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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-22

When a young girls thoughts be-
come sluggish; when she has head
aches, dizziness, faintness, and ex-
hibits an abnormal disposition to
sleep; dislikes the society of other
girls; then the mother should come
to her aid promptly, for she pos
sesses information of vital import
ance to the young daughter.
At such time the greatest aid to
nature is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. 1t prepares the
young system for the coming
change, and has helped to bring
three generations safely from girl
hood to Womanhood. Read what
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-22
A Good Point.

Prospective Purchaser like t,,s
looks Of this automobile, but suppose
should rue over some one and Sales
ma2~eA Spring, arv 50 easy, st2
you'd scarcely be Jared at all.-Cleys
land Plain Dealer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-22
WOOD FOR SALE.

Ali kinds OF wood for sale. Promp
deliveries. Old phone 1920. q. I. Al
bright, Twenty Second and Main.
1-1-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-22
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
STREET LIGHTS.
How Throushfares Were Illuminated
In The Sevanteenth Cen$urv.

How Throuqhfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.
Lighting the streets of a large city
sa-slden times was a far different
thing from the illumination Of our
thoroughfares now. In 1851 the streets
of London were directed to be lighted
with candles or lanterns by every
householder fronting the main road
from nightfall to 8 o'clock, the hour Of
going to bed.
In the last year of King Charles Ills
reign one Edward Hening obtained the
right to light the streets with lanterns
placed over every tenth door from 6
O'Clock on moonless evenings until
midnight between October and April
During the reign Of Queen Anne in
July, 1880, Mr.. Michael Coke intro
duced globular glass lamps with oil
burners instead of the former glim-
mering lanterns. In 1716 an act was
passed which enjoined every house
holder to furnish a light before his
door from to II o'clock at night, ex-
cept on evenings between the seventh
night Of each moon and the third after
it reached its full
In few years company was form
ed to light the street from o'clock
TILL midnight, each householder who
paid poor rates being required to con-
tribute for@t this purpose shillings a
year.
Gaslight, at It's Introduction in the
beginning Of the last century, present
ed such novel spectacle to the eyes
Of foreign ambassadors that they were
vain enough to imagine that the bril-
liant lamps were a part Of a general
illumination to celebrate their arrival.
-Harper,a.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15

you say, madam" said the bespec-
tncled lawyer to the woman in the
witness box, "that the defendant is a
sort of relation of yours. VIII you
please explain what you mean by that
just how you are related to the de-
fendantT'
The witness beamed upon the court
and replied:
well, it's just like this. His first
wife's cousin and my second husbands
frst wife's aunt married brothers
named Jones, and they were cousins
to my mothers aunt. Then, again, his
grandfather on his mothers side and
my grandfather on my mothers side
were second cousins, and his STEP
mother married my husbands STEP
father after his father and my mother
died, and his brother Joe and my bs-s-
bands brother Harry married twin
sisters. l amt never fingered out just
how close related we are, but I've al
ways looked on i'm as a sort OF
cousin
"Quite So" answered the lawyer,
"Your explanations are perfectly salts
factory"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
VOLCANOES.
They Are Not Burning Mountains as
We Understand That Term.

We Understand That Term.
"What are volcanoes?"
Nine out of every ten persons would
Immediately have an answer OF some
sort to the question above, for have
they not lively remembrance OF hav-
ing learned in their schoolbooks that
"a volcano is burning mountain, from
the summit of which are sent out smoke
and famesY' This popular fancy has
been exploded by scientists, whose
work is to explode popular fancies.
In the first place, volcanoes are not
necessarily mountains. In reality they
are lust the reverse-that Is, holes In
the earth's crust. Out Of these are
thrown the materials which, accumu-
lating, form the heaps which we popu
| larry call mountains.
These are, then, the result and moi
the cause of the action. Neither are
| they ssburning," as we understand the
term. There is no combustion mol
any action we might reasonably cal
| burning"
The action need not necessarily take
place at the summit, for eruptions are
| Just as frequent at the sides or ever
| at the base. The so called smoke" Il
| nothing more or less than the cloud;
of condensing steam which are formed
on every occasion when an eruption
occurs.
Lastly, the ''fames," SO called, arr
merely the reflection of the mass o.
molten rock and material inside thu
crater on the clouds Of steam above
| thus appearing as glowing light Thu
friction, too, set up by the motion o
the materials causes electricity, ant
hence the lightning discharges which
add to the Illuminating effect.-Pear
sons Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
THE POOR WHIFFLETIT.
And the Low Down Trick by Which II
Is Subdued.

