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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Why Life Preservers Are Useless.
"On my ship" said the captain, "the
stewards, the first day out, go to every
passenger and show just how the life
preservers are put on.
"The steward first says:
Excuse me, sir, but do you know
how to manipulate life preserverr
Why, yes; suppose so,' the pas
senger replies.
Then, sir, if you please says the
steward. getting a preserver down
And he hands it to the passenger tc
put on.
1.-The passenger nine times out of ten
either puts the life preserver on wrong
or can't put it on at all. So the stew
ard shows him how to do it, He is i'm
pressed and grateful
"The life preservers, in a shipwreck
would be of little use, for nearly al
the passengers would be unable to gel
into them. There should be maritime
law requiring passengers drill with
the preservers every voyage, so that
each passenger in a catastrophe would
know how to save himself with the
means placed at his disposal AS
things are now, there might as well be
no life preservers on ships" -Philadel
phia Bulletin.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
he MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1905.
DO YOU KNOW

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the only medicine sold through druggists
1or womAn's weaknesses and peculiar all
neats that does not contain large quaint
ties OF alcohol? It Is also the only medicine,
especially prepared for the cure Of the
maker Of which is not afraid to take his
patients into his full confidence, By print
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sEayarite Prescription, too, is the only
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ranesmsntk, fEus baaisldng he periodical
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trsss, tenderness apd drtging down sem
sations IA fcWsr sbdsndk, accompanied
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ing - shove. All spondeuce ID
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The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser oehtaips Soho very interestins
Ard valuable ckapteys On the Assases
peculiar 70 women II contains over one
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
Persian Peasants.

There is probably no peasantry in
the world so ground down as the Per
sian. The agricultural laborer there,
as In China, never tries to ameliorate
his condition for the simple reason that
If he earns more more Is taken away
from him by the rulers of the land.
The general condition of the laboring
classes, however, does not seem to be
so bad as might be supposed. In a
country SO vast $4,000 square miles,
and so thinly populated (5,500,000 In
alb a small and sufficient supply Of
food is easily raised, especially with
such prolific soil at the command of
the poorest At Shiraz there are two
harvestS in the year. The self, sowed
in summer and reaped in autumn, con-
sists of rice, cotton, Indian corn and
garden produce, and the tchatoi is
sowed in October and November and
reaped from May till July. This is ex-
clusively wheat and barley. Here also
grow grapes, oranges and pomegran-
ates, for which latter Shiraz is famed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
to night.
stay With II.

The first day mother sent me to
school l went home at recess, thinking
school was out. AS have grown older
find that whole lot Of people did the
same thing, and the sad part Of the af-
fair is that too many Of US never went
back In life be careful that you don't
go home at recess. If you start to learn
trade or profession, stay by it and
master it. Don't chase away at recess.
If you have business, attend to 1t.
Don't go home at recess This going
home at recess has sent many bust
ness man into bankruptcy. 1t has
caused mothers tears to how and
mother hearts to ache. 1t has made
crusty old bachelors and sour old maids.
1t has filed worlds with ignorance and
made barren deserts of fertile plains.
Going home at recess means that you
have fallen asleep at the switch and
your train has plunged into the ditch.
Always stay until school is out-Os-
borne County (Kan.) Farmer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
The CostIiest Canes.

"a single joint malacca cane will al
ways fetch from $500 to $780," said the
dealer.
"Why?"
Because malacca hardly ever grows
with enough space between the joints
to make single joint stick. Usually
the joints are not more than a foot
apart. When you find in Singapore
that Is where malacca comes from--a
piece of malacca with the joints FIVE
feet apart. so that it will make a single
joint stick, come to me, and I will give
you $500 for it. Malacca sticks with
the joints three feet apart are worth
$50 or $40. Snakewood sticks, If they
are marked well-snakewood comes
from British Guiana-are worth $40 or
$50. A yellow ebony stick = ebony
comes to us in logs from Ceylon and
Mauritius-is worth 500 or $25. Wang
hee, from China, makes an excellent
and costly stick. A perfect wanghee
is worth $20."-St Louis GlobeDemo
crat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

