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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10

Assistant Chemist Provost Hubbard of
been leveling half mile stretch of
road near Newton, Mass. for the lay
Ing Of the first molasses road.
This molasses is the almost useless
byproduct OF the great cane sugar re-
fineries of the south and the beet
sugar refiperies of the west and south
west 1t is sickishly sweet, nearly as
black and as thick as tar and almost
| az powerful as binder. Having al
ways been waste product, it can be
bought at lower price than coal tar
and in greater quantities. In labora-
tory experiments 1t behaved so well
| and held out such promises for IDEAL
roads that the practical test of real
road was decided upon.
'Slag rs the useless byDrOduct OF
the blast furnaces and molasses as the
useless byproduct or the sugar Are
dneries," circular issued By the Office
Of public roads says, may in 4 few
years revolutionize country road build
ing. create demand for more extend
ed roads Ia the United States, where
those products are most easily to be
had. and add millions to the wealth
of the country by putting cash
value on hitherto waste material.
While experts are laboring with
| these experiments in the east, south
and middle west, another scientist,
nlso from the Office of public roads, is
engaged at Independence, Kan. in try
| Ing to devise method Of constructing
oiled roads analogous TO the methods
which have produced the famous oiled
roads of southern California. He is
mixing heavy oils, possessing pro-
nounced asphaltc bases, with natural
soil and sand and compacting the
| preparation SO formed with tamping
| roller.
The oiled roads of California have
ers and fruit growers of that fertile
state in the last few years by sup
| pressing the dust that formerly arose
in binding clouds with the passing Of
every vehicle. Those dust clouds,
fioatine TO adjacent fields and or
chards, deprecated the price OF farm
| produce and lowered the values Of
| real estate to startling degree. The
| sprinkiing of oil was tried, and the
dust was held in check Then some
| Of the roads were plowed and the oil
mixed with the earth and the mass
| firmly rolled to a properly crowned
surface. Splendid results followed in
| most instances"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10
The Ceremony Was Wonderful Cne
Ii: Louis Xp,.s Tirre.

IN "Menoirs Of the Comtesse de
E2ige' G7SI-1SlD, edited from the
original manuscript by Charles Nicoul-
laud, is found the following realistic
description of the "coucher' of Louis
XVI.:
THE kings coat, waistcoat and shirt
wpge taken OFT. He stood there naked
10 the waist scratching and rubbing
himself as If he had been alone, in the
presence of the whole court and often
many strangers of distinction. The
Iirst valet handed the nightshirt TO the
most highly qualified person. to one Of
the princes Of the blood If any were
present. This was n right and not a
favor. When the person was one with
whom he was on familiar terms the
King would often play tricks while
putting il on, stepping on one side TO
make the holder run after him accom-.
paaring these charming Jokes with
loud gufTGws, which greatly veyed
those who were sincerely attached TO
him. When his shirt was on he put
on his dressing gown, while three val
cts unfastened his waist belt and knee
hrecches, which fell 10 his ankles, and
III tAat garb, scarcely able TO walk with
these ridiculous letters. be would shut
fg round the circle of those In wait
Ing When the king had had enough
oF it. he shutiicd backward to an arm
chair which was pushed into the mid
Gle OF the room and dropped into it,
lifting NJ his legs. Two pages on
thair knees Immediately seized his
LEGS, pulled OF the kings shoes and let
thcm drop with a crash, which was =
point Of etiquette AS soon us he heard
the noise the asher opened the door,
sayiag. Gentlemen will please pass
out Those present went away. and
the ceremony was finished However,
the person who was holding the can
dlesticl. was allowed to stay ii he had
anything special to say to the king,
and hence The value that was attached
to this strange favor"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10

An old vicar had n groom who had
been detected stealing his masters
oats The vicar had not decided what
course to take, and meantime the
groom had gone TO the curate to ask
him t. plead for him. and the sympa-
thetic young fellow FASTENED to the
rectory to appeal to the vicar. The
old vicar heard his curate out hu
looked obdurate, SO rs q last resource
the curate quoted Scripture as a plea
for leliency aud said we were taught
when man took our coat to let him
take the cloak as well
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10
Banks Make Donation For Now Roads

