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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
THROAT EXERCISES.


Evils That Come From Misuse of the
Vocal Organs.
The chronic sore throat Is not infre-
vocal organs. Very often that unruly
little member, the tongue, is accounta-
BILE for the difficulty, as 1t is for a great
many other troubles In this transitory
life. Many people have a habit when
talking Of pushing the tongue so far
back against the delicate membranes
that line the throat that irritation more
or less painful is caused, and If it con-
tinues any length of time ulcers will
form, and so will doctors bill.
Control of the tongue Is excellent in
all senses Of the word. Physically this
organ may be managed by depressing
1t into hollow at a point three-quar-
tiers Of an inch back Of where the tip
OF It comes when In a natural position
in the mouth and at the same time
singing very light head tones. This
exercise requires some patience at
first but the habit of keeping the
tongue down is soon acquired. In
speaking or singing it should not be al
lowed to hoop up and fill the mouth,
thus interfering with the free passage
Of the tones of the voice from the
throat to the front of the mouth, where
they should strike and then escape
clear as bell. This hopping up of the
tongue In the mouth is the cause Of
much of the indistinct and slovenly
utterances to which we are too often
obliged to listen.
In many people we notice the line
from the point of the chin to the neck
is In the form of right angle In a
shapely throat this line forms a curve,
just as canary's does when the small
yellow artist is warbling his carols.
To develop the throat and make this
angle a curve stand before a mirror SO
that you may watch the throat swell
out. Now thrust your tongue out as
far as 1t will 60, then draw it back
quickly and forcibly, at the same time
bringing 1t downward in the mouth as
far as you can. Place your thumb and
forefnger against the larynx common
ly called the Adams APPLE, and If you
are making the right movement you
will feel the larynx pass downward
For week or two make the move
ments lightly. After that time put as
much force into 1t as you can. The
exercise should be practiced for few
minutes several times a day to insure
rapid and good results.
To I'LL up the hollows Of the neck
stand correctly and then slowly all the
lungs with air without eievating your
shoulders. AS the air is forced upward
into the throat hold 1t there few sec
onds and then expel slowly. This ex-
ercise is best performed soon after ris-
ing In the morning and before retiring
at night-New York Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
The Light of the Moon.

The moon is a mirror which reflects
the sunlight to us. An examination Of
moonlight with the spectroscope shows.
of course, the same spectrum as that
Of sunlight. The quality Of the reflec-
ton is indicated in the announcement
that 1t would take no fewer than 618,-
900 full moons to supply to US an
amount of light equal to that which we
get from the sun, and there is only sky
room for, say, $4,000 Of them. The In
clination of the moons orbit to the
horizon accounts for the harvest and
the hunters moon, which occur when
the tipping is slightest, thus permitting
the moon to rise about the same time
for several successive evenings. The
moon often appears much enlarged
when on the horizon, but this is caused
by the retroactive feature Of the air
about the horizon and the natural tend
ency to compare 1t with terrestrial OBJ
jects.
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Tea is not always the fragrant beVer-
age which cheers but does not inebri-
ate, and the name has curious applica-
ton. Ginger tea was once a most pop
ular beverage. Cowslips and other
flowers and herbs, including camomile
thyme, marjoram, balm and mint, nave
been used. Histories have made US IA.
miliar with the substitutes for tea
which our Revolutionary grandmothera
used after the tea from the East India
company's ships was poured into Bos-
ton harbor. Tea made from the leaves
of ribwort, strawberry plants and cur.
rant bushes, sage, thoroughwort and
other herbs was drunk. So called lib.
erty tea" was made from the leaves Of
four leaved loose strife, while Hyperion
tea, according to valuable chronicle
Of the time, was made from raspberry
leaves and was said by patriots to be
very delicate and most excellent. The
beverage may have tasted so to the
patriotic palates, but many a colonial
dame must have longed If she had al
lowed herself for the fragrant Tyson
which she had been accustomed to en-.
iOV
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Purely
Personal
BY ETHEL FRAY
Copyright, 1903, by Homer sprague

