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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

Now. Dasher! now. Dancer! now. Prancsr. now.
On. Comet! on, Cupid. on. Donder and Blitzeni
In the Hawaiian islands, by way Of contrast, Ii
is always summer and at Christmas things are
green and the flowers are in bloom. Yet II anyone
finds it too warm down on the seashore he can
climb up on one Of the high mountains. Some OF
them even have snow on their tops, they are so
high.
There are hundreds Of American children who
live in the Canal Zone along the Panama canal.
They and the children of Panama cannot see much
change IN the weather at Christmas time. II is al
ways hot there, somewhere around so degrees.
There are two seasons--the wet and the dry. II
rains practically every day from April TO Deceu-
Der. The rest of the year is not SO rainy. So the
American children and their parents along the
canal wish for a dry Christmas instead Of a
white Christmas"
The little log cabin In the SNOW is in Tahosa val
ley, 5000 feet up in the Colorado Rockies in Rocky
Mountain National park. The mountains In the
background are Meeker on the left, Lady Wash
ington on the right and Longs Peak. King Of the
Rockies in the center (14,225 feet. It looks pref
ty cold on Christmas day, but 1t Is not as cold az
it looks, for the air is very dry so high up and
people do not feel the cold so much in dry air as
in moist air. Zero weather up there is more COM
Portable than 20 degrees above zero In Chicago.
Snow begins to fall just about Christmas time and
pretty soon people are going about on skis and
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Rocky Mountain National park for winter sports.
The whole park is full of natural ski runs and
toboggan slides down the mountain slopes. with
many small lakes for skating. And In summer
the weather in this great public playground, set
apart by congress for the people forever. is as
lovely as any in the world, warm by day and cool
at night. with = prOfnsion Of flowers and birds and
wild animal life. The snow on the mountains melts
away, except in places Of perpetual snow, and any
able-bodied person, including boys and girls, can
climb them.
Georgia. like the other southern states, seldom
sees snow in winter time or feels freezing weather.
The photograph is taken at Savannah. The place
is called The Hermitage and the houses are old
plantation homes built of bricks that were broupht
from England The majestic old live oak Is a
feature of the scene. Children at THE Hermitapes
do not cry because they do not have a white
Christmas"
The California scene takes us 5000 miles across
the continent. from the Atlantic TO the Pacific
coast. The photograph shows the old mission. San
Antonio de Padua, near Monterey. ST Anthony
of Padua, who was born in Lisbon, Portugal in
1895, was a Franciscan, who achieved great fame
as a teacher; ii was he, so the story goes. who
taught a school of fishes with such success that
they heard him with attention. The mission is
enc of a chain built by the Spanish priests in the
early days of settlement along the Pacific. Mon.
terey was the capital Of California when il was
a Mexican province 1t has a balmy climate, which
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

does not vary much, the winter temperature aver
aging about 80 degrees. Think of the Christmas
celebrations in this Old mission more than a hun
dred years ago, with the Jealous priests trying TO
teach Christianity to the wondering Indians!
Constantinople, where Europe and Asia meet.
has a delightful climate at Christmas time, the
daily range of temperature being from a little
above freezing to So or 10 degrees. Constantinople
was named after the Roman Emperor Constantine.
He made it his capital city and was the first to
protect the early Christians from persecution. La
ter he became a Christian himself and made Chris
tfanity the state religion. But since the middle OF
the Fifteenth century Constantinople has been the
principal city Of those who worship Mohanmed In
stead Of Christ. Still, all kinds OF people live in
Constantinople and Christmas day is celebrated
there as In all the rest of the civilized world.
The children Of London, the biggest city in the
world, may have to celebrate Christmas in a fog
so thick that they can hardly venture out of doora
Christmas eve may be freezing weather and Christ
mas Day about 80 degrees.
Now, by way of contrast, consider the Christmas
day weather Of children who live south Of the
Equator. where the seasons are turned upside
down. Our winter is the summer of the countries
of the Southern Hemisphere. So naturally the
children celebrate Christmas in the middle OF sum-
mer. A Green Christmas is their idea Of the
normal holiday, even If the winter weather may be
as severe as that of Montana OF New England.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22
By HERBERT QUICK
Copyright by The Bobbs-Merrin Company:
service, as the nelghborhood's hired

