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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
FOR REALISM.

Robert Louis Stevenson's Injunction to
a Small Nephew at Play.
A story about Robert Louis Steven
son not generally known, according to
the New York Sun, Is told by Mrs.
Stevenson's grandson, Austin Strong.
When Mr.. Strong was a little chap
Mr.. Stevenson liked to sit propped up
In bed to watch him at play in the
next room. And often it happened
that the bigger boy of the two would
make suggestions for the make be-
Aeve games and insist that they be car
ried out too.
One day Austin had arranged some
chairs in row, playing that they
were ships, and he, standing on the
front, was the captain. For a long
time he proudly walked the deck of
his vessel, encountered pirates and
weathered all kinds of storms until he
felt the floor positively heave under
his feet.
Mr.. Stevenson looked on in perfect
silence, but complete absorption, no
doubt playing the whole thing much
the harder Of the two. Finally Austin
got tired of his vessel, climbed off his
chair and began walking across the
room to some object which had at
tracted his interest.
This was too much for his uncle.
Still deep in the game, Mr.. Stevenson
rose in his sickbed and shouted ex-
citedly at the recaIcitrant sea captain:
Swim, = you, swim"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
JAPANESE PAGoDAS.
Enormous Pendulums Render These
Old Structures Earthquake Proof.

Enormous PenduIums Render These
Old Structures Earthquake Proof.
The only old structures in Japan
which seem to be earthquake proof are
the pagodas, which were erected before
the temples There are many which
are 700 or 500 years old and as solid
as when first built.
There is reason for this, and it lies
In their construction. pagado Is
practically framework of heavy tim
bers which starts from wide base
and is in itself a substantial structure,
but rendered still more stable by a
peculiar device. Inside the framework
and suspended from the apex is a
long, heavy beam Of timber two feet
thick or more This hangs from one
end of the four sides. Four more heavy
timbers, and if the pagoda be very
lofty still more timbers, are added to
these The whole forms an enormous
pendulum, which reaches within six
inches of the ground.
When the shock of an earthquake
rocks the pagoda the pendulum swings
in unison and keeps the center of grav-
ity always at the base of the frame
work. Consequently the equilibrium
Of the pagoda is never disturbed, and
this is the explanation of the great
age of many of them. when from their
height one would suppose them to be
peculiarly susceptible to the effects of
the earthquake.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
THE TURNED UP MUSTAcHE.
It Originated In Spain at the Court of
PhiIip w.

The German emperor, William H., is
generally regarded as the inventor of
the turned up mustache This is true
only as far as introducing it as fash
ion. 1t was invented at the court of
Philip ~, about 1925. That monarch
was the first to wear his mustache
turned upward. From the Spanish
court the fashion spread over all Eu-
rope. Charles |. of England. Philips
the Austrian Hapsburgs adopted it. It
came to Belgium and was introduced
into Germany by the Spanish soldiers
during the Thirty Years war.
1t was also found In Sweden as well
as in France under Louis XIII. Under
Louis XIV. the beard went out of fash
ion, and during the time of Rocco the
elegant world knew only clean shaven
faces until the French revolution
brought the mustache again into use.
But nowhere except in its Spanish
home did the mustache rise so extrava-
| gantly as with the German emperor
and his imitators.
! In Spain all kinds of artificial means,
such as bandages and coverings, were
employed to compel the mustache to
keep this unnatural upward position,
and in looking at the paintings of We
lasquez or Murillo one can easily I'M
derstand that without such coercive
measures a true full blooded Spaniard
could never have realized his ideal
observation-disclosures Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
A WARM RECEPTION.
It Gave the Hungry Preacher an APP
petita For Dinner

