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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-16
WHY sIBLEY FLOPPED.


He Couldn't Stand the Pressure of
the Things He Saw.
Hon. Joseph 9. Sibley, the Demo-
cratic congressman from the Twenty
seventh Pennsylvania district, recently
declared for Mckinley, and in speech
at Bradford, Pa, recently he gave his
reasons for "flopping." In the first
place, he pleaded guilty to the charge
Of Topping, and these were the things
which had made him flop:
He saw men earning twice as much
now as in 1896.
He saw everybody employed now,
while In 1896 Al per cent of the wage
earners of the country were unemploy-
ed or working on short hours.
He saw the country manufacturing
for home consumption and for export
now instead of importing as in 1885,
He saw a pound of wool selling for
80 cents instead of for IL cents as in
1896 and cotton at 10 cents instead OF
cents.
He saw an advance under Mckinley
of % to 125 per cent in the price of all
farm products.
He saw $765, 100000 more paid to
wage earners in this country In 1895
than in 1896.
He saw 35 miles of empty freight
cars sidetracked and idle on the New
York Central railroad for two years
under Cleveland and now every wheel
turning.
He saw our boys in blue being shot
down by savages and the Bryanites
sympathizing with the savages.
He saw every month national sur
plus, instead of deficit as In 1885,
He saw that we were lending money
to Europe, instead of borrowing 1t from
Europe as under Cleveland.
And when he saw these things he
went and Topped.
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won by His Retort.

At one of their joint discussions
which took place In Kentucky some
years ago Tom Stuart, then editor of
the Winchester Democrat, gave his OPP
ponent, l. N. Boone, descendant of
the great Daniel, a blow that fairly
knocked him out of the race for the
legislature.
Boone was making his regular speech,
and at the proper place in 1t he refer
red to the matter of his relation to the
toiling masses. "My friends" said he,
holding up a pair of hands that looked
as If they had not been washed in a
week, ito let you see for yourself that
am a horny handed son of toll, | ask
you to look at these hands, and" turn
ing to Stuart, 81 would ask my pale
faced young friend from the city what
he thinks of themY'
Stuart was on his feet in q minute.
81 do not desire to embarrass my dis
tinguished opponent. ladies and gentle
men," he said, with a bow, "but
would say that think that they need
soap and water"
1t was such an apparent case that
the crowd took hold at once with a
shout, and Boone was completely floor
ed, and later Stuart was elected.-Ar-
gOnaut.
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Ever see cyclone, say2 Bite the
world and MUNICH away2 Eat up
houses, fences, trees, just as easy as
you please? Get hustle on its jaws2
Swipe the earth with fiendish claws2
Hump it's back and take run through
the orchard just for fun? From hill
to hollow fit seeming to get strength
from it2 Never seen one? Well |
jingl It's pesky sort Of thing.
Ever see a cyclone, say? Take its
track and speed away? Switch its tail
and snort and bound. just like light
ming Ger the ground? Get swift move
with its feet, racing for the winning
heat? Then cavorting up and down,
needing no laws of the town. Pushing
everything aside? Out upon a gayly
ride? AS though owning all the track,
ever onward. never back? Never seen
one2 Well, l swowl It's a buster,
yhowl-Kingsley Qa.) Times.
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Two Painters.

During O holiday ramble Sir Fred
roadside inn, the signboard Of which
was being somewhat coarsely painted
oy local artist. For some little time
Sir Frederick watched the progress of
the painting, till the rural artist glanc-
ing down, remarked. ''It be a foine
day, masther?"
Leighton assented, adding that fig
ure on the signboard was out of pro-
portion.
"Wheer be 1t outT asked the ag-
grieved artist "I'm thinkin yer've
summer wrong in yer soight."
IF you get off that ladder, I'll put
it right for you," replied the R. A.
good humoredly.
.sEh, boot can We paintY queried the
other doubtfully Eye ken l dinna
want my work spilled"
cts all right; I've done little paint
ing in my time," answered Leighton,
as the other clambered down the lad
der. Then, taking the palette, he climb
ed up and commenced to paint and did
not desist until he had completed the
signboard.
"Er, boot tha's nae so bad" was the
rural artists comment. cart is nae Sc
paying now; still if We like to do maiI
work for me, I'll gle We mair siller
than l do as a rule"
Thanks replied Sir Frederick dry
ly. "My name is Leighton"
"Verra pleased to ken We, Mr.. Leigh
ton," replied the man, ignorant OF
what the name meant. my name is
st James Gazette.
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Yachting nm salt

