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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
FORESTS OF AUSTRALIA
They Are Unlike Those to BE Seen In
Any Other Country.

They Are Unlike Those to De Seen II
Any Other Country.
One readily understands why the
Australian loves his trees. The groves
Of giant eucalyptus form pictures new
er forgotten, and the scent Of the wat.
tie brings homesick feeling Like the
smell Of sage to the westerner.
The dora Is not only beautiful, 1t Ia
unique, and has no counterpart In 9TH
er lands. OF the 10000 species OF
plants most OF them are purely Austria
Ian and are unknown even In New
Zealand. The general impression one
gets Of Australian forests Is their total
unlikeness to anything seen elsewhere.
The great forests Of timber trees are
not damp and shaded and all of one
species, but are well lighted and filed
with other forests of shorter trees. In
places the woods consist of large wide
" spaced trees surrounded only by
bunch grass, and even In areas where
water is not to be found on the sur
face for hundreds Of square miles true
forests of low trees are present.
Forms which may be recognized as
tulip. lily, honeysuckle and fern take
on a surprising aspect. They are not
garden flowers, but trees, and the land
scape of which they form a part re-
minds one of the hypothetical repre-
sensations In books Of science OF a
landscape Of mesOzoic times, a period
antedating now by millions OF years.
The trees are indeed those Of by
gone age. In America and Europe
shadowy forms OF fossil leaves OF
strange plants are gathered from the
rock and studied with interest; In Aus
tralia many Of these ancient trees are
living. The impression that one Is
looking at a landscape which has for
ever Disappeared from other parts of
the world Is SO vivid that the elms and
naples and oaks In some Of the city
streets strike a jarring note. The tran
sition from jurassic to modern times Ia
painfully abrupt. National Geographic
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

divorce. When / saw that her mother
was managing her matrimonial affairs
for her / resolved that when called
upon to act In the matter would fol-
low the letter of the agreement and
refuse to act except on the request OF
my wife.
When received notification that I
was expected to fulfil my promise ]
called on my uncle and told him that
was ready to do so provided the re-
quest was made by my wife and that
l might be sure she and not another
was making It required that she
tell me In person. Furthermore, that
/ might be sure she was making 1t
without duress, required that she
make the request without any person
except herself and myself being pres
emf.
When my uncle heard me make this
statement he looked at me curionsly
for few moments without speaking,
then asked me IL / was sure / bad the
right to insist upon what / proposed.
gave him the reading of the docu-
ment as l remembered 1t. He simply
said that IL I was correct In quoting It
had the right to what I claimed
saw at a glance that he sympathized
with me In the matter, though he
would not countenance my. taking q
dishonorable stand. ] asked him to
convey my demand to the Tivertons,
which he promised to do.
A few days later my uncle informed
me that he had transmitted what had
said to Mrs. Tiverton and her daugh-
ter. He did not tell me how the mes
sage had been received by either, but
said that be had nothing further to do
with the matter and l would be dealt
with directly by Mrs. Tyerton.
A week passed, and heard nothing
from my mother-fn-law. OF course I
was in the dark why no action had
been taken. Then l saw notice In a,
newspaper that the Earl Of Arras-
killing was In America and being
sought after by society. determined
to get view OF his lordship. and, hav-
ing friend who was a member Of
club at which the earl had been .put
up." arranged to see him there One
dav when he was 81 .fha clnb II "a :
telephoned by nv friend' Ia come
around 1T onca~ did so. ana TIA earl
was pointed ont q mo. 4 ninglai
glance at him convinced me that, bar-
ring his title, would NOT ~ erotistica,
In assuming that coulfi win anv Wa
man from him. His lordsfiT was lnosi.
lively insigniBcant IL looks. ana I was
assured chat bis intellect was M hat.
ter.
Soon aftar. th;s wan,ar con,s u,
see ma who naid s,,a gss .saFsss rsfss,,.
TOMS maiifn sba t,,S = -, - tb.t - =.
mistress was bit+er,v o,,,,osa,z 80 !,
rvine a title with an sro1re,r f@ -. :.
man attached and A. was inft,ootas -
me that INV vito g vora ~ ,,a;r+.,s,,
inc the noint bad ts,ran 4 snti,,.
only ON her ranuaat qrbrouoh tho r,a,S
hac,,oa ,,,-, sss - ---..-se
terview she conss,,te5 ana = 49,, -
~ Tho housa ~ = f,,ar5 49, 49,, . -
was n har con t,aa,,oa
was astonishad - SO oh.n. 49,
baa takan nlaco ~ har ssroa , o,sr 80, r...s
riaca A. that t,r.o ~ ~. s 49,.
soroath,r1 80 chs,Ss 80 20 ~. $50
: woman w,thon. s,am - ~, 80
Iarrcbod ao,,. $500 - ss - ~.
u - AsA.a-s
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

