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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
Designated by Nicknames,

In many places in Great Britain, and
especially in some of the fishing villages
of Cornwall and of certain parts of
Scotland. such thing as a genuine
surname is never even heard; every
man in the place is known by a nick
name.
In most of these villages this has
been brought about originally by the
fact that all the inhabitants have only
had very few surnames among them.
One or two prevailing families have
represented the population and have
married and intermarried till trying to
distinguish a man by his surname has
only created confusion. And even some
of the nicknames have begun to act in
the same way. At village not very far
from Wick the writer knows of some
fisherman who had originally been
nicknamed "Dumpy," and had left SO
many descendants that other specific
nicknames had been necessary to dis
tinguish which of the ''Dumpys" was
meant on given occasions.
At another village, not far from this
one, several nicknames have in the
same way become the only known fam
lily names. The writer was once in the
general shop here when small boy
came in and asked for some article,
stating that it was for Blower.
Blower q said the shopkeeper,
(which Blower? There are scores Of
Blowersl'
The child answered at once:
cts for 'Bowleggit' Blower, Red
'Lugged' (eared) Blowers laddie. .
London Answers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

A body might be mummifed in three
different ways, and the price varied &C.
cordingly. In the first and most expen-
through the nose by means of an iron
probe, and the intestines were removed
entirely from the body through an in
cision made in the side with sharp
Ethiopian stone. The intestines were
cleansed and washed in palm wine, and,
after being covered with powdered aro-
matte gums, were placed in Canopic
jars The body was then filled up with
myrrh and cassia and other fragrant
and astringent substances and was laid
in natron for 70 days. 1t was then care
fully washed and wrapped up In strips
of fine linen smeared with gum. The
cost of mummifying body in this fash
ion was a talent of silver, or about e240.
In the second method the brain was
not removed at all, and the intestines
were simply dissolved and removed in a
fluid state. The body was also laid in
salt or natron, which. it is said, dis
solved everything except the skin and
bones. The cost of mummifying In this
manner was 30 mime, or nearly $50.
The third method was employed for
the poor only. 1t consisted simply of
cleansing the body by injecting some
strong astringent and then sailing it for
70 days. The cost was very small. =
'Budge's Guide to First and Second
Egyptian Rooms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
The Lost Rose.

There is ticket chopper at the Park
place station of the elevated railroad
who could not take prize in beauty
show in any climate and whose mark
ed aggressiveness of mien fails to soften
the effect of natures handiwork upon
his visage A lady crossing the platform
in hurry dropped one of two large red
roses that graced her corsage 1t was
promptly pounced upon by the chop
per, who, seeing that it's owner had
no intention of returning to reclaim it,
fell to fondling his prize with SO evil
dent an air of delight that group OF
three or four brakemen, fellow employ
ees. who stood near by waiting for an
up town train, found vast amusement
in ''guying" him.
At the instant they did SO tired
looking woman, dragging shabbily
clad little girl by the hand, approached
the box. The child, whose great eyes
were sunk deeply in her pale little fore
head, broke loose from her mother s
hand, stopped stock still and began star
ing hungrily at the rose. In an instant
it was in her possession and the great
eyes had gone out of mourning. In two
seconds the unlovely chopper was glow
ering at other arriving passengers more
belligerently than ever, and his friends,
the brakemen, had forgotten to jeer. -
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

George Purcell tells some stories
about mining coal that are interesting.
Purcell says a rat. when caught in a
trap, will cut off limb to escape. He
one day caught a rat with black
smiths pinchers. He had only time to
fix the pinchers on the rats tail, but
with sufficient grip to hold the rat for
time. He intended taking the rat to
feed box in the barn, where its fight
ing qualities could be tested by ter
rier. The rat, hanging by its tail, turned
around to free itself from the pinchers.
Finding that the pinchers were harder
than its teeth. it turned its attention to
its own tail. 1t cut with its teeth a
ring around the tail and then made a
jump. The skin peeled off the tail leav-
ing the tail covering in the grip of
Purcell and the pinchers, 1t is needless
10 say that the rat escaped.
Miners believe that rats leave fall
ing mine. NJ w. Kerrigan met horde
of rats one day when he was entering
a mine. He attempted to kill them
with stick. but as fast as he knocked
one out another took his place, He was
accompanied by dog, and the dog was
SO badly bitten by the rats that he
sought shelter behind Kerrigan Seeing
that the dog was badly injured by the
attack of the rats, Kerrigan took him
outside the mine to have his injuries
attended to- Kerrigan then returned to
the workings, but was surprised to find
that the entry in which he had met the
rats had fallen in during his absence
Pittsburg News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

