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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
The Bible in Russia.

The holy synod at Petrograd has
been busily engaged in the work of
producing popular editions of the
Bible These are being widely dis
tributed by the Orthodox church
among soldiers on the battle field as
well as to the sick and wounded.
Various Russian Red Cross aid asso-
Citations are including Bibles and
Testaments In their parcels of com
forts" for troops at the front, and
as the available stock of the British
and Foreign Bible society has be-
came exhausted, the holy synod is
undertaking the work of printing
fresh editions. Should this wave of
enthusiasm for the propagation of
the Holy Scriptures prove more than
IA passing phase we may look for
ward to revival of intelligent re-
lligious instruction in Russia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Method In His Generosity.

Viscount Miura. who is better known
by his nom-de-plume Kwanju, was
once commander of the Hiroshima
garrison One day one of his former
friends called at his house in the Wis
counts absence and presented his
family with box of cake. On re-
turning home the viscount was told
by his wife about the gift. "Ha. hal"
laughed the general, ut is funny that
people become sociable with age.
When - was young, he was rash
and obstinate fellow. but at length his
mind seems to have become gener-
ous.' But the general experienced a
rude shock when some weeks after
ward a bill was handed to him in
which the cost of the cake had been
added
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
RING WENT THROUGH WINDOW
Believed to Have Been Thrown BY
Someone Who Desired to Disturb
Services Being Held.

A large brass ring hurled through
the plate glass window Of the West
Side Gospel mission at 265 West Forty
seventh street, New York, while a
service was in progress temporarily
broke up the meeting and inflicted a
slight wound on the head of one Of the
congregation Mrs. Anna A. White. who
was conducting the service, reported
the matter to the police.
Mrs. White said she believed the
ring was thrown from the window of a
house across the street, and that re-
Gently someone in building opposite
had used an air rifle on the place. Two
of the congregation narrowly missed
being hit by the bullets. Broken glass
from the window was thrown among
the 100 or more persons assembled In
the place.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
ralked AIl NIaht to HoId Voice

When he found that speech, which
had been lost through conclusion; had
returned to him, Private Pointer of
the London Rifles spent the whole
night in the general hospital. at Lin
coin, England, talking to himself. He
feared to lose it if he did not keep 1t
up. When the attendant came around
with his morning cup of tea. Pointer
remarked: Shove it down there. old
chap" For this he was showered
with the tea by the agitated attend
ant
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
WHY italy 1 owes the Army.

The Italian soldier is not only Sc
verely drilled, but he is also expect
ed to perform good many duties not
usually regarded as falling within
the requirements of military service
It is considered incumbent on every
man wearing the kings uniform to
give aid whenever and wherever it
may be needed for the protection OF
life and property, against crime, &C
cident or disaster, and whenever a
calamity befalls-such as the recent
earthquake the first move is always
to send troops to assist the suffering.
This is one reason why Italy regards
her army with affection as her pro-
lection at home as we'll as her defend
er against foreign aggression.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
pATHE PITCHER SIGNED BY FEDS

Harry Crandall, Jr., crack pitcher
on the Pathe baseball team, has been
grabbed by the Federal League for
next season. Manager Stallings of
the Boston Braves was after him, but
the Feds offered better inducements.
Young Crandall has been combining
working in Pathe pictures with pitch
ing on the movie concerns baseball
team, and has made success of
both. For the last four or five weeks
he has been letting down opposing
teams. which have been the strong
est semi-pro organizations around New
York. with two or three hits game.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Activities Of Patent once.

Owing to the great activities of the
patent Office during the last year, the
regular appropriation of $4,000 for
printing specifications in the Official
Gazette and supplemental appropris-
lions of $125,000 have been exhausted.
and the issues of the Gazette for June
Is, % and 20 were not issued on those
dates. but these issues will be sent out
as early as the publication thereof can
be brought about, and owing to the
resulting congestion there probably
will be some delay in the issue of
the Gazette for July until conditions
in the office of the public printer be-
come normal. There will, however,
be no delay in the issue of patents,
designs and trademarks.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
FITzMAuRlcE BECOMES A BOND
ISSUE IN HIMSELF.

