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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17
ou.sr 1alisman. In Malta.

There are still to be found In Malta
A number of small stones shaped ana
colored like the eyes. tongues and other
parts of serpents. The superstitious
among the Maltese connect these with
the tradition that St Paul when ship
wrecked was cast on their island, and
It was there that while lighting a bum
die of sticks for fire viper fastened
on the apostles hand St Paul calmly
shook the reptile of into the flames
and no harm followed The natives
wear these stones as talismans, IN
which character they suppose them
serviceable in warding OF dangers
from snake bites and poisons. They
are found In St Paul's cave, imbeo
ded in clay. and are set In rings ano
bracelets and when found to be In the
shape of a tongue or liver or heart are
hung around the neck They are also
taken internally. dissolved in wine
which method is attended. according
to some people. by more immediate re
suits.
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A Poor Bath.

A Frenchman was talking in New
York about the excellent bathing
beaches Of America.
There are no such beaches In Eu
rope" said he. And the sea oyei
there is not so pleasant to battle in
Frequently. you know, great pipes
empty sewage into it. They who stay
late for the bathing in Nice, for in
stance, swim about among lemon peel
orange skins. melon rinds, soaked bui
still buoyant newspapers-fearful rub
Dish. l once bathed in Nice The Med
iterranean was warm and pleasant
but it resembled soup or something
worse. | heard an American after
coming out say to the bathing MASTER
"'Look here, friend, where do stran-
gers go for wash after bathing
hereY"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

When two weather prophets disa-
gree does 1t argue error or incompe-
tence in either? No, says the author
of STORMS and Storm Signals" in
Yachting The data upon which they
base their predictions do not always
bear one Interpretation. Thus:
Because the clouds indicate weather
In a different manner according to the
geographical location of the observer,
and also because they are in them
selves but byproducts CT the weather
and are not causes, weather predic-
tions from clouds at sea should be tax
en- with plenty of reservation of judg-
ment. To say, for instance, that at
'red sky at night sailors delight Is
very tuneful and possibly truthful
where knowledge is conspicuous by its
absence, but red sky at night may
mean almost anything from a surplus
of moisture in the air, meaning prob
ably rains. to a volcanic eruption 2,O0C
miles away which has sent greai
clouds of dust into the air, causing the
red color by reflection and refractioI
of the light rays.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

The word ''vermin" seems to have
become exceedingly comprehensive In
scope now that the society which Is
devoted to the destruction OF such
creatures has included not only rats,
mice, cockroaches and such small deer
among them, but even cats, dogs, spar
rows and canaries, on the ground that
all these transmit disease to man. By
derivation Natin "vermis') vermin
ought to mean only worms and the
like. In which literal sense Tennyson
writes Of the "vermin In nut" But
the term has constantly been loosely
applied to all sorts Of Objectionable
animals, from crocodiles to foxes.
Purchas told Of the people Of Java
how they feed on cats, rats and other
vermins," and Izaak Walton denoune-
ed "those base vermin, the offers
He used the word exactly in the tenn
per In which a naughty little boy Is
berated as "young varmint. LON
don Chronicle
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The Arab Mare.

The Arab is regarded as the first Of
horsemen and the Arab mare as the
perfect steed. The Arabs idea of
horse tanning is of the simplest. The
colt is treated from the first as a
member of the family. 1t goes in and
out of the tents and is so familiarized
with the doings of that extraordinary
creature, man, that there is never any
need of breaking it in. The Bedouin
is very careful of his mare. He does
not mount her when he sets out to
play his usual tricks upon travellers
He rides a camel to which the mare
is tethered. Not until the caravan is
in sight does he mount the mare and
give chase. There is, by the way, an
impression that the Bedouin Is o
bloody minded person who would as
lief take your life as not. This is un
fair to him. He is a thief of very
peaceful inclinations and much pre-
fers. to effect any necessary transfer Of
property with as little bother as pos
sible.-London Graphic.
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OLD TIME PRICES.
Glimpse of the Days When Living Was
Cheap In ENGLAND.

