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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
The Power of Beeeher,s Tongue

What would Henry Ward Beecher
have been without his tongue? Royal
was he, from the superb eminence Of his
domelike head to the very heel that
pressed the ground. His nature was
surcharged with goodness, with kind
ness, with benevolence, and it sought an
outlet. From his inspired tongue rolled
magnificent sentences for the comfort
and the healing of distressed nation,
an outraged people. Thought of tender
ness toward people III bereavement, in
trouble and in worry found express there.
Scorn lightning flashed across his tongue
when with indignation he scourged the
scoundrels from the temple of justice
and brought national offenders to the
bar of an infamed and distorted people.
See him standing in the presence of TO-
900 yelling, shouting, screaming Brit
ons, hundreds of them paid to interrupt
and destroy his speech. How like oil
upon the troubled waters did his good
natured, well timed words calm the tur-
bulence and win the malice, so that at
the end misses and catcalls were trans
formed into cheers of encouragement and
congratulation. -Howard in New York
Recorder.
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senator stanford,s Illness.

An intimate friend of the Stanford
family relates an incident in the sena-
tors life in Washington: A policeman
on duty one evening on K street, within
a block of the Stanford residence at the
national capital, found man lying UNI
conscious on the sidewalk. He was
about to ring In an alarm for the patrol
wagon when gentleman came up and
recognized the unconscious man as Sem
ator Stanford. They succeeded in get
ting the senator into his house without
any one else knowing what had hap
pened, and nothing was ever said about
1t. The first question the senator asked
when he regained consciousness was
whether the newspapers would know all
about it, and he appeared to be greatly
relieved when he learned that it had
been kept secret. The gentleman who
knew Of this incident said that the sena-
tors sudden death was no surprise to
him.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

chase cows, dogs, chickens, everything
SO as to get exercise, but he will get
fat"
"Why don't you try going on long
walks with himY'
"Long walks? Man alive, I've walked
all over Long Island with that dog.
got in such fine training that | could
walk 25 miles and never feel it. But
you see the trouble is he's lazy. He just
trots along behind me comfortably, and
he doesn't get bit thinner. That dogs
caution for taking on fat"
"What are you going to do about itF"
"Well, you see," said Brown, with a
bright smile of hope, "the dog needs sc
much exercise that l have studied the
subject carefully. Now Pm going to get
bicycle and ride several miles day.
I'll hit it up as fast as l can go, and he'll
have to keep pretty lively gait to fol
low me. I'm sure that will keep his fat
down. Anyway Pm going to try it.
Don't you think, he asked with warmth,
that it's good idea?"
at seems to be, said the former own
er of the dog. "But how about youi
Do you like bicycle ridingT
'sNo-er-I can't say that do, but it
will be good for the dog. You see he's a
wonder for taking on fat. I'm pretty
thin myself, and this exercise is making
me thinner. suppose the bicycle riding
will reduce my weight still further, but
if it will help the dog-well, I'll be salts
fed; wouldn't your"
"Um-perhaps So"
"But say" said Brown when they were
parting, Il wish you could see him now.
He's the best dog on Long Island, he
added with confident smile. 81 wouldn't
part with him for anything. New York
T1i h11ua
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

Henry Watterson, who is at the
Richelieu, has been studying the vari-
GUS things to be found in Midway
plaisance. He tells the story thus: 81
had heard several remarks made about
the terribly wicked things to be found
in Midway, and in the interest of man
kind in general concluded that it was
my duty to see them, and if necessary
raise my voice and WELD my pen in
saying things about them. Well
have saw them'-as an old friend OF
mine In Louisville says-and the YER
dict have reached is that the Midway
plaisance has no right to be connected
In any way with such a wonderful
show as the Worlds fair. There is
nothing of interest there to me except
the types of people. The SO called
shows are frauds and fakes Those
that are advertised as being obscene and
vulgar are weak and vapid. There is
nothing terrible about them at all, and
the mysterious whispered comments
upon their broadness are unnecessary.
There is no vulgarity about them.
They are insipid.
''One woman, who poses as Persian,
was asked by a friend Of mine what she
was doing. No answer was expected, az
we didn't suppose Persian could under
stand English. To our surprise, how
ever, she looked at us, and in good Bow
cry patois said: 4 am knitting. What
do you suppose am doingr Then, with
q downward, horizontal movement Of
her hand, she inquired If we saw."-Chi
cago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
renement and Apartment.

