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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
HONOR THEIR PATRON SAINTS
Small Communities in England Cling
to Ceremonies That Are Many
Centuries Old.

Hawarden, the little town in Flint
shire, North Wales, which was made
forever memorable as the residence of
W. E. Gladstone, recently celebrated
the festival of its patron saint and
heavenly protector, St Deinloi Many
legends cluster about the name of this
saint, but little is definitely known
about him. His name was given to
the library which Mr.. Gladstone estab-
lished in Hawarden. The little Welsh
town, although now unimportant,
boasts of great antiquity, and among
its relics of the past is the ruined cir
cular keep of the thirteenth century
castle. Hawarden castle, which was
the seat Of Mr. Gladstone, dates from
1852.
The first of December is the fes-
tival of the saints of the isle of Bard
sey, off the coast of Carnarvon county,
North Wales This little islet was for
centuries center of Christian activ-
ity, and pilgrims from all over Wales
gathered there on each first day OF
December. It's soil was considered
sacred, and it's shrines were famous
for miraculous cures of the sick and
crippled. A farm on the mainland
opposite Bardsey still remains 1.-THE
free because its owner was anciently
charged with the expense of supplying
refreshment and rest for the weary
pilgrims. The worship of the saints
of Bardsey has all but disappeared
among the modern descendants of the
ancient Cambrians.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
TEACH CHILD SELF-RELIANCE
Wise Parent Can lncuicate Invaluable
Quality at an Extremely
Early Ago.

One of the most valuable lessons
that child can learn Is that of self
reliance. A great many parents think
that this characteristic is Unborn, but
1t Is not altogether so. OF course,
some children are more gifted In this
respect than others, as 1t is largely a
matter of personality, but at the same
time 1t is trait which the parent can
do much to help the child to attain
1t Is certainly a characteristic which
will come into play In his later life
more than almost any other, and
therefore, the less self-reliance a child
shows In his early years the more
careful the parents should be to help
him develop it.
There are many ways in which this
can be inculcated. and once the idea
IS given the child will do much to de-
velop 1t himself. Teach him to rely
as far as possible upon his own tai
ents and abilities, and help him to
cultivate them so that as early as pos
sible he may depend upon them for
his own support. Let him learn to
find his way about alone and not be
afraid to travel without the company
of an older person. Teach him to
plan things for himself
Let him learn to do things. Show
him that you trust him and that you
know you can depend upon him. This
Ia very important. as a child that feels
that his elders have not confidence
in himself, and, therefore, seldom ac-
complishes anything by himself-in
short, he has not the quality of self
reliance or self-confldence, and is not
In a fair way Of acquiring either one.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
4 guess that cuts me out, parson-
l hain't got no more romance about
me than q bump on q dead log"

guess that cuts me out, parson-
hain't got no more romance about
me than bump on q dead log
And it is highly probable that the
widow Savage did some more think
ing, for within a week she followed
the deacon's trail to the parsonage
and said to the pastor:
Il am terribly embarrassed. but I
want your advice"
What is the trouble. sister Saw
age?" was asked.
IF man-if good man-if Wild
over asked me to mary him. and I
did not exactly love him. would l be
doing right to mary him?''
Not according to my lights. sister.
You must learn to love him first"
But If I don't have the chance to
learn?"
81 sometimes think that Providence
has a hand In those things" replied
the good man. though there was bit
of doubt in his tones
1t was two weeks later and the
widow was returning from the saw
mill, where she had been to order
some boards to repair her pig-pen.
She met Deacon Pennybone face to
face. He was bound for the mill to
order some shingles for the roof of
his kitchen.
Hope see you we'll. wilder"
"And the same to you"
did the frost last night nip your
garden any?"
Not a spec"
And then, as the deacon was about
to say that he guessed the frost had
killed on the horse-fies for good and
all. there came warning shouts Of:
Mad dog! Mad dog! Look out,
deacon!"
He turned to see mastiff that was
surely suffering with the rabies CON-
ing down the street full at them. He
didn't lose second. He picked the
widow up and threw her over a picket
fence, and then sDrang after her. The
mad animal came racing up and would
have made the jump had not a big
club knocked him down and after
wards battered the life out OF him.
After the marriage. which took
place a month later. the deacon
asked:
Hammer. dear. when did you first
feel that you loved me with all your
hearth"
why. it was when you chucked me
over the fencei" she replied as she
gave him e kiss that lifted him on
his heels.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
CHILDREN IN COTTON MILLS
Pressing Social Problem That In the
Near Future 10 Going to Call
Loudly for Solution.

