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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
TOUGH PAPER.
Hst an Easy Eeat to Twist a bank
Bill I'm Two

Net an Easy Feat to Twist a Rank
Bill In Two.
The paper that is used by the gov.
eminent In Its currency is manufac.
tured by secret process and has char.
acteristics with which the average man
ts not familiar" said a MinnCapolis
man.
Recently l was in q small Minnesota
town and witnessed an incident that
demonstrates this. A we'll to do farm
er living in the vicinity came into the
bank to transact some business. In the
course of the conversation the cashier
began twisting a five dollar Bill. The
farmer watched him with interest and
finally asked the man back of the
counter If he wasn't afraid of tearing
the bill.
Here ia an easy way for you to
earn money said the cashier. Here is
q thousand dollar bill and I will give
It to you II you will twist the bill in
two You are simply to twist it and
not tear 1T
The farmer seemed dumfounded at
first. He seemed awed at the thought
OF mutilating a thousand dollar bill.
Upon further assurance by the officer
OF the bank, he timidly took the money
and started twisting it In the middle
He tugged away for some time without
being able to twist the bill In two.
Finally he gave up, and he was eer-
tainly surprised farmen 1t is i'm
possible to twist bill In two, SO firm
and elastic is the paper used.n-Hx-
change
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
IMMUNE TO POISON.


PRACTICAL Methods OF the Snake
Charmers of the Orient.
For many years it was regarded as
one of the East Indian miracles that
the snake charmers of the orientfcould
encounter the cobra in an arena. allow
the serpent to bite them time and
again and survive the deadly poison.
This dangerous feat puzzled the doc
tors of the British army and was never
quite understood by scientists general
ly until within recent gears, when the
secret of these jugglers with fate leak
ed out. The East Indian snake charm
er begins at an early age to make him
self immune from the venom of the
cobra. He takes the infant serpent
and allows 1t to bite him. This injects
into his system a very mild dose of
the poison. He repeats the operation
many times. and then ventures to al
low cobra somewhat older to bite
him. Gradually he permits himself to
become inoculated with the venom of
younger serpents until he has become
30 accustomed to the poison that his
system y immune. By the time he
grows up he has become so thoroughly
accustomed to the spell that 1t has
practically no effect upon him. 1t is
like the drug habit-one can work
oneself to pitch of enduring a dose
that would be sufficient to kill several
persons unaccustomed to the influence
Of the drug. Thus the seemingly au-
dacious trick was exposed as a very
practical thing, after all
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
ORIGINAL NEW ENGLAND.
1t Is Said That 1t Was Located ON the


1t In Said That 1t Was Located ON the
Pacific Coast.
There Is common saying that II the
pilgrim fathers had only landed on the
Pacific coast a large portion of the
Atlantic seaboard would never have
been settled. Californians. Oregonians
and WashingtonIans believe this i'm
plicitly. In other words, the charms Of
the Pacific coast in the way Of climate
are so appreciated that, having once
experienced them, men are unwilling
to live elsewhere contentedly. Now, not
one man In a thousand living on the
Pacific coast knows that as a matter
of fact the accents of our mother
tongue were heard on the beach not
far from San Francisco forty one years
before English was spoken on Plym-
Outh rock.
More amusing still Is the fact that
the original New England was on the
Pacific coast, for Sir Francis Drake in
1879, at the close Of months stay,
took possession of the country for his
sovereign, Elizabeth, and named the
new acquisition Nouva Albion New
England) because he thought the white
cliff near what is now Point Reyes re-
sembled the chalk cliffs near Dover
Alexander Meade in Outing Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
TIPS AND TIPPING.
The Customary ExactiOns on Board
the Atlantic Liners.

InG CubIOm4Ey G0ACtlOn8 on hOAE0
the Atlantic Liners.
Do not take fright at what you may
hear about excessive tips on steamers
and In Europe. They are numerous, but
need not be large To scatter your
money wildly In tips will mark you
as novice. All the servants will
quickly spot you, pass the word around
and fleece you. Tips vary, of course.
In accordance with the grade of steam
ers, hotels and other accommodations.
Ii you travel in u specially equipped
floating palace you must expect to pay
ut least $25 for steamer tips. On regu-
lar first class steamers, however, the
following are customary and will be
ample: Stateroom steward, $3.50; state
room stewardess, $3.50; dining room
steward, $3.50. These are obligatory.
On the cheaper first class steamers
they may be reduced to 81 each and
be entirely dignlfied. 1t all depends on
the boat. By talking with other pas
sengers you can readily learn the Gus
tomary scale for your steSner If you
use the bathroom regularly, pay the
bathroom steward 81; If less frequently
this might be cut to % cents bath.
If you read books from the library,
give the steward a tip varying from
81 down to 25 cents, according to grade
of steamer and frequency of his service
to you.
The deck stewards gratuity is a
variable quantity; ne has opportunity
for getting tips from so many people
that he fares better than inside stew
ards, who are restricted to a certain
number; hence do not be uneasy about
him. Give him what you think he has
earned In waiting on you, according to
relative service with the other stew
ards. A dollar is the maximum expect
ed on ordinary boats.
Thus your total tips need not exceed
$40 a voyage and may not be more
than IS. Be reasonable in what you
require of stewards, and If you should
ask special service of them outside the
line of their regular duties, pay them
for it.-Myra Emmons in Good House
keeping
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
The Independent Farmer.

