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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-24

Bachelors Grove Pavilion-Dance
Friday. July 25. Music by Finley's
famous Kilties. Free band concert
before the dance. Everybody come
AID be happy. Follow the Kilties.-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
SOME WISE GUY WAS sILAs
Bought Gold Bar Strictly According to
Tradition, but He Wasn't Really
Out Much.

"Silas, understan' yer wuz down
ter New York Yesterday. Wuz yer rob-
bed while yer wuz there?"
mot ezac'ly, Reuben; not ezac'Iy.
Yer see ct wuz this way: wuz up ter
Times square an a young Teller Gums
up ter me, an says, IL this Mr.. Silas
from tn Cross Roadsf An I says,
'Mebbe.' An he says. I'm John Doe.
My father KEEP tn bakery up there.
back In tn Sos Mebbe yer don't re-
member me, but how'ss tn hull fam
ilyr l expectd he wanted ter borrow,
an / says, On account ov high prices,
ever'body's lookin' thin, an seedy, an
no money! an he says he wuz sorry
as he had Jest got back from hiz mine
out west an he'd gold bar wuth sew
eral hundred dollars, which he hedn't
time ter get melted at tn mint an
wuz goin' fer ter let some friend ov
hiz hev 1t fer $50 cash. Says /, Cum
inter tn doorway an whips off'n my
roll tibet hunderd-dollar Russian coun-
terfeit bill them circus folks Civ me,
an l says. Civ me twenty In change
quick which he did.
when got inter tn light, see hiz
twenty wuz same kind as my hunderd,
an / says ter perliceman on tn cor
ner, Say, by heck! Teller tried ter
rob me awhilst ago. An he says, Did
he do ctr an I says. No. nm he says,
What yer kickin' about, by gosh Yer
better off than most peepul in this here
town, believe me. yer old hayseed p
New York Evening Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
BOIL WEEvIL LOSES GROUND
Second Year in History of Insect That
There Has Been Reduction In
Infested Territory.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Due to the hard winter Of 1917-18
the boil weevll lost ground In his con-
quest of the cotton belt last year. This
Is exceptional in the. history of the
weevil, IN that it is the second year
since the establishment of this insect
In the United States that there has
been a net reduction In territory In,
tested by this pest.
This does not mean that the movei
ment of the boil weevil has been per-
manently stopped. In fact, the net
loss of territory for the year was but
a fraction Of the loss at the begin
ming of 1918. Much of the lost ter.
ritory was regained by the weevil later
In the year.
The losses in territory occurred In
Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Ala,
bama. The weevil gained territory In
Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and
New Mexico. This is the first report
of the boil weevil on cotton In New
Mexico, where it was found In tho
Pecos valley.
The weevil has reached the southern;
most limits Of cotton production in
Florida. 1t is steadily gaining new ter
ritory in South Carolina. Almost the
entire sea-island cotton belt is now in
tested.
Altogether the weevil invaded only
16,100 square miles of new territory
during 1918. It lost $4,000 square
miles of formerly infested territory
making a net loss of 30,500 square
miles. About 10000 square miles Of
cotton territory still remain unin-
Tested.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12

Americans Have Good Reason to Re
member Events Connected With
the First Of July.

In American history the first day Of
July 10 to be particularly remembered
By the battle Of Gettysburg. the ad-
vance Of the scouting forces Of the
Onion and Confederate armies coming
together in the forenoon Of July 1, 1868.
The light continued for three days.
The second day was the bloodiest Of
the Civil war and 5000 men fell,
killed or wounded. One year previous
to the battle Of Gettysburg, the battle
Of Malvern Hin was fought, and It
was then that General NcClellan's &C
ton of retreating In the morning, in
stead Of following up his advantage,
evoked q storm Of criticism which
eventually destroyed his reputation as
q capable commander Of large armies
in war In later years, the battles Of
San Juan and FL Caney were fought
on July l. 1898. during the Spanish
American war. Both ended with
American victory. Among the regi-
ments that charged up the side Of Ket-
tie hin IN the attack on San Juan was
the one commanded by Lieut., Col.
Theodore Roosevelt. who afterward, In
writing the history Of the regiment.
said that for one reason or another the
public christened 1t the Trough Rid
ers." At FIRST he and his men fought
against the use Of the term, but to no
purpose, and when generals Of divi-
sion and brigade commanders began to
write II 30 In formal communications,
the regiment adopted the name also.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
TYPICAL OF GOLDEN WEST
Little Montana Town Of Willow Creek
Has Something Of Which East
Cannot Boast

