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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
DO You Want to Know
What You Swallow z

There is n growing sentiment in this
country I'm favor of MEDICINES OF KNOWN
COMPOSITION IT is but natural that ono
should have some interest In the compo-
aiton 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 tho fullest publicity can only add TO
the wcll-oarned reputation of his medi-
cines, DR.. Il. V. Pierce; of Buffalo, n. Y,
has taken time by the forelock," as It
were and is publishing broadcast a list
Of all the ingredients entering into his
leading medicines, the Golden Medical
Discovery the popular liver invigorator,
stomach tonic, blood purider and heart
regula tor; also Of his "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" Tor weak, over worked, broken
down. nervous and invalid women
This bold and outspoken movement on
She part Of Dr. Pierce, has, by showing
exactly what his well-known medicines
are composed of, completely disarmed all
harping critics who have heretofore UNI
justly attacked them. A little pamphlet
has been compiled. from the standard
medical authorities of all the several
schools Of practice. showing the strongest
endorsements by leading medical writers
" the several ingredients which enter into
Dr. Pierce's medicines. A copy OF this
little book is mailed free TO any one de
string 10 lpdTn llOTt COuCSfnlHS tHV Ndlu-
able, native, medicinal plants which enter
into tho composition Of DR.. Pierces med
icines. Address Or. Pierce as above.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tiny. sui:-
rr-coated anti .bilious Eranules. They reg
rlate and invlgYiate Stomech. Liver and
Bowels DO not hescs the - pIl hsbit" but
cure constipation. ono or two each day for
q laxative and regulator three or four FOR an
active cathsrtic. Once tried always IN favor.
epGm eee1N GIVEN AWAY. in copies OF
%ss@sS tFt"a0 The Pcople's Common Sense
Medical Adviser. book that sold to the ex-
tent OF 100000 copies q few
years agO. at $50 per copy. isasxx ss'ssses,
Last year we gave away \ 'SsSJ,sssT}
$4,000 worth Of these invalua- \ TsAhI
BE books. This wear we shall \ NhSSrasI
give away $4,000 worth OF "n%, u Wktt
them. VIII SCI share in this ISHa", hYh.a.i
benefit? n 50. send only Il \ Edsor h nr'"'
unc-Ceut stamps TO cover cost \
Of mailing only for book in 4
StiN paper covers, or9 stamps g. Il ~
for clOth-bCund. Address Lir. ScTl 80
L. Y. Pierce. Buffalo, n z
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
HOPELESS CASE.

Ier--Then he isn't what might be term
ed an entertaining man?
Him-No; / never knew him even to en-
terrain an idca.-Chicago News,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
AN INTERESTING SHOWING.
Mineral Production of the United
states by stntcs--yermont's Pro-
duction over ss,OOO,O0O.

now feature Of the 1905 number OF
the volume. Mineral Resources of the
United States" brought out annually
by the United States Geological Survey.
Is a series of tables, compiled by Mr..
VIM. Taylor Thorn, which shows the
value by States of the mineral products
Of the country.
These products. so listed, include both
certain raw materials and also certain
dcrivative materials in their first marke-
table condition, which do not appear in
the table of mineral products of the Unit
ed states as whole. For example, both
pig iron and iron ores are included as
important products entering into the
commerce of certain States, and in like
manner are included both pig lead and
lead paints; both clay products and raw
clay; both coal and its immediate deriva-
tives, coke, gas coke, Illuminating gas,
ammonium sulphate, and coal tar;
hauXite and aluminium; and also alum
and aluminium sulphate, These deriva-
tives and raw materials are here given,
regardless Of the consequent duplication
Of values, in response to a constant de-
mand for this Information thus arrang-
ed by States
Study Of these tables viii afford most
people more than one surprise. For cxan-
pie We think of Colorado and California
as our most Representative mineral States
and yet, the actual value of Illinois
mineral products was far greater than
that of either Colorado or California last
wear. moro than 1publC in fact the value
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

