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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-05

sage and permitted the sSjutant 10 de-
part without presenting him to the two
prettiest girls he had seen in a year
Now, LOOMS, just as quick as pos
sible 1 want you to go with me to that
man Burleigh. III cram his words
down his throat"
Hush, Dean, of course, I'll stand by
you! But both girls are looking. Wait
until tomorrow"
How many project for the morrow
is dwarfed or drowned by events IN
looked for-unsuspected at the time!
Not ten minutes later Folsom and
Burleigh came strolling together to
the little tent. Ashamed of his appar-
emily unjust accusation, Folsom had
begged the quartermaster's pardon
and insisted on his coming with him
and seeing the young people before
driving back to town. The horses
were being groomed at the picket line.
The western sun was low. Long shad-
ows were thrown out over the sward
and the air was full of life and exhila-
ration. The somber fears that had OBJ
pressed the quartermaster an hour
earlier were retiring before a hope
that then he dare not entertain.
''YOu-you stood by me like
trump, Burleigh," old Folsom was say
ing, "even after I'd abused you like
thief. If I can ever do you good turn
don't fail to let me know"
And Burleigh was thinking then and
there how desperately in need of a
good turn he stood that minute. What
if Folsom would back him? What if
But as they came in full view of the
picket line beyond the row of tents.
the majors eagerly searching gaze was
rewarded by sight that gave him
sudden pause. Halted and examining
with almost professional interest the
good points of a handsome little bay,
Lieut.. LOOMS and Jessie Dean were in
animated chat. Halted and facing
each other, he with glowing admira-
ton in his frank blue eyes, she with
shy pleasure in her joyous face, Dean
and ElinOr Folsom stood absorbed in
some Renaissance of which he was
talking eagerly. Neither saw the COM
ing pair. Neither heard the rapid beat
of bounding hoofs near them in eager
haste. Neither noted that a horseman
refined in, threw himself from saddle
and handed Burleigh a telegraphic
message which, with trembling hands,
he opened and then read with starting
eyes.
''My heaven, Folsom!" he cried. 81
ought to have known something was
wrong when got orders to have,eyery
mule and wheel ready. Everything's
to be rushed to the Big Horn at once.
Just as you predicted, Red Clouds
band has broken loose. There's been a
devil of fight not eighty miles from
Frayne!"
ITO Be Continued
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-05
HUMoR FROM THE CAMERA.
Resses of Very Queer Phases
of Life.

"Many lu6icrous developments hap
pen in the studio of a country photo
grapher, aside from what the chemicalS
bring out in the dark ROOM" said
man who mas photographed rustics TO
many years, relates Lippincott's Maya
zine. 81 recollect one Fourth of Jul,
that a young farmer and his sweet
heart came to me to have some tin
types taken together. l posed them
on a fight of stairs with a balustrade
between them. When 1 came from my
dark room after developing the plate,
the young fellow stepped up to me and
said: Say, couldn't We take that over
again?'
"'Why, what's the matter?' 1 asked,
in surprise.
"'We amt goin' to like that picture
Bit he answered. evasively.
"'But, why not?' persisted
"'Wal' he blurted out, blushing to
the roots of his hair, she's too DANCED
fur off He refused to pay so cents
for a new sitting, so at last they bore
away the tintypes as they were. But
the next. day he came back to my gal
lery very wrathful. 'Sa-a-y,' he fairly
shouted when he saw me, take that
burned girl off this picture. I'm mad
with her
"Often when 1 have my head under
the cloth to get the focus, loving
couples, confident that l cannot posi-
bly, see them, take advantage of the
moment to kiss each other fervidly.
but with great silence. 1 remember,
too, coming out of my dark room one
time to find a rustic with one of my
bottles pouring thick, dark, liquid
into the hollow of his hand 4 guess
you don't mind if 1 use a little of your
hair ile,' he said. and promptly rubbed
the stuff into his hair. IT was a var
nish for negatives, made to dry and
harden very rapidly, ardEs before l
could get that picture taken, hurrying
feverishly, he had to go out and get
his head shaved. 1t is hard to believe
how green people can really be in
this age and generation until man
drives a tintype studio on wheels
through the rural districts of our fair
land"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-05

