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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
FINALLY REACHED HIS POINT
Lawyers FIowery EIoquence Turned
Out to Be Prelude to Very
Simple Request

Norman Hapgood, the new minister
to Denmark, was talking about a
"whitewashing" case.
1.-THE case reminds me-" he said, "of
Pietro Libertini, a scion of sunny
Italy, who was on trial for murder
GUS assault. His lawyer defended him
in this manner:
Your honor the lawyer began
my client, Signor Pietro Libertini,
comes from Italia la Bella, land of ro-
nance, art and immortal literature.
He comes, your honor, from the sun
kissed home Of the illustrious Michel
angelo Buonarotti, of the divine Raj
faello and the undying Dante Alighieri.
He comes from the olive-crowned
birthplace Of Tasso, AriOstO and the
humorous Boccaccio. His home is
Italia, prolific mother Of art and sci
ence, progenitrix of Galvani and Cali
leo Galilei.'
after the lawyer had gone on in
this strain for about an hour the
judge began to get impatient.
"'What has all this got to do with
the caseY he finally asked.
my poor words said the lawyer
are by way of preface. My client,
from immortal Italy, home of the
painter and the sculptor, humbly
prays this court to apply to him the
very lowest form of pictorial art. He
prays, your honor, to be white
washed"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
BIRD APARTMENTS RENT FREE
orchardIsts Seek to Encourage the
Woodpecker to Settle In Their
Midst, as II Were.

It may sound like joke to speak
of the manufacture of woodpecker
nests, but there is actually factory
in Maine that takes many orders for
such nests.
The birdhouses are constructed of
pine blocks is inches long and from
five to six inches In diameter. The
back of the block is squared to per-
nit of the patent adjustment being
properly attached to the tree or placed
where the house is to be located, a
canopy or top piece to keep out the
weather being made like roof. A
perfect nest is drilled by a reamer.
Within three inches Of the bottom a
corkscrew indentation is made to the
bird entrance, as the toes Of the wood
pecker are In pairs, two before and
two behind, with sharp, strong claws,
the whole structure of the foot making
1t adaptable for climbing.
The houses are sold to orchard
owners, as the claim is made by the
ornithologists that the woodpecker's
feed consists chiefly of insects and
their larvae, which the birds get by
digging into the bark and wood of
trees. The woodpecker's tongue is an
important instrument In obtaining
its feed, as 1t can be extended far be-
yond the bill, its tip being horny and
furnished with barbed hlament.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
WAS DICKENS OFFICE BOY
And All He Remembers Of Great Az
thor Is the Peculiar Style Of
His Clothes.

The perseverance with which the
unimportant fingers In memory is IL
Illustrated by the sum total Of what the
veteran porter who lately retired from
his post at Temple Gate, London. can
now recall about Charles Dickens.
Back in the sixties this man. 1t is said,
was Office boy for the author, then
editing "All the Year Round" All he
remembers is that Dickens wore
''black velvet coat with big smoked
pearl buttons, and queer waistcoat,
and trousers of shepherds plaid, the
biggest check you ever saw, and
great big deerstalker hat, as they
called them, and his hair all hanging
down, wiry like" Also that once upon
a time somebody asked him, els that
Snowman" And he answered,
That's the great Charles Dickens"
A vivid picture, and this is probably
why, plaid trousers and ALL 1t still
sticks in the former Office boys men,
DRY; but one wishes he could now re-
call some of the other things he must
have observed In his remarkable chief.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
-Unromok,pkIps.-

Edward r. Hewitt of New York is
man of science who also owns a
large estate In New Jersey, where he
carries on interesting experiments.
The Little Journal recounts that sew
eral years ago a great lawn fete on
his place was one Of the leading social
events of the season, and he added to
the gala aspect of the occasion by dip
ping the wings of his White Leghorn
fowls into red, blue. yellow and green
dye solutions. They made a great SEN
satiOn.
Me said they were Tasmanian Chro-
mokipkips and intimated something
about $50 dozen for their eggs. Soon
he received inquiries for settings with
checks inclosed, and II was only
when these were returned and the
method of raising" Tasmanian Chro-
mokipkips was explained that would
be purchasers gave up their quest.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Novel counter.cIaIm.

