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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
RIGHT WAY TO RIDE A HORSE
Individual Who, Seemingly, Has Been
There Gives Some Valuable In
structIon on the Subject.

The horse is domestic animal of
the species Observation-Disclosures
batisque; which from the original
Greek means an animal with four legs.
tail and a head; this differentiates
him from other animals. Before you
can ride horse you must get on:
many people have tried riding first,
but instead of riding the animal the
animal has ridden them. Most saddles
have one-rung ladder attached.
Whether this is a means of mount
Ing or an easy method of dislocatiag
your leg, there is some dispute. The
oid-fashioned stepladder Is good
enough for the author, but the last
time when we had reached the top my
horse had left before schedule time.
Now the next point Is, how to start
the animal; most are self-starters and
stopping is the aH-lmportant thing. An
easy and simple method for starting is
by the use Of an icepick; hold it aloft
and with downward stroke make CON
tact with the horse. This causes the
pedes equorum to vibrate, this either
sets you OF on your journey or OF of
the horse. Now, If possible, always
go with the horse, never argue. Go
ing ahead or behind the horse Is no
joke. A method of stopping which
rarely fails is the following: Pick out
convenient precipice, guide your ami
NAL, If it is possible. toward the preci-
pice, and you now come to an abrupt
stop at the foot of the precipice. A
shovel is an elegant way of arising.
We have known people who have
never ridden again after once stop
ping.-Princeton Tiger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
QUEER IDEAS ABOUT TEETH
They Have Been Worshiped and Are
Worn as Amulets-some Other
Superstitions.


The mothers of Bretagne will not
touch baby's gums, lest the teeth
grow crooked.
Teeth have often been, and to this
day sometimes are, worn as amulets.
Sharks, teeth serve this purpose in
Samoa.
There was tradition that from the
time Chosroes, the Persian, carried
off a piece of the true cross from
Constantinople, the number of teeth
In the mouths of men was reduced
from thirty-two to twenty-three. 1t
is needless to say, however, that man
kind is usually provided VITA a full
complement of thirty-five.
Teeth have been worshiped, and,
in fact, are venerated as relics, in
some religious shrines. Buddha's
tooth is preserved in temple in In
dia. and Singhalese worshiped the
tooth OF a monkey, while an Elephants
tooth and a sharks tooth served q
similar purpose among the Malabar
islanders and the Tonga islanders,
SOoPOCtAFoAy.
The period Of teething being an
anxious one in childhood, it is ex-
tremely important 70 have it over
with. In the west of England neck
lace of beads made from peony root
was placed on the chiId's neck to as
sist the operation, and one of amber
beads was also thought to be power
full, either being considered a help;
according to the complexion of the
child, so were the different colored
beads used. 1t was also said that the
first teeth must not be thrown away
when they fall out, for II any animal
got such trophy the next tooth
would be like that of the animal find
ing the old one.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
FEEL CHARM OF CORNWALL
Artists Fond Of Depicting Beauties Of
Scenes In That Famous Eng
Ilsh County.

1t has been said that of the two
hundred or more canvases dispatched
each year from Cornwall to London
"seven-eighths have been painted at
Newlyn or st. Ives" Certainly, In the
tangled streets of the little town,
wherever a window gives upon the
sea be sure an easel stands. st.
Ives gets its name from an Irish
princess, st. Ia, who foated thither
upon a leaf and landed on Pendinas,
the rocky headland which st. Ives
calls the island" st. Ives sits by
smooth circle of sea into which
tongue Of rocky land thrusts a bold
curving headland, inclosing an inner
harbor in the great sweep of the bay.
Up the green hillside climb the sum-
mer homes, the villas and cottages
and hotels, that belong to the tran
silent st. Ives. AS its mean winter
temperature Is but four degrees lower
than that of Rome, it has q fair per-
centage of winter visitors, while in
summer its hotels are crowded. st.
Ives does not let its visitors inter-
fere with its business, which is pill
chard fishing-a picturesque thing to
the idle looker-on, but Leavy-smelling
work for the fshermen-and renting
studios.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
NEVER BEYOND RIFLE SHOT
Farmer In the East Jordan Country
Had to Be Constantly in Reach
of-Protection.

