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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-21

The variety Of beneficial motions that
may be had In muscular exercise is al
most unlimited. 1t is interesting to no
tice that children, when free to play
as they choose, instinctively make SO
many different motions that they seem
to use all their muscles. When peo-
pies ideas of propriety shall have be-
come what they should be grown peo-
pie can exercise like children without
being considered daft or silly. Many
Of the performances Of children seem
to older persons purposeless and use
less.
There is such a state of ignorance
and prejudice that many people of con-
siderable education lack very much of
having proper conception of the rela-
ton of exercise to life and health. One
may learn and practice with benefit
a system of exercises, as many do,
without having the acquaintance with
the principles involved that makes pos
sible the greatest benefit and interest
and enjoyment. There is an important
advantage in knowing the reasons for
the various movements and what mus
cles make each movement and how
muscles use bones as levers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-21

The italian nation is especially ap-
pealed to by the charm of mystery and
all those indefinite possibilities which
Turk behind the secrecy of the mask.
Not but that this license of masks was
frequently abused. Alessandro VI,
who with Madonna Lucrezia, was so
fond Of watching the maskers go past
from the balcony of Castel St. Angelo,
had to forbid masks in 1899 under pain
Of the gallows, to such an extent did
the factions and Ill disposed at Rome
take advantage of them to pay of old
scores, and so many people were killed
or seriously wounded every day in the
streets.
Connected with the old Saturnalia
the masks were the especial charac-
teristic of the Fabulae Atellanae and
the less artistocratic Mimae, and no
body who has seen the collection of
such antiquities at Rome, Naples and
Pompeii will doubt the important part
that masks played in the life of the
early empire. Thence we may trace
them down in the antique farces
which gradually blended with the sa-
cred representations of the middle
ages until they ultimately laicised
them and removed them from the
church.-Gentleman's Magazine.
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SEWING COTTON.
The Humble Origin of the Gre
Thread Ind unfn.Y

The Humble Origin of the Great
Thread Industry.
The origin of sewing cotton was told
at a cotton manufacturers meeting by
the head of the great thread house of
Paisley, Scotland. 1t was discovered
in 1903 by his grandfather, who had a
little business in Paisley, making silk
every weaver. The silk came from
Hamburg, and in 1903 Napoleon caused
the stock held there to be burned in or
der to hamper British trade. The weav-
ers were in despair, but James Clark
conceived the idea that cotton yarns
could be twisted together to form the
twines
The experiment succeeded, and from
this grew the idea that cotton could be
substituted for fax in the manufacture
of sewing thread and would not be so
coarse and harsh. He began the manu-
facture of the thread in very small
way. 1t was at first put up in skeins
and had to be wound into little balls by
the purchaser, and then Mr.. Clark in
vented the modern spools. He had them
made by wood turner, half gross at
time. They cost him sixpence doz-
en-. and he charged the purchaser of the
thread halfpenny for the spool,
which, however, was refunded when
the spool was returned. The ladies Of
Paisley used to come to his shop with
their spools and wait while he wound
the thread on them. From this small
beginning grew a great industry.
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A SCHOOL FOR SPIDERS.
The Insects Taught to Weave Their
Webs Only ON Bottles.

The Insects Taught to Weave Their
Webs Only ON Bottles.
"This is my spiders school," said the
young woman, and with a little stick
she brushed a few webs from the wall.
Not much to look at, is 1t? Only a
dozen rows Of wine bottles, a great
many spiders and a great many webs.
make nevertheless a little money
out Of the school.
Spiders webs are In demand among
surgeons and among the makers of Ger
tain astronomical instruments, the sur
geons using them to stop hemorrhageS
with and the instrument makers using
them in certain very delicate instru-
embellishments wherein, strange to
say, a human hair would not take their
place, because a hair is neither fine
enough nor durable enough to serve the
required purpose.
Besides selling the webs l also sell
the spiders. A corrupt class of wine
dealers buy the spiders. These men
put them among bottles of new wine.
/ train the spiders to weave on bottles
ONLY tear down webs woven any
where else-and it is amazing how
quickly these well schooled pupils of
mine will cover a case of port or claret
with cobwebs giving to the wine an
appearance of great age.
six spiders in a week will add two
years to the aspect of dozen bottles
of wine; hence you will readily see
how valuable the ugly little creatures
are to wine merchants of a certain
type" -Philadelphia Bulletin
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Think of others.