Peru has hundreds Of square miles
along its coast Of rainless country. In
this tract rain Is never known to fall
Yet the region is not entirely barren OF
vegetation. Some parts Of it. indeed
are comparatively fertile. This Is due
to the extraordinary fogs known as
"garuas." They prevail every night
from May to October after summer
that Is sultry and extend up to a level
Of 1900 feet above the sea. Above
1900 feet rain falls.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
The FaTTnGTS' Trust COTnpanu.
MOUNT HOLLY, N.
1S14z--19 17

Pays per cent interest Special Accounts Our Safe
Deposit Boxes of modern type recently placed New
Vault We invite commercial banking We make loans on
approved security We act Executor Trustee
traitor.
Guardian Trustee for yet but you will need
Of them later you leave properly
before Executors Guardians Trustees are to select
them They make their choice far advance when there is
time for careful consideration then they caught
prepared.
We will write and care for your Will without charge
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
The Kitchen Fleor.

A practical way Of dealing with the
kitchen floor and at the same time
economizing labor, is to cover it with a
plain, dark col0red linoleum, such as
red, blue, green or black, and to polish
1t. A shiny surface Is easy to sweep
up and keep clean. and If polished once
week on the other days 1t need only
be run over with a mop. II treated in
this way it win always look nice and
win save at least twenty minutes work
q day.-St. Louis POST Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

1t may be matter Of surprise that
tender young grass can ever force it.
way up through hard ground. This
principle is the same as that Of opening
a tin Of condensed milk. The sharE
point Of the tin opener is first insert,
ed In the tin and when an entrance
has been forced the blade can follow
SO it is with the grass. Each blade
has a fine point, which. by the mystic
rious power Of growing life. forces ita
way between the particles Of soil, how
ever tightly they may be packed to.
gether, and thus passage is made for
the blade to follow.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

Why not, In all civil service and pro
fessional tests, make the ability to re
peat the Star Spangled Banner" from
memory required? Not one person ii
hundred can repeat this hymn from
the beginning to the end. The same
way with America :" knowing thes,
grand anthems speaks well for the pa
triotic instincts of a people, while the
ignorance OF them shows a marked
deficit in our citizenship. No on,
should teach school, practice law, fl
public Office or preach the gospel wht
cannot repeat the Star Spangled Ban
ner'' all through.-Ohio State Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

growing a beard. you will be able to.
live in perfect safety. and may even
forget in time that somewhere q
waiter would curse your name 1t he
only knew it.
Many nervous people do not know
whom to tip and whom not to tip.
The rule is easy. In the west, tip
everyone you are afraid Of In Chi.
cago, tip anyone who has done you a
real service. In New York, don't
bother-the tippee will help himself.
In Europe, do not tip anyone with
crown on.
Some Americans, who have spent
thousands Of dollars buying love and
respect from tippees. have been sued
for divorce by their wives on the
grounds of general cussedness.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
ESTABLISHED 1879

baggage and saunter carelessIy to
the train unscathed.
In America, If you are bold man
and do not care to tip, put on your
hat and walk away rapidly, so that
you will leave that particular atmos-
phere behind as quickly as possible.
If you are a timid man, send the
waiter for glass of water and then
flee. BY changing your name and
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
peserlbed.

spa, what Is meant by a reminiscent
mood2'
when your mother Is reminding me
Of the things promised her before we
were married she may be said to be In
q reminiscent mood. my boy."-Detroit
Free Preas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
Japanese silk.

