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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
THE TRUTH ABOUT
SANTA CLAUS.

"Daddie, is there really a Santa
Claus" asked Bobbie.
eff you were grown up and the
country were attacked, wouldn't you
go out and fight for Uncle SAM" re-
piled his father.
"Sure | would" cried Bobbie.
"My lad" said father, "Santa Claus
is Uncle Sans first cousin. They be-
long to the Symbol family, the great
est family that ever lived. They're
the only people on earth who can get
things done without having to argue.
They give us all kinds of orders, make
us work and suffer and sacrifice when
ever it's good for us to do it; and not
only get away with it, but make US
love them all the more. Write this
down in your notebook, Robert, and
when you're as old as l am you'll
know that it's all true."-N. Y. World.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
NO NEW JOBS AT PANAMA
Canal Office Warns Unemployed Not
to Seek Work at
Isthmus.

Washington.-The blockade of the
Panama canal by earth slides has not
created new work for Americans in
the Canal Zone, and the canal office
here issued a statement in an effort
to counterfeit published reports which
have drawn many Americans to the
isthmus in search Of employment.
General Goethals indicates" the
statement says, that the number of
men continually being laid off on ac-
count of reduction of force is in excess
of the vacancies which were temporar-
lily created by the work on the slides,
ployment on the isthmus is entirely un-
warranted"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
TIME TO PLAN AND Do.

The time is opportune for us people
to get out of the rut and onto the high
road of prosperity.
1t is all right to say that this thing
and that thing ought to be done, but
the only action productive of results
is to get busy and do it. Much talk
and little do will never get US any,
where.
We of Pleasantville ought to be ma
king plans right now for the next
year. We ought to be devising ways
and means right now for increasing
the output and expanding the business
of this town and vicinity, in order that
we may take full advantage of the
good times that are in store for the
country the coming year.
If w do these things right now, if
we make a start and accomplish some
thing instead of sitting back and wait
ing for each other to make a move,
we will be right in the front rank of
the prosperous ones during the high
tide of the coming months.
But if we continue to look wise and
say nothing and do less we may gath
er in a few of the loose pennies that
are pried from the golden dollars as
they pass US by on their journeys to
other peoples pockets, but the dollars
themselves will hunt pastures green
and new.
Now we don't want to be satisfied
with the pennies. We want the dol
lars themselves, and the only way we
can get those dollars is to get out and
hustle for them, and hustle a little
harder and move a little faster than
the other fellows.
Who wants dollars in this commune
ty? Who is willing to reach out with
both hands in a determined effort to
bring them in with a rush? Who is
willing to do his full share in an effort
to make 1916 the banner year for this
whole community?
There are many ways, but no one
man can think, plan and execute them
all. 1t needs the hearty cooperation
of every citizen-big, little, old, young,
male and female-and it needs that
cooperation right now. 1t needs the
brains of all of these people to get us
on the right track with full steam to
go right ahead.
We suggest the holding of a rousing
big meeting of all our citizens for the
purpose of talking over plans for fu-
ture execution.
We suggest that a number of our
leading and progressive citizens call
that meeting over their own sigma
lures, and that they invite everybody
to come primed and loaded with some
kind of a suggestion to cast into the
hopper of community progress.
Then we can nick the wheat from
the chaff and use it for seed with
which to gather in more wheat and
better wheat.
Will our leading citizens call such a
meeting for some time durino the hol-
idays, when everybody is feeling good
and is willing to pass that feel on to
others?
We are waiting to hear the call.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
THE SUPREME COURT
SUSTAINS VERDICT

In an opinion handed down this
week the Supreme Court sustains the
verdict of $3.50 granted to Clarence
A. Paul and Nettie E. Paul, whose
furniture was demolished by a West
Jersey & Seashore Railroad train at
Absecon, when it was being removed
from Trenton to Atlantic City.
The goods were being carted in a
a of the Petry Express Company,
which was struck by a locomotive at
Absecon. The Petry workmen were
killed in the mishap.
The rule to show cause why the
verdict should not be set aside was
asked on the ground that the verdict
was against the evidence: that neg
ligence on the part of the railroad
company was not shown and that the
court left it to the jury to decide
whether the crossing was dangerous.
None of the points was upheld by the
Supreme Court.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
BIG HAUL FOR "CRIPPLE"
This Beggar Kept Record of Receipts
Gives Police Hard
Battle.

Allentown, Pa.-William Newbeck-
twist his arms so that he looks Grip
pied, did such a prosperous business
begging in Allentown that he went on
a spree and he was locked up, giving
the bluecoats a fight before they land
ed him in a cell.
At court it was found out that he
had a roll of several hundred dollars.
Newbecker, who overs the entire
East, kept a book showing his daily
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
WAR UPON PAIN !

