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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02

Although very busy man, DR.. r. V.
Pierce, of Buffalo, N. T.. has found time
in which to write great book of over a
thousand pages, entitled The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, in Plain
English, or Medicine Simplifed. Few
books printed in the English language
have reached so great sale as has this
popular work, over $4,000 copies having
been sold at $1.20 each. The profits of
this enormous sale having repaid its au-
thor for the great amount of labor and
money expended on its product he has
now decided to give away, absolutely free,
10000 copies of this valuable book. the
recipient only being required to mail to
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton of Buffalo, N. Y, of which company
he Is president, twenty one (21) one-cent
stamps, to cover cost of mailing only, and
the book will be sent post paid. 1t is a
veritable medical library complete in one
volume. 1t contains 1908 large pages, and
over three hundred illustrations, some of
them in colors. The Free Edition is pre-
cisely the same as that sold at $l.5O ex-
cept only that the books are bound in
strong manila paper covers, instead of
cloth. 1t is not often that our readers
have an opportunity to obtain valuable
book on such generous terms, and we pre-
dict that few will miss availing themselves
of the unusual and liberal offer to which
we have called their attention.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
WARNING FOR scHooLMA'AM
A Fond Mother Viewed the Acquaintance
with Some EuspicfoD

Fond Mother Viewed the Acquaintance
With Some Suspicion.
The course Of teacher in some rural
schools is not unmarked by pitfalls.
One young lady thus engaged tells an
amusing story of the anxiety her con-
duct unwittingly caused the mother of
one of her pupils The pupil in ques-
ton was an overgrown and stupid but
well behaved boy of 10, named Tobias
Hodge. He was older by several years,
and far bigger than any other pupil in
the school, but he was not SO well ad-
vanced in his studies as some of the
younger ones. He seemed SO anxious
to learn that the teacher often got him
to remain after school for the purpose
of assisting him in his studies
Their homeward way lay over the
same road, and they would walk home
together after the hard places in the les
sons had been made easy for Tobias.
Often in the morning, when she left
home to go to the schoolhouse, the
teacher would find the boy waiting for
her, and she tactfully gave him several
lessons in politeness, such as lifting his
hat to her and other ladies, and assist
ing her over bad places in the road
She was beginning to feel that she
might really make something out of To
bias, when her efforts ON his behalf re-
ceived sudden check by the receipt of
the following note from his widowed
mother:
MADDUM-I just want to say that 1 have
heerd how you are carryin on with my son
Tobe an all got to say is that he amt of
marryin age, an am his garden. A word to
the wise ought to be suffishent.
London Telegraph
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
TnYunRkinR.

A great many toys are now made in
this country, including many mechan-
ical devices. Many toys are still i'm
ported Such things as woolly sheep and
dogs, now as highly priced by children
as ever, come from Germany, as do the
skin covered horses. They could be
made here, but they can be produced
cheaper abroad
As rule, whatever can be made by
machinery is made here, while toys
made by hand are mostly imported
The minute thing is brought within
the reach of machinery American man.
ufacturers can pay their higher prices
for labor and still beat the world
With the low prices of labor in foreign
countries handmade productions can be
made cheaper in them. AS a result Of
this there are toys Of some kinds which
in their completed state are partly
American and partly foreign Among
these are toy vehicles with horses at
tached. The vehicles and everything in
and about them may be the product of
American machinery, while the horse
standing between the shafts may be
from Germany. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
Shakespeare and Golf.

1t is said that Shakespeare's works
abound in the most direct and explicit
references to the game of golf, several
of which have been collected In Miss
Woods recent volume of "Quotations
For Occasions.
In Much Ado About Nothing" is an
unmistakable allusion to characteristic
st. Andrews gesture in the words, 81
know you by the waggling of your
head" while in Titus Andronicus'' is
encountered the pertinent query, "What
subtle hole is this?" In Richard III,
again, one meets the line, "Put in their
hands the bruising irons of wrath, - and
in Henry vi" (part y the statement
"I'll call for clubs. -
Falstaff's ruling passion was evident
ly golf, for on his deathbed he "babbled
of green fields, and there were certain
ly links on Prospero's island, else why
the question Why hath the queen sum-
moned me hither to this short grass'd
green?" Some commentators profer the
reading. TO tee or not to tee, that is
the question. But apart from this dis
puted passage in Hamlet" there Is a
reference to the fault Of striking too
short. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
TIP MARKS ON TRUNKS.
The Luggage Signals Used by Hotel EN-
ployees Abroad.

