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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
ESTABLISHED 1879.

lovely jewels and looked charming
when she entered the drawing room at
the castle.
Dinner was soon after announced, but
not word was said about SURPRISE
though Lady Mary was on the tiptoe Of
expectation, longing to know what It
could possibly be. So excited was she
about the surprise that she almost for
got how much she was in love with the
marquis, while, as for the lost fan, she
had for the time being ceased to remem-
Der that she ever possessed one.
1t was not till the gentlemen had
joined the ladies after dinner that there
was any question of the momentous sur
prise Then 1t was that the groom of
the chambers came up to Lady Mary
with all the pompous dignity his Office
imposed and presented her with a
packet.
With impotence and in some trep-
idation, since every eye was upon her,
she tore asunder the paper that envelop-
ed it.
my fanny dear, darling lost FAM
she cried "Who is the lucky being
who found it? This is indeed sur
prise. ;"
IN. de Lanteuil," said the duchess.
''He found it under a chair at the hunt
ball. Z"
Lady Mary looked at him without
speaking She did not thank him, for she
was wondering why he had kept it
from her for so long She forgot that
by the reward she had offered she had
made the immediate delivery difficult.
A few minutes later he was conduct
ing her to her carriage, the duke re-
manning discreetly in the background.
Then only did she find words to thank
him
And the reward, Lady Mary-the
large reward you offered?'
my promise shall be redeemed, " she
whispered.
For moment their hands met in one
fervent grasp, and she was gone.
Poor Sir Henry Wilcox No one
thought about him during the wedding
festivities brought about by the dear,
quaint old fan which played no insig-
nifcant part in the toilet of the bride.
London Sun
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Canniba1ism In Australia.

While the authoress of g A Flower
Hunter In Queensland" saw nothing
but charm in the beauty of the tropical
forests, except as regarded the snakes
and the singing insects and the chance
of meeting casual crocodile, she
found, alas, no good thing among the
Australian natives. It is strange to
think that they are cannibals still, even
close to our towns. At one place where
Mrs Rowan staid the natives had killed
and eaten Chinaman only few days
before her visit. At another place they
told me, - she says, THAT on that very
afternoon high revelry had been going
on in the native camp as they Toasted
off the roasted remains of an old wom-
an, who had been allowed, against their
usual custom, to die a natural death the
day before. .
Nor are these savages pleasant neigh
bors. A settler at whose house Mrs.
Rowan staid at Somerset, Cape York
the only house for many miles In that
part of Queensland--can still arm a
hundred men, if necessary, and guns
and pistols hang on the walls, ready
loaded in case of sudden attack This
gentleman gave the authoress some
Spanish dollars, cemented together with
coral, which had been recovered from
the wreck of warship which early in
this century ran ashore on reef near
the coast and whose crew were killed
and eaten by the natives Of such tragic
memories Mrs. Rowan heard even more
in New Zealand, where almost every
hill is the site of an old pah. Every
mountain, headland, rock and island
has some history of its own-some grim
tale of savage barbarity or pathetic story
of love and courage.
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PENN SYL VANIH RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad of 6meyica. Pro-
tected krongh0nt BY Block Signals
and Inteylocking Switches.
In EFFECT MAY 80. 1898.

