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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04

Dear Aunt Madee aud Sisters:
The NJ. B. column has been so acceptably filed
by the regular contributors that have not felt
as though l could write anything which would
interest It's readers, but think will venture
now to add my mite, as Aunt Madge has
not had much assistance lately. ! am aware
that she always furnishes the best of good
things, when the sisters fail to do their share,
but it does not be quite fair for her to be
obliged to do so much.
If the reunion question should be put to vote.
l should hold up both hands in favor of it,
although l should not probably be there; yet It
would give me pleasure to know that the other
sisters were.
1 tried "G's" doughnut recipe and pronounce
1t good.
After reading "A's" last letter. was tempted
to write a woeful letter and see II Aunt Madse
would write personal letter to me. but fearing
that should not be as fortunate as she, re.
sisted the temptation.
am glad that she has recovered from her fit
of the blues, and that she has decided to "look
out for MOL"
Last summer after reading her discouraged
letter. / thought that l would try and write a
few words of encouragement, but "Sister B.,
and Ego" expressed my sentiments so much
better than / could have done, that l thought
she would be comforted and encouraged,
without anything more being said.
think that she has discovered the true secret
of happiness. for / know of no surer way of
becoming happy than by trying to bring sun
shine into some other life, especially by making
a happy home for homeless little one Sod
win certainly bless her efforts.
! will send two ways of using rice. which may
be new to some of the young housekeepers:
Cook one cupful of rice in the usual way.
until nearly done, then stir in cupful of
chopped apples, cook untilthe apples are soft.
Another way is TO cook the rice until thor
oughly DONE then stir into it the white of one egg
beaten to a stiff frotb. remove from the stove
and serve with sugar sauce; or with cream ana
sugar. 1 sometimes make the following sauce
for 1t:
One capful of sugar mixed with one table
spoonful of -four, add to it half pint or more
of boiling water, cook few minutes beat the
yolk Of one egg in a bowl and pour the mixture
over It; stir together quickly as possible, add
piece of butter and favoring. ALExIA.
We are all glad to hear again from
"Alexia". Aunt Msdge would like to
write a personal letter to every sister who
would care to receive one from her, but
cannot always get to it when she would
like. You will hear from her without the
"woeful letter..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
Quiz Box.

fAny question may be asked that per-
tains to any phase OF Christian Endeavor
work Address Lock Box s74. Bingham
ton, N. VI
Al. o., Detroit, Mieh.-All who are
interested in systematic, devotional BIZ
BILE study should read Bible Study For
Personal Spiritual Growth" an address
by Mr.. John r. Mott. Daily Bible, the
official devotional calendar Of the New
York State Christian Endeavor union.
has reprinted iris address, together
with an address on the Bible by Pres
ident Roosevelt. A copy Of the issue
containing these two valuable address
es win be sent free On request. Ad-
dress Daily Bible, Clifton Springs. N. Y.
A. f., Ithaca, n. Y.-The Bingham
ton On. " City Union has secured a
dozen copies Of individual Work For
Individuals" by Rev. H Clay Trum-
bull. and is circulating them among the
various societies to be read by not less
than ten persons in each; this as a pre-
liminary step to an aggressive cam
paign OF personal work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04

has shone all day. ! suppose Ego can beat that
in her Sightseeing but hardly believe 1t.
Didn't that Wooster throw off his mouth
about robins? He must have a large heart.
He probably saw four robins at one time, and
1t shriveled him all up. Do you really think he
knows how strawberries and cream taste?
shall hunt up A. s. Condor when he comes to
Maine, and shake hands with him; he is the boy
all right.
How many of you have got your sewing
done? Pm about middle way of mine. | ex-
pect / read a bit too much. l have
just read book called Black Rock; 1t was very
nice. wish you all had 1t to read tomorrow.
and hope you all have the Youths Compan-
ion to read 1t is one of the best papers, SO help
full in every way. heard business man say
that the Youths Companion vas his stay; 1t
gave so much Information that was reliable and
the short stories were so restful to busy man.
All of you who have the Companion please
read "The Fun in Life" sketch; 1t is very
good.
Hasn't Aunt Madge said nice things to us? ]
for one thank her heartily. Now let's help her
out for a while.
Esther, where are the questions? Don't
make them very hard you must remember we
are Just thawed out.
Here's how make pumpkin pies: For ! pies,
quarts well cooked and sifted pumpkins, an
egg TO pie. molasses enough to give a good
color, two cups sugar, just pinch of ginger or
cloves, a teaspoonful vanilla or lemon. a little
salt then give IL good stirring, then put In a
quart of cream and stir some more, then put in
milk enough to make il just right. and If you
have good paste and bake them properly they
are more than good.
Grandma c.. tell the NJ. Bites how to make
sweet apple pies, please. happen to know
that You can make them very nice. Welll what
a long letter you will all say; bet don't mind
I'll let you all have a chance now.
Don't wish you could all see my rose bush
and my Boston fern. Here's love and best
wishes to you all, and will you all please write
fuT the NJ. B. column soons
Yours truly,
AUNT MARIA.
Yes, we own "BIack Rock" at our house.
AUNT MADGE
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04

