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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
Scaled Mount Ararat.

Mount Ararat in Armenia is now
generally believed to have been the
spot where Noah left the ark. Not
until 1929 did mountain climber sue
coed In scaling it's steep assent. Doc
tor Parrot, an Englishman, achieved
that distinction. For centuries the
mountain had defied the efforts Of
mountain climbers, and the Christian
ecclesiactics of Armenia asserted, as
an article Of faith, that Jehovah had
made the peak his earthly home, and
that no human could possibly reach the
top and escape divine vengeance. When
Doctor Parrot declared that he had ac-
complished the ascent the priests re-
fused to believe him and they cling to
this attitude Of skepticism in spite Of
the fact that dozens of explorers since
have stood on the top of the Greater
Ararat and gazed out over Armenia
from an altitude Of 1900 feet.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
"church Of GoId.n

There is no structure just like st.
Marks, in Venice, in the world. notes
the Kansas City Journal. Its bulb
shaped domes and minaretlike belf-
ries remind the visitor of the Orient.
1t seems more like d Mohammedan
than Christian temple In the facade
are scores of variously colored marble
columns. each one a monolith and all
possessing an eventful history. Some
are from Ephesus, others from Symr-
M, others from Constantinople and
more than one even from Jerusalem.
st. Marks is the treasure house of
Venice, a place of pride as well as
prayer. The work OF identifying this
old church was carried on for five CEN
turtles, and each generation tried to
Guido all that had preceded it. The
walls and roof are so profusely COW
cred with mosaics and precious mar
bles that it is easy to understand why
st. Marks has been called the Church
OF Gold"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
WEEvIL IN BEANS AND PEAS
Eggs Of insects Are Easily Destroyed
BY FumIgation and BlsuIphlde
OF Carbon.

The weevfl which makes the buggy
beans and peas lays its eggs In the
maturing beans and peas in the pod
during the late summer. The eggs
are not recognized by the naked eye
and they do not generally hatch until
some time after harvest. The eggs are
easily and quickly destroyed by fumi.
cation and bisulphide of carbon. with
out injury to the beans or peas.
Place the beans or peas in an air
tight vessel-a stone crock, a barrel
box or bin. Place a shallow dish or
top Of the beans, and In this pour 9
quantity of bisulphide Of carbon
which is heavy, colorless liquid. hav
ing a vile smell. The fumes are heavy
and will quickly sink through the mass
to the bottom. They are explosive, sc
one must be careful not to bring light
In contact with them.
Cover the vessel quickly and leave
1t for "a hours. A tablespoonful viii
be enough to fumigate the contents
Of a five-gallon jar and one ounce Il
enough for two bushels. All beans
and peas should be treated in thii
way, after which they can be KEEP
for an indefinite period without In
jury.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15

The number of useful insect-eating
birds nesting on the ground or in low
bushes which fall victims to rats is ex-
tremely large and is one of the many
kinds of injury done by these PERM
cious animals which cannot be com
puted, writes f. w. Nelson in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine. Proba-
bly, few frequenters of the countryside
have returned to look into birds nest
to observe its condition without many
times finding it destroyed and frag-
ments of egg shells lying about. I'm
questionably a large percentage OF
such nests located in the neighborhood
of buildings have been raided by rats
On one of the small Danish islands
it has been authenticity recorded that
the progeny of a single pair Of rats
which escaped from captivity, In two
years time exterminated great colo
ny Of birds for which the island had
been noted.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
YOUNG MAN TWICE MISTAKEN


