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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
LAW OF THE UMBRELLA.

An Important Opinion That Has Been
Ascribed to Lord Coleridge.
The law as to umbrellas was settled
once for all by Lord Coleridge in lead
ing English case. His lordship held;
Umbrellas, properly considered; are
part of the atmospheric or meteorolog-
ical condition, and as such there can be
no individual property right in them.
In Sampson versus Thompson defendant
was charged with standing on plaintiff 8
front steps during storm and thereby
soaking up large quantity of rain to
which plaintiff was entitled. But the
court held that the rain was any man S
rain, no matter where it fell. 1t fol-
lows, therefore, that the umbrella is
any mans umbrella. In all ages rain
and umbrellas have gone together, and
there is no reason why they should be
separated in law An umbrella may,
under certain circumstances-the chief
of which is possession-take on the at
tributes of personal property, just as if
a man set tub and catch quantity
of rainwater, that rainwater will be
considered as his personal belonging
while it is in his tub But if the sun
evaporate the water and it is rained
down again or if the tub is upset and
tho water spilled then the attribute of
personal ownership instantly disap-
pears. So ii a man hold his umbrella in
his hand it may be considered a per-
sonal belonging, but the moment it
leaves his hand it returns to the great,
general, indivisable, common stock of
umbrellas, whittier the law will not at
tempt to pursue it. =
So far as we know there has never
been successful appeal from this de-
cision.-Chicago News.
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HER CAT IN HER POCKET.
Bismarck Travels In State Wherever His
Mattress GOea.

Bismarck Travels In State Wherever His
Mistress Goes.
A woman walked into the breakfast
room of one of Chicago's swell hotels,
dressed in travelling costume and carry
ing on her arm cape Of plaid cloth,
which she hung over the chair next at
table, disposing of it with some care, as
if it might be of value.
Then she gave her attention to the
menu and discussed service Of fruit
while she waited for her order. She was
reused from pleasing study Of her plate
by series of "OhsP' and "AhsP' and
"What darlingl" and hasty glance
showed her big white Angora cat seat
ed gracefully on the vacant chair at her
side.
ooh, Bismarck, you dreadful cat"
she said, as the head waiter approached
with a look in his eye that BODIED no
good to the cat.
"I mus put him out, madam, " he
said, with the assurance that goes with
head walters.
But his mistress clicked her fingers
and the cat disappeared. Every eye was
upon him, yet no one saw him go. The
waiter looked ON the chair and under it,
but pussy had vanished like a dream.
Find the cat-he is in the picture
somewhere, " remarked the owner of the
pet, as she buttered her toast. But the
cat did not come back, and it was not
until the woman had finished her break
fast and was leaving the table, with
her travelling cape thrown over her arm,
that the mystery of the animals disap-
pearance was explained, and pussy's
head was allowed to peep from ca
pacious inside pocket in that cape.
HE has travelled in that pocket from
the Pacific coast, and this is the first
time he has given away his hiding
place." said his mistress. He will not
pur for fear of being found, but he is
near his journeys end now and is get
ting tired. This cape is his exclusive
property. and the pocket is his private
car. Chicago Times Herald.
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He WAS WELL MADE UP.
The Cause of a Wonderful Hit Made By
&I,a Tate T;l Nva

