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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

Brooklyn advertises reliable bug
exterminator," which may be of use to
any one who wants to exterminate re
liable bugs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

King Alfonso needs a guardian
worse than ever, for he will probably
fall in love with some nice lady aged
about 45 years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

What. asks the college boy. is the
good Of co-education II the girls are
going TO take 1t over in the next
block7
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

One OF the latest and most sensible
fads in New York this season is the
throwing Of stones at automobile
racers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

BY the time man has the forests
thoroughly subdued he will have
found. doubtless. some way of getting
along without wood.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

Mr.. Bull understands himself to be
the victor, but he will have to put his
South African farm In order at his
own expense.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17
Thirty-nye Drowned.

Valparaiso, Chile, July 10. = THIRTY
FIVE persons were drowned and house.
was destroyed on the estate OF Clauo'o
Vienna, at Las Palmas, as a result OF
the recent bursting OF a reservoir
there.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

II is feared that one result OF the
Ruhlin-Sharkey fight will be to bring
the Hon. Jim Corbett before the pub
lie again.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

The shah of Persia still refuses to
look pleasant in any of his portraits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17
To Guild n High schoo,

Baldwin, Wis, July 13.-At the an
nuai school meeting of the electors OF
this village $3.50 was appropriated TO
build a new high school building.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17
JUDGE HARRY HUBBARD DEAD.
Prominent La Crosse Man Passes
AWAY,

Away.
La Crosse. Wis. July IL. Judge
Harvey F. Hubbard for ffty-one years
a resident of this city. and one OF its
very first settlers. died yesterday
morning after a lingering Illness OF
three months. He was appointed post
master under President Pierce and held
that office for many years. being the
youngest postmaster the city ever had.
He was judge of the criminal court for
many years also, and was in many
ways prominently connected with the
early history Of Western Wisconsin.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

Why should there be any furry In
financial circles? Pierp. is still able to
be up and around.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

Love letters are writs Of attach
ment. and there is no lodging the ser.
vice.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

Speaking oil an army, King Wheat
calls for 10000 harvester recruits in
Kansas and Nebraska.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

The breaking of college ties is sad,
but not nalf so melancholy as the
counting of subsequent ties.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

A season of protracted drought is
reminding the Texas people of Gen.
Sherman's opinion Of war.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17

Portugal won't let Britain have
Mozambique, unless Britain takes 1t.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-17
Che news
WARRINGTON Note..

The ability of the Panama Canal
company TO give satisfactory title to
the property will be investigated in
Paris at an early day.
Gen. Miles selection OF Capt. r. G..
Van Vliet. Tenth cavalry, as inspector
OF small arms practice. on his STAFF,
has been disapproved by Secretary
Root.
Secretary Moody will materially re-
duce the number OF naval officers on
shore duty. believing every man hold
Ing a commission in the navy should
spend most of his time afioat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18

Until war ceases, which will be the
greatest miracle Of all, it will always
be the exhibition ground of miracles.
How can a bullet puncture mans
coat behind and before or piece his
boot and sock and be gravely shaken
out of both without wounding him?
And what mysterious channel does this
human body contain which leads a
bullet dexterously around the heart, a
hairs breadth from the seat of life, yet
never rending tia phenomenon vouch-
ed for by more than one army surgeon?
Shells have burst thunderously be-
tween the very legs of soldiers and left
them still soldiers. Pompom shells of
two inches diameter have passed
through legs and arms without shatter-
ing the bone or bursting at the impact,
though there appears to be literally no
room for such a merciful performance.
In fact history of the escapes in war
would be wild reading even after a
course of Munchausen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
erewrome Footb.Il Legend

Where did football originate? Some
people give ancient Chester, in Eng
land, credit for bringing the great
winter pastime into existence. There
is record of football playing in that
city in the year 1910, but Chestrians
believe in a legend Of much earlier
date.
In the tenth century, it is said, a
Dane was captured and beheaded by
the citizens. Some one began kicking
the head about the streets, others
followed, and 1t was discovered that
this formed a new and decidedly fas-
cinating sport. This was repeated
whenever possible, but as enemies
heads became scarcer and the enter
tainment of kicking them more diff
cult to procure 1t was at last arranged
'.for the shoemakers yearly on Shrove
Tuesday to deliver to the draper, in
the presence Of the mayor of Chester,
one ball of leather, called a football,
of the value of 3s. I'D. or above"
There is evidently a fine precedent
for those concerned in the game "los-
ing their heads"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
TALKING TO ONESELF.
BolIoquiea Are Rare Because we
Fear They Mean Madness.

