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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-20

SLllCk GdIIull O1u SOIIlc IllIIy
clubbing in the two games, ac-l
curing five hits.
Clyde Milan added to his speed
record by swiping three sacks in
the second game.
Detroit and the Athletics again
split.
Ty Cobb, who made the re-
markable record of seven success
i've hits in a double-header three
days ago, duplicated the perform
ance yesterday.
In the first game he poled two
home runs and three singles, and
the first two times up in the sec
ond he delivered double and
single. His second homer won the
first game, chasing in another run.
Eddie Collins, the Athletic Sec
ond baseman, also had a full day,
getting three hits in each game.
Both teams ran wild on bases,
II sacks being pilfered.
New York Yankees have re-
leased Outfelder Little to Hart
ford of the Connecticut League.
Cy Morgan, sold to Kansas
City by Connie Mack, threatens
to quit baseball and go to farming
rather than return to the minors.
Cy surely looks like a good farm
er, judged by his last performance
with the Mackmen.
George Stovall, manager of the
Browns, has been suspended in
definitely by President Johnson
for tearing off some oratory with
imp Westervelt
-O-O-
Mill Lila Gilbert, S15,OO0.0OO
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25

Many persons have long believed that
it Is Injurious to the health to drink
hard" water Medical authorities now
assert that there Is no foundation for
the belief, and some maintain that hard
water is even superior to soft water
for drinking purposes. They point out
the fact that ordinary food contains q
great deal more lime than Is to be
found In even a larger quantity of wa
ter than any one would be likely to
drink. Govt is said to occur alike
among those who do and those who do
not drink hard water. According to the
statistics quoted In the London Engi-
neer, the death rate In hard water
towns" is actually less than in soft
water towns" 1t is also the fact that
most of the natural waters that have
proved valuable in treating diseases at
tributed to the drinking Of hard water
themselves contain no small proportion
Of lime salts.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25

Prison pits were vaults in which
criminals in England were kept at
night, chained together. There was
one at Bristol which was In use as
late as 1915. Down eighteen steps, it
was only seventeen feet In diameter
by nine feet high, and seventeen men
were consigned to 1t every night.
Even more typical was Warwick JAZZ
pit, which was occupied at least until
1907. 1t was an octagonal dungeon
twenty-one feet in diameter and al
most nineteen feet underground. In
the middle was cesspool, and beside
1t ran a stream of water which served
the prisoners for drinking purposes.
To this awful cell forty-two men were
consigned every afternoon at 8:45, to
remain there until after daylight the
following morning. The inmates had
to sleep on their sides, and their jailer
never visited them without guarding
himself with an antidote against sick
ness.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
A curiou. Specie. Of RIrds.

Among the curious birds of the East
Indies is species that is nearly ex-
tinct These birds always travel In
pairs that are hardly ever separated
The beak of the male is short and
strong, while that Of the female is fine
long and curved The males work is
to break with his strong bill the tough
bark of trees In order that his mate
may introduce her pointed beak into
the holes dug into the trunk by insects
and SO extract food. When the male
detects an insect haunt" he lays 1t
bare, and the female pulls forth the
prey with her beak, divides 1t in two
gives the male his portion and eats the
other, continuing the process until both
have had enough. Consequently the
death Of one or the other means star
walton to the survivor, the female be-
ing unable to break the bark Of trees
and the male to take out the prey
when its presence is exposed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
chainad Rnnka

The books produced In the early CEN
turtles of the middle ages were of re-
markable beauty inwardly and out
wardly. Religious manuscripts were
enriched by illustrations within, while
their covers were of silver, gold or
enamel incrusted with gems. They
were bestowed as splendid gifts by
bishops and princes on monastic houses
and churches. where they were laid on
the altar or chained TO a desk. Such
chained books were named "catenati"
A rough outer covering protected them
This was of dark skin or sealskin and
later Of chrevotin, kind of leather, or
sandal, coarse silk. Such coverings
were also called 'chemises," as ''che-
mise" of sandalwood. These precious
books were also placed In caskets, in
shrines, or 'capsoe." In Ireland they
were laid In satcheis, otherwise named
'popaires," or "tiagha ubur," the Celtic
bookbinding possessing a peculiar beau
ty of Its own.-New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
The Story of a Duel.

