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Treat Colds Externally
Franklin.


There was a meeting Of the
Cemetery association at the town
hall Saturday afternoon. 1t was to
purchase land for enlarging the
cemetery. Other important busi-
ness was transacted
Fred Doyle of Stamford, Conn,
is at his old home here.
Thanksgiving was we'll observed
here by a large number of family
and friendly dinner parties at vari-
Gus homes.
Mrs Welch and daughters, who
are spending the winter in the
West house, spent the holiday re-
cess at their home at Sorrento.
Miss Audrey McGown, teacher at
Sullivan, is spending her vacation at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dyer and
daughter, Miriam, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Bunker, of Brewer, were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Bunker
Reginald Woodwork of Bangor
spent Thanksgiving day at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Mary WOOD
worth.
Elwyn Wilbur and family spent
the Thanksgiving recess at their
home in Eastbrook.
Schools closed Wednesday night
for the Thanksgiving recess. Prin-
cipal Arthur W. Stetson and famlly
and Mrs. Grhce Grant spent the
recess at Waterville, Mrs. Dyer at
Jonesboro, and the Misses Ellzabetn
and Julia White and Mrs. Ryan at
Bangor
Mrs. Burke of Cherryfeld is
snending a few weeks at the nome
her daughter, Mrs. e. f. Gar
bett. IT,,
Miss Anna Goodwin of Bar Har-
bor spent the weekend at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Harry Gray
Mrs Sarah Bunker has gone 10
Greenfield, Mass, to spend the WIN
for with her granddaughters, MISS
Margaret Fraser and Mrs. Henry
Mrs Theodore Cameron and chill
dren. of Trenton, are visiting Mrs.
Cameron's parents, Mr.. and MIS-
Walter Bunker. ., oe
James Bunker and family. OF
Harrington, spent 1hahA's i'iAe
with relatives here.
DR.. and Mrs. DeBeck entertained
at Thanksgiving, their son anu
daughter, Sumner and Phyllis, OF
the IJ. of NJ, Miss June Butler or
,Pawtucket. R. l., Miss Wood OF the
N of NJ. and Miss Adah Savage
who is teaching at Guilford.
Miss Edith Murch was home from
Machias normal school over the
holiday. ,,.;, of
Ellsworth spent THANKSGIVING uaS
at the home of Mr.. ana MIS- ho'ooo
Gay. an+
Patricia Gordon OF sullivan spen'
the weekend with her sister, WI D.
a1 90 Echo"
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01

very important ones-"Mother, have
l got wish-bone in me? Where is
my gizzard?"
I copied this paragraph from a
book I re-read lately, and I am go
ing to let the M. BIS guess what
book it was-a book about children,
but for grown-ups as we'll, and about
eighteen years ago first published:
"One of the strange things about
living in the world is that it is only
now and then one is quite sure one is
going to live forever and ever and
ever. One knows it sometimes, when
one gets up at the tender solemn
dawn-time and watches the pale sky
slowly changing and flushing, and
marvellous unknown things happen
ing, and ones heart stands still at
the strange unchanging majesty of
the rising of the sun-which has been
happening every morning for thou
sands and thousands and thousands
of years. One knows it then for a
moment or so.
"And one knows it sometimes when
one stands by oneself in a wood at
sunset, and the mysterious deep, gold
stiffness slanting through and under
the branches seems to be saying slow
ly, again and again, something one
cannot quite hear however much one
tries.
"Then sometimes the immense quiet
of the dark blue sky at night, with
millions of stars waiting and watch
ing, makes one sure, and sometimes a
sound of far-off music makes it true,
and sometimes a look in someone's
eyes"
A delightful Christmas gift in the
book line for little girl is the
MARY Frances Cookbook" 1t is
an easy road to cooking in attractive
story form, with illustrations that
are unique and original. The dishes,
spoons and pans all have such jolly
faces, and help the little girl in her
work. Saucepan is very saucy,
tea-kettle spouts forth all kinds of
sense and nonsence, the pot calls
the kettle black, and many interest
ing things happen.
1 selected some good things for
myself out of it. The quick boiled
salad dressing was almost as good
as "Bird's," but l think "Bird" has
does not tell us.
Then, another new idea to me
was to peel a strip around each
potato for boiling in their jackets.
Such a book is at once interesting
and practical!
AUNT ANNE.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Waltham.
BASKETBALL.

