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Position of Wood and It's Durability

Position of Wood md It's Durability.
The problem has troubled many why
two pieces of wood sawed from the
same section Of a tree should possess
very varied characteristics when used
in different positions For example, a
gate post will be found to decay much
faster If the butt end of the tree is
uppermost than would be the case II
the top were placed in this position.
The reason is that the moisture of the
atmosphere will permeate the pores of
the wood much more rapidly the way
the tree grew than 1t would If in the
opposite direction.
Microscopical examination proves that
the pores invite the ascent of moisture,
while they repel its descent Take the
familiar case of wooden bucket.
Many may have noticed that some OF
the slaves appear to be entirely sat
. urated, while others are apparently
quite dry. This arises from the same
cause.-the dry slaves are in the posi-
ton in which the tree grew, while the
saturated ones are reversed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07
III. 6. q. Il. Column.

THE editor invites secretaries of local unions
Of the w. c. t. U. in Hancock county. and
white ribboners generally, to contribute to this
column reports OF meetings or items that Will be
Of interest to workers in other parts OF the
county. We would like this to be a iyeeommn,
bu, II needs some effort on the part Of VIC. G.
U. women 10 make II so. IL Is column Of their
making, not ours, and will be what they make
IL. items and communications should be short.
and are. Of course, subject to approval Of the
editorl
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Topic For the Week Dexi ming Oct.
1I-Comment by Rev. :. IL. Doyle.

Topic For the Week Dexi ming Oct.
1I-Comment by Rev. :. IL. Doyle.
Topic.-Great men OF the Eible-what
Joseph teaches us.-Gen. XII l4-l6. a. &c.
The life of Joseph reads almost Ike
romance, and yet it is true, and one Of
the lives that illustrate that truth is
stranger than fiction. IL favorite
son of his father, he was treated with
unusual consideration. The jealousy
and envy of his eleven brethren were
aroused, and after determination to
take his life they did sell him as q
servant to merchants travelling to
Egypt Here he started in a lowly po-
sition, aud was even subjected to
false eharse and TO a false imprison-
ment But, wonderful TO tell, he was.
in the marvellous providence Of God,
raised from the prison to the palace.
He became second only to the king, and
saved both Egypt and his people. the
Israelltes, from starvation during
famiue Of seT-a years duration.
o., /. Joseph teaches US trust in God.
Undo :btedly. in ell his years of ad-
versi Y. Joseph must have kept his
trust in God firm and secure. His
life must have seemed a hard one at
times. his future must have looked
dark and foreboding. yet God watched
over him, and when he trusted Him be
was not put to shame. All have their
adversities. No pathway in life is
strewn alone with flowers. Let us
learn from Joseph to trust God along
the rough ways.
2. Joseph teaches a lesson in purity.
His act in resisting the advances of
the wife of Potiphar. even at the risk
Of his life, demonstrates the great pu-
rity of his heart and life This lesson
needs to be impressed upon us today.
Impurity In thought word and deed
abounds all about US in life. and many.
many people make no effort to restrain
their passions and appetites. Let us
follow the example of Joseph, renem-
bering the words of the Master.
blessed are the pure in heart. for they
shall see God"
8. Joseph teaches lesson in forgive
ness. His forgiveness of his brethren
stands as one of the most conspicuous
Illustrations of Old Testament forgive
ness. 1t bears a likeness to the spirit
OF the Master when He prayed, IA
ther, forgive them; they know not what
they do" 1t is hard to forgive some
times, but we should forgive one an
other, "even as God for Christ's sake
has forgiven u.s."
4. Joseph teaches a lesson in Gods
providence. 1T was not you. but
God, who sent me to Egypt" said
Joseph to his repentant brethren. God
was working out his plans in the life
Of Joseph. So he is in all our lives.
Our God is sovereign God. He moves
In a mysterious way His wonders to
perform, but He moves and performs
His will. Our lives are in His hands.
Let us rejoice over that fact and then
strive more and more to come into
complete harmony with His will.
BIBLE READINGS.
Gen. xxxvii, 1886; xxx. IA; X, %;
XIV, Ills; |. 1926; Josh. /, Z; Ps. XVI.
i; Matt. v, s; Rom. viii. 1888; Rev.
IL 10.
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THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth, Ne

