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Evening star., 1909-06-27

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ballenger
Hamilton were the recent guests
friends in Washington.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Miss jessie Franklin has returned to
her home here from a visit to friends In
Rockville and Friendsyille, Md.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Miss Sue James Ratcliffe and Misses
Lulu and Jessie SeatOn of North Fork.
this county. left Tuesday last to attend
the Summer Normal School at VIM
chester Va.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Miss Dorothy Dixon OF New York spent
Hill.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Mrs. Gleason has returned to Char
lottesville. Va, after visiting Miss Rosa
liable at her home on East Water street.
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During July and
August we close at
> pm. Saturdays.
l pm.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Miss Helen Chiswell and Master Paul
Chiswell Kite. of Washington have been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel H. Ball in Leesburs.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 3. Gi!pin have
sent out a large number OF invitations
for q dance to be given at their country
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Blackburn Smith and Miss
Annie Smith Of Berryville are visiting
Miss Sewers at her home in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Master Arthur Mason Chichester. third
entertained number Of friends at Wild
worthy farm. the home of his parents
near Leesburg. in honor of his eighth
birthday Monday afternoon last
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Miss Hazel Brown. daughter of Mr..
J. p Brown of Lincoln, Va. has re-
turned to her home from Swarthmore
College, Pa. where she spent the past
winter She was accompanied by Miss
Hoag, who will spend several weeks
with her
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Mrs. Yarnall of Washington Is visiting
Miss Mamie Bowie and Miss Nellie
Moran at Mellwood.
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Mrs. r. w. Davis, Marion and Mildren
Davis and Master H. w. Davis, jr., have
returned from visit to Mrs. Davis
sister. Mrs. F. H. Griggs OF Raleigh,
Evening star., 1909-06-27

Miss Mason has returned to her home
on Buchanan avenue, after spending the
winter months at Annapolis Junction, Md.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
A Washington AneodOte.

Rev. Mason L. Weems, who first
published and is believed by many per
sons to have invented the story of
George Washington and the cherry
tree, used many anecdotes in his life
of Washington to Illustrate his exalt-
ed view of the liberator's character.
One of these shows Washington as a
talker of politics. At the age of TWEEN
ty-two he was colonel of the Virginia
military organization stationed at
Alexandria A local political cam
paign was on. Washington was a
great friend of one Of the candidates.
A Mr.. Payn was strongly In favor of
the other man. Argument waxed
warm. Young Washington made a
heated remark, to which Mr.. Payn
took offense. Mr.. Payn carried cane
lone of those heavy sticks so popular
in colonial days. He raised his cane,
brought it down upon the head of the
future Father Of His Country and laid
the young colonel along the floor.
Some of Washington's soldiers want
ed to fight, but he restrained them.
He went to his room, pondered all
night over the affair and next morn
ing sent for Mr.. Payn. The latter, of
course, expected that Washington was
going to challenge him to mortal COM
bat. He had visions of pair of PTS
tolls. Arriving at Washington's room.
he was amazed to find wine and cheese
on the table, of which the young man
invited him to partake. Then Wash
ington apologized to the man who had
koncked him down. He admitted that
be had been in the wrong. Such is
Parson Weems' account, who goes on
70 morallze at length over the story.
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ned, and, with niuttered exclamation.
he turned away from the little open
ing.
A minute later came the sound Of a
window being raised, and presently the
prisoner walked into the room through
the back door. Without a word he
seized a poker. There was q rush Of
steps, sharp squeak and then silence.
The door opened and closed.
The chauffeur washed his hands at
the sink 81 shall return to the pantry
now" he began, when the outer door
opened again and the harsh voice Of
the sheriff doomed through the house.
Annie Jane sprang to her feet,
whittier, if possible, than before.
Hes locked in the pantry, justice,
and Annie James been a-watching
himp' said Peter Lamson triumphantly.
Mr.. Justice Smith, stout, rosy and
jovial, withal he had been aroused
from his bed, entered the room In ad-
vance of the sheriff, and his genial
glance alighted on the prisoner, who
was calmly drying his hands on the
roller towel
Hello, Wainwright he cried. $50
you got here after ALL Lamson says he
went over to your place, but your serv-
ants said you were out in the machine
chasing scorchers, l supposed Now,
Miss Annie Jane, have out the prison.
er, and We'll each land him heavy
fine, eh, Wainwright
Justice Wainwright swept the room
in keen glance that noted Peter Lam
sons chagrined face and the pitiful
entreaty in Annie James eyes.
Sorry, sheriff It's all my fault, but
your prisoner has escaped" he said
carelessly.
"Shucksr' exploded Peter Lamson,
with sincere relief.
"Your treat, sheriff." laughed Smith
comfortably. LET it be some of that
old russell cider I'll go down with you
and hold the lamp
When the discounted sheriff had pre-
coded Smith down the cellar stairs, the
late prisoner approached Annie Jane.
who stood disconsolately before the
stove
You were very kind, indeed, Mr..
Wainwright" she stammered with en-
barrassment Il know father will be
hurt and mortified to realize he has
made such a blunder-that he treated
you so unkindly."
You were very kind to the prisoner,
Miss Annie Jane,' said the justice,
with a tender note In his pleasant
voice. 'Under those circumstances it
was very strange that he should try to
escape, wasn't it?'
Annie James eyes dropped before the
warmth in his gaze, but she made no
reply.
II don't believe-he escaped, after
ALL" unused Wainwright thoughtfully.
And subsequently it was proved that
he did not.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

