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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12

One of the most interesting sights in
the great mining town of Butte is the
process by which copper is caught from
the emerald colored water that flows
from the Anaconda and St. Lawrence
mines. 1t is estimated that this water,
which for four or five years went to
waste, is now bringing the Anaconda
company $50, 900 month at cost of
about 81, 900 month.
At the present time several acres of
ground are covered with wooden watts.
These are filled with all the old scrap
iron they can hold. 1t has proved splen-
did scheme for disposing of the tons and
tons of old iron the company has accu-
INFLATED for years. Old hosting cages,
water pipe, wheelbarrows, railroad iron
i'm fact, any old thing that consists of
tin or iron-is appropriated to this serv-
ice.
1t is said for every pound of iron put
into vat a pound of copper is produced
Where the water first attacks the iron,
the copper absorbs the iron completely
within three weeks. After the precipi-
tation is effected the water is drawn OF
and the Shiny copper is transferred to
another tank, where the water is further
drained off. These latter watts hold
about 10 tons Of the copper, which now
has the appearance of a clayish sub
stance. This is sacked into packages Of
about 100 pounds When in this shape,
it is sent to the smelters in this city.
The product carries an average of SO
per cent pure copper. The iron remain
ing in it makes fine fux, and when
mixed with other smelling ore it is
said to bring the ore up to value Of
about $500 ton.
The water from the mines is the most
profitable product of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company. = Anaconda
(Mon. Recorder.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
what He Was There For.

81 once had funny experience in
marrying a country couple" says a
clergyman Of this city. 1.-THE bridegroom
was a decent young farmland and hap
by and bashful to the point Of crimson
speechlessness. When / came to the
point where l asked him, wilt thou
have this womanY etc., he made no re-
ply. The bride whispered something to
him and then he stammered: Mister.
will you say them words over again? I'm
a leetle deaf.
81 repeated the question in stentorian
tones, while was conscious Of the poor
ly suppressed merriment Of the bystand
ers. When the man caught the import
Of the words, he looked at me in sur
prise and then blurted out: You bet
will That g what I'm here for. Under
such circumstances it was hard to pre-
serve my dignity, but did the best
could and pronounced them man and
wife.
Then the groom gave me genuine
surprise. Coming up to me, he said,
Mister, what's the damsger Nothing,
/ replied. I'm glad to have been of serv-
ice to you But won't have it that
way, he said. i know it's the custom
to give the minister somethin, and as
you won't name a sum L II do it myself
And he handed me $40 bill. New
York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
WAS THERE TO GLoAT.
An Oversight by the Gas Company Tha
GIaddened His Heart.


An Oversight by the Gas Company That
Gladdened His Heart.
There was a look of joy about his face
as he went into the gas Office that made
the man behind the counter glad in his
soul. 1t was so different from the ex-
preston which visitors ordinarily wore.
He walked to one window and then to
another and stood around and smiled.
"Can we do anything for your" the
clerk inquired
'Nope. Go right ahead with your
business. Don't mind me. had few
spare minutes, and came here to
gloat "
cover whom?" was the surprised
query.
cover the company.
I'll must say don't quite under
stand you.
81 suppose I'd better explain it. It's
too good to keep. But get SO much en-
joyment out of it that you II have to ex-
cuse me if / tell it slow, so as to make
it last longer. You people are very par
ticular about your meters. y
''Of course. We have to be- -
you've got it down SO you can meas
ure the extra pressure that occurs all
through the city if one of the workmen
happens to cough in your gas factory. -
"We haven't got it quite SO close as
that, but we've done our best to protect
our interests. -
"Well, had occasion to have a san.
itary plumber in my house yesterday.
He's the man that made the discovery.
He informed me that there was whole
lot of sewer gas in my house that you
never discovered. You didn't have any
arrangements for measuring it in the
meter, and it got clear past you. I'm
not naturally vindictive, but l couldn'i
resist the temptation to come around
and tell you about it and make you feel
bad. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
ais Most Unexpected Recovery of Long
Lost Dog.

