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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
CHATEAU FOR PERsHINe.
Count de Maupassant Offsrs Huge Cas-
tie For American.

&o0Vt DC w AAP&oSauk SHVts tb10S 49,
tie For American.
The Count de Maupassant Of the fam
lily OF the author Guy de Maupassant
offers his huge and magnificent cha
,eau at Lecellier. near St Nazaire. at
the mouth of the Loire. as headquar-
tiers for the general commanding any
American forces disembarking In the
vicinity.
The ample grounds around the
chateau afford room for the tents Of an
army and all conveniences for the sol
diers The chateau contains 200 rooms
and has numerous stables and out
buildings
The count says that General Perish
ing's headquarters win probably be
hear Paris or the front. but that his
chateau Is suitable for the general
actually commanding the disembark-
ing troops His feryent love for the
United States. he says. prompts the
offer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
LIBERTY BONDS COMPARED
WITH INSURANCE POLICY
In One Case the Purchaser Pays
the Premium. In the Other
the Government.
BY CHARLES BUXTON GOING
of the vioiiantes-

A liberty bond Is actually an insur-
ance policy. issued by the United
States. which guarantees return OF the
fun face value But instead OF asking
you to pay any premium the United
States pays premiums to you.
What does your bond insure?
Life. liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness
l. anything more vitality important?
What protection would you find In
policy on your house. your goods, your
health. your old age. II our country
should suffer the fate of Belgium. OF
Scrvia, Of Poland. of Roumania, Of
northern France? What would the
underwriters have left with which =
repay your individual Hss. or what
would be left of you to profit by the
payment:
Make no mistake The peril Is real.
vivid-swift TO leap upon us unless our
defense Is ready. True. we have pow
er In abundance-men talents. re
sources But they cannot be modified
for our protection until we have first
modified our money. That is what
the liberty bonds win DO
One of the worlds greatest states
men when be was asked TO name the
first requisite for successful war re-
piled with emphasis. Money!"
"And the second requisiteT
Money
And the third?''
Money"
Every one of US can prove himself
statesman In decision and action by
lending to our country some portion of
this paramount requisite II we have
not the ready cash on hand we can
save the contribution week by week
and do our bit just as effectively. Any
bank will gladly explain how and han
die all the business details without
charge
And finally the promise held ont by
these liberty bonds is far happier than
that of any insurance policy. which
merely undertakes TO reimburse you II
you lose The liberty bonds are
guarantee that we shall not lose. You
win with your country and collect your
policy too.
Insure the United States and the
United States win insure you.
Bny liberty bond.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
PROFITABLE
SOIL CULTURE
MONEY IN ASPARAGUS.


Essentials For the euecsssful Culture
OF This Profitable Crop.
During the life Of an asparagus bed
each plant should yield dollar In re-
turns said ]. B. Norton. speaking be-
fore farmers week audience at Cor
nell university. Mr.. Norton, who Is
specialist on truck crops Of the United
States department Of agriculture. gave
the following essentials for successful
asparagus growing: Land should be
web drained. level. sandy loan that
does not dry out badly In summer and
near to markets. Manure fertilizer.
green manure and lime requirements
should all be attended to before plant
ing asparagus beds
Names Of varieties, according to Mr..
Norton. often mean nothing. Choose
ord as q producer; select from q near
by Geld II possible. and be sure OF your
stock first Grow enough roots 30 you
win have ten times as many plants as
you viii want for selecting the one
year roots for planting in the field Il
never plant two-year-old roots" says
Mr.. Norton. "and do not believe In
starting the seed In It's permanent
place. Root selection Is q most impos-
tant factor In getting a good bed
Start the seed bed In carly spring
rows eighteen inches apart, seed ten
to the foot, one inch deep. give clean
cultivation. To keep the slugs and
beetles away use arsenate OF lead or
chickens. Piow out the roots in spring
and plant about the time OF the last
frost.
After careful selection OF roots plant
In rows four feet apart. plants fifteen
TO eighteen inches apart In the row.
cover three inches deep at first
The trenches are made deep enough
to leave the crowns eight or nine
inches below the level. Use no inter
cropping system. but plant a cover
crop (hairy vetch or crimson clover
the first two winters. With rust resist
ing asparagus the tops are left on In
the fall and disked In the next spring.
thus saving a great deal OF labor and
plant food
Fertilize with manure In late winter.
ten tons or more to the acre, or with
chemical fertilizers. 800 pounds Of
nitrate OF soda, 200 pounds OF acid
phosphate. 300 pounds OF muriate Of
soda. applied before end Of cutting sea
son or before growth starts on young
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
DRAFT HORSE ACTION.
snsppy Walk With Long Stride lndi.
Gates tho Good Ground Coverer.

