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MAKING II Easier.

Little jeans dolly had met with an
accident, and her mother had procured
a new head for 1t. The removal Of
the old head proved to be rather
difficult task, which Jean watched
with great interest.
I'm afraid, Jean, / can't get this
old head off," said the mother.
jeans face glowed with the light of
an inspiration as she said:
Never mind, mamma; just take the
body off"
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LAKE VIEW. HAppYrowN.

Lake View grange held special meet
ing Feb. 6, with good attendance and
one visitor from Northern Star grange,
Bethel, Vt. The lecturer and Ceres were
installed by Past Master Byron E. Davis.
The first and second degrees were con-
ferred on one candidate. The next meet
ing will be held Feb. ID.
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A. n. b,
Dear NJ. b. Sisters:
Now for a description of my little home. ]
live on fifth street on Matches avenue. The
avenue runs almost the length of the city, and
We live within three blocks of the Cascade
Lumber Co.; they never sleep or leave of
work the year round. They ploy 800 to 4OC
men.
The house is bungalow; the outside il
elapboarded lower part; upper parts
shingled; lower painted cream; upper
painted brown; roof green; the roof hangs
over about thirty inches, with fancy brackets
on the under side to finish it off.
There are two large porches. The house
has seven rooms. not counting pantry or bath
The living-room is very large, but the pan
try is ''just the checker; a cabinet covered
with steel, all kinds of shelves and a porce.
lain sink-nice place to wash and drair
dishes. The wood work inside is all done in
the mission design. The folding doors slid,
back in the walls. The door hangers, knobs
locks, electric bell and all the ..fxings'' are Of
gum and copper metal; pretty and tasteful
but not expensive. The windows are of al
sizes-some large, some common size, sons
little odd windows. They make the pretties
ODD houses and windows out here, somethin,
like they do at Bar Harbor
The woodwork is fir; then when the dress
ing and varnish are on, it brings cut the diff
ferent grains SO no two boards are Just alike
one never tires of looking at them perfec
imitation Of walnut
!, floors are soft wood oiled and vanished O
~a1ed' walls piastered with wood fbre
smooth finish.
seeded down the lawn in September Gras
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Lamoine grange held its regular meet
ing Feb. 2. About forty were present.
1t was voted to have supper the night OF
Feb. IL. The grange has purchased some
new lamps, which are expected soon.
The master appointed several committees
for the ensuing year, after which an in
reresting program was carried out.
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MAssAPAouA, SOUTH BLuEH1LL.

Massapaqua grange net with fair at
tendance. After business, a good enter
tainment was furnished. A mock mar
riage ceremony was performed by menu
bers of the home grange. The question,
"What should we do to encourage the
young folks to stay on the farm?" was
discussed interestingly. One application
for membership was received. All had a
good time, but much illness has kept
down attendance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

SWELL" remarked young NJ. d. just
from college, 81 suppose the next thing
will be to hunt a location, and then wal,
for something to do, like patience on a
monument" "Yes," said bystander,
''and it won't be long after you do begin
before the monuments will be on the pa
TENTS"
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HIGHLAND, NORTH pENoBscor.

Highland grange held its regular meet
ing Feb. 5, with good attendance. One ap-
plication was received. A program of
readings, conundrums and dialogue was
well rendered. Question, (which is the
more profitable for farmer, a 500 horse
or $50 cow?" At the next meeting there
will be Lincoln Day program.
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HARVEST HOME. WEST ELLSWORTH

HARVEST HOME, WEST ELLSWORTH.
Owing to storms Harvest Home grange
has had no meeting since Jan. 30. There
is to be contest in the grange soon.
Sides have been chosen, with Cora r.
Grindle and Sherman Cunningham as cap
tains. The defeated side will furnish clam
stew. There will be degree work at the
next meeting.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

