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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
PEARLS MUST BE WORN.
II Stored Away the Jewels Are Sure
tn I.auwuish and Me

II Stored Away the Jewels Are Sure
to Languish and Die.
That pearls die" in obscurity and
retain their luster and value when
worn frequently is a fact that has al
ways to be borne in mind by the own
ers Of Jewels
Pearls must be worn frequently to
preserve them. If you take a pearl
necklace and lock it up you will find
that in the course of years the pearls
become dull and lose the sheen that
makes them so valuable. Heirlooms
which have been carefully treasured
will sometimes be found to have de-
Perforated In this way. They lose their
glow and In some instances become al
most black. Pearl necklaces never
keep so well as when they are con-
stantly on the necks of their owners.
1t has been suggested that personal
influences have something to do with
the matter, but 1t is more likely that
the effect Is due to light and air.
You can wear pearls practically as long
as you like, certainly for fifty years,
and they would give no indication of
change, and you might lock pearls up
and perhaps in twenty years they
would show signs of dying" There
are, however, ways of resuscitating
pearls, but the fact that they Idle" is
quite clear.-London Mail.
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wARsHIP MODELS.


One Is Made For Each New Vessel
That Uncle sam Plans.
Whenever Uncle Sam plans a new
warship a miniature copy of it Is made
In advance exactly like the great yes
sci in all respects, but only five to eight
feet long This is done in order to find
out exactly what the battleship OF
cruiser will look like when it is fin.
ished, for If any change seems advisa-
BILE the fact may thus be ascertained
before it is too late.
The little vessels are built in what Is
called the ship house in the navy yard
at Washington from the original plans
chip. Every detail Is reproduced on a
scale of quarter Of an inch to the
foot. They cost several thousand dol
lars apiece, and when they are finished
they are gravely and anxiously inspect
ed by board of naval officers, who
discuss them from every point of view,
making criticisms and suggestions.
Every ship now in our navy has
made Its first appearance in this mini
allure shape. Even the guns. artlstical
ly carved out of wood, are represented,
frowning from their ports, and all of
the minor accessories down to the an
chors, battle matches, skylights. steer
ing wheels and even lanterns are re-
produced In metal composition called
nickel silver. One man does all the
work with the assistance of couple of
'down east whittlers. New York Her
aid
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
KansarOOs and Hyenas Are the Most
Difficult Subjects

kangarOOs and Hyenas Are the Most
Difficult Subjects.
"The hardest of wild animals to pho,
tograph is the kangaroo" said the zoe
camera expert. HE Is constantly hop
ping around, getting out of range and
focus, and his color is of that dark
neutral tone that requires long expo
sure to get the details. The leopard is
a restless creature, and it is hard to
catch him just right. When the animal
is alert he makes an example Of brute
beauty that is worth preserving.
"But the monkey makes the camera
artist earn his wages He is a half hui
man chap, with a sense of humor all
his own. He is as full Of humor and
mischief as healthy boy. AS the mon
key Is mischievous, so is the lion proud
and is easily the leader among the
vain animals. He Is the geological
Beau Brummel The lion rather fan
cies the camera expert and whenever
one comes in view will settle down in.
to graceful pose and keep it until the
operator turns away. A camera seems
to terrify the tiger. At first he looks at
1t In quiet amaZement. When the op-
orator draws nearer the look of won
der gives place to one of annoyance
and the pressed back ears give token
of anger.
"The problem of perpetual motion is
almost solved by the hyena. 1t has a
homely face, wide at the top and point
ed at the bottom, and has meanness
and treachery written in every line
About the only way to secure good
picture in his case is to tie him fast SO
that he cannot move jot Even then
results are not entirely satisfactory"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
MlRABEAU AND DANToN.
Their Deaths Were Courageous, blu
Rather Too Theatrical

Their Deaths Were Courageous, but
Rather Too Theatrical.
Mirabeau and Danton between them
tend to dwarf most of the other figures
of the revolution They belong to GO
lossal humanity" fact which neither
was slow to recognize or admit. We
are here reminded of Mirabeau's boast
to Frochet near the end of his life:
Eyes, support this head, the greatest in
France. l wish l could bequeath 1t to
you" 1t may recall Danton's words to
the headsman: Thou wilt show my
head to the people. 1t is worth show
ing" Both died full of self conscious
ness, Mirabeau with at least as keen
an eye to effect as Mary, queen of
Scots, herself MY abode will soon be
humiliation" exclaimed Danton at his
trial, but shall live in the pantheon
Of history" Have we Achilles funer-
al already?' asked Mirabeau when
from his deathbed he hears the sound
of cannon. A "connoisseur of coura-
geous deaths could have no fault to
find with Mirabeau or Danton on the
score of cowardice, but they are rather
too theatrical for English taste. We
prefer the silent head shake of Marie
Antoinette when she is asked If she
has anything to say against the SEN
tence of death passed upon her and her
silence next day when she mounts the
scaffold.-LOndon Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
THE SOLDIER OF '76.
He Was Not a Military Figure, but
He Was Elective.


