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The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Dried Vegetable Value.

1t is by no means certain that dried
vegetables possess the same nutriment
value as vegetables that have not been
dried. Prof Philip B. Hawk of Jeffer-
son Medical college. Philadelphia. notes
in Science a phenomenon that was
called to his attention by Charles Den
by Of the war trade board and Daniel
Moreau Barringer. which suggests that
some hitherto unsuspected structural
change takes place In vegetables when
they are dried.
II is wen known that when dried
vegetables are immersed in water for
a few hours they assure q form close
ly resembling that Of fresh vegetables.
Yet If this swollen vegetable be left at
room temperature for from "a to 80
hours 1t returns to its dried state, In
other words, fresh vegetable holds
its water much more tenaciously than
does dried vegetable that has been
immersed in water.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Mvst Keen cilmh.rs.

You can never let down the bars
when you want to become great. The
price is eternal vigilance. Even when
success Is assured you must keep on
going. Men who become great by
spurts usually sink into insignifcance
the same way. Besides making up
your mind that you are going to sue
coed, you must see to II that you real
ize what's in your mind. Talking
about what you expect to do will never
bring it to pass. The uphill is always
before you. The only way to reach
the top is to climb. II you can COM
mand the means that takes you there
Il will save your energy for other
things. Usually the energy you de-
veiop through the climb win be useful
in days to come. The climb may tire
you, but it win also make you appre-
ciate the view.-Grit.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04

Two years ago my husband and /
were coming into Chicago from an In
diana town in roadster that cer-
tainly showed the hard use we had
given It. About midnight we started
down a little grade on lonely stretch
Of road and found at the bottom that
the road was blocked by two large
machines with licenses from West
ern state.
We stopped, Of course, and expected
one machine TO pull aside. Instead
two men walked back to our car and
looked us over. Then one called: "All
right" and the road was cleared.
They thought our old model ma
chine was probably not worth stealing.
but they neglected to search our peck
cts, which contained several hundred
dollars.-ChicagO Tribune.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
NEW LIFE FOR HOLY LAND
With Abundant supply Of Water, the
Desert Prenlses Again to Bies-
som Like the REESE.

-The desert shall rejoice and blos-
som like the rose" old Isaiah prophe-
sled.
The reclamation of Palestine By the
British has at last opened. the Holy
land to the enterprise Of the West. re-
marks the Journal Of the American
Medical Association.
Captain Carson Of the American Red
Cross commission, which followed Cen
eral Allenby, tells US that the frst
problem Of improvement encountered
was that Of water supply. That part
Of Palestine south OF Beersheba has
been piped with water from the Nile
By British engineers with American
eQuipment-the realization. II is said,
Of dream thousands Of years old.
Several rhillion gallons a day are
pumped from the canal near Kantara
across the Suez canal into Palestine.
At KantarA rapid sand filters are used.
The pipes are laid at least eighteen
inches deep In the sell or sand Of the
desert In order to protect them and
the water from heat. North Of Beer
sheba there Is plenty Of water under
the surface, though very little, owing
to the geologic formation and metecro-
logic conditions Of Palestine, remains
easily available. On the western slopes,
however, the valleys form excellent
reservoir sites for collecting the win
ter rains. though they would often
have to be treated to prevent loss by
percolation.
The problem Of the water supply Of
Jerusalem has been attacked by such
noted men as Hezekiah-who con-
structed a tunnel which Is today an al
most unexplainabie engineering feat
Solomon, Pontius PLATE and Herod.
In the spring Of 1918 the British, u.s.
ing much Of the Roman work, installed
six-inch line from the springs Of
Wady-el-Arab. about sixteen miles
south of Jerusalem, through which
more than 100000 gallons a day are
now flowing into the city.
It is said that Jerusalem could be
furnished with more than 10000, 900
gallons a day Of pure water. Almost
every house Ia the city has its rain
water cistern. and these, with proper
inspection by the newly organized
health department. are being filed
with safe water.
II is to be expected that the disap-
pearance Of the picturesque water ven
ders of Jerusalem will be accompanied
by the passing Of the terrible water
borne diseases prevalent under Turk
ish rule.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04

