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The Jasper news., 1901-11-28
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
HIS LIFE AND WORK,
By GKS. CHARLES ii. GRosN ESoR.

BY GEN. CHARLES ii. GRosNESoR.
The late Presidents lifelong friend,
comrade in war, colleague in
congress aud champion in House Of
Representatives was near the Pres.
idrnt's side with other great men when
his eyes were closed in death; followed
his remains To National Capital Hnd TO
Canton. Millions Of copies will be sold
Sales spreading like fire in dry stubblc;
men and women taking 10 Ia SO orders
daily. 1t is the Off ial book. Eulogies
from Governors, Senators. editorials
from great dailies. Last and dying VIC I'd
OF worlds great men, but none 80 grand
as Mckinley SIT is GODS WAY"
Contains photogravure Of last photo
graph OF President ever taken. You can
easily and quickly clear S2,5OO. The
General requires that share Of proceeds
OF sale OF every book sold shall be do
mated to Mckinley Monument Fund,
Thus every subscriber TO this book be-
comes a contributor to this fund. Ever1.
body will buy it; orders Tor the asking
no one will refuse. Send IL 2-cent STAN,
ps for elegant pruspcctu 100, 900 con
les will be sold in this vicinity quick;
widerwake business men or women OF
some means can make fortune Quick
by getting sole control OF State.
Address, s.
THE CONTINENTAL ASSEMBLY,
Corooran Bldg, Op U. s. Treasury,
Washington, ID. G.
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Tho undersigned will give free sample
% ChambOrlAin's Stomach and Liver
Tablets 10 any one wanting a reliable
remedy for disorders ,of tthe stomach,
billousneSs OF. constipation. This is new
remedy and A:'good one. Webb Drug
&HsrdwArs Co.
Remember we carry . full line oI
Grooories, Boots aud Shoes.
II. HKNDRIcKs.
Healthy Children Are Happy.
Mothers Worm Syrup makes children
healthy by eIpelling the worms that
makes thVm III. Children eat it on bread
For.. Sale.
Five thoroughbred Poland lChiua
nsl Hogs. Inquire Of w. IL. Clouser.
Constipation means the accumulation
Of waste matter that should be discharg
ed daily. and unless this is done the fou
matter Is absorbed and pOisons the sys.
ten, ULs HEEBIKE to bring about regu-
lArity Of the bowels. Price 5O cts. f,
!. rAuderbaugh.
Mut'on.
Al Boucher d Butts on Saturdays.
2ti.
FloNHHs PoS SALR Nios Begonias,
ChrysAnthemums and Geraniuins in
nice condition at reduced prices.
-..-- W II HAoEE.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28

WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS
OF character aud good reputation 10 each
state tone in this county requitedl to
represent aud advertise old esta blisha ad
wealthy business house Of solid financial
standing. Salaey $500 weekly with
expenses additional, all payable 10 cash
each "wednesday direct from hesd ofli.
ses' Horse and carriR :, furni- h,S, +, ae ,
necessary. Reference. Enclosed sell
addressed stamped envelope. Manager,
3io OaSton Building, Chicago.
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Reliable and OeutIe.

"Apill'sa pill" says tho saw, But
there are pills and pills. You want pill
which Is certain, thor ough and gentle.
Mustut gripe. Dewtt's Little Earl,
Risers fill the bill. Purely vegetable. Dc
not force but assist the bowels to act.
Strength en- and invigorase. Small and
aHsy " take. f. 1. LaudorbAugh.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28

For burns, cuts, bruises, larcerations.
or injuries Of any description, BALLARD's
aSow LIEIhEST is sovereign remedy
Il never fails to do good, and so prompt
lythat its wonderful curative properties
frequently createsurpriss. Price s5 and
80 cts. Z. l, LauderbAugh.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28
Wood For Sale.

Those desirieg good dry block or cook
wood can havs it delivered any place in
town by leaving orders at this office OF
CoEattb hardware store.
RHoADs L RYAH.
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Cash paid for Hides and Furs
Boucher & Butts.


