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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
OBITUARY.
MRs. pyRoN Q. pErrENeiLL.


In last weeks issue brief reference was
made to the recent death OF Mrs. Eliza
beth Pettengill. The following facts re-
lating to her were received at this office
too late for publication in last weeks
paper;
Mrs. Pettengill was the fourth daughter
the eighth child and the last OF ten chill
dren of the late DR.. Calvin and Susan Joy
| Peck; she was born in Ellsworth, June 81
| 1897, and died at Rutherford (Burgess)
| n. j., Dec. S. She was married to Capt
Byron G. Pettengill Sept. "a, 1880. They
had four children Henry, deceased, Cal
win p, OF Boulder, Colo; Mrs. William
spelmsn, OF New York city, and Mrs. e,
Frank Barry, OF Rutherford. She also
leaves nine grandchildren and seven
great grandchildren.
/ As girl she was regarded as preeocious
at twelve she was reading Virgil; at six
| teen she was teaching and taught for sew
eral years.
She enjoyed sea voyages ia early life
learned to navigate on the passage TO Hol-
land and Germany, and acquired speak
ing and reading acquaintance with Ger
man in six weeks. Her little German
testament is now in possession OF her niece,
Miss A. Aurilla Peck, of Whbraham,
Mass. Her letters from Dublin, Cork and
Barney Castle, Ireland, were extremely
bright She also travelled much in the
States.
After her husband was lost with his
crew and vessel off Hatteras, she bravery
undertook the care Of her young family,
finally living in comfort and afiiuence be-
fore bodily weakness overcsme mental
powers. She was always an active and
devoted member of the Congregational
church, wherever located, as long as health
permitted.
Her father, DIR. Calvin Pecx, was born in
Colrain, Mass, Nov. /, 1871, the fit b
generation from the Boston and bingham
Pecks. He attended Williams college two
years and left with honorable dismissal.
Later he was graduated from the Harvard
medical school and first settled in Castine
in 1914.
Col. John Black, it is said, offered him
quite an inducement to go over to Ellis
worth, there being no physician there at
that time, and he accepted. He married
Susan Joy, May "a, 1915. She was a
daughter of Samuel Joy, a member OF the
first colony from Ssco and Biddeford
which settled at Ellsworth. Mrs. Peck
was born June II, TYP; died Nov. Is, 1879.
Before her marriage she had been teaching
a aataet sphonl for the rpsidenfsf and
British officers children in Castine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
For Prevention of Colds.

Colds are contagious. They are caused
by germs. You catch cold just as you
catch dipbtheris. The germs OF cold are
spread from the nose and mouth of one
person to another.
Drsughts, wet feet, chilling of the body
and sudden changes Of temperature will
not in themselves cause cold (stiff neck
and other muscular pains are not here in
ciuded). These conditions may weaken
the body, help the germs, favor the de-
velopment OF colds and make them worse.
1t is worth noting that arctic explorers
never suffer from colds until they become
infected from their fellowmen on their
return to civilization.
Do not get close to Others who have
colds.
Do not use handkerchiefs, towels and
cups that have been used by people who
have colds. Even though you do get your
cold from your neighbor, don't psss Ii
on.
Do not sneeze or cough except into your
handkerchief.
Do not spit on the floor; to do so may
spread colds, tuberculosis and other dis
eases.
Do not neglect cold. II may lead to
serious complications. During the first few
days, il you have fever. stay in bsd. This
will help you and protect others from
getting your cold. Take laxative and
use simple household remedies. II these
do not help you, call doctor.
You will be able to resist the germs
causing colds il you keep you body in
good condition.
Breathe pure air, avoid dust, take regu-
lar exercise, get plenty of sleep and rest,
eat wholesome food and do not sit for long
hours IN stuffy, close room.
Colds come from the bacteria in your
mouth, teeth, nose and throat; therefore,
keep these parts clean.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
A Tribute to Mrs. l.. A. Emery

