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Barbed wire quotations are for carload
lots f. o. b. Houston. Nails are quoted in
small loLs.
BARBED wIRE-Gllddcn, gal, $3.50 per
100 lbs painted wire. s2,05: Waukegan. SC
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WIRE NAILS-Rate, sl.N per keg; ad-
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

1t was inevitable that the Bacon folly
should proceed to commit suicide by
piling up extravagances. By some meth
DDS one can prove anything, and accord
ingly we find writers busy in tracing
Bacon's hand in the writings of Greene,
Marlowe, Shirley, Marston, Massinger,
Middleton and Webster. They are sure
that he was the author of Montaigne's
essays, which were afterward translated
into what we have always supposed to
be the French original. Mr. Donnelly
believes that Bacon also wrote Burton's
Anatomy of Melancholy Next comes
DIR. Orvi1le Owen with a new cipher
which proves that Bacon was the son of
Queen Elizabeth by Robert Dudley, and
that he was the author of the "Faerie
Queene'' and other poems attributed to
Edmund Spenser.
Finally we have Mr.. J. E. Roe, who
does not mean to be outdone. He asks
us what we are to think of the notion
that an ignorant tinker like John Bun
yam could have written the most perfect
allegory in any language. Perish the
thought Nobody but Bacon could have
done it. Of course Bacon had been more
than 80 years in his grave when "Pil-
grim's Progress was published as Bun
vans, but your true Baconizer is never
stopped by trifles. Mr.. Roe assures us
that Bacon wrote that heavenly book,
as well as Robinson Crusoe" and the
"Tale of Tub, = which surely begins
to make him seem ubiquitous and ever
lasting. If things go on at this rate, we
shall presently have religious sect
holding as it's first article of faith that
Francis Bacon created the heavens and
the earth in six days and rested on the
seventh day.-John Fiske in Atlantic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

The idea Of conquered races enjoying
the most minute liberty Of action by nat
ural birthright was regarded in Spain
as absurd. Little by little pressure was
brought to bear on the king and his
counselors, producing a gradual relaxa-
ton Of the letters which bound the new
subjects to their forced allegiance.
Trade, created by the Spaniards, which
finally extended to half castles, was con-
fined exclusively to commerce with
Spain. Both in the far east and the far
west the exact size and number Of pack
ages shipped, the number Of voyages per
annum to and fro of the Macs govern
ment trading galleons). contents of
bales, etc., were all regulated, and no
one could ship without boleto or pub
lilo permit, which could only be obtained
from the inscriptions officials who had
come to fill their pockets by the most
corrupt means. Permission had to be So
lioited again and again to perform al
most any act beyond the common neces-
stiles of life. One could neither travel,
quit or enter the country, read, write,
assemble in a group, build a house
nor plant a field without license.
In the Philippine islands the natives
were forced to think like their masters,
to dress as they were told and to adopt
the religion of their conquerors under
the severest penalties of torture and fire.
quently of death. In Mexico official APP
pointments to the Manila dependency
were publicly sold. Until the American
colonies were lost to Spain hardly one
Spaniard in a generation carried capital
to these new possessions to develop their
natural resources Foreigners were jeal-
ously treated as intruders, and the Eu-
ropean influx sprang generally from the
lowest social orders, who acted like
wolves let loose among a fold Of sheep.
Westminster Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

The Goorkha, with his catlike facil-
ity for taking cover, aided by his small
size and his sleuthhound persistence
in following an evasive foe, has always
been an annoyance to the stalwart Pa
than.
On one occasion two Goorkha scouts
We're told off to drive away two AT
ghans who, from neighboring sum-
NIT, were shipping" at a passing col
umn. The column reached its camp aft
er midnight, and when roll was called
the two Goorkhas We're missing.
Their comrades mourned them for a
few hours, but at daybreak the two
turned up, very tired, very hungry and
very thirsty, but radiant.
1--WE got them both, they said.
Few men hut Goorkhas would have
enjoyed the sport of stalking enemies in
their own country until they "got
them both. "-Pearson's Weekly.
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ATHLETE AND SCULPTOR.
A Tale Of james e. KelIy's Powers, ~ Re-
lated by a Friend.

