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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

together. The meat of the fruit is
yalueless, so when the fruit Is gath
cred it is dried so hat the seeds may
be easily removed.
How coffee first came to be used
as a drink is not known, but 1t has
been so used for at least a thousand
years in Persia. 1t was introduced in
Europe about three hundred years ago.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

ease of the barony of S~trabolgi, ter
minated in 1916 in favor Of the petit
toner, Mr.. c. NJ. Kenworthy. No
doubt there are in Canada heirs to
some of these dormant peerages, be-
cause proof is a costly process, and
very difficult.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
They COMPROMISED.

Rural Magistrate-I1l have to fine
We a dollar, jeff.
Jeff-Ill have to borry it of ye.
jedge.
Magistrate-Great snakesl 1t was
only to get the dollar that l was finin'
We. Git outl Ye amt guilty. anyway.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
The Only Lack.

The Only Lack.
Blink-What kind of a fellow is
Slicer?
Kink-Well, l tell you. I'd lend him
a hundred on his word, but he hasn't
got one.-New York Sun and Globe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

Fortunate Circumstances Perhaps
one thing that America and Europe
have in common is an ability to see
one another's duty.-Duluth Herald.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

MORE than fifty blocks of the best
vi residence section of Berkeley,
Cal, were swept by flames. early in
the week, and between 1900 and
10000 persons were made homeless.
The property loss was probably about
100000. The city is the site of the
University OF California, and one of
the most attractive in the West. Three
other smaller California towns also
were burned, all the conflagrations
originating in forest fires.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

Q FAR, the coup d'etat of the mil
y itary %aristocracy of Spain is alto
gether successful. King Alfonso, yield
ing perforce to the r~evolutionists, Gre
ated a national directorate and made
Primo Rivera its president with virtu-
ally d%ictatorial powers. The posi-
tons Of premier and cabinet ministers
were suppressed. The new government
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

TO COMPLETE the record of the
L %dictators, it may be said that Pre-
mier Mussolini of Italy is sitting
pretty" in his disputes and negotia-
lions with Greece, Jugo-Slavia and and
the League of Nations. The Greek
government has paid the moral rep
arations' for the Janina murders by
~apologizing for them, saluting the flags
of Italy, France and England, and at
tending a solemn requiem mass in
the Catholic cathedral of Athens for
the slain Italian officers. Diplomatic
negotiations with the Serbs concern
ing Fiume are said to be progressing
amicably, but the government Of that
so-called Independent state resigned
the other day and Mussolini promptly
appointed General Giardini, third in
in command of the Italian army, as
military governor. He gave assurance
that this did not affect the status of
Fiume, but it served to increase the
fear that he meant TO me that city.
In the sessions of the League of Ma
tions there were further harsh critl-
cisms of the leagues inaction in the
matter of the occupation of Corfu es-
pecially by Hjalmar Branting. In re-
ply the Italian delegate, Signor Salan-
dra, defended the seizure of the is
land and expressed the hope that the
dispute between Italy and Greece, now
on the way to final Settlement, would
not be reopened. He then delivered
another severe blow to the authority
of the league, declaring that the COW
enant was not supreme international
law, but only part of fundamental
legislation for regulating international
conduct.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

T United STATES Prohibition Com
~ missioner Haynes, in a letter to
Congressman Hill of Maryland, says
it is the intention of the government
ito interfere as little as possible" with
the right of the farmer to make cider.
He continues: compared with the
abuses arising from the manufacture
of distilled spirits and fermented
liquors, violations of the national pro-
hibition act arising from the practices
of farmers and of manufacturers Of
cider and fruit juices are practically
inconseQuential."
Great Britain has replied to Secre-
tary Hughes proposal for a reciprocal
agreement on ship liquor and liquor
smuggling, including extension of the
search limit to twelve miles, and the
reply is described in Washington as
being mot sympathetic" to the plan.
However. the British government will
submit the question to the imperial
conference which meets next month
in London.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
announced its five principal detectives

