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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
william BIacL,s Characters.

Sir Wemyss Reid notes that William
Black seldom allowed himself to be
drawn into conversation about his work
One of Reds recollections runs thus
Zone day, in the faroff past, l was
walking along the sea front with Black,
at Brighton, when he said abruptly and
With reference to nothing that had been
passing between us: We are not all en-
gagged in running away with other
mems wives. There are some of us who
are not the victims of mental disease or
moral deformity. 1 do not even know
that anybody of my acquaintance has
committed murder or forgery. Yet
people are angry with me because / do
not make my characters in my books
odious in this fashion. 1 prefer to write
about sane people and honest people,
and l imagine that they are, after all,
in a majority in the world
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PENNSYL VANIH RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad Of Ameyica Pro
fecfed throughout by Block Signals
and Interfering Switches.
IN EFFECT OCTOBER A. 1898.

Trains LEAVE Mount Holly as JolIotos:
For Philadelphia, $50. 500. 653 ITO 749
s56. 9.l5 ll.22 A. NJ. 1888, 2.33, (s.40 Saturday
o0n ON s,a 9Ys o. 9is. s2S l 10
ror PsmDerton, 7.36, 1926, A. M, Las. 32. AT
On Sundays, 10. % A. M 6t5PM
For BordenJown, Trenton and New York $780,
I4s 9.lS, lob, llO5. A. M, 1870, 300, $40, AT,
On Sundays, 1000 A. M, 2.05, 605pM
For East Burlington, $780, 7.25, 7.49, s.22. $780,
slS 1913. LOS M. 1870, 300, $40, 4.47, $40,
On Sundays 7.25, $780, 1910 A. M, 1900, 2O5, 80,
Sd5, 54l, 40, 500. 5S5, 500. 6.45, 7l5, s.l5,
For Lewistown CoIumhus Kinkora etc
Las, 3 80 P. M
On Sundays, sos P. M.
For Lnmperton, Medford. Marion and Had
dOnheld. 9.35 A. NJ.
For Nincentown, 1875, 6 06 P. M.
cor Tt,,. Toms ION, River, 9;26, A. M, Al, Pm
City, 9.26 A. M, 4.47 P. NJ.
For Asbury Park and Long Branch. 9.26, A. ~,
Trains leave for Mount Holly as Jotsol0s;
From Philadelphia, $780, $50, $780, 1000, Il.2o.
1910, A M, Il 80, Saturdays only, 230, 400,
4.3O, $40, 6.l0, $50. 800, 1890. ll.45 PM.
On sundays, 9l5 A. M, LOO. 800 10.30P.M
From New York. via Trenton and Burlington,
SOO, $50. A. M LOO, 2lO, 400, 800. 500, P. M
On Sundays. 1000 A. M, 7.00P.M
From Trenton, 6.45. 7.4O. 925, lib A. M, 2.55,
3.42, Ala, 5.20 100, 9.55 P. NJ.
On Sundays $40. ll.50, A. M. 4.05, sos, P.
from East Burlington, 100, 1853 S26. S4s, 9 AZ.
1922 lo45 lI4sA. M los. $50, 40, GIG. 5.5S.
so6, $40. 49, 4.55. $50, 500 $50 TO 7l5 8.45.
From Toms River, 74S A. M, 4O2, Pm.
From Aspury Park, 2.2O P. NJ
From Medford l.55 a. M.
From Long Branch, LEO P. M.
From Pemberton, (north) 6.3S. 7.2S, s.33. $3.50.
A. NJ. I2.37, 407. $40 P. M.
On Sundays, $50 A. M, $40 M.
from Pemberton (south), 1856 A. NJ, 444 P. M
From Vfncentown, $50 A. M, LAP P. M.
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Apog and a reIephone.

