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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
GET ALONG WITH TWO MEALS
Javanese Not Particularly Heavy Eat
ers. but All Glasses Must Have
Their Betel Nut.

Most everybody in Java. that b
most everybody bur the Europeans who
are engaged with coffee and other
plantations and in the export and i'm
port trade. ehews beteI. The commos-
est laborer manages TO procure tobae-
co and siri (betel nut.
The %Javanese paying, or umbrella.
Immediately reveals a persons status
The sultan carries a gold silk paying.
the queen a yellow one. the crown
prince n with a gold border.
The Jayanese have usually bur two
meals a day, one just before BOZ and
one between sever and eight in the eve
ming. The former is called "magan-
AVIAN or the day meal. The latter
"mangan wenge", evening meal. They
have ne breakfast. but get a little eof-
fee and rice cakes at one of the
Gus stalls which line the public roadx
They call this a "sarop". Rice. coffee
cakes. boiled rice, soups and ready
dressed meats and vegetables are their
main foods.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Mrs. Gussie E. Hansen, of GIG West
Sind Street, is now numbered with the
multitude of Los Angeles men and
women who have realized the wonder
full merits of TGnlac. In relating her
experiences, Mrs. Hansen said:
ut is wonderful what Tanlac will DO
for one suffering from stomach trou-
BILE, nervousness and rundown con-
dition. l have tried ii.
Before taking the treatment every
thing I ate disagreed with me so that
l actually dreaded to sit down to the
table. I suffered from constipation, had
awful pains across my back, and was 90
V and run down I was in mis-
cry all the time.
'Tanlac was helping so many
others l thought it might help me, too,
and it certainly has. Why, my appe-
tite is just splendid, and my stomach
is in such good order I eat to my
hearts content. Ny back doesn't
bother me any more, and I sleep like a
child at night. I cant say too much
for Tanlac."
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug.
gists-take no substitute. Over 81 mil
lion bottles sold.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Latest Overall Suit.

An overall suit which has no bibs,
strings, suspenders, double folds. or
buckles, is described in Popular Me-
chanies Magazine. The outfit, consist
ing of a jacket and trousers. can be
fastened together with buttons and put
on or taken off as a one-piece garment
If desired. Under the waistband of the
jacket are tabs which are buttoned 10
the trousers. thus forming a close and
neat-ftting connection and making the
garment practically dust-rroof.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
WHY TAKE
LAxATIVES7
Discovery by Science Has
- Replaced Them.

Pills and salts give temporary relief
from constipation only at the expense
of permanent injury. says an eminent
medical authority.
Science has found a newer, better
way-a means as simple as Nature it
self.
In perfect health a natural lubricant
keeps the food waste soft and moving.
But when constipation exists this
natural lubricant is not sufficient.
Doctors prescribe Nujol because 1t
acts like this natural lubricant and
thus secures regular bowel movements
by Natures own method-lubrication
As Nujol Is not a medicine or laxa-
tive, it cannot grippe and, like pure
water, it is harmless and pleasant.
Nujol is used in leading hospitals.
Get a bottle from your druggist
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

