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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
Chinese DociIe Starvers.

No other race Is az docile as the Chi
nese In times of famine, according t.
the National Geographic Magazine
Their resignation In the face of calam,
fty Is amazing. For instance, in the food
shortage of 19O8-7 a starving army OF
100000 peasants camped beneath the
walls Of the city of Tsinkiangpu. The
grain warehouses of the town, a place
Of 100000 inhabitants, were overflow.
Ing with wheat, maize and rice, and
these supplies were constantly on dis
play; yet there were no riots. The
thousands outside the walls sat them.
selves down to die, while those within
continued to transact the ordinary af.
fairs Of everyday life.
! During this famine parents found 1,
necessary to sell their daughters to
wealthy families In which they became
slave girls. Early In the period of dis.
dess girls of ten to fifteen years of age
brought as much as $40 each, but when
the suffering was most severe the Gus.
tomary quotation in the slave market
was 90 cents each, while In one In
stance a father is known to have &C
cepted IA cents and two bowls of rice
In exchange for his child.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
INTERESTING SERMON SERIES
AT WESLEY M. E. CHURCH

The series of sermons upon 1.-The
Tragedies and !Triumphs of Everyday
Life" which Rev. j.. William Lee began
at Wesley M. E. Church on Sunday
evening, Oct. 7, and will continue on
Sunday evenings to the end of the
year, are attracting considerable at
tention. The remaining topics are as
follows:
October 21-"The Tragedy of Misdi-
rected Youth"
October 28-"The Triumph of Well
Chosen Companions"
November 4-"The Tragedy of the
Engagement Ring"
November 1.-THE Triumph of a
Real Home"
November 18-"The Tragedy of In
godly Society"
November 25-"The Tragedy of a
Thankless Heart" "a Thanksgiving
Dav Sermon.
December 2-"The Triumph of Re.
ligion in Business"
December 9e+The Tragedy of the
Collaborating Church Member"
December 16-"The Triumph of a
Live Wire Church."
December 23-"The Tragedy of a
Christless Grave"
December 30-"The Triumph of the
Everlasting Song"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
RED CROSS INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ARMY KNITTING
KNITTED HELMET No. 2.

KNITTED HELMET No. 2.
(Same as No. 1, but knitted in one
piece.)
l hank of yarn "a lb.) 4 Red Cross
Needles No. 2.
Cast on Sc stitches loosely. Knit
plain for s inches for front piece, and
leave on extra needle. Knit another
piece to correspond for back. These
pieces must be at least 9 inches wide.
Slip the stitches of both pieces on to 3
needles, arranging for last 2 stitches
of back piece to be On beginning of list
needle, with SO stitches of front piece
added (making 40 on 1st needle).
Divide rest of stitches on other 2
needles; 36-36.
Beginning with LIST needle, knit 2,
purl 2 for 6 inches. Then on LIST nee
die knit 2, purl 2 for Is inches. Bind
off % stitches for face opening. Cry
to keep same arrangement of stitches
on needles for further d~irections.)
Knit 2, purl 2 forward and back on re-
naming 80 stitches for X inches, al
ways slipping first stitch. Cast on %
stitches loosely to complete face open
ing, and knit 2, purl 2 for 2k inches
adjust stitches by slipping 2 from end
of Sd needle to LIST needle, making AZ
on LIST needle).
Knit l round plain. Knit 2 stitches
together, knit IL, knit 2 stitches to-
gether, knit 1. Repeat to end of round.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
ANNUAL HARVEST HOME AND
FAIR OF ASBURY N. E. CHURCH

Will be held in the lecture room of
the Church, Oct. %, "a, %, 26. The
lecture room will be beautifully deco
rated with booths as follows: Linen
Booth, Mrs. Ida Montara, chairman;
Grocery Booth, Mrs. Matte Harris,
chairman; Refreshment Booth, man.
aged by the officials, Carter Williams
and Clement Byrd in charge; Candy
Booth, managed by the Pastors Work
ing Guild club. They are all author
lied to solicit for the same. A pro-
gram will be rendered each night in
the main auditorium of the Church as
follows: Tuesday night. by local tai
ent. Wednesday night, DR.. c. A. Tind-
ley, the noted pulpit orator and preach
er, of Philadelphia. will preach. Thurs
day night, DR.. R. G. Waters, known as
the great pulpit orator and lecturer, of
Orange, n. j., will preach. PROGRAM
for Friday night will be provided.
Everybody is invited to attend these
exercises.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
A Hero.

