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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
DIMINUTIvE FARMS.
Those In Portugal Have Been Cut UP
Into Very Small Portions.


Into Very Small Portions.
The Portuguese are an extremely
conservative people. Every one fol
lows rigidly the methods employed Dy
his father and forefathers. In very
many parts Of the country the old
wooden plows are still used.
When a man dies, instead Of one OF
the heirs taking the whole property
and paying the remaining heirs for
their parts, the whole property Is oil
vided into as many parts as there are
heirs. More than this, each separate
mart of the property is thus divided.
Thus, If property consisted OF ten
acres of pasture land, eighty Of vine
ward and ten of grain land and there
were ten heirs, each heir would receive
one acre each of grain and pasture
land and eight acres of vineyard. This
process has been going on for a very
long time. SO that now in the most Ter
tile part Of Portugal the land IS OIL
yided into Incredibly small portions.
The immediate result Of this, accord
ing TO the United States consular re
ports. is that the product of the land
is barely sufficient at best to sustain
its owners. South of the river Tagus,
on the other hand, there are enormous
tracts of excellent land lying unused
but 1t has been found impossible to In
duce the farmers of the north to move
into this region and take up large
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

on a sandy soil will draw seventy-f1ve
feet on either side, while In clay soil
their effect will not be felt third as
far. AS already stated, the width of
the strip of good corn or other grain
over drain is good indication of the.
pulling power of the drain. Where
drainage system is being put In little
at a time the laterals can be put in
from 70 to 200 feet apart at first, de-
pending on the soil, and others put In
between later If experience shows
them to be necessary.
The Outlet.
One Of the most important parts Of
the drainage system is the outlet. If
the drain empties into ditch or
stream a stone bulwark should be
built up to keep the end tile from be-
ing washed away. The drain should
enter the stream above the level Of the
water if possible. When it enters be-
low the force of the current is check
ed, and If the water is carrying much
silt some Of it will be deposited in the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

stored Jelly cake into generous slices.
Peter Judd, a large man with a
pleasant, ford face, seated himself
and absorbed tea and cake with much
satisfaction.
sYou always were master hand at
cake, Emeline," he commented affably.
81 never saw your beat. It's some
thing in that line that I called to see
you about"
Was it possible that he was going to
ask her to initiate Serena in the diff
cult art? Mrs. Platt's face clouded.
'sWellr' she asked In strained voice.
81 want that you should do little
baking for me. Could your
do some baking for your she
gasped. For the lands sakesI When?"
Peter reached for another piece Of
cake. For the next Tuesday and the
balance of the week. You'll know
what's needed"
The wedding was to take place Tues
day, then. Emeline's world was tenn
porary blank. Serena wouldn't like
it." she faltered.
.sWhat If she don't?" exploded Mr..
Judd. 'She can't cook. And l want
something decent in the house when
/ get back from Minooka."
"Back from MinookaT Emeline
asked In dazed fashion. "Are you
going awayY
"Why, of counsel Going to Minooka
TO get married. Don't you know that
Floretta lives there~
"Florettal Are you-is she"-
s'Her mans dead, If that's what
you're trying to get at Drank himself
to death, reckon. thought you
knew all along"
Mrs. Plat poured more tea with a
shaking hand A sudden burst Of sum
shine Illuminated her world Does
Mis- Lamb known
mot she," returned Peter, beginning
another attack on the cake. "'Tain't
none of her business, anyway. / got
her to clean up before Floretta comes.
That's all l wanted Of her. VIII you
do them things, Emeline-the cakes
and such?"
Eyes, yes!" cried Mrs. Plat. Her
voice was joyful, her face aglow. All
the gloom of the past few weeks van
ished as If by magic "Pn do more'n
that, Peter. I'm so tickled to have
Floretta for neighbor again that I'll
invite a lot of her old friends here for
Tuesday. And I'll have the best din
ner spread out that you ever sat down
70
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

A little boy was amusing himself by
hallooing, then listening for the echo.
''What is the echo, mamma" he asked.
His mother attempted to explain, feel
ing all the while how inadequate her
explanation was. The little fellow
trotted along at her side, silent for
some minutes Then his eyes fell
upon his shadow.
ooh, l know what echo Is" he ex-
claimed joyfully. Its the shadow Of
our voices."-Los Angeles Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
Toms WeIIwisher.