A Tale OF james Il. KelIy's Powers, ~ Re-
lated by Friend.
Although he is not large physically,
several good stories are told about the
prowess of James E. Kelly, the soulp-
tor whose bronze statues of Molly
Pitcher, General Buford at Gettysburg,
1.-THE Battle of Harlem Heights" and
"Sheridan's Ride" have brought him
fame A friend of his said of him:
He has more courage to the square
inch than any man of his size l know,
and on several occasions he has been
called upon to show it Unexpectedly.
Zone day an expressman, six feet
high and strong in proportion, invaded
his studio The expressman had over
charged the sculptor, and the latter de-
sired to refer the matter to the main
office. When the irate expressman en-
tered, it happened that tall friend of
the artist was visiting the studio. With
an oath the expressman said that he
had come for satisfaction.
L intend to smash you to smither-
Gems, he calculated, shaking his fist
and advancing toward the sculptor.
do not wait o moment, answered
Kelly.
1.-THE big man sprang at the artist,
and at this critical moment the tall
form of the latter's friend vanished
through the back door Quick as a flash
the sculptor Jumped behind the enraged
expressman, seized him by the back of
the neck, and with all the strength he
could summon pushed the burly fellow
to the front door and kicked him into
the street. 1t was all done so quickly
that the bellicose intruder hardly knew
how 1t happened He fell on the side
walk, and his face was bruised. He got
up and ran away. The sculptor return
ed to his work, and after few min
utes his vanishing friend entered tim
idly from the rear.
What have you done with that
Goliath?' he asked. You know have
heart trouble and cannot stand scenes,
and so went out to keep calm
"'Oh, there was no soene, replied
the sculptor. 1t was an act in three
kicks and a push His heart trouble
friend to this day thinks the sculptor is
a piece of surcharged dynamite. New
York Commercial.
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When a fish in an aquarium is ailing
or injured, it is put into reserve tank,
out of sight Of the visitors, and where
it can be looked after at any time. The
circulation of the tank is adjusted with
great nicely to give the fish the greatest
possible amount of water, and with the
constant renewal of water the greatest
possible amount of fresh air A fresh
water fish may be treated with salt wa
ter baths. The fish is fed on the food
best suited to it's condition or most like
ly to suit its fancy.
1t may lie on the bottom of the tank
motionless for hours, like sick person
in bed. 1t may sometimes seem to be
dead, but a closer inspection will show
a feeble movement of the gill covers,
which marks the fish respiration. Aft
er all, the fish may die; oftener, under
treatment, it RECEIVERS, and then it goes
back to its place in the display tanks
New York Sun.
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wishes for the best and brightest future
for little Miss Walker, he ran his fin
gers through his hair and looked dazed.
when did say anything about a new
baby?" he wondered. 81 must have
written him some lie about that fell
low Ferguson's child think l have
described the mans wife and children
and father inlaw and the mortgage on
his house in my communications with
Howard. Harry's always asking new
questions, and the chances are that Fer
guson has no family, and Howard thinks
it was a slip of the pen and that wrote
about my own new baby-which 1
haven't got. Heavens, wish this bust
ness had never started I wish I'd never
promised to call ON Ferguson. 1 wish
Ferguson would get run over by a cable
car or come to some definite and perma-
nent end. I'm getting to hate the very
name of him. I'll bet he's a cheap
skate anyhow who has imposed upon
Towards good nature Why should I
go drilling three miles into town Just
to meet him and say: How are you? /
know friend of yours l shan't do
it."
Ferguson had already come to a SINH
lar conclusion. "Howard's a first class
fellow, and he made things mighty
pleasant for me in Pocatello, " he rea-
soned, land it would have been no more
than white for me to call on that friend
of his at first, but I've got so blamed
tired Of the very mention of the name
that it fills me with loathing. l believe
that if were to meet that pirate of a
Walker I'd want to throw bricks at him.
l thought the first lie told about him
would let me out, but the falsehoods
have multiplied upon themselves until
don't remember half the facts have
reported concerning that outlaw whom
have never seen.
Two weeks ago Ferguson and Walker
met. Ferguson, entering the library Of
his club, was accosted by a fellow men,
Der, who introduced his visiting friend,
Walker. The two glared at each other,
and Ferguson hurried into the billiard
room.
81 have changed my mind about pre-
senting an application for member
ship, " said Walker to the man who was
escorting him. The next day Ferguson
met the member who had introduced
Walker and said, ''I'm sorry, old man.
but If it is your intention TO offer that
fellows name for membership I'll GER
tainly do my best to get him black
balled.
And this was the consummation of
Harry Towards kindly designs of re-
viving Damon and Pythias. Chicago
Record.
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"Then it was that the vivandiere
spoke, turning to those who stood with
in the door of the hut, moved by such
curiosity as men can feel who are used
to scenes of blood.
Go, go, my friends, she said;
monsieur must find that bullet, and
this is no place for you. You all have
had mothers, women of France, sisters,
some of you wives or sweethearts.
Retire, beg. If come to the door of
the hut and say, My friends, it is the
death'-here her strong voice broke
then pray-pray for the soul of brave
daughter of France
. We who had called the young sol
der comrade and loved or hated him
for his smiling, handsome face cast a
strange look upon the silent figure I'M
der the doctors hands We saw with
opened eyes, and every head was bare
in an instant, for patriotism and the
courage which God himself gives some
times to his weakest commanded our
respect as no other earthly attribute
might.
The doctor, with a gasping sob,
turned to us as we drew toward the
door of the hut. I loved the youth, he
said. I find that 1 have loved our sis
ter. 1t is well that you should go-she
wishes it-but courage, my brothers, the
time has not yet come to say of our
brave comrade in arms-may the soul
of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Well, monsieur, my arm was taken
off and I did we'll enough. They ex-
tracted that bullet from young Icons
body, and the doctor kept it. A bit of
German lead, of course, but made pre-
cious by a oountrywoman' blood. They
moved us to the house Of wealthy pa
triot, and she lay in the temporary
ward among the men, but separated by
a screen. My bed was next to it.
"Cambert came to visit us, clean
shayen, and not half SO fierce and grim
without his mustache When he left,
he was weeping like child.
lone day heard Marie Emmanuel
talking to the patient behind the screen,
and then / heard the voice of Leontine
St. Paul.
=" How shall face my comrades,
she said; how meet them, now l no
longer dare to wear the dress in which
they knew meF'
And the vivandiere answered: Meet
them, dear friend, as the wife of our
brave surgeon. He loves you'll have
said it. Surely such women as you were
meant to be the mothers of our future
heroes. -
g And what became of Cambert9''
demanded
"Oh, he married." said the old sol
der. He has sons and daughters. Per-
haps he married Marie Emmanuel.
have seen his daughter. She is very
like Marie. Cora Langlois in New
York Journal. n
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14
NAPoLEoN's LAST WORDS.
The Dying Thoughts of the Nan Whom
Europe Feared.

