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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-14
Followed Directions.

The servant girl who follows directions
explicitly has always been considered q
jewel, but there are some flaws even il
the most valuable gems, as this story
shows.
The jewel In question was Scandina
Wan, willing and vigorous, but not over
gifted with intelligence. When she frs
arrived on the scene. she had never seen 1
refrigerator before. After initiating hel
into it's mysteries, the new mistress in
structed her never to leave in the icebo,
anything old or left over, but to keep i
perfectly clean and fresh by throwing
away the old things every morning.
On the day following this the mistress
happened to look out of the window an(
noticed something peculiar in the yard
Summoning the maid she asked:
"Sophia. what is that, and how did 4
get thereT'
The Scandinavian beamed with JOY a
her own cleverness and in expectation o.
cordial approval.
THAT is old ice. ma'am, left from yes
terday threw it away lax you tole me.
New York Mail and Express.
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comn.n,ons In Misery.

ST am not especially sensitive" said
the man with the billiard ball pate in
talking to friends with scanty hair
who had been telling experiences, "but
/ confess it ranked when an absolute
stranger hailed me as old Baldyp |
was sprinkling the lawn one hot even
ing last summer and had laid aside hat
and coat. | was somewhat astonished
on looking up to see stranger hanging
over the picket fence intently watching
me. | continued to play the hose, but
when | looked up again the man was
still there studying and with evident
amusement l glared at him.
"'Hello. old Badly? he shouted,
making profound bow.
care you speaking to me. sirT de-
manded.
"'Hello, old Baldyr he repeated.
"'Why. you verdant chump,' re-
piled. rushing toward him, with the
nozzle, 'I'll turn the hose on your
"'No. you DON'T he answered. re-
moving his hat with flourish and
making another low bow. I'm the linn
it. he said. then saw there was not
a hair on his head. We went off to-
gether and had drink. New York
Sim
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THE pEER,s HORNS.
They Present all the Phenomena OF
= 1880 IL. rs......rAI.

They Present all the PhenOmeAa OF
Animal and Vegetable Growth.
Why and how is the deer SO peculiar
ly unlike any other Of the bovine race.
the horn differing so materially from
all the horned cattle in its composition.
growth, maturity and decline2 1t pre-
sents all the phenomena Of animal and
vegetable growth. 1t sprouts from the
brain without any prelongaticn Of the
frontal bone. 1t rises and breaks
through the sfnews and takes root on
the bone, growing the same as a vege-
table 1t is nourished by and secretes
albumen upon the surface and dlsposes
of the fibrine the same as an animal.
1t is clothed with a skin and hairy
coat very different from that on the
rest of the body. This covering and
hair possess property unknown IN
other animal bodies-that Of being
styptic to stanch its own blood when
wounded 1t carries marks Of the age
on the buck by putting out an extra
branch each year, which shows an adj
ditional power each year to produce
luelu. Anu luio pOWCA NOCo nv N>>%-e~
In the female. So this difference Is
more distinctly marked than in any
other class of animals. Again, the horn
possesses properties unknown in any
other animal matter. 1t is entirely In
odorous, capable Of resisting putrefac-
ton and almost impervious to the et-.
fects of the atmosphere.
And still water at 300 degrees +. win
dissolve these horns readily, even
though they are not soluble In alcohol
and resist the action Of acids and aka
lies It is the only vegeto animal sub
stance that we know of that does not
perpetuate itself by procreation.
The male and the female are sustain
ed by the same nutrition and elements,
and the male only produces horns. This
phenomenon is quite as much of curl
osity as the absence of the horn in the
buck after shedding.
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DEPTH OF A RAINFALL.
The Method by which 1t Is Accurate-
Iv Measured.