Old time hotel rates in England were
low. For instance. in the days OF
Queen Elizabeth the charge at the
George inn for a feather bed per
night was a penny. Dinner cost six.
pence az cents and offered choice OF
beef, mutton or pigge or fish" In
Stuart times each room owned name
instead of a number, chiefly those OF
inn signs, such as the Cross Keys
room, the Bell chamber, the Adam and
Eve room, and so forth.
Formerly the custom in important
cities during festival times was to linn
It the price of food and lodging by
statute. In Canterbury during the eel
ebration of the bicentenary of Beckets
translation Q372) the price of bread
was fixed at two loaves for penny
e cents, fairly high figure consid
ering the comparative value of money
then and now. and wine brought II
cents gallon.
A century or so later the scale Of
prices in Edinburgh all the year round
was equally moderate, sheep being sold
at prices ranging from II cents to q
cents, according to quality, best hens
at / cent each and Rochelle wine at
cent a pint. Any vender departing
from these prices ran the risk Of for
fixture of his goods. Chicago News.
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The Nine Tailor Saw.

The tailor-he was a cutter at a big
salary-sighed as he looked about his
luxurious apartment.
"She refused me-" he said. why
Because she didn't love me? No. Be
cause Of that old saw about its tax
ing nine tailors to make man. And
that saw is a mistake. 1t is a cor
ruption Of nine tellers mark a man.
1t doesn't signify that tailors are eff
Terminate. 1t simply shows that man
kind is liable to error. The toll Of q
bell in the olden time was called q
teller, and In the olden time the church
bells tolled nine times for every mans
funeral; hence the saying nine tellers
mark a man. In our stupidity we
have corrupted that into nine tailors
make man or 1T takes nine tailors to
make a man."
The cutter sighed.
"This rank error" he said, "dooms
me to bachelorhood. New Orleans
Times Democrat
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QUEER CRABS.
The Ingenious Manner In Which They
Disguise Themselves.

Disguise themselves
Some species of crabs disguise them
selves in an ingenious manner. They
deliberately bite up seaweeds and
plant them on their backs, very soon
establishing a growth which harmo-
nizes perfectly with the surroundings
and deceives many an enemy. Should
the weeds grow too vigorously the
crab industriously prunes them with
his claws and every now and then
scrapes the whole lot of and starts
fresh garden on his roof, so to speak.
The sponge crab behaves In SINH
lar manner, nipping of little bits OF
living sponge and sticking them on his
back, where they grow vigorously.
The same end is served as in the other
case. 1t Is very amusing to keep crabs
of one or other Of these kinds In an
aquarium and deprive them OF the
usual means OF concealment
They get very nervous and agitated
and try to cover themselves with bits
Of paper or anything else that may be
proyided. One such captive is said
| TO have had a little greatcoat made
for him, which he put on in a hurry
as soon as it was handed to him.
London Sphere.
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Barrie,s Critic.

]. NJ. Barrie some years ago was
persuaded to take the chair at Burns
celebration in Scotland. He was ex-
tremely silent and stole away at the
earliest opportunity. Next week ap-
peared In the National Observer hui
morous article entitled "Mr. Barrie In
the Chair" in which Mr.. Barrie's lack
of social tact was held up to ridicule
Many people thought the writer had
gone too far and protested. But the
author of the article was Mr.. Barrie
Ffu,ooIf
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CAN xou RELIEVE YOUR SENSES ?

GAN XOU BELIEVE YUM . HNC 70
When two of them, taste and smell, havs
ing been impaired if not utterly DESTROYED,
by Nasal Catarrh, are fully restored by
Ely's Cream Balm, can you doubt that
this remedy deserves all that has been said
of it by the thousands who have used 1t
1t is applied directly to the affected air
passages and begins its healing work at
once. Why not get it to-dayH All drug
gists or mailed by Ely Bros, 30 Warren
Street. New York, on receipt of so cents.
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How We Fall Asleep

1t Is not generally known that the
body falls asleep in sections. The mus
cles of the legs and arms lose their
power long before those which sup
port the head and these last sooner
than the muscles which sustain the
back. The sense Of sight sleeps first,
then the sense of taste, next the sense
of smell, next that of hearing and last
ly that of touch. These are the results
of careful and lengthy investigation by
q French scientist, NJ. Cabanis.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

"why. Mrs. White" began the sum-
mer visitor newly returned to Say
mouth, chow those naples of yours
have grown since last year! It's per
fectly amazing"
"Oh, l don't knows it's anything to
wonder at" said Mrs. White easily.
"They amt got anything else to do
Youths Companion.
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Maxine Practice.

