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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
Americas rsrss Steel RaIIs.

In 1885, as an experiment, the Nortf
Chicago Rolling NH company manu-
featured six Bessemer steel rails fron
steel produced at Wyandotte, Mich
They were the first made In America
the modest beginning Of a great In
dustry. A New Yori, mill, using ma
terial turned out at Troy, made FIR
Their experiments, and in 1857 tbs
Cambria company began to roll Bes
semer steel rails as regular business
says an exchange. The first rails Of
this type were made and used In Eng
land. They were introduced into
America by the Pennsylvania railroad
which, in 1858, imported and put into
service 100 tons Of steel rails. Th'
price paid was $3.50 gold per ton
equivalent In Civil war times to S20t
in American currency. These rail.
were made Of crucible steel and con
tanned a high percentage Of carbon
rendering them brittle. For this rea
son many broke during the next win
ter, but despite this fact the railway
company placed orders for large gum
titles In Great Britain. paying from
$135 to s162.50 gold per ton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
ENDS ONE NOISE OF CITIES
Invention Of Philadelphia. Man Does
- Away With Racket When Cars
Cross Intersection.

The problem Of suppressing the
noise and shock of the street car In
passing over an intersection has been
attacked in q novel manner by Phil
adelphia inventor. Samuel B. Meeker
who accomplishes the object without
the use of any of the moving and In
terlocking parts which characterize
most Of the inventions for this pur-
pose, and without making any great
changes In the design Of the crossing
itself. The latter Is constructed in
one piece or unit, and at q point slight.
~ In advance Of the intersection of the
rail sections.
Each rail section Is formed with the
face Of the rail cut away IN an incline
which allows the weight of the vehicle
TO pass from the base of the wheel to
the fiange on which 1t continues for a
few feet, until the wheels have passed
entirely over the intersection, when the
weight of the ear again passes TO thu
base of the wheel. This change is sc
gradually accomplished that 1t Is moi
noticeable to the passengers end the
car passes over the crossing without
Jolt or noise. The latter is matter
OF greet Importance to persons living
In the vicinity Of such intersections
for the pounding of the cars over then
ut night comprises serious annoy
ance.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
The Ace Of Innocence

Youth. like spring, taunts the person
who is not poet. Just because 1t is
formative and fugitive 1t evokes imag-
nation. 1t has bloom too momentary
to be self-conscious, vanished almost
as soon as 1t is seen. In boys, as we'll
as girls, this beauty discloses itself.
II p delicacy as tender as the first
green leaf, an innocence like the SHIN.
mering dawn, brightness Of azure,
clouds Of fragrance, tinkle Of falling
water and singing BIRDS" People feel
this when they accept youth as i'm
maculate and heed its mute expec-
tancies. The mother whose boy is at
twenty has every right to feel he is
ldyllic, to think that youth has the air
Of spring about It, that spring is the
morning Of the gods. Youth is 50
often handsome and straight and fear
less. 1t has its mysterious silences, its
beings are beings of clear fire in high
spaces, kin with the naked stars. Yet
there IL In II something not less fiery
which is far more human. Youth is
also o Columbus with mutineers on
board.-F. q. In the New Republic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23

The tower Of Babel was only 14(
feet high. but as 1t was built upon ar
elevated foundation 1t was the lofties,
object In Babylon. a city Of low build
lngs. spread over a fiat plain. This
description of the most famous struc.
ture OF ancient times has been OBJ
tanned from recent TRANSACTIONS of old
Assyrian records, some inscribed on
tablets of burnt clay.
The tower was a temple and the
architectural pride Of Babylon. The
lowest Of its seven stories was 272
feet square and 1t was constructed of
the only available material. sun-dried
brick. faced with burned brick. 1t was
probably topped with an astronomical
observatory, or rather one for the use
OF astrologists. calling followed by
many priests Of Babylon.
Babylon. with a population of 2,OOO.-
600. was then the metropolis of the
world, and its great area, twice that
Of London, was encircled by a wall IS
miles in length. The tower of Babel
was a temple, containing wonderful
golden statues and other treasures,
and it was In attempting to describe
these that the tongues Of men were
confused.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
IS CASTLE OF OLD ROMANCE
Heddon Hall, In England, Has Been
the Home Of Many Persons
Who Were Famous.

