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The Home news., 1919-01-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
(Corrected to Dec. 13, 1918) The Missouri Pacific Railway Company

GOING WEST: (SOUTH)
 Mo- 233, Local Passenger arrives at McCrory :05 Mo- 219, MemphisH otSprngs Spec at Jelks 218 Mo- 201 Sunshine Special McCrory 12 50 Mo- 295, Local Freight, arrives at McCrory..3 35
 GOING EAST: (NORTH)
 Mo- 204 Local Passenger at McCrory. 10 IS Mo- 22o, Memphis-H Spec1 at Jeks 2:41 Mo- 202 Sunshine Special arrives at McCrory 4:43 Mo- 296 Local Freight arrives at McCrory $50 a
 Jneys from McCrory meet all trains at Jelks which is only two miles of McCrory R. c. THOMPSON, Agent.
The Home news., 1919-01-17
DEPARTURE OF MAILS.

Mai going (north) at 10 80 and 25 D. Mail closes going east (south at 945 and 6:25
 Routes Mo- (north) A. D. Stafford, carrier, and (south) W. J. Mitchell carrier, leave at 500 Mail froom DeView at 9:30 and departs at II 80 a. m. W. B. KYLE Postmaster.
The Home news., 1919-01-17

Red" Jeffries is home from Wynne, where he spent sever al days the guest of frinds.
The Home news., 1919-01-17
w .S.S.

For sale = Coal stove and coal. Mrs. Georgia Cole Bid- we'll. adv 1t.
The Home news., 1919-01-17

Buy. WS.S
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Damascus, Oldest City, Known
as "The Pearl of the East"

Called by ~orientals 'the Pearl Of
the East" Damascus is the oldest city
in the world which is inhabited. It is
mentioned repeatedly in the Old Tes-
lament, and documentary evidence
shows that the ancient city dates back
to 400 B. C. Travellers refer to it as
"dear, dirty Damascus for it's odors
are many and strong, and its street
cleaners have long ceased to work.
One Of the city's main features is "the
street which is called Straight" which
runs from east to west. Damascus has
been the scene of many conflicts since
David sent an expedition against it
and took it with a slaughter of $4,000
men. Egyptians, Crusaders and Turks
fought SO repeatedly for it that it has
become the most captured as well as
the oldest city in the world.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Gingerbread.

Take n cupful each of molasses,
brown sugar and peanut butter, two
eggs, n cupful of Soul milk, One-half
teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, one-
quarter t%easpoonful of cloves, one ta-
blespoOnful of ginger, one t%easpoonful
of soda, n and one-half cupfuls each
of barley and corn flour, one teaspoon
fool of cinnamon. Mix together the
sugar, peanut butter and spices with
the molasses. Place in a bowl, set in
a warm place until the butter is soft,
then beat the mixture to a cream. Beat
the eggs to a froth and add them with
the salt. Sift the soda with the flour
and add, alternating with the sour
milk. Whip the batter well, then pour
into a well-greased tube pan. Bake 40
minutes in a moderate oven. Steamed
and served with orange or lemon sauce
it makes a fine dessert.
In making mullins, gems and bread,
small amounts of leftover cereals may
be added. When batters are made
without the use of eggs the mixture
should be beaten long and well.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Restaurants in Other Lands
Serve Meals at Low Prices;
Show Good Weekly Profits

American fried-egg %fnanciers and pie
plutocrats should take warning from
abroad, suggests Thrift Magazine. The
national restaurant of London, which
was established to expose the prof.
teers, shows a profit of $3.50 a week.
or about 20 per cent on the investment.
Lunches and suppers are sold for %
cents and tea and breakfast for ID
cents. There is a profit of about two
cents on each meal. The cooperative
restaurant idea also has taken root in
Paris, where ten publicly controlled
restaurants, each seating 1000 per-
sons, are selling good meals for about
30 cents each.
In the average American restaurant
today a man has to play a mean trick
on his appetite if he expects to have
much left out of a dollar after main.
tanning contact with a full meal.
Statistics show that there are 5000,
900 persons who subsist in American
restaurants from day to day. Among
this vast army of bacon-and-egg ex,
perts there are many, no doubt, who
would be glad to see the daily menu
card speak in more conciliatory ac
cents on the subject of hash and other
luXuries.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Topography of Our Country
Responsible for Tornadoes,
Explanation of Scientists.

