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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
FREEDOM OF THE CITY.
An Honor Which Had lts Birth In the
Middle ACES.

Middle Ages.
The ceremony of presenting the free
dom of the city as an honor arose In
the middle ages, when such right was
not acquired by mere domicile. No
stranger could move into a medieval
town and go into business, his own
gainful occupation or the civic activi-
ties. First he must become enrolled
in the guild of his trade. then he had
to undergo an apprenticeship Of full
seven years before be could be admit
ted to its livery. Then only and thus
only could he arrive at the freedom
of his city.
AS reward for high deeds these
medieval city republics sometimes
conferred on such strangers as had
served them well the freedom of the
city by solemn act of the burgesses
and liveries without the apprentice
ship of servitude, Every such re-
cipient Of city's freedom became at
once burgess. free to dwell. free to
engage In trade. free to vote for the
civic rulers and to aspire to the civic
chair. The key was the visible sign
Of this freedom-the city gates, closed
at sunset against the stranger and the
foe, opened to the burgess key at all
hours. as the door OF his own home
| Argonaut
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
HOW 70 SELECT CIGARS.
Many Ideas Of smeksss Are Declared
10 Be FalIeciows.

10 ss FalIsoiows.
Do you know how to distinguish q
good cigar from bad one without
smoking themi If you DO you are
laboring under deIusion. according to
Sydney Brooks, an English writer, who
has been studying the cigar, It's manu-
facture and cigar fallacies at Havana
for the London Times.
'eThe best Of all my experiences in
Havana" he writes, has been to talk
with the expert heads of the great fac
tories and to find them poking scorn-
fully good humored finger through
nearly all Of the average smokers
most cherished theories. The average
smoker believes that dark wrapper
means a strong cigar and light wrap
per mild one, and he is absolutely
wrong. There is no connection what
ever beyond color and strength.
Squeezing cigars and smelling them
are equally fallacious as tests of quail
ity. So, too, is the color and firmness
Of the ash; the notion that the winter
the ash and the longer it stays on the
better the cigar is altogether errone-
GUS The best Havanas burn with a
clear steel gray ash, and its duration
and length are mainly determined by
the size Of the pieces used in the I'LL
ers.
Then, again, the men in Havana,
Needless Of the club regulations they
are shattering, insist that a spotted ci-
gar means less than nothing so far as
quality, whether good or bad, Is con-
cerned; that the barometer affects Cd
gars far more than the thermometer;
that the silky looking wrapper is as
much to be avoided as the veiny one or
the one that Is oily in patches; that
cigars should neither be 50 soft as to
yield readily to the pressure of the
| fingers nor so dry as to crackle; that
most Of the talk about condition Is
pure ignorance. the Americans being
right In preferring a moist cigar and
the English being equally right In pre-
ferring dryer one. the vital point In
each case being the proper period of
recovery from the seasickness that
cigars contract as easily as their smok-
ers, a period that varies with the
length Of the voyage; that except for
the expert, who has given bis whole
| life to the business, there are virtually
no outward indications that can be re-
lied upon in choosing cigar, and that
for the average man, anxious to find
ont whether given Havana is Of good
| quality throughout and viii burn wen,
the only real test is to smoke It"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
PERFECT HEROIsM.
Rare Courage of DR.. Franz Mueller In
His Tragic Death.

