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and hospital ships. Attached to ii
will be 81 airplanes.
1t may well be that the fleet In
its war games will demonstrate the
truth of the contentious of Representa-
tive julius Kahn of California, chair
man of the house military affairs com
mittee, that the Panama canal, when
he calls n of the vital assets OF the
United States, is virtually defenseless.
This condition. he urges, should De
remedied promptly.
Representing, as the canal does.
not merely an investment of so many
hundreds of millions of dollars, but
also an investment that cannot De
computed in Its potential value. 1t Is
essential that we take steps 10. remedy
a situation In our national defense
which can only grow worse with neg
lect," said Mr.. Kahn.
"A comparatively small investment,
which resulted in the construction of
the original Erie canal, led to the
growth of New York City to its pres
ent size and was a material factor Ill
the expansion of the Middle West.
Link of Two Continents.
what the Erie canal has meant
to the growth of our great Middle
West, the Panama canal means to the
continents of North and South Amer
lea. Through Its influence, we have
been drawn into channels of ever
growing trade and these contacts are
leading to the more delicate ones OF
diplomacy. American trade with the
countries of South America has grown
to a point where our exports to those
countries represent close to half OF
! what they buy from the whole out
side world.
I'VE are neglecting what has been
one of the greatest factors in this ex-
pansion of commerce. The Panama
canal meant the impression of our
influence In the countries it affects
and the consequent oyershadowing or
the commercial hold other countries
had on those areas.
IN that vast region known to most
citizens Of the United States simply
as Latin America there are some
twenty countries. Generally speaking.
they are neal neighbors of ours. While
Europe Is admittedly still a good u S
toner for US, the larger of the twenty
nations comprising Central and South
America can also be large customers
and have shown in the last few years
that they want our business; we
certainly should meet them halfway.
1.-THE backbone Of this growing COM
merce should not be at the mercy of
outside aggression from any quarter.
1t is our duty and our right to pro-
tect 1t, and the best protection not
only for the United States but for
those southern republics, having
practically a joint interest in the canal,
is to make that waterway absolutely
free from danger"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
MACHINE TO MEASURE HIDES
Recent invention Solves Serious Prob
lem for Large Users of
Leather.

Leather hides are bought by the
square foot, but until the compare
lively recent invention of a hide
measuring machine the problem OF
measuring the large numbers of hides
that leather houses and large users
must handle was a serious problem.
The machine that has solved 1t re-
sembles a clothes mangle, but instead
of having a single upper roll, has a
row of GA rollers, each n covering
a certain area in making n revolu-
ton. The rolls are each connected to
a registering mechanism when raised
by the hide passing under them. When
q roll is let down again to the bottom
roller by the hide passing from under
it, on the way through the machine,
the recording device Eases to register.
The number of revolutions of each
roller, in terms of the space II has
covered, is automatically totalized on
a large dial at the top of the machine.
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for women and decided to try it. After
the first week / could go to sleep every
night and l stopped having that nervous
feeling and got a better appetite. The
doctor had always said that an operation
was the only thing that would help me,
but / never had any faith in an opera
ton. Since the Vegetable Compound
has started helping me / do not suffer
the severe pains, feel stronger, and am
able to do my " work. / am more
than glad to tell my friends that it helps
where other medicines have failed. -
Mrs. Gus VoGEL. 6608 Pelouze Street,
Detroit, Michigan.
A record of fifty years service must
convince women of the merit Of Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Rich, Formal Afternoon Gowns
Handmade Lingerie Is Popular

Rut handmade lingerie has always
maintained its place as the %arlstocracy
Of underwear and this season finds 1t
more In demand than ever before.
Women are emphasizing their prefer
ence for 1t. not because nachine-made
garments are not as pretty, but be-
cause handwork is fashionable-it al
lows the indulgence of personal whims.
The average needle woman can in
dulge herself in this luxury of hand
work, by making her own undertakings.
Merchants everywhere carry the need
ed materials and styles a be gath
cred from the new exhibits and illus
trations like those shown here. A
step-in and a nightdress reveal style
points in late models and a new corset
bears them company.
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IN AFTERNOON gowns more thar

