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The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
BELGIAN PRIMATE
GIVES THANKS
TO RED CROSS
Spiritual Hero of the War
Speaks of the Quality"
of American Hearts

Through a pelting rain Cardinal
Mercier, heroic primate of Belgium
went to national headquarters OF the
American Red Cross during his recent
stay in the Capital personally to thank
the organization for its work in be
half of the people of his country dur
ing the war.
Willoughby Walling, Vice Chairman
of the Central Committee, acting as
chairman, greeted His Eninence and
presented to him the heads of the va
rious departments. The entire head
quarters staff gathered in the main
hall, and amid a rousing American
greeting the Cardinal, standing before
the service flag that occupies place
of honor in memory of the Red Cross
nurses who gave their lives in the
war, was introduced to the assem-
blage.
Responding to the address of vel
come by Mr.. Walhng, Cardinal Mer-
cier said:
''Mr. President, the accent of SINGER
ity in your words and the applause Of
the assemblage move me deeply.
feel a proper sympathy for your work
During the sorrowful years among a
people who had much to suffer | un
derstood the Importance Of your work
what you did for the, wounded, not
only for those who were sick on theil
beds, but for their families. 1t was 9
great satisfaction for the father anc
mother to know that those who were
wounded in the war were being cared
for, fraternally and materially, by
Won
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
TRICKS OF ANIMAL HUMBUGS
Abundant Proof That DeceitfuI Acts
Are Accompanied by Conscious
ness of Wrongdoing.

In military stables horses are known
to have pretended to be lame in order
to avoid going to military exercise.
A chimpanzee had been fed on cake
when sick. After his recovery he
often felgned coughing in order to pro-
cure dainties.
The cuckoo, as is well known, lays
its eggs in another birds nest, and,
to make the deception surer, it takes
away one of the other birds eggs.
Animals are conscious of their deceit,
as is shown by the fact that they try
to act secretly and noiseTessly; they
show a sense of guilt If detected; they
take precautions in advance to avoid
discovery; in some cases they mani
fest regret and repentance. Thus,
bees which steal hesitate often before
and after their exploits, as if they
feared punishment.
naturalist describes how his
monkey committed theft. While he
pretended to sleep the animal regarded
him with hesitation, and stopped ev-
cry time his master moved or seemed
on the point of awakening.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
WORK OF SAVINGS
DIVISION TO CONTINUE
Savings Stamps and Certifi-
Gates to Be Sold Indefinitely
Says Secretary Glass.

The government has received more
than 81, ,107,000,000 through sales of
Thrift Stamps, War Savings Stamps
and Treasury Savings Certificates in
the twenty-five months they have been
available for purchase by the public.
This is shown in detailed statement
concerning the work of the Savings
Division of the Treasury Department
issued by Secretary of the Treasury
Glass. After steady decrease In
sales from the signing of the armis-
tfce, War Savings Stamps began to be
in greater demand in August and
September, and reports thus far for
October show a substantial Increase
As Secretary Glass has previously
announced, Thrift Stamps, War Saw
ings Stamps and Treasury Certificates
will be available for purchase indefi-
nately The 'csign for the 1920 War
Savings Stamp is now being complet-
ed, while that of the Thrift Stamp and
Treasury Savings Certificate will re-
main the same.
Secretary Glass statement said:
Figures have been compiled show
ing the expenses of the government
savings and investment movement and
the returns from the sales of the
smaller denomination securities m to
and including September 30 of the
present year While, naturally, with
the termination of the popular cam
paigns of the war period which made
instant appeal to the patriotic fervor
OF that time, sales dropped sharply
to a decidedly lower level, the trend
appearing in the figures for August
and September Indicates that the af-
forts of the Savings OrEanization to
combat the present tendency TO waste
and extravagance which have come as
a reaction from the wartime econo-
mics, are beginning to have their eff
feet. The present showing of exnense
versus return is a gratifying one"
expenditures of the Savings Divis-
ion have materially decreased during
the present calendar year and are be-
ing reduced with view to making tbe
thrift movement permanent
The measure Of the usefulness of
the Savings Organization and of the
thrift movement is not to be found in
sales of Savings Stamps and Ger
tificates alone The Savings Organ,-
zation is charged with the duty of
teaching thrift and saving and in
vestment in and holding of govern
h'ent securities of all kinds-Libertv
Bonds, Victory Notes, and Certificates
OF Indebtedness, as well as Savings
Certificates.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
crickets.