ZIG. Willow TILE DRAINS AEFECT THE
WATER TABLE
fS surface of the ground; W, water ta-
BILE; G, ground water; T, tile drains.1
soil becomes saturated, however, so
that the water is no longer moving,
the air soon becomes used up, and the
crop will turn yellow and cease to
grow. The remedy, Of course, is to
provide drains to remove the ground
water quickly.
The only kind Of water which the
roots can use is the capillary water.
When this is present in the right
amount, it fills about half of the
spaces between the soil particles. The
the rest are filed with air. The water
easily dissolves plant food from the
soil grains which it surrounds. Thus
the two essentials for rapid root de-
velepment, air and plant feod, are
present in the proper amounts and in
q readily available form. AS fast as
the water Is taken up by the roots
more Is brought up by capillarity from
the supply In the subsoil in the mali
ner noted in article No. 2.
The place where the capillary water
joins the ground water is called the
water table. II this water table is
too high, the feeding ground Of the
roots is greatly restricted, since they
cannot go below It. If, on the other
hand, the water table is too deep,
capillarity cannot bring the water up
as fast as it Is used by the roots.
In dry weather the water table low
ers rapidly. but the roots are also
growing downward at the same time
The greatest damage from drough'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
Money In China and Egypt.

Coins were made in China SO long
ago, it is said, as the year 2250 B. c.,
but they could not have been other
than portions of metal cast into porta-
BILE shape, such as were all the earliest
moneys In Egypt, the cradle of civili-
cation and commerce, strange to say,
there was no imperial coinage. Copper,
silver and gold were used, as else
where, to indicate values, but they
were manufactured into Jumps, shaped
sometimes like brick, and in the case OF
gold and silver were nodded in rings,
like the ancient Irish money of ten
centuries ago. 1t appears almost in
conceivable that people who created
the pyramids and erected such mag
nifcent temples should have been en-
tirely ignorant of coins. Yet it is GER
tain from the statements of Herodo-
tus that such was the case. The first
coinage of money in Egypt was not
struck to assist the Egyptians them
selves In their commercial dealings.
but. rather, because the foreign mer-
chants with whom they traded, the
Greeks and the Phoenicians, demand
ed some medium which would have the
guarantee of its value apparent on 1t
and which would circulate for that
vuIryo
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
A VISION ON THE vELDT.
The Form on the Rocks That Con-
fronted the Soldier.

The Form on the ROCKS mar Con-
fronted the Soldier.
I thought I saw form of some kind
between the powders. jumped tc
the conclusion that it was soldier In
one second it had vanished. ! chal-
lenged, but got no answer. Those
pieces of rock seemed to terrify me.
I advanced toward them, but saw
nothing. / retired back and took Ut
my position, leaning on my rife. Ny
eyes went again to the same place, AND
there, standing between the two bowl
ders. was the outline of a woman.
brought my rife to the present cover
ing the form which stood before me
I saw her walk from one piece Of rock
to the other
/ watched and saw her repeat her ac-
ton. She then stopped and leaned VI
against one Of the powders with heI
back toward me. l again advanced
to where she stood. When l had got tc
within forty or fifty yards of her
saw her turn round and look straight
at me with a careworn and sorrowful
face.
Then saw and knew who she was
1t was my own mother. was not mis-
taken. for she walked within a few
yards of me. at the same time looking
me dead In the face. She then turned
about and walked to the two pieces Of
rock, and / saw no more of her. About
three weeks after received letter
from home telling me of her death and
burial-"A Grenadier's South African
"Reminiscences" in Occult Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss sss q I<zkAzzzs4
Luelnda,s Dreadful Dream.