Why do some portions of tue United
States suffer from tornadoes, or cy-
clones, as they are generally but erro-
neously called, while others do not?
The question is answered, notes a
writer in Peoples Home Journal,
by scientists of the United States
weather bureau, who point to the topog-
raphy Of u country in explanation.
TornadOes occur in the Mississippi
valley, anywhere from the Gulf Of
Mexico to the Canadian line. No por-
ton of this area is more apt to suffer
than another, the experts assert. This
valley opens to the warm waters of
the gulf on the south and is closed in
on the west by the high wall of the
Rocky mountains. Warm, moisture
laden winds from the gulf move north
ward in the spring and early summer
and encounter the cold north and
northwest winds that sweep down the
east wall of the Rockies. When the
opposing currents meet there is some
times formed one of those rapidly re-
volving, funnel-shaped clouds so de-
structive of life and property.
Tornadoes travel southwest to north
east, and, in addition to their terrific
whirling movement, which is too great
to be measured, have a forward We
locity of from 80 to 60 miles an hour.
Their path may be from a few hundred
yards to a mile in width.
The word tornado" at first spelled
%"ternado," probably was derived from
thunderstorms. Tornado" nay have
grown out of an attempt to combine
this word with the Spanish word tor
mar, meaning to %"turn," thus making it
descriptive of a storm that turned or
twisted.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
War Is Responsible for
Many Words and Phrases
Added to English Tongue

The English language is a very "elas-
tic one, and ever receptive of new
words and phrases. AS a result of the
war, observes London Answers, 1t has
become saturated with terms of mill
tary, French and American origin in
particular.
"Going west" has a profound and
poignant significance. Its origin is
doubtless from somewhere in North
America" and its peculiar applicable
ity is seen as one thinks of the sun
sinking to it's rest at eventide, behind
some of the eternal hills.
According to plan" is a military
idiom which has been frequently used
of late, and has much significance.
Among the phrases which have come
to stay is that striking French one:
Ills ne passeront pas" ("They shall
not pass!') 1t tells of grit and per-
severance on the part of brave men
against fearful odds, and will ever be
an inspiration to future generations.
Much discussion has taken place re-
Gently over the meaning of the word
"decimated." 1t is frequently used by
war correspondents to express great
slaughter, but really it only means n
in ten, being derived from the Latin
decimus, a tenth. The use of the word
"fly" and flee" in our war journalism
also has been confusing at times. ely
means to move with wings, while "lee'
is a general term, and denotes moving
with rapidity.
Our old, Well-worn friends 'blighty'
and "camouf1age" hardly need refer
ence, but the first named is doubtless
derived from bilati, the Hindoo word
for home, and brought to this country
by u soldiers from overseas. "Camou-
flage," is a French expression, mean-
ing literally ito blow smoke into an
others eyes"-therfore, a very effective
temporary blind !"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
HINTS FOR
POULTRY GROWERS

The first step to eradicate the pests
which live in cracks and crevices in
poultry houses is to thoroughly clean
the house, writes P. F. Schowengerdt
of the Colorado Agricultural college.
All litter, nest material and droppings
should be removed. Then spray or
paint thoroughly the entire surface Of
the house and literally flood all cracks
and inside of nests with a 5 per cent
solution of eresOl. Use plenty of
spray and do the work thoroughly.
Finally it should be remembered that
one application of either of these treat
ments is not sufficient. Where there
are lice and mites there are also eggs
Jr "nits'' of these anne pests. A sec
ond treatment should be given about
one week after the first. By this time
the 'nits'' will be Matched and the
treatment will affect them while it did
not kill the "nits" at the first applica-
ton.
These suggestions followed out will
relieve the hen of the greater number
of parasites and will enable her to
make the best possible Use of her feed
and time. 1t is not profitable to feed
a hen when lice or mites are sapping
all the nourishment and vitality from
her body.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
NOTIcE 10

Pursuant to the order of Albert G. Abbott,
Surrogate of the County of Atlantic, this
day made on the application of the under
is hereby given, to the creditors of the said
decedent to exhibit to the subscriber, under
oath or affirmation, their claims and demands
against the estate of the said decedent, with
in nine months from this date, or they will
be forever barred from prosecuting or recov-
ering the same against the subscriber.
ABSALOM H. HIGBEE,
Somers Point, y. J.
Mays Landing, n. ].
Dated December 23rd, 1918.
Printers fee. S13.32
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Health of American Army.