The labor of children in cotton
manufacturing plants presents one Of
the most pressing social problems of
the day, for the industry is living up
to its reputation as large employer
Of children, says a bulletin from the
census bureau. "The average number
of children under sixteen years of age
employed as wage-earners was 39,306,
Of whom nearly one-half were girls"
1t states. Children constituted 1914
per cent. of the total number OF wage
earners. In three of the southern
states, Alabama, North Carolina and
South Carolina, nearly 10 per cent Of
all wage-earners were children under
sixteen years of age. In Massachu-
sets, the leading state In the indus
try, however, only 81 per cent. were
children. Practically one-half Of the
wage-earners employed In the cotton
manufacturing industry In 1909 were
in establishments where the prevail
ing hours of labor were between 81
and so per week, and nearly one-third
were employed in establishments
where the hours we're go per week"
About one-fifth of all the cotton mill
workers In three southern states are
children less than sixteen years old
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
secuIarIxIno The AAfeotIona.


When we make q dead failure Of
living affection. we secularize 1t.
Sometimes we begin the day with a
disaster of this kind. Our good morn
Ing" Is as secular as a snore. We
come downstairs half awake, our lips
SO sleepy that they scarcely move.
our minds still torpid and vague. We
shuttle into the breakfast room and
slide into q chair. Physically, men,
tafy, spiritually. we have scarcely
been penetrated by personality. Far
within US its fires burn at a point
near to extinction. But there is an
other and still worse element Of secu-
larity in our greeting. We scarcely
notice whom 1t Is we greet. The per-
sonality that should exhilarate US g
for the time yelled by familiarity. So
often we have greeted just this COM
rade at breakfast that today the greet
ing has become automatic. The spirit
has gone out of it. We're a stranger
at the table perhaps we might be
aroused.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Safety in Submarines.

A new life-saving device was tried
out at Specie, Italy, when turret in
vented by Capt. Virginia Cavallini, for
fixing on submarines, was experiment
ed with Should the submarine sink
to the bottom from any cause, the
sailors can take refuge in the turret,
which, by an ingenious mechanism, is
then detaced from the vessel and
rises to the surface The experiments
are said to have given conclusive proof
of the practical ility of the invention.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
He Could sxmpathlzs.

The conversation turned to the fads
and fancies of the sweetsome sex, and
Justice McKenna told of the sentiment
tai city girl who was spending some
time in the country. So full of senti
ment and imaginative was she, said
the justice, that she could hear the
trees whisper, the bushes sigh and the
plants sing. One day in June she was
sitting beneath a cherry tree with sew
eral children, one of whom was ten
year-old boy. Overhead gentle
breeze softly purred through the quiv-
ering leaves. ''Listen!" suddenly ex-
claimed the young lady. Cant you
hear this poor tree groaning. johnny"
mo, don't hear it groan," replied
Johnny, assuming listening attitude.
but know how it feels to be full OF
green cherries!"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Mholx War; ImnrohahIa.

There has been no universal war by
Moslems on unbelievers since the
early days Of Mohammedanism. 1t has
been supposed that only the Caliph,
an Office now claimed by the sultans
of Turkey, can order general war, or
Jehad, but as the Persians and the
Moors who are Mohammedans do not,
acknowledge the spiritual authority of
the Ottoman sultan and look to their
own rulers for their cue in such case,
it is not at all likely that there will
be a Jehad now or ever. Holy wars
have been proclaimed by the Mahdis,
as was the case in Sudan in 1882, when
Chinese" Gordon was murdered at
Khartoum; but there has been no gem
eral war between the followers of the
prophet and the infidel dogs since the
early times when Mohammed was es-
tablishing his power
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Notsd Author Busy at 81.

