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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
THROUGH WILDS OF AFRICA
Plenty of Excitement in Motorcar
Trip Recently Undertaken by
Lover of Adventure.

To travel 1900 miles overland in a
motorcar through the wilds of South
Africa without a mishap is considered
remarkable accomplishment. accord
ing to a story in African Motor of
johannesburg.
In this article r. Asher of Port Eliz-
abeth tells of successful trip. 'The
roads In this country are VIGOROUSLY
bad, which makes the feat performed
by the car the more striking" says Mr..
Asher.
The journey took him through Ora
Jamestown, City of the Saints, Fort
Beaufort and through Bedford, typi-
cal inland city, and many of the larger
settlements.
In spite of transforms and almost
impossible roads no difficulty was ex-
perienced throughout the whole trip
aside from tire trouble. Some portions
of the journey were made at the rate
Of 81 miles per imperial gallon of
gasoline.
Parts Of the journey through Mon
tagu pass and Kyshna hills had to be
negotiated in second speed. yet through
all of this mountainous travel the re-
markable feature was the GOODNESS of
the motor. Mr.. Asher reported that
no water was put in the radiator from
Oudtshoorn to Port Elizabeth, which
are at opposite sides of this billy coun-
try.
Describing parts of the trip and COM
menting upon the appalling road con-
dItlons in places, Mr.. Asher says that
after plugging and struggling through
almost impossible roads, river was
encountered which had to be forded.
1t was necessary to take the plunge
with the car into q swift 'torrent, so
deep that he could not open the car
door. The radiator was partly sub
merged, but the car plowed through
successfully.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
MIGHT LAND UP IN MoRGUE
At the Best 1t Would Be Hospital for
Man Who Yelled "Hurrah for
the kaiserI"

Two men talking on the rear
platform of an East Tenth street car
were discussing the poor service and
how long it would take a person to get
any place by depending on the city
cars, when one of the men said that
he had heard of quick way to reach
the city hospital.
He explained that while he was
down town, few days before, he had
overheard the conversation between a
man who was evidently n stranger and
another man of Irish descent.
"Could you tell me the quickest way
to get to the city hospital?" inquired
the stranger.
"Sure," said the man of Irish de-
scent, "you walk one square east, turn
to your right and go one square south.
There you will find a recruiting sta
tion. Go in there and yell: 'Hurrah
for the kaiserr and when you come to
you will be in the city hospital
The man who told the story said he
thought that was one way of reach
ing the city hospital in record-breaking
time, but his friend did not agree with
him.
"Why don't you agree with mer'
asked the first man. ''Don't you think
the plan good one"
"Oh, the plan is all right" replied
his friend, 'but think the destina-
ton is all wrong. Any man going into
a recruiting station and yelling: Hur-
rah for the kaiserp would make a
quick trip somewhere, but not to the
city hospital. think he would
break all records getting into the city
morgue. "-Indianapolis News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
FORTS HOUSE MACHINE GUNS
How the Greatly Dreaded "PilI
Boxes" First Devised by Ger
mans, Are Managed.

1t used to be thought that the Bel
gian forts of armored steel and con-
crete, almost completely buried In the
ground. would hold out against any
artillery. But when the Germans
brought up their great howitzers and
hurled undreamed of quantities of
high explosives on these forts, they
broke and crumbled to pieces, writes
A. Russell Bond in st. Nicholas. Then
1t was predicted that the day of the
fort was over. But the machine gun
has developed new type of warfare.
Instead Of great forts mounting huge
guns, we now have little machine-gun
forts. and they are far more trouble
some than the big fellows. To the Ger
mans belong the credit for this type
Of fort, which consists of a small con-
crete structure, hidden from view as
far as possible, but commanding some
important part of the front. "Pill
boxes" the British call them, because
the first ones they ran across were
round in shape and something like
pill box In appearance.
These pill boxes are just large
enough to house few mcn and a
couple of machine guns. Conceahaent
Is of the utmost Importance Their
safety depends upon it. Airplanes ere
particularly feared, because machine
gun emplacement is recognized to be
so important that whole battery of
artillery would be turned upon a sus-
pected pill box II is claimed that
some pill boxes are built with turrets
that rise OFT ef tie ground. Normally,
they are completely buried and COW
cred with turf so that no one would
expect their existence. During the
bombardment preceding charge they
would remain hidden and only a
chance shot could put them out of
business. When the charge took place
the elevating mechanism would be OPP
Grated, and out of the ground would
rise the miniature.fort, ready to halt
the advancing soldiers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
WOULD KEEP LOVE In>WoRID
Pathetic Plea Made by AusIsian
Woman More Than Her English
Sister Could Refuse.