RARE courage OF Dr. Franz Wueiior VA
His Tragic Death.
Heroism has been defined as 'the
brilliant triumph of the soul over the
fesh"-that is to say, over fear-fear
of suffering. Of sickness, of isolation
and of death. An instance Of this
dazzling and gloriouS concentration Of
courage Is given In Mr. Frederick Row
land Marvin's book. THE Excursions
Of Book Lover"
DIR. Franz Mueller Of Vienna, who
fell a victim to the bubonic plague
when that disease was first under bac
THEOLOGICAL investigation in that city
in 1897, contracted the malady from
bacilli in culture tubes. When he be-
came certain that he was infected, he
Immediately locked himself In an iso-
lated room and posted a message on a
window pane:
81 am suffering from the plague.
Please do not send doctor to me, as
In any event my end will come In
four or five days"
At once a number Of his associates,
all Of them young physicians, with
much to live for and with full knowi-
edge of the chances to which they
would expose themselves, stepped for
ward and not only offered their serv-
ices, but in some cases begged to be
sent to DIR. Mueller. The patient re-
fused to permit it and died alone with
In the time predicted
At the end he wrote a farewell let
ter to his parents and placed 1t against
the window so it could be copied from
the outside and then burned the orig
inal with his own hands, fearful that
it might be preserved and carry out
the mysterious and deadly germ.
The Ready Romancer.
Clumsy Of you to fall overheard, -
said the critical friend.
Il didn't fall overheard" replied the
man who never confesses to a mistake
"The biggest fish ever saw swan
alongside. and couldn't resist the
temptation to dive for Wash
ington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
THOSE SUDDEN
TWINGES
Bring Suffering to Many a Mount
Holly Reader.

Bring Suffering to Many a Mount
Holly Reader.
Pain is natures signal of distress.
| A warning that must rot be ignored.
| Those sharp twinges in the back
Those sudden, stabilize pains when
STOPPING
Are signs of kidney trouble
| Signs that must not be neglected.
| To cure the pains, you must cure the
kidneys.
Use tested and proven kidney remedy.
| None endorsed like Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Endorsed abroad-endorsed at home.
Proof in Mount Holly citizens state
ment.
Jennie M. Jenness, I35 Washington
Street, Mt. Holly, N. j., says: "A men,
mer Of my family often had sharp pains
across the small of his back and sides
and was also subject to headaches and
dizzy spells. Many remedies were tried
in this case but nothing brought relief
until Doan's Kidney Pills were procured
at Jones' Pharmacy. In short time
they affected a complete cure and there
has never been the least recurrence Of
the trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
How to Max. Summer Desserts.

Any simple summer dessert, such as
cornstarch or Bavarian cream, fruit
sponges or gelatin pudding. can be
served In most attractive shape If 1t Is
well nodded. Dip the mold In cold
water, drain it. but do not dry. Fit a
ring Of candied cherries or Of straw
berries or any desired fruit round the
base Of the mold.
Then pour over carefully a small
quantity Of the dessert mixture. A
second. third and fourth row Of the
fruit may be added, each being care
fully covered or filed over with q
layer Of the mixture.
After the mold has set" and been
chilled 1t can be garnished with cream.
A great variety Of dessert mixtures
can be treated In this way.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
Origin Of Foxes aHook Of Martyrs"

Origin Of Foxes HHook of Martyrs"
Foxes Book Of Martyrs was pub
Hshed In March, 1852. as the "Actes
and Monuments" of the martyrs, a
title borrowed from an earlier book.
says the London Chronicle. The ia
nous volume might never have ap-
peared at all but for the association of
Foxe with the printer Day Of Alders-
gate street, In whose business Foxe
took an active part On the tomb
stone OF Day In the church of Little
Bradley. Suffolk. the partnership is
thus immortalized:
He ct a Fox to wright how martyrs runne
BY death to lyfe: Fox ventured paynes
and health
To give them light: Daye spent in print
his wealth.
Even in those days the alien prob
lem troubled industry, for we find
Foxe appealing to Cecil to relax the
law and permit his friend Day to en-
gage more than four foreign printers
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

Here is test for butter so simple
that any housewife can put it into
successful practice: A clean piece Of
white paper is smeared with a little
of the suspected butter. The paper is
then rolled up and set on fire. If the
butter is pure the smell Of the burnt
paper is rather pleasant. but the odor
Is distinctly tallowy If the ebutter"
is made up wholly or In part of animal
fat.-Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

Take candle in your bag and a box
of safety matches. When they are
wanted you will be glad they were
put in. The space required for them
is small. A passenger on a steamer
that was wrecked had small candle,
which enabled her to collect some of
her most valuable possessions when
the lights went out after the collision.
Carry few pens in your bag II you
do not use fountain pen. You will
find that it is worth while, as the
pens provided at some hotels and 9TH
er public places are often SO bad that
it is impossible to use them with any
satisfaction. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
Exp,e.rt Adxiea.

