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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
JUDGED BY SKILL AT POKER
Business Man Estimated Another's
Qualifications by His Actions
at the Card Table.

After all, there is something to be
learned from cards, If the aver
age gambler, who plays for the pas
sion of the game and for the money he
expects, does not always learn It, A
Los Angeles business man recently
asked an acquaintance, what do you
think about Smith? Do you think he
would be good man to take Into our
irmY His friend looked him straight
In the eye and replied Eyes, l think
he'd be a first-class man to tie to and
I'll tell you why. I played poker with
him last night and / discovered that he
plays safe. He is what religious
minded people call good what eau
tious, conservative people call wise
and what the world In general, espe-
cially the bold ones, call coward
but man whom nearly every one Sc
cretly respects, envies and almost
fears. He never takes chance. He
doesn't gamble. When he bets on a
hand he's got the cards. When he
doesn't get the cards he lays his hand
down with a smile and waits until
they come to him. and then he plays
'em to the limit Yes, l think he's
safe, all right. He could play with my
money at card table or In the field
of business. Los Angeles Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
NOT STRONG ON NAVIGATION
Records Show Weakness Of the Span
lsh Sailor in That Highly I'M
portant Matter.

The Spaniards of early days were
most adventurous explorers, but, for
all their discoveries Of distant lands,
very poor navigators. After coming
upon the Solomon islands in the west
ern Pacific. they could not find them
again, and they were lost for $50
years.
The water supply of their ship was
kept in big earthen Jars. AS it was
impossible to provide in this way
enough to drink for long voyage.
they took to sea many large mats.
which when 1t rained were spread to
catch the drops. From the mats the
water was drained off into the Jars.
Probably it was no fault OF Colum-
bus, but his first voyage to America,
which occupied two months time, was
mainly drift. When he landed in
Cuba he thought he had reached Asia.
and'sent an expedition inland to treat
with the great khan of Tartary. Later
HIS flagship, the Santa Maria, ran
aground off the coast of Haiti, the ma
tives of which island welcomed him
most Hospitality. He noticed three or
four of them whose naked bodies show
ed scars which they attributed to
bites inflicted by man-eating saw
ages of another island called Can
iba. Whence the origin of the word
eannibal-the island inhabited by these
anthropophagi being Porto Rico.
Less than 100 years ago Spain still
claimed ownership of the whole Pa
cific ocean, declaring 1t a Spanish lake
on the strength of Balboa's discovery
in 1913. Acting upon this idea, the
Spanish government ordered the COM
nandante of San Francisco to seize
the Columbia, the first vessel that
carried the American flag around Cape
Horn.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
DID NOT INVENT TELESCOPE
But Calico Was the First to Perceive
Its Possibilities in the Study Of
Astronomy.

The name of the man who first
framed and used a telescope for the
observation of the heavenly bodies is
Calico Galilei, though little known In
that form. 1t was this scientist, who
died JaAuary 8. 1912, who, it may be
said, first gave stability and force to
the theory which places the sun in the
center Of the planetary system. In
April or May, 1909, Calico heard at
Venice of little tubular instrument
made by Hans Libbershey of Middle
burg, which made distant objects ap-
pear nearer. and he Immediately ap-
piled himself to experimentation on the
means by which such an instrument
could be produced. Procuring couple
of spectacle glasses, each plain on one
side, but one convex and the second
concave on the other side, and apply
ing his eye to the concave glass. he
found that objects were magnified
three times, and brought apparently
nearer. Soon after having made one
which could magnify $50 times, Cali
leo commenced observations on the sur
face of the moon, which he discovered
to be irregular, like that of the earth,
and on Jupiter, which, in 1910, he as
certained to be attended by four
stars, as he called them, which after
ward proved to be its satellites.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
coIumbus' Name Perpetuated.

