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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-10
PENNSYLVHN Rail ROAD
The Standard Railroad Of Ameyica. Pro-
kected Throughout BY Block Signals
and Interfering .SwTtches.
IN EFFECT JUNE 20. 1893,

75l, $50. 9l5. ILL A. M. 1852. Ills, Mondays
onyl. 2S5, As ID, 6.ls. 7.24. s.87. 1880 P. M.
On sundays, 500 A. M, 1905. els, 7.34, $50 M
For Pemberton, 7O4 9.25, I059A NJ, la, AS.
5.43, s.l6, 729. P. M.
On sundays, S.l6, rs A. NJ, 7.00PM
For Bordentown, Trenton ana New York a D..
.ss' y ~, iolo uOo A. NJ, 1870. 800. $40, AL,
FOR East burlington, 6.2e TBS. 7.49. s.22. s.59.
only. 500 $40. AT. $40. S5s, sSs 7.25. SIS,
On sundays z25, $50, s.25 Az. l2.OO. ao5. 80.
5d5, s4l, 40, 500. 5s5. $40. 7O5. 7.s5, $50,
For Lewistown, Columbus, Kinkora. etc..
7.04 A. NJ, 200. 4.40P M.
On Sundays, 7.W P. M.
For LumDertOn, Medford, Marion and Had
dOnneld. 935 A. n.
For vincentown, 1875, 6 Is Pm.
FOR Toms River, 9.26, 9.5l A. M, 200. 40, SAB
For Sea Side Park & Point Pleasant, s5l, A. M,
200, 440, 5.43 Pm.
FOR Tuckeruon, Beach Haven ana Barnegat
CITY, 9.5l A. M, 40 PM
FOR 20 Asbnry Park and Long Branch, 95l. A. NJ,
For Toms River, Sea Side Park. Sea Girt. SIM
day SIG A. M.
Trains teaUe for Mount Holly as Jollows:
F,on Philadelphia. 500, $685. $50, &c. 1000
t oS A. N ~, l2.4o q 80 Saturdays only, a2O
On sundays. 7.sO, $40 A. NJ. LOO. 90, TO- s0r. M
From New York. via Trenton ana Burlingto
49,, ''"V, li.N a. M Luz Zlas 4UOs Duo, 800,
On Sundays. 1000 A. NJ 7.OOPM
from Trenton, 645 40 $50. lilo A. M. 2.55,
On sundays, ll.50. A. M, 4.05, 9.06, P. NJ
from East Burlington. 100, 1853, s.96, s.4s. q.
only, $3.50. 4.l5, 5.l6. $685. $780, 100, 100, $50,
1919 P. M. ' 49,
on sundays, 755, 900, 1890, A. M. 1890. Gas.
So5 346 4sO. 4.55. $50. 6lO 7OO 7.3O. 500, s55.
From Toms River, e.54. 1853 A. NJ. 1925. 8.4s,
On Sundays. 6.2s P. M
From AsDury Park. $40, lib A. M, 22s 5.l5
Pm.
From Medford, ll.55AM
From Long Branch, 6.23, 1888 A. NJ, 2.O5, 800,
6.33 p. N. Sundays, 500 r. M.
from Pemberton, (northD $685. 7.22, 729, 1884,
s05, II 90 A. M. 1881, 100, 4.l0, 423. 1922 P M
On Sundays, 7.2s A. M, 600, 7OOPM
From Pemberton (south), 7.33 A. NJ, 434 p NJ
On Sundays, TIA P. M.
rom vincentown, $50 A. M. 1.42P.M.
FROM Sea Girt, Sunday, 4.22 P. M.
Medford. Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 625 1912
A. M, 2l3, 5.A, Pm.
On Sundays, 6.l5 A. M, $40 PM
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at 639 lO25
A. M, 2.35, 5.35 Pm.
On Sundays, 6.2S A. M, b.22P PM
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at 655, 1850, A. M, $3.50. $50,
p.
On Sundays, 800 A. NJ. 64OP.M.
4l2. $40, Pm.
On Sundays, 9.62 A. NJ, 73lPM
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, ). R. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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A Noisy Box.