The distinction between an apartment
house and tenement house is some
what hazy until the etymology of the
two words is considered. Tenement
is derived from the Latin verb 'tenere"
Ito hold) and is the name properly given
to building that is designed to hold or
to give shelter to the largest possible
number of persons at the least possible
cost to each individual tenant. apart
ment, however, is an anglicized deriva-
ton of another Latin verb, ''parsere"
Ito divide), and with equal propriety is
applied to dwelling house. of which
the structural and social intent is to sep
arate family from family and to crafty
the desire for privacy that every house
hold naturally feels, at the same time
reducing the expense of that gratifca-
ton to a low estimate that is practical
BILE only through cooperation in the
fixed charges of domestic management.
Economy, therefore, is the purpose of
the enement-comfort, that of the
apartment. Cosmopolitan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
Like the Belt of the Summer Girl.

The ancient girdle was used for other
material or actual purposes besides that
of receptacle for money. At it were
hung the thousand and one odds and
ends needed and utilized in every day
affairs. The scrivener had his inkhorn
and pen attached to it, the scholar his
book or books, the monk his crucifx and
rosary, the innkeeper his tallies, and ev-
erybody his knife. So many and so va
rious were the articles attached to it
that the fiippant began to poke fun. In
an old play there is mention of mer-
chant who had hanging at his girdle a
pouch, a spectacle case, a ''punniard," a
pen and inkhorn and "a handkerchief,
with many other trinkets besides, which
merry companion seeing said it was
like ahaberdasher' shop of small wares.
In another early play lady says to her
maid: ''Give me my girdle and see that
all the furniture be at it. Look that
CHARS, pincers, the penknife, the knife
to close letters with, the bodkin, the ear
picker and the scale be in the case. -
Chambers Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
Strange Fondness For a Cook.

An Italian prince who had Sicilian
cook was once travelling to his provincial
estates, taking with him his cook, to-
gether with his entire kitchen force,
without which, SO fond was he of the
delicacies they were wont to prepare, he
rarely if ever travelled. At point
where the narrow path along the preci-
pice turned the angle of a projecting
rock the prince, at the head Of his long
cavalcade, heard a shrek and the splash
of body falling into the torrent far
below. With face white with horror
he pulled up, and looking back ex-
claimed: 1.-The cook! The cookl Oh,
do not tell me it is the cookr' mo. your
excellency," cried a voice from the rear,
1T is Don Prosdocemo." The prince
heaved sigh of intense relief, then
said: "Ah, only the chaplainl Thank
goodnessr'-Troy Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

STATfoNERY OF ALL KINDS ALSO A
- well selected stock OF Bath Sponges Car
riage Sponges and Chamois Skins at bottom
r EATHER GOoDS.-Glove and handker
IL chief boxes, work boxes, writing tablets,
music rolls, card cases and pocket books au-
tograph and photograph albums at JAMI-
SONS, Y. NJ. c. A. Building
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
Readiness to Help Germany.

