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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
$500 FOR INNEsS MEADOW"
Landscapes by Gontemporaneous Painter
Ton Gov Amrs' gpIe

New York, Jan. 1.-Two lnness land
scapcs and n river scene brought the high
est prices ut the sale Of the painting Of
the late Governor Oliver Ames of Massa-
chusetts, sold under the auspices of the
American Art Galleries last evening.
The two landscape went 10 John Levy
The largest 2213 by 81 inches in TIE
manner Of lnness' later period, meadow
land trees, and II pond rejecting pink
tinted clouds, brought the highest price,
50, 100
A smaller landscape, lG by q, No. 4,
of InnceB' middle period, showing dark
belt of trees at the back. n pond in the
foreground with n man in boat, and
wnrtn-tintcd clouds, went to Levy for
So, 100
The River" No. %. another painting
Of Inneas middle period, u stream running
through the centre with tree-covered
banks on either side, n II nm in boat in
the foregrot nd and bridge IN the dis
tance, went to the Holland Galleries for
50 go
OF the mon now sitting in the United
States Senate, Is have served rs governor
of their respective States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment of Every
Evening Readers.

f1he fun nnfne ana address of ths writer
must accompany ench letter. not neGes-
inrily for publication. but eyiien of
good fnlth Anonymous communications
sill he ignored Publication of letters docs
not carry with IL Endorsement by Every
Evening ol the opinions thereln expressodI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
l50 York Men Killed i'm War.

York Pa, Jan Il Memorial services
were held last night IN the Court House
III honor Of $50 York county soldier.
who were killed IN the world war Rev
Dr G. l. Walter delivered the address
sixty more names Of dead were placed
on the pilasters Of the ouft House pflnl
to tho exercises
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Sore Throat or Mouth

Yo shoull .eep tn throat and mouth
cl an al healthy ANY dlseas that
attack the canal throug' which must pass
the lood eat. the beverages we drink
and the very air VT breathe is { serious
matter. Why neglect Sor Throat or
Sor Mouth when TONSiLlNE makes 1t
so asy for you to get 1elief.
TONSILiNE is specially prepared for
that on purpose. TONSILlNE ~,
does its full duty can S1--A
depend upon it. Keep a bottle "A
in the house where you can II
get it quickly when needed. 25c. Ii
and SOC. Hospital Size 800. la
Your druggist sells TONSILINE- k1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Lost Feet From Tight Shoes

West Chester, Pa, Jan IL William
Colder. blacksmith IS n the Chester
County Hospital here following amputa-
tion of both feet Prom small injury
due to . tight shoe gangrcne developed
and finally affected both logs, amputation
being necessary 10 save his life. lie still
Is IN a critical condition
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

Frank Parker Of too Walnut street
= buying All the Liberty Bonds that h
can ret hold of Adv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
A Practical Test.

A shrewd old countryman was being
questioned by the vicar on his relig-
ious tenets. He had heard the old man
was Baptist and although he had
nothing to say against the belief sf
this sect he implied that perhaps the
established church was the better road
to salvation. The old man, after lis
tening to the wears fears on his be-
half. said: From this village to the
market town there are three roads.
There's the straight road along the
valley. the old coach road over the
hills and the main road running along
side the park wall. When I get my
wheat to the market town they don't
say to me. 'Hullo. John, which road
did you come byT but What's your
wheat likeT"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
Each one.s Success.

Ones success or failure is deter
mined largely by the manner in which
the individual spends his or her lei
sure. 1t seems that many of us are
prone ito ride our hobbies" to the ui-
Innate. One plays cards every eve
ming; another shoots balls on a green
table; another Is movie devotee, and
some one else a dance crank night
after night. All these things are good
or bad In proportion to the degree in
which they rest us or improve us. We
need more harmonious development.
1t is obvious that the supreme pur-
pose of life Is to have a goal ahead
and to use every effort to attain the
great objective. He or she who has
found his or her work in the scheme of
things Is quite happy. We should
devote our leisure time to the acquir.
ing of greater efficiency. with certain
amount Of play and recreation to re-
fresh us. The pursuit of pleasure
merely ito kill time" is mistake. Too
much frivolity will make us satIated
and blase. In this busy world, LET us
get In the game" and use more team
play In the area of human activities.
So. let US fit ourselves for greater eff
cheney and usefulness by a more dis
Greet use Of our leisure time.-Grit.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
BEST TREATMENT FOR GOLD"
inhalation Of Steam Declared to Be a
Remedy Superior to Admins
tration of Drugs.