Could we but draw back the curtains
That surround each others lives.
See their naked heart and spirit.
Know what spur the action gives,
Often we should fluid Il better,
Purer than we judge we should
We should love each other better,
If we only understood.
Could we judge all deeds 10y motives,
See the good and bad within,
Often we should love the sinner,
An the while we loathe the sin.
Could we know the powers working
To overthrow integrity,
We should judge each others errors
With more patient charity.
II we knew the care and trials.
Knew the effort all In vain,
And the bitter disappointment.
Understood the loss and gain,
Would the grim external roIghness
Seem, l wonder, just the same?
Would we help where now We hinder9
Would we pity where we blame?
All We judge each other hsrshly,
Knowing not hfe's hidden force;
Knowing not the feunt of action
Is less turbid at Its source.
Seeing no, amid the evil
All the golden grains OF good;
Oh, We'd love each other better.
If we only understood.
From EeCaiI's Magaxin
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

The Industrious mantle plain, ev-
eryday kind, we mean-gets to his
work early. Three hours later the man
Of marked executive ability drops in to
see that the Industrious man keeps
steadily at work. II everything is 60
ing well the man Of marked executive
ability leaves for the day. for there Ia
no need for q display Of his peculiar
qualities. II everything Is going Ill the
man Of marked executive ability quits
at once in order that his reputation
may not be compromised by his pres
ence.-Boston Transcript.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

The Presbyterian society of Bement,
m. composed OF forty-fve members,
last year gave $3.50 to missions.
In o post ONCE Of northern Japan
fhs CLERKS have formed themselves in
- q Christian Endeavor society to win
their Buddhist companions to Christ
. Rev. DR.. Jacob Chamberlain says
that undoubtedly the Christian En-
dsavor society will advance the evan
uelization Of India by 4 full genera
ton
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07
SOUTH DEER ISLE.

The union here held It's last meeting
with Mrs. Bertha Berdeen, and o. II Was
quite interesting the scribe viii pass along
the programme, suggesting that other
unions try 1t and report.
At the meeting before, come OF the
younger members had 1t the close been
much interested in discussing the problem
OF winter dresses, "what to wear and how
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

tAny question may b asked that per-
oAips TO any phase Of Christian Endeavcr
work. Address Lock Box ga. Bingham
ton N. II
104. o. d. n, Binghamton, N. T.
Have regular stated times for your
business meetings and committee meet.
ings. Order is the first law ef success
full Christian endeavor.
105. 9. NJ r.. Dunmore. Pa.-You
can get an illustrated story of the Dem
yer convention for so cents at the
United society headquarters. Boston.
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s.ss..s.4 ~ .. E.A..y...-

Dag9estsA ~ N EnAeaveRex.
Martha Washinston's face Il on the
NV sight cent postage stamp 1t the
euggestion Of Christian Endeavorer.
Ms Julia Fraser OF Oakland. Cal A.
a11tant Postmaster General Madden
AAs Acknowledged In . lettsr that hsr
sst1cle In the LAdie1 Home Journal.
why Not Woman's FACET suggest
Cd the idea TO him.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

untiring s up
porter. Before
his call to Au-
burn seminary
and while he
was pastor of
a large and In
fuential Pres
by t e r / a n
church he met
I b e exacting
demands of the
office of presi-
dent Of the
Pennsylva n l a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