We are happy to give assurance to
Germany that we shall be pleased to sup
ply her with all the breadstuffs she may
need this year. We shall ask only fair
price for them. We can also supply her
with other kinds of agricultural prod
ucts, quantities of them. We have some
Indian meal to spare, and it can be fed
to the army horses, as the kaiser has
ordered We have yet some hay left.
If Germany needs fruits or wines, we
have them for sale. We can supply her
with the best pork and bacon in the
world, besides other meats, fresh or salt.
In cold storage or otherwise. This is the
market to which Germany ought to
come whenever she needs anything,
whatever it may be.
We must trust that Russia will not
feel badly because we stand ready to
supply Germany with food for man and
beast. We stand thus ready at this time
and nearly always. When once the Ger
man people and their cattle get accus-
toned to American products, we are
sure that it will be hard to induce them
to feed upon anything else.-New York
SIM
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
A burglar who Tried to Take Eveeythin

A Burglar Who Tried to Take Everything.
G. A. Collins, who says that he is a
clerk, but who is said by the police to be
one of the shrewdest burglars in the
city, is confined in one Of the tanks in
the city prison. He was arrested Wednes-
day night by Detectives Silvey, Cody and
Crockett.
On the Goth of last month, according
to the police, he broke into the fiat of
Mrs. Knox at 2542 Howard street while
she was absent in the country and for
two days devoted his time to carting
away every movable object in the house.
Nothing seemed to be beneath his notice,
and In the various trips he made in and
out he took away all the silverware,
clothing, bedclothes, etc., that belonged
to Mrs. Knox, and then took down the
curtains and portieres and the pictures
on the walls. The carpets and rugs also
came under his observation, and he took
the choicest
All these things were disposed Of to a
Fourth street furniture dealer, and Sill
yer says that he not only received the
cash for them, but made arrangements
with the furniture man to go and get
the piano and the rest of the carpets, and
had negotiations under way with Mar
ket street real estate agent to put a mort
gage ON the building.-San Francisco
Examinar
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

81 understand" said a pompous en-
ployer to one of his clerks, ''that you are
in the habit of speaking of me by my
Christian nameP
at is possible that have done so, sir, I"
answered the clerk humbly.
"In future you will use the prefix Mr..
when abiding to me. lam George only
to my friends. Do not forget hereafter
that | have handle to my name"
II will try to remember" said the
clerk II know we always say George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Tom
Palmer, but these are distinguished men,
not everyday people, George me
Mr.. Smythe," and the clerk retired to
write out his resignation. Free
Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
An Alderman Was Referee

You have read in the yellow covered
story book of the SOLITARY horsemau
who might have been seen" etc. Well
this wasn't horseman. Last night
after the fire investigation had adjourned
a group of aldermen might have seen on
the sidewalk ON Nicollet gathered around
a bright spot under an arc light watch
ing a prize fight between two beetles,
one of the big, vicious looking variety
that futters around the street lamps
every night and another of smaller
kind. One of the members Of the coun-
oil was acting as referee, and the others
occupied reserved seats on an area rail.
These aldermen must have relaxation
from their arduous duties in these days
of investigations and things -Minneapo-
lis Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

Come and be introduced to my wife.
That's she over there.
what! Is that--that lady your
wifes' stammered the Detroiter.
"Why, certainly-come along"
"But-but"-
"Why, man, what ails you? Don't
you want to meet my wife?'
Yes, of course. That is-please ex-
cuse me. I'd rather not meet her-not
today"
''Sayr' said the other as he stood back
and looked the Detroiter over for min
ute, 'my wife was divorced woman
when l married her."
"Was-was she?'
''And I'll bet 800 you were her first
husbandl Yes, I'm sure of it'll Out with
it, old boyP'
"Well, was.
''And naturally enough you felt a bit
embarrassed and don't care to be intro
duced. see how it is and won't urge
you. Let's go outdoors and smoke. >
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
URGENT NEED OF A FAT REDucER

