Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-07

JOHN WANAMAKRR's,
NBwsYoRK. March Is, 1915.
Dear Aunt Madee;
While travelling about this winter. The
AMERICAN has been a great comfort to me,
and not the least is the Aunt Madge column.
/ don't know your rules and regulations, but
as know SO many of your correspondents,
felt that possibly you all might feel an in
terest in my wanderings as we'll
Since I've been In New York, have hsd ex-
ceptionaiiy fine opportunity for sightseeing,
and as / am resting here (wanamaker's)
listening to the concert. I couldn't resist
penning you few lines
Never have seen such Easter displays as
the one OF this year, and the hats, gowns and
lovely flowers fairly baffie description. The
women look as If they had stepped our OF an
old Civil war picture; one likes them just the
same.
visited the Morgan art collection at the
Art Museum, and must say never dreamed
| of anything half 30 grand. The laces alone
make one catch ones breath. And the
tapestries and pictures andiChina ornaments
and old jewelry and precious stones! wish
| / could stay there . week.
| The lenten services are very interesting.
am taking in . series OF. lectures In Grace
church on the six greatest hymns. rknow
You would enjoy 1t so much. must not run
| on any longer.
| shall return to Maine next month, and
hope at some future time to meet you all.
| Very truly yours,
| q. BARNES.
! Awelcome and enjoys BILE letter. Thanks
to the writer. You may consider your
self nov an NJ. B.
Dear N. BPS:
| We have not got to fight for the ballot for
women in Maine for the next two years. 1t is
all right, for do not think the rank and file
Of the voters have yet been educated up to the
| point where they would have given us the
victory at the polls. But if they come to the
right side as fast in the coming two years as
they have during the past two, perhaps we
can trust our cause in their hands There
will be more college men, and almost to man
we can depend on them. As our boys become
voters, our cause grows stronger. A boy who
is boy will vote for his mother every time
| was pleased with q letter last night from
our State president She said note that SO
many of Hancock county's Legislators were on
| the right side-both of our senator's Let us
have more to say about who will be there in
1917.
This week we remember M. A. b. in the loss
of sister, and Esther in the loss of her nus
hands mother, to whom she has given lovin e
care for so many years. Both women-Mrs
Holland and Mrs. Burrill--were well known 20
me in years past. How well / know that a
word of sympathy means q good deal in the
hours OF afiiiction DELL.
There are good many things l cannot
understand, and one of them is the in
consistency of the papers whose columns
cry for free rum, and at the same time
will print in large type the news of some
gruesome murder, with the heading,
"Rum did it," Is there anything under
the arching heavens above, that brings so
much misery and degradation to the
human race, that is SO much defended?
Other evils are more covered up, but an
army OF brewers and lquor-dea and
liquor-lovers boldly stand forth, and BY
any and every means combat every effort
put forth by the temperance workers.
! We remember the many connected with
our number, who the past year and the
few weeks past have met with sad Losses
They have the sympathy Of all.
| AUNT MADGE.