In his "Dueling Stories of the Six
teenth Century" Brantome, a French
writer, says that two French captains,
though old friends, fell out and fought.
One of them was disabled. 1.-THE 9TH
er, being untouched, observed: There,
that's enough for old friends like US.
You'd better go and attend to your
wounds To this the vanquished one
replied: Well, you might as well do a
bit more for me- Just pretend to be
wounded and wear your arm in sling
for day or two, so that needn't be
considered disgraced nor any question
Of that come up when they want to rec
oncile us-that is. If I survive And
the victorious friend smeared some Of
the others blood on his arm and went
about saying that he was wounded, but
it was a mere nothing, and he only
wished his friend were the same. The
latter recovered with some difficulty.
and they were afterward as good
friends as before"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
Bio MONEY In Lsotursa.

No explorer before or since has ap-
preached the harvest that Henry M.
Stanley reaped. says a writer in the
New York Sun, and no man OF letters,
soldier or scholar has had such a single
lecture tour as Stanley's greatest In
something like ten cities he received
$4,000 for his first appearance. For the
first night in another group Of cities he
received $1,000 and in still another
group $500. Travelling in special car,
upon which he lived In most places,
and accompanied by four or five guests,
he ended the tour with sos, 1000 clear of
all expenses. For that first night In
New York charity paid Stanley's
agent $4,000, and the receipts from the
lecture were $14,763. On the other
hand, Alexander Graham Bell used to
lecture for $25 a night In schoolhouses,
and the struggling inventor was glad
enough Of the fee.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
Rotharinn q pualiat

Brantome, French author, in Duel
ing Stories Of the Sixteenth Century
tells of the code then In vogue. 1t was
allowed in the challenge to stipulate as
many different weapons as one pleas
ed without specifying the particular
ones with which one would actually
fight. The antagonist was bound to
provide himself with all. One duelist
insisted ION the provision of no less
than thirty different kinds of arma.
ment, for foot and horseback; nay, he
even specified the kind Of horse
coursers, blood horses from Spain and
Turkey. thoroughbreds, cobs, some in
harness with ears and tail clipped,
some saddled In jennet style, some
with heavy plated armor and so on
The object was not only to take his
adversary by surprise. but to put him
to enormous expense and exhaust his
resources"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
In th. noldr,,r,.

We may hear it said Of one who is
in low spirits. ''he is In the dumps" or
me is In the doldrums," but many
who use the latter of these phrases
have caught 1t up without any knowl-
edge of Its real significance. The re-
gion Of Gains Is belt which stretches
across the Atlantic and Pacific almost
on line with the equator. Here meet
the north and south trade winds, and
squalls and heavy rains are frequent,
but the characteristic Of this region.
which is known also as the doldrums,
is an oppressive calm. The name
loses much of the significance attach
ed to it by sailors in the past, who, If
their ships ran into that region, might
whistle in vain for wind, as their sails
hung heavily, and all seemed to be
AS idle as a painted ship
Upon q painted ocean
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25

The Bible speaks OF Tubal Cain as
the discoverer of iron and the father
of smiths. The Egyptians imputed TO
Hephaestus the same honor, while
Pliny mentions 1t having been discov-
cred by Dactyles on Mount Ida after
the forests on the mountain side had
been destroyed by lightning, this about
1882 B. G. jeremiah and Ezekiel both
mention iron in their Scriptural writ
ings. the latter especially mentioning
two qualities of the metal, calling one
bright iron," which was probably
steel. Moses mentions an iron furnace,
and Job speaks Of 1t az being taken
out of the earth,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
Too Mean a Trick.