And the Low Down Trick by Which II
Is Subdued.
Seating himself at restaurant ia
BILE, a Chicago man said:
waiter. what kind Of fish have
your
"Oh," said the waiter, ''al kinds
whitefish, bIuefsh, graylings, sea bass
weakfsh, perch
"Pshaw" yawned the customer. "Cut
that out I'm tired Of those common
fishes. Amt you got some new kind
Of fish-some kind never ate beforer
well" said the waiter, 1.-The Whit
f1etits is very fine this morning"
"What in thunder is whiffietit?"
"Why, doesn't fish sharp like you
know what a whifletit is? Common
enough here. You see. the whif1etit
lives ouly in circular lakes. You &c
out and find circular lake and hire
a boat. Then you row out all alone
to the middle of the lake. about mile
or so, and anchor. Then you take an
augur and bore a hole in the water
and bait 1t by putting a piece of cheese
on the edge of the hole. The whiffie
tit comes up to get the cheese, eats it
and it makes him swell up so that he
can't back down the hole"
WELL said the customer, breath
less, what then?"
why" replied the waiter as h'
filed a glass of water, you lean ovel
the side of the boat and laugh the
whiffletit to death. Want a few?-
Cleveland Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
couIdn,t Remember Hig Star

As illustrative Of the fits of abstrac
ton to which some men are subject In
an extraordinary degree. Sir Henry
Irving was fond of relating story Of
his former manager, Charles Dillon
Some years after ''The Bells hat
made Irving famous he CHANGED tt
meet Dillon and was outspoken in his
delight.
Dillon looked him over, finally re
marking that he had no recollection o.
him. Irving reminded him of the toul
they had made together and mention
ed his name. Dillon thought fol
awhile, and, recognition appearing t.
dawn upon him, he extended his hand
Irving? Oh, yes. l remember thu
name" he declared reminiscently
"And what are you doing now, Ir
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
STUPID SHEEP.
They Are About the Most Senseless Of
All Animals.


A Colorado ranchman declares that
no animal that walks is as big fool
as a sheep.
~We have to watch them every min
ute, and If vigilance is relaxed for an
instant the entire flock is likely to
practically commit suicide. In han
ding most animals some degree of self
help or intelligence can be relied on to
aid the owner in saving their lives, but
sheep seem to set deliberately to work
| to kill themselves.
"If caught in storm on the plains
they will drift before the wind and
die of cold and exposure rather than
move a hundred yards to windward to
obtain shelter in their corral. To drive
sheep against the wind is absolutely
impossible. once lost over 1000 head
because l could not drive them to
corral not 200 feet away.
"In the corral they are still more
foolish. If storm comes up they all
move down wind until stopped by the
fence. Then commences the proceed
ing so much dreaded by sheepmer
known as 'piling.' The sheep will
/ climb over each others backs until
they are heaped up ten feet high. Oh
course all those at the bottom are
smothered. Not one has sense enough
to seek shelter under the lee of the
fence, as a horse or dog would do.
again, If sheep gets into a quick
sand its fate teaches nothing to those
that come Immediately after, but thu
| whole flock will follow its leader t.
destruction. No more exasperatingll
stupid animal than sheep walks" y
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
A CHINESE STORY.
The Noted Liar Who Had a Fairly
Competent Spouse.


