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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

UT|f7@7 ES, father, it went off all
HSNMGf right, but 1t wasn't like
NNHM0V our Thanksgiving when
nNSMR1n the children were home"
W&19IN and mother and grand
- mother Bell winked back
u sentimental tear. There were only
two of them at the supper table with
It's dabs of cold chicken and pork,
cranberry sauce, celery, nuts. cold
of the great American feast.
The four children and twelve grand
children had been feasted and feted in
the old home and had gone on their
way rejoicing after the girls" had
helped mother do up the work." The
house where Tom and Bob and Ruth
and Alice had been born, where they
had been fed and kissed and spanked,
where they had scrapped and made
up, and manifested the first sparks of
the genius within them, was very still.
Yes, mother, 1t wasn't like the old
Thanksgivings," said the man with
most of the perkiness of youth gone.
and they were silent together.
The mother was remembering those
long-ago years when a home full of
oAilaish joy liz misunderstanding Or any
holiday gave it a freshness and vgor
that had dulled in later years. She
remembered the warm house wrapped
In winter SHOWS bubbling over with the
Zestful enthusiasm of childhood. First
of all, there was their keen joy In the
distant vague preparations for the
holiday. She could see Toms grin
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

All the great problems of our age arr becoming more and more
psychological the better We understand them and we have been
caught unprepared.
Nearly all the disorders of our day re of psychic origin and are
due to the fact that we have not realized that institutions we're made for
man and not man for them. Consciousness as we know it is only a port
Of entry and departure for a vast and yet only partially explored hinter-
land, although we already know far more here than has yet been put
to use.
Practical psychology, which has done 50 much and will do far more in
grading intelligence and in fitting men to their jobs, will transcend the
fields Of business and school, and address itself to a more comprehensive
program. 1t will reAt present institutions, social, civic, political, indus
trial, religious, etc, to the nature of man, which is at least one, and may
be several, hundred thousand years old, and thus relatively, not only to
the present industrial system, but to all other even far older institutions,
must be regarded more like the Interchangeable laws and forces of the
physical universe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
One or the Other.

The young mother was frantic. Her
t~wo-year-old daughter howled and
howled and howled.
"Whatever is the matter with the
child?' asked the father in despair.
His wife sank Imply into a chair
and began TO weep, while the baby
went on bowling.
"I d-d-d-on't know I" sobbed the dis
tracted mother, ITS either because
she's eaten too many strawberries Or
she wants morel"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
Vast Lake of Pitch.

In the thirteen odd million square
miles of territory which comprises the
British empire there are many re-
markable phenomena. one of the most
interesting being the Pitch lake Of
Trinidad, in the West Indies. 1t is
a natural reservoir of valuable mineral
pitch. 100 acres in extent, from which
100000 tons of asphalt are exported
annually. About half way across
Kenya colony. in British East Africa.
Is Magadi lake, a vast natural deposit
of soda. The lake is ten miles long,
two or three miles in width, and seen
from the mountains that surround 1t,
1t has the appearance Of al immense
ruffled white sheet.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
BRONZE TURKEY is LARGEST

Of the half-dozen distinct kinds of
turkeys the bronze Is the largest and
most beautiful. In color n markings
it resembles the big wild turkey of the
North. When properly handled, good
specimens of this bronze variety reach
the following weights: Adult cock, 36
pounds; yearling cock, 80 pounds;
cockerel, % pounds; hen, 20 pounds
pullet, 10 pounds. The turkey IS a
decidedly important member of the
feathered family which IS so useful to
man.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

had pains just the same then as l have
had since | have done my homework. l
would not be without a bottle in the
house now. II has stopped the pains all
right and | have found out that it is a
wonderful body builder, as it has made
me we'll and strong. 1t is going to be
the sold reliable with me hereafter,
and l sp always willing to tell other
women Aow it has helped me. You can
use This letter as you wish as ! a hon.
est,y kay that my words are true
Mrs. NJ. LoDIc. RID. No. a, Box 40.
Tyrone, Pa.
Letters like this bring out the merit
Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. They tell of the relief from such
pains and ailments after taking Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
BEAUTY OF GRATITUDE
BY FRANK HERBERT SWEET

