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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

man, and do not believe there Is any
danger of my ever being burden Of
expense to the county for my support.
When my chicken house was built and
my little brood housed In 1t l believe
there was never a happier boy on
earth. Father allowed me to cut my
cedar posts from his land, so they cost
me nothing but the work. The fifty
six rods Of wire fencing cost me ex-
aetly $42. My Leghorn hens did not
seem to possess much maternal spirit,
for they neither took time from their
laying to hatch eggs nor attend to the
chicks when Matched, so borrowed
some Plymouth Rock hens from father
and soon had my flock increased to
LAT. Before fall l had 1856 and but
$50 with which to buy the feed to
carry them through the winter. In the
spring found myself $35 In debt.
1.-THE next winter there were $40
chickens, out Of which 800 were sold
The following spring / owned eleven
incubators and sixteen brooders and
had purchased sixteen acres Of land.
. Besides these, houses large enough to
care for the flock comfortably had
been built. But the winter was terri
BILE, and l again ran behind More
than 100 chickens died, and was feel
ing mighty blue. l took several farm
and poultry Journals and did my best
to solve the problem of getting rich
In the poultry business, but all Of them
demanded more capital than i pcs
sessed.
II went to the bank and tried to bor
row $500, but could not give sufficient
security. Finally l persuaded an old
uncle to let me have the money, giving
a mortgage on my land and fowls
Being under age, l had to have my
fathers name on the note Father
was ready to do this, for he was salts
fed that would make good. With
this money / built more houses and
large heating plant They were all
paid for before my mortgage came
due. That was the last time l have
ever borrowed money. l am now one
of the directors In the bank that re-
fused me the loan.
There are now 1877 acres, on which
have comfortable buildings for my
self and stock. have thirty chicken
houses, 36 by 120 feet, all built of ce-
ment blocks, and centrally located
plant that keeps my colony houses
warm and comfortable There are for
ty-six acres devoted to chickens, and
my three teams and two automobiles
are busy much of the time in getting
feed and taking the poultry to market
or to the railroad station. / now turn
OF about eight tons of broilers, 10000
dozen eggs and $1,000 worth of fancy
stock each year. employ nine men
and two Office girls, who run the type
writer's.
The teams are busy each forenoon
collecting food and in the afternoon at
work upon the farm. The eggs average
81 cents dozen the year round, and
have seldom been obliged to take less
than 38 cents pound for early spring
broilers. caponize all the male broil-
ers before they are four weeks old and
find that it pays to do so. keep the
[. Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red
breeds for broilers, and the Leghorn
and Wyandotte breeds for egg produc-
ton and fancy stock.
Last year the receipts from the
farm were $12,747 and the expenses
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were 81, 4s0, leaving me net profit of
$8,267, without considering, however,
the interest on the investment. My
fowls dispose of sixteen tons of alfalfa
each year, 600 bushels Of carrots, 1900
bushels Of beets and mangels, 5000
heads of cabbage, five tons ground feed
and from ten to fourteen tons Of ami
NAL food. The last item does not cost
very much, as have made arrange
ments with butchers and refners for
their scraps and cracklings."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
A Talk With a
Mount Holly Man

Frank r. White, a barber, of II
Murrell Street, Tells of Interest
ing Experience.
There is nothing like talk with one
of our own citizens for giving hope and
encouragement to the anxious sufferer
from the dread kidney disease. We,
therefore, give here an interview with a
Mount Holly man:
Mr.. White, says: II had been suffer
ing from my kidneys and had constant
dull ache across the small of nv back
STOPPING and having to stand so much.
made my back very painful. A burning
sensation accompanied the passages Of
the kidney secretions. A friend advised
me to try Doan's Kidney Pills and I got
some at Kille's Drug Store. After u.s.
ing the first box got relief and when I
had taken three boxes, / was entirely
cured. | have never been bothered
since. I"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that cured Mr..
White. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Bucks Go. Pa.
Farmer States
Facts In Case
Mr.. w. Satterthwaite of
Fallsington expresses
Faith in Tanlac.

