Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-11-01
Dear NJ. B. Friends:

| Dear N. b. Friends:
| There are times ard there are persons,
that seem to think the change OF seasons
has occurred so many times, nothing new
can be said or written relating to the con-
trasts in nature which these transitions
from one season to another present.
"Spring. gentle spring" is referred to as q
joke, often-times; and is considered the
time when budding genius ssp'res to
poetic fancies on that subject; and 1t is
supposed editors are nearly buried under
reams OF foolscap covered with stanzas
giving spring once more . glorious well
come.
Autumn to some Is but the falling leaf,
and q signal to prepare for winter. Shall
we follow the proeaic, or, shall We look
for new visions which may be discovered
in the old paths we have trodden many
times before?
Let me quote some thoughts from the
Woman's World for November, 1915:
The end OF the season comes again. It
Gus, glorious attire-tbose wonderfully radi-
aHs JEW" sno ko'oen naes, mAS1n0. Ser-
milton. shvery srsys' sfeens sno o'aes IN
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the poet. ana ve. even in the face Of thes.
beautiful things, are thouRhtiessly inclined
TO Join hands with the rest, and bow In silent,
sober end perhaps sorrowful meditation.
But II isnt quite the right spirit II adds
notnins 70 me pleasure OF me ANA /" "kss
800 os.
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i. The persod Of oomnens.,,on yh.n IN.
earth yields MP her boonty 70 the poblemen
Of the fields. The eolden grain 10 buiging
from the corncrib. The extra boards top the
N. ,.,v .pe, a, N. h.r. roos m. 80 ~,
is .insline with frost. !. IL the season Of ali
seasons in the year that should bolster up
mans faith in his Creator. his country. his
fellow creatures and himself. and be happy
In 90 doing
That 10 sernonette worth reading and
remembering. commend it to our
grange sisters and brothers - . brief but
comprehensive selection for reading
some evening when you meet TO discuss
the many problems OF life. / always look
at your topics for discussion, and though
not . ''patron" myself, realize the
grange has accomplished and 10 accom-
plishing q wonderful work In its broad
ening influence, in its development OF
new methods and plans, and Its inter-
change OF thought and sociab ability.
Some OF you may think have wandered
from our column over that line fence
which separates the grange column from
ours in THE AMERICAN, but even il have
stepped over the line shall find some OF
.patrons."
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man VINO coineo tne "ofo tnernos I.
az oessn nm Aussnsuiou' cAfeei N ooA-
cA1 snun'eu VI s'uns !" nst - now
oneyenne, "yom,ns' AZ the age OF Twelve,
ISIS were migntiy interested In prairie
dogs. ne got the use OF Two horses
wagon, ana hall dozen barrels de en-
pioyed the barrels to drown prairie-dogs
out Of their holes' nAboed them as they
came out ana SOLO them 10 fasteners.
Next ne collected ounaio bones on the
plains; ne made quiet inquiries as TO what
"second-hand" bones could be used for
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