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nates government, has made fun and
mmplete answers to! the sNartenai Inn
rant inquiries that have been adj
used to 1t by the powers r~elattveHt 0
EChinese trouble. Moreoverit has
liz further and HAS made a disclosure
All of it's purposes, and as a men1bels.
the administration puts it, it has
rown it's hand open on the table.
lis action was taken after b escabiaet'
setting yesterday, and q. luncheon ft.
white House that followed served.
reduce the decision, to the intimate
rmm,. At $500 O'clock Minister WI
He'd by appointment uponss Acting
cretary Hill and was handed a MEM.
andum ." /: !,
Hnbodykak the Respolse- ~ :.
the United States government to the
auest Of Prince Ching thae<sSAfr::
singer or some other person be ilnms-
ately empowered to- begin ineGoth~
81 81 with the Chinese authorities fora
MI settlement. The minister came
Wy with a dissatisfied expression, on
~ d Next came M; Thiebaut.. tifes
bench charge. A few minutes "cqqp-
rsation suficed to impart TO. hing
ally an answer to his own verbabl in,
iiry. Then Baron sternbsfg,. thea
srman charge, who had been n!ottfled
the readiness of the state 9apaFt-
Fent to make answer to the German
He. called and was given that y
yer. He ,hastened away to cable to-
" government. The department" fhen
Int the answer to the Russia4s inqAirys
forwarded W messenger. and swireayl
kilograms containing the
Substance of the Answers
it's diplomatic representatives.
Thus closed n Of the most
steresting and important phases CT
ae Chinese ENHANCEMENT. The state
absolutely refused to make:
AZ statement as to the nature of the
nswers, taking the ground that to 10,
j would be a violation of the dfpfo-N
latic proprieties. The ministers and
who received the messages
ere adopted, the same %secretiveF atti-
ade. The president, himself, 1t. laaema
Id given instructions that every eft
should be made to maintain."se-f
secy in this matter until thet hflcial.
I8ClO8uTes WILL Oh lIlASS IL 10 nS&V"A
INT the German proposal that nego-'
aticns with China be deferred until
q Chinese responsible for ). u. = - g. ),
The Pekin OutraRea att' ~
ave been: surrendered to the allies
talked: Of approval by our severn,
lent. The d~eclination has BEEN Cons.
eyed In a manner that can not. give.
Tense. It is believed that the out 1t !;
5msBs from a military point, 81, YES:
:rrday,sAaction will be the withdsawal
Isia1l. but one regiment Of the ,Atlnasfi-
Ia troops from China to. Manila.
here they can be held ready tore.
an emergency. Gen. Chatter
e6bably will remain. ! China III coth:-
Iandi.o OF the force there, which VIII bes
simply as a legation gNard.
he fact concerning the United States
nswers that was not learned soAhfctaINs
that they contain no new propeai;l
ohs. They simply clear away the
sbris of unanswered inquiries. H6$' 'a%s
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RUSSIANS FALL ON LIS Week. +,
Suspicious Reception Accorded the
Chinese Viceroy. ~ ~

Ky SEY3AAd OnlnGbe t1CerOE. - =. ~
sSasIondon, Sept. %. It seemsstsssne'
esnerally believed Throughout Enrops
4hat Germany purposely propogeA> keifs,
alemand that the anti-foreign leaders
Mould be surrendered before ,negotia-
Mons were commenced with a view.of
aelaying and general acceptance of
Ter proposal until Field Marshal. ,Connt
hon waldersee. should arrive in PeK{h.
IA dispatch to the Daily Tebesagstaph-
Skrom Washington asserts that the,
United States government has politely
declined to-; agree. to Germany's pE6-a
posal on this very ground. Ivy apgay
event. with Count Won :Wasdegsse
Sstourneying northward and Ii fI6hs
sAEChang conducting negotiations .frsp4,
ssIIen-tsin. matters must soon ,reackssa
crisis. The manner Of Earl LIS fe6epSa
zion seems to confirm the susn!Lsibnss.
