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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

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home in Belmont street the early part
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Miss Florence Nye is spending several
weeks at Scranton. Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Mr.. D. ]. Kaufman and Mr.. J. D. Kauf-
man have returned to the city from a
short trip to New York.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
African EIephsnta

Nearly every one has seen an eie-
plant. and nearly every one imagines
he knows what one looks like. But
this popular impression and most Of
the beliefs about the elephant are ee
roneOus.
In the first place. the elephants we
see here iii Ameri a arr ludian ei,.-
phants. They are undtrSizcd, even the
largest of them.
A full grown African elephant is
nearly three times the size Uf Jumbo.
Which WAS the largest elephant ever
brought to America. Il have" said a
hunter. shot several specimens whicl.
stood over thirteen feet and which
weighed at least twice as much as
Jumbo.
Next to the monkey. the elephant Is
the wisest and most Intelligent of all
animals. am not saying this of the
donesticated Indian elephant but of
the African elephant in his native state
And the African elephant Is always Il
huge. wild beast. He is never domes:i.
Gated"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Writing on a Moving Train.

Writing legibly on a fast moving
train is difficult to a person unaccus-
toned to do it. The railroad conductor
knows the trick of it and manages to
get along quite satisfactorily. He pre-
fers to write in q standing position and
holds his right elbow firmly against his
side The reason for this is that in a
sitting posture there is too much lat
eral movement in the trunk of the
body, while in standing position this
is more easily controlled.
When the arm swings freely, as in
ordinary writing, several joints Of the
body are affected in the process, each
of which is capable of it's own motion.
Holding the elbow against ones ribs
breaks those motion tendencies, ex-
cept that of the wrist, which movement
is necessary in writing, and thus the
pencil or pen is more easily controlled.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Uses For Alcohol,

Speaking of the little known uses OF
alcohol. Il recent writer says that few
men who wear the SO called derby
hat Enow that its stiffness is due to
II &unl that is dissolved in alcohol
TRANSPARENT soap owes its Transparent
cy to alcohol. The increasing demand
for leather and the inability of the
marEef 10 meet this demand from nat
ural sources have led TO the produc-
tion OF artificial substitutes for the ma
terial. These are possible through th'
use OF alcohol. Tile same is to be said
of the artificial silk that now finds a
large anl Increasing sale. Alcohol is
a .prA"tiraly Indispensable servant in
the yar!ish used On woodwork 1t is
used ii lreservativcs. i'll disinfectants.
deodorants and shoe pulishes. in dyes
anG i'll Ia, GuerS and in n tong list OF
chemicals win more or less unfamil-
lar names One Of lis important uses
is i'll the manufacture of snokelcss
gunpowdef AID other explosives
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
COURSE OF A RIFLE BALL.
Just What Happens From the Instant
the Gun 10 Fired.

Two sportsmen were disputing. One
claimed that If a rife is sighted on
dead level the ball commences to fall
the instant it leaves the barrel. The
setond man claimed that the ball first
rises above the level of the barrel and
then falls. They didn't settle the ques-
tion. but here is the answer:
Gravity acts upon a moving and un-
supported h-d' instantly, lie the body
large or SNAIL. LII a rile tie line of
sight THAT is, the line OF ain) is one
thing: the Lie Of the bore is another.
In order t.H.t gravity VIII not cause a
bullet to drgI t3U soon rife is always
made 50 that tie l.:!e OF TIE bore points
slightly upward as ,oiEs!icd with the
line of sight. The result is that, while
the bullet begins to drop away from
tie direct llne Of the bore the moment
it leaves the piece, it rises at first
above the iiuc Vf sight and then slowly
drops below it.
Rifles are usually mace 50 that they
VIII strike the object aimed at at q GER
tain distance-say 800 yards from the
hunter. That is to say. they carry
point blank" at 210 yards. Ii the OBJ
ject is farther away more front sight
must be given. Under any and all cir.
cumstances. however. the bullet drops
away from the line of TIE bore. owing
to the gravity. the moment the gun is
fred.-New York Tribune.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Oriental Justice.

