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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-03
NORWAY ANNOUNCES
SHIPPING LOSSES

London, Oct.,2-The Norwegian
Legation announced that during Sep
TENDER, nineteen Norwegian merchant
ships, aggregating thirty thousand
tons were lost.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
HER FIRST
CASE
By L. MEEKINs

kOOB1EABntp ASAts Wo1tctA ANCWsPoPSA OAAOAAS
81 have always held" said the
Judge quietly, "that there should be
great liberality in cross-examinations.
By liberality / do not mean latitude
any more than by liberty / mean
license, but a wise range Of inquiry
that will develop not only the special
facts and circumstances. but in way
reproduce the very atmosphere of the
incident or event. For you know, my
daughter, you may get all the facts
and still not have the truth. Any blum
derhead at law can adduce the facts,
but 1t takes the artist-the real touch
of genius-to bring out the truth.
II remember In the Musmere case
that but no, l want to see If you
can do it. l will be Mrs. Malaprop's
Cerberus, three gentleman at once
witness, Judge and jury"
"That will be fourteen" she replied
calmly.
"Well, fourteen gentlemen at once,
then, in spite Of the fact that the av-
erage jury has just about enough COM
bined intelligence for one ordinary per-
son."
She was sitting on a low chair, a
kind of ottoman, with her hands folded
across her knees. More than a year
before she had returned from college,
bringing honors, live interest In af-
fairs and splendid health. Her father,
the distinguished jurist who had as
cended to the bench after making for
tune in the practice of his profession, in
which his leadership was admitted by
his entire state, had expressed some
surprise when she said she wanted TO
study law, but 1t was ell arranged In a
day. and she had proved not only an
apt but an enthusiastic pupil. She
looked about as much like an attor-
ney as Portia, She was tall, graceful
and beautiful. with light hair that was
forever trying to escape its restraints,
and with the kind blue eyes that see
opportunities and find out the best
ways Of encompassing them,
1t must be confessed that the exaIni-
nation or cross-examination which fol.
lowed was somewhat out of the usual
order. The attorney, through Judge
Matthew Stake, ordered witness Mat
thew Stake to give to the jury of
twelve Matthew Stakes an account of
his life. Witness Stake did so in clean
cut language and In pleasant, unruf-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04


To stew apples so each quarter is un-
broken and so clear one can almost see
through it is an art, and yet 1t is SIM
pie thing to do If one only knows how.
Peel tart apples very thin, cut them In
quarters and remove the cores and
seeds. AS fast as you can peel and
quarter them drop the apples In
saucepan in which you have already
placed cold water to the depth of two
inches. When the apples are all In put
the saucepan over slow fire, cover It
till the water reaches the boiling point,
then remove the cover and let the ap-
pies simmer almost imperceptibly till
you can pierce them easily with a
toothpick; then sprinkle the sugar
over them and let them just simmer
until it is all melted. Remove the
saucepan from the fire and let it stand
where the apples win get cold before
turning them into dish for the table.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04

For downright prose DR.. Johnson's
ofer Of hand and heart to his second
wife would be very hard to beat. my
dear woman" said Johnson, II am a
hardworking man and withal some
thing Of philosopher. I am, as you
know, very poor. have always been
respectable myself, but grieve to tell
you that one Of my uncles was hanged"
II have less money than you, doc
tor" demurely answered the lady. 'but
] shall try to be philosophical too.
None Of my relatives has ever been
hanged, but have several who ought
20 be-"
Providence and philosophy have evil
IDENTIFY mated us, my good woman, -
said the doctor as he pressed chaste
salute upon the lady's brow.
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Pride and Wealth.

