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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-05

. What lie there in the makeup OF human
kind that causes so many to b unwilling,
or at least skeptical, in regard to giving
one who has failed another chancs; The
causes of failure, the lack OF sympathy or
encouragement from others, the unequal
struggle against circumstances or sur-
roundings, the inherent frailties of the
race none Of there conditions are taken
into account when the person made .
failure OF some undertaking. For often
ths world says: "He had his chance; Why
didn't he Improve IL" Wait, give him
another chance.
/ wonder how many Of you read the
story OF The Hole in the Doughnut",
which has had . place in many papera.
A. many In this vicinity arr acquainted
with the man who 10 ssid TO have invented
the hole in the doughnut, housekeeper's
column should take some notice Of It.
The man 10 CAPT. Hanson Gregory, .
venerable sailor now living At Hough's
Neck, Mass. Until his invention many
years ego, doaghnuts were made in the
form Of cakes. In cooking them they
were we'll Drowned on 10th sides bat were
left plastic in the inside, and consumers
would eat away the edges with great rel
ish, then throw sway the core
Then came Capt. Grsgory's happy
thought. He was acting - ships cook.
He believed that II the center OF the
doughnut was removed and . neat hole
left in its place, this delicious edible
could be cooked Thorough throughout.
One trial proved the correctness Of this
theory. Capt. Grsgory's doughnut with
. hole In il bad the hoielsss doughnut
beaten both wsys from the middle. A. il
the way with all grsat Inventions, all
CAPT. Gregory ever got out OF e y glory,
and even that has been long dslAyed.
The Boston Post, in referring to the in
ventios few weeks go, gsvs an iIlus-
trstsd ssriss Of tbs xrowth Of tie doogh-
nut hole, and impiiss that II ths hols eon-
tinuss TO iucrssse in sixs ths doaehnut
viii hscoms extinct, and ali that will b.
left 70 commsmorste II will b. . lot OF
empty doughnus hoiss.
A. some Of TIE other nieces have told Why
they hsve Aot dnished houss-clsaning before,
win make ny excuse. too. In the first piace
! could no. begin 70 clean ~ early ~ would
have liked q. for ne had to have chinney
taken down and rebuilt between the kitchen
and dining-roo1. and - the weather has
besn % cold asd wet, We did not get IL done
- early - We wanted TO-
But after awhile got started in to clean
up ! was getting along pretty we'll when
one day stepped up in chair 70 pot N .
piece Of border. when was psperfng the
dtntns-rocm, The chair siipped from under
me. ssd went backward osto the door. No
bones we're broken, but I have been too lame
since TO do much cleaning. 70 my house 10
not iii cleaned yet.
The fourth Of July viii be here soon and
then will come haying. It dossny seem -
though We have got ~ far into the summer
- that. What cold. rainy spring We have
had! II the sun should come cut hot one
whole day We would ali wilt, Ne have been In
the shade 10 long.
hope all Of the sick and lame ones are feel
ing better.
ARx-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-05

ANOTHER cMAscx-
By ElssabsfA Ponerss Merrill A
God give me the chance 70 try again
II, who have missed Of the xoal}.
Let me, as flint. set my face again -.
; To shape. to build up the whole.
Give unto me the coveted chance "a
TO make Of myself Man. as.
TO battle once more with new forged lance. =.
TO lift from my seai the bsni
God give me the chance to strive again.
Accoutre me for the fray.
Let me wipe out the old-time stain
In blood Of q new born day!
Give me the courage that never swerves
I Though foe should harsss me sore-: ~
Give me theIfaith that stesdies the nerves.. 4
Unshakeu fcrevermore.
God give me the chance to march again
In the vanguard OF the race;
What matter the clouds. the shifting vane.
The blasts that wrinkiesmy facet
Let me endure both hardship and pain
As scale the heights 10 you;
And hoping. loving. striving again,
To fashion my life anew'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-05

