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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
THE zEBRA,s STRIPES.
They Serve Two Purposes, to Make
Him Visible and InviaibIe.

They Serve Two Purposes, to Make
Him Visible and Invisible.
Firstly, the zebra is striped because it
is to his interest to be conspicuous. Sec
ondIy, he is striped because it is to his
interest to be invisible.
Strangely enough, not only are both
these statements strictly true, but one
may further say that no other kind of
coloration would protect the zebra SO
well. During the daytime zebras usually
Craze in small herds among the stunted
trees and bushes of the African uplands.
They do not place sentinels to watch
against their foes, like the wild sheep and
the channels. because usually there is no
commanding spot available where SEN
tinel could overlook the surrounding
country.
Their method consists in each member
of the band keeping an eye upon the
movements of his fellows as well as keep
ing a sharp lookout for himself. If
prowling leopard approaches the herd,
one OF other of the zebras is pretty sure
to perceive the danger. and the others
take warning by observing his start of
alarm. Hence it will be seen that the
more conspicuous each member of the
Dduu 10 Tic IIOiS ICduilJ Nv LIS w AhAhS
movements catch the eyes of his fellows,
who at once take the hint and save them
selves from being eaten by good use of
their legs.
1t is at night that the zebra specially
desires to be invisible. Most African
beasts have to travel far for water and
are obliged to Stake their thirst during
the darkness at spots where lions and
other enemies are in the habit of lying in
ambush. Now it has been found that in
the twilight the dark and light bands up
on the zebra become Neutrality-suspicious. be-
ing blurred into a neutral tint, which
blends wonderfully with that of sur
rounding objects.
This is so markedly the case that
hunter has stated that he has been so
near a zebra in the twilight as actually
to feel his breath yet was quite unable
to perceive his form. If the zebra were
piebald, like circus horse, instead of be-
ing covered with narrow stripes, he would
be sufficiently conspicuous to his friends
in the daytime, yet obviously such mark
ings would not protect him at night, for
the contrasted colors would still be plain
ly visible to his foes.
Hence we see that it is literally true
that the zebra is striped, not only be-
cause he wants to be seen, but also be-
cause he does not want to be seen.-Pear-
sons Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
OUTDOOR MACHINERY.
One Glass of Engine That Is Not
Housed to Protect 1t From the

One Class of Engine That Is Not
Housed to Protect 1t From the
Weather.
The oldest type of engine represented
ut the Pan-American Exposition is the
windmill. The earliest mention we
have of windmill being employed to
do any work was In Alexandria loo
B. c., when an invention driven by
wind power was employed to operate q
musical instrument AS even this must
have been the product Of evolution II
leaves us entirely in the dark as to
the actual origin. However, we know
that windmills were employed In use
full labor in many parts of Europe long
before Columbus discovered America.
These old windmills were quaint af'
fairs. Some of them fosted on wa
ter and were turned by hand to meet
the vagaries of the wind. later de-
yelopment was built on post. and still
later the roof of the building was pivot
ed, which allowed the building itself to
remain stationary.
It remained for the engineers of the
nineteenth century to construct wlDd
engine that was at once simple, useful
and practical The amount of power
developed and usefully applied by this
time honored invention amounts in
the aggregate to hundreds of thou.
sands of horsepower.
At the Pan-American Exposition
group Of windmills will be gathered to-
gether and planted in a corner OF the
grounds, where they will be required
to pump water and in other ways
demonstrate their usefulness. These
win comprise many different types
sAOwinG the evolution Of the engine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
AN ANEsTHETIc SAFE.
Queer Product of an Inventor of the
OIden Times.

