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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
SWINE ON PASTURE.
Hogs Require Some Grain to asSs
Economical Gains.

Hogs on pasture require grain Tor
greatest profits In pork prcdueiioii' Ut
full feed IL not economical "hoA
pasture Is plentiful and grain IN
rr,ced. When corn alone Is Tel
Hated ration Is considerably cheaper
lees;use the forage crop takes the Place
ui mneii Of the grain
Hogs fed all the grain they "'uiu
eat made more rapid but less ecoholli-
eal gains in feeding tests at the s,hio
Agricultural Experiment station 1hes
AN he marketed sooner. however
which often Is an advantage TO faf'h-
FRS.
Some protein feed. such as tanhass
or skimmilk. Is recommended To he is',
IN snail quantity along with corn al ~
sasture Ia pigs weighing less than w.
pouafs. Pork production IL usually so'
...pcnsive wien such feeds are given 20
large hogs. especially II they are 'i
iuch pasture as alfalfa. clover, rape %
soy beans. oil Of which are high ID
protein.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
OUR MILITARY SYMBOLS.


00fttc0 ana NaHNs
In an branshcs Oh our military serv-
ice--infantry. cavalry and artillery
the same symbols or ins.viia OF rank
are used The corporal. at the bottom
Of the scale Of officers. Is distinguished
from the private by the chevron. con-
sisting Of two bars on the right sleeve.
In the case Of the sergeant, next high
est IN rank. the ehevron Is OF three In
verted v shaped bars. All enlisted
men, including these noncommissioned
officers. wear on one side Of their coats
or blouscs 4 bronze button with the
number Of their organization. and In
relief crossed rides for the infantry.
crossed sabers for the cavalry and
and crossed cannon for the artillery.
Coast and field artillerymen may be
distinguished by the fact that In the
case OF the former In addition to the
cannon there IL a shell At the point Of
intersection OF the cannon.
The second lieutenant. lowest I'm
rank OF the commissioned officers. riny
be distinguished from the enlisted
man, despite the fact that be wears no
insignia on hts shoulder straps. by the
gold marking on his collar. This sym
boil. ~ In the case of the enlisted men.
il OF crossed rifies. sabers or cannon.
according to the branch OF the service.
and Is worn by all regimental officers.
On the other side OF the collar are the
letters II. s." in gold. Infantry ON
-. fzef lab. hn
enlisted men by the fact that the lat
ter wear canvas icggins. while the OH
GERS have tan leather leggins.
First iieutenants have silver lar on
their shoulder straps. while captains
have two bars. OF the field officers
the major wears a gold leaf. the lieu
tenant colonel a silver leaf and the
colonel a silver spread eagle. The
brigadier general has one silver star.
and the major general. the highest OH
Ger In our army Mt present. has two
silver stars.
felt hats with stiff brims--afsord an.
other ciew TO the arm to which the
wearcr belongs The hats of all en-
listed men are alike. but the hat cord
around the crown reveals by Its color
the branch of the service TO which the
man belongs A blue cord signifies In
fantry. yellow cord cavalry and red
cord artillery. either coast or field. The
men OF the enartermasiers corps have
buff. the engineering corps red and
white, the signal corps orange and
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
SUMNER sILAee CROPS.
Provision should Dc Made to Tide ov,,
Scans Pasture Period.

b..;y i.:.i--css who have not already
made preparations for tidlng cows over
the period Of insufficient Pastures Il,
late summer and fall should no, ,orre,
that many cows went nearly drr last
July and August. says a rennsylvania
Agricultural college bulletin. sncb
conditions may be avoided and Incl.
dcntally the dairyman's bank accom-,
strengthened by little forethough,
Maintaining the milk siow during tho
period Of insufficient pastur. may il.
accomplished by feeding additions,
grain. by feeding soi,ing crops and by
feeding silagc.
Feeding soiiing crops In addition 10
the pasture secured by the cows helms
to maintain the milk flow at moderate
cost. The objection to this method 1.
the labor and planning necessary In
planting and cutting such crops al the
proper time. Unless one has some s.
ls-c from last years feeding soillpr
crors Offer the most feasible feellns
pian for the coming summer
The best, cheapest and most pracu.
cal way to tide over shor, Pastures Is
10 hare an ample supply OF corn gllagq
Plan TO have enough left over rrrsu
winter feeding TO take care OF the short
pasture period This involves less IA.
Dor than selling crops. and the feed "a
handy and ready for use whenever
needed.
The summer silo should he rather
narrow In diameter SO that the silase
iaay he fed az the rate Of three Inches
siaily 10 prevent spelling.
Begin now to plan for corn acreage.
sufficient 10 insure silare for next sum.
mcr's feeding. Il will keen well WITH
the r-eewstsca % Z email gmouu. -
top. r'cs - a, extra ss,o Il uee r.
II the iaea st..rs plant segAe 81. O..
crops for use th!s sr.nrnoF.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
Car, Of Horses.

