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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16

stand IT. My senses were enfeebled
for want of food, for my small stock
had long been exhausted, and l almost
lacked strength to wonder why | was
left to live so long. Presently arose an
awful terror lest this should be my
sentence-to perish miserably for want
of food in this damp dungeon. Death
on the scaffold appeared light by com
parison. | clamored at my prison
door, l shouted as loudly as l could.
All to no purpose! Then l burst into
an agony of tears. My fate was too
dreadful to bear. With the soft nature
of youth pitied and bemoaned myself
sorely. All at once words came into
my mind that l had learned years ago
as text in the school, Fear thou not,
for l am with thee; be not dismayed,
for l am thy Cod
"They came like ray Of light into
my prison, and l chung to the promise
as if it had that moment been made to
me by a plying God. | felt soothed
and hopeful, and In this condition
sank back in a doze or swoon.
"How time passed / could not tell;
day and night were alike to me in my
cell. | woke up to find light and
warmth and kindly faces about me.
Slowly regained consciousness enough
to understand what they told me.
had lain five days forgotten in my
prison. The stiffness had noted the
third day was accounted for by the
fact that the news had just reached
our town of the death of one of the
greatest leaders of the revolution and
the consequent decline of the party.
In fear of his life, our terrorist mayor
had fed, and the old mayor. resuming
power, had ordered the prison doors to
be set open. | in my solitary cell had
been forgotten, and but that some one
had been sent to examine all the cells
and collect the letters used therein l
might have persisted miserably. AS it
was l was carried out perfectly sense
less and brought to life with some diff
Guilty.
81 en- safe now, as you see, COM
rsde, in my own country, but the an
guish of those few days will never be
forgotten. bear about with me in
my face the remembrance of it. Daily
thank God for light and air and
food, and yet these good gifts of his
fail to make my heart rejoice. Still,
those dreadful days in the dungeon
have given me firm reliance on his
mercy, and l know that l shall one
day be joyful again in the city of
which the gates are never shut and
where there Is no darkness" -Ex-
change.
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Ma. JOSH slMPKINs on grIouE1re.

I've studied up on etiquette,
Read every book that l could get,
And yet
There isn't one in all the lot
That tells Teller it is not
De rigger to eat pie
For breakfast; hence, why shouldn't I?
And, furthermore, l cannot find
In all the books ! call to mind
A single line
That gives reason worth whoop
Against second plate Of soup
When fellers dine.
And as for eating marrowfats
Without spoon | think that that's
A fool
Ish sort of rule.
When eat peas,
I'll do as l darn pleased
And, what is more, till I'm a snob
I'll eat my corn straight off the cob,
And sparrergrass I'll eat as
Have always done in days gone by
A sort of dangling from the sky,
sort Of gift from heaven come,
Held 'twixt my finger and my thumb;
And as for those peculiar things
Called finger bowls vow, by jings,
l will not use 'em as they say
The bon ton uses 'em today
If my hands amt both good and clean,
The pump is where it's always been,
And, far as ever could see,
It's plenty good enough for me.
i don't stand much on etiquette,
But yet
I'm too polite to wash my paws
At table, spite of social laws.
-Harper's Bazaar.
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PENNSYL VANIA RAILROAD
TIE Standard Railroad of Ameyica. Pro
keeted throughout BY Block Signals
and InteyIocking Switches.
IN EFFECT JANUARY 16, 1900.


