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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-02

Mr.. Williams murmured sympathetI
cally: 'That's too badl Where di'
he bite your
ION the-right ON the elbow"
"Good graciousi Perhaps you ough
to have it cauterized."
"Sir?"
"Did you have a doctor look at 1t?
mo, sir. My mother put some stuf
from the drug store on it."
"Oh, l see. Probably it's all right
then"
"Yes, sir" Penrod drew breath more
freely, and accepted the warm cook,
Mrs. Williams brought him. He ate
it without relish.
"Was it your own dog that bit your
Mr.. Williams inquired.
"Sir? No, sir. 1t wasn't Duke"
"Penrod!" Mrs. Williams exclaimed
"When did it happen?"
ST don't remember just when," be
answered feebly. 81 guess it was day
before yesterday"
Gracious! How did it"
She was interrupted by the entrance
of a middle-aged colored woman. "Mi2
Williams" she began, and then, as she
caught sight of Penrod, she addressed
him directly, "You' ma telefoam if you
here, send you home right away, cause
they waitin' dinner on you."
run along, Them said Mrs. Will
liams, patting the visitor lightly upon
his shoulder; and she accompanied him
to the front door. "Tell your mother
I'm so sorry about your getting bitten,
and you must take good care of it,
Penrod."
"Yes'm."
Penrod fingered helplessly outside
the doorway, looking at Sam, who
stood partially obscured in the hall,
behind Mrs. Williams. Periods eyes,
with a yelled anguish, conveyed a
pleading for help as well as a horror
of the position in which he found him
self. Sam, however, pale and deter
mined, seemed to have assumed Q
stony attitude of detachment, as if it
were well understood between them
that his own comparative innocence
was established, and that whatever
catastrophe ensued, Penrod had
brought it on and must bear the brunt
of it alone.
"Well, you'd better run along, since
they're waiting for you at home" said
Mrs. Williams, closing the door. "Good
night, Penrod."
. Ten minutes later Penrod tool
his place at his own dinner-table, some
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-02

at sounded like it. What was the
matter?"
Both boys returned her curious
glance with meekness. They were sum
moning their faculties-which were
needed. Indeed, these are the crises
which prepare a boy for the business
difficulties of his later life. Penrod,
with the huge weapon beneath his
JACKET, insecurity Supported by an ell
bow and by a waistband which he in
stantly began to distrust, experienced
diStreSsful sensations similar to those
of the owner of too heavily insured
property carrying a gasoline can under
his overcoat and detained for CONVEX
sation by a policeman. And if in the
coming years, it was to be Penrod's lot
to find himself in that precise situa-
ton, no doubt he would be the better
prepared for it on account of this pres
ent afternoons experience under the
scalding eye of Mrs. Williams. 1t
should be added that Mrs. Williams
eye was awful to the imagination only.
1t was a gentle eye and but mildly
curious, having no remote suspicion
of the dreadful truth, for Sam had
backed upon the chest of drawers and
closed the damnatory open one with
the calves of his legs.
Sam, not bearing the fatal evidence
upon his person, was in a better state
than Penrod, though when boys fall
into the stiffness now assumed by
these two, it should be understood that
they are suffering. Penrod, in fact,
was the prey to apprehension so keen
that the actual pit of his stomach was
cold.
Being the actual custodian of the
crime, he understood hat his case was
several degrees more serious than that
of Sam, who, in the event of detection,
would be convicted as only an acces-
sorry. 1t was a lesson, and Penrod al
ready repented his selfishness in not
allowing Sam to show how he did, first.
you're sure you weren't quarrel
ing, Sam?' said Mrs. Williams.
mo, ma'am; we were just talking"
"Tm glad you weren't quarreling,"
said Mrs. Williams, treasured by this
reply, which though somewhat baf-
fling, was thoroughly familiar to her
ear. "Now, if you'll come downstairs,
I'll give you each n cookie and no
more, so your appetites won't be spoil
ed for your dinners"
She stood, evidently expecting them
to precede her. To linger might renew
vague suspicion, causing it to become
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-02
a Can't Pull the Trigger" Said Sam IndistinctIy.

what breathless but with an expression
of perfect composure.
"Can't you ever come home without
being telephoned for?' demanded his
father.
Eyes, SIR" And Penrod added re-
proachfully, placing the blame upon
members of Mr.. Schofield's own class,
"Sam's mother and father kept me, or
I'd been home long ago. They would
keep on talkin', and l guess l had to
be polite, didn't II"
His left arm was as free as his right !;
there was no dreadful bulk beneath
his jacket, and at Periods age the fu-
ture is toe far away to be worried
about. The difference between tempo
rary security and permanent security
is left for grown people. To Penrod,
security "a security, and before his
dinner was half eaten his spirit had
become fairly serene.
Nevertheless, when he entered the
empty carriage-house of the stable, on
his return from school the next after
noon, his expression was not altogether
without apprehension, and he stood in
the doorway looking well about him
before he lifted a loosened plank in
the flooring and took from beneath 1t
the grand old weapon of the Williams
family. Nor did his eye tighten with
any pleasurable excitement as he sat
himself down in q shadowy corner and
began some sketchy experiments with
the mechanism. The allure of first
sight was gone. In Mr.. Williams bed
chamber, with Sam clamoring for pos
session, it had seemed to Penrod that
nothing in the world was so desirable
as to have that revolver in his own
hands-it was his dream come true.
But, for reasons not definitely known
to him, the charm had departed; ne
turned the cylinder %gingerly, almost
with distaste; and slowly there stole
over him a feeling that there was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-03-02

more definite and boys preserve them
selves from moment to moment, not or
ten attempting to secure the future.
Consequently, the ~apprehensive Sam
and the unfortunate Penrod with the
monstrous implement bulking against
his ribs) walked out Of he room anu
down the stairs, their countenances IN
dicating an interior condition OF SOL
emnity. And a curious shade OF be-
havior might have here Interested d
criminologist. Penrod endeavored TO
keep as close to Sam as possible, IKE
a lonely person seeking company
while. on the other hand, Sam Kept
moving away from Penrod, seeming to
desire an appearance of aloofness.
go into the library, boys" said Mrs.
williams, as the three reached the foot
of the stairs. "Tl bring you your
cookies. Papa's in there"
Under her eye the two entered the
library, to find Mr.. Williams reading
his evening paper. He looked up pleas
antly, but it seemed to Penrod hat ne
had an ominous and penetrating eX-
preston.
"What have you been up to, you
boys?' inquired this enemy.
Nothing" said Sam. "Difterent
things"
"What likeT"
"Oh--iust different things"
Mr.. Williams nodded; then MS
glance rested casually upon Penrod.
'What's the matter with your arm
penrod?"
Penrod became paler, and Sam WITH
drew from him almost c~onspicuously'
"Sir?'
81 said, What's the matter with your
arln?"
(Which one?' Penrod Guevered.
"Your left. You seem to be holding
it in an unnatural position. Have yo1
hurt it,"
Penrod swallowed. Eyes, sir. A bcS
bit mel mean q dog-a dog bit me.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

RED CROSS BENEFITS
A huge shell placed in the lobby
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
FORM SINGING
CLUBS IN STATE
Governor Urges That People
Act to Show Their Pa
triotic Spirit Now

People of Pennsylvania were to-
DAY called upon by Governor Mart
in G. Brumbaugh in a proclamation
to organize marching clubs of sing
ers and to sing as an evidence of pa
triotic spirit. Governor Brumhaugh
in his proclamation refers to the re-
cent visits of John c. Freund. of
New York, and others active in the
extension of singing, to this city and
other places in Pennsylvania and
commends the work being done.
The proclamation says:
Whereas. when a people is at
war it is vital that they be united in
spirit. There can be no severance
of purpose. We must be spiritually
in unison or we cannot nationally
survive. There is no more potent
power TO mould the national will
than song. Music is the language
of the race universal. 1t has mean
ing that finds Interpretation and ac-
ceptance in all people. Music is SUI
premely significant in unifying and
arouSing the American spirit. The
rendering of music to our people is
not enough. They must make mu-
sic and become themselves the voice
OF America, calling to the world for
Justice, righteousness and victory.
This soul-call will best universaliZe
itself if our people sing and march.
The moving masses of singing souls
Will effectively summons all to 10y
atty and to sacrifice, and
Whereas, Mr.. John G. F'reund and
many others in this war crisis sense
keenly this opportunity and have
called upon our people to give ef-
fective and practical expression TO
the spirit of America in song and
procession,
Now, Therefore, I, Martin Grove
Brumbaugh, governor of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, do coll
upon and earnestly urge all of our
people in all communities in this
Commonwealth to organize march
ing clubs of singers. With flag and
band to lead let our children and our
men and women march the streets of
our cities and the paths of our peo-
pie with songs fthe republic and
with stately hymns of religious fer
Vor.
Let all lovers of music meet and
plan to do this high service. Let all
our people heartily cooperate. Let
our municipal officials publicly COM
mend the movement. Let our news
papers urge it's Importance and let
Pennsylvania be first and best in Civ
by marching bands of singers
lofty expression of loyalty to God
and to country"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
GORGAS ASKING
DOCTORS HELP
Says $4,000 Will Be Needed
to Take Care of Army in
French Battle Zones

