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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Egyptian Dancing In Egypt.

The genuine native dancing girls per-
form in the little cafes that abound in
the Arabian quarter. These places are
usually small and about 80 men squat
ted around the seats that line the walls
make full house.
Here the Arabs come to smoke and
drink coffee and hear the music, while
in the center of the cafe the dancing
girls perform The places are filed with
the smoke of the nargile and ciga-
rettes, and the dreamy natives who
lounge along the walls puff everlasting
ly on, barely noticing the girls who are
weaving and swaying in the sinuous
fluctuations of the dance to the time of
groggy tomtom and the mellow drone
of a reed whistle The dance is about
the same as the one seen at the World S
fair in Chicago, Invested of most of its
offensive trimmings There it was de-
signed to startle and shock and come up
to western notions of oriental depravity,
while here on its native heath it is sim
! ply dance that is as old as the coun-
| try itself, and to those who have been
accustomed to it through generations of
familiarity it is probably as tame as the
quadrille. 1t is only the dance prepared
for the tourist that disgusts you and
makes you think that the orient should
be raided. Chicago Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
NO STOVES IN KOREA.
Instead Flues Are Laid Under the
Floors, Which Are Thus Heated.

Instead Flues Are Laid Under the
Floors, Which Are Thus Heated.
Stoves are not used to any extent by
the native Koreans The Korean meth
cd of heating is excellently adapted to
their resources and conditions. In build
ing their houses they lay down sys-
tenn of f1ues where the floor is to be.
These fiues begin at fireplace, which
is usually placed in an outer shed or
connecting closed alleyway.
From this fireplace the hues extend
in more or less curved direction, like
the ribs of round fan, 60 trench at
the rear of the room, which in turn
opens into chimney, which is usually
placed some distance from the house.
Flat fagstones are then placed carefully
over these fues, and the whole is &C.
mented over and finally covered with a
thick oil paper, for which the country
is noted. This paper keeps smoke from
entering the room, and little straw or
brushwood, used in the fireplace for
cooking the rice, serves to heat the
stone floor and gives an agreeable
warmth, which lasts till the time Of the
next meal.
Two heatings daily tend to give the
people nice warm floor, upon which
they sit in the daytime and sleep at
night. By leaving their shoes at the
door the inmates preserve the paper
floor, which from constant polishing
takes on a rich brown color. New
York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
A woman's Way.

''Here is something that l would like
to approach very gently, . said Mr..
Stoggleback. $50 as not to give any Of
| Tense
1.-The new woman wants her rights
and her privileges, too and as matter
of fact 1 am very glad she does cling to
her privileges and hope she always
will, which means that l hope she'I
stay woman. But the way in which
she mixes her rights and privileges up
is sometimes little confusing. For in
stance:
''When walking along the sidewalk
woman holds her course and lets the
man turn out, and she does this just
the same down town in the busiest
streets as she would in a calm and quiet
residence street. You might think that
business woman working among bust
ness men in business part of the town
would adopt business methods in every
thing, and that when you met her in
the street she would turn to the right
as you do and as all men do, but she
doesn' t. She holds her course, which is
very likely to be along the inner side of
the walk, and expects you to turn out
for her, even if it carries you to the left
instead of to the right. She doesn' t
care about that.
''No matter who she may be or where
you meet her woman expects man to
turn out for her, and l hope she always
will New York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

81 could tell you a story about strong
men photography Some of the minor
limbs of the fraternity depend on the
cunning of the camera for advertise
ment. So said photographer.
Zone fellow, who visits country fairs
and casual shows, goes through tricks
of kind wonderful to the unscientific
mind. They are merely tricks after all,
and his strength is catch. He depends
on his photos for advertisement. In pos
ing he folds his arms tightly, dilates
the muscles of his neck and lines his
veins with prussian blue. His picture
gives you Hercules in his power of maj
esty. In private he is well developed
man, without any swagger of sinew OF
strength.
professional strong men are as clev-
er at make up as a society actress. The
latter lavishes attention on face and
neck, while breast and ribs, muscles
and throat occupy the former for hours
ere the camera confronts them. A few
lines about the body add pounds to the
weight of a strong man lin the pic
ture); studied pose imparts addi-
tional formidability.
1.-THE veins of certain professional
Hercules protrude like whipcord in the
Photographic cabinet. He dusts them
with powdered ultramarine and treats
the high parts of the muscles with in
dian red. Otherwise his picture would
appear quite ordinary. - Cincinnati
Ennuirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Maori Women.

