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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-21

reads between the lines of the story and
understands the unspeakable anguish
and dread begotten Of extreme nervous
ness and weakness. No woman can read
the sorrowful story Of suffering told be-
low by Mrs McAdoo, without heartfelt
sympathy with her condition and heart
felt gratitude for her cure.
ut is with pleasure that add my tes-
tirnony to that of others, hoping 1t may
induce others to avail themselves of the
benefit of your invaluable medicines"
writes Mrs. r. G. McAdoo, of Whiting,
Mississippi County, Missouri. uNearly
a year ago / was taken down with a
told pains and misery suck as no one can
describe. Was confined to my bed most
of the time. l could turn no way with
out it giving me pain. I was afflicted
with falling of the uterus and liberation.
Had bad drain all the time, and drag
ging-down pains through my back and
hips; no appetite; bowels were costive;
had smarting, itching and burning in
the vagina all the time. MY head and
temples, back of my neck, shoulders and
sides panied severely. Had kidney
trouble, too. I ached all over; had cold
feet and hands all the time. suffered
a great deal with pains In both sides,
and much tenderness on pressing over
the uterus. 1 was bloated terribly at
times in bowels and limbs. could not
sleep; noise it seemed would kill me. l
could not get on my feet alone. l can
not describe the constant pain to which
was subject every moment of my life.
Was so reduced in flesh and strength
that could scarcely walk across the floor
any of the time. was treated by good
doctors, but they just gave me something
to ease me for little while at time.
They said they could not cure me or do
anything that would greatly benefit me.
My husband suggested one day that ]
try some of DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Pre-
scription. / asked him to get me bot
tie of it. He gave me tablespoonful
and 1t soon eased me. He then wrote to
DR.. Pierce in regard to my case. We
have one of the Common Sense Med
ical Advisers DR.. Pierce told my hus-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-21
Cash of the Ancients.

The little brass cash, the Chinese
coins, are the lineal descendants, in
unbroken order, of the bronze ak Of
remote Celestial ancestors. From the
regular Ratchet to the modern coin one
can trace distinct, If somewhat bro
ken, succession, so that it is impossible
to say where the one leaves of and the
other begins. Here is how this curious
pedigree first worked itself out: In
early times. before coin was invented,
barter was usually conducted between
producer and consumer with metal i'm
plements, as it still Is in central Africa
at the present day.
At first the Chinese In that I'M
sophisticated age were content to- use
real hatchets for this commercial pur-
pose, but after time. with the pro-
found mercantile instinct of their race,
1t occurred to some of them that when
man wanted half a batchet's worth
of goods he might as well pay for them
with half Ratchet. Still. as it would
be pity to spoil a good working i'm
plement by cutting 1t in two, the
worthy All Sin ingeniously compromis-
ed the matter by making thin hatchets
of the usual size and shape. but far too
slender for practical usage. By SO do
ing he invented coin, and. what is
more, he Invented it far earlier than
the claimants to that proud distinc-
ton, the I.ydlans. whose electrum
staters were first struck in the seventh
century B. C.-Cornhill Magazine.
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We're all in 1.-THE weather.
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Women who Wear Wen.

1t is astonishing how great change a
few years of married life will make in the
appearance and disposition of many wo-
men. The freshness, the charm, the bril-
liant vanish like the bloom from a peach
which is rudely handled. The matron is
only dim shadow, faint echo of the
charming maiden. There are two reasons
for this change, ignorance and neglect.
Few young women appreciate the
shock to the system through the change
which comes with marriage. Many neg
lect to deal with the unpleasant drains
which are often consequent on marriage
and motherhood, of its freshness and the
form of its fairness. AS surely as the
general health suffers when there is de-
rangement of the health of the delicate wo-
manly organs, so surely when these or
gans are established in health the face and
form at once witness to the fact in renew
ed comeliness. Half million women AMI
more have found health and happiness in
the use of DR.. Pierce's favorite prescrip-
ton. 1t makes weak women strong and
sick women we'll
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MAYDOLE'S HAMMER.
(Benson's Plaster Is Pains Master.)

