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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
"Good Night" Said Jennie CURLY.

they must be justiiable to me, Jen-
ME-"
Good night" said Jennie CURLY,
and left him.
Jennie, l am obliged to admit, gave
scan attention to the new career upon
which her old sweetheart seemed to
be entering. She was in politics, and
was playing the game as became the
daughter of a local politician. Col.
Albert Woodruff went South with the
army as a corporal in 1861, and came
back a lieutenant. His title of colonel
was conferred by appointment as a
member of the staff of the governor,
long years ago, when he was county
auditor. He was not a rich man, as I
may have suggested, but a wellto-do
farmer, whose wife did her own work
much of the time, not because the
colonel could not afford to hire help"
but for the reason that "hlred girls"
were hard to get.
The colonel, having seen the glory
of the coming of the Lord in the
triumph of his side in the great war,
was inclined to think that all reform
had ceased, and was a political stand
patter-a very honest and sincere one.
Moreover, he was influential enough
so that when Mr.. Cummins or MI.
Dolliver came into the county on DO
litical errands, Colonel Woodruff had
always been called into conference. He
was of the old New England type, be-
lieved very much in heredity, very
much in the theory that whatever Is
is right, in SO far as it has secured
money or power.
A very respectable, honest, Ameri-
can tory was the colonel, fond of his
political sway, and rather soured by
the fact that 1t was passing from him.
He had now broken with Cummins and
Dolliver as he had done years ago
with Weaver and later with Larrabee
and this breach vas very important
to him, whether they were greatly con-
cerned about it or not.
Such being her family history, Jen-
ME was something of a politician her
self. She was in no way surprised
when approached by party managers
on the subject of accepting the nomi-
nation for county superintendent of
schools. Colonel Woodruff could de-
liver some delegates to his daughter,
though he rather SHE'D at the pro-
posal at first, but on thinking it over,
warmed somewhat to the notion OF
having a Woodruff on the county pay
roll once more.
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embarrassed, passed among them, get
ting them enrolled, setting them to
work, wasting much time and labor
ing like a heavy-laden barge in a sea-
way.
THAT feller'll never do" said Bon
ner to Bronson next day. Looks like
a tramp in the schoolroom."
"Wearin' his best, l guess" said
Bronson.
Half the kids call him 'Jim,'" said
Bonner.
That's all right with me-" replied
Bronson.
The room was as noisy as a eau
GUS" was Bonner's next indictment,
land the fiure was all we corn like
a hog-pin.'
"Ohi l don't suppose he can get
away with it," assented Bronson dis
gustedly, but that boy of mine Is as
tickled as a colt with the whole thing.
Says he's goin' regular this winter"
That's because Jim don't keep no
order" said Bonner. He let's Newt do
as he p%leases.'
First time he's eyer pleased TO do
anything but deviltry," protested Bron-
son. 'Oh, l suppose JimTl fall down,
and we'll have to fire him-but l wish
we could git a good teacher that would
git hold of Newt the way he seems
to |"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
A Healthy Climate.

You must go To the h~ealthiest
neighborhood you can md said the
eminent specialist to Mr.. Forsythe.
And when you get there you must
stay there for six months and have
a thoroughly good rest"
In due course Mr.. Forsythe arrived
at the seaside town he had selected
and inquired of one of the old inhab-
itants if It was a really healthy neigh
borhOod. {
We'll you see me-" said the old
man. who was a fine specimen Of
health and yigor when I came here
l couldn't walk across the and
l hadn't the strength to utter a single
word. I had scarcely a hair on my
head and I had 10 be lifted on and
off the bed
"Ah, you give me hope" said the
invalid. How long have you been
here?'
81 was born here" was the reply. =
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
FOOD FOR THE MIoDLE-AcEp