Cristobal-colon, the joint city Of
Colon In the republic of Panama, and
Cristobal in the canal zone. is the
Spanish name for Christopher Column
bus, the first man who sought an all
water route across the isthmus, In his
quest for new path to Asia. But
history shows that Columbus never
bore that name while living. He was
born of a family known as Colombo"
and when he entered the Spanish serv-
Ice he changed his name to "Cristobal
Colon" yet we insist on calling him
columbus" The Panaman and
American cities of Colon and Cristo-
bal, situated at the Atlantic entrance
to the Panama canal. are so named In
recognition of the great explorer, and
a massive bronze statue representing
Columbus presenting before the court
of Spain one of the native Indians of
the new land he had discovered was
erected many years ago on the sen
front of Cristobal-C Colon, and still
stands as monument to the memory
of one of the worlds most intrepid ex-
plorers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
Wilson Not the Only one.

One other president than Wilson
traced his line to Carlisle, England !;
for Zachary Taylor was fifth In de-
scent from James Taylor of Carlisle,
who emigrated to this country in 1858.
Considering the fairly uniform British
extraction of our presidents, few in
deed could have gone to the homes of
really near ancestors In the British
isles. Andrew Jackson is the only one
whose father was born there, the elder
Jackson having come from Carrickfer-
gus, Ireland, decade before the Rev
olution. Grant is not particularly dis
tingufshed in that his family had been
American In all Its branches for eight
generations; as much could be said Of
others. 1t seems appropriate that the
first president In Office to visit the
mother country felt so Intimately the
ties of blood that originally gave 1t
the name Of mother country.-New
York Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
TAKE THEIR REST ON FLOOR
Russian Peasants Have Beds That Are
Costly, but Tney Do Not sium-
Der on Them

In the home of a Russian peasant
Denis Garstin discovered the great
bed, according to the Youths Com
panion.
The room, says Mr.. Garstin, was
small, scrupulously tidy and covered
with ornaments. The walls were en-
tirely hidden with ikons-some 80 of
them-sacred pictures, cheap litho-
graphs of the czer, czarina and their
children, calendars decorated with
saints and lovers, and crude photo
graphs of their own family taken at
fair. But by far the most imposing
article, dominating over all in the room
and insisting on all observance, was
the bed.
1t was a massive creation in itself,
made still more imposing by layer on
layer of bedding and mattresses and
pillows reaching high up the wall and
covered with black and red embroid-
cred counterpanes. 1t was monu-
ment of Russian peasant responsibility
rather than suggestion of any repose.
was marveling at it when the bahia
returned, laden with thick potato
pasties and wine and fruit. We sat
down to eat and my companion ex-
planned who we were and gave the mes
sages. The old woman nearly en-
braced us In her ELUSIVE welcoming.
A boy was sent to call in the husband,
who was out on the hillside gathering
fagots. A little girl went toddling
down the village to round up all the
relatives she could find, and soon we
were the center of a crowd of rough
peasants, who tried to cover their shy
ness by pressing us continually to eat.
The husband, a shock-headed old
peasant, came last His wife poured
out all the news to him, referring every
moment to us for Confirmation of each
detail, and whenever we said truly
to her remarks he turned his hat round
In his hands and said: "Thank God,
but eat and drink some more"
you have a very fine house," I said
to him. He stared at me, puzzled by
unusual 'you."
"Yes," he said finally, struggling in
to the plural, 1--WE have. Tell Lukyan
he must come to visit us with every
one. There is much ROOM"
"But only one bed?" said.
Again puzzled him. "Yes," he said,
there is bed, Of course
My companion nudged me. mo one
sleeps In bed" he whispered.
The bahia, glad of any reference to
that piece Of furniture. had stripped
off the covering. "See." she said, zone,
two, three, four-15 mattresses. That
is enough for every one, is it not?'
'They all sleep on the floor" said
my companion. my grandfather used
to, too, when he was staying in the
country"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
THE ARMADILL0 AS A DIGGER
In Tua-of-War With a Boy the AMI
NAL Won Out in Quite
Easy Manner.

