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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.
Miss Ruth Roger Hostess to Party
Of Friends.


Miss Ruth Roger celebrated her
fourteenth birthday anniversary on
Saturday evening by entertaining
a number of her young friends at
the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Roger. Dancing and
games occupied the time until a
late hour, when seasonable refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Those present were Misses Mar
ion Dilks, Florence Bowker. Helen
Hoagland, Elizabeth Hoagland,
Marjorie Seminson, Meta Fox, Ell
eanor Shelly, Messrs. John Bewley,
Jr. James Bewley, Reuben Bah
cock 3rd, Fred Thompson, Theo
tore Fox, Jr.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14
HALF MILLION IN
BUILDING PERMITS
(Continued from Page Onel

OLJlIlutfN lIOiI i dS6 OlltJ
Dec. &c. H. Candy, contractor
and owner; addition to- house al
First and Reading Railroad; $500
Dec. 10. NJ. Woolfe, contractor
and H. G. Pole, owner; workshop
1919 e. Collins avenue; $500.
Dec. III. B. Holmes, contractor
and owner; addition to garage 202
Doughty road; $3.50.
Dec. George w. Roberts, con.
tractor and owner; two-story house
S. w. Willard avenue; $4,000.
Dec. 2-George w. Roberts, con-
tractor and owner; garage S. f.
side Broad street; 5000.
Dec. 9-George Guard, alterations
l07 s. Main ST.. 800
Dec. 4 Howard Norton, contrac-
tor and owner; bungalow at Ire
mont terrace; $4,000.
Dec. III. r. Kapp, contractor
and Mrs. Watts, owner, alterations
at Charles avenue; SIS.
Dec. S-Benj Bates, contractor
and owner; remodeling at 10S s.
Chester avenue; $165.
Dec. 15--J. 3. Martell contrac-
tor and owner; bungalow at Wei
lington Manor; $4,000.
Dec. 15-J. b. Martell, contractor
and owner; bungalow and garage
at Reading avenue; $4,000.
Dec. 20--William Martin, contrac-
tor and Cora Martin owner; garage
1903 Reading avenue; $50.
Dec. 26 Morris Bnrthers, con
tractor, and Mrs G. Tracy, owner;
addition at II f. Marion ave: $50.
Dec. 29-Joseph K. Leong, CON
tractor, and John Kennedy, owner;
alterations at IL West Jersey ave-
nue.; $500.
Dec. 29-J p. Parrish, contractor,
and Michael O. Dugan. owner; en-
closing porch at lOi First street !;
1926.
Dec. 29-Lewis Carly, contractor
and William Foster. owner; bunga-
low lis f. Adams avenue; $500.
Dec. 29-Lewis Carly, contractor
and r. J. Mccain, owner; bunga-
low at Reading avenue; $4,000
Dec. 29-Lewis Carly, contractor
and A. Fl. Stiles. owner; oil station
and rest room, Delilah road and
Main street; $1,000.
DeG. Lewis Benton, contrac
tor, and George emory. owner; re
pairing at r. Edgewater avenue
$4,000.
Dec. 30-B. s. Cheman. contrac
tor and owner; bungalow Primtor
avenue; $4,000.
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tanning nine rooms and has been
erected along side of the church
on the Zion road and the Shore
fast line. The church was dedicat-
ed three years ago this month, and
since that time several depart.
ments, including a primary room.
have been added. The mortgage,
which was placed on the edifice
amounting to $4,000, was paid off
and the note burned recently.
Next month will end the first
year work by the pastor. He has
been asked to return to the charge
by the congregation for another
term. 1t is expected that he will be
returned to the church at the
annual New Jersey conference
which will be held in March
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14
Art Club Meets.

The Art Club was entertained on
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. r. L. Babcock. The after
noon was pleasantly, passed by the
Following ladies: Miss Hannah
Madden. Mrs. Emily Conover, Mrs.
Florence Madden, Mrs. Emma John
son, Mrs Sophia Roberts, Mrs.
Charlotte Hammell and Mrs. Bah
cock
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shelly, Miss
Eleanor Shelly and H. Fulton Shell
W returned from Westville. They
were the weekend guests of Free
holder and Mrs. A. J. Roger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14

r. Hoff is confined to his home
with the grippe.
Charles Eckhardt and mother mo
tored to Millville recently.
Paul Dimattio, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carmino Dimittio, is spend
ing a few days with his parents.
A few months ago he enlisted in
the army in New York.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14