Progress needs brakes as well as mo-
tors. Progress is not a matter of lew
els, but of hills and valleys. Brake
less progress is the uncontrolled ma
chine on the steep downgrade. You
are the master who holds the control
Make your life keen, thoughtful and
considerate. You will ind much in
fellowship that will suggest friction,
but you will also be able to turn that
friction to account If you see things
in the right perspective. Some folks
will growl no matter what happens.
Let them growl. They must have
safety valve. You do your part and
you will learn where to apply the fric,
ton that makes life go.-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
wrested Fortune from World.

Sir Marcus Samuel, who has pur-
chased from the earl Of Berkeley for
the sum OF $40. 100000 a parcel Of the
fashionable residential section of Lon
don, known as Berkeley square, start
ed In business life keeping little shop
in one Of the poorest quarters Of the
British metropolis. where he made and
sold for shilling or two. ornamental
boxes made of shells from the sea
shore. Later he invested his savings
in OIL, made money and started a COM
pany called the She'll" thus Identify
ing his big new venture with his orig
inal struggling business.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Didn't Amount to Much Then.

Elman was boasting to his younger
brother about how smart he was when
he was year old. Il could walk an
run an jump" he Dragged. FAN sing
a song"
"An' what was 1 doing thenT in
Quired Willie. did run an jump.
too?"
''You couldn't do nothing" was FL
mans crushing reply. when I was
year old you was nowhere; you was
just a speck of dust"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04

Beneath roots of two large trees two
Indian skulls and other bones Of the
human body we're found by werkmen
leyeling mounds in the city park on
the shores Of Lake Bemidji, Minn.
The skulls and bones were badly
decayed, but the teeth were In fairly
good condition. Charcoal in large
quantities was found In the vicinity
Of the bones, which indicates that the
place was an Indian burial pyre, old
residents say,
Il is believed that beneath the
mound may be found many more
bodies. but the workmen merely re-
moved the top earth and, with the ex-
ception Of few bones which were
Kathered BY souvenir seekers, the
skeletons were again buried.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Not Responsible.

The justice of the peace Of a GER
tain town was hardened old bach
elor, notoriously averse to marriage.
His most intimate friend was to be
married and insisted that he perform
the ceremony. After much persuasion
the justice consented and the affair
went on smoothly until the last inter-
rogation, do you take this woman to
be your lawful welded wifef" was
asked in pathetic tone.
II do" was the response.
Then 1 pronounce you man and
wife. but remember, Jack. you asked
me to do this. Don't ever blame me
for it."
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Those lnvestIaatIonal

Congressman Conducting an investi-
cation of the cost Of iving)-Come in
here and sit downl want to ask you
some questions. Now don't try ts
evade. cause you can't get away. Ia
1t true that you have been profiteer.
ing in food products?
Profiteer-Yes, it's true. What're
you goin' to do about it3
Congressman-Well, well, now, don't
get excited. ! just wanted to know II
It was true.
And thus another stirring investiga
tion is recorded.-Kansas City Star.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
HAS TALE OF WOE
Uncle Joe Fell Among-WeIL, Say
Profiteers.
Charged $3.50 for One Of the Absolute
NecessarIes Of Life, He Has Re-
nounced Yankees and All
Their Works.

Anyone who has ever had the mad.
dening experience Of being stung,
stripped, robbed Or mulcted of a good
~ sum can and will sympathize with
Uncle Joe Howsley, a gentleman from
the Lone Star state, who came East
on little summer trip and fell among
thieves, as he views the matter. Uncle
Joe Is an expert ON watermelons, know
Ing the fruit from stem to blow end
Ike book. He Is also familiar with
watermelon etiquette, so his experience
proved shocking In more ways than
one. A writer In a Pittsburgh paper
tells the story as follows:
Uncle Joe owned a five-acre farm
down in Shackleford county, Texas,
until few months ago. He then,
through the will Of benign fate and
the activities Of an oil company, ceased
being the owner of farm and became
an Gilman with an income Of several
thousand perfectly good dollars a
month. AS consequence, the wander
lust struck Uncle Joe and he accord
ingly hied himself northward to ex-
plore unfamiliar lands. Now he is
going back to Gods country, glad, sub,
that the unfamiliRrity lasted for the
years 1t did.
Down in Uncle Joe's land the nee.
tar known as the watermelon is a fa-
vorite form Of diet, and Uncle Joe is
one of the epicures who when in his
part Of the world partook of the treat
daily. Down there q melon Of a size
that would tax mans strength to
tote. sub. could be purchased for FIVE
cent piece. Or, IL field was at hand
wherein grew the food Of the gods, the
taking thereof without the knowledge
Of the fields owner was considered no
breach of the law.
1t rs not strange, therefore, that on
strolling about city to view its sights,
when "Uncle Joe's" eyes fell upon a
restaurant in the window Of which
were displayed numerous inviting red
and green melons, life took on an in
terest that 1t had not felt since his
train had passed over the boundary of
the Grand Old State.
Uncle Joe" FASTENED inside and
called for watermelon.
After what seemed much time, a
slice, which Uncle Joe" will testify
was not more than two by six inches,
was placed before him.
Il said Watermelon; not a bite,
suh" he announced cuttingly, when his
amazement at the magnitude of the
thing before him had passed sufficient
~ to allow him to speak.
After much argument, he made the
bewildered waiter understand that
what he desired was a whole melon
like any gentleman is served with down
where they know how to serve 1t.
"Uncle Joe" consumed the two halves
placed before him In blissful ignorance
Of the outrage that was about to be
upon him.
Then came the check
Watermelon, $1.50, subj
It wasn't necessary to send In riot
can, but for time 1t looked as though |
1t might be. AS 1t was, Uncle Joe"
stamped from the den Of thieves VOW
Ing vengeance against all Yankees in
general and one Yankee restaurant in |
particular.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Yes, They Hunt for Loose Joints,

Last winter a woman passenger on
an eastern railway asked the porter
why the train had stopped between
stations.
"Oh," said Rastus. ''the engineer
done found broken rail-"
WELL" said the woman, ''why stop
for that2 Do the passenger trains on
this road stop to pick up every broken
rail they find along the track Y-Car-
toons Magazine.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Ancient Musical instrument.

The organ is very ancient instru-
ment, its invention being credited to
Ctesibius of Alexandria, a barber of
the Egyptian city, in $50 B. G. It was
not until thousand years later, how
ever, that they were first used In the
churches of western Europe. One
chronicle asserts that Pope vitalianus
installed an organ in church in
Rome in the year 65s. while an an
cient French work records that King
Pepln erected one of the instruments
In the Church Of st. Corneille at Com
peign, In France. In 7S7.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Relative Values.

~Ths summer boarders viii soon be
going home"
I'm glad Of It," said Farmer Corn
tossel. TN getttin' kind O. tired of
gfvin' up all this precious food for
mere money"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04
Nc Doubt Of That.

"Of course. you know that whisky
Is pOisonf'
Yes" replied Uncle Bill Bottletop; ;
''anS hind you can buy now is mighty
Mkaiv b be-"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04

rhrlft-the best Insurance against
Want--5uy Savings Stamps.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-04

Build by thrift Buy savings
stampa
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13
BILLBoARDs AND SIGNS.