IN AFTERNOON gowns, more thar
a in anything else, demand In
~cividualized styles, and they are al
ways looking for something a little
different" One tailored suit may be
quite like another, so long as fit and
finish are above %reproaeh, but in after
noon gowns the same story must not
be twice told. Therefore designers
keep busy turning put variations on
the themes of the mode, and they are
inspired by fabrics.
Fol formal afternoon gowns the fab
rics chosen are rich and dignified In
themselves, and therefore simplicity Is
a requirement in designing. BY means
of tiers, tunics, graceful drapery, orna-
ments and touches of fur or other trim
ming the simple designs are varied and
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Not Dangerous

An Englisblnan was paying his first
visit to Scotland. He arrived at a
small towr and began to question the
porter.
Il suppose you have a provost
here?''
Aye said The porter.
"And does no have insignia like our
mayofs?"
"Flave wbat?'
"msignia-well, for instance. does
he have n chain?"
"A chsin?' said the astonlshed por-
ter. MA, ma. He gangs loose; but
ssinna be feared, he's quite harmless"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Old-Time Valentine

Nothing would be more in keeping
with the St. Valentine party or lovelier
than an old-fashioned valentine Of flow
ers for the table center. This could be
made a large c%enterpiece for the din
ing.room table, if a buffet luncheon is
TO be served, or 1t could be Of less
size for the small tables. Sprays of
fine white flowers arranged for the
lacelike border, with a rose or other
lowers in color would work out won
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross"
Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.

Warning! Unless you see the name
'Bayer" on package or en- tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed BY physicians for % years.
Say "Bayer' when you buy Aspirin.
limitations may prove dangerous.-Adv.
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-
- add a cupful of thick
soul milk to the yolks
and stir in the dry ingredients, fold in
the stiffiy beaten whites of the eggs
and then add three tablespoonfuls of
melted butter. Bake on a w~ell-greased
waffle iron.
Surprise Sausages. - Parboil link
sausages, divide in halves and remove
the skins. Wrap in seasoned mashed
potato, dip in beaten egg, bread
crumbs, and fry in fat until crisp and
brown. Serve very hot.
Sausages may be baked on top of
creamed potatoes, making a nice
change from the ordinary method.
Serve them from the dish in which
they were baked.
To extend the meat when cooking
hamburger add a cupful or less of
salt and pepper with onion juice; left
In a long roll it broils nicely.
Fruit Sponge Drops.-Bake small
sponge cakes in gem irons. When
cold cut off the top, carefully remove
the center and fill with any canned
fruit-peaches are especially good.
Serve with a tablespoonful of whipped
cream on top. The crumbs from the
center may be served with the juice
of the fruit, s%prinkled with a few nuts
and topped with sweetened whipped
cream. If cherries or cherry juice are
used flavor the cream with almond.
Pork TenderIoin.-Slit the tender
loin through the center, ~lengthwise,
leaving both ends. Fill with oysters,
seasoned with butter and pepper and
salt. Sew up and bake one-half hour
in a moderate oven or bake in a fire.
less cooker with two radiators an hour
and a half.
Anise Seed Jumbles.-Creafn one-half
cupful of butter, add one cupful of
sugar, and one egg well beaten. Sift
together two and one-half cupfuls of
flour, one-half teaspoonful each of
soda and baking powder, one-fourth
t~easpoonful of salt, n cupful of sour
cream and two ounces of anise seed.
Mix well and drop from ii teaspoon on
a creased baking sheet and bake for
about twelve minutes. Sprinkle the
tops with sugar just before going into
the oven-it win give them a delicious
sugary surface.
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Suspicious

