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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06
HAVE ORGY OF cANNIBALIsM
CHASTITY Doings Of the Burying Beetles.
Regularly Take Place at Certain
Seasons of the Year.

Here Is a monstrous case of the
most CHASTITY depravity mingled with
sublime sacrifice.
The Burying Beetle buries small
birds, mammals and reptiles, not as
stored food for itself, but for the
sustenance of Its offspring. In the
confines of cage these undertakers
will bury carcass after carcass, eating
scarcely anything. depositing their
eggs with the game. They display
most edifying industry and order I'M
til the proper season Is over. Then
they strike work and take themselves
underground.
And now most frightful orgy be-
gins. Despite the abundance of food
both above ground and stored with
the eggs, which they VIII not touch,
the undertakers begin mutually eat
ing each other. One energies to the
surface with leg missing, and other
wise in most battered condition. An
other appears a little better off. He
has two legs left. This one throws
himself on the first, tears him to
pieces and eats him. Famine plays
no part in the slaughter. It Is time
for them to die, perhaps, and not be-
ing able to die naturally, instinct
drives the undertaken to tear and eat
his fellow, needless that he, himself,
is being torn to pieces and eaten by
another. And so the horror goes on,
one eating the limbs of another, and
that other eating still another, until
the tragedy is over, until next year
Exchange.
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ENJOY SINGING IN CHORUS
Why Children Should Be Encouraged
to Take Part in Exercises of
Juvenile Glee Clubs.

Anyone who has watched a class of
schoolchildren singing their songs to-
gether, or the members of Juvenile
glee club raising their voices in mel
ody, knows to how great an extent chill
dren enjoy expressing themselves mu-
slcally. 1t is perhaps one of the few
times when they begin to get an APP
probation of what concerted action
means in creating strength and power
both for the individual as we'll as the
+ group. You seldom get child to stand
up and sing alone, but place him
among a large group Of children and
note the change in him-the change in
his expression, his bearing and his
whole attitude.
1t is therefore a cause for much en-
couragement to hear the news that peo-
pie are growing interested in commu-
nifty choruses for children. The move
ment for grownups has become wide
spread and its good results have been
appreciated by all who have taken an
active part in it. The question natur-
ally arises, then, why wait until per-
son is grown up before you let him
take part in that which undeniably is
beneficial to him7 Why not give the
child an opportunity to unsteady ex-
press himself before he has grown too
self-conscious to do it freely?
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06
IDEAS HARD TO ERADICATE
Erroneous Geographical Notions That
Have Firm Hold on the Minds
of Most People.

1t is curious to note with what per-
sistency people will adhere to current
ideas without ever thinking that these
ideas do not, under all circumstances.
denote one and the same thing. AS a
matter Of fact. the maximum heat is
between" North and South-viz, along
the equator. and 1t is as cold at the
South Pole as at the North Pole. Also
the words North and South are as rela-
tive terms as East and West, and do
not, to everyone, convey the same
idea.
To make this clear, let us suppose
that A stands at the North Pole and,
turning in the direction of the country
from which he came, feels the wind
blowing in his face. He would, of
course, claim that this wind was south
erly, and nobody would dare contradict
him, for does not the wind come from
Norway, which is south from the Pole?
His companion, B, however, who stands
a little distance further off, let us say
90 steps beyond the Pole, on the
hemisphere Oh which America is stu
ated, VIII just as emphatically assert
that this wind Is northern, as 1t blows
from the North Pole, and the snow
flakes it carries after having passed
the polar point no longer are directed
toward the North, but the South. There
is no use disputing; both are right and,
although separated by a few steps
only. that which to A is north is to B
south.
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WHAT FASTING FEELS LIKE
University of Chicago Professor Has
Made Public the Results of In
vestlgatlons He Has Made.

In numerous descriptions of the ex-
periences of man In the course Of
more or less prolonged fasting, one
meets the repeated assertion that aft
er brief initial period little or no
hunger whatever is felt. Since it has
been well-established that the sensa-
ton of hunger is induced by certain
type of tonic and peristaltic contrac-
lions of the empty or nearly empty
stomach, it must be assumed either
that these contractions are abolished
as fast proceeds or that the sensa-
tons are decidedly modified.
A professor of the University of
Chicago has lately had an exceptional
opportunity to investigate these ques-
lions. AS the result of careful OBJ
servations on man during prolonged
intentional starvation, he found that
during the Is days complete fast and
the subsequent eight days of absti-
nence from food with daily ingestion
of cotton fiber, the gastric hunger con-
fractions of his subjects continued
with practically normal rhythm and
intensity; but the subjective sensa-
lions induced by the gastric contrac-
tons appeared to be somewhat weak
ened and tinged with an element of
general epigastric distress or sick
stomach.
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Too Much
Sunshine
By ANTON F. KiINeER
ssssssssssssssessssssssssssssSssss