- -~N~-9
Lost Dog.
Speaking of watchdogs, said the
retired burglar, 81 never owned a
watchdog, but l did once own a jolly
little mongrel dog that we called some
times Nibs, but mostly Nibsy, a lively,
sensitive little fellow, but no watchdog.
You might have played brass band
outside, and he'd never hear it, but let
anybody that he knew walk across the
floor, and he'd wag his tail in his sleep.
"Well, after we'd had Nibsy num-
Der of years we lost him. He just disap-
peared one day and didn't come back,
and we didn't know whether he'd been
run over by train Of cars or strayed
away and got lost, or whether somebody
had picked him up and carried him off,
or what was the matter, but he didn't
come back, and we missed him very
much because we all liked Nibsy.
Now, maybe you can guess what
happened. One morning early, about Q
or half past 2, some months after that,
as was moving slowly in the dark
across a room on the second floor Of a
house that had called at some 80 miles
from where lived, felt the legs Of a
small dog thrown against mine. /
couldn't see the dog at all, but it was
standing on its hind legs and resting its
fore legs against me, and could tell by
the movement Of them that he was wag-
ging his tail violently. 1t was missy,
Of course. He'd known my tread, soft
as it was, and woke up to receive me.
"Well, you know, glad as l was TO
find missy, I'd rather not have found
him right there, because he was almost
certain to make trouble for me- He be-
gan to whine with joy the first thing,
and then he gave little yelp. That
was just what was afraid Of. He didn' t
want to make any trouble for me, but
that one yelp was enough. A man in
the bed sits up and pulls string and
turns on light and says:
Now. what's the matter?'
"And l puts up a great polar bluff
and says, You swiped my dog, and I've
come to get him..
"'Swiped nothing, he says. IN
swipe you in a minute, and he WASH I
slow in getting at it either. He was
getting out Of bed and coming for me all
the time he was talking, and a good
healthy, powerful looking man be was
too. But Nibsy was bright. Nibsy
made just one dive at the mans feet,
but that was enough to stop him until
I'd got turned and started, and minute
later was going down the road, with
missy coming on behind. New York
| SIM
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
Reason In the Lower Animals.

We have fox terrier whose happi-
ness was complete until Dodgerfield
came. She is very affectionate, conse-
quently very jealous. If looks and
growls would kill, Dodgerfeld would
die many times day. Both dogs eat
from the same plate, but not at the
same time. One day last week we fed
Dodgerfeld first. The fox terrier was
very hungry and begged hard for first
dinner. Dodger seemed to eat more
slowly than usual, and Nettie watched
dolefully.
Finally hunger got the better of her
honesty, and she barked sharply three
short barks. Dodger left his plate and
sprang to the window, looking excitedly
up and down the road Nettie looked
neither to the right nor the left, but
made straight for the plate of food as
soon as Dodgers back was turned. If
this was not an exhibition of reason and
human intelligence, then mankind in
general possesses large degree of ami
NAL instinct. Dog Fancier
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
FEATHERED DRUNKARDS.
Shocking Depravity on the Part of Bird
Witnessed by Andrew Lang.

Shocking Depravity on the Part of Birds
Witnessed by Andrew Lang.
A queer story is told by Mr.. Andrew
Lang. The incident came under his own
notice and occurred under the bridge
over the Lochy, below the Ben Nevis
Long John distillery. From this tale it
is obvious that animals are only sober
from lack of wit to obtain alcohol:
''That establishment disgorges into a
burn quantity of refuse, no doubt al
coholic. When we crossed the bridge in
the morning to fish, the ducks from the
farm opposite were behaving in drunk
en- and disorderly manner-;lying beat
ing the water, diving, spluttering and
greedily devouring the stuff from the
distillery. Their antics were funny, but
vulgar. By 2 O'Clock we found the
ducks sleeping off the effects Of their
debauch. We awakened them, and they
all staggered eagerly to a bucket of wa
ter, from which they quenched the tor
ments of thirst. A small sea bird behav-
ed in still more deplorable way. He
slowly drifted down the Lochy from the
fatal intoxicating burn, nor could peb-
bles judiciously thrown at him induce
him to take the wing. He tried to dive,
making efforts comic and unsuccessful.
After drifting through the bridge l re-
greet to say that he returned to the burn
and "took cup of kindness yet, get
ting all the more intoxicated and drift
ing back in yet more deplorable condi-
ton. What a lesson, we said, is this to
mankind, who, after all, need not speak
Of their boosted reasonablenessi The
wild and tame things of stream and
ocean are as unwise as we
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
HE MADE THE HoR &C
A Mild hammered Mans Simple M ,thod of
Curing Balkiness.

