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The times., 1899-12-18

subordinates under the direction OF Lieu
tenant Brumby II was q trying moment
and any mistake or hesitation in carrying
cut the orders of Commodore Dewey might
have meant the destruction of the squad
ron.
Lieutenant Brumbys work was fautless
and when, after hours of fighting the sig
nal went to the masthead to cease firing
and take breakfast. 1t was evident to all
the world that capable Tom Brumby had
won fame as undying as that of the man on
the bridge OF the Olympia ooo!ly directing
the fight
Ii was Lieutenant Brumby who raised the
first American flag over the city of Manila
after the surrender.
As an officer Lieutenant Brumby was
punctilous in the obedience of orders and
exactiug in his requirements of others. He
had high idsa Of duty, and was withal an
amiable companion and q polished gen.
tlemau.
Upon the return of the Olympia to this
country in September last Lieutenant
Brumby followed his commander through
all the fetes and social hOnors and triumphS
shOwered upon him He was ever at Ad-
miral Dewey's side. faithful 10 his trust
When Admiral Dewey and the officers OF
his personal staff were detached from the
Olympia Lieutenant Brumby went upon
waiting orders,
Honored in Georgia.
On October 26 the State Of Georgia and
the people of Atlanta welcomed Lieutenant
Brumby home in public reception only
less spontaneous and enthusiastic than that
accorded to Admiral Dewey in New York
and Washington.
On that occasion Lieutent Brumby was
made the recipient of a handsome sword
A civil and military pageant swept through
the streets Of Atlanta in his honor and a
sincere tribute to distinguished son
was bestowed by his native State.
The Legislature Of Georgia. which was
in session that day, unanimously passed in
| his presence the following joint resolution:
! BE it resolved by the General Assembly Of
| Georgia, in Joint session assembled, That this
| body herewith extends its welcome to Lieut..
! Thomas NJ. Brumby upon his return to his home
and state, upon which he has reflected undyIng
! fame and honor IN scenes of danger and death
! he has conSpcuousiy illustrated the true type
| OF the Southern hero. No honor can be bestowed
on gallant Tom Brumby which he does not
| richly merit, and is not entirely worthy of.
| Therefore. welcome him 70 our State, our
( homes, and our hearts
One Of the pleasantest parts of this out
! pouring OF a Commonwealth Joy and
! pride was the appearance by the side OF
| Lieutenant Brumby Of his aged mother.
! mcdestly sharing in his greatness and in
| the hOnors heaped upon her boy.
The times., 1899-12-18

Mrs. Andenreid entertained at dinner
Saturday evening.
Former Surgeon General Tryon. L S ".
sailed Saturday to spend the winter abroad.
The chaperons of the cotirion dances,
the first OF which is TO be given at the
Cairo next Friday, viii be Mrs. W, CaTvel
Hall, Mrs. Sessions, Mrs. Willoughby
Sprigg Chesley, Mrs. J. Y. Barross. Mrs.
Frank Needham. Mrs. John Chesley, Miss
Eastman. and Miss Williamson.
Mrs. and Miss Bryant. of 2O2o Columbia
Road, viii be al home on the first and
third Saturdays in January and February.
Mr. and Mrs Henry PeIlew, who have
but recently reopened their Washington
home, viii leave after the holidays for
Aiken, s. c.
The Princeton Glee Club are to renew
their musical and social triumphs in Wash
ington this week many tributes in the
way Of luncheCns, teas, and a dance a the
National Rifles ArmCTy having been ar
ranged in honor Of their coming. Their
concert promises TO attract TO the Lafay-
cite Opera House the most fashionable
gathering so far of The season.
The ladies Of the North Carolina Society
viii receive this evening in Confederate
Veterans Hall. 431 Eleventh Street north
west. from to 10 o'clock. After a short
programme the function viii close with
dancing. The meeting being patriotic il
its purpose, the use Of the hall for this
occasion is donated.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
INVOCATION.

