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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-11
A singular Ailment.

One of the leading alienists Of CHI
cago, with a practice of 80 years be-
hind him, had an experience not long
ago that was entirely new to him.
1t was near his hour for starting to
his lecture class in West Side school.
Three women were in the waiting
room. Two Of them were willing to
make an appointment for the next
day. The third one, stranger, would
hear to no delay, and the doctors as
sistant showed her in.
''I had my hat in my hand" said the
doctor, land she had been told that l
was in a hurry. She came across the
room in most leisurely fashion, how
ever, taking three times as much time
as the ordinary person would. She
was chewing an unusual wad of gum
whole package, l should say-and she
was chewing it with desperate vigor
'She sat down slowly, and l asked
her question. She looked straight at
me and went on chewing. | spoke
again and again, but she sat looking
at me and chewing in as much silence
as was possible under the circum-
stances Finally said to her:
Madam, will you kindly stop chew
ing long enough to answer my ques-
tionsT
"Then she burst out sobbing:"
"'That's just what I'm here for-I
can't stop-I've got to chew-and I've
been chewing just this way for more
than two years "-Chicago Tribune.
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Tbe History OF a Book.

Following is the story of the first edi-
ton of Fitzgerald's celebrated transla-
ton of "Omar Khayyam." The book
was issued anonymously and found no
buyers. Accordingly the author went
to Bernard Quaritch's shop, dropped a
heavy parcel of 200 copies of the "Ru-
baiyat" and said, "Quaritch, ! make
you present of these books"
The famous bookseller offered them
first at half a crown. then alta shilling
and, again descending, at sixpence, but
no buyers came. In despair, he re-
duced the book to a penny and put
copies into a box outside his door, with
a ticket, "All these at one penny EACH
At that price the pamphlet moved. In
a few weeks the lot was sold, and in
this way one of the finest gems of Eng
lish literature was dispersed among a
not overdiscerning public.
The legend has 1t that Dante Gabriel
Rossetti, Swinburne and Burton were
among those who discovered the hid
den treasure In the penny box" Years
passed, and the once despised volume
rose in the market, and in 1893 Quar-
itch bought in for Ell copy which AZ
years before he had sold for penny.
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ESTABLISHED. 1879.

un1ngs that hadn't moved. Tees were
leveled on all sides, and the plains in
front of us were full of debts from va
rious states.
"Just in front of me were half a hun
bred crates of eggs, whipped to an ON
eIet by the wind; bunch Of bananas.
a white horse and library Of books
labeled Cheyenne Free Library And.
stuck in the snowbank was a woman
In a gray travelling dress. The parson
pulled her out, wondering If 1t was a
neighbor, but l, catching sight of her
face, recognized her as Arabella! Ara
bella in her wedding dress, my friendsl
"Of course the next days papers all
over the country had full accounts Of
the awful cyclone that had struck Lar
annie and had run northeast into the
Dakotas, but not word about Arabel-
la except the fact that she was missing
and her mother was frantic.
Now, you may say that it was her
woman's love that guided her on the
back of the storm to where l was, but
even if so it was remarkable occur
renee.
I'm minute she opened her eyes,
and then she sat up, and then she saw
me. She was always quick to take in
a situation, and she held out. her arms
to me. I kissed her just once for luck,
and then looked at my watch. 1t was
1859.
"'Parson,' said I, the church is still
standing. Denver Post.
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Flow = noe stopped a Dowleht,

NOW - A1O8 DAOWRCA - AS10 ago.
On one Of the most pleasant side
streets of Cleveland live two dogs-a
large, dignif1ed hound and saucy,
small fox terrier. The two are the
best of friends, and the big dog is al
ways watching over the little one and
doing his best to keep the pert fellow
out of fight. But the other day his
watchfulness failed. Another terrier
came and yelled defiance at the
hounds comrade, and when the big
dog arrived upon the scene it was to
behold a frantic, tumbling, swapping
heap, of which his favorite was part.
He seemed to consider the state Of
things, then gave sigh Of patient dig
nifty and began to walk around the
combatants, keeping a critical eye on
the struggle and evidently acting the
part of umpire. His fayorite was get
ting the worst Of 1t, but he did not in
te-fere Maybe he thought the pun
ishment of defeat was better than any
he could bestow. He watched silently
till all at once his friend gave yelp
Of real pain and trouble. Then sud-
denly the big dog awoke. With a
bound he was beside the other two.
With one tap of his paw he sent the
victor over into the dust, grabbed his
favorite in his mouth as a cat grabs
her kitten and made off to his own
back yard.
During the next hour he licked, scold-
ed and fondled the repentant terrier.
And now the two are more devoted
than ever though the little dog seems
more meek and decidedly more obedi-
ent than of yore.-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
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Several fresh water fountains are
known to exist In the gulf of Mexico,
where vessels have frequently filed
their casks with Ice cold sweet water
that comes up like a geyser in the
midst of the salt water. The fresh
water springs, as the sailors call them,
have been known in the gulf for 200
or 300 years. They were discovered by
early voyagers and were the salvation
Of many a mariner whose supply OF
fresh water ran short while he was
becalmed In the doldrums. Some Of
the fresh water springs are marked
upon the charts, but there Is so little
need of them nowadays by the steam
ers on the gulf and the sailing fleet Is
so small that no attention Is paid to
them, and they have passed out of the
knowledge of the younger skipper
Chicago Record.
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First Publishers of chnucer.

