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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07
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Schoolteachers sometimes ask their
pupils queer questions. if one may be-
heve a story told by the youngest
member of the Wilmington family.
His mother one morning discovered
a shortage in her supplies of pies.
baked the day before, and her sus-
picions fell upon Johnny.
Johnny" she said. do you know
what became of that cherry pie that
was ON the second shelf in the pan
tryY"
'Tes. ma'am." he replied. Il ate it.
But haa TO-"
''You had to-" exclaimed his aston
ished mother What do you mean.
child?'
1.-THE teacher asked yesterday if any
of us could tell her how many stones
there are in cherry pie, and couldn't
find cut without eating the whole pie.
could I? There's just 42."-Youth's
Companion.
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Hn,r 10 MAKO chop sue1.

For those who like or who think they
would like the famous Chinese 6ssh.
chop suey1r the following recipe, which
any Intelligent housewife can follow.
YVES given by w. E. S. Fales. for sever
al years vice consul at Annoy:
.'For four persons two chickens liv-
ers, two chickens, gizzards, one pound
young, clean pork Cot into small pieces.
half an ounce Of green root ginger and
two stalks of celery. Saute this in
frying pan over hot fire. adding four
tablespoonfuls of olive oil, one table
spoonful of vinegar, half a cupful OF
boiling water. one teaspoCnful Of
worcestershire sauce, half teaspoon
fui of salt, black and red pepper to
taste and dash of cloves and CHINA
mon. When nearly done. add small
can of mushrooms, half cupfuI os els
Their bean sprouts or French green peas
or string beans chopped fine or aspara-
gus tips. The see-yu sauce which il
eaten with this deleetable dish can be
at any Chinese grocery"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07
Spiders, webs.

The webs of those spiders which spin
snarcs out of doors, as the geometrieal
garden spider, are formed of two sorts
of silk, one of which Is used for the
main cables and the radiating threads,
the other for the concentric threads.
The latter are thickly studded with
minute globules of viscous substance,
which retains the fly, gnat or moth
that may blunder against them, while
the former are quite dry and harmless.
A third kind of silk is produced by the
busy little spinner when some such
large insect as wasp has become en-
tangled in the web and threatens to
break the delicate structure in its strug-
giles. This takes the form Of an envel-
oping mass, which is suddenly produc-
ed and which effectually prevents any
further gyrations on the part of the
captured insect.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07

Ida Bennett says IN American Homes
that there is scarcely plant in the gar
den about which so many musty tradi-
tons exist as about the pansy. Chief Of
them, she says. is the tradition that it is
a shade loving plant. Fifteen years expe-
rience has convinced her that pansies
ought to be grown in the sun, and also
watered in the middle of the day. The
essentials of success are a twice day
watering and the faithful going over the
beds every day during the blooming sea-
son and the removal of every faded flow
er. She lays special stress on the latter,
saying the ripening of even one pod of
seed materially shortens the plants sea-
son of bloom. OF course during the very
hot weather one may not expect pansies,
for, like other plants. they have their
blooming season and take rest after it.
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Biornson,a Advice.

There Ia story told of Bjornstjerne
Bjornson that. arriving at late hour at
the town of Bergen, which was en- fete to
receive him. he >ouchsafed to the expect
ant peopf. no finer words of wisdom than
general recommendation to go to bed.
In vain they appealed to him for "song
or sentimsE4." The great Bismarck. said
he, gave the same advice under condi-
tons all similar, and what was good
enough for Berlin must suffice for Ber-
gen.
Three years later, on visiting the town
for the second time, the master novelist
found deserted city. Not light burned
IN the dismal railway station, no banners
waved. no addresses were read by portly
burgomasters. In vain Bjornson asked
for cab.
'@They have all gone to bed" was the
reply. And SO Bergen remembered
London Mail
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down a box marked green.
"sWot's it say on that boxr asks Eli,
with a CLINT in is eye.
"'Green, SEES the counter jumper.
"'Young man, | want NO insults. ses
Eli, gettin' in a rage.
cit matches your own, sir ses the
young man.
"Tt'll match yours tomorrow p'raps,
ses Eli, landin' the poor chap one square
between the blinkers. III ave you I'M
derstand that my eye is blue, not green.
Blue, blue, blue! Just fit me with a blue
eye, and tell your master you're color
blind
"When Eli got back to William, as
proud as could be of Is odd eyes, e went
straight up to Wilder Mullins to see if
Miss Walters was all right. The old
woman met i'm at the door.
"'She's gonev ses Wilder Mullins,
tremblin'.
"'Gonev he gasps. 'WhereY
"'Don't know. She's took 'er bag with
'er, though
''Then Eli raved like mad, threatenin'
to kill is poor old aunt and Mr.. Cookson
and anybody else e could think of. e
quite thought Cookson 'ad lured Miss
Walters away, and off e rushed to break
the stable boys neck for loosin' i'm out.
"Well, when e got to the stables e
couldn't find the lad. Fastened 'imself
in so as to escape me- thought Eli, and
takin' out is key e unlocked the door.
''To is surprise out came Cookson,
lookin' pretty fierce. but seem Eli meant
murder e passed by and said nothin'.
eli nearly went crazy over the loss Of
Miss Walters and the f20 which, as the
weddin' didn't come off on the day fixed.
/ duly 'anded over to Mr.. Cookson at the
appointed time
"'E's been lookin' for 'er ever since,
but 'asn't found no trace of 'er. Mr..
Cookson left Whitman the day e got
Ellis EGO.
'HThat finishes the explanation of why
wagers is sore pint with Eli" conclud-
ed the landlord.
Reddish brown air, thick mustache
same color, gray eyes, scar on left cheek,
about foot Ugh, thirty or thirtytwo
years DID," murmured the stranger slow
ly.
THAT'S 'im," said several voices.
Ozark 'air-almost black, big brown
eyes, two pretty rows Of teeth, light
about foot f." continued the stranger,
gazing alphabetically AHto thS SiOuu Va
smoke he blew from his lips.
THAT'S 'er," came from the company
eagerly.
MAN and wife," said the stranger.
"Woti" shouted the landlord. do you
know 'em?'
II do that!' replied the other sorrow
fully.
"'Ow?" came from a dozen voices.
well, you see, they came to my village
about six months back and played very
similar trick upon a friend of mine-a
very near and dear friend of mine" said
the stranger.
Himself, I'll betw whispered Ben Tip
per, and the company fled silently out Of
the bar, out of respect for the strangers
evident grief. = Penny Pictorial Maya
zine
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A Household sandbaE.

A sandbag is very useful thing to
have In the house. Dry the sand thor
oughly in the oven and then make a
flannel bag about eight inches square.
Fill 1t with the sand, sew up the open
ing carefully and cover the bag with
cotton or linen. This will prevent the
sand from sitting out and will allow. of
the bag being quickly heated when re-
quired by placing 1t in the oven. Sand
holds heat long time and is softer to
the feet of an invalid than the ordinary
hot water bottle.
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A Giant Tree.

Near Dakar. in lower Senegal. Is an
enormous baobab tree whose trunk
measures fully seventy-fiye feet in cir
conference at the base. The fruit of
the baobab. which grows abundantly
in Senegal. is called monkey bread"
1t is used by the natives for curdling
milk and as specific for certain dis
eases. Decoctions of the dried leaves
are also used as medicine. From the
bark strong cords are made, and the
gum that exudes from it is employed
as salve. The root of the young bao-
bah is sometimes eaten by the natives.
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PENNSYL lHflIH RAIL ROAD
The Standard Railroad of <4meyica. Pro-
feefed throughout BY Block .Signalsl
and Intoxicating .Sw5teAes.


IrGfas leave Mourn Ho2g
sor Pniiadeiphia, $40, 500. $751; ITO. 74s. sos
sa7; h;n q 4. I, T.: i lsS2s 2a2. $40 saturdays
FOR PemDerton. 7.s5. s.os A. r.. 1913, $50, AL,
sos, I'D. P. n.
ON sundays. ga A. NJ, 6.lIrn
For Burlington, 80 40, s.i0. 1888 A. M, AZ,
40, t5.55, $50, p. M.
Runs TO East Burlington only
For BordenIo Town. Trenton and New York, $50,
74c, $40. l0.bs. A. n, 2.42, 40, sos P. N.
On sundays. 7.25 A. M, 20l, 6s0PM.
For Lewistown. Columbus, kinkora, etc.,
1922. II.
For LumDerton. Medford. Marlton and Had
donfeld. $40, A. N, 1926, 4.60P
For Toms River, Island Hstgnts ana Sea side
On Sundays. sai An
For Beach dayen, 800 A. n,
FOR AsDury Park and Long Branch. s.os. A. NJ.
On Sundays, 9.2l A. NJ.
Trains Leave for Mount Holly as follows:
From phiIadeIphia. 6.32, 1882, sl2, 1000. 1I.20
A. H., 1880, Il 80 saturdays only, $50, 400,
z.Sz, SOS, sos, 6.zs. 800. lu.oo, Il.50 r.n.
On ON sundays. $50. 4; NJ. Loo. $40; io.s9fa
500, $50, A. NJ. l.0Os 400. 500. P. M.
On sundays. 10. 90 A. NJ. zoo m.
From Trenton, $40. TAO. $50. ll.2s A. H.. 2.5o.
On sundays. $40, n.55. A. NJ. 400. s.os. 7. n.
From Burlington, 500 l0.05 A. NJ, l2.02, l.57,
$3.50, 6.2z, *7.3l, 1855, r. NJ.
Kun from East Burlington only.
On sundays, 800 A. M, 1885, 4.45, u.s. 9.46 P.
from Toms River, sos, A. NJ, 3.55. P. N.
On Sundays, 5.24, m.
From AsDury Park, L27 II.
From Medford, zl0 A. NJ. l.30, 6.26 p N.
From Long Branch, LOT P.
On Sundays. 400 P. NJ
From FemDerton. tnorth) 6.s7. 7.2s, s44. A. H..
1896, 4.52, 6.22 P. N.
On Sundays, 500 A. NJ.
From remberton lsouth), SAT A. NJ, 4.44, P. M.
On Sundays, 6.0l P. M.
From sincentown $50 A. NJ. 4.z5 P. M.
From Beach Haven. 2.35 P. N.
WEST JERSEY q sEAsHORE RAILROAD
October l. 1901.
Medford, Msrlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 700. 1907
A. NJ, ZOO $40. p.
On Sundays, 7.45 A. NJ, 4.05 P. N.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at ia. 1910
Az, 20, 5.32, P. N.
On Sundays, 1853 A.. NJ, 4l6 P. n.
Leave Philadelphia, Market Street, fof Meo-
ford and Marion at 100, le45, A. NJ. $50. OBJ
Pm.
On Sundays $40 A. n. $50 P. NJ
Leave Marion tor Medford, BIZ Ills A. n,
Ais, 6.22, p. M
On Sundays, sos, A. NJ, sal P. N.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
j. B. HUTCHINSON, =. r. WooD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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change them for inner clotni1gI Inc,
smooth hair, with its old fashioned French
parting: the strong chin, the pleasant
mouth, the serious eyes-is there not
something fascinating in the contradic-
tions of the face?
"Did YOU ever see such a head on
woman's shoulders? Massive, wonder
full That is the head Of statesman and
financier, while its mouth, with its pleas
ant smile, telling of the tact and natural
suayity of Margaret's character, pro-
claims the elements of born diplomat.
Yet, look again at the broad massive
brow, and see the earnest, loving eye that
speaks of a true womanhood; look once
more at the coarse garments and you will
see that poverty added her load to the or
binary burden of womanhood, while igno-
rance, bereavement, affection, loneliness
join hands with poverty against this soul.
But the massive brow conquered, the nm
taught brain triumphed, and under the
leadership of the sad, gentle eyes gave to
the suffering what might, had she been a
man born in other circumstances, have
been the gain Of nations and the glitter
Of the trapping OF diplomat.
'sWhen | consider what Margaret did
for one city under such desperate dlsad-
vantages, wonder what she could have
done for the world if all the environ
ments had been right I was thinking OF
that as l looked, in passing for the hun
dredth time, at the strong, fascinating
face this morning, when your question
met my ear.
ayes, it looks like her, and there will
never be another In marble like it to the
aud aha s1 7fx1
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A little girl who made frequent use
Of the word guess was corrected for
it and told to say presume" instead.
A lady friend. noticing the admirable
set of the little girls apron. asked
something in regard to the pattern.
Mamma don't cut my dresses an
aprons by a pattern" said the small
lady. she just looks at me an pre-
sumesr'
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He Was IT.

The fresh young man walked into the
restaurant and noticed a sign;
'This Counter For CLAIMS and Oys-
ters"
where is the counter for lobsters?''
asked the young man.
"Oh. you can sit most anywhere"
said the waiter-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
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"Spell shoes" said the teacher.
"S-h-o-e-s." returned the little one
promptly.
Correct" said the teacher. "Of
course you know what they are"
The little one nodded his head VIC
fently.
my papa says" he announced. that
shoes are what drive the father of
family into bankruptcy" Chicago
Post
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The artichoke has nothing to do with
art or the choking of it. The artichoke
is an innocent vegetable. known to the
Arabians as the ardischauki. or earth
thorn. The Jerusalem artichoke was
never seen near Jerusalem. Its first
name is a corruption of the Italian gi-
rasole. which means turning to the sun.
1t is a species of sunflower. bearing a
tuber like that of potato.
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Daniel Webster once told friend
that his great speech in reply to
Hayne, which is the high water mark
of modern eloquence, but which at the
time was supposed to have been deliv
cred without preparation. had been.
substantially prepared long before.
When called upon suddenly to reply to
the fiery Carolinian's attacks, which so
alarmed the New Englanders at the
capital, he was entirely at ease and
ready for the fray, for, as he said, he
had "only to turn to his notes tucked
away in a pigeonhoIe." and refresh his
recollection. IF Hayne." he said. had
tried to make speech TO fit my notes,
he could not have hit them better
man is inspired by the oecasiq
never was
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very silent old woman was once
asked why it was she had so little to
say. She replied that when she was
a young girl she was very i'll and could
not talk for long time. Whereupon
she made VOW that if speech were
given her once more she would never
again say anything unkind of anybody
And thus she was as they found her
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Joakley-I understand there's consid-
cradle talk now in naval circles about
some orders that were forged very
skillfully.
Coakley-Aha! Another scandal. eh?
Joakley-0h. no. They were orders
for some eight inch guns.-E Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07
He Got In the Way.

Jimson-You say your wife threw the
poker at stray dog and hit you in
stead.
Jester-Yes. but 1t was my fault. l
had no business standing behind her
when she threw.-Ohio State journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07

BY the time the average man gets
old enough to have good sense he is too
contrary to make good use of it--Chi'
cagO News.
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There's one respect at least in which
fishing is a good deal safer sport than
hunting"
'tHow is that?v
I'VE don't make any fatal mistakes
booking up men who happen to look
like fish."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07
Candid.

Miss When did you become
acquainted with your wife, doctor?
Doctor-After the wedding. -Heitsrs
Welt.
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0n,sn transportation company.

TucIeerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holy for Tuckerton, 900 A. n,
4.47 M, daily except Sunday.
Leave TuckcrIOn tor Mount Holly, 720 A. n,
3.l3P.M. daily except Sunday.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-07

The first antislavery society was or
gained In l7T5 at Philadelphia.
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Left and Right Lin

