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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
MAN EVERYBODY KNOWS.
His Fad and the Discomforts 1t Caused
Other People.

His Fad and the Discomforts 1t Caused
Other People.
There was q man, knew q man, q man
who likes fresh ARA man whose craze
for ozone was far beyond compare with
any other kind of craze-this man who
liked fresh air
He never smoked, was never drunk; his
temper was the best; his virtues and his
talents were clearly manifest; he was a
perfect paragon his bitterest foes confessed
Oh, genial was his presence, his manner
debonairl "Jolliest fellow in the town.
you'd innocently swear-that is, on first
acquaintance, this man who like fresh air
But mark you, he has not a friend. The
faithless ones are fed, and those, the loyal
hearted, most probably are dead from colds
and coughs and divers Ills by divers chills
inbred
For, 10, in drafts he reveled; in Office or
in car he let down windows from the top;
he set the doors ajar; the glorious doctrine
of fresh air he prated near and far. He
froze his wife's geraniums one bitter win
ter day, and, warm as his affection was,
she packed and went away. He froze up
all the water pipes, for which he had to
pay But he didn't pay the doctors bills,
his martyred friends declare, for all the
colds he gave them, and furthermore they
swear his fad it was that froze them out
the man who liked fresh air.-Albany
A
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
A Novelty In Bells.

Herr Appunn of Hanau has invented
a bell of a new shape, which is said to
have very deep tone and to be as pow
erful as considerably heavier bells Of
the form at present in vogue. The shape
is peculiar, being hemispherical, while
the metal is uniform in thickness ex-
cept near the Sound bow" Tor the
thickened tip which the clapper strikes).
From the edge to some little distance
above the sound bow the metal is very
thick, and then alters suddenly to the
uniform thickness which it has for the
rest of the bell
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
AN ELEPHANTS CUNNING.
He Knew How to Turn the Tables Upol
His Tormentor.

He Knew How to Turn the Tables Upon
His Tormentor.
This is a good story of an elephants
intelligence The animal in question
was mere baby when he was sent by
an Indian prince to England as pres
ent for Queen Victoria
He was shipped as deck passenger
by one of the Indian mail steamers from
Bombay, and as he had but attained
the height of well grown calf and was
always most docile and tractable he was
permitted to have the run of the decks
for an hour or two every morning when
the state of the weather permitted By
the sailors he was dubbed the "bos' S
mate" owing to the penchant he had
for carefully picking up every loose coil
of rope that he could find and then
throwing it over the side, being, as
Jack said, ''as bad as naval lieutenant
for keeping the decks tidy. -
Among other acquaintance that he
formed was that of the ships baker,
whose address he soon discovered to be
the place of origin of all the sweet dain-
ties with which he was petted Here he
took to making a regular morning call
for something sweet for tiffin and was
generally RECALLED with stale tart or
piece of cake, but upon calling one
morning and extending his trunk, as
usual, he found that his visit was un-
welcome, as something had occurred to
irritate the baker, and instead of the
cake he received a blow on his trunk
with the rolling pin.
The blow was not severe, but the
"bos'n" turned tail and went trumpet
ing up the deck, where he took post
that would enable him to watch for his
assailant. Before long he saw the baker
leave his shop" and mischief being
his object rather than malice he prompt
ly marched down, and with several Wig
orous sweeps of his trunk he swept all
the shelves in the bakery clear, until
loaves, tarts, cakes, patty pans and cake
tins lay in confusion on the deck This
achieved, he bolted like any schoolboy
and was locked up in disgrace, but up
on the circumstances being known the
popular verdict was in his favor, and he
was allowed his liberty as before.
"Bos'n' marched down instanter to
the baker, and never failed from that day
to exact tribute, which was regularly
paid, and from that time he and his op-
ponent became fast friends. Golden
Penny.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
In the Ghost Laying Business.

This advertisement appeared in 1777;
Haunted Houses.-Whereas there are
mansions and castles in England and
Wales which for many years have been I'M
inhabited and are now falling into decay
by their being haunted and visited by evil
spirits or the spirits of those who for I'M
known reasons are rendered miserable even
in the grave, a gentleman who has made
the tour of Europe, of particular turn of
mind and deeply skilled in the abstruse
and sacred science of exorcism, hereby Of
fers his assistance to any owner or proprie-
tor of such premises and undertakes to
render the same free from the visitation of
such spirits, be their cause what it may,
and render them tenantable and useful to
the proprietors Letters addressed to the
Rev John Jones, 80 ST. Martin s lane, duly
answered and interview given If required
N B-Rooms rendered habitable in six
DAYS London Sketch
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MADAME's SOUP.
A New and Wholly Unique Dish She Had
For Her Guests.

a New ana w molly unique D1Bn Sn0 A8u
For Her Guests.
"Poets are the only true prophets left
to God" Thus hath the poet said And
now if l, who am not a poet, tell you the
truth, will you believe mep think not,
but we shall see.
Listenl
If / fail to recount you story in few
hundred words as full Of tragic suggestive
ness as "My Last Duchess, that marvel
GUS life history told in 81 lines, then am
to blame and not the story
One of the most prominent figures on
the supreme bench of Louisiana in ante
bellum days was a certain Judge B,
whose locale was the parish of st. Landry
The judge was a man of old school ele-
gance, and his wife was one of the most
brilliant women of her day In the state.
Their St. Landry home was noted for the
elegance of its appointments no less than
for the grandeur of it's hospitality Their
entertainments were noted throughout the
countryside More than one white haired
man prominent in latter day Louisiana
politics can tell you that he proposed to
his wife at ball at Judge BIS, and If
you should care to know the wife can de-
scribe the elegant gowns all the ladies,
and particularly Mrs. B, wore on that
occasion These would make pleasant
stories. am to tell you one of another
sort.
Upon a certain occasion Judge B
gave dinner to the bar of St. Landry
When the guests arrived, they found every
thing awaiting their reception. In the
drawing room bright wood fire glowed
behind polished brasses; waxen tapers
cleaned from silver candelabra to be null
tiplied and reflected again and again from
surrounding mirrors The judge greeted
them with his usual magnificent courtesy
of manner, while his wife, attired in a
trailing gown of black velvet and rare old
lace, with diamonds sparkling from her
hair and her throat and her hands, seemed
more than ever brilliant, beautiful and
gracious When presently slave held the
door open and ushered the guests into the
dining hall, the elegance of the occasion
seemed complete. Snowiest linen, frailest
china, brightest crystal, most polished sill
yer adorned the board With that rare
grace which was at all times her distin-
gushing charm, Mrs B dished the
soup from the steaming silver urn, her
brilliant wit and clever repartee scintillat-
ing the while. AS each guest was served
his glance fell upon plate of palest amber
liquid with tiny, indistinguishabl bits of
something floating therein
Finally the hostess lifted her spoon and
with graceful wave of her hand gave the
signal to begin There was a smile upon
her parted lips as she said:
Gentlemen, have prepared a new soup
for your delectation today trust 1t may
please your palates Should You like the
recipe can tell you it is made from the
cowhide with which Judge B whipped
me this morning"
How do you like my story, mesdames,
messieursY-Ph Philadelphia Times.
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BRITISH In AMERICA,
It Is Estimated That They Own Twenty
Million Acres Here,

Million Acres Here.
How much property do British SUBJ
jects own in America? The aggregate,
based on absolute facts, is known to be
at least 1000, 900 acres, asserts Tit
Bits.
The largest of all is probably the Tex
as possession of the syndicate which
includes in its membership the Dukes
of Beaufort and Rutland. Earl Cadogan
and the Baroness Burdett-C outts.
The total amount of land held by this
association is 8, 800, 900 acres. 1t is, as
is the case with most of the Texas land,
largely composed of what is called
range country-that is, land that is
better adapted for cattle raising than
anything else.
Cattle and wheat are what the Brit
ish investor seems to think money
should be made on in the United States.
That is why the syndicate represented
by the British capitalist Vincent Scully
owns 8, 900, 600 acres of land in Nebras-
ka, Iowa and Illinois. This property is
situated in the heart of the wheat grow
ing section.
Two American girls, who now wear,
by virtue of their marriage with Eng
lish peers, two of the highest British
titles-the Duchess Of Marlborough and
Lady Randolph Churchill-are interest
ed with Sir Edward Reed in a syndi-
cate that owns 1900, 900 acres situated
in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mex
leo. This is purely cattle country, and
on it range thousands of head of live
stock.
There is another syndicate which in
oludes among its members the Earl of
Dalhousie, as we'll as Viscountess Cross,
Lady Hamilton Gordon, the Marquis
Cholmondeley ard several others.
There is holding in still different
part of the country, for the lands of the
syndicate comprise 100000 acres in
Mississippi, including cotton planta-
tions, acres and acres of sugar cane and
enough swine to stock l. 900 farms.
Lord Tweeddale is a syndicate in
himself and owns 1900, 900 acres.
Like most individual land owners with
large holdings, his property includes a
vast territory which, like that of the
syndicate spoken of, includes immense
tracts of grazing lands. Nearly all OF
this immense possession is devoted to
stock. Louis Republic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

The grand specific for the prevailing
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Rheumatism, Costiveness, General
Debility, etc, is Bacon's Celery King fol
the Nerves. This great herbal tonic slim
ulates the digestive organs, regulates the
Liver and restores the system to vigorous
health and energies. Sample free Large
packages SOC and 25c Sold only by Wells
q Son, Columbus; E. d. Prickitt Mount
Holly; W. G. Jones, New Egypt; Edw W.
Rossell, Pemberton, and II. H. Leeds,
Rancocas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
The Cost of War.

The result of the Crimean war gave
to the British nation not one single foot
of foreign soil nor any pecuniary COM
pensation whatsoever. The only benefit
derived from the war, which lasted two
years. was to keep Russia out of Con-
stantinople and give the English a way
to India and the east that was undis-
puted For this end the British lost 90,
744 men, killed in action or died from
wounds, cholera or other diseases. The
loss to the French allies in the same
campaign has been estimated at 63, 500
and the Russians as high as 900, 600.
The war also cost the British $205, 205,
900. War is a costly as well as dan
gerous business. 1t is the court Of last
resort with nations nowadays as it was
the first in ancient times
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Cigars and Nervousness.

You're nervous, said the doctor.
Quite right, admitted the patient.
"That's why 1 sent for you.
"The only thing for you to do" ex-
planned the doctor. sis to give up smok-
ing entirely"
81 don't smoke at all, A" answered the
patient.
"Ah" said the doctor. "Then the
thing for you to do is to smoke good
cigar or a pipe occasionally. It has a
very soothing effect. -
It's easy to prescribe when you know
how-Ohicago Post.
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"These, . exclaimed Cornelia, as has
often been related. ARE my jewelsr'
Now, the father of the Gracchi was q
plain, unassuming man, much inclined
to slmplicity-a man, in brief, who cut
more wood than ice.
Aren't they just a trifle loud, my
dear?" he once ventured to protest
when the jewels were as yet quite new.
Detroit Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

A man is judged by what he accom-
plishes; woman by the way that ac-
complishment affects her. In speaking
of a woman impresario the other day a
man who desired to give the highest
possible praise said: 81 tell you, Miss
Blanks the most successful woman
manager in the country. Why, she
works SO hard that every now and then
she's laid up for two or three days at a
time with sick headache. To the mas
cnline mind there could be no stronger
proof of woman's ability to work than
her ability to fall ill over it.-New
York SIM
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MacauIay's Memory.

