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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-08
ESTABLISHED
Capital $loo 900. Surplus O. Undivided Profits. $4,000

ninenty the Bank II the Frontier. It's
ests are those q our best and most pro-
present and prospective, the adj
Of any bank in this section, and of the
ich have resulted in the successful build
/. ~ So
and the energy, experience and business
be wholly directed to the maintenance and
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-08
Reflections of a Bachelor.

When a woman says that her
cook is just dying to stay, she
means she may not go till the end
of her week.
A man has to be very proud of
his children to think they are as
good-looking as he wonld be if he
didn't have so many business wor-
ries. New York Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-08
The Apostles.

A visitor to Dublin noticed three
figures on the top of the postoEce,
and inquired of Pat who the figures
represented.
Pat. not wishing to appear ig-
norant, quickly answered. Why,
those are the twelve apostles.
How can they be the twelve
apostles, . asked the visitor, when
there are only three figures. "
Pat, with his ever ready wit, an
swered- Sure an they are the
twelve apostles but the other nine
are inside sorting the letters.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-08
"YoU AN mnEDg

Of mine, 4" wTilas Ma. F.L. Jonss, a
GallAta, Tenn:
For eincs tAhdng Cartel ! hRVO
gained IS bs., and an n hss4zr hahn
than for the past 9 years. I'll NJ .
husband that CsrdRi = wortA IL y
weight In gold to al suffering hdlHa."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK, LEWIS
AND CLARK EXPOSITION, AND TRE
ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
an Attractive Fall Tour via Pennsylvania

An Attractive Fall Tour via Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged a special personally-conduct
ed tour to visit the Pacific Coast, includ-
ing the Yellowstone Park, Portland (for
the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and the
beautiful resorts among the Colorado
Rockies. This tour will leave New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and
other cities on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Saturday, September 2, by special train
of high grade Pullman equipment. The
itinerary will cover a period of three
weeks. the party reaching the East on the
homeward journey September %. The
special train will be used by the party
over the entire route, except during the
five aud one-half days in the Yellowstone
Park, when the fine hotels now in service
in the Great Preserve will be utilized
The train will be side-tracked In Portland
for occupancy there. and all meals en-
route, except in the Yellowstone Park aud
In Denver, will be served in the special
dining car.
Round trip tickets covering all necessary
expenses for twenty -nne days, 5000 from
all points on the Pennsylvania Railroad
except Pittsburgh, from which the rate
Will be $3.50.
For further itineraries and further infor-
nation apply to ticket agents; G. Studs.
Eastern Passenger Agent 1853 Fifth
Avenue, New York; Hugh Hasson, Jr.,
Passenger Agent Baltimore District, Bal
timore, Md; B. M. Newbold, Passenger
Agent Southeastern District, Washington,
D. c.; Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent
Western District. Pittsburg. Pa; or ad-
dress Geo. w. Boyd, General Passenger
Agent. Philadelphia
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
BUTTER WEIGHT.
What One Observer Learned From u
Visit to a Grocery.

What One Observer Learned From =
Visit to n Grocery.
Live and learn. / heard a respect
able looking, motherly soul, making
purchases for the family, say to the
grocer, BE sure TO give me butter
weight, now, for I've been long time
customer of yours" Certainly, Mrs
MacLaren," he replied cheerily, you
are entitled to it If any one is" Yet
she bought no butter
What is butter weight" l inquired
when she had gone. why, that's just
little sop we hand out to some Of
our old customers" said the salesman
Instead Of making an exact pound Of
anything they buy we make it a frac-
ton over, which tickles them nearly
to death OF course. we are particular
to let them see they are getting more
than their moneys worth; hence we
keep their trade"
/ next asked how the store made up
for this extra allowance. That's dead
easy" was the reply, "but as 1t is a
trick of the trade | don't think we
ought to tell everybody" Perhaps
other customers receive short weight"
IF they do, we don't let 'em know it."
Maybe your prices are just frac-
ton over the marketT Never! We
sell cheaper than anybody" Maybe
your goods are inferiorY At that he
quailed.
Referring to a dictionary, / learned
that butter weight Is an allusion to a
custom of exacting seventeen or eight
cen Ounces Or even more to the pound
of butter, possibly on the ground that
the water in 1t would soon evaporate
and bring the pound down to sixteen
ounces. In Scotland iron weight TWEEN
ty-one to twenty-eight ounces to t. :
pound was used in buying butter
New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Stephen Essex, Methodist minister,
is the hero in THE Bishops Niece"
His state of mind after his early wan
behring's in the theological labyrinth Is
thus described by the author, George
III. Picard:
At twenty Stephen Essex had
not made perfect recovery from the
panic into which a premature discov-
cry of the plan of salvation had thrown
him. He had employed the remedies
which are prescribed to heal our com
mon moral illnesses, but their album
dance and variety as well as his dis
position TO leave none untasted had re
tarded his convalescence. His present
condition was that of one who. though
realizing that he has halted, almost
miraeulously. just inside the end of OPP
portunity, Is still fearful Of doing
something which will undo everything
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
PITH AND POINT.

