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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
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The early days of John Wanamaker
were not easy by any means. When only
lad of 5 years, he made bricks, or, rath-
er, assisted in making them, for his bust
ness was to turn them in the sun until
they were evenly baked. For this labor
he received 2 cents day and sometimes
cleared 10 cents a week, but it must be
remembered that there were many rainy
days when the force of youthful "work-
men" had to be laid off. Johns first
real rise to fortune was in the days
when, as office boy, he saved money
enough to start in business for himself
He worked as assistant in the Office I'M
til he had climbed up to So week, and
then, seeing that he could get no more
he bought little stock of cheap turni-
ture and started in to be merchant. -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
WHAT SHE MOST RESENTED.
She Could Res&aiy Forgive and Forget
Most Anything but This.

She Could ReS4aly Forgive and Forget
Most Anything but This.
She swept into the Office Of the man
ager with cyolonic perturbation. Any
body could see from the naughty supe-
riority of her manner that if she was
not yet star she fully intended to be
one. In her hand was a newspaper,
which she laid on the desk before the
manager.
"Now, really, Miss Frostleigh," he
said somewhat impatiently, 81 am not
responsible for what appears in the
newspapers about you l can't do any
thing more than say l am sorry you
should have any troubles. That's all
anybody does for me when I get into
debt. -
"Have you read that cruel article
about my husband applying for d.
vorceP''
"Yes-that is to say, glanced over
the headlines. -
"You can at least tell me where can
find the editor.
"Now, take my advice and keep
away It won't do you the least bit Of
good.
"But don't you think have right
to complaint
"Of course 1t was too bad. l have no
doubt it was base calumny to say you
cut his allowance down to $12 a week. !"
81 could have borne that, - she muir
INJURED.
"And l can understand it was very
annoying to have it said that you put
him out of cab one night and made
him walk three miles to the depot. y
"That was not the cruelest part of it,
though"
"And it was naturally embarrassing
to have it asserted in cold type that in a
fit of jealous pique you knocked him
down and then jumped on him.
"Do you think the papers in all of
the cities printed that?' she inquired.
'In all probability they did. I'm sor-
ry for the worry it must cause you. "
"That wasn't allp' she exclaimed.
81 know. What you refer to is the
insinuation that he is your seventh
husband.
"That isn't the worst either she
said, with heartbreaking sob. "They
spelled my name wrongp-Detroit
Free Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
WENT OUT AND HOLLERED.
How Witness In a Pension Case An
nounced Her Husbands Death.