Geo. Fitzmaurice, the Pathe pro.
Queer, wears a disgruntled look
these days. He only had one scene
in via Wireless" left to take and
ran up against all sorts of trouble
over 1t. "Fitz" wanted to blow up a
yacht off the coast of Long Island
but ran afoul of the government. In
the first place he had to give heavy
bond that after he blew up the boat
he would have her raised Secondly
he had to give bond to a tow boat
concern and thirdly to a wrecking
company. ''Fitz" is SO plastered with
bonds that he dreams of them. "They
say there's no market for bonds these
days." he remarks. They're wrong!'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Chill Pushes Nitrate Trade.

Chilli, through its minister at Wash,
ington, has offered to send experts to
this country to teach American farm
ers how to use nitrate OF soda as a
fertilizer. To obtain the best results,
the nitrate is placed on top of tho
soil soon after the plants begin to
grow. While nitrate of soda is usual
ly sold for about eighteen cents a
pound. it may be obtained in large
quantities at much smaller price.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12

1t would be impossible to give the
number of pure Frenchmen| in
France or of pure Germans" in Ger
many. The breeds of men in every
land are mixed as result of genera
lions and ages that have passed. It
can only be said that the population
OF France is around 4O,00O,00O and that
of Germany about 60,O0O,0OO
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
women aa Soldiers,

A distinguished teacher of physical
culture at Harvard has declared that
there is no reason why women should
not make as good soldiers as men.
AS a matter Of fact. in endurance Of
pain and hardship the average woman
Is mans superior. and perhaps there
is no physical reason why they would
not make as good cannon fodder as
men. But upon moral grounds and
the considerations of the race perpetu-
alton there are many reasons why this
proposed EQUALIZATION Of woman
should be condemned. 1t is an idea
repugnant even to the minds of saw
ages.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
A Simple Compass.

a watch may be used to determine
the points of the compass by pointing
the hour hand at the sun any time OF
the day and then placing small
piece Of straight wire crosswise be-
tween the hour hand and the figure IL
getting exactly half way. The point
Of the wire which comes between the
u and the hour hand always points
due south
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Novel Porch Lioht.

A porch lamp of new type. just
placed on the market, is made to be
installed inside the building so that it
lis not only protected from the weather,
but serves to illuminate the hall or
front room as we'll as the porch. The
lamp is mounted inside the wall adj
|jacent to the porch. Part of the light
lis diffused through the room, while a
part of the horizontal rays are trans
United through a ~ inch tube to a
globe mounted on the outside of the
lwall, where, with the aid of a reflector,
lit is uniformly distributed over the
Mechanics.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Disastrous FamInes.

The worst famines of modern times
were the famine in Ireland in 1857,
in which 100000 people persisted; the
Indian famine in 1866. which claimed
1,45O,OOO victims; the Indian famine in
1877, in which 100000 people perished,
and the great famine in China in 1873,
in which 100000 persisted.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Tricky Detective Work

An Omaha detective. seeking to dis
cover mans past history, sent him a
fake dispatch saying he had fallen
heir to 100000 He was required to
prove his claim, and in trying to. dis
closed the desired information.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Too MUCH m the Backoround

Victor Emmanuel, king of Italy. was
not always SO popular as now. Early
in his reign man approached him
and said that for entirely too long the
people had not seen him except on
stamps The remark always stuck in
the kings memory
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Some system.

Rankin-What do you think of the
plan of giving cabaret patrons little
hammers with which to pound on the
tables for applause?
Phyte-It is an extremely ingenious
method of turning knock into a
boost.--Judge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Narrow Escane.

Teacher-Willie, what Is the differ
ence between gastronomy and as
tronomy?
Willie (uR against it)-Gee!
Teacher-That certainly is one diff
ference, Willie. Now. Bobbie. you tell
US the real difference.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12

Mrs. Brown heard Williams can
his wife a paragon of perfection
What kind of a bird is that?
Mr. Brown guess he meant a
bird of paradise.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12

Australia has nearly three hundred
thousand acres of untouched forests.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-10-12
Mount Holly Lodge Directory

