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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Girls Love Each Other So.

Two girls fighting on a street corner
this evening. 1t was an uncomely sight
and. thank fortune, an unusual one
Passersby were so amazed that they
stopped a few seconds, just as the
policemen took the belligerents, to in
quire the cause of the row. An ell
derby woman who sold papers at the
corner supplied the information.
1T was all over nothing, like it
always is" said she. Them girls
is good friends. and all in the world
that started the scrap 1t was when
one, to josl the other. said: Excuse
me. Madge, is that your hair you
got on?' Then they went at it. What
d. think of 'em?"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Good Legs or Clutches.

Professor O'Shea's article, in which
he speaks Of parents who fail to help
their children by helping them too
much, points out a common weakness.
1t is easier for all of us to tell some
thing than to teach 1t. So it is easier
to tell the boy who wants to use the
word Ordinary" how to spell it than
to give him the help that means he
will be able to spell the word again
himself. But what will he do when
he wants to use the word some time
when no n is by to help him? He is
not really learning his lesson any more
than q child would be learning to walk
who never let go his mothers hand.
The boy or girl who leans always on
some n else may get through this
work. but he is not getting an educa-
ton. 1t is no real kindness to him to
teach him always to rely on others.
When he gets away from school into
the competitive life Of men and wom-
en- ne will find himself sadly handi-
capped If he must always ask some
else how his work is to be done
Milwaukee Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Pu.e Value on sneezlnc

"A sneeze b the automatic bouncer'
OF unweloome guests" said DR.. Wal
ter A. Wells in an address before the
members Of the Keep Wells" a wom-
ems organization for the study Of good
health at Washington. Doctor Wells
had reference to the o and throat
as highways for disease.
"A great many people," he said, "be-
lieve that the important function Of
the nose is the sense of smell, and
they seldom think of this organ as
one of respiration. The sense of smell
Is only of secondary Importance when
its chief functions are considered.
The nose is the organ of respiration,
second only to the lungs In import
ance."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Effect Of Environment.

The home, If 1t is to be an adequate
preparation for life in the outside
world, must have all the ingredients
of the future represented, and in due
proportion-privilege and duty, hard
ship and pleasure, discipline and re-
ward. 1t may be a great playhouse
with every day a holiday and every
dish a dainty. Short-sighted love de-
sires child-life to be given every Joy
and sheltered from every pang That
home has probably the healthiest in
fiuence in which this is impossible. be-
cause a wholesome type of poverty OBJ
trudes its kindly discipline upon the
notice of every member of the family.
A boy with daily chores" has a bet
tr chance Of becoming a personality
than his little neighbor who accepts
without question the luscious fruits of
service without being compelled by
ever-recurrent necessity, laid upon
him by circumstances, to render re-
ciprocal service at the eos of genuine
effort.-Bishop Brent in the Living
Church.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
HARDLY GOT THE MEANING
Quite What Its Writer Had
Intended It to Be.

George Carter, a very just man, cxr
rying on business In a small village.
found 1t necessary one day to leave
his establishment to the sole charge
of John. his assistant, and, as usual,
thinking 1t necessary to impress upon
him the necessity Of dealing fairly by
his customers, left him with these
words:
well. John, If ever in doubt, quote
a text to yourself, and you will find
great help from 1t in your dealings"
He had not been gone long before a
lady walked into the shop, and asked
to sec some shawls.
John, pulling one out from under the
counter, asked her how she liked 1t,
stating that the price was two dollars.
1t was a very nice one, but she, being
able to afford better, asked to see
others.
John, ready as ever, fetched another
out Of the same box, and, spreading
this out on the counter stated the
price to be $3.50. Still she was not
satisfied, SO, fetching another one, also
out of the same box, he asked her how
she would like that at five dollars.
The lady was pleased, and would
have that one"
John, flushed with his success. on
his masters return told him all.
His master was very angry, and
asked him what Scripture quotation
could have been In his mind when he
cheated the lady that morning.
John frightened at this, and with
full importance, replied:
"She was a stranger, and l took her
In"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Baccarat.

