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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
coSvIcrs WORKING ON STATE ROAD IN
COLORADO.

coSvIcrs WORKING ON STATE ROAD IN
COLORADO.
they are employed and other local con-
ditions. The relative efficiency of the
convict and the free laborer as given
by different authorities also varies
greatly, some rating the convict as only
about half as efficient as the free
laborer. and others rating the convict
as the more efficient
Those states In which convict labor
has been or Is at present employed ex'
tensively are Alabama. Colorado. Geor-
gia. Louisiana, Montana. New Mexico,
North Carolina, Oregon, South Caro-
lima. Virginia and Washington. In ad-
dition. Illinois. Iowa, Kentucky. New
Jersey, New York. Ohio, Texas. West
Virginia and Wisconsin have used con-
yicts to some extent recently and may
be expected to make greater use Of
them In the future.
John B. Riley. New York state super
intendeD: of prisons, Is warm advo-
cate OF the use Of convicts for road
work. and In a recent interview he
said:
1.-The inmates of our prisons who are
accorded the privilege of working on
high ways will. on the average. do as
much work as the paid laborer. Quite
as important as the value OF the serv-
ices the prisoner renders the state In
building roads Is the beneficial effect
upon the Individual inmate and. indi-
rectly. the moral effect upon the whole
body of inmates In our state prisons.
1.-The demonstration that there are
several hundred men In each of our
state prisons who may be employed
outside the prison walls at manual
labor also has shown that 1t Is entirely
feasible to raise all vegetables required
for use In the prisons. thereby making
It possible to save many thousand dol
lars annually by the expenditure OF
comparatively small sum In the pur-
chase of prison farms.
Elm the past organized labor has OPP
posed the employment of convicts In
highway construction. Having seen
that they are performing work in the
construction Of highways that would
not otherwise be improved and that
the money appropriated is used In the
employment of citizen labor and pay
mept for teams and wagons required
10 render convict labor elective. all
opposition to the plan has been with
dra wn."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

two to two and one-half hours. A trial
or two will show the time for your
milk and the quantity you use.
Now drain off the whey, stir the curd
for twenty minutes, allowing it to cool
gradually. Salt at the rate of four
ounces to 100 pounds Of milk. Put In
a mold, round or square, as desired,
and apply considerable pressure, not
less than 100 pounds to each cheese.
The only utensils required are Their
mometer, q tin vessel of some kind for
heating and some sort of measure for
measuring the rennet extract and salt.
If these are not to be had at home
they may be purchased, including the
renpet extract, from any dairy supply
house.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

A political meeting was on in a certain
Iowa town and Thomas r. Marshall, vice
president OF the United States, was tc
speak. The hall was packed and the all
was sitting. For some reason, it was i'm
possible 10 open the windows, and one
had to be broken. 1t was feared that the
noise would startle the audience and per-
haps throw them into panic. The mayor
OF the town stepped forward to give warn
ing. The audience, however, had not
assembled to listen to the mayor, and
overwhelmed him with cries of "Marshall!
Marshall!" Silence was not restored till
the infuriated official yelled at the top OF
his voice: ppm not going to make a
speech / have something to say!"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

Miss Mabel e. McCalmont is a hos
pital consultant. She has home In
Brooklyn. registration address in Cal
ifornia. and she works wherever her
commissions take her. She received her
diploma as a trained nurse from the
National Homeopathic hospital In
Washington. Later she became super
intendent of st. Luke's hospital in Bal
timore 1t was while she was In Balti-
more that she met director in Philip
pine health affairs. who persuaded her
to go to Manila.
In 1908 she took the civil service ex-
animation and became superintend-
ent of the Civil hospital In Manila, as
well as. supervising nurse of the board
Of health. This work led to the posi-
ton Of chief of the division Of hospital
construction and equipment. She re-
turned to New York In 1911. She had
seen-what numbers of the public are
constantly hearing referred to-the
waste Of money and materials and the
inefficient management in hospitals.
Having been ION the inside" she knew
just how difficult perfect organiza-
ton is to effect Thus her plan: Why
not create the position of one. with
practical experience, whose time may
be devoted entirely to solving the prob
lens of hospitals effectively?
Thus it was she originated the pro-
fession of which she is the sole femi-
nine member. that of consulting expert
in regard to hospitals. She has fire.
quently given advice of the highest
value in the case of hospitals seeking
to secure more economical and efficient
service
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

While an Ayrshire COW should be
shapely and handsome to look at as
she stands or walks, she should
when handled reveal much loose
ness of vertebra, fiatness of rib
and width between the ribs, indi-
eating large dairy capacity. The
Ayrshire is tough. hardy COW.
with a vigorous appetite and not
too particular what she eats. She
is always hungry, eats greedily and
chews her cud rapidly. You can
rarely see an Ayrshire COW when
not either taking in food or chew
Ing what she has already gathered.
The COW pictured is pure bred
Ayrshire.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
BORN.

BLAKE-At West Brooksville, March 10, o
Mr. and Mrs Fred Blake, son.
DYER-At Franklin, March 4, to Mr. and Mrs
Bailey Fl Dyer, daughter.
HUTCHINSON Penobscot, Mar Il, to Mr. and
Mrs Walter ! Hutchins, son.
JOY-At Ellsworth March 49, to Mr. and Mrs
Charles joy, daughter. Leta Eliza
beth.
KINGMAN-At Mariaville, March 5, to Mr.
and Mrs Hervey Kingman, son.
REED-At West fremont, Mar Is. to Mr. and
Mrs E Dalton Reed, son. -
ROBBINS--At Bucksport, Mar Q, to Mr. and
Mrs Arthur Robbins, a son.
SALISBURY-At Mariaville, March 10, to Mr.
and Mrs Willis Salisbury, daughter.
YOUNG-At Ellsworth, March 16, to Mr. and
Mrs Arthur Young, son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
DAIRY ono
CREAMERY
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.

The Only Positive Diagnosis by Means
Of TubereuIin Test.
1t is impossible from ordinary obser-
vation to make a positive diagnosis of
tuberculosis in cattle, though there are
certain evidences Of disease that should
lead one to suspect it and have an ex-
pert make physical examination or
tuberculin test. writes correspond
emit of the Rural New Yorker II
cow loses flesh without apparent cause
and II her eyes become dull and the
coat rough and staring and she is EVIL
IDENTIFY out Of condition 1t is well to
suspect tuberculosis unless there is
some other known cause for these man
lfestations Of III health. A cough need
not be expected, as cough indicates
only some Irritation of the respiratory
apparatus and may or may not be due
to tuberculosis. On the other hand,
advanced tuberculosis Of some of the
other internal organs will not manifest
itself by a cough.
Bunches forming within the udder
Or open sores from broken down glands
are also to be regarded with great sus-
picion. A COW may be In very poor
condition and not have tuberculosis
and may be in the pink Of condition
and be badly infected. The best way
to make diagnosis is by the tuber-
culin test applied by a competent vet
erinarian do not know Of any form
Of tuberculosis which manifests itself
by hard dry scabs upon the skin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
ROAD BUILDING
BY CONVICT WORK
Old Idea Adopted TO Modern
Requirements.
An ECONOMIC PROBLEM.

Relative Efficiency Of Convict and Free
Labor a. Given by Various Authori-
ties Varies Grsatiy-John 3. Riley q
Warm Advocate Of Convict Road
Work.
While the idea Of using prisoners to
build roads is probably as old as the
art Of road building itself, the system
ahc use Of municipal. county and state
prisoners In that work Is a compare
lively recent development. says the
Good Roads Magazine. 1t Is growing
In favor. however. as the recognition
Of its advantages become more general
and as the lease system becomes more
generally condemned. At present the
laws Of practically every state In the
Union permit some use of convict labor
in road building. and 1t Is worthy Of
note that although only about dozen
states have made extensive use of such
labor. 1t has been found economical
and efficient wherever given fair
trial.
Aside from the fact that the en-
ployment Of convict labor effects con-
siderable saving In the cost of road
work. no definite conclusions can be
reached as regards the relative cost
and efficiency of convict and free labor.
The cost data available show that the
cost per convic, per day for road
building varies from perhaps as low
as IS cents to something over dollar.
depending upon the locality. the char
acter Of work upon which the convicts
are engaged, the system under which
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Substitute For Butter.

Olive oil as u substitute for butter Is
responsible for the delicious flavor or
many French and Italian dishes. The
American housewife who experiments
with oil as a butter substitute in cook
ing finds that it has many advantages.
1t does not burn as quickly as butter
and therefore does not require so care
full watching. 1t also lends rich "a
vor which cannot be secured In aty
other way.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
4ou.sr People ! Hav. Metz

I've seen Kentucixians who hated
whisky, virginians who weren't de-
scended from Pocahontas. Indianians
who hadn't written novel. Mexicans
who didn't wear velvet trousers with
silver dollars sewed along the seams.
funny Englishmen. spendthrift Yam
KEGS, cold blooded southerners and
narrow minded westerners and New
Workers who weren't too busy to stop
for an hour on the street to watch a
one armed grocer's clerk do up cram
berries in paper bags.-From O. Hen
rvs "A Cosmopolitan In a Cafe"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
FARM DEMONSTRATIONS
x.,vs Of Interest to Hancock County
Farmers.

,v,om the Office Of the county agent, @, N
tfro" worden, Elisworth.)
c.e AGENTS. schedule OF demonstrations
,..,na coming week is - follows:
Thursday, March Is - At orchard Of
capt. o. W. Foss, Hancock.
Friday, March 10, p. m. At orchard OF
oacar staples, Ellsworth Falls.
saturday, March 20-At farm OF Martin
n.,lsnd. lakewood; address Mariaville
grange in evening.
Monday, March 22--At office, Ellsworth.
Tuesday, March CAT orchard OF c. l..
Morang, Stabawl road.
wednesday, Thursday, Friday, March
d o. and 20 AT Lamoine.
saturday, March T--At farm Of w. E.
aaspsr, surry; address Arbutus grange
in evening.
The county agent will be glad to meet
,rv persons interested in"better farming
rbis on his circuit, and to arrange special
,-uning demonstrations at this season.
Why not plant seed OF highest purity
and vitality this YEAR, Ask the county
agent where the best seeds may be found,
and have him show you how to test your
.sed and how to treat it for immunity to
disease.
II you have anything to sell, such as
stock. farm Implements, ETC., or IL you are
in the market for such commodities, re-
member that in all proba bility the agent
ran readily assist you in making an ex-
change.
pARa AND CROP STATISTICS FOR HAN
COCK COUNTY.
General statistics based on 1910 census
rport.)
Population in 1900, 37,241; in 1910, 35,575.
Number OF farms, in 1900, 2,7s4; in 1910,
33s2.
Color and nativity OF farmers:
Native white, 3,2S3.
Foreign born white, 90.
Approximate land area, ga, $50 acres.
Area in farms, 500, 400 acres.
Per cent. OF land area In farms, 3l.2.
Per cent OF farm land improved, IA.
Average number Of acres per farm, 1877.
Average improved acres per farm, 1872.
Value OF all farm property, 1900, a ,567, 433;
1910, 81, 1896 ,374,
Increased value in ten years, 6l.9 per cent.
Average value OF land per acre, in 1900,
$50; in 1910, $3.50.
Per cent. OF farms operated by owners, 40.
Per cent. OF farms operated by tenants, 35.
Per- cent. of farms operated by managers,
Is.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

Frills are of various sizes, but those OF
moderate width seem most popular.
A dance frock of black satin Is Illus
trated here. The skirt is draped WITH
4 series of black net founees edged
with velvet The long wasted bodice
of black velvet is softly wrinkled. with
low placed velvet flowers and shoulder
straps of large jet beads.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

We are always striving for things
forbiddsn and coveting those denied -
-Ovid.
His Busy Day.
"Can git Oh today, bossT'
"What for"
"a weddin'."
do you have to goT
I'D like to. sir; I'm the bridegroom"
cornell Widow.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Everything Counts.

"ls your car good one?"
Discriminating people choose them"
said the glib automobile salesman.
More Of our cars are stolen than those
OF any other make" - Kansas City
Journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
SiIaue For Calves.

Feed young calves all the corn silage
hey will consume. In the beginning,
select some of the finer portion, such
as the fine leaves and some OF the
shelled corn In the silage. They viii
very soon learn to eat this readily.
Then the coarser parts Of the silage
may be Hoard's Dairyman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Pertinent Qusation.