One day ! was standing on a mound
when an armadill0 bolted from his
earth and running to the very spot
where was standing began vigorously
digging 70 escape By burying himself
In the soil.
Neither men nor dogs had seen him.
and | at once determined to capture
him unaided by anyone and imagined
1t would prove a very easy task.
Accordingly | laid hold of his black
oone-cased tail with both hands and
began tugging to get him off the
ground. but couldn't move him. He
went on digging furiously, getting
deeper and deeper into the earth, and
soon found that instead Of me pull
ing hin out he was pulling me In af-
ter him,
II hurt my small boy pride to think
that an animal no bigger than a cat
was going to beat me In trial of
strength. and this made me hold on
more tenaciously than ever and tug
ana strain more violently, until not to
lose MIN had TO go Hat on the
ground But It was all for nothing.
FIRST my hands, then my aching arms
were carried down into the earth. and
was forced to release my bold and
get up to rid myself of the mound he
nao oeen throwing up into my face
ana au over my head. neck and shout
oers.--From Far Away and Long
Ago" by W. II. Robson.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
Are You a Barometer?

Undoubtedly there Is a great rela-
ton between the elements and certain
complaints in the same way that some
seasons of the year render certain peo-
pie liable to Illness more than others
The lower we investigate In the AMI
NAL world the more prone are its SUBJ
jects to be affected by the weather. A
cat for as much as three days before
hand feels a coming storm; horses
fine nostrils can sniff approaching raiff
In an uncanny manner. The birds of
the air have but to be watched to see
the way In which they seek their nests
at hint of danger In the air. The very
trees and plants tremble in a peculiar
manner before q severe storm. Many
human beings are just as sensitive to
the march Of the elements. but do NOT
always realize the significance Of their
sensitiveness. People who suffer from
govt. rheumatism or neuralgia know at
once when bad weather is approach
ing. Old wounds make themselves felt
at certain times, and the stumps Of
members long since amputated give
pain. Medical men have never sat
isfactorily explained these strange phe-
nOmena, neither can they tell why
some people instinctively become rest
less and excited or moody, or sullen be-
fore thunderstorms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
AGENTS TEACH COOPERATION
Farmers and Bankers of South Give
Credit to Initiative of These
Representatives.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Cooperative buying and selling has
taken firm hold on the farmers of the
South, and they say that primarily it is
due to the leadership of the county
agents. Nor are bankers averse to
these representatives of the state col
leges of agriculture and of the United
States department of agriculture. Here
Is the opinion of a bank president in
Orangeburg, S. c.:
Cooperation and leadership by this
department of government has enabled
US to establish a-packing house where
the farmer can market one hog or
car of hogs any day in the year. This
agency has established a Farmers Co
operative Marketing association in
this city, where all surplus corn hay,
potatoes, or any other crop can be
promptly and profitably marketed. 1t
has also caused to be organized a
creamery, where cream and milk can
be marketed in any quantity every day
in the year. In its work of generally
helping the farmer to increase crop
production and its cooperation assist
ing him to market his crops intelligent
~, know of no single agency that has
so much"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
CRUSADERS WON AND LOST
In the End Nothing Was Gained by
Attempted Conquest of the
Holy Land.

During the four centuries from the
Moslem conquest of Palestine until
the crusades Christian, Jew and Mos
lem lived together in peace. Then
along came Peter the Hermit and the
Crusaders. The second coming of
Christ had been forecast for the year
1000. The passing of that year with
out any catastrophe awakened an era
of Christian piety that held the world
safe through the year 1898. the ami
versary of the crucifixion.
Peter the Hermit prevailed upon
Pope Urban II to sanction the first
crusade. 1t proved successful ven
ture, for Jerusalem was captured July
IA, 1909, and Godfrey of Bouillon
elected king of Jerusalem.
Saladin became master of Egypt
and Syria toward the end of the
twelfth century, after defeating the
Crusaders at the battle of Hattin in
1887, capturing the most treasured of
relics, piece of the true Cross. This
provoked the third crusade, led by
Richard Occur de Lion and commemo-
rated in Scott's novel, 1.-THE Tails
man." The Crusaders captured Con-
stantinople for the Venetians, but
failed of the entire conquest of Pales-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18

