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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

Builds up waste tissues, promotes
appetite, improves digestion, induces
refreshing sleep, giving renewed
strength and health. That's what Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will do
IS cents, Tea or Tablets.
For sale by Frank Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06
chamberIain's Cough Remedy a Fa'
vorite.

1--WE prefer Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to any other for our chill
dren," says Mr.. L. J. Woodbury. Of
Twining, Mich. ut has always done the
work for us In hard colds and Group,
and we take pleasure in recommend
ing It," For sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

The Baltimore American has labored
and brought forth: Destiny is the ir-
repressible fate of mankind" Truly,
We live in life and almost think
thoughts
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

A. w. Pinero says that all modern
plays are "overdressed." Well, Yes,
perhaps-from the Garden OF Eden
standpoint.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

II is suggested that for the enforce
ment of the law against aeronauts
passing over Dutch territory in bal
looms some fly cops will be required.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

Hunting Beach In California has
| 800 acres of cabbages: but our smok-
ers may rest easy, for they are all
! TO be converted into sauerkraut.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

There are said to be 6,l00 stars Wis
ible TO the naked eye. The announce
ment is made by astronomers. not by
theatre managers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

Is it not about time the Astoria
Common Council and the Astoria Po-
lice Commission were uniting and
getting down to business?
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

Mr.. Carnegie thinks he would gladly
give 5000, 900, 900 for ten years more OF
life. Yet many fellow has gotten ten
years and taken less money.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

All aboard the Belt. line special, for
an Ocean run to every resort between
Astoria and the rocks OF Tillamook
Head.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

The fellow who turned over new
leaf on New Years Day Is In danger OF
turning down a wrong corner about
now.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

It's cold day when II doesn't rain
in this city and not any too warm q
day, when II does.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

The assertion has been made fol
many years that there is nothing pater-
nal about the American government
and yet Congress, year Otter year, has
gone on appropriating money for OBJ
jects that many persons might not
hold to be the proper functions Of gov
ernment. This is done, however, on
the theory that that which benefits
a portion Of the country works to the
general good Of all. Illustrations OF
this may be found In the appropriation
for the suppression Of the gypsy moth
the bool weevil and other pests that
have done untold damage to American
crops. These pests that have cost both
the government and private persons
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-06

One Of the oddities OF law was pre-
sented to President Roosevelt the 9TH
er day by Senator Warren, Of Wyo-
ming, 1t a case that has appealed to
the President. Out in Wyoming there
is wealthy ranchman II years old
who came to this country as a boy II
years of age with his father. This
man Is known to every soul In his COM
munity has held all sorts Of honorable
elective and appointive Offices, mas
grown up with the great west, become
wealthy and through his wealth has
assisted many persons TO get their
start in life. He Is loved and honored
by everybody in the state, and yet,
Notwithstanding his life, the Offices to
which he has been elected and his high
standing in the community a level
headed, and presumably just judge has
recently declared him an allen and not
entitled to protection under the law.
Senator Warren holds that the man Is
as much a citizen as he ls, but un-
fortunately this law says otherwise
Sometime ago this old man. whose
name Senator Warren does not now
care to disclose, filed a claim against
the government and in the course Of
the investigation 1t was discovered that
the father Of the man lid not take out
his papers upon his arrival in thisl
country. AS he was the child Of anl
alien the ranchman also was an alien.
The courts hold that before he canI
have anything in court in this par
ticular case he must first take out his
first and second papers and declare
his Intentions Of being a citizen and
go through the procedure prescribed
for newly arrived immigrant, or he
will not be allowed to prosecute the
claim against the government.
"Of course" said Senator Warren,
the matter can be fixed In some way
and will be, without delay, but this
case nicely illustrates one Of the od- |
dities of the law. laid the matter be-
fore the President and he believes as |
l do that it Is a very odd situation"
The assertion has been made for
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
SINKING FUNDS.
They Originated In Scheme Devised
by Lord Stanhope.

