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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
North BrOOkSVille.

There was an all-day meeting of
the Brooksville Farm Bureau Tues
day, March 6, at Rainbow grange
hall, with twenty-five women and
thirty-five men present from Brooks
vile, Penobscot, Bluehill and Sedg-
wick. A picnic dinner was served,
with fifty-three attending. This was
the most interesting meeting since
the Bureau was organized. Miss
Evelyn Howe, home demonstration,
showed the woman how to make
dress forms, and four were made.
Harry E. Bickford, county agent, ex
planned at some length about the
prospective county creamery, and
thirty cows were signed, with proba-
bly, more to follow. Many questions
were asked and discussed aud much
interest was shown. Six men are
keeping farm accounts and three
women are keeping household ac
counts. Miss Howe and Mr.. Bick
ford seem to be well fitted by natural
and acquired abilities for the post
tions they hold.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
Went the Whole Route.

A fussy old gentleman engaged a
footman and having instructed him in
his duties asked him if he understood
sequences.
81 don't know, sir" replied the man !;
twill you explain?"
'Why,' he said, when l ask you to
Nay the cloth, you are to put the
knives, forks, salt and 50 on, on the
table"
"Oh," replied the footman, 'if that's
all no doubt | shall please you"
His master, being i'll one morning,
ordered him to summon nurse He
did not return until late at night and
on being reproached explained the de-
lay by stating that he went and found
the nurse, who was below; the Sc
Quences of nurse he thought, were
chemist, doctor, surgeon and an
undertaken; and he had asked them
all to attend. In fact, they were wait
ing below.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

Two men were out for walk ono
day. and they commenced IL discussion
as to what was the best employment
to which to put their sons.
They discussed various businesses
and trades.
- had been thinking of putting my
boy into the motto, works" confessed
Robinson.
Hughes had been getting the wors,
of the argument, so he fell back on
hUmOr to save himself
81 think l shall let my son become
a gardener he said quietly.
"a gardener" retorted Robinson.
failing into the trap. "Whyevei g
gardeneri'
because a gardener runs his own
mint, sets mis- own thyme, and raises
his celery every year"
And they walked on for MILES nu0
miles in silence.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
Flower Symbolic Of cruolflxion

When the Spanish sailors were
roaming about South and Central
America they found a flower so sym
bolic Of the CrucifiAion that they
named it the flower of the Passion. y
In the five-parted purple or lavender
blossoms with stripes of white they
saw the crown of thorDs and the five
marks of the wounds of the Savior.
The styles were the three nails, and
the stamens were the hammer thar
drove the nails into His hands and
feet. The floral leaves were the ten
apostles, Judas and Peter being absent,
the one having betrayed and the Other
denied the Master. The leaves were
the hands Of the prosecutors, and the
clinging tendrils the scourges.
Some Of the species of the flower are
cultivated for the pale yellow berries,
of the size of small apple. The root
of some species is poisonous the juice
from them acting like morphine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene {


Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Clark re-
lurned from Ellsworth Saturday
Hamlin Kingman was in Augusta
last week on business.
Annie Marion, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Wilbur is inn
proving.
Roland Chamberlain, who has been
in New York this winter, Joined his
wife here last week. She has been
staying with her father A. x. Dyer,
while her husband was away.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Butler are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
Of a son. born March 5.
\ David Wilbur. tax collector of
Eastbrook, surely has the interest of
the town at heart. When he settled
with the selectmen and treasurer, he
naid all uncollected taxes from his
own pocket rather than have them
appear in the report.
Mrs. Moses Wilbur, who has been
fn Waltham three weeks, came home
Saturday. Mrs. Ralph Dinsmore
came with her for a short visit, be-
fore beginning her school in Frank
lin
Mrs Minnie Joy is working at Guy
Butler's.
Schools were supposed to open
Monday. but with snow five or six
feet deep. it was deemed best to
POSTPONE the opening.
March 10. Gem"
Town meeting will be held Mar 10.
Tewett Piper, who has been home
to attend the funeral Of his father,
J. S. Piper, has returned to the
sanitorium in Bangor.
Josephine Glow has returned home,
after a few days visit with Mrs. Dali
las Tracey of Franklin.
Laurence Morse spent the week
end at the home of e. Fl. Ashe and
wife.
Elizabeth Bunker is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Eta Googins.
Mrs. Alice Blake visited her
mother a few days last week
Barker French moved out of the
woods last week.
Mrs. Hamlin Kingman, who has
been in poor health this winter, is
improving.
Matte Dyer, who is attending high
school at Ellsworth, is spending her
vacation with her parents.
A party of eighteen enjoyed
straw ride to Franklin to attend
grange Thursday night, March 1.
All report a good time.
Elwood DeMeyer is working at
Nacomber's mill.
March 10. 'Spec."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
GIVES THE FACTS
TO HELP OTHERS
Rid of Indigestion and In
Perfect Health. Nae uley
Recommends Tanlac TO
Everyone.

