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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
The INNS OF CHINA.
Their Cheapness Is About Their One
Redeemine Feature.


Redeemine Feature.
Chinese inns are without register or
clerks. On riding through the gateway
your bride rein is seized by q dirty
boy, who helps you to dismount. shout
ing loudly meanwhile for the proprie
tor, who presently looms up through
the wilderness of carts and mules. Pro
prietor and boy then hold parley as.
to what rooms are eligible, and then a
door is pushed open and the traveller il
shown to his apartment. 1t is usually
about twelve feet square. The walls
and floor are of hard mud. and so are
the beds, which extend entirely across
the side of the room, with only space
enough between them for small table
and one chair. The room is lighted by
one window, in which paper takes the
place of glass.
The first duty of the proprietor in
making a patron comfortable is to stop
up the holes in the paper window pane.
He never tears the paper off entirely
and replaces it with a new one, be-
cause the sheet of paper is worth
about one-tenth of a cent, and the inn
keeper is not wasteful. Indeed he
pastes little slips of paper over the
holes until all the light that filters
through it is of a notified hue.
At one end of the mule shed is the
kitchen of the inn. 1t is here that the
meals for all the patrons are prepared,
TO be eaten in the rooms. The menu is
not elaborate. 1t consists only of bowls
of rice and tea. Should the traveller de.
sire a greater variety of food, he car
buy it himself in the market, and his
own servant can cook 1t in the kitchen
of the inn. To sleep on the bed of
Chinese inn would be for foreigner
an impossibility were 1t not that he is
always so exhausted at the end OF
each days journey that he finds it diff
ficult to remain awake ten minutes
after alighting from his pony. He lies
down on the mat that covers the hard
heap of mud and surprises himself al
the soundness of his slumber.
The one redeeming thing about the
inn is its cheapness. Just as the trav
eler is about to depart in the morning
the proprietor tells him the amount OF
his bill Everything is charged on the
European plan" Every cup Of tea
every rushlight candle, the paper win
dow pane. are all itemized in the long
list which the proprietor reels off IL
sinGsong, but the total is surprisingly
low. The cost of food and lodging for
one night for traveller and two serv
ants. with stabling and fodder for his
| ponies and cart mules. is about &c
cents.-New York Mail and Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

The custom of showing the flag at
half mast originated from the way at
sea of showing the pre-eminence one
ship had over the other In time of war
fare. The vanquished always had TO
lower It's flag. while the victor's would
be raised as high as possible In exul-
tation. To lower flag is an act of
submission or betokens respect to SUI
perior or Is a signal of distress. The
hosting of flag half mast high came
to be used. therefore. as a sign. of
mourning and respect
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Bananas are as rule planted out
systematically in rows, the suckers
being placed at an average of ten feet
apart. The banana plant bears only
one bunch at a time. but 1t is quick
grower, yielding its fruit in twelve to
fourteen months. When the plant is
about six months old. a second suck.
err Or shoot is allowed to spring from
the root, u third after the ninth month,
and so on. so that after the first year
there is Il continuous crop being reaped.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Get my name right" said the proud
owner of the l.175 pound hog. Its
Judson X. Bmm. My father was Colo
mel Hiram Hotchkiss Bimm of Lexing-
ton. Ky He came to Illinois in the
year
Mover mind that" interrupted the
US the pedigree of the hog. Chicago
Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

1t was popular theory in days gone
by that the body of a drowned man
would feat the ninth day. Sir Thomas
Browne alludes to it as believed in his
time. and in his "Pseudo-doxia Epi-
denies" there is a discussion on this
fanciful notion. 1t was also believed
that the spirits of those drowned at sea
were doomed to wander for hundred
years owing to the rites of burial hav-
ing never been properly bestowed upon
their bodies Notes and Queries.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

And she laughed again.
"Oh. pardon me- But the train
pulled up. and he was off.
1t had not disappeared when a young
fellow came out of the waiting room,
and the two drove briskly away.
George she said. that Princeton
pillow made for you mother and Mr..
Partridge thought | had made for
him."
well. there's no harm in that" he
laughed back IF he had only known
what good blind his playing was for
those evenings in the arbor. be
wouldn't have any suspicious like that
But we've got to hurry to get to the
other station. The minister is expect
ing us in New Haven"
ooh. George mother will be surpris
ed! DO you suppose your father will
forgive us?''
'1f he doesn't, | can stand it. Hetty
dear"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss ,es 81 &nAzzza<
THE DOGS TAIL.
It's Language In the Chase and When
the Animal Is Pleased.


