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- -UPHOLSTERING

:.
UPHOL STERING-Eirst class, of all
kinds, using material furnished by
customers, or submitted upon request
cabinet work, furniture repaired, car
we'd parts made new, reseating, var
nishing, painting, ETC.; estimates Civ
en-; work guaranteed. Work done at
your home in town or country IL de
sired. VIM. J.. Braman, 4l0 5. Main
STREET p43
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as COCO USED CARS

We always have a large assortment.
for as one goes out we ada another to
our stock. Priced from $50 to $1,000.
ali cars greatly reduced. Come hcro
first and you won't have to go fur
Their, as our line is large and varied
ROB MII.LER'S
Pleasantville Used Car Exchange
$780, .Studebaker Sales Room
Boulevard and Toulon Ave.
Phone 1920 Cox Tracb
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PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board OF Education of Pleasant
vile. N. j.. until eight thirty O'Clock
p. NJ. at the High school, Pleasant
vile, ~ j., on August 2, 1927. for the
furnishing and delivery to the Board
of Education of the City OF Pleasant
vile. n. j., for use in the operation
of the schools Of said City. for the
school year of 1927 and 1925 to be fur
nished and delivered 10 such school o..
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FUft SALE-BeautlIuT California type
bungalow, built one year, on wide
Street, center of town, strictly resi-
y initial, 5 rooms tile bath, shower etc
Large fireplace, hot water heat, large
cellar, cemented, 56x125 lot. WIN sell
fer $4,000 less than it can be duplicated
foi K. Miller, 81 E. Decatur Avenue,
Phone 514-J. WITT
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FOR SALE.-Special - 1000 Or. Shell
Rim Glasses at S2.95 pr, exami-
nation included. Invisible Bifocais,
$500; Elgin Watches. s8.95: h-carat
Diamond, $4,000; Unbreakable Crys-
taiH. Csc. Coatsworth,s 1926 Atlantic
Ave, Atlantic City.
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CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING

! tMi1imurl charge. 20 words or less,
4 sbC nrst Insertion: 15c each addition
nj insertion. Each word over rs, first
assertion, 1c: each additional inser-
ton, one-hsif cent
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EXCHANGE
: FURNIsktEr, ROOMS

WANTED-Room and
board, includes washing and mend
ing. SIS week. East Verona Ave.
pl7
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FOR Home on West OalScrest
Ave-. Northfield; living room, dining
room. kitchen and small kitchen, en-.
closed side rear porch; End floor.
bedrooms, bath: large closets; cement
ed cellar. hot and cold water, ELECTRIC
ity. all conveniences 60 IT.. front:
Grape arbor fruit trees, all kinds of
shrubbery chicken house, garage.
Very reasonable for quick sale. Apply
owner. S. Y. Wilson, or Phone Pleas
antville 40. w4d
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WANTED

CHiCKENS.--w buy or sell in any
quantity. Write C. Hare. Absecon.
or call phone 24e-
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FOR RENT room stueco house, all
improvements, newly papcred and
painted; 104 N. Second ST, Inquire
lis Pleasant Ave. p45
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FOR SALE.-Doughty Road, TRAN
gtllar lot 1y0 #. frontage. 100 #.
deep, between Washington Ave. and
Atlantic City +. K. Price. $1,000.
Northfield. 295 feet fronting on the
New Road at Franklin Ave.
Jesse L. Risley. SOC SO. Main ST.,
Pleasantville. N. J. IL
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FOR RlGNT-I9unished apartment,
large bay window front. all conven-
fences; reasonable. 20 North Second
st p44tf
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FOR RENT-Store and shop suitable
for auto accessories, repairs, etc.
Best location in .Absecon, adjoining
busy gasoline station; reasonable
terms. a. j. Roger, Absecon N. j. w46
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FOR RENT-Furnishe rooms, by day
week or month. 2 North Chester
Ave. p15
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mar Rem Furnished 5 rooms and
bath. All private; also garage
space. Apply s3 Lake Place. ps6
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For RIGNT-Two rooms and Kitchen
electric light, adults only. Pippen-
bach, 131 r.. Walnut Ave. PAT
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FOR RI1NT-Large hail, Mechanics
Hall, Main st. & Decatur Ave, Fri
day and Saturday nights. Apply
Charles Shewell or janitor. Il
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FOR RENT-Nicely furnished Groom
apartment 200 Pleasant Ave. Apply
on premises If
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FOR RENT

