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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
TO A MAIDEN OF SIXTEEN.

do not fondly ask from you
The qualities of noble heart,
A mind whose thoughts are pure and true,
A tongue that speeds no venomed dart,
A temper sweet or gentle mood,
Unselfishness or high endeavor-
do not ask you to "be good.
Sweet maid, or even to be "cleveri"
do not ask for poets song,
For dreamer's tale, high gifts of mind,
For orators eloquence righting wrong
Gifts all, no doubt, to you assigned;
do not ask for theories new,
Ones powers of comprehe nsion tasking,
For wisdom or for wit from you
There would not be much use in asking).
do not ask you for the gift
All other gifts so far above.
will be brave and make shift
To live my life without your love-
Not mine to play a lovers part,
So, though the omission is distressing.
do not ask you for your heart.
/ only ask a minor blessing.
do not ask you when we meet
To condescend to notice me,
But when kind fate affords that treat
Pray bear in mind this modest plea:
do not ask you to sit still,
Though in your chair you always wriggle.
I'd have you do whate'er you will.
only ask you-not to gigglel
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The following incident happened at
one of the "catecheesms' which are
held periodically in Scotland for all the
members of the kirk of certain dis
trict.
1.-THE lesson was in Ecclesiastes, says
Mr.. Johnston, land one day they had
been discussing the verse in which Solo
mon says, Among a thousand men |
have found one, but among thousand
women have found not one, meaning
one just and good and upright. And
an old Scotchwoman, when she had
listened in silence and heard the rest
accept it as present and gospel truth, got
her dander up and rose to her feet
Hootp she said Indignantly, her
eyes blazing. DO you find why that
was? 1t was because nae dacent woman
wad be seen in his company Mil
yankee Wisconsin.
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TAKEN LITERALLY.

I'd gone that night to learn Sues mind
Joe Becky wuz the reason.
A rivals good at times, find,
To make us force a season.
I'd dallied for year till Joe
Set jealousy Albumin,
An then wrote I'd call to know
Jest how she viewed my yearnin,
AD in the letter that sent,
Although sorry scholler,
l paid her many a compliment,
Sech as the ones that foller,
give heard in songs your voice arise
An seen the flowers springin,
An often, lookin in your eyes,
I've heard the mockbirds singinl''
But when called she seemed more shy
Fer some cause or anuther
An tried, thought, as time flew by,
My fondest hopes to smother.
"Dear Sue, be minel'' said at last
An edged little higher,
But not one word-her eyes downcast
Or lookin in the fire,
An then she raised her eyes ag'in
An said, my bosom thrillin:
"You say you've heard, by lookin in
Ny eyes, the mockbirds trillin.
Why should speak, then? Seems to me
That you're curious man, sir,
For if you look once more, you see,
Why can't you hear my answer"
Will 7. Hale in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

congratulations she said at length.
II believe it is customary among
friends" replied, with glance at
her. She had allowed her eyes to fall
on the ground.
"You know she is very wealthy" I
added.
"You have been most fortunate in
your endeavors, she replied in deliber-
ate tones 81 trust you'll be very
happy"
The couple were now opposite to
where we were sitting. So engrossed
were they in conversation that they
had not noticed u.s. felt an anticipa-
tory shiver of enjoyment
81 do not enter into the question,
said. "Look''
She glanced up in surprise.
Arthur and Mrs Fairfax" she
whispered.
"He is wrapped up in his studies
again." I remarked. 81 fancy he has
taken the lady's eyes as his subject. .
Miss Verney looked at me reproach-
fully.
"And you knew this all the time?''
''I'm afraid So Arthur confded in
me some months ago in London, and /
have occasionally amused myself by
helping him. Take the Melba night, for
instance.
"Was that on Arthur's behalf?'' she
asked wonderingly.
1 nodded. 1t occurred to me once
again how extremely charming Miss
Verney looked in white.
There was a silence for minute or
So Arthur and Mrs. Fairfax passed out
of sight
1T wasn't the gambling, l remark
ed at length.
Miss Verney made no reply.
"Nor an invalid's aversion to the
chill, damp fogs'' went on after
pause.
Nor Mrs. Fairfax" she put in.
NO." said slowly. 81 came be-
cause | thought it just possible you
might be pleased to see me-
There was another pause, and then I
added:
care you?"
A smile crept round the corners Of
Miss Verney's mouth.
Well. yes l think am, she said
We see good deal of one another
Dayle in London Weekly
Sun.
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but I reckon he didn't mean a great

