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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, In His all-wise providence, our
Heavenly Father has again entered our
grange home and removed from us our be-
loved sister, Mrs. Mary II. Coolidge. there
fore be it
Resolved, That in the death OF our Sister
Coolidge the grange has lost worthy mem
Der.
Resolved, That we extend our sincere SYM
patty to the bereaved daughter and other
relatives.
Resolved, That in token Of respect for her
memory. our altar and charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days, that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the daughter. q
copy be spread upon our records, and one
sent to THE ELLSWORTH AMERICAN for publi-
cation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
THRIFT FABLES

Once upon time there was Con-
ceited Frog who was greatly in love
with his own voice. He rivaled the
Tom Cats in making the nights hide
GUS and thought he was some pump
kins. But while he was busy croak
ing, the pool dried up, and he had Nc
place to go.
Moral-Making a loud noise over
what you have done won't get you
anywhere. Keep on buying War Saw
ings Stamps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
TO BE A FAILURE.

Believe that everything is right
that you are not caught at
Be careless of responsibilities
let George do it.
Fly into a passion on slight pre-
text-lose your self-control.
Always think of GET, never
about GIVE.
Look gloomy; never see good in
other people.
Regard every man who differs
from you as knocker.
Never indulge in self-analysis.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
HANCOCK, FALLS DISTRICT.

Maynard Gatcomb has moved his
family to Bangor for the winter.
Ada Lord of Bangor is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kief.
Dewey Gatcomb and George NJ.
Moon have returned from a hunting
trip, each getting a deer.
Freeman Wheelden and wife of
Ellsworth were guests of his sister,
Mrs. Calvin Pomroy, for Thanks
giving.
School closed Wednesday for four
weeks. Thanksgiving exercises
were held in the afternoon.
Nov. 80. NJ
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
EAST ORLAND.

II. A. Snow has purchased new car.
Reuben Devereux left Friday for his
home in North Castine.
Mr. and Mrs. T. f. Mason leave to-day
to spend the winter in Florid
Miss Helen Pickering left Friday for
New York for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. aud Mrs. James DeRocher are in
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
91brrttssmeu,s
Cold
relic

r. common cause Of many cold.
sudden checking of the unc rs Is u.
perspiration by exposure to ! II loa
temperature. Colds whether t e,laI Se Of
form OF Coryza with sneezine slng The
nose. and perhaps sore throat' .aul1lns
chilly and feverish symptoms VI WITH
never be neglected in the earl;es', Should
Serious illness often results frnaS ages,
neglect. AVu such
1t is well to get early to baa
the body well warmed, and nv get
portant to have the bowels NOW %.
There is no safer or better rened,.
at the beginning Of cold than Il @s
Atwood's Medicine. Two ID
to four teaspoonfuls will
! |. !. |. D |. ]
quickly relieve ,congested
conditions, drive out i'm Z n
purities from the system y
and ward off further trou- '.
BILE. Always keep bottle n
in the house. Any dealer
will supply you for fifty D
cents. If you have never a
used it. write today for
free sample to the 5
81. F." Medicine Co. 3
Portland. Maine. AS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03

Co through your home room bv
room, not forgetting the cellar and
attic, and see If you are disposinu
eonscientiousiy Of all waste.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03
COMMON CENTS JINGLEs.

Jingle Coini Jingle Coin!
Jingle all the day.
You shan't be spent
For am bent
To save the Thrift Stamp way.
Sing a song of War savings
Buy Thrift Stamps every day.
A dollar saved a dollar earned.
Buy often! 1t win pay.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03

All that you can spare, all that you
can give, should be exchanged for
Thrift Stamps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-12-03

Turn all trash into Thrift Stamps
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Charles J. Stockwell suffered a slight
shock Thursday. He is more comforta-
bic today.
Mrs Ellen Z. Marley, who has been
making her home with her son, John b.
Manley of Main street, Brattleboro,
will come here Monday to live at f. A..
Knight S.
Mrs Sarah Covey has come this week
from her home in South Londonderry
to spend the rest of the winter with her
sons. She is now with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest A. Convey.
Mrs. Fred W. Heyer of South Main
street, Brattleboro, underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis this morning in
the Melrose hospital. Dr. LaChaine of
Hinsdale assisted DR.. Lynch.
Miss Kate Wheeler, who is spending
several months in Willimantic, Conn. in
the home of her brother, J. Frank
Wheeler, has been spending a few days
nj her home here. She has returned to
Willimantic, where she plans to remain
until spring
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

