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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
KING COAL.
While He Lives His Throne Is Fixed
In the United States.

While He Lives His Throne ls FIXED
In the United States.
The part played by coal In the
worlds affairs can we'll be illustrated
by assuming the available supply to
be suddenly cut off. The huge rail-
road systems of America would stop
at once. So also would the electric
power and lighting In all cities and
suburbs. Steamship service would
cease everywhere Transit facilities
would be dead. Factories manufac-
tories and shops would close down.
Vast industries like steel, iron, copper,
etc. would cease. Armies of laborerS
would be thrown out of work. Mails,
schools, the navy, newspapers, foreign
and internal trade-all would cease to
exist. The trilogy governing CONNER
cial advance, heat, light and power,
except negligible amount of water,
oil. etc., would be annihilated-an this
until some other form of power could
be developed. The possibility OF such
q cataclysm is not imminent, for coal
will reign for some time yet and fs
destined to become power whose ca
pabilities have as yet been compare
lively felt only more family than would
a feather on the hide of an elephant.
The world needs coal. The United
States has that coal to deliver. It VIII
be wholly natural that so potent ne
cessity Will make for continued peace
and understanding among the powers
Of the world.
The coal mines Of Europe are sunk
about 1900 feet deep. Coal is still
being quarried on the banks Of the
Ohio. and the mines Of Europe are
nearing the limit of commercial possi-
bility. The manufacturing supremacy
Of the old world is passing to the new
Coal is king, and while he lives his
throne is fixed forever in the United
Gtstes.-MetropolItan Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

he looked across at That's, but her
eyes were down. Something in her
face, however, lent him courage, and
he caught her hands, which were alb
sently engaged with the cards.
'Thaisr' he commanded. She looked
at him.
II winr he said triumphantly.
''Yes," she faltered.
1T has taken a long time" he said
presently. "Thais, 1 have never given
you present But have one for you
which l have carried with me con-
stantly for several years. May give
1t to you now"
eyes" That's said meekly.
When he had put the ring upon her
finger he leaned forward and kissed
her.
''It has been a long game" he said,
"and one that required lots of patience
and determination. You see, dearest, I
fell in love with you the first time |
saw you, and 1 made up my mind to
have you, God willing. The only way
could make myself welcome here
was to play cards. So played. You'll
never ask me to play cards with you
after we are married, will you, deary
'SWhy not?' asked That's wondering
~.
Because / loathe them and have
loathed them since the first game I
ever learned"
ooh, Billyr' That's said.
And then and there she realized that
the man Of her heart was indeed, after
all, q hero.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

The disparagement of the usefulness
and Importance Of the thumb implied
In the expression, His fingers are all
thumbs" seems undeserved In view OF
the importe It part the thumb formerly
played in the social customs Of the peo-
Die and the very important part 1t
plays In our own lives.
Lord Erskine, in his institutes"
states that among certain Of the lower
ranks in Scotland the anal settlement
Of bargain was always signahzed by
the licking and joining Of thumbs.
selden, In Titles Of Honor" says
that kissing the thumb was mark Of
servility. The clergy, the rich and
the great, were In receipt Of this honor
from their tradesmen-
From the remotest days Of antiquity
the practice of licking the thumb has
been regarded as solemn pledge OF
promise, existing, according to Tacitut
and other authorities, among the
Cloths. the Iberians and the Moors, and
it may also be traced through success
sive periods down to our own times
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
A CRATER TOWN.
Whore the inhabitants Build Ships In
side Extinct Volcanoes.