They Originated In a Scheme Devised
by Lord Stanhope.
The general public has no idea of
the meaning of sinking fund" The
term had its origin In scheme de-
vised by Lord Stanhope in 1716 where
by certain taxes on the South Sea
Bubble) and general funds were made
perpetual, and 1t was enacted that the
surplus should be annually invested
and applied to the discharge Of the ma
tional debt BY means of 1t between
the years 1716 and 1873 the sum of
$50, 100000 Of the debt was actually
discharged. So rich became the sink
ing fund that 1t excited the cupidity
of parliament, and the grafters laid
violent hands on it, diverting it to
other purposes, so that In the succeed
ing twenty-five years only $42,500,O0
more had been paid off.
The fund got into a condition so
wretched that 1t did little in time of
peace and nothing In time of war to
discharge the national debt DIR. Price
persuaded William Pitt to adopt his
plan of investing $5,OOO,O00 every year
at compound interest until with the &C
cumulations the sum amounted to $780,
100000, when 1t was to be invested at
simple interest only, leaving the
amount of interest annually redeemed
at the disposal of parliament DR..
Price said: Let a state be supposed
TO run In debt $1O,OO00OO a year, for
which 1t pays interest at per cent
In seventy years a debt Of 100000.
600 would be incurred. But an appro
priation of 100000 year employed
as a sinking fund at compound inter
est would at the end of this time leave
the nation beforehand $4,000 00O."-
New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
History Of Iunru


The earliest recorded history-we
might say prehistoric, the hieroglyph-
ical-that has come down to us has
been in carvings on ivory and bone.
Long before metallurgy was known
among the prehistoric races carvings
on reindeer horn and mammoth tusk
evidence the antiquity of the art.
Fragments of horn and ivory engraved
with excellent pictures of animals have
been found in caves and beds of riv-
ers and lakes. There are specimens
in the British museum, also in the
Louvre, of the Egyptian skill In ivory
carving attributed to the age of Moses
In the latter collection are chairs or
seats of the sixteenth century B. c.
inlaid with ivory and other pieces of
the eleventh century B. G. Carving of
the precious substance" was extern
sively carried on at Constantinople dur
ing the middle ages. Combs, caskets,
horns, boxes, ETC., of carved ivory and
bone, often set il precious stones, Of
the old Roman and Anglo-Saxon peri.
DDS are frequently found in tombs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09

Here is a play which is vouched FOL
by two old ball players who saw Il
come off and admitted to be true by
the victim of the catch, big EN- Gross
once the star catcher of the Nationa
league and perhaps the heaviest hit
ting catcher that ever donned a glove.
EN- was great catcher, wonderful
thrower and grand hitter, but he haC
his weakness, and that was in CATCHING
foul flies Some facetious writer IL
those days remarked that EN- couldn't
see the high ones in daytime.
He tried for everything in sight, rar
circles around the ball and sometimes
speared it, but he never felt at ease
when one of those tall twisting fouls
went up
He was catching in Providence one
day when a Philadelphia batter poked
up a fly that looked 800 feet high
There was wind blowing, and the
ball began to twist around In circles
with En- doing merry -go-round under
1t. Finally, seeing that it was escap
Ing, he made desperate effort to TURF
quickly and fell fat on his back.
Instinctively he threw up his feet
and hands to protect his face. The
ball struck the sole of his shoe, bound
ed up into the air, and as 1t fell again
EN- reached out and caught 1t.
And the next morning Providence's
papers had the nerve to say he did II
on Chicago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
HIS GREATEST HIT.
The Batter Was Home All Right, bl
the Run Didn't Count.

