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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
Life'sProblerns
| Are Discussed
BY Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

Dy MIS- NIlSOn "OOuTOW
Dear Mrs. Woodrow:
Having just read your article on
the girl who laments the fact that
her parents object to her marrying
a man of unsteady habits, L cannot
resist writing you of my own expert
ence, for L am now reaping the re-
suits of my marriage to man, or
rather q spoiled boy, of a similar
kind. l prided myself on being
broadminded and took the stand
that l would tolerate a little drink
ing at home in order to help him
make good.
But now, after it has all ended
in the divorce court, l am thoroughly
convinced that one cannot help a
man who will not help himself and
those who want help are the ones
who have always had some one else
bear their responsibilities, until they
are soft, inefficient mollycoddles, and
as long as any one will lend them
a hand they will only lean the hard
er.
"oh, if could only go back four
years! Then l was happy contented
business girl, earning a good salary,
and enjoying my work and my home
Then l met this man. Like the girl
who was writing to you, but his de-
Vouon to me won a responsive love
in my heart U smile now at the
devotion when only a short time
ago l won my divorce on the grounds
of cruelty).
I'VE were married, and no girl
was ever happier or more anxious
10 be q wife, companion and helper
IN the trueSt sense of those words
But just as you can't make silk out
OF calico, no matter how anxious
you are to do so; just so, 1 couldn't
alone make our marriage a success
L needed the right kind of help and
cooperation.
Unfortunately. he had a small
inheritance, so with plenty of time,
money and the desire to drink and
be a good fellow always our
married life was far from what {
had expected it to be. My heart
ached when l could no longer hide
from myself that my husband was
dishonorable and dishonest as we'll
as untruthful.
In order to help out, I accepted
a lucrative position, thinking that
thus he might become ashamed of
his tdleness and go to work: but
his big opportunities were always
lust ahead, and l grew weary OF lis
tening to the tales of wonderful
things which would be sure to turn
up soon, but which never did.
Il lost flesh until I weighed less
than hundred pounds, and living
under such uncertain conditions
proved too much for my nerves, so
after a very ugly outburst on his
part when I was very thoroughly
slapped by the hand that had once
patted my face in loves devotion,
L left for good and later obtained
u divorce.
Now, that should have been the
end, but it is not, and perhaps yoT
can give me some words of hope,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19

for I cannot feel the same as I did
before marriage, and sometimes
lose heart trying to go on. l have
lost my ideals. Not that L think all
men are like my former husband,
but I can't trust people as L once
did. l have a good position and
like to work, but l want something
more in my life. l never go out
and l sec very little company. /
am twenty-five and like to mingle
with other young people, but this is
a small town and almost all of the
gfrls in my set have married and
gone away.
II long to go to a larger place,
and then 1 am afraid to start among
strangers. l would be wondering
always whom to trust and l would
not dare to make move, and yet
| am very unhappy here. Can you
give me some advice?
Il have no near relatives, and I
lack the courage to start again
my life"
Life isn't over at twenty. my dear
girl, not by long shot; it's just
beginning. You did the best you
could, and you apparently failed
but who shall say you made a mis-
edAe lou may De Blad sometime
IN your life that you had just this
experience. At all events, it has
taught you one great truth which
you voice most succinctly-that
one cannot help a man Cor woman
either) who will not help himself, ="
Don't be afraid of anything. Get
1t into your consciousness that "aIl
things work together for good" no
matter how had they may seem al
the time. You sigh to go back four
years and be happy, contented
girl again. but nothing in the uni
verse can remain stationary. Do
you care to picture yourself n
mtddle-aged woman, with the out
HOOK on life of a girl of twenty I?
Ihere would be no place for such
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
CHAPTER XVIII