IT forgot to have my initials put in
new hat that I bought last week."
said Mr.. Burlington. land so passing
that way today, stopped in at the
store.
"a little back from the door saw
a tall, straight, trinity attired young
man standing there, hatless, looking
toward the front. and to him 1 said,
at the same time holding out my hat:
"'Will you please put my initials
In this hatT
swell, I'd be glad to do that for
you,' the tall young man said. but
l am waiting here to have the initials
put in my own hat And he said this
smiling, and with absolute good
humor.
''Then found salesman who took
my hat; and when ventured to ex-
press to the tall young man my regret
over having made such a mistake in
first addressing him he said 1t was all
right, and told little story Of some
what similar experience that had once
befallen him.
"One night last winter while he was
waiting In restaurant for friend
who was to Join him there, being in
dress clothes at the time and standing
at the moment near the door, a guest
In passing out thrust something into
his hand. He didn't look at this, but
tucked it in his pocket. A little later
when 1t occurred to him that some
body had handed him something he
f1shed 1t out of his pocket to see what
1t was. It was q dollar BILL"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
ADD TO OUR MEAT SUPPLIES
Quickest and Cheapest Way Is to In.
crease Poultry and Egg Produc-
tion-Eat Less Meat.

The quickest and cheapest way of
adding to our meat supplies is to In
crease poultry and egg production. To
double this production next year will
give US 6,500,0O0000 pounds of meat
food in the form of poultry and eggs.
By having this amount of poultry food
for domestic consumption we will eat
less pork and beef, and can send al
most that many pounds Of meat to Eu-
rope. We cannot increase any of the
meat animals as rapidly or economical
ly as poultry.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
One Tropical SCOT.

Only at one place in the United
States is there real tropical vegeta-
ton, says the Popular Science Month
ly. Florida and California have what
is called "sub-tropical" vegetation. In
the midst Of desert in the extreme
southern part of California is a true
oasis. The oasis, Palm Springs, lies
25O feet below the sea level. So hot
is 1t there that there is riot of vege-
tation all the year round. Enormous
fig trees and mammoth grape fruit
and oranges are always to be had.
The lemons that grow there weigh
two and half pounds apiece. The
responsibility for all this may be laid
to beautiful little stream which is
fed by the Colorado river and which
flows through the oasis only to disap-
pear into the ground at its end.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
SOIL PLANT FOODS REMOVED
Experiments Add Valuable information
for Farmer In Use Of Commercial
Fertilizer.

4 great many experiments, care
fully controlled, have been made to
determine the amount Of soil plant
food removed by crops, and while
In a general way they are more In
teresting than practically instructing
for the average farmer, yet they add
valuable information along the line
of the use Of commercial fertilizers.
The results obtained from the corn
experiments show an average use by
full crops of SO pounds Of nitrogen, 8S
pounds Of phosphoric acid, and IS 40
pounds Of potash. The husking corn
uses more nitrogen In proportion than
the ensiIage corn, but this Is no doubt
due to the prolonged feeding season.
developing and ripening the ears, the
ensilage being cut In green stage.
There Ia. however, quite wide range
shown In some Of the tests. which Is
apparently due to the greater avail
ability Of the soil Ingredients. Fol-
instance, In full crops Of both cd
silage and husking corn Its potash
has been shown varying from 60 to
100 pounds to the acre Of crops, while
the nitrogen and phosphoric acid main
tain their level average.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
Common Roundworms of Hogs-a,
Male; b, Female.

as follows: Pigs weighing less than
so pounds, one-half teaspoonful; pigs
weighing so to 100 pounds, one tea
spoonful; large hogs, two teaspoon
fuls. Each pig should be dosed sep
arately if the best results are to be
obtained. Castor oil should always be
given with oil of American wormseed.
Other laxatives are not satisfactory.
Dangerous to Drench Hogs.
Drenching hogs is dangerous, as
they are liable to get the remedy into
the lungs. With sufficient assistance
pigs may be held, the mouth kept open
by means of couple of loops of wire
or rope, or leather straps, and the
medicine given in a tablespoon or a
large kitchen spoon. BY this method,
though 1t is troublesome, one may be
certain that each pig gets his proper
dose. After dosing with the above
mixture pigs may be fed and watered.
Repeat the treatment in ten days.
Change Pastures Frequently.
Healthy hogs become infected with
intestinal worms from feed, water and
soil which have been infested by the
droppings from infected hogs. Ere
quent change of pasture is one of the
best means of reducing worm infesta-
ton to a minimum. Hogs, however,
should not be allowed to run at large
on open range, as this favors the
spread of hog cholera.
Swine can be raised when they are
confined In limited quarters if the
quarters are kept clean, but they will
do much better and stay in better
health If they have plenty of pasture.
Divide the pasture into convenient
areas, so that the hogs can be shifted
from one pasture to another. This
not only provides fresh pasture, but
affords an opportunity to disinfect
the pastures by blowing and reseeding
or by exposure to the sun and weather.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
CARE OF THE HUNTING DOGS
Little Washing and Much Brushing lie
Regarded Best for the Health
of Any Canine.