Buy farm, young man. No mat
ter how small it may be, buy a farm
and prepare 1t so that your land will
provide you living. Twenty years
from now the man who owns his owl
farm will be independent and will
have at his command the means of d
livelihood. The expansion of manu-
features cannot go on forever, and
there will come day in this country
as there has in others, when the sup
ply will exceed the demand and the
only absolutely sure occupation will be
farming. Buy farm while one may
be had.-Troy (Kan.) Chief.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
S. Earl Assay & Co.
38 MAIN STREET
POINTED PARAGRAPHs.

A compliment is always exaggerated.
The trouble with the marriage list is
that 1t has to be revised SO often.
About the only consolation found In
growing old is that there is always one
who is older.
These people with a great deal of as
surance are quite often right, much as
we dislike them
Hatred of the rich is not modern.
Remember the Bible story about Dives
and Lazarus and how the rich man
was punished?
Every man must be his own doctor
and decide what is best In his case.
The doctors and philosophers do not
agree on anything.
A hen never tries to spread her
wings over her grown rooster size son
to protect him, but you will see moth
ers who haven't as much sense as the
hen.-Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
Mistakes of Authors.

The author of Don Quixote" makes
the party at the Crescent tavern eat
two suppers in one evening. Scott in
one chapter Of "Ivanhoe" gives the
Christian name of Malvoisin as Rich
ard, subsequently altering it TO Philip.
Pope makes a weasel eat corn. Kings
ley makes John Brumblecombe read
the prayer for "All sorts and condi-
tons of men," though in the time of
Elizabeth the prayer book did not con-
tain it. Sir Archibald Allison speaks
Of "Sir Peregrine Pickle" when he
means Sir Peregrine Maitland. and
the same author translated "droit de
timbre" as timber duty "a bowler"
which is only equaled by Victor HUI
COS translation Of Firth Of Forth, y
premier de quatre London Acad-
emy
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

Many request from Catarrh sufferers
VINO use atomizers have resulted in LIQUID
cream Balm new and convenient form
OF Ely's Cream Balm, the only remedy fol
Catarrh which can always be depended on
In power to allay Inflammation. to cleanse
the clogged air-passage, to promote free
natural breathing, the two forms of Cream
Balm are alike Liquid Cream Balm il
sold by all druggist for rs cents, including
spraying tube. Mailed by Ely Bros, sc
Warren Street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

Originally the word 'fmpertiment'
signified merely mot belonging to-
When Wyclife said that there were
many men In this world who were
'impertinent to earthly. lords" he did
not mean that they We're Cheeky" but
merely that they had no masters
Then, as used by Shakespeare, lin.
pertinent" came to mean irrelevant"
Just 200 years ago 1t was defined as
signifying ''absurd. silly, idle"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
Learned Retter.

"My daughter has learned one thing
at boarding school," exclaimed the
man, "and that Is how to write a legi
BILE hand"
How did it happenY asked friend
"She kept writing home for money
said No. 1, land l sent back word
couldn't read word of her letters. II
soon cured her Of that Chinese chirog
aphy."-Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

This story is told by clergyman OF
North Carolina: can old colored man
stole pig and after getting home with
the animal knelt to pray before re-
firing. His wife heard him praying tc
the Lord to forgive him for stealing
the pig. She went to sleep with Uncle
Eph still praying. Later In the night
she woke up and saw her husband still
kneeling in prayer. At daybreak his
supplications had not ceased. 'Eph
why don't you come to bedT asked
bis wife. Let me lone, 'Riah; de mo
tries to 'splain to de Lord how / come
to steal dat pig de wusser I gifts mix
ed. Buffalo Commercial.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

The oldest building in Louisiana, the
ancient archbishopric on Charities
street, New Orleans, boasts of one of
the handsomest courtyards. The build
ing was erected In 1927 and remains
exactly as it was first erected Wis
itors will remark the ancient staircase
of cypress, worn by the passing of
generations. In the courtyard is seen
one of the Oldest and best preserved
specimens of the Spanish dagger" III
dates back, so those who claim, to
know aver, to the building OF the pal
ace, and indeed its height and dignity
indicate anything but youth.-Crafts-
man.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

mamma has just gone across the
street, ma'am," said the demure little
six-year-ol to the caller.
Ibid she say when she'd be back ?"
asked the lady.
"Yes'm" as demurely as before =
'Just az soon as you had gone,
ma'am."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
Rome,s TriumpheI Crown