FOR RGNT-TIouse, 6 rooms, bath
electric, all conveniences (vacant)
Rent reasonable. 362 N. Main Street
near Mulberry Ave. pr
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SITUATIONS wANTEp

iVANTED--Job by the week, white
women; sleep out. Mrs. Lizzie Ma
son, Spruce ST., Bleasantvillc, care.
Anna Hyson. Viii
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FOR ENT-Unfurnished apartment,
rooms and bath, ground floor $50
per month; Professionals only IL West
Merton Ave D47
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Special Master,
517 Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City. New Jersey.
l!isbee & Higbee, Solicitors,
III Guarantee Trust Bldg.
Atlantic City, New Jersey Also
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Of Forbes. Robertson and on its pres.
entation in this country was widely
acclaimed.
It would pay those OF later years
not already acquainted with the writ.
ings Of Jerome K. Jerome to turn back
to them and read them for their own
merit, as well as for the examples
they serve OF departure from n
static condition of national humor
They are not great works. Indeed
Jerome wrote little that could be so
characterized. But they contributed
wholesomely to the pleasantries Of life
and withal they were touched with
subtlety and bordered closely upon
satire. The mans career was one Of
romance, and his accomplishment was
the result Of indomitable courage and
perseverance against the severest ad.
versities. 1t is good to know that he
reaped a substantial reward from his
industry and that as result Of the
appreciation of his public he acquired
a comfortable competence creditable
to the good taste of his public in its
support of the meritorious product
Of a literary craftsman.
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Jerome K. Jerome.

The death of Jerome X. Jerome,
British novelist and playwright, will
not cause much of a reaction of men,
DRY on the part Of the younger gen.
Grafton, for his works Of later years
did not reach a high point Of popu-
larity, especially in this country. To
many, however, it will stimulate recol.
lections of delightful series Of books
which for a period were viewed as
the most agreeable examples Of cur
rent hum :. 1t was in 1889 that his
two most famous volumes appeared,
the Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow"
series of whimsical essays, and
Three Men in a Boat" the narrative
Of an expedition Of the author and
friends up the Thames, accompanied
by a dog that rejoiced in the name of
Montmorency. This latter book took
England by storm and achieved wide
popularity in this country. 1t was
easily the best seller" Of the time.
Yet Jerome's works of that period
were savagely attacked by British
critics as blaspheny against the
canons of English literature. Certain
ly his methods were quite different
from those who had written accord.
ing to the British standards up to that
time, and it is to be noted that since
his day Of first marked success he has
had many imitators. none of whom,
however, has quite achieved the mark
which he attained in popular taste. In
later years jerome turned his pen to
more serious themes and 1t is strik.
ing fact that his greatest dramatic
success was far removed in style
from the WITNESSES that gave him his
first prestige. 'The Passing Of the
Third Floor Back" which appeared
in 1907 and became one of the most
popular plays of the period, was a
preachment, a modern morality. II
gained Ia strength through the acting
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ment and the water that must be car
ried.
AS the engine stands today 1t can
be said with degree OF certainty that
as long as the gasoline and oil flow
freely, the propeller shaft will turn.
It means that any individual with a
knowledge Of aeronautical design can
build a plane. slap the Whirlwind on
the front Of 1t, and fly as long as he
desires. 1t means that passengers,
who have been led to believe, prob
ably quite rightfully in some instances,
that engine failure means death, -
longer will entertain this fear.
The Navy has nearly 1000 Of these
engines in service today and for its
fighting planes it has installed the
Pratt & Whitney Wasp 4oo.horsepower
nine-cylinder air-cooled engine. Now
the new bombers are coming out with
550.horsepower Wright Cyclones and
Pratt & Whitney Hornets, occasioning
great saving in weight. better climb
ing ability and, most of all, greater
In a short time, maybe In
a couple of years. the entire aerial sea
service equipment will be air-cooled.
Lawrence. Leighton, Wilson and the
other engine pioneers have done their
bit, and while the world lauds Lind
bergh and Chamberlin for their
startling achievements, those great
aviators know to whom the credit
belongs. They staked their
lives on the Whirlwind, because they
knew the skill OF the labor behind II.
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italian Rents Reduced.