lBy the editor of the LeIeiston Journal1
Mrs. Emery was a woman OF unusual
culture and of unusual character. Gifted
by nature and endowed with unusual
symmetry OF intellectual power, she was
equipped, as wife and mother, to be of
marked influence in the home, and for
that reason OF peculiar inspiration as a
member of the Congregational church and
of the greater congregation of the COM
munity in which she spent large part Of
her life.
The writer speaks by the book of expert
ence and observation. Judge Emery was
a ciassmate of the writer, and it was the
writer's good fortune often to meet the
judge and Mrs. Emery in home life and to
ascertain at close range the value of Mrs.
Emery's mental and moral power.
IL also fell to the writer's lot, some years
ago, to cross the Atlantic and go down the
Mediterranean with the judge and Mrs.
Emery and Mrs. Emery's sister. And in
that journey OF several months we learned
not only more highly to esteem a gifted
classmate, but also the noble and gifted
woman who has blessed many lives by her
devotion and self-sacrifiee.
In these necessarily hssty words, we
cannot go at length into an appreciation
of woman who, as wife, mother and So
cisl factor, deserves and will receive at
other hands more elaborate and suitable
tribute. Mrs. Emery's part in the life OF
the state has been large. Her modesty
has been as great as her merit.
Our sympathy and that of hundreds of
other warm friends will go out to the
judge and to his family in this bereave-
ment. Two famous children survive. A
son is famous professor at Yale. A
daughter is the wife OF well-known edn-
Gator Of Providence, r. 1. prof. F. @.
Atkinson, OF Brown university, herself a
specialist In education and weli-versed in
general culture. Prof. Emery, IL will be
recalled, was the chairman of the best
tariff board this country ever had.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

"Ah tell yo'." said the negro who was
working on the mans shoes. woman
is a peculiar thing. Yo' gotta know
jest how to handle huh or yo' goIn' TO
git the worst uf II. Lots OF times she'll
git mad at yo' an then yo' gotta talk
to huh. Talk TO huh-thats the way TO
mastah huh. She won't stand TO no
beatin' or nothin' lax that Talk to
huh. That's the way All handle ma
wife"
Another negro working next 20 him
looked up. "whah did yo' git that
black eye yo' got. Rufey' he asked.
swell. ma wife done Il. but
why didn't yo' talk to huhT'
How could Ahy' came from the
FIRST. she had me by the throat VIII
ma wind shet off"-New York Tele-
graph.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

There are several ways of stopping
the cracks In floor between boards
that have shrunken apart. One Is Ia
tear newspapers into small bits and
soak them in -four paste. having the
paste warm. stir this until thick and
oil the crack with II. using a broad
knife TO smooth the paste down into
the cracks or sawdust and glne may
be used with the same result. To a
pound OF glue allow a gallon Of water,
and when melted stir into It hne saw
dust until II Is stiff paste. Fin the
cracks with this. packing II as solidly
as possible. smoothing even with a
broad knife.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
WOMEN AND CARD GAMES.
In Chile Such a Combination Would
Create n Sensation.


A woman who Is native of Chile
was talking recently about the din
Guilty she had In accustoming herself
TO card playing among women when
she came to this country. She said;
In Chile card playing among wom-
en- is undreamed of. Perhaps 1t Is not
too much to say that a Chilean woman
would no more play cards than New
York woman would enter Broadway
saloon. 1t isn't that it is exactly ~r
wholly a matter of morals with US.
II just isn't the thing to do, IL is not
conventional.
when came to New York |
brought my daughter-in-law with me.
a Chilean girl She and / were both
horribly shocked to receive an invita-
ton to bridge party in the daytime.
Ii was too much for us and we de-
cllned. other similar invitations came
and kept coming. Finally our curiosi-
ty got the best Of US, and we went TO
one of these affairs. Even after we
got over our sense OF outraged con
vention the whole thing seemed Gu
rious to us.
The funniest sight of all was the
women with little tags on them, as 10
marked by fast express or running
up to another woman with a little
card to be punched Finally we got
sufficiently accustomed TO take a
hand but even yet | never do 1t with
out covert feeling that ] am putting
myself beyond the pale. New York
Post.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

There will be tree at the grange hall
Christmas night.
Mrs. Levi Chatham is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fred b. Sadler.
Capt. W. L. Pratt and wife attended
state grange in Portland.
Augustus Jones left Thursday for visit
in Boston and New York.
Mrs. Sophia Dodge went to Bangor Sat
nrdsy to see her son, who is i'll.
George York has gone to Brooksville 10
spend Christmas with his mother.
Walter Miiliken, who is employed in
Gouldshoro, spent few days last week al
home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
A Merry Christmas .

