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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
WOMEN HANDLE BIG SHELLS
Young Mother Gave Practical Demon.
stration of Their Physical Fit
ness to Do SO.

When women first were put to work
In shell factories in England they
handled only the light field-gun shells.
Later it became necessary for them to
turn out larger shells, and doubts were
raised as to whether the women were
strong enough to handle them. A
young mother settled the question.
LET me heft the SHE'LL" she said,
picking one up from the floor AYE
she commented, this shell is mite
heavy, It's true, but it's not so heavy
as my baby"
There is a shell factory in the Liv-
erpool district operated almost exclu-
sively by the daughters of business
and professional men. Many are
young girls who had never done any
kind of work other than needle work
and cooking. The heavy work Of the
establishment is performed by the
wives of sailors.
This is a nonprofit-making factory
end it is the reply Of the Cunard COM
pany TO the Germans for the sinking
of the Lusitania.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
chaHneI Tunnel L. Missed.

How great have been the demands
upon the British merchant marine for
the reservation Of ships FOR purely mil
itary purposes Is shown by the stats
tics of the first two and quarter
years of war During that time 5000.
900 men were transported across the
seas and over a million sick and
wounded. OF supplies and explosives
0,420.000 tons were carried, besides
100000 horses and mules. and A.
100000 gallons Of petrol. If the chan
nel tunnel had been built In the days
merchant tonnage. now employed on
transport service, would have been
available for the worlds commercial
service.-Scientific American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10


Several years ago we received a
small sample package of sugar-beet
eeed," writes subscriber in the Won
ans Home Companion. 1--WE have a
little extra space In our garden, so we
planted it. About harvest time visited
a sugar-beet factory and what / saw
gave me the following idea, which
proved so successful In saving sugar
that we have always raised few sugar
beets. Wash and scrub every particle
Of dirt from the beets. cut in small
pieces and AL dishpan or very large
kettle. Cover with cold water and boil
until beets are very soft. Strain into
another pan and cook strip down until
the desired consistency is obtained, be-
ing careful to skim all impurities from
the sirup as it boils. Add few drops
of mapleine to give coler and flavor
of maple sugar. Cool and bottle. This
last fall we made several gallons OF
strip at practically no cost"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Rip Van Noah.

1t was the first twilight game at the
local ball park, and the little fan with
the whiskers just had to tell something
to celebrate the occasion.
Boys, here's a new one my son
wrote me-" he said, as he climbed into
the bleachers.
swell, spring It'll Spring It'll r. begged
the gang" Lets get 1t over WITH"
"Yuh know my sons at the Nation
al army camp at Chillicothe. Yeh, he
came out fiat-footed fer the war. Hah-
hahi" said the little man, as he bit
into cigar which everybody knew
was made In Wheeling. swell, here
is what he wrote me this morning |:
Dear Pop-Here is a Joke. 1 hope
you see the point. What put the chill
In Chillicothe7 Why, the draft, Of
course. Jimmy P. s. This is some
city, Now wasn't that just like Jim
my. Some little Joke. He-he"
Eyes, some little joke" said the
crowd, you old Mr.. Rip Van Noah"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
peculIsrItles Of Electric Raw.

The electric ray is a species Of fish
found on the Pacific coast. It is known
from central California southwark to
Santa Barbara channel and is very
common IN Monterey bay. This fish is
provided with an electric organ COM
posed Of hexagonal cells, reaching from
the skin Of the upper surface to that
Of the lower, and situated at each side
Of the head and gill chambers. The
electricity discharged from this ray
has the properties Of other electricity,
such as rendering an iron bar mag
netic. decomposing chemicals and pro-
ducing a spark, says the American
Angler. Stories vary as to the vol
ume of the discharge, but even a small
ray is capable Of inflicting considerable
pain. After few discharges the fish
becomes exhausted and must rest be-
fore Its electric organs are again func-
tional.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
NEED NOT SEEK POPULARITY
"Expeft" May Achieve Highest Meas.
ure Of Success, but Naturally He
/, win Never Be Loved.

