The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

Morocco leather may be restored
with the varnish of white of an egg.
Are you the head-bar ber?" asked
Spatts, as he took his seat in the chair.
Eyes, sir; replied the artist; you don't
see a chiropodist's sign hanging up in
the shop, do yon2" = s. G. & Co.'s
Monthly.
The Way Of Woman. -''Only love
me little bit and / will be your faith
full, willing slave" But where is the
fun in that? What girl really enjoys
is managing an unwilling slave. " = In
dianapolis Sentinel.
do have to stick this stamp on
MYSELF" asked dude of the clerk at
the post office. 80, no." replied the
clerk; ''you couldn't go in the mail
bags, and besides, this is letter stamp,
and you are not frst-class male mat
Tern. Y. Sun
No people in the world are more
dependent upon boats than are the ma
tives of southeast Alaska. They live
in a region where the coast line is
broken into many channels, straits and
and harbors by the numerous islands OF
the Sitkan Archipelago
Hourly trains from New York to
Chicago are promised by an enterpris-
ing railroad for the worlds fair season.
And with seventeen complete hotel
kitchens, one thousand walters, cooks
and solutions, five acres of dining
rooms, and numberless restaurants in
connection with the principal buildings
there would seem to be no lack of pro-
vision for all who may choose to join the
great western pilgrimage in 1898
There is lake in Missouri called
Devils Lake, which is fifteen hundred
feet above the sea. 1t is on the top OF
mountain, about seventy feet below
the earth surrounding it, and has no
visible inlet and no outlet, yet it rises
periodically several feet, and there is
no apparent reason for this rise. 1t is
supposed that the lake is fed by sub
terranean river, or is a part of an I'M
foreground river.
1T was not until 1852 that the adj
iustment of the calendar, on the plan
devised by Pope Gregory in the six
teenth century, was adopted in En-
gland Even after the change was
made the common people were very
slow to adjust their holidays and ami
versaries to agree with it. and many for
a long time kept Christmas on the day
corresponding with that formerly OBJ
served, the 18th day after the Christmas
of the new calendar
"A Character Study. did you ever
study the faces in a BARRIERS shop of
the men waiting to be shaved?' Yes
did you ever cry to distinguish the
pessimistic from the optimistic?" Yes;
and there is very little difficulty in as
signing them to their respective classes
'Indeedl'' Yes; the pessimist is the
last man that comes in and who has to
wait until six other men are shaved be-
fore his turn comes, and the optimist is
the man distinguished by the appella-
ton of next IN. Y. Press
"A young man of Buena Vista, Col,
decided to try his fortune at Creole, the
new Ell Dorado. and as the first part of
his outfit he bought an immense revolt
yer. While fooling with it he accident
ally shot himself. The Leadville
Chronicle remarks that the revolver,
the bowie knife, the dirk, and the
slungshot have no place in the Colorado
of 1891 Bad men are at discount
and the chap with knife in his boot
and brace of pistols in his belt will
find his occupation gone"
AT o'clock a Portuguese maiden,
II years old. named Conception Sylvia,
became bride at West Berkeley, Cal
Four hours later she was a widow. The
wedding party escorted bride and groom
to the station, where the happy couple
were to take the cars for San Francisco
While awaiting the arrival of the train
the groom, Frank Bispo, placed his lit
tie nephew on his shoulder and amused
himself by running up and down the
track. A train unexpectedly came
upon them, instantly killing Bispo and
slightly injuring his wife and nephew.
The following story is told Of Mr.
Barnum: A friend once wrote to him
that a certain Mr.. Tourgie. of Pennsyl-
vania, ''had nose seven inches in
length :" Mr.. Barnum Immediately
wrote to Mr.. Tourgie to come to New
York. and he would pay his expenses
Mr. Tourgie obeyed. One look satisfied
the distinguished Snowman that he was
the victim of practical joke. Without
a word he ascertained what his ex-
penses were, and handed him the
amount Mr. Tourgie saw the sights Of
the city, and went home admiring the
liberality Of showmen.
Galapagos tortoises are the only
survivors of an ancient race of huge
turtles which lived so long ago as the