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The Pleasantville Trust Company
will pay interest of Az per cent, on
time deposits beginning Jan. 1895.
adyt
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15

Your coal troubles eliminated. Hy-
gienic Ice & Coal Co., Franklin and
Reading Railroad. Advt.s
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Egg Harbor H. S.
Field Foul Foul
Goals Goals Trias Tot al

Time: Four 10-min. periods. Ref
cree: Spencer NJ Bennett, Temple u.
Central Board OfiiciaD.
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LaRue Beauty ParIor, corner Main
and Washington. over Crawford's drug
store. Phone 532-J. advertisement
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15

The Pleasantville Trust Company
will pay interest of Az per cent. on
line deposits beginning Jan. 1926.
advt.s
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15
A Friend

for your coal needs. Hygienic Ice &
Coal Co., Franklin and Reading Rail-
road. Advt'
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15

lin nok pueIu!eW su3 o. sIsyaI !!
find 1t in The PleasantviIIe Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15
Coal To Burn

Coal To Burn
Hygienic Ice &. Coal Co., Franklin and
Reading Railroad Advt.s
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VIM. E. Mathis, Plumbing and Heat.
Ing. AZ E. West jersey Ave adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15
$l,0OO,OO0 Jump
In Bank Resources
Gain of $960,224.55 in Deposits
in Financial Institutions
of the Mainland.
Increa, e In Surplus Also
Survey of Mainland's Five Bank
ing Houses Reveals High Rec
ord of Business-Results of
Elections.

Total deposits in the five banks on
the Mainland increased more than
60,224.00 in the last year. Total re-
sources of the five banks increased
more than $1,021 $4,000.
The surplus funds now amount to
$255, 100000, an increase of $40,00000.
The undivided profits now amount
to sS4,S11.S0.
The greatest gain in total deposits
was made by the First National Bank
of Pleasantville, which increased its
deposits from $1,672, 477.30 to $685.
1885, gain of $2S5, 666.65. The
First National Bank of Absecon made
a gain of $221,795.73, making total
of $755, 507.13. The gain made by the
Pleasantville National Bank was $212,-
55203, making a total of $451 ,0S3SS.
There was gain of $121,716.52 be-
tween Sept "a, 1925, and Dec. 81,
1925 The gain of the Pleasantville
Trust Co. for the year was s130,630 sc,
and of the First National Bank of
Somers Point Of $109,57955.
The total deposits of the five banks
Dec 81, 1924, was $3,493,331.25 The
total Dec. 81, 1926 was $4,453, 555.S0
The First National Bank of Pleas
duIpllle Ildue lue greatest gam III W
tai resources, that of 1901 1857. The
First National Bank of Absecon came
second with $2S3,234.52; the Pleasant
vile National Bank third with $780,
36076; the Pleasantville Trust Co.
fourth with $131 ,937.77, and the First
National Bank of Somers Point fifth
with $114,916.16.
The total resources of these banks
Dee. 81, 1924, was $4.246.391. %, and
Dec 81, 1925, $5,267 ,93640.
The First National Bank of Absecon
increased its surplus from $4,000 to
$50,000 the Pleasantville Trust Co.
increased its surplus from 100000 to
$4,000.
The First National Bank of Pleas
antville increased its undivided profits
to $31 ,660.63; the Pleasantville Ma
tional, established less than Is months
now shows in addition to its surplus
of $4,000, undivided profits of $3,225.-
IS. The First National Bank of Som
ers Point shows undivided profits for
the year Dec. 81, 1924, to Dec. 81, 1925,
Of $4,05901.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

; OF finely ground nuts and spread
: on thin slices OF buttered graham
bread.
Fresh fruit makes delicious
type Of sweet sandwich. Either
peaches or bananas are nice. since
they make a smooth, even filling.
For a banana sandwich, mash two
thoroughly ripe bananas with a
teaspoon of lemon juice. Add a
tablespoon of thick cream and two
tablespoons Of powdered sugar or
one of maple syrup.
For peaches. cut the fruit finely
and mash thoroughly. Add a few
drops of lemon juice and powder
ed sugar to make a thick, sweet
paste.
A marshmallow filling 81 sand
witch possibility at any season of
the year. Melt six marshmallows
over hot water, add two table
spoons Of maple syrup and cook
for five minutes, stirring all the
time Cool and spread between
thin slices Of bread.
All sweet sandwiches Should be
cut i'm smaller. daintier shapes
than heartier types of sandwiches.
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Whu Foot Faults Are So Common