General John Thomas was the COM
mander of the provincial troops when
they occupied South Boston He was
an intimate friend of Washington and
was regarded as one of the best Off
GERS of the little army His military
career, however, was short, for in 1776
he died of smallpox.
The post which Thomas was ordered
to occupy was at the top of Roxbury
hill, the approach to which was plain
ly visible from Boston. The generals
troops consisted of only 100 men, but
when the army took up its position he
marched the line round and round the
hill, multiplying many times the ap-
parent size of the regiment
In some respects the scornful appella-
ton of ''rabble" given by the British
to Thomas division was appropriate to
the provincial troops stationed on the
hilltop. The social equality and ia
miliarity which existed at home be-
tween the officers and privates con
tinued in camp.
bill, SAID captain TO a private
"go and bring pail of water for your
mess"
81 shan't," responded Bill. Its YOU
turn now. l got the last one"
The appearance of the troops was
against them also from military point
Of view. The soldier of '76 was 9
grimy figure, his head wrapped in an
old bandanna handkerchief, pipe be
tween teeth, leather breeches, yarr
stockings and hobnailed shoes, but Il
was a company of these uncouth sol
diers who fortified Dorchester heights
in single night to the wonder and ad
miration of the British army.
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LARGER THAN A CRICKET.
'rhe Creature a Tutor Described and
It's Final Identification

The Creature a Tutor Described and
It's Final Identification.
One of the tutors at a great UNIVERSE
ty, according to the Dundee Advertiser,
wrote to the leading newspaper Of the
city to the following effect: walking
in the dusk through the grounds of the
university the other evening, my at
tention was arrested by low muir
muring sound near me which was nei-
Their hiss nor whistle On looking |
saw creature lying on the ground.
larger than cricket. Two antennae-
like protuberances projected above the
eyes. 1t had no wings, and the Gov
ering of its body was variegated,
though certainly not like down. Mind
full Of the danger to myself, did not
venture to turn 1t on its back so as to
count the legs. On the ground lay a
small quantity of snow white sub
stance which evidently exuded from
the body. Can any of your readers
identify the creature from this imper-
feet description
The government naturalist fell into
the trap-baited probably specially for
him. He wrote learnedly about vari-
GUS insects and concluded that the one
observed must be one of two whose
long Latin names he gave. The an
tennae-like protuberances are used for
burrowing in the ground, and these In
sects secrete a fluid which they have
the power of ejecting to protect them
selves in case of attack. The tutor
wrote again to thank the naturalist for
his information and to say he need not
trouble him further, as he had fortu.
nately observed the creature again
more closely under exactly similar cir
cumstances and was able now to iden-
tify it himself as the Vacca vulgaris,
or common COW.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
THE STEAM RADIATOR.
II 1t Doesn't Give Enough Heat Tur1
the Fan on 1t.

II 1t Doesn't Give Enough Heat Turn
the Fan on 1t.
There are good many rooms where
the radiator is either too small or the
steam pressure is too low to maintain
a comfortable temperature in severe
weather. If the tenant is enjoying the
station electric lighting service the
matter can easily be remedied. Take
an electric fan and set it where it Will
blow against large part of the radia-
tors surface. Turn 1t on at a low
speed or at high if necessary, and your
cold room will soon be thoroughly
warmed The philosophy of the thing
is that steam at low pressure carries
much less latent heat than steam at q
high pressure and therefore warns the
radiator so poorly that only a slight
draft of air rises around the pipes, and
condensation is SLOW With the fan in
operation there is a forced draft
against the radiator that conducts q
great deal more heat away from the
iron, cooling 1t so that much condensa-
ton of steam occurs inside 1t. The
heat thus snatched from the reluctant
radiator is held In the circulating at
mosphere Of the room, which Is soon
changed from cold to warm at a tri-
fling cost for electric energy.-Pitts-
burg Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
A STORY OF HAWKINS.
One Incident In the Career of the
English Painter.

