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absence of the towns as a waste of good
opportunities.
Shortly after dark the twin lights of
the liGhtship on the Tail of the Horse
shoe. in lower Chesapeake BAY could be
made out and soon afterward Cape Henry
light came in view. A few minutes later
the whistle on the steamer sounded sew
eral blasts. a signal to the pilot boat off
Cape Henry to come and take off the
pilot. who had brought the steamer down
the river and bay. To indicate the posi-
tion of the ship a blue light was burned
and soon a small boat could he seen
making it's way through the darkness
TO the side of the ship.
She was not through with pilots, how
ever. Under the laws of Virginia.
Virginia pilot had to take the ship into
Hampton roads on her way to Norfolk
to take aboard bunker coal. The boat
that took Pilot Barclay of brought the
Virginia pilot and II required but a few
minutes TO make the exchange. The Nir-
ginia pilot. soon Is he came aboard,
took his station on the bridge, and, turn
ing the prov of the steamer toward Old
Point, gave the signal TO go ahead.
Not desiring to take the big steamer up
the channel TO LambertS point, where
she was to coal. her anchor was dropped
about 10 pm, off Old Point and all
deck in charge OF the ship.
II was just gray dawn next morning
when the anchor was hove up and the
start made for Lamberts point. off which
the anchoY was again dropped TO await
the tugs that would berth the steamer
under the coal chutes for the 255 tons of
coal I'm her bunkers necessary to take
her TO France. About am. the tugs
came alongside. Being used to ham
ding big ships the tugbOat men soon
hustled the steamer alongside the big
steel pier at the railroad docks. Chutes
were lowered into the bunkers OF the
ship and down them the coal came pour
ing Carload after carload went into the
bowels OF the ship until, TO the uninitiat-
ed, II seemed as though she had taken
coal enough aboard TO sink her. BY noon
coaling up was finished and the tugs
again came alongside and pulled the
steamer out into the stream to anchor
while waiting the coming OF the pilot
who was to take the vessel out to sea.
So stringent are the government regu-
lations against the landing OF aliens
that had ore of the crew Of the Paul
Paix deserted the ship would have been
liable TO a heavy fine. To prevent this
q Waterman had to be employed, though
Capt Anderson had no idea that any of
:he men would run away. The man was
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New Fads for Bathing Girl of 1910

not old but that he thinks his prede-
cessors have been too severe
IF a man fiirts with woman and she
reciprocates his advances the man will
not be arrested, says Chief Smith
OF course the police of these four re-
sorts will interfere if they find any man
forcing his attentions on a girl who does
not desire his acquaintance. But the
guardians of the peace positively will not
interfere if any fair maiden takes the in
itiative and persists in flirting with a
man.
The police figure that the men are abe
to take care of themselves In such an
emergency and he will take no action I'M
less called on by the man thus offended.
For years the British bathing women
have been ultra-mcdest in the selection of
the suits in which they take their salt
water plunges. They have invariably
chosen long bag shaped affairs of heavy
material which when wet made il next to
impossible for the wearer to swim a
stroke.
Now fashionable shops in London are
filed with the daintiest of French crea-
tons.
Abbreviated skirts of clinging mohair
and silk promise to be in great favor
There are surely surprises coming for the
British public this season.
new fad for the season of 1919 that
has already been adopted by thousands
and to which many of society's physicians
have given their professional approval, is
that of massaging with hot salt sea sand.
The idea originated with Mile Delys. a
pretty Partisan actress This Young
woman asserts that the treatment is pro-
ductive of the most beautiful skin and
complexion.
1t has been found by medical investiga-
hot a ~,
hcalth-giving properties attributed to the
sea- and that il Is unequaled as a beauti-
fer OF the skin, whereas the salt water
has certain disadvantages. The sand is
brought from the seashore with all the
salt upon it. Its efficacy is increased by
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heating it, and 1t is applied with vigorous
massage all over the body.
This is how the actress goes about her
daily bath: First her maid puts down
great rubber sheet and mademoiselle
stands on this in the garb OF nature.
Then about half a bushel of sea sand
straight from Trouvile is brought in.
1t has previously been heated hot by the
maid. and mademoiselle takes it In great
handfuls and rubs it vigorously ali over
herself. inch by inch. She prefers doing
1t herself until she is tired. as this gives
her vigorous exercise. and when she has
finished rubbing the sand over her body
she Is I'm a glow and all out Of breath.
Then the maid takes the matter in
hand and again goes over the whole of
mademoisele's skin with the sand MAX
fresh and stimulated Then she dusts
the sand all of. and mademoiselle lies on
a sofa covered with sheet and the
maid rubs her all over with a refreshing.
skin thoroughly, and then the beauty
rests while. feeling very fresh
and very delicious. She declares she
feels better than II she had taken a
glass OF champagne. so stimulating is the
salt of the sapd.
The innovations Of this season are rot
confined to the feds and costumes Of the
fair bathers. The old-fashioned bath
house is also facing great change. The
square, foot area OF the American bath
house has been constantly Increasing UNI
til now the same Is fair-sized room.
Incidentally to rinse off the sea water
under a public shower has lost its appeal.
People arc demanding individual showers
in each compartment. to say nothing of
washstands with hot and cold water and
porce,ain-lined foot baths. All these in
novations are being installed at one
famous Boardwalk establishment, and
though an extra charge will be made for
their use, the proprietor declares that he
already has several reserved for the sea-
son and has no doubt that the others
will be quickly snapped up.
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o. Henry's Reading.