For The Ne1Us
o Thou in hollow of whose hand
The winds OF heaven in slumber lay,
Till call to sweep the sea or land,
They rush Thy mandate to obey.
Thou Ruler of the wind and sea,
We come to Thee, we come to Thee.
Eternity conceals Thy birth
Meath depths untold by measured years,
Midst changes chrOn cled of earth
Interchangeable Thou art'' appears.
We are but creatures of to day,
hear us pray! o near us pray
The nations that exult in might,
Proud of their grandeur to display,
Are but as dust within Thy sight
Clasped by the fingers of Decay. q
As sinful dust on Thee we call,
To be released from sinful thrall
Though ruling armies of the sky,
Directing worlds through starry wey,
Yet Thou canst look with pitying eye
On contrite, broken hearts that pray.
Yet STANDS Thine ancient sacrifice
Which Thou to-day wilt not despise.
Help us nation truly blessed
To own Toy right, to do Thy will,
10 be OF every good possessed.
In us thy promises fulfill,
Lest later generations tell
How we like as ChoraZin fell.
Though war hath ragged on sea and land,
Thy Providence held guiding rein.
AS when Thy clouded pillar hand
Led lsraePs host DER desert plain,
u NASbOliOo WIN ohO pOdCO ICStOItu
Our grateful hearts would thank Thee, Lord
The power that reared the Reds wall,
And showered mamma DER the plain,
Hath It the prospecting sunshine fall
On all our national domain;
And brought to us this age of gold,
An age OF wonders to behold.
We come to Thee with prayer and song,
To Him who ruleth land and sea,
Whose mighty arm hath made us strong,
And wrought our triumph gloriously.
With grateful hearts we thank Thee, Lord,
And crave Thy love as our reward.
Amen.
A. s. Doughty January l. 1899.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

Prince Louis Esterhazy, military at
tache of the Austrian embassy at Lon
don, was travelling alone in an English
railway, when an elegantly dressed wo-
man entered the carriage. Presently she
dropped her handkerchief and employed
other expedients to start conversation,
but without avail, for the prince tran
gully smoked his cigar and took no no
tice of her At last as the train ap-
preached a station the woman suddenly
tore her hat from her head, disheveled
her hair and as the train came to a
standstil put her head out of the win
dow and shrieked for assistance.
The railroad officials hurried to the
scene, and to them the woman asserted
that she had been terribly insulted by
the prince The prince did not stir from
his seat, but continued TRANQUILITY smok-
ing his cigar, and the station master
exclaimed, ''What have you got to say
to this charger
Without the slightest appearance Of
concern the prince, who was seated il
the farther corner of the carriage re-
piled, "Only this, " and with that he
pointed to his cigar, which showed 6
beautiful gray ash considerably over al
inch in length
The station master was wise in his
generation, and on perceiving the ash OF
the princes cigar he touched his hal
and said quietly, "That's all right,
sir, (" and arrested the woman instead
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Jungle Food and Jungle Poison

Those who have travelled much
through the damp jungles of India
such as the Terai, cannot have helped
noticing the large amount of fungoid
growth, both terrestrial and epiphytical,
that presents itself, much of which is
edible, but requires an intimate ac-
quaintance with botany to determine
between the poisonous and uninimical.
What were not long since considered
semisavage races on the northeast from
tier are the best guides the uninitiated,
however, can employ to distinguish the
two classes. So close is the resemblance
that it would be dangerous for the ig
norant traveller to trust to his own I'M
aided discrimination, and if the services
of human nomad are not available the
fungi should be submitted to the equally
au fait judgment of a tame monkey-a
thing no traveller should be without.
The animal must be very closely
watched when sitting in Judgment, es-
pecial notice being taken of his counte-
nance. If the specimen is poisonous,
there is decided look of disgust ap-
parent, as the creature throws it from
him, but if nonpoisonous it is torn into
fragments, first smelled and then trans
ferred to the mouth. in which case one
may rest perfectly satisfied that it is
edible. even though ''jackoo'' may not
eat it. In no case will our remote con-
nections make a mistake, nor. for that
matter, will an elephant either. A spare
elephant or two is also handy thing to
have among your luggage. Indian
Planters Gazette
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Sunday Trading.