IF Tanlac had net helped me
would say so just as quickly as to
praise it, but when one goes like
did for two years, unable to eat, sleep
or work with any satisfaction, and
then comes out winner, | think he
should talk for the benefit of
Others" recently said" James Nc
Auley, SO Cumberland Ave, Port
land, Me.
81 was never free from indiges-
ton, and bloating, pains and smoth-
ering sensations almost laid me out.
l went to work mornings without
breakfast, for | couldn't eat, and
there were many things, meat for
one, that | never dared touch
was weighted down with constipation
kidney complaints and backaches,
and was pretty much used up in
every way.
"Tanlac is the best investment I
ever made for the treatment has
Knocked my troubles kiting. I eat
everything | want now, have gained
ten pounds, and feel fine. Tanlac
would have been cheap for me at any
Trice."
Tanlac is for sale by alf good drug
g;sts
Over 35-milTion bottles sold
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
West Franklin.

Il Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mckenzie have
returned from Bangor whore they
have spent the winter. They were
called to Seal Harbor on account of
the serious illness of Miss Marion
Driscoll who is i'll of scarlet fever.
Mrs. Elwood Blake spent last week
with her parents, Alden Ryder and
wife.
Primary school began to-day. All
are glad to welcome Miss Carrie
Turner back for the spring term.
Miss Ola Smith, who teaches in
Guilford, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. e.
Smith.
DR.. S. S. DeBeck returned home
Thursday, accompanied by his son
Sumner, who is recuperating from
his recent illness.
Claude Clarke and family have
gone to Wilton to work.
March IL. M. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
EXPLAINS LACK or COURTESY
According to Writer, Various Forms
of Fear Are Responsible for
Its Absence

The finest courtesy is that which
comes from the spontaneous manifes-
Iation of good will, says writer in
the Montreal Family Herald. YET
often people who feel good will toward
others are not notable for courtesy.
When there is any failure in courtesy
it can almost invariably be ascribed
to fear. Perhaps the person is afraid
of assuming too much Importance aud
of appearing egotistical and therefore
turks in the ckground when he
should come forward. Perhaps he
fears that some one will think he is
trying to curry favor, and therefore
he is so distantly polite as almost to
be rude. Perhaps his good will is so
mingled with admiration as to make
him awkward and embarrassed; the
fear Of being regarded as commonplace
and unimportant as he cannot help
knowing himself to be prevents him
from showing proper courtesy. Or, on
the other hand. the fear that courtesy
will be asSertive, overbearing or true
ulent
Fear is the great enemy to happi-
ness and accomplishment, One of the
most effective ways in which fear
works is through curbing or suppress
ing the courteous, manners and actions
that, if it We're n0L established in II
position of authority, would display
themselves as tie natural expression
of she heart.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

