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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
ALL IN ONE CLASS
Classification Bourgeois" Fits
Every American.
In Reality II 10 Term Of the Highest
Honor, Though AnarehIstIc Enc
miles Of All Society
Will Deny IL.

The average Americans understand
ing Of the word bourgeois" is reflect
ed In a common saying which has
passed from the country newspaper
office into ordinary speech: you can't
run a nonpareil newspaper in a bour-
geOis town." The word, so far as II
Is used in its typographical sense (and
pronounced "burjoice"), fs' synony-
nous with rusticity and lack of enter
prise. For the term In its European,
social sense, signifying trading mid
die class, the average American has
never had any use at all, because he
had never been aware of any such d.
vision or classification of the popula-
ton. If he knows the word at all 1t
Is only through his reading of Euro
pean books or papers. In its con-
tinental European meaning 1t is en-
tirely strange to our own usage.
But it is now made familiar through
the attacks of bolsheviki and Sparta
Gus people upon all the elements Of
society except their own. Another
word, In their hostile and hating sense,
is fiagrantly misused. In strictness,
the term means the trading middle
class citizen. Anciently, 1t included
artisans as well If they dwelt in cities
and lived In comfortable houses. The
word distinguishes certain people from
royalties, from the nobility, the gentry
or at least the upper gentry-on the
one hand, and from country people
and poor town laborers on the other.
1t is the same as "burgher" or citizen.
and Shakespeare used "citizen" in ex-
actly the same sense, as when he
makes Jaques speak of the deer
sweeping along full of pasture" as
fiat and greasy citizens" or when
Imogen, employing the word adjec-
/ lively. as we do bourgeois" declares
that she is mot so citizen a wanton
as to seem to die ere sick" In Moli-
ere's Bourgeois Gentilhomme," the
meaning of the word is dramatized in
comedy of the attempted evolution
(often accomplished) of the "citizen"
into the gentleman" But all this
true and ancient meaning is swept
aside by the bolshevist, who makes
the word signify all people but him.
self. For him, there are In the world
but the proletariat worker, the money
less industrial wage-receiyer, on the
one hand, and the bourgeois" on the
other, and he makes the hated CLASH
fication include czars and kings,
mobiles, merchants, artisans, even
peasants-all who have accumulated
a few rubles or marks, and who hope
by their industry to accumulate few
more.
We are, then, In America, all bour-
geois-except few agitators on the
East side of New York and other GEN.
tiers of imported discomfort. From
Wilson down to the poorest farmer,
and including Morgan and Rockefeller
and the man who sells apples and
oranges from handcart, we are moth
ing but bourgeois. II thank thee, Jew,
for teaching me that word" "Bour-
geois" has become a term Of the
highest honor. 1t represents Ameri-
cas- triumphant struggle with the
forces of nature.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
Has Biblical Sanction

The American Humane Education
society thinks 1t has made a point by
showing that "Spare the rod and
spoil the child" cannot be found In
the Bible. but was written by Samuel
Butler In 1858. Butler probably got
the alliterative "spare and spoil' from
Ralph Venning, who used 1t in 1649,
but the idea goes back to Proverbs
IS: "a: He that spareth his rod
hateth his son; but ne that loveth him
chasteneth him bes;mes." We are
with the Humane society land the
chastening) In questioning the domi-
nance Of unselfish love In the average
Christening" but caLnot approve Of
Its clubbing as to the quotation, so far
as substantial sanctios goes.
But most people wo<ld be surprised
to learn that the exact words were
not scriptural, just a. they would be
to learn that there IL no direct state
ment about the lion and the lamb ly-
ing down together. Many still think
God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb" is from the Bible, although
Sterne quoted 1t, without credit,
from Henry Estenne. Wesley's vague
quotation of an ancient Hebrews
Cleanliness is next to godliness"
sounds like Bible. Numerous pas
ages from hymns are also enormously
ascribed to scripture.-New York
Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
HIS CAME
Bolshevih Easily Fooled by Amer.
loan Business Man.
Revolutlonists Unable to See That
They Were Being Led On When
All Their Extravagant De-
mands Were Acceded To.

DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler tells
story about how an American bust
ness man solved the bolshevist prob
lem In Petrograd, at least as it applied
to his affairs. The Columbia univer-
sity president says he has it directly
from the American concerned. Here
1t is:
An American, head of large firm
In Petrograd, branch of an American
business house, was sitting in his Of
fee bordering on how he could close
up the business and discharge his Rus
sian employees without causing trou-
BILE. The revolution had precluded
all chance of doing more business.
: AS he was thinking over this prob
lem the door opened and three of the
employees entered.
1--WE have decided" said the spokes-
man, ito apply the soviet principle
to this business"
"All right" said the manager, that
seems to be the custom here. What
do you want me to dot"
"First, we want you to double our
wages"
"All right. Everybody would like
double wages"
"Then we want a month instead of
two weeks vacation year."
That's fine; myself like months
vacation"
/ "And for the months vacation we
want the pay double again."
''Now, never thought of that. But
now that / do it's true that on vaca-
ton it is nice to have lot of money.
Well do that, too"
"Now that those things are decided
we must tell you that we won't need
you as manager any more"
II certainly never thought of that
But am responsible to the stockhold-
ers In the United States. This will
never do"
eve thought of that, too-about the
stockholders. So we have decided to
elect a manager and to have him sit
here with you and tell you what to
do"
"Now, that will be fine. That's all
right. You do that"
So the manager was elected and he
occupied desk next to the American
and told him what to do. At the end
of the first week the wages were
doubled. The soviet manager pre-
scented a memorandum to the Ameri-
can manager.
whats this?" said the American.
! 'This is my bill for my salary as
manager" explained the Russian
workman.
mo, can't pay that. You see,
am paid by the stockholders in Amer
lea. l am elected manager by them.
You were elected manager by the
workmen here in Petrograd. You
must be paid by them"
"Oh, mol"
"Oh, yesw
| The men struck at the order of
their soviet manager.
And the American closed up the of.
fees and returned to America.
His problem had been solved with.
out any disorder and with only the
loss of an extra weeks wages.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
crIterIan of cIuIIlzatInn.

1t is impossible to contemplate WIN
out interest the struggle made by
different nations, as they emerge from
barbarism, to supply themselves with
some visible symbol Of thought
that agency by which the mind of
the individual may be put In commu-
nication with the minds of a whole
community. The want of such a SYM
Dol is itself the greatest impeachment
to the progress of civilization. For
what is 1t but to imprison the thought
within the bosom Of its author,
or of the small circle who come In
contact with him, instead Of sending
1t abroad to give light to thousands
and to generations yet unborn! Not
only Is such symbol an essential ele-
ment Of civilization, but it may be
assumed as the very criterion Of CIV
ilization, for the intellectual advance
ment Of people will keep pace pretty
nearly with its faculties for intellectual
unication.-William Prescott In
THE Conquest Of Peru"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
Use the Mind Properly.

Some people have to be entertained
all the time. They must have some.
body to put interest into life for them
Hours spent alone are eternities. Wise
folks keep quiet about this. Only the
rash confess to the world how empty
their souls really are. They do 1t be.
cause they have no idea what 1t all
means. There will need to be eternal
vaudeville or some other show to make
them at all comfortable. And the
hours spent add nothing to their per-
sonal growth. It's not what enters the
ears that adds to life. That may have
little or no meaning. It's what the
mind appropriates and remakes with
In itself that adds to life. And it's the
ability to keep the mind constantly
employed that makes the hours fly.
It's the same ability to use the mind
that will fill eternity with pleasure.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
Natural Resources Of China.

One reads in Chinese history that
several centuries before the beginning
of the Christian era the banners of
China were carried to the Caspian sea,
there to meet the banners of Rome,
and that the way was thus paved for
China's silks and iron in European
markets. The Shansi iron industry is
claimed by a Chinese writer to be the
oldest in the world. Like many others
Of the great resources Of China, the
country's deposits of iron ore have
been but little developed. DR.. Fl. Eos
ter Balm, assistant director of the
United States Bureau of Mines, who
spent some time In China investigating
its mineral resources, estimates that
China has 40O,OO0,OOO tons of iron ore
available and suitable for modern fur.
mace reaction, and an additional 3OO,-
100000 tons that might be treated by
native methods.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
MuItlpIIes Capacity Of Phone Wires.

