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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
A Hard Rain.

at rains a great deal in the Puget
sound country" says man from that
part of the Union, land l heard fun
ny incident not long ago about it. Some
chap had come from the Mississippi
valley to take up his residence at
Whatcom, on Bellingham bay, where
there are very high tides. When the
boat landed him at the end of the long
pier extending over the tide flats, the
water was low, and the new man did
not notice anything but wide stretch
of sand between the boat and the town.
at was in the evening, about dark,
and was raining, and he went to the
hotel on the front street and staid
there, going to bed without having gone
out for walk. The next morning
when he got up he looked out, and the
tide was in, the water coming up close
to the hotel He gazed at the wide
spread waters for an instant, and,
throwing up his hands In astonish-
ment he exclaimed, Gee whiz, but 1t
must have rained hard last nightr
"Then he hurried down stairs to the
office to find out if there was any dan
ger from the flood, and the clerk smiled
four or five times and gave him some
much needed information. Washing
ton Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
rhe Emerrencx clerk.

II ran across a clerk here who is
worth his weight in gold, or, at least,
In gold bricks" said a guest at one of
the hotels. IF | was in business in
New. Orleans, / would get that man if
| had to chloroform and abduct him.
The way l discovered his merits was
this: l was standing in a store down
the street. waiting for my wife to de-
eide what she didn't want, when a
tailor made girl walked up and asked
to see some golf clubs. The young
man behind the counter showed her
several, and in a few moments she
found one that suited her and went
away with it under her arm.
care there many players in New
OrleansY l asked after she had gone.
"'Oh, yes; quite numberp replied
the clerk affably.
"'Have you golf links here?' con-
tinued, getting interested.
"a look of real pain crossed the
young mans face 4 am sorry he
said, very sorry, but the fact is we
sold our last golf links this morning.
However, we have ordered new
stock he added, Frightening up, and
they will be here in few days. Which
did you wish, the plain or the er-fan-
cy linksY
"a clerk like that is beyond price,
sir, perfectly invaluable. Ten years
hence I expect to find him merchant
prince" = New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
The English Army onacer.

In olden days in England the army
and the church were the only callings
that could in any way be considered
aristocratic, for they claimed almost a
monopoly of physical and mental pow
er. Times have changed, but the pow
ers that decide what is and what Is
not aristocratic are intensely conserva-
tive, and they still uphold the claims of
the army to distinction of this sort.
The soldier, as attached by service
to his sovereign. the recognized head
of the aristocracy. is an acknowledged
supporter and member of that class.
The military element represents the
physical force of the country, to which
in any extremity the final appeal must
be made. and so it's officers are part
of the ruling power, which Is assumed
to be aristocratic. The soldier, too,
draws his income directly from the
state and is not compelled to seek the
favor of the general public, as men,
bers of other professions must He is
independent of all popular influence
and pressure and SO stands high in So
cial rank and esteem. = London An
Smorc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
Yes-whats

A good story is going the rounds at
Harvard college concerning last
years graduate, dutiful son and an
industrious student, yet withal some
what liberal youth. At the beginning
of his concluding year his father, who
was just setting out for Europe, said
to him:
Nov, Harry, you get your degree,
and I'll send for you to come over and
travel all summer"
Harry was delighted. Father" said
he, 81 will" He studied faithfully all
the college year and in June went
through with flying colors. Then he
cabled his father:
Eyes"
But the father, alas, had forgotten
his impulsive offer. He unused over
the message. wondered and then cabled
back:
''Yes-whatT'
The son was in turn perplexed, but,
being a we'll trained lad, he did not re-
main long in the dark and, fired by du-
teous zeal. cabled back:
eyes. SIR"
Letters of explanation followed, and
he won the grand tour" = Atlanta
Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
Dutch streets.