The eating habit is fairly well estab-
lished with all ages, but in middle life
oyereating is "a most common failing
and as bad to overcome as n other
well-established habit.
After middle life the digestive an
paratus is not as active as in youth.
while the appetite is often very good
and the temptation to crafty it great.
As the power of the lungs, liver, kid
neys and skin is considerably dlmin-
ished, the food is not assimilated nor
waste eliminated as rapidly. and so
the organs become clogged.
During the last half of life less food
Is required and each individual should
study TO know just what is needed to
keep the body in perfect health. An
entire fast day once a week is a good
rule for those who are possessed with
an overamount of weight. For others
a meal skipped. emitting the one least
noticed, is another good method to re-
duce. High blood pressure and hard
ening of the arteries may be helped. II
taken in time, by dieting.
Any person who is carrying around
a surplus pound of flesh should ques-
ton his habits. O~vereating is one OF
the worst forms of waste.
For the extremely aged, a light meal
four or five times a day will often be
found more agreeable than the regular
three meals g day. Another important
point is to select such foods as are
easy 0 mastieation, and avoid tough,
ibrous and very coarse foods.
Milk is a valuable food for any age,
but is especially good for old people.
1t it does not seem to agree, try differ.
emit forms of 1t. Junket and koumis
are often taken. when raw milk is re-
fused. Buttermilk is another valuable
form Of milk. easily digested.
Condiments are Of value to excite
the digestive juice and should be used
moderately.
Cream soups or vegetable purees.
with the coarser part Of the vegetable
removed. make fine dishes for the
apad
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Coats Show New Lines

to be extrayagant the sacque may be
covered with chiffon in the two colors
that appear in the ribbon.
There are some narrow ribbons with
n scalloped edge and a drawstring
along the straight edge. 1t is very
easy to simulate flowers of many
sorts with this kind of ribbon. These
same ribbons are used with stamped
patterns made for embroidery floss in
stead of regular embroidery. Little
baskets, outlined with narrow old-gold
ribbon, are filled with flowers made
of the scalloped ribbon. This makes
a lovely adornment for cushions, bed
spreads. table scarfs and the like. This
scalloped ribbon is also used for COW
.ring small fans shaped like palm-leaf
fans. The ribbon is put on in rows.
Ribbon h~eadbands for little girls on
dress-up occasions appear to rival just
pow the popular hair bows. The bands
are drawn about the head and fasten
ander the hair at the back. Snap fas-
teners or hooks and eyes are used for
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CHAPTER =IV-Continued.

But, true TO his belief in honest,
thorough work, like a general prepar-
ing for battle, he examined his field of
operations. His n of doing this
seemed to prove to Colonel Woodruff,
who watched 1t with keen interest as
something new in the world, that Jim
Irwin was possibly a Brown Mouse.
But the colonel knew only a part of
Jim's performances. He saw Jim
clothed in slickers, walking through
transforms to the houses in the Wood
ruff district, as greedy for every mo-
ment of rain as a haymaker for shine;
and he knew that Jim made a great
many evening calls.
But he did not know that Jim was
making what our sociologists call a
survey. For that matter, neither did
Jim for books on sociology cost more
than % cents a volume, and Jim had
never seen one However, 1t was a
survey. To be sure, he had long
known everybody in the district, save
the Simmses-and he was now a friend
of all that exotic race; but there is
hloHlHS anu hloN ing.
He now had notebooks full Of facts
about people and their farms. He
knew how many acres each family pos
sessed, and what sort of farming each
husband was doing-live stock, grain
or mixed. He knew about the mort
cages, and the debts. He knew
whether the family atmosphere was
happy and contented, or the reverse.
He knew which boys and girls were
hayward and insubordinate. He made
a record of the advancement in their
studies of all the children, and what
they liked to read. He knew their
favorite a~musements. He talked with
their mothers and sisters-not about
the school, to any extent, but on the
weather, the horses, the automobiles,
the silo-filling machinery and the
profits of farming.
Really, though Jennie Woodruff did
not see how such doings related to
school work, Jim TWINS school was
running full blast in the homes of the
district and the minds of many pupils,
weeks and weeks before that day
when he called them to order on the
Monday specified in his contract as
the first day of school.
Con Bonner, who came to see the
opening, voiced the sentiments of the
older people when he condemned the
school as ~disorderly. To be sure,
there were more pupils enrolled than
had ever entered on a first day in the
whole history of the school, and it was
hard to accommodate them all. But
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

its Introduction coats with tiers and
circular skirt effects have appeared.
and already have established them
selves as graceful additions to the
mode. There is a vast difference be-
tween an addition to" and a "depar-
ture from" the fashion, and in this
case the advent of the more ornate line
has not affected the good style Of the
perfectly plain coat.
Shown in the illustration are charac-
t~eristic models of both kinds. The coat
at the left is a sports affair, made OF
camefs hair in a huge plaid pattern.
The collar is of gray fox and fastens
closely about the neck. The coat is en-
tirely innocent of buttons or clasps, the
only fastening being a narrow tie OF
the material. The sleeves are NJ a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

