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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
Dear n. B. Friends:

btuF ~ d. Iftefds-
Some months ago, you were favored
with some extracts from book given me
about that time. Hoping another chapter
from the same volu me may, IN these de-
pressing times, bring some thought
which will interest you and perhaps help
ana strengthen your faith as we'll, ask
you to read, TRoLLEY-CAR THEOLOGY.
damned together on the front of an elect rio
car the other afternoon, -four of us. mainly
strangers to one another, struck up in
formal conversation. Oae OF the men had
asked me about certain mutual acquaint-
suce, auo had told him of her prostration
by paralysis.
What" said he, has that saint been
called upon to pass under the barrow /
supposed she was 80 ripe for Heaven, So free
from nlemish. that she would GO Enoch or
sE ijah did, without Suffering any Of the
disag ca bic processes of decay and death"
Yes" rejoined least of ali women whom
/ know does she seem TO need disciptining
at the hands of Providence. us pretty
hard to explain mysteries of this sort In
fact We need another world to right up the
many injusiices that we witness here"
NJ HtuA on 20 say tnAt tue
most deserving Mere seem often to ex.
p-rience most in the way of sorrow and hard
ship, while as to the other world, he said,
We don't know anything about that, for no
one has ever come hack from it,"
, period Of silerce followed this mournful
observation. which was broker by the motor
mans bold assertion, 'Ore man has come
back"
Far tha .Dfn 80
fourth member of our group. a jolly fellow
in early middle life, and at once took i.
npon me to support the motorman's copten-
ton, saying. "Yes, indie, d, / do believe that
one man came back, and that the word has
not ciung to that belief tor nineteen ceutu-
ries in vain" ut which the jolly stranger said,
'Sure enough, it can't be that all that is best
in civilization and art and human life is
built a mere dream"
The elderly cynic began to comment on the
unsatisfactoriness aud qaeerness of this
human world. "Fhree quarters OF the inhab-
itants of the globe" said he, have a desper-
ateIy hard time To get along; they have
scarcely enough to eat or to wear, while the
other quarter have enough aud to spare, and
some II them more than enough"
But the jovial member of the quarette
burst out with this ejaculation: "it's buily
world" hereat vFntaTed 10 say, "Weil,
it's good word any of ever got
into" And the motormaD said. That's so"
BY this time we were nearing the transfer
station, and the group began 10 scatter, tue
motorman remarking, in his CHEEKY Irish
brogue, as we said good might to him aud to
Que another, This has been a very interest
ing conversation" As ! went OF the street to
my owl dwelling 1 mused how there on the
front of the car, the chief prob ems of ,heol-
ogy hadfocused themselves. The were the
cyDic and tae pessimist; there was the jolly,
forward looking optimist, and there, too, was
the plain man of the people, reader than any
of us to profess his unstudied but confident
TAI n that Once man came back"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
3 AsTBROOK.

Mrs. Calista Wilbur, li'e-long resident
Of this town, dieo Saturday, after a
weeks illness Of pneumonia. she Was Il
smart, acliye woman and will pe greatly
missed. she RAVES SIX sons MsnioD,
Le0na. Ellery, Faneis, jasper and
Howard. and e daughter, Mrs. q. orge
Ncwey OF wtnt~rport, all married uGi tbs
youngest sou Howard. She also >fsa YES
tao sisters Mes. George CriDmin o.
" iBterport snd Mrs.. E'nir- Jell,,on oi
lhts towB, and one brot ner, lirrvcy
ssnnui a OF HanoocS. -
Oct. n. GEM.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23


H. A. Guest in ne Detroit Frss Press
A blend of good and bad. and Of laughter saa
of tears,
And recon when it's over, ~hsu I've hves
my string of years.
And have been the best shall be. AID have
known all shall know.
And my visit here is ended and it's eoms ~
time to go,
shall turn, as friends depAEtinE, 10 this
kindly world and say,
am grateful for the glSdaess that wss
strewn along my way.
A blend of loss and gain, and Of bitter and 81
sweet,
But reckon at the hoish. when I've met all
shall meet,
And for me no day is dawning that shall
bring another friend.
Or victory or failure. when my visits At an
end,
l shall turn as one departing from q kind aud
gentle host
And thank the world for gladness that in life
was nppermost.
wonder every mornin what new JOY will
come my way,
What new friend I shall discover with the
passing of the day,
And what glad surprise is waiting, for it
really seems to me
That each day is always different than
thought twas going to be,
And when my stay is over, when my share of
time I've bad,
shall thank the world for doing all it could
to keep me glad.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
NEWS
BLuEHILI..

