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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23
"A TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The Devils Drinking Song-Why the Sa,
loon is Not Necessity-It is Prepos-
ferrous to Speak of it the "Poor
Mans Club"-Does IncaIculable Harm.
Here's fair, young boy. Hunt him down.
Hunt him down!
He's his mothers joy. Hunt him down.
We must have recruits; whom it kills it lit-
tie boots.
Hunt him down. Hunt him down. Hunt
him down!
Down! Down!
See that clean, young man. Hurl him DOWN.
Hurl him down! f
Give him his first dram. Hurl him down.
Tell him there's no harm. Let him feel the
SIRENS charm.
Hurl him down! Hurl him down. HurI
him down!
Down! Down! (
And the pure young girl! Drag her down!
Drag her down!
Into fashions whirl. Drag her down!
Blem1sh her fair name. Stain her deep
with all our shame.
Drag her down! Drag her down! Drag
her down!
Down! Down.
Hear the preacher talk. Pull him downI
Pull him down!
All our plans he'd balk. Pull him downi
Twist our thumb-screws down, till we starye
him out of town.
Pull him down! Pull him down. Pull him
down!
Down! Down
And the aged mother. Bring her downi
Bring her down.
Cries and tears we'll smother. Bring her
down!
Her gray hairs in woe, to the silent tomb
must go.
Bring her down. Bring her down, Bring
her down!
Down! Down!
Henry F. Cope.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23
Guartls the Cars Life.

The man who is the most important
in the whole domain OF Russia, from
the point of view of its ruler, is the
outrider. The czar never travels by
rail without the gendarme, who is
supposed to have the keenest scent for
nihilist weapons of any one in his
empire, going ahead of the train on
his peculiar railway bicycle. Travel
ing slowly, with eyes and ears alert
for the presence of the enemies of his
master and their terrible weapons, this
outrider carries his own life in his
hands and the life of him who is con.
sidered OF much more importance, the
ruler of the Russian empire.
Incid antally, the outrider is on the
lookout for defects in the railroad that
might play havoc with the royal train,
but this is not the primary object OF
his preceding the imperial party. He
is an inconspicuous object on his curl
GUS wheel, and it is not likely that his
swift progress along the road will be
observed until he is too near would.
be assassin for the latter to accom-.
plish his purpose.
A long experience with the nihilist
gang of Russia has taught the police
of that country that the bomb is the
favorits weapon with the killer Of
kings. Should one of these be left on
the track in such position that the
wheels of the imperial train would ex.
plode it; it must surely be discovered
by the outrider. or, if he were unfor-
tunate enough to overlook it, the czar's
life at least would be saved. for the
railway bicycle would cause the bomb
to blow up, the riders life alone being
sacrificed. Hence the Importance OF
the outrider He is continually in the
proud position of offering his life for
his master. London Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23
Temperance Notes.

The army canteen attached to the regi-
ments is an abomination in the sight of
God and all men not either mentally or
physically besotted.-New York Christian
Advocate.
Lord Kitcheners recent victory in Egypt
was won for him by an army of teetotalers,
who made phenomenal forced marches
through the desert under a burning sun
and In climate famed for its power to
kill or prematurely age the unacelimated.
The British Registrar Generals reports
show that deaths from intemperance
among men have increased flfty-eight rei
cent, and among women by 100 per cent.
The canteen system, in full blast In
many regiments in our various camps. is
most demoralizing thing. Central Chris
tian Advocate.
Money is freely spent for liquor, but SUBJ
scribing to a paper or buying "a book ID
looked upon rs the extreme of extrava-
gance.
Canon Wilberforce, of Westminster Alb
bey in recent temperance address in
London, said that there had been an enor-
nous increase in intemperance in England
during the last thirty years. =
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23
Strong Words From DR.. Cuyler.