In the matter of grooming, says Out
ing, a cardinal principal is expressed
in the bench show handlers apothegm
little washing and much brushing"
Soap and water are bad for any dogs
coat. They wash away the natural
oils, making the hair dry and brittle,
and consequently the less washing the
better the coat will be. The dog, how
ever, must be kept clean. A good
stiff brush vigorously and regularly
applied will keep a pointer clean as a
whistle, and the bristles act as a fine
tonic, stimulating the growth of the
hair and keeping the skin underneath
clean and healthy.
For the settlers long coat the old
English recipe is eggs rubbed in, al
lowed to dry and then brushed out
again. The best combination is to use
the whites for cleaning and to feed
the yellows raw mixed up with bread
or biscuits. This is the most effec-
tive use, for the whites contain no oil
and make the cleaning easier, while
the yolks are most valuable food. If
the price of eggs, however, is prohib-
tive, cornmeal (white cornmeal very
finely ground is the better) will an
swer the same purpose.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
WORMS IN HOGS
ARE INJURIOUS
Infected Animals Develop Into
Pot-BeIlied RuntS.
SUCH Pigs DO NOT THRIVE
Mixtures Containing Charcoal, Cop.
peras, Etc, Are Believed to Be of
Value as Preventives-San-
tcnin Is Scarce.
prepared by the United States Depart
r,nank Of Apriciilfllre

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Intestinal worms are common In
hogs and are particularly injurious to
growing pigs. Insufficiently fed, neg
lected pigs living in dirty pens and
yards, fed from filthy troughs, drinking
contaminated water, bathing in old hog
wallows, and roofing and sleeping in
manure piles and stack bottoms soon
become infested with worms. Such
pigs do not thrive, but develop into
pot-bellied, proftless runts. Pens
should be kept clean and dry and the
manure frequently removed.
Mixtures containing charcoal, cop
peras, etc., are believed by some to be
Of value as preventives and destroy
ers of worms, but their usefulness
probably depends upon their general
effect on the condition of the pig and
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
TROUBLE IN FINDING LABOR
Whole Proposition Should Be Studied
by Farmer In Winter With View
to Economlzlnc.

Some crops require much more labor
than others and this factor should be
considered by growers who have diff
Guilty in finding labor. The small,
Quick-perishing crops, such as radishes
and lettuce, require much more labor
than others like cabbage. sweet corn
aud cucumbers. The whole proposition
should be studied carefully during the
winter months with view to econo-
MIXING in the employment of labor and
utilizing labor to the very best advan-
tage.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
The Beer of Rorneo

Beer as made by the natives of Sara
wax, in the northwestern region of
Borneo varies in its ingredients accord
ing to the different tribes who make
1t, the most intoxicating being that
made by the Bisaiyahs of Llmbang.
These people make their beer by boil
ing rice, adding yeast, crushed wild
chill and large lump Of wood ash.
This is all put into a Jar till the Jar
is two-thirds full, and covered over
with bamboo supports; water is poured
on till the jar is full, and the beer is
then ready for drinking. The drinking
is performed by pushing bamboo tubes
down to the bottom of the jar and then
sucking up the liquid. So that no one
shall have more than his fair propor-
ton at a time, system of floats Is
arranged whereby the amount of drink
consumed by each man is registered.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1918
JUST LIKE THE
REST ASSERTS
A CAMDEN
WOMAN
WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED WHEN
SHE TRIED TANLAC; RE-
GAINS DIGESTION AND
WEIGHT
Mrs. H. Sickle Says System Was
Poisoned