Inc mGNAOU Uy w AAACA a. - AVN ANe@N
Iy Measured.
Probably one question that has pug
Eled the lay mind is how the depth OF a
rainfall may be accurately determined.
The way it is done is this:
A funnel whose larger aperture rep
resents surface of 100 square inches
is placed in a position where 1t may
catch the direct fall Of the rain, with
the rim of the funnel extending per-
haps an inch or more beyond the plat
form to which it may be fixed. This
is for the purpose of preventing any
rain from being washed into the funnel
and increasing the true fall From this
funnel the water runs to tube which
bears an exact and carefully determin-
ed ratio to the area of the tunnels
mouth, say one-tenth. er
If, therefore, the tube shows water to
the depth Of an inch, it is clear that one
tenth of an inch of rain has fallen. The
tube is provided with a carefully grad
uated scale so that the fall may be
readily seen. Three inches Of rain
would show depth Of 80 inches In a
tube one-tenth the size of the receiving
aperture, and the decimals of an inch
could be quickly noted by observing the
scale.
If placed on the roof Of a building,
the apparatus should be kept away
from the edges to prevent any peculiar
slant of the wind carrying into the fun
mel a larger proportion Of rain than
would fall into it under normal condi-
tons. The larger the aperture OF the
receiving funnel is made the more &C.
curate will be the results obtained.
A curious fact that has been noted In
connection with rainfalls is that gauges
placed on roofs usually gather less wa
ter than those placed on the ground
This is accounted for on the theory that
the rain in falling absorbs some OF the
moisture Of the air, and the greater dis
lance it falls the larger will be the
bulk Of the individual drops. - New
York Herald.
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The crew of the American brig Memo
had been paid OFF at Cadiz and as mate
was looking for another berth when
a young and good looking man who
was strolling about the wharf as IL In
search of some one accosted me with
an inquiry as to my capability as a
navigator and later on asked me to ac-
company him to cafe for talk. AS
the young man was a Brazilian and q
landsman my curiosity was naturally
aroused. He was rather slow in COM
ing to the point, being evidently desir-
Gus of sizing me up, and l had begun
to grow a little impatient when he
leaned across the table and said:
"Senor, l have decided to trust you
and tell you the truth. 1t is an expedi-
ton to carry off a young lady"
''If 1t is a scheme to abduct woman,
l want nothing to do with it," re-
piled.
do not mistake me, senior. am a
Brazilian. | am from one of the high
est families in our country. am in
love with Spanish lady, young lady
Of highest birth, but her people are OPP
posed to our marriage. | am not only
in love with her, but she returns my
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PENNSYL IHNIA RAILROAD
The Standard Railroad of Ameyica. Pro-
fected throughout BY Block Signals
and InteyI0ckimg SsOitcbes.
IN EFFECT MAY 4. 1901

Trains tenve MounT Holly
kor Philadelphia, 80, sos. 6.b5, 7l2. 75l, $50
s.M, l:22 A. NJ, III z;55, GAO Saturday only
ON sundays, SOS A. NJ, 2.O5, BIS, $40, $50 P. m.
For Pemberton, 7.Ss. 9.26 A. H., l.5o. 1882, Az,
sos, 7.2.. Pm.
For BordenJown, Trenton and New York, 6.28,
725 g.ls, 1900 ll.05. A. NJ, $780, 800, 4e0, AS.
On sundays, 1000 A. n, 2o5, 6.O5pM
For East burlington, 62s, 7.25. 7.55. So. 1853.
9ls 1000, .05 A: M 1870, 800, 400, 445, tl5,
5.45 6.26, 7.25, s.45, 1000 P. N.
On sundays lis, $50, IU.00 A. NJ 100, 200 ESQ.
3d. s.41, 4l0, 500 5.s5. sos, 645, 7lb. sl6, $40
For Lewistown, Columbus, Kinkora. etc.,
ON sundays, SOS P. N.
For LumDertOn, Medford, Marion ana Had
donfield. 9.35 A. N.
For yincentown, 1885. 9 o5 Pm.
For Toms River. Island Heights and Sea Side
Park, y.26, A. NJ, 4.47 p. M.
For Tnckerton and Beach Haven, s26 A. M.
4.47 Pm.
For AsDury Park and Long Branch, 92e, A. NJ
TRAINS seoye for Mount Holly as Jottos0s:
troin PhIIadeIphtA. 6.35, 1856, S.35, 1000. ll.20
A. NJ, 1870, u.30 Saturdays only, 2.30. 400,
$50, sos, sos, 6.z5. 800, iu.50, u.45 r. m.
On sundays, 7.30 9.l5A NJ, LOO 900, 1890 P M.
from New YORK. vlaTrenton and Burlington.
500, $50. A. NJ. LOO. 250. 400. $780, 500. ?.
On sundays. 1000 A. n, 10 p a n (. -.
AT, 4.30, $40, 100. 800 P. n.
On Sundays, $40, Il.50, A. M. 4.05, 9.6S, P. N.
HIOm EdSJ 6ufllnSUOiis NV, LOO o1o3 o.9cs Ss1os
1000. l045 NJ, II M, l05 $50, 448, go, 500,
$50, 100, 100, $780, 1880 P. NJ.
On sundays, 500, 800, 1885, A. M, 1880, 2.36s
800. 345, 49, 4.55. $50, $780, $780, TO, 745, $40,
10.00P.M.
from Toms River, 7.52, a. M, 3.55P. M.
From AsDury Park. LISP. N.
From Medford, ll.55 A. NJ.
From Long Branch, los P. M.
From Pemberton, (north) $40, 7.S0, 905 A. M,
1887, 4.07, 6.22 P. M.
On sundays, 500 A. M, 800, PM
From Pembert0n (south), S.37 A. M, 4.44, =. N.
From VfncentOwn $50 A. Ma l.42 P. M.
WEST JERSEY q sEAsHORE RAILROAD
March s. 1901,
Medford, Marlton and Phfladelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 700, 1907
A. NJ, ZOO 5.2, P. n.
On Sundays, 7.45 A. NJ 4.o3 P. Il.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, 1920
A. NJ, 40, 5.35, P. II.
On Sundays, 1853 A.. n, 41b P. N.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street. for Med
lord and Marion at 100, 1850, A. NJ, $3.50, 5.2s
Pm.
On Sundays SIS A. NJ. $50 P. M.
Leave Marion tor Medford, $40, ll.36 A. H.,
Az, $50, P. M.
On Sundays, 9.05, A. H., 6.2l P. M.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent At the station.
j. b. HUTCHINSON, j. &. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Ag emit
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An rtinerant infant.