The Waltham A. A. basketball
team added two victories last week,
when they defeated the Ellsworth
Junior A. A., Wednesday evening,
on the home floor, by the score OF
32-4. The Waltham team played
good basketball and the opponents
did not lose their guards many times
to cage baskets. The high scorers
on the home team were Capt.
"Rutsy" Jordan, who was taken out
for injury in the third period, with
seven baskets and one foul. "Jef
Cousins had six baskets and foul.
Much improvement was shown over
nrevious games. The summary:
w. A. A. 80 E. IA. A
Elliott Jordan, If, If, Conary,
LLOYD Jordan, rf, % ri, Eaton
Merle Cousins, c, 6 Cd c, V Tracy
Lester Jordan, re, rg, S. Tracy -
Harold Braley, lg lg, Thorsen, %
Time, four 1O-minute periods;
scorer. DeMeyer. Timer, Haslam.
Referee, French.
Saturday night the team jour-
neyed to Franklin to compete with
that team, but upon arrival, learned
to their disgust, that the Franklin
team, owing to unknown reasons,
would not play. The game was for
feited ito Waltham, score 20. Fri
day evening, Dec. 3, the home team
will play Town Hill at Waltham, and
good game is guaranteed.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
East Orland.

Mrs. Maurice Carroll and child,
of Thomaston, spent Friday with her
grandmother, Mrs. Charles Gibbs.
" Miss Eleanor Hadlock of South
west Harbor spent Thanksgiving
day with Miss Marion Dunbar.
They returned in the evening to
Castine, where they are students at
the normal school.
Mrs. Dora ingalls,, who teaches
in Clifton, is enjoying two weeks
vacation here with her little daugh-
ter. Beverly, and her parents.
Mrs. Raymond Grindle of Orono
recently visited her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Robertson.
Mrs. George White, who teaches
Harding school, resumed her duties
Tuesday morning, after a weeks va
cation.
Mrs. Harold Coombs and daughter
Sylvia, of Bangor, were weekend
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Dunbar. Their many friends are
glad to notice a marked improve
ment in Sylvia's health.
Mrs. Evelyn Webb and son
Horace, of Portland, were at
."Trelawney," their summer home''
Saturday. They motored here.
Will Wentworth has sold his up
per camp to Will Phillips of Ban
gor.
Robert Blair, who has been at his
camn on Patten Pond, left recently
for New London, Conn, to visit his
daughter.
Nov. 20. M.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Chinese Still Retain
Reverence for Dragon


The great dragon lanterns of China
are still in evidence at all public festi-
walls, but since the introduction OF
Christianity they have lost much OF
their old-time significance and super
stition.
The dragon lantern is an immense
construction Of silk on q bamboo
frame made to resemble giant dra-
gon, often 100 feet long, and carried
through the streets on poles by score
of carriers. The men wave their part
of the dragon back and forth, which
gives 1t an exceedingly lifelike ap-
pearance.
The silk covering Is grotesQuely
painted, and in each section of the
body there is lighted candle. In
the cities the dragon is considered
joke, but in the country districts it Is
still held in religious reverence.
A dragon passing the house of
prosperous farmer, 1t Is invited in, and
crossing the threshold 1t brings good
luck to the proprietor OF the place.
His crops will be good and his cattle
will flourish. The daughter will make
a happy marriage. In return for the
visit he must entertain the carriers
and then make them present OF a
sum of money, and piece of red
cloth to pin upon the dragons body
Chicago Journal.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Village Tronsported

Dwellers on the eastern shores OF
the Caspian sea known as the Tur-
comans are famous for the custom at
carrying their villages with them
wherever they 90. Their settlements
are not merely camps, but real vii
lagos, the units composing them being
portable houses and not tents. These
remarkable skill and ingenuity and
are SO light and compact when packed
for journey that they are easily car
rfed by a camel. The Indians OF
North America are known to have car
ried their villages also, but these were
not as elaborate as the towns OF the
TurcOmans.-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Winter HarbOr.

