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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

the pain Deiow
Kitty's first thought was to run and
fetch it back, but she. was utterly
sleepy. "Oh, pshawr yawned she.
What's the use? I'll get It In the
morning. 1t isn't going to rain; the
skys cram full of stars"
The next morning, very early, Prince,
the big collie. came running In to his
master, waving his tail excitedly, and
dropped something at his feet Then,
Topping his tawny length upon the
hearth rug. he eyed him expectantly.
Professor Thornton looked at the
thing which Prince had deposited at
his feet without touching it.
1t was a slipper. he saw now, but
how incredibly tiny it looked on his
expanse of floor, how helpless and losti
He picked it up bit gingerly. Why,
it was absurdly tiny. What queer lit
tie feet women must havel He set the
slipper upright on his big brown hand
An airy suede bridge across his broad
palm.
He'd seen things like this-hadn't hei
-on blocks in shop windows. No, not
precisely like this, either, for this had
little curves-a dozen of them-of indi-
viduality. Pretty little thing, but what
nonsense for a shoel
He hesitated q second, then softly
opened the top right hand drawer of
his desk. Maybe some one will call
for It," thought he. Then I'll be sure
to know where ii is"
He thought of this drawer several
times during the day, but did not open
1t. 1t was queer no one missed 1t.
| That night, however, he set the tiny
thing up on his big blue blotter. II
shone under the student lamp in SHIN
mering daintiness, so soft, SO smooth,
with such curvesl Why, it looked al
most warm.
The professor leaned back in his re-
volving chair and looked around bis
room, dim save for the desks circling
light The room seemed empty in spite
of its furnishings-greatc cases of books,
rugs, antlers, favorite gun and a
generous pipe rack, and In the midst
| of circle of light lonely man and a
suede slipper.
I Yes, the professor felt lonely. He
| picked up the slipper, turning 1t over
and over. Suddenly he cried:
why, there's K. G. just as plain,
right on the lining, in silver lettersp'
Prince shifted t~this Illuminating dis.
covery.
Next day as the professor was pass
ing Mrs. Barnes place he saw dainty
| little figure in white at the gate. She
raised her lovely tired eyes in recogni
| ton.
would you mind inquiring for my
mailY she asked Both her manner
and her words were of disarming
simplicity. Miss Graham Is my name
kitty Graham"
Miss Graham-Kitty Graham" re
peated he gravely. with courtly bow
Then he stopped short and regarded
the girl with absorption. wonder
growing in his eyes. Miss Graham
said he. do you ever wear slippersi"
What question to ask a girl'
laughed Kitty some weeks later. "And
what an amusing way to begin court
shipr'
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.ATARRH
TWO ALPHABET LETTERS.
~" and "Wr Comparatively Recent
Additions to the List.

~" and "wr Comparatively Recent
Additions to the List.
1t is a fact. not so well known but
that it may be said to be curious, that
the letters and W are modern addi-
tions to our alphabet. The letter ]
only came into general use during the
time of the commonwealth. say be-
tween 1919 and 1868. From 1880 to
1916 its use is exceedingly rare, and I
have never yet seen book printed
prior to 1859 in which it appeared
In the century Immediately preceding
the seventeenth it became the fashion
to tail the last when Roman numerals
were used, as in this example, viii for
s or xii in place of IL. This fashion
still fingers. but only In physicians
prescriptions, believe. Where the
French use ] it has the power of as
we use 1t In the word vision" What
nation was the first to use it as new
letter is an interesting but perhaps I'M
answerable query.
In a like manner the printers and
language makers of the latter part Of
the sixteenth century began to recog-
nize the fact that there was a sound in
spoken English which was without a
representative in the shape of an al
phabetical sign or character, as in the
first sound in the word ''wet"
Prior to that time it had always been
spelled as vet" the having the long
sound of or of two us together. In
order to convey an idea of the new
sound they began to spell such words
as wet" weather" web" ETC.. with
two us, and as the of that date
was typical the three words above
looked like this: "Vvet," weather"
"vveb"
After awhile the typefounders recog-
nized the fact that the double had
come to stay, so they Joined the two
us together and made the character
now so well known as W. l have one
book in which three forms of the W
are given. The first Is an old double
wv; the next is one in which the
last stroke of the first crosses the
first stroke of the second, and the
third is the common W we use today.
New York News.
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EARLY CREEK HISTORY.
In the Time of COrtes the Tribe Life
Was Tdy1lfc.

