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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-10

as they stood, third and fourth money being
divided between Marie stanford and Dick.
The special premiums offered by the
various merchants were eagerly competed
for, and the successful persons, as far as
we have been able to ascertain, are as fol-
lows:
Pair of blankets for best individual dis
play of china painting, offered by William
w. Curtis, to Mrs. William B. Tomlinson,
Mount Holly.
j. W. Pickard's dozen of IS photographs
for best article made of handkerchiefs,
Mrs. Alexander r. Shreve. Mount Holly
E. C.,Vahle, canary bird and brass cage
for best eyelet embroidered shirtwaist,
Mrs Clara A. Hopkins, Moorestown.
Howard L. Keller, portrait finished in
pastel, for collar and cuff set, Miss
Blanche Praul, Camden.
George D. Worrell, $3.50 gold piece for
cotton embroidered centre piece, to Mrs.
A. B. Pumyea, Mount Holly.
Miss S. B. Citizens, 100 lbs Pure Gold
-four for pan of raised biscuits made from
the flour. to Miss Ellen L. Risdon, Mount
Holly; 100 lbs l. x. l.. -four for loaf of
bread made from the flour, Mrs. Benjamin
White, Pemberton.
J. B. Woolston. 81 so gold piece for pan
of biscuits made from Eagle brand self.
raising white Graham flour, to Mrs. Char.
les M. Gale, Mount Holly; the same pre-
MUM for pan of mullins made from the
same flour, to Miss Fannie F. johnson,
Hainesport.
George D. Worrell, $3.50 gold piece .for
pan homemade rusk, to Miss E. j. DAM,
Mount Holly.
Childs s. Co., so lbs Silver Lake flour,
for pan of raised biscuits made from same
Mrs Joseph A. Southwick. Mount Holly
j. Harry Halt, view painted on china
value $3.50, for home made cinnamon
buns, to Leila Bigby, Mount Holly; sim.
liar prize for dutch cake, to Miss NJ. DAM
Mount Holly.
One wears subscription to New Jersey
Mirror, for loaf of wheat bread, to Sarah
E. Atkinson, Mount Holly.
Ross W. Quicksall, silver water pitcher
for home cured dried beef, to Mrs. Aller
f. Powell, Mount Holly.
Rosenfeld Bros, kitchen cabinet fol
loaf of bread baked in one of their stoves
Mrs. W. A. Elbertson. Mount Holly.
Frank s. Davis. $3.50 pair of ladies
shoes for ice cream cake, to Miss Carrie
81. Powell, Mount Holly.
L. c. Sherman & Co., pair of ladies
hand -sewed shoes, for pound cake, to Mrs
M. w. Plummer, Mount Holly.
Samuel P. Cline, jardiniere for cream
sponge cake, to Mrs. w. II. Longstreet
Burlington.
w. L. Wilkinson, salad dish for appl
pie. to Mrs. Benjamin White, Pemberton
A. Saltzman, lady's hat for pumpkin
pie, to Mrs. George s. Dantz. Columbus
fur neck piece for jar of canned peaches
to Mrs. Thomas D. Wright. Mount Holly
Edward b. Jones, psrlor lamp for dis
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-10

and Mrs. Edward Kelly, near Edgewater
Park. over the strange disappearance of
their pretty daughter. Alice Kelly. IA
years of age. The girl left home ten days
ago for Burlington for her mother. When
night came she did not return home, but
little concern was felt, as she had fire.
quently remained In Burlington with
friends Mrs Kelly took the trolley for
Burlington to search for her. She failed
to locate her anywhere in Burlington, and
the friends whom she as In the habit of
visiting had not seen anything of Miss
Kelly. The police of the county were at
once notified of her disappearance. Miss
Kelly is slender, has very dark hair and
eyes. She wore short brown skirt, cut
to her knees, and white waist when she
why she left home. She is an only child
and both Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly are prostra
ted over her disappearance.
During the fair, on Thursday, the resi-
dence of Aaron Johnson was robbed
Among the things taken was gold filled
hunting case watch, size IS, stem wind
Elgin movement, No. s030S17, engraved
cases. On-Friday afternoon a man abou
i've feet, six or seven inches tall, 30 year
old, weight about $50 pounds. smooth
face and wearing rain coat. and appear
ing to be paralyzed on the left side. stol
a mare and buggy from the fair grounds
1t is the property of Isaiah Smith. 1t
bay mare, 10 hands high, is years old
but appears to be much younger; tw
white hind feet, one white front foot
rubber pads on front shoes, very Sigh
white star ON forehead, and saddle spo
on back, a portion of name rubbed Of
and scar, four inches long, on front leg
near breast. The mare was attached to
square-body buggy. full spring, bod
painted green, black running gears wit
green and yellow stripe. Information
concerning the same should be sent t
Detective Ellis 81. Parker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
To Fill UP Her Time.

