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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
WANT WHAT YOU NEED

PHILOSOPHERS tell us we can
L have anything we want, provided
we want 1t enough.
With certain qualifications this Is
true. It explains why many men get
things out of life that their friends
never expected to get. They wanted
them, and they got them.
Getting things In that way 70: most
people involves considerable sacrifice.
For example. II n dry goods clerk
wants an automobile he may get it,
but he will have to skimp pretty heav-
lily on his clothes and diet If he gets
II while he still remains a dry goods
clerk.
1t Is for this reason that when you
begin wanting something, it Will pay
you to want what you need.
That will involve thought, or none
Of us know what we need until we
devote considerable time to reflection
and study.
There are men who want new wives,
when they have perfectly good wives
at home. They don't need them, and
therefore ought not to want them.
There are other men who want
wealth, when they don't need wealth.
Still other men want steam yachts
when row boats would do them more
good. and private swimming pools
when they would get more fun and
health out of public baths in the
ocean.
They may get these things, but
they will be no better off when they
do get them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Uncommon
Sense


The wanting habit can grow into a
very bad habit, indeed, unless you are
careful TO want what you need.
1t is well to remember in this con-
nection that there are some very i'm
portant needs that you ought to want
first Of all.
One Of them Is a good reputation.
Another Is good health. A third is
a home.
Want these badly enough to get
them, and confine your wants after
that to things that are reasonably
certain to bring happiness.
Then want as hard as you like, and
your wanting will not hurt you.
Want what you need and you will
be reasonably sure to get 1t, If you
begin young enough. But don't want
what you don't need. 1t will only
make you miserable for life, even
though you attain the object of your
desires.
Copyright by John Blake.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
ROMANCE OF WORDS
"CoNFETTI."

CIGNIFYING literally "con-
~ fectionery," this Italian
word was originally applied to
the small hard bon-bons former
ly thrown during the carnival
days in Rome, Naples and other
cities In the southern section of
Europe. These candies are
known as coriandoli, and the
term confetti" is applied to the
cheaper and more popular sub
stltutes-hard pellets about the
size Of a hailstone Which are
carried in bags by the masked
jewellers and thrown from tin
ladies'.
The custom of throwing con-
fetti was introduced into France
several centuries ago, and was
especially popular at the fetes
Of Mi-Careme (Mld-Lent) and
Mardi-Gras (Shrove Tuesday,.
But the French, possibly be-
cause they took their pleasure
less seriously than the Italians,
substituted bits of gaily colored
paper for the hard pebbles or
candies, and when the custom
was introduced into the United
States by the French settlers of
Louisiana and other sections.
confetti was understood to mean
only the scraps of paper.
The amount of confetti used
In Paris is apparent from an
account of one OF the Mardi-
Gras celebrations, when ii was
estimated by one of the local
newspapers that 100000
pounds we're sold during the
three days preceding Ash We'd
nesday. At an average price
of twenty cents a pound, some
100000 was spent upon this
form of amusement alone.
Copyright by the Wheeler4 Syndi-
cate. Incl
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
JUICE FROM OLD DRY CELLS
How Discarded Batteries May Be Made
to Yield a Few More
Volta.

Those old dry cells under the cellar
stairs can be made to contribute a few
volts for your experimental work.
Remove the cardboard wrappers and
punch the zinc full of holes. Then get
as many large-mounted Mason jars as
you have batteries. Do not do this
unless you are on good terms with the
cook, as the cells will expand and
cannot be removed from the Jars.
Place the batteries In the Jars and fill
with a solution three parts water and
one part vinegar, adding a teaspoon
full of salt to each jar. Connect the
cells in series and let them set for a
day. When the cells are saturated,
you will have a Battery which will
serve quite well in an emergency.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20