In the Time of COrtes the Tribe Life
Was IdyIlfc.
The Greeks are an entirely different
race Of people from the Cherokees and
other northern Indians. They are Of
Aztec, or, rather. Toltec, origin, and in
a teocallis, or pyramidal, temple, To-
Gated in a secluded wild Of the Creek
country, the same religious rites and
ceremonies are performed today that
were performed in the imposing teo-
calls located on the bank of the beau
tiful Lake Tezcuco, in the days of the
III starred Montezuma ii. The archives
Of the nation are here preserved in
hieroglyphics, beautifully painted on
shells, strung together on deer tendons.
Here are also preserved their most
cherished relics, their green Jasper
altar and a life sized image of their
great war god, both brought from their
former home near Vera Cruz, Mexico.
At the time Cortes made his appear
ance in that neighborhood, bent upon a
career of conquest and plumber the
Greeks, as they are now called, were
living peaceful, idyllic life in land
made sacred to them by having been
the home of their ancestors for untold
thousands of moons and containing the
ashes and bones OF their wise and
loved old men through many genera
tons. Gathering their warriors to-
gether, they gave battle to the invad-
ers, but weapons of stone and flint
could make but little impression upon
the steel clad warriors of Spain, and
they were defeated with terrible
ones together and taking with them
their most cherished possessions,
among which were the records of their
race, the Jasper altar and their war
god, holding in his extended right hand
the sacrificial knife of flint, they made
their weary way to the capital of Mon
tezuma, the sacred city of Mexico,
where they were warmly welcomed by
that unfortunate monarch and where
they fought bravely in defense Of the
devoted city. They assisted Gauto-
mazin, the chivalric nephew Of Monte
yuma, in his glorious. if III fated, at
tempt to regain the throne Of his an
cestors. and upon its failure and the
attendant death of that young chief
tain by torture, after the manner OF
the ancient Israelites, they determined
to seek land that man knew not,
where they might provide homes for
their families and worship the gods Of
their cestors-Exchange
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The man who loves his joke is usual
ly unpopular.
Put yourself in the other mans place
and you may stop abusing him.
1t Is commendable to save your mon
ey, but it is not commendable to look it.
We worry as if we had to go through
a whole year tomorrow instead of just
one day.
The cares and worries of life look
pretty good, after all, to those return
ing to town through the cemetery gate.
When a soldier returns from a bat
tie his story of the fight is more in
teresting and less truthful if he returns
alone.
OF course friends are a good thing,
but when misfortune comes to you
which do you wish you had more Of
friends or dollars ?-Atchison Globe.
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Washington Irving.

A house in William street, New
York. was Irving's birthplace on April
3, 1888. The British were soon to evac-
uate the city and Washington to take
hearted woman of English birth and
an ardent patriot of the new land. said,
"Washington's work is ended, and the
child shall be named after him." The
child was still in the care of a Scotch
nurse when one day she saw the pres
ident. as Washington then was, enter
shop. and after him she went.
please. your honor" said she, there's
BARN was named after you" The
president laid his hand on the boys
head and gave him a blessing. which
he never forgot.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06
Linnets In Africa.

Dr. Arthur J. Hayes In his ''The
Source of the Blue Nile" tells how the
linnets come to drink out of the Atbara
river: "They come with an undulating
rush, and, small as they are, the rush.
ing Of the wind as they beat the air
makes noise like thunder, and their
numbers darken the sky. Tho weight
of the throngs of them which alight at
a time bends down the ends of the
overhanging branches and twigs to the
level of the wafer"
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A snani.h Cnstnn,.

