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The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09
JOHN BARLEYcoRN,s PLANT.

Il seem to be deep in disgrace;
they're shutting all doors in MY face"
signs John ~Barleycorn, as he swal-
lows a horn, and three or four chasers
to chase. where once | was welcome
as guest, they split up my coal and
my vest, and bust me with chairs, and
kick me downstairs. and say it is all
for the best. Oh, nee l was naughty
and proud; my diamonds Were many
aud loud; l travelled in state and was
close to the great, and looked with
disdain on the crowd. / handed down
laws and DEGREES TO henchmen who got
on their knees, to list to my rede, for
favors to plead-and fawners were
busy as bees. But now when my Wis
age appears. the people don't greet
me with cheers; and cabbage and
sticks and tomcats and bricks are
spelling my hat and my ears. The
people" John Barleycorn said, ARE
cutting out vintages red; | do not see
why they go back on old rye. unless
they've been counting their dead
Walt Mason.
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g NoteS g
I oE KAISER.

"In the next war-the nation which
drinks the least alcohol will be the
winner" These are the words of the
German emperor-quoted from his
speech at the dedication of the naval
academy at Murvik. November q,
1910. This speech, geographically re-
ported, was published with official
sanction and attracted world attention.
The events Of the past few years
add enormously to it's significance. Adj
dressing the cadets Emperor William
said:
"Now | will give you a little warn
ing. in passing, on a question which
lies very much on my heart for my
nation. This is the question of al
cohol and drink. AS you will your
selves, observe in the course of your
time on board, the service in my navy
has reached a degree of strain which
can hardly be surpassed. To be able
to endure this enormous pressure in
time of peace without wearing out, so
that you may be fresh when a serious
call comes, is your duty. The next
war, the next naval encounter, will
require of you sound nerves. These
are undetermined by alcohol, endan-
gered. from youth up, by it's use. You
will later have opportunity to see the
marine targets and the action of mod
ern guns on ships, and will be able,
therefore, to infer the conditions in
battle. You will see horrible devas-
tation and all kinds of pictures. Then
the word will be, strong nerves and
cool heads. The nation which drinks
the least alcohol will be the winner
And that, gentlemen, should be you
And the crews should be given a good
example, for that works most power
fully among men. Consequently / ex-
pect you in the marine academy, as
on board ship, while in all your com
radesfip you are not interfered with,
yet Among yourselves, that you attend
to it, and that it be seen to. that the
use of alcohol be not considered one
Of your privileges. Already Good Tenn
plar lodges of Blue Cross unions have
been projected or formed in my navy.
Individual officers and some hundreds
of men have joined them. / hope you
will do all you can to encourage the
meI. to enter. l need only to point to
the example of the English navy.
where 10000 men and officers have en-
tered Temperance o~rganizations) to
the great profit of the service. 1t is
a question of the future for our navy
aud people. If you educate the peo-
pie to give up alcohol l shall have
sound and sensible subjects. 1t is a
great coming question. for when the
men pass out of the service they will
bring these ideas to the country at
large. If you stand for these princi-
pies my people will be raised morally.
This is a work in which l beg you to
participate"
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09
FARMERS STORY

81 am a farmer and l raise rye. One
day l took a bushel of rye down to
the distiller and sold it to him for 90
cents. The distiller got out of that
bushel of rye three and a half gallons
of proof whisky-although | hear now
that he can get four gallons out Of a
bushel-which he sold to the saloon
keeper.
II then started in with that saloon
keeper to drink up my bushel of rye
at 10 cents a drink, eight drinks to
the pint, or so cents for a pint, or
$6.40 for a gallon. The three and a
half gallons of proof whisky which my
50-cent rye made had cost me $40. ]
had to sell enough rye to the distiller
to get money to pay the saloonkeeper.
When l hauled my A 40 bushels of
rye TO the distiller to pay for what
he had gotten out of one bushel, l said
to myself, What a fool l was!
is there another farmer as big a
fool as r.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09
Whose Possession Are xou2