The Cause of a Wonderful Hit Made by
the Late Bill Nye.
James Whitcomb Riley tells quaint
story Of his former lecturing partner,
Bill Nye. 1t was the opening of their
joint season. They had both been rusti-
eating during the vacation and were
brown as berries. Nye looked much like
an Othello in his sunburned make up,
and Riley suggested to him the applica-
ton of some Liquid white, a cosmetic
much affected by the gentler sex of the
profession.
Nye sent for the preparation, and
never having used anything of the kind
before he filled the palm of his hand
with 1t and carefully smeared it over
his countenance. There was no mirror
in his primitive dressing room, and
Riley was identifying himself on the
other side of the stage.
The Liquid white dries out some
what like whitewash, and when Nye
appeared before the audience he was q
sight to behold. His head looked like a
frosted top piece on a wedding cake.
His face, white as the driven snow, was
expressionless and blank. The audience
shrieked, and when he came off from
his first selection they demanded his
temperance. He obliged them to bowls
of laughter. Again he made his exit,
and again was redemanded by the up
roarious audience.
Believing he had made hit he was
about to return to the stage when he
was caught by the arm by Mrs. Nye,
who cried, William Edgar Nye, what
have you got on your face?''
Nothing but its usual expression,
my dear. F"
Expression Fiddlesticksl You're a
fright" cried his wife, and leading
him to where there was piece of broken
looking glass showed him how he
looked.
Nye was mortified, and catching
sight of Riley, just about going on the
stage, he would have undoubtedly fol-
lowed him on and been revenged but
for the Intervention Of Mrs. Nye.
His head was scraped, combed and
washed, and his next selection was read
without "a hand'' from the audience.
Moreover, the story is fact and not a
press agents concoction, Detroit Free
pracc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

One cause of the low standing of the
teachers calling is lack of extended
professional training. Professions easily
entered are not usually highly respect.
ed. The medical profession has been
cited as an illustration. Not long ago,
when one could be a physician without
special training, the profession was not
very highly esteemed. Now, when ex-
tended training is demanded both by
public opinion and by law, the profess
sion is respected as one of the highest.
In like manner the teaching profession
would undoubtedly increase in favor
We're training of u high order demand
ed. In fact, we find the respect for the
profession varying in different countries
and in different grades of the school
system almost in direct ratio to the
education and professional training re-
quired of candidates. Forum.
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MARRIAGE OF OFFICERS.
The Armies of Europe Have Various Rules
Regulating 1t.

The Armies of Europe Have Various Rules
Regulating 1t.
The restrictive conditions at present in
force with regard to the marriage OF
officers in the Russian army forbid this
privilege under any circumstance in the
case of officers under the age of 30. Be-
tween the ages of % and % years the
dot of an officers wife must amount to
a sum representing the minimum in
come of $50 rubles yearly
On comparison of these conditions
with those regulating the same question
III other European armies it may be
noted that i'll the Austria-H Hungarian
army the number of officers authorized
to contract marriage is limited by fix
ed proportion assigned to each grade,
and, these totals being reached, all fur
Their marriages must be deferred pend
ing the occurrence of vacancies in the
married establishments.
The Italian army regulations, which
fix the income of the fiancee at mini
mum of from 1900 to 2, 600 lire, would
appear to be more rational in their
operation. Italian officers, however, ap-
ply somewhat liberal Interpretation to
this law, with the result that the num-
Der of marriages occurring under actual
provisions does not exceed more than an
eighth of the total number, seven
eighths of the officers being united I'M
der the conditions of the religious cere-
mony only, and thus exposing them
selves to all tho Inconvenience which
attend a marriage not recognized by
civil law.
Similar disabilities would now APP
pear to be incurred by Russian officers,
and suggestions have been made by the
press i'll Russia that a general revision
of the law is becoming necessary. The
question is assuming some Importance
from the fact that Russian officers,
reaching total number of nearly 40,
600, represent one of the most impor-
tant classes i'll the state. Brooklyn Cit
izen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
PAYNE's DESERTED TOMB.
"Reminiscences of the Author of "Home,
Sweet Home."