The explosive nature of gunpowder
which is made of charcoal, sulphur ani
saltpeter, is due to the fact that wheI
fred the charcoal and sulphur are
burned ut the expense of the oxygeI
in the saltpeter. much heat is devel
oped and large quantities of gas are
produced This gas exerts great pres
sure on the sides of the gun: hence
It's disruptive or propulsive effects
When gunpowder is fired in a gun the
explosion is not instantaneous. Tht
expansive force Of the gases produced
acts on the shot all the time it is NOV
Jug along the barrel and gradually In
creases its velocity. If the explosion
were so sudden as to be practically IN
Simultaneous the greater part Of the
FORCES would be exerted mainly on the
sides of the chamber containing the
powder and not. as is actually the case
un the shot.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Hasheesh, or the Indian hemp, is a
resinous substance produced from the
tops of the plant In India. Some au-
thorities state that it is gathered by
men who dress themselves In leather
clothing and run to and fro in the
hemp fields, afterward scraping of the
resin from their garments, while other
authorities say that it is gathered by
rubbing the tops in the hands and aft
erward scraping the hands. It's mar
cotic properties are well known.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

The Arabs have TWO mernoos or esu.
mating the height to which a colt will
grow. the first being to stretch a cord
from the nostril over the ears and
down along the neck and compare this
measurement with that from the with.
ers to the feet, and the other method
being to compare the distance between
the knee and the withers with that
from the knee to the coronet In the
first method it is considered that q
colt will grow as much taller as tn.
first measurement exceeds that OF the
second, and in the second method, II
the proportion is as two to one, the
horse will grow no taller.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
Great Men Have Been Erect.

The first object of physical methods
should be to straighten and expand the
body. The world may in broad, gen.
eral way be divided into two great
classes-the erect and the inerect the
strong and the weak. The epoch max
ers-the Cromwells, Luthers, Napole-
ons, Wellingtons, Washingtons and
Websters-have been men marked by
q straight spine and broad, high,
deep chest The mastered millions, the
defeated ones, have been the inerect-
Outing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

How hard a man falls after having
been boosted too high!
When a man gets the baby to sleep
how proud he is of himself!
There Is usually enough humiliation
in all our lives to keep us modest.
1t is not the stingy man who be
comes a burden as age approaches; i
is the spendthrIft
A pathetic admission older people of
ten make is, THE romance has al
been knocked out of me-"
What has become of the old fash
toned woman who called her friends
"copycat" when they bought something
like hers?
When man is reasonably happy ant
content, it doesn't just happen. He Il
compelled to use common sense an(
work to an end.--Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
Bird. That Carry Their Y.-...

The woodcock, 1t is said, has beer
known to carry away her young whei
threatened with danger. She places
them on her spread feet. pressing them
between the toes and the breast A
naturalist says many woodcocks also
carry their young down to marshy
feeding grounds In the evening, re
turning before dawn. In fact, they
have no means of feeding their young
except by carrying them 30 their food,
for they cannot convey their food to
them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

According to Mohammedan belief,
the ravens which Noah took with him
on the ark were both pure white. When
the ark had been riding the pillows of
the flood for thirty three days one Of
the CRATES died, and the carcass was
thrown overheard. No sooner had II
struck the water than the ravens
bounced upon it. For this Noah cursed
them, and since that day they have
been coal black.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

A woman was charged with stealing
q dozen cases of silver. She appeared
before the second judicial chamber
Said the judge, Come, tell us the
truth" Said the woman: THE truth
my good judge, is that have not been
able TO resist the temptation Consid-
er. your honor-they all bore my mi.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roumaine Blu.
charest.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Norwegians have a primitive way OF
breaking up old, wornout wooden
ships. They take them to exposed
rocky parts Of the coast and, after an
choring them, leave the breakers OF
the next storm to smash them to pieces
After the storm the floating fragments
are picked up and sold for firewood
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

The oldest medical prescription in ex
istence bears date of 1000 B. G. 1t was
discovered in an Egyptian tomb, writ
ten on papyrus, and has been deci
phered by an English professor. II
bears evidence that 1t was intended fol
some baldheaded Egyptian and reads
as follows:
Parts
Dogs paw (calloused parD.
Oates q
Donkey hoofs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Boil the whole in oil and rub the
scalp actively with the mixture.
Egyptian history does not say wheth
er or not the patient regained his lost
hair
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

what makes Archie Feathertop
have such strange, preoccupied look
about him latelyY
''Preoccupled is the right word for it.
He's engaged to girl, but he has
found another girl that he likes bet
ter."-ChIcago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Kissam-Has her papa ever fred
you?
Higgins-He has never resorted to
bombardment. His tactics are more In
the nature of passive blockade.
How Is that?"
"When l call to see his daughter he
remains In the parlor during the whole
of the interview"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
The BIoodstone.

