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The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
A Romulus in
Kentucky
(COpyrIght. ls17. Western NEWSPAPER Union.
ByJ.N. JOHNSON

"Look heah, Eller-don't look to
skeered cause call you Eller-you
hain't no Miss Ella to me, my gal,
cause ye been off ter the Saylersville
Cemitary, an come home toatin' er
passel of Bluegrass airs. Vas, Eller,
jist rode over heah this mornin' ter
fin out eff you want ter smash up that
leetle contrack we writ in our hearts
afOre you went off, and sealed with a
kiss?"
The girl, at first, widened her pretty
brown eyes as if shocked at his un-
couth speech, but she met frank, hon.
est, exacting eyes that nothing could
conceal except darkness itself. She
colored, and. with confused "Ah-he-
en-" turned her face.
The big, handsome fellow continued
his look of stinging scrutiny. They
were sitting out on the broad veranda.
The morning sunlight trickled through
the web of morning glory vines in
front, and melted among the short,
yellow curls that rioted over the young
mans head A sweet, soft wind came
down through the hallway, driving a
rose leaf that struck the cheek of the
young girl and fell down on her plump
hand-a tribute of the flowers to an
object prettier than themselves.
Silence continued for about a min
ute, when the young man continued in
firm tones, note of pathos running
through them:
Somehow or other when l hearn
you was goin' off, l felt like you'd
never come back TO me no more-not
as little Eller. The material mater of
you-clear, sweet an bright as our
mountain cricks-would return be
muddled to simple eyes like mine. I'm
not lyin' in no blame to you. alters
thought you. compar'd to me, a little
gittar beside gourd fiddle. But
couldn't help lOvin' you-my heart jist
run toward you just like a dry chip
in a suckhole. I knowed, though
when you get way off among town
folks, you'd look at them ar fine hair'd
,dOods, an then across their shoulders
to the memory of Fred Garfield, an II
would make you curl yer lip an laugh
know thar amt nuthin' about me
to catch an hold a gal like you, an
love you too well. and think I've got
leetle bit too much spunk about me
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Island Of St. Thomas.

Commercially, the most important
feature of our recently acquired Dan
ish West Indies Is the fine harbor at
Charlotte Amalie, on the island of st.
Thomas, according to commercial
surrey Of the islands by agents of the
bureau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce Of the department of commerce,
This survey emphasizes the conyen-
ience of the harbor as distributing
center for all of the Lesser Antilles.
II Hes on the direct line Of communi-
cation between Europe and the Pan
anna canal, as well as in direct line for
vessels plying between the Atlantic
ports of the two Americas or between
the Atlantic and Pacific ports of these
continents. 1t is 1,40O miles from New
York, 1920 miles from the Atlantic en-
france Of the Panama canal and 4SO
miles from La Guaira, the chief port OF
Venezuela. Its location commands the
Virgin passage to the Caribbean sea,
the easternmost gateway to that body
Of water.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
r.kIro +ha poieon out of saIt.

AZ far as the supply of salt goes
there is enough available to last US
forever. Michigan alone, according to
the Popular Science Monthly, claims
to be able to supply the whole world
for 1000 years with all the salt it
needs. But no matter how plentiful
salt may be it has the disadvantage Of
being a poison, for no salt is wholly
pure. Thus II the poison In salt can be
eliminated vast additional sources win
be available.
Scientists have come to the front snd
have tackled the problem successfully.
By adding a solution Of just the right
amount Of sulphate of soda the barium
OF poison In the salt Is changed to sui
phate, and with it is removed the pink
or brownish color due to iron salts.
Thus Is made available an unlimited
supply Of salt. which means more raw
material for our chemical industries
because che barium bearing salt Is used
for salting hides, for glazing pottery
and for making ice.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

{ Arcturus, star of ancient poets.
priests, astrologers and mystics,
Jobs star" as it has been called, as 1t
is mentioned In the wonderful book Of
that first dramatist, is 5000 times more
brilliant In its marvellous luminosity
than our own little central luminary,
which has a pitiable diameter Of less
than a million miles. BY means OF the
spectroscope Arcturus Is seen travel
ing across our line Of vision at the In
conceivable speed Of probably 300 miles
per secondl Yet even at this amazing
motion it would require 5000 years for
Arcturus to traverse the distance to Us
from the star nearest to our sun, that
nearby star being the chief in the con-
stellation Of the Centaur and just q
little matter Of 25.OO0.O 900, 100000 miles
distant from our sun! = Pittsburgh
DISPATCH.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
home Of Ella Mccoy.