"Reminiscences of the Author of 'Home
Sweet Home"
The old Christian cemetery at Tunis
is one of the strangest sights in that
strange town. Just off busy thorough
fare, under an ancient archway, is q
heavy wooden gate, much worn by the
lapse of time, thickly studded with fan
tastic nails and provided with prodi-
gious knocker. The latter, however, is
not needed, for the gate yields to an
energetic push, and you find yourself in
large, walled inclosure, half garden,
half graveyard, where an Italian WON
all is hanging out clothes among the
gaunt white tombs. 1t is 10 years since
any one was buried here, and the place
is beginning to look neglected. The
modern cemetery is now outside the
walls, and its guardian told me that
many people came to him to inquire for
the monument of ian American poet
or Fan American consul, " and he had
to send them to the old graveyard. The
monument i'll question is that of the
author of "Home, Sweet Home, and
it bears the following inscription upon
its sides:
In memory of John Howard Payn,
author of Home, Sweet Home. Born
June 8, 1891; died April 9, 1862
Erected A. d. 1855.
American Arms-eagle surmounted
by motto ''E Pluribus Unum ~ "Died
at the American consulate in Tunis
Aged 60 years and 10 months. -
''In the tomb beneath this stone the
poets remains lay buried for 80 years
On Jan. 8, 1883, they were disinterred
and taken away to his native land
where they received honor and final
burial III the city of Washington June
8, 1888 Then be content, poor heart. {"
"Sure when thy gentle spirit fled
To realms beyond the azure dome
With arms outstretched Gods angel said,
Welcome to heavens home. sweet home "
There is a certain appropriateness
about the fact that the author of the
exile's most pathetic anthem should
have died so many thousand miles away
from home.-London Sketch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
IN STELLAR DEEPs.

m stellar deeps the midnight silence broods;
Worn with the day. the earth low lying sleeps,
While thought invades the eternal solitudes,
The stellar deeps.
Fleets, from port beyond the explorers ken,
Majestic move, great argosies OF light,
Up from the neither voids unknown of men,
And cross the night.
pathway sown with thistle down of stars,
pathway white, as if thereon had trod
One whose winged feet shed luster in their
flight,
Mounting to God,
Bridges the waste from rolling sphere to
sphere,
Spans the blue seas of silence, shore to shore,
An arch of triumph DER the primal dark
Forever more.
l tremble as child that finds door
And with swift, curious hand throws open
wide
Into vast, unpeopled corridor,
Where shadows glide.
Immensityl Thy surges unconfned
Buffet the sense with strong, benumbing
shocks,
Hurting the little wreckage of the mind
Upon the rocksi
o thought returnl The engulhng pillows toss
Thy tiny cockleshell, their helpless prey
o reason, haiti Thy chart and compass vain
To find the wayi
One envoy more. wait upon the strand,
And while my soul her awesome vigil keeps
Faith finds safe anchorage, in sight of land,
In stellar deeps.
Emma Herrick Weed in Youths Companion.
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DESCENT OF LOVE.

Hath man e'er had experience like this
For poets sing love which children mock,
And bliss of love therein is laughing stock.
Their silly words make creed for common
men)2
Dur life had long been dreamy holiday
Till when one even on the bleak highway,
told her that loved her, and she left
Her soul upon my lips, and thus we staid
Bereft of earth, and then-oh, strangeI-we
fed
Down the bleak highway till the places fear
Had closed his wings and left from following.
So here, within sound Of her sweet singing,
This summers day l fathom that dread time
And liken it-how up some desert peak
Sublime went ancient men and heard God speak
And won his law. But once they went, no morel
Yea, though God s dreams ran burning in their
brain,
They hurried to the ways Of humble men,
Nor prayed of him to visit them againl
"A. Boyd Scott in Black and White.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

A young lawyer in one of the leading
lake cities recently passed few days al
the home of his childhood, rural ham
let in an adjoining county. While there
he ran across one of the characters OF
the place, a quaint old man whom he
had known ever since he could remem-
Der.
"How's bizness in town. inquired
the aged man.
pretty good" replied the lawyer.
"What We doin now?'
"Practicing law. ;"
whats your brother Jim doin?''
Jim is running q hotel" and he
named one of the largest public houses
in the city.
''Is Jim married yet?''
"No."
The old man raised his head with a
oommiserating glance. Then he dryly
observed:
HAS to depend on hired help, ehr'
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

Sarah Bernhardt recently said to a
persistent newspaper correspondent; 81
have told you everything. There is moth
ing that remains for me to say. You are
as bad as Pierre Lott ~
what on earth has Pierre Lott done
to your" was the answer.
"Oh, simply that once upon time
he made up his mind that he was going
to make my acquaintance. First he
wrote me letter expressing his admira-
ton for me, and did me the honor of
dedicating a book to me. l thanked
him, but did not invite him to call ON
mo -
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LAW OF SELF DEFENSE.
The English Theory of Where Protectio
EoJs ard T3auo,,e-o Kyo--;,,.

