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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
MAKING THINGS DO.
Willing Sacrifices People Will Make In
Tina of Mar

0bltn9 OdCflHCe TSOPi6 WIN w dRS IN
Time Of War.
Not the only heroes of war were
those who bore the musket and sword.
The women and children who stayed
at home and kept up heart in spite of
the privations of siege are to be num-
bered among the valiant. A glimpse
of some of the southern domestic econ
omies during the civil war is given by
Miss NJ. J. Walsh in her personal rec
objections printed by the Mississippi
Historical society:
Among the glorious achievements OF
that time the makeshifts at home de-
serve recognition, for they represent
ingenuity and willing sacrifice AS
various articles gave out substitutes
were found If no substitute could be
invented for an article we simply did
without
Coffee, the southerners' daily beyer-
age, was manufactured from parched
corn, burnt corn bread, even burnt
molasses. Sweet potatoes cut into
small squares, dried, parched and
ground were also used The stimulat-
ing effect was lacking. but It was all
the better for our nerves. For tea,
young raspberry leaves dried were
used
Sugar was a serious problem, and
molasses was as precious as sugar.
what shall we do when the present
supply of Louisiana molasses gives
out| was burning question, and the
only answer was, do without"
Grits were eaten for rice. When
we wanted soda we swept the fireplace
clean and burned corncobs.
Mustard and pepper were made Of
home grown products. Salt was cost
~. Every bit was shaken off dry
pork and used All brine was boiled
down and dried Still the supply grew
lower and lower. Some one discovered
that the dirt floors Of the old smoke
houses were salt mines, so to speak.
The dirt was put in hoppers and run
down, the brine boiled and dried.
All new cloth had to be manufactur-
ed at home from raw material. The
dyestuffs were made from roots, bark,
walnuts and indigo
Shoes were rough affairs made from
the hides of beeyes, cured by the ne
groes. Buttons were made of coarse
thread or persimmon seeds. Caps were
cut out of cloth and hats plated from
palmetto.
Letters were written on the blank
leaves Of books, the wrong side Of wall
scraps or old envelopes turned and
pasted together
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
Good For Twenty.

Lawyers get stung as easily as 9th
er people" said one who practices iii
the criminal courts. Here's what hap
pened to me the other day: A friend OF
mine tipped me off that there was a
case coming up In special sessions and
it would be easy to get the defendant
ii negro. free.
There's a twenty in it for you,' he
added. I've got another case on up
stairs or | would take it myself
Sure enough, | got the fellow off,
and when we reached the corridor |
politely intimated that l had heard
there was twenty awaiting me for
MY trouble.
Sure thing, boss said the negro,
diving into his pockets. 1T certainly
am worth twenty. all right Without a
smile lie handed over two dimes. y"
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

Tho Dangling Key informs You the
Tenants Are Out, but Friends Who
Call Are at Liberty to Unlock the
Door and Enter and Rest.
When the Swedes go calling, they
lock up and then hang the door key on
the bell or the doorknob or some other
conspicuous place. When they go visit
ing for Il few weeks. bolts and bars are
slid into place. and then out goes the
key. II the house is shut up for an en-
tire season or full year. the gayly
swinging door key says Not at home"
10 passersby.
There is no kicking your heels on the
doormat in Sweden while the bell or
knocker awakes the echoes In an emp
~ house. Agents, peddlers. friends
and relatives all know this message of
the door key and seeing 1t out pass by.
AS can be readily imagined. this
strange custom has been put to good
use In many instances when visitors
were not wanted. Instead of telling
the maid TO inform callers that Mrs.
Jones is not at home the mistress says
to Jennie: "Hang out the door key at
O'Clock this afternoon and bring Ii In
at 8. | don't wish to see any one for
few hours."
About the first of the month In GER
tain districts door keys swing to the
breezes In great numbers, and collect
q oil 10
misuse. scratch their heads in perplex-
lty at this not at home signal.
Many. amusing stories are told OF
creditors sitting down to await the re
turn of their man while the debtor sat
on the other side of the locked door
and chuckled. There have been in
stances where collector has taken
the key, unlocked the door and entered
the house to be met by the owner. who
calmly laughed over his ruse. Again
creditor has entered house In which
he supposeS the owner TO be hiding on
Is 10 find II vacant and to be caught by
the irate master. arrested and made t.
pay fine while the debtor got an ex-
tension of time on his bill.
These illegitimate uses of this very
old custom of not only leaving the
latchstring out. but also putting the
door key nj the disposal of all who
pass, are not discovered at first glance.
and they are really very much in the
minority. for Sweden is pre-eminently
an honest land. In and around about
Stockholm there is very little need of
policemen or strong boxes. for every
man. however low down IN the social
scale, seems 10 have due respect for
another's property.
Although Il few of the more suspi-
cious. or the foreigners who have not
been brought up In this strange Gus
tom of leaving the door key out. may
lock up with bolts from the inside and
use another door for exit when they
leave home for an extended visit. the
old residents actually leave their homes
Mt the disposal of any who may care to
enter.
Friends who call and find the key
out feel at perfect liberty TO unlock the
door, enter and rest bit before pass
ing ON. Strangers seldom misuse the
confidence.
The custom started ages ago when II
was the usual thing for holy men" or
priests TO travel through Swedish VII
lagsa- sSappvag<tP -lsAxe tAslE blessing
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Too many of us consider an excuse
q reason.
Everything sounds like an encore to
some men.
The philosophical person is apt not
to be when considering troubles of his
own.
Many man who thinks he is getting
into a peach orchard really finds his
way into lemon grove
There are lots of answers to the ques-
ton, whats the user but the man
who asks it never wants one.
When an acquaintance says to you,
81 am going TO be honest with you"
brace yourself to hear something dis
agreeable.
Most of us when we ride free horse
start out on a walk, quicken into a
brisk trot, then break into a wild gal
Top and are thrown.-Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
The Moorhen.

