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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
At Sea on Msskat.

A funny scene occurred many years
ago in congress. A present of Arabian
horses, a sword, ETC., arrived from the
imam of Maskat for President Adams.
A western member with some heat
moved that the gift should be sent
back, with letter from congress, in
forming the ruler of Maskat that the
president of the United States was nc
king, but the servant of the people, and
was not permitted to give or receive
presents.
Another memb Der rose. "Such let
ter, Mr.. Speaker, he said, "can easily
be written. But where is it to be senti
Where is Maskat?''
There was no response Apparently
not a member Of the house was prepared
to answer, nor could Maskat then be
found in any atlas published in this
country. 1t was found at last on Ger
man map. A civil answer was returned,
and the geographers made haste to in
sert Maskat i'll the next edition of their
maps.-Exchange
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

These Fierce South American Brutes Fight
Each Other to the Death on sight-Two
Battles That Show the characteristics of
the Animals.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

The sagacity of the fox is most won
derful. 1t Is related that he is tor
mented by tieas, and when the inhie-
ton becomes unbearable he gathers a
mouthful Of moss and slowly walks
backward into the nearest stream until
only the mouth is left above the surface
of the water. The feas meantime take
refuge on the moss, and when the fox
is satisfied that they have all embarked
he opens his mouth, and the moss drifts
away, while the willy fox regsins the
bank, happy in freedom from his tor
mentors. -Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Too Much Eating.

Gluttony has its victims, hardly less
numerous than other vices. To overeat
is to overburden the digestive organs to
such an extent that it will be impossi-
BILE for them to perform their duties
properly. Deleterious products are Gre
ated, and health is finally destroyed. A
prominent judge used to say such men
dig their graves with their teeth-and
it is SO. On the other hand, there are
those who eat too little. All extremes
are evils that experience should govern.
Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

A remarkable tale of human fecundi-
ty is told by the London Daily News.
An Italian peasant woman named Ora
nata, married at % years, has borne 80
children. She began with a single
daughter, followed by six boys at a
birth, then by five more, and these by
triplets twice and four at birth. After
this she limited herself, like ordinary
women, to single babies and twins, but
wound up with another batch Of four.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

About the last literary work complet-
ed by the late Cora Stuart Wheeler was
beautiful tribute to "Some Court
Painters to Queen Rose" published in
The Woman's Home Companion, in
which she says:
GAS a rule, women make the best
flower painters. The men who excel in
this branch of art are comparatively
few, even when we consider the small
number of artists of both sexes who
have acquired reputation in the pictur-
ing of flowers. The reason is not diff
cult to see. The average woman has a
fondness for flowers which brings her
into the closest sympathy with them
and enables her to appreciate and I'M
derstand them as men seldom do. In
the Interpretation of certain subtle
phases of floral life her sensitive tenn
permanent and the peculiarly sympathetic
feeling that she is apt to bring to her
labor of love especially qualify her for
engaging in this department of picture
making In point of technical ability
some marvelously clever work has been
done by artists Of the gentler sex in the
reproduction of flowers and in the
treatment of difficult subjects "
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
A Quick witted Baptist.

One Of the candidates for the state
senate down in Jefferson county. Ala,
was prominent Baptist, and he ex-
pected his fellow churchmen to help
push him along. The story goes that he
was campaigning on country beat and
had the good fortune to fall In with a
whole congregation of Baptists. Wheth-
or a prayer meeting had just been held
or what the occasion of the gathering
was is not known. About this time a
light shower came up, and the candi-
date at once raised large umbrella
which he was carrying.
You are not afraid of this little
shower, are you, Brother -?' re-
marked one good Baptist, standing near.
mot at all, F" responded the quick
witted candidate, "but you know am
opposed to all forms of sprinkling. 4"
He carried that beat solidly.-New Or
leans Times Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
INSECURITY.