At the Redhin railway station pas.
senger recently came to the station
master in great grief, saying that hel
little pet dog had been left by accident
on the platform at Reigate and would
likely be either crushed by locomotive
or lost The courteous official telephoneo
through respecting the poodle, and the
answer came Immediately that dog Oh
that description had just been brought
into the police station The receive
was put to the dogs ear, and the lady
was asked to speak to it, She did so
The effect was electrical The dog bark
ed cordial recognition of the voice and
by its antics expressed great desire t.
jump into the apparatus and traverst
the wire in order to get to its mistress
all the sooner. Birmingham England
Mail
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

A commercial traveller on his trip
called upon well known chemist He
was nervous as he put his hand in his
pocket and handed out card
81 represent that concern, said the
young man.
"You are Fortunate" replied the
chemist.
The commercial traveller was encour-
aged and said:
II think SO, sir, and the chemist who
trades with us is even more so. My firm
has the finest line Of cosmetics in the
country"
81 shouldn't have thought it, :" slow
ly responded the man of medicines
"Her complexion looks natural. y
And he handed back the photograph
which the young man had given him
by mistake. He took it and left without
waiting to make any farewell remarks.
London Sketch
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

"Once upon time, says the Houtz-
dale (Pa.) Journal, "a man got mad at
the editor and stopped the paper In a
few weeks he sold his corn at A cents
less than the market price. Then his
property was sold for taxes because he
didn't read the sheriff's sale. He paid
SO for a lot of forged notes that had
been advertised two weeks and the pub
lie warned against them. He then rush
ed to the printing Office and paid several
years subscription in advance and had
the editor sign an agreement that he
was to knock him down if he ordered
his paper to be stopped again
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

Caribou (Me.) man lately wan
dered into a remote hotel that doesn't
keep dictionary, and on coming down
in the morning was asked by the land
lord how he rested.
"Oh, replied the gentleman, II
suffered nearly all night with insom-
MAP
The landlord took offense at this and
roarsd, "ITl bet you 81 there amt one
in my house '--Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
wornhip of the Tiger

The carcass of the tiger was carried
to the adjacent village, where a hen
was decapitated in front of it by the
Gonds as an offering to the tiger god,
while all the women assembled and did
obeisance to the monster, bringing also
their children, and placing each small
coin on the tigers body or in front of
its jaws; for these primitive people
look on the tiger as their god, and small
marvel seeing what wondrous cres-
ture he is, with matchless symmetry
of form and mighty strength, before
which man seems an insignificant pup
pet" Tropics and Shows, " by Burton.
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beaten at His own Game.

"a few days since, relates solicit
or, "as was sitting with my friend D.
in his Office a man came in and said;
d" Mr.. W, the livery stable keeper,
tricked me shamefully yesterday, and !
want to be even with him.
90 State your case, said D.
&c I asked him how much he'd charge
me for a horse to go to Richmond He
said half sovereign. took the horse,
and when / came back he said he want
ed another half sovereign for coming
back, and made me pay it.
I'D. gave his client some legal ad-
vice, which he Immediately acted upon,
as follows: He went to the livery stable
keeper and said, How much will you
charge for horse to Windsor?'
1.-The man replied, "A sovereign.
"Client accordingly went to Wind
sor, came back by rail and went to the
livery stable keeper saying:
Here is your money, paying him
a sovereign.
Where is my horse2 said W.
He's at Windsor, answered the
client. 4 hired him only to go to Wind
sor. Pearson Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

"Ahl" sighed the sentimental youth.
would that l might install senti-
ment in your loyal hear"
"Sir, interrupted the practical
maid. "Id have you understand that
my heart is no installment concern. -
Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

A needle held in the left hand is
passed through the thorax, the legs and
wings are pulled off, and, if necessary.
the scales of the body brushed off with
a camel's hair brush The tail is then
lowered into drop of water, salt solu-
ton or weak formalin placed on glass
slide and with another needle held in
the right hand the last two segments Of
the tail are partially separated and held
down upon the slide The left hand is
then moved in such a manner as tc
draw away the insect, Major Ross, l
M s.. in Indian Medical Gazette
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

'How much does your position pay ?"
asked the rural relative
Il don't know as could figure it up
offhand, answered Senator Sorghum.
"You surely know your own salary 2"
Eyes, but that isn't what you asked
me- Washington Star.
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why He Didn't Reply.

