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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
totattultnt given May o. 1911
PERMANENT BENEFIT
FELT PITY FOR VAIN MAN
ESQ Full Of HlmseIf That He Has No
Room for Anything Eise," Wrote
William Penn.

A vain man Is q nauSeOuS creation
he Is so full Of himself that he has no
room for anything else. be 1t never so
good and deserving.
Tis at every turn that do this.
or can do that. And as he abounds In
comparison, so he Is sure to give HIM
self the better Of everybody else: &C
eording to the proverb. all the geese
and swans.
They are certainly to be pitied that
San be 50 much mistaken at home.
And yet ! have sometimes thought
that such people are In sort happy,
that nothing can put out of counte-
nance with themselves, though they
neither have nor merit other peoples.
But at the same time one would
wonder they should rot feel the blows
they give themselves or get from
others, Tor this intolerable and ridicu-
lous temper: nor show any concern
for that which makes others blush for,
as well as at them, viz, their unreason-
able assurance.
Whereas the greatest understand.
ings doubt most, are readiest to learn.
and least pleased with themselves
this, with nobody else.
For though they stand on higher
ground, and so see further than their
neighbors. they are yet humbled by
their prospect, since It shows them
something so much higher and above
their reach.
And truly then It is. that sense
shines with the greatest beauty, when
II is set in humility.-William Penn,
In aFruits Of Solitude"
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BETTER THAN ANY TORPEDO
Col Harta Beetem Says He Employed
Powerful Sawflsh to Complete Dis
comfture Of Enemy.

Speaking of submarines" observed
Col. Harta Beetem, Il must tell you
of q little experience l had while in
China some 40 odd years ago.
well, it seems that it is claimed in
China that the first submarine was in
vented by Chew Hang Bang 1000 years
ago or so. A very serviceable craft it
was, too, egad, and the Fee Sins, in
their war against the Dow GIFTS, across
Wing Fat bay, were using them with
great success. The idea Of the things
piqued my interest. doncha know, and
with my usual luck was given COM
mand of the U-Chop, completely out
fitted undersea fighter, equipped with
self-starter, one-man top and running
water.
"Well, bah Jove. the second day out
Chow Dong, at the telescope, sighted
an enemy cruiser. me spy shippee y
he yells, and the gunners leap to their
torpedo-ejector, only to find that we
had, through some inadvertence, left
shore without single blessed torpedo
Well, gentlemen, at that moment q
giant Chinese ting-tang, or sawfish, the
strongest and deadliest of the species
began to deploy about the U-Chop
looking for chance to saw us In half
with my usual nstantaneousness
of action l saw the way to kill two
birds with one stone. Maneuverine
the U-Chop so that the ting-tang was
always forced to keep his nose to
ward us, / drove him at lightning
speed, tail on, toward the enemy
cruiser. When that steel-like saw of 6
tail rammed into the side of the cruiser
and then began to thrash about yor
can imagine the result, gentlemenl"-
Detroit Free Press.
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More TEan p9Td IA oAns
.f93EIIEEi #IifHiiIii#EfIIH

Some Of us will give a second
thought to the extraordinary achieve
ment of congregation in Geneva. N.
T., which first built with reckless OK.
travasance q massive graystone
church and then adopted the tithiny
system to get them out of their diff
Guilty. The story is told In Outlook.
When the church was dedicated-if
that is the right word-the debt was
$4,000, and the weekly budget $3.50.
The weekly income was less than 500.
In two years the debt has been re,
duced to $4,000 and the weekly in
come is $500. OF the 1000 members
300 are tithers. A tither sets aside
one-tenth of his income for Christian
activities. The blessings Of happiness
and prosperity which have attended
the people are remarkable. Manv
thrilling stories are told. Some church
leaders are deeply impressed by the
success of the system and they are adj
vocating 1t as a financial policy
Christian Register.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
PoEs PLACE IN LITERATURE
America Has Not Accorded Due Honor
to Her Gifted Son, is Opinion OF
Hamilton w. Mable.

