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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-11

1t wa. juts quiet little city in the Middle West
few month. ago. Let's call it Peacevile, because it
was just like dozens Of other cities before the
came along and changed them overnight.
In normal times Peacevilp. population was about
10000 Life ran smoothly and there was plenty Of
leisure for everybody.
Then came the war. And with it came a camp Of
$4,000 men at the very outskirts of Peaceville Soon
the soldiers came pouring into town-20, 900 at a
time-looking for something to do.
Every hotel, every restaurant every candy store,
put up the "Standing Room Only" sign. The side
walks and the streets were packed. The men were
on leave entitled to have good time and there wa.
nowhere to go!
A call went out from Peacevie- call for help.
It went to one Of these organizations which call in
osme of the others and shoulder to shoulder they
went to work.
And look at Peacevlle now!
See the Soldiers' Clubs, the cafeterias, the sani-
tary barber shops he information BOOTHS the home.
where soldiers are invited to come for dinner, the
good theatrical attractions free to in uniform,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-11-11

then dances where the incest girls in town can meet
the boys upon wholesome, friendly ground
See the hostess houses at the camp. where the
mothers, fathers, sisters and .weethearts can meet
their boys in surroundings that seem like home.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
LILAC.
EST FRANKLIN.

DR.. Merrimsn of Hollis is here on busi-
ness.
Ray circuit is at home from North Jay
for few weeks.
Mrs. Ella Harrison has returned from
Brewer, W here she was called by the ILL
ness OF her daughter.
Mrs. II. @. Worcester is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Carroll Dunn, at Goulds-
boro.
Mrs. Floyd Scsmmon, with little daugh-
ter Floyd, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cisud Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harrison OF Ban
gor are at their home here for q few days.
Fred Mckenzie has new Ford car.
Mrs. Frank Bradbury has filled long
felt want by placing at the disposal OF the
Red Cross large front room. At Egypt,
Mrs. George Jordan has placed room at
the disposal of the branch there.
Mrs. Chauncey Hardison and two chill
dren, of Bangor, are visiting Mr.. Hsrdi-
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. o. Hsrdi-
SON.
d. Z. Smith was painfully injured Sstur-
day, when q wood wing machine broke.
May 8. ECHO.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
COUNTY NEWS
BIUEHILI,,


Larmon Treworgy has been called to
Weldoboro by the illness of his father
john Treworgy.
s. p Snowman has gone to Winterport
to visit his daughter, Mrs. Everett Hinck-
ley, who is very ill.
Mrs. e. G. Barrett returned Saturday
from Brooklin, where she has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. N. j. Parker.
c. e. Greene, c. A. Snow, F. b. Snow
and William Snow left Monday to attend
the session of the grand lodge, F. and A.
NJ, at Portland.
Rev. E. M. traitor OF Dexter filed the
pulpit Of the Baptist church Sunday
morning, and conducted union services at
the Congregational church in the evening.
The academy baseba team defeated
Clark high school at Penobscot Saturday
by the score of IA to 9. Both Perkins for
the high school and Hall for the academy
pitched an excellent game, but Hall re-
ceived much better support.
Bluehill received its liberty loan honor
flag Friday. w. e. Slower, chairman of
the liberty loan committee, reports total
subscriptions for the third loan from this
town to be S25, 900 from 120 subscribers
This amount is s11 200, or over 80 per cent
in excess of the allotment. Mr.. Slower is
being congratulated on his untiring ef-
forts.
Nav q
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
NORTH ORI,AND.

Miss May Ridley has gone to Derby.
Lester Carter has gone to Bangor to
work in the Eastern Maine general hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Claire went to South
Penobscot Saturday to visit MIR. and Mrs.
j. w. Bridges.
Mrs. Evelyn Gray is now with Mrs. Fl.
r. Bates, helping care for her father,
James Gibbons.
Mrs. Addie Prescott, who died recently
at her home in Lowell, Mass, was former
ly OF this place, daughter OF Hiram and
Adelaide White. She leaves her aged
mother, three sisters, and brother, ii.
W. White, OF this place.
Edgar Gray recently sprained his ankle
badly.
April %. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
IN MEMoRIAM.