One Incident In the Career of the
English Painter.
The English painter Hawkins at
twenty years of age was the center of
reclamation. But at the close of his
life he is described as having lived In
FOOLS paradise, content with himself
and fattening on the empty praise he
had won. This mischief lay In the fact
that he was an excellent boon compan-
ion. On one occasion he was asked by
a Mr.. Ackers, a member of parliament,
to accompany him and one or two 9th
ers to Paris, the host promising to give
him a holiday and pay all his expenses.
Hawkins objected. "I'm busy on a
picture" said he, land want to finish
1t for exhibition"
"Never mind that" returned Ackers.
Bring it with you and paint it there"
Hawkins yielded, as he always did in
the end, and the picture was put into
the carriage.
As they were driving along Mr.. Ack-
ers asked to be allowed to look at it,
and when it was uncovered he said,
what do you want for itT'
81 shall want ESQ for it when it's fin
ished," answered Hawkins.
VERY WELL" returned the member. of
parliament 'PlI give 1t to you, and III
finish the picture for you too" With
that he kicked hole through the can
vas, and the artist was thus set free
for an undisturbed jollification.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
The Origin of Horseshoes

The earliest form of the horseshoe
was leather boot worn by heavy war
horses. The ordinary war horses of the
Greeks, Romans and Persians went I'M
shod, though methods of hardening the
hoof were occasionally resorted to.
The very earliest records of metal
horseshoes is found in a manuscript
Of Pope Leo VI, who died in the year
911 A. D., but it is known that they
were used at much earlier date. as
real metal shoes Of that character have
been found in tombs known to date
back to the sixth century. The oldest
oriental forms of horseshoes were cir
cular In shape and fastened with
fianges which clamped the sides of the
hoofS
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

In his diary of the campaign of 1866
the Emperor Frederick of Germany
wrote: 1T is shocking thing to ride
over battlefield, and 1t is impossible
to describe the hideous mutiIations
which present themselves. War is re-
ally something frightful, and those who
create it with stroke of the pen, sit
ting at green cloth table, little dream
what horrors they are conjuring up"
Bismarck once expressed himself to
the same effect and added: Had it not
been for me there would have been
three great wars the less, the lives of
$4,000 men would not have been sacri-
feed, and many parents, brothers, sis
tiers and widows would not now be
mourners. That, however, l have set
tied with my Makeriv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

The poet Clement Marot, being in
very straitened circumstances. went to
the king and said, II have come to lay
before your majesty a complaint
against one Of my creditors whose
claims / have satisfied over and over
again, and yet he persists in dunning
and harassing me at every opportu-
nifty"
"Who is the scoundrel?" the king In
quired.
my stomach, sire. Though l have
satisfied it's wants time without num-
Der, it never ceases to torment, and
am utterly incapable of meeting its de-
mands.'
The king was pleased with the joke
and allowed the poet pension on the
spot
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

In 1888 edmund Kean was acting
the part of Othello. He had uttered the
words, "Othello's occupation is gone"
when he fell into his sons arms and
had just strength to whisper, II am
dying; speak to them for mer' and was
heard by the orchestra. In 1850 Mrs.
Glover took her last benefit, but was
almost unconscious all the time she
was on the stage, and died three days
later. In 1853 Harley while playing
Bottom in midsummer Nights
Dream" was struck with paralysis i'm
mediately after having uttered the
words, 81 have an exposition of sleep
come upon me-" He had to be carried
off the boards and died within few
hours.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

1t is related of Lady Penelope Oar
oey that she was wooed by three suit
ors at the same time, who; had deter
mined to fight as to which should pos
sess her hand This fact coming to
her knowledge, she positively forbade
them to fight under pain OF her great
displeasure and laughinglyI remarked
that If they would have patience to
walt she would marry themtall. Strange
to say, she fulfilled her promise, as
she married, first, Sir George Trench
ard Of Wofverton; second, Sir John
Gage Of Fule, and, third, Sir William
Hervey Of Ickworth, the avery gentle
men who had determined, to fight for
her hand.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

Can you tell me the meaning of tn,
word peaceF" asked Miss Gray of d
little boy who had just recited pa
triotic poem in which the word oc
Cured.
Peace means when you amt got nc
children answered the child.
How is thatT' asked Miss Gray.
when my mother has washed and
dressed us six children for school il
the morning she says. Now. I'll have
peace"
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The girl with ithe auburn hair had
suffered him to iput his arm on the
back Of the seat, but when he tried to
take her hand She drew IT away.
Mr.. Spoonall." she. said, you
mustn't try to stretch atbase hit into
a three bagger.+ -ChicagoATribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
His Friendshfp,

