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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-19
CURED BY LEoPARDs.
The Dying Man Suddenly Recovered
His Health and Speed.

The Dying Man Suddenly Recovered
His Health and Speed.
In "Lumsden Of the Guides there is
an interesting story, says the London
Chronicle, of the rescue by Lieutenant
Peyton of her majesty's Eighty-sey-
enth of Young Pathan who had fallen
into the KabNl river. The lads father,
in his gratitude, came down from his
home in Independent Territory, and as
thank offering presented Peyton with
two young leopard cubs. Peyton, be-
ing an executive engineer and con-
stantly on the move, could make no
home for them and gave them to
Lumsden. who himself told me what
follows, and it seems to me worth pre-
serving. as leopards seldom have an
opportunity of assisting in a criminal
Investigation. The animals were too
young to be dangerous and were al
lowed their liberty.
One day Lumsden was holding his
court in Yusufzal. when in the middle
Of case there was an uproar, and the
two sides in an affray case poured into
the court. and, as always happens, each
side accused the other of being entire
" in fault. One party, to improve its
case, brought dying man on native
bed. A blood stained sheet was remoy-
ed. showing much belabored man,
who appeared to be at the last gasp.
Lumsden had the bed put down In
court and went on with the interrupted
case. Just then the young leopards
sauntered in, probably attracted by the
scent Of blood, and, moving gently
around the court, approached the bed
and began shifting at the wounded
man, who. miraculcusly recovered,
jumped from the bed and fed rapidly.
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lightning RODS.

There was a time when every house
had lightning rod. 1t was believed
that every good man thus protected
his wife and children and his home.
1t is now known there is nothing in
the lightning rod theory; lightning
rod is no protection against lightning,
and there was never any danger from
lightning, anyhow.
But a lot of other fool theories are
still accepted. If we have at last ac-
quired little sense in the lightning
rod particular, why not in other re
spects? Why continue to accept other
silly notions? Why advertise our
selves as fools by accepting the preju-
dices of fools ?-Atchison Globe.
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These Rapid Days.

City Editor-Well?
Reporter-Can l have Is minutes
this afternoon?
City Editor (frowning) For what?
Reporter-Pm to be married.
City Editor-Well hurry up. And Cab
sently) get the name Of the bride and
all that, and if there's anything sensa-
tional enlarge upon it shall expect
half column Get a hustle on.-St.
Louis Republic.
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DAIRY EPlGRAMs.
Points Wen Put which Everybody
Ought to See.


Ought to See.
A good dairy region exists where
there are good dairymen, writes George
E. Newell in the Boston Cultivator.
Well fed cows do not have. to show
up pedigree to establish a milk record.
Dehorning is just as good now as ten
years ago, even if we don't hear so
much about it.
There is more money for the average
dairyman in keeping his pasture fences
in repair than in looking after political
fences.
Talking about farm wages, how much
does the average dairyman s wife usual
ly receiver
A practical dairyman" is one who
makes a profit out of his cows.
IF your COWS shrink in milk yield
during stormy weather, it shows that
you have not given them sufficient pro-
lection from the elements
A COW, like man, is known by the
company she keeps Don't let her get
poor by allowing sheep to eat the grass
from under her nose.
You cannot perpetuate good meadows
and let COWS Craze on the rowen.
The maker who uses his or her finger
for a thermometer was never yet known
to produce regular supplies of good but
ter or cheese.
There are other and better ways of
encouraging a COW to give down her
milk besides kicking her in the ribs
The most nutritious grass grows on
the best prepared soil
The man with web filed silo usual
ly takes precedence when it comes to a
profitable farm and neat. substantial
buildings
The hardest cow to milk is usually
left to the hired man.
Carelessness and sour milk go hand
in hand
Greasy, soiled clothing marks a poor
butter maker.
Every year is good dairy season for
some. Why is it not SO for aH7
The dairyman with the longest head
is apt to carry the longest pocketboolr
never yet saw profitable COW that
was not docile and gentle, and in order
to be such she had to have docile and
gentle owner.
A man does not necessarily have to
become gray in acquiring the right sort
Of dairy experience. Some of the best
dairymen / have ever seen were vigor-
GUS, alert, progressive young men.
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"Men are queer animals. said the
pessimist. ''They are all more or less
deceitful.
''Oh, / don't believe thatr" replied
the optimist. II think there are plenty
Of people who strive to be honest. l
know / do, and l don't give myself
credit for being any better than the
majority of men. .
''Then why do you ask me how my
health is every time we meet and stand
around and look bored if tell you f''-
Chicago Times Herald.
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Glory No Termination.