No one exactly knows the origin OF
the time honored prerogative enjoyed
by the natives of the Spanish village Of
Espinosa. who for centuries have pos
sessed the curious monopoly of watch
ing over the slumbers of the ruler Of
Spain Every night at IL o'clock tho
gates of the royal palace at Madrid art
tremendously closed by a gorgeously
appareled functionary armed with an
ancient lantern and huge bundle Of
keys and escorted by servants, officers
and soldiers, and from that time forth
until 6 o'clock in the morning, when
the gates are opened again with sim
liar ceremony, the guardianship of the
interior of the royal dwelling is con-
fided to what are known as the mon
teros de Espinosa. Each one of them
is a pensioned lieutenant or captain Of
the army, and while two are stationed
in the antechamber of the sleeping
apartment of each member of the roy
al family, remaining throughout the
night. not sitting. but standing, lean
ing on their halberds. the others patrol
the corridors of the palace, two by
two. until the morning. crossing each
other al every point, never sitting
down and never uttering q single
word
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The minister's wife had an unwel-
come visitor in very laxative scan
dial monger, so the minister went out
for stroll. Returning half an hour
later, he called out, THAT old cat gone,
l supposeY YES" said his wife, who
had still her guest talking to her, Il
sent it home in basket, my dear. this
morning" What do you think of that
for presence of mind and absence of
cat?-Christian Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

Ancient bottles of glass, stone and
metal have been found In many parts
Of Europe, Asia and Africa. Perfume
bottles of glass have been discovered
in great numbers in the tombs of
wealthy ladies Of Egypt Many bot
ties, tumblers and other drinking ves-
sells have been dug from the ruins Of
Pompeii. The most common bottle Of
the ancients, however, was Of leather,
the skin of a calf goat or OK being
taken off the carcass with as few cuts
as possible and made into a receptacle
for holding water or wine. The largest
glass bottle ever blown was made at
Leith, in Scotland. in 1747-4S. Its ca
pacity was two hogsheads.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

$50 you lost your position?" we ash
Of our young friend, who has demand
ed our sympathy.
eyes; the firm told me would have
to quit"
What reason was givenT
Il smoked cigarettes"
"Why, that seems hardly a suficien,
reason for such drastic action"
Eyes, but l was smoking the boss
cigarettes, and he caught me at it,
Judge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

Three Germans were sitting at lunch
con recently and were overheard dis
cussing the second marriage Of mu-
tual friend when one of them remark
ed: 'I'll tell you what. A man what
marries de second time don't deserve
to have lost his first vife."-Life.
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A Thoughtful Answer.

What's the first step toward the d.
Sestion Of the food?" asked the teach
er. Up went the hand of a black hair-
ed little fellow, who exclaimed with
! eagerness: Bite it Off Bite 1t orr
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InnnCen0N-

He-Has she been married longf
She-No, but she still thinks that her
husband eats cloves because he likes
them.-San Francisco Call.
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What win Happen to 1t.

"That fiimsily constructed public
building is scandal" exclaimed the
patriot
'Never mind" answered Mr. Degraft
soothingly; "it'll soon blow OVER
Washington Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

A small teaspoonful Of powdered gum
arabic, with the same amount Of glyc-
erin, stirred into tumblerful of cold
water and drunk slowly, will often
work wonders in quenching thirst.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

why do you teach your children to
recite and sing?"
WELL" answered the practical wo-
man, there has to be some way OF
starting people who come to see you
and forget when it's time to go home"
Washington Star.
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A sure sign.

The honeymoon may very properly
be said to be over when the wife sug-
gests to her husband that he'd better
have his trousers pressed by tailor
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06
The Re.t Proor.