Every prop on which lean,
Every earthly prop, mean,
OF whose power chance to boast,
Fails mo when l need it most.
Lover, brother, sister, friend,
On whose nearness depend,
Those whose very presence gives
Strength by which my spirit lives,
Fall away by some mischance, -
Death or other circumstance, *S
And find myself indeed
Leaning on broken reed.
When these earthly letters part,
All these clasps around my hears
Fall away, and am left
OF life's sweetest joys bereft.
To what depths of woe drop,
Seeking vainly for some prop ~.
All sufficient to sustain
One in loneliness and pain.
Like drowning man reach
Upward and for aid beseech.
"Help me, Lordl'' cry and stand
Well supported by his hand.
Through the desert, through the tide,
He has promised to abide
Ever near; where'er be,
Whispers gently, Lean on me-"
Earthly ties, how Unsecured
Heavenly ties alone endure,
And my idols all were slain
That might this knowledge gain.
New York Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

That you enrich and purify your blood in
the fall as in the spring. AT this time,
owing to decaying vegetation, low water
level, and other causes, there are disease
germs all about u.s. and weak and de.
bilitated system quickly yields to attacks
Of malaria, fevers, etc By purifying and
enriching your blood with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla You may build up your system tc
resist these dangers, as well as coughs,
colds, pneumonia and the grip which
come with colder weather To be on the
safe side, take Hoods Sarsaparilla now,
and always be sure it is Hoods and moi
something else represented to be ''just as
good
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
A wedding Announcement.

This is how the editor of the Hum
boldt (Kan. Herald recently ANNOUNCE
ed his marriage: 'fMr. F. A. Mccarthy
chats us) and Miss Mamie Fisher
chats more of us) were united in
marriage Wednesday, July 81. at 10 a.
m. The ceremony was followed by q
sumptuous repast, which we have only
faint recollection of. Some way
events seemed to crowd ON each other
then, and God has given us the best
earthly thing within his gift. The joy
in a sweet wife is too great to be de-
scribed-too sacred to be spoken of. +"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE,
A Mountaineer Who Highly Appreciated
Really Good Cooking.


Really Good Cooking.
AS rule the mountaineer of Ken
lucky is not gastronomic connoisseur,
and the visitor at his table is quite as
likely to hear dried apples referred to
as fruit as he is to find any other
kind of fruit on the table. Occasionally,
however, one of them is sufficiently for
tunate to get away from his Businesses,
and living temporarily down in the
blue grass has an opportunity to acquire
some virtues not otherwise obtainable.
1t was such one caught up with one
morning in June along the ridge of the
Cumberlands.
"I'm looking for place, said
after few preliminaries, "where can
stop for week or so while 1 look up
some timber 1 have in this neighbor-
hood. Do you know of any?"
"There amt much Nv that sort
Ground here" he replied, "exceptin
you go to Mount Pleasant, an reckon
that's too fer. But hol' on" he broke
in with sudden thought, "thar's the
Wilder Tackett. She axed me yistidy
to see some NV you folks at the mill and
tell 'em she had place to sleep and eat
two er three men eff they wuzn't too
pertickler. p"
"Is it a pretty good placer" l in
! quired thoughtlessly.
The young mans face flushed.
"Well, I reckon he said with some
emphasis. "She's goin to be my moth
er-in-law come next September.
"Oh, beg your pardon, :" 1 FASTENED
to explain. 81 only asked to know if
she had good eating. Some of that we
get in private houses even in the cities,
you know. is not the best in the world. :"
"Cities be derned," he said with a
fine feeling Eyer amt never tried the
Wilder Tackett's pie yet, mister, an
yer want to keep still till yer do.
Amt nothin like it nowhere, no matter
what kind Nv pie she sets afore yer
It's all ne plusibus unum, an no mis-
take. Why, I'm tellin you that I sot
down to one nv her pies last week, dern
eff / recomember what kind it wuz eff
l ever knowed, an / wuz eatin right
into it like hot shovel goin into a
snow pile, an Bill Rogers acrost the
table frum me called me liar, an /
never said a deru word to him tell
had plum ct my pie and got my teeth
picked. Dern my buttons eff did, colo
nell -
did not like to inquire further into
the mystery of what happened to Mr..
Rogers after the last taste of the pie
was safely housed by my informant, but
made fair guess and went on to see
the Widow Tackett concerning board
and lodging for one man for one week.
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
The Other Way Around.

