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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
German silver.

German silver is manufactured in
three general ways, according to Pop
ular Science Monthly. 1t is composed
of nickel, copper and zinc in varying
proportions. The German method is
to melt all the copper to be used in
the mixture, and two-thirds of the
nickel and zinc in a graphite crucible
and then add the rest of the nickel
and zinc. In the English method the
copper, nickel and zinc are melted
all at one time, then more copper and
inc are added. Should the metal APP
pear porous, fireclay pipe contain
ing pitch is pushed into the metal mix
IRE to deoxidize it. There are sew
oral American methods. One is to melt
d copper nickel alloy and then grad
ual1y add the preheated zinc. In an
her method monel metal is used as
base.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

lost by bringing corn from the South
and attempting to grow it in the North
where it failed to mature. One of the
most common mistakes in selecting
seed corn is to lay too much stress up
on one thing-forgettin all other feat
ures, some of which are of great i'm
portance. A person will often sacri-
fee everything to depth of kernel, size
or length of ear, or place too much
stress upon straightness of rows, fill
ing out at the tip, space between rows,
etc. All of which should be taken into
consideration, but are not the only
things nor even the most important
things to be considered.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
First Aid director Anno,,..a

DR.. Samuel w. Lambert has Deen
appointed director of the Division Of
First Aid of the Bureau of Military
Relief Of the Atlantic division Of the
Red Cross His duty will be to pro-
mote and direct classes In first aid
among Red Cross chapters and other
organizations and to pass on the Gre
dentials Of chapter First Aid Commit
tees. He has in charge the appoint
ment Of the chairmen Of these COM
mittees.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
FEEDING GRAINS TO LAMBS
Ground Corn, Crushed Oats, Wheat
Bran and Linseed OIL Meal Is
Best for Youngsters.

(Ohio College of Agriculture Bulletin.)
A good grain ration for lambs just
beginning to eat is ground corn, one
part; crushed oats, one part; linseed
oil meal, one part; and wheat bran,
two parts. Wheat bran is very essen
tial in this ration, and the shepherd
should always see that it is present.
A grain ration consisting Of two
pounds Of wheat bran, one pound Of
oats (crushed oats being preferred),
one pound Of finely ground cornmeal,
and one-half pound of oil meal has
proved to be an excellent grain ration
for young lambs. 1t has also been
found that a grain mixture of oil meal
and corn meal has given better re-
l!ls than mixture of cottonseed
a1l and corn meal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
TOOL SHEDS MOST VALUABLE
Shelter Costs Comparatively Little
When Considering Damage to
UnsheItered Tools.

A tool shed costs little compared to
the risk of neglecting the implements.
Binders, mowers, hay presses. tractors,
silage cutters and other machines rep
resent considerable capital and 1t is
economy to shelter and care for them
when not In use. The shed is really
insurance upon implements from sun,
rain and rust, and there is another ad-
vantage beside the loss and deteriora-
ton, and that is saving time.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Russia oricIra,Iv pemoerstio

Six hundred years ago it was the oil
Russia that arose out of Rurik the
Norman's conquests, and had its cap
ital at Kiev. There were ears and
overlords after a fashion. But the
real government of Russia was in the
market place at Kiev and Of every
little town and village on the great
wide steppes, where on the great days
of the year the people gathered to-
gether, warriors, traders, women, too,
chose their local officials. The original
heart of Russia was democratic to Che
core.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Farm machinery depreciates in value

Farm machinery depreciates In value
more rapidly from poor care than from
actual use. That Is, a larger part Of
the 10 per cent annual depreciation Is
caused by exposure than by use.
A 160-acre farm needs about $1,000
worth Of machinery. Ten per cent
depreciation means 500 every year and
more than $50 of this is lost through
lack of care. Sheds for this machin-
cry would cost about $780, which at 9
per cent year would mean $12. The
difference between $50 and $12 cannot
all be credited to profit, for part of
the care Of machinery lies In labor and
material. Still there would be fair
margin. Housing. repairing at the
proper time. and painting the wooden
parts are three essentials In the care
OF machinery,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Does MOT Know the Rov.

Cardinal Newman, while familiar
with the life and thought of the uni
versity man, admits his failure to
know the boy. Out of the mouth of
Charles Redding's father he extracts
the confession that "there is no tell
ing what is in a boys heart. He may
look as open and happy as usual, and
be as kind and attentive, when there is
a great deal wrong going on within"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Ski In Land of Summer.