The Owner Of Very Fine Dog Has Re-
solved to Purchase Bicycle.
Smith gave Brown a fine pup year
ago, and the other day the two men met.
FLOWS the dog?" asked Smith.
"He's the handsomest dog in New
York." answered Brown proudly. "Ev-
erybody who sees him falls In love with
him. Dozens of people have tried to
buy him from me. He has been stolen
twice, but got him back both times.
He's fine dog. You ought to see him
now, but"-and he gave sigh.
"But whatY"
ooh, he's good dog, a beautiful dog
there's none better. | wouldn't part
with him for the world, but
"Well, what about itr'
"You see he requires good deal OF
exercise; in fact, no end of exercise. He
gets so fat, you know"
"Why don't you diet him2"
"Oh, I've dieted him. | turned him
loose to run. got him to chase a base
ball. | taught him to swim into the
river after sticks, and | famed my arm
throwing sticks for him so that could
hardly use 1t. I've encouraged him to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
rha oneen of tha Antilles.

Jamaica has perhaps made greater
strides in the way Of progress than any
Of England's smaller colonies during the
past rs years and has some right now to
call herself 1.-THE Queen of the Antilles. T"
Among the evidences of improvement
may be cited the hotels which have
sprung up in the island, for the building
Of one Of which e24, 600 was expended.
Then the Americans are laying lines Of
railway through the best part Of the is
land, and the fruit cultivation is now as
productive as that Of sugar, while the
price Of land has risen enormously. Car
lyles shade would be astonished to hear
that the once thriftless blacks have man
aged to put by nearly e500, 900 in their
savings banks London World
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
cb,na,s Postal sv.te,n.

The Chinese have no governmental
postal system, and letters are transported
by means of so called letter shops. -
These are somewhat like our express
business, MS packages are also sent, and
both letters and packages are insured
and registered, and charges are in pro
portion to the distance to be carried.
There are said to be nearly 200 Of these
letter shops in Shanghai alone, which
send out employees to work up custom.
Foreign letters are conveyed from China
to other countries by the postal systems
Of the latter, consuls being considered as
postmasters for their own countries. =
Public Opinion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

This is point alluded to by Mr..
Jonathan Hutchinson. He does not rec
ollect himself to have seen any but fairly
healthy persons sneeze. He puts the
question with especial reference to the
widely spread popular superstition that
sneezing is sign of health and good
luck. 1t is possible, he thinks, that this
may have had its origin in the fact that
it is for the most part an act restricted
to those in fair health. Taylor in his
Primitive Culture" gives interesting
facts as to the prevalence of this creed
and as to certain customs associated with
it and traces it in part to doctrines of
animism, but Mr.. Hutchinson thinks the
suggestion he has given may also have
some value.-Sheffield Medical journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

The advocates of wide tires for heavy
loads upon the country roads claim that
they will allow the teams to draw from
% to 90 per cent more load than can be
drawn when narrow tires are used.
Some of the farmers say that as their
money or labor helped build the roads
they have right to go over them with
such wheels as they please. They have
a right to go over their parlor carpets
with skates ON, but it would be cheaper
to use q broad soled shoe. And while
they may have paid for the carpet no
one of them paid all the expense of the
roadmaking or road repairing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
pigeons Do Not Fly by sight.

The numerous experiments made by
balloonists have proved that pigeons are
incapable of flying at any great height.
Birds thrown out at 5000 meters fell like
dead, and even at the moderate height of
300 meters pigeons liberated by the bal
loonist CASTOR Tissandier approached
the earth in a spiral couisb. 1t is evil
dent, hence, that they are not guided
wholly by sight. To bring point 800
miles distant within the range of vision
it would be necessary to ascend nearly
20 900 meters. The carrier pigeon, start
ing ON such journey, must consequent
ly start with faith in the unseen.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

The current Of the Mississippiriver av-
erages from 81 to A miles an hour in We
locity, but steamboatman on the Mis-
souri, would be pretty apt to call this still
water, as that stream bowls along under
ordinary circumstances at the rate of 8
and 10 miles an hour, and on state occa-
sions it develops the speed Of an ava
lanche. Engineers consider bridging the
Missouri difficult accomplishment, as
the swift current is SO versatile in its
course and ruinous in its velocity that it
is impossible to predict where the chan
mel is liable to drift.-Alton Sentinel.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
Trout Killed by plalnfeelants III nrnIns.

