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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
Rrltons Build Rlaaest Plane.

The Tarrant Aircraft Construction
company of Marlborough, England, has
just finished building the biggest air
plane in the world. 1t is triplane,
the middle plane of which is 131 feet
wide. Above and below this are two
planes, each 9S feet long. All these
planes are Is feet inches deep. The
body is re feet long GO feet longer
than the biggest biplane), and the
height is 81 feet. The pilots seat juts
out II feet beyond the line of the
planes. The body of the machine re-
sembles whale in length and girth,
with a great blunt-ended nose. Be
tween the planes are six Naper-Lion
engines, each developing 500-horsepow-
er. Four of them operate two-bladed
tractor propellers; two of them four
bladed "pusher" propellers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
NIeht Fly Fishing.

Ehe question as to whether or not
trout will rise to flies by moonlight IS
one that has long been discussed In
the Adirondacks. A number of Adj
rondack guides have insisted that they
have taken good catches of trout by
moonlight fly fishing. Others of the
woods brethren, however, have merely
smiled when one speaks Of sharing the
speckled ones under the light Of the
June moon.
Some fishermen claim to have taken
them that way, while others say 1t Is
merely fish story. Apparently about
the only way one can prove it to his
own satisfaction Is to go some moon
light night to waters where they know
trout are and try II for themselves.
There is, however, no doubt regard
ing brown trout taking flies at night,
at least not In some waters Arthur
Munsil Malone recently secured seven
fine brown trout from Salmon river,
whose waters were bathed in moon
light at the time.-Saranac Lake Daily
Item.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
Chinese Salvation Army.

new element has been added to
the night life of Picking and Tien-tsin,
strange and yet familiar to occasional
sightseers from western countries.
The "Chiou Shih Chun," or Save
World Army" is conducting its open
air meetings on the street corners OF
the Chinese cities. and the spectacle
reproduces in China a scene that was
equally strange In the great cities of
England and America when the Saliva
ton army first came into existence.
For "Chiou Shin Chun" is Chinese for
salvation army" in a land where the
language has no exact verbal equiva-
lent for salvation" and must do its
best by the combination "save-world."
Less than three years ago the Saliva
ton army made its start in China,
and a party of forty officers from the
West tackled the job of mastering
enough of the language to begin oper-
atoms. At present there are five corps
of the "Chiou Shih Chun" in Picking,
two corps In Tfen-tsln, and fourteen
scattered throughout the country as
far north as the border of Mongolia.
In organization the "Chiou Shih Chun"
is identical with the Salvation army
elsewhere and the Chinese salvation
soldier lives under the same rules Of
scipline-Christian Science Monitor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
UNABLE TO WORK
FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
FOR -Four Years Conductor Could
only Work Half Time-Never
Misses an Hour Now.


The remarkable results being OBJ
tanned from Tanlac is further evil
dehced In the case of Albert Burgess,
a popular conductor on the Winnipeg
Electric Railway, who lives at 453
Stradbrook avenue, Fort Rouge. Mr..
burgess called at Liggett's drug
store for his fifth bottle of Tanlac
recently, and made the following
statement
nave been so wonderfully bene~
hted by Tanlac that l will never stop
pralsing 1t, said Mr.. Burgess. For
the past four years l have not beer,
aDle TO work but about three DAYS A
week, and have had to spend good
part OF my wages trying to get nv
health back. For eight months I
was unable to hit lick of work and
was Just barely able to get about. l
suffered with awful pains through
my forehead all the time. and also
had spells of dizziness when | would
nave to catch hold of something to
Keep from falling My stomach final
Iy got in such bad shape that | could
scarcely eat a thing and barely
enough to keep me alive. What lit
tie did eat soured on my stomach.
and | suffered terribly from gas and
bloating. l took all kinds of medi-
cines, but still | suffered and could
not get myself in shape to work more
than half time. would go for
weeks at a time without getting
more than an hours sleep a night
MY condition was awful, and | didn't
know what to do for relief.
AT last friend begged me to trv
Iahlac. and now | wish | had known
ABOUT 1t long ago, for it has really
made me feel like brand new man.
/ used to suffer with a dreadful hurt
ing in the pit of my stomach, but
after taking Tanlac a short while
TINS trouble disappeared, and now nv
sloihach Is In such good shape that
can eat just anything | want and
never suffer bit with gas or pain.
ana my appetite is so big that | can
haruly get enough to eat. The pains
nave not only left my head, but all
my misery is gone, and | have not
missed an hour from my work since
shortly after | began taking TanIac
nave also gained several pounds in
weight, but what | was after was re-
llet, and. thanks to Tanlac, | have
found it. | can now handle NV
WORK as well as when | first got my
run seven years ago. 1t certainly
was lucky for me that | got Tanlac.
Tanlac is sold in Ellsworth by e.
q. Moore, in Bar Harbor by West
End Drug CO., in Mt. Desert by A. c,
Fernald, in Bucksport by r. B.
Slower, in Bluehill by w, l. Partridge
in fremont by o. NJ. Kittredge. in
Brooklin by George F. Colt, in Sedg-
wick by Jno. w. Paris, in Goulds-
horo by I. Mcdonald, in Northeast
Harbor by Chas. N. Small, in Au-
rora by A. Russell Mace, in Hancock
by Pamela Grange Store Co., in
North Sullivan by Harvey E. Rob
ertson, in West Brooksville by o. L.
Tapley, in Franklin by Colt & Han
son. in West Gouldsboro by Frank
P. oyes.-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
Winter HarbOr.