The loyalty of the Scottish highlander
to his kilt is picturesque thing. He
will never admit that it makes him
cold, and highlanders who were suffer
ing from cold in the ordinary dress of
civilization have been known to substi-
tute the kilt for it in order to get
warm, though this would be much like
removing ones coat and waistcoat and
rolling up ones shirt sleeves for the
same purpose.
1t is said that a stranger, seeing a
soldier in full highlander uniform shiv-
ering in cold wind, asked him:
Sandy, are you cold with the kilt?''
INA, ma, mon, the soldier answered
Indignantly, but I'm nigh kilt with
the cauld !''-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
There is nothing in the world more
scarce than a truly humble man.

We give no rewards, an offer of this
kind is the meanest of receptions. Our
plan is to give every one chance to try
the merit of Ely's Cream Balm-the origi-
nal Balm for the cure of Catarrh, Hay
Fever and Cold in the Head, by mailing
for 10 cents trial size to test its curative
powers. We mail the so cent size also
and the druggist keep it. Test it and you
are sure to continue the treatment. Re
lief is immediate and cure follows. Ely
Brothers, So Warren street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
An African Mother-in.law

A native has been committed to the
high court for trial for mutilating his
mother-in-law by cutting off her ear.
The native averred that his mother
in-law had attempted to entice her
daughter away from him, her lawful
husband, to some other native, and he
took the extreme measure of cutting off
her ear as a gentle hint to mind her
own business. Gwelo Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Dear.

1t is natural for rich man to become
familiar with professional man he
hires and to address his physician as
My dear doctor. But to his solicitor
he would not say my dear lawyer'
although the legal mans fee would be
quite as good. New Orleans Picayune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

ing their babes into the world?
Philosophy of this kind is based upon
gross ignorance. The fact is, that there is
no necessity for the severe pangs under
gone by the average woman. If woman
is strong and healthy in womanly way,
motherhood means to her but little suffer
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majority of women suffer from weakness
and disease of the distinctly feminine or
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This can always be remedied. DR.. Pierce's
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velous merits. Honest druggists do not
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II suffered fourteen years" writes Mrs
Mary J. Stewart, of Box a. Saratoga, Santa
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and Golden Medical Discovery cured me"
The names, addresses and photographs of
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Address Dr. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Every woman needs great medical book.
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Broadly speaking, the essential differ
ence between merchant ships and war
ships is that the former are designed to
carry their loads or principal portions
thereof low down in the hold whereas
warships have to carry their heavy bur-
lens of armor and armament high up
On their sides
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

"No, George, don't ask me. can't
go down the fire escape with all those
people looking
"You must. You'll be burned to
death if you stay here. !"
81 can't help it, George. I wouldn't
go down that ladder for all the world.
These shoes I have on are two sizes too
big for me. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
An Economical Man.

Doctor-I left you dozen pills and
told you to take one every two hours,
and yet there are II left. You didn't
obey my orders.
Patient-Yes, did, doctor. took
the same pill every time. There wasn't
any use in wasting new pill as long
as couldn't swallow the first one. -
Vim
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

W. j. Spratley, the Psychologist,
thinks that "there can be no doubt that
the Egyptian soldiers in ancient times
went into the battle to the inspiring
cheer Of the Hoo RAJ Hoo Ra Hoo Ra ?
and if the average questioning man
asks why he replies with this, Because
Hoo Ra lin the tongue of the Rameses)
means the king, the king, the king' /"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

1t consisted chiefly of old junks which
had not been in the water for more than
80 years During this heightened period
the sea had receded and the land had
formed to the extent of more than a
mile, the consequence being that these
ancient vessels were high and dry, their
masts, sails and gear had rotted away
from the long exposure to the sun and
rain, the paint had peeled from their
Sides and, in some cases, the very
planking had been stolen for firewood.
-" Pioneering In Formosa, by w. A.
Pickering.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Beverly, n j., September 18th, 1898.
Mrs Louisa A. Wingate who resides at
1926 Railroad avenue, this city, was, until
few years ago, strong woman. She
was then attacked with rheumatism and
catarrh in the head and was in serious
condition until she began taking Hood
Sarsaparilla which accomplished cure.
She says she can now walk as well as a
young girl She always takes Hoods
Sarsaparilla in the spring to purify her
blood
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