Commend US to the ever tranquil
Dutch streets, with their mellow, an
tique houses. These mostly follow cir
cles, as is to be expected in fortified
place. But the typical Dutch street,
found everywhere, is the line of houses
by the canal, a range Of old trees in
front, shading the Indian red brick
behind, with its bright white window
sashes. as bright as much polished
brass.
Nothing is more suggestive of tran
quill repose and old fashion. They
stretch along the broad canal before
them, where bridges cross and bargea
lie together alongside. Even IN very
populous capitals we come in the
suburbs on some delightful, retired
bits of canal, leaving much the same
effect as does Church row at Hamp-
stead
Old fashioned. well to do folk live
here in retirement There is one such
at the entrance of The Hague on the
Scheveningen side, where the charm
ing woods begin. Anything more old
world and solemnly attractive cannot
be imagined We might well fancy
ourselves back to the days Of Sir. Will
liam Temple and of William of Orange,
who may have strolled along these
banks.-Gentleman's Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
ch,De.e Foua Of sauerkraut

With the advent Of so many Chinese
restaurants in different parts of the
city it is confidently declared that
'chop suey" and other well known Chi
nese delicacies are consumed more by
Americans than by Cinnamon. A Har-
lem Chinaman who had been down to
Mott street for social time was on a
Third avenue IL" car and got into
conversation with neighbor.
Il suppose you like chop suey, Ell,
JohnY' asked the casual acquaintance.
NO" was the others answer, with
q positive shake of the head. "Me no
likee chop suey. Me eat spareribs and
sauerkraut."
And in further conversation 1t was
revealed that this Chinaman, like many
of his fellow countrymen in New York,
who had. like himself, been here IA
years or so, hardly tasted traditional
Chinese Dishes One Of the first diree-
lions in which Chinaman becomes
Americanized is in his liking for Amer
lean food, cooked in the American way.
New York Letter in Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
Two view. of the same Man.

"Why did you take that mans caseF'
the fresh graduate of the law school
asked after his father, the old attor-
ney, had bowed a client out of the Of
fee. There is no possibility that you
can win it for him. One glance at bis
face shows that he is the briber and
all around rascal he is accused of be-
ing"
SIS that SOP" the old man replied.
''I'm sorry to hear it-really sorry.
wish l had known it."
"Why, you must have been able to
see for yourself if you are any Judge of
character at ALL
81 am usually pretty good at such
things, but l must confess that l didn't
notice it in this case. In fact, l didn't
see his face at ALL
Didn't see his face!''
mo. He had a wallet in his hand
that took my eye. Now you go to work
and copy off that brief, and after this
if you want to learn the business watch
me, not the other fellows face."-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27

In days when superstition was more
prevalent than it is now the shape and
appearance Of the finger nails were
considered to have reference to ones
destiny.
To learn the message of the finger
nails it was necessary to rub them
over with compound Of wax and SCOT
and then to hold them so that the sun
light fell fully on them.
Then on the horny transparent SUBJ
stance certain signs and characters
were supposed to appear from which
the future could be interpreted.
Persons having certain kinds of nails
were credited with the possession of
certain characteristics. Thus man
with red and spotted nails was suppos-
ed to have hot temper, while pale,
lead colored nails were considered to
denote melancholy temperament.
Narrow nails were supposed to be-
tray ambition and quarrelsome ma
ture, while round shaped nails were
the distinguishing marks Of lovers of
knowledge and people Of liberal senti-
ment-
CoRceited, narrow minded and OBJ
stinate folk were supposed to have
small nails. INDECENT people fieshy and
those Of gentle, retiring nature broad
nails.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
REMEMBERED BEST OF ALL.
When Pm looking back across the time wo
paRea

When Pm looking back across the time worn
pages
OF the book Of years, face always see,
Just one gentle face, that alters not nor ages,
But seems now and evermore the same to ms.
can feel loving hand in mine intwining
When my fRltering childish steps were fain to
AL,
With its watchful eyes like stars upon me shin.
ing
IT'S the face that remember best Of ALI
When look around and memory Is bringing
Back again the echoed songs OF long ago,
Songs that ever down the halls Of time are ring.
ing,
Songs that set my listening youthful heart
aglow,
AL the visions bright Of years gone by they bring
me,
And they seem to hold my spirit in their thrall,
But the simple air a dear voice used to sing me
Is the song that remember best of ALI
When dream of all the gladness that has bless
me
And the sunshine that has made lies pathway
bright,
When long from all the toll Of earth to rest me
Till the dawning of the day that knows no
night,
remember all the love the years have taught me,
And the happiness that Allied them recall,
But a mothers love and all the joy it brought me
Ii the love that remember best Of ALL
Clifton Bingham In Chambers Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
der the nainful mentaI oneration bel