Italy has gone back to wartime
rent restrictions. BY a cabinet decree
landlords throughout the country are
forced to reduce rents from ten TO
twenty per cent by July /. Profiteer-
ing by landlords is given as the reason
for this drastic action.
Washington, New York and several
other congested centers during the
World War and Immediately thereafter
felt the pinch of reduced home construc-
ton, when materials and labor were
needed for war purposes. Rents rose
and rose. Here and in New York rent
laws were put into effect to curb in
creased rentals and to assure as far
as possible a square deal for tenants.
Such laws and regulations were not
required even then by just landlords.
But the minority who demanded their
pound of flesh" forced action by Con-
gress and by the New York author.
tiles. It appears from the press re-
ports that there is class of prof1teer.
ing landlords in Italy who have
brought about the new decree by the
cabinet.
After the war and the immediate
postwar period, the rent law in the
District of Columbia lapsed. 1t was
argued that capital needed for home
construction, particularly rental prop
critics, was not invested in the con.
struction of houses and apartments
because Of the restrictions upon rents.
The law became void, after a renewal
or two, amid dire prophecies that
rents would be greatly increased by
landlords. Some increases did follow
the death of the rent law. But at the
same time building took on a great
squirt. Today the old law Of supply
and demand, interrupted by the war
conditions which existed in Washing.
ton. is operating again.
In Italy restrictions against high
rents were in effect during the war
and thereafter, designed to hit the
profiteers. When the Fascist govern
ment came into power. it lifted these
restrictions. The landlords again had
the free use of their property. The
same argument was used in Italy as
here, that rent restrictions had killed
all incentive to build the needed
houses. For five years the restrictions
have been lifted and residence build
ing has bounded forward.
But some Of the Italian landlords,
notwithstanding the increased number
Of residences and the increased value
of the Ira, have stuck to the ex.
orbitant rents which they demanded
as soon as the rent restrictions were
raised. Apparently the italian gov.
eminent Is weary Of waiting for the
law Of supply and demand to right
the situation. At all events, the heavy
hand of the government has descended
upon the profiteering landlords. The
great difficulty about such action Ia
that 1t will doubtless work hardship
upon many landlords and at the Same
time effectually check again the con.
struction of dwellings. thereby keep
ing the vicious circle in motion.
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Fhe Heart Of the Plane.