The English Theory of Where Protection
Ends and Revenge Begins.
The right of self defense is by some
old writers declared to be inherent in
all men by the law of nature Now,
these natural rights are all very
we'll, but they are not recognized by
the law of Great Britain. It is the law
that man may defend himself, his
wife, child or servant from physical ag,
gression. He may also repel by force a
forcible attack upon his property When
you, or your wife, child, or servant is
attacked, or threatened with violence
in such manner as reasonably to lead
you to believe that violence is about to
be used, you may resist the aggressor.
And as the best mode of resistance is
very often to attack, you may lawfully
follow the advice given by an old prize
fighter to a pupil. g., "get in the
first whack -
But self defense must be moderate.
1t must not be totally disproportioned
to the attack. For instance, if hulk
ing ruffian runs at me with q knife, l
may shoot him. But if he runs at me
merely with his fists elinched, and /
shoot him dead with revolver, / shall
probably be hanged by the neck. Not
that tho law expects man to be calm
and cool and collected in all circum-
stances. By no means For instance, if
the said burly rufiian rushes at me with
clinched fists, evidently meaning mis-
chief, and hit him with heavy stick
on the back of the ear, may kill him.
But shall not be hanged for that I
had>a right to use the stick, and in the
circumstances am not to be supposed
to be cool enough to aim for spot not
likely to be fatal. Again, self defense
must not develop into revenge. Thus,
if am threatened with a knife, and by
the timely display of a pistol brighten
my assailant so that he runs away, l
must not shoot after him. If do, am
just as liable as though be had never
threatened me, because l shoot at him
not in self defense, but by way of pun
ishment or revenge Family Lawyer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

'You are daisy" is used by Dick
ems in David Copperield" in the sense
of calling person daisy in the way
TO express admiration and at the same
time to laugh at ones credulity. Steer
forth says to young Copperield: ''Da-
vid, my daisy, you are so innocent OF
the world Let me call you my daisy, as
it is so refreshing to find one in these
corrupt days so innocent and unsophis-
ticated My dear Copperfield, the daisies
of the field are not fresher than you"
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Didn't Call Her Mary

1t is said that the native servants in
Hawaii used to call their mistresses by
their first names. An English woman
of strong will determined on her arrival
in Honolulu that her servants should
never call her Mary and instructed
them carefully in the presence of her
husband. One day, when she had visit
ors, her cook put his head in at the
drawing room door and politely in
quired;
"What vegetables for dinner today.
my lover"
He had heard her called that and
seemed proud of remembering not to say
Mary. New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

A London curate the other day re-
ceived an astonishing answer to an in
quiry after a parishioner's health
well, sir" said the parishioner.
sometimes I feels anyhow, sometimes
feels nohow and there be times when
Ifeels us stiff as himmidge."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
There is one little maxim

There is one little maxim
That now | will name,
Which may bring what is better
Than riches or fame.
All those who will heed it
Good appetite find,
Strong nerves, rosy cheeks.
And vigor of mind.
1t will Danish dyspepsia,
Rheumatics and govt,
That Tired Feeling conquer,
Drive scrofula out,
And here is the maxim
Its wisdom is sure
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla
And keep the blood pure.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12
Trials of Translation.

English critics say that recently fate
gave evidence of more than usual intel
hgence i'll the office of a Partisan jour
nal The Partisan editor saw London
critics appreciation of Anna Thibaud,
whose songs are as pointed and fowery
rs her rosebud" slippers. The Lon
doner wrote that "mademoiselle feet
were incased in fairy boots. The Pari-
sian set himself diligently to work with
his dictionary, and soon had it correct
ly translated, we presume, but when it
appeared in print, instead of reading
that mademoiselle's feet were incased
in bottles de fee, /" it said they were
incased in pots a tieurs" Flower pots)
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Accounts squared.

