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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
An Abscess In the Church

There is negro church in Somerville,
and some funny things happen there. 1t
seems that there was little recess be-
hind the pulpit which was used for the
pastors dressing room. One day in a
heavy rain the fresco fell with a crash
upon the floor. Preparations were made
to repair the damage with the customary
African promptness.
The pastor, however, soon got dis
gusted, and one morning, after getting
his feet covered with the dusty mortar,
he assembled the pulpit. Casting his eye
upon the dusty deacons Of the church, he
announced with dignity: "Bredren and
sisters, it GIBBS 20 pastor great pain to
call attention to the state of affairs in dis
yere church; but, bredren, de gospel in
dis yere church must cease to be dis
pensed with till de abscess in de rear OBJ
de pulpit am fricasseed."
The fresco was put up next day.-Bos-
ton Budget.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

In q recent lecture on Turkey" Mr.
Oscar F. Straus, ex-minister of the Unit
ed States to that country, threw some in
teresting light upon most interesting
phase of Turkish hfe-the harem. Tho
lecturer admitted that his knowledge
came entirely from hearsay. He had
never been in one and had never known
a diplomat who had. He pronounced the
institution not altogether unattraotiye.
Turkish women are not secluded in the
harem as in a prison. They are abso-
lutte mistresses of that side of the house
and free to exercise their rights indis-
putably. A Turkish husband would not
dare to enter his wifes apartments when
it is not her pleasure that he should, and
she has only to place her slippers outside
the door to indicate such desire for Sc
clusion. In many ways the oriental
wife makes her caprices felt, and her
spouse can only submit with what grace
he may, like his occidental brother.
The right to divorce is vested with the
husband, but the Divorce retires with
all her property to her family and may
marry again at once. And this right to
hold property separately from their hus-
bands which English and American WON
en- have only lately acquired has been
the privilege of the Turkish wife for g
thousand years.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

Michael Angelo, while painting ''The
Last Judgment, fell from his scaffold
and received a painful injury in the leg.
He shut himself up and would not see
any one. Bacio Rontini, celebrated
physician, came by accident to see him.
He found all the doors closed. No one
responding, he went into the cellar and
came up stairs. He found Michael An
CELLO in his room, resolved to die. His
friend the physician would not leave
him. He brought him out Of the pecul-
lar frame of mind into which he had
fallen.-New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
Better Than Faith Cure.

EYES," said a tall stranger in a dark
suit of clothes as he lighted fresh cigar
in the Office of the Pacific hotel. Eyes, it
was the most extraordinary case ever
knew. l had rheumatism for 10 years.
Both arms and shoulders. Had to be
fed like baby. My arms hung help
less for two years. No use of them what
ever"
''And you mean to say that you were
cured without dose of medicineY asked
Landlord King.
Entirely without medicine. In one
moment, as if by miracle"
"Ive heard of such things, !" remarked
the man in his shirt sleeves. at was
under circumstances of strong mental
excitement, wasn't it?'
eyes"
II thought so. You were induced to
Believe that you could be cured if you
only made the effort, weren't your
II suppose SO. Something of that
kind"
"Then there's nothing strange about
it. The history of medical practice is
full of such cases. 1t was only an in
stance of what they call faith cure"
mo" said the man in the dark clothes
rehectively, you could hardly call it
that. The cure was effected by man
who met me on lonely road with gun
in each hand and said, Hold up your
hands, And held them up. Pomona
Progress.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
Don't Rrag.

There is no more childish trick than
the too common one of boasting. One
encounters it everywhere, particularly
where ones antecedents are not realized
by the listeners. Older people indulge
in it more than their children, who seem
to have keener sense-in this way-of
the ridiculous, and women are far more
prone to it than men. This is, however,
because they care more for the pomps
and vanities of this world than do men
in general. If man has weakness
for fine things, for swell society and
acquaintance, he is pretty sure to allow
his folly to creep out in the form of
brag. Such folks should serve as object
lessons for their fellows. In that sense
they are of use in the rld.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
cABsvs WHITE HAIRED ANGEL
She Purchases a Dashing Carriage to Re-
place His Rattletrap Rig.