Charles Moon has arrived overseas.
Horton Emerson is home from Bruins
wick and Walter Littlefeld from Water
vile.
Isaac Ralph OF Northeast Harbor spent
the weekend with his parents, George
Ralph and wife.
Tine body OF Willis r. Meilo, who died
in Brockton, Mass, OF pneumonis, was
brought here for interment Thursday.
Services were conduct at the cemetery
by Rev. II. NJ. Stevens.
Departures; Olive Bettel ana Miss
Cowherd, Boston; Mrs. GiddinGs and
family, wsltham, Mass; Coburn Haskell
and family. Cleveland, o.; Elzabeth
Grindle, East Hsverhill, n. II.
Miss Leslie s. Grindle died Sunday
night, following short illness OF tuber-
culosis. She was the only daughter OF
SIR. and Mrs. Charles w. Grlndie, aud
a graduate of the acsde ~ in the class OF
1915. OF modest, retiring disposition,
she was popular with her classmates aud
esteemed by sll.
Leslie Melio, who was engineer OF the
submarine chaser 80, was badly injured
when his boat was suns in a collision with
the steamer Fred 5. Weller. Mr. MeiIo
was IN the water without a life belt Tor
half an hour before he was rescued. He
Is now slosly recovering in the naval
hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Everett Croker died Saturday after
noon, At the age of twenty years,
after an illness OF only week. He Was
a native OF SteubeD, amt moved his family
here from Franklin about ten months
age. During his short residence here he
had made many friends, and MAS re-
spected for his honesty and industry.
lie leaves widow and three small
caiidFen. two sisters, anu two brothers
ia the service.
Lizzie q. HInckley, eldest daughter OF
SIR. snd Mrs. a. W. dineSiey, died sun
day atternoon ei pneumonia she WAS
bright, attractive giri, OF CHEEKY disposI-
ton, ana much loved by ali. she was
graduated from the academy In 1903, and
wss active IN the social lite OF The town.
she leaves, besides her p.rents, three
sisters. Aiics OF Moutans, Florence aud
Bertha OF Hue hill, and two brotnees, Dur
gan OF Pittsburgh, Pa, anc Charles, vi DO -
~ith the coiots in France.
The sad nsws has been received that
Horace X. Duffy OF the Ssh ipiantry,
died at bass hospital last W.ek from
wounds received ~ setioD. the heart
isit SYN. sthy IT Ine community Is cx
tended 10 the widowed mother, VINO Is
IA X icSisud hospital recoStriig IRON
the tifee,s OF sH operation. Mr.. DuGy
49, a., ntl -hse years OF age. and -
nhasuslIy popular young M II, of ny
s,ghg, aorsf character. lie vas agent
for th, >. >. 60. At south Bluehill at
tia time he entered the service, and VA
valued msmDer ot keewayden Lodge,
X. Of 2.
The funeral OF james II. Morse, who
died GA. ID. ~as held at the home on
linton street. Friday afternoon. MIR.
Morse Vas seventy TOUR years OF age,
veteran Of the Clvil wsr, and was held ia
hiSh estevm oy everyone VINO knew bIm.
lie ~ss nlember OF Ira Berry lodge, f.
and A. NJ Biuehiil lodge, /. o. o. F. aua
James A. Garfield post, q. A. K. lie leaves
q wsdow aud one daughter, Florence, of
Bloehiil, tao sisters, Augusta OF Boston
and Mrs. Ads Liitl-fieid OF Fall River,
Mass, and two brotoers, George OF Blu.-
bill and Irving OF Boston.
Oct. a. :.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
To ENLARGE Gas Bomb Plant.