Snappy Walk Win Long STRIDE tnoi'
Gates the Good Ground Coverer.
Proper action In the draft horse Is
important, according to David Gray.
assistant In animal husbandry In the
Kansas State Agricultural college. Size
and power are OF little value II the
horse has not enough agility TO handle
big weight In manner yielding the
greatest efficiency.
Action Of the draft horse should be
clean. bold and rather stylish. In NOV
ing the feet should be carried forward
and back In a straight line without pad
ding. winging or other irregularity OF
gait In order to get the best and
greatest stride with the least energy 1t
Is absolutely necessary that the feet
move straight and smooth without de
fects Of gait
Knee action In the draft horse Is not
Of great Importance. A long stride
which covers considerable ground Is
much more important than high knee
action, as ability to cover ground is
what Is wanted. The walk Is the i'm
portant gait 1t should be anappy and
true with good length of stride.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
ROLL CALL OF 1917 !

Come. answer TO the roll call.
The drums are sounding clear.
Come, burn your name into the scroll
OF this Immortal year.
Come. Freedoms SONS and daughters!
The world is torn with strife.
Come. follow IN the fasefui ranks
To serve with breath and life
Serve In the field or factory.
Serve with the deadly guns
Or serve upon tire periious seas.
Above the lurking Huns
Serve by the strong and willing arm
Or by the ringing word,
So only that your task be done,
Your eager plea be heard
We gather at the crossroads.
The parting of the ways
Who now fulfliis his little hour
Works for eternal days;
Then rally TO the mighty roll.
While drums are sounding clear.
So when the call shall reach your name
Your soul shall answer "Here,'
by Marion Couthouy Smith OF the
Vigiiantes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
Profit In pur, Bred heos.

II you want to get started In pure
bred hogs cheaply buy pure bred gilt
due to farrow In the spring and n good
pure bred boar pig. You can use this
boar on the SOW and the SOW pigs next
fall and also the following year. BY
raising two litters a year you can have
ten or twelve pure bred sows and gifts
ready to breed by the time yon need a
new boar. II you make good selections
In the beginning you can probably sell
a few boar pigs for enough to cover
the cost Of the first SOW and boar. 1t Is
just as easy TO raise the pure breds as
grades. and II properly handled they
are sure to be more profitable.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
GoULDSBORo.

Harold Young Is now at Newport h.
j., training for the navy.
Rev. c. Z. Turner arrived June s. All
are glad to have services again.
Mrs. Ellie Campbell, who has been III
Of measles, IL convalescent.
John d. Tracy and Mrs. Effie Young
attended the funeral OF their brethefs
wife, Mrs. George B. Tracy, at Norm
Sullivan June 8.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Aloe''
Foss June 8.
Miss Laura CleAves OF Smithviile anu
Miss Sybii Hammond OF Winter hAfoo.
have returned to their homes..afte ciosinS
q successfui term OF school here.
June IL. EifIAh'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
NICOLiN.

Annie Gambler is home from high school,
Ill OF measIes.
Rsginald;M cGown .ofsLAgrange Is visn
ing his grandparents, George W. fs''sn
and wife.
Percy Fernald and wife are receiV'ns
congratulations on the birth OF = IVY
June 5-lAwrence Dewitt.
Nina Cowing OF Bangor spent sunaA,
with her brother Leland ct the home -
Fred starkey and wife.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
THE FRUIT GROWER.

