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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-10-20
see the people from the train.

gage AMI )aSStHS' coiiil iic' 1ii' w
servation. From one of them de
sccnded tall, striking looking mar
with curly chestnut hair, whose aqui
line features and sleek appearance sug
, gcstcd Semitic origin. Some one
sitting in the dusty garden in front o
the house whispered to friend:
81 see Gluck' back. lie has turned
Christian. They say he's going tc
marry a swell London girl
IL wonder how he got hold of her
Some villainy probably. Pity the
woman whoever she is. Wasn't the
old creed good enough for him?''
The first speaker replied with 4 grin
"Perhaps after the many iniquities he's
made it answer for, he's sick Of it,"
"He'll disgrace the new one" re
joined the second, Indignantly. whats
his lay now?"
"He's a boss of the Amalgamatior
and finances this hotel
"Two reasons for holding him ono
of the worst friends Griquatown ever
had, concluded the other."mphaticaliy
An hour or two later the man they
had discussed sat in the managers
room. Miss Lee on the soi:, beside him
His ewes were full of discomfort which
he took no pains to conceal, and tho
pretty proprietrcss was frowning.
"Mr. CraysIpaw is leaving soon fol
johannesburg" she said, answering
some questions he had addressed to
her. ''He hopes to do better there
"a rolling stone gathers no moss,
he scotfed. Hes broke, of course?'
at is to be feared So she sighed
"lIc wasted all the money he came out
with prospecting for diamonds in out
otthe-way places; and, unless you do
no one else is likely to lend him any in
these monopolizing days"
alt wouldn't suit us if every bank.
rupt prospector found it easy to Dor.
row, would it?' rejoined Gluckstein
sarcastically. "Thcy'd soon be knock
ing prices down again. But this isn't
business. The fact is | am his best
friend and want to help him:
Ruby prickcd up her ears. Harry
needed friend, but Johanna Gluck.
stein never helped any body for nothing
as she knew to her cost.
"That is why | sent hlm here to
YOU" he continued yet you don't
even keep him from drink
"Hush," she cried. How do you
know
''How do know" he sncered. "Fol
one thing, he'd have been certain to
make money in this country you had. >
The argument was cogcnt and she
allowed its force.
"Only men who have strong heads
get on in South Africa" she pleaded
Harry has weak one"
Without noticing the interruption
he proceeded pointedly:
"His people made him try the colony
to get him out of an ENHANCEMENT at
home. They don't want him back un.
married. Neither do L." The last
three words were emphasized.
"You want to marry his girl your
self, supposr?'
"Perhaps do. and perhaps I don't;
that's not the point. The question is,
when will !you marry him9'
Ruby laughed derisively.
81 should have imagined it was
rather. when will he ask m,?''
"As soon as he can no longer main
tain himself, OF course, returned the
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
The Successful Remedy For Nasal Catarrl

The laxative barber dare not let his re
marks be as cutting as his razor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
THE PROFESSORS PRIZE.
1t Was Something He Could Beat
but 1t Got the Best of Him.

1t Was Something He Could Beat.
but 1t Got the Best of Him.
One evening last winter one of Adel-
bert's popular professors attended a
social function where the guests play
ed progressive pedro, a game in which
the worthy educator lays no claim to
being an expert. In fact, on the pres
ent occasion he was credited with but
two progressions, a score of really as
tonishing smallness Naturally, what
is termed the ''booby prize" fell to him,
and this time it took the form of a
double yolk egg, with the following
sarcastic legend attached:
Something you can beat"
The professor smilingly accepted the
reward, and after it was passed around
and joked upon he finally slipped it
into the side pocket of his overcoat
and then straightway forgot its exist
ence
When the party broke up, he accom-
panied two young ladies to their
home. When they reached the house
ind the latchkey was produced and
used, it was found that the front door
was locked so tightly that it refused
to yield to ordinary pressure. So the
professor put his hip against a panel
and pushed hard.
There was a duh crash, mild yell,
the professor leaped in the air and
convulsively clutched at his side.
The double yolk had exploded!
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
THAT FIRST SIN.
Figures to show That Adam and Eve
Ate Eight Million Apples.

