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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
HAYsTACK MONUMENT.



Marks birthplace of Foreign Mission
Work In This Country.
Many visitor to Williams college is
taken to the birthplace of American
foreign missions, marked by unique
monument in a little park near the col
lege grounds.
For once in the history OF the world
prayer meeting is commemorated by a
monument. In Mission park In Will
Jamestown stands a shaft which was
dedicated on Sunday, July %, 1857. to
the memory of five students of Will
liams college who met at the close of
one sultry summer day In the year
1905 to hold a prayer meeting, as was
their custom. They were overtaken by
sudden shower of rain and were COM
PEELED to seek the friendly shelter af-
forded them by a neighboring hay
stack
The group Of young evangelists who
were present at the prayer meeting on
that particular occasion consisted of
Samuel j. Mills, James Richards, Fran
els L. Robbins, Harvey Loomis and
Byram Green.
Sheltered from the rain by the hay
stack they continued amid the conflict
of the elements their devotional exer-
cises and discussed religious topics of
deep interest to themselves. While the
storm ragged Mills communicated to hts
fellows the plan of executing a great
life work. 1t was nothing less than a
mission to some heather land and the
ultimate evangelization of the world.
They communicated their plan to
such of their fellow students as they
believed would sympathize with them
and organized the Society of Brethren,
a secret society, which had for It's OBJ
Ject the establishment of foreign mis-
sions.
The result of the prayer meeting was
the organization in Bradford, Mass, in
1910 of the American board of COM
missioners for foreign missions. From
this start grew the great society of the
American board, which has distributed
millions of dollars. Since the first
meeting of five persons its corporate
and honorary members have increased |
to over 10000.
Years after the students had formed
their great scheme of evangell2ation |
the spot where they held the prayer
meeting was marked by cedar stake.
This led to the purchase Of Mission |
park by the alumni Of Williams col |
lege and In 1867 to the erection end |
dedication Of what is now known as |
Haystack monument The cedar stake
monument became marble through |
Harvey Rice of Cleveland, who de- |
signed and at his own expense reared
the prayer meeting site marker.
The monument stands on the iden-
teal spot where the haystack stood. II
is strictly Berkshire county produc-
ton, composed of Berkshire marble.
quarrted at Afford and wrought In the
workshops Of the Berkshire Marble
company. Its height Is twelve feet. its
shaft. cap and base square polished, Its
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
Hindoo Caste.

The four grades Of society among the
Hindoos are the Brahmans, or sacer
dotal class, who are said at the mo.
ment OF creation to have issued from
the mouth of Brahma; the Kshatrya
or Chuttsee, or military class, sprung
from the arm of Brahma; the Vaisya
or Bats, or mercantile class, from the
thigh of Brahma, and Sudras, or 500.
ders, or servile class, from the foot OF
Brahma. The business of the Sudras
Is to serve the three superior classes
more especially the Brahmans. Their
condition is never to be improved, they
are not to accumulate property and
are unable by any means to approach
the dignity of the higher classes. These
divisions are hereditary, impossible
and indefeasible.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
What splendid type of tireless activyi.

What splendid type of tireless activyi-
is the sun as the psalmist describes 1t issu-
Ing like "a bridegroom from his chamber
and rejoicing like strong man to run
race" Every man ought to rise in the
morning refreshed by slumber and re
newed by rest, eager for the struggle of
the day. But how rarely this is So Most
people rise still unrefseshed, and dreading
the strain OF the days labors The cause
of this is deficient vitality and behind this
lies deficient supply of pure, rich blood
and an inadeque nourishmeut of the body.
There is nothing that will give man
strength and energy, as will DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery 1t does this
by increasing the quantity and quality of
the blood supply. This nourishes the
nerves. feeds the brain, builds up enfeeble
organs, and gives that sense of strength
and power which makes the struggle of
life a joy. The good feeling" which
follows the use of Golden Medical Dis
coverY' is not due to stimulation as il
contains no alcohol, whisky or other in.
toxicant. 1t does not brace up the body,
but builds it up into condition of sound
health.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
A Doctor Of the old school.