Frequent currying and brushing wa
insure healthy condition OF the horse.
A few minutes spent daily In curfsl's
and brushing a horse is time well spent
Aside from giving the animal eleau.
glossy appearance, this daily brushins
stimulates circulation. The skin IS az
important excretory organ and mus
he kept clean and free to do its woiA
In the spring the horses should po
kept especially clean. as the long nous
Of work. dust. sweat and heat all com
bine TO make proper care OF the SKIN
necessity. Sore shoulders and othef az
nictions, due to lack Of care Oh the pa,s
Of the owner. have often caused graz
loss Of time and money. Farm anu
rireside.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
CALVES uNFaoFiTasLE.
Consume More Food In Mix Than They
PrcS.sa In MeRt

PrcS-es In neR..
Veal calves from dairy cows sener-
ais lose money FOR their owners. and
when these calves are kept until a
year old the loss is even greater. Is the
Information brought by cost account
records Of the Ohio agricultural expert
ment station FOR ,wcnfy-slx herds
The milk used 10 grow these calves Is
often OF more value rs hlimnn food
than the veal produced.
In the twenty SIX dairy herds eight
cen owners lost money o. raising
calves for veal TIE average loss Oh
3aa3 veals was about si.95 4 bead. The
ateFle loss 4 .sillag a5t c@irps Ia
thirty herds STABBED was $3.50 f5s Tie
frst year. onE i've dairyInen among
the thirty raised calves al profit
When dairymen get high price Tor
mila they woaid he ahead b. selling
calves rather than raising such ani-
mails for veal or beef. The mills would
bring higher price for human food
than the veal produced from IL Fure
bred calves usually bring higher pTiees
Tor breeding purposes, and To snen
cases IL Is profitable to raise them
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
Riohr From the Heart.

A little boy in the city followed the
suggestions Of HIS father twho some
how In the midst of 1.-THE turmoil has
managed to tive for the good things
OF life and LET the banalties which
take up the popular attention alone,
that he keep diary.
The little fellow found 1t rather diff
fcult to make rec~rds. not understand.
ing thar the human document must be
beautifully simple. But one day he
struck the keynote Of life with just one
bold. unconscious stroke:
This has been fine day. Mothes
did not go anywhere all day."-Indian-
apolis News.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05

here to be called. His many friends are
sorry to lose him, but look forward TO his
return with honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindell Cleveland Of Bel
mont. Mass, are visiting Mr.. Cieveland's
aunt, Mrs. r. N. Moore.
Mrs. Josie Moliens, Mrs. Fobbs and
Mrs. James Barnard spent last week with
their sister, Mrs. Amos Dolliver.
Sept. 3. r. f. ID.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
TALE OF A MIGHTY WARsHIP.



Turrst and Twelve Inch Gun.
Captain Haddock. who succeeded
Captain Smith OF the Titanic as com
modore Of the White Star line, was
made commander Of Great Britain 8
dummy neet. The dummy feet was an
auxiliary that had an important duty
In the North sea in the early days Of
the great world war;
The feet consisted Of converted mer-
chantmeR. In most cases the CONVEX
sion was superficial The vessels In
Guided liners. tramps and fast channel
steamers Papier mache made an i'm
portant substitution for armoe plate
and armament which helped the decep-
tion. Guns Of all kinds were mounted,
the big ones. however, being more awe
inspiring at distance than effective
as weapons.
With this armament the dummy fleet
kept up steady patrol and at dis
lance deceived many German OBJ
server into reporting the presence Of
warships.
Admiral Haddock's flagship looked
an imposing vessel In her low visibil-
ity gray with twelve inch guns fore
and aft. Naval discipline in the dunn
my fleet was an innovation that had
not worked into the souls Of the erst-
while merchant mariners; otherwise
this story might have had sadder Sc
quel in a court martial
One Of the tars was having his
time on" The air was good. the sea
was cain. and he sought to beguile the
hours with comfortable smoke on the
promenade deck tshe was a converted
liner He sat on the stern rail dan
Cling his legs. His teeth lost the grip
on his pipe. The pipe fell. The tar
made wild grasp into space He. too.
fell and crashed through the armor
plated turret and smashed one OF the
twelve inch guns.-WaI Street Journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
DAIRY WISDOM.