A few days later Jake discovered his
missing sheep dead in lis pasture. lie
lost no time in seeking his neiGhbor.
With profuse apologies he returned the
sheep and the fleece aud explained
the whole affair. "Oh, that's all right,
jake" Leslie replied. Don't let it
trouble you a bit" you're sure it's all
right?' Jake asked anxiously. sure,
sure, Jake. Anyone Is likely 20 make
a mistake" Jake drew himself up,
"Well, it ought TO be all right. had
TO pay seven cents to ave that sAeep
sheared."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

can De very effectively developed by
using plain satin ribbon for the sash
and narrow, metal-edged ribbon, in
rococ effects, for the latticework
and small flowers that make the orna-
ment.
Wide ribbons. lavishly used in bows
and loops to simulate the old-fash-
Toned hustle effect, have been used to
introduce a new style note into pretty
draped afternoon frocks this fall. They
vary the almost universal straight
line silhouette In a pleasing way.
The new season brought in many
two-toned ribbons in the narrow as
well as wide widths. The narrowest
widths are used on dainty boudoir or
breakfast sacques made of light silks.
The ribbons are made into tiny fiat
bows and set on in rows. If one cares
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wanted may be stripped from the stalk
and powdered as fine as needed.
When making cookies or doughnuts
using sour milk or cream mix them ND
the night before and set them on ice.
Ihey will roll u with less flour. will
be light and keep moist much longer
than by the usual method.
After cooking carrots until tender
put them through the ricer. season
and beat as one does mashed potatoes.
Even those who refuse to like carrots
cannot resist them thus repaired A
dash of nutmeg and a bit of lemon
juice will add variety of favor.
When serving toast to a child or an
invalid place the egg nicely poached
on toast well buttered and cut into
cubes without disturbing the shane of
the slice. 1t is much easier handled
and eaten. Drop the egg into a muffin
ring In the water when poaching. cut
the toast the same size and an attrsc-
tive dish will result.
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close in 1t a quartered. cored and
peeled apple. If small take two.
Pinch the edges together and bake in
a rather slow oven until the apple is
well cooked. Open the dumping, add
sugar. nutmeg, cinnamon and butter
and serve each rich morsel topped
with a spoonful of whipped cream.
Lemon snow.-Soak two tablespoon
fuis Of gelatin in one-half cupful Of
coid water and after ten minutes add
" cupfuls of boiling water. u cup
fui of sugar, the juice of three lemons
and the grated rind Of one. Stir until
dissolved and chill. When cold and
beginning to set beat with a whlsk
until frothy. then fold In three we'll
Deaten egg whites. Heap by spoonfuIs
on a glass dish and sprinkle thiekly
with grated coeonut. Chill and serve
with a custard sauce.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

ut would be correlated with rural
life. II would get education out of the
things the farmers and farmers wives
are interested in as a part of their
lives"
Jennie looked serious, after smoth-
ering a laugh.
"Jim," said she, you're going to
have a hard enough time to succeed
in the Woodruff school, if you confne
yourself to methods that have been
tested, and found good"
But the old methods" urged Jim,
"have been tested and found bad.
Shall l keep to them?"
"They have made the American peO-
pie what they are" said Jennie. Don't
be unpatriotic, Jim
"They have educated our farm chill
dren for the cities" said Jim. This
county is losing population-and it's
the hest county in the world"
"Pessimism never WINS said Jen-
ME.
Neither does blindness" answered
jim. ut is losing the farms their
dwellers, and swelling the cities with
a proletariat."
For some time, now, Jim had ceased
to hold Jennie's hand and their sweet
heart days had never seemed farther
away.
Jim" said Jennie, II may be elect
ed to a position in which L shall be
obliged to pass or your acts as teach
erin an official way, I mean. / hope
they will be ~justiiable."
Jim smiled his slowest and saddest
smile.
IF they're not, I'll not ask you to
condone Them" said he. But first
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the directors criticism was leveled
against the free-and-easy air of the
children. Most of them had brought
seed corn and a good-sized corn show
was on view. There vas much argu-
ment as to the merits of the various
entries. Instead of a language lesson
from the textbook, Jim had given
them an exercise based on IN examina.
ton of the ears of corn.
The number exercises of the little
chaps had been worked out with ears
and kernels Of corn. One class in
arithmetic calculated the percentage
of inferior kernels at tip and butt to
the full-sized grains in the middle of
the ear.
All the time. Jim Irwin, awkward
and uncoutn, clad in his n~one-too-good
Sunday suit and trying to hide behind
his Lincolnian smile the fact that he
was pretty badly frightened and much
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