The Batter Was Home All Right, but
the Run Didn't Count.
Talking Of home plates, that re-
minds me-" began Brick Morse, 'of the
greatest hit ever made. 1t was back
at the recreation grounds in San Fran
cisco, final game Of the series with
Stanford, score to 2 against US.
Remember the way that angle of
the fence came in at center field
There was one of those wooden drags
used to smooth off the infield. 1t had
been left tilted up against that corner
of the fence, supposedly out Of the
way.
II missed the first ball up, let three
bad ones pass, had a rotten high one
called on me, and 1t looked all off for
yours truly. The next one came easy.
l just shut my eyes and swung with
all my might. felt my hands sting
on the bat. l went to first! Second!
Three thousand people were up yelling
like maniacs. oh, you Brick Home
run, home rum l tagged third and
went for the plate. Slide! You gotta
slider sounded in roar like an ex-
press train crossing a trestle. Some
thing struck me a terrible smash on
the left side Of the head. 'Outp yelled
the umpire. Hit by his own batted
ballv My big hit had gone to the cen.
ter fence. struck the seat on that
smoother-seat was mounted on old
spiral bed spring-and the ball had re
bounded clear back to the platter
How near were you to home, Gin
tonY inquired listener.
"Oh, was home all right. When
came to my fingers were touching the
corner of tho
"Plate?"
"Nope. The bureau."-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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tnrew'1r about her shoulders, forcing
her to the carpet that the blaze might
not be able to gain Roadway toward
her face. The gas in the apartment
had been extinguished, and he was
forced to work In the dark, but he beat
out the flames with his hand and then
rushed into the kitchen to check the
flow of gas.
1t was easy to extinguish the flames
there and shut off the gas at the inlet.
Then he opened the doors from their
apartment to his and bore her in his
arms to his mothers room. Mrs. Fal-
lows followed and took charge of the
girl while he went for the doctor.
1t was some hours later that he was
permitted to see Ethel She had asked
for him, her mother said, and he stole
gently into the room. She put out her
uninjured hand and smiled up at him.
In some miraculous fashion her face
had not been touched by the flames.
though her masses of golden hair were
crisp and blackened.
1T was awfully brave of you, Ben"
she whispered as he bent over her.
When that explosion came the first
thing thought was that was so glad
that you were there l knew you
would help me. The doctor says you
saved my life by putting the fire out SO
quickly"
"Any one could have done it." he
protested, 'but I'm glad 1t was l."
$50 am !" she answered.
I'D like to be around all the time. If
you'll let me-" he went on in sudden
bravery.
Il was afraid you were getting to
look on me more as a sister," she said
as the blood came slowly into her
cheeks. Are you sure, Ben, that it's
not just because Of the accidentY'
'"The accident has nothing to do with
it," he protested, except that the
thought of how might have lost you
gave me the courage to speak"
II think" she smiled family, "that
we ought to be very grateful to that
gas meter. That's how first met you,
you remember"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09

From 1000 to 1900 bodies are re-
ceived in the morgue in Paris every
year. These represent suicides and
murders and not the deaths that occur
in the ordinary course Of events. And
Of these self slaughters nearly half are
drownings, which means that every
day at least two persons jump into the
Seine; two poor wretches who have
failed to find life worth living. In
the months of October and November
suicides by drowning in Paris are dou-
BILE what they are the remainder of the
year. The prospect of having to suf-
fer the hardships Of another winter,
begging about in the cold and sleeping
out in the snow, is too much for many
fate cursed wanderer An interest
Ing fact revealed by the suicide statis-
tics Of Paris is that women show a de-
cided dislike to drowning as a means
Of violent death. Four times as many
men as women are f1shed out Of the
Seine. The records show that asphyx-
iation is the favorite way with the
weaker sex for shutting off this NOR
tai coil" when 1t has ceased to be bear
able.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
A PAPER OF PINS.

