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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-11
BUTTERMILK for hog feed at the
Creamery-2c per gallon. 50tfc

Smith Form-a-truck for sale. See
Edison Auto Co. 1tfc
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

hand 20 hand. Roy BARLEY was most
active in the work Of sorting out the
heterogeneous mass.
Something for you, Dale" he called,
poising a square box before hurting it.
81 say" inspecting the marks on the
box it's Been Up and down the whole
battle liner
"See if there isn't a letter." directed
Dale. placing the box beside a tent,
and his eyes were eager and hopeful.
Doubtless the box held remembrances
from some home group, but his soul
a hungry for something more priced.
Nothing for you," called out Roy,
running over the letters in his hand.
"Heyl look out for your box!"
Roy spoke just in time. Old Bruin,
unnoticed, had been shifting intrusive
ly at the box. Then he had paved 1t,
his claws piercing the frail pasteboard.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
The Old Year
and the New

The Old Year sat beside the hearth,
In thoughtful mood; the hour was late;
And ere he vanished from the earth,
The past he tain would contemplate.
81 brought a weal": of JOY for those
Who had o'erburdet e7 been with grief"
He said, "and for unnd,abered woes
Furnished the cordial eff relief.
."To some 1 gave a gardens bloom,
Sweet pansies and iorget-me-nots;
To some the cypress and the tomb.
The barrenness of desert spots.
With love l tarried for a while
Breathing the sweet Elysian air:
And bidding Hope ser~nely smile
Across the threshold of Despair.
at entered on my natal hour
Burdened alike with bliss and bane,
Commissioned by my Lord to dover
Some hearts with ease, and some with
pain,
Where happiness had rich increases;
l shall be honored long, l know;
But those I robbed of joy and peace
They will be glad to have me go!
'I've followed many a bridal train;
Have watched by man. a lonely bier;
With birth and death, with loss and gain,
Made up the record of the year.
And now beside Defenders gate
Where hangs the years alsrum bell.
l pause to scan the past anu VIII
The sound of my own funeral knell.
.Onei-How the hours have slipped away!
T~woi-Some will weep with sore re-
greet;
Three!-Could 1 still on earth delay
F~ourl-Some good 1 might accomplish
yet.
Fivei-An angelic song awoke!
S~ix!-Surely are the letters riven.
Seven!-Soon I shall hear the final stroke
E~ight!-Chime sweetly with the clock OF
heaveni
Nine!-I am nearer to my goal!
Tenl-Time must eternity begin!
Eleven!-Awake, immortal soul!
Twelve!-Farewell! and let the New year
I'M"
"I come the Old Years debts to pay!
/ come his promises to keep;
To walk upon the worlds highway,
And deck the grave where dear ones
sleep.
Where he gave smiles I may give tears,
Life's path with good or i'll bestrew;
For unto him who views the years
The new is old, the old is new"
Josephine Pollard.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

Control of the cotton boil weevil
seems to be in a fair way of accom-
plishment by the work of an entomolo-
gist of the United States department
of agriculture. When that insidious
pest, which has been taking heavy toll
of the cotton crop and annually ex-
tending his feeding grounds, stops his
work of puncturing cotton squares and
bolls, and ambles forth to quench his
thirst from a deWdrop or raindrop on
the cotton plant, he is likely in the fu-
ture to imbibe a poisoned draught
which will be as effective as a knock
out drop. What this means to the
cotton growers Of the South and the
industry as a whole can hardly be es-
timated in dollars and cents, but the
curtailment of the weevirs activities,
even in small part, is so important as
to make the discovery by the depart
ment of agriculture of the fact that ar
senicals may be used as a powder
spray in controlling this pest n of its
most striking and valuable contribu-
tions to the agricultural industry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

