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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
PIeasant Dreams.

1t does not lie in the painters fancy to
imagine prettier picture than that of a
young girl, with lips luscious with the
promise of love, half parted in the smiles
Of happy dreamland The mind of happy
rnaidenhood Is clear and polished mirror,
which, when the wits go wandering into the
ghostland of dreams, reflects the impress
sions of waking hours. If those impress
sions are pleasant and painless and happy,
she will smile In her sleep. If the impress
sions are those of suffering woman, tor
tured with the special ailments to which
the feminine organism is liable, the picture
is spoiled by the lines of suffering and de-
spondency. Maladies Of this nature unfit a
woman for joyous maidenhood and for ca
pable motherhood. They incapacitate her
to bear the burdens of life in any sphere
of action Household, marital and social
duties alike are burden to the woman who
Is constantly suffering from headaches,
backaches, dragging sensations and weak
ening drains. DR.. Piercs's Favorite Pre-
scription positively, completely, unfail-
ingiy cures troubles of this nature. 1t
imparts health, strength, vigor to the dis
tinctly womanly organs 1t fits for care
free, healthy motherhood, happy wifehood
and capable motherhood.
II have a little step-daughter who had St.
Vitus's Dance, which your medicine cured,
writes Mrs T. p. Boze, of Ford, Dfnwiddie Co.,
Va 81 spent about twenty dollars for doctor s
bills and medicine and 1t did not do the child
one cent s worth of good. We commenced giving
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden
Medical Discovery and used three bottles Of
each, which cost only six dollars. Now the child
b running around every where and Is just al
healthy ever.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
ALBANIA or AItamahaY

There can, suppose. be no doubt
that in the lines in "The Deserted Viii
lage''-
To distant climes, dreary scene,
Where half the convex world intrudes between,
Through torrid tracts with fainting steps they
go
Where wild Altama murmurs TO their woe
Goldsmith is abiding to the River Al
tamaha In Georgia, the colonization Of
which had taken place not long before,
But his expressions are not very accu-
rate. So far from being torrid In the
strict sense of the word, the latitude of
the mouth of the Altamaha is more
than 81 degrees. No part indeed of the
present United States is located within
the tropics But, besides this, although
there are certainly rattlesnakes and.
believe, scorpions Of certain species in
Georgia, there are no tigers there to
"wait their hapless prey" which the
poet reckons among the horrors of the
region where some of the inhabitants Of
Auburn have gone. Notes and Queries.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

A most curious phenomenon in the
northwest Of Canada is the appearance
of millions Of minute black insects
whenever thaw occurs.
During the winter the snow is dry
and crisp like sand. and nothing what
ever can be discovered of these insects,
but as soon as thaw comes they are
found everywhere in large patches,
looking like a busting of SCOT.
They are generally known as snow
fieas or snow lice and have slight hop.
ping powers being able to leap some
three or four inches. They entirely dis
appear when it freezes again, and not
a trace of them can be found
They do not fall with the snoW at
there may have been no snow for a
month or more before their arrival and
are probably analogous to the "red
snow" of arctic regions.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
A Fancy For Old Hats.

The inhabitants of the Nicobar is
lands, group in the Indian ocean, have
an extraordinary fancy for old hats, and
a regular trade in such cast off headgear
is carried on between Calcutta and Mic
obar, the much desired headpieces being
paid for in oocoanuts. A tall chimney
pot is the favorite among the Nicola
rians, and the acme of fashion is consid-
cred to be high white hat with black
hatband This is worth from so to so
cocoanuts, and is worn by the Nioobar-
ian dandy when he goes out fishing.
the rest of his attire consisting solely of
a Waistcoat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Life of a Battleship.

Naval experts have put down the ac-
tive life of modern battleship at about
10 years. A hundred years ago battle
ships lasted nearly six times as long and
were on active service nearly the whole
time of their commission The Victory,
for instance, was 40 years old when she
acted as Nelson's flagship at the memo
rable battle of Trafalgar. A line of
battle ship the Royal William, was
built at Chatham in 1870 and was not
broken up until 1918, being rebuilt sew
eral times before her final demise.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The hotel stood ON a corner Of a main
street and a comparatively unfrequent-
ed side street. One evening overheard
the little old black man talking very
savagely with another around the cor
ner on the side street, and among other
things he said:
Eyes. sub, an eff I hits you dey
woan' be but two ticks struck. I'll hit
you an you'll hit de groun'.
"You done heah whut say. Den.
uar. Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