The Dying Thoughts of the Ran Whom
Europe Feared.
On his deathbed Napoleon expressed
his conviction that England would end
like the proud republic of Venice.
With perfect composure he gave his
last directions: 81 desire that you will
take my heart, put it in spirits of wine
and carry it to Parma to my dear Marie
Louise. You will tell her that never
ceased to love her and relate to her ev-
cry particular respecting my death up
on this miserable and dreary rock You
will tell my mother and family that the
great Napoleon expired in the most de-
plorable state, deprived of everything,
abandoned to himself and to his glory,
and that he bequeathed with his dying
breath to all the reigning families of
Europe the horror and opprobrium of
his death.
The second codicil of his will con-
tanned the direction, which was after
ward complied with, st is my wish
that my ashes may repose on the banks
of the Seine, in the midst of the French
people, whom love so we'll =
On the 9TH of May, 1921, he who had
for years kept all Europe in a state of
feverish excitement terminated his
earthly career
After lying in state two days the
body was deposited in a coffin composed
first of tin lined with white satin,
which, having been soldered, was inclos-
ed in another of mahogany, a third of
lead, and the whole in fourth of ma
hogany secured with iron screws. After
the ceremony an enormous stone was
lowered over the body, resting on
stone wall so as to escape the coffin.
On the 18th of May Louis Philippe
commanded that the ashes of Napoleon
be conveyed to France. In his commu-
nication he said: "Henceforth France
alone will possess all that remains of
Napoleon. His tomb, like his fame, will
belong to none but his country
At II o'clock, Dec. 10, the first can
non was heard announcing that the re-
mains of the emperor had reached
French ground. Amid the vast assem-
blage the body was borne by "a seamen
to its last resting place in the Hotel des
mvalides.
So closed the eventful career of the
great Napoleon, whose memory can on
ly perish with the records of the world
Detroit Free Press.
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UNCLE JlM,s DANCING.