Haddon Hall Is one Of the oldest
manor houses In England. 1t was ole
when William the Conqueror came
nom Normandy, when Saxon Harold
fell at Hastings and England passed
into the hands Of the Normans. The
ghosts Of centuries Of noble families
the Peverels. Rutlands, VernOns, all
famous In English history. haunt Its
oaken halls. an exchange observes
Sweet. willful Dorothy Vernon tripped
down the same wide stair by which
she escaped to meet her lover on her
sisters wedding night. The park is
the same as II was when young John
Manners served the old baronet az a
game keeper and won the daughter of
the manor.
At the death Of Mistress Dorothy's
father, Sir George Vernon, the hall
passed into the hands of the Rut-
lands, who hold it to this day, al.
though they do not use It as a resi-
dence. The place Is open to visitors.
The hall. a low. oblong building. is ivy
covered and gray with age. Over the
northern ramparts stands the Peverel
tower built by the first Norman own
er. To the south are the terraced gar
dens. where Elizabeth on her famous
visit to the Hall walked with Doro-
thy.
The drawing room has a floor Of
solid oak, cut from a single tree in
the park. The walls of the room are
carved with the arms and crests of
the various families that have owned
the manor. Before the huge fireplace
the queen must have sat as she
watched the dancers. among whom
were Dorothy and the earl Of Leices-
ter.
Haddon Hall is q castle Of old 70.
nance. The story Of the lovers and
the queen has been told in almost
every tongue. II is the English YER
sion Of Romeo and Juliet with Doro-
thy Vernon and John Manners fur
nishing the leading roles In many a
novel and play.
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TUESDAY. JULY %, 1918

THE funny map in the Philadelphia
Inquirer says: IAN advertisement in
an Illinois paper asks for "a married
man with some knowledge of book
keeping to operate Ford car and 10
save our life we haven't been able Il
figure out whether the advertiser wants
q bookkeeper to run his Ford or Il
chauffeur to do his bookkeeping"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
Conserve surpIus Food.

Increased planting of vegetables this
year almost certainly will mean an un-
precedented yield Of all kinds of fresh
vegetables.
This will mean plentiful supplies tcs
summer tables and large surplus.
This surplus. to be useful to Amer
lea, must be conserved.
1t must be canned. dried. brined or
stored In the homes of America.
Home-conserved food mears that the
home will be more nearly self-sustain-
ing and that the burden on transports
ton will be hghtened.
Women who have never canned
should now learn how: women who
know now should prepare to do more.
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
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The Condition OF the Schools.

After an investigation which covered
several weeks and which was very
thorough, the special committee sent
out by the State Department of Edu-
cation has made report which covers
lis typewriter pages and which deals
with every phase of the school work
Accompanying the report are charts
and diagrams with statistical figures
giving complete information on every
item of what the school has done and
what il ought to do. To print the en-
tire report would take up nearly two
pages of THE News and much of it
would not be interesting or instructive
| to the general reader. 1t may be tabu-
lated in book form later. We print
what is the Introductory or practical
part of the report The committee that
prepared the paper did not attempt to
uniustly criLicise any one nor did il
give unmerited praise. 1t will be seen
that whatever faults might exist
were pointed out irrespective of VI ho
might be touched
1t NAV be said that the teachers OF
the school received commentator for
the manner in which they have con-
Quoted their work. One point may be
1 IGLGIIcu W IL 10 Itlios w NhSs
not find that the Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION was recognized as signiti-
cant part OF the community's educa
ltional asset. These organizations cal
be made most helpful for making
known school ideals" While the re
port is quite lengthy it ought to bt
carefully read by every person inter
ested in our schools. There is much tt
be learned from it, and without furthe
comment we present it, as follows:
Trenton, June 26. 1918.
DIR. C. N Kendall,
Commissioner of Education,
Trenton, N. j.
Dear Mr.. Kendall:
In accordance with your request we ar
Transmitting herewith the report OF our stud
made of the Mount Holly public schools durln
the past few months.
| In this survey, in which we have been as
sisted by the Educational Department OF Tn
State University Of New Jersey, we have a.
tempted to discover conditions as they were
and thus secure a body of data which will b
of future help to the Board of Education an
the Supervising Principal in the administr
ton of the Mount Holly schools 80
This material ought also, together with Tn
recommendations, to serve as beginning 10
future comparative studies OF the sort ihd
Gated herein, to the end that there may De
continuous self-survey the part OIL the SUI
eryising officers of the Mount Holly schools.
Respectfully.
A. B. MEREDITH,
a. E. SCOTT.
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BUILDINGS. GROUNDS AND EQUIPMENT