A gentleman who was travelling in
Ireland sat down one day in a cottage
to talk with an old woman AS they
were having their dish of discourse
there came clap of thunder, and the
old woman at once spread out her
hands in supplication, crying:
God bless and save us! And save
mis- honor and save the people and all
Of usr'
For the space Of half an hour the
thunder was frequent, and each time
she prayed. Then she told the visitor
this story, which has a good moral in
Its defining of the proper spirit which
should belong to prayer:
''There was a man. and he was work
ing in a field like, and 1t came on to
thunder, and he put his head in hole
In the wall, and he said:
"'God save what's out o. mer
"But he ought to have prayed for the
whole Of him, for he no sooner said
that than the wall fell and took his
head off,
at was telled to me that his was q
judgment on the crathur because it Is
not right to pray small, just for your.
silf. But you should pray large-tO
save US all-pray big and open hearted
But that may be only story, sir"
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just ont of Them.

A lawyer who is fond Of joke went
to supper after the theater with a par
ty of friends, and he ordered coffee:
please bring it In a cup with the
handle on the left side," he said conf
dentially to the waiter. I'm left hand
ed, and l can't use any other kind of a
cup"
Yes, sir" stammered the waiter. II
will, SIR
He was seen to hasten away and con-
fer with the head waiter. The head
waiter bore down on the party.
What sort of cup was that you
wanted, sirT' he asked.
Cup with the handle on the left side.
I'm left handed" said the lawyer.
The head waiter disappeared to re
turn a little later obviously perturbed.
1.-THE cup you he began.
what" said the lawyer. do you
mean to tell me that in a first class
cafe you haven't such thing as a cup
with the handle on the left side? Alb
surdl Why, / couldn't possibly use
any other kind. You must have plenty
Of them"
"Well," said the head waiter, I'VE
usually has, but l regrets to say, sir,
that the last we had was broke this
morning "-Washingt Post.
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larger fish. Baxter grinned ironically
at the forbidding black letters on the
fence and climbed over 1t.
Halfway down the field was little
clump of pines through which the
stream flowed. Baxter entered the
shadows of the trees, and scarcely had
he cast when his reel whirred merrily
and the line cut the water sharply.
His pulses quickened. Here was fish
ing worth talking about The line
slackened, and he began to reel In
gently.
At that moment the bushes behind
him cracked, and a calm voice said:
Pardon me, but have you a per-
mitT"
Baxter gave no heed until he had
landed the trout; then he turned to
find himself face to face with a young
woman. She was regarding him stead
lily, with little frown of disapproval
A creel hung from broad strap across
her shoulder, and she carried an I'M
Joined rod In leather case.
Baxter had momentarily forgotten
the warning on the fence Now her
words recalled it to his mind. He was
evidently caught redhanded at his
poaching, and the only thing to do was
to frankly admit it. He looked at the
girl before him. She was tall, well
formed and undeniably attractive. In
deed she was quite striking as she
stood there calmly awaiting his reply
you have permit, of coursew she
asked again.
Baxter smiled quietly.
II regret to state" said he, 81 am a
deep dyed poacher."
The girl lifted her brows
you must have noticed the signs"
she said.
II noticed one" said he, ''but the
stream was too tempting to man who
had landed but four small trout during
the morning. am very sorry that my
zeal got the better of my discretion, and
offer every apology for my unwar-
ranted intrusion. Whatever the dam
ages are I'll settle. plead guilty."
II should be inclined to follow the
signs" she said, "and prosecute you to
the full extent of the law but for the
way you just landed that trout. 1t was
splendid and shows you to be an expe-
rienced angler. If you'd bungled it
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NOBILITY OF TREES.
A Tribute to the Majesty of the
Mighty Oak.

