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The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
MUST WEAR DARK CLOTHES
Strict Rule for Employees IN Factories
Where Work 10 Done
on Gold.
Repatriating Prisoners.

Clothes Of light color are not IA
vorites where work is done on gold.
In fact, In many such factories a dark
suit of clothes is absolutely demand
ed, and even a light waistcoat may
lose man job. The reason for this
IS that any stray grains Of gold that
may get on the clothing can easily be
caught on a dark suit. while they
might get away from the establishment
If light clothes were worn.
That such a rule was enforced
among gold workers one man learned
recently when a Bohemian gold beat
er applied to him for a helping hand.
The Bohemian said that he had not
been In this country long, that he had
had chance to obtain a good job at
his trade, but that the place had been
refused him because he turned up
with light suit and waistcoat on,
and they were the only clothes he
had.
The man whom he approached was
struck by the story and offered to help
him out If 1t proved true. He went to
a factory with him and found out that
the man could have the job If he pre-
sented himself within an hour clad in
the proper clothes So, a suit Of de-
sired kind was obtained for him and
sure enough he got the Job.
You may think this is strange" said
the foreman of the factory, but It
means quite lot to US. Every mans
clothing is carefully examined when he
leaves the place at night and the gold
is brushed of whenever we see any
on his clothing. 1t is impossible to
hide even tiny grains on dark back
ground, but in the case of a mixed or
light suit we might easily lose quite
an amount of gold, and gold isn't any
thing you want to lose even in small
quantities"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
DANGER IN WILD FLOWERS
Many Are Prolific Cause Of Hay
Fever, According to Expert Who
Sounds Warning.

Hay fever Is relatively common ln
children, but the reason that this is
not more generally known is that these
attacks are usually mistaken for
colds" writes DR.. William Scheppe-
grell of New Orleans. president of the
Hay Fever Prevention association. in
the Medical Record.
Sometimes a child that seems to
have cold" is taken into a park or
away to the country in the hope that
the fresh air will effect cure, and II
is there exposed to further infection
from the pollen of the plants that are
chiefly responsible.
Besides the ragweeds, which are the
principal offenders, there are several
other wild flowers that though quite
innocent when left alone, are likely
to cause hay fever If applied directly
to the nOstrils Of children. Among
these Doctor Scheppegren warns us es-
pecially against the daisy fieobane, one
Of the commonest of weeds. 1t grows
from one to two feet in height, has
light green almost toothless leaves,
daisy-like flowers about half an inch
wide, with a large greenish yellow
disk, white rays occasionally lilac
tinged, shorter than those of the daisy
and sometimes entirely absent.
Other flowers against which Doctor
Scheppegrell warns are the dandelion,
field daisy. blackeyed Susan, and other
OF the Compositae family. These are
harmless unless one shifts their bios
SONS, In which case they are likely to
start hay fever that may persist well
into the fall.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
strasboura to hlonor De Lr.Is.

It is a pleasant detail in the coming
erection Of memorial at Strasbourg
to Rouget de l'Isle and his Chant de
guerre de farmee du Rhin," which be-
came La Marseillaise," that the chair
man Of the committee In charge bears
the name and Is direct descendant
of Mayor Dietrich, In whose house the
song was first sung. Little enough
when De PIsle composed 1t did he fore
see either that his song would provide
inspiration for a French revolution or
that time would bring him a perma-
nent memorial In a Strasbourg that
had passed ont of French possession
and come back again. The author HIM
self suffered both by loss of his COM
mission and by Imprisonment, first be-
cause the adoption of his song by the
Revolution made him suspected Of rev.
oiutionary beliefs by what power still
remained to the older government, and
later because his lack Of enthusiasm
for the revolution made him an OBJ
ject of an attack by the new leaders.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
How 4 Hero Died.