The Maori women of Australasia have
their ights--fourishin ones. General
ly they have little voice or choice in the
selection of their first husbands, but
they may, and frequently do. change
them. A woman may trade her husband
without so much as comment from
the public, without the slightest smudge
on her good name, and it is nothing to
his disoredit either. Courtship is always
brief and does not often preface mar
riage The Maoris, however, love to re-
peat oriental love tales and sing love
songs. Maori widows not infrequently
commit suicide on the graves of their
husbands and are honored for doing SO,
as in China. Divorce is simple it needs
no revenue, employs no officers. He
turns her out of doors, and both are free
TO remarry. This is all. Girls are often
betrothed irrevooably from infancy.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
He Wanted a Pension,

Opie Read tells funny story Of q
colored man who had conceived the ides
that he could get pension from the
government He went to a pension
agent to learn what steps it would be
necessary for him to take to bring about
the desired result
"Were you really in the army, Sam p
asked the agent.
''Yas, sab. Indeed l was sab. was
in de army for more'n year, sab. -
'What regiment were you in, Sam p
''Waal, sab, don't just this minute
recommended, but I'ze gwine to bring
you all de papers, and dat will explain
de matter.
But you surely remember whom you
were with, Sam?'
"Oh, yes sahi l recommended dat
all right. was wild my young master .
"Oh, then you were in the Confeder-
ate army, were your"
'tYas, sah vas, sab. .
"Were you ever wounded, Sam2''
''Yas, sab; indeed was. See dat
scar, sah2 got dat scar in de army,
sab. -
"What was it hit you, SamP"
'tWaal, sab, it was skillet, sab. In
deed it was. A big iron skillet, sab. -
''Now, see here, Sam, what chance
can you have to get pensionf In the
first place you were in the Confederate
army, and then the only wound you re-
ceived anyway was from skillet.
What in the world has our government
got to do with your caseP'
"Waal, sab, it was a government
skillet, sab Chicago Times Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
He Cou1dn,t Understand 1t

Bilkins and his wife occupied seats
in the dress circle. The curtain had
just gone up for the second act, the first
scene showing the heroine in street cos
tune. AS Bilkins rested his gaze upon
the woman his face wore a puzzled ex-
preston Several times he took hurried
chances at the programme he had in his
hand He became SO deeply interested
that he attracted the attention of his
wife.
"What do you see that interests you
so9" inquired his wife. "She isn't
pretty.
MAY, isn't that the same hat that
woman wore in the last act p exclaim-
ed Bilkins, seemingly ignoring his
wife's question.
Mrs Bilkins glanced in the direction
of the stage.
81 think she is, - she replied. "but
what of it?"
''Oh, nothing, only it seems SO oddp'
"What does p
'sWhy, that she should still be wear
ing the same hat, explained Bilkins.
1.-The programme says there is lapse
of two years between the first and sec
ond acts. Ohio State Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