When Maydole was told that he made "a
pretty good hammer" he said, ''No, I don't
make pretty good hammer make the
best hammer that ever aods made"
Every carpenter who saw Maydole ham
mer wanted one. 1t was of the best ma
terial, perfectly balanced, and the head
never few off. Hammers were divided into
two classes-1st, Maydole's; I'd, all the rest
Plasters are separated by the. same line
of cleavage; LIST, Benson's Porous Plaster
Cd, all the rest. When, for rheumatic pain,
cold, cough, kidney trouble or any
other disease or ailment that may be treated
externally, you ask for plaster, any hon
est, reputable druggist will give you Ben
sons. He k'aosos it is incomparably the
best, and he assumes that you know it too
As the name of Maydole stood for hammers
the name of Benson stands for plasters-
the "real thing" All the medicinal poten-
cies that are valuable in plaster are in
Benson's. Capsicum, Strengthening and
Bellsdonna plasters are out of date.
An army of physicians and druggists, and
millions of the people, have written of
Benson's Plasters as remedy to betrusted.
Benson's Pla.ters have ffty-fve highest
daodrds. Accept no substitute.
For sale by all druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists NY.
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MOTHER LOVE FOR A CALF.
Battle Royal In Which a Cow De
tends Her Youngest.

Battle Royal In Which q Cow De-
tends Her Youngest.
The calf, having nursed sufficiently and
feeling his baby legs tired of the weight
they had not yet learned to carry, laid
himself down. On this the COW shifted her
position. She turned half round and lifted
her head high As she did 30 a scent OF
peril was borne in upon her fine nostrils.
She recognized it instantly. With snort
of anger she shifted again, then stamped
challenge with her fore hoofs and lev
eled the lance points of her horns toward
the menace. The next moment her eyes,
made keen by the fear of love, detected
the black outline of the bears head
through the coarse screen of the juniper,
Without a seconds hesitation, she flung
mp her tail, gave a short below and
charged.
The moment she saw herself detected
the bear rose upon her hind quarters.
Nevertheless, she was in a measure sur
prised by the sudden blind fury of the at
tack. Nimbly she swerved to avoid it, aim
ing at the same time a stroke with her
mighty forearm, which, If 1t had found
its mark, would have smashed her adver-
sary's neck. But as she struck out In the
act Of shifting her position a depression
of the ground threw her of her balance.
The next instant one sharp horn caught
her slantingly in the flank, ripping its
way upward, while the mad impact threw
her upon her back.
Graphing, she had her assailant's head
and shoulders in a trap, and her gigantic
claws cut through the flesh and sinew like
knives. but at the desperate disadvantage
of her position she could infiict no dis
abling blow. The COW, on the other hand.
though mutilated and streaming with
blood. kept pounding with her whole mas
siye weight and with short, tremendous
shocks crushing the breath from her foes
ribs
Presently, wrenching herself free, the
COW drew off for another battering
charge, and as she did SO the bear hurled
herself violently down the slope and gain
ed her feet behind dense thicket Of bay
shrub. The COW, with one eye blinded,
glared around for her in vain, then, in a
panic of mother terror, plunged back to
her caIf.-Frank Leslie's Monthly.
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SOUTHERN MOuNTAlNEERs
The Part They Played In the War
Between the States.

