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The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20


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initiate PHILADELPHIA firm, Porter 4
Coates, by bringing out the revised
version with the authorized version in
parallel columns.
"Sellers' Liver Pills" have been the
standard remedy for malaria, liver COM
plant, costiveness, etc. for fifty years. I'm
Sydney, New South Wales, is to
have the largest electric light 10 a
lighthouse 10 the warld The lnere-
ing beam is said to have luminous
intensity exceeding 100000 can
dies.
EASILY PRovEN.-It is easily proven
that malarial fevers, constipation, torpid
ity Of the liver and kidneys, general de-
bility, nervousness, and neuralgic all
ments yield readily to this great disease
conquerer. Hop Bitters. 1t repairs the
ravages Of disease by converting the food
into rich blood, and it gives new life and
vigor to the aged and infrm always.
Rev. DR.. Thomas of hicagp, who
was expelled from the Methodist de-
nomination, Intends to organize an in
dependent congregation.
NO WOMAN NEED SUFFER
when Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure can be so easily obtained and so
safely used.
General John c Fremont has re-
signed as Governor Of Arizona, and it
is thought that General N B. Banks
will be his successor.
AN OLD DOCTORS ADVICE.
1t was this: "Trust in God and keep
many an old doctor has advised the habit
ually costive to take Kidney Wort-for
no other remedy SO effectually overcomes
I this condition, and that without the dis
tress and gripping which other medicines
cause. 1t is a radical cure for piles.
Don't fail to nse it.-JTansiated from the
Neu Yorker Zsitung.
Every one that knows me. knows /
have for Is years swallowed thousands of
different nostrums for Dyspepsia and
Biliousness, all to no good. D. r. ".
G. has cured me.
H. P. Smith, Editor Sunday Times,
Syracuse, N. Y.
Guaranteed by all dealers in Drugs.
have suffered for years with irritation
in the stomach, loss of appetite, restless
ness at night, irritability of temper two
bottles of D. r. v. G.. has cured me.
/ am we'll now.
Charles D. Smith, of the Courier,
Syracuse, N. Y.
Guaranteed by all Druggists.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

Had any meritorious Democrat re-
ceived the nomination for Surrogate
in this county, THE News would
have let the parties fight their own
battles. But when the idea of giving
GRoRGB P. CoNovER the Office of
Surrogate is attempted, we emphati-
cally call halt. If the voters of
Burlington county will take the
trouble to hunt up the history Of Mr..
CoNovER since he has held the Office
Of Sheriff THE News need not add
word to what it has already said to
insure his defeat. We do not care
to go into particulars concerning this
matter, but few facts must be made
public: It was explicitly understood
when he received the nomination for
Sheriff three years ago that he was
strapped" and his election to the Of
fee would give him chance to pay
off his debts. To-day he claims to be
poorer than be was three years ago,
and the fees from his Office for the
first year amounted to about $l1 900.
Public Offices were not created for
the purpose of "heIping men on to
fortune" nor should men be elected
to such places who will bring disgrace
upon their partJ and the people gen.
orally. Nh. CoNovER may manage
Z to pull through, and mark you, it
will be q death blow to Democracy
in Burlington county, for siege of
Eve years such IS he has held for the
past three years as Sheriff, will dis
gust everybody with the man, fthere
are any not already so, and its effect
will be felt. Strong party men who
opposed his nomination have caution
cd rs to be charitable towards him
because he is poor. If they had the
good Of the people at heart, as We
were led to believe they had before
the convention, they would spurn him
as We do. Begging for an Office on
the plea of poverty is practice to be
despised. A man must show some
better qualification to meet with favor
before the people. There are poorer
men than GEORGE P. CoNovrR 10
his party that have better quali6ca-
tions and would do the Office credit.
We might add at last that in CONVEX
sation with men from different town.
ships in the county, that public sen-
timent comedies with the above re-
marks. 1.-THE readers Of THE News
think the above Ia written from NAL
Ice or on account Of personal concern
We will if desired expose his admins
trxtion Of the Office which he now
holds, disgusting IS the narrative will
be, and We s,oear to abide by the
truth.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

