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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-06
FATAL DESERT OF KARA-KUM
Heat Reaching teS Degrees 10 Hurled
- Int Ones Face Like Sheet
Of Fire.

When the caravans in olden days
went up~frSm Samarcand and BOkhara
to Merry for silks and carpets, or car
ried spices for Europe to the Caspian
ports. some Of them occasionally wan
dered of into the desert Of Kara-Kum,
and few Of those ever returned. This
desert. which is smaller but more ter
rible than Sahara, fcame to be known
as "the tomb Of caravans" ~
II yen were to venture into the
desert Of Kara-Kum you would traSa'
BY camel. At first you would pasA
through land Of scrubby bushes and
rest at noon near well surrounded
by tiny native village at the bottom
OF dimple In the desert. And here
rou would feel your first touch Of the
desert heat-a heat that reaches 1893
degrees In the sun and is hurled into
your face by the wind like veritable
sheet Of flame.
In the comparative cool Of evening
you would push on into the desert
proper. Presently from the top Of q
slight elevation you would see It reach
ing before you-a petrifled storm Of
sea. an ocean Of sand. There Il
nothing but sand, and It is tossed by
a ceaseless wind into pillows miles
long that creep forward perhaps q
foot year, burying everything IN
their path. The wind tears banners
Of flying sand from their crests as you
look. releasing cascades that go rum
bling into the burning hollows.
The path a'ross this desert Is
marked only by bits Of bone and stick,
occasionally by human skull. It Is
easily lost in the dark. and It is the
thread which connects one shallow,
muddy well with another. Many have
lost it and they are still in the desert
Of Kara-Kum.
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----------------
Truth About a Monster"

According to the ancient writer's, the
basilisk- sometimes called Sockatrice
was q monster to be greatly dreaded
Its breath filed the air with deadly
poison and burned up vegetation, and
the glance of its eye was fatal to both
man and beast. The only creature that
could face it and live, they said, was
the cock, and travellers were advised to
take loudly Growing cocks with them
asa protection against the monster. 50
much for superstition. AS matter of
fact, the basilisk is harmless lizard
living quiet life in the woods and
feeding on insects. Its appearance,
however, Is formidable, and it is this,
perhaps, that gave it a bad name It
grows to a length of from twenty-five
to thirty inches, including its tail,
which is much longer than its body.
Rising from its head and inclining
backward is broad, wing-like expan-
sion which gives it some resemblance
to the flying lizard. The crest of this
expansion is formed somewhat like a
crown, and that gave the basilisk its
name, which is from the Greek word
meaning king.-Exchange
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A "worry-saving" device that is be-
ing installed in many Of the apartment
houses here. says the Pittsburgh Dis
patch, is a slot machine arrangement
intended to eliminate computation and
dispute regarding the monthly bill for
telephone service.
The machine is built on the principle
Of the public pay station slot tele-
phone, but is handler in size. 1t can
be purchased outright at comparative
~ little cost. or leased at reasonable
rates. It does away with all bills and
makes complaints Of overcharge impos-
sible. In the. event that tenant has
not the proper change to insert In the
slot, he may insert brass checks, which
are supplied with the machine.
When the coin box Is opened by the
collector the tenant is called on to re-
deem these brass checks. The device
is making a hit with landlords and ten
ants.
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RSA
"Where Ia the worldi" It was the
hat that called forth Mrs. Benton's ex.
ciamation. She and her family had
been coming for years to this mountain
resort of South Carolina for the sum-
mer holidays. And In the course of
that time she had seen much of the
mountaineers But never had she seen
anybody like the girl who stood In the
shade Of the carryall that had just
come to rest In the street before the
Benton house.
The hat was ten years out of fash.
ion, and must have been q fright to
begin with. And the hat was sufficient
~ startling without the rest Of the
RiPi-the rest was largely red hair
fine, lustrous, wavy, very thick and
Of the truest Titan hue. 1t was wound
m heavy rolls about the girls head
and entwined with faded blue ribbon
Rhinestone combs of unknown vintage
were stuck here and there in the glow.
ing expanse, evidently placed with care
that the hat should not obscure them
The girl stood there searching in the
carryall for sundry belongings-a fam
ing purple parasol. a palm-leaf fan
with long red tassel, bright-colored
handkerchief. The small lad. her
brother, on the front seat, holding the
meek pair Of pillow horses. turned to
help her. And that Is why he did moi
see the Benton wagon coming down
the street at smart trot, driven by
Benjy Benton, and laden with the be-
lated band from town, come to this
town Of Locust Grove to do honor to
the Fourth Of July, The band had
started out vaingloriously in a motor
bus. only to find itself stranded seven
miles from its destination. AS the town
was crowded with merrymakers from
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MEN, MAIL THOSE LETTERsl
Trap That Dorchester Woman Laid
for Her Hubby ls Not Patented,
Therefore, Be Wise.

