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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-03-19
GOOD ST. PATRICK.
Vas Sent by the Pope to Take Chris
tianity to the People Of Ireland.

There is a notion in most peo-
pies minds that St. Patrick was
originally an Irish peasant boy,
who suddenly came into promin-
ence by killing of deadly reptiles
with a wave of his hand. Shorn of
its fiction, the story of St. Patrick's
life is one of deep interest.
St. Patrick was born in France,
or, as it was then called, Gaul.
At least the first authentic story of
him begins there. 1t is too bad to
have to upset the popular belief
that he was an Irishman, but cold
historical truth compels it. Accord
ing to the established laws of that
day young Patrick should have
( been one of Ireland's bitteresr en-
emies, for he was early in life cap
tured by the Scots, who ruled Ire
land, and was taken from France,
his native place, to the Green Isle,
where he was for many years a
slave in Ireland.
St. Patrick was born an aristo-
crat. His father, Calphumius, was,
it is thought, a prominent member
of the upper crust of Roman socie-
ty. His mother, Conchessa, was
nearly related to St. Martin of
Tours.
Patrick, the boy, first came into
historical prominence in Gaul, one
OF the Roman provinces. But the
glory of Rome was fading and dark
days were closing OH the great en-
pire. The Emperor Constantine
had. it is true, seen the error of his
pagan ways, and had thrown the
idols out of the temples, and after
him came Theodosius, who ruled
as the first Christian emperor.
But Rome gave up hcathenism
too late to escape the wrath of
Providence, and her legions were
driven back in all directions, until
they were glad to entrench them
selves i'll the city of Rome.
This meant, of course, that all
the outlying possessions had to be
abandoned, and among them the
province in which young Patrick 5
parents had made their home.
So Patrick began his career as a
broken-hearted boy. He was car
ried to Ireland, where for six years
he was slave to a chief named
Milcho of Antrim, who employed
him chiefly III tending sheep
And here begins the miraculous
part of his career. At night, it is
said. he received many visits from
angels and planned the great work
that he afterward carried out so
c,,coeeef,,T1,-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-03-19
Does Your Wife
Know About 1t?

Then come to me and I
will help you hush it
up" More than one mans
wife is entitled to make
a holler" about the hus-
bands extravaganza i'll
dress, but in ROYAL
TAILORING I offer the
remedy. I am ready for
jury trial and want you
for one of the jurors. In
the line of direct evidence
l shall offer something
like 400 styles of spring
and summer goods for
mems wear. The desire
for well made clothes, is
commcndable but extrava-
gance is not. l will dress
you stylishly and save you
money. T. r. TumlinSoI
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-03-19

cling facilities of the time were
chiefly to blame, Patrick at last
found himself back at his old abode
with his relative, St. Martin, at
Marmoutrei. The spot where he
crossed the River Loire is still
marked with a sign and is held III
great reverence by the people of
the vicinity.
For 80 years after this young
Patrick studied and worked, preach
ed, made pilgrimages and fitted
himself for the great work he had
mapped out for himself, the con-
version of idolatrous Ireland, for
Ireland then worshipped idols. He
always kept this steadfastly in
view. At the end of this time St.
Patrick was made bishop. The
pope's name was Celestine. And
he sent Patrick on the mission so
dear to him, a mission from the
pope to take Christianity to the
people of Ireland.
My uncle, George Brigham, a
native of Buck6eld, Ne, lifelong
hotel keeper, his last hotel being
the Walker house, on Commercial
street, Portland, which he sold TO
the Boston & Maine railroad, was
quick witted and great joker, as
was also his wife.
He was a very heavy sleeper.
One night his wife was taken sick.
She nudged her husband and said:
George, wake up; l am awful
sick. He only grunted and turn
ed over. After a while she nudged
him again, and said: George,
you must wake up, tor I am very
sick"
You sick, NATL? What's the
natter"
George. cant breathe "
He reused up for a minute and
said: Well, NATL, I wouldn t
try. Boston Herald
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-03-19
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering It through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to The good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F J..
Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.. contains no
mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood AMI mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure YOU get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio z. J. Cheney & Co, Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per bot
tie
Take Hall sFaniily Tillsfor constipation
An official OF q railroad once got
leave to get married and was given
a pass over the road. On his way
back he gave tie ticket collector
his marriage certificate instead Of
the pass. The latter studied It
carefully for few minutes, and
then said: My man. Won have got
a ticket for a long. wearisome jour
ney but not on this road FIX.
Export manifest blanks and ven
p5s's lien notes for sale here
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