AS starter for fund to construct
new road from Rock river bridge to
the town hall in Drury township, ILL.,,
three banks In Moline, ILL.,, have dc.
mated $1,000 toward the fund of 500.
600 which will be raised for the ex-
penses of the road. Each bank gave
one-third Of the amount. 1t will mean
a great deal to the city Of Moline. as 1t
will be direct thoroughfare to the
south end of the county. The road will
be a regulation state road and will
allow ample room for any kind Of vehi.
cles to pass.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10
-AG-hSPi|ALT ROAD.
Governments Tests to Provide a
DustIeSs Highway.
NOVEL USE FOR MoLASSES.
Waste Product OF Sugar Hefineries
Utilized as Binder For "Candy"
Highway Near Newton, Mass.--Oil
Tried In Kansas.

Utilized as Binder For a "Candy"
Highway Near Newton, Mass.--Oil
Tried In Kansas.
Chicago js TO have a dustless road,
and superintendent NJ. j. Doherty Of
the department of streets and the su-
perintendents of all the park systems
are awaiting the result OF the expert
ment with interest.
The road will be constructed Of blast
furnace Stag combined with asphalt or
tar by the office Of public roads of the
United States department of agrlcul-
ture. 1t will be one Of number OF
experiments conducted by the depart
ment i'll the effort to give the nation
dust proof thoroughfares. Possibly the
south side parks.
II the results are az satisfactory as
the preliminary conditions indicate, the
slag-asphalt or slagtar roads will real
tze the hope of the scientists for both
the utilization Of byproducts and the
attainment of dustless road
The road to be constructed in Chi
Engineer Vernon NJ. Peirce will be of
Stag and asphalt. It will be carefully
observed during the trying months Of
winter. II In the spring 1t has been
esta blished that this class of road re-
mals firm, does not rut. sheds water
and makes but little dust, vast step
forward viii have been taken in road
building,
More novel than this, however. the
Office Of public roads has been prepar-
ing In the east TO lay stretch of
what facetious writer's ere almost cer-
tain TO label 'candy" road. In all
flights Of fancy 1t is probable that no
body except a scientist would go so
far a;ield in research as to adopt mo-
lasses as a road building material but
that Is exactly what has been done
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10

In Re: Partition Of In Orphans Court
Real Estate OF Rich } ot Sullivan County
ard Swingle, late Of No MAY T, 1908.
Foy Twp.,5ulivan Co, Pa, deceased.
10 Henrietta Swingle, widow, Celesta
LOCKWOOD, Abbie Masters, Albert Swingie
Ada Val, tohn Swingle, Ina Terwillger;
all he heirs at law OF said decedent:
You are hereby notified that rule has
been granted upon YOU as the heirs of
said decedent, and all parties in interest,
10 he and appear before the above court,
81 l.aporte. Pennsylvania, on Monday
December ii, 1908, to accept or refuse
inc purparts described iu the writ Of par
tiiion in the above case and the return
thereto and further TO proceed according
10 Law,
JUDS0N BROWN. Sheriff,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-10

Estate of Lyman U. Harvey, late OF La.
porte township, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters OF
aduintstratiou upon the estate Of Lyman
undersigned. All persons endebted to
said estate are requested to make pay
meut and those hayiug claims or demands
against the same will make them known
without delay to
LEE Il. GAFITr, Admr.
Sonestown, Pa.
November !. 1908.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11


Petrarch was at this time young
man of engaging appearance, comely
If not strikingly handsome, with a
high color and complexion rather fair
than dark. His eyes were animated
in expression and remarkably keen Of
sight-in the Laurentian library por-
trait they are rather small, but very
clear and beautiful-he was of middle
height, and his limbs, though not very
strong, were well knit and agile. In
early and middle life his health was
robust, and he was extremely tenn
perate in his habits, drinking nothing
but water throughout his childhood
and down to the close of the period
Of youth" From the Laurentian por-
raft we see further that he had an
intellectual face, with a rather low
but very massive forehead, a large,
straight nose, delicately arched eye
brows, high and well modelled cheek
bones and beautiful mouth, with lips
that shut at once firmly and smilingly
-"Petrarch, His Life and Times"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
Wanted the aerocery Seats. :

