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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
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BACHELORS

a BACHELORS iswaymaaT who
~ comes home late on as cold
= dark night and gets warm
and ELUSIVE welcome from the hat
rack.
When man has arrived at the
age Of thirty without evincing the
slightest interest IN the cost Of liv.
Ing. at the increasing outrageousuass
OF millinery, he may properly be
called a bachelor. Bachelors are OF
two kinds-self-made and girl-made.
The first kind is man who is too
foolish to marry. The second kind Is
produced by women who are too
wise to marry. Owing to the incon-
ceiVable Observation-Disclosures = and
Medicines of women, the first var.
iety is by far the more numerous. q
Bachelors live alone as a rule, but
are kept in passable state of repair
by their Iandladies. They are very
hardy and will eat almost anything.
II you are in doubt as to whether a
man is bachelor or not, invite him
70 dinner. - II he accepts with a
hungry look In his eyes. he is either
q bachelor or man with a peripa-
.tetic wife. = Then set before him a
piece Of fried shoe upper.s If he eats
It without remark and grabs his
lcofee cup about the waist instead Of
by the handle. you can safely bet
that he is a bachelor from the light
ming lunch belt.
Bachelors are most attractive be-
tween the ages of thirty and forty,
during which time they are in an ex
,cellent state of preservation and are
able to dodge heiresses and chorus
girls matrfmoniaily speaking, with
ease. and skill. = Between forty and
fifty, the bachelor becomes more PEN
sive and cannot imagine why young
girls Of eighteen are so unanimously
elsewhere when he calls. From fifty
Onward bachelors are objects OF pity
who live alone, pursued by many ter,
rors. 1t Is sad sight to see trem-
bling old bachelor holding ferocious
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09

/ Of the United States and of France en-
titled to as much respect as those of
the mightiest empire. In defense of
these principles, France is engaged In
death struggle with militant autoc-
racy and ruthless aggression, and it is
not surprising to learn that she has
loaned to her allies and to other friend
~ states 1000, 100000 francs with which
to further the cause of democracy. II
Is In keeping with Americas traditions
that since the date ON which we for
mally aligned ourselves with France
and her allies In the great struggle, our
Government has lent to France $780,
100000.
1t is eminently fitting that America
should now be fighting on French soil
to make the world safe for democracy.
The liberty that America has enjoyed
for 40 years France helped her to
, achieve. The swords Of Lafayette and
Rochambeau. aided by the guns Of De
Grasse upon the high seas, assisted In
cutting the foreign ties that bound the
American colonies prior to the War for
Independence, and from the private
purse Of King Louis himself came the
first loan to America-unsecured and
unconditionalEto finance that historic
undertaking. 1t was with entire just
tice that Washington wrote to Rocham-
beau, ITO the generous aid Of your ma
ton and 70 the bravery Of its sons II
to be ascribed In a very great degree
that independence for which we have
] Fought
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Of Industrial activity that win be re-
CURED and that is In part already
planned, offer peculiarly inviting
field to American capital and enter
prise. Tentative steps have already
been taken by representatives of Amer.
lean engineers and business men In this
work.
Aside from its attractive business
aspect, the enlistment Of American
money and effort In the great task OF
reconstruction that VIII remain at the
end Of the war win tend to cement still
more closely the ties that bind the two
great Republics together, and will en-,
able Americans to discharge In part
the debt they owe to France for hel
friendly interest IN the welfare and
progress Of the United States from
the beginning of its life as a ma.
ton.
In judging the Industrial status OF
any nation. it's production and con-
sumption Of coal, iron, and steel and
the growth Of It's transportation sys.
TENS are highly significant factors.
In 1860, French industries consumed
81 million. tons Of coal, of which 1875
millions were taken from home mines.
In 1912, the consumption was 81 mil
lions, Of which Al million tons were
taken from home mines
In 1869, the French output Of cast
iron was 1,8s0.00o tons. and of steel,
100000 tons. In 1914. France pro
duced 5,ai1.0 tors Of east iron and
A68H,O 900 tons of STE;
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Two
Runaways
BY G. L. COBB
Copyright. by W. G. chapman.)