1t Gave the Hungry Preacher an APP
petite For Dinner.
Before accepting an invitation 1T Is
as well to be sure it is given in good
faith. After an afternoon service held
many years ago in certain village In
Scotland the preacher. a stranger, who
had officiated, accompanied one of the
elders of the congregation home and
was introduced to his wife. The good
man having asked the clergyman to
stay to dinner, the latter. after little
pressing, consented
The good lady hurried off to prepare
for the unexpected guest and, seeing
as she thought, her husband washing,
as was the custom in those days, at
the family sink, she seized the family
Bible. approached stealthily from be-
hind and brought down the ponderous
tome upon his bald pate. exclaiming:
"Tak' ye that for bringing hungry
preachers here to dinner every time
they come to the parish"
AS soon as the assaulted one could
get the suds out of his eyes he looked
about him and, after thinking the mat
ter out, concluded that the old lady
had made a slight mistake. She. too,
came to the same conclusion when, on
returning to the parlor. she beheld her
husband patiently waiting for his rev
erend friendl- Dundee Advertiser.
Selfish Etiquette.
Some rules In an old book on Ell.
quette seem to encourage practice
commonly called docking out for No
l." Here are two of them:
When cake is passed do not finger
each piece. but with a quick glance Sc
lect the best
Never refuse to taste of dish be
cause you are unfamiliar with it OF
you will lose the taste of many dell
cacy while others profit by your absti
nence, TO your lasting regret
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HIS TURN CAME.
The Way the Liquor Man Got Ever
With the Bank Teller.


With the Bank Teller.
Many years ago there lived in Rut-
land, Vt. two men who bore the same
name, which name we will call W. o.
Jones. One of these men was a dap
per young bank teller; the other was
engag ed in running cigar store with
q saloon attachment in the rear. This
was in the days of prohibition in Yer
mont Every three or four weeks the
latter Jones would be hailed into the
police court and fined for liquor sell
ing, which was chronicled regularly in
the daily papers. The bank teller grew
nervous about 1t, and one morning this
announcement appeared: "W o. Jones,
the popular young bank teller of the
Rutland National bank, wishes it to be
understood that be is in no way con-
nected with the saloon keeper and
founded"
Now, it transpired that few months
afterward this young teller failed to
appear one morning at his accustomed
window at the bank Upon a hasty
examination it was found that $4,000
or more of the funds of the bank had
also disappeared The wires were
called into requisition Immediately
and after a few days he was located
in Denver. 1t was the old story. He
was brought back. incarcerated, tried
etc.
1t was now the saloon keepers turn
and this notice was duly published in
the same paper that issued the pre-
vious one: wv. o. Jones, the widely
known business man of Merchants
row, wishes it to be understood that be
is in no way connected with W. O.
Jones, the defaulting bank teller now
in Jail, and hopes their names may not
be COMPOUNDED. "-Exchange
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France and Fourteen.

So far as France is concerned, it is
the number fourteen that has played a
conspicuous and portentous part in her
history. On May IA. 1854. the Rue de
la Ferronnierre was enlarged by order
of Henri H., and four times fourteen
years later Henri ". was assassinated
there by availlac-namely, on May
IA. 1910. Henri had lived four times
fourteen years, fourteen weeks and
four times fourteen days-that is. fifty
six years and FIVE months. Then Hen
ri's son, Louis XIII, died May IA,
1913, the same day and month as his
father. And 1913 added together
equals fourteen, just as 1858, the year
of the birth Of Henri ", equals four
teen Louis XIV. assembled the throne
1913, which, added together, equals
fourteen, and similarly the year of his
death Q715) equals fourteen London
p. T. O.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

Do you use an atomizer in treating
Nasal Catarrh? If so you will appreciate
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm, the quickest
and surest remedy for this disease. In all
curative properties it is identical with the
solid Cream Balm, which is so famous and
so successful in overcoming Catarrh, Hay
Fever and Cold in the head. There is
relief in the first dash of spray upon the
heated sensitive air-passages. All drug
gists 75c.. including spraying tube, or
mailed by Ely Bros Sc Warren ST., New
York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

There was never so much need for
real dreamers as there is today The
business man. caring only for Ibis
beef. his beer and his pew in eternity.
will laugh scornfully and want to
know how his balance sheet would
appear did he give way to dreaming
forgetting that his operations originate
ed years ago in the vaguest visions
also that happiness is not Il necessary
compliment of heavy cash box-Lon
don Academy.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
Even BUDS GROW UId.