about as much as would heat by lit
degrees centigrade a quantity Of or
binary surface rock of 100 times the
earth's bulk This would be more than
enough to melt a mass of surface rock
equal in bulk to the whole earth. Nc
hypothesis as to chemical action, in
ternal fuidity effects of pressure al
great depths or possible character OF
substances in the interior of the earth
possessing the smallest vestige of prob
ability, can Justify the superstition that
the earth's upper crust has remained
nearly as it is, while from the whole OF
from any part of the earth so great
quantity of neat has been lost"
By considering the cooling of the
earth and by tracing backward the
process Of cooling Lord Kelvin came
to "a definite estimate of the greatest
and least number of million years
which can possibly have passed since
the surface of the earth was every
where red hot" This estimate he ex
pressed In the following words:
I'VE are very ignorant as to the eff
fects of high temperatures in altering
the conductivities and specific heats
and melting temperatures of rocks and
as to their latent heat of fusion. We
must therefore allow very wide limits
in such an estimate as 1 have attempt
ed to make, but l think we may with
much probability say that the consoli
dalton cannot have taken place less
than 20,000,000 years ago, nor more
than 100000 years ago, or we should
now have more underground heat than
we actually have."-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
THE REAL VALUE.
How All Literature Is Contained In a
Few Great hooks

How All Literature Is Contained In q
Few Great Books.
Young people must every now and
then hear it said or see 1t written that
all the real value in literature can be
put upon small shelf-that Is to say,
the really important part of all that Is
written Is contained In a very few
good books, all the rest being either
unimportant or different ways of say
ing the same things that have been
said before The statement, of course
is not true If it be taken literally.
There are certainly many hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of books that con-
tain original thoughts or experiences
that are truly valuable; but, generally
speaking, the best part of all that has
been written is to be found in a few
volumes. To understand how this is
possible we must remember that near
ly all rules are the same as other and
simpler rules. In arithmetic, for ex-
ample, the whole science consists of
only four simple ways Of treating num-
bers. We can add, subtract, multiply
and divide, and that Is all we can do
to numbers. The rest of the book is
only the working out Of these four
rules; thus all of the arithmetic could
easily be put into little page that
one could carry in the vest pocket.
All behavior, all right living, Is also
set forth in few simple laws. These
Illustrations will show what is meant
by saying that all literature is contain
ed In a few great books. The Bible
and the works of few famous poets
and essayists contain all human wis
dom, and these are within the reach Of
every purse.-St. Nicholas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
UNCONGENIAL FLOWERS.
Mtgnonette and Roses, For Instance
VIII Not Mix.

Will NOT MtX.
The florist frowned as he took ND an
order for a table decoration. THAT
will never do" he muttered. After
calling up the customer and suggest
ing change, he told his new clerk a
few things
You must never take an order that
calls for a mixture Of mignonette and
roses" he said. "a centerpieee Of
those two flowers wouldn't last half
through the luncheon. They simply
wilt one another. don't know why.
but they can't get along together.
1T 10 true Of many flowers. Pansies,
for instance, last twice as long II they
are not combined with any other flow
er, and the same may be said OF vio-
let's. Jonquils and daffodils, on the
other hand, seem to get a new lease
Of life II you combine considerable
green with them. Carnations will go
all to pieces IL you combine them with
roses, although the roses do not seem
to be affected.
1t Is more striking In combinations
OF green with flowers. If you try to
use an entirely different type Of TO
liage from what the flower is used to,
it won't last so long. So 1 never put
feathery foliage with lilies Of the val
ley, for you know it's natural foliage
Is thick leaf. never use thick leaves
with carnations. for their foliage is Of
the feathery type. 1t isn't as though
the flowers fought. but they seem to
grieve at being misunderstood" New
York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
Trust to Nature.

