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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Ants in the HimaIayas.

In the Himalayas, on the side facing
India, the limit of perpetual snow is
about $500 feet higher than in the
Alps. One result of this is that vari-
Gus forms of life are found in the
great Asian mountains at an elevation
that seems extraordinary. Among
these are many species of ants, which
have been particularly studied by Doc
tor Forel. Up to nearly 10000 feet the
ants are very abundant, and even at
the elevation Of 1900 feet four spe-
cies have been found, and it is believed
that more careful investigation would
show that they exist even at 1900
feet or more. A unique fact, not found
in any other great mountain range. is
that the Himalayas possess an i'm
mense variety of local species of ants.
Out of 116 forms recognized in the
Himalayas, so are peculiar to those
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
LIVES IN HISTORY
Thomas Paine a Character Never
to Be Forgotten.
His Services in the American Revolu.
ton Must Be Recognized as of
the Highest Importance.

Thomas Paine was born at Thetford,
England, in 1877. He was Of Quaker
of rather humble station,
but slightly educated. Up to middle
life his existence was hundrum and
insignificant two wives lost by death
and separation; little means, little
comfort and no glory, writes Gamaliel
Bradford in Harper's Magazine. In
1874 he came to America, at the
prompting of Franklin, and made mis-
pen Il vigorous agent in the American
Revolution. He returned to England,
wrote THE Rights of Man" and stirred
up this world, went to France, mingled
in the French Revolution, as a mem
Der of the convention, was shut up in
prison by fiercer rebels than himself
and there wrote '"The Age of Reason"
and stirred up the other world.
Monroe got Inn out of his difficulties,
he was reinstated in the convention.
but achieved little further IN France.
In 1902 he returned to America, found
himself, to his surprise and disgust,
at odds with American responsibility,
and died in 1909, practically u~nfriended
and f%orlorn, though by no means for
gotten.
1t was Thomas Paine who first used
the words that now echo over the
whole world, 1.-THE United States of
America"
For he had a wonderful power of
building phrases, of shaping swift,
sharp sentences that should pierce dull
ears and dead hearts and make them
throb and thrill and work and live. He
began his first Crisis paper, "These
are the times hal try mems souls"
and few words have been oftener or
more APPLY repeated.
He had a surprising, startling vigor
of intense, direct utterance that made
the most inert feel that he must do
something. And, of course, he some
times overshot himself, let the fury of
his pen betray him into violence and
insult. England? He was said to hate
England. He did not hate England.
but he did hate some English ways OF
doing things. 1T was equally as much
from her as from her injustice
that she lost the colonies" he remarks
shrewdly. King George? He was a
royal brute" which disposes of him,
Tories? Every Tory is a coward"
But, human nature being what it is
it must be admitted that even these
extravagances added to the effect of
Paine's pamphlets. And the effect was
enormous. Common Sense" was sold
by the hundred thousand. Every liv'
ing man in America in 1776. who could
read, read Common Sense" wrote
Theodore Parker.
Even the judicious Trevelyan i:
hurried into sup~erlatives on the sub.
ject: at would be difficult to namt
any human composition which has hat
an effect at once so instant, so ex
tended, and so lasting"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Considered Miracle.

A Milan widow. seemingly dead, re-
turned to life momentarily amid the
candles and flowers of her funeral
service, which was attended by numer-
Gus friends. She had what the mu-
nicipal doctor called a fatal attack of
heart disease. Her friends arranged
for the funeral the following morning.
banking the main room in the house
with flowers and placing long candles
about the bier. The clergy officiated
and the hearse was waiting outside
when a friend in giving the woman a
parting kiss discovered that the fore
head was warm and then saw that the
arms were flexible and moved. The
hearse was pressed into service to
bring medical aid, and when the doctor
began working over the body warmth
and color returned, but his efforts
were only temporarily successful. The
doctors decided that it was a case of
retarded cyanosls, but the relatives be-
lieye it was a miracle.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
In Gau.4a Gives Charming New Shade to Old Lingerie
a4 29&lklS eIIEaM EanEIEss 1YEs-dxes or tints a . wish
dyes or tints as you wish