1i18AAAAS oAA+AA
there are Mr.. and Mrs. housekeeping.
Then there are the Silver Cleaning
Twins, the Bureau Drawer Cleaners.
There are the aunts and uncles in the
House-Cleaning family.
There Is Willie Window Washer and
there is Polly Picture Washer and
there Is Paddy Painter. Willie Win
dow Washer is always around when
the windows are being washed. Polly
Picture Washer is around when the
pictures are being washed and Paddy
Painter is on hand when things are
being freshly painted.
Of course, there are the jolly Dust
Brothers and there are the Dusty Back
grandchildren. They're the ones who
always play behind pictures and in
corners and back of books which
haven't been read. and behind chests
of drawers which are hard to move
out very often. The Jolly Dust Broth
ers and the Dusty Back grandchildren
are driven out of the way by the House
Cleaning family.
well" said one of the Bureau
Drawer Cleaners. we've certainly had
a busy day. We've been attending to
the cleaning of SO many bureau
drawers.
Dear me, some of the drawers were
In mos shocking condition. especially
upper drawers. One upper drawer had
everything in it any II could think of.
and such disorder Gracious. but It
was a frightful mess. And Their we
had to keep at some of the people IN
til they put things 10 rights.
after they had washed out the
drawers and had shaken out the things
which had been in the drawers, how
hard ii was TO get them TO put the
things back at the end of the day after
the drawers were nice and dry. They
felt so tired, then. But we kept after
them. The housekeeping family
won't let any one stop Just because of
feeling tired. It's our time of the
year. We're not going TO miss the
excitement. So We won't let them
rest while we're having our fun"
people rest a little bit when I'm
around said Polly Picture Washer.
I'm afraid I'm not so dreadfully strict.
They like TO look at the pictures as
they sit on the floors and wash the
glass and wipe off the backs of the
picture frames. And I can't blame
them. But I make them work hard,
too. I see that their water is dirty.
I like TO see dirty water. for 1t means
they've taken the dirt off the pictures.
''Then I ike to see clean water with
nice soap suds In place of the dirty
water
"Oh, good fresh paint is the thing
that makes a room or the outside of q
house or a chair or a table look so
fine" said Paddy Painter.
"ShIning silver. that's the most i'm
portant.n said the Silver Cleaning
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Angry With Him.

"Ill tell you how it was, my dear"
said the first girl. 81 was driving on
the wrong side of the street-it just
happened so-and in turning the cor
ner | struck his car, nj of those dis
gushing little fiyyers. I hit the side
of it-not so very hard; my ear wasn't
hurt at all-and showed 1t around so
that one of the rear tires came off.
And | believe the fender was bent and
one or two other unimportant things
broken. At any rate, he was a very
coarse man. He jumped out of his car
with an oath-or I guess it would have
been If I could have heard it-and-"
what did you do then?'
"Oh, l gave him such a look, and
drove away."-From the Country Gen
tleman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

limbs. weary arms, but let US be al
lowed to do our work thoroughly.
I'VE may be in%considerate, but We
do enjoy a good o~verhauling, a general
cleaning of everything. That is what
we enjoy. We love the confusion. We
love moving from room to room and
having some rooms so filed with things
from others that they can't be used.
Then people ALWAYS want what is in
some place. almost impossible to get at.
And that amuses Us. too. For then we
feel our power and I authority and
that we have everything L own way.
All, yes. we're the House-Cleaning fam
fy. and we think house-cleaning is
finn"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Arsenic in Nature

II has been found that there are
traces of arsenic, not only in human
md animal organisms but in certain
plants such as the cabbage. turnip and
potato, and in wheat. Jadin and As
true, members of the French Academy
of Sciences. found also TINT ersenie is
TO be encountered in rice, peas. beans,
lettuce, celery, asparagus, parsnip and
In most vegetables used as food by
man, as we'll as il apples. pears, pine
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23


about. the House
Cleaning falnily.
They just have
the best time In
the =world-espe-
eially during the
spring and au-
tuInn. In the
summer they say
tha. things are
pretty quiet and
SO they are in the
winter. but in the
spring and au-
tuinn there r
all sorts of excite
=Inent. Most espe-
ciallyZ they like
the spring.
In the House
naanfan ~fIH
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Rust Takes Huoe Toll.

OF the worlds output of iron and
steel during the 60 years from 1860 to
1920. approximately about ego, 100000
tons were lost by rusting. Taking the
average yearly output for that period
as 81, 000,0 900 tons, and the average
yearly wastage as II, 100000 tons, the
depreciation due to rust was more
than one-third of the output.-Ex-
change.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Western Canada
Your Opportunity!