The Winter Harbor high school
basketball team defeated Brooklin
Friday evening, Nov. 10. The score
was 1920 in the boys game, and
63-13 in the girls game.
Mrs. George Hamilton recently
visited her sister, Mrs. A. e. Small,
in Bangor. On her return she was
accompanied by Mrs. Small and her
nephew, Gleason Rand, who were
overnight guests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rand of Ban-
gor spent last weekend at their
home here.
James Crane of Connecticut re-
Gently visited his mother, Mrs.
Rhoda Smith.
The Winter Harbor improvement
Co. is making extensive repairs on
Grindstone Inn.
Friends of Ralph Newman, who
has been quite i'll for some weeks,
are pleased to learn of his improve
ment.
Can't. D. r. Hammond has arrived
home from New York for the WIN
ter
Adelbert Leighton and Mrs. Mary
Temple, both of this place were mar
rleQ at tine BdpIlSI pdi ooA"6O ~ S
Rev. Arthur Wallace, on Novem-
ber 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Smallidge
have returned from Boston, where
they have lived for time.
Mrs. F. F. Tracy is visiting nef
daughter, Mrs. Donald Wescott, in
Bristol, Conn.
Miss Alice Leighton spent last
weekend at Prospect Harbor, the
guest of Miss Doris Newman.
Adelbert Leighton has purchased
the William Rand house.
Mrs. Jennie Anthony and son
Leonard were business visitors IN
Bangor last week.
Mrs. Harvey Myrick has returned
from the Hurley hospital, ELLSWORTH
where she underwent an operation,
Mrs. v. F. Rand has returned
from a visit in Bangor.
The Castine high school girls anu
bovs played the local teams mere on
Friday evening, Nov. 26. The nome
teams won both games, the boys Dy
the score of 35 to 10, and the girls'
So to IL.
Nov. 27. D.
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North Franklin.

Mrs. Ethel Swan spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Susie
Giles. ,r.,,.
Mrs. Lena Collar went to Hulls
Cove Thursday, to spend the day
with her daughter, Mrs. Evelyn
Mahar. ,., vic,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Giles VS.
tied relatives in Carmel over the
weekend. aod +o
Congratulations are extended 70
Erwin and Nellie Jellison Stover ot
Seal Harbor, on the birth OF
daughter, on Monday, Nov. ~.
MAYNARD Jellison was among ene
lucky hunters last week, securins
50-pound, buck in less tnan '~o
% Miss Laura Williams was
rhanksgiving guest of Mr.. and MIS-
Miss Mertie Wilbur of Waltham
"a with Mrs. Stella Butler.
NM. and Mrs. Whlmont ROBERT
son of Seal Harbor visited their pa
rents here recently. -
FRANKLIN is among the towns 49,
he visited by snowy owl. EveIe.
Tracey shot one recently tns'
measured five feet from tip 70 ''p'
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Selsniun, in Small Demand

Selenium is an element and not
found native in visible quantity. 1t
is obtained as a by-product in the
electrolytic refining Of copper. 1t Is
used In making red glass, electric re-
sistances and cells for measuring
light. These cells are particularly
sensitive to light and many OF them
come under Swedish patents. The
present supply of selenium Is greater
than the demand and it has no great
commercial value.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
MUTUAL BENEFIT COLUMN.
Edited by "Aunt Anne"
Morro:-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. a medium
for the interchange of ideas. In this
capacity it solicits communications.
and it's success depends largely on the
support given it in this respect. Com
munications must be signed, but the
name of writer will not be printed ex-
cent bv permission. Communications
will be subject to approval or re1ection
by the editor Of the column, but none
will be rejected without good reason.
Address communications to MRS
Harry M, Woods, r. F. D. Q, Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Inspiration for Hymns

Quite a number Of holiday haunts
In England are associated with hymns
For instance, 1t is said that the view
of the coast of England as seen across
the Solent by char-a-bancs riders on
their way round the Isle Of Wight
suggested to Doctor Watts his hymn,
There is land Of pure delight" The
well-known lines: Sweet fields be-
yond the swelling food stand dressed
In living green" present perfect pic
ture Of the scene on a bright summer
day, and the image Of death, like
nsrrow sea-" dividing this world from
the next seems to point the same
way.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Rich English Coal Field

The mined coal fields of England
are being depleted, but recently one
of the richest fields in the world was
discovered near Hull. 1t is a contin-
uation Of an exhausted vein, from
which 1t was separated by an eight
mile gap, and Is estimated to contain
23,OOO,OOO,OOO tons of coal, sufficient
to provide Great Britain's needs at
the present rate of consumption for
400 years.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
The Tots