A resident of Bucks Co., Pa, for "a
years-known to hundreds of Jersey
people-Mr. Watson Satterthwaite, Of
failsington. can be expected to pass
carefully on matters Of importance to
the public at large. Therefore, his
opinion Of Tanlac. the premier prepare
ton which is now being introduced here
should be regarded as fair and unbiased.
Mr.. Satterthwaite says:
have suffered rather severely from
indigestion for the past three months.
Before and after q meal I would have
pain In the abdominal region and was
also very nervous. 1 sometimes felt as
though heavy weight was pressing on
my stomach.
Lately / experienced some trouble
sleeping at nights. My head became all
stopped up from catarrh and breathed
with dificulty. Friends Of mine told
me Of Tanlac, so / started taking it.
Later, obtained another bottle and also
purchased bottle for my son.
Tanlac has put as both on our feet.
can eat and sleep fine now. Every
thing agrees with me and tastes good,
too. Ny catarrhal trouble has disap.
peared and I'm feeling as good as before
took sick. My SON, too, has been
helped. He took Tanlac as a tonic and
builder and is feeling fine"
Tanlac. the premier reconstructive
tonic Of the century, is now being ex-
planned ia Mount Holly at Geo. Killes',
and Henry P. Thorn, Medford. A call
does not obligate you to purchase.
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Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOWSFIELD

A story Of real success with poultry
comes to hand occasionally and makes
interesting reading for almost every
body. The truthful history Of Henry
Fenn's chicken farm, the greatest poul-
try plant In Michigan. has a romantic
sound
Fifteen years ago Henry's father
gave to him dozen choice White Leg
horns and an acre Of land containing
a small building. The boy was then
thirteen years old. Henry had $72 In
the bank, and with this for working
capital he started his career. The
story in his own words fdAows:
Eyes, think / have done fairly well
considering the start / had. / am
twenty eight and find that have
grown from a weakIng to strong
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Feeding power Of Plants.

Some interesting studies on the feed
ing power of plants have shown a theo-
~ which most thoughtful farmers will
recognize as plausible. It is that plants
which use plenty of lime are the best
feeders. For instance, clover, alfalfa,
peas and buckwheat are great users Of
lime and are known to be rich feeders.
Corn, oats, rye and wheat are poor
lime users and correspondingly easy on
plant food.
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a Great Wheel.

Laxey, In the Isle of Man, is the
headquarters of the lead mines of the
island. 1t is celebrated also for its
great wheel, which was erected in 1854.
Its diameter is seyenty-two feet, and SO
splendidly is. 1t set that there is no os-
citation, and it has been going prac-
dcally ever since its erection.
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Made q Home Run.

Whilst played golf yesterday for
the first time. ellis How did you
make out7 WILTSHIRE. Made home
run right at the start. l bit the first
ball into the tall grass in left field and
ran around the whole eighteen holes
before they found it.-Puck.
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The Cuckoo.

In the middle ages the cuckoo was
thought to be god who took the form
Of bird, and 1t was sacrilege to XIII
him. The Romans were less supersti-
ttous and more practical. They caught
him, killed him and ate him and held
no bird could be compared with him
for sweetness of flesh.
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provided damage to the fence by care
less climbers is avoided. A stairs built
to extend on both sides of the fence is
a simple and practical means Of travel
between adjoining grounds. 1t Is q
barrier to stock, and if well made II
will prove serviceable and inexpensive.
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TITLES IN RUSSIA.