Willow Greek Is the ordinary name
Of an ordinary small town in Montana.
Bear Creek, Roundup and Sioux Pass
have more Of the Western flavor, but
Willow Greek Is typical little West
ern town In spite of Its name 1t is
so In the midst Of vast tract of clean
prairie land that it cannot be measured
by the yard-wide rule Of cities. In
the distance towering mountains keep
q paternal watch over 1t.
Even when the early morning mists
hide the mountains and prairies, Will
low Creek stands out spunkily-a def
mite spot on the landscape. The sta
ton near the railroad tracks Is very
small, quite square and very red. Lux
uriant groves of trees fill the spaces
between the pretty little white, frame
houses. A road that looks clean
swept shows to all Corners a straight
and narrow way ranchward. Several
large willows dip their fingers in the
current of the little creek that runs
behind the white houses.
AS the train from the west stops a
few minutes at Willow Greek. in the
early dawn, middle-aged man swings
of and starts down the road at good
pace One would know him anywhere
for a mining man.
The metropolitan doing the transcon-
tinental trip may smile at little Willow
Greek from his comfortable Pullman,
but there Is one thing here of which
the East cannot boast-elbow room.
The great reaches Of space are some
thing unknown and bewildering to the
Eastern strap-hanger and cliff-dweller.
AS the mining man swaggers down the
road toward his great outdoors, there
is something about him which spells
domain.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
ventrlIoquIsts.

VentriloQuism is the art of produc-
ing tones and words without any mo
tion Of the lips, so that the hearer Of
ten refers the sound to some other
place. The ventriloquist uses no in
strument, nor does the art depend
upon any peculiar structure Of the or
gans Of the voice. bot upon dexterity.
The name is founded upon the mis-
taken superstition that the voice pro
ceeds from the stomach. The art of
the ventriloquist consists mainly In
taking deep tnhalations Of breath, and
then allowing 1t to escape slowly, the
sounds Of the voice being modified by
the muscles Of the throat and palate.
Ventriloquism is very old art and
was known to the ancient Greeks as
well as to the Romans. The Greeks
ascribed 1t to the operations Of de-
mons, and called ventrilokuists "En-
gastrimanteis" (belly-prophets).
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Perhaps They're stIn Dipping.

There Is legend among the negroes
Of South Carolina that back In the old
pirate days Captain Kidd and Cap
tain Morgan and the others used to
sail up the Savannah river and bury
their stolen doubloons and pieces OF
eight In the sands Of the cypress
swamps. A fortune teller once came
through and for consideration of $25
each agreed to tell the negroes just
where the gold was buried. He col
lected several hundred dollars, and
then with great deal of ceremony
staked out as many locations In the
sand as he had customers. He then
told them very sOlemnly to come TO
that spot in the light of the moon.
stand directly over the stake and dig
at the end Of their shadow. Then he
sailed away on river steamer And
he never came back.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
YOUTH IS LOVES GOLDEN AGE
Less Stable but Far More Pleasant
Than That Experienced In
Later Years.

The love of youth Is always full of
hope. 1t is quite free from doubts and
fears. The young man and girl have
unbounded faith In love because they
have had no experience of the hearts
instability Neither women nor men
can love quite so whole-heartedly and
truly once their faith in love has been
shaken. For this reason the palm for
true loving goes to youth. Older folks
sometimes love with more passion, but
they are also more subtle. They are
much richer In exquisite expression OF
their affection, but this ability to talk
love" only comes with practice. and is
no proof of sincerity.
This does not mean that an older
man or woman is not sincere, but I'M
doubtedly experience has taught them
that the love they have won must be
constantly oiled with sweet words if
the desire is to keep 1t. To certain
extent they are playing part" while
the love of youth is spontaneous.
A girl does not anaiyze her love for
the boy nor his for her. She has per-
feet faith and yields willingly to the
loved ones authority. The love of
older folk Is hedged in by reservations
and It cannot stand the test of mar
rage so Well
True love need not be blind, but 1t
should not keep its eyes too wide open,
nor should it do too much reasoning.
or It may be killed.-New Orleans
Times icayune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
WERE STIcKLERs FOR DIGNITY
Old Chronicle Shows That Members
of First Congress Regarded Them
selves Very Seriously.