Archdeacon Farrar in recent reminis-
eence says that when q young man he
heard Macaulay name every woman who
had been executed in England He was
then asked if he could name all of the
archbishops "Oh, yesr he replied. ANY
sohoolboy could do thatr' The archdeacon
says that Macaulay's memory made him
the most wonderfully informed man that
sver lived
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
The Narvnns Preacher.

In preaching his extempore trial SER
mon before Bishop TAFT and Dean Stan
ley candidate for priests orders grew
very nervous and stammered, 81 will
drive my congregation into two-the
converted and the unconverted. +"
This proved too much for the bishops
sense of humor, and he exclaimed, II
think, sir, as there are only two of us,
you had better say which is which"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

Il was troubled with my stomach and
would be obliged to give up work for sew
eral days at a time l was at last per-
suaded to take Hoods Sarsaparilla. At
ter the first few doses of this medicine ]
began to feel better and can now do any
kind of hard work. G. T. CLAYTON,
Southland, N. j.
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A Brave wousn.

Mrs. Lizzie Goodman lately walked
400 miles, from Memphis to st. Louis,
carrying in her arms her crippled
5-year-old son Her husband had died
in poverty, and her granduncle, a farm
er living near St. Louis, offered to give
her and the child q home The soles
were worn off her shoes long before she
reached the end of her journey, but the
farmers all along the road were kind to
her, giving her food and nights lodg-
ing whenever she asked for it. In St
Louis some compassionate women sup
piled her with Shoes and she set out
courageously to walk the few remaining
miles to her uncle's home in Baden
Boston Woman s Journal
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Instant relief and a permanent cure by
the great remedy Ottos Cure for Lung
and Throat diseases. Why will you irri-
tate your throat and lungs with that hack
ing cough when Wells & Son, Columbus;
E. D. Prickitt, Mount Holly; w. c. Jones,
New Egypt Edw W. Rossell Pemberton,
and H. H. Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents,
will furnish you free sample bottle of
this guaranteed remedy2 Its success is
wonderful, as your druggist will tell you
Sample free. Large bottles soc and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

A new industry, first put forward I'M
der the patronage of Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, has blossomed forth. This rich
young woman, one of the most promi-
nent and beautiful of New York's fash
ionable matrons, has had her own face
painted with most exquisite art on six
very choice Sevres plates that are only
used for her smallest and most select
luncheon parties. The plates show Mrs.
Astor in evening dress, tailor dress, re-
ception gown, skating furs, in delicate
summer muslin and in her bridal gown.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

that when you are suffering from catarrh
you want relief right away. What is the
use then of experimenting with blood
cures" upon a climatic disease? Use a
local remedy Use Ely's Cream Balm
which relieves at once the attacks of ca
tarrh and cures chronic cases. This rem
edy can be used by all without injurious
results. 1t contains no mercury nor in
furious drug of any kind
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
NO eRoe m OUR NAVY.