Pins were introduced in the six
teenth century.
Then they were costly and highly
priced as gifts.
A paper of pins was more acceptable
than bouquet.
An act was passed in 1543 making it
illegal to charge more than eightpence
a thousand for metal pins.
Persons of quality often used pins
made of lockwood, bone and silver,
while the poor put up with wooden
skewers.
In those day husbands were often
surprised at the great amount Of mon
ey that went for pins; hence the term
pin money"
Not so many years ago the frugal
American housewife was wont to teach
pin economy by teaching her children
that canny couplet, "See a pin and
pick it up, all the day you'll have good
uck."-Philadelph Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09

A well known member of parliament
was addressing an agricultural meet
ing in the south of England and in the
course of his remarks expressed the
opinion that farmers do not sufficiently
vary their crops and make mistake
In always sowing wheat
One of the audience opposed to him
in politics asked him what crops he
would recommend.
Everything in turn" he replied.
WELL" said his interlocutor, '1f
swedes don't come up, what thenT
"Sow mustard" said the M. P.
"And if mustard doesn't come up,
what then?'
And so he went on through a whole
list Of crops until, the NJ. P.'s patience
being exhausted, he put an end to his
questioning amid roars Of laughter by
saying:
"Oh, SOW yourself, and l hope you
won't come up"
Shopping In London.
One of the first things an American
man or woman rushes out to buy in
l-OiOoh 10 SCI N1SSupic WSll cut AndSA-
intosh, and the second article to be
purchased is usually an umbrella. A
man can buy in London a smart wa
terproof which with occasional reproof-
ing will last him a lifetime for or
guineas. In New York very bad imi-
tation will cost him from $40 to $50.
The British umbrella is not only a
thing of beauty in workmanship, but
it will outlast all competitors across
the seas.-London Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09

The doorbell rang, and Howard was
ushered into the dining room by the
maid. He came up to the table and
put little packet down on the cloth.
Beth" he said, you don't mean it,
do you? l can't let you break our en-
gagement like this without telling me
what is the matter What have 1
done?"
Beth stood up, looking like a fawn
at bay. Her eyes were dilated with
fear, her hands clinched She looked
from Howard to her uncle, but did not
speak. Finally her uncle went over to
her and put his arm around her.
what is it, little giri?" he said as
one would speak to a child.
Beth began to sob and then to laugh
ITS all so funny" she sobbed. Ill
guess it's mostly my fault. l gave that
gray suit away, and the hat too" The
men glanced at each other and then
laughed. Howard made a step for
ward, but Beth ran behind her chair.
"And was at home" she said to
hint was at home, and you did not
stop-when you had asked me to 60
And was all ready and waiting for
you"
"But, Beth, 1 met that gray suit
downtown. 1 was SUR it was you,
and / didn't know what to do. l didn't
know until afterward that had gone
by your house. Don't you see, dear
But this time he came around behind
the chair, too, and Uncle John sat
down and pretended to eat his cold
dinner
When uncle John reached home the
next night he found the old smoking
jacket and slippers laid out for him.
He smelled the sulphur with which
they had been fumigated and asked no
questions, though he didn't really need
to be told where they had come from.
He had seen Beth and Howard in the
big green car steering toward the sec
ondhand district in the morning, and
he had had his hopes aroused.
Not long afterward, while Beth was
busy with her trousseau, her uncle
came in softly and heard her saying to
a caller: But there's nothing so I'M
wise as indiscriminate giving. 1 had a
lesson, and l know"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
Arhe March Of the Men o. 4arI.eb.-

In military music the march occupies
a prominent position and has been
employed not only to stimulate cour-
age, but also from about the middle
of the seventeenth century to insure
the orderly advance of troops. One of
the earliest instances of rhythmical
march is the Welsh war strain, 1.-THE
March of the Men of Harlech," which
Is supposed to have originated during
the siege Of Harlech castle In 1468.
In England the military march was
Of somewhat later development. Sir
John Hawkins in his History of Mu-
Sic tells us that its characteristic was
dignity and gravity, in which respect
1t differed greatly from the French,
which was brisk and alert, and apro-
pos Of this subject the same author
quotes a witty reply Of an Elizabethan
soldier to the French Marshal Biron's
remark that "the Ea- march, being
beaten by the >.--.n, is slow, heavy
and sluggish" '"That may be true"
he said, "but slow as it is it has
traversed your masters country from
one end to the other" Chambers
Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
wltohoraft In the nineteenth Century