In a Philadelphia club member was
met not long ago by the announcement
from a fellow member that a friend
Of both had fallen Ill.
II understand from the physician
said the first member, that Tom has
brain fever. He'll recover, but it's
thought his mind will be blank"
Il trust the diagnosis is incorrect"
came in fervent tones from the sec
ond member, '-inasmuch as Tom owes
me 00''-Lippincott's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

FIG. I-PROTECTING TILE OUTLET.
hardpan the tile may have to be laid
shallower or the water will never get
to them. Deep tile mean deep layer
of mellow soil. which acts as sponge
to hold capillary water for the crops
The deeper the tile the farther their
effect will be felt on either side.
The size of the tile depends upon the
fall and the amount of land to be
drained. The engineer who lays out
the drain will usually be able to COM
pute the size required
In estimating the number Of acres to
be drained by a given line Of tile all
the land from which surface water
COWS toward it should be included. as
well as all land drained by laterals
which empty into it.
The depth of the drains and the Char
acter of the soil are the chief factors
that determine the distance apart to
place the drains Tile four feet deep
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
CATARRn
THE SEA ELEPHANT.
His Fearful Jaws the Chief Danger In
an Attack

His Fearful Jaws the Chief Danger In
an Attack.
The chief danger attending the kill
ing of the sea elephant is in approach
ing too near his terrible jaws, which
are capable of biting in two an iron
rod the thickness of ones finger. The
hunter, however, must get pretty close,
as the thick hide and blubber have
rendered the animal practically i'm
pervious to attack, the only vulnerable
point being a spot about the size of
walnut above each eye. Careless hunt
ers have at times got within reach of
the brute's teeth and have escaped
only by dexterously wriggling from
their clothes. | had occasion once to
shed my coat with great agility, one
of the smaller beasts having caught
me by the sleeve, says Captain B. D.
Cleveland in the American Magazine.
One afternoons kill had been about
forty animals, some of which had
given me and my four hunters con-
siderable trouble. This was mainly
due to tire treacherous footing and the
heavy nature of the work, not only in
killing, but in stripping the ponderous
brutes. We were anxious to make the
afternoons kill an even fifty, and night
was fast coming on.
In cutting out two particularly hard
fighters, a male and female, l had
overlooked a young bull partly hidden
behind an ice hummock. We had strip
ped both animals and, walking over
to the hummock where our guns were
stacked, was leaning to pick mine
ND when, with a below Of rage, the
young bull reared and whipped his
fail-like fippers at me. Luckily the
guns were stacked so as to form tenn
porary barrier, but unluckily one thick
paw was impaled on a bayonet. Rear
ing In fresh rage, the animal lunged
at me with Incredible speed, swapping
the gun between his javelin teeth as
though it were straw. ] leaped back
ward, but slipped.
Instantly he clutched at my body,
but missed in the semidarkness, lunged
and clutched again. catching my right
arm in his powerful nav. His awk-
wardness enabled me to regain my
feet, but, with ripping tug, the anil
NAL fastened on to the sleeve Of my
heavy skin jacket out OF which
slipped just as one of my men drove
harpoon into him just above the eye.
A person walking at the rate OF four
miles per hour consumes 1890 cubic
inches Of afr per minute.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

virchow. the German scientist, said
the way to live long is to ''be born
with a good constitution, take care OF
It when you are young, always have
something to do and be resigned II
YOU find you cannot accomplish all you
WISH 1t is easier to live long with
a poor constitution than to violate the
other conditions and reach old age.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
BADLY Expressed.