Oueer Product of an Inventor of the
OIden Times.
81 ran across a queer old relic in my
line of business recently" said a safe
and lock expert who is in the city. Il
was prowling around a machine shop in
a town in Iowa, trying to find fitting
that needed, when happened to notice
a sheet iron box which seemed to have
once been entirely covered with glass
tubes attached to the surface by cement.
All of the tubes were broken, and most
of them were missing. but the general ar
rangement could be easily traced, and the
contrivance impressed me at once with a
sense of familiarity. Presently | remem-
bered about it. 1t was all that was left
of the one time famous 'an@sthetic safe
an invention which ought to have been
sponsored by society for the prevention
of cruelty to burglars. The idea OF the
thing was that any cutting or drilling
through the outer casing should release
certain chemicals which would promptly
stupefy everybody in range OF their
fumes. In the morning the owner would
find his valuables intact and could simply
call a dray and pack off the unconscious
burglars to jail.
with such device it was unnecessa-
nv to have massive steel walls, and the
model which | CHANGED to resurrect was
made of one-eighth inch sheet iron. The
inner box was entirely surrounded with
glass tubes about the diameter of lead
pencil and filled alternately with two
chemicals which were supposed to pro-
duce Supplying gas when they came into
contact. There was thin outside cas-
ing, and the theory was that any effort
to break in would necessarily fracture
two or more of the fragile glasses. 1t
seemed incredible, but several prominent
capitalists became greatly interested in
the scheme and stood ready to back It
with unlimited means until actual tests
finally convinced them of its grotesque
impracticability. How the model ever
drifted to the Iowa machine shop
couldn't find out. 1t had been there for
years and was probably part of the plum
der of some forgotten junk sale.
"The only other safe know of tit to
rank with the 'anRsthetic' as freak
was one designed by an inventor in
Washington 1t was circular in shape
with a pivot at the bottom, and at night
time the plan was to connect it with an
engine belt and spin it like top. The
inventor was very much in earnest and
made a large working model. He admit
ted modestly that the safe could only be
used where steam power was available.
What would prevent the burglars from
throwing off the belt he didn't state. -
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
WHAT'S IN A NAME7
(Benson's Plaster Is Palms Mastar )

In the days of wild cat money in the
West, the Ames shovels were used as cur
rency. They were as stable as gold; their
price did not vary cent in twenty years.
The very name Of Oliver Ames & Son, was
synonym for honesty. 1t was current all
over the world.
On the same principle Benson's Porous
Plaster is the universal standard external
remedy. To say it is ''good" plaster does
not describe it; it - the best possible plaster.
For every disease in which an external rem
edy is available, Benson's Plaster is used
almost as a matter of course.
Benson's Plaster quickly relieves and
cures where other modes of treatment are
either exasperatingly slow or have no good
effect whatever. Coughs, colds. lumbago,
kidney trouble, rheumatism, lame back,
etc., are at once benefited and soon cured.
Capsicum, Strengthening and Belladonna
plasters have none of the curative virtues
of Benson's. More than 5000 physicians
and druggists have commended Benson's
Plaster as remedy in which the public
may have implicit confidence; while, in a
comparative test with other plasters, Ben
sons has received .Jitty.Ji0e highest asoards.
Beware of substitutes and cheap limitations.
For sale by all druggists or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury d Johnson. Mig. Chemists. ny.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

A man talks about owning his business
But, as matter of fact his business owns
him. His whole life is regulated by the
demands of the business The. time at
which he rises, his breakfast hour, the
time given to meals, are all determined by
business obligations. He rushes through
lunch because he 'cant spare the time
from business" to eat leisurely. He won't
take rest because he is needed at the
store or Office. He is in fact an absolute
slave to business. The results which fol-
low this slavery are to be seen on every
hand. Men dyspeptic, irritable, nervous,
with drawn faces, and hollow eyes, sit at
the desk or stand behind the counter until
they collapse in fit of sickness, or are
taken away by heart failure. Those who
cannot escape the exactions of business
will find friend in DR.. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t strengthens the
stomach, increases the action of the blood
making glands, increasing the vitality and
physical vigor 1t makes men strong and
prevents those business break. downs
which so often terminate fatally.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