The wife Of Dorchester man who
had the traditional failing-he forgot
to mail letters cured him. The
mail is delivered at their home before
the breakfast hour, which is compare
lively late. One morning she said to
her husband:
did you have any mail this morn
ing dear2''
"Only a circular" he answered, as
he bit into fine brown slice Of toast.
"Huhi" said the wife. by the way,
did you mail the letters gave you yes
terday3"
"Sure / did," was the righteously in
dignant reply.
WELL" answered wife, with an eIo-
quent smile, ITS funny, then, you had
no letters this morning. because one of
those l gave you to mail was addressed
70 you-Just as sort of key.-Boston
Herald.
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"well be let out at twelve noon to

"We'll be let out at twelve noon to-
day." the girl at the checking desk
said. "Boss's got soft heart, guess,
on account of the picnic. What you
Tgoing to wear, Tess?"
Tess scowled. 1t was on the tip of
her tongue to say she wasn't going
The clock over her head said ten min
utes to twelve. She caught up her
last load of boxes and started for the
lnclosed wooden stairs. And half way
down she saw a little curling of
smoke. 1t was ever so slight, hardly
noticeable, only when you work In
paper box factory you grow to see
such things very quickly. In ten min
utes. or less 1t would eat its way
through and the wood partitions would
blaze up like matchwood. Tess
stared at 1t, and then went deliberate
ly on to the second floor.
They would have their picnic with
out her, would they2 They would
laugh at her red hair and call her
Irish, would they? She'd show them.
1t gave her the strangest, most won
derful thrill to know how she held the
fate of the whole factory in her hands.
OF course they would get out in time.
She just wanted to give them a good
scare. All the time her last lot Of
boxes were being packed for shipment,
she stood looking at the clock count
ing minutes. Five, six, seven. Sud-
denly she turned and ran for the
stairs. Levinsky called after her that
the door was locked, she'd have to
use the freight elevator If she want
ed to go up. But that red hair was
not without its own significance. Tess
reached the little fire alarm box by the
door and before anyone could stop her
she had smashed the glass and turned
the key around.
Twelve noon found the girls making
for the stairway in panic Of fear, the
fear Of the paper box worker. And
the stairs were filled with the peril of
death, rising clouds Of choking smoke
that drove them back. Toms voice
above all called them to the freight
elevator, and Tess was leading them
like lot Of sheep to safety. when
she missed Telka. She went back
into the smoke Just as the f1remen
came on q run.
1t was Tom who found her, still
gripping the fainting girl in her strong
young arms. her ankle twisted in her
fall; and he carried them both to
safety The next day as the steamer
turned slowly up the river in the flood
of late May sunshine Tess snuggled
closer to the broad shoulder beside
her. There had been a cheer given
for the girl with the red hair who had
given the alarm In time at IL noon,
but she hardly heard 1t. Her face
was bent over bouquet of rose ge-
ranlum and heliotrope and mignon-
cite from Toms mothers garden in
Fordham.
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Reels With Jeweled Rearinos.

