were
then sent to London ard alter a
sufficient time the experimenter
suffered himself to be bitten by
them repeatedly till they died.
In due time he developed an un-
mistakabie tertian ague and the
parasites peculiar to the disease
were found in his blood.
The conclusion from these OBJ
servations, and many others that
have been carried in various
parts of the world, both ciini.
cally and in the biological LABOR
atory, is that malaria is not an
atmospheric contagion, as form
erly supposed; that is not COM
municated by the air or by wa.
ter, but is communicable Dy moe
ula1ion, and that the agents in
transferring the disease from
one person to another may be
certain species Of mosquito. It is
not demonstrated that masquio es
are the only agent, aud not all
mosquitoes are believed to have
the same capacity Of developing
the fever germs; but tina discov-
cry here only outlined is no long.
er disputed andiGs practical bear
ing upon the whole conception of
malaria is too evident to require
particulariz alton here.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

Theodore Roosevelt is having a
splendid time in the west. Things
out there have gone TO his liking.
His nat and his..cowboy dash have
brought him the h1rrahs he SO
derry loves. So long as the crowd
throws up its bat and whoops,
New York's boy-like governor is
satisfied. He knows then be is
s sweeping everything before him !.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
Sold everywhere. Is {
MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA

That malaria do not arise from
mere atmospheric conditions but
are communicated by actual in
fiction may now be- taken as a
demonstrated fact, the impor-
tance of which is obvious, News
paper readers are aware Of the
experiment made by some Lon
don physicians who have been
passing the summer in the Ro-
man Campagna, with no other
precaution against the dreaded
fever than protection from noes
turnal mosquitoes, They we're
visited toward the end of Sep
TENDER by the Italian medical
commission, who found them in
perfect health while all the resi-
dents of the region around them
were more or less affected by ma.
laria. They had breathed the
same air; had drunk the same
/ water; had taken no special pre-
| cautions with their food and had
gone about freely during the day.
Only, from some time before
shutdown to some time after sun
rise they had remained within
| their specially constructed home
so carefully shielded by wire net
ting as to be mosquito proof.
This is at least a negative de-
monstration; a counter expert.
ment conducted at the same tins
affords positive evidence of the
agency of mosquitoes in the prop.
iagation Of malarial fever. Mo
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

Hoods Pills cure liver ills the nonirritating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
CLOSE OF THE BOER WAR.

The dispersion of General De-
Vets isolation and dlsorganized
force marks beyond reasonable
doubt the c ose of the Boer war.
This war was begun one year ego
to-day, and throughout its entire
course it was a, heroic on the
part of the Beers as 1t was ia re
atty hopele-s At first great sue
cesses OF ski lful rifemen gave the
Beers biln hopes, but all others
saw thai wnen the almost b )uud~
less resources of Great Britain
were brought lrto play there
could be no nance Of success for
the handfuls defending the two
Boer Republics.
The SUCCESS o tbs Unionists In
the English el~ctions is the last
nail in the cofia Of the Beers, for
it pledges al OF Engiand's
strength to annexation without
conditions If the two Boer Repuh-
lies. They are gone from the map
beyond ecall, and the struggle for
independence will survive in song
and story and history only. Tha'
it will SO survive is beyond guess
ton; for the Struggle was one Of
the brayest ever made in this
world.
The reported departure of many
hundreds Of Beers from Lorenzo
MARQUES, the irreconcllables OF
the war, mems a great deal in the
future history of Africa. Il means
that the Beers Of the two Repnb-
lies will not submit to British
domination as the Beers of Cape
Colony have done. It means that
British rlIe In South and Central
Africa is to be complete and unr
questioned, aud that the str onger
personalities among the Beers will
leave South Africa and begin life
elsewhere anew. Any domination
other than British seems to be &C
ceptable to them.
The issue between Beer and
Briton for supremacy in South
Africa could not be negotiated
out, It had to be fought out, cost.
~ as the task was to both sides,
and a years time has ended it,
and the Britons will now pro.
ceed to construct an African En-.
pre- extending from the Cape to
Cairo, including Of course the
gold and diamond fields thai
played a large part in the recent
contest,