The Luggage Signals Used by Hotel EN-.
ployees Abroad.
Travellers whom every day brings
back from the continent say that this
season, more than ever, gives plentiful
example Of the Freemasonry which ex-
lists among continental hotel employees.
Usually on board the boats from Calais,
Boulogne and Ostend notes are compared
by tourists who have covered the same
ground and followed the same itinerary.
The results are significant of "eye open
ing" Some such colloquy as the fol
lowing is often overheard:
my box and two portmanteaus were
smashed fearfully by that villain of a
porter at the Hotel DIES Bains, Villavilla,
and my wife and could get no attend
ance. +"
''That is curious, for we were treated
by all the servants most beautifully.
May ask you a question? Did you tip
the servants properly at the previous
place, Hotel de Luxe, Lucerne?"
"No; I confess 1T was an oversight,
but what has that to do with the Villa
villa hotelp''
Everything. Look at the hotel labels
on your luggage. All on lower right
hand corner. That implies that you are
mean and illiberal Now look at mine.
All the labels in the upper left hand
corner. That signifies hberality-treat
this person well-encourage him-your
politeness will be rewarded. My friend Is
bag here has label stuck right in the
middle, and that means, "A good fellow
will tip, but very exacting-not east
ly pleased. London Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
Chinese Money.

A kind of Chinese money which is
largely manufactured and sold is worthy
of mention, although the traveller need
not trouble himself with it except as
curiosity. This is prepared for the spe-
cial purpose Of burning at the graves of
deceased relatives as an offering to the
dead The denizens of the other world
are supposed to require and to be capa-
BILE of receiving money in this way, but
the Chinaman is far too practical per-
son to part in such fashion with the
currency of the empire. Instead he buys
for a few cash a large supply of sill
vered and gilded pieces of paper or Of
imitation coins blocked out of cardboard.
Although these have no purchasing
power ON earth, they are supposed to
count for much in the transactions of
the spirit V l. By this practice one is
reminded OF an old story of a miser who
left his belongings to his son on condi-
ton that certain sum of money should
be buried in the coffin with him. The
.son was, however, a chip of the old
block and carried out his fathers wishes
by placing in the coffin crossed check
for the required amount assured that it
had little chance of being presented at
his bankers chambers Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
Personally Conducted Tours via PennsyI.
Vania Railroad.
SEASON OF 1878.

The Personally Conducted Tourist Sys-
tenn OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is the most complete and elaborate
system of pleasure travelling and sight
seeing yet devised. 1t is the consumma-
ton of the ultimate idea in railroad travel,
the final evolution of unassailable perfec-
ton.
For the season of '97 and '98 it has ar
ranged for the following tours =
California.-Four tours will leave New
York, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg jan
uary 8, January 81, February Is, and
March 10. With the exception of the
first party going and the last returning,
all of these parties will travel by the
Golden Gate Special" between New
York and California, stopping at interest
ing points en- route.
Florida.-Four tours to Jacksonville
will leave New York and Philadelphia
January 20, February and %, and March
s. The first three admit If a stay of two
weeks in the "FloWery State" Tickets
for the fourth tour Will be good to return
by regular trains until May 81, 1898.
Old Point Comfort, Richmond, and
Washington.-Three six day tours will
leave New York and Philadelphia Eel ru-
airy 10, March Is. and April 7.
Old Point Comfort and Washington
Three four-day tours will leave New York
and Philadelphia December %, January
go, and April %.
Old Point Comfort.-Six tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia December %,
January 20, February 10. March l9, April
and %.
Washington.-Seven tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia December %,
January IL, February 8. March 8 and 81,
April 81, and May II.
Detailed itineraries of the above tours,
giving rates and full information, may be
procured of Tourist Agent, HOG Broad
way. New York: $50 Fulton Street, Brook
Ign; 7S9 Broad Street, Newark, N. j.; or
Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent, Philadelphia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
SLEIGHBELLS.
As Commonly Used as Ever-Some Changes
In Customs.

As Commonly Used as Ever-Some Changes
In Customs.
The sleighbells used in this country
are made here, most Of them in Con-
necticut, and many sleighbells of
American manufacture are exported to
Germany and to Russia Sleighbells
are as commonly used as ever whenever
there is snow enough to make good
sleighing They may not be heard SO
much as formerly here in the city,
where the snow is cleared away from
many streets and wheels cut up what is
left, but up the state and elsewhere the
sleighbells jingle in winter just as mer-
rily as ever.
There have been some changes in
sleighbell customs Shaft bells and
bells fixed on the saddle of the harness
have to some extent taken the place of
the old time string Of bells ON straps,
but the strings of bells are still the
more commonly used Probably third
of the bell outfits sold nowadays are of
the kind that fasten to shafts or the
saddle of the harness and two-thirds
are strings of bells The bells exported
are in about the same proportions. The
bells attached to shafts and harness are
open mouthed and provided with
tongues Some shaft bells are made
with all three in a set alike; oftener
they are made in three sizes, forming a
chime. The three bells carried over the
saddle of the harness are set in an orna-
mental frame, which is supported by
the saddle
The sleighbells of the old, familiar
kind, round, with balls inside, are at
tached to straps, as they have always
been, to body straps encircling the
horse's body and to neck straps
Sleighbells are made Of bell metal,
and they were never made with such
care with view to their sound produo-
ing qualities, nor were they ever SO mu-
steal, as now The commoner kinds of
sleighbells are produced at very small
cost, and whole strings of bells are sold
at prices that seem marvelously low.
Shaft bells of the commoner kinds are
cheaper yet, and that accounts in some
measure for the increased sales Of shaft
BELLS
The question has often been asked,
and as often answered, How does the
ball get inside of the sleighbell? The
question is here again answered. OF
course the ball itself is first cast. 1t is
then placed inside the ball of sand that
is to form the core of the mold in which
the sleighbell is to be cast The mold
is of the form and size of the outside of
the sleighbell The core almost fills
the interior Of the mold, but not quite
There is left all around, between it and
the mold, little space. Into this space
the molten metal is poured. and when
it hardens it is hollow globe of metal,
with the mold outside and the core in
side. When the sleighbell is taken
from the mold, the sand of which the
core is composed, having been dried out
by the heat Of the molten metal, can
easily be shaken out of the bell through
its narrow mouth, but the ball which
has been placed in the sand before the
bell was cast is bigger than the mouth
Of the bell that now surrounds it, and
so it has to stay in-New York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
QUEER LAKE SALAWIK. :
Its Waters Grow Warm In Winter, ani
Men Can Fish There With Clubs.