from the old fashioned four sail pat
tern down to the ordinary multitude
nous sprocket plan in which the sail
area Is automatically adjusted to the
wind pressure and the speed Is regu-
lated by a governor. Some OF these
engines will develop tremendous
power, while others are simply devised
as a cheap and reliable means OF work
ing farmers pump
Experiments extending over period
of years have been conducted for the
purpose of generating electricity by
this means. Developments along these
lines so far have not been entirely sat
isfactory, though indications point to
ultimate success The difficulties met
with are principally owing to the in
constancy OF the wind. which must
be overcome by storing up the energy
of the gale to be given off as required.
As the slow development of the storage
battery retards this important achieve
ment we await with Impotence the
improvements in this direction that we
know ought to be made. The time will
undoubtedly come when electric light
ing will be done in this manner-in
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
ntaoarding Their Gamer.

The old men in employments where
youthful activity is required are discard
ing their walking sticks. A little while
ego Brown, let US call him, failed to secure
1 promotion to which his long term Of
faithful service entitled him. Scores of
other employees would have bet their
lives on his going up. The office had look
ed forward to 1t for years. But younger
man was lifted over Browns head, which
meant practically that the old gentle
mans usefulness was ended. One day
friend OF Browns asked the head Of the
house If he had any particular reason for
his action. Eyes, have" was the frank
reply. 'tMr Brown carries a cane" Gar
ries camel He has carried a cane ever
since you knew him. never dreamed
before that carrying a cane was a dis
credit to a man." Certainly not. But
Mr.. Brown leans on it." Which meant
that IL Mr.. Brown required the support
Of cane he was grown too old to be of
further use in active business
York Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

disease Ordinary exposure results IN
pneumonia. The disease seems to
deplete the vitality, undermine the
strength, and affect the balance of the
mind. 1t is one of the sad experiences
of the grip, that the convalescent sup
posed to be rallying well, has been found
in condition of complete collapse.
AS result of the grip the lungs, and
other organs of respiration seem pecu-
liar1y liable to be affected and consump-
ton may easily be the after consequence
of the malady. 1t needs no argument
therefore to urge the building up of the
system weakened by grip to enable it to
resist and throw off these sequent dis
eases which so frequently prove fatal.
In actual test DR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery has proved itself pecu-
liarly valuable not only in the quick cure
of the disease but also in rebuilding the
body which grip has undermined and in
curing diseases which are prone to fasten
on the enfeebled system 1t strengthens
the stomach, heals the lungs, and purl-
fes the blood. 1t puts the whole body
on plane of sound and vigorous health.
A VICTIM OF GRIP.
wTwo years ago this month I had
an attack of grip which left my throat
and lungs in bad condition." writes
Mrs. M. E. Stewart, of Center, Chickasaw
Nation, Ind. Ter. The doctor said l
had disease of the bronchial tubes,
but confessed to my husband un-
known to me), that had consumption
in the first stage and could never be
cured but, thanks to God and to DIR.
Pierce, to-day I feel well, and am better
now than 1 have been for many years.
can do as much work now as any
woman of my age, which is forty-seven.
One of my neighbor women advised me
to get DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, so l sent and got it, and then 1
was not satisfied with it alone, hardly
believing it would cure me, SO wrote to
DIR. Pierce and gave him my symptoms.
He replied that l had catarrh of the
head, extending to my lungs, and told
what would cure me. l took his advice
never neglected it for anything. 1
have taken seventeen bottles of Golden
Medical Discovery eight walls of DR..
Pierce's Pellets, and ten packages OF Dr..
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
A Joke ON Evarts.

While William NJ Evarts was in the
senate his family. which included many
daughters, spent the greater portion of
the time on that much exploited farm
near Windsor. VT, which its distinguish
ed owner made pay "by crediting the
farm with everything taken off from it
and charging nothing put on" One spring
he received a letter from his youngest
daughter dated from Windsor, which so
tickled his sense of humor that he passed
1t around for his colleagues to read.
"Dear papa" it said, do come home.
My donkey is very lonesome without
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
A pay IN BED.

