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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
sUPERsTlTIoNs AT SEA.
Quaint Notions Stin Prevail Among
the Older Mariners

1t is a mistake, according to a well
known young naval officer, to suppose
that the sailors of our present navy are
free from superstition. Il remember"
he said, 'only five years ago when
was in the training ship that the old
salts there were as full of old super
stitious beliefs as any of their ancestors
could have been.
when at sea in a dead calm, the
swaying of the masts in the motionless
atmosphere sometimes causes a pecul-
lar wailing sound like distant cries.
This, the old seamen assured u.s. was
the moaning Of the souls of sailors lost
at sea-
Another one of their pet beliefs is
that all sailors that die by drowning
are at once transformed into Cape
Horn pigeons, or, as they are also call
ed, Mother Carey's chickens. officers
are supposed to find their reincarna-
| tons In sea gulls and news, while the
big, solitary albatrosses. following the
wake of passing vessels. are the souls
of captains who have gone down with
their ships. These are the reasons why
sailors never kill these birds.
81 remember that these tales i'm
pressed me a great deal in those days
when l was still a mere boy. On one
occasion | was sitting in the forecastle
| on my watch below. chatting with the
boatswain's mate, a real old timer.
when our conversation was interrupted
| by low wall of agony, louder than
that usually produced by the wind. We
listened in deep, awed silence.
"'Boy,' said the boatswain's mate, we
hear that? That's a seaman's call wot's
been drownded.'
again the wall disturbed the silence.
ayes said the old sailor in an anx-
ious whisper; that's some old salt
wot's lost his life on board this vessel.
Likely he's come for something he's
forgot
After awhile ventured out on deck.
The walls were coming from the roof
! of the forecastle. | climbed up and
there found the captains little son
Juggling away at the cats tail, which
the poor animal was resenting with the
full power of its lungs."-New York
Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
THE cARNAHUBA PALM.


1t Is Called the Most Marvellous Tree
In the World.
Undoubtedly the most marvellous tree
in the world grows in Brazil. It is the
carnahuba palm and can be employed
for many useful purposes. Its roots
produce the same medicinal effect as
sarsaparilla. Its stems afford strong
Ugh flbers, which acquire beautiful
luster and serve also for joists, rafters
and other building materials as well as
for stakes for fences.
From parts of the tree wines and
vinegar are made. 1t yields also a sac
charine substance as well as a starch
resembling sage. Its fruit is used for
feeding cattle. The pulp has an agree
aginous and emulsive, is sometimes
used as substitute for coffee OF the
wood of the stem musical instruments,
water tubes and pumps are made. The
pith Is an excellent substitute for cork.
From the stem a white liquid similar
to the milk of the cocoanut and -four
resembling maizena, may be extracted.
OF the straw, hats, baskets, brooms
and mats are made. A considerable
quantity of this straw is shipped to Eu-
rope, and a part of it returns to Brazil
manufactured into hats. The straw is
also used for matching houses. More
over, salt is extracted from it and like
wise an alkali used in the manufacture
Of common soap.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

A childless home is a cherries home.
The maternal instinct exists in every wo-
man, and when it is ungratified she is de-
prived of much happiness of life 1t often
happens that childlessness is due to some
cause which can be removed, and often is
removed by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription. The vigor and vitality
which this remedy imparts to the delicate
womanly organs, puts them in condition
Of normal health, the lack of which is of.
ten the sole obstruction to maternity.
Every woman should read Dr. Pierce's
Common Sense Medical Adviser, book
containing 1908 pages and 700 Illustrations
1t is sent entirely free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send q
one-cent stamps for the paper bound vol
ume, or 81 stamps for cloth covered. Ad
dress DR.. r. V. Pierce, 663 Main Street
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

Human bodies buried in limestone
countries are often turned to solid stone
by the Iimewater which penetrates the
graves. In other soils there are ele-
ments which sometimes so embalm the
buried dead as to preserve form and
features unchanged. Many such cases
are on record. Robert Burns body was
disinterred in 1915 to be removed to a
new tomb. To the surprise of all his
friends the features were found to be
as perfect as at burial When the body
of John Hampden, the famous English
patriot and leader, was disinterred by
Lord Nugent 200 years after burial. the
form and features were as unchanged
as if the corpse had been recently laid
in the grave.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
Cloths or Clothes.

