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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
CONTRACT WENT TO GERMANS
Americans Passed Up Opportunity
Offered Them Of Building the
BaQdad Railway.

In his Under -Four Administrations"
Oscar s. Straus tells us how near the
famous Bagdad railway came to being
built by Americans instead Of Ger
mans. 1t seems that In the year 1883
considerable pressure was brought by
the Germans on the Turkish govern
ment for a railway concession to the
Persian gulf. The grand vizier called
upon the American ambassador, ask
ing him to interest some Americans In
this railroad project. The most favor
able terms would be given to group
Of Americans because then the project
would be free from the political COM
plications which would (and did) en-
sue If a road through the heart of
the empire was controlled by Ger
many. William X. Vanderbilt arrived
at this opportune moment in his yacht.
At the sultan's request Mr.. Straus tried
to interest Vanderbilt in the railroad
and introduced him to the grand vizier
But he was on pleasure bent and not
inclined to take up more cares and
burdens. Carl Schurz and Henry vii
lard were the next two Americans to
whom Mr.. Straus appealed, but soon
afterward the porte gave the matter
over to a group Of German and French
bankers, and the famous Bagdad rail
way was not built by Americans.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
Pretty Marsh,

Mrs Cora Smallidge, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. P.
Tozier in Bangor, returned home
Wednesday, bringing with her her
granddaughter, little Mabel Cora
Tozier.
Madison Snow Of New Britain,
Conn. has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. T. Smallidge the past week.
He will visit friends in Seal Harbor
before returning to Connecticut.
laundering operations have been
begun on M. j. Atherton's woodlot.
Choppers are being hired and mill
will be put up as soon as conditions
are favorable for getting the equip
ment from Rockland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage Grindle and
Dean Grindle have gone to Brooks
vile to visit their father, X. S. Grin
die, who had the misfortune to break
his leg a short time ago
Feb. 26 G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
Avoid Growth of Suspicion.

1t was st. Augustine who defined
suspicion-that grim mistrust which
first tortures and then kills all that Is
finest in our natures-as "the poison OF
true friendship" For whether this be
stricken down suddenly, or dies by
inches after months Of agony, suspi
cion will destroy it in the end as sure
ly us IA biting December frost kills the
last lingering blossom in garden. :
And whether 1t creeps into the minds
Of statesmen intent upon the saving Of
n war-racked world, or chills the heart
of the humblest among us, it brings
confusion and desolation, spelling, de-
stroying, cnrslng No words we could
find would be too strong to point 1t out
as common danger; yet so prevalent
is 1t that, vice though 1t be, 1t often
passes unrecognized.-Exch
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
Matador's Life Not All "Pie."

A bullfighter, "matador," draws
from $1,000 to $4,000 n fight, but has
to pay his own men or "cuadrilla,"
about four in number Before kill
ing the bull he "dedicates' it to some
prominent spectator and takes an
oath to Kill the bull or let the bull
kill him. He must go through (tech-
ncally) as long as he can stand on
his feet. No one Of his men can in
terfere between the bull and matador
unless matador Is on the ground help
less. A spectator entering the ring
would cause u riot and the crowd
would demand their money back. A
bullfighter is an outcast or declassed
from upper social Strata, and could
never meet socially an upperclass girl.
A bull that charges and cores horse
must be killed; if one matador is
laid out, another must take up the
task of killing the bull, or rain
"checks" must be issued.-Adventure
Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
AShville.


Much interest is being shown and
the attendance is growing in the
bible class of the Sunday school.
Next Sunday the children's sermon
will be 1.-The Family" There will
be special singing by the children.
George T. Moves of Pressure Isle
was a weekend visitor of his sister,
Mrs. Addie circuit.
Hiram Preble and son John are i'll.
There will be a social of the True
Blue class at the home of the teacher,
Mrs. Eva Hammond, Friday evening,
March 2.
Mrs. Bertha Bean was called to the
home of Fred Bean during the illness
of Miss Doris, who is suffering from
the effects of teeth extraction.
V Forrest Hanna, who is attending
business college in Bangor, was
home for few days recently.
Norman Penny of Clifton, who has
been guest of William Martin, jr.,
returned home Thursday.
Miss Thelma Martin closed her
school in Clifton Friday.
Mrs. w. H. Hammond and daugh-
ter Edna spent Thursday and Friday
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Adj
die circuit, East Sullivan.
Feb. rs. phoebe"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
WORTHY TO BE REMEMBERED
John Harvard and Elihu Yale Con-
ferred Benefits on Early Little
American Colony.