A Mild hammered Mans Simple NJ ,thod of
Curing Balkiness.
At least 90 minuf had been expend-
ed in fruitless effo to make the stub
born horse move. itched to a bulky
delivery wagon, he stood directly in the
pathway of traffic at the crowded corner
of Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street.
The animal was large, apparently we'll
fed and not overworked. There were no
evidences of disability. 1t was simply
a case Of balk.
The driver had exhausted his persua
sive powers and sat quietly on his s .5,
the half dozen men who had been tug
ging at the wheels of the wagon had de-
sisted from their Intellectual exertions,
the knowing individual who sought to
coax the animal with a whisp Of hay
had thrown down the attempting bait
in disgust, and the daft fellow who es-
sayed to twist the horses tail had man.
aged to get away without being kicked,
when mild hammered gentleman. silk
hated and kid gloved, came upon the
scene.
Quietly pushing aside the impatient
street car driver, who wanted to build q
fire under the animal, the gentleman
gently stroked the horses neck with one
gloved hand, while with the other he
picked up the baked creatures right
foot, bending it back and holding il
firmly.
Nodding to the driver, he said. ''Now
go ahead"
The driver f1ourished his whip and
said &C 'langp' The horse instinctively
started, and, finding that its powers of
locomotion were gone, became FESTIVE.
The gentleman then released the i'm
prisoned foot. which the animal imme-
diately put into action by trotting rap
idly down the street
After brushing a few particles of dirt
from his glove the mild hammered man
passed on his way, and the congestion
in the street enjoyed speedy relief. =
New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
One on Amos j. Cummings.

A gossiper in the Washington Post
tells this story on Amos ]. Cummings,
which he says was told to him by Amos
himself: During the last campaign Mr..
Cummings tried to say as little about
free silver as possible, though he was
running for congress as q free silver
man. Secure in the friendship Of every
policeman and letter carrier in his dis
trict, he got ON swimmingly till al
most the very last speech he made. 1t
was in great hall and he had large
audience He talked about national
honor, and the flag, and the equality Of
man, and the rights of the masses, with
a twist or two of the British lions tail
by way of variety. 1t was great speech.
Suddenly it was interrupted by a man
down in the front row. ''Tell us about
the ratiol'' he cried, and he pronounced
the first syllable to rhyme with hash.
Mr. Cummings paused. perplexed. Just
then his eye caught the eye Of an espe-
cially friendly policeman. No words
were exchanged, but an instant later the
strong hand of the law descended on the
collar of the inquiring man. He was
yanked clear out of his seat and hustled
to the door. ''I'll have you understand,
said the policeman as he jerked him
down the aisle, "that we'll have no such
language used here ="
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
AN OLD SALTS BLUNDER.
He Suffered by Taking Too Much Fol
Granted.

He Suffered by Taking Too Much For
Granted.
Experience, /" said the man who had
been telling tales Of the sea, lis great
thing. But it gets in the way sometimes.
I'll never forget the last shipwreck
was in.
''It must be terrible, said the boy
whom be was entertaining, ''to be adrift
on the ocean.
at is rather trying to realize that
land is miles away, no matter whether
you measure sidewise or straight down.
But this shipwreck wasn't on the
ocean"
"But you said you had sailed the At
lantic?''
"Yes. That's where got my expert
ence. But it was on Lake Superior that
| found myself with nothing to tie to
except an old washstand. 1t was three
days before l was picked up"
Weren't you almost dead9''
pretty near. -
"From hunger?"
partly that, and | suffered some
from thirst But the most of it was hu-
initiation. The first thing asked fol
was a drink of water. / had suffered
agonies. My throat was parched and my
tongue felt like herring. One of the
men in the boat looked at me as if he
thought 1 was delirious, but when 1 re-
peated my request he took a tin can,
leaned over the side of the boat and dip.
ped me up drink. Then l realized fol
the first time that / was on fresh water
instead of salt and that there wasn't the
least excuse for a sane mans going
thirsty a minute. Experience is great
thing, my boy. Never turn up your nose
at it. But remember that it is as likely
as not to run you into trouble if yor
haven't common sense as a compass tc
steer by. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
THE DAY OF RECKONING.
Fortified by Unexpected Information About
Her Husbands First Wife.