According 70 4 government botanis,
at Washington, there is reason to be-
lieve that buds share in the growing
old of the parent plant He Illustrates
his meaning in this way: Suppose the
average life Of an individual plant
say tree to lie 100 years; then bud
removed when the parent plant is fifty
years old will also be virtually fifty
years of age and if -transplanted by
grating will be able to live on the
graft only fifty years more.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

Whether the tarantula is ever a
death dealer or not is disputed point.
However, there seems to be no doubt
that the bite of this spider-like crea-
ture inflcts one of the most painful
wounds that the human body can en-
dure. Stolid Indians who have borne
the fortunes of the sun dance without
finching have been known to roll upon
the ground and shrek in agony when
bitten by a tarantula, which leaves q
livid scar that never grows dim 1t is
possible that the tarantula bite some
times proves fatal. although it is diff
cult to find well authenticated in
stance of this kind. = Chicago Inter
OCEAN
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Kept Them All on EDGE.

One of the favorite devices Of Lord
Nelson when ships were cruising In
company was to signal to a given
craft that Lieutenant Smith or Staff
Engineer Brown or Captain of Ma
rines Jones was to take charge. on the
assumption that all his superior Of
ficers on board had been put out of
action. The author of Trafalgar Re
fought says that the result was very
good, for no one knew when he might
be called upon to take command, and
every one therefore made point of
trying to make himself fit to carry
out the duty should it ever be assigned
to him
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
An Electric Dance.

Take a pane of glass-a broken one
will do-and secure it by placing the
ends between the leaves of two large
books, letting the glass be two inches
from the table Cut from lightweight
writing paper or. better still, from It's
sue paper, dolls, dogs and other fig
ures. Place them on the table be-
meath the glass. Rub the glass vigor-
ously with silk handkerchief. and
the figures will cut all kinds of antics.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
one on Ma,

They talked during dinner of tht
anarchists
But. papa, what is an anarchistg
little Willie asked.
well, my son." replied the father
hes person who is always blowing
somebody up"
The child turned to his mother
"Then are you an anarchist, map" be
said.-Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

II hope your constituents are CRATE
full to you for what you have done TO
them"
81 hope So" answered Senator Sor
ghum, "but I must confess | an
thankful for the arrangement whicl
makes compensation for my service
Independent of the gratitude of m,
constituents" Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
Just Got II Out.

"Why In the name of goodness" ex-
GAINED a man to an acquaintance,
do you keep taking out your watch
Going to catch train ?"
"Well, no." answered the other. ITO
tell you the truth. l haven't seen my
watch Cor long time"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
Cant Afford Him Now.

Lily Bell-No, Rufus. All CANT mar
ry yo' Jest yet awhile VII hab to
wait. Rufus-Why for mus wait,
Lily Bell? Lily Bell-'Cause three OF
the families nanny washes FOR done
quit her, an now she sca'cely makes
'nough to support me an paw.-Judge
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

Naturally youth doesn't listen to ad-
vice. One has to make mistakes for
forty or fifty years before one begins
to suspect that such things are posi-
News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
Thev,re All Ola

Il am about" said the speaker, 'sto
tell story which | believe Is new to
most of you"
Gee" interrupted little man at
the end of the banquet hall, that fell
low would believe anythingr'- Chicago
Record Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

She-You said that ! was necessary
to your happiness. He-I was young
then and very ignorant. ! had no con-
ception of relative values. She What
do you mean? Hell mean that
didn't know a necessity from an af-
Acknowledgement Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
Merely a Sample.