A noted liar once told a friend that
he had at home three precious things
a bullock which could run 800 miles a
day. a fowl which crowed at the begin
ming Of each watch, day and night, and
a dog that could read books. The friend
intimated that he would lose no time In
seeing these marvels with his own
eyes. The man did not expect this, as
his house was somewhat distant, so he
went home and told his wife that he
had got caught at last and that tomor-
row the man would arrive and he
would be disgraced
Never mind" said the spouse.
Leave that to me. 1t will be all right.
only you must keep out of sight"
Next morning the visitor arrived and,
being met by the mistress, asked where
her husband was.
"He has gone to Pekin," she replied.
when will he be back"
'In eight or nine days"
''Why, how can he be so quickT
"He has gone off on our fast bullock
and so can do 1t easily"
81 hear you have also wonderful
fowl" said the visitor. And, behold, as
he was speaking small cock crew.
"Thats it," said the wife. He crows
at the beginning of each watch and
also when visitor arrives"
II would also like to see the learned
dog" he said.
"Ah," said she, 81 am sorry; but, you
see, we are very poor, and so he keeps
a school In the city."-Scrap Book.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
A LUCKY ESCAPE.
Thrilling Experience of a cycIist on a
Swiss Mountain.

Thrilling Experience of Cyclist on
Swiss Mountain.
A DR.. Bach was cycling down the
pass near Goschenen. in Switzerland.
when his brake snapped and the ma
chine darted forward at terrific speed,
At the foot of the mountain is bridge
spanning a deep river gorge. The ply
stefan tried to guide his flying machine
on the bridge, but the front wheel
struck a side wall, and he was flung
over the parapet While falling through
the air he caught chain hanging from
a girder. The momentum of his body,
suddenly arrested, nearly wrenched bis
grip loose but he was strong man
and kept his hold. While swinging in
midair suspended over the raging river
and unable to improve his perilous
position an automobile came chuggine
down the pass. The hapless man
shouted for help, but he could not be
seen from the bridge, and his cries
were drowned by the noise of the mo
tor and the sound of the river. A few
minutes after the automobile had pass
ed a carriage drove across the bridge
Again he cried out for help. but in
vain. The awful strain on arms and
fingers was becoming intolerable. and
| the doctor was about to drop into the
torrent to an inevitable death wheI
two peasants came by and saw him
They flung a moose over him and pullet
him up. He tainted and was i'll for
long time-Strand Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
VOTED WITHOUT BALLOTS.
An Election Day at Charlottesville
Va, In 1904.

An Election Day at Charlottesville
Va, In 1904.
At Charlottesville, Va, the seat Of
Afbemarle county, according to Miss
Mary Johnston's chronicle of Lewis
Rand" they were voting for a mem
Der of the house of delegates. 1t was
the fourth Wednesday in April. The
year was 1904.
"Under the locust trees to the right
of the open gate were placed long Ia
bles and on them three mighty punch
bowls, fianked by drinking cups ano
guarded by house servants of venera
BILE appearance and stately manners
Here good Federalists refreshed them
selves. To the left Of the gate, upor
the trampled grass beneath mulber
ry, appeared other punch bowls and IL
addition a barrel of whisky ready
preached for all good Democrat-Re
publicans. The sunny street was fille6
with horses, vehicles and servants; th'
broad path between the trees, the turl
on either hand and the courthouse
steps were crowded with riotous vot
ers. All ranks of society, all ages, oc
equations and opinions, met in the gen
ial weather beneath the trees, where
sang every bird of spring"
Within the courthouse the Sheriff
presided. Conspicuous sat the two can
didates. There were no ballots, bu
each voter made known his choice BY
living voice:
81 vote, SIR" cried the colonel, ''fol
Mr.. Ludwell Cary, for gentleman
and a patriot, sir, and may the ole
county never be represented but by
suchP'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
THE TWO RoMEos.
Mira. sIddons' Opinion Of David carriek
and sprangsr Barry.