A child is always surprised that you
don't know the washerwoman at its
house.
When you throw friend bouquet,
don't throw 1t so he will catch the
thorns in his hands.
Hope is progressive game. Ones
children failing to become famous, the
hope progresses to the grandchildren
1t is easy for woman to be polite;
all she has to do is to smile, but
man has to smile and raise his hat
Worrying about the future is believ-
ing there will be ghosts tomorrow,
though you know there are none today.
Parents are hard on their children
when the children are young, and when
when the parents are old the children
are hard on the parents. - Atchison
(1l0ha
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
LIGHT FASTER THAN SOUND.
Some Everyday Incidents That Go
TO Prove This Fact.


Some Everyday Incidents That Go
to Prove This Fact.
About a thousand yards from the
window where sit Is factory which
blows its whistle every noon. The
steam always comes from the whistle
some little time before the sound is
heard. Yesterday / counted three sec
onds between the time when the first
steam was seen and when the sound
Of the whistle was heard. The whistle
is heard when the weather is foggy
or clear, hot or cold, windy or calm
1t is sometimes louder than at other
times, but it always takes three sec
onds to travel the 1000 feet from the
factory to my house.
We often hear also an echo of the
whistle, which comes two seconds later
than the first sound. Thissis the same
sound coming by roundabout journey
5000 feet away. 1t travels first 1000
back 1900 feet to our house.
A few days ago l heard q band of
musicians playing upon the street, and,
although they were far distant from
me, the high tones Of the piccolo and
the low tones Of the bass horn reached
me exactly together. showing that high
and low tones travel at the same speed
During a thunderstorm l noticed a
fash of lightning and counted ten
seconds before the sound of the thun-
der was heard. This showed me that
the storm was about 10000 feet Tor
about two miles, away. A little later,
however, the time between the light
ming and the thunder began to grow
less. and the noise Of the thunder be-
came louder. which showed that the
storm was getting nearer. Finally a
dazzling fash Of lightning was fol-
lowed Immediately by a deafenine
crash of thunder, and at the same time
the shingles flew from a patch Of roof
on barn near by. 1t had been struck
by lightning and was soon In flames
St Nicholas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
STUDYING LAW.
The Lawyers Once Not What IL
Once Was For Students.


Once Was For Students.
Questions regarding the study Of law
were sent out recently to many law
yers of Illinois by the University of
Illinois and elected 1000 replies. From
these 1t appears that the days of study
Ing law In lawyers office have pass
I'd away. Very few of the offices have
any law students at all. Many of the
ablest lawyers expressed the opinion
that study In law office is an absolute
waste of energy. Nearly all the sue
cessful law firms declared that they
had no time to devote to young men
who desired to study law and that such
young men were nuisance in the Of
fee. The only young man they could
use at all was one who had already
passed his examination for the state
bar and who was willing to work for
nothing for year or two In order to
get the experience which comes from
a large Office. Out of the 1000 replies
only seven favored preparation for the
bar In a lawyers office.
Another striking result Of this inves-
tigation is found in the answers to the
questions as to the proper degree of
preliminary education student should
have before entering the law school. A
majority of the whole number urged
that every one taking up the study Of
the law should complete full college
course. OF the others majority were
in favor of at least two years in col
lege. There was practical unanim-
ity that the completion of a four years
high school course was the absolute
minimum which was at all acceptable.
1t was the general opinion that, hav-
ing once entered the law school, the
young man should give his entire time
to the work of the school and not at
tempt to combine 1t with work in a
lawyers Office or. indeed, work In any
other place unless that was absolutely
necessary to pay expenses. One law
yer declared that 1t was poor school
that could not keep a student busy all
the time, and II boy found himself in
such school he ought to leave it for
one which could keep him busy-Chi-
cago News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Scotland owes to Knox not its exist
ing Presbyterian government-this was
the subsequent work of Andrew Mel
ville-but that which Is the chief fea-
ture and matn strength Of Presbyterl-
anism-viz, the full recognition Qack-
ing in Episcopacyl Of the Christian
laity In the administration of the
church. combined with that orderly
subornation (Which Congregationalism
fails to secure) Of the whole church to
one representative and supreme au-
thority. 1t is owing to Knox and his
fellow reformers that the Scottish
church avoids the danger both Of bier
archy and of anarchy.-"John Knox"
By Professor Henry COwan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
THE WEARING OF Boards.
AT One Time a Tax Was Exacted
For fdne PrfvfIere