together limit free movement.
During rest. muscular action is
reduced to a minimum. the liga-
ments are tight and the various
joints of the foot are, locked,
converting it into, a rigid whole.
The centre OF gravity then
falls on the inner side OF the
foot: the leg. with the keystone
=: the arch. is rotated inwards.
and the foot increased in length
from heel to toe and also from
side to side. while the long arch
Is depressed. -
There are several causes OF
weak foot. The weight may he
too great. as it is in men who
have to lift heavy weights and
in women who put on weight.
A long and weakening illness
or undertaking and unhealthy
surroundings, may weaken the
muscles and ligaments OF the
foot, especially in children.
Some parents insist on their
children walking with their toes
turned out and not with the in
rer borders OF the feet parallel.
which is the correct way to walk.
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TOTHE|
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax

COMBINES, shy, quiet girls IN
~ discouraged moments envy
vamps and think lamps have
all the fun and admiration and
love. But the following letter
illustrates the tragedy of being
vamp:
Dear Miss Fairfax:
II guess I'm a man-getter. 1t
must be my eyes. They're very
big and blue and won't behave.
When / was a tiny girl | used
10 be leased about being a vanp,
and 1 just naturally grew up one.
Il admit l adore being made
love to aud revel in the admira-
ton Of members of the stronger
SEX But don't obviously seek it.
''Of course, I have many adj
mirers and-well, I like to play
with them for awhile and when
someone new takes their place
drop them. Sometimes I do it
gently. but sometimes I drop
them-hard.
But this time I'm not play
ing. rye met someone who is
different and I really love him.
''He doesn't pay the slightest
attention TO me. When he
meets me he gives me all his at
tention. but he never wants TO
see me alone.
Il would try TO forget -hiIl-
but oh, the irony Of il, He loves
me. lie told me once. But s
I'm used 10 that, l didn't give it
Yer! particular attention. But he
has also told someone else-son1e-
one whom he doesn't think | know
and that person told me.
A friend Of his has been tell
ing him I'm playing with him.
and has told him reports about
me, which are true l admit.
II long so to prove TO him that
am trustworthy. How can /
win his trust as we'll as his love?
"HEARTBROKEN."
Vamping IS a dangerous boom.
erang, which usually brings heart.
breaks to the insincere coquette.
Perhaps, my dear, your suffering
viii inspire you to be a little
more Kind In playing the love
game hereafter. If 50 it is worth
while.
/ suggest that from now on Won
cultivate sincerity and dignity in
your friendships with men. See
that you deserve the deep love oil
a good man. then perhaps eveniu.
ally you may win your happiness.
| hope 50. I'y dear.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

HAVE you ever been en-
IL barassed by getting a finger
caught in the frosting when TAX
ing tea with friends? Sandwiches
avoid this difficulty and there are
any number of simple sweet sand
witches which quite replace cake
in satisfying the desire for bit
of sweet with ones tea.
Nothing could be simpler than
TO spread thin slices OF bread with
a mixture of powdered sugar and
butter favored with orange and
lemon juice. Try it some time
end see how satisfying it is. Use
two tablespoons of orange juice
and one of lemon juice to one
cupfuI of powdered sugar. Mix
until smooth and rub into it three
tablespoons of creamed butter.
Keep the slices of bread very thin
and cut into small shapes so that
they may be easily handled.
Cocoa used with confectioner's
sugar makes an equally good
aweet sandwich when used with
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
THE RIGHT WORK FOR YOU
BY Lucy Lowell

always wanted to say. Finally.
perhaps from thinking of that
question so much l did ask it
of myself. Seriously, you know.
l really wanted the answer.
at began to come to me
little at a time. For one thing,
I could do the work-better. per-
haps, than many others might
have. I'd been going along in a
rather sIip-shod way and now l
began to have a curiosity to find
out just what would happen if
really took hold. Then, you see.
/ became interested.
After / got~interested 1 used
to think, Since I must do some
work, why not this as well as
any other? Perhaps. after all.
this was meant for me. ! seem to
be getting on with it SO WELL
Then everything else followed
along naturally. suppose | have
done pretty WE'LL surely have
reason enough to think so now.
But it's only now l realize
that / do love it"
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
WHALE-LIKE
HEAD
A STRANGE BIRD, somewhat

