Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-10-27

/ Let there be many windows to your soul,
| That all the glory Of the universe
| May beaatify il. Not the narrow pane
| OF one poor creed can catch the radiant rays
That shine from countless sources Tear away
The blinds Of su perstiiion; let the light
| Pour through fair windows broad truth it,
self
And high as God.
Is not that strong appeal to the mar
row mind? suppose we ought to have
more sympathy than We do for those
| whose vision is limited to the one view
they have OF life - human life as q whole,
and O. their one standard OF measure,
whereby all come short who fit not the
requirements of their ideas. Another
selection:
The hurry of the times affects SO
In this swift rushing hour, we crowd and
press,
And thrust each other backward, as we go,
And do net pause 10 lay sufficient stress
Upon that good, strong, true word, Earnest
ness.
In that receding age when men were great,
The bone and sinew Of their purpose lay
In this one word.
As you read thoughts of hers, want
you TO apply them 10 the manner of pres
emit day living, and decide for yourselves
if they are true. Get broad glimpse OF
the world in general, and the human
freight it is bearing on from day to day.
1t may be rapid transit, but come
back to practical subject. DO you know
an ssodds and ends" day is a very con-
yenient thing to have in the family once
in while? OF course the systematic
horsekeeper who keeps everything con-
nected with the regular work, and the
sewing and extras which come with .'seed
time and harvest, done ON time, will tie
spared the pleasures OF such day; but to
the housewives who agree with the poe,
tina;
Labor with what zeal we win
Something still remains undoue;
Something uncompleted still
Waits the rising of the sun,
an ssodds and ends day is a great idea.
To those who do their own work unaided,
the days are filed with difficult tasks, but
some week when the washing, ironing,
churning and sufficient cooking for q
days needs are completed, then around
that date on some calendar hanging near
by, draw lines of red, and enjoy the holi-
day.
The s'undones and leftoyers' OF my
work would not probably be the same as
any of yours, but We can celebrate each in
her own way, and knowing others are
observing q similar occasion, will cheer as
in our efforts to ''gather up the re-
inainders".
N. L. H., one Of my first acts on such .
day would be to write you personal let
er, for that valued niece OF ours has had
some hard things to bear and is now ex-
periencing constant anxiety over physical
injuries which her husband has sustained.
hope you viii send her messages Of re-
membranes and encouragement.
Aunt Emma, having looked up an
AMERICAN Of . year ago flor keep all
AMERICANS safely find Pansy credited
that recipe a. having come from you'll
mean the ripe cucumber one-and also
found the recipe. In the meantime, / am
indebted to "D', who realizing my wait
ing time, kindly gave me her recipe over
the telephone. So am all heartened up
again in regard to pickles.
In recent daily paper found the fol-
lowing, which I scarcely know how one
could read without blushing for our
country:
BosroS, Oct. IL With the sailing Of the
| bark Ruth Stark for Seconki. Africa. with
2co, Ouo gallons of rum, the total shipment of
that liquor from this port during the last
six months reached nearly one million gall
| Ions. The discontinuance Of trade between
Africa and European sources Of sapply, on
account of the war, has renewed traffic which
| fourished in the early days OF the American
| merchant marine.
| This, then, is one OF our contributions
for the betterment of the world! / am
reminded by it OF an event which came TO
pass many years ago, and which has re-
Cured to my mind many times since then
the statement that q sailing vessel which
had for passengers missionaries going to
Africa, carried at the same time rum for
the natives, and it was to be exchanged
for valuable articles like gold and ivory.
How can we boast OF our civilized
| ChristianizeL America? l heard not long
ago q remark in relation to that same
transportation OF missionaries and intoxi-
eating liquor which helped the view out a
little: "The rum would have been q part
OF the cargo any way, so we ought to be
thankful there was onI board something
that would in q measure counteract its
influence"
! Aunt Emma contributes the following:
| Green sage, placed in the pantry, will keep
red ants out Turpentine mixed with stove-
| polish prevents rust and gives . brighter
gloss than water. The mica in stoves can be
made clear by washing with vinegar. II the
black does not come off readily. allow the