Alf, Germany, Dee. IS.
Dear Mother and Dad:
VIII write just a line to let you
know | am still on this side of the
water, and the worst of it is l don't
know when | will he on that side. !
got the money you sent in your letter
of Nov II. My chances of seeing
Harry are pretty slim as | don't sup
pose he viii ever see Germany and l
probably win not go back to France,
but one never can tell what may hap
pen. We have been some busy since
the fighting stopped, but l have some
trucks here in the repair shop, so have
a few days off. 1t was quite q march
from Verdun to Coblenz, but we are
getting located now so the work will
not be so hard.
You wanted TO know what division
am in. 1t is the 4th. When Gen.
Pershing inspected it in July he called
it a we'll organized mob, and l under
stand he said that if the rest in the
states were like it they could stay
there, but after we came out of the
lines at Chateau Thierry he decided
that if the division could not drill
could fight, and it was fighting men he
wanted We went into action with 2
third class rating, and came out frs
class. / was mp at the front when the
last guns were fired and they sure
sent over lot of hot stuff from both
sides that last night.
l have seen quite a lot of interesting
places here One was where Napoleon
destroyed a German hospital during the
war of long ago. Have been in tho
oldest city in Germany.
Dec 81 did not get chance t.
send this the other day so will add :
few lines. Last night l got back t.
my company and found several lei
ters, one from Harry dated Nov. Z
He was out of the hospital and bacl
with his company, so guess he will b
all right
| got the Christmas box you ant
Bertha sent and have got the candy
most all eaten up, but have some o
the gum left as l can keep track o
that better.
2 You can tell Sue that I will surel
!, 90 to the movies with her if / ca
{ make her understand what I say.
have quite a time talking with tn
>. girls in France and Germany and don
q know how it will be when I get hac
V to America, but guess we viii manag
/. some way.
8 Well, it is most mess time, so wi
II close, with love to you all.
ARTHUR.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
ExcIsING THE ExPLETIvEs.
Curtailment Proposed Of the Profanity
of Our Army in France

There was well-loyed chaplain in the
American army in France who has been
quoted as saying: IF swearing will win
the war, I'm for swearing" The war
having been won. The Stars and Stripes,
the official organ of our fighting men
across the water, suggests that the time
has come for readjustment of the pro
family output The official organ doesn' t
advocate breaking off all at once, after
the fashion of the usual New Year reso-
luton. but suggests a gradual return TO
normal verbal conditions.
That our army. like that earlier army
described by Uncle Toby. swore terribly
in Flanders is quite possible. That there
has been a lavish wartime use of what a
noted magazine writer calls 'the sizzling
stuff we all know 1t was not confined
to the army. however 1t was in evidence
everywhere result of the war tension
of overweight nerves, of resentment
against detested conditions.
Now that those conditions have been
abated the practice of profanity might
we'll be ent down When used too often
it not only weakens the mother tongue
it weakens itself 1t becomes, as the
poet said, fiat and stale and improbable
1t may, as a supply train driver feehngly
urged, be an essential to the guidance Of
army mules, but there is no doubt that
peace can be safely adjusted and pro
longed without it.
The Stars and Stripes appears to have
started a highly commendable form Of
rehabilitation Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
THE WAYS OF THE ESKIMO.
Does Not Eat Three Meals a Day-All
Property Owned in Common.