Fortified by Unexpected Information About
Her Husbands First Wife.
A little woman wearing last years
wrap got on Wells street car the other
morning., and as she paid her fare she
recognized the woman sitting next her.
81 haven't seen you for an age" she
said.
"That's so, " replied the other wom-
an, and itisn't my fault either. was
at your house last.
$50 you we're. Well, the truth is, I'm
kept at home pretty close now.
1.-THE children, guess. That's what
comes of marrying widower F"
''Oh, it isn't that. They re as good
as gold, and they're in school most of
the time too. Nc, it's my husband. He
is SO particular about the way the honse
is kept. Why, speck of dust on table
or chair almost gives him fit, and as
for his food-well, it's about impossible
to please him.
"You don't say. Got dyspepsia, l
guess. His first wife,
ooh, no; he's just particular l
wouldn't SO much mind, but he's al
ways talking about the way his first
wife kept house. Seems to me some
times wish she hadn't been such a
good cook. 1t amt wrong, / hope
ellis first wife was such good cookl'
eyes, that's what he always says
when anything goes wrong. I'm ON my
way to the South Side now to see my
aunt She always makes such good
pumpkin pies, and l want her to tell
me just how she does it. John nearly
had fit over the last ones | made, and
yet most folks think my pies are good.
But John says his wife's first pies
Look here, Almira Johnson, did you
ever know Johns first wife?"
'No; never saw her that know of.
She must have been first rate house
keeper, judging by the way he talks.
Sometimes wonder how he ever came
to marry me after
"Oh, you didn't know herl Well,
did; lived next door to 'em on Webster
avenue for two years, and if that wom-
an ever made pie-yes, or a bed, Ell
Their, until it was time to get into it-I'm
mistaken. And the way she did treat
himi Why, he was afraid to call his
soul his ownP'
The meek looking little woman gasp
ed. "You don't mean to say that-that
she wasn't good housekeeper?"
''Not if | know what a good house
keeper isl''
"And she didn't make first class
pies?"
Didn't make any at all. Bought 'em
at the baker'sl What you going to do?''
''Doi I'm going to get out and &c
home, that's what I'm going to do ]
guess after what l know now I can
make Johns pies without any teaching
from my aunt. y
"Well, should think SO, - said the
other woman, "and, J." she added, ''you
might just mention Vhile he's eating
them that I've been telling you about
old times when we used to live next
door on Webster avenue" -Chicagc
Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
WHEN De Possums UP a Tree.

Dis darkey's dun bon lazy-c'u'dn't hep ct no
how, chile.
Ole nanny allus say'd dis coon wuz bon to
be trile.
Pears like de good Lawd tended TO to max
me lasses cake
An dun TO got de ginger tell de dough wuz
cl'ar dun bake.
But. oh, dis good TO muffin niggahs hart jes'
jumps TO glee
Wen hyah de ole dawg yawpin an de pos
sums up tree.
Oh, den you'd oughtah see dis niggah swing
de ak aroun
Tell de ole tree gifts de ague an kums tumblin
to de groun
An watch dis chile a-scramblin WI dat ole
coon dawg out dab,
Who's gwine to kotch dat possum-bress yo',
honeyl Yah, yah, yahi
Dun tole yo, chile, yo'd nebber spec dat
coon wuz dis same me
Wen de ole coon dawg's a-yawpin an de pos
sums up tree.
Den, honey, wen ole mammy-de good Lawd
Dress her soull-
Dun wife in all de darkies TO- to roast dat pos
sum Who'll,
Yo'd oughtah see dis niggah jes' git outside
dat meat
An stuff an stuff tell dis var coon dun cain't
git off his seatl
Den, honey, Dress yo' heart, why, cts de same
ole lazy me
Tell mex time dat ole coon dawg kotch pos
sum up tree.
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
LONG INSIDE PASSAGE.
Navigating the Ocean Among Thousands
of Islands.

