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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22
OLD ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
Historically 1t Is Among the Most Inter-
esting Churches In the Country,

Historically 1t Is Among the Most Inter-
esting Churches In the Country.
Historically and in the relics Of the
past which it contains few if any
churches in America are more interest
ing than old st. Johns at Portsmouth,
N. H. The founding of the parish dates
from 1888, but the present ediflce is
modern. 1t was built in 1906, and the
good man who preached the dedication
sermon described il as a work of stu
pendous magnitude. 1t is not, however,
the building which attracts us, but it's
belongings. Here we see the old prayer
book, with the prayer for the president
pasted over that for the king; the
Vinegar Bible, of which only 40
copies were printed, and but five of
which are in the United States The
bell which calls the parish to prayers is
capture from Louisburg, and. although
it's voice was heard in its foreign home,
1t is yet the same old bell. An arm
chair, which stands behind the altar
rail was a gift from Queen Caroline,
but is now known as the Washington
chair, having been occupied by the first
president of the United States when he
attended service in the old church
Admiral Farragut was buried from
st. Johns, and the reading table is
made of wood from his flagship A
strange bit of treasure trove is the
heavy porphyry font taken from an old
church in Portsmouth and captured by
the English from the French off the
coast of Africa. Every Sunday 10 loaves
of bread are placed upon this font and
distributed to 10 old women. in accord
anoe with the terms of one Theodore
Eccleston s last will and testament, and
because of gift by will the church is
still heated by wood fires. IN.
H. Telegraph.
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but Victoire, mad with fright, chung so
tightly to my neck, clasping me with
such force that my voice died in my
throat, my eyes closed and the cry was
strangled. = x =
"How long time elapsed l never
knew. was brought back to conscious
ness by the chair striking the ground.
They had set it down preparatory to-
yes, but where, where? Decidedly not
in the river. 1t was room, on the con-
trary, the dirty, grimy chamber of
low country wineshop, where crowd
of rough, coarse men were drinking,
swearing and rolling about lot of
boxes, barrels and packages, like mer-
chandise.
Nine. Jeryaise, Nine. Jervaisep
they shouted in chorus, as our bearers
set us down. Have you brought us
Nine. Jervaise?
"'She is here, the bearers replied.
"'To work, to work, them We have
no time to lose.
"And the chair door was thrown open.
'tBut scarcely had they caught sight
of Victoire and me, crouching half dead
in the bottom of the chair, when wild
stampede took place, heller SHELTER
rush for the outside. The lights were
extinguished, the thud of feet was heard
pounding away into the night, and then
deep, bloodcurdling stiffness.
'tWe were alone in black darkness.
Luckily had noticed the direction
of the door. 70 leap from the chair,
seize Victories hand and make my way
to it was the work of a second The
clouds had not deepened, the rain had
ceased, and by the purest miracle we
found the road back to the city. By
daylight we were safe at home.
"a fortnight later perhaps an article
in morning paper gave me the key to
the mystery of that hideous night in
which we (Victoire and y had been SO
strangely involved. The article an
nounced the capture by the police Of
band Of smugglers who had installed
themselves in an old, abandoned wine
shop in the outskirts of Lille-a regular
magazine, as it turned out, of contra
band goods, which they had struggled
manikin representing a sick old woman,
partly paralyzed. and which, mufaed in
wraps and placed in sedan chair, they
carried back and forth under the very
nose of the gendarmes without the
slightest fear of detection.
CAN invalid ordered by the doctor
to take the steam baths, they told the
officers of the law, by name Mime. Jer-
vaise
chime. Jervaise' The name told
me all and explained everything that
hitherto had seemed mysterious and in
applicable in our midnight adventure.
Happily for us our nocturnal escapade
had never been suspected, and Victoire
and I escaped summons to appear as
witnesses before the court of assizes.
All the same from that day to this the
thought of sedan chair gives me goose
flesh down the spine. From the
French in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22

An eminent physician and Fellow of
the Royal Society, seeing over the door
of a paltry alehouse, the Crown and
Thistle, by Malcolm MacTavish, NJ. D.,
f. R. S., walked in and severely re-
buked the landlord for this presumptu-
GUS insult to science. Boniface, with
proper respect, but with firmness that
showed he had been soldier, assured
the doctor that he meant no insult to
science. "What right, then, - asked he,
"have you to put up those letters after
your name?"
~ have" answered the landlord, as
good right to these as your honor, as
drum major of the Royal Scots fusi-
leers "-Sapitarinm
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COMPENSATION.