Betty had been invited to her little
friend Margaret's birthday party.
When 1t was over, Betty said as she
was leaving for home, mother said
I had lovely time"
Daddy" said the motorists little
boy, when bees hum have they
touched little lever In their bodies
and gone on low gear7"
Small Jackie, on the verge Of three
surprised his mother one evening re.
Gently by adding to his evening pray.
er. please God, send August little
sooner this year, cause Use tired Of
waitin' for my birfday."-Boston
Transcript
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Telescopic Powev

To determine the power Of tele-
scope, focus 1t on a brick wall. With
Z little practice one can keep both
eyes open, In which case one sees
the wall directly with one eye, and
sees the wall through the instrument
with the other. If the magnifled brick
70 as large as ten unmagnified, the
power Of the telescope Is ten. The
telescope should be at least 100 feet
from the wall.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Not Guilty

At parade of a company Of newly
called men, the drill Instructors face
turned scarlet with rage as he slated
a new recruit for his awkwardness.
"Now, Rafferty," he roared. you'll
spoil the line with those feet. Draw
In line"
Rafferty's dignity was hurt.
"Plaize, Sargint," he said, they're
not mine; they're Mickey Doolan's in
the rear rank."-Western Machinery
World.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Love Can Be Cruel

AS race becomes more practical
with age, the credits and debts Of love
are gone over with more candor and
wisdom. Some of the debts are very
hard on both sides; some say worse
with women than with men. Still,
love sometimes slaps a man pretty
hard. too.-E. w. Howe's Monthly.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Facts Most Important

Much discussion is based wholly on
opinion, and argument soon becomes
talk. Unanswerable argument Is
backed up with facts, hence the nee
essity for facts. Today more than
ever before, cold facts are what think
ing people want.-Grit.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
African Golf

Rhodesian golfers are said frequent
ly to encounter lions, elephants or
stray rhinoceros on their courses. 1t
may be very irksome to go out after
brides and land nothing but a rh1-
noceros-Detroit News.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Small Railroad Cars

The smallest type Of railway car Is
probably the push car. 1t Is made
with two pairs of wheels and slight
deck, and Is used by track workers.
Next comes the hand car. 1t Is
worked with hand lever and can
be operated at almost train speed by
few men. An inspection car hav-
ing a gasoline engine for working the
lever is q new form Of hand car.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Encourdxin1

Herbert was connding his troubles
to q friend.
''Yes, she refused ma" he said,
with curious smile, but she did It
In a most encouraging way"
"How was that7" asked the friend
1T doesn't seem to worry you much. !"
"As went away she pointed to
my footprints on the linoleun In the
hall and said: Next time you come to
propose to me hope you'll remember
to wipe your shoes On the mat"
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Unpro/ftable Knowledge

How many things there are concern
ing which we might well deliberate
whether we had better know them.
Routine, conventionality, manners,
etc.-how insensibly an undue atten-
ton to these dissipates, and impover-
ishes the mind, robs 1t of Its sim
plicity and strength, emasculates It'll
Thoreau.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Mesa Once Inhabited

Katsimo, the celebrated mesa or
table rock in New Mexico, rising
about 43O feet above the basin of the
Acoma, was first scaled in 1897 and
traces Of a former occupation were
found on 1t.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Birds Boarding House

Bird boarding is a remunerative de-
partment of one New York pet shop
where as many as 100 birds are kept
during the summer season at a charge
Of 81 q week.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Siluer Guarantee

Sterling silver is silver of standard
fineness. The British government
legally fixed the fneness of its silver
coinage in the proportion Of 925 parts
Of silver to Is of copper. Such silver
Is known the world over as sterling
silver. A silver dollar contains 371.25
grains Of silver and 41.25 grains Of
alloy.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
No Credit There

After all Is said and done, virtue
with some people is just case Of get
ting sleepy along about nine o'clock
Dayton (Ohio) News
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Uncle Eben

Dem dat can't follow de straight
an narrow path in dis life," said Uncle
Eben, "is liable to find deirselfs classi-
fed as jay-walkers In de world to
come. Star.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Two Kinds Of Men

Some men put their souls into
everything they do; others merely put
their foot in.-Good Hardware
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Be Your O.un Samaritan

Don't fall from grace II you can
help it; but If you happen to tumble,
git up and git in hurry. 1t won't
do to wait for the good Samaritan
Atlanta Constitution.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Wouldn't Be So Much

After all 1t wouldn't be much OF q
heaven If people who don't agree with
you got therA-OmahA World -Harald
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Sufisfed

Piaistow Wife-I would rather have
my husband as he Is than as he would
be II he was not.-London Mail.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
PILLS