N(OPyAA6AAtS ny W. 0 GkldpIndU.)
Jed Torkley, runaway, sat sniveling
and shivering on the horse block in
front of the little district red school
house. 1t had not housed him for over
a week, nor had the home roof He
had become an outlaw, a castaway, at
least so regarded by his former school
chums. He was hungry, chilled with
sleeping in haymow and he had got
to the schooihouse hoping to find some
early arrival who would share his
noontide lunch with him.
Why, jed! Is it indeed your"
spoke a voice always gentle, for it be-
longed to the sweetest and cleverest
girl in the county, and that was Rhoda
Ford, whose tutelage Jed had so re-
Gently discarded. To Jed of the guilty
conscience, however, the accents mag
ni6ed to the tones of a hoarse Meme
sis.
Let me gol Don't you hinder me /"
shrieked the startled wanderer, for
Miss Ford had seized his arm.
mo, no, Jed" she insisted, gently,
Il do not wish to detain you, only come
into the room and get warm"
Il amt cold" SMILED Jed. "rm only
hungry. Say, has my father gone
away YETI"
Il hear he is leaving on visit to
your uncle this afternoon" Miss Ford
apprized Jed.
The lad looked relieved He eyed
the young schoolmistress gratefully,
though shamefaced
"You see. Pm sick of it, this running
away from home" he confessed, but
rather .doggedly. II wish / was back
In school, too"
"Then why notgo home and be for
given and get righted for new start?"
suggested Rhoda.
mot while father is there" demur-
red Jed. "Ive heard that he's bent on
about taking off my hide when l do
show up. If he's gone for a week,
though, he may forget all about 1t by
the end Of that time. You see, mother
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
BAN ON RUBBER HITS
ENGLISH SURGEONS
Cannot Get United States Made
Gloves for Use in Surgical
Operations.

A serious shortage of rubber oper-
ating gloves has developed in England,
and unless the United States Is allowed
to send greater supplies to that coun-
try there may be bad results.
The situation arises from the fact
that the Board of Trade has prohibited
their importation. The restriction must
be removed or diminished to keep the
supply equal to the demand. Since the
restriction was imposed the army and
navy has been supplied with American
made goods under special license, but
even the naval and military surgeons
haven't enough, while the local hos
pitfalls are being forced to dangerous
expedients.
The British manufacturers could not
possibly supply the operating gloves re-
Quired for the army alone, and as
these demands supercede the require
ments Of the civilian surgeons the case
of the latter is untenable. The British
Medical Association has made an ap-
peal to the Board of Trade urging IL
cense permitting the civil hospitals to
get supplies from the United States.
The hospital work throughout Eng
land has grown to such enormous pro
portions that the organization of the
Royal Army Medical Corps is being re-
built to fit the new conditions. A new
branch Is to be established to deal with
questions directly affecting territorial
and temporary medical officers. The
new branch will collect information on
the many problems raised by the In
corporation of so many civilian practi-
TONERS in the army medical service.
These civilian officers today constitute
eleven-twelfths Of the army service
and is one of the best evidences that
England must now face the fact that
in every direction the drain upon her
man power has been severe
The United States has already con-
tributed greatly to the medical work
on this side, and the outlook today is
that even heavier contributions will be
required in the future.
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NAVY EXPANDS ITS
ACTIVITIES RAPIDLY
Not Tagging Behind the Army n
Preparing fer Its Part ]
in the War.

With contingent in France, the
business of raising great number Of
soldiers under the selcctiyc draft, and
the officers being turned out at the
training camps, army activities have
oyershadowed to large extent the
navys bit in the war thus far.
But the navy is not tagging far be
hind, II 1t can be called tagging at ALL
Here is the situation in the navy, gath
cred from official sources:
One hundred and fifty new destroy
ers are to be provided, in addition to
those now building.
Every reserve ship in the navy has
been fully manned, and a great many
auxiliaries have been added.
Since the day war was declared the
whole coast of the United States has
been under constant patrol by naval
vessels and every port particularly
well guarded.
Navy enlistments have reached 1867
600. Ten thousand National Naval
Volunteers are in service, in addition
to reserve force of $4,000 men.
Contracts have been placed for every
destroyer that the yards of the country
can build. New construction records
are looked for, both in the number of
ships built and the time required for
building them.
Some 32,000-ton superdreadnaughts
are being built-the exact number is
not stated.
Five 35,000-ton battle cruisers, the
largest and swiftest ever contemplated
by any nation in the world, are under
construction.
Six formidable scout cruisers are
being completed.
Contracts have been let for many
needed auxiliaries for the navy.
The navy sent the first contingent Of
the American armed force to France
a corps of aviators which landed
June 8.
The Aeronautic corps of the navy
has been greatly enlarged, several
new aviation bases have been estab-
hshed and men trained in the opera
ton of seaplanes, dirigibles and other
types of aircraft.
The Marine corps has more than
doubled its enlisted strength.
A detachment of marines is now in
Europe under General Pershing's COM
mand.
These are a few of the things the
navy has done so far. And they say
at the Navy Department they are just
beginning to do things.
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NEW STACKER TRICK FAILS
Man Ties Himself in Knot to Escape
ARMY Sarviee