Pain is a visitor to every home and
usually comes quite unexpectedly. But
o are prepared for every emergency
if you keep a small bottle of Sloan's
Liniment handy. 1t is the greatest
pain killer ever discovered. Simply
laid on the skin-no rubbing required
it drives the pain away. 1t is really
wonderful.
Mervin H. Soister, Berkeley, Cal,
writes: "Last Saturday, after tramp
ing around the Panama Exposition
with wet feet, l came home with my
neck so stiff that l couldn't turn. I
applied Sloan's Liniment freely and
went to bed. To my surprise, next
morning the stiffness had almost dis
appeared, four hours after the second
application l was as good as new"
March, 1915. At Druggists.-adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
TO OBSERVE WEEK OF PRAYER.

A series of union meetings of the
churches of Pleasantville in comment
Grafton of the week of Prayer has
been arranged. The following sched-
ule gives the day, the place, and the
speaker in each instance:
Monday, Jan. Baptist Church
Rev. C. NJ. Severance.
Tuesday, Jan. 4-Wesley-Rev.
Wright Eckersley.
Wednesday, Jan. 5-Salem-Rev.
DR.. H. R. McClelland.
Thursday, Jan. 6-Presbyterian-
Rev. S. R. Stratton.
Friday, Jan. mt. Pleasant-Rev.
W. |. Shoemaker.
Saturday, Jan. 8-St. John's-Rev.
j. w. Nicholson.
There will be a song service at 7.30
each evening, followed by preaching
at 8.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
They Rescued "Tine."

Huntington, Ind.-A dog belonging
to William Wilcox, living west of An
drews, followed a coon into a ten-inch
tile ditch recently. Hunters spent
hours in trying to call the dog back,
but got no response. The owners dug
up the ditch at several places and
finally located Tige forty rods from
the opening and in an eight-inch side
ditch. The dog was exhausted, but
still alive.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
AFTER. GRIPPE
vinol Restored Mr.. Martins Strength

Wapakoneta, Ohio.-"I am a farmer
by occupation, and the grippe left me
with a bad cough and in a nervous, weak,
rundown condition, and | could not
seem to get anything to do me any good
until | took Vinol which built me up,
and my cough and nervousness are ali
gone. and | can truly say Vinol is all
Vinol is a constitutional remedy for
all weak, v and rundown condi-
tons of men, women and children, and
for chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis.
Thomas F. Crawford, Druggist,
Pleasantville, N. j.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
Burned Tommy and ALI.

Appleton, Wis.-Desiring to see a
tomcat burn, a seven-year-old boy liv-
ing on the outskirts set fire to the
animal, the aftermath being the de-
struction of a carpenter shop. The
blazing fur of the feline communicated
to shavings in the building, and the
structure was converted into ashes
within a few minutes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
As The Editor Sees It

Let the young people speed up the
gaiety this winter. 1t will do them
no harm and will serve to Tighten the
burdens of their labors and studies.
To a certain degree young people are
like young colts. If they are lively
and skittish they have promise of a
useful career, while if they are con-
stantly kept in subsection and treated
as not house plants they will be just
about as virile and as useful when
they grow to maturity.
4 X X
And that brings out the thought
that the young people are not the on
ly one who need more life in order to
produce the best that is in them. We
older heads need it even more than
they, for we r growing older, and
u joints need exercise, and our
brains are crying for relaxation, and
nature just naturally wants US to
shake off that spirit of lethargy and
brush the cobwebs from our vision.
The brightness of social iollity would
put new life into US, too. For nature,
you know, is inexorable in its de-
mands.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

receipts. His best day here brought
$14.50, and the average for some time
past was $40 a day. He was fined S.
for drunkenness and told to leave
Allentown.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Do you need anything? Read The
Pleasantville Press. 1t will tell you
where to buy in town; it will tell you
where to sell. The home paper boosts
home trade; boost the booster.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

Join the Christmas Club of the
P~leasantville Trust Company. Now
open. Everybody welcome. No cost
to join. Your Total Payments plus
Interest at the rate of Three Per Cent.
per Annum will be Paid You just be-
fore Christmas, 1916. A sure and
handy way to save money for Christ
mas.=adY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

The man who cannot see a dollars
value in a years subscription to The
Pleasantville Press loses many times
that amount during the course of a
year by not being a regular reader,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

This assertion is made as the
result of Investigations which
have extended over a period of
many years.
This is explained by the fact
that insomnia is really a result
of nervous breakdown-and the
nervous system can be affected
to a wonderful degree by de-
fective eyes.
Proper attention to ones eyes
demands that an Oculist-the
physician who not only under
stands eye troubles, but their
relation to bodily ills as we'll
be consulted.
If the Oculist should find
glasses necessary, we are quail
fed by experience, facilities and
every necessity requisite to fill
ing it with perfect accuracy.
Let us make your next pair
of glasses.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