1t is not often that The AMERICAN
can date its issue on Christmas day;
this year it can, and it takes special
satisfaction in wishing all its readers
a Merry Christmas, and expresses the
hope that the spirit OF the day, with
out which its observance goes for
naught, fills their hearts and minds
with good cheer and good will for all
mankind.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

Neither the EXAMINATIONS of the
Lewiston Journal nor the ''inspired''
predictions of the Eastern Argus dur
ing the past week changes our notion
that the incoming legislature, ma
jority of which was elected as repub-
licans, will be untrue to the results of
the primary election in June and the
State election in September.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

Mr.. Bacon-when a woman tells
fairy story she always begins like this.
"onee upon a time" Mrs. Bacon
Yes, and when a man tells a fairy story
he always begins like this: There.
now. dear. don't be angry with me.
You see, IL was like this"-Yonkers
Statesman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
Beware ef ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous sur
faces such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will DO Is ten
fold 10 the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catzrfb Cure, manufactured by
y. y. Cheney a Co., Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury. and 10 taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and macors surfaces
Of the system. In oaying Halls Cstarrh Cure
be sure you get the xtnuipe. II IL taken in
ternAliy aud made in Toledo, Ohio, ny y. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
sold By Druggists. Price 7sc per bottle
Take Balls Family Pills for constipation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
COUNTY GOSSIP.

Residents of West Franklin have petit
toned the State railroad commissioners
for flag station on the Washington County
railroad, two and one half miles west
of Franklin station.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

Cleveland once made a joke An
efrusive politician burst In upon him
and exclaimed loudly. 'Mr. President.
! owe you an apology"
what forTT said Cleveland.
For not having called upon you
earlier. sir"
SWELL" said Cleveland. eurtly. II
haven't been lonesome"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

NOTICE or THE ANNUAL MEEfna
OF UNION RIVER TELEPHONE co..
NOTICE IL hereby given that the snnsl
~ meeting OF the stoc kholdefs OF "
company will be held At the offee OF the ga
at Aurora. on Monday. the twentieth DAY
January, 1918. AZ l o'clock p. M, for the "
pose of eiecttng board Of directors and 4
ceiytng and acting upon the reports o. !.
officers, and Tor the Transaction OF saeh o. Il
business ~ may properly come before
meeting.
Dated this I'D day Of December, 1919.
NJ r. SISSY
Clefkl
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

Aftorney-You say that you witnessed
this alteration o'Hara ION the stand)--
No, sor, Oh didn't see that. Oh was too
busy lookin' At tn foight.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
nsgisIatibt Notitr.

NuTICE 10 hereby given as provided
N chapier :. section - OF the revised -
ntFs of Maine. OF the intention Of HSl
Staples, Barney A Watson aud other citite
oi the towns of Sullivan. Hancock and Frss
lin. Ia the county OF Hancock. TO petition
sevents sixth legislature 10 prohibit the %
ing or taking OF smells except by hook =
lire. In Egypt bay, Frankie bay and -
and its triba,a rirs living abovr Sullivan FAl
In the county Of Hancock.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25

You are charged with stealing Colonel
Julep's chickens" said the justice. "Have
you any witnesses?" -"I heb not, :" replied
Uncle Moses. 81 don't steal chickens befo'
witnesses
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-25
pid,t Have to Max. Her.

well. | saw my wife on for the West
Indies this morning"
''JamaieaTf
"No; she went Of her own accord
Princeton Tiger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-14
AssocAateA Prea.