Don't sacrifice any he fer calf
} from a hrst class dairy cow.
GIVE each calf chance to .
drink water ut least twice each /.
day.
Give the cows a good feeding J
Of hay before turning into thu .
, fresh pasture.
Put the cows on tho lou
ground where the coarse grass
, springs up and grows rankly a, ,
, the start. n this grass Is left uu.
cropped ~ becomes tough ana
, will not be eaten at nil.
} Calves can be raised perfectly
, on sklmmilk.
i q a a q q u d a a a. a * "A A.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
OTIS.

Much ANXIOUS sympathy Is felt for Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Salisbury, who took their
only child, Carroll. to Bar Harbor hospi-
tai last week, where an operation was
perfor ned under the direction OF DIR.
Able. the noted specialist The opera
tion was successful and Mr.. Salisbury
returned home Friday. Mrs. Salisbury
will remain until the little fellow is able
TO come home, in about fortnight.
sept. s. GROVER
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
COUNTY NEWS
BROOKLYN.

Mr.. Merrill OF Machias is the guest OF
Charles Mitchell.
Mrs. Herbert Tapley was operated upon
Sunday, for appendicitis.
w. Griffin has gone to winterport to
take charge of q coin cannery.
Mrs. T. c. Stanley, who has been visit
ing her son Hollis in Bangor, is at home.
Mics Blanche Cannon OF Somerville,
Mass, is the guest OF Miss Adele McFar-
land.
Mrs. w. F. Cousins and son Kenneth,
who have been visiting in Islesboro, are
home.
Mrs. Frank Watson and friend, of Mel
rose, Mass, are spending two weeks at
Haven.
Miss Adele Mcfarland OF Somerville,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Edna
Mcfarland.
Miss Emma Holden, who has spent the
summer here, returned to Somerville,
Mass, Saturday.
Miss Raymond of New Rochelle, NY,
v no nHs oeeu the guest oi hiss oihuys
Bridges, has returned home.
Mrs. X. X. Babson and Miss Angie re-
turned to Roxbury, Mass, Friday, after .
month at their cottage at Haven.
Walter Watson, U. s. n, who has been
in town a few days, was called to New
York Thursday to report for duty.
Mrs. Carrie Tibbetts Fisher ami Mrs..
Caro- Staples of South Portland, who have
been in town . week, have returned home.
A. E. Carter, wife and daughter Marion,
and Almond Atherton OF Lynn, Mass,
who have been in town q week, have re-
turned home.
Miss Evelyn Gray, who has spent the
summer with her sister, Mrs. X. A. Flye,
left to-day for North Arson to teach. AIRS.
Harry Moody is taking her place in the
postoffiee.
Sept. 3. USE FEMME.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
USE FEMME.

Several interesting games OF golf have
been played ON the Center Harbor yacht
club links in the past few weeks. Among
the women players. Mrs. Donald Parson
OF Youngstown, O., has the best
scores, with Miss Irena Waterheuse Of
New York, and Mrs. N. v. Tibbetts
OF Washington, d. c., close second and
third. The best score thus far recorded
is seventy-one for eighteen holes made
by William Sturtevant OF Washington,
d. c., but the most exciting was q match
game between DIR. Herbert Scott Smith
and N. v. Tbbetts Of Washington, d. e.
They tied at the eighteenth hole with .
score Of IS and 40; total IS. The extra
hole was halved in 3, when, on account OF
darkness, the match was postponed to be
played on next Wednesday.
Sept. 3. SPEC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
Bird, wan Como Back.

The strongly developed homing In
stincts OF birds can be relied on TO at
tach them to the neighborhood where
they first saw the light. and the idenu-
cal pairs which nest In the houses pro-
vided for them one year viii often re-
turn the next season to enjoy the same
bounty and protection.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
sEAwALL.

