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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

and she told them what sort of a party
delighted.
They thought II would be great fun
to talk of puddles and to each tell Of
an interesting experience about, or in,
some puddle.
Besides puddles would be a very in
teresting topic of conversation. So
everyone quacked a very polite accept
ance and everyone came to the party
the next day. Mrs. Duck made great
preparations for it. She was busy
about the pond all morning. She went
to the pond market very bright and
early and then she was fussing all the
rest of the time. arranging things so
they would be just right.
Every duck arrived right on time,
and there was a great deal of Quack-
quacking during dinner and everyone
greatly enjoyed the splendid dinner
Mrs. Duck had prepared.
And then, after dinner was over, ev-
cry single duck in turn told the story
of the incest puddle she had ever seen
and ever visited, and such funny sto-
ries there were about puddles and slip
ping in the mud.
There were thrilling stories of pud-
dies which had been found after much
search. There were stories Of inter-
esting puddles which had been filed
with such a delightful variety Of
things. oh, II was a splendid idea Of
Mrs. Ducks TO have such a party. And
how everyone did enjoy telling her
story as well as listening to the stories
Of all the others. And then when the
stories were all over Mrs. Duck pad
died and splashed a little to keep time
with the song she had all ready 70
sing. or rather quack, to her guests.
They all enjoyed it immensely for it,
too. was about puddles and 1t was such
a CHEEKY song. Then Mrs. Duck taught
all the others the chorus and they all
Joined in and sang it with her. This
was the chorus:
Oh. puddles, we simply love,
They come from rain from above.
We quack our JOY, we quack our glee,
At every single puddle we seel
We like them big and small.
We like any puddle at all.
ouacki Quack, Quack!
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

seem to have no form; they do not
stand up; the grass has no roots. His
clouds look like bits Of paper stuck
on the canvas. And here you see he
has resorted to a trick to catch the
public eye and has attempted to paint
a fly. Now, l would not object to
the fly, had he been able to draw bet
ter and make it look like a fly. This
fly looks hike a lump of mud, and has
none of the character Of a Ay." At
this juncture the fly, having tired of
the critics cackle, took wings and flew
away.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
TONGUE TWlsTERs

Clara caught Cams cats.
Burt borrowed baseball bats.
David's dirty ducks drowned.
Tom told Tess to take Toodles.
Sue saw Sammy sewing something.
Big brother Bill bought Beckie big
bananas.
Busy, buzzing bumblebees buzzed
busily by budding bramble bushes.
Frances Fummer found four freak
fishermen fishing for ffty-fve fine fat
favorable fish.
Timothy Twister thought that Title
Thompson told Tom Tamson to thrive
Terry TO the Tam g Shanter's to tell
bis tattle tale
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
D%umbfounded Critic

George Inness, Jr. (artist), writes in
the New York Herald: An art critic,
who had been expatiating upon art TO a
number of his friends, speaking of
the virtues of this picture and the
faults of that one finally came TO my
picture in the gallery and said: Nov,
you see in this picture that the artist
has not learned his trade-it lacks
technique and understanding. His trees
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Leniency,

"Tll make an example out of you.
Thirty days in Jail"
"Do you mean to say, your honor"
protested the %speeder, that for 80
days III be separated from my motor
carr"
"You will, sir. But If 1t will con.
sole you during your period of con-
finement l have no objection to your
wearing a complete outfit of motor
togs'-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
The Later the Better.

"Call on Mrs. Canberra villa? My
dearl Why. her husband goes to
town by the 1851"
That's where you're mistaken. He
goes by the $50 now, and next year
he'll be going by the 9:15, my hus-
band says-and then We'll simply have
to call on her.''-Sydney Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
The Real Thlnu.

Customer-You say this hair tonic
is good, do you?
Clerk-Yes, sir. A friend of mine
took the cork out of a bottle of this
stuff with his teeth and next morning
he had a mustache.-Boston Tran
script.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
GIVING Il Emphasis.

