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The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
ITS GLORY BUILT ON SAND
Once Famous Shrine in the kashmir
Valley, India, Today Pathetic
in Its Decay.

Pandrinthan is deserted and
crumbling temple in the pleasant
Kashmir valley in India. Its fate is
an example of the oblivion that comes
to those who worship false gods
another proof of the fieeting glory OF
kings who build unwisely.
Long ago Pandrinthan stood in the
heart of a splendid city-the Srinagar
of history and story. A great king
built the temple walls and planted
the willow trees on the shores of the
lake. 1t was the court Of Naga, the
snake god Thousands of dark-faced
men and women crossed the tiny bit
of water to lay their offerings and
worship at the shrine.
The great king died thousand
years ago and gradually his city has
crumbled into dust. Its magnificence
is gone The tottering temple and the
willow trees are the only reminders
of the glory of the past.
The scene is eloquent of thousand
years of neglect The waters Of the
holy lake are stagnate and black with
slime. The ancient temple is eaten
with decay. The murmur of the wind
among the aged willows suggests the
echo of the chant the priests used to
drone before the altar. The stiffness
and desolation remind one of the adj
monition. Let there be no other gods
before Me-"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Mineral That Can Be Nodded.

Charles E. Sweet has discovered a
preparation of silver which may be
made in a plastic form like wax or
clay, and also thinned down to the
consistency Of paint, according to the
Little Journal. Cambridge, Mass. Cop
per, copper alloys and bronzes may be
worked in the same manner. BY sim
pie technology, the preparation may
be reduced to the pure metal with
out any change In It's form or shape
A sculptor may work it In the rough
or in relief, just as he does his usual
materials, or in dilution it may be ap-
piled to a metallic surface wi n a
brush. It greatly simplifies the prob
lem Of artistic work of a high order,
although, Of course, 1t is more expen-
sive than stamped wares. Medallions
and figures may thus be presented In
the original without the need of cast
ing, and such articles as silver sets
may be made of which every member
is original and unique. 1t provides a
new medium for artists. The inven-
ton has been patented.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
True Happiness.

Edmund Burke said: Taking the
whole view of life it Is more safe to
live under the jurisdiction of severe
and steady reason than under the en-
pire of indulgent but capricious fash
ion." It is not likely that Burke's
doctrine is much followed in these
DAYS of excitement and pleasure.
There is a strong revolt against "se-
we're and steady reason" whenever
one looks about him. Pleasure seems
to be the dominant side in all the
activities which one encounters. Hap
piness is not understood and really
it is the only good. A man who is not
happy has gone astray; he is not re-
ligious, nor educated, nor patriotic,
nor helpful to society. His body is
taking a long journey and leaving his
soul behind. A world Of materialism
does not understand this. There Is
much regret behind our sensual joys.
Burke understood this better than we
do. Lives are better built on the idea
he expresses.-Ohio State Journal.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
on Chasing Pleasure.

'T don't believe in maxim much ex-
ertions after pleasure. don't believe
in chasin' her up" Says l.: LET her
come Of her own free will" Says
/, "You can't catch her by chasin' of
her up, no more than you can fetch a
shower up In drewth, by goin' out
doors, and runnin' after cloud up in
the heaven above you. Sit down, and
be patient. and when 1t gets ready the
refreshin' raindreps will begin to fall
without any Of your help. And it's
just so with pleasure, Josiah Allen /;
you may chase her up and all over the
oceans and big mountains of the world.
but she'll keep ahead of you all the
time; but set down, and not fatigue
yourself a-thinkin' about her, and like
as not she will come right into your
house unbeknown to you."-From 10
siah Aliens Wife"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
RECOGNIZE GOSPEL OF LABOR
tity of Work From All Kinds
of People.

