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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
BUNYAN ACTIVE TO THE END
His Last Years Busy Though Peace
full Ones and Death Result OF
Act Of Self-Sacrifice.

The closing years of the life Of John
Bunyan were peaceful, unlike in that
respect the years that had gone before,
but they were busy years, devoted to
preaching, to the work of pastor and
teacher. Of these closing years,
Froude, In his Life Of Bunyan," ed
tied by John Morley, writes, Happy
in his work. happy in the sense that
his influence was daily extending
spreading over his own country, and to
the far-off settlements in America, he
spent his last years In his own land
of Beulah, Doubling Castle out of
sight, and the towers and minarets of
Emmanuel land growing nearer and
clearer as the Jays went on"
His end was brought about by ex-
posture when he was engaged In an act
of charity. A quarrel had broken out
in a family at Reading with which
Bunyan had some acquaintance. The
father and son were at variance, and
in the hope of reconciling them Bun
yam journeyed from Bedford to
Reading on horseback. He succeeded,
but at the cost of his life.
Returning by London. he was over
taken on the road by a storm of rain
and drenched to the skin. Thia
brought on a chill. He reached the
house of a London friend. Mr.. Strud-
wick, but he never left his bed after
ward. In ten days he was dead. The
exact date is uncertain. 1t was to-
wards the end of August, 1888. be-
tween two and three months before
the landing Of King William. Bun.
yam was sixty years Of age. He was
buried In Mr.. Strudwick's vault In
the burying ground at Bunhill Fields.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
PERFECT ORGANIZATION
TO SELL LIBERTY BONDS
Experts in Various Lines Are at Work in Philadelphia
Headquarters

organization
completed Philadelphia the
Pennsylvania South
ernN New Jersey all of Delaware
Committee headquarters IN
the James Starr, Jr
departures
securing orders for bonds when
and Will possible
subscriptions in limited time
lines The thus nco
which under the supervision
districts
than county while in others
various
hamen the amount of
district In the last ioan the quota LOT W
information
all the
the
mie the regular
words Treasury De
fountain of all the work of the loan Be
Central Committee
various committees the work
OF nterlocks.
Depart
between the Office Of d.
Committee shows be-
Department the chairman Of the wo
Committee subcommittee Mrs
Walter is in Philadelphia
Parsons, in his tentative organization said
throughout entire Third
placing
will his duties and be able work 100
Washington which will
will systematically will
accomplished"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
New Type Of ~vampIre.s

Arrest at the instance Of an army
officer Of a young woman who had
committed bigamy in order to secure
the allowance granted to soldiers de-
pendents gives color to the warning
Issued against this new type Of ''van-
pfre," notes the Omaha Bee. Young
soldiers are picked out by these won.
en- and deliberately led into marriage
the one purpose being to secure money
from the government. The game is
not new one, nor does 1t exhibit
much modification in its details. 1t is
reported from some of the Southern
army camps that as many as three
and four soldiers have been welded
to the same woman. The young men
who are away from home for the first
time, wearing. their country's uniform,
should be warned that marriage is not
merely an enlistment for the war, and
therefore to be approached very seri-
ously. Romance is part of soldiers
life. but 1t may have consequences
that will embarrass him In after
years. The vampire" is one of his
choicest dangers. and one against
whom 1t Is difficult to guard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
CAME FROM DAMAGED STOCK
idea Of Blotting Paper Was the Direct
Result of Act Of Careless
Workman.

Blotting paper, like many another
valuable discovery, was found entirely
by accident. One day In paper mill
in Berkshire, England, careless work.
man forgot to put In the sizing and 1t
was necessary to throw out the entire
lot as spoiled. Later the angry pro-
prietor sat down to write a note and
possibly for reasons of economy used a
sheet Of the condemned paper. To his
increased annoyance the ink spread all
over the paper and he was about to
give up in disgust when the thought
struck him that 1t might be possible to
use the paper for absorbing ink In
place of the sand then universally used.
After some successful experimenting
he was able to dispose of his entire
damaged stock under the name Of blot
ting paper.
From that time on plotting paper
came into general use. At first 1t was
always pink In color, red rags being
used. Red was a fast color and diff
cult to bleach, hence the red rags were
useless in manufacturing writing pa
paper. But as the color Of blotting pa
per did not interfere with its useful
ness. red or pink was as good color
as any other, and thus provided
means of utilizing otherwise wasted
material.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Emancipator DisIIked Monotony, Hence
his Frequent Change of Wearing
and Not Wearing WhIskere