''I'm just like everyone else who has
tried Tauiac and want to tell other hows
it converted me from a weak, run down
individual to healthy. strong person, -
said Mrs. II Sickle, 22o N. 4oth street
Camden, recently.
"For years had been troubled with
catarrh of the stomach. I had no
desire for food, and what did eat fail
ed to agree with me, fermenting instead
and filling me with gas which caused
belching and a terrible heaviness. Un-
digested food poisoned my whole system
s'Since Tanlac came to my rescue
have hearty appetite. my food digests
right and have gained weight. can
eat the foods like without fear of pain
or other bad effects. My catarrh has
disappeared"
Since Tanlac is SO close at hand it is
NO longer necessary to put up with the
tortures and annoyances caused by dis.
ordered digestive organs or catarrh,
Get . bottle of Tanlac today. and soon
you. too, may tell others how Tanlac re-
stored you. Get Tanlac at Killes' East
Side Phar., AZ Main street Mount Holly
and Henry p. Thorn, Medford.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
FIaursd on a BIO scare.

mamma, didn't you say last week
JON wanted the carving-knife and the
chopper sharpenedT
Mrs. Suburb-Indeed I did. Bless
your little hearth How thoughtful you
are They are both 30 blunt as to be
useless.
"Well. I'll take 'em round to the cut
Gers for you"
"How sweet Of you to offer to do
such things for your mamma, my little
Icherubi I'll wrap them up"
!, "No, don't wrap them up. I want
them to show. There's boy out there
waiting to lick me; but I fancy when
Ne sees me coming he'll 60 homer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
GUESSING THE W0MEN's AGES
New Game Among Cape Steamship
Passengers Stirred Up Wrath
of Entire Party.

To relieve the monotony of a recent
homeward voyage, the smoking saloon
/ habitues of a Cape steamship invented
a new sweepstake. The bright idea
originated during a debate as to the
age of one of the women passengers.
Lets take all the women in the pas
senger list" suggested the sportsman
who thought of the sweepstake, "and
each of us guess their individual ages,
add up the total, and hand his esti-
mate to the purser. The purser has
exact information in the age declara-
ton of every passenger. He can add
up the true aggregate, and the man
who comes nearest to it takes the
pool"
The sweepstake was carried out,
but, so far from beguiling the tedium
of voyage it made it worse, relates
q correspondent, for it ended in a GER
tain number of embittered men, a
wrathful purser, and ships company
of suspicious and quarreling women.
First of all, the women saloon pes
sengers could not understand, and
much resented, men passengers walk
ing round their chairs, making calcu-
lations with pencils; studying their
/ hairs and compilations with perturb-
ing curiosity.
Then, when the sweep was drawn,
the mean man was embittered who had
secretly gone round to most of the
women passengers and tried to elicit
their ages. The mean mans aggregate
estimate was $50 years under the win
ner's guess. The innocent man was
also embittered who had gone round
| to women asking them to give him
their judgment as to other women's
ages. The innocent mans estimate
was 600 years above the winners
guess.
And the purser was most embittered
of all, for not one woman passenger
would speak to him the rest of the
voyage.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
PLENTY OF SHEEP R0UGHAGE
With Supply Of Red Glover or Alfalfa
Hay Animals Can Be Carried Until
Nearly Spring.

With plenty of roughage, such as
red clover or alfalfa hay, sheep can
be carried until nearly spring with
little grain. Corn silage can be used
to furnish succulence, although some
losses and good deal of trouble
have resulted from improper feeding
of silage.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
SERVANT" AN ABUSED WORD
President of United States, Heads of
Banks, Ministers. rhveicia0s,
Are in Same Class.