A few years ago the river drivers
we're working on the west branch.
The logs had jammed into a nasty
snarl, and no one hankered for the job
Of going out with a cantdog and start
ing the key log. In the crew was an
Indian who was noted for his cool
ness and his keenness. The boss final
" looked over in his direction. "La-
coote,p he said, you go out and break
that jam, and I'll see that you get a
nice puff in the paper"
The redskin looked at the logs and
then at the boss. Dead Injun look
nice on paper" he grunted, and walk
ed away.--Aroostook (Me) Pioneer.
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FUN FOR THE BIRD.
How a Raven Tormented and Pun
ished a Greedy Pug Dog.

1shed a Greedy Pug Dog.
The greediest and most conceited pug
that ever lived, according to his owner,
was Suto. The sight of anything eat
ing Except himself) was agony to him.
A large raven was kept in a cage in
the garden of Sutos ownera raven
gifted with sardonic cunning and love
of mischief. The pug was the butt of
his malicious humor
Daily at 8 o'clock the raven was
given a lump of steak, and Suto would
always be lowering about at the time
he lowered near everything eatable.
The raven knew his shameful greedi-
ness and made fine sport of it. At first
Suto, though in torments of gluttony,
would feign Indifference. The raven
would put the stake close against the
wires, and Suto's agony would get past
bearing. Then the raven retired with
chuckle. At this all Suto's self con-
troll was gone, and he plunged at the
wires in a mad attempt to snatch the
meat.
OF course the thing was hopeless; his
blunt nose could never penetrate the
wire netting. But the ravens beak
could. Instantly the bird would swoop
on him and drive in one on that greedy
pugs nose. With that Suto would hurl
himself furiously at the raven-hope-
lessly ever. for he could never touch
the tormentor. The tormentor, in fact,
danced and jumped in an ecstasy of
delight, driving in dig after dig at the
dogs unhappy countenance and get
ting well home at every dig, till at last
poor Suto retired, pecked and beaten.
Then the raven, happy and content,
his appetite well whetted, swallowed
his steak at one gulp, while Suto hid
behind tree or anything else opaque,
that he might not have the pain Of wit
Messing the operation. Day after day
the performance was repeated In every
detail, and the dog mast have known
what would happen every time, but
his master passion of gluttony was too
strong for hlm-he could not keep his
nose away from that Chicago
News
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FIGHT FOR YOUR BAGGAGE.
That Seems to BE the Proper Caper
on English Railways.

That Seems to BE the Proper Caper
on English Railways.
mo American can ever travel on the
railways Of England in comfort" said
the New Yorker, who had crossed the
Atlantic a score Of times. ''In the first
place you've got to play hog if you
get compartment by yourself, and in
the next it's an even question whether
you get your baggage at the end Of
your journey. Everything is piled
upon the platform, and every passen-
ger must pick out his own. If you are
two minutes late, there is nothing to
prevent somebody claiming your bag
gage. | never arrived at a terminus
without witnessing big row between
passengers. and never talked with a
fellow passenger who had not lost
trunk or satchel at some time or other
In three months of travelling about I
saw my trunk claimed by others at
least 20 times for assaulting the
porters. This assault consisted solely
in abusing the railroad companies
about the baggage system. finally
got so mad about the thing that spent
two days in securing an interview with
railway magnate at his Office in Lon
don. straightway asked him if he
had never heard of baggage check.
81 have, SIR he replied.
" Don't you think it good sys-
temp
4 do, SIR
Then why don't you adopt itY
Because it's Yankee idea. sir!'
Il told him it was also a Yankee idea
to eat oysters and asked him why he
followed suit, and he was as serious as
a judge as he replied:
"'Oh. but that's different, you know.
You Yankees swallow your oysters
whole, while we always halve and
sometimes quarter themr - Exchange.
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The prettiest child story that l have
seen lately is in French.
mother tells her little girl that be-
cause she has been naughty she VIII
not kiss her for a week. Before two
days have gone by the child's lips hun
ger so for her mothers kiss that she
begs her not to punish her any more.
The mother says: NO, my dear.
told you that should not kiss you, and
| must keep my word
"But, mamma, mamma" says the lit
tie girl would it be breaking your
word if you should kiss me just once
tonight when I'm asleep T-Boston
Transcript.
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Made For the Place.

