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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
ALL TOOK PUFFS
Smoking by No Means Always
Confined to Men.
In Olden Times Women, and Even
Children, Participated in Enjoy
ment of the weed"

William Penn has fine record In the
history books. Controversy and coloni-
al muck raking has not sullied his
name. But William Penn smoked with
the women. He smoked with women
in America No, not in sylvan privacy
In small select party down near the
City Of Brotherly Love.
He smoked with them right out in
public In fact, they took puffs from
the same pipe. Twice at least did this
happen. says a New York Sun writer.
Yes, Of course it was peace pipe;
Calumet which he smoked with the
big chiefs and the braves and the
squaws Of the tribes that were selling
him land. A friendly social time was
had by all and he made fine trade
for tirstclass piece Of land, paying
for it in part with 300 tobacco pipes,
100 hands of tobacco and 20 tobacco
boxes
In the old country in the good old
days the women took to smoking as
quickly as did the men. AT least the
ladies of the courts did. In France
tobacco was the special possession OF
the queen mother who received some
plants from her ambassador in Portu-
gal, Jean Nicot. This is the real orig
inal chap of Lady Nicotine fame.
The weed was called "the queens
herb" "incense," "Yerba Santa" pan
acea," and half a dozen other names
Of the same sort. In the English court
the ladies as well as the men followed
the fashion introduced by Sir Walter
Raleigh Tobacco smoke was consid-
cred the best medicine for all Ills. and
80 late as the time Of Charles III boys
were flogged at Elton for refusing to
learn to smoke.
OF course it has not ali been plain
sailing for the smokers. SO gentle
and mild punishment as $25 fine
or a short sojourn in that gray castle
with the towers and battlements and
the bridge of signs that we call the
Tombs would have been considered
laughable by those who In earlier days
were really out after the smokers.
Church and state alike have gone right
after them.
Imprisonment, communication from
the church, the death penalty whip
ping on the bare back with the knout,
have all Of them been on the statute
books Of one or another country of
Europe in the course of attempts to
grub out this habit, root and branch,
ladies and gentlemen alike. No less
a person than king Of England wrote
publicly for the ants.
He calls II '1oathsome to the eye,
hurtful to the nose, harmful to the
brain, dangerous to the lungs and In
the black shrinking fume thereof, near
est resembling the horrible Styglan
smoke Of that pit which is bottom
less" This referred to all smokers,
He was not doing any sharpshooting
at the women. He was leading the
firing squad against the whole tobacco
brigade.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Mckinley.

The installation of fremont chap
ter, o. E. S., took place January 26.
The officers: Mary M. Richardson,
w. M; Herbert P. Richardson, w.
P; Gertrude Colt, A. M; Leila c.
Wallace, sec.; Florence Stanley,
treas; jeanette Manchester, con-;
Sadie Wilson, A. c.; Esther Colt,
chaplain; Alfredo Thurston, mar;
Lula R. Thurston, organist; Fred
erica Black, Adah; Cora e. Bragg,
Ruth; Beatrice Wilson, Esther; An
ME Sprague, Martha; Flora Latty,
Electa; Mary Jeffrey, warder; Leslie
Hamblen, sentinel. Installing officer
was Mary M. Richardson, assisted by
P. M. Frank Manchester, jeanette
Manchester, marshal, Esther Colt,
chaplain. Refreshments were
served.
Miss Marguerite Hopkins accom-
panied her small niece, Thelma Lat
ty, home from Boston last week
Feb. Z. p. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Lantern Festival Still Survives.

In Florence there still survives, on
the evening of September 7, some
trace of the old festival of lanterns.
This fete is entirely peculiar to Flor
ence and the near neighborhood; and
the lanterns with which it is tradi-
tionally celebrated are also local
speciality and are produced not in fac
tories, but by the people themselves.
says the Christian Science Monitor.
Tissue paper of various colors is en-
ployed, this being stretched on strips
of card or thin wood and 50 bent that
the lantern takes the shape Of a bas-
ket, globe, boat, bell or any other
form desired. The different sides or
quarters are cut from different colored
papers, and the whole is trimmed
round the edges and angles with long
bamboo strips, also gaily tricked out
with twisted fringes Of cut paper.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
"PIed pIpern Historic personaae.