The triumphal crown of Rome was
made Of laurel leaves and was given to
the general who achieved a great Veto
ry over an enemy. He entered the city
not by gate, but over portion of the
wall which was thrown down to afford
a passage. At his funeral his laurel
crown was placed In his bier and
buried with the body.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
The word "PolicY.n

That policy" which man gets
from an insurance company Is no rel
alive of that other word policy" which
the statesmen use. The latter is a
lineal descendant, along with "pollty"
and police" OF the Greek polls" a
city. But the former is the late Latin
"poiticum." 'poleticum" or "poleati-
cum" a register wherein dues were
enrolled, which is believed to be real
" the Greek 'polyptychum," a docu-
ment folded into many leaves. If SO.
the development of the word may be
paralleled by that of diploma" the
parent of "dlplomatist." which meant
simply a document folded doUble.-
Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

''That suit you have on" said the
chap who always talks whether he has
anything to say or not, ''is dead ring
er for one my brother has,"
"HuhP growled the fussy man
what do you take me fora clothes
ringer?-Chicago News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
One Vain wt.h

The Wife-He told me thatif / mar
ried him my every wish would be graf
flied The Mother-Well is,1t not So
The Wife-No; l wish 1 'hadn' t married
him.-Cleveland Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
HOW WEASELS HUNT.
The Graceful Pose of the Animals
when ON the Trail

when ON the Trail.
The 1.-THE grace Of the weasel may
be observed whenever It is on the trail
At an even speed, with nose to the
ground its reddish brown back seems
literally to glide along through the rank
heritage by the bank.
1t may belthe scent of a rat, and the
trail may take 1t In and out Of the
bank a good many times before II
comespup with it's victim. It may even
have ito swim a stream before its per
sistcnce is rewarded. It is wonderful
how small a hole that long, aPched
bodyt can glide into and emerge from
without the slightest difficulty.
When 1t has caught and killed itn
prey its movements are equally grace
full as 1t carries the spoil home to its
hole. Crossing Kentish field I saw a
weasel coming along under the hedge
row red toothed from the chase. There
was the same sinuous motion OF the
back, but the little beasts head was
held as high as possible and from its
mouth hung the limp carcass OF a
young rat, freshly killed. The weasel
held 1t by the neck and SO high, for all
the shortness of its legs, that only the
end Of the rats tail dragged through
the grass.
A family of weasels viii often hunt
In company, and this is naturally a
most interesting sight to witness. The
ability Of the weasel to enter exceed
ingly small holes Is owing entirely to
the structure OF its body-its fiat head.
long neck and short limbs and tail. In
a cornrick 1t can pursue mice with ease
along their burrows.-London Mail
Decefving.
Minister-Pm sorry to find you COM
ing out OF a public house again, Ham
ish, after all you promised me. Ham
ish-Aye, sir, it's wonnerful what an
awfu' deceiyin' thing this mist IA.
Dye ken. / went In there the moo
thinkin' twas the butchers shop.-Lon-
don Tit Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
His Real SELF.

when did you first become ac-
Quainted with your husbandr
1.-THE first time l asked him for
money after we were married. Life
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
The HeartIesn Edifor

Assistant-This poet says that the
last two verses Of his poem may be
omitted If you think it is desirable.
Editor-Pll do better than that. I'll
omit the whole poem. = Somerville
Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

''Do you regard that mans argu-
ments as soundT'
YES" answered the senator. THAT
and nothing else. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

Darling, yours shall be afsunny lot
In hfe."i
Nov, look here. George, are you
talkingIof your behavior oryof where
we areggoing to build in thefsuburbs p
Baltimore American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
His Girl

Her father and mother both strenu
ously object to me-"
"And the grip
Il don't think she'd look at me but
for that."-Kansas City Independent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

Customer Qrritatedly to gossiping
shopgirls)-I wish you would show me
common ciyility. Shopgirl (absently)-
Sorry, madam; we amt got it.-Boston
Transcript
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
Decefvfng.

Leaves seem light. useless, idle, wav-
ering and changeable-thsy even dance.
Yet God has made them part Of the
oak.-Leigh Hunt.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

Suburban Patient-Doctor, am sor
lry you have had to come so far from
your regular practice. Doctor-Oh, It's
all right I have another patient In the
neighborhood, SO l can kill two birds
with one stone.-Judge
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24

The nobler the blood thej less the
pride.-From the Danish.
There is a difference between being
busy and being industrious.
The great error is placing such, an es-
Innate on this life as If our being de.
pended on itiand we were nothing aft
er death.-ROusseau
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
ParadoxicaI.