How q Witness In a Pension Case An
nounced Her Husbands Death.
1t was the trial Of member of one Of
Norfolk's foremost families The de-
PENDANT was woman and was charged
with forgery and completely in pension
fraud AS the proceedings drew to a
close all the city crowded into the
courtroom. Residents from Client apd
loafers from the wharfs sat together
on one bench, and the bailiff, not to
lose SO good chance, manifested his
authority by calling out "order" and
himself making more noise than all the
people in the court.
The last witness was negress, port
ly and very black. Her voice was sin
gularly mellow and sweet The govern
ment was questioning her about the
death of her husband, and her testimo-
ny was directly against the defendant.
The courtroom was consequently very
quiet and still.
"You say your husband died in Nor
folk?" snarled the district attorney.
"Yessah. "
"You were with him?'
"Yessah. Right dere with him when
he died "
"Tell us about it "
II member, sab, he got up through
the night He said he was too VAIN ly-
ing down dere with me and de little
child. 'I'ze too VAIN, he said I'll go
to de winduh and lie down dere. He
gen ally got up nights anyhow when he
was too VAIN.
II don't know how long he had been
lyin by de winduh fore 1 heard
rus'le. generally keeps lamp burnin
nights. hears him say, ole oman. l
started up, and he says, ole oman, get
up. And L jumped up an says. 'Ole
man. He says What?'
II jumped up and went to him at de
winduh, and he was like he was strug
glin. | says, Honey, what's de matterF
and de las wo'd he said, I don't know.
l said Lord have mercy, what's de
matter wild your And after said dat he
didn't say no mo- Gen men, he died
right off | said: Lord Jesus, my hus-
band gone. What am l gwine to do?'
No one was with me but dat child. l
went out and hollered Some said
o'clock at night dey heard me boiler /
went out and hollered for some one to
come, TO my husband was dead. p.
Washington Post.
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are tens of thousands slowly dying every
day with the arrow of some insidious dis
ease poisoning their vitalS, and no one stops
to pity or to alleviate.
Where death comes to one man on the
battle field it comes to tens of thousands in
their homes, through the agency of man S
most relentless enemy - consumption.
There is a widespread idea for which ignor-
ant physicians are responsible, that con-
sumption is an incurable disease This is a
mistake. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery cures oS per cent. of all cases. 1t is
the great blood-maker and hesh-builder. 1t
gives zest to the appetite, makes the diges-
ton and assimilation perfect, renders the
liver active, makes the blood pure and fills
it with life-giviug elements of the food, and
acts directly on the lungs, driving out all
impurities and disease germs. Thousands
who had been given up by doctors and lost
all hope, are to-day healthy and robust as
the result of the use of this great medicine.
1t is the discovery of an eminent and skill
full physician, Dr. R. v. Pierce, for thirty
years chief consulting physician to the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buff
falo, N. Y. In writing to DR.. Pierce for advice
the sufferer consults physician whom his
townSpeople honored by making him their
representative in congress but whose love
for his profession caused him to resign that
position that he might give his whole time
to the sick and afflicted He will person
ally answer all letters from sufferers with
out charge. His Golden Medical Discov-
ery' is sold by all good medicine dealers.
Stomach and liver troubles with sluggish
action of the bowels are cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
A Polite Judge.

Mr.. Justice Maule once went on cir
cult with Judge Coleridge in a part OF
England where the high sheriff was a
shy and modest man and very much
alarmed at having to entertain his Gym
ical lordship. Coming home in his coach
with the two judges, he thought it his
duty to make conversation for them.
He observed that he hoped there would
be better weather, as the moon had
changed. "And are you such fool,
Mr.. Jones' as to imagine that the moon
has any effect on the weather." said
Maule.
Really, Brother Maule," said Cole
ridge, who was politeness itself, ''you
are very hard upon your friend. For
my part l think the moon has a consid-
cradle effect upon it, :"
"Then, said Maule, "you are as
great fool as Jones is. "
After which conversation in the sher-
ifs carriage languished. San Francis
CO Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08

Cupid breaks his bow at the sight of a
face full of pimplss. Hollow cheeks,
sunken eyes, and a sallow complexion
will defy his best intentions. Beauty is
more than skin deep. The skin Is mere
ly the surface on which is written in plain
characters the condition of the body. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is good
for the complexion because it makes the
whole. body healthy-because it clears
and purifes the blood. makes the diges-
ton strong aud clears out impurities of
all kinds. BY increasing the ability to as
simulate nutritious food, and by the in
fusion of it's own ingredients it enriches
the blood and so makes solid, healthy
flesh. 1t cures diseases of the lungs, liver
stomach, bowels, skin and scalp, simply
because all these spring from the same
cause-a disordered digestion and conse-
quent impure blood.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
"Wilkes and Liberty"

Wilkes boldly offered himself as a
candidate for the City, and on his rejec-
ton for the county of Middlesex. The
scenes of that election beggar descrip-
tion and are too we'll known to need it.
One incident is too amusing to escape
repetition. The Austrian ambassador,
the Graf Won Seilern, most solemn
and naughty of the representatives of a
solemn court, was dragged from his car
riage by the mob and "45" chalked on
the soles of his boots. His constantly
reiterated demands for PREPARATION,
which it was impossible to satisfy, only
made him the more ridiculous "Wilkes
and Liberty" was the one topic of the
day in letters and conversation. His
head was even adopted as a sign for
public houses, and he himself told the
story of the old lady who said, "There
he swings, everywhere but where he
ought to be. "-Cornhill Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
A Typical Negro Camp Meeting.