=, 4; Kluger, the -Jeweler, 1850 Virginia
weak from kidney trouble that / couia ha,ai~
yak hundred feet. Four bottles OF Foiey's
Kidney Remedy cleared my Complexion,
cured my nackache and the irregularities dis
appeared, and can now attend to Lnsines.
every day, and recommend Foley's Kidney
Remedy to all sufferers, as it cured me after
q. A. PAReHER.
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Dear NJ. Be-:


I've discovered that you are not all strangers
to me. ] wonder il Ann remembers q little
teacher who boarded with her dear mother,
and taught in North Bluehill one summer
when she (Ann) was, think, about seventeen
years old. Ny initials are the same as then,
but don't look the same, and am q widow
now, III bet q cent Ann won't let me sit
on the steps with her John. Anyway, it's
rather too snowy just now; I'll wait till
spring. Weused to have q lot Of fun, and !
often see the names OF those who were NO,
more than babies then, in our paper. 1t seems
SO funny that those little mischievous fellows
should grow into men and be the heads OF
families.
Yes, i remember N. L. H., il she was Nellie
B. then. She was very beautiful young
lady, if my memory serves me Alright. but ]
never knew her much, and had forgotten
Guess I've met B. &. s.; am quite sure ]
have, and We have mutual friends. NJ. A. B.
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talnly done me a
world of good and
l cannot praise it
enough. ! suffered
fromirregularities,
dizziness, nervous
ness, and a severe
female trouble.
LydiaE.P inkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has restored
me to pc ct
health and kept me
from the operating
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

Hancock Pomona grange met with
Narramissic grange, Orland, Feb. 6. Not
witbstanding the unpleasant day ana bad
travelling, about $50 patrons were present
and enjoyed fine program, and one OF
the banquets for which Narramissic is
IA med.
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GOOD WILL, AMHERST.

Good Will grange met Feb. 6, with over
seer in the chair. Owing to bad travelling
the attendance WAS small. Sister Beulah
Remission furnished a fine program.
The grange voting to have treat next
Saturday evening. Editor for the grange
paper is Sister Mabel Giles.
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EAST BLUEHILL.

East Bluehill grange held its regular
meeting Saturday evening, Feb. 8, with
good attendance, including visitors from
Arbutus and Halcyon oranges. After
business, a fine program was presented by
the lecturer. Cake and coffee were served.
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NIcoL1N, NORTH ELLSWORTH.

Owing to illness Of W. NJ. w. B. Mad
docks, Past Master H. E. Austin filled the
chair at the regular meeting Saturday
evening. Visitors were present from Bay
side grange. After business, recess was
declared, and pie, cake, doughnuts and
coffee were served. Owing to bad travel
ing, grange closed at an early hour, the
program being carried over to the next
meeting.
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LAW REeAKprso WEIGHTS AND MEASURE

A bushel Of Liverpool salt shall weigh 60
pours.s, and n bushei Of Turks Island salt SHAH
weigh e pounds.
The standard weight OF a busbei of potatoes
In good order ana ut for shipping, Is 80 pounds,
of apples. n poa nds.
The standard weight OF a bushci OF beans In
good order and nt for shipping, Is 80 pounds;
OF wheat. beets, ruta baga turnips and peas 81
pounds; of corn. 50 pounds: Of onions 81,
poubds; of caIrots. English turnips, rye and
Indian meal, SC pounds; OF parsnips, As pounds;
OF barley and buckwheat, Is pounds: OF oats
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

First Pugilist-I told her she was the
only girl / ever loved. Second Pugilist-'
What did she say? First Pugilist - Told
ne 10 get reputation,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

No rank or title did our Lincoln crave.
His mind was noble and his heart was brave;
BY honest work and merit does he stand,
The peer of any king in any land.
Rev. W. Edgar Brown.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

intended to answer Mol last week and
say that it is more convenient to have the
letters for the column written on only one
side Of paper.
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To tho Point.

