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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13


a leak had sprung in that great embank-
ment which saves Holland from the deyas-
tations of the hungry sea- 1t was early in
the night, and no one was near at hand
The leak was small when he found 1t, but
he knew that the action of the water would
enlarge 1t long before morning, and wash
away the entire embankment iriundate the
country and destroy his own and thou
sands of homes. So he bravely put his
finger IN the crevasse, and kept Il there all
the long night through until help came and
the opening was properly stopped He had
saved his country.
Equally insignificant Is the entrance of
disease into the human system. The be-
ginnings of the most terrible ailments are
so small they can be easily stopped at the
start. Your health 10 a dixie which keeps
out and stops the inroads of dangerous and
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Hundreds write daily to DR.. Pierce, telling
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Constipation causes and aggravates MANY
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13

When the Republicans were about
to nominate somebody to run for gov
ernor In 1914, there were candidates In
all parts of the woods. The day of the
convention, however, "Uncle Dick"
went down and, without having present
any semblance Of candidacy other than
his own personality, he was nominated
by reclamation.
His brother -in-law, David T. Littler,
was a candidate for state treasurer.
He had been to some pains to make his
candidacy an organized feature Of the
days preceding the convention. When
Oglesby was named for governor, Lit
tier was put out of the calculations by
reason of coming from the next county
and was side tracked in consequence
Although Mrs. Oglesby and Mrs Lit
tier were sisters, the houses of Oglesby
and Littler were far apart from that
time. The heads were so completely
estranged that one did not speak to the
other. For ten years they remained
strangers.
Littler lived in great old fashioned
mansion in Springfield. Oglesby lived
on his farm near Elkhart. One day, to
the surprise of the Littler family, ex-
Governor Oglesby walked In.
Chow are you. Daver' said the ex-
governor.
"How are You. governorS'' said Lit
tier, as he struggled against his aston
ishment. Then the extended hand of
the unexpected visitor was cordially
grasped.
81 came to take dinner with you,
Dave.
"Well, I'm glad of it," answered
Littler, as he took the hat and coat of
his caller.
SIS the whisky bottle in the same
old place, Davef"
''It is, and there's whisky in it..
And that was how the family feud
ended forever. Chicago Tribune.
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REPARATIoN.
A Strange Coincidence In the Life of

A Strange Coincidence In the Life of
q Fireman.
''Soon after l entered the fire depart
ment, remarked hostler of the city
fire department, cit was my hard luck
in responding to an alarm to run over
and terribly injure small boy, who
was playing in the street 1t was an
unavoidable accident. but just the same
it had its effect upon me. and for a
time it preyed heavily on my mind and
probably would have done so until to-
day had it not been for the sequel
which righted up matters somewhat.
81 kept myself pretty we'll informed
as to the condition of the boy, and was
extremely happy when | saw him on
the streets again and to all appearances
fully recovered from the injury which !
had inflicted upon him Well. time
passed along, and, the boy 8 family hav-
ing moved from the house where he re-
sided and where we took him after the
injury, for awhile / did not see him.
though 1 occasionally heard from him.
Zone rather rough night about a
yO0A ANU W dAA OO1 SOAhPdh ACoEOAdONa
to an alarm in the northwestern part of
the city. On arriving at the fire | was
sent to one of the upper rooms of the
burning building to rescue some chill
dren who were in the room and who
were terribly frightened. as they had
good reasons to be. for they were in
considerable danger. There was light
burning in the room, and the moment
entered it l recognized the little fell
low that had driven over and injured.
If there ever was a little fellow who
was carefully wrapped up in bedclothes
and with his little sister taken down
stairs and to place Of safety. you can
bet it was that boy and girl The same
look of fright was upon his face, which
had not forgotten. but l don't think
my face looked as bad as when l had
picked him up in my arms before.
was supremely happy in being able to
return some good for the i'll had done
him. w Washington Star.
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At a North Side boarding house one
of the newly arrived boarders, named
Burton, ia IN expert accountant. The
first evening after his arrival he began
boring the other boarders by talking
.'shop' and relating the great feats Of
mathematics that he had accomplished
in his time. Smith, one of the stal
boarders, made up his mind to rid the
parlor of shop talk. at least for that
night
Il have a little piece of addition
work that l think you would have 6
hard time in doing. If you can add il
Without the aid of pencil and paper,
yoa are good one. .
"Name each item. and I will add, y
said Burton.
Five barrels of cider at 81 So bar
rel. Have you got that DOWN."
eyes. .
.Four bushels of bran at 90 cents g
bushel Have you got that DOWN.
ayes. >
Fifteen kegs of horseshoe nails al
$2.35 and two strings of garlic at sc
cents string. Have you got that
DOWN.
Yes; go on, .
six gallons of castor oil at 81. 25.
Have you got that DOWN."
Yes
''Sure you've got it all DOWN."
''Sure, have, said Burton.
''H-ml How does it all taste Pr
Chicago Journal.
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Lausha Yettei~ Than-.Tears,