The family who had lived for ten
years in the small house owned by old
lady Crocker had moved away She
asked her agent to secure some quiet
and desirable tenants for the property
as soon as possible.
The agent advertised and within a
few days had a call from a man, who
asked numerous questions about the
house.
'There are seven good sized rooms"
said the agent, 'and an excellent cellar.
How many are there in your family?"
"AIy wife and myself and twelve chill
dren," said the man.
"Ah," said the agent, ''I'm afraid that
would hardly do, as Mrs. Croker is old
and something of an invalid and lives
next door, She is not particularly fond
of children"
WELL" and the man looked indig-
nant, Il shouldn't think she'd mind;
there are only five little ones"
But the agent shook his head
''It's all right anyway" said the man,
with a quick change of base II don't
believe there's land enough around that
house, and it's too near the city What
really want is a place farther out,
with an acre or so of ground and
barn and a chance to keep cow and
chickens and room to grow some vege-
tables, so my wife will have something
to take up her spare time" Youths
Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
The Miss of a "Mr.o

! An amusing illustration of the value
of courtesy in the factory is given by
the London Engineering Magazine. Eat
one time" gays the writer, I'VE had
some large forging drawings returned
to the works, and the order. clerk, into
whose hands they came, told his err
rand boy to take them to Burnham,'
one of the foremen. The boy looked in
establishment, but upon peremptory
order he went off with the drawings.
We missed them a day or two later,
and upon inquiring of the boy he said,
You told me to take them to burn 'em,
and 1 did it. In fact, he had taken
those drawings to the boiler room and
had them burned. all because the order
clerk forgot to use the Mr. when CIV
ing his instructions"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

The belief in Chinese Columbus was
first allowed by scholars only in the
first half of the last century. The
claim is that Buddhist priest in the
fifth century crossed the Pacific to this
continent and returned making writ
ten report of his discovery. The report
still exists. 1t was translated into
French in 1901 by M. de Guignes. 1t
gave a narrative of voyage eastward
by priest for 10000 Ii, where he found
a country which he named Fusang.
People similar to the Indians were de-
scribed, as well as American plants.
The only doubt about the matter is as
to the distance meant by 10000 Ii. The
priest may have reached only some is
land in the Pacific ocean
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

The worth thing that can happen to
a man in Siam is to get into debt, from
which there is never any escape, owing
to the eXorbitant interest charged.
Once in debt there is no appeal, the
debtor being stripped Of his clothes and
compelled to work in letters, generally
for the rest Of his life, to pay the inter
est. Drunkards are not permitted to
give evidence in the law courts of
Siam. The Buddhist priests, clad in
yellow robes, are to be seen every
where in Bangkok, and it is quite COM
mon for young men to enter the priest
hood, which affords them an easy and
luxurious existence, owing to the lib
crafty of the populace toward any one
sanctioned to the service Of Buddha.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
AN ODD FISH.
Queer Marine Monster a Natural En-.
envy to Whales.

Queer Marine Monster a Natural En-
envy to Whales.
While operating at fishery in Adj
miralty island, Alaska, one summer my
attention and the attention of the fish
ing crew were almost daily attracted to
a large marine creature that would ap-
pear in the main channel of Seymour
canal and our immediate vicinity.
There are large numbers of whales of
the species rorqual there and the mon
ster seemed to be their natural enemy.
The whales generally travel in schools.
and while at the surface to blow one
would be singled out and attacked by
the fish, and battle was soon in order.
1t is the nature of the rorqual to
make three blows at intervals of from
two to three minutes each, and then
sound deep and stay beneath the sur
face for thirty or forty minutes. AS
whale would come to the surface there
would appear always at the whales
right side and just about where his
head would connect with the body a
great long tail or fin, Judged by five
fishermen and number of Indians
after seeing it about fifteen times at
various distances" to be about twenty
four feet long, two and One-half feet
wide at the end and tapering down to
the water, where it seemed to be about
eighteen inches in diameter, looking
very much like the blade Of the fan Of
an old fashioned Dutch windmill.
The great club was used on the back
Of the unfortunate whale in such a
manner that it was wonder, to me
that every whale attacked was not in
stantly killed. Its operator seemed to
have perfect control of it's movements
and would bend it back until the end
would touch the water, forming a
horseshoe loop; then with sweep 1t
would be Strengthened and brought
over and down on the back of the
whale with whack that could be
heard for several miles. If the whale
was fortunate enough to submerge it
self before the blows came, the spray
would fly for a distance of hundred
feet from the effect of the stroke, max
ing report as loud as yachts signal
gun.
What seemed most remarkable to me
was that, no matter which way the
attacked whale went or how fast (the
usual speed is about fourteen knots),
that great club would follow right
along by it's side and deliver those ire
mendous blows at intervals of about
four or five seconds 1t would always
get in from three to five blows at each
Of the three times the whale would
come to the surface to blow. The
whale would generally rid itself Of the
enemy when it took it's deep sound,
especially if the water was forty
fathoms or more deep. During the day
the attack was always offshore, but
at night the whales would be attacked
in the bay and within 400 yards Of the
fishery.
1 do not know of any whales being
killed, but there were several that had
great holes and sores on their backs.
Questioning the Indians about it, was
told that there was only one, that it
had been there for many years and that
it once attacked an Indian canoe and
with one stroke Of the great club
smashed the canoe into splinters, kill
ing and drowning several of it's occu-
pants.-Forest and Stream.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
j es' de Name,

A woman lives at one of the Kan
sas City hotels who has the reputation
of being rather finicky and hard to
please in the manner of food A day
or so ago at lunch, after looking over
the dessert list, she decided on some
ice cream pudding. The meal had
been one with which she had mad con-
siderable difficulty in finding any
fault, but when she had about half
finished the dessert she called the
waiter over and said:
George, what do you mean by
calling this ice cream pudding? There
isn't any ice cream about it, and YOU
know it."
''Yes'm,' said the waiter. II know
dere amt no ice cream in it. OATS
jes' name they give it,
WELL she continued, II think that
of they give a dish such name they
ought to make it conform to the name
and if you call this ice cream pudding
you ought to bring some ice cream
with it."
''YeS'm," answered the waiter, ''but
you klOw we can't allus do it that
way. You know we doen't bring a
cottage in with cottage pudding
The walters reply brought a burst
Of laughter from the people who heard
the conversation and since then the
wOman's criticisms of the menu have
been few and infrequent kansas
City Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

Rhythm and time in the art of music
have to come from the heart, not from
the machine.-Dr. Joachim
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
Jack and Gill.

Jill or Gill is an abbreviation Of the
once feminine name Gillian or Juiiana.
In Icelandic mythology Jack and Gill
are two children kidnapped by the moon
while drawing water, which is carried
on their shoulders in bucket suspend
ed from pole. The Swedish peasants
still account for the moon spots in this
way. A play with the title Jack and
Gill; was popular at the English court
between 1867 and 1878. How far back
the English nursery rhyme with this
title dates is not known, though every
school child is familiar with the lines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