Baccarat. the little town in the de-
partment of Meurthe and ~arrondisse.
ment of Luneville, France, has appar
emily no connection with "Baccarat-
Bad Luck and Bankruptcy" though it
is not clear how it acquired its name.
The card game, it is said, was inn
ported into France by the soldiers or
Charles VIII from Italy. where it was
called Baccara. Ouida uses this spell
ing in Wanda" when she says: you
may not steal, you may beggar your
neighbor at Baccara."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Bad for DeIlcatessen.

The troubles of importers Of canned
goods, which have been many since the
start of the European war, took a new
turn when several Of the big firms in
this city received cable advices that
consignments of French, Belgian and
English goods had been confiscated
by the military authorities for the
immediate needs of the armies. One
house representing the only factory in
Belgium packing sardines received
word that the entire production of
the concern has been requisitioned by
the Belgian government, while a con-
signment of Portuguese sardines
t~ransshipped via England has been
taken over by the government there.
German firms supplying local import
ers with food products have notified
their connections here that they will
be unable during the continuance Of
the war to fill orders they have on
hand or contract for future deliveries.
New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
CURE FOR THE INFATUATED
Revision Of Commandment Should
Read, "covet Not the Wife OF
Thy Neighbor Who Shoots"

A man possessed Of a very charm
ing wife recently moved into a house
near the outskirts Of the city. The
couple were very much pleased with
the neighborhood and were soon on
intimate terms with most of their
n~eighbors. The only drawback was
that before they had lived there very
long the husband saw that the lord
of the next door house was showing
marked symptoms of being infatuated
with the new arrivals wife. His at
tentions we're as odious to the wife
as they were to the husband. but
neither desired to create a disturb
nee and nothing was said. Even the
wife Of the second husband was aware
Of the desire of her lesser half to be
ear his neighbours wife as much as
possible, but she, thinking that the
others had not noticed 1t, kept quiet.
Things ran along smoothly on the sur
face, but there was an undercurrent.
which BODIED no good for any one
caught there, until the Fourth of July.
Then the first husband put into ac-
ton a plan he had evolved. He In
vited his next-door neighbors to pic
mic with him and his wife, and they
accepted. After the dinner the first
husband made the casual remark that
he had not had a chance to practice
pistol shooting since he had moved
to the city, and proposed a little
shooting match. When he drew his
gun the second husband began to be
afraid that he had suspected some
thing. but the first husband merely
adjusted a target and sent five shots
within an inch Of the bulls eye. Then
he passed the gun to his wife and she
almost duplicated the performance.
Neither Of their neighbors we're able
to hit the target. The first husband
calmly proceeded to toss up some
wooden plates and broke four out Of
FIVE. His wife was not so sure and
broke only three out of the five, and
each ~apologized for the other not do
ing any better by stating that they
were badly out Of practice.
Where did you learn to do all of
that shooting?" the neighbor asked.
20, we just practiced when we lived
in the country" the husband Of the
attractive wife replied. you see. my
wife had to be prepared to guard
herself against tramps and other I'M
desirables who might bother her
when l was away. She got SO in the
habit of having her revolver near her
that she still keeps 1t around since
she has moved to town. We really
should have done better. and could
with a little more practice"
Neighbors say that the second hus-
band is becoming more devoted every
day-to his own wife.-Youngstown
Telegraph.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Tottind IL un.

Captain Godfrey, who wrote the first
book on British boxing-"A Treatise
on the Useful Science of Defense
once appeared in the kings bench as
surety for a friend for $4,000. Al
though SERGEANT Willoughby, the OPP
posing counsel, knew well that the
captain was good for a larger amount,
he insisted on proof that he was
worth SO much. Slowly the captain
recited particulars of his means, and
finally Willoughby said there was still
mot enough by sixty pounds"
We'll, as to that" said the captain,
Il have the note Of hand of one Ser
jeant Willoughby for sixty pounds,
and l. hope he will soon have the
honesty to pay me-"
There was a roar in court and the
sergeant looked very foolish, especial
ly when the presiding judge, Lord
Mansfield, remarked:
well brother. l think we may &C.
cept the bail."-Tit-Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
The Riddles, Luncheon.