"What medicine may l give my baby
when he has cold?" This is a ques-
ton which is asked repeatedly. My
answer is, None" Not that the least
sign of cold should be lightly re-
garded, but because there are other
and better remedies than medicine.
Most drugs given for colds upset the
stomach. more or less, so much so that
a few doses will seriously harm that
organ; and when an infants or small
child's stomach and digestion are dis
turbed DOT enough nourishment is re-
tanned to keep up the chiId's strength
and combat the -lnfection-for almost
every so-called "cold" is caused by an
infectious germ.
The most sane and effectual method
of treating children's colds is by the
inhaling of steam. plain or medicated,
and by the application Of mustard or
some other equally good counter-irri-
tant. The steam lubricates and soothes
the irritated and infiamed passages
which lead down into the lungs, as
well as the air cells of the lungs them
selves. The mustard paste affords re-
lief by drawing the blood from the
congested air cells In the lungs to the
surface Of the skin. Either one of
these methods Is more sure and acts
more quickly in giving relief than any
treatment with drugs. Mariana
Vha0laT IN Hs6Fsie:S fior,o ,ot,r---
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
WHERE AMERICA WAS NAMED
House Is Still Standing In Which
Learned Men Awarded voyager
an Undeserved Henor.

Many readers who keep scrap-books
will be glad Of this morsel of curious
lore.
On April Is. 1907, the learned heads
Of the University of st. Die, In Lor-
raine, decided, incorrectly, that Amer
igo Vespucci was entitled to the honor
Of discovery. Christopher Columbus
having only reached the islands of the
West Indies, and that the western
hemisphere should bear his name. The
name america" was. as a matter of
fact, first used In the book "Cosmog-
raphiae Introductio," by Martin VALID
seemuller, professor of cosmography at
the university.
II has since been shown that Amer
igo Vespucci was preceded by both
Christopher Columbus and John Cabot,
but 1t was too late-the new world
had been dubbed america" and the
fact advertised In print. The house
where the meeting was held at which
the classical error was made still
stands at st. Die (Vosges), and is an
nually visited by many tourists. es-
pecially those from both North and
South America.
Hence the error of learned men Is
responsible for America being named
after Amerigo Vespucci, who was
given an honor he clearly did not de-
serve.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
Regular Hours Now.

Judge, he hasn't worked for about
six MONTHS" testified an elderly wom-
an in an Indianapolis court recently.
She was testifying against her son. age
seventeen, who had been arrested on a
charge of vagrancy.
"How does he spend his leisure
time" asked the prosecutor.
Sleeping" was the reply.
When the boy took the stand he
denied that he had been out of en-
ployment for six months and said his
mother had erred as to the length of
time, as the last work he did was
"about four and one-half months ago."
"How many hours a day do you
sleep?" asked Judge Pritchard, TO
which the defendant replied that he
didn't sleep all the time. but just when
he felt like 1t.
Ever been in jail?" said the judge.
NO"
swell, they have regular hours over
there and l believe regular hours plus
a few days work on the roads will do
you good. l will fine you SIS and
costs, and you can pay it out in jail"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
NEW IDEAS THROUGH READING
important to Select Good Books, but
Practically Anything 10 Better
Than Nothing.