The fight against bil1boards is moth
ing new. 1t has been waged for a
long time and with good results. 1t
is in keeping with the movement
which is concerned with the stopping
of the placing of similar signs on
trees along the highways of the coun-
try. The Disagreement cries out for
abatement but it is only by keeping
up the fight against such practices
that the desired Improvement e going
to be secured.
Up in Massachusetts several bills
have been presented to the legislature
dealing with the regulation or aboli-
ton of wayside signs, and in voicing
his support of the proposed legisla-
ton and his opposition to the bill
boards and signs DR.. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard. left no question
as to where he stands when he de-
clared THE time has come when the
question OF private rights becomes
immaterial when the public rights are
jeopardized. It seems apparent to me
that with the public highways belong
ing to the people the natural beauty
going with them should not be marrad
hy hillboards and othe, Objectionable
matter"
The billboard nuisance is one that
exists within the cities as well as II
the outlying districts. There is MOTH
ing about it which adds to the at
tractiveHess of n community or {
highway, while il is well known tina
there are MANY instances in which
such boards have proved q decided
danger, while they arc invariably {
/ decided detriment, especially in a
city, to the property which they ad
! Join. II is even Ilnown where sucl
boards have been erected for jus
such a purpose, while they at tn,
same time serve as a cover for al
kinds Of rubbish, the property which
is back Of such boards hair:% Looked
upon as a convenient dumping groun,
that is not only unsightly but decid
! edly Unsanitary.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13
MEETING THE RoLsHEvIKr.

In connection with the aCceptances
Of the invitation to meet the repro
sentatives of the allied nations for
the purpose of setting forth their ideas
regarding the future of Russia, much
emphasis is being placed by the boil
shevilli on the fact that they are will
ing to agree to meet the claims of the
creditors OF Russia. This of course
might be expected to be looked upon
with favor by the peace conference
for Russia has a large debt, but it can
hardly be expected that the conduct
and policies of the bolsheviki are go
ing to be overlooked because Of any
such statement
When the bolsheviki agree in ad-
vance to the assumption of such re-
sponsibility there is no reason for be-
lieving that the other factions in
Russia would not do the very same
thing if they were recognized and
they certainly have not been carrying
on the reign of frightfulness that
ihose who are endeavoring to crush
them and gain control through terror
ism have. 1t would be a strange sit
uation to think of recognizing the
bolshevik and turning down their OPP
ponents on any such grounds. What
is needed in Russia is unity but the
opponents of the bolsheviki feel quite
certain that it can never be brought
about by attempting to compromise
with such an element, and it is quite
significant that none of the opposing
factions is willing to meet the boil
IL
sion of the situation.
The opportunity which is presented
to the bolsheviki of claiming recog-
milton of their government through
! the extension and acceptance of The
| invitation is not being overlooked but
il is a question whether anything car
re gained through such a sidet
| conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13
AUTHORIZING MORE BONDS.

No one knows better than the sec
rotary OF the treasury what is going
TO be required in the way of new
loans for this government to meet it's
war expenses and carry on its other
business. Just because the fighting
has stopped does not mean that the
governments obligations are at an
end, and it is quite evident that it is
going to be an entirely different prop
osition when it comes to appealing
Tor financial support at this time from
what it was when the war was going
on. The situation is decidedly diff
ferent but even so there is every rea-
son why the secretary of the treas
ury should maintain the optimism
which he does regarding ii.
Secretary Glass has set forth that
there is need for increasing the au-
thorization Of the amount of bonds
which the treasury can issue. It is
possible now TO float another issue Of
$4,000 900 O00, which it is probable
will be the amount of the next loan,
hut he believes that authority should
lo given by congress TO issue as
much again when it is necessary, and
furthermore, because of the unCer-
.aintv Of the conditions today, he be-
.ieves that the rate of interest, the
line they would run and the matter of
taxation OF such bonds should be lief.
with the treasury to decide because
such will have to depend upon market
conditions and they cannot be- deter
mined very far in advance.
There is no telling when the addi-
tional bonds for which authorization
is asked would be issued. Everything
would depend upon the condition OF
the treasury but it is perfectly eyi-
dent that it is not known what the
war is going to cost and in view OF
rat uncertainty it can be appreciated
that there is need of making due
provisions in advance in order tc
meet probable contingencies.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13

