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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-02-11
THE BULGARIAN.
A Peculiar Fellow, He Is Either a
Soldier or n Peasant


Soldier or a Peasant.
1t is strange country of contrasts.
this Bulgaria that people have so long
watched as danger spot. The peasant
Is a heavily built fellow, with a Kali
muk nose If he happens to be pure bred
from the original Samoyede stock,
which is not likely. His language has
become Slavic, which means a Ian
guage in which ''beefsteak" is ''mpiph-
text" and 'omelet souffie" is "omlet
cuphle"
The Bulgarian is peasant or sol
der. He knows no other trade. As a
farmer the sheep is all in all to him,
food and clothing and companionship,
says writer in The Era. He lives in a
howell, does not understand why he
should be taxed and makes his women
slave in the field. He is called close
listed. churlish and suspicious and has
some Of the virtues that often go with
those qualities.
When Bulgaria became practically
free Of the sultan, there were many
Turks left in the country. These are
gradually DeluS CIOWucu Out, Dut tueTe
is still mosque in Christian Sofia, and
in the palace Of the sobranje. or parlia-
ment, where the members have better
accommodations than the lords of Brit
ain on the Thames embankment, some
twenty Turkish deputies always sit to-
gether and exert an influence that they
never could do in their own land by
voting always with the party in power.
Every Saturday the members of the
sobranje are paid at the rate of 10
francs a day, all in silver five franc
pieces These peasant lawmakers knot
it up In handkerchefs, grin slowly and
shake the jingling pieces playfully in
one anothers face. They are playing
at craftsmanship yet, but fairly well
upon the whole.
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THE POINT OF THE JOKE.
Il Was DfnacuIt For the Englishman,
hint He Finally Sayv It

but He Finally Saw 1t.
A party of Englishmen were in Chi
cago sightseeing some time ago. They
were entertained at dinner by some
Chicago Englishmen who have lived in
America long enough to have a keen
appreciation of the American idea of a
joke. During the evening all the MEM
bers of the party told stories or sung
songs and entertained according to
their several abilities.
One of the English visitors could see
nothing funny in the stories told by the
Chicago Englishmen. Every time one
of them would tell good American
story at which most of the party would
laugh uproariously this particular Eng
nshman would adjust his monocle to
his eye and, looking wonderingly
around the table, would remark, But,
I say, don't see anything in that to
laugh at, y knaw."
One of the Chicago men finally re-
cited an original poem. The poem told
of an Englishman who had come 10
America and after being in this coun-
try only short time had died and gone
to another and much warmer country.
Ten years passed, and one day an imp
passing that way heard the English
man laughing uproariously.
"Why. what are you laughing at7" In
quired the imp.
ooh, oh, oh, such a funny story as
heard in Americal Oh, it was so fun
nygv laughed the victim, and he held his
hands to his side and almost doubled
up with merriment.
"a story you heardl Why, you've
heard no story" said the imp. you've
been dead ten years"
Eyes, yes, know, know" cried the
man. But I've just seen the joke"
This poem set the table in roar.
Amid all the laughing and shouting
the obtuse visitor adjusted his monocle
and drawled out, But, say, don'i
see anything funny in that, y knaw."
NO" replied the man who had read
the poem as quick as a flash. "Oi
course you don't. You haven't been
dead ten years" And even the obtuse
Englishman saw the point-C Chicago
Tribune
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DO YOU KNOW

how fascinating English history really That England during
the thousand has given literature heroes and
herones all the ages? What you
OF the private and lives of her queens who we'll being
stately soveregns with passions and hate living papa-
ting women?
Do know Of that king and who stood breood and
a naked from their upwards the great hall of Wemn
r7 Or what plumbers dog licked the blood of king Or why
Henry VII hanged his four English masts rators what
king apOogzed for taking long de7 Or why Marlborough and
his duchess dsgraced?
Do you know the story of Thomas Beckett and the Emirs
daughter? Of fair Rosamond Clfods bower labyrinth
Woodstock ken Henrys golden spur
becoming OF Richard II fatal trap
Vdoma? Of the dreadful warning that hung the bed of sa
Angoueme? Of the queen discovered London
disguised a cook-mad
Do know how the fact that the Duchess Marlborough
putting by mistake the queens gloves changed Voa says
the desnes Of Euroe Or why the Elizabeth and her prime
minister had deal secretly with Catherine de- Medc taor Or
what that which passed between Man Boyn and King Hal be-
meath the the clustered shade of Sopewe nunnery
meant to Wolsey?
Those who interested may have specimen pages work
that will show how English history be had quite different
way from that by Hume Rapn Macaua Guzo
or Halam, Froude.
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The polka is the natural dance for
the feet of the people. Take in evidence
its origin. A Bohemian peasant girl
was seen dancing ''out of her own
head" extemporizing from the sheer
joy of her heart song, tune and steps
This she did on Sunday afternoon In
Elbeleinitz, and an artist, one Josef
Neruda, who spied her, made note OF
all he saw. The people of the town
adopted the dance and called it the
pulka, half step. In 1885 it reached
Prague and Vienna in 1910; thence il
spread rapidly through Europe. When
M. Cellarius introduced it to the Pari
SLAMS, we hear that all else gave way
before 1.-The all absorbing pursuit, the
polka, which embraces in its qualities
the intimacy of the waltz with the vi
vacity of the Irish jig."-Casselrs Mag
azine.
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bereavement ana nn.,ne...

The following curious advertisement
Is taken from Spanish Journal: This
morning our Saviour summoned away
the jeweler, Siebald Illmaga, from his
shop to another and better world. The
undersigned, his widow, will weep up
on his tomb, as will also his two daugh-
tiers, Hid and Emma, the former of
whom is married, and the latter is open
to an offer The funeral will take place
tomorrow. His disconsolate widow,
veronique Illmaga. P S.-This be-
reavement will not interrupt our en-
ployment, which will be carried on as
usual, only our place of business will
be removed from 8 Lessi Gle Leinturiers
to Rue de Missionaire, as our grasp
ing landlord has raised the rent st.
James Gazette.
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HOW sou.n Cot His Name.

When Sousa, famous the world over
as king of march music. landed in the
"home of the free" he carried with
him q valise on which was marked in
plain letters John Philipso, U. s. A. !"
Time passed, and this son Of sunny It.
ally commenced to grow musical and
also to become Americanized. 1t was
then, SO the story goes, that he ex-
pressed the desire for a name more
nearly like those of the people Of
which he was one by choice.
Philipso sounded out of place doing
service for man who had imbibed
American beliefs and customs and
whose destiny was closely linked with
''the stars and stripes forever" A
member of the band to which he be-
longed finally made a suggestion. 1t
turned out to be happy one and was
adopted by the master Of the baton.
The suggestion was this: To the name
Philipso add q. s. A. Divide the one
name into two words, and there was
the smooth sounding and easily pro-
nounced name of John Philip Sousa.-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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WHY Big Fish Get Awav

1t is perfectly plain that large fish
are more apt to escape than small ones
Their weight and activity. combined
with the increased thickness and re-
sourcefuiness of age and experience, of
course greatly increase their ability to
tear out the hook and enhance the dan.
ger that their antics will expose fatal
weakness in hook, leader, line or rod.
Another presumption which must be
regretfully mentioned arises from the
fact that in many cases it is the en-
counter with large fish which causes
such excitement and such distraction
or perversion Of judgment as leads the
fisherman to do the wrong thing or fail
to do the right thing at the critical in.
stant.-Grover Cleveland in Saturday
Evening Post
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The Medicine Brief thus summarizes
the various uses of fruit in relieving
diseased conditions of the body The
list is worth keeping: Under the cate
CORY of laxatiyes, oranges. figs, tama-
rinds, prunes, mulberries, dates, nee
tarines and plums may be included
Pomegranates, eranberries, blackber
ries, sumac berries. dewberries. rasp-
berries, barberries, ounces, pears, wild
cherries and medlars are astringents
Grapes, peaches, Strawberries whortle
berries, prickly pears black currants
and melon seeds are diuretics. Goose
berries, red and white currants. pump
kins and melons are refrigerants. Lem
ons, lines and apples are stomachic Sc
datives.
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Quiet and warmth are the medicines
of the four footed philosopher If a
dog is ailing. he rolls himself into a
ball in a warm corner and eats little or
nothing till he is we'll Many times rest
is the only medicine needed by the sick,
but we seldom follow this example.
The biped loses the instinct of the ami
NAL He fumes, frets, takes stimulants
and indictments and gives no chance
to the recuperative forces of nature
Philadelphia Record
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Jenny LIND and the Trim.