THANKSGIVING DAY should
l. be the keynote of the year.
No one Is really thankful who
is not really happy.
Praise spoken by the lips Ia
very faint and hollow unless the
heart re-echoes 1t.
Thanksgiving Is a home day.
The young person who accents
the invitation of friends for some
form of merrymaking which
takes one from the family circle
makes a mistake. There are
enough days in the year for the
ordinary good times. Save
Thanksgiving for the home folks
The girl or boy who looks ON
thankfulness as a hard duty ia
not likely to make much of a
success of 1t. The beauty of
gratitude is that 1t should ne
spontaneous, bubbllng up in the
heart like a spring. not pumped
up to the surface with an effort
that leaves one out of breath.
&c, 1923, Western Newspaper Union.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
HISTORY OF THE DAY

The celebration has n long and Curl
Gus history. Days set apart for special
thanksgiving to the Lord were known
to the Israelites, and are mentioned
throughout the Bible. They were not
uncommon in England before the Ref
ormation and among protestants after
ward. SO recently as 1872 a day of
thanksgiving was appointed on Feb
ruary 81 for the recovery of the prince
of Wales from typhoid fever.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

were so joyful In days gone by. Tit
winter sun still streams through the
backyard naples into the big kitchen.
The same old range bakes the turkey
and squash and mince and pumpkin
pies for the same old brood. The same
china and silver and best tablecloth
may be upon the dining-room table,
but Thanksgiving is not what it was.
Even If the same faces, with no
break in the ranks, are grouped about
the table, it is all different now. They
are guests in the place where they
were common workers. They are
strangers in the home that gave them
birth. Does life hold no other job for
those who gave them forth to the
world? This is the question that fills
the lonely hearts of many ii mother
and father Bell.
Is there any balm for these heart
sore parents who feel that life's twi-
light must be spent with folded hands
thinking of the active life that is overP
Or is it the old story of paying the
price for everything which one attains
in life? l think not. | think it's a
matter of perverted viewpoint. In the
first place. parents who conclude that
their life's work is over just because
their children are grown and away
from home. are only writing their own
doom.
Life is not static. 1t is ever flow
ing. The water goes on over the mill
wheel and he who seeks to hold 1t
back will be able to scoop up only q
pail or SO and keep it until it grows
scummy. Many parents are like this.
The waters of their own lives flow on
deeply and smoothly and when a
stretch of clear, sparkling, limpid wa
ter, which means a phase of living
especially dear to them, comes along,
the parents scoop 1t up and seek to
hold it, forgetting that the mill is 60
ing on just the same.
Parenthood Is an essentially dear
phase of HviDg TO most people. Nature
has a vital reason for this. but she
does her job too well. One Is inclined
TO think that II she had created a man
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

when she sent him
to the store for
ralsins and cltron
and almonds and
the smiles of all
of them Wien the
big rich cake was
put in the old
brown crock.
There was the
day when Ruth
and Bob came
home with their
pieces" to speak
in school the day
before ~Thanksgiv-
ing and jOyfully
e that
teacher" had told
them what they
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
Tho Thrifty Scotchman.

Once upon a time Donal' and Dugai
were waylaid in a highland glen late
one night, and the robber presented a
pistol at them. Donal' turned to Du-
gal and pct a half sovereign in his
hand. Here, Dugal'," he said, sis the
money l brve been OWN We for two
years. THIS is no time for debts be-
tween fri~sds."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

Louis Wiley, New York Times-Thep publications which lead, those
which exert the greatest influence, those most widely read, the most pros
porous are, as a rule, the newspapers which live up to the highest standards
Of ethics. Their ambition is to comment upon the news with fairness and
honesty not to subordinate principle to expediency, render public service
and to place before their readers that which will not debase, corrupt, de-
ceive, offend or exercise maign influence on the community.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
LOVING AND GIVING