Western Canada is the farmers land of oppor-
tunity. Thousands of settlers who started not
many years ago with little or nothing, are today
the owners of fine farms, with comfortable
homes and barns, thoro'bred stock. dairy herds
all the marks of prosperity. Yet land is not
dear-only SIS to $50 an acre for rich. virgin. prai-
RE convenient to railways. Land is not dear in
Western Observation-Disclosures thereis so much
of it. But many settlers are expected in 1929.
and now is your opportunity. before the best
farms are taken. Get started. Taxes are re-
duced, not raised, on land brought under cult
walton. On farm buildings, improvements,
machinery. personal effects. automobile, etc..
there is no tax at all. Canada wants workers
it wants its land farmed and the farmers,
through their municipal councils, have practical
control of all local taxation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
CATARRH

Catarrh is a Local disease greatly tn
fuenced by Constitutional conditions.
HALLS cATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which gives Quick
Relief by local application, and the
Internal Medicine. a Tonic. which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces and assists in Riding your System
Of Catarrh.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years
T. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Draco's laws were enacted by him
while he was Archon of Athens In
Cpl B. c. They were said to be writ
ten in blood, they were so severe.
Idleness was punished as drastically
as murder. Solon's code supplanted
Them
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Met R%etribution.

After running down and killing n
young student. a lorry driver at Lille.
France. drove of at full speed in the
hope Of escaping detection. At a Level
crossing. however. he collided with an
engine. His machine was smashed
and he had both legs crushed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Pana Was Rookkeeper.

MY papa's a ho~okkeeper," said lit
tie Albert. proudly.
"Yes. I know it rejoined small
Dorothy. He borrowed a book from
nv papa six months ago and hasn't
returned it
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Twins
1.-THE brass must
be polished, too"
said Billy Brass
Polisher.
THE rugs must
be beaten" said
R Reggie R g
Beaten.
"Oh, everything
U be attended
10 properly" said
Mr.. House, Clean
ing, and NJ S.
House Cleaning
said, Yes, that
is so Nothing
should be neglect
ed Ia house-clean-
ing time Let
them have tired
InrI-c = n IN n
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
One Out Of Three Save In Holland.

Little Holland has more than two
and one-half million savings accounts,
which means that more than one in
every three of the whole population is
putting something by for a rainy day.
In the United States the proportion is
about one in nine.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

apples. oranges md nuts. Since plants
undoubtedly get the elements from the
soil arsenic must occur far more wide
ly in nature than was at n time sup
posed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
In the Same ciass.

There isn't a whole lot Of difference
between the fellow who didn't know
It was loaded and the taeorist who
Y knows when his theory Is going
to explode
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
New Complexities.

John. our maid is leaving US be-
cause We don't like the things she
likes"
Good heavens! It's got so that one
has To consider not only a girls ref
eTenees but her preferences as WE'LL
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Thirty-Two Years to Paw

For the benefit of those wishing to buy land. q
national non-proft sharing organization - the
Canada Colonization Association been es-
tablished. with head Office at Winnipeg. and
ton offers selected land convenient to railways
of it ISIS to $40 per acre-on very small
cash payment; no further payment until third
year; balance extended over thirty years. but
purchaser may pay up and obtain title at any
time. if desired. Interest six per cent on de-
farrAL navraanfS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
New York's New Tunnel.

The New York-New Jersey vehlcu-
lar tunnel, in process Of construction,
will be $3.50 feet long, of cast-iron
rings of an outside diameter of 20 feet
6 inches, and lined with concrete.
Width of roadway in each tunnel is 20
feet, and the elevation of the top of
tube 60 feet below mean low tide. The
Manhattan terminus will have an en-
trance at Broome street and an exit
at Canal and Varick streets. In Jersey
City the entrance and exit will he re-
spectively Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Photouraphed Bones.