Friday, May 3, Fausta M, wife of
Arthur C. Hinckiey, passed away, after
years of gradually failing health. Mrs.
Hinckley retained her interest in passing
events OF the place, was always we'll
informed on the current topics of the
day, and well read in general, standard
literature. She was cheerful and un-
complaining, and always had others in
mind who were in sickness or trouble.
Her friendships were abiding; for she
was loyal to all her friends-and they
were many, the passing years but
strengt hening the ties that bound her
to them. She was faithful and esteemed
member OF Mountain Rebekah lodge,
and an interested and helpful member
Of the ladies' social library.
Her husband has given his time and
his constant care and devotion to her
comfort and happiness, and much SYM
pathy is given him in his loss, and also
to her only brother, Edwin J. Parker.
Mrs. Hinckley was the daughter of
and her age Was fifty-two years, three
months and twenty-five days.
The funeral was held in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday afternoon, May s.,
Rev. j. W. Beach conducting a comfort
ing service. There was large attendance.
The beautiful flowers were silent tokens
Of love and remembrance of the one gone,
and OF sympathy for those near to her.
The bearers were f. B. Snow,4-F. L..
Slower, W. !. Partridge and A. M. Her
rick.
May 6. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
COUNTY NEWS
MANSET.


Mrs. John L. Stanley, Lowell Noyes and
possie Moves recently spent three days IN
Bangor on business.
Mrs. Sarah Rich is living with Mrs. M.
stanley. All are glad that Mrs. Stan
lev is improved in health.
Dayid Heal OF Lincolnville has been in
town the past week operating the new
,,,Il of J. l.. Stanley & sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stanley and Bessie
Moves spent last week in Castine and
Rrooksville, making the trip by automo-
bile.
Mrs. ]. A. Hancock has returned from
the Emerson hospital, Massachusetts,
where she has been the past three months.
Leslie Ring has purchased the William
Ward store and started ia business this
week. Marion wescott is cierking for
him.
Guy Stanley and wife of Connecticut re-
Gently visited his mother, Mrs. NJ. A.
Stanley; ALSO DR.. Fitch and wife of New
Hampshire.
John Noyes and Fred Tolman graduated
from Sbsw's business college last week,
and were home for few days, leaving
Monday for Fort Slocum, N. Y, where
they will be for several days, having been
transferred from the Bird Maine infantry
OF Bangor.
April %. LILAC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
HOW MANY POTATOES DOES
YOUR FAMILY EAT7

The following figures show the yield
of potatoes per acre and per capita
In differnt countries:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
SOUTH PENOBSCOT.

Edwin Leach has gone to Dark Harbor
to work.
"The Postoffice" was given at Bagsduce
hall Wednesday evening by local talent.
F. B. Mitchell was the postmaster. The
parts were well taken, and there was a
good attendance. Proceeds, s2s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Grindle have moved
here from North Brooksvile, where they
have lived during the winter.
Rev. G. A. Smith and wife were in North
Penobscot on Wednesday where they
attended the wedding of Miss Myrtle
Bradley of Ontario and Rev. Zebedee
Andrews OF Jacksonville. Mr.. Smith
assisted in the ceremony.
April %. L.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
NORTH SULLIVAN.

Ralph Morse has returned home from
North Jay.
Miss Genevieve Butler OF Portland is
visiting her father, Charles Butler.
L. Fl. Hooper, who is employed in North
Jay, spent the weekend at his home here.
The many friends of Willie Wentworth
are pleased to hear of his safe arrival in
France.
Mrs. Lorenzo Bragdon and Mrs. Della
Bunker OF Franklin spent the weekend
at Clyde Robertson's.
Mayo. II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
MARLBORO.

Arthur Hodgkins has pure hssed new
car.
Mrs. Petty and two children, OF Mad
ison, are visiting her cousin, Shirley Mrs.
Hodgkins.
Miss Ruth Remick, who has been work.
ing in Bangor, was called home last week
by the illness OF her mother. Mrs.
Remick is rapidly improving.
May 9. ARE. q
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

Sound school. Gertrude Blake is loca
leader, Clara Grindle, president; Alice
Tinker, vice-president; Laura Tracy,
secretary, and Harvard Tinker, treasurer
The name of the club is the Sound
Liberty club. The members met at the
schoolhouse Friday, accompanied by the
teacher, and marched to the home OF
their leader, where they held a patriotic
meeting, after which refreshments were
served.
April %. II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
SOUND.
ECHO.

