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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Pests to the AborigInes Continue to Be
an Annoyance TO Farmers Now
FILLING the Soil.

When Samuel Champlain earned the
gratitude of succeeding generations by
keeping Journal as he sailed along
the coast from the mouth of the ST
Lawrence to Cape Ann he recorded,
among other things, the appearance
of the fields which the Indian women
cultivated not far from the site Of the
present town Of Gloucester, Mass. He
described. relates a writer, the hoes
used by them. made from the shells of
the horseshoe crab, q creature which
Interested him greatly, and he also told
Of the weeds which these women
grubbed up with their primitive hoes,
thus saving their corn, beans and
squashes.
Among the weeds he mentioned es-
pecially the purslane Of which he saw
enough and. II he could come back to-
day and inspect the gardens along the
Massachusetts shore he would find the
same weeds fiourishing In the same old
way and holding their own against the
most modern Of farm implements.
More than that 1t would not be sur
prising If he found fields in which the
weeds had gained the upper hand and
had smothered the planted crop,
whether of beans. squash or corn, and
he could well be pardoned II he won
dered that agriculture. after more than
300 years, was still helpless against
the weeds which he had fought In his
day.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
CRAVING WEALTH FROM SEA
Waters Around Australia and An,eri.
ca Abound in Material Always in
Commercial Demand.

The natural resources of Queens
tnnd (Australia) exist in the sea as
well as upon the land. The great reef
which skirts it's northern seaboard is
the home of the commercial sponge,
the trocus. shellfish, beche de mer and
other things which more systematic
or scientific search might reveal. So
far the growth of sponge has not
been exploited but trocus shell to the
value of 100000 (roughly, S150000)
has been exported to Japan from
North Queensland.
The luggers fish constantly and
effectually. What is required is ~
a greater first-hand knowledge Of the
resources of the Barrier and it's en-
virons; (2) more stringent enforce
ment Of the licensing laws; (3) the
necessity for a close season in yari-
Gus. sectors of the waters. and, last
ly, the Introduction of scientific meth
DDS for development and control.
1t Is interesting to note in connec-
ton with this last proposal that In
rioiiud IL SpohSe ldriu mas DeeH sue
cessfully inaugurated and sponges to
the value of 100000 Approximately
$200,000) are about to he put on the
market, an exchange observes. The
way was made clear for this achieve
ment by the American bureau Of fish
cries. an institution which is doing, in
conjunction with the American bureau
OF standards, monumental research
for American industry. The sponges
are separated into tenths and secured
by platinum wire to small slabs of ce-
ment, which are planted In water
vat selected for the complete absence
OF fresh water, protection from ma
rauders and freedom from sand.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Do Men or Women Dream MostY

A question often asked is. "Who
dream most, men ar women2" Accord
Ing to IIeerwagn statistics "wom-
en- sleep more lightly and dream laore
oiten than men; the frequency of
dreams is proportional to their vivid
ness women who dream sleep longer
than those who do not twice as many
women as men dream"
Another mooted point is, HAS age
got any bearing ON dreams?" In nor
NAL individuals above the age of six
ty-fve De Sanctis found that dreams
We're rare; atmospheric influences
seem to be important elements In caus-
Ing them; memory of them is weak
they are emotionallv roor. and deal
with long past scenes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
MUST KEEP BRAIN AT WORK
Men Who "Do Things" Are Those
Who Constantly Maintain Activity
of Their Minds.

The editor Of the American Maya
zine says: Some men stay asleep on
their jobs-no matter whether they are
strap-hangers in New York or store
keepers in Manistee. The main thing
IS to wake up That is what this man
did. He woke up and shook himself
Into state of rigid self-exa hiination
and overhauling. That is good for any
body once in while.
Beyond the shadow of n doubt the
men who do big things differ from
those who don't chiefly in the activity
of their minds. The big doors keep up
continual mental collecting
and absorbing new facts, studying to
understand them, trying to put two
and two together-until out of this ac-
tivity they hit upon good practical
ideas which they see clearly. No mem
tally lazy man ever had really good
Idea. You can't get good ideas that
way. Good ideas are born in brains
that keep working. You can't take
fat horse out of stall where 1t has
been locked up long time and expect
1t to win a race. Neither can you ex-
pect lazy brain to get out on the
track suddenly and make much Of a
record. Both horses and brains thrive
on exercise"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
NO WEARY SHOPPERS, THESE
creduIous Man Labored Under Mis-
apprehension When He Gave Up
His Seat In Car.