ROME, Sept 1.-THE Royal sum.
mer vacation has been productive OF
some most Interesting experiences to
the King and Queen df Italy. who have
this year been more In the public eye
than ever owing to the war. They are
at present. at their magnificent estate
Of San Rossore. near Paris. but they
frequently 60 to visit the hospitals to
see the wounded soldiers from Africa,
to review troops and take part 10 9TH
or functions on which the heart Of the
nation Is now concentrated. Nttsts
The Royal yacht "Yela' is in con.
slant demand, and the King and
Queen generally take their small fam
lily Of four along. rs they are all ex-
cellent sailors and enjoy the change.
Besides the Princess Yolanda. who Is
quite q photographer, has been de-
voting herself principally to sea views
Or views in which the sea enters.
The privacy with which the King
always moves gives rise to many 7i-
luant and amusing incidents. Strange
Is II may eel for q ruler who goes
lbout in his own Kingdom as much as
Victor Emanuel III. does, he is not
snown to many officials.
The "Yela" put into Spezia the 9TH
" day and was at once boarded by the
larbor- master, who, walking up to
hep Princess Yolanda. who was about
o take q snapshot OF him, exclaimed,
1t ia Against the rules, you cannot
AXE photographs; you had better give
ne the machine" The Princess. too
Dung to stand on her dignity, burst
nto tears. but gave up the camera.
when the King appeared on deck.
even then the official did not know
With whom he had to do, and was
lbout to speak when one OF the Off.
ers came forward and said: His
fajesty," The man nearly died OF
Embarrassment, relieved by a laugh
ron the Queen, who proposed that
lie should give Princess Yolando back
!er camera and that he should stand
'p and have his photograph taken
rhe Princess later sent him a copy
which did credit TO her powers.
On anotheh occasion the King was
,ot allowed to land until after the us'
al inspection. and as under such cir
umstances he never reveals himself
nd never insists, 1t was some time
,efore the official knew that he had
leen refusing free passage to his Sow
reign.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-14
SAVE YOUR own SEED CORN

IN some well ventilated place. where
he moisture can be carried from the
car, The ears should not be piled.
Kept In sncks. o should they un fer
ordinary conditions. touch each other
until they are perfectly dry.
Alter curing and drying they can
be stored In any dry place where the
temperature Is fairly eyen. The at.
tic. n spare room, or the furnace room
IN the cellar are good places to store
corn, In practically all localities.
FIELDS a be found that will mature
sufficiently for seed. Every effort
should be made to obtain as much
seed from these M possible. II Is
In this way that North Dakota can
become a corn growing state. Above
all things, the mere fact that corr Is
backward this year should not dis
courage our growers In the selection
fer next year. al
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-14
100
! NEW CORPORATIONS. =
%

p. ID. Norton. secretary OF state.
reports the following new corpora
tons, organized in the state, for
which charters have been granted ont
of his ofiict, since Sept. /.
Ross Telephone Exchange, Ross,
Mountrail county. capital stock, S2o,-
300. lncorporators, Clo. McSbane,
J. E, Smith and Samuel Dahl, all Of
Ross, N. ID. Filed Sept. Z.
The Lizotte Lumber Co., Rudser,
Divide county, capital stock, $1,000.
Incorporators, Alfred b. Lizotte, Rud-
ser. n. d.. George Sunbtrg and Jacob
S. Odland. both OF Willow City, N. ID.
Filed Sept. 8.
Bank OF Newburg, Newburg. Bot
,ineau county, capital stock, $4,000.
incorporates. J.. l.. Page, G. A. Durn-
IN and Charles Durnin. all of West
hope, n. ID. Filed Sept. 3.
Farmers Bank of Dunn cocnty, Bail
". Dunn county, capital stock, $780,
900. ln~corporators, Adam Hannah,
Minneapolis, Mimi. II. n. Harmsen,
Krem. n. ID. and T. G. Ahern, Hamp-
den. n. d. Filed Sept. 8.
Farmers Elevator Company OF
Sairdale Walsh county. capital stock,
III 5000. Incorporators. w. G. Robert
i:on, Ole J. Nordlie and Ole A. Haug,
all of Fairdale, N. ID. Filed Sept.
40.
/ Dakota Central Land Co.. James
Stutsmal county, capital stock
|$25O,000. lncorporators, Herbert 5.
0uncombe. E. G.. Brainard, Chicago,
H., and C.. s.. Buck, jamestown, N.
D.. Filed Sept. IL.
Derrick Farmers Elevator Com
pany Derrick, Ramsey county, CAPT
tai stock, $4,000, Incorporators. n,
4. King, Lakota n. d.. John lvesdal,
.:dmore ND. and +. II. Holnm, Grand
Forks, N. d. Filed Sept. II.
Schafer State Bank, Mckenzie
county, capital stock. $4,000. Incor
1orators. w. d. McClintock, J. G. Nc
Cliatock and o. l.. Casady, all OF Rug
oy, n. d. Filed Sept. 10.
Bismarck Farmers Elevator Co.
Bismarck. Burleigh county, capita
,apital stock, $4,000. lncOrporators
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-14
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE ~
ADVERTISEMENT.