Trains Leave Mount Holly as IoLLolOs:
FOR Philadelphia, $50, 500, 6.b2, TO- 40. s57,
only. 4;zs. 5-ot, SIG. s25, lo5oP p sso
For Pemberton, 1876. 9.26 A. NJ, LAB S.S2. Az,
6.06, 73l, P. N.
On Sundays gS rsn No. go aOd New NJ York
7.49. 9ls lI.05. A. NJ, 1890, 255, S4O AL Dos
I'm.
For East Burlington, $50, 7.25, 7:49 822, SOD.
9lS, 1913, Hos A. M, 1890, Q.l5 saturdays
only, 255, $40, AT. $40. $685. 62e 7.25. s.45.
On Sundays 7.25, $50, a34 A. NJ, 1900, 2.O5, 2.30.
BIB, 3.4l, 40, 800, 5S5. $40. $50 72O, $50,
For Lewistown, Columbus, Kipkora. ETC.,
735 A. M, Las, AT p. M.
On Sundays, 600 P. M.
For LumDertOn, MedfOrd, Marion anu nau-
dOnheld. 9.35 A. NJ.
For Vincentown, 1875, 6.O6 P. M.
For Toms River, 926A. M, All, p. M.
On Sundays 9.35 A. M.
For Tuckerton, Beach Haven and Barnegat
City, 9.26 A. M, AT Pm.
For Asbury Park and Long Branch, 9.26 A. M
Trains Ieaue for Mount Holly as JoItoi0s:
From Philadelphia, $50. $50, $50, 1000: Il 20.
1910, A. M, Il 80 Saturdays only, 2.30, 400,
4.3O, 5.lO, 6.lO. $50. 800, 1920. ll;45PM
From New York via Trenton and Burlington,
500, $50, 110O A. NJ, LOO. 2.l0. 400, 500. 500.
ON Sundays, 1000 A. M, 7O0p.x.
From Trenton. GAO, TAO. 9.25, ILL A. M, 2.oS'
Ala, $40, 100. 955 P. NJ.
On sundays, $40. 11.50, A. NJ, 405, sos, p. M:
From East Burlington, 200, 1853, s;26, S4s, 942.
1905, l045, LAS A. M, LOS, (2.O5 Saturdays
only, $780, 40. 5l6 5.5s, $50. TOO. $50, $50,
1870 P. M.
ON Sundays, 500, 900 1890. AM, 1890, 235,
S05 3.45, 4.30, 455. $780, 500, 6.55, 1926 745, S45
l0.00P.M
From Toms River, 74s M, 4OOr.M.
From AsDury Park, 2.33 P. M.
From Medford, ll.55 A. M.
From Long Branch, 2.l5, P. M.
From Pemberton. (north) 6.S5, 7.2S. s.sS. s55
A. NJ, 1884, 400. $40 p. M.
On Sundays, 500 A. M.
From Pemberton (south), S.36 A. M, 4.45 P. M.
On Sundays, 602 P. NJ.
From vincenJown. $50 A. M, lap. M.
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MONEY AND MUSIC.
Why We Have More Women vOcalisAa
Than Men.

Why We Have More Women VOcalisSS
Than Men.
In preparing a list Of American con-
cert singers it was curious to note that
the number Of tenors just exactly equal
ed the combined number of baritones
and besses 1t is probably true that
there are just about two cultivated ten
ors to each baritone or bass There are
similarly about twice as many sopranos
as there are mezzo sopranos or contral-
tos, and there are probably two trained
sopranos to every tenor.
The reasons for these ratios are prob
ably these: A higher voice, being the
more unusual, attracts to its owner the
more attention. The natural tenor and
soprano are accordingly encouraged to
cultivate what may, after all, be only
mediocre ability. The mezzo soprano
OF baritone, however, is thought of as
only an ordinary mortal, and voice Of
the utmost possibilities may be left to
waste its fragrance in the dark, unfath-
omed caves of it's owners thorax.
A village church is the epitome of
the world in this respect. The women
"sing alto'' or keep quiet, or strain and
squeal at the top notes; the men drone
out a bagpipish bass The good voices
are lost in the lugubrious average, but
if there is a girl who takes the high
notes flutily or a boy who can interpo-
late the tenor part without danger of
scarlet fever these voices sing out above
the grounding chorus Every one pricks
ear to listen, and the word is passed
that Sukey Smith or Jakey Jones has
voice 1t may be that that voice
ought to be cultivated, it may be that it
ought to be confscated, but to the teach
er it must 60 The steps from this first
discovery to a career of public veal or
woe are easy.
So much for the disproportion of high
and low professional singing. The fact
that more women than men study song
is doubtless to be accounted for by the
superstition that fourishes in many dis
tricts that selling dry goods or keeping
books is a more manly career than sing
ing. This public creed keeps many a
man from developing the gold mine in
his larynx. Besides, there is, especially
in America, a sentiment that a man
should not depend on his father after
he has reached his majority.
1t is a wholesome sentiment on some
accounts, a pernicious sentiment on 9th
ers, but many father will set his son
up in business with a sum Of money
which if devoted to paying his artistic
tuition few years on in his twenties
might give him a capital of unlimited
possibilities. -Godey's Magazine.
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Loves sweet " ORR.