Figures to show That Adam and Eve
Ate Eight Million Apples.
Probably our great ancestor. Adam,
little thought of the trouble he would
cause posterity by eating an apple
But now the question as to how many
apples he really did eat is new diff
Guilty.
How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat? Was 1t one or was ii millions
When the subject was first mooted the
editor very naturally replied, why.
one, of course"
mo" said the assistant editor. Eve
ate one, and Adam ate one, too; that's
two
Then the subeditor passed along a
slip of paper on which was written.
"Eve 81 and Adam 81, making l62.''
But the poet. who is Il man of mag
nation, capped this with. Eve 81 and
Adam S12 -S93.v
Then the publisher tried his hand,
and his contribution was. Eve SIP
see how it tasted, and Adam So.
equals S.954.'
The poet. who dislikes being sur
passed as much as he hates BARRIERS,
came up to the scratch again with
Eve SIP see how it tasted, and Adj
am S1.242 keep her company 1854. I"
Then the humorist, who had been
listening, quietly handed in his con
tributfon. Eve SIP see how it tasted.
and Adam S,124,210-der a husband
was he to see her eat alone. This
equals S.132 ,352."
But he had another object" said the
poet Eve s, 142 satisfy her curiosity,
and Adam s, 124, 240-fy Eve in her po-
sition. That makes S,132,3S2 .''-Phila-
delphia Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
HER FACE WAS NOT FAIR.

But There Was One to Whom She
Would Always BE Beautiful.
The blind boy raised rapt face to
the light
''And my motherf'' he said ques-
tioningly. 'sTell me how she looks
again. shall soon be able to see, and !
know shall find one more beautiful
than all the rest and cry motherl moth
erl Why do you not speaks''
His sensitive face was turned re-
proachfully toward his father. ''You
have always told me how lovely she is.
She is little-not taller than my shout
der-I know that =
The old man laid his arm over the
lads shoulders.
sYou must know now what your
blindness would have kept you from
knowing he said. Your mother is
not fair and beautiful now in face. bul
her soul is what God made for a
mother. When you can see, look fol
the face which holds the greatest love.
You will not be mistaken. 1t will be
your mothers.
The great surgeon looked for mo-
ment or two into the sightless eyes, and
then turned and laid his hand on the
fathers trembling arm.
''Only God can make him see, my
friend he said kindly. 'tYour boy
was born blind. and human skill can
not help him.
The, blind boy was the first to speak,
and he laid his arm around the sudden
ly aged form of his father.
Come. he said, ''let us go back tc
mother. She will always be beautiful to
me now, and they turned and gave
place to the others. New York World
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
What is Celery King z

1t in an herb drink, and Is a positive cure
for constipation, headache. nervous disor-
ders, rheumatism, kidney diseases, and the
various troubles arising from disordered
stomach and torpid liver. 1t is q most
agreeable medicine, and is recommended by
physicians generally. Remember, it cures
constipation.
Celery King Is sold in Csc. and roc. pack
ages by druggists and dealers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
AN OLD GORMANDlZ
One Man Who Lived That He Might
Simply Eat and Drink.