Californians are not denied the win
ter sports of tobogganlng, ski-running,
sleighing and skating, but in order to
enjoy them they are obliged to ascend
into the Sierra Nevadas, mile above
the coast and the central valleys.
There, amidst the fragrant pine for
ests of the highlands, they enter into
keen out-of-doors recreation with all
the zest Of people who see snow usu-
ally from a distance. The winter
sports. season at Truckee, near the
summit Of the Sierra, has become well
established as an annual event.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
CORN FOR A GIVEN LOCALITY
Farmer Must Be Familiar With Pre-
vailing Conditions Before He Can
Judge Properly.

The best ear of corn for a given To-
cality is the ear that will give the
greatest profit year after year if plant
ed in that locality. We must be ia
miliar with the conditions prevailing
in a locality before we can properly
judge corn for that locality The
sample of corn which is best for Mis-
souri, or southern Iowa should not be
planted at all in Minnesota or the Da-
kotas. Millions of dollars have been
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
could Live on Bananas Alone.

The exotic but always accessible
banana is essentially sanitary-no
germs can touch it. Like the apple, it
can be served raw or cooked to please
the most capricious palate. Like the
onion, it provides the highly necessary
mineral salts. And, like meat and
milk, it has high fuel yalue-slightly
less than the one, slightly more than
the other. Man cannot live by bread
alone, but he could by bananas alone
If he had to.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

ways. II the ground turns up lumpy
the large clods can be crushed by the
harrow better while damp than when
dry.
! When much trash has been plowed
under the soil dries very quickly, be-
cause the refuse underneath holds up
the soil and makes air holes and pits.
The harrow will adjust the soil and
ARRANGE the trash much more satisfac-
torily by using 1t as soon as possible
after blowing. 1t retards evaporation,
and the little pits and holes will also
Ill quicker and easier.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

The box should be divided by par
titiOns, the largest space being for po-
tatoes, another for apples, etc. Where
space is at such a premium that pro-
visions have to be bought in small
quantities this plan will add much to
the comfort and convenience of the
kitchen. 1t may be covered neatly and
utilized for a seat. Have the cover
hinged so that it will be easy to open.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
1000 MEN NEEDED
FOR MOTOR SERVICE BY
RED CROSS IN FRANCE.

= More than 1000 motor truck .
= drivers, mechanicians and help :
= ers are needed Immediately by !
+ the American Red Cross for !
= service in France. The duties !
= OF these men win be to operate :
= and repair the Red Cross motor 4
= trucks which transport supplies !
= to war hospitals Men in this !
= service will receive pay and ex- !
= penses. !.
= A recruiting office has been 4
= opened ut the headquarters of :
+ the Atlantic Division under Mr. !
= J. Leo SHELLEY Of the Red Cross :
: Foreign Transportation Depart !
= ment Recruiting Service. Appli- !
+ cants must be over thirty-one i
! years of age. !
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
BUREAUS FOR FARM
ORGANIZATIONS That Make County
Agents Effective.
PLAN FOR,sEcURlNG SUPPORT
ideas Outlined In Guide Recently Pub
llshed by Agricultural Department
Adapted 70 Various Condl-
! lions.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture-)
The counties which have been most
active In cooperating with their coun-
~ agents are, with rare exceptions,
the ones which are reaping the great
est benefits from their services. Elk
psrienee shows that help and advice
0f the farmers themselves are neces-
sary to the success Of county agent
work. and the support Of both rural
and urban population is needed. The
means OF securing this local support
(which has been found most effective
i'm the extension work in the northern
and western states, officials Of the
United States department Of agricul-
Iture say. is to establish county or
Iganixation usually known as 'farm
bureau" In a guide recently pub
lished by the department and known
las Handbook of Farm Bureau Organi-
xation for County Agricultural
Agents." detailed suggestions are CIV
ZEN for forming such an organization.
The plan outlined can be adapted read
lily to the various conditions of differ
lent counties. It may be established
In counties having inefficient organiza-
tons, In counties contemplating the
employment Of an agent, and in places
where the agent is now unsupported
by a local county organization.
Functions Of Organization.
(; The chief functions of a county or
!ganization, as outlined In the hand
book are:
I; /. To coordinate the efforts Of ex-
listing local agricultural forces, either
lorganized or unorganized, and to or
lganize new lines Of effort. 1t does not
lsupplant any existing organizations or
compete with them, but establishes a
clearing house through which all may
increase their efficiency without In any
lway surrendering their individuality.
2. To bring to the agent the coun-
Isel and cooperation Of the best farm
Eers In the county In planning and exc
cutting an agricultural improvement
program.
| 8. To furnish the necessary local
machinery for easily and quickly
reaching every community in the coun-
~ with information of value to that
community or to the county as
whole.
4. To encourage self-help through
developing and exercising leadership
I'm the rural affairs of each community.
D. To reveal to all the people of the
county the agricultural possibilities of
the county and how they may be real
tied.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Grave Insult.