A teacher who had the real interest
of her pupils at heart, and who took
a genuine interest In them and their
activities after as well as during school
hours, was trying her best to reach a
particularly trying boy of about thir-
teen years. He did not seem at all in
terested In his work or studies, and
she was attempting to discover just
what he was interested In and how he
spent his leisure time. Upon inquiry
she found he was fond of taking long
and solitary walks. although he dis
claimed any interest in the beautiful
or scientific In nature.
But what do you do with yourselfT
the teacher insisted. "What do you
think about? You don't read very
much. do your"
The boy denied that he read, and as
serted that when he was off alone that
way he liked to think his own
thoughts.
wonder what kind of thoughts that
poor boy occupied himself with? He
never read, and he was apparently I'M
pervious to new ideas of any sort. He
was just content with his own empty
thoughts-they must have been poor
and stale and empty, for he never
opened his mind to new ones.
The best and most efficient way to
get ideas is by reading-and 1t makes
such a difference, therefore, what we
read. But 1t is decidedly better to read
almost anything that comes to hand
than nothing at all. For If one has
nothing in the mind at all, such pc
culiar things are bound to creep In.
Isn't II better to re-think the thoughts
of fine men than to think your own
mean little ones?-Exchange
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
EXPLAINING FALL OF JERICHO
Scientists Have Shown How Happen
ing at Which Many Have Scoffed
Was Quite Possible.

Many have refused to believe the
biblical suggestion that the walls Of
Jericho fell down before the Israelites
as result of the sound caused by
their shouts and the horns blown by
the seven priests.
Modern researches and discoveries
In regard to sound phenomena. how
ever. show that such biblical miracles
could be reconciled with natural law.
Vibration of sound Is a thing the
possibilities of which we do not yet
understand. II is said that one Of the
great tenor singers can break a wine
glass by singing into its keynote.
The sub-bass of the pipe organ is
known to rack pews to pieces with its
sympathetic note.
The authentic story is told of an
old fiddler who. angered by the work
men constructing the first suspension
bridge at Niagara, threatened to fiddle
II down. OF course he was laughed
at. but. seating himself near the
bridge he began to experiment with
his bass string.
When he found the note that suited
him he sawed away on that note. The
cables responded and soon the bridge
was swaying in an alarming fashion.
II he had not been stopped he might
have fulfilled his threat. In any case
care was afterward exercised to pre-
vent a particle of vibration in the
bridge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
Frenchman Given Honor.

The first white man, as far as can
be determined, to discover petroleum
in America was Joseph de la Roche
D'Allon. a French missionary who
speaks of his discovery in letter
written 180 years ago. He had crossed
the Niagara river and made his way
southwark through western New York
into northern Pennsylvania, where he
found a spring from which oil flowed.
The oil was highly esteemed by the
Indians for medicinal uses. This old
spring was probably Identical with
one described by the Massachusetts
Magazine in 1889. which speaks of "a
creek called Oil creek, which issues
from spring, on the top of which
floats an oil similar to that called Bar
bados tar, and from which one may
gather several gallons q day." The
waters Of this spring were supposed
to give great relief from rheumatism
and to possess many other healing
qualities.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21

The phrase "gone west" used SO
much during the war. Is not q new
one In the language Of the Maori,
though he does not say 1t quite In that
way. The Maori religion provides no
such place as hell. A person gets his
or her deserts In this life and after
ward goes by "the broad path Of
Tane." 1. e.. the track Of the setting
sun. to huge meeting place where
are gathered the souls Of all the de-
parted. There they will wait till men,
bers Of all the tribes and hapus and
families who are still on earth have
Joined them. when all will move on to
whichever heaven they are hidden to
60. There are IL heavens In the Ma
ori's mythology. And the course which
leads to any Of them Is the west.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
LONG BUSY PLACE OF TRADE
FOR Centuries. as Today, All Eastern
Roads and Caravan Routes
Meet at Aleppo.