announced its five principal detectives
as follows:
First, to exterminate syndicalism
and other communist doctrines;
Second, to crush the separatist move
ment in Catalonia and Basque prov
inces;
Third, to prosecute a victorious cam
paign in the Spanish zone in Morocco;
Fourth, to establish an honest, eff
cient government;
Fifth, to make guilty politicians as
well as officers suffer for the big Me
lila defeat.
Rivera called on the country to form
a Gran Somaten" or militia pat
termed closely after the Italian Fas-
cisti, to number 100000. With this or
g~anization, responsible TO him alone,
he proposes to protect the "estab-
lished interests of Spain. The In
ternational Communists who have been
flourishing in Barcelona and other
Spanish cities since the Russian agents
began active work there in 1918, have
realized that the game is up for the
present at least. and have been fleeing
from the country. Many of their lead
ers were caught and locked up last
week. In pursuance of the plan for
a vigorous campaign against the Moor
ish rebels the Spanish fleet on Wednes-
day began to lombard the hills above
Alhucemas bay with gas shells, to
clear the way for the landing of a
large expeditionary force. General
.Aizpuru, the new commander in chief
in Morocco, started to organize an Of
fensive on the western flank.
The Spaniards feel it necessary to
demonstrate their ability to govern
the Morocco one at once, because in
a few days the Tangier conference in
London will open, when Spain will de-
mand permission to rule the Tangier
zone. The United States is interested
in that c~onference and has notified
Great Britain, France and Spain that
it will not accept any settlement of
the future control of Tangier which
binders the establishment there of
American marine coaling and oiling
bases. An interesting story from
Madrid says the old Spanish govern
ment was conducting negotiations with
England by which Gibraltar was TO be
traded by Great Britain for the valu-
able harbors of Tangier, Ceuta and
Melilla and that news of this reached
the military leaders of Spain and has
tened the revolt.
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fairs in general and German repara-
lions in particular. 1t is understood
Poincare expressed a willingness to
meet Baldwin next month in London
when probably a more formal discus
sion will be held. The German reichs-
tag has been called to meet Septem-
Der &c, and it is presumed Chancellor
+ Stresemann will announce an in
creased offer to France and also
the formal withdrawal Of the passive
resistance policy in the RUIN.
DOOR Japan, struggling toward re-
L covery, was afflicted again. A ty-
phoon struck the eastern coast and a
tremendous rainfall brought floods
that drowned thousands Of the refu-
gees of the earthquake. The first for
eign check to be received in Japan
for the relief of the quake victims was
handed to Premier Yamamoto by AM
bassador Woods. 1t was for $1,000
600 and came from the American
people through the Red Cross. The
American army and navy representa-
tives there are exceedingly active In
the relief work, and at home the Red
Cross fund is growing daily, being well
on the way to S10,00O,O00.
THEERFUL ews comes from Wash
" ington in a treasury statement.
During the first ten weeks of the new
fiscal year. ending September 10, the
government reduced its usual expenses
$500 900 and increased its income
500, 10000.
The increased revenue included
climbs of S12,000,000 in customs and
$2S,0OO,OO0 in income taxes. Miscel-
laneous internal revenue increases
showed S239.0O0, 900 or a decline of
about $5,OO0.OO0. The total income
tax collection figure was given as
1924, 100000.
Interest on the public debt was only
eS3S. 000, 1000, a reduction Of $12,000,000.
In general expenses for legislative and
legislative departments. a decrease of
S20,000,0O0 is shown, reducing the
cost to S425, 100000.
The shipping board was one of the
few departments showing an increase
in expense. 1t climbed to $21, 466 900,
an increase of S6,0O0,000.
Refunds of customs and internal
revenue receipts totaled $780, 1000,
but this a $40. 600 less than in
the same period last year. Railroad
claims settlements caused withdraw
ais amounting to S1S,900,000. as
against S21 ,OO0.0O last year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

NIHEN the new dali of the Irish
w Free State met in Dublin. every
one of the 100 members who had
taken the oath of allegiance was pres
emf, and they unanimously reelected
William Cosgraye president of the
state. Forty-four Republican mem
hers were absent. eighteen of them
heing in prison. An appeal by a
Farmer member that these rebels be
permitted to meet and decide their
policy was Indignantly rejected by
Cosgrave and others, who declared
there would be no compromise with
rebellion.
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II ULGARTAN i~rregulars and Mace
ID DOMAIN irredentists are bringing
on a crisis between Jugo-Slavia and
Bulgaria. They have been gathering
along the frontier, and Belgrade has
warned Sofia that if they invade
Serbian territory war will result. Bull
garia has sought the diplomatic inter
ventlon Of the allied powers.
ID RIME MINISTER BALDWIN spent
L a couple of days in Paris last
week and had a long, chummy talk
with Premier P~oincare about world af-
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4 WORD ABOUT THE HORIZON