A national literature must have
many notes. and Poe struck some
which in pure melodie quality had not
been heard before. AS literary inter-
ests broaden, and the provincial point
Of view gives place, the American esti-
mate Of Poe will approach more nearly
the foreign estimate. That estimate
was based mainly on recognition
of Poe's artistic quality and of the
marked individuality Of his work.
Lowell and Longfellow continued the
old literary traditions, Poe seemed to
make a new tradition. The art
ist always pushes back the bounda-
ries little, and opens window here
and there through which the imagina-
ton looks out upon the world of which
1t dreams, but which 1t sees so rarely /;
and we are not prone to mete out
with mathematical exactness our
praise of those who set us free. II
we lose our heads for q time when
Kipling comes with his vital touch,
his passionate interest In living, the
harm is not great. Poe may have
been over-valued by some of his eager
French and German disciples. but,
after all deductions are made, their
judgment was nearer the mark than
ours has been; and 1t was nearer the
mark because their conception Of lit
erature was more inclusive and ade-
Quate.-Hamilton w. Mabie.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
German Chemists at Work.

The activity of German chemists is
shown in technical journals received
through neutral countries. One Of the
new products is a safety detonator,
which is stated to be cheap and eff
fective substitute for illuminate of
mercury. The latter, besides being
costly, is very dangerous to handle and
in the caps is unstable, little damp
ness causing it to attack the copper or
brass, forming a copper salt far more
explosive than the illuminate itself
The new filling is mixture of potas-
stun chlorate and antimony sulphide
neither explosive. Held against this
by q thin strip of tin is varnish of
gum lacquer containing ground red
phosphorus and little disphemyla-
mine, and as the hammer strikes the
cap, ignition is produced by friction of
the PHOSPHORUS against the charge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
GREAT MASTER OF THOUGHT
influence Of Aristotle on the Minds Of
Men Has Been for Two Thousand
Years Supreme.

Aristotle was the most famous and
influential Of the Greek philosophers.
He was born 3S4 B. @. and died in 800
B. G. In the history of western civili-
cation there Is no example of any 9TH
er philosopher having exerted so great
and so permanent an influence on the
minds of men as Aristotle. For nearly
1000 years his authority was not only
predominant, but almost despotic, In
all countries where the light of learn
Ing had penetrated. During the dark
ages" when little attention was paid
to learning, even In the most favored
portions of Christian Europe, the
philosophy of Aristotle was encourage
ed and his works diligently studied In
the Moslem capitals of Bagdad and
Cordova. On the revival of letters in
Italy and other parts of Europe, Arts
totle reigned for time In the schools
without a rival.
After the reformation his influence
decreased, and for nearly 200 years
after the time of Bacon the works of
Aristotle were almost universally neg
lected among the learned in Europe.
Toward the close of the last century,
however. attention was again directed
TO them. His true position in the realm
of intellect Is admitted to be fully
equal, If not superior, to that of any
other of the great masters Of thought
that the world has ever seen.
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The first knowledge Of the Hopi In
dams by Europeans was In July Of
1910. soon after Captain General Don
Francisco Vasauez de Coronado had
found the famed golden Seven Cities
OF Cibola in the poverty-stricken pu-
eblos of Zuni. In the summer he sent
westward an exploring party, headed
by Don Pedro de Tovar.
Though the very name of the tribe
"Hopitu," means peaceful people," the
Spanish chronicles of their land, known
as the province of Tusayan, showed
that Of all southwestern Indians they
have resisted encroachment most. and
have. till very lately, generally re-
fused the ministration of Christian
teachers. About the time Of the Span
lsrds' coming they transferred their
habitations to the mesa tops. wherein
they now live In half dozen villages
to which the women pack water ND
steep and rocky trails.
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How indians Tell lime At Nlnht


To ascertain the time at night the
Apache Indians employed a gourd on
which the stars of the heavens were
marked. As the constellation rose In
the sky the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. BY
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order In which the consultations
might be expected TO appear.
The hill people Of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number Of
guilds Of betelnut chswed. It win be
remembered how. according to Wash
ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as
sembly was invariably dismissed at
the last puff Of the third pipe of to-
bacco Of Gov. Wouter Van Twiller. :.
A Montagnis Indian of Canada will
set up a tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead Of friends who are to
follow. He marks with his foot the
line OF shadow cast, and by the change
In the angle Of the shadow the oncom-
ing party can tell on arriving at the
spot, about how far ahead the leader
Is.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
JOB FOR OFFICER FLANNERY
New York Policeman Undertook Some
Contract When He Sought to Find
Firm Little Woman Wanted.