A man must reap as he sows. If he sows
ill-health he will reap ill-health. If he
neglects his health the weeds of disease
will grow up and choke it
1t is a daily and hourly marvel that men
will recklessly neglect their health, when
moments thought should tell them that
| they are counting death. 1t lies in most
every mans power to live to green old
age. If man would only take the same
care of himself that he does of his horse, or
COW, or dog, he would enjoy good health.
When a man owns hundred dollar horse,
and it gets sick, he does not waste any time
about doctoring him up. When his garden
gets full of weeds, he doesn't delay about
roofing them out, for he knows they will
choke out his vegetables. When he is out
of sorts, sick, nervous, headachey, has no
appetite and is restless and sleepless at
night, he pays little attention to it. The
result is consumption, nervous prostration
or some serious blood or skin disease. DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
best of all medicines for hard working men.
It gives edge to the appetite, facilitates the
flow of digestive juices, invigorates the
liver and puri6es and enriches the blood.
1t is the great blood-maker and flesh
builder. 1t cures 90 per cent. of all cases
of lingering coughs, bronchial and throat
affections, weak lungs, bleeding from lungs
and kindred affections. Do not wait until
the lungs are too far wasted to admit of
being cured.
AS you know, five years ago the doctors had
given me up to die with consumption" writes
Mr.. z. G. Mckinney. of Deepwater, Fayette Co.,
W. Va. 81 took treatment from DR.. R. ".
Pierce, and am entirely well now. 1 had taken
steadily directed, his Golden Medical Dis
covery.'"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. One little Pellet" is dose.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Praise For the Bishop.

The bishop of-never mind where
being a newcomer and somewhat trou-
bled with a neglected diocese, thought
to inspire his clergy to take occasional
services during the week by periodically
visiting out of the way parishes and
taking one himself.
On one of these occasions, having
formed quite good congregation and
having been moved to much eloquence
in his sermon, he felt little not I'M
natural desire to know if he had made
any impression on the usually unim-
questionable yokels, and put some lead
ing questions to the old clerk who was
helping him to unrobe in the vestry.
"Well, I hope they've been pleased with
yer, said the old man patronizingly,
"and I'm sure we TUX it VERY kind O.
yer worship to come down and preach
to us, but, yer knaw, a worsser one
would ha' done for the likes O. we, if
so be-, he added with becoming humil-
ity, lone could ha' bin found. Lily
ing Church.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
STROKES OF A RAZOR.


How Many Do You Suppose 1t Takes
to Shave Mani
"Now that you've finished shaving
me, how many strokes of the razor did
it require?" asked the man in the chair,
as he Strengthened up to have his hail
combed.
That's pretty hard to tell, said the
barber
"Of course it is. But you've been il
the business how long?"
Fifteen years.
"You ought to know by this time
about how many strokes of the razor il
requires to shave man, supposing that
you go over his face a second time. -
II might make a guess at it.
"All right. what's your guess? Re
member that l have hard beard"
"Well, 1 should say about 1876.
you're a good guesser, I DOM
think. Some time ago l got into the
habit of counting the strokes of razor
every time 1 was being shaved. It's 6
good way to employ your mind. In
shaving me you just made 7S2 strokes
with the razor. -
81 wouldn't have believed it. ;"
No man believes it until he takel
the trouble to count. In my case never
knew the number to fall below 500,
and it has gone more than 800 at times.
call it stroke every time the razor
is brought forward and then drawn
back. l should judge that there are nc
fewer than 500 strokes in first class
shave. You remember that, and proba-
bly, you can win a few bets. New
York World.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
nnr Elnridn ALLIGATOR.

An alligator is not an attractive
creature He has not a single virtue
that can be named He is cowardly,
treacherous, hideous. He is neither
graceful nor even respectable in appear
nee He is not even amusing OF
grotesque in his ungainliness, for as a
brute IA brute unqualified he is al
ways so intensely real that one shrinks
from him with loathing and laugh at
his expense while in his presence would
seem curiously out of place.
His personality, too, is strong. Once
catch the steadfast gaze of free, adult
alligator's wicked eyes, with their odd
vertical pupils fixed full upon your own,
and the significance of the expression
"evil eye, and the mysteries of snake
charming, hypnotism and hoodooisn
will be readily understood, for his bru-
fish. merciless, unfinching stare is sim
ply blood chilling L W. Blake in
Popular Science Monthly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
A Nice Little Hint For George.