A German shopkeeper went one Sun
day morning to customer in order to
demand the payment of long neglect
ed account. The police heard of this
and regarded it as violation of the
new law against trading during the
hours of worship. The offender was
cited and fined. He appealed to the
kammergericht, and was discharged as
innocent What the law expressly for
bids, said the kammergericht, is any
public or open labor or trading within
the prescribed time.
On the police Interpretation two men
who talked incidentally about their
business relations on Sunday morning
on their way to church might be arrest
ed as violators of the law, which would
be palpably tyrannical and absurd. This
recalls the good old tale of two Saba
tartan farmers who hit upon casuisti-
cal method of doing trade on the Lord s
day without breaking the fourth com
mandment. "What would you give fol-
that calf, +" asked one, eff it were moi
the Sabbath "If it were not the
Sabbath would give you so much,
naming the sum- Tomorrow, then,
we will consider it bargain Lon,
don News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Tricks of a Pet Crane

Ny friend has pet Florida crane of
which he is very fond The crane stands
at one side by the hour, just pluming
himself, then picking at shoe buttons
and finger rings. Occasionally he is in
dulged in favorite pastime- that of
taking the hairpins out of his mistress
hair. In nature he is as gentle and
affectionate as kitten, and as he has
never been teased he has no enmity for
anything except dog. One night he
was attacked by strange dog, and
since then his hatred for any canine 9th
er than the home dog is intense.
Dick has always been Unfortunately
fond Of his master, whom he makes ev-
cry effort to please 1t is at his COM
mand that he will dance, bowling and
twirling in the most graceful manner
then circling with wings distended
around the yard and back again to bow
and courtesy as before.
Another very pleasing recognition OF
his intelligence is the manner in which
he always welcomes his owner. He rec
ognizes his horse and carriage as far as
his eye can reach, and long before the
bird is in view his voice is heard trum-
peting greeting, which is continued
until the master reaches the gate, wher
at the single command, Louder, Dick +
he throws his head back and gives forth
long gurgling note, indicating JOY
and pleasure, To no one else will he
give this welcome. 1t is unique and pc
culiar-for his owner alone. Forest
and Stream.
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NOT THE ONLY ONE.
Spencers In That Locality Were as
Thick rs RIackherrieR.

Spencers In That Locality Were as
Thick as BIackberries.
A half yearly meeting of the directors
who manage the Northampton private
asylum had just broken up, and Lord
Spencer, a member of that body, desir-
ing to reach Althorp Park somewhat
more quickly than customarily, deter
mined to return home by route which
intersects the grounds of the asylum
and which is rarely used save as sum-
mer parade for the unfortunate lunatics.
Arrived at the gate which separates the
asylum from the outer world, Lord
Spencer, much to his annoyance and
disgust, found it securely locked. A
keeper, however, happening to come in
sight just at that moment Lord Spencer
lost no time in explaining to him the
nature of his wishes.
The man surlily replied that his or
ders were to the effect that no one
should pass through that gate except
due notice were given to him to the
contrary by the authorities, and that,
being married man with wife and
large family. he failed to understand
what special advantage was to be gain
ed by transgressing the rules and thus
placing his situation in jeopardy. OBJ
serving that the fellow was growing OBJ
durate, Lord Spencer thought it best to
reveal his name and rank, imagining
that knowledge of the same would re-
call the man to his senses. Nothing of
the sort happened, however.
The stolid features of the keeper sim
ply relaxed into broad grin, and as he
turned to depart he gently explained
that Lord Spencers in that particular
locality were as plentiful as blackber-
ries in the autumn time. Explanations
and expostulations were useless, the dis
comfted earl being forced to return the
way he had come. Wit and Wisdom
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
MOIST WEATHER.
A Description Of a speln of Humiait

A Description of Spell of Humidity
the Wabash.
Talking about rainy weather, F." said
the westerner, II remember once out
in Indianapolis meeting a farmer who
took the most cheerful view of damp
ness of anybody l ever saw. asked him
if they had had much rain down on the
Wabash that spring.
Well, it has been little damp, he
answered. The day before 1 left home
l had to hang up "a of my ducks. They
had got SO water soaked that they
couldn't swim any longer. l planted
my corn in two feet of water, and /
don't expect over 80 bushels to the acre.
My wheat is looking pretty we'll, but
the sturgeon and catfish have damaged
it considerably. Wnere was about 10
minutes sunshine one day, and 1
thought l would plant my potatoes, so
| loaded them on a scow and anchored
the scow in three feet of water, when it
began to rain again.
'''I wanted to go down on the bottom
lands next the Wabash to see if the
grass was growing for my hay crop, but
my wife said that as we didn't have any
diving bell she'd rather l wouldn't.
should feel kind Of discouraged with all
the rain, but I've spent my odd hours
of leisure time-and the even ones, too,
on account of staying in out of the wet
building us an ark. If it will only
rain another week or two until I get
her ready to sail, Pm going to take my
family out to Missouri by water for a
trip to visit our folks that moved off
out there because they didn't know
enough to stay in place where they
were comfortable. " - Boston Tran
SCRIPT.
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only Two Men Know the Trick.