Towers in Jerusalem" strengthened
the walls. which were somewhat out
of repair.
Towers in the desert" and wells
were two absolutely essential necessi-
ties in the East Jordan country in
Uzziah's day and to the present hour
In 1901 visited Shobek, fortified
town less than fifty miles south of
Amman, and, while standing on its
huge Notifications, was told that the
limit of its cultivated lands was fixed
by the distance rife would send
bullet. La the same castle was a well
with 1855 steps cut in the solid rock
leading to the precious water supply.
Wells were dug at great expense
where water was known or supposed
to exist. bat for every one well there
were thousands of cisterns and pools
"hewed OUT of the solid rock. Both
pools and cisterns were protected in
many places by walls and towers of
defense. In my journeys east OF the
Jordan / have no doubt passed many
ruins and towers dating from Izziah's
time.-Christian Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
JOEL'S LEGACY
BY MARY ANGEL PuRvIs.

Joel Cawlett's first thought on re-
ceiving notice that he had fallen heir
to a hundred thousand dollars was to
conceal the fact from his neighbors.
It stunned the little man, in fact
He had, indeed, known Of the rich
California uncle; his mother had told
him, as If she spoke of myth; but
by the time Joel was twenty, and left
alone in the world, he had forgotten
all about him.
Happily the news came through q
San Francisco lawyer, and nobody in
Fouracres knew. So Joel kept right
on with his little dairy farm, and the
neighbors attributed its gradual en-
largement to the profits of the bust
ness.
He felt himself altogether unworthy
of the wealth that was his He did
not know what to do with it. He put
it guiltily in bank in another city,
and left 1t to accumulate, except for
the thousand or two he used in buy
ing pedigreed cows.
Il never thought Joel had such a
head on his shoulders" the neighbors
began to say. IF he looked more of
a man he might have something OF
pick among the girls"
But the girls had always laughed
at little Joel, and, not knowing of his
wealth, continued to make him the
good-natured butt Of their pleasan-
tries.
All except the Stevens girls. Dolly
Stevens had always been kind to. Joel
when he came in shyIy, rarely, of an
evening, for chat, and sat with his
hat in his hands on the extreme edge
of the chair. Perhaps that was be-
cause Maudie, her little sister, was
cripple. She had twisted foot and
operations cost more than was to be
thought of. Besides, Jim Stevens had
always believed she would grow out
Of it, and when he died the debts to
be paid made the thought absurd.
Maudie, aged twelve, looked to Joel
like a beautiful bird trapped by the
foot. She hobbled painfully from room
to room, but however bad her pain, she
always had smile for JOEL
The first persons he went to
see after his good fortune were the
Stevens. At first he almost wanted
to tell them, but his courage failed
him when he sat on the edge of the
chair, and they only thought that Joel
was shyer and more silent even than
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
PECULIAR SPECIMEN or WASP
insect That Is Becoming More Com
mon In England Not Pretty Thing
to Look At.


The other day fearsome insect
made its appearance in the window
OF local chemists shop, relates the
London Chronicle. The chemist. pIac-
ing little chloroform wad near the
invader, soon reduced 1t to a coma
tose condition. In color and shape
1t was much like giant hornet, with
very long sting. 1t was a specimen
Of the giant-tailed wasp (Sirex gigans),
which is getting much more common
than 1t was some years ago. The
larva is a wood-feeder, and is sup
posed to have been introduced to
Great Britain in foreign timber.
The perfect insect is about two
inches in length, has, four membra-
nous wings, and long, yellow antennae.
The body is blueblack, with yellow
stripes, and the long boring apparatus
used by the insect for piercing a hole
into the timber in which to deposit it's
eggs has, to the uninitiated, the APP
pearance of a terrible sting. When
Matched, the grub bores its way into
the interior Of the timber, where it
enjoys itself for three years, or even
longer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Real "Flsb story.