Washington's only woman di.
plomat, Mrs. Agnes L. Macfeat,
second secretary of the Irish
Free State legation, has resigned
and moved TO New York City
where she expects to enter busi-
ness.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Smith re-
Gently entertained several guests
at sour kraut supper at their
home. The evening was spent in
dancing and games.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14

Make your wants known
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-14

1t is Of frame construction CON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11
DEDTTNTT1 CTADTEC BY THORNTON
DELI IWEE OIO1N1LO ". BURGESS

body'll ever know what became or me-
Probably Jimmy Skunk and his friends
will desert this old house when Spring
comes and nobody else will use 1t.
Nobody'll ever know what became of
me. Not even my bones will ever be
found. I-I-Td rather furnish Reddy
Fox a good dinner. Oh, dear! oh, dear.
Why didn't I heed little Mrs. Peter
and stay at homer"
Several times Peter scratched at the
ice which blocked the way out from
that back hall. But each time he did
that the sound of his own toenails
frightened him. You see. he was
afraid that so many Skunks sleeping
together couldn't possibly all be asleep
ct the same time. He WAS afraid that
one might hear him and come to find
out what was going on When he
wasn't doing this, he sat and thought
of all the things he never would see
again. He almost got some pleasure
out of this. People are that way, you
know. They get a kind of enjoyment
out Of being miserable. It was just
so with Peter. He pitied himself be-
cause he never. never again would go
over to the Green Forest. or up to the
Old Pasture, or over to the Laughing
Brook, or down to the Smiling Pool.
never, never go again to the dear Old
Briar-patch. Big tears filled his eyes
when he thought OF all that
Now. wasn't that a foolish thing to
do? Instead of doing that, he should
have been thankful that he was safe
right then. He should have tried to
think of all the things that might hap,
pen to get him out of that trouble
He should have remembered that jolly,
round, bright Mr.. Sun might at that
very minute be melting the ice that
filled that back doorway He should
have remembered that all those
Skunks had been out the night be-
fore and they might go out the next
night. Always 1t Is better to think
hopeful things.
But everything bad has an end.
That day had an end. It came with
the going to bed behind the PurI lie
Hills of jolly. round, red Mr. Sun.
There was a great whining and grunt-
ing and funny little sounds in that
bedroom just below Peter. After a
while it grew less and less. Then sud
denly Peter walked up to the fact that
he didn't hear a sound. He crept
where he could look into the bedroom.
1t was empty. He crept to where he
could look up the long front hallway.
what 10 you think ne saw? He saw
! a star. Yes, sir, he saw a twinkling
little star. Then you should have seen
Peter scamper up that long hallway
| and poke his head outside. Headed to-
ward Farmer Browns house was a
queer procession. Peter counted one,
| two. three. four, five. six, seven eight
| Jimmy Skunk and his family were
| going to make a call.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Saturday. February IL.

Tomorrow Is a fairly fortunate day
according to astrology, but there are
certain adverse aspects.
Bankers will push business success
fully early in the morning and there
will be great transactions with foreign
countries, ii is foretold.
Big business IS to prosper. Tor II
will enter new fields
All the law courts will be busy
through the year, it is foretold, FOR
there will he sensational cases.
Under this rule. both men anc
women may be exceedingly self
conferred, and for this reason many
quarrels are likely to develop
Vanity and egotism will be evident
under this sway, which is especially
threatening for actors and writer's.
If the stars are read Alright, women
are 10 turn to modest modes ana 10
wear longer skirts.
Again the virtues rather than the
vices are to be cultivated, for fashlohs
will change suddenly, and they VIII
be reflected in stage and screen.
Following a sensational book. ltera-
ture is to show much spiritual lnsplra-
ton, it is prognosticated.
Persons whose birth date it is may
have few annoyances in the coming
year. but they are to be rarely sue
cessful, it is augured.
Children born on that day should be
fortunate in one of the learned profess
sions, Physicians are born under this
rule.
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WHY. DERIsIvEIY FANCY YOU PETTINGw