The Mirror asks "where has gone
the $4,000 he (Oonover) has receiv-
ed as Sheriff the past three years 2"
We answer that common rumor has
itthat the first years salary, some $11,-
600, went to pay some Of his debts.
The last has been ''salted" away to pay
his campaign expenses this yesr.
$4,000 to $4,000 he thinks will pps
him in his much coveted place, the
Office Of Surrogate.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

Coroners serve three years and are not
eligible for reelection. Consequent
ly none Of the present incumbents
can be candidates. The incoming
Coroners will find considerable re.
duction in the emoluments ofthe Office.
The fees for viewing body are re-
duced from s. and costs to 90 and
costs, or from se Os to "a os. At
inquests the price Of taking testimony
Ia reduced from fourteen to ten cents
per folio. These and other proper
tionate reductions will make the val
ne Of the Office much less than it
now Is.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

The Mirror does itself credit BY
its strong opposition to GEORGE P.
CoNovER, and now that the editor
of that paper has started the bail we
hope he viii keep it up.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

Senator MALONE was arrested ON
Saturday at his residence in Wash
ington, on suspicion that he was about
to fight duel with Gen. Ju bal A.
BARLEY Of Confederate fame.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
44.INcH cAsMERINEs

at....-..-....pl.Z0.
Made of the finest cashmere wool and
pure organzine silk. They are in solid
colors-garnet brown, bronze, blue, paon,
ETC., making beautiful trimming or po-
lonaise 10 combine with cashmere. Ac-
tualIy cost $1.75 in gold to land last sea
son.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
44INcH ARMUREs

at............0U ceDts.
In solid colors. Reing double width,
brings this excellent wearing, beautiful
French dress goods at the rate of % cents
per yard, single width. They were i'm
ported TO retail at 81 per yard.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
48-INcH PONDER CLOTHS

Hfss+'.ssssss 1UU NVIIK5s
Pure all wool in garnets, navy bluee,
greens, plnms, peacock blues and browns.
Sold this time last year for 81.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1881.

"7He Semi Weekly NesOs" has a
larger circulation in Burlington county
than any paper published outside Of
Mount Holly.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
From Almost EverysOhere.
MONDAY.


At Yorktown religious services
were conducted and High Mass cell
ebrated by Bishop Keane. The ar
rival Of the New Jersey Battalion was
the military feature Of the day..
Senator Malone published card re-
gardiDg General Earley's reference to
him in his Richmond speech, assuring
Farley immunity SO far as he (Mahone)
is concerned. Mrs. Harriet Smith,
wife Of New York merchant, resid-
ing at upper Montclair, New Jersey,
attempted suicide on Saturday morn
ing, by drowning. Being prevented
she cut her throat, and was removed
to hospital in Paterson. Here she
tore open the wound with her fingers
and separated the jugular vein, caus-
ing instant death. -Governor
Witt, of Louisiana, died yesterday,
in New Orleans. There were riots
at both Limerick and Dublin yester-
day, growing out Of the excitement
attending the arrest Of Mr.. Parnell
and his associates. The u. s. Sem
ate, on Saturday adjourned after an
executive session. -Ex-Ssnato
Conkling is confined to his room, in
Utica, with malarial fever. There
we're 6l0 births, 246 marriages and
$50 deaths in New York city last
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
44.INcH GRANITE CLOTHS

Ht''''s'.'.'ssO-F2 CCtEtas
Pure wool, and in garnet, brown, blue,
green, plum, bronze and gendarme; sold
at this time last year for 81.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

The Democratic Senators held .
caucus yesterday to discuss the ex-
pediency of an attempt to elect a
Democratic successor to Secretary
Bircb.-Heury Gould, aged two
and half years, was murdered by
his grandmother at Newport, Ohio,
Yesterday. -The Mississippi river
is rapidly rising, owing to the late
rains. Governor Cornell, of New
York, and Governor Farnham, Of
Vermont, arrived at YorktowD.
Several more Land League officers
have been arrested; the Land League
headquarters have been transferred to
Liverpool; rioting was renewed in
Limerick yesterday feeling
among the Irish Of St, Louis and
other American cities over the arrest
Of Parnell and other Land League
leaders is very bitter.-General
Hancock has issued an order ut York
town looking to creditable display
by the military now in camp there.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
ATAN AVERAGE OF ABOUT
Strawbridge & CIothier

Sold shelves consequently condition secr
nearly all tie bargain offered few specimen lots
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
FINE FRENCH NOVELTIES

at .,........Sl.
None of the above ever sold for less
than $3.50, and many at 81.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
v,ANK MANDATORY.

sassafras buckets, water cans, ice cream tubs
and all kinds of cedar coopering. repairing
done at the shortest notice.
A.. .SCATTERGOOD,
Apr 26,1SS0-ly King STREET. Mt, Holly
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20
WEDNESDAY.