A doctor received hamper and q
note from his elderly aunt, who was
passionately devoted to cats.
This was the note:
Dear Richard: / am sending you
by special messenger hamper con.
tanning Tiggles. The realization has
been forced upon me that he has be
come extremely old and infirm and the
painful necessity arises for me, as
his devoted mistress, to arrange for
his speedy and nerciful demise. 1t
would be too heartless, think, to con
suit a veterinary surgeon. Therefore,
dear Richard, | beg of you to treat
him With the same care that you eX-
pend upon your own patients and kin
him with chloroform."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
Mrs. Kelsey adds her 'ossimory
NORTH ELLSWORTH.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, The Divine Master has
seen lit to again enter our grange and
take from us a worthy brother, Daniel
Richardson, to a better land therefore
be it
Resolved. That in the death of our
brother Nieolin grange has lost a true
and honorable member and his family
a kind companion and loving father.
We extend our sincere sympathy to
them.
Resolved. That while we deeply re-
greet and mourn the sad event yet we
feel it was the hand of an all-wise
Providence, which doeth all things
well
Resolved, That in memory of our
brother. our altar and charter be
draped in mourning for thirty days,
that a copy of these resolutions be
spread on our records, copy sent to
the bereaved family. also to The Ellis
worth American for publication.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
Breakfast Foods in the Ple-Beit.

what kinds of breakfast food have
your" the dyspeptic inquired of the
waitress at the Klinkerville inn, who
stood before him With her arms AKIN
DO.
"We've got all the regular kinds"
said the waitress who was Klinker-
vile girl; ham an eggs, steak, brook
trout, doughnuts an apple pie. You
can have 'em all, If you like, an cup
O. coffee an griddle-cakes. We calcu-
late to charge enough so folks can eat
all they want"-Philadelph Ledger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

There are II species of mint grow
ing in America. The most important
are the spearminl or garden mint, USED
In mint sauces, and for fiavoring chew
ing gum peppermint, with which pep
permint candy is favored, and men
thol prepared; pennyroyal, used In
medicine; and bergdmot. whose lemon
scented leaves give fragrant OIL
mucb rSnd IN r,o"f,rrneS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
Pretty Marsh.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Varnum of
Seal Harbor are visiting Mrs. Var
NUNS parents, Benjamin Carter and
wife.
Miss Georgia Ray, who teaches
here, is spending the vacation at her
home at Mckinley.
Mrs. Lincoln Dodge of Seal Harbor
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Smith.
Misses Cora and Sophia Lampher
of Mt Desert, who have been visiting
Mrs. Gage Grindle, returned home
Tuesday.
March ~. c.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

Wednesday we had the father of
all snow storms. All the nicely
cleared roads blocked full again.
! William Snow has been visiting
his brother George the past week.
He returned to his home in Bluehill
Sunday.
March II. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

hayeSuChahe
nosebleed, backache
and pains thatIcould
not do my work. At
night | could not get
my rest and nothing
seemed to do me any
good. ! read some of
your te stimonials
about what Lydia Z.
Pinkham' S Vegeta-
bic Compound had
done for others, SO |
daa5,Iad f0 trU If
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

For dyspepsia, our national ailment,
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Recon-
mended for strengthening digestion,
purifying the blood. AT all drug
stores $1.25 a bottle.-Advt
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
A Fair Offer. Accept 1t.

| extend a cordial invitation to
anyone suffering with catarrh to call
and see Hyomei. / will refund the
money if Hyomei does not relieve.
ChaS e Alexander
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14

Any skin itching is a temper tester
The more you scratch the worse 1t
itches. Doan's Ointment is for piles,
eczema-any skin itching. SOC at all
drug StoreS-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-14
MRS, E:aRL-S
Tells W0ME:N
How Backache and Periodic
Pains Yield to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Clean, N. Y. every month my
blood would go to my head and would
The Washington times., 1923-09-04
The Story of Two Young People Who Were Destined for
| Each Other, Though Every Influence Seemed
;. To Keep Them Apart

