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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
CULTURE OF ALFALFA CROP
Success Reported Upon Soils of Great
Diversity Should Be Encourage
ment to Mako a Trial.

The matter of alfalfa growing Is
now of widespread interest, and the
success which Is reported upon soils
of great diversity should be an en-
couragement to make trial, If only
upon a small plot in order to expert
ment for future benefit If good stands
can be secured 1t means everything to
the middle and eastern sections of the
United States. Stock fed upon 1t keep
in prime condition and need little or
no grain. Also 1t Is permanent crop
when yearly fertinzed in the above
named sections. We know Of In
stances in California and New Mex
loo, where the same fields of alfalfa
have been used for several genera
tions, says writer in an exchange.
In the matter of fertilization, we
must remember that alfalfa draws its
own nitrogen from the air, which 1t
stores In nodules along it's roots but
1t is heavy potash feeder. Chemical
analysis has shown that nearly az
much potash is required in its produc.
ton as nitrogen, and nearly four times
as much potash as phosphoric acid.
This fact bears some relation possibly
to the matter Of luxuriant growth In
the far West and Southwest, where
the soils are rich in potash in avail.
liable form. We have not these con-
ditions, but frequent experiments in
many sections have given very salts
factory results with commercial fer
tilizers.
Some lands require heavier appli.
cation Of minerals than others. The
Indiana experiment station in circular
No. 34-"How to Grow Alfalfa" REQ
ommends 300 to 400 pounds per acre
of a fertilizer containing to 10 pes
cent of each, phosphoric acid and
potash. They also advise incubation
and lining.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
BUILDING WIRE FENCE
EXCELLENT SUBSTITUTE FOUND
FOR RAILS AND BOARDS.
Not Expensive When One Considers
Lasting Qualities Of Good Heavy
Galvanized Wire and lnde-
struotIble Cement Posts.

(By P. K. EDWARDS. Copyright. 1914)
Pigs and the board fence we're the
the bane of our existence as boys, for
no matter how securely we fastened
the old boards the pigs would get out
just when we we're starting for the
swimming hole or going berrying.
Now concrete posts and wire fencing
have become substitutes for the
boards and rails and once set up are
fortunately there to stay.
But wire fencing Is so expensivel"
the reader will say. The reply to that
is, 'If you do not consider the lasting
qualities OF good heavy galvanized
wire and the indestructibility Of oe-
ment posts" The writer remembers
putting a fifty-five inch woven wire
fence around his garden some nine
teen years ago, using chestnut posts
set twenty feet apart. This fence Is
still standing and rs to all appearances
in excellent condition. Regarding the
spacing of the posts around this gar
den, which bordered the highway and
required 400 feet Of fencing. If we
had used a board fence with eight
foot post spacing. thirty more posts
would have been required, and as
these cost even in those days Is cents
each, a saving of $3.50 was effected.
In this particular case the posts be-
ing Of chestnut (eight feet long, the
butts were painted with q creosote
preparation and set three feet In the
ground.
In using cement posts, which are
easily made at home, be sure to have
the butts of the corner and end posts
extra heavy and then no anchors are
needed; also provide for two bolt
holes in each post. one near the top,
the other near the bottom. to be used
for the bolts which hold the wooden
strip to which the wire is stapled
In setting some 800 feet of poultry
fencing this past year the writer used
| modern heavy woven wire, with six
foot cement posts set three feet In
/, the ground. To these short posts
were bolted five-foot wooden strips
three by four inches. to which the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01