service, as the ne"1ghborhOOd's hired
mani"
AS Jim sat down there was a hush
In the crowded room, as II the people
were dazed at his assurance. There
was no applause, until Jennie Wood
ruff, now seen by Jim for the first
time over next the blackboard. clapped
her gloved hands together and started
it; then 1t swept out through the win
dows in a storm. The dust rose from
stamping fee, until the kerosene lamps
were dimmed by it. And as the
noise subsidized, Jim saw standing out
in front the stopped form of B.. B.
Hamm. one of the most prosperous
men in the district.
"Mr. Chairman-Ezra Bronson he
roared, this feller's crazy, an from
he sound of things, you're all as
crazy as he is. If this fool scheme
OF his goes through, my farms for
sale! I'll quit before I'm sold out for
taxes"
Just a minute, B. b." interposed
Colonel Woodruff. "This amt as
dangerous as you think. You don't
want us to do all this in fifteen min
utes, do you, Jim?"
"Oh, as to that" replied Jim, Il just
wanted you to have in your minds
what / have in my mind-and unless
we can agree to work toward these
things there's no use in my staying.
But time-that's another matter. Be-
lieye with me, and I'll work with you
Get out of herel !" said the colonel
to Jim in an %uudertone, land leave
the rest to your friends"
Jim walked out of the room and
horse tied to the h~itching-pole had his
blanket under foot, and Jim replaced
it on his back, patting him kindly and
talking horse language to him. TGen
he went up and down the line of
teams, readjusting blankets, tying
loosened knots, and assuring himself
that his neighbors' horses were Sc
curely tied and comfortable. He knew
horses better than he knew people, he
thought. If he could manage people
would be wrong. Horse management
was despotism man-government must
be like the government of a society of
wild horses, the result of the common
work of the members of the herd.
Two figures emerged from the
schoolbouse door, and as he turned to-
ward his home after his pastoral calls
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

ON the horses, they overlook him.
They were the figures of Newton Bron-
son and the county superintendent Of
schools. e.
Dad wants you back there again"
said Newton.
what for?" inquired jim.
You silly boy" said Jennie. "you
talked about the good Of the schools
all of the time. and never said a word
about your WI salary What do you
want? They want to know"
"Oh!H exclaimed Jim in the manner
of one who suddenly remembers that
he has forgotten his umbrella or his
pooket-knife. II forgot all about 1t.
I haven't thought about that at all.
Jennie"
Jim said she, "yon need a
guardian
Il know it, Jennie" said he, land |
know who | want. 1 want"
please come back" said Jennie,
land tell papa how much you're going
to hold the district up for"
You run back" said jim to New
ton, ''and tell your father that what
ever is right in the way of salary will
be satisfactory to me. / leave that to
the people"
Newton darted of. leaving the
schooimaster standing in the road
with the county superintendent.
81 can't go back therei' said Jim.
Pm proud of you, JIM" said Jennie.
''This community has found its mas
ter. They can't do. all you ask now,
nor very soon; but finally they'll do
just as you want them to do. And,
Jim, / want to say that I've been the
biggest little fool in the county! !"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

pute. They are four angels And
knowing that, l am going TO try my
luck, some time when l can get the
courage, and ask n Of them, the
one l happen to be in love with. 10
"have me-" Perhaps If l make the
proposal within the Christmas season
she'll remember she's a Christmas
angel. and take me. Don't laugh at
my audaeity. Anything may happen
at Christmas timei For Christmas is
a magical time. Even a child can tell
you that-Ethel Cook Eliot
t9 1928. Western Newspaper unIon.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

the old maids charming white dining
room, and the old maids themselves
serve them with turkey and all the
filings. And they don't do it for char
ity either. They do it because they
adore children, and making them hap
by is TO them a treat. You see, from
their cradles. these four old maid
sisters were blessed with the Christ
mas spirit, a spirit that is sure to last
all the year around when 1t is genu-
inc.
But why should / call them "old
maids? That term is in such disre-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

