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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

an assistant blacksmith: My friend,
that is pretty good sword you have.
l showed it to him with great pride,
and then sheathing it struttedacross
the shop putting on as many airs as a
strutting turkey gobbler.
"'When l was in the Mexican war,
remarked the man wearing a black
smiths apron, i occasionally handled
sword Our troopers laughed at
this, because they did not suppose a
man who was spending his time shoe
ing horses had ever been trained as a
swordsman. Somewhat nettled, he
picked up broom handle, made few
passes with it, and then said to me:
Take out your sword and give me a
rap over my shoulder | drew my
sword and in the most approved style
strueI at him with the back of it. To
my amazement and thorough disgust
the sword was twisted from my hand
and dropped with clang on the floor
of the shop. And the blacksmith did
this every time that l struck or poked
at him, and did it so quickly that
could scarcely see the movement OF
the stick. On our way back to camp
the boys had good laugh at my ex-
pense. Well said one of them, when
! get into fight ! am going to take
my sword in both hands aud rap the
first man l meet, and I'll defy any OF
those confederates to loosen my
grip Livingston (N. W Leader.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
SKILL WITH A BRooMSTIcK.
A Young CRvRIrymAn Gets a Les
son in Fencing from
Blacksmith.

The following is the fifth article of
"reminiscences of a member of the
Harris light cavalry of service during
the civil war:
Having been put through severe
labor exercise pretty nearly every day
for at least month, and thoroughly
initiated by skillful swordsman into
the proper method of cutting off the
head of an enemy with the right, left
or front cut, and as to the most direct
and expeditions way of causing day
light to shine through him by poking
a Lole in him just below the ribs, of
course thought was a superb swords
man. / had some of the conceit taken
out of me one day while in charge of a
troop which had been sent to Wash
ington to have their horses shod at a
government blacksmith's shop. Said
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
THEY MET AGAIN.
Two Men Who Were on Opposite Sides
in the Civil War Relate
Their Experiences.

One of the many strange sequels to
the story of the civil war is told by
Kentuckian who is here TO cool off
on the Detroit river and incidentally
look after the welfare of few fast
horses that he is fortunate enough to
own.
"At Hodgenville, in our state" tells
the Blue Grass representative, "liyes
j. B. Davenport, and a frequent visit
or there is Robert. Bradburn, a con-
tractor living at Louisville. The two
men are great friends and one night a
party of us were entertaining our
selves at the hotel In the course of
conversation Davenport told of an ex-
perience he had at Morrowbone mill
when he was with John Morgan force.
He was sent out on a scouting eX-
petition with lieutenant in COM
mand. On arriving at some timber,
Davenport tried to do little investi-
eating on his own hook. Hearing a
noise near by he stood still, and just
as he had discovered something glis-
tening i. the starlight, two shots
were fired that came comfortably
close to his ears. He made a return
fire, with nothing to guide him but
the glistening gun barrel he had seen,
and then beat an orderly retreat.
AT Morrowbone mill the night
that Morgan's men secuted there% ex-
claimed Bradburn eXcitedly. '0ne of
the rough riders daredevils shot these
teeth out that night and he pulled
his lip up with a see that, will you ?
The bullet cut through the corner
of my lip and did this job of dentistry
as slick as any professional could have
done it. had fired two rapid shots
at the fellow and he returned the COM
pliment in one shot ..,.
"'Well, Bob said Davenport, with
a constrained laugh. I'm the Johnnie
Reb that pulled your teeth for you
then, for we were under orders not 20
fire, except in case of an attack, and
mine was the only gun on or, side
discharged that night
"Jim,' replied Bradburn, earnestly
I'm glad you did it, devilish glad, for
l had just got you in full view and
was drawing dead bead on you when
that bullet took me in the mouth
| would have killed you sure, but the
fight went out of me when the teeth
went. l cs.'+- tell you how glad
am, jim
"Then those two veterans, both ma
tive-born Kentuckians, shook hands
and renewed their allegiance to tn,
old flag. 1t would have been very un
safe just at that time to have triet
to stir up any o the old war ami
mosities. ."-DetrUt,& Free Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
Train stonped by Lixnrdn.