Browning's famous poem. The Pied
Piper OF Hamelin,' is reputed to have
a historic basis According to an old
chronicler the affair happened, very
much as described by Browning, at
the town Of Ilamel in Brunswick, on
June 20. 1884. There came to the
town IAN odd kind of companion"
who, for the fantastical coat which he
wore, was called Pied Piper. He Of
fered to clear the town of rats for a
certain sum, accomplished his task,
was refused his just payment and, In
revenge, piped the children out of the
town, just as he had done the rats,
and led them into an opening in a
hillside, whence none ever returned.
The street through which the piper
conducted his victims was Bungen,
and from that day To this no music is
ever allowed to be played in this par
ticular street The old story was
brought to the poets notice by his ia.
Their, who himself wrote an amusing
poem on the subject.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
"E Vide lnroad."

Old Isaac Watts has an illuminat-
Ing word about superstition. He says,
'"The child taught to believe any oc-
currence a good or evil omen, or any
day of the week lucky, hath a wide
inroad made upon the soundness Of his
understanding" Along such an open
ing Hesitancy creep in, and Fear and
Weakness and Dependence. Super
stition-any superstition - lays the
mind bare and open to host of enc
mics. Manly courage is more difficult
for it, and any just Judgment. The
one folly makes it easier to commit
other mental folles. The wide in
road" upon the understanding made
by a single superstition grows daily
wider Ia superstition remains long
alone, but brings in a host of COM
rades. The only way to maintain the
integrity of your understanding is to
bar the road to it against any such
nonsense,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Democratic.

She was naughty and she knew her
position could be lowered. The other
day she took the Woman for a short
vide
An enormous truck came up behind
them. The naughty one looked her
proud disdain upon the truck driver,
Who was he to get 50 much in the way.
But the truck driver mistoOk her look
of dignity and contempt for one of
fear.
He leaned out of his huge truck and
called down to her:
THAT'S all right, sister. Don't be
scared. | wouldn't bump into you for
the world"
The look on the naughty ones face
was magnificent study.-Chicago
Journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
The Sod in the Window.

The Illicit 'poteen" now flows in
Ireland more freely than ever before,
according to correspondent, who has
recently travelled through the towns
and villages of the south and west.
Supplies of ordinary whisky have been
blended with 'poteen," of which there
seems to be large quantities available,
while in some places 'poteen' in its
rude native form is retailcd. The
frank explanation is given that owing
to transport difficulties ii is impossible
to obtain genuine and legally distilled
whisky. The correspondent adds !;
"There are certain areas that would
help to solve the peat-bog problem IN
Ireland, if the old practice of the sod
In the window was revived. This has
reference, it would seem to the mos
tentatious method adopted by the un-
licensed "shebeens" in Ireland III the
old days to advertise the fact that
"poteen" could be obtained inside by
placing a sod of turf or peat in an
unobtrusive way in the window.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Mt. Desert Ferry.

Mrs. Hattie Montgomery and chill
dren have returned from Massachu-
sets.
Andrew Partridge has installed a
radio.
Clyde Jordan and wife spent the
weekend in Brewer.
Mrs. Eleanor Partridge went to
Trenton Saturday to spend few
days with her sister, Mrs. George
Hopkins, who is ill.,
4 Miss Laura Trundy of West Sur
Try, who is attending Ellsworth high
school, spent the week end with her
aunt, Mrs. Laura Colby.
Feb. 12 G..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
South Bluehill.

Leslie Candage is at Bluehill. hos
pital, where he was operated upon
for appendicitis.
Mrs. Willard Leighton is at the
Memorial hospital for a surgical OPP
Grafton.
Miss Frances Johnson, who has
been working at Brooksville, is at
home.
Miss Rose Henderson, who has
been working at Sargentville, is at
home for the winter.
Harold Laden and wife are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a daughter, Julia Edna,
Feb. Z. D.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
What's a Day Here and There7

"Jlm," the janltor Of an apartment
In the 400 block on Walnut street,
is so exasperatingly slow that resi-.
dents of the apartment usually can't
decide whether it is funny or tragic.
They are laughing over his latest
Eyes, 'Miz Jones, the windows sure
need washing he admitted Tuesday.
'rll get to them tomorrow" He
paused doubtfully.
Tomorrow or Thursday" Then
still more doubtfully:
But, If l do have to put them of
till Friday, l believe l might just as
we'll let them go till onday."-Kansas
City Star,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Never Satisfied.