A STRANGE BIRD, somewhat
"A akin to the storks and
herons, with a beak so broad
that it resembles somewhat the
head of a whale, inhabits the
marsh regions of the Nile and
is sometimes found in Northern
Congo. Because of its grotesque
head the bird has been. called
the whale.headed stork.
The unusual development OF
the jaws has been likened by the
Egyptian Arabs to a shoe. and the
bird is sometimes called in Sudan
Arabic Father of a Shoe" Others
again, compare 1t to the hull of a
ship. On it's outside the head is
not unlike a tortoise shell in ap-
pearance and coloring.
Photographs OF the inside OF a
machine gun or service rifle bar
rel are made by means of a
small periscope passed through
the bore and the images are re-
corded on miving picture film.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
PUMPKIN PIE
HISTORY
pie Is a strictly

DUMPKIN pie IS strictly
L American dish. The pumpkin.
which Is The common or garden
name for the large, late, roundish
or oblong variety OF the cucurbita
pepo, was cultivated by the red
men for centuries before the Pm
grlms landed at Plymouth. They
grew pumpkins in the fields Of
maize and esteemed them highly
as a food. The Indians, however.
did not invent pumpkin pie.
Credit for this culinary delicacy
goes to the Pilgrim women. Sea.
soning Of the pumpkin meat and
putting it in crust was their
idea. or course. the idea Of casing
foods in crusts IS very old one.
The Pilgrims merely adapted, the
idea to the pumpkin.
The word jinrikisha in Japa.
na@A p@@N0s Inan-paWeF vehicleI
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m AR Girl -, By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
SHE KNOWS HOW
TO REMAIN
NATURAL

fun of the moment with the
whole-hearted enjoyment that
makes children happy and inter
esting.
Social good times are a question
of give and take. Interest your
self primarily in giving. In
doing so you will get as much
happiness as you give.
Cultivating sympathetic com
panionability In practicable ways
will not only make you wanted IN
every group, but will add to your
value in the eyes of the One Man,
for he will find you a pleasant.
interesting companion on lies
journey.
i, Dmitri trembled with joy and
fear. He held her dell
cately as though she were
flower.
"Your highness is too good to
me. / fear ."
Hold me tighter. Dmitri. !
am not made of glass"
But. my princess
Still, willingly. he complied. he
did not relinquish her hand when
they sat down. Her eyes held
him with their magic. He pressed
her fingers to his lips.
"Can you not forget the past,
Dmftri?'' she asked softly. Eve
live in another land. We are
not princess and servant. The
old order changeth. / have
confession to make; am but the
companion of the woman who
owns this house. She is old and
alone; but on Tuesdays she goes
away. / was so miserably lone.
some until you came. Dmitri.
AS a boy he had dared to love
her. His greatest dream came
true as her lips yielded to his.
Princess Nastasia::
You will be my princess always!
You will be my wife ss well?'
''Yes, Dmitri. A princess who
shall cook her husbands food,
mend his clothes and
'Highness" he drew her
close "for the first time. thank
God for the revolution
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so fine. But they were not gaz-
ing at the view. They were look
ing deeply into each others eyes.
And what they read there must
have been reassuring, for pres
emily the tall young man gathered
the winsome girl into his arms.
The audience of one slipped
quietly away.
The next morning at breakfast,
T exclaimed over a lovely sap
phire ring on Josephipes left
hand.
"Archie and I were engaged
when I came up here" she ex-
claimed. But he brought my
ring last night.
"You see your suggestions
brought me full measure of hap
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piness," she added How can I
thank your
My friends success Is all the
thanks I desire. May I repeat
the simple suggestions l made to
her, in the hope that they may
aid some shy young, girl to make
friends and find enduring popu-
larity and love?
Be natural and simple Is my
advice to girls. Do not pretend.
Make the best of your appear.
ance by becoming, appropriate
dress and dainty grooming. Gull
tivate the charm which results
from health and wholesome char
acter.
Express your best self and be.
lieve in and draw out the best in
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

strenuous work and she was not
strong girl Often she forced her
self to work when she was hardly
able 10 sit at her machine. At times
she would have to stay at nome for
she was so weak she could hardly
walk. For five years she was in
this weakened condition.
She tried various medicines. AT
last, friend of hers spoke of Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Miss Schmidt gave it a trial.
Everyone says | am healthier
and stronger GIRL she writes 81
am recommending the Vegetable
Compound to all my friends who
tell me how they suffer and ! am
willing to answer letters from
women asking about it," Julia
Schmidts address is esq North
Front St. Salem, Oregon. For sale
hX all druggists.
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SHE SIGHED FOR POPULARITY