Chicago.-Engineers and firemen on
the Virginian railway are compelled to
work in temperatures as high as l62
degrees, Fahrenheit, they testified re-
Gently at a hearing of disputes which
led to their striking.
They said men in engine service re-
peatedly are carried from locomotives
unconscious as the result of gas and
heat caused by coupling 2usher engines
10 trains going through tunnels on
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22
Engine Crews Worked at 1872 Degrees Heat

Clark's Gap hill. Before 1920, testi-
fed representatives Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, pusher en-
gines were separated, one being
placed in the middle of the train. The
men contend that the combination of
gas and heat caused by coupling en-
gines is intolerable when the train is
passing through tunnels; that the air
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

bit of it. They know what Christmas
a meant for, and they acted on the
knowing. Their friends tell me they
have done it every year; but since I'm
only a new acquaintance, compare
lively, | couldn't know that.
They invite in a dozen children
who wouldn't ordinarily have a Christ
mas tree at all and give their presents
to them. And then those twelve, poor
little mites sit down al the table in
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22
CHAPTER Xxx
Theory and Practice.

superintendent Jennie sal at her
desk in no very satisfactory frame of
mind. In the first place the court was
to convene on the following Monday,
so that her one-room office was not to
be hers for a few days. To Wilbur
Smythe, who did her the honor Of call
ing occasionally, she remarked that
If they didn't oon build the new
courthouse so as to give her such ac-
commodations as her Office Ireally
needed. they might take their old
office-s0 therei"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

conveyed TO them from reservoirs while
they are wearing gas masks frequently
becomes %unbearably hot, forcing them
to remove their masks and leave their
engines at risk Of life and limb, and
that the heat causes the peeling Of
skin from the face.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22
For poIicemen,s Comfort.

Hot plates, warmed by electricity,
are set into the ground at certain
street corners in Amsterdam. They
are intended for the comfort OF police
men on crossing duty.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22
Benefit Through Suffering.

And this is the course of Nature ;
there is nothing like suffering to en-
tighten the giddy brain, widen the
narrow mind, improve the trivial
heart.-Charles Read. .
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22

@lHEY were n family of old maids
q -four sisters. But they we're
~ the jolliest, incest old maids l
ES%M eyer knew. l always sxore ii,
and now l know it. What do
you think they did for Christmas?
Did they have a tree for themselves
and exchange costly presents with
each other, and then eat a turkey with
dressing and pies, alone in their
charming white dining room? Not a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-22
Man Hid Under Bed From wiz.

Chicago.-When Mrs. Josephine Be
nitti, reported that her husband was
missing, an officer went to her home
and found the man hiding under a
bed.
, 1923-09-13
Judge Tidball Holds
Short Court Session

Most severe of the sentences or
fines imposed during the last sitting
OF the District Court last week,
with Judge Tidball of Laramie pre-
siding, were those of l.. w. Hardin
and Geo. Ramsey. The former faced
a charge of Obtaining a case in
action by False Pretenses. and drew
a penitentiary sentence of not less
than II and one half years nor
more than three years. Ramsey was
given a like sentence at the
penitentiary on a forgery charge.
Dave Nichols was fined $3.50 and
costs for the unlawful sale of in
toXicating liquor. This fine was
paid and the defendant walked
free.
w. 7. Jones was sentenced to a
term of 80 days in the county Jail
for the illegal possession of intoxi-
eating liquor. .
All four defendants plead guilty.
The following persons appeared
before the Clerk of Court to make
land filings; Edw. Walsh and Chas.
w. Cole of Split Rock; Dee A
Burtch of Alcova; VIM. II. Brooks
Of Elk Mountain and Charles John.
son OF the Rasmussen ranch.
, 1923-09-13

