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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
A Famished Cnt,, Prudence.

At Usage City Mrs. O. A. Stodard
was cleaning up her garnet when by
some means the family cat got into an
old trunk filed with clothing and was
shut in tight and fast Just 30 days
later Mrs. Stcdard was in the garrett
again and heard the cats feeble cry
from the trunk. When the lid was lift
ed, the cat had just strength enough to
climb out 1t had torn the clothing in
the trunk all to pieces in its clawing
and had gnawed the sides nearly
through in several places But perhaps
the most singular circumstance was
found in the manner in which the cat
took care of itself after securing liberty.
Mrs. Stodard set before 1t big dish Of
milk and big dish of water. 1t would
lap little of each and then lie down
for few minutes, when again it would
partake sparingly of the milk and wa
ter, and this preceding 1t continued
through the whole afternoon If that
cat had been a human. doubtless it
would have swallowed all that was
placed before 1t at one gulp. Kansas
City Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
"A Life worse Than Death.

1t is said that DR. Tuf1er of the Hos
pital de la Petite, Paris, succeeded in
bringing man to life temporarily. The
man operated upon was Jean Soulie,
who had been pronounced dead. DR..
Tufaer. II is alleged. In the presence Of
a large number Of students, took the
body, and, after the application of sew
eral recognized methods of proving the
total extinction of life, exposed the
mans heart, and, holding the organ In
his hand, pressed first one side with the
finger and then ON the other side with
the thumb, and, keeping it up continu-
ously, caused an artificial action, and
after time there were unmistakable
evidences Of life. It is said that the man
answered one or two questions put to
him. 1t was impossible to maintain this
artificial action very long, and the man
sank back to his second death.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Do You DreamY

The fullest examination into the ma
ture and origin of dreams has been
made by M. Moreau, the French scien-
fist. He divides dreams into the dreams
of health and the dreams that are the
result of diseased state Of mind or
body.
With regard to the latter it need only
be remarked that persistent dreaming is
one of the most invariable symptoms of
insanity, and as it is psychological
fact that genius is near allied to mad
ness men of genius must be expected to
dream more than ordinary men.
With regard to the dreams of health,
they are the result of an imperfect state
of consciousness or an imperfect state
of sleep, according as we look at it 1t
is obvious that the mind of the clever
man, that is constantly occupied with
many schemes and thoughts, is more
liable to be awake when his body is
asleep than that of the dullard, whose
mind is often asleep when his body is
awake.
Thus the sleep of the plowboy has
become proverbial on account of its un-
disturbed nature. In most cases a man
of lively imagination and quick brains
is doubtedly more liable to dream
than the dullard.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

The author of twenty-five Years in
British Guiana" says that he was once
camping out with companions there,
and that some of them had not his ao-
quaintance with the woods:
At last we turned into our hammocks,
and was dropping off to sleep, when
was reused by the most internal bark
ing and roaring Attracted by our fire
and singing. troop of bowling ba-
boons had come over the trees and were
making night hideous by their yells-
Shields, who was not acquainted with
the brutes, shook my hammock violent
ly and whispered:
"What on earth is that 2''
Not very well knowing what / was
saying, 1 replied, "Tigers.
care they very near2''
Very said 1. and, taking advan-
tage of a lull in the chorus, I dropped
asleep.
Poor Shields lay awake half the night,
expecting to be devoured by wild beasts.
He was sleepy and cross in the morn
ing, and Bridges asked him if he had
heard the balloons
''Oh, those were balloons, were they ?
What an awful noise they makel But
what were they saying3"
81 don't know" said Bridges un-
alphabetically. 81 don't belong to the
same species.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Port Of a Murder story.