Save during the rainy season Lake
LEROY, in western Australia, is quite
dry. But as the water evaporates as
the hot weather approaches a smooth,
CLASSY floor of crystalline salt is de-
posted. Those living on the shores
have found a means of utilizing this.
All boats which sail on the lake
when possible are, during the rainy
season, fitted with four wheels, and
thus are enabled to continue their
travels. AS Lake LEROY has an area
of 100 miles, and the surrounding coun-
try is extremely rough, this means a
great saving In expense, labor and
time. The speed attained by these
wheeled yachts is very considerable,
though not quite equal to the pace Of
the ice yachts SO popular in Canada
Cincinnati inquirer.
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FOR HONEST MONEY.
General Uprising to Prevent a Ma
tiOnal Disgrace.
MEN OF BOTH PARTIES UNITE.
Formation OF Many Gold Democratic Campaign
Cubs-A Final Effort to Crush the Free
Silver Heresy and Scandal

sour simple duty is to bury Bryan
ism beyond resurrection and establish
for all time beyond successful assault
the gold standard.
eve urge all Democrats who believe
as we do to cast their votes where they
will count for most Mckinley and
Roosevelt"
THE Baltimore League.
One of the largest and strongest
branches of the National Democratic
Honest Money league is the one at Bal
timore. This was the first organization
of the kind in the field in 1895, and 1t
made a great record for itself. The
old committee of 10 which managed Its
affairs In 1896 recently met and decid-
ed to reorganize for the present cam
paign, deeming 1t quite as important
to act now as then. Only two of the
committee Of 10 have changed their
views and come out for Bryan. The
work of the Baltimore league is now
going on as vigorously as four years
ago, and the prospects are that the re-
suits of the work will be similar to the
previous results. At the first meeting
the sentiment Of the members was ex-
pressed In the declaration that the
league again entered the campaign be-
cause Organism and free silver were
the real issues and because, as the
Gold Democrats of Maryland believe 1t
was their vote that carried Maryland
for Mckinley in 1895. they believe it to
be their duty to support and vote for a
continuance of the administration
which has assured honest money and
good times. At least $4,000 Gold Demo
Gratis in Maryland voted for Mckinley
in 1896, and the leaders Of the league
believe that the bulk of these will vote
the same way this November.
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Daniel Webster" said a Boston
man, "as all the world knows, had a
penchant for looking on wine when it
glowed rosy red At one time he was
driving to Cambridge from Boston. He
was billed to make a speech at the
home of Harvard, and his companion
In the old fashioned gig was member
of the reception committee and resi-
dent of the town.
ION the way to Cambridge Mr.. Web
ster turned to his fellow traveller with
an inquiry whether there was not some
place in the neighborhood where they
could obtain a drink. If you will drive
short distance out of your way to my
house. was the courteous response, I
think / can promise you as good a
drink of Jamaica rum as you ever
tasted
"To the house the twain accordingly
journeyed, and once there the host,
true to his promise, set before the
statesman decanter of extremely fine
rum. The great Massachusetts senator
poured out a trimming beaker and
Quaffed 1t off without wincing. His
host tentatively pushed toward him the
water jug, but Senator Webster after
eying it a moment said: Thank you,
no. | wanted q drink, but / am not
thirsty He then went on to Cam
bridge and delivered one of his master
ly efforts"
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"A Fair Face Cannot Atone For an
Untidy House" Use
SAPOLIO
He Doesn't Like Aquariums.