She was a little Austrian woman
and she was crossing the ocean On a
great hostile liner. Most of the other
women were the wives of Englishmen
and they could not forget that her
country was at war with their land.
They ignored her, and she was left
much to herself. And yet
One morning as she was walking
up and down the deck in her solitary
way she passed the steamer chair of
middle-aged English woman who was
knitting at a gray wooden sock, re-
lates writer in the Christian Herald.
And suddenly she paused in her walk
and held out both of her hands.
"Oh," she cried, In very good Eng.
fish, will you not let me knit few
rows on that sock7"
The English woman looked up. And
her face was cold and rather hard. 81
think" she said. shat you would
scarcely want to knit on this sock
For 1t is going to an English colonel
my husbandi"
The little Austrian woman looked
at the colOnel's lady. And there were
tears in her eyes. Listen" she said
in a low, shaking voice. 81, myself
have a son. He is an officer in the
Austrian army. But If you knew my
son do not think you would hate
him! II knew the colonel, your hus-
band, / do not think would hate
him either. ." She paused for
a moment before she went on, and
then-"now that the world is torn by
war;" she said. 1--WE women must dc
what we can to keep little love in II
May /. perhaps. knit few
rows on the sockw
Silently, but with tears In her OWL
eyes, the English woman handed over
the gray wool.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Mud sneelalIs4

Several officers from the front speak
of famous bootblack in Paris who Is
known as the mud specialist The
individual can tell every soldier client
what section of the trenches he halls
from merely by examining the mud On
his feet. 1t is said that he rarely
makes mistake, and can spot q mans
bartle station anywhere between
Ypres and Verdun with marvellous ac-
curacy, apparently each section of the
long line having its characteristic
brand of mud.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
Palm-clothed Islands That Have All
of the Riches Man Has Any
Need to Covet.

The little-known Trobriand group of
islands is a cluster of palm-clothed
gems that stud the emerald Pacific a
hundred-odd miles northeast of Sa-
marai (Papua). They are the real
thing In coral romance. The natives
are Of the Melanesian type. happy peo-
pie with fondness Especially ON the
part of the star-eyed maidens) for
Europeans. who have exploited the
rich pearl fishery. They are advanced
in arts and crafts, and produce a ire
mendous quantity of carved weapons
and ornaments, which are eagerly
bought by tourists from curio-dealers
in Sydney and Melbourne.
Before competition set in the island.
ers did not get much for their pearls
Gems worth $50 and $75 were freely
bought for as many pence. The group
Is fat, but is richly clothed in jungle
and produces vast quantities of excel
lent yams. which are traded. Good
climate, gorgeous scenery, blue seas
like billowing silk, diamond-dusted
beaches and splendid fishing and shoot
ingl
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
JUST A DOMESTIC DRAMA
Tooth, Bread Board, Mother and Son,
All Mixed Up In This Little
Everyday Story.

A tooth, limousine, a bread board,
some Wyckoff noodles mother and
her son enter into this drama.
Mother is Loyalty doing her own
work, and on returning from market
she drove her limousine to the kitchen
door. Lacking room to place her mar
keting, Sic temporarily put the bread
board, covered with noodles, on the
back of the convenient limousine. Just
then her son had fall in such a man
ner that front tooth was cleanly re-
moved from its socket. In great ex-
element she picked up the boy and
the tooth and FASTENED in the limou-
sine to the dentist. On one of the prin-
cipal streets, during the trip down
town, she heard a sound as though the
limousine had run over loose board.
but gave 1t no thought. The dentist
replaced the tooth and mother and son
returned home. Her husband, who Is
very fond of noodles. said: "Marguer-
cite, what did you do with the bread
board and the noodlesT Then she
knew. Did she go back after the bread
board and noodles? She did not.
Is the boys tooth still In? 1t is.
Will you find the bread board and
noodles advertised in the lost column
NO.-Indianapolis News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
On That East Tenth Line.

