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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17
Peacock C. O. Company
Mammoth Thirteen Days
CLEARING SALE
GREATEST TRADE EVENT OF The SEASON FAMOUS FOR ITS LOW PRICES
Beginning Monday, June 16.
now
the wok o and readiu tour manyi nesof
BROUGHT houd godin o immediate tina
a have gven departing o cut prices literally many
reductions have Rsuom will
offered II yars

Clearance Sale Ribbons
Satin and eros. train
All the leading shades; most popular
widths
~ ms, I3c quality, now Sc
ms, &C quality, now &c
M ms, 2Ic quality, now &c
AZ ms, 4oc quality, now csc
Gauze Ribbons
III black and white only; widths for
trimming gowns:
10 yards, 4oc quality, now zoe
MOire Taffetas
All Leading colors pink, white, blue and
black correct for neckwear, corsage bows,
sashes, girldes and millinery
| AZ ms, CSC value, now 23c
| 3 ms, 2Sc value, now zoe
| IN ms, 25c value, now 19c
Satin Liberties
Sash widths only all the new shades:
| ms, 48c value, now Soc
Plain Taffeta
In white only used for neckwear and
/ belts.
/ ) iuS'S <OS NdiuCS uOW lou
Clearing Sale White Goods
and EmbrOideries
All-over tuckings - suitable for shirt
waists and children's French dresses:
55c quality, now 4Oc
75c quality, now Gle
Fancy Madras
Neat. pretty patterns all new:
use quality, aow 19c
3oc quality, now 23c
Dotted Swiss
Beautifully embroidered ; rich and effec-
tive:
SIC quality, now 29c
4Sc quality, now 35c
/; 6sallOOn Edgings and Insertions
| Blind and open-work patterns
Ioc quality now &c
I7c quality, now &c
| use quality, now 1Sc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17
Hedding.

Bert Hancock and family have been
rusticating here for few days.
Miss Sallie Shreve will be among the
graduates at the State Normal School to-
morrow.
Mrs. William Parker, of Florence, is
recuperating in our healthful village as
the guest of her mother.
The public school closed last week with
a picnic, when refreshments were served
and the children enjoyed themselves.
Miss Maggie G. Shreve and Julia A.
Carly were among the graduates of the
Farnum school at Beverly oD Thursday
evening.
Quite number of Hedding people at
tended the commencement exercises at
Beverly last week, being friends and rel
atives of the graduates.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17

brings on distress after eating with heaviness
and Readiness of the stomach, sick headache
weary and tired feeling that is not relieved
by rest, unhealthy eruptions on the skin, con-
stipation, loss OF appetite, pains in the sides
and back, etc. These are but few OF the symp-
toms of Indigestion and dyspepsia. To mul
titudes who thus suffer MOTHER RIGEL's Cur
ALIVE SYRUP has proved help and blessing
Price 6Oc and soc a bottle. It will cost you
nothing to try 1t. Sample tree. Address
w mite. No. 397. 1913 Dnana ST.. New York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17

A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's. new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you win be
sure 10 buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17
For Over Sky Years.

MRS. WINsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
or over sixtyyears by millions OF mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens The
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
ne best remedy tor Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
Druggists inevery part of the world. Twenty
five cents a BOTTLE Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
KIND.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17
Clearing Sale
Muslin Underwear

AuobAA OANCA WONA
Drawers emstitched umbrella ruffle;
splendid values. 23c.
DraWers-6ne Cambria; deep lawn ruff
fie, edged with lace and two insertings.
3Sc.
75c Gowns, soc
OF fine Cambria, with lace-inserted yoke.
$I.OO Gowns, Zoe
Made of Nainsook; round neck, large
full sleeves.
$l.25 skirts, S5c
Five pretty styles to select from, both
lace and Hamburg trimmed.
$3.50 skirts, $l.OO
OF fine Muslin deep lawn founce,
edged with deep Hamburg.
1926 Lawn Waists, S5c
100 in the lot four pretty styles with
tucked and Hamburg trimming 4; splendid
value.
COrsets
900 Coutil Corsets in white and grey
straight front, low bust, lace trimmed:
75c grade now 3Sc
Clearing Sale
Knit Underwear
I2H Swiss Vests, &c
Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Vests, low neck
no sleeves, low neck with sleeves nicely
finished.
Bic Stockings, 19c
Ladies fine gauze, all over lace Isle
thread hose; less than cost of cotton hose.
25c Stockings, 15c
Ladies fast black lace hosiery splen-
did value.
Clearing Sale Belts
Lot of Leather Belts in tan and brown,
black and patent leather leather lined
and stitched. Values 25c to 75c, now 1Oc
White Kid Belts
Lined and stitched, fine quality:
soc value, now 25c
Real Seal Bags
And Genuine Alligator Chatelaines.
$I.oo and $I.25 grades, now S5c
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17