fastening and a bow or rosette of the
ribbon placed at each side of the band.
There is a certain uncertainty In
the lines Of the new fall coats, but
It serves to give an added flip to the
fashion, and perhaps is a blessing in
disguise, since 1t will prevent the repe-
tition Of models and materials where
all coats follow the same style iniu-
ence.
The straight-line coat is undoubtedly
the basic style Of the season, but since
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RrethThir8<
HEhaf r made
at Home

d IBBON sashes and girdles are
IN among the pretty things that we
have always with us and that women
make for themselves. They are varied
with the changing seasons so that
there is always something new to re-
port about them. Just now they are
given to extra ornamental front pieces
Of ribbon, beads or other decorative
mediums made separately and tackled
over the girdle at the front. A pretty
example appears in the picture and 1t
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
JENNIE IN POLITICS

SYNOPSIS-Jennie woodruff
refuses to- marry Jim Irwin,
young farm hand, because of his
financial condition and poor pros
poets. He is intellectually above
his station, and has advanced
Ideas concerning the possibilities
OF schoor teaching and farming,
for which he is ridiculed by
many. In short, Jim is an off OK.
He f1ocks by himself and reads
books and has a philosophy of
his own. But there are latent
powers in him u~nsuspected even
by himself and Opportunity
comes knocking at his door. Jim
is nominated for school teacher.
as a joke. The joke results In
his election. He visits his
scholars.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

Nu.4 ML4~tn2
Bite of the Scorpion.

A venomous member Of the spider
family is the well-knOwn scorpion,
which some authorizes consider the
most dangerous species. The bite, or
rather the sting, of the scorpion is not
necessarily fatal unless neglected too
long. The pain is very great and the
affected part swells ana throbs, while
extreme nausea is felt. Il has been
claimed that the venom Of this big In
sect gradually loses its effect upon
human beings. successive stings seem
ing to render a person more or less I'M
mune to the usual suffering.
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Bold Economy.

Italy is a land OF Lever railway
crossings. Very few roads 20 over Or
under. Hitherto each crossing had
its sisnalman, who closed the gates
ten minutes before the train was due.
TO the despair of motorists. who often
had to wait half an hour for a late
train Now Mussolini IN d fierce al
tempt at economy has abolished sig
nalmen and gates and left the public
10 look out for themselves. How viii
It answer? There are many more OK
carts thru autos IN Italy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

Oh, East is East. and West is West,
and never the W shall meet
TIL Earth and Sky stand presently
at Gods great Judgment Seat:
But here is neither East nor West.
Border. nor Breed. nor Birth,
When two strong man stand lace
TO face, tho they come from
the ends of the earth.
-KipIug.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
All Right for Seven Cents

The neighbors said that Jake New
ton was strictly honest but pretty
snug" One morning as he was having
his sheep sheared he found that one
of them was missing. at must have
jumped the fence and gone into Les
lies lot" he said to himself and i'm
mediately walked over to Leslie
French's pasture. picked out a sheep
that resembled his own and after q
tussle, got it home and bad 1t sheared.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
Missing Links.