Sexton and Undertaken" is the sign
usually found affixed to or near the
New York churches. but it does not
mean that the sexton actually conducts
an undertakers establishment. He
merely contracts for the funerals of the
members of the congregation and sub
let's the work to what are known as
wholesale undertakers, who attend to
this class of work exclusively.
A 90 per cent commission is the sex
ton s share of the proceeds, and, taking
into consideration the large member
ship of some of the New York churches
and the elaborate funerals that take
place almost daily. it can readily be
seen that to be sexton is an honorable
calling-for it is business that brings
in the coin. The profits of a sexton in
one of the large down town churches are
estimated at SO, 600 annually from his
funeral business alone Weddings are
not so profitable, but they do fairly we'll
and are cheerful. He collects the pew
rents and takes his habitual commits
sion; he is paid for opening the church
and for closing it and few other
things that keep him from starvation
But there is one thing he must look
sharp after, and that is his collections
1t is peculiar fact, but people will
stand off funeral bill as long and as
callously as any other.-Exchange
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

This story was told by a Boston
plumber: "Some years ago one of the
city missions up home had a job OF
plumbing done at its meeting house.
The work was much more extensive
than showed on the surface, and
when the bill was presented the min
lister in charge insisted he was being
robbed. He made a frightful kick, and
had several redhot interviews with the
boss of the shop. After the last and
warmest of these confabs he returned
to the mission sizzling with wrath and
found well known local character
awaiting him. The fellow had been a
notorious professional crook, but grow
ing too old and rheumatic for safe
cracking he concluded to mend his
ways, and the parson had promised to
aid him in getting an honest start.
I" Well, James, said the parson
alphabetically have you decided on
what you want to dor
Yes, boss, replied the ex-crook.
Seeing as how I'm pretty good me-
chanic, / thought might open bit Of
shop
A shopl replied his benevolent
friend. What kind of shopa'
A plumbers shop, said the bur-
glar.
'Oh' exclaimed the minister, ris-
ing suddenly and picking up his hat.
I was under the impression that you
wanted to reform. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

The English royal marriage act is one
of the time honored absurdities which
survive in spite of common sense and
enlightened public opinion. By it the
matrimonial choice Of the English
princes is practically restricted to the
swarms of 'sthe German hive and the
proverbially handsome English women
are forbidden. The legal prohibition
was enacted in 1879 at the persistent
command of George III, he tbeing
thereunto melted, first, by the mar
riage in 1875 of his brother, the Duke
of Gloster, to the Countess Waldegrave
maria Walpole), and, second, by the
taking to wife by young brother. the
Duke of Cumberland, in It'll, of the
widow of Colonel Christopher Horton.
The first provision of the act forbids
to the descendants of George II matri-
mony without the consent of the crown
under the great SEAL necessary excep-
ton being made to cover the marriages
of princesses abroad. The second pro-
vision has been the especial mark of
raillery. 1t enables marriage by one
above the age of 20 against the will Of
the crown. under certain conditions.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

Lewis Carroll, the author of ''Alice
In Wonderland, was fond of puzzling
his friends with curious problems One
of them was the question. When does
the day begin? If man could travel
around the world so fast that the sun
would always be directly above his head,
and If he were to start travelling at mid
day on Tuesday, then in "a hours he
would return to his original point of
departure and would find that the day
was now called Wednesday-at what
point of his journey would the day
change its nameH The difficulty of an
swering this apparently simple question
has cast a gloom over many pleasant
party.
Another problem was as follows: A
rope is hung over wheel fixed to the
roof of building; at one end Of the
rope weight is fixed, which exactly
counterbalances a monkey which is
hanging on the other end. Suppose that
the monkey begins to climb the rope,
what will be the RESULT 1t is very Curl
GUS the different views taken by good
mathematicians One says the weight
goes up with increasing velocity; others
say that it goes up at the same rate as
the monkey, while another says it goes
down
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
Saved by Tact.

A down town woman, who Is known
among her friends as decidedly stylish
person, but who is quite Indifferent to
her toilet when at home, had an expert
ence short time ago which gave her
quite shock at the time. She had
given dinner party one day at which
very distinguished Englishman was
entertained. The foreigner was quite
captivated by the charming hospitality
of his hostess, and when on his way to
the station to leave the city the next
day he stopped at the house to pay his
respects. All the servants were out,
and the mistress of the house was by
no means dressed for company. She was
expecting the arrival of a new gown al
the time, and thinking that the ring
was that Of a messenger boy bringing
it she went herself, in very slipshod
attire, to the door.
To her horror, when she opened the
door, she saw the face of the distin.
guished Englishman. To her Joy, how
ever, he asked if her mistress was in.
This cue was all that was needed Quick
as flash she replied, ''No, sir; she's
out riding Without recognition the
visitor left his card and went away
with decided opinion Of the untidy
appearance of Philadelphia servants =
Philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
Gravexards In China.

