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EXPLODES IDEA THAT PARSONS
CHILDREN COME TO BAD ENDS

THE old legend once associated
in the popular mind concern
ing the profiigate and ne'er-do-
well ends supposed to overtake
preachers sons and deacons'
daughters" is now nothing more
{ than an exploded myth.
Figures prove this And Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Chicago.
who mustered the figures rises
vigorously TO proclaim to the
world that they do
Disturbed by the "wisecrack-
ing, that has gone on unrefuted
for so many years regarding the
fate said TO befall clergymen's
Offspring Bishop Hughes set
about seeing how much truth il
any, there was in The saving.
Goes 10 the Books
He thumbed countless histories.
looked carefully through Who $
Who" and consulted many other
standard reference works in his
research just ended
What he discovered should set
the question al rest
For after leaving their fathers
rectories. preachers children as
general rule. with exceptions
only proving its general truth do
anything else bui hi the bright
lights
They are builders AID rank
high in success In fact they are
SO successful that TO be minis
eer's son If equal almost TO being
willed the KEY to Fortunes door
and the password TO eminence.
e Gives a Few Names
Bishop Hughes does not mean
that all preachers children be-
come rich or that all attain fame
But he saws that his findings lead
him 10 believe they have a better
chance 10 obtain such rewards
than the children OF other par
ents
He cites the following sons of
ministers who have gone after
worldly things ana gotten them
an high measure Edward "A
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Rushing Waters Meet
In Giant Whirlpool

Just before the junction of the
Madre de D0is and the .InambaFi
rivers in Peru the latter divides in
to two arms, with AN island some
two miles long between. The right
arm, which is usually the safer for
navigation, is at times impossible,
owing to excessive drought that
causes the formation of perilous
rapids Travellers must in eonse-
quence take the wide left arm.
down which the main volume of
the river then flows.
An enormous force of water is
shot into the Madre de Dols; the
lnambari at its left-arm junction IS
800 yards wide, perhaps 80 feet in
depth, and flows at six knots an
hour This great mass of water
meets the Madre de Dios, itself 400
yards wide here, at a right angle.
The current of the Inambari. being
faster than the Madre de Dios. the
former river cuts right across TO
the farther bank. There the In
ambari is thrown back and surges
round in a huge circle 200 yards
In diameter, to join up again with
RE water flowing TO the bank. The
whirlpool thus formed is probably
one Of the largest in the world. The
circles of seething water curl in
ward and downward. screw-fash-
ion. to their center, which appears
as a great hole, at least six feet
being below the level of the outer
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exert great influence on thei
lives.
Minister'S Salaries
"Also the salary of a minister
is frequently very small. He ami
his children have to live simpll
and economically. The childre!
do not get the Injuries and ease ii
early life which might lead then
astray. Likewise. a minister is al
ways concerned with the educai
tion OF his children and they gen.
orally get the best obtainable.
such things are the influence
that make for the right start,
And. as anyone VIII grant. a good
preparation is necessary for any.
thing. whether il be for life itself
or profession.
I'm Who's Who in America
preachers children have moro
than 80 times the number of
names that their proportion OF
the population would allow. Out
of 1900 names listed. 1900 Of
them are names of preachers
children.
THE Hall of Fame in our own
country shows exactly the same
result While the National Biog-
raphy' of England is similar
witness Indeed. whatever way
the investigator may turn the like
facts are certain 10 appear.
In Education
"Of the six largest state uni
yersities in the United States and
the SIX best-known colleges for
women. three of each are headed
by preachers children.
From all Of this it can clearly
be seen that class of people
should not be judged by the.
actions OF only a few. hat the
totally of what the class stands
for should be adduced from what
its greatest percentage has accom-
plished"
Bishop Hughes Is 60 He is the
son OF minister and the father
OF six children himself. Four of
these are boys and two are girls.
One OF the boys is minister.
Two are Ia college and one is q.
highly successful business man in
an eastern city Both his daugA-
tiers are married. -
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"Sweat of Your Brow"