The newspapers haven't told you
our most important event. The crlckets
have come, and are trilling away, each
on his own hook, and without unison.
like an orchestra tuning its fiddles.
This means that the curtain is going
to rise for the entry of autumn.
l said the birds had ceased, but l was
wrong. The screech-owl is in season,
and every night yodels mournfully
about the house like hanshee.
But the crickets have come, too. and
are cheerful enough In their monoto-
nous way. Iventure to think they have
told me the same thing before. But
that makes them all the more like
human society-Lowell.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
When This World Shall End.

Forecasts of the end of the world
always have come along at intervals.
1t was expected ON March 25, A. D..
1000 People neglected to cultivate
the land, for what was the use? and
famine was the result. Old documents
of the time begin with. "As the world
is now drawing to a close" Then the
fatal day was set at various dates,
1704, 1857, 1S43. and Mother Shipton
placed it at 1881. When a comet ap-
peared in the heavens that mysterious
wanderer was going to lash us TO
pieces with its tail. Still our ball of
trouble remains in the company of its
sister planets, although 1t may be that
in the near future-say a hundred
thousand years or so, short time in
the history of worlds-"This great
globe shall dissolve, and leave not a
wreck behind"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
ouolts Really Ancient Game.

The quoit is fattish ring of iron,
used in playing. 1t is generally from
eight and a half to nine and a half
inches in external diameter, and be-
tween one and two inches in breadth.
convex on the upper side and slightly
concave on the under side, so that the
outer edge curves downward, and Is
sharp enough to cut into soft ground.
The game played with such rings re-
.quires two pins called hobs, driven
part of their length into the ground
some distance apart; and the players,
who are divided into two sides, stand
beside one hob, and in regular sue
cession throw their quoits. of which
each player has two, as near the other
hob as they can The side which has
the QUOT nehrest the hob counts 8
point toward the game. or, If the QUOT
is thrown so as to surround the hob,
1t counts two. The game slightly re-
sembles the ancient exercise of throw
ing the discus, which has, however,
been often translated by this English
word.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
Wasted.

Mr.. Jones returned home the other
evening in fine spirits. 'My dear,
said he to his wife, 'this afternoon
closed the deal for the new house.
had the title examined and found ii
perfectly clear The examination cost
me hundred dollars, but"
''Now, isn't that a perfect shame y
exclaimed his young wife. "All that
money wasted l"-Cartoons Magazine
BELGRADE.-The University Of
Belgrade is one of the institutions
aided by the American Red Cross in
Serbia For the reopenipg of the uni
versity, after being closed five years,
the Red Cross furnished a quantity
of furniture and materials of various
kinds, and also made possible the
maintenance of the college mess
by furnishing certain American food
products to supplement the limited
amount of food that could be pur
chased locally.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
The COMPOSERS cIaarette.