A young man going on journey in.
trusted a hundred dinars to an old
man. When he came back the old man
denied having had any money deposit.
ed with him, and he was had up before
the cadi Where were you. young
man, when .au delivered this money ?'
Under t ee'' TAKE my seal and
summon that tree said the Judge.
Go, young man. and tell the tree to
come hither, and the tree will obey you
when you show it my seal" The young
man went in wonder After he had
been gone some time the cadi said
to the old man: He is long. Do YOU
think he has got there YETI" NO."
said the old man: "it is at some dis
tance. He has not got there YETI
How knowest thou, old man." cried
the cadi, where that tree is?' The
young man returned and said the tree
would not come. He has been here,
young man, and given his evidence.
The money is thine. Oriental.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
hG13 &Gt.' Eu52LES.
DeWar Makes Monster Ones and Then
Keeps Them For Months.

Keeps Them For Months.
The transient existence of the soap
bubble is proverbial. but Professor ].
DeWar. in u discourse recently deIiv-
cred at the Royal institution in Lon
don, explained how soap bubbles
could be made to last fer months and
exhibited several specimens. The first
requisite is that the air used in blowing
the bubble SHALL be free from dust.
In Professor Dewar's process the air
is filtered through cotton wool. and the
bubbles are blown by opening stop
cock i'll the air supply tube. For the
soap solution he prefers the purest
oleic acid tfestcd by tie iodine mum.
be) and ammonium soap mot potas.
sium or sodium.
To make ii bubble durable the sac of
liquid must be removed from its bot
tom by suction through tubes applied
from outside, The lecturer showed bub-
bies that had endured for months and
that were more than half a yard in
diameter, blown in glass vessels CON
tanning pure ar ut atmospheric pres
sure
A little water is kept at the bottom
of the vessel. \ uniform Temperature
OF aboIt so degrees +. is favorable to
longevity. Some of Professor Dewar's
smaller bubbles were nearly year old.
Philadelphia Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
ROMANTIC S..iLI.
Tho Men and the Fame Of This Won
der Island of History.

der Island of History.
Sicily's history is us vivid and pic
turesQue, as ferucious and creative and
destructive, as myth al and Intensely
practical, as the stores of all the rest
of the world put together. AID in
beauty of nature. of Climate ur man
and of beast the island is Il l,,;radise
today, whether or not it wa. ever the
workless, painless. I,assiou,,ss elysiun
where our first ancestors cnto; ed all
the good things of life ~it.I1,d having
to toll.
Nature itself. now in the s,.;Se Of the
misunderstood gods of OLD. OK III con-
vulsions or in quiet fertili:., l.4at sci-
ence has made plain TO lis. weiyes its
mysterious shuttle through and through
the highly colored fabric
And men-such men!-tower above
their fellows in the story Ike T.tans-
Pindar, Aeschylus, Theocritus, Thucyd-
ides, Archimedos. the two great HE
rons, Cicero. Verres. DiodorGs. Hamil-
car and Hannibal, Roger tie Count and
Roger the King. Beisarius. the great
crusaders Richard OF the Lion Heart
and Louis the Saint of France Charles
of Anjou, Frederick H., the wonder OF
the world" and Garibaldi Even thi;
partial list reads like compendium of
ancient and medieval romance and
hivalry.-National Geographic Maga-
zine
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
MOTORCAR TIRES.
To Lengthen Their Lives Keep Them
Free From Oil and Grease,


1t is pretty generally known that
gasoline, grease, Oil and other fatty
substances are solvents OF rubber
If garage floors are not kept clean
and tires stand in a pool of oil the
treadS soften and the traction strains
in service stretch the rubber in a wavy
outline, eventually causing it to sepa-
rate from the fabric body underneath.
Probably the most damage is expert
enced from grease, in the differential
housing, working out into the brake
drums and then on to the side walls
of the tires This may result from loose
bearings or too much grease or from
using grease not suitable for differen.
tial
Grease and oil may be very easily re-
moved by using rag saturated in gas
oline. Gasoline, although solvent,
evaporates quickly and, if applied in
small quantities, will not cause any in
jury when used as a cleaning agent.
Ordinary injuries to the rubber cover
do not prevent successful repairs. but
not often can work be well done when
materials have been affected by oil or
grease. Invariably blistering during
vulcanizatiOn results.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Sirius ard tins DEG Days.

