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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-12
MASTERING CHINESE.

One of the Most Difficult of Ian.
guages to Learn.
1t is well known that the Chinese
language is one of the most difficult to
MASTER and for us to attempt this task
after we have finished our school years
is excessively trying and difficult. Ger
tainly the mistakes one hears Of as be-
ing made by those who begin to talk
and, worse still, preach in language
they fondly imagine they have mas
tered are ludicrous In the extreme.
heard of clergyman who was
preaching to a Chinese congregation in
the vernacular. "Oome to God, oh, my
friends; come to God!' he cried Tor
thought he did and was considerably
surprised to find some of the congrega-
ton with broad grins on their faces,
while others were frowning blackly.
Great was the good mans consterna-
ton when he found he had been say
ing, "Call the pigs, oh, my friends; call
the pigsp His mistake, believe, was
due entirely to putting the accent on
the wrong syllable, which altered the
whole sense of the words.
The Chinese seem to regard for
eigner speaking Chinese like DR.. John
son regarded women preaching. ut Is
like a dog standing on his hind legs"
said the learned doctor. "You are not
struck with admiration at how well he
does 1t, but you are surprised he can
do it at all."-Leslie's Weekly.
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Tokxo Fire Walkers.

A Yokohama correspondent of the
indianapolis Press, who witnessed the
religious ceremony of fire walking in
Tokyo, says: There were present dip
lomats and professors from the I'M
perial college and an Episcopal bishop,
and we think there is sufficient evil
dence to prove that several japanese
women did walk through the fire. A
doubling Thomas gathered up some of
the salt in which they rubbed their
feet, both before and after their hot
walk, to take away and analyze. An
other suggested that the bamboo pole
that was used to make the path was
hollow and may have contained sub
stance that sifted out as it was drawn
backward and forward that destroyed
the heat. The little :amak' Of my
friend, when asked why the feet were
not burned, replied, Much pray, much
pray We have stated facts. The in
depreciation must come from those
versed in the occult sciences"
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One Way to be Happy

doubtedly carries some weight.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-12
GROWTH OF CARICATURE.

John Laws wild Schemes Gave 1t
a Tremendous Impetus.
Caricature Is nowadays one of the
principal methods of criticism. No
movement can overreach the mark
without eliciting dozens of works of
art from caricaturists all over this and
all other countries.
This branch of criticism and attack
dates far back, but the greatest i'm
pulse it ever felt came from the age
Of tremendous speculation, when, in
1719 and 1870, John Law was manipu-
lating things financial in France. New
er before had the financial world been
SO carried off its feet as it was at that
time. Members of the nobility were
waiting for a chance to purchase
shares In Laws schemes. Duchesses
and ladies of high renown tried their
most persuasive charms on Law in the
attempt to get hold of shares. Men
hired out their backs for writing desks,
so great was the press of business in
making contracts, and one hunchback
is reputed to have made 100000 francs
In this way In a few weeks. The
French went veritably mad over the
schemes to become wealthy. Natural
ly the papers of the time, especially
those of Holland, caricatured the state
of affairs. There were pictures Of all
sorts, caricaturing Law, the nobility,
the schemes and everything connected
with them.
1t was this tremendous amount Of
pictorial work that first directed the
energies of William Hogarth, in Lon
don, in this direction. Caricaturing
began to be used more and more in the
political field, and soon afterward it
caused the shelving Of Robert Walpole
from the English ministry. Ever since
then has caricaturing been one of the
bitterest and most effectual methods Of
checking public men and their
schemes.
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STAYING OFF A BILL.
THE GRAND PROMOTER ExEMPLlFlEs
1T AS A FINE ART.

Major Crofoot Organizes New
Scheme of Gigantic Proportions
and Generously Takes In His Print
err ON the Ground Floor.
copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.l
1t was the printer with his bill for
1900 Office cards, and he knocked on
Major Crofoot's Office door in that half
hearted way adopted by creditors who
feel that they must call and yet have
no faith that the bill will be paid.
Come In. and good morning to you
good morning. shouted the major as
he sprang up and extended his hand
and shook so heartily that the callers
hat was nearly jostled off his head.
When the shaking had been concluded,
he said:
II have been expecting you up here
every day for week, and if you
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Chinese Names.

