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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29

Weekly meetings have been resumed.
1t was voted to hold . fair Oct. 8. There
will be the usual out-of-door sports, and
in the hall display Of vegetables, fancy
table, homemade candies, pickles and
preserves. Ics-cream will be sold.
At 8 O'Clock chicken supper will be
served. In the evening there will be Q
dance; music by Bay View orchestra.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29
HANCOCK POMONA,
sAYs1pK, i7S. EL1swoKrH.

BAYEIDE, 476. ELLSWORTH.
September 2, thirty members and three
visitors were present. One candidate was
instructed in the first and second degrees.
September 25 was set apart ~ grange
clear up day.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29


Dear Aanf MadGe:
Have concluded TO copy from my note book,
which, though In the form Of diary, is
most accurate.
Aug. %, p. m.-"saiiing over summer seas"
in very deed. After breakfast the fogs, which
spoiled our view all day yesterday and made
night unmelodious with the sound OF the fog
horn, disappeared and thus far we have had
bright sunshine. On either side we are close
to land. sailing through this Inland Passage.
Once in a while we pass bay or inlet, set
with wooded islands. The mountain range in
the distance is like chain OF shadow nets,
so indistinct except for outline.
This Inside Passage 10 the local name ap-
piled to the sheltered water way from Seattle
to skagway. There are three places on the
voyage where the open sea is encountered.
One OF these kept some OF us in our berths
few hours this morning, but there is small
chance for illness as the roughness lasts but
q few hours.
Aug. Awe sat on deck in the moonlight
until 10 p. m. last evening. charmed with the
quiet beauty OF the night. To-day we are
sailing along quiet waters towards our nrst
stopping place = Ketchican, TO miles from
SSssNe- AAset wv Anu ooe-nAs oays VI sniP,
we were all 90 eager 70 step once more ON
land AND walked about this, our nrss AiAsAa an
town, ~ tnougn waking we're An unusuai
exercise. many were the parcels OF mai de-
posted In the postomce and various pur-
enases msde ~ tne larry sood stores. News
pspers nere sell tor ~ cents one passenger
In MS naste Tor news, bought one from an In
noeent-iooking neWsooy only 70 md 1t was
Seattle paper printed the day Ne left BY
onertng another newsy cents he was en-
abled to change II Tor the ketchicAn Miner,
making his daily cost Is cents-near ring old
time prices. We nope to reach Wrsngeil
Narrows before dark, - 1t IL said 70 be .
most enchanting sail.
Wraneell, at - m, Aug. rs : We crep'
through Wrangeil inlet ~ it was low tide.
cannot well describe It. but will copy from
Miss scidmore In "AlAska"; 1--WE pass be-
tween bold island shores and parallel noun
tAins walls. Beside the clear emerald tide
rejecting every tree and rock there was the
beauty OF foaming cataracts and the glaciers
pushing down the sharp ravines' All OF this
and more we experienced. and were sorry u
pass from these scenes OF quiet beauty TO q
realm OF impressive grandeur. Made little
stop at Petersburg, fishing town, to leave
many cases OF empty cans. And now (at i.sl
p. M we are steaming along TO juneau, and
as l write l see two large snow fields on
the side OF rugged mountain Have just
passed more glaciers, one very large one
from which have broken many small ice
bergs- The sun is not shining now. and sof,
mists veil the mountains which rather add
to their beauty.
Wednesday evening-Just as we were fin
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29
xAsr nLuEH,Lr.. 25a.

RAsr BLuEHlLI., 252.
Saturday evening. there was . small at
tendance. Gertrude Smith furnished
home made candy and apples. At the
next meeting, cake and coffee will be
served.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29

Saturday. Oct. q Meeting of Hancock
Pomona grange with New Century grange,
Dedham.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29
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WAS MISERABLE
COULDN'T STAND
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Lackawanna, N. Y. - After my first
child was born felt very miserable and
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29