There is perhaps no more favorable
place in which to study negro character
and manners than the camp meeting.
This time honored institution is no less
social than religious in its nature. 1t is
usually held in partly cleared grove,
under the auspices of the local clergy.
Hither the colored population of the
surrounding region focks, coming on
foot, in carriages and wagons, in OK
carts and mule carts, on horseback and
mule back-in short, by every conceiv-
able mode Of locomotion. Its dress is
as varied as its vehicles. Indeed the
negroes Of the south are of all people
the most cosmopolitan in the matter of
dress. Clothes of every imaginable
style, color and previous condition of
servitude" are pressed into use, so that
in this particular they present as great
variety as the beggars in the nursery
rhyme.
AS we approach the grove what a
medley of sounds breaks upon our hear
ing-the neighing of horses, the below
ing of cattle, the heehaw braying of
mules, the laughter and screams of chill
dren, and joined with these perfect
babel Of human voices, the whole
forming a discordant din such as no hu-
man ear ever heard elsewherel Enter
ing the grounds, we pass bands of chill
dren, climbing, tumbling, romping, like
SO many troops of monkeys; gawky
young fellows awkwardly making love
to dusky beauties; groups of brawny
men discussing abstruse points of the
ology with as much zeal and more har-
mony, perhaps, than body of learned
divinity doctors. Here and there Cos
siping company of old "uncles" and
"aunties" may be seen reviving the
memories of bygone days.-Chautau-
uuan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08

Cramps in Boston are by far the
most intelligent and modest of their
kind" said native of the baked bean
city, maybe because of their culture
~. My experience with one of these
gentlemen of leisure was quite funny.
One came to our house and asked for
some clothes, and while my mother
went to get them l thought he looked
hungry, SO brought him some breakfast.
He said to me, L am sorry to put you
to all this trouble. Then, mother ap-
pearing with the clothes in bundle, he
said he did not like to carry clothes
through the streets exposed to view,
and when l wrapped them in an old
newspaper he was indignant and said
gentlemen never carried packages done
up in that style i'll Boston. New Or
leans Times Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08

Towhat extent the government touch
es the private life of citizen of the
United States is shown in very strib-
ing way by Professor Eugene Wam-
baugh of the Harvard Law school in an
article in The Atlantic Monthly. From
the time that man rises, all through
his business and social activity of the
day until he goes to bed again, the gov
eminent touches him at every step, pro-
viding for him, regulating him, telling
him what he may and what he may not
do, until there seems hardly the neces-
sity to discuss increasing the scope of
government, SO rapidly is it becoming
wider and wider under the natural tend
ency of the times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
De Lessons Statue.

M. Fremiet has finished the head OF
the enormous statue of the late Comte
Ferdinand de Lesseps which is to be
placed at the entry of the Suez canal.
The canal protector is to be represented
standing, covered with an Arab bur-
moose, and pointing toward the new wa
terway opened up to navigation. On one
of the sides of the pedestal-which is to
have a granite foundation-will be a
medallion containing the portraits of
the khedives who patronized the canal
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
Saffron.

Saffron would strike an ordinary OBJ
server as decidedly expensive at So
shillings per pound until told that it is
composed of the central small portions
only of the flowers of a species of GRO
Gus, 20, 900 Of which it takes to yield
the material for one pound. The won
der then becomes that it is SO cheap;
that it can pay to grow and gather it
at the price. AS matter of fact, it has
failed to pay the English grower-by
this retaining, in the name of his town
of Saffron Walden, but hint of former
Importance i'll this particular direction,
French and Spanish soils being more
suitable to the full growth of the flowers
and foreign labor cheaper in the work
of picking. Its use in medicine has
practically died out, barring perhaps the
popular belief that, STEPPED in hot milk
or cider, it helps the eruption of measles
to fully appear.
AS dye in dreaming curtains and to
give rich appearance to cake it is still,
however, in general demand, for which
purpose it is well suited in being both
harmless and strong, one grain, COM
posed of the style and stigmas of nine
flowers, being sufficient to give dis
tinct yellow tint to ten gallons of water.
Its high price, by the way, has led to a
peculiar form of adulteration, for, apart
from the crude and commonplace one of
busting with heavy powder, such as
gypsum, to give weight the similar
portions of other and commoner flowers
have been specially dyed and worked
thoroughly in among the genuine ones
Chambers Journal
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Culture of Vines.