When operating under the latter
erative" circuits of radio receivers to
produce enormous ampliication. When
used in radio receiving circuits, of such
kind that energy is transferred fro
the plate circuit to the grid circuit, we
have the famous Armstrong regenera-
SO generally used at the present time.
Any vacuum tube radio receiver can
be made regeneratiye by arranging the
circuit In such q manner that the plate
circuit energy Is fed back into the grid
circuit. This may be accomplished by
either magnetic or electstatic eou-
pling.
In Figure XXXVI the tube was made
self exciting by coupling an inductance
G connected in the grid circuit to l.,
an inductance In the tune plate circuit.
A development of this circuit Is shown
In Figure xxx.
Here the energy, instead of being
directly coupled from the plate to the
grid circuit, Is first necessary to an
intermediate circuit, MN, and then to
the grid circuit. 1t is necessary of
course, that the circuit KY and MN
have the same natural period, that Is
to say, they must be tuned to the same
frequency. If the frequency Is rela-
lively high, the condenser @ can be
dispensed with; and the capacity of the
plate to flament used as a portion of
the oscillation plate circuit.
The circuit as shown in Fig. XXXIX
is inherently the circuit used In low
power undamped or continuous wave
radio telegraph transmitters. BY sub
shutting In the oscillating circuit MN
the capacity of an antenna with re-
spect to the ground, We have the con-
tinuous transmitter shown in Fig. XII.
BY placing a key In the "B" or plate
battery to turn the plate battery off
and on the start and stop, the tube os-
cillating dots and dashes can be sent
out by varying the coupling between
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20

they should do before locking up the
house. If an outdoor aerial IS erected.
make sure of proper grounding, see
that the grounding switch has not
corroded at the terminals, possibly
preventing proper electrical n
tons. This is one of Importance to
all who are closing their homes for
the summer. If it is not too much of
a job the proper thing to do would be
to take down the aerial, roll up nicely,
avoiding kinks and breaks, and stow
away.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Chicken Custard.

Cut off every scrap of meat from
the bones and put them through the
meat grinder. Mix the meat with an
equal measure of cooked rice, season
with salt, pepper and press In a round
Make a custard, using two eggs, two
tablespoonfuls Of flour stirred into a
little milk and a pint of milk. If
any cooked green peas are at hand
add them. Pour around the loaf and
bake until the custard Is set. Serve
hot.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Don't Overload Tube.

II is unwise to overload a tube con-
%tinuously, as its life will be seriously
curtailed. 1t is a much better plan
and more economical to operate two
tubes in parallel than 1t Is to force
one tube TO deliver a greater output
than Is rated for; in fact, greater econ
omy will result from burning tubes
slightly below normal brightness.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
British Euypt Radio Service.

Preliminary trials in direct radio
communication between England and
Egypt are being made with the sta
lions at Leafield and Cairo. AS soon
as these are completed public tele-
graph service between the two coun-
tries will be ~inaugurated.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Fish Crouuettes.

Take two cupfuls of cold boiled
fish, two cupfuls Of mashed potatoes,
n tablespoonful of butter, one~half
cupful of hot milk, salt, pepper and
parsley and a teaspoonful of minced
onion. Fern into balls, dip in beaten
egg, roll In crumbs and fry in hot fat.
Drain on brown paper.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Railroad to Erect sadtion.

The Lackawanna railroad Is consid-
ering the establishing of a broadcast
ing station at Syracuse, for the our
pose of keeping the trains of It's sys-
TEN in touch with division offices and
to supply passengers with news.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Shabby Leather Chairs Hriohtened

When leather chairs begin to look
shabby try this remedy: Wipe all dirt
and dust from chairs and then rub
with a cloth that has been dipped into
white Of egg, well beaten. Rub well
with soft clean cloths when dry and
the leather will look like new.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Chicken SCRABBLE,

into a quart of chicken stock, boil
Ing hot, stir a pint of cornmeal. Sea-
son to taste and cook slowly for a
half hour, then add any bits of cooked
chicken and pour into a mold. When
cold cut in neat slices and fry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
steerina Gear Attainment.