Mira. Siddons' Opinion Of David Garriok
and sprangsr Barry.
David Garrick and Spranger Barry
were both playing Romeo at the same
time In London. Barry played 1t at
Drury Lane on the Monday, and Gar
rick played 1t the next night at Covent
Garden, and the town was divided as
to which was the greater Romeo-in
fact, there was quite great excite
ment about 1t, and they acted it upon
such different lines and with such mar
velously different conceptions that the
people argued the case as to which
Shakespeare intended. The fact Is that
Shakespeare intended 1t to be acted
well. and II one mans temperament
suited 1t best to act In that way 1t
would do for another temperament the
other way.
So they asked Mrs. Siddons, who was
the Juliet alternately with the same
Romeo, which she considered better OF
the two, and she said:
att is difficult to say. They are both
wonderfully great, but WIN tell you
how they impress me in the balcony
scene. In the balcony scene Garrick
seems SO eager, so intense and 80 full
Of fire and spirit that I'm afraid he'll
Jump up in the balcony to me. and Bar
nv Is SO lovable and fascinating that
I'm afraid / shall have to jump down
from the balcony to him."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
THE OLD CIRCUS POSTER.
Prstentious Language With Which the
aLn.u Mas 0eseribed

Pretentious Language With Which the
Show Was Described.
The grandiloquent extravaganza Of
language of the old time circus poster
b Illustrated by this reproduction,
which Is given verbatim:
There viii be presented a resplen-
dent series Of sublime, moral, interest
ing. instructive, amusing and wonder
full scenes which would appear entirely
too fabulous II expressed In an adyer-
tisement They must be seen to be
duly appreciated These. great displays
will unfold In all the loneliness and
beauty of enchantment, carrying the
minds Of the bewildered or spellbound
spectators of on the gentle wings OF
the Imagination to such pageantry as
they might dream of after reading a
few pages Of Arabian Nights Enter
tainments.' Words are really wanting
to give adequate expression Web
ster's unabridged fails most signally In
language to fully portray semblance
Of the reality. Economy may be learn
ed at this great college in single
evening Here the visitor viii see
splendid specimens of the zygodacty-
lous race that live upon the earth OF
6oat and poise upon the wings OF gold
and silver plume In the cerulean arch
and In reference to these the corps OF
superintendent in courtly dress VIII
elucidate the peculiarities Of each with
guarded suaviloQuence."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
AvERTED A DUEL.
The Soft Answer That Was Returned
to the Challenge.

The Soft Answer That Was Returned
to the Challenge.
Mrs. Minnie Walter Myers, In her
Romance and Realism of the South
ern Gulf Coast" gives an account Of
one of the last challenges to a duel
which occurred in Louisiana The af-
fair was between NJ. Marigny, who be-
longed to one of the oldest families Of
Louisiana, and Mr.. Humble, sturdy
ex-blacksmith Of Georgia, who had be-
come a man Of political consequence.
Mr.. Marigny took offense at some re-
marks of the Georgian and sent him a
challenge. The big ex-blacksmith was
nonplused.
Il know nothing about this dueling
business he said. Il will not fight
him."
"You must" said his friend. mo
gentleman can refuse"
81 am not a gentleman" replied the
honest son of Georgia. II am only
blacksmith"
"But you will be ruined if you do not
fight" urged his friends. You win
have the choice of weapons, and you
can choose SO as to give yourself an
equal chance with your adversary"
The giant asked time in which to
consider the question and ended by ac
cepting. He sent the following reply
to NJ. Marigny:
81 accept, and in the exercise Of my
privilege / stipulate that the duel shall
take place in Lake Pontchartrain, in
six feet of water, sledge hammers to
be used as weapons"
NJ. Marigny was about five feet
eight inches in height, and his adver-
sary was seven feet. The conceit Of
the Georgian so pleased M. Marigny,
who could appreciate joke as well as
perpetrate one, that he declared him
self satisfied, and the duel did not take
place.
Foreetfu.
An eminent painter was once asked
if he thought art students did well to
go to Europe to study. He said that
undoubtedly the atmosphere was more
artistic In Europe than anywhere else,
but that Paris as city to study and
work in was overrated.
To illustrate his meaning he said that
a certain rich mans son after three
years in Paris wrote home to his ia
Their:
Dear Father-I have made up my
mind to set to work. Please let me
know at your earliest convenience
whether 1t was painting, architecture
or music came to Paris to study"
A Straight Tip.
Customer-Quick shave. please Bar
ber-Close, sir? Customer-See here,
what business is 1t of yours whether
I'm close or not? I'll tell you one thing,
young mani don't tip. if that's what
you want to know.--Puck.
Left Him In Doubt.
A certain young artist in New York
who is on terms of comparative init
macy with the janitor of the apart
ment house wherein he maintains his
studio is in some doubt whether the
said janitor is a cynic or something of
an art critic. or both.
zone day while doing bit of repair
Work III tue StuulO, says lie pdlutel,
mike scrutinized a bit Of my work
with ominous solemnity. When indi-
Gated a portrait of myself the blow |
fell. Said 1:
Z" The paint ON this is badly cracked.
which spoils the likeness
with no more expression in his
than is to be seen in the
face of a representative Of Buddha
Mike replied:
Not at all. sir.'*
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
What is a cold in the headi !