The best assurance Of success IS foah.
liz taxing Stoek Of tie means of attain.
ing It.
Many worthy projects are blasted by
ovsr-zeal. Faith does wonders, but It's
a healthy process to mix considerable
good judgment with It. Promises to
pay are of no value without the abil-
ity to redeem them. You must count
the cost before beginning the new en-
terprise. Scan your personal fitness
before undertaking new ventures. If
you stand the test you are bound to
win. You have no reason to expect
that simply because you attempt ome
thing beyond you some mysterious
power is going to pull you through.
The New Year will be full of chal-
lenges and for that reason 1 want you
to take stock and be ready for the test
Ing when it comes.
There's nothing like knowing zchat pou
dare expect of yourself.
It's just as foolish to attempt jobs
too big for you as it is to be afraid
of what o can do easily. There are
some organizations that put on CAM
paigns these days to help people find
themselves. If you want the same
results without the publicity go after
your own case and don't be too easy
with the subject. The coming year
will be full of great opportunities and
yen won't know what to do when they
come unless you take stock in advance.
To be sure some lucky turn of for
tunes wheel may put you in a high
place, but you are far more likely to
stay at the top If you rise by merit.
You oaCe yourself and your friends
your best record for the coming year.
1t should be a matter of satisfaction
to know that you have the ability to
do big things. It's equally important
to know your weakness if you should
be confronted with big things. In any
case failure does not add to your
credit. Many of life's failures could
be avoided if men would only take
stock. This is business, and you
should not shirk it if you want to sue
coed. Rise to power and criticism
go together. You will escape most of
the latter if you take time to find
yourself and fit yourself for being
your best. Take stock before others
take it for you and corrections are
too late.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

He shifted again, uttered a satisfied
grunt, and, Selling it in his powerful
jaws, shook it.
"Whoopl a fruit cake! !" yelled a
watchful soldier, and grasped it as it
rolled to the ground. "Hurrah! I"
Some knitted socks and a dozen lit
tie packages tied up with ribbon fell
out of the shattered receptacle. Dale
uttered a sharp gasp. Among them
was Il letter. He snatched it up and,
aflush and quivering. secreted it in his
pocket quickly.
But not for long. When he had di-
Vided the cake among his importunate
comrades and gathered up the num-
.berIess mementoes from home, he got
to his tent speedily. He opened the
precious missive, his eyes sparkled, he
kissed it ~fervently and his face fairly
shone.
What a wild, riotous, fun-producing
New Years day! Old Bruin did him.
self proud, and Dale never sang the
patriotic songs apportioned him on the
program so thrillingly.
81 say" observed Roy quizzically as
he day waned, you've acted like some
wild schoolboy!"
Reason to-" cried Dale fervently,
and his heart beat faster against the
cherished missive lying next to it
the letter from Winnie saying: 81 have
always loved you, and, though half
the world separates US, 1 love you now
more than ever!'
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
Only Today Is Ours.

The opening of the year is every
body's birthday. God has let US share
his work. God has gifts for days to
come. We may send Il thoughts back
through the ways of memory we must
send them forth through opening paths
of faith and hope. The past will come
no more, but today is ours and tomor-
row is in the hands of everybody's
birthday, then, bring joy and courage !
May Gods spirit help us, each and ev-
eryone, to wGr- 18th God and spend a
joyful year il service of his King
dom.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
COAL PRODUCTION CUT.

The influenza epidemic cut anthra-
cite coal production 100000 tons, ac-
cording to the estimates of the United
States Fuel Administration. Another
half million of ton was sliced from
expected production when the miners
joined with the rest of the country in
celebrating the signing of the armis-
tice.
These are the reasons that make II
necessary for every person possessed
of anthracite to get the utmost posi-
BILE good from 1t. There is o enough
anthracite for the needs of every
household.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