In adjusting the steering gear for
lost motion, great care must be OBJ
served lest the parts be set so close
together as to bind. After complet-
ing the adjustment, the gear should
be tried through its entire lock, to
make sure that the alignment is per-
feet.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Something to Think About
Blu F. A. DALKER

pass of faith, and though the waters
snarl about you, your frail little boat
Will at the end of the journey find
a friendly harbor where Truth and
Mercy will welcome you and give you
peace.
Sail on! you who are half dis
couraged because you are not shin
ing In the show-places, riding In au-
tomobiles, living In mansions and blaz-
Ing your name In the Blue Book.
The earth is reserved for the meek,
and this Inheritance Is for you, for
you who through simple faith are
stemming the tide and making the
final port!
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndieatel
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20

1t costs a lot to live these days,
More than in days of yore:
But when we come to think of 1t
Its worth a great deal more.
TIMELY DISHES

\KIHEN the chicken left from din
ner Is not enough to serve again,
a few suggestions for such leftovers
are helpful.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Vacation Care for Aerial.

Radio fans who contemplate going
away for the summer months should
bear in mind the various things that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Mistakes VIII Happen.

Never misjudge the gear shift Of the
car for the emergency brake, nor the
foot accelerator for the clutch pedal
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
w.. Mlp~sQ
Couldn't Be.
20. 1922, Western Newspaper Unlon.)

as that one of those salacious sex
novels you are reading?" asked the
fussy old gentleman.
MY FRIEND" replied the mnn adj
ing about every 10 minutes?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20

the grid and plate coils | and L and
the %antenna circuit, the transmitter is
adjusted for maximum power output.
To adjust the wave length the value Of
the antenna i%nductance Is varied.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
TO THE MEMORY
OF THE
FEMALE ANCER

Whose mortal su~fferings terminated
on the fourth day of October, 1876,
aged twenty-eight years and eight
months, this stone is erected by her
~disconsolate husband In whose arms
she breathed out her last sigh, and
who. under God, did his utmost to
soothe the dull, cold ear OF death.
That is all-and the most deter
mined efforts of the residents G
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
THE FEMALE

VISITORS to the cemetery attached
v to st. Paul's church in Alexandria,
Va. seldom leave without examining
the Inscription upon a handsome mon
ument which is one of the outstanding
places Of interest in the city as well
MS n Of the most battling riddles of
identity which the passage of moro
than a century has failed to solve.
This inscription comprises within o
few lines all that the world knows of
the woman in question. for it reads:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20

Tires should be neither under-in-
fiated nor o~ver-inflated. If too soft,
they will heat up and wear OUT
quickly.
One of the simplest plans for locat-
ing engine knocks is to employ a
short rod OF even a screwdriver as
an i~mprovised stethoscope.
Strips of leather placed between the
body and frame of a car will stop a
cracking sound, caused by the body
resting u~neyenly on the frame.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
THE REAL
TROUBLE

c y, we'd
get along better
If you had more
will power.
No, Martha;
we'd get along
b etter If you
didn't have so
much.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Oh. cirlsl

Listening in with the radio Is
bound to bring ears back into STYLE
Youngstown (O.) Telegram.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-20
Two Evils to Avoid.

Two Evils to Avoid.
Every ambitious mar is a captive
and every covetous one a pauper.-
Arabian Proyerb.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
WORRIED WIVES
READ This
Half Sick, Cross Husbands
VIII Be Helped by Guides
pto-Mangan

Is he cross as a bear" when he
comes home? Is he nervous and a
bit pale and always tired? You can
help him back to health with GUIDES
IPepto-Mangum. He is rundown, and
Pepto- Mangum, the wonderful blood
tonic with the right kind Of iron in
it, will build him up. Help your
husband get plenty Of red blood and
he will be we'll and good-natured
again and stronger, too. Good blood
good health, makes happy good
humor-that Is the way it goes, Il
you don't give him some kind, Of q
| tonic he viii probably get worse
Ithey usually do. Go to the drug
store and ask for Guides Pepto
lMangum in liquid or tablet form
| 1t is pleasant to take and works
wonders if taken. daily for few
weeks. Advertisement.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
DEATHS
Miss Willie Ellerbe.