Clearing Sale of Laces
Applique effects now in great demand.
Ten big lots of handsome Black Escurials
at the lowest prices known this season:
use quality now 15c
39c quality now Csc
6oc quality now Soc
72c quality now 4Oc
85c quality now 6Oc
Fl 90 quality now zoe
GallOOns-1Oc
This seasons new designs. Worth much
more than the price offered. Many good
values at double the price:
White Nottnghams, Zoe
Arab Venise, Zoe
Butter Veuise, Zoe
Black Chantilly, Zoe
Russian, Zoe
Point Lierre, Zoe
Black Chantilly
Gallons, Motifs, Insertions and Edg.
| Note the prices
balloons ChantilIy
nc quality now Sc
25c quality now I5c
I5c quality now l2c
CSC quality now 25c
Motifs
25c quality now 19c
47c quality now 39c
72c quality now 59c
insertions
nc quality now Sc
I3c quality now Zoe
nc quality now &c
zoe quality now lie
Edgings
Toe quality now &c
I5c quality now lie
23c quality now &c
| Neck Rufus
New cape effects in Ruffs; all-white,
~hite- and-black and all. black:
So 90 quality now Sc so
$50 quality now 4.75
500 quality now 25
4.5o quality now 1926
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17

Headquarters for Towering and vegeta-
BILE plants, cut flowers and floral designs,
at Rosbach's, Pemberton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-17


ing order secured for the plaintiffs by
Samuel w. Shinn. There was no pro-
test against the contractors for removing
some private property in the shape of
trees and fences, but when it was found
that the trolley cars would pass within
one foot of the fence in front of the Man.
uel residence, an objection was raised
On Wednesday morning the canal boat
Eva May, belonging to Charles Weiner.
of Camden. laden with sand, while in
tow of the tugboat Isabel, met with a
serious accident at Delanco. The tug had
two boats in tow. The first one, the Vul-
canine, hit the pier endways, and the Eva
May ran into it and stove its bow in,
causing it to sink in the channel, damag-
ing the bridge to the extent that travel
was blocked over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for two hours, and also stopping
travel of the tug and sand boats the rest
of the day.
A prominent lady of Mount Holly had
an unusual experience few days since
She applied to her dentist for new set of
false teeth. why, just made you a
set last week." remarked the doctor
Eyes, know" came the reply, but l
want another set as soon as l can get
them" To this request the lady made
the following explanation: Upon retir-
ing one evening l placed my teeth, as
usual, on the chair by the side of my bed.
The gas was burning dimly, and by the
light l saw large rat carrying the teeth
away about two O'Clock in the morning.
A noise awoke me, which was probably
the teeth falling to the floor. l was ter
ribly nervous as the rat dragged them
through space back of the open fire
place. / awoke my husband. who only
laughed at me. thinking that was dream
ing, and then he went to sleep again.
! The next morning, however, we made an
examination and found the rodent dead,
the teeth, which lodged in his throat, hav-
Ing choked him."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

splendid health. the endowment Of a
healthy mother.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription gives
the mother health to give her child. It
cures nervousness, nausea and sleepless-
ness. 1t makes the body comfortable and
the mind content. It gives physical
vigor and muscular elasticity so that the
baby's advent is practically painless.
NJ will endeavor to tell you Of the many
benefits have derived from taking DR.. Pierce's
son, of Medicine Lodge. Barber Co.. Kans vim
the fall of 1899 was expecting to become a
mother and suffered terribly with pains in the
back of head In fact ached all over. Suffered
with awful bearing down pains; was threat
ened for weeks with mishap. A lady friend
told me to use DIR. Pierce's medicines. She had
taken them and felt like q new woman. began
using the Favorite Prescription and took four
bottles before my baby came and two after
wards. / suffered almost death with my other
two children, but hardly realized that l was
dnk when this baby was born and she weighed
twelve and one-qnarter pounds. She il now
hours sickness; at present she weighs thirty
seven pounds. ! owe 1t all to DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription"
~Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, and sick women we'll.
Accept no substitute for the medicine
which works wonders for weak women.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