bless all the apostolic college OF
humorists. The man that makes me
laugh is my benefactor. do not thank
anybody to make me cry. can do that
without any assistance. We all CRY
enough and have enough to cry about.
God bless all skillful punsters, all re-
parteeists, all propounders of ingenious
conundrums. all those who mirthfully
surprise us with unusual juxtaposition
Of words Thomas Hood and Charles
Dickens and Sydney Smith had divine
mission, and so have their successors in
these times. They stir into the acid
beverage of life the saccharine They
make the cup of earthly existence,
which is sometimes stale, effervesce and
bubble. They placate animosities. They
foster longevity. They slay follies and
absurdities which all the sermons OF
all the pulpits cannot reach. IT. De
Witt Talmage
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Proved His Theory, but pied


The acme of realism was reached,
though by accident, in criminal trial
a few years ago at Lebanon. @.
Two men had personal encounter.
One of them, after vainly trying to
draw his pistol from his hip pocket,
turned to flee. A moment later he fell,
shot in the small of the back. One
chamber of his pistol was found to have
been fred. His assailant was tried for
murder.
The defense contended that the man
had shot himself while trying to draw
his pistol, which had become entangled
in the lining of the pocket. and that the
prisoners shot had not taken effect.
The prosecution contended that such a
wound could not have been self inflicted
The defendants counsel. Clement L.
Vallandigham, undertook TO demon
strate to the jury just how the dead
man pistol had hung in the pocket and
just how possible it was to infiict such
a wound Suddenly there was a loud
report, and the lawyer sank TO the floor.
The ball had entered the back almost in
the identical spot where the dead man
had been shot.
The defendant was acquitted. Mr..
Valandigham died. = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Landor.s Cravat.

At friendly dinner at Gore House,
when 1t was the most delightful of
houses, his dress-say, his cravat OF
shirt collar-had become slightly disar-
ranged on hot evening, and Count
d'Orsay laughingly called his attention
to the circumstance as we rose from
table. Lander became flushed and great
ly agitated. MY dear Count d'Orsay,
] thank you'll Ny dear Count d Orsay,
I thank you from my soul for pointing
out to me the abominable condition to
which am reduced If / had entered
the drawing room and presented myself
before Lady Blessington In SO absurd a
light, l would instantly have gone
home, put a pistol to my head and
blown my brains out. ''-"L andor's Let
tiers. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13
DEADLY FOE TO INSECTS.

The ice man says his customers take tn
cake
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Paragrene, the new insecticide, made b,
Fred l.. Lavanburg, New York, manufacture
OF the well known s'Star' brand of paris green
Is much better than paris green at one hal
the cost, and does not iniure the foliage.
deaux mixture and paris green. al have use(
and found Paragrene the best, safest anC
quickest insecticide ever used, and recon
mend it to every grower OF currants anC
gooseberries for absolute destruction of cur
rant worm and does not injure foliage. Pleas,
send at once two more IA Id. packages o
PGrG0rene.-Geo. w. Finger, Tivoli, N w
IL used Paragrene Just as L would paris
green. 1t did not injure the foliage but killed
the potato bugs quickly; 1 like it better thar
paris green and shall always use it In the IA
ture.-A. X. Bunker, Suburba. Tenn"
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Does anybody really believe that mon
keys legs were the forerunners of man
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NO CHINESE IN LEADvILLE,
Two PigtaiIed CelestiaIs Who Were
TabOOed by the Town.