1t is useless to enumerate the
buildings so decorated: for virtually
every business house in Town bios
somed out in flags, bunting, and
bright colors. Cedar street Is a
pretty sight, but is scarcely less
magnificent than Fourth or Fifth.
II one sees a particularly SUCCESS
full display of merchandise in one
store window ne is sure to see an
other equally we'll handled.
But the big show itself eclipses
the towns best effort-just as the
town had hoped. Events were put
on with a zest that can be explained
only In the fact that every contest
ant knew his stuff" and was out
to show what he had. Men and
animals were not spared and specta'
tors felt that all events we're con
Quoted in a way that gave every
man or woman an equal break fol
the fat prizes that go to make VI
the total purse Of more than $4,000
OF particular interest were tn
| wild horse and the novelty hors'
race. altho these events were close
ly seconded in the appreciation
shown from the stands by the calf
roping, steer bulldogging. ant
fancy roping and riding exhibitions
One climax not OF the program wa
reached when the horse ridden b.
Gus Fleischli decided that a ride
was o necessary to his complete
enjoyment of the show. Mr.. Horse
| started to buck without warning
and Mr.. Fleischli. wishing to ap'
pear a Ease in the presence OF NOR,
, 1923-09-13
Daley Attending Wool
Meeting at Chicago

w. w. Daley. prominent banker
and sheepman OF this city, is in Chi
'cago attending a meeting of the dir
ectors of the National Wool Ware
house Association, where matters of
signal Importance to Wyoming wool
industry will be considered and
measures passed for their better
ment.
At this meeting leading bankers
from the western states and repre-
sentatives of more than $4,000 wool
growers will make special efforts to
solve questions with direct bearing
upon importation OF wool into this
country, it is understood.
Contracts over a period of years,
adequate financing to v wool
held in storage in attempts to equal
ize supply and demand, and uniform
methods of operation in the various
wool growing centers will be taken
up. Solution of these important
factors in the wool situation could
result in making unnecessary two
thirds OF the present. wool importa-
ton, it is believed by authorities.
, 1923-09-13
JURY PANEL WILL
REPORT ON OCT. Is
JURY FOR FALL TERN OF DISTRICT
COURT DRAWN MONDAY LAST and
WILL REPORT OCTOBER IS

In tho presence OF Judge v. J.
.Tidbsll the jury for the fall term
OF the District Court was drawn on
Monday last and has boon notified
by Clerk OF Court Junxquist to re-
port October 18th.
Judge Tidball while in Rawlins
Monday set tho various cases on the
docket for trial and ut the fall
term OF court expects to dispose OF
most OF them.
The panel ~ drawn for tho fall
torn In a. follows;
George Melvin. Dixon.
J. o. Yoakum. Bennett.
Perry o. Morgan. Slater.
Miles II. Bundy. Loo.
q Edward Luban. M%cf'addan.
Oscar Salo. Fred X. Wilson, Al
fred Polan and Henry Edfors Of
Hama,
W. v. Morgan. Bagss.
, 1923-09-13
RED CROSS PAYS
QUOTA PROMPTLY
CAReaN CHAPTER OF RED Cross FOR.
vARDS $500 TO CHEYENNE SANE
DlY As REQUEST IS AADE

Carbon county chapter OF the
American Red Cross was one OF
the arst chapters in tho United
States 70 pay ita quota OF the $b.'
600, 900 Japanese Relief Fund.
On last ThurEday morning MrS.
Nsrr1ll. president OF tho Carbon
CAaptsr, received . telegram stat
ting that the quota Of this Chapter
would - $500 and asking that that
amount b raised just a. noon %
possible.
Mr.. Merrill Immediately called .
0eeeing Of the Executive Commit.
tee and At four O'Clock Thursday
Afternoon . draft for $500 wa on
IL way 70 the state headquarters
~ Cheyenne.
FOR several yeass back the Car.
bon County Chapter Of the Red
Gross has been placing each year q
few dollars into an emergency Re.
lief fund In order 70 have money
available In case Of any special need
10 the county. Thursday Il WAS Do.
cided By the Executive COMMITTEES
70 use $500 Of this amount rather
than put on . countrywide drive "a
raise the amount
The paytng Of tbs amount out
Of the treasury Of the Red Crosa
, 1923-09-13
BARREL
We'll REPORTED
HUGHES Oil COMPANY BRINGS In An.
OTHER GOOD WELL In The LOST
SOLDIER OIL field