While travelling in coal mine dis.
trict, says DR.. Cuyler, | noticed how
very dingy the town appeared. The
coal dust seemed to blacken buildings
trees, shrubs, everything, but as q
foreman and l were walking near the
mines l noticed a beautiful white flow.
er. Its petals were as pure as If il
were blooming in a daisy field.
what care the owner Of this plant
must take Of it." said l, ito keep it SC
free from dust and dirtw
"See here" said the foreman, and
taking up handful Of coal dust threw
it over the flower 1t Immediately fell
off and left the flower as stainless as
before
sit has an enamel" the foreman ex-
planned, (which prevents any dust
from clinging to it. think it must
have been created for just such a
place."
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'tAre you seriously ill?' asked the
well meaning friend
"Oh, no." answered the dyspeptic
with Earring, sarcastic laugh. Il
hurt all over and don't care whether
the sun rises tomorrow or not. But
I'm not seriously ILL., I'm loosely,
flippantly and farcically ILL., I'm going
through all the symptoms, but don't
mean one of them. Washington
Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-19

Way down in a little side street in
Salem is Hawthorne's birthplace. It
is modest but withal proper house
with a gambrel roof, without which
no house need apply for the position Of
bringing forth celebrities. Beyond is
that bore Of a custom house. and all
around are houses of seven gables.
You viii be pursued by little boys who
spot your tourists intent and who give
you Hawthorne's history at rate that
threatens the urchin's tongue and
teeth. When they are through, if you
have not understood it all, they will
say it all over again. A penny in the
slot photograph could do it no better
Time and the Hour.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-19

The apple enters more largely into
folklore and legend than almost any
other fruit In England there was of
old peculiar dance in honor Of the
apple tree, and various songs were
sung and bowls of cider emptied to Sc
cure a good apple harvest from the
fates. In Germany the girls "snap ap-
pie seeds" on New Years eve to see
from which direction a lover is COM
ing. In Austria a girl cuts an apple in
two at one blow and counts the seeds.
If there are as many in one half as in
the other. she will marry. If they are
odd, she will be an old maid. If a
seed is cut In two, she win, quarrel
with her husband and be separated
from him. Pittsburg Dispatch.
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nomeettc sarcasnn.

He Cat breakfasD-My dear, the pa
per says there was quite a fire in our
block early this morning. 1t is sup
posed to have been the work of an in
cendiary.
She-Well. don't let little thing like
that worry you.
He-Why, what do you mean7
She-Nobody will ever accuse you of
building it-Chicago News.
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GOT HIS CLEAN CLOTHES.
He Had No Money, but Had Nerve and
an Easy Chinaman.