Careful mothers will not given chill
dren pennies and nickels with which
to purchase cakes and candies at
noon, al their selection of sweets is
seldom in accordance with the laws
of digestion. Such fruits as bananas.
oranges and apples are easily packed,
and are better for a school child than
rich cake and pie. Occasionally, hard
boiled or deviled eggs. accompanied
by plain bread and butter, may be sub
stituted for cold meat sandwiches
Little jars of potato or chicken salad
can easily be put into the lunch basket
and sometimes pickles and olives vary
the midday school meal. Once in a
while cheese with crackers helps to
fill the basket, and a Cold wing or leg
of fowl is a delicacy in the school
lunch circle. A modified club sand.
witch, and n which comprises almost
a meal In itself, is made of two slices
Of bread toasted on one side. The
other side is buttered and lettuce, q
small piece of bacon, a piece of cold
chicken or other fowl. a slice of pickle
and a little mayonnaise dressing con
stitute the filling.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05

incident in the village paper three
days later, but she refused to read II.
Miss Callie returned to the city a
week later. and although the young
man was in no sense smitten ne
hoped and believed that she wasn't SO
down on him as Miss Pryor.
A year elapsed and Miss Callie
came to spend the summer again, and
Brian was spending another vacation
with his law books. His father had
said: mo use wasting your time.
You will never make sven a shyster
lawyer. Why don't you go ishingf
It's far more fun"
And the young man had said to
himself: III Just read up the law
on hog-stealing and pretend to my
self that I have been admitted to the
barr
He saw Miss Callie, but she vas
twenty rods away and looking Up an
apple tree.
He saw Miss Pryor, and she wasn't
but ten rods away and had q bludgeon
IN her hand.
Brian Jetfries time was coming.
however.
One morning when the whales gam
boiled, the merfnaids sang and the
waters Of the Sound were like a bogus
half-dollar. the young maj went down
to take a dip In the briny. Before
taking she dip he cast his eyes
abroad, and q mile from shore he saw
q female rowing q boat around with
one oar. He understood at ono She
had lost the other oar and the tide
was taking her toward Halifax at
the rate Of four miles an hour. He
waved his towel, uttered shouts OF
encouragement, and sprang into a
boat and rowed as II life were at
stake.
AS Brian drew nearer he saw that
the girl was Miss Callie Floyd. Near.
er yet, and he saw that she was not
a BIT perturbed. The other oar lay
in the boat.
why. IL thought" he began,
when She interrupted him with:
Mr. JeHrIes, why are you called
'Punch'7'
because I punched three fellows
who set out to punch me"
Il see. Why did you try to smash
your runabout last summer7"
"Why, 1t was merely q close shave,
and I knew / could do It. The chap
In the other auto was a gtnx, and I
didn't propose to let him crow over
me-"
"A very proper spirit, Mr.. Jeffries,
but why Gd you assault that poor
chauffeur In the village1"
"He was drunk and endangering the
life Of the lady n the tonneau."
Proper spirit again. How many
brawls have you had7o
Not one"
"Om! uni Mr.. Jeffries, you can
row back and 1 VIM follow at my
leisure. And a man OF proper spirit
ought to be able to think up q way
to handle Miss Pryor"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Most AnproprIate.

DO you know" remarked Mr..
Gaynor, to his wife. n evening. Il
think photography is a very strange
profession"
why so?" queried Mrs. Gaynor.
with a smile. because it develops
negatives?"
mot that. exactly" replied the hus-
band, but. as an example, my dear.
you recall that picture l had taken
the other day, in my riding togs-not
on q horse, you know. but just stand
ing in my riding outfit. with my crop
held in my hand. Well. today the
photographer 'phoned me that the pic
lures are ready for me and that they
are all mounted"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
II This Keens On.

