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The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
PLENTY OF ROOM IN TRUNK
Small Receptacle Once Sufficed to
Carry All the Worldly Goods of
Noted New EngIander.

Following the discovery, not long
ago, OF an interesting old trunk in
which Daniel Webster carried his legal
papers comes the finding of another
old trunk that George Nixon Briggs,
former governor OF Massachusetts,
carried on his back when he pill
grimaged from the town of Hudson,
". T.. TO Adams, Mass, there to begin
studying law. Governor Briggs has
not remained so fixed In memory as
Daniel Webster, but he was famous
man In his time, and is interesting
today because at the national tenn
perance convention in 1892 he took
stand for total abstinence Later. as
president of the Massachusetts Legis-
latlve Temperance society. he marched
in procession through the streets of
Boston, although on this occasion there
is no record that he carried his trunk.
The trunk, incidentally, is one of the
little ones common hundred years
ago. and Governor Briggs In Inter
years repaired it, and affixed card
telling how he had brought 1t with him
to Massachusetts, "It contained" he
wrote, my entire worldly estate, all
of which was not worth $10."-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
PURPLE AND COLD
Adorned Armies Which Persian
Kings Led to War.
Spectacular Indeed Must Have Been
the March Of Mighty Hosts Be-
fore the Days Of Business
like Fighting.

Warfare was a spectacular, as well
as bloody enterprise, in the days Of
antiquity. Plain khaki and sim
pie businesslike accoutrements would
never have suited the ancient Persian
soldiers.
Silver affairs, surrounded by priests.
chanting sacred songs, we're first in
line of march. They were followed by
365 youths dressed In purple garments.
A chariot dedicated to the sun was
drawn by snow-white horses, led by
grooms wearing white garments and
carrying golden wands.
Ten chariots embossed with gold
and silver preceded the cavalry of IL
nations, dressed in their various cos
tunes and carrying their peculiar
arms.
Then came the Persian immortals,
10000 In number, wearing golden
chains and robes embroidered with
gold and glittering with precious
stones. Following at a short distance
came 1900 mobiles, relatives of the
king. dressed In garments wonderfully
wrought.
A company of spearmen preceded
the king. He rode In an imposing char
lot, and wore robes of SURPRISING mag
niflcence, and a costly miter on his
head BY his side walked 200 OF his
most noble kinsmen. Ten thousand
warriors, bearing spears with stats
Of silver tipped by heads Of gold, fol-
lowed the royal chariot Of Xerxes.
The kings horses, 40 In number, with
10000 footmen, ended the procession.
At some distance followed the moth
er and wife of the king In chariots, ac-
companied by their ladies on horse
back. Fifteen cars carried the kings
children, their tutors and nurses, and
600 camels, guarded by archers, bore
the royal treasury. The friends and
relatives Of the ladies followed with
the cooks and servants. Light-armed
troops brought UP the rear.
When king In those days looked
upon his troops and saw their strength
and splendor, 1t is no wonder he felt
proud and wished to lead them to bat
. tie. Such an army was not meant TO
stay at home, where only their coun-
trylnen could see them. Other ma
tions would know hoy powerful king
he was. So he and his followers
marched away. and wars for conquest
began.
Peoples were forced to give them
selves up to a life Of war. either for
conquest or defense, and the great
highways, which peace would have ded-
icated to commerce and prosperity. be-
came military roads over which war
took its cruel way.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

Naming plant or flower after 6
celebrity is a delicate compliment, and
one that no doubt at times adds some
thing to the market value. But there
are exceptions. That beautiful variety
Of the lobella, for instance, known as
Emperor William" would perhaps
hold up its imperial head a little more
proudly just now If 1t had had a more
fortunate christening.
Stray thoughts on these lines may
have been Pickering In the mind Of a
vendor In London market-place as a
likely looking buyer, while examining
a box Of the old favorite, asked what
variety 1t was. Without deranging the
muscle of an eyelid the coster (and
she was a '1ydy," too) replied /:
douglas 'Aigl Four-and-a-tanner a
box"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