From time immemorial Aleppo has
been meeting place Of roads and
caravan routes, alike from the West
and from the uttermost East. Figura.
lively and literally. all roads still, to-
day, In Asia Minor, and from the
South. lead to Aleppo, while in its
greatest bazars Is to be found mer-
chandise from the ends of the earth.
Brass and silver work from India;
Chinese worries and porcelain; lac
quered bowls from Japan; carpets and
rugs from everywhere where carpets
and rugs are woven, from China to the
Bosporus, and so on, almost indefinite
~. Nothing else, as one writer Justly
remarks, gives such an idea Of Alep-
pos importance as one Of the great
clearing houses of the East as these
enormous. unending, vaulted bazars,
lined with shops and thronged with
people. The grand bazaar Of Stambul
Is great Of its kind, but the Aleppo
bazaar Is altogether greater. "You may
wander In 1t for a couple Of hours
and never seem to go over the same
ground twice; always fresh ramifica-
lions come into view and give a choice
OF fresh turnIngs to be taken"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
Rule for Verse Writers.

Free verse, says critic. is only
new way of printing rhythmic prose,
such as that found In the Bible and in
the serious writings Of Thomas Brown
and Robert Bacon. And as for print
ing it in verse form, William. Blake
produced verse whose effect to the eye
is much the same as that of the most
modern 'vers librist." In some mod
ern cases. however, II looks very much
as II the poet were experimenting with
the advice Of Voltaire. who said
to Helvetius: do you wish an In
fallible rule for verse? Here 1t Is:
See II your thought, as you have writ
ten It in verse. is beautiful in prose
also"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
sionaIed for Fifty-six Hours.

It is the eternal vigilance of the sail
or of our ships, his unfagging faith
fulness to duty, his steadfastness to
his detail. his bound-to-win spirit that
has made him the man to be counted
on every time and all the time.
There was young man serving as a
signal man on a ship that had gone
aground. With his waving flags he
was talking the silent language of the
ships. calling for help. The lives of
hundreds Of men. the safety of his ship
depended on him.
For So hours of unbroken duty-sev-
en- ordinary working days-he remain
ed at his post. scanning the sea and
with unerring skill handling his sig
nails.
And he was country boy-from
Oklahoma.-Great Lakes Bulletin.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
Legislators Must Solve Problem
Of Etiquette.
Rulss Governing Procedure Of British
House Of Commons viii Have
70 Be Radically Revised to
Fit New Tlmes.

Members Of the British house Of
commons stand self-accused, and wom-
en- are beginning to understand why
there was SO much opposition on the
question Of their being allowed to sit
In parliament.
THE house Of commons Is not fit
and proper place for respectable wom-
en- to sit In" said Sir Hedworth Meux,
making speech In regard to the pro.
posal. Il oppose this resolution" he
continued, mot because do not love
the female sex. but because | adore
women. But Is II a proper thing for
women to be sitting here until II
O'Clock at nightf When we sit until
and 8 In the morning the historic cry
OF Who goes homer will become who
win take me homer"
In the future the big strangers gal
sery viii be open to women as well as
men. but the ladies' gallery WILL stiIl
continue to be restricted to the exclu-
sive use Of women. so that whatever
OF privileged sex position still remaiss
In parliament will be to the advantage
OF the gentle sex. Thus are the tables.
turned.
Many amusing queries are being put
to perplexed politicians. The concen-
trated wisdom Of a thousand years
has made rules, and the rules have
been for men only.
One thing that becomes a problem
Il, the etiquette Of the hat. A rule In
this connection fs that II a member
wishes to address the house he must
remain uncovered" Male members
now have visions of the new woman
member standing up and removing her
latest Paris creation. OF necessity she
must have q mirror to arrange her
disheyelsd locks.
Another point Of etiquette DEGREES
that when rising to speak In debate
the member must be covered" win
she In her hurry grab the hat Off the
head Of the nearest victim so as to be
In order?
The hat problem becomes more and
more complicated as matters proceed.
When q member Is referred to In a
speech By another member-especially
In the case Of compliment from a
minister fand the male members gloom
lily foresee that women will get the
lions share Of these)-he acknowl-
edges 1t by raising his hat. By the
time the female member has finished
wrestling with half a dozen hatpins
the minister will be through with his
compliment and on to the next subject
for debate.
These, and other similar problems,
are vexing political etiquette. What is
going to happen to parliament If all
the formalities and rules are to be
swept away in tsmpestuous whirl Of
pstticoatsf The honorable male men,
bers don't kn0w--but the women de-
clare the time thus saved will be spent
In making common-sense laws for the
good Of mankind.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21

