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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
SYMBOL OF BRUTE FERocITY
In All Ages the Tiger Has Been
Famed for its Strength, Daring
and Deep Cunning.

1t is said that the tiger has never
been made the basis of royal emblem
except by Tippoo, the famous sultan of
Mysore. Tfppoo himself was as fero-
cious as wild animal and kept near
him a mechanical toy representing a
life-sized tiger worrying the body of
British soldier. When the toy was
wound up the tiger growled and the
soldier groaned and Tippoo smiled.
1t may be that the tiger. though the
ideal of brute symmetry and power,
has never attained unto the dignity OF
a royal emblem for the reason that in
every language the word for this ami
NAL is a synonym for stealthy, cruel.
strong-limbed ferocity. Nature has
made the tiger unequaled in the COM
bination Of speed. strength, cunning,
daring and physical beauty. tigers
first bounds are so rapid as to bring
ii alongside an antelope, and a blow
Of its paw will stun charging bull.
1t has been known to spring over
wall five feet high into a cattle pen
and to jump back with a full-grown
animal In its jaws. Sportsmen say
that they have known 1t to carry away
the bait while they were putting up
the shelters from which to shoot it
New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
FOUR FINGERS ARE UNFRAMED
Hands Of the Average Man Crippled,
az Demonstrated by the Their
apy Expert.

Il suppose you regard yourself as
a whole man." demanded one Of the
vocational therapy experts at the War
rem Reed general hospital in Washing
ton, writes Samuel Hopkins Adams In
the Red Gross Magazine.
Looking myself over hastily to make
sure that hadM.not lost anything In
the surgical ward. I replied that
could count the usual number of arms,
legs. and other appurtenances.
"All right" said the expert. "bui
you're sort Of cripple at that. You're
atrophied."
IF / am. I've never discovered It," /
assured him.
"Of course not. People never do
until they're shown. You haven't got
anything like the full use of more than
four fingers and two thumbs out Of
total Of ten. The normal man-the
man who believes himself normal,
mean-never has. Can you light
safety match with one hand?"
He handed me the box and the
match. After the second abortive at
tempt the match fell on the floor and
the box fell on the match.
That's elementary, that stunt" re-
marked the instructor. "Our one-arms
can do that before they get out of bed.
You see, your two smaller fingers are
really cripples. Now we teach our fell
lows to do the work with those fingers
that you have to use another hand for
That's the whole physical principle of
our training in its simplest form
substitution y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
No More "Lykerstanes."

