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Evening star., 1909-07-18
POLAND SPRING.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special correspondence OF The Star.
POLAND SPRING. Me-. July IA, 1909.
The weather conditions at Poland Spring
during the past week have been condu-
Give to the increasing interest in auto
mobiling and golf. and with the warmer
weather will come more to enjoy the
bathing in the lake.
The fishing In the lakes still continues
to be first-class. and anglers every week
are meeting with good success. Mr. AL
fred ]. Sporborg of Albany, who was
stopping at Poland Spring for few
days with an auto party. spent Monday
at the Middle and Upper Range lakes
and returned with string of eleven
black bass, the four largest weighing -.
pounds each and the whole catch totaling
Is pounds.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special correspondence of The Star.
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, J..
July 16. 1909.
The week passed merrily. with a dozen
social diversions. Wednesday and Thurs
day parties were made up from the var-
Gus hotels and went over to Red Bank.
where there was carnival, some people
driving over, but the majority going along
In launches. The trip. although a round
about one, was easily made in a day.
leaving plenty of time at the Red Bank
end to see the sights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wells. Miss D. s..
Clayton and Mrs. r. T. Hearn of Wash
ington are located for protracted stay
at the Brentwood.
stopping at the Brandon are Mr.. and
MIS- Charles Slawson of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick 8 Landry of
Washington are spending some time at
the Sea View.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
BAR HARBOR.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

BAR HARBOR. Me-, July 10, 1909
One Of the chief events OF the week
was the arrival of the Eastern Yacht
Club. which came here on its annual
cruise from Marblehead. arriving Satur-
day Bar Harbor Is always glad to well
come the club, and the yachtsmen made
things very lively for several days all
along the coast. The cruise ended this
afternoon with a golf match at the Kebo
Valley Club, and at the reading room
this evening the annual banquet is be-
ing held and prizes awarded.
The most important event Of the week,
Evening star., 1909-07-18
DEAL.
eclsl Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondents OF The Star.
DEAL, n. j., July 16. 1909.
A lively season is being enjoyed at
Hathaway Inn. where there is no lack OF
entertainment for the summer contingent
which makes 1t its headquarters. where
registered from Washington are Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Hardy, Miss Susan c. Hardy. Mrs. S. AL
dsidge. Mrs. Vernon Osborne. Miss Mar
garet Miller, Miss Estele Miller, Mr. L.
A. Williams. Mr.. w. Thurston and Mra
D. G. Thurber
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
MEXICAN JAcALS.
Primitive Huts In the Villages Of the
Native Indians

Primitive Huts In the Villages of the
Native Indians.
The Mexican Indian huts in the VII
lagos and upon the ranches Of the
lower Rio Grande border region Of
Texas have a style Of architecture and
construction that is distinctly their
own This type Of primitive building
is rapidly passing out Of existence. AT
many places on the border families OF
Mexicans have abandoned their jacals
and moved into more pretent1ous
homes.
No money outlay is necessary in
erecting the old style picturesque struc-
lures; neither is a knowledge Of car
pentry needed A double row Of up
right poles firmly set or driven into the
ground forms the framework for the
walls. Between these two rows Of
poles are placed other poles or sticks
Of shorter length, forming thick and
compact wall At each of the four
corners Of the building posts are set,
reaching to a height of about eight
feet. Roughly hewn stringers are laid
from one post to another, and to these
stringers are tied other poles that form
the framework Of the walls. The
strong fiber from the maguey plant or
strips of buckskin are used to tie the
poles into position. The rafters are
tied to the ridgepole and the stringers
In the same manner At one end Of
the building Is built the opening
through which the smoke of the inside
fire may ascend. Stoves are unknown
among these Mexicans, and the cook
ing is all done upon the ground.-Kan-
sas CITY Star.
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BEAVERS HOMES.
How the Ingenious Little Builders Con
struct Their Houses.

6tFuCr inelT T1OuS0Ss
When the beavers dams are com
pleted, the animals separate into small
companies to build cabins or houses
for themselves. These are constructed
upon piles along the borders Of the
pond. They are of an oval shape, re
sembling a beehive, and they vary
from five feet to ten feet in diameter
according to the number of families
they are to accommodate.
These dwellings are never less thar
two stories high, generally three, and
sometimes they contain four apart
ments. The walls Of these are from
two feet to three feet thick, formed
of the same materials as the dams. Or
the inside they are made smooth, but
left rough without. being rendered i'm
penetrable to rain.
The lower story is about two feet
high, the second Is formed by floor
of sticks covered with mud, and the
upper part terminates with an arched
roof. Through each floor there is 9
passage, and the uppermost floor Is
always above the level of the water
Each of these huts has two doors, one
on the land side to admit of their go
ing out and seeking provisions thai
way, another under the water and be
low where it freezes to preserve theil
communication with the pond--Eng
lish Magazine.
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FLOATING A WHALE.
Initiating the Monster Carcass to Kee
- Al.

Initiating the Monster Carcass to Keep
Ii on the Surface.
"Then began the work of bringing
the whale to the surface and blowing
it up so that it would float" says a
writer on whaling In Popular Me-
chanics. taking hitch about con-
venient post. the rope was Stacked and
run through pulley block at the mast
head to relieve the strain of raising
the great body The winch was set In
motion, and for fifteen minutes moth
ing was heard save the monotonous
grind as fathom after fathom Of line
was wound In. When the body was
brought alongside the lobes of the
fiukes were cut off and lifted to the
deck Then a long coil of small rub
Der hose, one end of which was at
tached to a pump and the other to a
hollow, spear pointed tube of steel
with perforations along its entire
length, was brought into play. The
spear was jabbed well down into the
whales side, the air pump was started,
and the body slowly filed with air.
When inflated sufficiently to keep it
afioat, the tube was withdrawn, the
incision plugged with oakum and the
chains cast off. A buoy with flag
was then attached TO the carcass and
the whole set adrift to be picked up
at the end of the days hunting"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
sl sssss the e. lszkzzzM
THE CANNON BURST.
Tragedy In Celebration to Honor
Prasidant Tvler