What is in real control of my life?
is a question many would prefer not to
face. Something or meon has the
control. Is it a safe control? A man
nearing middle life, who had been for
more than twelve years an actor, with
high aspirations for his art, attended a
Christian students conference. He
was helped and blessed in many ways
there; but he says hat the outstand-
ing factor in it all was "the hourly
deepening impression that those 200
students were the possession of Jesus
Christ" 1t was not the fact that they
possessed Christ that gripped him, but
that Christ possessed them. They
were really his property, for him to do
with as he pleased. When the actor
returned to his home he said to his
wife: Il must give up my profession;
God wills it." And the Record of Chris
tian Work, publishing this incident,
speaks of this mar as "one of the.
most devout and most God-used of the
younger leaders" in the religious life
of his nation. A great many Christians
possess Christ as their savior whom
Christ has not yet been permitted to
possess as their recognized lord and
master. Shall we not look him in the
face and tell him that we want the
matter of his ownership of us, supreme
and complete, to be settled now for
time and eternity p School
Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09
PHILLIPS RAPID RISE

By his appointment as assistant
secretary of state, William Phillips
has gone higher in the diplomatic serv-
ice more rapidly than any official other
than Secretary Lansing himself and
Ambassador Fletcher. Starting as
private secretary to Ambassador
Choate in London in 1903, he has
worked his way up through posts in
various parts of the world to a posi-
ton ranked only by the secretary of
state and the counselor of the state
department.
His appointment is known to have
been made in line with Secretary Lam
Sings policy to keep the state depart
ment out of politics.
Secretary Phillips, throughout the
war, has been in immediate charge of
European affairs, including relief work,
ahestions as to prisoners, passports,
deportations, consular work, diplo-
matte changes and appointments. and
diplomatic etiquette. Secretary Phil
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NEW RUSSIAN PREMIER

The appointment of Prince D. B.
Golitzine as Russian premier marks a
definite victory for the r~eactionaries In
the councils of the car. While the
prince comes of a family with a his
torical reputation for liberal leanings,
he himself belongs to a group of ex-
IRENE conservatives. He is a firm be-
lever in the responsibility of ministers
to the ear alone, and his attitude to-
ward parliamentary government is
summarized in a saying of his known
all over Russia 1.-THE duma will keep
quiet as soon as it gets a beating
Golitzine is the first prince to be-
come premier of Russia, though in
200 Prince Mirski was minister of the
Interior, a post which before the proc
lamation Of the constitution in 1905
corresponded largely to the premier
shiP. Golitzine is head of one of the
four noblest families of Russia, a fam
lily which once refused the crown and
which has been as distinguished in
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09

Doctor Comfort was graduated from Haverford N the lass of 1894. He
took his B. degree 1t Harvard in 1895, his masters degree IN year later
and his degree Of Phi. q. in 1902. He was instructor at Haverford college in
.Haverford in the fall of 1901 a instructor. In 1908 he was made associate
professor, holding that position until 1909, when he resigned % become the
head of the romance languages department in Cornell university.
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arts ans M letters a In a diplomacy, The nw premier embodes the
military diplomatic and literary traditions of the family; he is a general of
Nvary, has beer a member OF the imperial council and enjoys a high reputa-I
ton as a writer Of poetry and fiction. IS grand huntsmano IF h car e was
before the war a conspicuous figure in the society of the Russian capital. He
"a born in 1860.
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PRESIDENT OF HAvERFORD

The recent selection of DIR. Will
liam Wistar Comfort, professor of ro-
nance languages at Cornell university,
to be president of Haverford college
is in line with the recent policy of sew
eral colleges In bringing young blood
into their arrangements, as he is only
forty-two years old, having been born
in Germantown on May 81, 1874. His
mother before her marriage was Miss
Susan f. Wistar. In 1902 he was mar
ried to Miss Mary Fales of Lake For
est, ILL.,, and he is the father of four
children, a son and three daughters.
Throughout his scholastic career
at Haverford, Doctor Comfort was a
leader in the activities of his class,
being its president in its senior year.
He also was president of the college
Y. M. G. A. In his junior and senior
years he was a member of the first
cricket teams and he took an interest
in music as well as athletics, being a
member of the mandolin and banjo club.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09
THOMAS W. LAWSON