Father was a doctor, genuine, hemp
sewed, corn fed country physician OF
the gray haired class of our Oldest
school He neither wore kid gloves nor
practiced in them. His patients either
had to get well or die, with no loiter.
ing on the way. He felt the pulse with
one hand and poured castor oil with
the other.
Put your trust In CASTOR" was IA
TIERS creed, and he lived 1t and adj
ministered 1t.
Castor oil was both his diagnoser and
bis curer. He gave 1t any way. II Il
worked, well and good; If not, he used
some other lubricant or else admins
tered liberal doses OF more energetic
connections. There were no milk and
water mixtures In his medicine case.
But castor oil first: castor oil. the dis
ease seeking chaser OF everything with
In it's reach, and by the great table
spoon 1t reached about everything
"Gumption," by N. G. Fowler, Jr.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
A story of False imprisonment.

A story of False imprisonment.
One Of the strangest Of stories Of
false Imprisonment comes from France
A woman was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life for having caused the
death of her husband and brother The
three had lived together at Malaunay,
near Rouen, in a cottage, the lower
part of which was used as q wine
shop. When the woman was sent to
prison other people took the wine shop,
but the new tenants suffered, the man
from fainting fits, his wife from nau-
sea, from which she died Another
couple tried their fortune, but they,
too, were overcome by the spell of the
accursed place" as they thought it.
They were subject to fainting and loss
OF memory. at last q scientific exam
nation Of the premises was made.
Then 1t was found that adjoining the
Inn was lime kiln. In the wall divid-
ing 1t from the cottage were many fis-
sures, so that whenever lime was burnt
monoxide Of carbon escaped into the
Inn. This was the secret of the deaths
for which the woman was suffering.
She was brought out OF prison after
six years of servitude.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
webster,s wit

Most men Of weight dislike the frail
gilt and satin chairs which accidental
ly fall to their lot in a crowded draw
ing room. They were in use In Mr..
Webster's time. At an evening recep-
ton given to some western lawyers
soon after the accession of President
Tyler and the dissolution of President
Harrison's cabinet Mr.. Stanberry, late
attorney general, was accompanied by
his bashful friend, Mr.. Leonard, who
Immediately retired to corner and
selected this gilded tIif1e as a resting
place. In order to withdraw still far
ther from notice he tilted the frail
structure backward. Down it went,
smashed into a dozen pieces, and Leon
ard the embarrassed was Leonard the
observed by all. Mr. Webster imme-
diately rushed to the rescue of his I'M
fortunate guest and raised him from
the floor with the reassuring remark,
why, my dear Mr.. Leonard, you
should have remembered that no cabi-
net work would hold together here"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
Ant Communication.

Sir James Boyle, the great Irish nat
uralist, always contended that ants had
a language Of their own, by which they
made known their wants and fears to
others of their kind. One day he en-
cOuntered a colony that was evidently
moving to new quarters ALI appeared
in the very best of spirits, and when
ever two met the naturalist noted that
they put their heads together as though
chatting very earnestly. To settle the
matter In his own mind as to whether
they were really talking or not he
killed one of them to observe the effect
it would have on the others. The eye
witnesses to the murder fastened to
the rear and halted every one of the
advancing column by laying their an
tennae together. The column instant.
ly separated to the right and the left
none Of the marchers afterward pass
Ing within less than six feet Of their
dead companion, though the remains
Of the insect were directly in the beat
en- path.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
AngeIo,s Verdicf.

