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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Hints For the Garden

Vegetable gardens under trees win
not do well. Trees shade the plants
and take the moisture from the soil
Swiss chard has been called the city
garden friend" 1t is also called the
cut and come again spinach. This
vegetable returns maximum results for
little care and space, yielding from
July until winter. The leaves are used
for green's the same as beet tops or
spinach.
By the end Of May It Is safe to plant
such tender vegetables as cucumbers,
squash, melons and beans in the open
ground.
Cabbage seed should be sown now
for late planting for a crop for winter
use.
Tomato plants will do best for mex.
perienced gardeners II not set out un.
til the list of June.
Twelve to fifteen bushels of potatoes
are required to plant an acre when
the potatoes are cut two eyes to q
piece.
Relieve strawberry plants that have
been covered. See that the plants are
sufficiently uncovered to get through
the straw or leaves, leaving the cover.
ing to act as mulch and to keep the
plants clean.
Elephants. peppers and sweet pota.
toes should not be set out until the last
day OF May or first day Of June.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Evidence Required.

The editor of the local paper believed
that he was doing kindly act by sup
pressing from the list of drunk and
disorderly" on market day the name
of a country subscriber that by rights
belonged there. The subscriber, how
ever, did not regard the omission as a
favor
II suppressed your name for your
wife's sake" the editor politely ex-
planned.
"Well, that's the awkward part of
it," the farmer said, "for, not seeing
my name among the rest, she won't be-
lieve I came to town at all."-New
York Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Her Self Sacrifice.

"She's awfully self sacrificing"
How do you make that out?"
"Well, she stayed at home from
church Sunday to sit up with a sick
woman"
Huh! She isn't a regular church
goer. don't see anything self sacri-
ficing in that
you don't? But, my dear. she had a
new gown and new hat that had just
arrived Saturday night."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07

behavior. I have christened several
hundred babies, but I have never be-
fore christened one that behaved 80
well as yours
mo wonder he behaved well,' the
young mother replied complacently.
His father and I, with pail Of water,
have been practicing christening him
for the past two weeks Country
Gentleman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07

HE isn't. He's
got his health
n o W. But the
b Oys b e W a 8
pl ayi in cards
with last night
say that unless
he travels he's
goin' to be in the
hospital. An ev-
cry time there's
a pre- scription
like that dealt
out in a card
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07

ter. LAS a rule,
b a b les fairly
howl while they
are being christ
ened, but this
one was as quiet
as a lamb. Re-
marking on 1t
later, I said to
the mother:
d" Mrs. Doug
lass, I must con-
gratulate you on
the little ones
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
East and Mast.

A trffle of trinket for his women
folk is the only saving as an insurance
for the poor against famine and star
vation for rainless day. a native
writes In the Times Of India Kipling
was right. East is east and west is
west.-LOndon Punch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
AwkwardIy Put.

II grovel here before you in the
dustw observed the impassioned youth
as he sank on to the drawing room
floor.
II don't know what you mean by
dust" replied she coldly. II look after
this room most carefully myself every
morning."-London Tit-Bits.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
To Clarity Fat,

Fat is easily clarified If a few pieces
OF raw potato are added to it and then
it is heated slowly in the oven or on
top Of the stove. When it ceases to
bubble, strain through cheesecloth and
let it stand till firm. Keep in a cool
place.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Tor and Bottom,

my friend" said the long haired
passenger to the young man in the seat
opposite, Ito what end has your life
work been directed
ITO both ends was the reply. IL
have the only first class hat and shoe
store In the village"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Easily Mended.

II thought you broke your engage.
mentY
~ did, but I've had it-er-reset,"-
Browning's Magazine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Good Reason.