The owner of a coconui plantation
has trained a monkey 10 climb the
trees and gather the uts But thai Is
too much like his usual occupation %
count for much. In China they had
done better than that a century ago.
for there they had been trained to
pull rhubarb and gather rice. In
Abyssinia they mad simian toreh-bear.
ers for supper parties. but the statioA
master at Ultenhage, a small wayside
station in Cape Colony. did better and
trained a baboon to act as slgnalman
and work the switches.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03
Suede Shoe Hint.

Shabby suede shoes can be fresh
ened up by rubbing all the shiny and
worn parts carefully with d sheet Of
fairly fine glass paper. Remember to
brush off any dust or mud from the
leather first. and to clean the heels,
if wooden, with ordinary shoe polish.
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al want a new kind of rural
school, but | don't e any pros
pect-"
(To BE CONTINUED.
comprehensive Appeal.

A street car conductor called out
shrilly to the passengers standing in
the aisles: "Will thin in front PLACE
to move up, so that thin behind can
take the places of thin in front an
lave room for thin who are 'nayther in
front nor behind?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

ItdFto Oh, put tnem INTO
preserve jars leaves
down and set the Jars
into the oven. uncovered.
When dry adjust the rub
bers, seal and store them
away. Dried In this way
celery, parsley, sage. cat
nip or any other herb
keeDs well and uban
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

modified kimono pattern, with deep
cuffs.
The model pictured at the right is
essentially a dress coat. Collar and
cuffs are ornamented with rows of vel
vet ribbon loops. The long lapel and
irregular tiers on the skirt are used to
modify the straight line of the mode.
A huge buckle of white-and-black gala.
18th provides the fastening.
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pie dumplings.
They may b e
served hot or cold
with cream. Roll
out a piece Of
pastry or rich bis
cult dough very
thin, cut 1t into
circle s and in
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Another German Invention.

An instrument invented by a Ger
man scientist automatically makes an
accurate map from two photographs
Of the same ground area that have
heen made by photographers from air
n1aneS.
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pisinterested d.

Mlnister-So you want TO get mar
ried?
Mild Mr.. Shrimp-Not particularly,
hut this lady dOes.-AIneriean Legion
Weekly.
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Knit Bracelets

Hand-knit bracelets 10 hold a tiny
handkerchief of eolored linen or chlf-
fon are easily made and are very pop
ular now.
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House and Its Owner.

My preeept to all who build is, that
the wner should be an ornament to
the house, and not the house to the
owner.-Cicero.
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silver Cloth.

A gown of silver, on slender draped
lines. is strewn with tiny flowers of
silk appliqued in coarse silk threads.
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Imported Hosiery.

Newest imported hosiery has a fish.
act mesh embroidered all over with
huge dots outlined in stitching.
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Evening Wran.

The newest in evening wraps is a
cape made Of black or ruby velvet
embroidered with gold or silver braid.
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COLD DESSERTS

There Is no simple dessert that is
more popular with the young than ap-
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Pink Roses.

A hat of very fine black Milan has
a cluster Of pink roses placed At the
right side. 4 veil Of very fine black
lace softens the cloche brim.
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~sEASoNABLE NJ

When drying herbs and savories for
winter cut the stalk. leaving all the
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- .--
The KITCHEN
!: CABINET
- =-
"a. 1879. Western kswspaper gnlonl

t9. 1879. Western Newspaper onion.)
Why is It tina we so seldom
think Of house management as a
~business2 Until We do SO. and
Judge ourselves and II according to
ordinary business standards. Il Is
doubtful II We attain a great de-
gree Of sff5ciency-Hazel KewIey.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-07
o Gem Sc PiSE.

"Narodnf Listy' upozornuji
ma nedostatek bohoslovcG ma
Slovensku. Pres velikou agita-
ci neprihlasil Sc do bohoslove-
ck6ho seminafe v Trnave letos
ami jediny abiturent a ma ka-
tolicke gymnasium v Trnave,
kde rovnez Sc dostava studen-
tdm plneho zaopatfnf, pfihla-
silo Sc celeho Slovenska jen
10 Slovakd a 20 Madari.. Pfi-
ciny teto nechuti k duchovnf-
mu stavu spatfuje list v tom,
re tento stav trpi zejmena ma
Slovensku prilisnym prepoliti-
scvanfm. Jeste pred prevratem