"Lykerstanes," or stones by the road
side for resting collins on while on
the way to the cemetery, are now
things Of the past in Scotland. The
root Of the word, which is the old Eng
fish Of Anglo-Saxon 'lic," means
"a body corpse" These lykerstanes
were the equivalent Of the lichgates,
common In rural England
Many farms bear names after the
famous stones. although the spell
ing is changed somewhat. some being
called "Leckerstone" and "Liquorich."
One stone is still at Falkland, built
into walk and vulgarly known as
"Liquorstone."
Two Of the lykefstanes were former
ly in the parish of Addie, at the juno
ton Of the road from the Den of Lin
dores to the churchyard, but they were
removed about the beginning of the
last century. They consisted Of two
unhewn boulders of blush stone, abou
three feet high, and somewhat square
on the sides and top.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
CORN WEEvIL MENACE !
TO GRAIN SHIPPERS
Can Use Only Precautionary
Measures in Elevators.
Ain Should Be to Destroy Insects BE.
fore Grain Is Shlpped-Estimated
Loss of 10 Per Cent in
Southern States.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
The grain shipper In the Southern
states has to contend with one prob
lem peculiar to that region which is be-
yond his control. Yet he can Indirect
ly exert an influence toward its eradi.
cation. The problem is weevils in corn.
While the matter rests primarily with
the farmer, and while he is a heavier
loser than the shipper, the business Of
the latter is handicapped.
Against the increase of live weevils
In corn the shipper can use only pre-
cautiOnary measures while the grain is
in his elevator or In transit after ship
ment. The aim should be to destroy
them before the grain is shipped.
When this is not done the weevils may
increase enormously In hot weather,
should the car be delayed in transit or
not be unloaded promptly on its ar.
rival at the terminal market.
If the grain, when inspected at the
terminal market, is found to be "in.
Tested with live weevils or other In
sects injurious to stored grain," it will
be graded sample grade under the ap-
plication Of the federal grades. Corn
shipped as No. 8, for instance, might
easily fall to sample grade because of
its being infested with live weevils.
A point that the grain shipper must
consider is that the corn may go into
storage on its arrival at a terminal
market. No terminal elevator COM
pany will put corn containing live
weevils into its bins unless intending
to treat the grain at once In order to
kill the weevils.
While the grain dealer can destroy
the weevils In his elevator or ware
house. this does not affect the source
Of supply which is on the farm.
1t has been estimated that weevils
cause an average annual loss Of 10 per
cent Of the corn crop In the Southern
states. This loss can be prevented.
The control Of weevils, 1t is said, is
simple. 1t is discussed at length in
Farmers Bulletin No. 1929 of the Uni
ted States department of agriculture.
Every grain dealer should send for a
copy.
1t is obvious that the grain Dealers
interests are Identical with the farm
er's In the matter of the eradication of
the weevil. Therefore, the grain
dealer should Join the farmer in a
fight against the pest. /
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
MAY HAVE BEEN ERlCSSoNS
Interesting Speculation Arising From
Discovery Of Ancient GaIleys
Buried in Norway.

A traveller in Norway has been look
Ing at the two ancient ships. In one
Of which, though probably in neither,
Lief Ericsson may have reached the
western world five centuries before
Columbus. Nothing proves that either
of them was Ericsson's galley; moth
ing proves that it wasn't The ancient
pagan custom that buried. the craft
Of the sea-hero preserved the galleys
away In the soil of Norway. thanks
to covering Of potter's clay, and
twentieth century farmer recovered
the second one. The savants looked
1t over, and dated it from the ninth
century, contemporary with the ad-
venturous Ericsson, possibly his own
ship. About seventy feet long, the
vessel is shaped not unlike a double
pointed rowboat, fiat and low, with
fOrked uprights for Is pairs Of oars.
and the conventional dragon carved on
bow and stern. Under the floor are
the compartments where the voyagers
doubtless stored their provisions. One
can imagine the watcher at the prov,
the helmsman Juggling at the tiller, the
galley master high in the poop beat
ing with his great hammer the rhythm
for the thirty oarsmen. 1t is far more
difficult to imagine how they slept and
ate In rough weather.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
RECALLSOLD ROME
Ancient Coin of Surprising His
toric Interest.
Two Thousand Years Since II Came
From the Mint, What Story OF
Adventures This Token
Could Tell!

A coin 1000 years old, which may
have reposed in the treasure box of
a Roman senator, passed from hand
to hand in the dice games of members
of the Roman imperial guard, been
tossed to the rabble by a patrician as
he passed through the streets on mis-
way to the baths, or thrown to a
victorious gladiator by one of the YES
tai virgins, now is in the possession
of Arthur S. Hibier, United States i'm
migrant inspector at New Orleans. On
its way to Mexico, where it was OBJ
tanned by its present owner, the coin
may have been carried as a keepsake
by one Of the Spanish conQuerors and
exchanged for the gold and jewels
Of the Aztecs. Two thousand years
afford ample time to pass through a
few adventures.
The coin is valued by Mr.. Hibler,
not only for its age. but for the queer
history attached to his gaining pos
session of it. While he claims he is
not superstitious, he admits he regards
the coin as q good luck talisman. The
piece was sold to him by Mexican,
who wished to cross the border at
Brownsville, Tex, and had not enough
money for his toll. To pay his way
across the international bridge he Of
fered the coin with several others to
Mr.. Hibler, asserting that 1t had a
strange significance and a blessing at
tached to It, 1t had been given him,
he said, by the mother of a member
of Villas band, who had been muir
dered in a cafe brawl. AS he lay dy-
ing, he had begged the man to take
handkerchief, stained with his life
blood, to his mother. The Mexican
delivered the handkerchief to the old
woman. She opened the corner Of the
handkerchief, which was knotted
tightly, and took out several coins.
Then she retired into an inner room
and, returned, placed small silvery
disk In the messengers hand, saying
it was talisman that would mean
much to its possessor.
The coin is small and white, re-
sembling a modern United States dime
in size and color. On its front is
relief of Roman emperor, with the
inscription: "Domitian VIII, Imp.
Caesar" and several other characters
which are indistinguishable On the
reverse side is what seems to be re-
production of the temple erected in
Jerusalem by Solomon. 1t is worn
thin by the touch Of the millions Of
hands in which it must have rested.
Il have no doubt that it is genuine"
Mr. Hibler said. But how did it
come into the possession of the VII
lista bandit? Well-quien sabe?"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
PLENTY of Room Behind.