THE late 80. Henry" whose flippant
and slangy stories gave him great
reputation as humorist, was. in private
life. a serious student.
A visitor to the library of Mr. Porter s
New York residence was amazed a the
ponderou histories and biographies on
every side.
: But don't you read said the visitor
Ellis Parker Butler and writer's of that
sort?"
well. no." said Mr.. Porter.
He laughed and added whimsically:
Il make fancy cakes and sell them,
but / only eat bread and meat
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~
While the ship was coaling up her
master was a busy man ashore First he
had TO call at the agents of the owners
of the ship at Norfolk TO arrange for pay
ment for the coal and port charges. The
custom house had to be visited to enter
and clear his ship the same as though
coming from n foreign port Although
the vessel had been lying for twelve days
in port here, and went direct from this
witty to Norfolk, it was necessary to show
her bill of health at the custom house
and have IT indorsed by the collector
there. AS soon as the steamer was
docked at the coal pier agents for ship
chambers and other supply men. came
aboard to get orders for provisioning the
ship for the trip. and at Norfolk most of
the supplies she is using on the voyage
were taken aboard.
The ship was also boarded by emigra-
ton bureau officials to see that she land
ed one and by a custom inspector TO
look over the ships papers and to satisfy
himself that the customs regulations of
the country were not being violat ed.
Everything aboard was found correct
and the ship was not delayed in sailing.
The Paul Paix carries crew OF thirty
eight persons all told. The navigating
officers are the captain and three mates
The engine room and machinery on the
big vessel is in charge of chief en-
gineer and three assistants. These. with
the bOatswain and steward, are the Of
hcers of the ship.
Under the marine laws of Great Britain
each merchant ship Is required 10 carry
a certain number OF apprentices. who are
in training to take the examinations for
junior mate after three years experience
at sea. Aboard the Paul Paix there were
six of these boys. who lived IN quarters
with the boatswain and petty officers.
They were called upon to do the same
sailors a
wheel. climb to the masthead or anything
deemed necessary. They live in the ex-
pectation of some day taking their places
on the quarter deck.
The cook. who also ranks a petty Of
ficer. has his berth forward. He has an
assistant and a mess boy his aids.
Sailors. fremen. oilers and coal passers
make up the remainder of the crew The
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INCIDENTS of the Voyage
/ Described by Reporter Who
Made the Trip-Rigid In
spections by Customs Off
cers-T ugh Hampton
Roads and Out to Sea After
Loading Coal-Daily Routine
of Ships Duty"-Tea the
Favorite Beverage of Off
GERS and Crew-Navigating
the Treacherous Delaware
Loading Her Cargo of Oil
Clearing Port for England.
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Strong Indeed.

EDICHARD CROKER will undoubted-
IN ly come back to America to live"
said a Tammany man at a banquet at
Delmonicos.
Yes, Mr.. Croker" he went on. told
me down in Florida that his attachment
to America was as strong as the old
Womans tea
THE old woman's tea? said 1, puz-
zled.
"Then Mr.. Croker explained that this
old woman used TO brag about her tea
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number of their fairest and Wealthles'
Young women TO become the wives or FOR
eign noblemen, but, II the distinction may
he regarded as an honor, the banner for
the greatest number of titles captured.
and the largest amount of gold sent away
should, it seems, be delivered to Philadel-
phia.
In about FIVE years the Quaker city
has witnessed the sailing away of five
of the most charming members of her
social family, and has found her foreign
connections augmented by two French
counts, a Spanish count, French baron.
English viscount and a British minister.
The aggregate sum OF the dOwries of these
women and the vast fortunes they will
each inherit reaches well into the billions.
Their beauty in every case was the cause
for much comment in the social world
for months before the marriages. The
grace and ease with which they adapted
themselves 10 their unaccustomed sur
roundings has been much talked of since
One OF the prettiest of the coterie of
accomplished heiresses that Philadelphia
has bade farewell to Is the Baroness
jacques De Boyer de Fonscolombe de
Mevronnet de Saint Marc OF France.
The baroness was formerly Miss Ellen
Nixon Vain, niece of Jacob Vain, the
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An Epigram.

DREsIDENT TAFT is credited in
Washington with an epigram on the
income tax question.
FAN income tax" he said. lis equable,
whereas nearly every other tax hardly
presses on the rich and presses hardly
on the poor
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HANGES IN scene

HANGES IN scene
and cline come
rapidly to those
who follow the
sea. and the true
sailor is never so
happy as when
surrounded b v
many hundreds of
miles of green wa
ter as he moves
from port TO port.
This is true whether
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hour. one bell being sounded at Sc, 1870
and 4 30 o'clock, night and day. Two
bells being 9. | and = O'Clock. and so on
through the tWenty-tour hours. eight bells
sounding at S. l. and O'Clock. Ask
sailor on the Paul Paix the time of day
and he would answer you in bells, not in
hours.
One thing Is certain. the men aboard
British steamer are not starved
Four meals a day are always served
and in the night watches the men are
also given smack" Aboard the Paul
Paix breakfast is served at am.
dinner at noon and supper at = pm.
They are all generous meals. But at
3 o'clock pm. afternoon tea is also
served. This meal is not eaten at a
table, the steward and his assistant
serving it on deck wherever the officers
and men are on duty. This meal con-
sists of generous slices of buttered
toast and a big mug of hot tea.
The captain and the three mates mess
in the cabin and are looked after by
the ships steward. The engineer Off
GERS have a mess TO themselves and are
waited upon by mess boy, who also
looks after their personal belong ings
and rooms. The petty officers and ap
prentices mess in their quarters forward.
while the seamen firemen and the like
have their mess in their quarters at the
stern OF the ship. But little coffee is
used on the Paul PaiX. tea being the
favorite drink. The men are we'll fed
and seem contented and happy. Like
a well oiled piece of machinery each man
works in his proper place under the di-
rection of the captain and officers.
At sea a constant lookout is kept.
Not only is the officer on the bridge
al all times, but on the forecastle. in
the bow of the ship. a lookout is also
stationed. They watch the sea for
derelicts. icebergs or what not, and
the appearance of any unusual object
is a matter for record in the ships log.
the daily diary of her movements.
weather and events aboard her kept by
the master and officers.
In carrying on a conversation at sea
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IN spite ~ the early hour of the morn
ing in which the ship LEI; port there
were a hundred or more persons on the
deck 20 bid the ship "Godspeed. Had
she left later in the day il is probable
that that hundred would have been i
Thousand OF more.
WITH footing of whistles the tugs bade
the ship goodbye as half speed ahead
was siGnaled To- the engine room by the
pilot The voyage from Washington TO
Europe via Philadelphia was begun.
Shortly after King clear of the harbor
che signal full cd ahead was sent 10
the engine Top1 ID the steamer move,;
down the river q. Il twelve-nlile-an-h hour
gait On her way down she was saiuted
by passing tugs and steamers. \ short
distance above Colonial Beach she passed
the monitor ozark on her way To this
city to become the training ship of
Washingtons citizen sailors The naval
vessel was saluted by the dipping of me
British ensign on the Paul Paix and the
stars and Stripes were dipped in return
by the war vessel.
IL was the first trip that any OF the
crew OF the steamer had ever niade 10 the
Potomac and Chesapeake bay. The men
were all particularly impressed by tire
..ze OF tho river. but commented or the
fact .ha. iherc Were towns Of am
size o.. !:S banks. Such Il stream in
Europe. :hcy sai0. would Eavs Z half
dozea big Misunderstanding t,.wGs long IS
backs, aEc iney seta.ec ~ .>GcrG the
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A TYPICAL SURF SCENE.