As an improvement On the finger
print method of Identification a French
criminologist makes X-ray photographs
of finger tips which include outlines Of
the bones and nails.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

OF representatives, las |eIa1aIael "a
the United States transport Grant for
a long tour of inspection Of tie coast
defenses of the country and Of some Of
its outlying possessions.
The senators and representatives
who are with the secretary are either
members of the military committees or
have places ON the appropriation
oodies. The intention is to learn what
properly should be done for the de-
Tense of Panama and for the coastline
Notifications of the United States on
the Pacific side.
Secretary DENLY recently took a
party of congressman to southern wa.
tiers moi only to witness The eYolu-
tions of the fleet but to study the
naval defense program Of the Panama
canal. There is a disposition IN con
gress to appropriate only small
amounts for defense purposes. but the
intention is to have the money ex-
pended where it is most yitally needed.
On the eve Of the sailing Of the party
on its inspection trip the writer Of
this, as commander of the National
Press Club post of the American Lee
gion, asked the secretary of war to
be the posts guest and to talk not
only to the members of the legion or
ganization. but to newspaper corre-
spondents generally on the subject Of
The Army and Peace" Secretary
Weeks accepted the Invitation and the
correspondents in the capital learned
from him first hand what the depart
ment's views are concerning prepared
ness, the attitude of the people toward
the army, and something about the at
tempts of certain organizations 10 in
duce congress to make the country
wholly d~efenseless In case war should
come
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

On the average every man, woman
and child in Great Britain pays a
little more than 500 a year in taxa
ton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
pickman Praises Our Soldiers.

Prior TO the address of the secre-
tary, Mai. Gen. Joseph 7. Dickman,
h commanded the Third division at
the battle of the Marine and the First
corps in the Argonne, who led that
corps to the gates of Sedan, and who
later took the Army of Occupation
into Germany, spoke about the conduct
of the American soldiers when they
were occupying a part Of the country
of their recent enemy.
General Dickman commanded the
250,O00 American troops constituting
the First Army of Occupation In Ger
many. He said European military au-
thorities admitted that never before
had an army of occupation shown such
exemplary conduct as did the indiyid-
uals composing this great force of
American boys. Recent German COM
batants and the entire population of
noncombatants pursued unhindered
their ordinary vocations and learned
to respect American manhood.
Secretary Weeks In his address
called attention to the seeming belief
among the people that an army neces-
sarily Is militaristic. Apparently 1t
seems somewhat strange TO him. as
it does to others in Washington, that
the people do not realize that anything
an army does in peace times Is done
under the limitations of acts of Con
gress and wholly under the control
of the direct representatives of the
people of the country.
He said that 1t is the duty of the
army officers to study situations and
to prepare plans which in case Of an
| mer would enable the country
to defend itself. This is the duty
with which the officers are charged
by the representatives of the people.
Weeks on National Defense.
The army. in brief, as its work IS
outlined, is doing its necessary guard
ianship work in the continental United
States and in the non-contiguous terri
tories. and otherwise is engaged simply
in so planning things that if the peo-
pie ever need a scheme of national
defense they will have it.
EFFECTIVE national detense, a Mr..
Weeks, depends Upon the extent to
which the people appreciate the need
for it. This appreciation will come
only when the people know and are
able to interpret tine facts relative to
national life and international rela.
lions. In a word, education of all the
people in these matters must go on all
the time If our representative govern
ment, wherein public opinion controls
governmental action, is to survive and
to grow stronger.
"We. as a nation, understand now.
and we shall continue in our under
standing, that we shall more certainly
preserve peace when ii is well under.
stood that we are prepared TO defend
ourselves"
While Secretary Weeks was address
ing the veterans of the legion post
the White House was being picketed
by representatives of an organization
which is striving totally TO ,lisarm the
United States. and thus in the case of
any sudden attacking emergency TO lay
it open TO invasion by an enemy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

In Moorish cafes green tea Is
served in a glass of mint to the Euro
pean it is said to taste
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Special Renters Plan
Buy Out of Profits

To aid and encourage the honest worker with
perhaps little capital. the Canadian Government
has a Renters Plan, whereby one may work
a new or improved farm-"Try it out" for sew
eral years if desired-and buy a farm of his own
oiit of prnftS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Acting without thinking is like
shooting without aiming.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Do you think that others envy you
because Of your s~hrewdnessf
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
A Long WAY Off.

