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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
BEWTcHED HIS HEARERS.
When James Whitoomb Riley RscIted
One of His Poems.

When James Whitcomb Riley Reclted
One Of His Poems.
In his platform career" during
those years when he went about the
country reading his poems. James
Whitcomb Riley saw with his eyes and
heard with his ears what people
thought of him. Never any other man
stood night after night on the stage or
platform to receive such solid roars Of
applause for the reading of poems
and for himself.
He did not read his poems; he did
not ''recites them, either. He took his
whole body into his hands, as it were,
and by his wizard mastery of sugges-
ton left no James WhitcQnb Riley at
all upon the stage. Instead the au-
dience saw and heard whatever the
Incompatible comedian wished them
to see and hear. He held a literally
unmatched power over them for riot
GUS laughter or for actual copious tears,
and no one who ever saw an exhibit
ton of that power will forget it--or
forget him.
There he stood, alone upon the stage,
blond. shortish, whimsical man In
evening clothes-a figure with "a whole
lot of style" and whole lot of its
own style too! He offered a deferen-
tfal predatory sentence or so; then sud-
denly face and Rgure altered, seemed
to merge completely into those Of a
person altogether different from the
poet, and not Mr. Riley. but Hoosier
farm hand, perhaps, or thin little girl
stood before you, dome to the life"
Then the voice came, .'done to the
life," too--done to the last half audi
BILE breath at the end of husky chuckle
or wistful sigh There was no visible
effort on the part Of the magician. The
audience did not strain or worry for
him as audiences so often do for those
who entertain" them, because his
craft lay not In contortion. but In a
glamouring suggestion that held spec
tators rapt and magnetized.
Nat Goodwin's opinions upon the
production of realistic pathos in COM
edy may be accepted as academic. Mr..
Goodwin said: 81 used to recite Good
by, jim until heard Riley do it.
Then asked the Lord to forgive me
and never tried it again. -Booth Tar
kington In Golfers Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
SUCCESS WITH BARLEY.
Experience Of a.Farmer Who sowed II
az an Alfalfa Nurse Crop.

Experience Of atFarmer Who Sowod II
as an Alfalfa Nurse Crop.
have never raised barley as crop
but once, and then 1t was used as a
nurse crop to alfalfa in 1915, writes a
correspondent of Orange Judd Farmer.
I sowed ten acres Of barley broadcast
on May 3, 1915, using ten bushels. l
think the name Of the variety was
Oderbrucker. 1t is bearded barley,
with six rows of kernels. / paid 30
cents bushel for the seed. graded
it and treated it for smut In wagon
box, using formaldehyde.
The barley being bearded, could
not cut for hay, so l let it mature and
cut and shocked it for thrashing. It
being very wet at harvest TING, it was
set up in long shocks and not capped,
and it stood the wet weather remark
ably well. When 1t stopped raining we
thrashed about Sept. 4. 1t yielded 1874
bushels, machine measure, and went
into the bin in fine shape. have used
it for grinding and sold some for seed
at IS cents per bushel. The alfalfa
came on nicely, and the binder clipped
it some; then we moved it off about
Oct. l and let the clippings lie on the
ground.
The field was lined April q, using
three tons of pulyerized limestone per
acre, spread with limestone sower.
The alfalfa seed was inoculated. The
two and One-half bushels of seed used
was sown with hand seedc using
one-half of the seed both ways of the
field, followed by sixteen foot har-
row, then rolled and narrowed again.
The ground was in oats stubble in 1914
and MANFRED and plowed deep, and the
ten bushels of seed barley produced
1874 bushels of good heavy barley. Had
it not been used as nurse crop would
have sown more and it might have pro-
duced more bushels. A large per cent
was shelled and wasted on the ground.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
GIANT WOLVES OF THE SEA.
Savage Killer Whales Swim In Ranks,
Like Trained Soldiers.