SIS, a.24. l.22 A. NJ, 1852. 23S, (s40 saturdays
only, AZ o., Sis, s.37, l0.50P: M,
Sor femberton, 7.S6. s.26 A NJ, LAO. 1852, Az
6.06, ri, p. M
on sundays, 1928 a. NJ. e.oOP, N. :.
For BordenLoWh, Trenton and New YORK, 6.2S
7.62 9.s, 1000, ll05. A. NJ, 1880, 800, AGO, 81
"A 5.53. 7.25 =. Al.
on snndgSs; iooo A. M, 9o5, sos z s N :, > 70
Is. L8O0 Hos a. M, 1880, 300, 400, 4b2, olO
~, $685. 7.25. s.45. 1000 Up. M. 80
On Sundays 7.25, $780, 1000 A. NJ, 200, 200, 2SO
s.lp. s4l, 40, 500, 5.S5, sos, CAS- 7lo, $40
FOR Eswistown, Columbus. Kipkora. ETC.,
l.45, 1882 p. NJ.
On sundays, 600P.M.
FOR LumDefton. Medford, Marion ana Had
doubled. 9.3b A. M
For Nfncentown, 1875, q 06 P. NJ.
Eor Toms River, 926, A M, AL Pm
For Sea Side Park & Point Pleasant, 926, A. M.
FOR Asbury Park and Long Branch. 92o A. NJ
Fra.ns keave for Mount Holly as JottOt0s:
Atrom PHILADELPHIA. $50, 7.50. $50, 1919. II 20
A. M, 12.4O, Il 80, Saturdays only, ESQ., 400,
80. $40, 6lO, $50. 800, 1880. ll45 p M
in sundays, g. 10 A. NJ. Loo, 900, 1880 P. M.
|&Dm New York via Tren ton and Burlington,
500, $50, A. M, 100. $50 400, 500, 500. P. M.
On Sundays. 1000 A. M, 7.o0PM
ara Trenton, 645, 7.40. $50, ll.2S a. M, EDO,
i4a L21, $40, 100, 800 P. NJ.
On SUNDAYS, $40, ll.50, A. M, 400, 9OS, p NJ
from East burlington, 700, 75b, s;2s, s4s. 9 %.
1905. I045 A. M, ~ 90 M, LOS, $50, 4.46, 5l6
5.5s, $50. 100. 7.50, $3.50. 1890 pm
ON Sundays, 500. $780, 1890. A. NJ, $780, 20.
s.05. 545. 4SO, 1855. $50. 500, $50, 72O, 745 $40
1000 P. M.
from Toms River. ISL a. M. s.55p.M.
From AsDury Park. l.23 P. N.
From Medford, 1875 A. M.
From Long Branch, LOS P. M.
From Pemberton, (north) 6.3S, 7.2s, S.SS, 9uo,
A. NJ, 1881, 407, S.22 P. M.
On Sundays, 500 A. M, 800, P. NJ.
from Pemberton (south), S.37 A. NJ, 4.44 P. M
rom Vfncentown, $50 A. M. l.42P. M.
Medford, Marlton and philadelphia.
Leave Medtord for Philadelphia at 200. 1907
A. M, 2l3 5.24, P. m.
On Sundays 7.45 A. NJ, 4.O3 P. M.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at ia, 1920
A. NJ, 2.35, $3.50, p. NJ.
On Sundays, 1853 A. NJ, 4.l5P. M.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, tor Med
ford ana Marion at 90. 1880 A. NJ, SlO 5.SO,
P. M.
On Sundays 8. 10 A. NJ $50 P. NJ.
Leave Marion for Medtord, SIS, ll.3s A. NJ,
402 $40. Pm.
On Sundays, sos, A. NJ, 6.2l P. M.
For fnrther particulars apply to the ticket
agent ut the station
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. II. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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Won had. Won know.

you had, you know.
"There was lot there, and at first
felt kind of queer. And you had to tell
all you knew about your ancestors to a
man, and he had lot of papers and
seemed to know everybody, and he
said ! was very straight descended
that means you, of course, too, only
you weren't there-and he was talking
about me, and he introduced me to
woman and said something that / did
not hear, but it made her extra nice to
me, and she took me around and intro
duced me to most everybody, and they
was as fine looking ser of folks as
ever see, even if ! do say it, and
they're relations.
They've been having dreadful time
Strengthening out some records and try
ing to trace some pattern that was on
some china that came over in the May
flower and was used in England before
that. A lot of the sons had had whole
sets made like 1T, and it had got all
scattered round, and when they came
to describe it it came across me all of
a sudden of that box of crockery up in
the attic that grandfather gave us and
we didn't ever use cause twas so old
and cracked. So / up and told 'em
about it."
Right out afore everybody" Amelia
gasped.
"Of Counsel Wasn't as much Joss
Ign as any of en-, even if my last name
isn't Josslyn? My middle name is, any
way, and a persons middle name is
just as much their own as their last.
well, they were dreadfuliy interest
ed, and told 'em lots of things they
didn't seem to know, and l guess they
was glad | came.
"That man didn't seem to more'n
half believe we had the china, so Just
brought him out to see for himself. |
guess the Josslyns amt impostors. He
could see for himself" She turned her
head proudly.
And thatsman is worth $3,000,000,"
she confded to her sister impressively
Three million dollars, and he's a big
swell, and he hasn't but one piece of
the china with the Josslyn pattern on
1t, and that came to him through an
aunt"
She glanced at the table exultingly.
There's more up in the attic" she
said as she clasped her hands.
Amelia moved laboriously across the
room, took up the cups and wiped
them carefully with fine towel. Then
she took the teapot off the stove. 1--WE
might have cup of tea In them to-
night" she suggested.
81 suppose we could use them quite
Often" Elmira said. TITS only proper
that we should use the family china"
She slipped her tea slowly.
1--WE ordered a new set of cards"
she announced, with a furtive glance
at her sister, land they're going to
read Elmira Josslyn- Bumstead."
There was.a silence for moment
"And l ordered some for you, too
Amelia" she added. because we are
both Josslyns, you know" Atlanta
Constitution.
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ESTABLISHED 1879.
"s6e what i work for" he smilingIy