Thomas w. Lawson of Boston,
who jumped into the limelight again
by his charges of 'leaks" from Wash
ington to Wall street, is not only a
grotesque figure in the eyes of the
financial community, which has been
familiar with his methods ever since
he first became prominent, more than
a quarter of a century ago as a joint
promoter with "Gasman'' Addicks of
the great speculative bubble, the Bay
State Gas company of Delaware, but
is a very painful n to thousands of
investors, great and small, whose
losses in the last score of years have
run into the millions.
Lawson began his speculative ca
reer over 40 years ago as a clerk in a
Providence bucket shop. 1t was said
at the time that he was a natural-born
Spectator, and his shrewdness Of per-
ception, his ability to grasp specula-
tive opportunities and his agility and
n mi ~ nc n "a ynk21-Au4o L.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-09
for sincer;tx

The best way to be sincere is never
to think anything about it. Be your
self, and let the rest take care of it.
self. No one ever yet heard of an
insincere tree or mountain or sunset.
Perhaps one reason is hat they never
analyze themselves or stop to consider
what sort of impression they are max
ing. /.
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by Hats

Mrs. Bacon-I see there are MANY
women. sailors among tina Firms and
Norwegians.
Mr.. Bacon-Well, they think 'em
so becoming hat some women will
do anything to be able to wear a sail
or hat"
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gan to attract attention in State street Boston, which afterward became the
scene Of his activities. While a very young man, Lawson had accumulated
a fortunea and had achieved some local reputation as a fnancer
As far is Wall streets reco1ecdons go, he first attracted attention on
M New York stock exchange a s one of the most active promoters If Bay
State Gas OF Delaware. This stock nee reached a quotation of S28 q share
OF the New York stock exchange. At high prices a large amount of the
stock was unloaded by Lawson and his friends on the public, among which
spectacular methods
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Something Overlooked.

She-Didn't you promise me / should
be the queen of your home?
He-Yes, but when l promised you
should reign, | didn't think you were
going to storm.
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PUTTING Il PLAINLY.

For, be 1t known and confessed, that
we must all succeed or fail. survive or
Perish. with the farmer.-Exehange.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
PLEASANTVILLE TRANSFERS.

Curtis NJ. Booye to Absalom H.
Higbee, 75X209 10 #. Middle of the
public road leading from Risleytown
to the Shore Road by Nathaniel Ris-
ley's and now known as Bayview Ave;
81.
Absadom H. Higbee to Mile A
Booye, described as above; S2,896.32
Samuel ]. Clark to Curtis Leeds, lot
No. 4 in section No. 1 on Map of Bull
ding lots situate in Pleasantville, be-
longing to S. Clark, tract No. 1; $125,
Andrew F. Steel to Charles E.
Stief, 30x150 #. Southwest side of
Washington Ave. so fit. Northwest OF
Franklin Ave; 81.
Curtis Adams to Albert E. Pierce,
120x313 fit. Northeast side of Walnut
Ave. where the same is intersected by
the Northeast side of a lot conveyed
to Sarah Peterson; 81.
Raymond P. Thompson to Rachael
A. Mccoy, lot No. % in sec. No. 81,
on map No. 2, Pleasantville Land Co.;
$3.50.
Alvin P. Risley to John C. Hutton.
lot No. "a on plan of Lorraine Ave lots
$3.50.
Alvin P. Risley to John w. Hutton
lot No. 80 on above mentioned map;
$3.50,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
HUBIN

Received a nice letter from the Lad
les Aid Society of the Pleasantville
Presbyterian Church for his whole
souled kindness in donating the free
use of his theatre for their worthy
cause. 1t is the same old story; any
thing Hubin can do to help along a
worthy cause, you will find him not
lacking, and by his many good deeds
he has made friends by the thousands
in Pleasantville.
Below is a copy of the letter:
l"Mr. Hubin:-
"The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Pleasantville Presbyterian Church ex-
tends its sincere thanks for the use
of your theatre on Tuesday evening,
Feb. Is.
"We had a successful entertainment
and are appreciative of your kindness
in loaning your theatre to us.
Sincerely yours,
SARA N. McCLELLAND,
"22 East Washington Ave-,
"Pleasantville, N. j."
Hubin has done the same for the
ladies of the w. C. T. u, Vocational
Schools, Poultry Raising Association,
| Boy Scouts, Pleasantville Volunteer
Fire Dept, Municipal League, Asbury
Colored Church, and the use of HUI
bins Theatre is free for any worthy
cause. The people of Pleasantville all
know Frank B. Hubin and how he is
working at all times to boom and
boost Pleasantville, and everyone is
with Hubin in his every effort. His
J many good and noble deeds have made
him a host of true, devoted and loyal
friends in Pleasantville. He has per-
haps done more for charity than any
other person in Atlantic County dur
ing the past 20 years that he has been
a resident of this county,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
100 BRICK HOUSES
ARE NEEDED.
Boom in Pleasantville-New Factories
Reported to be Looking for
Sites.
From the Atlantic City Union.