"Can you lend me s. till pay day.
when IS pay day.
"When I give you back the So"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
DdddyS
4s36KeNN8
Fairy Tale
HoUsE-cLEANlNo FUN
"HARY GRAHAM BOWER
- eofrferf ~ sfsflsa atzga45 uetor -

Now, maybe you don't think that
there is any fun TO house-eleaning. but
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Desperate straits and crooked ac-
lions are often closely allied.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
snecial Excursion Rates to Western Canada

In order tht YOU may inspect the and-see for yourself = judge of its value and
fertility special excursion trips of inspection will leave United States points OF
the first and third Tuesday of each month. Single fare plus 81 for the round trip,
ron all principal centers. Take advantage of these low railroad raes %
for Yourself the opportunities which Western Canada has to offer you.
Seeing is believing. The nearest Canadian Government Agency will give you all
information. The me in charge are Government officials interested only in the
service Of the prospective settler. We help you find your opportunity. Letus know
something of vu posnion and receive free book with maps and information how
railroad rates can be arranged for a trip of inspection Mail the coupon.
Free homestead are still available in some localities.
canada eIeomest ouias-o come and Zee orc country ry yourself No Pasportsr required.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
INSPECTING Coast Defenses.

Secretary of War John ". Weeks.
accompanied by FIVE United States SEN
ntors and twenty members of the house
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-06-22

marketed in excellent condition. and
for wheat. which is heading out rapid
y. Dry farm crops and the range
were greatly benefited BY the fairly
copious rains that occurred over large
areas. The weather was not favorable
for farm work. Spraying was DELAYED
by rain and wind and cloudiness and
rain interfered seriously with the cur
ing of the first cutting of alfalfa. Much
hay is down in swath. windrow or
shock. but little has been stacked. A
period Of hot sunny weather IS needed
to save this crop. All fruits are grow
ing rapidly but prunes and apples are
dropping heavily in many localities
and it now appears that but little thin
ming will be needed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-06-22

Whatever may have been the cause
for the rather unusual dismissal OF
A. p. Davis. director OF reclamation,
Idaho should feel complimented that
10 this state came the distinction OF
giving the nation his successor. ID.
w. Davis. Idaho's two term governor.
knows the west and knows reclama-
ton. As president of the Western
States Reclamation association. he has
been actively identified with this phase
OF western development for several
years.
A. p. Davis is an engineer. He
brought to that position the science
OF figures. of accuracy. But ID. w.
Davis is a business man. He is more
likely to see problems of the west. not
in the light of cold figures. but as a
human being, with a warmth OF un-
Outstanding for problems arising from
reclamation.
The Tribune cannot refrain from
commenting on the unusual circum-
stances surrounding the dismissal OF
A. p. Davis. In the absence OF fur
Their facts. it seems that he was taken
bodily and hoisted from Office. Such
a procedure is almost without prece-
dent where politics is not concerned.
There is only one possible conclus-
ion. that the augmented influence OF
opposition. dissatisfaction and open
dislike from the west for A. P. Davis
led to his dismissal. Government de-
partments do not ordinarily conduct
business in this abrupt way. There
must be something behind the creation
of new Office, suspension of another
and the appointment of new man to
the head of a gigantic government de-
partment.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-06-22
The Longest Day

Thursday was the longest day of the
year. Friday morning at three O'Clock
the sun reached its point farthest
north. Strangely enough. summer
follows while the sun gradually re-
cedes.
True. too. that the northern hemis-
phere has its summer while the Garth
is 9<,400.000 miles from the sun while
in dead winter. the distance is three
million miles less. II is then that the
southern hemisphere enjoys its sum-
mer. Three million miles is trivial in
distances of the universe but osfnand.
one would conclude that southern
hemisphere summers would be hotter.
the winters colder. than those Of the
northern hemisphere. This is not true.
however. For the southern hemis-
phere is largely water and water -x-
.rcises a greater stabilizing cffec; on
climatic conditions than does land. II
S slower to heat, slower 70 cool,