A business man has a daughter and
also confidential clerk, and the conf
Dental clerk has for some time been at
tentive to the daughter, but he has not
or had not month sufficient
courage to come to the point, though
the young woman, goodness knows, has
never done anything to scare him off,
for he is a first class fellow in every re-
spect. The other evening he was max
ing a call and about 8 o'clock her ia
ther came in.
"Ah, George" he said, chow about
that deal we were talking about this
afternoon2 Did you see the party2"
eyes, sir, replied George, land !
expected to see you this evening and
tell you about it.
"My dear, said the father, turning
to his daughter, Twill you retire for a
few minutes2 George wants to speak
business for awhile -
The daughter rose up but hesitated.
"Why do have to goP" she asked
doubtfully.
Because, dear smiled the father,
''you are not interested Why do you
want to stay p
She blushed and started out.
because, papa, she twittered, "I'd
rather like to hear George talk business
just once.
Then George got red and the father
looked at them both significantly, and
the girl fed. London Answers
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
CROSSED" MONEY ORDERS.
Safeguards Employed In England I'm
Making Small Remittances.

Sa1&R uAr0@ Employed In England An
Making Small Remittances.
Americans who are buying books in
small quantities or are RENTING dues
to the treasurers of English societies of
which thsy happen to be members coca
sionally receive printed or written re-
sending money. At first they are likely
to be mystified by the phrase. Even if
inquiry is made at the postoffice in this
country it is quite possible that no sat-
isfactory explanation will be obtainable.
The remitting party will ascertain,
though, that American postofices do not
issue Crossed orders.
The term in question refers to two
lines drawn with pen from the top to
the bottom of a postal order on its face
near the middle and an inch or two
apart. That treatment of money order
will prevent payment Of 1t to any one
but banker, and if, as is sometimes
done, the name of some particular bank
is written in the space between the
lines the order will be paid only to that
institution. 1t is not necessary to use
any words in addition to the name of
the bank. No explicit prohibition is re-
CURED The mere crossing of the order
is we'll understood signal to the Brit
ish postal authorities, for, while the
custom is comparatively unfamiliar to
people on this side of the Atlantic, it Is
common enough in the United King
dom.
When an American RENTS money in
this manner, he crosses his order him
self, but in several foreign countries the
postoffioe does not give the order to the
sender, but transmits it directly to the
paying Office The person who RENTS
merely sends notice to the right person
to go to the postoffice and apply for the
money. Where this usage prevails the
postoffice issues crossed order because
the sender cannot cross the order him
self. Such is the practice, for instance,
in Germany, Belgium, Austria and
Italy.-New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

A good story is told among the med
ical men of Cleveland, a story which
was started by the victim himself He
is physician of considerable repute
and some time ago was called to attend
a gentleman of advanced years who
was suffering from a slight complica-
ton of disorders. The doctor went tC
work with will, and presently had the
patient on the road to recovery. In
fact, two weeks from the time he tool
the case he had him cured
AS he left the house. after announc-
ing that further visits would be unnec-
essary, the daughter of the restored
man accompanied him to the door,
Doctor, she said in somewhat
tremulous tones, 81 want to tell you
The doctor, who supposed she wa:
anxious to express her gratitude for his
skilled attention. waved her thanks
aside
Don't mention it, madam, he
affably said 1--WE always try to do oul
duty
''But, doctor, she persisted, cit is
something that will interest you 1 fee,
that
"Say no more madam" cried the
doctor, much moved by the woman's
agitation.
''It is something l must tell you,
doctor, . she continued. "Please listen. y
The doctor halted with his hand or
the knob
yesterday" said the woman, 81
was down town and met Mrs. Pugsley,
the Christian Scientist, and she told me
she had been giving father absent
treatments for two weeks. Isn't it just
too wonderful
Good morning." said the doctor
dryly.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
Marte11o Tower. In England.

