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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23

A clever advertising scheme was en-
ployed by a firm in southern city.
The junior partner of the firm swore
out a warrant for the arrest of the SEN
ior partner on the ground that he was
selling goods below cost and that the
firm was constantly losing money
thereby.
The case came up in court, and the
counsel for the senior partner asked
for a postponement in order to have
more time to prepare his case. The
Judge granted the request, bail was
fixed and the senior member released.
AS he left the courtroom the junior
partner arose and exclaimed, IF he is
released, the sacrifice will go onP
The news soon spread, and the firm
did Better business.
When the case was again called, no
plaintiff appeared, and the charge was
dismissed. The firm had succeeded In
their observation-disclosures
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23
LacIsea winning Nerve.

'SWhen l was a racing fiend,"
the old telegrapher, 81 one day
tip by wire from an operator, a
Of mine in Philadelphia. 1t read:
liam X surei Get in with both feet
fancied Lillian K myself, so paw
my watch, borrowed all l could
went to the poolroom. The race "
due in about half an hour, and Lillil
K was up In the entries all right, bl
there were no odds against her.
$50 1 says to the man at the deskE
What's the odds on Lillian KIP He
looked at me like he was too tender
hearted to rob come on and pitched
me over blank ticket and says care
lesslike: Make out your own odds. I'll
take 'em any way you fix it,
''That was too much of a jolt for me,
and l told him to hold on to the ticket
for a minute while went out to see a
man. went out and took drink and
tried to figure whether the man was
four flushing or whether l looked any
greener than 1 felt Then came back
and tried to get my roll out Of my
pocket, but it wouldn't come, and final
ly sat around and watched the report
come in, and put me on the blacklist
if Lillian K didn't win at 200 to 1, and
the only man on 1t was G little hump-
backed shoe pirate with his box under
his arm and a dollar in dimes, nickels
and eoppers " Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23

papers gave a start and. staring hard
for one moment at Farquharson, said,
with every appearance of embarrass-
ment. 81 don't think so-pm afraid
mustn't detain you any longer"
And with that he turned and fed ont
into the snowy streets.
Farquharson went up to the clerk
and, leaning against the desk. said,
did you ever see that man beforeY
Never that | know Of" said the
clerk. ''Of course a good many men
pass in and out of here every day"
well. then" said the man from OF
tawa, ''let me give you a pointer about
him. Years ago. when | was boy in
Detroit. | worked in a big clothing
store and that man-his real name is
Bounderby, though his card says Rob
inson, and be also answers to Jones
and Brown-that man Bounderby was
bookkeeper. He got into trouble about
his accounts and skipped out west.
Did he see my name on the registerw
mo" said the clerk "He was loaf
ing in here and came and asked for the
first name he could think of, | sup
pose, just as an excuse to stand about
and get warm. They do that some
times-an old trick"
Yes, but it's funny he should have
thought of my name, wasn't it, when
he had evidently forgotten all about
me. Thought | was a Canadian even.
l don't even live in Canada. you know:
only go there now and again on bust
ness. And how do you account for his
happening to connect my name with
Ottawa? He only knew me slightly
before he stole that money and skip
ped. But the funniest thing about it
all is that now can tell his old moth
er, whom happen to know slightly in
Detroit, that her son is alive and well.
That's what I'm going to do when
get back"
"And yet" the clerk remarked when
he told me the story. 'some people say
there is no Providence" Philadelphia
Item.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23

English people will tell you that in
their happy isle there are no such
things as mosquitoes. One gets pretty
well used to this kind of talk, but in
this particular instance the boast holds
good, or, rather, did hold good until the
last few years. 1t is not alone dollars
that the summer tourist has brought
to London Mosquitoes have been i'm
ported, and they have distressed the
British more than the American Wis
ftors. Probably the name is potent
one to conjure with, and some idea
Of what terrible things are expected of
mosquitoes may be learned from this
simple tale of the north country; Some
miners in remote workings Of a York
shire colliery reported to the superin-
tendent that they had been much an
noyed by the bites of mosquitoes. He
went down to see about it and found a
large and energetic colony of yellow
banded wasps-" yaller jackets" if you
like that better.-Ainslee's Magazine.
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s,rent Annx hx PInwues.

