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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
Arms and the Woman.

did anybody ever see a one armed
woman" asked a gray headed man as
he surveyed the afternoon parade. 81
never did. Almost every day l meet
one armed men, but / have yet to en-
counter a woman with that pitifully
empty sleeve. Are there no women
who have suffered that mutilation
If not, why not7 And, If so, where are
they?
Yesterday 1 heard it argued that
there was no cause for a woman to
lose an arm; that women do not go to
the wars and are not engaged In occu-
pations that are likely to carry away
part Of their body. But that rea-
soning is not sound. Many women
work in mills and factories, and they
are as liable to accidents in the streets
and public conveyances as men. Ere
quently they figure in these accidents;
but, although men in the same situa-
ton would lose an arm. women never
do.
what is the cause of their immuni-
ty?'-New York Globe
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

RAILROAD time. as we generally un.
derstand the phrase in the United
States. is little ahead of the town
time, but in The Hague, the quaint old
capital Of Holland, all private and un.
official clocks and watches are kept
twenty minutes fast" said traveller
''When 1t Is noon in the railway sta.
ton. postoftce and other government
buildings of The Hague the timepieces
In the shops and the watches of the
sturdy burghers show 1920 p. m. Just
what reason there is for this | don't
know, although l asked enlightenment
In many quarters. 1t seems custom
that has been handed down for gener-
ations, and the Dutch are too conserv-
alive to change the ways Of their pro-
genitors without some mighty induce
Baltimore American
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
A Good Verdi story.

Here is charming story about Yer
di: A farmer living in the depths Of
the country was very DESTROYS to hear
one of the illustrious composers op-
eras. So. better late than never, he
took his ticket, Travelled up to Milan
and, securing a good seat, heard
"Aida" The farmer was very much
disappointed and wrote to Verdi to say
so, adding that he did not like the
music at all and that under these cir
cumstances he hoped that Verdi would
see the reasonableness of at once re-
turning him his money. There were
his railway fare, his ticket Of admis-
sion and his supper at Milan. for which
he inclosed the bill.
The grand old maestro entered fully
into the humor of the situation. He
wrote back a polite letter regretting
that his music had failed to please and
inclosing the railway fare and the
price of admission, but he added that
as the farmer would have TO provide
himself with supper at home he could
not admit the justice Of that part of
his claim and he absolutely declined
to pay for his supper at Milan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
The Modest SCOT.

Love of country is SO fine virtue
that it seems difficult to carry 1t to ex-
cess. A resident Of small village IN
the north Of Scotland paid a business
visit to London the other day. he
happened to call on a merchant who
unknown to him had once made stay
In his native place. In the course OF
conversation the visitor made use OF
an expression that led the other to ex-
claim, Surely you come from Glen
McLuskie p The assertion, however,
was denied. Presently, to the merchants
surprise, another Glen McLuskie ex-
preston was heard. my dear Mr.
MacTavish, / feel convinced that you
are a Glen McLuskie man after all, "
insisted the merchant.
"Weel," returned the other, an mo-
deny 1t any longer"
"Then why didn't you say SO at
f1rst?" demanded the Englishman.
"Weel," was the calm response, Il
didna like TO boast O. it In London. -
London Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

Ely's Cream Balm has been tried and
not found wanting in thousands of homes
all over the country 1t has won a place
in the family medicine closet among the
reliable household remedies, where it is
kept at hand for use in treating cold in
the head just as some member of the
household begins the preliminary sneez-
ing or shutting. 1t gives immediate relief
and a day or two's treatment will put a
stop to a cold, which might if not checked,
become chronic and run into bad case Of
catarrh.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
Couldn't Pass Him.