tillery at the front somewhere in
France"
"Oh, brought in a captive" was his
careless reply. IRAN into the skulker,
marched him into camp and left him in
the guard house. Any letters?'
'Nary a letter. They say the mail
packs here are four days overdue, but
they're rushing holiday stuff to the
camps"
Dale Webster sighed and his face
grew wistful. i've been expecting n
letter particularly. You're my friend,
Roy?"
after your carrying me on your
back half dead across the worst part
OF No Mans Land, with the Boches
plugging away for keeps, 1 guess sou
"And you remember Winnie Trask?'
"As a memory sweet and fragrant
as a field of daisies!'
"Well, one night in a dugout I just
couldn't help but write her way back
home there what 1 ought to have said
TO her before we left. Three months,
and no word. I fancy [ was too pre-
sumptuous. If I knew that Winnie was
caring for me, thinking of me, at home,
I'd never get lonesome. I'd fight double
to get this mix-up over and back to
her-bless her."
"Don't lose hope" encouraged Roy
BARLEY. zone of the fellows just got
a letter written by his sweetheart last
September. 1t has been chasing him
all over the frontier. About your pris-
oner-make you any t~rouble?'
mot a bit of it, declared Dale in a
spirited way. 1.-THE bear
'The bear!" repeated Roy in Won
derment.
ooh, l forgot to tell you that my
catch was a bear" spoke Dale. 81
came across him curled up in a pit, a
performing bear, strayed from some
mOuntebank master in n of the BON.
barded villages. Soon as he saw me
he acted frightened and humble, and
when I patted him uttered a jolly
growl, turned a somersault and stood
on his head"
"YOu don't lei it,"
"Come, I'll show you"
Dale led the way to the g%uardhouse.
Outside of it was gathered a noisy
group. Half way up the flagpole was
a great shaggy monster who ~cleverly
reversed himself, slid to earth, turned
a dozen graceful somersaults and
walked around on his hind feet.
"Oh, We'll put him on our vaude-
vile program as the one leading at
traction tomorrow" voted a dozen OBJ
servers. "What's the row. as cheer
ing echoed from the other end of the
encampment. From a d~ust-covered,
battered automobile two men were
throwing off packages.
"Belated mall" announced the
driver. "Section A. Throw off the
plumber, men. and you hungry fellows
grab and distribute"
Boxes, packages, tied-up bundles of
newspapers and letters passed from
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
ALL RESTRICTIONS REMOVED
ON SUGAR CONSUMPTION

Sugar certificates no longer will be
issued by the food administration, as
all restrictions on the purchase and
use of sugar by the householdeC-hav
been removed. The order is the result
of congestion of sugar liz the beet and
Louisiana cane producing districts.
'This means that manufacturers of
all kinds, pubic eating places, bakers
and the individual consumer may buy
and use sugar without restrictions, al
ways avoiding extravaganza and hoard
ing" says William S. Tyler, federal
food administrator for New Jersey.
Other sugar orders are as follows:
Powdered sugar may now be placed
on Gale, the housewife receiving her
share. along with the bakers and manu-
facturers.
Farmers may secure supplies needed
in both white and brown sugar for the
home curing of meat products.
The ban on the manufacture of sher-
bets, water ices and frappes has been
removed. Ice cream manufacturers
and caterers now may make and sell
these products. Bakers, candy manu-
facturers and ice cream makers now
receive a 100 per cent. allowance.
This insures an ample supply of
Christmas sweetmeats. Heretofore the
use of sugar has been denied for other
than human consumption. This provi-
sion has been cancelled, and now manu-
facturers may secure sugar for indus
trial purposes, such as the making of
stock foods, vermin poison and similar
outputs.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
THE DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR.

Full knee-deep lies the winter snow,
And the winter winds are YEARLY sigh
ing:
Toll ye the church bell sad and slow,
And tread softly, and speak low,
For the Old Year lies a-dying.
Old Year, you must not die;
You came to us SO readily,
You lived with us SO steadily.
Old Year, you shall not die.
His face. is growing sharp and thin,
Alackl our friend is gone.
Close up his eyes: tie up his chin;
Step from the corpse. and let him ia
That standeth there alone,
And waiteth at the door,
There's a new foot on the floor, my
friend,
And a new face at the door, my friend,
A new face at the door.
=Alfred TennYsnn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
FOOD SAVING
Still URGENT
Program of Worlds Relief Cam
paign Outlined by Jersey
Food Officials.