Theodore Watts-Dunton, poet, essay
list, author of many books, and noted
for his contributions to the Encyclo-
pedia Britannica, is working away al
most as hard as ever though he is now
eighty-one years old. At present he is
engaged on a volume of collected es-
says. He is interested in an absorb
ing degree in current affairs, not only
in the commonwealth of letters, but in
the wider world OF science in most of
its branches. and international poll
tica
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Finds Riches In Honey.

Miss Inez Cooley conducts a bee
ranch in southern California adapted
to bees, for they have pasturage all
the year round For many months they
feed on the Rocky mountain range
back of Miss Cooley's ranch. 1t gives
a flavor to the honey almost as de-
licious as that which has made Scotch
heather honey famed around the world.
Miss Cooley is thoroughly up to date
in her methods. Her bees do not
waste their time eating honey to make
comb at the rate of ten pounds of
honey to one pound of comb, but store
their honey in sheets Of stamped par
ATTN, when it is removed by centrifugal
extractors, worked by water power.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Puzzle in Electricity.

It is amazing what tremendous
electric shock a man may receive and
yet not be killed. No less amazing
is 1t how small shock will kill. 1t
all depends upon the circumstances OF
the shock To kill, the shock must
pass through the brain, heart or upper
part of the spinal cord. A shock from
a weak current, if received over a
large area of the body, will do more
damage than a shock from powerful
current that effects only small and
not vital part of the body.
DR.. H. Zangger of Munich, In re-
cent paper, asserts that 5O-Volt cur
rent is dangerous if received under
the most favorable conditions.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Ship Sunk With a Million.

The news that fresh attempt is to
be made to recover sunken treasure
from the General Grant recalls the
story of that Inflated vessel 1t sailed
for London from Melbourne in 1866.
and was wrecked off the Auckland
islands. For two years its disappear
ance remained mystery, then chance
led to the rescue of a few survivors,
who told how the vessel had been
dashed against a cliff four hundred
feet high, and in sinking had been
swept into a cave at it's base. There
for close on half century the wreck
has lain in fourteen fathoms of wa
ter with treasure to the value of one
and quarter million dollars in the
bullion room to tempt the treasure
hunter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Fine rhsater for Manila.

Manila is to have the largest and
most modern theater in the far east.
The government of the islands has
just leased to the Oriental Theater
company 5000 square meters adjoin-
ing the botanical gardens on the Bag
umbavan drive, a central and attrac-
tive boulevard, on which It will at
once construct q modern theater to
cost about $17s.0oo and machinery
and equipment for = 7S,00O.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17

FIFBt oucCesB OF NI9 WTIBsSs
It Is now about ten years since the
first flight in a motor driven aero
plane by the Wright brothers. The
Wrights did not complete their petrol
engine until December, and it was
on the 18th Of December, 1908, that
Wilbur few S52 feet! That was only
ten years ago. but the Wrights main
tanned great secrecy about their ex-
periments until three or four years
later, and were regarded with much
incredulitv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Force of a Pitched Ball.

How fast does pitched ball travel?
At Bridgeport, Walter Johnson and
Napoleon Rucker pitched at a ma
chine for testing the velocity and
striking energy of a rife fire, with the
result of establishing a mathematic-
ally exact record Johnson registered
a speed of 1913 feet second, Fuckers
best rate being nine feet less. Rucker
thought that with more warming up
the only Johnson would be capable
of shooting at the velocity of $50 feet.
AS the record stands, it means that
the interval of time from pitcher to
batter is a split second. What the
batsman at the plate faces is hurt
ling thing with striking force equiv
alent to about half that If a bullet
from a magazine pistol AS a consid-
Grafton of foot pounds, disregarding
mass, one would come OF better II
struck by railroad train.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17

Bank clerks and matrimony have
been the subject of legislation by the
Australian parliament. The assembly
has approved of a new clause in the
criminal code bill, by which any per
son or corporation, prohibiting, under
threat of dismissal, the marrying OF
any employee over twenty-one years
of age, will be liable to a fine OF
81 500 or three months imprisonment.
The clause is the outcome of evidence
in the arbitration court that the West
ern Australian banks prohibit the mar
rage of clerks receiving under $1,000
per annum.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
still Controls Spirit of Music.