Going down the road in North Caro-
lima, accosted a bright looking little
colored girl and inquired her name.
virginia Alabama Mississippi Ben
son." she said SO hurriedly that had
to ask her to repeat it several times
and failed to discover how so insig-
nificant an atom in this great universe
had received such tremendous title
Learning that she lived in little cab.
In near by, inquired of her mother.
SOS to member tn places we've
lived at" was the reply, and further
questioning drew out the interesting
fact that the child had been made q
family record and chrlstened so that
her parents might not forget the names
OF the states In which they had resid
ed. Chicago Record Herald.
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THE OLD ROCKING HORSE.

Battered and bruised snd worn and old,
Bereft of his name and tail,
A veteran charger stanch and bold,
He has weathered lfe's fercest gale
The hero Of many a gallant raid,
In many bloodless war,
A soldier of fortune, undismayed
By battle and wound and scarf
Meath the guiding touch Of little hand
He has travelled many mile
Through the wonderful realms Of Playlike Land
Where the spirits Of fancy smile.
But, strange to say, In his boldest fight,
Though he halted or rested not,
Through all his travels by day and night
He has stood in the selisame spotl
He was ridden far. be was ridden hard.
He has borne fierce brunts and blows
And oft has felt, as a sweet reward,
kiss on his WORKOUT nose.
And, though he is rather the worse for wear
And is crippled and SCARED and old,
In the eyes Of his master he still is fair
And worth his weight in gold.
Herald and Presbytef.
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ESTABLISHED 1879.
always. And we would like it as

always And we would like 1t as
soon as possible, Christina
Mrs. Bender sailed out Of the kitchen
and confidentially told Mr.. Bender that
the new girl seemed exceedingly stu
pid or else she had very peculiar
manner.
"She is in a constant state of sur
prise" she added, land, l declare, /
smell bread toasting. told her not
to toast 1t this morning"
In an incredibly short time the
breakfast bell rang, and when the Ben
der family sat down to the table the
look of surprise was transferred from
Christmas face to theirs, for on the
platter lay fine steak, fresh from the
refrigerator, and in place Of the pot Of
steaming coffee sat a pitcher of ice
cold lemonade. Mrs. Bender rang the
bell with exceeding energy, and when
astonished Christina appeared they
each made frantic effort to convince
the other that she was responsible for
the mistake. Mrs. Bender grew angry,
and Christina resorted to tears, and
while Mr.. Bender listened to their con-
fusing explanations he made his break
fast on toast and lemonade.
Matters grew worse rapidly, and in
spite of repeated and patient explana-
tions Christmas ideas were in a state
of hopeless confusion, but neither she
nor Mrs. Bender ever thought Of the
little woman on the hill as the author
of all their troubles. At the end Of
two weeks Mrs. Bender took a street
car for Walnut hill and, seeking out
Mrs. Mason, asked her if she would not
be willing to take Christina back. Mrs.
Mason artfully hesitated a moment
and then consented.
81 am so relieved" Mrs. Bender said.
''for / keep her In tears half Of the
time, and she seems so anxious to
please me. can't understand how
any one can be as stupid as she Is"
So Christina came back. and for four
years she did faithful service IN Mrs.
Mason's kitchen, and for the first time
in her life that ingenious little woman
did not live in constant fear of "anod-
or nlace down town What tn Eaf
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Giving Her a Chance.