A writer in The Dry Goods Chronicle
says: "A good point for the retail mer-
chant to remember is that it is not how
large business he does, but how many
times his stock is turned in the course
of the year, that really indicates the
successful merchant. ("
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

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. G. 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, 1898-09-13

'Has my daughter been profting by
your instructions in art?" inquired Mr.
Blykins
eyes, answered the teacher. ''Iwas
little discouraged at first But can
now assure you that she is getting ON.
What progress has she NADER
"She has finally become convinced
that she doesn't know more about it
than the old masters Washington
Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Instant relief and a permanent cure by
the great remedy Ottos 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 remedy? Its success is
wonderful as your druggist will tell you.
Sample free. Large bottles soc and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Absentminded Professor Tin the bath
tub)-Well, well, now have forgotten
what l got in here for.-Fliegende
Batter
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Mrs. Snow-My husband has grown
very fussy of late years, but he was
easily pleased when we were married.
Mrs. Coldeal-He must have been. -
San Francisco Examiner.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

81 have here, he began, ga little
poem, the child off,
"Sorry, interrupted the editor, "but
I couldn't think of taking child away
from its parent. Harlem Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Fame Kept Alive by Flowers.

In ST. Nicholas there is an article on
Flower Names written by Ella f.
Mosby. The author says:
Some of the roses have French his
toric names, as the Souvenir de Malmai-
son, and the splendid Jacqueminot, the
soldier
Who shared in Napoleons glory,
And dreamed that his sword had won his
famel
All, the fate of man is past discerningl
Little did Jacqueminot suppose
At Austerlitz or at Moscow's burning
That his fame would rest in the heart of 6
rosei
What could be lovelier indeed than
to have ones memory kept alive by a
flower, as has been the fortune of the
botanists Fuchs, Kahn, L'Obel, Dahl
and Magnol, who would have been for
gotten long ago but for the fuchsia and
kalmia, the lobelia, dahlia and magno
liza of our gardens and forests.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Sweet Woman.

Miss Passay-I dread to think of my
fortieth birthday
Miss Pert-Why? Did something I'M
pleasant happen Brooklyn Life,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Errand Running.

A boy of 10 thinks he is too old to
run errands but after he is 20 and mar
ried he begins again. -Atchiscn (Kan.
Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

There is an American hotel at Limon,
Porto Rico. 1t is called the Grand. 1t
rests on piers set in the coral reef where
ceaseless spray from the nearby surf re-
fleets rainbow tints in the SUNLIGHT
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Physicians declare that the most nu-
tritious article of diet is butter, and ba-
con comes next.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

The allowance of the lord mayor Of
London, up to the mayoralty of Sir Sid
ney Waterlow in 1879, was $40, 900 an
nually, but it was increased in that
year to $50, 900, at which sum it has
ever since remained.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Moved Nine Million Pounds.

American engineers have just per-
formed feat at Bismarck, N. D.,
which has never before been equaled.
1t took them an entire year to make
their preparations, and when all was
ready they moved a pier of the Northern
Pacific railway bridge, weighing 5000,
900 pounds, about four feet in few
minutes
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
some Foolish People

Allow a cough to run until 1t gets beyond the
reach of medicine. They often say, "On, il
will wear itself away, but in most cases II
will v ear them away Could they be induced
to try the successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsam, which is sold on positive guarantee
to cure. they would Immediately see the ex
cellent effect after taking the first dose
Price 25c. and soc. Trial size free. At all
druggists.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Every square mile of sea contains
100, 900. 600 fish of various kinds
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
Try Aliens Foot-Ease

Before you become angry, try to find
reason for not being So
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

Patience cannot remove, but it can al
ways dignity and alleviate misfortune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

1t is always the last six inches in race
that wins the money, young man.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

One thorn Of experience is worth
whole wilderness of warning.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Al
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot
Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes walking
easy Cures swollen and sweating feet, bills
tiers and callous spots. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and gives rest ana com
fort Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. AID
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13
A Strong Woman.

He who minds his own business is sure
of success.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-09-13

to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good fol
the whole family. 1t is the long desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsetS the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is a food in itself Has the taste anC
appearance of the best coffee at ID the price
1t is IL genuine and scientific article and ii
come to stay. 1t makes for health anC
strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
Meditation in solitudes becomes might
in service