Copyright. The Frank A. Mpnsey Coz
You don't know Simon Trout?
No?
Well, he is common, ordinary NOR
tai like myself Possessed Of the same
little frailties and virtues that make
an otherwise embarrassing existence
possible.
Simon Trout is business man, the
same as myself. After hours, in the
cafe, over a cup of Herr Schmidt's
hot coffee, we discuss life as we find
1t.
do you know" Trout was saying,
that the world isn't the same any
more as it used to be?"
nodded.
NO sir, Klein, it isn't a bit the
same Do you know, believe there
isn't half enough sunshine In the
world"
Now, as a matter of course, was
extremely well aware that there are
times and places when great many
people are perfectly satisfied with the
amount of sunshine in circulation, but,
as matter Of friendship, I agreed
with him that there was a woeful
dearth Of sunshine.
Not half enough sunshine,"iI said.
Il mean sunshine in peoplesihearts.
Do you know, | think we. as a rule,
are entirely too much taken up with
our own affairs. We have no time
for sentiment, or beauty, or art, or
nature"
He was putting the case pretty
strong, but 1 agreed with him.
Klein, I'll tell you what's theamat-
ter, we're SO COMPOUNDED busy with
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06
MAKE THE WIND SAVE COAL
Ingenious Air Motors That Are Used
on Farms Would Serve Well
Also for Towns.

It would be hard to trace a resem-
blance between the picturesque wind
mills of Holland and the wind-Dower
electric plants to be seen here and
there on farms throughout this coun-
try. Mounted in steel frames capable
of withstanding even hurricane, this
type Of air motor supplies electricity
for all farm needs. and there is no
reason why they should not be built
large enough to develop thousands of
horsepower thereby effecting per-
manent saving in coal, says Electrical
Experimental. In fact, such plant
has been designed for the town of
Tomah, Wis.
The working parts Of these mills
are Enclosed in weatherproof castings,
filled with lubricating oil and mounted
on ball bearings. The power values
turn on their bearings in such a man
ner as. to expose them to the wind at
the angle of greatest efficiency, no
matter from what quarter it may
blow. For only 80 degrees of the
circle does the wind strike the vane
on its edge or at a point where the
fullest power is not developed.
The most ingenious features are the
automatic controls. When the storage
batteries are charged the mill stops;
after they have given up a certain
amount of current the vanes are
thrown into the wind and begin work
aUafn IF fho xzoIooitxr NJ %1,o oil. or,r.
rents would develop a speed injurious
to the machinery the angle of the
vanes to the wind automatically
changes, preventing the mill from rum
ming above given rate. The plant
requires little attention. Reasonable
care must be given to the generator.
distilled or rain water provided for
the batteries, and once a year the
bearings must be filed with OH.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06
SEES LITTLE IN ALEXANDRIA
Writer Says Famous Building Ex-
presses Mere Beauty, Without Any
Sense of Power or Vieor.

The Alhambra Is on the shoulder Of
mountain. 1t overlooks the town.
Bart Kennedy writes in the Wide
World. 1t was built by the Moors. and
take it that it was built overlooking
the town for the usual reason. The
ruling Moors lived therein and they
wished to be in position to give the
nonruling Moors what for" when they
became too critical There Is lot Of
human nature In ruling people just as
there is In ruled people. A beautiful
place, this Alhambra. But to me its
architecture expressed decadence and
weakness. There was nothing strong
or massive about it. Whether a race
expresses truly its character in archi-
lecture or not is not for me to say. To
be able to give areliable opinion as to
this would necessitate the living of a
life that lasted through a couple Of
thousand years. But certainly the Al
hambra did not suggest power and
vigor. Beauty, yes, and also fancy,
but nothing more.
But on the Cuesta de los Muertos
(the hill of the dead), which was out
side the actual palace Of the Alham-
bra, were three massive square towers.
They expressed strength. In them had
lived-centuries before-the Moham-
medan soldiers of the guard These
towers impressed me and | often went
to see them in the moonlight, for then
there seemed to be in their strength
and power some weird effect.
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The Early
Bird
@0
By LOUISE OLIVER


