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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
To serve in her sisters placer

what innocence, what simplicity!
The jurors smiled broadly The face
of the president was no longer cold or
ceremonious, nor was it precisely his
brow from which he mopped the mois-
ture with large yellow handkerchief.
at is we'll" said he. 'You were
right, my child; but-but, now that l
think of IT,
He stopped, frowned and seemed to
reflect intently. NOW that | think of
It," continued he, ''there was an error
in this affair. We have, my dear child.
sent you the wrong document"
"The wrong document, M. lie Presi-
dent?" faltered Lizette, raising her
great, sorrowful eyes to his face with a
gaze Of heartbreaking reproach, ''the
wrong documentT
She could say no more, and the presi-
dent himself was no less moved.
1.-THE wrong document, my child,
yes" said he firmly, rising from his
seat to tenderly pass his hand across
the shining hair. Beyond there"
pointing to the heaven above them
through the mist yelled window, Jus
tice has given another verdict. Go now
to thy mother and tell her from me
that thy sister was not criminal, that
Anne was innocent
Before God, at least" added he in a
tone only audible to his own great
heart, before God, at leastw-Trans-
lated From the Hungarian For St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

Lady Where is the agent for these
fats?
Man at door, can rent the flats
mum.
"Are the rents reasonableT
Eyes. num-"
"What sort of a janitor have your
"A very good one, num-"
"Is he polite and attentiyeY
"Yes, num-"
"HonestT
eyes, num-"
"Doesn't he ever steal from the
market baskets Of the tenants?"
Never, num-"
"He's a good Christian man, is he?"
EYES, mum. A potter, more at
tentive, honester or more Christian
man never lived, num-"
I'm delighted to hear that. Where
is he nowg'
''rm him, mum. Weekly Bouquet,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

Mary is very stout, quite deaf and
the trusted housemaid of a family in
the East park section. incidentally she
seems to be something Of an art critic.
When she cleiins the family rooms. she
is heard to mntter and shake her lid
in busting the pictures. and she seems
to be especially severe on few repre-
sentatives Of the altogether" that
hang in the little den One day Mary
was flirting her dustcloth about in this
little room when her mistress happened
in Mary was standing gazing intently
at a beautiful photograph of Beugue-
reau's Cupid and Psyche
.'And phwat pictur is thaty' asked
Mary in hard, cold tones.
ooh, that ID Cupid and Psyche,
said the lady rather indifferently.
''Moody and Sankey, is ut? Well,
hay heered Of them felleys Sure, they
ought to be ashamed of themselves. =
Philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

1t is not generally known, but the
largest hopyards in the world are
In California, along the Sacramento,
Russian and Feather rivers, and the
very biggest hopfield on earth is at
Pleasanton, in Alameda county, where
there are 36S acres, with more than
445, 900 vines under one wire.
AS the picking must all be done by
hand and within the short season
when the blossoms are at their best, an
army of people has to be suddenly
mustered for the harvest. The mild
climatic conditions that favor the de-
velopment of the hop and the pleasant
inland valleys where it is grown COM
bine to make hop picking something
Of a Summer time delight for the work
is neither difficult nor arduous, and
the pay is fair.
There are but two drawbacks to
hop picking. One Is so called hop
poisoning, which is simply sort OF
prickly heat or rash sometimes pro-
duced by contact of face and arms
with the nettlelike fuzz on the stalks
of the hop vine. 1t does not affect all
pickers. The other is the dark stain
ing of the hands resulting from the
resin of tie blossom. 1t may be re-
moved by rubbing with the crushed
green leaves of the hop.-San Francis
co Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
TOLD BY THE GROCER.
His Conversation with a Deaf wom-
an Lost Him "a Customer

His Conversation With q Deaf Wom-
an Lost Him Customer.
"I'll tell you how | lost a good GUS
toner the other day." said the grocery
man. 81 have one customer who is ex-
tremely deaf, and to make her hear
have to Just yell at her. 1t takes about
half an hour to get her order. and by
that time my voice is pitched so high
that cart get it down to earth again.
'The other day it happened that aft
er she left in came Mr.. Oldboy. who is
a perfect crank. Was in the army once
and great stickler for bowling and
scraping and all that sort of thing.
Wants a fellow he trades with to sa-
lutte and present arms and do all kinds
of things. He came in and said. Good
morning. l wish you had heard me
yell at him My voice made the win
dows rattle. He locked surprised, but
went on talking to me, and kept up
answering him in a voice that could be
heard block away. He got madder
and madden. but | never knew what
was up until finally he got red in the
face and said, Mr.. Black. sir. am not
deaf, sir, and l resent s2ar yelling at
me as If couldn't hear cannon fred
in my ear With that out he went.
you see, had been talking to the
deaf lady and couldn't get my voice
down again. You try it some time and
see If you dos't,yelI at every one you
meet Furny, too, But-I always yell at
blind people and foreigners. and al
ways whisper when go in where any
ones sick. indianapolis Sentineh-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
An Oh custom.