Trains stopped by grasshoppers on
the track have been reported many
times, but California has had a nov
city in that line in the shape of lizards.
A train on the Southern Pacific while
making an up grade began to slacken
speed and the wheels slipped The en-
gineer Investigated and discovered a
swarm of little green lizards on the
track. The engineer pulled the sand
box wide open and ran along until
the sand gave out. Then the train
crew went to carrying sand from the
hillside and ran along ahead of the en-
gine to drive off the reptiles. Finally,
after struggling for nearly mile, the
train got through the pests. The con-
ductor and crew say they never saw
such swarm of lizards on the desert
and think they were migrating from
the lowlands up to the foothills.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
LOOKS LIKE A SNAKE,
The New Holland Darter Has thu
Head of Reptile Grated on
the Body of a Bird.

When Button first examined a speci-
men of the New Holland darter" he
remarked that it had the head of a
snake grated on the body of a bird.
1t always swims deep in the water, like
an overloaded boat, but when fright
ened it has the singular habit of sink
ing its body completely out Of sight
and swimming rapidly, with only the
sinuous head and neck above the sur
face. Under these conditions anyone
might mistake it for water snake
rearing itself up to look ahead. The
snake-bird takes a high place among
avine athletes in the water; no bird
excels it in swiftness of swimming and
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

with a strip of the tougher husk. Next
she chose fine, smooth, broad piece,
of beautiful light green, and folded
it across. She put cord in the fold,
and drew it up like running string.
This she tied about the knot, being
careful that the hair" should come up
through the middle, and when she had
tied another string about the neck 1t
made fine covering for the head, al
most as good as a rag baby's. The
arms came next, and these were made
by dividing the husks below the head
into three parts; one on each size for
the arms, and one in the middle for the
body.
The arms were wrapped with strips
of coarse, strong husks, tied at the
wrist, and mammy's strong knife cut
them off just beyond. Some of the
softer husks were used for the shoul-
ders, and were put on fichu-fashion,
first over one shoulder and then the
other, until they were built out to the
required breadth, when they were tied
about the waist with more of the tough
husk. Of course, the ends of the
'ichu" came we'll below the waistline
and added much to the thickness of the
lower part. This was now divided even.
ly in two, and each division was wound
like the arms and cut off evenly.
as he boy doll, mammy?" l asked
Hes a sodger, child, and now go gil
me some rose thorns and I'll give him
his eyes and mouf."
The rose thorns were stuck into the
smooth, green face, and my doll wal
complete.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
Art of Making FrIen nds

Dullerton-Prigster is always pick.
ing me up on my grammar.
Smarte-And you and he don't gel
on together at all?
Dullerton-Of course not. How
could we?
Smarte-By doing as do. When
speak to him use bad grammar pur
posely to give him an opportunity tc
correct me. Then thank him and say
how much obliged to him am. We get
along together beautifully.-Bostor
Transcript.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
Hoods Pills cure all Liver Ills. rs cen
Two DiFerent views.

She was charming young lady and nat.
urally had many admirers of the so-called
stronger SEX One evening one of them
called and the conversation CHANGED to drift
toward another.
81 think Mr.. Davis is quite an intellectual
young man." she observed.
"0h, you do" sneered the other.
"Why, yes" she replied. at seems to me
that he is a very hard thinker on many i'm
portant subjects"
"Well, now that come to consider it, re.
torted the undaunted rival of Mr. Davis, II
believe you are right. never knew man
who thought with so much difficulty. Chi
cago Evening News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

Whom nothing could induce to move when
he chose not to go.
Now Fred essayed to ride him on pleas
ant summer day,
So he buckled on the saddle and they jig
logged away;
But soon Joe tired of travel and stopped
but little Fred
Was somewhat in hurry, so he Travelled
on ahead.
Being somewhat in hurry, this blue-eyed
urchin Fred
Concluded that he wouldn't wait and went
right on ahead.
Arthur j. Burdick, in Chicago Record.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
HUsKs BECOME DOLLS.
Funny Little Figures Made by an Old
COIOred Woman for Her
Little Charges,

Making a small bundle of some
soaked corn husks, says a writer in
Youths Companion, the old colored
woman tied knot at one end.
"What's that for, mammy?" asked.
"His haid, child; an dis yere's his
hair" And she put some of the silk
by the knot and tied it about the neck
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
Easily Satisfied.