Senator Lodge declares that there
IL no man on the horizon of either
party who compares in fitness to be
President Of the United States with
the man now sitting in the chair"
Some may rise to inquire "Whaddaya
mean 'horizon'?" but Henry Ford
says he will be "for President Cool
idge"-if he will enforce the prohib-
ition laws but explains that while he
thinks the President is going about
enforcement in the right way
If needed he should make use Of
the army and navy for this purpose.
One naturally infers that Mr.. Ford
appreciates something of the conf
dence which the public has in Presi-
dent Coolidge's purposes. Notwith-
standing this, when the President
comes to face the political intrigue
inseparable from congressional af-
fairs preceding a presidential cam
paign, when he will be confronted
with group as we'll as partisan tao
tics, ambushed by radicals disguised
as Republicans and all that, which
doubtless is on the program, it may
be doubted if he should expect ma
terial assistance from Henry Ford.
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|8sS}lI1r11 q: R4ap1r
DAVID CORY

, sudden a little fairy tickled his ear
and then Of course the bunny boy
woke up. Oh my yes, in big hurry.
! who tickled my ear, I'd like to know,
A little wood mouse or an old black
crow?
Or maybe a wildcat from her lair,
Or a great big furry cinnamon bear
II did" answered a tiny voice and
the little fairy began to laugh.
where are you going?"
"On an errand for the Fairy Queen
to get her the crooked sixpence from
the little crooked man." answered the
surprised little bunny.
you'd better be careful how you
travel over these woods" said the
little fairy, There's giant named
Crafty Carl who robs all who come
this way"
but 1 shall fly high above the
treetops," replied the bunny boy.
How can he harm me way up
there?"
Il don't know but fear he will"
replied the fairy, you'd better be
careful"
Well. at first, Little Jack Rabbit
kept well above the treetops, but by
and by as he saw no signs OF CRAFTY
Carl, ne new lOWeI, "IlCiiS Ola "a -
sudden, Oh dear me! l just hate to
tell it-a big hand was thrust out
through the topmost leaves and the
little bunny was caught just like a
bird.
Il told you to be careful,
And not to fly so low,
Now Crafty Carl has caught you,
Just as / told you so,'
said the little fairy who had followed
unnoticed.
But l will help you" she whisper
ed as the big giant pulled his arm
down from the treetops with poor
Little Jack Rabbit grasped in his
big fingers.
'Ha, ha, I've caught the bunny-bird,
Said the giant, with a smile,
l guess I'll put him in cage
And keep him for a while :,
An6s in the next story you shall
hear what happened after that.
Copyright 1928. David Cory.
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The Need for Strenoth
Written by Rear Admiral Bradley
Fiske, L. S. n. ret, for the Natio
L