One Man Who Lived That He Might
Simply Eat and Drink.
In little yellowed English maya
zine, dated April, 1904, came across
the following amusing scrap:
If the Duke of O. does not ex-
tend his life to still longer period. it
will not be for want of culinary COM
forts and those other succulent arts
| by which longevity is best promoted.
His grace's sustenance is thus daily
administered:
eat in the morning he regales in
warm milk bath, perfumed with al
mond powder, where he takes his
coffee and buttered muffin and aft
erward retires to bed. He rises about
and breakfasts on cafe au lait. with
new laid eggs just parboiled at II he
is presented with two warm jellies
and rusques; at l he takes a veal cut
let a la Maintenon; at jellies and
eggs repeat; at 5 a cup of chocolate
and rusques; at 7:30 he takes a hearty
dinner from high seasoned dishes, and
makes suitable libations of claret and
madeira; at 10, tea. coffee and muf-
fms; at II sups off a roast poulet, with
4 plentiful solution Of lime punch; at
in the morning he retires to bed in
high spirits and sleeps till 3, when his
man cook, to the moment, waits upon
him in person with hot and savory
veal outlet, which, with potation of
wine and water, prepares him for
further repose, that continues gener-
ally uninterrupted till the morning
summons to his tactical bath.
I'm this routine Of living comforts
are the four and 20 hours invariably
divided so that If his grace does not
know, with Sir Toby Belch, that our
life is composed of four elements, be
knows at least, with Sir Ague Cheek,
that it consists in eating and drink
limo -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11

The little god of love turns away from
sickly, sallow, nervous, head achey, back
achey, lifeless woman Every woman
should have the beauty. vivacity, and vigor
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
WEATHER FROGS.
Small Living BarOmeters Which Are
Imported From Germany.

Small Living BarOmeters Which Are
Imported From Germany.
Attached to glass sided box seen in a
bird store window was placard mark
ed weather Frogs. Within the box,
perched on two long wooden rods, plac
ed lengthwise of it and nearer the top
than the bottom, like the higher perches
in birdcage. were a number of the
weather frogs themselves. Some just
then were brown. and one was green.
They were little tree frogs of kind
found through Europe, those in the
window having been imported from
Germany.
When full grown. these tiny tree
frogs may be little more than an inch
in length. They take the color of what
ever object they may be resting on
brown for wood. green if ON leaf /;
placed in a blue glass jar they will be-
come blue. They may be heard but not
seen, SO closely in color do they resem-
BILE whatever they may have perched up
ON. They are called weather frogs be-
cause at the approach of rainy or
changeable weather they jump into the
water, at the approach of clear weather
they come out again.
In captivity the weather frog is kept
in glass jar or globe, which is cover
ed at the top with wire screen. Wa
ter is put in the bottom of the jar, and
at convenient height is placed some
thing for the little frog to jump up on
The weather frog in captivity is fed on
flies in summer and in winter on meal
worms. Its food must be alive. Wealth
er frogs sell here at retail for 30 cents
apiece. Considerable numbers of them
are brought to this country. New
York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
The sword wolk,nr Tr,cL

Il had little party of Jap jugglers
on the road in 1891" said an ex-the.
atrical manager, ''and got on to good
many of their tricks. Most Of them
were surprisingly simple in reality,
and one that | don't remember ever
having seen explained was the feat of
walking barefooted up ladder of sharp
swords. The swords were of the ma
live straight bladed shape and were so
aeen that they would easily slice a
handkerchief in two in mid air.
Before sticking them through the
cprights to form the ladder the head
Jap always passed his thumb along the
edge of each from hilt to tip. AS he
did so he drew out narrow steel tape
Thich was coiled on spring in the
handle. The tape had a hole in the
ED which caught on the point and
geld 1t in place, and it completely
ahielded the edge. After the walking
vas over it was quietly released as the
ENerds were being taken out and flew
ID into the handle again. The weapon
could then be passed around for in
spection. Most people supposed that
sAe Jap used some chemical to tougher
his soles. but the truth was as | have
stated. New Orleans Times-D Demo
GRAFT
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Find Out which One of Your FeOt
Walks the Faster.