Oh, what 10 20 rare as asday in bed,
season OF rest complete,
4 day of delight from morning till night,
With plenty Of good things to eat,
For scientists say, and we must believe,
we want wise, clear thinking head,
And a body that's tough, Of the right kind q
stuff,
We must give 1t day of in bed.
Imagine the yawning and stretching and all
OF the joys such loaing would bring;
Imagine the bliss Of day spent like this.
While the world was a-toil and a-swing!
Just fancy the envy of all fellow men
Who knew you were bunked for the dayi
Why, the malice you'd spread by your day Of
in bed
Would more than atone for lost pay.
Oh, naught is SO rare as day in bed,
Not even day In June,
And blest be the man who invented the plan,
Who deserves far loftier runel
beg you to try 1t and see for yourself
Though haven't myself, it is true),
For there's nothing, / say, 80 rare as day
In bed, unless it 10 two.
Joe Cone In New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

The late Rev. H. R. Haweis, who
was equally notable as preacher jour
nalist. lecturer and musician, suffered
from dangerous hip disease when a
boy of g. The celebrated Sir Benjamin
Brodie, who was asked if change Of
scene would benefit the afflicted youth,
answered, Take him anywhere = it
does not matter"
Haweis lived to laugh at his doctor,
and half century later, after life Of
exceptional industry, he was in vigor-
GUS health.-New York World
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
A YANKEE SEA KING.
CAPTAIN sLocuM SAILED AROUND
THE WORLD IN A sLooP.

The Bold Navigator and Els Famous
Craft, the Spray, Will Be at the
Pan-American Exposition In Buff
falo Next Summer.
The nautical adventures Of the vi
kings Of old, which have been cele-
brated in song and story, are over
Swallowed in Importance by the re-
markable voyage of Captain Joshua
Slocum around the world in sloop
80 feet inches in length over all and
nine tons net burden. The solitary
Yankee sea king cruised 10000 miles
on all the oceans, ten times the dis
lance ever claimed for Viking ship.
It was the first and only successful
attempt to circumnavigate the globe
alone In a small boat. The extraordi-
nary character of the voyage can only
be gagged by those who have devoted
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
a DROP OF INK.

A drop Of ink, VIA fare and skill combined
In ornamental character enshrined
A noble thought.
Another drop went wrong through want of care.
Fell on my work and marred its texture fair
With ugly blot.
Thus each of fortunes gifts, it's plain to see,
Used or unused, potent power must be
For good or i'll.
Small actions oft with big results are fraught;
Each word, each look, cen every passing though
Needs guidance still.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
Gladstone ON Cromwell.

I remember once making bold enough
to demonstrate with Mr.. Gladstone for
not taking what considered to be the
proper amount of interest in Oliver
Cromwell's christening robes, which were
duly extended before him at Chequers
court. 81 cannot bring myse.. :" said he,
''to care about Oliver. He W. no lover
of free institutions" "But, at least" SO
/ ventured to murmur, gazing at the
christening robes, you cannot deny he
was a Christian" II see no occasion"
replied Mr.. Gladstone, with one of his
grimmest looks, "either to deny or affirm
your proposition. "-Augustine Birrell in
North American Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
A TCoGee Barometer.

A cup Of hot coffee is an unfailine
barometer if you allow a lump Of sugar
to drop to the bottom. of the cup and
watch the air bubbles arise without
disturbing the coffee. If the bubbles
collect in the middle. the weather will
be fine; If they adhere to the cup,
forming a ring. It will either rain OF
snow, and If the bubbles separate with
out assuming any fixed position change
able weather may be expected.-Chica-
go Times Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
AFTER GRIP WHAT !?
The Perilous Period Which
Follows an Attack of this
Mysterious Malady.