II sriNoros BEACH, CAL. Sept. Is, 1915
Dear Aunt Madge:
There Is time to do and n me to stop do
ing. Three mouths ago we came ..ere TO our
beach home; now must return to our city
home to spend the fail aud winter and spring,
Providence permitting
This little ball OF earth on the surface of
which move about, slipping aud stumb-
ing-very awkwsrdIy, surely-is a very in
teresting and entertaining affair after ali.
To be alone on IL would be to be lonesome.
But, thanks 10 an overriding Providence, We
are not so situated. The greater groups and
the Lesser, and the scattering OF peoples and
cattle and much else of variety make . most
wonderful show, and we are glad to look At it
from every angle and also TO have part TO play
In the Performance. am now speaking Of the
races Of men . whole.
Oh, certainly do think II worth while 10 be
mixed up with, and in. this affair. To be
tossed hither aud yon and huns about; to be
beaten and bruised. and yet, In the end, turn
mp all right, right-side-up. IL you please.
where else could you 6nd occupation more
cosseniai. Eivinx greater pleasure and prodts
! Am satisfied, aren't you:
Now We are going home from this qniet
old scenes that have been somewhat re-
moulded during our absence, bu: our hearts
will rejoice In the meeting and greeting Of
old, weli-tried and proved-to-be real friends.
Oh. how much we have TO be thankful fol
while making this pilgrimage through the
land strewn with flowers and provided with
| the bounties and blessings that make living
worth while. May each one Of us do some.
thing to make glad the heart Of some other
| pilgrim. SUSAN.
You have been given some new ideas in
Susan's letter. / want to ask Susan if
on the Pacific shore, they make use OF the
phrase "a good mixer"f Slang it may be-
but it is expressive. Something in the
ring OF this letter brought the phrase te
my mind.
| Thanks to Aunt Sue and Susan for theiI
letters. My good nieces nearer home
please follow their example.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-09-29
Dear NJ. B. Friends:

Dear NJ. b. Friends;
am sure we ell appreciate the oppor-
tunity Aunt Sue is giving US OF learning
more about our Alaskan possessions.
Really, il we are honest, we shall have to
admit we know but little about them;
and these descriptions and '.views" SC
plainly pictured by her will, hope, en-
courage us to study more about that dis
tant portion OF our own United States.
wish / might insert ini her letters the
pictures and little maps which she en-
closes. One view OF the steamer 10 fine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-15
judicial Decisions.

The New York Law Journal says
concerning an English decision:
"The English case illustrates the SUI
periority of the English law to our
own in that prisoner may be found
guilty but insane. This English rule
is preferable on many grounds, but its
adoption is especially desirable here
because of the form of the interstate
rendition law. The difficulty over Har-
ry K. Thaw's escape from New York
and the unsuccessful efforts for his
extradition would have been avoided
If he had been adjudged guilty but in
sane, instead of acquitted on the
ground of insanity. A bill was passed
by both houses of the legislature at
the last session TO authorize verdicts
of guilty but insane Unfortunately
it contained an incidental clause to
enable defendants to plead guilty but
insane This would have furnished a
subterfuge by which any person, al-
though both guilty and sane, might es-
cape the penalty for his crime, and
for this grave defect Governor Glynn
very properly vetoed the measure 1t
ought to be reintroduced in amended
form in the next legislature"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-15
MATTER or COMMON SENSE
After Explanation, II Was Easy to Un-
derstand Why Eben Chose
Eliza

