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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19
Stanley

Another scientist of note, Dean
Kendall, of New York university.
admits we do not know what water
is. Chemists have given it name.
and ON that name have built up =
theory. Today, water is still =
mystery to honest chemists.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19
UNITY seen AS new NOTE
IN THE CHRISTIAN WORLD
By SMALLER MATHEWS

of the Divinity School, University of Chicago
Portland Me- May 26 1863 He has
University
with the university fourteen years
Mathews has been director OF religious
Institution New York 1912 and from
of the Federal Council OF Churches
Christ in He a author
number OF theological works)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

When off your guard. and Cupid
gives shove,
And bumps you into some en-
chanting elf,
The rascal means for you to fall
in love:
But you can take a tumble to
yourself.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19
..THE BR0WN-EYED NURsE.r

10 II AA4e5 ~ pal I'D Va WA1eAe ~,
you think?
1.-THE BROWN-EYED NURSE.n
Your letter was 200 long to print
in its entirety, my dear. Your girl
friend certainly showed very poor
taste-to say the very least-in
staying when your sweetheart call
ed at the hospital to see you. l
think I should just eliminate her
from my list of desirable aequaint-
ances. Whatever her motives she
is no true friend to tease you when
you are i'll.
AS to the man: What could he do
but take her home under the cir
cumstances? And if he took her for
longer ride than was necessary
you could hardly blame him. You
yourself found her good company
or you wouldn't have been friends
with her in spite of your mothers
warning. He seems so sincerely re
pentant that it does seem as if you
could forgive him as long as he has
made no move to see her aside from
those times when she thrust herself
IN him. | don't blame you for be
ing cautious after your first ex
perience, but don't hastily spoi
your life and give up the man yot
love without adequate cause.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

ployed in less spectacular roles.
They seem to think they are blessed
Or cursed with temperament and
can't do anything about it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

The grand daddy of all Barnegat
Bay CLANS has been captured by
John Inman, of Surf City. The
enormous bivalve, which contained
"the makin's" for a clam chowder
within its own sheww, measured
six inches across. Desiring to pre-
serve the big shell as souvenir,
/, Inman had to procure clam knife
with an extra long blade to open it.
The meat, he says, was as tender
and fine in flavor as in young
clam.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

Two bucks, on leave TO Paris,
were improving the fleeing hour
by a museum tour. In one of the
Egyptian rooms they stood in awe
before mummy over which hung
card inscribed "B. c. 1006."
"Wotcher 3'pose that means, Bill? p
asked one, mystified. The other
was reluctant to confess ignorance.
"Oh, that" he replied airily. That's
the number CT the auto that killed
him."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

MAN wants but little here be-
low and that being generally
what he gets, where's the kick?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19
4T,s MY TEMPERMANTn

The near heroes of the operate
stage and the movie screen lean
back ON their temperaments. So do
many other men and women en-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

Mrs. Lee, do you think she
is trying to part US or what do
you think?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

Dear Mrs. Lee: I want to
write you about a few things
and ask your advice. am 80
. years old, have been married
and free again. Now. Mrs. Lee,
/ am engaged to the second
man, but just recently l have
been sick and had to go to a
hospital for an operation.
While there what / supposed
was my girl friend came to see
me. She kissed me and told
me how sorry she was for me.
Just before she started to go
my sweetheart came in. She
sat down again and never left
until he said he was going
home. All the time | wanted
to talk to him but couldn't, as
he had been away for a week
and had to go back when he
left me. But she waited for him
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19
What To Do?