The arctic explorer, DR. Donald B. Mac
MILAN, who returned last year after four
years spent in the arctic regions, has
many interesting things to say about the
domestic and social customs tof the Es-
kimo ~ 81
All property is owned in common, he
tells. us. When you enter, a village you
are not invited to come in. 1t is your
right to enter and, if you are hungry.
to help yourself to- omething. to cat. liz
you happen to visit house where a poor
hunter lives, he says, 'Nurket-turange
Nothing to eat). He does not go hun
CRY, however, because his neighbors have
some, and he lives on his neighbors Every
thing is divided up that way. If all the
villagers are good hunters, their supplies
last a, long time, but if some. are poor
hunters. the clever fellows must share
with them. "a
An Eskimo does not eat his Three meals
a day and sleep at regular intervals. He
eats when he is hungry and sleeps when
he is sleepy, and he puts it off as long as
he can, so that he will enjoy itaall the
more. He will go round for six hours
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
mATTLEBORO LOCAL

Rev. w. c. Bernard will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday
afternoon at 3 clock.
In an account of dinner, entertain
ment and dance at the Nashua Country
club Thursday evening, which was at
tended by Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Adams
and at which Mr.. Adams sang, the
Nashua Telegraph of yesterday said:
Mr. Adams had 4. Voice with q won
derfnl range and with Miss Sawyer
gave some very pleasing solo numbers
During the evening they also sang sew
erai duets from popular selections, and
the guests joined with a win in the
chorus of each number. - The Miss
Sawyer referred to in the item is Miss
Ruth Sawyer, soprano, of Brookline,
Mass
Miss Nesta Proctor and Miss Dorothy
Hubbard entertained about so of their
young friends last evening at a dane
ing party in the Unitarian parish house,
the affair being given in honor of their
birthday anniversaries, which are next
week. Cut flowers were used for dec
orations and the lights in the rooms
were shaded with pink crepe paper
which east decidedly pretty effect on
the attractive evening gowns worn by
the young women. Mrs. W. II. Proc
tor and Miss Addie NJ. Bailey were the
patronesses. Dancing lasted from to
l, music being by Leitsinger, Gunsinger
and johnson. Refreshments of sand
witches, punch, cake and candy were
served.
America, Home of Democracy and
Mother of Republics, will be the sub
ject of the illustrated lecture by Rev
ID. Z. Trout in the Universalist church
Sunday at 100 p. m. The lecture treats
of the formation of our republic and
its growth and development along dem
oeratie lines. The discourse reveals
the wonderful contribution to the in
crease of democracy of such leaders as
Washington, Franklin, Penn, Lincoln,
Beecher, Garrison and others. 1t also
shows, the influence of the spirit of
American democracy upon the other
countries of the world. The lecture
closes with contrast between the
American spirit of democracy and the
German imperialistic spirit of antocra-
ey, one of the very things for which the
world war was fought One hundred
slides will be used TO picture this fasei-
mating story of this country, the home
of democracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

DR.. Robert Z. Speer of New York
viii be in Mortified Sunday and viii
address the students of Mount Hermon
in the morning and have charge of
the service at Northiield seminary Sun
day evening at 5.l5.
President Nelson of Smith college
gave lecture Thursday evening be-
fore the faculty of Mount HermOn
SCHOOL, and Mortified seminary on The
Classics and the Place They Should
Have in Modern Education. Previous
to the address luncheon was served
While here President Nelson was a
guest of Principal and Mrs c. E. Dick,
erson.
The Boys and Girls society held its
first meeting of the year Thursday aft
ernoon in the parlors of the Congre
gational church with SO present Rev
f. w. Pattison and Mrs f F. Howard
were in charge This society is to b,
recognized into Junior Christian En-
deavor society with Mrs. Howard al
superintendent assisted by Mrs. +. b
Caldwell. 1t will meet each Thursday
afternoon at 3.45 for 40 minutes. Every
boy and girl between the ages of ant
16 are invited to attend and join.
Founders day, Feb. 5, will be oh
served as a holiday at both Mount Her
mon school and Mortified seminary
In the forenoon, w. r. Moody, presi
dent of the schools, will speak at eac
school on the life Of his father, d. i
Moody In the evening in the auditor
INN he will address the students an
faculty of both schools on his recen
visit to England and France, where Ii
worked with the British relief commits
sion. Mr.. Moody will arrive today 4
New York on the steamer Adriatic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