per Syndicate.)
In the spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of new suit
Thus Charlie Emerson emerged one
Sunday morning when the sun was
swelling the buds, and gentle spring
wind was playing tunefully in the
porch lattices, arrayed In q suit of pale
gray with hat to match, gloves of a
modish tan, English shoes of most ex-
pensive leather and walking stick.
Charles thoughts haG lightly turned
to thoughts of love long before the
snow was off the ground, and the
spring regalia was intended to impress
the recipient of his affections.
Louise Jones was the girl he adored,
but Louise being pretty and everything
a girl of nineteen should be had not
reciprocated the feeling with the in
tensity that Charlie craved. 1t is so
unsatisfactory to be told that you are
a dear nice fellow and that you're liked
all to pieces, but that some one hasn't
time to be bothered these busy days.
he never sent her pound of candy
that some one hadn't 'beaten him to
It," and sent two. It was the same
thing with flowers. Some other fell
low always got In first
The "other fellow" the thorn that
pricked unendurably. was Roscoe
Wright, and Roscoe Wright also had
the amazing affrontery to be Charles
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obvious reasons to do their painting
and papering early on account of a
certain event which the world was
soon to know would take place the last
Of April. And Saturday had seen the
last oily coat Of white applied to the
living room paints.
Louise turned to tell Charlie to be
careful, but she was too late. From
shoulders to cuff he was solid white.
AT the same instant her Mortified eyes
fell on the new Boston pup who was
just disappearing under the victoria
seat in the hall with the new pearl
gray hat.
"Oh. Charlie, I'm so sorry" cried
Louise. Il should have told you about
the paint. But I was so busy thinking
of the other thing wanted to tell you
that the paint went out Of my head.
You see-you see-we're fixing up for
for the wedding. Ny wedding. Ros-
coe and l are to be married next
month. Are-aren't you surprisedf
Won't you congratulate mel"
But Charlie took his hat, stick,
spring clothes and coat of paint, off
without expressing an opinion.
He'd have had pneumonia but for
Kitty Park. His family were all away,
SO was Kitty's mother, but she heard
him coughing when he came home.
SO domestic Kitty, born nurse,
took him In hand and sent for the doc
tor, and between them they pulled poor
Charlie out of the grave.
One evening in real spring Kitty
was out watering her sweet peas, when
Charlie came into the yard.
''Say, Kitty, have you heard the
news. I've got Roscoe Wright's old
place at the office. He's gone to New.
York"
"Oh, Charlie, I'm so glad. I love to
have you get along and get the things
you want"
do your Then there's favor you
can do me-"
"What?"
Marry me. I've loved you all my
life, but never knew it till that fool
Sunday +"
"Never mind, don't say 1t, DEAR
whispered Kitty. 1--WE loved you al
ways, too. only I did not know 1t.
either, you see."
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Dog Recognizes Portrait.

In his "reminiscences Spy" sketches
my credulity. He had painted full
length portrait Of his host at country
house. When it was Just finished he
came down early one morning to in
spect it-and found his hosts dog sit
ting up begging before the portrait Of
his master.
1t was Apellea. the ancient painter,
I think. who depicted grapes so realis-
tically that the very birds pecked at
them. But in long association with
dogs have never found one who could
recognize figure or landscape in a
picture.
The nearest approach to such intel
ligence is when l have set a looking
glass on the floor and confronted dog
with his own likeness. He growls sus-
piciously, uncomfortably. until he
walks behind to find the other dog
that isn't there London Chronicle.
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Grizelda's
Wild Oats
~
BY JANE OSBORNE

per Syndicate.)
Down there in the tropical loneliness
of a Panama engineering camp Bob
Lamar had seen the picture of Helen
Ferfel and it had seemed to him as If
all the loneliness that the word woman
could possess for him was Indicated
In those calm, level eyes, that oval
cheek, the firm, well-molded mouth
and the small feminine chin. Helen's
brother, Gregory Ferret, had shown
him the picture and when he saw that
the picture apparently meant more to
Rob than to himself he gave it to him,
sure that Bob would be entirely worthy
of the gift. Not great deal passed
between the young engineers regard
ing the picture, but when they parted
at the end Of their work there together
1t was agreed that as soon as Bob
could return to the northern state
where the Ferrels made their home
Gregory would introduce them. And
having arrived home before Bob, Gregg
DRY Ferret did not lose any time in
Informing his family of the countless
virtues that made Bob Lamar the
finest fellow in the worlds
Hes the kind of fellow that can go
through the world without single
scratch" he said one day In his sis
ter's hearing. Hes the most mascu-
line man ever knew" he continued
for the benefit Of Helen, but / don't
believe he ever sowed wild oat in
his life. Some girl will be lucky to
marry him-that is. of course, If he
ever takes the notion to marry"
Helen registered her interest In the
character so glowingly painted by her
brother by sblushing ever so slightly
and looking more intently than ever at
her knitting. But Grielda, eighteen
year-old child" Of the family, tossed
her brown locks and said something
that sounded like 'poo-poo."
Just cause a man never sows any
wild oats doesn't mean he's the finest
fellow in the world," she announced.
"You are pretty nice and guess you
.sowed some, Greg. / guess there are
some people that just can't help being
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06
BarrIsters' Wigs.