They were standing around boast
ing about how bad their individual
street car service was. Central said
his was ''rottener" than College.
Pennsylvania said Illinois got the best
of the cars, and the best of service. A
South side man declared the South
side service was the limit. After they
had all had their rounds a little man
who lives on the East Tenth line
sighed and said:
"Of course, we don't speak of it as
skip-stop ANY longer-we say skip
entirely. But that isn't the worst.
The other morning one Of my neigh
bors and were standing on the back
platform of an East Tenth street car.
Well, at Tenth and Sterling streets
the car swayed and bumped so vio-
lently that it jolted lead pencil out
of the pocket of my neighbor and"
But the others were gone.-Indian-
apolis News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
This Girl la a I'll neman y

When the automatic telephone
switchboard In Santa Monica, CAL,
gets out Of order 1t is young woman.
clad in overalls and jumper, that
Shoots the trouble"
Before this high-school graduate of
unusual accomplishments obtained her
present position of indoor mechanic.
she proved herself as efficient as the
men in doing line work. climbing poles
and replacing wires as readily as any
of them, says Popular Mechanics, in
describing her attachments.
But for the war and the shortage of
men having mechanical experience, she
probably would not be filling a mans
place.
However, being fond Of mex hanics
and having knowledge of electricity,
she intends to remain at her post until
peace comes. and then get a college
education.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
HEINz'S GREAT COLLECTION
Ivory Carvings Owned by Pittsburgher
Are Declared to Be Almost
Priceless.

During many years H. ]. Heinz of
Pittsburgh has gathered together one
of the finest collections of ivory cary
ings in America. There are probably
a dozen notable collections of this
sort in the country, and among them
the Heinz group of 1900 pieces holds
distinguished rank, says a writer in
Scribnn's.
AS rich and fascinating field for a
discriminating collector, ivory cary
ings are perhaps without peer. Exc
cuted in a material that has always
been costly, too rare, as rule, to be
subjected to poor or mediocre work
manship, they may well be considered
as typical of the artistic development
of the time in which they We're pro-
duced. They represent the art, more
over, not of one people, of one period,
but, 1t is scarcely an exaggeration to
say, of all peoples and all periods.
From prehistoric ages down through
the civilizations Of Egypt and Assyria
and of classic Greece and Rome have
come priceless examples of sculptured
worries. The dark ages of Europe, so
meager in artistic treasures, have be-
queathed us an unbroken chain of
ivory carvings. Much of the most In
teresting of such work must be accred-
tied to the centuries of the Gothic re-
vival, the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth. The Renaissance and the
centuries succeeding have yielded a
wealth of carved worries of great rich
ness and beauty. From India, China
and Japan come worries of deep his.
toric interest and especially in the
work of Japan, of genuine artistic
achievement.
Periods of exceptional turbulence
such as the fall of Constantinople,s the
reformation in England and the French
revolution. have caused the destruction
Of Incompatible treasures. That sc
much has survived seems cause fol
wonder. The explanation lies In the
very nature of the carvings.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Possibilities Of North Africa.

North Africa-Tunis, Algeria and
Morocco-eontains around a half mil.
lion square miles. Some of it is des-
ert, but much Of 1t Is highly produc-
tive. and it has special advantages for
producing some forms of live stock.
The climate and pasture make 1t al
most as ideal country as Australia
Tor sheep raising, and 1t has peculiar
advantages for what might be called
extensive pig raising; its acorns and
other tree crops taking the place of
corn. Yet down to the beginning of the
war very little had been done to make
this potential wealth actual and avail
able.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
CALAIS LONG FAMOUS PORT
Three Nations Have Held City Which
the Germans Are Now So Eager
to Possess.