In China there is no fixed nomencla-
ture-even the country itself is without
a name-alld this lack of distinct and
recognized appellations was frequent
source of difficulty. OF personal in
formation from natives there was none
obtainable on which any credence
could be placed. A Chinaman, unless
he be a porter cody or a boatman,
rarely travels or gets during his life
more than a few miles in any direc-
ton from the place where he was
born. When trying to procure informa-
ton concerning the immediate locality,
it was no uncommon thing to have a
native, and even sometimes men OF
local position, say, "Oh, have never
been so far away as that" or, Il have
never been across that hill and so do
not know what is beyond. Harper
Weekly.
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SUMMER OUTINGS.
Personally Conducted Tours VIA Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.


vania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces the following Personally-Con
Quoted Tours for the Summer and early
Autumn of Iooo:--
To the North including Niagara Falls
Thousand Island; the St. Lawrence, Mon
treal, Quebec, the Saguenay, AuSable
Chasn. Lakes Champlain and George
and Saratoga, July I'll to August and
August II to 25. Rate, SIPS for the round
trip from New York. Philadelphia, Balti
more. and Washington, including all
necessary expenses. Proportionate rate:
from other points.
Five-day tour to Gettysburg, Luray, and
Washington September IS. Rate, So
from New York, $22 from Philadelphia
Proportionate rates from other points.
A nine-day tour to Gettysburg, Luray
Caverns, Natural Bridge. Richmond, Ole
Point Comfort, and Washington, October
9 Rate, SOS from New York, $63 from
Philadelphia, including all necessary ex
penses. Proportionate rates from othel
points.
For itineraries and further information
apply to ticket agents, or address Geo. w
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent
Philadelphia.
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A PhiIIiu. Rrooks story,

The spirit of love and kindness to
all which pervaded every word and
deed of Phillips Brooks did not hinder
his keen appreciation Of others fail
ings and shortcomings or his own.
"Why in the world doesn't Brown
write his autobiography and have il
publisher said one Of the bishops
friends, referring to an incessant talker
and most egotistical man who had been
wasting an hour of the bishops most
precious time by a rehearsal of some
unimportant happenings.
''Why, he'd rather tell 1t, of course, =
said the bishop, and then like a flash
came regret for the quickly spoken
truth, and he turned on his friend with
a half humorous, half distressed face.
"What do you mean by asking me
such a question as that when I'm off
my guardY' he demanded reproach-
fully.-Youth's Companion.
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The pepper sometimes gets the key t.
the situation through the key hole.
The farmers Wife.

The Farmers Wife.
is very careful about her churn. She scalds
it thoroughly after using and gives it a
sun bath to sweeten it. She knows that
if her churn is sour it will faint the butter
that is made in it, The stomach is churn
In the stomach and digestive and nutritive
tracts are performed processes which are
exactly akin to the churning of butter.
Is it not apparent then that if this stom
ach churn is sour it sours all which is put
into It'll The evil of foul stomach is
not the bad taste in the mouth and the
foul breath caused by it, but the corrup-
ton of the pure current of the blood and
the dissemination of disease throughout
the body. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery makes the sour stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the churn-absolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting
element. Golden Medical Discovery con-
tains no alcohol, whiskey or other intox.
icant and no narcotic.
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.Manasseh Cutler of Massachusetts,
In a circular in 1887 booming the set
Element which the New Englanders
were about to plant on the Ohio at the
mouth. Of the Muskingum, declared
that 1.-THE current down the Ohio and
the Mississippi" for produce and mer-
chandise Of all sorts, would one day
sbe more crowded than any other
streams on EARTH" which was re-
markable prediction, considering that
It was made 20 years before Fulton's
Clermont was launched in the Hudson
which was the first steamboat in the
world ever put in successful operation
-Leslie's Weekly.
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hadn't called today should have sent
messenger to hunt you up. Did you
remember to bring the billf"
"Yes, sir" replied the printer as he
handed it over.
"Goodl Let's see. It's for $3.50,
and I pronounce it correct-absolutely
correct. There never was more cor
rect account rendered-never in this
commercial world. And now you want
q check for it, Of course? l must ask
you to excuse me that this trifie has
run SO long, but when man is dealing
in millions he is apt to forget dollars"
"That is all right, major" replied the
printer as a soft smile stole over his
face, and he began wondering why he
beat
Thanks for your confidence-your
financial confidence. like men to
have confidence in me. Let me tell
you, sir, that the man who puts his
trust in Major Crofoot, grand promo
ter, gigantic originator and tremendous
consolidator, loses nothing by it. Here
is bill for $3.50. 1t has run for weeks
and months. Instead of wearing out
the stairs and pounding on my door,
you have been content to let time slip
along. You felt that your money was
safe. You believed that would pay
on presentation. All, sir, but love to
witness such exhibitions of confidence
Il love to do It'll Let us shake hands
again"
I'm in a bit of hurry this morn
ing" remarked the printer as doubt
suddenly entered his mind and sent
chill up his back.
"Ah, yes, of course you are-of
course-and my time Is also limited,
but do you know what l am going to
do? Instead of debating about bill
for $3.50, am going to talk to you of
thousands and hundreds Of thousands
and millions. My dear man, you have
arrived at an opportune moment. 1t
almost seems as If the hand of Provi-
dence was in it. Having displayed
your confidence in the financial in
tegrity of Major Crofoot and arrived
at an opportune moment, what fol-
lowsY
"You pay the bill for $780," replied
the printer.
ut follows, sir-it follows as natu-
rally as night follows day, but with a
heap more cash in it-that / take you
In on the ground floor. Behold those
papers on my desk. l had just ceased
to figure when you came in. had
finished the last line Of my prospectus.
Behold, sir-behold the organization of
the Wide World Chicken and Infant
Raising company with capital of
$20,O0O.O0Oy'
"Major, called
"You called, sir-you called at an OPP
poEtune moment. By calling you put
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-12
Msettins the River ON Fire. !"