Lord Northcliffe said at an Over
seas club dinner in New York:
THE French soldier wears golt
stripes on his sleeve-one stripe fol-
each six months of service at tn,
front.
well, a m~iddle-aged Frenchmar
told me one day that he was not en-
titled to his stripes, inasmuch as his
post, while technically at the front
was not a dangerous one, and so he
was going to cut them off his sleeve
mo, nor said |. Don't do so
Don't dream of dciHg so. The man In
these days who declines an unmerited
decoration is a hero, and as such is
entitled to all the stripes his sleeve
will hold"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20

Knit 4 rows plain. Then knit 2
stitches together, knit 9,knit 2 together,
knit l. Repeat to end of round. Knit
4 rows plain. Continue in this way,
narrowing on every fifth round and
reducing number of stitches between
narrowed stitches by 2 fas 7, 5, 8,
etc. until you have % stitches left on
needles. Divide on 2 needles, having
IA on LIST needle and IA on the other,
and finish the same as for the toe of
a sock.
WASH-CLOTH.
White Knitting Cotton (medium
weight l pair Red Cross Needles
No. /.
Cast on 20 stitches, knit back and
forth plain until cloth is about 10
inches square and bind off. Sew a
loop of tape to n corner.
HOT WATER BOTTLE-COVER.
White Knitting Cotton medium
weight 1 pair Red Cross Needles
No. l.
Cast on Sc stitches, knit 2, purl 2
and repeat until the work is 4 inches
deep. Then knit back and forth plain
for 9k inches more or until entire
work measures 1871 inches. Next de-
crease 2 stitches at beginning and 2
stitches at end of each needle until
there are sixteen stitches left and bind
off. Make another piece in same man.
ner and sew together. Attach a 20
inch piece of tape to seam at one side
of ribbing to tie around neck of bottle.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20

Bell Phone $3.50, Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
Some Observations.

] Experience never makes fools
Of wise men.
l Faultf1nding La unlike charity,
; yet 1t usually begins at home.
! Vanity makes a lot of re-
| munerative work for the beauty
I doctors.
You never really know your
! friends until they become your
| enemies.
; 1t is awfully hard to get rich
! according to the methods pre-
; scribed In books.
!! Some men don't mind getting
! 1t In the neck II their neighbors
! get 1t just as hard.
I Good sense Is better than
J good looks, but so few people
/ r afflicted with eitheri
; You may have noticed that
! one girl no sooner breaks a
I mans heart than another comes
! along and bandages 1t up.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,

State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, SIS.
Frank J.. Cheney makes oath that he L.
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use OF
Halls Catarrh Medicine.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D.
1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally
and acts through the blood on the mucous
surfa ceS of the system. Send for inc
ais free. F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O..
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
advertisement
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
STOP
BY GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS.

There is a wealth of Power to be
gained In learning just When and How
to Stop. 1t seems a part of human
activity to travel too Fast at times.
Also, it has been a Fault of Nations.
History tells all about 1t.
Stop. Pause and Think-then Go
Ahead.
1t is comparatively easy for Forceful
and Energetic characters to keep GO
ing ahead, working and willing their
way along. But the ability to Stop at
the right time, no matter under what
circumstances you may be placed, be-
comes a distinct mark of Decision and
Control.
Stop. Pause and Think-then Go
Ahead.
How many a time the busy man or
woman learns the value of this little
word too late! How many a giant
enterprise has been snuffed out, like as
a candle is snuffed out, for no other
reason than that the little lesson of
knowing just When and How to Stop
had never been learned.
Stop. Pause and Think-then Go
Ahead.
Measure your steps as you go. View
your Work calmly and with satisfac-
ton. Stop to take invoice and to medi'
tate on the meaning of what you pro-
pose to achieve. Stop to gather and
accumulate Strength and Nerve and
Heart. Stop-that you may learn to
Go Ahead.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
ASBURY M. E.. CHURCH.
Rev. E.. F. Morris. Pastor.
Sunday services as follows:

Mr.. Frank Terry as superintendent.
Rev. w. Y, D.. Delaney, pastor
of st. Marks Methodist Church of
Crawford, N. j., will preach both morn
ing and night. Good music by the
choirs and congregation at all of these
services. A cordial welcome to every
one.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
Mother eray's Sweet Powders for

For Feyerishness, Bad Stomach, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and
are a pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by
Mothers for 80 years. They neUer fail. At
all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
Mother Gray Co, Leroy, n. Y. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
OF MAILS.