At the annual business meeting of a
country church in the western part of
the state several of the brethren spoke
of the annoyance caused at the Sunday
services by the habit in which some
persons INDUCED of splitting upon the
floor, especially in the neighborhood
of the stove. says the Philadelphia
Ledger. The pastor suggested that if
they had a couple of cuspidors in the
church perhaps the annoyance might be
lessened. Nhereupon good deacon
arose:
Il move that Brother A. and Brother
B. be appointed as cuspidors for the
ensuing year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

lung AAnG8s
Dumas pere, who was proud of the
prices he received for his work, was
once boasting Of the fact.
Beyond a doubt" he remarked, 81
am the best paid of living men Of let
tiers. / receive so sous a line"
Indeed, MONSIEUR said a bystand-
er. Il have never worked for less than
$4,000 line. What do you think of
thatT
You are joking" responded Dumas
in Irritation.
Not at ALL"
For what do you receive such rates
per liner"
For constructing railways" was the
answer.-Harper's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

On one day in the year the free and
independent French citizen is a slave,
the slave Of custom. 1t is the day the
shooting season opens. He may not
care for sport; no matter, he must
sally forth or lose caste irretrievably.-
New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

Few men could tell iffthey were ask
ed how many feet per second they
walk. A press photographer whose
work requires him to know all man.
ner Of speeds said:
The average man walks four fee1
per second. A dog on its ordinary
jog goes eight feet aysecond. A horse
trots twelve feet a second. A rein
deer over the ice makes twenty-six
feet. A race no Sc makes forty-three
feet A sailing ship makes fourteen
feet. Chicago Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
Torturing Him.

'You say you think your girl is co
ing back on you? What leads you to
such a supposition? Did she snub
your
mo. but she called her little sister
into the parlor last night and had her
recite to me"-Houston Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
Answered.

''Why are you yawning? inquired
the landlady of little Johnny at the ta-
BILE.
II always yawn when I'm hungry"
was the reply.
But what do you do when you are
sleepy?
Go to bed"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
Seem. other~i.e at .he rracL,

Wealth does not bring happiness"
said the ready madesphilosopher.
"Maybelnot," answered the man who
frequentsJ the raceitrack, "but when 1
compare the faciaAexpression Of per
son whoi has won kwith that Of per-
son who1has lost n have my doubts
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
HissAufhSrity.

Governess Cooking over geography
paper)-What's this? THE people Of
Lancashire are very stupidr' Where
In the world did you get that idea
fromf Pupil-Out of the book. 1t says
that Lancashire is remarkable for it's
dense population Punch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07
The Man win the Griev.nce

suppose that there never was such
a fiourishing time as the present for
men with grievance. The daily and
weekly journals eagerly welcome let
tiers complaining of the increase of
corpulence. the pitfalls of the split in
finitive, the prevalence Of the red tie
among the lower middle class, the care
lessness of the younger generation in
dotting its is and other equally dread
full abuses which do not matter one
way or another. If one were not an
incorrigible optimist one would be in
clined to agree with the writer's of
these letters, who are for the most part
men OF enforced leisure and idle hands.
that England is rapidly about to de-
Cline and falI--London World.
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The Hero. Reward.

Miss Cutter-I hate to repeat gossip,
Mr.. Dubber, but just before you left
us last evening / heard Miss Clipper
say that she was dying to get rid Of
you. Dubber-Ha! Then saved her
life. I'll go at once and claim her
hand--Chicago News
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Husband-Well, l must say that all
fools are not dead yet Wife (affec-
honately)-I'm glad Of it, dear new
er look well in black-IllnstrataA pI+-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

When showing the violet shade the
thickness of the film of a soap bubble
Is about the one million two hundred
and forty thousandth part of an inch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

Many foolish things. fail from wise
men iffthey speak In haste or be Ssx-
temporal-Ben Johnson.
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borrow where They ought to Buy.

Borrow Where They Ought to Buy.
The proprietor of a hardware store
has found it necessary to display con-
spicuously over his counter the fol
lowing sign: Our business is to sell
tools, not to loan them"
did you actually find it necessary
to hang up that notice?" l asked him.
''Of course did" he replied. Hard
ly day passes that don't have some
body running in here and asking me
to lend him hammer, saw or a
chisel. It's one of the freaks of hui
man nature, and l can't account fol-
it. Persons who would not think of go
ing into a hat shop to borrow hat
or to a furnishing store to borrow q
shirt seem to think it's the most nat
ural thing in the world to come in here
and ask me to lend them hammer
New York Herald.