Zanzibar furnishes one Of the most
deadly strong liquors that. man can
drink and still survive the ordeal. Its
strength is so great that the natives
who use 1t must accustom themsely es
to it by first starting with sip, grad
ually Increasing the portion as they
become more hardened. 1t is said
that If stranger to Its great intoxi-
eating power partakes of it in even
the same measure as abslntbe he is
lucky to escape death. This abnormal
ly strong liquor is called 'zerambo."
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
ABOUND TIE W0RL!i.D I'D.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARED CROSS: @
W. In Roumania. TMN

Soon after the entrance of the
United States In the war the successes
of the Central Powers In Roumania
had reduced that country to a most
tragic condition and In the summer
Of 1917, the American Red Cross des-
patched Its frst Roumanian relief
contingent. Two hospitals were at
once taken over and operated by the
Red Cross, canteen for the starving
refugees established and food and
clothing distributed over a large area
Transportation was one of the
toughest problems with which the Red
Cross workers In Roumania had to
deal Here Is seen an oxcart used
by the Red Gross to carry Its relief
supplies up into the mountains.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

Some clever Engiishnan. comment
ing on French poltteness, once remark
ed that when Fsenchmnh bows. two
thirds Of the bow is to himself. That
may be true, and we have TO admit
j. that even the other third Is quite a
fraction mote than most Anglo-Saxons
offer.
. Saluting is the same proposition A
snappy salute pulled By buck to the
most second Of second lieutenants
draws heavy interest; and the colonel
who Jerks his hand q few centimeters
from his still affixed cigar Is only in
sulting himself and the army.
II some privates were q little more
polite to themselves, the saluting trap
never would be sprung and the joke
would an be ON the other side Of the
military fence.-Etars and Stripes.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Lovely Women to Be Loverler

American women are growing more
beautiful and their loveliness Is in
creasing with every passing year, said
Howard Chandler Christy, famous ar
tist, on the twenty-second anniversary
of the beginning of his study of the
American women.
1.-The American women, already the
fairest on earth, are destined to con-
tinue their progress in beauty until
they attain a degree Of lOveliness Mt
tie dreamed of by the average male Of
today" he said.
Christy added that whether this
feminine progress will prove boon
to the other side Of the house all de-
pends on the viewpoint.
"The reason Americas girls are be-
coming more bewitching," he explain
ed, "is because being beautiful Is an
art-and the American women are
keeping ahead of their foreign sisters
in the arts, like the American brethren
are in business"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
GOOD WORK IN CANAL ZONE
Archdeacon Carson Tells Of Religious
Activities Among Those En-
ployed on the "Big Ditch"

Few men perhaps have so intimate
a knowledge of the spiritual progress
made in the canal zone as the Rev.
Henry Roberts Carson. archdeaeon of
the Protestant Episcopal church there.
From those days when the canal was
Mr.. Carson has been laboring among
the employees Of the canal that they
might have comfort of body and well
fare of soul. White and black. the
men there know him well and have
come to love him, for Archdeacon Car
son was with them in the now almost
forgotten days when fever ragged upon
the isthmus and each noon struck men
to the death.
Those early days Archdeacon Carson
recalled in the missions house of the
Protestant Episcopal church at New
York the other day before returning
to the canal zone.
"We were few in number then and
the work was more than enough for
many" he said. 1.-THE employees. most
OF them natives or the BRITISH west
Indies. were housed in labor camps
here and there. for the channel was
not cut through from one end to tn
other; but activities were everywhere
along its path.
"And IN these camps we started
churches and the church moved when
the camp moved, for when the WORK
In that immediate vicinity was com.
pleted the camp went elsewhere. When
the water was turned into the canal il
submerged these places where we had
held divine service"
While the work stretches from one
ocean to the other, with churches at @
dozen places, some of the most unself.
ish labor is among lepers in the mis-
sion of the Holy Comfort on the west
coast. There are to be found some sc
patients, including about dozen chill
dren, and not week passes without
services being held for them.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
outouessed Him.