Dearest, for me the breath of flowers,
The morning breaking rosy wise.
For you the red worm through the hours
And mold upon your eyes.
For you the earth smell and the rain,
The wan roots writing overhead.
For me an ever sobbing pain,
And few, few words you said.
For me the light pulsating waste,
For me the noisy, wrinkling sea,
For you all silences are laced,
All darks wove endlessly.
And yet I would that l could lie
In darks and silences as deep,
Where drawn lips can not laugh or sigh,
Nor dusty eyes can weep.
If but knew that you o'erheard,
Beneath the sky's caressing smile,
Went sometimes Borrowing for the dead
As do all the while.
Post Wheeler in New York Press
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ENNSYLV ANIA RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad Of Ameyica Pro
tected throughout BY Block Signals
and InterLocking .SWitcheS
IN EFFECT DECEMBER II, 1897

Trains leave Mount Holly as Jouoa0s:
For Philadelphia, $50, 800, 652 ITO, 749, s57,
s.l5. II 20 A M, 1884. 2.S3, $3.50 Saturdays
only. ABB, 504, GIG, $685. IO.5OP. M
On sundays, s.2s a. M. 1905. 5ls, s.5OP.M.
For Pemberton, 7,3o, 9.26 A. M, 145. 1892, Al,
6.06, 73l, Pm.
On sundays, 1923. A. M. e.OOr.M.
For Bordentown, Trenton and New York, $50.
749, 9.lS ll05. A. NJ, 1890, 255, 4lO 447, $50,
Pm.
on sundays, 1000 A. NJ, POS. eo5PM
sls, I0.l5, ilo5 A. M, 1886, 265, 40, al, Sis,
5.53 6.26, 7.25, 8.45. 1000 ~ M.
On Sundays 725, $50. 10 90 A. M, 1900, 205 go.
3.l5, 3.4, 4.IO, 800, 535, 605, 6.45 7.l5, $40
800 P.
For Lewistown, Columbus, KiDkora, etc.,
7.35 A. M, LAG, AT M.
On Sundays, 6.O0P.
For Lumperton, Medford, Marion and Had
donneld. $50 A. NJ
For Nincentown, 1926, SOC P. M.
For Toms River, 9 26 A M, AT, Pm.
For Tuckerton, Beach Haven and Barnegat
City, 9.26 A. M, AT Pm.
For Asbury Park and Long Branch, 926 A. NJ.
Trains Eeove for Mount Holly as JoILosos:
From PhiIadelphia $50. 7.5O. $50. 1000. l1.2O.
1910, A. M, Il 30 Saturdays only, 23O, 400,
On Sundays, 9.l5 A. M, LOO, 800, l03OP.M.
From New York. via Trenton and Burlington,
500, $50, l1.OOA. M, 100. 2.l0. AGO. 500, 500.
On Sundays. 1000 A. M, 7O0P.M.
From Trenton, 6:45. TAO. 1925, ILL a. M, 2.63,
On Sun DAYS avs, SO SO Ii.5o, A. NJ, 4o6 so p.H.
From East Burlington, 700, 1853, 1926 AZ, 9.42.
1905 1045, ll.48 A. NJ LOS, 1886. ASP, $50. 5.5S,
$50, 200, 100, $50, 1870 P. M.
On sundays, 500, 900, 1870, A. M, 1890, 2.35.
SO5. 345 4.sO, Ass. $50, $780, $50, 72O. 745, s45
1000 M.
From Toms River, 7.4S A. M, 4.02 P. N.
From AsDury Park, 2l3 P. M.
From Medford, ll.55 A. NJ
From Long Branch, l.55, P. M.
From Pemberton, (north) 6.35, 7.2S. s.3S A. M,
1881, 4.07, 8.10P M.
On Sundays, 500 A. M, 5.O0P.M
From Pemberton (south), S.36 A. M, 4.44 P N.
From Vincentown, $50 A. M, LAP P. NJ.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22
A MARVEL.