She-Papa says you have more
money thar brains.
Reggie-Hal Shows what an ass he
is. I'm broke.
She-Yes, papa added that you were.
London Mail.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
cuticura soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointlngs of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially if a little of the fragrant Cutl-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each.-Advertisement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
FOR OYER 40 YEARS

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
been used successfully in the treatment
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic. which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces, thus reducing the Inflammation.
Sold by all druggists; out
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Siqn of Greatness.

"What makes you think your bsssF
Josh is going to be a great politiciapZ
Because" replied Farmer CoTnsssy
sci, "he kin talk fur hours tellinf Ds
how TO run the agriculture business
without havin' had any personal eE~
perience whatever"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
a

what has become of the dialect
story?"
Nowadays they tell 1t in slang
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Diplomacy.

1.-THE boss has invited me to play
golf with him next Saturday"
rs he a good player?"
Hes going to think he is before
the day is over.'-New York Sun.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Some good. men sit with their ey<s
closed rather than see a woman ssaDs
in a crowded street car.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

It is sometimes more difficult to
prove that you are right than it is to
prove the other fellow wrong.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

In order to stay in the game it's up
to the married baseball player to make
q home run occasionally.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
A Better ole.

And, now, I suppose, you'll want TO
go home TO your mother ~
"0h, dear no-Tn telephone her to
come ere.'-Sydney Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Singing that will put a baby TO
sleep is apt to make him sit up and
howl In later years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
A Woman's Way

"Why did you 90 without a winter
coat, dearie?'
ITO buy some summer furs."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

pound to my friends as it has certainly
given me great relief. "-Mrs.C C. B.RoB-
NsoN, 608 N. Lincoln ST., Amarillo, Tex.
The Vegetable Compound Is a splendid
medicine for women. 1t relieves the
troubles which cause such symptoms as
backache, painful times, irregularity,
tiredand worn-out feelings and nervous
ness. This is shown again and again by
such letters as Mrs. Robinson writes
as well as by one woman telling another.
These women know what it did for
them. 1t is surely worth your trial.
Housewives make a great mistake In
allowing themselves to become so i'll
that it Is well-nigh impossible for them
to attend to their necessary household
duties.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

The wise father husbands his re-
sources in order that he may husband
his daughters.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

It is only a matter Of time until the
fast young man discovers that the
race isn't always to the swift.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Our idea of a firt is a girl who
makes a fool of herself while trying
to make q fool of some man.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Many a family r e has a bad branch
and a shady reputation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

After a self-made man finishes the
job he closes the factory.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Wig break up housekeeping D.
smashing the furniture?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Just So.

"They say girls are healthier nova
days '"fhey all seen TO be In The
pink Of condition"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Exactly.

"Skirts have started downward"
"That proves the girls did know
where to stop"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Lots Of men would be worse than
they are if they knew how to go
about II.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Sure Sian,

"How do you know Chaucer dictated
to a stenographer?"
Just look at the spelling
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Revenge may be sweet. but seekaz%
II sours ones disposition.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

When the cup Is full carry It even.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Fund of $35o,ooo Is Needed.

1t is understood that the sum of
S350,000 will be necessary TO insure
that on every Memorial day flowers of
America and France will be placed
upon the resting place Of every Amer
lear soldier of the World war. The
fund will remain untouched, the inter-
est only being used. A liberal compu-
tation has been made, and it is believed
that if the sum of fifty cents for each
grave be set aside it will be sufficient
to remember worthily the dead of the
World war.
It has been said that there is salts
faction in the ranks of the veterans of
the World war that the poppy of Flan-
ders' Field, and all Europe for that mat
ter, has been reinstated in its place as
the memorial emblem of the American
Legion. 1t is the poppy of Flanders,
of the valley of the Marine and of the
Moselle, and of the fields bordering the
stretches of the Meuse and the forests
of the Argonne.
For centuries in France the poppy
has been regarded as the war flower,
or, perhaps, rather as the flower Of
wars aftermath. It's color is signif-
can't of sacrifice, and as it grows album
dainty on virtually all of the battle
fields of France, and as the whole
country at one time or another has
been a battlefield, the poppy has come
to be looked upon as a fitting memorial
OF the dead heroes of the land.
The French soldier looks upon the
poppy as a symbolic flower. Today
American soldiers who served side by
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

u WOulQ acne 80 LQ8E
it would almost kill
me and / would have
cramps. I suffered IN
this way about three
years; then a lady
friend
that l try Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. Ihaye
had better health
since, keep house and
am able to do my
work. / recommend
IL N---4-I o.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
Lodge and the World Court.