sssexisting. in Shanghai regarding his
close understanding with Russia:
EEiAbout 1000. Russian troops. and all the
principal Russian officers met. him at
Chung Liang Chen. halfway to Tiens
tsin. "A long conference. was held, ut
WHOM n Representatives of any other
fpower was present. This remarkable
Mriendship exists at the time when the
1870 ffSO4AeAAcHS dES ia Will, SlAS
story. Of massacres by the Russians in
H The Moscow correspondent Of the
standard, reverting to the subject Of
me maSsacres this morning, says:
ssssEram q recent. visitor't to the Amur re-
SEsGGton I learn that massacres are exc
s#dnted by the troops that are overrun-
ming Manchuria. The orders are issued
Eby Gen. Grodokof. But IT, is quite
certain that Emperor Nicholas must be.
Ettgnorant Of their nature. My sinform-.
SSSSnnt has seen a series of kilograms, from;
@lne manchurian commander every one
which beseeches that he be allowed
SEAA10 spare peaceable; citizens, but the
ERussian indifference to the lives Of the
Eseommon herd IL stil Of q truly Oriental,
sstyppe.''.
Kaiser wilI; send More Troopa.
berlin, Sept. 2s.-Emperor william u
Ns6vtdenty making ready to send.m0re
&SHcops & China. All the r~eginhental
ssSpe6lsunmanders In their farewell speeches
ssfosoldiers who have. fnished two
a1ass, service make 1 point 81 ddseciar-
Nfn4 that such an increase 10 necessary,
salSpd & expressing confidence that there.
4 be volunteers enough To NEST ali
1ilaands Of the situation. ssg. y
SS 2gsSsssHssGARTU1DD8DY AAERICANS.
53MMEsSS%HTSss AsSs s,A...-@-8 &s s
Il sl61tss U1Asrr wlIssn TaIssFsl
&4SS$SSWEssSs Mss@gSsssS Sss
I'M li6jns egent.l5s 4 sTsku. eept. -
y ea1 ss I'll asSea WILSON the Amkfican.
2s2iSt2saAaar - 80 ~ CEo IT.
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. upeeanen :hastss q issued In ST.
that the ::Euronaarfscobirfets
de = Sai9tsa g indlsae
tt,x;' llfksgel1ssi astsa 4lle.af 4ts anttI'
Assten lfE 4 n.hsEss, s ssp
peace, negotiations IS IN Il, go
The; Vaienna.:! eqrreesspeondd ellt: ~ skts =
sAtta4Ndakxd;x SSs$tsl AZ EnklsetHts .rspfyssto
the tGermahs: note q, frispdfYss nntt'sai-l
|tsHi44aGidfsthaHMt aBDgaHf1azlsf6 $Hsskift.: ! Ger
EYaeeeAx;x pE5Sp66halt rassateeYa1xSnH!MN ekatet
3 Ss9Ss n! AZ AIR. FAN ;Xas1BsFi fNSs,s asss,
Eana,kb make Al b ::dRiulipuiisshtal$nt.o 81. thIesdlIMf-l
stisators :9f.,f I 4 u th@ & WE: 9sst9t; Sssst ri
ject. of ,:di$cnAsiQn:i a. & M ..,I:agsst Hf
EEAesoFdNEE' 80 Z Beerlin, sSs&bsiSAAntSk
ANspt. 4 the Daily Express GGeiihkiiahhy
+ !. Wall MakeIass New P:roH6949AfEss 8
namely. that the great sf
fRtegnatislnaltedt thaxlsa4thzSfs4FAA1ss
,stss.s!s sassa}si + ! ,fs 4: y !: e
Ta h. ]MAsapepptath.g Post has,Ashay eesilossW 4 8
from its Shanghai correspondent dated
Nasterdsyys... feszHassiahs seeantlA orr.
gayized .itaeN eexpeditipn toward sW1kden,
...WfkicYffssRaH aliYXAadX.rSachsd. EiAo Yarlk,s
aboatssxdidRa1 Between Fs9ssilhssslglNwtafaa9s..