A novel plea was put forth by Lie
fur Sigurdson, an Icelander, describ-
ed as an accountant, who was commit
ted for trial at the Guildhall, London,
charged with embezzling money be-
longing to his employers. When the
chief bookkeeper Of the firm was called
to the colors, Sigurdson was engaged
at $12 week, and later 1t was dis
covered that smaller sums had been
paid into the bank than had been re-
ceived. Questioned. he agreed that
he had used about 1000 for his own
purposes, and after arrest added: 81
have heavy counter-claim against
them for melting young man to COM
NIT forgery" He went on to argue
that by not keeping sufficient check
on him the firm had induced him to
use their money, and that he had a
claim for damages against them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
About Eggs.

Ontario, Canada, now has an egg
circle" This egg circle has been or
ganized for the purpose of eliminating
the wholesaler and middleman. Its
idea is specifically to prevent any per-
son or persons coming between the
farmers supply Of eggs and the con-
sumner. More and more as the cold
storage warehouse has come between
the consumer and his egg, has the con-
sumner suffered from the separation.
Most every one" will wish the egg
circle well.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Life Of a Collier.

A Scottish correspondent of the
Yorkshire Post living In colliery dis
trict, writes: The sentimental pity ex-
tended on the poor devil who never
sees the light of day" is sheer rubbish,
and when uttered by union leaders is
merely clap-trap. meet plenty Of our
local miners coming home daily be-
tween two and three In the afternoon,
having done their shift from 7 a. M.
and probably earned IS In the
meantime. II you stopped one OF
these men to commiserate with him
on his dreadful" employment, he
would stare at you In amazement. and
wonder what on earth you were talk
ing about. At smoking concert some
months ago one Of our miners sang a
song called Down in the Nine" 1t
drew a lurid picture Of a miners life,
and one line referred to his "tolling
for a bare existence" The miners
roared with laughter. In which the
singer Joined.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Changes Planes In Mld-Air.

The daring maneuver of jumping
from one airplane to another while
in full flight was recently accomplish
ed by lieutenant of aviation, and
is pictured in Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. Climbing down to the under
carriage of the machine in which he
had left the ground as a passenger,
he reached the horizontal bar of the
landing chassis. Hanging to this, and
executing acrobatic evolutions, he
awaited the approach of a second ship
flying at o. lower level. AS 1t came be-
meath him, he released his hold and
dropped onto it's top plane, landing at
a point near the middle Of the right
wing. While he had estimated the
relative speeds Of the two machines
correctly and judged his distance with
out error, 1t still remained for him to
obtain a firm hold. or possibly suffer
the inconvenience of falling 5000
feet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Creates. Efficiency Temperature.

Human beings work at the highest
point Of efficiency in an average tenn
perature Of 80 to 65 degrees Fahren-
heit. according to Ellsworth Hunting
ton, who publishes In the Proceedings
Of the National Academy of Sciences a
mass of statistics from which he
makes this deduction.
The death rate is lowest in the
spring and autumn, both in Europe
and America. when the temperature
averages 81 or 85.
III many factories ell the way from
Connecticut to Florida Ii was found
that the maximum Of work was pro
duced when the temperature in the
open air ranged around 90 or SO.
The muscular force exerted by
school children and working men,
measured with the dynamometer sv-
cry day In all seasons of the year. was
greatest when the thermometer was
between 90 and 65 Fahrenheit.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
TURNED VESSEL INTO SHOP
Ingenious Idea Appreciated by the
Sailors Of the British Grand Fleet
Stationed At scapa Flow.