She Purchases a Dashing Carriage to Re
place His Rattletrap Rig.
If there ever was a lucky cabby, it il
Richard MCGOWAN, who for IS years
has stood beside his cab at the Staten Is
land ferry at Whitehall street gather.
ing passengers and fares. He and the
cab had stood there in all sorts of wealth.
er, but the cab suffered more than the
man in appearance.
Whenever MCGOWAN saw an old lady
with white hair and a benignant face
come from the ferryhouse, he knew that
he would have fare. She didn't appear
very often, but she always sought out
MCGOWAN, handing him bill in pay
ment and refusing to take the change.
A couple Of months ago she told him his
cab was getting old and rusty and he
should have better one. The cabman
replied that it would cost 5000, and he
could not afford SO much money One
day the white haired woman told him to
drive her to a carriage mandatory.
They made several trips of that kind.
Then the lady, who is Mrs. Frances j.
Shaw, the philanthropist, told the as
tonished MCGOWAN that she was looking
for carriage for him, but could not
find one that was suitable, and that he
had better buy it for himself. 1t took
him whole month to find what he want
ed. Now MCGOWAN has the finest coupe
about South ferry, and he is one of the
happiest men in New York.-New York
World
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

A justice of the peace, who exercised
the function of that Office in a portion
of the state where such officials are per-
mitted great latitude, had before him a
suspicious character arraigned upon a
charge of vagrancy.
The prisoner, who was quite well
dressed, secured the services of a lawyer
in court to defend him. The man pleaded
not guilty, and the lawyer in concluding
his remarks said;
what, your honor, that man a va
grant2 Oh, mol | insist upon his dis
charge. Why, see the good clothes he is
wearingP
Eyes. see them" replied the justice,
land in consequence of their excellent
condition shall discharge him on the
charge of vagrancy and bind him over
for simple larceny. New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
The Age of Maturity.

Statistics are said Co show that young
men do not on an average attain full
physical maturity until they arrive at
the age Of % years. Professor Scheiller
of Harvard asserts, as the result of his OBJ
servations, that young men do not attain
to the full measure of their mental facul-
ties before 25 years of age. A shrewd
observer has said that ''most men are
boys until they are 80 and little boys un-
til they are 25," and this accords with the
standard of manhood which was fixed
at 80 among the ancient Hebrews and
other races.-Jenness Miller Monthly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21


A hotel in Switzerland bore on one Of
its walls the time honored inscription,
"Hospes, salver' Welcome, strangerr1
After rebuilding the legend had to be
restored, but the painter, who must
have had some experience as a traveller,
made very slight alteration in one of
the words, and caused it to read, Hos
pes, solver ("Pay, strangerr9 - San
Francisco Argonaut.
Navigable Balloon.
A cablegram says that the Russian
military commission has completed sat
isfactory tests of the navigable balloon
at Warsaw. II is made on the Treds
system. 1t rose against strong atnos-
pheric pressure, was steered successfully
against the wind, was propelled In any
desired direction and descended without
releasing gas
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
A Remarkable Bridge.

1t is reported from Denver that a nat
ural bridge formed by tree of agatized
wood, spanning a canyon 45 feet wide,
has been found in Chalcedony park in
Arizona. 1t is supposed that the tree
had at some remote time fallen, when it
became inbedded in the silt of some
great inland sea or mighty water over
flow. The silt became in time sand
stone, and the wood gradually passed
through the stages of naturalization,
until now it is a wonderful tree of solid
agate. Again, in after years, water has
washed and eaten away the sandstone
until canyon 40 feet in width has been
formed, the flintlike substances of the
agatized wood having resisted the erosion
of the waterfowl. Yankee Blade.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21


and another who shovels the dirt into q
pile SO that the buckets can scoop up a
full load
The bar now being worked covers an
area of 10 to 10 acres. The gold is on
top or close to the surface and will not
pay to handle to greater depth than
foot to IS inches. This shows value of
II to cents pan. A cleanup is made
every night, and the average of the runs
for the first three days was very satisfac-
tory to Thornton Williams, the owner of
the craft Hesays he expects to take out
upward of $100a day as long as he works,
which will be until cold weather sets in.
When he has gone over the bar which
now engages his attention, he will tackle
another Independent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
Women Farmers.

The farmer of the future will be a
woman, if Michigan affords a basis fol-
prophecy. In Wayne county alone there
are 900 women farmers, and in the
whole state S,707, with an ownership Of
$40, 439 acres. The value Of the land is
estimated at $48, 800, 900, and the earn
ings of the women aggregate $4.354, 800.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
skeleton Spirited Away.