81 ssfe sS Hie SaS{fs'. rrihes # IS ,'ascsa-
ssants ers5tsakyytaas I've grave dahgef
The only; heper fgr I, ftsoEEsigIE.esftss.is shat
not yet been removed. Tuan,ss saitNssss
81 s. rs a So 'mard 'tas s. sufdide.s
g. The sihllk:t&afS she Observation-Disclosures
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Secretary Long has decided that tie
wreakaasssshath Maine ehis ONO 5saaAasst Is
the b Cen, .Woo6.us asnpyeraor
genera1e6 IT cuba. Will havesit removed.
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o1s. to 1naY.Ea:t1on'.s ! snls isS
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ass ':.tA;i. - .=1lxz. .f ~
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III xaLtSe Stack Ce.tenl.a:sY q
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$ ! lsaae f. W. S sksss:
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243-4c.ss .sseds1 Timothy ., ss@1 p;
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Ss stssel s.. asi4s ;as. .ss.l / rs ?!ags '.ggls 81 s9Sats j
yellow. Z sS1ss2@ASsstSEstNi1.S ssnss i.2c.
seats-No: j WNhfts, ssI.s q 24e; No. !.
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l';s2's; Asespptes AEHa~fskeytI5FSed Esr,ades,%sso
41c; mailing grades, .41@46c.
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eahc;s Noa;1 Northern ssc; NO. 5sNortA-
iern. ssc;;ss No. 3 spring, &c: 10 arrive, z
No I hard, S5c; No. Il Northern. ,s3c;
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winter. 11s21@ Hlr2c; No. &,
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firm: Wheat higher No. / Northern.
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ley higher; NO exgttc::.sasNMssS,ssA0ssA*
oattssaAltgnnsy;; No.As22ss&t :25 2ses.r,s~.
. sSiJux City, Iowa, Sept. 20. GCattle-
BeeveAs, 3s9,a4 5.55aA e6aiEs,M .tltli9l IIarlh
mixed, 81 p S.75;s stockers ana NfsSssdeefrSs,,;
$s5e@A Is. calvessandsyearlings. sa.Ao@
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prime steers, sh.4o o s; poor to medi-
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$fp3aaeal a55.ii5d5:4oi' Sheep Is. 644ps
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!. .RoybASaS: YAstH1ssN@sIt,

& Reny, i1S , Ma,a: :ha 81 s & "a 1k picnic j !
held Ii .ttRssTwseAssss 5N,ratdnessfi ~
soutfssqfshlyS gAlr*4aaEAaaaa.liNttle 3
laboIiItS; Two 4 yea j old. WANDERED awa1.
ana xpfs iost, Is sss.g III i XsFsS ssssssarchsdt
night wllthentsaysaik n ,Ist;ftAe morn
ms, Mr.. Larktn'1 catns td'to@k' and 'rang,
the Are beifttosget Tie people together
for idssSAkesit.,twenty teams went out
and. the. ch.ds. NJ IS found ~ lY about q Vt.
held, lying dss9nGtbysailarstse.tr ee E; : com :
ipletely tired vi AND. .Mstt ia ia IA sa skin''
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asi.ss uft II iiiia Gso1miiifxai5 Mi 8. "
II Ml ii Wis., ,2sssAsAfis9AlHaekt
acknowledgements 'iif .thesSs suit: pf
lthe stNicsakro ffadi'St ads.1 AGAINST sevs
seaia rhaen ia
wa6shsasstksnaiippisiSAiiyy.sip maa.eyfidasss, ,;sopghll.
ibyesfKx sRRodaayd..of,,trraAie preventing tins
Coz Il Itdmf nIEsffosKHEpbsssagi:t39ie MN :
kaaafsnaav&afisassa.rHaee seasssh afSaAt
United. States u district court E.bef4reJ
VIZ nsifl & y ufftIsgiis;..ddaisafrialL..taokhsm5
q SEI.fs.x ,xtA St~snhn SEaE -
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PROPOSALS
WANT HER TO
3. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sves4

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iaE Thst. rs.es NeHet,atio u ~ BE :.
..Opsneds First and the Punishment
81 's1S 7SztfxSfsFsssfSh SssEa1es;
fHssan~sk,aIsl ma ;srs,sess 81 p,.-
IL; s99ft1isslon44,;Pyranee. Taai.s Aseen..,
NJ $.- as;s:s, ,sests;sAaa s,gs.ss.
j inas. ~ =: i, gtase -.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow FrOm the Wires In Gen.
sSlsE ~ denaed Form.

