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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
cockney Repartee.

Some of the senior boys from q
Vauxhall schools literary class were
taken to the old Vic to see The Mer-
chant of Venice"
When Shylock, in the court scene,
was urgently demanding his pound OF
flesh, bright cockney boy, In eager
tones, cried out to the judge
Hi. you'll Ask him for his meat
card ''-London Tit-Bits.
He was an excellent workman. Few
things were in his speciality which he
could not do better than his mates.
But he was not success. Others who
had worked at their calling much less
time passed him In the upward climb
of progress. His fault, his crime, lay
in one thing-he had the tomorrow"
habit.
When he had three days in which to
do piece of work, he squandered the
first two In idle speculation as to the
amount of time absolutely necessary to
complete his task. If he decided that,
by hurrying. he could perform that
task In six hours, he temporized until
the beginning of the six-hour period.
He was eternally loaf1ng and hurrying,
eternally wasting time and making
time do double service. His work be-
came more and more slovenly. Other
workmen surpassed him. Before long
he was superannuated.
If you find yourself figuring on the
amount of time you can loaf and still
get your work done, watch out. If you
do not, the tomorrow habit will get
you.-Milwaukee Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1918

IT is gratifying to learn that 100000
American soldiers are lover there" and
that soon they will number million.
1t Ia still more gratifying to know the
kind Of men they are-average Ameri-
cans of their age, well put up, strong of
limb, stout OF heart. They are proud
OF their country, proud of their starry
flag, proud of the commanders who
lead them into battle. 1t is also under
stood thai they would rather resent the
suggestion were any one to intimate
that they might be too proud to fight.
Doubtless many of these strong,
quick young fellows got their muscle
and their training in alertness from
playing baseball and other sports
They have learned the new way of
waging war with rapidity that has
astounded the grandstand and the
bleachers. But the news from Can
tigny, Chateau Thierry, Belleau Woods
proves that they have yet to acquire a
working knowledge of that sometime
promulgated principle of modern war
fare which, like Bolshevik strategy in
Russia, resultsin peace without victory.
They are keen eyed, these boys. They
have shot birds on the wing. big game
in the Rockies, clay pigeons at the
traps. Whether they are on the march,
in camp or going over the top, it is
good to see their bright eyed, clean
yisioned battalions. Strange, isn't it,
that not even those of their officers
who carry field glasses have as yet been
able to discover that subtle thing the
difference between the German govern
ment and the German people? Some
how, when they see several million.
Germans in gray uniforms, wearing
helmets and carrying rifles or machine
guns, they don't seem to think there
is difference.
Nine hundred thousand Americans
soon q millionl Thereafter four million
and even more il needed Grim work
ahead of them, but they'll put ii
through. Why Because elsewhere,
rs well as on the western front, it has
been discovered that fine phrases but
ter no parsnips. Perhaps-before it is
too late-the discovery may be extend
ed to Russia. -Nea0 York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
New Kind Of HONEYMOON.

A domestic long in the service Of q
well-known Alabama family recently
gave "notice" of two weeks, explain
ing that she desired to get married.
The mistress managed to secure q
successor, but was dismayed to dis
cover that the new servant could not
report for duty until week subse-
quent to the time fixed for the we'd
ding of her predecessor. So the pres
ent incumbent was asked whether
she would not agree to postpone the
happy event for a week This the do
nestle declined to do. However, she
said that she didn't in the least mind
getting married and continuing the
household duties till her successor
could put In an appearance. The hus-
band-elect offering no objections,
this arrangement was agreed upon,
and an hour or so after the marriage
ceremony the domestic was perform
ing her duties just as before.
81 presume your husband has re-
turned to his work, as you have done"
the mistress Glanced casually to re-
mark.
"No'm," responded the girl in a
mstter-of-fact tone; "Joe, he done
gone on his honeymoon"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
POI HAWAIIAN NATIONAL DISH
Is Being introduced Into the United
States and 10 Said to Be Meet
Ing With Favor.

Hawaii is making a food-saving con-
tribution In the shape of poi, its ma
tional dish made from the bulb of the
taro plant. Until 20 years ago poi was
made under primitive conditions, the
bulbs being peeled, boiled and pound
ed In a wooden trencher until a semi
liquid paste was formed. But today
modern sanitary machinery is used to
manufacture the product, under SUI
perv1sion Of health authorities In the
island. and Eve factories at Hilo now
turn out several tons daily.
This new form Of poi Is being sent
to the United States, reaching mar
kets as far away as New York city,
and demand which began with Ha-
waiians who had come to the United
States Is generally being extended to
Americans who have learned to like
the dish.
Poi is frequently used In Hawaiian
hospitals In the diet of patients whose
stomachs are too weak to digest other
food, and the war interest In substi-
tute foods is expected to lead to Its
wider introduction elsewhere.
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ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE
Small Girl's Efforts to "Fudge" on I'm.
fortunate Remark Could Not Be
Called Successful.