"Allison's business. must be back on
a paying basis"
"No. l heard him saying the other
day that he had not been able to get
It worked up to normally"
"Then why is it that my tailor has
been saying such nice things about
him Iately?"
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1t is rather odd that at q time WheI
boards are so much out of fashion hi
majesty King George should wear one
In this respect he follows the
aEE Elaa 3
of Edward the Peacemaker, his ia
Their, who was the first of our SOW
ereigns to wear a beard during nearly
300 years.
We must travel back in history as
far as Charles l, before coming to
another bearded king. He was the last
king, until what we call modern times,
to wear a beard and "hls own hair"
Indeed, when George III was on the
throne no beard had been seen in Eng.
land within living memory.
Like the present king, Charles |
seems TO have copied his father. James
rs beard, too, had been in a way rath.
er n novelty, because his three i'm.
mediate predecessors had been a boy
and two ONE
BY the way, the predecessor and IA
Their Of these three, Henry VIII, the
much-discussed and much-married Tu-
uOE lHOllul CIf DibhC LAt I6COId VI Il
fairly long line of beardless kings by
himself c%ultiyating a beard, for none
Of his predecessors, from Henry v to
Henry VII, wore a beard.
All the Saxon kings favored boards,
but William the Norman only wore n
mustache, as did his o n and several
Of their successors on the throne. But
Richard the Lion Heart made boards
fashionable again, for his brother John,
Henry III and the first three Edwards
were all razor-shy. Indeed from 1866
to 1888 no clean-shaven king sat on the
throne of England.
To sum up, since the Norman con.
quest there have been 13 beard-wear-
ing kings, IA elean-shaven kings and
6 who shaved the chin, but not the
upper lip.-London Answers.
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dips toward the back, emphasized by
two narrow ruffles. A wide sash Of
the satin, with pointed ends, breaks the
ever hem line, and close-ftting sleeves
are finished with ruffles. Collar and
revers facing are of light crepe, over
laid with a wiggly pattern of soutache
braid in the color of the dress.
The season for replenishing sup
plies of lingerie is here and stores
are displaying their n~ewly-arrived
stocks-including handmade and ma
chine-made garments. Naturally the
latter outnumber the former because
price is a vital consideration with most
people and handwork Is expensive.
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Dress With Chinese Blouse.

A simple frock of excellent lines o n
sists OF a plated black taffeta skirt
with a Chinese blouse of Coptic red
silk crepe, A narrow sash of black
MORE ribbon, tied primly in the back
and with flying streamers, is the only
decoration.
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derfully. To make 1t still more com
plete, a little verse could be printed
tiny red rOsebuds. A scarlet bud for
a favor, to which is tied a candy heart
bearing some motto or fortune, would
complete a delightful picture.
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10 Have a Clear. Sweet Skin

Torch pimples, redness, roughness
or itching, if any, with Cuticura ONT
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on q little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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The Best Part of II

willie" said his mother. did you
peel your apple, al l told you TO, be-
fore eating it?'
II sure did" said little Willie.
Good. And what did you do with
the peeling?'
why" said Willie. 81 ate 1t, of
course"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
In Tones of ORANGE.

1t is interesting to note the little
touches of brilliant orange which creep
into vogue nowadays. There are beau
tiful strings of orange beads which
find their rivals in bits of orange en-
b%roidery, orange wool flowers and
orange velvet panels.
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pains in my right
side, also headaches
and sleepless nights.
l first began having
troubles when / was
rs, and they have in
creased as | grew
older. A little book
let was left at my
door, and Tread
what Lydia E. Pink
hams V Vegetable
CornpoIlnd has done
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
A Reference

Prospective Mistress-Can you re-
fer me to anyone for whom you have
worked before?
Bridget-Well, mum, l cooked for
yersilf a couple of days last winter
Boston Transcript.
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Personal Vanity.