The health of the American army,
both at home and overseas, has been
excellent and the mortality rate from
disease probably lower than in any
similar body of troops in the history
of warfare, Surgeon General William
G. Gorgas declared in his annual re-
port.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
A Coincidence in a Red Cross
Hospital
By GERTRUDE ORR

"JackY and "Jerrys were their names, and the other men of the com-
pauy had the habit of speaking of them simultaneously because they we're
such inseparabe "buddies"
They sailed for France last spring with several other divisions. They
smiled together ats pretty Nurse who crossed with them and trained together
Somewhere until orders came that sent them toward the front. Their COM
pany went into action with the yigor and determination that made the nam
of the marines famous at LucyleBocage and Beneau woods.
Jerry was back at a n American Red Cross hospital no long afterward
suffering from a bad case of gas He mOurned fol te puddle" Whom ne
had lost, believing that Jack had been killed during the attack that had laid
him ot. The other men in the ward of hospital NO D knew all bout JACK,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
When Angels
Came to Men
By REV. L. w. GOSNELL
Assistant Dean. Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago

TEXT-There were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field. And, 10.
the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them; and they were sore afraid,
And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host praising
God, and saying, Glory to God in the high
est, and on earth peace, good will to-
ware men.-Luke 2:S, 8, Is, IA.
How amazing that angels came to
men! Indeed, some are SO impressed
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Play Fair.

Remember this: You cannot pull
yourself up by pulling someone else
down. You will be tempted OCCASION
ally to speak disparagingly of some fell
low employee with the idea of pro-
noting your own interests. Resist the
'ptation.-FOrbes Magazine.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25

with the vastness
of the physical
universe and with
the insignificance
of man that they
doubt w h e t h e r
God has any in
terest in us. But
such thinkers lack
u proper sense of
es. Firemen
will risk their
lives to save a
baby ina burning
b uildin e, even
though all the
W wealth in t b e
building be lost
because of their
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Mothers Cook Book

Goods that come from near at home
are patriotic foods; every pound of mate
rial that you withdraw from transporta-
ton means that much coal, that much
labor, that much rolling stock released
for reconstruction work."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Rice Custard,

Beat two eggs until thick, add one
half cupful of boiled rice, a pint of
milk and honey to sweeten, f~lavoring
with grated orange peel. Bake in a
pan set in hot water until the custard
is firm. One white may be reserved
for a meringue, with a tablespoonful
of sugar and a bit of the grated rind
for flavor. Brown in a moderate oven.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Leaders of Oninion.

"What is your opinion"
"Can't tell you now" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum. 81 may have to go back
home and interview my constituents
personally to find out what my opinion
about anything is"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Enoudhness

did that burglar say: Enough
when you attacked him?" asked Mr..
Dolan.
"Of course he did" answered Mr..
Rafferty,. "Why wouldn't he say,
'EnOughY He had as much swag as
he could carry and was trying to hold
on to every bit of it."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Plain Now.
Desperate

Edith (yisiting)-I didn't know you
liked classical music, but l see you
have a number of pieces.
Mame-I hate it; but sometimes one
has to play it in order to get a mr.
10 go home.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
A Drawback.

IA woman car
make any man
propose to her she
pleases."
Certainly she
can, but some
w o m e n C a MT
please any,"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
IAN ERICA"
BY SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH

OJ 0FAHi IT. thTNhN0HS SHfa
Ny Country, tits of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee l sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee
Land of the noble, free,
Thy name 1 love;
1 love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break
The sound prolong.
Our fathers God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee, we sing;
Long may u land be bright,
With freedoms holy light;
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
If Mothers Only Knew.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
relieve Feyerishness, Headache. Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy worms. They break up
colds in "a hours. Used by mothers for 80
years. All Druggists. Sample FREE. Ad-
dreas. Mother GRAY Co. LeRoy. n. Y.-adY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
The Proper Kind.

"They say that pilot gunboats ought
to have signal guns when they go out
In a fog"
Il should think they could better
thread their way with a needle gum"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
REWARD.

SO reward will be given for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con-
victiOn of anyone emptying sewage in
Egg Harbor Township.
By order of the Board of Health,
CHAS. L. SMITH, Sec.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
The Reason.

'There is a great deal of atmosphere
about dear GwendOlyn's letters"
"Why, is she sending them by the
air route?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
SCRAPS OF HUMOR
An Embryo Humorist.