1t is pity that we have allowed OPP
word servant" opprobrium utterly an
merited. Tall: about ''help," or the lat
est equivalent, "maid," used quite in
appropriately, says the Youths Com
panion, does not alter circumstances
in the least, nor is there any reason
why we should wish them altered.
Every one who is worth anything is
a servant. The merchant serves his
customers. If he serves them not well,
they discharge him. The lawyer serves
his clients. the minister his parishion-
ers, the doctor his patients. The presi-
dent of bank is a servant, and so is
the president of a railway. The presi-
dent of the United States is the hired
servant Of the people of the United
States, and few servants in any oecu-
patton are more abused b.. their mas
tiers.
formed, is the only real dignity, and
all the outward pomp and insignia of
rank are but badges of service, and
disgraceful if they are not earned.
Service is life. It is only when we
are doing something to serve the large
movement of the world what we are
! entitled to live in it, that we really do
live in it. Life is measured by useful
ness. OF all the varied affiiction that
swift-footed age can bring, none is
more oppressive than the sense of d.
minislfed capacity for service.
Not to be ministered unto, but to
minister not to be served, but to serve,
is the utterance of the highest author
ity in spiritual matters. There is but
one disgrace connected with service of
any kind, and that is to serve i'll. Let
us perform whatever service falls to
us, large or small, high or low, with all
the zeal and all the strength that is in
us. Then we shall be sure that when
! we depart we shall be missed, if only
q little; and there is no more solid
satisfaction in the world than that
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
HANDY LITTLE SEED MARKER
implement Will Be Found Of Great
Convenience In 0arden-stralght
Lines Essential.

The little seed marker shown In the
illustration will be found very useful
In garden work. The markers which
should be in the form Of sled runners
are placed II inches apart. an extra
set of lines can be run through the
first. 1t is important to have perfect
ly straight lines for planting all garden
stuff In order to save ground, to say
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
Winter Is Good Time to Zig Up Sew
eral Three and Four-Horse Even
ere on Implements.

In view Of the probable shortage Of
farm labor next spring. now is timely
occasion to rig up several three and
four-horse eveners to be used on the
farm implements. One man with a
four-horse team will do almost as
much work In preparing the spring
seeded as two men. each using two
horse team.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
CURING AND STORING SEEDS
Soy Bean Spells Rather Easily Unless
Properly HandIed-Avoid Heat
ing and MoldlnC.

Soy bean seed spoils rather easily If
not properly handled, and care should
be used in curing and storing. After
threshing the beans should be watched
carefully to avoid heating and mold
Ing. When good and dry there is no
such danger. A good plan is to spread
the beans out on the floor Immediate
ly after threshing and shovel them
over from time to time until they are
thoroughly dry, then they may be safe
ly be put into socks or bins. The store
room should be dry and have a free
circulation of air. Soy bean seed loses
vitality very rapidly and it is not safe
to hold seed for planting purposes for
more than two seasons.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15

not upon their action on the worms.
Other things being equal, pig in
good condition is better able to re-
sist the attacks of worms than one that
Is not In good condition. Mineral mix
lures may, therefore, by helping to bal
ance the ration, tend to increase the
powers Of resistance to the i'll effects
Of worms and other parasites. They
should, however, be classed as tonics
Or conditioners rather than as worm
preventives or destroyers.
Santonin, which was formerly wide
Iy used as remedy for worms in hogs,
Is practically unobtainable at the pres
emit time owing to foreign trade con-
ditions.
Effective Treatment.
The following treatment has been
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
Khaki coIors Differ.

Considerable comment is being
aroused in official circles and else
where over the disparity of the khaki
uniforms worn by officers and privates,
Some of them are so faded that they
look almost white, while others retain
original coloring. A few cases have
been noted, states the Pathfinder,
where the coat and breeches of uni
forms have developed different hues.
One excuse offered is that the khaki
cloth is acquired from many manufac-
turers and the grades of it differ wide
ly sometimes. Thousands Of young
men entering the officers training
camps purchase their own uniforms,
and this provides an opportunity for
a difference in the quality Of the
goods.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-15
Did Not Fool the Bear

Bruin Is self-educated, but excep-
tionally wise In the way of mankind.
A prospector proved that. Having
suffered the loss of much food, he pre-
pared a particularly tasty morscl for
the bear and left it In the cabin, with
notice on it to warn any prospectors
or hunters that might enter that it
was intended for bruin, and bruin
alone. The bear arrived in due course
and ate everything edible and some
things that were not, but passed up
the meat that had been prepared for
him. And it was bacon, too. This
prospector declares that the bear must
be able to read.