All Morley had expected Eben Joyce
of the Forks farm to marry Ellen
WINS, his nearest neighbor on the
South Fork road. Ellen was pretty,
competent, well lowered, Of suitable
age-Eben was well past his youth
and it was not believed that, if prop
erly entertained, she would remain
permanently averse to matrimony
When he announced that he was en-
gagged, not to Ellen but to Eliza Little
tree, there was much wonder and COS
sip, for Eliza, although an excellent
woman and housewife, was ten years
older than he and of unalluring voice
and feature.
"Eben, why did We do it?" Uncle Eli
Emmons at last inquired frankly, from
the keg which Morley politely always
left free for him, as the dean of
the social circle of the grocery, until
he appeared to claim it.
Eben, slowly slowing assorted pack
ages in his various bullying pockets,
recognized the questioner as the
spokesman of public opinion natu-
rally and of right concerned with his
affairs. He was not offended.
II s'pose folks was some surprised"
he explained, amiably, "but twas nat
eral enough. Soon's We REILLY give
your mind to it, takin' all the cir
cumstances into constellation, you'll
swing round to my pint of view-see'f
We don't. There's the farm, PUNK in
the crotch of the Forks There's Ellen
and / amt got word against FL
len; she's a grand woman in her way
well, there's Ellen a long mile
down to the South Fork road. And a
scant half mile up the North Fork
road there's Eliza. Some of yes mar
to be, and the rest of yes watched
other fellers sparkin', eff they haven't
spanked themselves. Ye ali know how
it's No matter how much sense a
womans got, she's woman, and she's
bound to keep We tendin' out and
dancin' round and trottin' to and fro
for goodness knows how long before
We can bring her to plain yes or
no. It's the way of 'em. 1t has to be
stood. The best man can do is to
reckon his time and distance keerful,
and that's what did. Eliza saved me
mile trudge, and quarter of an
hour time whenever I came courtin
her. by jest not Twin where Ellen
did"
"Gosh!" whispered the man on the
cracker box, gently. He was the
youngest present.
"Eben," said Uncle Eli solemnly-
he was the oldest-"Pve done We an
injustice. I never suspicioned We had
an intellect capable of graspin' details
in sech an amazin' and illumination
manner No, I never did. Ye're a
plumb wonder!"
"Not at all, not at all, Uncle Eli"
said Eben, departing with a f1attered
smile. 1T want anything but jest
plain common sense."-Youth's Com
panion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-15
Dam Is 351 Feet High.

Work on the great Arrow Rock dam
on the Boise river, Idaho, is approach
ing completion and could, IL necessary,
be finished within few weeks, al
though probably it will go on for an
other year. The dam win be 351 feet
high. 100 feet wide and about 400 feet
long at the base and 1850 feet long at
the top, 1t is of REINFORCED concrete,
of which $4,000 cubic yards have
been used. 1t will store water to a
depth of $50 feet. The back water VIII
extend 90 miles upstream, making a
lake containing 10000 acre-feet of wa
ter. A thousand tons of steel have
been used for the five gates.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-15
InssructInu the Cub.

When Fred Heiskell was city editor
of the Arkansas Gazette a cub re-
porter turned in STORY" that ran
like this: Buck Seymour was seen
with a two-inch anger going down the
river road this morning. Wonder what
Suck is after now?"
Here, young man." called out the
city editor, this story is incomplete
We don't print that kind of items In
the Gazette. Tell what Buck was do
ing with the auger."
I'll didn't find out," the cub
stammered.
"Well, I'll tell you this one time,
Plainly, he was going after grease
fish. You catch 'em by boring hole
in the water and batting the surface
with dried prunes. The grease fish
comes out, eats the prunes and swells
up so he can't get back in the hole
New York Mail.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08
LOSES FAITH IN SUFFRAGE

LOSES FAITH IN SUFFRAGE
Woman suffrage has received Sc
veral telling blows lately.
At one time I was an ardent suffra-
gist, but find my enthusiasm wan
ing more and more. The question is,
will the Acknowledgement of women
help solve our social problems?
Less than two years ago we saw
Colorado IN the throes of one of the
bitterest industrial wars this country
has ever seen. Women and children
were shot, burned and smothered to
death by gunner wearing the uni
form of the state militia
Did the women of Colorado raise
their voices in protest against this
violation of every code of ciViIiza-
ton? If they did, we failed to hear
it
Today in our own commonwealth
men and women are being beaten,
bruised and even murdered by slug
gers under the guidance and protec-
ton of our police force, and what
are the women (Whose vote last cleo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08

ed, anaemic girl. Squeeze out the
life blood of your workers down be-
low that you may appear on the sur
face with sassiety as big bullan-
thropist, out for the welfare of your
fellow men.
And concluding tip-enamel by
some process those scab-herding
sluggers of yours and give them jobs
as Investigators for the U. G. when
the strikes over. They have served
you well and they will be in need of
work this winter, and, besides, they
are a good investment to have close
at hand.-West Side Cotton Stock
ing.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08