Mother Coming from pantry)-Rob.
ert, did you pick all the white meat of
this chicken?
Bobby--Well, ma, to make a clean
breast of it, I did.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25

The Two conVaescents in Rolling Chairs Are Marines ust Arriving at
Hospital No 5 They Were Put Intoa Ward With a Marine Nurse VINO
Came over or the Boat With Them. Now They Exchange Experiences.
and N day when the Red Cross searcher was gong through TIT ward hey
suggested that it would be a great service if she would get definite Informal
ton as to- what had become of him..
"Why, Jack is in the ward l just can from" said the searcher. HE
has been begging me to find out what became Of Jerry. He thought he had
been killed"
The new Of the happy reunion of the two boys travelled about the hos
pal until came % the ears of a nurse in a distant ward.
"They must be the pair who were such pals that they were the talk of
the ship l crossed on" she declared, and hurried to see them.
by Jove! It's the pretty nursew who was on the boat" shouted Jerry.
And the Red Cross sareher at hospital No. 5 who had brought about the
reunion found herself famous overnight
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
S~easonabIe Dishes.

A most tasty dessert that is easily
made and one which will appeal to the
hurried housewife is:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
Fruit Mullins.

Mix together one cupful each of oat
flour and barley flour, three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, two table
spoonfuls of molasses, n tablespoon
full of melted shortening and one and
one-half cupfuls of milk, enough to
make a drop batter which will drop
easily from the spoon, about like cake
batter. Add at the last one-half cup
full of Toured dates or raisins, or a few
of both. Beat well and bake in a mod
crate oven.
NuA. ML4t~suQ
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25

attention to the child. A world of men
is of more concern to God than q uni
verse of stars. The sheep in the fields
were not afraid as the shepherds were,
when the angel of the Lord appeared;
the shepherds had n sense of the SUI
%pernatural which the sheep had not.
Men may become sons of God while
sheep and stars cannot; hence God
cares for men especially'and sends his
angels to them.
The shepherds were good men. We
read of them hasting to Bethlehem
and of their "glorifying and praising
God" 1t has been well said that bad
men would have heard only the night
wind, instead of the angels songs.
Mrs. Browning speaks of some to
whom every common bush is aflame
with God, while others sit around pick
ing blackberries. Once, when the voice
of God spoke to Jesus, some who heard
it said it Numbered! Men who n
not Christians miss the vision of God
and no angels song cheers them in
the night of life.
The shepherds were poor men. Some
tell us that the principal duty of the
church toward the poor is to change
their environment. But the shepherds
teach us that God may come to the
poor before their environment is
changed. How often have Christian
workers found the brightest saints in
squalid tenements! We do not under
estimate the value of a good environ
ment, but the surest way to secure it
is to make, first, good men.
Religion for Busy Men.
The shepherds were busy men. The
angels did not appear to idlers nor to
those shut up in cloisters, but to men
in the fields. What a revelation of
heavens ideal of the religious life
The "glory of the Lord which shone
about the shepherds was the Shekinah
which had glowed in the temple of old,
seen only by the high priest and on
rare occasions. But here it came to IL
Illuminate the fields where men toiled.
God does not propose to take men out
of their employments, but would have
them serve him at their tasks. Alas,
that many are so busy with their locks
they have NJ time to go to Bethlehem!
We are interested in the song of the
angels, but would first remind our
selves of the wonder that there could
be communication between these
heavenly creatures and the son of
men. Paul speaks of "the tongues of
men and of angels" and we cannot
conceive the language Of heaven. Yet
on that night the angels were under
stood by the shepherds. Light is
thrown on this fact by the reference
in Ephesians BIS to "the whole fam
lily in heaven and EARTH" Just as the
spectroscope shows the stars are COM
posed of the same elements as the
earth and suggests the unity Of the
universe, SO the family in heaven and
earth is one, and there is a certain
kinship between men and angels. AT
any rate, the tongues of men and
angels" are harmonized when Jesus is
their theme!
The Soma of the ANGELS,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-01-25
The Song of the Angels.

The angels seem to have sung in
antiphon, like the Levite choirs. First,
one section sang, "Glory to God in the
highest" Another responded, "On
earth peace" Then they sang in
chorus, Good will toward men,"
The coming of Jesus brought glory
to God Gin the highest" that Is. from
the highest intelligence. They knew
the glory Christ had with the father
and could appreciate the sacrifice in.
volved in his STOPPING to be born
among men. They knew the holiness
of God which required a sacrifice for
sin. They appreciated the love which
provided a sacrifice in him who not
only was made in the likeness of men
but was to humble himself to the
death of the cross.
Tue coming of Christ brought ION
earth peace, good will toward men,"
The latter expression is the same as
that used by the Father when he said
of Jesus, This is my beloved Son in
whom 1 am well pleased" By the
blood Of the cross such a peace has
been made that God may have the
same pleasure in redeemed sinners as
he finds in his Son, in whom he always
takes delight. Indeed, as Paul puts 1t,
we are accepted in the Beloved" all
this comeliness being placed upon us |
How wonderful