A mule was brought and tied near
the group head headquarters and some
one asked to whom 1t belonged. One
of the young second lieutenants sug-
gested that it must be the chaplain's
mount. AT the officers mess that
evening the joke was. sprung on the
chaplain, dignified college professor
In civil life.
"Where did you get your fine mount
we saw tied up out there this after
noon, chaplainT Queried one of the
young officers.
From Missouri" was the prompt
answer, and without a flicker of a
smile.
II think we ought to have the chap
lain head our review tomorrow on that
mule, and we would all come parading
along behind him." said the mis-
chievous lieutenant.
There is one thing certain replied
the chaplain, you would not crowd
him."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01

The late Count de Lesseps never
seemed to lose sight Of the educa-
ton of his children. even in the
smallest detail. One morning az
breakfast beautiful Dresden tea
cup was broken.
"Ah!" cried the countess, "a disas.
ter! Two more Of that set will now
be broken. 1t always happens So"
Are you so superstitious," asked
the count, "as really to believe that
two more will be brokenf"
Il know it."
Then let Us get 1t Off our minds"
And taking two Of the cups by the
handles he dashed them together.
The anger and dismay Of the count.
ess proved conclusively that she had
not seriously believed the superstition.
IL also ioosed any hold the absurd idea
may have had on the minds of the
children.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
THE TRoUssEAu IN CHINA.
How 1t Figures When Plans Are Made
for Marriage of Daughter Of
Family.

When ! was ten years old my serv-
ing woman made mark here in the
middle of my forehead. 1t was made
with red face paint and had to be re-
newed every time 1 went outside the
compound. That sign meant that
was old enough to become engaged,
and that my parents would consider
offers for me. Soon after, an old
woman came to see me. She made my
serving woman remove all my cloth
ing Then she looked me over. She
made me thread a needle-to test my
eyes. She made me sew a seam-to
try my skill She looked at my teeth,
and pinched my body all over-to see
if was healthy. Then she went away.
One day, when was twelve, heard
my mother talking about me-with the
old woman who had been to see me
before They were talking about my
clothing. The middle woman said
should have four pairs of silk trous-
ers and three of cotton. I was also
to have six white undergarments OF
cotton, and four linen for the hot
weather. My outer garments were all
to be of silk, and all must have
embroidery about them. Two heavy
garments were to be lined with SILK,
and padded with new cotton. These
were to wear in the cold weather. They
talked half day about my trunks.
The middle woman held out that l
should have four, all covered with pig
skin, but my mother was determined
should have only two. At last 1t
was agreed that / should have three
pig-skin trunks and two boxes COW
cred with plain cloth. When they
came to an agreement about anything
a teacher wrote 1t down, so there
would be no forgetting after. He
would read 1t over to them often and
had to change the writing when one
or the others said they did not so under
stand. The middle woman grew very
angry when they were talking about
the bedding l should have, and left
the court. A servant called her and
she returned. All the while they were
talking about me felt most impor-
tant, for had never before had
value placed on me. Then / thought
1 had not understood my mother all
my life. She had always treated me
with unconcem, because was not a
boy, and now she was pointing out all
my good qualities and setting value
Oh each OF them. Then they told me
was to be married. I was to marry
a man had never seen and they would
not even tell me his name. / asked
my mother if he might come to our
court and play with me. She scolded
me. He lived eight miles away, and
could not come that distance just to
see me. Silly child.-Asia Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
LHEkIFF'.s SALE