An achievement more extraordinary
by far than making two blades Of
grass grow where one grew before, is
the sending for five telephone CONVEX
sations simultaneously over one pair
of wires where but one conversation
could travel before, says Popular Me
chanics Magazine. The new invention
also makes 1t possible to send 40 tele-
graph messages, simultaneously over
one pair of wires, or they can be used
In part for telephoning and in part
for telegraphing. Ten conversations
can be carried on over two pairs of
wires which formerly could be used
for maximum of three conversations
by means of the so-called phantom
circuit" Tests covering several weeks
have been made of the system on a
Misunderstanding line and have
been pronounced successful in every
way.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
Lied In Attsmpt to Save Pet.

Determined efforts by ladies of high
social position to smuggle pet dogs
without license into England were re-
Gently described to representative at
the diseases of animals branch of the
board of agriculture, London. 1t takes
the combined intelligence Of Scotland
Yard and the customs officials to out
maneuver some dog lovers. Recently,
on board steamer crossing to Eng
land. foreign princess was seated on
a deck stool and wind was blowing.
A shrewd observer. whose duty it was
to be inquisitive with his eyes, hap
pened to catch sight for a moment OF
a little dogs wagging tail. On land
ing the lady, in reply to the usual
question, said she had nothing to de-
clare. mo dog. madameT Certain
ly not" ''Then," said her questioner
81 must send for the female searcher
to have your statement VERIFIED I'm
that case," said the lady, ''if you will
allow rae couple of minutes by my.
self I'll produce my little dog" Which
she did.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01

The government takes stock Of It's
resources this year. July 1. 1914 be-
gins the next decennial census q the
population and Industries Of the Unit
ID States. 1t comes f1ttingly at an i'm
portant epoch In the nations destiny
and at q time when we are launching
upon @ new era Of expansion and for
siGn interest, Thomas r. Logan says
In Leslie'A Our statssmen and stu
dents win be deeply concerned In the
Data accumulated a. to the value Of
cur Industries as well as to their ex-
tent. 1t will be q greatly snergized
and strengthened America which the
new census taksr will find. He will
observe and record the effects Of the
war upon our Industrial life. He will
report also the exact number Of our
citissns by races and ages. 1t will be
possible to determine how far General
CrOwder's draft registration fell short
OF the actual number Of population Of
draft age. The last census showed
IS, 7S1, 324 population. Guesses a. to
the present population range from 10o.-
100000 to as high as 112.000 600. In
roadsso Of the war. Of influenza, without
compromising immigration, have abat-
ed our rate Of increase. Despits this
the totals may surprise US.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
Undersea Photos.

Prof. w. H. Longley, of Gouray col
lege, Baltimore, has completed a set
OF thirty-two underwater photographs
Of the brilliantly colored tropical fish
which inhabit the waters Of Hawaii.
Taken with specially designed
camera, Prof. Longley hopes to de-
velop the plates to reproduce the nat
ural colors. He believes they are the
first photographs of the kind taken.
The plates have been packed in air
tight cases for shipment to Baltimore.
where they will be developed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01

called at the Offices of the Inter-
national Y. M. @. A. Hospitality league,
says the "Clubman," in Pail Mall Ca
zette. and heard delightful tribute
to the United States bluejackets, of
whom so many thousands have been
In London recently. Quite a number
of them were entertained at private
houses-free to go when they pleased
In the daytime, free to become men,
bers Of the family when they had tired
themselves with sightseeing. / over
heard two would-be hostesses talking
Of their recent guests. mime, too,
were delightful" one said; 80 happy
and so perfect In their manner. But,
my dear, they had not the least no.
ton Of what war MEANS" "How soP'
swell, of course, didn't grudge, but
1t was little trying to ones nerves.
Every morning they ate butter with
their bacon and left half a spoonful
Of marmalade on their plates"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
A Good Decov