Stetson read the advertisement for a
second time. 1t was seldom that he
read the personal column, usually
plunging straight into the financial
news but this morning Dodds had
chatted with him until he was almost
at his destination, and his eye fell idly
upon the column.
''Will the gentleman who saved the
life of young woman at Central
square yesterday afternoon please
send his address to Grateful, box 512Y
He closed his eyes and with mental
vision he could see it all again-the
automobile, the trolley car which pre-
vented escape and, above all, the
piquant little face lying limp against
his shoulder. For a moment he was
tempted to answer the advertisement
Twice during the day he penned a
note to Grateful" but each time he
tore 1t up In disgust 1t seemed a
pretty poor trick to be sending his ad-
dress that he might be thanked. He
would like to look into those blue eyes
again when they were not dilated with
terror, but he must wait for some other
opportunity.
The next morning the advertisement
was repeated. He knew, because he
turned to the column the first thing.
He smiled grimly as he thought OF the
temptation of the day before. They
could advertise until doomsday, but
they would get no answer from him.
1t was almost with apprehension that
he looked the third day, but his mild
curiosity was changednto indignation.
This time the personal read:
"Will the gentleman who saved the
life of q young woman at Central
square Monday afternoon kindly re-
turn her watch and no questions will
be askedf Grateful, box GA"
This, then, was why she had sdver-
tised for his address. She believed
that during the excitement he had rob-
bed her of her watch. And all the
dreams he had dreamed in the past
two days of those blue eyes trimming
with gratitude looking into his were
but idle visions! He was sorry he had
seen the advertisement He probably
never would see the girl, but 1t had
been pleasant to believe that he had
saved her
He hoped now that he would never
see her again. Several times in the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
A Miser's
Hoard sss..o
ALLEN
Copyright, 1903, by Beatrin Resds

Copyright, 1905, by Beatrix Reade
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Jacob Van Girten had been known
as miser for thirty years, and at his
death people looked for a large sum of
money to turn up. Jake, as he was
always referred to, lived on a farm
about three miles from the village Of
CASTLE. 1t was a farm of eighty acres,
and yet it produced few crops. Aside
from an acre or two of corn and pota-
toes for his own use. he planted moth
ing. He began with a little money,
and in the course of fifteen years he
was tue capitalist of the county. II
anybody was willing to pay his usuri-
Gus rates of interest, he could borrow
from S. to $1,000 without trouble For
many years he did business with the
bank in the village, but finally became
suspicious and took care of his own
funds.
1t finally became a matter of gossip
for leagues around that Miser Van
Girten kept thousands Of dollars In his
old farmhouse, and for once gossip
was right. OF course there were men
who told him Of the risks he ran and
advised him against 1t, but he smiled
at their solicitude and made no change.
1t was predicted that robbers would
come and that he would be found muir
dered. And In due time robbers came.
They came more than once, and they
man. The first pair of robbers simply
kicked the old door open In the dark
ness of midnight and rushed In to
catch the miser In bed. He wasn't In
bed, however. He was up and dressed
and armed with shotgun, and he pep
pered the fellows SO thoroughly that
there was no trouble In arresting them
when the constable was notified.
The next man who came along was
in the guise Of an old woman. He
made call just at dark, hobbling on
a cane and telling story Of want and
restitution, but when he got ready to
take the old man by the neck Jake
wasn't there. He lodged him and got
hold Of that old shotgun and gave the
stranger a dose that kept him in the
hospital for four months before he
could be taken to Jail to await arraign-
ment
When the miser had reached what
might be called old age, the authorities
Of the county insisted that he take bet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
sTAGECoAcHlNo DAYS.
An Old World Era with a Decide
Flavor Of RomamcM