Man Ties Himself in Knot to Escape
Army Service.
He ambled, hump-shouldered, into
the headquarters Of board SO at Den
yer.
'T'm Ellis London, and l claim ex-
emption," he announced.
"Why2" inquired the chairman.
Because I'm only feet IL inches
tall"
But when the doctors compelled Ell
lis to unwind himself they decided he
must have used his own feet as
measuring unit, for London had length
ened himself until he crowded the
six-foot mark.
Anyway, 1 got plenty of people de-
pending on me, and can prove it," he
flung back when he had been accepted.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
French INDUSTRY
IS RECOVERING
Natural Tariff and Economy
Promise Rapid Progress.
EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING

Our Great Ally Possesses Reouperatiys
Powers Which Justify Belief that She
Will Meet and Solve Triumphantly
chs Problems Which Confront Her
After the Wan
With Paris Boulevardg echoing with
wives" for American troops our inter
est in the welfare Of our ally vastly
increases, and the facts are not lack
ing to encourage the belief that she is
already on the road to recovery from
the blow Of invasion by a ruthless en-
envy.
One Of the most important devel-
opments Is the announcement that
one of the largest banking institutions
In America concerned with foreign
trade, the Guaranty Trust Company
Of New York, has opened a Paris
branch to handle the rapidly increas-
ing volume Of French business.
This action may surprise many per
sons who had thought Of France as
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
"Droop" of Modern Gums.

So long In front Of the trunnions is
the modern gun Of 12=lnch caliber OF
more that the bending is said to be
perceptible TO the eye. This "droop,
as 1t is called, is due to the elasticity
of the metal or imperfections of man
ufacture or design, and in some cases
has been found to exceed half an inch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
II Carries Its Own Evldence

A religion which takes possession of
the convictions of mankind carries
with it its own evidence, In Its con-
formity with universal spiritual expe-
rience; and the truth of 1t, lying within
the four corners of the conception, is
above and beyond the power Of hlstOr-
ical criticism.-Froude.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09

The Boss-Hey! What you DOM to
my dog?
The Efficiency Expert have tust
figured out the number of footpounds
Of energy he is wasting in wagging his
tail, so am attaching his tail to this
small motor. A few kind words will
furnish the fuel.
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Entertain Six eensrations.

James Henry Brown of Lima, O.,
believed to be the oldest person in
Ohio, entertained six generations at
his one hundred and seventh birthday
party. Brown, who was born in slav-
cry, educated himself and is one of
the most widely read men In Lima
His eyesight is as good as that of a
man half his age,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
Nine safe Rules

Drink less, breathe more; eat less,
chew more: ride less, walk more /;
clothe less, battle more; worry less,
sleep more; talk less, think more
waste less, give more; scold less, read
more; preach less, practice more.
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Old Theory Exploded

have known vast quantities OF
nonsense talked about bad men not
looking you in the face. Don't trust
that conventional idea. Dishonest
people will stare you out of counter
nance any day in the week If there
Is anything to be got by it.-Dickens.
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The World Do Move

An old fashioned Lawrence man who
has always worn detached cuffs was
congratulated the other day by a
young sport who thought the old man
had started a new fashion.-Kansas
City Star.
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bowed under Q calamitous invasion.
The bank, however, gives figures indi-
eating that France Is not only meeting
her military and civilian problems with
q stout heart and never failing cour-
age, but is re-establishing her export
business with this country.
In 1914, the year Of the outbreak Of
the War, imports from France to this
country totaied $141, 440,252. This to-
tai was reduced 10 ST., 1853, TAO IN 1915,
but last year the value Of French i'm
ports 10 the Omitted States rose to s1O2,-
077,060.
"a nation that can achieve such a
commercial recovery while her terri
tory Is being ravished by the invader, !"
says the Trust company's statement,
possesses recuperative powers which
Justify the belief that she will emerge
from the present conflict prepared to
meet and solve triumphantly the prob
LENS which confront her."
The commercial and Industrial record
Of France, following past wars, indi-
Gates that she should recover quickly
from the actual physical destruction
inflicted In the present conflict. The
reconstruction Of railroads, the erection
Of factories to replace those destroyed,
and the replacement of the mechanism
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
spIder Predicts Victory