"Why don't you ever laugh at any OF
my jokes?"
Because was brought up to re
spect old age and feebleness. ."-Balti.
more American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
A Proved Remedy,

Mrs. Hix-I don't take any stock In
these reported cures by the laying ON
Of hands.
Mrs. Dix-Well, I do. I cured my
little boy of the cigarette habit in that
way.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
lts Chief Merit,

Clara-1 don't see why you liked that
group picture of our society. It wasn't
particularly good Of you. Isabelle-I
know 1t. but it was so perfectly horrid
OF that conceited Miss Gushing,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Light as Chaff

In Training.
The clergyman who oficiated at the
college girls wedding recently christ
ened her first baby.
"She is a girl of the most original
and practical IDEAS" smiled the minis
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
Usual Thinu,

She-The moon is under cloud. He
bitterly = Everybody is who gets
down to the last Quarter.-Baltimore
American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07

No man gets rich whose pocket Is {
flag station instead of terminal :
Youths Companion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07
keepino His hesIth.

where's Three Fingered Samr' ask
ed the visitor at Crimson Gulch.
"Travelin' fur his health"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07

game it's best fur a man as values his
health to take it."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-06-07

young man and young woman is liza
BILE to stir the emotions. At any rate,
when they parted Coolidge had re-
ceived permission to call in the even
ing to learn If the shock Miss Ather-
ton had received had been fraught
with serious consequences.
Coolidge availed himself of the privi-
1ege accorded him, and Miss Atherton
had scarcely finished dinner before he
was announced. He seemed very anx-
ious lest some sign Of physical or men,
tai shock had appeared during the in
terval since he had last seen her and
gave vent to an expression Of Joy when
she assured him that she had suffered
no injury whatever. except that she
should have placed herself in such an
embarrassing position. Coolidge as
sured her that he understood perfectly
the innocence OF the motive that ac-
tuated her in temporarily borrowing
his car and assumed all the blame for
causing her to take to fight. These
self accusations and his efforts to rem
der them nugatory took up the evening
until near midnight, when the gentle
man bade the young lady good night
and went home.
A few days later Miss Atherton's car
arrived, and she did renance for ap-
propr1ating Mr.. Coolidges machine by
inviting him to drive with her. tI
During the summer the couple took
many auto rides together, with the
usual consequences. The nuptial fes-
tiytties were celebrated in the autumn.
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SPADES ARE TRUMPs

Clubs arc trurnps!' the s,dier shouts.
by might alone we win q tdav;
Tor over all the world Of men
The strength Of arms holds eager sway
NAY, SPADES are trumps.' speaks No
Their Earth,
Tho might you boast would soon be
gone
without the harvest that they yield
To lend you STRENGTH and feed your
Drawn.
Diamonds are trumpsi'' the merchant
cries.
They build your navy, ship by ship:
psace guns within your soldiers' hands
And give your fighters swords to grip"
-fsay. SPADES are trumpsf' speaks Mo-
Their Earth.
MY workers share the richest spoil;
Where would your boats and armies b.
without the fruitass Of the soilr'
Hearts are trumpet the women sigh.
I'VE give our husbands and our sons
10 saii your ships across the ssaA
TO bear your nass and man your Euna"
NAY, SPADES are trumps!- spsaks Mo-
ther Earth,
the guns may roar on land and 80
And swords may fash end hearts may
But SPADES shan hav. IN. vic.oryr.
by John Ksmbls Of ths vigfiantsA
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AMERICAN INVENTIONS
WAGIn6 war IN EUROPE
Without Them tho conbatants
Would Stand Naked, unshod,
unfed and PoWerIesA
0y AUGUSTUS THoMAa.
OF the vinilantoo.