'Yep!" said the veracious Kansan
from whom the inquisitIvely inclined
tourist from New England was trying
to corkscrew a Characteristic story
1T was kinder funny, come to think
about it. You see, the COW was pick
eted out with 9O-foot lariat, and the
wind ketched her and whooped her uI
in the air plumb the whole length OF
the rope, and held her there till the
storm was over. And then she climbed
down safe and sound to the ground
Aw. the wind cuts up some mighty
queer capers here sometimes, femme
tell you, tranger!"-I'uck.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-05

it, you know We had to gallon right
out"
'Then-you had it with YOU in the
Indian fight?" cried Jess, in thrilling
excitement. Really? Oh. Nell! How
l wish 1t were mine. But how'd it
get so blackened there-and crushed ?
You haven't told u.s.
Tell you some other time, Jess.
Don't crowd a fellow" he laughed.
But when his eyes stole their one
quick glance at Elinor, standing there
IN silence, he saw the color creeping
up like sunset glow all over her beau
tiful face as she turned quickly away.
Lannion had told them of the close
shave the lieutenant had had and the
havoc played by that bullet in the
breast pocket of his hunting shirt.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-10-05
a ReasOBer.

Mrs. Featherwelrs new hat IS the
very latest style, isn't it?" remarked
Dir. Blykins.
Yes" answered his wife. "But how
did you know it? You say you pay nc
attention to fashions"
There couldn't be any mistake in
this case. If it weren't in the latest
style, she wouldn't dare wear anything
SO ugly."-Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15

Amblyopsis is found In pools In the
cave streams it lnhabits. have Sc
cured as many as IL from pool per-
haps 10 by 80 feet In size. Very rarely
they are to be found in the rifles con-
Meeting the pools. ! have seen them
lying at the bottom or swimming, or
rather gliding, through the water like
white aquatic ghosts" In the aqua
rum they lie at the bottom or at vari-
Gus depths In the water, their axes
making various angles with the hori-
zontal, their pectorals folded to their
sides.
When swimming slowly, it Is chiefly
by the use of the pectOrals The strokes
of the pectorals are lazily given, and
the fish glides on after a stroke till its
impetus is exhausted, when another
stroke is delivered. The fishes fire.
quently roll slightly from side to side
at the exhaustion of the result of
stroke. When swimming rapidly, the
pectorals are folded to the sides, and
their locomotion is then similar to that
of a salamander-by the motion of the
tail.
They readily adjust themselves to
different depths and are usually per-
feet philosophers, quiet, dignifed. I'M
concerned and imperturbed, entirely
different from such eyed species as
minnows and sunfishes, which are
sometimes found In caves and which
are much more readily disturbed by
any motion in the water, making it al
most impossible to capture them when
found in the caves.-Popular Science
Monthly
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
..Taste Orchestration.,'

tThis so called new theory of color
hearing isn't new at all, said chap
who takes an interest in curious things,
land the whole idea is very neatly en-
bodied in the old story of the blind
man who, after much reflection, told
his wife that he had discovered what
scarlet was like. 1t resembles the
sound of trumpet, he said. The same
theme was worked out years ago in an
uncanny French novel that described a
wealthy roue who exhausted every form
Of pleasure and finally retired to a Sc
cluded chateau, where he experimental
upon the INTERPOLATION of the senses.
Different liqueurs and oordials sug-
gested certain musical instruments to
his overweight brain, and he con-
structed what be called taste orches-
trion. 1t was cabinet containing in
Vulnerable strange foreign drinks, and
by passing with wineglass from one
tap to another he produced the effect OF
symphony. How was that for fan
tastio conception? l mention this book,
which was written by very distin-
guished French novelist, merely to show
that the theory of making one sense do
duty for another is by no means mod
ern scientific fad, but is something that
has excited speculation for many, many
wears" New Orleans Times-Demo-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
Cable POINTERS.