Brahms always was credited with
a frugal mind, and the following story
is told of him and the late Erich
Wolff:
A cigarette had been offered by the
former to the latter. who received 1t
with emotion and placed it carefully
IT his waistcoat pocket.
"Why do you put the cigarette awayi
Why not light 1t now?" asked Brahms
who already had struck match.
81 cannot smoke It," replied Wolff
IT shall take great care of It; it is not
every day that one gets cigarette
from Johannes Brahms"
Thereupon the composer opened his
cigarette case again and said. with a
smile of satisfaction:
"Then just give me back the good
cigarette, will you? For your purpose
an imitation will serve just as well.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11

Il express to you my deep gratitude.
express it to you personally, and l
express my gratitude in the name Of
my people to those who are afar,
whom your distinguished Vice Presi-
dent mentioned. | thank you also for
your great work of Red Cross. know
your membership has grown from
400 900 to-, | think it is, 10000 900 or
100000 This is splendid progress
in a splendid movement.
"Still, there is one thing which ap-
preciate more than quantity-it is
quality. Quantity is one thing you
have. For the quality of your hearts,
with your charity for mankind-for
all this l offer you my expression Of
admiration. And when l shall be back
home, after some time, shall tell my
people that not only were you doing
during the war, but you are already
coming to be a permanent institution
of charity for humanity, and | know
that my poor BelgtumEmy small
country-will have a share in your
souvenir and, hope, also in your
help.
In that feeling pray God to bless
you all, and l shake hands with your
Vice President in the idea that
shake hands with each one of you"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
Dire Distress
is Near at Hand to Hundreds O
Mount Holly Readers

is Near at Hand to Hundreds OF
Mount Holly Readers
Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is often the kidneys cry
for help.
Neglect hurrying to the kidney S
aid
Means that urinary troubles may
follow.
Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
Here's Mount Holly testimony.
Mrs. Joseph L. Rossell, As Washing
Ton street, says, ''The first symptom
OF kidney trouble i noticed was pain
through my sides and back. Then my
kidneys began acting irregularly and
was bothered with dizzy, nervous
spells. | finally used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they gave me complete r..
lief. l have no kidney trouble nov
and l give Doan's credit for the cure.
Statement given May s, 1911
Permanent Benefit
On October 8, 1917, Mrs. Rossell said
Il have the same good opinion q
Doan's Kidney Pills as ever. l gladly
repeat the praise | gave them in m,
other recommendation. / haven sui
fered with kidney trouble since Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me-"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mrs. Rossell had. Foster. Milburi
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N Y.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
Market for Hair.

1t was stated recently that human
hair is worth $3.50 an ounce, and some
people have professed surprise at the
price AS a matter of fact, the figure
is far below the fact. 1t is, true that
some human hair can be purchased at
so low a figure as $3.50 pound, but
this is the coarsest, commonest stuff.
concerning the origin Of which 1t would
not be wise to inquire too closely.
From 500 to $3.50 pound are quite
usual prices for good examples of hair
of ordinary colors, while the rarer
hues, particularly white and auburn,
are much more expensive.
For pure white hair there is always
a larger demand than supply, and the
prices paid for the best qualities vary
from about $25 to $50 per ounce. A
well-known London dealer has sold
white hair at $500 per pound.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
HawalI,s University.

Under recent legislation the College
Of Hawaii is now the University of
Hawaii, and one of the new courses
planned is complete instruction in the
islands leading industry, sugar. II
will embrace practical work by the stu
dents on plantations during at least
one vacation, in conjunction with the
classes at the college. Those specializ
ing In the agriculture phase of the
work with the planters experiment
station and those studying In the fac
tory end will receive S45 month and
travelling expenses. With the new
course in good working order. 1t is
believed the university will stand as
the leading institution in the world fol
instruction In the sugar industry In
its every phase.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
In the Wilds of Alaska.

The chief food of the caribou OF
Alaska Is reindeer moss, of a greenish-
white color, which is scattered over
the hills and mountains. Their favor
lite feeding grounds are on the treeless
and semi-treeless parts of the terri
tory including the tundras along the
coast of the Arctic ocean and down to
the Pacific side of the Alaskan penin-
sula. They scatter widely in summer
and collect in herds in the fall Each
herd has its leader, and it is said that
If the leader is killed the rest of the
herd become panic-stricken and stam-
pede back and forth until another ami
NAL takes the lead
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
First Wheat Grown In Canada.