This quotation does not appear
in the Bible. The nearest thing to
il is the following. found in the
third chapter of Genesis, nineteenth
verse: ''ln the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread. till thou re-
turn unto the ground; for out of
it was thou taken" Yet the great
majority of people seem to think
that "Ye shall earn thy bread by
the sweat of the brow" is Bibii-
cal saying. How the error got
started nobody knows. 1t may have
been suggested by Millions phrase,
!'Let US go forth and resolutely
dare with sweat of brow to toll our
little day." At any rate, it has
been employed by English writer's
for go years.-ENchange.
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Hartman Levi J. Morton. Cecil
Rhodes John + Andrns William
C Brown John d Archibold and
Henry NJ Flagler
Besides these he mentions An
drew Carnegie. whose grand
father was minister and eXerted
an influence on the steel king s
early life. and Aaron Burr. also
the grandson OF a preacher
Not only is the old saving
which had 10 dc with preachers
sons and deacons' daughters
false. saws Bishop Hughes. but
quite the opposite is true OF
course the sons and daughters Of
ministers sometimes go wrong
But SO do the sons OF plumbers.
LAWYERS and doctors go wrong
Little attention is given the tat
ter. while the children OF min
lister ARE always under obserya-
ton
statistics bach me UP when |
say that the chances for success
are greater when brought up in
the home OF minister III the
firsi place minister's children
have ACCESS 70 good books Which
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
WILL BUILD
PIER LONGER
Somers Point Council Decides
To Add 80 Feet to End
of Walk

City Council met Friday night
with Councilman Pratt presiding
in the absence of Mayor Harris.
Councilman Monroe and Council
man Miller. short session was
held
1t was decided 10 have The city
pier extended t.iirty feet from the
outer end into the bay and re-
paired whenever needed
Garbage collection will begin
May l. and bids for the same viii
be received on Friday, March %.
Contracts were also awarded for
new sidewalks and curbs: On
First street. Second street. Penn
sylvania avenue, Maryland ave
nue.. Harbor Lane. north side Of
Mays Landing road to boulevard.
City Harbor's tract to Shore road
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Bayside
City
Notes
AUXILIARY AGAIN
GIVES MINSTREL
Many Attend AS Show is Re
peated in Volunteer
Firc Hall

The Volunteer Fire company No.
!. Ladies Auxiliary. which held a
minstrel show Friday night, was
forced TO hold il over again Mon
day evening. 50 as to give every
one in town a chance to see it.
Many were disappointed last Fri
day
Another full house greeted them
on Monday and there has already
been calls for them to appear at
nearby towns. The minstrel act
was wei played and Mrs. Blacks
Pink Tea" a sketch, kept the audi
ence roaring from beginning to
end. A sketch Hanging up the
Wash" was well received.
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PERMITS LARGE
Inspector somers Reports $2s.25oI
In Grants for Month of Feb.

Building Inspector andrew
Somers has reported that the
building permits issued for the
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PERSONALS

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of Volun.
teer Fire Co. No, l. have had their
regular meeting night postponed
until next Monday, March 81.
Mrs. Nickerson, Of Hoboken.
spent several days with her sister.
Mrs. Frank Hurley
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Anthony
have rented a bungalow ON the
Shore road for the season and will
occupy IT about the first of April.
Mrs. Irene Smith was in Allan
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Sunday al the home of Mrs. Edgar
Pratt
Mrs. William Tomlin. of Cologne.
NJ J.. was visiting friends at the
Point Monday
Mrs. Carrie Shade had as her
guests this week, Mrs. Mary
Dougherty. Of rutherford, N y
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and family.
of Trenton, N j., formerly of the
Point, were entertained Sunday
at the home of Mrs Fannie
Gardner.
Magistrate ANA Mrs. Lewis B.
Matthias who have been spending
the winter at Palm Beach, Florida.
expect to arrive home the last of
March.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kendall,
of Maplewood. spent the weekend
at their summer cottage on Bay
avenue.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Muskett.
lof Atlantic City. motored Saturday
10 the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Anthony as their guests
Levanda Mason spent Monday
with friends at the Point.
Captain and Mrs. McKeague
have returned home after visiting
relatives in Tuckahoe They made
the trip by motor,
John Hilson and James Monroe,
of Philadelphia, have returned TO
their homes after spending several
weeks with friends at the Point
Master Earl Lyon. of Atlantic
City, was the guest of his grand
father. Elias Mason for several
days
Mr.. and Mrs. John Covington
and daughters are the guests of
relatives in New York, where they
will remain until after Easter
Mr.. and Mrs William Morley
have mofored 10 Mortified
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Luongo and
family of Philadelphia. spent the
weekend at their summer home ON
Bay avenue.
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Great Man HarshIy Used