home Of Ella Mccoy.
Riding up in front of the house, he
yelled, ''Hallo! 70 John Mccoy, big
brother of Ella, came to the door.
"Tell Eller to come out to the fence
moment" quietly spoke the horse
man.
Ella responded, interrogation points
in her eyes.
"Step close to the fence a moment
Eller; I'm goin' away, an l want to
tell ye sumthin'."
She stepped up, her face quite pale,
when Fred, making huge hook of his
left arm, instantly caught her around
the waist with it, lifted her up in
front of him, drove spurs in his horse,
and dashed furiously away.
The old man Mccoy and three sons
ran out, yelling, but their horses were
In the stable, and sister and daugh-
ter was being borne away at 2:40
gait.
Ella squirmed and screamed. but the
big giant pressed her against his great
chest and smiled gently.
"Oh, papa and the boys will kill
you'll" she yelled.
POSSIBLY; but the Sabines didn't
kill folks like me, nor did the Romans
you brag about Besides, people don't
often kill son-in-law, no how"
"Oh, you villain l-boo-hoo II won't
marry youl"
mo; the squire that's waitin' down
at the fork of the road will do that
for you. Stop your snubbin! I'm er
Roman an er William the Conqueror
| both at oncel"
The little woman could do no more.
She was conquered. She had caused
this lawlessness, and she began to
laugh. Then, looking up in the fine
face of her modern knight, she threw
a white arm about his neck.
You cannot retrace crooked steps
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
MIlIukoH Of Russia.

Professor Paul Miiiukoff was widely
&newa in Russia as historian before
tAe npristng In 1905. During that rev.
aaf1nn hs sprang into prominence as
- fopndex Of the Constitutional Dem
seratie party. which numbered In ita
pAnks some o8 the noblest and finest
nsn In Russia. Before that time Pro
eessor MilfukoH had lived In America.
where he lectured at Harvard and at
tAs University Of Chicago. He studied
American life and familiarized himself
with American institutions ana the
American form Of government Dur
ing the revolution of 1905 Count Witte,
then premier Of Russia, offered him q
Dortfolio In the cabinet. Professor
Ailiukon declined 1t because Count
Witts would not outline to him the
nsw program Of the government Pro
feesor MiliukOf insisted upon a def
nits policy Of reconstruction and re-
form before he would accept the post.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
The Mate S
Mate
BY M. GOLDSMITH
,opyright, 1917. Western Newspaper Um


The third day out of port, and the
ocean was as calm as a mill pond. Not
so the heart of the first mate Of the
good steamer Oceanica. He had
weathered many a hurricane, but had
never experienced such an emotional
storm as now swept over his soul. The
unconscious cause of 1t sat on deck
near the bridge reading a novel-a
bright, brown haired maiden with rosy
cheeks and an exuberance of spirits,
an American rosebud who had been
touring In Europe and was now home
ward bound. Mrs. Laird, her mother,
who accompanied her, lay In her cabin
seasick, and Irene, firing of the stuffy
air amidships, had come on deck to
breathe old Neptune's ozone.
Spying the mate on the bridge, she
nodded pleasantly. "Mr. Caldwell" /"
she said, you promised to take me
through the engine room and show me
the machinery"
$50 I did," he replied. "If you are
ready, this will be as good a time as
any"
Calling the second mate to take his
place, he descended the ladder. Irene
had risen, and placing her arm in his,
they wended their way leisurely to the
engine room. Truly she was a vision
of loveliness and the mates heart beat
as loudly-so 1t seemed to him-as did
the pulsating machinery.
Next they turned their steps toward
the room where the dynamo whirred
and sang as 1t turned out current for
the ships illumination. The mate ex-
planned in detail the delicate contriv-
ance, while Irene listened with evident
interest
"Thank you ever so much, Mr.. Cald-
WE'LL" she said; 1--WE enjoyed 1t huge
ly, but / really must turn in now. Will
you escort me to the cabin entranceT'
He left her at the door and wan
dered back to the bridge with his head
In a whirl. If he could but do some
thing to show the girl how much he
loved her, and to make himself worthy
Of her love in return.
Next day sudden storm trans.
formed the ocean into a. chaos of hills
and valleys. The sguail changed to a
TEMPEST which buffetted the big ship
about like cork Irene dragged her
self on deck; 1t was her only salvation
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
ONE LOOK PROVES
STATEMENT TRUE
Miss. Romsits' Appearance is
Best indication of Her
Improvement