Dear NJ. B. Friends:
Isn't it a good text we have for this
week? "If we only understood" 1 sup
pose every one OF us have at some time
made up our min is aIout a certain thing,
or passed judgment upon the doipgs of
some one, and finding ourselves mistaken
in our d. CT ion have said: ~ will not
judge another again." aud straightway
We 60 and forget. ''If we knew" there
would be more charity exercised, more
sympathy espresso I, more help given.
Nov reverse the thought. If we knew"
how our own motives d kind intents
were misconstrued, how won d we be
affected by it? 1 wonder sometimes II
hums kind were not, on the whole, made
to be self-satisfied creatures; and once
more, wonder that '.Sister b." and IS.
J. ", Ego" and others who think on
these things, M say to that last prspo-
sition.
1t gives me great pleasure to welcome a
new sister 10 the cir Gle and to introduce to
you "May" who comes with some excel
lent recipes, and she must remember the
''mites" we're "more than they all gave".
so we hope to have more OF your ''mites".
Dear AUNT Madge:
For come time have been interested in your
column and helped by the useful hints suggested
therein. many of which have found a way into
l have used and found very good.
APPLE TAPIoCA-To one-haif cup of tapioca
Il use the "Minute') add one half cup Of sugar
and one. half teaspoonful nf salt ouer this ronr
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

A medical specialist was very much
In the habit Of using notebook to as
sist his menaory and insure precision.
In course Of time It -happeped that hid
aged father died. The worthy doctor
attended the obsequies As chief mourn
or with due solemnity. At the cJo6e BIZ
was observed to take ont bis notebook
and carefully to erase the words Mem
Bury father."-Scotttsh American.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

SsstA Dakota EntAusiasn-
Field Secretary Eberman writes Of a
South Dakota minister who rode nine
u miles on his bicycle to attend q con-
vent1on.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

ART. D. D. filing the po-
Astion with marked distinction. He is
much In demand as a convention speak
~ and never fails to interest and in
u&uct an audience. He recently formed
Me Christian Endeavor Correspondence
school For Training Christian Work
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

! A Director of the Training school.
Christian Endeavor has always had
In President George B. Stewart. d. D.,
Of Auburn Theological seminary
warru friend, q loving admirer and an
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

Landlady Yes, sir. two chickens
went into that soup. e..
Boarder-Never mind, madam, never
mind. No harm done. No one would
ever suspect it. assure yorktown
and Country.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

II heard her boasting that her dinner
party was a success from the begin
ming and ended with the greatest
'sciaw.' What's 'eclaw. anyway
'why-er-that was the dessert. Of
course. Didn't you ever eat a 'choco-
Ne eclaw T "-Exchange.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-07

Narrow minds think nothing right
above their own capacity. -Rochefou.
cauid.
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PRAISE SOMETIMES.

There Is nothing better for . girl sometimes
than little hearty praise. Many good people
conscientiously act on the direct opposite, and
seem to think nothing better than little hearty
blame. They are mistaken. conscientious In
their blame as they may be. There are sore
burdens enough IA life, bitterness and pain
enough. hard work enough and little enough for
it-enough to depress US all and keep US humble,
keen enough sense Of failure. succeed as one
may; and word of hearty commentator now
and then viii tighten the load and brighten the
heart and send . woman on with new hope and
energy, and II she have amy reasonable amount
Of brains at all n will do her no harm.
Children are sometimes hall. starved for .
little hearty praise. Boys will act up to the
estimate put upon them. or at least try to, II
they are worth their salt. A hearty word of
commendstion 10 meat and drink TO them for
the next endeavor.
It is 90 with wives. The strongest Of as can.
not work without some recognition of our work.
We want to know that IT 10 considered good.
Our own judgments are not sufficient for as.
"welI donei" now and then makes us certain
of doing better still in the future.
add few quotations from the October
Success:
Don't worry, don't fret. however dark the
outlook; you win ultimately come to the light If
you look upward, live upward. work upward.
To be content with little Is difficult; to be con-
tent with much. impossible.
We often find that boys who have educated
themselves in the country, almost without
schooling or teachers, make the most vigorous
thinkers.
Life is like the ocean. 1t browns one man
II bnoys up the other because he strikes 1t skill
fully and buffets 1t with lnsty sinews.
AUNT MADGE.
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Dear NJ. B. Friends:

Selected By Aleria.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
The Postoffice Irregularities.