a successful young architect.
She's a great girl to have along
with crowd, he continued.
always makes you feel comfort
able
Following their eyes, I was at
tracted by a girl with laughing
brown eyes and shiny brown
bob. Several men were trying to
secure her for the fox-trot that
was starting.
Could it be?-Yes. surely. it
was my young friend, Josephine.
l had not seen her for three
years. What a change had taken
place in her!
She was easily the most. becom-
ingIy-dressed girl in the room
and the best dancer. Presently
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
AND HAPPILY ENGAGED


others. Do not be unkindly crit
ical.
Use your cleverness and thought
fulness to add to the richness of
life for all with whom you come
in contact. Do this in practical
ways, as for instance, by learn.
ing to play some musical instru.
ment, if only the ukelele. Per.
feet yourself in dancing. tennis,
swimming and popular games.
Read good magazines. papers and
books, memorizing and repeating
the wittiest jokes.
The old-fashioned art of recit.
ing still adds to the enjoyment Of
a crowd, when short, witty selec.
tons are chosen. Above all, for
get yourself and enter into the
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A FRIEND ADVISED HER

it was she who suggested an
amusing new guessing game.
when every one was tired for the
moment Of the Charleston.
Later she accompanied new
songs on the ukulele. How
charming, how happy she was!
Presently a young man whom
I recognized as a fellow-passenger
on the express from the city,
entered.
"Archiep' exclaimed Josephine.
what surprise! had no idea
you were coming
Later on in the evening, I
saw these two standing together
under the old balsam tree, where
the view of the valley and sea is
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
FAMOUS EXPERT
GIVES ADVICE
TO GIRLS
An Authority on the Problems
of Love and Marriage

Of Love and Marriage
"How I wish I were popular!"
IL sighed Josephine.
Then she turned scarlet at the
thought OF confiding this secret
Of her heart.
''Why do you think you are
not POPULAR" I asked gently.
'I'm a failure when it comes to
meeting people and holding their
interest,"" walled Josephine. I'm
the original walIfiower and dumb
bell. I'm seldom invited out. A
while ago ] went TO a dancing
party with Editha. Do you know
Editha?"
don't dance well.
She's my older sister-a senior
at college. She's coming back
here next week. You will love
her-everyone does.
She's wonderful. She can
adapt herself wherever she is.
She always knows just what to
do and say. At this dance we
were introduced to some college
boys who are camping near here.
''They were so good-looking and
clever I hardly dared speak to
them. And when I did find
courage to make remark it fell
flat. l refused to dance because
/ don't dance we'll.
But Editha laughed and joked
and danced and played the piano.
Several of the college men asked
If they might call and she asked
them to tea"
You can be just as popular as
your sister if you are willing to
take the trouble to earn popu-
larity," I assured Josephine.
I'm willing to make any sacri-
fice," she insisted. Nothing is
so dreadful as the feeling that
you are out of everything"
Then l proceeded to make a
few practical suggestions, which
Josephine carefully noted-cven
wrote down for future referenc.
Three years later 1 returned
to this camp. which is perched
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Test Your knowledge With
Times Daily Dozen
BY A. l.. WiIbert. nj. A.

8. GEOGRAPHY. About %
per cent Of the hydroelectric pro-
duced in the United States is
generated in the South.
4. BUSINESS. When deposi-
tors, hearing a rumor that their
bank is III difficulties. hasten 10
withdraw their funds. it is called
a run on the bank"
s. MANKIND. Passover. one
Of the most important holidays
among the Jews, celebrates the
deliverance of the hebrews from
slavery in Egypt.
6. HUMAN NATURE. "Pla-
tonic Love" means purely spirit
ual love between persons of op.
posite sexes.
Z. GENERAL SCIENCE. Prof.
Pierre Curie and Madame Cure
discovered radium in 1908.
s. LAW. 1t is necessary to
specify the date OF payment in
prolnissOry note ID so that the
holder may know when 10 de
mand payment; ~ SO that the
time may b. fixed when the
statute OF limitations begins TO
run. which is always the date
on which the note becomes due,
9. CIVICS. At the present rate
Of consumption Of lumber, our
forests, it is estimated. will last
between 80 and 40 years.
10. ART. Joseph Pencil QS60-
1920 was Americas foremost
tCher.
II. MUSIC. The greatest rep
resentative Of the musical impress
sionists was Claude Debussy QSG2-
1919.
-. HEALTH. The >mouth Is
the gateway of the body; hence.
its protection against dirt and
disease Is one Of the first es-
aeutiala af aaod health.
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THEY were talking about her
Il work and someone was pay.
ing her a bright compliment. at
stands out so. 1t has a personal
ity all it's own-a sort of shining
atmosphere. You love it, don't
you? Because no one could make
so much of it who didn't
She colored a little and looked
surprised and finally said: Per
haps I do" Then she added
thoughtfully, "Now."
Later she explained, II hadn't
thought of, it that way-loving
my work. The fact of the matter
is that 1 hated it! At first, any.
way.
II got into it sort OF by acct
dent, and kept making plans to
do something else. And when
ever l mentioned it to anyone
who might have given me little
help I'd get that odious bit OF
copy.book advice. You should like
your work. 1t didn't mean a
a thing to me but resentment.
"'Why should l like it" /
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When Baby Visits Doctor