For rhe Privilege.
In days gone by the wearing of
beard was a privilege that had to be
paid for, the tax on every beard of "a
fortnight's growth being 3s 4d. in the
gracious days of Queen Elizabeth.
For over half century the monarchs
of Russia made their male subjects
who wore boards pay into the national
excheQuer. This tax was imposed by
Peter the Great In 17o5, the mobiles hav-
ing to disburse 100 rubles and the low
er classes kopeck IIhe tax on boards
was kept up by Peters four successors
on the throne of all the Russias, and 1t
was finally repealed in 1852 by Cath
crime H. France, too, at one time i'm
posed beard tax upon the clergy,
which was paid by those who could
afford 1t, although the large majority
bad to yield to the razor's onslaught.
In the fourteenth century shaving
was popular with young men, while the
old men were attached to forked
boards The latter custom Is referred
to by Chaucer, who IN describing an
assembly says, "a merchant was there
with Il forked beard" Boards were
worn in various shapes and forms dur
ing the reigns Of Elizabeth, James l.
and Charles l., as the poems, plays and
other literary productions of those
periods amply testify. In his "Anato-
mie Of Abuses" Stubs alludes to the
barber who was accustomed to ask
his client whether he wished his beard
'cut to look terrible to your enemy or
amiable to your friends, grim and stern
in countenance or pleasant and de-
mure"
William Harrison, clergyman from
whom one gains many peeps at the six
teenth century, refers to some of the
styles of boards at that period. II a
face happened to be "platter-like," a
long, slender beard would make 1t seem
the narrower. If it be weasel beaked,
then much hear left on the cheekea
will make the owner locke like bow
died he'd and so grim as a goose."-
London Standard
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
The Best Building Ground.

The most healthy ground on which
to build a residence is one composed
of clean gravel free from clay and
effete organic matter and having q
porous substratum. The advantages
of such soil are free ventilation and
drainage and a low level of ground
water, all essential qualities for a dry
posed of permeable sandstone and
chalk formation is also good. Rocky
and stony situations are usually
healthy Sandy soils may be consider
ed salubrlous provided they are clear
and pure and not water bound by an
impermeable foundation. Clay and al
luvial soils are generally unhealthy.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

You cannot rightly train one to an
air and manner except by making him
the kind OF man of whom that air Is
the natural expression. Nature for
ever puts premium on reality. What
is done for effect Is seen to be done
for effect; what is done for love is felt
to be done for love. A man inspires
affection and honor because he was
not lying In wait for these. The things
Of man for which we visit him were
done in the dark and the cold.-From
Emerson's Essay on Behavior"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
When wagner F1ed.

Richard Wagner, the composer, was
an ardent republican In 1S49. In the
archives Of Dresden there is docu-
ment setting forth case Of high trea-
son against the musician. He was ac-
cused of having written to friend a
letter proposing to turn Saxony into q
republic. But whom shall we make
president?" he asked. II see nobody
competent for the Office except our
present sovereign, Frederick Augustus
IL" Frederick Augustus does not
seem to have appreciated the humor OF
the suggestion that he should doff the
crown and content himself with the
dignity of republican president. For
this flash Of unconscious fun Wagner
had to bolt to Switzerland.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
Power of sulphuric Acid

An instance Of the great dissolving
powers of sulphuric acid Is furnished
by an accident which occurred In the
chemical factories at Mulhouse, AL
SAGE. An operative was blown up into
the air and fell into trough filled
about three feet deep with sulphuric
acid, the temperature Of which was
found to be 81 degrees C. ten hours
after the accident. The death Of the
man was only proved by the discovery
of his caoutchouc respirator, muzzle,
two porcelain buttons and other insol-
uble articles. Everything else had
chemically combined with the acid
London Engineer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
ArtiacinI Eve.

The first false eye was a metal band
which gripped the head and was fitted
with a plate to cover the blind eye,
covered with leather on which an
eye was painted Then came shells,
like halves of nutshells, Of gold, silver
or. copper, enameled or painted to re-
semble an eye and inserted under the
eyelid. AS an improvement upon these,
artificial eyes were made Of porcelain
and at last Of glass.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
GArpy THOUGHTS.
Exclaimed.