Fear They Mean Madness.
Talking to oneself has this obvious
advantage over any other form Of ora
tory or gossip: One is assured Of q
sympathetic audience. But 1t has also
this peculiar drawback: 1t is supposed
to be one of the early symptoms Of In
sanity. Wrongly SO perhaps. A mad
doctor might rule the habit out of his
diagnosis. Nevertheless the popular
belief is firmly rooted, and it is for
fear Of this belief doubtless that we
talk to ourselves even as we dress our
hair with straws so rarely.
1t may be said that we never do adj
dress ourselves at any length except in
the delirium of a fever In moments
of ordinary excitement of course we
utter to the wind some sort of appro-
pirate ejaculation. Delight wrings
from us a cry of "Hurrahg' or Thank
heavenY' even though there be none by
to echo us. Similarly in any disgust
we emit one of those sounds whose
rather poor equivalents In print are
"Ughw and "Faughg and "Tutr' Much
further than this we do not go. "Why,
what an ass am IP' cries Hamlet in
one of his soliloquies. Omitting the
first word and Transporting the last
two, the ordinary modern man does
often soliloquize to that extent. But
he could no more soliloquize to Ham
let's extent than he could speak in
decasyllabics.
Nor is there any reason to suppose
that that class of the community with
which, contemptuous of his own fuen-
cy, Hamlet compared himself is or
ever was more prone to soliloquize
than any other. In the matter Of solil-
oquies we cannot accept Hamlet as an
unbiased authority. We merely find in
him the possible origin Of the belief
that talking to oneself is a bad sign
Saturday Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
FRANKS OF CUPID.
Some Celebrated Men Who Married
Their Domestic Servants.


Some Celebrated Men Who Married
Their Domestic Servants.
Many celebrated men have married
their domestic servants Sir Henry
Parkes, premier of New South Wales,
is an example. One night when dining
at friends house he was struck by
the appearance of a servant girl who
waited upon the table and persuaded
his host to allow her to enter his en-
ploy. This she did and for a short time
held the position Of cook in Sir Henry's
household Then he made her Lady
Parkes.
But more illustrious than this is the
case of Peter the Great One day he
was dining at the house Of Prince Men
shikoff He noticed one of the servant
maids particularly, and, though she
was not handsome, she caught his fan
cy. Her name, the prince told the car,
was Martha. She had been a servant
In the house of a Lutheran minister of
Marienburg, and when that city was
captured by the troops of Russia she
had been taken prisoner by General
Bauer, who had passed her over to the
prince, whose servant she was The
count politely made present of her to
the car, who eventually married her.
William Goblet, the great writer,
when he was only twenty-one years Of
age one morning CHANGED to see bux-
ON servant girl busily engaged in
washing the family linen. The girl
was pretty, so Cobbett spoke to her,
learned her name and the same even
ing called upon her parents and said
he would like to marry their daughter
The parents of the girl informed the
young man that they had no objections
to him as their son-in-law. but that he
would have to wait until their daugh-
ter was of manageable age. Five
years later Goblet, true to his early
love, married her.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
Gniaea nv Him.elf.

The father of Thomas Jefferson died
In 1857, and the sons situation was
touchingly described by him years aft
erward in a letter written to his eldest
grandson when he was sent from home
to school for the first time. 1t is given
in 1.-The True Thomas Jefferson" by
William e. Curtis. The letter was as
follows:
''When 1 recollect that at fourteen
years Of age the whole care and direc-
tion of myself was thrown on myself
entirely, without a relative or friend
qualified to advise or guide me, and
recollect the various sorts Of bad COM
pany with which / associated from
time to time, l am astonished that /
did not turn off with some Of them and
become as worthless to society as they
were.
81 had the good fortune to become
acquainted very early with some char
acters of very high standing and to
feel the incessant wish that could be-
come as they were"
His father left instructions for his
education and especially enjoined up
on the widow not to permit him to
neglect ''the exercise requisite for his
bodye's development" This strong
man knew the value of strength and
used to say that person of weak body
could not have an independent mind.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
when Trade Was Booming.

1t was in the morning hours of bake
day in the little out of the way village.
The mingled odors of fresh bread, pies
and cookies foated out of the open
kitchen windows.
From one Of the smaller cottages at
the end of the street came barefooted
child in colorless calico dress and Stat
sunbonnet. With the important air of
a heavy buyer she entered the village
store and handed across the counter a
blue teacup. The proprietor took the
cup and said in brisk tones:
We'll. Emmy, what does your ma
want today?'
''Please, sir, ma wants an eggs worth
Of molassas." And she carefully placed
q large white egg on the counter.
From q stone jug a little molasses
was poured and the cup set before the
customer.
mr. Smif,' she said as she took her
purchase, "1'll be back in little while
for some ginger. Ma said to tell you
the black hen was on"
And the buyer walked with dignity
out the store door and up the village
street to her home.-Harper's Maya
zine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
Names of Materials.