The skeleton of woman which was
unearthed in an unfrequented spot in the
outskirts of the city has been stolen. 1t
was left lying on the ground pending the
coroner's inquest and has mysteriously
disappeared. Another skeleton of a
woman was found near the same spot
yesterday, buried few inches under
ground. Old timers say that the ground
where these skeletons have been found
is where the victims of cholera were
buried In 1857 They were buried hur-
riedly, the graves were not marked, and
no work was done on the graves more
than to get the boxes out of sight.-San
Antonio (Tex.) Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

The color weddings in which the bride
sacrificed even the traditional bridal
white of her own gown to the prevailing
hue of the decorations have not become
popular at ALL They had some vogue
last season in London, but were only
read of, not copied, over here. There
are some things whose changelessness
is positively unassailable, and one Of
these is white wedding gown.-Ex-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

Charles V had epileptic attacks dur
ing his youth. He stammered. He re-
treated to a monastery, where he had
the singular fantasy of celebrating his
own funeral rites in his own presence.
His mother, Jane of CASTLE, was in
sane and deformed. His grandfather,
Ferdinand of Aragon, died at the age
of 90 in state of profound melancholia.
New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

The fall is the time of the year when
the country demand for broken down
street car horses is the greatest. During
the cold weather the animals get used to
their rural surroundings, recuperate,
have only enough exercise to keep them
in condition, and by spring are able to
accomplish the heavier tasks of blowing
and narrowing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
THE Maharajah Of Puttiala, who

The Maharajah of Puttiala, who re-
Gently married an English wife, rules
over the tenth largest of the native states
Of India under English protection, his do
minions extending over 5,SS7 miles, with
a population Of 100000 and a revenue
of little over 5000, 900. 1t is the most
important of the Sikh states.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

OF all living things rats seem to be
among the most repulsive, and when
dead what can be their use? But even
they are the subjects of production in
the industrial arts. The fur is valuable
and finds ready sale. The skins make
superior glove-t the giant de rat-and
are specially used for the thumbs of kid
gloves, because the skin of the rat is
strong and elastic. The thigh bones were
formerly valued as toothpicks for clubs,
but are now out of fashion, while the
tendons and bones are boiled up to make
the gelatin wrappers for bonbons -
North American Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
1879

sight met his eyes. He lit another one,
found candle and gazed about at the
scene of desolation.
The lamp had been shattered by a
bullet. A cheese had been perforated
with two bullets. The room was filed
with smoke from the stovepipe, which a
fourth bullet had perforated. Strangest
of all, the room was filled with cinders,
and oysters frescoed everything. Oys-
tiers, oysters, oysters, cove oysters. The
agent gasped and realized it all. The
can had remained in the stove too long,
and being sealed up had exploded from
the steam when the tramp poked the
fire. OF course the tramp skipped when
the shooting commenced. The cash
drawer was intact. A piece of tin was
found near the door, where it had re-
coiled off the agents face. The agent
spent the remainder of the night in
mending the stove door.-Louisville
Commercial.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
And When It Was All Over the Station
Agent Nended Things.

Agent Mended Things.
At way station on the Louisville and
Nashville one winter the station keeper
had an exciting time. 1t was midnight,
and the station being in deserted part
of the country had been left by the loaf
ers. It began to rain The station keeper
was not sleepy and determined to sit up
q greater part of the night, especially as
he had an unusual sum of money in his
cash drawer, and he felt uneasy about it.
Robberies of stations and farmhouses
down the line had been frequent. So he
settled himself down to a vigil. As he
felt hungry he took can of cove oysters
down from the shelf and set it in the
stove. A moment afterward there was
knock at the door, and he admitted q
cold, drenched tramp, whom he allowed
to lie down by the fire. just then train
came around the bend, and the station
agent stepped outside to display the go
ahead signal He felt distrustful of the
tramp and feared that he would fool
with the money drawer. AS the train
passed he hurried into the room and had
scarcely opened the door and seen the
tramp standing by the stove with some
thing glistening in his hand. when there
was report, and the agent felt a sting
ing sensation over his eye.
Although blinded with blood from the
wound, he drew his pistol and fred five
times into the room. He then dashed
round to the rear Of the station and hid
under the platform. After an hours
time he crawled out, resigned to the loss
of his money and thankful that he had
escaped with his life. The room was
dark; the fire was out. The tramp had
evidently escaped with his booty. Sor-
rowfully the agent lit a match, but
Instantly dropped it when startling
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
one Human Toe Disappearing.

The little toe is disappearing from the
human foot. At recent meeting of the
French Academy of Science it was demon
strated that In the last two centuries the
average size OF the toe has decreased so
much that instead OF three joints it has
most frequently only two, and that in adj
dition the nerves and muscles that control
It are becoming useless
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
One Ynlnma Man.

A curious example Of generous obsti-
macy was stout countryman who in
ouired for a nice book to read-"one
with a story in" On several being
placed before him. he examined them
attentively and picked out the middle
volume of a three decker" with the re-
mark, ''This 'ere's my sort. What's the
price?"
ooh" was the reply, ''this is only the
second volume. The story goes through
three. The set is half a crown"
'Hauve a crownl Well, I'll gieyethat
fer that one book. It's a pretty un
enough"
"But won't you have the other two
as wellp You'd betterp
"Nawi don't like tn beginnin of a
story; can't get forrud wi 1t. An I
don't like tn endin; don't knew as 'ow
it's coined about. But in tn middle un
Pm into t. thick of it right off. No, Ill
only tax tn middle un; it'll set me up
for a month" And, examining the book
into his pocket he put down his half
crown and disappeared with a good
night" before the other volumes could be
OF ven TO him.-Chambers Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

A hundred and fifty years ago unmar-
ried as well as married women were
styled Mrs" Girls were called Miss
until they left school, when they took
rank as Mrs." while married women
were very generally addressed as Mad
arn -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

There has recently been disinterred
among the stores of the lord chamber
lain at Windsor castle sedan chair be-
longing to Henrietta Of France, wife Of
Charles |,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

The custom Of speaking of the presi-
dent az "his excellency" is unwarranted.
No such formal title was ever given him
by legislative action. His legal title is
1.-The president of the United States"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

Miss Jessie Alderman, the second
round the world missionary and presi-
dent of the Australian w. c. I. u, has
completed her trip. 1t occupied four
years, during which time she trayersed
over 100000 miles.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

Since the conquest there have been "a
wars between England and France. In
the last war, between 1903 and 1916, it Is
estimated the total destruction of hui
man life amounted to 100000.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

Four members of the Imperial College
of Physicians at Pelxin, who failed to
give proper diagnosis Of his majesty's
indisposition recently, were punished by
having years salary taken from them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

To believe one'ssel more cunning than
others is mistake. The fox is more
cunning than an ass, but there are more
foxslzins in furrier's store than ass
skins
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
Pennsylvania In the Ice Age.

In the ice age the thickness of the ice
which covered northeastern Pennsyl-
vania has been supposed have been great
enough to rise 2, 900 feet above the sea
level. Until short time ago, no signs
of glacial action had been discovered
at loftier elevation than this, but John
Q. Bravner has explored Elk mountain,
which is believed to be the highest
point in northern Pennsylvania, and
there he found scratches made by the
ice at an altitude of about 2,700 feet.
1t is evident, therefore, that the ice
sheet which overspread this region dur
ing the glacial epoch must have been
thicker than biologists have hitherto
thorght.-New York Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21

Hungary leads the world in the pro
duction of glass jewels, such as are used
with stained glass. The work is done al
most entirely bv Deasants-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-11-21
A YOUNG GIRLS FORTUNE.
AN INTERESTING SKETCH.


Nothing appeals SO strongly to mothers
affection as her daughter just budding lEto
womanhood. Following is an instance: Our
daughter, Blanche, now 15 years of age, had
been terribly afflicted with nervousness, and
had lost the entire use OF her right arm. She
was in such condition that we had to keep
her from school and abandon her music les
sons. In fact, we feared st. Vitus dance, and
are positive but for an invaluable remedy
she would have had that terrible dtfiiction.
We had mployed physicians, but she received
no benefit from them. The first OF last August
she weighed but 20 pounds, and although she
has taken only three bottles OF Nervine she
now weighs 106 pounds; her nervousness and
SYMPTOMS of st. VituS dance are entirely gone,
she attends school regularly, and studies with
comfort and ease. She has recovered complete
use of her arm, her appetite is splendid, ana
no money could procure for our daughter inc
health DR.. Miles Nervine has brought heE
When my brother recommended the rem,
edy had no faith in patent medicines, ana
would not listen to him. but as last resort
he sent us a bottle, We began giving IL 70
Blanche, and the effect was almost 1mmedi-
ate"-Mrs. R. r. Bullock, Brighton n. Y
Dr. Miles Restorative Nervfne is sold by all
druggists on a positive guarantee, or SENT
direct by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkharts
Ind. on receipt of price, q per bottle. slx
bottles for s., express prepaid 1t is poeltlVeiy
free from opiates or dangerous drugs