Grip Is bad enough with its aching
bones, inhamed eyes, painful back, and
fever But its after effects are perhaps
even more to be dreaded than the misery
attendent on an attack of the disease
itself. The person who comes safely
through an attack of grip, man, woman,
or child, is left in a condition of peculiar
debility and prostration from which it is
difficult to rally. A slight cold or cough
may find speedy termination in lung
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

A remedy recommended tor patients affiict
ed with the grippe, is Kemp's Balsam, which
is especially adapted TO the throat and lungs
Don't wait for the first symptoms of the dis
ease, geta bottle to-day and keepit for use thu
moment 1t is needed. II neglected the grippe
has tendency to bring on pneumonia
KEMP'S BALSAM prevents this ny keeping
the cough loose and the lungs free from in
Illumination All druggists sell KEMP'S BAL
M at 26c and Soc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

'"The performance reaches the high
est pinnacle of dramatic wit wrote
the press agent.
''Isn't that rather strong state
ment?' asked the dramatic editor.
"Oh, no! We are getting S. for gen.
eral admission
Alas. it Is sometimes true that we
mistake the pinnacle Of price for the
pinnacle of arti-Baltimore American.
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breast. If you starve the stomach, you
starve the organs it feeds. But starva-
ton of the body can be accomplished
even where food is plentifully supplied,
because if the stomach and other organs
of digestion and nutrition are diseased,
then the food will not be converted into
nutrition or only partly so, and the body
inadequately nourished will begin to
grow weak. The first attempt, then, in
dealing with a weak body is to nourish
it into strength The general method of
this attempt is to try and bring the food
down to the level of the weak stomach.
This is done by the use of prepared
foods, cod liver oil, and its emulsions.
But this doesn't cure the disease of the
stomach or put the organs Of nutrition
into condition to build up the body.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
deals directly with the stomach and
blood. 1t seeks to bring the stomach up
to the level of strong, healthful food.
when this is done the body gains in
strength, puts on flesh, throws OF dis
ease, and enters on a new life. That
these results follow the use of Golden
Medical Discovery is proved by the tes-
tirnony of thousands of weak, rundown,
men and women and by their cure, by
the use of Discovery of diseases of
lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, etc, which
originated in the disease of the stomach
and its allied organs of digestion and
nutrition.
vThree years ago I had the grip
writes Mrs. Title Linney, of Gravel
Switch, Marion Co., KY. cit settled on
my lungs, and the doctor said had
consumption took six bottles OF
Golden Medical Discovery and am
thankful to say am entirely well"
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter, free. All correspond
ence is strictly private and confidential.
Address DIR. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
FREE OFFER.
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing over a thousand
large pages, is sent free on receipt of
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send 81 one-cent stamps for the cloth
bound volume, or only II stamps for the
book in paper covers. Address DR.. R.V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Dor. Snake or Solder Bites,

Mosquito and all insect bites, wounds OF
scratches by any animal, cured by Wells
Miracle of Healing powder; Kills Ivy Poison
Itch, Salt Rheum, Eczema; Miraculous in heal
ing power. Cures ulcers, skin Diseases felons
boils, burns, scalds, eruptions. Disinfectant
cleansing. Makes perfect injection. Cures any
g1sts, or sent by mail promptly on receipt o.
price E S. WELLS. Chemist. Jersey City. n. L
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Be a MAN Fir.t of Am.

Quite beneath all discussion of cleo
tives and vocations as whether ! will
be an engineer or a clergyman, is the
certainty. for every youth who would
be truly successful. that he must be a
man; that he ought to be a full grown
man." as the old version read squarely
and none too strongly; to be perfect
man" Success.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16
The Power of Musk.

1t is said that agrain of musk will diff
fuse perceptible odor through room
for 20 years. 1t does this by filling the
air with particles of its substance, that
being the way in which all perfumes act,
and yet so infnitesimally small are the
particles that the grain of musk shows no
diminution of weight at the end Of the ~
VpArS-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-16

Mistress Your name is Maginnis,
you say. But what is your first name?
Maid-Mem?
Mistress What is your first name
Mary, Bridget
Maid-It's me second name ye'd be
after. That is Mary. was Maginnis
before 1 was Mary, don't ye moind?
Boston Transcript.