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proved the condition of everything.
The Improvement effected by the heat
and sunshine has been very marked on
all crops. Pasture lands and cutting
grass have shown a quick response.
Many fields of wheat, oats and barley
that We're looking thin and sickly
have taken on a strong. healthy
growth. The potato crop is coming
rapidly over ground. and. where early
planted, will soon be ready for hoeing
Mangels and first sown turnips. en-
couraged by the prevailing heat and
moisture, are showing thick, vigorous
hrairds. Flax. in the counties where
ii Is grown, is spoken Of as much inn
proved. Stock arc also much benefited
by the heat. and are beginning to ad-
vance in condition. All round. the out
look at the beginning Of June is much
more favourable than it was early in
May and the prospects for the season
encouraging"
| Regarding the wheat crop. it says
that it as we'll as other cereals has
suffered much from the attack Of wire
worm and leather Jacket grubs, and
in many fields large areas have been
eaten out, and bare brown patches are
| as common as in fields where barley
or oats are soWn. Compared with for
lner years, the amount of land under
wheat is less than in previous Years
and in the counties where barley is
grown there is also a smaller crop.
Early potatoes generally were injur-
iously affected by the hard frosts, but
now, with plenty of sunshine, the out
look is decidedly improved. Early
sown oats, as a result of the severe
winter and early. spring, suffered con-
siderably. and in many cases the land
had to be re-ploughed and turnips
sown instead. Pasture lands general,
looked bare until the middle of May,
but they are now we'll covered and
promising locking. In Ulster the flax,
on dry. warm soil, looks fairly strong;
but OH heavy land, the braird is poor
and light. Should the next six weeks
be favoured with good sunshine, the
hay crop will be we'll up to the aver
age sF
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-07-04
Tho Origin Of Homo Rule.

Mr.. Churchill, in his recent speech
in Manchester, stated that "the name
Home Rule was invented by Mr..
Butt" The inventor Of tho name Home
Rule was the Irish patriot, Rev. Pro-
fessor Joseph Galbraith, Senior Fellow
Of Trinity College, Mr.. Butts devoted
colleague III ladinG the foundation of
the present Irish National Movement.
Mr.. Galbraith used the term at a.
meeting Of the Council of the Home
Government Association i'm 1871, Mr..
Butt Immediately adopted it as an in
spiration of genius. At the conclusion
of his great speech at the Home Rule
Conference of 1873 he thus spoke of the
words Home Rule: over Il torn and
distracted country agitatcd by disscn-
sion, weakened by distrust, VIC raised
tho banner on which we cmblazoned
the magic words Home Rule Trem-
bling with hesitation, almost stealth
lily, we unfurlcd that banner to the
breeze. But wherever the legend that
was cInblaZOned OH it's folds was seen
the heart Of the people moved to it's
words, and the soul OF the nation felt
their power and their force. These
words were passed from man to man
along the valley and the hillside IIv-
erywhere were seen those who had
been despairing turn to that banner
with confidence and hope"
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Flag Of tho French Irish er;oads.

Under the title Of The Flag at
YpreS," Barry O'Brien gives in the
Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 4 charm
ing account of the Irish Bencdic.ine
Nunery At Yprca, where reroscs one of
the flags captured by Lord CIare's
regiment at Families bloody fight on
May, 2S, 1906. The colors taken in
tha. day were those belonging I,
Churchilrs =: II. regiment, and they
were deposited IL the Irish Abb ~ q:
Yprcs by Lieutenant Colonel Mr:-
roRh O'Brien. On the occasion Of the
urveilng vt tho Fontcnoy Nom u a..
last autumn, Nr. O'Brien paid l. :',sii
70 fprcs. md Investigated all that has
been handed down regarding the flag.
AS result he has presented. not only
the story Of the flag, but also a really
fascinating account Of the varying
fortunes Of the Irish Benedictine Abb
hey at Ypres from IT'S foundation in
1865 to 1907. Though the line Of Irish
Abbesses ceased in 1910, on the death
Of Madame Benedict Byrne, yet the
Community still numbers six Irish
choir sisters and three Irish lay sis
ters. The author concludes his paper
by giving 1t as his conviction that the
flag now at Yres is "a remnant of one
Of the two flags captured by the Irish
Brigade from a British regiment at the
battle Of Ramillies.""
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28
Tired Ewes