Miss Ethel Gerrish has gone TO
Richmond, where she has employ
ment. She was accompanied by her
grandmother, Mrs. f. Keller, who
will visit her sister, Mrs. Cora
Banks.
F. f. Weston attended the assess
ors' convention in Augusta.
Mrs. E. H. Norris has returned
from visit in Ellsworth.
Mrs. Laura Grant of Bar Harbor
is with her mother, Mrs. Nancy Yves
ton, for the winter.
George Childs has returned from
a visit in Boston.
A. B. Whitehouse has been having
painting and interior work done IN
his store.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Smallidge
have moved into the Fred joy house.
Richard Farrar has purchased the
building formerly owned by Mrs M.
M. Sumner, and will use it as bar
Der shop and pool room.
Messrs. Rockwell and Farrow,
teachers of the high school, enter
tanned a party of their pupils at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Gerrish
recently.
Feb. 2. S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11

The size of the private telephone ex-
change grows with the erection of
every hotel or office building of any
considerable proportions. The largest
ever constructed is that of New
York hotel which has been recently
opened to the public. 1t occupies 3,165
square feet of floor space, having an
operating room 40 feet long by Is
feet wide, a terminal room 80 feet
long and % feet wide, a restroom %
feet by Is feet and a locker and wash
room 80 feet by IA feet. The oper-
ating force consists of one chief oper-
ator, one assistant chief operator,
eight supervisors and 40 attendants.
The switchboard consists of twenty
three positions. Thirteen positions
are equipped with telautographs used
for paging and announcing only. The
switchboard has a capacity of 3,340
extensions and $50 trunks. The hotel
has telephone service in each of its
1900 rooms, and there are forty public
telephone booths served by four
switchboards connected with the main
switchboard. The following gives some
idea of a few Of the items which
make up part of the telephone sys-
TEN: $50 fuses. Ito condensers, p
400 relays, $3.50 lamps, SO, 500 Jacks
100000 soldered connections, 100000
feet of wire.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
Honor for the cowbell.

Never again can the cowbell be
looked upon as something merely
bucolic, commonplace and unitarian,
connecting at best for the city man
memories of idling away summer hol-
iday In the country. What the cow
bell has meant to the country boy in
early rising to do stable chores, and
tedious hunting through swampy bot
tom lands for the heifer who appears
to have no homlng instinct it is rather
difficult to express politely. But now
the despised cowbell has achieved Its
apotheosis, for thanks to the ingenuity
Of California composer, a set of
them, covering a chromatic range of
an octave and a half" was used in
the symphonic music of this years Bo-
hemian Grove play. This, perhaps, In
some small degree makes up for the
fearful contemporary misuse of an
honorable II lowly instrument by jazz
bands.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
KING OF ALL "RAINMAKERs"
SecrS. Of Success of Soll> Grsencup,
Who Is Well Remembered - the
West Was Simple.