II the products Of American inven-
lions could he taken from the armies
and navies now confronting each other
In Europe the combatants would stand
naked, unshod. unfed and poweriess.
The grain that feeds them was sown.
reaped, thrashed and ground by Amer
lean inventions. The clothing for their
vast armies was put together BY Amer
lean sewing machines. The cotton In
1t was separated by an American cot
ton gin. Their shoes are made BY
American machines.
As to the weapons. the revolver II
an American invention, the brcech-
loading gun is an American invention.
the magazine gun Is an American In
veneon. The ironclad, the revolving
turret. the torpedo. are American In
ventions. The submarine IL an Arneri-
can invention.
The electric light In camp and trench,
the telephone that reports and takes
orders, the telegraph that calls for sup
plies, the cable. are all American.
The parbed wire that defends the
trenches. the tanks that override them.
the airpiane that reconnoiters and
fights above them. are American inven-
tons. And when the wounded are re-
trieved the chloroform that makes &c
curate surgery possible Is an Ameri-
can discovery. And. finally. the ambu-
Iances are motorcars from America.
America has given great gifts to Eu-
rope. But she has one more gift. her
greatest, yet to give. Her other gifts
have been material gifts, and they
have been given unfortunately to
the nations that are fighting for de-
mocracy and those who are fighting
against It.
Americas greatest gift to Europe b
the blood OF Americas youth. shed for
democracy.
Unless America gives MEN to Eu-
rope all her other gifts are mockery.
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ton buildings similar TO those conduct
ed by the Young Mems Christian as
sociation and other organixatio for
the comfort OF the British soldiers and
sailors. The subscriptions were imme-
diately forthcoming ut q meeting Of
the American Chamber OF Commerce.
Several American firms subscribed
$500 each. bringing the fund up to $751;
0O0
It was decided to provide two build
ings at ports where the sailors win
have their shore leave. and two repre-
sentatives OF the fund started hither
the next day to begin the work The
buildings win have sleeping. eating
and recreation accommodations for the
men. including reading rooms A
movement Il also on foot to secure
clubhouse suitable for the needs of all
American sailors and soldiers who are
likely to visit London during the war.
Our Seamen No Strikers.
At the American consulate 1t was
stated that 1t no time Of the submarin
~AAAA lt0A6A hoNC tA(AS OcrAl 1kAVA = AkUGk-
lean seamen than are now traversing
the barred zone, and that there had not
been one case where any Of them had
sought to leave their vessels.
Fully 5000 American seamen have
been through the zone in recent months.
and many have been on ships Of other
nationalities which have been torpe-
doed or mined. In several instances
American seamen have been In three
torpedoed vessels.
One Of the most remarkable phases
OF the development OF the American
mercantile marine Is the adaptability
Of the American negro as sailor.
Ships masters have declared them to
be among the hravest Of crews under
the most trying situations.
American naval authorities quite ap-
prove Of the system adopted by the
British admiralty n to concealing the
number Of U b0ats captured or sunk
and have adopted 1t in regard to the
operations Of american warships. This
system, OF course. also covers the meth
DDS by which they are dealt with. which
all form part Of an extensive scheme
constantly being altered and improved.
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More Boats to Follow.

Eventually all the American destroy
ers that can be spared from this slice
of the Atlantic will be sent to the war
zone to aid the United States destroy
ers which, since May 4, have been CO
operating actively there with British
and French naval forces
An aggressive campaign to rid the
waters around allied ports Of the q
boat menace Is In full swing. 1t is be-
ing carried out In accordance with
plans agreed upon at conferences held
In London and Paris and participated
In by Rear Admiral Sims.
Secretary Daniels said:
1T has been the purpose Of the Unit
ed States navy to give the largest mea-
sure OF assistance to the other countries
at war with Germany that Is consist
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Mrs- willie Sylvester and family ar.
home from Swans Island.
John ?. Gray Is having wing built on
his house.
Rev. D. w. Kimball came home from
DEXTER Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs.. J. H Hooper have gone to
Havsn for the summer.
Mrs.. Annie Stanley snd children Of sut.
ton are Waiting Mrs. SANKEY'S parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Means.
Kathleen Blake OF Brookiin speu, the
Weekend with her grandmother, Mrs.
Nellie Bachelor.
A party OF friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. I,y.
ing Candsge gave them q surprise Satur-
day evening. the nineteenth anniversary
OF their marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ". Rhodes have opened
their summer home here after spending
the winter In Florida.
Mrs. Jennie Ford spent last week with
her mother, Mrs. Dana Young, at North
Brookiin.
DIR. Hunt OF Bangor assisted by DR.. Il.
+. Hagerthy, operated on John Tnurston
for appendicitis Thursday.
May n. c.
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COUNTY NEWS
SORRENTO.