der the painful mental operation he
suddenly felt the pipe in his pocket.
"Savedr' he said. There can be
nothing unnatural about lighting ones
pipe with a scrap of paper"
! So he fastened the reins down under
the dashboard Of his coach, prepared
his matches, quickly broke the seal Of
the dispatch under cover of his cap
and dutifully began to read. These
were the contents, word for word:
Prefecture Of Cote dor to the sous-prefet Of L.
Hello. old fellowt How are your You must be
bored to death upon that rock Of yours. VIII
drink to you tonight. GAsroE-
"In heavens namew swore Melasip-
pc, twisting the official papers furious
ly and making them blaze up from the
bowl Of his pipe in a great rage. ''They
played the devil with mep'
he returned to L. as peaceably as
he had left, but to this day. even after
&c years. Cousin Melasippe has never
forgiven the sender of the dispatch.
Each time he tells the story he adds,
shaking his fist, as if the malefactor
were before his eyes:
ooh, the mean, the beastly, curl He'll
pay me some day! He'd better keep
out of my wayw Translated From the
French For Short Stories.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
something For Nothing.

The eagerness for stock market tips
in this speculative era does not abate,
and the swindling operator has only to
dangle the bait Of big profit before
the public to induce the latter to shed
their pocketbooks and all their belong
ings. When will the public under
stand that reputable, well established
brokers never condescend to such dis
reputable gambling methods in order
to attract custom? When will my
readers comprehend the fact that the
man or firm offering extraordinary in
ducements and unreasonable rates of
interest or profits may be set down at
once as suspicious person. from
whom one cannot escape too quickly?
.--Leslie's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
An Unwelcome Visitor.

While camped in the Wallapai
mountains recently there came to my
camp from off the Santa Fe Pacific an
English overland tourist, and, after
passing the usual salutations and
greetings, the stranger proposed to join
the desert express train of burros and
try his luck prospecting. The first
camp was made at Maggie Springs,
where stood an old miners cabin. In
the morning he proposed to help cook
breakfast and built rousing fire in
the old fireplace of the cabin and start
ed to fry the bacon. All at once a
startled expression came from the en-
bryo cook, and, turning quickly, l dis
covered large king snake sizzling in
the frying pan. The chimney getting
hot had dislodged his snakeship, and
down he came into the hot grease
Yuma "a. IT. Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
Pennsylvania RAILR0AD
The Standard Railroad of Ameyica. Pro-
tected throughout by Block Signals
and InterLocking .Sw5keAeS.
IN EFFECT JANUARY 1e. 1900.