One learns many strange uses and
misuses of things at country inns. but
let us hope that the following expe-
rience related by a friend Of mine as
having happened to himself is a rare
one: He had gone to bed in an Irish
inn, bidding the landlady to have him
called at s. At 6, however, next morn
ing, she knocked at his door.
'Ye've to git up" she said.
"What o'clock is it?"
'Six, SURF"
"Go away. am not going to get up
till g."
At she -reappeared. "Indade. and
ye must git up now. It's T." Finding
him unmoved at her next return. she
said: "Git up, there's sweet gintle-
man. There's two commercial gintle-
men waiting for their breakfast. and
can't lay the cloth till have yer hon.
or's top sheet."-Cornhill Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

In inc ement weather the man who ex-
poses himself bids for a severe cold in the
head and usually gets it. And the cold
neglected or improperly treated becomes
nasal catarrh, a disease as obstinate as it is
offensive. Don't waste time with "medi-
cines' that dry and irritate the membrane,
but cure yourself speedily with Ely's
Cream Balm, the recognized specific for
catarrh. Price so cents. Sold by druggist
and by Ely Brothers, So Warren Street,
New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

Doubt is often cast upon electrocu
ton as system by the fact that per
sons may survive an accidental SHOCK
of 1900 volts. The Electrical World
and Engineer points out that the condi
tons of chance contact are entirely
different from those provided in the
chair. 1t says. There can be no ques
ton that the subject dies by the effects
of the electric shock and is dead be
yond all hope before the autopsy takes
place"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

A. London paper tells story of Wag-
nef in the days of his youth and power
ty calling upon Rossini in Paris and
noticing "a little composition" of his
own on the piano rack. The reply of
Rossini when it was pointed out to him
that the music was upside down was
perhaps hardly up to the best form Of
''the polite Frenchman." "You see,
found it sounded better that way"
Bill Nye's compliment to Wagner
was in a happier vein. He told the
great composer that he had no doubt
his music was really much better than
it sounded.-London Speaker.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
with All MY worldly Goods.

A minister whose first parish was il
the backwOods of the west some years
ago says that he once married very
seedy looking bridegroom to a buxom
girl of perhaps twenty years. The cere
mOny was performed in the log cabir
home of the brides parents, and there
were many guests present. When the
bridegroom repeated the words. with
all my worldly goods thee endow." q
tall, lank fellow with a huge tobacco
cud in his bullying cheek drawled out
nasally:
THAR goes Hanks bull terrier, by
gumY'-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

Miss Flyppe." said the hostess; per
NIT me to present Mr.. Hogg. author of
those clever lines on An Arctic Court
ship which appeared in The Gulf
Stream Magazine last month";
81 am glad to meet you. Mr. Hogg. >
said the young woman. Pardon the
question, but is that your real name?'
Certainly" he replied. bristling up.
did you think it was my pen name?''
Chicago Tribune.
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Reason For the Hit.

~Was Mrs. Gabbot's 'conversazione'
q sllccess?'
Decidedly. Everybody chatted at a
great rate"
How did she ever manage itY'
'Oh, she had musical programme,
you know. that lasted all through
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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when You Can't sleep.

This is sure cure for insomnia
Push away your pillow and lie fiat
upon your back with your muscles re.
Taxed. Slowly draw in the deepest
breath possible, hold it for four sec
Onds, then slowly expel it until your
chest and abdomen have collapsed.
Repeat this until you fall asleep.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
Getting In Line.

1.-THE station at Savannah" said a
traveller through the south, sis sur
rounded in all directions with lot of
saloons and cheap restaurants. In
great Illuminated letters over one of
these saloons was the sign:
"'Open All Night
'Next to it was a restaurant bearing
with equal prominence the legend. We
Never Close
Third in order was a Chinese laun-
dry in a little tumbledown howell, and
upon the front of this building was the
sign in great, scrawling letters. Me
Wakee Too New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

might falls, but 1t doesn't break" OBJ
served the Simple Mug.
what of tip queried the Wise Guy.
'Oh, nothing" chuckled the Simple
Mug, Except that day breaks. but Il
aoesn't fall Philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

If infectious disease is in the vicini-
ty, it should be remembered that pure
blood contains bodies that will combat
disease germs. These bodies are the
white corpuscles. and they will en-
wrap and actually devour the fatal
bacilli of fevers and similar diseases.
So it is well to keep the vital fluid in
health.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

'How did you ever manage to get
out of buying your wife that opera
cloak that she wanted so much?'
SAY, Bill, that was easy. told her
that | would buy it for her on her
thirty-fifth birthday and asked her to
let me know the Detroit Free
Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
THE PLANET MARS.
Science Cannot Say Whether Thel
he Men There or Not