Italy once had a plague that killed
10000 persons daily. Five hundred
day died in Rome. In one year 100000
citizens Of Constantinople died. The
epidemic of 1919 was the worst ever
visited on man. In Asia 23,000,000 per-
Ished by 1t and In Europe 25,OO0,OoO.
In London 200 persons were buried
daily in the Charterhouse yards. 1t
was called "biack DEATH The plague
in England in 14T1 destroyed more peo-
pie than the continual wars for the 10
preceding years.
Sweating Sickness" prevailing In
England for three years, killed half the
population Of all the capital towns and
depopulated oxford 1t was mortal in
three hours. The great plague of Lon
don in 1864 carried off 100000 people.
A transport with soldiers on board,
from Sardinia to Naples, brought a
plague that destroyed 100000. An cpl
demic started in Marseilles by ship
from the Levant killed over 10000.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23

For 25 years Squire Quigg held the
office of justice of the peace in Doni-
phan county, and in the early part of
his administration he held the idea that
justice had as much jurisdiction as
district court Once shooting scrape
occurred in the township, and the cul-
prit was brought before the squire for
preliminary examination. After lis
tening to the arguments the squire or
dered the prisoner to stand up. He
then said, "Mr. Prisoner, 1t is the SEN
tence of this court that you be hanged
by the neck until dead, dead, dead"
Turning to the constable, the squire
said: "'Take this prisoner outside and
hang him to the tree in the yard. There
is a rope halter in my buggy"
The constable made move for the
prisoner, and then the squire, taking a
second thought. said "Mr. Constable, !
guess you had better not hang the pris-
oner until we see whether his victim
dies" kansas City Journal.
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as If she owned the place! on. the

as If she owned the place! on. the
creaturep
"Yes. seen her just as she and
tother one was trying to get in" the
officer said complacently. "Tother
ones in the wagon"
The frantic Mrs. Wilson made rush
for the patrol wagon. Miss Stanton
thrust out her head.
IT'S me-its just me-Miss Stan
ton" she said plaintively.
Miss Stanton! Well, Of all things
my new roomerv' Mrs. Wilson stopped
short. what are you doing in there?
How did you get in thereY
"They put me in,' said Miss Stanton
mournfully.
Then came the explanation. And
then Mr.. Wilson said something to
does not know.
81 couldn't hear" she explained to
me when she had finished telling the
story.
Probably told him that he was a
policeman" l suggested.
Polly shook her head as she dropped
slice of lemon into her tea. mo;
think he called him fool"
(Which is the same" said 1, with
feeling that l was very clever. But
how did it all endY'
ITS ended. That's all there is to
it."
Polly looked at me in snence for
full minute. But Polly is never long
without word.
wasn't it simply awful?' she said,
shaking her head with wide eyed, shiv
ering solemnity. at was shockingr'
Then an irrepressible smile displaced
the gravity of her face, and she laugh
ed, her head thrown back just enough
to reveal the birdlike pulsings of her
throat.
at was funny, Thoughts now. 1t
wasn't then" Her eyes were bright
with mirth tears.
She leaned forward. dropped her chin
into her hands and gazed at me half
smiling, half blushing.
you'll never tell. Tom. That's n
good boy-don't"
"Tellw said L. hurt by the imputa-
ton.
mo, of course you won't" said
Polly.
"Of course not" said l.
But Polly will never see this.-Chi-
cago Journal.
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He Fired.

During the siege Of Pueblo by Santa
Anna, Captain Kendrick Of the artil-
lery, later professor at West Point,
was in command at Fort Lorento, over
looking the city, when Colonel Childs'
the commander of the American forces
stationed in that vicinity and who was
an excitatle man. rode at mad gallop
into the fort and cried: Fire at once!
The crisis is comingT The battery
opened fire, and amid the smoke and
roar of the cannon an officer, seeing no
enemy, asked Kendrick what he was
firing at. He calmly replied, AT the
crisis"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23
BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

As l remember the first sweet touch
OF those beautiful hands that ] loved so much
seem to thrill as l then was thrilled
Kissing the glove that found untitled,
When / met your gaze and the queenly bow
As you said to me laughingly, Keep 1t now"
And dazed and alone in dream l stand
Kissing the ghost OF your beautiful hand.
When first l loved you, long ago,
And held your hand as ! told you so,
Pressed and caressed it and gave it kiss
And said, II would die for hand like thisl''
Little dreamed loves fullness yet
Had to ripen when eyes were wet,
And prayers were vain in their wild demands
For one warm touch Of your beautiful hands.
Beautiful handsl o beautiful handsi
Could you reach out from the alien lands
Where you are lingering and give me tonight
Only a touch, were it ever 50 light,
My heart were soothed, and my weary brain
Would lull itself to rest again,
For there's no solaee the world commands
Like the sweet caress OF your beautiful hands.
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23
Pennsylvania RAIL ROAD
Tie Standard Railroad Of Ameyica. Pro-
teeted throughout BY Block Signals
and Intoxicating .Sa0itcbes.



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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23
WANTED: A MILLION HEARTS.