Without doubt jeweled bearings on
the reel make It run more smoothly
and add to its life. The heightened life
Of reel, due to the fact that it is
jeweled, more than overbalances the
added cost over the ordinary Kind. AS
general thing, the jewels are set In
removable caps at the end Of the bear
ings, which makes it easy to keep them
clean and oiled. OF course the jewel
ed reel hicks you deeper In the bank
roll, but after fellow has put in prac-
tice work on the lower priced reels and
feels like investing in one that will
last forever. If handled right, then the
jeweled reel is the only one to buy.
Right down to cases, as it were, the
jeweled reel is one that acts best in the
hands Of the angler who knows how to
handle it. 1t spins with such freedom
and speed that it is conducive to back
lashes with the beginner, who has not
the thumb work to control it.-From
Lake and Stream Game Fishing" by
Dixie Carroll.
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81 P9;'?e; q! s Sz, SgSSYX5
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Pants are natural monopoly re-
served by law for the sole use and
embellishments of man. They are
found wherever men are reasonably
civilized, and, while not beautiful,
they are a great comfort and one
with which not even a man with
beautifully moulded and Apollolike
legs would think of dispensing.
Pants consist Of double-barreled leg
holders, surmounted by capacious
dome, the whole being affixed to the
wearer by means of suspenders which
go over the shoulders and cause I'M
limited grief and embarrassment by
dissolying into component corpora
tons without warning at critical mo-
ments. The suspenders are attached
20 the waistband or equator of the
pants. The waistband is the most
important feature Of mans cloth
ing. 1t Is sort of sartorial scales
Man doesn't mind his waist measure
until it gets over forty, but after that
he views 1t with dismay and refuses
iaie with tears in his eyes.
Pants are of many styles and mod
SlS uc 1uIh wears peculiar knee
pants with ten-bushel legs. The HoI-
lander wears pants in layers, peeling
! them off like onion husks one at a
time as the weather lightens up in
the spring. The Englishman wears
loose pants made to fit a step ladder
and turns them up at the bottom
enough to allow his feet to escape.
The college boy wears bifurcated bal
looms called pegtop trousers. The
minister wears shiny black trousers
with padded knees. Sometimes a
wife wears the trousers of a family,
but only figuratively. The law for
bids her to wear the actual pants,
but remains ingloriously silent con-
corning the conversational ones.
Our forefathers wore knee breaches
male of silks and satins, which were
so expensive that their wives had to
.ress plainly. Days, baseball players
gad diD!cma' in Europe still wear
,-,iea 1arsS
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List and HeIaoIand.

OF Helgoland one has an unexpected
glimpse In Rudolf Lehmann's remi-
niscences, published over twenty years
ago.
The artist went to Helgoland in 1910
and found List, the great pianist,
staying in that most .bracing of wa
tering places-a barren rock some 100
feet high and scarcely two miles in cir
conference in the midst of the North
sea-"
There were, besides List, half doz-
en- well known people staying in Hell
goland, and Lehman calls it 'this en-
chanted island" He says it is formed
Of bright red sandstone, so soft that
the sea, washing away some of its
base, is dyed red for some distance.
Since Lord Salisbury ceded the little
island to Germany at least f2O, 1000 GOO
were spent in terrifying Helgoland.-
London Chronicle.
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a parson,. Adviser.

Old Neale. the parish clerk of Tod
dington, was great character. he
occupied the lowest tier of the three
decker" pulpit and recited the re-
sponses in so loud tone that there
was nothing left for the congregation
to do.
In my first week at ToddingtOn the
whole Wednesday evening service de-
volved on me. Neale, having taken
stock of the new curate, remarked:
There are two baptisms tonight"
This was sufficiently alarming, but my
nervousness was increased when he
added: "Take care you don't brain the
children against the corner of the seat.
It's bin done afore now
When | reached the font | perceived
that the corner of the semihigh pew was
indeed in dangerous proximity Lively
Recollections," by Canon Sheaame.
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Here's Your Hat. STAY Awhile.

1t is the Nunc Dimittis- the art of
the peaceful departure. To know when
to go and how to let go after mime
eyes have seen"-yes, that is a fine art
indeed Learn the art of terminal IA
cility and save world of apologies
and regrets afterward. Learn not to
linger over anything. even a telephone
Long conversations. long explanations,
long letters, long farewells, long
prayers in public. sermons or speeches
and long spun out stories-pray avoid
them Come to the point on time De-
part gracefully. Peace will then pur-
sue you. Leave wish and longing be-
cause you have gone. Learn 10 let go
Of little things today and you will be
ready to decide quickly at tomorrow's
crisis and to depart in peace. Chris
tian Advocate
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A philinnira Medioine Tree.