A dramatic incident In which a he
roic young officer faced death in sol
dierly manner is the climax of true
story that recently appeared in Stars
and Stripes, the official newspaper of
the American expeditionary forces.
He was Francis NJ. Leahy of Law
renee. Massachusetts,. and he had
served in the ranks before he won his
commission. He used to tell of the
days when he was orderly to Captain
Pershing In the Philippines. One day
while he was resting with his men by
the wayside German shell came
whizzing out Of space just as the order
arrived that the regiment fall in and
move on.
The shell plowed up the earth and
stretched ON the ground several men
who were Just getting to their feet.
It hit the tree against which Captain
Leahy was leaning and snapped 1t off
like stalk of asparagus. A piece Of
sheIl struck him In the back and tore
its way through bis chest.
"qood-by. boysi" he said. and his
head sagged forward.
Then II was as II, somewhere in the
universe, an invisible commander had
called. Attention |" Captain Leahy
raised his head. With clearing voice
he called the name Of the officer next
In command.
Lieutenant Hansen" he said, ''the
command is Forward See the boys
throughl"
Then he died.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
MADE RECORD DURING WAR
Soldiers Proud Of "Stars and Stripes. )"
Official Organ Of American
Troops in France.

The most remarkable publication
born of the war appears to have been
The Stars and Stripes" As il went
out of business with the final scat
tering Of Its staff In June Its record is
now open to the public.
The publication was, as is well
known, the official organ of the Amer
can expeditionary forces in France
and there is no doubt that 1t lived up
to Its dignity In handsome manner. II
started with a circulation of 10000
and this was increased to $50 600 in
less than year. 1t maintained
French war orphan fund, to which 45O,-
OOo soldiers contributed 1000, 900
francs, and in its 16 months Of life the
paper cleared 100000 francs.
There are other details Of It's prog
ress and its work, among which Is one
to the effect that 1t printed 500 poems
by soldiers and rejected 10000.
The Editor and Publisher prints an
extended review of the accomplish
ments of the paper, and from 1t we
learn that It's staff at one time or an
other contained something like $50
men. Among them were Sergt. Mai.
Philip Won Blon. managing editor, and
Sergt Robert L Snadjr, staff contribu-
tor, both Clevelanders.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
An American Solomon.

The story is told of a member of
the American Red Cross, somewhere
on the Syrian side of the African con-
tinent. who found himself faced with
something Of the same problem the
solution Of which earned for Solomon,
In ancient days. the reputation of be-
ing the wisest of men. On this occa-
sion the child was that of an Arme-
man woman, found In the house of a
Turk at AleppO. and who, the mother
said, had been taken from her when
three years old. The child she claimed
as hers was little girl of seven years
and she gave no sign Of recognizing
her mother. The American was puz-
zied to know what to do. An idea
struck him. He told the mother to
sing the lullabies with which she had
been used to rock her baby to sleep.
The little girl looked astonished and
thoughtful; then she smiled. Memory
had awakened, and the Armenian
woman had recovered her child.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
RecIpient Of Old Honor.

Prince Ferdinand Radziwill, who re-
Gently presided at the opening of the
new Polish parliament, is distant
relative Of the Hohenzoilerns and one
of the pillars Of the old Polish nobility
The honor accorded Prince Radziwill
was declared to be absolutely without
political significance, but entirely a
matter of custom. The prince came
into the temporary presidency by rea-
son Of seniority only. He is eighty
five years old and is the oldest member
on the floor of parliament. By virtue
of similar custom the youngest two
members Of ths house, a socialist and a
Catholic priest neither Of them more
than twenty-five years old. acted as
vice presidents and sat to left and right
of the old nobleman all through the
first session, assisting him In the carry
ing on of his duties.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
COAST OVER coBBLE STONES
taqes Over That to Which North
erners Are Accustomed.

Cobble stones may not appeal to the
uninitiated as ideal for coasting pur-
poses. but they admirably serve the
purpose. 1t all depends on how steep
is the hill the cobbles pave. In other
words, it isn't the material that makes
the slide" but the pitch of the slope.
Those of US who are accustomed TO
sliding down snow-clad hills, or tiny
ascents made slippery by Ice know lit
tie Of the thrill slide may possess.
For some measure of the delight in the
sport is frequently minimized by the
frigid air that rushes past our tingling
ears and some measure of the enjoy
ment is entirely lost by the chills that
grip our shivering bodies.
Imagine-if you can-the thrill of
coasting down hill SO steep that your
"sled" flies over the cobbles much as
is would speed over crusted snow or an
ice glare. Instead of icy air that al
most chills you to the marrow at the
thought, picture yourself In springtime
garments and famed by summer
DreeZeS.
If you can imagine snch a picture
you will have enjoyed at least some
part Of the sport of coasting in an
island where there is no snow or Ice.
Down the cobble-paved road the "sled"
flies. For ten minutes you flash along
in breath-taking rush, then you begin
to grow accustomed to the speed and
the novelty of the sport and you take
time to look about you. But-like most
other enjoyments-justa as you're begin
ming really to enjoy it to the utmost
your coasting ends.
Where is this extraordinary slide? ?
On the island of Madeira, which be-
longs to Portugal. and lies in the At
lantic ocean, of the coast of Morocco.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
weinhts a oonmntiue nauls