Mails arrive at the P~leasantville
postoffice from Philadelphia at Z a. m.
1, 5 and Z p. m.
Mails arrive from Atlantic City at
7, 8 and IL a. M, l and 5 p. m.
Mails close for Philadelphia at Z
and 1870 a. M, 12.15, $50, $50 and
$40 p. m.
Mails close for Atlantic City at $50
a. m, 1915 and $40 p. m.
Sunday only mail closes for Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City at Alb p. m.
The office opens daily, except Sun
day, at 7 a. m. and closes at 7.30 p. m.
Saturday only, closes at 8 p. m.
Money order window opens at z a
m. and closes at 6.45 p. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20

Go to friends for advice, to women
for pity, to strangers for charity, to
relatives for nothing, and to The Plea
s%antville Press for profitable advertis-
ing at all seasons of the year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20
V|NOL MAKES
CHILDREN STRONG
And Invigorates Old People

Any doctor will tell you that the
ingredients of Vino1 as printed below
contain the elements needed to i'm
prove the health of delicate children
and restore strength to old people.
r Cod Liver and Beef Peptones, Iron
and Manganese Peptonates, Iron and
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
Glycerophosphates. Cascarin.
Those who have puny, ailing or
rundown children or aged parents
may prove this at our expense.
Besides the good it does children
and the aged there is nothing like
Vinol to restore strength and vitality
to weak, v women and over
worked, rundown men.
Try it. If you are o entirely sat.
isfied, we will return your money
without question; that proves our
fairness and your protection. Mil.
lions of people have been convinced
this way.
H. j. DENNIS & CO.,
Druggists, Pleasantville
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-10-20

The only way to get the news of
Pleasantville and vicinity, and get it
correct, is through The Pleasantville
Press. Where else can you get so
much for your money?
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
A CHILD HATES Oil,
CAL0MEL, PIB FOR
LIVER and BOWELS
Give ':California Syrup of Figs" If
cross, sick, feyerish, con-
Stinafed

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the ''dose' mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With or children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is we'll
founded. Their tender little Gin
sides" are injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only del.
:.ious california Syrup Of Figs.
It's action is positive, but gentle. Mil
lions of mothers keep this harmless
fruit laxative" handy; they know
children love to take it; that it new
er fails to clean the liver and bowels
and sweeten the stomach, and that
teaspoonful given today saves a
sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent
bottle Of california Syrup Of Figs"
which has full directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly on each bottle. Beware
of counterfeits sold here. See that
it is made by California Fig Syrup
Company" Refuse any other kline
with contempt.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
CANNING FRUIT
WITHOUT SUGAR

Washington, D. c., June 22-Fruit
for use in pie or salads or as stewed
fruit can be put up or canned without
the use of any suger at all, ac-
cording to the canning specialists of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
They, therefore, advise those who,
because of the high price of sugar,
have been thinking of reducing the
amount Of fruit they put up, to can
as much of their surplus as possible
by the use of boiling water when SUI
gar strip is beyond their Any
fruit, they say, may be successfully
sterilized and retained in the pack
by simply adding boiling water instead
Of the hot strip. The use of sugar,
ming of all kinds Of fruits and makes
better and ready-sweetened pro-
duct Moreover, most of the fruits
retain their natural flavor, texture
and color as we'll as fruit put up in
strip. Fruit canned without sugar to
be used for sauces or desserts must
be sweetened.
Directions for Canning Fruits With
Can the product the day it is
picked. Gull, stem, or seed, and clean
the fruit by placing it in a strainer
and pouring water over it until it is
clean. Pack the product thoroughly
in glass jars or tin cans until they
are full; use the handle Of a table
spoon, wooden ladle, or table knife
for packing purposes. Pour over the
fruit boiling water from a kettle
place rubbers and caps in position
partially seal if using glass jars, sea-
completely if using tin cans. Place
the containers in a sterilizing val
such as a wash boiler with false bot
tom, or other receptacle improvisec
for the purpose. If using hot wa
ter bath outfit, process for 80 min.
utes; count time after the water has
reached the boiling point; the waite,
must cover the highest jar in con.
tainer. After sterilizing remove packs
sealglass jars, wrap in paper to pre-
vent bleaching and store in dry
cool place.
# you are canning in tin cans il
will improve the product to plunge
the cans quickly into cold water i'm
!; mediately after sterilization. Wher
using steam pressure Gamer in
stead Of hot water bath, sterilize fol
10 minutes with five pounds of steam
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pressure. Never allow the pressure
to go over 10 pounds.
No Delay in Building Contonment:
for National ARMY

