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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
Brief and Breezy.
It is usually the bottom dollar

1t is usually the bottom dollar
that counts.
Strong butter is a poor apol-
ogy for weak coffee.
Happiness is often the price
of being commonplace.
To do right is easy when sin
ceases to be pleasure.
Love is a word of four letters
except in a breach of promise
suit.
Without decision of character
no nan or woman ever amounts
to much.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
Returns to Gold Mine.

When David B. Weaver, of Saxony,
Mimi, went to Montana in 1864, he dis
covered a gold mine. While he and
his parents were at work on it, Indians
drove them off. Four months ago he
went prospecting again and he found
the same mine and intends to work 1t
despite his seventy-eight years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
Letter Travels II Months.

1t took just II months for a letter
Alex Canter of Fulton, Mo-, mailed to
B. Zairkew at Kiev, Russia, to return
to this country. Canter just received
the lettvf' with a notation that the ad-
dreSSee carnpt be found,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
Expecting Too Much.

Rankin-If 1 ever have to fight in
the trenches I hope I can have a per-
iscope.
~Phyle-Yes, the things are mighty
handy to look through and see If the
enemy is near.
"Are they only to look through"
"Yes. What did you think they
were for?"
See! I thought you could stay
safely out of sight and shoot through
the things"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08

FOR A LAUGH


TWenty-One Meals, However.
Her Dad-Why, hang it, girl, the fell
low only earns fifteen a week.
Herself know, papa, but a week
passes 81 quickly when you're fond Of
each other.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
U. S. TO treat
CAPT|vES WELL
Organization Being Perfected for
Handling Prisoners.
IN CHARGE OF The IN. P"

System to Be followed by the Provost
Marshal Generals Department to Be
Combination of English and French
Methods-Prison Camps to Be OBJ
ject Lesson to Enemy in Humane
Treatment.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
Offices
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that persons hav-
ing bills against the City of Pleasantville
must have them in the hands of the City
Clerk on Friday preceding the regular meet
Ing nights of Common Council, which are
the first and third Mondays of each month.
otherwise they will not be paid.
By order OF the Common Council OF
Pleasantville.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS.
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-08
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED

We pay up to Is dollars per set. Also
cash for Old Gold, Silver and broken
Jewelry. Check sent by return mail.
Goods held 10 days for sender's ap-
prevail of our offer. Mazer's Tooth
Specially, Dept. A, 2007 S. 9Th ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
N1. ML~~saQ
Marquis d'Argenson Founded
the Municipal Police System

The first nan to organize a munich
pal police system along modern lines
was the Marquis d'Argenson, who died
tn Paris 1877 years ago. D'Argenson
was a native Of Venice and first
achieved fame in that republic, where
he was a state secret agent. In 1897
he went to France and became the
head of the police department in Paris.
Coming Of a high family, he was
considered to have degraded himself
by accepting this post, but he soon
raised the Office to his own level. The
gendarmes of Paris were made into
q highly efficient force, and D'Argen-
o also. formed a body Of secret
agents, such as would now be called
detectives. Later he laid the founda-
ton for the French secret service and
sent spies to all countries with which
France might become involved in war.
The system Of international espionage
he inaugurated was perfected by Karl
Stiezer, who organized the Prussian
secret service1 and sent thousands Of
his men into Austria and france prior
to Prussia's against those coun.
tries.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

To be possessed Of a head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using a little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots Of it. Just get q
small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
now-it costs but a few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-app1y a little as
directed and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance of abundance,
freshness, f1ufiiness and an incompara-
Bile gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find a trace of dandruff
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new hair-fne and
downy at frst-yes-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
-Dandcrine is, We believe, the only
sure hair grower, destroyer of dam
druff and cure for itchy scalp, and it
never fails to stop falling hair at once
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth
with q little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your hair-taking one
small strand at a time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in just
q few moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this. Adv.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Why Don't You Say "Hello" Finsta
-
By REV. CHARLES STEELE, IN the Iinoi. State journal