An old astronomer there was
Who lived up in a tower
Named Ptolemy Copernicus
Flammarion McGower.
He said: 81 can prognosticate
With estimates correct,
And when the skies contemplate
know what to expect.
When dark ming clouds obscure my sight,
think perhaps twill rain,
And when the stars are shining bright
know tits clear again.
And then abstractedly he scanned
The heavens hour by hour,
Old Ptolemy Copernicus
Flammarion McGower.
Carolyn Wells in st. Nicholas.
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Old Lady improving the occasion)-
All, my poor man, you would not be in
this position if you had received an early
training in some trade or callingl
Tramp-Don't you fork too sudden
about wot you don't know nothin about,
missus. No trainin, indeed Wy, was
In prison afore l wos l4!-London Fun
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Face to the great
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Medford, Marion and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 700, 100
A. M, 2.l3, 5.24, p
On Sundays, Sol A. M. 3.5OPM
Leave Marion tor Philadelphia at TIA, 1912
A. M, 2.35, 5.35, P. M
On Sundays, Sl4 A. M, 4.02 P.M
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at 100, 1880, A. M, 300, $50
Pm.
On Sundays, S.45 A. M, 5.3OP. M.
Leave Marion TOR Medtord, s11, 11.SS A. N.
3.54, $40, P. M.
On Sundays, $3.50, A. NJ, 6.23 P. M.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
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Union Transportation Company.

Tuckerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 9.26 A.
447 p. M, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton tor Mount Holly, 100 A. NJ,
200 F. M, daily except Sunday.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22

What is the best time
to pick apples2
When the farmer is looking
the other way and the dog isn't around.
--Gaulois.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
HOPEFUL AND MODEST.

The Spaniards are hopeful and mod est fellows, at least when they talk for publication. We are now told from Havana that If Admiral Cervera had been at home when Santiago de Cuba was bombarded the Spanish warships would have "entered the combat against the Americans, confident of safe exit" This saying will make both the Spaniards and the Yankees have a common sorrow, and that is that the bold Admiral didn't happen to be in when Commodore Schley knocked. We are further told that the Spanish troops in Cuba have orders to make ''an energetic, or slight, or no resist ance, according to circumstances, with view of facilitating the landing of the American forces so that the latter may go into the interior of the country where the Spanish are confident they will be able to defeat them.'' And it is also cheerfully said that "the Spanish
 
 army and navy are anxious to measure arms with the Americans and are de- sirous that a propitious occasion may soon present itself, trusting for the re- suit to the courage of the Spanish sol dlers and sailors, to their better organ ization and to the greater skill of their commanding officers"
 This is neat and modest layout Admiral Cervera has seemed very anx- ious to meet the American warships, but he has somehow or other missed them. Perhaps when he gets back from wherever he is he will go out and meet them and show his skill. It is also quite probable that the Spanish 1 soldiers in Cuba will succeed in turing the Yankee soldiers to fight if they | try very hard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
SULPHUR ENOUGH.

It is being discovered that this great, glorious and thoroughly united coun- try can take care of itself. It has been depending on Sicily for most of it's sulphur, but it will not have to do that any longer if reports which come from Cal ornia are true. It appears that in the Cocopah country, about sixty miles south of Yuma, are immense beds of sulphur owned by Anthony Godbe, United States consul at Ensenada. These sulphur deposits have only just begun to be worked and are of inn mense extent and value. Development began upon them only about six months tura county which the owner is de- veloping little by little. Sulphur was at one time shipped from along Sulphur Creek, Colusa county, and there are also deposits in that county near Will bur Springs and at the Elgin mine. A few years ago an attempt was made to work the Elgin deposit, but the sulphur although SS per cent, was black and
 not acceptable to the California mar ket. Some years ago sulphur was pro- duced in considerable quantity from de- posits on and near the eastern shore of Clear Lake, Lake county. The Sul-
 phur Banks mine furnished for some time the supply of the California mar
 ally-but the work was abandoned on account of the cost of production. The
 deposits could probably be worked now
 with profit. In Kern county sulphur occurs as superficial deposit, covered in many places by drift from the mountains. In the Sunset oil district it is known to cover an area of several acres. Prospect holes show one de-
 posit made up of high and low grade
 ore, some of it nearly pure sulphur There are large deposits of sulphur in Nevada, at Humboldt, worked by the
 Humboldt Sulphur company, which for some time have been competing suc-
 cessfully with the importation from Ja-
 pan, which has supplied the Pacific coast demand. The Nevada product has almost supplanted the Japanese | supply. The manager of the company | says that they have enough on hand
 now to supply all the requirements of | the government, even in time of war. Sulphur is very useful just now, and l it is cheering to know that there is | enough of it handy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
4 YELLOW COUNTRY.