Reliability, the goal of aircraft en-
zine manufacturers for twenty-four
years, apparently at last has been
reached.
Four elements went into the three
historic flights of the past few weeks,
the pilot, the compass, the plane and
the engine, but the greatest OF these
Is the engine.
II ia hard to believe that the Wright
Whirlwind engine in particular. and
the air-cooled principle it embodies,
in general, could fail to give contin-
ued satisfactory service after the fifty
one.hour endurance fight, the thirty
three one -half.hour flight of Lind
bersh and the forty-two-hour Cham
berlin trip.
Hence the one drawback to the
rapid progress Of aviation must be
considered as being eliminated. Then,
when it is considered that airplane
design Is far in advance OF engine de-
sign, what is there to stop a mighty
To Charles L. Lawrence, who con-
ceived the idea Of fixed radial' air.
cooled engines; to Lieut.. Comdr.
Bruce G. Leighton, who, as chief OF
the engine section of the Bureau of
Aeronautics, saw the possibilities of
this power-plant, and to Comdr. Eu-
gene z. Wilson, the succeeding chief.
who carried the idea on to perfection
and has gone further afield in 400 and
$50 horsepower air-cooled fixed
radials," aviation owes debt of graft
tude. In addition to these three there
are perhaps scores more who made
vital contributions to its development.
hut they were the ones who had to
brave the storm Of criticism, the wave
Of skepticism and superstition that
swept over their efforts to bring this
"uely duckhng" up and surpass the
standard Of perfection Of its rival
the water-cooled engine.
At a glance, the Wright Whirlwind
and larger variations of this type
are a boon to aviation development
because they eliminate one'third Of
the trouble that is generally attributed
TO the water.cooled type, namely, the
possibility Of leaky radiators, broker
water pumps, cracked water jackets
all Of which would have spelled doom
70 Lindbergh or Chamberlin over the
OCEAN. and likewise the weight occa
seemed by this cara cooling equip
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! in relation to the lines Of the house
and the lines OF the fences.
This treatment demands, therefore,
unvarying neatness.
Such a small garden must be kept
absolutely ship-shape. 1t must be
formal" in every sense.
X y X ::
The best back yard development
we have seen. from the one stand
point of beauty, is that OF a neighbor.
This house has no back porch, except
small one for entrance. at one side.
Next to the house this owner con-
structed a pergola, with brick floor
and wooden uprights and cross-bars,
over which an awning was hung.
Beyond this, as one looks out from
the comfortable couch hammock. he
sees a. miniature formal garden"
paths of flagstones, with grass grow
ing between.
In the center is n bird bath. not
too high. Beyond is trelhs on the
garage, covered with a climbing
American beauty rose.
The walk, usually the bone Of con-
tention in small gardens. Is flanked
by privet, with border Of flowers
on the fence side. At central point
large Chinese arch opens into the
little square garden. This arch Is
covered with the climber, DR.. Van
Fleet.
The only possible fault to be found
with this garden, from the beauty
standpoint, is with the arch, which
is too large, and Is not exactly in
keeping, on account Of it's curve, with
the rectangular aspects Of the whole
place.
The present writer has never been
able to join in the condemnation of
the plain white cement path. 1t has
simplicity on it's side and, if not too
wide, is not too glaring.
In a proper setting of green grass
and bright flowers the cement side
walk is not conspicuous, is always
neat and clean looking, an essential
in n formal garden, and is hugely
practical, a feature which no one can
overlook in everyday living. Living,
of course, must come before beauty.
1t is extremely questionable whether
walk of f1agstones would look in
keeping with the house and the shape
of the yard. A gravel path would be
a nuisance. from all standpoints. The
use of colored concrete would only
tlA0 d JeAl Ali5 AAOlCy OANCPI oAiNCA NCA
tain conditions, when it conceivably
might be very pretty.
The wide open" treatment, with
low fences, the ideal of many develop.
ers, gives a parklike aspect to the
alley, but takes away almost all the
privacy which should belong to real
garden.
Hence some sort of background
treatment, either with a garage or tall
growing shrubs, is almost an essential.
A S or foot trellis around the back
OF the yard and sloping down on
either side by easy grades, for a dis
lance of Is or 20 feet, would insure
some privacy, at least.
Perhaps we should add that because
the small back yard must not be over.
loaded with furniture" is no reason
why occasional pieces, such as bird
baths and arches, should not be used,
in moderation. The danger lies in
examining too many Of them into a
given space. Used judiciously and
in geometric relation to the space,
they will add charm to the small
back yard.
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@. How far away can lightning be
seen?-V. H.
A. This distance varies greatly with
the conditions. Ordinarily a flash of
lightning is not seen more than 20
miles away. Under exceptionally IA
vorable circumstances, however Qight-
ming at or near the top Of a towering
cumulus cloud, atmosphere clear, OBJ
server on top of high mountain) /.
may, perhaps. be seen at any distance
up to 200 miles.
@. Is fishing allowed in Yellowstone
National Park?-W. 1. B
A. Fishing in Yellowstone is excep-
