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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
DreamIess Rabbit.

Those who want a dreamless sleep
after the late tidbits will surely appre-
ciate this rule and will enjoy the dish
in the bargain.
Put in the blazer of chating dish
one tablespoonful of butter; when hot
add one cupful of milk, cupful of
fresh breadcrumbs, two cups of grated
fresh cheese, add a teaspoonful of dry
mustard and a pinch of paprika and
salt. Stir constantly and when well
blended add two well-beaten eggs.
Cook one minute and serve at once on
hot crackers. This is delicious made
with Edam cheese, using one cup of
grated cheese, one and one-half cups
of milk and one and one-half cups of
breadcrumbs. 1t also makes a good
luncheon dish.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
WIRES CUT BY FLYING SAND
Difficulty of Installing Electric Trolley
Line or Wires In the Desert
of Sahara.

Extending from Cairo to the Pyra-
which is used chiefly by tourists. The
trunks of huge palm trees serve as
trolley poles to support the overhead
conductor, and the contrast between
the modern hurrying motor cars ana
the peaceful centuries-old tombs OF
the Pharaohs holds the interest or
many contemplative traveller. At
one side of the trolley conductor, on
bell-shaped insulators, are run the
feeders, which, like the trolley wire,
are of bright, hard-drawn copper.
After these wires had been installed
1t was soon found that they invariably
broke and fell within six or seven
months, the croSs-section being much
reduced at the point of fracture. In
vestigation showed that the desert
winds which sweep across the right-of-
way whip sand particles against the
wires, causing a filing action which
cuts away the copper much like an
artificial sand blast. The glass globes
Of arc lamps installed along the road
have exhibited the same destructive
action. A similar effect is observed
with the incandescent units used to
light the way to the Sphinx. These
strings of lamps, besides having to
be moved at frequent intervals to ac-
commodate the varying level of the
shifting sands, are rapidly eaten away
by the etching action of the desert
winds. Thus far no remedy has been
discovered for this destruction except
frequent renewals. World.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
True to Yankee Traditions,

A long-felt want has been supplied
by an enterprising New Jersey farmer
who owns some land of doubtful value
within easy reach of New York city.
The pioneer in a new life of endeavor
had noticed that city hunters were
greatly handicapped in their efforts
by having to tramp over much great
er area than they should to accom-
plish very little shooting. Plainly
the situation demanded the services of
an efficiency engineer. So he as
sumed the job. He wire-fenced about
fifteen acres Of his most worthless
brush land; stocked it with a modest
assortment of Belgian hares and per
mitted the idea and ground to lie fall
low for three years. Then he allowed
it to become known that he would per
NIT Shooting over" his covers by city
sportsmen on the basis Of a payment
of 80 cents for every rabbit" shot
Gothamite hunters jumped at the op-
portunity, and the original genius ia
now busy booking dates and collecting
half-dollars. And still there are those
who maintain that the day of opportu.
nifty for the man of modest means has
passed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
One Great Obstacle

The French are not inclined to take
things too seriously. Thus, while they
love and respect the venerable French
Academy, they never refrain from ma,
king it the subject of a little good
natured wit. Even the members them.
selves, as this entry in Victor Hugoi
notebook will show, indulge them
selves in occasional sallies against the
famous institution.
On December II, 1876, Victor Hugo
himself one of the 40 immortal" mem
bers of the academy, write in his note.
book, Today, Thursday, in the AGA.
deny, I spoke there with Dupin the
elder about Balzac and his chances OF
election to the academy. 'Thunder!'
Dupin interrupted me. So you really
believe that, without any more to-do
BalZac will be chosen the first time he
comes up for election.
You quote examples where that
has occurred, but those prove nothing
Think of it! Balzac, at the first pre-
sentation of his name! You have
thought the matter over carefully
Good! But you have forgotten one rea
SON why it is quite impossible thai
Balzac should be elected to the acs.
denny: he deserves it, "-YouthtS
Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
Widows Are Mothers to Many,

Up in the North Carolina mountain
region, between the Blue Ridge and
the Great Smoky ranges, wealthy
resident, j. McWhitaker, recently
gave a dinner to II widows. Aside
from the fact that it takes a bold,
brave man to attempt entertaining so
many women at one time there is the
additional point, properly shown by
figures that the region thereabouts is
one productive of long life and large
families.
The combined ages of the II widows
are 1888 years, the average being six
ty-one. The number of children of
these women is 1872, grandchildren 289,
great-grandchildren so, great-great-
grandchildren 9. The average ages of
the grandchildren is seventeen years,
and of the great-grandchildren, nine.
The dinner was bountiful one and
the mountains lent it their best, in
Guiding wild turkeys, pheasant, veni-
son and the choicest products of the
farm and the garden.
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She Remembered.