''The law of nature is that a cer;aiD
quantity of work Is necessary to pro-
duce a certain quantity Of good, of any
kind whatever. If you want knowl-
edge, you must toll for it, and if pleas
ure, you must toll for it," These words
Of John .Ruskin are especially appro-
pirate now, Arthur Hunt Chute writes
In Leslie's.
This admonition is needed not mere
ly by the manual laborers, but also by
all classes, and especially by the
poodle takers" of so-called high So
ciety. An afternoon trip to the most
expensive hotels discloses the fact that
from the idle rich. One may eneoun-
ter there a new species, formerly
known as a 'Iounge lizard" now called
sofa cOotie." A soldier pointed me
out one of these specimens, exclaln-
ing: think of our brave who have
fallen, and thing like that survives p
We won this warmly? Because
we needed the law of sweat. In the
crucial hour our society spewed out
of its mouth the idle rich and the idle
poor. We tolerated only one class, the
workers. Vincent Astor. and Kingdom
Gould had to step up andsdo their duty
just the same asilthe Fricasinni twins
from Little Italy.sa Now that the war
is won, this law of sweat should re-
main imperative for all classes. Ev-
cry man and every woman owes duty
of work to his age, and society of the
future should be so organized as to in
sist that that debt is paid.
Referring to the law of sweat, we
must realize that there are two ways
In which a man may fulfill his obli-
cations, either by brain sweat or by
Drawn sweat. Rightly speaking, the
mental workers belong Just as truly
among the laboring classes as the MAN.
ual workers. In the truest sense both
are producers.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Geography sixty Years Old.

The rapid development of geography
as a college study, since its first ap-
pearance In a university curriculum,
about half a century ago, is discussed
by Prof. r. n. Whitbeck of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, in recent ar
ticle on Geography in American and
European Universities" published in
the Journal of Geography. He points
out the following interesting facts:
In 1860 Harvard and Princeton
were the only American universities
offering courses in geography.
Cornell and University Of Wiscon-
sin introduced the subject in 1868,
and Yale followed in 1872. In 1900
only II American universities taught
the subject, but by 1910 thirty-One
universities were offering a variety
of 142 courses.
With 704 students enrolled in geog-
raphy, the University of Wisconsin
led all others In 1910 With 1909 en-
rolled In 1917, 1t led all others except
the University of Pennsylvania. 1t
now offers seven courses in physical
and economic geography. climatology
and other phases of the subject.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
The StradIvarius Secret.

VIII N. G. Holcomb of Newark, N.
j., discover the secret of the violins
made in Cremona? His friends be-
lieve he will. With persistency that
has won him general admiration, Mr..
Holcomb has been studying faithfully
for 25 years or more to learn why the
Stradivarius and Guarnerius instru-
ments yield their matchless golden
tones.
Mr.. Holcomb is firmly convinced that
the old Italian master violin makers
obtained their amazing results in large
part through the adroit use of gum CO.
pal as q finish.
Not long ago he decided to see what
influence varnish had on the tone of
one Of his instruments. Upon removing
the entire finish he was surprised to
find that the voice of the violin had be-
come dull and lifeless.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Battle for Prohibition.

Hard drinking in England came to
be regarded as grave national dan
ger. In 1875 a London grand jury held
the traffic responsible for a great
crime wave, and regulation Of the
liquor business by law was instituted.
Similar experiments were in the mean
time being made in America.
The battle in this country against
use and abuse Of liquor began in a
mild way as a protest in pulpits
against drunkenness. A New England
society went so far as to bind its mem
bers not to get drunk except on the
Fourth of July and general training
days.
Advocates of moderation gave way
to those who felt that only total alb
stinence was the remedy. Then the
battle began.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Huns Have a Town crier.

The officers of the regiment have
nothing on the burgomaster of Polcl
when it comes to having a striker
The only difference is that he is y
changer, for he rings the bell to an
nounce new tidings to the populac'
For instance, if the square heads ar
not on the square with the American
and a fine is imposed, the tidings o
Heinie's hard luck must be publishe,
broadcast. So the chief mogul 0
Polch crooks his finger and explain
the mission to the bell ringer, who II
turn goes to each street corner az
nouncing that Herr Hassenfeffer ha
been fined 200 marks for not leavin
the outside door unlocked. All tn
time the bell plays changing accom-
paniment.-From Barrage, Polch, Ger
many.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Dream Reveals Crime.

A dream once played Its part in q
celebrated English criminal case-the
"Red Barn Murder"-the memory OF
which Is kept alive by the melodrama
still played in country towns.
Mrs Marten, the mother of Maria
Marten, the victim, dreamed three
successive nights that her daughter
had been murdered and buried in the
Red Barn. She insisted that the floor
should be taken up.
This was done and the body of the
missing girl was found, and constitut.
ed link In the chain of circumstantisl
evidence on which the murderer, VIII
liam Corder, was convicted and exc
cuted In August, 1923.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17

The stubborn optimist had declared
there was no one from whom he could
not learn something.
We had disputed him, and had plot
ted to heap confusion upon his head
by shutting him in with the village
bare who never knew anything for
use.
After two hours with the V. b., the
S. @. emerged pale, but smiling.
"Arrh- -harrh! =! we snarlingly gloat-
ed. "And did you learn anything from
hinIT'
"Yes," replied the optimist brave
ly. 81 learned what an awful thing 1t
is to be a person from whom no one
can learn anything. st. Louis-Globe
Democrat.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Sung by Request

They were having a company sing
in a "Y" building. The song leader,
a lieutenant, asked If there was any
particular song the men wished to
sing.
The company funny boy, thinking TO
produce laugh. yells out: Lets sing
Molly, get the hammer, there's fly
on baby's head"
Every WELL" said the lieutenant /;
suppose you come up and sing 1t a
few times, so that we may learn it,"
And, amid jeers of his companions.
he was forced to get up before the
company and sing that single line
over and over again, making up the
tune as he went - -
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
When Romans Ruled Britain

There is a showcase in the Roman
British section Of the British museum
that contains the discharge certificates
given to soldiers In Britain at the time
of the Romans. The bronze certificates
are quantity worded. and record the
fact that the holders discharged hon
orably after 25 years of service" are
granted Roman citizenship If not al
ready held, "and the recognition OF
their marriage with those who are
their wives, or in case of unmarried
any wives they may subsequently mar
~, provided they only have one each"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Shells as Feed.

America possesses some of the Iarg-
est chicken hatcheries in the world
a single establishment sometimes hav-
ing a capacity of 225,O00 eggs. One
room in such a hatchery has $4,000
eggs in process of incubation at one
time. An interesting by-product OF
the industry are the shells which ac-
cumulate in mountainous piles. They
are not wasted, however. but are
ground and sold to chicken raisers for
feed, principally as bone builder, thus
completing the cycle to everyone's sat.
isfaction.-Popular Mechanics Maga,
zine.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Poor MotherI

Margaret, aged five, had been very
rude to a little guest, and after the
child had gone home Margaret's moth
er told her very feelingly how grieved
she was at her rudeness.
"I've tried so hard to make you a
good child, Margaret; to teach you to
be polite and kind to others, and yet
in spite of my efforts, you are so rude
and so naughty"
Margaret. deeply moved, looked sad
ly AT her mother and said:
"What a failure you are, mother? |?
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
BIZ the Bones.

Charley, the cook, has a mania for
shooting craps" One day he missed
his dice, and having always worn a
smile, it was at once noted that there
was something wrong, because he was
all gloom and had a solemn look Ike
one who had come to great grief. We
hadAhash for supper. The bugler, hiv-
inc heaping mess kit full of ha II.
was making great progress when all
of a sudden he bit into something hard
er to eat than hash. Charley is once
more wearing his smile of content
ment, being satisfied now with hira-
self and the world.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Euture of FLYING.

4Td sooner fly" was colloquial
phrase of two decades ago that was
often used to express the impossible.
The magic carpet Of the Arabian
Nights seemed no less fanciful than
the dreams of Langley and the Wright
brothers. In the light Of those days
the workers on the heavier-than-air
machines were looked upon as the
foolish descendants Of Darius Green.
They were the same kind Of "cranks"
as Jules Verne.
Today billions Of dollars are invest
- IA the manufacture Of airplanss--
Leuisvills C0sriee>JsaxnaA
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
FOUR PRIME HOME UTILITIES
Water Supply, Sewage Disposal Plant,
Heating and Lighting Systems
Are Needed.

A good water supply, a complete.
sewage-dIsposal plant and effective
heating and lighting systems consti-
tute the four prime utilities of the
farmhouse, the foundations of safe,
comfortable living.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
PRECURSOR cF THE PIANO
Harpsichord, in Arrangement Of Key.
board and Strings, ResembIed the
instrument in Use Today.