Oyeraow Fron He / II Cos
densed Form. s.My
"A rumored engagement which: ~
greatly Interested London society 20
|sh.seGt AZ e s YIN = e s'' and haI'el3
RigtRR .htndicott 81 Mary's Land
aAe.lNJsssJypstias ruled that the talk Of
q sleeping. person ma be admitted az
y dalNan aesss 81. ss5s v
The i!nteThattonallt convention OF the
2 R hl,sl, b 81 4 1 es.. ,l .es Iiremsn
Fassssshs q g INST Il lsef aRsffsFs
81 The; California. Cured NrG{ Yasis4S1asidfaE.
s:tatehs IS Bar taa ssss..t. igetlia!y, s:aaiti!snsaess
With. He sstktA alto as It sta~fdBsy5ssdAeyy. :
;;;PsEFNnneeAass sresSqinahNgEs lAiSitiaas AihRrsRelses.
.;ats tie rate o s. about l,9Qo, eoe, pe'lna y z I,
s:s,tobx aatr5s4 sts fsts assj; u ps
#aedss'st to- tnducssFse4hsfis4s its next
sssssi1 Observation-Disclosures he. sscretaryy .otSs
heez q: A. ~ D Il a Sfss1 1. 'feast
;yNsllxss; small q .n. .sgsAn a9 q y If afotE, sssAAesssA a
sscaatiasaia NJ! Il p bsfsz III aim; asinn5uhce a' 5 .y 81 vi il,
sterestfnEs enlightenment, thaE III yplng
Countess Eouise Taafe std ssDrr;... jacob
Feld1aann.. This wilt rreatkgsssaz CO.. ssff tss
gAsAnfsetio.n lln4e octettw and$!sSilf
be called, nlesalliance; L, = ). 49,. &
hrfk: Ghsn. ntzhugh, atai ESe is Uneasy
aabeoNut NE ANtSAiFaanf ba:sNnssaAsEtiiiiter~
view he clearly indicates that he; fears
grave disorders il an absolutely indie
p9endeJN tVVaHB1fesAkblialea3aM
all all Az Ahsss q 4 &, + i g 4 IaEAr g WitthAErgasshe.
Secretary Long has decided that tie
reeks;etNth Maine IL o d TxsaAltiSst
the II aaanAa9s, Ger, .W9o6.a 'slsoyseraor
general " Cuba. will shaveLsit removed.
Gen 81 9 sssa a~iIsfFe6tralg
lposltieRzsfG-the skssTbor Andzfs danker-
? q to 5navigatioh.s s$ asN a. NJ X !
-: ~: q - - ~ VI 3 - i y IN IN ~
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Gener4|
Cincl|
sonic Y
/. sionss1
,tResw4|
and#StH|
/. higheM|
lowsthI
showed
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-27
The Prince and the Captain.

The admiral commanding the British
Mediterranean squadron some 20 years
ago, writes a correspondent, gave
dinner to the captains of the fleet at
Malta. BY Gas most of the captains
had reached the flagship, been received
on the deck by the admiral and usher
ed below. Next the Duke of Edin-
burgh arrived. The admiral received
him, and, keeping him in conversation,
continued to pace the deck. All subse-
quent arrivals were duly ushered be-
low to the saloon, but still the admiral
kept the duke on deck At last 1t oc-
Cured to the duke that the dinner hour
had been passed, and he ventured tor
inquire if his host was waiting for
anybody.
"Yes." replied the admiral, 81 am
waiting for the captain of the -"
Instantly the duke took the hint, call
ed for boat and made posthaste for
his own ship He alone among the
captains of the fleet had turned up in
multi, forgetting or not knowing, that
the dinner was official On his return
to the flagship in the quickest time on
record and in full uniform the gallant
but inf1exible admiral was still pacing
the deck, and deprecating his royal
highness' profuse apologies conducted
him to dinner l believe, concludes my
correspondent, the admiral was Sir
Michael Culme Seymour.-M. A. P.
