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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
Sharks and the Dead Whale.

The presence of any large quantity
of easily obtainable food is always
sufficient to secure the undivided at
tention of the shark tribe. When "cut
ting In" whales at sea, | have OTTER
been amazed at the incredible mum
bers of these creatures that gather in
short space of time, attracted by
some mysterious means from heaven
only knows what remote distances. II
has often occurred to us when whal-
ing in the neighborhood of New Yea.
land to get a sperm whale alongside
without sign of shark below or q
bird above. Within an hour from the
time Of our securing the vast mass
Of flesh to the ship the whole area
within at least an acre has been alive
with a seething multitude of sharks,
while from every quarter came drift
ing silently an incalculable host of sea
birds, converting the blue surface of
of new fallen snow.
The harpooners and officers from
their lofty position on the cutting
stage slew scores upon scores by SIM
ply dropping their keen edged blub-
Der spades upon the soft crowns Of the
struggling fish, the only place where
shark is vulnerable to instant death.
The weapon sinks into the creatures
brain, he gives convulsive writhe or
two, releases his hold and slowly
sinks, followed in his descent by a
knot of his immediate neighbors, all
anxious to provide him with prompt
sepulture within their own yearning
maws.-National Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
About the Athletics.

In the most exciting race the American
League ever saw the Athletics now look s
sure winner. Until the end of the season
they will be playing at home, while theil
rivals, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland
are battling on the opposing grounds.
Apparently it's all over but the cheer
ing, and everybody in this part of the
country is discussing the Athletics anG
their famous manager, Connie Mack
The fans want to know all about the team
who the men are, where they came from
where they live, what their habits and
peculiarities are.
The North Americdn began Sunday
September l, to publish series of six ar.
ticles, which will tell this whole story
They will be written by George NJ Ora
ham, sporting editor of The North inner
lean, who, having been with the team on
the southern training trip, is familiar wit
every step by which the club was whipped
into shape by Manager Mack and formed
into the present invincible combination.
Every stage of this development will
be covered, and there will be new stories
about members of the team, which, with
RUDE Waddell, Chief Bender, Topsy Hart
sci, Socks Seybold and such celebrities,
includes, perhaps, more famous baseball
characters than any team in the country.
Walt McDougall, The North American's
famous cartoonist, will contribute series
of drawings, which will. illustrate the
humorous side of the recital.
The articles will also be illustrated by
photographs.
Order at once. and make sure that dur
ing the next six weeks you get every -one
of this series on the team that looks likely
to bring Philadelphia its third pennant in
seven years, and which, if victorious, will
play the Chicago Nationals for the worlds
championship.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10

Do You Want to Know What You Swallow
There is growing sentiment in favor of
medicines of known composition 1t is
but natural that one should have some In
terest in the composition of that which he
or she is expected to swallow, whether it
be food, drink or medicine.
Recognizing this growing disposition on
the part of the public, and satisfied that
the fullest publicity can only add to the
well. earned reputation of his medicines,
Dr. r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, has
taken time by the forelock, as it were,
and is publishing broadcast list of all the
ingredients entering into his medicines
Golden Medical Discovery" the popular
liver inyigorator, stomach tonic, blood
purifier and heart regulator; also of his
'Favorite Prescription" for weak, over
worked, broken-down, nervous and invalid
women.
The bold and out spoken movement or
the part of DR.. Pierce, has by showing
exactly what his well known medicine,
are composed of, COMPLETELY disarmed al
harping critics who have heretofore nm
Justly attacked them. A little pamphle
has been compiled, from the standard
medical authorities of all the severa
schools of practice. showing the stronges
endorsements by leading medical writer
of the several ingredients which enter int,
Dr. Pierce's medicines. A copy of thi
little book is mailed free to any one desir
ing to learn more concerning the valuable
native, medicinal plants which enter int
the composition of DR. Pierce's medicines
Address DR.. Pierce's as above.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
A Tough Contract.