Hastings-on-Hudson, n. "a big
extension of the Zinsser Chemical
works TO manufacture gas bombs and
gas defense equipment has beef start
ed here. Barracks for numerous sol
der guards will be built. This may
mean the establishment of a five-mile
dry zone. which would close the sa-
Icons of Hastings and Dohbs Ferry.
one Of the biggest munitions factories
near the Atlantic coast.
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The purposes Of this cslnmn are saerinr ?
stated In the title and NOTCH y fcs ne wut -
Deneat, and Aims 70 ne heipfui ara hapsfu
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mon use-a public servant . rarveyer Of IN
formation and susgestien, mesiinm fer ne -
.erchsnge of ideas. Ia this capacity y sofieiis
communications. and tie success dePspfs iArxely
on the support given II IT, this respcct Coz
munications must be sisnea. bat IN name %
writer viii not be printed escspt ~ pernisssen
Communications will he subiect 70 sppsosAl o.
rejection by the editor Of tina eolamn, bat noas
will be rejected without good reAeou- Aaire-s
all communications To
THE AmKEicsN.
Eilssarth, Ne
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pense. Chiidrsa never forEet FbsT sil
carry with them thraath nfss iouR wsarg
pilgrims =, TIE remembrance ~ ths face thst
bent over them a. nixht aad thst sMs ever
associated in their immatare wtuds STA
Heaven and Coz. And ne ntfie tirrsaus
last questions mean - usch - thess Nnsi
# We should not snswer thsa 400 tees a~yss
awake here UnsnsWerea Qasstirus ana a.
answered problems have followed mssi ~
women through ufs with baffoutnx POI
sistenee. Ana never give a theas htless
answer to = chiid's qaestio
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sEPT- 81. 1918.


DeuT dNft ahAuge+
How would have enjoyed being at your
reunion of the NJ. BIS This year. TO meet
perhaps some whom ! have meet before and
others whom have never met, but would
like to meet very much, have heard so many
good things about them through our valuable
column. Aud too would have enjoyed SO
much, | know sitting down at a real New Eng
land table, where there are always plenty of
beans and brown bread, chickens stuffed and
chickens stewed, etc. and cake and dough-
nuts ana blueberry and other kinds of pies,
Il am 90 fond of ali kinds of New Engla d.
made pies) and pickles and roast pork and
lamb On. tn, res no talking. I'D just
liked TO have been there that's all.
SUSAN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
Sure Relief For
All Rheumatjcs
II So Crippled You Can't Use Arms or
Legs, Rheuma VIII Help You.

II you want relief in two days, swift.
certain, gratifying relief, take small
dose OF Rhenms once a day.
II you want to dissolve every particle Of
uric acid poison in your body aud d-ige
1t out through the natural channels so
that you will be free from rheumatism.
get bottle of Rheuma from Alexanderis
Pharmacy or any druggist at once. II
must give the joyful relief expected or
money refunded.
Rheumatism Is powerful disease
strongly entrenched in joints and muscles.
In orner TO conquer it powerful enemy
must be sent against il. Rheuma IS the
enemy of Reconnaissance enemy HAT
conquers il IN nearly every instance.
Judge John Barborst, OF FIT. Lorraine,
OHIO, knows IL lie was walking with
eruIches, to-day ne is we'll. 1t should do
as much for YOU; it seldom fails.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23
A Legal Pun.

"A petition for an injunction, based
upon a somewhat doubtful assertion
OF fact" says a New York lawyer,
came before one of the justices of
the supreme court of this state. After
consideration of the affidavit of the
petitioner. the justice remarked: In
this case an injunction Will not lie,
even If the relator does. Case and
Comment
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23

Vegetable Compound cured ne - did
rot need the operation. ard ! ana telling
ali NV friends ahcut ii Mrs. A. w.
BrSxER. Black River Pals. Via
II Is just such experiences a. that 81
Mrs.. BtnFer that has made tis faraoUs
root and herb remedy hcusshcla wcra
from ocean 10 ocean. Any woman who
suffers from inflammation, ulcarn1s on.
disbursements. bscksehe, nsrvousress,
irregularities or I" the blues sioux
not rest until she has given 4 a trial
and for special sdviee write ydik 4.
PinkhArn Medicine Co, Lynn, Mas
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The following was selected by vashti:

HOW TO sRSD cHILDREN To BED.
SEN the lille "nes to oed in happy anne
Of mi. Il. It requires some discipline and
self-denial on tie part o, a weary parent to
snswer all the 10 Ii h questions aad attend
to the many wants that multiply 90 fast as
g. hour If bedtime draws near but il is a
iab,ss of 1--we that wi bring a large reeem-
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23

Friend-"What about the rent of
place like this? I suppose the land
lord asks lot for it," Arduppe-
Eyes. rather-he's always asking for
it."-Boston Transcript.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-10-23

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
MILITIAMEN WILL
BE BUSY PERSONS
Adjutant General Beary Ar
ranges Week of Intense
Activity For Them
The men of the

The men of the
newly organized
Pennsylvania Re-
serve Militia, a
number of whom
have been under
military o r d @ r s
before, will get
their first taste Of
the strict form of
a L m y discipline
! a l d d o w n for
them by Adjutant
- - -.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Sacrifice Necessary For
u. S. to Win the War;
Responsibility at Home

In an address at Market Square
Presbyterian Church, last evening, w
ID. B. -Ainey. chairman of the Public
Service Commission, declared that
'the religion of Jesus Christ
the Declaration of Independence and
are all founded on the paradox of sac
rifice as q basis of success"
The speaker 1clared that the logic
of the German mind could not grasp
this fundamental truth. and can not
believe in faith rather than force. NJ
Ainey's talk was-on the subject. THE
Attitude of the Church in This Emerg-
ency," and he declared that sacrifice
must be the basis of success.
i. J. Stackpole, another speaker of
the evening, declared that the forces
arrayed against Germany are so great
that she must even now realize she is
on the losing side. He said on the
Threshold of another anniversary of
our natal day the thoughts Of the peo-
pie naturally turned to the national
heritage and the national duty; thta
much had occurred during the last
year to arouse the people. and their
increasing response to every call was
at once a pledge and promise of the
whole-hearted determination of the
men and the women of this day to
preserve inviolate the priceless legacy
of 1776. I'VE are preparing for
greater things" he said, in conclu-
sion, "and must not fail those who
are on the battle lines. Ours is the
responsibilities; may we measure up to
it at every point"
The choir led the congregation in
some spirited community singing. The
Rev. DIR. Hawes urged all present to
attend the union prayer service at z
o'clock Thursday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Many New Fields Being
Devoted to Wheat Crops

Steps which men competed with
the State Department of Agriculture
believe will materially increase the
acreage in wheat during the COM
ing winter and which maV solve
some of the grain supply problems
have been taken by businessmen
of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. In
counties adjacent to the two cities
and more particularly in the western
section a number of farms which
were run down or practically aban-
doned have been leased, cleared and
sown with buckwheat this spring.
The idea is to sow it in wheat this
fall.
, Reports from the western tier of
counties have shown that the state
tractors have been called upon to
plow fields which had not been
seeded in grain for fifteen to eighteen
years, in one instance, twenty years.
These fields have been put in buck
wheat and 1t is the intention to have
the land placed in wheat in the
autumn. Each of these operations
is community or combination oper-
alton by businessmen who see not
only a chance to engage in profitable
enterprise, but also to help out in
the grain production.
From all accounts the western
county tractors will start work plow-
ing in July and will be busy until
frost comes. The demands for their
services have been greater than ex-
pected and in addition there are
dozens of tractors privately owned
and owned by commercial organiza-
tions or clubs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Game Commission to Decide
Points on Grouse Season