Psychologists and scientiS
eral have been making 8
experiments with view
the relative length an
right and left limbs"
tenths per cont Of th.
had the right arm s
left, 1874 per cent /
of equal length and
per cent had Il
than the right
cent had the
stronger =
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should have scored! And what yalua-
BILE experienced To find out how another
woman would really write to man, and
oh, it would have been perfect! But
why you should pretend to be woman"
And e. f. Cornish had to explain bow
the idea, once given to him, had seemed
irresistibly suggestive; how he, too, had
determined to represent himself as
young and beautiful girl that he might
wallow in the moment of disbursement.
"Again the same idea, you see, he ended.
But after one hours talk, sitting face
to face in that silent company, each had
said and heard enough to realize that
theirs was indeed an unprecedented in
tellectual sympathy. 1t was extraordi-
nary. No two friends of half century's
standing could have played better into
each others hands, taken each others
illusions with quicker grasp, enjoyed
each others utterances with more I'M
jealous admiration.
1t was almost unconsciously that she
told him such fragments of her life as
could interest him; how sheer boredom
and social reaction had started her pen
in middle life, and how her age and her
wealth made her fearful of ridicule and
determined her to conceal her identity.
And, equally unconsciously, he gave her
glimpses of his lower middle class setting
in Hampstead, his attacks Of literary de-
spair, his sister, who painted screens and
bellows, his struggles against i'll health
Yes, there was the intellectual affinity
in its finest fiower-spontaneous beauti-
full, urging eternal union. Only-there
were likewise the facts of his twenty-five
and her forty years, his feet 4 and her
5 feet II, his probable consumption and
her certain mother; and, far above all,
the fact of their common humor, illumi-
mating all these and holding them to their
tacit pact of mere friendship-a friend
ship which lasted them their time.-King.
The Spinning Machine of Spider.
The spinning machine is situated under
the hinder part of the spiders body. 1t
takes the form of a slight depression,
which close inspection shows to consist
of six small bodies resembling tubes.
-Four of these contain an immense num-
Der of minute openings-as many as
thousand can be counted in each-and
from every one of these openings a Wis
cous fluid issues, which hardens on ex-
posture to the atmosphere. The whole
1000 threads are united into one line,
which is sometimes so fine that 100000
twisted together would not have COM
bined diameter greater than that of an
ordinary hair from the human head.
1t is impossible to conceive the ex-
cessive slenderness of one of the 1000
threads which compose such line. The
bare statement that each one has thick
ness only one sixteen thousand millionth
OF that Of a human hair does not in any
way convey the impression of its Won
derful fneness. The mind can no more
grasp the meaning of such figures than it
can understand the immense distance Of
which astronomers talk so glbly.
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The first letter fell out of blue sky,
signed John Giddens," on to unprepared
SOIL addressed as "E. F. Cornish, Esq,
Care Of the Editor" and ran as follows:
Dear sir-I have just read your story, 1.-THE
Carbuncle." May refer you to sketch Of
mine, entitled 1.-THE Ruby and published in
Etoner's Magazine for April last? l am naturally
much Hattered at being found worthy of imita-
uon-an imitation SO frank and obvious as to
leave room for question of chance or coinci-
dence. At the same time, as l hope some day to
republish my story in book form, l should con-
slider it both honest and courteous on your part
il you would insert in the next number Of the
magazine acknowledgment that your story
was founded on mine. ! am, of course, only
beginner in the field Of literature, but had hoped
that this need not absolve my colleagues from
ordinary fair play. Faithfully yours.
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The answer came three DAYS later:

Dear Sir-Your letter OF the 4th has been for
warded to me- had not read your story, 1.-THE
Ruby" until this morning. l had never, as it
happens, heard Of 1t or Stoner's Magazine for
April last. OF course l cannot prove this state
ment / can and dc here swear to the truth Of it,
but am aware that it still rests with you to be-
heve or disbelieve it and that disbelief is the
more probable. The resemblance between the
two stories is extraordinary. 1t is most amaz
ing coincidence, nothing more. Faithfully yours,
II. n.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-10-09
BOLIVAR, ALA.

Special to the News.
We have had plenty of rain for the
past week.
Hugh Westmoreland went to see the
circns Friday at South Pittsburg.
Walter Alley of Bridgeport was in
town Sunday.
Marvin Ridley is all smiles, it is
girl,
! would like to known who Bright
Eyes and Bright smiles is?
Mrs. Graham and family spent Sun
day with her mother, Mrs. Jim Hud-
dleston of Stevenson.
Mrs. Beckie Walker spent Monday
evening with Mrs. Graham.
How is Cold Wave getting along?
Mrs jim Ridley gave quilting last
Tuesday.
Brother Waldrop preached here Sun
day night,
Sunday and Monday we're rather cold.
What has become of Ivy and Myrtle?
Virgil Alley says all he wants this
winter is turnip salad and corn bread.
Blue Violet.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-10-09
FARRIS SWITCH.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
Miss Jane Hancock visited her friend,
Mrs. Belle Torbett at Pleasant Grove
Monday
Mr. Westmoreland made a call here
this week looking after hired girl.
II, Hancock caught big fat coon Sat
urday night
Willie Robbons was here this week.
Chas, Hancock and son, Calvin, visit
ed his brother here, Wednesday.
II. Hancock took in the show Friday.
Mrs. Rogers visited Mrs, Westmore-
land Saturday.
Mr.. Rabons went to Jasper Saturday
shopping.
DO not look for wrong or evil; you
will find them if you do. AS you ans
wer to your neighbor he will answer
back to you. Look for goodness, look
for gladness, you will find them all the
while If you bring smiling visage ey-
erywhere you meet smile.
The Pleasant Grove and Glover Hill
ball teams played game Of bali Satur-
day, Five innings were played with
the score 20 to 4 in favor of Glover Hill,
but they had three of the Kimball boys
and one from Frog Level and some oI
the Jasper boys.
H. Hancock has a fine lot OF hogs tC
fatten. Bluebell.