The storm which is raging around
the Barnard statue of Lincoln, says the
Toledo Blade, has brought out some In
teresting facts about the great emanci-
pator. known probably only to his bio
graphers. We recite, for example, that:
In 1853 Lincoln wore beard,
In 1867 and 1858 he was beardless.
During the debate with Douglas he
was growing a beard.
The day after his first nomination
the beard was gone.
Portraits of 1891, 1868 and 1884 show
the full beard. but before 1884 was
ended the Lincoln face was smooth
again. The last portrait, made on
April 8, 1865. shows the fair beginning
of beard.
This history indicates change In
the views about whiskers as between
Lincoln's day and ours. The man
with beard now holds his possession
to be inviOlate. He would not merely
sue anyone who would lay the scis-
Sors to his decorations, but he would
consider 1t mortal sin to do any
such thing himself. In the matter of
boards, as In everything else, Lincoln
retained an open mind. He was not
above liking change for Its own sake,
monotony wearying him. That. If
you will study them. will be found to
be one OF the traits Of all great men
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Dentist Useful In Army.

At the beginning Of the war. the
dental surgeon, so far as the allies
were concerned, was not officially rec
ognized In army circles, says Popular
Science Monthly. Indeed, 1t was not
until the Germans marched into Brus-
sells, with dental post every ten kilo-
meters, that the allies appreciated the
Importance Of oral hygiene.
Today there are IL American dental
field ambulances in France alone.
Men who were formerly sent home on
sick leave, whose only trouble was
their molars, are now kept Mt the
front. Soldiers to the number of a d.
vision and half have thVs heen
spared to the army. Furthermore, the
surgeons insist that a wounded man
with bad teeth makes slow recovery.
And then. too. army rations are hard
to musticate, so that the man with
poor teeth bolts" his food and loses
strength and endurance. In our new
National army there will be dentist
for every 500 men.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEW S
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1918
NURSE FORGOT PASSWORD
Made Discovery That She Was Jabber.
InQ French to Home Neighbor Who
Was on Guard Duty.

An American nurse Somewhere In
France" tells this story to friends back
home.
II was feeling wornout and nervous
one day, and asked the privilege OF
taking walk In the fresh air. My re-
quest was granted. and getting the
password, started out with younger
nurse for my companion After enjoy
ing q long walk we returned. but came
TO Q sudden halt before soldier on
guard, who demanded. In French, that
] give the password. / had forgotten
Il. It had not been given to the other
nurse. so she could not help me out OF
my predicament. used all the French
at my command. trying to explain 70
him, and finally trying to argue WIN
him that l must get back, password or
no password. He argued. In the same
language, and stood his grounds. At
last. tired out, angry with myself ana
with this wo0den-faced, obstinate per-
son who blocked my way. ] cried out
like a cross child: Ish Gebibble.
Instantly the wooden face changed
to a very human. boyish face. The sol
der caught me by the shoulder ano
shook me soundly. exclaiming: Are
you an American? Then why on earth
dtd you jabber all that stuff at mer'
why did you jabber back, In the
same langnage7' ] growied-
IT thought / was the only American
around here he laughed.
~Rhen We compared notes, and found
hat we not only both hailed from gooo
oA q. 8. A., but from the same big Ole
aty, and that his home had been on
tho NEXT street back Of my home street
4&yoe you think that wasn't some re
onioni And maybe you think ! didn'i
% walking again. with no need Of re
membering my password"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02