'See here; l wrote and asked you
when you were going to pay that old
account and even inclosed a stamp.
but you never answered"
my dear sir, wouldn't it have been
a mean trick to use your own stamp
to disappoint your
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25

'My friend" said the long haired
passenger to the young man in the seat
opposite. Ito what end has your life
work been directed?''
"To both ends" was the reply. II
have the only first class hat and shoe
store Ia the village"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
One Whole Day.

Every day is little life, and our
whole is but day repeated. Those.
therefore. that dare lose day are dan
gerously prodigal. Those that dare
misspend it desperate. Bishop Hall.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
Appropriate.

"Why do you wear that costumef 1t
looks like half mourning"
well. every evening when you come
home from the Office you complain of
being half dead. Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
Some Poor Architects.

"Every man is the architect Of his
own fortune"
''Well. it's lucky for most Of US that
there is no building inspector around"
Town Topics.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
Suitable Grief.

"When he came home he found him.
self In hot water"
"What did be do?'
"Shed scaldlng tears" = Baltimore
American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25

Wareham Long Wot's a germicide.
anyway? Tuffold Knutt-He's a man
wot kills German Your blamed ig
n'ernce makes me tired. Chicago Tri-
buns.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25


LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
DAILY except Saturdays and Sundays
s40 500 500 1000 1910, 11.l5 M, 1880. l5O, 2So
$50, 40, $50. $40 p m.
SATURDAYs-640, 800, 800, 1000. 10. 40, Ills, q.
M, 1890, 100, 20, 800, $40, 40, 600, 64O, 6AO
7.20, p. m.
sUNpAYs-s.2O, 300, 1000, lO4O. Ills, a. M.
1880, l3O 22O 500 340 40, 500, $40. $40. 7SO,
p. m
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
DAILY except Saturdays and Sundays
$50 $780, $50, 1920, ll0O ll.3O, M, LOO, ZOO 800
400, 500, $50 $50, p m.
sArURDAYs-6.5O, $50, $50, 1920 llOO ll.3O, a.
m, 100, 200, 24O 80. 400, 440 $50. $50, ESQ.,
$50, p. m.
sUNDAYs-S30 $50. 1910, IL 90, 1l.30, g. M,
leo, 200. 24O $40, 400, 40, go, $780, $780, 74o.
p. m.
NOTES-READ CAREFULLY
On Decoration Day the trips will be the
same as Saturday time table.
The boat for the performances in the Audi
forum will leave Bristol at TAO p. M, return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the performances. No trips Will be made
without there are 30 passengers
No trips guaranteed in foggy weather.
WILLIAM DORON
Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager
Call Independent Telephone, Burlington, N.
j., via Keystone, Nos. l89-D or 104-D Bristol,
and 257-D Burlington.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
burlington and Bristol Steamboat
and Ferry Company

Schedule In effect 40 a. M, March 18th, 1912.
Subject to change.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
CROSS BUFFALO
WITH GALLOWAY
Cross-bred Animals Found TO BE
Harder Than Common
Cattle and Endure More
Exposure.

Several years ago wnen the coun-
try woke up to the fact that the buff
falo had become practically extinct
there was much interest In the plan
OF crossing buffaloes with Galloway
cattle. The Galloway slightly re.
sembles the buffalo. as they have
thick. dark. woody coats. are blocky
and rather low ON the ground.
Many crosses between buffalo bulls
and domestic cattle have been made
and at one time II looked as though
this crossing might prove successful
The cross-bred animals were har.
der than the common cattle, could en-
dure more exposure and some breed
ers thought would make better use
of feed and take ON fat more readily
than the common cattle. However
that may be. the cross-bred' animals
had less of picturesque beauty than
the pure.bred buffalo and very much
less apparent good meat than the true
Angus cattle with which they had
been mixed.
And All time goes ON there Is less
and less call for hardy. drought-re-
sisting. blizzard-proof. feedless cattle"
So II is not likely that We shall soon
see a breed OF hybrid buffa.oes es:ab-
lished
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04