}
By virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me
directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery
OF the State OF New Jersey, / will sell AT
public sale, on
THURSDAY, july II. 1919
between the hours OF ~ and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day ito wit, at O'clock
at the court house, Mount Holly, N. j.
All that frame dwelling house and lot OF
land, situate No. 234 on the south side Of
Water street in Mount Holly, county of Bur
nngton and State of New Jersey, butted
and bounded as follows, viz: Beginning al
stake standing at low water mark in the
kancocas creek corner to land OF Benjamin
hemDle, ana running thence () North
twenty-three and half degrees East fouI
chains and forty-eight links to a stone in
The middle OF Water street; thence along
SAID road " North sixty-four and three
quarters degrees West fifty-seven links TO n
stone In the middle of Water street: thence
~ south twenty-three and a half degrees
" est through and along the line between
the ira me house on this LOT and the brick
mouse adjoining II one chain and thfrty-sjy
INKS TO the corner of the house where Their,
Is ira me shed and corner thereof; thence
l4l South eleven degrees East nine links 10
stake; thence (5J South tWenty-three and
half degrees West three chains and fort,
links TO stone or stake in said Rancocas
creek at low water mark; thence fBl mn the
said creek at low water mark, the severat
courses Thereon, to the place of beginning,
be the contents what they may. Being lie
same premises which The Mount Holly IN
surance Company by deed bearing dat.
March %. A. ID. 1857, and recorded in The
Olerk oiiice Of Burlington county in Book
Pr of Deeds, page 4l2 &c, granted and con.
veyed TO Dianna Cooper in fee Subjectt a
certlncate OF sale Tor unpaid taxes OF 1910
made by FRANK Davis, collector to tile
township OF Northampton, dated Noyem-
per o. l9il, az recorded In the Clerks office
In Book rs OF Mortgages, page s., &C, on
whlcn Is due Sl33 with interest from Octo-
Der rs, 1911, and also subject to unpaid taxes
for the following years and amounts: 1911.
sS.Zi; III, Sizo; 1913, s5.2S; 1917, Sl373; 1918
Si4 Vi; sIsI9, nrst-half S7.b7, with intererl
thereon from the dates when respectiveiv
due. -
Seized as the property of william T. stat
iord, et uX., ct ais. defendants, taken in ex
ecutlon at the suit OF The First Baptist
Church OF Mount Holly, New Jersey. com
plainant, and to be sold by
A. ENGLE HAINES
Richard b. Eckman, Soil SneIiff4
Dated in ne II, 1919. Pr adv. fee so a
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
SHARPEN YOUR WITS ON THIS
many Will Find Time Limit of Three
Seconds Altogether Too Great
Handicap.

These are the days when the eff.
cheney expert is inviting us to prove
that we measure up to the average in
human intelligence by answering GER
tain complicated questions in a given
number of seconds. Here is one you
can try on yourself when nobody is
around. Time yourself, and when you
have solved it go and try 1t on some
body else, not forgetting to remind
him that you did 1t In three seconds
and that three seconds is the time
limit.
Outline q square on paper and then
divide it into ten triangles each of
which is equal to one ninth of the
total sum or area represented by the
other nine triangles.
Three seconds is the limit, so 90 to
II. Of course, If you are timing your
self, you need not be too particular.
A few seconds or minutes over will
not make much difference beyond, in a
Few Isolated cases, confirming or shat
tering ones own private opinion of
oneself.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01