In old English times, when each fam
lily was obliged to sift its own -four, 1t
sometimes happened that an energetic
man would turn his sieve SO rapidly as
to cause it to catch fire. The style of
sieve used in those days was called
TENSE" and it became customary
saying that a lazy man would never set
the tense on fire. Now, it happens
that the name of the river Thames is
pronounced like the name Of this old
nour sieve, and after many years, when
the old fashioned tense was forgotten,
It was thought that setting the tense
on fire meant setting the river on fire,
and that is why today we say that
stupid person will never set the river
on fire.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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They All Like school.

"I'm not going to school todayw she
cried jubilantly. "Oh, I'm sorry fol
you girls who'll have to sit at your
desks and study"
"Why aren't you going?" they asked
Because" she replied. 81 have tc
go to the dentists"
Thus we learn the place that educa-
ton takes In the list of childhood'a
evils.-Chicago Post.
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Open ARA drinking song.

Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisons every
breath that is drawn into the lungs
There is procurable from any druggist the
remedy for the cure of this trouble A
small quantity of Ely's Cream Balm
placed into the nostrils spreads over the
infiamed and angry surface, relieving i'm
mediately the painful inflammation
cleanses, heals and cures A cold in the
head vanishes Immediately. Sold by
druggists or will be mailed for so cents
by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren street. New
York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-12
From Sire ro Son.

AS family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as a legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package of this remedy at once. If you
have indigestion, constipation, headache,
rheumatism, ETC., this specific will cure
you. Wells & Son, Columbus. E. D.
Prickitt, Mount Holly; w @. Jones, New
Egypt; Edw W. Rossell, Pemberton, and
j. H. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, ARE sole agents and are distributing
samples free Large packages Soc and Csc.
As man about town, the postman I'M
doubtedly carries some weight
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A Practical Motive.

Aunt Gertrude-And what will you
do when you are a man. Tommy?
Tommy-I'm going to grow beard.
Aunt Gertrude-Why?
Tommy-Because then l won't have
yearly SO much face to wash.-COl-
1er's Weekly.
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"How did you gather such a large
congregation of old and middle aged
people?' asked the young minister of
the old one.
II advertised a sermon to the young y
was the latter's reply.-Chicago News.
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''Have l not always been generous
with you in the matter of household
expensesT' he demanded.
EYES," she replied bitterly. Il ask
ed for stone and we gave me bread"
Then he realized that he would have
to get her the diamond she desired be
fore there would be peace in the fami
ly.-Chicago Post.
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at all times to attend to the comforts of
your family Should anyone of them
catch slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells & Son, Columbus; E. D. Prick
lit, Mount Holly; W. C. Jones, New Egypt;
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and ]. Fl.
Leeds Rancocas, sole agents, and get a
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away to
prove that we have sure cure for coughs
colds, asthma, consumption, and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes
SOC. and 25c.
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GUMPTION.

fTTEg5VE does not have gumption till has been
EN1[N properly cheated" Persons Of gumpton are
lV|][Ek Using Ivory Soap, women who have trusted
lMAU themselves too the precipce Of false
economy and who can appreciate the true econo-
my in soap made Of pure vegetable oils and other
high class ingredients, but made in such quantity as
to bring the price within the reach Of the very poorest
family. Indeed 1t the very poor who most need it. for
they can least afford the extravaganza Of soap
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nuick Recoxerx.

Mr.. verirash TallSer twho did not
catch the name of his partner)-You
see that man behind Newell, II
there's one man in this world that
hate, he's the one.
His Partner lin surprise)-Why
that's my husband!
Mr.. Verirash Talker (quickly)-Yes-
of course-that's why hate him. lucky
dog!-London Telegraph.
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A Real Mascot.