There IL not much mystery, OF even
any at an, FL the dislike Of 'experts"
that Is felt and expressed by not few.
The expert man rs q man who goes to
other men and tells fhem that the
way In which they are doing their work
r. not the best way-that it is bad,
costly, Or even stupid way-and that If
they will only listen to him and follow
his advice their work will be improved
and their efficiency Increased.
None Of US takes pleasure In hear
ing talk Of that sort, and the displeas-
ure ts greater ID exact proportion with
length Of the hearers training and ex-
perience fl conducting his business,
trade, Or art. All that the expert says
carries the Implication of adverse criti-
cism directed against the recipient Of
his suggestions, and usually It is criti-
cism Of that recipients father and
grandfather. OF course that is re-
sented. and the resentment is bitterest
when The expert goes ahead and gives
undeniable proof that his new way
Of doing things is better than the old
ways which have long been productive
Of honor and profit.
The expert, too, Is always open to
the convenient charge that he Is not
'practicaI'-that he is man of the
cries and fads. Sometimes the charge
Is true-but only of the expert who
claims the name without deserving it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
The Modern Way.

The conversation in the lobby of a
Washington hotel turned to the sub
ject of modern methods when little
story along that line was contributed
by Congressman Claude Kitchin of
North Carolina.
Some time ago young man became
enamored of a beautiful girl, and
after courtship of some months he
mustered sufficient courage to tell her
of his great love.
Tonight" said he as they sat one
evening in the alluring gloom of the
veranda, 81 am going to your father
and ask for your hand in marriage"
''That is very fine, Harry" the pref
~ one replied, ''but don't be so old
fashioned
"Qld fashioned" returned the lover.
thoughtfully. II don't quite under
stand"
Don't ask him." was the prompt
explanation of the girl. "Tell him.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Welsh Intermarrylnu.

A remarkable instance of Welsh
family intermarrying is given ia a
quaint chronicle of local events kept
by one Peter Roberts, notary public,
Of st. Asaph, who died In 1916. He
wrote: Upon Saturday evening, the
xxviith day of Novr., 1924, Thomas
Mostyn, Esq. and Gwen Parrie, wild
ow. the late wife of the late reyd. father
in God. Richard Parrie. late Lord
Bishop of st. Asaph. deceased, were
married; and also William Mostyn,
gent. son and heir apparent of the
said Thomas Mostyn, and one Anne
Parrie. one of the younger daughters
of the said late Lord Bishop, were
likewise married the day and year
aforesaid; and Richard Parrie, son
and heir of the said late Lord Bishop,
and Marie Mostyn, third daughter of
the said Thomas Mostyn, were then
married"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Loving Word.


A loving word is always q safe word.
1t may, or it may not. be a helpful
word to the one who hears it; but
1t is sure to be pleasant memory 90
the one who speaks 1t. Many word
spoken by us is afterward regretted (;
but no word of affectionate apprecia-
ton to which we have given utter
ance finds place among our sadly re-
membered expressions. Looking back
over our intercourse with our fellow
workers, we may regret that we were
betrayed into harsh or hasty or un-
loving word of censure or criticism in
this intercourse; and we may wish
vainly that we had the privilege of
saying all loving words that we might
have spoken.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Lock Of MlIton,s Hair.

What is reported to be Doctor
Johnson's lock of Millions hair is to
be sold by Messrs. Puttick in London
this month. Johnson, according to ira
dition. claimed that his lock of MIL
TONS hair formerly belonged to Addi-
son. johnson relieved Millions daugh-
ter when she was in distress and it is
thought she gave him the lock in graft
tude.
The lock was subsequently divided.
one half being given to Leigh Hunt, anA
it inspired Keats Lines on Seeing q
Lock of Millions Hair" Leigh Hunt
shared his portion of the lock with
Browning, and the portion he retained
cannot be traced. Some years ago
Browning's portion was sold In Lon.
don, and later, resold in New York for
nearly ,000-London Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
WHERE GREAT EN-. Error DIED.
Longwood, the Prison House of Napo-
leon, lie Maintained Much as
He Knew II.