Somebody said to you today:
"How are you, Jim?"-or whatever your name NAV be.
And you replied:
"Prety we'll, thank your
And you thought that you had fulfilled oil the requirements Of polite
society.
But-why didn't you ask about the health Of your friend and neighbor
who had greeted you?
Like this: "Pretty well, thank you-how arc your"
sometimes you've gone through the day perfectly miserable because
somebody didn't say "I1eno" to you.
OF course, your friends mind may have been troubled or his eyes fastened
upon something which required all his attention, or there may have been a
dozen perfectly good reasons why he didn't say "Eelo!"
But-why didn't you say "Heno" to him?
Perhaps somebody does not say "ieno" to you out Of pure cussedness-
they simply don't want to. They are just built that way. +
But you can't imagine how unhappy such people are. In most cases
they'd give anything to be different. f%
Now you al help them. Il may be hard for you to do so-but try it!
Say "Helo" anyway, if it chokes you!
When you've thought about your friends failure to greet you-perhans
you've thought q bit scornfuly:
"m a IS good as he is"
Wen-Why didn't you prove it-and not wait for him to make the first
polite advance?
Just because you're like most of the rest of us-we expect more from others
than We're ready to give ourselves, o we've developed a false modesty which
prevents our taking our rightful places among friends and neighbors
should they greet you with a hearty "heuo"-when you usually wait for them
to do it first?
Suppose you try the other way-just for a day-forget about yourself
become really interested in your neighbors and fnends-and don't give them
the chance to say "Heno" first.
What a day you'll have!
I'd like to hear about it.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

Your Labor Counts-evcry ounce
of work you do helps some soldier.
This war was fought as truly in the
household and in the workshop as 1t
was in the trenches.
Some Of eur American women are
borne down physically and mentally,
by the weaknesses of their sex. They
suffer from backachc, dragging sensa-
ton, ore very nervous and have pain in
top Of head. Ii they ask their neighbors
they will be told to take a Favorite Pre-
scription Of DR.. Pierce's which has been
20 well and favorably known for the past
bali century: :.
Weak women should try it now. Don't
watt! Today is the day to begin. This
temperance tonic and nervine will bring
vim, vigor' and vi atty. Send DR.. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. 10c. for trial pkg. tablets.
It promotes perfect regularity. 1t soothes
and strengthens the nerves, drives away
dependency, and gives a healthy appetite
and refreshing sleep. It makes weak
women strong.
1t is a wonderful prescription prepared
only from natures roots and herbs with
no alcohol to falsely stimulate and nc
narcotic to wreck the nerves.
Write DR.. Pierce's lnvalids' Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y. for free confidential medi
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
BabyIon's Walls Set in
Mortar Mixed With Oil

Oil was known in a number Of places
In very ancient times, the walls of
Babylon having been, we are told, set
In mortar mixed with a heavy crude
oil from wells near the Euphrates, and
1t would not be beyond the realms of
Imagination to suggest that the streets
Of Nineveh may have had their dusts
laid by a coating Of oil Of an asphalt
un base just as in many of our cities
today. Those wise old observers,
Strabo and Herodotus, did not over
look so interesting a theme as natural
oil. and give accounts Of it's existence
though not, perhaps, of its inf1amma-
BILE nature.-New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Manufacture of Paper Was
Japanese Industry 592-629.

The manufacture of paper was an
important industry in Japan as far
back as the time Of the Emperor
Suiko, A. D. 592-629, the art having
been introduced from China. It is
said that paper was introduced into
Europe from Egypt, but in China the
industry may have been as old as in
Egypt, and the art may have travelled
from China to Europe through India
and Persia, passing from Spain to
Italy and France, special Improve
ments being introduced in its manu-
facture by the Dutch and the French.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
GOOD NEWS
A Lady in Texas Tells How
She Regained and Keeps
Her Health.