In a recent stirring and eloquent speech
given before an immense audience in Roch-
ester, N. Y, Rev. DIR. Theodore L. Cuyler
said he believed that total abstinence was
the only safeguard, and he had not much
faith In saving wrecks. He SAID:
"The business Of the church isn't to sup
ply poultices, but to keep people from need
ing poultices. Don't spend your time pull
ing people out ofthe river, but go ten miles
up Niagara and keep men from jumping in.
Start your boys and girls Alright in abstin-
ence. Buoy all Rochester with signals OF
warning tn keep out of the saloons of de-
struction. Plant yourselves firm on the
rock against the liquor traffic. Put on the
armor and enlist in this spiritual crusade
Of humanity.
81 come 70 ring the alarm bell and hoist
the danger signal Wherever there's
drink there's danger. I pray that every
church bell shall ring the alarm, and every
Sabbath-school shall take up tho tocsin,
and every citizen shall repeat the song,
and IL Rochester Is all aroused and you lead
the way, we IN other towns will follow your
white plume when 1t conducts us on to vic
tory"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

Governor Rollins of New Hampshire
wants all the sons and daughters Of
the state to come 'home" at least
once year. There are many of them
in Boston, where they have -four.
ishing organization of the Sons Of
New Hampshire, and it was at recent
meeting of this association that the
governor made his novel suggestion
His idea is to have week in the sum.
mer set apart to be called "Old Home
Week, "and to make it an annual affair.
He would have every town and city in
the state make up lists of all it's native
born sons and daughters living in 9th.
or states, and send them an urgent invi
tation to be present through the week,
which he would make a carnival week
with all sorts of entertainments. In
addition, he urged as part of the
program that every visitor should, dur.
ing the week go to the place of his M
tivity, and see what he or she could do
to assist in the improvement and beau
tifying of the place, and its general
upbuilding and uplifting
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23
Training Schools of Hell.

To the Editor: have read with some in
terest the late discussion upon the saloon
question. To say that am surprised" at
the stand which some of our eminent
ciergymen have taken in favor of its pro-
ps2ation as workingmans club, and fos-
terinS it as Il necessity" is putting it
mildly. To speak the truth, am shocked
completely.
How in the face of modern progress in
Christianity and the advance in civilization
these super-educated gentlemen can pub
licly state that the drinking saloon is
necessity is preposterous in the extreme.
Yet they who have pledged themselves to
the defence OF Christ and His gospel have
dared to sanction the continuance of these
training schools of hell" They are moth
Ing less.
Here are trained, by the agents of Satan.
men to become murderers, thieves, assas-
sins, burglars, liars, swinders, suicides,
wife-beaters, inhuman fathers and hus-
bands and host more which do not ap-
pear in the regular category of criminals,
but are just as vile as the more hardened
ones. The list of professional and other
criminals directly traceable to the drink
saloon is too extensive, and too we'll known
to yourself as editor of a paper.
These clergymen may as we'll teach the
people that the gambling and opium
dens" are necessity, the boolmaker or
race course also necessity in modern
civilization. Yet st. Paul distinctly states
In his epistles mo drunkard car enter the
kingdom of God" Why then should these
so-called ministers of God advocate the
continuance of the resorts which produce
iruukards? On the face of it, they prove
themselves not ministers of God but of the
svil one, for they are traitors to Gods
cause in advocating the saloon in any way
whatsoever.
If the saloon be a necessity, then annul
he laws Furnishing the logical product of
saloons, and let loose upon society horde
Of criminals of every class Saloons make
criminals, and are responsible to society
for overcrowded prisons, insane asyiums,
poorhouses, etc.. etc. Close the saloons
and society will be the better and more dig
nified; less paupers, less labor troubles, an
improved condition generally in every
branch of civilization. The nation, too,
will become an example to other nations of
standard OF morality never before at
tanned in the worlds history.
But it is, natural assum ption, and logi-
cal deduction or inference, that the clergy
men who defend the saloons and would dub
them "poor workingmens clubs" have
either their church rolls so full OF proprie-
tors of these dens of wickedness, or prob
ably good sprnkling Of brewers and dis
t1llers, that they are afraid to voice the
true feelings of their conscience, and to
maintain good salary for themselves pre-
fer to stife that at the expense OF their
own souls salvation. All I would say to
these "blind guides" is, beware!
The leaders of the nation, though not
for (God be praised for it) they have in
serted in the New Army bill IL clause
prohibiting the sale OF the vile stuff
in the army camps. They have realized
the incalculable damage resulting from it
to the army. Down with the saloon! and
Huntsville Ala
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