''It was brave and manly act, young
man." said the millionaire, with deep
feeling. "At the risk of your own life
you rushed into the burning building
and saved my only daughter from a
horrible fate. How can ! ever repay
such heroism?"
"Oh, don't know" replied the brave
rescuer. "Do you think couple of
dollars would be too much ?'-C Chicago
Daily News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
A Problem Easily Solved.

A little girl who had been studying
fractions, when told by her mother
that eggs were nine cents dozen,
called out to Rob, her youngest broth
er; "You don't know how much that
is apiece, and do" Robert thought a
moment, and answered, proudly. "Yes,
I do; you get cent a piece for nine,
and three for nothing."-Youth's Com
paniOn. -..-l-.-.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
Not Her Fault,

Mistrcss-There's the dust on the
piano, Marie. Of at least six weeks.
Naid-But, madam, that's the fault
OF Che girl who worked here before
mel I've only been in the house three
weeksl -F!iegende Blaetter.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
Proof Enough.

Mr. Boardwalk-Your dog seems to
be very fond of me.
Miss Kottige-Thats strange. He
generally hates men. Are you quite
sure he likes you?
"He must. He tried to eat me when
came in the garden. brooklyn Life.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

"I told my wife," SAID Gobang, "that I had
stayed down town to get war news" "And
what did she say?" "Well, she furnished me
with an illustrated account of hostilities
nearer home than Cuba. Town Topics.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

At the Fancy Dress Ball.-Wife-"H Henry,
I'm ashamed of you; you have had six dis
tinct drinks tonight that know of" Hus
band-"No, m dear, lasht two YER indish-
tine Judy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

But he did not reply. He gasped for
breath, and the hostess, appearing at that
moment on the scene DETECTED the line Of
conversaton.--N. Y. Sun.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
A Word to BaIdheads.

Don't comb your hair over the bald spot on
your head and then kcl, because your grocer
puts the big potatoes on top of the measure.
Chicago Evening News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28
HE COULD NOT WAIT.

There was a little boy who possessed the
name Of Fred.
He had two soft blue eyes and frousle-
tossed head;
And he had little donkey whose cognomen
was Joe,
Who had way of standing still when he
didn't want to go.
A very funny donkey, with the peaceful
name of Joe,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-09-28

diving, nor in the latter art as regards
ability to stay under. India, Africa
and America have their own snake
birds, all much alike.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15

The annual Teachers Institute for Bur
lington county was held in the Court
House last week, beginning on Wednes-
day.
The morning session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Martin Aigner, of Trinity
Church, Mount Holly.
The first speaker was DR.. c. G. Rounds,
of New York, whose subject was 'Imag-
nation, the Creative Power of the Mind. P"
He was followed by Miss Lille Will
liams, of Lambertville, who is one of the
instructors in the Normal school at Tren-
ton. Miss Williams theme was "Psychol-
ogy," and her address was received with
marked attention.
In the afternoon Miss Williams eontin
ued her remarks until three o'clock, when
DIR. E. E. White, of Columbus, Ohio,
spoke on Language Character Build
ing" was the text of DIR. Rounds after
noon address.
The evening session opened with piano
duet by Prof. Lawrence Elberson and
B. C. Kingdom The speaker was DR..
| Rounds, who gave a very interesting talk
on "The Rural Schools, Past, Present and
Future.
Rev. c. H Pendleton offered the open
ing prayer on Wednesday.
Prof. j. W. Roadway, of Mount Vernon,
N Y, gave a talk on Geography. .
Prof Redway is the author of a geogra-
ply that has recently been published, and
is high authority ON the subject
Mrs. G. H. Pendleton and Miss Irene
W. Cowgirl rendered piano duet that
was highly appreciated.
DR.. White spoke on Teaching Ian
guage to Children, resuming the subject
in the afternoon.
Dr. Rounds subject was Psychology
in its Relations to the Conduct of Life. .
In the afternoon he spoke on means for
Preparation and Improvement of Teach
ers"
''The Use of Pictures and Models, -
was entertainingly treated by Prof. Red
way.
Fridays session was opened with pray
er by Rev. S. D. Quigg, member of the
Institute.
The musical portions of the programme
were vocal solo by Miss Maggie Semple
and piano solo by Miss Elsie NJ Cline.
Prof. Frank II. Scobey, an instructor al
the State Normal School, gave an inter
esting and comprehensive talk on "Arith
metic
The Institute closed at noon.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15