The cornerstone of the proposed
monument at Yorktown, Virginia, was
laid yesterday in the presence OF
President Arthur aud a large number
of distinguished persous--The Mis-
sissippi River is rising under the in
fiuence Of the late prolonged rain
storms in the Northwest, and threat
ens 10 overflow its banks in Iowa and
liuois.--Professor Kings ballon is
missing with its six occupants.
The agitation in ireland continues
unabated; troops are being sent from
England to reinforce the military
there; 1t is thought that Dublin will
De proclaimed. 49, Preparations are
making at Moscow for the coronation
of Alexander III.--The scene at.
tending the Arst day of the Yorktown
Centennial celebration was brilliant
one.---The rainfall all over the
Northwest sill continues, and the
troubles caused by high water seem
to be increasing.-A Coroner's
jury has found that Joseph Harvey,
the owner of the Randolph Mills, in
Phi'a., was criminally responsible for
tae death OF the nine mill operatives
whose lives were destroyed by his
failure to have fre-escapes attached
to the building.-A FIRE in the
Allentown, Pa, Academy of Music
destroyed nearly all the wardrobes of
the Kiralfy Company and damaged
the building to the extent of 800.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-20

ENGLISH Silk. Mixed NOVELTIES
at......,.....25 cents.
"a inches wide, brilliant with silk, and
sold last year at so cents.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-23
A Forgotten story.

In diary kept by an early colonist dur
ing the years 1887 to 1746, and preserved
by his descendants, occur the outlines of a
remarkable story which may be Of interest
to our readers.
The passions and temptations of men are
the same in all ages but the half barbarous
condition of the country in those early
days, and the remoteness Of nations from
each other, g"vo to human tragedies more
sombre aud dramatic background.
Stripped Of wordy description, the Incl
dents arc briefly as follows:
Two young men, members Of wealthy
mercantile families in London, immigrated
to Pennsylvania about the year 100, and
went into business, one as physician, the
other as a merchant.
In year or two the former, Doctor
Whiting (as we shall call him, though that
was not his real name), was betrothed to a
beautiful young girl III Delaware. The
marriage was set for June in tho coming
year.
III the meantime he resolved to return to
London and look after the little patrimony
which had fallen to his share, and after
some difficulty he persuaded his friend
Trucfelt, the merchant, to accompany him.
A voyage across the Atlantic was then a
matter of months, not to be undertaken
save for important cause, and we find it
sci down as proof OF the frivolity Of the
two young men that, without any real ne.
cessity, Truefelt consented thus to endan-
ger, as II was thought his life.
While in London, DR.. Whiting was led
into dissipation. He drank heavily, and
gambled away much Of the money which
he had received. Or this, Truefelt was
cognlzant.
The men sailed for home together on the
barkcntine Judith. Vessels never ventured
alone at that time across the mighty deep.
There were storms and hurricanes to face,
and worse than all, the pirates, who were
said, truly or not, to infcst tho southern
coast a coast peopied, according to popu.
lar belief, by cannlbals. The bArkentlne,
was one of a fleet of ships which left port
at one time, and kept together for mutual
protection.
Or. Whiting and his friend qrarrelled
during the greater part Of the voyage.
Trucfclt used the knowledge he had &C.
| quircd Of the doctors misdccds IN London
as a rod to control him. Finally, in fit OF
passion, nc declared his intention of making
| known the whole matter to Writings be.
| trothcd.
From that moment, as the physician
afterwards declared, he held Trutfelt ir
dire hate and dread.
81 felt that by some means must be rio
of him, else / was undone."
Chance put the means in his way. The
fleet anchored to take in water at an un-
known island, The passengers landed, anc
tho two companions strolled up into the
tropical forest in company. Truefelt, over.
powered by the heat, lay down and fell
asleep, charging Whiting to summon hin
whnn 1t was time to return to the vessel.
"Then thought within myself, / car
now be clear of thls man, and 70 left him
| sleeping there, and returned to the vessel
ssying that he had fsllon into the sea from
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-23
A Mighty Mtrux ple.