Mark Burton returns from abroad
because Of n letter rcccired from
Ndudc Maynard the aunt Of his
,rdrd. JeSsicd Bartlett JeSsica is
about 10 inherit the principal Of her
fathers estate. and Ndude is afraid
that fortune hunter named Ray
mond Tolcnley is preDjn0 on her
affections. Although he is interested
IN another VOmdn. Mark drops has
affairs to attend to JeSsicGS He
discovers that Ray is a thorough
rotter. aud after JeSSicG announces
her engagement, tries to reason atith
her. They quarrel Then Aunt Mdude
comes to the fore and suggests that
he carry JcSSicG off. At first Mark
ridicules the idea, but finally accepts
ii. lie makes plans to take her to
his hunting shack in the Shdirdn0unk
Mountains achere he is sure she tCiH
come to her senses. Mrs Morse is to
act as chdperOn and houSeEecpe
Jessicd 1rdIkS into the trap By sag
costing that Mark shoe her his place
He dffucs her up there and The truth
comes out OF course. she is furious,
but decides to make the best Of it,
Mark suggests that he ask Irene
Martin. the tcomon in 1chom he is
interested. TO come up for risit
JeSSicd ridiculeS him. but tells him
BIZ all means to do so. They 90 fish
ing aud JcSsicd attempts TO cross the
stream on bridge Of stones. She
falls and Mark catches her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11
CHAPTER XXXV.
Middle Aged Love.

Mark couldn't account for the
strange feeling that swept over him.
He hadn't the slightest emotional re-
action where Jessica was concerned.
Was he so simply masculine that he
reacted like this because he held a
woman against his breast? 1t seemed
ridiculous, but he couldn't account for
1t in any other way. And then he re-
membered suddenly her scornful
words at the breakfast table, and was
angry.
"Middle-aged lovers are always
amusing. OF course, they never know
1t. They're as blind as bats, But
their efforts at love making are
always screamingly funny"
Again that wave OF fury surged up
in him.
Yielding to some blind impulse, he
did not release her. She looked up at
him. a little GREATNESS, expecting, of
course that he would let her go, and
she saw his lips tense and set and his
dark eyes blazing.
She struggled then, but he held her
easily in spite OF her 1.-the strength
Then he cupped her smooth, little chin
in his hand and lifted her face to his.
The idea of kissing her had been
prompted by his anger. but when he
raised his head ne had forgotten
everything hut the knowledge that he
held her in his arms.
Her soft little mouth had yielded to
his caress andta quick fire had leaped
through his veins He wanted to kiss
her again and again, and he did, hold
ing her so thatsShe could not struggle
When he released her he was
breathing quickly. lie had lifted her
up the bank beside him. and as she
stepped back she laughed 1t was as
if she had experienced no emotion
whatever during the period that he
had held her in his arms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11
IF YOUTH BUT KNEW
BY MARCUS I.OEW,
The0tcr Omncr.

Rules for getting ahead In life have
been spoken and printed often As a
matter of fact, rules mean nothing to
the man who really is determined to
get ahead, except that he first learns
the rules and then disregards them 10
suit his own purpose.
Rules the right-principled man never
disregards, however, are the rules of
gentility--a much misunderstood word
lie uses no trick to disarm friend:
he uses no legal device To escape from
"a normal human obligation.
A man who gets ahead in the world
works bit harder than the next chap.
1t is all right for him to watch tho
clock to get out TO play golf. because
that is important for shim that day.
But he never watches the clock when
he has serious work in hand. That is
why he is able TO play golf on the day
he is planning TO play golf.
A deal of nonsense has been written
about methods of success. My idea is
that success results from driving
ahead.
would say that what a man needs
/ is courage. honesty and a capacity
for work.
/ also think that a great WON
an is back of most successes of
life--a loving mother, a devoted wife
or helpful sister
I The family is q tremendous entity
and cannot be overlooked. Ones
friends may be considered as members
of ones family. because when one is
true to members of ones family and
to ones friends they will be true in
| return
! Faith and trust and hard work run
| the world.
/ Mothers and children help make II
! run more cheerfully.
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why, Mark she said derisively,
fancy you petting, What a surprise.
+ take back everything | said this
morning Actually, / think Miss Mar
tin is to be congratulated. / didn't
know that You went in for anything
so frivolous"
If she had been angry Mark would
have been eXultant. Her ridicule
turned him cold. So this was the typi-
cal flapper of today. This cool, SLIM
little girl without any emotion at all
She had been in his arms, she had
actually responded to his kisses, and
it had not even made her angry. But
he had made a fool of himself. And
for what? He hadn't the slightest
idea. He had yielded to an impulse.
nothing more. Until he had caught
her in his arms he hadn't experienced
the slightest desire 10 kiss her. She
meant absolutely nothing to him save
that she was Morgan Bartlett's daugh-
ter. He had brought her up here in
order to prevent "a catastrophe in her
life. His motives had been the best
Why had he yielded to the impulse to
make love TO her? Even though she
had ridiculed him for being middle
aged. he needn't have let it make him
angry,
Jessica was walking up the bank
before him, her back as straight and
uncompromising as Il die.
Furious with himself and the world,
Mark picked up the two rods and the
basket of fish and followed her. He
didn't understand the world of today
he didn't understand these youngsters.
Jessica was apparently unruffied.
She was probably used TO such dem
onstrations. and as this thought oc-
CURED to him his anger mounted. He
remembered the morning they had
read poetry together. That starry ex-
preston in her eyes, her soft, half
parted lips. He simply couldn't be-
lieve that she was used to being
'petted" He hated the word any
way! There had been nothing that
sayored of petting in his kisses. At
the time he had been in dead earnest
Not that he understood it in the least,
unless he could explain it on the
grounds that he had been angry be-
cause she had called him middle-aged.
But how absurd Why should that
make him angry? He was middle
aged. Perhaps he had behaved that
way because she had limited that his
love making would be middle-aged
He had wanted to show her that it
wasn't, and he had
tCopyright. 1927
Continued in tomorrow s. starr
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
by MIMI.
Affectionate Greeting.

