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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

This community lost one of it's old
nd. esteemed residents in the death
on February 20, of Uncle John"
Gordon. Born here seventy-five years
ago, he had spent his entire life in
the community. esteemed and be-
loved by all. Handicapped since ear
ly manhood by being crippled, yet he
ran life's race we'll, cheerful and
kindly hearted. He was a devoted
member of the Baptist church. and a
regular attendant until i'll health pre-
vented during the past few years.
He leaves one sister, Mrs. Clara S.
Wallace of this place, and many
nephews and nieces. The funeral
was held at the home, Rev, Mr.. Will
bur of Waltham officiating.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

An actress who had retired from the
stage and bought little house in the
country. decided TO stare n chicken
farm.
Accordingly, acting on rhe principle
that MI big businesses have small be
ginningS, she bought hen and II set-
ting of thirteen eggs,
As she had no knowledge Of psul-
try AT all she wrote 10 IA poultry Jour
nal asking how long the eggs woud
take to hatch out The paper replied ;
Three weeks for chickens and four
weeks for ducks"
Some weeks later she again wrote
to the paper:
MANY thanks for your advice. How.
ever al the end of three weeks there
were no chickens hatched out, and,
as | did not want any ducks, | took the
hen off !"-Poultry Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

Mlssourian Equips Building for
Poor Children.
"John n. Boutwell, School" Will Be
for Years to Come Monument to
His Interest in His Neighbors.

| Six miles north Of Sedala Is one of
| Missouri. 1t is in district No. 100,
| situated in rather poor community,
| but fortunately having resident who
is interested in giving the country
| boys and girls an opportunity for a
common school education. Credit for
building and maintaining this school
has been given largely to John H.
Boutwell, of Sedalia, who has a cOun-
try home in the vicinity.
Mr. Boutwell, became interested in
the rural schools of his neighborhood
about seven years ago Although
without children who might obtain an
advantage from better school facili-
ties, the Sedalia lawyer and capitalist
undertook to provide the country chill
dren near his home with better edu-
cational opportunities
In that neighborhood were four dis
trict schools several miles apart.
Through the mud and snow he saw
the small children of neighb0ring
farmers going to school. Small chill
dren were forced to cross creeks, often
almost impossible, and to travel long
distances through the rain and the
snow.
SO Mr. Boutwell, started a movement
to organize a new school district
district No. 105-to be cut from the
four adjacent districts After the new
district was organized, he asked the
people to raise $500 for a new school
house.
You do that, and I'll furnish the
rest" he said
The $500 was collected. Mr.. Both
well subscribed about $1,000 A new
schoolhouse was built; also a resi-
dence was built for the teacher. Both
were furnished. The buildings were
eGIP4ed VITA Ua.yr and electric
light A furnace was installed in the
school building.
SO today more than 30 children in
the neighborhood have the advantages
of model one-room school, due to the
interest of man who had no chill
dren of his own Since the cree
ton Of the school buildings Mr.. Both
well has never lost interest. The
John H. Boutwell, school," in district
No. 105 Of pettis county. and the
three-acre tract on which it stands,
viii be for years to come monument
to Mr.. Bothwell's interest in the vel
fare of his neighbors' children. Kan
Sas City Star.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

In the little island of Tasmania
trapping is a very profitable business.
The trappers supply a market that
used to look to America and Siberia
with skins of the humble rabbit. the
wallaby. the kangaroo and the opos'
sum inexperienced trappers earn Sl25
a week, and the old hands earn as
much as $500.
One of the leading fur exporters of
Hobart states that this sum is Il fair
average with many of his customers,
The trappers are sought after. Cara
vans go out into the bush for weeks
buying up skins. Before the advent
of this industry landowners were glad
to have trappers to keep down the
game that devastated their runs, but
skins have now become so valuable
that they lease the trapping rights for
big sums, and there are many appli-
cants, The state government has fol
lowed their lead in respect to crown
lands. options are now held for two
seasons ahead over the best trapping
country.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
Eilsworth's Election.