With the annual production OF close
TO three billions OF bushels Of corn
and the prevailing scarcity OF farm
help, the farmers of this country
would be utterly unable TO harvest
their crops without human hands.
Fortunately this condition of affairs
YVES foreseen by manufacturers sew
erai years ago and they rose TO the
occasion by inventing machines which
are almost as important in taking
care OF this crop as the harvester and
binder IL to the wheat crop.
The Introduction OF the corn binder
has given tremendous impetus 10 the
production OF ensilage: In fact. the
work Of cutting corn by hand requires
go much labor that the use OF silos
would be practically prohibitive.
With modern machinery. however.
the corn crop can be cut. bound and
reduced to ensilage In few days.
The great machines move over the
ground rapidly. cut the corn evenly,
drag II into bundles and drop II into
windows where 1t may quickly be
elevated to wagons and hauled to the
silos.
Some farmers claim that by the
use OF corn.harvesting machinery and
The silo the value Of their corn land
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
King Road DRAG.

Of the country INTO even good gravel
roads. That this Is desirable few will
gainsay. and that Il Is becoming nee
essary under modern conditions and
the relations now existing between
producer and consumer L. also quite
generally admitted. The increased cost
Of hauling over unImproved roads Is
an immense tax upon the farmer and
those who purchase his products, and
II restriction On the crops which
can be raised and moved IN certain
localities.
The Interstate Commerce commits.
sion finds that two hundred and sixty
five million tons OF agricultural. forest
and miscellaneous products OF the
land are hauled 10 depots for ship
ment In the course OF year. Figured
on a basis OF the average haul at the
lowest average rate over unimproved
roads. % cents per ton per mile. the
cost would be four.hundred.thirty.
two millions. four hundred thousand
dollars. II the hauling could be re-
duced 10 one-half the present average
or II &c "a ton, the resultant saving
would exceed s20o.Oo0,O00 a year.
That such a saving is reasonable is
Indicated by the experiences In other
counties and in localities where i'm
proved roads are found. The cost OF
hauling on such improved roads is
placed at from s TO 10 cents per ton.
The introduction OF wise and eQuit.
able road laws and good business
management would. it is estimated,
save forty million dollars more In the
administration OF the country's roads
or leave Il for some other use.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04

ear. conducts them between two iron
cylinders on which are fastened little
pegs which grasp the ears and tear
the husks from them. The corn In
then elevated into the wagon while
the shelled corn drops into another
receptacle and all is saved. The ma
chine OF course shells more or less
corn and the dryer the corn the more
II shells.
After the fodder leaves the snap
ping rows IL comes into contact with
n shredder-head. which tears II into
fine bits, and IL is then blown into
the barn or wherever 1t is wanted for
storage.
Careful Investigations, not only by
the government. hut by many of the
state experiment stations. show that
corn can be handled more cheaply
by the use OF machinery than by
hand.
There are several kinds of corn
binders, and while each kind may
have its special advantages. there are
some points that should be particu-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04

intelligent seed selection. All othe,
grain crops can be improved by grad.
ing the seed. so that only good. plump.
healthy grains. free from all foul
weed-seeds may be grown.
The fanning-mill. judiciously used.
will do much TO increase the yield o.
every small graln-crop and assist in
keeping our fields free from noxious
weeds.
II will take cookie out OF wheat.
buckthorn, plantain out OF clover. in
fact II can be adjusted SO as TO handle
all kinds OF grain and weed-seeds.
II you decide that 1t pays 10 SOW
good seed and TO keep your fields free
from noxious weeds, then do not hes
itate to invest few dollars in a fan
ming mill.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
Good ROADS
8 FAPM NOTES