wv rltten py Rear Admiral Bradley A
Fiske, L. S. n. ret, for the National
Security League.)
Before the last great war. the
majority OF the people Of the United
States. Great Britain and France had
come to the delightful belief that
civilization had reached such a point
that war was no longer needed to ad =
just differences among the nations
There was no basis OF fact for this
belief; its only basis was a desire for
peace.
The result was that the cause of
peace, instead Of being advanced
was retarded. 1t was retarded to a
degree which we cannot estimate, but
which we know to be enormous Not
only did this belief contribute direct
ly to bringing on the war, by putting
those countries in a condition of I'M
preparedness for war, which con-
stituted an invitation to Germany TO
attack them. but it also brought
weakness, which has prevented those
countries from readjusting their in
terror condition, after the war.
Perhaps the main reason for the
belief that war can be prevented is
ignorance of the people of the his
torical fact that civilization was es-
tablished by armed force, and has al
ways been maintained by armed
force. The first step toward civiliza-
ton was the suhjugation OF the wild
beast, which was not attained until
after man had invented weapons and
learned to use them. The next step
was the subjugation of the wild man,
which was accomplished by weapons
which the wild man did not have the
ability to invent, make or use.
The fight between civilized people
and people less civilized has been GO
ing on ever since. 1t is bitter fight
and always will be; for only a min
GRITTY OF the human race are really
desirous of civilization. with the
manifold restrictions on freedom of
action.
Unfortunately, the resistance to the
progress of civilization does not come
from the outside only; it comes from
the inside also, for the uncivilized
people are not confined to any place
or nation. Thousands of them live in
New York. and constitute a danger
which any moderately thoughtful
person cannot fail to realize.
Against every man. are arrayed
countless dangers that threaten his
life. Against every nation, are ar
rayed countless dangers that threat
en- Its life. Against these dangers,
the greatest protection is strength. In
man this strength comes from
health; in nation it comes from the
Army and NAVY
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to know why our ships are built in
! different classes.
The science Of modern warfare
makes this necessary. We must have
| large battleships, with torpedoes and
! long range guns to engage similar
| ships of an enemy; scout cruisers for
| speedy maneuvers and with large
cruising radius to provide informa-
ton for the fleet, protect our shipping.
! and sweep enemy shipping from the
! seas; destroyers-magnifc light
craft with tremendous speed and a
| battery of torpedo tubes-for scout
| ing and screening with our battle
! ships, hunting down and destroying
enemy submarines and small vessels,
| and conveying troop and supply
! ships; submarines for great vare-
! ty Of purposes now we'll known TO
| everyone; aircraft of various types
! for scouting, assisting in control Of
| the gunfre of our ships, driving off
| enemy planes, and many other pur-
| poses; and a host Of other vessels
| supply ships, oilers, GOLFERS, repair
ships. hospital ships, and smaller
| vessels for making possible great
| feet operations at considerable dis
| lance from its home ports and bases.
| And all of these activities afloat.
| and in addition, the maintenance of
| our navy yards. schools, recruiting
and training stations, radio and eX-
| pertinent stations. and other activi-
| ties ashore must be carried on with a
personnel Of $4,000 men, ranging from
eighteen to thirty-five years Of age
among the enlisted men, twenty one
to sixty-four years Of age among the
officers.
We men OF the Service are not per-
mitted to take part in politics. We
can only inform the people of the
necessity for keeping our Navy at
strength sufficient to maintain our
dignity as a nation: open new COM
mercial activities in foreign lands
and protect our shipping in peace or
in event of war, whether these Uni
ted States be involved or not; and
/ be prepared to defend our shores
| against possible aggression by for
eign power. And TO keep up a Navy
of sufficient strength we can inform
you Of our needs, but we must de-
pend upon you to see them and pro-
vide for them.
The average person knows that we
cannot dispense with the Navy any
IlloI llAdI Il Guy COuIu 90 WllnOul
policemen. The service makes i'm
provements in machinery which are
OF benefit TO all the manufacturing
interests Of the country The rapid
strides made in the perfecting of the
radio can largely be credited to the
efforts made by the Navy in i'm
proving its communications. The
educational features of the Service
alone more than repay the nation. TO
say nothing Of the training of young
men and the opportunities for travel
Though these be somewhat limited
in these days of economy. The high
ly trained officers with their demo-
cratic spirit, and the selected per-
sonnel that are training in their du-
ties as we'll as for professions and
trades when they leave the Service
are a credit TO the Navy as one of the
educational institutions Of the United
States.
We are proud of the Service. We
nope you are too. Let us keep our
Navy strong.
RAYMOND c. PERCIVAL
Lieutenant (Jg) U. S. Navy
San Diego. Calf,
Oct. 10, 1923
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THORNDIKE

Mrs. Annie Cornforth has gone to
Freedom to take care of George
Byrant who is i'll.
Miss Iva Hogan went to Portland
Wednesday to attend the teachers
convention. While there will be the
guest OF her brother. Lewis Hogan
and wife, and sister, Miss Marie
Hogan.
Mrs. Add!e Gilchrest has gone to
California to visit her son. Charles
Black and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Withee and
baby of Pittstield passed a few days
the past week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Gordon.
Howard Harmon has had a radio
installed in his house.
The Board of Health ordered the
Station school closed on account of
some of the pupils being exposed to
scarlet fever.
The New England Milk Producers
Association held a meeting at the
Grange Hall Thursday night.
Mrs. Clifford Bean is passing a
few days in Montville with relatives.
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VASSALBORO

SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Eden Dav-
Is OF the Outlet road were callers
Wednesday on Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P.
Twitcheli.
The Ladies' Union Of the North
Windsor Baptist church will meet
with Mrs. CORTLAND Taber, Wednes-
day, Oct. 31st for an all day meeting.
Members please bring sandwiches
and pastry.
Mrs. G. H. Hawkins returned to
Newark. N. j., Friday after several
weeks visit with Mrs. c. P. Tuill
Kenneth Stone, Jr., at o. G. S.
passed the weekend with his par
ents.
A. E. Taber Of Augusta and F. O.
Reed of Windsor were brief callers in
the place Sunday.
Owing to the heavy downpour Of
wednesday evening. many were dis
appointed who had planned to attend
the entertainment at East Vassal-
boro.
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Saturday, October 81, 1923.
The leader for the time being, VIII

The leader for the time being, who.
ever he may be, is bat an instrument
to be used until broken and then to
be cast aside; and if he is worth his
salt he will care no more when he is
broken than a soldier cares when he
is sent where his life is forfeit in
order that the victory may be won.
In the long fight fer Righteousness
the watchword for all of US is, spend
and be spent. II is little matter
whether any one man fails or sue
ceeds; but the cause shall not fail,
for it is the cause of mankind. We
here in America hold in our hands
the hope of the werId, the fate Of the
coming years; and shame and dis.
grace will be ours if in our eyes the
light of high resolve is dimmed, it
we trail in TIE dust the golden hours
O. men.-Theodore Roosevelt.
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Maine Gossip
Theodore Roosevelt

Born Oct. q. 1853
Sweet memory fingers with US still
AS through the passing years
We ponder DER his strength and will.
His JOY and silent tears.
Three-score years and five have gone
Since his fair natal day;
We would not blot a word-not one
One word nor deed away,
Oh. noble. tender. fearless son!
Thy place is Yet untitled;
Too soon thy journey west begun.
Too soon thy hand was stilled
When mist and fear, doubt and strife.
- Assailed by night or day:
l was his strong arm and broader life
Showed us the noblcr way.
oh! hand that struck for right!
oh: noble soul that held most dear
Inc truer sense of might,
We would that he might with us be.
Forever ours to keep
But He knew best, rest at His knea
In His eternal sleep.
w. S. Mckee.
Augusta, Me.
Water power officials are begin
ming to take an optimistic view of
the water storage situation with the
news that the large lakes are begin
ing to rise, with the large rainfall
this week.
1t has been announced that all
persons brought before the Bangor
Municipal Court in the future on
warrants charging driving an auto
mobile While under the influence of
intoxicating liquor will be bound
over for action by the Grand Jury
of the Superior Court.
Walter Potter has a crew of car
penters at Small Point building a
camp for Hon. Harold M. Sewall
on his fine estate there. Mr. Sewall
has number of these camps on
his estate which are occupied during
the Summer by members of his
family and guests instead of hav-
Ing one large house on the prop-
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HinckIev GranoA


HinckleY Grange met in regular
session Tuesday evening, Worthy
Master 1vanella Palmer presiding.
Resolutions on the death of Brother
Ira r. Elliott We're accepted, and
WHILE the hymn. Nearer NV God To
Thee was being sung by Mrs.
Florice Hall. and Clarence Snow, the
charter was draped in mourning by
Ceres and Pomona. After short
session Grange was closed and as
this was Children's Night the
Worthy Lecturer presented the fol-
lowing program:
Piano selection by Miss Hazel
futile who responded with an en-
core; song, The Cleaners, by seven
Grange Cottage girls; recitation
Leona Bessey; violin and piano duet.
by Charlotte Pratt and Elizabeth
Burton; song, Clifton Horne; song.
Anita Curtin; recitation. Aileen
Hicks: piano solo. Katherine Col
lard; song. by Ida Clifford. Ada
Bessey Delma Bessey, Mary Palmer:
recitation. Florence Hicks: solo.
When the Leaves Come Tumbling
Down" Emma Revoire: exercise.
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" Bertha Hall.
Atleen Hicks. Tommie Hicks, -I.eona
Bessey; song. Susanna and Emma
Revoire: exercise. Boy Blue"
Bertha Hall. Aileen Hicks and
Leona Bessey: piano solo. Kathleen
TAYLOR: recitation. 1.-THE Soul Of the
Violin" Susanne Revoire; song. Ida
GlHord, Ada Ressey, (pelma Rsssey.