How much more weight does the
average passenger locomotive have to
haul than in the days before the ad-
vent of the steel carr" asked an ex-
pert Philadelphia locomotive builder
"The old wooden passenger car
weighed 10000 to 10000 pounds" he
answered.
'The steel suburban car weighs
10000 pounds.
1.-THE larger steel car weighs 10000
pounds.
"a parlor car weighs 10000 pounds
and the sleeping car 100000.
"As for the locomotive itself, the
heavy Pacific type for passenger traf-
fic weighs 2S0,O00 to 100000 pounds.
The freight locomotives. of course, go
far beyond this figure, TO more than
$4,000 pounds. s."-Philadelphia Ledger
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
DELIGHT IN GUESTS
Pleasing Trait Of Household Help
in Palestine.
Presence Of Company to Dinner 10
Taken as Compiiment-Native
Woman's Amusing confes-
sion Of Vanity.

Palestine is one place in the world
which has no servant problem" ac-
cording to Miss Evangeline Metheny
of Beaver Falls, Pa, just returned
from Red Cross service In the Holy
Land.
''The servants In Palestine" says
Miss Metheny, who has lived there
most of her life, ''are a different set
entirely from the servants we have
here in America. They make their
services personal; their interest in
their employers affairs is personal,
whereas the American servant regards
It impersonally.
I'm Palestine, If / were to tell my
house servants that there would be
ten people in for dinner, they would
be delighted. 1t would be matter of
personal pride with them that their
dinner was the best to be had, and
their service, too. They would be
happy at the thought Of working for
a mistress who had so many friends
that she could get together ten at one
NlnlC. 4ACAC WOUAQ UC HO oulhy lOOhS
or actions at the extra work; every
servant would cooperate and the din
ner would go off grandly.
Here the mention of an extra guest
or two creates a feeling of resent
ment know people who do not dare
to invite dinner guest until they
have obtained permission from their
cooks. Cooks In Palestine consider
extra guests a compliment to their
art The servants In Palestine would
ten times rather work for Americans
than for the native population. The
reason Is not alone that we will pay
higher wages-we treat them better.
For one thing, American women do
not swear at them, and native women
do. They call down every kind of
curse on the servants eyes, and his
children, and his grandchildren they
say the most untranslatable things as
a matter of course. 1t is not in the
least unusual. 1t is quite au fait, for
an Arab woman to swear so."
Servants in Palestine may be differ
ent, but woman is woman the world
over, Miss Metheny says with Kipling
and other authorities.
"Once in a railroad train" she says.
Il was sitting in the same compart-
ment with an old native woman. In
the East there are separate carriages
for men and women. In our coach
there was a particularly pretty girl,
and from time to time young Eng
ljsh or American man passed through,
watching her. My old woman was
kneeling on the seat with her shoes
of, praying. In order to pray toward
Mecca she had to kneel crosswise on
the narrow seat, and the rite Of
humping her head on the floor sew
eral times In each prayer was an
acrobatic feat under such circum-
stances. Every time a young man
came into the carriage she had to
struggle for balance while she pulled
her veil down over her face. Finally
she spoke to one. my son." she said.
"do you not know that you have no
right In here with the protected ones"
(women)f
He apologized, and she raised her
veil when he went out.
"You know" she said to me In Ara
bic, 'if I had any teeth left i would
not pull down my veil. only do 1t
that people will think there is nice
face behind it."
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
WHEAT DISEASES
UNDER CONTROL
Precautions Taken to Prevent
Spread of Two Dreaded For
eign Foes of Plant.
STRAW And STUBBLE BURNED
Experts Realize Possibility That Some
infested Spots May Have Escaped
Observation - Quarantine
Is Avoided.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Indications are that the two dreaded
foreign foes of wheat, flag smut and
take-all, will not become widespread
in the United States. The United
States department of agriculture ali.
nOunces that the two states where
these diseases appeared, Indiana ana
Illinois, have taken steps that will pre-
vent the spread Of the diseases from
the infected fields and that should
wipe out in few years the Infection
in fields where it exists.
Indiana officials came to the recent
hearing in Washington with adequate
safeguards already placed. Shortly
after the hearing, Illinois established
similar safeguards. All the infected
wheat In both states is under control
and win be disinfected before any use
whatever is made of it. All straw and
stubble are to be burned, threshing
machines are to be thoroughly disin-
fected and no wheat is to be grown in
infected areas for several years.
But Fight Is Not Over.
Under these conditions full conf
dence is felt that neither of the dis
eases will spread from the diseased
areas In Illinois and Indiana. That
does not mean, however, that the fight
against flag smut and take-all Is over.
1t is possible that one or both of the
diseases exist this year in places where
they have not been recognized There
Is, however, no great probability that
this is true. The department of agri-
culture and it's cooperating agencies
have been diligently on the lookout for
these two diseases all summer and
have found no evidences of them ex-
cept in the two areas. Both flag smut
and take-all occur In Illinois and ouay
take-all In Indiana. The experts, how
ever, realize the possibility that some
infested spots may have escaped OBJ
servation and 1t would not be surpris-
Ing If diseased fields are found else.
where next spring.
In the meantime there will be no letuD
ip the work Of preventing either of the
diseases from getting a real foothcld
anywhere In the United States. The
federal department is working with
the authorities Of Illinois and Indiana,
giving them every possible aid. Its
pathologists are energetfcally studying
the disease and IT'S representatives are
searching the country over to make
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
China 70 Make Cement.