Victoria; it was long way round to
send opium, but when it gets..through
without paying any duty the specula-
ton is profitable one. Eight thou
sand pounds of opium were thus trans
ported in three months; some Of it
went through safely but after a while
we dropped to the tricks of the bust.
ness and made some large seizures"
Smuggling is attempted in the car
goes of ships as we'll as in the baggage
OF passengers. Cigars pay high duty
and consequently offer temptation
to cheat the revenue; they have been
found in logs of wood, in air-tight
boxes, in casks of molasses or sugar,
and in other similar receptacles. They
have been brought in rubber bags and
thrown overheard at night in the
lower bay to be picked up by confeder.
ates in boats lying in wait for them.
On one occasion the Custom House
boat took the place Of one belonging
to the smugglers and made a rich
haul. At another time the officials
watched for wagon on the Jersey
shore and when it was loaded with
bags of cigars and ready to start they
rushed out and took possession.
Two of the stewards of the steamer
were arrested and sent to Ludlow
street Jail and the next morning an
account Of the affair was spread in the
newspapers. The parties concerned in
the smuggling cabled to their friends
on the other side of the Atlantic a
brief account of the affair and of
course this at once put a stop to the
shipments. But unfortunately for
them there was steamer of the same
line then on the ocean and there was
no way of communicating with her.
In due time she arrived at New York
and as one of the arrested men had
made a full confession the revenue
officers knew exactly where to lay
their rude hands as soon as the vessel
reached quarantine. The parties on
whom they laid them were sent to Jail
like their predecessors and goodly
quantity of goods was added to the
pile in the seizure room.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

The Tacoma Spectator, commenting
on the result of the recent Seattle
city election, says:
"It is not unlikely the Piper.Dal.
ton influence will begin to wane,
since the result of the election was to
demonstrate that they could not hold
their vote together. The assistance
rendered by the Ankeny leaders was
all that saved Humes from defeat, and
the influence which will be strongest
with him will represent the Walla
Walla Senatorial candidate.
"The result of this can only be q
divided delegation from Seattle to the
next State Legislature, and unless
Preston secures support far in excess
of that conceded him, it is very likely
he will not cut much of . figure in
the fight for Senatorial honors."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28
MODERN SMUGGLING,
TO THIS VIOLATION OF LAW.

Some Expedients Adopted to Ease Conscience
The "honest" Traveler-Ths Experienced
Passsnssr-The PortIy woman-liow Their
Professions Tally With Results when q
"show Down. is Insisted Upon-Sundry De-
vices for Defraudins the Revenue.
All smugglers are not swarthy, pi-
ratical chaps. This idea should be
dispelled from the mind OF the ordi.
nary reader. A trip with one OF the
customs officers by the writer, while
he listened to the declaration" of the
passengers on an ocean steamer, and .
Subsequent call on my genial friend
revealed many strange stories of at
tempts to cheat Uncle Sam.
When the inspector boards q
steamer he assemblies all the passen.
gers in the cabin and proceeds to take
their statements.
"Have you any new or dutiable
goods to declared" is the frat question
launched.
The listener is a woman. Snug.
Cling is 40 natural as love to . woman
and the chances are two to one that
the fair creature before US has q Sc
lected assortment of things that she
wants to get through the Custom
House without paying duties thereon.
She has compromised with her con-
science by selling the whole contents
of her trunks to fellow passenger,
also q woman, for one cent. C6nse.
quently she can swear that she has no
dutiable goods in her possession and
remarks to herself as she does so that
they all belong to her friend.
She is trife nervous in spite of
her efforts to appear calm, and the in.
spector makes mysterious mark on
the document to which she has sworn.
These inspectors are good judges of
human nature and can generally de-
termine whether q person is lying or
telling the truth.
The inspector evidently enjoys her
sufferings, cruel man that he is.
"Have you any gloves, piece goods,
or presents for anybody"
"No, that is, none that amount to
anything"
"Well, what have your Please give
me the list"
"I have few gloves, just few, for
my own use and I've two or three
trifles to give to my nephews and
nieces."
"How many gloves have you, aud
what are the presents for your rela-
tivesr
II have q dozen gloves in box and
two or three pairs loose in my trunks
! can't tell exactly how many. The
presents are some toys and other
trifies that cost very little in Paris
and London. Whenever 1 saw any
thing that thought would please the
children bought it,"
As the inquisition goes on her ner-
vousness increases and quite likely
she would give all the goods she is try
ing to smuggle if she cauld only es-
cape the ordeal. The inspector makes
up his mind very soon that her bag.
gage will need careful attention, and
before dismissing her he makes an
other cabalistic mark on the paper to
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28
A TIMELY REFRAIN.