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Some people gratefully reflect that
we owe the clouds and the tides and
the winds to the Mother and Maker
Of men," but these are less numerous
than the folks who would Ike to
know" what we should do for soles
and cod and mackerel If there were no
ocean. Yet think only how big it is!
If you divide the whole globes area
into II parts, the sea covers eight Of
those, with an average depth Of 1000
fathoms. Try to imagine 1900 feet Of
solid, perpendicular sea water lying
upon eight-elevenths Of the entire
planet!
A patient mathematician has been at
the pains to inform us that this bulk
of brine would weigh one and half
million million millions of tons. For
the most part this vast body Of water
thus set down In figures as 100000
O00,000,O00, tons-is Of the same
composition everywhere, and as every
body knows, carries great quantities Of
ocean salt.
But that same salt is itself singularly
complex. Not only are there in it
chlorides and sulphates Of sodium,
potash, magnesium and lime, which
are familiar to many, but it contains
also silica, boron, bromide, iodine, flu
oric acid and the oxides of nickel, CO.
bait, manganese. zinc, silver, lead, cop
per, aluminium, barium and stron-
tium. Arsenic and gold are also found
in it, along with those rare metals lithi-
UNI, rubidium and cesium.-London
Telegraph.
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Aatrnnra Rxnerience,.,.


An Atlanta woman who is deeply in
terested in psychological research re-
lates the following story about an ex-
perience her husband had In the realms
of the occult:
eve were having a new home built,
and my husband went to it every day
to see what progress was being made.
One day as he stood In the front room
up stairs his attention was attracted
to the street. Looking out Of the win
dow, he saw funeral procession pass
ing from the door and out through the
gate. The casket was small, white and
covered with flowers. He recognized
friends and neighbors in the crowd,
and through some indefnable impress
sion he understood that the corpse was
that of his son, though he had no son
at that time. Surprised and startled at
the thought he saw the procession van
ish, and he was entirely at a loss how
to account for the experience. The
hour was noon, and there was nothing
in his mood or environment apparently
that induced the subconscious.
within a few months a little son
was born to us, and at the age of
years it was carried out of the gate in
a flower covered, white casket and fol-
lowed by the same friends my husband
had seen that noontime long before.
What explanation can be given of this
circumstance and experiences like 1t
that are constantly being related in so
cieties of psychical culture f''-Atlants
Constitution.
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The Rev. John Haynes was famous
for his pithy sayings. At one time,
says one of our exchanges, he over
heard his daughter and some young
friends criticising certain neighbors
more severely than was pleasing to
him, whereupon he proceeded to read
them a lecture on the sinfulness OF
scandal.
but, father" demonstrated his
daughter, 1--WE must say something
.'If you can do nothing better" re-
torted Mr.. Haynes dryly, get pump
kin and roll it about. That will be al
least an innocent diversion"
Not long afterward a conference OF
ministers met at his house. During
the evening an earnest discussion Oh
certain points of doctrine arose, and
from the lofty pitch Of some of the
voices it seemed as If part of the dis
putants at least were In danger of los
ing their temper.
At that juncture Mr.. Haynes daugh
ter quietly entered the room, bearing
huge pumpkin. She put it down IL
front of her father and said: '"There
father, roll 1t about. Roll it about"
Mr.. Haynes was called upon for al
explanation, and good humor was re
stored
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Tney were armeG with Knives oHry,
while we had cutlasses. No firearms
were used. The fellows made a good
stand for about five minutes, and then
we began driving them. No quarter was
given. When the last living yellow
devil went overheard, there were 30
dead ones on our decks. OF course, the
first sound Captain Walters laid his
revolver on the table before him and
said to Chez Wing-Su:
"There seems to be some skylarking
going on above, but we will not in
terfere with it."
IF my men are creating any trouble,
/ must go up and stop IT." replied the
old pirate.
'Your men are all right, and you will
remain right here"
They heard the sounds Of battle and
knew that the Cinnamon were being
driven overheard, but the captain talk
ed about the voyage and the profits
and pretended ignorance of the real
state of affairs. When the fight had
ended, the anchor was lifted and the
clipper sailed away out of the harbor.
Chez Wing-Su. played the hypocrite at
first. Then he clustered and threaten
ed, and at the end he broke down and
became disgustingly abject. The agent
on board with him was in the plot.