Mrs. Grace Lurvey has been visiting her
mother.
Mrs. Henry Squirting has gone to Ban
gor for treatment.
Nathan and Jay Young are visiting
their brot Their, @. v. Young.
Alexander Ward ~iil report Tuesday at
Ellsworth for transportation to camp at
Aver. Mass. Mr.. Ward is the first boy
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
Canes Of Rhinoesros Horn.

Probably some of the most expensive
canes to manufacture Are those from
rhinoceros horns Such a cane. when
made OF one piece Of horn. often costs
as high as 500. The high price Is due
TO the expert treatment which the
rhinoceros horn requires Immediately
after the beast has been slain.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05

The turneric. which yields yellow
powder. grows wild over a consider
able portion OF Porto Rico and is fairly
abundant. 1t IL used by natives as a
dye for the hbers from which ham,
mocks are woven. for ribbons. cloths
and the like.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
Diplomacy.

Mrs Brown-These lovely flowers
from your husband? Mrs Jones-Yes.
let him have the last word this morn
ing. and 1t scared him. Boston Globe.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05

The Germans even conceal some of
their shell holes by putting brown wa
terproof sheets over thcrr whenever
al allied airplane Is seen approaching
The passion for digging In Is so strong
with the Germans that they have been
known desperately 10 claw holes In
the ground with their hands till the
ends OF their fingers were practically
worn on. Thus some were found
dead. others taken prisoners and had
to be sent to the hospital with all their
finger nails gone.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-09-05
OUR MEN DON'T
lKETo ''OlC IN
Troops N France Can't Enthuse
Ger MOIaIike Tactics.
PROBLEM FOR THE OFFICERS

Passion For Digging In 10 % Strong
With Germans That They Have Been
Known Desperately TO Claw resss In
Ground With Hands Until Ends Of
Fingers Wsrs Practically Worn on.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
Old Age.

The Youth who sees the feeble Sire
and sighs: "Ah, shall the years con-
spire TO bring me aches and fretful
monns and halting gait and palsied
bones? Shall l go grumbling on my
way, unmindful of the golden day. as
glum as yon old bearded guy shall I be
bent and gray, shall /, who feel my life
In every limb some day have eyes as
blear and dim?' The Youth who thus
Will muse, ah me how very seldom
do we see. The heat of Youth but sell
dom fears the chills OF life's last WIN
try years. For thus with Youth IL often
goes, he seems unwilling to suppose q
later day will find himself forlorn and
feeble on the shelf. Though many are
the old he sees and notes their lame
rheumatic knees, their hairs all sill
vered DER and few, their teeth where
with they cannot chew, he sees them
every Gay or so, yet somehow never
seems TO know that he upon later day
will be as old and bent as they. Yet
even so perhaps It's best, for should
he wall and smite his chest for all his
sighs and means and tears he could not
stay the speeding years. He's wise
who wears peaceful phiz whatever
time Of life is his.-Illinois State Regis
ter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
TO SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
Butler Not Required to Wear Full
Dress Suit When There Was Com
pany as Employer Needed II.

Southern lawyer of prominence re-
Gently went to Chicago to become gen.
eral counsel for a big lumber company.
Having been reared in Kentucky, and
being an old-fashioned Democrat, he
rather prides himself on the fact that
he has always lived in state of JEFF
fersonian and Jacksonian simplicity.
After the family had moved North
and taken home. 1t was decided that
the household would not be complete
without a butler An advertisement
was inserted in the paper inviting ap-
plicants to call. Almost the first to
answer the advertisement was a dap
per negro. His references proving sat
isfactory, II seemed probable that he
would be engaged.
Does you 'spect me to wear nah
full dress suit ever night at dinnerf"
he asked.
"Well, no." answered the lawyer.
ION nights when we have company I'd
like for you to let me wear it."-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
BiBLOMANIA is ODD DISEASE
Shrewd Business Men often Waste
Thousands Of Dollars in Making
Collection Of Books.