"s6e what work for" he smilingIy
said.
81 must co. remarked amos Bran
don hurriedly He paused and stepped
forward. 81 would like to shake hands
with you" he said to the swarthy man.
who met the advancing fingers with
warm clasp. Amos nodded to the girl
and strobe away.
There was a cross town car waiting
for the signal to start He caught it
and 20 minutes later opened the front
door of his home. The housekeeper
met him In the hall. Her anxious face
cleared.
"Glad you have returned, Mr.. Bran
don," she said. 1--WE were beginning
to worry a little over your unusual
absence
"Out for an early stroll, Mrs. EN-
erson." he said. Kindly have break
fast ready in half an hour
He stepped into the library and open
ed his desk For moment he sat in
deep thought. Then he rapidly indit-
ed this letter:
My Dear Mary-I find it is quite impossible to
hold out any longer. growing old and l
need you, dear child. The door from which l
turned you two long, long years ago is open for
you and yours. You are ell have In the world.
dear. Without you tho house is cold and desc
late. For what have / been toiling all these
years but for your Come back to me, daughter,
and all will be forgiven and forgotten. Tell your
husband that a hearty handcasp awaits him.
Say to him that confess that sorely misjudged
him.
Write to me, dear, as soon as you receive thia
and tell when to expect you and. Georges
Your affectionate father. AMOS BRAsDoE.
He looked at the letterlwhen he had
finished it and shook his head. Then
he carefully read it through. Again
he showed his disapproval After a
moment or two he raised the sheet and
deliberately tore it to bits Of jagged
paper and tossed them into the waste
basket.
''Pshaw," he smilingly muttered.
chats too slow! I'll hurry down and
telegraph Mary that Pm coming for
them, and then I'll follow by the first
train"
The housekeeper stood in the door
way.
Breakfast is ready, Mr.. Brandon
she announced.
The rich man whirled toward her.
Mrs. Emerson" he said, 81 want
you to put Mary's rooms into the incest
possible shape at once"
The housekeeper started.
as Miss Mary coming home, sir?''
she eagerly asked.
YES" said Amos Brandon. she's
coming home" Cleveland PIa.a
Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16
EVEN SUPPOSE.

Even suppose that could forget
What you were. l should know you yet;
Even suppose (and my hope is this)
That, bathed in the tides Of an exquisite bliss,
Your face has lost, through those eloudless years
The lines Of trouble. the stain Of tears,
shall see it then, as / see it yet,
Even suppose that I could forget.
Even suppose I might choose to be
Friend of an angel, it seems to me
Hearts choice is once, though the flesh forget.
Not knowing why, ! should choose you yet,
Even suppose that 1 could forget.
What viii it be that will make you known2
i claimed you once; you are still my own.
A kiss, perhaps, that left on your cheek
Where all is spirit, will kisses speakS
Dead or living, love you yet,
Even suppose that l could forget.
e. N. Hewitt in Pail Mall Magazine
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The old Man Had Changed.