The Manager OF a Husband on
Salary" booked for Olympia Theater
later on, has sent us the following
plaintive wall, descriptive OF the pecu-
liar people he "runs up against" in
his intercourse with the world. His
lamentation strikes a responsive chord
upon the heartstrings of every local
manager, who is continually beset by
people who want to be fixed all right
for the show"
He says:
Wherever look. and wherever turn, in what
ever direction go,
One question, one only, confronts me: "Can
you fix me all right for your shOw:'
The transfer man pockets his contract remarking
You won't find us slow;
We've got q good scene-truck m trailer. Can
you fix me all right for your shows
The baggage men, weighing my trunk, say: a
hundred Of excess. or so:
What's the name Of the troupe you're ahead of!
Can You fix me all right for your show"'
The genial, obiging hotel clerk cries. in profes-
sional glow:
" If your room doesn't suit you, I'll change it.
Can You fix me all right for the show"
The porter who brings in my trunk says: :" Fo'
de Lawd. you'se an agent. know:
kin tell 'em mile of, by golle! Kin you fix
me all right fo' de show.'
The chambermaid. making the bed, apeaks up
bashfnlly: me an my beau
I'd like to see A Husband on Salary; Can you
fix us all right for the shows"
The waiter girl calls of the menu In tones con
fdentially low;
4" Roast veal, lamb, an corn-beef au' cabbage
Can you fix me all right for The show."
While bellboys, one after another, pipe me as
they stand In q row;
Do You want any ice water. Mister! Kin You
fix me all right fur de show?
And nights in a feverish slumber wretchedly
toss to and fro,
While legions of specters all chorus, "Can you
fix me all right for the show?'
Kind Heaven, will even st. Peter shout when
pase up from below.
Say! when is the company coming? Can you
fix me all right for the shOw!"
And the poor man who has sunk his money in q
beautiful play house know,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28
The Heathen's Pun.

"My friend" said the missionary
who was trying to convert the wealthy
mandarin, "Do you not know that
it is easier for the camel to get
through the eye of needle than"
"Than it is for me-" the mandarin
interrupted, "to get through the need
OF an idol, eh? Very true"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28
Platonie friendships.

La there any danger in platonic
friendshipf Undoubtedly. When q
man and woman are young and un-
fettered, there is always the risk that
friendship will slip over its precipice
edge and become love when it falls
over on both sides. Nothing could be
more ideal, for the perfection OF love
between man and woman has been de-
scribed as friendship computed by a
dash of passion" It is when only one
friend has lost footing that the dam
ger comes in.
Few friends get to know each other
90 we'll and to appreciate each others
best qualities that sometimes one may
suddenly awaken to find that the old
friendship is not enough to satisfy.
1t Graves something more.
When the craving only comes to
one, not to the other, the friendship
that was so pleasant may turn to q
sharp pain.
That is its risk.
What of it? There are risks in
marriage. in love, in every relation OF
life.
Shall people avoid making friend.
ships which are the most helpful and
enjoyable possible to make, just be-
cause there may exist risk of pain
in them?
Certainly not. But better far it is
to spend happy hours in the COM
panionship Of one of your own sex
than to risk the tragedy of unrequited
love.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