NO0~0OO3
are a good investment to have close
at hand-West Side Cotton Stock
ing.
IN SIX PARTS saloons are
now closed on Sunday, leaving only
six days for the consumer to put his
foot upon the railing in front of the
saloon bar Here is a plan suggest:
If a man is earning $40 a week, let
him divide that sum into six equal
parts instead of seven. Each part
will be larger and the six days he is
drunk he will be more drunk than he
was formerly in any of the seven
days. This new arrangement will
give him Sunday to sleep off the sur
plus booze in him, which, coma state,
is delightful, as remember.
If the wages is as great as Bud
Fishers, divide the money IN six parts
the same way and work at spending
this money for booze conscientiously
by drinking extensively until "load-
3D." then call in all the friends pos
sible to assist drink. Tell the bar
tender and the proprietor to ''haVe
another" Pay the musicians iber-
ally and play the slot machines or
shake dice. Tip the walters and,
above all things, sing, even if you get
put out and everybody gets out Six
days of this will leave a depleted
treasury until next payday. This will
give the bartender a chance to go to
church. Everybody will be sober
Monday morning because they are
broke and not because they can't get
it. Sunday will be a day in which
men will get in touch with nature,
where there is pure air and sunshine.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08
ANOTHER DARE. -


think that now probably 100000
of the youth of the United States are
gathered daily in the school buildings
costing hundreds of millions of dol
lars, that these children are under
the watchful care of 100000 to 4OO,-
900 of the brainiest and best of Amer
ica's young men and women, we can
safely say that the public school sys-
tenn of this country is its greatest and
most valuable institution, the pride
of America. And let me say most of
our greatest and best men and wom-
en- came from the public school,
which makes it greater than other
nations and gives it the leadership of
civilization.
dare you to publish this.-Leroy
Noyes, 1889 Wentworth Az.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-08

Air and sunshine is the best religion.
Men will be broke, so they will avoid
church because the collection box
will be passed. Headaches from the
day before will cause them to forget
church.-AIIen Steven.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
Ieper surrenders Himself.

Washington. b. c.. aug. 16.-Earl
r.. Cradle. the leper whose travels dur
ing the past few years have kept the
health departments of several cities on
the qui vive, is not expected to be re-
turned to Washington from Pittshurg,
where he gave himself up yesterday,
after his escape and flight from the
leper hospital on the Eastern Branch
Friday night.
When Cradle came to Washington
last December, following his escape
from st. Louis, the local health au-
thorities called the attention of the
Treasury Department to one of its
regulations requiring that an escaped
leper shall be returned to the State
which had him in custody or confined
in one of the Federal quarantine sta
tons.
The Treasury officials, however, re-
fused to take action in the case, stat
ing that no leprosy commitments were
being made to the Federal quarantine
stations. and that it was not practical
bic to force the return of a leper to
the State from which he escaped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
GAS DEMONSTRATION
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Splendid Iabor-Saving Devices Which
Should Be In Every House,
hold.

The exhibit OF the City Gas De-
partment, under the supervision of
Superintendent Knowles. was installed
in the Chamber of Commerce building
yesterday and will be in active opera
ton today
A corps of trained assistants will aid
Superintendent Knowles in his work.
and great opportunity will thus be
offered the people of Richmond to
learn all there is to know about the
economical use OF gas.
ON the second fiosr, gas ranges. big
and little. OF every conceivable shape
and size, have been installed and con-
nected. Experts will show visitors
there how to cook and at the same
time how to cook in an economical
way, to get results and at the same
time TO keep the gas bill down.
Heating apparatus. from the little
heater to furnace large
enough to heat a home. may be seen
in operation on the third floor.
In addition, gas incinerators for de-
stroying garbage are on exhibition on
this floor.
On the fourth floor various fixtures
for lighting are in operation. and
visitors may find everything in the
lighting line here. from the simple
wall jet TO the magnificent dome.
This demonstration work will be
continued for several weeks, and will
probably result in a greater develop
ment of the City gas plant in the near
future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
ENGINEER O. VI. HAWKINS
TAKES UP WORK OF MYERS

As was stated in The Virginian on
Sunday. Assistant City Engineer @. NJ
Hankins was yesterday placed In
charge of the surveying force recently
working under the direction of e. ID.
T. Myers, Jr Mr.. Myers was simply
relieved of the duties and Major
Hawkins delegated to the place.
As has been stated there was no re-
Election upon the ability OF NJ Myers
The change was made to facilitate the
work. and Is was believed by the
board that the work might be pushed,
more rapidly by being in direct charge
of the City Engineers office.
In abolishing the office held by Mr..
Myers, the board carries out its plan
of saving the city as much as pos
sibie in salary expenditures. There
Will be g saving Of several hundred
dollars a month. The work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
SOUT Inside
WELLS OFF FOR
TWO WEEKS REST