Gable jointers are clever specialists
who work for telegraphic engineers
and contract in the memorandum Of
agreement to go anywhere. They are
employed on the ships Of the ocean tel
egraph companies, and their duty is to
make spices and joints in the cables
which are dragged up from the sea for
repairs. To those who are not Initiated
this would seem to be fairly easy work,
but it really requires great skill and
takes years to learn. Few are aware
how liable to damage undersea cables
are. In the case of some of the old
lines there is scarcely mile of the ca
BILE that has not one or more joints In
it.
Expert engineers can determine In q
length of thousands of miles to within
q few feet where break in cable Is,
the telegraph ship proceeds to the spot,
which is indicated by buoy; the dam
aged length of cable is dragged up,
and the jointers proceed to cut out the
fault and deftly splice the cable. The
slightest mistake, a tiny air bubble, In
the reheated india rubber would spoil
the insulation. That would mean that
the cable would fail to transmit mes
sages at an important moment and
that ship, with all it's high priced
scientific staff. would have to steam
hundreds or perhaps thousands OF
miles to pick up the cable again.-New
York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
ESTABLISHED 1879.

friend the 'tomcat EXAMINED the heaps
with the skill of an artist.
He let me run around until morning,
and for ten hours l remained in the
rain, shivering with cold in every limb.
Internal street, accused libertyl How
longed for my prison!
When day came and he saw me al
most powerless, he asked:
"Have you had enough Of it?"
"Oh, yes" l replied.
'.Do you want to go back homer
"Of course | do, but how are we to
find the house,"
''Come. When l saw you yesterday
morning. l knew well that Fat cat
like you would not appreciate the joys
of liberty. | know your home, and |
will take you to the door,"
The worthy old tomcat said these
words with the utmost compOsure.
When we reached the door, he babe me
farewell and did not seem In the least
moved at parting from me.
"No," | cried; I'VE cannot part thus.
You must come with me. We will
share the same bed and the same meat.
My mistress is a good woman"
He Interrupted me hastily.
"Silencew he exclaimed. You are
a fool In your warm home | would
soon go to pieces. Your quiet, domes-
tic life is good for pet cats. Cats that
love liberty will never surrender it for
the sake of tidbits and a feather bed.
Goodbye
He returned to the roofs. | saw his
large, lean body culver with Joy as it
felt the caresses of the rising sun.
AS l entered the house your aunt
caught rod and gave me thrashing,
which | received with deep joy.
1t was u real luxury for Inc to feel
warm once more. While she beat me
thought with rapture of the dainty
meat which she would soon set before
me.
''Let me tell you" said my cat as he
stretched himself out at full length on
the hearth. true happiness, paradise,
my dear sir, consists in being locked up
and getting a thrashing in a room
where there IS a piece of meat"
l merely give this as my cats opin-
ion.-New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
Omit Fishing to Fish.

"In editing copy remember to cut out
all superfiuous Words said the man
aging editor to the new copy reader.
every often there are many words
such as still but and the like used in
a way not only useless. but absolutely
bad. Now, remember and knock 'em
out"
Not long afterward the copy reader
was editing short story sent from q
fishing resort up north. The copy read
er never went fishing In his life and
didn't know one piscat orial term from
another In the copy he found "the
men finally quit still fishing and began
trolling" He remembered very dis
tinctiy the instructions of the manag-
ing editor about "stilP' and such words
and with one sweep of the blue pencil
obliterated ''still." The men to whom
the story referred were rather sur
prised to read in the account of their
fishing expedition in the paper that
''they finally quit fishing and began
trolling. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
His aueer way In church.

The most original character we meet
in the Memoirs Of the Princess Mary
is her father, Duke Adolphus of Cam
bridge. He was strong churchman
but ''his religion sometimes took rather
an unconventional FORM" On one oc-
casion, after the officiating clergyman
had repeated the usual exhortation,
LET US pray" the duke was heard to
reply, "By all means"
During a very dry summer the vicar
read the prayer for rain. At the close
the duke joined fervently in the
"Amen," adding, in exactly the same
tone of voice, But we shan't get it til
the wind changes?'
One Sunday, when the words, BE
hold. the half of my goods | give tc
the poor" were read, he. astonished his
fellow worshipers by rejoining: mo
no. l can't do that. A half is too much
for any man, but have no objection
| to a tenth"
Again, on hearing the text, "F'or we
| brought nothing into the world, neither
may we carry anything out. he ejacu
lated, "True, true-too many calls upon
| us for that"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15

"a City of Zinc" is the name which
may appropriately be given to the mush-
room city of Portuguese east Africa,
Beira All the houses, all the hotels
and public buildings, says a Natal Cath
Ollie contemporary. barracks and ware
houses, are built of zinc. So great has
been the speculation in building and so
urgent the need for supplying the in
habitants with cheap and speedily erect
ed dwellings that city has been buils
up in six months. Thousands of tons of
zinc from France. England and Amer
lea supplied the material, The unpleas-
ant impression produced by the aspect
of this zinc town is heightened by the
thought that men have to dwell in these
houses under tropical heat. Every
thing in this strange city is under the
dominion of the metal. Even when
person falls i'll he is carried on zinc
stretoher to hospital, which is also, OF
course, made of zinc. And if he dies be
is laid to rest in zinc coffin. -London
Tablet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
A young Mans queer Pets.