We were particularly interested in this sur
vey in the problems of supervision and of
teaching so that no exhaustive study was made
Of the buildings and their equipment. Some
conditions were such, however, as to have an
immediate bearing upon teaching efficiency
and discipline. Some of these are briefly dis
cussed.
In all the primary rooms the blackboards
could be lowered at small cost, and all the pu-
pills would then have an opportunity to work
at the board.
Several of the rooms were equipped with
double desks, equipment long since dis
carded in most schools. Such seats un-
hygienic. add to the problems of discipline
and render the execution of the class room
work prescribed in physical training nearly
impossible 1t is strongly urged that imme-
diate steps be taken to have such desks re-
moved and single desks chairs provided. Of
these some should be adjustable.
In the high school study hall desks should
be provided since pupils now use the auditor
ium chairs. These are not at all conducive to
the kind of work which study hall stands for
Further, the excavation for the gymnasium
should be put into shape as soon as possible
for use during inclement weather.
The manual training room and the kitchen
are both in fairly good condition and the
equipment was quite sufficient
The floor OF the kitchen, however, should be
frequently washed at least once a week. as
should the door knobs and panels. The white
paint makes this fairly easy. The pupils in
cooking should also be supplied with texts.
since much time is now consumed in writing
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PACKAGE Goods ExpensIxe.

That package goods are more expen-
sive than goods bought In bulk is
shown In chart of comparative food
values recently published. The chart
shows that canned peaches cost three
times as much as dried peaches. and
the food value In calories is three
times greater in the dried than In the
canned variety. Canned pork and
beans cost about twice as much per
unit of food value as dried beans. The
canned goods are ready for Immediate
use and the dried require preparation,
but to persons interested In reducing
the cost of living these facts are worth
taking into consideration.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
Office

"
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Burlington county, N. j., for
the reconstruction OF the road In Edge
water Park, N. j., in the township of Bever-
ly, in the county of Burlington. with a con-
crete surface; estimated amount of surface
pavement required is 1893 yards and open
ed and read in public at the court house,
Mount Holly, N. j., en- Wednesday, August
7, 1918, at AS a. m.
Drawings, specifications and forms of bid,
contract and bond for the proposed work,
prepared by James Logan, County Engi-
neer, and approved by the State Highway
Commission, have been filed In the office of
the said engineer at IL Main street, Mount
Holly, N. j.. and OF said Commission at the
state House, Trenton, N. j., and may be In
spected by prospective bidders during bust
ness hours. Bidders will be furnished with
copy of the specifications and blue prints
OF the drawings by the engineer on proper
Bids must be made on the standard pro-
posal forms in the manner designated
therein and required by the specifications,
must be enclosed In sealed envelopes, bear.
Ing the name and address of the bidder on
the outside, addressed to the Clerk of the
Board OF Chosen Freeholders and must be
accompanied by certified check or cash
for not less than 81 .00J.O0 and be delivered at
the place and on the hour above named.
The standard proposal form is attached to
the specifications, copies of which will be
furnished on application TO engineer
BY order OF the Board of Chosen Free
holders.
HARRY HAWKINS, Ir,, Clerk.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
OBSERVATIONS OF WORK IN THE ELE
MENTARY GRADES.