At recent county institute in Indi-
ana one of the teachers made an an
nouncement. AT the close she said:
IF any one has any objections to this
plan of mine let him do as the Bible
says: Either speak now or hold his
peace forever"
A little teacher, whose years in the
schoolroom numbered 81. smiled slight
ly as she turned to the person next her.
THAT isn't in the Bible, is it?" she
asked, and then finished: at does
sound familiar, but not exactly as if it
came from that book"
This person laughed. "Why, that's
from the wedding ceremony" she re-
piled.
The little teacher was quick to re-
tort: mo wonder none of us here
recognized 1t then" she laughed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
ANCIENT OLD TRADING POST
About Fort Smith There Seems to
Gather All the Romance of the
"Silent Places"

OF all the glamorous old trading
posts of the Honorable Hudson Bay
company, there is none with more of
the romance of the silent places about
1t than Fort Smith. perched above the
Rapids Of the Drowned on the Slave
river, writes "Niksah" In the Chicago
Daily News. The Slave flows here
from Lake Athabasca to Great Slave
lake. and halfway on its Journey, just
where the sixtieth parallel Of north
latitude divides the province Of Al
berta from the Northwest Territory, 1t
passes Fort Smith.
The fort is set high above the trou-
bled waters several hundred feet up
the steep, rocky bank. A fine spot
for defense 1t was, In the early days,
but now that attacks are over II Is an
inconvenient location In spite of its
picturesque qualities. All day dong
you can see those who are in the bib
lical phrase drawers of water" toll
ing up the steep path with yoked buck
cts over their shoulders-IndIan wom-
en- and children. servants Of the COM
pany, carrying every drop that Is
drunk, and whatever may be used for
other purposes. 1t is no discredit to
wash sparingly in Fort Smith. One
must needs have scant consideration
for the value Of human labor to do
otherwise.
All about the trading post are scat
tered the tepees Of the Indians, wan
derers of the great woods. on their an
nual trading expedition. They bring
with them the breath of the vast woods
country; Its struggle has shaped their
tight-lipped mouths, its loneliness has
made their steady black eyes inserut-
able; its mystery has made their laugh
a low, quick bitten thing. like q laugh
snatched in the shadow of terror ALI
these things the white woodsmen show
even more strongly. with the quicker
impressionability Of finer clay. The
northern woods runner is q man apart,
almost separate species of the hui
man animal. shaped by the relentless
pressure Of an irresistible environ
ment.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
TUESDAY. JANUARY 81, 1910

WHAT the grand jury has done, If
anything, witt reference to the bad
roads Of the county beyond getting a
charge from Justice Kalisch has not
been made public. That the roads in
Burlington county are in bad shape
cannot be denied, but all the circum-
stances in connection with that condi-
ton should be inquired into closely by
the grand jury before any drastic steps
are taken. 1t would be well to investi-
gate how roads have been built and
kept in repair in the upper part of the
state. Take the cities of Newark, the
Oranges, Jersey City and other places
where the roads are practically city
charges sn6 inquire how much state
aid has been given to those localities
and compare with the amount awarded
to this county. The fact should not be
overlooked that the roads OF Burling-
ton county have had more than ordi-
nary wear and tear by the heavy travel
OF army trucks that have gone over
some portions Of the road daily. Then
IL would be well to inquire whether the
county has not been willing to repair
the roads and the government has re
fused to allow material for that pur-
pose. We do not believe the freehold.
ers are SO negligent as to be liable to be
indicted. Take the road between Mount
Holly and Moorestown. especially near
Hainesport. No man could have given
any road more attention than George
Walther has. yet his labors have al
most been in vain, for as soon as he
would get bad breaks fixed the large
army trucks would go over the road
and tear it to pieces. This is only one
instance There are others that have
not been used by the army trucks bat
whichshave been subjected to muchuse
and have not been repaired because Of
the inability to secure material. We
do not believe there is member of the
Board OF Freeholders who has wilfully
neglected the roads under his care.