Miss Walters, of Crosswicks, spent last
week in Mount Holly.
Captain Elton A. Smith was in Mount
Holly on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Benjamin W. Zelley entertained
some friends on Thursday evening.
Walter Rulon, of Riverton, was visit
ing Mount Holly friends on Sunday.
James B. Hawkins, of Pemberton, Wis
tied Mount Holly yesterday on business.
Mrs. Martha Dennis, of Pemberton,
visited relatives in Mount Holly last week.
Henry L Budd, Jr, of Camden, spent
Sunday with his parents in Mount Holly.
James W. O'Brien, who has been dan
gerously ill with pneumonia, is recover
ing
Mrs S. p Cline and her mother, Mrs,
Grigg, have gone on visit to Wakefield,
Mass.
Frank Gaskill of New Egypt, was at
the county seat yesterday, calling on
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Moen went to Pemberton
on their bicycles last week and called on
friends.
Captain John J. Read, of the U. S.
Navy, has been home for few days on
account of illness.
Mrs Hinchman and son Reuben, OF
Madison avenue, have recovered from an
attack of diphtheria.
Mrs Clara V Armstrong entertained &
number of her friends at the Arcade Hote
on Tuesday evening.
Harry Hughes, Edward Herbert and
John T. Nippins, of Washington, D. c.,
have been spending a brief vacation al
their homes in Mount Holly.
Lieutenant Walter Hume u s. Navy
stationed at Key West, Florida, attended
the funeral of his father, Joseph NJ
Hume in Mount Holly, last week
William Fl. King, of Philadelphia, well
known here, was calling on friends or
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15
PenhartOn.


Charles Woolston is quite sick at his
home near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rue, of Wrights-
town, were visiting William E. Gaskill
last Sunday.
DR.. Enoch Hollingshead is still confined
to his bed, suffering with fever and boil
on his neck.
The funeral of Jehu Peacock took place
here last Wednesday from the residence
of his son-in-law, George " Barnes.
The ladies of Grace P. E. Church
will give one of their terrapin and oyster
suppers in the hall Saturday evening
Mrs. Jodie Mutt and Miss Matte Gas
kill gave candy social to their friends
last Tuesday evening. 1t was a pleasant
affair
Bible day was observed in the Baptist
church Sunday evening, the service being
under the supervision of the members of
the Sunday school.
Joseph Baxter is the happiest man in
the borough. A bright little girl has
come into his family, and so very over.
joyed was Joe that he forgot to vote.
Next Sunday will be cold folks day
in the M. E. Church The morning ser
vice will be conducted by the old people
and in the evening the young folks will
have charge
A new son has arrived in the family of
Victor Bush and Vic. has christened him
Blanchard H. White Bush. His lungs are
good, and his fathers ambition is that he
will some day be lawyer
George Clouston was attacked by an un-
known man Tuesday as he was on his way
from his home in Magnolia to vote. Both
men were under the influence of whiskey
and during the struggle Clouston had the
end of his forefinger cut off. The strang-
er seeing the blood on George dropped his
knife and ran into the woods. He has not
been seen since. He was first seen here
when the cranberry season opened and is
said to be desperate man.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15
DIED.