The first collected edition of Chau-
GERS works was published by Pynson,
who issued the first Of the three parts
in 1926. In 1882 there followed an edi-
ton by Thyme, and others appeared in
1861, 1898, 1902 and 1857, to say moth
ing of that which came from the house
of Lintot in 1921, which has the dis
tinction in the opinion of scholars Of
being the worst ever printed. The
name of Thomas Tyrwhitt is justly re-
membered in connection with Chaccer,
and this by reason of the scholarly edi-
ton of the Canterbury Tales" iS75-5,
to which he added information notes
and a glossary. Not until Or. Furns-
vail produced his six text volume hi
1868 was Tyrwhitts work as a whole
uperseded.-New York Post.
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1mprov,nn the Opportunity.

My small nephew was ready to start
on long promised weeks visit to his
grandfather's, in the country, There
was an exAsperating delay in the APP
pearance of the carriage to take us to
the station The young man worked
of his impatience in various annoying
ways for half an hour. Then suddenly
be was seen to kneel beside a chair In
the corner and bury his face In his
hands. After few minutes his moth
er said:
'Wen, Kenneth, what are you do
ingT"
"Just getting my prayers said up for
while I'm going to be out at grandpa's.
There's nothing to do here and 'spect
to be pretty busy while I'm there. -
Harper's Magazine.
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How He Knew 1t.

We had outspanned the wagons on
the veldt between Prieska and Ken
hard. The donkeys had been driven to
the veldt, and we, my friend and my
self, were talking in the "taal" to
Dutchman named Cert MANS about
the wonders of the universe.
We mentioned that the world was
round. MANS said that he knew it.
This answer was unusual for Boer,
so we asked him how be knew. He re-
piled:
81 started to ride to Poortje one dark
night through the veldt. and rode
hard all the night, and next morning |
found myself at the place | started
from, so l know the world Is round be-
cause rode round it."-London Stand
ard.
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carriage its beautiful bays, stood
waiting. The sunlight fell on her quiet
black gown and her soft hair as she
passed under the quaint oaken struc-
ture, and then she lifted her eyes, and
a sudden light flashed into them and
then died very gently again.
The mans face grew white in the
shadow of the leafy elms, but his wife
chartered on in her high, pretty voice
and noticed nothing of his pallor. And
then, as they met, he advanced quietly
to meet the girl as quietly as if they
had never parted in bitter, bitter sor-
row, the one brave and ready to sacri-
fee herself for his sake, the other, as
he said to himself bitterly enough,
coward and a craven. And now they
met again in the soft sunshine of the
autumn day, with the first few leaves
falling, golden tinted, from the trees
around, with the blue, bright sky over
head and the purling of a little stream
somewhere near, under the old gate
way that leads to the house of prayer
She spoke to him very calmly and
quietly, and he introduced her to his
lovely wife, and she told the stranger
at once In her pretty, petulant voice Of
her wish to go back to town and its
gayeties, only Wilfred wouldn't, he
was so cross.
But the girl smiled so gently and
spoke so soothingly that the little la
dy's wrath melted away. and she laugh
ed like a merry child and straightway
invited her new friend to pay them
visit in town.
I'VE will go tomorrow, won't we,
WilfredY she said laughingly, and the
grave faced man answered that her
will was law.
Eyes; we will go tomorrow" he said
when the girl had answered that she
never went to town now. Her father
was old and needed her care, and she
still countryside.
81 have him, and he has me-" she
said, with her peaceful smile. and the
laughing woman before her could not
guess and would never have realized
that this gentle faced girl had loved
the man beside her with all her heart
and soul and had passed through the
deep waters alone with her sorrow to
take up her life again bravely and
well.
And then one Of the beautiful horses
claimed the pretty wife's attention,
and she went hurriedly on. leaving the
two together for brief moment in the
sunshine of the old gate.
Forgive me, Enidv' he said broken
ly. "Ah, have wronged you so, and
/ deserve your hatred, but forgive me
If you can"
His face was haggard, and his lips
whitened and trembled as he spoke the
few strained words.
But she laid her hand In his very gen.
thy, as If to say goodby to dear, dear
friend forever 81 have forgiven you,
DEAR" she said 81 may call you that
for this one last time? have forgiven
you everything, and God keep you,
keep you safely and lead you arightv
She paused, and the great tears rose in
her calm eyes and rolled down the pale
cheeks. She loved him so well STILL
and the meeting and the parting were
very hard to bear.
And then, with one last look, she
passed on into the loneliness of the
still graveyard and the quiet dead
Exchange.
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IF LOVE BE ONE.

The skies are black, the winds are bold,
The road is rough and long,
But what are clouds and stony ways
When hearts are full Of song2
And two there be who walk LIES path
Unheeding wind or weather,
And minding but your merry sprite
Who binds their hearts together.
All ways are smooth, all days are bright,
With him for guide and sun,
And three are always company,
If Love be onei
The road is smooth, the wind is soft,
The sky is clear o'erhead,
But what are pleasant ways and days
To those whose hearts are dead;
And what is song that fills the ears.
But can no farther go;
And what is light that eyes can see,
But souls can never known
All, two there be that walk life's path
As though they walked alone,
For two are never company
II Love be gonei
D. Mcintyre Henderson in Harper's Magazine.
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BedIan.

The word "bedIam" is a corruption
of the word bethlehem" and originat-
ed as a synonym for chaos at the time
when the house of Bethlehem. occu-
pied by sisterhood of London, became
an insane asylum. The treatment Of
the insane in the early part of the six
teenth century was not well under
stood, and, according to the theories
then prevalent, it was necessary to
brighten the patient out of his lunacy.
All sorts of awful expedients were re-
sorted to- among them surprise floors. ;"
which slipped from under the feet;
surprise baths" and fioggings at the
periods of most severe Illness; hence
the name "bedlam," the result of in
correct spelling, possibly, came easily
to stand for awful things.
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Once when Mrs Kendall was taking
the role of Galatea in Dublin she had
an amusing experience. Pygmalion. 1t
will be remembered, bad jealous
wife. During the temporary absence
Of that lady Galatea was about to
throw herself into the arms Of Pygma-
lion when an old dame In the audience
cried warningly: Don't do 1t, darlint!
His wife's just gone out, and shure It'll
be like her to be listenln at the key
hole.v
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The shoe and the Woman.

Hereupon ventured to reason with
the woman.
"Your conventional immunities."
urged, ''are not compatible with the
new responsibilities which you seek to
assume. That is where the shoe pinch
es"
The woman gave me whitening
look.
"Pinches!' she exclaimed most scorn-
fully. Its a mile too big! ! could
wear two sizes smallerl"
Oh, what a futile thing mere logic
seemed now!-Detrolt Journal.
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THE pReAMAwAY PLACE.

The Dreamaway place is down by the brook.
In cool retreat where tall trees grow;
The moss Is soft in the shadowy nook
And there's music made by the waters flow,
And you lie at ease and upward look
And dream the happiest dreams you know.
A great rock shelters the Dreamaway place,
Affording ever the coolest shade;
The green leaves wsver like hlmy Lace
A fairy veil DER the whole spot laid
And lilies bow with winning grace
On the edge Of the brook in the quiet glade
Oh, the naeamaway place is a remedy sure
For worry and heartache and petty care,
And the wild birds song can always cure,
And a tonic turks in the scented airl
The spirit groweth strong and pure
With an hours repose in Dreamland there.
Annie Willis Mccullough in Good Housekeep-
ing.
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Wandering about the streets of Paris
some distance from his hotel, he found
himself in a maze from which he could
not escape, and, to make things worse,
he failed, through ignorance of the Ian
guage, to get any light to guide him
homeward. Then a happy thought
struck him. By dint of signs he con-
cluded a bargain with fruit hawker
for basketful of gooseberries and
then, to the amazement of everybody,
went about shouting: "Fine Scotch
grossets! A penny pun, penny
pun"
This went on for awhile till fellow
countryman rushed forward to him
and, Selling him roughly by the shout
der, asked, MAN, dye think ye're in
the streets O. Glesga, that We gang
ABBOTT like a mailman cryin grossets?"
"Echp he replied, with a sense of re-
lief. "Ye're just the man was lookin
for. Dye ken the way to the Hotel
-T-London Fun.
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Old Lover-I know am old enough
to be your grandfather, but, my dar-
ling, have an immense fortune to be-
stow upon you.
Young Heart-I hesitate to answer.
Z Old Lover-Do not keep me In sus-
pense | have heart disease, and under
excitement am likely to die at any
moment.
Young Heart-Then / will be yours.
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PENNSYL lANlA RAILROAD
The Standard Railroad of Ameyica. Pro-
tected throughout by Block Signals
and Inteyl0cking Switches.
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER s5. 1900.
zsasns leape Mount Holly:

Trains leare Mount Holly:
FOR Philadelphia, $50, $685. 6.55, 7.l2, 75l, $3.50,
9.4. ll.22 A. NJ 1852, 2.33, (3.40 Saturday only)
"a, OIL, 622. s.37, 1850 Pm:
For Pemberton, 7SS, A. NJ, l.S5. S.S2 sos, ia.
ON sundays, 1920 A. M, 6.o0rM.
For BordenJown, Trenton and New York, 6.2S
7.25 s:la. 1000. liO5 A. M, 1880, 800. 400, 445
ON sundays, 1000 A. M, 2O5, 6.o5p. M
9l9 1000 llO5 4. NJ. 1890, 800, 400, 4.45, 5l5
On Sundays VS. rs, $50, 1000 A. M, 1900. 2o5. $780,
S.l5. 3.4. 4lO $780, 5.35, sos, 6.45, 7l5. sI5, 800
For Lewistown, Columbus, Kinkora, etc..
OnSSundays, sos P. M.
For Lumperton, Medford, Marion and Had
For yincentown, 1875, s O5 P. M.
For Toms River, Island Heights and Sea Side
For Tnckerton and Beach Haven. 1926 a. M,
For Asbnry Park and Long Brancn. $685. A. NJ.
zrGfns Leave for Mount Holly as Jottoaos:
From Phfiadelphia. 6.35, 1855, S.35, 1000. Ii 2J'
An, 1880, Il 80 Saturdays only, 23O 400,
400, Sos sos, 6.2s. 500. 1880. H. Pm
On sundays, 9.lb A. NJ, LOO. 5.O0, ~ Pm.
$780, $50, A. NJ. LOO. $50, 400. 800. 500. p. M
On Sundays. 1000 A. NJ, ao 60 ok
AT, 4.30. 8. 20, 100, 9.b5 P. M.
From East Burlington, 100, IDS, S26, s-4s, -.
1905, l045 A. M, II M, 05, $3.50, 44S $40, 800,
$50, ZOO. 7.50, $50. 1870 P.
On sundays, 500, 800, 1890, A. M, 1890, 255.
800. 346 $50. 4.55. $50, 800. $50, 72O, 745, s4o
lO.00P.M.
from Toms River, 7.52, A. M, 800 pm.
From AsDury Park. l.25P. M.
From Medford, I1.55 A.. M.
From Long Branch, LOS P. M.
From PembertOn, tnOrth) $40, 7.3O, 9.O5 A. M,
1887, 4.07, 6.22 P. M.
On Sundays, 500 A. M, 800, Pm.
From Pemberton (south), S.37 A. M, 4.44, P M
From vfncentown $50 A. M, LAP P. NJ.
Medford, MarIton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at ZOO. 1907
A. NJ, l.56, 5.24, Pm.
On Sundays, TAD A. NJ, 4.03 P. M.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, lO.2O
A. NJ, 215, 5.S5, p.
On Sundays, 1853 A. M. ALB P. M.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, tor Med
ford and Marion at zoo, 1880, A. M, $3.50, BIS.
Pm.
On Sundays, s.l5 A. NJ $40 P. NJ.
Leave Marion for Medford, 8.l5, ll.3s A. NJ,
Az, $40, P. N.
On Sundays, 9.05, A. M, 6.2l P. M
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. 8. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WooD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
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LOr a little OF the gummy STUN, 0uerlng
to give up months wages for 1t. Woo
passed him up, and Kingsley STUN
bled forward. almost mad, as he had n
right to be. He'd already have been
insane had 1t not been for his great
natural strength.
cat o'clock that morning, the hour
of sick call, saw Kingsley come down
the after ladder, looking frightful. His
face was drawn to knot from his suf-
ferings. One of the gun divisions was
breaking out the after magazines, the
matches to which were right at the foot
of the after ladders. The matches were
wide open. Kingsley, coming down the
after ladder, saw that they were open.
But Wang Woo, coming around from
the wardroom at little lope to answer
the call Of the shippers messenger
above, was looking aloft through the
main hatch to see the messenger boy,
and he didn't see the open magazine
matches. Well, he had one foot already
over one of the matches and was just
about to plunge to the bottom of the
fixed ammunition magazine when the
collar of his blouse was grlpped by the
hand Of a man whose muscles were
like iron. l mean Kingsley. Kingsley
raised Wang Woo bodily to the ladder
steps. Wang Woo almost tainted when
he saw the danger he had been in, but
he smiled blandly at Kingsley, and
Kingsley followed him into the China
mans storeroOm.
"Why, of course, Cinnamon are CRATE
full. Kingsley didn't report himself
sick at all. He emerged from the
Chinaman's storeroom ten minutes lat
er looking quite clipper, comparative
ly, and his eyes were focused to pin
points until we got to Honolulu. Then
Kingsley went ashore, took an over
dose with all the elaboration in life
and was found dead in bed at little
hotel in Waikiki, with suitable letters
telling about his people, sealed and adj
dressed to the skipper, on the table be-
side bin.
"a Chinaman'l always make good for
favors received. Washington Star.
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IN THE FORUM OF JUSTICE.