The rising sun had scarcely kissed
the snow capped bills that surround our
peaceful city last Saturday morning
when an awful tragedy occurred on one
of the most public thoroughfares The
whiplike crack of rifle sounded on the
clear morning air, and leaden messen-
ger of death crashed through the brain
of human being. summoning his soul
to the Judgment bar of God without
moment s warning and with all his sins
full blown and "ripened on the tree.
The fatal bullet had been sent upon Its
deadly mission by hand that few
hours before clasped his victims hand
in friendship One now lies in the cold
embrace of death and occupies a mound
In the silent city on the hill; the other
languishes in the county JAIL alone
with his conscience and his deed as he
awaits the outcome Of the trial for MUIR
der that must surely follow. -Lonacon-
ing (Md Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

The most remarkable fishing in the
world is that practiced in catching the
sturgeon in the frozen rivers of the
Ural mountains Fishing on horseback
seems impossible, yet this is literally
true Of the fishing for sturgeon.
The Russian Cossacks go fishing in
large bands. They mount their horses
and ride across the frozen river until
they are over the place where the cur
rent runs strongest. There they dis
mount and cut through the thick layer
of ice until they have formed little
pool of open water, extending across the
current almost from shore to shore
A net. which is sunk to the bottom of
the river, is stretched across the stream
at the open space, SO that not fish
can swim past 1t. The horses are re-
mounted, and the Cossacks ride up the
river for distance Of four or five miles
Here the band turns about and rides
down over the thick ice covered stream
forming long line across it. They urge
their horses at full gallop.
The laundering hoofs of the horses
terrify the fish. and they charge madly
ahead of the approaching cavalcade
Great swarms of fish choke up the
stream in the mad effort to escape the
terrific noise that liz pursuing them, and
in this way they are driven down the
stream to the net
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
A Consctenttou. sentrv.

Washington, hearing that the coIored
sentinels could not be trusted, went out
one night to ascertain if the report was
correct. The countersign was Cam
bridge, . and the general, disguised,
as he thought, by large overcoat. ap-
preached colored sentry.
"Who goes there2" cried the senti-
mel
"a friend. . replied Washington.
Friend, advance, unarmed, and give
the countersign, said the colored man.
Washington came up and said. ''Rox-
bury"
mo. sahl' was the response
"Medford, said Washington.
mo, sahl" returned the colored SOL
der.
charleston, said Washington.
The colored man Immediately ex-
claimed. II tell you, Massa Washing
ton, no man go by here out he say
Cambridge. .
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

The tipping medium usually can ma
terialize spirits from the cellar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Nelson and the spaniards.

There is an amusing anecdote about
that gruff sea dog, Nelson. Two Span
ish captains came on board, with a re-
quest to be allowed to see ''the greatest
seaman in the world Nelson grum-
bled, but gave in and went on deck,
forgetting that Eat that moment his
legs were bound up at the knees and
ankles with pieces of brown paper soak
ed in vinegar and tied ON with red
tape. .
This had been done to allay the irri-
tation arising from mosquito bites
Quite forgetting his attire and the ex-
traordinary appearance which it pre-
sented, Lord Nelson went on deck and
conducted the interview with the Span
ish captains with such perfect courtesy
that his singular appearance was quite
obliterated by the charm of his manner,
and the Spaniards left the ship with
their high opinion of him thoroughly
confirmed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

Perhaps the most thrilling entertain
ment on record was one witnessed in
the Romagna, which was as unexpected
as it was unauthorized. It was the last
day Of the carnival, and the theater Of
Formlipopoli was packed with crowd
of spectators awaiting the rise of the
curtain. After long delay the curtain
went up, only to disclose stage occu-
pied by 100 brigands facing the audi
ence with pointed rifles.
The leader of the strange cast, II
Passatore, one of the most ruthless rob-
bers of any age, bowed profoundly to
the horror stricken audience and ex-
planned that the theater was surrounded
by his men, that the first man who at
tempted to escape would be shot, and
that he and his merry men would pro-
coed to collect any money and valuables
they had with them.
The brigand and his men then de-
scended from the stage and stripped the
audience of their possessions to the val
ne of $500, 900. He then thanked them
all In graceful speech and left the
theater. 1t is comforting to know that
he and 100 of his brigands were cap
tured shortly after and that they paid a
heavy penalty for their evenings en-
tertainment. -Cincinnati Enquirer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Could Apply tho Parable.