Rich. Warm, Healthy blood IS given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and thus II pro-
tects the system from colds, fcvcrs
pneumonia and other diseases that
quickly overcome a weak and debilltat-
ed system.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

GREETING
to this court in writing V the eXo
mcnt Of sydney II Weston. d
OF Colchester. deceased, praying
license ana authority to sell the VIII
OF the real and personal estate Of Il
deceased representing to said cod
that il would be beneficial to the nd
ana all persons interested in the
tate of said deceased, to sell the VIII
of the real and personal estate of s.
deceased, and convert the same II
money.
And bringing into court the cor j
heirs To said estate residing ia d
S.at", and setting forth the sttuatI
ut tho real estate.
Whorouron ,He said Court anpoln|
ana assigned the 18Th day Of Janua
1901 at the Probate Court rooms,
said District, To hear ana decide u1
said application and petition, and /
dered public notice thereof to be Civ
to all persons interested therein,
publishing said order. together W
the time and place of hearing, th
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Burlngi
weekly Free Press, a newspaper VIII
.ircul9tes In the neighborhood Of tn,
persons Interested in said estate.
Nhlcn publications shall be previd
- the day assigned for hearing
Therefore, YOU are hereby notified
appear before said Court. at the a
and place assigned, then and thI
IA said Court TO make your OBJ ectit
to the -ranting of such license. if )
zee cause.
bate court rooms, this -nd day Of ia
uary, 1907.
NJ. NELLIE FLYNN.
2GwSt Register
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

The favorite cathartic is Hood 5
Pills, Csc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

uII $40 % cTS., at IrIEyIsts or \
MALL Trial Size 10 cts. by mail.
Ely Brothers. sc Warren st. New Yor'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
THE FIRST LIGHTHOUSE.

II Was Built on the island of Pharos
Near Alexandria.
The first lighthouse ever erected fol
the benefit of the mariners was that
built by the famous architect Sos
tratus, by command of Ptolemy Phila
lelphus, king Of Egypt, between 2S5
247 B. @. 1t was built near Alexandra
on an island called Pharos, and there
was expended upon 1t about 800 tai
ents, or over a million dollars.
Ptolemy has been much commended
by some ancient writers for his liberal.
ity In allowing the architect to inscribe
bis name instead of his own. The in
scrlption reads, "Sostratus, son Of Dex-
iphanes, to the protecting deities for
the use of seafaring people," This tow
er WAS deemed one of the seven won
ders of the world and was thought of
sufficient grandeur to lmmortalize the
builder.
II appears from Lucian, however,
that Ptolemy does not deserve any
praise for Observation-Disclosures on this
score or Sostratus any great praise for
his honesty, as II Is stated that the
latter. to engross In after times the
glory OF the structure. caused the In
scription with his own name TO be
carved In the marble, which he after
ward covered with lime and thereon
put the kings name
In process OF time the lime decayed,
and the Inscription on the marble alone
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
M0ONSHINING.
More Illicit stills In New York City

More Illicit Stills In New York City
Than In Kentucky.
Don't talk to me about moonshining
In Kentucky" said the internal reve-
nue. agent. There's more moonshin-
ing going on all the time in little old
New York than could be done In ten
Kentuckys. In the crowded sections of
the east and west sides stills spring up
right along and for awhile conduct a
fiourishing business In the low grade
whisky they manufacture. You see, it
doesn't take much trouble to equip a
still with corn and yeast and start in
to make the mash, which is finally
turned out as pretty poor sort of
whisky. The great difficulty is in get
ting rid of the peculiar smoke and
odor from the stills without exciting
suspicion. This Is usually attempted
by running the still In connection with
a dye shop or some other chemical en-
terprise as blind. We keep watch on
all such establishments and have the
town well covered by sharp eyed and
sharp nosed agents besides. We are
constantly arresting these small moon
sinners and sending them to Jail. But
enough spring up in their places for
you to say with safety that, as l say,
there's more moonshining going ON In
New York city right along than there
could be In ten Kentuckys."- New York
Gun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
A MEMPHIS LANDMARK.
The Famous Old Mart Where Slave
Were BOUGHT and Sold.

