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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
FIND THE QUALITY OF EGGS
Cornell Agricultural Experiment Sta.
ton Recommends Gambling as
the Best Method.

The quality of eggs depends not al
together upon the length of time they
have been kept, but quite as much
upon the conditions to which they
have been subjected between the time
of laying and of their final use. More
over, the quality of an egg may be af-
fected to some extent by the foods
eaten by the hen which lays it, and
possibly by the season Of the year
when it is laid.
All these points and many others
are discussed in a bulletin on the in
terror quality of market eggs, issued
by the Cornell agricultural exert
ment station, which explains the proc
ess of egg production and the struc-
ture of the normal egg. 1t tells also
how the interior quality Of market
eggs may be studied and advocates
Gambling as the best method. 1t gives
directions for Gambling and instruc-
tions for making Gambling devices.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
THE GOLDEN AGE AT HAND.

ScripturaI Evidences That Are Aston
ishins-No One Can Afford to Be
Without the knowledge.
We do our friends a valuable service
when we call their attention to the
valuable book entitled, "THE TIME
IS AT HAND" In which are given
many S%criptural evidences to prove
where we are on the stream Of time.
"Men's hearts are failing them for
fear" and many of the leading think
ers are proposing remedies to better
conditions. The Scriptures assure us
that mans extremity will be Gods
opportunity, and this book holds out
an anchor to those who fear the wave
Of unrest now spreading over the
world.
The honest heart c~onfesses that It is
ut a loss for an explanation of tran
spring events. While we refer to this
as the BRAIN AGE and the Age of
NLIGHTENMENT t, neverthe-
less many realize that we are fast an
preaching a crisis which is wrapped In
darkness owing to the present world
wide social, religious and political un-
rest.
Send 30 cents at once for the book.
Bible and Tract Society, II Hicks
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
LEARN TO DECIDE QUICKLY.

In the April American Magazine is
the story of a successful business man
who attributes his success largely to
his faculty for making quick decisions.
"Once decided, you ought not to
waste time. If a man decides rightly,
then he has a running start on rivals
who hesitate. If he decides wrongly,
then he has discovered his blunder,
backed up, and is ready to start on
even terms with the ~hesitating rival,
for a man of decision can decide he is
wrong as quickly as he can decide he
is right. Also, in a greater number OF
cases, the man who decides quickly
may fail to decide the best way, and
still carry it through to success, and
even convince others he was right all
the time. This has happened to me
many times in cases where there were
a number of ways in which a thing
might be done.
"While we blunder inevitably, | be-
lieve our batting average is higher
than that of timid ones, and the re-
wards much greater. l do not think
| have erred in fifteen per cent of my
decisions in business, and not in five
per cent seriously.
"The great advantage of quick de-
cision lies in the larger rewards that
come to those who are bold, for it is
bold to decide vital matters quickly.
The timid and the hesitating get small
profits"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
WATCH CHILD'S U

Colds, running of nose, continued If
ritation of the mucous membrane if
neglected may mean Catarrh later.
Don't take the chances-do something
for your child! Children will not
take every medicine, but they will
take DR.. Kings New Discovery and
without bribing or teasing. Its a
sweet pleasant Tar Syrup and so eff
fective. Just laxative enough to elm
mate the waste poisons. Almost the
first dose helps. Always prepared, no
mixing or fussing. Just ask your
druggist for DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry. 1t will safeguard your child
against serious ailments resulting
from colds.=adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
CONSTIPATION

Causes Boils, Pimples, Blotches, Yellow.
ness of Skin, Bad Breath, Low Spirits, Dir
illness, D~rowsiness, Blurred Eyesight, Bad
Dreams, Nervousness, Sick Headache, Poor
Circulation and Bilious Attacks.
Booth : OvertOn Laxative = Liver Tablets
Relieve Constipation and all conditions
arising therefrom. One tablet at night,
once or twice a week, will make you eat,
sleep and feel better.
A Reliable Home Remedy
They do not contain calomel or other
harmful ingredients; will not make you
feel sick or languid, but will make you
feel full of life and ready for work.
You will not believe how gentle yeS
thorough their action is until you have
tried them. Send 10 cents and'this adver-
tisement (No. 15) for a trial package.
Money refunded ii not satisfactory.
BoOth-OvertOn Co., ii Broadway, New aOrk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
FEED GREEN FOOD AND GRIT
Almost Anything SuccuIent Will An
swer Purpose-Variety Is Desir-
able During Winter Months.