Ellsworth democrats can boast y
- su,aan in the municipal cleo
rhav ora instly en-
''0 ,., oan DOT
titled 20 an '"e '0' 49, aoo,,s
OUT Oh ~ Se'' 81 go
a surprising lack OIL oi9s o''''e' u
downcast republicans. This may De
significant. and the democrats should
,,a,so hafaro naintine in too brilliant
- -, 80. .,,,o. sorooas+
No'0' . w . 80
lor next i''i 40 '''7 -
spring weather IN ELLSWORTH ne
result too, lacked the element OF
sunrise The political weather wise
, ,,a ...,,. ,one. before tbe cleo
"
''o' -,
Many factors eoiie' ''''e' "
result me nIS' " '"e9e Voc -. ~
ularltF' plu9' - iio'''' 80 49,,
~ iooiheo la se 'S d '0'1 80 -,
ne eafIleu Tue e'''''0
with MN ne nay 90
ned al lhe result A"o'.l9'
was perfect u s''''1'''''',''
crats' Win d S'ioi7 In, 90 -.
10 running S'7''' VIZ" ~ ~.
ZaIloH "o' Nii'9 '''i',',' - '.t,..
repupi'c'iIS "eie "'''io''.
I'll almost 'He '''''9 M,
vi eou'Se' l'''"' 's''''
democratic votes. ny i"N' 49,,
pointed out the only oou' % - ~
the republicans O'''''
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

CBoston University News.)
"The lipstick and rouge jar are
enemies of beauty because they at
tempt to present something that is
not true" declared Dean Everett w.
Lord of c. b. A. in an address on
1.-The Duty of Being Beautiful az
the c. S. S. assembly
Beauty is a matter of letting the
truth shine out" he continued. Il
never saw a healthy woman who was
not beautiful. 1t may be possible
that some of the girls in the back OF
this room are not beautiful, for
admit | am near-sighted, but you all
look beautiful to me. This is not
fattery. Woman Is the source OF
beauty. She should have man,
beautiful pictures and works of art
in the home, for the average MAI
does not know enough to bothe'
about 1t.
Let me impress on you that yol
cannot be beautiful unless your minC
is beautiful. The art of being beauti
full is an important part of the dut,
of every woman"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
Get Into Politics.
North Penobscot, Mar. 3, 1872

North Penohscot, Mar. 3, 1924.
TO the Editor of The American:
1t is time for the people to take a
hand in the nomination or suggestion
of fit men or women for the various
county and State Offices. We need
the best for able, honest, public SER
vants-those who have succeeded in
their own business by honest deal
ings, have led exemplary lives in
their domestic, social relations
and have shown signs of interest in
public matters.
Suggest a man for sheriff in the
full vigor of life, of sound judgment,
aggressive, courageous, honest, eagle
eyed, ready to bring to justice vio-
lators of law at all times, of what
ever type or class or circumstances
regardless of mental, financial,
social or religious standing, profess
sional saint or fragrant sinner.
If anyone has in view that type OF
citizen, bring him forward.
If you know a man who does not
want to see the State robbed and
the people overwhelmed with taxes
and who has the mental and mora
equipment for State servitor, urge
him to enter the primaries and give
him public send-off.
1t is high time for those of the ris
| ing generation to get on their fee
and take as much interest in public
matters as they are taking in athletic
| games, or the near future will evolve
a mighty feeble citizenship The
game of politics is most interesting
and exciting one. Get in!
j. M. Hutchins.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
EMPLOYER SIZED UP HIS MAN
veaicd Character Of Prospective
Employee.