DIR. Caleb Mum back In 1903 or 1S0z
was making a professional call one
night at a road house, his horse and
buggy standing outside. when a young
fellow staggered out and mounted thu
horse and started off at wild gallop
not noticing the wagon attached t
the horse After time the young
man realized that a wagon was fol
lowing close in his rear, so he held in
the steed and shouted:
go on past if you want to-h you're
in such a hurryw
OF course the rafting ceased, and no
body responded. and nothing was Wis
ibIe in the darkness, so he dashed the
horse into gallop. saying. "Theyl
never overtake u.s. The wagon clat.
tered on behind up hill and down dale
When DR.. Mum overhauled him, hav
ing followed on a feet horse, the
young fellow said:
81 was bound that man in the wagon
should not pass. because he wouldn't
when offered to let him. don't hear
him now, and guess he drove of the
bridge" Newark News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
improved the Opportunity.

The Empress Eugene had long en-
treated Napoleon III. to confer upon
Rosa Bonhelr the cross Of the Legion
Of Honor He had refused because be
did not wish to found precedent for
bestowing it upon woman. Being
called across the border into Spain,
Napoleon made Eugene regent In bis
absence, and she, with woman wit,
took advantage Of her authority to con-
fer the honor upon the great artist.
Napoleon laughed on hearing his wifc's
confession, but the act stood.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
SICK conxiots Excuses.

One of the first duties fulfilled as q
supernumerary warder was the care
and control of prisoners down for the
DOCTOR" Convicts complaining Of sick
ness are allowed to leave their cells
during their dinner hour and form up
in long rank outside the medical Off
GERS room. into which they enter and
state their cases in rotation Many OF
the prisoners complaints and requests
at the Doctors desk are extremely fun
ny and grotesque.
please, sir, I've got bad heart, .
one man says lugubriously.
II know you have" the doctor re-
plies, with a laugh. IF you had q
good one you would not, In all proba-
bility. have seen a prison interior"
would you be so kind. sir" the next
man says persuasively, "as to let me
have one or two of your sanctimonious
pills ?"-London Tit-Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03


"why did you hurry SOP he asked
her when he had finally caught VI
with her at the foot Of the stairs OF
the cafe.
do you remember how the waiter
prepared to put clean tablecloth or
our table for fresh guests" she asked
before we got through listening tc
the music?"
YES" said he.
"Wen, then, here" she said ant
showed him large white tableclott
that had been hidden under her coat
This is it. He laid 1t on the window
sill. Serves him right"
He gazed upon 1t In Amusement
"Why didn't you let me know" b
queried, land might have taken the
table and walked out with that?"-
New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
cornmeaI as Food.

Cornmeal is one of the most health
full, nourishing foods and the best
bone, muscle and tissue builder OF
all the breadstuffs. Our forefathers
fought their wars and tanned the will
derness upon corn bread diet, and
they were a hardy, heady set, many OF
whose examples we might profitably
follow. OF course cornmeal to be per
feet should be ground upon stones
turned by water power The steam
ground roller mill product of today
has some advantages in the way OF
economy of production, but it kills
the delicacy of the grist, so it's said
by some.-Dallas News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
HaIcyon Days.

The term "halcyon days" is derived
from a pretty little fable of the Sicil-
ians, who believed that during the
seven days preceding and following
the winter solstice, Dec. 81, the haley
on or kingfsher fioated on the water
in nest in which her young were de-
posted and that during this time Of
her brooding the seas were calm. Our
Indian summer corresponds to the hal
cyon Of the Sicilians. New York Tele-
gram.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
III. Ambition.

Tommy" said visitor to the FIVE
year-old pride of the household, what
would you do IL you were president Of
the United StatesT
II wouldn't let anybody wash my
neck or comb my hair" vas the
prompt reply.-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

The Old Bulldog-They're going to
chain us vi on Sunday nights now.
The Young bulldog How's that, gov
ernor? The Old Bulldog-The new fell
low that's started calling on Miss Ma
nile has got mouey.-New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
The Oyster Shell.