Mrs ". with her four.year-old son
Ira, We're visiting. AT the dinner meal
Ira's favorite kind of pie was served.
Ira called for a second piece. After
he took it one piece remained on the
plate.
Ira's mother, ashamed of his con-
duct, said: IRA, you have had one
helping to pie"
Eyes, mother, and I may want that
other piece"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
WHAT'S The USE?.
Effect Produced by Funeral" In
the South Seas.
CHASTITY Ceremony That to Civilized
People Made Travesty of the
Sacredness of Death.

One afternoon about four o'clock,
while we were working our way down
the coast in no particular hurry to get
anywhere, we suddenly heard the beat
ing of tom-tom. 1t was the bush
telegraph working furiously.
whats the message, MaangaP' /
asked my boy.
ME think it some Teller he die fin
sh,' was his laconic reply.
We crossed the reef and beached the
boat and then hurried up to the vii
lage, half hidden among the palms,
writes X. w. Cilento in Asia Magazine.
All the natives were there in the clear
ing between the houses, dressed up in
everything they could put on, and
there was a deeply religious atmos-
phere about the gathering. We I'M
derstood the reason when we saw a
huge funeral pyre built up. 1t was 50
high that we could just get a glimpse
of stiff figure sitting there, the back
turned toward us, and the hands
stretched out in an unnatural way.
All the people were gathered around 1t.
One of them seemed to have wrapped
it did not take long to discover that he
was actually officiating in the capacity
Of clergyman. The native is always
impressed by ceremony Of any sort,
and missionary ceremonies have left
their mark all over the islands. This
To, ,el.
hymn book in front Of him, though
noted later that it was upside down,
and he was reading or rather reciting
as much as he could remember of all
the Christian services he had ever
heard.
Taylor and l walked around the pile,
examining it with interest and watch
ing the natives eye longingly the cop
per jewelry that custom decreed should
be burned with the corpse When we
got to the front and were standing
there looking up at 1t, Taylor sudden
ly gripped my arm. ITS that darned
girl we had, the one you took care Of
at your house" he said. We were in
Ngawelus and the figure on the pyre
was Lawusa Her face was painted
vermilion and looked CHASTITY, Of
course. Her head was set strangely
on her shoulders. She haAs her best
clothes on and her hair gloriously be
decked. l shall always remember her
expression at that moment. Her eyes
were staring out into vacancy, and
there was the most peculiar twisted
smile on her dead face, as if she had
rounded the circle of her life and was
contemptuous of everything. 1t was
horrible. BY this time the flames were
leaping toward the sky and the smoke
curled up in thick black clouds. The
wood burned quickly. 1t was no time
it seemed, before sudden spout Of
fire sent up shower of sparks and
she shot down in the collapsing pile,
still with that little smile of disdain
on her face.
Let's get out Of this" said Taylor.
ut gives me the creeps. You warned
that blamed girl that. II she walked
down the coast, she would die. What's
the use Of curing them when they act
like idiots? What's the use of any
thingw
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
PLAYING Safe.

In spite of repeated warnings from
his father, little Bobby persisted in
driving nails into blocks and boards
He had arrived at play-at-carpenter
stage.
One morning dad heard the familiar
pounding, and looking out he saw Bob
by busily banging away-his little sis
ter. Mary. down beside him, apparent
ly looking on.
"Havent l told you, Bobby, that
you will mash your fingers If you drive
nails?" the father asked
"Yes, l know dad, but Mary's hold
ing the nail."-Judge.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Stops EpiIeptic Attacks.

Professor Trocello, surgeon COM
mander in the Italian navy and lee
turer on nervous diseases in the Uni
verslty of Rome. reports great sue
cess In treating epilepsy with tetra-
tartrate of boron and potassium. In
eight cases in an asylum four patients
ceased to have attacks, while the other
four were so far improved that they
hohaved better and were less violent.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Sound.