An all important matter in growing
vines is to see that they are constantly
supplied with sufficient water. Planted
as they usually are, i'll a situation where
they are exposed to the sun major
portion of the day, the soil dries out
very rapidly, and plenty of water
should be given when necessary. In the
event of red spiders attacking the foil
age of the tender sorts of ANNALS, a
daily Swinging will quickly eradicate
the pests. To induce low, bushy
growth in ANIMALS, cut the tips of the
runners. Hardy vines, such as wistari-
as, honeysuckles, ETC., when not grow
ing too rapidly, can be trimmed with
little or no injury. Woman's Home
Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
A wlNDsroRM ON THE CARIBBEAN

One day upon the white, brown velned sand
Sped an aerial sprite. Fell news he bore.
Scarce had he passed when, lol upon the shore
Struck in deep menace many steel clad hand
OF the wave army. Then 'twixt sea and land
Rose the stern strife, high raging more and
more,
Till all the land lay sodden, wet and sore,
And the sea soldiers plumes with fury famed
Caught in the conflict, Missed the snaky palm,
And far, far out among the cleaning host
Of pillows rolled ship that prayed for calm
And sunny Ravens. AS weeping ghost
She dripped and shivered till, like a sweet
psalm,
The sea sang. and she saw the smiling coast.
Louise Morgan Sill in Century.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
AMERICAN LUMBER SUPPLY
The Planting of Forests Likely to Be an
Important Industry.

Important Industry.
Locking not very far into the future,
it seems that the planting of American
forests will become a productive indus
try. Preservation of old forests, with
their masses of dry underbrush and fire
inviting collections of dry leaves, may
be advisable for some reasons. These
immense masses of firewood undoubted-
ly tend to collect snow, which, by its
gradual melting, furnishes supply to
the water reservoirs beneath the surface
of the ground. Snow thaws less quickly
under the shade of trees than in the
bright sunlight. Less water, therefore,
runs to supply floods and freshets than
when the snow is made to pass away
gradually. But this question does not
affect the solid timber interests.
In old forests, where there is a strug-
gle for life among the trees by reason
of their growing so thickly together,
the result is the necessity of waiting
many years before the trees will reach
size to make them desirable for tim
Der purposes. Where trees have room to
grow and are properly cared for most
kinds of American trees will furnish
useful timber in 20 or 80 years. and for
many other purposes they can be en-
ployed even younger. 1t takes well on
to century for the struggling trees in
a dense wood to have any marketable
value.
While good timber is becoming grad
ually scarcer ON account of our annual
forest fires, rising from the conditions
already stated, the demand is increasing,
and, what is more remarkable, Europe
is already calling on America for a sup
ply of lumber. American oak especially
is in great demand in the old world,
while our black walnut is closely fol
lowing in it's wake. Our lighter woods
also-such as the tulip tree and poplar
are coming into great demand there
for packing boxes and cases where light
weight is great object. Those who are
interested in forestry in our country
should take up the matter of encourage
ment of forest planting. 1t will soon bt
greater question than forest preserva.
tion -Meehan' Monthly
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
WARTIME REcoLLEcTIoNs.
The Old Soldier Tells of His Going Away
and of His Home Coming.