The dog days are reckoned abou,
forty and are set down in the almanac
as Beginning Oh July 3 and ending Aug
II. In the tine Of TIE ancient astrun-
omeTS the remarkable star Sirius. call
ed also Canicuia. OF the dog star. ROSE.
heliacallF iinr is. just before the sun
about the :,e%inning OF July. and the
sultrE heat which usually prevails at
that season. with all its disagreeabl
effects. among which the tendency of
dogs to become mad is not one of the
least uisagreeable, was ascribed to the
malignant rays of the star. Owing to
the procession of the equinoxes the
heliacal rising of Sirius now takes
place later i'll the year and in a cooler
season, so that the dog days" have
not ROW that relation to the particular
position of the dog star from which
they obtained their name.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Diphtheria Germs.

Diphtherla germs multiply so rapidly
that i'll the course of twenty-four hours
there may he many millions. Mean
while they are producing diphtheria
toxin, one of the most powerful poisons
known, which is absorbed by the body
and causes the general symptoms of
the disease.
The germs enter the body through
the mouth or nose. They may be trans
ferred by kissing. coughing or sneez-
ing, or they may be transferred to the
lips by the use of the common drinking
cup or other utensil or by fingers soiled
by touching some object which an in
fected person has just used.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
a Distinction.

The world is divided into two
classes" said the village oracle oracu-
larly, 'those who borrow and those
who lend
mo. it amt" contradicted a member
Of the corner grocery audience at
Orter be. but it amt
Indeed! And how do you think it is
divided?"
Inter two claSSeS-them that wants
ter borrer an them that won't lend"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Cautious.

A lawyer happened to be acquainted
with juror in petty civil case, and
he met him during recess Of the court.
The lawyer was just lighting up" and
under ordinary circumstances he would
have offered the other a cigar unhesi-
tatingly, but it occurred to him that it
might not look right
Il suppose" he said guardedly, "that
a cigar would not influence your ver-
dict?"
The juror was equally cautious.
"a good one wouldn't" he replied,
"but poor one might prejudice me-"
He got good cigar.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
The Study of Books,

We enter our studies and enjoy a 80
ciety which we alone can bring to-
gether. We raise no jealousy by con-
versing with one in preference to an
other; we give no offense to the most
illustrious by questioning him as long
as we will and leaving him as alb
ruptly. Diversity Of opinion raises no
tumult in our presence Each interlocu-
tor stands before as, speaks or is silent,
and we adjourn or decide the business
at our leiSure-LandCt.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Artificial MIX Complex Mixtur

FNTeiitCfCi I:.t'N 2 SOiGpicX &sXfurC.
To show what an arsenal of chem
icals has to be employed when we
want to copy nature the Paris Nature
prints the formula for artificial milk
as patented in England 1t is as fol-
lows:
In 200 pints OF water at So degrees
c. dissolve 400 grains of phosphate OF
potassium or the equivalent quantity
of phosphate of soda. Add sugar suf-
fcient to make 4.5 per cent of the
final product and mix in twenty kilo-
grams of extract of nuts. Boil, then
distill and treat with culture of Tactic
fermentS until the desired acidity is
obtained. PasteuriZe at 60 or 20 de-
grees c. and finally add small guam
tity of citric acid This can be dried
and sold as powder
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20

An amusing anectlote is related of
the late Hungarian statesman Tsza,
who when one day dining at the Hof-
burg with the Austrian emperor placed
a large pear upon his plate at dessert.
The emperor remarked to his minis
ter that cold fr2it after Il hot dinner
was Injurious to the digestion.
Tisza replied, The stomach of a
Hungarian prince. your majesty, is
obliged to be strong one"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
A Distinction.

I'm glad to see that you have gone
into partnership with Flubduh A good
move"
"Why, l have heard you speak Of
him as a thorough scoundrel."
Politically, yes. Commercially he's
all right" Courier ournal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
After The p;nner.

Il ate next to red headed woman =
said the fresh young man after the din
ner party.
"And l ate next to nothing" replied
the woman alluded TO. who happened
to be within hearing.-Florida Times
Union.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Ethiopia.

Ethiopia was described by the Greeks
and Romans as the country which lay
to the south OF Egypt. Shortly before
the birth OF Jesus a native dynasty of
women holding the official title of can
dace held sway in Ethiopia and even
resisted the advance of Roman arms
One of these is the queen noticed in
Acts viii 81
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Subconscious Wishes.

When a girl dreams it is that she is
being married in church crowded with
former suitors who are crying so loud
that the strains of the wedding march
cannot be heard.-Capper's Weekly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Very Helpful.

when congressman makes mon
key of himself he can have it stricken
from the record"
what about it?''
II was just thinking that would be
useful in ordinary life" Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
A sIiaht Misapprehension.