Tragedy In a Celebration to. Honor
President Tyler.
In 1874 an accident took place In the
American navy-the explosion of big
gun, the Peacemaker, on board the frig-
ate Princeton, off Broad bay, In the
Potomac river, eight miles below
Washington.
Those killed we're Abel Upshur of
Virginia, secretary of state; Thomas
w. Gilmer, governor of Virginia;
Commodore KeI non of the navy, Rep
resentative Sykes of New Jersey, Rep
resentative Maxey of Maryland and
Mr. Gardiner, an ex-member OF con-
gress from New York.
The severely wounded were William
wilkins of Pennsylvania, secretary OF
war; Miss Wickliffe, daughter Of the
postmaster general; Colonel Dade,
Colonel Benton Judge Phelps OF YER
mont. Commodore Stockton, command
er Of the Princeton, and nine seamen.
On Feb %. 1874. President Tyler,
the members of his cabinet and their
families and many other prominent
persons. said to number over 400. were
invited by Commodore Stockton to
spend the day on the frigate Prince
ton. which was lying at anchor on
Alexandria. After the guests were on
board anchor was weighed for short
sail on the Potomac, and the ship pro-
ceeded down the river to point be-
low Fort Washington. On the trip
down the heaviest piece of ordnance
on the frigate was fred several times,
presumably as a matter OF entertain
ment for the company. The gun had
been constructed from model made
by Commodore Stockton, and Presi-
dent Tyler expressed a decided inter
est In the weapon At o'clock In
the afternoon on the return trip the
Princeton anchored off Broad bay. and
the company was invited to luncheon
In the cabins below the gun deck.
After luncheon Commodore Stockton
proposed that the gun be fired once
more as a salute, be said, to the mem
ory Of the great peacemaker, George
Washington. President Tyler, his cab
met and a number Of gentlemen re-
paired to the gun deck.
AS the gun was fired the Dreecn emo
from the trunnion's back was blown
off, and this section was split In twain.
One-half Of it fell on Secretary Up
shur. Two sailors removed 1t, but the
secretary expired in a few moments.
Governor Gilmer had been struck and
killed by this section Of the gun be-
fore 1t felled Mr.. Upshur. The party
on the gun deck was scattered. and
the whole ship shook under the force
of the explosion.
The excitement was great The bod
les were removed from the Princeton,
taken to Washington, placed in hearses
at the wharf and carried to the Wn'te
House, where they lay in the east room
till the day of the funeral-a day OF
general public NOTWITHSTANDING.
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! is to be Shiprey or lands or young
GreggT' be asked.
ssNo. no. no." exclaimed Edwina, red
and desperate, NOR any Of the silly.
immature flock!"
sThen, in the name Of Cupid. whoY'
demanded Colonel John Andrew
"Oh. I suppose it's to be no one"
ouayered Edwina. with little look at
Tom on the settee. Then she made for
the door, all. ready for tears once
more
"Tom." Numbered Colonel John An
drew, "arise and ask that young lady
to marry you" Edwina turned half
expectantly.
"Great Caesar, father" cried Tom,
'T'm twenty eightw
"See there" said EdWina, wheeling.
"Wait. Edwina," called Tom, and
the girl dcllied at the foot Of the
stairs.
Tom stumbled blunderingly up to
her .eYou don't mind my age" he
asked. cor the fact that ] have done
nothing worth while for the worldf
"Oh. sugar!'' said Edwina, in dead
earnest. 'Why, look at the colonel,
| Tomp'
The colonel WINGED, but continued
his beaming smile, and Tom. regard.
ing the iustered, happy girl, reached
over and kissed Edwina on her trem
bling red lips, and then the colonel
came and kissed them both.
1t was a queer little proposal and
rather a difficult matter to figure Out
whether the colonel or Tom or Edwina
did the asking. maybe, but 1t held
And anyway 1t was happy ending
So possibly it was the best that couio
have been devised.
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What He Wanted.

Young Mr. Charles was plainly EN-
barrassed, and Miss Smith knew what
was coming, or thought she did.
"Er-Miss Smith," he said feverishly,
"could I-er-see your father for mo-
ment or two?'
Certainly, Mr.. Charles?' And, excus-
ing herself, she swept from the parlor.
Presently the old man came in, and,
after a short conversation with Mr..
Charles, he stepped to the door and
summoned his daughter.
Mr.. Charles, whose face was radiant,
said, las have long ride before me,
think l viii say good night"
"Oh, papa" pleaded the girl immedi-
ately her lover disappeared, Ibid he
did you
81 did" broke in the old man.
His daughter fell on his neck and
kissed him. He held her at arms
length.
II did," he repeated. Il lent him
fourpence to get home with-that was
what he wanted me for" = London
Mail
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
A GAS LEAK.
After Results That May Come From
Hunting 1t With Light.


Hunting 1t With Light.
The folly Of hunting for leak in 6
gas pipe with lighted match Is moi
SO much because Of the danger Of al
explosion as of other damage, as Il
shown by the experience Of a house
holder not long ago.
One or two small leaks were detect
ed by going over all the pipes anc
holding a lighted match to them. Tht
smell of gas ceased, but was replaced
a few hours later by the smell Of burn
ing wood
Another visit to the cellar showed
charred floor joist little distance
above a gas pipe. There was no ap
parent cause for this until very Gloss
examination resulted in the finding o.
a tiny jet of gas which was issuing
from the pipe beneath the beam.
1t was lighted, but was SO small al
to be blue in color and nearly invisi
BILE. 1t had been lighted by the mattel
used in the first investigation, but hat
not been noticed.
eff that leak had happened to be in {
lead joint instead Of an iron connec
tion," said a gas man, there woult
probably have been work for the fir
brigade. The smallest possible jet o.
lighted gas issuing through lead VII
in time heat and melt the lead anC
make the leak larger until big hamt
is issuing.
This may make fire hours latel
In the dead of night or at time wher
no one is In the house. The only prop
er way to look for these very small
leaks is to paint the suspected pipe
with a smooth soap lather. Just as II
the case of bicycle tire, the tiniest
leak will blow bubble in the lather
and there you are" = London Tele
graDh
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
The Art of Lying.