Who invented mortar? Some pre-
historic person. who in all likelihood
hit upon the combination by sheer
luck. The mortar used by the ancient
Greeks and Romans was the same
stuff that we use.
But nature was in advance of the
human discoverer by some millions of
years. In Texas and Kansas, extend
ing over vast areas, is geological for
nation known In that region as the
mortar BEDS" 1t is a stratum COM
posed Of sand, clay and lime, which,
originally fluid. has "set" and become
rock.
The process by which the sedi-
mentary rocks of the earth were
formed is successfully initiated in the
sidewalk pavement of artificial stone,
which is spread In moist condition
and allowed to dry. 1t is better for
the purpose than natural stone-made
in slabs larger than can be quarried
and often formed with grooves so as
to expand and contract without break
ing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
A "chanoed" Quarter.

Thousands Of persons, banks and
corporations are daily causing the Sc
cret service and subtreasnry great an
noyance by telephone calls inquiring
If the 1917 quarter has been counter
feited, states the New York World.
The National City bank and the Fed
eral Reserve bank are among those
who have been flooded with requests
for enlightenment.
The trouble results from an act of
congress, based on the idea that the
legend on the reverse side Of the piece
was not as clear as 1t should be, or
dering 1t changed. The new issue re-
Gently was put in circulation.
In the first issue the eagle is at
the bottom Of the coin and there are
seven stars on the left and six stars
on the right of the national bird.
In the second issue the eagle has
been placed near the center Of the
coin, and there are five stars on each
side and three stars beneath the eagle
and the sc pluribus unum" and other
reading matter is more distinct.
Both coins are of course o. Z.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
TIME TO PLoW sTuBBLE SOIL
Advantages and Disadvantages of Both
Spring and Fall Work Must
Be Considered.

(From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
In deciding the time to pillow, the adj
vantages and disadvantages of both
spring and fall blowing must be taken
into consideration. Heavy fall rains
Indicate that fall blowing should be
done, as the gain of moisture during
the winter by the stubble land prob
ably would not equal the loss of mois-
tire taken by the weeds in the fall. If
only light rains occur, however, the
moisture in the soil produced by these
ralns probably would be more than off
set by the greater quantity of snow
held by the stubble during the winter,
and the reduction of the weeds in the
crop. Spring blowing would then be
better. The availability of labor in the
Fall and winter will influence the
amount of blowing done, but a greater
effort should be made to do the blowing
II there is heavy precipitation than If
the rainfall is light. The only advan-
tage in late fall blowing is that the
amount of spring labor in preparing
the seeded is reduced. This advan-
tage, however, may be offset by re-
duction in the yield.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Rinht TO the Point.

One of the judges of the county
court was called upon at his club re-
Gently. muses. a New York correspond
ent, to make a speech in favor of the
appointment of well-known lawyer
and member of the club, who was gun
ming for a political job. The judge
touched on the patriotic issue, various
questions Of civil virtue and the value
of keeping good men on the bench. At
this point one of the members of the
club. noted for his argumentative and
violently demonstrative support of any
point he took, arose. The remainder
of the audience mentally got on tip
toe. Here is where the fireworks
started. Judge" began the question
err. "there's one thing that has always
bothered me, and hope you can settle
II for me so that the other members
of this club will see that am right
This is it: Does or does not a
straight flush beat four of kind I'M
der any and all circumstancesr
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02