The brother of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, who has just died, never
married. Early in life he fell in love
with a governess, but his mother and
brother opposed the match, and he
sacrificed the girl to his family. 1t is
interesting to note that the 'Autocrat''
in the book found happiness by mar
rying a school teacher. Seneca's pro-
test over again. ''Do as l say; not AZ
L do -
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

Why not drop the fruitless contro-
versy over the ending of the present
century, and take up for discussion
the far more lively question as to
whether the coming year, 1900, should
be written MCM OF MDCCCC? The
bewildering number of C's in the lat
ter would seem to make the former
preferable, its brevity giving it the
soul of wit.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

An old maid--she was only 102 +
has died from grip, most modern of
diseases, in Derby, Conn. In 1915
Miss Hetty Purdy was engaged to a
young EngIishman, who died just be-
fore their wedding day. For eighty
four years she has been faithful to
his memory and to her 1irst and only
love. Surely, it is given to few wom-
Ell to love so long and faithfully.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

France will stop making faces at
the United States just as soon as she
discovers that the succeas of her ex-
hibition of 1900 depends in large part
pn American energy and enterprise.
Uutil then we shall have to put up
with some nasty newspaper talk.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

Even in China, things do move,
though slowIr. A Chinese Mandarin
living IN the vicinity of Shanghai is
about to establish a farm on the Amer
ican plan, supplying it with American
machinery and stock.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

At last the alleged bones of the late
CHRISTOPHER Columbus have arrived
in Spain. The career of the great
voyager may now be regarded as
slosed incident.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

Here and there canals are being
abandoned as obsolete. But for every
such one two new ones are being
constructed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23
THE GIFT OF TEARS.

Though trouble rises Gorgon-wise;
Or bristles like host OF spears.
And Nature stares with sphinx-like eyes,
God gives the blessed gift of tears.
Where tigers roam. or sea birds call,
Or where man wrestles with his years,
In palace, waste or cottage small,
God gives the blessed gift of tears.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-23

When sorrow comes with waiting breath,
And sinks beneath its weight of years,
Nor finds that hope can save from death.
God gives the blessed gift of tears.
If gladness floods the heart and brain,
And passion born Of love appears
Till pleasure almost kisses pain,
God gives the blessed gift of tears.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
DESPERATION Day sports.

There will be some fine attractions at
the Fair Grounds on Tuesday, and the
admirers of horse, bicycle and base ball
will have a chance to be grati1ed.
In the horse programme there will be
four events, as follows:
Free for-all-Fred. Shreve's Three Feathers.
William A. Townsend's leila; b. P. Wills
Bald Prince or Maude e.; Thomas McFarland's
Florence Boy Robert rimble's Naomi.
2.30 class-Thomss .MoFarlaDd,s Florence
Boy; Fred. Shreve's Dora; H. Haines' Ante
Clara; Andy Keeley's S~ultana; B. p. Wills
Bald Prince; B. W. Zelley's Ellen Tree; Rob
ert Trimble's Naomi.
24O ~:class-Frank K~idgway's Fanny; Davis
Walter Aliens Lizzie W.; Jesse Wells KIT:
Edward Atkinson's Frank H.; A. W. Loaand's
s minute class-Amos Evans II. p: William
Hubbs' Lady; J. W, Jennings' Old Maid; b.
Harbert's Blossom; Thomas McFarland's At
lanta or Bay Colt; Theodore Evans Easter:
Fred. Shreve's Ellen; william Martins Lady
Lawn; Edward Powells Don Edward.
In the bicycle races there will be a one
mile novice, two miles open, and a half
mile open.
Suitable prizes will be given in all the
above events.
The game of base ball will be between
Mount Holly and Roebling. The latter
is a crack amateur team from Trenton,
and it will give Mount Holly plenty of
work to do.
This is the finest programme that has
been presented for a long time and there
should be a large crowd present. The
price of admission has been fixed low, %
cents admitting to all the attractions. A
special trolley will run between Mount
Holly and Burlington. The sports will
begin at 1 O'Clock, with horse racing, the
bicycle races being sandwiched between,
beginning at 2 o'clock. The base ball
game will commence at $50.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
BASE BALL.