side with the French look upon 1t
likewise.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
BACK ACHED
TERRIBLY
Mrs. Robinson Tells How She
Found Relief by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Amarillo, Texas.-"My back was my
greatest trouble. It would ache so that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30

Oh. puddles. we simply love.
They come from rain from above.
We quack our JOY, we quack our glee.
At every single puddle we seel
We TX them big and small.
We like any puddle at all.
Quacki Quacki Quack!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
Cynthia Grey
Reader Glorics IN "Thi8 Frcedom'- Bobbed Hair,
Short Skirts, Hiking Trousers No Reflection
Against Girls Character; But Make for Her Com
fort and Happiness

Dear Miss Grey Interest and disgust the chief feel
ngs that have when read your column. The letter OF
the young whose engagement broken because
she bobbed her hair was however the limit was over
wrathy,
If in her place should feel that had gotten rid
OF bad bargain The person who evil In every
thing not the person to be trusted Surely the young lady
knows her heart and that the matter of her head being
comfortable and sanitary Is certainly sin evil.
That would be interesting to study, tho there are
myriads of SUCH Evil minds evil in everything. Watch
like that and you will find he Is the OF the
evil All things to the evil are evil
am not an old woman, neither am very young one
nor am Crouch To there not anything pretter than
the bobbed heads and short skirts and free bodies how
wish could be young in this time of feedomtrousers and
everything
Did the young ever go hike and see lot OF
girls in trousers enjoy themseyes2 am not he could
see only evil in that too. N.Y. what sad time it must be
TO thru this lovely world and not be able TO see anything
but ugly thngs
That young mans mind needs thoro cleansing clear
ing out of much rubbsha wholesale going the motives
Of thought of his inside soul and whereof are
the foundations of such notions.
Cigarets-wi to they nasty TO tasteyou may like
them; if you do you should have much right to smoke
them Tom Dick or Bill But somehow think the women
average have too much TO smoke We cor
sets because the male fashion makers wed it Now you
know do not them because are more comfort
able without them matter what the fashion says So the
will stop the smoking because she that IT is
harmful and like corsets nuisance FAIR-PLAY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
NpTAIM
BLOOD
By Rafael Sabafintl
. pArAEL sABATIHI
AppSf kEA SEpvlcr nc

and he was acquainted with the
story current there or tho fellows
real paternity. Ear from being
lcgitimate--by virtue OF pretended
secret marriage between Charles
Stuart and Lucy Waltcr-it was pos.
sible that this Monmouth who now
proclaimed himself King OF Eng,
land was not oven tho lllegitimate
child OF tho late sovereign. What
but ruin ana disaster could be tho
end OF this srotssque protenslon1
How could II be hoped that Eng.
land would ever swallow such a
Perkln1 And Il was on his behalf.
to uphold his fantastic claim, that
these Yves, Country elods, led by
IA few armlgcrous wings. had been
noduoed into rehsllionl
QUO, quo, scoles,l. rulils2"
lie laughed and sighed in one.
hut tho laugh dominated the Sigh
for Mr.. Blood was unsympathetlc.
as are most s.lf,sufilclcnt men: and
no was very sclt,suftelent. adver.
slty had taught him 30 20 be, A
moro tenderheartcd man, possess
ing his vision and his knowledge.
might have found cause for tears
IN ths contemplation OF these ardent.
simple. Nonconformist sheep going
forth to the ahnmbles escorted 10
the railylng ground on Castle Field
by wives and daughters. Hwcethearts
and mothers. sustained by tho de.
fusion that they were TO take tho
field Ia defence OF Right. OF Lib
erty. and OF Religion. For no knew.
as all Brldgewater knew and had
known now for Homa hours. that
/ II was Moumouths intention 20 DO.
liver battle that same night. The
Duke was 20 lead surprise attack
upon the Royallst army under Few.
ersham that was now encampcd on
SedEemoor. Mr.. Blood assumed
that Lord Feversham would be
equally wsll.informed. and n In this
assumption he was wrong, AZ leas,
no was justified OF ~. Hs was not
to suppose the Royallst commander
70 indifterently skilled in tho trade
he followed.
Mr.. Blood Knocked the ashes from
his pipe and drew back 10 close his
window As he did so. HIS glance
\ travelling straight across the street
met NJ last tho glance OF those
hostile eyes that watched him
There were two pairs. and they be
llonged 10 the Misses Pitt two ami
able. sentimental maiden ladies who
yielded 20 none In Brldgewater ir
their worship Of tho handsome Mon
mouth.
Nr. Blood smiled and inclined MS
head. for he was on friendly ,ormi
with these ladies. one or whom
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
-Four Little Kittens
LOOKING for Home