''I've had some dreadful dreams In
my lifetime said Lucinda, but never
any half so dreadful as one had last
night. shall be miserable till know
whether it's coming true"
OF course everybody wanted to know
what the dreadful dream was. and Luz
cinda continued:
'sWhy, dreamed my coat was ruin
cdr
Chorus of commiserating groans at
this.
1t seems that Lucinda has lately
bought a new suit, and the coat didn't
fit her exactly, and so she took It back
to have it filled, and it isn't to come
home till next Wednesday, and last
night she dreamed that 1t had come
home and that 1t was worse than it
was before-that they had made a
mess of it and the coat was ruined.
Now. isn't that a dreadful dream7
Truly? WHY. If Lucinda had dreamed
that she had fallen from the top of a
tall mountain or been dropped from
flying machine or something like that.
then she would have walked up the
minute she began to fall and so have
known right away that everything was
all right, but as 1t is she's got to wait
till next Wednesday to know If that
dreadful dream is coming true.-New
York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

Grigsby's heirs did not want this In
scription to go on the tombstone, but
the lawyer declared that-the viii pro
vided that it must be used. and the
family had to agree. But the inscrip-
ton is headed with line that Grigs-
by's viii made the epitaph mandatory
At Lincoln is very odd tombstone.
A travelling man Of that town. who had
been on the road many years and was
quite eccentric, framed an epitaph that
Is decidedly original. He died several
years ago, and travelling bag hewn
out of marble stands at the head of his
grave. On one side Of the bag Is this
line:
Here is where Bill stopped lastT
Kansas City Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

as a plant food. This Is
only one Of its minor uses
however. In addition to the water
which is decomposed by the plant and
used In making starch and other prod
ucts. many times as much Is used fol-
other purposes. One Of the principal
Of these Is dissolying plant food and
carrying 1t upward to the leaves. Aft
er reaching the leaves most Of the wa,
ter is evaporated, leaving In the leaf
cells the materials which 1t brought
up.
The cells Of which the leaves are
made are very delicate and depend for
rneir stiffness on the water which they
contain. Without this water they
would collapse in the same way a BIZ
cycle tire does when the air is let out
This is the very thing that happens
when the leaves wilt The rise of
water from the roots has been checked
IN some way. and as evaporation still
continues the leaf cells become partly
emptied and shrink up.
The leaves are not entirely helpless
at such time, however. On each side
OF the tiny pores on the underside of
the leaf is a cell known as guard
cell. When the supply of moisture
begins to fail. these guard cells shrink
up and In doing SO close the openings,
thus checking evaporation. In some
plants, like corn, the leaves curl up at
such time, thus still further lessen
ing the rate Of evaporation. OF course
when a leaf is wilted in this manner
the work of building up plant tissues
Is seriously checked This often hap
pens during the dry weather of July
and August, when the soil becomes so
dry that the roots have difficulty in
obtaining the needed moisture. The
checking of development which results
often reduces the yield Of corn as
much as twenty to thirty bushels per
acre and that of other crops In pro-
portion. For every pound Of dry
matter in a mature plant from 300 to
800 pounds Of water have been brought
up by the roots and @evaporated from
the leaves. One of the most impor-
tant factors in the production of
maximum crop is the maintenance of
a plentiful water supply within easy
reach Of the roots.
There are three classes of water In
the SOIL The first is known as ground
water and is that water which col
Iects In hole dug in wet soil or
runs of through the tile in drained
land. The second is the capillary
water and is that which is left be-
tween the soil particles after the
ground water has been drawn off.
The ground water Is affected by gray
ttation, while the capillary water is
not.
If sample Of soil that looks per
fectly dry is placed in an oven and
heated for some time 1t will be found
that is has lost considerably in weight,
owing to moisture being driven off.
This is the third class, or microscopic
moisture. This, Of course. is Of no
value to the plant, since the roots
cannot extract moisture from an air
dry soil. Neither can they use the
ground water. This is really a dam
age In the upper two or three feet of
soil, since it so fills the spaces that
the roots cannot get enough air.
During a rain the ground water
passing through the soil draws con-
siderable air with it. AS soon as the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
GAMBLING For Maids.

MANY queer reasons are advanced
by servant girls for losing a place"
said the manager of the employment
bureau, ''but the queerest have ever
heard was given by girl who blew
In here last week. Her late mistress
was a bridge fiend. One day for the
want Of money to bet she and her
friends played with their maids for
stakes. At the end Of the game each
woman considered herself in honor
bound to stick to her agreement, and
an attempt was really made to swap
servants according to the ups and
downs of the game. Some Of the girls
thus ratified of changed places willing
ly enough, but that client Of mine re-
fused to be snapped and hustled
around hunting new job."-New York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
The Rishop,s Rebuke.