Young men, what arc you living for2
Have you an object Dear to you as life. and
without the attainment of which you feel
that your life will have been Wide, shoro-
less waste Of shadow peopled by the
spectres Of dead ambitions2 You can take
your choice in the great battle Of life.
whether you will brlstle up and win a
dcathless name and owe almost everybody.
or be satisfied with scabs and mcdiocrity.
Many Of those who now stand at the head
OF the nation as statesmen and logicians
were once unknown, unhonorcd and unsung.
Now they saw the air In the halls Of Con-
gress, and their names are plastered on the
temple Of fame.
You can win some laurols, too, If you
will brace up and secure them when they
are ripe. Daniel Webster, and President
Garfield and DIR. Tanner, and George Eliot
were all, at one time, poor boys. They
had 10 start at the foot of the ladder and
toll upward. They struggled against pow
erty and public opinion bravely Oh till they
won name In the annals of history, and
secured to their loved ones palatial homes.
with lightning rods and mortgages on them.
So may you II you will make the effort.
All these things are within your reach. 1.-Two
tomperately on 50 per month. That's tho
way we got our start. Burn the midnight
oil II necessary. Get some true noble
minded young lady Of your acquaintance
,, t. assist you. Tell her of your troubles
and she will toll you what to do, Sho will
gladly advise you. Then you can marry
her, and she will advise you somo more.
After that she will lay aside her work any
time to advise you. You needn't be out
Of advice at all unless you want to. She,
too, will tell you when you havo made q
mistake. She will come to you frankly
and acknowledge that you have made a
1ackass Of yourself. AS she gets moro ac-
qlainted with you she will be more can
did with you, and in her unstudied, girlish
way, she will point out your errers, and
gradually convince you, with on old chair
leg and other arguments, that you were
wrong, and your past life will come up be-
fore you like a panorama, and you will
tell her 30, and she will let you up again.
Life is indeed mighty struggle.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-23
HOW Long Man May 1.-Two.

1t was Prof. Hufeland's opinion that
the limit Of possible human life might be
set at 200 years. This is on the general
principle that the life of creature is eight
times the years Of it's period of growth.
That which is quickly formed quickly
perlshes and the earlier complete develop
mcnt is reached the sooner bodily decay
ensues. More women reach old age than
men, but more men attain remarkable
longevity than women. Some animals
grow to be very old. Horned animals live
shorter lives than those without horns,
fierce longer than tImid, and amphibous
longer than those which inhabit the air.
The voracious pike exists, it Is said to an
age Of 150 years; the turtle is good for a
hundred years or more; and among birds
the golden eagle is known to have lived
nearly 200 years, while the sly and somber
crow reaches tho venerable age of a
century. Passing up in the scale of life
to man and skipping the patriarchs, we
among the classic Greeks and Romans.
Pliny notes that in the reign of the
Emperor Vespasian, in the year 76, there
between the Apennines and the Po of 100
yfuTS ullu upWuiut tulCo VI WlOul WCIC
140 and four over 1856. Cicero's wife lived
to the age of 1O3, and the Roman actress
LuceJa played in public as late as her ll2th
year.
Coming down to moro recent times the
most notable authentic instance of great
age IS that of Henry Jenkins, of Yorkshire,
Eng, who died In 1910, 100 years old.
lie was fisherman, and at tho age of 100
easily swan across rapid rivers. Another
historic case is that of Thomas Parr, of
Shropshire, g day.laborer, who lived to the
age Of 152 years. When more than 100 lie
married his second wife, and till 1870 he
could ewing the scythc and WELD the hali
with the best of his fellow laborers. In
his l62d year Parr went up to London to
exhibit himself to the King. 1t proved an
unlucky visit, for violating the abstemious
habit of century and half the old man
feasted so freely on the royal victuals that
| IL. soon died merely Of a plethora. On
cxaminatioa his internal organs they proved
to be in excellent condition, and there was
noreason why he should not have lived much
| longer save for this Unfortunate ..te OF
royal hospitality. Prof. HufclaE Ioll OF
ccntenarians includes many more 2arka
bic cases, among them that Of n }dtedt,
a Prussian soldier, who served. years
under both Fredericks, fghtil.,, many
battles and enduring much hard campaign.
ing, and who after all this married
successfully three wives. the last wher
he was ITO, only two years before his
] death
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-23
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION.
A DAY OF PROMISE.