One Of the secrets of the war was
revealed recently when q perty went
down to the Victoria docks, London, to
inspect the Wilson liner Borodino. This
ship was chartered In the early days
Of the war by the Junior Army and
Navy Stores for the purpose Of sup
plying the sailors of the grand feet
with comforts and Injuries that they
would otherwise have had to do with
out. One Of the sea lords at the be-
ginning of the war. when the grand
feet was keeping its vigil In Scapa
flow. recognized that the officers and
men needed something to relieve the
dullness of existence while waiting
for the German feet to come out.
The suggestion was adopted. and the
Borodino turned into q most effective
shop. Almost anything could be
bought on board, while there was a
fine laundry with a weekly collection
and delivery, and BARRIERS shop. Five
thousand dollars week was taken by
the sale Of goods. including penny bars
of chocolate. greatly favored by young
midshipmen. The latest In fancy
soaps, shaving creams. new books. the
finest chocolates, and an abundance of
fresh meat, fish and vegetables helped
TO make life more bearable In the cold
and dismal surroundings Of Scapa.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
An Enlightened Ace

one day recently a young couple
entered the county clerks office in
winchester and got marriage license,
each giving their age as twenty-five
years. The couple, being acquainted
win the county recorder called on
MIN at his Office and during their
conversation informed him that they
had just been married The recorder,
seeing the envelope in the young mans
pocket, WHICH he recognized as COM
ing from the clerks office, asked:
VINO married your" "Why, the man
In the office at the other end of the
hall" replied the young man, "and here
Is our certificate" producing the mar
riage license. The recorder informed
the couple that they were not mar.
ried, and at their request called
justice of the peace, who performed
the ceremony for them.-New York
Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
SELECTION OF HENS
FOR WINTER LAYERS
Fowls Should Be Banded or
Punched in Web of Foot.
Poultryman Is Enabled to Gull Out
Older Stock Whenever Desirable,
and Keep PulIets for Further
Production Of Eggs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Before the pullets are mixed with
the older fowls be sure that the hens
are banded or that the web of the
foot is punched in some way so that
you can distinguish between the pull
lets and the hens. In this way the
older stock may be culled out when
ever 1t appears desirable and the
young hens kept for further laying.
Do not keep hens of the heavier breeds
for egg production over two years, but
some of the best hens may be kept
for breeders until three or four years
old Leghorns can be kept profitably
for egg production for three years.
The pullets that mature early In the
fall and that mott late as hens are
usually the best layers and should be
saved for breeding stock. Gull the
chickens which are brought into the
laying house carefully, and fatten and
market all chickens which are small.
poorly developed, OF In poor condition.
These small, poorly developed chick
ems are apt to catch cold If put In with
the other poultry and develop dis
eases which quickly spread through
the flock.
In order to get the greatest egg pro-
duction in the early fall and winter,
1t is essential to have well-matured
pullets which were Matched in March
or April, or even earlier In the South
ern states. By early Matching and by
supplying good conditions for egg pro-
duction more eggs will be produced in
the fall and winter. while larger pro-
portion of hens will go broody early
In the spring. thus completing the nee
essary circle for early egg production.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22

ly for throwing up high terrace en-
bankments. The disk pillow and the or
binary road grader are very effective
implements for use In building ter
races. Graded terraces on steep stones
are often built with a pillow and slip
scraper. A strip is backfurrowed with
the pillow and the loose earth on the
upper half of the strip is scraped IN
and dumped on the lower half. BY
this method the terrace is built up
mostly from soil moved down from the
upper side.
In order to finish up terraces prom
erly, some work with the slip scraner
Is generally required. The top of the
terrace should be tested with the level
and rod to see that 1t conforms to the
proper grade. Any low places detect
ed should be filled with a shovel or
scraper. All large entertainments across
draws and gullies should be built with
the slip scraper, and 1t is necessary to
build such entertainments considerably
higher than the rest Of the terrace to
allow for settling Of the loose earth.
Most breaks In terrace systems occur
at crossings of gullies or draws, and 1t
Is therefore very important that a high,
broad. substantial embankment be
built across these places. In order
to remove any water that collects
above the terrace embankment across
draws or gullies, a pole drain can
be laid under the terrace down the
middle of the gully Such drain Is
made by simply laying three poles to-
gether in the shape of triangle. 1t
viii serve the purpose until the de-
preston above the terrace is filed with
silt and drain is no longer required.
This drain is particularly adapted for
use.with systems of graded terraces.
Remove All Distractions.
Any distractions. such as rocks,
stones and stumps, that lie along the
line of the terrace should be removed,
since their presence might permit seep-
age and result In the failure Of the |
terrace. In some parts Of Texas the |
fields contain numerous large earth |
mounds generally known as gas
mounds. These mounds cause consld- |
cradle difficulty In terracing fields.
Where they lie along the lines or grao- |
ed terraces. 1t becomes necessary TO
provide passageway through them by
means OF the pillow and scraper.
Where terraces are continued from
one field to another across a fence row.
it Is necessary TO huild that monitor, 90 /
the terrace near the fence by hand
labor using the spade and shovel. 1t
is very important that this portion of
the terrace and channel be built the
same size as the rest of the terrace,
and considerable attention should be
given later to see that the waterway
Is always kept open, so that the free
flow of the water shall in no way be
DISTRACTED.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Dire Distress
It is Near to Hundreds of MT.
Holly Readers.