Why is it the duty of the bride to cut
the wedding cake? The fact ls-at
least so a professor told me the other
day-that the Romans are at the bot
tom of it The original Roman mar
rage was effected by the simple proc
ess of the bride and bridegroom break
ing cake of bread and eating it to-
gether. This developed into the bride
cake. and the bride cut 1t because 1t
was the duty of the woman to prepare
food for the man. Young brides of to-
day who think 1t the height of Ill luck
not to cut their own wedding cake are
probably not in the least aware OF
what they are symbolIcally pledging
themselves to. but they had better bear
In mind that If they wish to keep a
man in a good temper they must not
forget to feed him.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
New York Is Provincial.

Perhaps there is no city quite so pro-
vincial as New York, says A. Maurice
Low in The Atlantic, due to the fact
that the average New Yorker, whether
in society or business, has got into the
habit OF patronizing the inhabitants of
any other city. The New York bust
ness man complacently feels that the
rest of the country is financed by New
York and must do as New York tells 1t.
The society man or woman of New
York believes that outside of New
York, with few exceptions, there is no
society worthy of the name, aud what
society does exist is merely a bad imi-
tation of its New York prototype.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

The walking fish of Santa Catalina
channel, California, is a member Of the
pediculati tribe and has congeners
among the gulf weed of the Mexican
coast Its pectcral fins are shaped so
as to serve for legs, and it can rest on
them so as to snap its prey. 1t builds a
nest Of seaweed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
THE BAND PLAYED "DIME.'

And SOusa Won the Hearts of the
People at Fayetteville.
When North CaSplina celebrated its
centenary, the Marine band was order
ed to Fayetteville to participate In the
ceremonies, said Bandmaster Sousa
The little southern town was much In
terested in the advent of the ''presi-
dents band" and the prevailing opin-
ion was that "Dixie" would be tabooed
music with us. Before the exercises a
local committee waited upon me and
intimated that Dixie" was popular
melody IN that vicinity.
"Of course" said the spokesman, 1--WE
don't want you to play anything you
don't want to, but please remember,
sir, that we are very fond Of Dixie
here"
Bowling grayely, I thanked the COM
mittee for their interest in my pro-
gramme, but left them completely in
the dark as to whether intended to
play the loved song Of the south or not
The ceremonies opened with a patri-
otto address by Governor Fowle laud-
ing the glories Of the American flag,
and naturally the only appropriate mu-
sic to such sentiment was 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" which the crowd
periodically cheered.
The tone Of the succeeding Grafton
was equally feryid, but the speaker en-
larged upon the gIories of the common
wealth whose one hundredth anniver-
sary was being celebrated. The orator
sat down, and there was a momentary
pause, and then as l raised my baton
the strains Of ''Dixie" fell upon the de-
lighted ears Of the thousands round the
platform.
The unexpected had happened, and
such shout as went up from that
throng l have never heard equaled.
Hats were tossed In the air, gray hair
ed men embraced, and for few min
utes a jubilant pandemonium reigned
supreme. During the rest of our stay
in Fayetteville the repertory of the Ma
rine band was on this order: Yankee
Doodle Dixie" "Star Spangled Ban
ner." Dixie" RED, White and Blue"
Dixie."-Youths Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

"Pm getting along" said Mr.. Cum
rox. "rm progressing slowly, but
surely"
sIn whatw
Couture. I've been travelling around
with Mrs 1. and the girls until I'm
getting right refined. But there's one
thing don't think I'll achieve. don't
believe III ever be able to go into an
ANTIQUE store and tell the difference
between bric-a-brac and junk. Wash
ington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
NnctnrnnI Tragedy.

