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LIES STRUGGLE
WITH ILLNESS
Mrs. Stewart Tells How She
Suffered from lSto45 years
old-How Finally Cured.

Euphemia, Ohio. ~" Because of total
ignorance of how to care for myself
when verging into womanhood, and from
taking cold when going to school, / suf-
fered from q displacement, ard each
month / had severe pains and nausea
which always meant q lay-of from work
for two to four days from the time
was l6 years old.
Invent TO Kansas to live with my sis
ter and while there doctor told me Of
the Pinkham remedies but i did not use
them then as my faith in patent medi-
cines was limited. After my sister died
! came home to Ohio to live and that
has been my home for the last IS years.
1.-THE Change of Life came when Twas
AZ years old and about this time / saw
my physical condition plainly described
in one of your advertisements Then /
began using Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and cannot tell you
or any one the relief it gave me in the
first three months. 1t put me right
where need not lay off every month
and during the last IS years have not
paid out two dollars to a doctor, and have
been blest with excellent health for wo-
woman of my age and / can thank Lydia
E. Pinkham'svegetable Compound forit
"Since the Change of Life is over I
have been maternity nurse and being
wholly self-supporting cannot over
estimate the value of good health.
have now earned a comfortable little
home just by sewing and nursing since
l was So years old. Ihave recommended
the Compound to many with good re-
suits, as it il excellent to take before
and after childbirth. Miss EVELYN
ADELIA STEWART, Euphemia, Ohio.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
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rlicrobes in Your Scalp

Authorities say that . mlcrobs
causes badness. II you are iosin,
hair try our remedy at our risk.
Professor Unna. Of Germany. and
DR.. Sabouraud, tho great French
Dermatologist. claim that mi
crob~ causes badness, and their
theory has been verified by eminent
scientists. This microbe destroys
the hair follicles. in time causing tho
scaip pores to close and the scalp to
become shiny. Then, Il is believed
nothing will revivs the growth II
treated before this occurs. badness
may be overcome.
We know OF nothing that has
given such universal satisfaction in
treating the scalp and hair rs ReIan
"93" Hair Tonic. 1t has been de-
signed after long study to overcome
the cause Of falling hair as discovered
by Prof. Unna, DIR. Saboursud and
other scalp and hair specialists, and
we believe il will do more than any
thing else can 10 remove dandruh and
stop falling hair: and il any human
agency can promote new growth
Of hair it will do that, too.
We want you TO make us prove il.
We will pay for months treatment
OF Rexail "e3" Hair Tonic used dur
ing n trial. il you will use it &C.
cording TO directions, and are not
thoroughly satisfied. When we will
do this. you surely should not hesitate
to At least try il.
Start tho treatment today. Your
mere request will get your money
back II you want il. Two sizes: SOC
and $l.00.
You can buy Rexall "93" Hair Tomb
u this community only at our store:
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GIimpses of Christian Endeavor Tween
ty-five Years Ago.

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hars ana - ~ zoo ~
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
GOULDSBORO.

Mrs. Martha Rolfe is in Ellsworth for
week.
E. W. Bridges, wife and children, of
Prospect Harbor, spent Sunday at N. II.
Sowle's.
Mrs. Ellie Campbell will spend this
week with her brother, b. 7. Sowle, in
Ellsworth.
Rev. Reuben Smith, evangelist, preached
in the Methodist church Sunday after
noon. He is holding evangelistic services
at Prospect Barbor now, and will come
here next week to hold services for time
Jan. q. JEN.
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BROOKLYN. Isl.