1t is important that some kind Of
green food should be supplied when
the hens are confined. Almost any
thing succulent will serve the purpose.
1t is not desirable to depend entirely
on clover and alfalfa in winter. Cab
bage, rape, mangels, potatoes, turnips,
or even ensilage should be provided
for variety.
Little attention need be given to
supplying the hens with grit while on
the range. In winter or when in on
finement, grit in some form should be
supplied. Lime is also needed for
shell material. For this purpose oyster
shell is excellent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
OU[IM
QUALITIES OF THE LEGHORNS
tain Good Alphabetically Kept
in Good Health.

Leghorns are so active that they
maintain a good appetite aud will
stand the heavy feeding necessary to
heavy egg production. Eggs cannot
be made without feed. The laying
flock is easily kept in health by an oc-
casional cleaning medication, and
there is nothing happier than a big
flock of Leghorn layers, as their con-
tinual singing" makes evident.
l trust I have said nothing to hurt
the feelings of those who favor other
breeds, says a writer in an exchange.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08

All the standard fowls have their
merits, and for a door-yard flock l
would choose one of the heavy breeds.
A Leghorn chick can be brought to a
broiler size in a hurry, but the gain
in weight is not so rapid beyond that
stage.
l have known pure-bred Leghorns
not to average four dozen eggs a year,
so there is no safety in mere name.
It's the breeding that counts, and Leg
horns can be brought to very high egg
production and held to it. Do not care
lessly interbreed strains. Find a good
one and hold to it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
REV. LUDLOW WELL RECEIVED.

From the Mays Landing Record.
Rev. w. S. Ludlow preached to a
big congregation Sunday last in the
First M. E. Church, Mays Landing,
and was extended a hearty welcome
by the members, who turned out in
large numbers to greet their new pas
tor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
Storing Eggs for Matching.

In storing eggs for Matching, avoid
too low or toe high temperatures.
About As degrees is the best tempera-
ture. Then avoid too much handling.
We have strong doubts about the adj
vantage of turning them while in stor-
age. Any advantage in it is, we think,
offset by the risk Of soiling the eggs
az d closing the %air.pores.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
For Sale

35O.aCre Farm, located
An Burlington County,
suitable for Gunnin9,fiSh-
ing, etc. Good boat land
inG. plenty of meadows,
house in good condition,
some fruit. No encum-
branCeS. Will exchange
for other property of
equal value.
SAMUEL
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
Use Aliens Fnot-Ease.

The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes and used in the foot-bath. If you want
rest and comfort for tired, aching, sweating
feet, use Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t relieves corns
and bunions of all pain and prevents blisters,
sore and callous spots. Sold everywhere, 25c.
Try 1t to-day.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
Terse, Tart, Timely


Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young
Happy as a lark, thank you!
n n n
And here's another grist of wisdom.
Read up!
Dove of peace? Huh! It's a buzz
card of death.
n n n
Put sunshine in the home, brothers,
and keep it there.
n n n
They're still scrapping over yon-
der-but what about?
n n n
Yes, yes, this is a presidential year
but not yours, we fear.
n n n
Occasionally, however, a word of
truth filters through from Mex.
n n n
OlCdoy llCS IlC lCdd ClldU lldS IN
lie to tell. An editor, of course!
n n n
Never kill the goose that lays the
golden egg, sonny. Keep 'em both.
n n n
We hope, though, that there will be
no delinquent subscribers in heaven.
n n n
The most excruciating joy of being
an editor is when we forget that we
are one.
And now for another summer of
hard work and fat bank rolls for all
our friends.
n n n
Love is a refining influence in any
home, but a juicy beefsteak promptly
hits the spot.
We might, of course, but we won't.
No, we'll never spill that story-it's
quite too rich.
n n n
Any fool can spend money, but it
takes a mar to make it and a wise
guy to hang onto it.
n n n
In the matter of preparedness we
suggest that proper consideration be
given to better roads.
" n n
You just bet we don't dream of
Villa! We read and hear enough of
the cuss during the day.
n n n
When a stingy dog gets hold of a
bone he growls at every other dog in
sight-just like some men.
n n n
Callers are always welcome at The
Pleasantville Press office, and trebIy
so when they ask for a receipt.
n u n
Opportunities? Plenty of them,
brother. But it takes eyes to see and
brains to grasp. Shake yourself!
n u u
Hunting Villa reminds US of the
story of the Irishman and the flea
with apologies to the flea, however,
for the comparison.
n n n
The unconsoling part of being a
dead hero is the lamentable fact that
you lever know that you are either
dead or a hero. Not for us!
n n n
The Duke of Manchester says that
all women are born actresses. Some,
he AYERS, even laugh at their hus-
bands jokes. But ours don't!
n n n
Love our neighbor? Of course we
do. We even hope the merchant who
never advertises succeeds in squeez-
ing through a crack into heaven.
n n n
Wilson or any other fellow is bally
welcome to the blamed job. We don't
want it, wouldn't have it, and posi-
lively and absolutely refuse to take it.
n n n
We expect to meet many preachers
and editors when we get to heaven.
And we have hopes, at times, of find
ing a stray doctor and lawyer or two.
n n n
Great times ahead this summer
Everybody but our wife wants to be
president, and she's too de~liriously
happy to give anything else a passing
thought.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
Waste and Injury