Copyright, by Star Co., 1919.
We'll, what are you young people
going to do with yourselves this
EVENING""
Mrs. Livingstone asked the ques-
ton as the two girls, Van Saun
and Stewart followed her and her
husband into the drawing room >af-
ter dinner.
Il planned to spend the evening
with VAN" Stewart told her, "and
think this is a pretty good place to
spend it,"
lie walked from the dining room
with Dora, although, as usual, he
had been seated by Cynthia at
table. The daughter of the house
smiled brightly at him now.
That will suit us perfectly" she
assured him. I'VE four can play
cards, can't we?"
Milton Van Saun shook his head.
II am sorry to be a spoil-sport," he
said. But l promised dad l would
come home early to-night-for he
is feeling pretty ill. and down on his
luck. To tell the truth. | suppose I
should have gone right home from
the Delafields'-but Dora insisted
that I dine here
We'll, l Like that?" Dora scoffed.
And didn't you want to Gomez"
"Of course l did! Have | not
proved it? The temptation was too
strong to resist. All the same, 1
ought to go home and cheer dad a
mite"
His words were addressed to
Dora, yet his eyes sought Cynthia's.
An over-suspicious person might
have fancied that she had been the
attraction that had brought him to
the Livingstopes, tonight. But no
over-suspicious person was present.
us your father worse, Milton ?"
Stephen Livingstone inquired.
"Well. no, sir-only, as you know,
he's been ailing lots lately, and has
had to be away from the office a
great deal. To-day his oculist gave
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
Loses Wife's Affections;
Sues For a Million

! Pittsburgh, Feb. IA suit filed
here yesterday by Clifford NJ. Hart
ford. manager of the Kaufman &
Baer department store, asks $1,000
600 from his father-in-law, Harry II.
Sheldon, president of the Allegheny
Steel Company. Breckenridge, for
alienation of the affections of Hart
ford's wife, Martha a. Hartford, and
defamation of character,
Hartford asks 100000 on each
| charge and names, besides Sheldon,
his wife's mother, Mrs. Ticks Shell
don. in the alienation suit, and At
torney Eugene b. Strassburger and
William G. Kelly in the defamation
suit.
Hartford charges that the defend
ants so blackened his character to
his wife that she was induced to
leave him and contemplated bringing
divorce action. Among the false
charges made against him. Hartford
says, were that he took women from
his store to lunch and visited down
| town hotels here and in Chicago. six
months after he was married, IN a
questionable manner Detectives. he
asserts, were employed to trail him
and had attempted bribery to on
tain evidence. His mother-in-lLw. he
| charges, made frequent visits to his
home for the purpose of poisoning
his wife's love for him. while his
father-in-law. ne alleges. boastec
openly that he would induce his
| daughter to leave her husband.
He charges his parents-in-law tool
his wife to Atlantic City and kept
her there until recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19

The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because of its tonic and laxative
effect. Laxative Bromo Qunine can be
taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head.
There is only one "Bromo Quinine."
e. w. GROVES signature is on box.
20c.-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
POLICE OFFICES CHANGED

Offices at police headquarters have
been rearranged to give the police
chief a private office, fitted up with
new fixtures and carpet. and the
captain and lieutenant refltted Of
flee, which they both occupy on diff
ferent shifts The clerk to the
mayor and the clerk to the police
chief will occupy an office between
the Mayor and chief. The base
ment where hearings are conducted
has also been remodeled with the
prisoners bench inclosed in a rail
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
VERY DISREsPECTFUL

Dear MISS talflaN.
Do announcement cards of we'd
dings require sending the party a
present?
A certain husbands brother died re-
Gently and the following week his
wife attended the theater several
times AS her husband was in mourn
ing, was that the right thing for
her to do? She is devoted to her hus-
band in other ways. The husbands S
family We're very much provoked and
thought it was a lack of respect for
the departed brother. Were they
right? BELL w.
Wedding announcements demand
nothing in return. The punctiliously
proper and courteous, call If an ad-
dress is given or send at least a note
of congratulations. Sending a gift
or not sending it is an entirely per-
sonal matter. Very often people use
wedding announcements instead of
wedding invitations, largely in order
to free people from a feeling of OBJ
legation in regard to gifts.
l think 1t was a bit selfish and
thoughtless for the wife to attend
a theater so shortly after the death
lieve in elaborate periods of mourn
ing or in a deliberate seeking of
misery or in any effort to add to the
gloom of the world. But naturally no
man would enter into the spirit of
gayety and excitement Just after the
death of his brother; and while a wife
need not make herself sad and
gloomy, it is kinder and more digni-
fed for her not to flaunt in the face
of the world her indifference to her
husbands sorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
DICKINSON COLLEGE HEAD
ADDRESSES UNIVERSITY CLUB