Every one who has handled an oyster
shell must have noticed the successive
layers overlapping each other. These
are technically named shots, and each
one marks years growth, so that by
counting them the age of the oyster
can be determined. Up to the time
Of its maturity is, when four
years Of age-the shots are regular and
successive, but after that time they
become irregular and are piled one
upon another so that the shell becomes
bulky and thickened Fossil oysters
have been seen Of which each shell
was nine inches thick, whence they
may be guessed to be more than 900
years old.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

One of the prettiest actresses in Par
is was giving tea one afternoon
when her be- irdresser was announced.
my hairdresser, eh?' she said
well, show him into the boudoir and
tell him to begin at once. I'll be with
him in an hour"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

Daughter-Pa. why do you hang
around the parlor while Mr.. Skies Is
calling on me? Father-I'm afraid
Ecu'll say something to him that'll
make him burden on me for the rest
of my life.-Town and Country.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
His System.

Wife-John, there must be lot OF
iron in your system. Husband-Why
do you think SO? Wife-Because you
invariably lose your temper when you
| get hot.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

The Madam, what is your
age? The Opposition Gnterrupting)-
Your honor, 1 submit that my honor
able opponent is melting the witness
to perjury Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
Maan Cnmmant

Mean Comment.
Ella-Her face speaks for itself
stella-Yes, and it is pretty plain talk.
Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

Precaution is better than repentance
Greek Proverb.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
COOKING up a Reason.

Mani like play with a stirring
plot Fan That's the kind that thick
ems, isn't it?-Chicago Tribune
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

WV grown for market
WA or for home use only, it is
Wv important that the potato
cron he made to Weld as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
A NEEDED AMENDMENT.

As a sort of amendment or addenda to the proposition looking to a change 1T the time of Presidential inaugura- tions. Senator Lodge Is urging his pla Il to amend the Constitution so that the members of Cor gress erected i2 No- Yember can tnke their seats at the ,Ie- cember session immediately following :hei: election, and is using the seAti. tion day as 2 sort of lever to b3cst his demand.
 There is a great deal to be said for Senator Lodges plan." says The Brooklyn Eagle. When the Congress sional elections have been carried upon an issue, the men elected should be able to take their seats at once and to put the will of the people upon the statute boks promptly. But an amend difficult of all legislation to secure. The amendment must be proposed by two thirds of Congress n~the first place, and then 1t must be ratified by three- fourths of the States. Such a unanim- ity is very difficult to attain, and if We wait for an amendment of the Con- stitutton before we change our inaug- uration to a element season we shall have much more of the discomfort y,-l.i icl, ], 4 lo plan for a change could be stripped of all entangliug alliances and left to Congress, 1t might be accomplished. to the great satisfaction of people in ev- cry section of the country"
 No doubt Tie Eagle is correct in be- ueying that to insist on joining the two propositions may defect both. It is not easy to get amendments to the Federal Constitution. and 1t is slow work. even when finally successful. There Is much of sound sense and req son in the proposed amendment It seems absurd that a man elected to Congress in November of one year does not enter on the duties of his office un- til December of the following year. un- less a special session should be called after the 4th of March. There ought not to be any real objection to the change but there's no need to tag this proposition onto the other The date of inauguration ought to be changed and there should be no clog on the cf- fort to bring about that result THe other question can well stand on it's own merits.
 There have been few inaugurations
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
Senex Of Selma Tells of
 His Recent Peregrinations