Whore the Inhabitants Build Ships In
side Extinct Volcanoes.
Saba, in the West Indies, is one OF
the most extraordinary places In the
world. BY courtesy it is called an Is
land, but it is really nothing more than
the summit of an extinct volcano SUCK
ing up out of the sea.
Inside the crater live the only inhaD-
itants of Saba They live there because
there is nowhere else for them to live,
the outside slopes being nearly as
steep as the sides of house.
The place belongs to Holland, and
the people are all Dutch. Nevertheless
they speak English as their native
tongue. They call their crater town
Bottom because it is situated on the
top Of a mountain.
Although surrounded on all sides by
the sea, they often spend weeks with
out seeing it, for that involves a long
climb up to the rim Of the crater. Still
less frequently do they touch salt
water. because to do so they must, in
addition, climb downward for dis
lance Of 1,500 feet by precipitous
rock hewn path known as "the lad
der"
1t is, however, in regard to their sta
pie industry that these Dutch people
who speak English and who live abort
IN a volcano in a summit city called
Bottom reach the extreme Of topsy-
turveydom One might imagine them
making balloons or kites or, in fact,
anything but what they do make,
which is ships-not ocean going liners,
but good, serviceable schooners and
luggers, whose repute is great all over
the Windward islands. The ships
when finished have to be hauled ur
to the rim of the crater and then
lowered over precipice into the sea-
I
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

his run share. The rest 'devcIved upon
other shoulders.
A day or two later his fordship
strolled up a mountain path by him.
self. A little later Mrs. Parkins and
Miranda strolled up the same path.
His lordship was overtaken just In
time to rescue Miranda from walking
out on an overhanging rock that would
have surely given way with her weight
and dropped her into the valley mile
below.
The half fainting girl and the shat
tered mother were assisted down the
path to the hotel, and Mr.. Parkins
found them In bed to recover from the
shock. He heard the story and then
rushed downstairs. When he appeared
half an hour later there was bland
smile on his face, and he was rubbing
bis hands,
"Mr. Parkins, what have you doneY'
asked the wife as she sat up In bed.
"Have you been saying anything to his
lordshipf"
"Now, don't you folks get into a
sweat about me-" replied Mr.. Parkins.
"Mebbe I haven't polished up quite as
fast as you have over here, but know
when to do the right thing for all
that"
And you've seen the lordT
II have"
"And talked with himr
For sure. Yes, sir-had quite talk
with him"
Samuel Parkins, what did you
sayf" asked the wife as she sat up
straighter and look Of fear came into
her eyes.
what should 1 say under the cir
cumstances? I thanked him from the
bottom Of my heart for saving Miriam
da's life. You don't think spoke
about the weather, do your
"And what else, SamuelT
'What else, PAT"
81 offered him $25 in cold cash"
Two shrieks shrieked out in chorus,
and two females went into mild hys-
terics, only Miranda's was suspiciously
like laughter, while her mothers was
the real thing 1t was long minute
that Mr.. Parkins stood there, hands in
pockets and wondering what had hap
pened. Then his wife forced back her
emotions and family asked:
"And-and-what?"
"And he took it and said, Thank
yer"
Two days later as they sat in the
train bound for home Mr.. Parkins no
ticed a tear stealing down Mrs. Par
kins' cheek. He turned to her and
asked:
"Ain't you feeling clipper todayT'
"Chipper! Clipper! How could I
feel chipperr' exclaimed Mrs. Parkins
III fierce tones.
Dunno, but you mustn't blame me-
1 didn't know that he was lord that
went about saving human lives for
cash on the nail! And, anyway, MI
randa kin marry Joshua Rawlins to
home. He writes to me that he's going
to give up farming because he's struck
gas too"
And Miranda squeezed his hand and
whispered, "You do everything just
right, pa"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
Russian VENGEANCE.

The Russian revlutionaries have
absolutely no mercy on those who be-
tray them. 1t is well known that IN
the year 1908 traitor caught at
odessa was bricked up alive in cell
lar.
Regnier French spy in the pay OF
the Russian police, for long time
eluded the vengeance Of the revolu-
tionaries But they caught him at last,
and that just at the moment when ne
fancied himself safe. His body was
found in his cabin on ship which
reached Antwerp. He had been SUMO
Gated by fumes Of sulphureted hydro
gen. How this was done was never
discovered.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

In Morocco the prevailing tone ls
grayish white, mems clothes ana
houses. towns, bushes, tall umbelh-
ferae. nodding like ghosts in autumn
all are white; white sands upon the
shore and in the Sahara and over al
q white and saddening light, as Il the
sun was tired Of shining down Tor
ever on the unchanging life. In no
part of Morocco / have visited docs
the phrase gorgeous east" have the
least meaning, and this is always noted
by the wandering fasteners, who ma
the country dull and lacking In color
compared with Asia, or, as the Arabs
call it. "Blad Els Schark. IA Journey
TO Morocco"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
AN INTERNAL MACHINE.

