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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

There is a dignif1ed man of more
than average intelligence whose meth
cd of impressing himself upon the at
tention and commanding the respect of
hotel landlords and unbending clerks
in England, Europe and the interior
cities of the United States is not Who'll
ly unworthy Of imitation Before set
ting out to take course of baths at
the Grand Hotel Pup. Carlsbad he
has his secretary to address him in
typewriting scores of envelopes gath
cred here and there among his bust
ness acquaintance. all bearing the
firm imprint, hundred or so to be
mailed on each steamer Being a men,
Der of seventeen clubs. social and com
mercial, he levies upon them for sta
tionery also, having enough envelopes
addressed to himself to attract atten-
ton when they arrive in patches of ten
or dozen at the Pupp. The imperti-
nent curiosity Of the average hotel
clerk is thus utilized He soon whis-
pers it around that Mr.. So-and-so is
some pumpkins, as he is in correspond
ence with so many great firms and is
so prominent in leading clubs. By re
naming cold and distant Mr. So-and SO
creates much interest. = New York
Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

When the doctors telephone rang
late one night. he went to the instru-
ment himself and received an urgent
appeal from two fellow practitioners
to come down to the club for a quiet
game.
Emily, dear" he said, turning to his
wife, 81 am called out again. and it ap-
pears to be very serious case. for
there are two doctors already in at
tendance. New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

So freely has the ribbon of the Legion
of Honor been distributed in France
that il is no longer considered such an
overwhelming honor to he presented
with it,
A pertinent story is told of Partisan
who suddenly disappeared. The police
on being appealed to for aid asked how
he might be identified. "Oh," was the
answer. that's easy. He doesn't wear
the ribbon Of the Legion of Honor"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13
The juice of the Papav Tree.


In his History of Barbados" Grit
fifth Hughes mentions that the juice of
the papaw tree is of so penetrating
nature that if the unripe peeled fruit
be boiled with the toughest old sailed
meat it quickly makes 1t soft and ten
der Kersten also tells US that boiling
meat with the juice Of the papaw is
quite a common thing In Quito.
Captain S. P Oliver. writing in Ma
ture July 10. 1879. says. "In Mauritius.
where we lived principally on ration
beef cut from the tough flesh of the
MaIagasy oxen. we were in the habit
of hanging the ration under the leaves
themselves. and if we were in hurry
for a very tender piece of fillet our
cook would wrap up the undercut of
the sirloin in the leaves. when the new
ly killed meat would be as tender as if
it had been hung for considerable
time. chambers Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

The life of great people is both in
ward and outward. 1t is life of the
spirit. and it is life of action. and the
greatness of a race is determined By
the depth and volume of its life in the
spirit and adequacy of its action to ex-
press that life. There is in the heart Of
every race group of ideas which may
be called ideals. since they express the
passions, the faults and the aspirations
Of the people. There is also in the same
race power of action. an executive
ability. skill in doing. and the real
national problem is the coordination Of
these two sides of life-the side of
ideas of action. We live in our ideas:
we express our ideas by the things we
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Judge Edwards of Lee county, who
has married over a hundred couples
since he has been ordinary, performed
the ceremony recently for a runaway
couple seated in buggy in the public
road.
The ceremony over, the bridegroom
fumbled in his pocket and tished up
B6 cents.
"Jedge." he said, this here's all the
money | got in the roun' WORT. Eli
you're a mind to take it, you kin, but
I'll say straightfor'ards that I'd done
sot it aside fer the honeymoon ex-
nensesv, Constitution,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13
None Missing.

Dear mer' exclaimed Mrs. Droptin
as she heard Mr.. Sputter in the next
room. What dreadful Ianguage!'
Il hope you won't mind it," replied
Mrs. Splitter. MY husband is merely
giving an imitation of missing word
contest without any words missing
Columbus (O.I State Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Brown don't like to read tales
which show how geniuses were once
unruly children.
Jones-Why not?
Brown-They encourage lazy parents
10 believe that their unruly children
will turn out geniuses Detroit Free
Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13
Left the House.