Cash paid for Hides and Furs.
Boucher 4 Butts.
CuIthis out and take il to. Webb Bros
drug store and get free sample Of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
the best physic. They cleanse and
inTigorate the stomach, improve .the
ppetite and regulate the bowels. Reg.
ulAr size, 25c, per box.
WANTKD:-To trade cream separA
tor for wood or apples. Call on or 40.
dress J. W. StArrstt, Jasper, Mo.
We have a three months scholarship
to the Model City BUSINESS College, OF
Carthage, which We will sell at bar.
gain. Any young man or woman desir.
ing to take business course would d
well to call At this Office: stf
II you have n sore throat, soreness
across the back or side, or your lungs
feel sore or tender, or II you are threat,
ened with diptherA or gnemoniA, appl,
BALIARDs SSow LIEIhESr externally,
and use BALLARD's HoKKHoUSD SYRUP.
ID LauderbAugh.
New Sorghum at J d Har-
bur's.
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A t,l.ndl.l, Attack.

An attack was lately made on {. F.
Collier Of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through lis kid
neys. His hack got 30 lame he could not
stonp without great pain, nor sit in II
chair exce;t propped by cushions. Nc
remedy helped him until he tried Electric
Bitters which effected such wonderful
chang- that he writes he feels like a new
man. Tuis marvellous medicine cures
backncEs aud kidney trouble, purifies
the blond and builds up yOut health
Only SOC at Webb Bros. drug store.
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J. d. HARBUR.
StartIInR But Trus

"Ifevery one knew what a grand medi-
cine DR.. Kings New Life Pills is, writes
d. X. Turner Dempseytown, Pa, "you
sell all you have in day. Two weeks uss
has made Aman out OF ms." Infallibls for
constipation, stomach aud liver troubles.
25ots. at Webb drug store.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28
WARNING.

Parties hunting or srospassing on my
farm will be prosecuted to the full OK.
tent Of tho law. CLIYFoRp PALHKR.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28

You can get II bars Of first
class soap at my place for
25 eta.
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FOR SALE.

/ have four or five head of first class
mich COWS for sale. }. n. HoCCK.
Ono milo south and three miles east Of
Jasper.
II you are suffering from drowsiness
il; the day time, irritsbility of temper,
sleepless nights, general debility, head
ache, and general want oi tone of the
system. USE HEEBISE. YOU wiz get rs-
lief and finally cure. Price 80 cts.
Z. / Lanccrbaugh.
Heating Stoves.
For latest styles in wood and ccal heat
ing stores call on WN. BAYSx. Prices
sAsonH Bile.
Infaut mortality is somthinR frightiul
Nearly one quarter dis before they reach
ons year, one third before the are five,
aud one half before they are fifteen!
The timely uss Of waITE's CRAEM vER-
MIPUGR would save you a majority OF
these precious lives. Price 25cts. f. l..
Laudrrbaugh.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28

New Sorghum at J ID Har.
bur's.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28

at 20c. This is an old
brand carefully blended-a
good value and gives excel
lent satisfaction. Find it at
HASTINGS.
The Jasper news., 1901-11-28
A Ibernl Offer.

.RHoADs L RYAH.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
SnnL md Rn.Lin-

In the early ages theatrical performers
disguised their faces with wine lees or a
rude pigment. AIschylus, the famous
tragic poet, introduced masks, which were
of various kinds, expressing every age,
country, condition and complexion. All
were constructed with the greatest nicely
and precision. The dresses were also
adapted to the characters assumed by
the actors. What was known as the bus
kin was a hunting boot. Those worn by
tragedians had soles three inches thick,
composed of layers of cork, and were
I laced up in front as high as the calf.
Sandals were also worn, and many Of
these had thick cork soles. The colors of
the foot coverings were various, red being
the favorite hue for warriors and purple
for other characters. Slaves wore low
shoe, bearing the name of sock, which
was also the ordinary footwear Of come
dams From this circumstance arose the
we'll known phrase of sock and buskin,"
so generally associated with the drama.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24

The difficulty in translating from for
eign languages into English by others
than skilled linguists and the ludicrous
results which sometimes follow are well
Illustrated by the following extract from
an English circular published by a firm
of musical instrument manufacturers in
Catania, Italy, and sent to a well known
musical instrument maker in Baltimore
The extract is complimentary to the work
of the Italian firm and reads as follows:
"In posses Of your favor of last Both
In which you are asking our opinion about
our mandolins, we answer now, having
the pleasure to tell you that your instru-
ments, though we import them only since
a few time, rejoice already a certain rep
utation here, because they distinguish
themselves favorably by sorority OF
voice. exactness Of finger board and beau
ty of decoration.
with your instruments we are able to
compete with any concurrency and we
are just occupied to prepare new ordi-
nation begging you to perform 1t with the
same care you have done the former one. I"
Baltimore Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
Catching the Cricketer.