As sorry blot on the apprecia-
ton of the world for men who have
gained rightful fame, Columbus
was sent home TO Spain in chains
from his second voyage 10 Amer
lea. 1t was on November 3, 1900,
that he landed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

Doctor.T said the man with
the thirst on him. 1--WE got frog
in my throat Take some water"
But docsor. YOU can't drown ont
frog with just wat s--.- ,.'-.---::..-.'i.''iEt-
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month of February in the Point
amounted to $2S.250 as the spring
building opens. The new develop
ments have promised many new
buildings before the end of the
season.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18
RED CROSS MEETS
Fifth Session Held at Horne of
Mrs. Hart--Play Games.

WIS. fiaTt--F7dy Cdnts.
The fifth meeting Of the Junior
Red Cross was held at the home
of Mrs. Ella Hart After the bust
ness session games were played
and refreshments served. Those
attending were. Ruth Greis. Ruth
Freek, Alice Roseai. Dorothy
Freck, Berneice Grei,s Louis
Steelman, Laura Evans, Betty
Townsend. Barbara Balsley. Isabel
Landis, Annd and Lillian Kreuger.
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In work is repase- is JOY. q
liberty What is fatiguing is 70
be disturbed in ones work.
Sancla Gaitry
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-18

Disease is crime. and should
be punished as such Sir William
Arbuthnet Lane
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Mayis, as she prepared. Its
Roger Dugdale. who's producing
"A Mothers Heart I want to
talk to him"
"I'll bring her back intact" de-
clared Dugdale, and a minute
later he and Mavis swung into
q fox-trot.
Jeffries watched the rose-petal
hat and white silk wig until they
were absorbed into the patch
work quilt Of the moving throng,
then he looked about for Carni-
fex. He saw him at last in q
box at, the other side of the hall.
with a number of men and
women, all richly dressed and all
Of un-English appearance.
Jeffries picked up a pair Of
glasses and watched Carnifex for
some moments. He turned as the
door Of his box opened and q
French apache entered. It was
Jack Enderby.
Hullo. Enderby," said Jeffries.
"Have a cigar"
mo, thanks
Enderby flung himself into an
armchair, and pulled out his Gig
arctic case.
Jefferies looked at the young
mans unusually sullen express
sion with some amusement.
Ito Be Continued Monday
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: By John Goodwin

In a few moments she returned
with a small bottle. Here they
are" she said. II hope you'll sleep
better tonight"
80
Mulholland, having returned to
his writing room, took another
look from behind his blind at the
dark street below, and the inevita-
BILE watcher; having done so he
sat down at his desk and inspected,
with curious fascination, the
commonplace little bottle.
The Diary
1t was about three parts fun.
Removing the stopper and theh
plug Of cotton he shook out four
of the little white tablets on to
his plotting pad, and moved them
about thoughtfully. He stared at
them reflectively, his elbows on
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bowed to- Mavis and then to
Jeffries.
'sPrithee, wouldst step meas.
ure?" he inquired Of the girl.
Mavis dropped her eyes.
''Lud, Sir Roger" she said de-
murely. II protest. This is so
sudden"
The young man grinned.
Come on, kid" he exhorted,
with a lapse into the vernacular.
This is the only tune can
dance to, and it'll be over In a
minute"
You don't mind?" whispered
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appropriate, I guess, though
scarcely complimentary to Old
Nick
At the BAH
Jefferies looked about him
eagerly. There. sure enough, was
Carnifex, in the conventional cos
tune OF Mephistopheles. He was
dancing rather stiffy with Mar
guerite OF distinctly foreign APP
pearance. AS Jefferies looked
Carnifex stared in his direction
and waved a hand.
You see" said Mavis. You'd
better pretend to have some in
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the desk and his head between
his hands. He raised his eyes and
looked at the portrait Of Cynthia.
He sat thus, quite motionless, for
full half an hour. Then he reached
for his diary. and made another
entry:
"24th. Tonight, Cynthia showed
me real kindness and sympathy.
Strange that should think it
cause for surprise; but not strange,
surely, that I am touched and
grateful beyond anything l can ex-
press. She saw that / was in
pain-I have a bad headache, moth
ing more-questioned me, and
recommended me to try aspirin 'or
1t; she brought me this little bottle
with her own hands from her
room.
$50, at least. she would not
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