The first wheat that ripened in Ca
madam sunshine was grown in 1907
at Port Royal. now Annapolis Basin
Nova Scotia. Here Champlain and de
Monts founded post and built fort.
They were joined by Marc Lescarbot,
a lawyer Of Paris, poet, and the
earliest writer of Canadian history.
Love of adventure drew him to Port
Royal. Outside the palisades of the
fort he cultivated plot of land in
part of which he sowed wheat,
brought, of course, from France. His
sowing was fall or winter wheat. 1t
grew well. ripened perfectly. and with
sickles Lescarbot and his associates
cut the crop. That was the first wheat
crop harvested on land now within the
Dominion of Canada.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11

NOVOGRODEK, Poland Difference
es in class, race, or religion mean
nothing to the American Red Cross
workers. DR.. Virginia Murray, of San
Gabriel, Cal, reports that one of the
best helpers and advisers the Red
Cross has in this section is S. Safere-
witz. head of the Mohammedan col
ony that has existed here for 250
years. "There is no more honest man
in Poland" said DR. Murray. 1t has
been repeatedly proved that his in
formation can always be depended
upon. He is energetic in getting help
for people of all faiths Alike
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
Get Necessary KnowIedue.

Most of life's great mistakes are due
to insufficient knowledge. In the early
days of the great war battles ragged
on the eastern front. There are the
great lakes and marshes. Victory as
a rule came to the man who knew the
ground best. One of the great gener-
ais made it his program to lure his
opponents into the lake region and then
deliver swift blows in the time of his
foes bewilderment. The difference be-
tween grades of mental power is not
so great, but it's the training and the
knowledge and application that makes
the great differences between men.
When a mans ready to do his own
rough work he isn't likely to have
things put across ON him" The ten
derfoot has always been a joke among
his fellows He is common bait. Let
him show little aggressiveness and
the regulars will respect him more.
Blunders he will make, but he will re-
deem them and himself by his at
tempts.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
To Determine Length of Knot

The British admiralty knot or nauti-
cal mile is 6.080 feet and the statute
knot 60S2.6e feet, and is generally re-
garded as the standard. The number
of feet In a statute knot is arrived at
as follows: The circumference of the
earth is divided into 800 degrees each
degree containing 60 knots, or 1880 by
60) 21,600 knots to the circumference ;;
21.600 divided into 131. 1885,, ,456, the
lumber of feet in the earth's circum-
ference, gives 6OS2.66 feet, the length
of the statute knot.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
Enoaoino Caller.

There's a gentleman at the door to
see you, num-"
"Are you sure he's gentleman"
"Yes, mum. He has the loyeliest
manners. He asked NE If was yo;ir
daughter, num-"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
The Income Tax.

The English income tax, first i'm
posed by Pitt in 1898 as war tax,
was abolished at the Peace of Amiens
In 1901, and again imposed on the re-
sumption of hostilities in 1903 At
the downfall of Napoleon it ceased to
be levied for twenty-six years-1816
lS42-when it was reimposed by Sir
Robert Peel, In June, 1912, at seven
pence in the pound. and produced
about FIVE million pounds. As show
ing the rapid advance of the country
in prosperity, the tax which produced
about seven hundred and ten thousand
pounds for each penny of tax in 1912
yielded two million six hundred and
ninety-one thousand four hundred and
twenty-five pounds per penny In 1909
1910, and at the present time consid-
erably over three million pounds for
each penny.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-04
A HOME is A HAVEN
OF COMFORT FOR THE
BUSINESS OF LIVING