John l. Nash has employment a. ~.
a. carpenter.
l. W. Mash ID on few days. visit VIII.
his daughter 1t Bartlett, N. II.
Postmaster Trundy has erected . a.
pole. and bas large new dag fiyiue ,,o,s
the pcstofsice building.
Miss Lura Andrews, who IL te.cbin. !.
Franklin, spsn. the weekend with h.-
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Habinesu am i,
6teuben, where Mr.. Babineau viii \.
employed this summer.
Every one hsrs b busy getting re.a,
for ths summer. The first OF the cottas,.
will open about June l..
Eiwood n. wilbur, c. E., has en,.r.,
ths U. 8. service, and u now at the Por,,-
mouth navy yard.
A. A. Hanna, jr. Of NJ. Desert, with h,x
sister, spsnt the weekend with N,
parents, Capt. A. A. Hanna and wife.
All the school childrsn, teacher, and
several parents attended the school AZ.
hibition q West saiiivsn Saturday, and
enjoyed ;t very much.
Maurice Brasdon Of East Sullivan has
employment hsrs with Frank L. Trundv.
GARDENING and caring for summer prop.
srsy.
l. A. Spratt OF Hancock, electrician, /,
In town and will have charge Of the
electric light station again this year.
Lights will b available Jane l.
a.
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OUR D:STajYIA5!
nov II EAl ZONE !
England Is Delighted to Have the
Active Cooperation Of the
United States Navy In
Submarine Warfare

1907 to 1909 Then, after command
ing the battieship Minnesota. he went
to the Naval War college for advanced
studies aud in June, 1913. was chosen
by Secretary Daniels to take charge Of
and reorganize the Atlantic torpedo
fiotilla. His wife Is u daughter Of
Ethan Allen Hitchcock. former secre-
tary Of the interior.
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sARGENTvILLE.

Miss Harriet Cole OF scdgwiek Is with
Mrs. c. X. Foster.
Horace b. Eaton has returned from a
visit In Milton, Mas.
franklin Larson IL visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Larson.
Warren p. Beedle has been spending
. few days with his family here.
Earle L. Grindeli Of Boston spent part
OF last week with his family here.
william Trssk and daughter, Of Nc
Kinley, spent Saturday and Sunday in
town.
Dr.. and Mrs. 3. e. Philbrook OF Casiine
have bsen guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
Sargent.
Miss Mary II. MilIiken, who has spent
ths winter in Newton Upper Falls, Mass
10 ct home.
william II. Simmons went TO East
Boston Saturday TO Join the steamer
Ransom B. Fuller.
May n. SIM
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oouLDsBoRO.

Henry Wood has joined the Bri'isn
force OF millmsn who will 60 to FRANCO
In June.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Kenneth Dresser "e''
weekend guests OF MIR. and Mrs. George
6lanlsy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tracy, son JuiAn
and daughter Ruby were week-ehD
guests Of relatives here.
Miss Ethel Gsrrisb, who u teaching =
Tunk Pond. spent the weekend WIZ
Mr.. and Mr.. Frank Libby.
Saturday, Nay 10, twelve Of the camp
Fire Girls we're given banquet by Mi..
Lsroy Squirting and Mrs.. Kenneth ifA.'
st tie homo Of ths guardian, Mrs.. spur
Ing. It being Mn. Tracy's birthday, -.
received many pretty presents. o.ns.
guests were Invited in the evening, wns'
delicious rsirsshments we're served.
Nay n. EIrTAH'
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sURRY.

