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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

At the reception given to DR.. John
Watson in Syracuse two Scotohmen. in
highland costume, presented themselves
AS the day was cold, many of the other
guests expressed the fear that they would
suffer discomfort from their bare legs.
Hearing this, one of the Scotchmen
laughed and said: ''Do you know that q
mans knee is like dogs noseP It is
bound to be cold anyway. That is q
fact, and swathing the knee in fannels
and trousers doesn't make the body q
bit warmer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
New York,s old Time PUMPS.

There are parts of New York which
have primitive appearance. There
are tall wooden pumps in the lower
part of the city which are almost exact
reproductions of antique town pumps to
be found in very old towns farther up
in the state. Hudson, just above Cats
kill, on the opposite side Of the river,
has a number of these relics of time
past, for the place is one Of the three or
four first settled But the New York
pumps do not date back more than 10
or 30 years. There is one on the corner
of Greenwich and Dey streets. The
teamsters in the vicinity water their
horses from 1t, and occasionally a man
can be seen holding his mouth little
way from the spout, while some one
pumps a voluminous stream from it for
him to drink New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Doggie Gets a Ride.

1t is difficult matter to draw we'll
defined line between instinct and intel
igenoe. During the war had with me
my large Newfoundland dog Felix On
the march this faithful animal was al
ways at the heels of my horse. On one
occasion I noticed that he was suffering
from fatigue Turning to my servant
near by, said, "Stop here with Felix
until my wagon comes up" This was
done, and ever after that when l said,
"Felix, stop here and get into the wag-
on when it comes up" be would leave
the column, lie down in the shade and
await the coming up Of my team to ride
into camp Animal Friends.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05


To THOSE who are continually harping
upon the depression of business, we com
mend the following from the Ameyican
.Stati0ney
There are some people who find fault
because business conditions are not such
as are common in the hurry and rush of
the most active seasons. These persons
are unwise, for they, in giving vent to
their disappointment, evince lack of
thought and help the calamity howlern
IN his efforts to put the worst phase upon
affairs. 1t could not be, and has not been.
expected by any clear headed business
man that with the determination of the
political issues in November the industries
and commerce of the country would at
once regain all that has been lost in the
recent times of depression. Recovery
from commercial ills is akin to that which
follows physical sickness. We gain
ground daily, winning strength with each
passing week, until the necessary tone is
acquired. Business has undoubtedly i'm
proved within the last few weeks, and
there is nothing to indicate that it will
not continue to improve. Is it nothing
that orders for goods contingent on the
results OF the election are being filled
Surely this adds greatly to lettering the
situation. Labor is kept employed,
money is put into circulation and every
field of trade feels the influence which
each CLEAN through the riffs in the cloud
of depression imparts. The time is COM
ing for better things and better business
all around-to those who deserve them
and are content to abide their coming"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

In every stock and news ticker is a
little steel type wheel, from which the
imprints are made. 1t is costly piece
of work, and when the ticker was first
introduced the company controlling
them was embarrassed to find that the
ink used had such corrosive effect that
after few days use the wheel was
worthless. By way of experiment one of
the steel heels was placed in bath of
ink. IN "a hours it had disappeared en-
tirely. An operator who has since be-
come a reporter set to work and patent
ed an ink which is now used in all tick
ers. By its use the life of type wheel
is prolonged to nine years. The ink is
absolutely noncorrosive. = New York
Mail and Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Government Marriage Dover.

Providing marriage portions for poor
young girls is the object of a govern
ment fund in Italy. Without dover it
would be almost impossible for a girl to
be married, and this form of charity is
said to be highly appreciated. The an
nual sum available for this purpose and
distributed every year among the mar
riageable young girls is $500, 900. To be
a recipient it is necessary for the appli-
cant to prove her good reputation and
character by several witnesses, to show
that she has no means available and
that the young man who wishes to mar
nv her has a trade.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
DUBLIC sALEoF
Valuable Real Estate.

situated in Mount Holly, belonging to the
estate of William X. Rudderow, on
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1897,
at O'Clock, P. M, at Zelley's hotel.
Frame Dwelling House at 206 Garden street,
in good repair.
Three Story Brick Store, with dwelling
house annexed, corner High aud Water
streets. Is considered the best business loea.
tion in town.
Four Story Brick Store, adjoining above.
now occupied by S. p. Cline as hardware
store,
Also all that plot of ground held in joint
ownership by said Rudderow and the heirs of
the late Samuel johnson, corner of Broad
street and Mount Holly avenue, with frontage
of l75 feet on Broad street.
Terms reasonable.
JOSIAHsA RUDDEROW Agt'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
A Reflection ON Her Ara.