"What is an exit, pa?"
exit, Freddy? Well, 1t is Latin
placard hung around on the walls In
theaters and opera houses to keep peo-
pie from thinking they smell fire. In
annapolis Journal.
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Pleasures of opuIence.

Dorothy-Pa, l do wish we were rich.
Dorothy's Pa-How rich would you
like to be?
Dorothy-Oh, awfully rich; rich
enough to snub people and still be call
cd agreeable! Chicago Record.
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His Obstacles.

Harry-Did you ever undertake to
write poetry?
Dick-I did once, and l got along
fairly well too. The only trouble was
that couldn't rhyme very well, and /
couldn't think of anything to write
about But l was all right with the
capital letters at the beginning Of the
lnes.-Boston Transcript
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REDUCED RATES TO PHILADELPHIA.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Re
publican National Convention.

On account of the Republican Nationa
Convention at Philadelphia, June 10, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sci
excursion tickets to Philadelphia from al
stations OH its line at rate of one fare fol
the round trip minimum rate so cents
Tickets will be sold and good going June
Is to Io, inclusive, and returning to June
26, inclusive.
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This question arises In the family every day.
Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell-O, q delic-
ious dessert. Prepared in two minutes No
baking add hot water and set to cool: Fla
vors:--Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cents.
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Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink thai
drink it without injury as well as the adult
All who try it, like it, GRAIN-O has that rfct
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress. u the
price OF coffee. 10 cents and % cents per pack
age. Sold by all grocers.
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Mucilage and Paste at JAMISONS.
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens foot Ease. a powder. 1t cures pain
tut, smarting, swollen ct and ingrowinf
and bunions It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tor sweating, caIlous and hot, tired. aching
feet Try it to-day Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. By mail for % C. in stamps
Trial package tree. Address. Allen S. Olmsted
LIE Roy, N. j.
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If not drink Grain-O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes The first time made
Grain o did not like it but after using it fol
one week nothing could induce me to go bact
to coffeeD The children can drink it freely
with great benefit. Get package to-day iron
your grocer, follow the directions and yoT
will have delicious and heathtul table bev
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Off the track means great disaster W

Off the track means great disaster when
applied to a fast express train. 1t is just
as bad when it refers to disordered blood
or deranged stomach. Hoods Sarsapar
lila puts the wheels back on the track by
curing the troubles.
Indigestion, nausea are cured by Hoods
Pills.
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Children who are delicate. feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Gray
the stomach, act on the liver, making q sickly
child STRONG and healthy A certain cure for
worms Sold by all druggists, Csc. Sample
FREE Address, Allen s. Olmstead, LIE Roy. n.
Y
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Reduced Rates to North Manchester, Ind
via Pennsylvania Railroad.

For meeting of German Baptist Brethren
at North Manchester, Ind, May 2o TO June
s, 1900 the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will place special excursion tickets
on sale Nav 20 to June s. from stations
west of Baltimore t(not inclusive), and
Lancaster and Reading (nclusive). and
south of and including Sunbury, at rate OF
one first class limited fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be good returning until
July /, inclusive.
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A German tailor who died at Bres-
lau In 1887 had such keen sight that
he was able to see two of Jupiters
four moons with the naked eye.
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The Homeliest Man In Mount Holly,

AS well as the handsomest, and others are in
vited to call on any druggist and get free a
trial bottle OF Kemps Balsam for the Throat
and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs
Asthma, Bronchitis ana Consumption. Price
25c. and SOC.
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The debility of David Duggins has
been completely cured.
David Duggins lives in the town of
Jones, Ohio County, Kentucky. From
there he writes:
"when I began taking DIR. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery, 1 had nervous or general
debility Of three years a., duration. | took
three bottles of the Dis covery.' During
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Hailstones In India are said to be
from 8 to 20 times larger than those 10
Englaud OF America
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c
II C. c. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money
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brings on distress after eating with heaviness
and Readiness of the stomach, sick headache
weary and tired feeling that is not relieved
by rest, unhealthy eruptions on the skin, con
stipation, loss of appetite, pains in the sides
and back, etc. These are but few OF the symp
toms of Indigestion and dyspepsia. To mul
titudes who thus suffer MOTHER SEIGEL's CUR
ALIVE SYRUP has proved a help and blessing
Price 60c and 30c bottle. 1t will cost you
nothing to try it. Sample tree. Address A. j.
White, No. 1877, 1853 Duane ST.. New York.
The Lick telescope ought to beat al
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wbat sba,l we have for Dessert :?

CoII-O9 40OW
pleases all the family. Four f1avors Lemon
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At you
grocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day.
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Rouse the Liver

Cure Sick Headache, Bill
iousness, Sour Stomach,
and Constipation. Sold
everywhere, 25c. per box.
Prepared by c. I.Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.