'"That surgeon, they say, has re-
markable touch"
"He has. If you don't believe it, I'll
show you his bill for my operation.
Baltimore American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

Kind Old Lady-What ails the baby
He looks healthy, I'm sure. The Nurse
oh, he is, the little dearl But he's
peevish today on account Of cutting his
whiskers.-Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

Let us read with method and propose
to ourselves an end to which our stud
les may point The use Of reading is
to aid US IN thinking Edward Gibson.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

Burma is q country dominated by an
idea, or, rather, set Of ideas, which
owe their origin to the influence OF
Buddhism. The Burman holds the view
that this life is sorry thing at the
best and that the wisest course is.
therefore, to get through it with as
little care, worry and anxiety as posi-.
Bile. The world is nevertheless at the
same time full of good things, which
all can enjoy Therefore why toll for
wealth, which brings only burden Of
care in its train? Why strain every
nerve when possession means the anx
iety to hold and preserve. The bounte.
Gus earth supplies rice for the needs OF
all her children, and while there are
love and laughter and gayety to solace
us, while leisure can be secured and
peace maintained, let us enjoy and be
happy. Here we strike the keynote Of
the life Of the Burmans. Strangers
call them lazy, but they are not idle
except on principle. They can Work
splendidly when they choose, but they
have long ago decided that to turn the
world into a workshop, to toll inces-
sanity for a mere subsistence or in
order to gather up riches, is folly, as
doing SO destroys the pleasure Of ex-
istence. As soon as a farmer has made
a little money by selling his crop he
gives a play, or pwee, to his town or
village.-Cornhill Magazine:
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NOTICE OF sErTLEM ENT.

ESTATE OF LUcIUs L. AYREs.
Notice is hereby given that the accounts OF
the subrcriber, Administrative of the estate of
Lucius l.. Ayres, late of the county of Bur
ington, deceased, will be audited and stated
by the Surrogate and reported for settlement
and allowance to the Orphans Court Of said
county at a term TO be held April 7, 1906.
ELIZABETH A. AYRES,
February Is, 1906. Administratrix
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Rather Mixed.

"Say, Jack, what have you that strins
tied around your finger for?'
"Oh, that is to remind me that for
got something my wife told me to be
sure IS remember. baltimore Ameri-
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Thankful For Small Mercse.

A man lost leg in railway acct
dent, and when they picked him up the
first word he said was. Thank the
Lord, it was the leg with the rheuma-
tism In it."--Atlanta Constitution.
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L,xEcUToR.s NOTICE.
ESTATE OF THOMAS G. ENLEY.

ESTATE OF THOMAS c. EMLEY.
Notice is hereby given that an order hal
been made by the Surrogate of the County O.
Burlington, bearing date on the third day o.
February, A. ID. 1905, upon the application Of
William X. Morris, the subscriber, requiring
the creditors of Thomas E. Emley, deceased
to bring in their claims against the estate o.
said decedent, under oath or affirmation or
or before November 3, 1906, or they will be de
barred of any action therefor against the saio
executor.
WILLIAM X. MORRIS,
February 3, 1906. Executor
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

THE highways of literature are
spread over" says Holmes, with the
shells of dead novels, each Of which has
been swallowed at mouthful by the
public and is done with"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

Birth marks which mark and mar tn
outside of the body are grief to every
mother whose children may bear them
But for every child who bears birth mark
on the skin there are many who bear a
indelible birth mark on the mind. Ner-
vous mothers have nervous children and
many man and woman owe an irritable
and respondent temperament to those
days of dread when the mother waited the
hour OF her maternity. The use of Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens
the mother for her taial With strength
comes a buoyancy of spirits and quietness
of mind, which is one of the happiest gifts
a mother can bestow on her offspring. By
giving vigor and elasticity to the delicate
womanly organs "Favorite Prescription"
practically does away with the pain of
maternity and makes the baby's advent as
natural and as simple as the blossoming of
flower There is no opium. cocaine or
other narcotic contained in "Favorite Pre-
scription.
Only little coal in the head may be
the beginning of an obstinate case Of Ma
sal Catarrh. Drive out the invader with
Ely's Cream Balm applied straight to the
inflamed stuffed up air-passages Price
SOC. If you prefer to use an atomizer,
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the good qualities of the remedy in solid
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fever No cocaine to breed dreadful
habit. No mercury to dry ont the secre-
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All druggists, or mailed by Ely Bros, So
Warren Street, New York.
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There's nothing but what's bearable
as long as a man can work-Eliot.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-06

suppose the native chiefs set eIab-
crate tables"
YES" said the eminent arctic ex-
plorer guardedly; they usually put on
good deal of dog."-Louisville Cou-
rier-J ournal
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TOILET ARTICLES.