1t is a dark night. 1t is also dark
kitchen. The kind hearted man in his
stocking feet is after drink Of water
for his fretful youngster. He thinks
he can find his way In the inky dark
ness. He is mistaken. He turns to
the left instead of to the right and falls
down cellar
Another good man gone wrong
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

You no doubt hear things every
day that are not true and repeat them.
Try not to do 1t. 1t is surprising how
many things are told that are untrue
and cruel. 1t is surprising how many
people like this sort of talk. Be above
circulating an untrue and damaging
story about any one to oblige some mis-
chievous gossip. Atehlson Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

Mrs. Meddergrass- The postmistress
doesn't seem to like the new professor
of the school.
Mr. Meddergrass--No; ! reckon not.
hered some Of the fellers at the store
say he had wrote all his postal cards in
Latin or some other furrin language
Baltimore American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

There's no Use" said Mr.. Cumrox.
Il amt going to try to superintend the
education of my daughters any more"
"Why notT'
They're getting along where | can't
follow 'em. I hear 'em chattering
sometimes, and can't tell whether
they are reciting their Latin lessons or
Counting out for a game of hide and
seek. Washington Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

did you ever get reIigion?" asked
the revivalist.
"Well, | should say so-lSS pounds or
It," replied the man.
"a hundred and thirty-eight pounds
Of religionr' cried the revivalist. How
did you get that2'
'eThe only way that good many
men ever get religion was the reply;
81 married it.''--Chieago Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
uNcoNFEssED.

She may seek to flirt and Aout me,
She may seem to dream and doubt me,
She may lead me devious ways
With her wiles about me;
But, beyond it-ah, she knows
BY her footstep my heart goesl
She may viii to tease and try me,
She may choose to run and fly me,
She may give me stint of praise
And be seldom nigh me;
But, beside it-ah, she knows
By her footstep my heart goesl
She may cozen and deceive me,
She may show pretense to leave me,
She may turn away her gaze
Thinking thus to grieve me;
But, beneath it-ah, l know
BY my heart her footsteps gol
Post Wheeler in New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

How can you call old Bogles mar
tyr to his principles when every one
knows he died Of INDIGESTION
Exactly. He died because he was
devoted to the principle Of allowing no
doctor ON earth to dictate what he
should indianapolis Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

"one Of my rivals played me an aw-
full mean trick"
what was itY
'He gave us d lamp which burns a
half gallon Of coal oil every night -
Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
LOVES MOODS.

thought of my love in the distance;
Silent and Wild was the place.
In moment her voice lent its music,
And around shone the light OF her face
Her face, and hers only
/ stood in my loves sweet presence,
But mood wrapped her soul from all vieWl
We spake. but on flowed the silence
And deeper the solitude grew
How deep and how lonelyl
Edith Nj. Thomas in Harper's Bazzr.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

There is one thing on which the wo-
men folks all agree, that the mans
overcoat viii do just as well as not for
another winter.-Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
PENNSYL IANlA RAILROAD
The Standard Railroad Of 4Ameyica. Pro
tected throughout by Block Signals
and Lnteyloeki1g .SWiteheS.
IN EFFECT NovEMBER rs, 1900.