The Part They Played In the War
Between the States.
1t is odd to think that the southern
mountaineer was not discovered until
the outbreak of the civil war, although
he was nearly century old then, and
it is really startling to realize that
when one speaks of the southern noun
taineers he speaks of nearly 100000
people who live in eight southern
Virginia and Alabama and the
southern states between-and occupy
q region equal in area to the combined
areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, as
big, say, as the German empire, and
richer, perhaps, in timber and mineral
deposits than any other region of sim
liar extent in the world. This region
was and is an unknown land. 1t has
been aptly called Appalachian Ameri-
ca, and the work of discovery is yet
going on.
The American mountaineer was dis
covered, say, at the beginning of the
war, when the Confederate leaders
were counting on the presumption that
Mason and Dixon's line was the dlv1d-
ing line between the north and south
and formed, therefore, the plan of
marching an army from Wheeling to
some point on the lakes and thus dis
severing the north at one blow. The
plan seemed so feasible that it is said
to have materially aided the sale of
Confederate bonds in England, but
when Captain Garnett, West Point
graduate. started to carry it out he got
no farther than Harpers Ferry. When
he struck the mountains, he struck en-
emies who shot at his men from am
bush, cut down bridges before him,
carried the news of his march to the
Federals, and Garnett himself fell
with a bullet from a mountaineer's
squirrel rifle at Harpers Ferry.-Scrib-
ner's Magazine.
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nataad ora light In the pinnacle had

Instead Of a light In the binhacle had
two firef1ies imprisoned on the COM
pass, and sat at the tiller and held
straight course for the spot where the
Vengeance had been seen as darkness
closed In. You need not ask If was
afraid. / was My teeth chartered,
and my limbs trembled, and in my des-
peration | wished 1t was all over.
When / had run out four miles, as !
judged, slowed down to half speed.
Another half mile, and l was moving
through the water like log. There
was something Of fog outside, and
was within 300 feet Of the steamer
when caught the glare of her lights
was making for her broadside on, but
I changed the course and quietly APP
preached her stern. l made the last
hundred feet almost by inches. Every
second expected to be hailed and fired
on, but to my amazement no lookout
seemed to be kept. ] was that wrought
up that wanted to scream out for re-
lief, and my heart pounded at my ribs
until / WINGED under the blows. |
wondered at my courage in going
ahead, but go ahead did until final
" felt rather than heard the end of the
torpedo spar strike against the iron
side of the ship. l was fairly under
her counter when pressed the button.
There was a mighty roar, followed by a
fash, crash and a hundred screams.
and then my life was blotted out.
1t was morning when l lived again,
and l was in the cabin Of an English
merchant vessel. had been picked of
piece of cabin wreckage at daylight,
wreckage from the cabin of the Venge-
ance. There was no other man afioat,
and how | had reached that wreckage
and chung to 1t through the night Prov
idence alone can tell. was not great
IL injured, but / was carried to Lon
don, and 1t was only after reaching
that port that learned had sent the
man-of-war to the bottom and earned
my reward from Donna Calinte. When
I could return to Peru for it, the war
was over, the Chileans had conquered,
and the donna no longer had dollar
she could call her own. had simply
shown her weakened countrymen how
Yankee could do it.
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headache, backache and other ills which
have their cause In womanly diseases.
1T write to let you know the gree
benefit / have received from the use
your medicines" says Mrs. Sidney B
Cakes, of Whitmell, Pittsylvaria Co., Va
81 am so grateful to you for your advice
When l commenced your medicines I
had been treated by different doctors 70
three months OF more, but would onll
receive partial relief for short while and
then would be worse than before thef
treatment. Was confined to my bel
most of the time At the time / com
menced your treatment my left side wa
completely para1yzed Had no appetite
no desire to eat anything; bowels costivl
all the time Nerves were all unstrung
so could not bear the least noise. ala
suffered from diseased oyaries and femal
weakness But thanks to my Maker ant
you, after following your advice, 1 an
able to do all my washing, sewing AMI
house work in general / haven't had
spasrn in two months. Left off medicine
about one month ago. Didn't think
necessary to continue them longer. !;
have taken DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scriptien, Golden Medical Discovery,
and Pleasant Pellets.
Every sick woman especially if suffer
ing from disease of long standing is in
vited to consult DR.. Pierce by letter free
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y,
Sometimes a dealer tempted by the
little more profit paid by less meritorioui
medicines will endeavor to foist on hif
customer substitute for vFavorite Pre-.
scription." There is nothing just al
good for weak and sick women as DR.,
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
BIG AND GOOD.
vLittle and good " the common saying
runs, but that things may be both big
and good is proven by Dr.. Pierce Com.
mon Sense Medical Adviser. 1t is sent
free on receipt of stamps to pay expense
of mailing only. Send 81 one-cent
stamps if the cloth-bound volume is de
sired or only Fl stamps for the book il
paper covers. Address Dr. R. " Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD RATES
TO
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION,
RUFEALO