The New York Y. NJ. C. A. has
given 1000 bachelors quartered in
its buildings year in which to
find wife and home. The last
census gave New York city $751;
600 bachelors between the ages Of
"a and "a.
A group of Paris scientists re-
Gently tested hat heat. AT a tenn
perature of 81 degrees Faahren.
heit. the heat beneath sporting
cap was found to be 98.6 degrees,
a derby 80 degrees, felt hat
SO degrees, a stiff straw 70 de-
grees, and a panama only "a
degrees.
The first machine gun, invented
in 1717 by James Ruckle, is de-
scribed as follows: 1.-THE gun is a
revolver and is mounted on a
tripod; it has a single barrel and
a rotation chamber. The shape
Of the chambers and Of the bull
let's may be changed or varied,
some for shooting square bullets
against Turks and others for
shooting round bullets against
Christians"
Fifty per cent of the paintings
'by old masters" in all the col
lections of the world are fakes,
in the opinion of a noted New
York painter.
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NOU Go On With The Story.

MAVIs BANE found Jeffries
A. rather dull companion when
he escorted her to lunch that day.
you looked at the poor little
bald.headed waiter as though
you'd like to eat him." she rallied.
He reminds me of someone. !"
he answered.
CHAPTER xxIIT
The floor Of the huge hall was
filled with swaying figures Of dan.
GERS in variegated costumes. The
lights changed from white to
orange, blue and red. From the
boxes colored serpentines were
thrown, and the air was humming
with melody from one Of London's
first bands.
In one Of the balcony boxes
Luke Jefferies sat with Mavis
Bane. He was disguised for the
occasion in the dress of the South
American gaucho, and the pic
turesque costume OF the Latin.
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American cowboy set off his big
figure to advantage. His compan-
lon had transformed herself into
q Dresden shepherdess, with
dress that was seemingly COM
posed entirely of rose petals, with
a hat to match, and a white silk
wig set upon her dark tresses.
The remains OF an excellent sup.
per stood upon a table, Mavis was
smoking cigarette, while JEFF
ferries bit upon q long cigar and
sazed modify at the dancers.
From time to time Mavis shot a
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champagne, and she drank greed
lily, with closed eyes like a child
with bottle of ginger-beer on a
hot day."
A young man. whose dress was
that Of the eighteenth century ex-
quisite. stopped in front of their
box and seemed to recognize
Mavis.
"Stap me" he exclaimed, in a
rather high-pitched voice. IF it's
not the fair Lady Bane" With a
hand upon his sword hilt he
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THE WEB OF FEAR