It's Fearful and Deadly Work In the
6remerhaven Explosion.
The greatest fatality ever caused by
an internal machine Is known as the
Bremerhaven explosion, and 1t occur
red near the end of 1875, when fell
low who called himself Thomas and
was said to be an American took UP
his residence with his family in Brem-
en- His finances were at a low ebh,
and to replenish them he conceived the
idea of sending to America some
worthless but highly insured packages
Of goods. By the same vessel he in
tended to ship an internal machine,
which was to have exploded a few
days after the vessel had left port.
The explosion occurred, however, just
before the package was put on board,
causing terrible loss of life.
Thomas, whose real name was said
to be Alexander, charged his machine
with nitroglycerin, which he had pro-
cured In America and purchased the
clockwork and the case containing the
machine in Germany. The hammer Of
the clockwork, which was to act In six
days after leaving port, was to strike
blow Of thirty pounds weight. In
his confession later Thomas said that
when testing the clockwork the ham
mer smashed a mahogany table.
He sent the contrivance to Bremen
haven to be shipped on the Mosel TOR
New York via Southampton he HIM
self took passage to the latter port,
where he had arranged to ship his
cases of rubbish for New York. The
Mosel was to leave Bremerhaven on
Saturday, Dec. IL, and on that day
the internal machine was sent to the
dock. which was crowded with porters,
passengers and their friends. For some
reason that has never been explained
the heavy case slipped from the crane
on to the wharf as it was being lifted
up the ships side, and the charge was
instantly exploded. Death and destruc-
ton were dealt around, 128 men, wo-
men and children being instantly
killed, while fifty-six others were ter
ribly wounded
Thomas was waiting on board the
ship to receive his case and see 1t
slowed away in the hold, but right aft
er the explosion he went to his cabin,
locked the door and shot himself in the
head with a revolver.
He fingered for several days In the
hospital and made full confession be-
fore he died-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
ealzao's Refuge.

Admirers of Balzac who visit Paris
will be interested In museum special
ly devoted to souvenirs of the writer.
1t consists of the quaint old house and
garden in the Rue Raynouard, at AZ,
which he inhabited many years and
where he wrote a number of his best
works. Curiously enough, the house
recalls one Of the most difficult pc
RODS of his life, when, 1t Is said, he
was hunted and prosecuted by debtors
to an alarming extent. He selected
the house, it is stated, purposely as
sort of harbor of refuge from duns,
1t has no direct refuge from the Rue
Raynouard, and one has first to pass
through the hall of another house and
90 down two flights Of stairs to
COURTYARD below. The house, which Is
a small building and which the French
would only call pavilion" is en-
tered from this courtyard and has a
little garden at the back. At one side
of the garden there is a steep wall
down the side of the hill, giving the
place the appearance Of little for
frnaa
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
A TinpIn1 Tip.

How to avoid tipping the waiter at
restaurant: When the bill comes, pay
it exactly. A certain involuntary ex-
preston of establishment will be visi-
bic on the walters face, well trained
though it may be. You should then
Use, saying to him, II have made an
excellent dinner; you manage the es-
adjustment much better than the pre-
ceding proprietor did" During his
rapture at being mistaken for the own
er Of the restaurant you escape.-Ar-
Qonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
rha conslderate CLOCK.

zone kissw pleaded a departing
lover.
"Nonsenser' exclaimed his flancee in
a teasing mood. "some one might see
u.s."
"WhoT'
"Why, the clock; 1T has a face"
eyes, but it keeps its hands in front
of iti,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
Even So.