The Old Soldier Tells of His Going Away
and of His Home Coming.
"My last recollection of the camp in
which we were mustered in,' said the
old soldier, Twas of my mother. We
had been in camp for days, for weeks,
in fact. filling up the regiment and
drilling and getting equipped, and get
ting ready generally. Finally we were
mustered in, and the next day after that
we started.
"It was nightfall when we fell in for
the last time in the company streets of
our first camp and marched out and
formed on the color line. There was a
great crowd there, relatives and friends
and sightseers come to see the regiment
off, In front of my own company
could see my father and mother, come
to see the last Of their boy before he
went to war. l was the apple of my
mothers eye. l knew that, and l had
expected to see her break down COM
pletely when the regiment marched
away, but she stood as firm as rock.
"When the regiment came home, we
marched up through the same street
that we had marched down years before
might again, it was, too-with band
of music, with fireworks flying every
where, and with crowds on the side
walk cheering. to the town hall, where
there was banquet, with a speech from
the mayor, and so on. When this was
nearly over, my father and my brother,
who had come to meet me, went home
to tell my mother | was coming.
"Home was half a mile or more
away. A bunch of us, men of the regi-
ment, started from the hall together.
They fell off one after another, until
finally went on alone along the ia
miliar street. 1t was bright moonlight
Far ahead, at the corner of the street
down which l must turn for home, l
saw her. She was waiting.
"When had come to her, she lifted
up her hands and pronounced my name,
that was all, and then her arms were
about my neck, and my old blue over
coat was wet with her falling tears
Her son had come home. New York
Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
Rorr,s secret of Success.

There was once man out west Of the
name of Boggs, and everything went
his way. He was so fortunate as to be
the object of much curiosity and com.
ment among his associates and acquaint-
ances, who asked him how he played
his game. Mr.. Boggs replied that he
worked on a theory that was left him
as legacy by his father, who was one
of the most successful men he had ever
known. He divided his property among
the other children, and to his eldest
son, John Boggs, he left the family Bi-
BILE as token of his love and confidence
and added that within its pages you
will find the secret of my success in
life
Boggs was a good deal put out, but
he had a philosophical temperament,
and nobody discovered his chagrin and
his feeling of envy toward his brothers
and sisters, who divided the real and
personal property. The next Sunday,
having nothing better to do, he took
down the Holy Word from the shelf
and, turning over its pages, discovered
a sealed envelope which bore his name
written in the we'll known hand of his
father. Tearing it open, he found a
short but significant sentence upon a
sheet of paper. In telling his story
Boggs said that he had faithfully fol.
lowed his fathers dying injunction, and
the theory which the old man had prac-
ticed SO successfully had been equally
valuable to himself
Then, of course everybody sprang uI
and inquired what was written on that
piece of paper.
"Only this" said Boggs: Lots OF
good things are lost by not asking foI
them. Chicago Record.
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The Awful Small Boy.

Mrs. Cakebread was entertaining
some ladies at select little 5 o'clock
tea, and Bobby, who had been excep-
tionally we'll behaved, was in high
feather.
''Ma," he said, as cake was being
handed round, "may l have some
tongue, please?"
There ism t any tongue, Bobby"
'sThat's funny" commented Bobby.
81 heard pa say there would be lots of
IL. London It'll Bits.
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A Convincing Example.

The other day south side teacher
was discoursing to her pupils about the
evils of becoming addicted to slang
when she paused and asked them to
give her an example of slang phrase.
The school went into commissions when a
youngster in knee pants yelled promptly :
"You re not SO hot There are other
babies on the pile. y
The teacher did not call for any more
examples. Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08

Jinks-What You don't mean to
say you are engaged to the beautiful
Miss de Pink?
Blinks--Yes, do. Got engaged to
per last night. This afternoon l am to
bring her iuto town. She wants to go to
An opticians, l believe. New pair of
glasses or something. She is nearsight-
ed, you know
Jinks-I say, old fellow, just slip
round to that opticians and bride him
not to give her any better glasses than
she has--London Tit Bits
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08

Southern California has a population
of about 100000, comprising 81, 200
families, and the railroad mileage is
equal to one mile of road to about 40
families. The population is increasing
at the rate of from 10000 to 20, 600
families year.