FOR Philadelphia, $50, 500. 6.5s. ITO. 7.4s
s.5s. s.24, ll.22 4. NJ, 1852. 2ss, s.4Osaturdayi
only. Az 5.o4, 6ls. s.37. io.50P NJ
On Sundays, 1913 A. NJ. l2.u6, 5.lS, $50 P. M
For Pemberton. 1886. 926. A. NJ, Las. 1882, AL
sos, 7.27, P. M.
On Sundays. 1923 A. NJ. 500 OF Nv n vorr o.
752 sls 1000. HOS. A. M, 1870. 300. 400, 4S2
For East Burlington, 6.2s, 7.25, 7.52. s22 $50
9l9, 1000, ll05 A. NJ. $780, 800, 400, 452 $40
5.53, 6.26, 7.25. 8.45. l0.00P: N. 90
On Sundays 7.25, $50, 1890 A. M, 1900 2.05, 2.30
5.l5, 3.4l, 40, 500. $685. sos, 6.4a, 7l6 $40
FOR Lewistown. Columbus. Kinkora, ETC.,
l.46, 1882 p. NJ.
On Sundays, 500 P. N.
For LumDerton, MedfOrd, Marion ano Had
dOnfield. 9.35 A. NJ.
For yincentown, 1885, 6 06 Pm.
FOR Toms River, 9.26, A M, 4.7P.M.
For Sea Side Park & Point Pleasant. 9.26. A. M
For Asbury Park and Long Branch, 9.26, A. M
1roias ,eave for Mount Holly as Jottoaos:
trom Philadelphia $50, $50, $50, 1000. II &c
A. NJ, 1910 Il 80, Saturdays only. 230, 400
40, 90 6.l0, $50. 500, 1920. Il 40 I'm
On sundays. al5 A. NJ. LOO, 500, 1890 2; NJ;
500, $50, NJ, 100. $50 400. 800. 800. P. M.
On sundays. 1899 .: a M NJ 3e 70 4 " % am
Ala, 4.2s, $40, 100, 800 P. M.
ON Sundays. go, ll.5O, A. NJ. .o5, 9.Os, P. NJ
from East burlington, 100, 7.55, s.2s, s-4s. 92s
SIS. $50. Zoo. $50, $50. 1850 Pm.
ON sundays, 500. 800, 1890. A. M. 1890, 235.
soS, $40. 4.sO, 45S $50. $780, $50 72O' 746' $40
from Toms River, 7.51 A. M. $3.50 P. M.
From AsDury Park. l.23 p. N.
From MedfOrd, ll.55 AL
From Long Branch, 1.05 P. M.
From Pemberton, (north) 6.3S, 7.2S, SjS, 9.O5,
A. M, 1887, 4.07, e.22P.M
On sundays 500 A. NJ, 800, P. M.
From Pemberton (south), S.37 A. NJ, 4.44 P. M
from Yincentown, $50 A. NJ l-42 P. M.
Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medtord for Philadelphia at 7.00. 1907
A. M, 2.l3, 5.24, Pm.
On Sundays, 745 A. NJ. 4.0S P. N.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at VA, lO.z0
a. NJ, 2.35, 5.35, P. NJ.
On Sundays, 759 A. NJ, Alb P. NJ.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, for Med
tord and Marion at 70O 1850, A. M, $40. b.50.
Pm.
On Sundays, s15 A. NJ. $50 P. M.
Leave Marion for Medford, SIC, ll.SS A. M,
400. $50, P. M.
On Sundays, 9.05. A. M, 6.2l P. M.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HurcHrNsos, j. r. wooD,
General Manager Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
TabIe Mountain Ropeway.

The ropeway located at Table noun
tain, in South Africa, Is an important
example of a line $3.50 feet long. 1t
consists of a single fixed rope. on
which one carriage is drawn to and
fro with an endless hauling rope. the
driving gear having reversing motion
SO that the direction of travel of the
carrier can be controlled. Commenc-
ing at sea level and following the
ground on posts spaced about 300 feet
apart, the cable takes span Of l,5OO
feet, rising to a projecting rock some
1,4SO feet above the starting point.
Resting on a support at this point, the
cable again takes span of 1.40O feet
to an upper terminal 1920 feet above
the lower one. This ropeway has work
ed so satisfactorily that it is not only
used for the carriage Of materials en-
ployed in the construction Of reser-
voir, but is at times used for passen-
ers.-EEgineering Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27

A barber thus explains how he keeps
undesirable customers out of his shop:
'If an outsider comes into my shop
and ! find him undesirable, | get rid
of him speedily. If he pays his check
with a quarter or over, give him 10
cents more change than is coming to
him. That generally keeps him away,
as GROWERS are usually mean men, and
they stay away for fear of being asked
for the overchange. If the mean man
just merely pays for his shave, the
next time he comes in | ask him if |
lid not overpay him in making change
in such a way that he gets mad and
stays away. These are the methods
with which ! keep the Objectionable
element out of my shop. and they
work every e."-New York Trib-
ruo
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
He Was There.