Il wish to call to the attention
of the profession at large to
the urgent need of additional
medical officers. AS the war pro-
crosses the need for additional Off
GERS becomes each day more and
more apparent. Although the medi-
cal profession of the country has re-
sponded as has no other profession,
future response must be greater and
greater The department. has almost
reached the limit of medical officers
available for assignment.
Il am, therefore, appealing to you
to bring to the attention of the pro-
fession at large the necessity for
additional volunteers. So far The
United States has been involved only
in the preparatory phase of this war.
We are now about to enter upon the
active, or the fighting phase, phase
which will make enormous demands
upon the resources of the country.
The conservation of these resources,
especially that of manpower depends
entirely upon an adequate medical
service. The morning papers publish
statement that by the end of the
year a million and n half of mon
will be in France. Fifteen thousand
medical officers will be required for
that army alone. There are to-day
on active duty 1914 officers of the
Medical Reserve Corps.
Within the next two or three
months the second draft viii be
made, to be followed by other drafts,
each of which will require it's propo"-
tionate number of medical officers
There are at this time on the avail
able list of the reserve corps, an
insufficient number of officers to meet
the demands of this draft
Il cannot emphasize too strongly
the supreme demand for medical of
fcers. Will you give the depart
ment your assistance in obtaining
these officers? 1t is not now a ques-
tion of few hundred medical men
volunteering for service, but it is q
question of the mobilization of the
profession that in the large centers
of population and at other convent
ent points as well as at all Army
camps and cantonments, boards of
officers have been convened for the
purpose of examining candidates for
commission in the Medical Reserve
Corps of the Army. An applicant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
are aHarmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sub.
stitute for calomel-are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. They are the re-
suit of DR.. Edwards's determination not
totreat liver and bowel complaints with
calomel. His efforts to Danish it brought
out these little olive-colored tablets.
The pleasant little tablets dothe good
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teethlike
strong liquids or calomel. They take
holdof the trouble and quicklycorrectit.
Why cure the liver at the expense of the
teeth? Calomel sometimes plays havoc
with the gums. Sodo strong liquids. 1t
IS best not to take calomel, but to let DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
disordered liver. Take DR. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy"a and
heavy" Note how they "clear" "clouded
brain and howthey "perkup" the spirits.
l0c and 25c box. All druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Aaron Bistline, of Newville,
Drops Dead at Public Sale

MELVILLE. Pa, April 12. - Aaron
Bistline, of Buchanan street, dropped
dead yesterday afternoon while at
tending the sale of Edward Brehm.
about one mile from Newville. For
about d year Mr.. Bistline suffered
with heart trouble, but at the time
of his death was in his usual health.
He was about 6S years old and was Il
member of Zion Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife and these
children: Mrs. FREQ ]. Fry and
Miss Grace Bistline. of Newville: /:
Charles Bistline, of near Newville: /:
Mrs. Harry Forney, of McCrea;
Harry, Irwin and Bruce Bistline, of
Harrisburg. Burial will be made IN
the Newville Cemetery but the time
of services has not been decided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
HUN ROLLED IN DOUGH
FOR PRAISING KAISER