Those. nj IeAs, four OF them. who
were disappointed not long ago In
not being able 20 get the Persian
h,ty who asked for a nav home
thru these columnS win have an
other opportunity.
Four llt,lo kittens. part Persian
and two months old hro in the
market for new home. II you
want one. call On rld-os9a.
And hero ARE some more pets for
souisons who IS not quite 70 par
ticular about n Persian kitty:
Dear Miss Grey: notice that
you sometimes print a little notice
In your column whore n person
has soms kittens that they wish TO
find homes for. and I wondered n
you would do the same for me.
] have two nice mnlo kittens
three months old. and would like
TO ind homes for them. Ono has
white feet and nose and tho other
Is black with exception OF n tiny
white Epo, under hiH chin. They
are nice healthy kittens with very
nico coats used 20 heeping out
doors nights TIayo also a female
kitten nearly f,tll grown. n very
good mouser 10 give away.
would appreciate II very much
II you could help mo find homes
for these Yours truly.
BE Rcn- oats.
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MRS w 8 II.

whose veins ran tho rover blood of
tho Frobiahsrs. which may account
for certain wiIdncss that had early
manifested itself in his deposition.
ThE wiiduess had profoundly alarm.
ed his father. WHO for an lrishman
was of a Hlngulariy peace loving na.
ture. lie had early resolved that tho
boy should follow his own honorable
profession, and Peter Blood. being
quick TO learn and oddly greedy OF
knowledge. had satisfied his paren,
By receiving a, tho ago Of 20 tho
degree OF baccaiaursua medlclnae NJ
Trinity college Dublin. His father
survived that satisfaction by three
months only. Ills mother had then
been dead some years already. Thus
Peter Blood cnmo Into an inheritance
Of some few hundred pounds. with
which be had bsta out 90 see tho
world and give for season a free
rein 10 that restless spirit by which
he was imbned. A re, Of curious
chances led him TO take service with
tho Dutch. then AZ war with France.
and n prediction for tho sen made
him elect that this service should be
upon that element, Ho had the nd.
vantage 81 a commission under tho
famous De Ruyisr. and fought IN the
Mediterranean engagement in which
that great Dutch admiral lost his
life
CONTINUED tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22
Thinks Smoking
Casts Moral Stinmr

Dear Miss Grey: Your idea Of
whether or not the smoking OF
cigarcts by ladies' casts any stigma
upon them is considerable OF a
shock TO most people. am sure.
II is known fact that many
Of tho most successful and fair
minded business houses OF this
country refuse TO employ members
Of the other sex. who are as We
men call them "csgaret flends." II
Is also n known fact that most
good girls who start on tho down.
ward path begin by allowing some
cunning. low-down degenerate TO
induce them to accept a drink or
smoke a cigaret.
work nights, and my work calls
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22

