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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-17


There are signs, says Washington
report, that Alice Longworth is bring
ing up her husband properly. In fact
the idea is afoat in Washington that
he is fairly well tanned already. He
has gone shopping with his wife more
than once. ITO be sure" says an
official in one of the departments. "he
went shopping with her before she
was his wife. but that doesn't count.
It's the shopping he has done since
then that makes or breaks the rec
ord. The antenuptial shopping was
expected. The postnuptial-well, I'M
til 1t is done the tanning has not been
accomplished. The Washington rule
for judging whether the husband has
been tanned is to invite him to go
shopping in one of the department
stores before lunch. II he does, he
has been broken to double harness"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-17
Abolish Secret Rates.
The president then saws;

The president then says
A very striking result of the inves-
LEGATION has been that shortly after
the discovery of these secret rates by
the commissioner of corporations the
major portion of them was promptly
corrected by the railroads, g. that
most Of them have now been done
away With. This immediate correc-
ton, partial or complete, of the evil
Of the secret rates is, of course, on the
one hand an acknowledgment that
they were wrong and yet were per-
Ievered in until exposed; and, on the
other hand, proof of the efficiency of
the work that has been done by the
bureau Of corporations.
But In addition to these secret
rates the Standard OIL profits i'm
mensely by open rates, which are so
arranged as to give 1t an overwhelm-
Ing advantage over it's Independent
competitors"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-17
There Are others.

1t is unfortunately not true, he says,
that the Standard Oil company is the
only corporation which has benefited
and is benefiting in wholly improper
fashion by an elaborate series of rate
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-17
Oil Price Is Gauge.

AN immediate result of this delim-
itation of the competitive area is
shown by the prices of ordinary IL
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-17
Question of Rebates.

"The commissioner says that with
one or two exceptions the investiga
tons of the bureau have as yet dis.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-17
Controls the Market.

1t is not possible, he says, to put
Into figures the exact amount by
which the Standard profits through
the gross favoritism shown it by the
railroads in connection with the open
rates. "The profit, of course, comes
not merely by the saving in the rate
Itself as compared with its Compel
ltors, but by the higher prices it 8
able to charge and by the complete
control of the market which it Sc
cures, thereby getting the profit on the
whole consumption"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
THE GROWTH OF TROUT.
Age, Food and Temperature Seem to
Have No Bearing IN Size

Age, Food and Temperature Seem to
Have No Bearing on Size.
The Salvelinus fontinalis, which is
currently but inaccurately called brook
trout, was supposed for many years to
be small fish. Agassiz was largely
instrumental In exploding this fallacy.
1t Is not an uncommon thing for an
angler with ordinary luck to get a six
or seven pound trout Of this variety.
1t is known that trout may grow to
weigh eleven or twelve pounds. There
is, however, great difficulty in account
ing for its variation in size.
In northeastern Canada there are
large streams and lakes in which only
tngerlings have ever been found. In
the immediate vicinity of such water
three and four pound trout are quite
common, and seven and eight Founders
are not phenomenal. In all these wa
tiers crustacea do not abound; there are
no small fish of any kind except small
trout All the fish are pure fly feeders.
At some places. it is true, frogs abound,
but. taken as whole, the difference in
food supply is not an adequate expla-
nation for the difference in growth
There is no substantial difference in
the waters as to temperature, size, ORR
gin and course. Climatic conditions
are the same. The small trout taken to
virgin lakes in which there are no fish
have sometimes grown to great size.
have sometimes remained small and
sometimes have not thriven. The an
glers who haunt these waters have not
yet found satisfactory explanation
Of this peculiar condition of things. 1t
is one of the mysteries which lend
fascination to the art. You never can
tell what is going to happen when you
go fishing st. Paul Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
END OF THE UNIVERSE.