but I reckon he didn't mean great
deal o. harm.
Every now and then Nuggets 'ud
wander over into Rattlesnake canyon
and spend nigh on to day there. When
he'd come back, he'd be worse TUX than
ever and go moonin around and sayin
those words: Changed all the trees in
the Rattlesnake-moved 'em and mixed
EN- all up. Might been dream, but
l don't think So
+" Bout this time his little gran son
was CROWN up, and Nuggets began for
to take him along with him in his trips
to the canyon. Mrs Hittel, she objected
at first, but when she seen the boy liked
to go and her father was dead set on
havin him with him she didn t make no
more objections. The boy used to say
that while they was in the canyon Mug
gets spent most o. his time huntin for
something he couldn't find
Zone evenin in the summer time.
bout ten years ago-I was here then
myself-Nuggets and the boy KEN into =.
town and gave it surprise that it amt
got over sence. You can believe it or
not as you want to- but he'd got back
his mind all right and talked as sensibly
as I'm talkin now. Don't believe he
ever was crazy myself-just think he'd
got his mind set ON one thing and
couldn't get it off
But he was purity near crazy with
happiness. He'd an old rusty knife in
his hand, and he kept sayin to us all
the time, 'Twarn' t no dream after all,
'twarn't no dream Seems when they
was i'll the canyon the boy got to playin
around and crawled under big tree
that 'ad been blown down and found
the knife stickin in it underneath.
Course you know what that meant.
"Well, Nuggets is all right now. So
was his claim. He sold it for purity
nice sum to couple o. big mining men
down below. See those smokestaeks in
the trees over in the canyon? Well,
there's IA stamp mill ON the spot
where that knife was found.
Bob Hittel runs this store we're
a-sittin in front of, and Bob's wife owns
her own house. Nuggets has a mort
gage on about everything Jake Open
heimer's got left, and the boy-the
gran son, you know-he's down below
in business for himself
That's about the story old Nuggets
IL tell you when you meet him. Some
O. it's true l know myself for fact, and
reckon, mebbe, some o. it's-well, you
know, Nuggets is Missourian and
purity good liar himself -
The stranger arose, stretched himself,
and, striding up the street, encountered
the one legged druggist standing in the
doorway of his store
Great story just heard, :" said the
stranger.
been talking to the old pioneer?''
Pioneer? Why he's not forty
miner y
@'No, but he's forty Fighter. "
"Who is he, anyhow
Him? Oh, that's Nuggets. will
liam A. Taaffe in Argonaut
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

1.-THE Lucky Duffs' is the title of an
article in The English Illustrated Maya
zine in which Mr. J. NJ Bullock traces
the rise of the Duke of Fife, like
prince in fairy tale, from little
farmer in the north of Scotland 200
years ago. One good woman of the
house used to ride to market with
huge pile of plaiding, which she had
spun from her sheep, in the crouper be-
side her and duly brought back its
value in merks. These she boarded in
bags. On one occasion she banked her
savings in leather bag in the ceiling,
but the rats got at it, SO that the family
dined amid downpour of ducatoons.
The family flourished SO we'll that each
of her three sons got an estate of his
own--Patrick, the youngest, bringing
SO children into the world, while Will
liam became the father of the first Earl
of Fife.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
DEWEY AS A DiscIPLINARIAN.
His Method of subduing Some Refractory
Gil