Garden, Germany, Dee. II.
My dear Wife:
l suppose you have been looking for
a letter for some time, but things have
been moving and there has not been
much time for writing. We have been
just as busy, if not more so, since, the,
armistice was signed than we were be
fore, only there are no G. I. cans to
bother.
We are in a small town on the banks
of the, Moselle river. There are high
hills all around us, the sides of which
are covered with vineyards, and they
sure make a pretty sight.
am having lot better time than |
did in France as l can Understand
quite lot of the lingo and sometimes
/ can make myself understood. Last
night another fellow and / went to
our room and the people downstairs
asked us to come in and "essen' with
them so we went down and had very
pleasant time. After supper I helped
the young lady do the dishes, or in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
FROM THE BOYS IN SERVICE
Recent Letters Descriptive of the Life of the Boys
in Army and Navy

other words K. P, which is all right in
case like that.
Last night / slept in bed that was
some bed-a feather bed, then a sheet,
another sheet over me and another
feather bed. That was the first bed I
had slept IN, since / left home The
people here surely do lot for us.
1t seems strange to think of being at
war with q person one day then eat at
his table the next, but that is about
what we have done as we were in
Germany within two weeks after the
fighting stopped.
| suppose You people are all busy get
ting ready for Christmas. Guess
Christmas will be just about like all the
rest of the days with us. / have not
had any mail for over a month as we
are on detached service, hauling ra-
tions for the different outfits. / got
a bunch of postcards at Kastellaum
and will send them as soon as an officer
shows up to o. K. them.
We saw quite lot of action. Started
in at Chateau hierry in July, and then
went in on the ST. Mihiel and were
there until things began to quiet down.
then pulled ont for Verdun, until it was
over, and believe ME, 1 for one was
glad when it was over and will be
more glad when / cross the pond once
more.
Well, it is about chow time, so will
close: Remember me to all. Lots of
love, ass
ARTHUR.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

Following are letters from Harry T.
mer in France and the latter in Ger
many, to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. +. Brown of East Dummerston, and
to Mrs. Arthur L. Brown:
.|k France, Dee. %.
Dear Mother
VIII try to answer several letters
Just received from you and dad. The
Christmas box came yesterday, all fine
and all one could expect over here.
Ny coupon was so late in starting
home l did not expect anything, but
when your letter came stating you had
sent a box / felt like a different boy.
| am sure now we will all be together
once more and then the year will be a
thing of the past. Tell dad the money
came all right. / am thinking it will
stay in my pocket until | get back to
the dear old U. s. A.
1t rains here most all of the time
and as we are living in billets now it
sure is not what our camps were, but
we have no cause to complain. L
think / will he back home some time
during 1919, or / hope so anyway. We
are drilling now and it looks as if they
were getting us ready to go back to
the states.
l am glad G. C. Laughton is master
of the Grange for the coming year.
With love to you and dad and the
best of Christmas wishes, Your son,
HARRY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
France, Dec. 90.

France, Dec. 20
Ny dear Mother:
Have not received any mail since my
Christmas box, but expect it is on the
road. The mail has been held up on
account of fourth class mail l guess.
Christmas was somewhat different this
wear from last, but we had fine eats,
for dinner roast duck, chicken, mashed
potato, celery, pickles, pudding, jam,
nuts, candy, fruit, cigars, cigarets,
bread and coffee Then the Y NJ. c..
A. gave us tobacco, cigarets, chocolates
and chewing gum. The <. of c. gave
us cigarets and gum I surely thought
Of you all at home all day. We have
been having half holidays since Christ
mas and expect them to continue until
after New Years.
In one of your local papers l saw an
item of my having the q tlu,' and now
l am feeling the best l have since L
left the states, so guess / will finish
my stay over here o. X. Am having a
little candle for light while writing
this letter l guess we are lucky to
have this much. Well, guess l will
close, with love to you and dad.
HARRY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
CHURCH NOTICES.