swell, Caleb" said Captain W. of
Massachusetts, years ago. what will
you ask day to saw wood for me ?
I've got several cords that want saw
ed in two for the fireplace
Il should charge you about half a
dollar a day if l had a saw" replied
Caleb, "but l amt got none, captain,
so don't see how can accommodate
you"
'If that's all that's lacking 1 guess
we can manage it." said the captain.
i've got a prime new one keen as
brier, and I'll let 1t to you reasonable.
How would ninepence Q21b cents) a
cord do for the use of it?'
Il reckon that's fair price, captain.
I'll be over in the mornin'."
Bright and early that next July morn
Ing Caleb was at work, and he kept at
it so faithfully that he finished before
sunset, when he went to the house to
settle.
Lets see," said the captain, you
were to have half dollar day. Well
call 1t a day, although 1t amt shutdown
yet. That's 90 cents for you, and you
were to pay me ninepence cord for
the use of the saw. There were three
cords and half in the pile. That
makes 4334 cents due me. Somehow,
Caleb. you don't have very much COM
Ing to you"
How unfortnft" aaId Caleb after
scratching his head obviously for half
a minute and then looking up quickly.
as If new light had broken IN upon
his mind : "how unfortnit that you
didn't have half cord more, for then
we'd a. come out Jest a0usrap
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THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1907.
Words of Praise

Tor the several ingredients OF which DR..
Pierce'a medicines are composed, as given
by leaders in all the several schools Of
medicine, should have far more weight
than any amount of professional tes-
umonials. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton has TEE BADGE OF HONESTY on every
bottle-wrapper, in full list of all its In
gradients printed in plain English.
II you are an invalid woman and suffer
from frequent headache, backache, gnaw-
ing distress in stomach, periodical pains,
disagreeable, catarrhal, pelvic drain,
dragging down distress In lower abdomen
or pelvis, perhaps dark spots or speoks
dancing before the eyes, faint spells and
kindred symptoms caused by female weak
ness, or other arrangement Of the feminine
organs, you can not do better than take
DIR. Pierce's FavorIte Prescription.
The hospital, surgeons knife and opera
ting table may be avoided by the timely
use of ~Favorite Prescription" in such
cases. Thereby the obnoxious exsmin-
atoms and local treatments Of the family
physician can be avoided and thorough
course Of successful treatment carried out
In the privacy of the home. "Favorite
Prescription Is composed OK the very best
native medicinal roots known to medical
science for the cure Of woman's peculiar
ailments, contains no alcohol and nc
harmful or habit-forming drugs.
Do not expect too much from sFavorite
Prescription; 1t will not perform mira
cies it will not Dissolve or cure tumors.
No medicine will. It will do as much to
establish vigorous health in most weak
nesses and ailments peculiarly incident to
women as any medicine can. It must b
given fair chance by perseverance, In ia
use for a reasonable length of time.
You can't afford to accept secret nos.
trum as substitute for this remedy oil
known composition,
Sick women are invited TO consult DR.
Pierce, by letter, free All correspond.
ence is guarded as sacredly secret and
womanly condolences are protected By
professional privacy, Address DIR. 3. v
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets tho bes
laxative and regulator of the bowels
They. inyigorate stomach, liver an(
bowels. One laxative; two or three I
cathartic. Easy to take as candy.
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CONDITIONS ON MARS.
Days and Years and Light and Heat or
the Red Planet.