A well known country cricketer visited
a certain seaside resort with his team
Early on the third morning Of the match
he was taking a constitutional on the
sands when he was recognized by GROUP
of youngsters who were engaged in play
ing cricket.
At their request he consented to bow
down q ball or two. He took several
wickets in a very little time, after which
the youngsters suggested that he should
have his innings.
He agreed, and the game came to al
abrupt conclusion, as he managed tc
break the bat in playing the very first
ball he received. The youngsters looked
very downhearted, but frightened up
considerably on receipt of shillings with
which to buy new bat.
Later in the day the gentleman CHANGED
to refer to the incident. To his astonish-
ment the other members of the team
thought it was very funny and laughed.
81 can't see what there is to laugh
about" he began.
"Wen, you see," explained the captain
of the team, 1--WE happen to know that
bat. / broke it on Monday morning, G.
broke 1t on Tuesday and the smart youths
have sold you on Wednesday morning.
They must have made good sum out of
that bat."-Tit-B Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
Grants Name.

Not many Americans know that Hiram
q. Grant was the eighteenth president
of the United States. Yet it is true, fol
Ulysses Simpson" was never legally the
name of the general.
The story of how it came about was
told by member Of congress, Thomas
L. Hamer, who recommended young
Grant as a candidate for West Point in
1889. Mr.. Hamer had long been friend
of the Grants, but when he came tc
make out the application papers for
Ulysses he could not recall the boys full
name. So, deciding that he was doubt
less named for his mothers family, he
wrote it Ulysses Simpson Grant" Thus
was it recorded at West Point, and
though the attention Of the officials was
several times called to the error they did
not feel authorized to correct it. This
name was gradually adopted, and by ii
Grant was and always will be known.
But as for any record of the birth of
ulysses Simpson Grant" that does not
exist.-Franklin B. Wiley in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
Famous Cradle Songs.

Perhaps the best known cradle song IL
English speaking countries is Lucy Lar
CONS "Rock-a-by, baby, on the tree top,
though Eugene Fields child verses ant
the songs of Robert Louis Stevenson arr
likely to be as generally adopted by an
other generation. So far they have beer
impermanently coupled with tunes thai
are not sufficiently simple, flowing Oh
musical to be taken up by the people
go to sleep, my baby darling" familiar
ly known as Emmet's lullaby, is perhap;
the most commonly sung in America Of
any late song of similar character.
Barnby's "Now the day is over" though
generally associated with hymn collec
tons, is, in fact, lullaby only second tC
the same composers "Sweet and Low
Sir Arthur S. Sullivan's "Oh, hush thee
my babe" is another perfect cradle
melody. The best music of this character
lately produced is the "Dream" music II
Humperdinck' "Hans und Gretel,
which sooner or later is sure to be detach
ed from the work itself and absorbed into
the ranks of affectionately held cradle
songs.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
Diving Bell Spiders.

The diving bell spiders gather air ia
use just as a soldier might draw water
and dispose it about his person in water
bottles. They do this in two ways, one
of which is characteristic of many of the
creatures which live both in and out OF
the water as the spider does. The tail OF
the spider is covered with black, vel
vety hair. Putting its tail out of the
water it collects much air in the inter
stices of the velvet. 1t then descends,
when all this air drawn down beneath
the surface collects into single bubble,
covering its tail and breathing holes like
q coat of quicksilver. This supply the
spider uses up when at work below, until
it dwindles to a single speck, when it
once more ascends and collects fresh
store.
The writer has seen one of these
spiders spin so many webs across the
stems of water plants in a limited space
that not only the small water shrimps
and larvae, but even young fish, were
entangled. The other and more artistic
means of gathering air employed by the
spider is to catch a bubble on the surface
and swim below with it. The bubble is
then let go into a bell woven under some
plant, into which many other bubbles
have been drawn. In this diving bell the
eggs are laid and the young Matched
under the constant watch Of the old
spider.-Spectator.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
Salad Failures.