The big question for the State
Game Commission to decide when 1T
meets here on July will be whether
the counties petitioning to be closed
for the shooting OF grouse should
be closed for one or two years.
While the movement to close coun-
ties from the middle of July this
year is general and practically every
county will have filed petition by
the middle of the coming week there
is more or less difference of opinion
in regard to the closed period. Some
letters on the subject evidence pro-
nounced ideas and the Commission
may have some interesting state
ments to consider.
The men who like to hunt grouse
are of the opinion that the closed
period should be one year, holding
that with the birds safe from hunt
ing this year the 1918 birds will
start Matching next year and with
what the state and private enter
prise will stock there will be plenty
next year and that If 1t should be
evident about the first of July that
it would not be advisable to start
the open season again until a further
extension can be granted. On the
other hands men who like some other
form or hunting thlnk that two-
year period is right.
There Is no question about the
need of protection for grouse. The
bird has grown very scarce in many
counties of the state where it was
| formerly abundant. The ring necked
pheasant, which is not native,
seems to have thrived better in re-
cent years than the ruffed bird, and
has probably been taken better care
of. Beyond all doubt sportsmen and
others interested in game have
taken better care of the quail and
the ring necked than of the grouse
DIR. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of
| the State Game Commission, says
| that as the reports come in they
show that the systematic feeding of
game last winter enabled the birds
to weather we'll. THE reports on
pheasants are good and we are Sc
curing statements from men who
have been following up these birds
which show that they are Matching
well. We have placed many pheas-
ants this year and sent out many
eggs which have been hatched. Quail
and wild turkeys appear to have
done very well.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
No More Runners
For Employment Men

Notices that employment agents
who fail to comply with the new
regulations of the National De-
partment of Labor and the Penn
sylvania Council of National Defense,
will have their licenses revoked and
forfeit bonds have been issued by
the State Bureau. This is expected
to result in the elimination of sub
agents, scouts and runners and by
restricting agents to their own iocali-
ties to prevent raiding.
The agents will be restricted to
business in the premises where they
are licensed and may not personally
solicit workers on the streets nor
induce employees of one establishment
to go to another. One of the most
stringent regulations is that all
agents advertising must have bona
fide order from an employer for the
men desired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
TO File Complete List
of Draft Board Workers

A complete list of all persons in
Pennsylvania connected with the
operation of the selective service or
draft law Is to be issued in pamphlet
form from the state headquarters in
this city. All local and district
boards have been notified to send in
personnel lists.
Renewed urgings have been issued
for all local boards to complete re-
classification of men within the draft
limit by the middle of this month as
before long new draft calls will be
made. This week the first July move
ment will start with 5000 men, in
cluding many from Philadelphia,
ordered to Camp Wadsworth, Spar
tansburg, S. c., commencing to move
on Friday. The second movement
will be 1,459 men for the same camp
who will start to move ten days
later. The big movement of 11,700
men to Camp Lee does not start
until July %. The train schedules
are now being prepared.
Local draft boards have been onti-
fed that they should proceed with
the reclassification of registrants
without waiting for inspectors. Ten
inspectors have been at work in vari-
Gus parts of the state, a number of
them in Philadelphia, for the pur-
pose of assisting and advising in re-
classitications. but it is stated that
local boards must go ahead without
waiting for the inspector and that
government appeal agents and legal
advisory boards can be of much as
sistance. All local boards have been
cautioned that skilled" does not
mean expert" in the reclassifica-
ton; that men not fitted for general
military service can be placed in the
limited service class; that district ap-
peal boards are to give precedence
to all appeals taken in connection
with reclassification and that no
registration cards of the new regis
tration received after June 18 will
be assigned registration numbers at
the present time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01

Washington, July 1.-The Army
casualty list yesterday contained
seventy-one names, divided as fol-
lows:
Killed in action, II.
Died of wounds, Z.
Died of disease. 8.
Died of accidents and other
causes, 3.
Wounded. severely, 46.
Prisoner, l.
This brings the total of casualties
in the armies abroad to 1888, of
whom 9,131 were in the Army and
1852 in the Marine Corps.
Four hundred and ninety-seven
casualties in the Army were reported
during the week, including 179 killed
of disease, 19 died of accidents and
other causes, 213 wounded in action
and 20 missing in action, including
prisoners.
The week before $40 casualties
were reported.
The Marine Corps summary did
not show how many of the deaths
reported were in action, from dis
ease, accidents and other causes. 1t
did divide the officers and men,
showing that fourteen officers have
died. 29 have been wounded and one
is missing.
The Army casualty list to-day con-
tanned forty-nine names, divided as
follows: Killed in action, five; died
CT wounds. four; died of accident and
other causes, five; died of disease,
sven; died of airplane accident, one;
wounded severely, twenty-six; miss
ing in action, one.
Killed in Acknowledgment John j.
Simcoe and Private Richard ]. Weise.
Philadelphia.
Severely Wounded - Private Abe
Kaufman, Philadelphia.