Two PigtaiIed CelestiaIs Who Were
TaboOed by the Town.
Every well known nationality except
the Chinese is represented in Leadville
Only two Celestials ever entered the
camp, and the story of their short stay
is unique and interesting. There wasn't
much of a demonstration on their ar
rival, for it was late at night when
they climbed down from the roof of one
of the coaches into the busy streets and
hastily surveyed the strange surround
ings.
Word was whispered about in the
dives with which the street was lined.
and soon the pigtails were encompassed
with quiet and gentlemanly mob Of
perhaps a hundred miners and hoboes.
Scarcely a word was spoken but az
soon as the luggage of the passengers
and the mails were taken from the boot
of the Concord the China boys were as
sisted to the seats they had just vacat-
ed, the driver was given tip and the
distinguished arrivals were whirled out
of town in much quicker time than
they had entered it. for it was down
hill pull to Malta, the nearest settle
ment down the gulch There they were
left to shift for themselves as best they
might.
What means of communication with
each other these strange little people
have l know not, but the news Of the
reception that was rendered to the first
representatives Of their race to visit
Leadville Travelled rapidly, and the fact
soon came to be understood by them,
in all localities where they congregated
in Colorado, that they were not want
ed. later queried Chinaman in ar
adjoining town as to whether he had
ever been in the great mining camp,
and his reply was characteristically la
comic; 81 no go Lead-v-i-l-lee Lead
v-i-l-l-ee too muchee likee helleer"-
Santa Barbara
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Probably the best fire extinguishing
liquid is aqua ammonia, without any
addition whatever. We have personally
had experience with the almost mar
velous power of this substance In this
direction. In one instance, where fire
had originated probably from spon-
taneous combustion, in pile contain
ing several tons of cotton seed, and the
interior of which was almost a solid
body of live coal, half gallon of am
monia completely smothered the fire.
In another, which occurred at Sa-
venay, France, the vapors of tank
containing 90 gallons of gasoline caught
fire in the linen room of laundry. The
room was instantly a mass of living
flames, but gallon and half of am
monia water thrown into 1t completely
and almost Immediately extinguished
the fire. The ammonia wac in a glass
demijohn in an apothecary shop next
door to the laundry and was thrown
into the room by the druggist as an ex-
pertinent So completely was the fire
extinguished that workmen were en-
abled to enter the room almost imme-
diately, where they found the iron tank
of gasoline intact. National Druggist
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13

The prisoner at the bar is obliged to
take his time
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13
The Coquette.

A coquette is being who wishes to
please. Alas coquettes are too rare.
IT'S career that requires great abili-
ties, infinite pains, gay and airy spirit.
IT'S the coquette that provides all
amusements, suggests the riding party,
plans the picnic. gives and guesses
charsdes, acts them. She is the stirring
element amid the heavy congeries of So
cial atoms; the soul of the house, the
salt of the banquet. Let any one pass a
very agreeable week. or 1t may be ten
days, under any roof, and analyze the
cause Of his satisfaction. and one might
safely make gentle wager that his So
luton would present him with the frolic
phantom Of coquette Lord Beacons-
field
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A DARK SHADOW.

never saw my mothers face;
God drew a shadow Ger my baby es@
And there it lies,
Unchanged by time or place;
But have felt her loving breast
Breathe heart sore signing for the joys miss
And felt her kiss
Upon my eyelids pressed
never saw Gods lovely world,
But have listened to the whispering trees
And felt the breeze
That springs sweet leaves uncurled.
never gazed upon a rose,
But have laid the flower against my cheek
And heard God speak
And mysteries disclose.
And he has made me understand;
Though dark the shadow that now holds me
blind,
God is behind.
Unseen feel his hand
And know that from my darkened eyes
The lifelong shadow will be rolled away
One solemn day.
Oh. rapturous surprised
My happy lips cen now must sing
These eyes, Enclosing in the streets Of gold.
Will first behold
The face Of Christ, my King.
-Feodora Bell in Good Words
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The Wtdnw,a nevotion.

There was man hanged for murder
in Sydney, Australia. By his widow s
consent, his figure was exhibited in a
local waxworks show. Every Sunday
for six months the woman, dressed in
deepest mourning. called and put a
clean shirt on the unresisting form of
the wax man. Then her visits stopped.
Some time after. happening to meet the
manager of the chow the lady explain
ed. with many bushes, that she had
married again, and her new husband
theoretically objected to her wifely at
tention to the toilet of No. rs craven
image.
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Some men really get the worst of it
when they take better half
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13

Time, II p. M ''They tell me your
gait was esteemed one of the finest in
the regiment.
"You flatter me.
mo; Lieutenant Wagstaff said you
marched magnifcently.
1.-The lieutenant may not be good
judge.
81 fancy he is To my mind there is
nothing that makes man more pre-
sentable and really attractive than a
graceful walk My curiosity is greatly
aroused. May | ask favor of your
Certainly
''Then | would like TO see you walk. :"
And she handed him his hat Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
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The Fascination Of cola Hunt,nw


Once you have seen ''color" In the
bottom Of a pan with the black sand
following it around like faithful serv-
ant, you can never again be deceived
by the false glitter of any other parti-
cles. You would know it If you saw 1t
between cobblestones in Broadway or
If it were no larger than a pinhead at
the bottom of trout pool
For the moment the yellow pile makes
you feel like seeking claim of your
own and harvesting It's treasure for
yourself. But when you look at the
miry path along the base of the noun
tain by the creek side and think of fol-
lowing 1t with pack on your back I'M
til 1t is no more and wilderness be-
gins; think of passing on over the
mountains until you come to what you
consider likely place and thawing
through 80 feet of earth at the rate Of
foot day in the haphazard possibin-
ty of finding ''pay dirt, you conclude
that the poetry of the thing can be bet
ter appreciated by sitting on some one
else's dump. = Frederick Palmer In
Scrihner's,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13

'sSuch are the delusions to which tn,
human senses and understanding arr
susceptible. remarked the man who
doesn't care whether you comprehend
him or not, THAT. logically speaking,
it is absolutely impossible to be abso
lutely sure of anything.
Dear mel" exclaimed Miss Cayenne.
II didn't know you were one.
"Whatf"
"a weather prophet. Washington
Etar.
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Welcome Punishment to BOBBY.