The wife of an American naval officer
stationed at Ten tsin writes thus to d
friend in Baltimore: 1.-The trip by train
from the landing to Tien-tsin takes
about an hour and half. The cars are
not palatial, but they are comfortable.
When you land, hundreds of coolies be-
siege you for your baggage. You won
der how it ever reaches its destination
in safety. The trip is somewhat inter
esting, but rather desolate to take alone.
You pass through miles of graveyards
There are thousands of mounds without
a sign of green grass or green leaf.
''China seems to be one vast grave
yard, for they bury their dead anywhere
they wish They bury in large collins
placed on the surface of the ground,
covered over with mud and earth This
is blown and washed away, and then
the collins are exposed to view. A few
miles from the railroad station on the
river you come to trees and vegetation.
1t reminds you of some of the poor land
that some of our railroads at home go
through
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
EIephants Hate came1..

Elephants have the bitterest enmity
to camels. When the camel scents the
elephant, it stops still, trembles in all
its limbs and utters an interrupted cry
Of terror and alright No persuasion,
no blows, can induce it to rise 1t
moves its head backward and forward,
and it's whole frame is shaken with
mortal anguish. The elephant, on the
contrary, as soon as he perceives the
camel, elevates his t1>lnk, stamps with
his feet, and with his trunk thrown
backward, snorting with a noise like
the sound of a trumpet, he rushes to-
ward the camel, which with its neck out
stretched and utterly defenseless awaits
with the most patient resignation the
approach of its enemy. The elephant.
with its enormous shapeless limbs,
tramples on the unfortunate animal in
such manner that in a few minutes it
is scattered around in small fragments
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
A waters Dilemma.

1t was in one of the large down town
restaurants that the short little woman
and her tall husband went for dinner
one night.
"Will you have oysters2" asked the
man, glancing over the bill of fare.
EYES, said the short little woman,
as she tried in vain to touch her toes to
the floor. ''And, John, want has,
sock -
John nodded, and, as he handed his
order to the waiter, he said, eyes, and
bring hassock for the lady"
lone hassocki" asked the waiter,
with what John thought more than or
binary interest, as he nodded in the
affirmative. Still the waiter did not go,
but brushed the tablecloth with towel
and rearranged the articles on it several
times, while his face got very red.
Then he came around to Johns side,
and, speaking soto voce, said: ''Say,
mister, I haven't been here long, and
I'm not on to all these things Will the
lady have the hassock broiled or fried p
Chicago Chronicle
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
HE STILL LIVES.

A Case Where Medical Science Made
a Little MiscaJcuIntion.
s'Medical science occasionally makes
grand miscalculation, said an old
citizen. II never pass a certain house
on lower Prospect street without re-
Numbering that 20 years ago a certain
noted doctor of this town-he died re-
cently-condemn me to death. You
have but week to live. he said.
"This was Information of somewhat
serious inn t. me, although, at that
time, l didn't much care whether it
was week or a month. But l went to
another doctor Are you really fright
ened? 2 he asked. No, | said; I've got
beyond that Then he remarked, You
can't last month. Somehow this cor
roborative testimony didn't satisfy me.
Before got through my search for in
formation | consulted eight doctors.
And, by the way, was hunting through
the second week before 1 made the
rounds. Of course they all agreed pref
ty well. The most liberal man of the
lot said might pull through for year,
but he greatly doubted it. The other
medicos gave me from week to three
months.
"Well, sir, I've attended the funerals
of five of those doctors, and, please
God. I'll see the other three under the
sod before I quit
Understand me- was a pretty
tough object at that time. A bronchial
trouble had worn me to skin and bone
walked with crutch and a cane /
agreed that my lungs were past mend
ing. Five of them said l had but one
lung left, and that, they claimed. was
on its last legs.
"Well, when I went to the ninth
doctor, l was mad clear through 1
knew he didn' have a blessed idea con-
corning my case. But he tried hard to
look knowing and went back to his lit
tie drug tank and presently returned
with neat package wrapped in white
paper. 1 handed him the 50 he demand
ed and walked away Here, he said !;
you've forgotten your medicine.
turned back No, I haven IT, | said
hotly; 4 left it there purposely. Give
it to the next credulous fool whose case
you don't understand Say, it did me
good to get mad. went home, chucked
every drug into the ash barrel, staid
out in the open air all l could, WASH t
the least bit careful about myself,
worked about the house every day until
exhausted and began to get better. By
George Inside of year was in tiptop
condition Look at me- nowl Sound as
a dollar Yes, sir, science does occa-
sionally slip up with considerable unan-
unity. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

The largest loaves of bread baked in
the world are those of France and Italy.
The ''pipe' bread of Italy is baked in
loaves two or three feet long, while in
France the loaves are made in the shape
Of very long rolls. four or five feet in
length and in many cases even six feet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