It IL Near to Hundreds of Mt.
Holly Readers.
Don't neglect an aching back
Backache is often the kidneys cry
for help
Neglect hurrying to the kidneys aid
Means that urinary troubles may
follow.
Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
Here's Mt. Holly testimony
Mrs. Joseph l.. Rossell, 45 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, nerv-
GUS spells. | finally used Doan's
Kidney Pills and they gave me com
plete relief. have no kidney trouble
now and give Doan's credit for the
cure" Statement given May S,191D
On October 8. 1917, Mrs. Rossell said
81 have the same. good opinion Of
Doan's kidney Pills as ever. gladly
repeat the praise 1 gave them in my
other recommendation. l haven't suf.
fered with kidney trouble since Doan' S
Kidney Pills cured me.
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-gei
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Rossell had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22

AT Beaune, IT'S miles southeast Of
Paris. Is the seat Of the new Ameri-
can Army university. which is, per-
haps the most outstanding Of the ed
ucatienal work carried on by the
American expeditionary force. says
the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Housed in what was formerly an
American hospital are $1,000 soldier
students and force of 800 teachers.
The curriculum is notable for its agri-
cultural college with 600-acre farm.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
What Did He Mean7

The minister had eaten very good
dinner and was getting ready to leave
for a long time. He happened to
glance at the eighteen-year-old daugh-
ter.
swell, WELL" he laughed. II sup
pose that pretty soon I'll be coming
back to marry this young woman to
one Of the interesting young men of
the congregation"
The irrepressible eight-year-old son
spoke up:
"Oh, no, you won't" he offered.
MARY is going to be an old bachelor"
The family's laugh told him that he
had used the wrong word. So straight
way be started to make 1t right.
II mean an old WITCH" he asserted
more positively than before.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
AIR LANE PATROLS
Britain Already Looking Into the
4s.aAAA Future. .aAAzs&
Necessity Of Having Force 70 Guard
country's Merchant Ships In the
Clouds Against Sudden Attack
ls Pointed Out.