There will be no serious delay in
construction Of the 16 environments
for the national army, Secretary Ba,
er said today, and all of the estab-
llshments probably will be ready
ABOUT September l, the tentative date
considered f,r summoning to the
co!ors the first $4,000 men.
The process of selecting the men,
the Secretary indicated, probably will
be set in motion early in July.
Regulations for the exemption and
selection processes have been prepar-
ed and will be made public next week
President Wilson is understood to
have approved the general scheme
worked out by the War Department
to secure fair and unselfish applica,
ton of the law through local Off.
ials. Minor notifications are be.
ing made but plans will be complet,
ed in few days.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
FIRST TRIP 10 A CIRCUS
A Never-to-be Forgotten Occasion Of
Early Youth That Changed the En-
FIR. OutloOk on ife

Early Youth That Changed the En-
tire Outlook on Life
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, June 22-The large
circus tent going up in the grove re-
minds me of my first circus expert
ence.
In those other days we didn't have
shows and circuses very often, only
about once every now and then. This
show was advertised to show at Gill
christ's bridge, and the whole CON-
munity was on the tiptoe of expec-
tation. I had never been that far
from home before, and the trip of
six miles was a new world to me.
When we came to Lumber river l was
amazed, for I had never seen any
stream larger than Millprong creek.
This was new world to me and the
impressions made on my mind are as
vivid today as they were then.
On entering the tent the first OBJ
ject that meg my vision was the ele-
plant. Right behind US was an Ole
negro, who had been brought up in
Africa. l remember his remarks or
seeing the elephant-"Why, youse de
same ole teller you user be-"
This trip was a great education tc
me, and l don't blame parents TO,
carrying their children to such places
for we are only children of larger
| growth.
| If the managerie was a wonder
what can l say of the circus perform
ances that took place afterwards! Oh
course that was of different type
of knowledge, but with what glet
did l swallow the whole performance
never recovered from the disap
pointment in the man who drove tn,
| lion in harness from one tent to an
other that he did the trick so rapid!
that l couldn't take it in.
This trip to the circus is one brigh
spot on memory's page that all tn
years of disappointments and worr.
can never displace. I don't believ
I'd exchange it for the recent reun
ion at Washington city. The sigh
of the President was great salts
faction but how can that ever com
pare with the sight of the bold-look
ing lion or the stealthy purring ii
ger and leopards and ehattering mon
keys? I have never seen an ele
| plant as big as that elephant, o
camels that has as big humps upo
their backs as these had. In the day
following I lived in a different at
mosphere and enjoyed life.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
FIGHT WITH
GERMAN SUBMARINE
Captain of American Steamer Thinks
Crew Sunk Submarine .