The days in Mars are of about the
same length as ours-24 hours, 80 min
utes, % seconds Mars makes her
orbit around the sun in a little more
than CSC days; therefore the seasons
are almost twice as ag as they are
with us. The atmosphere of Mars is
rich in watery vapors. Oceans can be
seen, and at the poles thick ice, which
melts when summer comes. The va
riations in temperature are extreme
Mars receives only half as much solar
heat as our globe does. The sun APP
pears half as large, and the nights
receive their light from two moons,
which are smaller than ours-Deimos
and Phobos.
The weight is such that one of our
kilograms would only weigh 376 grams
there. A man is only able to carry his
own weight ON his back. Transported
to Mars, he could carry three times as
much, something like 225 kilos. In
taking observations of Mars through
the telescope one can see distinct red
disk, marked with more or less bril-
liant spots. Some of the spots which
are greenish are the oceans; other very
red ones are the continents, greater
in extent than the oceans, which is the
opposite to the way the earth is dis
posed. The most brilliant spots are
the Ice covered regions of the poles,
and the clouds are almost equally
bright. The atmosphere of Mars is
more transparent than ours, and its
sky is incomparably clear
The waters of Mars are more divided
and distributed In inland seas Joined
by long arms, which are sometimes in
curving, but oftenest almost rectilinear
and which mark the brilliant surface
with dark lines, just as the line of
lead divides the panes of glass In our
| church windows. All these dark lines
form a pattern which is relatively
| symmetrical and which does not seem
to have been made by chance. A plan
so regular must have been designed,
( and for a long time the observers OF
Mars have been disposed to consider
these lines as canals dug by the inhab-
itants of the planet for the needs OF
their vilization.-Charles Torquet in
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
A WATCH PROBLEM.
Telling the Time In the Dark With the
Hands Removed

Hands Removed.
Some time ago a poor old peasant
who had invoked the kings wrath was
seized by the kings soldiers and placed
IN dungeon, says the Scientific Ameri-
can. His majesty was present and had
the old man searched before being in
generated. All his personal property
consisted of cheap watch, a small
penknlfe, a shilling in cash and lead
pencil The poor old man begged for
mercy, but his pleadings availed him
nothing and he finally asked to be
granted the privilege of knowing the
length of his sentence. In reply the
king took his knife and watch, which
lay on the table, and, after taking the
knife and prying the hands off the
watch, returned to him his watch, say
Ing, when you have learned to tell
the time correctly by this watch in
your dungeon cell you will be liberat-
ed" The poor old man, knowing that
the king meant a life sentence, stag
gered into his cell and wept bitterly.
Nevertheless he was liberated in twen-
ty-four hours, having accomplished the
wonderful task of telling the correct
| time In the dark with watch without
hands. How did he do it2
| A watch derives Its power of motion
from the recoil of the handspring, and
the recoil is governed by the balance
and lever. For instance, If 1t takes
twenty-four full turns of the stem to
wind the watch and the watch runs
twenty-four hours when fully wound,
then for each turn of the stem 1t will
run one hour.
A more simple method Is to hold the
stem firmly between the fingers and
turn the watch around. In winding the
watch to run for one hour the ratchet
on the handspring will click, say, thirty
times, which proves that this watch
runs two minutes for each click of the
ratchet which is attached to the main.
spring. We will suppose it was Il
o'clock noon when the watch was last
wound up and you now wish to know
the time. Beginning to wind it up
you count the clicks and find that be
fore it is again wound up fully the
ratchet clicks 100 times BY dividing
this by thirty we get four and one
third, or four hours and twenty min
utes, which added to II o'clock makes
the hour APO p. m.
While watches are not all exactly
alike, the principle is the same, and i
is simply case of mental arithmetic
In order to be able to tell the time
But you must always remember the
time of the starting point or first wind
ing and after that the time at the
last winding.
The above was the method used By
the poor old peasant, whose life mostl.
depended on his release and who wal
Immediately rewarded by the kinl
with his liberty and a life pension.
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Aeared OF q Ga, "a,
One of Them.

A foreign tourist who had received
permission to visit one of our large
asylums for the insane was surprised
at the neatness, quietude and good or
der that prevailed within the institu-
ton. He asked If 1t was always like
that, and the polite attendant who was
showing him through the buildings
said 1t was.
1--WE have what we call our violent
wards, of course, but 1 presume you
would not care tosee these"
II think not
1T Is just as well, perhaps. They
are rather noisy, although, of course,
we exercise the same care in providing
for the welfare of the inmates that
you see In this part of the institution.
We also have dissection where we keep
the incurabdes. \"
These inmates, then, are considered
curable."
Their cases are at least hopeful"
Il am greatly Interested" said the
visitor, but will not take up any
more of your time You have other
duties to attend to, have you notT
Yes. sir. This is merely one of my
recreations. In one of the rooms in
the main building 1 am engagea dur
ing most of the time in pursuing what
may be called my life work.
Your life work. May l ask what
that isl"
Haven't you heardT said the at
tendant, in a tone of establishment. II
am compiling an index to Webster's dc
tonary."-Yonth's Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
Denmark oriainaI of rhule2