Given an ingenious mind and an eve
TO business, live man can make mon
ey out of almost any old thing.
Perhaps you remember the extraord-
nary success scored some years ago
by Solly Greencup, the rainmaker. If
not, you can read his record in a port
folio of newspaper clippings collected
all the way from Nome to San Diego,
from eastern Oregon to western Kan
sas.
Solly Greencup, indeed occupied for
while position unique in the annals
of meteorology, Scientists might doubt
and cynics might scott, but whenever
Solly went after the rain clouds he al
ways got 'em. Moreover he didn't
work on ''the heads-I-win, tails-you-
lose principle of some other rainmak-
ers. Solly Greencup, when he once de-
cided he could produce rain in given
district, always backed his opinion
with hard cash. IF he asked the farm
ers to put up $1,000 for an inch of
rain, he put up another $1,000 himself
as forfeit in case he failed. And he
always won.
Greencup never explained his meth
DDS. All the farmers wanted was the
rain. All Greencup wanted was the
money With the result both were
satisfied. His apparatus consisted of
a flag pole, an electric battery, kite
with a metal tail and an air balloon
filled with a mysterious gas. If scien-
lists demanded the reason for these
contrivances, he shook his head and
smiled.
Sometimes Greencup would have to
stay long time in a locality before
he could find the exact combination
necessary to coax the wet forbes into
action. Sometimes he had to confess
that the drys were too strong for him.
But as so0c as he posted his forfeit
and set up his apparatus the desired
moisture followed in few days.
Once in Elsinore valley he gave the
ground good soaking for paltry
$500, thus saving a 81 100000 grain
crop. OF course he made a tidy for
tune, yet at the time no one considered
his charges exorbitant. And everybody
admitted he was a good sport. AS he
grew wealthy Greencup never gave
himself frills nor assumed the title of
professor" These things were after
ward remembered to his credit.
few years ago Greencup went per-
manently out of the rainmaking bust
ness. In street car accident he lost
his left foot which had to be ampu-
tated above the ankle, After that for
love or money he refused to expert
ment with the weather.
When the secret of his success was
finally revealed some carping moralists
called him make-believe. He never
claimed, like another famous person
age to be in partnership with the
Almighty. But at least he had done
something that nobody in the world
had ever done before.
He had capitalized a corn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
W0MAN'S RIGHT TO PROPOSE
eiri Claims That Conditions
Following War Have Maas Old
Ideas Look Foolish.

Among the last rights of women r.
We iought is the right to propose.
IL is the inevitable consequence Of
lne vote and of the war. The position
oi woman with regard to marriage has
entirely changed, and the sooner If is
recognized the better. I'm till now
nice women have properly NOT nro-
posed because it meant virtually:
VIII you keep meY
Now that woman can be as indie
pendent as a man she need have no
scruples on that score. "a Girl From
the War writes in the continental
edltlon of the London Mail.
In every other direction the position
Oh men and women, with regard TO
marriage, is equal. 1t is quite ridlcu-
ious that 1t should be an honorable
thing in man to love a woman who
uoes not return his affection, and yet
DC disgrace to woman to love I'M
asked. A proposal from the man clears
the air, and it would be the same with
one from the woman.
In the present condition of things
woman often wastes the best years of
her life on hope. 1t would be much
better If she could say in the begin
ming: Il like you, and If you like me
as much as like you, let us spend our
lives together" 1t would be quite sim
pie for the man to reply. If he were
Oh different mind: II am sorry OF
course, l like you, but do not feel like
going into partnership"
The woman would then put him out
or her mind and go about her business.
Broken hearts heal In time, and it is
possible that hearts would never get
beyond the wounded stage If this plan
were adopted.
There is a serious reason why it
should be adopted. Some badly wound
ed men are feeling much as If they had
changed places with the women They
do not have to say, "Will you keep
me?" when they propose, but what to
them Is almost as bad, "Will you keep
yourselfT
1t would be a great relief to many
a crippled man in love If proposals
were taken out of mems hands.
In the present circumstances no nice
girl could bring herself to propose,
however willing she is to keep herself,
however much she loves the man.
There Is no need to fear that the
new right would give added license to
the other kind of girl. She proposes
now, although not in so many words.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
West Brook SyiIip

The annual installation of the Off
GERS of Cecilia Rebekah lodge, 100.
F., was held January %. The Off
GERS: N. G., Nellie Mead; V. G.,
Maud Farnham; secretary, Maud
Perkins, treasurer, Inga Wilson;
chaplain, Relief Nichols; conductress,
Grace Blake; warden, Florence
Flagg; o. G., Benjamin Nichols; l.
G., Florence Farrow; r. S. N. G., Car
RE Nichols; l.. S. N. G., Bessie Farm
ham, r. S. V. G., Sadie Stevens; l.,
S. V, G.,Sadie Gray; r. A. S., Agnes
Varnum; l.. A. s., Ida Farnham.
Hattie Tapley, the retiring noble
grand, was. presented with a hand
some silver engraved tatting shuttle.
AT the next meeting, Feb. 13, there
will be several candidates for initia-
ton.
The steamer Golden Rod, running
from here to Belfast, has been taken
off the route on account of the ice in
the bay. She will go to Camden for
repairs.
DR.. Franklin Farrow, who has been
ill of tonsilitis, is able to be out.
Feb. 2. ''Tomson."
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Franklin.