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces the following special reduced
rates to Buffalo, on account of the Pan
American Exposition, which opens on May
t.
Summer excursion tickets, to be sold
from April 80 to September 80, inclusive,
and good to return until Octoper 81, at rate
of $40 90 from Washington, $500 from
Baltimore, $500 from Philadelphia, and
proportionate rates from other points.
Ten-day excursion tickets, 10 be sold,
beginning May I, and continuing every
day thereafter during the Exposition, good
going on regular trains and good returning
within ten days including date of sale, at
rate of $3.50 from Washington, $500
from Baltimore, $3.50 from Philadelphia,
and proportionate rates from other points.
Special excursion tickets, to be sold,
good going only on Thursday, May 20, and
good returning within seven days, in
Guiding date of sale, at rate of $1,000 from
Baltimore and Washington, 5000 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from
other points
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
now operates two through trains each way
daily between Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Buffalo
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pains and nervousness. 1t makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
VI deem It my duty to express my heartfelt
rratitude for having been the means, under
providence, Of Restoring me to health writes
wFor nearly two years suffered from female
weakness % could not stand On my feet any
Appetits was much impaired; had bearing
down sensational CAN'T express how ba9ly
did feel. Had tried several kinds of medicine
which did mo little or no good. At last deddeq
to try DR., Pierce's Favorite Prescription ! had
not taken all of two bottles before saw It was
beuefting me, 20 continued to take It until
had taken seven bottles, when felt entirely
cured. Did not feel touch Of my old conf
plant It has been over year since took
your medicine, and can truthfnlly say that
my hfaith has been better for the last year tnan
Il had been for four years previously.
sYou may publish this asa testimonial"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of At oneAcent stamps to pay
expense Of mailing only. Address DR..
RY. Pierce, Buffalo. n. Y.
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UTILIZING MuRpERERs.
eAould They Be Condemned to En-
rich Medical Sciencef

Ghould They Be Condemned to Ens
rich Medical sciencee
All remedies, from castor oil to anti
septic surgery, are the result Of expert
ment unless discovered by accident. If
experiments are prohibited, medical sci
ence must remain forever practically at q
standstill. Shall the state encourage prog
ress in the increase Of knowledge and the
relief of human ills by providing subjects
for experiment in using what IL now
wasted or worse than wasted, or shall
the state continue to outlaw such progress
By failing to provide investigators with
proper subjects for experiment.
At the present time the progress OF med
ical science is interfered with continually
by the lack of human subjects for expert
mentation. 1t is of more vital impor-
lance for the state to provide subjects
for accredited investigators than it is to
provide our medical colleges with subjects
for dissection in the study Of anatomy.
So long as living subjects are not provid-
ed by the state, study for the discovery OF
relief of human ills is outlawed, just as
the study of anatomy was outlawed when
it was necessary to rob graveyards In or
der to get subjects for the use of students
in the dissecting room.
The modern investigator along these
lines, as rule, first tries his experiments
on animals, and, IL a number Of these
prove successful, in fear and trembling he
usually tries them on some hopeless case,
under unfavorable conditions, generally
a poor hospital patient who is not likely
to have friends to cause trouble in case OF
failure. If the patient dies, the secret is
preserved in the bosom of the investigator
or shared with a few professional breth-
rem; if the experiment is a success, all the
world rejoices, and the discoverer is writ
ten down in history as a benefactor of the
race, which he surely is
Nevertheless, progress must be slow
and uncertain if investigation can only be
carried on under such difficulties which
absolutely forbid all scientific investiga-
ton in many fields. In the meantime
hundreds of thousands OF our fellow men
In our own country alone are dying annu-
ally Of diseases that should be under our
control, and all because our investigations
must be confined almost exclusively to
animals.
And yet is not one human life worth
more than the lives Of many animals
Are not the lives of hundreds Of thou
sands of more account than the few score
of murderers whose lives are thrown
away annually for the sake Of vengeanceT
We cannot afford to waste a single hui
man life, not even the life of murderer,
because his life may be used to save
countless lives.-American Journal Of So
GEOLOGY.
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The smithy Settled It.