Every household should have at
hand oil the time a dependable rem.
edy with which to fight catarrh and
catarrhal conditions.
The experience of Mrs. NJ. E. Berk-
ley, No. 1922 9th ST., Galveston, Tex,
is not unique, but her letter does car
ry a vigorous safety first" suggestion
to every American home: II wish to
tell you Of the good Peruna has been
to me. I have used it five years and
have never found it other than satis-
factory as a remedy for colds, catarrh,
indigestion and many other ailments.
/ am never without Peruna."
Coughs, colds, catarrh, grip and In
fluenza cannot safely be neglected.
Any disease due to catarrhal inflam-
nation of the mucous lining, whether
Of the nasal passages, throat, lungs,
stomach. bowels, kidneys, bladder or
other organs, is to be feared. Catarrh
Is always a menace to the general
health and on account of it's preva.
lence must be fought and fought hard
all the time.
Thousands place their entire Deepen.
,dence upon the well known time-tried
remedy, Peruna. DR.. Hartman began
selling Peruna for catarrh forty-fve
years ago.. Try Peruna first and avoid
possible disappointment and expense.
Tablet or liquid form. Sold every.
where.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
DAIRY UTENSILS CLEAN
Better Quality Of Milk Results Where
Sterilized Cans, Pals and Sep
arators are Used.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
An active campaign against the I'M
sterilized milk can, pail, strainer cloth,
and separator, as contributing causes
to high bacterial count in city milk, is
to be carried on this season by the
United States department of agricul-
ture In cooperation with the health
and milk officials of a number Of cities.
Already health officers in $50 localities
have accepted the departments offer
to demonstrate to their local milk pro-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
and Korean Rice
Crops Larger Than in 1917.

Frequent and heavy rains and Sc
we're windstorms have only slightly In
jured the japanese rice crop. and the
official estimate shows a yield amount
Ing to a total Of about 59,OOO,O 900 koku
(295,OOO,0W buslels), which is 4,OOO,-
GOO koku (20,000,0OO bushels) above the
crop of last year and about 100000
koku (25,O00,000 bushels) above the
average. The Korean crop amounts to
a total Of almost 100000 koku CO.
oOO,OO bushels), or about 100000
koku 100000 bushels) above that
Of last year.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
cid-Stomach
Ruins Health
of Millions

Besides those painful attacks Of in.
digestion; that awful bloated, lumpy
feeling after eating and downright
stomach misery that you who have
experienced it know so well; besides
disgusting belching, food-repeating,
sour stomach and distressing heartburn
besides all this, ACID-STOMACH
undermines the health and saps the
strength Of millions.
If you don't get rid of those stomach
miseries there is NO telling where your
stomach troubles will end, for it is q
we'll known scientific fact that many
serious ailments have their start in an
a~cid-stOmach.
Start now-this very day to get rid of
your stomach miseries-take EATONIO
the wonderful remedy that absorbs
the excess acid from the stomach and
brings INSTANT relief. You simply
have no idea how much better, stronger
and brighter you feel at once. 1t drives
out all the gas and bloat. puts an Inn
mediate stop to belching and heartburn,
ends stomach suffering and makes it
cool, sweet, comfortable and strong.
There can be no further excuse for
you to sallow acid-stomach to wreck
your health-pile up misery upon mis-
cry until you get to the point where
you feel down and out and that life has
lost all its joys. Remember. just as
acid-mouth ruins teeth, so ac:d-stomach
ruins health.
Take EATONIC. It's good, just like
a bit Of candy and makes the stomach
feel fine. You can then eat the things
you like and, what is more, every
mouthful you eat will count in creating
power and energy. You'll feel so much
better-have punch and pep-the power
and will to do things and get results,
and your stomach misery will he gone.
Take III advice. Get a big box Of
EATONIC from your druggist today,
1t costs so little. If it fails to remove
your stomach distress, he will refund
your money. That is guaranteed, you
are to be satisfied or money refunded.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

: Mothers Cock Book


Some perfect day I shall not need
To bend my brow DER battling tasks:
Some perfect day my sou shall read
The meaning hid meath clouding masks:
Some perfect day I shall attain
The dim ideal my spirit asks.
Goodies for the Family,
Small cakes and cookies are espe-
cially In favor during the holiday time.
The following will be most welcome as
giving variety:
Sweet Hearts,
Beat one cupful Of butter substitute
with two cupfuls Of sugar until light:
add four eggs well beaten, one-half
teaspoonful of rose favoring and one
half teaspoonful Of vanilla. Sift three
cupfuls Of flour, a pinch Of salt and
two te%aspoonfuls of baking powder:
add to the first mixture, beating vigor-
,ously. Bake in small heart-shaped
pans and cover with delicate pink.
tinted frosting.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Each Dairy Farm Should Be Equipped
With an inexpensive end Service
able SteriIizer Such as Is Shown.