Brooklin grange held its regular meet
ing Jan. p in Pomona hall, with thirty
members and two visitors present. One
member was reinstated and one applica-
tion received. The worthy master ap-
pointed the following committees: FL
nance, Florence Blaisdell, Earl Kane and
Lee Flye; relief, Carrie Griffin, Carrie
Flye, Elsie Sherman, Oscar Ford, Emery
Bracy, DIR. F. $. Herrick; trustees, Helen
Mcfarland, Clifton and Clarence Stanley.
The lecturer presented short program.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

Castine grange met Jan. rs, with 100
members present. The lecturer presented
the following program: Song, Sisters
Leach and Moore; reading, Ada Leach;
instrumental music, sister Mildred Gross,
OF Nsramissic grange; dialogue, The
Gossipers; reading, Leila Hale; dialogue,
"Popping the Question:" recitation, Mary
Devereux; song, Dsvereux brothers;
reading. Susie Blodgett; dialogue, "a
SELL" instrumental music, Ethel Leach;
asunfio~er" concert.
A pleasing event of the evening was q
presentation speech by Norris l.. Heath
IN behalf Of Csstine grange, in which be
presented Past Master J. W. Bowden q
past masters pin in appreciation of his
services as master for twenty-five years.
A harvest feast was served in the lower
hall at the close OF the Pomona meeting
to about 125 members and visitors.
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BENTON, La, r. r. No. 2. Box, No. 70,
EossIsR PARISH

BENTON, La. r. r. No. q Box, No. 70, /,
BossrsR PARISH.
Dear AUNT Madge and Sisters;
am just going to begin a letter to the col
umn for the benefit of those who sent me
birthday cards. Myi 1t seemed good to be
remembered. They were pretty cards, and /
also had some letters from NJ. BIS.
We have been having a cold wave. Jan. 4
and was like summer; Jan. 6 was rainy and
obi the mud, for it rained the night before.
went in town Jan. 6, twelve miles from here.
Jan. and s it was the coolest here for twenty
years; made ice good. Jan. was warm, with
rain at night. Jan. 10 and IL, rain, but warm.
1t now is about noon Jan. IL, and we are sit
ting without any fire. We had few fakes of
snow the cold days, but it has been a very
warm winter before the cold spell. / think
we are going TO have some more cold days,
but it don't last over three days st a time
Dell, was sorry to hear you were having
erysipelas. have had it badly once, and sew
eral little touches of it. / use iodine and
peroxide, painted all around the eye, but not
in it. EPSON salts taken every morning will
soon help the erysipelas.
Fell says, "pick up and come to Name p
Yes, when get sold out here, which hope
will be this year. In one Of the sisters
letters, she thinks 1 must come from Maine.
Yes, of course did; was born in Sorrento.
always look for the news from Cherryfeld to
Skowhegan, but sometimes / think some OF
the correspondents are a little slow. When |
was correspondent at Ashyille used to write
every week, seldom ever missing a week, and
have written for the column long while,
but often let it go too long.
Aunt Maria, wish you would write one OF
your CHEEKY letters for the column. Say,
wish all the sisters would write, those who
are well, and it might cheer the sick ones
Sorry for those in trouble; they have my best
wishes for the best of everything. We all
have TO have our part of troubles.
Uncle Dudley. are you getting so you can't
write? My best wishes to you and yours, !
would like 10 run In and see you very much
think when we come to Maine we win live in
Augusta, and then any of the clan can come
and see me, as will let you know through the
column Just where am.
With love and best wishes 10 you all,
MRS. l.. NJ. BOWER.
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LAMOISE, 2bi.

The meeting which took place on the
full moon was q most enjoyable and
profitable one. The matter of lecturers
conference was taken up, and it was de-
eided to send the lecturer, Mrs. Shirley T.
Holt, to the conference. The following
program was carried out: Music, grange;
piano duet, Muriel Linscott and Shirley
Holt; reading, Ethel Eaton; topic:
''Strawb berry Culture" George Bridges
and wife, followed by discussion and
questions; solo, La Cordia Davis; reading.
Alma Coggins; biographical sketch, Ell
vira Young.
Much interest was aroused as Mr.
Bridges very Interestingly described his
method of strawberry cultivation.
Oranges and candy were served by the
committee on refreshments.
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amone thr Granger . i.