Archie Cousins v hons for two weeks
A. l. TrsworGy hes ,gone to NortneA''
HarboF to work.
There viii b. an entertainment ~ ~
town hall, Friday evening, given Dy
school. Ics-crsam vii. be sold.
May n. l.
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ent with the full and complete protec-
tion OF our own coast and territorial
waters"
Every officer and man on board the
swift American vessels II q veteran of
the destroyer fiotilla. Life on q de-
stroyer IL about the toughest kind Of
work which a sailor can encounter ON
4 surface boat.
There Is a feeling In naval circles that
some American destroyers participated
In the raid on the German submarine
base at Zeebrugge. Belgium. few days
ago.
From this time IN the fight against
the submarines viii he one continuous
offensive. 1t il planned to give the U
boats no rest day or Night.
No announcement will he made as to
the bases from which the American de-
stroyers are neutrality-suspicious. they
are British or French or both,
THE important thing Is that they
are in the thick Of the fight against
the submarines" said one naval on
| Ger In close touch with the situation.
Furthermore. our destroyers are very
busy. and they are going to be buster
! They are over there to get the Ger
man Z boats, and they win land lot
of them"
1t is not expected at the navy de-
! partment that the aggressive cam
| paign now being carried on will entire
| " clear the seas of submarines. II all
| the submarines are driven to cover
they undoubtedly VIII come forth
again at the nrst favorable opportuni-
| ty. 1t will become increasingly difiicult
for them. however. to leave and enter
| the North sea as the number Of swift
vessels in the allied patrol feet il In
creased.
| Most Enicient Foe.
| Destroyers have proved the most ef-
| ficlent foe Of submarines. Their value
has been 80 great that all possible ef
| fort has been concentrated by the navy
department upon adding to the Amer
! lean fotillas In the shortest time.
More than fifty new boats. swifter.
more powerful and seaworthy and
more heavily ARMED than any now 10
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service, are being built with all POSI-
BILE haste. Several win be commits
stoned early In summer. Others win
be ready few months later and stiil
others at intervals Of q few mouths
thereafter
There does not appear to be any pres
ent necessity for heavy craft in addi-
ton to the British and French fleets
Destroyers and cruisers are holding the
lines against the submarines. while the
big ships are held In readiness to meet
any attempt by the Germans to claim
q place upon the surface OF the sen.
The American battle fleet stands as an
additional line behind the mighty ar
NADIA the allies can fling into such .
fight.
Secretary Danieis had not planned to
announce at this time the fact that our
war craft are actively cooperating on
the other side Of the Atlantic. The
press dispatch from London that the
British admiralty had made the an
nouncement was the direct cause Of biz
making the fact public.
The policy OF secrecy was Que to the
remote danger that the German admi-
rally might receive the news in some
way before Ne destroyers reached the
other side and pick on one or more OF
them en- route.
All oficials and naval experts have
not been agreed a. to the advisability
Of Withholding this news from pubiica-
ton. Some have felt that publication
Of the fact would have had tremen-
dcus sentimental effect In this country.
In England and France and especially
In Germany and throughout the central
empires
For Comfort Of Hen.
Immediately after the American resi-
dents OF London learned that Ameri-
can warships were operating In Brit
ish waters they began to discuss meas
ures for the welfare Of the sailors. At
an informal conference 1t was decided
to provide for the Americans recrea-
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THE FIRST 70 FIGHT.
SWIFT LITTLE SHIPS
Others to Follow as Soon as Il
|, Deemed Wise toSend Them
From Our Own Shores
Across the Ocean

TIME first to fight The neat. trim
ct and fleet little dessroyers. the
pride of their officers and crews.
are the first vessels OF the United
States navy to begin active operations
against the sleisea pirates. now en-
deavoring to starve England and
France by torpedoing all food laden
vessels attempting to enter allied ports.
The fact that our war vessels. man
ned BY our own brothers and sons,
ere securing the North sea for
glimpse Of q German submarine. run
ming great risks Of being torpedoed
without warning. brings the war closer
to the American heart than anything
else that has happened.
That torpedo destroyers are operat-
ting in the North sea did not come as q
great surprise. In fact, 1t was general
" known In newspaper offices many
DAYS before the official announcement,
but publication was delayed by the self
imposed censorship.
England Rejoices.
England received the news OF the
presence Of the American boats with
loud cheers and high praise for the
fine standard OF men composing their
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EAST LAMoINE.

Miss Agnes Boynton was home from
bar Harbor over Sunday.
Mrs.. Mahaia Cram Of Bethel. W., came
Saturday for tbs summer.
Mr.. Elizabeth d. Moody OF Boston
arrived Tuesday for the summer.
DAnisi Kslhhsr received word Monday
that his son LAWS, Who enlisted In inc
navy and was stationed at Newport n. L.
died ct the hospital there Al 10 O'CLOCK
Sunday night, Of pneumonia following
msaslss. Four weeks ago Sunday ne iei'
hons. going 10 Bar Harbor 70 Join io'''
thsrs, going TO Newport. Lewis was
good boy, end tbs community 10 sadeeneu
By his death. He 10 survived by ono
brother In Boston, and his father, VIM
have tbs sympathy ct all. The remains
WI arrive Tuesday and services VIII "
held At Mr.. Jordan's undertaking roon''
In Ellsworth. Intsrment at Ellsworth.
May n. ~