Miss Alice Tinker has gone to Dixmont
to visit her sister, Mrs. Merle Brown.
Mrs. Susan Murphy is boarding with
Mrs. Clarence Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Tracy are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
daughter, born April IS.
Mrs. Nancy A. Young OF Hancock has
organized an agricultural club in the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08


Plans In Advance.
loss most Of the labor and the capital
wasted.
Friday--In deepest encouragement,
the farmer promises himself never
more to grow potatoes.
Two months later-Because of the
short crop caused by the blight prices
go to unheard-of figures.
Over and over this tragedy has been
repeated, and absolutely without rea.
son. Spraying with bordeaux mixture
controls the blight and rot, and insures
the farmer against losing the time and
money which he puts into his potato
crop.
Many people do not understand how
1t is that a spray on the leaf Of the
potato prevents rot of the tuber-foI
1t seems as though there could be No
connection between the two. Still, II
is a fact that II the leaf be protected
so that the blight gets no foothold
there will be no soft field rot Of the
tuber.
The tuber itself carries the infection
of the disease. When diseased seed is
planted the fungus follows the grow
ing stalk to the leaves, and from there
spreads its spores to other leaves by
millions on millions. AS the vines
blight more and more of these spores
are produced. Some of them get down
to the tuber through the stem opening,
some attack the tubers that show out
of the hills, and others lie In wait to
infect the potatoes as they are har.
vested. But why enlarge on the dam.
age? Everyone who has been through
1t knows it; those who have not should
be warned in time to prevent it. There
Is no cure. After the blight once gets
started the damage is done and the
game is lost.
Spraying with bordeaux mixture, Ell.
Their commercial or home prepared, is
a preventative. AS long as the vines
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

ought to eat 20 bushels Of potatoes In
the course Of year. Does your fam
lily measure up7
Is 1t doing Its part In conserving
wheat for our alliesf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
Our Potato
Column
Article No. 6.
A WEEK DURING BLIGHT SEASON.
What Happens to the Potato Farmer
and How He Might Have
Prevented II.

Sunday-He goes into the field and
congratulates himself on the prospects
for good potato crop. The vines are
healthy. growing thriftily, the tubers
well set and filling out rapidly.
Monday-Weather changes, becomes
cool, with frequent showers and heavy
fogs.
Tuesday-The vines commence to
BLAST and the odor may be smelled a
quarter of mile away.
Wednesday-All hopes of big crop
are given up. The vines are blighted
to the ground, and the tubers COM
mence to rot.
Thursday-It is apparent that be-
cause of lack of insurance against
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

Bushels Produced
Per Acre. Per Capita.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder for
painful, smarting, tender, nervous feet. 1t
takes the sting out of corns and bunions.
Used by the American, French and British
troops because it takes the friction from the
shoe and freshens the feet.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

are covered with the protective spray
the floating spores which come in con-
tact with it are killed, and there will
be neither blight nor rot. For best
results the spraying must be started
when the vines are six inches high, and
repeated at intervals Of one to three
weeks time until the vines are dead.
One of the interesting things about
this spray is that even when no blight
comes it increases the crop more than
enough to pay the cost. The reason Is
that 1t serves to prevent tip-burn and
in those seasons too dry for the blight
tip-burn is often a serious trouble. This
is case where the insurance pays its
own premium and its own dividend
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
uNIMAGINABLE.

T have been trying to imagine Pop as always sober instead of frequently drunk" said Hope, and fail utterly. have 'sot' too indellibly impressed upon my mind"
 Well" said I, there is such a state of douht that only seeing is believing; and I guess with reference to Pop we have both got it. I feel glad to hear he is among the dries now. but he went wet so long can't for the life of me think of him as sincere, sober and sane. But We can hope it is so and be glad, can't we?'
 eve can if we feel like it." said Hope, "but with Q thousand promises violated and no sense of honor for a record, we can't hope and with, conf dence feel glad; for there are times when we need a vision to help. I'm from Missouri, Hez. Pop will have to show me"
 'T don't imagine he thought we'd be- lieve it. said I; 'but it Is good news until we learn it is false; and guess we can afford to De glad, since it don't cost nothing"
 You can be glad and I'll be reu- tral," said Hope. T take no chance of being further disappointed Well wait" said l.
 .'fWe've got to-" she replied.
 HEZ HARMONDY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
BOOKS ENID HAS ENJOYED.