We found that almost as much time was be
ing given to Arithmetic in the primary grades
as to Reading English, and that practically
the time given TO first grade mum
Der work to that of the fifth grade. The
work of the pupils in Arithmetic, which was
too mechanical, was brought about by toe
much emphasis being placed upon number
work The course of study in Arithmetic
should be revised in keeping with the State
monograph on this subject In our Judgment
it would be better for the pupils of the sys-
TEN if the time given to Arithmetic in the
primary rooms be cut down materially
We found also that in English and Reading
minimum amount of time was given De
fects Of such a scheme evident when it is
quite common in this system for the pupils TO
spend two years in the first grade. 1t is evil
dent that if the schools of Mount Holly are to
prepare the pupils that they may get a
worthwhile education, more emphasis must be
placed upon the teaching of Reading and Eng
lish. The first grade pupils of Mount Holly
are quite capable, in judgment. of reading
several books in one year. A large majority
of the pupils should finish the work of the
first grade in one year
In the main, Reading is taught in rather
formal way. In the majority of reading re-
citations observed. the pupils were reading
orally to nobody in particular. In this way
not enough interest was aroused not enough
thought provoked. not enough life was given
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A BILL has been introduced in Con-
gress providing for reduction of fare
on railroads for soldiers. The rate is 10
apply to round trips from the place Of
enlistmentt to the place where the SOL
der is stationed, or to any other plac'
ia the United States that is not greater
than the distances mentioned. This is
q good measure and should be put into
execution as 3 ION as possible. Take
Camp Dix AS an example. The men
there are compelled to pay 80 cents for
. round trip to Mount Holly, when
allowed to ride on the railroad, and il
they come by iitney the camp authori-
ties have fixed the round trip at sl.40,
but the drivers have been charging
$l.70. This is a hardship upon men
who have but about s. left from their
months pay. they naturally feel like
getting away from the camp when OPP
portunity permits, but it may easily be
seen that, with the increased railroad
fares and the unjust jitney prices, they
cannot get very far away. One OF the
recent orders was that a soldier with a
weekend pass must not travel on the
railroad, 30 that the iitneys have to be
used or the soldier must walk.
Reduced railroad fares and sufficien,
railroad accommodations would be a
great thing for the soldiers and they
certainly are entitled to some consider
alton. The people Of the many towns
visited take care OF soldiers over night
and during Sunday. giving them sleep
ing quarters and food without any pc
cuniary return, glad to do anything
that will add to the comfort and pleas
ure of the fellows who are going to figl I
for the flag. Certainly the government
should be willing to do its bit, espec
tally in view of the very frequent calls
upon the public to do the same.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23
A DEMONSTRATING NOTICE
Estate OF JOHN GLAD1Ne.

Notice is hereby given that an order has
been m ade by the Surrogate of the county
of Burlington bearing date on the four
teenth day of June, A. d. 1918, upon the APP
plication OF Rena Cliff, the subscriber, re
curing the creditors of John Gladng. de
ceased, to bring in their claims ag ainst the
estate of said decedent, under oath or affir-
nation, on or before March A. 1919, or they
will be debarred OF any action therefor
against the said Administrators.
RENA CLIFF,
Administrators.
Joseph l.. Thomas Proctor.
June IA, 1918. 81
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

ESTATE OF ANNA NJ. SHINN
Notice is hereby given that the accounts
of the subscribers, executors of ANNA M.
Shinn, deceased. late of the county of Bur-
lington, will be audited and stated by the
Surrogate and reported for settlement and
| allowance to the Orphans Court of said
county at session to be held ON the eigh-
teenth day of July, 1918
JOHN JACOB BRANDRR,
AUGUSTUS b. GRoBLER,
Executors.
Samuel A. Atkinson, Proctor.
June ii 1918.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23