Was Denmark the original Thule, the
worlds end land of the anctents, be-
yond which lay only the Sluggish sea
Pytheas of Massilia, who was about
contemporary with Alexander the
Great, is believed by some to have
referred to what we now know as Jut-
land by this name; but, as there Is
nothing to show that Pytheas had
visited Thule himself, he was probably
rather vague about it. Since he seems
to have represented it as land of the
midnight sun, others have identified
1t as Iceland or even Greenland, and
the Thule of the Irish monks of the
ninth century A. D. was certainly Ice
land But the Thule of Tacitus, which
lay near the Orkney islands, must have
been part OF the Shetlands.-London
Chronicle
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10

It is told of the late Chauncey Sha,
fer, who bears the same relation to
New Yorks "anecdotage" that Sydney
Smith does to London's, that he EN-.
ployed in his law office a stunted youth
of very tractable temperament
One day Mr.. Shafer returned from
lunch in a lively mood and, by token
of the madeira he had consumed, sum-
moned Billy into his private office.
Boy" he said carelessly, 'go over
to the special term and see what In
- they're doing up there"
The late Judge Brady was presiding
over the trial of an action involving
many interesting questions Of substan-
tive law; hence the courtroom was
empty save for the ltigants, their coun-
sci and the necessary witnesses. Judge
Brady's kindness toward women and
children was proverbial, and when
Billy stood against the railing of thel
Enclosure, his face barely reaching the
balustrade, the judge noticed him i'm
mediately. He interrupted the argu-
ments of counsel and turned to Billy.
"Well, my lad" he said In suave,
judicial accents, "what can / do for
your"
'I'm from Mr. Skaters Office" Billy
replied, land he wants to know what
in - you're up to over ere."-Success
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10

In little village on the Hungarian
frontier not far from Presburg a
peasant woman recently received 400
kronen $3.50 from her husband in
America. She promptly deposited it in
the local branch of the postoffice saw
ings bank and then the next day went
to withdraw the whole amount. The
bank official was somewhat surprised
and asked for an explanation, when
she said that Death had appeared to
her during the night and threatened to
take her away with him unless she had
the 400 kronen ready for him the next
night. The gendarmerie were communi-
Gated with, and when Death made his
promised appearance he was found to
be very much alive in the person of the
local judge. The woman's money,
adds our Vienna correspondent who
sends the story, is still in the bank,
and the judge is in jail.-Pan Mall Ga
Zette
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
RARE HALF DOLLARS.
Good Specimens of Those Dated 1896
and 1897 Are Valuable.


and 1897 Are Valuable.
The half dollar is one of the most
plentiful of all the series of United
States coins, having been issued regu-
larry each year with but five excep-
lions since the coinage Of the demon
nation first began in 1794. These
exceptions were the years 1898, 1893
1900, 1908 and 1916.
This is the reason why so few of
them are rare nowadays and that
many specimens of the early dates are
to be had for little more than face
value in a condition that would indi.
cate they were only year or two
old, instead of dating back nearly q
hundred years, as many do.
Altogether there have been issued
235 varieties of the half dollar, and all
Of the branch minis have struck coins
In this denomination, except those of
Dahlonega, Ga, and Charlotte, N. c.,
which were authorized to strike only
gold coins.
The very rare half dollars are those
ualCu AtOO anu 1901. vi LuOSe u i ioO
there are two varieties, one with fif-
teen stars on the diverse around the
bust of Liberty, the other with sixteen
stars. Each of these two varieties
has brought over 500 when in per
feet condition.
The 1897 half dollar is the mex
rarest, and very fine specimen Of
this coin has brought as much as $12O
The next rarest is the 1888 half dollar
struck at New Orleans, with the min
letter "O' under the bust This coir
is worth from $50 to $75. Another
rare half dollar was struck at the
San Francisco mint In 1885, Thii
coin omits the motto Of "In God We
Trust" which is borne by all the othel
varieties of the year, and is valued
at $24.-Elder Monthly.
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Saved hx Iii. W;4