Wkers fhsrs Are Only Two Glasses,
Mobiles and Peasants.
Contrary TO the laws existing In Eng
land and Sweden, In Russia when
LADY belonging to a titled family mar
x1es Russian gentleman without
title she takes her husbands name en-
tirely. and the only right left to her Of
her former title Is to write on her visit
ing cards and Official papers Mrs. So
and-so. born Princess, Countess OF Bar
oness So-and-so." Her children are
called By their fathers name. There
ere only few exceptions to this rule.
In Russia no middle class or gentry
ere known. There are only mobiles and
Deasants- The car, however. grants
eomsttmes for special merit the right
70 b styled nobleman and also for
the same reason the titles OF count and
baron and occasionally that Of prince.
All those merchants who have kept
ths1r firms always fourishing for
hundred years have the right to receive
TIE foreign title Of baron. This law
was made by Peter the Great over 200
year1 ago, but the merchants very sell
Com accept this title and generally de-
cline the privilege.
In former days when the peasants
wers still slaves they had no family
names, but were called by their IA
theirs Christian name Peters son was
called son OF Peter-in Russian Petr0v,
20 also Emtrnov- Eimon'e son; Ivanoy
--Iyan's John son, and 30 on. When
slavery was abolished and the emanci-
petton proclaimed by the Emperor Al
exandef II. they all kept these names.
Since then many Of them have received
TIE night to belong to the class of mo-
b1as.
The Russian clergy. belonging to the
class Of peasants, for it very seldom
happens that mobiles become priests,
have special family names. Their
names mean always a feast day or
precious stone or something connected
with the church. In former days the
clergy was q class apart, and a son Of
Z Clergyman was bound to be clergy
man, and when they first entered tie
church they chose name for them
selves. London Answers.
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The Next Thing.

'This is the sunset gun. The COM
manding officer has to hear its report
every night"
"And suppose it should fail to make
a report?"
"Then have to make a report
Louisville Courier-JournaL
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ches long, fastened to the table By

Inches long, fastened to the table BY
hinges.
1t is very convenient, for when not in
use may be dropped out Of the way by
folding legs across and letting it hang
to the wall by another pair of hinges.
have it on my back porch (screened)
and use it for dressing chickens, pre-
pairing vegetables and fruit for table
use and canning, also kraut and butch
ering. 1t is perfectly safe, and have
had one in my sewing room for years.
In the sewing room fasten it to the
window casing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
APPLYING LIME TO SOILS.

o Growers are sometimes puz- 4
= zled by advice to Apply lime to I
o their soils, the analysis of Z
o which shows fair lime content, (
o says Thomas G. Wallace. In such Z
@ cases they should consider that 4
Q irrigation carries out into the {
Q subsoil and the drainage most of {
o the soluble lime as it is produced, {
o but as well an analysis of the soil {
q will often show such material {
q proportion of magnesium as to Z
o make the carbonate of lime in I
. the soil practically insoluble {
o and starve the plants for lime. Z
q II there is plenty Of lime in the
o soil it is good farming to look
o up ways and means of making z
o 1t available, but in the mean Z
o time the application of fine Is {
o good practice.
o @ o @ g o @ o @ o 8 @ @ @ @ q q a
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30
A colIansibIa Table

have a table like the accompanying
drawing made of scraps of lumber
about the place, writes Mrs. Maude Nc
Kean in the Farm Progress. The only
expense is for two pair of hinges and
oilcIoth to cover.
The top is four feet long and two feet
three inches wide. The legs are of /
by inches lumber and two feet four
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

William the Conqueror,s read the
snall boy from his history, s1anded
II England In 1906 A. d."
What does "A. d. stand for7" In
CURED the teacher.
Tho small boy pondered.
7 don't exactly know" he said.
Maybe it's after dark New York
Times
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Factor hi Wheat cron

1t has been shown that heredity in
wheat seed is not as important as good
soil and cultural methods. Good seed
good soil and good farming count for
more in crop producing than fancy va
riety.
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His Early struocIes.

she-Tell me about your early strug-
giles. He There's not much to tell. The
more I struggled the more the old man
laid 1t on.-Boston Transcript
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Stairs For Climbing over Fence,

Modern farm fencing is not well
adapted for providing a foothold to
climb over it, and the adaptation of an
idea, not altogether new. shown in the
sketch, might be used with profit in
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-30

Whilst took up golf to reduce. Gil
lis-Did you succeed? WilIis-Yes.
reduced my bank account. my hours al
the Office and my reputation for veraei
ty.-Puck.
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Bows and Girls Canine clubs.