The existence Of hitherto-unknown
corporation on Washington Heights
was brought to the attention Of police
man Flannery when q meek little wom-
az approached him and over an arm
full of bundles asked for information
regarding this mysterious firm. With
one brawny hand the policeman held
up traffic from all four directions while
he bent q receptive ear to the timid
little woman.
I'm so sorry to bother you, Mr.. Po-
iiceman," said the shopper, "but my
grocer has moved his shop from
around the corner here, where he used
to be, and I thought you might know
where he is now. I want to get some
eggs-and he always kept such fresh
ones"
"What was the name Of your grocer,
madam" asked policeman Flannery,
one Of the most polite Of the baton
twirlers. IF you will tell me his name
I will see If we have a record Of his
change Of location at the station house
and let you know"
"Well, the man who always waited
OF me-" replied the little woman, twas
named Tom. / don't know his last
name. And the name Of the firm that
was painted on the door was Push
and Pull do hope you can find them
and let me know, because need some
fresh eggs at once"
And Policeman Flannery at late
hour last night was still scratching his
head over the apps" in the city direc-
tory.-New York Herald.
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Finding Fault

Addison says, "What an absurd thing
II is to pass all over the valuable parts
of man and fix our attention on his
infirmitiesi" But that seems to be the
habit. About the first thing we try to
find In a man is his faults. They are
apt to transcend his virtues, even If
the virtues are mountain high. It
is deplorable habit, for 1t not only
does great injustice to the person criti-
cized, but 1t hurts the critic himself.
1t lowers his views of life and confirms
the habit of seeing the worst side Of
human experience and losing sight Of
the bright side. No man can be a
moral man. or religious man Of any
faith, who Is constantly searching for
the faults Of people. The first duty O
man owes to his neighbor is to look
for the bright side and he win then
find, In most cases. that the dark side
Is much smaller than he suspected
The thing to ATTACK. Is the sin, for we
will discover that that Is greater than
the man who is guilty Of it.-Ohio
State Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
BEES WORK TO KEEP WARM
Another Example of the Remarkable
Intelligence Displayed by the Lit
tie Caterers Of Honey.

The bee upholds his reputation for
industry throughout the winter months
as during the summer. Being suscept-
ible to cold, the bee must have some
means of supplying warmth.
1t was found by experiment that
only the shell of the cluster made by
the bees In cold weather is compact.
This is formed by one of several lay
ers of bees all solidly arranged with
their heads inward, their hairs inter-
lacing.
This arrangement is perfect for con-
servation of the heat within. Except
for an occasional shift of positions the
bees forming the shell are quiet. But
within the shell strange things are GO
ing on.
1t Is here that the heat is gen
Grated. And the antics are not unlike
our own when we are cold.
The bees are packed loosely within
the shell so that there is plenty Of
space for many bees to be exercising
at time. Rapid tanning of the wings
shaking the body from side to side
rapid breathing, and other movements
are all parts of the scheme for rails.
ing the temperature.
In one particular instance, when q
bee had been rapidly tanning with his
wings for seven and half minutes the
thermometer nearest him registered
80 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
Air.Service Dress.

Air-service officers must wear rega-
lation dress or become subject to dis
ciplinary action.
An order to this effect has been sent
from air service headquarters TO the
various air sections and stations. 1t
has been inspired by the practice
adopted by some air service officers
Of wearing split coats, bellows pockets
and roll collars, which may be COM
Portable but are not regulation.
When a squadron commander re-
Gently lined up all his flyers for an
unexpected and unheralded inspection,
a lot of them looked nice but were not
CARRIED as 1t is written in the manual.
'M-m-mmm," unused the squadron
chief. "You-and you-and you
you-you. too-step forward one pace"
81 don't suppose you can fix the
pockets yourselves" continued the ma
jor. "And don't suppose you can fx
the collars, either. But you can fix
those splits in the back. Go to your
quarters and sew them up."-Paris
Stars and Stripes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
Jerusalem Gets Water.