Walks the Faster.
You may think this is a very silly
question to ask, but is it? There is
no catch about it: 1t is simple, de-
monstrable fact which you can prove
to your own satisfaction in very few
minutes.
II you will take any pavement that
is clear of other pedestrians, so that
there shall be no interference. and
walk briskly in the center, you will
find that before you have gone 100
yards you will have veered very much
to one side. You must not make any
conscious effort, of course, to keep in
the center, or you may do it, but if
you will think of something and en-
deavor to walk naturally it is 100 to l
you cannot keep a direct line.
The explanation of this lies in the
popularity of one foot to walk faster
than the other. Or to be more cor
rect, perhaps it should be said that
one leg takes a longer stride than the
other, and this. combined with the
quicker movement. causes one to walk
more to one side than the other.
1t is well known, for instance, that
if one be lost in the woods the tend
ency is to walk in a circle and even
tually to return about to the starting
point. This demonstrates the fact also
that one foot walks faster than the
other.
You can try an interesting expert
ment in this way if you will place
two stakes in the lawn about eight
feet apart and then stand off about
GO feet from them, allow yourself to
be blindfolded and endeavor to walk
between them. You will find it an al
most impossible task. because one foot
will go a bit faster than the other,
either to the right or left Now,
which one of your feet walks faster
than the Kansas City Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
A Historic old College.

The first Greek letter society-Phi
Beta Kappa-was organized at William
and Mary in 1915. and among the char
ter members were John Marshall, chief
justice, and B1shrod Washington, asso-
ciate Justice, of the supreme court
Spencer Roane. who was considered the
ablest jurist ever produced in Virginia;
John Brown and Stephen T. Mason.
senators from Virginia; William Short,
minister to Spain and Holland, and
Elisha Parmalee. native of Massa-
chusetts, who established chapters at
Yale and Harvard when he returned
home William and Mary was the first
college to adopt the elective system of
study and the honor system in the gov
eminent of its students. The old build
ing has been restored to almost its orig
inal condition, although in the days of
its prosperity was double its present
ze.-Chicago Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
what a Boer win Eat.

The Transvaal Boer will eat almost
anything in the flesh. fish or fowl line,
for all is grist that comes to his CASTRO
nomic mill. and the following mixture
is voted most delectable by the majority
of the rougher classes: A great square
slice is cut off loaf made of coarse I'M
sifted meal and covered with thick
layer of jam. preferably strawberry. A
row of sardines is then placed on top
and the oil from the sardine box is lib
orally poured over the whole A loud
smacking of lips and other manifesto
tions of thorough appreciation accom-
pany the disposal of this delicate bonnie
bouche. But the unsophisticated Boer
only INDUCES in this luxury when he
means to enjoy special treat, quite re-
gardless Of expense. Chambers Jour
nal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
LOVELY HYPOCRISY.
Little Tricks Which Show What =
Consummate Actress Is Patti.

Consummate Actress Is Patti.
dramatic writer of San Francisco
tells the following amusing story Of
PATHS last visit to the Pacific coast.
He was at the station with many others
to meet the great diva when she ar
rived.
1.-THE diva stepped from the train, ;"
said the San Franciscan, ''and after
inhaling lung full of fog remarked:
oh, this is heaven All my troubles
are paid for. Thank heaven, breathe
the air of San Francisco once againp
This was all very sweet in the high
priced canary bird. and the newspaper
boys were all delighted.
However. it was only a short time
before went down to the train to meet
Patti at Salt Lake City. She was de-
scending from her car. and as her feet
touched the ground she exclaimed;
Thank heaven. breathe the air of
Salt Lake City once moret All my trou-
bles are paid for. Oh, this is heavenl'
The newspaper boys were all delighted
with her.
AS for myself, on both of these &C.
casions was delighted also-with the
diva's lovely hypocrisy, that accursed
sin which the poet tells us takes the
best men in. / never thought Patti
much of an actress, but changed my
mind in this respect after witnessing
these two exhibitions.
Nothing in the way of ''lovely ny
pocrisy' can surprise anybody who has
ever seen Patti on the concert stage.
She rushes to the footlights, vision of
smiling radiance, eyes swimming with
the moisture of overpowering joy and a
look of pleading affection ON her coun-
tenance, as if the present moment were
the happiest of her life and as if she
were consumed by an eager desire to
embrace and kiss everybody in the au-
dience. And she does it all so naturally
and spontaneously that the majesty of
the assemblage is instantly mashed
and would eheerfully lynch anybody
who would intimate that there was any
"acting'' about it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
Inheritance of Health