That there are more ways than one
to accomplish a thing If a man only
has the necessary nerve is illustrated
by the experience Of a young man.
The young man tells the story himself,
so there is no betrayal of confidence
in printing it.
1t seems that he had big bundle of
collars and cuffs and shirts at a Chi
nese laundry a night or two ago, some
articles in which he needed very much.
The night was the furthest IN the
week from his pay day, and he was
''broke." Still he had to have clean
linen in order to keep an important en-
gagement.
Il didn't know what to do" he said
in relating the incident. II felt sure
that the Chinaman wouldn't extend
credit to me, for it is a well known
thing that Chinese laundrymen never
trust At last l hit upon a scheme.
Going to my room, / bundled up all
the soiled linen l possessed. Hurry
ing around to the laundryman's, l pro-
duced the bundle.
.Sixty-fve centsv he exclaimed
blandly, holding out his hand for the
coin.
II picked up the clean linen and, de-
posting the bundle Of soiled on his
counter, started for the door as IL my
life depended on my being half mile
away within five minutes.
That's all rightp l shouted back
in reply. Just mark it on that bundle,
and I'll pay you for both togetherp
Then | was gone, but not before !
caught a glimpse of the Iaundryman
hastily unwrapping the bundle l had
left, as IL he was anxious to see wheth-
er or not the contents were worth the
65 cents I had hung him up for he
was evidently satisfied, for he didn't
yell for the police or make any com
motion, as was afraid he might do
and had all kinds Of freshly launder-
ed collars and cuffs and shirts to wear
that night. And all on account of a
bit Of ve."-Philadelph Inquirer.
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s.Poor Excuse" Etc.

'That Sims is the most resourcefHl
fellow you ever saw. His girl has a
pretty cousin stopping with her, and he
told his particular that he had hired
an orchestra to serenade them Thurs
day night. AS he had done nothing Of
the kind and forgot all about It, and as
she had made arrangements to treat
the serenaders, Sims caught it hot and
heavy when he next called. How do
you suppose the rascal squared him
selfY'
Haven't the slightest idea"
"Told the girl that the orchestra
struck on him because she sang in
church and didn't belong to the union
Detroit Free Press.
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Some queer letters find their way to
an editors desk. And here is one Of
them. which is warm with life and feel
ing and means business:
To the Editor:
SIR-I sent you three weeks ago come Sun
day sketch Of poetry which was wrote by my
wife on her birthday. told you to print 1t on
Sunday and send the bill to me; but nary a
sketch of it or bill has seen. You has placed
me in a damagin perdicament by not printin
it 'cordin to instructions, for my wife thinks
either didn't mail it or got full and lost
it. Will you please drop me line and set me
right about it l know mailed it to you in
the postoffice, but ain t got no W illnesses. Il
you will set me right in the matter, will
write piece for you myself!
Atlanta Constitution.
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A STRANGE Te., ~ Manhooa:

The ancient Clan Macleod used to
exercise a strange test to prove the man
hood of their chieftains At Dunvegan
castle. on the island of Skye, there is
preserved the large horn known as
Rory More's Horn. This capacious
vessel holds rather more than bottle
and half of liquor. According to the
old custom, every laird of Macleod was
obliged on his coming of age to fill this
horn with claret and without once lay
ing it down to drain it to the dregs
This was taken as a proof of his man.
hood, and he was then deemed a worthy
successor TO the lairds Of the past.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-19