The Famous Old Mart Where Slaves
Were Bought and Sold.
Grim, unsightly, painless scanned
and crooked throughout its masonry,
there stands today an old brick build
Ing on Adams street, midway between
Main and Second, about which clusters
more of history and of change than
can be compressed into song or story.
1t is situated just on the east of the
alley midway between Main and Sec
ond streets and is used as shelter for
the city prisoners who are worked on
the rock pile.
If you will take the trouble to step
to the westward side of this old build
ing, where 1t faces the alley, and
glance up along its second story you
may still discern the Inscription, NE
gro Mart and Livery Stable" or as
much of it as time has not penciled
out. The last letter of the word mar"
and the last letter of the word stable
are gone. The others are dimmed with
age and might pass unnoticed unless
you look second time.
Time was when this was a famous
negro market. 1t was presided over in
its time by no less man than General
Forrest himself. Thousands of negroes
were bought and sold within its walls,
and hundreds of thousands Of dollars
passed there from buyer to vender.--
Memphis Commercial Appeal. j.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
TESTED Ills LIBERALlTY.
And the Host In Turn Tested His
Guests Generosity.

And the Host In Turn Tested His
Guests Generosity.
A rather parsimonious gentleman got
the better OF some Of his acquaintance.
who were continually FOSTERING him
about his niggardliness Goaded to
desperation by their taunts, he one day
invited his detractors to dinner.
When they made their appearance they
were simply astonished at the magnifi-
cence Of the treat provided. Apologies
were rendered, and the misery indivld-
nal was warmly complimented as well.
Now, gentlemen" said the host when
acknowledging their compliments, you
have put my llberallty to test. | am
going to try your generosity. / know
a poor man who Is very much in need
OF financial help through untoward cir
cumstances, and ! propose to raise a
subscription In his behalf. See. l COM
mence the list with 10 shlllings. viii
you help?"
Needless TO say every one subscribed
literally, az no one cared to be thought
more close listed than the host, who
when he had collected all the money.
coolly said:
Il thank you, gentlemen, for your
sympathy, and now / think we are
quits. You have paid both for your
Joke and your dinner II was | who
required the oney.'-London Mail
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
TIE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1907.
A Square Deal

Is assured you when you buy one OF DR..
Pierce's family medicines-for all the In
gradients entering into them are printed
on the bottle-wrappers and their formula
are attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing In our
American forests and while potent to cure
are perfectly harmless even to the most
delicate women and children. Not drop
Of alcohol enters into their composition.
A much better agent Is used both for ex-
tracing and preserving the medicinal
principles used in them, viz.-pure triple
refined glycerine. This agent possesses
Intrinsic medicinal properties Of its own,
sing most valuable anti-septic and anti
Nrpent, nutritive and soothing demul-
Gfycerine plays an important part in
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure of indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour risings,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
ach. bflfousness and kindred dsrange-
ments of the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery"
10 q specific for all diseases Of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of the
nasal passages or Of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its Lucrative
stages 1t will yield to this sovereign REM
edy If its use be persevered In. In Chronic
Catarrh of the Nasal passages, it is well,
while taking the rGolden Medical Dis
covery" for the necessary constitutional
treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times day with DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
of treatment generally cures the worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chial throat and lung affections, except con-
sumption In its advanced stages. the cGolden
Medical Discovery" Is most efficient rem
edy. especially In those obstinate. hang-on
coughs caused by irritation and congestion OF
the bronchial mucous membranes. The Dis
covery y is not so good for acute coughs aris-
ing from sudden colds. nor must 1t be ex--
pected to cure consumption In its advanced
staaeS-no medicine win do that-but for all
the obstinate, chronic coughs which. II neg
lected. OF badly treated. lead ND to consump-
ton. IL Is the best medicine that can be taken.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
MAN NOT BORN TO READ.
That Ia the Reason He Is Compelled
TO Wear Glasses.