| A successful Maine business man
was sitting on his porch one day talk
| ing with visitor An automobile in
which party of young friends rode
| passed the house and then swung into
the side of the highway. The young
man who was driving got out and
| looked at the tire on the front wheel
1t was fiat. He walked to the rear of
The car, looked at the spare tire and
then said something to one of the
other young men who had gotten out.
The other made 81 reply and both got
INTO the car. 1t was turned around
and driven down the street The bust
ness man watched she operation but
said nothing
Half an hour later the party came
back along the road and proceeded out
Of sight
81 suppose you noticed that?' said
the business man to his guest
81 don't know as | Understand" re-
piled the other.
THAT car which Just passed had a
fat tire the first time they came by
here. They turned around and wenf
back and now they have passed again. :"
Il remember that car now, but dir
not notice that 1t was the same" was
The reply
1T was" said the business man. ~
bad Il particular reason for noticing
it, as the young man driving it has
been seeking a place with me. had
about made up my mind to give him,
the chance. bur | wouldn't take, him
on after watching This incident"
His friend expressed surprise and
the business man went on to explain.
He called attention to the type of
car the party was using and said tltat
the work of changing the tire woutd
not have required more than twenty
minutes while il ought TO be done int
considerably less time The car
should have all the necessary equip.
ment for making the change. If IT,
didn't, the young man showed care
leSSness in not having his tools in
place when he started on the trip. at
is true" said the business man. "that
he might have gotten bit of dirt on
his hands and trousers hat the one
could have been washed and the other
brushed. BY making the change him
self he would not have lost the time
necessary to go back to garage to
have ii done and would have saved
that expense, but he wouldn't take the
chance of the little dirt. It is I'M
fortunate for him that this took place
in front OF my house for it cost him
the place with our firm; don't want
that sort Of youngster working for
US"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

Miss Eleanor Ball spent the week
end in Sullivan.
Mrs, George Phillips of Bangor
was in town Saturday. making ar
rangements for extensive repairs on
her summer home.
Mrs. Julia Reed was called from
Northeast Harbor Tuesday by the
sudden illness of her mother, Mrs.
William Crabtree. At present, Mrs.
Crabtree is gaining slowly.
School began to-day; Mrs. Bishop
teacher.
w. H. Ball has installed a radio
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

Republicans may find consolation
in returns from other Maine cities
Bath split with Ellsworth, electing
republican administration after
several years of non-partisanship,
Rockland went republican for the
first time in ten years, and PASSPORT
and Saco also turned from demo-
cratic to republican ad-
ministration South Portland re-
turned a republican administrations
and the democrats retained their
hold in Lewiston and Waterville,
though by greatly reduced pluralities
in the latter city. Taken as whole,
therefore, the republicans had much
the better of it in this first batch
OF municipal elections.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

A number Of sportsmen were relat-
ing their most thrilling experiences.
1--WE just returned from hunting in
the Rockies said one. zone day |
struck the trail of bear and | fol-
lowed it for hours before giving it up"
"What made you quit" said one of
his audience, after putting in all that
amount of work."
well, to be frank" said the sports
man, at appeared to me that the trail
was getting altogether too fresh"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
Animals Thrive on Poison

There are many animals and birds
which are quite unframed by the
stingS of insects, or even the poison of
the most deadly snakes. Dues love
TO feed on bees. which they will sWal-
low in dozens without any Ill effects
The same immunity Is shared by an
other hird-the bee-eater. and up6ar-
emily by the death's-head moth The
South American ant-eater makes tasty
meals off ants of the most poisonous
kind He goes to hill and proceeds
to scratch a hole in 1t with his power
full foreclaws; then, lying down, he
pushes his long tongue into the breach.
The ants swarm on the waiting
tongue, and as soon as it is nicely Gov
cred its owner draws it in. The
badgers thick fur seems to protect
him completely against the attacks OF
wasps. His fondnpss for honey often
induces him to dig up a wasp's nest.
Most curious Of all are certain birds
which delight in eating deadly snakes,
The stork lunches contentedly off an
adder, or two, though he has swallowed
poison enough to kill a man,-Sports-
mans Digest.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
TOILET.

HOUSE. NINE ROOMS, WATER
street. Apply to NJ Povich. Ellsworth.
FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED
rooms. Mrs. Mae Moore Avery, 81 Dean
St, Ellsworth.
BUNGALOW At TUNK POND, BY
day or week; all furnished; suitable
for two or four people. Address Big
Chief Camps Tunk Pond, Me. Tel.
800-6 Sullivan.
ANY PERSON DESIRING TO START
in p0altry business and would like an
ideal place on shares, rent or would
sell, or wishing to rent summer
home. address, II, S, this office.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
At This Distance.

woOlly aphis off Of grapevines alter
nately scratching chiggers from black
berryng.
And, we reflected. how foolish, at
this season to worry about sprinkling
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
Quite WILLING.