.<.., ,.,.
sasAss n,,'sr "nA'es SWIM :" ~"Ns'
l'Ne ,ra'nso oo'o'srs
Inc kilier Wnaie usually travels anu
NUNS In scnoois OK packs " lroln
three 70 dozen OF more lnuisiuuals.
Ohhke most whales tne members VI
tnese schoois 40 not traVel N . st.as-
gnng party Out SWIM sue Dy sue
tnelr movements as regularly uineo as
those Of soiulers' a regularly spaceu
row OF advancing long Dlack ms swift
" cutting the unduiatlng SURFACE OF
the sea produces q singularly SINISTER
erect Inc evli impression Is Wen JUS
tiled, since killers are the most savage
and remofseiess OK whales. Inc jaws
are armed with rows OF enective teeth,
with which the animals attack and De-
your seals and PROPOSES and even de-
stroy some OF the larger whales
AAlers are IKE giant wolves OK tne
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
I ALFALFA For POULTRY

TSSSstft.tst5ts
Alfalfa Is one Of the best sources OF
green food for poultry growing chick
ems and laying hens alike.
Many farmers practice feeding
ground or short cut alfalfa to their
poultry in a dry form in combination
with other ground feeds. A dry mash
ration Of 100 pounds cornmeal, 100
pounds middlings, so pounds bran, 90
pounds beef scrap and 20 pounds alfal-
ia has, according to H. G. Knandel, In
charge Of poultry extension at the
Pennsylvania State college, proved very
satisfactory.
Some farmers feed alfalfa through
the entire year for succulence or green
food. In winter bundles OF alfalfa are
steamed or soaked in hot water until 1t
compares very favorably with fresh cut
alfalfa. Others have found it adVisa-
BILE to feed alfalfa In winter by throw
ing it into the runs and allowing the
birds to eat the leaves.
According to the United States de-
partment Of agriculture, the nitroge-
nous material In alfalfa Is just what is
needed by growing birds and is good
aid to egg production. The chemical
analysis of alfalfa is practically the
same as that Of bran, except that it has
higher per cent of protein than bran.
1t is little harder to digest, but it
Is important In the poultry ration for
the purpose Of furnishing protein and
giving variety and bulk TO the ration.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13

two and one-ha1f to three pounds Of
corn silage or roots daily to each ami
NAL, in addition to hay. About Jan. 1
ewes receive a limited grain ration
varying from one-fourth to one-half
pound per day, depending on their con-
dillon.
Ewes receiving grain ration before
lambing always produce more milk for
lambs. The grain mixture used at
State College farm consists Of five
parts Of shelled corn. three parts Of
oats, two parts of wheat bran and one
part Of oilmeal.
After lambs are born the eve will
not consume as much roughage feed.
More grain is then necessary to give a
milk flow sufficient for the best growth
of the lamb. The grain mixture should
be increased, therefore, one-balf pound
or more daily per eve, depending on
her condition and also upon the num-
Der Of lambs she Is raising.
Next to proper feeding, exercise is
considered the most important factor
in keeping ewes In good condition for
lambing. Exercise lots should be well
drained to prevent sore feet. 1t is well
to allow ewes to range on pasture dur
ing the winter, since exercise gives
strength and enables them to produce
lambs with less effort and Of strong
er, more vigorous type.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
SOUTHERN DIAL EcT.
And the vanishing Y" Sound Dear to
the Old Time Viroinian.


the Old Time Viroinian.
Southerners have told me that they
can tell from what part Of the south
a person comes by his speech, just as
northerner can distinguish by the same
signs New Highlander, New Yorker,
middle westerner and Brooklynite.
cannot pretent to have become an au-
thority upon southern dialect, but it Is
obvious to me that the speech Of New
Orleans is unlike that Of Charleston
and that Of Charleston unlike that of
Virginia The English of Charleston
seems to me to be about the purest
English spoken in this country. It has
few traces of what we call the south
ern accent, resembling, rather, the pro-
nunciation of an IriShman educated
from boyhood in England, yet retain
ing the faint trace Of brogue.
The chief characteristic of the Vir-
ginian dialect Is the famous and fas-
cinating localism which Professor c..
Alphonso Smith has called the vanish
ing va y sound which causes words
like Car and garden to be pro
nounced ''cyar'' and "gyardenr / am
told that in years gone by the vanish
ing " was common to all Virginians,
but though it is still common enough
among members of the old generation
and is used also by some young people
particularly, fancy, young ladies',
who realize its fetching quality-there
can be no doubt that it is, in both
senses, vanishing and that not half
the Virginians of the present day pro-
nonce Cigar" as ''segyar. carpet as
"cya'pet" and Garter as sCyahtah.rr
In Virginia and many other parts of
the south one hears such words as
aunt" correctly pronounced with the
broad a, and such words as s.tubev and
new" properly given the full sound
dnstead of ''toobe" and moo as in
some parts of the north; but, on the
other hand, while the south gives the
short sound in such words as "log''
and fog it invariably calls a dog a
"dawg." "Your" is commonly pro-
nounced ''yore," "sure" as '.shore" and
to- as 'stoe"
The south also uses the word carry
In way that strikes northerners as
strange. If southerner offers to car
ry you" to the station or over his plan
tation, he does not mean that he in
tends to transport you on his back, but
that he will take you. If he carries
you to the rum you will find that the
run" is what northerners call creek,
II to the branch that is what we call
brook.-Julian Street in Golfers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
LIGHTING A CATHEDRAL.
Simple Yet Spectacular Method at 81.
Isaac's. In Petrourad.