'sWalkina upstairs completely tired
me out because didn't have an ounce
Of ambition or energy as a result of
stomach trouble" said Miss Elizabeth
Rofnsits, 23oo N. Broad ST., Philadel-
phla.
"Before took Tanlac every morsel ]
ate seemed to turn to gas, causing me to
Delch for hours and feel bloated and dis.
tressed. couldn't sleep at night. My
eyes were swollen, too. Z
ssSince took Tanlac / havean enorm-
GUS appetite; my food digests and Isleep
great. One look at me now shows how
have improved "
Tanlac is being specially introduced
and explained at Kille's East Side Phar.,
- Main St, Mt. Holly. and by Henry
P. Thorn, Medford.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

into the dynamo house. The current
probably magnetized her corsets and
they in turn affected the needle"
"And lucky thing 1t was" laughed
the captain. But for that magnetiza-
tion, these poor fellows would now be
In their watery grave. Be careful, Miss
Laird, that you don't turn other heads
besides that of the compass"
That evening Mr.. Caldwell and Miss
Laird had a private conversation be-
hind one of the boats that had done
such excellent service during the day.
By the time the couple returned Miss
Laird had promised to be the mates
mate.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
A panneroua Pracadan4.

The worst case Of law versus justice
and common sense Is one which Mon
taigne relates as having happened i1
his own day. Some men were con
demned to death for murder. The
judges were then informed by the off
GERS of an inferior court that certain
persons in their custody had confessed
themselves guilty of the murder and
had told so circumstantial tale that
the fact was placed beyond all doubt
Nevertheless 1t was deemed so bad a
precedent to revoke a sentence and
show that the law could err that the
innocent men were delivered over to
executiOn.-London Mail.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Burnino up Wealth.

Who can tell how extensively our
preventable fires count In the cost OF
hvingf In the United States there is
Q dre for every minute of the year.
The daily destruction of 5000, 900 means
an economic drain that affects all busi-
ness life and all domestic life. When
grain elevator burns, with loss Of
100000 bushels Of corn and 100000
bushels OF oats. or fire in storage
warehouse destroys whole trainloads
Ct potatoes. 1t Is easy to see what II
nasan& But every fire affects the cost
Ct al commodities. although the effect,
hke many OF our taxes. may be OBJ
scure.-Youth's Companion.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
BE RID OF THAT ACHE

If you ale sufferer with lame back,
backache, dizziness, nervousness and
kidney disorders. why don't you try the
remedy that your own neighbors recon-
mend?
Mrs. Margaret Weldy, Church ST.,
Mt. Holly, says: Before started using
Doan's Kidney Pills. was troubled a
great deal with my back. When l had
been on nv feet great deal or when
had taken cold, my kidneys always be-
came weak My back would bother me
more then than at any other time. l
started using Doan's Kidney Pills and
they soon gave me relief. After that
whenever had any pain in my back,
Doan's relieved me of the misery
Statement given November II. I9I4.)
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
IN GOOD HEALTH

On October 3, 1917, Mrs. Weldy said;
my health is good and my kidneys
have given me no trouble at all since
used Doan's Kidney Pills few years
ago. Doan's Kidney Pills deserve a
great deal of praise"
Price 6oc, at all dealers. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

4 British aviation officer, who did
81 sery1ce In East Africa. Included In
esa OF his reports graphic description
- an immense valley filed with the
huge arum lilies, over which he few
somewhere In the region Of Zanzibar,
A he passed over the valley he was
5000 feet high, but the perfume Of the
Mies reached his nostrils for a long
distance.
ny means Of his glasses he observed
that the lily flowers we're "as large ae
elephants ears" and that the whole Of
the valley had been monopolized by
the beautiful flowers. The luxuriance
q the vegetation was particularly re
narkable. He learned later that the
scent Of the flowers was so overpower,
ing In the valley that no native had
ever dared to penetrate within its bor-
AArA
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