A surplus of foodstuff fed to a fowl,
or an animal of any kind, above that
digestible and convertible to it's needs,
is a waste of food and an injury.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
Manure & Valuable Asset

The poultry manure is a valuable
asset. The most satisfactory way of
storing it is in barrels.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08

Old geese lay a greater number of
larger eggs and are more reliable
than young geese.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08
Keep Hen in Laying Trim.

NeeP HeH TT y ITTW'
1t is just Is important to keep a
hen in laying trim as it is to coax the
dairy cow to keep up her flow of milk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08

Don't fail to read The Pleasantville
Press. 1t gives your home news.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-08

If you give a party, tell The Pleas
antville Press.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13
WAR EATS UP TIMBER SUPPLY
Uncle Same Will Aid American Pro-
ducers in Obtaining Business of
World When Hostiltes End.

Uncle Sam will cooperate with the
luwber manufacturers of the United
States in sending abroad corps of eX-
perts to study the condition Of Euro
pean lucEe. markets with n view to a
great expansion of the field Of the
American producer. This action was
determined upon not only in anticipa-
tion Of great demand which is ex-
pected to be created when the time for
rebuilding Europe comes, at the close
of the great war. But in order that
proper advantage may be taken by
American manufacturers of the de-
mand that it is believed will be evil
dent even before the war ends.
Reports presented at a conference
between Representatives of the govern
ment and of the manufacturers and
lumber organizations, showed that the
Belgian forests lave been entirely de-
stroyed, that the forests Of England
and Scotland have been denuded and
imported lumber will be needed for all
future building until new forests grow
to take the place of the timber cut, for
war purposes, that Italy's supply Of
timber has been used for war opera
tions, and that the greater part Of the
Spanish forests have been cut and sold
to warning nations. Germanys need
is only less than the allies, it was re-
ported, in proportion to the extent to
which the German government had
fOreseen the future and prepared to
meet the emergency by the holding Of
great tracts as public forest. Russia
has great supplies of standing timber,
but it was declared that this will not
be available to the other allies during
the war at least, and even after peace
is declared will not be suited to the
demand, owing to it's lower quality.
In view Of these conditions, it was
the belief Of the manufacturers and the
government experts that the American
lumber industry is destined to secure
a vast volume of foreign business dur
ing the next few years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13
P0STSC2IPTS

The government of Ecuador has es-
tabllShed course in scientific agricul-
ture at its central university.
Madrid gets its electricity for light
ing and power from hydroelectric
plant 12O mics from the city.
A New Jersey inventors turet head
enables ordinary screw machine work
10 be done on an engine lathe
A new thief-proof shopping bag for
women cannot be opened as long as 1t
Is fastened 70 its owners wrist.
an attachment for camera carrying
cases that also carries tripods when
folded has been patented by an Iowa
inventor.
-Four mirrors distribute the light
evenly and prevent glare in a new gas
headlight for automobiles Of English
invention.
Under normal conditions France
makes 2G,OOOOOO pairs of gloves an
nually.
An automobile jack has been invent
ed that is operated by the motor of
q car
Milk Is frozen and sold in br'cl;
form in Siberia.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13