Trains leGve Mount Holly.
FOR Philadelphia. 5.So sos. 665 7.l2, 7.5l, $50
9.24, l1.22 A. M, 1852. 23S (3.40 Saturday only)
Az, 8 Oh, 6.22. 1897, lO.5OP. M.
On sundays, S.26 A. M, 1908, 6.lS, $50 P. M.
For Pemberton, 1888, A. M, 1.S5. 1892. sos, 724
P.
on sundays. 10 20 A. M, 6OoF - 90
7.25 Sig, 1000, HOS, A. M 1890, 800, 400, 49,
on Sundays, 1000 A. M, 2.05, sos p M
For East Burlington, SIS, 7.25, 755. s.22, $50,
9l9 1900 ll.05 A. NJ, 1890, 800, 400, 4.45, 5.5,
5.45. 6.26, 1925. s.45, 1000 P. M
On Sundays 725 80, 1000 M, IL. 90, 205, $50,
sl5 s.4l, 4lO 500. 5.s5, Sos 645, 49, Sis, 500
For Lewistown. Columbus, Kinkora, ETC.,
ON Sundays, sos P. M.
For LumDerton, Medford, Marlton ana Had
donfield. 9-35 A. NJ.
For vincentown, 1875. 8 O5 P. M.
For Toms River, Island Heights and Sea Side
PARK, 1925, A M, 4.47 M.
For AsDury Park and Long Branch. s.2e. A. M.
Trasns IeaUefor Mount Holly as 5oSsosos:
from PhiIadelphia. 6.s5, 7.55 S.35, 1000. 30
A. NJ, 1890, q 80 Saturdays only, $50, 400
4.30, sos, sos. 6.2s. 500, lu.au, ll.45 Pm.
On sundays, 9.l5A. M, 100. 800, 1890 Pm.
From New York. via Trenton and burlington.
On Sundays. 1000 A. NJ, 700PM.
From Trenton, 6.45, TAO. $50, 1923 A. M, 255,
All, 1870, 5 20, 100, 955 p. nj.
On Sundays, $40, 1l.50. A. M, 4.05, sos, P. NJ
From East Burlington, 100, 7.5s, s.26. s4s, y,
1905 l0.45 A. M. Y M, LOS, $50, 44s $40, 500,
$50, 100, $50, $50, 1910 p. M.
On Sundays 500, 800, 1890. A.. NJ, 1890, 2.35,
$685. S.45, 40, 455 $50, 500 $780, 1920, 745, $40,
l0.00P. N.
from Toms River. 1852, A. M, 1855 M.
From AsDury Park, l.25 p. M.
From Medford, 1l.55 A. NJ.
from Long Branch, LOS P. NJ
From mberton, (north) $40, 1880, $40 A. M,
1887, 407. S.22 P. M.
On Sundays, SEQ a. NJ, 800 P. NJ
from Pemberton (south), S.37 A. M, 444, P NJ
From Vincentown $50 A. M, l.42 p
Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 700. 1907
A. NJ, L55, 524, Pm.
On Sundays, 7.45 A. NJ, 4O3 F. M
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at IA, 1920
A. NJ, 2.l5, 5.35, Pm.
On Sundays, 1853 A. M, 4l5p. NJ.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, tor Med
lord and Marion at 7o0 1850, A. M, $50. 5.2s.
P. N.
On Sundays, SIS A. M. $50 P. M.
Leave Marion tor Medtord, s.l5, lbs A. NJ,
Alp, 500 P.
on Sundays, 905, A. M, 6.2l P. M.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, j. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

The royal army clothing factory Of
Great Britain has only two commits
stoned officers, director and doctor.
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Union Transportation Company.

Tuckerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly for Tuckerton, 9.26 A. NJ,
447P NJ, daily except Sunday.
LeAve Tuckerton for Mount Holly, 70S A. M,
3IgPM. daily except Sunday.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

To salute with the left hand is a
deadly insult to Mohammedans in the
east.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
Steamers

Steamers
Columbia. John a. Warner. Twilight and
Trenton.
Leave Burlington for Philadelphia 740, 9,2b
A M Returning leave Philadelphia, Chestnut
street wharf, 2 90 and 2. 0P.M.
Leave Burlington for Trenton 800 p NJ
Sunday excepted.
EXCURSION, 4Oc. SINGLE FARE, Goo.
Excursion between Trenton and Philadel-
pA'1' '>1' r. g. EDw ARDS,
General Manager.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01

Wher as
she missed hef
orphan calf was Pc
continued to call 1t
mooing and looking. The
ever, orly gave about one quart -
instead of a gallon OF more, as forms
ly. During the night she lowed fire.
Quently for hos calf, and the next
morning; when it did not appear she ex-
hibited unmistakabIe signs of grief.
The orphan calf was no solace to her.
She was driven to the woods with her
mate, hut came back and continued
lowing until noon. She came inside
the inclOsure but would not eat grass
Just after dinner a great commotion
was heard in the direction of where the
calf was butchered, made by a number
of cattle lowing, having scented the
fresh blood The grief stricken mother
COW ran to the closed gate and looked
beseechingly toward me. as much as to
say, s'Please open the gate" which
being done she started on run to
where tile other cattle were lowing.
In a short time she came slowly
walking back to the house and was
again permitted to come inside the in
closure, when she deliberately took up
a position at the kitchen door. wistful-
ly looking in mute despair at each
member of the family as they happen
ed to pals her. The tears flowed copi-
ously from her eyes, and there she
stood the balance of the afternoon.
weeping necessarily, with the same ap-
parent g:ief that mother would for
her dead child. 1t really caused me to
shed tears of sympathy for the poor
animal.
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NAILS ARRIVE AND RRApY FOR DISTRIBUTION