What is cold in the headi Nothing
to worry about if you treat it with Ely's
Cream Balm. Neglected, the cold may
grow into catarrh, and the air-passages be
so infamed that you have to fight for every
breath. 1t is true that Ely's Cream Balm
masters catarrh. promptly. But you know
the old saying about the ounce of proven
ton. Therefore use Cream Balm when
the cold in the head shows itself. All
druggists, Soc, or mailed by Ely Bros, SO
Warren street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
Tn. Money Germ.

The Baltimore Sun comes out with
a warning that probably few will
heed. It says, "Don't let the money
germs bite you," and adds that man
who has taken the trouble to count
'em says that $4,000 bacteria roost
comfortably--eA each one dollar bill
after the currency has been circulat-
ing freely for year or so. So If you
have $50 in your pocket you are prob
ably carrying around about 6.2o0,OOO
germs. ''Yet," says the Sun, 'there
are men brave enough to face this
terrible risk just for the sake of hav-
ing a roll of greenbacks. 1t simply
shows what dangers man will under
go for money. Most Of us, however
are not in serious danger"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
Harsh Music.

The politician caught with the goods
was counseled by his friends to stay
and face the music.y
For an instant he listened to the
clamor Of denunciation.
"Great Scott" he exclaimed impa-
tiently, do you call that music?"
A moment later he was out of hear
Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
The Tower of Famine.

The Tore della Fame. or Tower of
Famine. was noted for its grewsome
history. 1t once stood in Pisa. Italy.
but there are now no traces Of it
Count Ugolino della Gherardscha.
whom Dante immortalfzed, was the
head Of the Guelphs, and because of
his tyranny and accredited attempts
to place his country In bondage he
was antagonized and finally conquered
by the chief of the Ghibellines, who
imprisoned him, with his two sons and
two grandsons, in this tower. the slow
method Of starvation being employed
as the manner Of their death. The
door of the tower was locked and the
keys thrown into the Arno.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
LIoht and Pain.

Light Is good for toothache." said
the doctor. Darkness is bad for it.
II you are toothache sufferer, haven't
you often noticed how the pain In your
jaw increases when late at night you
turn of the lamp and try to sleep?
Light, you see, is good for the tooth
ache. There are a number of diseases
It Is good for-asthma, cold in the
head, earache. These diseases In the
dark all grow worse.
DARKNESS is good for a sick head
ache and for neuralgia and for nausea.
Haven't you noticed itf Light and
darkness-they are remedies recogt
nized at last. and today we prescribe
them the same as we do quinine or
nux."-New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15

George Meredith and Rossetti wer'
to take up house together. but it oc
Cured to the former to go and SCI
what the house was like first. He ar
rived at noon. Rossetti was not up
But on the table was his breakfast
six eggs on as many slices pof bacon
The repast had been waiting som
time. The eggs were draining out thei
lifeblood on the coagulating bacon
Rossetti came in in dressing gown
otherwise just as he had got out o
bed. He sat down and 'devoured tn
plat like an ogre" Meredith sent hin
a check for the quarters rent next day
but he and the poet never kept hous
topether
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15
unlueLx For His Side.

$50 you cling to that childish super
stition about thirteen being unlucky,
said the traveller.
EYES," answered the other. Can
get away from it."
"But see how completely 1t is dis
proved. This glorious country started
with thirteen colonies"
every true. But 1 am an English
man, Washington Star.