The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-25

is easily solved by the coy and win
some maiden. But how to pay for it
is a poser to bluff old dad.
X X X
Crouching, shivering, freezing, dy-
ing in the trenches on Christmas day!
Fortunate is the land that has the
X X X
Anybody know of an effective
means of preparedness" against the
business end of a broom when welded
by an irate and muscular wife?
X X X
To the new Lady of the White
House: Our congratulations at this
Yuletide time, madam; may you live
long to grace this fair land of ours.
X X X
The celebration of Christmas day
dates from the third century, which is
a little too ancient for the personal
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An exchange wants to know if there
is such a thing as an eugenic baby
lobster. We pass it up, but we do
know of a bunch of Holsters who are
nGlJnec DdDleS nor ouRelllC5.
X X X
The celebration of Christmas is pre-
sumed to be in honor of the birth of
Christ, but quite often we slip a men
tai cog and it becomes a wild iambo-
rec in the service of the devil.
X X x
Little Japan is shocked-terriHy,
everlastingly and painfully shocked.
China has voted to return to a mon
archical form of government, and neg
lected the formality of asking the
Japanese "by YOU, leaye.'
ct is more blessed to give than to
receive" say the ministers when the
collection plate is passed. Fact,
b'goshl But editors are under the
painful necessity of receiving before
they can do any elaborate amount OF
giving.
"War Raging on the Ford Peace
Ship" flashed the wireless. And the
world grinned- and LAUGHED and
continued it's daily grind without fur
Their thought of the farce comedy that
is being staged by men who would
pose as more omnipotent than God.
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Senator Chamberlain wants con-
gress to pass a law providing for uni
versal military training between the
ages of IL and %. The cruel old
thing! Just think of requiring our
delicate long haired society f1apdoo-
dies spending 20 days a year in imi-
tation of a real red blooded man!
Y X \
Out of 325 Presbyterian ministers
interviewed 275 went on record in
favor of a program of military and
naval preparedness against war and
consequent invasion of our country.
These men of God a see the hand
writing on the wall, can discern the
imminence of the mailed fist that
threatens u peace and security
but how about you, brother, how
about you?
X X 4
By all processes of modern finan-
cial reasoning the medical profession
should be solidlv opposed to universal
military training, for it would reduce
the number of their fees from 25 to
so per cent. Military training is
without doubt the best physical tonic
in existence for growing young men
and boys. The system of physical
training in the army, if pursued for a
reasonable length of time, will trans
form a weak and punv lad into a
strong. robust and healthy young man.
1t produces an erect carriage. streng-
thens and stimulates a healthy and
vigorous action to the lungs, builds up
a magnificent physique, renders a
young man amenable to discipline, de-
velops his mentality, and eventually
produces a man capable of success
fully coping with the innumerable OBJ
stacles that beset ones pathway
through life. But be it said to the
honor of the medical profession that
they do not oppose military training,
for they know and will frankly tell
you of the magnificent race of people
fifty years of such training would pro-
duce in this country-a race of peo-
pie who mentally and physically would
be the finest specimens of manhood
in the world.