Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-02-18
Dear N. B. Familu:

L sald,to b. Il. D., VINO passed me Tue
above poem, that never knew 'Rudyard"
could write poem like that, so / suppose
it must be that / had not understood
him. Some way had the impression he
was not that kind. Really / should have
remembered '.Lest We Forget.
In the voluminous writings of to-day
only wonder that we do not ''lose our
selves" altogether. What do the nieces
and nephews find especially good in the
course OF their winter reading? i use the
word winter advisedly, for the winter
with its longer evenings and its periods
of excessivel cold gives many the only
opportunity of the year for the enjoy
ment of..books and papers and magazines.
The ICON bination offers" of various publi-
cations make it possible 10 secure good
reading at greatly reduced expense.
Then there is another thing to be con-
sidered: whatever ones occupation or
business calling he..can find some periodi-
cal printed especially in his line. Right
here is chance for the fathers to help
their boys. II boy shows an interest in
any particular branch of work, it may be
machinery, it may be eiectricity,no matter
what, so long as it be that kind which
will lead to an, honest and honorable live
lihood, provide him with some book or
magazin inc that treats OF that subject which
interests him.
My heart goes ont in sympathy to those
boys whose fathers and mothers decide for
them what calling they shall follow, re-
"a ! l.
the other hand my sympathies go out to
the parents who object to foot bali and
flying machines. So on the whole 1 don't
see but that every family will have to
work out its own problems.
1 was mentally working on this question
to-day: What is the proportion of the
benefit we get from our own experience
and the experience Of others? In other
words, how much OF the experience of
others do we actually make use of? Some
where way back in the days of long ago,
seem to remember sort of a proverb
which read: Experience is a dear school,
but fools will learn in no other.''
/ think that is too hard a statement.
Possibly tine may have softened it, and it
may DS ~ 10 CA pIS5cCd lHu0ly HOWs
sort of padded" to make it fit easier, as
so many old, hard doctrines have been
upholstered. But to enter on any course
in life where danger-signals are strewn
along the way, is assuredly unwise. In
those cases, why not profit by the expert
ence of those who have ruined their own
lives by following that same course?
inn NJ
reminds me that l have really drifted
around to the M. B. cause-that of helping
each other by our own experiences. So
let us have more of them, and perhaps we
shall be able to decide whether ''mine or
thine" helps the most.
Dear Hurt Madge:
The morning of our arrivaToff Santa Monica
was especially beautiful. AS we were max
ing port it was just dawn. The Sierra Madre
mountains came into view at gray dawn and
lighted up with approach of the sun, and
when the sun came up could see shadow
chasing shadow along mountain slopes and
jumping canyons. To me the scene was es-
pecially pleasing, and felt very much elated
over future prospects. The climate seemed
to be all one could desire.
When we had come to land / could see
nothing that looked like the swamps I was
told would find in this section, and felt no
i'll effects from miasmatic conditions. There
were no such conditions The outlook for me
was good in SO far as could then see. 1 felt
willing to make trial for the improvement
of my health and for business to furnish me
my bread and clothes.
There was a little span-it could not prop