There is one expert in Philadelphia
who, it is safe to say, stands entirely
alone in his speciality He is James
Toughill, who has charge of the piling
of coin bags at the subtreasury. Not
only does he have charge of the piling
of the bags, but he does it all himself,
for there is a secret connected with this
work that is known to only one man in
the country besides the Philadelphia ex-
pert
1t does not seem at first glance to be
very difficult task, but those who have
tried it and failed can be counted by
hundreds while the first man to do the
work properly without knowledge of
the secret having been impaired to him
is yet to be named. Not so many years
ago there was only one person in the
country who could do the work. Where
he obtained his exclusive knowledge no
one knows. On trip to Philadelphia he
met Toughill and the two became fast
friends. As a mark of his esteem the
original expert taught Toughill the art
of piling up money securely, and that is
as far as the knowledge has been ex-
tended
The work consists of piling up bags
containing 1000 silver dollars each as
high as the vault will permit When
built by the experts this silver wall is
as solid and substantial as if built of
bricks and mortar, and it is well this is
so. If one of these walls should be con-
structed on wrong principles it would
surely fall, and fall usually means Sc
rious injury to some one Many men
have been hurt in attempting to learn
the art, and now Toughill and his
friend, who is in the west, occupy the
field alone. Philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

A high army officer whose fad was
ventilation was one day making an in
spection of frontier post which was
much in need of repair. In some places
the roof showed the blue sky overhead
and the walls were ornamented with
gaps.
The brigadier general was escorted
through the building by the colonel in
charge, a sergeant going on before, as
is the custom, to warn the men to stand
at attention in honor of the general
AS they proceeded the general asked:
"And how is the ventilation, colo
nelR'
Before the colonel could reply the old
sergeant, with familiarity born of
long service, said:
''Sure, general, and the ventilation is
bad, SORT, vera bad, sorr. The place is
all full of holes. sorr. Detroit Free
Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
A LAKE PILOTS LEG.
How 1t Solved the Mystery of tn
Wreck of a Steam Propeller.

How 1t Solved the Mystery of the
Wreck of a Steam Propeller.
"We are never amazed when vessels
go aground and are wrecked on Lake
Erie during the gales that are common
on that treacherous water, for we ex-
poet such things them" said lake
skipper, "but when one is grounded on
clear day and wrecked on course as
clear as the day in the hands of pilot
that knows the ground like book we
naturally wonder little and want to
know the why's and wherefores. Such
was the case of the propeller Susan E.
Peck that went aground near Bar point
and was lost with a $40, 900 cargo
1.-THE captain of the Susan E. had
sailed successfully hundreds of times
between Point Pelee and Bar point and
in all kinds of weather, and this time
he had wheelman who was known
from one end of the lake to the other as
one of the most expert navigator5 in
the lake business. He had been lying
up long time for the very good reason
that owing to an accident to one of his
1OSb lAoO LOB IdO w OO Oil W
save his life. The lost member was re-
placed by an artificial leg, and then the
pilot was ready to take his post at the
wheel again. His first service after his
misfortune was this trip of the Susan
E. Peck, and he ran her aground
''The puzzle to every body was how
it was possible for the propeller, han
died by a man of such skill and expert
ence, on straight course only 40 miles
long and with every sailing condition
favorable, to leave her course. The pilot
was the most puzzled and astounded
person of all. He soon got another yes
sci, and this one he ran in such an err
ratio manner, but fortunately with no
disastrous result, that he was compelled
to give her up, and his usefulness as a
pilot was gone. He and others went to
investigating to see if they could dis
cover what was wrong with his sea
manship.
"After awhile they discovered what
they believed was the trouble. In the
pilots artificial leg great deal of steel
had been used in the joints and other
places. Sitting close to the pinnacle, as
he did while steering, this steel derang
ed the compass so that it threw the
wheelman way off his reckoning and
led to the wrong plotting that had
wrecked the Susan E. Peck and endan-
gered the other vessel that the wheel
man navigated subsequently This was
what they argued, and to demonstrate
the correctness of the theory the pilot
took charge of vessel without wear
ing his false leg. Everything worked to
a charm. The mystery of the Susan E
Peck was solved, and the pilot was re-
stored to his old place in the confidence
of Lake Erie shippers and vessel own
ers New York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
SHE GOT HIM BACK.
How the Dogs Mistress Retained Her
Pet Spaniel.