The harpsichord was a stringed mu-
sical instrument in use in the 10Th,
18th and 18th centuries, which in its
form and in the arrangement of the
keyboard and strings resembled a pi-
ano, but in which the tone was pro-
duced by the plucking or swapping of
the strings by leather or quill points,
which were set In jacks connected by
levers with the keys. In form 1t usu-
ally resembled d modern grand piano
forte, though both square and upright
varieties were also made. The length
of the keyboard was four to six and
a half Octaves. The number of sep
arate strings to a key varied from
one to four, sometimes including one
tuned an octave above the others; the
latter variety was called a double
harpsichord. The tone was weak and
tinkling, and gradation of force was
impossible. Two keyboards were
sometimes combined, one for soft
effects; the other for loud. Numerous
devices, usually connected with the
jacks, were introduced at different
times to secure variety in force, and
especially In quality. These mechan-
isms, which often aimed to simulate
the tone qualities of various orches-
tral instruments, were usually con-
trolled by stopknobs near the key
board. The harpsichord, though es-
sentially different from the pianoforte,
was its immediate predecessor. Be
fore 1900 1t was regularly used in all
dramatic music, especially in accom-
panying recitatives and In orchestral
music. The conductor usually direct
ed from his seat at harpsichord
placed amid the other instruments.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
By Ad Carter,


The The first Pauline Coa" the second
robin Hood"
recall him Chautauqua audiences
The CoreaBone Company will consist of Assisting
Corela Bonei
Gabriel Hines This talented will
which will be
nga at Chauau
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17

81 see we can pay our income iax
In installments."
"At last the government has hiI ufrn
plan with which an per;e,sly
familiar"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-06-17
Equality of Opportunity.

It Is the pride of every American
that many cherished names, at whose
mention our hearts hound, were worn
by the sons of poverty who conquered
obscurity and became fixed stars In
our armament. There is no horizontal
stratification in this country like the
rocks of the EARTH. that holds one
class below forevermore, and lets an
other come to the surface to stay there
forever Our stratification is like the
ocean, where every individual drop is
free to move and where from the
sternest depths of the deep any drop
may come up to glitter on the highest
wave that rolls.-Garfield.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-17
Ex-MANICURIST WIFE
IN Sd DIVORCE SUIT
Mrs. Hustled, Once Employed
Here, Filed First Plea.
Husband Other Two

Bridgeport. Conn, Sept 17.-NTills
II. Hustled, member of wealthy family
of Greenwich. has started another eff
fort to divorce his wife. Jessie Shop-
herd Hustled. whom he won from .
manicure chair in n barber shop in
1916. He brought suit here yesterday
for divorce, alleging she deserted him
on August 3. 1916.
Hustled was a student at Yale when
he married the then Miss Shepherd. and
she was a manicure in n New Haven
hotel. She had previously worked~in
hotels in Philadelphia, New York
Bridgeport and other cities. They
eloped to Northhaven on March /, 1915,
and were married. Hustled then took
his bride to the home of his mother,
Mrs. Abbie Hustled, of Greenwich, but
she left after two weeks.
Only two or three months after their
marriage Mrs Hustled filed an action
for divorce, alleging extreme cruelty in
that her husband forced her to wear
twenty five cent cotton stockings and
refused to take her automobile riding.
Her suit was dismissed as was also
counter suit brought by Husted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-17

He would have rushed upon the
sharp pixies of the guardsm"n if Billy
had not held him back.
"There is still chance of saving
her, whispered Billy. 'Thc windows
are open.
True enough. the great tail windows
were open and they We're unguarded
Evidently Aunt Prue had never thought
of rcScuers getting in that way. 1t
took but moment for Hal, Peggy and
Billy to climb through.
They found themselves hidden near
the orchestra behind a bank of palms
and looking out upon 4 gorgeous draw
ing room all set and ready for the
wedding. AT one end, in gallery
was the realing organ. A the other
was an altar, and there stood the
clergyman in his vestmcutS waiting to
marry Penelope to the ugly old rich
man. At one side of the clergyman was
fat, dumpy. frowning. bald headed
shiny noScd man. who looked very un-
comfortable in his evening suit. Peggy
knew at once that this was Jonathan
Cash. the aged bridegroom chosen by
Aunt pruc for poor Penelope.
"Oh oh oh 80 said Peggy. looking
from Jonathan to Hal. Ii would be
awful for Penelope to wed that ugly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-17
AMERICAN STORES co.
BUILDINGS ARE SOLD
AZ Stores and Dwellings, Cost.
ing 100000, Taken Over
as investments