lsaac's, In Petrograd.
In an article In the Atlantic Monthly
describing midnight mass on Easter
eve In st. Isaac's cathedral Petrograd,
Warrington Dawson says
"A sudden blaze of innumerable can
dies hanging high overhead in great
chandeliers, tore away the gloom and
told us that the ceremony was to be-
gin. At the Isaakiewski Sober one
match did what switch or button does
elsewhere, save that here the opera
ton was as ingenious and initiative
as could be devised, instead Of being
a machine made continuance scattered
By millions over the world.
"A waxed string, an end Of which
hung down within easy reach from the
marble paving, ran from one wick to
another, then from group to group,
from chandelier to chandelier, until
all the candles In the cathedral were
connected. The match was applied to
that string. A spark splitting tiny fame
raced up to the first candle and so
sped on its way, an earnest, busy little
lamplighter, quick as the snap of a
finger, adroit as a monkey and almost
unfailing In its success.
"Among the hundreds l saw it reach
counted very few which did not blaze
at the touch. and most of these fared
an instant and sputtered out, showing
that the strings work at least had
been done. The general effect, indeed,
was as If each wick had been an cleo
trio bulb, but the whole, instead of
lighting when one switch was turned,
depended upon hand swept over sue
cessive buttons"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
AN ALIBI Foa GLIDER.
His Joy When He Found Il Was No
He Who Snubbed Stevenson.

His Joy When He Found IL Was Not
He Who Snubbed Stevenson.
A story was circulated at one time
that when Robert Louis Stevenson first
came to America he went to the Office
Of the Century (then Scrdbner's) and
was not cordially received. In 1887
Richard Watson Glider wrote to Tai
colt Williams letter In which he gave
his idea Of the occurrence:
II have no doubt that Stevenson used
the expression fired out with refer
ence to his experience In our old Office
That Is the term he and / used In talk
ing the thing over the other evening.
( had three delightful visits In his
room by his inyitation-two of them
very long visits and that among other
things was freely discussed. / remem-
Der asking him who it was that fired
him out un point OF fact. OF course,
nobody fred him out.) He looked at me
with a quizzical expression and said:
7 don't know but 1t was you. Yes he
said, i think it was you, now that
look at you
Il said, oh, pshaw, now! DR.. Hol-
land was q large likeness Of me; 1t
might have been he
No. he said, I think it was you
"'Well,' said. see here, now, when
was this?'
HE said it was In July.
II said, IT might have been II It
was IN July, but of what Year,
"s1879.'
'Hurrah.' said !, that lets me out
And / jumped up with great delight,
for, as you know, ! was In Europe
from March, 1870. to June, $780, Be-
tween you and me and the lamppost
have no doubt would have made the
same answer to him as was made
whatever that answer was.
"He brought no manuscript and SIM
ply wanted to write for the magazine.
He doesn't seem to remember the
words Of the conversation. For all that
Is known, be may have been asked to
submit something, although be doesn't
say SO. OF course, any answer to such
vague and unintrodueed application
would have to be of the vaguest. He
said he was rather surprised at getting
In, even, as he had no letter Of intro
duction.'
Later Mr.. Glider wrote to another
friend:
Never mind! Mrs. Stevenson tells
me that If / had seen Louis / would
have turned him out. She says he
looked the part, and every one did turn
him outl Was it a dig or compliment
when she said likewise that remind
ed her Of himl"-"Letters of Richard
Watson Glider"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
FARMERS SHOULD RAISE
MORE DRAFT HORSrS