A London paper tells this touching
story of Professor Herkomer: His aged
father, who lived with him in his SPLEEN
did home at Bushney, used to model
clay IN his early life He has recently
taken to it again, but his fear is that
soon his hands will lose their skill and
his work will show the marks Of i'm
perfection. 1t is his one sorrow. At
night he goes to his early rest, and
when he has gone his talented son goes
to his studio, takes up his father feeble
attempts and makes the work as beauti-
full as art can make it. When the old
man comes down in the morning, he
takes the work and looks at it and rubs
his hands and says, Ha, l can do as
we'll as I ever did. :"
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agreeInent-to furnish romance for
her city paper? If she is only acting, she
nets we'll The other men are all deeply
interested. They have proposed to her
in turn, am told, but she has smiling
ly refused them all To the conqueror
belongs the spoils Am the conqueror?'
HER STORY.
1t is three weeks since we have said
foolish nothings to each other, still l
have not story of Klondike romance to
forward home. l said this to Mr.. Near
thur this morning. He laughed and
said nothing, but his eyes spoke vol
umes. If only could write down what
they seem to say, and my corresponding
feelings, | could earn pretty sum. If
he is SO fascinating just in fun, he must
be irresistible when truly in earnest.
He has told me fund of valuable facts
about gold prospecting, which I mean
to jot down. To the head reporter from
our daily at home, who is on his way
here, they will prove invaluable. In
deed, he may arrive any day. He will
be delighted with all this useful in
formation from Mr.. Macarthur. hope
they will like each other. twill be de-
cidedly embarrassing otherwise, now
that am so irretrievably entangled in
this self sought Irritation with Mr.. Nc
Arthur. John Austin, who is coming,
must speak for himself when he arrives,
but have always considered him just
the very finest fellow in the world
HIS STORY.
ga month is gone and can bear this
no longer She begins to shrink from my
advances. Why should she? This is only
part we are playing-a part we are
playing indeed-it is life or death for
one at least, and this suspense is beyond
endurance. l must see her at once and
end this foolish romance of dreadful un-
certainty"
A man with some great purpose of
heart showing in his eyes enters the
lodging house and walks swiftly to a
room at the far end of long corridor.
Some one is there before him, knocking
at the door, evidently new arrival
from the States He will wait outside
for the intruder to leave. The door he
watches with devouring eyes opens to
the strangers knock. There Is quick
cry, "John, my husbandr'
For the first time Ward Macarthur
gold claim proved valueless. Cincin-
natl Post
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PICTURES IN THE FIRE.

We watch together, but in shade and shine
You see the golden future of your ways
And l the light that shone on vanished days.
No, though together eyes and hearts combine,
cannot see your pictures, nor you mine,
Yet as the fire burns low and sinks the blaze
From the cold hearth l turn, a moment gaze
And read our union in those looks of thine.
When on the hearth of life the fire burns low
Wherein our lonely dreams and visions shvne,
When the last picture sinks with all the rest,
Dear, may we turn as trustfully as now,
May we as gladly quit the cold hearthstone
And know that loves reality is best.
e. Blair Oliphant in Chambers journal.
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our private feelings may be, think it is