Between the provincial building and
the Filipino schoolhouse, part of which
is used as girls dormitory, stands the
sacred tree of the Ifugaos, with span
Of its branches of 300 feet. Nor is it a
tree at all In the true sense, for 1t is a
gigantic example of the balete, which
begins as parasite vine, kills the tree
on which it rises and then hides 1t in
its twining trunk. The Ifugaos think
that when that huge tree dies they, too,
will perish, but there is an industry, a
stolidity and a stamina in that obscure
race that should remove from their
hearts all fear Of extinction. Christian
Harold
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Cement From SUGAR Rseta.

A French chemist has worked out q
process for making cement from sugar
beets as a by-pr0duct in the process
Of sugar manufacture. The foreign
matter which boils out In the process
of purifying the beets is mixed with
clay, and high-grade of cement re.
suits. The case of cement is a strik.
ing Illustration of the Importance OF
by-products In modern industry. Not
only can cement be manufactured as
a by-product Of sugar manufacture
but in making cement by the standard
process the potash by-product is some.
times valuable enough to pay the en-
tire cost.
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ESTABLISHED 1879

Only in the Highlands of Scotland
are pants despised by civilized men.
The Highlander wears the kilt in
stead, from beneath which yard upon
yard of weirdly red and chilblained
legs protrude. The Highlander is the
most picturesque of mortals, but hay
ing had to get along without pockets
all his life he has never had a chance
to become captain of industry
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Causes of Disease.


q Many diseases are largely due
O to defective elimination or chron-
q ic accumulation of toxins in our
. body, due to one or more Of the
D following causes:
D Overeating, especially of meat
o and highly seasoned foods after
. middle life. AS some one has
. aptly expressed it, we too often
o dig our graves with our teeth.
0 insufficient exercise or too
D much or too strenuous exercise.
o The use OF alcoholics and the
0 excessive use Of tobacco. In fact,
D intemperance of any kind.
, Probably the greatest deterInin-
D ing factor Is ''the strenuous life. "
D The mad rush for the almighty
. dollar and undue worry and anx-
. iety interfere more or less with
Q all the normal functions of the
Q body. Worry is ten times more
. disastrous than work. Health
. Bulletin.
. . . o o o o 800 Q > o o o o
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A Useful Book.

Prison Reformer-We're inaugural
Ing a circulating library for the use of
the inmates. Is there any particular
book you'd like to make use Of?
Number, 33,833-Sure. If l could
only use it right I'd like to have rail-
way Enthusiastically Magazine.
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A Solemn Duty.

"Why did Bangs change his iron gray
hair to blackY'
Because his fiancee thought the gray
In his hair made him look too olds for
her, and he thought 1t was his duty to
obey his sweetheart's dyeing request F."
Exchange.
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Pa Knew,

"Pa, how long can a man 1--we on
waterT
at depends, Willie, on whether he is
aboard ship that won't sink "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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whe,a rh.r. W.. n charoe

"Don;t you think I'm thinner than
when you saw me last?'
''Well, you may be thinner, but to me
you're just as thick as ever."-C Chicago
Tribune.
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has any captain Of industry had a
chance to get at him.
There is a vast social gulf between
the men who throw their pants away
when they wear out and those who
equip them with large, substantial
patches. The highest grade of pants
are neatly creased and are kept
without wrinkles with great care. An
Irishman can. raise eleven children
and equip them with clothes made
out of his old pants on the money
spent by society man in keeping
his trousers permanently and vocif-
erously creased. 100
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She (romantically)-The man l marry
must be willing to go through fire for
me- He-Then I'm your man. The
boss has fred me for telephoning you
50 often.-Boston Transcript.
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Many Great Men Die Young.

The question Is often asked, what Is
meant by "the prime of life" 1t Is
difficult to say people differ so much.
Most great men have died comparative
ly young. Alexander the Great died at
thirty-two, having conquered practical
ly the whole world of his day; Julius
Caesar was dead at f1fty-five. Napole-
on died at fifty-two, Oliver Cromwell
at fifty-nine. Shakespeare at f1fty-two,
Charles Dickens at f1fty-eight. Nearly
all the men who made the French Rev
olution were dead before they were
fifty; many Of them before they were
forty. Robespierre was only thirty-six
when he died. Desmoulins thirty-four,
Danton thirty-hve, and Mirabeau for
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Mount Holly Lodge Directory