An officer of the medical department
was paying his first visit to the front
line trenches. A corporal from Mis-
souri, was standing on the fire step en-
gagged in the pleasant pastime of
sniping at whatever there was to snipe
at. The doctor wandered by an open
loophole in the parapet.
Crack" came from a German
sniper across No Mans Land.
"Whang-plOoeyl" The bullet came
whizzing through the loophole and
with naughty thud splashed mud
right on the doctors new trench coat.
"Bangl" replied the corporals rifle.
Deep silence reigned for ten seconds.
Then the doctor picked himself up
from his hands and knees and asked !:
did you get him, corporate"
mo, sir" replied the corporal, "but
If you'll just walk by that Ioophole
again I'll sure get him next time"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
DIRE DISTRESS
It 10 Near at Hand to Hundreds o
Mount Holly Readers

It 10 Near at Hand to Hundreds of
Mount Holly Readers
Don't neglect AN aching back.
Raekache is often the kidneys' cry
Tor help.
Neglect hurting TO the kidneys' aid
Means that urinary troubles may
follow.
Or danger Of worse kidney trouble.
Here's Mount Holly testimony.
Mrs. Joseph L. Rossell. As Washing
ton st.. says: 1.-THE first symptom OF
kidney trouble noticed was pain
through my sides and back. Then
my kidneys began acting irregularly
and was bothered with dizzy, nervous
apells. I finally used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they gave me complete re-
lief. / have no kidney trouble now
and give Doan's credit for the cure. u
(statement given May 8. 1917
PERMANENT BENEFIT
On October 8, 1917 Mrs. Rossell said
81 have the same. good opinion Of
Doan's Kidney Pulls as ever. gladly
repeat the praise gave them In my
other Recommendation. haven'l
suffered with kidney trouble sincs
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me-"
Price 6oc. at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-gel
Doan.s Kidney Pills = the same thai
Mrs.. Rossell had. Foster. Milburn Co.
kfgfs., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
STRANGE VISITORS TO INDIANS
savases Not Unn&turaIIy Alarmed
When Alrmen Dropped In" to
Their Village.

Army aviators stationed at France
deld. near Cristobal, In the Panama
canal zone, are required to do much
Of their flying over water and along the
coast. Recently two pilots made q
flight to the Gulf Of st. Bias, which Is
situated on the Atlantic coast about
one hundred miles west of France field
The maitland and small Islands In the
gulf are Inhabited by Indians, who are
very unfriendly.
Due to. the overheating Of q motor
one Of the pilots was compelled to de-
scend, and landed on one Of the most
populous Of the islands. His compan-
ion In the second airplane followed
him. CONSERVATION reigned among the
natives when the two. airplanes "tax-
led" mp to the dugout village and came
to halt. What followed is described
In the bulletin Of the air service which
contains an official report Of the trip:
ut is doubtful who was the most
fearful on this occasion, for when the
begoggled pilots allghted from their
machines the entire population Of the
island was lined up, armed to the teeth.
The chief of the village very reluct-
antly took his place at the head Of this
aggregation and with a machete In his
hand greeted the visitors with scowl.
"One Of the pilots was a new arrival
In Panama and unfamiliar with stories
about the unfriendliness Of the Indians.
AS soon as he stepped on the beach he
rushed up and greeted the chief In
very ELUSIVE manner, and fortunately
his friendly smile was properly inter-
preted. After this the pilots were per-
mitted to go through the village, and
by way Of courtesy the chief was ask
ed by means Of signs to take a ride
in one Of the airplanes, which invita-
ton was not accepted"
The pilots tried to take pictures OF
the Indians, but the appearance of the
camera aroused such hostility that they
finally gave up the attempt. Before
leaving the village the chief and few
Of the young men were induced to
smoke cigarettes which the aviators
produced.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01
LESSON FOR GANG
To Take Care of Job and Quit
Splitting Over.
Conversation Fest Shows Great Ad-
vantaees Of Little Hardship That
increases Mans Appreciation
of His Privileges.