Perhaps Spain is now the most dis tressful country on the face of the globe, but if a writer in London news paper gives true testimony China's condition is woful enough. He says that everywhere the condition appears to be ripe for rebellion. The country is honeycombed with secret societies with anti-dynastic objects; piracy and highway robbery are rampant through out many provinces; the government acknowledges itself helpless and pow erless, unable to maintain order with in the empire, to resist force of even five hundred foreign sailors, or to re- fuse any demand any foreign Power may see fit to impose. Sooner or later, he says, the people will say, as it is evident the government can neither protect us nor maintain order, we must take steps to perform these elementary duties of the government ourselves. And it looks as though that moment were rapidly approaching, for it is cur rently reported that many of the pick ed scholars of the empire-the most in-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02

fluential class in it--.Who are now as- sembled at Pekin for the metropolitan (the highest) examination have declin- ed to enter the examination hall, say ing: What is the use of obtaining a diploma from . government that can- not even protect us? We had better go home at once and study some foreign language and learning in the hope of obtaining employment from some vest ern government which will establish it. self on Chinese soil, and which at least will be able to safeguard our interests and give us a permanent position which we cannot hope for from our own." That is dangerous spirit to get abroad, especially now when only a spark is needed to start general confagration, and living is rendered daily a more serious question, owing to the appreciation of copper consequent on the depreciation of silver, to droughts here and floods there and to increased exactions in order to neutral ize in some manner the drain on pro- vincial resources, caused by forced con- tributions towards the payment of in terest on indemnity loans.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02

Negotiations are going on for the es- tablishment in Cairo of bank with a capital. of $5,OoOOOO privileged to issue notes payable on demand. The note circulation is to be guaranteed by re- serve of gold equal to one-half, and the remainder by securities approved by the Egyptian government at par values. It is proposed that the desig- nation of the institution shall be the government control shall be exercised by the nomination of a governor and two accountants. It is believed that the government support will insure the success of the note circulation, which will be a novelty in Egypt, where hith- erto all operations have been settled in coin, and great public advantage is ex- pected from the establishment of the bank, as the existing financial system is old-fashioned and inadequate for the requirements of the country since the great development of industrial enter prise by foreign and local capitalists. It is intended, when the conditions have been finally arranged between the pro motors and the government, that the shares shall be issued in London, Paris and Cairo. The number of applications already received in Cairo gives assur- dant local support
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
EARNEST.

It is funny that man is never really alive till he is "dead in earnest. Rich mond Dispatch.
 Sufficient Reason. Mother-"Chil- dren, you must be very good now-your fathers hurt his hand and can't beat you!"-Fliegende Blatter.
 Two Views.-She--How could we ever get along without the beautiful flowers, Pete? The gardener-I dunno, miss. l spec I'd have to look fer some odder kind ob a job.-Puek.
 Female matchmaker - Isn't your wife's hair black? Customer-Yes but what of that? Matchmaker can't account for the stoppage of your watch by a red one.-Jewelers' Week. ly.
 fl don't see what you accomplish by borrowing money from Jones to pay what you owe Brown"
 Well, you are stupid; in about a month I can borrow from Brown again and pay Jones. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
FASHION NOTES.
Rulings as to Trimmings.