'"That prim Miss Passay is mad
enough to bite me. I"
whats the matter?''
"Why, she has just Joined the new
society that believes that human i'm
pressions are mainly derived through
the sense of smell -
"WellP"
well, suggested that she was q
scentenarian. cleveland Plain Deal
or
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Paving Inventions.

The idea of copper toed shoes was pat
ented Jan. 8, 1858, by Maine genius,
who made 800, 600 out of it. Another
similar invention, which made great
deal of money, was the metal button fas-
tener for shoes, invented and introduced
by Heaton of Providence AT the time
it was considered fine invention, for
the old sewed button was continually
coming off. 1t has gradually grown in
popularity since its introduction in 1869,
until now very few shoes with buttons
on are manufactured without the Hea-
ton improvements and appliances.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
South African Chivalry,

The following interesting little dia-
logue was. heard last week at a wedding
in west end church.
Parson-Who gives this woman away?
Voice at Back of the Congregations
could, but won't.
The individual at the back of the
congregation manifests a marvellous
generosity. We do not give the story as
an intended reflection on South African
morality. African Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

Every one has noticed how, when a
large branch of a tree is cut off, small
branches will shoot out around the
stump. These branches are from the re-
serve buds, of which all trees have a
great number at every portion of their
surface. Under ordinary circumstances
these never come to maturity, but when
the tree il wounded or cut off or loses
some of its branches the reserve buds at
once come into play and renew the foil
400
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
TUESDAY, JANUARY S. 1897.

FROM some quarters come claims for
recognition of sound money Democrats in
the distribution of offices by Gov Griggs.
But the two men who have been named
are about as poor specimens as could be
selected. Attorney-General Stockton is
mentioned to succeed himself Mr.. Stock
tons action in the attempt to steal the
Senate of New Jersey has not yet grown
cold. His defence of the conspiracy is
still fresh in the minds of many. The
other candidate mentioned was Secretary
of State Kelsey, but he settles the matter
by this letter: an my opinion any DEM
ocrat who goes about seeking appointment
or reappointment at the hands of a Re
publican Governor is entitled to mighty
small respect. I certainly have not for an
instant thought of putting myself in that
position" While many prominent Dem
ocratic officials in New Jersey may have
lent their influence to secure the change
in National administration there are very
few of them who did not exert every effort
to prevent Republicans from securing con-
troll of the state in the gubernatorial cleo
ton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

The published statement that pool bill
has been drafted for presentation to the
New Jersey Legislature which was ap-
parently sent out as "fee1er' by the race
track owners, has aroused the forces of
law and order throughout the State.
Down in Cape May county the Law and
Order League will hold special meeting
to condemn any prospective legislation
favoring race track gambling. The Anti
Race Track League will be revived if
necessary to fight any pool bill that may
make its appearance. With Republican
Legislature and Republican Governor,
however, the gamblers will get very little
encouragement at Trenton this winter
Inquirer.
We firmly believe that Mr. McKinley's
administration will be productive of better
times than we have known in this country
since 1897. OF course time will be
necessary to accomplish this result The
depression in business did not come in a
day, or in month, or in single year,
and it is not to be expected that prosper
ity will be restored by the mere fiat of
Presidential election. But it will come
none the less surely because slowly, and it
will come in IS97.-Peteys6Exg Index-
-Abbeal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
CHERIFF,s SALE.

By virtue of sundry special writs of heri
facias to me directed, issued out of the Bur-
lington County Circuit Court of the State OF
New Jersey, will sell at public sale, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1897,
between the hours OF IL and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said Gay Ito wit, at 2 o'clock, at
Benjamin W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly,
N. j.,
All the following described lands, tene-
ments and real estate OF Susan Wilmot,
builder and owner, viz the building is two
story and attic frame dwelling house, twenty
feet seven inches in front by thirty-two feet
six inches in depth, having one story fiat
root kitchen in the rear, fourteen feet five
inches by eleven feet one inch, and an open
he'd twelve feet nine inches by nine feet two
inches, situate on lot or curtilage particu
larry described as follows: beginning at
stake in the centre line of Pine street, in
Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jer-
sey corner to John MaDion's lot, and extend
ing thence in front along said centre line
northwardly one hundred and eight feet, and
thence extending OF that width between par
allel lines at right angles with said centre
line, eastwardly Two hundred feet in depth,
containing half an acre of land more or less.
Seized as the property of Susan Wilmot, ct
al, builder and owner, defendants, taken IN
execution at the suit OF Elwood Worrell,
JOSEPH S. FLEETWOOD,
SAMUEL X. ROBBINS, Atty.
Dated Jan. 2, 1897 Prs. adv. fee $500.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