Uncle Jim, he'd never been
To any city ball
Until he come a-visitin
The folks in town last fall;
Gould dance until you couldn't rest,
Knowed how to fling his heel,
But all the dance he knowed wuz Jest
The old Virginny reel.
So when they took him to the ball
The gals had lots Of fun.
He went a-sippin crost the hall
An bumpin every one.
OF course he couldn't waltz, but they
Jest made believe he could.
They kept ON whirlin him away.
Twuz worse than splittin wood.
Jest serious as could be he kept
A-goin roun an roun.
On all the ladies' trains he stepped
When he warn't fallin down.
he stood 1t Jest as long as he
Could stand it; then he throwed
His hat down till they laughed to see,
Then jerked his coat an blowed.
He give his galluses hitch
An squared himself, an then
As quick as that they seen him pitch
Right 'mongst the gals an men.
Twas dancin now without doubt,
Fer then they seen him peel
His weskit off an jump about
In Virginny reel
Atlanta Constitution.
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For several minutes the young man
did not speak. His heart was too full.
1t was enough for him to know that this
glorious creature loved him; that she
had promised to share his fate With a
new and delightful sense of ownership
he Toasted his eyes once more upon her
beauty, and as he realized that hence
forth it would be his privilege to pro-
vide for her welfare and happiness he
could have almost wept with joy. His
good fortune seemed incredible. Final
ly he whispered tenderly:
"How did it ever happen, darling,
that such bright, shining angel as
yourself fell in love with dull, stupid
fellow like me?''
Goodness knows" she murmured
absently. II must have screw loose
somewhere. Pearson Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

Ellen Beach Yaw. the phenomenal
soprano, went on yachting cruise re-
Gently in southern California The
waves grew high, and she soon took to
her berth One of her friends, going to
inquire how she was progressing, heard
her humming lullaby in most pecul-
lar tone of voice Her maid came to
the door and explained that Miss Yaw
was sick But she is singing, the Wis
itor exclaimed Yes | know" an
swered the maid, but Miss Yaw means
in tune that way SO it won't disturb
any one else kansas City Journal
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WOULDN'T BURN HIS BOOTS.
Though He Didn't Mind the Erect OF
Sflnu.nnol.

Though He Didn't Mind the Erect on
His Stomach.
After he had sold his load of wood
and had received 81. 20 for it he strolled
over to the little combination billiard
parlor and barroom ON the other side of
the square. His faded old eyes lighted
up and his new oowhide boots, larded
generously in grease, squeaked exult-
antly as he thought of that drink he
had been planning to get ever since he
left the farm at daybreak
"Jest one old snifter
OF that good old LITTER"
he cooed to himself, land I'll be primed
ter start fer home.
About one finger of that old red eye
will do the bizness, / calculate he
conided to the bartender, as he pulled
a feverish red mitten from his right
hand and jammed 1t down in his
pants pocket. 81 amt drinkin
man-never was-but when it's so cold
outside yer breath freezes ter t'waggin
wheels yes got ter resort ter some pow
erful remedy ter thaw it out. -
The bartender agreed with him. For
months he had watched the old farmers
come in, order just one finger Of whis-
ky and drink whole handful of fin
gers for the manifestly unfair expendi-
ture Of 10 cents. He had decided to put
stop to 1t, and the farmer with the
new cowhide boots was the first victim.
The remedy he placed before him was
powerful enough to thaw the Yukon.
The old man poured his glass full-just
as the bartender knew he woodland
gulped it down in one big swallow.
The effect was instantaneous. The vic
tim gave one convulsive shudder, look
ed reproachfully at the bartender and
whirled around four times. Then he
sat down and hastily began to pull off
his cowhide boots.
"What the mischief are you doing
that forT' inquired the astonished bar
tender.
Cant ye see them's brand new
boots?" gasped the victim. "D'ye think
I'm goin ter let them burn up tew?''-
New York Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