"What is the matter, little boyY
asked the professor. "Have you the
measlesT'
''Nope," answered the boy. "I've goi
the measle They's only one of EN-"
THAT'S singularr' unused the pro
fessOr-C Chicago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

First Magazine Editor-I believe my
youngster is cut out for an editor
Second Editor-Why so? First Editor
Everything he gets his hands on he
runs and throws into the wastebas
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
A Case For Hurry

Cleverton (who has hired a taximetel
cab to propose in)-Say yes" darling
Miss Calumet-G Give me time to think
''Heavensl But not in herel Con
slider the expensep'-Life
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Little Willie-Say, pa, what is the
difference between genius and insan-
ity? Pa-The lunatic. my son is ct
least sure of his board and clothes.--
Exchange.
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warsa Than Maitinn

Worse Than Waiting.
"Are you waiting for me. dearT she
said, coming downstairs at last, fixing
her hat.
''Waiting" exclaimed the impatient
man mo; not waiting-sojournin >"
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

There are nettles everywhere. but
the smooth, green grasses are more
common still.-Mrs Browning.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

If you have pains in the back urinary, blad
der or kidney trouble, and want a certain
pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try
Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. 1t is safe
| and never-failing regulator. At druggists or
by mail so cents. Sample package FREE.
| Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N. Y.
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The TarantuIa.

There is good deal of cheer on life's
journey If it be made with a contented
heart -Vandvck
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
One Advantaoe.

Thy purpose arm is equal to the
deed.-Young.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
The Source Told All.

"What'd Jimmy give yer fer yer
birthday"
This here brass ring"
How'd yer know it amt nothin'
but brass?"
"He give it ter me-" cleveland
Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
New Malay Opium Cure

York Society.
Cooperating with missions in Malay
STA. the Windsor Laboratories of New
York have secured a supply of the won
derfu1 combre tum plant, which has done
SO much to rev olutionize the treatment
of the opium habit.
A generous supply of the new remedy,
together with full instructions for its
use, and United States consular reports
bearing ON the subject will be sent to
any sufferer. To obtain free supply
of this remedy and the consular reports,
address Windsor Laboratories, Branch 20,
1874 East 25th Street, New York City.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
N1mero 16o

plan va en- autom6viI hacia Ell
tracaso.
Los "arbitristas" de Rio Ia
ne1ro han olvidado que Ell 1nico
medic de obtener precios legfti-
mos Y buenos beneficios es aius-
tar la production al consume. a
TN costo que deje margen. Es-
to no es siempre possible cuando
Sc trata de productos naturales.
derlvados de Cosechas anuales-
cate, algod6n, trigo, etc.-porque
hay huctuaciones imprevistas.
que Sc sustraen al calculo. No
Sc logra, de pronto, el equili
brio; y en- todo a1o existe la
poslbllldad de una production
excesiva que abata Ell precio 8
de una cosecha escasa que 10
levar1te. Riesgo inevitable en-
este ramo y contra el cual hay
la defensa de contenerse con IN
promedio de benefcio Y la de
variar los Cultivos.
Cuando Ell poder pdblico, en-
tuncloneS de Providencia, in
terviene para salvar a los pro
ductores de los efectos de sus
malos calculos 8 de los efectos
de fuerzas que ellos no pueden
"con trolar, resultan arbitrarios
como este de Rio Janeiro; que,
con 10 de las quemas de cafe ha
ilegado va al colmo. That is
the limit" como dicen aqui,
donde Sc recuerda que, hace
amos en- ell Sur, habiendo mucho
algodon y estando bajo ell precio,
alguien propuso destruir una
parto de la cosecha, en- la segu-
ridad de que las balas supervi-
vientes Sc venderian a su peso
de orc y pagarian por las con
denadas ala hoguera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
DDSDE WASHINGTON