After making a brave fight for
life, the odds proved too much, and
the spirit of Miss Willie Ellerbe was
taken to its Creator on Friday night
of last week. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Rev. Leon NJ. Hall at
Zion church Sunday at noon, the
church building not nearly contains
ing the throng of friends who at
tended the services.
The young girl would have been
Is years old in February. She was
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Ellerbe who live near Roberdel, on
Route 2. About two weeks ago she
contracted pneumonia; the first part
of last week it was found necessary
to take her to the Hamlet hospital to
have the lungs drained. She was
brought home on Wednesday and
died Friday night
She was a member of the 9th
grade of the Rockingham school and
her classmates sincerely grieve over
her untimely death.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Don't Burn Them.

| / have recently seen a few
| fields on which cotton stalks have
been raked into piles, presum-
ably for the purpose of burning
them. If the destruction Of the
lweevil is the idea, let's examine
it. Upon frequent examination,
| have found only an occasional
weevil in the dead bolls that
frost bit before maturity. Of
course burning the stalks will de-
stroy these few, but thousands
may be left right in the field
where they have hybernated I'M
| der trash, stones &c. Unless the
land be deeply turned these will
emerge in the spring and attack
all parts of the field.
1t will be seen, therefore, that
turning deeply is sufficient.
When we, burn cotton stalks on
which a bale per acre, on an av-
erage, was produced, we destroy
$40 to $l2 worth of nitrogen and
all the humus which is reputed
to be worth as much more to
the soil. Of course this value
would not appear or be evident
in one or even two groupings, but
the damage is there just the
same. Try burning them sys-
tematically for three to five years
on the same cotton field and you
will be astonished at the devasta-
ton you have wrought in soil
fertility and soil ability.
Let's not, therefore, "cut off
our noses to spite our faces"
not destroy more wealth IN our
methods against the weevil than
the weevil would destroy, espec-
tally if we can save such wealth
and at the same time handle the
weevil as we'll without fire. He
will raise "fire" sufficient without
any help Let's use less fire anc
save more ''trash"-the thing il
the South that is needed worse
than any other thing, provided
we keep it in its place. Its
place" is in the ground. Of al
thy gettings get humus, and il
this is gotten largely through
legumes and crop refuse, nitro
gen and all other good thing:
will be added unto you.
In this day of weevil adversely
let me beseech you to despise mo-
trash"
! w. H. BARTON.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Report of the condition of
The Farmers Bank

at Rockingham. NC.
in the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business, Dec 3lst, 1921.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts 32S,o72,2s
Overdrafts, unsecured AZ. 685.73
United States Bonds and, Liberty
Bonds 22.7650l
North Carolina State Bonds, $4,000
Bond Account 349800OO
Bank House $4,000; Furni-
ture and Fixtures $100 $4,000
Cash in vault and net amounts q
due from Banks, Bankers
Trust Companies 130,925.96
Checks for clearing 1869
Total $s49,5S5.s7
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in !. $15,O0000
Surplus fund 100000
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid 6,26486
Unearned Discount 3.735.I4
Dividends unpaid COCO
Notes and bills rediscounted NONE
Bills payable NONE
= ' senting n money borrowed NONE
Deposits due Banks; Bankers,
and Trust Companies 14.7748l
n, A. -
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Page-Scarborough.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Sarbor-
ough, of Hoffman, North Caro-
lima, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Della, to Mr..
]. T. Page, of Wade, North Caro-
lima, on Friday, December the
twenty-third, nineteen hundred
twenty one, at Raleigh.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Unfortunate Remembered.

A delegation from the colored
Methodist church at Hamlet Wis.
tied the County Home on Dec.
10Th and brought a nice dinner
which they spread out for the Il
colored inmates. Such acts as
these are bound to brighten the
lives of the unfortuaates.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Dead at County Home.

Julius Turner, colored, aged %,
died at the County Home Sunday
and was buried there Monday.
He was brought to the Home just
five days previous by Welfare
Officer O. G. Reynolds, from
Hamlet.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05

dessert but she crowned the
feast with tall glasses Of a confec
ton dear to memory tho lost To-
sight. Pale yellow it was, rich
and creamy, as light as the down
from a ilumming birds wing,
with a fragrance that stirred the
heart strings and moistened the
lips with longing, while hot tears
sprang to the eyes and the soul
tainted under the thought Of
Never Again
L.P.R.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
A Condensed Course in Agriculture and
Cotton Grading Free.