St. Michaels Episcopal church, Rev.
w. C. Bernard, rector. Sunday serv-
ices: Holy communion, s q. M; holy
communion, 1890 a. M; evening prayer,
100 This is the 25th anniversary of
Bishop A. c. A. Halls conservation.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Elmer
son building, Elliot street Sunday service
at 1915 am. Subject, Love Wednesday
evening testimonial meeting at 745 p. m
Reading room open daily, except Sundays
and legal holidays, from to o'clock Al
are welcome
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
Foundation Stock.
(By B. Mason Hamlin.)

(By B. Mason Hamlin.)
\ Liberty Bond
With its head held high
ave nod to War Stamp meek;
Tut the naughty look
hat flashed in its eye
lade this same little War Stamp speak
In our family tree
We are both welfborn
o to each comes sense of pride;
While our fathers stock
as strong as a rock,
m stronger on my mothers side.
Though War is our dad
We are both Uncle Sans;
md your Ma was Necessity 3s
Gut my mothers line
Is bit more fne,.
When it comes to aepedigree ~ i
For THRIFT is her name
And | feel no shame
In the rules which she makes for me:
For she sends her call
To the people all
To: SAVE, THAT THIS LAND STA
+ FREE!
Now this war is done
And we've smashed the Hun,
So down from your perch you'll climb,
Though you're the right sort
Your life must be short,
While | grow to the end Of time!"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
EXTRA BOX TO BREAK TIE.
Odd Fellows Team T Wins from Team
B 1920 to 1909.

For the first time this season two
teams tied in the third string on the
Odd Fellows alleys last evening, when
team F, rolling for 1920. carried the
final score IL points ahead of the 1909
points scored by team b. An extra box
was rolled, the losing team scoring 50
against 3S for the winners. Following
are the three-string scores and extra
lox score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

talking about now hungry ne is, and then
he will set to work and eat all he can.
1t is the same way with sleeping. He
will go without seep for 4S hours, and
when he cannot keep his eyee open any
longer he turns in for a 24-hour snooze.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
one GRAND. Sweet sonn.

Composer Baroni, gallant cuss, says:
''Every woman is song" which we
move to amend to read: Every wom-
an is a popular song. "-Boffalo News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01
BRATTLEBORO BOYS
DEFEAT BRIGADE
Plays Best Game of Season and Scores
AZ to IA in Skinner Gym in
Northfield.

Brattleboro high school basketball
team defeated the Boys Brigade team
in Skinner gymnasium in Mortified,
Mass, last evening by a score of AZ to
IA. The Brattleboro team put up its
best work of the season and had worthy
opponents, but the Brigade boys were
not as fast or as accurate in shooting.
Both. quintets showed good team work.
The local boys will meet the Spring
field (Vt.) high school team in the
Armory here Saturday night of next
week, and the game will be followed
by a dance. Following is the lineup of
the game last night:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

anger but simply reminder that The
Ref0rmer is trying to liUe up to the rules
lUhich the War Industries Board before
it discontinued its activities asked all
newspapers to continue in force
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

Score, Brattleboro II, Boys Brigade
A. Goals from floor, Austin u, Plumb
;, Nixon 4, Goldsmith 4, Jordan, Ayers
Goals from fouls, Plumb 5, Miller ,.
Referee, Hitchcock. Timer, Stolte.
Scorer, Davis. Time, two Commute
periods.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-01

FinS4 score, team F, 1920; team B,
,,309.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
SENSIBLE TREATMENT OF HEN
indispensable Requirements for Sue.
cess Are Comfortable Quarters
and Good Feed.

1t makes no difference to canary
whether it Is kept in II cage that cost
$40 or 10 cents. or whether it has its
feed and drink in china or earthen
dishes; but it makes an immense diff
ference whether 1t has good care or
is neglected, and whether or not its
needs are properly supplied. These
things are equally true of hen.
Sensible treatment Is of far greater
Importance than stylish quarters.
A fine equipment should not be de-
spised. 1t can be SO used as to be
of great value. Still ii is not one
of the vital things. The indispensable
requirements for success in the poul-
try business are good stock; comfort
able and healthful quarters; feed and
drink of good quality, in proper guam
tity and Mt suitable times; and full
protection from diseases and enemies.