1t is not always easy to be polite.
Witness this from the Chicago Post;
"Why don't you answerf" said
madam impatiently to the Scandinavian
on the stepladder engaged in putting
up new window fixtures.
The man gulped and replied gently
al have my mout' full of screws. l
not can speak till svaller some.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Windom In a Nutshell.

Human life is like game at dice
where we ought not to throw for what
is most commodious to us, but to be
content with our casts, let them be
hever so unfortunate. Plato.
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Union Transportation company

Tuckerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly f1r Tuckerton 9.5l A. NJ
40 P. M, daily except Sunday, and on Sat
urday at 200.
Leave Tuckerton for Mount Holly, 7.0S A M,
3.03 P. M daily except Sunday.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

Horace Walpole is a great lover Of
dogs too. Patapan, Tonton and Ro-
settle (the last the legacy of Nine. du
Deffand are certainly the most spoiled
of the species, and run all over Straw
berry after their master, to the detri-
ment, one would have thought of the
prim gardens and the vertu.
When Rosette dies presently, Horace
sends the most touching epitaph on
dog ever written, perhaps, to my Lord
Nunehan. "It has no merit, he says,
''for it is an imitation, but it comes
from the heart if ever epitaph did, and
therefore your dogmanity will not dis
like il -
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ON THE OPEN TRAIL.

This paltry earth and the low hung sky,
Like little tent around it,
Too cramped find to feel at home,
Too cramped always found it,
Since was ever vagabond.
A vagrant-foot and rover.
Oh, give me the width of the skies to roam
When my earthly days are over!
Let me out where worlds the milestones
are,
Where the unresting stars walk my way
Out, out, where man has elbow room
To travel his old time highway!
And when the journey is done God grant
That one lone inn 1 find me
Where 1 may enter and greet but her
And close the door behind mel
Arthur ]. Stringer in Ainslee's Maya
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
OMAR KHAYYAM.

Deep in the spring their empty pitcher dips,
Dips where of old thousand sorrows fell.
Forget not, while the gurgling water slips
Lightly from earthen threats, the silent well.
Arthur J. Stringer in Bookman.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medtord for Philadelphia at 100, 1907
An, 2.l3 5.24, P. M.
On Sundays, 7.45 A. M, 4.05 Pm.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, 1920
M, 2.35, 5.35 Pm.
On Sundays, 7.59 A. M, AIS p. M.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at 100, 1880, A. M, $40. $50,
Pm.
On Sundays, Sis A. M, $50 P. M.
Leave Marion for Medtord, 81, ll.3s A. M,
SO, go, P. M.
On Sundays, 9.06, A. M, 6.2l PM.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. K. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

''Did our friend retire from politics p
well, answered the practical work
or, sit wasn't what you'd call re-
tire 1t was knockout. Washing
ton Star.
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0tfeW dTOtllu my hoeo DioH.
Calmly may the dust repose
OF my faithful, pretty Rose.

The opening lines at least have the
oldest unlikeness to the popular concep-
ton of Horace Walpole, if they have
some affinity with the man who is the
friend and playfellow of little children
and can't find it in his heart to turn
off an old servant or to give up an old
ally.-Longman' Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

II regret to say, remarks writer
in the Boston Transcript, THAT on the
Providence railroad Wrentham has late
ly become 'Wren-tham "a as in Sam
in the mouths of several brakemen.
First we had Wal-tham, similarly
twGnged in the second syllable, and
fear that ultimately we have to submit
to Ded-ham in the place of Deddum.
Thus do English names suffer in the
mouths Of those who are quite ignorant
of their history. Not merely because it
is English, but because it is logical and
historical, and because the word ''ham'
has its meaning. Waltham should be
Waltum and Wrentham Wrentum. A
return to the colonial pronunciation
to this extent would, CT course. be toe
much to ask, but still for little space,
0 arbiters of the railway, spare us that
sharp in the thanh
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