How 1t Will Come According to the
NorseIand Myth.
One of the most striking of the Morse
hand myths is that in which is pictured
the end of the universe, when all the
gods of Asgard and Niffleheim and the
inhabitants of Jotunheim and Midgard,
together with their habitations, would
be destroyed. That this catastrophe
would come to all the visible creation
they firmly believed, for their untaught
minds could not conceive of immor-
tally.
And this is how they pictured the
fearful time: Three winters would
come upon the earth. one after another,
without the tempesing influence of a
single summer. Snow would fall from
every quarter of the heavens, wild
storms would sweep over the earth,
with temrestuous winds that nothing
could withstand. and the sun would
lose its heat
Three other winters would succeed
the first three. during which red WIS.,
aged war would stalk over the uni
verse, leaving blood and death in its
ruthless track Then the earth would
begin to tremble in uncomfortable fear
the sea would rush from it's bed, the
heavens would be rent, and the eagles
of the air would feast upon the still
quvering flesh of multitudes of men
slain without warning
Ferris. the wolf monster would
throw off his bonds; the Midgard SER
pent, whose gigantic form encircled the
world. would rise from its lair, and
Loki, the evil genius of the universe,
would desert the gods and go back
among their enemies. Surtur would
lead his followers to the Bifrost bridge,
devouring flames before and behind
them, and, having destroyed 1t in
their passage. they would join Loki
and the frost giants on the battlefield
of Vigrid, where Ferris, the Midgard
serpent and the hosts of Hela had OIL
ready assembled.
Meanwhile Hemdall, the Waterman
of Asgard. the abode of the gods, would
sound the alarm with the Giallar horn,
summoning the celestial cohorts to the
field. Odin, clad in all the splendor
OF his supreme Office, would lead forth
the gods in martial array. Ferris,
pressing forward, would throw him
self upon Odin with a fierceness that
the deity could not withstand. and the
All Father would fall. pierced with a
thousand wounds from the monsters
fangs.
Then Vidar, the son of Odin. would
fall like thunierbolt upon the blood
reeking wolf and avenge his celestial
fathers death. Thor. the all powerful
would slay. with his great hammer.
the Midgard serpent but even as the
monster gave up its life its venomous
breath would wreak vengeance upon
the slayer. and Thor would sink down.
suffocated TO death.
Meanwhile Loki and Heimdall have
been seeking each other, and. having
met they would fight with the fury of
demons until both were slain. Thus
all over the bloody field gods and
giants, good spirits and evil, would
meet and Stay each other and when
the dreadful carnage was ended Sur
tur would send his fiery flames abroad.
and the universe would be burned.
The sun would lose Its light, the
earth would disappear the stars would
fall from heaven. and time would be
no more!
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

Shake off the grip of your old enemy
Nasal Catarrh, by using Ely's Cream
Balm. Then all the swelling and soreness
be driven out of the tender. inflamed mem
branes. The fits of sneezing will cease
and the discharge, as offensive to others as
TO yourself, will be cured when the causes
that produce it are removed. Cleanliness
comfort and health renewed by the use of
Cream Balm. Sold by all druggists for so
cents, or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren
Street, New York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
VALUE OF FINGERS.
What the Various Countries of Eu-
rope Allow For Their Loss.

What the Various Countries of Eu-
rope Allow For Their Loss.
The different fingers are far from
having the same value In the eyes of
the law with reference to their func-
tional utilization. Much the most i'm
portant is the thumb, for without it
prehension would be very imperfect
The hand is no longer pinchers, but
merely claw, when deprived Of the
thumb. 1t may be estimated that the
thumb represents fully a third of the
total value of the hand. The French
courts allow Is to 80 per cent value
for the right hand and 10 to Is for
the left. The Austrian schedule gives
from 10 per cent for the left to % per
cent for the right. In Germany 20
and 2S per cent and even as high as
1873 per cent has been awarded. The
percentage is based on 100 as the total
industrial value of the hand previous
to the acci lent. a loss of 80 per cent
representing half of the value. etc.
The total loss of the index finger
causes an ineapacity estimated at 10
to 10 per cent in Austria. 16 to 20 per
cent In Germany. 10 per cent for the
left and - per cent for the right by
Italian courts. The French allow II
per cent
The middle finger is of much more
Importance than the index. states DR..
Meiguan, whom we are citing and who
is no small authority, for a great loss
of force is observed In the hand when
the finger is amputated Yet almost
all the authorities ascribe less impor-
lance to it than the index The Italian
law allows 5 per cent, the Austrian 5
to 10 per cent.
The ring finger is the least important.
Its total loss often does not cause in
capacity. The Austrian tariff assimi-
lates this finger to the middle one. The
italian law is liberal, with per cent.
The French ana German tribunals Of
ten refuse indemnity, considering the
incapacity resulting from the loss as
very slight.
The little finger may be compared to
the ring, except in the professions in
which it serves as a point of support
for the hand 1t may be remarked here
that the artist has not been taken into
consideration in these cases-Philadel-
phia Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

When boy turns his bulging pocket
inside out we marvel at the quantity and
variety of articles he has slowed away.
Odd lengths of string, marbles, horse
chestnut, top, brass nails, hickery-n nuts,
an apple, and mlny more articles are gar
nered by this snapper up of unconsidered
trifies." We think the collection must be
hard on boys pocket. And it is. But
we do not think of the variety and mis-
celany of the substances we put into the
pocket Of our stomach? There's the apple
and the nuts, and things besides indigesti-
bic rs brass nails aud with no more food
value than so many marbles. And yet we
wonder That the stomach gives out I"
When the stomach breaks down un!er the
strain OF careless eating and irregular
meals it can be perfectly and permanently
restored to health and strenth by the use
of Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
| covery. The action of the medicine on
the stomach and other organs of digestion
and nutrition is so marked, that relief from
disease is at once experienced aud the
headaches, liver TROUBLES kidney disor-
ders, skin eruptions and other symptoms
OF diseased stomach are quickly cured.
DR.. Pierce's medicines are purely vege-
table-no alcohol or half forming drugs
enter into their composition
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
A TALL TIGER.