ALI ye whove vacant hearts to rent or sell,
Come bring them unto me. I'll pay We well.
want them large, I want them deep and strong,
! want them broad and echoing to song.
Bring me no hearts to hold the mean or base;
Bring me heart that holds Of sin a trace;
Bring me heart that's racked with jealous fear
Nor one that's e'er been saturate with tears
But good, clean, honest, empty hearts l ask;
Not those that SMILE yet carking secrets mask;
Not those that harbor notions poor and small,
But pure and sweet and true-pll take 'em all.
And hurry too. l want them now, today
This very minute send them on their way
To house this love that from my own o'erfows,
For-ah, I'll not tell you, but Phyllis knowsl
panion
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A Mintnke.
cettlnr nven WIN Her.

She wished to break It to him gently.
II have decided she said. TO return
your ring"
He, however, was a resourceful man,
who did not believe In letting woman
get the better Of him.
..You needn't bother" he replied. 4
buy them by the dozen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23
rhe word. rhat Won.

In London one of the weekly papers
offered prize for the best list Of
strong words, to number ten.
The announcement specified that but
ten words would be considered from
any one person, and a committee OF
literary men would select from the
numbers offered the ten strongest
words In the English language.
These are the words that wons
blood hungry, dawn, coming.
love. dead, alone, forever.
Do yon think Of any stronger, fuller
81 suggestion 7 Exchange.
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Union transportation company.


TuckertOn RalirOaus
Leave Mount Holly Tor Tuckerton 9.26 A. M,
All p NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckertop tor Mount Holly, 100 A. M,
8 10 p M daily except Sunday.
Leave Mount Holly for Beach Haven, 926 AN,
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays; 4.41 ?.
NJ, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
Leave Beach Haven $50 AM Tuesdays Thurs-
days and Saturdays 2.55 P NJ. Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays.
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Frontier convenience.

II feel sorry Tor Cousin AMANDA.
She Is moving way out west"
ooh. ! don't know. She can learn to
throw a lariat and keep her children
at home. &c Chicago Record,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-01-23
HOW 70 sit In a HANSON.

We have borrowed many things from
the English One is the accepted meth
cd of getting into and out of a cab. The
novice in hanson cab driving gets in as
she would into victoria, coupe or 9th
er American equipage and seats her
self on the far side, leaving room for
her companion or escort to be seated
by her side, next to the curb on enter
ing. Not so the woman who has had
her hanson education in London or in
an English environment. She seats
herself where she enters-that is, at
the curb-and her escort Is obliged to
crawl by her to get to his place. Where
we turn to the right in driving the con-
tinental method is to turn to the left.
and vice versa. which probably ac-
counts for this method of transplnnted
misdirection which we follow in riding
in hanson -New York Herald.
Mistake.
An old gentleman of 80 having taken
to the altar a young damsel of 10, the
clergyman said to him:
THE font is at the other end Of the
church"
What do ! want with the font?
said the old gentleman.
"Oh. beg your pardon" said the
clerical wit 81 thought you had
brought this child to be christened. -
London Tit-Bits.
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aA rs ARRIVE AND READY FOR DISTRIBUTION:

The Darlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company
10 effect December II, 1899.
rEAyE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
DatIv. except Sundays, 100, on, 900 10 %
II "a a m III 80 / 80, $50, 3.30. 4.a0, 30 p. M
sundays First boat leaves Bristoi at o.oo
= a. n.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL
paiv agent SUNDAYS, 7.20, $50, $780, 10 30,
n 10 a m, O0 200, 8 60, 400, 500. $50 p. m.
sundays First boat leaves Burlington at
EoTE,-The above trips will be run on scheo-
ole time, unless prevented by ice. Mnen
there is ice in the river no Trips Will De sutt-
anteed- ,o,ho,
No trips will be guaranteed in foggy weather.
WILLIAM K DoRoN.
Sec,y Treas and Gen'l Manager.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10
JohnH. S parks New Railroad Shov

JohnH. S parks New Railroad Show Z
anG Trained Animal Exposition will
exhibit in Grenada o n March, 10, Sat-
urday afternoon and evening. Admis-
sion only 10 and 20 cents. This show
is known the world over as the largest
grandest and the best 25 cent show OH
the road, with all new. startling, orig
inal and np-to.date features. The fin
est performing lions, wolves and ele-
phants on earth are to be seen with
Sparks big one ring show, together
with troop of highly educated horses,
ponies, mules, dogs, goats and mon
keys, also fine acrobatic and gym
nastic performances and six funny
clowns. See Romeo, the largest lion
in captivity and Mary, the smallest
baby elephant ever on exhibition. See
our grand free balloon ascension, with
a parachute jump also free thrilling
high tower drive from ladder so feet
high into net. This is given free to
all from the show ground at and p.
M, rain or shine. Don't miss it. 1t
alone is worth going many miles to see
and it costs you nothing. Mr.. Sparks
offers a handsome bedroom suite to any
couple that will take trip in his big
bridal balloon and get married. Now
is your chance for big novel wedding
and handsome present, aud no dam
ger of any accident at all. There have
been hundreds of successful marriages
in this big balloon and not single ac-
cident. Now is chance OF life time.
| Don't miss it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10
Stumbled But Won.