A little boy went to church with his
mother. The service was somewhat
long and utterly incomprehensible to
the child. Consequently he fidgeted.
His mother reproved him several times.
At last she leaned toward him. ''Bob-
by, !" she whispered, "if you act badly
I'll never bring you to church again. F"
A CLEAN of hope dawned in Bobby e
weary eyes Mamma, he said eager
ly, chow bad will have to beT"-Ex-
change
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13

Every bee carries his market basket
round his hind legs. Any one examin-
ing the body of bee through micro
scope will observe that on the hind legs
Of the creature there is fringe of stiff
hairs on the surface, the hairs approach
ing each other at the tips, SO as to form
sort Of cage. This is the bees basket,
and into it. after successful journey,
he will cram enough pollen to last him
for two or three days
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-06-13
THE FEAR OF A MOUSE.
One Instance Where 1t Made Luna-
tic of q Woman.

One Instance Where 1t Made a Luna-
tic of q Woman.
A mouse has long been known to be
the bitterest enemy Of womankind
Just why the average run of femininity
should fear such a helpless, harmless
little creature cannot be explained.
During the civil war famous female
spy was betrayed through the instru
mentality of mouse. The woman was
masquerading as boy and succeeded
admirably in deceiving the enemy I'M
til one evening while dining with
party of men at a farmhouse black
mouse Jumped from cupboard to the
table. almost in the face of the sup
posed boy With q shrill feminine
shrek the SPY threw up her arms and
rushed across the room, and, springing
on couch, went into Mysteries from
sheer fright. The men, of course, sus-
pected her and. rather than be searched,
she confessed. but by the aid of the 10y
al old farmer and his wife she made her
escape in the night.
A well known woman physician of
Chicago says she can do any kind Of
surgical work without a tremor. but
the sight of mouse turns her strange
ly i'll and thoroughly ''unwomans' her.
Another woman has such terror Of
mice that she recently went insane
through fright at one of the wee crea-
lures. The woman was sweeping her
cellar when a mouse darted out from
an old barrel and ran about her feet.
She tried to step on it and beat at it
with her broom, calling piteously to
her little boy to help her. But the boy,
thinking she was in fun, frightened
the terrified mouse toward the woman
whenever it tried to get away. At
length the BOY rushed at it in earnest
and the mouse darted under the wom-
an skirts and she fell to the floor in
sensible, only to lose her mind when at
length consciousness returned to her
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Corpse coins are treasured In the
north of England. They are the coins
that have lain over the eyes of their
dead By this means infection has been
spread. but superstition causes the GUS
tom to continue. A poor collier or
peasant would never think of doing any
thing important unless he had on his
person coins that have been upon the
eyes Of his dead relatives.
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Johnny-Pa, Mr.. Brownlow said tina,
for obvious reasons he should be unable
to be at the meeting at the schoolhouse
tonight. What does he mean by Job
vious" reasonsS
Father-Why. my son. when a man
has any reasons that he can't think OF
or has reasons that be does not care &c
name he says his reasons are obvious.
Boston Transcript
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Lofter-Indeed, Miss de Vine, / must
say it-you are the star Of the links.
Miss de Vine-Now that is very nice
of you, and you are the first to discover
me too
Then may have an astronomers
reward ~
"What is that, Mr.. Lofterf''
1.-THE right to give You my name -
Brooklyn Life.
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The 80 forest reservations of the
United States embrace an area Of 49,
600, 600 acres in 10 states and terrific
ries. Seven are in the state of Califor-
MIA, the largest Of which, the Sierra
forest reserve, includes 4,006, 900 acres
Within the past 35 years it is estimated
that 1 /. 900, 900, 600 feet, board measure,
of timber on public land have been de-
stroyed by forest fires
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seIwyn,. Curiou, ra.te.

George Selwyn had strange but NOT
uncommon passion for seeing strange
bodies, especially those of his friends.
He would go any distance to crafty
this pursuit. Lord Holland was laid up
very i'll at Holland House shortly before
his death. George Selwyn sent to ask
how he was, and whether he would like
to see him. Lord Holland answered
"Oh, by all meansl If I'm alive tomor-
row / shall be delighted to see George,
and know that if am dead he will
be delighted to see mer'-Letter OF
General Fox.
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Drug stores and hotels differ, but the,
are all putting up places



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The Balm can be found at any drug
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Full directions with each package
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