The Dutch paper TELEGRAPH report
ed that on November Is airplanes
dropped bombs on the castle at Swal-
men, where the ex-crown prince Of
Germany is staying.
No suggestion Is made as to the
nationality Of the airplanes, except by
the parenthetical remark that Swal-
men is only three miles from the Ger
man frontier. The report does not
mention any casualties, nor does 1t
say how the ex-prince bore himself
under fire, though 1t would have been
interesting to have known, since, &C
cording to popular report, he has had
no previous experience during the war
of being under fire, having left all
that to the German cannon fodder,
which he so recklessly and cynicauy
sacrificed
The report is vague In the extreme,
but whether or not true, 1t suggests
various exciting possibilities In the
future. Piracy and smuggling by air
plane are possibilities not to be over
looked. OF course, while all Europe
is still armed, and the German army
resembles a pack Of wolves without
pack leader, nothing could be easier
than for some German airmen who
dIsapprove Of the ex-crown princes
conduct In general and are resolved
that no counter-revolution shall ever
make him emperor, to paint out the
national marks on their machines, ny
high above the clouds into Holland,
dive upon his residence and release
their bombs. In any force still retain
ing its discipline and the discipline OF
active service at that. such action
would be wildly impossible.
In times of peace such raids would
be less easy. All airdromes and their
airplanes will Of course be registered |;
the movements Of aircraft will be even
more strictly under observation than
those of seagoing ships, for the simple
reason that their periods of absence
from terra frrna are necessarily much
briefer.
Moreover, air pirates could never
stop q commercial airplane and call
on II to "stand and deliver" They
could never get away with booty, and
therefore their operations could only
be destructive and not profitable.
But one must not overlook the pos
sibility that a power as evil disposed
and reckless as Germany was In 1914
might suddenly begin systematic at
tack on ali the aircraft Of rival. The
experiences of the past warn us to be
cautious in the future. =
II will be the task of the royal air
force to guard the air merchantmen
of Britain. For years their work may
be as bloodless as was the work OF
the navy from Navarino to 1914, but
the navy was needed at last, and It
would be very rash to declare that the
royal air force will never again send
q foe down in flames.
We must remain prepared on land
on the sea and, last but not least, In
the air.-London Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
Extinct Species

Two grizzly bear skulls from the
foothills Of San Jose California;
county have been classified at the
Smithsonian institution at Washington,
showing that in days gone by a now
extinct species of grizzly roamed the
hills of Alum Rock and Mount Hamil.
ton ranges. according to announcement
there.
DR.. G. Hart Merriman Of the insti-
tuition came here for the skulls Of the
bears, which were killed more than
fifty years ago by Clark Hubbard, a
pioneer. According to Doctor Merri-
man the skulls are from a species
clearly distinct from the 3e other spe-
cies and subspecies classified by the
institution. Doctor Merriman has
searched the mountains of the entire
West for grizzly bear relics.
s- z-c<a So W
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
FIND LITTLE JOY IN MANTuA
American Soldiers In Italian CITY Can
not Be Accused of InduIging
In Wild ReveIs.

Mantua, the metropolis of the prov
ince, is the center of the territory
which encircles it in every direction.
Hither flock the country folk from as
far as five or six kilometers away TO
gaze at the vino and stand around In
the middle of the street, impeding the
progress of the trolley car.
Equally fascinating to the American
soldier is this city, with its car track.
Its air of cordial welcome and its in
salubrious climate, all of which COM
bine to make him think more of the
old home town than he did before he
came here, says writer in Italy Am
bulance Service News. It is not diff
6cult to find things to do, for one NAV
always spend quite a while figuring
out when he last saw the sun, or when
he will see it again. And then one
may also look at the lake.
But 1t is at night that Mantua dis
closes it's true nature. With an cleo
trio light cleaning on every fourth
block, and the comradely mist always
with you, you can start out for a wild
evening. There are plenty Of places
to go-all cafes. Variety is supplied
by ordering beer in one place and wine
in the next, until In a final burst of
hilartty you end up with caffe-latte
(the nadir Of recklessness). BY that
time it is 1920. the shutters are up,
the waiter jingles a pocketful of CEN
tessimi and looks bored, the last pa
iron has departed and the girl behind
the bar seems to wonder what secret
sorrow keeps you from home. So you
depart-via the back door, barking to
your footprints echoing upon the still
night air. The carabinieri f6ok at you
suspiciously, cat runs across the
black street, and you are all, all alone
in the wicked city. You yawn and go
back to bed, filled with excitement
and beer. One night nearer home.
Mantua has many attractive fea-
lures, but the best one is the ten
o'clock train to Milan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-22
The Persistent Echo.
Good morning."
Good morning."

Good morning."
Good morning."
you remember that house you sold
me last weekf''
Certainly"
We'll. I had my wife up to see it
yesterday, and now I want to sell it
back to you again."
But you said you admired the
house."
NJ did,"
what fault do you find with it
nowT
1T has an echo In It,"
THAT doesn't hurt It,"
Yes 1t does"
In what wayT
when my wife scolds me for stay
ing out late the blamed old house will
repeat It six or seven times, and gosh,
how / do hate nagging. "-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.