The heavy storm which visited Slea-
ford on Monday thoroughly flushed the
drains, and the storm water carried the
carbolic acid with which the drains had
been disinfected into the Slea trout pre-
serves, killing almost every Ash they
contained. On Tuesday Superintendent
Richdale took out 10 beauties, weighing
from pound to 81 pounds, and it is
feared that scarcely a single trout will
be left alive. Westminster Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

"The days are growing shorter" OBJ
served Mr.. Clamwhooper to his family,
Friday morning.
Yes, l have noticed it," interrupted
the aunt.
'rhey are half minute shorter, add
ed Mr.. Clamwhooper in the same tone
of voice.
AS no reply was needed TO this the
aunt made none.-Texas Siftings.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

1t makes ones heart bleed to learn that,
although DIR. Tanner came into parlia-
ment on the dead run, he did not get
there soon enough to bloody somebody
else's nose and get his own ears bitten off
in return. We can't help sympathizing
with the fellow who arrives just In time
to miss all the fun. Chicago News-Rec-
ord.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

Among our industrial and frugal Eng
lish forefathers il was maxim that a
young woman should never be married
until she had spun herself set of body,
table and bed linen. From this custom
all unmarried women were termed spin
sters, an appellation they still retain in
all our law proceedings.-San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

To purify, Wit llize and enrich the blood,
and give nerve. bodily and digestive
strength, take Ho )o's SAsaparllla. Con-
tinue the medicine after every meal for
month or two and you will feel 'like a
new man." The merit of Hoods Sarsape-
rilla is proven by Its thousands of won.
derful cures. Why don't you try it?
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

Ayers Sarsaparilla is one Of the few
remedies which are reeomme nded bylevery
school of medicine. It's strength, purity,
and efficacy are too well established to adj
NIT of doubt as to its superiority over all
other blood purifiers whatever. Ayers
Sarsaparilla leads all
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

A Detroiter who was in Cincinnati
last week was at one Of the railroad de-
pots one afternoon and met man whom
he used to know in Albany 10 years ago.
After handshaking and talking for few
minutes the Albany man remarkedi
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

am an old man and have been a con-
slant sufferer with catarfh for the last ten
years. l am entirely cured by the use Of
Ely's Cream Balm. 1t is strange that Sc
simple remedy will cure such stub
born disease. Henry Billings, U. S. PEN
sion Atty. Washington, D. G.
| suffered for more than ten years with
that dreadful disease, catarrh, and used
every available medicine that was recon.
mended to me. cannot thank you
enough for the relief which Ely's Cream
Balm has afforded me. Emanuel
Meyers, Winfield, L. l., N. Y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

Many people, not aware of the dangers
Of constipation, neglect the proper remedy
till the habit becomes chronic, or inham-
nation or stoppage results dose or
two of Ayers Pills in the beginning would
have prevented all this.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
ponltru rsnoss and Yards.

The Southern Fancier says that the
cheapest fence is made of plastering
laths, with three-inch strips to tack to.
The best fence is made of two-inch mesh,
No. 10 wire netting. In all cases where
there are more than one yard of fowls,
there should be two-foot base OF Il
inch plank to prevent the cocks from
fighting and disfguring themselves.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05
BucKIen,s Arn.ca saIve.

The best salye in the world for cuts
bruises, sores. Ulcers, salt rheum fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
and corns, all skin err oiions,and positive
ly cures piles, or no oay required. 1t is
guaranteen to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Elmer D. Priekitt, Mt. Holly
and Lumberton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-05

Take HIS Chloride Of Cola Tablets, q
pleasant, harmless rendy, and positively
cures the Tobacco or Olium Habit. Al
leading druggists sell it.