in human affairs and conditions. The
blessing of the Lord will come to the
earth in proportion as Gods will shall
be done on earth.
Finally, with all sin eliminated. all
imperfections gone and all the will
fully wicked destroyed, every creature
on earth, as we'll as in Heaven. will be
heard saying. Blessing and honor and
glory and power be unto Him that
stitch upon the Throne and unto the
Lamb forever and ever" Then. and
not till then. will Gods will be done
ON earth, even as it is done in Heaven;
for not until then will there be per
feet race capable of doing Gods will,
and a tested race all of whom will de
light to do His will.
A special lesson 10 Gods people to-
day is that now is the Church's time
of calling. acceptance and making their
election sure by hearty obedience to the
Divine will. Thus neither shall we be
Of the world. who will wall because of
the sign Of the Son of Man in the dis
solution of the ecclesiastical heavens.
nor shall we be identified with the
ecclesiastical heavens. which are to be
dissolved Rather. it is our privilege.
as followers of Jesus. to walk in His
steps, to stand for the right, to be
guided of the Holy Spirit. to ''come out
Of Babylon to ''tonch not the unholy
thing" that we may have relationship
and fellowship with the Lord, with
the Savior with the holy Apostles snd
with all the faithful martyrs and foot
step followers of our Master.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
FIRST OF ALL PUBLISHERS
Caesar Issued a Paper Called Acta-
Diurna and Posted II In Public
Places.

The most savage tribes have their
methods Of circulating news in some
manner which we cannot grasp. Abb
origines of New Guinea and Of the
Dark Continent can send messages
for miles at an incredible speed. Ru-
mors of the disasters In South Africa
were whispered In the bazaars Of Cairo
before the telegraph had flashed the
news to London.
In the days Of Queen Esther, Persia
had her system of "Angaroi,"
relays of runners for the circulation Of
news throughout the empire, and this
system is referred to by Aeschylus in
his famous passage describing how
the news Of the fall of Troy was sent
by hilltop beacons to Argos.
The Athenians of later time loved
only to hear or to tell some new
thing, but the genius of Attica evolved
no actual parallel to our modern
newspaper. The nearest approach is
Comedies of Aristophanes, and the
published speeches of such orators as
Isocrates.
1t is to the genius of julius Caesar
that we owe the first actual fore
shadowing of anything like the mod
ern news sheet. He instituted the
Acta Diurna, short accounts of the
daily happenings in the city.
These records, posted in public
places. recorded DEGREES, the results
of criminal trials, weather phenom-
ena, tavern trays, fires and all the
other events of the day that differ
little in ancient and modern times.
These CONVERSATIONS, nevertheless
cannot be accepted as the equivalent
of the newspaper proper. That be-
gan, more or less, with unofficial
small news sheets of the fifteenth cen
fury. and, actually, with the dawn Of
the modern era.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
VALUE OF THE GARDEN CROP
Mako Acre Pay More Money Than
Anything Else on Farm.
(Ry ]. w. LLOYD

No longer do the farmers of the bet
ter class content themselves with rails
ing a few rows of potatoes, calling
that their garden. 1t is not necessary
longer for the busy farmers wife to
look after these neglected corn and
potato spots for the farmer has come
to understand that there Is good
money In them.
Time was when the farmer con.
tented himself with raising grain
crops, considering 1t beneath his dig.
nifty to spend time on the garden If
there was garden on the place 1t
was usually left to his wife and chill
dren to pull the weeds and to do any
other work that was actually required.
Now, the farmer himself, with q
work horse and modern garden ma,
chinery, can do more work In an hour
than his wife could do In week, and
do it better. BY careful cultivation he
can make his half acre OF garden
pay more cash money than any other
acre on the farm.
The high cost of living has also
reused the Inhabitants of the small
towns and those who live in the sub
urbs of the cities make use of every
foot of ground possible to produce
vegetables to piece out the table sup
plies and as FIRST aid TO their pocket
books.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
LAST WORD IN PROBATION
Niegardiy Passenger on Transatlantic
Liner Was Quite Ready for Any
Emergency.