The market for best prices obtainuhle.
II was sold ut the courthouse door
I I'M August and was bought by Richard
j Lloyd Jones, representing Robert j..
Collier. lie organized the Lincoln
Farm Association which raised $500
600 10y popular subscription, erected
the Memorial hall, made the necessary
turned it over To the government as Al
national park.
In receiving the gift on behalf OF
! the nation, President Wilson made a
/ noteworthy address He said in part:
No more significant memorial could
/ have been presented to the nation than
/ this. It expresses s0 much Of what is
/ singular and noteworthy in the his
/ tory OF the country; it suggests so
many of the things that we prize most
| highly in our life and in our system of
government. How eloquent this little
house within this shrine is Of the vigOr
Of democracy!
There is nowhere in the land any
home so remote, so humble, that it
may not contain the power Of mind
and heart and conscience TO which ma
lions yield and history submits its pro-
"esscs. Nature pays no tribute to
ariStocracy, subscribes to no creed Of
caste, renders featy to no monarch or
master Of any name or kind. Genius
is no snob. It does not run after titles
or seek by preference the high circles
of society.
1T affects humble company as well
rs great. 1t pays no special tribute to
universities or learned societies or
conventional standards Of greatness,
but serenely chooses its own comrades
it's own haunts. its own cradle even,
and its own life of adventure and Of
training. Here is proof Of it.
"This little hut was the cradle Of one
Of the great sons of men, Il man of
singular delightful, vital genius who
presently emerged upon the great
stage of the nations history, gaunt,
shy, ungalnly, but dominant and ma"
ipstic, n natural ruler of men, himself
inevitably the central figure of tho
great plot.
Here, no less, hiGes the mystery of
democracy. Who shall guess this Sc
cret of nature and providence and a
free polity? Whatever the vigor and
vitality of the stock from which he
sprang, its mere vigor and soundness
do not explain where this man got his
great heart that seemed to compre-
hend all mankind in its catholic and
benignant sympathy, the mind that sat
enthroned behind those broOding, mel
ancholy eyes, whose vision swept many
horizon which those about him
dreamed not Of-that mind that com
pretended what it had never seen, and
understood the language Of affairs
with the ready ease of one to
the manner born-or that nature which
seemed in it's varied richness to he
the familiar of men Of every way of
life"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13
DROP IN DEATR RATE
Decrease OF 10 Per Cent Shown
Within Ten Years.
Uncle Sam Estimates 10000 Lives
Were Saved In 1915 BY Progress
in Medicine and Sanitation.

Approximately 10000 lives were
saved In the United States in 1915,
Uncle Sam estimates, as n result Of
the great progress made during recent
years I'm the sciences Of medicine md
sanitation, together with the wide
spread awakening OF the people
throughout the couGtTy "a the impOr-
tance of supporting the public health
authorities. Uncle SANS estimate il
based upon figures showing the death
rates In the various states ana cities
I'm what is known ms The registration
area Of the United States.
The death rate for 1915, 1875 per
1000 population, is the lowest ever re-
corded, the most favorable year prior
TO 1918 having tecn 1914, for which
the rate was 1876 II Is markedly
lower than the average rate for the
flve-year period 1901 to 1908, which
was 1923 The decrease thus amounts
to 1cT per cent, or almost exactly one
sixth, during n little more than dec
ude. When due allowance Is made for
The addition OF many new states TO
the registration area between 1908
and 1918, and the comparison is con-
fined TO the group of registration
states as constituted during the period
1G91s5-the present population Of
i-.Elch Is about one-fou-.h of the total
fer the coUtry--thero Is still shown
very considerable decrease, from
75,3 90 14.3 per 1000 population, or
GA.l per cent. This decrease, on the
basis of the present population,
would amount tc 42,T36 deaths. on
the assumption that corresponding
reduction has taken place throughout
The entire country, this would Indicate
IL saviug Of approximately 10000
lives in 1918 for the United States as
u whole.
in the states for which death rates
for 19Ol-1005 are given, the greatest
proportional decrease between that
period ard 1915 is shown for Rhode
Island, 100 per cent. Next in order
are New York, with q decrease of
ItsD Per cent new JtIStNs Ito . per
cent; Massachusetts, 12.7 per cent;
Vermont, G.3 per cent; Connecticut,
81 per cent; Indiana, 3.S per cent;
New Hampshire, 3 per cent; and
Maine, 10 per cent. Michigan alone
showed a slight increase, eight-tenths
Of l per cent.
Among the cities having 100000 or
more inbabitalts in 1910 the tendency
is toward a still greater reduction in
mortality. Tie following-named cities
show, fer 1915, decreases of 20 per
cent or more as compared with the
five-year period 19G1-1305: Newark,
N. j., 203 per cent; Atlanta, 2S.4 per
cent; New York city, 26S per cent;
Los Angeles, 70 ger cent; Jersey City,
900 per cent; Pittsburgh, 23.9 per
cent; st. Louis, 22.9 per cent; Denver,
OF per cent; Providence, 22.3 per
cent; Paterson, 21.9 per cent; San
francisco, 21.7 per cent; Fail River,
21.7 per cent; Louisville, oil per
cent; Nashville, 20 per cent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13
Make six sausaae Skins.