Leave the house." cried little Binks,
making brave bluff of strength to the
burglar.
Il intend to, my small friend" re
piled the burglar courteously. Il am
merely after the contents. When
take houses. do it through the regu-
lar real estate channels"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

One of the old time darkies on being
asked how he was making out replied
in this fashion:
well, sub times is mighty tight wild
me, but manages ter make u Twin by
dom little plowin. little votin en-
a little baptizin'Y'- Atlanta Constitu-
ton
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

The smooth raised edge around the
face of modern coins, and inclosing the
device as frame incloses picture,
not only adds great deal to the beau
ty of the piece, but serves a double util-
itarian purpose, first to protect the de
signs from wear, and second to afford
a horizontal surface so that the coins
may be piled up vertically one on top
of another without danger of topping
over. AS soon as the raised edge is
worn from coin it loses its clear beau
ty Of design and fast degenerates into
mere characterless disk of metal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

With the aid of this little book"
said the canvasser as he produced a
Mothers Guide" for the inspection of
his victim, you will be able to bring
up your children properly"
She took the book and weighed it
thoughtfully in her hand. Then she
caught it by the edge and brought it
down on the palm of her hand as il to
see if it could be handled with ease and
dexterity.
"Oh, don't know" she said at last
Il can't see that it's any better for that
purpose than a slipper. Brooklyn Ea-
gle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13
ships win short Names.

''The Ea." says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. lis said to have the shortest name
for vessel in the world. She is a
Spanish steamer, and she reached Phil
adelphia laden with iron ore recently
The Ea was named by a Spanish n.
bleman after his daughter, Esmeralda.
She belongs to a line that has set, in
the matter of short names. an example
that other lines are beginning now to
follow. The Eolo, the Arc and the
Oria are sister ships of hers. In all
the fleet there is not a name that is
more than five letters long"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Gladys Why did she ever marry
him?
Ethel-Oh, he said he couldn't live
without herl
Gladys Well, she ought to get q
medal for life saving Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Diminishing a Dead Mans Carriage.
At the conclusion of funeral serv-
fee it is custom among the old noble
families of Rome for the chamberlain
of the household to come to the church
door and announce to the footman,
who stands in waiting, that his master
or mistress or whoever the dead may
be, has no further use for the family
carriage, whereupon the footman in
forms the coachman, who breaks his
whip over his knees and drives mourn
fully away.-Chicago Record Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Mrs. Newlywed-The night you pro-
posed you acted like a fish out of wa
ter.
Mr.. Newiywed-I was-and very
Rleveyly landed too--Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

If you have dime, don't make your
self believe 1t is dollar. That is what
you do when you stop work to tell
what good man you are.-Atchison
Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Tuckerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly Tor Tuckerton, 800 4. n.
4.47 r. NJ, daily except Sunday,
Leave TuckcrtOn tor Mount Holly 72O A. n
sl3P.M. daily except Sunday.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

hle so that II points to and along the
stem OF the pipe and projects little be-
yond the edge OF the table. Then strike
the short rod or pipestem smartly with
your hand and send 1t over the table and
up the stem of the pipe until 1t strikes the
knob and knocks 1t off. You may not
succeed the first time. but keep on until
YOU de- 1t Is easier than 1t looks and
makes very pretty parlor trick.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
How TO Make Blow Gun Out of Wrapping Paper.
By MEREDITH NUGENT.