This column is devoted TO the Grange, es-
peciaily TO the oranges of Hapcock county.
The column is open to all grangers for the
discussion OF topics of general interest, and
for reports OF grange meetings. Make letters
short and concise. All commit nications must
be signed. but names viii not be printed ex-
&C pt BY permission of the writer. All COM
munications will be subject 10 approval by
the editor, but none will be rejected without
good reason.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
Dear M. B. Friends:

Dear M. B. Friends:
have an excellent variety of letters
and subjects for You this week. had a
question proponnded to me lately which
had never occurred to me, and what sur
prised me most was the TACT that never
had thought of it. / wonder il any of
you had. This is it: 81 would like to
know the duties of the nieces." | had
suggested to the writer that she become
an NJ. B. ! am sure we shall unanimously
agree that this one thought of hers should
constitute her member.
First, we will hear from our old friend
ssAren
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

prscticed the march for the installation,
which will take place at the next regular
meeting Deputy Norris Heath viii be
the installing officer. The program, pro-
siied by the lecturer, was as follows:
Reading, Nellie Gray; music. Grace Gibbs;
story, J. E. Gross; reading, Irene Dunbar;
conundrums, Mabel Herrick, Alice Gray,
Margaret Power and Agnes Forsyth; read
ing, Alice Gibbs.
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ARRuTus. $50. sURRY.

Arbutus grange held a regular meeting
Friday evening, Jan. "a, with fifty-two
members present. One candidate received
the first and second degrees. A short pro-
gram was given. At recess Capt. Daniel
Mckay served clam chowder.
The grange voted to work the third and
fourth degrees at the next regular meet
ing; choice OF refreshments left to COM
mittee,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
E. G. MOORE
'rth Inc Jesa1 Sso~
Maine

There h. Renal Store in nearly every town
Great Britain. There Is a different Renal
Remedy for nearly every ordinary human Ill
each especially designed for the particular II
for which II 10 Recommended
The Rsxal StorsA are An.sriea's Greatest
Drug Stores
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MOUNTAIN VIEW. asa. WEST EDEN.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, asa. WEST EDEN.
At the regular meeting there were thir-
ty.six members, including visitors from
Bay View grange. The first and second
degrees were conferred and the lecturer
presented pleasing program. The grange
will present the drama, "Down in Maine, ("
next Wednesday evening. At the next
meeting, tue third degree will be con-
ferred on class OF six.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

aud so / hope the argument can be settled
for l told the party thgs any recipes in the
NJ. B. column could be relied upon, and will
say now that this piece of information can be
relied upon. too.
How fast the time is going by, and no snow
as yet to amount to anything, yet it has
seemed nice not to have had very much Gold
weather. Winter will soon pass. and spring,
with sill her lovely blossoms, win be here.
Glad to hear Jennie is gaining in health;
hope 1t may be permanent and that she may
be able to join the clan this year at the re-
union. Did any of the sisters ever put cold
mashed potato in their -four when making
biscuit l used some the other night, and
my biscuit came out light and nice as need
be. Try 1t and report. Silt your mashed po-
tato AID work into -four with the shortening
oh, dear. here am with another long let
ter. Cut it out, Aunt Madge.
IRIsu MOLLY.
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sEDawICK, 244.

Jan. "a a regular session Of Sedgwick
grange was held. All the officers except
chaplain, Pomona and Flora were present.
One application was accepted and ten
were received. Quite lot OF new business
was transacted. No program was taken
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

When a shameful plot exists between liver
and bowels to cause distress by refusing to
act, take Dir. Kings New Life Pills, and end
such abuse of your system. They gently COM
pei right action Of stomach. liver and
bowels. and restore your health and all good
feelings. 25c at all druggists.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
To the Public
We are Agents for Partisan Sage, and
we Know the Guarantee Is Genuine.

we Know the Guarantee is Genuine.
PARTISAN Sage. the quick-acting
hair restorer, is guarantee
To stop falling hair,
To cure dandruff,
To cura itching of the scalp,
To put life into faded hair,
To make harsh hair soft and luxuri,
ant 4
TO make hair grow, or money back.
1t is the most delightful hair dress
Ing made, and it is great favoritee
with ladies who desire beautiful and
luxuriant hair. Large bottle only 80
cents. Giroux Mfg Co.. Buffalo, NJ
u, American makers.
q. A. PARCHER.
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MARIAvILLE. al.