Almost every jewel has superstition
Of some sort attaching to it, and the
bloodstone is not wanting In this par.
ticular. The story is told Of 1t that al
the time Of the cruci1xion some drops
Of blood fell on a piece Of dark green
Jasper that lay at the foot of the cross
The crimson crept through the struc.
ture Of the stone, and this was the
parent Of this beautiful jewel. The
dark red spots and veins were sup
posed to represent the blood of Christ,
and many wonderful properties were
attributed to the stone. 1t was
thought to preserve its wearer from
dangers. to bring good fortune and to
heal many diseases.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
shrewd Guess.

Senior Partner-We must be careful
not to give Billings any more credit
He's evidently losing money. Junior
Partner-How do you knowf Senior
Partner-I heard his remark today that
'life Is full OF ups and downs" No
man ever admits that until he begins
to strike the down.-Philadelph Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
Habit

Boss-See here, every time you see a
8 You call it 2. What's the matter
with you-nearsighted? Stenographer
No. sir; It's matter of habit. I
used to clerk in ladies' shoe store
Cleveland Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Mrs. Hoyle-What do you think of
my dressmaker? Mrs. Doyle-She
great She has almost given you a
ngure.-New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Beck (despondently)-I said some
thing my wife didn't like, and she
hasn't spoken to me for two days
Peck (eagerly)-Can you remember
what 1t was you said?
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Success is like generous wine which
begins by exciting the intellectual fac
ulties and ends by plunging us into
a stupid intoxication.- Bougeart.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

1t Is very easy to get angry with
somebody for doing what 1t would be
very unreasonable for anybody to &c.
angry over II you do 1t.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

The birds nests used for soups are
little gelatinous things made up princi-
pally from the saliva of tiny birds of
China.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
The Word "Rribery.~

Bribery" is a word with a curious
history. In the old Geneva Bible 1t is
said Of the scribes and pharisees that
they make clean the outer side of the
cup and Of the platter, but within they
are full of bribery" The authorized
version has 'extortion," and there Is
no doubt that by bribery" the Geneva
Bible meant robbery. Bribery" prob
ably meant originally a morsel. bro
ken of piece, but it occurs first In old
French, signifying piece of bread
given to a beggar; hence the Italian
''birba," vagrancy, and the old French
''bribeur," beggar or greedy devour-
er. "Bribe" developed In two direc-
lions, In the senses of robbery and of q
present. When Falstaff speaks of "a
bribed buck" he means not one rhat
had been corrupted. but one that had
been stolen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
Let thy speech be better than Of
lence or be siient.-Dionysius


Pason-Do you take this woman for
better or for worse? Bridegroom
Well. can't exactly say. Her people
think It's for better, but mine think
It's for wone.-Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08
NJ Office OF SETTLEMENT.
ESTATE OF sH1NN o. BALL1NeER.

ESTATE OF SHINN o. BALLINGER.
Notice Is hereby given that the accounts
of the subscriber, administrator of Shinn o.
Ballinger, late of the county of Burlington
deceased, will be audited and stated by the
Surrogate. and reported for settlement and al
lowance to the Orphans Court of said county,
at term to be held April q, 1906
JOHN r. LEWIS, Administrator
March IR. 1905.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

What is 1t, johnny
do the ocean greyhounds ever bite
the ocean tramps?"-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-08

Shake off the grip of your old enemy,
Nasal Catarrh, by using Ely's Cream
Balm. Then will all the swelling and
soreness be driven out of the tender, in
famed membranes. The fits of sneezine
will cease and the discharge, as offensive
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when the causes that produce it are re
moved. Cleanliness, comfort and health
we bendey the use of Cream Balm. Sold
by all druggists for so cents. or mailed by
Ely Bros, SO Warren Street, New York.
The worries of weak and sick mother
are only begun with the birth of her child
By day her work is constantly inter- upteC
and at night her rest is broken by the
wailing of the peevish, puny infant DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong and sick women we'll II
| lightens all the burdens of maternity
given to mothers streuth and vigor, which
they impart to their children. In over
thirty years of practice of practice DIR.
Pierce and his associate staff of nearly
score of physicians has treated and cured
more than half million suffering women
Sick are invited to consult DR.. Pierce b,
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Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Ins ii
tute, Buffalo N Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-11
LINCOLN PARTY IS
 WITH DEMOCRATS
AT SECOND CONVENTION BOLT ING REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
 VOTES TO ACCEPT PENNsYLVA- MIA DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