The Way the Sleek Brute Impressed
an Excited Frenchman.
Tigers are impressive creatures, es-
pecially when one meets them in the
forest. George Maxwell writes Of
them: There is little doubt that al
most every one has a peculiar sensa-
ton of the almost godllke beauty, pow
er, activity and strength of tiger. A
tiger will overawe and make conscious
of his inferi0rity a man who would be
unaffected by the bulk of an elephant
The feeling Is. however elusive of de-
scSiption, and | can perhaps best ex
plain 1t in the words of a most charm
ing French gentleman who was once
manager Of great tin mining COM
pany In Perak. We had just finished
lunch when he entered in state Of
tremendous excitement Walking alone
and unarmed along an unfrequented
bride path through the forest, he had
walked almost on to tiger.
He gave us most vivid narrative
of the encounter-h0w the tiger had
been lying down concealed In some
long lalang grass beside the path; how
he was within ten yards of 1t before
he saw 1t; how then it rose and looked
at him; how 1t yawned at him; how 1t
then walked slowly across the path In
front of him and then stopped and
looked at him. again yawning, and how
it then deliberately walked away into
the forest. whose depths finally hid 1t
from view
Some one asked the Frenchman
whether 1t was a big tiger. He an
swered: Well. messieurs, cannot say
II he is big tiger. Ny eyes see that
he is big, but | cannot say how big /
see him TO be. and If say how big 1t
is perhaps that tell you a lie. But
can tell you, messieurs, how big feel
him to be, and can tell you the truth.
When he is standing there in front Of
me tell you that feel he Is not less
than thirty feet high Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
The Passing Of Courtroom oratory.

The Passing of Courtroom Oratory.
Inspiration is lost art in the court
room. Nowadays no true lawyer adj
vises, prepares documents or tries a
case without careful preparation.
Forensic oratory has passed away. No
longer does the crowd gather in the
county courthouse to listen to and be
moved by the wit, pathos and elo-
quence of the advocate as for hours or
days he addresses the jury. The court
room may be filled, but it is largely
with the ubiquitous reporters, many of
whom are as destitute of tears as Sa-
hara of water and as callous to emo
ton as the mummied sleepers of
Egypt No longer is it true that weep
ing men and women with handker-
chiefs to their eyes are moved by the
eloquence of counsel. Time is press
Ing factor. Facts rather than elo-
quence is the demand.-D. G. Brewer
In Atlantic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

She once remarked to me, 81 cannot
portray vice, but can understand and
realize crime" All the more powerful
passions were within her range-ha-
tired, jealousy, remorse, revenge-but
her lovemaklng, except in farce, was
as rule failure. Her mind, like her
life, was so singularly crystalline that
she could not understand mere vice. II
would rather be great murderess,"
said she, than a morbid, sIckly fan
tastica, such as are, for the most part,
the heroines of your modern drama
Saturday Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1906.

That our American forests abound in
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abundantly attested
by scores of the most eminent medical
writer's and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness of many native plants before the
advent of the white race. This informa-
ton, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have rich assortment Of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
- - -
DIR. Pierce believes that our American for
ests abound In most valuable medicinal roots
for the cure of most obstinate and fatal dis
eases. II we would properly investigate them:
and. in confirmation of this conviction. he
points with pride to the almost marvellous
cures effected by his UGolden Medical Dis
covery.n which has proven itself TO be the
most efficient stomach tonic. liver inv1gor-
ator, heart tonic and regulator. and blood
cleanser known to medical science Dyspep-
STA or Indigestion, torpid liver. functional
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield to its curative action. The
reason Uhy it cures these and many other
affections. is clearly shown in a little book
of extracts from the standard medical works
which is mailed free to any address by DR.. X.
v. Pierce. of Buffalo. n Y. to all sending
request for the same
- -
Not less marvellous. In the unparalleled
cures 1t is constantly making of woman's
many peculiar affections weaknesses and
distressing arrangements. is DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. as Is amply attested
by thousands of unsolicited testimonials con-
tributed by grateful patients who have been
cured by it of catarrhal pelvic drains. painful
periods. irregularities. prolapsus and other
displacements caused by weakness. ulcer
alton Of uterus and kindred affections. often
after many other advertised medicines and
physicians had failed.
Both the above mentioned medicines are
wholly made up from the glyceric extracts of
native, medicinal roots. The processes en-
ployed in their manufacture we're original
with DIR. Pierce and they are carried on by
skilled chemists and pharmacists with the
aid of apparatus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol and
all other harmful. habit-forming drugs.
full HIST Of their ingredients is printed on
each bottle-wrapper.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
INSECT SUPERsTITIONS.