Pauline Lord went to call on VIII
liam Harris, Jr., anent an engagement
Just before he set sail for Europe.
whats your salary" demanded
Harris, after the other details had
been discussed. Miss Lord told him
Ouch" decried the manager, wine.
ing at the sum.
"Why, don't you think I'm worth
it?'' Miss Lord asked.
"Yes," admitted Harris. "but didn't
think you did"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

Clover.
thoroughly plowed or disked and har-
rowed In the fall, as these operations
prevent the eggs from Matching the
following spring.
The hOpperd0zer Is mechanical
control implement and consists of
galvanized sheet-iron pan or trough
having back rising at right angles
to the pan. 1t is about 18 feet in
length and mounted on runners made
of wood or old wagon tires Hopper
| dozers often are made Of pan of gal
vanized sheet iron, but the back and
side wings are usually built with a
wooden frame covered with stout mus
lin or light cotton duck, thus secur-
ing lightness and elasticity of struc-
ture. The insects hop into this trap.
which Is drawn across the field by
horses. As many as 800 bushels OF
grasshoppers have been collected by
the use of hopperdozers on 100 acres
| Of alfalfa.
How TO Make Poisoned Bait.
AS ordinarily prepared, the bran bait
I is composed as follows: Wheat bran,
25 pounds; paris green, pound, or
white arsenic. 1 pound; fruits of
finely chopped lemons or oranges; 2
quarts of low-grade molasses; 2 to 4
gallons Of water. according to climatic
conditions. The bran and paris green
or other arsenicai are thoroughly mixed
while dry. The fruits are then finely
chopped and added, and last the d.
luted moiasses is poured over the bait
and the whole thoroughly kneaded.
This amount Of poisoned bait is suffi-
cient to treat about three acres when
the grasshoppers first hatch. Later,
when they are nearly full grown. this
amount wi suffice for about five
acres If sown broadcast In strips one
yard apart.
Blow flies, robber flies and digger
wasps sll prey upon grasshoppers,
while wild birds. from the minute hum
ming birds to the mammoth hawks,
also assert a marked control.
Complete Information relative to
grasshOpper control is presented In
Farmers Bulletin TAT, which has just
been reissued by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, a copy of
which will be mailed free on request.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Attachable lamps.

A new electric lamp will not only
stand wherever 1t is placed on fiat
surface, but the base also comprises a
clip which may be clamped on any pro-
jecting edge or post. Also the lamp
may be hung on the wall or placed on
a fiat surface, using the clip as base.
Since practically all articles of furni-
ture have either an edge, a post or
fiat surface. it is possible to use this
lamp almost anywhere. AS the clamp
Is felt-lined. there is no danger of
scratching or denting polished sur
faces
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

The postage stamp collector, the
philatelist, Is in a new haven of joy
The changed world is developing new
stamps and hundreds have already ap-
peared in this country.
One of the prettiest of the stamps is
from the new republic Of Czecho-
Slovakia. Several scores Of varieties
have emanated since the dual mon
archy, Hungary, disintegrated
under war pressure.
Jugo-Slavia also Is In line with a
number of new stamps that delight the
collector, and the Hungarian republic
is printing % different stamps for
temporary use until permanent Sc
ries. can be decided upon. Esthonia
is in line with at least four varieties
Livonia has IL new stamps; Ukrainia
has new series and the republic of
Poland is offering an unusual stamp
with go varieties.-Detroit News.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Up-to- Date Younaster.