What could be more perfect defense
than the device of the moorhen? She
sinks herself in the water beneath an
overhanging root or bank. leaving only
her bill in sight. And that looks like
fallen leaf. You may stand within
six feet of her, and she will not move,
so sure is she that her ruse win sue
ceed.-London Standard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

ManZan Pile Remedy, put up in con
venient, collapsible tubes with nozzle at
tachment so that the remedy may be APP
piled at the very seat of the!trouble, thus
relieving almost instantly bleeding, itch
ing or portruding piles. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Sold at
IL. B. Aliens drug store
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
A MANcHURIAN INN.
Chinese Food and Beds-High Walls
A. D..a.AA An.;..A TLio..on

Chinese Food and Beds-High Walls
to Protect Against Thieves.
The inn at Telling. which was similar
to the inns al over northern Manchu-
ria, had big compound surrounded
by a high mud wall with gates The
long distance carts going down the
country with beans and bringing back
goods are driven inside these com
pounds for safety frow robbers each
night, says the South alma Post, and
during the great hauling season IN win
ter these inns are crowded.
The walls of the inns are of mud
plastered on center wall made by
weaving reeds together. The windows
are mostly of oiled paper, with possi-
bly, one small pane of glass IN the
center The rafters are rounded tim
bers on which are spread reeds. then
layer of coarse mating and then
packed mud. In the cities the better
inns have brick walls and tiled roofs.
but are otherwise about the same.
1t was necessary to sleep on the
"k'ang" and eat Chinese food In
these inns the first place entered Is the
Kitchen. a square space with mud floors
and raised mud ovens with clay and
iron pots. From this one passes
through a cloth hung doorway into the
inn proper. At Telling this was TWEEN
ty to sixty feet, down the middle of
which was an eight foot aisle with
packed mud floor.
on each side were ranged the
"k'angs." raised mud entertainments.
brick faced. some thirty inches high
and six feet wide. On these are spread
mattings, and here all guests roll them.
selves in their own blankets and sleep
side by side. with their feet TO the
wall and their heads to the center
aisle. A fire underneath runs the
length OF each range" and fire at
one end furnishes the hot air. which
passes through and out at mud
chimney and warns the sleepers.
The meals are served on these
.kangs" ON little tables about foot
high. At these inns a teapot is "a
ways kept warm over a fire In a raised
mud embankment In the middle Of the
main afsla
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

Sufferers who say theyhave tried every
thing without benefit are the people we
are looking for. We want them to know
from glad experience that Ely's Cream
Balm will cure Cold in the Head, Hay
Fever, and the most advanced and most
obstinate forms of Nasal Catarrh. This
remedy acts directly on iDflamt sensitive
membranes. Cleansing, soothing and
healing. One trial will convince you Of
Its healing power. Price SOC, All drug
gists, or mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren
ST, New YORK
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
He Gould Walk.

