Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-12-09

And more than half think
That many kink
Would be Strengthened in life's tangled thread
II one-balf that we say
In a single day
Were left forever unsaid.
Selected BY b. z. s.
Dear NJ. B. Friends:
Perhaps you do not remember that the
column has q birthday this week, and
more than that, this is its sixteenth one.
Did any of you have an idea it had been
SO long since it originated?
When read over the poem above, the
words "a single days" took my attention
particularly. Do you realize that, extra
days for leap years aside-there have been
$50 "single day. since we began to
write for the column, and what il we had
left unssid one half that we have said in
these sixteen years!
But j will tell yon something else.
When I finished reading again Aunt
Maria's letter in the last AMERICAN, ]
thought what an amount of good cheer
and sunshine for US all we should prob
had not been channel through which
the hopes and helps OF Aunt Maria and
many more nieces have been borne to
others wherever THE AMERICAN is taken.
Soon after the present editor came to as
sist in the publication OF the AMERICAN,
received letter from him relating 20 re-
opening a household column in IL. He
will, 1 am sure, allow me to quote a few
sentences from that letter which was
dated October 10, 1895. After alluding to
some previous numbers OF the paper
which had contained household depart
ment which, for lack OF support, had
been given up, comes the following:
"some years ago my mother, who was some
what OF literary turn Of mind, contributed
for New York paper column signed, a. l
remember, Aunt Chatty.' 1t was IN the
style of a chatty letter to women, particularly
housewives. 4. contained suggestions,
recipes, quip and comment, anecdote. and
news of interest to women, answers to ques-
tons, little dash of poetry, perhaps - in
short, a chatty weekly letter from Aunt
chatty.' 1t took pretty well. What do
you think OF such y column for THE AMERI-
CAM OF course you think II would be pretty
good thing"
Then be suggested that undertake to
manage it, adding, "And now you don't
think SO well Of iti'
A few letters were exchanged in regard
to heading, motto, ETC., and then this one
bearing date Of Dec. 2, !1S9S, represents the
introduction Of the NJ. B. c. to the public.
Dear Mrs. NJ:
Your letter and FIRST instailment Of
Mutual Benefit Column at hand. You have
my idea exactly, and like your suggestion OF
title, which have adopted. We viii begin
the column at once-in next weeks issue.
realize that you have quite an undertak king
before you, bat trust the column viii find
liberal contributors, which will greatly re-
lieve your burden"
The editors faith in the "liberal con-
tributors'' has been truly verified. To
each and all who, during the past sixteen
years, have stood loyal to the best interests
of the column, i wish to express my
appreciation. You have made the column
what it has become-more than that-the
mutual helpfulness we have ali SO much
eDJOyeu mas lolIliSu iIdtStudi ppuu.
which has strengthened with the passing
years, until there can be found few il any
types of friendship which are its equal.
would like to greet you each by name.
We would not forget the many who were
loyal to the end Of their lives to this
mutual work. / could name them all in
our ssRoll of Honor.
Now as is the manner OF us all on birth
day occasions, the NJ. B. c. has taken q
Retrospective review. Now that '.sweet
sixteen il also numbered with the past,
we will turn to the opening of the seven
tenth year with the hope Of better things
TO follow.
THE editor is going to take a mean adj
vantage of Aunt Madge, and insert right
in here, after this letter has left her hand,
not to be seen by her again until it is in
print, this little question for the nieces;
"Don't You think the best part of my
work in establishing the column was the
discovery of Aunt Msdge? Speak up,
nowr"l
pasadena, CAL. Nov. 26, 1914.
Dear AUNT Madge:
We have had fine summertime day here.
am wondering what is the weather that you