ITS shame" cried the young wife;
mot thing in the house fit to eat.
I'm going straight home to mamma"
"If you don't mind, dear" said the
husband, reaching for his hat, "I'll 60
with you."-Pathfinder.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
insects as inventors.

thousands of years ago the spider
Nsed diving bell made Of silk. Spi-
der hairs are long, with hook at the
end. The insect is able to surround
itself with cushion of an 1t dives
into the water and enters Bhe BELL re-
leasing the air
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
Political Notes,

William B. Blaisdell of North Sui
livan has announced that he will be
a candidate for the republican nom
nation for county attorney in the
June primaries.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
"COLD IN THE HEAD"

Is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to freo"Ant "colds" are
generally in a run down" condition.
fIAr.T'4 CATARRH MEDICINE is a
Treatment consisting of an Ointment to
be used locally, ara = ionic. which acts
, Quic0ty rhrorHh tho Blood on the Mu-
cove @urtn cs ,i l'~r - the SYSTEM.
and ma|5us yUn r.ss liable 10 colds"
Sold w '''.' sta f'f NV-r 10 Years.
F. ] CT iEty & Go. ioiedo, ..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

A Sunday school training confer
ence will be held at the Congrega-
tional church in Ellsworth tomorrow.
The morning session will open at
1880 and the afternoon session at
, o'clock. Lunch will be served at
noon. This conference is under the
auspices of the Hancock County Sun
day School association, and al oth-
GERS are urged to be present, General
Secretary Edward II. Brewster and
Miss Ruth Carter, young people
WORKER will be present. An effort
is being made through these train
ing conferences to raise the standard
of religious instruction, as in the
secular schools.
Sunday, March 9, will be Sunday
school day in Maine, On this day
all the Sunday schools in the State
are asked to take thought of all
other schools and especially to re-
member in prayer and gift the work
of the State Sunday School associa-
| ton
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
CENT-A-WORD COLUMN

Advertisements classified ugsdcr thix
heading, one cent word per week.
Minimum prsce ~ cents. Coin or
stamps.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
CITY ELECTION.
Democrats Make IA Clean Sweep in
Municipal Campaign.

1
If tte people of Ellsworth, tired of
the monotony of uncontested non
partisan elections, wanted the taste
Of old-time excitement of a political
contest in municipal affairs, they got
it Monday, with all the accompani-
ments. even to the bonfire in post
| office square in the evening. Though
| TO the political wise there has never
| been any doubt of the result there
| was no relaxation of effort on either
side during the day, and the result
was the largest vote ever cast in a
city election, nearly 400 ballots be-
ing thrown This was due largely,
Of course, to the addition of the
women's vote.
The democrats made a clean sweep
Of the city, electing mayor street
commissioner and five aldermen, as
we'll as all of the minor ward officers,
The returns indicate the strong
trend to DR.. Hodgkins, who led his
ticket in the vote in every ward ex-
cept ward 2 where Mr. Higgins led
the doctor by nine votes. Mr.. New
man the republican candidate, ran
ahead of his ticket in every ward ex-
cept ward 5, his opponents home
ward, but the handicap was too
great to overcome
The official tabulation of the vote
for mayor, street commissioner and
is as follows:
FOR MAYOR
Wards ? 3 5 TOT
McGown, + 1GS 1871 ~ 50 104 52S
Hodgkius, d 255 227 % IS 175 S27
Mason, / /
Hodgkins' majority, 299.
FOR STREET COMMISSIONER.
Newman. = 1870 175 50 - ~ 563
harrington, d 229 207 &c n 176 765
Harrington's majority, 202,
FOR ALDERMEN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
u. -. Branch
of the
ATLAS ASSURANCE co. LTD
of London, England.

ASSETS DEC. 81, 1923.
Mortgage loans, 100000
Stocks and bonds, 4,40&S9917
Cash in office and baak, 3S0,7298 81
Agents balances, 1,09r,736.5 4
Interest and rents, 1884 80
All other assets, 346321S
Gross assets, $5,9s6S4253
Deduct items not admitted, 247,610.99
Admitted. 5.739,231.54
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1923
Net unpaid losses, 1851, 436.14
Unearned premiums, S,845, STA. SO
All other liabilities, 124,842.29
Surplus over all liabilities, f,417,07S.42|
Total liabilities and sur
plus, $5,739,231.5 50
MRS. BELLE S. KNOWLES, Agent.
Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05
FOUND.