Japanese silk Is generally regarded
by experts as naturally inferior to Chi
nese. yet the export of steam hlaturs
. silk from Japan has been increasing II
recent years by leaps and bounds
while that from China has been al
best no more than holding its own.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
Navigating by Sound.

Steamboat captains use microphones
installed In sounding leads to deter
mine the character Of river beds. The
sound Of the leads dragging on the bot
tom is transmitted by wire to regular
telephone receivers. New York Trib-
une
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
Sabbath pav Point.

Sabbath Day point, on Lake George
is supposed to have been given tht
name from the fact that General Aber
crombie embarked from this point Oh
Sunday, July s, 1853, for his disastrous
attack of Fort Ticonderoga. 1t is said
to have borne the name previous t.
this, however, even as early as 1856
according to Rogers Journal. Putnam
and Rogers In 1866 repulsed superior
force Of French and Indians on July 5
also Sunday Lake George"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

It is far better to be innocent than
penitent, to prevent the malady than
invent the remedy Seeker.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

Love is the thread on which are
strung the beads of trust Break the
thread and the beads run everywhere
Youths Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

Dare to be true. Nothing can need
a lie. A fault which needs it most
grows two thereby. -Herbert.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
sarioua,

He takes life very seriously"
Eyes, indeed. He can't understand
how the world ever got along before
he was born. Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06

Times are never too hard to be char
table to those who have less than you.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-03-06
Our National Hymn.

Wrong cannot afford defeat, but right
can.-Tagore.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
THOUSAND EQUITY MEN
COMING FOR CONVENTION
HERE FEBRUARY I, 8, 8
Largest Gathering Of Farmers IN
History of City Expected
by Leaders

At least 1000 members are expect
ed to gather in Bismarck for the
state convention of the North Dakota
Society of Equity. to be held Febru'
airy Z, S and 9. IF conditions de-
mand it," said leader in Equity
circles today. I'VE can make it 5000
He did not explain what he meant
by conditions, but at the time he
made the remark he had one ear cock
ed toward the house. where debate on
Bill No. II was in progress. 1t IS
more than suspected that the new
constitution presents the possible
conditions" referred to.
The Municipal Auditorium, probably
the finest convention chamber in the
state, with accommodations for 100
to $500 people, will be turned over
to the Equity society for its meetings.
Two and three sessions will be held
daily; notable speakers from North
Dakota and other states will have
places on the program. and the con
vention. in view of the circumstances
under which it is to be held, promises
to be one of the most interesting Bis
marck ever has entertained.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
INSANE AND ORPHANS TO
Be WELL CAREO FOR IF
SENATE BILLS PREVAIL
Rugby and Larimore Both Anx
ious To House Mad Folk
Pembina Has Stray House

One consolation in House Bill No. "A
is that should anyone 90 mad in DELHI
Grating over the many problems 1t
presents. at least two North Dakota
cities are ready and anxious to eX'
tend to them their hospitality.
North Dakota has one fairly salts
factory hospital for the insane. at
jamestown. The voters at the last
general election okaved an amend
ment providing for a second hospital.
Yesterday Rugby and Larimore both
put in bid for this hospital. Rugby
nosing under the wire just one second
ahead of its competitor
Senator Gronvold's bill. No. 90. pro-
vides for the establishment of the
hospital at Rugby and the appropria-
ton of $25.O0o for the purchase of
a site and the construction Of neces'
sary buildings. Senator Hemming'
sons bill. No. 81. holds that Larimore
is the SPOT for this institution. but
il has nothing to say Of an appropri.
alton.
Pembina has an unused court house
on its hands. Ii is anxious to fill this
building with orphans. and il has been
especially remoGeled with this pur.
pose in view. Yesterday Senator
Wexford introduced Bill No. IS. which
DEGREES that the structure shall be so
employed for a period Of ten years
and that sl5.aNo shall be appropriated
for the maintenance of the orphanage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
Farmer Whe Believes in Our Present
Constitution.