ducers a simple homemade sterilizer,
costing not more than SIS, which if
used OF the farm will help guard the
milk against this initial and serious
contamination. How great q bearing
sterilization Of milk utensils on the
farm has on the bacterial content
Of milk is shown by expert
ments which have proved that the
average milk can, when washed in the
ordinary way, may contain over eight
billion bacteria, and that almost every
milk can so treated harbors millions
of bacteria which give a high bacterial
count and hasten the souring of milk.
The homemade sterilizer for dairy
utensils which is to be demonstrated
uses steam as a sterilizing agent. All
that is required to develop steam
enough to sterilize the ordinary dairy
utensils is a two-burner kerosene stove,
and there is nothing about the device
which calls for special skill in its eff
fective use. The department has
twenty Of these sterilizers, described
in Farmers Bulletin 74S, and has Of
fered to supply an outfit for a two
weeks demonstration to any local
health or dairy official who will agree
to show it in operation to the milk pro-
ducers in his section.
The effectiveness of this sterilizer
has been fully proved both in the labo-
ratory and on the farm. In n ex-
pertinent ten gallons of fresh milk
were divided into two parts. Five gal
Ions, passed through a separator into q
five-gallon can, both utensils washed
in the ordinary way, showed at the
end of an hour 1,SS0,OOO bacteria per
cubic centimeter. The other five gal
Ions, passed through a separator into
a can, after both utensils had been
washed and sterilized by means of the
homemade sterilizer, showed only a.
600 bacteria per cubic centimeter.
The device, moreover, remove foul
odors and leaves the utensils dry as
well as sterilized. Experience shows
that the bacterial count is thus mate
rally reduced, while the producer finds
that his milk does not sour so quickly
and has. an improved favor.
The specialists of the dairy division
are hopeful that the device, wherever
1t is demonstrated, will come into com
mon use. It is believed that this ster.
ilizer will find ready adoption among
small dairymen because of it's low cost
of construction and operation, and be
cause its use will tend to improve thu
quality and increase the keeping char
acter Of the milk.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Barristers' Wigs in Use
More Than 200 Years AGO

Barrlsters' wigs first Gang into
vogue about 200 years ago. Up to the
end Of the seventeenth century judges
and sergeants at law alone had any
distinctive dress. Under Queen Anne
the queens counselor adopted the
court dress and silk gown which made
up the mourning Of the period, togeth-
er with the full.bottomed wig then usu-
ally wcrn by all persons Of position.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Walking on Water.

Decidedly novel is a new outfit for
walking on the water, which is shown
in Popular Mechanics Magazine. It is
a combination of a balloon and q set
of floats. The small gas bag used has
a lifting capacity almost sufficient to
raise an adult from the around and
it is attached by ropes to & belt worn
about the waist.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Fishing, a Patriotic Sport
That Should Be Encouraged;
What Fish Are in Your Lake?

The millions of Americans who have
always lived inland know the delicate
flavor Of the fresh water catch, but
We r likely to slight this cheap, nu-
trltious food, either because it is not
always on sale in u markets or be-
cause so many menus and recipes we
follow in u cooking call for lobster,
hulibut or some other ocean product.
If fish from our own communities
are not on the market plentifully, let's
go fishing for them ourselves. There
is no season Of the year when some
kind of fish cannot be caught easily.
Do not turn up your nose at your lit
tie boys catch, because the fish are
small and hard to clean. Little perch
are delicious, even if they do require
some extra'til liz in preparation.
Encourage fishing as a patriotic
sport in your neighborhood.. Inquire
about the fish in your community. Are
bass, trout, pickerel, carp, perch or
just plain suckers" plentiful in your
lakes and runs? The equipment nee
essary to catch any of these fresh wa
ter fish is simple and inexpensive. A
hook and line and n bamboo pole have
been the means of catching hundreds
of pounds of fish.
Friday is not the only fish day. Two
more days a week are not too often
tor you to serve the inexpensive, meat
saving food. Baked, boiled, or fried
fresh fish are always delicious. To
vary the meals a trif1e, make different
kihis Of sauces to serve with your
fish.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Making THINGS Worse.