A man, shrewd, far-sighted, having
evolved career and fortune out of
tested and exact training. will take
up boob collecting and plunge into it
TO the depth of thousands of dollars
on the strength OF more puny ac-
quaintaOc. with the subject than he
would bring to bear on the purchase of
necktie.
senator commissioned book
dealer to supply his shelves with stand
ard sets, the only proviso being that
books and space should come out even.
lady signed contracts to the tune
of many thousands for what was rep
resented as set of first edition Dick
ems in de luxe bindings, only to dis
cover after she had paid more than
half that the books We're late editions
and the bindings stuffed paper The
dealer is now about half through
genuine edition of a prison cell.
man unfamiliar with language
paid several hundred dollars for a set
Of Italian nOvelists in translation be-
cause he wanted to read the stories
that went with some very daring illus
IIutluiS, OliS 10 Illu tnuI lnS COnCIu-
sion of the liveliest anecdotes slid into
French.
/ suppose to the average normal
mind there is no folly quite to equal
that Of paying hundred dollars for
first edition when later and bet
ter edition cries at one from the %
cent stand, writes Stanley X. Wilson
In the New York Sun. That the fact
of mistake In the pagination of the
"Eikon Basilike"-the transposition of
one bracket or figures-enhances by
many dollars the value of the book
seems to us too fantastic for belief.
That collector will cheerfully give
for Dickens christmas Carol" with
the "Stave 1" double what he will pay
for the "Stave One" ISSUE both first
editions, would appear to qualify that
collector for blank page sojourn in
an asylum. Yet these are among the
mournful manifestations Of the dis
ease.-Stanley X. Wilson in New York
Sun.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
A Misunderstanding.

May" said n lady TO her servant,
II am very tired, and am going to lie
down for awhile. If l should happen
to drop off call me at five" "Yes,
ma'am," replied the doubtful maid.
The lady lay down on the couch, closed
her eyes, and was soon In the lard Of
dreams. She was awakened by the
clock striking six. May. why didn't
you call me at five, as l told you to
dor she said TO the maid, Indignantly.
"Well, ma'am, you told me to call you
II you dropped off. / looked in at
five, and you hadn't droped off at all
You were lying on the couch fast
asleepw
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
DiaestibilitY of Cheese.

In investigating the digestibillty Of
cheese 1t has been shown that much
depends on the special physical char
acteristics of the FOOD. All fat cheeses
are said to be dissolved and digested
with great rapidlty, because of the
molecules of the casein-the nitrogen
Gus part of the cheese-are separated
only by the fat, and so the gastric juice
can attack large surface of the
cheese at one time. Whether the cheese
be hard or soft does not appear to in
fuence digestion, and there is no con-
nection between the digestibility and
the percentage Of water present in the
cheese.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
Gen. Funston's ARTILLERY"

In all his campaigns the late Gen.
eral Funston carried 45-calIber pistol
that extended from his waist to his
knee-not long way, at that. When
he came ashore at Vera Cruz to take
command of the city, Admirals Fletch-
er and Badger, with their STATS, were
drawn up in line to greet him. They
were In white, with shining swords
and accoutrements. The general was
in his olive drab uniform without a
blouse, and had his enormous pistol
strapped to his waist.
The British consul was there with
his staff, too, and. failing TO see any
resplendent officer with gold and lace,
he asked: "Where is the general? Is
he the little Chinaman at the head of
the column, or is that just an American
artillery regimentp General Funston
often told the story himself.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
GROWING HOGS.

For hog to be profitable he must
be kept growing from birth to mar
keting age. He cannot be profitable
unless he is healthy. He can always
be in a profit-producing condition if
he is fed B. A. Thomas Hog Powder.
We positively tell you that this rem
edy prevents cholera, removes worms
and cures thumps. If the powder
does not make good, we will.
LANCASTER MERCANTILE co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-07
WHEN SNAKES ARE POISONOUS
DiamondShaped Heads, Much
Longer at Jawbone Than Neck

Poisonous snakes have a diamond
shaped head, about four times larger
at the jawbone than at the neck. They
also have blunt tails. NonpoisonOus
snakes have sharp heads, which are
nearly the same size at the neck, and
sharp tails. All snakes, however, are
poisonous during the shedding" peri
cd Of seven days. They go blind two
days before shedding.
The Gila pronounced heela) mon
ster Is so called on account of being
found near the Gila river in Arizona
and New Mexico, says the World
Wide Magazine. It's bite is deadly, and
1t is much feared by the Indians, as no
remedy is known for the bite. They
are very peculiar creatures, having the
shape Of large lizard. with feet
marked like those of monkey. Some
scientists say that the bite of the ella
monster is not poisonous in itself, but
that their breath, blown on the wound
is fatal. If their breath is blown on
person with a weak heart the person
will faint away for an indefinite time.
In captivity the Gila monster is fed
on warm milk and chopped meat every
six weeks.