Since the beginning Of the war
Calais Elas been an objective Of the
German army. 1t is familiar name
to those who have crossed the 20 miles
Of nasty choppy water that lies be-
tween Calais and the English port Of
Dover.
Fifty years ago Calais was regard
ed as fortress Of the first class, but
1t would now probably not be able to
defend itself many days against mod
ern artillery. In 1346. after the bat
tie Of Crecy. Calais was besieged by
the English King Edward III, holding
out resolutely by the bravery Of Jean
de Vienne. Its inhabitants were saved
from the cruel fate with which Ed
ward menaced them by the devotion
Of seven Of Its chief citizens, who in
turn were themselves spared at the
prayer Of Queen Phillfpa, this event
having been commemorated in a wide
ly known historical painting.
Calais remained in the hands Of the
English until 1858. when it was taken
by the duke of Guise, at the head Of
10000 men, from an ill-provided Eng
fish garrison only 800 strong, after a
siege of seven days. This loss led to
the remark Of an English queen, who
declared that when she died the word
Calais" would be found impr tied on
her heart. Calais was held by the
Spaniards from 1896 to 1898, but was
restored to the French by treaty.
On the chalk cliffs of Dover stands
gun, several centuries old. on which
Is engraved the doggerel:
Feed me well and keep me clean,
And III send ball to Calais green"
This was fiction, but modern artil-
lery could easily accomplish the feat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Insects That Have Food Value.

Among insects which have been and
are considered of gastronomic value
are caterpillars. moths, a favorite in
some parts of Africa; the pupae of
the silkworm in China; ants, alive and
roasted, are appreciated in Burmah, as
well as by the Indians of North and
South America, while 1t is said the
lumbermen of Maine enjoy an occa-
sional meal of large wood ants. The
beetle is earen In the Nile valley, in
Turkey, Lombardy, Java, Peru, and is
said to be nutritious and fattening. In
Central America the eggs of three
aquatic bugs are made into little
cakes and eaten. Mexicans make a
strong drink by infusing a tiger beetle
In alcohol.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Wrist Score pads.

A convenient little score pad for the
golfer is attached to a leather strap
which may be fastened around the
wrist
The score pad is worn, of course, on
the left wrist and the golfer may jot
down memoranda of his score as easily
as social memos are scrawled on
starched .cuffs-or used to be when
starched cuffs were in fashion.
The usefulness of the wrist has been
sadly neglected in other years. when
the bracelet and occasionally the fan
We're the only things 1t was expected to
carry. Wrist watches and golf scores
now fall to its share as part of the
burden of life's impedlmcnts, and very
efficiently it meets its new obligations.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Policeman ApoIoolxea.

Released by the signal of the traffic
policeman, the stream of vehicles was
surging through Market street when a
young woman In new car drove up
Broad street. She pulled out to pass
the other cars that had halted and
kept on her way, pumping the horn
shrklly and insistently: II blew the
horn loudly enough; why didn't you
make those cars stop and let me by2"
she freezingly asked the policeman
after he had rescued her. my mis-
take, madam" said the officer. II
thought you were blowing for me to
move the Kinney building back out of
your way."-Newark News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Her Record still still.

A certain family has colored serv-
ant who, while very attentive to her
duties, has never been known to give
anybody civil answer. Purely as an
experiment, the lady of the house
brought her new calico dress, and
gave it to her, saying:
Il am glad to have the pleasure,
Matildy, of giving you this Dress"
"Yer mout hab had dat pleasure
long ago eff yer had any regard fo' my
feelings" was the gracious reply
Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
New inventIon

A recent invention which has not
been marketed as yet, but is reported
to be q great success, is an electric
roller for use in making the much
needed five-yard rolls of bandages.
The new device is not only great
time and labor saver. but requires lit
tie practice to learn to operate. The
rollers operated by hand, as they have
been heretofore, require skill and
training to operate them successfully,
and the work is strenuous. BY rolling
electrically the operator is able to
keep both hands on the bandage, while
in hand operation one hand guides the
roll or bandage and the other oper>
ates the roller.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
No Better Security on Earth.

