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The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
The New School
Teacher
BY ROSE MEREDITH

TIN BLAkEHAM. The most I'm
- portant Of all The cowboys at
Red Gulf ranch, was getting ready
for the dance al the Gulf school
house.
You look like a uue-eyed baby"
offered Frank Perks.
II am retorted Jim shortly.
How about the new school
teacher--we can't all dance with
herr"
Why try it. them" was Jlm's
reply.
IF you'd stay home once-only
once. and give some OF US other tel-
lows a chance complained another
young man mournfully.
Try TO keep me home" suggest
ed Jim gayly. And 1t was that
remark that started the thing. One
by one his companions left the
table and hurried to the bunkhonse.
BY the time Jim Blakeham
reached his own room, the bunk
house was empty and his compan-
ions were riding of the range, in
one swift moving body.
Wonder what the hurry is,"
muttered jim, pulling off his
clothes. and five minutes later, after
d careful search OF the place, he
understood.
His best clothes had completely
disappeared. If he went 10 the
dance at the schoolhouse, It would
have TO be In a suit OF working
clothes,
Jim Blakeham was not angry
he knew It was a mischievous trick
they had played upon him. But they
couldn't keep him home that way
--he cared too much about the new
school teacher, for she bore the
same name as girl he used to
know-Millie Gray. IL this was
his Millie Gray, perhaps he could
discover from her own lips why she
had never answered the important
letter he had written to her.
Ii this was his Mile Gray, she
wouldn't care about his clothes. He
got into them, glad they were clean
and that he had new black tie.
When he was finished, from SOM
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
C[eUer Dog Thief

Within five days file police Of
Arlington. Pa, received reports that
81 quart bottles of milk placed ON
as many doorslepS had been tapped
and the cream extracted. The only
clpw was that in each milk bottle
cap q hole was munctWed and the
cap lifted from Tie bottle. Watch
erS then solved the mystery. The
thief was big collie dog with
more than usual intelligence. The
dog puuctured The cardboard tops
With one Of his fangs, lifted out the
caps and thus was able to lap out
The cream with his tongue.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
HIGBEES HONORED
Dinner rendered Them by Mrs.
Warren Fulton Recently.

Mrs. Warren Fulton, of Shore
road and Delaware avenue, gavo
a Dime at her home in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hisbee. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
a. Higbee, Mr. and Mrs. c. Con
over Mr.. and Mrs. D. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Steelman, Mr.. and Mrs.
". Tally and Chester Conoyer.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
WILL HAVE PLAY

Young Ladies' Choir of Bethany
M. p. Church to Have Meeting.
The Young Ladies' choir of the
bethany NJ. p Church will stage
play entitled Mrs Loung' $
Aunt" the date to be set at their
next meeting. They met at he home
of Miss Mary Thurlow prepare
plans for he event which will be
some thine this month. Mrs
Albert Lambert and the Rev r.
c. Phillips will take an active part
in the rehearsals.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

Londoners are thankful that a
skyscraper like the proposed 40
story Larkin tower would be i'm
possible in their town We appre-
ciate their feeling about this. get
no Sky in our wide acquaintance
needs scrapmg as much as Lon
don's The New Yorker.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
FrdterHdl
Social
Church
SOMERS POINT EVENTS
BY r sYCKEI4
PLAN MINSTREL

The Ladies Auxiliary of Volun-
teer Fire Co. No. 1 is rehearsing
for a minstrel show to be held mex,
Monday evening in the fire hall.
A St Valentine party will also take
place after the show Proceeds for
the benefit of the auxiliary.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
w. c. T. U. TO MEET

The W. c. r U. will meet at the
home Of Mrs Abdom Osborne, of
Gibbs avenue, Wednesday after
noon. y special program has been
arranged for the occasion and all
members are requested 10 be pres
ent.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
TENDERS LUNCHEON

Miss Martha Watson rendered a
luncheon in honor of Miss Hilda
Brown. of New Rchcll, n. Y. Those
attending were: Miss Martha
Worthington, Miss Louise Arm
strong. Miss Margaret Silyerton,
Miss Annie Hilson. and Miss Sadie
Cummings.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
CAR HIS TRuCK

The Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Companys large delivery truck, or
Philadelphia, was struck by Il
suburban trolley Friday as the
driver was about to turn out into
tie road at Higbee avenue and
Shore road. Both were damaged.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

John-"Please! Just one moro
kiss before I leave" Elizabeth
All right, "All right, but you'll have
to hurry Fathtr will be home in
an hour"-Pathfinder.
Gently by 81. Louis men to pay for
contraband liquor Probably fair
exchange at that.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
GIVE TEA PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. John Simons gave
tea party at their summer home
to the following guests: Miss
Margaret Overton, Miss Margaret
Mead. Miss Maud Hilson, Miss
Clara Dubose and Miss Mary
Nicholson of New York.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
MOOSE TO DANCE
Order TO Have Mid-Winter Ball on
lincoln's Birthday.

The Loyal Order of Moose will
meet Wednesday evening at "Ye
Olde Schiek Hotel" and perfect
their plans for the mid-winter ball
10 be held at stretch Inn" on
Lincoln's birthday, February =. An
out-of-town orchestra win provide
The music. A splendid program has
been arranged.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

Work is about to start on the
Albany avenue bridge, Much OF the
excitement Of trip to Atlantic
City will be missing Wien the au-
toist hasn't the wobbly and narrow
span to cross.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
BABY BOY ARRIVES

Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Dickson, of
New Jersey avenue, are receiving
congratulations over the arrival OF
a son. Mrs. Dickson was formerly
Miss Sarah Campbell.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

1t is estimated that only per
cent of all premonitiors of war are
felt by persons who have nothing
to sell a goyernment.-Detroit
News.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
Bayside
City
Notes
WOODS DESTROYED
Slremen Have Hard Fight to Pre-
vent Blaze from Spreading.

vent blaZe from SpTedoiIt9.
A part of the woods near Bethel
cad was destroyed by fire on Fri
lay. 1t had gotten much headway
before an alarm was sent in, and
both fire companies had nard
fight in keeping it from spreading
10 surrounding properties, before
getting it under control The fire
had been burning for some time
was Of mysterious origin.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
PERSONALS

FEhSONRIS
Mrs Walter Clark was an ATTAIN
tic City visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Day who have
been spending the winter months
in New York, left for California.
! Monday
Mrs. Henry Miller has returned
home from a visit to Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brannigan
have returned from Philadelphia
after being entertained by friends.
Miss Hannah Godfrey was
Point visitor.
George Ritchie and James Penn
Of Millyilie. were Sunday visitors
at the Point.
Mrs. Florence Seeley entertained
at a luncheon at her home in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Taylor and Mrs J. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sooy. OF
Ocean City have returned home
after being the guest of Mrs. Sadie
Wood.
Mrs. May Colcher, of Logan. Pa.
is a visitor for an extended stay.
Mrs. William MCDANIEL who is
confined in sanitarium near
Chester, Pa. conyalescing and
will arrive home in about two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Golden. of
English Creek were Point visitors
this week.
Bert Stretch raked out three
pound clam in the Great Egg Har-
Dor Bay.
Gil Robinson has opened his
residence here, known as THE
White Tops on the Hill" at the
intersection of the Ocean City ana
Mays Landing roads, after being
closed for several months.
Lieutenant Frank Dunn of the
Narcotic Squad of Philadelphia,
Eddie Korb and Mack Diffendorfer
Of Philadelphia were visitors over
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson
and Mr.. ana Mrs. A. r. Dare have
returned home from visit with
their sister in Marmora.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Anthony,
of the Record Store, had as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Muckett, of Pleasanyille.
Mrs. Alice Harris left on We'd
nesday for an extended trip with
relatives at National Park.
John Carr. of New Jersey ave-
nue., and three sons, of Newark are
planning to leave for California
for an indefinite stay soon.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

-Staylate (at 11.4O)-'I am on
the go most of the time" Girl
(stfling yawn)-"f never should
have noticed IT, Boston Trans
script
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

There is talk of soft coal
strike Our suggestion is that it be
postponed until about June first.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08
DEL REY TO MEET

The Del Rey A. A. will hold an
important meeting Friday evening
at their headquarters on Bay ave
nue.. Roy Williams, manager, re-
quests fun attendance at this
meeting The entertainment com
mittee are Roland Benner. Walter
Stretch, Andrew Sumner and
Howard Haines.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-02-08