sPssndins sPsns reokiessiy millions for new
 On my s return .,,to, to Selma a,d.1 found Water
 with gold. but by gold. and the big
 sewers dfscharging the waters of the Tuesday flood. But an unfortunate
 street. He could not swIm--the watIr was too deep to wade. He thought tn 6 | trash in the ditch was bridge and
 fell in. In my rapid descent from Mars through the frozen air and the rari- fed atmosphere, could scarce breath
 and became so debilitated that my
 friends were alarmed, and every one I
 tonishing how many prescriptions can
 be given by laymen for every sort of
 ali diseases. If one follows ali such | advice he would soon be well or in
 his grave, more likely the grave.
 One said had indigestion. take
 had nervous prostration, needed ton
 ic; another said it was my liver, take
 liverwert. mol liver regulator. sure
 cure; another. said. you have the blues l-hippoed--take bread pills and warm
 ed water-never fails, and kindly sug-
 gested that have patience; mol
 Another advised Christian Science; I
 was then trying Christian fortitude. Another says, take more fresh air.
 have had too much fresh air. I I pert pathologists in consultation who
 by aid of X-rays. stethoscope and ther-
 mometer made thorough diagnosis. They found my head all right but short
 of hair, my heart all right except lo- | cated on the wrong side; my lungs o. k. except too much nicotine from cig-
 arettes; my body all right except it
 lacks backbone; my feet all right ex.
 cept too many corns., One of the board
 remarked sotto voce, He could give
 our farmers some lessons in raising | corn"
 His mind Is all right except occa-
 sional brainstorms and spells of emo- | tional Insanity.
 | They advised me to be careful about | oysters or green cucumbers; and we | charge you not to drink beer with more than one-fourth of one, per cent. eight per cent. maltese.
 We do not think you need any med l icine. You need rest, a little exercise ture. comedy, comic books-Georgia Scenes, simon Suggs. Sut Lovengood and such; Alex Troy's Magpie and Cat and Mouse. Culpepper and Phil Arm strong in The Advertiser would not be l bad reading for low spirits and nerves. You might get entertainment at Roosevelt's circus, menagerie and mu- scum. He now has on exhibition. the | Ananias Club, and the big stick: will show you tricks of the mountebank
 and of the detectives in secret service 'The royal tiger will be there Accompanied by the Teddy Bear."
 He will soon have added to his me- nagerie a colony of Pigmies from Gen. | tral Africa, the original sphynx from Egypt: the three headed dog Cerberus, | the only living Centaur. and the first | mermaid ever enticed from the sea and now in captivity. He will add to his | museum the only great Aux extant. | and the Bird of Paradise captured re- gently in the Garden of Eden. In the | museum will also be found the club of Hercules, after which his big stick | was modelled.
 Some. if not all these. will interest you. divert your mind and restore your | nerves.
 And this was not all dream.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

within the past quarter of century," comments The Kansas City Journal, which have not been attended by dis- agreeable weather conditions. and on several occasions actual fatalities due to exposure have resulted. The se- lection of a later date means the un- winding of much red tape, but there is no reasonable argument for retain ing March 4, when every day there- after increases the probability of fa-
 vorable weather. For twenty years there has been an effort to get the date changed, and the Senate. the conserva- tive body of the legislative branch of the government. has gone so far as to pass the preliminary resolution at more than one session. The effort Is to be redoubled as result of the be- draggled inauguration of President Taft and ali the arguments are in favor of it's success"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
SUNDAY, MARCH IA. 1909.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.