A Cheap Jack Leeds butcher brought
his cart to a standstill in Lady lane. An
old woman looked with longing eyes at
the pile of bones and gristle which the
butcher loftily referred to as Joints
and steaks" but was evidently very
poor indeed, for she hesitated to pay
threepence for a scaleful of selected
bits"
ERE. ave 'em at tuppence," growled
the butcher.
Its too much" said the woman.
lave EN- at a penny
Still the woman hesitated.
There was look of pity mixed with
disgust ON his face as he murmured
patheticaly:
"Stin too much? Ere, 'ang it, III
turn my back while you sneak 'em!'-
London Answers.
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LOVES WAKING.

ESvs Mes asleep. What dreams be round him
thronging
Poets may guess.
But he is tired Of hope and fear, Of longing.
OF passions stress
Tired, through long years, from the worlds Arst
beginning;
Too tired to wake
At wealth's loud call, at beauty's whisper, win
ming
Or answer make,
Though king command and minstrel, In true
meter,
Plead, praise and weep
Than anything on earth, ali, rest is sweeteri
Love lies asleep.
Lot Two young pilgrims come from woodland
closes,
Barefoot yet gay,
Clothed with scarce else than garland wells OF
roses,
Sweet beggars they
Full Of health's bliss, of life, of joy, immortal
Untouched by sin,
Who know not why they sing beside loves portal
Till love joins in.
Madeline Bridges in Life.
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The undying interest which is taken
in the theater is explained by the very
profound line with which Shakespeare
began a very silly speech, "AI the
worlds a stage" People as a rule
take no interest in anything that is not
dramatically Tor. as in the case Of poll
tics, mechanically formulated.
Any creed to be popular must be dra-
matieally stated. Therefore the Cos
pels are preferred to the epistles.
Esop's fables are remembered because
they are the truth about things stated
dramatically and morally.-F. g. Ber-
nard Shaw.
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How the spanish Gypsy Dances.

now tnC SpaAhAbA OyPBE OtAhCCSs
I held my breath as l watched the
gypsy in the Seville dancing hall. l
felt myself swaying unconsciously to
the rhythm of her body, of her beck
oning hands, of the glittering smile
that came and went In her eyes. l
seemed to be drawn into shining
whirlpool, In which / turned, turned,
hearing the buzz Of the water settling
over. my head The guitar buzzed,
buzzed in prancing rhythm, the gyp-
sy coiled about the floor in her trailing
dress, never so much as showing her
ankles, with a rapidity concentrated
upon itself. Her hands beckoned,
reached out, cIutched, clutched deli
cately. lived to their finger tips. Her
body Strengthened, bent, the knees bent
and Strengthened, the heels beat on the
floor, carrying her backward and
round The toes pointed, paused, point
ed, and the body dropped or rose into
immobility, smiling, significant pause
of the whole body. Then the motion
began again, more vivid, more restrain
ed, as If leased by some unseen limits,
as if turning upon itself in the vain de-
sire to escape. as If caught in its own
toils.-Arthur Symons in London Sat
urday Review.
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Husband What do you do when you
hit your thumb with hammer2 You
can't swear.
Wife-No; but | can think with all
my might and main what perfectly
horrid, mean, inconsIderate, selfish
brute you are not to drive the nails
yourself.-New York Weekly.
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A doctor who had mismanaged case
was seized by the family and tied up. In
the night he managed to free himself and
escaped by swimming across a river
When he got home. he found his son
who had just begun to study medicine
and said to him. Don't be In hurry
with your books. The first and most inn
portant thing is to learn to swim. -
Giles History of Chinese Literature"
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Oysters after they have been brought
away from the sea now by instinct
the exact hour when 10 tide is rising
and approaching the. beds, and so Of
their own accord opa their shells to re-
oeive their food FROM ne sea, as if they
were still vt homa
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Bulwer in his Artificial Change
ling" makes mention of one John Sim
ons, native of Berkshire, England,
born without arms or hands. who could
write with his mouth, thread q needle.
tie knot. shuttle, cut and deal pack
Of cards, etc. This wonderful person
age was exhibited In London in 1853.
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Dreadful Dream.