People speak about their eyes being
tired, meaning that the retina, or see
ing portion, of the eye is fatigued, but
such is not the case, as the retina hard
ly ever gets tired. The fatigue is in
the inner and outer muscle attached to
the eyeball and the muscle of accom-
mediation which surrounds the lens of
the eye. When near object is to be
looked at this muscle relaxes and al
lows the lens to thicken, increasing its
retroactive power. The inner and outer
muscles are used in covering the eye
on the object to be looked at, the inner
one being especially used when a near
object is looked at. 1t is in the three
muscles mentioned that the fatigue is
felt, and relief is secured temporarily
by closing the eyes or gazing at far
distant objects. The usual indication
of strain is redness of the rim of the
eyelid, betokening a congested state of
the inner surface, accompanied with
some pain. Sometimes this WEAKNESS
indicates the need of glasses rightly
adapted to the person, and In other
cases the true remedy is to massage
the eye and its surroundings as far as
may be with the hand wet in cold
water
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28

Perjury besides being one of the
oldest of offenses in the catalogue of
crime. has always been very severely
punished. With the advance of civil
cation, however. fiendish punishments
have been replaced by more humane if
still severe penalties. In the days of
the Roman empire any one who com
mitted perjury was thrown from a
precipice, while the Greeks branded
their false swearers. 1t is interesting
to note that when the latter embraced
the Christian religion the punishment
was altered to that of having the
tongue cut out, sort of punishment
which was considered to fit the crime
in the early centuries. In the middle
ages some countries adopted the sys-
TEN of giving the perjurer the punish
ment for the crime he falsely accused
another Of Thus if he swore a neigh
Dor had committed murder and the
charge was disproved the perjurer
would be sentenced to death, and the
other penalties of the penal code were
exacted for the particular crime al
legged.
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Their Fears Realized.

A noted English statistician was dis
cussing in New York the statistics of
age-marriage statistics are his
speciality.
1.-THE last Statistics" he said. show
US one pleasant change. one grand i'm
provement Aged men of wealth are
no longer marrying beautiful, mercen-
airy young women as frequently as
they used. In fact, these hideeus mar
riages are becoming in this country so
rare that the newspapers don't hest
tate to comment very forcibly upon
them. l approve of these cruel com
ments. They keep such mockeries of
marriage down In a little town in
Herts last month";" he said, "a million
aire of seventy-nine years married a
young and pretty milliner Of twenty
two. The local paper printed the next
day this editorial paragraph on the
matter:
Six months ago. when Mr.. Blanks
venerable wife died, his children and
grandchildren feared that he would go
crazy over the sad bereavement. Their
fears have now come true"
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Story of q Foot Race.

A voluble negro who was discovered
pacing q fast heat across the Tenth
street viaduct the other night explain
ed his haste to the policeman who ar
rested him.
He explained that he had been to a
swell dance and had paid the sum Of
$3.50 for the rent of the startlingly
correct attire in which he was clad.
During the progress of the dance a
short yellow man had repeatedly bump
ed against him in a most offensive
manner. he related the story with
dignity and JUNCTION.
''Thish yere yellow Niger, he KEEP
a-bumpin' inter me till l ses to him,
ses, I'll see you after this dance out
side,' ses to him.
''He sses. Very well. sub; I'll see you
after this dance
81 didn't like the looks of him no.
how, and when we gifts outside he
pulls a big razzer, and he ses, I'll cave
you.' he ses, jes' that er-way.
Il thinks of that suit | pays $3.50
fer, and gethers up all the rabbit they
is in me, and l starts to runnin', and l
runs fast runs like a jack rabbit
ontell / gifts to the vi'duc'. and a big
police he holIers to me:
"'Hey. there he hollers. 'Whar
you-all gwine SO fas'Y
FPS jis' a-runnin' to ketch cyar,'
l hollers back. But he grabs me, and
he SEES:
"'Ketch car. niger. Why, youse
passed four cars a'readyw-Omaha
World Herald.
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Three letters written by Samson, the
executioner of the terror" are printed
in the Paris Gaulois. One of the most
interesting of them is short enough to
be quoted in full:
"Citizen-I have just learnt that the
rumour is current that | am selling or
causing to be sold locks of the hair of
Louis Capet If any have in fact been
sold. this abominable trade can only
have been carried on by impostors. The
truth is that ! have not allowed any
one in my house to carry away even
the smallest relic"
Samson. it appears, had in his private
capacity much sympathy with the
king whose head it was his duty in his
professional capacity to cut off. In
another letter he attributes the courage
with which he met his death to the
frmness of his religious principles,
and when he himself died in 1906 he
bequeathed money to pay for masses
for his victims soul.
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They had not been engaged very
long, but already George had made it
apparent that the salary of a junior
shop assistant did not admit of an &C.
static existence amid a sea of diamond
rings. theater stalls or even chocolate
creams.
Recently they walked together to a
neighboring village The road was
muddy, the wind bitter, and Daisy felt
that life would be better worth living
when she had an opportunity of reviv-
ing herself with tea and hot scenes.
George hesitated outside the only
restaurant in the place, and she smiled
hopefully. His hand stole to his trous-
ers pocket. He fumbled nervously
there for a moment
"Er-Daisy," he said at last, will
you have something to eat now and
walk back, or shall we have nothing
to eat and go back by train Pear
sons.
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Rarest of Trades.