1t looks to me q though ne should have
to start new department in the column,
headed something like this: allow shall
We safeguard the limbs Of ths mutualsf''
Shall We have 70 enact few laws to keep
them from getting up ON chairs and
benches during the housscieanina and
other seasoned
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-07-05

have PLEASANT picture in my mind OF
an auto party Of delegates who called 1t
Aunt Madgs's door and whom she was
glad to greet AlAs, mot one Of
The Press., 1916-11-30

uidu hoWis utuoy, Amciid DdEsdAodu, Harold Ensminger.
 The first basketball game of the season will be held at the town hall, Saturday, between the Riverside A. O. and Italian Stars of Stafford Springs. The following are trying for regular positions on the home team: Capt. Sam Murray. Dobson, Sanger, D. Murray, Barsleau, French A very good game is expected, so verybody is requested to attend and help support the town team. Any amateur team averaging from IT to Is years old wishing games may write Dewey Murray, manager Riverside A. O., Stafford. Games wanted with s. H. s. 2d's, Wales, Monson, Rock vile, Somers and Wilmington.
 Frederick W. Remmert. 51, died at hospital in Norwich Friday morn- ing where he has been for treatment the past year. The funeral was held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Clara Devlin, Sunday afternoon at 115, Rev. O. H. Puffer officiating. F. A. Lasbury sang "There's Beautiful Home on High" The bearers were Arthur Remmert, George Remmert, Chas. Curnan and Raymond Curnan He leaves one son, Wm. F. Remmert, assistant principal of Revere high school, Revere, Mass. He is also survived by three brothers, Eli, of Worcester; George, of Hartford, and Arthur, of Warren and four sisters, Mrs. James J. Clark, of Worcester, Mass. Mrs. James CurDan. of Stafford Springs; Mrs. Clara Devlin and Miss Carrie Remmert of this place Inter. ment was at Stafford street oemstery.
The Press., 1916-11-30
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per nne.l
 Special for Thanksgiving and Friday, a complete variety of Fresh Sea Food at lowest prices, Sena's block. Tel. 62-5.
 -Rememher we carry the famous Ball Band Coon Tall Felt Boots at the old re- liable. s. Katzowitz t6 Co.
 Hart schaffner < Marx Clothes, Mod cru Clothing Go.
 For Ladies and Children's Suits, Coats, Sweaters, Dresses, Hats. Hosiery Underwear. etc, for Fall and Winter see them first at Wasserman's.
 A saving ot 10 per cent. guaranteed on all Meu's and Boys Arctics, Felt Boots and Rubbers. See us before buy Ing elsewhere and save the 10 per cent. s. Katzowitz & Co
 Gold Seal Elastic Rubbers are the best, therefore the cheapest. Modern Clothing Co.
 -Dutchess Trousers loo button, $I a rip. Modern Clothing Co, opp. post office. A big line of Mackinaws and Coats for boys and girls, all colors and all styles. They will surely please you. s. Katzo- witz & Co.
 Mems, Boys and Girls High-eut Shoes at the old prices, as we were well stocked before prices advanced. Call and see what a saving this means to you. s. Katxowitz & Go.
The Press., 1916-11-30
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

MD. o'Connsll is spending Thanks giving at his home in Colchester.
 F. s. Gorham is spending the Thanksgiving vacation at his home in New Haven.
 Miss Mary Squires is spending a week in Providence. R. I. visiting friends and relatives.
 Methodist Church Notes: Friday evening the Junior League will meet Sunday morning the pastor will preach In the evening he will give an address on Martin Luther.
 George Towne of Union has moved into the house vacated by James Daily on Westford avenue. MT. Daily has moved into the Williams house on the corner of Gold street and Edge wood extension.
 The high school basketball team went to Ludlow last week and carried away another victory, cleaning up the game with a score of 21 against Lud- lows IT. On the way home some of the boys ran into little hard luck. Over in Thompsonville the car be- came disa oled and the boys in that car did not get home until the next day. There were few good plays in the game. Murray was covered pretty we'll during both halves, SO did not get chance to reach up and drop the ball into the basket as usual, but kuslansky played a good game. In the second half the formations used by the local boys worked to perfection, there being only one basket shot by Ludlow. Rooney, in the second half was ruled from the game for making four personal fouls The result of the gams is as follows Stafford Tonon, If, 3 baskets, Kuslansky, If, 5 baskets, 4 fouls. Murray, c, 2 baskets, Griffiths, rg, 1 basket, J. Sullivan. Ludlow Rooney, If, 2 fouls, Csrtwright. If, l basket, Will son. O, Hochsnek, lg, Burbank, rg, 5 baskets, Burr, rg, l basket
The Press., 1916-11-30

On Nov. 26th girl was born to
 MT. and Mrs Jas. Fitzgerald.
 A son was born to MT and Mrs.
 Costoni Malanaski on Nov. 2s.
 The stores this week stay open
 Wednesday night and close Thanks giving day.
 the Johnson hospital, is getting along nicely and will soon be moved to her
 home.
 Miss Hildreth Whitaker was operated on by Dr. Alcorn Friday night for appendicitis at the Johnson hospital She is makiug a sood recovery.
 There was a good attendance at the Eastern Star social an whist last Fri.lay night aud all had an enjoyable time T @ first priz z's went to Mrs. Sadie Smith and Bert Wightman The consolation prizes to Mrs H. 0. Holt and E F. Engley.
 The following will he the guests If Irving Reynolds Th1n~sgiviug day Mir. and Mrs Everett Reynolds and family of Putnam. Ernest Reynolds aud friend from Hartford, Mrs. R. B. Tiffs of Westford. Mir. and Mrs. Louis Reynolds of this town and MT. and Mrs. Morgan Eaton.
 Two of Gary's help. Mccarthy and Dalton, wandered away from home Tuesday, and the next that was heard from them was a telephone call to the chief of police from West Stafford, calling for help. The men being in befuddled condition did not know where they were and thought that all the houses in West Stafford were home and tried to gain admittance under those conditions. They were brought before the borough court. Mccarthy was given ten days in Tol- land and Dalton fifteen.
 The Current Events club met Tues day evening to hear Miss Mary Allen of Longmeadow review current events and recent current literature. It was a great treat and appreciated by a large audience. The present plans and of the warning nations, with a summary of their successes and failures were briefly given. The wars affect on the United States and the resulting problems to be faced were intensely interesting. Latin American were described and opinions of able men on many knotty questions were quoted. In the review of late books fiction had first place since most of the worth while books thus far this season belong to that class. Three posthumous books in one season are but that is true at the present | time in Charles Kingsley's "The F. Hopkinson Smiths 'Enoch Crane'' and Mark Twain's ''The Mysterious Stranger, Margaret Deland's "The Rising Tide, "The Prisoner" by Alice Brown, Howell's 'Leatherwood God" and works of | Selma Logerlof, H. G. Wells aud E. | H. Southern were spoken of. Mrs. r. F. Mullen. Misses Marjorie Morse, 3 ,nevieve Hewet and Margaret Cooley Iang "Ashes of Roses" and Autumn W lind" The hostesses were Mrs. snos Penny, Mrs A. I. Mitchell, Mrs. T. F. Mullen and Mrs. L. B. Baker.
The Press., 1916-11-30
UNION.

Judge Harry E. Back of Danielson called on friends here this week. Hazel Scranton, who has been ill for several days, has recovered and is able to attend school again.
 Much regret is expressed that George Towne and family are leaving Union. They are moving to Stafford Springs.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange next Wednesday evening. This is the time for election of officers and full attendance is desired.
 School No. 3 is closed this week because of Miss Amidon s illness. The other schools have recess of Thanks giving day and the remainder of the week.
 The school meeting which Super visor N. J. Bond was planning for the 4th of December has been post poned till the 1th because Secretary Hine could not be present on the 4th
 On December 9th there will be a chioken-pie supper and sale of fancy articles given by the Ladies' Benevo- lent association in the town hall Supper, 20 cents; children, 10 cents
 Violet Viegaska had an unpleasant accident last Thursday night. While climbing ladder during the severe storm door blew around and knock ed her to the ground injuring her shoulder, arm and one finger. Her father took her to Stafford for treat ment and she is making a good re. oovery.
 The following program was given Wednesday afternoon by the pupils of school No. 4, Allen w. Sterry, teacher: Reading, Thanksgiving pro- clamation, Fairman Howard; reading, Landing of the Pilgrims, Harold Towne; composition, written and read by Florence Young; reading, Corn sower (Whittier), Edmund Towne; The Disobedient Turkey, Florence Towne; recitation, The Thanksgiving Letter, Felix bio, Frank Kaleta, Ernest Dalton, Charles Thomp. son; reading, Thanksgiving, Thomas The Pumpkin (Whittier). Emily bio; recitation, Thanksgiving Time, entire class.
 Rock Meadow.
 Anna Towne has been visiting a l few days in Southbridge.
 Miss Ada Heck, who has been at home for two weeks, has gone to Thompsonville where she has employ | ment.
 MT. and Mrs. George Rradway re- gently spent a few days with his brother, Herbert Bradway, at Foskit Mills.
 The Helpful Circle will meet with Mrs. Dawes Perry Thursday after noon, Dec 2 All ladies are invited to attend.
 Mrs. Matt Heck and Misses Ada and l Mabel Heck recently visited Mrs Ida Robertson in Monson, Frank Mercy taking them in his auto.
 Henry Booth went last week to Springfield to attend the silver we'd ling of his son and wife, Mir. and Mrs. Burt Booth, on Thursday even- ing.
 Ralph Bradway, Ruth Bradway, Mrs Wesley Bradway and Mrs Hattie Barrett went to Brookfield last Sun Jay and visited MT. and Mrs. Will Pratt. Will Webster took the party in his auto. There were 60 present at the social evening at MT. and Mrs. Da. vid Gaudette's. A bountiful supper | was provided. Angela Gillingham won the prize for guessing the weight ,f the cake, the weight being Z pounds and ounces. Everyone had ! very enjoyable time, and $8. 75 was added to the treasury. |
 When you place a telephone call peak distinctly, deliberately and in a
The Press., 1916-11-30
POLAND.

