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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
A REAL KNOCKOUT BLOW.
The Small, Wiry Individual and ths
Man Who Terrorized a Train.

Man Who Terrorized a Train.
"The only real knockout blow that
ever saw delivered" said government
officer, twas on a passenger train travel
ing through the mountainous section of
Keatucky few years ago. You know,
those Kentucky mountain people are
hard propositions when they get filed
with their favorite product, and they are
naturally disposed to make trouble at
any old time. / was on the train one
morning when a strapping Hoosier came
in. He was loaded down to the gunnels
and was fourishing a bowie knife and
threatening to kill every man on board.
Nobody seemed willing to stop him, and
he went through the car cursings and
swearing and with his knife always
raised. There was an innocent looking
little fat fellow buried behind a news
paper. He was pretending. to read, but
he was shaking with terror. The tough
sport saw him. Don't you try to read
while / am talking! he shouted, and
with that he ripped the newspaper into
shreds with his bowie knife. The little
man tossed off a couple of fits, and then
the fighter went for another victim.
"a wiry little chap was standing in the
break for him. Just as he raised his knife
in his drunken effort to rip out the poor
mans heart the latter had the presence
Of mind to protect himself. Look behind
you there, quickY shouted the little chap,
and quick as a flash the mountaineer
turned, thinking to see an enemy. AS he
turned, the wiry chap pasted that tough
right on the point Of the jaw. He hit with
E1% H,,% %Io frt1n and the
big fellow went to the bottom Of the car
in a heap. The blow upset him. He
quivered and squirmed like a dying hog,
and the knife fell from his twitching
fingers. He was not able to rise.
"Just about this time the short, fat
sport whose paper he had ripped to
pieces came flying to the scene. Without
| a word he jumped on the mountaineeI
and pounded him in the face with his
! shoes. He kicked and cuffed him unit
the blood spouted. He was the bravest
man / ever saw, although moment be
fore he was scared to death. Finally We
had to pull him off, and when the tough
regained consciousness he sneaked to an
other car without stopping to get his
knife.
1--WE passed a station about this time
and when the train started again two big
rough looking people dashed into the cal
with the same bloody bowie knives. WHO
hit my brother? Who hit my brother !
The man who hit your brother got off al
that station said the little chap who hat
| landed the knockout blow. and after {
lot of cursing the two toughs went from
| the car. They joined the defeated tough
but that individual was so well lickeC
that he kept his mouth shut and nevel
sent his brothers back to start more trou
| BILE. It was thrilling moment on thu
train and every passenger went up ant
| shook hands with the wiry chap. although
| we did not give many glad hands to tn
little fat fellow who got brave only whel
the mountaineer was at the bottom OF tn
car."-Charleston News and Courier.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
A RESTAURANT ENIGMA.
why Are Side Tables PatrOnizes
More Than the Center Oness

why Are Side Tables PatrOnized
More Than the Center Oness
Why is it that most persons when en-
tering a restaurant will seat themselves
at one of the side tables in preference TO
the center tables? If this idiosyncrasy
of restaurant patrons has never attracted
your attention just note the appearance
of your own restaurant when next you
have occasion to go there before the mid
day rush sets in.
Almost every side table will be taken by
one or more persons, while of the center
tables scarcely one win boast of an occu-
pant. This rule holds good from the
highest class of establishment to the
cheapest form of 'beanery," and not only
is it true of eating places mostly patron
lied by men, but also of restaurants IN
the shopping districts where women form
the greater part of the custom.
MANY walters with whom have talked
on the subject confirmed the truth of the
statement, but few sought to explain 1t,
contenting themselves with the remarE
that they much preferred to be assigned tt
side tables, where they were not only as
sured of more chance to make tips" but
where these self same tips were also
much more generous. the satisfaction OF
sitting at the side seeming to promote
the good nature of the luncher or diner.
What the explanation may be is diff
cult to say exactly. Perhaps because the
coat hooks are usually ranged along the
walls those seeking to replenish their in
ner economy prefer to be where they can
at the same time keep close watch OF
their outer integuments, but this only
comes into consideration during the win
ter, as in summer there are no coats Oh
wraps to watch out for. Man, and WON
an, too, for that matter, is creature OF
habit, however, and the custom acquired
during the winter probably unconsciously
clings in summer.
Another reason advanced is that many
persons prefer to eat with as much pri
vacy as possible and think they can Sc
cure this in a greater measure by sitting
at one side of a room rather than in the
middle, where they are exposed, as il
were, to the concentrated gaze of al
those in the establishment.-New Yorl
Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

Stage properties in the early days OF
the nineteenth century were of the most
primitive kind and sometimes were lack
ing altogether One night the play was
an adaptation from Der Freyschutz,"
the act where Walter has to shoot an
eagle.
Walter was there, gun in hand. ready
to aim at the royal bird. But no royal or,
indeed, any other specimen of the feath-
cred race was forthcoming.
Mr. Lee, the manager, was. as was his
wont, seated in chair at the wings
where's the bird?'' he shouts. No one
knows; a regular scrimmage behind the
scene while the stage waits.
Cant you find it, any of your "a
pause.l "Then Ia swear world here goes
nv wigr' which he snatched from off bis
head and flung across the stage.
Walter shoots! The deed is done! The
royal bird fallsl The audience applauds
yociferously, little knowing that tits :
monager's wig doing duty as al eagle
GentIeman's Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
HE LOST TWO LOVES.
incidents Thas Caused the Abandon
ment of His Affection.


He was unmarried, 40 years old, with
q prosperous business and snug little for
tune invested in stocks and bonds which
brought him fair returns. He was tell
ing friend how deeply in love he was at
one time when young man and how ne
became disillusioned.
"How I did love that girlp' said he.
'sShe had auburn hair and laughing, melt
ing eyes and a complexion Of wax and
tints that made my heart throb every
time was near her. 1t seemed to me
that IL there were angels on earth she
was one. The night ! went to see her,
determined that we should be betrothed
before left her presence, was one shall
never forget. Her little brother was in
the room, and he told me what great
sport they had had that day; that his sis
ter had drowned kitten-just threw it
into pail Of water and then sat down
on the pail. left soon after and never
went back.
"About q year and half ago met q
woman toward whom seemed irresisti-
bly, drawn. She was widow, 30 years
old, with some property and charming in
every way. / became devoted In my at
tentions and really thought that at last
the only woman in the world for me had
come in her person. One night we went
to theater. The play was full of emo
ton and love scenes-one Of those plays
where heart goes out to heart and all
that. Both of us cried during the per-
Torrance. Unconsciously my hand sought
hers, and my pressure was returned. We
looked at each other, and tears In her
beautiful eyes met the tears in mine. l
resolved then and there that that night
should settle my fate. On her arrival at
her home, as l helped her from the car
riage, tenderly adjusted her wrap about
her, saying, You must be careful not to
catch cold, DEAR
"The night was little frosty, and as
stepped aside from adjusting her wrap
my feet few out from beneath me, and l
fell, striking the walk with considerable
force. She burst into loud laugh, not
one of those little, harmless, forgiving
laughs, but a laugh that echoed In the
street and shook her entire frame. As l
scrambled to my feet and recovered my
hat she murmured, oh, are you hurtf'
She gave vent to another peal of laugh
ter. Going up the steps she said, oh, l
am so'- And there followed peal after
peal of laughter. As the door opened and
I turned to go down the steps she stopped
Laughing long enough to say, Why, aren't
you coming in?' Not tonight, thank
YOU said 1. Good night, Mrs. -
And haven't been back there any more.
~ rather guess the true love for me
has gone some other way and we shall
never meet. Between women who can
drown young kittens and giggle about 1t
and women who can cry at make believe
love scenes and laugh at my predieament
II meet with an unfortunate accident,
I'd rather get along in peace and content
ment and live only in anticipation Of the
joys and comforts of married life and 8
home"
Just then the train stopped for Warren,
and had to leave the smoking car and
the two bachelor friends who had been
exchanging condolences while occupying
the seat in front of me.-Warren Qlls.)
Sanfiuel-T eader
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