An ancient Californian Indian tribe
whose relics have been found are
said to have used the bones from a
whales head, painted red, as head and
footstones for their burial cairns, al
though the burial place was nearly
100 miles from the sea. These were
obtained, of course, from the we'll
known flying whale of revered mem
DRY, which the Indians attracted by
shouting in loud tone their word for
Jonah. Thereupon the whale. slath-
ering with anticipation, would think
to perch on a mountain, which, al
though 100 miles distant, looked near
at hand in the pure western air, and
before he could recover his equili-
brium he would fall to earth and be-
come a victim of the savages' rude
implements of war The annual
catch is supposed to have run as high
as 10000 whales.-Springfeld Repub-
ncan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Feared Death From Indians.

At recent gathering of life-insur-
ance men one of the old timers ex-
hibited copy of a permit which had
been attached to a policy issued by the
Mutual Life in 1868, says the Wall
Street Journal. This permit read:
The within assured has permission
to reside in any settled part of the
states of California, Nevada, Oregon OF
Washington territory, and while so re-
siding, to make trips las a passenger
only on first class steamers plying
between the ports of Washington terri
tory, the states Of California and Ore
gon, and the Sandwich islands, and to
proceed to and return from in like
manner, or by public conveyance over
land:
Provided, That written notice be
given by the assured whenever any
trip to the Sandwich islands or to the
Atlantic states is undertaken, to the
general agent Of the company at San
Francisco, CAL, and provided also,
that on the overland route the said as
sured to take his own risk by death
from hostile Indians"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
OF SUCH STUFF ARE DREAMS
Visions Of Youth Are Not Those That
Come to the Aged and the
ToIl-5urdened.

They had started in the most print
tive way, the man and his wife, back
in the little log house, but they were
dreaming Of the day when they would
own farm Of their own, and not have
to work so hard. After a time, their
hard toll was rewarded, and they
owned farm. Then 1t seemed de-
sirable to add to this tract, and they
worked little harder. A new house
seemed necessary accompaniment to
the large farm, so the work could not
stop. A son came to the age when he
must be educated and have his chance
in life, and they toiled on. All the
time the old man dreamed Of the days
ahead when he could stop work and
take life easy. Somehow, the DAYS did
not come, or he did not recognize them
when they came, for he kept on work
ing until he had grown old. ana worn.
Then his health failed, and he had to
stop work. The son, for whom they
mad given precious years out of their
lives, now showed his gratitude by his
gentle, unfailing love and care. It
seemed to others that the goal had
been reached, that the old man could
now enjoy life, surrounded as he was
by every comfort and attention, but
ne was quiet and sad, sitting with head
bowed on his toil-worn hands. A neigh
Dor, stopping in for a little visit,
asked, How are you getting along,
grandpa?" Then the secret of all his
sadness burst forth as he answered
earnestly, "oh, If could only get out
and work." What queer things our
dreams are. after all!-Indianapolis
News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Work Of the Phonometar.

The phonometer of DR.. A. G. Web
ster not only shows the intensity of
sound but is claimed to tell it's direc-
ton within very few degrees 1t is
80 small that 1t can be carried ON the
smallest vessel-even, a rowboat. 1t
resembles a surveyors transit with
two projecting horns at the end OPP
posite the user, and the sound enter
ing the horns is focused upon a deli
cate diaphragm, which moves
needle by its vibrations Close to the
lens at the eye end is a tiny electric
bulb, the light Of which is reflected
in a mirror moved by the needle. The
instrument is turned until the sound
is received most loudly by the horns,
when the needle reaches its maximum
movement, and the band of light is
greatest. The tube Is then pointing
directly toward the source of sound.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
GODS GENTLEMAN
BY FRANCES COBB.