What became of your pretty cousin
who married that actor fellowT
"Oh. he's now a star. and she is sup
porting him.
supporting him. eh? That's what
comes of marrying these stage folks"
Baltimore American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
GoVernment.

A man must first govern himself he
fore he be fit to govern family ami
his family ere lie be fit TO bear the gov
ernment in the commonw wealth. Si,
Walter Raleigh.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
His ComOanV.

Her Father-l Judge man. sir, by
the company he keeps
The Suitor Then I'm all right. for
I've heon keeping company with your
daughter for over two years.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Merely a Hint.

Kitty-Harry says he loves me for
myself alone Bertha-I suppose that's
his way of saying your mother must
be kept out of the family Exchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Dist;1ctio0.

is that reckless orator an agitator:
"No. He's merely an irritatur."-
Washington Star.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
You Can't Beat rhem.

He-Before l was married thought
women were angels. She-Well. finish
it-now you know they are.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20
Praot;ced What He Preached.

Hills Gruet says that he believes in
keeping in touch with his fellow men.
Mills Well. there aren't many of them
that he hasn't touched.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20

If you can speak two languages you
are lucky; ii you speak one honestly
you are wise.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20

Civilization is first and foreir9s:: ;
moral thing.-Amiel.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-20

None are less eager to learn than
they who know nothing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-10
1 CENT A WORD

minimum charge-25c first insertion 15c
each additional insertion.)
FOR SALE CHEAP.-Roll top desk,
reed baby carriage, white bed, spring
and mattress. Apply c. r. Levin,
E. Mulberry Ave-, Pleasantville.
FOR SALE-Bay Mare, fast, ambi-
tious, work or drive, $10O. Bert
Peters, Linwood r. F. D., N. j.. 12c
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT, or
will take a few boarders. 122 N.
Main st. 10c
HAVE SIX-ROOM HOUSE in Pleas
antville, will exchange for another
location or will sell. Give particu-
lars of your house in first letter,
may consider buying. Q, Pleasant
vile Press office.
LOCKS, GUNS, ETC, REPAIRED;
scissors, edge tool grinding; saws
filed, keys made. Newlin, Collins
avenue. lie
LOST.-Black Leather Colonial style
Pocket Book, contained about $1,000,
bills and change, also Drivers Lii
cense. 50 Reward if returned to
The Pleasantville Press Office.
FOR SALE.-Several articles, includ-
ing glass case, mantle, cabinet, mir
ror-back. etc. Is Georgia Ave.
WANTED TO RENT-Farm from Ten
to Twenty Acres. C. d. B., 2512
Paramount ave, Atlantic City. lie
STANDING OAK WOOD near Pleas
antville for sale. R. P. Thompson,
Trust Co. Bldg. II
PIANO FOR SALE.-$65. Upright,
IL rdnoon noSxr tnrroS AddrnSS
Pleasantville Press office. II
GOOD BIG HORSE for sale cheap;
good worker. Max B.. Schulz, Egg
Harbor Road, near Washington ave.
Postoffice Absecon, N. j., R. f. D.
Box AT. 12c
WANTED = H~ousekeeper under As
years of age; three in family; good
home. Address Box Ais, Penns
Grove, N. j.
FOR SALE-Stone Land Lime at $4.25
per ton in carload lots in bulk, F. o.
B. Pleasantville, N. j., or vicinity
on the P. & R. R. FRAZEUR LIME
WORKS, Bridgeton, N. j.
FOR RENT-Dwelling, Merton ave-
nue., So per month. Apply James c.
Vickers, q S. Main street.
MORTGAGES WANTED. - Address
S. w. Sparks, Consideration,
126 Market Street, Camden, N. j.,
or II Adams Ave-, Pl%easantville.
MONEY TO LOAN on mortgages;
various amounts; placed promptly.
T. B. Wootton, 10 N. Main Street,
P~leasantville, N. j.
WE BUY Anything you have to sell
for cash. Both phones. Drop pos
tai. Moore's, 2218 Atlantic Ave-,
Atlantic City. Established 1896.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-10
LEGAL NOTICE.