Dear Social Corner Editor: I have been much interested in reading The Social Corner letters in which books and their. respective authors have been discussed I happened to have read some of the books mentioned and liked some of them exceedingly.
 I started in to like Christine" but as the story progressed I was distinct ly disappointed in it-and then the ending. It really did not end-It just stopped; and the story was left at loose ends. I wanted to see the problem of .ChS'stine's international love match worked out.
 We all meet OF common ground it seems when Gene Stratton Porters nature stories are discussed. have never vet met any one who did not enjoy her stories.
 I read Les MiserabIes'' when a girl in high school. and once since. At that time I also read ''The Hunch- back of Notre Dame" by the same author. I remember they gave me a strange, creepy feeling.
 Another book equally narrowing to my youthful mind was ''Tale of Two Cities" by Dickens. I liked the book nevertheless. David Copperfield, " and "Bleak House." were also favor ties.
 I agree with Old Sol that the repi- tition's in some of Dickens works are tiresome, notably that os "Dombey and Son." I also confess to a repulsion | to many of the characters in Oliver Twist" but in spite of. that there is a touch of human nature running | through all his works that always ap- pealed to one.
 The first of Lineolns books I ever read was "fhe Depot Master" I was not specially enthusiastic about it, and having been told I did not sufficiently appreciate the Lincoln hunor, took a big Lincoln dose and read 'Cy Whitaker's Place" "Capn Fri" The Rise of Roscoe Paine" and 'Extricat- ing Obadiah" in rapid succession. was sufficiently inoculated, and as soon IS the annual spring upheava
 in our house is over, I am going tc read ''Capn Werrins Wards" by ths
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
SANDWICHES FOR CHILDREN

Dear Social Corner Sisters: It is no easy matter to tell what to put up for a sandwich for children. These may be a help to some of you:
 Sandwiches with sliced tender meat for filling, baked apple. cookies or a few Jumps Of sugar.
 Slices of meat loaf or bean loaf, bread and butter sandwiches, stewed fxuit. small frosted cake.
 Crisp rolls, hollowed out and filled with chopped meat or fish, moistened and seasoned, or mixed with salad dressing. orange. apple, a mixture of sliced fruits or berries. cake.
 Lettuce or eNlery sandwiches, cup custard, jelly sandwiches.
 Cottage cheese and chopped green pepper sandwiches or a pot of cream cheese with bread and butter sand Wiches. peanut sandwiches, fruit cake. Hard boiled eggs, crisp baking pow der biscuits, celery or radishes, brown sugar or maple sugar sandwiches. Bottle of milk, thin corn bread and butter, dates, apples.
 Hungry children have to have a va riety, and 1t is not easy to plan for all from day to day.
 HANNAH WHO.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

 as can't get out alone, and the Batch has been very busy cutting and now is pruning trees, and soon will be at work in the garden. It keeps him quite busy,
 We have all kinds of fruit and vines which require lots of care. have quite a few flowers in bloom. Picked wallfi0weFs the first of January, and 1t. looks like I should have lots of ruses quite early. We have had a warm, open winter with but little snow but through this month have had an unusual amount Of rain which will put Us back on garden work. Seattle is booming now with ship yard work and everyone is ready to Go their bit
 I received a nice calendar from Interested Reader; many thanks for it
 I shall soon pass my 7sth birthday April 25th, and hope some of the good Social Corner folks will remember me | hope tos get letters. and cards. al though I did not write many. l would like to get a letter from Balsan Fir, as I like her letters 1T the paper. am much Interested 1T reading The Courier Wishing you all happy and pros porous year, will close.
 WILDWOOD. Seattle, Wash.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
The Mother Song.

A kttle baby wearies at the endin' of the day, Its little limbs are heavy with the runnin' and the play, And SO it climbs in mothers lap, and begs a mother song, That throbs away to Sunderland and takes the babe along; But babies ain't the only ones that's wearied at the night; The older ones gets thinkin' at the fadin' of the light, That they would like a lovin' lap into which they could climb, And hear a song they used to hear in life's glad barefoot time A song of birds a-buildin' their nests up in the trees, A song of flowers blossomin', of butter
 flies and bees; A song of cradles rockin', and of sun
 shine on a hill, And of shinin' river that is runnin'
 past a mill; And of spring beside a road, and babes that go to bed, And of a mothers kisses on a little
 babys head When the toll has been too heavy. and
 the day has been too long The heart is filled with longin for the
 old-tine mother song.
 Houston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
TIMELY TESTED RECIPES.