The great State of Pennsylvania model State in many respects, but The Pittsburg Post files an indictment against it of a serious nature when 1t says:
 This State is one of the richest in the sisterhood in all sorts of natural re- sources. But, wickedly enough, 1t Is one of the lowest rank in regard to to mines and in the glass factories, as in other minor industries, the slaughter of the innocents goes on. Mere lads are made wizened and hardened, dull old men at the time when they should be ripening into sturdy. vigorous, promising manhood.
 And for what? Merely that certain Moloch-like industries may garner a little sordid, blood-stained profit Not infrequently these children fall victims to their own ignorance or weariness and are horribly injured or slain Of ten the hard work, long hours, and night toll so enfeeble the little fellows that they fall easy victims of disease.
 We of Pennsylvania are kinder to our horses than our coming men. No one puts a colt at heavy work. It doesn't pay. The animals future usefulness is blighted. But the boy owns himself, nominally. Really, he is a little slave to parental greed or need. If there Is any industry in this State which can not operate successfully without the destructive employment of children, that industry ought to fail and be put out of business. The glass men and the politicians who are content to see what Is as bad in results as murder done that they may profit should be properly rebuked.
 In many of the industries child la Dor is but another term for child mur- der. There are some occupations that little boys and girls can follow with out detriment to health, though even then they may not only be deprived of proper recreation and rest, but. what is more deplorab1e, they may be shut off from all educational facilities and grow up in ignorance in country where education is practically free.
 This is to be deplored. but in the main the health is not impaired. It is far different in the coal mines, and in many of the mills and factories of the country where the life of the child is literally ground out of it to satisfy fhe greed of heartless employers, There are some instances where the help of even the little children is necessary to keep the family from suffering, but even in these eases the work might be so modified and the conditions SO i'm proved that child life would he wide EIy different from what it is. The con |ditions mentioned by The Post are not at all creditsble to a great State,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

The statement that Chairman Sereno Payne favors tax on coffee which will add fifty million dollars a year to the expense of living in this country is causing quite a lot of dissatisfaction. but if the Republican majority resolves to do it we don't see how the people can help themselves. It must not be forgotten that there is now a large de- ficit and that 1t is constantly growing. When to this we add the further fact that revenues have fallen off in conse- quence of the loss of license as re- suit of the prohibition wave 1t is easy to see that the reckless, criminal waste and extravaganza of the past few years must be made good in some way If 1t Is necessary to tax everything the people use in any way in order to get the needed revenue we may expect 1t to be done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
A Democrat in the Cabinet.

MODlle Register.
 Since the time when MT. Bryan, the leader of the Democratic party. de- clared that he would not support the party nominee in case such nominee did not accept his definition of party principle, the obligation of party has borne very lightly upon Democrats. The obligation has further been light ened by the action of the party in ac- cepting policies properly belonging to another party, and admitting to its councils persons who professed more allegiance to that other party than to the Democratic party. Democrats be- gan to feel that they should not pe held more rigidly to account by the party than such new members were held; and there has been, as a conse- quence, considerable latitude claimed and exercised, both in word and in voting. Strictly speaking, men of Judge J. McG. Dickinson's persuasion. who refrained from voting altogether during fine periods of MT. Bryans can didacy, cannot be regarded as Demo- crats-not in the old-fashioned mean ing at any rate; but there are thous- ands of such men, and the party has never undertaken to pass on their status In the party. Whenever they have seen fit to unite with the party in support of state candidates they have been welcomed and their votes have not been challenged. For all practical purposes. they have unques- tioned standing in the party. MT. Dickinson says he is and will remain a Democrat By this he means that he is a believer in Democratic doc urine, of the old-school perhaps; that at least, he is not a believer in Re- publican doctrine; and that as choice of action between supporting the date, he will be on the Democratic side even if he does not vote for any candidate. He has not voted for Republican candidate and he does not expect to vote for one.
 judge can justly say that 1t Is not his making. greater man In the party
 We cordially endorse MT. .Dickin- sons acceptance of the place offered him in MT Taft's cabinet. He says it intended to have political effect; that 1t was intended to give assurance to the Southern people that, although their solid electoral vote was cast against MT Taft. he, MT. Taft. wanted the Southern people to feel that they ministration. and would be in no sense alien to it. To emphasize this wish, a Southern man and Democrat was selected for as MT. Dickinson shows, the selection of Southern Republican would have carried no weight with the Southern people.
 It Is not unusual to have members of opposite political faith in the cabi- net. Since Mir Clevelands time 1t seems to be understood that the presi- dent as representing the whole coun- tyr. may have as his advisers men who are representative of the so-called "sections." a cabinet office being re- garded as non-political. MT Roosevelt followed Mir. CleveIanhs example; and MT. Taft has done the same thing.