For the first time since the days OF
Herod, Jerusalem has good supply of
pure water, the British having provid-
ed 1t In the first year Of their occupa-
ton. The city has relied for its supply
on rain water which flowed into under
ground cisterns at almost every house
These were found In bad repair and
most of them needed cleaning. The
water from near Solomon's Pool was
led by the Romans through an aque-
duct. but this was not nearly enough,
and under the Turks it was divided to
the Mosque of Omar and the city of
Bethlehem. The British found some
springs and have raised the water
from them to the top of hill, whence
it flows by gravity through new pipe
line into the city. Standpipes were
placed ON the streets, and the cisterns
are filled on condition that they are
first cleaned and repaired. Water con-
sumption has increased tenfold, chol-
era has been exterminated and the
health of the city is pronounced Won
derfully GOOD.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
SCOUTS KEPT BUSY
British Boys Realize They Live
in Stirring Times.
Patrol Leader GrIggs and Pirate Have
Adventures Which Would Seem
to Furnish Quite. Num-
Der Of Thrills.

me and Pirate saw her first" said
Patrol Leader Griggs, when asked to
recall the most recent maritime mis-
hap of which, as a boy scout, he had
official cOgnizance. ut was only the
other day, and we'd been sent on spe-
cial patrol along the cliff, two one way
and two t'other, the sea fog being so
thick. She was quite close in, but you
could cniy just see her in the mist
a fair-sized steamer, and not moving,
so knew she was on the sand"
Griggs sent the Pirate back post
haste, says "a. e. c." in London Daily
Chronicle, that a rocket apparatus
might be sent and the nearest lifeboat
warned.
''The strange part was she didn't
boot or nothing" said Griggs-"not
sound. l holloa'd, but they wouldn't
be likely to hear. Also I took off my
jersey and waved it. just to let 'em
know help 'ud be coming, but don't
think they saw"
Within 40 minutes Pirate returned
In company with the rocket apparatus
and It's crew.
sand what do you think ~ exclaimed
Griggs Indignantly, lat first they
wouldn't take his word for it up at the
station. Was he quite sure he hadn't
made mistake. if you please! Just
as if don't know a stranded steamer
when | see onew
The rocket was successfully fired
and the tackle made fast on the steam
er. But crew and vessel owed their
rescue to the alternative aid. brought
by the boys summons.
| when the lifeboat came up" ex-
planned Griggs, "they passed her a
warp, and she put an anchor out, and
the steamer hauled herself back into
deep water"
I asked about the scar on Griggs'
knee.
1T was beastly dark night" he re-
piled, "when that happened. There
was a parcel for the next station and
/ was taking 1t halfway, to meet one
of their boys coming up-both on our
bikes. was going at fair lick, and
ran into a big biscuit tin that some
silly ass had left in the middle of the
road. At least 1t sounded like a bis
cult tin, but didn't go hunting round
to find out what it was. The blood
wasn't half running down my leg, so
got back as quick as / could"
do you find bicycles useful in coast
watching?"
They're all right to anyone used to
them. lent my bike to Pirate once
but never againl A mine was re
ported ashore a mile and half along
the coast Pirate was told to hurry
there and stand watch over 1t till the
motorboat came to make it harmless.
There's some sand holes and deep cut
tings along the cliff, and being in too
much of hurry to see where he was
going Pirate fell into pretty near all
of them. Then he stuck the bike into
hedge and ran the rest"
"Have you ever had a mine come
ashore and explode?'
zone did. 1t made a most tremen-
dous loud noise, only I didn't hear it
myself. being asleep at the time"
"Did 1t do much damage?"
depends on what you call much,
replied Griggs judicially. "A mans
shoulder put out of joint and about a
thousand guilds worth of broken win
dows."
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Hard To Live up to Pipe.