1t Is curious to note that the first
of American congresses was much
more jealous of its dignity and its
fair fame than were most of its sue
ceSSOrS.
An ancient record owned by a
Cleveland man shows that In the
summer of 1776 one Arthur Thomas
was mobbed and mnltreated and
chased TO his home for saying I'VE
congress be damnedr" At about the
same time seven Philadelphia trades
men who refused to accept the new
continental currency, authorized by
congress, were proclaimed enemies Of
the protesting colonies and cut off
from all trade or intercourse with the
community.
Then loose-tongued Tory, a prom
inent man In the most prominent city
In America. spoke profane!y Of con-
gress and wished the continental pow
der wagons would blow up-and was
rushed to jail to save him from the
indignant mob of patriots.
These and divers Others" says the
old chronicle, were taught to hold
civil tongues in their heads. and they
were taught too, that the men of the
colonies were In deadly earnest and
those who were not with them were
against them, and would perforce be
regarded as enemies and treated as
such. And in time they did grow more
careful"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12

Not every commencement speaker
has said precisely what he wished to
say to the young people before him.
One was tripped by a most unhappy
lapsus linguae at young ladies' semi
nary.
He meant to say: "But
have talked too long, and ] do
not wish to speak to weary
benches" Instead Of which he said
"beery wenches" Thereby reminding
us of Tutor Spooner of Oxford, who
thus addressed meeting Of farmers !:
1T is gratifying to me to behold SO
many tons Of soil"
But a university lecturer lately
matched these infelicities when he
said: "pm not going to talk very
long, but If you get what I'm going to
say in your heads you'll have the
whole thing In nutshell"
There's many true word spoken In
Jest.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12

Those of us who have fancied that
our Jazz" originated In Uganda or
among the Igorrotes are, according to
the latest news, quite wrong. Lie
Matin Of Paris maintains that the jazz
band idea originated In Paris 120
years ago. "In those days as well as
now" 1t says, people did not know
what to do to amuse themselves; so
they made a noise. Those who had
a great taste for noise went to the
concerts of the cat orchestra. There
were 20 cats with their heads in a
row on the keyboard of a harpsi-
chord. The performers by striking
the keys worked device which pulled
the cats tails, causing a caterwaul-
ing which" lie Matin feels would
leave us Americans little unsteady to
desire. Is this an attempt to discred-
1t US at the peace conference 1.-THE
Review
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
1t Is Serious
Some Mount Holly People Fail to
Realize the Seriousness of
had Back

Some Mount Holly People Fail to
Realize the Seriousness Of
q bad Back
The constant aching of bad back,
The WEAKNESS. the tired feeling,
The pains and aches of kidney ills
May result seriously il neglected.
Dangerous urinary troubles often
follow.
A Mount Holly citizen shows you
what to do.
Geo. @. Heisler, prop. marble works,
Ie Water St., says: "My back had
been bothering me for quite awhile
and didn't know what was wrong
until my kidneys began to show other
sigma of disorder. The kidney secre-
tions were scalding and contained sedi-
ment. / had dizzy spells. too. One
day was given boz of Doan's Kid
ney Pills to try and was certainly
pleased with the results they gave me.
/ got another box from Dubell's Drug
Store and when / had finished 1t,
was completely cured" Statement
given October 2, 1916
On October 3.l9l7 Mr.. Heisler said:
81 am still recommending Doan's Kid
ney Pills. / have told many OF my
friends about Doan's for don't think
there is another kidney remedy as
good.
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for q kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Heisler had. -Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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jumped from his chair and ran forward