u
Most people believe that witchcraft
among civilized people ended when the
Salem witch mania" ran its course
and died out in the year 1892. 1t did
as far as America Is concerned, except
among savages, but in other countries
the belief in the superstition did moi
die until a much later date, even If Il
can be truly said TO be dead now. II
France an old beggar was tortured tt
death as late as 1907 on the charge Of
being one who "communed with evi
spirits" and in Spain a witch was
burned In 1908. In 1850 In France 6
man and his wife tortured suspected
witch to death, and nothing at all was
done with them by the criminal courts
on account of the lingering belief II
sorcery. Four years later witch was
drowned in England, and In 1880 one
was burned in Mexico. In 1874, 1879
1880 and again In 1889 witches were
publicly burned In Russia, and even
as late as 1890 regular judicial trials
of witches were had In Prussia, Pc
land and Austria-Hungary.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
Keeping Up Appearances.

The tall man in the suit Of faded
black went into the first class restau-
rant and seated himself at table In
far corner. Lingering there min
ute or two, he rose stif1y and went to
the cashiers desk. IF gentleman
can't be waited on promptly in this
place." he said, with frown, "there
are plenty of other places" Then he
strolled leisurely out, picking his teeth,
and presently wended his way unob-
trusiveiy to the five cent lunch counter
around the corner.-Chicago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09

"'Tain't fair" he complained, keep.
ing fellow on the fence so. Her best
years have been spent for Dick any
how, and a woman ages Eastern a
man. If she'd given me her address,
I'd have settled 1t months ago"
Josiah went up the aisle to his own
pew. Above the high back Of the min
ister's pew there arose q white sailor
hat, swathed with an airy muslin scarf
Beneath it soft waves Of curling hair
rippled across a brow from which all
traces of care had been resolutely
smoothed away.
Josiah, watching with some curiosity
until she turned her head slightly,
caught the clear profile and noted the
soft color in her cheek. 1t was Wini-
fred! All at once there dawned upon
him the truth that immortal youth is
not at the mercy Of added years and
that better than the passing beauty Of
girlhood Is that womanliness which
shall outlast the ages
''I'm glad l didn't know where to
WRITE" thought Josiah, with a sense Of
narrow escape and growing feeling Of
anxiety.
Winifred was unaware of his pres
ence until she heard his voice in the
closing hymn. AS the last notes ceased
she turned to him, smiling straight up
into his anxious face.
well, Josiah" she said
And Josiah wondered why he had not
known before that raiment, whether it
be the unbecoming gray Of past years
or the crisp muslin that seemed to give
back to him the love Of his early years,
was not worthy of a passing thought.
1t was the old Winifred who smiled up
at him out Of those clear eyes. Nettie
Searles and the throng about them
We're alike forgotten. He only thought
Of the woman before him-the only wo-
man in the world for him-and all
Bloomville had its answer to a long
winter of speculation and comment as
he stopped to kiss her In the crowded
church. Winifred Lanes best years
were yet to come.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
Gresnmioh Observatory

In the year 1875 King Charles II. Of
England founded the royal observatory
at Greenwich in order that astronom-
ical observations might be made for
the assistance of sailors. The history
of the observatory has been the his
tory of chronology and of this practi-
cal side of astronomy. Its work and
It's standards have become distinctly
international. The meridian of Green
wich now determines the longitude of
the Notwithstanding
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-09
An Eskimo Leaend.

Among the Eskimos, the angakos or
sorcerer who would visit Sedna, the
goddess who lives underground or in
the depths of the ocean, presiding over
one Of the countries to which souls go
after death, must first pass the arsis-
sut-the dwellings of the happy dead
and then cross an abyss in which a
wheel as slippery as ice Is constantly
turning round. Arriving at the house
of Sedna, he finds it guarded by terri
BILE animals, sometimes described as
seals, and sometimes as dogs, and
when within the house passage he has
to cross an abyss by means Of bridge
as narrow as knife edge.