Two friends boarded a great trans
atlantic liner and set sail for Cher
bourg. One was a good fellow. The
other was a niggardly man. The
first night out they went to their
stateroom.
Say, Bob" said the niggardly man.
Il wish you'd step out on deck while
l undress."
That's a remarkable request" OBJ
jected the good fellow. why have
you developed this streak of bashful-
ness at this late day? | never saw
any signs of it before"
Never mind about that" said the
niggardly man. You get out!"
| After long and acrimonious argu-
ment the good fellow went out on
deck and stayed half an hour. When
he returned to the stateroom the Mig
gardly man was stretched out IN the
upper berth. Moreover, he was dressed
like Christmas tree in beribboned
nightgown and a woman's boudoir
cap.
"Say!" exclaimed the good fellow.
What in thunder is the matter? Why
have you got that makeup on?
Look at me and be wise," said
the niggardly man. Remember the
Titanic In case of wreck, women
and children first. Popular Maya
zine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
Brace for Corner Post.

wire was stapled. Many of the ce-
ment posts In this case had to have
extra large butts on account of the
hollows in the ground, which had a
tendency to pull up the posts.
During this time Of the year, when
the ground Is very dry 1t is sometimes
very troublesome while building wire
fence to keep the pos8 from turning
at the corners. Anchor the corner
post about four feet, then dig a trench
the same depth toward the second
post, nail two by four scantling to
the corner post at the bottom, have
the scantling about four or five feet In
length, now attach two by four three
feet in length to the scantling, lamp
the dirt over this securely and the
post will never slip or turn If properly
braced at the top. To properly brace
the post at the top the brace should
be fitted in the post two and one-half
feet from the bottom and top, this
brace should be of good material with
a cross brace of wire as shown in the
illustration.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
KEEP WORK HORSES IN BARN
Animals Do Better When Kept in Sta
BILE at Night Instead Of Being
Turned Into Pasture.


Horses that are working hard vii
not do as we'll when turned out to
pasture at night as when kept in and
fed regularly on dry feed. They are
not as apt to rest as well in the pas
ture as in a good barn, and the green
feed they get at night may result in
digestive disturbances, collie and
scours. Grass-fed horses cannot sta4d
as hard work as the dry-fed horse
for the dry feeds are the ones which
build the muscle for the horse.
Along later in the fall the fall ras-
ture will not hurt, especially for the
young colts and the brood mares.
If you must feed corn to the work
horses give them something else In
the grain ration. Corn alone is not
a good feed, as 1t is too fattening.
A combination of corn, bran and a
little oil meal makes an ideal summer
ration for horses If you are short on
oats. A 1.0OO-pound horse would re-
Quire about ten pounds Of corn and
three pounds Of bran with little oil
meal per day. This will be equivalent
to fourteen pounds Of oats.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
SENTIMENT STILL RULES US
Thought and Science Kept Much In
Background, Notwithstanding All
Our Pretending

Notwithstanding all our pretending
that we are of an age which lives and
thinks scientifically, we are still, for
the most part, not creatures of thought
but creatures of sentiment With most
Of US, for instance, the relationship of
the sexes is still a matter to be re-
garded sentimentally. We still ignore
as much as possible the physical and
social facts back Of that relationship.
We still, too, for the most part, have
sentimental political affiliations with
glorious ideals, but little conception
of the facts which condition their real
ization, with much of unreasoning
loyalty to parties or persons. We still
are apt to have and desire a senti-
mental sort of education for our chill
dren, on a cultural basis which ig-
nores at once the necessity Of knowl-
edge of the facts of real life and the
vulgar necessity of our children 8
earning living. We still speak, with
pathetic dignity, In terms of senti-
mental economics based on life as a
sentimentalist would have it rather
than on life as it is. We still enjoy
sentimental literature. We still pat
ronize sentimental drama.-Bernard l.
Bell In the Atlantic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
AGE NEEDED TO GIVE CHARM
New Buildings, Clean and Freshly
Painted, Are Unattractive and
Seem to Lack Dignity.