En- Ell Nuevo Mundo, en- este
mundo descubierto por Colon y
tan joven, pero va tan calavera,
despues de los americanos, los
mas renidos cori la economic po-
Utica, son los brasilenos: otros
pueblos de este del Atlantico 10
hacen peor,pues no ocontentos con
salirse de la economic politica
caen dentro del Codigo Penal.
De Londres Sc nos telegrafia
que en- Ell Brasil Sc ha estable-
cido TN derecho de 70 (diez) por
100 "ad valorem' sobre el cafe
de calidad inferior, derecho que
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18

de Groelandia para que sirviera 4 la
ciencia. La ha servido, y los inves-
tigadores 10 han echado 4 un lado.
Probablemente no existe en- Ell mum
do TN case parecido. Es diffcil ina
ginar una condici6n mas desperate de
destierro, 4 menos de que Ell Conan
dante Peary Sc compadezca y 10 de-
vuelva, 4 la region de donde 10 sac6"
Y q todos los consuelos que Sc
lie brindan, Meenie solo responde:
4 Quiero yer mi patria ! Sc me
arranco de ALI sin mi consentimiento.
tPor que ahora que me siento con
nostalgia Sc niegan a llevarme''?
Y Ell infeliz asomado al balloon de
la lujosa casa en- que lie dan abrigo,
mira en- el horizonte de bIancas nu-
bes como perspectivas de nleve y
percibe en- el ruido de la calle como
ell correr de los rengfferos en- la este
pa helada donde tuvo su hogar y su
familiai
Ciertamente sera dificil hallar IN
case parecido de apegamiento alsuelo
patrio, al de este desolado esquimal.
La civilization nos ha ensehado 4
mirar todos los hombres como a
hermanos q sustituir con una patria
grande de ideal Ell concepto que tene.
mos de la propia dentro de sus preo-
cupaciones y fronteras.
La frecuencia Y la facilidad de los
viajes. la rapidez de las comunica-
clones, la invenci6n del vapor, de los
ferrocarriles, del TELEGRAPH, ell tendi-
do de cables internacionales, la como
didad de los medlos de transporte,
las relaciones fomentadas por el CO.
mercio, por la diplomacia, por la po-
Utica, todo hace menos sensible en-
esta epoca Ell abandono de los patrios
lares, y aun descastados hay que en-
tre la casa propia y la ajena, colman
4 esta de loores y aquella de vitu
perios.
Ell cosmopolitismo Sc ha hecho Ia
profession de f6 de los que Sc llaman
ilustrados. mi patria es mundo," es
la Erase resonante de los que fuer
de evangelistas de. IN credo renova-
dor de la fraternidad, transpasan ma
res y pueblos sin fundar asilo en- min
guna parte, pero ufancs de eximirse
de las response bilidades del patrio-
tismo "poquefo'', del que dice al
hombre que Sc debe primero los
suyos con sus defectos Y ST. atraso,
que los extraflos con su progreso y
perfection.
( Y he aquf que. cuando tai es ell
evangelio de la epoca, IN pobre nif1o
arrancado las inclemencias de la
region polar, tornado y desarrollado
en- contacto con los .hombres que son
lumbreras de TN pals quito dirigi
ran maflana los destinos de una ma
cl0n poderoSa. expone desde el fondo
de alma las ra1ces que 10 atan al pc
dazo de suelo en- que vino la vida Y
proclama la solidaridad de SD exis.
tencia con su cielo y con su razal
Podra ser I'm ejemplo de reversion;
podra no estar de acuerdo con los
principles avanzados de Ia sociologfa
radical; podra ser ese mozo una espe.
Gle de buho indom esticable que huge
6 pretende huir de los esplendores de
la civilization de Occidente, incura-
blemente cegado por las brumas de
su region y de 81 pueblo y fatalmen
te condenado desatender las venta-
jas de una cultura mas intensa.
Pero su rebellion es noble Y iusta,
y su dolor, por sincere, I'm monumen-
TO de amor filial q los names de sus
mayores y a la TERRA en- que nacio.
Lufs K. Gusmdn.
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! los SuScFIgtoTeS Y Agents

Para la Duena marcia lie esta A dminis--
TRACTION, no admitimos Atlas de suscripto-
res este diario sno desde ell 10 de cada
mes Las BAJAs Sc avisaran los dias 80 8
81; sdyierti6ndose que las que SO dieren con
posterioridad no SO tomaran en- cuenta nj
snrtiran efecto en- Ia contabilidad hasta ell
dia dltimo de- mes siguiente al en- que Sc
solicitor.