0 A good time to prune fruit trees
0 In the north - early in March.
o When tie apple trees seem to
0 need something-you do not real.
o ly know what-try some hard
o wood ashes.
0 The scientific sharps now claim
o that craLberries. Strawberries,
o watermelons and potatoes do
0 best witho I applications Of lime.
0 Sixty buds on the bearing wood
o OF graz evine are about the
o maximum for a strong vine. A
o less number is better for vines
o OF weaker growth. Sixty buds
o should give l50 lunches Of
o grapes.
o For tree wounds paint u q
0 good dressing. Mix white lead
0 and raw linseed oil and have it
o rather thick.
o II heavy load Of snow or Ice
o comes on the berry bushes and
0 shrubbery 60 around and knock
o or what You can with q pole.
o May save their breaking down.
. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
suRRY.

Mrs. Eugene Consry and son went to pai
Hsrbor Friday.
Ten men gathered ct Otis Carriers fn
day, and did some farming for him.
Allen Meader OF California is visitink
relatives in Ellsworth and vicinity.
Webster jellison and wife have mo'ea
to Ellsworth.
Mrs. 4. e. SWEET went to Machisspoi'
with her mother "wednesday,
June IL. L.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
SLACKERS ADOPT BABIES.
Kansas City towards Have New
Scheme to Evade Draft.


Siackers have discovered method
to set at naught the peril OF the Sc
lective draft. At least four young
married couples OF Kansas City have
adopted babies within the last month
Two foster mothers have boosted that
now their husbands will not have to go
to the front
When congress declared war there
was rush to the marriage license bu-
reau. This was checked by the war
departments announcement that those
who wed now would be drafted just
the same. Fooled In this effort. the
towards are now turning their atten-
ton toward the orphan asylums.
The manager of one Of the homes for
foundiings said that there had been a
marked increase In the number of re-
quests for children to adopt In the last
month.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13

Prisoners at the Maryland peniten-
tiary have bought $2,15O worth OF lib
erty loan bonds with savings from
their small wage allowances. One
man serving long term spent $3.50
Of the $27S to his credit A former
West Virginia train robber put all but
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13
DELAYED $50 Years.

Monument to French naval oficer,
ordered by Massachusetts, legislature
1879 years ago. has just been complet-
ed and unveiled In Boston.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-13


Shells that spurted molten metal In
blrging streams OF golden rain crashed
In appalling numbers about the heads
Of the defending soldiers. High explo-
sive and shrapnel IRE was carried out
with such rapidity that the very earth
writhed under the force Of the attack.
Mines tha had taken two years to
dig and ell with an overwhelming ex-
plosive broke into an avalanche Of
flaming destruction In the half light Of
dawn. This was indeed Ypres day
Of retaliation and victory for the
vicious sufferfngs of two years and
eight months
Both strategically and geographical
ly all Of the assaults were victori
GUS, and all the corps and divisions
employed reported that their objec-
lives had been reached and maintained
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Orioin Of the Matinee.

Whether or not we have to look back
to the fifties for the first matinee, there
Is ut least little doubt that the invention
had n0e attained any general popular
ity when the seventies were reached.
/ am reminded that the Bancrofts, who
were responsible for many Innovations
that have since become the vogue, did
not institute afternoon performances
until 1876, after they had been In man.
agement eleven years. The Bancrofts,
If not the inventors of the matinee,
were certainly the first to pay full sal
aries to those who took part In them.
Not until 1878 did the matinee be-
come a fixed and regular feature Of
even the Bancroft management. 1t
was byproduct of Diplomacy" the
success OF which made any means Of
providing additional performances ac-
eeptable Sir Squire Bancroft has put
1t on record that at the beginning the
matinee was much more costly affair
than It is now, as frequent and sepa-
rate advertisements and announcements
were necessary to make 1t KNOWN
Westminster Gazette.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10