A new building, clean and freshly
painted, is one of the most unattrac-
tive things in the world. Take a
shining new house, set in a treeless
lot, without shrubbery or vines. 1t
looks as harsh and bumptious and
obtrusive as a fresh young agent who
sets his foot inside the door the mo-
ment 1t is opened to keep it from be-
ing shut In his face.
Age Is needed to give charm and
dignity to buildings, to make them
part of the landscape. A new piece
of stonework or brick or stucco
stands up like a sore thumb. 1t does
not fit in with the rest of things. The
planet is somewhat weathered by the
winds and rains of millions of years,
and a permanent addition to it needs
at least a little weathering to har-
monize.
The gray of the great cathedrals
which have accumulated the smoke
and dust and CRIME of centuries Is
one great source of charm. To clean
WeStlulHSJoT AUDoy uOaiy "oAAo
would ruin them. An example of the
cheapening effect of newness Is con-
spicuous in Kansas City in the partly
cleaned walls of the new station
The gray stonework is wonderfully
impressive in it's massive dignity
But where the walls have been
cleaned and whitened they give the
impression of staring artifciality and
primness wholly out of keeping with
the general scheme of a monumental
city entrance. Happily, in the case
of the station the devastation wrought
by the cleaning will be repaired with
In a few years. Meanwhile 1t may
stand as a horrible example.
New things generally are more OF
less distressing-new shoes, new
clothes. new houses. They all have
to be lived with awhile before they
get humanized.- Kansas City Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
JERSEY FARMERS GIVE
LIVE STOCK ATTENTION
Achieving Better Results In Pro-
duCtion Through Greater Care.
To Exhibit at Trenton Fair.

Farmers throughout the east and
those of New Jersey in particular are
paying more attention to live stock
production than formerly and are
achieving better results. In recogni-
ton of the advancement that is being
made additional classes have been ar
ranged at Trenton Interstate Fair, and
prizes have been offered for the stock
This department at the Fair, which is
to be held from Sept. % to Oct 2, is
in charge of Professor II. G. Minkler
of the New Jersey agricultural expert
ment station
"At the earnest solicitation of the
Shorthorn breeders association" Pro
fessor Minkier said, "a class has been
added for this breed A further divi-
sion of the under two-yeaf-old groups
has been made. designated as senior
and junior classes in order that ami
mails in competition might be more un-
form as to size and age.
with the recognition of the four
leading dairy breeds that prevail in
this state, as well as the addition of
classes as noted above, it is evident
that competition in the dairy classes
will be very keen and that large per-
centage of exhibitors will come from
within the state. 1t is reasonable to
believe that the New Jersey breeder
will soon attain the recognition that
he is justly entitled to- that will stand
him in the front rank among breed
organizations.
1.-The use of hog cholera serum has
revolutionized the swine industry, and
1t is now known that by the use of
immuniZing serum animals can be safe
" exhibited at the various shows
without danger from loss or infection.
1T is interesting to note that New
Jersey is holding its own in its horse
breeding work. With twelve stations
in service owned by the state and Of
fered, through the live stock commits
sion to the mare owners in various
parts of the state, it is gratifying to
note that mare owners are taking adj
vantage of this offering and are add
ing materially to the number of draft
horses that are being produced in the
state. New Jersey is one of the few
states that are maintaining their pro
duction of work horses. A number of
foals from such mating will be on ex-
hibition at the Fair this year and will
be well worth seeing"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
Where Dickens Turks.

"Dickensy" names are to be discov.
cred in the most unlikely localities, as
those whose travels take them to Bur.
gundy may have discovered In Macon
there is Rue Dombey, which, apart
from its name. is worth exploring for
the sake of one or two fifteenth cen
fury timber houses with most quantity
carved fronts. And by strange coin
cidence. on the banks of the Saone,
about seven miles out Of Macon, there
is a village called BoE.-London Chron.
icle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
GROUND GRAIN FOR FEEDING
Ear Corn Ground Into Coarse
Meal for Horses and Cows.

A popular grain feed for COWS and
horses is provender-corn and oats
ground together. Corn on the cob and
oats for COWS is fully as good as
shelled corn and oats, and the labor of
Smelling is saved. Probably the finer
they are ground the more completely
they will be digested. but there is a
point of f1neness beyond which the
cost of reduction will be greater than
the gain secured. Just when this point
was reached would depend upon SO
many things, the price of the grains,
the cost of grinding and the value OF
the dairy product, that no definite
statement can be made. But this
much may be said, the oat grains
should be crushed so as to expose the
kernels to the action of the digestive
juices, and the ear corn should be
ground into a coarse meal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
MAKING CORN SHOCK LOADER
Saves Farmer as Much Lifting as Hay
Carrier Does In HayIne Time
Dimensions Of Device.