"a pretty well known Philadel-
phian," says the Philadelphia Record.
"who is now ut Atlantic City likewise
strives to attract the eye there by ap-
pearing in the hotels and cafes and on
the board walk every night with a gold
chain around his neck to which two
big gray rats are attached. The rats,
plain, ordinary rodents, but tanned
wear gold collars, and the young mans
gold chain is fastened to these. Up
and down his back and waistcoat the
rats patter. but usually they are seated
on his shoulder, whispering in his ear
Sometimes he fondles them or gives
them bits of cheese and cracker. They
seem to be quite clean, but a peculiar
smell somewhat like musk irritates the
nostrils if one comes too near the
vounp mans nets"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
Egg superstitionr.

There are many superstitions about
the egg. In Scotland and Ireland chill
dren are taught by their nurses to
crush the shell after eating an egg or
to push the spoon through the bottom
in the form of a cross, showing lin
gering relic of the once general super
stitious belief that witches lived in
eggshells and made boats of them,
casting spells upon the household.
In Italy it was believed that an egg
laid by white hen in new nest on
Easter day would cure pains in the
head or stomach; that broken In a
vineyard it would prevent its suffering
from hail or similarly would save a
field from frost, and its possession
gave one the power to see witches. II
was also believed that an egg laid on
Good Friday, thrown on the fire, would
extinguish 1t, while the devil would be
killed If shot with an egg laid on
Christmas.-Se Culture Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
The waves kicked.

In the old theatrical days, before the
introduction of mechanical waves" 1t
was the custom, when sea scene was
wanted for men to make" the waves
by kicking about under a green cloth
tackled across the front of the stage,
the men being blindfolded to keep the
dust out of their eyes.
One night new hand" was asked
to tack the cloth down across the
stage but instead of doing this he tack
ed it across the curtain. The wind
whistled, the thunder rolled, and-the
curtain went up, revealing a body of
men lying on their backs, kicking for
their lives, instead of the sad sea waves.
The roars of laughter from the audi
ence may be better imagined than de-
scribed
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
m.u shirt Of a Dervish warrior.


The shirt is made of rings, every ring
from a piece of steel wire IA inches
long and about one-sixteenth of an
inch thick. The ends of the piece OF
wire are fiattened out, holes are punch
ed through them, one end is turned on
to the other, and they are fastened to-
gether by a small rivet. Every ring
connects four others. The wire differs
somewhat in thickness, not by design
seemingly so as to make one part OF
the shirt stronger than another, but
from material of uniform thickness
running short. In parts where the
rings are free to jingle together they
are worn very thin. Round the neck
is a band of three thicknesses of red
leather, stiff like the stock worn for
merly in our army. 1t is 2A inches
high and on the outside is decorated
with ornamental lines like toolings
made by a bookbinder. = Notes and
Queries.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
Mastery stratagem.

Two gunners, one young Irishman
unaccustomed to handling a fowling
piece, the other sharpshooter, were
in quest of ducks in the marshes just
south of Marcus Hook. They had float
ed their decoys and were patiently
awaiting the coming of the game
when. on sudden impulse, the dis
ciple of the shamrock put gun to shout
der and fired both barrels into the
midst of the floating flock of mimic
ducks. In answer to an expostulation
from his companion the offender re-
piled:
'Tts yureself that hoz no sagacity at
all. Faith, when the birds see what a
bad shot l am they'll think you're no
better. and it's boatload ov ducks
we'll be afther takin home, d'y moindP'
philadelphia Inquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
" ~ -
Dyspepsia.
EARTH, The sEAUTIFUl..
I think the time will never be
When earth will not seem lair to q