Once a painter notorious for plagia-
risms executed historical picture In
which every figure Of Importance was
copied from some other artist, SO that
very little remained to himself. 1t was
shown to Michael Angelo by friend,
who begged his opinion of it. Excel
lently DONE" said Angelo. ''only at the
day of judgment, when all bodies will
resume their own limbs again, do not
know what will become Of that histor-
ical painting, for there will be nothing
lRft of IT,"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

Every few years, especially along the
seacOast and the larger rivers and
lakes, there is wave of those splendid
day hunting rascals, the snowy owls.
They are great fishermen, the only
owls to make this sort of hunting a
practice, and may sometimes be seen
sitting, silent and motionless, like a
block of ice, at the edge of the open
water waiting for a chance to nab an
unsuspecting fish. or course this Is
not very paying way to get a living,
and they also catch field mice, musk
rats, hares and even large birds like
quail or grouse. But there are only two
other birds of prey in our country that
habitually eat fish, and one Of these
seldom catches it's own, preferring to
eat the dead fish along the shore or
pirate it from the real fisherman, the
osprey.-St Nicholas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

A clerical correspondent of one OF
the London church papers relates that
a certain prelate had great difficulty in
suppressing his laughter at the conse
Grafton Of church the other day ow.
ing to the device on one of the school
banners which were carried 10 the pro
cession before the service. This ban.
ner was adorned with a very fierce
looking lion, with terrible claws and
teeth. while underneath him was the
legend. Suffer little children to come
unto me-"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

Meyerbeer was so nervous and "hde-
ETY." about his works that when they
were In course Of preparation or re-
hearsal or performance be never gave
himself or any one else concerned a
moments peace of mind. He was con-
stantly making changes or alterations
In the score and would sometimes write
a passage in three or four different col
ored inks In order to try the different
effects and then could not make up his
mind which was the best. He worried
over his opera 'DAfricaine" SO long,
delaying. retouchlng and polishing,
even while 1t was In rehearsal, that the
self imposed labor made him i'll, and
he died before the first public perform
ance.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
The Gordian Knot.

The Gordian knot was said to have
been made Of thongs used as harness
to the wagon Of Gordius, king OF
Phrygia. Whosoever loosened this knot
the ends of which were not discover
able, the oracle declared should be rul-
er Of Persia. Alexander the Great cut
away the knot with his sword until he
found the ends Of 1t, and thus, In a
military sense at least, interpreted the
oracle, $50 b. G.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
BOOZE Or ImEplclNE2

Which will you havep II woman suf-
> fering from one Of the delicate ailments
peculiar to your sex 1t VIII De well Tor
Prescription Is the only remedy adver-
tised for such maladies which is abso-
ali other harmful agents. The good you
feel from It's use Is not the delusive ex-
liberation from tippling beverage, from
which the system reacts into worse
condition than before. 1t may be a little
slower In manifesting its bracing and
invigorating action, but its benefits are
none the less positive and, best Of all,
they are LASTING. It's an honest medi-
cine-not . beverage.
Ihave been taking your medicine for the
ss sHss rss. i a es snssS y knny y %
East Madison Street. Mount Pleasant, iowa
have been having very poor health ell win
was relieved only Wills taking the medicine.
took Dr.. Pierce's medicine several years
ago knew it was good for any one suffer
one bottle and am gaining strength very
s taxing sSs sssR
til my heart would almost stop beating.
asdiciPs. SSasiaas Wv your treatment
Every suffering woman In this land
should write tc DR.. Pierce and learn how
certainly he can help Der to health and
strength. 1t costs nothing to write and
receive entirely free the advice Of one Of
the most experienced physicians in this
country. His great thousand-page book
the Common Sense Medical Adviser, in
stiff paper covers, will be sent free for 81
one-cent stamps the bare cost OF mall
ing: or, send 81 stamps for cloth bound.
Address DIR. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
These ORIGINAL Little Liver
sssS pills, frst put up by old DR..
AsWe>s have been much Initiated but
never squaisd. They're made Of purely veg
etable, concentrated and refined medicinal
roots and plants. They speedily relieve and
cure foul. torpid and deranged Stomachs,
Livers and Bowels and their attendant dis
tressful ailments- One or two q laxative.
three or four . cathartie-
Don't allow the dealer to insult your
intelligence by offering his own remedy
70 you instead of this well-known prep
Rxation of DIR. Pierce.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

pack on his log. once ne fell to mis-
hands, but was on his feet in an In
slant
The men on shore were unable to run
as fast as the stream, and when they
last saw him he was still on his feet,
now jumping, now riding with all his
strength and agility, ever trying to
near the shore. When they found the
poor man, week later, all his limbs
were broken, some of them twice, and
numerous bruises covered his body, but,
some way or other, not a scar disfig-
ured his face.-New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