An old Scotch lady who had no relish
for modern church music was express
ing her dislike of the singing Of an an
them in her own church one day, when
a neighbor said: why, that is very
old anthem! David sang that anthem
to SAUL To this the old lady replied:
''Weel. weel! l moo for the first time
understan' why Saul threw his javelin
at David when the lad sang for him."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
Evil of Familiarity.

"A good friend" said Captain Bill,
SIS the greatest blessing a man can
have. But men are like canal boats in
lots of ways. and 1t doesn't pay for
either men or boats to get so close to
gether they wear one anothers paint
off."-Newark News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

did you ever notice anything funny
about his conversation
Funny? l should say not. There's
absolutely no point to It,"
That's the funny part of it. Having
no point to 1t. how is it that he bores
SO quickly Philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
Encnurnrinr Her

Stationer-What do you do with all
the lead pencils you buy. Mr.. Smith !?
You average about three day Mr.
Smith-Oh, that's all right. My wife is
taking whiting lessons.-C Columbus
Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Shells there any insanity in the
Snobbs family? He-No. It's too bad
there isn't 1t would give them legit-
innate excuse for some of their actions.
Detroit rec Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

First Fioorwalker-Poo old Bjones
has completely lost his hearing. I'm
afraid he will lose his job Second
Floorwalker-Non He's to be
transferred to the complaint desk
Philadelphia Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Few enterprises of great labor or
hazard would be undertaken IL we had
not the power of magnlfying the ad-
yantages we expect from them-John-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
Not That Kind of a Server.

Not That Kind of q Server.
Heavy Tragedian = Hurry up with
my order l am used to people serv-
ing me in hurry. Walter-I don't
doubt 1t, but am no sheriff
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

"Are you bent on spending all Of
your money!
mo: I'm broke."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
1t Sometimes Happen.

His Wife-You're home at last!
thought you'd never come. Mr.. Out
late-And absence instead Of making
the heart grow fonder has merely af-
fected the temper.-New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Nothing Is so good for an ignorant
man as silence, and If he was sensible
Of this he would not be Ignorant
Saadi
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Gerald-As 1t Is to be a secret en-
gagement it would not be wise for me
to give you ring at present. Gmal-
dine-Oh. but / could wear it on the
wrong hand.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Teacher-Give me familiar instance
Of a narcotic. pupil hesitates9 Teach
er-What does you father smoke in his
pipe? Pupil-Mother says it smells
like hayseed. but l guess it's leather.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

If you have pains in the back, Urinary
Bladder, or Kidney trouble, and want GER
tain, pleasant herb remedy for woman's ills,
try Mother Gray's AUsTRALIAN-LEAF. 1t is
a safe monthly regulator. At Druggists or
by mail, 80 cts. Sample package FREE. Ad
dress, The Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy, N Y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

There is one rational way to treat nasal
catarrh; the medicine is applied direct to
the affected membrane. The remedy is
Ely's Cream Balm. 1t restores the in
famed tissues to healthy state without
drying all the life out of them and it
gives back the lost senses of taste and
smell The sufferer who is tired of vain
experiments should use Cream Balm.
Druggists sell it for 80 cts. Ely Brothers,
81 Warren Street. New York, will mail it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Are You Using Aliens Foot Ease2
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease a
powder 1t cures Corns, Bunions, Painful,
Smurting, Hot, Swollen feet Al all Druggists
and Shoe Stores, % cents.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
The tb; % 10Y ePnot be well unless bowels
At your druggi a's" Jdyno,S Sdndf1Vo Pills

The girl is the mother of the woman
just as the boy is the father of the man.
The period when the womanly functions
begin is one to be carefully watched and
considered. Irregularity or arrangement
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cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. But neglected at this crit
ical period may entail years of future
suffering. ''Favorite Prescription" acts
directly upon the womanly organs giving
them perfect yigor and abundant vitality
1t removes the distractions to health and
happiness, and delivers womanhood from
the cruel bondage of female weakness.
You pay the postage. DR.. Pierce gives
you the book. The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, 1908 pages, 700
illustrations is sent free on receipt of
stamps to defray cost of mailing only
Send 81 one-cent stamps for the paper
bound book, or 81 stamps for cloth bound.
Address DIR. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

1t is better to hold back truth than
to speak it ungraciously.-De Sales.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEW
TUESDAY, sEPTE, Der 5 1905.


Many a woman is weak and sick,
nervous and discouraged. She suffers
from headache, backache and other ills.
She wants to be well, but all she does
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-05

Easy and pleasant tt
use. Contains no in
furious drug.
1t is quickly absorbed
Gives relief at once.
1t opens and cleanseI
the Nasal Passages.
AlInunIn Anno..nnaiOn