Harold Grindle is working for A.
f. Sinclair at Northeast Harbor.
Miss Clara Grindle has employ
ment in Somesville.
Fishing at Echo lake has been ex-
cellent, many good strings of trout
weighing up to two pounds having
been taken.
Feb. IL. H. w.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
GOuIdSbOrO.

Mrs. F. T, Wood is in Bar Harbor.
Miss Geraldine Young of West
Gouldsboro accompanied Miss Min
ME Hammond home last week.
Feb. IL. "Eittah"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
WOMAN so ILL
COULD NOTSTAND
Says Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Made
Her Well and Strong
Glens Falls, N. Y.-"For over two
months was so sick / was not able to

stand on my feet,
and my husband did
my homework. The
doctor said an oper-
alton might be nee
essary. l read testi-
monial letters about
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v e ge to Bile Com
pound and began to
take it. Before l
had finished taking
the first bottle | saw
wh at pnOd IL uoc do
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Sticking Together.

What! Jim second-stOry manf
Why, I've always believed in him"
But he's probably always stuck to
his first one with you, dear."-Annap-
oils Log.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Bayside.

Benjamin Weber, while chopping
wood, cut his knee, and is unable to
work.
A social evening was spent last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. b. Smith when they gave q sur
prise party for their grandson, Geo.
Savage.
Feb. Z. C. A. G..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14

Most disfguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, plmples, rashes, etc, are due
to impure blood Burdock Blood Bit
ters as a cleansing blood tonic is well
recommended. $1.25 at all stores.
-AdVt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14

ing me. am now well and strong, do
ing all my work for a family of four,
all my washing and my sewing, which l
think is remarkable, as had not dared
to run my sewing machine, but had
done all my sewing by hand. | truly
feel that were it not for your medicine
] would not be here today as my case
seemed very serious. Mrs. GEORGE
w. BURCHELL, Glens Falls. N. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Breathe In Health.

That cough or cold in the head
can be ended easily by Hyomei. No
stomach dosing. Breathe it through
the nose and mouth. Money back
if it fails. Chas. E. Alexander.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
Free upon Request

Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text
Book upon AILMENTS Peculiar to Wo-
men" will be sent you free, upon re-
quest. Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Massachusetts.
This book contains valuable information
that every woman should have.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-14
AS Simple AS Hiccough---
Yet With Power of Death
Weekly Health Talk No. II
BY r. Schwinzer, d. c.

Hiccough usually comes and goes
without attracting much attention.
But it is within the knowledge Of
every community when some victim
of this malady has literally hic-
coughed himself or herself to death
1t is purely nervous trouble and
as such it is extraordinarily respon,
sive to chiropractic vertebral ad-
justments. Usually the hiccough
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-02-02
Grand Jury RegOTt
RBRTIE AND ALEC

To the Hon. Walter L. Pope, Spec
lal Judge 10th Judicial Circuit.
The grand Jury empanelled for
the present term of court would re-
spectfuliv report to the court that it
has been in ,tssioo eight days and
.here Las been before 1t one hundred
twenty one witnesses to whom there
has beea issued certificates Of attend
ance in the sum of S200.5O, from
whose testimony rs true bills Of in-
5io,ment have been returned We
also paid out IS for conveyance of
the committee to the county farm
A COMMITTEES OF four members OF
the iury visited ;he county farm and
submit the following report:
awe, your committee appointed
TO investigate the condition at the
county lsrm would respectfully sub
init the following: We went IN a
bodS and examined the buildings to
pe,her with the inmates of same,
tbe gsneral condition IN and around
SAID premises, We find that the
building ,s badly IN need of repairs
There are some Of the window panes
broken cut and the front porch
needs a sill under It. The back
porch needs steps convenient Tor
the INN ates to get up aud down
them. There is need OF two closets
or the onys already there should be
properly repaired. Also 1t seems
TO as that the kitchen should be
oelled
1--WE would recommend that the
county Judge make close investlga
ton Of the said county farm and de
term,ne just what is needed most to
be done IA the way OF repairs,
The inmates informed US that
they were having plenty OF good,
wholesome food, good beds and well
cared fur IN every way, and every
thing about the house seemed 10 oe
sanitary candlilon
ave feel lba. Mr.. smoiherman
Is improving CONDITIONS at the conn
" farm in The way of taking care
Of the inmates, and feel that he
shou d ha commended for the lai'h'
iul sane, Lo Ia rendering and we
bearti : approve the action oi th'
oou:Iy jtdec in letting the co"t'acl
of tatiog care OF be county iarm
60 Mr. Smo h,rmIu.
i. p. Johnston,
l.. f. Johnston,
Fins Deaver,
wv NJ. Forester, Com
We VISITED the county jail IN
body s'd found same to BE- IN gooo
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-02-02