A great many Americans, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, because they have ILL
treated their stomachs by hasty eating
or too much eating, by consuming alco
holic beverages, or by too close confine-
ment to home, Office or factory, and In
consequence the stomach must be treated
In natural way before they oan rectifv
their earlier mistakes. The muscles in
many such people, in fact in every weary.
thin and thin looded person, do their
work with great difficulty. AS a result
fatigue comes early, is extreme and lasts
long. The demand for nutritive aid is
ahead of the supply. To insure perfect
health every. tissue, bone, nerve and
muscle should take from the blood GER
tain materials and return to it certain
others. 1t Is necessary to prepare the
stomach for the work of taking up from
the 1000 what Is necessary to make good,
for the remedy. There were certain
roots known to the Indians of this
country before the advent of the whites
which later came to the knowledge of
the settlers and which are now growing
rapidly In professional favor for the cure
Of obstinate stomach and liver troubles
These are found to be safe and yet GER
tain in their cleansing and invigorating
effect upon the stomach, liver and blood
These are: Golden Seal root, Queens
root, Stone root Bloodroot, Mandrake
root. Then there is Black Cherry bark.
The medicinal principles residing in these
native roots when extracted with glyc-
crime as solvent make the most reliable
and efficient stomach tonic and liver in
vigorator, when combined in just the
right proportions, as in DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Where there
10 bankrupt vitality such as nervous
exhaustion, bad nutrition and thin
l. l. 4
nerves, blood and all the tissues feel the
favorable effect of this sovereign remedy
Although some physicians have been
aware OF the high medicinal value of the
above mentioned plants, yet few have
used pure glycerine as solvent and
usually the doctors prescriptions called
for the ingredients in varying amounts,
Nth alcohol.
The rGolden Medical Discovery" is a
scientific preparation compounded of the
glyceric extracts of the above mentioned
vegetable ingredients and contains no
alcohol or harmful habit-forming drugs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Most people when they look at mag
nificent cabinet of butterflies, cleaning
and glowing with hundred iridescenl
hues, think that each butterfly was
caught by hand-caught after chase
of a mile of two under a net or a hat
AS matter of fact, butterflies are rails
ed on little farms, like chickens. There
is such steady butterfly demand thai
1t pays men to raise them. These men
experts in the employ of museums, al
a rule, know larvae as chicken farm
er knows eggs, and they have no diff
fculty in selling at good profit all the
butterflies they grow. The stock room
Of a butterfly farmer is a rare and
beautiful sight. It is a room Of glass
filed with sunshine, and in the brilliant
light hundreds of the loveliest butter
flies fiutter and float In the profound
silence their colors seem to sing, sc
bright are they, so splendid.-Minne
apolis Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
BLACK ROD OF THE LORDS.
His Last Public Appearance as an
Executive Ohicer