inches in width. Then thoroughly paste
two of these strips on both sides. When
you have done this - thoroughly, mind
you-start to roll one OF them into a
spiral tube, as shown in diagram. This
tube should measure half an inch across.
When YOU have rolled up the first strip
almost to the end lap the remaining un-
rolled part about one inch over the sec
strip. and proceed with the rolling. Con-
time N this way until you have made a
long tube, measuring four or five feet in
length. This matter of rolling the paper
is very simple, and it only requires care
TO Keep the tube the same size for its
entire length. In fact, this is all the
work there is in the making of the blow
gun, and ii is SO little that in case, after
rolling the tube you find 1t not exactly
the same width throughout its entire
length. / advise you to at once unroll it
and start TO roll over again. II the paper
is thoroughly saturated with paste -. /
don't mean by this that paste should be
laid on very heavily, but just enough TO
thoroughly mcisten the papef-you will be
enabled to roll and unroll the tube a
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boiling water in the kitchen at their
home. and allowed to remain five minutes.
1t will be boiled nearly as hard as stone.
Why, then, will 1t not do the same on a
mountaintop?
The reason is that 1t requires less heat
to boil water on a mountaintop than 1t
does down at the sea-level, and the water.
therefore, does not get hot enough TO
cook the egg. Water boils on mountain.
say. three miles in height at tempera-
ture of about 1S5 degrees, but tt will not
boil at sea-level at less than 212 de-
grees. Now, as 1t requires heat of 212
degrees to cook an egg. 1t Is very plain
why the water that boils at 1S5 degrees
will not do the work
But why will water boil at a temper
ature of 1856 degrees on a mountaintop?
When you put a kettle of water over
fire the water in the bottom of the kettle
soon begins to get hot, and as 1t gets
hot it rises to the top Of the kettle, colder
water coming down to take its place at
the bottom. This goes on until all the
water in the kettle becomes hot. and
then. as it gets hotter and hotter. little
globules. or bubbles. OF steam form at
the bottom and ascend to the top, where
they escape into the air.
This rise and escape of the bubbles of
steam is called boiling. and it has been
found that under ordinary conditions 1t
will not take place until the water reaches
a temperature of 212 degrees. which is heat
enough to cook an egg or any kind of food.
Now. you must remember that the pres
sure Of the air on everything around you
is fifteen pounds to the square inch. and
that pressure. therefore. is on the surface
Of the water in the kettle, and has to be
overcome by the bubbles of steam before
they can escape from the water. They
have force enough to escape when driven
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watched the Hawk closely. and always
faced him.
For ten minutes the angry creature flew
around the Crane which had dared inter-
fere with him, and then, losing all con-
troll of his vicious temper, the Hawk dash
ed down so rapidly that he could not stop
in time to avoid the sharp bill. He went
plump down upon It, his body striking the
sharp point just above the center of the
breastbone. The bill cut through the skin
and flesh, and inflicted a severe wound.
Frightened at this sudd IN, sharp pain.
the Hawk jumped up and fiew away with
a loud wall Of mixed anger and suffering
The Crane continued to stand perfectly
still. with his weapon. now tinged with
the Hawks blood, pointing up in the air.
When the Hawk disappeared the fright
ened Curlew crawled forth from his hid
ing place and said:
Are you hurt, Crane? I shall never
be able to thank you enough for saving
my life. Now l know why Cranes have
lors. sharp bills"
The Crane did not answer for some
time. and then it said, as IL awakening
from a dream: Ibid you break my neck?
Oh, how my head and neck acheI don't
think | can ever move them again.
Indeed. the blow had nearly broken the
long neck. and the Crane felt unable to
walk for some time; but all the short
birds clustered around him and sang his
praises. Some tried to straighten the
neck out and wipe off the bill, and they
even brought him small fish to eat. For
several days he was unable to fish for
himself, and the other birds brought him
food and pushed the live fishes down his
throat. saying that he deserved them ALL
OF course, the Curlews were satisfied that
the Bittern knew what he was talking
about, and that the Cranes long neck
and longer legs were not made SO by any
mistake
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Whu the Crane Has a Long Bill.