The Koran says all flies shall perish
with the exception of one, the bee fly.
1t is regarded as death warning in
Germany to hear cricket's cry in the
night.
The Tapuya Indians of South Ameri-
ca assert that the devil assumes the
shape of fly.
The grasshoppers are said to fore
warn people in Germany of the visits
of strange guests.
The Spaniards in the sixteenth cen
fury thought that spiders indicated the
existence of gold wherever they were
in abundance.
Although a sacred insect among the
Egyptians, the beetle receives little no
tice in folklore. 1t Is unlucky in Eng
land to kill one.
The ancients believed that there was
a close connection between bees and
the soul. An old Welsh tradition is
that bees came from paradise, leaving
the garden when man fell, but with
Gods blessing, 50 that the wax is nee
essary in the celebration Of the mass.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

In spite of all the compassion legiti-
mately excited in his behalf, the Lon
don street child seldom looks on him
self as an object of pity. He has an
unfailing fund Of good spirits, well
developed sense of humor and bound
less capacity for getting enjoyment out
of the most unpromising materials
London Guardian
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

There had been difference of opin-
ion as to whether the bill had been
paid. 1t resulted in favor OF the Gus
toner, and the collector from the jew
elry establishment on Fifth avenue
called to apologize. Perhaps you will
be willing to pardon the mistake" he
said, IF you knew how many accounts
we have on our books. There are Co.
600 of them, and we are sometimes
likely therefore to make a mistake
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
FLEXIBLE Ivory.

Ivory may be rendered flexible by
immersion in solution of pure phos-
phoric acid-speciic gravity 1.13-until
it partially gains in transparency.
Then it is washed In cold, soft water
and dried 1t will harden If exposed to
air, but may again be made pliable by
immersing in hot water.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

Not all people," said the 1eweler,
like the ticking Of clock. 1t is a
pleasant sound to rlost people. but not
to all. Some people, clock lovers these,
couldn't sleep without clock in the
same room. Its ticking is company
and it scares away the spooks Such
people would wake up if the clock
should stop in the middle Of the night
But there are other people who can't
sleep with clock in the same room
and who, if they found themselves in
strange place anywhere with a clock
in their sleeping apartment, would
stop the clock before they went to bed.
OF course there is mach Of habit in
this, but we have our fancies about
clocks, as we do about all things else. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

Office Boy-What name, please? For
eign Visitor-Herr Schwartselburghhau-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS teufel |.
Office Boy You'll have to call again,
sir. The office closes in five minutes.
and shan't have time to pronounce
your name before the boss is gone
Bon Vivant.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

The advertising manager was In
towering rage. Whats the trouble p
they asked. why. they went and
placed our prima donna's testimonial
for a cold cure on the same page with
the announcement that she had a sore
throat and couldn't sing."-Milwaukee
Sentinel
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

An English daily had the following
advertisement: "Wanted-A gentleman
to undertake the sale Of patent med
icine The advertiser guarantees 1t
will be profitable to the undertaken
Christian Register.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
All out Of the Same Barrel.

Three Americans travelling in the
French provinces thought at dinner
that they would go little higher than
the vim ordinaire included in their
three franc table d'hote. and accord
ingly one ordered bottle of Margaux,
the second ordered Pontet Canet. and
the third ordered Haut Brion. The wait
er, suitably impressed with these OF
ders, retired, but he incautiously as be
retired left the door open, and thus ii
was that the three stupefed guests
heard him give their order in these
terms:
"Baptiste. three bottles of the red
Argonaut
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
UnoTtentxttous.

as that I'll the work you can do IL
a day?' asked the disconnected EN-
ployer.
well, subj" answered Erastus Pink
ley, Il s'pose | could do mo-, but l
never was much of hand fob shown
off."-Wasl.ington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04
Without going you can get nowhere
From the Chinese.

Inc usefulness of urban libraries has
been proved up to the hilt, but the
question arises why similar advantages
cannot be supplied In rural districts.
AS matter of fact, they are more
needed in the country than in the
towns The dizziness of country life is
constantly bewailed. and it can be
readily believed that a young agricul-
tural laborer or young woman
brought up in the country would be
very glad to have the chance of the
wide choice of books which their cous
ms in town enjoy Bristol Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

Perhaps" said the clerk, you'd
like to look at goods little more ex-
pensive than these" Not necessarl-
ly," replied the shopper, "but would
like TO look at some of better quality"
philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-04

Minister'S Wife Wake upl There are
burglars in the house, John. Minister
Well, what of it? Let them find out
their mistake Christian
Register.