Look forth. beloved, from thy mansion high,
By soft airs famed,
And SEQ tho summer with its bluest SKY
Surprise tho land
SEQ how the bare hills ba.k In purple bliss
Along Il Q south
On the brown death OF winter falls kiss
From summers mouth
From pines that wave ar ong tho vanished
Their phantom bowers
murmur comes as sought the ghosts Of
The ehosts Of flowers,
Though yet no blood may fill the willow rind
No grsss-blade start,
A dream of blossoms fills the yearning mind
OF love my heart
Look forth, beloved, through the tender air.
And let thine eyes
Tho yIolets be it finds not anywhere
And ecentless dies,
Look and thy trembling locks OF plenteous
The day shall SEQ
And search no moro whore first on yonder
The cowsiips be,
Look and the wandering summer not Iorlofh
Shall turn aside.
Content to leave hor million flowers unoorn'
,.., 49,. .,,.. Her song untried,
Drowsy with life and not with sleep or death
I'M dream OF thee,
Breathe forth thy being in ono answering
breath,
~ And come to me!
Como forth, BELOVED Loves exultant sign
Is In the sky 'rt .
And lot me lay my painting heart to thine
d. And die!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-23
Singing Birds.

The steamers arc bringing to this coun'
try large importatlons of singing birds, par
ticularly tho German ones, and the demand
is equal to the supply. The bull-fnch is
the popular song bird, and strangely enough
having no natural Bong, must receive musi-
cal training. They will readily catch an
air, and If cducnted in Germany are given
to tho sentimental music of Abt and Schu-
bert; but an American bird will pipe Pin
aforc and Polly Perkins. The ease which
they are trained makes them favorite bird
with ladies, who can give to them any fav-
orlte song. Their song, moreover, Is less
shrlll than that of the canary. The canary
is at present most valued for its color The
most expensive coIors arc tho orange melt
ing into lemon and gray, with blending
Of tints otherwise unapproachable. Such
birds arc valued as high as twenty-five
dollars. A beautiful bird Is tho golden
finch mule--half canary, half goldfinch-
whose orange body has the reddish head OF
the goldfinch. Another desirable hybrid
is tho goldfnch bullfnch. Among other
birds that having pleasing short songs are
tic dainty, uninterrupted nuns, ono OF the
lovelicsL birds Of the avlary, and the tiny
strawberry flnches. The best takers among
parrots arc the gray parrots. At blri
store in Sixth av., New York, is one called
Ned with decided conversational powers.
One of his dialogues is, "Will you dance
this evt ning2" "Not this evening" "Good
evening"" More than two hundred Of these
birds havo just arrived here from Africa,
with cducations yet to be finished in Eng
lish. An even better talker, II is said, Is
tho Indian MINOR. These birds have wol-
derful conversational ability beside whist
ling and singing songs. Here, also, Is a
beautiful magpie and startling, both OF
which may be classcd among the compan-
ionable birds. The white blackbird Is here
matched by white robin, curiosity Of
his kind, and fcatherod Albino, with pink
eyes. Among other curious birds is tho
crossbill, concerning which there Is q le-
gend that his bill was twisted in endeavor
TO pull out the nails from the cross.
Lcadbcttcr's cockatoo, who, as he addresses
you, raises his topknot like the feathers Of
Zulu chief, and tho roscllas, two bcauti-
full Australian birds with blue-gray breasts
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Florida oranges have besn put into
tho British market and are pI onounced
finer In qua ity than thoae Of Spain or
Portugal.
Among the Easter charities OF the
Pope were the gift OF 100 beds to the
poorest families in Rome, and presents
to 500 families OF at least ten francs
each.