1t was at a party. Hhe slipped up
and tweaked her ear. She turned her
head.
BEG PARDON" he stammered. II
thought it was my wife,"
LIT is quite all right" the lady re-
piled.
"You see" he went on, 1--WE some
times get the wrong SOW by the ear"
And that was about all for him.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Holly Wreaths.

Cream a half cupful of butter substi-
tute with two-thirds Of a cupful Of
sugar; when light and creamy add the
yolks Of two eggs and the white Of
one; sift n and one-fourth cupfuls
Of flour with a pinch Of salt, a tea
spoonful of baking powder and one-
fourth of a grated nutmeg; mix with
the first mixture, alternating with one-
fourth Of a cupful Of milk. Roll OUT
the dough and cut into rings with the
doughnut cutter. Brush with the white
of egg and sprinkle with pistachio
nuts, blanched and chopped, and put a
few red candies in groups of two or
three to simulate berries. Bake a light
brown in Q moderate ovel.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Bread From Moss.

The Indians along the Columbia
river make a kind Of bread from q
moss that grows on the spruce fir
tree. This moss is prepared by plac-
ing 1t In heaps, sprinkling it with wa
ter n permitting it to ferment. Then
it is rolled into balls as big as q mans
head, and these are baked in pits.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
GIories,

Beat four tablespoonfuls Of sweet
fat with n cupful of sugar until
creamy; add one egg, one-fourth Of a
teaspoonful Of salt, one-half teaspoon
gul Of cinnamon and two teaspoonfuls
Of baking powder sifted with two and
one-half cupfuls Of flour; add one cup
full Of milk and mix. Roll in small
balls and fry in deep fat. When cool
roll in boiled frosting, then in chopped
nuts and raisins.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
SCIENCE T

Synthetic milk is being pro-
duced from peanuts by European
chemists.
A mixture of two or more
honeys always is darker than
any Of the original ones.
Hollands mines are now pro-
ducing coal at a rate Of about
100000 tons a year.
A serving tray that fits an
arm Of 4 lunchroom chair Sc
curely has been patented.
Sweden has areas Of peat de-
posits that are estimated to
cover nearly 100000 acres.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Timely Caution.

1--WE must get
these railroad sup
plies out in a hur-
ry."
every good"
"At the same
time you must
maintGin the STAN
dard. Be careful
now and don't
make any bad
brakes"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Keeping the Faith.

A man returning from Philadelphia
tells of a ragged newsboy who, after
his papers We're all sold, still stood
near Independence hall Justify shout
ing the news Of Germany's surrender.
"I'm just a-dOin' what the Liberty bell
would do if it could" explained the lit
tie patriot.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Own First.CIass Bull

The owner Of a large herd of cows
can well afford to own a first-class
bull, and the bull association has now
made it possible for the owner of q
small herd to own a share in q good,
well-bred bull.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12

Nice and Cool.
"How's things at Hamfat Park in
the m%ountains?"
Gail right, I hear. Plenty of outdoor
SPORTS"
"What's the main sport?s
"The proprietor doesn't exactly claim
as much, but from his prospectus I
should infer that snow shoeing was
the thing just now"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
Date Nut Cakes.

Separate the whites and yolks of
three eggs; beat the yolks with one
cupful Of sifted granulated sugar i'm
til thick and light; add one-half cupful
of pecan meats and one-half cupful Of
stoned, chopped dates; then add one
cupful Of flour, a pinch of salt and a
teaspoonful of baking powder sifted
together. Fold in the whites Of the
eggs beaten to a stiff froth and drop
by spoonfuls into very small pans,
which have been creased and busted
with fine sugar. Bake about eight min
utes and turn out of the tins at once
when they come from the oven
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-12-12
May Take Land Needed.

Under an act Of congress Of July 2,
1917, the government may condemn
and take possession of or may pur.
chase any tract of land in the United
States. wherever situated. that may
10 needed for military purposes.