The Rams Horn recently asked and
solicited answers to these questions:
"Who is the greatest man in the world
at this moment and why" The follow
ing is one of the answers submitted,
paying a tribute to the founder of the
Christian Endeavor movement Rev.
Francis E. Clark. D. D.:
Not he is great whose hand Is red
With blood in mighty conquest shed
TIL victory marks all his ways
And nations sing aloud his praise
Far greater he who opes the door
Where knowledge keeps her treasure
store
Or seeks to Danish greed and strife
BY teaching men high aims in life,
But greatest he whose voice and pen
Have drawn to God his fellow men
And welded in ono giant band
The Christian souls of every land.
john R. Clements.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
Correspondence.
The Robin Question.
sURRY, Feb. ~, 1903.


To the Editor Of The Americdn'
The robin question which is being freeiy
discussed through the columns OF IHk
AMERICAN is getting to be decidedly m
teresting, at least, and L, may oe
allowed little space, would like TO have
small corner in this affair.
/ have no desire to criticise any one, Tor
think there is sometimes difference IN
conditions In different localities, and every
person has q perfect right to his opinion,
especially when that opinion is the result
OF careful observation.
/ have cultivated straw berries on small
scale for several years, on my premises
near the miIlstream of Surry village, ana
robins are quite plenty here.
At first feared they would prove seri-
GUS draw back to my small fruit business
But / soon found | had far worse
enemy than robins to contend with, and
that was the cherry birds, or perhaps more
properly, the cedar birds, Though they are
commonly called by the first name here
for they feed almost wholly upon wild
cherries Wnen tney are rips
They are very partialto Strawberries
earlier in the season, and when they find
bed OF this fruit which has begun to
ripen, they just make it their business TO
eat and destroy all they can, and they are
capable OF doing great deal In that line;
for while they are quite small, pretty and
innocent-lo looking birds, they are very
numerous, often going In large fiocks, and
IL the fruit is large they will pick into
and so ruin more berries than they can
eat; and II not looked after promptly are
sure to do much harm.
Now | often see robins among my
straw berry plants, aud have watched
them narrowly but have failed to see
them doing much harm. 1t Is true
robin will eat q berry occasionally, and
there may be once in a while an individ-
usl robin which Is very fond OF them, but
as rule 1t is not so here, for / have seen
them run along between the rows when
the plants were laden with tempting ripe
fruit without paying the least attention
to the berries, but looking sharply after
found on the surface, and devouripg
them greedily, just as they do in my
vegetable garden near by. Bic
1 have watched my grounds very closely
and spend large part OF my time in
summer among my small fruits Il have
several kinds), and have always been a
close observer OF birds of all kinds. /
have come to look upon the robins as
friends, and welcome them upon my
premises.
do not wish to dispute the statements
OF men OF so mnch larger experience
than myself. for there may be difference
in other places; a scarcity of other food
for the robins or something OF that sort;
hut ] should not be surprised II these
same gentlemen would find by close
watching that the sleek little cherry
birds with their innocent appearance
were guilty OF great deal OF the mis-
chief for which the robin is blamed.
J. e. GorT.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
u. @. q. II. 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 live column,
but 1t needs some effort on the part of W. C. t.
q. women to make 1t so. 1t is a column of their
making, not ours, and will be what they make
it. Items and communications should be short,
and are. of course, subject to approval of the
editor.l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
fflutual Benefit Column.
EDITED BY "AuNr MADeE".
It's Motto: "Helpful and Hopeful"

The purposes of this column are succinctly
stated In the title and motto--it Is for the mu-
tual benefit. and aims to be helpful and hopeful.
Being for the common good. IL is for the com
mon use-a public servant, purveyor of In
formation and suggestion, a medium for the In.
tercbange OF ideas. In this capacity 1t solicits
communications, and Its success depends large
ly on the support given 1t In this respect. Com.
munications must be signed, but the name of
writer will not be printed except by permission.
Communications will be subject to approval or
rejection by the editor of the column, but none
will be rejected without good reason. Address
all communications 10
THE AMERICAN,
Ellsworth, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
A Remarkable Case.

One of the most remarkable cases of q
cold, deep seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude Z.
Fenner, Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cured by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says: II tried a number of
remedies to no avail until / used One
Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles OF this
wonderful remedy cured me entirely,
strengthened my lungs and restored me
to my health and strength" WIGGIN &
MOORE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
1t. Spiritual Machinery.