Robert w. Chambers had attended
a theatrical performance brilliant
comedy-wherein the leading lady
wore a skirt slashed quite to the knee.
Mr.. Chambers. discussing the per-
Torrance afterward over a welsh rare
bit at the Century club in New YORK,
said:
And the leading lady's skirt
6lashed-slashed Incredibly. AS +
hooked at that slash, through which
the long. slim, silken limb moved IN
and out. l said to myself:
IN this sort of thing keeps on
we'll begin to call the legitimate drama
the Legitimate
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
DIDN'T LIKE THE NEW WAY
Old Man Crawford Preferred the Old
Style of Getting His Money From
the Bank.


The bank at Pelham City had been
opened for about six months, when old
Jim Crawford walked in one day and
made a deposit Of $50. He looked
around in a dissatisfied way and
growled and muttered to himself about
new-fangled notions, but finally took
his passbook and left, and it was three
months before he was seen again.
Then n forenoon he entered the
town on horseback, whooped, and,
hourishing q gun in either hand. and
dlsmounting at the bank, he entered
with a yall ard roin+ing his weapon
at the cashier, shouted:
Come right down, old man, or off
goes the top of your head!"
What do you want, MI. Crawford?"
vas the polite reply.
so you know me, eh?'
"Of course. Want some money!"
That's what l want. and you shell
out or I'll load you up with lead!"
How much, Mr.. Crawford?'
Thirty dollars"
you ear have $50 If you want it,
as that is the sum to your credit
Just make a check, will your
What's a check"
why, I'll fill this, and you sign it."
And don't l shoot?"
Not a shot. Just sign your name
there"
Say. don't understand ex-
claimed the old man as he backed off.
I'm here to hold this bank up for
$780,"
But you don't have to. Just sign
this check and I'll hand over your
money" +.
And I don't yell nor shoot?@ !
NO" j
And the sheriff don't come after
me?" :
mo. Put your nam to this"
Il can't do it-can't do it, nohow,n
said the old man. with a choke in his
voice. "If that's the new way Of dom,
things I'm out of it. want my money,
but want it the old way"
We'll, have it the old way, then"
The old man tramped forward to
the cashiers window. rested the muz-
zle of his gun on the ledge and yelled
out:
Come down or you ar a dead
mani" :.
"Certainly-here's thirty"
"And-and is that all there is to-
it?"
That's all"
Then I'll be hanged If / want lit"
he said as he threw the money back
and went outdoors and sat down on a
barrel of sugar in front of a grocery
and shed tears. !
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
The Correct Tin.

Have you no clock in your bed
room?" inquired Mrs. Lexington.
no" replied Mrs. Amsterdam, Il
do not need one. l always know how
late 1t Is. II my husband comes in
noisily from his club / know It is
nearly half-past 10 or II, If he is
very amiable and says Good night.
darling 1t is between ~ and /. II
he takes OF his shoes downstairs and
creeps into bed without turning on
the light 1t Is at least three o'clock"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Surely a Wise Guy.

A teacher in a West side public
school reports to us this actual incl
dent: On the first day of school a
new little girl Joined the class. The
teacher asked the children what
caused the great European war. The
new little girl held up her hand. do
you know what it was. teacher?" The
teacher said, "Oh, yes" Whereupon
the budding scholar replied with
crushing veracity: well, you're the
wisest guy I've seen anywhere" We
are unfalteringly with the new little
giri.-Chicago Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
DANDRUFF,.FA[[|NG
HAIR STOPPED
Harmless, Old-Fashloned 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 n
glossy nothing equals u g~randmothers
'sage tea" Although, by the addition o.
sulphur and other Ingredients. this old
fashioned brew has been made more ef-
fective as a scalp ltonic and color re-
storer.
Nowadays, when our hair comes out II
gets faded or gray, instead of going TO
the garden or garnet for herbs ana
making the 'tea" ourselves, we simply
go to the nearest drug store and ask fol
a bottle of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy.
Druggists are authorized to sell 1t
under guarantee that the money will be
refunded II 1t fails to do exactly as rep
resented.
This preparation rs offered TO .ke
public at fifty cents q bottle, and Is
recommended and sold by all druggists
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-01-05
Lots of Lettera.