Longw0od Old House, the prison
home of Napoleon, is about four miles
from Jamestown, the capital of St.
Helena. Dismally unattractive, the
place is in about the same condition
that it was in the emperor's time. A
low rambling one-storied farmhouse,
once the dwelling of peasant farmer
of the island, 1t is hard to connect the
place with the one-time master of the
Tuileries and Versailles. But Long
wood has an air of romance and mys-
terry of its own, for it was the death
place of Napoleon.
The house is badly lighted and i'll
ventilated. The rooms are tiny and
musty. The so-called billiard room
could never have held even the small
est table and the players at the same
time. The reception room into which
the emperor was moved when dying, is
the pleasantest spot in the place, for
1t boasts Of more than one window. 1t
was In the space between the two win
dows, that the death bed was placed.
Here today Is bust of the emperor.
Visitors 10 Longwood sign the ancient
visitors book in this reception room.
while the aged guide tells the story of
Napoleon's last days.
Above the frst ddpr are the garnet
rooms, little more than cubby holes,
where former statesmen and marshals
of France lived during their exile with
their master. Outside is the tiny gar
den and the emperor's favorite arbor.
Here is the fishpool built by his own
hands. At the foot OF the plateau is
Geranium valley, and the emperor's
tomb. It was by Napoleon's own re-
quest that he was buried here. The
famous willow tree of fiction and his
tory still shadows the emperor's tomb.
In 1858 Queen Victoria presented
Longwood to Napoleon III, who re-
stored the old place to the condition
In which the great emperor knew 1t.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Two Prize captIves.

While on sentry duty one night one
Of the men at Camp Colt, who had
been the butt of numerous company
jokes, halted two of his worst tormen
tors as they were endeavoring to sliI
into camp after taps. In response te
his challenge they stated that they
were Kaiser Bill and Won Hindenburg
Thereupon the sentry called for the
officer Of the guard, reported his dis
tinguished guests, and had the salts
faction of seeing them headed directly
for the guardhouse.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
TRENTON FAIR PREMIUMS
GIVEN WAR GARDENERS

Exhibitors OF canned vegetables from
war gardens may contest this year for
a National Prize Certificate at Tren-
ton Fair from September 80 to October
4. This offer is made by the National
War Garden Commission, which will
also award to the blue ribbon winner
a book half filed with Thrift Stamps.
The commission, which has Charles
Lathrop Pack Of Lakewood for its
president, has set aside $4,000 for
Thrift Stamps for war gardens.
AT the Trenton exposition the
awards will be in addition to those
placed by the Fair Association.
To stimulate interest in the home
garden projects the Fair has placed
special premium money also for ex-
hibits from the gardens.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Lusty Old Ace.

What time of life can be compared
to the time of lusty old age2 Does
white hair betoken failing powers2
Nay, no more than the snow that
crowns the giant old pine betokens
any weakness or decay of the tree.
The head and the hairs Of our coming
Redeemer shall be white like wool,
as white as snow Herein is the
mystery of the strength of old age.
AS is lusty tree, so is a lusty old
man. He knoweth the secrets Of
heaven and earth, and he beareth
fruit to the last. He dieth not easily,
but like a great oak, whose roots go
deep into the earthG he is laid low
only by mighty cataclysm of nature.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
initiated Kopenlck Captain.

An extraordinary instance of Teu.
tonic servility where uniforms are con.
cerned has occurred at Essen. A par.
ty of three armed individuals, two in
soldiers and one In policennn's uni
form, made a round of all the schools
of the town, representing themselves
to be authorized to collect the chill,
dren's satchels. They paid trif1e in
each case for the leather straps at
tached to them, and carried away their
booty. After a few days, the whole
affair was discovered to be swindle
How it is possible that this could
have been carried on for days without
anyone having the courage to chal
lenge their authority remains one OF
the mysteries of the war;" says the
Rhenish Westphalian Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
one Of Uncle sam.a Hoxa.