Judge Ernest II. Wells and family
viii leave South Richmond this morn
Ing for Atlantic City, where they Will
stay for two weeks enjoying the sights
and surf Of the New Jersey sea coast
resort.
Judge Wells is badly In need of his
annual rest, the docket or his court
having been heavier this year than
ever before. The closing of the July
term proved a relief to everyone at
the courthouse. No term of court Is
held during August, and the Judge is
taking this opportune time for his
vacation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
TO PROBE SHIPPING FACILITIES
United States to Investigate Over Seas
Situation.

United States to Investigate Over Seas
Situation.
The first move in the anticipated
campaign of the Wilson administra-
ton to revive its shipping propaganda
in order to pave the way for the en-
actment Of merchant marine meas
ure at the next session of Congress,
was disclosed today, when il was an
nounced that, at President Wilson
request, the Interstate Commerce
Commission has decided to make an
investigation of transportation faci!i-
ties and rates between the United
States and foreign countries.
1t is the hope of the administration
that the publicity attending the COM
missions inquiry will awaken public
sentiment In favor of shipping pro-
p2Sanda that the measure defeated
at the last Congress may be reintro-
duced. possibly in an amended form,
with more promising outlook.
The decision to have the commits
sion make inquiry nto the shipping
situation is not the only means by
which the administration hopes to
arouse public opinion to support the
shipping propaganda. Already Sec
rotary McAdoo has sent a long list
of questions relating to shipping ia
cilities and ocean rates to each of
the delegates to the Pan-AHeFiCan fl
nancial conference here last June.
The questions presented were de-
signed to produce information favcr-
able to the move for a government
operated marine. Announcement that
the commission vii conduct an in
quiry was made in a statement by
the Treasury Department
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
PEOPLES FORUM.
More Economy and Lower Taxes.


Editor Virginian:
Sr,--While our vigilant Auditor is
| raking the earth for taxable values.
causing many to cough up things that
have long been buried, and many are
trembling for fear something dis
agreeable will be revealed, while ex-
aminers of records are ransacking all
sorts of records to bring from the
hiding things that should be revealed,
while the burden of taxation is al
most unbearable. and from present
Indications will be much heavier, l do
not read or hear OF much being said
about more economical and busi-
nesslike management of our finances.
In short while our Legislature will
be meeting, and on hand will be the
usual horde representing the institu-
! tions owned and helped by the State.
earnestly appealing for greatly in
creased appropriations. all prepared
to prove that they cannot possibly run
ION the present appropriation: also a
food of new things that must have
money, and then there seems to be no
end to the commissions that must be
established: and, lastly. our friends
must be provided with good places. 1t
appears to common business man
that the time has come when our
statesmen should put on their glasses
view the landscape over and see If
some of these things cannot be left
out instead of multiplied. II appears
to me that this Is good time for
more business and less politics in the
management of our finances.
| believe that sound business like
REIMBURSEMENT Of our affairs. would
save the State million dollars and
mo one be hurt worth speaking Of
It seems time when all favorites and
pets should not be favored beyond
their real worth.
While there is no one living who can
remember a time when people did not
complain of taxes. and while we must
have revenue, even If people do COM
plain, yet we should guard against
reaching n point that is unbearable.
Let us begin to adjust from the ex
penditure end. and when the people
are assured that the finances of the
State are conducted on economical
business lines, reasonable folks will
be satisfied.
H. II. SEAY.
Blackstone, va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
To Work Out War Problems.

newport, r. l.. Aug. ls.-The At
Iantic fleet, virtually in It's full war
strength, today began a series Of de-
fensiye maneuvers in the waters off
Block Island. The problems to be
worked out have been drawn from the
lessons of the European war, adapted
to the defense of the north Atlantic
coast. and have been arranged to EN-
brace general war game. Details
Of the maneuvers are secret The
game will continue a week
The torpedo boat destroyers have
been painted with alternate black and
white squares. Naval experts believe
this will break up the contour of the
vessels and cause an illusion as TO dis
lance which would he OF assistance to
the destroyers in battle.