Mans greatest business in life is
the business of living, says Building
Age. And nothing contributes so much
to the success of this business as does
good housing Civilization is built up
on this idea. The most progressive and
civilized nations have ever been the
best housed.
Today the industrial value of home
ownership is well recognized. 1t de-
velops a pride, a self-respect, stabil-
ity of character that makes the home
owner the man to be desired
The man who can save and achieve
a real haven to house his business of
living has something that different
ates him from those not so fortunate.
His credit is better, he is more highly
regarded by the community and he is
the desirable citizen.
Most homes must be built on loans
AS handled in the past the mortage
has been pictured a home wrecker, a
dreaded something to harass mans
old age.
Today the tendency is toward amor
tization, which is a gradual paying of
of the principal so that in time the
home will be free and clear. Amortiza-
ton removes the only drawback to the
ownership of a home. Whereas it is
hard to save $4,000 to pay off in 9
lump sum, it is easy to pay s33 g
month for ten years, plus $40 interes
| charges, which latter decrease ever,
month. How many of us have brough
| things on the partial payment plan
| meeting the payments easily, ant
meanwhile enjoying the luxury of pos
| session?
Just so 1t is with home. And pro
i vided it is located right, one or twt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-04
BOYS LEFT LEG IS
MANGLED BY TRAIN

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO morning. JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Aug. 3.-The Denver and
Rio Grande train which brought to
Santa Fe the body of Juan Lobato,
killed in a stabbing affray at Provo,
Utah ran into a crowd of boys playing
on the railroad bridge at Guadalupe
church. and crushed the left leg of
Jose Chaves, aged r years, grandson
of former superintendent of lnsur-
ance Jacobo Chaves. The boy was
taken to st. Vincent's sanitarium'
Lobato was killed in a railroad
camp while demonstrating with the
camp cook over the food. The cook,
a citizen Of Mexico, drew a knife and
plunged it into Lobato's heart. The
murderer made good his escape.
I.ohato's funeral will take place
from the Cathedral of St Francis on
Monday morning. Joseph Miller, an
other Santa Fean who worked at
Provo, accompanied the body. Miller
had been stabbed in the head and one
leg by the furious cook,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-04
Markets and Marketers
reprint from Chicago Tribune, Recent Datc.)

the multifarious divisions of labor
Look at so trivial thing as a pin; ore
must be mined. reduced to workable
metal, wire drawn, cut into lengths,
heads applied polished, pointed, put
into papers, packed into boxes, snip
ped to the wholesaler, then to the re-
taller; in all these divisions, including
TRANSPORTATION, must be skilled work
ers, and in many of them must ne
highly effective machinery, which II
self must have passed through the
varied channels of production The
paper into which the pins are struck
in rows must be developed through
many intricate processes, the wooden
boxes through others; an amazing
completely.
We demand service, but rarely con-
slider the enormous industrial concen-
tration needful to produce that serV-
ice. Nor is service a thing which can
be applied with absolute imparuality
in all Localities alike. One section of
the city is inhabited by those who
want what they want when they want
it," This brings in the element of spe-
cial service. Special service entails a
certain amount of waste, In order to
be prepared to render special service
a grocer must have special vehicles at
hand This means these vehicles must
lie idle a part of the time, costing
overhead, in order to be available for
special service.
If it were possible for a shopkeeper
| to expect a steady flow of patronage
he might manage with fewer clerks.
| He must have more, because trade
| comes in squads and platoons and
! then not at all When trade is brisk
clerks are operating at maximum pro-
fit When it is dun the overhead
mounts.
Many shops extend no credit, have
| no delivery wagons and few clerks
| The overhead goes down. But how
many housewives take the trouble tC
seek them out, or, in fact, to go mar
! keting with an eye for cheapness
Service" is too genial and too easy
! o; acceptance to be given up for the
! bother of marketing.
The average housewife prefers not
to be bothered about n difference OF
2 cents in the price of a narticle wher
the luxury of having the articles SEN
to her door intervenes. And yet il
she takes care of the pennies "tht
dollars take care of themselves"
Easy to rebuke the producer, the
wholesaler the packer, and the gro
GER How about the housewife? Doe!
she exercise the same diligence in hel
domestic economy as do these trades
! men? The packer finds his operating
margin in the fraction of a cent. Is
not worth the while of the housewife
to consider the fraction?