Thin black stripes set off the
white flannel jacket OF this cos.
tune and help to make it dis.
tinctive sports garb. The black
velvet skirt gives the ensemble
the finishing touch.
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
The Washington Bi-Centennial
Celebration and a Mt.
Vernon Highway

until after President Coolidge addresses Congress and
the American people February 90 will energetic steps begin
be taken for national celebration Of the two hundredh
anniversary Of the birth Of George Washington in 1882
Congress- by joint resolution approved December 1924
created 1.-THE United States Commission for the Celebration
of the Two Hundredh Anniversary Of the Birth of George
Washington President Coolidge chairman of this body
The Commission is directed to prepare 'plan plans
and program for the signalling Of the event. consider
all plans submitted by patriotic Americans cooperate with
plans prepared by the States of the unon invite foreign
nations TO participate
The Commission, however, is not to decide upon plans
until after the President promulgaes his address to the
American people This address is expected to give the
mentum that will bring about great national celebration
AS things look the Government, represented by
Congress, will take parsmonous part in the patriotic
It will appropriate little nothng provide money for
suitable permanent memorial here to the first President of
the country The States cities counties and civic organiza
Just thing is before Congress that would aid In
% build memorial boulevard between Washington and Mt
Vernon to cost approximately 100000 and to follow the
route Of the historic Potomac River
Hundreds Of thousands Of patriotic Americans will
Washington IN 1882 they do now to visit the home and
tomb Of Washington. Mt Vernon will truly become national
Mecca IN that year. It should be made easily accessible
3hA humblest Of citizens then and In the future.
Congress Is going TO do anything at all toward the
Opoged memorial boulevard any other lasting memorial
should act st this session The building Of the road will
Ee years.
Ehe epoChM evens should NOT be marred by incomplete
Preparations The whole country should begin to get ready
hat may STIR Congress to significant action than
ID building oa memorial roadway
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By T. E. Powers
CcDyrights 1927, New Yoxk
Evening Journal, Inc.
Registered y 5. Patent of1ics.
The Liberty to Find Fault

yHE thing that makes the world bearabe our freedom
to find fault.
AS long as cannot remould the world nearer to
hearts DESIRE there is consolation in telling
what is the matter with it.
What "freedom of speech" really is freedom to
find fault" And for it will gladly die.
There has been much objection to anyone speaking
until he begins to find fault.
If prevented from finding fault with his
meals his preacher and his newspaper he would feel that
his personality had been squeezed down infntesmal
part of the hole in the doughnut.
We don mind the politicians negate VOTE but when
tries to muzze innate right tell people what's
wrong rise up to do battle in the cause of freedom
motion picture producer in Los Angeles once told the
writer of the JOY with which people welcome chance to
find fault at "previews
1t is the custom among the studios send out films to
nearby towns for showing before final revision for dis
tribution is made Such showings called previews
and post cards distributed to the audience for them to
send in criticisms and suggestions for improving the picture
Almost without exception they avail themselves of the
opportunity to find fault.
heroine looks too old for the part another thinks ose
up should have been 'long shot, etc. etc. ad nfintum
and to the joy Of the postcarders.
All writers whose work appears regularly discover the
enjoyment people get out of finding fault.
An in grammar brings flood of letters: a mis-
quoted line deuge.
In this latter there in another element Finding mistake
where mistake is supposed to be- adds puzzle solving
thrill 1t is like finding face hidden among the leaves
OF tree in the lines Of cloud.
All in ALL the chief backslapper of the world ego is the
ability to find fault
tcopyriSht 1927. Mcclure syndicate,
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
IF THE FARMER SAT HERE HE'D BE NOTICED