Leroy had spent all of his allowance
for fireworks. His little brother, Earl
being more conservative, still had some
money left. From this amount Leroy
was attempting to borrow 10 cents.
why, Leroy" L'said, "are you go
Ing to take some of your little broth
er's money!
Sure" he replied, isn't 1t all right
He's going to let me have 10 cents
and Pm going to pay him back II
cents"
Wondering where he had acquired
his idea Of interest, l asked:
''Why the extra centf'
THAT / cent is for war tax."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
CRASSHOPPER is
MOST INJURIOUS
Sometimes Appears in Sufficient
Numbers to Consume Every
Green Thing in Sight.
DRY WEATHER FAvORs YOUNG
Hoppers Are Active and Able to Jump
Almost Immediately Upon Emer.
gence From Eggs-Three Meth.
ods of Control.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrieulture)
The periodical cicada, an insect al
most universally miscalled the 17-year
locust, has q bad reputation, but the
destruction 1t causes is negligible COM
pared to that wrought by grasshop-
pers-which, by the way, are true
members of the locust family. The ci-
cadas have been blamed for much of
the work of the grasshoppers.
Both the young and old hoppers
gnaw and devour the grain crops
wholesale, and work in large swarms
which sometimes attain sufficient num-
bers to consume almost every green
thing In sight.
Dry weather ordinarily favors the
successful Matching of the eggs and
the subsequent development of the
hoppers, while cool, wet weather, as
a rule, Is unfavorable, and grasshop-
pers often die In great numbers from
disease when weather conditions of
this character prevail. The grasshop-
pers lay their eggs in the soil, the
banks of irrigation canals being favor
ed for this activity, and the young
grasshoppers appear the following
spring. In some of the Southern and
Southwestern states the hoppers
emerge as early as February, while In
the northern territory the eggs are not
hatched before the middle of May or
the first part of June. The young
grasshoppers are active and able to
hop almost Immediately upon emer-
gence from the eggs. In 20 to 80 days
they attain maturity and develop
wings. Hence the time for the farmer
to attack the pest is during its young
stages.
Three Methods Of Control.
There are three methods of control
ling grasshoppeFs. according to spe.
cialists Of the United States depart
mept Of agriculture destruction Of the
eggs, catching the insects In the fields
by traps, and use Of poisoned bats.
Wherever possible, the ground con-
tanning the grasshopper eggs should be
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

81 married you against the wishes
Of my parents"
"Well7"
"And contrary to the advice of my
best friends"
Speak on, woman, but think of the
satisfaction it gives every one of them
to say 7 told you So Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

Lady-They say Father Hooley ad-
vanced to the attack with prayer
book in one hand and a bomb in the
other.
Returning Soldier-They're always
tryin' t. belittle good man. mum.
Lady-Isn't 1t true?
Soldier-No. lady; be had bombs
In both hands.-The Marine.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Details Carried to Absurdity

Trivial details not infrequently be-
come the pivot Of momentous deci
sions, In which cases an element Of alb
surdity is supplied by the breadth Of
the contrast. A case in point arises
In the discussion among English lit
terateurs concerning Shakespeare's al
legged hand" in the play of ssh
Thomas More" In which one expert
occupies almost a column of small
type In the literary supplement of the
Times of London in describing the
construction of the letter B as found
in one Of Shakespeare's autographic
documents. The imposing array OF
warlike and nautical terms in the mod
est letter, such as keel. baseline, ram
forelimb and boundary line, may as
tonish many who have been accus-
toned to form 1t with comparative
ease, while the division Of the letter
into sections and subsections by this
savant for purposes of discussion en-
dows the old scrivener's art with un-
expected dignity.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Some Kicks.

"And you say the mule kicked you,
SamT
deed he did, boss"
How far did he kick your"
watcher mean, bossY'
How far were you from him after
he kicked your
Does you mean how fur was !
from him after he kicked me de first
or de las time, ssT-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
The Proof.

"a woman can never come to the
point"
How can you prove such an asser
tionT
Prove 1t yourself; just watch he
try to sharpen lead pencil"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07
Matter Of Priority.