The young man who had Just
cleaned the snow from Mrs. Jordan's
walk knocked twice at the kitchen
door, but no one answered the sum-
mons. He pushed the door open and
closed it after him.
The warmth and comfort were agree
able to him. The smell Of cooking re-
minded him that he had not eaten
anything since the day previous. Hec-
tor Greene was anxious to get pay for
the first snow-cleaning he had ever
done and go to the nearest restau-
rant. He waited a minute OF two to
enjoy the warmth. Then he started
to shuffie around, and even call, to at
tract attention, when he heard two
feminine voices engaged in converse
ton in the next room.
Eyes. Sarah" spoke one of these,
1T is too bad, as you say, and feel
dreadfully sorry for poor Mr.. Bell and
Madge. They didn't catch the thief?'
mo, and not any hopes Of it. AS I
told you, Mr. Bell had sold his prop
erty to get cash SO he could buy out
the general store on Central street,
which is for sale. He was too late
to put the three thousand dollars in
the bank and had it in a wallet under
his pillow. That night the thief broke
into the house. He must have known
Mr.. Bell had the money and had been
watching the house. Anyhow, Mr.
Bell woke up suddenly to see the
thief getting out of the window. He
seized his revolver and ran to the
window and fired twice at the thief"
Did it stop him."
mo, but he hit the man. That is
sure, for he left red trail in the
snow. 1t was half an hour before
the neighbors were aroused to join in
the hunt. 1t was no use, though"
Il suppose Mr. Bell is terribly cast
down over his misfortune"
Eyes, If it wasn't for that dear girl,
his daughter, l think he would sink
under. They sold their home, as
told you, and their loss leaves than
nenniless. Poor old mani Poor Madge!
They have been good neighbors,- liv-
ing right next door to u.s.
Hector Greene glanced through the
window to observe the house, evident
ly indicated by the speaker Then
she came into the kitchen.
ooh, all through" she spoke, tax
ing out her purse, IT'S twenty-five
cents, think you said?''
Yes, madam" bowed Hector, and
she stared at him as she gave him the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18


If you ever looked down into the
deep water you know that you can
not see very far, but that you can see
the reflections of trees and grass and
sky along the bank. Light Is q kind
of wave that Is turned back or re-
hected. In passing through a win
dow some Of it is bent back SO that
sometimes you can see your face in
the window glass just as you can in
q looking glass. Exactly the same
thing happens when light passes from
air into water; part of it is bent back.
Sometimes so much is bent back that
you cannot see into the water at all.
All this depends upon the direction
from which the light is coming. In
some cases you will not see the light
coming from the surface of the water
but thrown back from the bottom of
the river.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Open Necks and Health.


Portraits of famous beauties who
have kept their good looks late in
life always show that they wore open
necks and heelless shoes, says a we'll
known physician. Certain it is that
when the neck is restricted with tight
collars the important thyroid glands
on either side Of the windpipe, the
great stabilizers Of the human body,
cannot do their work properly, and
the correlations between other glands
in the head, throat and chest are in
terrupted. 1t is these glands which
store up the reserve strength and
vitality so much needed in later life
and which regulate the entire body
and head. The thymus glands in the
chest are particularly important to
growing girls.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Cheese az an Aid to Health.

The long cherished idea that cheese
should form only a small part. of the
daily diet recently has been chal-
lenged. Not long ago the United
States department of agriculture is
sued a bulletin recommending the use
Of cheese as a cheap and wholesome
substitute for meat.
An interesting and important asser-
ton by. q Swiss investigator. Is to the
effect that persons who make cheese
a considerable part of their regular
diet are very resistant to many In
testinal diseases, such as dysentery
and the dreeded typhus fever which
has, desolated Serbia. According to
Doctor Burri, the daily meat ration
in the Swiss army has already been
partly replaced by cheese. with excel
lent results.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
/, Question Of Tongue.

Some amount OF confusion is caused
ty the pronunciation OF the name Of
the town Kuprulu. or VeIes, in Mace
donna. The difference In nomencla-
ture Is attributable to the conflict of
tongues. Kuprulu, Koprulu or Ku-
prili, is the Turkish equivalent Of the
Bulgarian Vaiesa and the Greek We
LISA. all of which refer to the same
town in the vilayet (as 1t was under
Turkish rule) OF Saloniki. The ancient
Greek historian Polybius speaks of
the town OF Bylazors. and 1t is be-
lieved that the Bulgarian and modern
Greek names are corrnptiens of this.
The Turkish form, with slight modifi-
cation, Is the cognomen OF q family
of statesmen who fiourished from the
sixteenth Co the eighteenth centuries.
Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18