A mirror could not lie if it wanted to-
The glass has nothing to gain by fiattery
If the roses of health and plumpnes of
beauty are leaving your face, your mirror
will tell you so. Health is the greatest
beautifier in the world When a woman
sees the indications of ill-health in the
face, she may with almost absolute GER
tainty look for the cause in one or both of
two conditions constipation and derange-
ment of the organs distinctly feminine
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
cure permanently and positively any So
called female complaint" Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets will cure constipation.
There is no reason in the world why a
woman should not be perfectly healthy.
She will gain in health, strength and flesh.
Hollows and angles will give place to
fullness and grace She will be that no
blest and most beautiful of all creation
a perfect woman.
Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N Y, and receive DR.. Pierce's
1908 page Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, profusely illustrated
A kind mo" is often more agreeable
than rough yes
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Scrofula is disease as old as antiquity.
1t has been handed down for genera
lions and is the same to day as in
early times 1t is emphatically dis
ease of the blood, and ..the only way
to cure it is by purifying the blood.
That is just what Hoods Sarsaparilla
does in every case where it is given q
faithful trial. 1t eradicates all impur-
tiles from the blood, and cures the
sores, boils, pimples and all forms OF
skin disease due to scrofula taints in
the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla has
won the grateful praise of vast num-
bers of people by its grand and com
plete cures. Don't allow scrofula tc
develop in your blood Cure it at
once by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

A number of autograph letters of Ed
mund Kean supply some interesting in
formation about the salaries of actors
early in the century. One relates to an
offer by Mr. Ellison offering Kean So a
week as acting manager of "the new
theater in Wych street. !" Later this
rose as high as e25 a month. In 1926
Kean was offered $12, 600 year to go
to America. In the prime of his popu-
larity he received e200 for a week in
Edinburgh, and apparently reached the
highest point when Mr.. Bum wrote
from the Theater Royal, Dublin, on
Feb. 8, 1899, and offered him ESQ a
night to play in Dublin and Cork
Liverpool Mercury.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
His Worst oGense.

When it was proposed to lessen the
list Of crimes punished by death, Lord
Eldon objected to the moose being ban
ished in cases of petty shoplifting. "The
small shopkeepers will be ruined by this
exemption" said the old Tory lord
chancellor.
Another Tory, a judge, SO venerated
the sovereign that he included in his re-
gard any article belonging to the king,
no matter how far removed from actual
possession. A tailor had been condemn
ed for the murder of a soldier, and the
judge tackled on this addition to the
sentence of death:
"And not only did you murder him,
but you did thrust or push or pierce or
project or propel the lethal weapon
through the belly band of his breeches,
which were his majesty'sp'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The Scoffer-Why do missionaries
make such great efforts to train the
heather to wearing clothes? Are dresses
and bonnets necessary part of religion?
The Missionary-No, but nothing
makes woman come to church regu.
larly SO well as knowing that the other
women will be there in new bonnets. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
willing to Fortify.

1t was few minutes before dinner
when little Fred inquired:
Mamma. have been bad today"
Yes, Freddie, very bad indeed"
do you think you'll send me to bed
without any support"
II have a great mind to. j"
well, mamma, wish you would
let me know now, SO that can tell how
much dinner to eat Pick Me Up.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Children as erafnmarians.

Two little tots of and years re-
spectively, living out of town, were
anxiously awaiting the arrival of IA
vorite uncle from whom they were ex-
pecting visit. The train came in, but
no guest appeared, to the bitter disap-
pointment of the little ones. They ran
to their mother for consolation, the
younger one saying:
Mamma, don't you think Uncle
Ned oughter conner"
"You mustn't say oughter; say
shooder," put in the 5-year-old, with
all the dignity that such correction
would imply.-New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

In Lithuania, province of Russia, it
is customary that the BRIDES ears should
be boxed before the marriage ceremony.
No matter how tender hearted the moth.
er may be she always makes it point
OF administering hearty smack to her
daughter in the presence Of witnesses,
and note is made of the fact The
mothers intention is kind one though
the custom itself is bad. The reason for
it is to protect the bride should her mar
riage prove an unhappy one. In that
case she will sue for divorce. and her
plea will be that she was forced into the
marriage against her will, and on that
score the verdict of the judge will be in
her favor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Forgot Something.