Mariaviile grange met Jan. IS, with
forty- ninea present, including visitors.
Brother A. !. Foss, Of Pomoia grange,
Hancock, installed officers for the ensuing
year, assisted BY Sister Foss and Brother
Granville Jellison. A recess was de-
clared for refreshments. The literary
program was well rendered and program
announced Tor next meeting.
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DATES.

Tuesday, Feb. 1S-Meeting OF Hancock
Pomona with Brookline grange.
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 10 and IA, at
city ball, Augusta Grange lecturers
conference.
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ousHMAN, 81, oouLDsBoRo.

Cushman grange met in regular session
Jan %, with twenty-four patrons and
visitors from Katahdin and Goodwill
oranges present. After routine work, the
lecturer furnished fine program.
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BIBLE READINGS.

EccL tx. 8; Mai. Iii. 1918; Matt
V, 14-16; xviii. 10. 20; Luke xviii.
lila; Acts ii. 41-47; xvii. 1912;
Rom. xii. l. 2; Eph. ii. 1920; ii
Tim. lii. l4-1T; Heb. K, 1925;
Rev. i'll. 10,
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Dear AUNT Madge:

have enjoyed our NJ. B. c., but have done
very little to help 1t along. / was sorry to
know that Dell has been having trouble with
her eyes. and am glad that she is better.
What queer winter we have had SO fsr--so
little cold weather and SO little snow
l. like Dell, would like to get some of Meb's
hair tonic, for my hair is getting thin and
gray. / don't mind the gray hair. but am
afraid that soon won't have any of that.
am going to tell you how make pie-crust
in cold weather when the lard is cold Per-
haps these recipes will do for you to use
sometime. With best wishes to all from
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

Harsh physics react, weaken the bowels.
cause chronic constipation poans Regulets
operate easily, tone the stomach. cure consti-
patton. Csc. Ask your druggist for them.
-Adrf.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

HARVEST HOME, 403, WEST ELLSWORTH.
Harvest Home grange held its regular
meeting Jan. Is, with the new officers in
the chair. They did the grange work in q
praise worthy manner. Refreshments
were furnished by the boys defeated in the
recent shooting contest. After social
hour, the lecturer presented program OF
stories, reading and singing. The secre-
tary's and treasur, RS reports were read,
and approved by the finance committee.
AT the next meeting committees will be
appointed for the ensuing year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

QUOTATIONS. FROM 1918 CALENDARS.
Let's pretend we're satisfied:
Let's pretend we're brave and strone'
Maybe after we have tried
We can do il right along.
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ALAMoosooK, EAST oRLANp. 400.

Alamoosook grange held it's regular
meeting Saturday evening, with thirty
members and three visitors from High
land grange present. The officers-e elect
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

When your brother man you measure,
Take him at his best;
Something in him you can treasure
Overlook the rest.
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Dear NJ. b. Friends:

would like to join the clan. 1 have been
helped many times by the column. If the
sisters realized how much benefit they are to
the shut-ins, they would write oftener. en-
joyed the reunion very much. l was not a
member, but was not stranger long. The
sisters are doing grand work. Long may
they live and prosper.
am enjoying this winter. Ny mother is
living with me. She is seventy-one years
old. If this doesn't ind the waste basket I
will write again. Your NJ. B. niece, MABEL.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

HARBoRsIDE, Ats, SOUTH BRooKsvrLLE.
There was . good attendance al the
regular meeting Wednesday evening, Jan
q. First and second degrees were con-
ferred on one candidate, and two applica-
tions for membership we're received. The
following program was presented oy the
lecturer: Song, Bro. Youtman; recita-
ton, Sylvia Gray; song, Irving Howard
recitation, Miilie Hutchinson; song
grange; recitation, Ada Ladd.
Third and fourth degrees will be con-
ferred and supper served at the next
meeting.
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Dear Aunt Madse and m. B. Sisters.