Governor Aaron v. Brown, of Ten
nessee, was Chesterfield for polite
ness and Talleyrand for wit, says the
Ladies Home journal. When he, a
much admired widower, was paying his
addresses-as yet unavowed-to an at
tractive young widow, he called at her
house one day and was ushered into a
room darkened to the degree which
the prevailing fashion of those days
declared to be elegant, and before the
governor had familiarized himself with
the surrounding objects in the room
the young widow entered the room.
With enthusiastic devotion he advanc-
ed to meet her hastily, not noticing q
low stool directly in his pathway; un-
happily, he stumbled over it and
pumped upon his knees directly at the
feet of the object of his affections. Be-
fore she could utter word of apology
or sympathy the adroit Governor. seiz-
ing her hand, exclaimed: Madam, a
happy accident has brought me where
inclination has long led me-" The
formal declaration which followed was
of course successful, for such ready
gallantry could not be resisted.-Ex.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10

Whatever difference of opinion there
may be upon the advisability Of smok-
ing for men, there is none as to its per-
nicious effect upon boys. 1t affects the
action of the heart and reduces the ca
pacity of the lungs. Young men who
are being trained for athletics are not
permitted to smoke by their trainers
because, as they say, 1T is bad for the
wind" The argument that will ap-
peal most forciby to your boy is that
smoking will stunt his growth. 1t has
been proved that youthful smokers are
shorter and weigh less than their COM
rades who do not smoke. Cigarettes
are particularly injurious. Nicotine,
the active principle of tobacco, is said
by chemists to be, next to prussic acid,
the cmost rapid fatal poison known
The tender tissues OF growing boy
cannot absorb even a very small quanti
ty of it without most injurious results
FIX.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10

Some weeks ago a gentleman left a
small package at the home of a young
lady upon whom he was making his
first call. She wrote him a note tell
ing him he had left it. He wrote her
one telling her it was some edibles,
and that she might appropriate it to
her own use. She wrote again to ex-
press her appreciation. He replied to
express his appreciation of her appre-
citation. She retaliated with an ex-
preston of her appreciation OF his APP
probation of her appreciation.
Atthe present time the expression
of appreciation is going forward ir
arithmetical progression as the letters
multiply and AS they contain some
thing little more serious in its ma
ture there promises to be some very in
teresting complications resulting fror
a correspondence, presumably for tn
expression OF appreciation,-Ex.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10

THE NATIONAL EDITORS.
Adopt Resolutions of Thanks, and Elect
Officers for Next Year.

The National Editorial Association
closed its business sessions in New Or
leans Saturday evening, after selecting
Buffalo, N. Y, as the next place of
meeting, and electing the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year:
President, Matt Parrott, of Iowa.
First Vice-President, F. B. Raillio,
of Texas.
Second Vice-President, Albert Toz-
Ter, OF Portland, Or.
Third Vice-President, J. w. N. Bur-
kett, of Tennessee.
Corresponding Secretary, r. NJ.
White. of Mexico, Mo.
Treasurer, James G.. Gibbs. of Ohio.
Sergeant at Arms, w. E. Bolton, of
Oklahoma.
John Dymond was elected executive
committeeman for Louisiana.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the Association was the following:
'While there are some here who
were not the recipients of the kindness
literally showered upon the greater
| portion OF the delegates in their Jour-
| ney from st. Louis to New Orleans, vet
we feel that all can join in hearty rec
ognition OF the spirit which moved the
citizens OF Memphis to snrrendering
that city to our keeping; to the people
OF Grenada, small in numbers, but
great in heart and hospitality, for their
generous welcome, and to the people OF
Jackson, the home of our worthy pres
ident, for turning over to US the state
capital and bidding the legislators To
adjourn that we might have the right
OF way. The stay in that goodly city
was round of pleasure from the mo-
ment OF arrival until departure, and
its people will ever have an abiding
place in our hearts. At historic Vicks.
burg and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana's
capital, the same warm-hearted hos
pitality was extended, and it was all a
tribute to our profession and recogni-
tion OF the power which we can exert. ,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10

The Legislature is certainly getting
tired OF this animal. He is to be seen
all about Jackson, shaking hands, Of
fering cigars-his face smeared over
with that smile which Shakespeare
says is not incapable of being worn by
william, and doing other things which
bear the outward marks Of decency-
while in his heart there turks pur'
pose which good government de-
mands the Legislature should shun.
The truth is the lobbiest in the true
and accepted meaning of the term
should be eradicated, avoided-spurn.
ed as you would case of leprosy, the
bubonic plague, measles, small pox OF
anything else that itches, stings
stinks or pollutes. He is no good
Greenwood Commonwealth.