A Lancaster county man once
to Philadelphia portrait painter
a request that he paint picture OF
father. every well, said the ar
'have the old gentleman come In W
next in town, and l win give him
ting" The man replied: ''He CANT
dot; he is DAFT
"Oh, well, then, you have a photo
graph Of him?"
mo; l don't got no fottograf of him
elder"
''Well, how do you expect me to pal
the portrait of your father when cal
not see him and have nothing to givt
me an idea of his appearanceY
"yell," he replied, 81 dinked maybe
of / dolt you about him you gan bainp
him from dot"
"All right" said the artist, describe
him"
''Vell, my fadder was not so dali und
not so short; he vas not fat und not SO
din" And so the. honest fellow pro-
ceeded to describe his father as he re-
called him.
The artist undertook to paint the pic
ture, and in due course it is completed,
and the Lancaster county man comes in
to view the results of the artists eff
forts. AS the canvas is disclosed be
gazes long and reverently upon the pic
ture of his departed parent. Then he
feelingly remarsN yah, dot is mine
fadderI Mine fadder vat | loafed so
n,,Ichl Rnt ach hinmel fiddler how
youhaf changedr'- Philadelphia Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16
THE LAND OF COOPER.

Still clear and fair Otsego lake,
The Glimmerglass Of old.
Which rippled once with birch boats wake,
Reflects the mountains bold.
Still Ger its outlet sway the trees
That hid the Hutter's ark.
Its surface yet each summer breeze
Playa Ger from dawn till dark.
The sleeping lions couchant form,
Which looms up blue and dim,
Still waits a signal of alarm
To end his slumbers grim.
Point Judith, Hutter's point, Rats cove,
And wave washed Council rock,
About which Cooper wove
His yarns OF Chingachgook,
Each calls to mind some thrilling part
OF Misunderstanding tales
Old tales that still will touch the heart
When today's story fails.
Prank harrington in New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16

IL believe the man who was more
afraid of advertising something for
nothing than any newspaper man !
have ever seen" said a Chicago news
paper man, twas John Knapp of the
old st. Louis Republican. He hated
to print doctors or lawyers name
for fear he would give free puff.
Zone time there was mention made
In the paper Of a man having died OF
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Old
man Knapp hunted up the copy reader
what do you mean he said, by
running In the name Bright in our col
umns7 He is not an advertiser in our
paper and is not entitled to a notice
unless he pays for it. - Denver Post.
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Union TRANSPORTATION company.
Tuckerton Railroad.

Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 9.26 A. M,
4.47 P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton tor Mount Holly, 7O5 A. NJ,
3l0P NJ, daily except Sunday.
leave Mount Holly for Beach Haven, 925 M,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays; 4.4f +.
NJ, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays:
Leave Beach Haven $50 Am Tuesdays, Inurs-
days and Saturdays; 2.35 P. M. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
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cnptiratinr a aneen.

1t was by his graceful execution of a
dance that young Hatton first capt.
waited the heart of Oneen Elizabeth
says Edward Scott his boz
Dancing In All Ages zen
brought up to rreIaw and entered
court, as his enemy. Sir John Perrot,
used to say, 'by the gaillard as his
first appearance there was on the occa-
sion of a mask ball, and her majesty
was so struck by his good looks and
activity that she made him one OF her
band of pensioners, who were consid-
cred the handsomest men In England
1t is said that the favors which the
virgin monarch extended to her new
favorite excited the jealousy of the
whole court, especially that Of the Earl
of Leicester, who, thinking to depre-
ciate the accomplishments Of the young
lawyer, offered to introduce 10 Eliza
beth's notice a professional dancer
whose saltatory performances. we're
considered far more wonder -
Hatton's.
To this suggestion, however,
al lady, with more yehemence t
egance, exclaimed: "Pish! l W
see your man. It is his trade"
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Il can't understand HumpkIn's Ger
man friend at all"
"Why2'
because don't understand Ger
man" Philadelphia North American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-16

The bank checks passing through
the clearing honses In London and New
York in one month exceed the value Of
all the gold and silver coin In the
world.
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In the larger cities of Russia thera
is no limit to the speed at which
horse may be driven through the pull
lie streets. The typical harness hord|
Is the Orloff, a breed founded by Coua
Orlof- Chemenski being a cross b
tween the Arabian stallion Smetanl
and imported mares, principally En-
lish.
An average roadster is 16 hands hi
and weighs 1.1o0 pounds, with hen
name, a bushy tail that reaches mean
to the ground and iron" limbs thu
show great muscular development
The favorite color is gray. Such sE
animal is driven through the principa.
streets Of st. Petersburg at a furious
pace, that portion near the center and
beside the surface car tracks being re-
served for fast driving.
During the winter months teams %
two and three abreast are driras
sleighs at a three MINI
is racing all wiz
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Give youth resolution and the al
phebet, and who shall place llmita to
his career9
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sAI1s AnRIvr AND READY ron DIsrRIBUr1oN:
The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.
IN eject December II. 1893.