WHEN Thomas N. McCarter made q
very emphatic statement to the effect
that the Public Utility Commissioners
OF New Jersey were ''bunch Of horse
thieves" and that Governor Edge was
In the same category there was some
thing OF sensation because McCarter
Is ut the head OF strong corporation
which has used its influence and
money in politics and is expected to do
the same now. The reason for Mr..
McCarter losing his head and using
his tongue was because the Public
Utilities Commission could not see its
way to increase trolley fares. Inciden-
tally MIR. McCarter declined to tell the
Commission what salaries the officials
Of the company were drawing. The
offended gentleman sees in the de
cision well-laid scheme of Governor
Edge to advance his canvass for United
States Senator. But when he made
the outspoken denunciation OF those
he spoke against he denounced some
Democrats, for the Commission has
some OF that faith on it. Former
Senator Siocum. Democrat, president
OF theI Utility Board. is said to have
prepared the decision and there was
not dissenting vote when it was pre-
sented for consideration. OF course
the main gloom over The decision was
noticeable at the offices of the corpo.
ration in Newark, and the riding pub.
lie will not be disposed to throw uI
their hats and cheer at the outbreak
OF the president OF the corporation
While there are many people who are
willing to admit that the trolley com
panies are as much entitled to an in.
crease In fares as the railroads are, YET
there will not be general appreciation
Of the vehement denunciation OF q
Commission that was guided by what
1t thought was the correct idea OF dis.
posing of the matter under consider.
alton.
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ExECUTOR's NOTICE.

ESTATE OF ADALINE X EMILE
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the County
of Burlington, bearing date Oh the eighth
day of May, A. ID. 1918. upon the application
of JOSEF II. Kimble, the subscriber, requ1r-
ing the creditors of Alkaline Kemble, de-
ceased, to bring in their claims against the
estate of said decedent, under oath or
affirmation, on or before February g. 1919,
or they Will be debarred OF any action there
for against the said executor.
JOSEPH Ii. KIMBLE,
Executor.
HERBERT s. KILLIE, Proctor.
MAY 8. lAI8
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ESTATE OF HARVEY VI. BATES
Notice Is hereby given that an order hal
been made by the Surrogate of the county
OF rlington, bearing date on the fifteenth
day of May, A. ID. 1915, upon the application
of Mount Holly Safe Deposit and Trus
Company, the subscriber, requiring the
creditors of Harvey NJ. Bates, deceased, tC
bring in their claims against the estate o.
said decedent, under oath or affirmation, on
or before February Is, 1918, or they will be
debarred of any action therefor against the
said executor.
MOUNT HOLLY SAFE DEPOSIT
AND TRUST COMPANY
May 10 Is 7-23
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Trenton. July l, 1918.
lreI
Mr.. William H. Mason,
District Clerk,
Mount Holly, N. j.

Mr. William H. Mason,
District Clerk,
Mount Holly, N. j.
My Dear Sir:
On January 10, 1918, received a communi-
cation from you in behalf of the Mount Holly
Board of Education, asking for survey OF
YOUR schools l replied that this survey would
be undertaken and / assigned Assistant Com
missioners Meredith and Scott to do this work
These gentlemen have given good deal OF
time and study to the matter. They have
been assisted, as they state in their letter OF
transmittai, by the educational department
of the State University of New Jersey. They
have been very painstaking in their work
and have secured body of data which should
be. as they state in their letter, future hell
to your Board and your Supervising Princi'
pal in the administration OF the Mount Holly
schools.
II is to be regretted that it has been impos,
sible to complete the report and transmit Il
before this time, but both Mr.. Scott and Mr.
Meredith have had many other duties to per
form, and moreover, they have attempted e
make q report which will be complete and IL
Eliminating in the various phases OF schoo
work. / think they have succeeded admirably
/ am transmitting the report to your Boart
under another cover and am also sending 8
copy of it to your Supervising Principal.
Very truly yours.
C. N. KENDALL,
Commissioner of Education
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-23

In general the exercise phase of this work
was being well done. The teachers assisted
the physical training teacher in a substantial
way. The discipline good, and the work
done with snap and energy. We were especi-
ally pleased to note that these pupils were
| taken out of doors whenever the weather per-
mitted.
The international work relating to instruc-
ton in the responsibi Titles of patriotic citi-
zenship not well done as it should be.
There close adherence to the prescribed
course, and the work had not apparently been
taken with sufficient appreciation of its worth.
The material was at hand but it had not been
put into full Some improvement was
| noted, however, upon subsequent visits to
| the school. This work is prescribed by law
and has the right of way in school programs
and it is hoped that next fall viii see it in
full swing