No tuition charges, only room
and board at the rate of $3.50 to
$3.50 per month for rooms, and
board at the rate of SIG 'per
month. These room rates are on
a basis of two to the room.
If interested, write at once to
E. B. Owen, Registrat, State Col
lege Station, Raleigh, N. c.
w. H, BARTON.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Notice Of Land Sale.
North Carolina,
Richmond County.

Richmond County.
Under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon the undersigned trustee
In certain deed of trust executed by ].
| F. Diggs and wife to B. F. Reynolds, Trus-
tee for the Bank Of Rockingham bearing
date of Dec. oath, 1920. default having
been made in the payment of the in
debtedness secured thereby and in order
| to satisfy said Indebtedness the under.
signed trustee on Monday Jan. 30th, 1922
at II o'clock m. in front of the Court
house door in the town of Rockingham
Twill offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash the following described land:
Lying and being in Wolf Pit township
containing 443 acres, bounded on the
North by Mrs. Bette Long and Mrs. ]. P
Little, on the East by John L. Everett
on the South by d. NJ. Hay and the es
tate lands of w. |. Everett and Eli Man.
ship, and being the same land described
fully in the Aforesaid deed of Trust al
recorded in Book l43 at Page 80 in the
Register Of Deeds Office for Richmond
County, and known as portion Of the
Wetmore Place.
This Dec. 10Th. 1921
B. F. Reynolds Trustee.
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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
The Carolina Playmakers.
Tuesday Evening. Jan. 24th,
at the Opera House.

The aim Of the Carolina playmakers is
to build up native drama in North
Carolina. drawn from the abundant store
Of tradition as well as from the life Of the
present day. In the comparatively short
period Of three years the Carolina Play
makers have translated the many-slded
llie o. our state HE into new iolk-plays,
representing a wide range OF materials.
and fresh dramatic iorms. The plays
are Genuinely native. The characters
are drawn from the playwrshts own OBJ
sevatlon. often from his actual experl-
ence. Not mfequently the author plays
prominent part IN his own play. The
productions Of the Carolina Piaymakers
are all homemade. The stage equip
ment, lighting scenery, settings, and cos
tunes are designed and executed ID
chapel hill
In May lSlO, the Playmakers made
lhelr ilrSt town Oh the state with a scenes
Of theT own iolk-plays, appearing IN
greensboro, Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh,
kinston, New Bern, and Washington. Ev'
erywhere the plays and players were re-
celved with enthusiasm. The sentiment
Oh the audiences all along the line was
hlinely expressed by the reviewer IN the
greensboro Daily News The work Is
characterized by dignity, and sincerity
Wllnoul ever losing the ilrS' eSSenllai tna'
must DC possessed by any oramauc Of
ganlzalion-namely the power 10 in'efes'
-lor what they put on Is inSl anu lore
most a rafting good snow.
| lnelr ltlneracy ior'tne WINTER quarter
OF lSzz includes henderson, Roanoke
Rapids, TaEboro, Wilson, Goldsboro, Val
mlnston, Red Springs, and Rockingham.
The Company is composed OIL;
Frederick h. Koch, Director
1 George Denny, BUSINESS Manager
4 9. Z. Miller
Z. D. BLAIR
K. B. Alexander
LeGrand Everett
Warren MobleY
Anthony Combs
\ Hubert Heiiner
i Master George Winston
/ Miss Elizabeth Lay
Miss Ellen Lay
4 Miss Katharine Bats
MISS Mary Yellott
Frederick Koch is dong a wonderful
WORK re dld y U NORTH Dakota, an
ne mas proved II can DC zone JUST as wei
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-01-05
Stove Wood.

Call. NV. As Seawell fer stoge
wood and fire wood. also trans
fer baggage and freight At any
time. Phone 30ls.