BENCH OFF HEAVY PADDOCK KEYS
Loser may obtain. same at American
G fl ne.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-08-02
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
WESTERN

Despite the fact that gold placers in
California have produced more than
81 100000 since their discovery in
1s4S, they are not exhausted according
to a statement issued by the state min
ing bureau at Sacramento.
Grain prices have only started to
climb, in the opinion of James A. Pat
ton, noted millionaire Board of Trade
expert. Patton declared that he be-
heves wheat will go to 81, corn to
$l.25 or S1.5o, and oats to at least 60
or 65 cents.
Fire that swept out solid block at
Yakima, Wash, with the exception of
one building, was finally put under
control. The damage is estimated at
S350,000 to buildings and supplies, in
. Guiding a great amount of box shocks
and paper assembled in anticipation of
the near beginning of the fruit rush.
"Give me a speedy trial and shoot
me or hang mel want to join by
baby in happier land than this" Mrs.
George White, 30 years old, pleaded
with Boise, Idaho, officers after she
had emptied four chambers of a 80
caliber revolver into the head of her
Is months old daughter at their ranch
home three miles southeast of Boise.
The body of Miss Katherine Good of
Point Iona, Calf, was found beside
the Union Pacific tracks near Leroy,
Wyo., after the young woman had been
missed from her berth and a search in
stituted The body, when found, was
fully clothed except for one shoe and
stocking. Railroad officials are una
bie to explain how the woman fell from
the train and are cooperating with
Wyoming officials in an investigation.
The air mail proved its value for the
first time in fire fighting emergency.
Asbestos suits, for the protection of
workmen arranging to extinguish the
burning gas well of the Union Oil
Company near Wellington, Colo, thirty
miles south of Cheyenne were rushed
from Chicago to Cheyenne by air mail
and from Cheyenne to the well by
automobile. Postage on the packages
ranged from S9S for the lightest to $4s
for the heaviest.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-08-02
WASHINGTON

The new progressive party does NOT
regard prohibition an issue in this
years presidential campaign, 1t was
announced at the home of Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette. The statement
wes made on behalf of the Progressive
candidate, in reply to the charge of the
Anti Saloon league that LaFollette is
the "only wet" in the race for the
White House. The issues are "all eco
nomic," LaFollette's managers eX-
planned.
Apportionment of 100000 appro-
priated by Congress for the survey and
resurvey of public lands belonging to
the government during the fiscal year
of 1925 was made public by the Inter
Tor Department a few days ago
through the general land office. Colo
RADIO is among three states receiving
the largest apportionments, deducting
$12200 necessary to cover the eX-
penses of the supervisors office
equipment, freight and express, and
other administrative costs.
Forty-five children were made home
less when fire swept through the Bru-
en- Home for Children, a private institu-
tition. Fireman arrived Just in time to
rescue Mrs. E. X Fleck, matron of the
home an invalid. She was carried to
safety from the second floor in her
wheel chair. Many children were also
carried from the blazing building.
President Coolidge turned the first
three spades of earth for the Hamline
Methodist Episcopal church in Wash
in&ton. Only the first spadeiul was
on the presidents program, but he did
his work so well that he was prevailed
upon to turn two more before sur
rendering the spade to the church of
flcials. The women of the church gave
the president large bouquet of roses
for himself and Mrs. Coolidge
with a view to aiding the ZIP for
msr service men who will complete
their vocational training this month,
and the 15.SS2 additional to be rehab-
ilitated from now until the first of the
new year, Frank Il. Hines, director of
the Veterans Bureau appealed to EN-
ployers throughout the country to give
the veterans an opportunity to start
life anew by providing them with posi-
tions for which they have been trained.
AS the result of the murder of Maj.
Robert Imbrie, the American vice con-
sui at Teheran, the United States gov
ernment has served vigorous demand
upon Persia for the protection of
american lives and interests IN that
country it was announced officially at
the State Department. The American
hote was lengthy, but blunt. No words
we're minced in making.it plain to Per
sian authorities that the United States
regards the killing Of Imbrie as serious
and that adequate reparations will be
0pected