ones best bib and tucker, with
lace and ribbons galore. this SEN
sible mother had arrayed her
small son in the simplest slip
thats he had. One that would
come off easily. One that would
save every second OF the physi
clans time and save the wear
and tear on the baby's nerves
over this she had thrown his
quilted silk 'Baby Bunting" that
protected him entirely from the
chill air and slipped off ike a
mantle when desired. There was
no cap to unite. no cloak to unite
No tiny buttons to undo and no
tardy undressing Of her baby.
Why on earth don't all moth
ers have that much sense?" eX-
claimed the doctor after she had
gone.
This taking a baby to a doc
tors office is hard enough at
best. 1t is hard ON the baby and
harder still on the mother. ANY
useless irritation for either one
is foolish.
No doctor cares whether a
child is dressed in all the sweet
handmade things so dear to
mothers heart. or whether he
has on the plainest little machine
made garments. What concerns
him most is the physical ailments
that need his scientific attention.
A little thought on the part of
the mother will make the whole
procedure easier and more bene-
fetal to everybody concerned.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

I. LITERATURE. In which
great poem did John Milton seek
to Justify the ways Of God to
mem?
2. HISTORY. Who was Cen
eral Washington ab!est assist:
ant?
8. GEOGRAPHY. Which three
great cities are on the delta OF
the Nile?
4. BUSINESS. What percent
age of its petroleum products does
Japan buy from the United
5. MANKIND What are the
TWO chief obstacles to world
peace, at present?
6. HUMAN NATURE. What
Is meant by saying that a per-
son is 'in the doldrums"?
Z. GENERAL SCIENCE. Which
country leads the world IN re-
search in applied science?
8. LAW. What Is a lien?
Q. CINICS. How many children
go TO school In the Philippines?
10 ART. Who produced the
celebrated statue called THE
Thinker?
II. MUSIC. Which work by
Franz Schubert. his masterpiece,
was not produced until 81 years
after his death?
II. HEALTH. What does Vita.
min c do for the human body?
Answers to Saturdays Questions
/. LITERATURE. Cicero 106-
43 B. c. was the greatest orator
OF ancient Rome.
2. HISTORY. The first
European to see the Pacific
Ocean from American shores was
Nasco Balboa Q475.1510. the
eeleIarateA Spanish explorer.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
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The Washington times., 1926-10-11
By L. Lamar Matthews

OUTSIDE in the doctors wait
" ing room. three mothers with
their little children waited inn
patiently for the physician to see
them. Standing by his chair the
doctor waited for the young moth
err to place the baby where he
could examine it's little body.
Trembling with excitement and
with fingers made clumsy y her
own agitation, the mother united
ribbons, unlocked hooks and an
buttoned buttons, to which there
s,emed no end.
Before she had finished unity
ing and unbuttoning and unlock
ing all the dainty paraphernalia
the baby was screaming at the
top of his voice and waving his
little arms and legs as only an
Upset baby can do.
st last it was all over and the
<nhother went out. Other mothers
entered with their infants. and
all except one wasted precious
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high in the mountains. AS is
usual throughout the summer
months, it was filled with guests,
most of them young people.
1 arrived after dinner and Slip
ping out OF my travelling togs
into a simple silk frock, Joined
the merry crowd in the great
living room, where a log was
burning in the fireplace While
the victrola furnished music for
informal dancing.
AS I crossed the great piazza
I overheard fragment of con-
Versation.
Mice girl, JOSIE" one broad.
shouldered young man was re-
marking to another.
INCEST girl 1 know replied
the other. whom I recognized as