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The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
ExpIainFno "Mlzpah n

Mizpah or Mispeh is the name of
several towns in Palestine. The name
Is derived from a verb of the ancient
Hebrew signifying to look or watch
out. The word occurs In several places
In the Old Testament. The first men,
ton Is the most significant. Jacob and
his prospective father-in-law, Laban,
met on slope Of Mt. Gilead and en-
tered into a covenant. Laban had sew
eral times violated his agreement as
to the wages he was paying Jacob.
and Jacob demanded a fair deal. When
they came to an agreement they raised
a monument of stones, which Laban
declared should be called "Galeed, and
Mizpah." "This heap shall be wit
ness between me and thee this day.
The Lord watch between me and thee,
when we are absent, one from the
other" This passage Is used as a
benediction by the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
DOING GOOD WORK IN WAR


"The English church army is doing
q noble work in the war;" was the
message received In this country by
the Episcopal church from the Church
of England. Fully equipped recrea-
ton huts, open to men of all creeds,
have been established in all training
camps In England and Wales. On the
French front huts, tents and tempo
rary churches are provided. In all
more than 800 of these huts and tents
are in use; some in remote places in
the north for the men Of the navy
others In Malta, Egypt, Palestine,
Macedonia, Mesopotamia, East Africa
and even In India. Frequently last
letters have been written from these
huts, bearing the heading, Church
Army Hut'-letters now treasured by
those at home. The bill for writing
paper alone Is over $4,000 a year.
"Close to the front line trenches
the church army keeps several kitch-
en- cars to supply the men with hot
coffee. In England hotels having all
the advantages OF q club are being
maintained, where men are cared for
during their furloughs. Prisoners in
the hands Of the Germans are also
cared for by the church army"
Recently General Pershing address
ed an appreciative letter to Preben-
dairy Carlile, head Of the church army.
thanking him for the help the army
had been to American soldiers passing
through England. 1t is proposed to
maintain hut to be known as the
General Pershing Hut" The cost Of
one Of these huts equipped, Is $500.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
The Ace Of innocence.

Youth, like spring, taunts the person
who is not q poet. Just because ii Is
formative and fugitive 1t evokes imag-
tnation, 1t has bloom too momentary
to be self-conscious, vanished almost
as soon as 1t is seen. In boys, as well
as girls. this beauty discloses itself.
II is a delicacy as tender as the first
green leaf, an innocence like the shim-
mering dawn. brightness of azure.
clouds Of fragrance. tinkle of falling
water and singing birds" People feel
this when they accept youth as i'm
maculate and heed its mute expec-
tancies. The mother whose boy is at
twenty has every right to feel he is
idyllic, to think that youth has the air
OF spring about 1t, that spring is the
morning Of the gods. Youth is so
often handsome and straight and fear
less. 1t has its mysterious silences, its
beings are beings of clear fire In high
spaces, kin with the naked stars. Yet
there is In 1t something not less fiery
which Is far more human. Youth is
also Columbus with mutineers on
board.-F. u. In the New Republic.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

The tower Of Babel was only 140
feet high, but as II was built upon an
elevated foundation 1t was the loftiest
object in Babylon. a city of low build
lngs, spread over a fiat plain. This
description Of the most famous struc-
ture Of ancient times has been OBJ
tained from recent translations of old
Assyrian records, some inscribed on
tablets Of burnt clay.
The tower was a temple and the
architectural pride of Babylon. The
lowest Of Its seven stories was 272
feet square and 1t was constructed Of
the only available material, sun-dfied
brick, faced with burned brick. It was
probably topped with an astronomical
observatory, or rather one for the use
OF astrologists, calling followed by
many priests OF Babylon.
Babylon, with population of 2,OOO,-
900. was then the metropolis of the
world, and its great area, twice that
Of London. was enclrcled by a wall IS
miles In length. The tower of Babel
was a temple. containing wonderful
golden statues and other treasures,
and 1t was In attempting to describe
these that the tongues Of men were
confused.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Love My Dog,
Love Me
o0
BY LOUISE OLIVER
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa
Der Syndicate.)