His Method of Subduing Some Refractory
Sailors.
II was with Commodore Dewey when
he was the executive officer of the Colo
RADIO" said a financier, land remem-
Der one incident which shows the man.
ner Of man he is We had a fine crew,
some of them as powerful men as ever
saw. -Four or five of them went ashore
one day and came back fighting drunk.
Three of them were men who would
singly have been more than match in
strength for John L. Sullivan. The or
der was given to put them in irons, and
it was found impossible to carry out the
order, for the men were dangerous.
Dewey was notified of the situation. He
was writing letter in his room at the
time.
He went to the place where these
giants were and he told them to come
out and submit to the irons. They did
not stir. Then Dewey said quietly to an
orderly, Bring me my revolvers, and
when he had his pistols he again called
upon the men to come out, but they did
not move. Then he said, 4 am going to
count three. If you are not out here
with your hands held up ON the third
count, you won come out of that place
alive
"He counted one, then he cooked the
revolvers, and he counted two. We all
expected to hear the report, for we knew
that Dewey meant what he said The
men knew it too. They stepped out just
in time to save their lives and held up
their hands, and they had been partial
ly sobered by their fright and the moral
effect of Dewey's glance
lone of them said afterward that
when he saw Dewey's eyes he knew
that he would either be dead Jackie
in o moment or he would have to yield,
and when the irons were put upon him
he was as sober as he ever was in his
life. Dewey went back to his room and
finished the letter he was writing. -
Philadelphia Press.
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Wasted.

A lad in one of the London board
schools was found guilty of serious in
fraction of discipline and was directed
by his teacher to tell his mother when
he got home what misdemeanor he had
committed
The next morning the schoolmistress
called Johnnie to her desk, when the fol-
lowing dialogue ensued:
Well, Master Johnnie, did you in
form your mother what refraction of
discipline you were guilty of yesterday
and the reprimand and punishment you
received"
"Yes'm," was the sententious reply.
well, and what did your mother
say?"
''She said she'd like to wiring your
neck for you"
No more discipline reports were sent
horne to that mother = Pearson's
Weekly
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

There is no longer any doubt that
Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands,
is engaged to marry Prince Bernhard
of Sake Weimar, who is now 30 years
Of age and the second son of the late
hereditary Prince of Weimar. The
young queen has lately been in Paris
seeing the sights and selecting trous-
seau. Her dresses. rides in the Bots and
goodness of face and character have
been items of interest in the Paris jour
nails. They deem it significant that she
shops in Paris instead of Berlin and be-
heye the future queen valuable person
to cultivate.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

She-Do you believe in platonic love?
He-I hardly know. Do you?
She-Wel1, of course there may be
such thing, but-but-well, between
two such people as you and-and-
He-No, not between you and me.
All, Helen, platonic love would not do
for mel 1 must speak. Can you-can
you
She-Oh, Alfred, how did you guess
my seclel:-Chicago News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

Burbank-You say that you never
saw that man before, and yet you think
he has been married about 10 months.
I'd like mighty well to know what
there is about him to make you arrive
at such conclusion?
Sherlock Holmes, Watch him
closely, and you will notice that he
starts at every sound as if be We're afraid
it would wake the baby.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
A WINTRY LANDSCAPE.

Not summers self was ever half SO fair
AS this white winter wrapped in ermine
fleece,
royal silence breeding everywhere
And all the world a voiceless dream of peace.
Amber and opal, faintest pearl and rose,
Orange and purple in the sunset sky;
In fiery hues the wide west flames and CLOVIS,
Nor fades till stars are shining out on high.
Der steel blue lakes the sheen is bright like
mail,
The trees in naked beauty lift their limbs,
The wind is hushed that erst did sob and wall
Softer its tones than mothers cradle hymns
Strange, silent winter, fair beyond belief,
White robed and fair and dreamy as the night
Forgetting pain and care and joy and grief,
Creeps solemnly apace and shrouds the light
-Harpers Bazaar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
PENN SYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad Of America. Pro-
kected hroAgAoWt BY Block Signals
and Interl0ckfng Switches.
IN EFFECT JUNE 20. 1898.