FROM Ine AClantlc ClCy Union.
There is a movement in Pleasant
vile to erect 100 brick houses. Sew
eral industrial establishments have
been i%nquiring for sites for factories.
Residents of the town declare that at
last a real substantial boom is under
way. The new sewage system is at
tracing new residents.
Frank Hubin, pioneer moving pic
ture theatre man in Pleasantville, is
one of its leading boosters.
The Pleasantville Chamber of Com
merce is pleased that out of town bus
mess men are becoming interested in
Pleasantville as a promising locality
in which to erect manufactures. They
feel that the proximity of the town to
Atlantic City gives an assurance of
steady employment. A large number
of the best class of operatives to the
city will be DESTROYS of residing there.
The Chamber has also noted that
property values have increased since
the sewer system was known to be
a fact. 1t is declared that in the late
spring work will be begun on the
erection of the brick houses in the
CITY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
YOUR FRECKLES
Need Attention in March or Face
May Stay Covered.

Now is the time to take special
care of the complexion if you wish it
to look well the rest of the year. The
March winds have a strong tendency
to bring out freckles that may stay all
Summer unless removed. Now is the
time to use othine-double strength.
This prescription for the removal of
freckles was written by a prominent
physician and is usually so successful
that it is sold by all druggists under
guarantee to refund the money if it
fails. Get an ounce Of othine-double
strength, and even a few applications
should show a wonderful improve
ment, some of the smaller freckles
even vanishing entirely.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
THE SMALL TOWN GIRL
COMING TO THE APOLLO.

With the production of "The Small
Town Girl" at the Apollo Theatre, on
Friday evening, March 9th, for an
engagement of two days, Atlantic
County playgoers will have an oppor-
tunity of witnessing that first A. H.
Woods theatrical offering of the new
year.
"The Small Town Girl" is a comedy
in three acts by Eugene Walter and
Cronin Wilson. This is the first play
by Mr.. Walter since his successful
Gust a Woman" was presented to the
New York public. Mr.. Walter as the
author of "The Easiest Way" "Paid
in Full" "The Wolf" "Fine Feath-
ers" and other notable American plays
needs no introduction to local play
goers.
While essentially comic. there is a
serious and vital intent in the story
of the play, as well as a strong satiric
element. 1t is the story of the life of
a woman of that class that haunts the
fringes of Broadway and the outskirts
of Fifth avenue. They are neither of
the theatre nor of the haut monde, but
they together with the profigates of
the latter world form a kind of twi-
light zone between the two. The he
roine of "The Small Town Girl" is
forced by circumstances into this as
ISOLATION, but she still remembers how
to play fair and this leads her to an
unusual romance, and a happiness that
her companions seldom if ever attain
Mr.. Woods has assembled as strong
a cast as Broadway affords. Robert
Hilliard and Charlotte Walker. two OF
the most talented of American play
ers, will play the principal parts
With them will be associated Lucille
Watson, Edward Abeles, George LIE,
Guere, Mrs. Stuart Robson, Edward
! Gillespie.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10