en- business in such cold bleoded
manner that they will be willing to
trade with any nation regardless of
what it has done, just for the sake of
meeting the demands of such a nation
or relieving it of its surplus of goods.
There is going to be no disposition to
rush to Germany because it has lost
and is down. for it cannot be forgot
ten what that country has done, that
it was responsible for the Lusitania,
the submarine outrages, the ravishing
of Belgium, northern France, Serbia
and Poland, the resort to all kinds Of
unjustifiable war practices and that
It has brought untold misery suffer-
ing and loss to the world.
After Germany has had an opportu
nifty to show that it has cast aside
past practices, that it does not stand
as menace to the world and that its
reforms are genuine, it is possible
that there will be a letting up in the
feeling which now exists against it.
But it cannot be expected right away
and until it is fully established Ger
man trade is bound to feel the effects
of the acts committed while it was
an empire.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13

his life to training dogs for military
md police purposes. was appointed
c9mmandant of the school. Game
keepers, hunt servants and shepherds
we're called UP from the army to as
3ist in the work Of instruction.
After thorough training in Eng
land, the dogs We're sent to France,
and on the battlefelds their skill,
courage and tenacity amazed the
army. Often wounded in the per-
sormance of their duties, they never
faltered while strength remained to
carry on. The official record of their
heroic work tells of successful mes
age-carrying through darkness, mist.
Ealn and hell-fire over the most diff
cult ground. In a few minutes time
dogs have brought messages over
ground that would take a soldier run
ner hours to cross.
During the great German advance
last spring part of the British line in
front of famous French town was cut
off by severe enemy barrage. A mes
senger dog was released with an ur-
gent appeal for reinforcements. 1t
ran two miles in ten minutes The
result was that a French colonial div
lslon was sent up and prevented a
disaster. The messenger was a High
land sheep dog.
Another dog with message ran
nearly four miles in twenty minutes.
and still another in the same time
carried back from the front a map of
an important captured position when
man would have taken an hour and
a half to bring it in.
The dogs which have been found
most successful in war work are COL
lies, sheep dogs, lurchers and air
dales, and crosses of these varieties
while in a number of cases Welsh and
Irish terriers have given excellent re-
suits.
The work of sentry dogs has been
valuable, especially in the Balkans
One gave warning of an enemy scout
300 yards away. On many occasions
dogs have given warning of enemy pa
trolls long before the soldier sentries
were aware of their presence.
Large numbers of dogs have beer
used for guard duty, many on the
Italian front
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13
STORIES OF THE WAR
Living Like Russians.

Correspondence of The Associated
Press when operating through this
thinly populated forest and tundra
region along the railway leading from
Archangel to Vologda, the American
troops fighting the Bolsheviki in the
North Russian front are living, when
free from trench and clockhouse duty,
in tiny Russian freight cars.
In this they are initiating the Rus
sian soldiers, who, since the revolu-
ton, have Communicated freight cars
wherever they have found them and
remodeled them for dwellings.
When the box cars are fitted up
with stoves, they are known as top
luckas." They are not particularly
warm in zero weather, but a welcome
change from the cold trenches in the
snow.
The forests are dotted with small
blockhouses, built almost on the
model of the blockhouse forts of the
old American wars with the Indians,
but have the added advantage of being
fairly shrapnel proof.
The fighting down along the railway
line from the north has been since its
beginning last August, a combina ton
of modern warfare, with trenches and
modern arms. and of bush fighting
wherein surprise attacks in the weeds
| figured prominently.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-13

Workmen. The war bureau has set to
work a plan intelligently conceived
and sure to bring results. The SOL
diers job is as much our concern as
was his welfare while away. 1t is a
monstrous shame upon any American
community which cannot meet this
great present need. In almost every
business and industry men have step
ped into better jobs by reason of the
soldiers going. In some instances these
present occupants are alien, and often
of the Stacker type. They have worm
ed their way into higher positions and
have taken advantage of the accident
of their foreign birth, or peculiar CON-
ditions making them ineligible in the
army. Where such men stand in the
way of a soldier and his old job, many
think they must retire in favor of the
man in khaki. That is believed to lie
only simply Observation-Disclosures Stan
dard Telegram.