As regards salad making, 1t is doubt
full which country sins the more-Eng
land or Germany. In Prussia people ca
salads, but the leaves of the lettuce arr
stepped in vinegar and are generally I'M
palatable. Their potato salads are more
toothsome, and they have a connection
Of meat and picked cucumbers and an
other In which behring's form the chief in
gredient, the former called italian" sal
ad, the latter herring" salad, both Of
which are said to be palatable for a cold
supper. But toward the end of thu
eighteenth century things were different
In Berlin.
In the best hostelries special servau;
was kept to prepare the salad. She dined
at table. and when the salad bowl was
brought in she took off her long white
gloves, washed her hands and prepared
the salad with the utmost taste and grace
In the presence Of the guests, mixing the
ingredients with her fingers In a cleanly
and appetizing manner. - London Tele'
graph
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
AS AsoP MIGHT HAVE TOLD 1T.

Story of n Clever Trick Played by
Two Ravens on IA Puppy.
A Jerseyman, writing home from
southern Alaska, tells the following
81 happened to see with my own eyes
the other day a clever trick played by
pair of ravens, which carried me back to
old Esop and his fables, for here as |
gazed was one of the venerable tales
acted out in real life.
"a silly little pup was playing about
when he came upon a nice, tasty bone. l
was watching him worry the bone and
was enjoying the pleasure he seemed to
get out of it, when down dropped two
ravens. They wanted that bone. 1t
stuck out all over them, their desire, and
their eyes shone with the lust of con-
quest.
"They futtered about for some time,
but Jo, the pup, paid no attention. He
wouldn't be fooled, and 1 could scarcely
keep from laughing to see how adroit the
ravens were and how stubborn the pup
was.
"Finally the raven sneaked behind 10
and scuttled quietly up until he was per
haps two feet from the pups tail. The
other raven remained in front, huttering
here and there, just enough to keep the
dogs attention on him. When the raven
in the rear had gained a proper position
that is, had crept close enough-the willy
old bird in front began to jump up and
down. l was bewildered at first. |
couldn't make out what the birds were
up to for the longest while, and when the
jumping process began | was more mys-
titled than ever until the dog, distracted
by the jumping process, stopped worry
ing the bone and looked up. Then l
realized with an awesome feeling that
those ravens were up to something pretty
close to human. l confess it scared me
a bit; it made the birds seem diabolical,
and 1 found snatches of Poe's verses on
the immortal birds of this feather rum
ming through my head.
Gradually the jumping bird drew
nearer and nearer to 10. Alas, for the
pups innocence! / held my breath as
the sable charmer Topped closer and
closer to JOS smutty nose. Suddenly
JOS jaws clicked. Almost at the same
instant there was hutter, a plunge from
the rear, and the bird behind the pup had
the bone.
at was done so quickly that my eyes
could scarcely follow it. When the raven
in front got too near 10 raised his head
from the bone and snapped at the bird.
He missed the raven and, forgetting the
bone and everything else, made a plunge
for the bird. Then the raven in the rear
got in his work.
"Of course the moment the rear ma
neuver had succeeded the light cavalry
that had been demonstrating in front
flew off. The noises those birds made
were weird. AS the bird in the rear
grabbed the bone he let out hoarse yell,
precisely like laughter, jeering, haunting
laughter. could hear them, as they flew
across the bay from Ketchikan, laughing
and laughing as they went.
Poor 10! 1t took him an instant to
realize what had happened. and when he
did you never saw a pup look more
sheepish. 1t was a mean trick, but a rare
joke on Jo, just the same."-New York
Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24

Some years ago there was a man who
was a figure in the upper social life of
New York He was the sexton of Grace
church, and his name was Brown. He
was sort of grand chamberlain to New
York society of that day and was en-
ployed in every social function from the
christening of the babe of aristocracy to
the marriage of the damsel. Dancing
men then, as now, were scarce, but
Brown was equal to the occasion. He
organized a band of presentable young
fellows who knew how to dress, how to
dance and how to behave themselves,
whom he marshaled at houses where they
were needed. These were known as
Browns young men," and not few Of
them danced themselves into good posi-
tons. One of these young men was HUI
bert D. Thompson, who in later life be-
came so prominent a politician as leader
of the County Democracy. He used to
say that when he was young he led the
german; when he grew old he led the
Irish.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
STRENGTH OF PAPER.
The Great Weight Borne by a Cush-
ION of Rice Paper.