Tribute to the Majesty of the
Mighty Oak.
Directly In my path stood an ancient
swamp white oak, the greatest tree, l
think, that have ever seen Itlwas not
the highest nor the largest round, per
haps, but individually, spiritually, the
greatest Hoary, hollow and broken
lmbed, his huge bole seemed encircled
with the centuries, and in this green
and grizzled top all the winds Of heav-
en- had some time come.
One could worship In the presence of
such tree as easily as in the shadow
Of vast cathedral. Indeed, what is
there built with hands that has the dig
nifty, the majesty, the dignity, Of life?
And what life was here! Life whose
beginnings lay so far back that could
no more reckon the years than could
count the atoms it had builded into this
majestic form.
Looking down upon him from twice
his height doomed tulip poplar, clean,
boiled for thirty feet and in the top all
green and gold with blossoms. 1t was
a Respondent thing beside the oak, yet
how Enthusiastically the gnarled old mon
arch wore the crown! His girth more
than balanced the poplar's great height,
and. as for blossoms. nature knows the
beauty of strength and inward majesty
and has pinned no boutonniere upon
the oak.-Dallas Lore Sharp in Nation
al Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-21

According to an engineer, though
there may be every reason present why
steam boiler should steam there are
occasions when it simply will not. II
refuses duty and sulks without any
cause that can be detected. On such
occasions every one takes a hand al
the fires, but the result is the same
no steam or only enough to keep three
quarters speed. Marine and stationary
boilers are both thus afflicted. There
are good days" and bad days. in the
performance of each.-Chicago News.
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should have let the law do It's worst
II you promise not to trespass again
you're quite free to go this time"
Baxter bowed
you are very generous" he de-
clared, (which makes me doubly
ashamed of my trespass. Rest assured
shall not repeat the offense. May l
ask to whom I'm indebted for allowing
me to go unmolestedY
Something in his eyes made the girl
flush.
"Oh-it's-it's all rightr' she said
haltingly. Nov please goat once"
Still Baxter hesitated. He was not
given to pretty speeches nor to staring
at young women whom chance threw
In his way, but some indefnable charm
about the girl made him do the latter
and regret his inability to do the for
mer.
s'Tm very grateful" he said lamely
enough, "and-and"-
"And whatY' she said almost sharp
~.
I'D like very much" said he, ''some
time In the future to express my graft
tude to you when we stood on an equal
footing-that is you understand, when
I'm not poaching your stream"
He spoke so earnestly that the girl
flushed again.
Its all right" she reiterated. You've
been quite grateful enough. Now
please gov'
Baxter, trying vainly to think Of
the conversation, reeled up his line and
began to unjoint the rod.
Suddenly a man came crashing
through the bushes and stood before
them. The girl gave a little startled
FRY of dismay. Baxter noticed the man
wore leather leggings and was clothed
In tweeds.
GAS the marster given you fishin'
permits?' he asked, glaring at Bax-
ter
NO" said Baxter, but the LADY,
The man wheeled to the girl.
"'Ave you got one?" he asked.
"N-no," she said humbly, and, with
out looking at Baxter, she added, evil
IDENTIFY for his benefit, 'Tm-rm a
poacher too"
Bakers heart jumped at the words.
He mastered an overpowering desire
to laugh and turned to the girl.
swell, by George" was all he man
aged to say.
Its the marsters order to take you
to the house then" said the man SOL
EMMY.
"See here Baxter began protest
ingly.
For 81 apiece I'll let you go this
time" the man said insinuatingly.
Baxter handed him S. bill, and, aft
er warning them to leave at once, the
man departed.
As the man stumbled back through
the bushes Baxter turned to the girl.
Her face was scarlet and her eyes re-
| fused to meet his.
1T was frightfully mean Of me-" she
explained Il thought it would be a
great joke to brighten you off by pre-
tending l owned the stream and then
fish it myself. Then that frightful
man came and-and-to tell the truth,
/ should have been dragged to the
house, for I hadn't a cent Of money
with me-"
She lifted her eyes to his.
"Oh, what must you think Of mer'
she cried contritely.
But Baxter was laughing happily.
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TRUTH OR PARADOxY