Salt Lake City, Utah, April r.
Because of alleged pro-Teutonic ut
terances, William Prisse. 81 years
old. a registered German, was
thrown into a dough bin at a bakery
by two Americans yesterday, accord
ing to a story told the police by
Prisse. He added that while he was
nearly smothered in dough the men
fired several shots at his feet, but
failed to strike them.
Prisse came to the United States
several years ago. He has a brother
in the German Army, according to
the police.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Freckle-Face
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly
Spots. How to Remove Easily

Here's a chance Miss Freckle- face,
to try remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of a reliable dealer that
it will not cost you penny unless it
removes the freckles; while if it
does give you a clear complexion the
expense is trifiing.
Simply get an ounce of othine-
double strength-from any druggist
and a few applications should show
you how easy it is to rid yourself
of the homely freckles and get a
beautiful complexion. Rarely is
more than one ounce needed for
the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for
the double strength othine as this is
the prescription sold under guaran-
tee of money back If it fails to re-
move freckles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

Republican-W. 5. Aaron, Altoona
Thomas II. Atherton. Wilkes Barre;
William J. Burke. Pittsburgh; Charles
NJ. Clement. .~Sunbury; Thomas S. Cra-
go, Waynesburg; NJ. NJ. Garland.
Edgewood; Guy p. Flyte. Wilkes
Barre; NJ. c. Harner Natrona: Jo-
scph Mclaughlin, Philadelphia: Lex
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
Soru Stomach
Mi-o-na Puts the Stomach in
Fine Shape in Five Minutes

If your stomach IS continually kick.
ing up disturbance; you feel bloated
and distressed, II you belch gas and
need Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets give in
stant relief, of course, but they do
more; they drive out the poisonous
gases that cause fermentation of food
and thoroughly clean, renovate ana
strengthen the stomach so that il car
readily digest food without artificial
aid.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are guar
anteed to end Indigestion, acute nr
chronic, or money back. This means
that nervousness, dizziness and hill
iousness will disappear. Druggists
everywhere and II. c. Kennedy sell
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

for the reserve should apply to the
board nearest his home.
THE requirements for commission
in the Medical Reserve Corps are
that the applicant be male citizen
of the United States, graduate of
reputable school of medicine, author
lied to confer the degree of M. ID.
between the ages of 20 and 80 years
OF age, and professionally, morally
and physically qualified for service
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
TELIS OF RONE, TREATNIENT

illustrating with X-ray photo
graphs, DIR. G. Willis Hartman. of
Harrisburg, was the prime figure at
conference of the Central Homeo-
pathic Medical Society. made up of
physicians of York. Dauphin and
Lancaster counties, held at the Boil
ton Hotel. DR.. Hartman had been
assigned the subject, Fractures of
the Long Bones" and he described
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

of the Pennsylvania Railroad station
several months ago was opened yes
terday and $31.75 was found to be
given as a contribution to the Harris
burg chapter, american Red Cross
The shell was given to the local
chapter by the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, and was used as a receptacle
for contributions to the organization.
A big Red Cross Is now being paint-
ed on the shell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12

the treatment of placing bands of
polished steel around the shaft of
the bone underneath the tissues. The
X-ray pictures, before and after
treatment. showed the complete pro-
cess of healing. There is no pain
from this treatment nor is locomo-
ton impaired.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
COPYRIGHT. 1915
NINTH EPISODE
The Gold Cigarette Case.

Christopher Race could not make
head or tail of the thing.
In n common envelope was a half
sheet OF thick and creamy parchment
paper with II monogram in pale blu"
aud silver. On this h~alf-sheet, written
in II firm and somewhat original hand,
which might be that of Il man or a
woman. were two sentences and part of
another.
Dcal Sir-I have heard of you and your
ear. ana saw photographs OF both, |
know that Won are n gentleman and can
he trusted | hope very much that You
are free and can rOm" her" by Thursday,
If possible early in tn" morning, as it is
IA matter Of life and death to me, TO get
away
Here the letter broke off, giving no
clue to the nature of the errand, or to
TIL" whereabouts of the fameless
writer. But Christopher was able to
make out the poStlnark. The scrawled
envelope had been seat out from Stoke
d'EStcourt. in WarWickShir".
OF course, he said to himself, there
a nothing to do about it. Perhaps
the thing was II hoax. He studied the
monogram, f%nncying that it must ,lenn
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