umns before him, but after half hour
he gave up.
I'm stale" he murmured, throwing
the paper on the table. Wonder
where's she gone? Never before real
lied how interesting she is-for a girl.
Had l ever had a ladies' day? Umph!
That was funnyv' And he smiled at
the recollection of it.
For the next two or three days she
avoided him as much as possible.
II must give him plenty Of line she
decided craftily, land never let him
suspect that he's taken the bait"
On the third day he proposed a long
tramp to her.
you don't want silly thing like
me-" she protested, with modest self
depreciation. 81 can't talk about
bridges aid buttresses and caissons
and all those interesting things that
you know about l shall only bore
you"
"What was it you said the other day
about the creature that tempted Ad-
ann" was his laughing reply. "Per
haps l want to take up new line of
study"
II just made him think / was the
most dependent thing that ever lived"
she confided shamelessly to her mir
ror that night ''My timid little feet
could scarcely get over the ground
without help, and as for climbing
fences
She went off into peal Of laughter
as she remembered how solicitous he
had been about her getting over a
fence that was in their way-and she
who could turn handspring as we'll
as either of her brothers s
"Of course l couldn't do it if really
liked him." she murmured. Then the
girl in the mirror averted her face
quickly. I'm just going to give him
much needed lesson, you know" she
went on. This time the girl looked into
her eyes for a moment. After that she
threw herself on the bed and buried a
hot face in the pillows.
AS the weeks went by the startling
conviction that there was one girl in
the world who never bored him, never
made him long to escape and get back
to his own kind, came to be a certain
ty to the man. With the coming of
this knowledge the world seemed
brighter, livelier place.
The idea of marriage, which had
hitherto seemed as remote as that Of
suicide, came and lodged within his
brain as if it were an old friend He
thought, with some scorn, of his former
views.
They were standing under the big
apple tree in the back garden. From
the ground she picked up one of the
round, smooth apples and began to
eat it. Something in the action brought
back to him the conversation they once
had about Adam, and he wondered how
he could ever have been so cross, so
dense He held out his hand.
please, Eve" he beseeched
But you are not like ADAM" she
began archly.
NO." he said meaningly. "He wait
ed for temptation. I-don't intend to
waltz
And that night she whispered to the
girl in the mirror, "What Thackeray
says is true"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
Well Timed.

"That was great sermon you
preached this morning. said the old
churchwarden, land it was we'll timed
too"
EYES," rejoined the parson, with a
deep sigh. II noticed that"
Noticed what?" asked the puzzled
warden.
"That several Of the congregation
looked at their watches frequently"
answered the old man, with another
deep sigh.-London Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

aTTORNEY-W e. HOWE.
Practices in all courts. Collections a
lpectalty.
Boscobel, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
An Unpardonable Faurt

Figg-Goodman is dead. He has led
a most beautiful and a correct life.
Everybody praises him. Fogg-But,
confound him, he trumped my ace once
when we were playing partners at
whist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

YS-BRUwN g. brennan
Office Baxter Block.
Lancaster, NJ Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

NTTORNEYS-CLEARY & CLEARY.
Practice In all courts. Specialties-Col-
ections, loans and settlement of estates.
Platteyille, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
Professional Cards.

TORNEYS-UUsHNEL, WATKINS & Mosxs
Farmers Phone. So; Union Phone, S.
Practice in all State and United States
ourts. Once over State Bank Of Grant
9ounty,
Lancaster Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BuCHNER.
Practices in all State courts. Leans. col
iections and settlement OF estates Court
commissioner for U. ). courts and for Cir
cui court of Grant County.
Lancaster Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-07
Sorry He Spoke.

Caller-What did sister say when
you told her I was here? Tommy
She said, "Oh, thunderr'- Boston TRAY
eler
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Your ship is not likely to come in un-
less you go after it.
No man thinks he is bore, although
he knows that many. Of the other men
are.
No wonder people have SO little re-
spect for advice; there is so much that
is worthless.
Politeness- is refraining from telling
a man he is q fool every time you
think he is one .
You would be awfully lonesome if
every one in the world were as good
rs you think you are.
If you have written letter, read it
carefully before sending. If the words
Burn this" appear take your own adj
vice at once
Painting is great winner in argu.
ments. If a woman can faint when
things don't suit her her husband will
always see that she gets her way
Atchison Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
Feel Impending Doom

The feeling of impending doom in
the minds of many victims Of
Bright's disease and diabetes has
been changed to thankfullness by
the benefit derived from taking Fol
ey's Kidney Cure. It will cure Incl
pent Bright's disease and 6 iabetes
and even in the worst cases gives
comfort and relief. Slight disorders
are cured in few days. 81 had dia-
betes in it's worst FORM, writes
Marion Lee of Dunreath. Ind. Il
tried eight physicians withoutrelief.
Only three bottles ofFoley's Kidney
Cure made me well man" Frost
& Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
A Woman.sC omplexio n