What the former postmaster general. MT. Smith, says of the extraordinary burden thrown upon the department in lSSS, the war year, is true and per tinent. Many of the Irregularities, he says, were really necessities of the emergency if the soldiers were to get their letters from home and the old folks at home were to get their letters from the soldiers. For one irregularity he assumes personal responsibility; it represents, he says, a handsome saving of public money. He remembers now that he ordered an investigation of the Tuiloch charges. II convinced him that three was not much of substance in them. but some apparently unjustiaa- ble things were brought to light and he gave orders for their correction. On one point he flatly contradicts Tulloch. MT. Bristow, he says, never asked him to investigate Perry Heath.-Hartford Courant.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
Protection for England.

England for sixty years has been free trade in tariff and policy. Secretary Chamberlain proposes to make it pro tection country. Disguise his policy as he may, this is the substance and pur- pose of MT. Chamberlain's speeches. No like fiscal revolution has been pro- posed since Prince Bismarck twenty four years ago reversed the tariff policy of Germany. Like Bismarck then, Sec retary Chamberlain now minimizes the change he urges.
 But this changes nothing. The broad fact remains, the most important and momentOus in modern economic history that Mir. Balfour, as premier, and MT. Chamberlain, as the foremost man in the conservative ministry, favor a change for England and it's empire from free trade to protection. This will ] take time. It is not to be done by a bill or by mere tariff changes.
 A revolution in the structure of the
 British empire is proposed For tariff purposes the different units of the
 British empire are independent. Their
 tariffs range from Gibraltar, which has
 no duties on imports and is a free port,
 to the high protective tariff. with no duties which give even incidental pro
 lection. India has a tariff drawn on free trade principles. The self govern ing colonies have for the most part protective tariffs. Each goes it's own gait No reciprocity exists between them. Each taxes as it pleases the i'm ports from foreign countries. from En- gland and from other colonies. En- gland not only has free trade, but it permits freedom in tariffs to all the constituent parts of the English en- piIe.
 Mir. Chamberlain not only proposes to reverse the traditional policy of England itself in regard to protection,
 but he intends also to revolutionize the
 present fiscal structure of the British empire and to remodel it's tariffs so as to make them reciprocal mutually en- couraging the products of each. Eng land today buys it's food where il is
 cheapest, most of it from this country and North Europe. Mir. Chamberlain
 proposes to lay duty on our wheat and meat and on eggs. butter. and other food products of North Europe for the benefit of British colonies. All manufactures entering England are free. Mir. Chamberlain will tax them
 to fight American trusts and force
 Germany into tariff concessions. He shrinks now from taxing raw materials.
 but he will be ready to do this where colonial needs render it wise.-Phila- delDhia Press.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
Chinese Fear of Western Learning

The Literary Digest contains trans lation of an editorial in a Chinese daily which is calculated to make the advo- cates of western learning for China stop and think. This new wine in China's old bottles may be not only dynamic. but dynamite. Says the Chinese editor:
 At the present moment schools for western learning are being established in all the provinces of China; but it is to be feared that. before China gathers any good fruits from these new schools she will suffer great harm. .. Of the many evils which may attend the establishment of the new schools for western learning, the greatest are the total disregard of the Chinese classics by t-e students, and the great con- tempt they may entertain for their rules. It is entirely by means of the classics that the good principles Of government. established by our ancient kings and emperors, and the rules of ethics inculcated by our ancient sages have been transmitted to us. .. The establishment of the new schools for western learning, while it enlightens the people, fills their brains with all sorts of new ideas, which, if not prop erly regulated. will eventually lead to violent rebellion against the govern ment."
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
Language in the Schools.

The board of education appears to have disposed judiciously of the re- gently much disputed question of in- struction in foreign languages in the public schools It will be recalled that there has been sharp rivalry between the advocates respectively of French and of German, and many public ap- peals have been made in behalf of each or those languages. The board of ed ucation has avoided any attempt to decide between them. It treats them as equals, and puts them both, on even terms, CT the elective list, together with Latin and stenography. Thus no pupils, will be required to study either of those languages, but any pupil may do so if he or she or his or her parents shall so elect To that arrangement it is not easy to imagine any valid objec- tiOn.-New York Tribune
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
HOTEL CRAY GABLES. Los Angeles, Cal.