This picture published by LABOR. of Washington is sup
posed to show the proud American farmer sitting the
Of the Capitol at Washington his BULK his MIGHT and
his MAJESTY, prepared to defend his rights
Made by John Baer, Representative from North
Dakota is headed Right the job and expresses
the RIGHT SPIRIT
Unfortunately the farmer is NOT showing that spirit
he is supposed to do in this picture.
Conditions would be different and farmers pros
porous all farmers united for common good
railroadf and the great corporations united
~ the farmers joined work together North
and scrth East and West and went to Washington rail
road men and other big do and DEMANDED WHAT
r6Y Want, they Mould get it,
IT. unfortunately, this isn't REAL picture of what hap
penis Il y just fairy story of what OUGHT happen
Friends Of the Administrators Arthur Capper Of
and others of the Farm Boc-do their best unite the
farmers that the great power of their numbers may be used
III legislation
But there is no REAL union of farmers yet.
The cotton farmer down South has idea The sheep
farmer in the West has another and with the wheat farmer
grower, etc. all live far apart all something
wrong but they get TOGETHER using their united
power to right it.
This picture will be reality day and then you will
polite Representatives coming say the big farmer
Brother what do you want? should like to give it to
YOU But the time hasn't YET.
The Washington times., 1927-01-19

into the row in which their plac IS
are. But 1t is also correct, and
indeed more customary for the
gentlemVn to allow the lady to
follow the usher down the aisle.
The gentleman or gentlemen de. :
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland.
Mans Little Weaknesses

Mans Little Weaknesses
One of woman's bitterest dis
" appointments is to so to the
door looking for a letter from the
man who has forgotten her-and
find one from the man she has
forgotten.
One of the hardest crosses
woman has to bear in this life is
mans negligence in writing let
tiers. More women's hearts have
probably been broken by the post
man than by any other man in
the world!
When a man says that "busi-
ness" has kept him from writing
you, dear heart. you may be sure
that business was either pref
tier or more amusing than you
are. Nothing ever kept O. man
from communicating with a WON.
an who was on his MIND-except
another woman or another amuse.
ment!
The coming of a letter means
81 Mill W a "Ouauh-DuN W q
man, it merely means another
one of those darned things to
answer"
When a woman writes a love-
letter, it is because she can't bold
IN any longer; when man
writes a love-letter. it is because
he can't hold OUT any longer.
The old fashioned lover was
often a ''man-of-letters" but the
modern lover is more apt to be a
man of telephone calls. kilograms
and postcards.
Some men are so cautious about
what they put in a letter that
only a woman's intuition. clair
voyant or a finger-print expert
could tell you who wrote it or
what it meant.
When a man marries his trained
nurse. his bachelor friends NAV
believe that she has taken ad.
vantage of his weakness; but
when he marries his stenographer,
they scornfully suspect that me
didn't put up really good fight.
Take care Of your husbands
pennies and he may get rich
enough for some cute little blonde
to take care of his dollars.
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
ONCE-OVERS

Lack of will power may be the reason why YOU have 40
many worries Your laxity keeps you from doing good
work
Don't you often cramp yourself for time because Won
lacked will power to start work promptlyl
You lack the will power get out of bed these cold
mornings in time for office hours You rush all day to make
up for your lateness
You put off until afternoon what you should do in the
forenoon You put off the work of today until
You lessen your efficiency.
Whyf Because you lack backbone stamina will power
When you confused by untmey rush you cannot do
careful work.
HeterSketer breathess methods make you irratingly
nervous and unable to concentrate
You know all this, but you have the will power to
overcome it. Fight against procrastination!
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
WISE SAYINGS

One vicious habit each year
rooted out, in time might make
the worst man good.
Franklin
Laws can discover sin but not
remove it. MILTON.
Imitators are servile race.
-Fontaine.
Rashness is the faithful but
unhappy parents of misfortune.
&C. Simmons.
Charms strike the sight, but
merit wins the soul. Pope.
No sword bites so fiercely as
an evil tongue.
Sir Philip Sidney.
In life there are meetings
which seem like a fate.
Owen Meredith
Neither great poverty nor
great riches will hear reason.
Fielding.
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
LISTEN, WORLD!