jumped from his chair and ran forward
with a hand of welcome extended.
Congratulations, Lincoln, old boy.
Miss Wilson is the finest girl in my en-
ploy, and / know she will make you
happy. She has told me all about It."
Isn't she wonderful Lincoln ex-
claimed enthusiastically. "Why, she
just seems to have been made for me.
Her happy-g o-lucky nature and bright
ideas of life are just what need to
take me out of myself. Did you ever
hear anything so original as her slang?
It's too clever, though, to be called
slang. It's more like witty phrases.
Madge is the most wonderful girl in
the world"
For long, long time after she had
retreated from the private Office Sylvia
sat down and thought it over. The re-
alization that her views had been mar
row suddenly dawned upon her. Max
ing life worth while and enjoying 1t
to the utmost was what counted, after
ALL She had ruined her own happiness
by a false idea Of what real living
was. Slowly the tears started down
her cheeks.
"Sylviai" 1t was Dick. They were
alone in the Office and there was note
of sympathy In his tone that seemed to
draw her to him.
Tearfully she confessed her new dis
covery. "Oh, Dick, don't care wheth-
er you use slang or swear or anything
so long as 1t Is you" she blurted final
ly.
won't you even care If l get cafe
terra and help myself to kiss, dearf'
he laughed happily.
II should worry!" The expression
sounded strangely new ON the lips OF
/ Sylvia as she raised them to Dicks.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
Tribute 70 thu lilac.

The lilac has no place in mortuary
annals Of man. 1t is not flower for
the graveyard. 1t is a flower for the
freshening of thought. the tightening
of life and the creation Of the ideals
Of living. 1t is the flower of all others
that belongs TO the home and to the
heart and to the years that are gone
and the years that are to be. Happy
the wall where the lilac blooms I.
Happy the window through which Is
waited the lilacs' fragrance Brief
the period of the towering Of this
bloom Of all others in the liking of
all who love that which is old-fash-
Toned and that is ever new.-Baltl-
more American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
ACID TEST OF poLITENEss
Small Girls Act Might Almost Be
Said to Come Under the Head
Of Herolsm.

Frances was spending the day with
her friend, Jane Watkins. She had
taken one spoonful of the soup. says
Harper's Magazine, when something
floating on top caught her eye. Was
1t black pepper or was 1t black ant?
What should she do with it?
At that moment Frances close
scrutiny of her soup attracted the at
tention of Jane. In a stage whisper,
plainly heard round the table, came
James "Oh, mother There's an ant in
Frances soupl"
That was 1t, an ant. OF course Mrs.
Watkins would take the soup away.
How relieved Frances wasI
"The very idea ! An ant in her soupl
am surprised at you, Jane 1t Is pep
perl" said Mrs. Watkins severely, and
she looked reproachfully at both girls
Through Frances mind flashed all
the instructions on politeness she had
ever heard; never contradict your eld-
ersi in all circumstances, be polite
table manners show ones breeding
What must she do? "Never contradict
your elders !" She spoke up at once,
trying her best to make her tone posi-
tive:
"Oh, yes / think 1t is pepper"
"Of course 1t Is" said Mrs. Watkins.
Frances stirred her soup, hoping
James attention would be called away,
that she might catch the swimmer and
transfer 1t to the dinner plate. But
there was no such luck. Up came the
speck more like an ant than ever. Pep
per was one speck; here were two
specks close together. 1t was an ant,
and Jane, persistency itself, leaned
over for one more look, and said:
ut Is an ant"
Frances glanced hopefully at the
head Of the table; but Mrs. Watkins
had not changed her opinion; it was
pepper. BE polite" ran through her
brain again, and, taking up the spoon
full Of soup upon which that suspicious
double fieck fioated, Frances settled
the question forever before saying
family:
1T was pepper l know by the
taste"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
HONOR OLD FRIEND
Black Hills Pioneers Name High
Peak for Roosevelt.
A. Its Summit a Cairn Fifty Feet
High, Constructed Of Bowlders Of
Native Granite, Has Been
Erected