"The human monstrosityF' said a
young lady attending a fair with her
sweetheart. '@Threepencel Wouldn't
you like to have look at that, Her
bertT'
mo, dear" answered Herbert Rnx-
tous to bestow neat compliments Il
am quite content to look At you
LpnAop Mall
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

Small Boy-Papa, where does leather
come from? Papa-From animals, my
boy, their skins being tanned. Small
Boy-And does sole leather come from
their souls, papa Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
ohsxInn papa.

Stern Father-Now, now, my boys,
quarreling again-and for miserable
little halfpenny? One of the Boys
Well. you said, father, the less we
quarreled about the betterl-London
Tft-Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
A Bad Spell.

"Poor Jacy! He never could spell,
and 1t ruined him."
How p
ale wrote verse to an heiress he
was In love with, and he wrote honey
for bonny.' New York Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
E,th,,.;.s+io photoorapher.

Fair Ones Father = Why did you
bring that kodak with you? Poor Low
er-That I might catch your express
sion of establishment when asked you
for your daughters hand
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

zitty-Mrs. Carleigh thinks her son
Harry is the salt of the earth. Janet
Well, / can't see why. think he is
about the freshest thing ! ever met
LippIncott's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

The Normal Attitude Toward Death.
The normal attitude of men toward
death seems to be one of inattent1on
or evasion. They do not trouble about
1t: they do not want to trouble about
1t, and they resent its being called to
their notice On this point the late
Frederick Myers used to tell a story
which have always thought very IL
Illuminating. In conversation after din
ner he was pressing on his host the
unwelcome question what he thought
would happen after death. After
many eyasions and much recalcitrancy
the reluctant admission was extorted,
"Of course, if you press me / believe
that we shall all enter into eternal
bliss, but l wish you wouldn't talk
about such disagreeable subjects"
This believe is typical Of the normal
mood of most men. They don't want
to be worried, and though probably, II
the question were pressed, they would
object to the idea Of extinction, they
can hardly be said to desire immortal
ity. Even at the point Of death, 1t
would seem, this attitude Is often
maintained.-G. Loves Dickinson In
Atlantic
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
His Funny Look.

'Say, Daisy, did yer see when took
bold of yer hand the funny look yer
ma gave meT
"Go on, Tim, ma didn't give 1t to
yer: you've always had it."-Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
Ola rhouuhts on AprII.

Old Nikolas Breton, In those delight
full fantasies" 1920 of his, grew more
lyrical over April than over any other
month. One reads such a passage as
this with delight: '"The Larke and the
Lambe look up at the Sun, and the
labourer is abroad by the dawning Of
the day; Sheepes eyes in Lambs heads
tell kind hearts strange tales, while
faith and troth make the true Lovers
knot; the aged haires find fresh life,
and the youthful cheeks are as red as
a cherry. 1t were a world to set down
the worth of this mOneth; but in
summe, 1 thus conclude, l hold 1t the
Heavens blessing, and the Earths COM
fort n-London Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

'That prisoner over yonder, warden.
has rather mischievous look"
ado you think so?'
Eyes. quite roguish expression. =
Baltimore American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

To me the meanest flower that blows
can give thoughts that do often lie too
deep for tears.-W Wordsworth.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
HeIped Some.

Helped Some.
ssHe got check to his career"
"Indeedl Too bad!
ssNot at aIl."
~Why notf"
at was for $4,000"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
A p.InabIe Hlt.

"Now, sir" demanded counsel for
the defendant, ''tell us what time this
alleged robbery took place"
"You had better ask your client" re
torted the plaintiff. HE had my
wofohw
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

1t takes a great man % make good
aistaneF. -HeIpA
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
ARTILLERYMEN.
They Were Once Regarded as Meehan-
les, Not Soldiers.