Despite his seventy-eight years,
Saint-Saens recently appeared before
a representative Berlin audience and
played with remarkable fiuency, trans
parent clearness and evenness of pas
sages, while his touch was elastic, his
tone full, round and of a beautiful
quality. Moreover, the ease and non
chalance with which he played aston
ished his hearers. He exhibited an as
tonishing amount of vitality in other
respects, too. When Claire Dux sang
two vocal numbers-an aria from the
opera Henry VII" and the chanson
La Cloche"-Saint-Sae sat down at
the piano and played the accompani-
ment with exquisite touch and refine
ment, following the singer with the
greatest fidelity. He played both &C
compartments and also his piano solos
from memory.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
Kite Carried Boy Aloft.

A kite lifted boy aloft at Rouchin.
near Lille, recently. Experiments
were being made with the kite when
the anchor rope broke, and the boy,
who was standing near, seized the
end of the cord as the kite rose in the
air, in an attempt to hold it down. AS
the kite lifted him of his feet he
seemed powerless to release his hold
and was carried aloft, while his moth
er, who was present, shrieked and i'm
plored the inventor to save her son.
The kite rose quickly to a height of
about fifty feet, with the boy dangling
at the end of the cord and screaming
for help. Then suddenly it dipped,
and when 1t was at height of about
twenty feet the boy let go. He
crashed heavily to the ground and
was picked up suffering from severe
internal injuries.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
saIesman's REQUISITE.

To the salesman the possession of
the innate power of quick adaptations
to all situations is of prime impor-
lance 1t is an indispensable to his
success. Lost sale after lost sale, in
an almost unbroken chain of success
sion, is the common consequence of
its absence from the mental compost
ton. From its nature it is beyond
acquiring, and the unfortunate who
lacks 1t has only the recourse of Sc
curing a calling which practically
alienates him from immediate contact
with his kind.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
cItx-owned Buses.

The public omnibus service OF Ber-
lin is in the hands of one company.
At the end of 1912 it was operating "a
horse lines, with 460 buses and 5000
horses, and ten autobus lines with 300
buses. The system is an extended
one, covering a large part of greater
Berlin.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17

The catapult which suffragettes are
using in the old country in their cam
paign against shop and club windows
was probably first used by the ancient
Romans who made it a most formid-
kinds. discharging huge missiles,
served as artillery, and the smaller
hand catapult was used for throwing
darts and bullets. Today some
sportsmen carry catapults when shoot
ing big game, as they are useful for
knocking over birds and small animals
for the larder without disturbing the
larger game.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17

Whats the natter" demanded the
impatient passenger in the stalled au-
tomobile.
TT seems to be a case of locomotor
ataxicab, SIR" responded the chauffeur.
with a mirthless laugh.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17
DANDRUFF,, FALLING
HAIR STOPPED
Harmless, Old Fashioned Rem
edy Brings Back Color to Gray
Hair and Makes It Grow.


How many old-fashioned remedies are
being used, which goes to show that it
is hard to improve some of our grand
mothers old-time, tried remedies. For in
stance, for keeping the hair dark, soft and
glossy nothing equals our grandmothers
Nsage tea" Although, by the addition o.
sulphur and other Ingredients, this old
fashioned brew has been made more eff
fective as a scalp .tonic and color re-
.storer.
Nowadays, when our hair comes out u
gets faded or gray, instead of going to
the garden or garnet for herbs AMI
making the ''tea" ourselves, we simply
20 to the nearest drug store and ask ta'
a bottle of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy. e, :.
Druggists are authorized to sell II
under guarantee that the money VIII Dt
refunded if it fails to do exactly as rep
resented.
This preparation is Offered TO n
public az fifty cents a bottle. and :
recommended and sold nv all drns"is'S
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17