think the time will never be
When earth will not seem fair to me.
II may see the arching sky,
With feecy cloud wrack floating by,
tree with green, uplifted head,
And clover in its shadow spread,
Or see rivers stately fight,
Its ripples dancing in the light,
Though keen my sorrow, deep my woe,
Yet happiness my heart must know.
Or II to sightless eyes no ray
Should enter from the brightest day,
II might smell violet,
My darkened way should forget
And in my fancy see once more
The woodland aisles, with boughs stretched
Ger,
And gathered thickly round my feet
The bending wild flowers, fair and sweet.
Or if my hand might hold rose
The garden gates would swift unclose,
And rank on rank there'd bloom for me
Far fairer flowers than now / see.
The ocean waves would sing for me
Their mournful vigrant symphony;
And when in organ tones arise
Storm voices grandly to the skies,
Ny puny woe, ashamed to stay,
With them would quickly pass away,
And in the deep succeeding calm
Ny soul would join in natures psalm.
-Ninette NJ. Lowater in New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-15
PENNSYLVANI RAILROAD.
The Standard Railroad of 4Ameyiea. Pro
tected Throughout BY Block Signals
and InteyLocking .Swstches.
IN ErFECr JANUARY 10. 1900.


FOR hi * 81 5s1 &c. 81 ao 1s
only, Az, 04, 6.1S. S.37, l0.50P. N.
On sundays, s.28 a. M. 1905. 5.ls, s:boPM
on sundays, 1923 A. M, 800 M.
For BordenLown, Trenton and New YORK, 68
752, 9I9, 1000, Ii. 05. A. NJ 1890, 800. 400, 452
On sundays. 1000 A. M. 2.o5, sos PM. .
sl9. 1000 ii.O5 4. NJ, 1890, 800, 400, 452. $40
~ 6.53, 6.2s, 7.25. s.45. 1900 N. ~ 90
On Sundays 49, $50 ieeO o NJ ~ * zS0 ~
For Lewistown, Columbus, Kinkora. ETC.,
For Lumperton, Medford, Marion and Had.
donheld. 9.35 A. NJ.
For Vincentown, 1875, O6 p. NJ.
For Toms River, 9.26, A. NJ, 447P PM
For Sea Side Park & Point Pleasant, 926. A. n
For Asbury Park and Long Branch s.zo' A. M
Trains leave for Mount Holly as JoItosos:
from Philadelphia. $50, 7.60. $50, 1000. II 20
AM. 1910. Il 80, Saturdays only, 2.30, 400,
4sO, 30, $40. $50. 800, 1890. II ;45 z
from New York, via Trenton and Burlington,
500, $50, A. NJ. LOO $50. 400 800. $780, P. M.
On sundays. 1900 A (, NJ NJ a & 90 I, "a am
Ala, Az. 5.20, 100, 800 P. M
On Sundays. 10 ll5o A. "a ~; 4 4oS' % ~ E %
from East a & BarngtsooaS No. IS. &C. IS
55S $50, 100. 7.60, $780, 1890 P. NJ
On Sundays, 500, 300, 1890, A. M lz.Se' go
$685. 345 43O, 455. $50, 500, $50, 7.2O, TAD, S4o'
10.00P. NJ.
From Toms River, 751 A. M, 3.55 P. N.
From AsDury Park. 1.23 P. n.
From Medford, l1.55 A. M.
From Long Branch, LOS p M or
From Pemberton, {north) 6.3s, 7.2s, 1888, 800,
A. n, 1881, 407, 6.22 P. M.
On Sundays, 800 A. M, 900, P. II.
From Pemberton (south), S.37 A. M, 4.44 P. M.
From Vincentown. $50 A. NJ. l.4zP M.
Medford, Marlton and philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 7.OO' 1907
A. NJ, 2.l3, 5.24, P. NJ.
On Sundays, 7.45 A. M, 4.03 PM.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, lO.zO
A. M, 2.35, 5.35, P. M.
On Sundays, 7.59 A. M, 4.15 P. M
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, Tor MEG 30
ford and Marion at 100, 1885, A. H., Sio' o.So'
NJ.
On Sundays, S.l5 A. M. $50 P. M.
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402, $40, P. M
On Sundays, 9.05, A. M, gu P: M
For further particulars apply to the ticRel
agent at the station.
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General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.