HE was a scottish sort of chap, but
played a tolerably fair game of seven
up" said an ex-sheriff of Pike county,
Pa. 1--WE were sitting in. up at Lacka-
wanna, playing for quarter a corner.
knew he was dead gone on girl up at
the Narrows, and so remarked casually
early in the game:
"'Every time fellow gets the jack OF
trumps in seven up it's sure sign bis
girl is thinking of him.
'Then | sort of watched the young fel.
low, and the very next hand he picked up
/ noticed his eyes light up and real nice
flush of pleasure spread over his face. Sc
! led out, and, sure as pollywogs,
caught his jack. as / thought maybe
would. And it worked so well all the
evening that | had a whole lot of his
quarters when we quit. But he seemed
pleased and went up to the Narrows on
the next train."-New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

$OfC4J. eSoS1
and was cured, and have
stayed cured.
wWhen l think of the
great pain 1 had to endure.
and the terrible cough /
had, 1t seems almost .
miracle that I was so soon
relieved.
Ct That God may spare
you many years and abund-
antly bless you is the prayer
of your grateful friend"
There is one striking EVIL
dence in almost all these
testimonials, both to the
actual diseased condition
and its positive cure. That
evidence is found in the
loss of flesh, marking the
wasting character of the
disease, and in the gain OF
flesh which marks the cure
by the use of cGolden Med
ical Discovery"
GAINED SO POUNDS.
awhile living in Char
lotte, N. c., your medicine
cured me of asthma and
nasal catarrh of ten years
standing" writes J. L.
Lumsden, Esq, of 22I
Whitehall Street, Atlanta,
Ca vAt that time life
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
OLD TIME FARMERS.
Lawyers Note the Difference Tina
Has Come In Farm Life.

Lawyers Note the Difference That
Has Come In Farm Life.
They have law Offices in the Splitter.
Both came from one of the progressive
counties of northwestern Ohio. Both
were reared on the farm, and both make
freouent trips to see the homefolks down
in the country.
"Say. Charley" said Will as he seated
himself in the formers office and helped
himself to a cigar out of Charley's Dox,
give been down on the farm for cou-
ole of days, and / want to say that, al
though we pride ourselves here in To-
ledo of being progressive and up to date,
the farmers down in our old county can
give us pointers that would make Us
seem like mossbacks."
"What have you struck now, WIFI
"You know what slow work cornhusk-
ing used to be. We would husk away all
fall and far into the winter, and then
often some of the corn would stand IN
the field until spring. Mighty slow, tire
some work, and you know how our I'M
gers would wear out and how busy we
used to keep the womer making finger
stalls"
"Well, don't they do the same thing
now?"
mot on your life! They have ma
chine cornhuskers that husk from 2OC
to 400 bushels day. Run 'em as they
do thrashing machines. Some call 'em
man eaters because they occasionally
chew off hand or an arm, but the av.
erage farmer can husk his whole crop OF
corn in a week and have 1t high and dry
| In the crib.
"That isn't all, either. The machine
cuts or shreds the fodder and makes il
most excellent feed for stock. Cattle
| and horses eat it all but the hard ends
and. you see, mighty little goes to waste
| The farmers feed this shredded fodder
and sell their hay, and they're making
money out of it too.
| "Some of them bale the shredded fod
der. as they do hay, and sell it for 80
ton and as the fodder will run two tons
to the acre there you have $40 an acre FOL
| fodder alone, and they can get tina
price right at their barns.
"Some of these farmers are might!
foxy. One of our neighbors has rigget
ND a fodder shredder and feed cutie
by his barn, and he doesn't use horse
power to run them, either. He bitches
'em on to a big windmill, and when :
gOO0 St1n vino DlOWS Ne ielS ~ SAA 9
his fodder and cut his feed for his stock
He is now experimenting with buzz
saw and expects to have that windmill
saw his wood"
Farm work is not as hard now a
when we were boys" said Charley.
"Should say not. Now the farmer
ride while planting and blowing corn
ride while moving grass, ride while har
vesting wheat; have hay loader whic
they hitch to the back of a wagon an
which loads the hay, and the hay for
unloads it; ride while they cut corn an
tie it into bundles. In fact, they do a
most everything by machinery and hav
plenty of time to see their hogs, horses
cattle and sheep grow into money. The
have their mail delivered daily, many o
them have telephones in their houses
and, all in all, they are living right a
home"
And then Will and Charley wondere
If they did not make chumps Of then
selves when they left the farm.-Toled
Blade.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