A conceited young cleric once said
to an American prelate, do you not
think that 1 may well feel fattered
that so great crowd came to hear
me preach?''
mo" was the answer, 'for twice as
many would come to see you hanged.
From "The Old Time Parson," by P
q. Ditchfeld, NJ A.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
BY c. v. GREGORY.
a 6rieG5furoJ DfJfsfon. lo10 .SFofe ~0s
Copyright 1909 by American Press Association

comes when a sudden dry period fol
lows a few weeks of excessive rain
fall. The abundance of moisture dur
ing the early part Of the season has
kept the plants from sending their
roots down very deep. When dry
weather does come, the soil bakes and
cracks and evaporation goes on very
rapidly This, together with the de-
mands made by the plants, lowers the
water table so rapidly that root growth
cannot keep pace with it. As result
the capillary moisture within reach of
the roots is not replaced as fast as 1t
is used, and the growth Of the plants
is seriously checked.
Fields with clay subsoil Withstand
dry weather much better than those
with subsoif of sand or gravel. The
latter, because of their looser. texture.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

Make note now to get Ely's Cream
Balm If you are troubled with nasal ca
tarrh. hay fever or cold in the head. 1t
is purifying and soothing to the sensitive
membrane that lines the air-passages. 1t
is made to overcome the disease, not to
fool the patient by short, deceptive
relief. There is no cocaine nor mercury
in it. Do not be talked into taking sub
stitute for Ely's Cream Balm. All drug
gists sell it. Price Soc Mailed by Ely
Bros, So Warren Street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
Influence of Food.

~What do you think Of the theory
that food has a potent influence In
determining character asked Mr
Smithfeld as he put three Jumps OF
sugar In his coffee.
II guess It's all right" replied Mr..
Wood as he severed portion of his
beefsteak. 1T always seems a little
cannibalistic to me when you order
lobster"
well" retorted Mr.. Smithfeld good
humorediy. II ought to have known
1t was dangerous to lend You money
after I discovered your fondness for
beets. But, seriously. If there were
anything in the theory. wouldn't it
make a man sheepish to eat mutton r
at would, and prize fighters ought
to restrict themselves to diet OF
scraps.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
Mostly Down.

Brown (expahating on the merits OF
his latest bargain in motors)=-i don't
say she's much to look at, but you
should see the way she takes hill.
Friend (callously)-Up or downf-Lon-
don Punch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
Ambiguous.

Dobber-I don't know whether that
critic meant to praise or blame my
work. Cutter-What did he say2 Doh
Her-Well, had picture Of THE
Dead Sea-" and he said 1t was full Of
nfe.-Cleveland Leader
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
He Discovered Why.

Mr.. Oldboy-why do you bring SC
much water, Tommy? ! merely asked
for a drink.
TOMMY thought you'd neeo mcrt
than glassful, cause sister said you
was the driest old stick she ever knew
Illustrated Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

If you have pains in the back, Urinary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want GER
tain 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. Ad-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
ODD EPlTAPHs.
The Tombstone Inscription Wilied BY
an Ardent Republican.

At Attica In the little burying ground
Is the grave Of Nathaniel Grigsby. he
died in 1890 and was man of much
force. He had war record. serving
as second lieutenant in Company G
Tenth Indiana cavalry. Grigsby was
an ardent Republican. He stood by
the G. o. P. at all times and even IN
death. This epitaph is on his tomb
stOne:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.

ls quickly ABSORBED.
Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane resulting from
Catar1.h and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
CATARR
1fYnn arc . rrIfie sansitive

IT You are TrIHe Sens1tiV0
about the size of your shoes. it's some salts
faction to know that many people can veal
shoes a size smaller by sprinkling Aliens
Foot-Ease into them. Just the thing fol
patent leather shoes, and for breaking in new
hoes. Sold everywhere, 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02
nauhtf,,l Quality.

/, IT got some free advice from Dr..
Closeface last night"
"How did you do it?'
"Caught him off his guard at social
gathering
.rMy. free advice to you would be not
| to faka it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

The hand can never execute any
thing higher than the character can
aspire Emerson.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-02

Nature never did betray the heart
that loved ber-Barrow.
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Through this inscription
/ wish to enter my dying
protest against what is
called the Democratic party.
have watched It closely
since the days of Jackson
and know that all the mis-
fortunes of our nation have
come to it through this SO
called party. Therefore be-
ware of this party of treason.