Laura SWAN about bit in the water
of the lake, then climbed into her
canoe and puHed up shore a bit to her
favorite haven, where a little arm of
water reaching around a breastwork
of rocks. crossed a fiat, sunny strip of
beach.
In the canoe was a store of re-en-
forcements, carnal and mental-candy
and a novel-also a towel to dry her
hair. Laura had lovely hair, of which
she was justly proud.
There was only one thing lacking 10
complete her absolute contentment-
her dog. She colored wrathfully when
she thought of him, for she had very
substantial suspicious that only the
lake Separated her from her pet.
Suddenly there was sneeze almost
directly over her head from the top of
a rock. Laura looked up quickly and
frowned. A man in swimming clothes
was sitting there quietly watching her.
"It's just as WELL" said Laura tart
ly, that nature takes a hand some
times TO announce new arrivals"
Pardon me, fair mermaid. but you
are the newcomer. was here first"
There was nothing to say to this, and
she decided to leave without further
parley, when it occurred to her that as
she had been coming to. this particular
little cove nearly every day for three
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
British coIumbla's Coal.

Writing of the discovery of coal In
British Columbia, Johnson In his 'First
Things in Canada" states: "One day
in December, 1S49, an officer of the
Hudson's Bay company IN Fort Vic
toria was Informed by the foreman OF
the blacksmith's shop that an old Ma
naimo Indian chief had just stated that
he knew where there was stuff like
that which the white man was using in
the blacksmith's fire. The Indian was
told that If he would bring some pieces
of the STUFF he would have his gun
repaired free and receive a bottle of
rum. The chief reappeared in the fol-
lowing April (1850) with his canoe
laden with coal. A prospecting party
went out and found the coal where the
city of Nanaimo now stands. In 1874
the production Of coal from the Ma
naimo mines amounted to 1000 tons ;
In 1896 1t exceeded 100000 tons.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

Yiddish Is a dialect spoken by the
Jews of central Europe, consisting o.
corrupted Hebrew with a large admix-
ture Of German. 1t has been carried
by Immigrants to Great Britain and
this continent, and is now of practical
ly worldwide use. The old Hebrew
Uncial, or Capital, letters are made to
give way to a cursive or script letter
in writing; and q regular written Ian
guage. and even literature has come
into being. But for religious usage the
ancient Hebraic form and words. EN-
ployed In the written Torah or Law is
strictly adhered to, and. 1t will be
found as a rule that even those who
use Yiddish commonly, have also a
familiarity with the ancient language
Of their race.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1918

AFTER sleeping over the matter,
President McCarter, of the Public
Service, reconsidered his statement
that the Public Utilities Commission
were bad lot and he sent an apology
that was accepted. Mr.. McCarter did
not withdraw his criticism of the act
ion Of the Commission but he did re-
gret that, in the heat of feeling at the
decision against his company he so far
forgot himself as to utter words that he
regretted very much later.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Lasra Looked Up Quickly.

months each summer for the last ten
stranger rout her now.
you're soldier, aren't your" she
asked.
Il have the honor"
"You belong to that machine-gun
battalion across the lake. don't your
"Yes."
Perhaps then you can tell me what
became OF my dog"
Laura took piece of chocolate and
then looked him steadily in the eye,
as impressively as decidedly oblique
eight feet would permit. Authority
should never have to look up. More
over, when Laura looked up with her
chin tilted back, and the sunlight dane
ing in little spurts Of fame on her
hair, she looked more like model Of
hope than anything else. Whatever it
was. the young man quite refused to
be>terrified, although he almost forgot
to answer, but for different reason.
"Your dogl What kind Of dogr
"A Cairn. Not very big. white with
brown spots, short hair"
"A Cairn," he said thoughtfully.
Let me see. 1t would be pretty hard
to tell. We have dogs and dogs and
then some, you see. All camps have.
It's sort of Mecca-seems to draw
'em like magnet"
81 don't suppose there are many like
Laddie," she remarked. Dad gave him
to me for my birthday, and as had
my choice Of him or another row Of
pearls for my pearl collar, you see
what I've lost. Besides he was q
splendid companion. such good swim
mer. VIII you look when you 60 back
and see II there is a dog of his de-
scription In campf"
"I certainly will. But how can let
you know II l find himf'
81 come here every day" she an
swered. IF you could bring him
here"
Il might manage It," he said slowly.
But what II miss your"
Laura was thoughtful. She was
about to say, Then come to the house,
won't youf" But she decided 1t would
be difficult to entertain an unknown
soldier should he present himself
there. Her mother would be sure to
fuss, too. That was one thing about
soldiers, they all looked alike, but dear
knows who they werel
"Oh, / think Wen manage to meet
here" she said. IT always come at
this time"
"All right. Tomorrow then" he said.
81 must go back now. Good-by," and
diving into the deep water on the
other side of the rock, he was gone.
The next day as usual, Laura pad
lied into the cove. And there was her
soldier with a dog.
Mercy That's not my dog" she
cried. "That looks more like an ant
eater than dog"
II hardly thought It was" he an
swered, crestfallen. "But it was the
only one 7 could catch. Perhaps I'll
have better luck tomorrow"
AS usual. Laura had brought alcng
some magazines and some candy. She
offered him some of the sweets with
an apology. II don't approve of candy
nowadays. But the boys insist on
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Indian Names.