When Gauss became blind, his only
amusement consisted in making calcu-
lations of curious and somewhat pc
culiar nature. These sometimes lasted
for days When more than so years
old, Gauss computed the amount to
which 81 would grow if compounded
annually at per cent interest from
the time Of Adam to the present, as
Stunning this to be 5000 years. This, If
in gold, would make cubic mass so
large that it would take a ray Of light
travelling almost 1900 mites a second
more than 1,00O.000,000 years to jour
ney alongside of it. This mental COM
putation is so startling as to be almost
beyond belief, yet the conclusions Of
this eminent mathematician are cor
rect.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Il am reduced from afluence to beg
garyg' he faltered
In as few words as possible she
broke their engagement.
II wish to show" she observed
haughtily, that women, contrary to
general report, do not necessarily care
for things just because they are re
ducedw-Detroit Journal.
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Chief Ito commercial traveller seek
ing place -Do you know how to talk
up goods TO customersi
Approximation me to turn ON this
monograph with conversation be-
tween customer and myself. -FEe-
gende Blatter.
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"And by the way" asked the old
schoolmate, what has become Of
Mosely, who used to talk so much
about deyoting his life to uplifting
mankind? Did he go into the minis
tryg'
"No," answered the other school
mate, The is in the elevator business"
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The proper handling Of milk, as DEM
onstrated by practice and experiments
all over, is to aerate it just as soon as
possible after it is drawn from the COW
and then to cool or chill it, writes Anne
c. Webster in the Boston Cultivator
The reasons for these two processes are
simple. The first removes from the milk
certain animal odors and gases that
faint all fresh milk The sudden cool
ing checks the multiplication of injuri-
Gus bacteria, which will in a short time
increase so that the milk is in a fair
way to sour in a brief space Of time.
The modern aerators and coolers per-
form both Of these operations at once.
but farmer can initiate the work to a
certain extent without them The aera-
tion simply means to expose the milk
to the clear air by spraying it out in a
thin stream If enc has tub and pours
the milk out Slowly from a height of
several feet. he will accomplish what
the aerators do. The chilling of the
milk should follow Immediately. Clean
cans that have been scalded out with
boiling hot water can be sunk into a
tub of ice, and then, by pouring the
milk into them and closing the top
tight with tin and flannel the neces-
sary low temperature will be obtained
in short time. Some farmers have
simply sunk their cans in brook or
spring Of cold water. burying the bot
toms in foot or two of cold gravel
Where one has no ice handy this meth
cd is good substitute. By treating the
milk in this way it will be sweeter.
cleaner and purer. and at the same
time it will be so freed from bacterial
germs that it can be kept a day or two
longer than milk treated in the ordinary
way. If possible, the milk should be
cooled to temperature of 80 degrees
and kept So It goes without saying
that the utmost care is necessary to
keep the cans and utensils perfectly
clean, and that they must be scalded
out with boiling water every time they
are emptied and before new milk is put
in them.
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Bonner,a nrinIz.

Somebody asked Robert Bonner once
if he were a teetotaler.
Gam I a teetotaler? MOI said Mr..
Bonner in answer to the question; mo.
| am not a teetotaler. had a glass
Of sherry when came to New York
in 1874"
1t is not on record whether he ever
took another.
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ARemarkahIe Career.

The most remarkable official career
in the United States was that Of John
Quincy Adams. 1t extended over 4S
years, and embraced 10 years In the
diplomatic service as minister to Rus
STA, Prussia and the Netherlands, five
years as senator, eight years as secre-
tary of state. four years as president
and 16 years as representative in con-
gress.
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'How is Mud Singer going to side
IN this racer Is he for you7'
'That's what's worrying me, " re-
piled the candidate for Office eff ]
thought he was going to be against me,
would feel surer of election Col
umbHs 20. State Journal
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I don't like punishments. You win
never torture child into duty, but a
sensible child viii. dread the frown Of
a judicious mother more than all the
rods. dark rooms and soolding school
mistresses in the universe.-White.
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A perfectlx NaturnI Questfon.

pat" said his young wife, 81 wish
you wouldn't put your knife in your
mouth when you eat"
An phwere would yez hev me put
it." said Pat In astonishment. lin me
eyesY -Harper's Bazaar.
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The Albino-The ossified girl is alto
gether too proud.
The India Rubber Man-Yes. never
saw anybody as stiff with her friends
as she is.-Kansas City Independent.
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On life's highway everybody is not
only willing but anxious to take the
rich mans dust.-Little Falls Herald.
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Flowers are the terrestrial stars that
bring down heaven to earth and carry
up our thoughts from earth to heaven,
the poetry of the Creator written In
beauty and fragrance.
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xArLs Annrvs AND anADr ron Drsrn1BurIoN !:
Upper Delasoars River Transportation

Upper Delaauore River Transportation
Company.
STEAMERS COLUMBIA, JOHN A. WAR
NER.
In effect sept. Is, 1899.
Leave Burlington for PHILADELPHIA at ITO, $40
iO.l6 a. M, 40, 6.15 p. m. Returning, leave.l
Philadelphia (lst wharf above Chestnut 81,
7.9O o. M, 200. $50, 800 p. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave burlington for Philadelphia at $40, go
1915 a. M, 40 6.i6 p. M. Returning, leave
Philadelphia 500 q. m 200, $3.50. 6OOp. m.
EXCURSION, zoo. SINGLE FARE, SBc.
FIG. EDWARDS,
General Manager.