Like children, savages in all parts of
the world are possessed of eternal curl
osity. Mr.. H. Cayley- Webster, a well
known English traveller, gives an
amusing instance of this trait among
the natives of New Guinea.
One day piano arrived for his ex-
cellency the governor, and some ma
tiVes were told to carry the strange
looking case from the beach to the
house. After going a few yards one
stumbled, causing one end of the crate
to strike the ground, and, ever on the
alert for strange noises their ears were
Immediately pressed against it, and
they listened until the ting" of the
wires had died away.
Again, after yard or two, a similar
mishap occurred. Z Again many ears
were listening to the sound so foreign
to them, until a native, rather more
knowing than the rest, with heave
raised the whole case few inches
from the ground and let it go.
The noise which issued from the in
side had by this time worked them up
to such frenzy that they one and all
seized upon the case, rolled it over and
over, and danced with joy at the
strange sounds which came forth And
it was not until this odd performance
had been repeated many times that the
eye of an official was attracted by the
shouts and yeils Of the natives; not,
however, before much damage had
been done and many strings broken.
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Did She Keep Her remperr

Mr.. Biles is very hasty tempered
man, but he is also one who keeps his
promises to the very letter Therefore
Mrs. B. has trained him to believe that
second thoughts are best and, even in a
moment of his weakness, extracted
from him promise always to count 20
before he speaks if he feels rage COM
ing upon him. Last Sunday he rushed
into the back drawing room spluttering
with fury and red in the face Mrs.
Biles rose and laid a gentle hand on his
stammering lips.
"M-mary, LIP
flush, dear" said the sweet woman
Count 20 and conquer yourself, and l
shall be more proud of you than if you
had conquered the world"
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty
Nov tell me, dear"
ITS that new hat of yours that you
paid $50 for and the new servants
gone out in, and it's raining hard
hats all" Pick Me Up.
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Once when John Van Buren,, son of
President Van Buren,, was making a
speech in behalf of his father, an old
Democrat rose in the audience and up
braided him as bolter Few men were
more effective on the stump or quicker
at repartee than John, and he replied
to the charge with an anecdote some
thing like this:
zone day man on horseback came
up with a boy who was contending
with an overturned load of hay. In
stead Of tossing the hay back in the
wagon, the boy was energetically toss
ing it hither and thither, regardless of
where 1t landed.
1.-THE traveller halted and said; My
young friend, why do you work so
furiously this hot weather? Why do
you not toss the hay back in the wag-
on and be more deliberate in your la
bors?'
'"The boy stopped, wiped the stream
ing Precipitation off his face on his
shirt sleeve, and, pointing to the pile of
hay on the roadside, exclaimed, 'Stran-
ger, dads under thar and then he set
about work more furiously than ever"
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ESTABLISHED 1879.