An Old World Era With n Decided
Flavor of Romance.
The old coaching days, as far as con-
venience for travel was concerned,
were the dawn of the great days of our
present rapid means of communication.
The seventy years or SO In which mail
coaches waxed and nourished and
finally died out before the incursion Of
railways and steam engines have a do
cided flavor of romance attached to
them, and no doubt the coming and
going of stagecoaches lent a certain
amount Of color and interest and life
to the country places and towns
through which ran the great main
coaching roads. The Bath road, the
Dover road, the York road were high
ways of communication along which
rolled the heavy private coaches and
chariots of the country magnates, and
the stagecoaches with their steamins
horses passed the various stopping
places with the regularity Of clock
work.
These stagecoaches, with their com-
plement Of coachmen and guards, az
forded endless subjects Of interest and
illustration to the artist and the liter
airy men of the day. Imagine Charles
Dickens without stagecoaches and de-
nuded of all his vivid descriptions Of
the scenes such as those In the yard Of
the White Hart Inn, High street, Bor-
ough, in 'Pickwick," or Of the mail
coach ON the Dover road in "a Tale Of
Two Cities" 1t is difficult 10 die pres
ent generation to realize t1e fatigue
and the wintry cold of such long jour
neys, when frozen feet were enveloped
in little straw, and SHAWL" folded
round the neck was thought to be At
protection against the keen night aiE-
London Standard.
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day dreams OF winning fame Ine re
turn of joyful and proud Bob had al
ways been the climax.
With determined effort Miss Van
dervier flung herself into a chair and
tried to absorb herself in the cherished
studio, but to no avail The thought OF
that lonely, Ill figure upstairs persisted
to the exclusion of everything else. He
was Ill. very Ill. and they were going
to take him away, and all he needed
was nursing. The girl caught un-
steadily at the arms of the big chair
and half sprang to her feet. But that
other girl-could she, OH. could she?"
And then, with a singularly sweet
and gentle expression, Miss Vandervier
arose. What matter2 If he were de
lirious he would never know, and at
least she might be Of service.
Perhaps 1t would be unfair to accuse
Pat OF shopping" Nothing might
have been further from his thoughts;
but, be the truth as it may, the indis-
putable fact is that, when few min.
utes later the door Of Miss Vandervier's
studio opened and a slender figure fit
ted up the stairs, Pat, unobserved in
the dark hall, uttered a smothered
sound.
In breathless interest he waited
Then came to him a light knock, a low
exclamation and then feeble yet
thrilling joyful cry, Miriam, oh, Mir
1amp'
Pat, his lids suddenly wet emitted
a long, satisfied sigh.
Miriam, is it?' he muttered Mir
lam, ahaI" with sly twinkle, born of
his knowledge Of woman. Maybe I'm
not much good at names, but it's sure
the fine eyes 1 have for likeness"
And, picking up the empty coal scut-
tie, he went on down the stairs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24

Hundreds of the ancient cleaners of
miscellaneous curios, legends, myths
and traditions give US to understand
that Cush was born on the ark. Others
claim that there was a child born on
the sacred vessel, but that it was sac
rtdced to one of the wild beasts, Noah
declaring that no person should leave
the ark who had not gone on board in
the regulation manner The weight Of
the evidence as it Is given by the Tai
mudic writer's Is to the effect that Cush
is the person referred to by the old
time mystery cleaners when they
speak Of the lark born man The sa-
cred books as well as the scores of
Biblical encyclopedias, handbooks Of
ancient history, ETC., are silent on the
subject. In the Saxon Chronicles" the
following occurs: "Bedwig was the son
of Shem. who was the son of Noah, and
he (Bedwig) was born on the ark"
Herbert's note In "Nimrod," volume 2,
page 81, says, "Kybelc is the ark, and
as Cush was begotten in the ark his
posterity were In a peculiar sense de-
scended from that ship" Although
Herbert makes no direct reference to
the fact Of Cush being actually born in
the ark, he speaks Of him in several
places as "Cush, the ark born" The
Talmudic writers discredit the Bedwig
story, but declare that Cush was born
on the day that Gods covenant" (the
rainbow first appeared.
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ESTABLISHED 1875