A number Of women were discussing
Liberty bonds one afternoon in a neigh.
boris house. Almost unnoticed little
! neighbor girl had entered. At this
point In the discussion she exclaimed
swell, my aunt says she might just
as well buy Liberty bond as to be
taxedr
Her remark caused q good bit of
comment. One guest, who has a son in
the service. became very indignant,
and exclaimed:
1.-THE idea! Buying a bond to es-
cape taxation! That's patriotism for
you'll That makes me tired-anybody
as able as she Is to buy bonds, or any
thing"
With that last remark the speaker
slew" out of the house.
The little girl. beholding the strife
and bad feeling she had stirred up,
tried to fudge" on her remark, ex-
planning that 1t wasn't her aunt who
made the remark, but some other wom-
an. The neighbor women held her to
her first remark, and were making it
pretty "warm" for the little girl, when
she finally burst out with:
swell, you don't know how much 1t
costs my aunt to live; and how much
Its costs her to take that trip to Nj
agara Fallsi"
The laugh with which the women
greeted this innocent remark was suf-
fcient to send the loyal and innocent
girl running from the room. Truly, her
Zines had not fallen in pleasant
places" that afternoon.
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A..-o.op.er See. sunk rlnlsb.

Our friends, the learned astrono-
mers, says the Syracuse Journal, are
intent upon adding to our load of wor-
ry burdens. They-some of them-be-
tieve the sun is going TO explode. One
of them, writing in Popular Astrono-
my points to the fact that our sun is
of advanced age. and predicts its fin
Ssh as the leading figure in our solar
system. He finds that our sun has
contracted 100000 miles from each
side. thus giving its hot center 1885,
100000 miles less room. So you see
the suns center is rather crowded for
space. Something like the three-roon-
apartment couple when visiting rela-
tiyes begin their summer vacation
drives.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
Luxury Market Hard HIt.

"Don't try TO sell luxuries In New
Zealand" This is the advice United
States Consul General Winslow gives
American merchants in commerce
report.
No. New Zealand is not pinched
for money. Its wallet is well filed.
There is no particular necessity for
retrenchment," as the consul puts it,
but the public is opposed to the pur-
chase Of luxuries, especially Injuries
that have to be imported, thereby u.s.
ing tonnage needed to head off the
U-boats.
Trinidad. too, and the whole of the
British West Indies, is abstaining from
use Of imported goods. This has caused
the population to change Its whole
menu, for many foodstuffs were for
merly imported. Now the people eat
homegrown plants that only the ami
mails ate before. They like the new
diet SO well they say they win never
again import any staple food except
cornmeal s-vs-,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02

New York steamship underwriters
and government officials have author
lied official tests of new invention
which, It Is claimed by its designers,
will save property valued at thousands
of dollars In the event Of the sinking
Of vessels. 1t is called a pneumatic
safe and is said to float on the water,
though Of steel construction. It is as
impervious to fire and theft as other
safes. The device is said to weigh
three tons. As evidence Of his faith
In the success of the invention the man
who constructed 1t viii lock himself
inside when the safe is lowered over
board. In case the invention bears out
what is claimed for 1t it will be adopt
ed for use on American oceangoing yes
sells.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
AMONG WORST OF BAD HABITS
ProcrastinatIon, When One Has Work
That Must Be Done, Bound to
Result In Failure.
Historic Totem Poles VANISHING.

The totem poles are going. These
quaint monuments of vanishing race
that have made the coast Of British
Columbia and southern Alaska famous
are fast wasting under the influence
Of wind and weather.
Once the designing and constructing
Of totem poles fiourished among the
Haidas and TO a lesser extent among
the Tsimpsean Indians. This was long
before the white man invaded the Pa
cffic Northwest Real totem poles with
the history Of tribes and families
carved into their odd structures are
no longer made and each year sees
some of the older ones disappear.
Some are still standing in their origi
nal positions In the village of Kitwan-
ga, on the Skeena river. Some of
these are said to be two hundred years
old.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
Aeun Without a Peer.w

What the Scientific American calls
"a gun without peer" is the new
$40 milllmeter mobile howitzer built
by the Creusot works for the French
army. 1t is mounted on a railroad
carriage and fires shell 20.47 inches
in diameter. It is fort wrecker. and
one shell from it is said to have suf-
feed to reduce Fort Malmaison. on
which the Germans had spent so much
time and labor. to a pile of dust and
debris.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
Encore.