When graduate Of Cam bridge uni
versity, England, commits crime, the
authorities of the university take his de-
gree from him and strike his name from
the rolls of the alumni. Commenting on
this, the New Haven News says; ''Some
Of our American triennial catalogues,
and Yale's among them, would bear a
little pruning of this kind and look the
better for it. They use abroad loss Of
honor and position more than we do to
make or aceentuate the punishment for
crime. It is healthy deterrent for those
who have any station in society to lose. :"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

In last weeks News there was a short
anybody's ire, but which seemed to act as
red rag on the big bull of the Dispatch
Office, who at once devoted nearly two col
umns of his valuable space" to show the
absolutely rotten condition of trade all
over the United States in general and
Mount Holly in particular. The argu-
ments he uses and the statements he
makes are about as near solidity as those
advanced in the recent debates originated
and engineered by the editor. One of the
statements was Business is worse than at
this:time last year. The business of THE
News Office shows it, and the man who
wrote the item in question knew it. Every
printing Office in town knows it and al
most every merchant knows it and will tell
you so, plainly" We have long contend
ed that the Dispatch was not doing the
business it had been pretending to do, and
now its owner acknowledges the fact He
must speak for himself, however SO far
as THE News is concerned we will tell
him that business is not worse than at
this time last year. In the three months
ending December 81, 1896, our books show
an increase of trifle over $500 in jobwork
alone over the same period in 1895, and
we did not run behind in the other nine
months. This may not be comforting to
our friend, but it is true, nevertheless.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05


TAXATION will be an important subject
before the next Legislature, and there will
be efforts to procure laws whereby the
burdens of taxation shall be shared by all,
and not paid by the few as at present.
One of the bills to be offered will be that
to be drawn by the State Firemen's Asso-
citation requesting the repeal of the statutes
which grant an exemption of $500 to each
fireman and member of the National
Guard. The law providing exemption for
firemen was passed at time when there
were but few paid 6remen in the state,
and the number is still small when consid-
cred with the aggregate of those doing fire
duty, as nine-tenths of the fremen are
volunteers. While they give their services,
risk their lives, and contribute their mon
ey to keep up their organizations, they are
willing to surrender tax exemptions, but
do not feel that they should be the only
class; all exemptions should be abolished.
Assemblyman Borton, of this county, is
said to be preparing bill which provides
that all taxes shall be due and PAYABLE on
October and that every voter must pro-
duce tax receipt before he is allowed to
vote, system now in vogue in Pennsyl-
vania. This is measure that THE NEWS
has favored for long time The obiec-
lions to it are slight, one of them being
that it will necessitate large amount of
money at elections to buy up tax receipts.
There are several ways to meet this objec-
ton, the main one being not to buy the re-
ceipts, and let the delinquents be disfran
chised. There is not the slightest doubt
that there is urgent need of some string
ent law to compel the tax -dodger to bear
his share of expenses.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

The mosquitoes found in swamps and
damp woods are generally more bril-,
liantly colored than those varieties
which frequent human habitations.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
WANAMAKER,S.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Jan. 4, 1897.
Large THIS business is
Merchandise opposed to waste
1A ey in gathering
and distributing merchandise waste
of time, which would be more expen-
Sive still. And so, the seasons that
Old Fogyism counted necessarily
dull are improved to handle vast
lots Of goods with largest benefit to
Our Public.
Wanamaker's outlet for depend
able merchandise is appreciated by
manufacturers in two continents,
and the help of this retail store is
eagerly sought by them. Stock
rooms are emptied, idle capital is
released, and all with no demoraliza-
ton of the wholesale channels of
trade.
Great HAVE you gotten share
/ linen of the fine Irish Table
CaII;rn Linens? $35, 900 worth
>s came to US at prices not
much above half the usual-and the
linens are the good staple products
of that great Belfast frm-Wm. Lid
dell g. Co.
The whole stock carried by their
American house came to us
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

The coffee crop of Venezuela amounts
to $15, 900, 900 year in value. The av-
erage crop is go, 600 tons of coffee Two
thirds of this product is exported, most
ly to England. Maracaibo is one of the
oenters of trade. Maracaibo coffee is
known everywhere.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
GIRL WANTED.