Navigating the Ocean Among Thousands
of Islands.
Whatever may be said-and much can
be-of the beauties of the Alaskan coast,
it is not inviting to the seafaring man,
and especially the master who is taking
a ship by the inside route from Puget
sound to Sitka or Juneau for the first
time, feat, SO it is claimed, impossi-
BILE of accomplishment by continuous
voyage save through the assistance of a
good pilot. This passageway-formed
by the mainland coasts of British Co
lumbia and Alaska and a chain of is
lands ranging in length from to $50
miles-is from 100 yards to several
miles in width. The channels proper
are of unusual depth. In places from
300 to 400 fathoms of water are fire.
quently found. From the smooth, CLASSY
surface lodges and reefs, assassins Of
the sea, lurk, ready to send some ship,
humanity laden, to the bottom. In these
waters the lead is supplanted by whistle
echoes from the land, this being the
only method during a fog by which the
captain or pilot guides his vessel along
safe way.
Old sea captains say there is no wa
ter course in the world where in unfa-
vorable weather such skill is required
as to guide ship via the channels on a
voyage from the sound and return, the
round trip to Sitka being more than
half the distance of the voyage across
the Atlantic The Pacific Coast Steam
ship company g vessels running to Alas
ka are always manned with two pilots
each in the winter and spring and are
never without one pilot. With at least
two of this company's vessels now run
ming to Alaska the captains themselves
served an apprenticeship of many years
at plotting.
The outside passage, the one by the
open ocean, is seldom used, on account
of the unfavorable winds which prevail
for distance of over so miles out to
sea, rendering vessels progress much
slower, to say nothing Of the danger of
ships being caught in gale and driven
ashore. With the danger from wreck
almost eliminated by the employment
of professional pilots, the inside passage
is rendered most delightful voyage, as
it abounds in beautiful scenery and is
free from winds. Seattle Post Intelli-
gencer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-01-12
THE GOLDEN THROAT.
Bell-like Tones Not Always Gift of Ma
ture. but May Be Acquired.

Bell-liIxe Tones Not Always a Gift of Ma
ture. but May Be Acquired.
The power of the highest interpreta-
ton of music in song is vouchsafed to
but few favored mortals and is not TO be
acquired by any amount Of endeavor, if
the true golden throat, with finely
adjusted chord@ vocales, be lacking. A
voice of sweet and mellow quality in
speaking, however, is not always a gra-
cious gift of nature, but is a possible at
tainment to persons of the most ordinary
musical capacity. A prima donna spends
scarcely more time practicing her scales
than an ambitious actress devotes to the
cultivation Of ringing, bell-like into
nation to her sentences, for public speak
ers and people of the theatrical profess
sion understand the value of vibrant
tones, of the thrilling, solemn, proud.
pathetic voice" whose echoes linger
long in the memory of the inthralled
listener
Among we'll bred people low voices
are therule-low, but not always music
al, tendency to falsetto marking any
effort beyond ordinary conversation,
which is simply an evidence of the lack
of proper training, or of failure to
practice those primary principles of elo-
cution that are part of the briefest
common school education.
Lessons under a teacher are not an
absolute necessity to the woman who
would secure the grace of clear, sweet
accents. Deep breathing and chest ex-
pansion are the first steps toward the
desired end, and systematic course Of
throat strengthening, combined with
enough discernment to decide between
nasal twang and pure tone, is about all
that is needed to achieve a fair degree
of success.
An excellent method of strengthening
the throat is gargling with cold salt
water in the morning, bathing it at the
same time, first with very hot and then
with very cold water 1t thus gets
slight shock and is braced up and per-
manently benefited New York Jour