BISHOP. November ID, at Columbus Thomas
Sparks bishop, OF New Britain, Conn aged 5.
years.
BRowN.-November Hat Riverton n, Caroline
wife OF Samuel Brown, in her 3lst year.
GAsKILL November IA, at philadelphia
Charles II. Gaskill, aged 81 years.
GROOM November s, at Burlington, Anna
wife OF John Groom, aged 25 years.
HAMLIN November 10, at Delanco, Charles
c. Hamltn in his Bath year.
JoRDAN.-November 8, at Burlington, julia
widow of the late Andrew j Jordan, aged
66 years.
LAMB.-November 10, at Bordentown, John
Lamb, aged 80 years and months.
LEoNHARDT.- November IL, at Riverside
Rosi, daughter of William and Aunte Rosena
Leonhardt, in her 9th year.
MEEKEs.-November IL, at Cambridge, Mar
garrett widow of the late John &. Meek es, aged
SO years,
PoFTs.-November 8, near Bustleton, Charles
Potts, aged So years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10. at Bristol, Joseph
L. Shumard, of Burlington, aged GA years.
TEMPLEToN. 8, at Fairview Grace
Templeton, in her 23d year.
THINGS 8, at Fairvlew, John II
Things, in his 69th year.
WILsoN.-NovemberS s, at Jobstown, Georg,
Wilson, aged IS years.
WooLsToN. u, at Mount Holly
William N. L. Woolston, son of Thaddeus
and Martha A. Woolston.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15
Fatal Accident.

Samuel Harris, the night station master
at the Pennsylvania Railroad station at
the foot of Federal street. Camden, was
instantly killed at an early hour on We'd
nesday morning by being knocked down
by car in the passenger shed, which
crushed him to death. Mr. Harris, at the
time of his death, was arranging the bun
dies of Philadelphia morning papers prior
to being placed in a caboose which was
attached to freight train. AS was the
custom, the train was backed down, but
for some unknown reason the cars had
gained considerable momentum, and
crashed over the obstruction placed at the
end of the track, and the rear car ran out
on the platform. The crash attracted the
attention of the employees of the ferry
and upon peering under the caboose they
saw the form of the aged station master
wedged between the obstruction and the
front axle of the car. The employees Sc
cured jacks and the car was raised, and
the lifeless body was placed on stretch
err County Physician Jones was mott
fed and permission was given to remove
the body to the late residence of declared.
Mr.. Harris had been in the employ of
the company for nearly half century,
end had occupied the position of station
master for over thirty years He was well
known to the patrons of the road, and was
regarded as courteous and faithful en-
ploye He leaves a widow and several
grown up children.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-11-15
Boat Houses Burned.

The screaming of the factory whistles
and the ringing of the church bells called
out the people of Delanco on Wednesday
night to find that the boat houses on the
Point owned by Phillip Allen and Chas.
Kicker, both of Philadelphia, were in
flames. Members of the Riverside Fire
Company soon arrived and together with
the people of the town fought hand to
hand to save the buildings but without
avail The work was then concentrated
on the large boat house on the right. be-
longing to John Kelly, owner of the Ma
tional Theatre, and that building was only
saved by the hardest kind of work. Both
the destroyed houses were unoccupied
and the fires could only have been started
by incendiaries, as residents in the vicin-
ity saw them burning before they had
reached a condition where a spark from
one could have ignited the other. The
loss is unknown at this time. Mr. Allen
lost a valuable piano in his house. The
people of both towns deserve great credit
for the heroic work they did.
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'fFor five weeks l lived on cold water
so to speak, writes man who suffered
terribly from indigestion.
He could hardly keep anything on his
stomach What stayed, wasn't properly
digested and gave him terrible pangs.
This is not an uncommon case. Dys-
peptics don't get enough nourishment.
They are generally thin and weak.
They may eat enough, but they don't
digest enough. Much of what they eat
turns into poison. If this keeps on there's
no telling what disease they may get next.
That's why it is best to take Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial, as soon as symptoms OF
indigestion appear,
It cures all the evils of indigestion, and
prevents the evils which indigestion causes.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1,OC
per bottle.