perfect truth, that Minimize" is not
particularly melodious, but at least you
will admit that nothing could be worse
than JemiIna and anything might be
better.
"By the way" said Monty after a
pause, II believe there was a time
when l had fancy for you, Minnie.
and thought you might not make me
bad wife"
There may have been," 1 answered
calmly, 'for l can distinctly remem-
Der time when 1 decided that certain
ly you would make me bad husband"
And Monty bestowed upon me one OF
those all forgiving, albeit sad, glances
that are so abominably irritating when
one is trying ones best to snub him.
After Monty's casual remarks was
surprised to find Effie nice looking
girl, though with, of course, no pre-
tensions to the Junoesque that Monty
demands Of his ideal woman. She was
young, indeed, but had an old fash
Toned way with her that was infinitely
attractive. had guessed intuitively
that she had neither father nor moth
er, although many people might say
that this was judging my cousin too
hardly. Her guardians were an elder
ly uncle and aunt, who didn't mind
what she did SO long as she didn't
worry them, SO was glad to help her
with her trousseau and see as much
of her as possible
l soon discovered that Monty object
ed to her having SO many friends.
"Lancelot," as she was made to call
him, thought ''gadding about" showed
empty headedness."
But, my dear child" I exclaimed.
he surely doesn't expect you to drop
your friends just because you are go
ing to marry him7 Why, you win
want them more than ever. What do
you suppose you'll do when he's ut
work. all dayY'
Then he hasn't told you he's going
to resign the partnership" said Eff
fie timidly.
MY heart froze, and the fact must
have been clearly evident to her. for
she fastened to add, "You don't think
ne spoils me too much, do you, in Civ
ing it up for my sakeY'
And the recording angel should put it
to my credit that only answered:
"Effie, if he ever spoils you let me
know"
Yesterday tackled him.
What do you mean," 1 asked, ''by
retiring from business at your age?"
"And why not2" he said. isn't a
husbands place at his wife's sideY'
Most emphatically no." 1 rejoined
with deadly earnestness. "a husbands
duty is to make money for his wife to
enjoy herself with"
My dear Minimize" he begged pa
thetically, don't put those sorts of
ideas into Euphemia's head You are
too frivolously minded to understand
that woman should be a mans hand
maid mentally as well as physically
and not his plaything l don't want a
wife who requires amusing or who
wishes to amuse me. If want relax
alton, can come and see you. l want
her to be useful and domesticated.
and
"And," interrupted, what do you
think she will want to beY
Monty actually gasped. Then he re-
covered himself sufficiently to answer
characteristically:
"She will want to be what 1 make
her."
Poor Eftie! And the wedding is to-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Budget.
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1.-The sahib, being man. will not
blacken my face in the eyes of Kala-
doongie,' said. I spake for thy sake,
sahib, but l will drive thee to Jehan-
dunn an thou wilt, for no man hath
ever called me coward before Then
the sahib looked in my face, as tuck
ed the ends of my beard under my
puggri, and, seeing that my eyes met
his four square, he gave up the reins
to me, saying. If thou playest me
false, will kill thee like dog and he
showed me the hilt of a pistol that he
had in his pocket We spake no more
together, but when we came to the
Bore bridge l shook the jungle with
blast from my bugle.
"'Shabash, coach wanv exclaimed
the sahib. Thou art man indeed and
shalt have Shere Bahadoor's skin as
recompense for the hurt to thy
stomach. Bid him come again
"Half mile beyond the bridge, as
we sped along the level road above the
river, l again blew upon the bugle.
The sound had scarcely ceased when
we heard the angry roar of charging
tiger
'Stopr exclaimed the sahib, and I
threw the frightened horses on their
launches, while he leaped to the
ground. Then, while the horses flew
along the road, I looked back over my
shoulder and beheld the Lame One
bound to the middle of the road, and
tho co hib blow IN bjc fpCaro os oro
would whistle to a dog. The great
beast stopped on the instant and
crouched to the ground, ready to spring
on the sahib as he advanced toward it,
and prayed to Mana Debi to befriend
the young fool.
when he was within 80 PAGES or so
from the tiger, the sahib halted and
brought the gun to his shoulder TIE
next instant there was the crack of a
rifle, and the Lame One leaped straight
into the air.
81 knew the tiger was dead, and i'm
mediately thereafter the mail cart ran
into the bank and spilled me on the
road. Leaving the stunned horses tied
to a tree, proceeded to seek the sa-
hib. Wah j, wah, brothers, we must
pay taxes to the Faringis until we can
raise sons like theirs. When l Joined
the boy sahib, he was smoking and
taking the measure of the tiger with
tape! His bullet had struck the
beast between the eyes, and the Lame
One had died at the hands Of man"
Speaker.
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ON THE REBOUND.

OF course we'd met the winter through
At balls and teas, but then, you know,
thought the world of Ned Carew,
Who'd been devoted, and knew
Tom was in love with Kittie Snow.
So Tuesday night at Kittie's ball,
When they announced she was engaged
To Ned Carew, / thought I'd fall
Or faint. l really can't recall
When I've been SO stunned or enragedl
She's such a scheming girl, and then,
Oh, lots OF times, I've heard Ned say
He thought she looked 80 silly when
She tried to firti Oh, dear, some men
Can't keep the same mind through the day!
Well, Wednesday came, and, as twas Lent
And was blue about it all,
thought the day would be best spent
In some good work, and so went
To take flowers to the hospital
And, passing by, who should see,
As at their door, with all my flowers
I stood, but Toni He said that he
Thought time best spent in charity.
l said those were my happiest hours.
Well, that began 1t. Then we found
Our tastes alike In everything :
We think respects the proper ground
For love, and ours is strong and sound
Mines twice as big as Kittie's ringl
Beatrice Hanscom in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Two, from the Heights of Quies,
Come one day to men;
Two, Love and Death, come hither.
Come once and not again.
turned, looked every whittier,
Nothing could L see;
But, as the high God hveth,
One came from him to me.
She came with touch and odoR
OF a summer breath d,
Came, as shall come the other,
The second angel, Death.
Swiftly my soul unfolded,
Flashed and reached aWideg
It drank the pouring glory
OF heavens Hummertide.
reckon not the seasons,
The years that fall and flow;
Life filled her cup and spilled It
That hour long, long ago.
Since none has met me seeking
Up and down the ways;
Love comes no more forever
In all the coming days;
And surely ne shall find me,
Whether rest or roam,
The other-kindly angel
Come to take me homei
-Harper's Magazine
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Only Once Year.

A certain professor is well known as
a man whose scientific studies have
tended to exaggerate a natural DISPOSE
ton to mental abstraction. The pro-
fessor's friends, who are also his
strong admirers, understand his pecul-
iarity and overlook in him what might
not be excused In a commonplace per-
son. A lady is very fond of telling this
incident. She was at reception given
at the professors house. The occasion
had been made delightful by the pro-
fessor and his accomplished wife and
daughters. Toward the close Of the
evening the lady, who had greatly en-
joyed the affair, approached the host
and asked him, with much enthusiasm:
"How often do you have these de-
lightful reunions, professor?"
No polite prevarication delayed the
reply:
THANK goodness, madam, but once
a year,
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A DEATH SONG.

Lay rue down beneaf de willers in de grass,
Whah de branehll go a-singin as it pass,
An wen Pze a-layin low
kin hyeah it as it 60
Singin, sleep, my honey, tex yo' res at las"
Lay me nigh to whah hit meks little pool
An de watah STAINS 50 quietlak an COOL
Whah de little birds in spring
Ust to come an drink an sing,
An de chillen waded on dey way TO school.
Let me settle wen my shouldahs draps dey load
Nigh enough TO hyeah de noises in de road,
Fu' ! fink de las long res
Gwine to soothe my sperrit bes'
Ell Pze layin 'mong de things Fze allus knowed.
Paul Laurence Dunbar in New York Tribune.
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Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 95lA NJ
4.40 P. M, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton tor Mount Holly, ITO A. n.
3 05 P. M, daily except Sunday
Leave Mount Holly for Beach Haven 95l A. M
4.4OP. M, daily; zoo P. M. Saturday; s.ls A. M
Sunday.
Leave Beach Haven 200 A. M, 2.57 p. M sun
day 5.35 Pm.
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MArLs ARRIVE AND READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.
In effect October 2. 1899.

In effect October 2, 1899
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Daily, except Saturdays and Sundays, 6.45,
7l5 500, $50, 940 10 30. Ills a.. m 1890, l.30,
400, BIO, 400, $50, 6.35, $50. 100 p. m.
Saturdays, 645, 7l5. 500, $50, 940, 1890. II 10
g. IL 20, lO0 lao. 20, $780, 340 40, 500, $40,
Sundays, $40, $40. 90 1000, 1O4O. Ills a. M,
1920 l00 lao 220 500, $40, 42O 800, $40, 80.
1850, p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
Daily. except Saturdays and Sundays. 100,
$780, 825, 9l5, 1906 1855, IL. 80 a. M, LOO, 1.55,
2.46, IS, 425, $40. 5.45, s 45. 7l0p. m.
Saturdays, ZOO, 730. S.25. 9l5 1905. 1888, II 30
Sundays, $40. 800, $40. l0eO 100, ll.sOa M.
1240 I'D, 200, 240. $40, 400 44O. 800 $50, $50,
7.40, p. m,
No trips will be.guaraDted in foggy weather.
WILLIAM E. DoRoN. Gen' Manager.
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As to the conEfariety of BARRIERS.

As to the COntrariety of Barbers.
EVERY barber on EARTH" said the
obseryant man, "has one habit that
drives me to drink. He gets you nice
ly lathered up, strops razor careful
ly and then makes one sweep with
the blade across your face. Then he
looks at you inquiringly and suspends
operations while he asks. Razor suit
you, STRIP If you answer yes, he al
ways turns around and strops the ra-
zor two or three times, or else he
promptly changes the blade. Why he
should do either when you say you
are satisfied l cannot fathom. Lately
1 have always said that the razor did
not suit, and in nearly every case the
barber kept serenely at work with the
same razor. l might add that that's
the reason that am now shaving my
self New York Sun.
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Through Her Head.