The oriental point of view is an In
structive one, as is shown by the fol-
lowing.
At Aliahabad, India, there has Just
been issued the report of the Hospital
For Women, and the Pioneer Of that
city prints a couple Of graceful letters
quoted in the report. The first address
ed the lady at the head Of the institu-
ton thus:
Dear She-My wife has returned from
your hospital cured. Provided males are
allowed at your bungalow, l would like
to do you the honor OF presenting myself
there this afternoon. but will not try to
repay you-vengeance belongeth unto God.
Yours noticeably.
The second was in a strain Of even
more punctilious courtesy. 1t ran:
Dear and Fair Madam-I have much
pleasure to inform you that my dearly
unfortunate wife will be no longer under
your kind treatment, she having left this
world for the other the night of the 9th
ult. For your help in this matter shall
ever repain grateful Yours reverently.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

The japanese are experts on smoke
rings, and it is said in Japan it is con
sidered no uncommon trick to blow
three rings of smoke in succession, the
second travelling through the first and
the third through both. Some stage
performers are credited with becoming
80 expert In smoke blowing that they
are not only able to multiply the mum
Der of rings thus made, but actually
form Japanese characters representing
words and sentences. One Japanese
juggler, it is declared, proposed to his
wife by forming the characters repre-
senting his avowal of love through q
thin stream of smoke.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

1t is illegal to sing, hum or whistle
the Dead March" outside of a church
or cemetery. At one time this law
was very strictly enforced, and even
today soldier found guilty of singing
or otherwise rendering the famous
march other than at military funeral
would be severely censured.-London
Household Words
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

Nasal catarrh, an Inflammation of the
delicate membrane lining the air passages,
is not cured by any mixtures taken into
the stomach. Don't waste time on them.
Take Ely's Cream Balm through the nos
trils, so that the fevered, swollen tissues
are reached at once. Never mind how
long you have been disappointed, we
know Ely's Cream Balm will cure you as
it has cured others by the thousand All
druggists. SOC. Mailed by Ely Bros, SO
Warren Street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
Dynamite Whisksr..

The name 'whiskers" is applied to
feathery crystals which gather upon
the outside Of the wrapping Of frozen
dynamite. The "whiskers" are more
irritable" than dynamite itself. A
case Is on record where sticks Of dyna-
mite had been thawed out in hot wa
ter and the can of hot water In which
1t was done left in the blacksmith shop
without being emptied Of the residual
scum Of grease and whiskers. The first
blow Of the blacksmith's hammer on a
nearby anvil was sufficient to set OF
the whiskers by conclusion. The can
was blown to pieces, but fortunately no
one was hurt.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

She-Whsn l saw old Billyuns and
his wife at Niagara a couple of years
ago she was billing and cooling with
him In way to make you tired. He
That was the honeymoon. She-And l
saw where the other day in court she
had him forced to agree to pay her the
best part of his income as alimony.
He-That's the harvest moon.-Balti.
more American
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
An AFGHAN cu.to,n.

An Afghan is bound by custom to
grant stranger who crosses his thresh.
Old and claims protection any favor
he may ask, even at the risk of his own
NE. Yet apart from this he Is cruel
and revengeful, never forgiving a
wrong and retsliating at the first op-
portunity.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

A political speaker accused rival of
'unfathomable meanness," and then.
rising to the occasion. said, 81 warn
MIN not to persist In his disgraceful
course or he'll find that two of us can
play at that game."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

An article on the milk supply Of
large cities In the British Medical Jour
nal contains this remarkable passage;
THE man having finished milking
his COW offered to take me into an ad-
joining room where the milk was
cooled"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
His Art.