The cement requirements Of North
China will probably soon be supplied
by domestic production. One large con-
Germ is said to control this industry
In North China. and Its plant is located
at Tangshan. small town about 100
miles northeast of TientsIn, on the Pc
king-Mukden railway. 1t is equipped
with modern machinery, and secures
It's supply of limestone on the site Of
the works
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
In Practice.

"I see your wife has one of those
hobble skirts"
"She was early In the game. I'm go
ing to make some money this sum-
mer."
"HOw7''
by taking her around the picnic cir
cult. She ought to win first coin In
any sack race for ladies. s."-LOuisville
Courier Journal
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
Scientific Management.

1T doesn't do to swallow all the
stories you hear about the efficacy of
scientific management, but heard one
the other day that I can well believe. y
Senator Cummins, the speaker. was
entertaining a luncheon party at At
lantic City.
SO your wife refused to marry you
when you first proposed to herr said
TO Brown during confidential chat
one day. Did you keep on pursuing
her till she consentedT
Not much 7 Brown replied craftily.
I went out and made a fortune. When
came back 1t was she who did the
pursuing,
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
Porpolse Killed Shark.

How a bottle-nosed dolphin. por-
poise commonly called the seahog,
slew 6-foot shark, is described by
Galveston (Texas) fishermen, who say
they witnessed the killing from the
causeway which connects Galveston is
land with the mainland.
The seahog, according to the books,
Is most sociabIe and gregarious fish"
but these fishermen declared there was
nothing sociable about this dolphin.
When the shark was within few feet
of the porpoise the fishermen saw the
seahog charge. gray streak in the
water. 1t struck the shark squarely
amidships. they declare. ripped it open
and then tore the body into pieces.
The theory Of the fishermen is that
the porpoise fought to protect it's
single young one, which the shark was
os-~~
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
Chilean Nitrate Needed.

In spite of the prophets of disaster,
the war did not ruin the Chilean nj
trate industry; instead. military needs
created an unprecedented demand
Now that this has ceased, the Chilean
pessimists are once again predicting
ruin, but El Industrial of Antofagasta
says there will now be greater de-
mand than ever for fertilizer and that
artificial nitrates have failed even TO
rival the natural product Of Chile.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
WIN Film a Big Game Hunt.

Writing Of East Africa reminds me
Of a young man of greater enterprise
than financial resources who has fixed
up a contract with a motion picture
drm to go on a big game shooting ex-
pediticn in East Africa and take with
him operators and camera. His own
cheerful view of the undertaking LIS
that he will get his shooting, and the
movie firm wiz get their pictures, and
both will reap substantial profits
Manchester Guardian.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
Great expectations.