Don't hurry away, Bud; sit down
and talk that's the popular recreation
nowadays" said Leonard v. Whenne
the village philosopher, to the inter-
ested listener, Glenn NJ. Farley writes
In the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. I'VE
have progressed so fast and so far in
the last two or three decades, and ar
rived at such complicated and finely
organized system of civilization, that
we are practically tied up In web
Of our own weaving; the war has
thrown US into confusion, so the world
has called square mans meeting, and
we are trying to talk ourselves out of
1t. Everybody has remedy for re-
pairing the system, and we are all
standing around giving our views, and
the resultant chorus is something to
make angels weep"
''Three-a-day, a place to sleep and
little amusement is all l want Of It,"
said the Interested Listener. what
are they arguing about? My idea
would be for the whole gang to stop
ldlhlnS anu 10 W WoIA.
did you read about that shipwreck-
ed sailor they took off Pacific island
the other day7" said Whenne. He
was washed ashore, with barrel OF
port wine, a photograph and box of
soda crackers. and, by gum, he fought
the rescuing party. They had to hand
cuff him and carry him aboard ship.
He was in favor of the simple life, but
they brought him back home and dump
| ed him into a longshoremen's strike.
he makes an awful fuss about getting
it."
II know" said the Listener. "Our
lendlady gave US ten thousand enraged
words at the breakfast table because
the phone was out of order, the butch
er's boy was late with the meat and
the electric lights were short cir
Quilted"
1.-The more people get" said Whenne,
"the more they want, and the harder
they are to please. Things have come
SO easy they have lost their appetite.
A little hardship Is good thing once
in a while, If for nothing more than
to increase a mans appreciation Of his
privileges. Everything Is relative; sun
shine and fresh air, without any trim
mings at all, are heaven enough to the
guy who gets up from sick bed, and
even a ham sandwich is blessed priv
ilege to hungry man. Here is Amer
lea, full Of food and comfort to the
neck, standing around and wondering
what is the matter, and listening to
the orators Of discomfort. In hard
times all people pray for is job, and
in good times they get purse proud and
want an endowment. Probably the Al
mighty sends US into tough going to
make US appreciate our good fortune
when II comes."
well, get my little lesson between
pay days." said the Listener. when ]
get the little envelope I'm so full Of JOY
and optimism that 1 spill over"
"That is what the world has yet to
: learn" said Whenne. "Its got to
learn to take care of Its Job. and quit
splitting over"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01

rather sadly. Somehow, although his
jokes were brilliantly successful, they
had not turned out quite to his salts
faction.
Grimly he watched certain pail
come into sight at last along the drive
the girl swinging her hat, while the
youth ambled beside her with a jaunti
ness that struck Bennington as posi-
lively asinine. Listening anxiously ht
heard them come into the house, and
a moment later steps assembled the
stairs and stopped at Bennington's
door.
May I come int" inquired mascu
lfhe voice. And without waiting for
permission Pomeroy entered the room
"a beaming, glorified. altogether In
comprehensive Pomeroy.
"Hellol" he said, grinning idiotical
ly, haven't seen you before today
Here, quite unnecessarily, he strodt
across and shook Bennington warmly
by the hand. well, old boy"
The reserved, diffident Pomeroy call.
INK any Que Oiu UOy
Fork out your congratulations
every one of 'em. She accepted me.
I tell you. man. Phylys has accepted
mel"
What else he said In his exuberant
frenzy the stricken Bennington could
not quite take in. There was q good
deal about Miss Folsom's angelic char
acteristics. Pomeroy's own incredible
good fortune, and then confidential
outpouring on the subject of an un-
expected couple of thousand that had
drifted in that morning-the very cap
ital he had wanted for so long In
order to get into Green & Waldrop's
real estate Office"
"And, do you know. Bud" Pomeroy
volunteered huskily. as he at length
verged toward the door, 'if 1t hadn't
been for that blessed money coming
I don't bslieve I'd ever have had the
courage to propose. 1t just made ev.
erything possible"
Oddly enough, It was these last
words that settled Pomeroy's fate, Ut
| to that time hanging on the balance
Of his listeners distracted mind.
For q moment after the door closed
on his happy, unconscious victim. Ben
nington stood struggling fiercely with
the resolution that was gaining pos
session Of him.
Then. sQuaring his shoulders deter
ininedly, Yea" he said, between his
eeeth. ATS the only thing to do now
the only thing, for gentleman to do
And. seating himself at his writing
desk. Pomeroy's voluntary benefactor
with q few strokes Of the pen, convert
ed an April FOOLS Paradise into 6
tangible bank account.