The first of the week the Hughes
Oil Company brought in well No. "a
with an estimated flow of 1900 bar
rels per day.
This we'll is located about 200
feet from the famous gusher which
was brought in by Ted Hughes sew
eral months since and although 1t
Is not nearly as large as the first
we'll it is n of the best in that
section of the field.
This well did not come In as a
gusher as did well No. l, but had
to be swabbed out after the bit
reached the sand.
Stockholders in the Hughes Oil
Company are very jubilant over the
bringing in of this we'll and are ex-
pecting considerably larger sale OF
oil in the future than in the past.
Well No. 2B is nearing the sand
and it is expected that within a few
days this company will have its
third producing we'll.
, 1923-09-13

Following the afternoon picture
show at the Wyoming State Peni.
Tertiary two Of the prisoners staged
q bit OF real acting that would have
made good dining. Albert J. Bar
[rstt. sentenced January o. 1917 In
Sheridan county for assault with In
tent to kill. and James f. Martin.
sentenced Juno ~ OF this year for
car theft in Cheyenne. hid out in
the chapel when the show was over.
climbed thru 4 ventilator onto the
cell house roof and thence down
an angle In the buildings where
they were virtually out OF sight OF
the guards. and on to their liberty.
VIII that liberty be complete and
permanent, or will IL be short-liyed
Prison officials and others interest
ed in tracking down the escaped
convicts declare that every effort
Is being made to make It as short
lived as possible.
Sunday morning, not "a hours
from the time the escape was noted
Sheriff Sanders was informed OF
tho theft. for tho second time in
its history. OF the Hudson auto
mobile owned by Max Dawson.
formerly owned by DR.. Barber.
Since Martin was convicted OF auto
mobile theft the Sheriff naturally
supposed that escape had been made
by this means and set out on hot
pcrsuit OF the missing EAR. which
WA known to have sped westward
on the Lincoln Highway.
Not until the Sheriff. accompan-
icd by Deputy Sheriff Kietcr. walk
cd up to the Hudson. ovcrtaken is
miles beyond wamsuttcr and stoppd
at the command of levolcd rifles
WA II known that the two mon
, 1923-09-13

places the local chapter In . bad
financial condition but tho Execu.
tive Committee felt that with the
annual mberShip drive but Q few
months away II would be better to
scnd the money and trust the peo-
pie OF the county TO come 10 the
aid Of the Chapter later IL neces-
sity arose.
Tho money that was sent had been
saved from the ~mombcrship dues of
Sl.00 per member which are paid In
each year.
Mrs. Merrill states that aithouKh
tho Carbon County Chapter has
paid In Its quota thcre 10 still great
need for relief In Japan and that
any town. organizations or in.
dividuAls who can do 20 are urged
to send contributions to tho Red
Cross 10 this city. These contri-
buttons to tho Red Gross for use
In Japan.
Tho Carbon county supporters Of
the Rod Cross will undoubtedly ap-
prove OF the sctiou OF the Executive
Committee In paying our quota out
OF the treasury rather than staging
q drive for the amount.
, 1923-09-13
WILL HAUL FOOD
SUPPLIES FREE
UNION PACIFIC ANNOUNCES S25,eoo
SUBSCRIPTION and FREE TRANS.
P0RTATl0N FOR JAP Relief

Yesterday officials Of the Union
Pacific Railroad announced that IN
addition ia subscribing $4,000 cash
for the Japanese Relief Fund. all
food supplies would DO hauled free.
Tho cash subscription was made
to the American Red Cross and will
be placed In the 5000 900 fund
which Is being raised by that or
ganixation TO be used for tho bcne-
Ht OF tho earthquake and hre suf-
ferers In Japan.
Tho American Rcd Cross IL send
Ing ship after ship load Of food and
other supplies from this country to
Japan. These supplies r being
donated In every section OF the
country and arc being hauled By
railroad to tho Pacific coast where
they arc loaded onto ships. Freight
charges on these shtpments would
amount 70 thousands and thousands
Of dollars. Tho Union Pacific
would b the principal beneficiary
from hauling this freight 20 the an
nounccment that such supplies will
be hauled FREQ means much more
than the caah subscription made BY
tho railroad.
Reports from all over the coun.
try are TO the effect that practically
every section IA filling It's quota for
the relief Of tho japanese sufferers
and that the Rcd Cross will have
ven moro than 100000 for re.
lief work.