William Kamcns and Isaac Gnsberg
have acquired ownership of forty seven
stores and dwellings in different parts
of the city occupied by the American
Stores Company.
The transaction involves a consider
alton of about $4OO,O and the sale
is subject to the leases held by the
American Stores Company. Some of
these lcaSeholds cover period Of
three years.
According tS Huston Ii. Milligan, an
attorney. who negotiated the sale, the
purchasers are in no way connected
with the business of the American
Stores Company, but are making the
purchase solely for investment pur-
poses.
Settlement was made last Friday. the
former holders of the properties con
veycd being Fannie Il. Hunter and
the Girard Trust Company, trustees
of the estate of Thomas T.. Hunter,
,.h" "."s ono of the founders of the
Acme Tea Company which subsequently
merged with the American Stores Com
nunN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-17
URGES CREMATORY
AS WAR MEMORIAL
Albert Kelsey, Architect, Pro-
poses Combining Monument
to Soldiers

Albert Kelsey. architect. addressing
the Rotary Club luncheon today.
strongly Hrpcd public crcmatory as a
war memorial.
Mr.. Kelsey. speaking on ''Thc Dis
posal of Human Rcmains.' argued for
cremation as n modern hygicnic method
for crowded cities.
He pointed to the influenza epidemic
as showing need for a municipal ere
matOry in such visitations. and sug-
gestPd the Campo SantO idea. inStanc-
ing Messina. Italy. for example. as il
lustrating what could be done In the
way of making such buildings great
beauty spots. rPhocting civic pride and
greatness of the cities possessing them.
Mr.. Kelsey dwclt unOn the fact that
all cemeteries and crematorips are not
money making private corporations. but
sometimes cOmmunical or religious in
stitutiOnS. planned on vast mOnu
mental scale He declared the honor
ing of the dead should not be casual
and obscure matter subordinatcd to
business and enshowered by Smukc of
factories and railroads. Rather. "
should be a consnicuOuS and sincere ap-
peal and reminder in daily life Of
generous and religious people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-17

base Of one Of the undulating hills.
'N";' she answered. "only awcd. :"
"Wu> it anything like you expect.
"dt'
"No. She replied.
\ mau came out of the inn to meet
them.
'IIalloa. Larry. Too bad | couldn t
have had full house to see. The last
tourist left on the train today
"'rhcn you hnv" more room for us.
That is Miss Lamont. Nat. Mr.. Yates.
the PROPRIETOR he explained TO Pen
Can you give us supper and put Miss
Lamont up for the night? l have to
fly back 10 my hotel. I'll return by
train in the morning.
"Surc thing House is yours.
lie showed Pen to a neat little room
and told her "supper'd he on in a
jify.
She sat down dazcdly Presently
she was reused to her surroundings by
Larry oh. PEN" from below.
When she came down to the dining
room Larry's clear young eyes looked
at her kecnly:
"NOt down to earth vet. Pen?
know how you feel. First time | made
the sky route | went off by myself for
Il day"
Throughout th" meal Larry did most
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-17
MORDECAI JEFFERSON DIES
Was Widely Known in Textile Ma.
chinery Circles

Mordccai jefferson. prominent in the
wOrSted machinery business in this
country and England. died Monday eve
ming at his home. 1871 East Durham
street. Mt Airy. Although Mr.. JEFF
terson had been in rather poor health
Tor som" tim" past. nevertheless his
death was unexpected.
Mr.. Jefferson was forty three years
old. He was born in Bradford. Eng
land. and was the son of Cornelius JEFF
ferson, who founded the firm of Joseph
jefferson * Bros. in 1864 in Brad
ford. In 1897 Mr.. jefferson came to
this country. He formed a partnership
with his brother, Edward Jefferson.
under the name of Edward Jefferson &
Rro.. with headquarters in Philadcl-
phia, where they engaged in the wor-
'Stcd. wo0l"n and textile machinery
business. acting as imnorters and agents
tor. many of the leading manufacturers
of worStcd machinery in England
In 1917 this firm was dissolved and
Mr.. Jefferson organized the Jefferson
MACHINERY Company. dealers in textile
machinery. In the spring OF this year
however. his failing health made it
necessary for him to discontinue active
business. lln is survived by his widow
and a daughter and son.