SOutn AHeEActtb SulCAue ;" Ahus
In Brazil and other parts of South
America the natives know and fear a
certain condition of the air which they
call suicide wind.
1t is notsa superstition, but an actual
condition of the atmosphere which
seems to drive the people to madness.
and during it's continuance self inf1ict-
ed deaths are numerous.
Criminologists and scientists all over
the world are interested in this peculiar
atmospheric influence, which is indi-
Gated by soft, moist warm air that
settles heavily on the earth.
The climatic condition known as the
''suicide wind is greatly dreaded in
that part of the country.
Statistics prove that suicides and 9TH
er crimes occur together or in waves as
they are described.
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Tvpe. Of Husbnnds to Avoid.

There are two distinct types of hus-
bands who do more harm than they
would be willing to admit-the man
who permits himself to become a gen.
erous fgurehead in his own family,
rarely holding a conversation with his
wife or children, good naturally re-
spending to any extravaganza for the
sake of peace, and the man who, though
conspicuous in the church and COM
munity, tyrannizes over his family in
small things until, for the sake of peace,
they deceive him on every hand. =
Frances Evans in Ladies Home Jour
nal
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a III eWark Barber
Has Been Closely Confined to
His Shop for Years
The Result Was Dyspepsia Which
Hood'S SarSanarilIa Cured-

The Result Was Dyspepsia Which
Hoods Sarsaparilla Cured.
lowing to close confinement for many
years, suffered a severe siege of dys-
pepsia. l had a very bitter taste in my
mouth in the morning. / took medi-
cine for long time without benefit.
Finally decided to try Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and it helped me from the start.
Its continued use entirely cured me.
Since then l have never been sick but
once and again resorted to Hoods Sar-
saparilla which did me as much good as
before. would not be without it under
any circumstances. / have recommended
it to my friends and use it in my family
whenever my wife or children have any
stomach trouble or need blood purifier"
HARRY L. MORRIS, 100 Mulberry Street,
Newark, New Jersey. Remember
Hoods s psIi1ia
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists 81; six for SIS. Get only Hoods.
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English farthings are no longer like.

English farthlngs are no longer ike
Iy to be mistaken for half crowns, for
now they are minted not only of diff
Ierent size and design, but even of a
different color, being dull bronze
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-03
ENSIGN sANDoz MARRIED.
The Bride Was Miss Annie Moore
Ward of Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. "A fashionable we'd
ding was solemnized In the Church of Our
Lady of the Sacred Heart tonight. the
contracting parties being Ensign Fritz
Louis sandoz of the United States navy
and Miss Annie Moore Ward.
The bride was given away by her broth
er, Henry A. Ward Of the Virginia Mil
tary Institute. Naval Constructor w. p.
Robert was best man. The groom was al
tired in his official full dress uniform, and
the bride In white silk and chiffon, trim
med with real lace and pearls. The mar
rlage was attended by people from Balti-
more, Washington and Philadelphia, and
many officers from the navy yard
Ensign Sandoz is a native OF Alabama
and served on the Cincinnati during the
late war.
At a reception at the home of the brides
aunt in Ghent, the fashionable suburb Of
Norfolk, the wedding cake was cut with
the grooms sword.
Ensign and Mrs. Sandoz left tonight for
a bridal trip to New Orleans and MardI
Gras.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-03
GOMEZ WRITES M'KINLEY.
CuBnn soldiers VIII Receive About
800 Per Man.