secretary Of agriculture in his annual
report.
Protection of the forests during the
season of 1918 proved an exceptionally
difficult task, says the secretary. An
unusual strain was imposed on an or
ganization somewhat depleted in num-
bers and much weakened by the loss of
many of it's most experienced men.
Added to this was the difficulty of Sc
curing good men for temporary APP
pointment as guards during the fire
season, and parties of men for fight
ing large fires. An unusually early and
severe dry season caused the outbreak
Of serious fires before the summer
protective organization was fully
ready.
Some embarrassment in meeting the
situation, the report comments, was
caused by the failure of the annual ap-
preparation act to pass congress until
after the fire season was virtually
over. Relief was furnished by the
president, who placed $1.000,000 at the
secretary's disposal as loan from the
presidents emergency fund.- 1t may
be necessary, the secretary says, to
seek from congress again deficiency
appropriation of $4,000.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH is, 1919
Weak
w cary
Women

Learn the Cause of Daily Woes
When the back aches and throbs,
When housework is torture,
When night brings no rest nor sleep,
When urinary disorders set in.
Women's lot is weary one.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Have proved their worth in Mount
Kelly.
This is one Mount Holly women's
aestimony.
Mrs. b. Bozarth, 81 Water ST., says:
II suffered of and on for three years
from kidney trouble. At times / had
inflammation of the bladder and suffered
: great deal. could tell in other ways
my kidneys were in bad shape. My
hack ached constantly and no matter
what position | lay at night, 1 could
eet no ease from the dull misery across
my kidneys. When dizzy spells came
on me nearly fell over. l was advised
TO use Doan's Kidney Pills and after
taking three boxes / was completely
reliSvsd Of all kidney trouble
Price 6oc, at all dealers Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
poan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs.
Eozsrth had. Foster Milburn Co
fgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
Towns and Their Trades.

Some towns are famous for the In
dustries they carry on, either because
they are favorably situated for their
work, or else because some leader of
the industry has started a model fac
tory which has grown larger with the
lapse of time. Perth with its climate
especially suited for dyeing, and Bel
fast, with its linen manufacture, are
examples Of the former while Port
Sunlight, famous the world over for
soap, and Saltaire, with its manufac-
ture Of mohair and alpaca, owe their
prosperity In each case to one man.
Kelghley makes a speciality of textile
machinery and Brighouse is said to
spin more silk waists than any town
In England, while the Rossendale val
ley provided half the world with felt
slippers. Stapleford, In Cambridge,
makes speciality Of parchment; Dav-
entry whips were once considered bet
ter than any, while Wymondham, in
Norfolk, was noted for its wooden
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
10 North Pole By AIrpIans.

An expedition to be led by Capt.
Robert. A Bartlett, explorer and navI-
gator of Peary's ship Roosevelt, will
be sent to the polar regions next June
to survey the North pole by airplane.
The plan was conceived by Rear Ad-
miral Peary, discoverer of the pole.
Bartlett is Newfoundlander forty
three years of age. He began explora-
lions % years ago, wintering with
Peary in the Kane basin In 1897. He
commanded the Roosevelt in its IA
nous trip of 1869, reaching the
eighty-eighth parallel. He was with
the Canadian government arctic expe-
dltion In 1914; his vessel was
crushed by the ice, and Bartlett, with
IT others, reached Wrangel island. He
left 10 there, and with one Eskimo
crossed to Siberia on the ice and re-
turned with rescuing party.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
BUILD OR REPAIR ICE HOUSE
Ample Supply viii Be Mighty Help
full on Hot Days in Summer
Make Preparations.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
OF course, you're planning to have
plenty of ice next summer. 1t will be
mighty helpful on those hot days in
July-comfort in the home and saw
ing in the dairy.
Are you ready? Is the ice house in
good repair, or will you find, when a
good freeze comes, that you have no
fit place to store ice? 1t will be to
your advantage to spend some of your
spare time now in getting the ice
house In shape. Repair the sides and
see that the roof doesn't leak.
Don't be without ice next summer.
It's expensive and inconvenient to de-
pend ON neighbors or haul from town.
You can build good ice house. If
you want to know how, write to the
United States department of agricul-
ture, Washington, d. c., and ask for
a free copy of Farmers Bulletin 623.
Do 1t now.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
NO CHANGE IN
LOAN CAMP AIGN
BY 4. PUsEY PAssMoRE.
Governor Third Federal Reserve
Bank.