mine is the rarest of all trades"
said an Englishman 81 am a maker
of instruments of torture. l suppose
that at this moment In Siam and China
yellow men are bleeding and bowling
In the clutch of machines of my make"
He lighted his pipe pleasant
thought, Ell? But we must make our
living somehow. In Birmingham mines
made There for seventeen years
have been turning out racks, hair and
nail drawers, thumbscrews, SINNERS.
needle beds. soaring irons, bone break
ers and what not.
ISLAM and China have bought their
instruments of torture from Birming-
ham for generations. Some of these
cOntrivances are very costly and in
genious. There's water dropper
which works by clockwork that costs
$500 There's "a But that's too terri
BILE to talk about. The Chinese instru-
ments, by the way, are million times
crueler than the Siamese. New York
Press
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DiahoIo-lts oriqiH.

NJ. Henry Maret in Carmel dun
Savage" In lie Journal of Paris at
tributes the discovery of the game to
Lieutenant Cameron. who when jour
neying from Zanzibar to Benguela was
detained near Lake Tanganyika by q
native chief. He relates:
Sometimes a slave of Djoumah
would amuse us by his dexterity. With
two sticks about a foot long connected
by string Of a certain length he spun
a piece of wood cut in the shape of an
hourglass. throwing it before and be-
hind him. pitching it up into the air
like cricket ball and catching it again
while it continued to spin"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28
W. W. CURTIS DRY GOODS HOUSE
YOUR TABLE
MANNERS

are not half SO important as the
things that are on your Table.
The laws of nature are higher
than the DEGREES of fashion. Your
table will reflect good breeding as
well as an intelligent regard for
the health of your family if good
pure food is there.
PerjaicO Syrup
A combination of pure sugar and
honey. Try a can in your next
order, 25c can.
Salad Dressing
You want a good one, ready to
use, at this season of the year. Try
Campbell's, Ioc jar.
White House Coffee
Tastes as good as it looks. 1t
makes delicious cup of coffee.
We recommend it, 35c ID.
Brook Trout
These fish are different from ordi-
nary canned fish. They are put
up in sanitary tin boxes. Order a
box to-day, Ioc.
Hams
We have few more of those mild
cured hams, very small and home
cured. Try one now they will
soon be gone, I3c lb.
Cheese
We keep full line of foreign and
domestic cheese, Swiss, Neuchatel,
Roguifort, Canada Cream, Timber
ger, &c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28