The credit of the United States was
so high and unQuestionable that In
1900, two years after the Spanish war,
2 per cent bonds were offered at par
and oversubscribed. This is finan-
cial performance no other nation has
ever equaled. United States per
cent bonds in 1888 sold as high as 100,
and in 1901 brought 1919 on the stock
market. The United States has new
er defaulted on any of Its bcnsls. Not
one of its bondholders has eve. lost a
cent of principal or interest, except
those who voluntarily have taken
losses by selling their bonds in a pc
Rod of temporary price DEPRESSION
international Confectioner.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
serInture and Profanity Mixed

The Bible and profanity were
strangely intermingled in the congress
few days ago. Senator Overman
made the statement that President
Wilson has been criticized In many
Instances, for instance. for not taking
senators into his confidence" To which
Senator Reed remarked: 'Oh hell u
Senator Oyerman expressed the hope
that this expression would go into the
Record. Subsequently Senator Over
man read into the Record a section of
the eighteenth chapter of Exodus, de-
scribing how Aaron and Hur sat by
the side of Moses and held aloft his
hands throughout the day while the
coDfilct between the army of Israel ana
the army of Amalek was in progress.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Mustard Gas Invented Here.

The report that an American in
ventor laid before an agent of the bu-
reau of mines 10 months ago a form
ula for mustard gas, which the Ger
mans are now supposed to be using. is
to be taken up by the American In
ventors' association. The allegation
brought to the attention of the asso-
citation at its meeting the other day
was to the effect that Benjamin p.
Brooks, chief chemist of the CONNER
cial Research company of Flushing. l..
l., gave a formula to the government
bureau and heard nothing more from
1t. A few months ago 1t was found
Germany had hit upon the gas. accord
ing to F. ]. Hemen, president of the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
Benefits of War.

That the benefits Of war overshadow
it's damages is the firm conviction of
Uncle John Of Excelsior Springs
Standard. who writes:
ut shows the world, fer instance,
how to loosen up its band an to deal
a sort Of jestiee that the brute can
understand. 1t reminds the unwashed
heather, which they mighty nigh for
got, that there's hell inside a Yankee
when his blood Is bilin' hot
'Then-we know the joys of savin',
which we maybe hadn't saw till the
roarin' beast Of Berlin got too handy
with his paw; so, we've somehow,
hitched our Vaughn to an everlastin'
star, that will keep right on a-shinip'
when we've clean forgot the war"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17

A lean young infantryman, hurried
across France with his regiment, was
flung into fight near Chateau Thierry
with scanty sleep and short rations.
went over crest with the first wave
of assault, emerged from a mix-up
with German bayonet none the worse
except for tear In the seat of his
breeches, escaped by miracle every
blast in the murderous crossflre of
German machine guns and finally came
out one Of the few unscratched ones In
his platoon. He dropped on the ground,
doubly thankful for the promise of a
few moments rest. but he bounded up
again In the agony Of his first wound.
His face had landed In a bunch of
nettles.-Stars and Stripes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17

Il noticed that you engaged in earn.
est conversation with that conductor
ette."
We were just having little argu-
ment about the proper pronunciation
OF the street l live on" said Professor
Diggs. "She insisted that 1t should be
called Wellington but having some
knowledge of the man who defeated
Napoleon at Waterloo, commended 1t
should be Wellington
well which is 1t to be henceforth--
Wellington or wellington
"Aheml Wellington Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17
AnnroprIafe Name


As he polished his customers boots
the bootblack pulled at the end of a
cigar. Thinking to have a little fun
at the youths expense, the customer
asked him If he always smoked cigars,
"Oh, yes, pretty Often" declared the
youth.
what brand do you generally
smoker" was the next question.
Robinson Crusoe. SIR" came the re-
ply.
The customer pondered awhile.
II never heard of that brand," he
said.
IT'S name I've given 'em myself.
said the youth. you see, guY'nor, old
Crusoe was castawayw