For call the news all the time" of
Pleasantville, read The Pl%easantville
Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

Money makes the mare go. Money
will make Pleasantville go. Circulate
your currency here. 1t will make our
merchants successful. It will boom
the town. 1t will help you. Civic
pride is a splendid thing. Display it
by reading The Pleasantville Press
and ~patronizing home trade.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01

Any item of news will be welcom-
ed for use in The Pleasantville Press,
which is YOUR paper.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
w SCHEDULE

lie per kw-hr. for the first so kw-hrs. used any one mon
&c per kw-hr. for the next so kw-hrs. used any one mon
7c per kw-hr. for the next 300 kw-hrs. used any one mon
Sc per kw-hr. for the next 600 kw-hrs. used any one mon
Sc per kw-hr. for all over 1000 kw-hrs. used any one mon
10 per cent. cash discount on above for payment in ten da
Minimum rate $1.OO per month or SOC per
connected h. p. per month.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
INSOMNIA.

1T is asserted by one of
N.a the most noted eye spe-
~ cialists of England that
A@ practically every case
of insomnia is directly
caused by defective
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
MORTGAGES

Wanted - Money for Wildwood
MORTGAGES on basis Of 80 per cent. Of
COST Q per cent. interest. w. e. II. 1872
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

FOR RENT. T1OGA-Cozy 2-story 9-rm, porch
dwe!nngi all cnnvenicnces; elegant neighbor.
nood' gl3l W. Pacific St, near 22d and Erie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-16
MAINE


TO IET--Two furnished cottages, s rooms
and bath. fireplace. sleeping porch: highest
elevation; good view OF harbOr.
ALICE NJ CLARK
Augusta, Me.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-29
Daily Magazine Page for Richmond People
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When she reached Broadway she
paused She was hungry and remem-
bered that 1t was long past her usual
lunch hour. Besides, there We're sew
eraI little things which she felt she
had right to purchase, now that she
was making her own living. To be
sure, the money in her purse was
Julia,s, but she would pay it back
when she got her first weeks salary.
Therefore, as she had this little shop
ping to do, she would not hurry home.
Stepping into a lunch room, she or
dered a meal that cost more than her
usual noon repast. Coming out again
upon Broadway, she drew deep
breath of happiness. 1t was one of
those brilliant, breezy days that come
I'm late summer, the sunshine was
golden and not too hot; it was good
to be alive.
The mood of contentment with her
self and the world at large fingered
with her as she made the purchases
which she persuaded herself were me-
cessities. Since she must wear plain
shirtwaist to business--at least since
Julia said she must-she certainly
ought to have pretty necktie to wear
with 1t. This selected, she remember
ed that the plain sleeve links that fas-
tened her cuffs looked cheap. so she
selected pair of rolled gold ones.
How she loved jewelry! she thought
as she waited for her change. Just as
soon as she was getting a really good
salary she would begin to buy jewelry
for herself
Yet IL she would succeed, she said
to herself, she must seem successful.
II her employer thought her able to
dress well, he would think her better
worth keeping than If she seemed to
be in actual need OF the work he Of
fered her. II Julia would only apprec-
late these matters should would not
mend and darn her old clothes as she
did. Yes, nothing succeeds like SEEM
ing success. This thought gave her
courage to purchase before she left
the store a pair of side combs that
attracted her fancy. Those she was
now wearing had dull, common look
which she had noticed only this morn
ing when she put them in her hair.
On glancing into her purse she ap-
preciated that she had spent two dol
lars and seventy-five cents of Julia
money-over half of Julia's weekly sal
airy.
"Oh, WE'LL" Caryl Marvin told her
self, my own salary will soon be ten
per week, so where's the harm!'
It was late afternoon. Julia Marvin
had had an anxious day, for her
thoughts had been with Caryl in her
new position. Remembering her own
painful discoura gement during the
first weeks that she had been at
Baird's, the older girls heart ached for
the little sister who might have to
face the same depression and the same
feeling of desolation. Yet Julia be-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-29
fEf AllsHa2 51dE
y ~ R52 yeHlasf7