Why any one should ever have de-
sired to own or to visit an aquarium
is mystery. The view Of fish, except
when nicely grilled or when suspended
at the end of a fishing line, is one of
the most uninteresting Of sights. The
other animals when in confinement dis
play traits which are more or less in
NOR and displays 1t in the most pleas
ing way when he devours the lion
tanner who has entered too often into
his cage. The bear In his thirst for
buns seems so much like the human
boy that the spectator Of his antics
frequently feels an irresistible desire
to hit him with a stick.
But the fish has not single inter-
esting trait He will swim around the
tank In which he is confined with o
persistence which is maddening to the
nervous spectator. He never engages
In a genuine fight, but contents himself
with an occasional surreptitiOus bite
of an enemy's tail, which gives no true
satisfaction to the beholder. II he
happens to be large snake thinly dis
guised as an eel or an octopus or some
other alarmingly ugly fish, he will
sometimes swim directly at the glass
through which the visitor is looking at
him and thereby give the latter a mo-
mentary sensation Of horror, but the
average fish cares nothing for the pub
lie and treats his visitors with calm
contempt An aquarium without fish,
like a seashore resort without the sea,
is unobjectionable, but an aquarium
with real water and real fish is the
dreariest object in nature.-W. L. Al
den in Pearson's Magazine.
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Outside of many wine shops in Paris
and in the principal cities Of France
sign is often to be seen bearing the
words, Au cocher fdele (''To the faith
full cocher'); beneath 1t a driver is
pictured, hat in hand, restoring to q
gentleman and lady, the hirers OF the
coach, a purse forgotten on the cush-
ions of the vehicle. This is not con-
ception of the artist, nor vile flattery
Of the restaurant or wine shop to draw
thither the coachman with foible for
the bottle, but reality which often oc-
ours and of which the cocher has every
right to be proud.
Anybody who has lived any length
of time in Paris will indorse the state
ment. Who has not forgotten an UNI
brella. a walking stick, small satchel
or some little object on the seat or floor
Of public vehicle? And who has not
had his property restored without even
having taken the number of the We
hicle, without any remembrance of the
physiognomy of the driver? By sim
pie application to a special office at the
prefecture of police, where all objects
found in public carriages are deposit
ed and arranged according to the date
and hour at which they were brought
in, one is able promptly to regain pos
session Of his lost property.
This reflects great credit on the
Paris "cabbies," few Of whom, by the
way, are born Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
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slBERIA,s BIG GOLD CROP.


Large Quantities of 1t smugg1ed Out
of the Country.
In spite Of the most stringent Rus
sian laws on the SUBJECTIVE taking
away Of gold without government con-
sent-there Is an enormous business
done all over Siberia In gold, both dust
and, especially, nuggets stolen from
the workings. 1t is a criminal offense
to be found in possession of gold; but
as SO large proportion Of the popula-
ton of Siberia consists of those sent
there for punishment, and the only
further punishment they have to fear
is deportation to some yet more distant
region of the same barren and joyless
land. the deterrent is by no means SO
formidable as a mere perusal or the
awful menaces of the statutes at first
sight seems to convey. Moreover, the
successful dealer in stolen gold rarely
fails to escape the penalties Of his Of
Tense, even when caught redhanded.
The Russian official, even In Russia
proper, is seldom altogether unreason-
able; and in Siberia, where the preg-
nant saying of the dishonest "chinov-
nix" TITS long way to PeteT'-that
is, st. Petersburg-is especially signifi-
cant, the official Is good natured" in
the extreme, and a substitute can al
ways be bought to accept unpleasant
responsibilities.
A great part of the gold is conveyed
over the Chinese frontier-that is,
across the river Amur, which is the
sole defense Of the frontier against
smuggling from both sides-and finds
a ready sale at ruinous sacrifices in ex-
change for a certain fiery Chinese
vodka. The valuable properties Of this
spirit, much esteemed by Russian and
native alike, are that it gives the GUS
toner the beatitude of intoxication one
day, and on the next he can attain the
same exalted state by the cheap expe-
dent of drinking water.-Chambers
Journal.
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The Betrothal Ring.

The early history of the wedding
ring is not easy to trace, as it was apt
to be confused with the betrothal ring.
This was once the more important Of
the two, for in the days of our forefa-
theirs the betrothal was the great cere-
mony and marriage only the rati1ca-
ton Of the contract. Then spouse
was a .betrothed person, and to espouse
was to be betrothed. The ceremony
of espousal or betrothal was celebrat-
ed with all possible solemnity as the
contract of a future eternal bond Of
love-" No doubt the reason for thus
solemnizing an engagement was that
In times of violence and lawlessness
the church thought it needful to pro-
tect the woman and therefore made
the betrothal so sacred that a violation
of the contract was punished with ex-
communication. A betrothal service
was used, which still forms part of the
French and Italian ritual, and, indeed,
the first part of the Anglican mar
riage rite down to the woman's Il
will' is simply the old ,betrothal serv-
ioo
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ua Concentrated.