The Indians up In the far North
country call the beaver ah-mick, says
Dan Beard in Boys Life, the boy
scouts magazine. By the way. when
boy scouts lay out their council
grounds at camp and divide it up as it
should be, according to the north,
south, east and west winds around
the circle. they should remember that
the Indian name for north is Quiewed-
nong, for south Is Show-nein-nong, for
east is Waba-nong, and for west Is
Gabie-a-nong.
Now, you know the Indian ceremony
always begins with blowing the smoke
Of the pipe to the four winds, and
then to the sky. which is O'Quie, and
then to the earth, which is Akee, and
the warrior lights his pipe with Skoo-
day, that is, with fire, but If he is tow
neeke with the Skoo-day he starts a
forest FIRE (tow-neeke means care
less).
To be good scout, one must never
be tow-neeke; to be patriotic one must
never be tow-neeke.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

MORE trouble in the Democratic
camp. Congressman Scully, who has
been q member of the executive COM
mittse Of the Democratic party in this
state for some time, sent in his resigna-
ton last week. Mr.. Scully is not at
all pleased with the determination of a
few members Of the Democratic party
to pick candidate for United States
Senator without consulting many who
have devoted time and money to the
Democratic cause, Mr.. Scully being
one Of the latter, having devoted val
liable time and good money for the
party's welfare. The Congressman does
not favor the nomination OF John r..
Hardin, Of Newark who is the hand
picked candidate OF a certain few. The
latter is not particularly strong man
and has been pronounced by some of
the leaders as politically impossible. I"
II he should enter the campaign he
will be tagged with the record of the
infamous coal combine which caused
the fall of the Democratic party many
years ago. being one OF the greatest
scandals that was ever unearthed. This
may all be overcome by the fact that
Hardin is reported to be the choice of
the administration and will probably
receive support from that end of
the country. But it will not make
much difference. The Democratic
party is so wide apart that it will take
. great lot OF pulling and hauling to
get the harness even partially adjusted.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
a.sra and slndbad the Sailor.

In spite of evidence of modern in
dustry, Basra (seaport of Mcsopo-
tamia) was the port from which Sind
bad set out ON his voyages of trade
and adventure. Sindbad was not a
myth, but a real man with sailors
love for the sights of foreign lands. II
must have been a great event when he
sailed away with his fleet Of dhows
and when he returned with treasures
Of far-off China and the Eastern is-
lands.
The Basra Of today Is a mean little
town in a clearing of palm trees two
miles from the river, and at its port,
Instead of the laden dhows, are rusty
tramp steamers with tawdry wares Of
tha West.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

"
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Burlington county, N. j., for
the reconstruction of the road in Edge
water Park, N. j., in the township of Bever-
y, in the county of Burlington. with a con-
crete surface; estimated amount of surface
pavement required is 1858 yards, and open
ed and read in public at the court house,
Mount Holly, N. j., on Wednesday. August
I, 1918, al IL 40 a. m.
Drawings, specifications and forms of bid,
contract and bond for the proposed work,
prepared by James Logan, County Engi-
neer, and approved by the State Highway
Commission, have been filed in the Office Of
the said engineer at IL Main street, Mount
Holly, N. j., and of said Commission at the
State House, Trenton, N. j., and may be in
spected by prospective bidders duriug busi-
ness hours. Bidders will be furnished with
a copy of the specifications and blue prints
of the drawings by the engineer on proper
notice and payment of cost of preparation.
Bids must be made on the standard pro-
poSal forms in the manner designated
therein and required by the specifications,
must be enclosed in sealed envelopes, bear.
ing the name and address OF the bidder on
the outside, addressed to the Clerk of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders and must be
accompanied by certified check or cash
for not less than 81 .00000 and be delivered at
the place and on the hour above named.
The standard proposal form is attached to
the specifications, copies of which will be
furnished on application to engineer.
By order of the Board of Chosen Free
holders.
HARRY HAWKINS, jr,, Clerk.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
One OF the Immortal Books.

One OF the greatest epoch-making
books of the world was "Don Quixote." !"
To that artificial age. reared in insipid
extravagances, don Quixote" was the
dawn Of new revelation. Saint
Beuve, the great French critic, called
1t "the book of humanity" Even those
who miss the aflegory and are insen-
sible to the satire cannot help but en-
joy the story. so fresh is it with pic
lures of national life and character Of
Spain at the time. Ceryantes himself
was amazed at the success of his book.
which Immediately raised him to fame.
Since that time, nearly 300 years ago,
Don Quixote" has been the delight
Of mankind In degree that no other
hook has aDDrOached,
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
conserve surnIus Fnod

Increased planting of vegetables this
year almost certainly will mean an un-
precedented yield Of all kinds of fresh
vegetables.
This will mean plentiful supplies tc,
summer tables and large surplus.
This surplus, to be useful to Amer.
lea, must be conserved.
1t must be canned, dried, brined or
stored In the homes of America.
Home-conserved food means that the
home will be more nearly self-sustain.
ing and that the burden on rransporta-
ton will be lightered.
Women who have never canned
should now learn how; women who
know now should prepare to do more.
United States Department of Agri.
culture.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Package Goods Expensive.

That package goods are more expen-
sive than goods bought In bulk is
shown In chart of comparative food
values recently published. The chart
shows that canned peaches cost three
times as much as dried peaches. and
the food value In calories is three
times greater In the dried than In the
canned variety. Canned pork and
beans cost about twice as much per
unit Of food value as dried beans. The
canned goods are ready for Immediate
use and the dried require preparation,
but to persons interested In reducing
the cost of living these facts are worth
taking into consideration.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Common Heather pxInu Out.

In the case of such a plant as the
common heather Of England and Scot.
land, found growing wild in Nova
Scotia, 1t Is matter of curious inter,
est to determine whether 1t is native
to the soil or has been introduced from
Europe. Lawson decided that the plant
had its home here. There was a time,
1t Is thought, when the plant was abun-
dant in our northern lands. and its
present rare occurrence marks dying
out of the species on this side of the
ocean. its vigorous growth In Europe
Is due to the circumstance that there
u is YOU'VE nlnnt ~ VIRGIN soil.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Somewhat Expensive Error.

A large steamer was once wrecked
because one Of the sailors was named
West.
The vessel was outward bound from
Rotterdam, and the sailor was on deck
polishing some brasswork. Suddenly
the captain called him. and told him
to 20 below. The second officer on the
bridge heard the captain can out the
mans name, and thought 1t was an
order to change the course Of the YES
sci to the west. He did SO, ana fhe
result was that the vessel ran Onto d
dangerous shoal. That name cost the
owners Of the vessel the sum OF $780,
900.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
PATHOLOGICAL.

equabs-What made poor Griggsby
30 light headed7
EQuibbs-Well, there are differences
of opinion, but he attributes it to heavy
thinking.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

-Histtor-Has your little baby sister
got any teeth7
Tommy-Oh, yesi i guess she's got
them, but she amt Matched 'em out
yet"
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
Its Kind.

"They say that at marriages In the
future there will be, strictly Ameri-
can wedding march,"
II suppose it will be something on
the order Of two-step."
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

The taking over of the railroads by
the government was for the purpose oi
making better conditions for the peo-
pie. How far this has succeeded has
not yet been made especially clear. In
some cases the accommodations, fares,
etc., have been anything but satisfac
tory. After determining to put a sim
gle fare on travel to and from the sea-
shore resorts there was reconsideration
and round-trip tickets, under the
name Of tour tickets" good for six
teen days are sold. But those who
have desired to take advantage oi
special excursions to the shore have
had anything but pleasant experiences
at the ticket offices in Philadelphia
when applying for transportation to
the shore. People have been com
PEELED to get in line to buy tickets and
when their end of the line was reached
they found they were to late, the train
had gone or the supply OF tickets had
been exhausted. One man asked for a
half-fare ticket and was told there WERE
not any in the rack. He was told "
20 to another window but he refused
to do so as his boat would leave in less
than two minutes and on his insisting
that he be given what he wanted the
agent finally handed it to him. The
railroad authorities explain that new
tickets are being printed, the presnt
stock being almost depleted. This was
on Tuesday last. Those on hand
must have points of starting and des
tination written ON them and thut
takes time. inexperienced clerks are
working and it is claimed that it takes
six months TO break in new CLERK
Add W thls iact that The war lax ant.
price Ol each ticket must he worked uu
and you Will have some idea of the rea
SON tor The present conditions.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
THE Postmaster General in his state

THE Postmaster General in his state
msnt accompanying the announcement
that the telephone and telegraph lines
are to be taken oyer by The Govern
ment at midnight next Wednesday
admits that he realizes the immensity
of the task which has been entrusted
to him. But he adds with becoming
modesty that "a great opportunity is
afforded TO effect Improvements and
economies and larger use by the peo-
pie of these facilities which have be-
come an imperative need in their
everyday life."
Which means that Mr.. Burleson is
about to make those Improvements
which seemed to him beyond the abil
ity Of the experienced experts who have
created the lines out of nothing until
they are unsurpassed for efficiency
anywhere in the world. d.--Phitadetphid
Ledger.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

Nghties that are cool cool can be. Made :
nne DAINTY Nansook and Batiste for little as SIC an
much $500. ~ 'H'
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

Colgate's Talcum Powder is necessary these davs-
a can. 'y'
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

Put two Palm Leaf Fans the bed and several on
the porch SC each. They do cool you
The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30

10 mop up the excess heat have plenty of absorbing
Towels like these handy Turkish--25c 5oc 6sc 7sc xI
They all absorb, but the better ones absorb more
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25

Million Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lars In oil In isi days, what will the
deep wells produce when the deep
ocean OF oir' 10 actually reached by deep
drilling that is now progressing at the
believed to be- gusher location OF The
Uncle sam OIL Company on the big Tur-
ner isasef Then before you turn down
q real chance TO become a valuable mem
Der Of this Pioneer Independent Com
pany remember that The Uncle Sam OIL
Company wishss 10 start at once TO
test welb on the great Temple tract
OF s,s1o acres where Il has room for
about one thousand wells In the differ
ent sands Then remember that The
Uncle Sam OIL Company is thoroughly
established. New companies may spring
up and apparently boom for a short
time. but The Uncle Sam OIL Company Is
the long -esta bllshed pioneer In the
Mid -Con4nent field and goes on forever
becoming bigger and better each
year. II has held the price Of the stock
on q bargain basis 10 that needed cap
ital could always be raised. Stocks Of
the supposed trust subsidiaries have
already been doomed TO high prices by
the brokers and bankers that have sold
the stock. but the stock Of The Uncle
Sam OH Company has big values, back
Of II now and a mammoth property that
by development should produce In
creased values Of many millions and
drive to high price each share Of stock
you now secure. We offer the public
direct the promoters profit.
This stock should be bargain right
now at two or three times this price and
we believe will be selling for half
dollar per share within few weeks be-
cause a price Of slOO pcr share would
be justified now.
The newspaper report explains Itself
and reads as follows