discovered a good feeding ground. and
scarcely one of the birds dared move wing
or head. One out Of their number was
doomed to death. The great Hawk would
pounce down upon one and crush out its
life. Not bird dared attempt to fly away
to hide in the distant meadows lest this
should attract the hawks attention.
Slowly the big creature few nearer to
the bay. and then apparently selecting its
victim IL shot downward like a fash. ut
tering at the same time a fearful scream
of triumph. But the little Curlew which
had been chosen for the Hawks meal was
not prepared to die. and it flew up and
around, circling this way and that in the
air to escape the fierce talons of the pur-
suer. The Hawk, angered at this, dashed
after the Curiew. and soon tired the bird
out.
Then exhausted. the Curlew fell plump
into the water, landing SO close to the
Crane that ii nearly hit his back The
Crane had crouched in fear. with his long
bill pointing heavenward. The little Cur
lew, finding itself SO near the crane,
crawled under its protecting feathers to
hide.
Inc HAWK. not TO be bafiied by the bird.
dashed toward the Crane: but the latter
fearing the angry bird. raised the long.
sharp bill toward the Hawk. resting the
head on his broad back to give strength
The Hawk saw the straight. sharp pointed
bill, and stopped within a foot of the foe.
With angry screams the Hawk flew UP
and down, and threatened to dive at the
Crane, but the latter knew that his only
hope was in keeping his single weapon
facing the enemy. If the truth must be
told, the Crane was so frightened that it
was with difficulty he could keep from
trembling; but, with birdlike instinct he
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number of times ir occasion necesslrates.
When you have made the tube com
pletely to your satisfaction. stand 1t up in
some dry corner and let it remain there
until the paste becomes thoroughly hard
ened Il will take some time for 1t to
dry, but when once IT does you will have a
blowgun which will seem to you full as
hard as wood or bamboo. and which Will
last for months. You see, then, 1t is very
necessary that the rolling should be done
carefully, for then II Will be as permanent
as your baseball bat or top. Right here
let me suggest, before / forget It, that as
soon as you have completed the rolling.
and before standing in a corner to dry,
wind pieces of string around each joint
and at either end. and do not take these
off until the paste is dry.
To make the dart is a very simple mat
ter. 1t is made as follows: Take a large
sized carpet tack, having a sharp point,
and drop sealing wax on the head of It
until you have formed quite a large ball.
Now, while wax is still soft, stick into 1t
a number OF pieces of worsted, each
measuring about two inches in length
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There should be enough Of thes, pieces
of worsted to fill the mouth OF the tube
without fitting at all tightly. You may
easily judge OF the number necessary by
first blowing the dart with a few strands
attached, and adding worsted until your
dart shoots out OF the end of the tube
with considerable force. To add more
strands to the sealing wax soften the lat
ter by holding ii over fire.
When you find thatEou blowgun works
really well you may easily paint target
with writing ink on piece of cardboard
or wood, and place this at the far end of a
room, or. better still. at the end of long
hallway. In making the target first paint
round bull's-eye about two inches in
diameter, and then around this at dis
tance of two inches apart paint four
rings. In playing the game the boy that
first gets twenty-five wins. The bulls
eye counts five points. the space between
the bull's-eye and the first ring counts
four. between the second and third rings
three, between the third and four rings
two, and between the fourth and fifth
rings one. In taking aim point the end
of the blowgun just as straight as you
can at the bulIs-eye. or If at some dis
tance away, little above 1t. When
ready to shoot blow suddenly and hard.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

Now. II you try to knock 1t on with
hammer you will probably smash the pipe
and leave the knob fast to the biggest
fragment The proper way is to ask
friend to insert his finger into the bowl
and to hold the pipe. as shown in the pic
ture. with the stem slightly inclined and
the mouth end resting on smooth table
Then lay an iron rod or piece OF pipe
stem two or three inches long on the ta-
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

A IL OF you boys who are fond OF
~ shooting at a mark and have read
1 of the wonderful performance of
the South American natives with
the blow gun, may easily make blow
gun for yourselves without any trouble to
speak Of. The blow gun shown in the
picture is not made of bamboo or wood,
nor even of glass, tut simply Of strips of
wrapping paper pasted together and
rolled into long spiral tube. 1t is not
blow gun in form only. but blow gun
which will shoot as straight at n mark as
any blow gun ever made. Now, If you
boys want TO have real lots Of fun in the
house on rainy days. just make one OF
these blow guns and see If the hours won't
fly by so rapidly and pleasantly that it
wilt be bedtime before you are fairly
aware OF 1t. Before going TO work, how
ever. want 10 caution you all to follow
the directions as carefully as you can
The boy who comes nearest to doing so
will make the best gun.
Cut out some long strips of heavy
Wrapping paper (three or four four
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