Germany now is making sausage
skins of raw silk, according to the
ltheinische Westfacllsche Zeitung.
Even before the war experiments were
being conducted in the making of Il
hollow casing of raw silk to be filed
with sausage meat. The Elbemeld rib
bon factory is now turning out great
lengths of this sausage casing. Just
now, however, owing to the shortage
Of meat very large quantities Of cas-
ing are not needed. With the ordinary
prices Of raw silk prevailing the new
casing is no dearer than the usual sau-
sage skins.
The Berliner LolIal Anzeiger Of Au-
gust 3 says that a now invention has
been introduced by the Berlin inyen-
tions bureau for putting meat up IN
briquettes for transport These
,riqupttes, It is said, are impervious
. tile attack Of insects.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-13
HAPPY IN SERVICE
WHERE WOMAN REALLY FINDS
HEP HIGHEST JOY
Ambition and Success, According to
Writer, May Give Peculiar Salts
faction, but Not Always the
Greatest Happiness.

Who is the happiest woman ia the
world? Is II the woman who hus writ
ten successful book, or painted Il
great picture, or done some other note
worthy thing to bring her into the
public eye?
No, far from It. Fame never yet
made any human creature truly hpppy
On the contrary IL usually socks to
spoil his pence of mind; Il interrupts
his private life and makes all sorts
uf lnanlcnt demands ON his Time ANA
Thought
when you are famous you belong TO
the public, you cease 10 belong To the
little private circle Of those who love
you.
"Oh, for IL quiet hour to sit down
and read book with my lunIly'
sighed Il man who Is famous on TWO
continents. "Hut, no. belong 20 the
public, aud the public does not give
me time TO live
Ask any womun who Is doing what
the world calls great things, and she
win tell you, doubtless, that she Is
happy In having satisfied her desire To
uchievc some particular thing; but II
her face gIows and she cries JoytuIIy'
- am the huppicst woman In the
world" you may come 10 one of two
conclusions: either she is very, very
new at her accomplishment. the reac-
tlOn s. yet to come. or else 10 Is some
more Intimate. more personal JOY than
either her book or her picture that
gives the real crown to her happiness.
Ambition Is beautiful and ncccs-
sary thing; but II is not happiness
any more than a ten-mile tramp is
rest. And it never yet satisfied TIE
heart that was made for iuy-as what
woman's heart is not, even though her
joy gets half It's bliss from sorrow
Nay, the happieSt woman In the
world is not she who is filling some
lofty seat in the fun glare of the pub
lie eye. It may be right for that wom-
an to he there. It was not meant that
all women should be happy to their
fullest capacity. Doubtless she is OF
great use there. But she is not the
happicst woman in the world.
The happiest woman in the world is
she who is contentedly serving those
she loves.
That is the truth in nutshell, and
any honest woman who looks into her
own heart with understanding eyes
will confess it.
What is life. anyway, but service?
All of us find that out sooner or later.
And the woman whose privilege il is
to minister to those she loyes-whOse
place in the world Is to make life glad
for those who love her-is the hap
piest woman i'm 1t.
1t is a privilege not given to all.
But let those to whom it is given
the sweet homemakers, the loved wives
ard mothers and sisters-uwake to
their joy while they yet have it, and
sing all through the glad days, for
theirs is the happiest lot on eurth.-
Philadelphia Inquirer.