Of necktles He could scarcely wait
until it was time to start and set out
afoot that he might at least kill time
that way
The servant showed him into the IL
brary instead of the drawing room.
Miss Woodrow sprang from her eaST
chair by the open fire as he was an
nounced and came toward him.
II thought you might call this after
noon,' she said as he took her hand,
$50 told James to bring you in here
l am SO glad you have come"
80 am l." said Stetson promptly,
though I did not come to be thanked"
ITO meet father" she suggested de-
murely. 81 am afraid he will not be
In until g."
Il don't mind waiting" said Stetson
obligingly-"th Is, unless 1 inconven-
fence you"
Il shall be glad to have you wait"
she said sincerely, but please may
not thank your
"Rescues are sometimes their own
reward" he smiled. TT was not very
much OF a rescue, anyway. l prob
ably should not have noticed your pre-
dicament only
"Only?" she questioned, seeing that
he was not going to continue.
"Only-well, for long time l have
been wondering who you were You
see, I've seen you very often and
He paused again.
80 you have noticed me, tooT' she
said wonderingly. How funnyw
you mean that you have-that you
did, He was distressingly confused.
II have noticed you often" she ad-
mitted frankly. you seemed so diff
ferent from SO many of the men 1
know that 1 often wondered who you
were'
Then it was not altogether because
Of your gratitude that you advertised?"
he urged. She colored, but would not
confess, though as she was bidding him
gOOdby couple of hours later he held
her hand a trifie longer than is per-
mitted.
Won't you say that it was not alto
gether through gratitude that you put
in that personal?" he urged.
The blue eyes fell before the glow In
the ardent brown ones Perhaps not
altogether" she whispered, "but that is
very purely personal"
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The great DIR. Johnson, with all hii
philosophy. was not without a super
stition. He was very careful aot tC
enter q room with his left foot fore
most. If by any chance he did so be
would Immediately step back and re
enter with his right foot foremost. He
was terribly afraid Of death, too, and
would not suffer 1t to be mentioned In
his presence.
Julius Caesar, to whom the shouts Of
thousands Of the enemy were but sweet
music, was MORALLY afraid of the
sound of thunder and always wanted
to get underground to escape the dread
full noise.
Marshal SAKE, who loved to look
upon the ranks of opposing armies
fed and screamed In terror at the sight
Of a cat
Peter the Great could scarcely be
persuaded to cross a bridge, and when.
ever he placed his foot on one he would
cry out with fear. Like the great man
that he was, he tried to overcome bis
weakness, but he was never able to dc
SO. And Byron would never help any
one to salt at table, nor would he be
helped himself, and if any salt were
spilled he would Immediately get up
and leave.
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The WonAerfu1 piatom.

One Of the most wonderful things in
vegetable life is a beautiful and mi
mute class of seaweeds called diat0ms
They belong to the seaweed family,
yet they may be found by the thou
sands In any roadside ditch, fresh or
salt water lake or even in cisterns,
wells, springs, etc. Most species of
plants are made up Of an infinite num-
Der Of little cells, but with the diatom
1t ID otherwise. Each representative
Of this wonderful family Of plants is
formed Of but single cell and this SO
minute that 1t would require $500 OF
the most common form, laid end to
end, to make a string an inch in length.
Some species Of diatoms have the pow.
er Of independent motion, and on that
account were for some time believed
- Lauo
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
Time and Eternity.

The stream Of time never runs dry,
and the ocean Of eternity will forever
send its mighty surges mountain high
against the bank of times little
stream, sweeping with each recedins
billow over It's expansive bosom the
fraii human craft from the shore of
time. with earth's happiness, human
affection, toll, trials, tears and sin, to
the eternal shore OF celestial beauty
and bliss. On, mighty ocean Of eterni-
~, your wonderful anthem OF life and
death brings eternal woe and condem-
nation to him who is untrue to himself
and his divine pilot, but to the trust
ing, faithful man 1t sings Of endless
felicity in the presence Of time who
has redeemed his people from the
bondage Of sin and has swept them
through the pearly gates.-Ducktown
(Tenn) Gazette.
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Pats Memory
For Faces
By A. NJ. DAVIES OGDEN

