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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
pIscoverx of AuatraIIa.

The claim to have been the first
discoverer of Australia has been put
forward by many men and many ma
lions. Thus the French allege that
Captain Paulovier de Bonneville
made the discovery in 1904 Recent
researches have, however, proved that
it was Madagascar, and not Australia
that this French navigator sighted.
There is little doubt that the latter
was discovered prior to 1912 by the
Portuguese, but no record remains Of
the details of the discovery. The
Dutch yacht Duyfhen, from Bantam,
which had been dispatched to explore
New Guinea. sighted the mainland in
March, 1906, and in June of the same
year Louis Vaez de Torres, a Span
lard. accompanied by Fernandez de
Quiros, made the same discovery. The
name Of this first navigator is the
first authenticated one known in con-
nection with Australia, and his discov-
cry has been perpetuated in, the
nomenclature of the Straits of Torres.
William Dampier was the first Eng
lishman to visit Australia, and Cap
tain Cook the first explorer to give
any really authentic and valuable in
formation as to this then unknown
continent
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
LAUGHED AT SAILORS KNOT
Lake Mariner Thought He Had Ma
alcian Safely Tied, But He Had
Something to Learn.

Capt. Wells Eyer, the youngest OF
the Great Lakes shippers, has an I'M
bounded admiration for magicians.
He attended vaudeville show re-
Gently, where certain sleight of hand
artist was performing. The prestidigi-
tator, who was about to introduce his
great ring trick" invited somebody
from the audience to assist him.
Eyer stepped forward and was
asked to tie the magician's thumbs
together. Having been a sailor all
his hfe, he was only too pleased to
obliee. He tied the thumbs in one Of
the most complicated knots known
to seaman, taking few extra loops
and twists to make sure CT his job.
The performer WINGED, but Eyer took
no chances.
There" he said, as he took an ex-
ira half hitch in completion of the
job, 81 guess that ought to hold"
IF you are satisfied" offered the
magician, 81 will now proceed" With
that he began passing an apparently
solid brass ring between his tightly
bound thumbs, to the increasing
mystification of the skipper
well, ding blast my top jibs'ls!"
was all Eyer could remaTk.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
Too Commercial.

Remember that this is CONNER
cial age" said colleague to Senator
Sherman, in justification of the doubt
full practices of certain magnate.
"A little too commercial Senator
Sherman replied, Take the artists
experience.
"a picture dealer entered we'll
known artists studio in Boston the
other day and bargained for large
canvas landscape of meadowland
and cattle. When the price was agreed
on and paid, the dealer took out his
knife and, to the artists horror, with
one sweep of the blade, cut the can
vas in two.
There now said the dealer COM
placently, I have two pictures, one Of
beautiful meadowland and lake, the
other of an interesting group of cattle.
can get for each about what I paid
you for the whole canvas. Now just
sign this half, too, please
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
Final Harvesting Of Nile.

Work has been commenced on an
other great scheme to reclaim by ir-
rigation vast tracts of desert in the
Soudan. 1t is believed it can be made
to add enormously to the cotton out
put of the British Empire. The tract
which is to be watered is known as
the Gizra territory. 1t lies between
the Blue and White Nil2, below
Khartoum, and consists of 100000
acres. The force and flow of the two
rivers is sufficient to water the entire
district when properly harnessed
The proposal is to build two dams
south of Khartoum, one over each
Of the rivers Thus the tract between
the streams will be irrigated, while al
the same time the force of the water
flowing into Egypt will be controlled
At present the Blue Nile comes down
In raging flow, and the White Nile
flowing in steadier fashion, combines
with it to make huge overflow. The
building of the two dams will enable
the flow to be properly regulated and
will practically mean the final har
Messing of the Nile.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
Factory Girl In Chile.

One afternoon in Santiago there was
a parade of employees on a strike, says
writer in the Christian Herald.
do not know whether the strike itself
was justified or not Companies of
troops, mounted and on foot, accom-
panied the strikers ito preserve tran
guilty" A squad of women factory
workers led the parade. Most of them
were girls, but number were older
women. During pause, when the pro-
cession halted moment, l asked one
of these older women what her wages
were. ''Thirty-eight cents a day
senior" Have you any children?" q
have four. 1 am widow. We live
with my mother, who is also widow
She works, too"
Yet it must not be understood that
the Chilean government is Indifferent
to the welfare of It's laboring classes
The government has taken hold of the
question of providing suitable houses
for workingmen, and this phase of the
general welfare movement has been
made matter of national policy
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READY FOR BASEBALL "NlNE'
Hotel Proprietor Took Orders for Ac-
commodatlons In a Very Literal
Manner.

The hotel proprietor at Paso Robes
Is probably better informed as to the
personnel of big league ball team
than he was last year on the occasion
of the White Sox's former visit. At
that time, Manager Callahan says, the
Chicago aggregation, including train
ers and recruits, numbered about
thirty. They arrived at the hotel with
the healthy appetites known only to
athletes and farm hands.
I'VE could hardly wait" continues
the Sox manager, until the dinner
bell rang. Then we marched down to
the dining room ready to do justice to
an OK What was our surprise at see
ing only nine plates at the table. The
majority of the party began to have
fears of going hungry, and didn't know
whether to make rush for the table
or play Going to Jerusalem
Il summoned the proprietor Here,
/ said, what do you mean by this?
Why didn't you make provisions for
the entire team?'
"The proprietor looked US over and
gasped. Why he stammered, you
said it was a baseball nine. / thought
that there were only nine men on a
team and that nine places would be
enough 1 didn't know you were ex-
pecting company Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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Beware.

Beware of the over-cheap," said
William Wood, head of a cloth manu-
featuring company, at a dinner in
Boston.
"The over-cheap too often has a
catch In it-like the Paint Rock case.
"A man went through the village of
Paint Rock selling cloth for mems
suits. 1t was fine cloth and yet the
price was only 25 cents a yard-the
making of a complete suit for Sips.
Only one suit was sold to each Gus
toner and the Nender said travelling
tailor would come along the next week
and make up the suits at an equally
low rate.
The tailor duly came along and,
marvel of marvels, his charge was
only so cents. The suit, complete, a
stylish suit of good cloth, for $175.
"The tailor took away with him, to
make up, ali the cloth that his fore
runner had sold In Paint Rock-and
the next week this same cloth was
sold over again in Nola Chucky or
Quegue. At any rate, the Paint Rock
ians saw no more of it,
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Result of WAird VIII.

A little over two years ago the &C.
centric Russian, Countess Austrigild-
ski, died and left a bequest of $1,000
year for life to any person who will
shut himself up in a tomb at Pere
Lachaise for IL months and a day.
The first man to attempt this torture
has become a raving lunatic. The
one who undertakes this Is offered
lodging in a stone cell built over the
Countess Austrigildski's vault, and he
must never leave the abode day or
night for a year and a day. He may
not communicate with any person in
the outside world save the person
who brings his food morning and eve
ming And he may never have light.
A dismal prospect even at the thought
OF a yearly income Of $1,000! Who
will the next martyr to gold BET
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NO MORE LAST FORTY WINKS
Flend Has Invented an Alarm Clock
That Simply Insists on one's RIs-
Ing In the Morning.

1t has often seemed, after the an.
nouncement Of an invention to which
the attention Of the entire civilized
world has been called. that the human
mind could scarcely invent anything
more and fashion It in material form,
but the countless dreams of inventors
continue to be realized in astounding
numbers.
Every week. every month, the trade
journals advertise and comment upon
new things in the lines which they
represent and publish new ideas which
this material labor saving aga aeises
and mahes tts OWA
An alarm cADaA wAAA a~uA,ms rza
with the words OF diasnsaeA with
who has breakfast on the table, and a
large vessel which carries submarines
over long distances by means Of
pouch" are among the newest offer
ings.
AS an ever present need, the alarm
clock will probably be put into more
general household use than the ship
with the pouch" for carrying sub
marines. In the evening before retir-
ing you set the clock for $50; at $50
you will probably get up. Here is what
will waken you:
six: thirty. six-thirty. six-thirty;
time to get up; get up. can't you? Get
up you miserable, lazy man. Get up.
get up, get up!"
The first clock of this kind was ex-
hibited In 1900, but it cost $4,000 to
make it. The present offering costs
$25. If you are awake in the middle
of the night and wish to know the
time, press button and the clock will
tell you the nearest quarter hour as:
"Two-fifteen, II it happens too be 2:13
or 2:1S. The Photographic record is
on an endless belt and the grooves in
which the voice vibrations are record
ed run lengthwise of the belt The
belt continues to give out sound until
shut off when once started. So far the
clocks have been supplied with belts
which talk In thirty-flve languages.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
MOST VENOM0US OF LEEcHES
Scientists of Java Have Experience
With the DeadIiest Kind OF This
Particularly Loathsome Creature.

Dr. Andres Verhagen of Batavia,
Java. was directed by the government
of the Netherlands to go to the eastern
end of Sumatra to study a terrible cpl
demtc of beri-beri which had broken
out there. The ship in which he sailed
was wrecked, and he and a young as
sistank offered 10 80 into the interior
to sesk assistance
For about ten minutes they struR-
gled through dense and swampy fun
gle. Suddenly the younger man cried
out with pain. Going to his aid, Doc
tor Verhagen noticed three leetches at
tached to his arm. They were of
venomous variety that cling to the
lower branches of the bushes awaiting
their prey and, not content with gorg-
ing themselves on blood, inject into
the wound a poison that causes acute
pain
While Doctor Verhagen was helping
his assistant innumerable leeches at
tached themselves to his face and
neck. To free him from them the
young man had to scrape his skin with
a sharp stone Exhausted by loss of
blood, the doctor managed to crawl
back to the wreck of the ship, where
he tainted. He was taken to a hos
pital the following day and it was sew
eral weeks before he recovered. One
of his eyeballs was totally destroyed
by the terrible leeches. its socket be-
ing left empty.
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UNCLE ELI DULY REPORTED
According to Him, Little Delia's House.
hold Arrangements Were Both
Fearful and Wonderful.

When Uncle Eli Gridley of Dewy
Dale went to pay an overnight
visit to his niece in the city, his wife.
Aunt Susan, enjoined him to take
particular note of Delia's clothes, the
furnishing of her home, the kind of
meals she gave him, and, in short, to
gather every item of domestic inter-
est, to be reported to her on his return.
When he got home again, Uncle Eli
declared that he had followed instruc-
tions. although it had required close
application and great diligence to do
so. Della had kindly explained every
thing to him and had even written
down the unfamiliar words, with their
pronunciation, for him.
"If I've got some of the names
mixed up Bit" he remarked, with a
twinkle of dry humor in his eye, they
amt far enough out Of the way to do
any hurt. and / did the best could. ;"
"All right" beamed Aunt Susan,
tell what you can recollect. 1 reckon
Delia's got a fine home, hasn't she?"
Elegant; It's built in the old Elan
ders fashion; the walls are paneled
in Parmesan with trimmin's au gratin.
and the furniture is mostly of the old
PURGE style. Della likes that better
than the crepe de chine-says it isn't
so fiorid. The floors haven't got any
carpets-just rugs. dreadful costly
ones that come mostly from Mayor
naise."
Goodness mel" commented Aunt
Susan, admiringly. "And what kind
of clothes did Della wear?"
awful handsome. Her dinner dress
was blue Limoges trimmed with rows
of bouillon; 1t had little pergola
round the neck made out Of jardiniere,
and she wore beautiful ragout in her
hair"
20 la!" gasped Aunt Susan
But the dinner-N beat the chair,
Susan. The dinner set was Of char
meuse, mighty pretty. and the vtct0als
were fine. There was soup lingerie.
roast beef la foulard. spaghetti with
medallions, potatoes pongee. and a
dandy Satsuma puddin' with bandeau
sauce"
"Well, WELL" marveled Aunt Susan,
as Uncle Eli. having reached the eli
max of his report. discreetly took him
self out Of the way. ito think OF lit
tie Della putin ON all that style!
do wish Eli had asked her for the re-
ceipt for that puddin'-it's a new kind
to me."-Youth's Companion.
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For lonely and aged women whose
slender means offer them but scant
comfort in the all too forgetful world
they have served, the fund for this
home is given by Helen P. CorIis."
Later the car whixzed down the
wide drive through the after-glow Of
Rloriers October sunset.
isn't she a dearl" cried Betty
nesting close 30 Bob. "Beautifui
doesn't half do her justice. 7 don't
wonder you hositated when / asked
you II she was pretty"
You'll let me buy her the flowers
and take her joy-riding, then, Just
the same after we're married?' he
asked.
Indeed won't" said she with
much emphasis Wen buy her flow.
ers. and we'll take her motoring, and
we'll have her to dinner very, very
often. Now. Bob, dear, stop the car
right here. and put that ring on my
finger"
Copyright. 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09
white eoldv a New Alloy.

Owing to the increased price of plat
mum new alloys of gold called white
gold" and palladium gold" have lately
come into use as a substitute for plati-
mum in the manufacture Of jewelry,
the London Globe states. To avoid the
confusion of these alloys with pure
platinum work three new stamps. or
hallmarks, have been created by re-
cent decree In France for use in mark
ing jewelry that is composed entirely
or in part Of platinum. One of the new
hallmarks, dogs head, is used in
stamp work of home manufacture
which is to be sold in the country; an
other, the head of young girl, de-
notes work of home manufacture in
tended for expectation, and a mask
designates imported goods. In com
binations of platinum and white gold
the proper stamps must be used to in
dictate the various metals.
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In return for your seeds. Now,
recall very distinctly that you tried
last season to have a bed of herbs,
and you made me prepare 1t for you,
but though l worked the ground until
1t was as fine as pepper and fertilized
1t until there seemed nothing for the
seeds to do but to push up thrifty
plants above ground they refused to
do even as much as sprout."
did we plant any foxglove" de-
manded Prudence, undaunted by her
husbands pessimistic words. you
know, that is another name for digi-
tails, which is such famous remedy
for heart troubles"
well, do put foxglove on your list"
said her husband. TT would be SO
convenient to turn to when l am in
danger of heart trouble brought on by
overworking myself in your garden
or by disappointment because of the
meager results"
Il think l will plant some catnip,"
declared Prudence.
But isn't catnip exclusively for
cats?" demanded the husband. And
what is the use of raising catnip If
you have no cats?"
well, II we got the catnip to grow
we could easily get the CATS" said
Prudence. cheerfully, not removing
her eyes from the list Il don't be-
lieve I'll plant any hoarhound or
marshmallows, though they are only
5 cents package"
Get them by all MEANS" advised
her husband Think how useful the
hoarhound would be In case of colds,
and If you should ever want to have
a marshmallow roast you would have
the materials right at hand. Isn't there
any anise seed on the list? That's
invaluable if you should think of get
ting up a fox hunt"
you know / don't believe In hunt
ing" demonstrated Prudence.
mo. only hunting for small fry like
hugs and worms. How many inno-
cent insects do you suppose you are
planning to lure to their destruction
next summer"
Not any, If my garden doesn't turn
out any better than you think it will. +"
"Oh, we'll" replied the scoffer, 81
think that the garden of your magma
ton is always blooming success, full
of the most wonderful plants and
flowers"
While yours is full of worms and
bugs" declared Prudence. $50 which
one Of US may be said to have the
finest Imagination"
"Oh, go ahead with your list And
don't forget the digitalis. Chicago
Daily News
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and don't be afraid"

and don't be afraid"
After terrific pace for another
mile both animals were suddenly
pulled up, and dismounting and lifting
the girl from the saddle, Tom half
pulled her up the steep side of the
hill to the shelter of the rocks.
I'VE are all right now" he cheer
fully said, but you keep crouched
down till have little talk with these
noble red men"
The talk" was his Winchester, and
before 1t was over he had killed one
and wounded another. Their loss, to-
gether with the alarm of the firing,
sent the remaining Indians scurrying
away.
At the ranch house, after the story
had been told, Miss Bessie asked for
the second time:
who Is this man Tom?"
why, he's an old Yale man and be-
longs to one of the best families In
the east He came out here for his
health, you see. Did you have to snub
him again today?"
II don't think So"
But are you going to some other
day?"
mo, never again. I'm SO sorry and
ashamed-and l think-think-"
Well, there's a rumor afioat, and 1t
may be true.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
BY LON NEWTON
> ssssssesssssssssessssess

ssesSsesee
If you please, hand me the cata-
logue." said Prudence to her husband
as they sat together under the even
ing lamp. II think I'll make out my
list of seeds for the coming season. Z"
TN times of peace prepare for war. "
replied her husband. And don't for
get while you are at 1t, to look up
the latest things In garden weapons"
You are 30 keen about hunting. !"
declared Prudence, that even an inno-
cent and peaceful pastime like gar
dening suggests weapons to you"
innocent? Peaceful?" echoed he.
did you do an hours gardening last
summer without killing a hundred In
scots or worms? You talk about my
keenness for hunting and my horrid
taste for destroying life, but l don't
suppose that in a whole year l kill as
many living creatures as you do Ia
a single day in your garden"
But / have no taste for It," de-
clared Prudence. Besides, l kill only
in selfdefense. If the bugs and worms
would keep off my preserves l should
not modest them. But / must have a
rose garden this summer; there's
something so romantic about rose.
1t always calls up in my mind all the
sentimental things that have been said
about it: Gather We rosebuds while
ye may and Go, lovely rose, tell
her"
"And don't forget the worm in the
bud that is likened to grief feeding
on a damask cheek" said her hus-
band. Shakespeare was up on gar
dening himself"
Il must have a bed OF herbs, too."
went on Prudence as she turned the
pages of the seed catalogue There's
something so literary and inspiring
about herbs. l shall have rosemary
and rue, sweet marjoram and-oh,
yes, / must have some thyme Don't
you remember that lovely quotation
from Shakespeare: I know . bank
where the wild thyme grows'?"
well, ! know one where 1t won't
grow" declared the husband, with de-
cision. TITS curious about you, Prue;
you never seem to remember your
failures and you are never discour-
aged by the nonappearance Of plants
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DANDRUFF,.FALL|NG
HAIR STOPPED
Harmless, Old Fashioned REM
edy Brings Back Color to Gray
Hair and Makes It Grow.

How many old-fashioned remedies are
being used, which goes to show that 1t
is hard to improve some of our grand
mothers old-time, tried remedies. For in
stance, for keeping the hair dark, soft and
glossy nothing equals our grandmothers
asage tea" Although, by the addition o.
sulphur and other Ingredients, this old
fashioned brew has been made more eff
fective as a scalp ltonic and color re-
storer.
Nowadays, when our hair comes out 81
gets faded or gray, instead of going to
the garden or garnet for herbs ana
making the ''tea" ourselves, we Simply
20 to the nearest drug store and ask iol
bottle of Wyeth's Sage and sulphur
Hair Remedy. ..
Druggists are authorized to sell 1t
under guarantee that the money VIII De
refunded IL 1t fails to do exactly as rep
resented.
This preparation is offered to me
public at fifty cents bottle, ana ~
recommended and sold by all druggists
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English Writer Bars rvpewrIter.

Zone cannot write emotionally with
a typewriter" Is the opinion of Mrs.
Katherine Macquoid, who has just eel
ebrated her ninetieth birthday and Is
at work upon her sixty-fourth novel.
During the lifetime of her husband,
a widely known English water color
artist, Mrs. Macquoid used a type
writer. but soon after his death she
resumed use of the pen.
Optimism is never challenged in the
novels Mrs. Macquoid has written and
they have been popular In the book
stalls since 1863, when her first works
appeared.
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Move to supply Pure Candy.

Charitable persons of New York
City are endeavoring to supply pure
candy to the children of the Sums in
place of the poor material which has
heretofore been in their reach.
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rrse rhat LlahtnIna Avoids.

Natives of South Africa have said
regarding the mopane tree, which is
often struck, lightning hates it," but
they say that the morala tree is never
| touched.
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Ebony Of Commerce.

Ebony is always soaked in water
for from to Is months as soon as
cut. 1t comes chiefly from Mauritius
and the East Indies.