Jenny Lind, after years of steady
practice. believed that the much covet.
ed trill was for her an impossibility.
She practiced hours a day. but was I'M
able to accomplish the feat. One day,
thoroughly discouraged. she was sit
ting in her garden when all at once she
looked up into tree. Above her bird
was trilling. She at once went to her
piano and through some magic or pow
er of imitation began the trill and from
that day never had any further diff
Guilty.
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When boy turns his bullying pocket
inside out we marvel at the quantity and
variety of articles he has slowed away.
Odd lengths of string, marbles, horse
chestnut, top, brass nails hickory nuts,
an apple, and many more articles are
garnered by this snapper up of unconsi-
dered trifles." We think the collection
must be hard on the boys pocket And
it is. But do we ever think of the variety
and miscellany of the substances we put
into the pocket of our stomach? There's
! the apple and the nuts, and things besides
quite as indigestible as brass nails and
with no more food value than so many
marbles. And yet we wonder that the
stomach gives out" When the stomach
breaks down under the strain of careless
eating and irregular meals it can be per-
fectly and permanently restored to health
and strength by the use of Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The action
of this medicine on the stomach and other
| organs of digestion and nutrition is so
marked, that relief from disease is at once
experienced, and the headaches, liver
troubles, kidney disorders, skin erupa
tions and other symptoms of diseased
stomach are quickly cured. Whenever
the use of laxative medicine is indicated,
use Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets They
act in harmony with the Discovery" and
assist its action by purging the bowels OF
foul accumulations
Convincing Proof of the efficacy OF
Ely's Cream Balm, the greatest of catarrh
remedies, is certainly cheap. A generous
trial size costs but 10 cts. Full size so cts.
Sold by druggists everywhere or mailed by
Ely Bros, So Warren Street, New York.
1876 Mill Street, Lexington, KY.
Messrs ELY BRos:-After giving your
Cream Balm trial can truly say l feel
very much benefited by its use and shall
continue to use it by purchasing from our
druggist here.
Mrs w r DANIEL
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were not placed in the window, ana
poor Tom went away never to return,
and it was more than two years ago.
and-and I am so glad What else
does he say, dear?"
Mr.. Boxley slowly unfolded the let
ter. Gle says" he replied, that in the
picture-the picture of the house in
your book, heaven bless 1.-THE notices
a bunch of roses. They are in the
landscape window, where he told
Madge to place them. He thinks they
mean that he will be welcome-and be
is coming, that is all. But do you
think, DEAR that Madge was actuated
by sentiment when she placed them
there, or did it just happen? Win she
will She
''She WILL" said Mrs. Boxley with
conviction. ''She has been very miser-
able; she told me so. But, dear, she
has not given in. Tom will come, and
she will think it is he who has taken
the first step toward reconciliation.
They will be married, and then-anf
then they win get over their foolish
ness, hope"
'She has not given in?" Mr.. Box
ley's eyes opened in amazement.
''Didn't she place the roses in the win
down.
mo, dear" Mrs. Boxley gave utter
ance to a nervous little laugh. half a
sob. "Madge was not at home the day
took the picture, and-and placed
the roses in the window myself. And
and it was l who sent Tom the book"
Mr.. Boxley whistled. Then he kissed
the artist and looked into her eyes.
"And to Think he said, that l have
held your camera in contempt for all
these weeks! Consider me, dear, from
| hencefOrth your most humble servitor.
/ Consider me-er-squelchedv'
81 do, love-" said Mrs. Boxley sweetly.
And then she danced away to the
kitchen, while Mr.. Boxley took the baby
upon his lap and mentally commented,
with much satisfaction, upon the re-
semblance borne by the diminutive
chap to his mother.
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.okososososossokososo.o
| KODAK MAGIC
BY David H. Talmadge.
Copyright. 1901, by
David III. Ta