The man who forgets to be thankful
has fallen asleep in life.-Stevenson.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-07-24
GOOD for OLD and YOUNG

Aussst Flower keeps the ehiidrsa healthy and
strong
Pail Of vtRor and frolic the whole day long
20 when Mamma needs more they rush OF In
high giee,
Aad SAout to the druggist. "Piesss give 4 u
nal'
qInability 10 got up brisk and fresh In
the morning. lack of appetite, pallor,
muddy complexion and poor splits-
these all indicate q disordered stomach
and bad digestion-in adults and children.
too. They also indicate the urgent need
Of taking Green's August Flower rsQu-
lafiy for . few days.
qIt's reliable old remedy for all stomach
troubles, never fails to cure indigestion,
dyspepsia and chronic constipation. and
e natural tonic for body and mind. "
@Two sisss, a5c and 7Sc. All druggists.
FOR SALE BY
BARRINGTONS PHARMACY
PRICKITT'S PHARHAOY
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-09
THE ARGENTINE cgSrRA,.
eeerue,o~n and silver Plume Rejoice
in New Railroad.

Denver. - A Georgetown dispatch
says: The Argentine Central railroad
which has been in course OF construc.
ton for the last four months, is a ~.
slity. The golden spike was driven at
5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the
presence of the promoter. Rev. y. J.
Wilcox. Superintendent e. q. Tiusle
of the Waldorf Mining Company
prominent citizens of Silver Plume
and the entire working force Of the
Wilcox tunnel.
The spike was driven where the
road now ends. near the portal Of the
Wilcox tunnel. by James Hannahnan.
assisted by William DuuninE. master
mechanic OF the road. The cerc.
monies were impressive and congratu'
lations were showefed upon Mr. Wi.
COX by the enthusiastic but small audi.
snce.
Superintendent TinEie. as soon as
the spike had been driven. broke bot
tie OF aqua pura and mighty shout
was given by the many miners and
and others who were present.
No sooner had the echoes died away
than MIR. Tinsic. in a speech befitting
the occasion, proceeded to ehristcn the
new town of Wilcox. Lots will be
plated out aud houses erected by the
miners Of East Argentine.
The FIRST train for passengers will be
run over the line tomorrow morning.
The road will provide cheap transpOr-
tation facilities for many mines need
ing them.
Early in the spring The road will be
extended to Argentine pass. a distance
of four miles. Here the tourist will be
given the opportunity of visiting the
natural ice palace, beautiful forma-
ton of crystallized ice. In appearance
the walls resemble long hall. the
walls of which are draped with the I'm
est of lace.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-09

Around the frrsiae or about the
~ciiiirh,ed family reading table dur
Ing the winter evenings tho children
and sroun.ups can play with their
wits and sec hou many words can be
made.
20 people making tho greatest nun.
ber Of words viii each receive a little
boz containing = sia.oo gold piece.
10 people viil each win one box con.
tanning a $500 gold pie~s.
800 people will each win a boz con.
tanning St.oo In paper money and one
person Who makes the highest number
Of words over all Contestants will re-
eeise bot containing $4,000 In gold.
I, ia really q most fascinating bit of
fun 10 take IN the iist evening after
evening and see hos many words can
be added.
A tc~ rules are necessary for abso-
;u,c fair play.
Any word authorized by webs,er,s
dictionary viil be counted. hut no
name of person. Roth the singular
and plural can he used. as for instance
-srare" and grapes
The letters in "y.1OGrap>-Suts'
may be repeated in the same word.
Geographical names authorized by
Webster will be counted.
Arrange the words in alphabetical
classes. all those beginning with A to-
scther and those beginning with r. to
come under L. etc.
when you are writing down the
words leave some spaces. In the a. T.
and other columns. TO Gil in later as
new words come % you. for they will
spring into mind every evening.
II is almost certain that some con.
tes,an,s will tie with others. In such
cases a prize Identical in value and
character with that offered in tina,
class shall be awarded to each. Each
one will be requested TO send with the
list of words a plainly written letter
describing the advantages of Crane.
Nuts. but the contestant il not re-
quired to purchase pkg. These let.
tiers are not 20 contain poetry. or fancy
ffourishes. but simple. truthful state.
ments of fact. For illustration: A
person may have experienced some
incipient or chronic ails traceabIp to
unvise selection OF food that failed 10
give the body and brain the energy
health and power desired. Seetirp
better conditions change In food is
made and GrapeSuts and cream used
In place of the former diet. suppose
one quits the meat. fried potatoes.
s.archy. sticky messes of haif-cooked
oats or wheat and cuts out the coffee
Try. say, for breakfast a bit of fruit. n
dish of Ctape-Nuts and cream. two
soft.boiled eggs. slice of hard toast
and cup OF Postum Food Coffee
Some amateur says: "a man would
faint away on that" but. my dear
friend. We will put dollars TO your pen.