SdpIdAn VI t11uCA~SoN 0tS0lu~A
Crew Sunk Submarine {.
The captain of an American steam
err which arrived at an Atlantic port
Friday said he believed the American
crew aboard had sunk by shell fire
a German submarine on June 4 when
the ship was two days out from Liv-
erpool. While the captain would
make no further statement the wire
less operator on board gave the fol-
lowing account of the battle:
"We discharged our cargo at Liv-
erpool and left for our homeward
voyage on June 1. We were running
at night without lights. The guns
were cleared for action. We saw
one submarine June 4. One British
ship sent signal of distress, which
we picked up. She reported she was
fighting a submarine. Half an hour
later they reported by wireless the
submarine had submerged.
81 heard S. O.. S. from another
British vessel-she reported she was
| being attacked by submarine. At
ter 20 minutes Of hard fighting the
submarine submerged and the steam
er wirelessed she was unchanged.
! eve were on a zig gag course and
making full speed when one Of the
i gunners sighted a torpedo headed
straight for US. He shouted to the
bridge: Here she comes. Torpedo
port aside
"The chief officer who was on the
bridge, shouted to the quartermas
| tor thard Starhoa rd' Wa sw,1nU off
The torpedo struck US on the por
side glancing blow amid ships right
near the engine room.
i "We were ordered to the life boats
! but the captain who had remainef
aboard, found the torpedo had fail
ed to explode, and ordered all hand!
back on ship.
"When the commander of the sub
marine saw our crew climbing up OF
deck he started for us again.
"The gun crews scrambled to tn,
guns, when about 600 yards off oul
setarboard quarter a shell from oul
/, forward gun hit the submarine AM
!, she submerged. Again she appeared
and our after gun hit her and blew
away her periscope. Another sho
! from our forward gun fell right on to]
of her. There was shower Of blacl
: specks followed by a geat commo
: ton, bubbles of water and igh
, blue smoke arising from the sterl
}, of the Uboat.
"Our crew which was lined vi
: against the starboard rail watching
7 the battle, gave hearty American
cheer when the submarine disappear
: ed"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
PATRIOTIC SERVICE RENDERED
Women and Men Who Assisted Clerk
Skipper in Handling War RegIstTa-
tien-WOrk Cost Government Moth

tlGn-h Ofk cost government NotH
ing
Reported for The Robesonian.
The following ladies and gentle
men rendered valuable assistance to
C. B. Skipper, clerk of the Superior
court and secretary of the registra-
ton board of Robson county, and
also to the War Department in help
ing make copies of the 4018 registra-
ton cards which were handled in this
county:
Mesdames Alex. H. Mcleod, Jun
JUS j. Goodwin, E. NJ Johnson, NJ.
Guion Lee, B. M. Davis, C. B. Skip
per: Misses Cammie McNeill, Cor
nelia Steele, Marie Russell and sis
tiers, Margaret Pitman, Matte Lee
Pitman, Maria Nash, Christobel
Moorehouse, Marie Linkhaw, Ganelle
Barnes, Sadie Rae Pope, Mary Lee
Caldwell, Edna and Dovie Prevatt
Marie and Maitland Thompson;
Messrs. John S. Butler, E. A: Thomp-
son. Woodbury. Lennon.
Probably others in the families OF
those above named assisted, whose
These have rendered valuable ser
vices to the government by enabling
the clerk to hardle the registration
matters without cost, which woulc
have been considerable if clerica
help had been employed.
! CLERK Skipper was authorized by
/ the government to employ help il
handling the cards, but the helm rem
dered by the above-named people
as a patriotic service made it I'M
necessary, SO Uncle Sam was not pu
to penny's expense in the war reg
istration in Robson. Some idea O.
/ what this would have cost if it hat
been necessary to employ help ma!
be gathered from this: Mr.. Skippe
says it took minutes, at close es
innate to handle each card. To dis
pose Of 4018 cards, then, requires
10000 minutes, or 355 hours, or 81
work days Of 10 hours each.-Th
Robesonian5
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
at home with renewed enthusiasm for

at home with renewed enthusiasm for
the war. ~.
eve have seen Germany time and
again take 100000 or 100000 back
or forth for the gain or loss Of lit
tie ground. Then there is more dig
ging in, more building of shelters,
more living in the mud and dust, bur-
rowing like moles. Our young men
cannot go wild over warfare in the
trenches, however splerdidly they will
do their duty. But put the war into
the air-and watch US fight"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-25
American Aviators in Franco

Fifty American aviators arrived
at Nice France, Friday to
undergo course of in
struction at the seaplane depot. They
were given the heartiest welcomes
by their French comrades.
A Washington dispatch June stat
ed that 100 American aviators from
the navy flying corps had arrived
safely IN FRANCE: They were the
first OF the American fighting forces
to reach that country. The detach.
ment included four expert aviators
and many OF the others were exper-
fenced in flying.