Nevertheless Uncle Sans seamen Are a
Match For Any Nation.
The practice of serving out ration
of grog daily to United States man-of-
wars men was discontinued many years
ago. 1t was found to be bad scheme.
While most of the men were able to use
the rum in moderation, it was found
that there were many of the bluejackets
in whom the service Of ration of liquor
only served to stimulate an appetite
for more, and who, after imbibing the
ships grog, would "hit the beach, " en-
bark upon sizeable sprees and get into
scrapes both ashore and aboard ship
when they returned to duty more or
less shaky. When these facts were sat
isfactorily proved, the serving out of
grog to United States man-of-war' s men
was discontinued Sailors in all of the
others of the worlds great navies still
receive their daily grog.
The fact probably does not prove any
thing, but the writer, who has seen
man-of- wars men of all nations on tu-
multuous shore liberty in quite few
ports of the world, has yet to see a
French, Italian or Spanish bluejacket
thrash British man-of- wars man in q
fair stand up fight, such as heavy
weather men Of the navy are bound to
mix up in when engaged in hitting the
beach. The reason why the fact prob
ably proves nothing is that the Ameri-
can man-of- war man. who gets no grog
at all aboard his fighting packet, also
invariably contrives to chew up his
Latin antagonist in a naval uniform.
The only thing that the average old
time American bluejacket likes better
in port ON the China station, say, than
a fight with French, italian or Span
ish man-of- wars man, is fight with
three or four of 'em put together. The
Latin sailors may scratch him up bit
with their finger nails-their methods
of fighting may be judged from this fact
but when the cops, otherwise the
gendarmes, appear on the scene-to get
mauled around a heap themselves in
many cases-they generally have a few
laid out south European deep water men
to sort out of the dust. Exchange.
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Mrs Housewife-B Bridget, that is the
seventh piece of china that you have
broken within the last two days.
Bridget know. mum. At the last
place where worked the folks never
ate off of anything but goold and sill
ver-Somerville Mass. Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21
The Art of Talking Back.

ST hardly know how TO answer you, I"
said she when the widower proposed.
"I would not let that worry me, F"
said he soothingly. "That is something
a woman learns perfectly soon after
marriage. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

The table of measures says that three
barleycorns make one inch, and so they
do When the standards of measures
were first established, three barleycorns,
well dried, were taken and laid end to
end, three being understood to make an
INCH In length
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Inpossible.

Pruyn-Why, aren't your wife's
gowns of the latest styleP
Brobson-Of course not! That wom-
an was never punctual in her lifeE-
Brooklyn Life.
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"Commercio' and 'incommunioado"
still prove that the American editor is
unaware that double ms do not exist
in the Spanish language. Mexican
Herald.
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TO grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for
the whole family. IL Is the long desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is Il food in itself. Has the taste and
appearance of the best coffee at "a the price.
1t is d genuine and scientific article and is
come to stay. 1t makes for health and
strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-0.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

Robert Morris Bank of North Amer
lea, founded at Philadelphia at the end
of the year 1881, was the first banking
institution founded ON the American
continent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

Hoods Pills are the favorite family ca
thartic Easy to take, easy to operate
25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

A man may be as handsome as can be
and still have an ugly mug in the barber
shop.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21

BE sure TO shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. powder for the feet. 1t keeps your
feet, and makes your endurance ten-fod
greater. Over 100000 wheel people are using
Aliens Foot-Ease They all praise it. Ladies,
insist on having it. 1t gives rest and comfort
to smarting, hot. swollen, aching nervous feet.
AT all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample
free by mail. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, l.
Roy. NJ Y
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The first envelope eyer made is in
the possession of the British museum.
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Sna~ Railing.

Snow BaIllng.
About one
young woman
in ten nova
days W ould
dare to run out
bare he aded
and bare hand
ed and frolic
and snow ball
in midwinter.
They have to
be mut11ed up
like dollhouse
flowers before
they dare ven
ture out in Sc
we're weather,
and even then
would shudder
at the thought
of rollicking in
the snow a S
their grand
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Allow cough to run until it gets beyond the
reach OF medicine. They often say, 'Oh, it
Will wear itself away" but in most cases it
will wear them away. Could they be induced
to try the successful medicine called Kemp's
Basam, which is sold on positive guarantee
to cure, they would Immediately see the eX-
cellent effect after taking the first dose.
Price 25c. and soc. Trial size free. At all
druggists.
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If the King should get black and blue
eye, of course it would be royal purple.
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1t doesn't take three to make crowd
in narrow passageway
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The coming woman seems to be more
overcoming than becoming.
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1t Goes without Saving

The humorist is always dry enough tc
enjoy drink.
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some Foolish People

The merry go-round enjoys quite
lively circulation.
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Gave Up Work.

1 IA sailor is not always a boy when he's
a MASTER