was not really sick because she
looked even better than usual,
with a deep shell-pink in her
cheeks. She did seem q little
tired and sleepy. however. for
her eyelids looked heavy and kept
dropping down over her eyes.
They stood there for q moment,
looking at her, till she should
open them again.
When she did,. and saw Papa
there, she flung out her arms
towards him. AS he stopped
over her she chung to him with
all her might just 40 MArise had
at the station.
She did not look at Marise at
all, only at Papa. He patted her
shoulder. and smiled at her, and
Marise saw the tears run out
Of Maman's eyes in q gush.
Papa sat down on the little
chair by the bed which creaked
under his weight. and leaned for
ward, his arms around Marnan,
his cheeks against hers. She said
tc him In q hurried, frightened
whisper, Horace, want to 60
home. I want to 80 home"
He answered steadily, "It's
all right. Flora wen
have you home in few days"
She closed her eyes again, all
the expression dropping out OF her
face. The doctor stepped to the
side Of the bed, and his fingers
on her wrist, his eyes on his
watch. nnotioned them silently
to leave, with q sideways jerk Of
his head.
They tip-toed out and down the
long, gray, empty corridor.
Marise's. mother died that
night, without seeing them again.
The first weeks Of freshman
year were like a return to the.
formless irnpersonality Of little
boyhood. Just as Neale had felt
himself an arnoeba-like cell among
the finished, Tnany-membered
i adults Of his parents circle. 50 he
was now again only one more
wiggle In the mass Of freshmen.
He could scarcely ten himself
from the other freshmen.
This did not afflict him as It
might q more sensitive, self-con-
The Washington times., 1923-09-04
CLOTHES FOR
SCHOOL
BY Rita Stuyvesant-

TXY1TH the opening Ct
" school, the wardrobe Of
w the youngsters needs at
tention and busy mothers will
appreciate the convenience of
smart but inexpensive froclxs
with no buttons or hooks.
You may have an old skirt or
frock that could be remade into
q school frock for a child Of
seven. Rip the garment and
press it before recruiting. A
straight one-piece chemise frock
is simple for the child not too
slim. You may purchase q collar
and cuff set ready made and use
a bright leather belt. With a
frock OF navy-blue tricotine you
might use collar and cuff set Of
tan linen sprinkled with red dots
and a belt Of red suede.
Wool jersey makes q service
able school frock, and comes in
any number Of attractive colors.
II you do not have time to
lsunder the detachable collar and
cuffs, you might finish the neck
and short sleeves with bit of
worsted stitchery. A large but.
tonhole stitch worked closely to-
gether in a contrasting color lends
a pretty touch. and patch pockets
and string girdle complete the
frock.
To be successful, velvet
frock must be extremely simple,
and preferably black. A slip-on
sleeveless model is attractive If
worn with a white crepe de chine
House. The blouse may have
long or short sleeves, or perhaps
full ones in at the wrist, and
round collar edged with a narrow
frill of the material. A whites
kid belt or a black string girdle
might be used.
The very slim child will look
better in a frock that has a plain
little bodice, attached at a rather
low line to full skirt. Several
tucks might be run in the skirt
to give 1t a fuller appearance.
Boomers to match the frocks
are serviceable for school, or ones
of dark jersey may be used.
A top coat will be necessary,
and this should be of the rough,
sport type. A camel's-hair polo
coat Is smart or one of the home.
spun fabrics is durable for all
kinds of autumn weather.
A soft sport hat that is easily
adjusted or a tam IL just the
thing for the small school girl.
The Washington times., 1923-09-04

year-old ears. Nothing in any OF
his classes, nothing In tha library
or in any Of the books In It gave
the seventenn.year-old hint OF
any valid. compelling reason for
his assuming the heavy, distaste-
ful burden OF responsibility.
Then one day, word was passed
around that the Flag Rush would
be held that afternoon; the Flag
Rush unanimously dAplored BY
the directing forces OF the uni
versity; the. F1Ag-Rush, that out.
burst Of meaningless brutality 50
shocking 10 all the European
members OF tho faculty, secretly
contemptuous OF the prosperous.
illiterate, childish country where
they taught.
Badly Needed.
Neale never dreamed Of staying
out OF the Flag Rush. There
was q row on, and his class
needed his muscles ana his head.
He went to the gym ct the ap.
pointed hour, where all the fresh
men were assembled. Gathering
confidence at being all together
for once, they marched In q body
over to South Field. There they
found the sophs. gathered about
q tree, from . branch Of which
fIuttered a 1908 flag. Juniors
took charge OF the affair. coach
Ing and urging on the freshmen.
stu buoyed up by their mass,
by being together. they advanced
to the charge. They were un-
certain, ana for the most part,
amiable big little boys. who really
cared nothing about that flag,
who really cared only about doing
what was expected of them. 40
they advanced, they began to
hurry, to rush forward riervously.
Several detached Sophs, Owed In
at the leaders feet ana broke UP
the formation, but there was mass
impetus enough to cary the rush
forward. The freshmen crashed'
Into the defenders Of the flag,
pushed them back, circled them
around. at the first physi-
cal contact with the ENEMY they
were no longer big little boys doing
what was expected OF them. they
were young Berssk fighters, blind
The Washington times., 1923-09-04