sAisle seats" is the label one can see
over pigeonhole in the box office Of the
Grand Opera House. But one can't see
anything in this pigeonhole that looks
like theater tickets. so the versatile treas
urer of the Grand is often called upon fol
an explanation.
~ generally have four or five cigars In
that apartment" said the treasurer, land
they're always given to me by fellows
who want aisle seats. When | am sc
fortunate as to have aisle seats, they gen
orally open their hearts and give me q
cigar. All the cigars go In that pigeon
hole, and when fellow comes along who
wants to smoke real badly ] give hin
one Of the aisle seats Experience has
been a dear teacher with me. never
smoke any Of those gift cigars. Try one
and 1t will be your last In all probability. .
Kansas City Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite as Fatal. The Best Treatment.

Quite as FATAL The Best treatment.
The grip has surprised the doctors
and health authorities this season by
its rapid spread and by some move
symptoms. While it spares nobody
| it is proving especially dangerous tc
middle-aged and elderly persons. In
many cases either a fatal onset Of
pneumonia or complete breakdown
of health and strength, is apt to fol
low an attack of grip.
The wise course for all is proven
ton. By wearing a Beuson's Porous
Plaster on the chest and back you
protect the lungs from cold and chill
and with ordinary care) you are safe
from grip.
For those who are already suffering
from grip, or from the usual winter
coughs and colds, Be'ason's Plasters
are sure and speedy relief and cure
Highly medicinal and scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes
Only the genuine are effective. Elk
anime when you buy. Seabury 4
johnson, Manufacturing Chemists
New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
The PRICE.

That was = sorry bargain that made.
You offered me an hours talk with you
BY the great logs that light your chimney place.
An hours right OF looking on your face,
feeting smile, little laugh or two
How could guess the price that must be paidf
That was a sorry bargain that made.
That was sorry bargain that made.
Outside the wind dashed like 'wildered birdi
Against your window flashed the driven rain,
And in its pauses thrilled your voice again;
Mttie knew the cost of every word.
That was a sorry bargain that made.
How could guess the price that must be Paidf
That was q sorry bargain that made.
For that one hour this is the price give:
Old days, old dreams and thoughts aforetlme nee
The inmost heart, the very soul OF me,
Content of all the days have to live
How could guess the price that must be paidf
That was = sorry bargain that made
-Theodosia Pickering Garrison IN Harpers d
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
H.daG Good start.

Two colored men on a late Long
street car were congratulating one an
other. The last to talk was newly
welded.
"Sam, understand youse TOXIN
unto youseself a new woman?" SAID
Mr.. Johnston.
.I'u kunfess rze guilty" meekly re
sponded Sam. bis countenance covered
with broad grin.
ibid you all get a good startY'
Sam was apparently very anxious to
answer this question and in a much
louder tone said:
"WeIl, | should say did get a good
start. got an old woman wild eleber
little pickaninnies."
Everybody who heard the remark
was satisfied Sam had really gooc
start.-Columbus co. Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
MOTHER IS THE ONLY ONE.


An, mothers gattin old an gray
Some day, why, shs'u Be laid away
Down IN tn Geld by tn old mill stream.
where all tn roses love to dream,
An when that happens, ike ez not,
IN old farm'u Jest bout 60 to pet.
We'd lose all hope ei ma was gone,
Fer she most runs tn farm alone.
Up with tn sparrers every morn.
Calm tn chickens to their corn;
She cooks a meal wouldn't trade
Fer tn finest farmhouse ever madei
She cleans TIL house an sets tn hen
An Shoes the pigs back to their pen;
She feeds tn COW, an then she goes
Inter TIL house an sews an sews
An bakes a cake an runs tn churn
An gathers in tn wood to burn,
An ef you say, ''Ma, rest awhilep'
She'll answer, with her old sweet smile:
ssChild, amt tired BIT. Are your
We can't rest when there's work to do"
An, supper Ger, tn chores all done,
She hears our lessons, one by one,
An then she sees tn cat is fed
An puts tn children all to bed,
An when tn family's tucked away,
Then she, alone, kneels down to pray.
Yes, after all il said and done,
Your mother Ia the only one.
ErnNr
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
A DARK OUTLOOK
FOR THE YOUNG MAN WITH
WEAK LUNGS.