} used It. But never mind that
know it's a thing you don't like
talked about, Cynthia. Forgive
me-I'm not a bit incoherent to-
night. Not quite myself"
His voice was the voice Of sick
man. Cynthia turned on the
lighxs.
81 can see you're not" she said.
Are you In pain? You look quite
i'll"
"Ill? Do II" he said. Physical
Ills are not worth troubling about.
Been sleeping badly lately. I've a
pretty bad headache-that's ALL"
He looked up. as If touched by
the unusual sympathy in her
voice.
"IlI get you some tablets that
may help" she said, and went out
Of the room.
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terest in me, even though you're
bored"
Jefferies laid down his cigar.
"Shall we dancer" he suggested.
They took the floor, but only
for few minutes, for the orches-
ira had nearly finished the mum.
Der.
you dance well" said Jefferies,
as they returned to their box.
$50, so. The woman who hest
tates badly is lost nowadays" said
Mayis lightly. MY, but I'm
thirsty. Is there anything left in
that bottle?"
Jefferies poured out a glass of
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"ULHOLLAND looked at the
AVA portrait with dry. hot eyes. II
Cynthia had never come into his
life he would not have been IN the
position he found himself in
n ow cornered he1plessly, and
faced with destruction.
He was not, after all, the
stronger Of the two. She had de-
tfeated him. And he had never
weakened that light Of happiness
in her eyes. She kept that for
no man but Masterton. Mulhol-
land loved her. and she hated him.
He was a deeply injured man.
She had treated him shamefully.
, She had consented to marry him,
as though it were a favor to him:
out Of her big income she had
thrown him $4,000 a year, like a
bone to, a dog; she had given her
self, and yet denied herself. He
was allowed to live under her
roof, forced to keep to the bar
gain such as it was, for she knew
that she was his only link with
security. A dreadful position for
a man! But he was helpless-in
her power.
An Egotist
Mulholland was an incompatible
egotist. He saw himself a shame
fully wronged and ill.used crea-
ture, q victim Of the perversity
Of fate and the malice of enemies.
He turned his eyes away from
the portrait, and swore under his
breath. He thrust back his chair,
stole to the window, and took an.
other look at the man below in
the Square, now a dim figure in
the gloom.
Then he opened the door OF the
drawing room. It was empty.
He did not even know whether
his wife. were in the house. Null
holland placed himself UearIIv in
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the big soft and lay back, drows.
ing.
Presently Cynthia entered: evil
IDENTIFY she had just arrived for
she had not removed her hat.
The light. was dim, and she did
not at first see Mulholland, who,
without moving, turned his eyes
on her and watched her. Then,
becoming aware of him, she met
his look, and there was some
thing SO curious and penetrating
in it that she was startled.
II did not know you were
here" said Cynthia.
II thought you were out" he
answered huslxily. land down here,
somehow, it's more civilized and
attractive. / was lonely upstairs.
Though loneliness is a thing I'm
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Thrills Abound in This Pulse ingling
! Serial Of international Intrigue
and Romantic Love
Read This First

Luke JeIes walking dgOnsOlatey along London street asked
10y yckes an aaed young girl in evening
The father
can entrqst mission He explains Abraham Steel an Old
uncovered efficient
poerIu OF syndicate seeking formula Vckers IS irving to
IOtecs ctee de Offers Jeeries he
place. A he dies he him against Monsieur Carnfex whom he
as Mary AldhOuae
Seees meets her and her Enderby They make mid
Mne JeIieres showing him himself Carniex bursts
NS. VII never eaye the house alive Jff escape with
ana ctee nds Jack Enderby badly
Ing I noGss Later n the evening Steel manages
breath to tell Jefferies
NJ sd Steei reports Carfex that the impaired
20 JeffeTies to
s0eSy g explain the tragedy to the police Jers on
on dssn r 1ns c0nsP1r.sor Jes calls
with him. With Jeferies tries -
ees former Iandady, hoping she inventors papers
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J wish that I should suffer while
she can help me. A small thing,
perhaps, from a wife to a husband.
Yet, how much 1t means to
ma 80
Mulholland finallynput the diary
away, wiped his fountain pen,
picked up one of the tablets, bit it
In two between his strong white
teeth, and finding the musty acid
taste little repellant he drank it
down with splash Of soda water
from tumbler. Just then the
telephone bell rang, the s5und Of it
reached his ears family. 1t came
fro1E the little alcove on the
lower landing where the Instru-
ment was installed. Cynthia would
would never have a receiver IN any
of the rooms.
Mulholland closed his desk quickly
and went out. He found Cynthia's
maid answering the call.
1T Is for Madame, sir" she
said. Mulholland returned slowly
to his room.
CHAPTER So
AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT
The moment Cynthia's reply
came over the wire, Masterton
realized that he had blundered.
1t was not like him, but his
anxiety was so great that he had
spoken without thinking.
81 cannot come to your house"
he said quickly. "You can't come
to me no but
I must see you at once. Listen;
I shall be at the FiftY-ninth Street
entrance to the park, Fifth Ave.
nue. side. twenty minutes from
now. Don't fail me-"
Are you in any trouble-any
danger?" said Cynthia's voice.
I'm in the worst trouble that
can happen to man." said Master
ton.
Go Be Continued Monday
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