Its Waters Grow Warm In Winter, and
Men Can Fish There With Clubs.
The rtch placers of Klondike are not
the only curiosity of the country travers-
ed by the Yukon Not far from Dawson
there is in Alaska really extraordina-
ry lake which was named Salawik by
its discoverer, the Rev. p Tosi, mis-
sionary among the savages.
This lake, which is 80 miles long and
about 10 miles wide, is perhaps the on
ly one in all that extreme northern re-
gion which does not freeze over during
the winter. No communication has been
discovered between it and the sea, new
ertheless at high water upon the coasts
OF the northern ocean the level of the
lake rises, and it falls again at low tide
This sympathy with the sea does not
extend to the point of making Salawik
salt lake. On the contrary, its waters
are good to drink. But another of its
peculiarities is that its temperature rises
In winter and falls in summer. When
all the water courses of the neighboring
country are completely frozen over,
Lake Salawik becomes so warm that it
is really pleasant to bathe in it. On the
other hand, in the summer time the
water is extremely cold.
This popularity makes it in the win
ter time Mecca of fishermen The
abundance Of fish in the lake is SO great
that a person can almost catch them
with the hand and can kill large guam
titles with club Here for the miners
is a source of food supply which they
had not counted upon and which GER
tainly will contribute to diminish the
cost Of living, especially during the
winter, in that inhospitable region In
an hour man can get enough fish to
supply himself for month, and of the
very best quality, including salmon
ranging from 30 to 80 pounds in weight
It will not be astonishing if some
fine day we may see upon the shores of
Lake Salawik one of those fashionable
hotels which are the glory of American
watering places. (Me.) Re-
publiuue
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02

American and English tourists who
visited Ischl, in Austria, recently were
confronted with the following notice on
a signboard over the door of one of the
hostelries of the place, "To the gentle
mans Englanders and Americaners, here
you become asses" Upon inquiry it
was learned that the purport of the sim
gular sign was that the proprietor of the
place had donkeys to let which were
used for excursions into the neighboring
mountains A much travelled cobbler,
who professed to be able to master the
English language, was responsible for
the unique wording of the sign. He had
translated the German sentence, can
die Herren Highlander und Amerikaner,
hier bekommt ihr Esel," the latter four
words meaning there you can hire
asses. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
THACKERAY IN BOSTON.
His Comment on the Good Society of
Nl.aA

His Comment on the '3Good Society" of
That City.
Mr.. Thackeray brought from England
letter of introduction to an important
gentleman of Beacon street. By him he
was most Hospitality entertained and
passed from dinner party to dinner par
ty. But Thackeray' S interest in the cap
ital of New England did not end with
Beacon street dinner parties. He had
heard something of the eminent men Of
the town and at that moment happened
to be particularly interested in Theo-
dore Parker. He wished very much to
hear this celebrated Unitarian preacher.
He mentioned this desire to his host.
The Beacon street gentleman seemed
much surprised, but without abating
any of his outward courtesy and max
ing some valid excuse took him to
Kings chapel ON Sunday morning in
stead of to Music hall, where Parker
preached At Kings chapel, the Bea-
con street gentleman said, people of the
best society might always he found
Thackeray, it is needless to say, was
a mild hammered man, not fond of a
struggle to free himself from his enter
tainer's clutches. He saw that it was
impossible for him to get on Sunday to
Music hall. But during the week he
heard that Parker was to deliver dis
course at the funeral of rich and pub
lie spirited merchant Thackeray went
alone to the funeral and was greatly in
terested and thrilled by the address.
He also saw many people who looked
as if they were more interesting than
any he had seen at the Beacon street
dinner parties. He went home that
morning to dinner and found that his
host had invited to meet him several
gentlemen of the best society, most of
whom were bores Thackeray could not
help telling about Parker and the fu-
neral and confessing how much he had
been impressed by the preacher and the
people. His host was visibly distressed
and presently managed to whisper in
his ear, 81 beg of you, Mr.. Thackeray,
to remember that Mr.. Parker does not
belong to our best society,"" This was
more than the Englishman could stand,
and he replied, loud enough to be heard
by at least one at the table, Upon my
word, l begin to wish hadn't got into
good society when came to Boston. +"
Nineteenth Century
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
soME ONE MIGHT HEAR.

breathed my VOWS one evening
Unto my love so fair.
Her tresses brushed my forehead
As leaned above her chair.
saw her burning bushes
As whispered in her ear.
But, oh, she would not answeri
Said she, "Some one might hearI"
grasped her hand and pressed 10
All fondly in mine own
And told her that her image
Was set on memory's throne.
vowed ! loved her truly,
That she to me was dear.
But, oh, no answer got
Save she feared "some one nigh
heari"
secuted at her caution.
My breath did fan her cheek.
implored In fervent language
That she to me would speak.
saw her with emotion
Wipe from her eye tear,
Yet still she softly murmured,
Suppose some one should heari"
My hopes began to vanish.
My tears commenced to flow,
And to hide from her my weakness
turned away to go,
When heard trembling whisper
Fall softly on my ear.
"Oh, yes, fondly love you,
And care not who may heari"
Finley johnson in New York Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY.
Few of Them Seem to Have Learned
Anything Noble From Nature.