Trains teave Mount Holly as JoEIosOs:
For Philadelphia, $50, $780, SOL, ITO, TAB, 74s,
SOD s,i5. LII A. M, l2.55, %, 235, 4.56' 5.13,
6.l8, 7.26, S.25, l0.50P. NJ.
On sundays, S.02 A. M. IL, 06, g. IS, a. g. so P M
For Pemberton. 7O2 9.25, TO- SO A. M, la. 2.09,
4l8 4.40. SAB, GIG, %, Pm.
On sundays, sic, 1925 A. M, 7o5 Pm
For BordenIown, Trenton and New York, $50.
749, 9lS, ll05. A. M, $780, 800, $40, 4.47, 5.53
Pm.
ON Sundays, a25 A. NJ, 2O5. 6.2oP.M.
For East burlington, $50, lbs, 7.49, S22 $50.
9ls. l0:l5, ll.o5 A. M. 1870, Q.l5 Saturdays
only, 30O $40, All, $40, 5.as 6.2s, 7.26. si5.
on Sundays 7.25. $50. . % A. M, 1900, 2O5 2sO.
S.i5, 34l, 4.l0, 500. 535 $40, 7.O5, 1876 $50.
$40. P. M.
For Lewistown, Columbus, KiDkora, etc.
200, 4.40 P. M.
On Sundays, 7.05 P. M.
For LumDerton, Medford, Marion and Had
For vincentown, 1928, 6 le M.
For Toms River. 9.25, 95I A, M, 200, 44O, SAB
On Sundays S.l6 AN
For Tuckeruon, Beach Haven and Barnegat
City, 9.5l A. M, 4.40P.M
For Asbury Park and Long Branch, 9.5l, A. M
For Long Branch, Sundays, SIG AN.
Trains teaUe for Mount Holly as JolIoaOs:
From philadelphia. 800, 6.35, $50, $40, 1000.
Il2O. 1870, A. M 30 $40, 400, 49, 500. $40,
6.lO. $50. 800 1870. II As P. M.
ON Sundays, 73O, $50 A. M, 90, 800, 10. 80 p M
From New York. viaTrenton and Burlington,
800, $50, llO0A M, l.0O 2.lO. 400, 500. 500.
Pm.
on sundays. 1000 A. M, 7OOPM
From Trenton. 6.45, TAO. 925, ILL A. NJ. 2.5s,
Ala, $40, 100, 9.55 p. M.
On Sundays. $40. 1l.50, A. M. 4O5, 90s Pm.
From East Burlington, 7.0O 1853, S.26 S-4S, q,
only. 800, 40 SIG. 55S, $780, 100. 7.50, $50,
1870 p. NJ.
on sundays, 755, 800, 1890. A. M. 1890, 2.s5.
305. 3.45, 49, 4.55. $50. 6l0 7OO 730, 700, s55.
l00OP.M
From Toms River. 6.5s, 1853 A. M. 1926, s.45,
64lP.M.
From Aspury Park, $40, LIB a. M, a.ls. 5l5
Pm.
From Medford, II. 55 AN
From Long Branch, 623 HOS A. M l.55, 500
Pm. Sundays 500
From Pemberlon, (north) 6.35, 7.I9, s3. $50.
HOO A. M, 1887 Ito, 40. $40 p
On Sundays, 7.2S A. M, 6.J0P.M.
From Pemberton tsouth), 733 A. M, 4a r. M.
On Sundays, 7l4PM.
From Vinconlown. $50 A. M. l42P.M M.
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THE INDULGENT FATHER.
An Account Of One That Colonel CalIiper
Knew In Storkville Center, vt. -

An Account of One That Colonel Calliper
Knew In Storkville Center, vt. -
Speaking of indulgent fathers, " said
Colonel Calliper, reminds me of an
old friend of mine named Silas ling
took, who formerly lived in Storkville
Centre Vt Once when his little son
Rufus wanted very much to fly a kite
at time when he was not well enough
to be permitted to go out Mr.. Zingtock
rugged up a continuance whereby the
youngsters desire could be gratif1ed in
the house. He set up a blower in the
back parlor, belted 1t to an engine in
the cellar below, and when everything
was all ready he started the fan and
produced current of air that was
ample to float kite.
sit was great fun for young Rufus to
sit in the back parlor and fly his kite
in the front, and for a time everything
went all right, but on an unfortunate
day Rufy, not satisfied with the amount
of wind the fan was blowing, undertook
to make it blow harder, which is some
thing that Mr.. Zingtock had expressly
forbidden 1t seems that the blower and
the boiler and machinery were all much
larger than were needed to produce a
breeze sufficient TO float kite here, but
Mr.. Zingtock, who, though rich, was
also thrifty, had had chance to buy
this plant second hand cheaper than
new plant of smaller size would have
cost, and SO he took it and had it set
up, and every morning he used to adjust
it so that it would not go above GER
tain speed, and several times he had
cautioned his son never to touch it.
"About one minute after Rufus did
touch it on this morning when he want
ed it to blow harder the big fan was go
ing at gait that set up hurricane in
the parlors. 1t blew the kite against one
of the windows and broke that the first
thing, and within a minute the pictures
were off the walls and their glasses
smashed, tables were upset, bric-a-br ao
was knocked into flinders, and the
whole parlor was wreck, with the big
blower going at top speed and ohurning
everything there into fragments and
blowing the debris out of the windows.
"That ended the father indulgence.
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