Science Cannot Say Whether There
BE Men There or Not.
To the popular mind all astronomical
research ought of necessity to be con-
cerned with the important questions
whether there are men in the moon
and inhabitants In Mars. To the first
Of these astronomy returns decided
negative. There is no life on the moon.
and probably no life. either vegetable
or animal, existed at any period of hui
man history. To the second the an
swer is: We cannot tell There may be
men In Mars and there may not The
conditions of life there do not preclude
the existence of human beings. We
have In Mars rain and snow, sunshine
and gloom, summer and winter. as on
our earth.
Perhaps the closing years of the
twentieth century will see astronomers
armed with telescope powerful
enough to reveal towns and cities in
Mars. Should ever such a discovery be
made could conceive of none greater
In the whole range of time. none more
upsetting or disconcerting. To the or
binary astronomer untroubled by such
hopes the future lines of astronomical
progress is simply and clearly defined,
and that progress is simply to answer
the old lines:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
The Tntricacies of Trade.

Woman-How much for children's
pictures?
Photographer-Ten shillings a dozen.
madam.
Woman hy-er-yes; but I've got
only nine.-Tit- Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
Culture.

She-But you must admit that socie-
ty in our village is all the time becom-
ing more cultured.
He-Yes. hear that at the minstrel
show instead of end men they adver-
tise superior terminal facilities."-
Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

Miss Sere (much pleased)-So he real
~ said didn't show my age. eh?
Miss Sharpe-Well. he said you al
ways seemed careful to conceal it
Philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
AN INCENSE PARTY.
odd Etiquette of an Interesting Jap
aneHe Function

If you ever receive an invitation to
japanese incense party. accept it
promptly and thankfully. 1t has no
counterpart in our own social system
and is as merry and pleasant an affair
as can be imagined. The people of the
mikado's land have trained the nos
,trils for generations the same as we
have trained the eye and ear. and they
display a skill which at times is star
thing to a westerner. There is an odd
etiquette to be followed in these social
affairs. For the twenty-four hours
preceding the party each guest must
slvoid the use of anything which can
produce any odor whatever. Scented
soaps, perfumes, 0dorous foods and
even spices must be avoided. These
prevent the user from smelling accu-
rately and also interfere with the other
members of the party.
When you dress, be careful to put on
no garment that has been kept in the
neighborhood of camphor wood, tobac-
co. bouquets, dried blossoms or scented
powder. When you reach the house of
your host, enter ii as softly as you can
and as slowly as possible. This is to
prevent making a draft by the move
nient of your own body. Be equally
leisurely in opening and closing doors.
as q quick movement induces sud-
den rush of air. In the drawing room
the hostess burns series Of incenses,
usually four or five in number. Each
guest is allowed to take three shifts Of
each incense and must then jot down
its name and number upon a card.
Zach of the four or five incenses is
burned two or three times. so that the
number of cards will vary from eight
to fifteen. At the end the cards are
laid out on the table, and the hostess
reads the names of the incenses en-
ployed. which are checked off upon
the cards. The guest who has guessed
the largest number receives a pretty
prize, which is sometimes a silver or
bronze incense burner. statuette or
ciirving. Among the japanese the aver
age woman guesses correctly about six
times in ten. while with the American
women the ratio is three in ten.-New
York Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

The striking thing about Holland is
that everything except the old parish
churches, the town halls, the bikes
and the trees is in miniature. The cit
les are not wide, and one can go from
the most northern point in the country
to the most southern or from the ex-
IRENE west to the extreme east in
single day and. If it be summer day.
in daylight, while from the top Of the
tower of the cathedral at Utrecht one
can look over large part Of the coun.
try. The Hague and Rotterdam are
only sixteen miles apart and The Hague
and Amsterdam only forty miles. Arm
hem and The Hague are the two most
cosmopolitan cities in the kingdom,
and one meets in the streets all sorts
and conditions of Netherlanders.
ton Transcript
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JrIdge-Your statement doesn't agree
with that of the last witness.
Witness-That is easily accounted
for, your honor. He's a bigger liar
than am.-Chicago News.
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If microbes get into limburger
cheese. they surely can't live long
enough to do any harm.-Council
Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

ut times could not leave my bed was badly
crippled. Tried many doctors and two of them
gave me up to die. None Of them did me much
good The pains in my back, hips and legs
land at times in my head, would nearly kill
me. My appetite was very bad Everybody
who saw me said must die Itook fve bottles
Of the Golden Medical Discovery and four
walls of Pellets and to-day my health is good
after suffering twelve years with rheuinatisrn-r
The sole motive for substitution is to
permit the dealer to make the little
more profit paid by the sale of less
meritorious medicines He gains you
lose. Therefore accept no substitute for
uGolden Medical Discovery"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the sluggish
liver.
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1t occurs to every one some time
that he is not living up to his ideal Of
himself.-Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