There is, it is true, as great an in
equality in the inheritance of health as
In the heirship of wealth or brains.
Some are born with a fortune of vigor
and soundness so large that not life
time of eager squandering will leave
them poor, and others enter the world
paupers Of need so dire that no charity
from medicine can ever raise them tC
comfort, but most of us have just that
mediocre legacy of vitality which rem
ders us undistinguishable units in the
mass. 1t lies in the hands of each tC
improve or waste that property, as he
chooses, for there are self made men
physically as well as financially; those
who, because of ancestral wasteful
ness, have only sixpence of health
and turn it into a fortune, and there
are spendthrifts of health who come
to as sorrowful case as spendthrifts Of
gold. The body is the realm where 6
wise and frugal ruler brings happi
ness as surely as foolish one insure'
distress, and wisdom here, as else
where, lies in learning and obeyint
natural laws.-North American Re
view.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11

"a number of years ago." said a
well known court official, when Unit
nd States Supreme Justice Brown was
Ue the bench in this city. was assign
ed as a member of the staff to inter
view the judge at his home out on
Jefferson avenue. | recOllect that as
the servant ushered me into the hall ]
observed a lot of rugs scattered here
and there ana that as | stepped upon
the clean spaces along the corridor !
discovered that the floor was waxed ia
magnificently slippery degree l was
forced to move with mincing caution
far from graceful.
Approaching the library door l saw
rug-a white bear skin. believe. and
resolved to make leap over it. With
spring l vaulted, my foot landed on
the rug, the rug slid away and down
went fiat upon the floor. Meanwhile
Judge Brown had arisen from his Ii
brary table and, noticing my mishap
he began laughing. Reaching me, be
helped me to my feet and remarked
with assumed dignity:
Look here, sir. Don't you know
that in this age, this land and this
house. such servile formality is not at
all necessary?
"And then l got my interview and
sound 1t an agreeable undertaking.
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
Mnrxland sunerstition..

There are superstitions throughout
all the counties of Maryland concern
ing crossroads and running water.
Witches are supposed to make their
home at the crossing of two roads and
to appear there at midnight. One pc
culiar thing about witches is that they
cannot get across running water, and
a stream of any sort always acts as
a protection to the nightly prowler,
who will follow along the bank of a
stream in preference to the road.
These are some of the things which
are more generally believed in the
country around Washington and along
the eastern shore. Some of the arti-
cles of the creed of the superstitious
in that neighborhood are:
If you sweep your room at night.
you sweep away your wealth.
Never shake crumbs out of a win
dow after dark. They are supposed
to fall into the eyes of the Lord and
to disturb the spirits of the dead who
wander abroad at night.
Don't wash your hands in water In
which eggs have been boiled. You
are liable to become covered with
warts.-Baltimore Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
ZIG Head was Turned.

A quaint story of paternal care on
the part of the clergy comes from
Kreuzeber, village in southwest Sax
ony.
In the middle of his sermon one Sun
day the parish priest suddenly stopped
and, changing his voice to more col
loquial tone, said: Herr Meinhardy
attend to the sermon From this time
forward | shall publicly name every
one who looks at the girls during the
service"
The unfortunate Herr Meinhardy in
dignantly repudiated this public re
proach, explaining that it was boil
on the back of his neck that kept his
head fixed at an angle which had led
to the misunderstanding. = London
Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11

Historic characters the hieroglyphics
on Cleopatra needle.