Buggy gets out of all patience with
his wife. He says she can't get a
thing through her head"
That's funny. He told me every
thing he said to her went in one ear
and out of the Philadelphia
Bulletin.
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A Habit.

The lawyer asked the witness if an
incident previously alluded to wasn't a
miracle, and the witness said he didn't
know what a miracle was.
'Oh, come" said the attorney. Sup
posing you were looking out of a win
dow in the twentieth story of build
ing and should fall out and should not
be injured. What would you call
that?'
can accident" was the stolid reply.
eyes, yes; but what else would you
call it? Well, suppose you We're doing
the same thing the next day; suppose
you looked out of the twentieth story
window and fell out and again should
find yourself not injured. Now, what
would you call that?"
"a coincidence" said the witness.
"Oh, come, now" the lawyer began
again. 81 want you to understand
what miracle is, and I'm sure you do.
Now, just suppose that on the third
day you were looking out of the TWEEN
tieth story window and fell out and
struck your head on the pavement 20
stories below and were not in the least
injured. Come, now, what would you
call it?'
"Three times?" said the witness,
rousing a little from his apathy. 'Well,
I'd call that habit"
And the lawyer gave it up.-Gentle-
woman.
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''See that MANI" said the clerk of an
up town hotel to me this evening as
handsome, middle aged man strolled
through the lobby. THAT is the presi-
dent of the - Life Insurance COM
pany. He married his stenographer
last spring. 1t was quite romance.
He and the girl and his office boy were
coming down in the elevator In the
insurance building one afternoon when
the stenographer saw a mouse on the
boys shoulder. She threw her arms
around the presidents neck and
screamed to him to protect her. The
mouse covered in corner until the
elevator reached the bottom floor and
then escaped, the girl holding the
president all the time Well, he liked
the sensation of being Rugged by a
pretty girl so much that he married
her a few weeks afterward."
And what became of the office
boyY' l asked
''Oh, he has a desk in the office at a
good salary now and is in line to be
president in due time" answered the
clerk carelessly.-New York Cor Pitts
burg Dispatch.
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Bound to KIN.

A story is being told of a country
doctor who was going his rounds one
morning with a gun on his shoulder.
He was a keen sportsman and was
looking forward to polishing off little
game when his professional duties
were over. A friend meeting him and
seeing him with the gun exclaimed;
"Where are you going, doctor, so
early in the day with that deadly
weapon on your shoulder
I'm hurrying off to see patient"
he replied.
WELL" said his friend, 81 see you
are determined not to miss him"
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Crime Detecting by a Lock of Hair.
One recalls the method of discover
ing a thief by chewing rice, said to
have been practiced in the east But it
Is not necessary to go SO far to find a
more remarkable method of thief
catching and not so well supported by
sound reason. A lady in Paris is re-
ported to have lost her purse in a
dressmaker's establishment She had
all the young ladies of the establish
ment called in, so it is seriously report
ed, and demanded from each one lock
of her hair.
The tokens were then pinned to
pieces Of paper bearing the owners
names, and as the customer left the
establishment she remarked: My
purse has been stolen, but as l do not
wish to subject innocent girls to the
humiliation of being searched l intend
early tomorrow morning to submit
your hair and handwritings to a SOM
nambulist and clairvoyant, who will
tell me which of you is the thief"
In the course of the evening the lady
received an anonymous parcel CON
tanning intact her purse with its con-
tents.
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A Fair Statement.

We do not believe it is fair to find
fault with doctors because they don t
know much. Nobody knows much. -
Atchison Globe.
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Only the SINGER. F..

Does singing the song 'Oh, Promise
Me-" at wedding, promise anybody
anything ?-Atchiso Globe.
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Mrs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, how could
you be so cruel? You swore you'd keep
nothing from me, no matter how,
trifing it was.
Newwon (feeling in his empty trou-
sers pocket for 10 cents he wanted for
street car fare)-Wen, my dear, you
seem to have found 1t out, anyhow
Cleveland Leader.