Leigh Lynch while he lived was a
happy man. In the first place, he was
the husband of lovely and gentle Anna
Teresa Berger, the belle Of the bell
ringers in her girlhood; secondly, he
had the years long friendship and in
innate companionship of Eugene Field;
thirdly, he was the father of family
Of children in whom was centered his
unselfsh hope. He used to carry his
business cares and pleasures home,
where he was always sure of ready
and generous sympathy. For several
years he was treasurer of the Union
Square theater in New York. One
evening at dinner, in the presence Of
his little daughter, Marie, he men
toned to Mrs. Lynch that the gross
receipts of the week had risen to an
unprecedented height The next day
Marie asked to be taken to the matt
nee.
'All right, dumping" assented the
fond father what seats would you
likeT
'fWell, papa" she replied, I'D like
to have them grocery seats you telled
us detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
A Fatal Austrian FIaa.

Once there was an epidemic OF plague
at Odessa, in Russia, which lasted
more than a year. 1t had most re-
markable origin, being due to a fatal
flag. An Austrian vessel arrived at
Odessa, bringing one Of the crew who
had died during the voyage. The sail
or was duly inferred In the Catholic
cemetery at the port, and at the fu-
neral the Austrian flag was carried by
two seamen. On their way back to
the vessel the men entered a great
number of saloons and laid down the
flag while drinking. A very short
time afterward the sailors who had
carried the flag died, and before long
it was found that people were Ill In
all the houses where the men had call
ed with the fatal flag. Soon the plague
spread throughout Odessa, filling all
with terror and claiming a frightful
toll. There is no doubt that the flag
contained the plague bacilli In the
folds and so spread the disease
Baltimore SUM-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11

Across the stream a little above the
bank a beautiful white creature was
running rapidly about among the
stones. 1t would often vanish for a
time, then come into view again at
some distance from the hole into
which it had disappeared. Ever on
the move, peering and shifting here,
there and everywhere, it would have
been almost invisible on the snow in
It's coat of pure white were 1t not for
the Jet black tip on its tail and the
flashing deep brown eyes and inquisi-
tive nose.
This graceful, active little creature
was the ermine, with whose white fur
we are all familiar and which in many
countries is used for the royal robes Of
kings and queens to be worn at coro-
nations and on other very special occa-
sions. 1t is also used in some coun-
tries for the trimming of the cloaks Of
judges which they wear when sitting
in court, and there is a saying that
when a man is made a judge he "dons
the ermine" In the olden days the fur
of the ermine was symbolic Of purity.
In this country the pretty white fur
made up with the black tips of the
tails placed at regular intervals is very
popular.-Charles Livingston Bull in
Metropolitan Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
ESTABLISHED 1875

trembling in the might of her demand
for happiness for his motherless girl?
Was this the woman whom he had be-
lieved without feeling?
"Hettyr' he cried and held out his
hand.
She took it and stood looking sadly
up at him.
"Hetty, 1 didn't think you cared in
that way. thought you hated me for
the way I'd treated you after goin'
with you for two years. never
thought you missed me as I've missed
you all these years. I'd give them all
only to live over the two happy years
when we kept company. How differ
ent''-
you've rememberedr' the widow
cried, and her wan cheeks flushed.
"Im very lonesome here, Samuel, but
I won't be any more when know
you've remembered. Now go out and
put up your horse. Tommy's away for
the holidays, and I'm all alone. The
young folks are comm back here for
dinner, and you must join us, sociable
ike, and forgive them Tor runnln
away
"Hetty," pleaded the squire, the light
of determination in his eyes. Tets run
away too! My horse is better'n Char
lies, Well get to the parsonage most
as quick as they do. Here, put on
your wrapsp' he commanded.
mo, no, Samuel"-her face flaming
mot after the way l talked. 1t looks
as though was hintin' -"
We've wasted altogether too much
time already, Hetty. Put this scarf
over your ears. It's too cold for
bunnit."
'Oh, Samuel, we're too old to be so
foolishr' she faltered.
Were not too old to love" he as
sured her as he tied on the scarf
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
onIv On. Sea Power.