More than 100000 boys and girls
were enrolled in 1915 in agricultural
and canning clubs conducted eo-opera-
lively by the state colleges and the
federal department.
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tHsstk NStteF
$50 you were invited to participate
n profit sharing schemeg'
Yes"
How did You come QUIT"
7 discovered that the purpose OF the
scheme was not sharing, but shearing.' =
r--Rirmingham Age-Herald.
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After crosses and losses men grow
humber and wiser. Franklin.
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Talebearers are Just as bad as tale
makers. Sheridan.
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Loss of Humus Spells Exhaustion.
The loss of humus is usually the
most potent fact in the so called ex.
haustion Of soils.
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Does Insurance Pay !?
ftowell's Agency the Last 10
Months paid losses under 81 poll
cfeS. Partial Isis:

!. 2. Howell g Co.,
20 Main Street. Mount Holly. NJ.
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All in the Open
CFrom The Philadelphia Public

(Fron The Philadelphia Public Ledger
All Americans are agreed that within our
own lines in this country everything shall be
aboveboard and in the open. The govern
ment, however, has set up very proper CEN
sorship, and its agents are looking into the
possibility Of disloyalty that works for i'll
with a vigor and a greater success than APP
pear on the surface. Hence the proposition
made by Senator King, OF Utah. that when
ever the German-American newspapers pub
lish any comment on the acts and policies OF
the United States they shall print an English
translation in parallel columns is not only
common sense, but a procedure that no true
American can object to; that is, II there be
any true Americans who are now issuing
the strictly German-Americsn publications.
For the others there should be no consid-
Grafton. All cables must be in the clear; the
foreign mail Is censored, SO why not the arti-
eles and editorials Of the foreign-lsnguage
press! Again, Senator King Is within the
bounds of Justice and reason when he sug-
gests that the naturalized citizens who preach
and would practise sedtion shall be denat-
uralized by losing thsir citizenship. Why
should we be thin-skinned about these issues
when those who have fattened on the bounty
of the United States would'plsy IL false! Let
them come out into the open in acts and Ian
guage and be Judged squarely on what they
really stand for.
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Unappreciated Leniency

Apparently there is no profit in making
gentle the hand of the law toward auto
mobilists who violate the traffic regula-
tons. After six months trial Of the
system of warning speeders and giving
them another chance instead of arresting
them, Magistrate House Of the Traffic
Court and the police authorities have
agreed to abandon it.
The warning system was put INTO
effect on the theory that many automobile
drivers violated the laws through igno-
rance or carelessness, not through vicious
disregard of their own and others safety,
and if attention was called to their mis-
deeds they would stop them. Police sta
tistics, unfortunately, contradict this be-
lief in the better side of human nature.
1t was found that in most cases warning
did not effect reformation. Records were
kept; second warnings followed first,
third warnings followed second; in some
cases there was even fourth warning
before arrest and arrangement. Finally
the police and the magistrate who handles
traffic cases decided that the only thing
to do was to arrest and endeavor to con-
vict and punish adequately all speeders,
all who drove cars which smoked and all
who ran within eight feet of a halted
trolley car.
This is undoubtedly a wise decision.
Violations Of the law do occur which are
only technical, but these are bound to be
few in comparison with the violations OF
habitual and hardened drivers who place
their own within or pleasure above all
other considerations. For them there
should be short shrift. Only conviction
and drastic penalties can convince them
that the laws are intended to protect the
public and must be obeyed.
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Coordinating War Activities