A lady who is subject to heart dis
ease took tea last Sunday with a
neighbor, and while sitting at table
her husband rushed in without a hat
and in his shirt sleeves.
"Be calmp' he exclaimed hurriedly
to his wife. Don't excite yourself.
You know you can't stand excitement.
and it might be worseP'
Good graciousr' cried the wife.
1.-THE children
They're all right. Now, Mary, don't
get excited. Keep calm and cool. 1t
can't be helped now. We must bear
these visitations of Providence with
philosophy"
"Then it's motherP gasped the wife
"Your mothers safe Get on your
things, but don't hurry or worry. It's
too late to be of any use, but I'll fly
back and see what can do. l only
came to tell you not to get excited"
For mercy sake" implored the al
most fainting woman. 'tell me the
worstr'
''Well, if you will have it, the conse-
quences be on your own head, Mary.
I've tried to prepare you, and if you
win know-don't excite yourself; try
and keep calm-but our kitchen Chin
ney's on fire. and all the neighbors are
in our front gardenl'
She ed.-London Answers.
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Medfnrd.

John A. Lamb, has purchased fine tour
ing car, and is having garage built.
Harry T. Allen, has decided to continue
his grocery store here
Twins were born to Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Cohen. on Thursday.
Arbor Day is to be celebrated by the
local schools, on Friday.
Clarence Mingin has left the employ of
John r. Lewis, and is now working for
Frank Braddock.
The township committee have advertis-
ed for bids for the curbing OF Union street.
Edward Burns is now residing in the
house on Church street, owned by
Edward Braddock.
Joseph E. Stackhouse is having his
residence newly painted
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28
NOTICE OF MEETING FOR ExAMINA
IN TON OF TEACHERS

Notice is hereby given that there will be
meeting of the County Board of Examiners
of Burlington County, for the examination OF
candidates for teachers certificates, in Cap
tain James Lawrence school, Burlington, on
FRIDAY and SATURDAY., MAY L and 2,
1908.
Each applicant for a certificate should be
present as early as nine O'Clock A M.
The questions will be given in the following
order:
FRIDAY.
Third Grade-a. m. ~ arithmetic, (2) geo.
graphy, (3) penmanship: p. m. az orthogra ply,
(5) grammar, 10y reading.
SATURDAY.
Third Grade-a. m. ~ Theory and practice,
~ school law, (3) United States history, [4)
civics. p. M, (5) elementary composition, (6)
temperance physiology.
Second Grade "a. m. ~ Theory and
practice, ~ school law, (s) history Of educa-
ton, az elementary algebra; p. M, (5) compo-
sition, (6) bookkeeping, (7l physiology.
First Grade-a. m. ~ Algebra, ~ school
law, (3) history of education, (4) plane geo.
metry; p. M, (5l physics, (6l general history.
Special enthusiastically ~ Theory
and practice, ~ school law, (3) kindergarten,
az drawing, (5) manual training, (6) physical
training 90 music, (8l ancient languages, (9)
modern languages, QO) Intentional geometry.
HERMAN A. STEES,
March 81, 1908. County Superintendent.
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Ways of the pressmaker.


A curious dressmaking custom was
revealed in case tried in London,
and it would b. interesting to know if
similar practices prevail elsewhere. A
woman ordered dress from a dress
maker and then refused to pay the bill
on the ground that the dress did not
fit-a very common excuse among
those who have changed their minds
The bill was for $50 for material and
making, and the dressmaker in de-
Tending her charges explained that
abe had two establishments, one at
Putney and the other on Manchester
street The dress in question had been
made at Putney. but if it had been
made at the Manchester street estab-
lishment she would have charged about
$40. although there would have been
no difference whatever In material OF
workmanship Prices, she said, were
regulated by locality, and, although
Putney is socially irreproachable, If
is not quite equal to Manchester street
The price of a dress is therefore in
dicative of geographical location rather
than of quality, and for this side light
on feminine manners and customs we
may be duly grateful.-Argonaut.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

ESTATE OF SAMUEL A. LIPPINCoTT.
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the county of
Burlington, bearing date on the third day of
April, A. ID. 1908, upon the application of the
Mount Holly safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany, the subscriber, requiring the creditors
of Sa uel A. Lippincott, deceased, to bring
in their claims against the estate of said de-
cedent, under oath or affirmation, on or be-
fore the Third day of January, A. d. 1893, or
they will be debarred of any action therefor
against the said executor.
MOUNT HOLLY SAFE DEPOSIT
AND TRUST COMPANY,
A pril 3. 1903 Executor
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28

'Why don't you go to work?"
Work. rejoined Meandering Mike.
Look at de thousands of poor fellows
dat is lookin' fur work an feelin' mis-
cradle wideut it. Now work amt nee
essary to me, an l amt goin' to butt
In an reach fur it merely fur de sake
Of havin' somethin' to brag about
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28
What He Would Do.