Wealth built a splendid mansion and
invited Pride to inspect it. Pride came
gladly, but found fault with the house
and everything in it, from cellar to
garnet.
why said he, competence has as
good carpets and furniture, and Well
TODD has more costly draperies and
pictures and a much more elegant
main staircase. Furthermore, l see
you have consulted Convenience in re-
gard to some Of the arrangements, and
this can construe only as a bitter in
suit to myself" O.
To placate Pride, Wealth sold his
house for a fraction Of it's value and
built far more costly one. This time
Luxury and not Convenience was con-
suited, and the result pleased Pride so
well that he took up permanent quar-
ters In the mansion. He invited in
his comrades, Vanity, Ostentation and
Productivity. Wealth was the only one
who could not see that the house he
had paid for belonged, not to himself,
but to Pride
Moral-Wealth builds and Pride oc-
cupies.-Pearson's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04

The Gar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, not
withstanding his numerous visits to
Vienna, never succeeded in making
himself welcome to the Austrian arts
tocracy For long time the aged EN-.
peror refused to receive him. After
much useless scheming to get the ear
Of Francis Joseph he was advised to
obtain the aid of Nine. Schratt, who
held at SchOenbrun an influential DO
sition.
Ferdinand sent to this favorite a
jewel box with a note: 81 desire to
offer to you the earrings that my moth.
er wore until her death Deign to &C.
cept them and intercede in my favor
with the emperor"
Nine Schratt used her kindly Of
fees, and Francis Joseph consented to
receive the king of the Bulgars. Fer.
dinand had brought a napkin filed
with papers that he wished to show to
the emperor. After Ferdinands de
parture the emperor, turning to his
grand chamberlain, said: 1T is curious
that king should be so lacking In
manners. This fellow has spoken to
me as though l were mere notaryP'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Alaaka,s aPupmoblIa.'

The ''pupmobile" il a passenger train
drawn over regular railroad track by
dog power. 1t carries passengers from
Nome, Alaska. across the level land
near that town into the mountains.
The track is a narrow gauge railroad
built In 1000. A high tax was placed
on railroads In Alaska soon after that
aud as there was not enough traffic
over the road to justify the expense OF
operating locomotives, the regular
train service was discontinued. Then
the "pupmobile" was instituted. The
accommodation for passengers con-
sists Of a platform on which are two
seats. To this from seven to fifteen
dogs are harnessed. and the rate at
which they travel compares favorably
with much Of our rapid transit
Popular Science Monthly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04

Just the thing to do" thought she.
When Jane came In for the last time
she heard Mrs. Someryille ask her
mother, From what part of Pennsyl-
vania did you come from. Mrs. Will
SOM"
"From Ellicuttown," Mrs. Wilson
smiled reminiscently.
"Ellicuttown?" gasped Mrs. Somer-
vile. "What was your name before
you were married."
"Grace Tompkins," answered Mrs.
Wilson with surprised look.
"Grace T0mpkins, / was sure / had
seen you before. ! am Theo Alexan-
der"
"Theo!' exclaimed the astonished
Mrs. Wilson. us it possible? ! hid
lost track of you entirely. Why. we
haven't seen each other since the high
school graduation"
Eyes, we all went to Europe after
that Father died there and we just
stayed on until 1 met Dick SOmerville
In Paris. He was there for years
study. Then we were married AMI
come to live In Saylorville, and have
been here ever since. You are the
first person from home have met
since we came"
II am SO glad to see you, IT go.
Isn't 1t wonderful that our children
met each OtherT
II didn't know any Wilson's In ELL
cuttown," said Mrs. Someryille. $50 the
name did not impress me"
my husbands people moved there
several years after you left, Theo. Nc
thaniel found work In the bank to-
combining and we came here four years
ago to make our fortune"
Jane stood, with teapot In hand, in
bewildered surprise.
"Then l need not have tried to de-
ceive you; you'd have loved mother
anyway"
Ted sprang to her side and put a
protecting arm around her,
''What ls 1t. dear7" he tenderly In
quired.
II know you'll all despise me. !
made mother pretend we had more
roOms-and the stove is out of doors
and we would be taken for Hill Bill
lys-and-I did 1t ALL
Ted took the teapot from the excit-
ed and weeping girl and seated her in
chair. Turning to Mrs. Wilson. he
asked:
"What is Jane talking about?"
Mrs. Wilson, between smiles and
tears, told of James struggles of the
morning and of her fears lest. being
found in the old shack with scant
furniture. her parents would be looked
down upon by the great Mrs. sOmer.
vile.
At this everybody laughed and Ted
loudest of all.
why, that's plucky, Jane. By
George. but you're plucky. Let's have
look at the kitchen that isn't a
kitchen"
BY this time Jane was laughing with
the rest.
"As IT," said Mrs. Someryille, with
warm smile, looking at Mrs. Wilson,
anything could make Grace Tompkins
better than just Grace Tompkins."
Then putting her arRos around Jane
and pressing a kiss on the girls tear
stained cheek, she said:
"You ought to have seen the ugly
house we lived in our first year. am
proud Of you for Teds sake. He will
have a helpmeet in one who will not
be baked by obstacles. Come, do give
me some more teal"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Pranar ouastIon

The grocer was attending to his GUS
toners when a nice little boy ap-
preached the counter and asked In an
innocent manner:
Have you any dry behring's, sir, II
you please?"
Yes. my lad" answered the grocer,
looking benevolently down at the young
ster
Well, why don't you give them a
drink" said the nice boy as he fed
London Globe.
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circumstances, which are not as pros
porous as they might be, and that his
standing at the bar would be better
if" here the witness paused.
"If what? Continue, please"
"Well, if"
But before he could find the eva
sions he wanted she clapped her hands
in noisy glee, and supplied the words
he desired to avoid, the words she in
tended should be the void: "If some
body of the opposite sex had faith in
him and he would settle down." and
before Witness Stake knew what was
happening, and before Judge Stake
could interfere, and before the jury
Stakes could grasp the meaning of 1t
as the fledgling attorney was hugging
the witness, the judge and the jury,
and calling all sorts of nice names that
were sworn to with kisses.
1t happened a moment later that a
tall young mana little taller than the
tall young wOman-ushered a moth
erly-looking lady into the room and
blushed deeply as he said: Judge, ]
have always tried to follow your pro
fessional advice, especially in aiming
at the highest possible court first.
have plead my case and Mrs. Stake has
decided in my favor. 1 hope, sir,
that"
"Oh, never mind him. said the
young woman. 'gThe case has been
tried in his court, too, and have won
By the way, judge, did do it? Did ]
get the Atmosphere
The judge took it kindly, but he al
ways held that the court would have
ruled differently if the jury had not
taken the case out of his hands, and
he never failed to charge that the way
the jury had been influenced was very
unfair and extremely unprofesslOnal
Indeed, he said, the whole proceeding
was distinctly irregular, even If it did
hasten the ringing of the wedding
bells.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
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Children hunger perpetually for ne,

Children hunger perpetually for new
ideas. They will learn with pleasure
from the lips Of parents what they
deem drudgery to study In books; and
even If they have the misfortune to
be deprived Of many educational adj
vantages they will grow up intelligent
If they enjoy In childhood the priv
Ilege of listening daily to the CONVEX
sation of intelligent people. We some
times see parents who are the life Of
every company that they enter, dull.
silent and embarrassing at home among
their children. If they have not men
tai activity and mental stores suffi-
cient for both, let them first use what
they have for their own households.
A silent house is q dull place for
young people, place from which they
viii escape If they can. How much
useful information, on the other hand,
Is often given In pleasant family con-
versation, and what unconscious, but
excellent mental training In lively so
cial argument; cultivate to the utmost
all the graces of home conversation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
apax of the pead.n

The French probably borrowed their
reverential festival of "the Day of the
Dead" from the Japanese. In Nippon
the day is one of grave solemnity. In
Nagasaki the annual Bon Matsuri, in
the midweek of July, was this year
favored with ideal weather, and as
there was no moon, the illUminations
on the hills were seen to great adj
vantage. The cemeteries were thronged
with the relatives of the departed
which means that on the second and
third nights Saturday and Sunday q
very large proportion of the inhabi.
tants of the city congregated in the
burial places. The fireworks dis
plays were not up to the average OF
previous years because the war has
greatly increased the cost. From nine
O'Clock to midnight on Sunday eve
ming the streets leading to Ohato were
crowded with tiny professions OF
floats and spectators. The Nagasak
Press imagines the cost of this festival
greatly exceeds that of the O'Suws
festival in the autumn and the Kite
festival, Probably the lanterns dis
played over the tombs are used from
year to year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04

The lump raised by a blow on the
head is due to the resistance offered
by the hard skull and its close connec-
ton with the movable elastic scalp by
many circumscribed bands of connec-
tive tissue. Tho result Of blow when
the scalp is not cut is the bruising and
laceration of many of the small blood
vessels or capillaries. Blood or its
fluid constituent, serum is poured into
the meshes of the surrounding con-
nective tissue, which Is delicate,
spongy, distensible and cellular, and
the well known bump or lump is quick
ly formed. This cannot push inward
at all and naturally takes the line Of
least resistance. Similar bumps may
be formed on the shin in exactly the
same way, for the shin bone also is
covered only by skin and simultaneous
connective tissue.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Car. Of silk Stockings.

OF course you know that nothing,
however durable, will wear either well
- long II not cared for properly.
SILK stockings are no exception to this
rule. They demand proper care. First
and foremost, washing every time the
stocking is worn Is almost imperative.
Perspiration tends to rot the fiber, con-
seQuently the little holes that pop
out 90 Unexpectedly. Make a lather
from q mild white soap, "swish'' the
stockings about In it, rinse and iron
when quite damp. II the stocking is
only mercerized and you desire the
silky sheen. then rinse In water that
. q bit soapy and press damp. And a
word about mending: Silk on cotton
and cotton on silk is easy to remember
and q deal more satisfactory In the
lc0g RIM
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Weldinn Glass


Welded glass suitable for certain ODD
teal instruments and other apparatus
is a novel material that Is stated to be
Of great practical value as well as
much interest. AS the welding proc
ess is described by Parker and Dalla-
day to the Faraday Society Of Lon
don, the glass surfaces to be Joined
are placed in good optical contact
under pressure and are heated to a
carefully predetermined temperature,
which, to avoid distortion Of OFFICIALLY
worked surfaces, must not approach
too near what is defined as the IAN
healing point" This point Of appreci-
able softening is determined for any
kind of glass by noting the tempera-
ture at which the internal heat stresses
seen In the glass with polarized light
quite suddenly disappear Similar
glasses unite perfectly well below this
point, but with very unlike kinds the
softer becomes distorted before the
harder is hot enough to make a good
weld
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Misdom Of Persia

Purity is for man, next to life, the
greatest good. That purity Is procured
by the law of Mazda to him who
cleanses his own self with good
thoughts, words and deeds.
Thou shouldst not become presump-
tuous through any happiness Of the
world, for the happiness Of the world
Is such like as cloud that comes on a
rainy day, which one does not ward
off by any hill-From the Zend-Avesta,
Ancient Persian Scriptures
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
WATERING Plants prop by pror


Lucien Daniel, French botanist, has
made some experiments with cabbages,
chicory, lettuce, etc, which prove that
they thrive far better by a system of
continuous watering than by drench-
ing the soil thoroughly every other day.
The new method, which is simplicity
itself, depends upon the law of capil-
larry attraction. AS presented to the
Academy of Sciences in Paris it con-
sists Of placing near each plant large
mouthed jar containing water, in which
is dipped one end of a strip of linen
or cotton whose other end lies near the
plant. Mr.. Daniel determined the ex-
act amount of water required by any
given plant for its best development
and proved that In general this unin-
terrupted supply Of water, drop by
drop, gave infinitely better results than
the usual method Of intermittent
drenching and with a minimum ex-
penditure of water.-Literary Digest.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Total
$761,754.74
London Through the Aces.

The occupation of the site of London
dates back much farther than most
readers are aware. The city that
Julius Caesar found occupied a site
which had been inhabited for unnum-
bered thousands of years. 1t is now
known that during paleolithic and
neolithic times-the two great divl-
sions Of the stone age-man dwelt on
the site Of London, but 1t first became
the settlement of a community at the
opening Of the historic age, when it
was stronghold Of the Celts. The
remains of its Roman period are the
finest of the kind in Great Britain.
The Anglo-SaxOn and Danish periods
are finely represented, and even later
periods, such as the Tudor, furnish rel
les that have been buried by that
strange process OF superintendent
growth which makes the soil under a
great city resemble the fossiliferous
strata Of geology.-Youth's Companion
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Our Losses BY Fire.