tnat 10 the reason RE Is Compeiloc
TO Wear Glasses.
Many Of the commonest physical de
fects of civilized man are due TO m
imperfect adaptation of his body Il
new conditions OF life Nearsighted
pess Is an example.
G. w. Saleeby, the English writer on
Scientlfic subjects, says that all the talk
about the degeneration Of the human
eye IL ''undlluted nonsense" The truth
is that man was not born to read"
An instrument made for seeing long
distances is forced 30 accommodate It.
self to little marks and signs on a piece
of paper Says DR.. Saleeby, 1.-THE eye
which we have Inherited from our an
cestors Is one that IL used without ef.
fort at long range. merely containing
within II an apparatus enabling II at
the cost OF nervous and muscular ef-
fort TO he used at short range"
The general need OF glasses arises
from the necessity in modern life Of
the use of the eyes at short distances
II the eye were naturally focused upon
near objects the advantage. as DIR.
Saleeby admits, would be great How
ever, he continues, IF one started to
make a list OF the bodily characters OF
man which the amazing development
OF his Intelligence has rendered more
or less appropriate to his needs than
originally one would require vol
ume"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
FORCE or GRAVITY.
What Our Average Man Would Weigh
on Mars and on the Sun.

What Our Average Man Would Weigh
on Mars and on the Sun.
If the planet Mars is really Inhabited
the people who live there must be an
exceedingly nimble race. The average
weight of man Is about 40 pounds,
but the force of gravity on Mars Is 80
much less than on the earth that the
40 pound man would weigh only fifty
three pounds If he were transported
there With such light weight and still
retaining the same strength an individ-
ual would be able to run with the speed
of an express train, go skipping over
ten foot walls and do various other
extraordinary things. On the moon a
man would be even lighter.
But on the sun our 40 pound man
would have his troubles Instead of
being an airy individual he would
weigh in the neighborhood Of ton and
three-quarters. He would probably
have the greatest difficulty in raising
his hand, for that member would weigh
about 800 pounds
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
Improved tiis opportunlty.

Young Mrs. Gotrox (at her first break
fast with her elderly "catch')-You eat
with your knife, don't you, John, dear
Old Mr. Gotrox noticing his opportu-
nifty and with severity and dignity
No, madam; | do not. eat with my
mouth. ! frequently convey food from
my plate to my facial aperture with
my knife, but do my own eating with
my own exclusive mouth, and until
further notice | VIII myself furnish all
the instructions respecting the methods
to be employed
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19

From midshipman to lord chancellor
Is a very far cry. Lord Erskine, how
ever, whom Lord Campbell once de-
scribed as the greatest advocate of an
Client or modern times. did not find
much difficulty in reaching the Wool
sack. although he started life as a
MILDLY" and did not settle down to
study law until he was twenty FIVE
years of age His defense of Captain
Baillie, prosecuted for his exposures Of
gross abuses at the admiralty, raised
him from an obscure lawyer to a fore
most position at the bar, and thirty
briefs were offered him before he left
the court From that time until he be-
came chancellor in 1906 his career was
marked by a long list of successes
London Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
To Make Your Hair Curl.

A. curious recipe for making the hair
curl naturally" is given in an ancient
household notebook and is as follows
I'm the early spring, when the sap of
the wild grapevine begins to flow, take
bottle to the woods and tie 1t under
an incision made in the vine, through
which the sap may drip, and leave 1t
there till 1t is filed. The same subtle
chemistry which curls the tendrils of
twist 1t into softer rings than the ubiq-
uitous hot iron or any of the patent
curriers' of the day. The sap should be
allowed to ferment all it will before II
Is corked. When ready for use 1t should
be rubbed into the hair with a soft
ge"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19

Aluminium, 1t is generally known, Is
a metallic element found In clay and
is the same material of which rubies
sapphires, emery and alum are made
1t enters into the composition of 8
large number of other materials, and II
is estimated that in its various com
pounds aluminium forms about one
twelfth of the crust Of the earth. Every
brick In every building is said to be 81
per cent aluminium 1t Is produced by
the decomposition of clay, which is {
salt composed Of silicic acid combined
with aluminium. The aluminium |.
separated from the silica by the appli
cation Of electricity. Separation hal
never been successfully done in any
other Boston Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
A Monument to Her Oath.