The danger Of overproduction of
horses is remote. 1t costs more to pro
duce them than any other class of live
stock, writes Wayne Dinsmore In the
Iowa Homestead. For that reason
many farmers sit back and proclaim
that it doesn't pay to raise horses;
that there never was time when the
horse market was SO dull as now; that
the motor truck and tractor have killed
the horse business and the horse is a
thing Of the past. Some people believe
all of this, even though the truth Of
the matteris the opposite.
Those who have allowed such
thoughts to direct their operations for
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
RusslA's GREAT CLOWN.


Uursv Had Biting Tongue, and He
Dearly Loved Pigs.
Tho famous Russian clown, Anatole
Durov, held that, whatever your voca-
tion. the only thing that brings you sue
cess Is work. Accordingly he became
the most industrious, successful and
beloved clown in Russia and probably
the richest clown in the world. too, for
when he died he left fortune Of 81
100000 and collection Of trained ami
mails that brought visitors to his home
from al over the world
Born Of an ancient and noble family,
~ was pupil Of the renowned cadet
corps, but before his graduation he ran
away and Joined circus.
But be had no ambition to be an or
binary clown. He kept In touch with
politics. with everything that took place
n Russia. and applied to It his wit
Soon he became an unlicensed censor
Of Russian society In motley. Evil he
yebuked by Jest and gibe. No man was
IN too high a place for bis tongue, and
furious oficials once brought about his
exfle Russia loved him too wen for
that however, and soon he was back
IN tho ring. To show that be meant to
b more discreet he appeared with q
paddock attached to his mouth
He was very famous animal trainer.
The pig was his favorite pupil, and It
= said that his pigs could do almost
everything that human beings can do
except talk
4 team Of trained pigs drew him
about the streets, and SO did he love
them that a pigs head with ID" to
the left was the device upon his seal
He used to enjoy telling how, when
hs was on tour In Germany, one Of his
pigs ran away and came finally to
farm not far from Berlin. The farmer,
who was = kind man. gave the tired
looking beast food and drink. 10 bis
eonsternation, the visitor solemnly
mounted an upturned barrel. looked
gratefully at his host and stood on its
head as token OF appreciation
Youths Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
FERTILIzING WHEAT.
For Spring Application Acid Phosphate
Is Recommended.

1880 =
Is Recommended.
For wheatfields not fortified last fall
nor MANFRED during the winter, the
Ohio experiment station recommends
for application In early spring, on near
ly all soils that have been under long
cultivation, from 200 to 800 pounds Of
acid phosphate to the acre. Nitrate
Of soda has paid for itself in some ex-
perimental field tests, but the present
cost of potassium prohibits its use this
year.
In the stations fertility tests 100
pounds Of acid phosphate have produc-
ed increase In the yields of corn, oats,
wheat and hay worth more than $4 at
ordinary farm prices Nitrate of soda
used alone has been Improbable, but
its addition to acid phosphate has paid
well on Wooster soil although barely
sufficient to justify its use at Strongs-
vile, Germantown and Carpenter sub
stations. These materials may easily
be sown by hand in the spring before
growth starts and are soluble in the
sell for the use of plants. Because
Of the limited response of wheat to
potassium and because Of it's high
price this year the experiment sta
ton advises against the use Of this ele-
ment for the present wheat crop and
urges farmers to preserve all barnyard
manure carefully to supply the neces-
sary potassium
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
TREATING POULTRY DISEASE.