Collections at 6.l5 and $50 a. M, l and 500
70. m.
Deliveries at $50 a. M, and 2 l5 D. M.
Rural carriers leave Office at 73O daily ex-
cept Sunday and holidays.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-18

scientific verdict of "Not guilty, be- cause insane" which has cleared so ma " criminals, were decided i'm provement on the existing law. The present law assumes implicitly that in- sanity necessarily makes a man ir- responsible. Before the bills were drawn the State Bar association ob- tained from leading alienists the un- disputed conclusions of modern science that in most of his life and actions man suffering from mental disease may be perfectly sane and responsible. If doubt on this point still remained in the minds of a jury. the verdict Guilty, but insane" would still be adequate.
 The fact that the accused, though afflicted with some mental ailment, did know the nature and quality of his act and that the act was wrong constitutes guilt. It is only with this fact of intent to commit a crime that jury need concern itself. The imposing of a sentence need not pre- vent the remanding of the convict to a hospital for the criminal insane, and. if cured, he should serve the remainder of his unexpired term among sane convicts.
 The bills provided all this. One who, though sane, pleaded Guilty. but insane" would be subject to medical examination, and If found sane would serve his term in jail instead of in a hospital. Or the plea might be ignored, as pleas of mot guilty are ignored pending trial. The bills would undoubtedly have gone far to stop the scandal of men getting freed from punishment as convicted felons on a plea of in sanity, and afterward obtaining com plete freedom on plea of regained sanity
New Britain herald., 1914-04-18

a viselike grip while the blind was again adjusted. The blanket was for the second time placed stealthily and gently upon his back. and then the saddle. This is slow business, de- manding patience. As the cinch was drawn tight he bolted into the air, bawling and striking. But instantly he was overpowered by the strength of numbers and stood stiff-legged, body quivering, his tail drawn tight between his hind legs, while lad in white angora leggins and gray jersey adjusted his mecate. Chair rope) and swung lightly into the saddle.
 There was no applause. A hush. broken only by few friends calling advice and good luck to the rider, had fallen over the crowd. Coolly he settled himself firmly, then doffed his hat and held it aloft in his hand.
 Let i'm buck" he cried.
 The handlers released the horse and Jumped aside, one tearing off the blind in the same motion. Instantly the animal plunged into the air, grunting and bawling. His eyes were living coais of fire. I saw the red in his distended nostrils. With tense, stiff legs aslant, his feet smote the the earth. Suddenly there was a crash, and shower of slivars from the fence. A musician leaped to the track, moving-picture man fell over the fence, and newspaper photographer with a press grafiex did a quick running high jump.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-18
FIRST CHURCH NOW
 IS 156 YEARS OLD
Tomorrow Marks Anniversary But There Will Be No Special
 Service.

Tomorrow marks the 156th anni- Congregational church in this city. However, there will be no special service in recognition of the day. In- stead the pastor, Rev. H. w. Maier, will preach a sermon to the young people who joined the church last Sunday. The subject will be Her oism, Has it Place in Our Day"
 The Baraca class is to have a spe- cial feature in the presence of N. Hasegawa, student at the Hart ford Theological seminary, who will tell the young men about '"The Land of the Rising Sum-" MT. Hasegawa returns to Japan this summer to be
New Britain herald., 1914-04-18
Film Swedish Baptist Church.

Rev. J. F.. Klingberg, pastor. Meet ing Sunday morning at II o'clock with sermon by the pastor on theme: Private Prayer" Meeting of Young Peoples society at 5:3O p. m. A pro- gram will be rendered. In the even ing, Rev MT. Klingberg will preach on 'The Great Day of Atonement" At 11:OO a. m., the Sunday school session takes place. ..
 The Foreign Missions circle will meet Tuesday evening at s:o0 o'clock with Mrs August Olson of PAP Bas- sett street. The regular church-night service is to be held on Thursday evening, and on Friday, at 7:30 p. m.. the pastor will meet with his Bible class. F.