The rich and benevolent Mrs
Lionshield came one day to bring
charity and brightness into tn,
poor home of the widow Peterson
She began, however, with long
series of questions. Mrs. Peterson
interrupted her. This is new to
you. ma'am?" Mrs. Lionshield ad
mitted it was. Then" returned
Mrs. Peterson, "Ill tell you what
to do. You sit down on this chair,
read chapter out of the Bible,
give me dollar, and leaye."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

In health, dieting is unnecessary
in disease, overated.-Sir Thomas
Horder.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

Recently in this column Idisc
used the influence of early friend
ships on young people, and advise
a girl to be loyal to her friend
ship, even though she no longer ad
mired the friend. Betrayal of trust
is the hardest of all to bear in a
friend. 1t shows a fundamental
lack of moral fiber.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-19

Curious human being!
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Use of Green Foods
Common in All Ares

Lettuce is one Of the oldest vege-
tables known and was eaten fully 500
years before the Christian era. Aris-
totle praised 1t highly. Spinach was
introduced into China from Persia
about 100 B. c., but was new to Eu-
rope in the Sixteenth century. BOtan-
ically, one of the most interesting
products Of the garden is the cabbage
family. Kale, brussels sprouts, sa-
voy cabbage, red cabbage, collards,
kOhlrabi, caulifower and broccoli are
all varieties of one species. Carrots
were eaten by the ancients, but they
were not very popular. Watercress,
growing naturally in all north tenn
perate regions, has been eaten as a
salad since the Greek and Roman
ascendancy and has been cultivated
since the Sixteenth century. Peas
were used by ancient Egyptians and
others, but were not common food in
Europe until the Eighteenth century.
1t is believed they were grown in the
earliest American settlements. Thorn
as Jefferson recorded the growing of
tomatoes in Virginia in 1881, yet it is
said than an Italian could not per-
suade the people of Salem, Mass, to
taste them in 1S02.-Kansas City
Times.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Supreme Torture Is
Deprivation of Rest

Deprivation of rest is one of the Sc
verest forms of torture If continued
long, the victim will resort to almost
any end to relieve it. His behavior
may become as frantic as that of
dope addict deprived of his drug He
will do anything, sign anything and
say almost anything that promises
chance of sleep, says the Pathfinder
Magazine. Confessions obtained un-
der such circumstances should be re-
garded as obtained by torture.
During the Middle ages prisoners
who were actually innocent confessed
the crimes charged to them to gain re-
moval from the rack. even though con.
fessiOn brought death by hanging,
burning or breaking on the wheel. A
scientist, who has undergone many
long periods of experimental insom.
mia, says the discomforts he then suf-
fers are almost indescribable and that
his dread of future experiments ex.
ceeds his dread Of any other form of
physical pain. Our own observations
indicate that after sufficient depriva.
ton of sleep and rest a person is, at
least, at times, neither mentally nor
normally responsible. Facts and con-
fessions obtained under such circum-
stances should be given their proper
values by the courts remarks a re-
search worker.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Yes. He Could Recall
Just One Execution

In DR.. E. c. Dudley's autobiography,
'The Medicine Man." is a story Doc.
tor Dudley says was told him by DR..
S. Weir Mitchell, the novelist-physi.
clan, when the two medicos were din
ing together one night in Philadelphia
soon after Doctor Mitchell had re.
turned from trip through the South,
where he had been the guest of south
ern colonies all the way around.
At one plantation near Newburn, N.
c., Doctor Mitchell announced to his
host his intention of taking an early
morning walk That precipitated a
lively discussion as to whether any
gentleman ever should walk, the colo
mel insisting that "no gentleman, sir,
in this country ever walks" either for
pleasure or exercise.
But" persisted Doctor Mitchell,
"have you never walked in your life?"
The colonel was getting warm.
"NO, sir" he said, II tell you no gen
well, sir, yes, sir, I did walk once
I walked 400 miles with that d-n
scOundrel Sherman behind me-"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Wise Man Culfiuctes
Orderliress of Mind