The fine white linen of which cambria
handkerchiefs are made is so called be-
cause it was first made at Cambria, In
the department of the Nord, France.
The gauzy fabric muslin is so named
from the town of Mosul, in Mesopo-
tamia. Alpaca was originally made
from the wool Of the Peruvian sheep
OF that name, akin to the llama. In
eighteenth century romances we often
read Of garments made of paduasoy,
which was simply a smooth kind of
silk originally made at Padua, soy or
sole being French for silk.
To this day shopkeepers who appeal
to the custom of ladies are fond of
labelling their goods with French
names, and the description Of the dress
es at fashionable wedding is hid
den mystery to the male reader. Nous
seline de sole is simply silk muslin,
and crepe de chine is china Grape.
Grape is so called from its wrinkled
appearance and sharpness to the touch
and is the same word as we know in
the form of crisp. The rough material
called frieze was originally made in
Friesland. Tweed, although Scotch, is
not named from the famous border
river. 1t is corruption Of twill
Chambers Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
A STORY OF FORREST.
How the Peppery Actor Squared Ac-
counts with One Critic.

counts with One Critic.
Many years ago Edwin Forrest, the
celebrated actor, when in New York,
was In the habit of dining at Win
dust's, noted restaurant on Park
row that was favorite resort of ac
tors and literary men. It usually hap
pened that Forrest would be Joined by
friends and that the little group would
sit together at one table. On one oc-
with a reputation for conceit and i'm
pertinence, who had scraped acquaint-
ance with the tragedian. was one of
the group.
Early In the course Of the dinner the
Englishman began to make criticisms
which he considered pleasantries about
Forests conception Of certain roles.
Encouraged by his own appreciation he
gave full play to his humor and con-
cluded each of his impertinences with,
Pardon my freedom, sir; it's my way"
To the establishment of all who knew
the Briton's offensive remarks patient
ly and seemingly ignored them as far
as possible When, however, the nuts
were brought in by the waiter, he took
several cracked wslnuts in his hand
and, walking over to the Briton's place,
Jocularly snapped them successfully in
the face of that individual, lightly say
ing after each shot, Pardon my free
dom, sir; it's my way" and snapped
him out of the restaurant.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
The difference Of an Inch.

At one of the reunions of the Army
Of the Cumberland several former of.
ficers Of the Union army fell to dis
cussing the wounds they had received
during the civil war At last one OF
their number turned to Colonel B., 4
tall, fine, soldierly looking man, who
had remained silent during the discus.
sion, and said:
'sWell, colonel, you seem to be the
only one of the party who escaped un.
injured"
ooh, no, 1 didn't" answered the
colonel quickly. Il was shot at An.
tietam. A bullet went through my
nose, taking the gristle out" He wrig
gled his nose from side to side to prove
the truth of his statement.
''Ah, well, you were quite fortunate
after ALL said Major NJ consolingly
eff the bullet had struck a half inch
further in, your soul would have beer
launched into eternity"
''Yes," said the colonel, land if the
blamed thing had gone half inch fur.
Their out it wouldn't have hit me al
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18

Professor Jowett, the great master
Of Ballot college, had wise words to
speak on the crucial topic of growing
old. He wrote to a friend:
1.-THE later years of life appear to me,
from a certain point Of view, to be the
best. They are less disturbed by care
and the world. We begin to under
stand that things really never did mat
ter so much as we supposed, and we
are able to see them more in their true
proportion instead Of being overwhelm-
ed by them. We are more resigned to
the viii of God, neither afraid to de-
part nor overanxious to stay. We can
not see into another life, but we believe
with an inextinguishable hope that
there is something still reserved for
us"
1t is worth while to remember his
hints for old age, full as they are of
a practical wisdom:
Beware of the coming on of age, for
It will not be defied.
A man cannot become young by over
exerting himself.
A man of sixty should lead quiet,
open air life.
He should collect the young about
him.
He should set other men to work.
He ought at sixty to have acquired
authority, reticence and freedom from
personality.
He may truly think Of the last years
Of life as being the best and every year
as better than the last if he knows how
to use it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18

Mr.. James Relation, writing of the
wonderful old ruins of monuments and
shrines at Anurajahpoord, the city Of
the sacred DO tree in Ceylon, says,
"From the days Of the mound builders
man has shown himself to be monu.
ment erecting being. The Christians
have their cathedrals, the Mohammed.
ans have their mosques, and the Bud.
dhists have their shrine tombs, de.
signated differently in different coun.
tries as pagoda, tope and dagoba.
'sThe pagodas of China are entirely
dissimilar to those Of Burma, and the
dagobas of Ceylon are quite unlike
those in either country, yet all serve
the one purpose of relic sepulture
They are not altogether thing of the
past. They are still erected near the
temples, but those of modern construc.
ton are small and unimportant when
compared with those that have with.
stood biennial monsoons for 2,0O(
years. Even their half buried ruins
are stupendous."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
DO YOU KNOW

