Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-31
] know this must be very nice.


glad to be one OF the clan. Greetings to one
and all.
How good the column has been this winter
Can it be dear Aupt Madge win ever be left
alone to hli the space again. Amid much
sickness in our midst this winter / have been
perfectly well. Spring is almost here; soon
the sound of peeping chickens win greet me
on all sides.
] have tried the flled cookies, they are Just
nice; also the snickerdoodles. DELL.
OMAHA. NKH., March is, 1902
Dear N. b.
AS come under the DIS, find / must get
around if / want TO get in the roll-call in
March. was just wondering yesterday, what
could write about. In reading The AMxRi-
CAN, which arrives here late Saturday after
noon or Sunday. noticed some suggestion as
TO washing and banging cut small things, and
thought it very good way, if one does not
live in crowded city as do.
TWAS years before could possibly get 10
any degree OF satisfaction in getting my
clothes dry in winter. The buildings are tall.
and there is so much smoke, and although
have large city backyard, yet the sun could
not reach the clothes, If there was any sun,
but little while, SO after numerous attempts,
as one does not dare TO leave clothes out here
over night, ] tried plan that worked to sat-
isfaction, MY husband put little screw eyes
in the tops Of doors and side of window cas-
ings and stretched a small rope through these
on wash day, aud proceeded with my wash
and puttings things in basket until cleared
all up Then / hung as many as my lines
would hold-had plenty Of fuel in house and
built good kitchen fire and went into sit
ting room and closed the door. don't know
how this would have worked il I had to get
dinner. but had most everything folded
down to iron before supper. If had an ex-
ira large wash put the other things up after
| supper and left them over night and except
ing few extra pieces OF heavy underwear.
everything else was ironed and ready to De
mended and put away by Tuesday evening.
did use extra fuel, but never had one cold
or any rheumatism once from the effects of
drying clothes in this way.
Now we have aTurnace and have TO hire tine
wash done, but the clothes are hung in the
furnace room around the furnace on wire
lines which we leave up all the time. OF
course always take the clothes down as soon
as dry enough to iron and they are always
white, so never go out doors on wash day
unless of course it is bright, warm day
winter. One would think to-day, though, we
lived up in Alaska, as the wind is blowing
and the trees and pavements are covered with
! sleet and ice.
| wonder if any of the NJ BIS ever made a
gunny sack apron to scrub in, If one gets
down on her hands and knees. 1t saves the
other aprons and is easily cleaned in between
scrnbbings by letting soak over night in soap
suds; then rinsing.
NOW would like some Of the ideas of the
NJ BIS on weaving John Herman, who is
now eight months old and walks from chair
to chsir-or around them rather-has six
teeth, is very well and will be = year old June
~ His older brother, sixteen years old,
weaned himself long before this, but John
Herman hasn't the least idea Of considering
anything like that.
Here is a recipe for change from noodles