e ons could imagine all the build
tnss destroyed by fire In the United
States In q year arranged along one
Highway, each building occupying a
~ sixty-ive feet wide, the highway
would extend from New York to Chi
cago, and the buildings would line it
On each side Such is the calculation
sfthe department Of the interior. Fur
thsrmore, person travelling this scene
u desolation would pass In every thou
sand feet ruin from which an injured
person has been taken. At every three
quarters Of q mile he would encounter
the remains Of a human being who
had been burned to death.
For years, 1t is estimated, the amount
Of actual property annually consumed
By Gre In this country reaches $780,
100000, and another sum Of about like
proportions rs spent for the mainte-
nance Of fire departments, Waterworks,
insurance premiums, ETC.. to prevent
sttll greater losseS-CSeveAnd Plain
Dealer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Embroidery DESIGNS.

Here are suggestions for transfer
ring the embroidery design before you
to any material:
Perhaps the easiest way is the twin
dowpane" method. This is successful
when the material is thin, like linen
batiste, etc. Pin the sheet of paper and
the material together and hold them up
against the glass of window. With a
sharp pencil draw on the material the
design, which can be easily seen
through the goods. If one-half Of the
design is given unpin the paper and
turn the other side to the fabric.
If you have carbon paper you should
place the sheet between the fabric and
the newspaper. The latter is on top
With sharp pencil go over the out
line of the design. The impression will
be left In fine lines and will last until
observation-disclosures
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04

The first iron bridge ever erected In
the world and which is In constant use
ct the present time spans little river
In the county Of Salop on the railroad
leading from Shrewsbury to Worcester
England. 1t was Eullt In the year TITS
and is exactly ninety-six feet in length
The total amount of iron used In Its
construction was 1878 tons. Stephenson
the great engineer, In writing concern
ing It said, when we consider the facl
that the casting Of iron was at thai
time In Its infancy we are convinced
that unblushing audacity alone could
conceive and carry into execution sucl
an undertaking"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
1T DROVE THEM
ALL AWAY HE
FIRMLY STATES
Chamberlain Asserts Statements
of Local People Impressed
Him; Lauds Tanlac

"Whst impressed ME so strongly con-
corning the endorsements in behalf OF
Tanlac, was the fact that all are given
by local people" said G. w. Chamber
lain, proprietor of barber shop at 33I1
N 35th St, Philadelphia.
Eyes, had been ailing from stomach
and indigestion for FIVE years. Every
thing l ate caused gas to form and my
stomach would bloat up and pain. Con
stipation and headaches bothered me q
lot.
'Tanlac soon got my stomach work
ing smoothly and today 1 eat heartily
and never think of suffering afterw ards
Tanlac drove every ache and pain ont o
my system and in their place restored
my lost vim and vigor."
Tanlac is being specially introduced
and explained at Kille's East Side Phar.
4e Main St, Mt. Holly, and BY Henr.
P. Thorn, Medford.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
Volcanoes Hotteat on surface.

Notwithstanding what schoolbooks
have said, 1t now appears that a vol
cano is hottest on its surface rather
than below it. This is the conclusion
drawn by scientist who has made ex.
tensive investigations In craters In Ha.
wall and has obtained samples OF gases
and lava before they reached the air,
says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Laboratory studies of these samples
make 1t appear probable that much Of
the heat required to keep an open lava
basin in fluid condition is supplied by
the chemical action of the gases. From
these investigations the scientist con-
cludes that In times Of great activity
the temperature at the surface of a
volcano undoubtedly Is higher than
that below the surface.
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rhev sano Il AGAIN.

Florence Howe Hall describes In heI
book, ''The Story Of the Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" scene in 1854 in the
house Of representatives at a meeting
of the Christian commission, at which
President Lincoln was present and an
immense audience filed the hall Chap
lain McCabe sang the Battle Hymn by
request. Men and women sprang to
their feet, wept and shouted and join.
ed in the song. Lincoln, with the tears
rolling down his cheeks and a strange
glory lighting his face, cried out, "Sing
it again. and the great multitude, led
by Chaplain McCabe. sang it through
again.