Copyright 1BOl, by
9 David Fl. Talmadge.
So1o1oAoaoAoaAo&oAo@o@oAoS
In the first place. Mrs. Boxley strug-
gled with herself prayerfully for up
ward of a week, and finally, as frail
mortals usually do, crushed her better
judgment and arose triumphant. In
the second place-and this is a Sc
quence-she took the money which she
had been boarding for the purpose of
buying Christmas presents for her hus-
band and family and purchased with
1t camera Afterward she soothed
her conscience by the utterance of
vows internal
She told herself seriously that she
would give none but Photographic gifts
to her friends. She would make a
booklet for the girls-her intimate as
sociates before Mr.. Boxley had ap-
peared with his little proposal. Some
of them were married now, as she
was; but others, poor things, were not.
and she conceived the idea of sending
to these unfortunates a collection Of
pictures taken in her own modest
home, exhibiting Mr.. Boxley, In slip
pers and smoking jacket; with the
baby, sans vehement, juggling cake
of soap: the dining room, with her
cut glass and silver upon the board,
and the baby In his high chair shak-
ing a spoon at his smiling father; the
kitchen, with its glistening range, and
the baby sitting up beside it warming
his tiny feet and her own bedchamber
"a dream in white-with the baby
kicking and growing upon the bed. If
these offerings caused the recipients to
turn green with envy. so much the bet
ter. Most Of them had expressed senti-
ments derogatory to marriage, as un-
married women without prospects
often do.
AS for the married ones, she would
photograph their several dwellings
secretly and label the collection Aud
Lang Syne" In gold ink. And to the
relatives she would send dainty like
nesses of the baby, writing upon each
likeness the words, with love from
Robert Greening Boxley. age fourteen
months. weight twenty-five and half
pounds"
These things. l say. she purposed do
ing; but none of them did she do pre-
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TO- a.. p..ch W.. prodrc.a

That the luscious peach has been de-
rived from the hard shelled almond can
no longer be successfully denied. 1t is
said that the peach in its original soil
was virulent poison and that the Per-
sian warriors brought to Persia some
of the seeds and planted them for the
purpose of poisoning the points of their
arrows so as to render wounds caused
by them to be fatal, but a change of
climate and soil produced fruit
which is not only luscious. but is es-
teemed exceedingly healthful
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LlFE's UPS AND DOWNS.
The Magnificent Revenge of a Gov-
ernor of Missouri.

The Magnificent Revenge of q Gov-
ernor of Missouri.
While Robert Stewart was governor
Of Missouri a steamboat man was
brought in from the penitentiary as an
applicant for a pardon. He was large,
powerful fellow, and when the govern
or looked at him he seemed strangely
affected. He scrutinized him long and
closely. Finally he signed the docu-
ment that restored the prisoner to lib
erty. Before he handed 1t to him he
said. "You will commit some other
crime and be in the penitentiary again,
| fear"
The man solemnly promised that be
would not. The governor looked doubt.
full, unused few minutes and said:
you will go back on the river and
be mate again, suppose?"
The man replied that he would.
"Well, / want you to promise me one
thing" resumed the governor. Il want
you to pledge your word that when you
are mate again you will never take a
billet of wood In your hand and drive
sick boy out of a bunk to help you
load your boat on a stormy night"
The steamboat man said he would
not and inquired what the governor
meant by asking him such question
The governor replied: Because some
day that boy may become a governor
and you may want him to pardon you
for crime. One dark, stormy night.
many years ago. you stopped your boat
on the Mississippi river to take on q
load Of wood There was a boy on
board who was working his passage
from New Orleans to St. Louis, but be
was very sick of fever and was lying in
bunk. You had plenty of men to dc
the work, but you went to that boy
with stick of wood in your hand and
drove him with blows and curses out
into the wretched night and kept him
toiling like a slave until the LOAD was
completed. l was that boy. Here is
your pardon. Never again be guilty OF
such brutality"
The man. covering and hiding his
face, went out without a word.
What noble revenge that was and
what lesson to bullyLSuccess.
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The Wrong Crop.