He refused to give it away at first,
but when he knew that death was the
alternative he talked fast enough. The
game was to seize the clipper and
cargo and murder us all, and If we had
not been on our guard 1t would have
been carried out to the letter.
We made a run for another port.
Chez WingSu made big offer for his
life, and as matter of law we had no
right to punish him. | must tell you,
however, that law or no law, he was
hung by the neck to the yardarm,
while the agent was landed on an TN
inhabited island. 1t was a high hand
ed thing to do. you will say, and yet
the governor of Shanghai, who could
have been bribed any time for $40 and
who hadn't an honest hair in his head,
came out in a proclamation and public
ly thanked Providence for removing
a bad man from earth. A few months
later he somehow got knowledge as to
who owned the clipper, and he seemed
inclined to raise fuss, but with my
own hands l carried him $780, and he
laughed and grinned and rubbed his
hands together and let the affair drop
there and then.
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This story is told by a man who dis
likes nothing so much as to be asked
questions: My little girl is very fond
of seashells," he said, land, having
been called to Atlantic City on bust
ness one day, l took advantage of the
opportunity to run down to the beach
to see If l could pick up a few. | was
strolling along the sand, gathering a
few shells and pebbles, which placed
in my handkerchief, when along came
one Of those old idiots who ask ques-
lions with their mouths which their
eyes could answer.
"He smiled upon me and said: Fine
day, isn't it? Are you gathering shellsY
"'No.' l snapped back, saying the
first thing that popped into my mind
Pm looking for set of false teeth
lost while in bathing
HE expressed his sympathy, and
then his face lit up as his eye caught
sight Of pink and white object on the
sand. We'll, declare! Here they are
nowr he exclaimed, and, sure enough
he picked up set Of false teeth lying
right at his feet. l was too surprised
to do anything but grab them and put
them in my pocket. The funny part OF
it Is that / never had a tooth pulled In
nv life. wonder who that false sci
belongs philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-27
TOO OLD TO BE LOVED.

Too old to be loved Oh, the sighs that attend
The life OF the man who in passing a friend
Sees a sinister smile that in covert grimace
Says, Look at that wrinkled and weatherworn
faceI''
He feels that the earth has no welcome or room
Except in the churchyard place for his tomb;
All, the flowers of youth may divert for awhile,
But too soon, ali. too soon, fades her glorious
smile.
Too old to be loved, but passionate pang
Told the tale all too truly that instantly sprang
With the anguish Of death, with the vail Of de-
spair,
In my mind, and my heart found sepulcher
there.
They smile as they pass me- ''Too old to be
lovedi''
When has ever my heart inconsistency proved2
When have ever my sentiments caused me to seem
Too old to be loved2 So my silver hairs dream
Too old to be lovedl Not while time shall con-
'Gainst the events that harass the trust of a
friend
Ny face may be marked by the burrows of age
And my eyes growing dim gazing long on hfe's
page,
But yet while the imprint which fortunes my
brow
Lingers heavily on me l cannot allow
That for love I'm too old, and, though boyhood
has fed,
shall not believe that all friendship is dead.
John Riley Thacker in Galveston News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-27
Knev Tbex Were Americans.

A compliment and slur In the same
breath are in letter I received from
q Washington girl in Paris.
1--WE were dining at Joseph's the 9TH
er night" she writes, "when delight
fully dressed woman sitting at table
near with a party of three sent one OF
the men with her to ask father If we
were not Americans. She seemed to
be saying 4 told you so to her friends,
and as we came out she stopped me In
the corridor to explain her odd pro-
ceeding. She was politeness itself.
'Mademoiselle will pardon me- she
said with the most charming accent,
but it was wager. have wagered
my husband that we shall see 30
Americans this evening. 1t is now 80
we have seen. and Nine. b., who Is
with us. would not believe you were
Americans. Mais, was sure-sure?
"sWhy were you SO sure Of it?' ] ask
ed.
Madame flashed dazzling smile at
me.
"'Ohr she said. the Americans have
always the voices of the worst and the
manners ut table Of the very, very
best. was surep - Washington
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