A man Of considerable POSITION and
Importance confesses, with a merry
twinkle IN his eye, TO a serious bis~r @
his reputation from an unexpected
quarter.
His small son returned from school
and confronted his father with TIA
question, Father, what are yOu?"
what am l, my boy? Why do yos
ask"
well father" was the reply, "Jes-
kins came up to ne in the dinner hoVe
and said, What's your fatherT"
'And What did you say?" asked his
father.
Il didn't sag anything answered
the boy. 4 just hit him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
CENTER OF SPEECH

A distinguished authority in such
matters recently described the inner.
tied nature of observation-disclosures in man
He also made some very interesting
statements about the location, in the
brain, of the center of speech. In all
~right-handed persons this center is on
the left side of the brain. But In left.
handed persons the speech is shifted to
the other side, so that, as this scientist
says, the left-handed speak from the
right BRAIN"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
All Relatives Are Not Pronouns.

An English teacher, at a technical
high school comes forth with a story
of one of her pupils and experiences
with the English language.
The English class was p%erplexing IL
self over relative pronouns. The
teacher was endeavoriGg to extract the
secret of the definition of 81 oh a pro-
noun from the young hopefuls and,
failing in this, asked whether anyone
in the class could use such a pronoun
in a sentence.
The usual 'little boy in a seat in the
rear of the room" waved his hand ex-
citedIy. The teacher called on him.
He rose and said.
"She is my aunt"
For the benefit of others who don't
know, it is said that he believed the
word AUNT is a relative pronoun.-
Indianapolis News.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Nj FADELEsS DYES
Appetizinc?

Cutting through the alley the late
worker figured that he could just
about reach the front door Of the cafe
before they closed. And. as he passed,
he noticed a waiter coming TO the al
ley eoor with a platter Of remnant
toast. He made the front door. They
were not overglad to see him, but took
his order. He asked for a club sand
witch.
The waiter plodded to the rear, and
pretty soon the customer heard the
cock growing: Say. where did You
throw that toast?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Fred Knew Johnny.

Fred Smith was badly crippled, but
his indomitable spirit kept him OH
a par with other lads of his age. de
joined the pis club and took care of
his pig with great skill and enthusi-
assn.
One day overheard Fred talking
to his crony, and this is what he said
"J6hA Mitchell said his pig is big
germ mine"
And then in a tone of great scorn
he added: 'Tll bet If we swapped
he'd still say his was the biggest -
Farm Life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
PARTLY TRUE

w. A. G. writes: 1.-THE schoolboy
definition recently quoted in your col
umn, viz, An optimist attends to
your eyes and a pessimist to your feet
was, perhaps, not 81 wide of the mark
In one respect. The optimist-when he
does not confine himself to seeing the
bright side of other folks troubles
does cure a good deal of sh~ort-slghted-
ness. But the pessimist causes, not
cures, weary dragging feet that wan
der in the mire."-Boston Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
SHE FELT WEAK;
LACKED ENERGY;
NEEDED TONIC
Nervous, Had Cough, Lungs Fen
Weak-Was in Bed,
Weak, Pale.
TOOK HYP0-C0D AND
FEELS SPLENDID NOW