n oLITARY and stately. like sentine
watching for the enemy, a long
~ legged Crane stood one day in the
bay fishing for outlets. The Tern;
were flying around in stately majesty
overhead, the Fish Hawks were perched
on the shad stakes near the shoals, and
the Snipe, Curlews, Turnstones. and
Oyster Catchers were busily running rp
and down the beach searching for their
food.
1t was a warm, balmy day, such as
comes occasionally to make our seacoasi
a beautiful place for the birds in early
summer. There was no fisherman or
hunter in sight. and the shore birds had
the place all to themselves. The cries and
screams of the Gulls and the shrll cackle
of the Fish Hawks and the gurgling mur-
mur of the Snipe and Plover were the
only sounds that broke the Quietness of
the scene.
The big Crane was fishing with the rest
of the birds. standing first on one long
leg and then on the other. and occasion
ally on both. He was awkwardly tall and
passing by were amused at his appear
ance.
why does the Crane have such long
legs?" asked a Curlew with sudden
twist of his tail which brought him to a
quick stop.
$50 he can wade out in deep water and
fish," replied a companion. He would
starve to death If he had to dive for his
fish,
But why does he have such a long
bill?" persisted the inquiring little Cur
lew.
ITO catch the fish with. / suppose. i
don't know any other reason. But per-
haps the Bittern can tell you; he's a near
cousin"
The Bittern standing by pulled up his
throat and made his ugly form look less
graceful than ever You'll see some day."
he said, stifiy. He uses it to fight with
and to protect himself"
The two Curlews laughed at this and
thought it huge joke. for who had ever
heard of Crane fighting? Why, he was
such a timid creature that he trembled,
ready to fly away. when a flock of sand
pipers few over his head. One OF the
saucy Curlews said, quickly: He would
never be able to get his long bill up in
time to fight off an enemy. Why, we
could fly all around him while he was lift
ing his bill"
The Bi:tern made no answer, but looked
disdainfully out toward the water, where
the solitary Crane was fishing. The Crane
was a homely bird. but the Bittern knew
that he was homelier. and so he made
friends with his cousin.
Suddenly. while the birds fshed and
screamed and laughed, a shadow was cast
over the bay, which made every little
heart tremble and caused all eyes to be
turned upward. Instinctively each crea-
ture knew the meaning of that shadow,
and when the hush fell over the great as
sembly OF birds its was as though death
had suddenly appeared among them.
Then came long. shrill scream. which
TO the birds had blood-curdling sound
that made them crouch down in fear. II
was answered by another, and looking up
the frightened birds could see an enor-
nous Chicken Hawk circiing over the bay,
while its mate in the distance was flying
rapidly to meet it. The fierce hawk had
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Boiling Water That will Not Boil an Egg.

upward by a heat of 212 degrees. but not
until then.
On a mountaintop. however. the eondi-
tions are very different. There the air is
much lighter than it Is at sca-levei. and
the pressure Is less than fifteen pounds to
the square inch Hence the steam bubbles
do not meet with so much resistance in
escaping from the water. and a heat OF
1s5 degrees is generally sufficient to drive
them out. In other words, a heat Of 1S5
degrees will boil water on the mountain
top. and as water cannot be made any hot
ter when the steam begins to escape. you
cannot make 1t hot enough there to cook
'ood.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

The fashioned clay pipe - perhaps
you can find enc by diligent search-has
little knob on the underside of the stem.
near the bowl. don't think that 1t has
ever been satisfactorily determined what
this knob was put there for, and as
sumo that, having procured a pipe-to
blow soap bubbles or 20 curl your hair.
according to your age and sex-you will
want to get rid of the useless knob as
soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

nr OST of the boys and girls have
M heard. no doubt. that although
IVY water may be made to boil at
the top of a high mountain. 1t
cannot be made hot enough to boil an
egg Perhaps they have puzzled over this
a good deal. wondering why the egg VIII
not boil II the water does. They know
very we'll that IL an egg be dropped into