with very few exceptions all asser'
lions may be divided into two classes
lies and untruths. Lies are those as
sertions which the person making
them does not know to be so.
Lies help to smooth over the rough
places of life. Indeed. If it were mol
for lies life would be almost unpear-
able. 1t would be unsociable, to say
the least. II we had to contine our
selves strictly to the truth converse
ton would be limited to such platl-
tudes as 'two and two are four," tine
square of the hypotenuse is equal to
the sum Of the squares of the other
two Sides" 1.-THE earth Is round" tine
sun is on time today" and the like.
Whereas truth is limited, minutely
and painfully exclusive, one has not to
be at all particular about lies. They
may take any form and disport in any
garb.
A lie never has to be verified. New
ertheless it is just as well to bear IL
mind that the art of lying requires a
certain degree of consistency, for lies
well told and vigorously insisted upon
have been known to pass current as
truth for centuries, often to the annoy
ance and headlessness of those who
tried to set things right.
To lie is human; to tell the truth i'm
possible.-Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
THE MYSTERY OF MARS.
Old but Unsolved Problem, Is There
Animal Life on the PIanet2

Old but Unsolved Problem, Is There
Animal Life on the Planet?
With a planet so old as Mars and SO
far along in the process of life ex-
tinction the conditions of life would be
severe, and only highly intellectual
and scientifically developed race could
endure and master them. The engi-
neering skill and constructive capacity
to control the annual foods from the
poles, store the waters and build the
thousands of miles of huge canals
would require scientific knowledge be-
yond that possessed by us at the pres
ent time and financial resources in ex-
cess of those we have yet accumulat-
ed. The nation that finds the digging
of a little ditch at Panama so great a
task would be helpless In the lace of
such a problem as these thousands Of
miles of Marian canals, If, indeed, ca
nails they be. Yet, in view Of the
greater life age of Mars, such higher
intelligence would be natural In the
regular process of development, as
suming that it has ever been the abode
of intellectual life.
Scientists are in the main in re-
ceptive state on this subject They
are not ready to admit that the exist
ence of life on that planet has been
proved They do not deny it, but call
for greater proof than plausible the
ory. Among others than scientists
there is in the main a disposition not
to accept the Marian human life
theory or the theory of life on any of
the thousands of spheres that wheel
and glisten in illimitable space. They
seem to think that such theory con-
ficts with religion and dwarfs man
and his Importance in the scheme OF
creation.
This seems to be a very narrow view
to take, since it appears to set bounds
upon the infinite power and creative
desires of the Almighty, whose great
scheme of mortal and immortal life is
not necessarily confined to a single
planet or the few billions of human
beings who are born and die upon it.
AS to dwarfing the Importance of man,
a few billions more added to the bill
lions on earth would make little differ
ence Man is at best small and in
significant creature, but II all embrac-
ing wisdom, power and love takes so
licitous note of him 1t would be limit
ing those infinite qualities to say that
one planet must be his abiding place.
Therefore the question of human In
telligence on Mars or any other planet
of the solar system or the other great
systems in remote space should be
purely and simply a scientific one, to
be accepted as true only when proved,
but not to be rejected through senti-
ment or for any other reason whatever
except lack of proof.-St. Louis Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18

Long before his name was known
outside his native country Oliver Crom-
well was making one of his rambling
speeches in the house of commons.
Lord Digby asked Hampton who he
was, and Hampton replied, IF ever
we should come to breach with the
king, that sloven will be the greatest
man in England" Never was any
prophecy more completely fulfilled
than this.
Almost equally remarkable In its
way was Disraeli's prophecy, But a
time will come when you will hear
me-" made when nothing appeared
more unlikely than the brilliant series
Of triumphs which fulfilled it.
Another instance Of quickly fulfilled
prophecy was furnished by Pope Plus
VII when he was told of Napoleon's
escape from Elba. Don't worry about
it." he said; at is a storm that will be
over in three months" The story Of
the hundred days proved his holiness
to be right to a few hours.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
An Oriental BLESSING.