II Is not always safe to talk In para
bles to the young, as the following
school board story shows. A correspond
emit states that one of his pupils caused
him some annoyance by uncouthness of
speech, dirty boots, and so on, SO, says
our correspondent: ''I drew a verbal
portrait for the class OF the man who
did not shine in the world Of polite So
ciety. You cannot fail to know him, ;
said I, for he never cleans his boots
nor washes before meals He speaks
and drinks when his mouth is full and
generally uses his knife In place Of his
fork
"Gradually the lad whom this story
was designed to profit showed an awak-
ening interest and put out his hand 10
speak. In reply to my query, 'Wells' I
know him, said he He's our lodger + 7"
Chronicle
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

''I've lost another friend. l compH-
mented him on being the most cool
headed person ever saw. He took it
as an allusion to the fact that he is to-
tally bald. w Washington Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Tempted nv Fishes.

The Koran gives story of some very
naughty fishes in Dayid's time Know
ing that the Israelites were forbidden
to catch fish on the Sabbath, the wicked
creatures came out of the Red sea in
unusual numbers and kept in sight of
the people all throughout the day in
order to tempt them. On the approach
of night they returned into the sea
again.
In fatal moment some of the Israel
ties yielded to the piscine blandish-
ments, caught several of them and had
them for dinner, whereupon David
cursed the Sabbath breakers and God,
to show his displeasure, changed them
into apes and pigs. For three days they
remained in this unpleasant condition,
when violent storm arose and swept
them into the sea. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
THEIR FIRST HORSE CAR.
khe People Were SO Delighted That
They Rode All Day.


II made the survey for the street car
lines in the City of Mexico, I" said the
civil engineer, ''and when we got the
tracks down and the cars running we
had laughable time Young men Of
the first families not only ventured to
act as drivers and conductors, but in
sisted on taking those places without
wages. The thing was like new toy
to children. People paid fare or withheld
it, just as they saw fit, and some would
ride around for half Gay. The Yankee
superintendent of the lines was in a
sweat all the time, but it was kicking
against a stone wall.
'"The tracks were single ones, with
switches here and there for the cars to
pass, but such little things didn' t
bother the drivers. Some of them would
start the mules on a dead run and go
clear to the end Of the line, and others
would pull out on switch and go to
sleep or indulge In games with the pas
sengers. guess 1t was two months be-
fore the drivers consented to give up
their siesta hours. At 19 O. clock pre-
cisely the mules were brought to halt,
no matter where the car was, and the
driver would walk of to eat, sleep and
smoke and be gone two hours. No Mex
lean ever hurries Most of the COM
plants received were to the effect that
the cars went too fast Even after we
got things somewhat systematic, Don
Pablo Chora, the president of the road
returned from trip one day to say to
the manager:
+" 'Ah. senior. but / am afraid we
shall never get our people to accept this
enterprise
" What is wrong nowY' was asked
Why, one of our greatest mer-
chants paid his fare TO be taken to the
Alameda in 30 minutes. and. 10 and be-
hold, the driver cut the time down to
15i We shall be ruined by moving folks
around too quickly Let us tie up the
legs Of the mules and take the whips
away from the driversP New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
DEADLY Fo E TO INSECTS.

Paragrene. the new insecticide, made by
of the well known stStar'' brand of paris green
is much better than paris green at one hall
the cost, and does not injure the foliage. Ii
deaux mixture and paris green 81 have used
and found Paragrene the best, safest and
quickest insecticide ever used, and recon-
mend 1t to every grower OF currants and
gooseberries for absolute destruction of cur
rant worm and does not 1njure foliage. Please
send at once two more IA ID. packages OF
Pdrdgrene Geo w. Finger, Tivoli N W
al used Paragrene just as l would paris
green. It did not injure the foliage but killed
the potato bugs quickly like it better than
paris green and shall always use it in the fu-
ture.-A. e. Bunker, Suburba, Tenn
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06


mani"
Toppington had entered Throttle
Office just before the noon hour. '.Of
course, . said Throttle, offering his call
or the desired article, and as Topping
ton lighted his half burned cigar Throt-
tie exclaimed, "Oh, by Jove, old mani
Did show you novelty that picked
up when was down in New York last
weekP"
'tNo; what was 1T"
"a peculiar kind Of a match" was
Throttle reply as he rose and dove into
the pocket Of his overcoat that hung on
peg the other side of his desk.
Returning, he held out to Topping ton
handful Of matches that looked like
the ordinary article
''What's different about them2'' ask
ed Toppington.
"Why. you throw them in the air
and they light. Seer
Accompanying his word with the ap-
propriate action, Throttle tossed one of
the vestas from his hand 1t fell as any
ordinary match would have done.
"There, . exclaimed Toppington, ''it
didn't do anything of the kind. 1t
didn't light
you're mistaken, was Throttle's
reply 1T did. don't you see. it lit
there on the floor -
Toppington paid for the luncheons. =
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Blowing a Cork Into a Bottle,

Ask some of the company If they can
blow small bit of cork which you have
placed in the mouth of a bottle so that
it will go into the body of the bottle.
Lay the bottle on the table upon its
side and place the bit of cork about an
inch or less inside the open end The
uninitiated will blow until they get red
in the face, and the cork will invariably
come out of the bottle instead of going
into it. There is simple reason for it
too The direction of the air forced by
the one blowing brings 1t against the
bottom of the bottle. The air congresses
within the bottles walls and must find
an outlet; therefore it is turned and fore
ed cut at the only vent the bottle has,
necessarily blowing the cork with 1t.
But take a common lemonade straw,
place the end Of it near the cork In the
bottle neck. blow very gently-and the
cork rolls in
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
The Queen Kept the Letter.


The late Mrs. Kelley used to tell the
following story about the visit she paid
to the queen at Buckingham palace on
the occasion of the jubilee in 1887 Be-
ing incredulous of the genuineness of
the invitation, she was disposed to
treat the royal command as joke and
wrote rather sarcastic letter to the
official, personal friend, who had ad-
dressed it to her. This he gave to the
queen. and the veteran actress was a
little disconnected when her majesty
told her she had read the letter. Mrs.
Kelley begged that it should be restored
to her mo, no. Mrs. Kelley, answer
ed the queen, sit is safely pasted in my
autograph book You'll never get it
again
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
How to Pronounce Albany.

The common usage of pronouncing
the name of our city as though it were
spelled ALBANY has SO long prevailed
that 1t will probably surprise many
readers to be told that the first syllable
of the name Is properly short and
should be pronounced like the Al in AL
fred and Albert Edwin Forrest, who
was an accurate orthoepist, called this
city Albany, not ALBANY or Anvil
bany. Albany Argus.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06


There is no joy in this world equal to
the happiness of motherhood. A woman's
health is her dearest possession.
Good looks, good times, happiness, love
and its continuance, depend on her health
Almost all the sickness of women is trace
able directly or indirectly to some de
rangement of the organs distinctly femi-
nine. Troubles of this kind are often ne
elected because very natural and proper
modesty keeps women away from physi-
cians whose insistence upon examination
and local treatment is generally as useless
as it is common. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescri ption will do more for them than
SO doctors in 100. 1t will do more than
the hundredth doctor can unless he pre-
scribes it. 1t is prescription of DIR. R.
V. Pierce, who for 80 years has been CHIEF
consulting physician of the Worlds Dis
pensarY and Invalids' Hotel, at Buffalo
N. Y.
Send 81 ones cent stamps to cover cost Of
mailing only, and get his great book, The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser
absolutely free.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
she Married the Hat.