Mount Holly Lodge No 10, F. & A. M.
Masonic Temple
Meets Mondays or before full moon
Joseph W. Colkitt, Secretary
Mount Holly Lodge No S4S, B. P. o. Elks
Kelsey Killie building
Meets first and third Tuesday in each month
Harry l.. Walters, Secretary
Mt. Holly Lodge No. 1877, L. o. o. Moose
Meets every Tuesday at Moose Home
Thos w. Mulraney, Secretary
pocahontas Tribe No. IS, Imp'd o. Il. M.
Meets every Monday in Red Mems Hall
John b. Dobbins, Z. of H.
NJ ]. Lodge No. I, Knights of Pythias
Meets every Friday in Red Mems Hall
samuel z. Stanton, X OF Il. and =.
Washington Camp No II, P. .. S. of A.
Meets Thursdays in Kelsey Il Killie Building
Samuel K. Colder, Secretary
Washington Council No. S, ire U. A. M.
Meets every Tuesday in Red Mems Hail
Herbert X. Smith, Secretary
Marion Circle No. 9, Brotherhood of
America
Meets every Wednesday In Red Mems Hall
John Throck morton, Jr., Secretary
Mount Holly Camp No IS, Woodmen of
the World
Meets second and fourth Tuesday in Kelsey
d ktllie building
Irving q. Gaskill, Secretary
Bright Star Lodge No IS, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Meets Mondays In Kelsey 4 Killie Building
Anna Nj. Rossell Scribe
Mt. Holly CourtN I, Imp o O. Foresters
Meets second and fourth Tuesday, Red Men S
Hall
Tilden Bidwell. Recording Secretary
Mt. Holly Temple No. S, Masonic Tie
Meets every Thursday in Red NJ ems HAN
Mrs. Nj. 1. Pearson, scroll keeper
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. az, G. A. R.
Meets every Friday in Dilrs Hall
Theodore Nicely, Adjutant
Ladies' Aid of the G. A. R.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Dills Hall
Miss Lorena Bates, Secretary
Washington Council No. 10, Sr. o. u. a. M.
Meets every Thursday in DIPS Hall
John n. Carly, Secretary
Mt. Holly & Unity Lodge No. 70, 100 IF.
Meets every Wednesday in Gaskili Bulldfpg
John b. Herbert, Secretary
Lady Marion Home No. 6, Brotherhood
of America
Meets every Saturday IN Red Mems Hall
Mrs. Ida Eddleman, Scrollkeeper
Mt. Holly Camp No. SO, Patriotic Order
of Americans
ueets Wednesday Us in Kelsey Il Killfe Building
Mrs. J. G. Mount, Secretary
ssNew Jersey Castle No. q, K. of G. E.
Red Mems Hall
Meets every first and third Tuesday
b. o. Herbert, NJ. of K.
tar of Washington Council Nos2o, D. of A.
Meets Friday In Kelsey q Killie Building
Carrie Dennis, Secretary
Court Mckinley No. q, o. of G. S.
Meets Saturdays in Kelsey Il KiIlie Bulidtna
b. o. HERBERT Recorder
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. as, Sons
of Veterans
Meets second and fourth Wednesday IN Din
John b. Dobbins, Adjutant
Mania Maria Council No. 1870, K. of G
Saint Mary's Hall
deets first Sunday of the month at Q n. I'M
First Tuesday after the third sunday & n n,
John LAYER. Secretary
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To give up Of your own will what
would cost too much in time and
strength Is not failure 1t Is success.
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Something brought on by over
york. Detroit Free Press.
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Every authority who writes about
poultry or gives advice on the subject
is sure to say. Destroy the bodies of
dead fowls. Either burn them, put
them In quicklime or deeply bury
them"
Perhaps poultry keepers have been
told this 50 often that 1t has lost its
power, for certain 1t is that the advice
isSlot followed as general practice
at least not with the scrupulousness
that is weighed against the skull and
crossbones poison label or the explo-
sive. Yet it should be. every bit as
carefully
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AT funerals of the military nobility
in Siam gayety instead of sorrow reigns
supreme. The funeral pyre is lighted
by the king himself, and this is fol-
lowed by sports and the lotus dance.
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Rare,

Its a very rare disease"
0VVhaf hac ho ~
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N. J. Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias
Meets every Friday in Red Mems Hall
Samuel q. Stanton, X of Il. and =.