how fascinating English history really England during
the past thousand years. has given heroes and
heroines than all the of the ages What you know
OF the private and lives of her queens being
stately overegns with passions of love and hate living pap
ting women?
Do know Of that king and who stood bareooted
all naked from their waists upwards the great hall
e? Or what plumbers dog licked the blood Of king why
Henry VII hanged his four English masts
king apoogzed for taking long de why Marlborough
his duchess disgraced?
Do you know the story of Thomas Emirs
daughter? Of fair Rosamond Clord labyrinth at
Woodstock the ae sken Henrys golden spur that
led her becoming rap-door of
Vdomar? OF the dreadful warning that hung bed
bella Angouleme Of the queen who discovered London
disguised cook-maid?
Do know how the fact that the Duchess Marlborough
putting by mistake the queens gloves changed Voare
the desnes of Europe Or why the great Elizabeth and her prime
minister had to deal secretly with Catherine de- Medcs ao
what that which passed between Nan Boeyn King
meath the the clustered shade of Sopewe nunney
meant to Wolsey?
Those who interested may have specimen pages
that will show how English history may be had quite
from that presented by Hume Rapn Macaua Guzot
OF Hallam, Froude
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
RICE WATER NUTRITIOUS.
Curious Way Some British 0facers
Discovered This Fact

Curious Way Some British 0mcers
Discovered This Fact.
1t is probable that few occidental
cooks who prepare rice in various
forms for diet are aware that in dis
carding the water in which it is boiled
they are wasting what is regarded by
the oriental as the most nutritious part
of the food. This fact was curiously
proved some years since when de-
tachment of Europeans and native
troops In India found themselves be-
Ieaguered in fort with insufficient ra-
lions, even Of rice, to enable them to
hold out until a force could march to
their relief.
1t was when the officers were seri-
ously debating this problem that the
natives approached them with what
was regarded as a curious solution Of
the difficulty. If, proposed the latter,
the Europeans took all the rice, they,
the natives, would be. quite content
with the water in which it was boiled.
The suggestion. In place of any better,
was adopted, when 1t was remarked
that while the Europeans found it diff
hcult to maintain their strength on full
rations of rice the natives lost none Of
their stamina by several weeks diet on
the water When the proposal was
made, the action of the natives was
praised as one of great devotion to
their superiors, but the sentiment was
somewhat notified when the discov-
cry was made that the natives were
quite aware that the principal nourish-
ment lay in the water.
Since that time Europeans In the ORR
ent, following the custom Of the ma
tives, have given rice water to pa
tents, particularly In cases of cholera,
as last resort when no other food can
be retained in the stomach and usually
with good results. But the natives al
ways value this water so highly that it
is never thrown away.
In fact, 1t would surprise many cooks
to discover how much may be done
with this apparently worthless stock.
If the rice is cooked in the oriental
fashion-that is, boiled only so long
that each grain comes out of the pan
separate and not as a sodden mass
the water when strained off and per-
mitted to cool will become jelly APP
preaching the consistency Of blanc
mango. To suit the occidental palate
the water should be favored with an
extract or otherwise the jelly may
have rather an insipid taste.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
Luck In Hor.e.hoe..

The superstition dates back too far
for record, but it was not always con-
fined to the horseshoe. Any piece of
iron found in ones path was accounted
a sign of good luck, and as horseshoes
were more commonly picked up than
any other article of that metal that
particular object at last became the
standard emblem of good fortune and
the supposed defense against bad luck.
In Aubrey's 'Miscellanies," written 200
years ago, the author mentions having
seen the horseshoe nailed up in church,
and he also says that most of the
houses in the west end of London
have the horseshoe on the threshold"
The horseshoe to possess virtue must
have been found, not purchased or
looked up. Admiral Nelson had great
faith in the luck of the horseshoe, and
one was nailed to the mast of his ship,
the Victory.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-18
s.rm.n B,rtha.v C.kes.

The custom Of having a birthday
cake is widespread In Germany. |
know it for certain that it is prevalent
In the province of Saxony, in Hanover
and the mark of Brandenburg. As
many lights as the one whose birth
day 1t is has years are stuck around the
cake, or the Torte, thick one in the
middle, called the Lebenslicht, the light
Of life. For persons advanced in years
one candle must do duty, as otherwise
too many would be required, or skill
ful lady expresses the exact number
Of years in Roman figures (XX, u.
When Moltke completed his seven
fdeth year during the campaign Of
1S70-71, Crown Prince Frederick VII
Ham, later on Emperor Frederick, pre-
scented him with cake adorned with
seventy lights.
Only he or she who celebrates his OF.
her birthday may put out the light Of,
life. 1t Is unlucky If done by any 9TH
er member Of the family.-Notes and
Queries,