Barrlsters' wigs first came into
vogue about 200 years ago. Up to the
end of the seventeenth century judges
and sergeants at law alone had any
distictive dress.
Under Queen Anne the queens coun-
selor adopted the court dress and silk
gown which made up the mourning Of
the period, together with the full-bot-
toned wig then usually worn by all
persons of position.
Thereupon the outer bar started
wearing modest short wig, with
strings of horsehair tied up at the end,
In imitation Of the fashion Of tying the
back hair up into pigtail.
Some judges, we are told by legal
historian. found these wigs "cox-
combical," and would not allow barris-
tiers wearing them to plead in court.
London Chronicle.
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ESTABLISHED 1879
voice.
mo, dear" I replied.

voice.
mo, dear" I replied &
But she wasn't satisfied She was
going to ring up the doctor; and. in
order to square myself, VI made a
clean breast of the whole affair to my
wife-told of the plan Trout and 4
were following for the day-and She
laughed heartily as babe her goods
by. +
I had just finished my supper that
evening when the telephone bell rang.I
"Hallo."
"HallO."
"This Mr.. Klein2"
Eyes, this is Mr.. Klein"
This is Mrs. Trout"
How do YOU"
Dear Mr.. Klein, wish you would
go downtown and see if you can find
Simon. He's been acting awful queer
today, and I'm afraid something has
happened to him. VIII you go?"
why, of course. When"
'Ill be awfully grateful Good-by.""
hung up the receiver, rather anx-
lous, and told my wife Mrs Trout's
message. My wife said she didn't
know, now, whether man was a big
ger fool before marriage than after.
jumped into my coat, grabbed my hat,
and hurried off in search of Simon.
went to Herr Schmidt's first. He
signaled to me mysteriously, walked
me into a corner, and whispered:
''Dey hat Ne, Troudt locked up in
shall"
what forTs
"Achi How should know Some
body said he was getting gay mid de
COILS and acting awful funny"
rushed frantically to the jail.
l met a man patrolling Water street
with gun.
He ssld he was looking for mister
Trout, VINO had stepped in his house
and tried to separate him and his
wife, who had been hating a leedle
misunderstanding !"
There was crowd of people stand.
ing near the grated window.
9TH impudent whelpI" one young
woman was saying. Hes tn nice
scoundrel that was tryin' to firt wild
me-"
HE came into my yard and I'M
sisted on helping me carry a book
case into the house. / told him to-
never mind, but he persisted, and hel
stumbled on the walk and broke the
glass door," commented an elderly
widow. He'll never leave that Jail
If he doesn't hand me the price of the
glass door he broke"
''The villainI He's been laughing at
me every time he passed my shop to-
day. l believe he's crazyr'
HE came into my house and tried
to tell me how to hang picture 1
chased him out with a broom"
HE stopped our children on the
way to school, and took up quarter
of an hour of their time telling them
how many beautiful places there were
in America that every boy and girl
should some day make up their minds
to visit. and the children were late
for school,"
"He got me to unite tin-can from
IT QOS > tdiI NliitC HC nctu TIE uoS. l. lie
dog bit him and the tin can cut my
hand so 1 had to pay doctor four
dollars to sew it up
what does all this meanY' l de-
manded. as I elhowed my way to the
window.
''That you, Klein?"
/ took Trout's outstretched hand and
shook 1t warmly.
TEL Maimsmby it's all mistake"
Malmsmby was the chief Of police,
and in short time he came and re-
leased the disciple Of Josh Billings.
Over cup Of hot coffee at Herr
Schmidt's cafe we talked of life as
we found it.
"How did you make out todayY'
1 told him.
''Do you know, Klein, believe IL
isn't practicable to scatter too much
sunshine. believe it's better to mind
your own business"
agreed with himl
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06