When people object to the pledge and
say there is too much machinery about
the Endeavor idea, let us show them
1t is spiritual machinery and that there
is prayer behind it aI.-Heard In a
Convention.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04

Dear NJ. B. Friends:
This week have another rich feast for
you, beginning with
DATE CAKE-one- half cup butter. u cups
brown sugar, X cup milk, eggs, / X cups -four,
Y teaspoon cinnamon. n teaspoon nutmeg, X
pound stoned dates cut fine, u teaspoon soda, /
teaspoon cream tartar. NOVICE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
G.d,. Right.

Pleading fo3 self surrender in re
cent quiet hour service Rev. Dr. Fan
els e. Clark said, God has right to
have a chance at u.s."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04

Hives are terrible torment to the little folks,
and TO some older ones, Easily cured Doan's
Ointment never fails. Instant relief, permanent
cure. at any drug store, 80 cents.-Adrf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
As the mite the widow offered

As the mite the widow offered
Brought = blessing sweet and rare,
And the riches of the miser
Were not worth pauper's prayer
So smile when men mark failure"
Ger the life of any man:
For the acme of all greatness
Is to do the best we can.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04

This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrOm0=Qninine Tablets
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-04
BIBLE READINGS.

Sam. xvi, Z; Ps. II. 10; Prov. Nv, %;
Jer. xvii. 10, IL; Eek. XII, 1920; xviii,
q, 80; Matt. V, s; II, $3.50; Eph. lii.
14-19; Phil. iv, 6, Z.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

The announcement Of Mr.. E. N.
Abbott, OF Okolons, will be found In
this issue, as q candidate for County
Treasurer, and that he win be in the
race before the primary is held In q
manner to make all his competitors
realize that be is q winner, his many
friends in this section OF the county
will guarantee. Ed Abbott has every
qualification for the Office to which he
aspires, and 90 q citizen and gentle
man stands as high sS any man in
Chickasaw county. He has lived IN
this county for hfty-two years, played
on the streets Of Okolona as 3 bare
foot boy. when cat fish and sunhsh
could be caught in pools where now
business houses and residences tower
toward the skies, and his life and
worth % a straight forword citizen
has been watched by every one from
childhood to the present day, without
3 stain or censure being cast upon it.
Everybody knows him and honors
him. he has never been an aspirant
for ONCE except one time about
twenty years ago when be made the
race for the same position to which
be now aspires and came within 80
votes Of landing the prize. He has
among his ardent supporters this year
some Of the most staunoh and infuen-
tial men Of all portions Of the county
who recognize bic worth and viii DO
everything honorable to secure his
election.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
BRITAIN WAKES UP.
Establishment Of Department d
Commerce Here ArOuses Interest
OmeiaI organ OF LOndOn Chamber of
Commerce Declares That Great
Britain Cannot AFFORD 70
Les Behind.

The creation Of department Of com
merce in the United States has awak-
ened great interest In other countries
and especially in the mother country,
where our active but friendly rivalry
In the worlds markets Is q subject Of
much attention, and the appointment
Of a minister of commerce forthe Unit
ed Kingdom Is being urged. The Lon
don Chamber Of Commerce Journal.
the official organ Of the London cham
Der Of commerce. in a recent issue says:
"In this country the opinion was for
long held that the best way TO assist
trade was to leave IL severely alone,
and TO rely upon the foresight, skfll
and energy of merchants and man
ufacturers to maintain our preeminent
position in the worlds markets. Lat
terly, however, there has been a ten
dency to direct the attention of parlia-
ment more and more 70 commercial
matters. II is unquestionable that the
idea is rapidly gaining in strength that
in many directions considerably more
attention and assistance might be
given by the state TO extending trade
than is at present accorded.
"We are now at q period Of tense ri
valry in trade; our merchants and man
ufacturers are face to face with the
keenest competition that has ever been
known; and that competition is daily
developing. Is IL not remarkable, In
view Of the magnitude of the interests
involved, that the United Kingdom
the greatest manufacturing and COM
mercial nation in the world-has not
In the cabinet a minister of commerce?
In the United States, which may be
looked upon as our most formidable
competitor, and whose people are keen
" alive to the necessities of modern
commerce, the need for such a minis
ter has already been fully recognized.
Surely, Great Britain cannot afford to
lag behind.
Those who ask forthe appointment
Of a minister Of commerce do not do
so in any spirit Of complaint or ami
mostly against the board Of trade, but
because they believe that the interests
Of the country would be best served by
the establishment Of the desired minis
try. There is no inclination to dispar-
age the good work performed by the
department, which has rendered great
services to commerce. Few people are
aware of the varied duties intrusted to
the care of the board of trade; but
what is wanted for commerce Is a de-
partment which shall be in a position
to give its undivided attention to the
furtherance of commercial interests
only, so that the distinction between
a board of trade as now existing and g
ministry of commerce, as proposed, is
not a mere matter of words, but consti-
tutes a vital difference in principle"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
NEW USE FOR AUTOMOBILE.
HOFseless Carriage u Hampstead
Il. - MAJ n to Pump Water
for Family Needs.