Odd mistakes are sometimes made
by printers. A noted minister had oc-
casion to write his manuscript for the
printer and in the course of it were
these sentences: rs there no balm in
Gilead? Is there no physician thereY'
The compositor set it up: els there
no balm in Goliad IA town in Texas)2
Is there no physician thereT" Then.
on the margin Of the doctors proof,
the officious fellow put for his infoF-
nation, "Dr. T. H. Mott Is still in Co
lad" Memphis Scimitar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
"senor Don Felipe Maria Pomberoso

''Senor Don Felipe Maria POmberosO
Garlandoso. at your service. STRIP
"Glad to meet you" ! again rejoin-
ed But | did not advance to shake
him by the hand, because In his right
he held long and evil looking knife.
Il am going to kill your he yelled.
working himself into quite a respect
able fury II might have stabbed you
when you were at the window con-
versing with my fiancee, for was just
around the corner. But I forbore. sir,
forbore."
$50 see. And you did wrong. How
ever. let us argue the question. Why
are you so anxious to slay meT
why? Diablo! Did not hear with
my own earsY
He did not tell me what he heard.
but leaped savagely toward me.
"Haltp | shouted. Stop right
therey' A shrill cry issued from the
window as l pulled a revolver out Of
my pocket and held it in line with Don
Felipe's heart. But the young man
halted in his tracks, with glittering
knife appraised. "Cowardp he Kissed.
well. no matter" said Il care
more for my life than for your opinion.
Throw away that knife Now tell me
what it was you heard that incensed
you so. Perhaps can explain 1t
away"
"Neyerl You have robbed me of my
sweetheart. You said. and she assent
ed, that there was-there was some
thing between you! Carambaw That
was true, and could not deny it But
bright thought struck me. LET us
go to the senorita and ask her," sug-
gested. Perhaps. | thought. she will
show a way out of the scrape. And
she did.
Something between usY She was
now all radiant. for she had made a
dupe of me and fool of Felipe. 'Of
course stupid! There was, and is, as
you see, this wall, two feet thick. and
grated windowp-Pictorial Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27

Heller Smith is top of the heap now.
He can have anything he wants In this
town if he only doesn't get spoiled.
Wheeler He isn't spoiled yet, is he3
Heeler-No. He's good fellow.
Wheeler--Well, if he isn't spoiled
now he never will be. He was brought
up by his grandparents. Philadelphia
Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
RESIGNATION.

NE saddest tears are those that never fall,
But are held smarting in the aching eyes;
The truest prayers can find no words at all,
But hutter YEARLY to God in sighs.
We need not speak If with our hearts we pray
And by our living try to do his will
Who leads us gently in the narrow way
And when we murmur whispers, Peace, b
still"
Annie Linden in Pail Nall Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES.

The night has thousand eyes
And the day but one,
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has thousand eyes
And the heart but one,
Yet the light Of a whole life dies
When love is done
IF. W. Bourdillon-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-27
Union transportation company.
Tuckerton Railroad.

TUGH0fLOM EtHIIIJ HUs
Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 926 A. NJ,
AT P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton Tor Mount Holly, 7.05 A. M,
3l0P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Mount Holly for Beach Haven, 926 M,
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays; 4.7 P.
M, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays:
Leave Beach Haven $50 M. Tuesdays, Thurs
days ana Saturdays; 2.35 p M. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-14
SEC'Y HITCHCOCK TO GO
Said That Senator Carter Is to Be
Secretary of the Navy.

Was hington, Dec. lit is learned
upon good authority that the shakeup
which will follow the re-inauguration
of President Mckinley will probably
affect Secretary Hitchcock. The pres
ident is said to desire Senator Carter,
of Montana to become secretary of the
interior, and it is well understood that
Senator Carter is willing to accept the
place, so that it is expected Mr.. Hitch
cock will either retire or betransferred
to another cabinet.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikle.
john will leave the war department
whether he is elected senator ornot, and
his successor has already been decid-
ed upon. This information comes
from a senatorial source close to the
White House.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-14
MUST STAY IN PRISON
Judge Hook Refuses to Release on
Writ of Habeas Corpus.

st. Louis, Dec. lin a decision
handed down by Judge Hook, of the
federal district court of Kansas, and
concurred in by United States Circuit
Judge Amos Thayer, this afternoon,
Oberlin M. Carter, former captain of
the United States army, under SEN
tence of five years Imprisonment for
misrepresentation of governmentfunds
while in charge of the harbor work of
Savannah, Ca, is remanded to the
custody of Robert w. McClaughry,
warden of the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth, where Carter has been
confined. the court overruling the PEE
titioner's demurrer on the habeas cor
pus writ issued some time ago, and
sustaining the ruling of the tri al
courts