Copyright. 1916. BY the Mcclure
Once upon a time there were two
brothers who lived not far apart One
was very rich and the other poor.
for the rich one had taken all the
property the father left when he died,
and left the younger brother with
nothing except few acres and tum-
ble-down house.
One day Ruben-for that was the
poor brothers name--went to Arac.
the. rich brother to borrow a few pen
MES to buy food for his children. But
Arac would not let him have thing.
Get out of herei" he screamed at
his brother. Get back to your hun
CRY. 1mpish children. I have no mon
ey for such as you and, thank heaven
have no children to poster my life. :"
So Ruben went back to his sad
home in great distress That night
Arac thought he would take walk
over his estate by. moonlight. AS he
stood on the top of a hill and saw
his great fields of grain, his vast
meadows, his great stables, all show
ing plainly in the light. he felt very
proud; then his greedy soul wanted
more
81 wish l had as much gold as l
could USE he exclaimed aloud
You can have it, said voice at
his feet, but on one condition" Arac
| looked and saw near him a gnome of
bright, metallic yellow--in fact, he
was of golden hue from the top of
his cap to his sandals.
| Il am the Golden Gnome and have
Ty1f1 for Hg7 IL
/ tinued. Il will give you all the metal
you can use if you will promise to
| give each day half of what l give you
| to your poor brother
Greedy Arac was delighted He
quickly promised, and the gnome put
| into his hand a big bag OF golden
/ coins.
Now, send exactly one-half of those
! to your brother" warned the gnome
'and if you fail in this, if you keep all
you will not only lose what | have
given you, but all you already possess
and your brother shall possess your
vast wealth.
| Arac ran to Ruben's hut and poured
out half of the gold, then took the rest
home. The next morning he bought
more land and more cattle But on his
return in the evening there on the ia
| BILE was a bag of gold just like the
| first. Again Arac took Ruben part OF
its contents. The next day the same
thing happened, and the next.
| That evening at sunset, as Arac
stood on the hill overlooking his pos
| sessions he saw Ruben's family NOV
| ing into pretty house within a
small grove. They were nicely dressed
! and looked PROSPEROUS For the GOLD
had been used to bring them what
they so badly needed. Instead OF
being pleased at his brothers good
fortune and content with his own
good luck, Arac was jealous of his
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-29

Wen have a eorking dinner. and
take in show. That's much better
train than the 5:33 anyway"
While Helen dressed, he sat down
by the window and looked through
long envelope full of papers.
Ready? Here, let me do that" He
pushed her away and strapped the
suitcase Wen leave this in the Of
flee, and have the porter bring it to
the train. Got the key?'
Wait, dear" He had taken up his
hat and suitcase and was starting for
the door. There s-there' something
want to tell you. III
En-
Put it down-just a minute" she
took the bag from him. dragged him
to the couch and nestled beside him
Listen, dear-I-'
All right, out with it,
She bent her head. frantically twist
ing a button on his coat. 1t might spoil
the whole evening, He was in a rarely
good mood-it had been months since
he had called her Kitten"
Fire away" he moved impatiently
Get it off your chest"
If only she had told him at once,
1t was so much harder now.
Dear, L" No, she COULD not
tell him-but she must say something.
"Oh, it's-it's nothing. Only while
was waiting at the station" her in
ventiye mind responded nimbly to her
need, when you didn't come-oh, I
was so frightened, Dear. if anything
should ever happen to you, wouldn t
want TOTO go on. Oh, you'll always
be careful, won't you, very, VERY
careful-when you cross the STREETS.
His arm frightened about her
I'll be careful, Kitten, and don't
you take any chances. There-there,
none of that"
She was shifting through sheer ner-
vous emotionalism. How she loathed
herself for the deception,
Come on. we'll have to hustle if
we're going to show. Guess We'll try
Rathskeller. Remember that planked
steak we had there"
Down the dark hall to the elevator
AS they waited for the slow running
car. Warren gave hasty glance G1out,
then drew her to him with a curt,
Here. give us a kiss."
Helen flushed and sparkled. He was
SO rarely demonstrative. She drew
blck with happy, confused little
| laugh as the yellow lights of the ris-
| in car shone through the iron graf
| ing.
Outside it was still light. but al
ready fresh evening breeze cooled
the air Warren, now freed from the
| suitcase. swung ahead with his long,
easy strides.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-29

lieved that II Caryl would only have
courage and perseverance, she must,
after while. become as much interest
ed in her work as she-Julia- in
hers.
She had reached this juncture in her
mediations when a voice speaking her
name called her to sudden apprecia.
ton of the fact that one of the men
in authority in the store was address.
ing her.
II have something pleasant to tell
you" he said, but have been toe
busy to see you until now. / want to
say to you before you go home that
you are to be transferred tomorrow TIC
another counter"
Julia felt the blood rush to her face
ooh, am +? Where?" she questioned
eagerly.
Ito the 1aces," replied the man
Are you pleased"
Indeed | am" the girl said, "only
have become accustomed to my work
at this counter, and i am very ignor
ant of laces. Still they are such pretty
and interesting things to handle that
/ am glad ] am to be in that depart
men z
"And you know" added her inform
the department means also little rise
in salary, not much, but a little, and
every little bit counts