While the people of Denmark are
glorying in the antiquity of their ma
tional flag. the "DannebrOg," which
claims the honor of seniority among
all the national flags, and are COM
memorating its origin in the thirteenth
century. Belgian and German patriots
are securing the Middle Ages on a
mission of vital import to their Tespec-
tive flags. The new German state has
given indications of adopting for its
colors black. yellow and red. disposed
horizontally. This has aroused pro-
tests In Belgium. which claims priority
In precisely the same colors, similarly
disposed, and patriotic societies are
said to be forming to take action to
prevent Germany's adoption Of them.
The Belgian claims are based on the
colors of the princes Of Flanders and
Brabant in the thirteenth century,
while the German case is said to rest
on the use of the colors In question by
the aocien& Germanic empire.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

To date the national forest reserva-
ton commission has approved for pur-
chase 1.T5l, ,115 acres for national for
est purposes in the mountain areas Of
the eastern national forests.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-07

Eventually. why not now7-covern-
ment Savings Stamps
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-22
Are you tired of
commonplace
films?
Then See This One

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I.i' iu -iNr her from men uf
prov wnr. h,trtlr~- than the
boasts of tho forest.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-22

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31

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More and more demand is centering on the well:
known brands. Dealers, more than ever, are in
clined to favor them. They feature them, for un-
known brands are never an attraction.
AS merchandising becomessimplihed, with chain
stores, seservce stores, etc., the essential it
becomes to handle what people know. The mod
ern dealer seeks products which sell themselves.
Thus advertising is gaining in importance.
Strange brands are at growing disadvantage. ADJ
vertising is today hardly matter of choice. Few
lines can long avoid it. Certainly the man whose
competitor advertises must awake to its necessity
or lose.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31
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This new effectiveness Of advertising accentuates
its need. 1t brings increased advantage to adver-
tised products. 1t means greater handicap to
non-advertised competitors.
The effect of advertising is to center demand on
certain familiar brands. 1t gives to the makers
control of their Market 1t decreases selling cost
By increasing output it reduces overhead cost. AS
an economical factor it cannot be overlooked.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-24
THRACE CALLED
SECOND ALSACE
Greeks, Protesting Award
To Bulgars, Liken 1t to
French Soil.

Bulgarian atrocities will be used as
evidence before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee by the Greek
American Association this week to
prove that the claim of Greece TO
Thrace is justified.
Fear that the Greeks who escaped
massacre in the war may yet fall vic
Tins TO Bulgarian brutality is mani
fest among members of the Creek
American Association, who say thu,
are at a loss to understand why tHe
American delegates to the Peace Con-
ference were the only delegates 10
oppose the giving of Thrace to
Greece.
To allow Thrace to remain under
the control of Bulgaria, with its pre-
dominating Greek population, the
association claims, would be equiya-
lent to allowing Alsace-Lorraine to
be given to Germany again. If Thrace
Is to remain under the heel of the
Bulgar. the peace OF the Mid-Euro-
pean Union will be as unstable now
as before the war. it is claimed.
Nearly every parsonage in Wash
ington of any consequence political
ly has been visited by some mem
Der of the delegation and the mem
bers last night were more than
gratified at the sympathy and offers
of help thus obtained.
No opposition to the plan to give
Thrace back 10 Greece has yet
shown itself, the association claims,
except from the Peace Conference.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-24
KENTUCKY.

Louisville.-Joseph II. Rebel, shot
by strikers, will recover
Eminence.-J. w. OBannon, who
died in Louisville. was born here.
Whltesburg.-Jailer Fess Whitaker
indicted for assaulting county officers
Columbia. - Moonshine still was
found near Font Hill. Russell County
HarrOdsburg. g.-Eight-year-oId daugh=
ter of J. T. Edwards injured bv
buggy shaft penetrating shoulder.
LOuisyille.-Army officers complain
rents too high for them to live here.
Harrodsburg.-Mrs. Albert Peavier
died from strangling on piece of meat.
COvingtOn.-Large quantities fruit
dumped into river by dealers to main
tain prices.
Ammie.-Reports of trouble in Clay
County between the Bakers and
Hansleys over the ambushing Of
Robert Hensley are denied.
Hopkinsville.- fair opens
next Thursday.