Mrs. Xavier Then you and young
Mr.. Sharp are not on speaking terms
any more?" Mrs. Blunderby-"No, in
deed. The last time I met him / told
him my husband had locomotive attack
STA, and the young whippersnapple had
the impudence to ask If he whistled at
crossings"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
HARROW SOIL AFTER FLOWED
TO Insure Satisfaction In Many Ways
/; Furrows Should Do Gone Over
, Before Dried Out.

The pillow and the harrow should
be kept closer together in operation
than is the case with those who wait
until the field has been completely
Iplowed before applying the harrow.
III 1t is at all convenient to do so, the
harrow should be run over the newly
turned burrows before the fresh earth
has dried on the surface. This will
Insure greater satisfaction In several
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
WIRE FENCE BEST
1t Must Be Built to Turn All Stock
Without Injury.
TWO QUALITIES ARE NEEDED
To Be Economical 1t Must Be Con-
structed as Cheaply as Is Consis-
tent With neutrality-suspicious.
Fixes Price.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A good job to attend to between the
busy seasons is the building and re-
pairing of fences. A farm fence should
combine the two qualities of service
and economy. To give satisfactory
service it must be constructed so as
to turn all kinds of stock without in
jury to them. To be economical it
must be built as cheaply as Is consis-
tent with durability. The fence that
is erected at a low initial cost is not
necessarily economical, for it may be
short lived.
Wire fences are very generally re-
placing those of stone, wood, and
hedge wherever the latter are becom-
ing unserviceable. In selecting a WOW
en-wire fence, it is preferable to eco
nomize by eliminating unnecessary
wires rather than by using a lighter
weight wire. In pastures where only
cattle or horses are to be kept there
is no need of providing fence the
spacing in which is close enough to
turn hogs.
Weight Determines Cost.
The factor which determines the
price of woven wire fencing is it's
weight, so that in fences of the same
height a wide spaced fence with COM
paratively few wires costs less than q
narrow spaced one with more wires,
On the other hand, it is becoming gen.
| orally recognized that the use of heavy
wire in fencing is economical. The
initial cost of the heavy wire is great
er, but its durability is more than suff-
cient to offset this disadvantage. The
labor and other costs in the construc-
ton of a fence are practically the
same whether heavy or light grade
of wire is used, but with heavy wire
the fence lasts so much longer thai
| this cost of construction is distributed
over a much longer time. That this Ii
appreciated by a majority Of farmers
is indicated by the increase in the
| percentage of heavy wire that is being
sold for fencing purposes.
Common Type Of Fence.
For the general farm on which al
kinds of stock are kept, and on which
the rotations practiced call for tempo
rary pastures, the common type o.
fence now being adopted in the nortf
central states is one which has ap
proximately ten line wires and tota
height of about four feet. The bottom
wires are spaced about three inches
! apart. Such a fence constructed from
| all No. 8 wire with a strand Of barbe(
wire on the top, Usage orange. locust
red cedar, steel, or cement line post
set a rod apart, and ends and brace!
Of the same materials as for the lint
posts at distances of 40 rods, Is nov
being built on many farms and II
| proving serviceable and economical
when its long period of usefulness /:
considered. Such a fence is exception
ally durable and should last approx
mately % years.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Freak Cluster of Corn.

e. D. Leonard of Clarendon, VT, re-
Gently exhibited a freak of nature in
a cluster of ears of corn numbering
about 20. While all are small and only
partly developed, the kernels on each
are ripe and of normal size. The'clus-
ter resembles a bunch of small ba-
nanas. All the ears grew from a sin
Oln Stalk
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
DELICIOUS CORN MUFFINS.