1t to the old man. Il picked this up
as l was shoveling the snow in your
yard"
The old man gazed, glared and sank
back overcome. With clasped
hands Madge stood spellbound as Rec-
tor told the details of his discovery.
Her father. with trembling hands, Sc
lected dozen banknotes.
Your reward-oh, you noble man, .
he said huskily, but Greene waved the
money aside.
He was fully rewarded as Madge
came up to him, took both his hands
In her own, tried to say something,
burst into tears and threw herself In
her fathers arms.
They would not let him CO. The old
man made Greene tell his story-of
illness, poverty, Of manly effort to
keep the wolf from the door.
Providence has sent you to mel
cannot let you go!" declared Mr.. Bell.
What could Greene do? Here was
an offer of employment at the new
store. Here were grateful hearts
and love!
Love so pure and permanent that
the gates Of Paradise seemed opened
to those two. Both had known suffer
ing and deprivation, the contrast of
peace and happiness irradiated their
wedding day with glow supernal!
Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
Hollow Brick. Popular.

During the past few years the use
of hollow blocks and hollow bricks
has extended rapidly. These are much
lighter than solid bricks and effect an
important saving in railway carriage,
but they must be distinguished from
porous bricks The weight alone is
not sufficient guide. as hollow bricks
are now made which are indistinguish-
able in appearance from solid bricks.
When cut or broken their hollowness
is easily seen. On the continent por-
GUS bricks are defined as having a
weight which is notably less than
common bricks. but this definition win
have to be abandoned now that hol-
low bricks are made In large numbers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
An Easier Job.

Harry Dickson tells of an old negro
nanny who was kept from starva-
tion By the white women who gave
her occasional odd Jobs to do. Mrs.
Dickson, the writer's mother. had
found some homework for the old
negress, but after working q day or
two Mandy said she must quit.
II done have to go out collectin' for
de missionary society" she explained.
But have work for you to do, !"
said Mrs. Dickson, ''and you need all
the money you can get"
Il know" said the old nanny, but
/ done hat to collect fob de missionary
society"
What do you get paid for collect.
ing?" asked Mrs. Dickson.
Il don't get paid" said Mandy. Il
only gets what i collects. Green
Book Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
sood and went to live with Dolly and

good and went to live with Dolly and
her husband, and their little boy, Joel
knew that nature was stronger than
he was. He was shyer than ever when
he called, and at last he gave up call.
ing altogether. Only the lawyer, and
perhaps Maudie, understood. But
what could they do? II Joel had seen
himself as others began to see him
now, when sorrow had dignified him.
and self-torgetfulness had stamped it.
self on his insignificant face.
But Joel only knew that he was des-
perately unhappy, and that he must
go away. He advertised his farm.
Then it was that the lawyer be-
trayed the secret he had wormed out
of the little man.
For one morning a strange deputa-
ton approached JoePs house. He
came to the door and stared In amaze
ment at the neighbors-all Fouracres.
that had come to do honor, no more
to the village butt, in pleasantly. but
to the most popular man in town.
Joel found himself hoisted, struggling,
upon the neighbors' shoulders and car.
ried to the council hall. And there,
to his amazement. the mayor himself,
and all the council were assembled.
Someone was making speech, too.
Joel caught vaguely the words. Our
next mayor" Then, somehow, he had
broken from the cheering throng and
found himself outside, alone.
No. Somebody -Maudie-was at
his side, looking into his face with
tear-dimmed, radiant eyes. And she
was asking him If 1t was true he was
going away, il he would not stay.
At that moment Joel caught at his
destiny. For he saw only the lit
tie trapped bird. not the college wom-
an, and he took her by the hand.
4 will stay If you tell me to- he
said.
Stay, then" whispered Maudie
shyly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-18
+. Too New-FanaIed for Her.

A South side young matron pur-
chased a motor-driYen sewing ma
chine. She sent for her mother to
come and see the new treasure. Her
mother came, saw and smiled.
II. don't like It," she said firmly,
'.and / don't want one Of them.
find the same fault with 1t that
mother found with my machine when
got 1t: I have sewed too long by
hand to be converted to any of your
new-fangled notions she declared to
me when / showed her my machine in
operation. Look at it!-Lickety-scoot!
-Lickety-scoot!' And that's just what
/ don't like about this motor thing
there's too much lickety-scoot about
II. Cleveland Leader.