a strange thing happened in
squsaly.Moo Land.
Farmer Brown bought nm auto.
mobile. Charlie and Bob. the farm
horses. were often too tired after
working ali day TO BIO driven into
town at night. And Farmer Brown
and Mrs. Brown liked to so to the
movies.
SO they got n nice little black car.
SIMMER n new stove. and kept 1t
in the woodshed
All the squealy.Moo Landers gath.
cred around to have a good look at
It. and they passed remarks. you
may be sure.
"Humphr' auacked Daddy Drake.
'Tt copied my voice. a copy catl
That's what II isF'
"And II copied my eycsr' miewed
Thomas Mouser. '"They shine more
brightly ut night than they do In
the day time. should be tho one
TO say Copy cat"
speaking OF copying m o q
Misscz Cow mildly. II hear 1t has
horn. nltho / don't see any. Per.
haps. like mine. II has been cut
off"
~ don't care about II copying" re-
marked Goosoy Gander but ] have
heard that these things have dread
full ways. Whenever they meet any
one on the road, they run over him.
In fact. many tims In my wander
ines, lave stood directly in their
path and Kissed my scorn, daring
them 10 touch n feather. But always
the same thing happons-they honls
Impudcntly back at me and tear
right along. If ] were not II good
Jumper should not lie here TO
speak Of itr'
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lconlinued Erom raEe b

ono other thmg he did, Ho flung
after those war,fcvcrcd enthusiasts
a limo " Horace poot for whose
work he had early conceived an
nordlnats affection;
QUO quo, scelesti. rultisG"
And now. perhaps. you guess why
the hot. intrepid blood Inherited
from the rowing siros OF his somer.
setshro mother remained cool
amidst all this frensled ianatloal
hoS, OF rebellion; why tho turbulent
spirit which had forced him once
from the sedato aeademical bonds
his father would have imposed up.
on him. should now remain auie, In
the very midst Of turbulence. You
realize how he regarded these mon
who were mllying 70 the banners
OF iiberty-ihe banners woven by
the virgins OF Taunton. the girls
nom tho seminaries OF Miss Blake
and Mrs AIuSsrove, who-as the
hanad runs had ripped open their
Aik pettteoats 20 make colours for
ng Monmouth's army. That line,
~ cnteaptpously flung after them
as tioy elattered down tho cobbled
street. reveals his mind, To him
they were fools rushing In wicked
frenzy upon their ruin
You see. he knew too much about
this fellow Monmouth and tho pref.
~ brown slut who had borne him,
70 be deceived by the legend OF
legitimacy, on the strength OF (which
this standard Of rebellion had been
raised. IIo mad read tho absurd
proclamation posted AZ the Cross az
Rr,dEewRtsr-as IL had been posted
also az Taunton and elsewhere
setting forth that upon the de.
cease or our Sovereign Lord Charles
tho Second, the right OF succession
20 the Crown OF England. Scotland.
France. and Ireland. with tho do
minions and territories theveunto
beionsinR. did legally descend and
dsyoivc upon tho most lllustrious
and hisheoTu Prince James. Duke
81 Monmouth. son and heir appar'
ent 20 the said King Charles the
Second
II had moved him 20 laughter. as
had the further announcement tina,
James Duke OF York did first cause
the said late King 70 be poysoned
and Immediately thereupan did
uslrp and invade the Crown
He knew noe which WIS the
greater lie. For Mr.. Blood had
; spent third OF HIS lie in IN,
Neshesiands. whcve this same james
scota-who tow proclaimed himself
.SsSufss the Second by the grace Of
Va. King. ct eetera-first saw tbs
Sas Sonc sixand thirty years ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-22

XKTHERE families are large and in
Wv comes not 30 elastic as might be
wished, one of the problems Of the home
maker is to serve good, wholesome and
tasty dishes that can be prepared at low
cost,
Here again, Carnation Milk proves an
able ally, for II enables her to have at all
times an abundant supply of pure, rich
milk at relatively small expense and by
using this in her cooking she can make
appetizing and nourishing dishes at much
less cost than where expensive cuts OF
meat and rcady-prepared delicatessen
goods are used.
For lunch or for the evening meal,
cream soup is a satisfying course. Here
is one that is easily made and economical