"These mere vassals of the tow
have the audacity to say my poem;
make them sick" said the proud bard
you don't object to them. do you
STRIP
mo, indeed" answered the stranger
"And may ask who you are?'
"Why, / am the town physician
Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

He Enjoyed the Rest Of the Game.
"Now, that is what is known as
safe hit" volunteered the escort, "and
entities the runner to take his place on
the second base"
EYES," responded the damsel, land If
that duffer had the base running abil-
ity Of an ice wagon he'd have stretch
ed that bingle into a three DAGGER
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
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Inauenes Of Feminine Dress.

Few men realize the influence that
dress has upon them. Man thinks that
he is an unbiased being, open to con-
viction, to sound logic, to unanswera-
BILE argument. Fond delusion! He Is
open to nothing except to the elo'
quence of few yards OF SILK aud TO
the persuasion of soft laces.
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The Duchess, Philosophy

The old Duchess Of Cleveland invit-
ed relative to her husbands funeral
and told him to bring his gun. add
ing, 1--WE are old, we must die, but
the pheasants must be shot."-Sir AL
gernon Vests "reminiscences.
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Wife-You are positively the most
conceited man | ever met Hub-I con-
ceitedl Woman, there's not a conceit-
ed bone in my body Why, another
man with the same abilities would be
absolutely carried away with pride
Exchange
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Erudite

"Oh, baby" exclaimed the Boston
mother, what does make you cry so?''
81 really cannot say" was the unex-
pected answer Il have never INDUCED
in introsDection'
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No Resemblance,

"Woman and CATS said the youth
full boarder, ARE alike"
Wrong, young man." said the cheer
full idiot. "a woman can't run up a
telegraph pole, and cat can't run up
q millinery bill"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

Hospitality solves and annuls eve
the mysterious antagonisms that exist
between races. This glorious and beau
tiful and sacred rite makes all mel
brothers.-Casselrs Saturday Journal
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Suicidal Flying Fish.

The Indian ocean is singularly de
void Of fish and bird life, but one night
dozens Of flying fish few on board
vessel there. They were attracted by
the lantern on the foremost, against
which they dashed and fell stunned to
the deck. In appearance they are very
like a sand mullet The wings resem-
BILE an extended dorsal fin and open
and shut like a lady's fan. Not only
are they edible; they are dish for an
epicure.-Sydney IN. S. W.) Freeman's
Journal
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Eve On the garden)-Adam, I've got
TO have another dress. Adam-Eve
you're the most resolute woman I've
ever known. You're always turning
over a new leaf.-London Taller.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

Miss Watson-Did Mr.. Sark say to
you as 1 entered the drawing room
last night Clara, rs that the beauti-
full Miss WatsonY Clara-Yes, dear.
with the accent on the ''that."-Ex-
change
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"I started to tell my wife about a
woman who made her own gowns"
"Well?"
''She capped my story with one about
n man who made a million dollars. >
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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unmasked.

81 was introduced to your wife to-
day, and she glared at me-"
st can't account for that"
81 can. l s'pose I'm your scapegoat,
you old fraud kansas City Journal
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lfyou have pains in the back, urinary, blad
der or kidney trouble, and want certain
pleasant herb cure for womans HIS, Wy
Mother Gray's Australian Leaf 1t is q SAFE
and never-failing regulator. At druggists OF
BY mail, so cents. Sample package FREE
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy N l.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

Any coward can fight battle when
he's sure of winning. but give me the
man who has pluck to fight when he's
sure of losing.---George Eliot.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

Try to be something in the world
and you will be something. Aim at ex-
ceiience and excellence viii be at
tanned. Boileau.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