A well known representative from
China, who was a guest at wedding
In a capital city, was approached after
the ceremony by the best man and
jocularly asked to go over to the
young couple and pronounce parental
blessing. The obliging dignitary CON-
Piled with pleasure. Placing his hands
on the blushing bride and shaking
bridegroom, he said: May every new
year bless you with a man-child off
spring until they shall number twenty
five in all May these twenty-five man
children offspring present you with
twenty-five times twenty-five grand
children, and may these grandchil-
dren''-
But the little bride grew hysterical
about this time, and the oriental bless
ing was ended amid the laughter OF
the guests.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
coIorina of a Water Snake.

Among snakes even partial albinisn
is rare, while wholly white individuals
are unknown. Considerable interest
therefore attaches to an account of q
common water snake of the former
type given by G.. Tornice in a Berlin
natural history journal. The speci
men, which was obtained In the neigh
borhood of Berlin and is preserved In
the museum Of that city, is not alto
gether colorless, although much of the
coloring is very pale. On the back are
number of brownish red spots. There
is also a pale yellowish neckband with
blackish brown band behind it. II
the eye the iris presents a number Of
yellowish brown pigment spots, and
the pupil is mainly dark red. Very
noteworthy is the fact that the tongue
is white instead Of the normal black
Field
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
Hunted the Hunter.

as it really true" asked Miss Chel-
lus, ''that you're engaged to Mr.. Rich
leyY'
at is" calmly replied Miss Butte.
"My," exclaimed Miss Chellus, he
was a great catchl"
81 beg your pardon" retorted the
other haughtily; catcher. "-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
Color Blindness.

Forty men and four women in thou
sand are either wholly unable to per
ceive certain colors or can recognize
them only with difficulty. All attempts
to overcome color blindness by edu-
eating the color sense have failed.
There are three theories of color vi.
sion. all Of which are based on the
workings of the sensitive fbrils Of the
inner eve
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18

when Clubber gets arguing he
loses all tact"
''As for instanceT
''Why, last night he told an oppo-
nent who is lame that he hadn't leg
to stand on. another who squints that
he was sorry he couldn't see things as
he did. and man who stammered he
urged not to hesitate in expressing an
opinion STRAY Stories.
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He Got More.
"What's a pun, father?"

WHIT pun, lalutT
"a pun. my son, is play upon
words. There are three kinds of puns
good ones, which you laugh at; in
different ones. which you take no no.
tice of, and bad ones. which make you
throw something at the punster."
''Can you make pun, father?"
"Of course, my sonl Now, you're
thinking about your supper, arena
you"
Eyes, father"
"Well, that s-upper-most in your
mind at the present time. That, you
see, is play on Here. you young
rascal, what did you throw that book
at me or?"-Philadelphi Inquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
Frog Farming In France.

Among the advantages of frog farm
ing In France is the fact that it en-
ables persons of limited means to util
lie marshes and ponds which are toe
shallow and warm for fish culture an6
practically useless for any other pur
pose and produce on a comparatively
small area q large amount Of valuable
food material for which there is al
ways an eager market.
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The Scent Of Books.

The publisher shut his eyes.
Bring me books" he said, land by
the smell alone I'll tell what country
each was published In"
He did indeed distinguish in this
manner a French. an English and an
American book.
English books have the best smell, >
he said. French come next. Our own
come last Our own smell salty. The
others smell fresh and sweet. Have a
tryT'
The skeptical clubmen in their seats,
snuf1ng the books, were soon able In
their turn to distinguish them by the
odor-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
odessa,s Workina DAYS.

The legal laboring day at Odessa,
Russia, is twelve hours, with two
hours for rest. Workers less than sew
enteen years old must go to school for
three hours daily. Christians are not
required to work Sundays or feast
days nor Jews and Mohammedans on
their holidays. Those who have to
work on Sundays have the next day
for rest