Professor Countemfast Is q small
man with large mentality. His wife
is a tall woman, who believes In the
power of matter over mind. The pro-
lessor had been absorbed the whole
evening in u profound paper on the
mental characteristics of people who
were unhappily married. Suddenly
looking up, he remarked:
"My dear, are you aware Of the fact
that a mans brain weighs about 81
pounds7"
"Humph! You've just read that.
haven't you"
"E-er-why-er-oh. yes; certainly,
of course"
"Well, that article says woman's
brain is not so heavy, ehr'
Er-er-yes, 1t certainly does, butt
"And it also states that a wOman's
brain Is of much finer quality, doesn't
itT
"Er-er-well. yes; you are quite
right, my dear"
Now, listen to me. Just concen-
trate your 31a pound brain on that
scuttle and figure out how much 1t will
weigh after you bring 1t full Of coal
from the cellar" The professor meek
ly bowed his great head, and, as he de-
parted for the lower regions In search
Of abstract information. he murmured;
1.-THE man who thinks that mind Is
superior to matter is an illustriOus
idiot!"-LOndon Tit-Bits.
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"Don't trifie with me, Miss McCur.
dyv' pleaded the young man desperate
ly. "Wait till l have finished. Do
need to tell you, after all these weeks
how completely and absolutely your
image fills my heart? Have you not
seen? Do you not know? Have l not
betrayed myself by my looks, by the
tones of my voice, by the eager JOY
that lights up my features whenever
you appear? Must | put In words the
feelings / can no more disguise than
cam
"Mr. Whitgood," interrupted the
young woman, "are you in earnestT'
"Glycerine McCurdy," he said, draw
ing himself up with injured dignity,
do you think I'm doing this on betY'
Chicago Tribune.
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Announcement,

One of the handsomest things in tt
world is plain truth.
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Remarkable Tumors.

Some remarkable records of tumors
are given in The Lancet. The largest
known is uterine tumor that weighed
1876 pounds, described by doctor of
Bucharest. Hunter removed one
weighing 40 pounds from woman
whose weight without the tumor was
05 pounds. The largest solid tumor Of
this class weighed 106 pounds. The
record for ovarian tumors is held by
a Chinese patient, who had one weigh
ing 1859 pounds; without it she weighed
II pounds There is New York one
of 149 pounds and a German one Of
1916 For mammary tumors a case is
on record where the growth in one
breast weighed "a pounds and In the
other 40 pounds
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Mr.. 50 CHESTNUT STREET. PrTLADrIrHI


There is a little settlement of New
Hampshire people in Kiowa county,
Colo. Among other things they brought
with them the New Hampshire aver
sion to using any more words In con-
versation than are absolutely neces-
sary. Two of them met on the road re-
Gently and INDUCED in the following
dialogue:
''Mornin. ST."
"Mornin, JOSH"
"what'd you give your horse for
bots?''
"Turpentine."
"Mornin."
"Mornin"
A few days later the men met again,
and here's the way hard luck story
was told In mighty few words:
"Mornin, sir
"Mornin. JOSH"
"What'd you say you gave your horse
for botsY'
''Turpentine."
KILLED NINE"
"Mine too"
"Morninr'
"Morninr
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We Are Masters of the Pacific

we Are masters Oh tme FAClMCs
Without the courtesy of Great Brit.
ain not a German transport could ar
rive at Shanghai to begin the execu
ton of the kaiser's purpose of check
ing 'single handed" British aggression
in the Yang .:Kiang valley. With
the coaling stations of Gibraltar, Nal
ia, Alden, Colombo and Singapore clos
ed to them, the great vessels which
the kaiser has subsidized so literally
with the purpose of paying flying Wis
its to his neighbors' shores with an
army corps retinue would be reduced
to the use of sail power or sweeps
They would be thus at the mercy OF
cruisers Of the third class. France
would be little better off.
1t is when we see the plight of the
continental European powers in this
most vital of international relations
that we realize what president states
manship has done for this country in
two brief years. In the beginning Of
1893 the United States, too, could reach
the orient only on borrowed coal,
fuel bought In the foreign ports OF
Honolulu and Yokohama and in mac
cessible in time of war, as were the
coal piles Of Hongkong to Dewey when
he was turned out to find a base
Moreover, the chances were, with Ger
many seeking the Philippines and ia
pan Hawaii, that foreign powers would
make a way of reaching the occident
with their own coal. The risk was that
a drawbridge might be let down, a lad
der flung across our mighty moat OF
the Pacific, so that some day we should
find a great host of our foes gathering
at our western gate. The ladder has
been flung across, but it has been flung
from our side, and at every rung of II
Honolulu, Guam, Manila-stands 9
Yankee bluejacket and Yankee blue
shirt ready to give Montojo's medicine
to the adventurous who seek to cross
by it without their leave.-New Yorh
Dvocc
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FROM THE SHADOW.