Mrs. Syille = My husband takes a
deep interest in art. Mrs. Oldar-You
surprise me. Mrs. Syille-Well, it was
a surprise to me, but l heard him tell
ing Jack Rownder last night that It
was good thing to study your hand
before you draw.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

Hes Dragging that he doesn't owe {
cent to any man in the world"
We'll, he needn't brag that he does
not owe me-"
why notfT
I'm doing the Dragging for that
Omaha News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
Breaking the Record.

Small Brother (enthusiastically)-Oh,
grandma, Harry broke the record at
the college contest! Grandma-Well,
l declare, that boy is always breaking
something! What will it cost to FIX 1t.
or will he have to get new one?
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

The Kafars are great philosophers.
If an OK should die the owner never
grfeves, but remaEksi Now I must GO
to work for master (all white men VIII
treat them well are called mastsrs).
and in six months he will give me q
COW. 1t will have a calf. II 1t Is q
bull calf in a year I'll have a pair Of
oxen, but should it be heifer calf I'm
all the richer, for the next year I'If
have two calves instead Of one"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

The opinions of the misanthropdcal
rest upon this very positive basis, they
adopt the bad faith Of a few a. evti
dsnce Of the worthiessnass Of an.-Ha
ne.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

Not money, but the love Of il, Is the
root Of evil. The right use Of money
brings only good.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23

Fear Is the tax that conscience pays
to guilt.-Sewell.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
THE LIVER QUARANTINE

QNurrisd eating has ruined many man.
stomach. The MISUNDERSTANDING pro-
cess IL gradual, often unnoticed at first.
But 1t 10 only short time until the liver
halks, the digestive organs give way, and
almost countless ills assail the man who
endeavors to economixe time at the ex-
psnss of his health.
"a torpid liver causes quarantine of the
entire system. 1t locks in the diseased
germs and body poisons and affords them
full play, inviting some serious illness.
GIN families where August Floweris used,
a sluggish liver and constipation are un-
known, so are all stomach ailments, as
well a. indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn,
headaches and kidney and BLADDER affec-
tions. No well-regulated family should
be without this standard remedy.
Give sizes, sSc and Use. All druggists.
FOR SALE BY
HARRikCTON's PHARMACY
PRckETT'6 PHARMACY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-28

75c and SOC Double Cuff Golf
Gloves Heavy Scotch wool and
worsted knit, plain and :0E1
fancy colors 81
75c and SOC Outing Flannel
Night Shirts. Heavy weight,
Universal make. Medium and
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extra long cut. &c
75c and Soc Hose 623 dozen
half hose. Cashmeres, Australz
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land cottons, plain and 0E
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-02-08
ARE STILL COMPLAINING
OF CINDERS

The American people. and for that,
the whole human race, are race Uf
k.ckers. They are never satisfied
with what they have, and are always
seeking for something just a little
better, or an improvement alOr g
some line Of business in their life.
The citizens of our city are no ex-
ceptiOn to the rule. We all want
things to improve, and are always
ready to kick for the improvement,
For instance, when the old Grand
Rapids were unobstructed in
the river we must have a big mill.
The paper mill came, and with It.
cinderS. Then we must have a taller
stack. and all would be forgiven: now
that the stack has come, the cinders
are scattered all over the city instead
of in the immediate neighborhOod,
tioDS.
The thing that is now demanded is
some kind of spark arreSter, or
rather some means of preventing the
cinders from leaving the new stack
and scattering themselves ABOUT the
city. AS it is, at times. when The
wind is IN the right direction, cinders
are scattered freely as far east as
Sixteenth street and further, and as
| far as Eleventh Ave on the west, side
| The amount of kicking seems to be
increasing in volume, and will pro-
badly end in the company'S being
compelled to put in cinder arrester.