Ven may say for me that believe
in our nraser; constitution and that
our public school funds should he re-
tanned intact" said Edward N. Mel
son OF RchlAnd county, serving his
second Term in the senate, when asked
via. he STOOD for
Edward N. Nelson Is a lifelong far
ne-. Born il Denmark - yescs ago,
ne came 10 America IN -S,2- and to-
six wears was employed a. farming IN
Iowa and southern Minnesota in
June, lS,S. n settled o. 3 -E-m near
Nahpston, ana he has lived there ever
since, He Is now farming LEO acres,
q majority 0t which IS MS Own land
Nj. Nelson Married in lSSS and has
raised q f1as family a seven sons and
three daughters. all but Two Of whom
have settled oaa- the old homestead
n Eichlali Politically, he alway>
has been : 3a9IhEcza- For 81 years
he has Sa-vad as school director asai
Paramount He waS a member q the
house IN ne TTel5-h assembly. and
came 20 n Fourteenth Is member
O. Inc sa-z.t- n which h Is now ssTT-
ire MS second session The only 9th
- Office h fys- has hal6 IVES q
mem harsh. On the rall-aad commits
ION. >an1.tc nelson has served fo1
vas-s as secretary Of the Farmers
ElsTR-a- "a 81 Ty5s-.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
With the Legislature
N PER CENT INCREASE
IN ASSESSED VALUATION
Of STATE NECESSARY
Expenses Will Run $1,7oo,ooo
Per Annum for Ensuing Biell-
MUM. Board Estimates

To raise the amount which the bud.
get board considers necessary to I'm
ance North Dakota's public affairs
for the ensuing two years, 20 per
cent increase in the present assessed
valuation of the state will be neces-
sary.
In 1914, the assessed valuation OF
North Dakota was $3OS,000,0OO. The
90 per cent fat increase made by the
legislature in 1915 brought the total
up to 1885, 900 900, and the 10 per
cent reduction decreed by the state
board of equalization on farm lands,
railway and city and town lots in 1915
reduced the valuation to 1854, 600, 900.
Now this assessed valuation, to net
the s1,7OO,O0O per annum which the
budget board believes necessary to
carry the state through the next two
years must be boosted to 1925 ,OO0.-
900. The natural increase in property
values will help some, and the legis-
lature is expected to do the rest.
The rate for general expenses will
during the next two years be one
eighth mill more than for the past
three, total Of mills, instead of
8 IS, as the terminal elevator tax
has been repealed. There is no GER
tainty, however. that the present leg
islature, in order to carry out the
peoples will as expressed in APPROX
ing the terminal elevator amendment
at the general election last November.
will not be compelled to levy an even
heavier tax during the next few
years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
BOSS OR BUST.

In 1912 George w. Perkins under
took to wreck tho Republican Marty
because It would not do his bidding,
He thought he had succc sded. In
1915 he did wreck the Progressive
party, for the Same reason. He is
now trying again to wreck the Repuo'
lican party. ,
This is Il simple statement 81 a sim.
pic fact. The Perkins policy Is TO
rule or ruin. A man who made much
money quickly and easily. who re-
ccivcd the adulation which comes to
such men. and who thought himself
invincihlc and impeCcablc. il Is small
wonder that. when his former business
associates accepted his retirement
without extreme emotion he should
bcthink himself Of the larger field OF
public life. and attempt there to re-
new the quick and easy successes OF
his business carccr-.hc lessons OF
which taught him to select going
concern" as tho object OF his interest.
So he turned to the Republican par
~ and i, was with unaffected surprise
that he found the Republican party
displaying scant appreciation OF his
prolrcrcd services MS its prophet and
leader. Accordingly. he started a r.
Val concern and cndcavortd to put the
old house out Of business. He was
able to maintain a brisk competition
for a timc-but the older trademark
had hold on the customers which
could not he shaken. and the new
competitor was soon compelled to
sock merser This being accom-
plishcd. Perkins made every effort 10
secure the direction Of the consoli.
dated enterprise: and. to a degree,
he succeeded.
Rut it soon developed that where
he sat was not the head Of the table,
anu UC lIlCN ~ NtlailAt tia\SS "t1H
some Of his elderS-and h,tte,>. This
failing, he now wants to pull the IA.
BILE around, so that he will be a. the
head Of IT,
he objects 10 the election Of MIR,
Adams AS vice chairman ~ tAe he,
publican national committee in the
first instance. because Mr., Adams
does not bear the Perkins brand, and
because MIR Adams is a Constructive
party leader ot RepuAlicaHism, which
Perkins is not, Perkins is No! he
publican At all.
So far as the Republican party is
concerned, Perkins may easily ADJUST
his relations Ia il, He NAV come in
or stay ont, E:N he certainly cannot
hcss il while staying out: and whath-
or he can boss or bust ii 4 e comes
in. remains to be seen
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
Just Fun