A European government servant was
recently married to native woman in
Samarang by the Mohammedan cere-
mony. 1t took place in the mesiid, and
it was conducted by the penghulu, but
the bridegroom was not present He
had given written notice that he would
not put in an appearance. but he sent
his hat, and that was, according to ma
tive custom, quite sufficient She mar
ried the hat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

Instant relief and permanent cure by
the great remedy Otto's Cure for Lung
and Throat diseases. Why will you irri-
tate your throat and lungs with that hack
ing cough when Wells & Son, Columbus;
E. D. Prickitt, Mount Holly; W. G. Jones,
New Egypt; Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton,
and H. H, Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents,
will furnish you free sample bottle of
this guaranteed remedy9 Its success is
wonderful, as your druggist will tell you.
Sample free. Large bottles SOC and Csc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

The grand specific for the prevailing
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Rheumatism, Costiveness, General
Debility, ETC., is Bacon's Celery King for
the Nerves. This great herbal tonic slim
ulates the digestive organs, regulates the
Liver and restores the system to vigorous
health and energies. Sample free Large
packages SOC and 25c. Sold only by Wells
& Son, Columbus; E. D. Priclxitt, Mount
Holly; W. G. Jones, New Egypt; Edw W..
Rossell, Pemberton, and H. H. Leeds,
Rancocas
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Anutifu1Little Girl

''Such lot of people live in our
ouse. she told me, at of us; two
ladies live in the cellarsI" And her
mother always went once week to call
on lady who lived in the ''workus :"
please m, father calls mother such
wicked names. she suddenly informed
me one day, and out came string of
dreadful epithets- "Hush, ! interrupt
ed, you mustn't tell me those things .
"Please m, he does,' she persisted,
land we all want father to die, If
mother didn't ave to pay for the cof-
in"-so pathetic and doubtless so true
Mrs. Merrick's with a Palette in
Eastern Palaces.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
The footprints Of time crowsfeet.
Supreme Court sustaIns the Foot-Ease
Trademark.

Justice Laughlin, in Supreme Court, Buff
falo, has ordered permanent injunction,
with costs, and full accounting of sales. to
Issue against Paul Ii. Hudson, the manufae-
turer of the foot powder called "Dr. Clark's
FootPowder," and also against retail dealer
OF Brooklyn restraining them from 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,p
the powder to shake into your shoes for tired,
aching feet, now so largely advertised and
SOLD all over the country. Allen S. Olmsted,
OF LIE Roy, N. Y, is tile owner of the trade
mark 'Foot-Ease,' and he is the first lndivid-
ual who ever advertised foot powder extern
sively over the country. He will send q 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
ulentIy attempt to profit by the extensive
Foot Ease" advertising, in placing upon the
market spurious and similar appearing prep
arat1on, labeled and put up in envelopes and
boxes like Foot-Ease. Similar suits will be
brought against others who are now intring-
ing on the Foot Ease trademark and common
law rights.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Took the same.

Lawyer--You say that you were in
the saloon at the time of the assault re-
ferred to in the complaints
Witness-I was, sir.
Lawyer-Did you take cognizance of
the barkeeper at the timer
Witness don know what he called
it, but took what the rest did-Bos-
ton Courier.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06
Arctic explorers who come back to lee
ure do not always stick to cold facts.
1t Never Disappoints.

People who are troubled with any dis
ease caused or promoted by impure blood
or low state of the system may take
Hoods Sarsaparilla with the utmost conf
dence that its faithful use will effect a
cure. Millions take it as spring medi-
cine, because they know by experience it
is just what the system needs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

A west Philadelphia young woman,
on the ground Of economy. induced her
betrothed to waive the formality Of an
engagement ring and to give her the
money. 800. instead. After they had
been married six months she informed
him that she had invested the money in
life membership In woman suffrage
society
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-06

The doctor looked at him.
"You are dyspeptic. I" he said.
Then he put his ear to the patient 81
heart and gravely added:
"a high liver. .
''Heavens'' cried the startled pa,
tient. "rain't as high as that. Is itf"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.