V. L. H.; and Though the handwriting
was ~uncommonly strong for Il woman.
the monogram IA essentially feini-
nine.
Then he looked up Stoke d'EStcCurt
on his road map, and in Il handbook of
Wnrwickshire.
His journey was smooth and une.
ventful. and it was still early in the
murky evening when the blazing rays
of his lamps illuminated the quaint
front of the old inn of which he had
read in the guide-book.
The first thing he did while his dim
nrr was being prepared vas to call for
the local directory and pore over its
puges in the hope of finding someone
with the initials Nv. l.. H." But he was
disappointed. The population of the
village and the immediate neighbOr-
hood was only u few hundreds, and
among the Hnrrises, the Harboroughs,
the Hickses AID the IIarveyS there was
none who on ned the initials w. L."
Christopher. on arriving, had osten-
%tatiou>ly driven Scarlet Runner
through the whole length of the village
High street and past the cottages and
old Queen Anne or Georgian houses
which surrounded the famous green.
thus advertising his advent to whom
it might concern; and Though the
country air and strong ale made kim
sleepy, he sat up late pretending to
rchd old numbers of magazines. in the
hope Of receiving a letter or word of
some sort from his nameless CORE
spondent.
No word came, however. Christopher
was up with the first gray hint of
dawn. BY seven o'clock he was
dressed, and it was not yet eight when
he had breakfasted and was starting
Scarlet Runner before the dOOr of the
inn.
He determined to drive Scarlet
Runner slowly, temptingly. through
every street of the village, and past the
gates of the great houses and even
farms of the surrounding country.
Then, if the writer of that unfinished
letter were waiting somewhere in the
hope of a response to the broken ap-
peal, he or she would not be disap-
pointed.
He sounded his new and %singularly
sw%eet-tOned musical siren u~nnecessar-
lily often.
He drove out of the village and took
the road which. he had been told, would
lead him past several g~entleInen's
houses and outlying farms. past the
ruined castle.
Here and there he caused his siren
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05
SPEED GOOD ROADS BUILDING
Federal Supervision Of Nations High
ways 10 Being Urged-Military
Value 10 Shown.

A few days ago a big government
mOtortruck stuck hard and fast in a
rut on the road between Washington
and Baltimore. A commercial truck
tried to get around 1t from one direc-
tiOn and another government truck
from the other direction. Both of
these also stuck. Soon this over
Travelled road, for a mile each way,
was damned with squawking cars and
trucks. All traffic was stalled for the
better part of a day, with the result
that war work was delayed, suburb
antics were late to dinner and thirsty
Washingtonians were unable to reach
the Maryland oasis.
This incident is no special discredit
to the Maryland 0 builders. The
Washington Baltimore road was not
built for the amount and kind of traffic
it Is now bearing. The same is true
of many other highways In all parts of
the country. More and more motor
trucks are taking over what used to
be "shOrt haul" railroad freight. And
the short haul that is accomplished
by motortruck has gradually length
ened from ten or fifteen miles until
now much freight is carried 200 miles
in trucks.
Such facts are the basis of q drive
being made on congress for leglsla-
tiOn to empower the federal govern
ment to unity roads Of the country into
a comprehensive system and to spend
the money necessary to make the
roads adequate to meet the new re-
quirements. The federal government,
it is claimed by proponents of the
plan, must do the work, because a
central authority is absolutely neces-
sary> to the perfection of a national
system of roads.
The federal government should
spend the money, they say. because
their military value makes the roads
a great national asset. This military
value of good roads is already shown
by the dependence which the govern
ment is placing upon them for the
moving Of troops and supplies. In Eu-
rope it has been even more %convinc-
ingly demonstrated. 1t has been said
that good roads saved France and the
lack Of them defeated Russia. It is
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-05

little red schoolhouses, and the phrase
"little red schoolhouse" crept into print
aad the oratory of the hastings. To
say that a man was graduated from
the little red schoOlhOuse meant that
he was a self-made mar who began
at the grassroots.
To speak or write of the preserva-
ton of the little red schOOlhouse meant
Il reference to those honely virtues
AMI simple tastes of the country. free
anl u%nhampcred by oppression OF
either church or state. And the slo-
gan, little red schOolhouse," has come