Mount Holly Lodge Directory
Mount Holly Lodge No. ID, F. & A. M.
Masonic Temple
Meets, Mondays on or before full moon
James S. Hume. Secretary
Mount Holly Lodge No. s4s, B. P. o. Elks
Mirror Building
Meets frsta third Thursday in each month
Harry l.. Walters Secretary
Mt. Holly Lodge No 737, L. O. o. Moose
Meets every Tuesday at Moose Home
George W. Dading. Secretary
Pocahontas Tribe No. IS, Imp'd O. R. M.
Meets every Monday In Red Mems Hall
John b. Dobbins, q. OF X.
NJ. Lodge No. /, Knights of Pythias
Meets every Friday in ited Mems Hall
samuel 9. stanton. X. of Il. and 5.
Washington Camp No. II, ?. o. S. of A.
Meets Thursdays In X eIsey d KiiI1e Building
samuel Il. Colder. Secretary
Washington Council No. S. Jr. o U.A NJ.
Meets every Tuesday In Red Mems Hall
Harvey A. worreli, Secretary
Marion Circle No. 9, Brotherhood of
America
Meets every Wednesday In Red Mems Hall
John Throckmorton, Dr., Secretary
Mount Holly Camp No IS, Woodmen of
the World
Meets second and fourth Tuesday in Kelsey
kiille building
Irving Z. Gask1il, Secretary
Bright Star Lodge No. IS, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Meets Mondaysfn KELSEY & KfiIie Building
Il. y. Herbert, Scribe
Mt Holly Court No 1, Imp o o Foresters
Meets second and fourth Tuesday, Red Mems
Tilden Bidweli. Recording Secretary
Mt. Holly Temple No. S, Masonic Tie
Meets every Thursday IN Red Mems Hall
Annie Winters, Secretary
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. 26, G. A. R.
Meets every Friday ia DIPS Hail
Theodore Nicely Adjutant
Ladies' Aid of the G. A. R.
Meets second aud fourth Tuesday in Dilrs Hail
miss LorenA Bates. Secretary
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, No. 10
Meets every Friday IN Diifs Hall
Waiter Bowker, secretary
Washington Council No. 10, Sr. o. U. A. M.
Meets every Thursday In Diil's Hall
Walter W. sherman, Secretary
Mt. Holly & Unity Lodge No Io, 90 F.
Meets every Wednesday IN Mirror Building
Henry e. buckley, Secretary
Good Will Lodge No IA, A. o. U. W.
Meets rirst and third Tuesday In Dill's Hall
Rodman w. Bowker, Secretary
Lady Marion Home No. 6. Brotherhood
of America
Meets every Saturday In Red Mems Hall
Mrs. Ida Eddleman. Scroilkeeper
Mt. Holly Camp No. SO, Patriotic Order
of Americans
Meets Wednesda US IN Kelsey Il Kiilie Building
Mrs }. .. Mount. Secretary
New Jersey Castle No. q, K. of G. E.
Meets every Thursday In Red Mems Hall
George j. Robertson, Secretary
Star of Washington Council No.2e, d. of A.
Meets Friday IN Kelsey & kfllie building
Carrie Dennis, Secretary
Court Mckinley No. d, o. of G. S.
Meets Saturdays In Kelsey q ktiiie building
b. .. Herbert, Recorder
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. as, Sons
of Veterans
Meets second and fourth Wednesday in dips
Hall
John b. Dobbins, AdJutani
Santa Maria Council No. II79, K. of c.
Saint Mary's Hall
Meets first sunday OF the month at p. m.
First Tuesday after the third Sunday at =. M
John Lavery. Secretary
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
Plant More Grala$&

The nations are needing more grain,
especially those that are involved in
war, and are busily ighting-they
have no time to grow bread. They
must have it and the farmers of the
United States are called upon to grow
it.
Mr.. Farmer, what is your share? ?
How many acres are you going to
plant? You know that we don't need
to raise one-half of crop of cotton
in 1915 to have enough to run the
United States and have enough to fill
the demands of other nations.
Because the other nations have
been needing cotton imported to them
do you think we can export them cot
ton when they call for grain? The
most popular excuse for not planting
wheat | ever heard of was that the
land was too poor and would not
make as much as good land. You
never hear farmer say that about
cotton; they always say we will plant
it and let it make what it will W..
need no such foolishness for we all
see that more grain is needing to be
planted.
Black soil with red clay bottom is
most suitable for wheat and oats.
Grain should be planted early in the
fall as it grows taller and produces
larger and heavier hears. This is
Judged by the volunteer grain that
comes up early in the fall generally
before other is sown.
The soil should not be broken more
than three or four inches deep, for
oin grows best in a solid bed with
loose or mellow top. In this case the
disk harrow should be used.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, if you will plant
a crop of grain, make your own flour
and horse food and raise little cotton,
-four would be cheaper for those who
cannot raise it and you too if yo;,
don't grow as much as you need; you
will find that one bale will bring as
much as two under present conditions
Plant more grain.
James Ward,
Mabry School, seventh grade.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
CANNING CLUBS
SHOW RESULTS
Girls Make Success of Ven
ture-A Report is Made.