How many people live on the reputa-
ton of the reputation they might have
made.-Holmes.
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. GOOD NIGHTS REST

NobAo iASAAeA aAA ivy 49, P~AN.
qThe greatest tonic on earth is goo
nights rest. Restless nights and the te
rible exhaustion of hacking cough al
dread dangers of the poor consumptiv'
GBut why this fear of the night when
few doses of DIR. Boschee's German Syru
will insure refreshing sleep, entirely IRE
FROM cough or night sweatf Free ex
pectorstion in the morning is made Gel
tain by taking German Syrup.
give know by the experience of owe
thirty-hve years that one 75-cent bottle o
German Syrup will speedily relieve o
cure the worst coughs, colds, bronchial O
lung tronbles-snd that, even in bac
cases of consumption, one large bottle o.
German Syrup will work wonders. "a
give sizes, 75c and Use. All druggists
FOB SALE By
ALIENS PHAR59ACR
PRNEIIT'9 PHA RMAOR
The new South-news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-22

Yes, busines has been good with ns. why? be-
cause we carry what the people want at the right
price. ir other words We treat the people right.
= All our goods are sold on a guarantee. guar:n-
teed as represented or money refunded You will
find first class goods in every department in our
store and don't forget that they refresh ane new
No old stock, all Of the prettiest and latest styles
Soifyou are in need Of anything in Gener, Mer-
chandise line you will do well to call at our store
and sec goods and get the prices, before you
make Your purchases. Don't forget we carry a
general line
The new South-news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-22

II you intend to buy wagon vehicle OF any kind
this summer you will 10 we'll do we'll to see our fu
and complete line and get the price. We have some
new things in Bugges.
The Press., 1908-03-04
The Feminine Touch.

You can always detect the aes.
thetic note in the eternal feminine"
said the observant bachelor. There
is just as much difference between the
sexes as there was in that old era
when the foxy Ulysses devised his
trick to pick Achilles out from bevy
Of Greek maidens. The other morning
1 was walking down Broadway to my
offiGe when l noticed a scrubwoman
coming from her early task in one Of
the big buildings in the financial dis
trict. In her hand she carried news
paper that she probably had picked
out Of one o9 the waste paper baskets.
When she got In front of an excava-
ton for big building she stopped and
picked up a piece Of two inch plank
about a foot and a half long. She
stopped and wrapped the newspaper
around that board and made a bundle
a. neat as a box Of candy, and trudg-
ed along. A laboring man might or
might not have carried that piece Of
board home. but he wouldn't have
thought OF making a package so neat
that It gave no idea Of its prosaic but
useful contents. York Press.
The Press., 1908-03-04
Severe Rebuke,

Constable, the famous painter, once
gave a remarka BILE instance Of the
sweetness of his temper, which scarce
" anything could ruffle. The story
was told by Julian Charles Young,
whose uncle had witnessed the incl
dent
He called on Constable one day and
was received by him in his front room.
After half an hours chat the artist
proposed to repair to the back room
to show him a large picture on which
he was engaged. On walking up to
his easel he found that one of his little
boys in his absence had dashed the
handle of the hearth broom through
the canvas and made so large a rent
in it as to render it's restoration i'm
possible. He called the child up to
him and asked him gently If he had
done it. When the boy admitted his
act Constable took him on his knee
and rebuked him in these unmeasured
terms:
ooh. my dear pet! See what we
have done! Dear, dear! What shall
we do to mend it? can't think-can
yOu?"
The Press., 1908-03-04
NEW OPTICAL FIRM.

s. O. Scantlebury, an eye refraction.
ist, long established, and having one
of the best practices in Springfield,
has joined forces with Charles E.
Monroe. who has many patrons in
Stafford They are planning to have
the finest optical establishment in the
state. They will have grinding
plant by which they can make a. lens
from the rough piece of glass. surface
and all. Making their
own lenses will enable them to furnish
glasses at lowest prices. At present
they will make no charge for eye ex-
aminations in ordinary cases. Their
location is 374 Main street, Spring
field. Mass suite Of rooms 324.
The Press., 1908-03-04