Thanksgiving is a fitting preparation
for the beautiful festival day which
follows 50 sOon-Christmas. 1t is
when a child truly feels and expresses
gratitude that he in turn is ready to
give and do for others. Loving and
giving will make sunshine in our
world. God so IOved-that He gave"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

Said :, straphanger to another who
had just given his seat to a lady:
Good uck. sir. I've been travelling
on THU line for three years, and I've
never offered my seat to a lady"
"Tben you've vi had any man
ners, cir" was the reply.
"Ns, it isn't that; I've never had
q ssat."-Judge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
Woodstone.

Woodsione Is the name of a mate
rial made of sawdust mixed with mag
nesia cement and compressed under
enormous pressure. This ~woodstone
is very like ordinary wood, save that
It has no grain. 1t Is made in planks
which can be cut with a saw and
plaued, and has the advantage of not
be- 2 infiADmable.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

or woman so that
child r &
would be the one
job they craved
during the days
Of their youth. but
would so make
t h e m that they
would crave an
other job when
the chillren e
grown and going
about their own
job of parenthoOd,
t h e old d a IN e
would have done
a better job.
Then, too, it's a
human trait to re-
member the fair
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
Indifferent.

"What do you think OF her bobbed
hair?" Q
"Pve got to the point where ! don't
care who hobs her hair SO long as my
wife doesn't"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

bic Compound mad
helped his wife. SO
my husband bought
me q bottle because
I was % rundown,
hada weak
no strength in
my body and pains
in my left side SO
bad that I could
hardly do my work.
Before / was mar
ried / used to work
IN fha Factory and /
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

Postmaster General New-The air forces of the army and navy
must be placed upon a sound and effective basis, both as TIC existing equip
nent and personnel.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

Sore and inHamed eyes. stiles and granuls.
lions healed promptly by nightly use OF
Roman PEE Balsam. IS cents. Adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
NEGATIVE Methods.

Old Man-Why all this profanity
Small Boy-Tm teaching my brother
what lot to say.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

It's unsafe to bury the dead past
better cremate Il.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

A Standard External Remedy
of known valuesafe and effective
its "Allcock's"-the original and gen
uine porous plaster.-Ady.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21

A woman's idea of q secret is some
thing worth telling.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
A Safe and Sure Laxative

bed time will keep you in good condi-
lion. Entirely vegetable.-Adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
Your Enemies.

Observe your enemies for they first
find out your Observation-Disclosures.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-21
HELP FOR GIRLS
WHO WORK
Mrs., Lodic Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her

Tyrone, Pa.-"A friend told my hus-
hand how lydia E Pinkham's Vegeta-
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
ACCUSE JUDGE ELLIS
Claim Is Made That As | U.ewTal Asscmblynan He Bid Not support Jury StrtiDe Bill

Waterbury, Nov. i4-CharginE that Judge Arthur F. Fills when serving in the general assembly as senator from tho 18th district did not effsc- lively and whoie-heartediy support the iury service bill as sponsored by the Connecticut league of women vot- CTS Mrs T. N. Hepburn of Hartford. chairman of the uniform laws com mittee gave this as one reason why tte bill failed to pass at the first meet ing Of the third annual convention If the league held this morning in this city.
 Mts William n rcming of Hart- ford. took exception to the report as given hy Mrs Hepburn and told the members of the league that she had talked with Senator Tsfts relative 70 the bill and that in her opinion he had expressed himself as heartily in support of inc measure. The report of Mrs. Hepburn was accepted by Inc convention only after the portion re- frrrirg to Judge Eiis had been strick- eB out
 The principal busiuess of tho morn ing was thr trading Of reports by ehairruru of the several committees after an address Of welcome by Mayor Francis r. Guiifoiie.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
RED CROSS TOTAL S766
First Ihrec Days of Annual Member ship Roll Call Nets Good Sum Troop No. i Boy scouts in Lead