His Last Public Appearance as an
Executive officer.
Black Rod is an important and pic
turesque functionary of parliament
He Is at once the policeman of the
house of lords and the parliamentary
messenger of the sovereign. He exc
cutes the warrants issued by the upper
chamber for the arrest of the persons
who have been adjudged guilty of q
breach of its privileges or a contempt
of its dignities. But in these days the
curiosity Of the public or its love OF
sensation is never piqued by the ap
pearance of Black Rod in the role OF
policeman. Indeed, it is nearly 9
century now since poor, trembling
wretch stood, In the custody of Black
Rod, at the bar Of the house of lords
charged with having outraged It's aw
full majesty. He was a tradesman OF
Westminster
One winter evening, after he had put
up the shutters of his shop, he strolled
across Old Palace yard to hear a de
bate in the house of lords. He had
with him an umbrella, which he depos-
tied In the charge of one of the door.
keepers before he entered the stran.
gers gallery. He never saw the arti.
Gle again. Another stranger, yielding
to too common weakness of frail hui
mainly, carried it off while it's rightful
owner, uustful of the might of the i'm.
perial parliament to protect, at least
within its own sacred precincts, the
property of Its subjects, was drinking
In political wisdom from the lips per.
haps of the Duke of Wellington.
The tradesman of Westminster was
naturally indignant over the loss of his
umbrella, but the expression of bis
feelings assumed form highly sub
versive Of the ancient privileges of
parliament He actually issued proc
ess against the doorkeeper Of the house
of lords for the recovery of the value
of the lost article. This was more
than the house of lords could stand
One of its doOrkeepers summoned to
appear as a defendant In a court OF
lawI Black Rod was dispatched to ar.
rest the daring shopkeeper, who was
brought forthwith to the bar and
soundly rated by the lord chancellor
on his presumption in outraging the
dignities of the house Of lords because
of the loss of a miserable umbrella.
Happily he was not consigned to the
tower. He humbly apologized for his
conduct, promised to take no further
action against the doorkeeper and aft.
or another severe reprimand was es-
corted by Black Rod to Old Palace
yard and there discharged. That was
the last public appearance of Black
Rod as the executive officer Of the
house of lords.-London Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
LACE BARK TREES.
The Beautiful and servfceabIe Dress
Materials They Yield.
Some one,
Some one,

Materials They Yield.
There are In all about half a dozen
lace bark trees in the world, so called
because the inner bark yields natural
lace In ready made sheet form, which
can be made up In serviceable articles
OF apparel. Only four of these curious
species of trees are of much practical
value. Tourists who have stopped at
Hawaii or Samoa may recall the lace
bark clothing Of the natives clothing
of neat brown color when new, of re-
markable strength and OF a fragrant
Ddor, like freshly cured tobacco leaf.
The native tapa cloth, as 1t is called,
Is made from the bark of the Bruso-
META papirifera, but it is not usually
included among the real lace bark
trees. In its natural state the real lace
bark is Of a delicate cream white tint.
1t Is probably a kind of flbrous pith.
When the outer bark Is removed 1t can
be unfolded and unwound In one seam
less piece, having a surface of little
more than square yard. Washing
and sun bleaching give 1t a dazzling
white appearance. The fabric is airIly
light. 1t Is used in the West Indies for
mantillas, cravats. collars, window cur
tains-in a word, for every purpose
that ordinary lace is used In making
up shawls, wells and the like 1t 10 Gus
tomary to piece two sheets Of lace
bark together. Delicate and apparently
weak as it is In single mesh, bit Of
lace bark If rolled into a thin string
will all but resist human strength to
break it.-New York World.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
THE WARLlkE MOROS.
They Prize Their Weapons and Would
Rather Fight Than Eat.

Rather Fight Than Eat.
An inordinate military concelt is a
dominant quality of the Moro. To him
there Is but one measure of defeat-to
wit, humiliation. If beaten, he ex-
poets nothing less; if he meets less, he
has saved the day, perhaps won a vic
tory. They are all of one profession
arms. As children their first toys are
wooden arms, their first instruction the
play of the sword and the spear. What
ever else as men they may be-prlest,
farmer, robber, pirate, merchant law
yer-they are always, first, soldiers.
For young man to lose his creese
means to lose his right to marry, and
1t is the desire of all to die creese In
hand. In FEAR of loss they sleep on
these precious arms or with them tied
to the body. For the same reason their
cannon are kept dashed to timbers In
their houses.
Firearms, indeed, are their main dan
ger with civilized people. If they see
the opportunity thereby to secure such
arms, Moros can never resist the temp
tation to rob and murder. To get them
they will risk all, lose all and never
whimper. To them without the best
arms death were prefera ble.-Major r.
l. Ballard In Metropolitan
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
oocknxhting Among the creeks,