systems of nursery plants of the diff
ferent varieties vary greatly, and what
constitutes good nursery plant of
one variety may be poor plant of an
other variety. Thus the Royal, pur-
ple variety, rarely makes as large
nursery plant as does the Columbian.
Consequently a good nursery plant
or the Royal would not be considered a
good plant of the Columbian.
In case the plants are not to be set
Immediately, they should be heeled in !;
that is, trench should be dug and
the roots placed in it and covered with
moist soil. In order to work the soil
thoroughly about the roots of each
plant it will be necessary to open the
bundles and spread the plants along
the trench. Sometimes it is desirable
to wet the roots, or, if they are very
dry, to soak them for a few hours be-
fore heeling in the plants.
Just before setting it is well to dip
the roots of the plants in a puddle
made of clay and water or COW ma
| nure and water. The roots are there
by partially protected from the wind
and sun.
Plants affected with crown-gall
should not be set. This disease can
be recognized by the knots and swell
ings which appear on the roots and
about the crown. Such diseased plants
are very much less productive than
| healthy stock.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Department of Agriculture to Assist in
Fight on Root-Rot-Big
Losses Recorded.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Root-rOt, very destructive storage
rot of onions, occurs in many states,
losses of from 25 to 70 per cent in
white onion sets having been recorded
In the onion-growing districts in the
vicinity of Chicago and in northern In
diana. Red and yellow onions are not
attacked as seriously as the white va
rieties. In order to combat this mall
ady the United States department of
agriculture next season is to assist
growers in testing a method of con-
trolling the disease with the hope of
putting the method ON practicable ba-
sis for commercial use. Specialists of
the department will be assigned to the
districts affected to advise the farmers
and to help in the installation and
equipment of necessary structures.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
sovlrreI Alded BRIDGE BuiIders.


There Is an old Hindu story about
Rama's bridge. Rama, the chief of
the gods, was building a bridge, and
the monkeys came to help In the work.
They carried earth and stones and
trees. and piled them up. They moved
cliffs and mountains. While the work
was at its height the squirrel came to
help. The squirrel could not carry
much, but he rolled himself up In the
sand and scampered to the bridge and
shook the sand from his coat and
scampered back again. The monkeys
stopped and laughed at the squirrel.
They said, 'Hol what does he
think he is doingT But Rama had
watched the squirrel, and he reproved
the monkeys, saying that according to
his powers the squirrel was doing as
much as any of them. And this legend
adds that Rama reached down and
stroked the squirrel kindly, and from
that day to this the squirrel has al
ways borne upon his coat the stripes
that are the marks Of Rama's fingers"
st. Nicholas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
GO NO FARTHER


Mount Holly proof is what you: want
and the statement of this highly re-
spected resident will Danish all doubt:
George Stead, prop. grocery. 7 Mill
street, Mount Holly, says: l was hav-
ing steady, dull ache in the small of
my back and was so stiff and lame
couldn't straighten without great deal
of pain. Those attacks came on with
ont warning and sometimes the pain was
so sharp, it would take my breath for a
minute. If 1 had anything in my
hands, would drop it. Many OF my
friends praised Doan's Kidney Pills, so
decided to give them trial. After
started using them, soon began to feel
stronger Six boxes put my kidneys in
excellent shape and haven't any trou-
BILE with my back since. Statement
given November ID, 1914.
A LASTING EFFECT
On October 3. 1917, Mr.. Stead said:
81 praise Doan's Kidney Pills as much
today as did in 1914. The cure they
made for me at that time has proven
permanent
Coo, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Useful Tree.

An American tree, known as the
shea, or butter tree, is beginning to at
tract commercial attention. 1t sup
plies not only nuts, but also butter
that may become an article Of CONNER.
cial Importance. 1t is already exported
to Europe, where makers of artificial
butter find use for it.
Almost two-thirds of the nut is veg
etable butter. The tree begins to bear
when it is fifteen years old and reaches
Its prime in twenty-five years. Choco
late manufacturers could easily util.
lie the product. It might also be of
use in making candles and soap.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
WORLDS WORST PEST

The worlds worst animal pest
is the rat.
1t carries the germs of bubonic
plague and many other diseases
fatal to man.
1t destroys annually in the
United States property worth
$2OO,000,000 equivalent to the
gross earnings of an army of
100000 men.
1t eats enough grain on many
a farm to pay the farmers taxes
and leave a margin.
Why not join in and fight the
rats? You can get valuable sug-
gestions as to methods in Farm ,
ers' Bulletin S96, United States
department of agriculture,
Washington, D. c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Japanese -steel Queen" Re.lre..