Notice is hereby given to all persons liable to
pay taxes; property, pol and milltarv in the
Town of Mansfield, On the tax list OF 1907 that 7
VIII meet all such tax payers, to receive said
taxes as follows At the store of Roland l..
Squire's, at Morrow, on Monday, March %. from
10 O'Clock a. m. to II o'clock a. m. +; at the store
OF Martin iHanseng at Mansfield Depot, ON said
day, from II o'clock m. to O'clock D.. m at the
store of F. o Y'nt on, In Eagleyille, frm o'clock
p. M. to O'Clock p. m. at the store at Mansfield
Four Corners, on Tuesday, March "a. from 10
o'clock a. m. to II O'Clock 2; M; at Il. Y. Beebe's
store. In Storrs from 12 o'clock m. TO O'Clock p
M. at Town Clerk's once, Spring Ill., from 8
o'clock p. m. to 4 o'clock p. M. at the store of
B. o. Moore. at roant Hope. Thursday. March
26, from 10 O'Clock g. IN. to 11tO'clock a. M at
the store OF A E. Sumner, Gurleyv1lle, from
o'clock p. m. to 3 O'Clock p M; at the store OF
A. Shippee. at AtwOodville, on Friday, March
q. from 10 O'Clock a. m. to II O'Clock q. M. at
the store of Alfred Oden. Mansfield center, from
clock p. m. to o'clock p m and at my resi.
dence at all other times. on all taxes remain
ing unpaid one month after legal notice interest
will be COllecfed at the rate OF o. DER cent I'M
til all are paid, tOget her With all charges.
Section 1886 Revised Statutes: Taxes shall be
deemed to become due ON the first day ON which
the collector thereof according to the terms OF
the notice given by him shall be ready to receive
them.
Section 1888 Revised Statutes: Noted by the
Town oct. 7,xd907, that the Selectmen be 1n-
tax payers and amounts due Sept. 1, following
the date when due.
JAMES c. GREEN, collector of Taxes for the
Town OF Mansfield.
Dated at Mansfleld THIS e5tlhlday of February,
1919
The Press., 1908-03-04
Dublin Castle.

The name of Dublin castle is more
formidable than its appearance. When
It was built in the thirteenth century
1t was, doubtless. with it's four great
towers and its deep moat, thing of
beauty compared with the present
miscellaneous welter Of buildings
gathered round two ugly squares.
Supposed to have been begun by a
grandson of Henry L., Aieyler Fftz
Henry, it was completed by Henry De
Loundres in 1928. In those days-the
days of its life as a real castle de-
Tending a city-a river ran past the
building. The Poodle still runs. but
1t Keeps it's obscure course under the
pavement of the lower castle yard.
1t was not until well into the reign
of Elizabeth that the castle was first
used as the official residence Of the
lord lieutenant then described as the
''lord deputy" Although It has ever
since retained that exalted function
Dublin castle was so neglected about
two centuries ago as to need rebuild
ing. Very little of the original struc-
ture remains.--Dundee Advertiser
A fool at forty will never be WISE
Rriah Pr0veGb.
The Press., 1908-03-04
FISH MARKET.
Chance of Business,


Having bought the business, stock aud fixtures
at the fish mark Recently owned and operated
by E: Goodell, shall continue the same, at No.
10, East Main Street, by serving the people of
Stafford Springs and vicinity with fish of all
kinds, both fresh and salt, oysters, CLANS, seal
lops, shrimps Holsters, in fact sea food of all
kinds. Also choice line of canned goods,
crackers, etc Orders for societies serving pub
lie dinners and suppers solicited and will be
furnished any time on one days notice. l shall
endeavor to sell as good and wholesome goods as
the markets afford, and by honest dealing,
courteous service to all, hope to merit your
patronage, Anyone buying goods that are not
as represented are requested to return them and
receive their money back or other goods in their
place will be cheerfully given. The market will
be open every business day from I a. M, to $50
p, M, excepting Monday, Tuesday and WedneS
day, when it will be closed at $50 p. nj. Open
Saturdays until 10 p. m. During the noon hour
the market will be closed.
GEO. E. FELTON,, Proprietor.
Telephone 1913.