It has remained for H. ]. Dietz, a
lamp manufacturer Of Hempstead,
L. L, to turn a four horsepower
automobile into a farm implement.
One of Mr.. Dietz' workmen on his
Hampstead place pumps water with
the car from a we'll 20 feet deep into
a reservoir IS feet high, making a
total lift of n feet. For Is days IL
has pumped each day 500 gallons of
water in addition to carrying Mr..
Dietz many miles over the roads.
During the early part of this month
Mr.. Dietz' gasoline engine, which
used to pump the water, broke down.
It looked as If there would be a wa
ter famine on the place, and Mr..
Dietz was just contemplating NOV
ing his family and horses to the city
until the pump could be fixed when
he hit upon the idea of using his
automobile.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

owner is not imbued with the impor-
lance Of caring for the endurance Of
the town or community. That home
which is permitted 10 decay for the
want Of paint or where the fences are
ell tumble down and unoared for soon
becomes an eye sore to ell passers BY,
and no one can have much respect for
the owner. II apiece Of property is
worth having Il Is worth taking care
OF, and such neglects OF ones posses
sions are either a direct indication
that the community ls In decay or that
the individual owning the property IL
behind the rest OF bis neighbors and
ought to feel 9 tingle Of shame every
time he appears on the streets. Too
much attention cannot be given to the
keeping up Of all public buildings and
and other improvements In every
community, and where this is the rule,
private parties are usually inspired
to keep up with the example. II
there lie anything in chaos about your
premises, drag 1t out into the street
and touch . match to Il or hx Il up.
Then you will have license to demand
Of your municipality that II enforces
sanitary regulations and keeps up tie
properties.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
PERFUMED STATUES A FAD.
French scuIptOrs Garry Esthetielsm
e . Remarkable Extent in Ca
teFing to Popular Taste.

The latest notion among Partisan
sculptors is to perfume as wen as
color their feminine figures. The
practice of tinting the marble has
been gaining in favor with French
sculptors to such an extent that in
the last few years a pure white stat
ne, particularly if representing a
woman, has been a rarity.
The younger men, in their desire
to produce something ultra-esthetic,
mix their paints with oil specially
prepared with powerful perfumes,
thus giving an added touch of realism
to the statues by making an appeal
to the sense of smell as well as to
that of sight. The true Partisan is
an enthusiastic advocate Of perfume.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

We shall now be entertained for q
few weeks by long discussions Of the
praCticabilityIOf the levee system along
the Mississippi river. The trouble
about the matter is that the question
viii be discussed most deliberately by
q class Of ioody writer's who know no
more about the question scientifically
athan the average delta negro. All
speculations r practically on & par
until the river gets bank full and then
it takes the attitude of the editors
barn, which needs no roof when the
weather lie nice, and when it Is raining
he can't put the roof on.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

The fad in the state this season
seems to be for the vsrious candidates
for state Office to challei GO their home
competitors to submit preliminarily
their candidacy to their home county
to decide. When a man owns the
home machine be can feel safe il
doing this. Up to tho present writing
none of the challenges have been ac-
'cepted, and the people ara not hungry
to have any Of them tried. The pub
lie generally is not worrying enough
about the candidacy of any Individual
ito feel disposed to get tangled in 3
county primary in advance Of the
general primary provided for by
statute.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

The blunders of the Memphis
papers, to which the festive Office
hunter in Mississippi rushes for
printed publicity, r frequently very
amusing. It is nothing uncommon
for q Chickasaw aspirant to be credit
to OhOctsw county, or to some other
county the name of which commences
with a O. The men who are striving
to go around their homo papers viii
discover their mistake when it is too
late.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

Local interests to be subserved by
the selection Of county officers In
many instances r being overshadow-
ed By the canvass made for various
state aspirsnts. A man always looks
bigger when You r not too close to
him, and naturally when the people
get to yelling for a candidate for gov
ernor they forget the Importance Of
the neighbor who lie running ct home
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

Every town owes 1t TO itself to avoid
decay. This can only be effected by
those who own property within the
corporate limits seeing to it that that
property is kept in repair, and when q
new building is erected that it should
be 30 constructed as not to look like 8
temporary device calculated to an
swer for q year or two. Any place
where the out buildings are permitted
to tumble down or lean over from the
rotting away Of sustaining parts, and
are left standing in that dilapidated
condition, il a disgrace to the c0mmu-
nifty and shows conclusiveIy that the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15

for sheriff or assessor. The commit
tee in Marion county has put q stop to
this by refusing to call q primary for
the nomination Of county officers and
proposes TO let all the candidates run
through to the election.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-15
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august "a, 1901.
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