New York, Dec 27.-Results of the
girls canning club movement il
Southern States, promoted jointly b,
the department of agriculture and the
general education board, are detailed
in an installment of the latter organ.
ization's annual report made public
today.
"The method is simple" says the
report. Each girl takes one-tenth OF
an acre and is taught how to select
the seed, to plant cultivate and per-
feet the growth of the tomato plant
Meanwhile portable canning outfits
have been provided, to be set out of
doors, in the orchard or the garden
and trained teachers of domestic
science instruct the local teachers in
the best methods. When the toma-
toes are ripe the girls come together,
now at one home and now at another,
to can the products. 1t is done in the
most up-to-date fashion. The girls
are taught the necessity of scrupulous
cleanliness; they sterilize utensils
and cans, seal and label and indeed
manufacture an easily marketable,
product.
"Three hundred and twenty-fiv,
girls were registered the first year
5000 the next, $3.50 in the year-fol
lowing. In 1913 there were upwaror
of 10000 in IA different States.
"The entire expense of the girls
canning club work has at all times
been borne by the general education
roard, except for local contributions
In 1911 an initial appropriation of
5000 was made and $4,000 the fol-
L., In, bo
priation of the board for this purpose
vas $4,000.
Though the national government
through the department Of agricul-
ture,. had entire supervision, it has
borne no part Of the expenses. The
States in which the work is now go
ing forward on this basis are: Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklaho-
ma and Texas.
THE average profit made by the
girls reporting in y States was
:S2l.9S, but not a few made sums far
in excess. A Macon county, Missip-
pi, girl realized a net profit just un-
der 500 on her $50 cans of tomatoes
another neighbor made 1,0OS cans,
with a profit to herself of $77.73; a
girl living in Aiken county, South
Carolina, netted $60.51. The accounts
are carefully kept.
"Thc imponderable indirect gains
are certainly not less important. Can
ming club day is social occasion.
Thus social interest is kindled about
the doing of something worth while.
There follows a spirit of mutual help
fulness, mutual concern, mutual affec-
ton. This sort of things lays the
foundation for cooperation in larger
and more important things in the
church, in the school, in ch.rities, in
huSinesS.' " .hz
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
WINTHROP GROWS
WITH THE YEARS
,Ollege Has Nearly 900 Students
DIR. JGhnsOn's Report.
Mondays State.)

Advance sheets from the annual re-
ort of d. B. Johnson, president of
Winthrop college, Rock Hill, have
cen received in Columbia. The re.
ort will be sent to the general as
embly through the State department
| { education. DR.. Johnson says that
he usefulness of the college has been
roadened by an extension of the work
or the welfare of the public at large
nd the movement is bearing fruit.
At the joint meeting of the Confer
nee for Education in the South aud
ne Southern Educational association,
leld last April in Louisville, two of
he most important demonstrations
we're assigned to Winthrop college,
that of the model rural school and
the model rural home.
An evidence of the growing reputa-
ton of Winthrop college and it's in
creasing usefulness is the ever in
creasing demand for it's graduates
Of last years graduating. class, over
y procured positions before they re-
ceived their diplomas. The Winthrop
diploma is being accepted in lieu of
examination in States that are very
strict in the certification of teachers.
- President Johnson says that. not
withstanding the greater enrolment
during the past season, the college
ran smoothly in every department
and there was no sacrifice anywher-
of quality for quantity.
at seems that in this small, sparse
ly settled State, with only a little
over 100000 white population, men,
women and children, there should be
no fear of Winthrop college becor-
ing too big to do efficient, acceptable
work, in the face of all the facts ano
the experience of other States" says
DIR. Johnson.
Winthrop college this year has its
largest enrolment, there being SI2
students attending the institution
There were 1,473 applications for adj
mission this year. There are now 10H
officers and teachers of the college.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
Erect Monument to Cat.