5 Copyright, 1908, by x. A. Whitehead Z
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1t looked very pleasant and homelike
in the studio when all was finished
The girl, brown eyed, slender crea.
ture, with masses of soft brown hair
around small oval face, smiled con-
tentedly as she surveyed the results OF
three days labor.
A few pretty rugs were scattered
over the floor. Pictures in various
stages Of completion leaned against the
wall, and on the hearth coy wood
fire sparkled cheerily.
Beyond was a glimpse Of a tiny bed
room and kitchenette Miss Wander
vier drew long breath. 1t was what
she had been dreaming of for years,
this return to New York to a studio OF
her own. Now she could show what
the hard work in Paris had done for
her; now she could prove what was in
her.
The Janitor. watching her with his
shrewd, kindly old Irish eyes, nodded
a silent approval She would do. Pat
was father, friend and counselor to all
the eager, ambitious young hearts gath
cred under the roof of the big studio
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In almost every field of human en-
deavor the Jew excels There is a phil
osophic reason for this which has no re-
lat1on to essential superiority. The Jew
is thorough. He is so as a result Of
long necessity. The world has vainly
sought to deprive him Of the means of
existence. He was quick to understand
that with merely equal merit he could
not hope for an even chance. He per-
ceived that his only promise Of survival
under the handicap of race lay in SUI
perior qualifications. He applied him
self. He learned to master difficulties
and surmount obstacles. Discounted
by prejudice, he realized that his work
must carry premium Of value in or
der to reach parity In the open market.
AS the problem grew more difficult his
capacities increased proportionately,
for nature responds unfailingly to ev-
cry demand Of necessity.-Walter Hurt
in CultuYist
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Among the humorous memories con
nected with English judges is one OF
Justice Byles and his horse This EN-.
inent jurist was well known In his
profession for his work on Bills" and
as this gave fine opportunity for al
liberation his associates were accus-
toned to bestow the name on the
horse, which was but a sorry steed
There goes Byles on Bills" they took
pleasure in saying, and as the Judge
rode out every afternoon they INDUCED
daily in their little joke But the truth
was that the horse had another name,
known only to the master and his man,
and when too curious client inquired
as to the judges whereabouts he was
told by the servant, with a clear con-
science, that master was out en- Bust
Ansa"
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were roIIeo over anGsm0u1us Durroweo
into, and another two weeks were
wasted in vain.
The searchers hated to let 90, but
they had to, and then the only thing
remaining was to sell the old mans
personal property at auction and turn
over his real estate to the law and let
the heirs prove their claims. The term
personal goods and chattels" made
everybody smile. The straw beds and
dirty blankets, the two or three old
chairs, the rusty and broken old stove
and the few cracked dishes were val
ued at 81 at a liberal estimate, and
when a farmer named Robinson bid
them in for 70 cents he was made the
butt for many jokes. He loaded up his
bargain" and carted 1t of, and the
case was considered closed.
Many people continued to search for
y year, taking In woods and hills four
miles away, but at last 1t was dead
subject and was not heard Of again for
ten years.
Then very singular thing happened.
Robinson, who had removed to another
state, met with fatal accident, but
before dying made a confession. He
passed for and really was a wealthy
man, and as to how he had made his
money no one knew In his confession
he said that after getting the old stove
home he found the oven doors wired
up. Loosening one of them, he looked
In to find the old miser's strong box
resting there. By the use Of brick and
mortar the oven had been so shut of
that a fire In the front of the stove
would not warm It, While the stove
was the most conspicuous object In the
kitchen, 1t was at the same time the
safest hiding place for miles around
There was over $4,000 in the box, and
the finder simply kept quiet until he
could arrange to move away and enjoy
it. At the auction sale, when that old
stove was bid in, there were at least
200 men In attendance, any one of
whom could have got the fortune by
raising Robinson's bid 10 or Is cents,
and now, after twenty years have
elapsed, none of them still living has
forgiven himself
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The story is told in China that years
ago missionary made his appearances
upon a platform there and that the ma
tive orator who introduced him closed
with these words: when have finish
ed a gentleman from the west is going
to address you. He is not foreign
demon. His appearance and his cloth
ing may seem strange to you, but look
carefully at him. He has two arms and
two legs, two ears and two eyes, q
nose Though long oneD and mouth;
and assure you his teeth are made OF
bone, just like yours. He is really q
human being. and l hope you will re-
gard him as SUCH"
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Mrs. Nuwed : Here's the bread
started to make today Isn't 1t too an
moving? Mr.. Nuwed : Why, It isn't
baked at all Mrs. Nuwed-I know 1t
isn't; that's just it. l put plenty OF
baking powder in 1t, but it doesn't
seem to have worked. = Philadelphia
Ledger