IN effect December II, 1899.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Daily. except Sundays ZOO, %, 800. 10 90
II OsI a. m 70 80 $780, $50, $780, 4.30. O. 20, p M
sundays First beat leaves Bristol at $40
q. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
Daily. except Sundays. 7.so. $50, $50. 1890,
sundays First boat leaves Burlington at
$40, a. -, $3.50,
NOTE The above trips Will be run on scneu-
there is ice in the river no trips Will De guar
anteed.
No trips will be guaranteed in foggy weather.
WILLIAM Il. DoRoN.
Sec'y Treas and Genl Manager.
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BOUGHT AND SOLD
on Commission and carried on favorable
Terms.
Being members OF both the Philadelphia ana
New York Stock Exchanges, and having<9
private wire direct from our Office 10 Nv
York. We are prepared TO execute orders lef
NNfth MS promptly ana enthusiastically Ac-
ants received and interest ailoweaT
Haven B Touru end,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-12-28
SLAYFORpLEATURE
Massacre OF Christians Renew
ed BY Turks
NOAliNNEDAE FANATIC TAKING TRtitAT
Boasts Of Numbering Two Hundred
Himself Government Utterly
Indifferent tn the
Outragcs

A dispatch from Vienna. Austria,
says: Further reports of the Turk sh
massacrcs Of Christians show that their
instigator is n Mohammedau fanatic.
named Ilaiduk Islam, who brags of
having slain 200 Christians with his
own hands. The Turkish authorities
have shown utter Indifference Of the
outragcs and those being pcrpctratcd
on Christians are beyond description.
At Bituch men were cruciHcd on
trees with stakes driven through their
hands and feet. Women were attacked
and mutilatcd.
Children were murdered by mutila-
tion before their parents eyes. Women
were maltrcatcd at Grumma before the
eyes of their husbands, brothers aud
fathers and then carried into the bond
age of harcms. Men were tortured Ia
death clowlv 10y various means, their
limbs cut off successfully aud children
were thrown into the river.
The firnds tortured the Christians AT
Riharitz by slicing flesh from all parts
of their bodies before killing them. A
Greek orthodox priest was tied in Il
sack and pitched into the river. The
ScrviGn consul at MitrovitZa estimates
that 100 persons have been killed and
400 women attacked and placed IN
harems.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-12-28
State Press People.

The executive committee OF the Ne.
braska press association, consisting of
President ID II. Cronin of the O'Neill
Frontier, Secretary +. y. Merwin Of
the Beaver City Tribune. A.. l.. Will
liams Of the Blair Pilot, II. =. Marble
of the Humboldt Leader, G. NJ. Hubner
of the Nebraska City News and w. n.
Huse OF the Norfolk News net at Oma-
ha the other day to make arrange
mentS for the annual meeting of the
association on January .? and 90.
1t was decided u introduce a novel
" in the shape of n daily paper TO
chronicle the doings of the association.
w. y. Husc was appointed editor-in-
chief and given power to draft his as
sitants from the membership. Allan
ID. May of the Falls City journal will
contribute the annual poem and pa
pers will he contributed by Captain
Mcleod of Grand Island. jolius IIulii
of Norfolk, +. o. Edgccomb of Geneva
Atlec Hart of North Dakota and 5. w
Kelley.
The local committee on entertain
ment was represented by w. NJ. Mau
pin Of the World Herald and Mel Uhl
of the Daily News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-12-28

The first deed conveying property to
the proprietor of Pennsylvania, Will
lam Penn, is written in old Dutch, and
Is now preserved In the city hall. The
property was what is now known as
Lemon hill. including the mansion and
the Schuylkill river front, where the
old Paramount w~aterworks was To-
Gated. There Penn kept his barge and
some rowboats, the barge carrying an
admirai's %pennant. 1t Is said there Is
only n man in Philadelphia who can
read this deed.