Mrs. James Gates of Evansville, Ind.
found spider web that had been
spun under a peach tree in her back
yard and In the web these words could
plainly be seen: "War-U, s. Win"
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| fines by its own inhabitants and paid
of more than one year before the time
stipulated by the Germans
The habit thus acquired has never
been forgotten by the French, and to-
day the aggregate number Of investors
purchasing the French war loans has
reached the amazing total of 100000
individual subscribers. Perhaps no 9th
er country, In proportion to it's popula-
ton, can make so good a showing.
France is particularly fortunate In
that her small investors prefer safe"
Investments rather than offerings which
promise high returns Government
Rentes, In France are perpetual, and
this characteristic seems to obtain fog
these government bonds increasing ia.
vor In the eyes Of the French peo-
pie.
The points Of sympathy between
France and America are too many to
enumerate, but the spirit Of liberty and
its resultant democracy are, today a.
always, the major ideals of both ma,
tons. Seeking no victories but those
Of peace, no territory except their own,
no sovereignty except sovereignty over
themselves = the independence and
equal rights Of the weakest member OF
the family Of nations are to the peopia
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09

baby which has been loaned to him
by some heartless father for the
amusement of large room full of
company. At this age too many
bachelors who have SUCCESSFULLY
avoided dozens of happy marriages.
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opposltes.

We have two classes of unfortunates
In this old vale Of tears and laughter.
those who can't get their minds on
their work and those who can't get
theirs off it.-Ohio State Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09

A deer's new horns are called "vel-
vet because they grow inside of a
tough skin which is coarse and brown,
like plush. For long time he will not
thrash his horns In the brush.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
Bio Market for Peanuts.

Marseilles, France, is the great cen
trail market for peanuts, more than
10000 metric tons of peanuts In the
shell and 240,000 tons Of shelled nuts
being crushed there in a single year.
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When a Man Chances.

Every man takes care that his neigh
Dor shall not cheat him. But day
comes when he begins to care that he
does not cheat his neighbor. He has
changed his market cart into chariot
of the sun.-Emerson.
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earlier in life are caught helpless
and feeble by some designing widow,
and meet terrible fate.
Bachelors are useful when young
for wearing down ballroom floors,
supporting theatres, candy stores and
florists and seating guests at we'd
dings. Later on they become useful
for paying taxes and as horrible exl
amples. Bachelors have done some
good In the world, but as forefathersl
and ancestors they are q dismal
failure.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
TarantuIa ln Ala sIeeua

A big tarantula, of the kind which
has frequently fatally bitten human
beings, darted down the coat sleeve of
Arthur Sylvester, a grocer of Potts
vile, Pa, the other day and was pre-
pairing to attack when attendants over
came the insect by throwing sulphur
over 1t and capturing it alive. It is
now on exhibition. The tarantula,
which is about the size of fifty ordi-
nary spiders, came here in bunch of
bananas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
Small Potato patch

If everybody followed the example
of A. Lamoe of Two Harbors, Mimi,
potatoes would not be selling now at
50 per bushel. In front of Lamoc's
home, between the sidewalk and the
street, there is such a nice patch of
potatoes that gentleman named Hoo
yer would be much delighted If he saw
Ity. The patch is by "a feet and will
yield about four bushels of spuds.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
aeautlfnl Ruenns Aires

There are in the city of Blfenos
Aires 81 parks, promenades, and plazAs
with a total area Of about 10,727,O00
square meters (about 1890 acres).
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Much Troubled.

Mrs. A-"Are you troubled much IN
your neighborhood with borrowings
Mrs. B-"Yes, good deal. My neigh
bors never seem to have anything I
want"
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She Paved the wav

"How did pa act when you asked him
for my hand7" Every gentle and eour-
teous. 1t took me completely by sur
prise" 81 told him you used to be a
pugilist."
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Casey-Finnegan got his loife in
sured last June an he's dead so quick.
Cassidy-Shure he must hoy had q
pull wild de insurance company.
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Most virtuous Of Men.

The most vlrtuous of all men is he
that contents himself with being yir-
tuous without being anxious to appear
so.-Plato.
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Remember Your Soul.

Never, admonishes Marcus Aurelius,
must you forget that you have soul |;
never must you miss single hour in
which 1t might render the slightest
services to humanity
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ula curlnaItv Aroused

Carleton is much interested in ami
mails. After visiting the circus he sat
bordering and then said, "Say, do ele-
plants give milk or lay eggs7''