Remedies, Province of Santa Clara, Feb.
2. via majuan.-Imediately after yes
terdays conference, Gen. Gomez wrote
the following letter to President Mckinley:
in Spanish:
Republic Of Cuba, Headquarters of the
Army, Remedies, Feb. l, 1899.
president Mckinley, Washington: 1t
has been a great pleasure to me to confer
with your commissioner, Mr.. Porter, in
troduced by my friend, Quesada, and
am now aware of and pleased with your
wishes. In a short time / shall go to Ha-
Vana and confer with Gen. Brooke. so
that everything will go well. Following
your advice, 1 willingly cooperate in the
work of reconstructing Cuba.
Maxine Gomez, General"
To-day Gen. Gomez is preparing for the
trip to Havana. The whole attitude of the
old fighter is much more cordial than was
anticipated by Mr. Porter. He told the
latter he was proud TO receive the special
commissioner of the President, and he is
evidently much gratified al the prospect of
the early solution of the disbandment
problem.
The money will be sent on Commission
er Porter's order TO Gen. Brooke, and will
be paid out as called for, by distribution
through subcommittee of Cuban and
American officers in the various provinces.
AS agreed upon at yesterdays conference,
the entire amount will be in Spanish Sill
yer.
At the ratio of sixty, it Will amount TO
s4.2OOO0O. or nearly $1OO for each man in
The Cuban army, as estimated by the dele
cation from the Cuban military assembly,
which went to Washington in December,
and has recently returned to Cuba.
The late Gen Calixto Garcia told Presi-
dent Mckinley this amount would be sat-
isfactory. The correspondent Of the Asso-
ciated Press learns that the delegation
vas examined by Mr.. Porter for the pur-
nose and that a report was submitted
yehich has not been made public. The fig
ures given in 1t, as supplied to the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press yester-
day, call for $57,O0O,0OO as the first esti-
mate Of the delegation, but the delegation
said they would take less, and acknowl-
edged they could hardly expect better pay
for the Cuban privates than the Ameri-
can privates get, which is $13 a month, or
AZ per cent of their figures, and the
American basis would mean 600 for
privates. As the sum 90 be paid Is worth
more than 100000 in Spanish silver here,
nearly half of the amount calculated on
the American pdslS - ~ p% iSaii~Su ~
the Cubans
At the conference Mr.. Porter laid special
stress on the fact that the S30O0,00O was
not to be regarded as wages due for serv-
ice rendered, but as a relief fund from
the United States to expedite the disband-
ment of the army, and to further the
aims Of reconstruction.
This article of the compact, previously
cabled. was the most delicate point un-
der consideration, as the question of the
recognition Of the Cuban army as mill
tary body. and, tacitly, Of the Cuban revo-
lutionary government, was involved. Cen
Gomez acquiesced in this premise more
readily than might have been expected,
in view uf his reputed hostility to the
United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-03
FuLmINOs ARE MIsINFoRMED.
Consul Andre Says They DO Not I'm
Jerstand Americans.

San Francisco, Feb Edward A. An
Dire, for the past sixteen years Belgian
consul at Manila, Is in this city en- route
to Washington on secret mission. II as
understood that he IS to offer the United
States his good services as mediator be-
tween this country and the Filipinos.
Speaking of the present condition OF ar
fairs in the Philippines, Consul Andre said
that should the Americans and Fillpinos
clash, the loss TO the Americans would
be great not SO much however, from the
force of bullets. but from the sickness
which would follow an active campaign.
The Filipinos had he said, modern rifles
and could inhict much damage before be-
ing suhdued. but he did not look for any
serious disagreement.
THE FHipnos," he said do not under
stand their position. As soon as they can
be made to realize that the United States
viii not make rash promises. then SO soon
viii the F'ilipinos welcome the protection
of this country, but until that lime arrives
there viii always be some signs of dlscon-
tent
"As soon as the natives realize that they
can make money and live comfortably
then they win cease fighting The recent
proclamation of the President did much
to relieve the anxiety of the people, and
the recent conference between the Amer
lean commissioners and Filipino represen-
tatives VIII result In much good'