The first reference to "Old King
Cole" the merry old soul" of the IA
nous nursery rhyme, was made in
book written by DIR. William King, who
was born In 1888. 1t is probable that
the song was composed In the seven
teenth century, although some investi-
gators think 1t much older. Halliwell
identifies the merry monarch with
Cole or CoeL semi-mythical king of
Britain who Is supposed to have
-reigned in the third century. The Scots
also have an sold King Coul," said
to have lived In the fifth century.
Freeman and other historians say
King Cole ruled Britain in the sixth
century. There are many who assert
that the reference to the pipe indicates
that Old King Cole lived at a period
after Raleigh had introduced tobacco
into Europe, but this does not neces-
sarily follow, as a pipe might mean q
musical instrument
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
AHEAD OF THE SILLY SEASON
Discussion Started as to Why Cow In
variabIy Arises With Her Hind
Quarters Foremost

InQuiring minds in Connecticut are
graphing the old-age question why
COW, which is to say the genus Dos,
rises from redundancy by elevating her
anterior quarters first, whereas horse
reyerses the process and pig appears
to have no predictions but to be sole
ly concerned, when there is a prospect
Of something to eat in sight, to get
in motion toward 1t all at once.
Generally speaking, 1t can of course
be said that a COW takes the method
physiologically the easiest for her in
getting on her feet, remarks the
Rochester Post Express. The head
end-up procedure probably produces
muscular stresses and Interior discom-
forts which she understands better
than she can explain. It is open to
question also If she ever in all her
nominations reflected on the matter !;
nor is it clear that 1t is worth our
while to do so, since 1t is only an In
consequential fact with an immaterial
reason behind 1t. It is an interesting
bit of information, and 1t might be
profitable in imaginable emergencies
to know how an animal normally acts
and which is the danger end of her to
be avoided. But the obscure cause Of
it is Of no apparent practical import
ance, for 1t is just one Of those things
that are so and might as we'll be so
as something else.
1t seems fair from all that is known
of the COW, to acquit her of any dispo-
sition to do things hind end foremost
out of cantankerQusness, or to cling
to notion or method through per-
versity or pride because it happens to
be hers. There is no evidence Of that
domineering spirit In her or of will
full insistence in having her own way.
She does the things that are to be done
sequentially, In order, settles her press
ing problems first and leaves to the fu-
ture others that may arise. Imperiled
by enemies, her way would be to fight
them to q standstill first and leave for
later consideration a bovine league to
secure her against possible new at
tacks. Her ratiocinative processes may
be limited, but there is reason to be-
lieve that as far as she does see she
sees clearly, never out Of focus; that
her intuitions are sure, and that, while
she may sometimes seem to, she never
really does things wrong end first or
clings to a course when conclusive
reasons for abandoning 1t appear. On
the whole, therefore. 1t seems profit
able to consider the COW in the field,
how she acts, for Solomon in all his
glory was not so wise In all respects
as one of these.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-01
Only famed Hummlnn aIrd.

Sergt. Charles Haberkorn and Order
ly NJ. ]. Nav. of the National Soldiers
home, at Sawtelle, Cal, are the proud
possessors of what is believed to be the
only pet humming-bird In existence,
says Our Dumb Animals. Their feath-
cred friend is a beautiful red-breasted
specimen who answers to the name of
Dick.
This unusual bird Is so tame that he
eats his meals from the end Of medi-
cine dropper held in the mouth Of one
Of his friends. They feed him sugar
syrup In this way. He will also tread
air while slipping nectar from cluster
Of flowers held by one Of the men. An
other favorite stunt of his is that of
perching upon their fingers while eat
ing his meals.
The men are both pensioned vet
Grams Of the Spanfsh-American war.
They discovered the bird fitting
around the home grounds a year ago,
and decided to tame 1t, Orderly Nav
having had experience tanning birds In
the tropics many years ago when he
was sailor. By putting out dishes
of sugar syrup for the hummer they
gradually dOmesticated It,