The Bible speaks of Tubal Cain as
the discoverer Of iron and the father
Of smiths. The Egyptians imputed to
Hephaestus the same honor, while
Pliny mentions it having been discoy-
cred by Dactyles on Mount Ida after
the forests on the mountain side had
been destroyed by lightning, this about
1882 B. @. jeremiah and Ezekiel both
mention iron in their Scriptural writ
lngs, the latter especially mentioning
two qualities Of the metal, calling one
bright iron," which was probably
steel. Moses mentions an iron furnace,
and Job speaks of iron as being taken
out of the earth.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
TERM "coLIc" is VAGUE ONE
Impossible to Give One Remedy to
Apply to All Affections Commonly
Termed "Colic."
(By H. S. EAKINS, Colorado Agriculture
lH1,lIncro ICcrt fInlIiras CnIoA

(By H. S. EAKINS, Colorado Agricultural
College. Fort Collins. Colo)
The term "colic" is a vague one and
is generally meaningless. In the horse
there are ten common affections of the
intestines, four of the stomach, three
of the generative system, four of the
urinary organs, three of the rectum
and seven miscellaneous conditions
making a total of 81 common condi-
lions known as collie. There are also
number Of conditions not frequently
met which are also known as collie. 1t
Is therefore out of the question to sug-
gest remedy to cover all of these
conditions, but each case should be
studied, and after a correct diagnosis
the proper steps in treatment may be
taken.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT
AutointoxIoation.

q The germs which are always
. found In putrefying food mate
. rial, inside or out of the alimen-
. tary canal, are the necessary
. accompaniment Of putrefaction.
. and the question may be raised
q whether more harm than good
. may not be done by preventing
= the growth Of these bacteria.
. which are in reality scavengers.
= The natural way to overcome au-
. tointoxicatiOn is not to produce
= 1t by eating improper food and
. then correct 1t by the growth Of
. bacteria In the intestines antago-
q nistic to the injurious bacteria,
. but to adopt such dietary and
. to eat in such a manner as TO pre-
Q vent the autOintoxication which
= follows wrong diet. In the pre-
. vention Of administration the
= maintenance of a right mental
= attitude. proper exercise and 9th
4 er means affecting elimination.
= also through mastieation, are i'm
= portant factors as well as diet
3
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Fiahtinn saaaIeknsss. ..

There Is one place In ship where
the voyager may be at rest. This writ
er discovered 1t during mid-Atlantic
storm when he went down to the bath
room, tumbled into wasp sea bath
and foated. The vessel was peEform-
ing the most amazing antics. bot the
water in the bath kept its usual gray-
ity. and the bather fioated with smile
upon its bosom.-LOndon Taller.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
An All Around Roas.

But" exclaimed the man of delicate
sensibilities, will your conscience per-
NIT you to do as you suggestY'
Look here, friend" answered the
New York politician, Il am accustomed
to be boss even of my own conscience" !"
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
nidn.t Win by ri. Teeth,

A Philadelphia dentist had the nerve
to publish picture Of Washington
with this statement underneath:
"Our first president owed his wonder
full health to sound teeth"
l assume that the dentist knows more
about teeth than he knows about his
tory. Washington's teeth were his one
physical defect. They amounted al
most to facial blemish when he
smiled, and one sour critic Of our first
president who knew him well said the
reason he so rarely laughed was his
dislike to showing the ravages of decay
in his Philadelphia Ledger.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Prettx Hinh HllIa.

A distinguished astronomer once
took the trouble to measure in several
paintings the size of the moon and to
deduce from it the height of the noun
tains shown in the same picture. He
found that the average height Of the
hills was about forty three miles, while
one giant peak raised its head more
than hundred miles above sea level.
Turner, who was one of the greatest
masters Of landscape composition and
coloring, frequently exaggerates the
height of his hills with the intention Of
comforting upon them a majesty which
otherwise they would not possess.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
pamascene Swords.

A writer in a foreign journal points
out that, according to Jean Jacques
Perret, the well known French author
living in the eighteenth century, Da-
mascene blades were probably hard
ened in olden times by powerful BLAST
of cold air issuing from narrow pas
sage between two walls specially built
for the purpose.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Enforced cenlality.

higgins is the gloomiest man
know Of"
"And yet his wife is always making
him get his picture taken"
+Of course. The photographer is the
only person who can persuade him to
try to smile and look natural
ington Star.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
eanuina EaIt.