The Great Weight Borne ny a Cush-
ion of Rice Paper.
A party of brokers' were talking in the
bourse of the tensile strength of paper.
A mucilage bottle had been overturned
on sheet of ordinary writing paper and
a heavy paperweight had become fasten-
ed to the sheet. One of the men picked the
paper up and dangled the weight from it.
Then, in a spirit of curiosity, he piled
other weights on the edge Of the one fas-
tened to the sheet to see how much the
paper would hold. Fortytwo pounds
were hung on the slender sheet before it
gave way.
The experiments attracted the atten-
ton of a half dozen or so of men. In the
group was an importer of Japanese ar
ticles. and he said he had an article made
of tissue paper that would bear the
weight of any two men who could jump
on it, and he wagered lunches for the
crowd that they would not break it.
The wager was taken up, and then he
drew from his coat pocket what seemed
to be bundle of brown paper. 1t was
easily concealed in the palm of his hand,
But he placed his lips to brass nipple
and soon the bundle assumed the shape Of
a large doughnut. Fastening the stopper,
Mr.. Van Dusen threw the thing on the
floor and told his companions to go ahead
and jump.
First one man stood on the cushion, for
that is what it was, then two men. Next
the two men Jumped on it, and then three
men. The men tried to break the bag
with their heels. The importer watched
the endeavor to make his cushion collapse
for awhile. then said he guessed he had
won the bet.
This was agreed to, and a new test of
the strength of the inflated bag was
made. A board was procured and placed
over the cushion on a bench. Five men
sat on the board, and the bag collapsed
with report that sounded through the
building like an explosion. An examina-
ton of the broken bag showed it to be
made of rice paper coated with paint
that resembled roofing fluid. The paper
tears easily, and the brokers marveled at
its strength. The weight of the cushion
was less than an ounce, and when de-
f1ated could be tucked away in vest
pocket-Philadelph Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
FLOWER LORE.

The pansy means remembrance.
Chaucer speaks of the daisy as tn
zee of dale"
The carnation was called by the Greeks
the "divine flower"
One of the pretty names for the lily O.
the valley is ''the ladder to heaven"
The fragrant honeysuckle has very
pretty neutrality-suspicious., devoted affec
ton.
Hope was delineated by the ancients al
a little child standing on tiptoe and hold
ing a clover.
Because of the way in which its petals
are marked the French call the swee
william the poets eye"
The anemone, according to mythology
sprang from the blood of Adonis, mingled
with the tears which Venus shed over his
body.
The poppy, so the ancient story goes
was created to allay her grief by Ceres
while searching for her beloved daughter
Proserpina.
From antiquity the rose, the queen Of
flowers, has been regarded as the emblem
of joy, love and prosperity. 1t is also the
symbol of silence.
In Germany the periwinkle is the
flower of Immortality, but in Italy it is
the flower of death. Garlands are made
of it and placed on the bier Of children.
The heliotrope represents Clytie, the
beautiful nymph who died of love for the
sun The story of Clytie is also connect
ed with the sunfower, which, as well as
the heliotrope, means devoted attach
ment.
Once marigolds were simply called
"golds" because of their color, but in the
middle ages the name Of the Virgin Mary
was frequently affixed to anything use
full or beautiful, so the flower came to be
the marigold.
One of the tales told of the dahlia is
that the flower ornamented the royal gar
dens of the Escurial at Madrid for sew
eral years before Spanish jealousy would
allow it to be introduced into the other
countries of Europe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
Telcpbonc. In Thunderstorms.

Time was when every telephone bore
a conspicuous notice warning patrons
against using it during a thunderstorm.
The warning was reasonable and neces-
sary one in the early days of the art, but
today it no longer exists because the rea-
son for it has passed away. Methods
of protecting electrical circuits against
damage by lightning have become so per-
feet that fear is no longer felt of any
accident or danger from this cause. The
telephone works practically as well dur
ing a thunderstorm as at any other time,
and people no longer avoid the neighbor-
hood of electric lights when they hear
thunder. Indeed people in cities are no
longer timorous about thunderstorms, be-
cause the percentage of damage actually
done by lightning is growing smaller
every year in the larger towns.-Elec-
trical Review.