lt had been the credulous mans busy
day. Furthermore, his stenographer
was out with smallpox, and the credu.
lous mans own vaccination was Just
beginning to take" So when two
handsomely gowned women boarded
the car near Tenth and Baltimore, the
credulous man resolved for once to re-
nounce chivalry and keep his seat. For
some reason, however-perhaps with
that womanly intuition we hear so
much about-the two women chose the
back of the credulous mans seat to
cling to, and there to carry on their
lamentations against selfish masculin-
ity. Il never put In such day before
In my life," sighed the first. ''Nor T."
agreed the other. "Such crowd of
wild, wrangling women l never saw"
1t was too much for the creduIous
man, whose particular weakness is for
the poor tired creatures who serve the
bargain hounds won't you take nv
seatT' he said, rising YEARLY and max
ing way for his seatmate, forced to do
likewise. Thanks said the women,
shortly. Comfortably seated. one of
them opened her handbag and brought
forth two little green slips Of paper.
II guess we don't need these any
more" she said. and cast them on the
floor. The letters the credulous man
made out on the slips were: .'R Fl 8"
and "R II 4, ''Wed Matinee. kansas
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
CHARACTER IN LAST WORDS
Final Remarks of Men Of Emlnencs
Key to Thoughts That DomInat-
ed Them in Life.

The schoolmaster spoke in ofd Alex
ander Adams last words, at grows
dark, boys; you may co." the polished
man of The world in Chesterfelds
Give Dayrolles chair :" the philoso-
pher in Hobbies. II am going to take
great leap inlo obscurity;;" the as
cetic In Th0reau's Il leave the world
without regret;' . the rebel in Peter
Pindar's Give me back my youth I"
the poet in Keats II feel the flowers
growing over my grave;" the actor In
Quin's II could wish this tragic scene
was over, but | hope to go through 1t
with becoming dignity" the man of
action in Cecil Rhodes $50 little done,
so much to do" the hero in Law
rence's Don't give up the shipl" the
wit In Palmerston's die, my dear
DOCTOR that's the last thing / shall
do" the humorist in Doctor Samuel
Garth's appeal to his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dear gentlemen. let me die natural
death; the believer In Sir Henry
Havelock's Ut is doubtful thai Add
son said It tirst) "Come, my son, and
see how a Christian can de-" the
skeptic in Thomas Paine's 81 have no
wish to believe on that subject" the
victorious warrior In Wolfe's God be
praised ! die happy" the dictator
In NapOleon's "Tete d'armee !" the
anxious patriot In Pitts my countryl
how | love my countryp the stole in
Harriet Martineau's Il see no reason
why the existence of Harriet Martineau
should be prolonged :" the sophisticat-
ed villain In Titus Oates 1T is all
the same in the end" the plutocrat in
Lorenzo de- Medici's mot that, l can
not part with that" the benevolent
man In Walter SCOTS "God bless you
all J" the martyr in Sir Henry Vane's
Ten thousand deaths for me ere l
viii stain the purity of my conscience"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28

Never shall / forget frank CONVEX
sation which had in his palace with
MS highness the gaekwar of Baroda,
relates a correspondent. He told me
OF some Of the measures which he has
already introduced for the betterment
Of his subjects and of the difficulties
which he had encountered. His ad-
miratfon for things American is so un-
qualified as to be almost naive. but l
think was most Of all impressed
when he said: II am thinking Of call
ing together the missionaries and ask.
ing them to tell me their views on how
we can improve the quality of the ma.
tive priesthood. Then / want to call
the priests together and say to them.
Look at the missionaries. See the sac
rifices they are making to help our peo-
pie. You ought to go out and do the
same kind Of work. His highness
has already established a professor
ship of comparative religions In the
Baroda college for the express pur-
pose Of introducing the native reli-
gious leaders to other religions with
view of improving the quality of their
own.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Crime Always Poorly Paid

1t has long been q matter Of note
that the safe robber of highest degree
and the counterfeiter of fullest accom-
plishment bring to their purposes tai
ents which would serve them in legiti-
mate application exceptionally we'll
Ranking below these operators in
genius, the new motor car thief dis
plays yet an acumen and a smoothness
In bushes execution which should
make him as straight man Of af-
fairs generally valuable.
All these performers, refusing to
work honestly for sure and sufficient
compensation, work much harder for
the uncertain returns and ever-present
perils of crookedness. They make
manifest curious paradox of crime.
They are not explained wholly by -the-
cries of stunted spirit of adventure
and highly temperamental love for
the risks of the game. Perhaps the
law, to meet them effectively, should
hold them to punitive account In
measures proportioned less to srbi-
trary degrees Of crime than to proved
wastes of natural gifts.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
The Thirteenth Juror.

What is the influence of the thir-
teenth juror upon the other twelve
Jurorsf asks Willis Barnes in Case and
Comment. Here are twelve men Sc
ieeted fiom the ordinary walks of life.
commercial or ndustrial--rarely from
professional life. The only impressive
faculty they are supposed to have is a
sane mind capable of common-scnse
conclusion upon facts submitted and
that each mans mind will be brought to
unanimous conclusion. but in the ef-
fort to accomplish this the thirteenth
juror takes part; he is looked upon
as one learned In the law and neces-
sarfly learned In the skillful analysis of
evidence; the jury listens to this an
alysis and the color put upon 1t by one
who knows what he Is talking about
and when the twelve Jurors retire to
the consultation room they carry with
them mental influence SO Impressive
that II cannot be easily dismissed: II
enters into and necessarily becomes a
part Of the evidence they are called
uDon to consider.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Bucks Ingenious Explanation for Not
Aiding Squaw to Carry Their
Domestic Burden.


A group of people who were touring
Alaska one summer were disguised at
the laziness of the buck Indians they
saw In the villages and along the trail.
One day when they were taking a
side trip they came upon a couple of
Indians who were evidently packing
INTO the mountains to stay while.
The squaw was staggering under a
tremendous burden. She lugged all of
the bedding and provisions and a pa
poose for good measure. The old buck
was slumping along lazily ahead of
her, smoking his pipe and looking
down at the trail.
One member of the tourist party
hailed the Indians and when they stop
ped he inquired, somewhat out of pa
tience:
"See here, buck, how comes 1t that
Nikawana is carrying all of the bag
gage and you are slouching along, en-
joying your pipe? Why don't you
take at least half of the load off your
squaw, you big lazy Indian?'
The buck stood silent as a sphinx
for few moments, then grunted to
himself and. pointing his index finger
to his forehead, he exclaimed in deep,
cultural tones:
Huh, me all time think 70
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28

recrossed the. velvet greenness of the
turf outside. grasping me, his old
friend, he wrote hastily:
sDear Afabelle-I have come home
for good My time is up, and have
great news for you, for while out there,
fighting natives and sickness, and
dreaming of you-my fortune here WAS
being made. Something l had done in !
the old life-journalism-it seems at
In power, where formerly was almost
an unknown quantity. So that re-
turned to find the struggle ended and
a sure place waiting for me, at sal
airy that seems marvellous, almost. At
least 1t will suffice for all of US, and
your dear ones shall never know want
while / live. / have written this to
your old address and am not quite sure
where 1 shall find you. A line will
bring me to your side; and dear-let it
be soon, please"
My heart sang with his for JOY and
was glad that 1t was spring, glad the
grass was soft and green, the flowers
bright and the birds singing. For some
where, up In the branches of the great
elms, some birds We're riotously chant
ing a greeting to all things new aud
beautiful
The next day-yes, 1t was only the
next day-she came again, but how
changed More beautiful, If anything,
but something subtle had departed
from her personality and had been re-
placed by another something that
could not define, but only feel. And
she. too. lifted rse and presently she
wrote:
Dear Jack-Dearer now, because
impossible by my own wickedness.
Your letter caISe to me last night, at
ter following me about all day. / am
glad you have come back and that you
were not killed out there, as I was
afraid you would be. have watched
the papers and my heart has ached;
but Jack, dearest Jack, l have gone
that life had In store for neon the
eve of its appearance. Last month
married-married for the gold l have
needed so much-and for them-a man
I did not love, man who is old enough
to be my father-and who's not like
you, Jack. And In less than two weeks.
only two weeks ago and it seems q
lifetime to me-they were both gone
gone, Jack, to where they could never
want what l had sold my soul and
your love for Mother went suddenly.
Father just failed and then-he was
gone. They held out their hands to
me- he said to me. one day-and he
went to them. have forged my chains.
beautiful letters they are, Of solid gold
and jewelled-but they burn into my
flesh like fire. and they bind till. from
very agony, must groan. Pity me.
Jack. If you are unhappy what must
be? Oh, wait for me-wait for me-
Jack, perhaps-he is older than T.
and perhaps some time-Forgive me.
Jack, and forget me.-Mabelle."
! turned and looked out across the
velvet green. Through its cool tree
shaded walls the throngs still surged,
each heart knowing its own burden,
carrying 1t silently and cursing or
praying as was Its nature.
The fountain sparkled in the SUM-
light, the flowers held their cups to
catch its spray, great trees bent their
heads as the fieecy clouds rolled above
them; and only the song of the birds
was wholly happy.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Her sneclfic Instructions.

The sex that Robert w. Chambers
made famous Is the same that delivers
telephone messages to spouses some.
thing like: "a man called you up to-
day think his name was Smith or
Jones; no. 1t wasn't something
Ike that. anyway; no, he didn't leave
any message; he said you were to call
him up at-now when did he say7
Well, forgot just when, but he left
his number; wait minute, I put it
down on piece of paper-just wait
till get 1t; Oh, dear. remember
mislaid it somewhere now; well, any
way, he said you were to call him up"
Chicago Evening Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28

In the South II is not an uncommon
sight to see negro sleeping soundly
while standing and leaning against a
bale of cotton. A Tennessee physician
tells an interesting story of being
called to attend sick colored woman
In the country. When he got through
with the patient, he found nine men,
bers OF the family standing In various
attitudes before the Gre. and all sound
asleep. some Of them snoring. He
awoke one Of the group and asked him
II he was In the habit Of sleeping that
way. The man said the family had
been up for many nights witL their
sick mother and that every last one Of
them had learned to sleep standing up.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28

Il was standing In front of the Tut
wiier waiting for a friend the other
day" said Ernest W. House, "and lust
across the street number Of pretty
girls were waiting for street car. II
was windy. and there was quite a dis
play Of hosiery. Now. this In itself
would not have been SO very unusual.
but fellow standing by me spied the
exhibition, and then saw a blind man
sitting only about a hundred feet away,
with sign. Pity the Blind
Il do not know who he was, but his
sympathies were aroused, for he
turned to me and said. I never was SO
sorry for blind man liz my life; am
going across and drop quarter In his
cap and he dids"-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Not Easx to aoet on the Earth..

wv EAoy 70 0ct vi kfS G1fk0.
So great Is the power Of gravitation
that man IS practically prisoner upon
the earth's surface, even the aviator
who temporarily escapes to height of
10000 feet or more Yet human be-
ing might leave II forever. II he made
his departure at sufficient speed to
overcome the weight Of the ball upon
which we live, 1000, 000, 600, O00, 0OO.-
100000 tons.
The muzzle velocity Of q shell from
the most powerful cannon Is about g.
600 feet per second. but this projectiie
viii fall to the ground after traversing
. few miles. 80 its speed would have
to be greatly exceeded by the individu-
al desiring to penetrate into space.
II project1le could be fired at a
rate Of 10000 feet per second, writes
Charles Nevers Holmes in Popular Sci
ence Monthly, It would probably never
fall to the surface.
When science makes possible an ini-
tial velocity Of $1,000 feet q second.
about seven miles, then q projectile
would burst through the attraction Of
our planet and rush on into trackless
space.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Mental and Physical Work.
lark Twain wrote as follows ON III


subject:
There are wise people who talk
ever so knowingly and complacentlv
about the working classes and sat
isfy themselves that days hard in
tellectual work is very much harder
than a days hard manual toll. and is
righteously entitled to much bigger
pay. Why, they really think that, you
know. is because they know all about
the one. but haven't tried the other.
But l know all about both; and so far
as am concerned. there isn't money
enough to hire me to swing a pickax
thirty days, but will do the hardest
kind Of intellectual work for Just as
near nothing as you can cipher 1t down
and will be satisfied. too"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
A Mount Holly Interview



The following brief account Of an
interview with a Mount Holly woman
three wears ago, and its sequel. will be
read with keen interest by every citizen
Mrs. George F. Kinsler, 7e Pine Stree. :
says: 81 never knew what 1t was to
without backache and ] was down
bed a. long as ten weeks at time, pc
fectly helpless and suffering with awf
pains across my back. couldn't mo
without knffe-like twings catching nj
suffered everything with infiammatio =
of the bladder, too, and my kidneys
would hardly act at all. had head
aches and dizzy spells and sometimes
could see nothing two feet away. My
nerves we're all unstrung and l got SC
discouraged and despondent, / wanted to
d.. Doan,s Kidney Pills were recon-
meaded and after had used several
foxes, the results got were wonderful
felt better in every way. My back
90 sn't ache any more; my kidneys anc
b : ider are perfectly natural and my
health is all right" Statement given
NJ vember II, 1884,
On October 3. 1877, Mrs. Kinsler SAID
Il still take q few sof Doan's Kindey
Pills now and then, more as preventa
tive than any thing else and they keel
my kidneys in gsod uondition. In tina
way have avoided any serious kidue,
trouble"
Piise 6oc, at all dealers. Foster-Milburl
Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
Japs Can Tell Province. BY III. Roof,

Foreign visitors to Japan never
cease to admire the ingenious way In
which the matched roof is treated. 1t
is said tina a well-built roof wifi last
so years. The remarkable feature
about the matched roof in Japan is
the fact that each province has Its own
style, so that one familiar with the va
rious provinces might land In the coun
try from an airplane and easily tell
The province he was in by the appear
ance of the ridge poles of the houses
Plants often grow on the straw mat
ing and n crown of blue iris com
pioteiy covering the ridge pole occa-
sionally Is to be seen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
phv,IcaI couraoe

Physical courage Is a common at
tribute Of the male sex. In men ant
animals. 1t is displayed to the highest
degree In the mother defending heI
young. when 4the female Of her spe
cies Is more deadly than the male >
Physical coward.ce is uncommon.
Physical courage depends much or
the size Of the heart. therefore Is NOT
within the control Of a person.
Moral courage Is superior to physi
cal courage-although q man may
have both. Often. 1t needs more cour.
age for young man to shy mo r
than for him to charge a trench.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
EEL Your Aim HIoh.

The harder the tasks you voluntarily
accomplish the greater Is the reserve
you are storing for the future. To
doubt is to paralyze progress. To face
the problems obstructing your path
way with courageous smile and de-
termined face will help you and others
to remove them. When you are used
to making big demands you won't be
afraid Of big jobs. They are COM
pIiment to your ability. Become rec
ognized victor In one thing and the
world will supply the future with op-
portunities for the exercise Of the pow
er you enjoy. It comes from the prop
er self-estimate.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28

patient ElsInore, and the old cheerful
hum of industry cheered the content
ed workmen at the plant, Thomas
Wynne and Gabriel Purcell, again in
the right groove, felt as though they
had stepped back into the magic en-
thusiasm of their earlier years.