ST had a nervous breakdown and then
an attack of grippe, which left my lungs
weak and with a hacking cough. wa
50 pale, thin and ~hauste that l WA
in bed, unable to recover. Il seemed ike
none of the medicine I took was strong
enough 10 reach my case, so l sent for
Hypo-Cod down at the drug store. l be-
gan taking Hypo-Cod because my sister,
Mrs. of Chevy Chase, Nd. mad
used il and secured wonderful resultss
and sure enough, it was only a few days
until I could see the most marvellous
change coming over me. too. The Hypo-
Cod strengthened my krngs and other
wise built and toned ms 1T until l am
in wonderful health. It did ne SO much
good ! now nave my mother taxing IL
for bronchial trouble" declared Mrs.
Naomi Archer, "A ". Cross St Talti-
more, Nd.
After a sick spell, breakdown or wkeu
you nave become weakened fer n reA-
son, It is wise to build up quick as poR<
sible. Complications are SO apr to follow
and it is so irksome and tiresoine to lin
ger around half sick, anyway. Get the
most modern, most powerful tonic money
can buy. We claim that Hypo-Cod is chs
incest tasting, most modern n powerful
reconStructive, tren~gth-building tonic
made and several chemists verify this.
All druggists ave Hypo-Cod. Avoid SUBJ
stitutes.-Adyertisement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHILD'S COAT
WITH "DlAM0ND DYES

Each package of Diamond Dyes" coz
tains directions so simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses,
skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters,
coverings, draperies, hangings, everything,
even if she has never dyed before. Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind-then
p psT1edf0 p Home are aye a=,,sra is sude n because fs s D1a-
fade, streak, or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye is
wool or silk, OF whether it is linen, cotton
or mixed northumberland.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
A Still Small Voice.

Charles is very proud of his mother
and dotes on her gentle voice. He is
especially pleased to have her attend
the parent-teacher meetings where he
can show her to his classmates. The
other day Charles came home from
school and after listening to Howard
discuss his teacher, he said Mother.
my teacher hasn't let her voice get
away from her yet"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Eame,s Delay.

What do you think of Tut-Ankh-
Amen?"
Hes one of those CHAPS" replied
Senator Sorghum, who get a lot Of
wonderful publicity so long after their
death that it doesn't do any good"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Aspirin !
Say "Bayer" and Insist

Unless you see the name "Bayer' IN
package or on tablets you are not get
ting the genuine Bayer product pre-
scribed by physicians yer twenty-five
years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache
ToOthache Lumbago
Earache rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package contains
proper directions. Handy boxes Of
twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug
gists also sell bottles of "a and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Observation-Disclosures.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash Off Ointment in five minutes
with C%utlcura Soap and hot water. 1t
Is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red, rough Observation-Disclosures.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

Some elderly people are made happy
by being invited TO all the parties
ever If the- can't go.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
That All Depends.

Flubb-"When l married my wife
we each signed an agreement Dubb
-"Aaother one Of those scraps Of
paper eh?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

AS a general thing, the boss of the
house is the one who can be most dis
agreeable.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

Though the leopard cannot change
his spots, the u can aud that's what
keeps us worried.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

A baby is good company in a crowd
because it Is perfectly willing to en-
terrain.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
BY Weight.

"She has got a lot of personality.
hasn't she?" We'll, she weighs ovst
two hundred."-Life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet
how dearly We pay for its counterfeit.
-Ballow.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

Most people grieve 81 worth every
tine they lose a dollar.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

1t takes a snart man to write an
uninrportant letter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Buy Your Property in
New York State

near the great markets. With my large lisa
Of farms for sale / can save you money.
Gentlemen estates. farms all sizes and prices.
Terms 70 suit all buyers. Stores. hotels. res-
tsurants. amusement parks. etc Write for
free list property bargains. WRITE To-
DAY. Tell your wants to c. NJ.
4o7 Mohawk St. Herkifner. N. Y. L. S. 4
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

Couldn't Fill EN-.
81 clothed my husband with my
ideals"
Il see, and the clothes didn't ft."-
Boston Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

II your eyes smart or feel scaided, Ro-
man Eye Balsam applied upon going to bed
In Just the thing to relieve them. Adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Indians Tied to Horses.