Aunt Jane is quite absent-minded.
and when she started on q short jour-
ney, a few weeks ago, each member
of the family labored to impress on
her that she must not forget any of
her parcels or belongings. When she
reached her destination, she wrote at
once of her safe arrival, and closed
with the following postscript:
Il remembered what you said about
forgetting, and tried to be as thought
full as possible. 1 neglected, though,
to have my trunk rechecked at the
junction, and think l must have left
my lunch at the window when
bought my ticket.
Il must have forgotten my umbrella,
too, when changed cars. but l cannot
imagine what could have become OF
my shawl. l suppose | neglected to
put my brush and comb back in the
bag after using them, but | feel con-
fident that some one stole my jet
brooch, as l do not see how / could
possibly have mislaid it.
Il got on quite nicely, though, and
had real pleasant journey."-Youth' 3
Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
Activities Of Women.

New York storekeepers employ over
$4,000 extra girls during the holiday
season.
From 1901 to 1911 the mortality due
to cancer among women has increased
% per cent.
Ninety per cent of the members of
the Shirtwaist Makers union in New
York are young girls.
Women in Switzerland who gradu-
ate in theology will hereafter be en-
titled to the status of the clergy.
Mrs Philip N. Moore has been ap-
pointed a member of the Provisional
Alumnae council of Vassar college.
The Women's Municipal party has
been formed in London which will be
strictly non-political and will repre-
sent women as women.
Instead of helping women it is
claimed that the new Ohio labor law
has driven them out of trades to be
superseded by men.
Girls who are reared in dire poverty
are 100 per cent more likely to go
wild than those who have had better
opportunity.
About 1000 girls are banded togeth-
er in their various colleges under the
Women's intercollegiate Student Gov
eminent association.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
No Place for Nearsluhted.

The nearsighted man watched his
friend restore to portly dowager a
ridiculous little bead bag that she had
dropped as she sailed past their cor
ner of the room.
Il WISH" he said plaintively, that
women could learn not to drop things.
My wife got me into ridiculous
scrape the other night by not being
able to hold on to her belongings"
How was that?" his friend in.
quired.
1T was at the opera" continued
Benedick, "and in the middle of the
first act Carrie let her opera glasses
slip off her lap. She asked me to get
them. l looked down and thought !
saw them under the seat in front of
her.
Il grabbed them, but they didn't
come at once, and there was a sQueal
from the woman in front. 1t was the
heels Of her little slippers / had
grabbed. and nearly tipped her out OF
her seat.
She got hysterical, and had to go
out until she Gained down. o. had
merry EVENING""
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
New Post-Glaciai Lake.

A new post-glacial lake has been
discovered at the mouth of the River
Tyne, In England. The lake stands
about 100 feet above sea level and COW
ers square mile. Its existence was
discovered apparently as the result of
excavations during quay building.
The series of deposits begin about So
feet above sea level, and are % feet
thick in places. A peculiar series Of
connections and stalactite infiltra-
lions" were found in the sands and
clays, and many specimens of vegeta-
bic remain in stu 20 feet below the
surface. Post-glacial lakes, or their
remains are more or less abundant all
over the area originally covered by
the great ice sheet of the glacial ep-
och, so that the mere discovery of the
old beaches of another is not a thing
of great geological Importance. The
location of this 'Tyne-mouth" one and
its height above sea level give 1t spe-
cial interest, however.-New York
Evening Post.
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IT WAS TERRIBLE
BY FLORENCE LILLIAN HENpER-

BY FLORENCE LILLIAN HENpER-
SON.
Its sinful shamel" declared prim,
straight-laced Miss Tabitha Duncan.
Aunt Lucia must have taken leave
Of her senses!" chorused Bart Dun
can. her nephew.
The criticisms were not generous.
Both were pensioners on the bounty
OF Miss Lucia Warden, age thirty-tive.
looking ten years younger, and. al
though missing most of the joys OF
life. by no means soured. and still
hoping and longing that some day
Love would come along and help I'LL
out her lonely life.
She had given Miss Duncan home.
she had educated Bart She owned
some property. and those two coveted
it-at least counted on getting their
share of it If it was ever distributed.
For this reason any deviation from
personal or household rules was
viewed with concern by the twain of
selfish time-servers. What had
aroused their present CONSERVATION
was the fact that Lucia had not only
allowed travelling circus to show on
q lot she owned, but had visited It
several times.
i don't see what you find 30 OBJ
1ectionable in a clean, harmless en-
tertainment," Lucia told her sister-in-
law. THE clown is simply funny, the
others do some wonderful acts, and
they have two little children who give
pretty exhibition with some trained
ponies who are perfectly enhancing"
Wisely Miss Duncan kept her re-
sentiment to herself. 1t burst out
afresh. however, the day The circus
took down its tent What occurred
80 stirred UP Miss Tabitha that she
fastened to the office of her nephew
and the twain held an active ind.gna-
ton meeting at once.
IT'S just terrible, Bartl" pro-
nounce6 the agitated Tabitha- 1t
seems as If the glare and glitter of
that horrid show has just set Lucia
wild. When l tried to talk to her, shs
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31