Elderly Aunt suppose you wonder
ed, dear little Hans, why left you SO
abruptly in the lane. ! saw man,
and, oh, how / ran! Hans-Did you
get him?-Fliegende Batter.
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King H.akon and Christian end.avo

DIR. Clark, the father of Christian
Endeavor, cabled from Christiania,
Norway, that he has been granted an
audience by his majesty King Haakon
at the royal palace. The king express
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

A man that il young In years may
b old in hours II he has lost no time.
Bacon.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

Stops itching instantly. Cnres piles,
eczema, salt rheum, letter, Itch, hives, herpes,
seabies-Doan's Ointment. At any drug
st0re.-Advt,
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ID his sincere interest in the Christian
Endeavor movement, and he has given
Rev. 81. B. Klaeboe, one Of the leading
ministers Of the state. church and a
hong time friend Of Endeavor. three
months leave of absence from his
charge to spread the Christian En-
leavor society throughout Norway.
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A Teaser.

There is one subject on which 1t h
difficult to keep up INTEREST,""
What particular subject is that On
which IT is difficult to keep up inter
lstT
1.-THE mortgage OF my house"
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advertisements.
49, ~-~.-~-~-~,>,-
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Louisville, KY. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has GER
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

Dear NIB. Friends:
B. E. S. very kindly responded to the
roll-csll appeal, ana the above quotation
paper am using that, reserving her other
good things for the regular roll-call num-
| Der.
| VIII those of the As. who have not
written within the past few weeks please
send in theirflresponses for this month?
There are a number yet of the As, Bs.
and Is. we want to hear from.
/ should have made more reference to
the Lincoln centenary if the celebration
of that event was MOTTO he SO general.
Dear Aunt Madqe:
| Have you tried cooking cabbage in the same
way that was suggested ,ast. Summer for cook
| ing string heans9 Iftnot. do try it. As some
of the M b. readers::may not remember that
suggestion, will tell you how we cook cab
bage. Have ready dish Of rapidly boiling
| salted water; cut or ,break the cabbage into
rather small mot fne) pieces: put it in slowly
| little at time, SO the water will not stop
| boiling. In twenty-five minutes the cabbage
will be done. Do not cover the dish, and
| there will be no odor. Drain the cabbage a
| little as you remove it, put butter on it, pep
| per if desired, and you win have very deli
cate, easily digested vegetable. had not
eaten boiled cabbage for over thirty years I'M
til this winter when we! began to cook it IN
this way. go .sji II.
This recipe will no doubt be tested by
many of the cooks. These new ways OF
doing many things often remind me of
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sEDGwICK.

Sedgwick grange met Feb. 8, with forty
four present. lThe fourth degree wal
worked on two candidates. The lecturer
presented an interesting program. Tht
young folks::played tacker.
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DATES.

DATES.
Saturday, March g. Meeting OF Hancock
Pomona grange with Verona grange.
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BIBLE READINGS.

Ps. ri, II: xiii, 1-6; Exi, is;
xxxvii, 1-5; lisa. iv, 10: Matt. xi. $3.50;
Elk. xxi, &c; Luke XIV, 11-24; Rom. viii,
IS; Rev. ii. 10.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10

Il, MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, God has spoken once more and
taken beloved member, therefore be it
Resolved, That while Gods ways are mys-
terious TO us and we do not always under
stand HisJdealings with us. yet we do not
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Thought II Was a Bird.

There was bailie in Glasgow some
years ago whose knowledge Of natural
history was limited. one day when on
the bench the following case came be.
fore him:
\ man who had a squirrel, on going
to the country for n short time. left the
squirrel IN charge OF neighbor. The
nclghhor when attending to the animal
accidentally left the door Of its cage
open, and without being seen It made
its escape. on his return the owner OF
the squirrel was very angry at the
man for his carelessness and brought
an action against him, demanding com
pensation for the loss of his pet. The
bailie heard both parties and then
gave the following ms his decision:
Nae doot We did wrang to open the
cage door but" turning to the pur-
suer. Eye was wrang tae, for We
should hae clippit the beasts wings"
ITS a quadruped, yer honorw said
the man.
"Quadruped here or quadruped there,
If We had cllppit its wings It couldna
haze flown AVA. l dismiss the case"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Mind Your Own Business.