condition, except,one of the WIN
dows IA broken out and understand
that il was broken out by a prison
er placed therein by the officers o.
the town of Pocshontas and would
recc mmend that said town Of Poca
honts would replace said broken
widow
We find that toilets and water
works have been installed IN said
iai as recommended by a former
grand jury. We found only one
prisoner in this Jail.
We examined the county court
house and find the former county
Judge has done considerable needed
repair IN the interior of said couTt'
house and find same In a good sam.
tary condition and IN good repair,
with the exception that there are
several leaks in the roof which are
doing detriment TO the interior OF
said building aud We would recon-
mend that the present county Judge
make the needed repair on said ROOT
We have exsmiued the transcripts
of the Justices of the peace and may
ors of the county, who have report
sd a. the law requires. However,
we find that the following justices OF
the peace have failed to report: w
II. Glover, Richardson township /;
G. II. Stubblefeld, Water Valley
township. We do ind, however,
that 1t has been the custom with the
sheriff and collector and the consts.
plcs that when one Is fLed for a vio
lation of the law, they would lake
note, or bonds for same; that the
law specifically makes it the duty
of the sheriff and coustables when
taxing such notes or bonds to I'M
medlately file them with the justice
OF the peace assessing the fines or
With the circuit clerk If the lines
he assessed IN the circuit court.
They have utterly failed to com
ply with this law and We lind that
w, A. Jackson, an ex.sherlff, has
been given credit with S577 of cir
cult court fines and sl2O of j. P.
fines as uncollectable We also find
that r. A Gullett stands charge d
with S337 circuit court fines and
S596 Of J. p. fines.
We also fnd that the delinquent
tax list for the years 1919, 1920 and
1921 show tolsl of Sl4, 1881
practically all of which remains un-
Ipaid. We have made an investiga-
tion aud find quite few parties as
sessed with personal property rang
|Insaayvhsre fr,m $3.50 to 5000
still A. collected. We have lad Col
lector Gul'ett before us an / he has
made US prom SO that he will use
Ievcry legItlm ate IN aus t. col cot
these taxes imm, dldlely and we and
ca h OF us, hereby pledge our word
OF honor that # there Ia not an hon
es. effort made by tbs sheriff and
collector to collect all dellLquen
tsx.s repor.ed by him The last tHo
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-02-02
You Do More Work.

you Ere more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out Of everything when your
blood is in good condition Impurities in
the blood have a very depressing effect on
the system. causing weakness, laziness
nervousness and sickness
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enriching the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening, invigorating effect, see
how il brings color 10 the checks and how
i improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIL
Is not a patent medicine, il is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like IT, The
blood leeds Quinine TO Purifyit and IRON
% Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
,Tties never fail 10 drive out impurities IN
.he blood.
me Streneth-Creating Power Of GROVES
rASTELESS Chill TONIC has made Il
The favorite tonic in thousands Of homes.
More than thirty-five years aeo, folks
would ride long distance TO get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when &
member of their family had Malaria or
seeded a bodybuilding, Strengthening
tonic. The formula is just the same to-
lay. and you can get Il from any cfue
,tare. 60c per bottle
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-02-02

years TO be uncollected that we and
each of us will appear before the
next grand jury on our own motion
and ssk said grand jury to indict
said collector for failure to faithful
ly perform his promise.
We further recommend that Judge
Million look into the matter of un'
collected fines and delinquent taxes
and go back as far as the law will
permit and require that not only
Sheriff Gullett, but w. A. Jackson
ex sheriff aud collector, and any Of
his predecessors make good any
shortage caused by reason of their
not having made ali honest effort
TO collect said fines and taxes.
We are thankful to the court off,
GERS for their kind and courteous
treatment during the time we have
been IN session.
K. Dalton, Foreman.
Frank Massey, Clerk.