DR.. j. Fl. Morgan, president of
Dickinson College, was the principal
speaker at the University Club lunch
con to-day. DR.. Frederick Il. Downes,
city superintendent of schools, was
in charge of arrangements. A large
number of men from Dickinson and
other colleges were present.
DR.. Arthur E. Brown, headmaster
of the Harrisburg Academy, and
president of the University Club, en-
tertained the members at the club
at dinner last night, whsle plans
were discussed for raising the men,
bership.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
Patriotic Dishes
BAKED CRACKERS AND CHEESE

BAKED CRACKERS AND CHEESE
Nine or ten milk crackers, one
cup of grated cheese, one and one
half cups of milk, salt and pepper to
suit and two tablespoons of flour.
Split crackers or cut them into
pieces of uniform size. Pour milk
over them and drain 1t off at once.
With the milk, flour. cheese and salt
make a sauce. Into a buttered hak-
ing dish put alternate layers of the
soaked crackers and sauce. Cover
with bread crumbs and brown in the
oven. An economical supper dish
for cheese lovers.-From the Boston
Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
REACHES FRANCE SAFELY

T. Fl. Morgan has received q
cablegram from his son, Gerald, an
nouncing his safe arrival in France.
Private Morgan is in the -Four Hun
dred and Fourteenth Telegraph Bat
talon, and his duties are to assist
in railroad work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

Hancock county is we'll over the top
on third liberty loan sales. On an
allotment of about s450,000 for the
county, something like s650,00o have
been sold. The exact figures for all
the towns OF the county are not yet
obtainable, but it is certain that. ex-
Dept possibly in one or two OF the
smaller towns, all the towns of the
county have gone over the top.
Ellsworth, with an allotment of
$50, 200, has purchased about s115, 200
of the bonds. Penobscot is the ban
ner town of the county, taking more
than three times its allotment. Han
cock is close second, nearly trebling
it's allotment. Stonington makes a
splendid showing, 101 subscribers
taking s22, 200 of the bonds on an al
lotment of $40, 100, all fully paid.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
ltsal Notlrrs.


To the Honorable, the court OF County
Commissioners, for the county OF Hancock,
and state of Maine, merit to be holden At Ellis
worth, In said county:
ID ESPECTFULLY represents the under-
Ii signed, responsible persons OF the town
OF Dedhsm, in the county oi Hancock. and
State of Maine, that that portion OF the high
way within the town OF Dedham. which was
formerly part OF the road running between
Bangor and Ellsworth, and known as "the
road over Mann Hin" be discontinued. Said
Mann Hill road beginning At = point on the
highway as laid out and improved under the
direction OF the State highway commission
during the year 1915. about one hundred and
hfty feet northerly OF Goose Pond Brook
bridge, 30 called, and running thence over
Mann Hill, so called, q distance OF about one
mile, to point on said State highway As laid
out under the direction Of said State commits
erly of the Green Lake road, so. called.
Ths, the discontinuance OF the whole Of
said way over said hAnn Hill Ia desired for
the reason that said road over said hill has
been abandoned by the travelling public: due
to the alteration and relocation OF the high
way leading between said Bangor and said
Ellsworth, between the aforedesertbed points
the travs lied highway as improved, altered
and relocated now runs around the base Of
said Mann Hiil; and your petitioners further
represent that the maintenance and repair
OF said "Msnn am Road" are unnecessary and
will bring great and needless expense to said
town of Dedhsm.
Wherefore your p, titioners prays that said
road said Mann Hill in said town OF
Dedkam may be discontinued.
ERNEST W. BuRRILL and
twenty nine others.
Dedham. Maine, April 4, 1918.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