Notwithstanding repeated state
ments from Secretary Glass, the pro-
posed action of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Represen-
tatives in determining the types of Sc
curities to be offered has apparently
left much misunderstanding in the
minds of many people regarding the
coming loan.
1.-THE Treasury Department an
nounceg that the Victory Liberty Loan
campaign will begin not later than
April 21st and must of necessity be
of character similar in essential
features to those conducted in the
past through the existing Liberty
Loan organizations. The imperative
requirements of the Treasury cannot
be financed without such a campaign,
for it is of utmost importance that
the securities offered shall be dis
tributed as widely as possible among
the American people.
"Only the form and terms of the
securities to be issued remain to be
determined and depend upon the en-
abling legislation to be enacted by
Congress, but, whether bonds or notes
are finally determined upon, the total
amount win be so large that ii is
absolutely essential that the widest
possible measure of distribution be
realized.
"Sureiy all who believe in the prin-
ciples for which the war was waged
and on account of which such tremen-
dous sacrifices of lives and treasure
have been made will appreciate the
necessity of properly meeting the
financial commitments of the govern
ment made during the conduct of the
war
director Mason and his associates,
In conjunction with the Executive
Committee are planning many new
and novel features and already have
the coming Victory Liberty Loan cam
paign in this district splendidly or
ganized. The army of Liberty Loan
workers who have done such effective
work in the past are deeply interest
ed in the coming campaign and are
determined to see this final loan put
over in good shape in order that their
part of the war work may be credit
ably completed"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
TESTING SUPPLY OF WATER
Peculiar odors, Those of Earthly, or
Other Characters, Sometimes De-
veloped by Heat
prepared by United States Department

prepared by United States Department
of Agriculture.}
There are few tests for contamina-
ton that the farmer can make, accord
ing to Farmers Bulletin GAL, "Water
Systems for Farm Homes" Peculiar
odors, those of earthly, musty, vegeta-
BILE, sulphurous, fishy or fecal charac-
ter, sometimes are developed by shak-
ing or by heat. Water may be tinted
green by vegetation or other shades by
wash from clays. Brown and yellow
tints are indicative of organic impur-
ity and should be regarded with sus-
picion. Organic matter is indicated
sometimes by the following simple
test: Add very little clean, white,
granulated sugar to a half-pint of the
water in clear, stoppered bottle, and
allow 1t to stand in warm room for
few days or week. Gradually in
creasing turbidity, a smoky clouding,
is evidence Of impurity. Organic mat
ter in water may be indicated also by
heating any deposited sediment in
small porcelain dish over an alcohol
fame and noting if the deposit chars
and blackens.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18
FORECASTS OF GREAT VALUE
Much Money and Thousands Of
Pounds of Meat May Be Saved by
Watching Weather Forecasts.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Cattlemen in the West and South
west may save thousands of dollars
and many thousand pounds of meat
during the winter season if they will
watch. weather forecasts. They should
give attention not only to the regular
forecasts but to the special daily
forecasts issued by weather bureau
stations in cities and towns Of con-
siderable size, during the winter in
regard to minimum temperatures ex-
pected to occur within shipping
raeius of one day or two days of the
station. In northwestern Texas last
winter a number of herds of cattle,
aggregating many thousand dollars in
value, died from exposure to de-
structive cold wave which had been
forecast by the weather bureau and
warnings of which had been dissent
mated through the threatened region.