Sealed bids or proposals will be received
by the Common Council of the City of Pleas
antville, New Jersey, for the furnishing of a
Combination City Service Hook and Ladder
Truck. complete with full equipment, at its
regular meeting to be held at Council Cham
bers, Pleasantville, New Jersey, on Monday,
November 10, 1917. at the hour of eight o.
clock P. NJ. Each proposal or bid shall be
accompanied by a certified check drawn on a
the order of the City of Pleasantville, for
$500. which said check shall be attached to
the outside of the sealed envelope containing
the proposal or bid.
Ladder Truck shall be in design such as is
presently in use in the City of Atlantic City,
to be propelled by a four cylinder gasoline
engine. The ladder shall be an extension
ladder and the length of the longest ladder
shall be not less than fifty feet. Each bid
der must accompany his or its bid with a
complete and detailed set of specifications,
setting forth in detail the style of motor to
be used, where said motor is built and where
said motor is in operation at the time of the
submission of the bids. Assembled cars will
not be considered. Designs must include the
latest improvements and the best practice
known in motor car construction and must
embody the refnements and simplicity in de-
tail and general construction essential in pro-
ducing the best apparatus obtainable and
capable of withstanding heavy service.
Each bid must further specify the material
to be used and the dimensions thereof for
%pistons, crank shafts, connecting rods and
bearings, valves, cam shafts and gears, car
buretor, aXles, gasoline tank, etc. The igni-
ton must be a Bosch vibrating duplex sys-
tenn or an ignition system of like quality,
The generator must be capable of supplying
the batteries and the batteries must be Will
lard CT batteries of like quality. The tires
must be Kelly-Springfeld dual tires on all
wheels where dual tires are to be used.
The large 35 gallon chemical tank now on
the Marion Chemical Fire Engine at City
Hall, Pleasantville, New Jersey, shall be re-
moved therefrom and installed on the Com
bination City Service Hook and Ladder Truck
bid upon, and each bidder shall include in
his bid the cost of removal of said tank from
said fire engine and it's installation on said
Hook and Ladder Truck. as well as an al
lowance for the cost of said tank.
Full information in the specifications must
be given as to all other parts and all other
materials to be furnished and used in connec-
ton with the construction and equipment OF
said Hook and Ladder Truck. The motor
must be of the self-starting type and the let
tering upon the truck to be as ordered by
Common Council. Painting and nickeling to
be of the best both in respect to materials
used as well as the workmanship and scien-
ti1c application thereof.
Payment for said truck will be made only
after a complete and final test thereof and
its acceptance in writing by Common Council.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Dated November 3, 1917.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-10
TWO BOARDS NECESSARY.

A revenue bill sc drawn that it will
require the services of two specially
constituted boards to interpret and
administer it can hardly be called a
glittering success. Yet hat is exact
ly the kind of a law which the Demo
cratic Congress has enacted to raise
money for the carrying On of the
greatest war of history. Tax experts
and lawyers are to compose the two
new boards-and it is not at all un-
likely that the courts may have to
take a hand even after these eminent
gentlemen have done their work.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-10
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Sewage System, Treatment Plant
and Force Main.
PLEASANTVILLE. N.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Common Council of the City of Pleasant
Vile, n. j., at the City Hall, on the 18th
day of November, 1917, until 8 O'Clock p.
M, for the construction of a sanitary sewer
system, Contract No. l a Sewage Treatment
Plant. Contract No. 2; Mechanical Equip
ment, Contract No. 3, and Force Main, Con-
tract No. 4.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
certified check made out in the proper form
and for the amount stated as follows =
Contract No. 1, IS, 900 90 Contract No. 2,
81, $50 90; Contract No. 3, $1,00O.00 Con-
tract No. 4, $1,000. 0 {.
A bond in the sum of 1909 of the amount
of each contract will be required to indem-
nifty the City against and from all claims,
suits and actions or the use of faulty mate
rial or workmanship in the prosecution of
the work.
In accordance with the terms of the speci-
each section shall be completed within 800
days from the date of signing the contract.
Plans and specifications will be on file and
may be seen at the City Hall. Pleasantville,
y. j., or at the office Of the Engineers, REM
ington & Vosbury, COL Market Street, Cam
den, n. ]. Complete sets of the plans and
specifications may be obtained from the En-
gineers upon a deposit of $1,000 which will
be refunded upon the return of the above in
good condition.
The City reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
Civ Clerk