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Participation by the United States in
the war has created multitudnous problems
at home, and many more will arise. Most
organizations in New York are preparing to
help in dealing with these problems.
The committee on organizations OF the
Mayors committee on national defence was
formed with the object of coordinsting such
war activities. 1t aims to consult with
bodies desiring TO help indicate the channels
leading TO the widest effectiveness, prevent
waste Of effort and useless duplication.
To do the most in its power for the city
and the nation at this critical time any or
ganizaton wishing to aid in war tasks should
be affiliated with the committee on organiza-
tions. More than one hundred and twenty
seven already are allied with the committee.
All clubs, societies, lodges, unions and asso-
Citations contemplating patriotic service are
strongly urged to communicate at once with
the secretary of the committee at $50 Broad
way.
Publication of this letter and any other
assistance in circulating this message will be
a patriotic act and one greatly appreciated
by myself. GEORGE I. WlLSoN,
Chairman, Committee on Organizations OF
the Mayors Committee on National
Defence.
New York Aug Z, 1917.
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q Bread and Wheat Prices

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In his statement of plans for con-
trolling prices of foodstuffs, published in
The Tribune of this date, Mr.. Hoover says
at must be evident to all thinking persons
that unless the price of wheat -four and
bread can be materially reduced" etc. As
bread is the one article of the three used
for human food to any extent, it is impor-
tant that it shall be obtainable at fair
price; but it would seemNthat bread could
be greatly decreased in price, and wheat and
-four at the same time left at present prices
or raised to higher prices.
Wheat and -four are quite in line with
each other at $3.50 for wheat and s12 per
barrel for -four, but bread is quite diff
ferent. | bought loaf here to-day from
the bakery at cents. II weighed rather
less than seven ounces. or at the rate Of
1877 cents a pound. Now, | am informed
that a pound Of -four will make rather
more than one and half pounds of bread,
so barrel of -four, 1876 pounds, costing s12,
makes over 800 pounds of bread, or at the
rate of cents per pound. To sell it at
1877 cents seems to be rather excessive
profit. W. Il. CRENSHAW, JK'
Mayhurst, Va, Aug. 10, 1917.
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of science in the kingdom. But none of
these things was any good. Sir John
Jellicoe was the victim Of wrong doc
trine; the naval officers particularly con-
cerned in fighting the submarine were not
aggressive enough; as to the committee
of scientific men, it was dismissed con-
temptuously as "the chemists shop IN
Cockspur Street"
1t would not be prudent to conclude
that the submarine menace has been over
come. Indeed, it is admitted that no real
remedy has been found. But the evil has
been mitigated, and unless the Germans
contrive greatly to intensity the war on
commerce there is every reason to believe
that the new tonnage will suffice to meet
all the most urgent needs of the Allies.
And, fortunately, the rumors of radical
change in naval policy are by now pretty
discredited.
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Eastern Apples Available
Defence.
New York, A
.itor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Apples at 81 seventy-pound bag
were offered through The Tribune by the
National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild, 10
Fifth Avenue, last week, OF mixed grades, to
be delivered In September The response was
so immense that 1t enables US to get options
on whole orchards. This idea Of advance
buying to warrant wholesale options may be
the best solution of the high cost of living.
We have enough to go around to hundreds
more Of your readers, who are urged to send
cash il possible; otherwise c. o. d.
G. L. REEFS, Food Director
New York, Aug. II, 1917.
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lected and is both interesting and useful.
We may never equal the Swiss Family
Robinson. Personally we hope we never
shall. A complete knowledge of how to
be safe and learned though cast away
seems hardly necessary. But little prac-
teal training in how to wrestle with the
world with bare hands would be equally
good for both hands and souls.
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yoy can purchase merchandise advertised In Ihh
1tpI-NE viii absolute saeyfOr dsssthfacilon results
"A, suy case THE TRIBUNE guarantees 70 pay S0ur S
good promptly ~ the advertiser does not