Dear, Social Corner Sisters: Here are a few miscellaneous recipes:
 Corn Fritters: One cup flour, one half cup milk, two eggs. one table spoon lard, one cup grated or chopped corn, two rounded teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon salt, one eighth teaspoon pepper. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and pepper into bowl; add milk we'll beaten eggs, lard and grated corn. Add, mix we'll and fry in deep, hot fat. It is best to make the fritters small. You are then sure they will be cooked through. Use a teaspoon for each fritter.
 P. s. Clam fritters are made the same way, using one cup fresh clams put through the meat chopper. When using fresh claims less milk. Is used
 Corn Meal Muffins: One cup corn meal, one cup flour, one teaspoon salt one tablespoon sugar, one teaspoon soda. one and one-fourth cups sour milk, two eggs, one. tablespoon lard. Sift dry ingredients together, being sure they are thoroughly mixed. Beat the egg. add it to the milk and turn into the bowl containing rile dry in gredients. Add the lard and cut all together very, quickly. Do not beat Turn into muffin pans greased. and bake in moderate oven about 25 min utes.
 Meat Croauettes: Two cups chopped meat, fish or chicken, one cup thif white sauce, salt, pepper and onfor juice to taste, few grains of nutmeg Mix meat with the hot white sauce and season to taste. Spread on plat ter to cool. When cold shape into cylinders, roll in bread crumbs, ther in egg and again in bread crumbs. Fry in hot fat and drain on brown paper Cinnamon Coffee Cake Sift togeth. CT one and one-half cups flour, one. ! fourth teaspoon salt, one third cup su. gar, two teaspoons baking powder, rui in two tablespoons lard, beat one egs with one-half cup milk; stir into tn, -ahove mixture; put in a shallow pan With a spoon mix well two table. spoons of lard. one of flour, three O sugar, three fourth of cinnamon ant pinch of salt. . When well mixed spread on top of dough, bake abou | 20 minutes.
 Best wishes to all.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
HOW TO MAKE SCREENS AND
 FooTSTooLS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These directions may be of use to you:
 Screens: Have a carpenter nail to-. gether slffps ---.--e or other cheap well seasoned wood in any desired shape or size and in one or more pan els. Hinge these together and have straight bottom supports with braces to prevent the screen oveFturning. Cover this with burlap, grass cloth, leather, or any suitable fabric and embroider or otherwise decorate as desired. Such screens are inexpen- sive, artistic, and useful to hide cor ners, openings to deors-as kitchen door-and also to prevent draughts and to admit of opening windows for ventilation
 FootstooIs: Save the ends of car pets left in evening up the design. also remnants of materials used for drap- cries, screens, and the like, to cover footstolls. Make lining of cotton cloth of the desired shape, to be filled with excelsior or similar material and cover with any desired fabric.
 Or take a piece of plank of any preferred size. two or three inches in thickness. Pad it with cotton bat ting and cover with suitable material Button down with brass tacks Screw underneath heavy cast-iron x clothes hooks as feet.
 Or make a foetstoel Of empty tin cans such as tomato, cans. Six cans will make a three -cornered footsteol, or seven around one. Cover each sep arately with cloth turning the ragged l tin edges down; stitch them together and cover with any suitable material Or make heavy cushions similar to
 sofa cushions to take the place ot | footstools.
 EASTER LILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
AN APRIL GIRI.

The girl that is born on an April. day Has a right to be merry. lightsome, And tBas is the reason I dance and play And frisk' like a mote in a sunny ray
 Wouldn't you
 Do it, too, If you had been born on an April day? The girl that is born on an April day Has also right ta cry, they say; And so I sometimes do give way .. When things get creeked or all astray[
 Wouldn't you
 Do it, ten, If you had been born on ar. April day ! The girls of March love noise and frey. And sweet as blossoms are girls or But I belong to the time midway And so I rejoice in sunny spray Of smiles and tears and haR-a-d day
 Meuldn't you
 Do it, too, If you had been born on an April day q Heighel and hurrahl for an April day. Its clouds it's sparkle. its skip and stay! I mean to be happy whenever may, And cry when must, for that's my
 Wouidn't you
 Do it, too. If you had been born on an Aprfi day
 -sAnenyneus.