Newport, Wales, Dec. 26.-A sub
scription is circulated here to erect
on the grounds of the towns feudal
castle a monument to the French CAV
which saved the life of Lieut.. Lloyd
of the Grcnadier Guards.
The cat did nothing purposely he
roic. But by curling around the neck
of the officer during the three days
he lay wounded and unattended near
the French frontier, the cat acted as
a fur boa and save him from death by
cold.
Lieut.. Lloyd is heir to Sir Martene
Lloyd, the chief commoner of Wales
and the last of the Norman lords of
the marshes. His residence is New
port castle, where it is proposed to
build the cats memorial.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
ATTACKED BY NEGRO
Former Foot ball Star. Shoots in
Self Defense

Bamberg, Dec. 29.-J. Aldrich
Wyr.an, a large planter and one of
Bamherg's foremost citizens, shot and
instantly killed a negro tenant on his
farm about three miles from the city
yesterday afternoon.
1t seems that the negro had come
to Mr.. Wyman's yard in Bamberg the
previous day in a drunken condition
and had been ordered away. Ycstcr-
day. it is said, Mr.. Wyman drove out
TO his farm and told the negro that
he would have to look for another
home. Upon hearing this the negro
became infuriated and attacked Mr..
Wyman, who lodged behind his au-
tomobile and then dashed into a
nearby barn. For some time the ne
gro kept Mr.. Wyman as a prisoner.
When Mr.. Wyman did get back to
his automobile and Was in the act Of
crankine the machine, the negro
again rushed upon him. He ordered
his assailant to stop. When the ne
gro did not stop Mr.. Wyman reached
for his pistol which was in the back
of his automobile and fred one shot.
This was effective, producing instant
death.
Mr.. Wyman is a member of the
Aiken family of Wymans. Formerly
he practiced law in Bambcrg but in
recent years he has devoted his en-
tire time to his farming interests. At
the University Of South Carolina and
Davidson college "Jim" Wyman was
"a star at football.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
SHOT BY ACCIDENT,
DIES FROM WOUNDS
Mac Norman SuccUmbs in Gaffncy
HOspital-His Son Held in Jail.
Special to the State.

Special to the State.
Gatfr"v. Dec. 90 Mae Norman, a
whit" rIan about - ears Of age,
died IN . =; fney E"Sul ii ms after
noon about / o'c':r.. from ir'urie3
he ustainedSaturday afternoon when
he was accidently shot, presumably
by his son Jim Norman. The young
man, about 81 years Of age, is in Jail
here.
It is said that the Normans' resi-
dence is in York county but that the
shooting took place at Kings Creek
station in Cherokee county, but this
story is contradicted by those who say
that jim Norman was standing in the
front yard of his home on Saturday,
shooting with pistol at toy balloons
His father came from the house while
this pastime was going on and the
elder man was shot in the chest as
the boy fired at the balloon, the bull
iet ranging to the spinal column and
producing paralysis.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
Sale of Personal Property.

State of South Carolina-County
of Union.
Pursuant to an order of the Court
of Probate for said county, the under
signed will, on Monday, the 4th day
of January, 1914, before the court
house door in Union, sell at public out
cry, the following personal property
belonging to the estate of j. F. Bet
sill, deceased, to-wit:
Six mules, one horse, two wagons
and gears, one buggy and harness,
one saddle and bride, one gold watch
and pair of sleeve buttons.
On Wednesday, following, to-wit:
on January 9Th, at II o'clock, a. M, at
the late residence of the said J. f.
Betsill, deceased, in Cross Keys town
ship, said county and state, the un-
dersigned will sell at auction the fol-
lowing belonging to said estate, to-
wit: Lot of corn, fodder, and cotton
seed; cow and calf, one hog, lot of
farming tools, and all other pei sonal
property belonging to said estate.
Terms of sale Cash.
S. NJ. RICE.
J. A. BETSILL.
Executors of the will of j. Fincher
Betsill, deceased. 51-3t.