Hotel Proprietor-Did you enjoy the
cornet playing in the next room to
yours last night?
Guest (savagely)-Enjoy 1t should
say not. l spent half the night pound
ing on the wall to make the idiot stop.
Proprietor-Why, Jones told me this
morning you applauded every one of
his pieces and he was going to send
for some more music right away so
that he could play for you again.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
HrItain's Aeaby Army.n

When the British troops reached
Italy they were nicknamed "The Baby
Army" The Italians were so surprised
at the smart appearance of the new
comers-differing so materially as 1t
did from the picture presented by the
home troops whom they passed-that,
In the belief that they had come
straight from England, they were
called 'The Baby Army" as a matter
Of fact the British soldiers were war
worn veterans from the Ypres salient
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
How Johnny caken Cot N,u.

Corn bread coming into its own Is
a repetition of the story of Civil war
days in the confederacy. At that time
the bread situation became acute and
throughout the South the people sup
planted the white -four article with
corn pone, later creating what we to-
DAY know as corn bread. Southern
soldiers saw very little other bread
curing the war. These fighters south
OF the Mason and Dixon Tine were
known to the Yankees as "Johnny
Rebs," and when it was learned that
they ate corn bread the federal sol
diers at once named it Johnny Cake
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02

Leave Mt. Holly for Long Branch s5g lU.I3 a
.s2.3l, AT, 5.36 p. m. Sunday. sos. 9.l5 a. m
For Camp DIX 607, l048 a. M, SlH 800
ga. 7.30. 9.24 p. M, 1912 a. m. except Mon
day. Sunday 1922 a. M, 2.i5 3.42, $50, S.42
ii 20 p. m.
For Pemberton 607, $50. 1913 a. M, Hat, 800,
$50. 62i $50, 730 9.2i p. M, 1912 a. M texcepl
Monday. Sunday, sos, s.a6, Oh a. m, 2l5
3.42. $50. 8.42, ll.20 p. m.
For Medford $40, $50 a. m, 4.43 PIN.
For Burlington 9.l5 a. M.
Leave Burlington for Trenton and New York
606, 7.08. xx8.0S, 8.25, 9.4l, 1876, ll.OO a M
xx124S, l.56, Bill, $50, xx435, 514, 50, $40 sos
l0.S p.m., 1851 a. M, texcep pit Monday. Sun
day, xx847, 8 IS, 1926, ll.03 a. M, 200 xx4.44
6.N, sll p. m.
Saturday only. Except Saturday.
Via Soufh Anboy II Via South Amboy does not fol
Trenteu.
WIN not run after Sept. g.
5 VIII not run alter Oct. n.
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O0eTH DIVIDEND.
HUO

Mount Holly, N. j., June 10. 1918.
The directors of the Farmers Trust Com
pany have this dav declared a dividend of
tnrec per cent on the earnings of the past
| SIX months, free from tax, payable on and
after July l, 1918
JNO. b. DAVIS Treasurer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
New Train Sch adule

The summer schedule of train ser
vice went into effect yesterday morn
ing. 1t follows:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
WILMINGTON
Sc ORE b IN<IN6s

Totals 10 IA y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
ALEXANDER PITCHES
FAREWELL GAME
Great Twirfer to Leave for Camp
Phillies Win-A's Lose,
to /.

Grover Cleveland Alexander said his
farewell To major league baseball. for n
time at least. yesterday when he tuirlcd
the Chicago Cubs To 3 to victory over
the st. Louis nine. Alex held the cards TO
two hits, both made by Roger Hornsby.
The game was staged in the Windy City
and before the start the fans presented the
star pitcher with wrist watch and large
floral offerings. He then turned IN his
subscription to the third Liberty Loan,
amounting to 5000. Alexander will go as
a draftee In the national army.
Miles Mains, new addition To the
Philhes' pitching staff made his debut in
the big league yesterday by white-washlng
the Boston Braves IN Il decisive manner,
3 10 o, allowing the Beantown nine but
four hits.
The Athletics lost another hard game
yesterday, when they were taken into
camp by the Red Sox, 2 to I Perry was
pitching for the Macklets and sllcnccd the
bats of the Sox until the sixth inning,
when he was touched up for two runs.
New York t,lants won their ninth
straight game of the season by defeating
the Brooklyn Dodgers in an easy manner,
IL to s The Brooklyn twlrlers were
battcd 10 all corners Of the field.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27