On July 4 the Black hills pioneers
honored the memory of the late Colo
mel Roosevelt by naming for him the
highest peak In the Black hills. Timed
to take place during Homecoming
week for Deadwood and other Black
hills communities, this ceremony was
q manifestation of the affection which
all the residents Of that section of the
country felt for Colonel Roosevelt.
The peak which will henceforth be
known as Mount Theodore Roosevelt
was called Sheep mountain or Round
Top. 1t is detached eninence with
an elevation of 5000 feet, three miles
from Deadwood, Is miles from Wyo-
ming and 35 miles from the Montana
state line. 1t is on the Black Hills
forest reserve, and will be the center
Of a bird and game refuge also dedi-
Gated to the memory Of the ex-presi-
dent.
All that section Of the country has
been intimately associated with yari-
GUS periods in the life Of Colonel
Roosevelt. The peak which now bears
his name overlooks the foothills and
valleys of the northern Black hills
where the colonel hunted buffalo. In
sight from the summit are his cattle
range and his trail to Deadwood, as
well as sections Of. Wyoming and Mon
tana where he trailed cattle In his
cowboy days. Glimpses Of the Belle
Fourche, the Redwater and other
streams flowing down the valleys at
tract the spectator. The peak and the
territory around 1t are now embraced
In the Belle Fourche irrigation project
which Colonel Roosevelt advocated
when president. This is making an
arid prairie over into fertile farming
country.
The people of Deadwood built at the
summit of the mountain cairn 90 feet
high of powders of native granite. I.
A. Brown of Spearfish one Of the colo
nels associates of years ago, obtained
the permission of the local committee
to place In this monument stone
with the cattle brands of his old
friend chiseled thereon. The dedici-
tion Of this monument took place on
Independence day, when tablet In
scribed I'm Memory Of Theodore
Roosevelt, the American" was fast
ened to one Of the powders.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
LOSS OF VALUABLE MANURE
one-Half Of Plant Food Value Lost
When Left In Open Yard Dur.
Ing Summer Months.

Manure left in the open yard through
the summer months may lose one-half
Its plant-food value due to fermenta-
ton and teaching. Rotted manure
which has been saved carefully will
be richer in plant-food elements, ton
for ton, than fresh manure. IT re.
quires one and one-half to three tons
OF fresh manure to make ton of rot
ted manure. which is reduced greatly
and the total quantity of plant-food
elements also is decreased by fer
mentation and exposure. Except in
special cases and for certain crops or
gardening conditions, there is no adj
vantage In rotting the manure; bet
ter apply II fresh from the stable be-
fore any loss occurA
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
OBTAIN vARNISH FROM TREE
China Has Source Of Valuable Supply,
But lite. Poisonous Quality Limits
It's Use.

Varnish is produced In China from
tree commonly spoken Of as the var
nish tree, but known botanically as
rhus vernicifera, which is found In
abundance in the mountains Of Hupeh,
Kweichow and SzechwRn.
The varnish is taken from the tree
after 1t is about six inches in diameter
by tapping at intervals of from Ave
to seven years, until the tree Is fifty or
sixty years OF age. A good-sized tree
win yield from Ave to seven pounds
Of varnish.
The natural color Of the crude var
nish as applied is black. 1t is con-
sidered the most indestructible varnish
known. One popularity is that 1t hard
ems only in moist atmosphere.
In China 1t Is enormously known
among the foreign communities as
"Ningpo varnish." probably because
II first came into contact with foreign
trade there. writes Commercial At
tachs Julian Arnold from Picking.
Many persons are poisoned when
they come into even atmospheric con-
tact with this varnish, which fact. un-
fortunately. reduces its trade posi-
bilities enormously. As yet 20 meth-
% has been discovered whereby this
pcisoness susiity ca Be e0nstsssetsA
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-12
French Villages Forever Ruined.

Many ruined villages of France cam
not be rebuilt, according to the COM
mission on reconstruction. yaux, near
verdun. which was so heroically de-
Tended, is one of these. and now the
mayors of two other historic hamlets,
Douamont and Fleury, have informed
their fellow-cltizens, who have taken
refuge In different parts of France
that the German has made them exiles
for life. The soil cannot be cultivated,
and the ruins are so full of hidden
dangers that rebuilding Is impossible.