Most of us have, at one time or an
other, gone into shop to ask for an
article and been kept waiting while
the distracted shopkeeper searched
high and low for the object asked for,
often without success. He has such
an accumulation of stock dumped
here, there and everywhere, just as 1t
was delivered, that he has no idea
where anything is.
These disorderly little shops are
typical of some peoples minds. With
their heads crammed full of all sorts
of knowledge, they are unable to
make use of their mental stock simply
because it is so ill-arranged, and has
been gathered with so little system or
order that when particular call is
made on it the needed knowledge is
not forthcoming.
Information to be of use must be
capable of ready application. Unless
we can arrange our knowledge in de-
cent order, so as to be ready for serv-
Ice, our mind will be little better
than a lumber room and our accumu-
lation of mental, stock a sheer waste
of time.-EXchange
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Scrubbed Floor Didn't
Win Expected Praise

Mrs. DameHSiS more than Ordi-
narily painstaking hOusekeeper, espe-
cially in the matter of cleanliness.
Rooms must be swept and busted just
so often, window. draperies washed
and the kitchen floor scrubbed,
whether they need it or not" as her
husband says; and it is one of her lit
tie secret grievances that John does
not always notice the improvements
unless she mentions them.
Il suppose you'd never know I'd
done thing to that kitchen floor if /
didn't call your attention to it," she
says now and then.
'Why, yes, my dear, it looks fine.
Shines like a new penny" says John
graciOusly, and Mrs. Damon signs and
resigns herself to the inscrutable
ways of men.
One day last summer, when his wife
was to return from a little vacation,
Mr.. Damon thought he would prepare
a surprise for her. So he got out the
mop, the scrubbing brush and the pail
and after half an hours hard work
felt that the kitchen was immaculate
When Mrs. Damon came in she
looked round somewhat suspiciously,
but made no comment In spirit of
fun Mr.. Damon remarked: Il suppose
you'd never know I'd done a thing to
that kitchen floor if l didn't call your
attention to it."
Mrs. Damon looked at it more close
ly. "Why, no, DEAR" she said. "Have
youT'-YOuths Companion.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Puzzles Radio Experts

In Toronto flower shop it has been
discovered that everything that is
broadcast from a nearby radio station
is received and made audible by the
faucets of a metal sink, the sink it.
self acting as a loud-speaker. Music
can be clearly heard ten feet or more
from the taps. It is also said that In
London a certain metal lamp pole has
been found to act in the same way.
Radio experts have so far been unable
to explain these newest mysteries of
wireless transmission.-YOuth Com
panion
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
"Help Yourselfw

An invitation to "cOme in and con-
sumo all you can eat and drink is
displayed outside cafe in San Diego,
Calf.
On entering the customer is con-
fronted with a lunch counter, appar-
emily ordinary in all respects, except
that it is circular, and a revolving
circle of wood moves clockwise on a
roller around the inner edge of the
counter.
A waitress seated at the counter
serves butter, water, soup and silver
ware, but after that the customer
looks after himself. An assortment of
meat, vegetables, salads and desserts
rolls past on the moving circle. This
circle runs through the kitchen, where
the cook fills up the dishes as the!
are emptied.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
A Whole Process

Education means much more than
instruction. Education is a whole
process, of which instruction is
only a part. Education is the or
derby development of lives, according
to scientific principles, into the full
ness of their powers, the realization
of all their possibilities, the joy of
their world, the utmost rendering in
efficiency of their service. 1t includes
the training of powers Of thought,
feeling, willing and doing; it includes
the development of abilities to dis
Germ, discriminate, choose, determine.
feel and do. 1t prepares the life for
living with other lives; it prepares the
whole of the life, developing the high
er nature, the life Of the spirit, for
living in a spiritual universe.-Henry
F. Cope, in Religious Education in
the Family"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Saved Pup From Shark

A mother collie dog, belonging to
a lighthouse keeper on the south
coast of Australia, recently exhibited
unusual courage in an attempt to save
one of it's pups. The young dog fell
over a cliff into deep water and while
the owner was attempting to rescue it
with boathook a shark appeared on
the surface of the sea. The other
dog, which until then had merely
been watching the proceedings,
jumped in the water and landed on
top of the big fish. AS the dog fell
heavily with a great splash the shark
fled. Both dogs were rescued.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Phrases Made Good
BY Continued USAGE