With the reports for today the an- nual membership drive of the local chapter Of the Red Cross shows a total of s755 received so far this week. Five Boy Scout troops today turned the sum of s117 over 10 the treasurer. This. with contributions from the public otherwise obtained made the days total s2s6. se1s was collected Monday. and s2S2 yesterday.
 Five troops reported today with troop leading the others by 8 sub- stantial number The report of each troop is as follows. Troop 2. s54: troop {. s2s. troop 2. s1s troop 14. sGT. troop I 2. s9.
 The bulletin board 10 he used by the Boy Scouts as daily recorder of the records Of the troops is being re- paired and will probably be in use tomorrow. The record as compiled for the three days of the drive show troop { of fhe Center Congreg gational church luadtDg with sa2. The win- ming troop is to be awarded suit able emblem for thr troop flag.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
WARNING FROM BISHOP
lsi. Rev. Thomas IT. Gailor Advises Against Temptation to Popularize Gospel and Make it "Up-to-Date."

Dallas, Tex. Nov. i4.-"care must be taken that the gospel, and not some weak imitation Of the gospel is brought home to the people," the Right Rev Thomas r. Gailor, presi- dent Of the National Council of the Episcopal Church in America, told the House Of Bishops of the church in a sermon at the opening Of it's special sessions here today.
 Warning against watering down and diluting Christian truth" Bishop Gailor said he 'somotimes thought that we are yielding to the tempta- ton to popularize the gospel and adapt it Co the natural desires and preferences Of our generation. The world has an insidious power 10 lay its hands upon the work that we are trying 10 do for God: the world wants efficiency; 1t wants results: it loves the machinery Of service: it cares for the glory that comes from men rather than the consciousness ef the appro- val from on high"
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
MARCIN0, BARBER.BANk
 PRESIDENT, SENTENCED
Wrecker of Warren, Mass, Bank Gets Four Years
 and Three Months

Boston, Nov. 14.--Joseph B. Mar. eino, who rose nom barber to banker and became involved in many nnan. cial difficulties in various parts of the country was sentenced to four years and three months in the federal peni- tentiary at Atlanta by Judge Morton in the federal district court today. He had pleaded guilty to an indictment for aiding and abetting in misappli- cation of s200,o00 of the funds Of the First National Bank of Warren, Mass, last February.
 The Warren back was closed as a result Of the footing. It's president, Frank L. Taylor. later pleaded guilty to an indictment for misapplication and is now serving a three year term in the Plymouth jail. Abraham Gold map of Chicago was arrested on a charge of embezzlement and is now at liberty under bonds. no date hav- ing been set for his trial.
 Marcino. considered by the author ities as the leading figure in the em- bezzlement. fled to Mexico where he was arrested last August and brought back here fin September.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION
 CALLED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
Charity Boards Recommendation Will Come Up For Action-Adrise
 Contract With c. l.. & D. c.

Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa this after noon called special meeting of the common council for Friday evening at o'clock to act on a reeommenda- ton of the charity board that con- tracts for a ne@ town home building be entered into with the C. L. & D. Co. of this city, whose bid was sec- ond lowest of several submitted.
 This is the second time that the charity board has submitted a simi- lar recommendation At the last council meeting the council declined to approve the contract because the c. S. Porriss Co. of Hartford was a lower bidder. The same condition holds true of the present situation.
 The charity board met yesterday afternoon. An opinion was read from Corporation Counsel J. H, Kirkham advising against making contract without the councils approval be- cause litigation might result.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
TWO GUNNEN MURDER BANK MESSENGERS M NEW YORK
 AND ESCAPE WITH $43, 600
50. MAIN STREET MINE
 HALTS PAVEMENT WORK
WashOut Near Ash Street Is Caused by Copper
 Diggings