Regulate the Stomach, Liver and Bowels.
Make Pure Blood. For Constipation. Relieve
Gas, Indigestion. Biliousness. Sick Headache
Try them. loc. 25c At drussi:ts. Duane
Pharmacal Co., sole proprietor, P. o. Boz
1908, City Hall Station, New York. Sc
signature on each boz.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01
Temptotions Tell Tale

Find out what your temptations
are and you will find out largely what
you are yourself.-Henry Ward
Beecher.
Ellsworth American., 1926-12-01

Much Lumber in Sight
Upwards of 5000, 100000 feet Of
merchantable saw timber are con-
tanned in the national forests Of the
United States and Canada.
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With the
IAIibi Artists
A Cross Section of the
Daily Grind in Judge
McMahOn's Court
Read EN- and Weep /
b DONALD McDOUGAL
The Cost 81 Being ! Clown

lu9 N980 Oh DOAl& = NAOWA
81 was running east on r
street last Sunday morning, your
honor. and slowed down at Fifth
to zee what my chances we're Of
getting across there alive.
threw my brakes on and came 70
q stop about flush with the curb
line when ] saw the defendant n
8 Buick. 40 or SO feet to my
right and coming at q get-out-of-
my-way-or-get-smashed clip Of %
miles an hour and up.
An Oakland sedan con1inE TO-
ward me at rs or 20 miles an
hour on II Street was about
car length in the intersections
when the Buick was 20 feet or 30
shy Of the building line. The de-
fendant took no notice Of the
sedan except to give lazy honk
with his horn. and continued
without change of speed o. direc-
ton, until he was 5 or = yards
from the Oakland.
Then he made q sharp swerve
70 the left without signa1. and
pushed the sedan 80 feet sideways
to the north side OF r Street
where II tripped on the curb and
came down with q crash.
+ Jumped out when I heard
woman scream from inside the
wreck. ana ran across there about
two jumps behind q police officer
who had been standing on he
southwest corner.
The door of the sedan opened
and mans face, dripping with
blood, popped out like q JaclE.in.
the box and the officer called to
me watch that man III the
Buick and reached into the car
and pulled out blood-soaked
The defendant was Walking
nonchalantly toward Fifth Street
and walked along with him.
When he reached the corner he
gave 3 Jump like q kangaroo and
Z gave 8 Jump like another one
and kept him IN sight Tor eight
blocks. but every time ! got
whiting grabbing distance he
gave himself more 9aa and kept
his collar clean.
He dived into b house on 9
street between Third and Fourth
and there were five colored men
m the back yard. They were
starting out for q ball game, !
thfnk-two OF them had base
BAH bats. On the back porch. q.
man with y lather covered tace
looked up from the butcher.
knife razor ne Waa etropping,
and told me the defendant
wouldn't ba out for IN hour or
50. I went back 70 Fifth and y.
When / told the officer where
and why ia left the man, he
said sAII right. III 80 down
there and get him a. soon a.
/ finish my report. He took
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another officer along IN case the
crowd got rough.
Boob: II had stopped at
house on Fifth street about half
way between q and r, your
honor. A Buick can't pick up
to 80 miles an hour IN halI
block. I was just getting INTO
third speed when the Oakiand
ran ii front OF me. He was
going IS miles an hour. He
wasn't halfway across Fifth
street when reached the inter
section-we both reached the
intersection 1T the same time.
The court: "You say the Oak
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swerved To the left when he saw
collision was imminent. 4
looks ia na like 20 unavoidable
accident.
The court: ssIt locks to me like
in iffsolents clownish disregard
of the right OF way rule. You
can get by with such tactics Tor
lutte d while. perhaps. Hut
decent drivers are growing more
and more. disguised with such
lKn0ra1t law esness and are be-
coming less Willing tn surrender
their rights to the irresponsible
swaggerine rDwdles who are Inak
ing washing streets shame
ful as we'll as dangerous. One
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and &c EolnE Is cOuId you

land was going 2s-cOuid you
approximate your speed?''
4 could. yes sir. But thought
stood better chance BY
swerving To the left
How fast were yoil going?'.
Ten or twelve miles an hour.
If the sedan was going twenty
five miles an hour and you both
reached the intersection at the
same time, how could you col.
Tide with him when he was on
your right?
He just got IN my way.
Counsel: The defendant did
all he could to keep clear pf the
other car, your honor. He