There are degrees of personal van
ity. The man who slaves with an old
fashioned razor feels an unapproacl-
able superiority over the one who uses
a safety.
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uetion to those in
lsiness? 2" he k

y ~oe.-ainly,' was the reply. Are
you a restaurant proprietor"
NO" said the diner sourly, I'm a
robber."-Punch.
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Twelue-Y Patriarch

For the past 400 years the patri-
Archaic of the HISTORIANS has been a
hereditary post. The present patriarch
is the youngest religious dlgnitary in
the world. being but twelve years old.
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CT SYRUP

AlIays irritation, soothes and heals throat
and lung inflammation. The constant
irritation of a cough keeps the delicate
mucus membrane of the throat and lungs
ina congested condition, which BOSCHEE'S
SYRUP gently and quickly heals. For this
reason it has been q favorite household
remedy for colds, coughs, bronchitis and
especially for lung troubles in millions of
homes all over the world for the last fifty
seven years, enabling the patient to obtain
a good nights rest, free from coughing
with easy expectoration in the morning.
You can buy BOSCHEE,S SYRUP wherever
medicines are sold.
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initiated Hats.

Initials are now seen even on hats.
New Paris importations In millinery
show them on the brims and crowns
of the new %tailleurs.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30

Who bears another's burden will
find from day to day
His own is always lightened cy
lifted quite away.
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Ruinous

Flora-Don't you find the hot sun
bad for the complexion?
Fauna-It's awful. 1t melts the
rouge and leaves the face all streaky.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Mrs. Clara B. Redmond

Fairmont, W. Va.-fsI suffered for
about six years with serious feminine
trouble. At last I had to take to my
bed. I was 80 weak I could hardly
raise up. I suffered for ten weeks,
enough to die. Three doctors said I
would have to 60 to the hospital for
an operation or face sure death. I
sent to the drug store and got a bottle
Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
also a box of DR.. Pierce's Purifying
Lotion Tablets and used both exactly
according to the directions. When I
had used these wonderful remedies only
one week I could go around in the
house and assist with my work. I now
ear do all my W work and some for
others, too. I can It praise DR.. Pierce's
wonderful medicines enough for the
great benefit I have received. They
will doubtless do as much for others as
they did for me. Mrs. Clara B..
Redmond, Route 1.
II you want good medical advice
write in all confidence to DR.. Pierce,
President Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo,
N. Y. No charge for this advice.
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sDANDELIoM BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for so years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
Of "Dandelion" for 80 cents.-Adv.
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crepe, with a touch of fur for trim
ming. 1t has a long bodice Joined to
a TERED skirt with shaped fiounces fall
ing in a cascade at the left side, where
a fiat girdle ends under a bit of fur.
The satin dress at the right intro
duces an innovation in the waistline,
foretold for spring. A long j%acquette
is joined to the skirt on a line that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Glass Rud Vases.

Bud vases Of black GLASS that are
decorated with a simple little floral de-
sign are moderately priced and ex-
tsemely useful.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30

by me- II French knots or fancy
stitching in silk along its edge. Mar
row val edging is used for a "V"-
shaped plastron at the front.
The nightdress has ii shallow yoke
formed Of rows Of val insertion, her
ring-boned together; strips of insertion
are set in at the front. They are ter
minated by loops and ends of narrow
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Best WAY to Relieve Pain

Is by direct outside application and
Ihe best remedy is an Allcock's Plaster
the original and genuine.-Adv.
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RuInous.

Flora-"Don't you find the hot sun
bad for the complexion?" Fauna
ITS awful. 1t melts the rouge and
leaves the face all streaky."
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Youth and Age

Youth needs but TO hear a new tune
twice 10 know it by heart. Elderly
folks have to neal 1t 20 times to mere
By Identify it by its name.
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Only the Best Innredlsnts-

are used in Brandreth Pills. For con-
stipation they have no equal. Take
one or two at bed tlme.-Adv.
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"cASCARETS7 FOR LIVER
AND B0WELS-10C A BOX

Cures Biliousness, Constipation, Sick
Headache Indigestion. Drug stores. ADV.
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DISHES WORTH TRYING

Wafles are usually a great ~favorite
and one can serve them. either for
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
Acorn Alcohol

Up to the present time no Industrial
use has been made of aeorns, but re-
centaSperiments show that alcohol can
E.,~, 4I1v Gb,IlFI ooarnr
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30

Eye Infection and Inflammation are healed
overnight by using Roman Eye Balsam.
Ask your druggist for 35-cent jar or send
to 372 Pearl St. n. z. Adv.
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AN OPEN LETTER
TO WOMEN
Tells Of Mrs. VogeI's Terrible Suf-
fering and How She Was Restored
TO Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Detroit, Michigan. - "My troubles
severe pains in my back and ter
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30
TWO Sides of a Theory.