Liberty Day. Many decorated their
homes and places of business with flags.
bunting and other national colors At
an early hour IN the forenoon large crowds
began To arrive and In short time the
largest crowd that has ever congregatcd
IN this town was present. Schools and
business places were closed during the
afternoon. The crowd was estimated
at about 5000. with more than 500 cars.
The parade started promptly on time,
forming in West Seaford and marching
down High street to the Hotel Sussex,
then around the back street, and back
to the hotel, where the speakers addressed
the crowd from the piazza, There were
more than 200 cars in the parade, all
beautifully decorated, iiorsomcn dressed
to represent the soldiers of 20 headed
the parade, followed by the Marine
Band of Lewes. More than 500 school
children marched.
Mr.. Rhinehart OF Philadelphia, was
introduced bv Mayor Joseph Ill Cox
and gave a very interesting talk. explain
ing why everyone should subscribe To the
Liberty Loan. This was followed Ivy a
request by the chairman for the commit
tees To come forward and work among
the crowd SO that they might secure
more subscribers. More than Sl.OuO
in subscriptions was received and 1t ~
now estimated that the total will reach
over sl25, 900, and is fast climbing TO
the quota, Sl50.000.
Mavor Cox then INTRODUCED George Z.
Clayton, who has seen actual service In
France. being one of tbs first of the
that landed there, but being
wounded and was sent home on account
OF bad health lie gave short but
pleasing address and urged the citizens
TO do their best
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
OVERLAND SERVICE.
Complete Parts Assortment Stocked by
Local Agents for The Line.

Ma nager Guy Il Ford S. The Overland
Wilmington 60 ls pstlg proud IL the
achievement whlch Iq pictoraly recorded
in the accompanying photograph uhrh
shows how he got Overland parts -
Wilmington 81 600 worth ail ~ once
bought an Overland half ton hight delivery
truck NJ tho Toledo factory piled The parts
INTO il and drove II straigh herr trana-
ferrcd the parts 70 MS shelves ard now
offers to Overland owners for tho good IF
the service an assortment wfdrh can
not he cqiiallcd casf of 'Iolcflo ho believes
Anyone who has had OCCASION - huy
small parts docs not need 10 10 told that
they quickly run INTO money, and Tho
bulk of the shipment s made ~ Of the
small things although tic heavier cast
inps ard other engine repairs arc not
overlooked and II VIII be really good
news to Overland nwner- IN thiq tor
ritory that fheir wants ia the parts linz
can now be promptly nnd fully net By
real service
II is good business. too an instance Fl
dong thing right, hleh anelr efree-sr
IN other WAYS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
WESTTOWN WINS.
In Tennis Match With Friends Schoo
Team of Wilmington.

Friends School Tennis team lost u
Westtown Boarding School, at " esttown,
Pa, yesterday afternoon by a score Of
) 10 o. All Of the matches were close and
well-played, but the Pennsylvania Quakcrs
seemed 10 have just little bit Of an
edge on the locals, with the result that they
cleaned up the slate Russell starred for
Westt0wn, while Speakman and Mode
both put over some classy shots for
Wilmington
Friends viii have Relay team al the
Penn Relays today, making the twentieth
consecutive year this has been done
Results Of the tennis by matches
First doubles Russell and loag
Westtowu defeated Mode and Speakman
" F. S, 6-2, 6-4
Second doubles Kirk and Baird
Weettown defeated Stirling and Cooch
W i 5, 90, 6-3
First singles Russell, Ncsttown, dc
feated Mode, w. f. :, 81, rs.
Second singles Hoag, Westtown, de
feated Speaknan, ". 1 >, 6-3, -
Rhird singles Jones, Westtown, de
feated Stirling, W +. >, 6-3. 6-l
Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results Proved ID tie salts
faction Of many and viii be TO you Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
STECRER AND LEWIS
AGAIN WRESTLE DRAW
For Second Time Warriors of Mat
Are Unable TO Gam Advantage
in Bout.

New York, April 27.-The wrestling
match between Id ''Strangler Lewis
and Joe Stecher held at Madison Square
Garden last night, was declared draw
after two hours
LII the prclimlnaries, Americus Of
Baltimore threw Soldier Leavltt United
States army, with body and arm hold
in minutes 10 seconds; Anton StecheT,
brother of Joe. threw Cyclone Ress with
a toe hold IN 1905; and Yousoff Hussane
Of the Balkans and Ivan Llnow, the
Cossack drew after thirty minutes Of
rough wrestling.
The bout, which was at catch-as catch
can style, was full of action from beginning
TO end. Lewis relied on ms famous head
lock and Stecher favored the body scissors
hold
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
BARTELS CAPTURES
PENTATHLON TITLE
u. of P. Freshman Upsets Dope
at Relay Meet-Camp Dix
Boys Take Part.