All are not soldiers who wear uni
form, as General Lew Wallace found
out at Fort Donelson. He saw four
soldiers carrying tifth. who seemed
to be wounded.
Cant that man walk without assist.
ancef" asked Wallace.
"Oh, no." said the men. "He is
dying"
Just then shell exploded near by,
and the -four men dropped their burden
and fled. The man who was supposed
TO be wounded leaped to his feet and
ran even .fasier thap the others. >.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

A baldheaGed physician said: al used
to be dreadfully subject to colds even
in the sumIler / had to wear a black
skullcap all the time The minute |
took it OF | began to sneeze and
wheeze But now for a year | have
not once worn a skullcap. and have
not once had a cold Why. could 90
and stanl blreheaded in a snowstorm
without ans III eject. Ny immunity
to colds comes from this: Every morn
ing | put my head under the cold wa
ter splgot and let the cold water run
for minute on my bald crown. This
is a refreshing thing. and since | he
gan to do il have never had a cold"-
Milwaukee Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

Minister'S Wife Ito her husband
VIII you help me to put the drawing
room carpet down today, dear? The
room is beautifully clean. Minister
(vexatiouslyl-Ah. well. | suppose
Will have to. Wife-And don't forget.
John. dear, while you are doing it that
you are minister Of the gospel.-Lon-
don Tit Bits
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
Then There Was a Row.

snow, sir" she commanded. Took
me In the face and deny. If you dare.
that you married me for money!
He raised his eyes until they were di-
rected to her countenance and faltered.
well. | think earned the cash,
don't You. dearT'-London Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

Nature ''makes all things beautiful in
their time" Every one of life's seasons,
when life moves on Natures lines has its
own charm and beauty. Many women
dread that period when they must ex-
perience change of life. They fear than
face and form may suffer by the change,
and that they may fail to please those
whom they love. The value of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription in this crisis
Of women's life lies in the fact that it
assists Nature. Its use preserves the
balance and buoyancy of the mind and
sustains the physical powers. Many
women have expressed their gratitude for
the help and comfort given by "Favorite
Prescription" in this trying period Its
benefits are not passing but permanent.
Not patent medicine" because all its
ingredients are printed on the botte wrap
per.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
Changed Opinions.

You think ii want of Judgment that
one changes his opinion. Is it proof
that your scales are bad because they
vibrate with every additional weight
that is added to either side Maria
EdgeWorth.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

IIN LIFNGu NtFN 7 uFITEIJs
''Dick proposed to me last night"
what did you tell him.
81 said he had better ask mamma
And what do you think the wretch
sald?"
Goodness knows"
HE said he had asked her already
and she wouldn't have him."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
A settIer.

Friend Didn't your husband rave
when you showed him the dressmak-
ers bills Wife Rather. Friend-And
how did you quiet him? Wife, show
ed him the milliner's next. and then he
became absolutely speechless.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

"Pineules" (non- alcoholic) made from
resin from our Pine Forests used for hun
dreds of years for bladder and Kidney
diseases. Medicine for thirty days, 81. 90.
Guaranteed. Sold at IL. b. Aliens drug
store.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

City Boarder- When you exchanged
cattle with Farmer Smith. did you get
quid pro quo? Farmer Jones No
Nelghbor Smith didn't try no sich
mean tricks on me- We snapped fair
and even. Baltimore American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
Trouble.

sometimes | think | have more trou-
Dies than any other man on earth"
Nonsense! Look at Thompson. He's
got wife, an automobile and a sure
system for beating the races Les
lies Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

One Easter a Methodist minister in
the south wrote TO ]. Pierpont Morgan
and asked him to subscribe to the cree
ton of new church.
"Since / am an EplscopaIian," Mr..
Morgan wrote back, 81 can't consclen-
tiously join this Easter subscription to
the building of Methodist church.
Before erecting your new church.
though, you are going. | understand, to
tear the old church down. For that
purpose | gladly inclose my check for
$3.50"
To please will always be the wish OF
benevolence: 70 be admired, the con
q IL L.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

From those trust God guard me,
from those mistrust will guard my
self Italian Proverb.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
wiIIina to Aocept an Apology.

WFTIIHy 20 FFCOSpN 81 NPUIOYy'
Priscilla Gust arrived = Are there
any men here? Phyllis-Oh, there are
a few apologies for men! Priscilla
Well, if an apology is offered to me
shall accept it.-London Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
He Liked the Family.

Apologies only account for that
which they do not alter israeli.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21

A moments patience is ten years
comfort. -Greek Proverb.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
INDEcESTIoN's RECORD

GIndigestion is making an awful record
as a cause of sudden deaths. 1t is beat
ing heart-failure in its CHASTITY harvest.
QYou read in the papers daily of appar,
emily healthy and even robust men being
suddenly attacked with acute indigestion
after enjoying hearty meal, and of theif
dying IN many cases before q physician
could be called in.
CThis should be warning to you who
suffer with regular or periodical attacks
of indigestion. If these unfortunate vic
tins Of acute indigestion had taken a
small dose of Green's August Flower be-
fore or after their meals they would not
have fallen prey to such sudden seizures.
QAugust Flower prevents indigestion by
creating good digestion. 1t also regulates
the liver, purifes the blood and tones up
the entire system in natural way.
qTwo sizes, 25c and 7sc. All druggists.
FOR sALR BY
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
DOOR KEYS IN SWEDEN
Curious Custom of Hanging Them
Outside the Doors.
HOUSES LOCKED, YET OPEN.