John Harvard shares with Elihu
Yale, in the opinion of the Christian
Science Monitor, the honor Of being
the connecting link between England
and the young men Of America who
are graduated each year from the two
colleges that bear the names Of the
two Englishmen who founded them.
The founder of Harvard college was
born in Southwark, Nov. 20, 1907. His
father Robert Harvard, was butcher
by trade and highly prosperous. In
formation regarding John Harvard's
parents and family is meager and
vague. There is every reason to sup
pose, but no authentic record of the
fact, that William Shakespeare had
a hand In introducing or bringing to-
gether the mother and father of this
great benefactor. The devotion OF
John Harvard and his mother was
very beautiful, and through the fortune
bequeathed him by his mother he was
enabled to make his gift to the little
colony across the sea.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
The Green Glass "Snake."

What is frequently referred to as
the green glass snake" is not Il snake
at all, but lizard.
An eminent naturalist, DR.. r. W
Snuleldt, says, in Il contribution t(
the Journal of Heredity, that the glass
snake sometimes attainS length on
more than three feet. 1t ranges over
most of the eastern United States and
is very abundant in lorida. Marshy
soil is its favorite habitat, wherein II
burrows for earthworms and larvae o.
insects. Why this curious lizard (dis
section of which reveals rudimentar!
thigh bones) should have come t.
disguise itself as a snake nobody car
say. 1t is beautifully colored in shades
of green, with a dark streak along its
back, and the feel" Of its glossy sur
face Is like that Of porcelain OF
smooth glass. Its most remarkable
characteristic Is the reptiles ability
to shed it's tail when desirable. such
as when chased by some other snake
OF beast.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
NIillvaIe.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Little Of
Bucksport have purchased the old
Little homestead on the mountain,
and moved there. Mr.. Little expects
to go into the BURBERRY business.
Tom Witham met with serious
accident while choppins wood,
February "a, when he was accident
ally cut in the calf of the leg by his
nephew, Guy Witham, who was chop
ping with him. Herbert Grindle was
nearby, and took the wounded man
on his back and carried him half a
mile to one of the mill teams, and he
was taken to the home of w. e. Cole.
This is the second time this winter
Mr. Witham has been confined to the
house. 1t is hard for him. as he has
a wife and family of five little ones,
the oldest nine years of age.
j. L. Smith will enter the Eastern
Maine general hospital Tuesday for
an operation for appendicitis.
Feb 26 M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
C0URTIN' NOT LONG ADDING
Tobie's Siege to lizzie's Heart Surely
Was Conducted in Rough-and-
Ready Style.

"Why, you see, when my man came
a-courtin' me, hadn't the least
thought of what he was after-not l.
Tobie came to our house one night
after dark, and raped at the door.
l opened it. and sure enough, there
stood Tobie right before my face and
eyes.
"'Come in sez l, and take chair
"'No, Lizzie says he, I've come on
an arrant, and 1 always do my arrant
fust.'
But you had better come in and
take cheer, Mr.. W.
"'No, l cant. The fact is, Lizzie,
I've come on this courtin' business.
My wifes been dead these three weeks,
and everything's goin' to rack and
ruin straight along. Now, Lizzie, If
you've a mind to hev me, an take
care of my house an my children, an
all my things, tell me and I'll come In
and take cheer; If not, I'll get some
one else ter
why, l was skeered, and sed:
eff you come on this courtin' bust
ness, come in, must think on 1t a lit
tle.'
"'No, l can't till 1 know. That's
my arrant-an' I can't set down TIL my
arrant's done
"'Well, Tobie, if l must, I must-so
here's to you, then
$50 Mr.. w. came in. Then he went
after the squire, an he married us
right off an l went home with Tobie
that very night l tell you what 1t Is,
these long courtin's don't amount to
nothing at all. Just as well do 1t In
Il hurry."-From "CurioSities Of Matri-
mony," by David Ainsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE?

It's usually sign of sick Kidneys
especially if the kidney action is dis
ordered, passages scanty or too ire
ouent Don't wait for more serious
troubles. Begin using Doan's Kid
new Pills. Read this Ellsworth man S
testimony.
E. j. Clark, II Union ST., says; u
was troubled with kidney compliant
Severe, shooting pains across the
small of my back caused annoyance
The kidney secretions weren't or a
natural color, and the passages were
irregular. Doan's Kidney Pills had
been recommended and | used them.
After one box | could see that l was
getting great relief and | have used
them occasionally since with the
very best of results (Statement
given August Z, 1919
On October 6, 1920, Mr.. clark
said: 81 haven't needed Doan's Kid
new Pills since l last gave a state
ment telling of their merits. My
cure has reen a permanent one
Price coo, at all dealers. Don
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr. Clark had. Foster-Mil-
hurn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
Mariaville.