An old custom once prevailed IN a
remote place In England of giving a
clock to any one who would truthfully
swear that he had minded his own
business alone for year and a day
and had not meddled with his neigh
bors. Many came, but few, If any,
gained the prize, which was more diff
ficult to win than the Dunmow fitch
of bacon. Though they swore on the
four gospels and held out their hands
In certain hope, some hitch was sure
to be found somewhere, and for all
their asseverations the clock remained
stationary on the shelf no one being
able to prove his absolute immunity
from uncalled for interference in things
not in any way concerning himself At
last a young man came with a per-
fectly clear record, and the clock
seemed as If II was at last about to
change owners. Then said the custo-
dian, "Oh, young man was here yes
terday and made mighty sure he was
going to have the clock, but he didn't"
And why didn't he get itT whats
that to your" snapped the custodian.
That's not your business, and you
don't get the clock"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Dallas Makes II Three Apiece.
Norfolk's STANDING.

Norfolk's Standing.
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
10 6 800
Dallas now has won three games
and Norfolk three. Looks like we'd
have to have another rubber to decide
who's who.
Two Young men pitched against
each other in Saturdays game be.
tween Dallas and Norfolk. Cy Young
won his game, though Mr.. Young of
Norfolk won the six innings of the
game he pitched. SO both of the
Young pitchers had cause to feel sat
isfed with the days work. Dallas
made no scores after Archie Ward,
who was too crippled to attempt to
pitch and went into the box at the
start against his will, had retired in
favor of Young Score, to 2.
Charlie Smith of Tilden umpired the
game.
Archie Ward had been crippled for
throw the ball. He complained of his
condition, but did the best he could
under the circumstances, and even at
that he delivered some foolers. All
the scores made by the visitors came
in the first and third innings-four in
the first and one I'm the third-and then
Mr.. Young went into the tossing game
with whitewash brush that painted
without mar for the next six straight
times in.
The lead of five scores, however,
was too much for the local bat boys
to overcome, particularly when it is
remembered that Cy Young for Dallas
pitched a wonderful game Of baseball,
himself. That boy Cy has the variety
and the speed and he drew his team
out of a number of deep holes that
had Danger" marked all around them.
Only by phenomenal work did they
keep the victory in the Rosebudders'
hands.
A long slide to second by Memo and
a high one-handed spearing exhibition
by Pitts were circus features of the
contest.
Anderson and Graham, Gregory men
afEiliating with their arch enemies of
the Rosebud, made two of the Dallas
scores, but evened up with three er-
rors, made by Graham in ove~hrows
to first
Because of Buckmaster's wrenched
knee, he was unable to preside at first
and Hopper of Stanton was substitute
ed. He wasn't there" and was re-
placed by Schoenauer.
On account of the condition Of the
diamond the game against the South
Omaha colored team, scheduled for
Sunday, expired in it's tracks.
Saturdays score:
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
He Earned IL,

One bleak winter morning cold
booking individual walked into small
cafe.
Morning" he said cheerily, address.
Ing himself TO the white aproned az.
teudant behind the bar.
Morning" was the reply.
How'd you like sherry and egg
this morningT' continued tho stranger.
swell, that sounds very good to me-
Are you going to treatT'
"I1l furnish the eggs II You viii con.
tribute the sherry"
"Done," agreed the proprietor.
"All right, I'll be back in a minute, I"
the frosted one called over his shout.
der as he walked toward the door.
into the street and around the cor.
ner he made his way and halted be-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13

One must not imagine 1t Is all work
and no play with the Labrador Eski-
mos. Much to my surprise, l found
that our good old game of football had
taken hold in Ungava. The game is
played with ball of sealskin stuffed
with grass. The goals are placed much
the same as In our own game, and
each player Is armed with a short
handled sling made of several thongs
OF seal hide bent in loops and attached
to wooden handle. The ball may
either be tossed in the sling, kicked
or, should opportunity offer, picked up
and carried. Rough tactics are not
barred. have seen a man tossed in
the air and pitched headforemost into
a snow bank, while pushing. tripping
and blocking are all freely INDUCED In.
Recreation,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Electric Storm Strikes Neigh.