les, Not Soldiers.
Until the time of Charles XII of
Sweden the artillery was not consid-
cred a part of the army. The men
serving In it were not soldiers, but re-
garded as mechanics. The officers had
no army rank. Charles XII. gave ar
tillery officers a rank and regularly
organized the artillery into companies.
The battle of Pavia demonstrated the
superiority of the gun in the hands Of
the Spanish infantry. The musket car
ried a two ounce ball and sometimes
brought down at one fire two or three
mailed knights. The French sent
flag of truce to demonstrate against
the use of such barbarous weapons.
Alexander had four kinds Of cavalry
the cataphraeti, or heavy armed
horse; the light cavalry, carrying
spears and very light armor; the aero
balistae, or mounted archers, used for
outposts, patrols and accommodating
duty and the dimachoe, or troops ex-
pected to act either as cavalry or in
fantry. Alexander the Great reorgan-
lied his fathers army. The file or
lachos of sixteen men was the unit;
two files made dilochy; two dilochies
made a Hierarchy; two tetrarchies a
texiarchy; two Of these a syntagura;
sixteen of these small phalanx; four
of these a a-phalangarchy, other
wise known as large phalanx.
The Greeks attacked in a phalanx,
the spears interlocked and shields
overlapping. After the first onset the
spears were dropped, and the day was
decided with the sword. The cavalry
attacked the enemy In the rear if pos
sible and In case Of victory undertook
the pursuit. Pearson's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

A person walking at the rate OF four
miles per hour consumes 1890 cubic
inches Of afr per minute.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

If / do say 1t, I've complexion tnal Ii
stand any color"
81 didn't exactly Offer stammered
Mrs. Plat, tears Of modification smart
ing her eyes.
with" interrupted Serena airily. Il
Just had to give in. He wouldn't take
a no. Well, If you'll lend the brushes
I'll be goin'."
Armed with the brushes, Serena de-
parted, every movement Of the organ
die proclaiming victory.
In the days that followed Mrs. Plat
gave much time to sitting on the front
porch watching her friends progress
in the housekeeping line. Serena called
seldom now. and the time passed slow
ly.
SCI Just ran In to ask your opinion
of these samples" began Serena one
day In September. Were going to
have new carpets for the double par
lors. Don't you prefer the green?'
Serena wore her best dress. Il shall
need a new one soon," she said COM
placently, smoothing down its silken
folds.
81 suppose the affair IL come on
soon," yentured Mrs Plat after the
merits of greens and reds in carpets
had been duly canvassed, but Serena
only smiled consciously as she gath
cred up the samples and departed.
'I suppose it'll come off after har-
vest" unused Mrs. Plat despondently
meaning Peters wedding.
One afternoon as Mrs. Plat was set
ting her table for tea she was sur
prised by call from Peter Judd.
Coming to invite me to the wed
ding" she surmised as he sauntered
ND the path. well, If it's foreor-
dained he should marry Serena I'll not
be spiteful about it SIT down and
have a cup Of tea, Peter" she urged.
cutting a great fat shaking. four
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04
To Clean Wall Paper

To clean wall.pa use the following
recipe: Ten cents worth of liquid am
monia, ten cents worth of oil of sassa-
fras, one teaspoonful (even fully of soda,
two teaspoonfuls (even fully of salt and
one quart of cold water. Mix the cold
water with the ingredients, then add
white -four until it is thick enough to
drop from spoon. Put in covered
pail, set in kettle of boiling water,
and cook until done. stirring often. If
it does not stick to the hands when cool,
it is done. Remove from pail and di-
vide into "loaves." working each piece
a while in the hand. Take out only
what is needed, leaving the rest cover
ed in the pail, to prevent the ammonia
from evaporating. Rub the wall with
a loaf, working the dirt into the dough.
When very dirty, exchange for a clean
loaf. This removes dirt and grease
and leaves the old paper as
good as new when used carefully. -Wo-
mans Home Companion for June.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04
Tho Majority Rules.