Samuel Frost died Sunday at the
home of his daughter Blanche Sails
bury of Otis, where he was lovingly
and tenderly cared for during his ill
ness. Since the death of his wife
few years ago, he had made his home
with her He was loving father
dearly beloved by his children. He
was a member of the Free Will Bap-
fist church of this town and an active
and willing worker. Funeral SER
vices were held at the church Sun
day, Isabel Jordan of Waltham, Of
floating.
Feb. 26. r,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
Boards as Security for Loan.

Though boards have Of late become
somewhat more fashionable in the
United States, it is doubtful If they
ever again will be valued as highly
as they were in some European coun-
tries, during the Middle ages. In
France, three hairs from the kings
beard were on special occasions placed
under the seal Of royal charter as
an extra guarantee for the fulfllment
of the promises made in the document,
and the boards of far less exalted folk
were held in almost equal esteem.
Thus, when the Portuguese Admiral
Juan de Castro wished to borrow a
thousand pistoles from the corporation
of Goa, the pledge of one of his whis-
kers was accepted as ample security
by the city.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28

School closed Friday, February b,
The teacher reports the following
pupils perfect in attendance during
the winter term: Vivian Workman,
GLADYS Jordan, Oswald Jordan, Carl
ton Jordan. Doris Newman, Beatrice
Noonan, Edith Seavey, Velma
Bridges and Stanley Bridges.
L. S. Ray and Ellery w. Cole, who
have been on a ten-days' trip to
Tunk pond, returned home Thursday,
Norman Shaw has returned home,
after an absence of few weeks,
His friends here are pleased to know
he successfully passed his examina-
ton to practice law.
In the death of Ophelia, wife of
Edwin w. Cleaves, on February ID,
after a short illness, long and use
full life came to an end. She was
born in Sullivan, eighty-fve years
ago, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jabez Foster, and the last of their
family. She was a woman of strong
mental qualities, well educated for
her generation, and a successful in
structor of youth. She came here
twenty-three years ago, when she be-
came the second wife of Mr.. Cleaves,
and since that time had identified
herself with the village life. Keenly
appreciative of all beautiful things,
love of nature, of good music and
lover Of books. she had much to en-
JOY, for in her last years she kept
abreast of the times and delighted in
all movements for good. Through
all the years of advancing age she
kept her undaunted courage, and
was an inspiration to all. Funeral
services were held Sunday at the
Cleaves home, Rev. II. d. French Of
Steuben officiating. Mrs. H. F. Ray
sang abide With Me-" favorite
hymn of the deceased. Much SYM
rathy goes out to the aged husband
to the step-children and to Mrs.
Cleaves' nieces, who were unable to
be present at the service.
Can't. and Mrs. George w. Allen,
who have been in Bangor and West
Gouldsboro several days, returned
home Monday.
The Decreases were delightfully."-
entertained by Mrs. John Hut chings
Tuesday
Feb 23 G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
The SuItan's Title.

The "sultan"-mOre correctly pa
disha (emperOr)-of Turkey, boasts an
infinity of subtitles Thus he Is king
Of Kings, Bestower Of Crowns upon
the Princes of the World. Shadow Of
God upon Earth, Emperor and
Sovereign Lord of the White Sea, and
the Black Sea, Of Romelia and Ana
tolIa, Of Karamania, Roum, Kurdistan,
Arsrbidjan, Cham. Allepo, Egypt.
Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem the Holy.
Of 0ll the countries Of Arabia and
Yemen, and of an Infinity of Provinces
gloriously acquired
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
BUTTONS USED AS CURRENCY
Practice That Was General During
and After the Days Of the Amer
lean Civil War.