Philadelphia, July 10-Complete fusion between the Lincoln republican party and the democratic party of this state was effected today at a reassembled conven- ton of the Lincoln party in this city. The fusion ticket is as follows:
 Governor-Lewis Emery, Jr., indepen- dent republican.
 Lieutenant Governor-J S. Black dem ocrat.
 Auditor General-Willlam T. Greasy, democrat.
 Secretary of Internal Affairs-John J. Green, democrat
 On May 31 the Lincoln party was formed in opposition to the regular republican party organization, nominated a full state ticket with Lewis Emery, Jr., at the head. The democratic convention nomi- mated the Lincoln party candidate for governor and named democrats for the three remaining offices. All of the Lin coin party recommended the acceptance of the democratic candidates and they were today nominated by exclamation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-11
THE SOUTH'S REAL
 MUSICAL CENTER
A Little South Carolina Town of 15,000
 Awarded the Palm.

person unadvised beforehand of the facts, would be surprised at the outcome of his investigation if he set himself to the task of determining the musical cen ter of the south. One would scarcely expect to find the people from such dis tant cities as Memphis. Richmond, etc.. travelling the necessary hundreds Of miles in order to hear the great musical artists of the day in a little South Caro- lima town of only 15,000 population Nevertheless, this is the importance of position enjoyed by Spartanburg. whose annual May Festival Is the ablest and most widely patronized opportunity for music lovers in the entire south.
 The immediate and primary secret of the towns great musical prominence lies in its possession of one of the most superior institutions for the education of women ever developed in the south Converse College. the delight and glory superior as the college is in music, it is just as thorough and as great in all that stands for the womanly education of woman in every useful and lofty sense of the ideal and the word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-11
BESSEMER PROMISED
 RELIEF IN LIGHTS
Local Power Plant Will Be Put In mission-Habeas Corpus
 Hearing.

Bessemer, July 10.-(Special)-A delega- tion of business men from Bessemer called on President Robert Jemison of the Br- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany, this morning and complained of the lights In this city on several occasions re- gently.
 Mir. Jemison assured the committee that the failure of the lights was entirely un- avoidable and promised that special pre- cautions would be taken to prevent a recurrence.
 He promised the committee that the Bessemer plant will be put in commission next Saturday night to supply any defic- iency that might occur by accident.
 The hearing of the w. B. Chandler ha- beas corpus was begun in the criminal court of Birmingham today. After the taking of the evidence the case was con- tinued to tomorrow. Chandler is charged with the murder of A. H. Handy in this city several weeks ago. On preliminary rearing Chandler was remanded to jail without ball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-11
Mrs. c. B. Eldred Dead.

Florence, July 10.-(Special) )-Mrs. c. B. Eldred. wife of one of the leading re- publicans of Lauderdale county died thls morning at 10:10 o'clock after having been an invalid for almost a decade. Mrs. FL dred suffered a stroke of paralysis nearly ten years ago, since which time every thing that loving hands could do to make her comfortable and happy has been done. Mrs. Eldred leaves. besides her husband one son. Thomas K. Ferguson, who is now in Texas for his health, and two grand daughters, Mrs. George Reynolds of Co., lumbia, Tenn. and Miss Lutie Ferguson of thlS cifX
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-11

escape. Officer Golson has been on the lookout for the murderer since the time of the killing, but so far has failed to learn anything of his whereabouts. The dead man was well behaved negro and was considered honest by the white peo- pie.
 Camp Clayton Confederate Veterans will spend Wednesday, and Thursday in annual reunion and picnicking at Scotts- ville A great deal of meats have been supplied the veterans and the barbecue feature of the reunion under the direction and management of Veteran l.. J. Hayes, promises to surpass any efforts of the camp heretofore. John B. Knox Is ex- pected to be present and deliver the speech of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-11
Night Operator Disappears.

Tuscaloosa, July 10.-(Special.)- The Alabama Great Southern passen- ger department is short STA, and Night Operator T. s. Travis, who accepted a position with the company few weeks ago, is missing. By chance the night porter noticed that the operator was absent in the middle of the night and immediately notified the day operator who immediately went to the office and took charge. Chief of Police Nc Gill was notified and Is working on the case. It is thought that Travis caught one of the outgoing trains after giving orders.