A man In middle life recalls the slang
Of his boyhOod with some such indul-
gent wonder as that with which an ell
.derly woman looks at the fashion plates
Of her early youth-"snide," cheese
It," straw Katy" "spoony," chest
nut" or even those of more recent coin
age-"snap," 'skiddoo," ''twehty-three."
80 cents" They were artifcially
charged with meaning. and their effer-
vescence Is irretrievably gone. Lem
on" and lobster" are nearly as fat.
With disappearance Of certain kind
Of early Victorian prudery has gone
the vogue Of such terms as ''inexpressi-
bles' for trousers. Du Maurier's once
famous novel has almost reached the
vanishing point In the perspective Of
time, and We no longer speak OF feet
as '"Trilbys." 1t is not safe, however.
to prophesy that because word comes
from proper name 1t will fade as
fades the fame or notoriety Of the per-
son. We have forgotten what Edgar
ism" IL, but "Fletcherize" may yet
make Fletcher immortal, even as der
rick" preserves In the dictionaries the
name OF a once famous hangman.-
Robert p. Utter In Harper's Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Not a Word Wastsr.

Sir William Grant, the learned mas
ter OF the rolls, was a native OF the
county Of Banff and for q considerable
time represented that county in par
Lament. Though a forcible and easy
speaker, scarcely inferior to any Of his
time at the bar or In parliament, he
was remarkably silent man, says the
Farm and Home. He was the most
patient of judges. The story is well
known Of his hearing an elaborate ar
gument for two days on the meaning
Of an act Of parliament and when the
counsel finished simply saying, Gen
tlemen, the act is repealed" On one Of
his visits to Banff he rode out few
miles into the country, accompanied by
few friends. The only observation
that escaped from finn was in passing
field Of peas Very fine peas"
Next day he rode out with the same
cortege and was equally silent, but on
passing the same spot he muttered,
'And very finely podded tso"'
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
A Defect In Higher Education.

1t must be said that the higher ed
ucation Of the United States is at pres
ent In a condition where II may read
lily drop backward rather than improve
The college student of today and in
some cases even the university student
is permitted to sprawl over so large
and so varied an area Of intellectual
interest that he loses the discipline in
concentration, in hard work, and in
the mastery Of some relatively small
field that comes from pursuing bet
ter and older method. There is just
now, however, marked tendency
among the better colleges TO aid and
to guide the student toward concentrate
ing his interests and las energies upon
small group Of subjects that have
some common center OF interest and
some well marked relationship. This
movement Is sound and hopeful one
and should be encouraged and aided
President Butler in Youths Compan-
Ion.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Salt Means Much to Health.

IF the human race should be de-
prived Of salt even for u period OF a
few months" said a physician, I'VE
would not only lose a natural health
full incentive for our food, but disease
with all its attendant miseries, would
spread with such relentless speed as to
defy the efforts of the most skillful
doctors of the land. Ailing persons
frequently refuse sugar, but they sell
dom turn up their noses at common
salt That is because there is in the
body a deficiency Of chloride Of sodium,
and nature intuitively excites the de-
sire for it. Salt is essential to health
and life and is as much food as
bread or flesh. If there Is no wish for
salt in person doctors uniformly con-
clude that disease In some form is
lurking unsupported In the system"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Red Cross Notes

'Tompkins' Hired Man" was given
at the Ironton Grange Hall last Satur-
day night and the Ironton Auxiliary Of
the Red Cross realized about$2l from it,
The hall was well filled and everyone
seemed pleased with the play which
was given by the East Jordan cast
Every woman in town can give at
least one afternoon a week to work at
the Red Cross rooms, II she will only
plan to do it. II is not only pleasure
but it is her duty to her country.
"Now is the time for every man,
woman and child In the country to put
the 4 can into American Path
finder.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Oblitsratinq Class Distinctions.