A girl, not under Is years, wanted for general
homework in a family of three persons. No
children. One from the country preferred.
Address p o Box 667,
5l-tf Mount Holly, n j.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

The Canary islands have a peculiar
plant known as the fountain tree, which
contains receptacles for the collection Of
rain. Several gallons of water are often
found in one of these natural pitchers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

From 46 to 90 pounds equal bushel
of cornmeal in various states, the lower
figure being the legal weight in North
Carolina, the latter in Arkansas and
others.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

Leeuwenhoek recEons that every fly has
5000 facets ON each eye, or 10000 in all
The fly when captured by the small boy
would therefore probably conceive himself
in the hands of 49, 900 giants.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
Burlington County
A AGRICULTURAL Society,

The annual meeting OF the Burlington
County Agricultural Society will be held at
the Court House, Mount Holly, n. j. on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1897,
at . O'Clock, p. M, for the election of Directors
and the transaction of other business. All
members are requested to be present q
proposition will be made to increase The capt.
tai stock.
HENRY C. RISDON,
Secretary
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1897,
between the hours OF IL and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, (to-wit at o'clock), at
Benjamin W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly,
NJ.
All that lot OF land with new frame dwelling
house thereon, situate, lying and being on
Red Lion street, in the village of NincentoWn,
burlington county, New Jersey, bounded as
follows, viz: Beginning at "A stone in or near
the middle of the aforesaid street, corner to
Stacey +. Haines' lot, and runs az by the
same south seventy-nine degrees east two
chains and twenty-eight links to stone in
the middle of twenty feet alley; thence (2)
north six degrees and thirty minutes east
thirty feet and three inches TO a stone corner
to Isaiah q. Robbins lot; thence (S) north
seventy nine degrees west two chains and
twenty-five links to a stone in or near the
middle OF the aforesaid street, corner to said
Robbins; thence (4) south eleven degrees
west thirty feet to the place of beginning,
containing two hundredthS of an acre of land,
be the same more or less. Being the same lot
of which William II. Boron became seized by
deed from Garlic Brown and wife. duly exc
cuted. bearing date March 10Th, 1872. and re-
corded at Mount Holly, in Book 8 of Deeds,
page $40. &c.
Seized as the property of Elwood S. Haines
and wife and others, defendants, taken in ex-
ecution at the suit OF John X. Boron, COM
JOSEPH S. FLEETWOOD.
SAMUEL X. ROBBINS, Sol'r. Sheriff.
Dated Dec 5, 1896. [Pr's adv. fee, So so
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

From Warsaw, the capital of ancient
Poland, to our capital the distance is
4,010 miles.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
ESTABLISHED 1886.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
LEDGER
AND DAILY TRANSCRIPT.
PHILADELPHIA.
GEORGE W. CHILDs,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR FROM 1854 TO 1894
GEORGE w. CHILDS DREXEL,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.

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The Saturday issue is great compendium
OF every phase of social lite, containing read,
ing matter to suit every taste, compiled spe-
cially tor the Saturday Edition of the LEDGER.
Its treatise of the international Sunday
School lesson is alone worth the price of sub
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Its classified advertisements are as interest
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05
dividend NOTICE.

The Board of Directors of the Union Ma
tional bank at Mount Holly, have this day de-
clared dividend of three per cent. out of the
earnings of the past six months, payable on
and after January I'd, 1897
S. L. TOMLINSON, Cashier
Dec "a 1895
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-05

BY virtue OF writ OF fieri facias to me d.
rected, issued out of the Court of Chancery OF
the State of New jersey. Will sell at public
sale, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1897,
between the hours of II ana o'clock in the
afternoon of said day Ito wit. at o'clock), at
BENJAMIN W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly,
N. j.,
All that tract or parcel OF land ana premises
situate at Burlington Park, in the county of
Burlington and state of New Jersey, and de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the centre corner post at the
southeast corner of Chelton and Shadeland
avenues thence east along the south side of
Shadeland avenue one hundred feet: thence
south at rig hi angles with Shadeland avenue
twenty-five feet; thence west one hundred
feet to the east side of Chelton avenue and
thence north twenty-five feet along the east
side of said Chelton avenue to the place of be-
ginning. Being lot No. 1865 of Burlington Park
tract and part of a larger tract of land which
William A. lowering and wife, by deed dated
May 18th, 1891. and recorded in the Clerks Of
flee of Burlington county in Book 1872 of Deeds
page 10, &c, granted and conveyed to said
Zipporah A. Boulton in fee.
Seized as the property of job Hirst, defend
ant, taken in execution at the suit of George
A. Smith, complainant, and to be sold by
JOSEPH S. FLEETWOOD,
H. Nj. SNYDER, DR.. Solr. Sheriff.
Dated January 4, 1897 PRS adv. fee, $3.50