One of the candidates at an English
election was announced to address a
meeting In a Yorkshire village well
known to horse dealers and breeders as
the center of district noted for its
hackneys and roadsters.
The candidate was an eloquent speak
er, but for some reason or other be
failed to make any great Impression on
the horse loving farmers
However, the local blacksmith came
to the rescue by summing up the re-
spective merits of the rival candidates
In the following laconic little speech:
Friends" he remarked. this feller
(the candidateD rides 'oss. Tother
Teller rides a morty carl You breeds
losses. an shoes 'em. so wot is theer
to argy aboot?"
In such a district and before such an
audience the brief, businesslike speech
of the blacksmith was not without eff
feet, for it touched the pockets as well
as the hearts of those present.
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A Strange Fire.

On the night of March 81, 1916, about
three hours after sunset. monster
bright light arose out of the Adriatic
sea and passed from east-northeast to
the west of southwest, crossing over
Italy in a vertical line about half way
between Riminl and Leghorn. Various
estimates as to the height and size OF
the body were made. One scientist.
with amusing exactness, declared that
it was 38 miles high at Calmers. At
all places near its course a Kissing
noise like that of a skyrocket was
plainly heard AT Leghorn the sound
is said to have been like that of q
large cannon, quickly dying away un-
til it sounded much like cart running
over cobblestones." Estimates of its
size seem to have been as wild as those
respecting its height. Some accounts
say that it was as large as house. !"
LIE Cat says that 'it was good half
mile in circumference" Bohn, who
has written a very readable account
of 'sThe great meteor or strange fire
of March 81, 1876" estimates that it
was ..about one-half mile by the small
er diameter" which would surely make
1t terrifying object to behold.
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The Honorable Hoard.

Sam Rawson occasionally said good
thing, and one of these occasions chanc-
ed to be the town meeting. The peo-
pie of Sans village could not under
stand how the money appropriated for
the roads had vanished with such poor
results.
A stretch of road running past Sans
house was in VIGOROUSLY poor cond1-
ton, although Sam declared that he
had paid literally to have it put in
good order, and there was general in
terest when Sam rose to make his state
ment before the selectmen.
I'D just like to say one thing" he
drawled, needless of the fact that he
had interrupted an indignant neighbor.
81 don't want to make any fuss, but
I'd just like to ask the honorable board
of highwaymen"-
That was as far as he could get. A
roar of laughter swept over the town
meeting and showed its effects in the
red faces of the "highwaymen." =
Youths Companion.
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He knew the Fact.

A small boy had dog that was
rough, as most small boys dogs are,
and a young girl who lived next door
had kitten, sly as all cats are. One
day the small boy came nonchalantly
into the girls presence, and after some
desultory conversation he said:
"You know my dog Barca and your
cat Darling?'
Eyes"
"Well, my dog had piece of meat,
and he thought your cat was going to
take it away from him."
Thought exclaimed the wise little
girl what makes you say that the
dog thought? You know dogs don't
think; they instinct.
'sWell,7 said the boy, II don't care
whether he thought 1t or whether he
Instructed it; but, anyhow, be killed
your cal. London Fun.