The sergeant and his four men
chose a place which offered some
slight advantage for defense and they
waited while the red Gordon closed in.
The C%heyennes charged, and while
charging sent a volley into the little
stronghold. Five carbines made an.
swer and five Cheyennes' ponies car
ried the dead and wounded riders out
of range, for in that day mounted
Indians went into battle tied to their
horses. Behind the little rampant Ser
geant Woodall lay sorely wounded and
one man was dying. Let the letter of
General Miles, which is now In the
possession of the War department tell
the rest of the story:
From early morning to dark, out
numbered twenty-five to one, under an
almost constant fire and at such short
range that they sometimes used their
pistols, retaining the last charge to
prevent capture and torture, this little
party of five defended their lives and
the persons of their dying comrades
without food, their only drink the rain
water they collected in a pool, mingled
with their own blood.
There is no doubt they killed more
than double their number, besides those
they wounded. The simple recital of
the deeds of the five soldiers and the
mention of the odds against which
they fought, how the wounded de-
Tended the dying and the dying aided
the wounded by exposure to fresh
wounds after the power of action was
gone-these alone present a scene of
cool courage, heroism and self-sacri-
fee which duty, as well as inclination,
prompts us to recognize, but which we
cannot fifty honor"
Sergeant Woodall and the three sur
viving members of his little party
reached Fort Supply and reinforce
ments were sent quickly across coun-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

A gossip that tells the truth does
the most damage.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
Red Flag of the Romans.
After Eoery Meal

The signal for battle of the Romans
consisted of the unfurling of a red
flag; the white flag has always been
a sign of truce or peace.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04

w. N. u, BALTIMORE, NO. 13-1e21
Evening star., 1923-08-26

the end of the island and across the
trestle so they could make an attack
at dawn on the Quartet, or govern
ment garrison. that lay just at the
other side of the mainland. / pro-
tested that didn't want to get mixed
up in any of their revolutions but
they threatened to shoot me unless
| went along with them and the cold
barrels of d couple of rifles pressed
against my middle convinced me they
meant business. So In the end
started my engine back up the island
with the fiat cars behind loaded with
chattering revolutionists.
Dawn and breaking as ] got to the
trestle. The government soldiers
must have got wind of the thing be-
cause they were streaming across the
bridge in droves"
What did you do, stop the train"
stop nothing. just opened up the
throttle as far as She would go and
seven of 'em. And I have been In
the revolution business ever since"
Lei Many RevOIts.
Fourteen years had passed. Guiteraz
had been elevated to the presidency
through the success of the revolution
and Christmas was attached to his
military STAFF. Later he was made
chief of police of the capital. Tcguci-
galpa, and as such was an officer in
the national army acquiring military
training which he afterward put to
good use in leading revolutionary
forces in practically all of the Central
American countries. There was
nothing bloodthirsty or mcrcenary
in Christmas nature: he was actua ted
by sheer love Of adventure and never
conceded that ther" was any moral
wrong in taking life in Il fair fight.
lie really preferred fighting on the
side of the underdoE and the fact
that he never had any money TO speak
of and dies poor man offers con-
vincing proof that he was not in the
| fighting game for what he could get
out of ii. Usually he did the fighting
and the native politicians and their
backers-persons interested in rich
banana land conceSsionS-reapcd the
benefit. He was beginning to realize
that he was being made the goat"
and he was becoming somewhat bitter
about IL at the time the writer talked
to him.
What do you want to be this time.
after Bonilla gets ,in?" asked the
writer. DO YOU want to be minister
of WARP"
Hell. no." replied Christmas. Il
| want to be collector of customs of
| Porto Cortez.'
F., Rut the politicians did him again.
! They made him military governor of the
| province. in which job he had harder
| time-colecting his salary.
Christmas was born on d planta-
[ tion near Baton Rouge. La, and his
| love of adventure manifested itself
: in his early life when he ran away
| from home TO get a job on the Illi-
I nois Central railroad. He was
! big strapping boy. over six feet in
! height. and soon became fireman
| and later an engineer.
1t was the bittereSt diSappointment
! of Christmas life that President Will
! sou would not give him a commission.
| with the \. T.. +. in France. The
! President received him at the White
| House and talked 10 him for an
hour, but in the end he had TO turn
! him down. As Jared Roosevelt, the
| colonel" SO Jared Christmas. "the
| general" If Christmas had been d
younger man then he wouldn't have
| asked permission to fight; he would
! have gone over and taken charge of
! the war.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
NOTED ADVENTURER
FACES LAST FIGHT
Hero of Davis Story of Sol
ciier of Fortune Dying
in Hospital.
.,.nclal nisnatch TO The Star.