A good word for expressions which
are in popular usage but lack the sane
ton of good grammar" is spoken by
an editorial in Liberty. "Just now,"
the editorial points out, "the gram
marians and dictionary-makers will
tell you that 'ain't L. he don't and
Its me- are vulgar.
"But vulgarity in speech often spells
progress. Expressions become popu.
lar long before they become respect:
able. If their popularity lasts long
enough, writer's, teachers and states
men in good standing, whose business
1t is to touch the thoughts and emo
tons of people with the magic of
words, begin to use the doubtful ex-
pressiOns to get their ideas across.
Right away the former hOboes of the
language turn gentlemen and get into
the social register.
"Of the three, 'ain't' has perhaps the
weakest case. If our ear is not at
fault, the popularity of this word is
waning. That would be a misfortune,
for 1t has twanging, emphatic eu-
phony not given to am not aren't
or isn't Must we always be saddled
with Am 1 not when Amt + might
be available?
"He don't is already so widely
used that wise political speakers and
jury lawyers employ it constantly,
realizing that they would be suspected
of affectation If they said he doesn't
The most stubborn holdout for It's +
feels self-conscious when he uses it.
Among friends he will say It's me-
and save his bushes"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
ANGLERS Patron Saint

Fishing has produced tremendous
literature. The most famous work on
the subject is the "Compleat Angler"
by Izaak Walton, which was first pub,
lished in 1853. 1t has been read and
enjoyed by thousands of persons not
in the least interested in obtaining
information of the piscatorial sort
The "Compleat Angler is delightful
idyll.
Its author was so revered that the
cottage in which he lived was pre-
served as a museum down to a short
time ago, when a fire destroyed it.
Only the objects of historic interest
of the interior were saved.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Naming American Cities

Nashville, Tenn, was first called
Marlborough, in honor of General
Nash, an officer of the Revolutionary
war. This was changed In 1874 to
Nashville. Los Angeles, meaning "the
Angels" was at one time an old Span,
sh mission and got its name from Cal
tfornia's early settlers. Detroit was
given its name by the French settlers
In French the word means "the
Straits" which was given the new set,
Element because of its location on the
broad Detroit river, connecting Lake
Erie and Lake Saint Clair.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Misunderstood

you're back early, Michael" re
marked the farmers wife to the hired
man who had been to a theater in
town.
The other nodded a silent agree
ment and proceeded to enjoy a pipe
and study his program.
Enjoy the playa" asked the woman
NO." replied the man. Didn't see
he end"
"Why not?"
swell, take a look at the program
here. The second act takes place in
two years. time"
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Early Recollections

With plenty of patience, paper and
a pencil, it is possible for you to re-
member what happened when you
were six months old, asserts DR.. e.
Pickworth Farrow, English psychol-
ogist, in Popular Science Monthly.
For periods of one or two hours at a
time, he says, write down any and
every thought which occurs to you.
Repeat the process several times.
Then, as memories of recent happen
ings gradually are worked off" on
paper, you will go back to recollec-
tons of your early life.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Ancient Palestine City

Caesarea was situated on the coast
If Palestine, on the line of the great
road from Tyre to Egypt, and about
half way between Joppa, the modern
Jaffa, and Dora. The distance from
Jerusalem was about 20 miles. 1t be-
came the political capital of Palestine
under the Roman governors Caesarea
continued to be a city of some impor
lance even in the time of the Cru
saders In the Middle ages
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Wasted Effort

One of the darkies on the "Uncle
Toms Cabin" set was very sleepy. He
yawned and yawned. to the great de
light of little Mona Ray, playing the
part of Topsy. Finally she approached
the man and managing to get his at
tention said:
Mister man, you is de mos good
natured somebody evan did see!"
"How come, little one, is you kiddin.
me"
mo, Use not kiddin'. How come
you-all open yo' mouth so wide an
don't swallow nobOdy?'-Los Angeles
Times.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
HERO WORSHIP