A certain hard-boiled lieutenant
called In a sergeant to letter his
locker. After thinking it over. he
said: you might leave the ieuten-
ant Off as 1 expect to be made cap
tain shortly"
''Why not" innocently suggested the
sergeant. '1eave space between the
lieutenant and your first name, so
you could insert Col T'-Booster.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
Bismarck's Wine Thirst.

In his choice of drinks Bismarck
displayed a somewhat unpatriotic
spirit Talking to Mr.. John Booth In
1879. Bismarck confessed that when
stationed at st. Petersburg, he used to
drink two bottles of champagne a day
He estimated that altogether he had
arunk 5000 bottles Of champagne and
smoked 100000 cigars.
On another occasion Bismarck de-
clared that beer makes men stupid.
lazy and useless. 1t is responsible for
the democratic nonsense spouted over
the tavern tables. A good rye whisky
is very much better"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
The POETS Corner.

Visitor-Who caused that unsightly
fence to be put up in this beautiful
neighborhoodf
"Oh, that is the home of John
Sweetsinger, the famous portrayer of
the poetry of child life. author of
Songs Of Childhood and Prattling
Voices at Twilight" He had the fence
built to keep out the neighbors' chill
dren."-Life.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
GONE FOR GOODi
NO MORE HAND GRENADE BANKS

NO MORE HAND GRENADE BANKS
AZ the wal Department has deter
mined that the distribution Of hand
prenades az souvenirs be discontinu-
ed, and has cancelled the arrangement
for supplying grenades to the Treas
ury Department to be manufactured
into grenade savings banks, the
Treasury Department Is unable to con.
tinue the distribution Of the banks. In
order, however, to recognize the eff
forts Of the children In working and
saving during the vacation time, each
one who would be entitled to bank
will receive a Certificate Of Achieve
ment from the Treasury In apprecia
tion Of his or her industry In saving
and buying government securities.
War Savings Division,
3rd Federal Reserve District
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
The Best Proof
Given by a Mount Holly citizen

Given by a Mount Holly Citizen
Doan's Kidney Pills were used-they
brought benefit.
The story was told to Mount Holly
residents.
Time has strengthened the evidence.
Has proven the result lasting.
The testimony is home testimony
The proof convincing.
1t can be Investigated by Mount
Holly residents.
Mrs. Charles II. Jenness, 135 West
Washington street, gave the following
account OF her experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills on May 8, 1911: Kidney
and bladder trouble caused me much
suffering. l had fainting and dizz,
spells. After trying several kidney
remedies without getting ANY relief,
got Doan's Kidney Pills Doan's re-
lieved me from the first and soon put
me in good health.
GONE FOR GOODi
On October 3, 1917. Mrs Jenness said
Il am glad to say kidney trouole has
never bothered me since Doan's Kid.
ney Pills cured me several years ago.
am pleased to renew my former recon
mendation because / have great faitl
in Doan's."
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't sim.
ply ask for a kidney remedy-ge;
Doan's Kidney PilIs-the same thai
Mrs. Jenness had. Foster. Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-14
Good Crop Of Wheat In Southern In
diana.

certain whether or not there are other
infested areas and to see that effective
measures of control are available If
any such areas are discovered.
Prompt State Action Prevents Guar.
antine.
The cooperation of state authorities
is essential in order to prevent hard
ship If further infestations should be
discovered. Only the prompt action of
Indiana and Illinois prevented the
placing of quarantine against all the
wheat In those states, a measure
which would have meant hardship, not
only to all the wheat growers In the
two states. but to dealers, millers and
consumers. Even prompter state action
will be desirable If either of the dis
eases Is found later to exist In any
other state.
Neither of these diseases is likely to
find Its way into the country again
from outside sources. The department
Of agriculture has established auaran-
tine regulations against all the rest of
the world in which either of the dis
eases exists. No small grain can come
10 for any purpose unless 1t has been
thoroughly sterilized with steam heat.
1t is the purpose of the department,
say its officials, to make the cleanup
of these plant plaques as thorough and
as prompt as 1t did the foot.and-mouth
disease of animals few years ago.