tionally good. Yellowstone is a para
disc for the expert angler. Almost
any of d hundred streams can be sue.
cessfully whipped by an adept. while
an amateur can catch lake trout near
the outlet of Yellowstone Lake. No
license is required.
9. To what race did gypsies origI.
nally .,elong?-S. S.
A. Scientific men have come to the
conclusion that gypsies are neither Eu-
ropean nor African in origin, but
remnant of some obscure Indian tribe.
They made their first appearance In
Paris in 1927, when they said they had
come from lower Egg pit. They had
been driven to take refuge in Europe
from the Saracens.
@. What per cent of the people are
engaged in agricultural pursuits?-
S. NJ.
A. The Bureau Of the Census says
that 10,953,15S, or 1858 per cent, of
the persons occupied are engaged in
agriculture, forestry and animal hus-
bandry.
Q. How many engines of the Pa
cific type on the Baltimore and Ohio
are named for the Presidents? Are
they all the same color?-B. o. c.
A. There are 20 such engines, num-
bered $500 to 1919 inclusive. All of
| these engines are built for service be-
tween Washington and New York,
n. Y. The color scheme for each en-
CINE Is olive green, striped with gold
and maroon. The names OF the Presi-
dents appear in three-inch gold let
tiers.
O. Does Great Britain have an
honorary field marshal?-S. T.
A. The Emperor of Japan and Mar.
shall Ferdinand Foch are honorary
| field marshals of Britain.
O. How much revenue is received
through the State gasoline taxes:-T.
F. NJ.
A. The total amount collected under
| this tax in 1926 was $1S7 ,603,231 as
compared with $14S,25S,O87 in 1925,
or an increase of 81 per cent.
Q. Where are the soldiers comment
| Grating the unidentified dead of the
various countries buried?--N. f.
A. The Unknown Soldiers are
| buried in the following places: France,
at the Arc de Triomphe; Britain, in
Westminster Abbey; Italy, in Victor
| Emmanuel Monument on the Piazza
Venezia; Portugal, Batalha Monastery;
United States, in Arlington Cemetery.
@. Who was the first American
| singer who, without European train
| ing. made a debut in leading role
with the Metropolitan Opera Co..
E. V. e.
A.-Paul Althouse. His first role
| with that company was Dimitri in
Boris Godounov," March 10, 1913.
@. How did the custom of sending
| flowers to funerals begin?-K. Nice,
A. The funeral wreath is believed
to be a survival Of the belief that de-
parted spirits must be provided with
comforts. The custom of using flow
erS at funerals is very ancient. The
Egyptians adorned their mummies
with flowers and the mourners car
rjed them.
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Among the achievements Of aviation
Is that Of new literary impulse.
Never in so brief time has so much
fine descriptive writing been revealed
as in connection with the hero of the
transatlantic flight. The reporters,
who have written with one eye on the
clock and the other on the telegraph
key, have demonstrated that journal.
ism ranks as a high form Of expires.
sion requiring swiftness Of word de.
lineation and an accurate command Of
vocabulary. Balzac, who corrected his
proofs over and over, to the despair
of his publishers, would have had lit.
tie chance in competition with the
modern reporter.
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for our flag abroad, while satisfy
ing, here at home. the desire and
determination of our people that
America shall still lead In the way
to lasting peace.
4@aa ** :
Former Gov. Frank o. Lowden of
Illinois, the principal cloud on the
Coolidge horizon, will spend the Sum-
mer on his estate in the Thousand
Islands. He has invited a number of
public men to he his guests on the St.
Lawrence, mainly for the purpose of
discussing agricultural politics. One
OF the members of Congress who will
visit Lowden Is Representative Meyer
Jacobstein of the Rochester, N. Y,
district. Jacobstein has come to be
regarded as one of the foremost au-
thorities on Capitol Hill in the tangled
realm of farm economics, He voted
for the McNary- Haugen bill, although
he does not consider 1t by any means
an ideal solution Of the rural prob
lens. The Institute of Politics at
Williamstown, Mass, has invited the
brilliant young Democratic Congress-
man to discuss agriculture at this
Summers round table in the Berk.
shireS.
\ y X r
Once again a modest, but highly
capable, private citizen of the Repub-
lie becomes temporary master of the
White House. He is Rudolph Forster,
executive clerk through every admin
istration beginning with and since
that of William Mckinley. When
ever Mckinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Will
son or Harding left Washington for
protracted periods, especially Summer
vacations, Forster was left behind in
supreme charge of office matters at
the Executive Mansion. He has func-
toned in that capacity for President
Coolidge ever since 1923, and Is on the
job again now. No one begins to
have a glimmer of the intimate knowl-
edge of White House routine that
Forster has at his finger tips. Many
a President has acted on his advice.
The word mistake" is not in For
sters lexicon. He bulges with state
secrets and is a past master at keep.
ing them.
Mrs. Wilbur w. Hubbard of Ches-
tertown. Md, is the winner of the
Woman's National Democratic Clubs
1928 slogan contest. The victorious
suggestion reads, Eight Years of
Wall Street-Give Main Street a
Chance" Mrs. Hubbard Is one of the
potent Democratic leaders of the
famed Eastern Shore. Now and then
she's mentioned as a future candidate
for the governorship Of Maryland.
(Copyright. 1927