Hicks-I owe you an apology. The
fact is, it was raining, and saw your
umbrella, and supposing you had gone
home for good l took it.
Wicks-Don' t mention it. | owe you
an apology You left your new hat, you
know, and wore your old one. AS l had
no umbrella and as | didn't want to
wet my hat / pnt on ycurs Hope you
don't mind Pearson g Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

An English bishop, as he was going
about his diocese, asked the porter of a
lunatio asylum how chaplain whom
he, the bishop, had lately appointed,
was getting on.
"Oh, my lord, )" said the man, "his
preaching is most successful. The hid
lots henjoys it partickler. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-12

DIAMONDS IN AMERICA.
Half n Billion Dollars Worth Owned
Here-Amount Rapidly Increasing.

Half Billion Dollars Worth Owned
Here-Amount Rapidly Increasing.
In no country are there more dia-
monds to be found than in the United
States, according to the population. 1t
is estimated by leading Maiden lane
New York; diamond dealer that there
are upward of $500, 900, 900 worth of
diamonds in this country. Moreover,
this vast amount is increasing year by
year.
Until quite recently diamonds were
rarely cut in this country, but Amer
lean inventors have developed process
for diamond cutting which is vastly su-
perior to that done abroad
The loss in weight through cutting is
sometimes fully one-half, but the value
is increased probably more than two
fold.
The Dutch city Of Amsterdam has
been the great diamond cutting center Of
the world from time immemorial and
up to few years ago over IL, 900 peo-
pie in that place were directly or indi-
rectly dependent upon this trade.
Duo 10 Was uOb TtStbUIl1tDl6 W SuppOS6
that Amsterdam should continue to hold
a monopoly of diamond cutting. AS one
of the greatest importing cities of the
world, New York gradually offered in
ducements to diamond cutters, and an
industry has been gradually built up
here that is now very fiourishing and
profitable. In 1858 Henry d. Morse of
Boston invented machine for cutting
and polishing diamonds, and since then
improvements have been made upon it
that are very important. The foreigners
continue to polish their stones by hand,
but in this country machinery is large
ly used.
A famous gem expert places the total
value of all the diamonds in the world
at over 81, 900, 900, 900, of which $780,
900, 600 worth are in the hands of deal
ers, carried as stock. All of the other
diamonds are in the hands of private in
dividuals, and the question naturally
arises, who owns themP This is not so
easily answered, except in the case of
large and world famous gems. -Godey's
Magazine
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In times of the revolution the merry
go round

%
The old story of Prometheus is a par.
able. Prometheus was on terms of in
timacy with the gods. From them he
stole fire, and gave it to men, For this
sin he was bound to the rocks of Mount
Caucasus and vultures were set upon
him. They only ate his liver. This grew
again as fast as it was pecked away.
Are his sufferings to be imagined
Take a modern Interpretation of the
parable. There is no cooking without
fire In cooking and eating the mischief
lies. The stomach is overtasked, the bow
els become clogged, they cannot dispose
of the food that is given them. The i'm
purities back up on the liver. Then come
the vultures-the torments of diseased
liver. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is more than equal to the vultures
of dyspepsia and its kindred diseases.
There is no more need of suffering from
dyspepsia and than there is of hanging
ones self Sold by all medicine dealers
the world over.
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A cooling plant snow on the mountain


Is at all times to attend to the comforts of
your family. Should anyone of them
catch a slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells & Son, Columbus; E. D. Prick
lit, Mount Holly; W. c. Jones, New Egypt;
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and j. II.
Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents, and get a
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away to
prove that we have a sure cure for coughs
colds, asthma, consumption, and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes
SOC. and 25c
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tits so seldom, said Uncle Eben,
dat man jes' puhceeds along. tryin
ter do is homes duty, dat when he does
folks goes ter guessin an 'spioionin dat
he's playin a mighty sly game. -
Washington Star.
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From Sire to Son.

AS a family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as a legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package Of this remedy at once If you
have indigestion, constipation, headache,
rheumatism, ETC., this specific will cure
you. Wells & Son, Columbus; E. D.
Prickitt, Mount Holly; W. c. Jones, New
Egypt; Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and
J, H. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, are sole agents and are distributing
samples free. Large packages soc and 25c.