Early to bed may be a good plan, but
you'll notice that the only bird with a
reputation as a wise gny is the owl.
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Sfli SOU SdTftCs-IuhC u Soh VI hho
ney beans or boil a pound of the red
chilli beans until tender. Just before
the beans are soft add one onion n
a Glove of garlic chopped fine. There
should be about three pints Of water
in the beans. Add a tablespoonful or
more of chilli powder, depending upon
how hot you like the chill, or add a
few stewed chopped chilli peppers and
n t%easpoonful of salt. Chop a pound
of suet; let 1t cook until all the fat
is tried out, remove the scraps and
add a pound and a l.alf of hamburger
steak. Stir constantly for a few min
utes, Their add the beans and cook
slowly for several hours.
Chestnut Dainty.-Take one pound
of chestnuts, M cupful of cream. one
half pound of sugar. n lemon, half
q tablespoonful of lemon extract, a
few drops of red coloring and some
pink and white waters. Cut a slit
across the top of each chestnut and
put them to cook in boiling water to
over for five minutes, then peel them.
Put two cupfuls of water into a pan
with the sugar and the thlnly pared
lemon rind; bring to the boiling point,
add the nuts and cook them until ten
der. Take out of the strip, pound and
rub them through a sieve. Whip the
cream and add the chestnut PURGE.
Sweeten to taste, adding coloring and
flavor, Heap in a glass dish and ar
range the pink and white candles
around the edge.
Roast Pig.-A roast pig should be at
least six weeks old. After being care
fully cleaned and dried it may be
stuffed with any desired filling. After
filling rub the pig with melted butter,
sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper,
and roast, basting often. Roast In a
moderate oven two to three hours.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30

In the short life of man no lost
time can be afforded.
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Down pillow Hard to Some.

WEAKNESS can snore upon the flint.
when resty sloth finds the down pillow
acknowledgements.
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ribbon. Narrow lace frills and little
ribbon bows decorate the yoke and out
line the scallops at the bottom.
New corsets continue to adroitly
manage the figure as fashion dictates.
Bones and lacings are absent in many
Of them, replaced by flexible and in
flexible brocade fabrics. Knitted
elastic and silk brocade are combined
in the model pictured; 1t leaves the
figure free above the waistline.
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4 he KITCHEN
!: CABINET

The best way to ventilate a house
is to turn yourself out of doors
frequently. A child should never
be kept in the house more than an
hour at a stretch; an adult not
more than three, unless asleep
Woods HutcheSon.
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BEARDED KINGS OF ENGLAND
George Follows Example of Edward
the Peacemaker, His Father,
Says London Paper.

1t is rather odd that at a time when
boards are so much out of fashion his
majesty King George should wear one
II +bi. -ae,qaa+ ba fA1lnu+c tha f11fS.
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which can be readily saccharified and
then converted into alcohol.
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SOME COMPANY DISHES

A simple salad which is easy to
prepare and is usually easy to procure
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-30

Is as fOI10WS Shred u
hard head of cabbage
very fine and drop into
cold water to become
crisp. Drain, add salt
and sprinkle well with
sugar, then add some
sharp vinegar and enough
thick cream to make a
good dressing.
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breakfast or for a )
Best WaffIes.-Mix ant.

sift one and one-fourth
cupfuls of flour with one
fourth of a teaspoonful
of salt and one-half tea
spoonful of soda. Sepa-
rate the whites and yolks
of two eggs, beat well,
add a cupful of thick