Although he had twice been unable
to make his way through steam
filled compartment, Walter D. MeLea,
a chief machinist's mate, national ma
val volunteers, United States navy,
made third go at It, and with sue.
cess. In doing this he prevented a
much more serious accident. and for
his valor has been commended by the
secretary Of the navy. The engine
room had been filed with live steam
when the breaking Of the tiller carried
away the exhaust lines Of the steering
engine. At the first alarm McLea
tried to enter the compartment where
the steam was escaping, but 1t was
not until he bad made three trips
down the ladder that he was success.
full in stopping the flow. McLea went
into the navy April 8, 1917, entering
the naval volunteers at Erie, Pa.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
One Quart of MIX.

Doctor Rosenow of Harvard univer-
sity says that the actual food value Of
one quart of milk is equal to three
quarter pound of beef, two pounds Of
chicken, eight eggs, or two pounds of
Goldfish. Each Of these costs more, to
say nothing Of the time. labor and fuel
required in preparation. A glass of
milk costs only 8 ga cents in Corvallis
today. The food value Of that glass Of
milk is equal to two large eggs, or a
large serving Of lean meat, or two
moderate-sized potatoes, or five table
spoonfuls Of cooked cereal, or two la
blespoonfuls Of cooked rice, or two
slices of bread. In other words, meal
consisting Of one glass of milk and two
slices of bread gives you as much food
value as you would get out Of four
eggs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
WILL AUCTION HORSES TO
HELP RED CROSS FUND

Two blooded horses are to be auc-
toned off at Trenton Fair for the bene-
fit of the American Red Cross. The
exposition this year will be continued
from September 80 to October 4, and
the bidding meet will be one of the fea-
lures for selected day in front of the
Grand Stand
This benefit will be made through
the generosity Of Major Howard s.
Borden, the philanthropist of Oceanic,
who will give the horses from his sta
Bile. One is polo pony and the other
is jumper. Exhibitions will be made
In front of the Grand Stand.
Major Borden is a close personal
friend of Major NJ. R. Margerum, sec
rotary and general manager of the
Fair, both being members of Governor
Edges staff.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

The Suez canal Is worked and con-
trolled by an elaborate array of sig
nails. At Port Said, on the Mediter-
ranean entrance, at Suez. on the Red
sea, at 1smailla, about halfway be-
tween, are the chief offices and con-
trolls Of the canal. At all these places
you see a simple yet clever contriv-
ance at work. which plays an impor-
tant part in controlling the traffic of
the canal. In quiet room upstairs
on long, low table running the whole
length Of one wall is narrow metal
trough. On shelf above are num-
Der of model ships. The trough, Of
course, represents the canal. and 1t
has marked on 1t all the stations anl'
sidings. The big lakes In the canal
are also shown.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Behind the Lines.

Last Sunday I attended church serv-
ice. The padre, during his sermon,
told the boys that for every sin they
committed they owed certain amount
to God. When was leaving I heard
Tommy remark:
'"That settles 1t. I'll have to give up
my pass to L. I can't afford to 90
for owe too darned much to God al
-Second-in- Command.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Soldering Iron and Steel.


For soldering iron with steel, use a
fiux composed of equal parts of cast
iron filings and calcined borax. Pull
verize this black, CLASSY mixture, and
spread the powder on the seam.
For soldering steel, melt in an
earthen vessel three parts of borax,
two parts of colophony, one part Of
carbonate of potash, one part pow
dered hard soap, to which three parts
pulverized glass and two parts of steel
filings have been added Run the
melted mass on cold sheet iron. When
completely cooled break in pieces and
grind fine. Apply to the surface to be
Joined a few minutes before uniting
them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Dandelion's Value as Food.