Notice Is hereby gibsn. that that
certain mortgage. executed and dellv
cred by Frank A. Reeves and Eva A
Reeves m%0rtgagors, to Nichols (
Shepard Company, a corporation
mortgagee. dated the 3ist day of Ma!
A. ID. nineteen hundred and eleven
and filed for record in the Office o
the Register Of Deeds Of the count!
OF Burleigh, aud state of North Dako
ia, OF the cath day of June A. o.
1911, and recorded In Book % of Mort,
cages. at page SAG, will be, f~orecloseo
by q sale OF the premises In sucl
Mortgage and hereinafter described
at the front door of the Court Houss
in the City OF Bismarck. in the count!
of Burleigh, and State OF North Dslc
Ia, at the hour OF 2 o'clock u. m. OF
the 2Sth day Of October, l9l2sto satis,
fy the amount due upon said Mortgage
on the day Of sale. Gl,s = y
TIE premises described In sale
Mortgage and which will be sold t.
satisfy the same, are those certain
premises situated in the county O.
Bur1eigh, and state OF North Dakotsi
and described as follows. t0-wit: Il
The Northwest quarter INV. la o
Section Twenty-four (Sec.r2D Town
ship One hundred thirty,seyen TwT
1"O Range Senventy,six (R. 76) coz
tanning one hundred sixty acres NOR
or less according TO the U. s. Govern
ment Survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgag
at the date of sale for principal and
interest and interest paid by mortgs
gee on prior encumbrances he sum o
One thousand five hundred thirty do
lars.
NICHOLS & SHEPARD CO.,
M0rtgagef
TURNER & MURPHY,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Fargo, North Dakota.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-14
Setter Farming saseial Service.

GRAND FORKS. Sept. ii.--lD 70.
ply TO questions regarding the nd.
visibility OF saving seed corn this
year because OF the lateness Of the
crop. Secretary Thomas Cooper OF
the Better Farming association. urges
that special effort be made this year
because OF this very condition. In q
letter to the Better Farming a~ssocia-
ton Special Service bureau at Grand
Forks. Mr.. Cooper calls attention to
the fact tMat even In the corn belt
there is = poor crop. This win. in
all sprobability, mean high priced seed
corn next year and II the fall weather
is ~lnfavOrable. n poor class OF seed.
Corn will not be produced in this
state az it should be until growers
generally select their own seed. This
is not a question Of time. Any farm
er can afford the necessary time to
select and properly cure his seed
corn. for the succeeding year. 1t is
a matter Of only a few hours work.
Labor used for this purpose will give
US as large a return as If employed
in the ordinary cropping operations.
Good seed corn is generally admit.
ted to be worth IS per bushel. Home
grow seed corn is easily worth more.
Observation throughout, the state
this year has shown Enthusiastically the
superiority Of home grown, seed over
that which may be purchased from
other states. Select the seed for next
year from the field before frosts oc-
cur. This should not be delayed I'm,
I'll the corn Is cut, o until several
hard frosts have occurred. Field Sc
lection is easy and relatively cheap.
A large amount, OF high class seed
a be selected in a day. With or.
binary corn. about 1870 ears will make
a blshel. II is not a difficult task
for anyone to select the amount that
they will need for next years seed.
What to Select For.
Select ears that are mature or as
nearly so as possible and of a size
suitable to this locality. Too much
emphasis cannot be laid upon the
necessity of. maturity. A good car of
corn should be mature abou { the
same size atsthe butt aud the tip and
with straight rows that carry the ker.
nels well oyer the butt and tip and
that is free from crosses with other
varieties. While the question of ms.
turity is an important one yet corn
can be selected for seed that is in
the rough stage and by carefully cur.
ing a be carried through until next
spring and will give strong ermina-
ti0n.
kcw 70 Get Good Seed Corn.
There is but one way to get good
seed corn-it mus be selected from
the field early. well cured and prop
erly stored. The essential feature of
curing is to hang or rack up the corn