File the crosscut saw yourself; you
will thus soon save enough TO buy a
new saw.
Weeds crowd the cultivated plants,
depriving them OF light and space In
both soil and air.
Glover and grass seed will nearly
always do best when they can be
started to early growth.
The terminating power OF the mid.
die kernels of an ear OF corn is much
stronger than that OF the tip and butt
kernels.
Experts OF the department OF agri-
culture advocate the use of lime In a
limited and experimental way in ey.
cry locality.
No matter whether tho corn is
bought or saved from your own farm
II should be stored In dry, well-yen.
tilated place.
After growing "A crop OF corn, the
soil Is always in excellent form TO
absorb and retain the autumn rains
and winter SHOWS.
Alfalfa does not attain maturity un.
I'll the third or fourth year; therefore.
do not SOW It expecting to get tho
best results In less time.
Corn treated with a dressing OF
plaster and ashes will soon show by
the strong growth and the dark color
OF the leaf the eject of the dressing.
Keep wide paths shoveled to every
outbuilding. Help to open the roads
when heavy SHOWS drift them. whetb,
er you are called out by the path
master or not.
Don't put on till spring any outside
work that can be done now Clean up
the garden. haul out manure. and
when possible push the blowing be
fore snow flies.
Take the frost out of your grind.
stone before you grind the AK. but
do II gradually. and not by using too
hot water That would iDjure the
quality Of the stone
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04

which has two needles does not need
TO raise the corn so high. hence less
power lie required to run II. A very
handy attachment is knife that cuts
the stubble close to the Ground. thus
making further operations on the
same ground more convenient.
In binding corn. the old practice OF
husking the ears and leaving the
stalks-which contain over 40 per
cent. Of the total feeding-value OF the
corn crop--in the field to decay, is en-
tirely too wasteful and must give way
to more intensive methods.
This means of course that some
kind of a modern corn harvester must
be used. SO the corn binder has be-
come permanent fixture on a
large number OF well managed farms
throughout the corn belt.
In hauling corn fodder from the
field to the shredder or wherever II is
desired. low-wheeled wagons are best.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
IMPROVED ROADS IN AMERICA
Some Startling Facts Given REGARD.
irs unimproved Thorouohfsres
In the United States.

There are IN the United States a
little more than two million one hun.
dred and fifty thousand miles OF
roads. or this mileage only one hun.
dred and seventy-six thousand, four
hundred and Twenty-Five miles are
improved. or eight and two.tenths per
nt OF the total. according To Stats
Tics gathered by the government Office
OF public roads. The improved roads
are those surfaced with gravel. stone,
or with some special material
The most striking feature OF these
statistics 10 the enormous extent OF
snimproved roads in the United
States. An expenditure OF something
like $4,000. 900. 900 would be required
10 convert the common earth roads
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
Questions Answered

ese. Friend Working College with ns amIS
schools moneymaking institution
thousands dollars the benefit
and
OUR SCHOOL FAMILY.
the people
College
All College
getting
Write before
PERSONAL EXPENSES for clothing
with different people Berea plain clothing Our climate
Undertaking umbrellas
articles
LIVING EXPENSES really 10
cleaning washing
Q
81 so
SCHOOL FEES First "poi Deposit"
library
hospital library tSudents nothing tuition
PAYMENT MUST gE IN ADVANCE,
half a follows:
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
Derrick for Loading.

These have n platform extending out
over the wheels, and the corn is cas-
lily loaded and unloaded and much
can be hauled at time.
An Ohio farmer, writing OF the con-
veniences of the modern corn husker.
says: Last year had 1000 bushels OF
corn in shocks. hired a man to
come TO the field and husk it have
a team of my own with which l
cribbed the corn, hauling from 70 to
80 bushels at a load. | arranged with
six of my neighbors to haul up the
corn and fodder. Ii took four men to
load the corn on the wagons in the
field and We had two men to three
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-04
Harvester Made Of Steel.

is doubled. Nothing is wasted. When
fodder is fed Whole It is tramped into
the ground. the husks. blades and
tender tops only are eaten by the
cattle while the stalks, which contain
ZONE OF the most valuable food ele-
ments, are wasted
Corn that is not put into the silo
is torn into bits by the shredder. the
stalks being reduced to as fine a con-
dition as the blades. tops and husks
and Is SO greatly relished by live
stock OF ali kinds that it is eaten up
clean.
The modern corn-husker will husk
all the way from 500 10 1000 bushels
per day. the output being regulated
by the condition OF the corn and the
weather. The husker does its best
work on bright. snappy days when the
corn is Dry. This machine snaps the