The discovery of some valuable au-
tograph letters is reported from Al
ghero (Sardinia). A quantity of rub
bish had been recently discharged on
heap in a field, when an army lieu
tenant who CHANGED to be passing by
caught sight of what appeared to be
Garibaldis signature on a letter He
proceeded to examine number of
letters among the rubbish, and found
that they we're all genuine autograph
letters written by Garibaldi, Cavour,
Mazzini, King Carlo Alberto King Vic
tor Emmanuel and others, bearing
mainly on the history of the period
1920 to 1860, and subsequent expert
examination is reported to have es-
tsblished the fact that the documents
are of real historical value apart from
their obvious interest as autographs.
1t is stated that the letters belonged
to the family of Piccinelli, a house
quite recently extinct, which played
an important part during the wars OF
italian independence.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
SHOWING Georoe In.


William J. Burns, the detective, was
congratulated in Pittsburgh on sue
cessful coup.
MY success" said Mr.. Burns, was
due to the fact that l went to the
right source for my facts. You must
always know the right source to go to
then your facts will be valuable.
It's like the sister story.
Nobody like a sister, you know, to
give you line on young man. Thus
a girl had just got engaged to fine,
handsome chap, and she said to this
chaps sister one day:
Next Thursday is Georges birth
day, and 1 don't know what to give
him. Will you, as his sister, under
standing all his tastes as you do, sug-
gest some present for him?'
Oh, l hardly know what to sug-
gest,' said The sister, carelessly; but
from my knowledge Of George, l
should say that he'd prefer something
that he could pawn easily"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
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
sage tea" Although, by the addition o.
sulphur and other Ingredients, this old
fashioned brew has been made more eff
fective as a scalp ltonic and color re-
Nowadays, when our hair comes out or
gets faded or gray, instead of going to
the garden or garnet for herbs and
making the 'tea" ourselves, we simply
go to the nearest drug store and ask foi
bottle of Wyeth's Sage and sulphur
Hair Remedy. =.
Druggists are authorized to sell II
under guarantee that the money will be
refunded If it fails to do exactly as rep
resented.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty cents bottle, and .
recommended and sold nv all druggists
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
DIDN'T TAKE HIS ALL
LAUNDRYMAN UNDULY EXCITED
OVER MISHAP.
Fears That Loss of Ambassadoriai
Shirt Might Prove His Ruin
Turned Out to Be Quite
Unnecessary.

What happens when an ambassador
gets superheated under the collar has
become known on more than one occa-
sion but it remained for the last few
days to develop what happens when
an ambassador loses his shirt.
There are countries where ambassa-
doris don't wear shirts-at least as
shirts are understood here. Indeed,
there have been ENJOYS at Washington
who affected flowing robes, but that
was before the day when a million
pairs of scissors got busy on some
zoe, 100000 Chinese queues. Shirts are
as necessary part of an ambassa-
dorial wardrobe as of that of the plain
est native. Almost every Indian
wears a shirt nowadays until he joins
circus or comes to New York, when
he must APPEAR in the traditional
blanket of his forefathers. And all
the excellencies that are accredited to
this country affect this garment.
So it Is with that particular excel
lency who has lately been paying a
visit to New York, habit that dur
ing the present administration has
gained such vogue among the diplo-
matte corps. Among other things, this
ambassador sent to the hotel laundry
a shirt. 1t was one of several shirts
and, according to the best information
obtainable, it was a white shirt.
When the wash" came back the
shirt was not in it, or of it. 1t was
missing. The ambassador made a
complaint. An attempt was made to
trace the garment, but a frantic
search revealed nothing that looked
like it, except shirts that we're estab-
lished as belonging to other persons.
The chambermaid, the valet the por-
ter, and the employees of the laundry
were closely questioned, but none re-
membered having seen the article.
1t was with deepest regret that the
management reported to the ambassa-
dor the result of the inquiry. His ex-
cellency was wroth. He said he must
have damages; the shirt should not
have got lost. 1t was pure careless
ness, and the hotel must reimburse
him.
Wild notions as to the value of a
shirt that was good enough to be used
by an ambassador fitted through the
mind of the manager. He knew that
shirts cost lot more in the United
States, as rule, than in Europe, If
they are made to order, or If they
happen to be of superior material.
He knew of hotel clerks who wore
shirts that cost as much as SIS apiece,
and who would not think of putting on
cheaper garment. What would be
the price of shirts worn by an am
bassador?
AS he pondered, the ambassador
spoke.
That was a good shirt" he said,
''and it was new. 1t would be only
right that l should be paid its full
value"
And what, may 1 ask" ventured
the manager timidly, lis the value
your excellency puts upon the gar
ment?"
at cost me- said the ambassador.
"$1.85."
The shirt was promptly paid for
New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
BETTER THAN A KEEN BRAIN
Intuition In Sport Would Seem to
Have an Advantage Over Guilt
waited intelligence.