An old copper mine, worked for 8 time with partial success and ther abandoned when funds to continue operations were lacking. has caused temporary halt in the South Main street paving job, it having beer found that the mine tunnel which crosses the highway has collapsed causing part of the highway to fall in, and making it necessary for the city to do great deal of back filling
 The pavement which has been com pleted on both sides of the trolley tracks has not been affected and Con- tractor John P. Mcguire will throw the highway open to travel tonight Between the rails, where the wash out and collapse occurred, will not be completed for several days and travel over the trolley roadbed will probably not be permitted for about week, this being thought advisable so that the filling may be properly done and the pavement given time to set.
 Last weeks rain caused a notice- able washout at point about 50 feet from the Ash street end of the paving job. A gang was put to work filling in where the washout had oc- cured. A considerable amount of earth and stone was thrown between the rails and tamped down. When the supply of fill that would be ex- pected to take care of an ordinary cave-in had been exhausted without any great change in the appearance Of the roadway an investigation was made. It was disclosed that there was a deep cut, the nature of which the engineers and contractors were unable to ascertain. Older residents of the neighborhood and others who as boys had heard of the mine and made personal observations then told of the existence of the Woodruff Copper Mine"
 The mine shaft is connected with an old we'll in the rear of the Futile property at 3s2 South Main street From this point the mine crosses the street, going through the northern end of the James SkeIly residence, and continuing in a northwesterly direction. The mine was owned by the Woodruff family that controlled a wide stretch of property in this local ity.
 W. E. Moulthrop who at one time resided close by. said today that an explosion in the mine at one time broke up a boys baseball game so close to the level of the earth was the roof of the tunnel. He recalls that tracks and cars have been found in the shaft. It has been stated that there are several sub-chambers which were in use more than half a century ago.
 City Engineer Joseph D. Williams said this morning that the washout and cave.in will not affect the paving. He said the paving job was a most satisfactory one.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
VETERAN FIREMAN DIES
Henry Latham Was For Wears With
 Engine Co. No. s--AIso Was Mem-
 Der Of Local Militia for Long Time

Henry Francis Latham. a veteran fireman and military man in this city. died last night at his home in Maple Hill at the age of 72 years. Tho fu- neral will be held from the chapel at FairStew cemetery at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. IT. W. Mater will officiate.
 Mir. Latham was native of Eng land but came to this country in is72 and had lived in and about New Brit ain for jl years. He was employed at the Stanley Rule & Level company for 35 years and for g years was a member of Company E. First Conn ecticut Infantry. From 1872 to 1905 he was a member Of the New Britain Fire department. having been attach ed 10 So. 2 Engine House. He was a member of Phe7ix lodge Of odd Fel- lows.
 Besides his wife. Mir. Latham leaves two sons. Joseph II. and Fred C. latham.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
SCHLEIFER ON STAND
Accused Union Man Continues to Give Testimony in New Haven Court Today.

New Haven. Nov. i4.-Ernast Schleifer, defendant. was recalled to the stand by his counsel today in course Of his trial on the charge of melting striking railroad shopmen fo do violence after additional letters having to do with the Mooney trial Tn California had been read.
 MT. Sohley. for the accused. con- tinued to quote from these letters and the court would not sustain objections made by State Attorney Alling. Mir. Schleifer In his testimony said that A stranger approached him while st work in Fall River shipyards and of- fered him s1o.o0O to leave the ship yards. Schleifer said he did not know the man but believed him to repre- sent men who had secured Nae con tracing government 10 build ships that would not float"
New Britain herald., 1923-11-14
PIunges to Death While
 Attempting Acrobatics

New York. Nov. 14.-Kari Scheli- enburg. lieutenant in the German air force during the war. accidentally jumped to his death isst night while the Nuenchen, which docked today, was nosing her way along the Long Island coast He was bound for the United states 10 enter business in Denver With others he was .cele- brating the closing of the bar when the accident occurred at midnight One man leaped over g steamer chair to display his agility schellcnburg with a that's nothing. watch this. !" ran toward the dsck railing, evidently Intending to balance himself on the rail t,y rrzspine g stay. He missed both rail and stay.