The prison turnkey found the two
cellmates deeply engrossed One pored
over the market reports of a news
paper and figured on the margin with
pencil. Has cellmate sat expectant
"Bill," said the mathematician al
last. you could make $34 night
stealth hogs In Iowa" -Success Maya
zine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

Iron is the substance which gives
the green appearance to foliage. II
forms constituent part Of chloro-
phyll and is the green coloring matter
which stains the bodies inside the cells
Of leaves, called plastids. When the
first organized food is being formed
In the leaves from water and carbonic
acid gas certain amount Of energy
is required. This is obtained from the
suns rays. but the work sof absorb
ing it is carried out by the chlorophyll
1t requires very little iron for the pro
duction Of all the cholrophyll found
in crop, and nearly all soils contain
an abundant supply.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

The Spanish painter Ribera. Mr.. Hal
dane Macfall recalls in his "Histor;
Of Painting" worked with such fervol
that all count of time was lost to him
ssHe made a living clock to check the
passing hours. His servant came ey
cry hour to the studio to say in loud
and stately voice, Another hour ha:
gone. Signor Cavalierep
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
!. Do the rIuht thIno if Won have N.ss,

!. Do the right thing if you have Nasal
catarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm at once.
Don't touch the catarrh Powders and
snutts, for they contain cocaine. Ely's
Cream Balm releases the secretions that
Aniiame the nasal passages and the throat,
whereas medicines made with mercury
merely dry up the secretions and leave
you no better than you were. In word,
lEly's Cream Balm is real remedy, not
delusion. All druggists, so cents, or
mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren Street,
New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
MESSAGE JOYFUL
FOR THE SIN SICK
The Master Speaketh Balm
For Wounded Hearts.
COMFORT FOR SORROWING

Pastor Russell Says That When Trou-
BILE Comes Few Doubt the Existence
Of cod-Human Sympathy Alone 10
Impotent to Comfort the Sim Bur-
dened soui--Eternal Blessing Eel.
lows the Acceptance Of the Divine
command-soriptures Misunderstood
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
How "a ci.an AIun,iniun,

When your aluminium pans or ket-
ties have become so blackened that
you feel 1t is almost hopeless to try to
clean them put them in the baker
when the range is hot and keep them
there with a hot fire for a couple Of
hours, when they will look like new.
If any dark spots remain they can be
easily washed away with soap and
water.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

THE course of true lover never does
run smooth"
well. it's a good thing. When q
young man finds things running too
smoothly he is apt to get bored and
wander away."-Kansas City Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
How to Make Fly ExtermInators.
ho~ 70 clean DANCING sIlpp.r.

Children come from dancing school
with delicately colored pumps all
smooched from contact with partners
and even their hair ribbons get dusl
mark sometimes. But. however stub
born the marks. they can be removed
with firm. careful rubbing Of arr
gum until they look Ike new. Moth
ers who have never used art gum IL
this way win be surprised at the re
suits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
How to kssp cahbaus Ers.b.

Frequently one-half a cabbage is re-
CURED at time. To keep the remain
der fresh wrap It in some of the loose
leaves and afterward in damp paper
Put 1t in cool place. and it will keep
fresh and crisp for day or two. Half
cut cucumber may be kept fresh by
standing 1t in tumbler Of water.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

August 18.-Pas-
Tor r u ssell of
Brooklyn Taber-
nacIe took for his
text today the
words Of J Q sus,
Let not your heart
be troubled; ye be-
Flieve in God. be-
lieve also IN Me-
(JOhn xiv, y.
AS usual there
was a good crowd
and closest atten-
ton given through
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

How TO Keep Bed From Damp.
The best way TO keep a bed from
damp. II left for week or two. is to
leave blanket on the top after it is
made. Take the Blanket on before us
ing. and you viii then find it quite
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

How to Keep Furnace From Rustins.
Flaked lime, placed loosely on a
board inside furnace during the sum
mer. win take up moisture and thus
prevent the metal from rusting.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

A wise man who does not assist with
his counsels. rich man with his
charity and poor man with his labor
are perfect nuisances In a common
wealth.-Swift.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

@But do you think could deceive
my own little wife7"
sNo. know you could not, but be-
bievs you are silly enough to Try"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
A Poor Recommendation.

he means WoIIs she SAID
''Say no more" he replied II know
now exactly what sort Of q fool he q. !"
...sse 80
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
Opened His Eyes to the Future.


"Dickie, I'm awfuIly sorry you use
tobacco. ] don't like it, and mamma
simply loathes it. Will you stop when
we are marriedT
Isn't that asking a lot. dearieY
asked Dick
Il wouldn't care for myself" an
swered the girl. but you know II
makes mamma deathly sick"
well, then" he promised cheerfully,
I'm tell you what I'll do. I'll never
smoke when your mamma is with u.s."
She threw her arms around him.
Darling" she murmured. that's SO
good Of you. was afraid you'd in
sist on smoking once in awhile after
we were married!'-NewY York Globe.
hold all indulgence of sadness that
has the slightest tincture Of disc0n-
tent to be grave delinquency.-E Eliot
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22
How to Fold Sheets.

TOW rc FotO 0b6Stt.
Sheets. tableeleths. spreads and the
like are difficult to fold when taking
from the line. but If you will unpin c1e
end, then pull over from line. catching
In center, and take fastened end from
line you will discover it very simple
method.
How to Make Fly Exterminators.
The following methods Of keeping
ahead of flies now that summer is
here are recommended:
First Method. Brush over your win
dows with little oil of sassafras, pro-
vide way of escape for the flies. and
they will leave.
Second Meihod.-Take cents worth
of OIL of lavender. mix It with the
same quantity of water. put In COM
mon glass atomizer and spray 1t around
the rooms where the flies are In the
dining room spray 1t lavishly, even on
the table linen. The odor is very dis
agreeable to fies. but refreshing to
most people
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds. Indigestion.
Pains. Constipation, Sour Stomach.
Dizziness? lfyou are not. the most
effective. prompt and pleasant
method Of getting rid Of them is to
take. now and then, desertspoon-
full Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t is
well known throughout the world
as the best of family laxative rene
dies, because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without irri-
tahng the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it is
always necessary to buy the genu-
inc, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co., bearing the name
Of the Company, plainly printed OH
the front Of every package.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
TIMES REPUBLICAN, mAKsHAIuTowN, IOWA,

fine stand and doing well; strawber-
ries and cherries abundant; garden
! truck is wonderfully fine; the 5th and
9th We're the hottest ever recorded
during first ten days Of June; soak
ing rain would be beneficial.
Jackson Observation-Disclosures good
week for corn and same has made very
good Roadway, but in need of ram;
meadows do not improve and pastures
getting short; fruits fairly good
Cedar (Tipton)-Rain 80; tempera-
ture 95 or above on four days: hfgh-
est 80 on the 9th. CWest Branch)--Dry
week; corn making good progress ana
fields generally clean; hay not over
half crop; oats heading; early cherries
getting ripe.
Scott DavenporD-Rain 80 or .6s
inch below normal; average daily ex-
cess of temperature 107 degrees; all
crops have made rapid growth and are
now in fine condition: wheat all head
ed: rye beginning to turn and some
oats heading: potatoes in fine condl-
ton, tho there is much complaint on
account of bugs.
Iowa .(Amana)-Rain SO: all crops
have made good advance: corn plowed
twice: hay making begun; cherries
ripeninS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Marble Rock Briefs.

| special TO I1neS-tepuDl1can.
Marble Rock. June 12-Mr. Stott and
Mother Winchell. two of our very
highly respected old people, are now
much better.
H. n. Merrick and daughter Dena
are visiting a sister of the former in
Ames.
| Grace Merrick. Carrie Hubbard and
| in school work, and are now at home
in this place.
J. P. Miller and wife are entertain
| ing a daughter, whose home Is in Gin
ton.
Rev. T.. 1nman departed today to at
| tend the Masonic grand lodge at Cedar
Rapids.
The Sunday schools Of the Methodist
churches Of Charles City and this
| place will unite in a picnic in the Beel-
err park here next Tuesday.
| DR.. Billingslv. of the Methodist hos
pital in Des Moines. occupied the pull
pit OF the Methodist church here last
Sunday.
Thomas Ackley and wife are visiting
in Rudd
| Last Thursday twenty or more of
the Methodist Aid Society spent a very
| ENJOYABLE day with the aid society at
GAINESVILLE.
About n dozen of our Young people
| went to the district league convention
at Waverly last week.
Rev Shear. of Reinbeck spent sew
eral days here last week looking after
business
Myrtle Barr left last Tuesday to live
| on her claim in South Dakota
A farmer by the name Of Heller was
thrown from his wagon here one day
last week and was severely hurt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-13
Southern Io1ua Items

ter Is very low just now, and that it
would be necessary TO curtail its use
just as much as possible AS a con-
sequence. the Burlington railroad will
be cut off from getting water here,
and there will be less used on the
streets. There are q number Of very
amount thus used is larger during the
summer months.
Audubon.
The board or trustees has solved the
difficu!t question Of securing a site for
the new Carnegie library in a way that
is very economical and should be en-
tirely satisfactory. The locat ton IS the
northwest corner of the park where the
surroundings will always be pleasant
ana where nice new building will add
70 the good appearance Of the park. A
resolution was passed by unanimous
vote OF the county board granting the
library board the right to erect the
building and the site has been an
proved by Mr.. Carnegie.
Knoxville.
James L. Murphy, a citizen Of Marion
county since 1871; postmaster at Flag
Ter for two terms, and a former con-
stable of Knoxville township. wa
found dead. lying upon the lawn. at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. William
simpson. two blocks east Of the O
depot. Death probably resulted from
heart trouble He had not been in good
heaith Tor some years, but was a man
OF untirinG industry and was ALWAYS
busy looking after business and doing
chores and would not give UP to the
idea that he was really an, invalid.
Riverside.
Joseph Heitzman and Files WOm-
bacher undertook to hive a swarm Of
pees that had settled on an old peach
rec. Wombacher IS in the habit o.
having his sleeves rolled almost to his
shoulder during the warm weather and
when the limb on which the bees had
settled was broken loose, the Jar
caused the bees to leave that and settle
on Wombacher's right arm. He was
stung badly and did nothing much for
the arm but bound some honey on it.
Inc next day he went to work as usual
Nhen ne got warm the poison began to
work lie was compelled because Of
settlng SICK to quit work and call on
the lhIIliiy physician vino found the
arm black. He applied proper reme-
dies and reduced the swelling. He also
pulled out about fifty singers and Or
dered him to keep quiet for a few days.
Red Oak.
Back in1S55 title to 120 acres Of land
in western Iowa was not considered of
much value and that is probably the
reason that once in awhile abstractors
run up against the circumstance Of
a patent to a tract OF land never having
been recorded. Such was the case a
lew days ago, but by digging around
the parties interested in 120 acres in
section 81 Of Washington township,
We're able to find an instrument in
writing dated Oct Is, 1855. and signed
by the president, Franklin Pierce.
showing that the United States Of
Americ. had on that day granted A.
! II. WaIiingford, possibly an ancestor
or the famous J. Rufus a fee simple
title to the west half Of the north
east quarter and the northwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter, worth at
that time s1.25 per acre, but today run
ming UP all the way from 500 to $500
an acre. = - = -