Cyclists in rural France are well ca
tered for in delightful little countrified
cafes, with open air tables often set in
an arbor of eyergreens. A franc and
half or two will get you perfection of
an omelet, plate of stewed wild rab-
bit, soft cheese, wine and black coffee,
and for an extra sous or so the wait
ress, if the wheelman is ungallant
enough to let her do it. will initiate his
tires, the merest 'marchand de wins"
being nowadays the proud possessor of
a standard pump. Caterer.
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inst what II Seems.

tIt seems like dream, he said in
speaking of his courtship.
my boy replied the veteran,
when you wake up after marriage you
will find that that is just exactly what
1t is-nothing but dream. Chicago
Post
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A new invention is one to make tele-
graph wire out of paper. The interior
cable is lead covered, and thin spirals
of paper are wound around each interior
wire. The cost is said to be one fifteenth
of rubber insulated cable.
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M.dror,l. Marlton and Philadelphia,

MedfOrd, Marion and PhlIadeIphla.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at $50, l0lz
AM, 2.l3, 54 Pm.
On Sundays, Gl5 A. M, $40 Pm.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at GA, l025
A. NJ, 2.35, 5.35, p.
On Sundays, 628 A. M, 5.22 P. NJ.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at g. 55, 1850, A. M, 33O $50,
Pm.
On Sundays, 900 A. M, CABIN.
Leave Marion tor Medtord, 8.07, ll.3S A. M,
Alb, go, P. M.
On Sundays, 952, A. M, 7.3l p. M.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent Mt the station.
}. b. HUTCHINSON, j. X. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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Warships were originally distinguish
ed from merchantmen by their greater
size. Now this distinction does not OBJ
tain, and the war vessel is of totally
different construction.
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Your friends may smile
But that tired feeling
Means danger. 1t
Indicates impoverished
And impure blood.
This condition may
Lead to serious illness.
1t should be promptly
Overcome by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which purifes and
Enriches the blood,
Strengthens the nerves,
Tones the stomach,
Creates an appetite,
And builds up,
Energies and vitalizes
The whole system.
Be sure to get
Only Hoods.
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Mon transportation Company.
Tuckerton Ra.Iroa.

TuckertOn Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 95l A. M
cor. M. daily except Sunday, and on Sat
urday at 200.
L ave Tuckerton Tor Mount Holly, 7.0s A. NJ,
SOB p. M daily except Sunday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-09

For Secretary of the State Senate there
is liFely to be some contest although at
the present time there are few candidates
announced. That position should go to
an Attorney if possible. The office has
sometimes been filled by men, who
while being able to perform the routine
duties of the position, yet have not the
tact to use newspaper men we'll, and if
so II man could be found who could
combine some of the qualifications of
both a lawyer and newspaper man, the
Press of Vermont would have occasion
TO rejoice. We shall have more to say
on this subject later.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-09
BiancO Seems Hopeful Yet

Madrid. July 9.-According to dis
patch received here from Havana, Can
tain General Blanco openly urges the
continuation of the war.
me newspapers of this city say the
moment has not arrived to seek for
peace One OF them adds, 1--WE find
ourselves in position from y hich we
are able to make our enemies feel the
consequences Of the war"
Inc refusal Of the Cuban cable COM
panles to transmit dispatches franl5ed
ny the spanish government in spite of
'ne conditions of the concessions. occa
slons the liveliest discomfort here Tho
Spanlards believe this action is due To
me orders of the british government
Whlch, according to the newspaners of
MADRID, is raising constant difficulties
IL the way of Spain and is giving fire.
uuent proofs of its partialty for the
ui"teu states. Spain, it appears. has
ooiiipialned to the cable companies.
whose offices are in London, but without
any result