From Joseph G.. Cannon's The Power OF the
Speaker In the June Century.
Sympathy the minority always has,
and always will have; but the plan of a
peoples government is that the major
ity shall rule. The history of this
country has been written by the ma
jority. The minority has helped to
create the incidents of history, but it
has not written the final chapters So,
in discussing the House of Representa-
tives, its organization and the methods
under which it does business it should
always be borne in mind that it is the
voice of the majority that there makes
itself potent. The minority has every
facility for delaying action, but when
the action is taken it must be by the
majority.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04
Real Estate Transfers

w. DeFrenn to M. Ransom, pt
Its and 10, blk 8, Owosso, $100.
w. Smedley to e. Stone and wife
WIZ of swH sec 33, Vernon, $4,000
A. Durham to M. Serr, Its Is and
10, blk 15, ID. l.. Co.'s End add,
Durand, $500.
o. Chaplin to B. Ormsby and wife
pit swA, sec 5, HaZelton, $4,000.
e. Barlow to M. Grimes and wife,
Its IL and 13, d. l.. Co.'S End add.
Durand, $4,000.
A. Green to w. Calkins,, pit of N
5, blk 4, NJ. H. Green's add, Perry,
$3.50.
NJ. Green to ]. Wallace, ut of II
s, blk 3, Perry. 500.
G.. Virgins to j. Virgins and wife
1t 81, Forest Park add, Owosso.
$125.
w. Cunningham to It. o. Chris
tian and wife, pit of 1t II, blk IL, A.
l.. and B. o. Williams add, Owosso,
$500.
G.. Whitehead to l.. Kline, Its L
and 2, blk 1, Decker's add, Benning-
ton. $500.
j. Rouse to J. Bigsbee, 1t sec 21,
Durand, $3.50.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04

A Lansing correspondent is authority
for the statement that poll of the
legislature showed strong majority in
favor of the reelection of Senator
Burrows in two years. Senator Bur-
rows occupies commanding position
On important committees and has an
influence only attained by long service
and ability. Should his health be as
good in two years rs it is now, he will
make. it very lively for aspiring states
men who want to succeed him.-St.
Johns Republican. The contest is but
= year off instead of two and at this
time next year the lineup will be on in
earnest if anyone opposes Senator
Burrows
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04

| charge of the B. Y. p. IT,. There was
good attendance, large part OF
which was young people.
Oren L. Snow, of Lansing, the
vice president, presided and A. E.
Osborn OF st. Johns, conducted the
song service.
The principal part of the program
was symposium conducted by Rev.
e. J. Cross of Durand on the subject
How May l Commend Our Society
to the World?" Two of the speak
ers were absent. The first answer
to the question was by w. =.
Thorpe, who said eff our society is
a live society 1t will commend it
self to the world. A live society
along the various lines for which it
was organized. To make the So
ciety alive every committee should
find its duty and be diligent along
that line, as the work of the society
must be divided up among various
committees. If each Is doing its
duty the society is bound to De
alive"
Mr.. Wilson, of Perry, read pa
per on Missionary and Evangelis-
tic Activity" in which he pied for
earnestness, faithful activity in. these
lines of work. These are the du-
ties of Christian young people, win
ming the world for Jesus Christ
The society active along these lines
commends itself to the world.
Oren l.. Snow, of Lansing, had for
his topic Consistent Christian Liv-
ing" He put in Strong plea for
more sincerity on the part of the
young people. They are being
watched by the world. Outsiders
know their profession and if they
are inconsistent in their daily lives
they work injury upon their So
ciety and the couse for which it
stands. Not so much for ourselves
must we be careful of our amuse-
ments and other affairs of life, but
for the influence our actions may
have on others.
Rev. Joshua Roberts, superintend-
ent of state missions, spoke of the
needs of the work which he had OBJ
served in his tours through the state
and pointed out the opportunities
which are offered to earnest, conse-
Grated young people.
Officers were elected for the en-
suing year as follows:
Pres.-Oren l.. Snow, Lansing.
Vice pres.-Rev. E. j. Cross, Du-
rand.
Secy.-A. e. Osborn, st. Johns.
Treasurer-Miss Allie Clark.
Laingsburg
Jr. Leader-Mrs. N. d. Potter,
Ovid.
At the close of the session the
Baraca and Philathea classes of the
First Baptist church rendered very
pleasant reception to the delegates
and others who were present. Punch
and waters were served.