In the audacity Of puny triumphs
nations are called sea powers, but
there is only one sea power, and that
Is the sea itself. Far famed our ma
vies melt away" Within a hundred
yards Of the best charted shore stout
ships are as bubbles. That sea that is
as familiar when calm to little boats
and ferries and tugs as are the thor
oughfares of a city to its crowd of
humanity takes on all the aspect OF
chaotic terror when winds and storms
prevail. The waters so close as to re-
feet the friendly lights of the great
metropolis are as alien to the forces OF
men as are the depths of the farthest
ocean. Lord Byron's "Apostrophe' has
lost none of its tremendous reality in
all the progress from the little wooden
sailers to our greatest merchantmen
and ironclads. Nor can its truth be
lessened in all the maturest develop
ment we can dream of.-Kansas City
TimaS
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
EnaIish SPORTING Parsons.

TO the London Times a correspond
emit writes: "Once when duke OF
Grafton was thrown into a ditch a
young curate who had been closely
competing with him for pride Of place
shouted, Lie still, your grace and
cleared him and his hunter and the
fence at bound. So pleased was the
duke with the performance that he
declared be would give the young di-
vine his first vacant living and not
long afterward carried out the prom
Use, yowing that If the curate had
stopped to pull him out of the dixie he
would never have patronized him.
Sporting parsons are still to be found
in almost every county today who can
hold their own in the first flight when
hounds run hard and some of the keen
est fox hunters In all times have been
supplied from tine ranks of the clergy.
Even the warning against their
'hawkynge, huntynge and dansynge' in
the reign of King Henry vi. appears
to have had very little effect"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11

p Many people go through life dissat-
isfed and unhappy because they do not
have what their neighbors have. They
allow themselves to be constantly net
tied by comparing themselves with 9TH
ers better off.
Now, about as poor business as one
can engage in is to go through life with
ones eyes so fixed upon what others
have that he cannot enjoy his own
Everywhere we see prosperous peo-
pie who are making a great deal Of
money. and yet they are dissatisfied,
discontended, unhappy, restless. They
rove about from place to place, trying
to find pleasure in this thing or that,
but always disappointed. They think
If they could only get somewhere else
than where they are, do something else
than what they are doing, if they could
only go abroad, travel over different
countries in touring car or in an auto
mobile, they would be happy. Their
eyes are always focused upon some
thing in dreamland instead of some
thing in the land Of reality.
They mistake the very nature Of hap
piness, They put the emphasis on the.
wrong things,
The secret Of happiness is not in your
fortune, but in your heart. 1t does not
consist of having, but in being. 1t is a
condition of mind. Success Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
A TRAGEDY of Niagara.

The story of Niagara is full Of
strange tragedies. One of the most
dramatic of them is as follows: A hun
dred yards above the brink of the
American falls rock ten feet square
projects for foot above the water in
midstream. One morning the inhabit-
ants awoke and saw a man sitting on
it. The noise of the rapids prevented
verbal communication. They did not
do not and never will know how he
got there. He stayed there thirtysix
hours The people telegraphed to Buff
falo, and the railway company sent
one excursion train after another for
thirty-six hours to see the man on the
rock They painted signs and stuck
them up for the man to read, saying,
1--WE will save you" Two hundred
yards above there is bridge. From
this by ropes they foated RATS with
provisions to him. At the end of his
stay big raft came for him to get on.
What they were going to do with him
If they got him in this seething rapid
is not known. He tried and failed
and went over the fall, and that is all.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
STRICTLY Business.

"Sir,'' began a stranger as he walk
ed directly up to a business man, i
a1a strictly on business"
$50 am u
"Goodl 1 believe every man should
furnish money for his own tombstone"
$50 do l."
Good again! 1 want to raise $25
to pay for a stone over my grave.
What assistance will you render the
enterprise? I want a business an
swer"
"You shall have it, sir. Unless you
Immediately take your departure l will
aid the enterprise by furnishing the
corpse"
The stranger hurried off.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
Plants That Poison One Another

1t is matter of common observation
that grass does not grow SO well close
to trees as in the open. The same is
true of grains. Experiments In Eng
land and in this country have shown
that the deleterious effects of the near
neighborhood> of grass and trees are
mutual. The tree suffers as well as the
grass and grain. This is especially
true of fruit trees. The cause is as
cribed to the excretions by the trees. on
the one hand, of substances poisonous
to the grass and by the grass; on the
ether hand, Of substances poisonous to
the trees 1t thus appears that the fall
ure of grase to grow well near trees
should not be ascribed TO too much
shade nor TO the exhaustion by the
tree roots of the food supply needed by
the grass.-Exchange
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
Historic Weddina Rina.