HOLLAND. Eunioe Kohler of Coventry has been spending few days with her cousins, Bernice and Alice Hall. MT. and Mrs. Fred Olds of Andover were the guests Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow.
 Miss Sadie Willard of Rockville spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Frank T. Newoomb. The usual Thursday night prayer meetings of both churches are held Wednesday evening this week.
 Miss Inez N. Metcalf of Willimantic spent part of last week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Abial l. Metcalf
 The Home Missionary society of the Lee Methodist church will meet Fri day afternoon at 2. 80 with Mrs. Geo H. Morton. x: 4 =.
 Charles Mertens has sold his farm which was formerly known as the "Loren Newcomb place" to MT. Trobridge. MT. Mertens will move to Hartford about the first of December Dr. Harris W. Price of Maiden, Mass, who has been spending the last three months with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Lewis B. Price, returned to Maiden last Thursday and opened a dental office Monday at l Salem street. >,5 .. esr-e>.>..
 There will be meeting to sew of the ladies of the Congregational church at Mrs. Edwin s. Agard's Tuesday afternoon. The garments in construction are to be put in the missionary barrel for the Marion, Ala, Ischool- | o Wesley Brooks and Mrs. Arabelle West Cook of Holland were married Tuesday, Nov. 22d by Rev. H. s Scarborough of the South Park Metllo- dist church, Hartford. The bride. groom is employed by the music house of Gallup & Alfred. They will live in Hartford during the winter.
 Bring the family together by tele- phone.
 Eager to Practice.
 My boy. you want to practice thrift
 II know. dad. but l haven't got the tools
 What do. you mean by that?''
 If you'll let me have the $5 I need I'll see how long l can make it last."- Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1916-11-30
A Success Story.


 Dr. O. H. Eokles of; the University of Missouri found Holsteins highly profitable, as do all who own them. He says. Thirteen years ago I bought four Holstein COWS. One was sold, , so that all the COWS we now have came from the other three. We have sold $5, 600 worth of bloodeas stock from the herd. In addition to that we have thirty eight. head, of females or. hand, worth at an estimated value of $2O0 per head. $7, 6OO.'' Similar stories of success with Holsteins are really commonplace, so uniformly profitable is the purebred registered Holstein. Friesian breed The Pure bred Live Stock Sales Company of Brattleboro, Vt., will sell at auct ion, Dec. 5-6, l25 head of the great milk and butter producers.
The Press., 1916-11-30
Forbes & Wallace Mail Orders @ s sa Telephone Free Delivery f..ff: f fa s.s.c Daily P. M; Saturday.
Always Fresh New Blouses
 At S1.9S and S2.9S

The newest justin blouses show attractive little style touches that make them instantly popular In crepe de chine they models in white and fesh plainly tailored with becoming collars, with red fronts One of the red models is hemstched and Vene lace trimmed made with sailor collar, $2.9s Fine quality voie is used in especially attractive little blouse with fri and large collar with hemsttched shoulder and sleeves and edged with Vene lace of pretty pattern, at...... $29S Embroidered voes, Val and lace trimmed models, deep sailor collars and neck effects features of these models, shown here exclusively 9S
 oor.
The Press., 1916-11-30

When you place a telephone cal speak distinctly, deliberately and in g moderate tone of voice.
The Press., 1916-11-30

Don't "jiggle the hook'' up and down when you wish to signal the operator. Move it slowly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-15
MERGERS Good Example.
From the Tifton Gazette.