The people of Siam issue coin
about the size Of bullet which
wealthy Siamese use as buttons. Harry
A. Franck, the noted traveller and
writer, discovered in a corner of Ba-
varia an old innkeeper who used large
silver coins for waistcoat buttons and
certain Mexican Indians ar'' said to
employ them similarly.
On the contrary, the practice OF US
ing buttons for coins is rather unusual.
But it is Of interest to recall that this
was done quite generally in the United
States during and just after the Clvli
war, says the Detroit News.
Because of the scarcity brought
about by expectation and boarding,
metallic money of all kinds command
ed a premium at that time. There
fore. firms. and In some cases indi-
yiduals, used buttons and various
forms Of tokens as money. These were
in reality promises to pay or ]. 0. us
This personal currency was recognized
and accepted in the communities in
which 1t was issued and in nearby
places.
This use Of buttons and tokens as
money was In part responsible for the
Issuance by the United States govern
ment of "shinplasters." These were
paper certificates in denominations Of
10, Is and 26 cents They received
their name not because of any actual
or fancied use, but because Of their
size.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
RrOOkIin.

The annual meeting of the Brook
lin club was held at the home of Otis
C. Wells. Roxbury, Mass. Saturday
evening, Feb. "a. About thirty were
present, and all joined in thanking
Mr.. Wells for his kindness in again
Offering his home for this nnrpose,
After social hour, bountiful SUD
ner was served to which all present
did justice, especially to the clam
stew, made by the worthy vice.
president A short business meeting
was held, President Eugene Holding
nresiding The officers and commit
tee Of the past year were reelected.
The rest of the evening was spent in
recalling old days, until the lateness
of the hour warned that the best of
friends must part, and all left feeling
that the evening had passed all too
quickly.
Feb. 20. P. A.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
This Simple Mixture
Helps Weak Eyes

Ellsworth people are astonished at
the QUICK results produced by sim
pie camphor, hydrastis, witchhazel'
etc, as mixed in Lavoptik eye WASH.
After being afflicted with weak,
waterly, red eyes for many years
lady reports the FIRST bottle Lavop-
tik helped her. One small pottie
usually helps ANY CASE weak
strained or sore eyes. Aluminus eye
Gun FREE. Alexander's Pharmacy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
DOES not HAVE TO
TAKE PHYS|C
"Fruit-a-tives" Brought
Complete Relief

ASHFORD, New YORK.
I tried several kinds of physic for
over three years and, ofcourse, while
l took it every night my bowels would
move; but as soon as l stopped
taking physic, L would be Constipa-
ted and would have Piles terribly.
bought one box of "Fruit-a- tives"
and took them. Now l am not
troubled any more with Constipation
or Piles. "Fruit-a-t ives" or ''Fyuit Ld1o
Tablets" left no after effects and now l
do not have to use physic'.
Mrs. JOHN CAPOZZI.
SOC box, 6 for So so, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUiT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, NY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28

Ray Newman is i'll of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hamilton have
returned from Winter Harbor Mr..
Hamilton is recovering his health,
after an operation at Paine's hospital
in Bangor.
Guy Fl. Cole spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Cole. Miss Leila accompanied him
to spend the week with relatives,
Feb. 26. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by AUNT Madge."
MoTro:-HELPFUL AND HOPEFUL.

The purposes of this column are
succinctly stated in the title and motto
it is for the mutual benefit, and aims
to be helpful and hopeful. Being for
the common good it is for the common
use--a public servant, purveyor OF
Information and suggestions. medium
Tor the interchange of ideas. In this
capacity it solicits communications, ana
IT'S success depends largely on the sup
port given it in this respect; Com
munieations must be signed, but the
name of writer will not be printed ex-
cent by permission Communications
will be subject to approval or rejection
by the editor of the column, but none
viii be rejected without good reason.
Address all communications to The
American, Ellsworth, Me-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
OCeanyilIe.

School has been closed the past
week, on account of illness of the
teacher, Mrs. Cassie Gross.
Howard Greenlaw, who cut his
foot while chopping in the woods, is
about again.
Mrs. s. A. Annis is i'll of pneu-
monia. Mrs. Forrest Gross is with
her.
Lena Davis has gone to Rockland
Feb. 90. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
I'VE BEEN THINKING.

What's the use o. sighin', cryin?
What good does it do?
Better be a tryin', flynn
Through the skies so blue.
Try a bit of singin', wingin',
Like a happy bird;
To the joys a clingin', bringin
Light that can't be blurred.
All the hurts forgivin', Twin,
In world of smiles;
AT the hard things chaffin' laughin',
Trampin life's long miles.
Vera b. Griggs. in Ladies Home
journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28
Sound.