A noncommissioned officer entering
barrack gate in Dublin was mistaken
by the fresh one" on sentry go, who
Immediately saluted him. The non
commissioned officer, unaware that his
colonel was just behind, returned the
salute, thing not permissible under
the circumstances. Arrived at his
quarters, he was surprised to find an
order for him to attend before the
colonel. On presenting himself he was
asked how he came to return the sa.
lutte, knowing full well he was not en-
titled to It,
Not In the least embarrassed, he
promptly answered, "Sir, l always re-
turn everything 1 am not entitled to-"
The colonel, taken aback by his ready
wit, laughingly dismissed him.-Lon-
don Express
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
Gowns From the undertaker,s.

you'll be astonished when l tell
you,' said man who knows, but it's
a fact that dressmakers sometimes
send to a fashionable undertaken for
gown when they have hurry order.
There was time when undertakers
carried only shrouds in stock, but in
this age of luxury the big concerns
have a line Of what are known in the
trade as ladies fine burial dresses
Such materials as henrietta, pongee,
faille and chiffon taffeta are used for
these dresses, and they are made in the
prevailing style. The dressmakers
know this, and if they can't find what
they want in one Of the regular shops,
they don't hesitate to call on the IN
dertaker. New York Sun.
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ParneII,s Apology.

Mr.. Parnell, on April 49, 1873, char.
acterized a statement made by Henry
James as "a legal bubble" worthy OF
the honorable and learned member
from whom it proceeded.
81 must inform the honorable mem
ber," said the speaker, that an ex-
preston of that kind Is understandable
and must be withdrawn"
Mr.. Parnell apologized for having
used the expression. Il will say" he
added, that the statement was more
worthy of the ingenuity of a petty ses-
sions attorney than of a lawyer of the
ability of the honorable and learned
gentleman"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
When to Take Tea.

Our conclusions with regard to tes
are that its original popular use as
stimulating beverage with breakfast
and tea is justified and harmless, Blu,
that its indiscriminate consumption
with meat foods or during proteid di
gestion is likely to be harmful. China
tea, on account of its less fannie acid
content is less harmful than Indiar
tea. Our results with ginger beer show
ed that this beverage was practically
without influence upon digestion.-Hos
pital.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10

Stranger Gin small town)-I saw by
the papers that boy lives here who
was born with no legs and no arms.
l am a dime museum manager, and 1
should like to find him.
Cidzen-No use hunting him up. His
parents won't exhibit him.
'They won't? Well. 1t beats alljwhat
blessings fall to folks as can't nppre-
ciate m."-Kansas City Independent.
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Comparatively Lucky.

A young woman settlement worker
who is we'll known in Bostons social
circles observed that one of her pro-
teges had a black eye, and, guess
ing its source, she wished to be SYM
pathetic and said kindly after speak
ing of the womans eye: "Never mind.
Mrs. Nc, everything will be all right.
Your troubles might be worse"
Sure it might be worse" answered
the woman philosophically, II might
be like yourself, Miss, with no hus-
band at all."-Boston Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
Stars and Storms.

Most people suppose that when tn,
stars appear to lose their liveliness o.
light and shine without twinkling, a,
minute bright points In the sky, fai
weather is in prospect. Studies Lately
made In this country seem to contra
dict this popular belief 1t has beer
found that when the stars are feebl,
In their scintillations foul weather II
at hand. The night before most VIC
lent storm in the south, for instance
the stars hung so quietly in the sky
that they seemed to have entirely los
their scintillating power.
This is said to be only one instanct
among many which show that an un
usual steadiness In the light of the
stars precedes the appearance Of
storms. Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-10
Never Touched Him.

Nodd-Would you mind returning the
book you borrowed Of me last yearf
Todd-Somo one borrowed 1t OF me
and hasn't returned it yet. Did, you
ever see anything like the way tsome
people act about thing like thats
They have no sense of honor.-Ll fe.