Bobbs-Old Titewadd is about dead
from insomnia. Says he Is afraid to
go to sleep.
Dobbs-Does be fear burglars7
Bobbs-No. but the last time be slept
he dreamed Of giving away money
baltimore American.
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More Proor.

Northumberland the two min
yesterday, there's been 8 kilt so far on
the moo buildin goin up across the
street
O'Callahan (impressively) = Thot's
another proof ay the unluckiness av the
number Is. Brooklyn Eagle.
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pied whistline.

Dr. william hrauSS IN Inc journal
of Nervous and Mental Diseases de-
scribes the case of a Polish herdsman,
81 years of age, weighing 230 pounds,
who some months previous to an acct
dent had suffered from apoplexy re-
sulting In left hemiplegia. He was
slowly regaining the use Of his arm
and leg when he was struck by train
and was found unconscious on the
track with three scalp wounds. There
was a depressed fracture of the skull
three inches above and one inch be-
hind the left ear. He was Immediately
trephined and the depressed bone re-
moved.
About 10 o'clock at night he began
to whistle, not. however. the popular
songs of the day." but the whistle calls
he was accustomed to use in calling or
driving his focks. He would continue
whistling for about one minute, then
would cease for five or ten minutes
and kept this up at regular intervals
until he died. At no time was 1t pos
sibIe to distinguish any melody. The
sounds were of the same pitch and in
tensity and of the same character.
They were audible throughout the
ward and attracted the attention of pa
tents and attendants. To the ply
sicians in attendance 1t was strange
experience to hear these whistle calls
coming from a patient in state of
Inconsistencies. It was impossible to
rouse the patient at any time before
or after the accident, and he died,
whistling a few minutes before death.
The Sort of Table He. Wanted.
The following conversation was over
heard between joiner and his custom
er a short time ago:
Joiner Please, sir, I've brought the
table you ordered me to make.
Customer-Well, put it down here,
my man, and let's see what sort of a
job you've made of 1t.
The man set it down in the middle of
the room, and the customer examined
it with the air of critic.
Customer-Why, my man, there is
here crack filed up with putty.
Joiner-Yes, sir. Well, sir, l know
about that, hut it won't be noticed
when it sets hard.
Customer Coming across some more
putty)-But here's some more, my man.
What is the meaning Of this?
Joiner Well. sir, you see, little bit
of wood clipped off the corner, and l
just put little putty there to fill up.
1t won't do no harm, sir, when it's set
hard
Customer binding some more putty
patches)-Look here, my man, this
won't do. Why, here's big lump right
in the middle of this leg. What can
you say about that?
Joiner Scratching his head and try
ing hard to find some excuse by which
to retrieve his honor)-Well, sir, that's
no harm whatever, and the putty when
it sets hard will be firmer and harder
than the wood. So, you see, it will be
all the better If you walt bit, sir.
Customer (sarcastically)-Here, my
good man. just take this table home
and bring me one made of putty alto
gether. want a good strong one, and
you can fill up the cracks with wood
London Tit-Bits.
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.len transportation COMPANY.

Tuckerton RAILROAD.
Leave Mount Holly for Tuckerton, 9.26 A. NJ,
4.A7 P. NJ, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckcrt0n Tor Mount Holly, 7.06 A. n,
813P.M. daily except Sunday.
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The Man Who Is a Family Nuisance.
1t is not an uncommon thing for the
world to make mistakes and ascribe to
some men better tempers, to others worse
ones, than they actually possess. A man
may not only be thoroughly selfish and
exacting, but ready to fly into passion
at small provocation and yet pass fol
being good tempered simply because those
around him are afraid to cross him and
give him no opportunity for breaking out
His likes and dislikes are always taken
into account and considered beforehand
This is known to him, and the sacrifice Ii
pleasing.
The members of his family-for temper
is chiefly feature of family life-thinh
that peace is cheaply bought at the price
of their own inclinations and eongratu
late themselves on the fact that papa OIL
Uncle Richard is in such good temper
The fact is that he Is in an abominably
bad one He is probably quite uncon
scious of the fact and unconscious, too
that in their hearts the other members OF
the family think him a nuisance and
breathe more freely when he is out of the
house, more freely still when he is hun
dred miles away.-Chambers Journal.