Miss Clara Grindle spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Mrs. Fred Hodgdon and Miss
Agnes Norwood spent part of last
week in Ellsworth.
Owing to the illness of the teacher,
Mrs. G. A. Wiggin, school kept but
one day last week.
Feb. 26. H. w.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-02-28

To the joys a clingin', bringin
Light that can't be blurred.
All the hurts forgivin', livin'
In world of smiles;
At the hard things chaffin laughin'.
Trampn' life's long miles.
Vera b. Griggs, in Ladies' Home
journal.
Dear M. B. Friends:
How many interesting things have
a place in the shortest month OF the
year! Perhaps, with the important
birthdays of celebrated Americans
and the lighter fancies of valentine
season, the days make up in variety
what they lack in number in COM
parison with the other months.
In reference to Lincoln, l quote
the following from the American
Missionary for February %. 1t re-
fers to the statute of Lincoln by Mr..
French, which has a place in wash
ington, ID. e.
Seated in the beautiful columned
shrine erected to his memory, Lincoln
looks out upon the distant capitol, the
central symbol of greatness and unity
for the nation he loved so well. EN-
blazoned upon the buildings interior
walls, at his right hand and his left,
are the Gettysburg address and the
famous passage from the second in
augural AS one gazes upon 1t, he
feels that the sculptor has attempted,
and not without success, to show in
that pictured face, the very spirit that
uttered itself in those memorable
words"
Much has been written in various
papers and magazines about work
which women can do at home, where
by they can earn some money. The
Modern Priscilla for February has an
article which shows how the problem
was solved in one rural community,
and what made it especially inter-
esting to me, friend of mine tells
me, she has met the lady who began
the work and has seen the house she
occupies. Her name is Helen G.
Mowat, and her home is on the shore
of the Bay of Fundy. She started
out to become an artist in great
city, but was obliged to renounce her
career and return to her home be-
cause her duty lay there and she
was needed. For three years she had
studied art in New York
Looking around, she saw how
greatly farm women were handl-
capped. She saw that the greatest
asset of the Charlotte county women
was the beautiful scenery amid which
they lived. Her work was begun
seven years ago with the scant cap
ital of ten dollars. She went among
the women, and they began making
rugs, bags, pictures of scenery
worked on linen or silk in natural
colors, and last year the crafts
women earned $4,000, while $4,000
we're paid for materials and running
expenses.
A spacious old Loyalist mansion in
St. Andrews-by-the-S built almost
century and half ago, is now the
distributing center and Community
house of the Charlotte County Cot
tage Craft. The illustrations in the
Priscilla are most interesting, and in
clude a picture of Miss Mowat
We are glad to hear that Esther's
John is able to get around again
after his severe injuries caused by
being knocked down and trampled on
by a horse in the stall.
--O----------
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-16

ls 5.
skych obcanh Cs. republiky
jsou jejich poslarlci a senatofi!
Americti Slovaci nemaji pfici-
ny, ami prava zasahovat do
vnitfnich zalezitosti Cs. repu-
bliky..
"Propagandy robene v Ame-
rike zas slovenskd autonomiu
sd skodlive, ale skodhve sd via
cej americkej Slovace nez. Ce-
skoslovenskej republike. Ame-
rika vie, ze SINE PROFESSIONAL
pod, mad'arskym rezimem, te-
raz prptestuje sa oproti tomlu|
rezimu, ktory utvoreny bol dla
'nasej vole a zagktory SINE pra-
.covali. Ci v budlcnosti m6ze
mas niekto vazne brat? CT ne
.povedia nam, ze nevieme sami,
co vlastne chce1ne?"
"Venkov', %. prosince.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-16

Nevite-li, jak pou4fvati Bor-
denis Eagle mleka, vystfihn9te
kupon v pffsti oznamce ma
seho casopisu a poslete no m
Borden Company a my vam po
Sleyne zt1Arma instrukce We va
81 reci, jak krmiti vase dfte a
jne ddlezite tiskopisy, podava-
jfcf plnou informaci, jak peco
vati o dfte afsanna o sebe.
Pre6txte u tyto 6l&nky po-
zorns kaxdy t5den q podrzte
pro dal;i pouxjti.
Baby Welfare Department }
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-16

Sc mimo Mad'arsko, zylastni
memorandum v nen1z zadajl
Svaz narodl ia pomoc a yochra
m. Slov&ci vtMad'arsku "a
kladaji 81 take hospodarske a
kulturni organisace. Mnohe
rodiny z Mich, ba cele osady,
chteji Sc vystehovat We SVEN
zcufalstvi do nasi republiky.