Life levels all men; death reveals the
eminent
Liberty means responsibility. That
is why most men dread it.
While we have prisons it matters lit
tie which of us occupy the cells.
Titles distinguish the mediocre en-
barrass the superior and are disgraced
by the inferior.
Democracy substitutes election by the
incompetent many for appointment by
the corrupt few.
Do not do unto others as you would
that they should do unto you. Their
tastes may not be the same.
Your word can never be as good as
your bond, because your memory can
never be as trustworthy as your honor
If you strike child take care that
you strike it in anger, even at the risk
of manning it for life. A blow in cold
blood neither can nor should be forgiv-
en.-From George Bernard Shaw's
MAN and Superman."
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The Tools of Genius.

Some of the greatest discoveries in
physics and chemistry have been made
with the simplest forms Of apparatus
and under the most modest conditions
Of laboratory equipment One need only
recall the achievements of the famous
John Dalton and in later time of Sir
Gabriel Stokes to Illustrate the point.
AS regards the latter, comment of
Lord Rayleigh is of interest. Stokes
experimental work, he says, was exc
cuted with the most modest appliances.
Many of his discoveries were made in
narrow passage behind the pantry Of
his house, into the window Of which he
had a shutter fixed with a slit in it and
bracket on which to place crystals
and prisms.-London Telegraph.
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By Arthur Cottonwood

Baxter had followed the stream all
the morning with Indifferent success.
Four trout, by far too small to make
matters at all interesting, had risen to
the fly and now slid about In the creel
as he made his way through the under
brush to the open field. where the
stream widened and deepened and gave
promise Of better sport
At the edge Of the field was a wire
fence, and posted conspdcuously upon
it was the notice:
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The librarian Of the Congressional IL
brary tells a story Of a colored man
who came into the library and asked
one of the assistants for good law
book" He explained that one Of his
neighbors intended to sue him and he
wanted to get book SO he could find
out the law.
The clerk gave him copy Of book
called Every Man His Own Lawyer"
The colored man sat down at one of the
desks and turned the pages Of the book
for an hour. Then he came to the desk
of the assistant and said:
"'Deed, boss, CANT you git me stump
in easier? Dis yere is d. fifth edition.
CANT l have de fust edition2 ,Mebbe
l c'ud understan' dat l amt bin git
tin on right smart with dis yere fifth
one.'-Baltimore News.
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Young Hunter. Hard Luck.

"Some years ago." said hunter,
"when l lived down on the eastern
shore Of Maryland, where 1 was born,
/ had passed whole day cunning rab-
bits and had not killed one. On my
way home through the woods / met
boy who had live rabbit. Ashamed to
go home empty handed, gave the boy
% cents for his rabbit.
IL then said to myself, I will tie
Mr.. Rabbit to a bush and kill him, and
the folks at home will say Ed shot
rabbit l took a shoestring and fas-
tened the rabbit to bush and then
stood off, took aim and fired. When the
gun had stopped kicking l saw Mr..
Rabbit flying through the woods. My
bullet had cut the shoestring in twain
and had set the little animal free
Baltimore American.
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and assimilative processes can't be hurried.
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Ancient Eggs In China.