Mrs. Lura Thompson spent last
week in Augusta.
Mrs. Daley of West Sullivan is
caring for her mother, Mrs. Malvena
Brown, who is seriously i'll.
Leslie Bunker is seriously ill
in Bangor hospital, where he
went to be operated upon for ap-
pendicitis. Mrs. Bunker expected to
leave Monday for hospital treatment
Lieut.. Harold Gould, U. S. A., re-
Gently returned from France, was a
late guest of his sister, Mrs. Boyd
A. Blaisdell. Lieut. Gould is sta
toned in Georgia, and has been on
furlough since returning from over
seas.
District Superintendent ]. H. Gray
was a business visitor in town Fri
day Owing to the storm, the
fourth quarterly conference was
postponed to February 25. The
supper also scheduled for same date
was deferred. The last regular all
day-meeting was at the home of Mrs.
Ina Garbett, who, with Mrs. Hardi-
son, was hostess.
Misses Gertrude Bragdon and Eco
dora Woodwork are reported i'll.
Dana Dyer is convalscing from a
serious attack of pneumonia. Mrs
F. l.. Swan and Mrs. L. w. Blaisdell,
who have been i'll of pleurisy, are
gaining. Mrs. j. H. West is recov-
ering from a bronchial attack.
Quoting from the latest report of
the Franklin board of trade, the fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, w. E. Bragdon; vice-president,
c. H. Sprague; secretary, d. l..
Tracey; treasurer, H. l.. Fernald A
soliciting body for members will can
vass the town. 1t is hoped that
electrical power will be brought into
town eventually, ard a canvass will
be made to ascertain how many
subscribers to lights in the homes
can be secured. A successful result
would have much to do with secur-
ing some industry to locate here.
Mrs. Nancy Smith was a business
visitor in Ellsworth Thursday
Friends of her family regret the
misfortune which befell her daugh-
ter Gladys last week when she made
a misstep while descending the
school-room stairs and fell, breaking
her right arm below the elbow.
The funeral of Samuel Grin Don
nell was held at the home Friday
afternoon, Rev. j, E. Blake officiat-
ing. Mr.. Donnell was the youngest
son of the late Samuel P. and Sarah
Bragdon Donnell. He is survived by
three daughters-Mrs. Benjamin c.
Graves of Northeast Harbor, Mrs.
Frank E. Blaisdell and Mrs. Eugene
Springer of this town. Mr.. Donnell
was held in honor by his townsmen,
he being the efficient town clerk for
over forty years-twenty-two con-
secutively.
Mrs. Earl P. Crabtree, who left
Waltham, Mass, to be present at the
% s 'IeqleJpueIS leu 10 IeL9un1
Donnell, was storm delayed, and did
not arrive until after the service.
Austin Mcneil and Miss Emile
Bunker are i'll
Mrs. Mary circuit died Friday al
the home of her daughter, Mrs
Alden Ryder, after brief illness OF
pneumonia. Sunday afternoon the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-02-11
Catarrh Will Go
Help Comes in Two Minutes--Com-
plete Relief in a Few Weeks.

Don't go on hawking yourself sick
tery morning. It's cruel. it's harmful
and rs unnecessary.
j, after breathing Hyomei. the won
Ia worker, you are not rid of vile ca
@9ra. you can have your money back.
.t- hard rubber pocket inhaler that
ones with each outfit. and pour into
lew drops of Hyomei. Breathe 1t
a.a5rI'nE. 70 directions. In two min
at.s y Will relieve you of that stuffed
feeling, Use II daily and in a few
w. ks You should be entirely free from
.t.T-7.
Dr." 'HiHg Hyomei is a very pleasant
a 's tain way to kill catarrh germs
F"' Hyomei outfit to-day It's
y druggists everywhere with
'tiH" Co quickly and safely end
ruup. coughs. colds, sore
''. and bronchitis. or money back:
NP"1slve. Charles L. Alexander
y you.
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Jap Industry Hard Hit.