First Hunter-That breechloader OF
yours is a good gun, but the sights
are very bad.
Second Hunter-Yes, that's right. In
other words, It Is more honored in the
breech than IN the observance. -Chica-
no News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

'T thought, count, you were a dead
shot?"
st am"
"And yet, though you said you
would shoot your adversary through
the heart, you hit him In the footg
"It was an error Of judgment
thought his heart was in his boots. It
turned out to be In Its right place"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
wh.c y. Missed Il.

The baldheaded man was asked II
he missed his hair much.
"Only when some fool question
makes me so mad want to pull II,
he replied pleasantly
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

Leave MOOREsTOWN every 10 minutes
nom 6.42 until 1912 q. M; then every 30 min
utes until Az D. M; then every 10 minutes un-
til o.42 p, M; then every 80 minutes until LIZ
p. M; then every hour as per night car
sch0dule.
Leave FERRY sos, 6ss sos, 6.ss a. M; then
every Is minutes until 9.38 q. M; then every W
minutes until 8.Ss p. M; then every 10 minutes
until SIS p. M; then every 80 minutes until
zoos D. M; then u.06 and 1208; then every
hour as per night car schedule.
Leave MERCHANTVILLE every minutes
nom 682 q. M. until 9N g. M; then every ~
minutes until Az p. M; then every minutes
until 8H p M; then every 10 minutes until
Il.47 D. M; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at sos and 5.88 a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 6.5S q. m; then every
minutes until 8-58 a. m; then every 10 min
utes until 1858 p. m; then every minutes IN.
til 7.5S p. M; then every 10 minutes until l%uo
midnight; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Leave Moorestown, 1.02. 202, 800, 402 q. M.
Leave Ferry, sl06, 208, S06, 40S g. m.
sLast trip on Saturday nigh.
Connect with Mount Holly cars at StanWick
avenue.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
His Game Of
Patience.
BY Gertrude Delaney.

copyrighted, 1909. by Associated
Literary Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
clrDBH AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY CO.

"f' Stops only ON signal or notice to Agent
or conductor to receive or discharge passen-
gers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-16
STATE FARMERS INSTITUTE.

The Sixth Annual Session of the
Virginia State Farmers Institute
will be held this year in Cabell
Hall, University of Virginia, on
August 10th, 18th and 18th.
The railroads will give reduced
rates, and as Charlottesville is so
centrally located, it is expected
that a large number of farmers will
attend.
A most attractive program Is be-
ing arranged, and already a num-
Der of prominent speakers have
been engaged to deliver addresses.
Among them are Joseph E. Wing,
the alfalfa expert; DR.. S. A.
Knapp, Head of Farm Demonstra-
ton Work; and 7. O. Sandy, who
is in charge of the Virginia Divi-
sion. Others equally prominent
in other lines of farm work, include
Professor w. F. Massey and DR..
w. C. Stubs. A complete pro-
gram will be ready for mailing
about July Goth.
The citizens of Charlottesville
will give the entire Institute a de-
lighful outing to "Mcnticello," the
famous home of Thomas Jefferson,
and now owned by Hon. j. NJ.
Levy
The officers of the Institute are
Hon. Westmoreland Davis, of Lou
don county, President; Joseph A..
Turner, of Hollins, Vice-Presldent;
James Bellwood, of Chesterfield
county, Treasurer; and B. Morgan
Shepherd, of Richmond, Secretary.
All farmers of the state are cor
daily invited not only to attend
this session. but to become men,
bers of the Institute, which they
can do by RENTING the secretary
the small sum of 81. 90.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-16

On Sunday, July 4. the family Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sharp gather
ed for reunion, it being Mr. Sharp's
18th birthday. OF the nine chill
dren, all were present, as were the
children-in-law, with one exception,
John Warren. twenty-five grand
children, out of a possible thirty
two, were there: Mr.. and Mrs. G..
M. Ervine and seven children; Mr..
and Mrs. c. S. Peterson and child;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Campbell and
daughter; Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
Overholt and four children; Mrs.
John Warren and four children; ;
Rev. and Mrs. p. L. Snapp and two
children; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Sheets; Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Sharp
and three children; Mr.. and Mrs.
}. A. Sharp and three children.
Religious services were held by the
Rev. Snapp, after which covers
were spread around the yard of the
old Douthards Creek homestead,
and as each family had brought
provisions, a veritable feast was
laid out.
This is the only complete gather
ing in ten years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharp have been married fifty-fve
years. 1t will be of interest to
note that in this large number of
descendants there has not been
over four deaths: a son, aged four,
during the war, and two or three
grand children .--Pocahontas Times
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-16
The Thrice a-Week Void.