Another splendid example has been sci
/ by Mr. j. R. Mercer, of Dawson. For many
years he has been practicng crop diversif-
cation, and five years ago tried intensive
wheat growing So successful was his ex-
priment that the acreage has been increased
in that section of Georgia from year to year
until now wheat is one of the standard
crops
Having shown that he was not obliged to
grow cotton Mr.. Mercer now expects to
prove that he can grow cotton. Hearing
that the guinea fowl was voracious eater
of the boil weevil he began last spring buy
ing all the grown guineas he could get and
setting guinea eggs. As result The Daw-
son News tells us that he now has about
700 guineas, and expects to increase the
number to 1000 by the time the weevlls
make their appearance in the cotton next
spring. These guineas will be distributed
among Mr.. MERGERS tenants, and are eX-
pected to do their part toward picking the
weevils from their cotton.
Nearly all birds and fowls are enemies to
the boil weevil, because nearly all OF them
feed on insects and bugs. The Gazette has
urged farmers to prevent the slaughter OF
birds on their lands and to procure the larg-
est drove of turkeys and chickens possible.
A man in Texas informs the editor that
drove of turkeys kept a twelve-acre field of
cotton clear of weevils for him for one year.
We do not pay enough attention to rails
ing domestic fowls in this section. Chickens
are always scarce, eggs often hard to get
and both bring fancy prices. During the
early winter turkeys bring from 81 to "a
each, according to size, on the Triton mar
ket and while the raising Of them requires
care it is attended with very little expense.
Why not keep the hunters off your lands
this winter and increase your focks of fowls
as fast as opportunity offers? Turkeys are
no experiment, and they will hunt the Wee
wills. Guineas are as yet an unknown guam
titv, for they are prone to wander, but they
are Industrious feeders, and once they are
shown where the weevils are will doubtless
need no further attention. The writer has
often wondered why more people IN South
Georgia do not raise guineas since eggs have
been so high. The guinea is machine
that will produce eggs like a Connecticut
invention was said to once she'll out wooden
nutmegs A sport of childhood was finding
a guinea nest and sometimes one would
contain as many as 100 eggs.
We will watch the outcome of Mr. Mer-
GERS experiment with interest. We are sure
his guineas will yield handsome returns in
eggs, and expect them to make themselves
a factor in the solution of the boil weevll
problem. Mr. Mercer has done the farm
ers of South Georgia favor in making the
experiment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-15
Probing High Prices.

There is no question but that the great
world war in its influence on supply and
demand is responsible for soaring prices of
many things, but at the same time it is
exceedingly probable that the war is being
made the excuse by various interests for
the boosting of prices which is not justified.
Further than that, there is little doubt that
in many instances when there has been a
valid reason for price advances they have
been showed up very much higher than the
conditions warranted
A very significant report was recently
made by the federal trade board after an
investigation into the high cost of paper.
That body found that the cost of manufac-
turing paper is very little higher now than
it was some time ago, and that the increase
in manufacturing cost has not been in pro
portion to the advance in selling price. 9th
er Investigations of similar nature are be-
ing instituted by the federal government,
and it is to be hoped they will be productive
of good practical results.
1t is we'll nigh appalling, this high cost
of anything and everything. Actual neces-
sites have reached an almost prohbitive
price for some, and the end does not seem
yet in sight. Many people of scanty or mod
crate means are fairly staggering beneath
the load of living. suspicion that much
of the price imitation comes from sinister
sources of combination is beginning to take
shape in the minds of many, and to take
expression in many quarters.
A vigorous probe of conditions by the
government is due the people, and if it Is
found that the big war is simply being
used as an excuse for putting up some prices
beyond where they ought to be then rene
dial measures should be vigorously EN-
ployed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-15
That best portion of good mans life;
His little, nameless, aforementioned acts
of kindness. Wordsworth.
Girls and Government.

If Senator Hoke Smith doesn't watch out
he is going to lose the entire Wesleyan col
lege vote. The young ladies of that famous
old school appear to be grievously offended
with the senior senator. They seem to think
he has grossly reflected on their ability to
grasp the schemes of things governmental
and the rural credits act in particular and
they say, if you please, that they have not
been studying political economy for, these
several years for nothing.
A few days since Senator Smith discussed
the rural credits act before Macon audi
ence, and a number of the Wesleyan stu
dents were present. The senator, smiling
pleasantly, announced that he was going to
explain the act "n such simple words that
even the young ladies in the gallery can
understand"
The idea of such a thing! The young
ladies have voiced their indignation in no
uncertain language. They would have the
senator understand they are fully capaci-
tated to grasp that discussion and any other
the senator may engage in dealing with pub
lie economics.
Seriously, it does look like they are no
longer content to be the sweet, young and
romantic creatures of days gone by.