NEW ORLEANS, La, August 20
A first-class fighting man is dying
diving in a bed in IA New Orleans hos
ujtal and not with his boots on,
IS such a fighting man would like to
die.
Gen. Lee Christmas, first soldier of
<nrtune" and the Clay" of the late
I:ichard Harding Davis famous novel
rf adventure. is nearing the END or
inc trail Ills mind is as keen and as
active as ever, but nature Is eXactlhs
lis toll at last from a body that has
wfthstood for sixty years such hard
.hips and injuries as the corporal
.,ringS of few men ever were called
upon to endure.
\ blood TRANSMISSION in June STAYED
If approaching dissolution at that
inc and il appeared that this hardy
Zero of fact aud fiction might regain
lis health 10 live out his allotted
span until the physicians discovered
recently that he was seriously afiict-
cd with an intestinal ailmcnt uncom-
mon even to the tropics. The only
remedy for the ailmtnt is serum
made at a government hospital IN
I'"rto Rico. Several treatments of
his serum were cablcd for and. by
IS use, they hoped to prolong the
Knows Death Ncnr.
Rut at best tn" serum is only Il
palliative and christmas knows it as
,,rll as his physicians. Within the
last few days he has told friends who
re constantly at his bedside. mon
:, ho fought and hl"d with him in
MS younger DAYS, that he knew death
was not far off. He was not afraid
- meet til" end. hc said. and his only
concern was for the future of his
y ifc and it'll" son.
Men who have known Christmas
all the best years of his ltf" smile
1T the suggestion that the general"
,.nuld he afraid Of anything-eVen Il
slowly creeping death. They have
seen him face a hail of bullets with
out batting AN eye; they have seen
aim enter IL room filled with armed
and threatening enemies win a
weapon no NOR. deadly than Il riding
whip; they have seen him lead his
soldierS through a swamp, supposedly
impossible. to grapple hand-to- hand
With foes of superior numbers who
were pouring a murdcrouS fire upon
them from the farther bank.
Christmas was n locomotive enEi-
necr in his younger days and might
be yet but for the strange turn of
tate which transformed him into a
central American revolutioniSt liter
ally overnight. The writer met
zen. Christmas for the first time
1T Porto Cortez in Spanish Honduras
carly in February. 1911, after he had
fought the victorious battle of La
Ceba in which the Wamp incident oc-
CURED and which tncompaSSed the
overthrow of President Davilla and
the elevation of Manuel Boniila to
the presidency. From the generals $
own lips hc heard how Christmas hap
pcned to bcc"m" Il rcvolutiouist.
Fate Brought Change.
"I was an engineer on the Honduras
railroad running nifty miles into the
interior back in 1897 said the gen
eraI one might had brought Il
trainload Of bananas into Port to be
loaded on tn" waiting ship 50 she
could get away before dawn. had
just turned in about ) o'clock when
there was Il knock on my door and
| got up to find Il crowd Of excited
natives. alarmed, demanding that !
get in my clothes and take them to
Evening star., 1923-08-26
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Evening star., 1923-08-26
FINES IN DRY LAW CASES.
Judge Schuldt Assesses 5000 on
One Violator.

The afternoon session of the United
States branch of the Police Court yes
terday, Judge Gus A. Schuldt presiding,
hearing cases in which the defendants
were charged with violating the ma
tional prohibition law. disposed of four
cases. heard by the court without jury,
as follows:
Lee Johnson, 5000, or ninety days in
Jail; another case against the same de-
fendant, $50 fine, or in default of pay
ment 10 serve thirty days in Jail: Will
liam Brown, fined s100 and in default
of payment to serve sixty days in Jail;
Daniel Hunt, fined $780, or in default to
serve thirty days in Jail.