Upper Delaaoare Rsver Transportation
Company.
In effect November 10, 1900.
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Ask for ALIENS Foot-Ease. powder. II
cures Chflblains, Swollen, Sweating, sore.
Aching, Damp feet. A. all druggists ana shoe
stores. abc sample Free. Address Allen g..
Dlinsted. lie Roy, n, X.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-06-15
STALKEO BY VULTURES.
While n Mnn WINS Trailing Buck
the Birds Followed the Man.

l met with curious and not alto
gether pleasant experience, writes an
Anglo Indian correspondent who has
done good deal of large and small
game shooting in India, when | was
one day stalking a black buck. Be
tween me and my quarry lay large
fiat field of black cotton soil bordcred
by very low, struggling and thinly
growing hedge of small babul trees.
My only way to get a shot was to cross
this, keeping the bushiest tree between
me and the buck, who had not much
to browse on and was therefore seldom
motionleSS. | proceeded to do the hun
dred yards on the fiat of my stomach.
This on loose, hard baked black cotton
soil was no joke. pushed my rifle on
ahead; then. wriggling past it until the
muZZlc was near my knee, | would pass
it on in front again. and so on.
Progress was slow, and | was so alb
sorbed that | failed to observe shad-
ows crossing and recrossing my path
and circling round until | had gone
some 80 yards. Then the whirring of
wings attracted my ears, and almost at
the same moment vulture landed on
the ground not 20 yards away. look
ed up The air was alive with these
rcpulSive looking birds. Then it flash
cd across me that | was being stalked!
Doubtless these birds were attracted
by my extraordinary method of pro-
ecdure and miStOOk me for n wounded
or dying man making final effort TO
reach some shady spot. This was cspe-
cially possible. as the experience oc-
CURED in a famine district where
deaths by the wayside were not infre-
quent. BY looking up l had evidently
shown myself to the buck, for he was
now off at full tilt. l therefore took
pot shot at the vulture at 90 yards, but
did not allow for the sighting sufficient
ly and missed him. The thought of be-
ing waited for by a flock of vultures
while very much alive and well was,
to say the least, uncanny.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-06-15
Waste, Rest and Exercise,

William NJ. Evarts was a marvel of
intellectual vitality to an advanced
age. and he used to explain it by say
Ing that he slept late In the morning
and never took any exercise. There
is no advantage in getting up early in
the morning if you need the sleep.
Many man is burning the candle at
both ends by getting up at an early
hour simply because his housekeeping
Is adjusted to that programme. AS to
physical exercise, Mr.. Evarts had dis
covered for himself what our physiolo-
gists are now beginning to teach
namely. that if 4 man consumes tissue
In hard intellectual work the way to
repair the loss is by resting and not
by consuming more tissue in physical
exercise. To the majority of brain
workers Oxygenization of the blood Is
far more important than physical exer-
else, and there are two very good ways
to secure that: Sleep with your bed
room window wide open in summer
and winter. and, If you can afford it,
keep horse and drive in the open air.
Boston Watchman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-06-15
Looking without Seeing.

Perhaps you are an exception to the
rule, but If you are not you have prob
ably on many occasions, just after look
knowledge to friend who asked YOU
the time that you did not know what it
WAS Yet you undoubtedly took your
timcpiccc ont of your pocket. looked ut
It's face and carefully replaced it in
your pocket. showing a logical Sc
qucnCc of thought and we'll defined
object. which did not. however result
in leaving a sufficiently distinct i'm
preston on your mind to satisfy your
friends curiosity as to the hour of the
day. The motion was not an involun-
tary one, like that of the boy who can
not too often admire his first chronom-
etcr. nor yet habtual. for few persons
are merely in the habit of taking out
their watches. One does so only for a
specific purpose.
Now, how may this seeming contra
diction be accounted for? Perhaps the
reason is that not once in ten times
does n man look at his watch to see
what the actual time is, but rather to
learn whether he still has time to ac-
compliSh some purpose. He may want
to keep an appointment Mt certain
time or to be sure not to miss boat
or train. When he takes out his watch,
therefore, he instinctiyely looks for
the hands in the position called for by
that particular moment, and when he
sees that they have not yet reached
that point he returns the watch to its
resting place, with his mind relieved.
The actual position of the hands real
ly plays no part at all in the opera
tiOn. and so when the time Is asked of
him he is unable to reply. In other
words, he accomplishes the paradoxical
feat of intently looking at thing with
out really seeing it.