Colonel Poker-I decline to play with
you in the game, sir.
Major Moberly-Why, colonel, do you
mean to insult me?
Colonel Poker-No no, no. mean
that you are too we'll posted in the sci
ence of palmistry. Louisville Courier
journal.
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where did the police catch their
man?'
Found him asleep ON seat in the
park I"
"Oh, l see Then, presume, they
arrested him on bench warrant. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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PENNSYL vANIA RAILROAD.
THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF AMERICA.
PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY
Block SIGNALS and IlterlOCking Switches
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER es, 1897.


Trains Ieave Mount Holly as Jottosos:
For Philadelphia $50. 500, 6.52, ITO, 749, s57,
BIO. ll.2O A. NJ 1924, ESQ. $3.50 Saturdays
only. AZ. 5oi, GIG. s.25, Io.5OP NJ.
On sundays, 6.2S A. M, 1905, 8 1S, 8.50P.M
For Pemberton, 7.3o, 926 A. NJ, l.46. 1872. AT,
6O6 7.3l, P. NJ.
On Sundays. 1923, A. NJ. 500
14y s.ls, u.Oo. A. M, $780, 800. 40, 4.47. 6.5S,
On SUNDAYS, 1000 A. NJ. 205. s05PM
For East Burlington, $50, 7.25, 7.49. s22, $50,
sls 1918. il;O5 A. NJ 1890, 800, 4lO, AL, 5.i5.
66Sss 6;2s, L25, s.45. >. 1o;0oP.M.
SdS' 81, 40. 800. $685. sos. 6.45, Tao. SIS
Fer Lewistown, Columbus. KinkOra, ETC..
7.35 A. M, LAG, 4.47PM.
On Sundays, 6.00P M.
For Lumperton, Medford, Marlton ana Had
For Nincentown, 1925, COS r. NJ.
Fo n,, Tueekse g Beach Haven and Barnegat
FOR AsDury Park and Long Branch, 9.26 A. N.
Trains teaUe for Mount Holly as JoElos0s:
From Philadelphia, $50. 7.5O. $50. 1000. Il.2O
1910, An, q 80 Saturdays only, $50. 400
80, o.lO, $40. $50. 800, 1870. 1l.45 P. M.
On sundays, s.l5 A. NJ. LOO, 500. 10. 3OP.M
From New York. via Trenton and Burlington
500, $50. IL 90 A. M, LOO. 2lO. 400, 500 500
On sundays. 1000 A. M, zOOPM.
From Trenton; e:45. TAO s.25. I'LL A. M, 2.6s.
On ndays. $40 li.5o, A. NJ 4o5. Dos, Pm.
From East Burlington, 100, 7.5s, s.26, S.4s, 942
1905. l046, ll4S A. M, LOS, $50, 49, go. 556,
$50. 100. 100, $50, 1870 P. M.
On sundays, 500, 900 1880, A. NJ, 1890, 235,
S05 34b, 4.30, 455, $780, 500, $50, 720. las, s45.
1000 p. M.
From Toms River, 7.4s A. NJ, 402P
From AsDury Park, 2.13
From Medford, ll.55 AN.
From Long Branch, l.55, P. NJ
1881, 407, $40 P. NJ.
On Sundays, 500 A. NJ, 800 p. NJ.
From Pemberton (south), S.36 A. M, IA P. M.
From Vincentown, $50 A. M, lap. M.
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Nipped In the Bud.

Mudge-Which is proper to say
Lend me $40" or Loan me $1o?"
Wickwire-It won't do you any good
to say either. indianapolis journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14

Welsh mothers put pair of tongs or
knife in the cradle to insure the safe
ty of their children. The knife is also
used for the same purpose in some parts
Of England.
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