Genuine felt is an "all wool" prod
uct Alone among wool workers the
felt manufacturer can take q whole
fleece from the sleeps back and bring
1t out in the form Of cloth. All the
parts of the fleece rejected In other
branches of the wool industry can be
utilized by the felt maker.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Wacrar,. Mu.lo

When Wagner's music first came in
tie adherents of the old school did not
take kindly to it. An English conduc-
tog after rehearsal of the introduc-
ton to "Der Fliegende Hollander" laid
down his baton and said: Really. this
ends quite pleasantly. fear some OF
y0u have been playing false notes!"
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Ambiououa.

did your late. employer give you a
testimonial2
"Yes, but 1t doesn't seem to do me
any good"
what did he say?"
HE said was one Of the best men
his firm had ever turned out."-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Amona the Accldent..

Amateur Tenor-That's odd. / can't
fnd any account Of my singing at the
Swellmore's musicale last evening. His
Friend-Where did you look for ttl
Amateur Tenor-Among the musical
notes, of course. His Friend-It might
be In the paper after all. Why not try
some other department 2-Exchange
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
wora Fror, ar,.r WIlIIarn..

got SO tired settin' de table fer Trou-
BILE dat give him his raggedy ole hat
an showed him de do, an de minute
he hit de grit here come Joy, wild his
fiddle, an said, "Cl'ar de room fer de
biggest dance er de season, an hands
roun', all p'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Proof Of III. Fact.

II can prove to the satisfaction Of
the court that my client In stealing the
watch of the complainant was actuat-
ed by the most laudable motive Of
economy"
What was that, sir?"
He merely wanted to gain time."-
baltimore American.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

Lead was early known to the an
clients. Allusions to 1t In Scripture In
dicate that the Hebrews were well
acquainted with its uses. The rocks
In the neighborhood Of Sinai yielded 1t
in large quantities. and 1t was found
In Egypt.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
A Handy Signal.

visitor-So this is the deaf and
dumb ward How do you call people
to dinner? suppose you don't ring a
bell. Superintendent we have
man who walks through the ward
wringing his hands. = Boston Tran
script
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

1.-The doctor has just told me-" said
the friendly neighbor, that your hus-
band cannot recover
"Oh!'' shrieked the troubled wife.
Now, my dear, the question is, Shall
we break the news to him or let death
come as surprise to him ?"-Detroit
FreePress.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Unfortunate,

mo, that salesman could not interest
me in his car after the unfortunate re-
mark that he dropped.
what was thatT'
"He said that his car was winner,
and then he added that it would win
In a walk. Chicago Herald.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
puttlno an ths sorev.s.

II never knew such complaining lot
of customers" growled the baker.
"Same here" answered the butcher.
''They seem to take advantage of the
fact that we can't get along without
'em In our business" New York
Times.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Bible colors.

The natural colors mentioned in the
Bible are white, black. red, yellow and
green. The only fundamentally color
OF which the ancient Hebrews appear
10 have had clear conception was red
They had no scientific knowledge OF
oolorx.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
LIE and Aoa

Life does not count by years. Some
suffer a lifetime In a day and SO grow
old between the rising and the setting
of the sun.-Augusta Evans
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Quit. Iuokx.

Mistress They say there are 10000
600 germs on the cap of milk bottle
&aid-Sure, amt 1t lucky it don't wear
q coat and pants ?-Town Topics.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

Not to see poetry in the machinery
OF this present age is not to see poetry
In the life of the age 1t is not to be-
heve in the age.-Gerald Stanley Lee.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

l know Of no pursuit in which more
real and important service can be rem
dered to any country than by improv-
/ ing its agriculture.-George Washing
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
A Yarrlhla InA.

The "Ewanky" One-I'm smoking a
terrible lot Of cigars lately. The Other
with conviction)-You're right II that's
one of them.-London Tit-Bits.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Revenge.

She-You ask me TO marry you. Can
you not see your answer In my facet
He (absently -Yes-er-er-lt's very
plain.--Life.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Rhuharh.

According to ancient records, rhu
barb was used as an article of diet In
China as far back as 27O0 B. G.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27
Clean IN waak

Customer-Is there any gravy on the
bill of fare? Waiter-No. sir; there
was. but it was wiped of. Exchange.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

Figg-I suppose you have something
laid up for rainy dayf Fogg-Surel
I've a lot Of things ready to soak when
&c comes.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

1t never rains roses. When we want
more roses we must plant more bushes.
George Eliot.
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

Ons may ruin himself by frankness.
bu< ons surely dishonors himself by
dupiiotty y.-viellard
The Mount Holly news., 1917-11-27

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