During the war the Japanese zinc
industry was very prosperous and
large profits were made on ore which
was imported from Australia and the
French Indies. The signing of the
armistice, however, has dealt a hard
blow to this industry and it is reported
that it costs 5000 ton to produce Jap
anese zinc, while the market price is
only 1857 ton. 1t is expected that
this will result In a request for sub
sides and import protection. since the
deposits of Japanese ore are of such
Inferior quality that competition with
imported ore cannot be met success
fully.
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funeral was held at the Methodist
church, of which she was a member,
Rev. j. E. Blake officiating. She
leaves, besides the daughter, a son,
Fred, who was called home by her
illness. Pretty floral emblems about
the deceased evidenced the affection
of friends for her whose life's work
was ended. She was, indeed, a
quiet home body, faithful in the
tasks that came to her, and she will
long be missed by the many whose
burdens she Iightened.
Feb 9
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North Sullivan,

Fred Crabtree is in very poor
health. His many friends hope for
his speedy recovery.
Friends of Nathan Bunker of East
Newport, formerly of Sullivan, re-
greet to learn of his serious illness.
Howard Tracy of this town and
Cora Morse of Cherryfield were
quietly married Wednesday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Crabtree, Clarence Havey, esq.,, offici-
ating. Congratulations are ex-
tended.
Mrs. Susan Hooper, who has been
in poor health some time, is gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bowden are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, born Feb. 3.
Miss May Patten, who has been
caring for Mrs. Clyde Robertson, has
returned to her home in East Sulli-
van.
Feb. 8. H.
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West Eden.

Mrs. Eugene Pettee came home
from the Bar Harbor hospital last
Thursday.
Little Nettie Braley, who has been
very ill, is much better.
b. Frost was taken i'll week ago,
and was taken to the hospital at Bar
Harbor last Sunday.
On account of the severe storm, no
mails have arrived since Thursday,
Mrs. Jesse Mayo, who has been
quite ill the past week, is much
better.
Miss Octavia Hamor, who has been
in poor health for some time, was
taken to the Bar Harbor hospital last
Tuesday. Miss Hamor submitted to
an operation Saturday, and is doing
as well as can be expected.
Feb. 8. M
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EastbroOk.

Exilona s., widow of John D.
Crimmin, formerly of this town, died
last Friday evening at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Selwyn c. Pen
ney, in Bangor. Her son-in-law, Mr..
Penney, formerly of Hancock, died
in the forenoon of the same day.
Both deaths were of pneumonia,
after an illness of a few days. Mrs.
Crimmin was seventy-four years of
age. She leaves three sons and two
daughters-George NJ. of Bangor,
John D. of Seattle, Lester A. of
Haverhill, Mass, Mrs. Penney of
Bangor and Mrs. Howard s. Ball of
Hancock Point.
Friends in town of Mrs Rosa
Crimmin Penney sympathy with her
in the loss of her husband and her
mother.
Gertrude Jordan French died Feb.
3, death being due to pneumonia.
She leaves a husband and four chill
dren, the youngest baby about two
months old and the oldest a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carrie Hardison, who lost
her husband and baby within little
over year, and who has lived at
home and cared for her mother dur
ing her last sickness. The family
has the sympathy of all.
Frank Bragdon and wife of Surry
were in town Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Henry A. French.
Mrs. Hamlin Kingman has gone to
Ellsworth to work for Harold Robin
son.
Eugene Clark, who is working at
Machias, spent the weekend at his
home here.
Feb. 8. Gem"
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-03-26
behind them and boost and show
them we know they can do it.
NEW RAILROAD PRINCIPLES

Basil NJ Manley, former joint
chairman of the national war labor
board, has become . contributing
editor to the Searchlight, which has
begun a merciless. expose of the cam
paign-year activities of congress.
In an article on Labor and the
Esch-Cummins Bill" Manley sums
up his comment thus: Suffice it to
say that this railroad bill, which I
predict will become the most burn
ing issue of this generation, COM
bines the cleveness of the devil with
the ruthlessness of the Hun. It's IL
nancial features overturn all previ-
GUS rules with regard to the rights of
vested interests and give the railroad
security owners a pepetual lien on the
pocket books of the American people
and the wages of their employees.
The universally evil effects of this
legislation will weld the 100, 900 900
common people of America, regard
loss of occupation, into cohesion
which they have never known. The
day of reckoning for this legislative
crime will yet come.'