A LII summer Bobby. Bunny
"A and I had been studying
l. a colony of ants who had
built a fine nest in our backyard.
We used to sit and watch the
busy little insects by the hour.
You know, when a person Ii very
busy we say busy az bee," but
IL you will watch your little ant
friends you will be tempted when
you see someone working hard
to say hes as busy as an ant"
For there are no more indus
trious creatures on earth than
the same little creature you see
running around the garden in the
summertime.
One morning Bobby came run
ming into the house breathless
with excitement and gasped:
Foxy Grandpa, there are some
strangers in the anthouse this
morning! They don't look more
like bugs and they have four
long legs on each side Of their
bodies. like spiders legs. Please
come with me and see them"
So I went out with Bobby, and
there, sure enough, were these
strange little insects among the
ants. The ants seemed very
much excited over them and as
we studied their actions we soon
saw that they were delighted
with their new companions. They
crowded around them and seemed
unable to keep their hands,
should say feelers-off Of these
new friends.
"The ants seem to be hugging
them. don't they, Bobby?"
asked.
II was just thinking that my
self" said Bobby, but I didn't
speak of it. because I thought you
might laugh at me-"
why" said I, "just watch
The Washington times., 1923-09-04

and furious with the delight OF
battle. A roar went up. q roar
from their very hearts, like the
ven which had burst up from
their little boy game-centers. Elk
cept for q few rare ana artistic
natures, who were suffering hor-
ribly from shock, every one OF
them was twice what he had been
two minutes before. A freshman
somehow shot up through the
crowd, hoisted on his class
mates shoulders, and laid his
hands on the sacred branch;
but defenders spouted UP around
him, grabbed his legs and
pulled him down. With this, all
bemblAnce or organized purpose
left the rush. It broke up into a
disorganized melee, rolling and
tumbling. painting and struggling
In . hundred separate encounters.
Neale rolled and turnbled. painted
and struggled with the rest, far,
far from any cool olympian de-
tachnent. He was one Of the big
gest and strongest % the fresh
mon and felt his responsibility.
He ala what he could. But that
was not much. The freshmen did
not know one another, and had no
plan. Sometimes Neale colIared
his own classmates by mistake:
sometimes q couple Of sophs
tackled him together, ran HIM
back and dropped him on the
grass.
A half.hour later the flag was
sim In the tree, and the furious
boiling over Of .nsensate young
life had cooled to a simmer. The
juniors called the rush off. the
freshmen began to stream back
to the gym. Neals was surprised
to find one sleeve to his jersey
missing ana innumerable rips and
tears all oyer his other garment.
He was bruised from head to foot
ana spat blood from . cut lip.
Gained. appeAsed. exhausted, he
made linpink for the gate.
Football Orders.
40 he passed through it. he
passed through another and in
visible gate. opening into quite a
different path from the solitary.
self-satisfied way Of aloofness
The Washington times., 1923-09-04

would be an unntelgen child he didn't break his He
break dropping the what he does 10 to pains
takinely find how they work.
MR.. GEORGE: And then they cease to work.
ton that makes him try to find out what there i inside ana
that the will have FULFILLED ito purpose
It will have educated him. ~
MR.. GEORGE: Well, didn't know was doing some
thing 80 educational child teddy bear But
doubt il John going get $40 worth Of education out Of
mechanical train q Of money and he won't have
time get educated in view Of the short time will take him
smash the thing.
MRS GEORGE: You didn't say It was waste Of money
bought you $40 worth Of cigars Tor your birthday
And didn't It waste when
bought you twelve golf balls. Where they now? And
what's insidel
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