An individual applied to the cab
company for a situation.
do you know how to driver
Eyes, SIR
You know that you must be polite
with all your passengersY
"Ahv
"And honest. For example, what
would you do if you should find in
your cab pocketbook containing $685.
O00P
Nothing at all | should live on the
Income. London Tit-Bits.
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ELECTRTCTTY

is the best paid, most fascinating profession.
To learn 1t is absorb1ngly interesting. To
know 1t is an asset for life.
Our school equipment $685. 00) teaches prac-
teal electricity from start to finish. Day and
Evening courses. Individual instruction.
Positions secured for graduates. Write for
beautifully illustrated booklet.
New York Electrical Trade School
ar West 18TH Street, New York.
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kHRGS
Both Phones

Granulated sugar, SIC.
Sauces that are good on
fish and cold meats. Long
fields, Ioc; Colburn's, Ioc, and
Lea & Perrine's, 28c.
Horse R0dish, good and
strong, the kind that makes the
tears come, Ioc per glass.
COrn.-We have succeeded
in getting few more cases OF
Bird brand corn, the brand that
has given such entire satisfac-
ton this season. I5c can.
KoTnIet, for making corn
fritters that are equal to those
made of field corn, 15c can.
Houseclean1pg. We have
all the needed utensils, brooms,
dust, window, scrub and white
wash brushes, dust pans and
carpet beaters. Canned lime
for white washing, tar camphor
balls and chloride of lime.
Apric0tS-They are small
but new, bright, and very fine
favored, I6c per pound.
Peaches 49, Large, meaty
fruit, fine favored, I6c per ID.
Dried AppIeS-Sun dried
Jerseys. These are very nice,
Ioc per pound. Only a few OF
these left.
MeatS-Our selection is al
ways for the best.
Phil. Karg, IN IN s. & A Hsis St
MOUNT HOLLY
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28

Bacon-The single men do not seen
to be afraid of leap year any more.
Egbert-No. You see, as soon as the
girls get ready to leap the men pre-
pare to jump.-Yonkers Statesman.
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April 3, 1908.
ExECUTORs' NOTICE

ESTATE OF WATERS B. HURFF
Notice is hereby given that an order has
Burlington, bearing date on the seventh day
of A pril, A. D. 1908, upon the application OF
James K. Hurff, Waters B. Hurh, Jr. John G.
scribers, requiring the creditors of Waters b.
Hurff, deceased, to bring in their claims
against the estate of said decedent under
oath or affirmation, on or before the seventh
day of January, A. ID. 1909, or they will be de-
barred of any action therefor against the said
Executors
All bills to be rendered to William r. Lip
pincott, Moorestown, Burlington county,
n. j.
JAMES X. HURFF,
WATERS b. HURFF, JR.,
JOHN O. HURFF,
WILLIAM R. LIPPINCoTT,
April IA, 1908. Executors
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A DMINIsTRATRIx's NOTICE.


ESTATE OF GEORGE A. HAINEs.
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the County of
Burlington, bearing date on the first day
April, A. ID. 1908, upon the application of Rena
M. Ha1nes, the subscriber, requiring the credi-
tors of George A. Haines, deceased, to bring
in their claims against the estate OF said de-
cedent, under oath or affirmation, on or be-
fore the first day of January, A. ID. 1909, or
they will be debarred of any action therefor
against the said Administrative.
RENA M. HAlNES,
April l, 1908. Administrative
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Minister'S Wife-Wake upl There
are burglars in the house, John. Min
ister-Well. what of it? Let them find
out their mistake themselves.-Chris
tian Register.
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Delegates to the
State Republican Convention

The Republican voters of Burlington County
Will meet in the places designated as the
polling places for the Fall Election of 1907, on
Tuesday. April %,
1908, at 40 o'clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of
electing delegates to represent them in the
State Convention pursuant to the above call.
Under the rules the Townships and Election
Districts are entitled to the following number
OF delegates: