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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01
II.
Genuine Charity.

There are strange instances some
times of the truth Of the saying that
the poor are better to their kind than
the rich. In one of the streets running
out Of Broadway in front OF one OF
those big edifices which are half office
and half factory building an old wom-
an stations herself nightly and holds
out tin cup for stray pennies.
Occasionally she forgets herself and
sits there long after the people In the
building have gone home. This hap
pened one night recently, and as the
writer was passing long after o'clock
he saw two lads coming along the de-
serted street. One of them noticed the
old crone and after passing retraced
his steps and threw penny in the cup
she held. There was no one to see his
charitable act and no one to praise
him. His clothing was ragged, and
his condition betokened want almost
as much as the individual who bene
flied by his generosity. 1t is not al
ways those with plenty of money wht
are the most lavish with 1t or who den.
themselves the most readily. =
York Mail and Express.
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st. Helena is a great place for caves
and hills Both abound, particularly
the latter. Geologically speaking, the
island is largely, If not wholly, vol
canic and a lot of extinct craters are
apparent. Some of the pinnacles have
queer names, such as Lots Wife, the
Man and the Horse, the Asses Ears,
Holdfast Tom, Old Joan Point, Stone
Top, etc.
The only inhabited place is James
town, which has a population Of about
$500. 1t lies in a deep valley sur
rounded by very high hills. 1t is not
particularly healthy place. Ladder
hill is where the government house is
situated. 1t is so called because of the
almost PERCEPTIONS ladderlike wooden
stairs, by which its activity of 600
feet has to be scaled.
Nearly four miles inland from James
town is an isolated farmhouse, on an
elevated plateau about 1000 feet above
the sea. This is Longwood, where Ma
poleon lived from 1915 until he died
there, in 1921. The house Is a long,
low, whitewashed, fairly trim building,
with extensive outhouses, some rather
fine old trees and a good bit of decent
farm land.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01

A gentleman was recently watching
some spiders, when it occurred to him
to try what effect the sound of tun-
ing fork would have upon them. he
suspected that they would take it for
the buzzing of a fly. He selected a
large, ugly spider that had been feast
ing on flies for about two months. The
spider was at one edge of its web.
Sounding the fork, the man touched a
thread at the other side and watched
the result.
Mr.. Spider had the buzzing sound
conveyed to him over his telephone
wires, but how was he to know on
which particular wire it was travel
ing? He ran to the center of the web
very quickly and felt around until he
touched the thread against the other
end of which the fork was sounding;
then, taking another thread along, just
as man would take an extra piece Of
rope, he ran out to the fork and sprang
upon 1t. Then he retreated little way
and looked at the fork. He was puz-
zled. He had expected to find a buzz
Ing fly. Then. strange to say, he got
on. the fork again and danced with de-
light, Evidently the sound was music
to him.
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Chcnn Love Potiona.

"Love potions, Sd. each," was pla-
carded up in the window, so the writer
entered this chemists In the east end
of London. In reply to his inquiries
the assistant said:
''You may not believe in love potions,
but the fact that we sell on an average
some 40 potions day shows that our
customers do. But, then, you don't be-
lieve that the one remedy for every
complaint is dogs lard, which our GUS
toners apply both externally and inter-
nally. Here are a few of the other
most popular physics in this part OF
London: Seaweed soup as embrocation
for rheumatism, wurzel strip for ca
tarrh and concoction of lard and tur-
pentine for black eye. You want to
know what our love potions are made
Off All, couldn't tell you that" But
the speakers hand mechanically re-
moved the stopper from large beaRer
Of colored water-London Answers.
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saluting the Deck.

The poop or raised after deck OF q
ship over which foated the national
flag was considered to be always per-
vaded by the presence Of the sovereign.
AS the worshiper Of whatever rank re-
moves his hat upon entering the church
so from the admiral to the powder
monkey every member of the ships
company as he set foot upon the poop
"saluted the deck" the invisible pres
ence. But since in steamers there is
often no lee side the custom in them
has completely died out.-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
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PENNSYLV ANIA RAILROAD
The Standard Railroad of Ameyica. Pro
kected throughout BY Block Signals
and Intoxicating Syitches.
IN EFFECT JANUARY 10. 1900.

SIS. a.aa, Il p 4. NJ, is5a. Sss. (s4o saturday
only, Az, 504, Sis. S37, 1880 P: M
For on sambsgso NJ SIS $40 NJ 81 S ss AZ
ON sundays, 1923 A. NJ. COOP. ..
For BOrdenIown, Trenton and New York, 62e
49, 9.ls, looo l1.O5. A. NJ, 1870, 800. 400, 462
5.53. TBS P. M.
Sundays CO., soS SO 1;a sa s5s
5.53, s.as, 7.25. s45. 1900 M. %
On SUNDAYS 7.25, $50, 1000 A. NJ 200, 200, 230
3.l5. 3.4l, 40, 500. 5.S5. sos, $40, 7l5, SID
FOR Or Lewistown. Columbus. Kinkora. etc.
ON Sundays, 600 P. M.
For LumDerton, Medford, Marion ana Had
donfield. 9.S5 A. N.
For Vfncentown, 1926, 8 06 Pm
For Toms River, 9.26, A. M, 447 P. M.
For Sea Side Park & Point Pleasant, Sa6. A. M
For Asbury Park and Long Branch, szo' A.
Trains seave for Mount Holly as Joslo,os:
from Philadelphia. $50, 750. $50. 1000. II y =
AK 1910. Il 80 Saturdays only, 2.30, 400
$50, $40. $40, $50. 500, 1880. Il 40 F. M NJ
From New YORK. via Trenton and Burlington
500, $50. A. NJ, LOO. $50. 400. 300. $780, P.
r On Sundays, 1899 g " ae0 il "a a55
4.14, Az, 5. 20, 100. 9.55 P. M.
On sundays. $40, ll.5o. NJ, 4.oS. soS p 7: N; %
From Toa East sat5 BarlngtooaS aO0 49, 1
5.5s, $50, 700, $50, $780, 1920 P. M.
On sundays, 500, 900, 1870. A. M. lz.5O' aoo
3;o5s s45. 4sO, 4.55. $780, 500, $50, 7.2o 74o' 3d.
1000 P. N.
From Toms River. z5l a. M, s.55F.M.
From Aspury Park, 1.23 P. NJ.
From Medford, 11.55 A. NJ.
From Long Branch, LOS P. M. oo-
From Pemberton, (north) 6.38, 7.2s, 1888, SUo,
A. NJ, 1881, 4.07, 1927
On Sundays, 500 A. M, 500, P. M.
From Pemberton (south), S.37 A. M, 444 r. NJ
From Vincentown. $50 A. M, LAP P. M.
Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 200, 1907
A. NJ, 2.l3, 52l, Pm.
On Sundays, 7.45 A. M, 4.03 Pm.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, l02O
AM, 2.35, $685. P. M.
On Sundays, 1859 A. NJ, 4.l6 P. M.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
ford and Marion at 700, 1850, A. M, 80. 6.5O.
Pm.
On Sundays, sl5 A. M, $50 P. M.
Leave Marion for Medtord, S.l5, 1l.3s A. M,
402, $40, P. N.
On Sundays, $685. A. NJ, 62l P.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HUTCHINSON j. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
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popular man, and ne was worth gooC
deal of money. He would have made
life easier, perhaps happier, for her
He contrasted himself with this man
Was there any possible balance in hil
favor? And yet Nellie had preferred
him. Was it love or was it pique'
Did the occasional sight of this old ad
mirer ever arouse regret?
| He got up slowly and looked at tbs
clock. He had been doing and dream
ing for he knew not how long. 1t was
past midnight. He would go to bed
She certainly wasn't coming home. Be
sides, she had her key.
He turned off the gas and went VI
the stairs slowly and YEARLY. He
felt old. When he reached their room
he did not light the gas He knew
that almost every object in the apart
ment would remind him of her.
When he was in bed, he stretched his
arm slowly and tenderly across the va
cant place beside him and fell asleep.
He awoke with a subtle odor in his
nostrils, faint, yet pungent-a delicious
odor. He sat up quickly. 1t was broad
daylight, with the sun pouring through
the window, over which he had forgot
ten to draw the shade. He looked
about No, Nellie hadn't come home.
'John, John, you lazy boy!' It's s
o'clock, and the coffee is getting cold"
Was that her voice or was he dream.
ing? Can you dream the odor of cot.
fee? He dressed in a wild hurry and
then added the finishing touches more
slowly.
She was at the foot Of the stairs, her
face beaming, her eyes sparkling.
''Hello, Johnnie" she cried.
Hello" he answered and stopped to
meet her kiss.
miss me?"
eyes, little"
"That's right. Where did you get
your dinner?"
"Dinnerw
"You great goose, don't believe you
had any! Did you miss me as much as
that? But you'll enjoy your breakfast
all the more. OF course you got my
note?"
John started slightly.
''Of course"
"Why, what's this by the bookcase?
Here's the note now. A puff of wind
must have blown it from the table
where you dropped it. There, there;
sit down. You'll find your butterfly
wife hasn't forgotten how to cook.
How's the coffee?"
"First Glass;" answered John, with a
great gulp.
sent for me in such hurry just had
time to scribble that note and jump in
the carriage. And, oh, John, they've
got the sweetest little girl baby there
you ever saw! And, John, do you
know, Mabel wouldn't let me out of
her sight for moment; just chung to
me and didn't want anybody else to
come near her; kept me holding tight
to her hand for hours and hours. 1t
touched me deeply, John. l never
dreamed Mabel cared so much for me-"
He looked up. Her bright eyes were
full of tears.
"Can you blame herr" he asked, with
lame attempt at popularity. Then he
added, "Been up all night"
'Yes," she answered. 81 couldn't get
away until Mabel fell asleep. But l
hope don't show my late hours as you
do, John. You look quite bleary."
AS he went down the street to the
car little later he felt quite as bleary
as he looked. He had passed a hard
night, and he hadn't the marvellous re-
Operative powers Of his wife. He was
irritable and angry at himself.
"Confound that puff of wind" he
Iaid.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01
WHEN LOVE is DEAD.

When love is dead, draw thou the lattice close.
Shut out the world, with all its blare and din;
Rain down the petals Of the faded rose
Lest pity enter In.
When love is dead, weave thou checkered pail
OF broken promises and faith unkept,
For in the twilight, when the soft dews fall,
Thy heart shall know love wept.
The bee shall drone his homely, humming note
Upon thine ear until thy day shall pass;
The wood bird shall reproach thee from the most
And things that throng the grass
Into thine own and greet thy smile with tears;
butterfly with ghostly wings shall die
And haunt thee through the years.
Virginia Frazer Boyle in Harper's Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01
Fooled.
Fooled.
"Anger," he said thoughtfully, short

"Anger," he said thoughtfully, "short-
ems life"
She looked at him sharply.
at Also" he went on, "spoils beauty.
1t has an exceptionally injurious effect
on a pretty face"
"John Henry" she exclaimed. what
is it you want to say to me2 What
provoking suggestion have you to make
now? For what offensive ruling in do
nestle economy are you paving the
wayT
Then he knew that all his precau-
lions were useless and that he might
as we'll have told her in the first place
that she would have to wait a month
for that new bonnet.-Ch Chicago Post.
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The boarder who was carving the
roast beef at the request Of the land
lady laid down the knife and fork and
took a short rest.
1.-THE spirit is willing" he remarked,
''but the flesh is strong"
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Union transportation company.
Tuckerton Railroad.

TuckertOn Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 9.26 A. N.
AT P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton tor Mount Holly, 7.05 A. n.
3I0P.M., daily except Sunday.
Leave Mount Holly for Beach Haven, 9.26 A. M.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 4H P
NJ, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leave Beach Haven $50 AM. Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays; 2.35 p. M Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01

Books are sweet, unreproaching COM
panions to the miserable, and If they
cannot bring us to enjoy life they will
at least teach us to endure it.-"Vicar
OF Wakefield"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01
RECIPE FOR A HAPPY DAY.

A heart full OF thankfulness,
thimbleful Of care,
4 soul Of simple hopefulness,
An early morning prayer;
A smile to greet the morning With,
A kind word as a key
To open the door and greet the day
Whate'er 1t bring to thee,
A patient trust in Providence
To sweeten all the way
All these. combined with thoughttulne@,
viii make happy day.
Exchange.
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The Real ThRr-

Daisy Gaking her first meal in the
country)-Mamma, what is the matter
with this currant jelly?
Mamma lin whisper)-Hush, dearl
It's real currant jelly.-C Chicago Trib-
une.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01
EvENsoNa.

The daylight fails; across the rivers reach
Family the village bells sound the breesss
The ripping waves come singing to the beach
And stir the reeds to soft antiphonies.
Joy fingers, though the darkling night be near,
Though airs grow chill and birds be In thea
nests;
Lulled by the crickets quiet note Of cheer
And frogs shrill chorusing the tired worl,
rests.
Charles Francis Saunders in New England Maya
zine.
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The Korean woman is so little es-
teemed that she has not even name.
She is simply ''the daughter" or ''the
sister, of So-and-so.
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The trip by motor car from Cairo to
the pyramids is made In IA minutes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01
MAILS ARRIVE AND READY FOR DISTRIBUTION:
The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
EIoo...., noa,,o,rso,at

The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.
In effect M arch "a, 1900.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Daflv. except Saturdays ana Sundays, TOO
500, 800 lO00 HOO a. M. 1890, lSo, 2SO, $3.50
S SATURDAYS, 100 800, 900. 1000. LOO, a. m,
1920; leo lao. 220, 800, $40. 45O. 90. $50 1Uo
n Sundays, 500 $40, go. 1000, 1910, Ills a. M,
1920, 90 14O 20, $780, $40, 4.S0, 5.2O, 6So' 9oo
p. M.
Daily. EXCEPT Saturdays and Sundays, I'D
$50, $50, 1886. iI.sO a. M, LOO, 200, 800, 400
oS SATURDAYS. 7aO, $50, $50. 1880, 11.3O q. M,
1910, 49, 200, 2.40. $40, 400 $780, $50, $40, 7lo
II sundays, $780, 900. $40. 1920. HOO, 1l3o m ],
1910, l26 zoo. 2.4O 800, AGO, 500, $50, $40, 7lo
NorE.-No trips will be guaranteed in foggy
WILLIAM E. DoRoN.
Sec'y, Treas. and Gen'l Manager.
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Improving Each Shining Hour.
'That little boy seems as busy as a
bee."
"Yes; be has hives" Philadelphia
Bulletin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
SCARCITY OF COAL AT SCRANTON.
STREET RAILWAYS AFFECTED-sMALL OPP
ORATORS SIGN UNION SCALE.

Scranton Penn. Sept 2O-Scranton people
strange to relate, the first to experience hard
ship as a result Of a scarcity of coal The men
at the Columbus washery. out of sympathy for the
strike movement. refuse to prepare any Culm ex-
cept for the electric light plant of which the wash
cry d part. and this compels the trolley company
TO unwashed culm, just as ii comes from the
refuse heaps. Fifty per cent OF this is ncom-
busble, and consequently it is extremely difficult
TO make steam. AS a result ail the heavy cars
were taken off the lines throughout the city and
valley, and the smaller ones. damned to the dash
boards, barely able 10 creep when ascending
grades. Trips that ordinarily require twenty min
utes could not be made in better time than one
hour on having heavy grades.
Scranton also has the distinction of having the
first operator sign the union scale He is
Michael Gibbons, who conducts a small working
in South Scranton, from which he supplies some OF
the schools and few private families. He feared
his fifty might quit any hour and agreed
10 sign the scale II the union would exempt
his place from the strike order The district board
Of the Mine Workers Union told him 70 sign the
scale and close down his works and they would
consider the proposition. He consented, and the
board will pass on the matter Tomorrow. John
MurTin, another small operator from Carhondale,
whose place is still working, has applied Cor the
same treatment lie will sign the scale tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
CONSTANT EFFORTS AT HAzLEroN.
ACTIVE PROSECUTING BY STRIKERS ROSY BI-L
LETINs FROM WORKERS HEADQUARTERS.

Hazleton. Penn. Sept .2O,-There was little ac-
tiyity to-day around the United Mine Workers
headquarters from where the coal miners strike
being directed. Most OF the union officials spent
the day the outlying towns. meeting the striking
men and giving them instructions No overtures
have been advanced by either side and there Is at
present indication that any will be put forth
soon The strike officials are still al work getting
the ont. and say they VIII not cease their
tivity in that respect unit! every operation in the
anthracite region is tied The operators. though
badly crippled, are To-Day confident OF success
az they have heretofore been.
The production OF coal in the Hazleton region is
growing smaller with each succeeding day One
Of the best proofs OF this is tho report Of the super
intendent Of the Hazleton division of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, which handles the coal from all
but six coliieries I'm this region This report shows
that the shipments have fallen Off less than
two-hrds of the normal quantity during the last
four days.
No 40 Shaft. of the Tehigh Valley Coal Com
pany. east Of this city, the centre of
petty acts Of violence during the day Before
o'clock this morning handful Of Hungarian
women wanted tn whip three coal and iron police
men for persuadnR breaker boys 20 go to work
The police however managed to get Of their
difficulty without fight. Shorty after that a
mine worker says he shot by an unknown
person but not hit while on his way the sha #
Later in the day an Italian was badly dubbed. To
! night Of the mine workers their way home
from the shaft we're also attacked and badly
beaten.
IN the absence Of President Mitchell from head
quarters to-day Benjamin James who is next in
charge Of the strike in this region issued the daily
bulletin from the United Nine Workers head
quarters. follows;
The reports received at headquarters to-day have
been most gratifying HaFwood Coeraine and the
Star washery, at Audenried. shut down this morn
Ing; the men at these places decided last evening
10 strike with their fellow This is n gain for
! the mine workers, Al Jeddo where John Markle
tried 20 influence the men 20 go 10 work they re
manned firm, evidently realizing the Shallowness
| Of the offers made by their employers Eight hun
| dred more men are on strike I'm this district to-
! day than any previous day during the strike
| The suspension I'm the Wyoming and Lackawanna
| valleys is now complete, the only mine which
worked the fore part OF the week being closed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
NOMINATIONS AT ALBANY.
REPTRTICANs NAME G. W. sOUTHwICK FOR
CONGRESS AND J. b. MEWAN
FOR SENATOR

Albany Sept 20 (SpeciaD.-The Republicans Of
Albany County at their county convention this
afternoon nominated George w South~lck toF
Congress James b. Mc1wan for State Senator and
Edward McCreary for Sheriff. All these nom
nations ere strong ones, and in the divided con-
dttion Of the Democratic party in this county there
is good reason to think the candidates named VIII
be elected.
Mr. Southwick was nominated by the Repub-
Iican party when he received this nomination, for
the fourth time In 1894 he received the nomination
for Congress by vote of 922 to Sta east for Cht-
ford D. Gregory. and was elected by plurality OF
1648 over Charles Tracey. the Democratic canal
date who was an exceptionally strong candidate
Mr. seuthwick had made a study of tariff ques-
lions and his speeches on these themes had great
effect In favor of the Republican party among
the manufacturing operatives OF this congress ais
trict He interested himself in coast defence meas
ures as member Of Congress and supported the
bill appropriating 81. 10000 for that purpose HIS
especial thought to have steel afInoT Hiaue at
Waterviet in this county. The Watervlet gun
factory of the United States Government is one OF
the largest labor giving concerns in this county
A norton of the Sl1 100000 appropriated for coast
defences vert to the support of the gun factory
Mr. Southwick in his first term also secured an
anropriat,3n Of $3.50 for continuing the improve
~, Of he navicaton of the Hudson River be
tween New Baltimore and the STATE Dam, az 81 Io IN
having the newly purchased cruiser Abrohau re
named the Ahany i In me speech on the Var
Revenue bill three days after The outbreak OF tue
I'm 1895 Mr. Southwick. for third time candi-
date for Congress, was defeated by MARI. M ~:
CiIynu By the small majority Of DOL votes reSeItS
10 75 votes TO MIR. Glynns 20.026 Mr.; Murpay ana
Mr.. Croker Were attempting TO win Albany county
and they succeeded in defeating MI SouthWick;
although he ran from 4OO to 800 votes ahead OF
other Republicans who we're candidates for county
Offices Mr. Southwick prominent IN the
county campaign of a year ago. ana IN the cam
p4ign which ended i'm The election or James ~,
blessing Republican. Mayor of Albany. ms
friends now have confidence Of his reelection once
more as a Congressman. -.
James b. McEwan, who was nominated iof StaIe
Senator since 1897 has been member OF ne As
senbly from Of the districts Of tins county
Uhe ild). and has been a prominent mefnbfr OF
that body lie is of the hardest working mem
bers Of the Assembly as a comm,ttte member
a member Of the celebrated Ma8et ofhInh-
tee The present year he appointed ny Speaker
Nixon member OF the Committee on ways ana
Means the chief committee Of the Assembly and
chairman of the Committee on Banks TINS senate
diStric. Is represented by Curtis \. Douglas
Democrat bur the Republicans confident Of
carving il with Mr.. McEwan their candidate