There are lots things that growing boys girls can
90 than worship heroes in various lines The boy girl who has
worthwhile hero to endeavor to emulate in judgment head
ed IN the right direction has often been said that without
ideals we perish When worship heroes always the
embodiment of ideals ideals high we find diff
Guilty in rising; almost find it impossible to rise
The saddest incident of life the Twin Cities occurred
during the time we questioning high school students just
after exercises Our questions were
along the line of their future plans higher education We found
to regret that two of the brightest the class had no idea
what college Of the University to enter for preparation their
fes work This sad plight due the fact at the brink
of college they had not been sufficiently attracted any line of
human endeavor to desire therefore, they merely
going to school for higher enducaon with nothing view
Further questioning part brought out the reason for
this lack definite DESIRE We found that children question
had read books literature save in remote
They knew nothing of the everyday fields of the
as an illustration of the cdens hopeless will give
briefly the gt of the questions we asked
them IN the field of Journalism they had heard T.
as Fortune William Sheriff. Monroe Trotter j. A. Rogers
science they had heard that the heart was
fully stitched by and least of all did they think Negro
the first to perform such modern miracle Carver
an unknown quantity in their young lives and inventors and
trca wizards to them only pale hues ebony
least For to relate that 70 Negro banks op
GRAFTON in the u S. A. seemed to the children like fairy tale
The answer to question: Who is c. Spaudng Durham
North Carolna? promptly but incorrectly answered. they
said positively that he is nationally known sporting goods
facturer The children assured that Walter (whom you
know be collector of the port of New Orleans Negro
Jewish comedian at time the Orpheum circuit
The trouble with these children is that Minnesota are
far from the center large Negro enterprises
that children have nothing look for inspiration
next best bet to read all the cored publications and books pos
sb discuss with the children hold up
line to the boys and girls worthy models the
race to emulate Always have the child think that he going
take his place the world when he grows up successful
ese NEVER attempt discourage him.
how wild his dreams be- If his thoughts fastened
star there is very little chance of his remaining the gutter
Wake up parents Furnish your children with ideals then
help them to work to them.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Musical Chords

Perfect musical chords are: The
major chords, consisting Of prime, ma.
jor third and perfect fifth; the minor
chords. consisting of prime, minor
third and perfect fifth. All other
chords are classed as imperfect The
one especially mentioned is the dimin-
ished triad. consisting Of prime, minor
third and diminished fifth, and is
based on the seventh degree of the
major scale or the second in the minor
mode
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
Collodion's Origin

CollOdiOn, used In medicine, surgery
and photography, was first discovered,
by DR.. Josiah Curtis, who was born In
Connecticut
Maynard of Boston is believed to
have first perfected the process for
the manufacture Of the fluid, but Doc
tor Curtis is said to have originated
the idea and was the first to make use
Of collodion in surgery. 1t is made by
dissolving guncOtton and alcohol in a
mixture of ether, other ingredients be-
ing added for the different uses of the
substance.
Its chief surgical use Is as a pro-
lection against infiamed surfaces.
Phrase Became Famous
It is supposed that the German
chancellor, Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
used the phrase "a scrap of paper" in
reference to England's entry into the
World war, 1914. He is quoted as
saying that England was going to war
for Belgian neutrality, "just for a
scrap of paper" His phrase was
widely understood as expressing the
German attitude toward the Belgian
treaty and hence toward all treaties.
Washington Star.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25
OUR WORST ENEMY

Those who have given serious and consderate thought
things that tend to retad and hinder the progress local
especially along economic and political lines have reached
the conclusion and forced admit that the people
many respects their drawback and enemy.
Our big job is to forget little differences and work
together for the ALL other people
Until do this will continue to be the
Others who have little respect and less consideration for
economic and political entity.
We shall continue to be ignored by the that be- in
political way.
The St. Paul echo., 1927-06-25

Today your day and NINE the only day have the day in
which play part What part signify in the great
whole may not understand but here to play it, and
is time This know: I part Of action, not of
Whning-Davd Starr Jordan.