in these words:
Och, but mine is the lovely sthrong
tay. Sure, it takes such a powerful grip
on the second wather.
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Ew YORK. Chicago, Washing
ton. and perhaps half n dozen
other great American munich
palities within the past ten
wears have all handed over a
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of the men a whistle is used to summon
him so that he does not have to leave
the bridge While on duty the officer on
watch walks constantly from side to side
on the bridge. on the lookout for sails or
other objects on the surface of the ocean.
Time aboard ship is kept by bell. the
day being divided into six periods of four
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pefore the end of the month she will
have left Calais, called at Hull and other
English ports and Will he again on her
uav IN America II is not probable that
The steamer will come TO this city on her
next trip but il is barely possible tnat
she may again tie up IN the narpof mere
within the next few months with anotheT
cargo OF the paving block. -Four more
cargoes are 10 he brought here and the
officers IF the Paul Paix think tnat she
may bring one and possibly more Oh the.i,.
The officers and men OF tle snip Win
one 20 &c declare that they never had
more ENJOYABLE time in their lives than
In the ten Gavs the vessel was lNlng al
the foot Of 9th street dlschargihs hel
rarpo The crowd Ct visitors on the snip
was novelty and the officers were over
wHelrned with invitations to dinners, auto
mobile rides and other attentions
Capt. Anderson and his men all declare
Washington to be one Of the most beautl-
ful Of the worlds cities Fhey were
delighted with the fne drives they had
about the city. With the museums am
other points OF interest and WIN lhe
fac that they were here at the tllne
when Congress adjourned and were a.
lowed To witness ;he closing sessions OF
the ra:icn's Ia RmGkers
The big ship completed me olscnarslli .s
@. her cargo Saturday afternoon, TWO
weeks ago and capt Anderson prepared
TO sail early the next morning. Wheh
Washington was still sleeping. star
reporter was C"uTtf ouSlN invited W Hi"ho
che "trip on he vessel from Washington
10 Philadelphia. Capt. John Barclay
The Maryland pilot who was 10 take the
big ship down the river and bay. came
aboard Saturday evening, and the last
requirements OF the custom louise were
complied with. Sundav morning. just as
the sun came up from behind the eastern
tills. preparations were begun for leaving
port.
Two tugs came alongside the steamer.
lines were "a. Of and the work of turn
ing the DrtW 81 the big vessel down
stream began. In consequence OF the
narrowness OF the Tarhor II was neces-
sary 10 TOW her. stern foremost, TO a
point below the Puritan. and even then
there wss 70 surplus Of room. good
half hour was required To complete the
swinging around OF the ship. Through
the operation capt. Anderson. with the
pilot and .hi~1 officer. were on the
bridge, tie first mate in the how and
che second mate on the poop deck at the
stern Of the snip. all ready 10 execute
orders on seconds notice.
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e1TEMARD AND HIS HELPERS

between ships too far apart to use the
megaphone lights and "Wigwageinc
with flags are used, The Paul Paix is
equipped with an electric light device
the invention OF Second Mate Skelley,
in which the circuit can be opened ana
closed. With this device. using the
Morse code. which is generally under
stood by the officers of all ships con-
versation is carried on at night. On
vessels not equipped with the electric
signal hand lamp designed for the
purpose is used in sending the message.
The Paul PafX is owned by an Eng
lish firm of Middlesbrough. England
who also own six other ships engaged
in the oil trade and plying TO all parts
of the world. She is new ship. less
than two years old. and is the frat
ever built unoer the new sherwood
type of ship construction: that Is. hav-
ing her beams. decking and the like
running the length of the ship instead
of athwartship. She Is fine. strong
vessel. and even when running light
under full speed there is an almost
thing that in screw steamers is seldom
the case. Since going into commits
sion she has made several trips from
New York to Calais and from the oil
fields on the Black sea to Calais with
oil aboard. The voyage she is now
on is the first. she has made from
Philadelphia.
After taking on ceal at Norfolk and
the coming aboard of the pilot the
anchor was hove up. and shortly be
fore pm. Monday the start out 70
sea was made. About ; o'clock the
pilot was dropped off Cape Henry into
the small boat that took him back to
the pilot boat. With Cape Henry un-
der the stern the steamer kept a course
straight out toward the Atlantic until
abreast of Cape Charles lightship. Her
course was tnen hauled to the north
ward. heading for the capes OF the
Delaware The night was a beautiful
One-cool. and with a breeze from the
southwest strong enough to cover the
ocean with whitecaps. but not enough
to make the motion of the steamer
unpleasant even to a landsman.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-06-03