Visiting an out of the way English
parish when the incumbent happened
to be away, formel archdeacon OF
Suffolk was. it is related. shown round
by the clerk. On arriving at the church
yard he found a fine crop of wheat
growing In it.
"Dear, dearr' said the archdeacon
II can't approve of this. l really did
not think Mr.. would have planted
wheat in the churchyard."
That's just what | told parson,
said the clerk. 81 says" says l, "ye
didn't ought to have wheated it; "
ought to have tatered itp'
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ELECTRIC Centipeds.

Least attractive among the insects
which give light are the so called
electric centipeds" = black crawlers
with many legs, which have been Xix
ened to serpents' skeletons in NINA
ture. They move in a snakelike fash.
ion, forward or backward. leaving be
hind them bright track Of phosphor-
ic light However, they are most ae-
customed to appear in the daytime,
when the illumination they afford is
not visible.
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WELL BROKEN HORSES.
The silent Man Generally Has the
Most Manageable Animals.


Most Manageable Animals.
Has any one ever noticed that Sd
lent man has usually the best broken
horses? 1t may not be true, but all the
men Of my acquaintance who do not
talk much have well broken horses.
Drive with them, and you will wonder
how they manage their horses. No
management is visible. The horse goes
where he is wanted without apparent
effort on the part of the driver. One
famous turfman at least has been not
ed for his art in driving horse to the
limit Of his speed without making a
move while his rivals were lifting and
yelling and whipping theirs. How did
he do It? Don't know, but he was a
man Of few words.
Probably there is lesson in this.
The average horse understands only a
few things thoroughly, only few
words, signs or commands The silent
man gives only few, and he does not
confuse his horse. The horse is made
to know them thoroughly. He under
stands the man who understands him.
1t is pleasure to drive horse that
understands Few pleasures In life can
equal it If the horse is a good, cheer
full driver. There would be more Of
this kind If they were made to know a
few things thoroughly-the right
things.-National Stockman.
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A woman went into big department
store and checked her baby while she
shopped. When she went tc get her
baby. she found she had lost her check.
The manager said she would have to
wait and when all the other babies
were taken out she could have the one
that was left, but the baby left over
was a colored baby. This was all
right, however, as the woman was col
ored.-Atchison Globe.
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Old Diekey S., very wealthy but
very illiterate East India merchant in
London, took pair of compasses and
set about examining a large map of
India, the margin of which was illus
trated with drawings of the wild and
domestic animals of the country.
Suddenly Dickey dropped the COM
pass in amazement. 1T can't be! 1t
amt in the horder Of nature that 1t
should be! Tmpossiblel Ridiculousw
why, Dickey, what's the matterY'
"Wot's the matter? w, this Bengal
tiger is ninety miles longi'
Dickey had measured the tiger by the
scale of the map.
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Once upon a time in a melodramatic
theatrica performance the leading man
took a fiery, untamed steed on the
stage. After the horse heard some OF
the lines delivered by several of the
actors he began kicking the fats and
wings to pieces, sending them up
among the flies.
Help, helpP' cried the leading man.
NAY. nay" answered the manager.
''The horse shows great discernment.
,, He is trying to elevate the stage"
Moral.-We should not scorn the
most humble effort in good cause
New York Herald.
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What He Came For.

A learned judge who was one of the
guests at dinner was Unexpectedly
called upon to reply to a toast. Recov
ering somewhat from his surprise, he
said that his situation reminded hin
Of the story of man who fell into the
water while he was fishing.
With no little difficulty he was res
cued, and, after he had regained his
breath and was in fairly comforta
BILE condition, his rescuer asked hin
how he came to fall into the water.
II did not come to fall into the wa
ter" replied the unfortunate fisherman
~ came to fish"