In response to a query Monroe r.
Jenkins Of Wayne county, New York.
gives the dimensions and framework
of corn shock loader. in the National
Stockman and Farmer as follows.
The timber is Of Eastwood with the
exception of the turning post, which
may be OF oak or ash. If the frame
work is made Of hardwood It may be
Of smaller dimensions and still be
strong enough. The bolts used are Of
half-inch iron. and Of the length indi-
Gated in the drawing. The pieces
marked B are bolted to the inside OF
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01

Martens are not at all fastidious
about the outward appearance of their
dwellings, and large gourd suspended
from the top of dead tree or pole,
or any kind of a weathertight box or
barrel, however rude, when divided
into compartments answers their
needs as well as the most costly and
ornamental house. The rooms should
be about four and one-half inches
wide, seven inches high and eight
inches In diameter. The birds will not
build close to the ground, having a
fear OF cats and other invaders; hence
the houses should be elevated from
the ground not less than Is feet
Drinking water is essential for mar
tens and all other swallows, and the
presence of a small pond, lake or river
greatly increases the chances for col
onization.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
Comforting Words
Many a Camden Household Will
Find Them So.

To have the pains and aches of bad
back removed-to be entirely free from
annoying, dangerous urinary disorders,
is enough to make any kidney sufferer
grateful. The following advice of one
who has suffered will prove comforting
words to hundreds of Camden readers.
James NJ. Holland, carpenter, 6o4 S.
Sixth St, Camden, N. j., says: II was
in a wretched shape from backache.
had soreness and lamesness across my
loins and nothing l took did me any
good. A friend told me to try Doan S
Kidney Pills and | did. | believe that
they will help the most obstinate case
of kidney trouble for they drove away
the aches and pains in my back"
CONFIRMED PROOF
On January I9, 1914, MIR. Holland said
''My former statement recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills still holds good
Go ahead and use it as in the past.
have never used remedy that deserve:
as much praise as Doan's Kidney Pills. >
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simp
ly ask for kidney remedy get Doan':
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Hol
land had Foster Milburn Co, Props.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
Whv We Worry,

Worry, when you come to analyze
II, is not a social vice. We worry
chiefly over those things which con-
Germ the ME-. Show me that what i'm
ponds will leave My bank account In
tact, My health unimpaired, My
friends and family out, and any fur
Their tormenting solicitude that l may
feel is frankly academic. may still
take thought and use preventive
measures, but l cease, as If by magic,
to worry over the outcome. On the
contrary. can now work for the &C
complishment Of my object better than
ever before. For most worry is not
only an arch form of selfishness, but
1t Is the great inhibitor of action. We
say, 81 am Worried" we mean, Il fear
for myself. e. P. Frost, in Atlantic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
Two MEANINGS,

The different meanings that sim
pie turn of expression can give word
are often curious and sometimes anus
ing. An anecdote of Charles Lamb, the
famous English author, illustrates this
very pleasantly.
On a wet, miserable, foggy day, in
London, he was accosted by a beggar
with:
Please, sir, bestow little charity
upon a poor destitute woman. Be
lieve ME, sir; have seen better days"
so have l." said Lamb, handing the
poor creature a shilling, so have l.
It's miserable day, even for Lon
DON"
A similar illustration is of the man
who saw some mischievous boys car
rying off fruit from his orchard.
What are you about?" he called,
Justify.
About going!" called one of them,
as the marauders disappeared over
the fence.-Youth's Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-09-01
VARIETY OF PREMIUMS
OFFERED BY FAIR

Hundreds of articles are mentioned
In the premium list of Trenton Fair on
which prizes may be won. Preserves.
jams, fancy work are in the number.
The work of boys in the manual train
ing department of the schools and of
girls in the sewing classes are all eligi
Bile for the awards in money. Cattle.
horses, sheep and other animals also
have classes arranged for them, and
the Exposition at Trenton from Sept.
% to Oct is to be most complete.