1t is rank foolishness to attempt
to remove saIlowness or greasines
of the skin by the use of cosmetics
or local treatment, as advocated
by the beauty doctors. The only
safe and sure way that woman Gan
improve her complexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat of disease and blood
pollution. Green's August Flow er
acts directly on the liver, cleanses
and enriches the blosd, purifies the
complexion. 1t also cures conSti-
patton, blllousness, nervousness, and
induces refreshing sleep A singl1
bottle of August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
aud distressing case of dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
20 cents; regular size Is cents. AT
Frost q Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
German Syrup

We want toimpress on our readers
that Boschee's German Syrup is
positively the only preparation on
the market today that does relieve
and cure consumption. 1t contains
the srecitice. such a. pare tar, ex-
tracts OF gum. etc, ETC., which have
been so highly endorsed FOR the cure
of coughs, colds and c. assumption
by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease
is in the throat or lungs, must have
rest at night, aid be free from the
spasm of dry and rackine cough in
the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, healing and soothing
tseatment, and the patient needs
fresh air, good food, etc, German
Syrup will give free and easy ex-
pectoration in the morni4g with
speedy and permanent relief. Small
bottles % cents; regular size, con-
tanning nearly four times as much,
rs cents. At Frost s. SPECS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
The Name Noah.

Not many persons are suff GENTLY ac-
quainted with the Bible to know that
Noah was the name of a woman as
well as of the patriarch.
At an inquest in England female
witness gave her Christian name as
Noah" The coroner remarked that
he" had never before known woman
to bear the name. Whereupon the wit
ness, who was well posted in the orr
gin of her singular prenomen, said:
. 4Ir is a Bible name, sir; you'll find it
in the last chapter Of the book of Mum
bers."
Reference was duly made, and in
the eleventh verse Of the thirty sixth
chapter the coroner found mention
made of '.Mahlah, Tirzah and Hoglah
and Micah and Noah, the daughters of
Zelophehad."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
Ten Times Easier

1t is ten times easier to cure Group,
coughs, ,whooping cough and all
lung ana bronchial affections w hen
the bowels, are: open. Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar is the
original Laxative Cough Syrups.
Gently move3 the bowles, and expels
all cold from the system. Best for
coughs, colds, Group, whooping
cough. etc. Remember the name,
s'Kennedy's." and. see that the red
clover blossom and the honey bee is
on the bottle. Sold BY Fox Bros,
Tired out, worn out woman cannot
sleep, eat or work; seems as if she
would fly to pisces: Holsters
Rocky Noun tain Tea makes strong
nerves and rich red blood. IS cents,
Tea or: Tablets. Fox Bros.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-06-22
LACE BARK TREES.
The Many Uses to Which Their AfriIy
Light Fabrics Are Put

The Many Uses to Which Their AfriIy
Light Fabrics Are Put.
There are in all about half dozen
lace bark trees in the world, so called
because the inner bark yields natural
lace in ready made sheet form which
can be made up in'serviceable articles
of apparel. Only four Of these curious
species of trees are of much practical
value. Tourists who have stopped at
Hawaii or Samoa may recall the lace
bark clothing of the natives-clothing
of neat brown color when new. of re-
markable strength and of a fragrant
odor, like freshly cured tobacco leaf.
The native tapa cloth, as it is called. is
made from the bark of the brusonetia
papirifera, but it is not usually includ-
ed among the real lace bark trees.
In it's natural state the real lace bark
is of a delicate cream white tint. It is
probably kind, of fibrous pith. When
the outer bark is removed it can be
unfolded and unwound jim one seamless
piece, having a surface of little
more than a square yard Washing
and sun bleaching give it a dazzling
white appearance. The fabric is airily
light 1t is used in the West Indies for
mantillas, cravats, collars, cuffs, win
dow curtains-in a word, for every pur-
pose that ordinary lace is used. In
making up shawls, wells and the Ike
it is customary to piece two sheets of
lace bark together. Delicate and ap-
parently weaksks it is in single mesh,
bit of lace bark, if rolled into a thin
string, will all but resist human
strength to break it.
Despite it's practical use there is no
essential demand for lace bark. It has
been used by the natives for hundreds
of years and yet is comparatively little
known to this day. A few specimens of
lace bark articles exist in different
countries of Europe. These were made
hundreds of years ago, yet although
their age is considerable, they are said
to be in a good state of preservation
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