Under the roses and undm the dew,
bead-but the dreaming dear heart, Of ycuf (
For the day you knelt near the death yelled piacs
felt your tears fall over my face
And the rose that you left where my dreams muss
be
Thrilled the thought of you down to mel
And said. from my couch in the white walled
~she is true to her love, she is true to her trust.
"And her tenderest tears will fall for me
Till we meet In Gods eternity"
Under the rose and under the dew.
Dead-but dream no more of you'll
The stormy winds Ger my dwelling Faves
Dead are the roses that blessed my grave.
For you never kneel by my couch to say
The loving words that you said that day. !!
Crumbles my name on the marbles crust
Ny dreams are dead. and my heart Is dustI
Atlanta Constitution
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WHEN LIGHTS ARE Low.

The rooms are hushed, the lights ara Love
sit and listen to the wind
That comes from out the distant hill
It comes and croons In an undertons
Of alien regions vast and lone,
OF pleasures Lost in a land unknown.
Then steals away, and all Is still
IT'S good to listen to the wind
When rooms are hrshed and lights are low
When those we love have come and gone,
IT'S weary TO be left behind
To miss sweet eyes where late they shone,
10 look for what we may not find,
Long cherished forms that haunt the mind
Soft voices that were once too kind;
TO live and miss them one by one
Is weary work Who'd stay behind
When those we love have come and gomez
-NeW York Times.
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A TRAGEDY IN A PICTURE.
HIS Snap Shot of a Drink That KILLED
Two Men.

HIS Snap Shot of Drink That Killed
Two Men.
'aThe most remarkable snap shot pic
ture in the world is owned by friend
Of mine in town in Georgia." said an
enthusiastic amateur photographer.
'Its story Is extremely curious. 1t
seems that he went one day to a black
smith shop to get a shot at the men at
the forge. The smith was engaged on
a difficult piece of ironwork and had
two helpers. Just behind them on a
shelf was a pint flask full Of yellowish
white liquor, evidently the corn whis-
ky for which the native Georgian has
a peculiar liking.
"As my friend was preparing to take
his picture one Of the helpers caught
sight Of the bottle and communicated
his discovery by dumb show to his
companion. The smiths back was
turned at the moment, and the first
man reached stealthily for the prize,
while my friend, unnoticed in the cor
ner, quickly aimed his camera 1t was
a comical scene, and in his mind he
had already named the photo The
Stolen Drink
''The helper uncorked the flask and
took swift gulp, and his comrade
snatched 1t and did likewise. Then for
a brief, breathless instant they looked
at each other, and as they did so their
foolish grin gave way to such stare
of questioning horror as never saw
before upon a human face. / know
because 1t was then that the camera
clicked, and the picture is as clear as
crystal. The flask contained carbolic
acid. Within an hour both men were
dead.
when my friend took one print, he
broke the negative so as to make the
photograph absolutely unique. 1t
shows the forward end Of the shop.
In the foreground is the anvil, With
the smith bending over his work. Be-
hind him are the two helpers, one still
holding the flask. looking at each 9th
err. You can see tragedy in their eyes
as plain as print. 1t is frightful and
dramatic tableau that could not be
duplicated by any sort Of art"-New
Orleans Tmes-Democrat
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DOG. Snake Or Spider RItes.

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scalds, eruptions. Disinfectant, cleans
ing. Cures any sore on man or beast.
25c bottles at druggists, or sent by mail
promptly on receipt of price. E. s..
WELLS, Chemist. Jersey City, N ].