The problem of replacing ones
stock of
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-06-08

reason for this is that the moral
element practice what they preach
and will not allow a stencil at the
tips of their noses that smells to
high heaven.
If the right and decency are in
the ascendencY in Amarillo those
resorts will go and that at once.
If pretentions and the almighty
dollar are the goal of our ambitions
they will remain. increase in num-
bers and flourish like the green bay
tree and the victims of their bale
full charms will visit upon those
who tolerate them retribution as
terrible as the license granted them
is execrable.
If the majority of the people of
Amarillo sanction this rendezvous
of depravity which our wives and
daughters must witness or not ven
ture north of the railroad tracks,
present conditions will remain. If
a majority are for, home purity and
decency the scum of creation that
has located at our front doors must
move on. The position of the
HERALD upon this question cannot
be misconstrued and it proposes to
wage warfare against vice in all
forms and especially where it's
prominence indicts in a sense the
whole community.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-06-08
LIBERAL SINGLE TAXER.

Joseph Fels, the wealthy Naptha
Soap man of Philadelphia and Lon
don, and an ardent single taxer, has
recently bought and presented
24oo additional acres of land to the
single tax town of Fairhope, Ala.
located IS miles from Mobile on the
bay. In addition, he gave 81 900
cash to Fairhope library.
Fairhope was started ten years
ago by less than score of citizens,
and has grown to 500 settlers. 1t
owns its own wharf, water works,
electric lights, telephones, etc; and
is the best equipped, by all odds, of
any town in the state of its size and
age - intellectually, morally and
physically and is regarded as a
wonder. No lots are sold, but
leased for 90 years, subject to annu-
ally assessed rents, all of which go
to public improvements, after pay
ing the state and county taxes on
the settlers improvements. Its
leading newspaper is the Courier
edited with unusual ability.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-06-08

was deprived by methods calculat-
ed to discredit and put to shame the
entire American electorate, and we
pledge to him our support and aid
that his nomination and election be
attained. We unhesitatingly de-
clare that a fair and honest cleo
ton, free from coercion or the cor
rupt use of money, at which the
American people may be given,
while it is their right to have, an
untrammeled opportunity to ex-
press their sovereign will at the
ballot box, is an important issue in
American politics today"
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-06-08

f. S Bell, state revenue agent,
has returned to headquarters from
another extended official visit to the
different counties of the state. He
has concluded his investigations in
to the back funds due the state and
has made his report to the comp
troller. He has also provided the
attorney general department with
a list of the officials who have failed
to make a settlement. The state
has derived a considerable sum of
money as a result of Mr.. Bell eff
forts. - Childress Post.
Mr.. Bell has made an excellent
record as state revenue collector,
and it is to be hoped that he will be
continued in this Office. He is a
man of the highest principles, un-
questioned integrity, and withal a
man with the experience and quail
i6cations fitting him for the Of
fee he now holds,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-06-08

If you ever bought a boxof Witch
Hazel Salve that failed to give sat
isfaction the chances are that it
did not have the name e. c. De
Witt g. CO. printed on the wrap
per and pressed in the box. The
original DeWitt's Witch Hazel alve
never fails to give satisfaction for
burns, sores, boils, letter, cracked
hands, etc. For blind, bleeding,
itching and protruding piles it af-
fords almost immediate relief. 1t
stops the pain. Sold by L. o.
Thompson & Bro. 45F52