1t is often said that the American
public will carry out a spec1hc pro-
gram with enthusiasm, as they ike TO
be informed in concrete terms just
what Is expected of them rather than
be guided by a general request.
This is very largely the rule In con-
nection with food conservation, n In
order to make specific the objects
sought In the food saving campaign
between now and next harvest the
federal food administration for New
Jersey has presented a summary or
what the United States Is going to DO
in succoring European peoples as well
as guarding the welfare of our own
people:
Provide food for Il armed forces
abroad, at present more than 2~,OOO,OOO.
Help provision France, England and
Italy, approximately 125,Oo0,000 peo-
pie.
Furnish a greater part of the food
necessary for the Belgians, Serbians,
Roumanians, .Czecho, Jugo-Slavs and
others, embracing some 75,0O0,OOO peo-
pie.
Send food to the 100000 people In
northern Russia, many OF whom are
already facing famine conditions ow-
ing to the collapse of transportation
facilities and lack of organized gov
eminent.
Assist the neutral states OF Europe
embracing 40, c, 000 people, who are
now all on short r%ations, and the w.
OOO;O 0 enemy people to secure for
themselves the food necessary to sus-
tain life.
Export between 100000 and 90
100000 IONS of food to Europe n at
the same time keep sufficient food in
this country to maintain the heailh
and strength of u people.
The through which these
tasks must be accomplished the 1000
administration has epitomized as FOL
lows:
Wheat-Suficient, il we economic,
TO enable us to export several million
bushels of the 1918 crop.
Notwithstanding capacity.
Fats-pork products, dairy products
and vegetable oils-a shortage Oh
about 100000, 900 pounds.
Sl1gar-Suffcient supplies to main
tain our present allowance if other
nations retain their present short al
loWance.
Milk-Supply of all dairy products
limited owing to shortage II high
prices of high protein feeds. Our eX-
ports of condensed milk far below Eu-
ropean requirements owing to enor-
nous demands because of depletion OF
dairy herds there.
Coarse Grains-A considerable sur
plus of oats. barley and corn for eX-
port.
High Protein Feeds-A shortage of
about 100000 tons.
To make this possible the public is
asked to observe the following sugges-
tons in order to carry out the food
administrations program:
Live simply.
Reduce to the lowest margin con-
sistent with health and strength con-
sumption of all vital foodstuffs, par
.ticularly butter, condensed milk and
ultimately all fats.
Cut out the fourth meal-after-
noon teas and theater suppers.
Don't eat between meals.
Continue the conservation practiced
during the war and increase it wher-
ever possible.
Waste nothing; make every ounce
Of food count.
Make the garbage pail an unneces-
sary kitchen utensil.
When tempted to eat more than you
need remember the hungry millions of
Europe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

The best way of assuring yourself
of plenty of domestic fuel this winter
is by the use of wood. Cut wood on
holidays and in your spare time and
save anthracite.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

The war has been brought to an end
in no small measure by starvation IT,
self. and it cannot be our business To
maintain starvation after peace.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

what have you
done for your country
today?"
1t was the eve of
the new year and Dale
Webster, hailed by a
companion r,
threw his %knapsack
within their tent just
hobind tho hpavU ar
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
COALOGRAMS

K Why try to heat all outdoors. \
K Turn off the heat when you open 4
k a window for the night. Save \
k anthracite. 4
Clean out your furnace, range 4
/ and fIues. Save anthracite. 4
/ SCOT is a better heat insuIator \
K than asbestos. Clean 1t out and \
( save anthracite. 4
k j
+ r r r 4 Il 4 4 4 r. 4 r Il 4 4 4 4
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28
Calendars !!
Please Stop and get yours.
r. P. THOMPSON.
How Long Will 1t Last!

That's just another way
of asking "How good is
your battery insulation?'
For no battery is any
better than its insulation.
There's no doubt about
it; Insulation is one of the
things that makes the
Willard a longer lived, bet
ter battery.
Every piece of Insulation
that goes into any Willard
Battery has those features
so necessary to long battery
life that is, sound mate
rial; thorough workman
ship; exacting tests and
careful inspections.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-12-28

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P~leasantville Scrap Iron
& Metal Co.

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
5cRAP IRON AND METALS, RAGS
AND PAPER STOCK
We also deal in Second Hand Furni-
lure of all kinds. Get our prices be-
fore selling. We pay the Highest Pri-
ces. A Phone Call will bring the wa
gon to your door.
Bell Phone 2S3 1877 South Main ST.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25

For SERVICE = o. l. G. boar.
W. NJ. Boynton, Il mi. N. and
Il mi. E. Vashon high school
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25
Groceries
Flour
Feed &Hay
VASHON