The sport of cockfighting seems to
have originated with Themistocles of
Greece. When he was leading an army
against the Persians he noted two
cocks in desperate battle. To slim
ulate the courage of his soldiers he
pointed out the bravery of birds, and,
having won his battle with the Per-
SLAMS, he ordered that an annual cock
fight should be held to celebrate his
victory. In England the records show
that the first cockfght took place in
1871
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Coquetry and the fashion of unstable
forms cannot explain the despotic at
traction that precious stones exercise
over our senses. Their fascinating
power has never ceased. They subju
gate and enslave even the most aus
tere, and man esteems as priceless thu
charm Of their yoke. Art strives to dis
cover original reductions, to create vir
gin enthusiasms, to enrich with new
tremors the subtle gamut of our sensa
ttons, but without being able to de
tach us from these necklaces. brace
lets and jewels.-Paris Eclair.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Song writing is one of the most lu-
crative of occupations, provided one
has the knack of appealing to the pop
ular taste. The average writer stands
a better chance of making money by
producing pathetic rather than so called
comic" songs. 1.-THE Lost Chord" has
made three or four fortunes. 1t has
been the most lasting success on rec
ord, and for years Sir Arthur Sullivan,
as composer, and Madam Antoinette
Sterling, for whom it was specially
written, received royalty amounting
to IL cents each on every copy sold. It
was gold mine to the pnelLshsrs too
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
The Height of Fame.

Speculative fame is where a man
has not only forced his name into
everybody's mouth. but has kept II
there until the first class newspapers
are spelling 1t the same way every time
they mention it.-Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Americans are known as a dyspeptic
people The extend of this disease may
be inferred from the multitude of so called
medicines offered as remedy. They
are often in tablet form and have no value
except as palliatives of the immediate
effects OF dyspepsia. The man who used
them may feel better but is surely getting
worse. They do not touch the real cause
of the disease. DR. Pierecs Golden Medic
al Discovery is medicine specially pre-
pared to cure diseases of the stomach and
organs of digestion and nutrition. It is
made to give temporary relief but to effect
permanently cure. In ninety eight case
out Of every hundred it cures perfectly
and permanently.
1t has cost DR.. Pierce $25, 600 to give
away in the last year the copies of his
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser.
which has been applied for. This book
of zoos pages is sent free on receipt of 81
one-cent stamps to payiexpense of mailin @
only. Address DR.. R " Pierce, Buffalo.
N Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
What He Meant.

Don't forget to visit the mystery
show while you are in Europe"
Lets see, that's In one Of the Ger.
man cities, isn't it?"
mo, it's In Berne, Switzerland. l re
fer to the international sausage exhibit
Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

A Philadelphia boy who was wash
ing his face got soap in his eyes, fell
on step and broke his elbow. Small
boys can show this to mamma.-SeattIe
Post-Intelligencer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26
She Would.

"I'm going up to interview your
wife," said the society reporter. do
you suppose she'll talk?"
DO II" replied the husband. "Why,
she'll be talking when your twenty
.ooosd esIitie-. -1>---- ---A'.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

An Irishman, meeting another, asked
what had become of their old acquaint-
ance, Patrick Murphy.
"Arrah, now, dear honey" said the
other. poor Pat was condemned to be
hanged. but he saved his life by dying
In prison"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Children who are delicate, feverish and eros.
Will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, making a sickIy
child strong and healthy. A certain cure fol
worms Sold by all druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy
NY.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-26

Nasal Catarrh, an Inflammation of the
dliicate membrane lining the air passages,
is not cured by any mixture taken into the
stomach Don't waste time. on them
rake Ely's Cream Balm through the nos
triis' so that the feavered, swollen tissues
are reached at once. Never mind how
long you have sffered nor how often you
nave 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, Sc Warren Street,
New York.