Little Pitchers-Can you catch mice.
MIS-. Gabby? visitor-For the land
sakes, child. what makes you ask such
foolish question as that? Little Pitch.
ers-Well, | heard ma say you were an
Old cat-Baltimore American.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

Authors Nagging Wife-I wish you
got dollar apiece for every word you
wrltel
irritated Author-I wish l got half
cent for every word you speak,
Judge
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
EQotiatical.

you sometimes disagree with these
scientific expertsy'
mot at ALL" replied the serene ego
fist. Notwithstanding the fact that
have thought matter out to a sound
conclusion they frequently insist on
disagreeing with me."-Washington
6tar,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
CHIC DANCE GOWN.

Coquettish Flounced Creation Shown
Among Spring Models.
The frilled or hounced frock is con-
spicuous among the models which fash
enable modlstes are pushing Cor spring
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17

Disasters are wont to reveal the abili-
ties of general. good fortune to con-
ceal them.-Horace.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
MARRIED..

TRACY-MARTIN--A North Sullivan, March
Is. by Rev II Moyle, Miss Martha Il Tracy
of Unionville, to Pearl l. Martin, of East
Sullivan.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Mental Arithmetic.

Mental Arithmetic.
Reggie--I say. father. you know all
about rithmetic. don't you? Father
tuneasily)-Wha is It you want to
know7 Reggie Well. how many times
what MAKES eleven?--London Sketch
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
Queerina a Prediction,

when you are as old as 1 am, my
son, you will know more and talk less
than you do now"
"But dad. everybody says take
after mother. "-Chicago Record Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-17
DIED.

BUNKER - At Franklin, Mar 6, Sarah j,
widow of Charles T Bunker, aged 60 years.
3 months, Is days.
DEVEREUX-At West Penobscot, March g.
Hudson Devereux, aged 70 years, months,
days.
HAsLAM-At Mariaville, March o, William
Haslam aged "a years, months, days
JORDAN-At North Brewer, March is, Capt
Hollis ] Jordan, native of Bayside (Tren-
ton), aged 70 years.
LUFKIN-At Hubbardston, Mass, March TO-,
Mrs Harriet Lufkin, formerly of Ellis
worth, aged ~ years, months, 20 days.
PAGE-At Orland, March IA, Edgar r Page,
aged SO years, month, 81 days.
RICHARDSON Bar Harbor, March 10, Mrs
Caroline Richards, aged IS years.
ROBBINS-At Bucksport, Mar IL, Hannah A,
wife of Seth Robbins, aged 70 years.
TINKER-At southwest Harbor, March 10,
Mabel Lurvey, wife of John Tinker, aged So
years.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-02-26
PROPER RATIoNs FOR LAMBS
No Animal Capable Of Giving Better
Returns Than shesp-cood, Warm
Sheds Are Essential.

As economical consumers OF rough
age and homegrown grains. no animal
Is capable Of giving better returns
found lamb feeding a profitable busl'
ness. Feeding range lambs seems es-
pecially adapted To- many farms where
labor Is available during tho win
ter, and where one OF the chief ends OF
stock feeding IN the resulting
On such farms a band Of range lambs
VIII clean up the fields In the fall,
utilize the farm %roughage, and leave
u large supply Of manure, besides pay.
ing a profit for their food and attend.
ance
Good lambs, bought early In the fall.
and started to pasture and fall for
agc, may gain from eight to twelve
pounds per head az very low cost.
Such lambs are In much better condi.
ton to put on full rations OF grain. and
Will make better gains than those pur-
chased later and put on full feed at
once.
The lambs should go into the feed
lot before the weather Is cold and
c%hangeable. What they will CLEAN
from the fields after the FIRST stormy
weather will hardly Offset the losses
from exposure and dampness. Good
warm sheds that open toward the
south are best.
During the full feeding period they
will thrive better II kept In lunches OF
forty or fifty. In order to do this. the
shed may be subdiyided. Yards and
sleeping quarters must be dry and
clean. Foul air and dampness are two
things that sheep cannot stand. The
feed troughs for grain should be fast
ened securely to the racks to prevent
waste. Succulent feed adds to the Of
hcIency of the ration. Roots and corn
sllage are the best for conditioning
lambs at this time Of the year,
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-02-26

