The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-06-11

Over 100 and not exceeding 400 miles. 1854
Over 400 miles. .-......................... 10
A letter composed Of two pieces Of pa
per was charged with double these rates;
Of three pieces with triple, and of four
pieces with quadruple. One or more
pieces mailed as a letter and weighing
one ounce were charged with quadruple
postage and at the same rate should the
weight be greater.
As an encouragement to sobriety and
righteous living the almanac gives DR..
Franklin's moral code and Mr.. Jefferson's
ten rules of life. A brief essay on the
"Punctuality of General Washington" is
added. The latter recounts that when
Washington assigned to meet congress
at noon he never failed to be passing the
door of the hall while the clock was strik-
ing H. Whether his guests were present
or not he always dined at A. Not infre-
Quently new members of congress who
were invited to dine with him delayed until
dinner was half over, and he would then
remark: Gentlemen, we are punctual
here My cook never asks whether the
company has arrived, but whether the
hour has,
captain Pease, the father Of the stage
establishment in the United States. had a
beautiful pair of horses which he wished
to dispose of to the general. whom he
knew to be an excellent judge of horses.
The general appointed O'Clock in the
morning to examine them. But the cap
tain did not arrive with the horses until
5:15, when he was told by the groom that
the general was there at 5, and then full
filing other engagements. Pease, much
mortified, was obliged to wait week for
another opportunity, merely for delaying
the first quarter of an hour"
1t is interesting to go through the roster
of the national and state governments
and note what men were holding Office in
1884 whose names still live in American
history. Andrew jackson was president
and Martin Van Buren, vice president.
The cabinet, headed by John Forsyth Of
Georgia, secretary of state included six
members counting the postmaster gen.
eral, who, the almanac says, has for the
most part not been considered mem
ber."
Among the senators the most famous
now were Daniel Webster of Massachu-
sets, John @. Calhoun Of South Carolina,
Henry Clay of Kentucky and Thomas Fl.
Benton of Missouri.
John Bell of Tennessee was speaker OF
the house, and among the representatives
from Massachusetts were John Quincy
Adams, who had already been president
and had been defeated for reelection by
the then occupant of the White House;
Rufus Choate. the great lawyer, soon to
succeed Webster in the senate, and Ed
ward Everett, just beginning the career
which was to include governor OF his ma
tive state, minister to England, president
of Harvard college. secretary OF state and
United States senator.
New York sent Willard Fillmore, later
elected vice president, and by President
Taylor's death to become the chief execu-
tive. From Virginia came Henry A.
Wise, under whose administration as gov
ernor of that state John Brown. ID years
later, paid the penalty for his heroic ia
naticism. David Crockett, to whom the
coons came down from the tree tops, was
n member from Tennessee. He had only
a few more years of life, as he was fated
to be killed at the Alamo in 1886. James
Z. Polk, also future president, was one
of Crockett's colleagues. Polk was elect
ed speaker in the next congress after the
one whose membership is given In the al
manac.
In 1884, Also John Marshall was still
chief Justice of the United States SUI
preme court He died July 6 of the fol-
lowing year. Few of the governors of
the states then are remembered now. Ex-
ceptions are William L. Marcy Of New
York and Robert Y Hayne of South Car
olina. Haynes famous debate with Web
ster had taken place four years earlier
New York Mail and Express.
A C0IOred Philosopher.
"Ain't no use a-worryin about nuth-
in," said the colored philosopher, dan
Cling his feet over the edge of the bar
rel ON which he sat "Ain't no use T.