A German epicure comes to the rescue
of the Chinese in regard to their al
legged habit of eating rotten eggs. The
eggs, he says, are simply preserved in
lime until they get consistency like
that of hard butter and they taste
somewhat like lobster He declares
them one of the choicest delicacies he
has ever eaten. He thinks there are
no better cooks in the world than the
Chinese. When he went to live among
them his friends predicted he would
starve, but he had a good time and
gained weight-more than he wanted
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A mother sent her twelve-year-old
daughter to the pork butcher with
money to purchase a ham. TELL Mr..
- that want ham exactly like the
last two bought" she said, and when
the little lady arrived at the shop she
delivered the message thus: "Mr -,
mamma says she wants another ham
of the same hog as the last two she
bought" How many Of us wish that
when we accidently pick up first rate
ham the same hog could keep on pro-
ducing its like for time and eternityi
AS the butcher says: "Hams run pc
culiarly. We may have 'em all fine
for month or two; then they suddenly
get tough and dry and hard and alto
gether disappointing" = New York
proSa
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A Japanese Peculiarly.

when japanese servant is rebuked
or scolded," says a traveller, The must
smile like Cheshire cat. The Ell
quette in smiles is very misleading at
first. often used to think that Taxi,
my riksha boy meant to be imperti-
nent when he insisted on smiling when
was angry at him. But when he told
me of the death of his little child with
a burst of laughter l knew that this
was only one of the curious details of
etiquette in this topsy turvy land"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-21

Il have been told" said Mrs. Old
castle, 'that your daughter has been
doing some wonderful things in pyrog
raphy.''
"Oh, no." replied her hostess, "she
amt been there at all. The last letter
we had from her she was In Pittsburg
and thought she'd go right through to
Washington. Chicago Record Herald.
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success ProIongs Life.

1t is now well known that increased
completely of life with increased ex-
penditure distinctly aids longevity.
Luxury, 'the fertile parent of whole
family of diseases" modifies it greatly,
of course, but this is manageable fac
tor, says the London Chronicle. We
have only to recall personal experience
to realize the force Of intellectual slim
ulation. The interest of sport will sus-
tain men without fatigue for distances
they otherwise could not traverse. The
excitement of strife will often naask
the presence of wounds. Self forgetful-
ness in all the walks of life, under the
stress Of love, chivalry or accepted
duty, doubles human endurance. Sue
cess gives new vitality, new powers,
and this is another name for new life.
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Get Busy.

The successful man is usually busy,
and the busy man is usually success
full. The young man, whatever his vo-
cation, who has not learned to econo-
mize his time and keep busy has not
got the lesson most essential to pros
porous, useful and happy life Chicago
Tribune.
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No encouragement For Him.

$50 she refused you? Well, didn't
she give you any encouragement at
all?"
mo, not a bit She told me that be-
fore she'd consider the matter again
I'd have to get job and prove that I
had it in me to support a family
Chicago Record Herald.
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She-Pm glad we went. 1t was an
excellent performance-and for such a
charitable purpose. Her Husband
Yes, indeed! We all feel thrill of sat
isfaction when we do something for
charity and get the worth of our mon
ey at the same time-London Tit-Bits.
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rh.re Are Some Fnnnz ONES.

~relI me- said the editors friend,
'awho are the most humorous writers
you have ever metz"
Most of those who think they are
serious writer's" replied the editor
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Bills-You made a funny break in
congratulating the brides father in
stead of the groom. Wills-No, /
didn't. I've daughter, too, and /
know what they cost. ~
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nom UouIa DO

Mrs. Truit-Afy husband is sort of
jack Of all trades; he can do almost
anything. Mrs Gayboy-And mine is
a sort Of jack of clubs; he belongs to
fifteen different societies and can do
almost anybody Detroit Free Press
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Baxter read the sign and grunted.
There was no one in sight, and the
stream twisting through the field was
decidedly tempting. Moreover, four
small trout are very unsatisfactory In
q creel made to accommodate more and