Canned tomatoes fill such an imp0r-
tant place in feeding our army that
the government asks for an increase
of so per cent from tomato-canning
states. In addition TO furnishing food
value for energy. the tomato quenches
the thirst of men and calls for less
water consumption in the camp or on
the Peoples Home Journal.
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"Willie, are you and Roy in any mis-
chief out there?"
"Oh, no, ma" came the reply. 'We're
just playing with some eggs the grocer
left, to see how many times we can
catch them before they break. "-Bos-
ton transcript.
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Mount Holly Lodge Directory

1 Aount Holly Lodge No. "a. F. & A. M
Masonic Temple
Meets Mondays or before null moon
Joseph W. Colkitt. Secretary
louut Holly Lodge No. s4s, B. P. o. Elks
Kelsey q Kiliie Building
Harry l.. Walters, Secretary
-. Hollv Lodge No. 1877, L. o. o. Moose
~ Mse,; every Tuesday y al Moose Home
Thos. w. Mulraney, Secretary
eocahontas Tribe No. Is, lmp'd Q. X. M.
ueets every Monday In Red Mems Hall
John b. Dobbins, Cor
y Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias
Msefs every Friday in Red Mems all
samuel 6. stanton. K. OF X. and >.
Marion Circle No. 9, brotherhood of
America
Meets every "Wednesday In Red Mems Hall
John Throckmorton. Jr, Secretary
hount Holly Camp No: Is. Woodmen of
....ss second and fourth Tuesday lin Kelsey
urving c. Gaskill Secretary
Fright Star Lodge No. rs, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
uaets Mondays In Kelsey & Killie Building
Anna M. Rosseil, Scribe
ut. Holly Court No 1. Imp. o. o. Foresters
Non second and fourth Tuesday, Red Mems
T,.den Bidwei, Recording Secretary
Mt. Holly Temple No. S, Masonic Tie
Meets every Thursday In Red Mems Hail
Mrs. IA. !. Pearson, scroll keeper
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. 26. G. A. r.
Meets every Friday iu DiiPs Hall
Theodore Nicely, Adjutant
Ladies' Aid of the G. A. R.
aeets second and fourth Tuesday in DIPS ali
Miss Lorena Bates. Secretary
washington Council No. ,Sr. o. U. A. M.
Gets every Thursday In Odd Fellows hall
HAsA"' John John T. Carly Secretary
santa Maria Council, No. 1179 X. OF c.
saint Mary's Hall, w, ST Washington ST.
nsets fret Sunday of the month at p. m.
s.sday alter the third sunday al p.
John Lavery. Secretary
washington Council No. 5, r. Q .; A. M.
Meets every tuesday in Red Mems Hall
Herbert X. smith, Secretary
" hineton Camp No II, P. 0. S. of A.
samuel Il. Colder. Secretary
Hoo.ly & Unity Lodge No 10, LOO f
.sissvtI, Wednesday In Gaskiii Building
John d. Herbert. Secretary
Lady Marion Home No. 6. Brotherhood
of America
Meets every Saturday In Red Meas Hail
Mrs. Ida Eddieman. Scroiikeel
Mi. Holly Camp No. 50, Patriotic Order
of Americans
.e,s "wednesday " in elsey Killie Building
Mrs. j. Q. Mount. Secretary
New Jersey Castle No: 4, K of G. f.
Red Mems Hall
x~xery firsf and third Tuesday
b. D. Herbert, NJ of H.
ss.rof Washington Council No 29. d: of A
este FRIDAY In Kelsey q kliiie buiidlng
Carrie Dennis, Secretary
Court Mckinley No. a, Q. OF e. ;:
a.fs saturdays In Kelsey Kline buliaini
b. O. Herbert, Recorder
On. Jos Hoo kerCamp No. As Sons
OF Veterans
scond and fourth Wednesday 10 Dill
John Lcbblns. AfjliiLt
The citizen., 1918-05-09

There is an especial advantage in attending summer
campus is cool and pleasant dormitores and recta
ton buildings not crowded as in regular term time,
and all oi our large equipment and facilities at the
disposal OF the summer school students. There
detractons found in cities summer schools
therefore good solid work under quite pleasant influences
can be engaged in.
There will be ample entertainment and attractions to
give spice and variety to the work.
Specialists in business, agriculture and teaching
would certainly do well to take the eight weeks
school course in Berea. On page list of the
which will be offered this summer is given.
Write for Summer School bulletin or other informa-
ton to-
Marshall +. Vaughn
Secretary Berea College