4 say, Nose. is that dog of yours a
mongrele" No, sab: les' common
dog. Baltimore American.
rs that dog Of yours a Watchdog
To certain extent He's always on
the lookout for something to eat
Washington Star.
i hope YOUR son has obtained EN-
ployment amid refined surroundings"
"Oh. my. yes He works in a REIN
Courier-Journal.
Another victory reported in Next
CO" Who Won this tine:" 'CarTan-
za's troops Villa won yesterday, you
know. birmingham Ase-Herald.
Does your husband woTry about
the grocery hillc" No: he says there
is no sense in both himself and the
grocer worrying over the same bills
Boston Transcript
~Wha; killed Green" He always
looked healthy to me" He tried TO
live according TO the rules for attain
Ing longevity that ninetySearoid
man gave TO q reporter on a Sunday
newspaper
Aun1-~Nonr Won have some more
cake. Willie" Willie ION VISIT
No. thank ron~ AunI-~Iou seem
to be suffering from loss of appetite
NIllie-~l. amt that I'm sunerlns
from politeness
Where Is tina, suF had on yes
tsrdaye" asked the hulgry-lookins
poet Il sent il TO the laundry, salc
his wife. Gracious woman. had 3
poem written On it, oh, II WI!
come hack- You know you- poems al
WAYS do.~-yonks-s Statesman
Do Won subscribe 10 the theory thai
there Is something good in the Tors
Of gs-- asked the philosophical per
son. Yes replied The practical man
'bu. don't propose 10 waste any o
nv tine trying u find out what Ii i:
when tool-psd ookes pistol IN nj
face and tells me 10 hand over m!
money. birmingham AEeaeraio-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
T0RRENS BILL IS TO
CONE FROM COMMITTEE
WITH REPORT TO PASS
BY ALTMAN

Senator McCarten. author OF senate
bill No. l, and Senator Stenmo. one
of the tax title experts of the senate.
have been named a subcommittee OF
the committee on judiciary to give a
final dressing to McCarten's bill. pro-
viding for the adoption in North Da-
kota Of a modified system Of Torrens
land transfers.
The bin was up today for cousidera.
ton in committee, and Senator STEM
no expects that it will be reported
tavora bly, this week. Little opposi-
ton is anticipated in the senate. and
the house is said to be committed to
a measure OF this type.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-26
e. ,'MoVE on"

A l4yoar old hoy, recently brought
before Il Judge for Vagrancy. was told
he might 80 free il he got out OF
town. So they turned him loose
although he didn't have penny and
had no visible means OF getting one
Ale sought shelter in y Switchmans
shanty, IN railroad yard, whittier
he had gone 10 flop a freight for other
regions,
Tho switchman Slumhered. The
boy hi, him over the head with an
iron weight. aud took his watch and
coin. Men picked up the switchmaN
later. dead. where he had dragged
himself across the tracks.
The hrst impulse. in a moment OF
horror, is to condemn the hoy-!or
his act Is objectionable,
The second impulse is to reflect
that the boy would not have been in
position 10 commit, the crime had the
law not said TO him. in effect,
You may escape the Consequences
IT your last crime by committing an
other"
He had to steal ride ov steal 4
meSl. or both,
The boy. Knowing he must violate
law, decided on rohhins his sleep
ing bcncfactor. perhaps no, intending
his blow to prove fatal
There Is no excuse for tao boy
certainly not
But neither is there any exrHse for
the system that sent him f,rlh with
orders to remain a criminal'
II we expect boys or men to obey
the law. We must furnish them a
means Of living within tho law