Tho Dangling Key informs You the
Tenants Are Out, but Friends Who
Call Are at Liberty to Unlock the
Door and Enter and Rest.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-21
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-03
HELD AS HOSTAGE.
Iaid MacIean Prisoner in the Hands
of Bandit Raisuli.

Tangier, Morocco, July 3.-Kaid Gen.
eraI Sir Harry MacLean, commander OF
the sultans body guard, has been mace
a prisoner by Raisu1i, the bandlt cnleI
and will be held as hostage by the
latter until the sultan agrees to par
don Raisuli on his own terms. General
MacLean was negotiating with Ralsull
regarding the latter's pardon when ne
was made prisoner. General MacLeah
is a former officer of the British army
and is descended from an old Scotch
family All his influence with the sultan
has been exercised in the interests OF
civilization and humanity and ne is uni
yersally respected even among the Inose
fanatical of the foreign hating moore.
The latest exploit of Raisuli in captur-
ing Kaid General Sir Harry MacLean'
brings the noted bandit to pubic at
tention after a period of comparative
retirement MacLean is probably the
most influential man in Morocco, being
the English adviser who organized the
snlItan's army and civil administration
and who stands next to the sultan MINI
self in the practical conduct OF MoroG {.
even more of an achievement Tor
Raisuli than his former captures OF
Perdfcaras and Harris, the latter the
London Times correspondent II RaI-
suits capture of MacLean proves c 10y,
rect. the bandit had an unusually rlcn
prize with which to negotiate with the
s11Itan. and possibly with England, TO
whom MacLean still holds alleglance,
and with France and Spain VINO are
Jointly charged with the lnterhatloIldi
policing of Morocco. 49,
Demands q Ransom. e 3"
Paris July 3-Advices received here
from Morocco say that Raisuh not only
announces that he will make his own
conditions for his pardon put oeInalu ~
the payment of a ransom before ne VIII
80 General MacI.ean at liberty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-03
.EMERALDS AT AUCTION.
Uncle Sam Will Sell Stones Valued
at $5,S4S.

, New York, July 3.-United States
Marshal HenkeI will conduct an auc-
ton on July-9 in the federal building
to dispose of 21S carats of loose emer-
Tbev are valued at $5,S4S and were
brought to America by Manuel j.
Suarez, a passenger on the steamship
Oceanic, October 8, 1906. Suarez did
not declare the gems. he was ar
Cling but was released on forfeiture OF
At the time of the seizure story
was circulated that the emeraios We're
government. having disappeared some
Six years ago while in the hands of an
express company between Bogota ana
paris. Detectives, it Is said
searched all Europe for the gems, as
ITeIl as for others of better quality
which had disappeared in the same
rnvst eriOuS manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-03
GIVES WAR MEDALS.
The Emperor of Japan Confers Hon
ors on 20 Americans.

Washington, July 5.-The emperor
of Japan has bestowed war medals
upon 20 Americans who participated
in the recent Russo-Japanese war.
The list is composed of ten women
(volunteer nurses) and 10 cores
pondents of American papers.
The medals are of golden bronze
about the size of a double eagle, bear
ing on the face the crossed imperial
standards of Japan, surmounted by
the rising sun. The reverse presents
conventional monumental shaft,
f1anked by a branch of palm and one
of laurel.
They are known as the Imperial
Order of the Crown"
Doctor Anita Newcomb MCGEE of
this city Is awarded the order of the
sixth class, while the remainder of the
the recipients of orders of the seventh
class. The nurses who received medals
are. besides Mrs. MCGEE: Misses Mary
GIadwin, Sophia Newell. Alice KEN
memer, Genevieve Russell, Ella King,
Minnie Cook, Abel Neeb, Elizabeth c.
Kratz and Adelaide MacKereth.
The war correspondents are: Rich
mond Smith. the Associated Press;
George KEENAN,. the Outlook, Oscar
King Davis. and William Lewis, New
York Herald; w. G. Morgan. New
York Tribune: Franklin Clarkin. New
York Evening Post; Stanley Wash
burn, Chicago Daily News: Grant Wal
lace. San Francisco Evening Bulletin
F. H. Schulz, Commercial Advertiser;
Frederick Palmer and ]. H. Hare, Col
Iiers Weekly; Herbert G. Pointing.
Harpers Weekly; Richard Harding
Davis. Golfers weekly; John Fox,
Scribners Magazine; James Ricalton,
Travel Magazine: Richard Barry,
Eastern Illustrated War News; j. M.
Cochran. Leslie's Weekly; w. H. Brill,
the Associated Press and Reuters Tel
egram Agency and Jack London,
Do