Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-29
FOR THE NEW YEAR.

| Good cheer to help me bear the trav-
| eler's load;
| And for the hours of rest that come
| between,
An inward joy in all things heard
and seem
| These are the sins l fam
| Would have thee take away:
Malice and cold disdain,
| Hot anger, sullen hate,
Scorn of the lowly, envy of the great,
And discomfort that casts shadow
| gray
On all the brightness of the common
| day.
| Henry van Dyke.
| Selected by Aunt Susan by he-Sea.
Dear Aunt Anne and all the M. BIS:
| Greetings! We call Happy New
Year." Because we hope so. and it is
| a well wishing greeting with which
to encourage a friendly world. we
| want the new year to take US by the
| hand and lead us into pleasant places.
| To the few people who do not seem
| to appreciate the greatness OF the
present time but who dwell upon the
greatness of the past, will quote
! from Bobby Burns
| ooh wad some power the giftie gle US,
To see oursels as ithers see us!
1t wad frae mony blunder free us,
And foolish notion"
So sang the poet many years ago,
never dreaming that marvellous in
vention would some day crafty the
desire that he expressed in verse
the motion picture camera is the
power that has enabled human beings,
particularly actors, to see themselves
as others have seen them.
1t took Columbus two months and
half to cross the Atlantic on his first
voyage of discovery. One can cross
it now in less than a week. Only
few generations ago, news of impor-
tant happenings moved slugg1shly
from community to community. NOW
we hear all the important news or the
world by radio at least twice DAY.
What a wonderful thing, the radio!
almost uncanny.
When we think of the wonderful
inventions in our own lifetime, even'
and recall that doggerel verse OIL
Mother Symptoms" the most OF
which have come to pass, as follows:
| Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe;
Around the world thoughts SHdiA ny
In the tWinkling of an eye.
Water shall yet more wonders 90.
Now, stranger, yet shall be true;
| The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at root OF tree.
Through hills man shall ride
And no horse nor ass be at his side;
Under water man shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep. shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In white in black, in green;
Iron in the water snail nOaI
AS easily as wooden boat.
Gold shall be found mid stone
In a land that's now unknown;
Fire and water shall wonders DO,
England shall at last admit Jew"
1t was Charles Lamb, 1 believe, who
said New Years day was THE
| swinging doorway to new and Won
derful country"
The old year is nearing its close
and the new approaches-an alluring
path that has never been explored
and it stimulates hope.
Some of us may serve tea to after
noon callers. Cinnamon toast is a
| tasty thing to go with it.
| May the New Year be filled with
| the things you most desire
Cordially yours,
| Aunt Susan-by-the-Sea.
Cinnamon Toast-Cut the bread
into slices about one-half inch
thick and toast golden brown.
Butter it well while hot, and mix
one teaspoonful cinnamon with
three teaspoonfuls sugar together,
| and spread over toast. Slices may
be cut diagonally to make them look
more attractive. Serve very hot
Sent by Aunt Susan-bythe-Sea.
| We like your New Years message
as we'll as your Christmas one, Aunt
| Susan-by-the-Sea. 1t would be
beautiful thing if we might keep
in mind that every dawning day
may be "a swinging doorway to
new and wonderful country" l
love doors and doorways, and thank
you for that quotation especially.
| | just hope Mother Shipton's'
spirit has had a chance to stalk the
earth and see all the things she
prophesied come true. 1t would sur
prise her, wouldn't it?
| Dear NJ. BIS:
| | hope / am not too late with my
Christmas greetings to you all, sisters
| of the Mutual Benefit column. The
| years roll around so swiftly, with
their joys and sorrows-more SORROWS
| then joys we sometimes feel-that
| the holidays come almost unawares
MY wish for all is the blessing Of
health and that "in the glow of your
own hearth fires, within the circle of
| your families and friends, may each
find all the joys Of the season and
"as the New Years gate swings open,
| may it be admitting you to good
| year, glad year. and year when
| dreams come true"
| When visiting Esther quite late
| Nv. l promised her a recipe for Swiss
| steak, a dish 1 ate first at Y w. c.
A. cafeteria in the state of Indiana
| 1t tasted so good, after a long auto
| ride, / was glad to get the directions
for it, and have made 1t at home
| since. One of the cheaper cuts OF
|