Modern and cultured persons, be-
lieve, object to their children, seeing
kitchen company or being taught by a
woman like Peggotty. But surely it Is
more important to be educated In a
sense OF human dignity and equality
than in anything else In the world.
spect kind and capable woman Of the
lower classes will respect the lower
classes forever. The true way, to over
come the evil In class distinctions is not
to denounce them as revolutionists de-
nounce them, but to ignore them as chill
dren ignore them.-G. X. Chesterton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
The Spanish AIcaIde.

In former times in Spain the alcalde
de corte was judge of the palace
court, having jurisdiction In and about
the residence of the king. The Office is
now obsolete in this sense, but "al-
calde" is still used to designate the
mayor of a town exercising the func-
lions of justice Of the peace.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
News 70 Her.

"What was the farmer talking
about?" asked the first city girl.
"A whiflietree," said the other.
well, I've studied botany, but ! new
err heard OF whiiiletree. Sounds like
his idea OF joke. louisville Courier
Journal.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Why He Looked Sour.

Dusty Dennis-Why do you look so
sour, pard? Gritty George-Why, one
OF dem comic artists wanted icc to sit
on de fence and let him sketch me.
Dusty Dennis-What of dat? Gritty
George-lt was a barb wire fence
Exchange.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10

smith could never misrepresent his
goods, for such trick could be easily
seen through"
what kind Of goods does he sellT'
"Window glass."-Baltimor Ameri-
can.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
Somewhat Mixed.

"She seems to look upon my proposal
"a sort OF fapjack."
"How SOP
"Says she'll turn It over I'm Der mind"
Kansas City Journal.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
To Tin or Not to Tip2

The following sign appears In a
restaurant in Kansas City, Mo-: I'VE
pay the waiter a living wage. II you
want to buy him an automobile. 60
to It."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
The Unadorned Truth.

"Pa, what is temperament
"Just a fancy name for cussedness."
Detroit Free Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10
St. Joseph's Church
Rev. Timothy Kroboth.

Sunday, Aug. IL.
500 a. m.-Mass; Holy Communion
for the Holy Name Societies.
1890 q. m.-mass.
Wednesday, Aug. Is. Assumption b.
N. M.
1890 a. m.-Mass; Benediction.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10

Work is activity for an end; play is
activity as an end.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-10

One way to get ahead is to raise cab
bage.
All wash dresses are reduced in price
at ASHLEY'S.
Many a man would be glad of an op-
portunity to pose as a retired captain
of industry on half pay.
One Green Silk Suit size 36-$l0.0 90 al
ASHL EY'S.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-25
Pensacola's Rainfall Data.

Rainfall for "a hours ending 2 p.
M. o inches.
Normal rainfall for the month Of
May, 2.68 inches.
Total rainfall this month to 7 P.
m, 5.82 inches.
Total deficiency to April 80, ACC
inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-25
FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS.

Canada's proposal to adopt compulsory
military service on a selective basis empha-
sizes Americas wisdom in taking the step
before driven by necessity Canada's rea-
son is simply that the volunteer system
will not produce the men-and Canada has
seen her dead! One is reminded of the last
argument against seIective draft in this
country, give the boys a chance-they
don't understand the gravity of the situa-
ton"
Let the lesson of this war be not lost on
America, as the unpreparedness of the
Spanish War was forgotten! We can avoid
future danger by adopting some such meas
cure as the Chamberlain bill providing for six
months military training for everybody in
his nineteenth year. This would give the
country a real citizen army; to the men
themselves, it would mean an improved
physique, respect for authority, and ability
to obey, the three graCes of a successful life.
Let Congress adopt the Chamberlain bill
now, while the necessity is understood. If
the volunteer system will not work TODAY,
it will not work tomorrow. If unprepared-
ness is dangerous today, it NAV be fatal to-
morrow. The Chamberlain bill is most ap-
propriate during war times-we have no
right to postpone the issue to the the hys-
terra of peace.
On permanent peace, the idealism Of
the ages has been centercd. Even 50 the
science OF antiquity wasted itself in vain
Attempts to square the circle War cannot
be abolshed-we must take precautions
| against the inevitable; and as we have been
wiser than Canada Of the present. so let our
future be more enlightened than our past.