Neigh, Neb., Aug. Especial to
The News: Neigh and vicinity eX-
perienced one of the most sever cleo
trical storms this season Saturday
evening and Sunday morning. AL
though a great amount of electricity
was displayed about 8 o'clock in the
evening, which was accompanied by
heavy rain, the most serious dam
age by lightning happened between
the hours of and 4 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Fire was discovered in the west
part of town at the barn of Mrs. G.
A. Hathaway. The alarm was imme-
department arrived the structure was
doomed and only the buildings ad.
joining were prevented from catch
ing. The insurance on this property
had elapsed some time ago, and in
consequence the loss is total.
Lightning struck the residence
property of c. Penn in the east part of
the city, and left it's mark in every
room in the house with the exception
of one. Fred Butler and wife were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Penn dur
ing the night, and it is a most re-
markable feature that no one in the
house was injured nor even shocked.
The bed occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Butler was of the iron variety. The
bolt came in at the door, passed over
the bed in which they were sleeping
and through the wall. A bed in va
cant room was the most disfigured in
the house. 1t was dismantled of one
bed-post, which was completely sever
ed from its holdings as though sliced
by an ak. Nearly every room in the
house had the plastering, carpets and
wall paper torn loose. A number
of window lights were broken and
numerous holes in the ceiling and
walls. There was a slight trace of
burnt wood on the second floor where
the bolt passed out. Mr.. Penn has
500 insurance on his home.
1t is reported that stack of alfalfa
belonging to p. d. Thompson, east OF
Neigh, was struck by lightning and
destroyed. Owing to the heavy electri'
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Stuck to His Work,

Barry Pain, the humorist, at a gath
ering Of artists one evening was called
npOn for a speech.
Gentlemen" he said, "being present
at gathering In which art Is so large
ly represented, | feel 1t incumbent
upon me to say few words concern.
ing the subject Of painting. Speaking
personally, my only efforts in that d.
rection were on an occasion when I
enameled our bath. My friends said to
me. MY dear fellow, it's no good your
going in for painting unless you're
prepared to stick to your work.
"Well," concluded Mr.. Pain, amid the
laughter Of his audience, "T did stick
to it."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Strond on System.

At certain coal mine In New Mex.
fco the superintendent was greatly an
noyed from time to time by employees
moving into and out Of the company's
houses without due notification of
their frequent changes Of domicile. 1t
became quite impossible to keep the
rent accounts straight on the Office
books, and finally the superintendent
In his evaporation resolved upon
stringent measures. He therefore post
ed the following notice, which is given
verbatim-orthography, syntax and all:
february the 11th
Notice to all employees
aney Person or Persons that Mooves
into A house Without My Consent shall
be Put Out without anney Cemmony.
Dam II 1 Must and Will have some Sis
tom. (Signe0 BEN FILSTER.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
A Question of Color,

The enormous difficulties Of color
Technology are illustrated by a GUS
toner's exact statement of her re-
quirements" in a large Deansgate es-
adjustment one day. Something in
blue taffeta silk. please. don't want
anything as dark as navy blue nor any
thing as light as Cambridge blue, but
something darker than Elton blue and
yet little Off from an electric blue
and hardly sky blue-more like a
robins egg blue and yet not quite so
light but not an indigo blue, but some
thing like this tint; think they call 1t
morning glory blue, which Is something
like turquoise blue and yet not quite
80 light as that and yet not so dark
quite as this aquamarine blue nor so
light as baby blue. Now, If you have
anything in the shade have described.
please show II to me-" The intelligent
assistant unrolled length, cross be-
tween the blue devils and the deep sea,
with the remark: This is the shade
Of blue you require, madam. 1t Is
called London milkP dyer and Cal
leo Printer.