Why is it that one man is old and de-
crepid at 45, and another hale and hearty
at 80? 1t depends on the care he takes of
himself Often mans body gets out of
repair-the trouble grows until it lays
him out in bed. Whenever a man feels
that he is not as well as he ought to be,
whenever he is listless, without energy
and without vitality, whenever he finds
that he is losing weight and that his or
binary work givessh him undue fatigue, he
needs Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. If he keeps on working with his
liver inactive and his blood impure-he
keeps his nerves and his body under a
constant nervous strain. He will not be
hearty when he is old The Golden
Medical Discovery" cures many so-called
diseases because nearly all illness springs
from the same thing bad digestion and
consequent impure blood, The "Discov-
cry makes the appetite good, the diges-
ton strong, assimilation easy, and the
blood rich and pure
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
Roman Stage Carpentry.

The excavations in the theater of
Dugga, in Tunis. show that the Romans
possessed for their theaters system of
ftage carpentry equal if not superior to
the appliances now in use. An ingeni-
Dus continuance enabled those who stood
underneath the stage to see what was
proceeding above. A number Of trap
doors opened in the center of the stage,
and grooves have been discovered show
ing the way In which scenery and stage
furniture were lowered and raised.
Eight large holes led to several dry
wells three yards deep under the stage,
while large receptacle served to store
the curtain during the performance.
The floor of the stage was covered with
mOsaica
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

The introduction of snuff into polite
society under the Georges brought the
handkerchief into very prominent use,
and it became an art to handle it with
elegance and grace under the very try
ing circumstances of endeavoring to
conceal sneeze. Among the French
formerly to make even the most casual
reference to the handkerchief was con-
sidered the height of vulgarity. French
women, if they carried them, contrived
never to show them, and this ridiculous
practice prevailed even on the stage,
where no actress would dare to carry
one, no matter how heartrending a scene
she might have to appear in.
But this absurd prejudice, if such it
may be called, was removed by the EN-
press Josephine, who used to carry a
dainty handkerchief with a deep lace
border, which she would often raise to
her lips. Her example being followed by
her ladies in waiting and later by the
entire court, the handkerchief was soon
raised to the position which it has re-
tanned ever since as an important and
indispensable accessory to woman e
dress. -Frank 81. Vizetelly in Woman s
Home Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
The Long and short of 1t.

There seems to be some uncertainty
as to the size of our great mother. The
French orientalist Henrion, member Of
the academy, however, fixed it with &
precision satisfactory, at least, to him
self. He gives the following table Of the
relative heights Of several eminent his
torical personages:
Adam was precisely 1913 feet inches
high.
Eve was precisely 11s feet s.75 inche.
high.
Noah was precisely 10s feet high.
Abraham was precisely 81 feet high.
Moses was precisely 10 feet high.
Hercules was precisely feet high.
Alexander was precisely feet h Ugh.
Julius Caesar was precisely feet
high.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30

Paragrene. the new insecticide, made by
Fred l.. Lavanburg, New York, manufacturer
of the well known "Star' brand OF paris green,
is much better than paris green at one half
the cost, and does not injure the foliage. IL
combines all the effective properties OF Bor-
and found Paragrene the best, safest and
quickest insecticide l ever used, and recon-
mend it to every grower OF currants and
gooseberries for absolute destruction of cur
rant worm and does not injure foliage. Please
send at once two more IA ID. packages of
Pdrdgrene.-Geo. W. Finger, Tivon N Y"
IL used Paragrene just as L would paris
green. 1t did not injure the foliage but killed
the potato bugs quickly like it better than
paris green and shall always use it in the fUl-
urea. E. Bunker, Suburba, Tenn"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-30
Supreme Court sustaIns the Foot-Ease
Trademark.

Justice Laughlin, in Supreme Court, Buff
falo, has ordered a permanent injunction,
with costs, and q full accounting of sales, to
issue against Paul b. Hudson, the manufac-
turer of the foot powder called "Dr. Clark
of Brooklyn. restraining them hem from a' making
or selling the DR.. Clark's Foot Powder, which
is declared, in the decision OF the Court an
imitation aud infringement of Foot Ease, -
the powder to shake into your shoes for tired,
aching feet now so largely advertised and
OF LIE Roy, N. Y. is tile owner of the trade
mark Foot Ease,' ana he is the first individ-
ual who ever advertised Il foot powder extern
stvely over the country. He Will send sam
pie Free to any one who writes him for it,
The decision in this case upholds his trade.
mark ana renders all parties liable who fraud-
ulently attempt to profit by the extensive
Foot Ease" advertising, in placing upon the
market spurious and similar appearing prep
aratlon, labeled and put up in envelopes and
boxes like Foot-Ease. Similar suits will be
brought against others who are now infring-
ing on the Foot-Ease trademark and common
law rights,