In the market place of Devices, q
town in Wiltshire, England, there
stands monument erected by public
subscription as warning to falsltiers
and irreverent persons, to commemo
rate the tragic death OF woman who
according to the inscription on the
stone, was stricken dead as a punish.
ment for her blasphemy The story, as
told among the country folk, is that
one of the village women, becoming In
volved In dispute over money with a
merchant In the Corn Exchange, called
on the Almighty, with fearful oath,
to strike her dead II her statement was
false. AS she left the market place on
her way home she fell dead upon the
spot where the monument now stands,
her perjured gains being afterward
found in her tightly elinched hand.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
THE PIANoFoRTE.
A Direct Descendant of the CIaviehord
and Harpsichord.

and Harpsichord.
The pianoforte was directly evolved
from the clavichord and the harpsi-
chord In I'LL Scipione Maffei gave
detailed account of the first four in
struments, which were built by Barto-
iommeo Cristofori, named by him pi-
anoforte, and exhibited In 1909.
Marius in France exhibited harpsi-
chords, with hammer action, In 1918,
and Schroter in Germany claimed to
have invented the pianoforte between
1717 and 1721. Marius at first was
generally credited with the invention,
for it was not until 1913, when Cristo-
forts instruments had become famous,
that the Italian advanced his claim,
and It was in 1853 that he brought for
ward the proof Of his contention.
Pianos of that period were shaped
like the modern grand, the first square
piano being built by Freiderica, an
organ builder of Saxony, In 1853. The
first genuine upright was patented In
England and the United States by
John Isaac Hawkins, an Englishman,
In 1S00-Scrap Book
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
BIacksnakes,

| have never. seen blacksnakes over
seven feet long, and | much doubt il
they grow to greater length. They
are not hard to catch, though in an
open field they can run about as fast
as a man can. When caught they
struggle desperately until they find
there is no opportunity to escape, when
they will give up fighting and may be
handled with impunity. l have never
found these snakes to be vicious. They
can be handled easily, and their bite is
harmless They can squeeze pretty
hard If they get turn around YOU
waist, but not hard enough to break {
bone-Forest and Stream.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19

Many sufferers from nasal catarrh say
they get splendid results by using an ato
mizer. For their benefit we prepare Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Except that it il
liquid it is in all respects like the healing,
helpful, pain allaying Cream Balm that
the public has been familiar with fol-
years No cocaine nor other dangerous
drug in it. The soothing spray relieves
at once and cure is certain. All druggists,
Zoe, including spraying tube or mailed
by Ely Bros, So Warren street, New
York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
The skv and tha Meathar.

Whether clear or cloudy, rosy sun
set presages fine weather; sickly
looking, greenish hue, wind and rain;
a dark, or Indian, red, rain; red sky
In the morning, bad weather or much
wind, perhaps rain; gray sky in the
morning, fine weather; high dawn,
wind; low dawn, fair weather. Re-
markable clearness Of atmosphere near
the horizon, distant objects, such as
hills, unusually visible or raised by re-
fraction and what is called a good
hearing day. may be mentioned
among signs of wet, If not wind.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
A Sandman Tjtbit.

The inhabitants of the mountainous
districts of Sardinia eat large quaint
ties of fermented milk, resembling
koumiss or kephir. 1t Is prepared by
allowing the milk of the COW, sheep OIL
goat to ferment at moderately high
temperature, either spontaneously OIL
after the addition Of bakers yeast, un
til it thickens into a more or less con
sistent homogeneous mass, at which
stage the fermentation is stopped by
plunging the vessel into cold water
This product, which has a sharp aci(
flavor. is eaten either by itself or Ii
spread as butter upon bread;