The affectionate greeting is much in
vogue these days. One sees 1t practiced
every where.
Stand in any New York hotel lobby
and watch he fur-coated girls rush UP
to their patiently waiting boys. ex-
claiming; "Jimy, darling, / must be
hours late"'
Observe how the ma jority of those
tar damsels clutch the lapel Of the
boy friend or seize his hand tenderlv
or simply grab hold of both his arms.
and gaze up at him adoringlv.
That Is the good old affectionate
greeting. which some girls seem to
think necessary, charming and effcc-
tie.
They are mostly suffering under II
delusion There is absolutely no harm
IN those Churmv little gestures. save
in so far as they spoil the girls own
chances with the man she really de
s.res to charm and captivate
Aline was the gayest little hand
holder who ever tenderly caressed the
hairy paw of her big herman.
She couldn't even ask bov the time
without making y tender little gesture
Of some sort, Just to show how well
-ho thought of him.
Sh" alvey vs. sat IN the arms of boys
'hairS. She always gave cute little
pats to their bow ties
She was eternally fussing with them
and she firmly believed that her
erlish attentions made the young
gentlemen happy
She hopes they reauze that her ac.
tons sprang from motives of purest
affection
These little pats and caresses were
part of her Zine" They were cal
Culated to make any young man feel
that she was just simply crazy about
him.
They did nothing of the sort. People
got so used to Aline'S affection, they
didn't notice it at all
There wasn't boy in her crowd
WHO paid the slightest attention to her
when she seized his hand eagerly and
assured him she'd been perfectly
miserable because he hadn't appeared
at the dance last week
When Doug came strolling into her
life, she found to her amazement that
she was actually in love-but she
had no new gestures to show the state
of her feelings.
All she could do was hold his hand.
and sit on the arm of his chair, and
fuss with his tie in the good old way
And all hel could do, having seen
HeF ueHlOnSlFale the same amount OF
tenderness tor at least fifty other men.
was to conclude that she was just
working the old line on him. He sighed
YEARLY and reflected that Aline ought
to learn some new tricks.
The professional handholder pleases
neither the sophisticated male-who
gives her a quiet laugh-nor the less
experienced youth who feels uncom-
Portable I'm the face of her glowing
enthusiasm
II a trick has been used so often as
to be stale-and it makes hit
neither with one type of man nor the
other-what' the use of the trick?
Affectionate greetings shouldn't be
used, unless they're really meant.
Copyright. 1a2sl
Mimi will he glad to answer any inquiries
directed 70 this paper proyided q slammed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11
Avoiding Effect oof Work and WORRY
Ok LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