Few of Them Seem to Have Learned
Anything Noble From Nature.
"F'or the stability and righteousness
of our government we are accustomed
to think we must pin our faith on the
country people who live near to ma
lures heart, +" writes Mrs. Lyman Abb
bott in The Ladies' Home journal, the
first of a series of Peaceful Valley
papers, which picture life In an ideal
rural community. "But how many of
them," she says, "seem to have learned
anything noble from her? Her beauty
does not refine them, her honesty does
not incite them to thoroughness, her
free handedness does not inspire them to
generosity-they become narrow and
sordid in the midst of grandeur and lib
erality. They imagine there can be
nothing in life but work or play, toll
or rest, and they feel contempt for
those who play and rest. They have
never learned to mingle work and play,
toll and rest in due proportion, and they
cease to find any pleasure in life unless
they abandon work altogether Like the
tired woman who wrote her own cpl
taph, they fancy heaven a place where
they can do nothing forever and ever.
"This view of life makes loafers in
the village as it makes them in the
cities. When different spirit has found
room to grow, a new order of living
prevails. Life becomes something more
than slow grinding of the mill, more
than burden, to be endured only be-
cause it cannot be at will laid down. 1t
becomes a luxury as well as a necessi-
ty. Individuals combine, not for their
own advantage, but to multiply bene-
factions, and as strength increases by
its right use, the attainment of one
worthy and ambitious advantage is only
the suggestion and achievement of an
other"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-02
WHAT SHE WANTED.

The Huckster Was Called Up Four Flights
to Hear Something.
A huckster was going along an east
side street early one morning making
the welkin ring with his singsong of
"Po-ta-t-o-o-o-es, toma-t-o-o-esl Nice
sweet cooking appoolsl'' AS he drove
slowly along he lifted his eyes to the
windows on either side of the street.
Suddenly there appeared a woman's
head at a window in one of the top fats
The huckster pulled in his horse and
raised his ear to listen to the commands
he expected would be coming, but the
woman had not the lung power to make
her voice carry so far, and the huckster
called out, Flows that?'
Again the woman called, and her
voice came down family. The huckster
didn't know whether she wanted pota-
toes, cantaloupes, tomatoes or corn. So
he marked the fourth fiat from the cor
ner and motioned that he would drive
around to the alley. The woman was
there waiting for him and called out
once more, but he couldn't understand
her.
Gathering a handful of samples of
various vegetables from his stock, he
mounted four flights of back stairs and
arrived at the top painting. The woman
stood there awaiting his coming.
"Couldn't hear what you said, lady,"
said the huckster. $50 l brought up
some of each kind an you can pick what
you want an I'll go down an get 'em.
"Want?" said the woman, who was
in towering rage "WantP don't
want none of your old vegetables. What
I want is for you to stop hollerin in
front of this house, or I'll have you ar
rested. You're enough to wake the
dead My husband works all night, and
he's just got into little doze, and
goodness knows it's hard enough to
sleep daytimes without fiend like you
standing in front of the house yelling
like Comanche. Now you get out of
here and don't you boiler no more or
I'll get the police after you'll"
The huckster stood with set eyes and
dropping jaw, the perspiration dropping
off his chin, while this harangue was
going on. When she had finished, he
came out of his trance and said:
"Is that what you called me all the
way up here for? Send fer yer p'lice,
LADY, I'm goin to yell to beat the
band" And he went down the stairs
and out of the alley and up the street
in front of the house with four extra
links let out of his throat, and if any
person slept on that street it was under
the influence of opiates Kansas City
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