The name dandelion is a corruption
of "dent de lion"-lion's tooth. In
France the roots are roasted and used
as n coffee substitute There also
they are freely used as cooked green's
or for salads. Like all green stuff
they are much more valuable raw.
The bitter taste indicates the iron con-
tent--iron in the organic form, the
only form in which It could be utilized
by the body. Dandelions contain about
half as much iron as lettuce and about
the same amount as radishes. Be
sides that. they contain other valuable
organic salts.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Bound to Get Into Fight.

A man giving the name of ]. q.
Murphy walked into the office Of the
Canadian recruiting mission In Bos-
ton and asked If there was room in
the army for a brigadier general. The
officers assured him there was, and
Murphy told them he was Canadian,
thirty-three years old, who had served
in Mexico under General Orozco vita
the rank of brigadier general. After
a physical examination he was reject
ed on account of web toes. Mdrphy
said he would go to Canada and try
recruiting offices there.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Must Be a Branch of Hades.

Men do live and work and accom-
plish things in Mesopotamia between
May and October, says returned
traveller, but the requisites are sun
helmets, spine pads, deep dugouts or
thick walls. and a larger measure of
pure grit than is necessary in any
other country on earth that l know
of. And in spite of all the precautions
that are taken, more men are killed
each year by heatstroke than by any
other natural agency.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

The most eminent of British scien
lists have devoted special study to the
psychological and physiological aspects
of flying. One authority says thai
good eyesight, normal hearing, gooG
muscle sense" and equilibration are
indispensable qualifications But mos
important of all is the right tempera
ment-not an easy thing for medical
board to examine. OF the types-ths
imaginative and the unimnginative-
the Imaginative youth is said to make
the better pilot if he can keep hi
Imagination under control.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Valuable Cement.

A cement for making repairs on
switchboards when iron or other
metal has to be fastened to marble
may be made from 80 parts plaster Of
paris, 10 parts iron filings and half a
part salammoniac. These are mixed
with acetic acid to form thin paste.
1t Is imperative that this cement be
used Immediately after 1t has been
mixed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Too Much Of a Good Thing.

II didn't much care about the way
Josh's clothes looked down to camp"
commented Farmer Corntossel.
Hasn't he his regular uniformT
mot yet. If they're going to keep
him dressed that way In hopes of de-
ceiving the enemy into thinking he's
just an obscure peasant or something,
what say is that it's carrying this
new kermoofling too farl'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Fish Culture

Fish culture, it is claimed, is an old
sciencei 1t goes back to an early date
in the history of China, and its ORR
gin Is lost in antiquity In 1853 Steph-
en- L. jacob, Prussian soldier, de-
vised process of stripping the female
fish of her spawn and then mixing 1t
with the milt of the male. This simple
method is still in use at all fish-hatch-
ing establishments.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
SAVING the Pink Gun.

Three-year-old Buddie had pas
sion for pink. His latest craving had
been for pink cup out Of which to
drink his milk. fndulgent auntie got
such cup for him, and he used it for
days with great delight.
One morning. however, he was late
for breakfast, and some one had used
the sacred" pink cup. Buddie said not
word, his silence was significant
Later when his mother was washing
the dishes, he came close to her and
murmured:
Mother, jes put pink cup on tor
SELF"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
The Blessing In Disguise.

Girl-How much for a marriage u.
cense, please?
Registration shillings.
Girl--I've only got five shillings with
me.
Redistribution you're lucky.-Lon,
don OpiLion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

With Lewis machine gun an Amer
lean soldier has weapon with power
to NOV down an entire regiment. This
invention has been of the greatest help
In frustrating the aim of the Hun to
reach Paris
One of these weapons is to be sent
to Trenton Fair from September 80 to
October by the United States Gov
eminent in the combined travelling dis
plays Of public work. Free demon
strations are to be made to better in
form the people on the work their
government has done toward winning
the war. Every activity Of the nation
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

Farmer latter the patriot has MIXED
his first cow)-"Well, friend, you've
learned something you never knew be-
fore. hey7" City Chap-"Veril broth
err! I've just learned that the person
who says cow gives milk is a liar Pr
Buffalo Express.