Mrs. Teruko Nakamura Of Osaka.
Queen" has announced her retirement
from business. She intends to travel
about the empire giving free film
shows for the better education of the
masses. She is making elaborate prep
arations to instruct the uneducated
about the peoples of other nations of
the world. Her views of American
cities are especially extensive and well
selected. Her efforts will be concen-
trated on the factory towns, where
much ignorance exists. Mrs. Nakamu-
ra is thirty-four years old and has
been a widow for eight years. Her
husband died deeply In debt, but she
undertook the management of his steel
mills and has not only paid Off all
debts but Is herself rated MANY timas
q millionaire. She converted the CON-
cern into stock company before her
retirement.
Tremendous Speed.
Tulminata Of mercury, which Is
used as tho original decorating charge
In torpedoes, expands 1T furious ratss.
A writer in the Illustrated World
makes comparison between this rate
Of expansion and an express train trdv-
cling at the rate of go miles an hour.
Imagine" he says $4,000 feet
second-instead of the SO feet a sec
ond made by mile-a-minute train.
and you will know why illuminate of
mercury going off In your hand will
carry a finger with it and yet not burn
YOUR coat" That is the ultimate in
speed
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02

Many Small Potatoes Wasted.
There are nearly 120,000,000 BUSH
els of small potatoes wasted in the
United States every year, all of which
could be used In making bread.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02

Woman,s Imaalnation.

When woman arrives three min
utes late at railway station she i'm
AGNES that the engineer saw her COM
ing and pulled out just for spite.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09
WOUNDED ARE DlRECTED TO
 REST HAYEN'S

PARIS. Oct 2. The American Red Cross has just taken steps 10 over come one of the greatest hardships suffered by the American soldiers during battle Many men in the course of an action receive slight wounds which render them incapable of continuing in the ranks and they are at once sent to the nearest dress ing station on foot if they are able to walak.
 Everything on modern battlefield is generally turned into an unrccog- nizable heap by the terrific artillery fire which preCedes an assault and the wounded, whose nervous systems are rapidly sappcd by pain and loss of blood, have difficulty in finding the way back over the ground they have stOrmed
 To alleviate the suffering of the wounded boys. the American Red Cross is furnishing thousands of small signs made of white cloth with Il large red cross at one end and a red arrow at the other to indicate the direction which the wounded must take These signs are to be fixed to trees. bushes. posts or other objects in the wake of advancing troops. and even laid on the ground when no other method is to hand.
 Army officers have told the Red Cross officials that these markers will probably save the lives of large number of men and avoid grave con sequences to many, as the seriousness of any wound depends greatly upon the prompt treatment it receives.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

RED CROSS
 ON AT LOCAL HEADQUARTERS
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09

is stated with proof that we could not operate a steamer on the ocean. we could not build a railroad car. we could not do anything to carry on this war. if we did not have tin It might be stated that the entire industry of the United States is dependent on tin in some form or other.
 Tin is one of the most essential ma tcrials of the whole war program and it will be impossible to sustain our demands and properly aid the indus tries of our allies unless an adequate supply is furnished.
 Tin-is found in innumcrable forms. but for the purpose of the Red Cross the forms in which 1t is worth col lectng are limited to three These are:
 l. Foil of every kind, including to- baccO foil cigarette foil. chewing gum foil. chocolate foil, and foil used by florists
 2 Collapsible tubes These are such are such as contain tooth paste, shay ing cream, salye, paints, etc. Every kind of colIapsiblr tube is worth col lccting, as every kind contains suf iciont proportion of tin to be of value
 3. Pewter articles. A very large proportion of tin is found in pewter articles of every kind. SO that thu" collection of these articles is very i'm pOrtant
 N E. Tin cans need not hc col lectod, as they contain a triaing per ."ntago of lin.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-09
Polish Princess
 Fakes Passport

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 9-Among the countless passport stories now cur. rent, one is told by the newspaper Novy kurier of Cracow, Austria. A Polish princess wanted to cross the frontier from Russia into Poland with her son. The Bolshevik authorities refused her Il passport and claimed the son for military service. With much trouble and a liberal use of money. she obtained a bogus passport. an important looking document bear ing many seals and signatures, one of them being that of Alexander the Great. King of MaCedon." It secured her a safe passage, and has now found a place in her family archives,
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