It is now directed that when collar and cuffs are tailor linen, the belt must be very simple; that is, plain leather with harness buckle, not ribbon and bow or fancy buckle. When, however, the neck is daintily scarfed, then the belt may be more elaborate. If the neck is smoothed in chiffon and frills, then the sash may be elab- crate to match. It is not considered just right to wear befrilled and be- trimmed skirt with tailor made shirt waist completing the costume. It is decreed that with the shirt waist bod
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02

at least plain. It may be cloth, mo- duck or wash material to match the waist, but it must not be silk or satin of elaborated wash stuff. The fancy waist on the other hand. may be worn with the most elaborate skirt Satin may be worn with silk, chiffon bodices over satin are all right with taffeta skirts, inlaid with lace, or chiffon frilled skirt may go with a satin bodice and the beribboned sash of net may complete the combination, yet harmo- ny is preserved. It is permitted to wear plain tailor skirt with some what elaborated silk shirt waist, but it is positively forbidden to risk the trimmed skirt with the tailor waist.
 Waists like that shown here will still be seen accompanied by plain skirts, but that is because the wearers don't approve of highly wrought skirts, and the result would be far more fash ionable if the skirts were trimmed, not to match the bodice, but so as to make plain the harmony between the two, This waist was lemon colored corded silk, was alike in back and front, and fastened at the side. The narrow vest like front was embroidered with a black floral spray, and on either side was a profusion of black chiffon frills, the material running up into them with ponits that were also embroidered with black. Collar and belt were black satin, and the sleeves were embroidered with black and capped and edged with chif- ion ruff1es. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.

It is not surprising to read that the Bank of Spain is in trouble. There was run on it yesterday, the people fear ing that it's notes would soon be at a discount. and preferring to have silver instead of them. In addition to taking care of itself the bank has on it's hands a billion of pesetas at four per cent.
 The last reliable information concern ing the condition of the bank showed that about $247,oOOOOO in paper was af1oat and the bank had metallic re- serve of only $57,OO0OOO with which to redeem it. Of this reserve about ESQ.,, 000,00 was said to be in silver, which cannot be f1oated outside of the coun- try, and the balance in gold. Grave doubt is entertained as to whether the bank holds any gold at all, but it doesn't show any sign of weakening in the per- formance of the task of furnishing money to the government. Every week some new burden is assumed by the bank, and every week the paper money falls a notch or two lower. It is now at about eighteen per cent. of it's face value.
 If the Bank of Spain bursts or col- lapses there will not be much left of Spain's side of the war Spain is thor oughly bankrupt, and the sooner she gives up trying to do such business as she is now engaged in the more she will save.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents. and other small Advertisements, One Cent Word each 'n- sertion. Five Cents Word for full week tseven tjmes).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one Tn; eertion, $120 each subsequent insertion. 40 cents; one week, $3.20; one month. Slo one ycar. $40.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse. 15 cents per line Notices of Births, Mar nages- Deaths and Funerals. 30 cents each, LOca! Notices 15 cents per line. own immediate business (all matter to be unobiectionable). and their contracts do not irelndo Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc
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ice the skirt should be severe. There never was a season when the fancy waist and any skirt privilege was so universal, yet there never was a sea- son when general harmony of dress was so imperative.
 If you wear 8 wash tailor made shirt waist with linen collar, cuffs and reg uation tie, the skirt must be tailor or
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02

An English Investigator has recently been engaged in an original task, that of studying the influence of music on the hair. The investigator establishes, in the first place, that the proportion of bald persons is II per cent. for the liberal professions in general, with the exception of physicians, who appear to hold the record for badness, which is 30 per cent. Musical composers do not form an exception to the rule and the badness is as frequent among them as in the other professions. The cor uet-a-piston and the French horn act with surprising surety and rapidity; but the trombone is the depilatory in- strument par excellence. It will clear the hair from ones head in five years That is what the author calls 'baldness of the fanfares," which rages with special violence among regimental bands.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-02

The Boston Herald points out that it would be something of a retribution if the scene of the collapse of the war with Spain should happen to the. San tiago, which was also the scene of the virginius tragedy when thirty Ameri- cans. ninety Cubans and six British subjects were shot as pirates.