The greatest newspaper of its
type. 1t always tells the news as
it is, promptly and fully. Read in
every English speaking country.
1t has invariably been the great
effort of the Thrice Week edition
of the New York World to publish
the news impartially, in order that
it may be an accurate reporter of
what has happened. 1t tells the
truth, irrespective of party, and for
that reason it has achieved posi-
ton with the public unique among
papers of it's class.
If you want the news as it really
is, subscribe to the thrice-a-week
edition of the New York World,
which comes to you every other
day except Sunday, and is thus
practically daily at the price of
weekly. The Recorder and the
World both for S1.'15 year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-16
BLUE GRASS VALLEY.

The "devil" must have gotten
loose in the Recorder office, Or, per-
haps, the proof reader" is taking
a vacation, judging from the
"mess" made in our last communi-
cation. "But (blue) Grass Valley"
inadvertently admitted Omit
-teO," are examples.
The cold weather of the last few
days has made overcoats and fan
nels in demand. Frost in somesec-
tons, they say, but we did not see
it. Didn't get up in time.
The young peoples party, given
by Miss Mamie Sterrctt in honor
of her guest, Miss Annie Lee En-
vine, of Pocahontas county, was
highly enjoyed by those present.
The light, fantastic toe was tipped
till the "wee sma' hours" Re-
freshments were served, and all
voted Miss Nancy charming host
eSs.
Messrs. Phil and Tate Sterrett
and Andrew Sheppe have gone to
Bells Valley for the haying season
and will be away some weeks.
Mr.. Brown Nicholas was severely
and almost fatally stung by bees
while robbing a hiye of honey at the
home of Mr., Cornelius Winner day
or two ago. But for the timely
arrival of DR.. Sheppe, Mr.. Nicho-
las would have succumbed to the
effect of the poison, a dangerous
heart-failure having supervened.
The 4th-of-July picnic, gotten up
by some of our enterprising citi-
gems and held at the old camp
ground, was largely attended, and,
save the usual number of brawls
and DRINKS, passed off pleasantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jones, of
Mcdowell, spent several days last
week in the Valley, visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Martha Jones returned home
Thursday last from a visit to her
old home at Doe Hill, and at Me-
Dowell.
Mr.. Jacob Hevener and family
are visiting at the home of his
mother, Mrs. VIM. Hevener.
Mr.. Don Sullenberger has been in
our community several days this
week assessing property.
Master Fred Winner, son of Mr..
John Winner, was painfully bitten
by shepherd dog, owned by Mr..
5. H. Ralston, Sunday last. Had |
not the animal been beaten off by |
some small boys, the little fellow
night have been killed. DR.. Sheppe
rendered Unnecessary surgical aid.
UNCLE JOE.
These errors were due neither to
he looseness of the devil nor to the
absence of the proof-reader. They
,reep in, ever and anon. Often
hey are provoking, obscuring the
ense and perverting meaning, but
he embarrassment is only tempo
airy, and serves the two-fold pur-
,ose of making us more careful and
tronger to face the next muddle.-
ID.1
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-16
LIFE 100000 YEARS AGO,

Scientists have found in a cave
in Switzerland bones Of men who
lived 100000 years ago, when life
was in constant danger from wild
beasts. To-day, the danger, as
shown by A. W. Brown, of Alexan-
der, Me-, is largely from deadly
disease. If it had not been for
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
cured me, | could not have lived"
he writes, suffering as l did from
a severe lung trouble and stubborn
cough" To cure sore lungs, colds,
obstinate coughs and prevent pneu-
monia, it's the best medicine on
earth. SOC and 81. Guaranteed
by X. H. Trimble. Trial bottle
free.