For the moment-oh, how brief =
his mouth is stopped with smoke and
pipestem; his finer faculties should be
brought to a head (his own headD by
the symbolic act of kindllng a flame,
which Is the most poetical and marvel
GUS act the world knows, whether that
flame be for the purpose Of cooking
bacon or lighting tobacco or firing a
screaming shell ten miles In an invis-
ible curve. And yet. watch your friend
while he lights his pipe. Watch him
hopefully, wistfufly, attentively. The
little beacon will flare three inches
under his nose; his cheeks will retract
and puff out; the fragrant smoke will
gush-blue from the bowl and gray
from the lips. as some expert has no
ticed-and then. instead Of the wise
and pondered utterance that you ex.
pect, he will say something trivial
Worse than irrelevant, untruel Yes
II is hard to live up to ones pipe
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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MADE THE WORD MEAN MUCH
All the English Pretty Bulgarian un-
derstood was London" but She
Gave II Decided Expression.

It is curious that the name London
is more generally known the world
over than the name England is. In
commercial circles London" stands
for most articles of English manufac-
ture. In all the East it represents a ma
ton. The author of "Under the Red
Crescent" who was a surgeon of the
Turkish army in 1877, found that in
the near East, no farther away than
Bulgaria. London" served to identify
him. 1t did even more than that
In conversational way, as he tells US
In his book.
My first landlord-who was land
lord in name only, for of course
never paid him any rent-was a Bull
garian, he says, and his daughter was
one of the few pretty women that 1
ever saw In Bulgaria. Conversation
with her, however, was restricted by
our ignorance of each others Ian
guage, for / knew scarcely any Bull
garian, and the only word of English
that she could say was London"
Whenever l saw that girl she would
show her white teeth with charming
smile, flash her big, black eyes, and
with beautiful irrelevance calculate:
London p
Whether she knew what London
meant I cannot say, but her limited
vocabulary expressed more in its way
than the gushing phrases of many more
brilliant takers.
When she said London" with a
| bright air of welcome and a frank
smile as / came home at night tired
out with my days work, knew that
she meant "Good evening, doctor! I
hope you haven't had very hard day
today; and see. here is your toast
and coffee ready"
When she uttered the word with
backward turn of the head and with
pretty glance as she passed out OF
the door. it was very evident that she
was really saying: Good night now,
| doctor! Pleasant dreams to you, ana
hope Russian shell won't find you
In the morning."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
Man Has Much to Learn.

Man thinks he is pretty smart fell
low now. And SO he Is. but 1t must be
somewhat Of bump to his pride when
he considers how long 1t took him to
learn the few things that he knows.
For 1t is really only few things
that man yet knows compared to the
things that surely he is destined yet to
know. 1t is true that he has invaded
both the kingdoms Of the fishes and
the birds. that he can navigate the I'M
der waters of the seas and the upper
winds of the air. but these are prob
ably small achievements In view of
that which 1t Is possible for him to
achieve in the future.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
The Ancient Oulnu.

The quipu reached Its most elaborate
form among the Peruvians, from whose
language the term 'quipu." meaning
"knOt." is borrowed. 1t consists of
main cord, TO which are fastened at
given distances thinner cords of diff.
ferent colors, each cord being knOtted
in divers ways for special purposes
and each color having its own signif1-
canoe. Red strands stood for soldiers,
yellow for gold. white for silver, green
for corn, and so forth. while single
knot meant ten, two knots meant TWEEN
ty. double knots two hundred. Such
simple devices served manifold pur
poses. Besides their convenience IN
reckoning. they were used for keeping
the annals of the empire of the Incas,
for transmitting orders to outlying
provinces: for registering details OF
the army.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-26
Deaf Mutsa Not Good Elxers.

Contrary to a report which has been
widely scattered, deaf mutes do not
make good airmen, as has been shown
by recent tests made by the war de-
partment. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. This branch Of the govern
ment is endeavoring to ascertain the
source of the false report, which has
led many young men to seek enlist
ment as flyers. In examining a num-
Der of deaf mutes 1t has been found
that they are lacking In an adequate
sense Of equilibrium.