Time and again we see young men
just arriving at their legal majority,
or having barely passed it, suddenly
stopped in career full of promise.
Disease has laid its hand on the lungs!
He who never took thought for him
self must be careful now. He must be
careful about food and drink, careful
about his clothing and his exercise. No
more late hours or night air. No more
athletics. His lungs are vweak." He
has an ominous cough. He has fallen
away in flesh.
When that cloud of consumption falls
on young mans life it darkens every
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

On one occasion the dean of Wells
in introducing e. A. Freeman. whom
he could abide neither as man nor
historian, said: II rise with great
pleasure to propose the health of our
eminent neighbor, Mr.. Freeman, the
historian, man who. In his own per-
sonal characteristics. has SO often de-
picted for us the savage character of
our first forefathers."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

The grand specific tor the prevailing
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Rheumatism, Costiveness, General
Debility, ETC., is Bacon's Celery King for
the Nerves This great herbal tonic slim
ulates the digestive organs, regulates the
Liver and restores the system to vigorous
health and energies Sample free. Large
packages SOC and 25c. Sold only by Wells
& Son. Columbus; E. D. Prickitt, Mount
Holly; w. G. Jones, New Egypt; Edw,
W. Rossell, Pemberton, and H. H. Leeds
Rancocas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

Recently published lists of prices charg-
ed by prominent portrait painters remind
us that if modern artists take the cash
eighteenth century painters often took
their time. Augustus Hare says that Lord
Marlborough asked Sir Thomas Lawrence
again and again to send home the por-
trait he was doing of Lady Marlborough
and her child 81 allow | have been a
long time" replied the artist at last, "but
II Lady Marlborough will kindly bring the
baby and give me another sitting really
will finish"
'sWell, Sir Thomas" was the answer,
''my wife will be happy to give you an
other sitting whenever you like. but the
baby is In the guardsv- Youths Com
pAnion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
Every Movement Hurts

When you have rheumatism. Muscles
feel stiff and sore and joints are painful.
1t does not pay to suffer long from this dis
ease when it may be cured so promptly
and perfectly by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This medicine goes right to the spot, neu-
tralizes the acidity of the blood, which
causes rheumatism and puts an end to the
pain and stiffness.
Biliousness is cured by Hoods Pills.
Die
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
The Bishop,s Auvlce.

DR.. Stubs, bishop of Oxford, once
was importuned by woman who, know
ing his experience of the Holy Land,
kent on asking him what places she ought
to visit, as she was starting on trip TO
Palestine After answering Typographical
questions without number, he was again
asked, "But really, what place would you
advise me to go tot"
"To Jericho, madam" said the bishop
sWeetly. Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
A Very Good Reason.

A Bradford costermonger was brought
before the magistrates for cruelty to his
donkey.
When the case had been gone into. the
magistrates. seeing it was his first ap-
pearance. wishful tt let aim of asked
him if he could get any one to say any
thing in his fa~or.
Looking round the court and pointing
to the chief constable, he said:
THAT man can"
The chief constable YES amazed and
Immediately said:
81 know nothing of him."
"Wil that do?" said the accused. I'll
he had known anything bad Of me. be
would have said it.
He was allowed to eo.-LoIdon An
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19

Benevolent Old Gentleman Ito fellow
passenger How fast we travel! But,
ali, young man. have you ever thought
of the flight of timer Think of the
ieeting hours of youth, the golden
days that swiftly pass away. Have
you ever counted the minutes
Battersby tunregenerate and suspi-
cious,- What are you trying to dol
Sell me q watch ?-London Nuggets.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-19
No snakes In Hawaii.

The centiped is the only poisonous
insect on the Hawaiian Islands, and its
sting here is no more dangerous than
the sting of a wasp or hornet in the
United States. On the mainland the
tarantula's sting is usually fatal and
always brings serious consequences.
Hawaii is fortunate, too, in having no
snakes or poisonous reptiles.-Hono-
lulu Republican.