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
me Q well woman and I have no more
backache. hope can help others by
telling them what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me" Mrs. EMMAIMsE, s33 FirstSt.
Milwaukee, Wis f,
The above is only one Of the thou.
sands Of grateful letters which arc
constantly being received BY tho
Pinkham Medicine Company Of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond q doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs.
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases Of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such suf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound q trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope Of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass.
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice Is free
The Holly chieftain., 1910-06-03
FIGHTERS IN THE MAJORITY
Veteran Member Of Congregation Was
Tired Of Part He Had Been
Playing.

Representative Harry Maynard Of
Virginia tells the story of how re-
ligious old negro in his district put q
stop to the exercise of Christian char
ity in the congregation of which he
was a member. 1t seems that it was
practise in the church to excom-
municate for one year any member
who had been guilty of blood fight"
that is, any man who had attacked
another with pistol or razor.
At the end of the year, If the Of
fender wished reinstatement. he could
go to the "mourners' bench" rise and
declare his repentance, and be forgiven
by the congregation. This went on
for many years. At last young
darky who had been in particularly
Objectionable broil appeared for rein
statement. The pastor made an elo-
quent appeal to the congregation and
everybody began to shout and say
Amen"
1t was at this point that the old
negro arose and said hotly:
Look hyah, pahson; eber since l
been membuh of dis congergashun,
dar ain been nothin' but fghtin' an
fuhgivin'-an' been doing all de
fuhgivin'. Use tired of it,"
That broke up the meeting.-Popu-
lar Magazine.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-06-03
CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

Methodist Church-Sunday schoL.
10 Z. m; preaching, every Sunday
morning and evening; Rev. F. F.
Gibbs. pastor.
Baptist Church-Sunday school at
40; preaching at II each Sunday;
orayer meeting at the pastors home
every Thursday; Rev. C. w. Buell., pas
tor.
Presbyterian Church-sunday school
held every Sabbath at 10 a. M; Will
Van Petten, superintendent: preach.
Ing services every Sabbath morning
1880 p. M; Young Peoples meeting
at I, before the evening service: pray.
Or meeting every Wednesday at 1880:
Rev. Wiley X. Wright, pastor.
East Gate Lodge No. 113, A. F. & A.
r.. meets first and third Fridays of
each month. Visiting brethren cor.
daily invited to attend. J. Roy Brown,
w. NJ; ]. B. Harden, s. W.; R. P.
Walton. ]. W.; l.. M. Gee. Sec.
Holly Lodge No. IA, 1. o. o. F.,
meets each Wednesday evening at the
Holly hall. Visitors. are cordially in.
vlted. Ed R. Devero. N. c.: Chas
Witte, Secy.
molly Ondptef, ". Il. o., meets sec-
end and fourth Friday nights each
month. Mrs. Mile Baker, Worthy
Matron; John E. Murphy. Worthy Pa
tron; H. C. McCreery. Secretary.
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge, No. 81. l. o.
o. F.. meets first and third Tuesdays
Of each month at Holly hall.
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. Ill.
Holly, meets in Holly block every first
and third Monday night at 8 O'Clock:
William Wright, c. c.; H. w. Marple.
K. of r. and S.
Holly Leaf Camp no 7742. M. w. A.,
meets every first and third Saturday
Of each month. Visiting neighbors al
ways welcome. A. w. Hornbeck, Con. |;
G. A. Pinkham, clerk; P. M. Probst,
Adviser: c. e. Merwin, Banker.
Holly Camp, Royal Neighbors, No.
1884, meets second and fourth Tues
days Of each month at Holly hall. Ora
Gle, Mrs. Hattie Mitchell; Vice Ora.
Gle, Mrs. Eta Witte; Recorder. Mrs.
Alice Pinkham; Receiver, Mrs. Pearl
Aerwin.
Holly Commercial Club; Opie W.
Swope. Prest.; c. I. Collins, Secy.