Whatever may have been the defen-
sive value of martello towers century
ago it has entirely evaporated now.
There are good many of them on the
coasts of Essex, Suffolk, Kent and Sus-
sex. These massive round towers, some
40 feet high. were regarded as and very
likely were splendid defenses at the
time they were erected, but they have
long been used only for coastguard pur-
poses. Their name is derived from the
Italian coast towers which were erected
as protection against pirates Warn
ing that suspicious craft was in sight
was given by striking bell with a
martello or hammer. 1t was the power
full defense made in 1894 by LIE Teller
at the tower of Mortella with only SO
men against simultaneous sea and
land attack, led by Lord Hood and Ma
jor General Dundas, which brought
them into favor in this country. 1t was
thought that they would be splendid
defense against ''Boney. = London
Chronicle
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

The Philadelphia Record tells of an
old Pennsylvania farmer who recently
came into possession of a check fol
$780, 1t caused him a great deal of anx-
iety, and for long time he could not
muster up the courage to have it cashed.
Finally, while on trip to town, he
summoned up nerve enough and, stroll
ing into the bank, presented the check.
The teller glanced at it hastily, and
then, after the fashion of his kind,
brusquely asked, 'What denomina
tion?"
Lutheran, gol durn it'll But what's
thet got tew do with it?" as brusquely
replied the old farmer, to the great as
constituent of the bank official
1t required several minutes explana-
ton before the teller could get the ole
man to understand his question, anG
then the latter took his money and de-
parted, with sundry growls derogatory
to banks in general
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

A London paper tells this story of the
final signing of the Spanish American
peace treaty: every diplomatic instru.
ment bears seal from which depends g
ribbon, and when the seal was about tc
be affixed to the treaty the commission.
ers, both of Spain and America, ex-
pressed a desire. in graceful acknowl-
edgment of the courtesy shown by
France, that the dependent ribbon
should be trjcolored Search was forth.
with made high and low in the Quai
d'Orsay, with the result that in the for
eign Office of the French republic not /.
bit of ribbon of the French colors could
be found.
cat this critical juncture a brilliant
inspiration flashed across one of thu
heads of the department. Go, he said
to a messenger, 'to NJ. K, the con
fectioner, in the Rue ST. Honore, for q
pound of chocolate cakes and be sure
You ask him to tie them up with a tri-
color ribbon. With that bit of confec-
TONER ribbon the treaty of peace be-
tween Spain and the United States was
sealed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07
BARY,s PHOTOGRAPH.
An Example of What the Man of II,
Camera Endures.


An Example of What the Man of the
Camera Endures.
A young photographer, when asked
what sort of subjects presented the
greatest difficulties to him, replied
without a moments hesitation, 'Ba-
bies'
"For instance, he continued, 81
took photographs of little 10-months-
old fellow the other day in six different
positions. Yesterday l sent proofs to
his mother, and today she brought them
in.
I'm sorry, she said, without any
obvious grief, but none of these mega
tives will do.
"'Not one of the six?' 1 inquired,
though 1 was prepared for what was to
follow.
No. she said, I'm afraid not.
You see, I like this one very we'll,
though, of course, it doesn't do baby
justice, but his Aunt Ellen says it's an
absolute caricature of the dear little
fellow. The one she likes I don't care
for at all, and his papa says he should
never know for whom it was intended,
it looks SO cross, and baby is such sun
shiny child.
The one he likes this smiling one,
l shouldn't consider for a moment, for
it makes baby's mouth look so much
larger than it really is.
His grandmother chose that one,
but as Cousin Fanny said, there's q
very queer look to the ohild's eyes in il
very queerl However, she likes that
one where he's almost crying, that So
Der one. You ought to have heard ba-
by's grandfather when she said she
liked it.
:" He really decided the thing, fol
what he said seemed so sensible. He
asked me why didn't have some more
taken and see if there wouldn't be al
least one that would really look like
baby. Now, when can he sit again? Its
hard for me to spare the time, but you
see it is the only thing to be donel' -
Glasgow Herald.