Pet Spaniel.
When Mrs. Marie Nevins Blaine was
married to DR.. W. T. Bull, her pet
spaniel, Lion, was banished. After the
couple had been married year Mrs
Bull persuaded her husband to let Lion
return for week, promising to keep
him in the stable.
Three days of Lions visit had passed
when as DIR. Bull was taking off his
overcoat in his Office there came rap at
the inner door. 1t was so faint that at
first he did not notice it. Then when it
was repeated he said, "Come in" No
one came, but the rapping went on. He
opened the door, and there stood Lion.
He had been knocking the door with
little wooden box he held in his mouth,
addressed to DR.. Bull. The doctor took
the box, and Lion, too polite TO intrude,
turned and walked in dignifed man
ner back up stairs The doctor opened
the box and read the tiny note contain
ed therein. smiled and threw it in the
serapbasket
The next day Lion knocked and left
another note. The third time he came
there was reply for him. The doctor
said, 'Lion, wait. " He took the box,
distracted the note, put one of his own
in its place, and handing the box back
to the dog gave him pat and sent him
up stairs. Here is copy of Lion notes
and the reply they finally elected:
DEAR DooToR-I am enjoying my visit to my
mistress very much, 1t was very kind of you
to invite me here, and have tried to behave
the best know how. 1t will be hard to leave
my mistress again. / wish you would like me
a little bit LION.
The letter which Lion carried back
TO his mistress read:
LIoN-You are such a respectable well bred
fellow that your visit is extended indefinitely
WITH
Boston Journal.
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CAMELS HARBOR HATRED.
VIII Wait Until nm Opportunity Ar
riVes For Revenge.

VIII Wait Until nm Opportunity Ar
rives For Revenge.
The Arab who has angered a camel
will throw his clothes upon the ground,
and the infuriated beast, after stamp
ing on them and tearing them asunder
with his teeth, goes ON his way, and
the driver is thereafter quite safe, as it
seems to be an axiom with the camel
that no man shall be put in peril of life
twice for one offense.
The camel is stupid, save when angry
and then seems to become almost pre-
ternatural in carrying out its vengeful
designs. Pa9grave relates the following
story of camel revenge, which serves
to illustrate this point: ga lad of Ia
had conducted large camel laden with
wood from one village to another at a
half hours distance. AS the animal
loitered or turned out of the way it's
conductor struck it repeatedly and
harder than it seemed to have thought
he had right to do But not finding
the occasion favorable for taking imme-
date quits it 'bode its time. That time
was not long in coming
ga few days later the same lad had
to reconduct the beast, but unladen, to
his own village. When they were about
half way on the road and at some dis
tance from any habitation, the camel
suddenly stopped, looked deliberately
round in every direction to assure it
self that no one was in sight and, find
ing the road clear of passersby, made a
step forward, seized the unlucky boy 8
head in its monstrous mouth, and, lift
ing him up in the air, flung him down
again on the earth with the upper part
of his skull completely torn off.
Having thus satisfied his revenge,
the brute quietly resumed its pace to-
ward the village, as though nothing
were the matter. till some men, who
had observed the whole, though unfor-
tunately at too great distance to be
able to afford timely help, came up and
killed it London Telegraph.
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Some Went to Glory.

I once asked district nurse, says a
writer in The Cornhill Magazine, how
the various sick cases had been going on
during my absence from the parish. At
once the look which | knew so well
crossed her face. but her natural pro-
fessional pride strove for the mastery
with the due righteousness which she
considered necessary for the occasion.
At last she evolved the following strange
mixture, "Middling well, sir; some of
EN- gone straight to glory, but l am
glad to say others are nicely on the
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