There are still many persons in the world
that need to be impressed with the fact that
the parer the blood is the greater is the
power OF the system to remove disease and
the less the liability to contract it. Persons
whose blood is in good condition are much
less likely to take cold or to be long troubled
with it. or to catch sny contagious or infe c.
tious disease, than sre those whose blood is
impure and therefore impoverished and lack
ing in vitality. The best medicine for purify
ing the blood Is Hoods ssrsspsrilla, and per-
sons suffering from any blood disease or any
want Of tone In the system are urged to give
this nediciaes trial. IT is especially useful
ct this time sf yeAr.-Advs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
IMPR0MPTU TOLL ROAD PAYS
lists to Pass Through uneuitlvated
Field for Small Sum.

A motorist bound along the road
from Detroit to Toledo, one of the
worst to be found In many states, re-
ports that he encountered one 200-yard
stretch where, because the grade was
high, there was no way to turn of
from the paving. "A kind-hearted
farmer" he told the Ohio Motorist,
"stood at the gate of his barnyard and
for the sum OF rs cents allowed each
motorist to pass through the gate, over
an uncultivated field for about 200
yards, and onto the road again."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
500 REWARD, 500

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure In
All It's stages, and that In catarrh. Cstarrh
being eatly inhuenced by constitutional
conditions requi es constitutional treat me Mt
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally
and acts through the blood on the mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying the
Foundation Of the disease, giving the pafie nt
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing it's work The
proprietors have so much faith in the ca rati e
powers OF Halls Catarrh Medicine that thew
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that
II fails 10 core. Send for list OF testi n oniaIs
FL. CHENEY B. co., Toledo, Ohio,
Sold by all Druggists. 56c.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
Have You Planted Your Melons?


Congressman Peters has pretty good
idea of what the people of Maine want.
de has prided himself especially on his
close touch with the Maine farmer and
small gardener, for he is somewhat of
farmer himself. But his prestige a. a far
mer received a severe jolt recently, when
his constituents received packages OF
melon seeds. And now MIR. Peters has
heard about it. This is what he writes:
wAsHINGroN, D. @, May 4, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Editor
Hoping to be of some use this year in con-
Meeting the department of agriculture with
the people who wanted to make "war gar
dens", / advertised some weeks ago in your
valuable paper for lists of names of people
who wanted government seeds. 1t was a
great success in getting names, and / have
employed extra help for some weeks in
directing franks to these patriotic citizens.
but now find that the people in the depart
ment of agriculture have allotted in large
measure to the northeastern part of the
country seeds which flourish in the south
western part, and have sent under my franks
to lists of names l gave them thousands of
packages of muskmelon, tomato and other
truck useless for on people in Maine.
am chagrined that anyone who took the
trouble to write me should get such mean
result. have used very reprehensible
language to the people of the agricultural
department, but their good seeds have gone
elsewhere. All can do is to apologize for
them and express the opinion that this
government seed business is nuisance
and detriment to everybody concerned,
besides being an unnecessary waste of
money. In the future / shall earnestly
favor its abolition.
II you will publish this in your paper it
may meet the eye Of some indignant citizen
who has received q package of musk
melon seeds, and perhaps turn his wrath
from me.
Yours truly,
JOHN A. PETERS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
For Enlistments In Navy