Helen and her father and mother
were dining in hotel, and Helen, who
was years old, had never before dined
in public place.
The waiter was so attentive and cour-
teous that Helen's mother said that he
must be tipped at the end of the meal.
The word tipped was one Helen had
never heard used except in connection
with dump cart on her fathers prem
ises. When they got up to leave the
dining room, she said:
"Oh, papa, papal You forgot to
dump the waiter p'-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The other evening man was rush
ing through the streets of London hur-
rying to an appointment when swell
passed in front of him who held his
umbrella at dangerous angle. The
basty pedestrian pulled the umbrella
away from the swell, and then, step
ping around to him, said in suavest
tone: "Oh, by the way. here's your UNI
brella. found it in my eye. Pick
Me TN
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

II regret to observe, said Skillton,
"that there is to be another yacht race
for the Americas cup.
Regret? Why, it indicates that
England and the United States are com
ing together again r said Jones.
THAT'S just it, =" said Skillton. 1--WE
were beginning to get along SO nicely,
and now all the old troubles will be re-
opened. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The stern professor of the feminine
preparatory school sat at his desk try
ing to unravel knotty problem when
fluffy haired miss of 16 approached.
"Please, sir, I" she began in tremu-
lous voice. will you grant me permits
sion to go out riding with my brother
this afternoonP"
Now, the old man had not forgotten
the days of his youth, neither was he a
fool, and looking over his spectacles he
slowly said;
$50 you want to go riding with your
brother, do your By the way, is this
brother Of yours any relation to your"
Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Hicks-W Wheeler and Brassey met for
the first time yesterday, and they got
on together famously. They kept up
their talk until late in the evening.
Wicks-What were they talking
about?
Hicks-Bicycles and golf.
Wicks-But Wheeler doesn't know
the first thing about golf.
Hioks-Neither does Brassey know
anything about bicycling. But that
makes no difference. Each kept it up
on his favorite topic without listening
to the other. Boston Transcript
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Smith-You say you write dunning
letters 20 yourself and sign them with
fictitious names. What do you do that
for2
Jones-You see, my wife is~ always
after me for money, and when she reads
those letters she becomes discouraged. -
London FINN.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The grand specific for the prevailing
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Rheumatism, Costiveness, General
Debility, etc, is Bacons Celery King for
the Nerves This great herbal tonic slim
ulates the digestive organs, regulates the
Liver and restores the system to vigorous
health and energies Sample free. Large
packages SOC and 25c. Sold only by Wells
& Son, Columbus; E. D. Prickitt, Mount
Holly; W. c. Jones' New Egypt; Edw W.
Rossell Pemberton, and H. H. Leeds,
Rancocas
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

There is village in England built
upon an enormous bowlder of chalk.
This bowlder is half a mile long and
must have been carried eastward dis
lance of 30 miles by some great iceberg.
1t was dropped to the bottom of the
glacial sea, where it became partly Gov
cred and surrounded by blue gray bowl
der olGY
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
servian Marriages.

Servian men do not marry for love,
but to secure an additional worker for
the household, so very young men mar
ry women several Years older than
themselves, as girls are less experienced
in homework. In the lower and mid
die classes women are always helped
last, and may not sit down unbidden in
the presence of the men.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

There is a curious little Holland viii
lage in Wisconsin named Little Chute,
whose chief manufacture is wooden
shoes. The people there are as thor
oughly Dutch as their progenitors. The
town stands on the ground where Pere
Marquette had his winter quarters, and
where the Dutch priests instructed the
Indians.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Plants That Hate One Another.

Fancy two plants being so unfriendly
that the mere neighborhood of one is death
to the other Yet this is the case with
two well known English plants. These are
the thistle and the rape. If field is in
tested with thistles which come up year
after year and ruin the crops, all you have
to do is to SOW 1t with rape. The thistle
will be absolutely annihilated
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
His style of Riding.

Gambrel-Oh, I've seen worse riders
than you, but why do you jump up and
let in daylight between yourself and
the horse at every step?
Snaffie-That' all you know about
it. l don't rise from the horse. He
drops down from me. l keep right in
the same position all the time.-Boston
Transcript
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------
Thought He Wa Smart.

Mr.. Peok-What is that book you are
reading, my dear?
Mrs. Peck-It's a novel, entitled "a
Fatal Filtration, with such sad end
ing
Mr.. Peok-Something like ours, /
presume?-London Fun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Her LIQUID Voice.

"Your wife has such liquid voice, F"
said Mr.. F. admiringly to Mr.. T.
Yes; that's pretty good name for
it, replied Mr.. T.
Mr.. F. looked up inquiringly, and
Mr.. T. added Immediately; Don't you
understand? Why, it never dries up.
you know. London Fun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

rheumatism, with its sharp twinges
aches and pains. Do you know the cause ?
Acid in the blood has accumulated in
your joints. The cure is found in Hood S
Sarsaparilla which neutralizes this acid
Thousands write that they have been
completely cured of rheumatism by Hood s
Sarsaparilla.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