IT, family hctel for transient and permanent guests lose to busin center, all lines and places of sic. Call send for rates. E. R. PARMELEII. Mgr
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08

age. The least changes that the advO- cates of revision could accept were made in ordsr to minimize the opposi- pared the revision did it's work so well that it was excepted by an overwhelm- ing majority, of the Presbyteries, and the action oi the general assembly was nearly unanimous.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
QUERIES.

Tn duplicate whist, is double dealing permissible? sSkE
 If a man is a picture of health does he necessarily have to have a power ful frame?
 Are promoters necessarily stage Caches.-HaTVard Lampoon.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
Hotel C Cobra do

LOS ANGELES, GAIL
 An elegantly furnished family hotel. (Rooms only). Best beds in town. Rooms single or en suite. Everything new. Rates S2.5O per week and up. One block from Central park. 6211s s. Broadway.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
When in Los Angeles
 Stop at I.ENOX CHAMBERS

DO So. Spring St. New. modern. quiet, respectable house, centrally located. Steam heat hot and cold water in every room. Rates reas- onable. BENJ. MCKINNEY,
 IrOpIietor.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08

VULCAN IRON WORKS. 917-919 N. Main st., manfrs. stamp mills, ore crush CTS. well tools. General machine work.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
sANATORIUMS 8
BARRELS AND TANKS.
OPTICAL GOODS

Los Angeles Cooperage Co. Tanks barrel and kegs. Write for prIces.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08
FORTIN 6 HAWKINS
MAOHINERY. ENGINES. ETC.

Large gangs a speciality. Both phones Main 419 1O4-1O6 N. Los Angeles st.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-08

s Ihone gas and eectTcty. Rooms P per week up
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-08-07
LIQUOR is TO BLAME,
Enormous Increase of Insanity
Arousing Attention in Europe.
in Germany 75 Per Cent. of the
Cases are Due to Drinking to
EXcess-England and Wales
Furnish $4,000 Lunntics.

London, Aug. 4.-England has been
staggered by the appalling increase of
insanity reported by the lunacy COM
mission. Under so years of age there
are about $4,000 lunatics in England
and Wales to-day. In 1859 the pro-
portion of lunatics to the population
was 1 in 536. To-day it is one in 293.
The increase in lunacy since 1894 is
extraordinary. How far war is respon-
sible for the appalling increase is un-
known. Students seeking to explain
the cause of the icnrease find drink &C
counts for about a quarter of the total
cases among the men and about 10 per
cent. among the women Physical
rather than direct mental cause is re-
sponsible for the great increase of in
sanity. Thirty-three per cent. of the
cases are attributable to disease. The
chief increase is found among the pau
per classes, whose lack of nourishment
causes tendency to disease and weak
ems the mind. The increase of lunacy
among the well-to-do classes is dis
proportionately larger than in 1859.
In Germany the enormous increase
Of insanity is arousing attention. Ber-
lin alone has $500 lunatics. Insanity is
increasing faster than the population.
German alienists declare that intern
perance is the most prolific cause of in
sanity. 1t is stated that IS per cent.
of all cases of mental disorders treated
in the state asylums are due to Excess
sive beer and whisky drinking.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-08-07
LABOR LEADER IN TROUBLE.
Manila Court Jails Gomez, Who
Is Charged With Aiding Enc
mics of the Government.

Manila, Aug. l. Dominadnor Gomez
president of the democratic labor
union, has been found guilty of con-
tempt of court and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for six months. When the
union was declared bankrupt some
time ago upon investigation of it's af-
fairs by the government, a newspaper
connected with it was suspended and
placed in the hands of a receiver. Go
mez took it upon himself to republish
the paper and was promptly arrested
upon the charge of contempt for which
he has Just been sentenced. Gomez
was arrested in May last upon charge
of ENLIGHTENMENT of funds from the
labor union, the government charging
that the money stolen was used to
furnish arms and food to the insur-
gents of Rial province. The union,
which has a membership of $4,000, has
always been closely allied with the ma
tional party and is strongly in sympa-
thy with the insurgents,