Little Marion and Agnes were play
ing in the yard one morning as the
mail man passed.
"Oh, Agnes. look" cried Marion, Il
think he is going into your house"
Eyes, he is" replied Agnes. I'VE get
lots OF letters. Why, sometimes we
get as many as three or four at {
time"
That's nothing" calculated Marion,
g%cornfully. you ought to see the let
sers my father gets at the first OF
sveyy month
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
FIRST SLAYER OF GROUSE
"Young Pretender'' Believed to Have
lnaugurated Sport Now So Popu-
lar in Great Britain.

Grouse we're probably first shot fly
ing by the Young Pretender, when he
was lin the heather after Culloden.
During his wanderings among the
Outer Hebrides grouse were very
abundant, and he exercised his royal
prerogative by not waiting for the
twelfth Of August. Next to capaci-
ty for drinking neat brandy which
could see their stoutest "bowlsmen''
under the table, Prince Charlie ex-
cited the admiration of his faithful
followers by his skill with the "feu-
see," killing grouse equally we'll ION
the ground or on the wing" The
latter was a startling novelty to the
Highlanders, none of whom could
perform the feat. According to the
late Sir George Dasent, at the be-
ginning of the last century, man
used to teach "the new art of shoot
ing flying to the boys of Westmin-
ster school, who in those brave days
could get snipe, wildfowl and wood
cock amid the wilds of Chelsea or Bat.
tersea.-London Chronicle.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
Wood and Water.

All wood contains more or less wa
ter even the driest wood known con.
tains two or three pounds of water to
every hundred pounds of weight. Alb
sol1tely dry wood is unknown, for
the heat needed to obtain it would dis.
solve the wood and convert it into gas
and charcoal. An eminent Swiss au-
thority on the characteristics of wood
believes that sufficiently powerful
ap1 perfect microscope, could it be-
made, would show that the ultimate
wood cell is composed Of crystals like
grains of sugar or salt. and that thin
films Of water hold the crystals apart,
yet bind them into mass. A good mi-
croscope shows the wood cell and re-
veals it's spiral bandages and it's OPEN
ings and cavities, but no instrument
yes made reveals the ultimate crystals
that, as many believe, do exist, and
that would explain why water cannot
be expelled from wood without de-
stroying tho wood itseE-~Yeutk'a
Companion.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
midday, and you'll see my words come

midday, and you'll see my words come
true"
OF course I knew the source Of his
information. did not doubt him. But
then, nobody had believed that there
was any longer hope Of postponing
civil war in Ireland.
Next day I mingled with the crowd
in front of the palace. It was a few
minutes before twelve when the auto
mobile containing the members of the
conference came out. They moved
slowly through the thick masses Of
people that blocked their way. saw
Mr. Asquith. with the usual impassive
look on his white face; Bonar Law,
plainly elated; Carson and Captain
Craig, the Ulster leaders, trying to
restrain their obvious jubilance. It
could be seen at a glance that no
comp omise could be effected.
Then I saw John Redmond He left
the place on foot. His aides. Devlin
and O'Connor, whom Parnell had
called the most vulgar of his lieuten-
ants, were with him. The crowd rec
ognized the trio at once. O'Connor
had joined the two others outside the
palace gates, not having been a mem
Der of the conference, and, astonishing
as it was to me, not one of the three
had any eyes or ears for the crowd,
though a whole legion of 1rishmen,
with green sprigs in their buttonholes,
had forced their way to the front
rank and were cheering them to the
echo.
And then saw a man in silk hat
and frock coat, looking like retired
postmaster, whose face was peculiarly
familiar to me. He approached the
three and stood Immediately in their
path. until he compelled their atten-
ton. I saw unmistakable looks Of
recognition upon their faces. Then
the fourth man strolled slowly away
in front of them, and, leaving Red
mond and O'Connor, Devlin followed
him through the green park toward
Piccadilly
My eyesIght is not as good as it
was, and I have a shocking memory
for faces. but I felt confident I knew
the man in the frock coat.