our private feelings may be, think it is
plainly our duty to- l paused.
'What?' she cried almost eagerly.
Break off the engagement, 1 said
sorrowfully. There was long pause.
We reached Walbridge corner, and
alighting from our machines seated our
selves on grassy bank to await the
Others In few minutes they rode up
well, do think you are mean p
cried Dora.
eyes, we must apologize, 1 said.
''We took short cut to happiness-I
mean to Walbridge." I pulled out my
watch. 1--WE must hurry to be back in
time for luncheon.
We mounted, and again found my
self by Dora's side.
"Your father invited me to come and
make a stay at your town house,
said MAY I?''
"But Irene would not consent to
your deserving her. "
81 think she would be rather glad.
You know we admire one another Well,
we have been talking the matter over
and come to the conclusion that this is
not quite sufficient, SO by mutual con-
sent we have terminated the engage
ment -
''Is that what happened in the lane?"
she exclaimed in surprise.
eyes. That is why 1 think the hum
of things, followed by trip to New
Zealand, would be distinctly agreeable.
May l Gomez"
YES" she said, with a smile, "if
time to the club window. But, Mrs.
Kenyon-what will'- she added.
II don't know" 1 replied, "and,
strange to say, feeling that l don t
care much is gradually taking posses
sion of me.
Dora laughed gayly.
"How brave you areI" she said.
Later in the day-it was after lunch
eon-the news was broken to Mrs. Ken
yon. Naturally she was little sur
prised; but, contrary to our expecta-
tions, she did not appear to be much
annoyed.
Perhaps it is for the best, /" she said
philosophically.
Irene and myself are at present full
filling our expressed intention of ad-
miring one another at distance-she
| from that desirable residence, Hatton
House, where she is known as Mrs.
Grierson, and from remote part of
New Zealand, where Dora and myself
are wandering on a prolonged honey
moon trip.-Black and White.
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At one of the iron works in the north
of England a good story is told at the
expense of one of the foremen at the
blast furnaces.
The men known as the barrow men
have a certain number of rounds or bar
rows of ore towheel to the furnace dur
ing their eight hours of labor.
One stormy night the foreman, who
was suffering from q severe headache,
retired to his cabin; but, being of sus-
picious nature, he left the door open
that he might hear if anything unusual
took place.
The men had worked steadily on for
some time, passing the cabin with each
barrow of ore on their way to the lift.
At last one man in passing the door re-
marked loudly to another, Zone more
round, Pat, and them But the fore
man, overhearing the remark and know
ing it was long way Of knocking
off" time, rushed to the door, exclaim-
ing:
"And then what, my man?'
"And then another, coolly replied
the barrow man, and the foreman re-
tired. Liverpool Mercury.
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Vesuvius presented a rare sight re-
Gently, real flames issuing from the
summit. Part of the south wall of the
crater fell in, blocking up the vents
from which the gases had escaped. A
few days later, ON April 10, this mass
having become redhot, a squirt of flame
200 feet high was sent out, accompanied
by tremendous roar The column of
fire was yellow, with flashes of red,
violet and intense blue Professor Ma
teucci, who saw it, says that it was the
only jet of incandescent gas ever OBJ
served ON Vesuvius the light which
people usually mistake for flames being
merely the reflection of the lava below
on the smoke that rises from the crater.
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DON'T WORRY, DEAR.

Don't worry, dear. The bleakest years
That clog the forward view
Each thins to nothing when 1t nears,
And we may saunter through.
The darkest moment never comes.
1t only looms before.
The loss Of hope is what benumbs,
Not trouble at the door.
Don't worry, dear. The clouds are black,
But with them comes the rain,
And stified souls that parch and crack
May thrill with sap again.
The burden bear as best we can,
And there'll be none to bear.
Hard work has never killed man,
But worry did its share.
Don't worry, dear; don't blanch, DOM
yield,
But dare the years to come,
Nor give the enemy the field
Because he beats his drum.
These little woes that hover near
Are nothing, though they gall.
We know that life is love, my dear,
And life and love are all.
Samuel Merwin in Youths Companion.
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AN ORIENTAL NIGHT.

Above, the opulent glory of the moon
On roof and wall and soaring minaret;
Below, long shadows, etched in gold and Jet,
And in the dim rose gardens the sweet boon
OF nightingales that ever sing In tune;
Far off, zither's treble and the fret
OF a clear fount amid the citrons set,
Keyed to the south winds immemorial Groom
And so till slumber kisses shut the eyes.
Sooth, is 1t strange that in the vale of dreams
Vision on glorious vision should arise
Faces and forms and fields and crystal
streams,
Enrapturing glimpses and enthralling CLEANS
OF what the prophet pictures paradisei
Clinton Scotland in Criterion.
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Whitehead Torpedoes.