A FARMER living near Yelm came
to town the other day bringing an egg
six inches in diameter which had been
laid by one of his own hens. A store.
keeper in front of whose place the son
of toll was, remarked that he had
something in the egg line that would
beat it all to smash. The farmer
readily bet . dollar that he hadn't
thereupon the grinning counter-jump-
or went 10 the store and brought out
an egg-beater. "Well, beat it them"
said the farmer, and he tossed the
seeming egg to the astonished store
keeper, who dropped it through q
showcase, for the egg was an iron one
painted white; and the farmer with
broad grin On his cOuntenance
pocketed the dollar and went home.
This goes to show that farmers are not
always the victims of confidence
games
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28
No Cause for Fear.

Gussie-I say, hope you and l
won't quarrel when we are married,
like your father and mother do.
Sybil-Oh, dear, no! You'll be so
much more easy to manage than poor,
dear pa!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

ACCORDING to General Booth the
Salvation Army is now operating in
Al countries, has literature in 80 diff
ferent languages, and has more than
1900 different societies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28
That gold Spoon.

There are some men who seem to be
favorites of fortune. They are indus
trious, cheerful workers, full to over
flowing of the energy of splendid health.
and success seems fairly to drop into
their hands. 1t is of such as these that
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

tue leO uatOy
and less success
full man says
c n v i o u 81 y,
~ That fel1o W
was born with a
gold spoon in
HE m out h.
A nd yet on
analysis it will
be found that
this success is
LARGELY dllA tn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-28

And the poor man who has sunk his money in q
beautiful playhou know,
Still hears with heart sad aud weary, the words
"Can you fix me all right for the show?''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
SOUTH OF THE ANACosTIA
Constructions Between Fort Mahon
and Fort Foote.
Fort Craven.

The defenses south of the Anacostia were
as follows:
Fort Craven
Less than half a mile west of Fort Sedg
wick are the remains, in a good state of
preservation, of unfinished work which
used to be called Fort Craven, but which
now goes by the name of Fort Scaggs. II
being near the Scaggs house. Toward the
closing of the war the building of a sub-
terranean passage between this work and
It's neighbor, Fort Sedgwick, had com
used in passing ammunition from one fort
to the other during an engagement The
mouth of the tunnel, which was in the CEN
ter OF Fort Craven. is now considerably bat
tered oy the hard blows of time. The old
works stand behind Mr.. Scaggs' house on
the Anacostia road (now Minnesota avenue)
Benning. Nearby, on the north, was Fort
Mahan.
Fort Mahon.
Fort Mahon occupied an isolated hill. ele-
waited ITO feet above the river, at the
eastern edge Of the village Of Benning. 1t
was f1anked on the west by Anacostia road
and on the south by Benning road. 1t was
regarded as an advance tete-de-pon to
Benning bridge. The bridge itself was
guarded by tete-de-port of infantry. The
armament of the fort consisted of two
S-inch siege HowitZers, four 42-pounder
James. four 24-pounder field Howtzers,
three 12-pounder field guns, three 30
FOUNDER PARROTS and one S-inch and one
24-pounder Coeborn Howitzers. The site of
the fort was known before the war as
Prospect HILL" and was the home Of
DR.. Manning. Among the troops garrison
ing the fort during the war were the Goth
Pennsylvania, Captain Herberts 18th Com
pany, Massa chusetts Heavy Artillery, and
Company c. Knapp's Pennsylvania Artil-
lery. The fort was named for Dennis Ma
hon, professor of engineering in the Milli-
tary Academy.
Fort Sedgwick.
Fort Sedgwick was originally called Fort
shapin and was renamed In 1851 in honor
Of General John Sedgwdck, q native of Con-
necticut, and the distinguished and beloved
commander Of the old 9th Corps, who was
killed in the saddle ct spottsylvania Court
House. Va, May 9. 1884 This fort was Sit
pated on an eminenoe 100 feet above tide
level In che eastern outskirts Of Bsnnins,