Here's an old fashioned recipe for
corn mullins that has recently been
revived and used with unusual success
in several Of the larger New York ho-
tells: To make three and a half dozen
mullins take one quart milk, six ounces
butter substitute, twelve ounces of
light syrup or honey, four eggs, pinch
Of salt, two ounces baking powder,
one and a half pounds cornmeal and
one and a half pounds rye flour. The
butter and syrup should be thoroughly
mixed; then add the eggs gradually.
Pour in the milk and add the rye flour
mixed with cornmeal and baking pow
der.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Protect Curtains.

At the bottom of your bedroom cur
tains put small snaps, and up as
far as you can reach put snap eyes. AT
night hook the bottom of the curtains
up to prevent them from blowing out
after the windows are opened. Do the
same with the portieres when you are
sweeping the floors or busting.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Great Rubber Producer.

The Malay peninsula is the largest
rubber-producing and rubber-exporting
country In the world. Ten years ago
the production was small. as compared
with that of Brazil, which was then
the principal source of supply. Its adj
vent to first place as rubber-produc-
ing country is due to its favorable eli
matte and soil conditions.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Alfalfa Growing Essential.
Winter hardness is one of the es-
sentials to alfalfa growing In this
country.
Clerks ant Statesmen.

Sometimes you walk into store and
q clerk jumps to be the first to wait
upon you, observes the Ell Paso Times
he is there to sell goods and work
never bothers him. He is willing to
take down half the goods in the store
In his efforts to please yon. He makes
sales and will rise in life. But there
is another class of clerks. They let
you hunt them up when the boss is
not around. show you as few goods as
possible and are not at all bothered
II you walk away without finding
what you want. They get their sala-
xies just the same-it is the employer
only who loses. And they will always
be clerks-1ust clerks.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AS He Understood Il.

John was trying to be unusually
nice to man who was visiting Johns
big sister, Clara. When things be-
came dull inside, John invited the Wis
itor out in the yard. Seeing one of
his playmates, little John called him
over, exclaiming: Charlie, come on
over and meet my sisters finance"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Observation-Disclosures.

Acetylene lighting Is expected to
come into general use throughout Den
mark as the government has appointed
a commission to pass upon lamps Of
fered for sale and carbide is easily OBJ
tainable from Norway.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

Willie Slimson-"My, but I Thought
you were great deal bigger than you
are" eatherstone-"What gave you
such an idea, WillieT "Why, sister
said that all you did was to take up
room."-Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Gamer, Locates surk.r v.s.,,.

A powerful electric submarine cam
era that New York man has invented
is expected to get as much information
about sunken vessels in a short time as
1t would take experienced divers days
to gather.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Life Walled Up.

All life is given us rigidly walled up.
The walls are blessings, like the para
pet on mountain road that keeps the
traveller from topping over the face
of the cliff.-Alexander Maclaren, DID.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Memorize Scripture.

Henry Hangs Sunday school class
of boys, at Fern Creek. KY, whose
ages range from ten TO fourteen, mem
orized in one week 165 verses of Scrip
ture.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Sports Do Not Inlure Heart

Surgeons in Europe who have used
X-rays to test athletes hearts have
decided that athletic sports, if prop
erly conducted, do not inJure that or
gan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

1t was a Roman custom to hang
beads of red coral on the cradles of
infants and around their necks to "pre-
serve and fasten their teeth"and save
them from "the falling sickness"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

An alarm whistle to be mounted on
an automobile cylinder valve cap is
said to be about ten times as powerful
as the type sounded by cars ex-
haust.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Vain Promise Otherwise

She Ito fiance)-"We must be very
economical now. Promise me that Won
VIII do nothing you can't afford" He
What! Do you want me to break off
the engagement"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

1t is as easy to deceive ones self
without perceiying 1t as II is difficult
to deceive others without their find
ing it -ROchefoucauld.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Shower Bath and Massaa..

A Texan is the inventor of a COM
bined shower bath and massage ma
chine, brushes being revolved by an
electric motor against a person stand
ing within tall cylinder into which
water is sprayed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05

An English physician has advanced
the theory that the juices of the mouth
are intended to keep the teeth clean,
not to prepare food for digestion as
generally believed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
Can Remove RIrthmarks.

Birthmarks and other superficial
growths that defied chemicals have
been removed with radium by English
experts.