When 1t comes
to hogging the
spotlight a sore
thumb 300 it all
over two well
hands.
How did she
get that way?
l can tell you
how, but l
can't tell you
when she got
that way. At
some time in
A m US lif e,
probably when
she was very
small, her Feel.
ings Were Hurt.
They were hurt
by the prefer
ence shown to
some OF h e r
youngsters. Il
may have been
a youngster in
her own family,
The Washington times., 1927-01-19

or family group. Or a prettier,
shower, girl friend. But at any
rate, Amy was pushed aside. or
thought she was. And a small
focus of infection started on
Any's spirit-the infection OF
envy and bitterness. She was so
little. and the infection was so
deeply hidden that no one under.
stood what was happening. No
one realized what serious trouble
was brewing behind Amy's child
ish reserve and shrinking shy
ness. They simply said-"she's
sensitive little tl1ing''-and let it
go at that.
She was much more than
sensitive little thing. She was an
infected little thing and that in
lection was growing. AS it grew
it masked itself. People told
Amy that she was sensitive and
shy, so she herself believed that
her trouble was sensitiveness and
shyness. But it wasn't. 1t was
a thwarted Egotism which had
get its normal satisfaction through
healthy channels, was seeking to
gain it through unhealthy ones.
1t was as if her Egotism said
IF l CAN'T COMMAND AT
TENTION BY BEING IMPORT
ANT I'LL COMMAND 1T BY
BEING UNlMPORTANT."
So Amy has made fetish of
being unimportant. She calls it
fear. It's monstrous egotism-
sore thumb egotism.
NO ONE ON EARTH is I'M.
PORTANT ENOUGH TO BE AS
UNIMPORTANT AS AMY
CLAIMS SHE IS.
Remember, however, there's
nothing consciously malicious in
Amy's claim. She doesn't know
that she is consumed by Egotism.
The egotist never does. She nor.
estly believes that she Is more
fearful than other people. 1t
hasn't dawned on her that all
human beings are fearful and
that, the only difference between
us is that some of us consume
our own smoke and others don't
And she's really suffering intense
2 ly. For, after all. though the
sore thumb is a nuisance to
the world. It's an infinitely
more agonizing nuisance to it.
self!
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
France Can't Ride

While Americans visit the automobile shows or read about
them French motorists put up because they can
afford to ride.
The rapid rise of the franc boosted the of living to
such heights that all France is rigdy economizng Most
of the 100000 in France said be stored away
More people in the United States will have motor cars
this spring than before This riding nation-foru-
nate to be able ride other nation can.
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
The Wedding Ceremony

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ 1. Would you be so kind as
to inform me whether it is proper
to have both maid of honor and
at matron Of honor at q wedding?
2. If so, just how are they
placed during the ceremony? DO
they both precede the bride or
does the matron of honor come
in before the bridesmaids, while
the maid Of honor comes in be-
fore the bride?
A CONSTANT READER.
Yes, it is proper for the bride
to have both maid of honor and
at matron of honor.
2. In the professional the ushers
walk first, two by two; then the
bridesmaids, two by two; then
either the matron of honor alone
or the maid of honor alone, or
the maid Of honor and the matron
of honor walking together just
before the bride. The question as
to whether the maid of honor or
the matron Of honor walks before
the bride is one that the bride
herself should decide. Usually,
the one who is nearer in friend.
ship or relationship to the bride
is given the place of honor, which
is the place just before the bride.
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ win you kindly inform me
the proper manner of entry and
seating in theater and restau.
rant for a lady in company with
two gentlemen, and vice-yersa?
w. p. M.
When the two gentlemen enter
a restaurant with a lady, it is
the usual custom for the lady to
follow the head-waiter. However,
if one of the gentlemen wishes to
indicate a preference in table
to the head-waiter, it is quite cor.
rect for him to precede the lady.
IL two ladies enter restaurant
with gentleman, the two ladies
usually follow the head-Waiter,
but 1t is correct also to do as
indicated above. At the table the
lady sits between the gentlemen,
unless this seat is inconveniently
placed as to serving. table, door and
so forth. 1t is polite for the host
of the party to seat the lady on
his right.
When entering theater it is
correct for gentleman of a
party to precede the lady or
ladies and see that the right seats
are assigned and to stand at the
head OF the row to assist the lady
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
''Wa IL. :, the til.

w use of llv.
ing?" cries Amy.
I'm Of no use
to any one. No
one could love
anyone Xix Q
me-"
From which
y GU m j & h t
& q t HI err that
Amy has a club
foot or a hair
lip or is subject
to hts, or other
W Sc h a n d i.
C appe d. She
isn't. She's a.
bright, pretty
girl of twenty
six, in excellent
health. An d
she could be ex-
tremely useful
to the world in
several different
lines If g h q