To what extent do sport and brains
assimilate? We have known ball play
ers who on the field had all the wis
of a Disraeh. the genius of a Napo-
leon; but who, outside of baseball,
didn't have brains enough to stroll in
from under a cloudburst.
On the other hand, take the case OF
Fred Merkle, of the Giants. No con-
sistently labeled a "bonehead." He
has been branded as solid ivory from
skull to hoof. Yet of the 400 big
league players there are not a dozen
enrolled with anything like Merkle's
brain attached to their domes of
thought.
There are not dozen-or half
dozen-as well read, as students, as
logical in debate or as wise in as
many different things that pertain to
what we term existence.
Merkle. outside of baseball, would
knowledge and understanding. But
on the field there are dozens who
don't know the difference between
calculus and Catullus, but who can
outthink him two to one.
Frequently too keen a brain is a
handicap in sport, for it produces too
great an imagination, and imagination
is fatal to success. One of the hard
est, contenders in the world to beat
IN any game Is a youngster who gets
going, for he doesn't know enough to
understand where the psychological
pitfalls wait.
Mathewson, Collins and others are
smart off the field as we'll as on.
But this doesn't apply to all. We
have known a lot Of smart fellows,
also. who were boobs in the harness of
sport.
why shouldn't - be a great
golfer?" a well-known pro- said to us a
day or two ago. 1.-THE guy doesn't
know the difference between an and
a f."
We know one star Of baseball with
out any particular outside intelligence
who, as far as we have seen and
heard, never made bonehead play in
his life. And he told US once that he
never had to think out play in his
life-that each play came to him by
intuition.-Colliers Weekly.
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gate of the prison and asked for the
deputy warden. AS the latter ap-
peared, the enveloping cloak and hat
were thrust aside. Pale, emaciated,
there stood revealed-Convict 4 A.
"You-you!" fairly shouted the as
founded deputy, In amazement, and
then the clear ring of joy and relief
in his startled tones.
Eyes, it is l." responded Moody.
weakly. Il have come back at the
first moment of my liberty"
why, you ran away"
Never. l was drugged while /
slept in the convict camp, carried
away and locked up in the hands OF
enemies, beaten and half starved until
this very day"
"Enemies-you mean"
1.-THE man who sent me to the peni
tentiary-Ariel Hodges and his &C
completes. See, some papers l got
hold of when l escaped. They are
written instructions of Hodges to his
confederates. They outline his plans,
they verify my story"
The documents did just that They
showed that Hodges, tired of waiting
for Nina to accept him, had planned
new disgrace longer term of impris-
onment, possibly death, had he not es-
capped. for the victim of his wicked
plots.
The prison rang with cheers of de-
light when it was known that
had not betrayed his trust and doomed
the future of the honor squad move
ment
At once the energetic deputy war.
den placed the case before the cover.
nor of the state with all its details.
One of the accomplices of Aeriel
Hodges was arrested and confessed
the entire plot to save himself. Hodges,
taking the alarm, left the country, q
fugitive from justice.
A brave, joy-faced little woman met
Moody as, rehabilitated in the eyes Of
all men, he passed out through the
prison doorway, and arm in arm they
went down the stone steps.
Went down to meet the new, the
glorious life before them, to the radi.
ant happiness that only souls tried
as by fire can cherish
Copyright, 1913, by w. G. Chapman)
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-31
Manmoth MoIar

When the real estate man came into
the Curbstone club headquarters b.
proudly displayed tooth which he
said had just been extracted by den.
list.
DOC said it's one of the biggest he
ever saw" he exclaimed.
The ancient carpenter, who liz
known as the club Ananias, inspected
the molar with an apparent lack OF
real interest.
IT'S nothing compared with one
had pulled once" he finally observed.
cit out" calculated the real estate
man, you don't mean to tell me you
had bigger tooth than that"
Sure l did" the carpenter declared.
when l showed it to my boss the
next day he thought it was a milk
stool."-Youngstown Telegram.