peaceful New Year to you; one full of
health and prosperity. / hope all the sick
ones are on the road to health. / want to
thank all who remembered me with Christ
mas greetings; and to Mrs. L. NJ Bower a
hasty thank you for SO soon answering the
question about the leghorn hen.
1t did not come in time to save me from a
terrible nightmare, though, but you were
not TO blame If / did chase a white hen all
night, round and round wood pile, over
fences, under barns, just to see If she had the
right colored legs. Yes. did all that in my
dreams, and then before got her / was try
ing to climb up the side OF barn on mar
row ladder, and all at once, SOL came run
ming out TO see what was the matter, and
when l told him, he said: sShe is on the
other side" and in running around his barn
met his horse, and that seemed to waken
me and called out; .sShe has yellow legs ~
think that they might have heard me at
soi's house if they had been listening. was
tired, and my face was wet with spiration,
but you have answered to a certainty about it,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

LAW REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
A bushei OF Liverpool salt shall weigh 90
pounds. and bushel Of Turks Island salt
shall weigh 70 pounds.
The standard weight OF bushei of potatoes
in good order and at for shipping. is so
ponDds, OF apples. ~ pounds.
The standard weight Of a bushel of beans in
good order and fit for shipping, is 90 pounds;
OF wheat, beets, ruta-baga turnips and peas,
60 pounds; of corn, Sc pounds; of onions, 50
pounds; of carrots. English turpips, rye and
Indian meal. 50 pounds; OF parsnips. IS pounds;
OF barley and buckwheat. As pounds; of oats
81 pounds, or even measure as by agreement
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

Many thanks for this letter. Here is a
cordial greeting to Mabel the new men,
Der.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

Our days are better lighted by loving smile'
than by sun.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

King Hasson, well beloved, was won't to say
when anything went wrong, or any labor
failed:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

Another member of the column sent an
answer to inquiry about hens, but she re-
called it when she saw the query had been
answered. have heard of using cold
boiled potato (put through mssher)
when mixing yeast bread; in fact 1 have
tried it with good success.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

PIE CRUST in COLD WEATHER Melt the
lard, take one and one-haf cup, put what
-four you think will be needed into a seive,
add salt and teaspoon of baking pow der,
sift all into the lard and then add cup of
col dwater. This is very quickly made, and
think you will call it good. ! make my
baking powder as follows: One pound of
cream tartar, one half pound soda, one
half pound corn starch. Sift it three
times to mix it througbly.-Are.
MoLAssEs CooKIEs-A fry dough-
nuts take the bottom of the lard and the
burned -four that settles in the bottom of
the spider and use it to make molasses
cookies. One cup molasses, one-half cup
sugar, one large half cup Of lard, one half
cup OF hot water, one teaspoon oda.-Are.
MUSTARD RELIsH-Two table spoons
sugar, one OF mustard, one of corn starch,
three of sweet milk, one cup of vinegar,
pepper and salt to taste, cook five
minutes. Mabel.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

Tomorrow, friends, Will bring aEotner Gay.
And in that faith be slept, and so prevailed.
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ELLSWORTH VI RkETs.

The quotations below give the range o
retail prices in Ellsworth:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-09

The old Standard general. strength-
cning tonic, GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC drives cut malaria and
builds up the system. A true tonic
aud sure appetizer. For adults and
children. soc. Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-09

THOhn~ .-..--n. - lChEH.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher who Is 10
lecture here was formerly newspG-
per editor Of note, and be- is starting
on his eighth year ms lecturer He
is the youngest man NJ similar renown
Oh the American lecture stage He IS
pronounced TO bo the leader Of the
younger lecturers aud thinkers OF this
generation
Reports from the lecture course com
mttecs that have engaged him class
him among the most distinguished orn.
tors Of the present timc lie has been
substituted for the late Senator John
=, DoIliver and NJ Fnfllay, o. recent
ly he was substituted for the famous
Ben b. Lindsey Of the juvenile court
VI Denver Colo, and this was his see
ond appearance before the l'luday au-
dience within eight months lie has
lectured IN nearly every state IN the
Union, ana his success has been ms re.