Mount Holly, Beverly, Florence and
White Hill were the winners in the Bur
lington County League games on Satur-
day. Once again the contests were close
and exciting, creating still more interest
in the series. The detailed scores follow:
MOUNT HOLLY 10, BoRDENTowN Z.
Mount Holly went to Bordentown and
defeated the team there in a t~en-inning
contest. 1t was the first game on the
new ground there, which is not yet in
good condition. The infeld is rough and
the grass is uncut in the outfield.
Mount Holly had three new basement
Kelly on first, McClurg on second, and
Brown on third, and it was a decided i'm
provement, strengthening the team CON
siderably.
The visiting team batted the ball gener-
ously, especially in the fourth and tenth
innings.
In the last inning, particularly, there
was quite a display of fireworks, six hits
and eight rum being made.
The features of the game were the bat
ting and catching of Green, the batting
and base running of Kelly, the fielding of
McClurg, Shultz, Keen and Brooks, and
the catching of a difficult fly by Dunn.
Seeds was effective at critical stages, and
got tive two-base hits.
The umpiring was satisfactory.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
Teachers Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Burlington County Teachers Association
was held in the High school building,
Mount Holly, on Saturday, May IS. The
report was crowded out of last weeks
paper. County Superintendent Stees
asked for suggestions in regard to making
the meetings next year more interesting
and beneficial than they have been. Va
rious suggestions were made, based on the
experience and observation of members
while in other counties and states.
1t was then resolved that a committee
of five be elected to draw a programme
for the next meeting. There will be but
three meetings next year, the first to be
held in Burlington, the date to be fixed by
the programme committee, the members
of which are: Prof. w. @. Cook, of Mount
Holly; DR.. Gray, Palmyra; Prof. Megar-
gee, Moorestown; Miss VanSciver, Bur-
lington, and Miss Martha Venable, MARI
ton.
A vote of thanks was rendered Wilbur
Watts and Miss Reed for their efficient in
struction during the wear.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
John q. Hipuenstiel Arra.tea.

John G. H~ippenstiel, the defaulting
collector of Beverly township, has been
apprehended and before this announce
ment will reach many parts of the county
he will be in the Jail at Mount Holly.
Some time since Prosecutor Budd re-
ceived information that the man was in
Virginia. The services Of Franklin's De-
t~ectives in Philadelphia were at once Sc
cured and a man went to a place called
Trilby in Virginia. 1t is an out-of-the-
way place, rs miles from a railroad station.
The detective was furnished with a de-
scription of Hippenstiel, and after being
in the place a short time decided he had
found his man. He at once notified Prose
cutor Budd and that official gave a bench
warrant to Constable Shinn, of Burling-
ton. The latter went to Trilby, and as
soon as he saw Hippenstiel recognized
him. The fugitive made no resistance
and agreed to accompany the constable
back to New Jersey without a requisition.
At Trilby there lives a man named
Clark, who formerly resided at Palmyra,
where he was in the brick business.
While at that place he was befriended by
Hippenstiel, and when the latter left these
parts and reached Virginia it was perfect
ly natural for him to seek the man he
knew here, and it was just as natural for
the latter to shield the friend of former
days.
Twice a week a steamboat touches at
.Trilby and the event is hailed with de-
light by the residents who go to the
wharf to see all that is taking place.
Talking with a woman of the place the
detective found there was one man who
never went to the wharf. Both the wo-
man and the detective thought this rather
queer. The female looked upon it as a
mere incident, the detective put it down
in a professional manner and determined
to look after this apparently Indifferent
fellow. His professional instinct worked
all right. 1t was Hippenstiel who shrank
from public gaze. He had assumed the
name of John II. Graul, the latter being
his middle name. Word was at once sent
to Prosecutor Budd with the result stated
Hippenstiel reached Baltimore early this
morning and will probably be here this
evening.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
George W. A. French started house.

George W. A. French started house.
keeping to-day on Church street.
Walter Forker, of Shreve street, chang
ed his residence ON that thoroughfare on
Sunday.
A certificate of Incorporation of the
Wrightstown Fire Company has been filed
in the County Clerks Office.
Fred Wood, Albert Jones and Jason
Archer were taken to state prison yester-
day, by Sheriff Fleetwood and his son.
Thomas Mulholland, of Burlington,
was brought to jail on Saturday night,
charged with stealing a batteau from S. B.
Mccoy.
The suit of the Singer Manufacturing
Company VS.. Sallie Peters, to recover $45
balance on a sewing machine, will be
heard before Justice Clevenger on Thurs
day.
The West Jersey Country Club has filed
articles of association at Trenton. The
object is to operate, in Camden, a club
house and grounds for athletic sports.
Charles Stokes, of Moorestown, and G..
H. Crowell, of Palmyra, are named as
trustees.
On Saturday Sheriff Fleetwood sold
nine acres of land, the property of the late
Ellis R. Oliver, in Burlington township,
to Alburtus B. Walters, for $3.50. At the
same time ex-Sheriff Townsend sold a farm
of about seventy acres, also the property
of the said Oliver, to Joseph S. Fleetwood,
for 50, 1895.
In part of the service at st. Andrews
Church on Sunday morning, Rev. Mr..
Stoddard used a very old prayer book.
The English prayer book was first used
on Whitsunday, 1549, just $50 years ago.
The book used by Mr.. Stoddard is 100
years old, and has been in possession of
st. Andrews parish for 100 years. The
imprint in the book shows it was printed
in 1889. On oneof its leaves is this in
scription: "Sent by the Society to the
Rev. Colin Campbell for the use of Mount
Holly church, April 25th, 1749." The So
ciety referred to was the publication So
ciety.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
Thieves at Palmyra.

Sneak thieves again visited Palmyra on
Wednesday night and got away with CON
siderable booty from Charles H. Snyder's
and John Shades houses. Entrance was
effected in both instances through win
dows that were not fastened.
At Mr.. Snyder's they took three coats,
two hats, a lady's jacket and a lady's hat,
and S 100, altogether about $40 worth.
The miscreants evidently took things easy
there as a box of candy was eaten by them.
At John Shades IS in money and a solid
silver sugar spoon were taken.
There were evidently two fellows doing
the work as two sets of tracks were seen.
Two suspicious looking persons, appar-
emily tramps, were seen on the streets
that evening, one a big, heavy set fellow,
and the other quite small in stature, who
probably are the culprits, judging from
their tracks.
Several other houses were tried in Other
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
Sea Side Park.

Amos Gibbs has rented his cottage to
George s. Candy for the season.
Several new cottages are in course of
construction, and will be completed early
in the season.
There is talk of organizing a fire com
pany here. 1t would be a move in the
right direction.
Among the Mount Holly visitors on Sat
urday and Sunday were Prosecutor E. P.
Budd, Daniel Suffer and son, Clarence H.
Polhemus and family, and Richard Gillian.
The new l~ife-saving station near Berk-
eley has been completed and is ready for
inspection and acceptance by government
officials. 1t is a handsome structure, with
every convenience for the men and SER
vice. The contract price was 81, 1000.
There was quite an influx of visitors on
Saturday and Sunday. Among the cot
tages occupied were those of John D.
Johnson, who entertained a party of
friends; Benjamin H. Deacon, Harry Gu
lin, F. S. Fithian, Judge Joseph H. Gas
kill and G. B. Coles.
There was fine sailing on the bay the
last three days. Many of the visitors e
pected to find it rough on Saturday and
Sunday. On the contrary the winds and
waves were quite mild, so that the cap
tains were not participating in feats of leg
erdemain to sail their crafts successfully.
The sidewalks are to be improved this
season by giving them a coat of gravel.
The walks are to be fourteen feet wide.
The curb line has been established and
most of the curling has been placed in
position. The boardwalk is in fine condi-
ton. A long addition has been made to
the lower end.
The Manhasset hotel has been raised
eight feet, much improving it's appearance.
The basement is to be fitted with extern
sive salt water baths, billiard room, bar
Der shop, etc. The hotel is to be reftted
and generally overhauled for the season.
The work is to be completed by June 10
and the hotel will open June II. 1t will
be under the management of Mr.. Albert
son