James Devine, OF the Bangor naval re-
cruiting station, has been detailed to
Ellsworth to procure enlist ments in the
navy. He has his headquarters here at
the custom house.
Five thousand men are wanted at once
for the naval reserve. Men from eighteen
to thirty-tive years OF age are eligible
II within the draft age, they must secure
permits from their local exemption board,
and il under draft age, they must present
birth certificates.
The salary at the start is SIS. month,
with $50 allowance for clothing. Men en-
listed here will be given three months
training in Virginia before going into
active service. There is an opportunity
for promotion, as fast as qualified.
In addition to the monthly pay, there is
family allowance of SIS month for wife
rs for wife and one child; s32 so for wife
and two children, and s. for each ad-
ditional child, the whole not to exceed $50
a month.
The government has also provided war
risk insurance for any man who desires
it, up to $4,000.
PRETTY MARSH.
Mrs. Benjamin Carter is employed at
Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor.
Lawrence Haynes OF Trenton is visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gott.
Miss Aurora Gonzales OF Hall Qusrry
spent the weekend with Mrs. Lester
Smith.
b. P. Carter and family, of Bayside,
will occupy Benjamin Csrter's house this
summer.
Miss Ramona Carter is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Eugene Gordius, at West
fremont.
Miss Adelaide Smallidge, who has been
with her grandmother, Mrs. Snow, at
Seal Hsrbor, the past year, is at home.
May 6. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

President Wilson yesterday issued
a proclamation designating the week
beginning May 20 as Red Gross week,
and calling upon the American people
to contribute to the second 500, 00o, 900
war fund OF the American Red Gross
for the alienation of suffering among
the American troops in France, and
their dependents at home and among
the fighting forces and civilian pop
ulations of the allied countries.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
COUNTY GOSSIP.

Two gold stars have been added to
Hancock county's service flag. During
the past week news has been received OF
the death in the overseas service OF two
of its young men-Wslter Spurling of
Gouldsboro and Rodney Stinson of South
Deer Isle. The former enlisted in a
Canadian regiment, and the latter was
one of the first eleven drafted men who
left Ellsw orth ON September 4 last.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1918.

Solving the bread problem for
America and for the world, the farms
of America are producing the great
est winter wheat crop produced since
the record yield of 1915. This is a
forecast issued Sunday by the cham
Der of commerce of the United States
through its committee on statistics
and standards. Bread will win the
war
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
RAIN WATER FOR BATTERIES
Hard Liquid, Containing Minerals 10
Harmfui-Hemove Caps at Top
Of the Battery.

lizard water, containing minerals,
is harmful to the battery" says f. J.
Stone. manager Of a Boston concern.
water that is pure as drinking wa
ter is not necessarily pure water for
your battery. Distilled water or clear
rain water Is the best.
Removing the caps at the top Of
the battery. water should be added un-
til 1t stands well above the plates.
though not to the top of the contain
ers."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
SCHOOL TO ASSIST IN
TRAINING DRAFTED MEN

Decatur, In.-Milliken univer-
sity here is preparing to coop
crate with Uncle Sam In the
training of drafted men by offer
ing special courses along lines
suggested by the Federal Board
Of Vocational Training. II is
planned to train conscripted men
In the second and succeeding
draft in about fifty occupations
necessary to war work at the
school. 1t is proposed to send
the drafted men to the echoois
wholly or in part, as early as
April or May, with a view to
completing the courses which
the government will outline in
September.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
COREA,

Roy Stewart has his house completed,
and has moved in.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Elvin Young Mays.
Mrs. John Bridges has moved home from
sunker's Harbor, where she has been liv-
ing the past year.
Erms, eight-year- daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Stewart, who has been
seriously i'll, is better. Miss Dunbar, her
trained nurse, returned to Bangor Satur-
day.
Mays. q.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
HOTEL HELP WANTED

IN WOMEN and girls wanted for best
~ year around hotels in Maine; Is
Mattresses, fine tip hotels; also chamber,
kitchen. dish, laundry and scrub women,
chefs, pastry and all-aroand cooks. Bell and
buss boys, second sna third cooks for
hotel positions, Apply always to MAINE no
TIL AGENCY. new quarters, 90 Main street,
Bangor. Established 81 years. 800 girls
wanted for best summer hotels. Inclose
stamp for reply. Few high grade housework
places.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
Magazine and Book Notes.

The fifth and last number of volume
Ave OF Sprdgue's Journal Of Maine
History is at hand. Its leading article is
tLoyalists of the Kennebec, and One of
Them, John Carleton" by Rev. Henry o.
Thayer OF New York. This number also
contains tombstone inscriptions from
Ellsworth and Bucksport cemeteries, and
other important matters.