TOH&@otNm TeFu@n82uN3U bu 9rluNtHN
Water Remedy For Colds.
Prepared by Pennsylvania station.J
During late autumn and early win
ter diseases, and especially colds, are
apt to appear In the poultry flock.
Drafts I'm the houses should be pre-
vented. Birds Affected with colds
should be closely watched and given
prompt treatment The practice at the
Pennsylvania agricultural experiment
station is to Isolate sick bird and
wash its head In some mild disinfect-
ant.
Simple colds may be doctored, but
contagious diseases like roup, when
severe, leave no alternative but the
destruction Of afflicted hens Indica-
lions of colds are sneezing, a watery
discharge from the nostrils and swell
ing under the eyes. The discharge does
not have disagreeable odor as In the
case Of roup.
Potassium permanganate used In the
drinking water in proportion to turn
the water to a deep wine color will
prevent, In a measure, the spread Of
colds.
Before pullets on the Pennsylvania
State college farm are placed in the
winter laying houses these houses are
thoroughly scrubbed with hot water
and sprayed with some good coal tar
solution. Exercise should be provided
by scattering grain feed In the litter.
which should be clean.
Clean, sanitary quarters. sunshine,
fresh air, freedom from drafts, exer-
else and good. wholesome feed mean a
minimum OF disease and a happier,
healthier, more contented flock, all Of
which contribute to uniform produc-
ton of winter eggs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13

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 a summer
that is sultry and extend up to level
Of 1900 feet above the sea. Above
1000 feet rain falls.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
III. x;,.h.n e,..-

A practical way Of dealing with the
kitchen floor and at the same time
economizing labor, is to cover It with a
plain, dark colored linoleum, such as
red, blue. green or black, and to polish
It. 4 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 mop. If treated in
this way it viii always look nice and
win save at least twenty minutes work
q day.-St. Louis Post-D Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13

In time of war the president Of tho
United States is actually dictator.
There Is nothing theoretical about his
place or bis powers. He is commander
In chief Of the army and navy. The
members of his cabinet are responsible
to him personally, not to congress.
None Of them may be removed without
his consent except by impeachment.
Moreover, he can suspend the writ Of
habeas corpus and perform all the 9TH
er functions of a dictator except order
grants Of money. That is the only real
check upon his powers, and it is a
check that can be exercised only at the
peril Of the nation.-New York World
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
Keen Eoos Clean.

Provide roomy, clean nests. There
should be at least one nest for every
six hens. Foul nests cause dirty eggs.
Dirty eggs, no matter how large and
fresh, are always graded as seconds
or lower. Gather the eggs often and
keep them in cool, dry place all the
time until they are sold. Use the small,
dirty or cracked eggs at home. Small
eggs are just as wholesome for food
as large ones.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
Don't Wait
Take Advantage of Mount Holly
Citizens Experience.

Take Advantage of Mount Holly
Citizens Experience.
When the back begins to ache.
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic;
Till kidney troubles develop.
Till urinary troubles destroy nights
rest.
Profit by Mount Holly citizens ex-
perience.
Geo G. Heisler, prop. marble and
granite works, I6 Water street, Mount
Holly, says: my back had bothered
me for quite awhile. The kidney secre.
tons deposited sediment and were scald-
ing in passage. At times became
quite dizzy. On using Doan's Kidney
Pills was more than pleased with the
good results. They did me good right
from the start. got another box of
Doan's Kidney Pills at Dubell's Drug
store and when had finished it, 1 was
completely cured. l haven't been
bothered since"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that cured Mr..
Heislef. Foster-Milburn Co.. Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13

y Cleanliness is the watchword .
y for success with pigs.
y There Is no profit in a sheep :
\ flock that is neglected.
Y Develop draft foals from birth !.
y to maturity with plenty of good !
y feed, lots Of exercise and by .
Y proper care. Good breeding gives :
+ possibilities which good feeding
Y and care develop.
y There is very little danger Of
Y disease with hogs If they are !
y kept clean, fed clean food and :
7 given pure. clean water to drink. .
\ Clover or alfalfa hay and some :
Y grain fed with roots will bring :
\ the sheep flock through the win ;
y ter In a thrifty and profitable
Y condition.
= Mismating causes many horse .
Y breeding failures. Patronize only :
Y a superior, pure bred. sound stall :
= lion. !
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
FARM AND
LIVE STOCK
FEEDING EWES IN WINTER.

Grain Ration Necessary to seours Best
Results at Landing Time.
Large lamb losses are due to improp-
er care of ewes previous to lambing.
The feeding practice followed at the
Pennsylvania State college is as fol-
lows:
Ewes are bred during September and
October, insuring February and March
lambs. The latter part OF November
ewes are taken off pasture and placed
In winter quarters. During the first
month they receive as much clover or
alfalfa hay as they win consume with