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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

Simultaneously young Cornish lady
had three suitors, representing the
church, the army and the navy. The
reverend gentleman had great advan-
tage over his rivals, being always ''on
the spot. Referring to his rivals in
conversation with the lady on one occa-
sion, he made the highly interesting OBJ
servation that there were Gland rats and
water rats. !"
"And cu-rats, retorted the lady.
Needless to say the parson had to look
elsewhere for wife.-London News.
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THE HUSBANDS soLILooUX.

When we clean house, I'm homeless for week.
When we clean house, my life is cold and bleak.
Ny wife she works away
And airs the house all day.
oh, what disarray
When we clean housed
When we clean house, woe fathomless Is mine.
The things are shook and hung upon line.
cannot find my clothes,
And where my meerschaum goes
The future only shows
When we clean house.
When we clean house, 1 feel that have sinned.
When we clean house. we mostly live on wind.
We have our little snaoks
And dine on beats and whacks
And soap and carpet tacks
When we clean house.
Detroit Free Press.
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How they Looked to Aer.

was visiting a friends house with
my little girl of 8 years. On being
shown photograph Of English choir
boys with their surplices on she ex-
claimed, "Oh, mamma, look at all
these gentlemen waiting to be shaved .
Peoples Friend.
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They have not met since, except casu-
ally in society, and then they meet and
greet as friends. They had fallen lit
tie way together and repented of it, and
with repentance comes revulsion of feel
ing and with that the end of all things
that might have been, withered untime-
ly in the budding of passions poppy
flowers.
So she was heroic in that she saved
him, and he was noble in that he con-
fessed his kiss to her husband. But
somehow it seems to me that the great
est of these three was David Lancaster,
who heard and understood and yet, hear
ing and understanding, forgave. Black
and White.
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WANTED.

WANTED
The n Life Assurance Company of Canada
is now ready to organize its business In the
States OF Pennsy lvania and New Jersey
Good reliable district agents wanted. Elk
perience not an absolutely necessary qualifi-
cation. Apply at once by letter TO
WALTER JOHNSTON,
General Managers.
odd Fellows Temple. Philadelphia, Pa
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Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 100. 1907
An, 2.l3, 524, Pm.
On Sundays, sol A. M, $50 P. M.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, 1920
A. NJ, 2.35, 535, Pm
On sundays, Sl4 A. NJ, 4.02 p. NJ.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at 100, 1880, M, 800, $50,
Pm.
On Sundays, 8.45 A. M, 5.30P.M
Leave Marion tor Medtord, Sill, 1l.38 A. M,
3.54, $40. m.
On Sundays, $50, A. M, 6.23 Pm. s&t
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, JR WooD
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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Union transportation Company.

Tuckerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly for Tuckerton 9.26 A. N
AT P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave TuckertOn Tor Mount Holly, 100 A. NJ,
200 P. NJ, daily except Sunday
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cleaning half an hour later, with a
piece of salmon in bass bag and the
fifth Globe with all the latest cricket in
it.
Evey, up at her window, white and
trembling still. watching with half
averted eyes figure pacing up and
down under the cedars, saw her husband
coming in at the gate, saw him join the
restless figure and tramp up and down
in company and knew the story was be-
ing told him, for with kiss had come
awakening and shame, as it came with
the knowledge of good and evil into the
first garden.
Some time later the two men came
back to the house, and Evey's prefer
naturally sharpened ears heard Edward
ascend to his own room and David turn
down the passage to come to hers. She
stood in the middle of the floor in her
white gown, her hair slightly ruf1ed,
her face drawn with the stress of emo
ton which she had undergone, her
hands-those little hands that had done
so much-hanging Imply by her side.
1A440 4nNAU OlJCuCQ OuO QOOI anu C1Ill6 Ill.
She could not look at his face, but she
understood as he walked across the room
to where she stood and took her straight
and unhesitatingly into his arms that
somehow, in spite of all, he knew about
the kiss and had forgiven her And the
kiss was all she could remember of her
past life.
When David Lancaster went up stairs
to his wife and took her to his heart
without asking for word of explana-
ton on her part, he did the one thing
that saved him and her and Edward
Vereker from shipwreck
read story once in which the con-
Guiding sentence ran thus, "And SO by
little thing was woman saved from
the misfortune of great passion. -
Edward Vereker, having done all that
lay in his power to atone for what had
happened, left the house early next
morning without seeing Evey again.
And her husband shook hands with him
at parting.
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An adult perspires IS ounces in "a
hours.
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/ DEMONSTRATORS NoTIoE.
ESTATE OF EL1zABErH NoRoRo

ESTATE OF ELIZABETH NoRoRoss.
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the County OF
Burlington bearing date on the frst day of
october, A. d. 1897, upon the application OF
Anthony j. Morris, the subscriber, requiring
the creditors of Elizabeth Norcross, deceased,
TO bring in their claims against the estate or
said decedent, under oath or affirmation, on or
before July |, 1898, or they will be debarled OF
any action therefor against the said admins
TRAITOR.
Oct. /, 1897. ANTHONY j. NORRIS.
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glance. But he was absolutely unarm-
ed-he had not even a stick, and he
was alone in the midst of wide field
with death in its foulest form not 80
yards from him.
Then Evey Lancaster, from where she
knelt on the grass under the hedge,
took aim and fired. She was his friend
and knew that his life was at stake,
and that quickened the presence Of
mind and the courage within her. She
was made Of British stuff, and that
steadied the shaking hand and kept the
revolver straight, and though the first
bullet went wide the second carried
true, and the mad dog, with a hideous
yell, dropped disabled with shattered
shoulder not 10 PAGES from him. Then
the crowd closed In and put an end to
everything.
Five minutes later Edward Vereker
and the woman who had saved him,
leaving the excited villagers still clus-
tered round the horror on the grass,
went back into the garden.
| 1t was as much as she could do to
walk now that the strain was past, be-
ing only woman after all, and the
green garden was going round and
round in a dim mist that smelled of
gunpowder and grew blacker at every
step.
He saw her falter and stop and was
only in time to catch her in his arms to
prevent her collapsing on the lawn at
his feet. The earth and sky might
wheel and melt into a blackening mist
at will, but pair of strong arms were
round her and her cheek ON protecting
shoulder.
Strong emotions make us view the
world in distorted light with our men
tai as we'll as our bodily eyes, and there
was no David in the green garden be-
hind the high hedge, only brave wo-
man, weak and trembling, with her
head on the breast of the man she had
rescued from worse than death-the
man who called her "Evey, my dar-
ling" and passionately kissed her.
David Lancaster came home in the
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

in excess of our revenues. The situation
we are called upon to face is scarcely less
grave than actual war. Congress must
not shirk its responsibilities. 1t should
find means to fight the danger that threat
ems US as a people. Times will grow worse
until Congress acts.
.H, in our extra session, a moderate
tarsff bill IS passed, industries paraly zed
by the Wilson bill will be revived, the
profits of the larm returned to the farmer,
and there will be change for the better
all around. Such measure once passed
and it certainly will be-will remain good
for four years; by next fall there Will be an
unprecedented revival in all branches of
business. After the tariff there should be
some legislative action IN regard to our
currency which will do away with such
possibilities as came to the surface in the
late campaign, and which arise from a
non elastic currency. 1t was this quality
of currency which led so many honest
men last Move ember to vote for a change
which promised them better monetary
conditions. This legislation will give
confidence to investors, money-lenders
and capitalists.
"As to the foreign policy I can only say
that if Government is determined to
protect its flag, its prestige and its citizens,
it cannot go far wrong. l am assured
that this determination is to be the key
note of the foreign policy of the new ad-
ministration."
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
QUITE A MYSTERIOUS THEFT.
Package of Papers and Documents Worth
One Hundred Thousand Dollars to
the Navy Taken.

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 30.-A valuable
package OF papers. documents, bonds and
securities worth 100000 to the United
States navy were lost or stolen this morn
ing at the rooming- g-house of Mrs. J. Ortiz
1343 Michigan avenue. Captain Shaw, in
whose possession the valuable papers
were, caused the issue of search warrants
for the Michigan avenue ouse and other
places where the suspected papers might
be hidden. The papers were to be used in
a suit next week at Washington.
Captain Shaw and his wife were pre-
pared to remove from their present home
to Mrs. Orth's house. He mad called there,
rented apartments and left his satchel con-
tanning the papers, but when he returned
the satchel was missing. Captain Shaw
refuses positively to disclose the nature of
the papers, but as serts that they were OF
immense value to him.
"Some OF the papers were involved in a
damage suit for nearly 500, 900 and I value
them at that amount" he said. "There
were also other matters of the greatest
Importance in the satchel, of which 1 am
not at liberty TO speak, and l would not
take any amount of money for them.
was to have gone to Washington Monday
next, but without the papers my trip
would be worthless
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
NOT JUST AT PRESENT.
Comptroller Fckets Cannot Be Omstet
for Orer a Year Yet

Comptroller Fckets Cannot Be Osssted
for Orer "a Year Fet.
CANTON, OHIO, Jan. 30.-The report
that President-elect Mckinley has decided
at this early day to appoint Charles G..
Dawes Comptroller of Currency is not
only denied at Canton but bears the
marks of canard on its face, as Comp
troller Eckels' term will not expire until
April, 1898, or year and a month after
Mr.. Mckinley Inauguration. Mr.. Eckels
cannot be removed without cause by the
incoming administration. The position
of Comptroller is shown to be peculiar
one by the following act:
1.-The Comptroller of the Currency shall
be appointed by the President on the
recommendation of the Secretary of the
Treasury, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and shall hold Office
for the term of five years. unless sooner
removed by the President upon reasons to
be communicated by him to the Senate. !"
This indicates that the power of the
President in the matter is slight. 1t will
be Mr.. Gage, as Secretary of the Ire asury
who will have the selection of the Comp
troller, according to the law quoted, and,
while that gentleman would defer to the
wish of his chief in the matter, the execu-
tive rests with him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
DEPEw TALKS ON HARD TIMES.
Says They win Be Sm Worse, but After
Needed Legislation Business win
Boom Next Fall

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 3o.-Chauncey
M. Depew, in an interview to-day with a
reporter Of the United Associated Presses,
predicts better times, but says they will
become worse before they improve and
that an extra session of Congress must be
called to settle the policies in regard to
the tariff, currency and foreign affairs be-
fore there is any improvement in existing
conditions. Continuing, he said:
1--WE have had three years of fin ancial
panic The result is loss of credit and
impaired confidence. We find, too, that
there is no foreign money coming into the
country. Neither are foreigners inter-
ested in any of our new enterprises. The
enormous amount of money deposited in
our banks and trust com panies is locked
up and remains so; manufacturers fear to
accumulate stocks and work on the hand
to- mouth principle. Dealers buy only for
their i'm mediate needs. The outputs from
iron and coal mines are reduced to a
minimum; blast and coke furnaces are do
ing but little; the tonnage of railroads
the most significant of all figures-proves
how abnormally light is the movement OF
commerce. Prosperity depends on the
purchasing power of the people. When
times are good the vast army of wage
earners spend freely, but now economy is
the word and the barest necessities are
purchased. This slackened demand OF
the wage-earner and his opportunities for
work grows less and less.
"Privaticn cannot be confined to one
class alone. Hard times among the work
ingmen are invariably the symptom OF
hard times among every body, and so the
country at large is undergoing season OF
hardship and depression. Hard times
here injure our reputation abroad.
have in my possession letter from an
eminent European statesman asking if il
is true that socialistic revolt is raging here
and whether it will culminate in attacks
on property and vested interests. Rumors
like these destroy our prestige. There is
no arguing foreign capitalists in the face
of the fact that our expenditures are now
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
DARING BURGLARS BEHIND BARS
RO6bsries, Soms of Which We're
Committed IN California.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 3O-Burglars
entered the factory of the Gold Leaf
Manufacturing Company of George H.
Reeves between midnight and l o'clock
this morning and secured gold leaf to the
amount of $500. The whole contents OF
the safe containing tools, etc., were valued
at $4,000.
The police have arrested three men, and
it is said confession has been obtained
two others are implicated, and the five
have operated extensively west of this city.
The officers visited a house on West
Twenty street and there recovered
all the stolen goods, besides several hun
dred dollars worth of other stuff, said to
have been stolen here and in other cities.
a few weeks ago safe was blown open
in Clark-street saloon. The money was
recovered to-day, together with some gold
watches, which led the police to believe
that the gang committed the recent $4,000
robbery in Omaha. The thieves were well
known TO the Chicago police and although
they are alleged to have committed a
number of crimes in this city, are said to
have recently come from San Francisco
1t is believed they have been operating
throughout California.
With their arrest was recovered one of
the most elaborate burglar and safe
blowers outfits ever brought into police
headquarters. Jewelry of almost every
description was recovered, and their oper-
tions are supposed to have been extensive.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
On These Jaunts They Purchase
Railroad Tickets With the
Taxpayers Money.
Will, Institutions Are Being "In.
spected" 1t Might Be Well to
Examine the Capitol.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 30.-This
has been week of iunkedng by members
of both houses, a large number of Sena-
tors and Assem- blymen even now riding
in Pullman coaches, snoring in Pullman
palace car ber:hs, dining at a dollar or
more head in Pullman dining-cars and
feasting on roast turkey and cranberry
sauce in public institutions They are
not travelling on railroad passes either,
and it is now most refreshing sight to
see Senators and Assem- blymen with
locomotive cow-catcher sticking out of
their coattail pockets. standing in post
office file at the ticket-seller's window
and actually paying cash for their tickets,
just the same as plain common people.
Just the same, however, the plain COM
mon people pay for those railroad fares
those delightful free dinners of baked
fowl and wine, those restful snores in the
Pullman sleeper.
Those who were present in the Assem-
bly, at the beginning of the session of this
week were not moved TO tears and ap-
plause by the heroic stand of the PopuliSt
members, whom Speaker Coombs, with
the relentless cruelty of an Ashantee
King, was forcing to 90 on these junkets
at the expense of our dear people, with
whom the minority at every session is
madly infatuated Alasl the pen sheds
black tears as it records the fact that
when Popullst and Fusion and Demo-
cratic members we're appointed to accom-
pany the touring committees they never
said word in favor OF that economy, that
retrenchment, that reform, for which they
howled so hard during the campaign that
the air turned blue with the noise of il.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
GREAT RAILROAD MAN DEAD.
George B. Roberts, President of the Penn
Syiyania Company, Relieved of HIS
WoridIy Cares.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 80. -
George B. Roberts, president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, died at his resident e
in this city at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Roberts life from boyhood almost
was a history of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, for when he was not yet
out OF his teens he entered the service OF
that corporation and by industry, ability
and attention to the thousand and one
details OF railroadlng, advanced from one
position to another until he reached the
presidency of the great corporation.
Mr.. Roberts in character was a plain
man and sought but little distinction and
place in the social world, but devoted all
his time and ability to the forwarding OF
the interests of the company with which
he was identified.
He was recognized by railroad mag
mates and financiers as their equal in the
world of business, and his interest and
opinions were sought and respected, and
by the shareholders, directors and CO
workers in the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company he was conceded TO be the d.
recting brain of the great enterprise.
Mr.. Roberts unosteRiatiousness, firm
ness and justice endeared him TO the en-
ployes OF he company, and not since the
great strike in Pittsburg in 1877 has there
ployes of the road.
He began his career as rodman in ar
engineering corps on the Allegheny and
Savannah division, and in 1856, when only
10 years of age, he reached the position o.
assistant engineer of the PhiIadelphia ano
Erie Railway. During the next ten year:
he was actively engaged In the location
and construction of the various division:
OF the Pennsylvania Railway in this State
and New Jersey. His services brough
him into the notice or his superiors, anc
in 1862 Mr.. Roberts was made assistant Il
President j. Edgar Thorn pson.
His engineering abilities and executive
capacity were developed by seven wear.
at work in this position, and in 1869 ht
was promoted to the position of fourth
vice president Almost immediat ly
afterward he was promoted to seconc
vIce-president. On June 3, 1874, when thu
late Colonel Thomas A. Scott succeeded
Mr.. Thomp>on In the presidency of tht
road Roberts was advanced to the position
of first vice president, and OH June l. 1880
Colon Ell Scott resigned the presidency anc
Mr.. Roberts, as his logical successor, wa.
chosen for the head of the corporation.
Since that time Mr.. Roberts has beer
reelected annually, and under his man
agement he has seen the road grow with
leaps and bounds until to-day Its railroad
system is unsurpassed by any railroad IL
the world.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

on that day purchased the steamer James
Goodall in this port for the Cuban Junta
and fitted her up as filibuster.
On July 9 of that year the Goodall sailed
hence ostensibly for Yucatan; but il is
alleged that Roloff and Luis caused the
vessel to put in at Arbor Key, Fla, where
men and munitions of war were taken
aboard and subsequently landed on the
Cuban coast.
A second indictment for conspiracy is
found against the men in which the name
of John T. Smith, otherwise known as ].
T. Smith, is included. Roloff is said to be
in the indictment as Mr.. Miller, and Mr.
Luis has a number of aliases, among
which are J. ]. Luis, ]. J. Luccas and Dr.
Luccas. a bench warrant will be issued
and the men brought here from New
York, where they are held in bail by
United States Commissioner Shields for
trial,
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
ROBBED or a MILLION.
Railroad Companies Fieecsd BY a Gang of
SWindIers Whose Business Was
ForoiDo Passes

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. 30.-A. W.
West, now under arrest in Buffalo on the
charge OF having secured passes over the
Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad by
means of forgery is believed 10 be at the
head of gang of swindlers who have not
confined themselves to victimizing the
railroads of free passes. but have al,o
plundered people who do business with
those connected with those corporations.
West Tor, as be is known il Jersey City,
Burns), in conjunction with two confed
crates, named, respectively, McKenna and
Stamengin, recently swindled jewelers. OF
that city, obtaining considera BILE jewelry
by means of forged certificates. T he cer-
tifcate went to show that they we're en-
ployed on the railroads entering that city.
Vests real name is said to be BY nes,
and professedly he halls from Denver,
Colo. For two years railroad detectives
have been on his track
During that period he has successfully
operated under a number of aliases. In
January, 1895, West was arrest ted in Chi
cago on charge similar to that on which
he is now held in Buffalo.
In point of general scope and area of
operation the syndicate of swindlers, of
which West was the head is probably one
OF the most extraordinary discovered In
years. The foundation of the whole
scheme was wholesale forgery.
Orders on railways were forged, orders
from one official 10 another were forged,
personal letters from railroad magnates
were forged, sometimes the Endorsements
on ticSeIs were forged, even the letter
heads of companies were forged-and the
man who did all the forging was West.
Some of his confederates provided him
with the letter heads and envelopes of the
corporation which it was intended to
swidle, and by the same means he also
procured the signatures of some of the big
officials of the road.
On these letter-heads he wrote to the
presidents, superintendents or passenger
agents of other roads requesting passes.
To these letters he appended the forged
signature of some official. The passes,
which were invariably obtained, were
then placed with the scalpers who were in
touch with the West conspirators. Much
care and finesse were exercised in ask
ing for passes, the sale of which should
be at once safe and lucrative.
The amount made by the swindle is
placed at $1000,000.