II one could behold the scope of the
work of the life-savers In a single
glance he could see that these 1000
men meet at n thousand stations on
dark and lonely shores and exchange
brass checks and bring these brass
checks with them on their return to
their life stations as eyide ce that
they had patrolled the coast. Never
has one Of these faithful servants
failed TO come back promptly with the
check of the patrol, unless he was
halted by n ease of distress and even
then his fellow patrol, unless he was
halted by a case Of distress and yer
then his fellow patrol comes on to
meet him. Scores OF men give their
lives Ia the deyouring sea 10 save life
and millions of property. There are
now 200 stations on the sen and lake
coasts of the United States, There are
men In the service that have saved
as many as 800 lives and literally ev-
cry man In the service has been an
actor In one OF more of It's 10000 hero
stories. In 1912 rescue service was
rendered to 1.GI1 vessels, carrying g..
500 passengers, the total value Of these
vessels and their cargoes being Sil.-
000, 900, 900.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-02-26
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CHILDS BOWELS
Il is cruel to force nauseatlng,
harsh physlc into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose mother insisted
on castor oil. calomol, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
with our children It's different
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt Is well-found.
ed. Their tender little "insides' are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California syrup Of Figs" It's
action IL positive, but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative handy; they know children
love 10 take Il; that Il never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach. and that q teaspoonful
given today saves n sick child tomor-
row.
Ask az the store for n 50.cent bottle
OF california Syrup Of Figs which
has full directions for babies. children
OF all ages and for grown.ups plainly
on each bottle. ADV.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-02-26
MEN OF LAW AT A PREMIUM
Legal Lights Were Comrades In Mis-.
fortune Of Man Who Was In.
weighed Into Card Game.

"one Of the boys put me on to a
little game" said the dry goods drum
mer. and went around 10 see what
!. a like. There was about thirty
respectable looking people In the room,
and one OF them was trying to teach
me the value OF the cards when the
police broke In and made a clean
sweep OF everybody. Next morning
when arraigned at the police court !
wanted a lawyer, and there was a gen
eral laugh In the court when his honor
replied with n smile:
81 don't know where you1l get one.
There are several In town, but all are
In the pen with youl"
1T was So continued the drummer,
and things might have gone hard
with US had II not been for the fact
that the judge was there, too. but had
just stepped out ms the raid was made,
Nothing was said about II, Of course,
but he let us on with a line of 81 each,
and a lot of fathorly advice"
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-02-26
Handy Grain Elevator.

inches long and two sprockets from an
old binder, one 4 inches and the other
as large as you can get II for easy
drive, say ~ or II inches. Put a
crank hanl'e on the larger sprocket
II the ele, atOr Is to be run by hand,
or II by power arrange for n small
pulley. The drive chain to work over
the %sprockets should be s feet long.
Also bracket irons will be needed for
placing the drive pulley ON and for at.
taching the entire elevator Ia the
grain bin. The cost of this Will be
about So In all. For dippers use to-
mato cans, or anything suitable,
The S.foot boards are used to make
the hopper spout through which the
grain Is carried. The pulleys arc
placed inside the hopper spout, about
$ inches from each end, and the con.
veyor belt runs over them. The
sprocket wheels are outside Of the
hopper spout. The small sprocket Is
on the shaft of the lower pulley, and
the power Is thus transmitted from
the large sprocket wheel TO the pulley
belt, to which the carrier cans are at
tached. A pointed stick at the lower
end runs into the wheat and holds
that end solid. a pointed piece l2 or
10 inches long at the lower end keeps
the hopper working straight down into
the grain. The triangular frame Is
used to keep the larger ]sprocket wheel
ON. This frame Is fastened to the
hopper by bolts and Is shaped to III on
the grain bin.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-02-26
GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA
TO DARKEN HER GRAY HAIR
She Made Up a Mixture Of Sage Tea
and Sulphur to Bring Back Color,
Gloss, Thickness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur. properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make II at home. which Is
mussy and troublesome. Nowadays,
by asking at any store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you
win get q large bottle OF the famous
old recipe for about 50 cents.
Don't stay grayl Try II! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as II does It so naturally
and evenly. You dampen n sponge or
soft brush with II and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at n time, By morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another APP
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark. thick and glossy
Adv.