Keep in mind the Patriotic
Rally on Friday evening. April
26. 3 O'Clock. at the Presbyterian
church, Vashon.
Don / nsiss it--''The Little Poll
tician. "
R. Carly Of Maury was a visit
or in Vashon on Wednesday,.
DR.. Cowden Laughlin was a.
visitor in the city on Friday.
See W. v. Convey if in need of
good shingles. The price is
right. Phone 223.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins
were Seattle shoppers Wednes
day.
ASK Nels Petersen of the pio-
neer Market, if he enjoyed the
trip 10 Tacoma, last Monday via
the mail boat.
Everybody come--April 81
"The Little Politician ~. M. c.
A..
News from Albert Danner.w who
has been with the aviation corps,
San Diego, states that he is now
stationed in Philadelphia.
j. Il. Anderson motored over
from Seattle with party Of
friends on Sunday and dined at
Swastika lodge.
Mrs. l.. G. Howe and two sons,
Reuei and Calsus, OF Seattle, We're
visitors over the week end at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. 6. Beall, sr
For shingles see w. V. Convey,
Nashon. Quality and price is
right. Phone 223.
Rev. and Mrs. Todd and Rev.
Galley dincd with the editor and
family last sunday DIR. Todd
was the latter's pastor AT Epworth
Church, Tacoma, for number Of
years.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25

Who is "The Little Politician"
Come and see. April 81. y. NJ.
C. A.
Miss. Leola Miner is home
after an extended visit in East
ern Washington.
Miss Fannie Marshall came
over from Seattle for week end
visit with her mother, Mrs. Nc.
Carren.
Mr.. Jonascheide, u. S. meat
inspector Of the Carsten's plant
in Tacoma, also inspector of fish
for Camp Lewis, visited his ranch
near Center on Sunday.
Mrs. j. H. Jay visited her
daughter. Mrs, Morgan, and Mrs.
G. j. Sullivan, a former neigh.
Dor, in Seattle, from Saturday un-
til Monday.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25
Death Of |. W. Shriver

Mr.. Shriver passed away on
Wednesday morning at a Seattle
hospital, where he was taken
about two weeks ago. His last
illness dates from late in the
winter when he took to his bed
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
w. d. Garvin, who kindly cared
for him until it was thought best
to place him in a hospital. APP
poplexy was the immediate cause
of his death.
Isaac Wilson Smiver was born
August 6, 1886, near Ciaysville,
Ohio. He was married April 10,
1861, to Margueretta Heskett.
To them were born seven child
rem, two of whom survive, Mrs.
F. E. Stone OF. Dresden, Ohio, and
Mrs. W D. Garvin, of Vashon,
Wash.
Mr.. Shriver lived in Ohio until
1907, when he came to Vashon
with his daughters family and
where he has since resided.
Besides the two daughters men
toned, Mr.. Shriver is survived
by nine grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. Oastler, were held in the
Presbyterian church at , o'clock
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25
Pre-Nuptial Shower

A pretty affair of much interest
was the miscellaneous shower
given in honor of Miss Kate Har.
melting at the home of Mrs. M. l..
Tjomsland, on Wednesday after.
noon, April 24th. the hostesses
being Mrs. Tjomsland, Miss Rose
and Miss Phillips.
So successfully were all plans
laid that the bride to be was tax.
en- completely by surprise. About
forty five ladies We're assembled
when the guest of the hour arriv.
ed, greeted by the strains of
Lohengrin's Bridal Procession
and the warm welcome of her
friends.
After the surprise, Miss Har.
melting was conducted to pref
tily decorated chair, and little
Miss Dorothy Mcdonald inter,
preted the lovely May dance be.
fore her. Later, Miss Dorothy re-
turred with a small express wag-
on gaily decorated in yellow and
white and loaded with dainty
packages containing gifts both
beautiful and useful. attesting
the esteem of host of friends.
Mrs. Tjomsland, Miss Grace
Galley and Miss Phillips delight
ed the guests with several musi
cal numbers, after which dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostesses.
AL too soon the merry party
reluctantly departed, bidding the
honor guest God speed with best
wishes for her future happiness.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25

For SALE Everbearing straw
berry plants, superb and
Progressive VIII produce
crop this season. $3.50 per 100,
L. Q. Beall, il. Phone TAG.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25

vashon High Schools big play
-"The Little Politician. April
81. Y. NJ. c. A. Hall.
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