After the great battle of Edgehill,
fought when Charles l. was king of
England, it was noticed that one Of his
bravest officers, an ancestor of the
present Verney family, was missing.
Search was made for the gallant sol
der. Nothing was found but the
gloved hand, still clutching the royal
standard, and the wedding ring which
he always wore still encircled the fin
ger The ornament was worn outside
the gloved hand. With this historic
relic the Verney family of Clayton,
Buckinghamshire, England, have sol
emnized all their marriages, the ordi-
nary gold band always being substi-
tuted after the ceremony One mar
rage in which this wonderful ring
was in use was that of Sir Henry
verney to the sister of Florence Night
iugale
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
Very NeiohborIv.

Good afternoon" said Mrs. Nagg,
with icy politeness, to her next door
neighbor Would you mind not look
ing out when my visitors are passing?
It makes the place look vulgar"
Thought they were brokers' men,"
replied Mrs. Snapp pleasantly. You
and your sister. or charwoman, or
whatever she is, are not the kind
that men visitors run after much, are
you?" a
Better than some people whose 'us-
bins have run away from them" OBJ
served her neighbor.
'sWhat do you mean, ma'am|
Il name no names; their 'usbins may
be in prison or they may not. Ave
you seen my doormat, by the bye? /
missed it yesterday"
when l become a thief, ma'am, I'll
steal something. that's clean"
'sWell, must co. said Mrs. Nagg
cordially. II wish j could stop, but
I'VE got to call on lady"
"And SO, of course, you feel awk-
ward Going to ask for place as
cook, perhaps. Well, l shan't keep
you, ma'am. Good EVENING" London
Scraps.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11

"Junfor Mason is in love with Tres
sie,'' Miss Angela stated, "and you
know it, Marion. You had better let
him marry her, and then she will be
out of the running"
Mrs. Amesbury stared at her sister
in-law haughtily. Il don't know what
you mean, Angela" she said
Eyes, you do" Miss Angela did not
mince words. You know you had al
ways been the belle of the Country club
until Tressie Stuart came, and you
don't like to abdicate to youth and
beauty"
Mrs. Amesbury Strengthened up in
her chair and glared at the scar Miss
Angela.
"You are insufferable, Angela" she
began, and then, as the three missing
men appeared In the doorway, she
swept toward them. eve were just
talking she misstated sweetly, "of
what we should have for dinner Oys-
tiers and canvasbacks, don't you think,
with orange salad and anything else
you may suggest?"
Benlnd the curtains IreSSle ana JUN
Tor were arguing.
81 am going to announce it at once"
Junior insisted.
But Tressie began.
'"There are no butts" Junior stated
firmly, .and there are a dozen reasons
why 1 should tell them that we are
engaged"
And just then Mrs. Amesbury discov-
cred them.
"Why, Tressie Stuartr she cried as
she opened the curtains. How long
have you been hereT"
ooh, a half hour" Tressie consider
ed. Haven't we, gunior?"
"Long enough fer me to propose to
Tressie," Junior said, making the as
founding statement calmly.
"And she has said Yes" Junior
went on. 81 know you wilr congratu-
late us, Mrs. Amesbury."
And then with a last fling Mrs.
Amesbury gave it up.
"My dear" she said bitingly as she
kissed the reluctant Tressie, "who
would have dreamed that it was poor
little you that Junior really cared for?"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-11
The Eleventh.

Archbishop Usher was once washed
ashore from wreck of the coast Of
Ireland Almost destitute of clothing,
he wandered to the house of church
dignitary and asked for shelter and
aid of a brother clergyman.
Glow many commandments are
there?' Inquired the other. thinking to
detect an impostor.
81 can at once satisfy you that am
not the ignorant impostor you take me
for" replied the archbishop. There
are eleven commandments"
mo- was the sneering comment;
there are but ten commandments in
my Bible Tell me the eleventh and
will relieve you"
'SThere 1t is" said the archbishop;
ga new commandment I give unto
you, that We love one another"