Philadelphia, April 27.-Thc name Of
William Bartels may IN future years be
linked with many = success in track and
field athletics. but probably never again
Will II stand out quite as aStonlShInEly
as ii did Yesterday, when this falr-haIred
youth, a freshman st the nivcrsltv of
Pennsylvania, an unhcraldcd star won
one of the most coveted athletic honoTS
the pentathon, 1T tho annual Penn
relay carnival at franklin Field
lie was the proyerbial dark horse of
the occasion, hut now that his true
ability has been demonstrated i'll one of
the most trying events Of college COM
petition, Bartcls stands out as worthy
successor Of Howard Berry. the renowned
Pennsylvania who twice won The pen
tathlon.
Little less amazing than tic victory
itself Is the manner Ii which BartCls
gained the laurels Against men az
acknowledged reputation for such events
he proved himself such sterling per
former that the last Of the five events
OF the pentAthlon was really traveSty
As tins event, the ,5uo-mcter race,
started Bartcls was a champion lack
ing only the crown Tie knew il was
not necessary for him to hurry himself
and he almost walked at times. enjoying
immensely the anticipation Of the sue
cess which was So soon 10 be his When
r. Bechtcl raced over the line. winner
of the run, Bartels was nearly lap behind
ambling along without care III the world
Second to Bartels, who scored Is points
IN the pentathlon, was d. f. Shea. one
of Harry Wllman's pupils from Dart
mouth, with 10 points. Charles Ham
mond Of the University Of tho South
was third with p points; NJ Iaddock
OF the | University oi Kansas fourth with
25 points, and Bechtcl Of Lafayette and
Emery OF Penn State finished out the
fifth and sixth places IN that order with
% and 30 points, respectively
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27

Haddon Heights Ol3 80 0l3- l3
Wilmington 2ll 010 50< Is
Two base hits T. Dold f Dold. Green
wood Robbins Home run / Dold
Struck out by Mcdowell. 4; + DoId. | :
TolIn. 10 Double plays, + DoId to Dal-
las. 2; Underwood to Grubb to Manlovc to
Robbins Left on bases, Haddon Heights
:; Wilmington, > Stolen bases, Iligbec
Dallas ,; Ambrose, Robbins, ,, Manlove
,; Underwood McCaffcrty, q Anderson
Hit by pitched ball. Heller. Base on balls
off Mcdowell ,; T.. Dold ] ToIlin.
Wild pitch Mcdowell Passed ball
Simmer tmpire. Donohoe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
AMrRIcAN LEAGUE.

ANFHItNN IftN"Nh'
Boston, , Athletics. |.
Chicago. i; 81 Louis. 2
Washington. Q: New York, 4.
Clcvcland-Dctroit, (rainl
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Phillics. 3; Boston, O.
New York. II: Brooklyn, 5.
Pittsburg, 2; Cincinnati, /.
Chicago. 3, st Louis, ;
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
STEAMBOAT LINES
Wilson Line

PAsSENGERS AND FREIGHT
WILMIkGTO%-PHIL FHIA ROUTE
Daily Except Saturdays ara Sundavs
Leav> Wilmington. Fourth street wi arf
and Philadelphia Ches nut street waarf at
a. IN I2 noon and 4.i6 8.
Saturdays anG Sunday Cnly:
Leave Wilmington. Fourth street wharf
and Philadelphia. Chestnut street wharf. at
: 80 and 1880 a m. 80. ais and .. m
Al! boats stop at Penns Grove and
Chester.
wTLAIi NGTOk-PENN'S GROVE ROUTE
Leave Wilmington al $50. 2. :. 3. TO- IL
u O'Clock noon. l. ?. 3, 4. 5. T. 5. 10 and
IL y
Al ,. m, IL O'Clock noon i. 2.IS. ,. 4.
.. 8. q. =. III D m. II IS a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
M.'KES|T 4STRA|GHT
Haddon Heights Beaten IS to IS
in Game Featured by Weird
Playing.

Ii weird game played at Front and
Union streets yesterday the Wilmington
High School nine defeated the Haddon
Heights team - to l3. making II four
straight wins for the cherry and white.
Score
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
SEAFORD HAS GREAT RALLY.

special Correspondence OF Every Evening
>c4ord, April 27-Thc citizens OF
Seaford and the rural districts outdid
themselves Yesterday, IN celebration OF