Pass pass, passl Thou hast had thine hour
To SOW in and YSap. Is it thistle or flower?
IT'S the seed is at fault. though Jove's hassd
staid the shower.
Make way for thy comrade with double thy dover.
Halt, halt, haiti There was given thee grace
To begin with the best and their records efface,
Had thy sandals been winged. Step down from
the race;
One swifter than thou art would run in thy place
Cease, cease cease! Thou hast had thy chance
Must Pallas attend thee to ward of mischance3
Let fall thy vain weapon; thousand advance
To rush and conquer with thy broken lance.
Grace DEMO LtchAeld In Century.
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obexin1g papa.

Stern Father-Now. now, my boys.
Quarreling again-and for miserable
little halfpenny?
One of the Boys-Well, you said, ia
Their, the less we quarreled about the
better!LLondon Tit-Bits.
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What beautiful volume of Elmer
sons Essays you have, Miss Madge."
eyes. Isn't 1t loyelyg It's candy
box."-Indlanapolis Journal.
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U.uallv the Case.

Askington-Who was your friend
whom saw you walking with this
afternoon?
Teller-Hoh! He wasn't friend.
That's my brother-in-law. Harpera
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Upper Delqware Riuer Transportation
Company.
In effect November 10, 1900.
Steamers
hn a Mariner. Twilight

Steamers
Columbia. John A. Warner. twilight ana
Trenton.
Leave darlington for Philadelphia 7.4O, 925
AN Returning leave Philadelphia, Chestnut
street wharf, 2 90 and 2. 0 P. M
Leave Burlington for Trenton ooo p M.
Sunday excepted
EXCURSION, 4Oc. SINGLE FARE "oc'
Excursion between Trenton and Philadel-
pl'"' 'o'' Il. g. EDWARDS,
General Manager
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-06
BEE BUzzEs.

a free circulation of air should pass
between the ground and the hive in order
always to keep it dry on all sides
Bees in box hives can be fed up for
wintering just as well as in any hive, but
they may not be just as easy TO handles Z
Bees are not known to seerete waxf
build comb at any tiee other tlftsl s.
they are gathering honey or are being
fed
A we'll formed brood nest Is one that
occupies the center OF four or five frames
and is entirely surrounded {except the
bottom) with sealed honey.
Each hive should have good bottom
board. which should be planed smooth
and painted. It should also be eleatcd
at each end to prevent cupping.
There is nothing that viii advance the
progress in the apiary equal 70 supply
of empty combs. \ large supply OF them
may be readily obtained by using foanda-.
ton.
-Four parts Of coffee and sIsgar and one
mart water simmerea Until il becomes
quite hard en- being cooled makes good
candy fer fan and winter feeding. s.
Louis Republic.