| are better health, more time and an
easier, lighter heart. Surely these
are things worth striving for.
Resides every enterprise requires de-
termination and courage TO bring
success. so the one we are to try
out is no exception.
Choose From Your Things.
To begin with. let us suppose that
we have nothing. but are to select
from the things in our house just
those that will be needed, ei,he' be
cause they are necessary tor us ana
the family or else contribute comfort
or beauty sufficient to warrant the
care of them. II viii be found arlaz-
ing the articles that we shou d pass
by. These things, then. are the ones
we should eliminate. Do not be rash
in decisions
Wise Elimination.
Wise eliminate cannot be done in
a moment. II takes "a careful con-
slderation of what one wishes of lite
and Of the things that are essential
10 such fulfllment II requires
proper valuation of things and
kindly consideration of others and
their needs Take the family into
your confidence and get them to help
AS for their own special belongings
they should be ready either TO take
care Of them and see that they ar"
kept in order. or else agree to dispos-
ing of them In either case work is
el.minA ed for the homemaker.
Hints Oh Giving.
Try 10 add comfort or even luxury
To other homemakers when disposing
of things. Many homes will need
Just the things you find superfiuous,
or can be made more attractive by
them. Do not give as If bestowing
favor, nor as if you did not like the
articles. but rather as If you Consid-
cred they might he found handy as
you had hitherto found them.
Clothes, Linens, Letters.
lr~v. rhip~s a~o more care than
useless clothes. These can be gotten
ria OF as soon as you decide upon
wardrobes for the family for the
coming season and know what to
save. Household linens that are
worn should be so attended to that
the best use of good parts is made,
and a good.y supply of old linen be
kept in case of illness. Go over
papers and old letters and Gull the
important ones or those too full of
memories TO destroy from tnoSe tnat
are merely pleasant letters. This
can be done evenings.
Constructive Work.
Whatever you do in this elimina-
ton process consider ii as construc
tive, not destructive. You are really
working to have more time and more
energy and to enjoy better health
and do more of the things YOU wish.
Fill your mind with constructive
thoughts for the betterment of stu
atoms that worry you. and in so do
ing stress the good and be adaptable.
Then you drive out worry and substi-
tute progress in Improvement.
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Chuck's old bedroom, and into that
were packed Jimmy Skunk and Mrs.
Jimmy and six fully grown children.
Somehow or other, they had managed
to squeeze themselves into that bed
room and were all sleeping together.
Even had Peter. been sure that none
would wake up, he couldn't have
squeezed his way out. No, sir, that
would have been impossible. There
was nothing for him to do but to re-
main right where he was until those
Skunks should take a notion TO go out
again.
If Peer had been a real philosopher
he would have gone to sleep. just as
he had planned to do in the first place.
1t would have been the wise thing to
do, and philosophers are. wise, you
know. But Peter wasn't philosopher.
Instead of going to sleep. he remained
very wide awake. And becauseehe was
wide awake ne worried, My good.
ness, how he did worry!
''It would be just like those Skunks
10 stay in here for a week." thought
Peter. "If some do go out. probably
some will remain I can't get out un-
less they all go out. l guess this time
Am in troub'e. | can't get out Of it.
IN going t. starve to death. No
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11
Grape Tapioca.

one cup grape juice, two and one
half cups water, sthree-fourths cup
sugar. two-thirds cup minute tApiocs
one-third teaspoon salt, juice 81 one
lemon. When the water is boillng
add salt and sugar. Stir IN the tapioca
and cook i'm a double boiler until quite
clear. Add grape AJuice and lemon
juice and cook for few moment
longer. Set away TO. get very cold
and serve with whipped cream. A few
spoonfuls of grape juice may be whir-
ped into cream If desired.
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| would say that If any one wishes
10 make a success of life. the best
plan for him is 10 take his coat of and
go TO work
And / would say. another thing
That a man may gamble prodigfously-
not on horses or on cards. but or
himself and his own Judgment. II is
good thing TO bet on yourself in a
race, because You are going to try
mighty hard to win, and no one else
knows your own capacities as we'll a :
you do. That goes without saying.
l would say. in closing that youth
never can know. The best way 10
teach youth is to be square, to worl,
hard when II is working time and L.
play hard when it is playing time.
BE loyal to ones best self" perhap-
is as good a motto as any
Copyright 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-11

1t is usually the pressure of work
that there seems no way to get done
rather than the actual labor of house
work that wears the home maker TO
r frazZle. To contemplate all the
things that really must be accom-
plished. Plus the things that should
be done: plus the activities that she
Graves to enter into: plus keeping
up with the news of what is going
on in frA world. in this epoch
making era plus the hundred aud
one things that seem actually es-
sential 20 the running of house and
the Last development of mind and