A Boston publishing firm that issues
school readers recently received the fol-
lowing letters from rural school trus-
tees:
Mr.. - l have baught all fables
Story Books and Novels am Coin to
! shall see the Board aboit it first. ]
have Baught all School Books Requaird
1 am Citing tieard of Bying Novels
Yours,
Dear Sir
Can not Get no mobiles (novels) book
for Scool Book, he can reed Out of his
Reeders and not Out of the Fairtail
Stories Books Yours Truley
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Don't misunderstood me, said Me-
andering Mike. II ain t down on work. +"
"You don't seem to have much affec-
ton fur it, F" replied Flooding Pete.
Eyes, have. Work is good Ting
If it wasn't fur work, how would all
desc people git money to give us?''-
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

IT HAS BEEN FULLY demonstrated that
Ely's Cream Balm is a specific for Nasal
Catarrh and cold in the head. This dis
tinction has been achieved only as the re-
result of continued successful use A NOR
bid condition of the membrane in the mas
al passages can be cured by this purifying
and healing treatment Sold by druggists
or it will be mailed for so cents by Ely
Brothers, So Warren Street, New York
1t spreads over the membrane, is absorbed
and relief is immediate.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

1t is an old saying that those who
were born in the last six months of the
year will have great change of expe-
rience every seventh year, and their
dreams will have significance during
the full of the moon.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Cries the Hours.

In Ely place, Holborn, the old Gus
tom of "crying the hours of the night
by Charley" still exists. Charley, bet
ter known nowadays as the night
watohman, has to call the hours in this
spot from II p. m. till 8 a. m. Wet or
fine, he must not neglect his duty
London Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Instant relief and a permanent cure by
the great remedy Otto's Cure for Lung
and Throat diseases, Why will you irri-
tate your throat and lungs with that hack
ing cough when Wells & Son, Columbus;
E. D. Prickitt, Mount Holly; w c. Jones,
New Egypt; Edw W. Rossell, Pemberton,
and H. II. Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents,
will furnish you free sample bottle of
this guaranteed remedy2 Its success is
wonderful, as your druggist will tell you
Sample free. Large bottles soc and Csc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Miss Wellwood-Do you believe there
is anything in, love at first sight?
Mr.. Hardacre-Oh. yes. About nine
times out Of ten there's divorce in it.
Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

''I would go to the end Of the world
for you. he exclaimed passionately.
I'm sure wish you would. +" she
answered coldly, "and.-then jump off. y
-Somerville Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Not far from the final resting place
OF Mr.. Gladstone in Westminster abbey
Is the tomb of General John Burgoyne
who was defeated by Gates at the bat
tie OF Saltwater and who surrendered
to the Americans at Saratoga in 1877.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

During the siege of Paris no fewer
than %, 00o 600 letters sailed ont Of the
city IN the "a balloons dispatched be-
tween the 10th of September, 1870, and
the 26th of January, 1871.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Mother-Why don't you play with
that American boy?
Boyle tells stories.
Mother-He does?
Boy-Yes. He came from New York,
and he says he never saw an Indian or
buffalo. Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Mrs. J. M. Bull, wife of the pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Worthington, Mimi, supplied the pull
pit on recent Sunday in the absence
of her husband.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
Quite Likely.

"I'll tell you the story in nutshell, ;"
said Fosdick.
Chestnut SHELF" asked Kesdick.
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
From Baby in the High Chat,


Allow a cough to run until 1t gets beyond the
reach of medicine. They often say. son. ii
will wear itself away" but in most cases 1t
will wear them away. Could they be induced
to try the successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsani. which is sold on n positive guarantee
to cure. they would Immediately see the ex-
cellent effect after taking the first dose.
Price Csc. and SOC. Trial size free. At all
druggists.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

"And did he fall on his knees when
he proposed?''
"No, but he was SO ratified that he
stepped on the cat and fell on his neck. {"
Indianapolis Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The only soap which the Hindoos of
the orthodox type employ is made en-
tirely of vegetable products. But soap
is little used in India, being almost an
unknown luxury with the natives.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

The king of Greece, when conversing
with the members of his family, never
employs any but the English language.
He seldom speaks French and only uses
Greek when compelled to do so.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

What did you say was the name of
your horse2"
Mail"
"Nail2"
Eyes, Nail-N-a-i-l"
''What induced you to give the animal
such queer namep''
Nail is the most appropriate name i'm
aginable. My wife can't drive him. -
Montgomery Advertiser
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

St. Louis has one church to 2, 800 Of
population. New York one 30 2, 466.
Chicago one to 2,08I. Boston one to
/, GOO and Minneapolis one to 1864.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11

Paper made from seaweed is a grow
ing industry in France. 1t is so trans
parent that it has been used in place of
UIocc