The Annual County Spelling Con-
test will be held in the Court House
at Mays Landing on Saturday, March
31st, 1917, at 10 A. NJ, and the fol
lowing rules have been adopted to
govern the same:
The contest shall be written and
shall consist of one hundred words.
Proper names shall not be used and
pupils shall not be required to insert
hyphens.
The words shall be such as the high
est elementary grade may be expected
to be familiar with.
The pronunciation shall be that
sanctioned by Webster's New Inter
national Dictionary. Spelling shall
be sanctioned according to same au-
thority.
The words for the contest shall be
selected by someone not connected
with the schools participating, and
shall be dictated by someone not di-
rectly connected with any of the dis
tricts participating.
A second list of fifty words shall
be prepared and shall be used in case
of a tie. Further ties, if any, to be
decided by order of Committee.
The several districts of the county
shall be entitled to one pupil for ev.
cry hundred of the enrolment of the
district, or fraction thereof, as re.
corded for January. 1917.
Pupils shall provide their WI pen
ellis; paper will be furnished for con
testants.
The person debating shall pro
nounce to contestants ten or fifteer
1,1,Ia ,oa+ ~ 4ho eo1oa+n1 1cf hafnrt
contest opens in order to familiarizt
pupils with his voice.
Eight or more examiners shall b.
appointed to examine papers of con
t~estants; said eight or more eXamin
ers shall work in four or more groups
of two each and each paper of thu
set allotted to each group shall bt
separately examined by each exam
liner.
A judge shall be appointed to &C
in conjunction with the examiners tt
decide any doubtful points.
The prizes for the Spelling Contes'
shall be as follows:
Ist Prize to the pupils making thu
highest average, except that a pup
can win first prize only once; in al
succeeding contests he may spell fol
honors only.
End Prize to pupil making SECOND
highest average.
Third Prize to pupil making thire
highest average.
Five prizes to the next five papers
in points of average.
Prizes-1st, S. in cash; End, So II
cash; 3rd, 50 in cash. Five n dollar
prizes for the next five papers.
Contest shall be limited to pupils OF
the elementary grades who have beer
in school during 3 or more months
prior to the date of the contest.
Each district is to select its owr
Concluded on page 81
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
THE DOCTORS A V

Then the angel and the doctor
Started up to glory's gate,
But when passing close to Hades,
The angel whispered wait,
I've a place l want to show you,
It's the hottest in all hell,
Where the ones who never paid you
In eternal torment DWELL"
And behold, the doctor saw there
His old patients by the score;
Then, grabbing up a chair and fan:
81 wish for nothing more,
I'm content to sit and watch them
AS they ~sizzle, SINCE and burn,
May l crank the spit a little,
Give each one another turn? ?"
Said the angel, Come on, doctor,
There the pearly gates l see."
But the doctor only murmured,
"This is heaven enough for me-"
Medical Pickwick, Staff News.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
. AN AGED WOMAN
Tells How vinol Made Her Strong

In her eighty-second year Mrs. John
Wickersham, of Russellville, Pa, says:
81 was in a rundown, feeble condition
and had lost flesh. A neighbor asked
me to try Vinol, and after taking two
bottles my strength returned; 1 am
gaining in flesh, it has built up my
health and l am feeling fine for a
woman of my age, SO I get around and
do my housework."
The eason Vinol was SO successful
in Mrs. Understands case was be-
cause it contains the very elements
needed to build her up.
THOMAS F. CRAWFORD,
Druggist, Pleasantville,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren relieve FeVerishness. Headache, Bad
Stomach. Teething Disorders, move and
regulate the Bowels and destroy worms.
They break up colds in "a hours. Used
by mothers for 80 years. All Druggists,
.25c. Sample FREE. Address, Mother
GRAY Co, Leroy, y. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10

%terson intersects same; $1,000.
Elizabeth Holland to Home B. & L.
Asso. 25x150 fit. Southwest cor. of
John W. Hughes property 270 fit.
Northeast from Pleasantville and At
lantic Turnpike; $500.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
CANCELLED MORTGAGES.

Curtis Adams to Pleasantville Mu-
tual L. & B. Asso. 120x213 #. North
east side Walnut Ave. where the
Northwest side of a lot of Sarah Pc
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
MANY PARTICIPANTS
EXPECTED IN CONTEST

County Contest in Spelling and Rapid
Calculation to be Held in the Court
House, at Mays Landing, on Satur-
day, March 31st-Rules and Regu-
latiOns Governing the Afair-Cash
Prizes to be Awarded to Winners.
Also Two Beautiful remnants to
Districts Having the Highest Team
Averages.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10

Where can you get so much value
for your money as in a years sub
scription to The Pleasantville Press ?
Only One Dollar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
War After the War

The economic alliances planned by the warning nations, to become effec- tive immediately after peace is de- clared, will create a discrimination against United States products and in volve us in trade war, thinks a writer in Everybody's Magazine for De- cember. He continues:
 "We have only three weapons ready for this kind of warfare. Two of these, the administration shipping bill and the general revenue bill. are directed against rate discrimination, b1acklisting and dumping. The use or disuse of both lies in the discretion of one man the President. The third weapon, the Webb bill, which now permits combina- tion of American exporters seems to have no string to it.
 "We may need other weapons. More delicate treaty making will go on in the five years after peace than ever