Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-02

--AsfAor untnosea.
Selected by H.
| Dear NJ. b. Friends;
II may be allowed to.use an old ex-
| preston, 81 was casting about In my
| mind for poem and thought for this
weeks issue hen the above came to hand.
I have been studying II for some time.
l hope it will. giveas many of you food
| for thought. The first two words OF each
stanza are very Significantly know"
How many times In Iife's uncertainties
we wish we could.say with truth II know.
Sometimes ! think 1.-THE strongest words
| 10 Holy Writ arei those sentences which
begin with those two words, Al know
| whom have believed, :" II know that my
Redeemer iiveth,n ave know II our
earthly house OF this tabernacle were dis
| solved, We asye building OF God, a house
| not made With hands, eternal, In the
heavens" When q person whom we be-
lieye to be perfectly reliable mskas state
meut TO us prefaced with the words, II
| know, we have confidence In " hat IL said.
The seli-asscrtlse person cannot always
be depended on, eyea when the informa-
ton impaired IL claimed to be known.
The other extreme is.the person so truth
full and conscientious that he fears to make
| thing Is 40. II believer, not ~ know, IL
bis statement, aud be is certainly on the
safe side.
But the thought that as we grow older
we see more Clearly is the arst suggestion
| In the poem. THIS comes from what we
| call experience. II is one OF the things
we wish younger persons would profit by,
| but we must not forget that once we
looked upon life and its pleasures and
| hopes without the clearer vision which age
and experience bring. We had to learn
| how to live, each for ourselves. II Is just
possible we haven't the lesson of living
| quite completed yet, but still with the
| poet unknown though he may bel who
wr te our rhyme OF thi. week. we too may
be able to say OF many thing II know as
my life grows OLDER.
| "Count your msrcies, count your MARCHES,
my dear" was good old Grsndm Their
Comforts never IA G edyics " hen things
went wrong With tho e around her. She
was not unsy mpsthetic or ansindly-quite
the reverse; but she was philosopher. in
her homeIy fssh'oD. She knew that IL she
could only get people to count theii
"mareies', the list would be so long that
il would crowd out altogether the ia that
al first sight loomsd up 30 large. 1t Is q
| simple remedy for real or fancied Ills, and
easily applied. "Counl your MARCHES.
/
''The corner stone of tine temple OF phil
| osophy Is TO corner all tha happiness you
csn".-Saceess.
"Gretchen" furnishes some candy
recipes which some Of you may be glad 10
| try.
/ fuDGE-Two cups OF sugar. cup Of milk, .
teaspooUfuls OF cocoa. butter sfxr OF egg.
| spoonful OF vaHii a. Pour on Dustered HAS aud
| cut into squares whea cpi 1.
CRRAx CAspY-Three cups Of sugar, 1 cup
| OF colt water, Table pooBfa : 81 vinegar. Boil
| uhf,i Il win harden In coli water. Do not stir
| while cooking Pour en hnitered plates. ana
when cool enough. pull uBtal y bite This Ia de
| licious.
| CHOCOLATE CARAMKLs--Two cups OF sugar,
cup OF moissses. heAptng tablespoonful OF
| butter. tabiesp0onfuls Of four Boil twenty
i've minutes iacn stir la \ pound Of Chocolate
| wet with cup of sweet milN aud boil until II
hardens on the spoon Flavor with one tea
| spoonful Of vanilla
! LEMos DRoPs-Upen pound of powdered
| sugar. pour last enough lemon Juice 10 dissolve
IL, aud boil Il 10 4 tklck syrup. Drop on piaie
| and put away 10 harden.