A Whitehead torpedo carries 220
pounds of wet gun cotton and weighs
ready for service /, 100 pounds Its
maximum length is Is feet 8 inches and
it's greatest diameter is IN inches At
a speed of % knots per hour it has a
range of about $50 yards. The torpedo
is driven by compressed air at a pressure
Of /, $50 pounds per square inch, which
operates a three stage engine.
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The Colonel-Yes, sab; that feud,
stahted, sub, ovah gallon Of cidah-
sweet cidah at that-has cost the lives
of 20 of Kaintucky's bravest sons, sab.
The Yankee-Huh, that is nothing.
We had a lawsuit over a calf in our
neighborhood that cost over 81, 000.-
Indianapolis Journal.
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Counsel-W What is your age, madam?
Witness-Forty- seven, sir.
Consolidated or singlef
Witness Single. Inever had an offer
of marriage in my life, and if it is of
any interest to the court don't mind
saving that l have worn false hair for
nearly 80 years.
Counsel-Heml That is all, madam.
There is no use trying to shake the di-
rect testimony of so truthful woman
as You are.-London. Tit-Bits.
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The Hindoos consider their dead as
sacred and do not allow them to be
handled by alien hands, the nearest
male relative-son, father or brother
preparing the body for burial, and if
there be none of these relatives a son is
adopted by the family for the purpose.
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The men of Berlin have an odd habit
of brushing and combing their hair and
whiskers in public. In the restaurants
and cafes men pull out their implements
and spruce up while waiting for
their orders to be filed. They do not
take the trouble to leave the table, Ell
Their.
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Something Smaller.

Professor-If you are at all interest
ed in geological specimens, madam, will
you not accept some of these beautiful
specimens of quartz?
Mrs Mushroom-Th are almost too
large for me to carry. Have you any
pints2-Pearson' s Weekly.
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Trials Of Ignorance.

Casey-I called one av thin Johnnies
liar, an he says to me, says he, "Tu
quoque. " Now, what might that mean?
Dooley-It means, YOU'RE another. "
Casey-Fwat An let 'um get away
widout hittin 'umi All, that is what
man gifts for havin no education.
itv Fair
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To a person who uses the brain good
deal light novel or an amusing book
of travels or social essays will be found
to be of the very greatest value as a rest
tonic. Where one is fond of children an
hour spent i'll the nursery will be most
resting.
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Gold was known much earlier than
silver, and was at first the cheaper Of
the two metals, but the price of silver
was lowered by the discovery of silver
mines in Cilicia, Spain, and Laurium.
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Medford, Marion and philadelphia.
Leave Medtord for Philadelphia at 200. l0lz
A. M, 2.l3, bN, Pm.
On Sundays, sol A. M. 4.O5 Pm.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, 1925
A. M, 2.35, 5.35, p. M.
On Sundays, 6l4 A. M, AT P. M.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
lord and Marion at 100, 1850, A. M, 800 53O
Pm.
On Sundays, S45 A. M, $50 P. M.
Leave Marion tor Medtord, S.ll, ll.3S A. NJ.
1854, go. P. NJ.
On Sundays, 9.39, A.. M, 6.22 P. N.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. Il. WooD,
General Nj anager. Gen. Pass. Agent
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According to the registrar generals
latest blue book, Scotland still contains
many more women than men.
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The Worlds Great
Blood Purifier is

The Worlds Great
Blood Purifier is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form of
Impure blood, from
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands of people
Testify that Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures
Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Catarrh, Rheumatism,
And That Tired
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hoods
And only Hoods.
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Since 1870 Victoria, Australia, haf
voted more than $500. 600 for the de-
3truotion of rabbits.
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Union transportation Company.
Tuckert0n IsailrOa'

TuckertOn RAILROAD.
Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 926 A.
4.47 p. M. daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton tor Mount Holly, 100 A. M,
3.05 P. M, daily except Sunday.
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The vineyards Of Italy cover nearly
5000, 900 acres.
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HER STORY.

1 have just been talking to the late
arrival l spoke of. He is most inter-
esting man, and not at all poky or old
as he looked to be. He seems to be hun
CRY for the society Of womankind. and
when l told him in confidence Of my
perplexity over furnishing romance for
the paper his eyes twinkled as he sug-
gested we might supply one ourselves,
so we have entered into an agreement
to take up harmless Irritation, on his
side for amusement and on mine from
professional motives
His eyes are very brown and tender.
His beard is brown too, and like the
sincere way he has Of speaking Of people
and thinns
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HER STORY.


"Ten days have gone by, and have
seen her every day. All the fun in life
lies in this dead old town. Sledge par
ties and snowshoe parties, skating and
snowballing - for two. What fun !
Things are growing pretty warm for
me, and when she turns her blue eyes
around and slowly raised the long firing
ed lashes-Jove-suppose she is really
only playing partP Is not that the