Allow a cough to run until 1t gets beyond the
reach OF medicine. They often say. "Oh. 1t
will wear away" but in most cases 1t will wear
them away. Could they be induced to try the
successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam,
which is sold on positive guarantee TO cure,
they would immediately see the excellent
effect after taking the first dose. Price Csc.
ana Soc. Trial size free. At all druggists.
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rheumatism, D e.
cause it entirely
cleanses the blood
from the poison
Gus su BIS t a n ces
W hic h are the
cause of the dis
ease. It not only
purifes the blood
but by increasing
the activity of the
blood m a K i n e
glands, it increases
the supply of pure,
rich blood which
adds to the vigor
of every physical
organ.
Mr.. r. A. Mcknight,
of Cades, Williams
burg Co., 8. c., writes !:
al had been troubled
with rheumatism for
twelve wears. 50 bad
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10

This was the problem before our
friend who wrote on astronomy hun
dred years ago; this will be the prob
lem before astronomers a hundred
years hence.-Chambers Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
A SUDDEN IWInqe

Of pain Is generally the first warning Of
an attack of rheumatism. 1t feels as If
the disease were in the bones or muscles,
but the real cause of rheumatism is
found in impure blood. In order to cure
rheumatism the blood must be cleansed
of the poisonous impurities which are
the cause of the disease.
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been very successful in the cure of
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
Not in Trnst or Combine.
Ladies', Can Wear shoes

one size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease,
powder to be shaken into tine shoes. 1t
makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives in
slant relief to corns and bunions It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age. Cures
and prevents swollen feet, bIisters, callous
and sore spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is certain
cure for sweating, hot, aching feet. At all
druggist and shoe stores, 26c. Don't accept
any substitute. Trial package FREE by mall.
Address. Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N Y.
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see me once, and if we meet on the
street you must simply say, How do
you do. Miss Burruss? in the most dis
tant manner possible, your most per-
feet society style. Now, am l not self
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
WHAT B0THERS LOUD
POLITICS IN RURAL DELIVERY
Debate Begins on the Bill to Sub
stftute the Contract for the
Salary System.

Washington, March 3.-The house to-
day, in committee Of the whole, consid-
cred the bill to classify the free rural de-
livery service and substitute the contract
for the salary system. 1t was arranged
that general debate should be equally di-
vided between the friends and opponents
of the measure and that Mr.. Loud lCalD,
should control the time in favor of it and
Mr.. Swanson (Va), against the bill.
The former, in opening the debate, de-
clared that the question involved was of
more Importance than any that would
come before the present congress. Upon
the conclusion would depend whether the
rural free delivery service would cost ulti-
mately $50, 900, 900 or $40, OO0, 900 per annum.
The service up to this time had been
political one and it had given many men,
bers of congress their first taste of the
sweets of public patronage. He traced
the history and rapid growth of the SER
vice and it's cost, declaring that it was
the most eXtravagant in the public service.
At the inception the carriers received
$500 per annum. They now received $500.
If the salary system was continued they
would eventually receive $500 or 5000. At
present $S5O,000 was being spent for the
supervisory force. The bill was carefully
drawn, Mr.. Loud said, to provide against
the possibility Of a recurrence of the star
route scandals. Only one contract could
be given to one man, who must live in
the district where the route was located
and who must perform the service him
self
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
AT DEAD OF NIGHT
New York Central Passengers Take
Ont rs

New York Central Passengers Taken
Out in Rowboats.
Schenectady, N. Y, March 3.-The water
in the Mohawk river went down several
feet yesterday but rose again during the
night On the main line of the New York
Central trains are running regardless Of
schedule.
Albany, N. Y, March 3.-The passengers
on the famous Empire State express Of
the New York Central were taken from
the cars in rOwboats at dead of night to
save them from drowning in their berths.
All were rescued, but the train stands
half submerged on the rails where the
torrents forced the crew to leave it.
One of the last trains to leave Albany
over the Hudson River division for New
York was the regular o'clock train
which left Saturday at G p. m. That train
got through. The Empire State express
from the west followed soon after. but
was stalled by the ice and flood at Castle
ton. At that point half dozen trains
are now stalled The passengers were
taken off in rowboats and were cared for
at r-by hotels or transferred in boats
to relief trains waiting on the south side
of the break. Passengers on stalled
north-bound trains were cared for in a
similar way until arrangements had been
made for using the tracks of the west
shore line beyond Hudson. $50