It's Language In the Chase and When
the Animal Is Pleased.
In the case of all hunting dogs, such
as foxhounds or wolves. which pack to-
gether, the tail is carried aloft and is
very free In movement. 1t is also fire.
quently rendered more conspicuous by
the tip being white. and this is almost
invariably the case when the hounds
are of mixed color When ranging the
long grass of the prairie or jungle, the
raised tips of the tail would often be
all that an individual member of the
band would see of its fellows.
There is no doubt that hounds habit
ually watch the tails of those in front
of them when drawing covert If a
faint drag is detected suggestive of the
presence of fox. but scarcely suffi
Gent to be sworn to vocally, the tail of
the finder is at once set in motion, and
the warmer the scent the quicker does
1t wag. Others seeing the signal
quickly join the first, and there is an
assemblage of waving tails before even
the least whfmper is heard
OAOulu luV urdS prove UOuDlIuI one,
the hounds separate again, and the
waving ceases. but IL it grows stronger
when followed up the wagging be-
comes more and more emphatic until
one after another the animals begin to
whine and give tongue and stream off
In Indian file along the line of scent
When the pack is in full cry upon a
strong scent the tails cease to wave,
but are carried aloft in full view. The
moment when the dog most enjoys life
is the moment when he sights game
That moment is the time when he
wags his tail most vigorously in order
to announce his discovery to his fellow
dogs
In this way, by the habit of associa-
ton. he got to wagging his tail when
ever he was pleased. The more pleased
he is the more vigorously he wags his
tail, so that the wagg ing of a dogs tail
under pleasurable emotions can be
traced directly to the time when the
dog used his tail as a signal of the dis
covery of his prey.-D. Provan in Scot
fish Amercan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Briteman- What do you know about
your genealogical tree?
Groucher- Genealogical tree be hang
ed! The only ancestral timber know
about is the aboriginal forest. where
according to Darwin. my remote pro
genitors used to swing by their tails
Los Angeles Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

A recent writer says: 1.-The China
man bends to the very ground when
he salutes; the Russian, farther west,
takes off his hat and scrapes with 1t
his very path; in Prussian Konigsberg,
always farther west, the passersby sa-
lutte each other by taking off their hats
or caps very low; In Berlin the head
covering is raised but little; in Paris
a difference. The American keeps his
hat on immovably and never bends,
but all civilized nations. of course. take
off their hats to the ladies'"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

The Barometer Trees of Chico.
One of the most remarkable praduc-
tons of the isles of Chico is the c'le-
brated barometer tree" which grows
in great profusion in all of the salt
marshes. 1t belongs to the naturtl Or
der euphorbiaceH. and is believed to be
near relative of Siphonia elastica. the
india rubber tree of Brazil The won
derful traits of this tree were first made
known to white men in 1884 the ma
tives informing the De Young company
that both the leaves and the bark Of the
trees were never failing weather prog
nosticators. In dry weather the bark
of this natural barometer is as smooth
and white us that of a sycamore. hut
with the near approach of storms these
characteristics vanish like magic
Twenty-four hours before q storm
breaks over the little island the trunk
of every tree of the species turns as
black as ebony, save a few scattered
patches of carmine. these latter mark
ings being supposed to foretell great
electrical disturbance The leaves. too
! which in their normal state hang later
ally las they do on all American trees
drop edgewise and tremble like things
endowed with animal life and reason.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Miss Gaygirl Did you say you have
lived in New Mexico all your life?
Mrs. Hanson Yes.
Miss G.-And been married five
times?
Mrs. H.-Yes.
Miss G.-Ever divorced?
Mrs H. No; husbands all shot
Miss G. (gushingly)-How romantic
Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

man is worth TO himself just what
he is capable of enjoying. This means
the utmost enlargement of his capacity.
He Is worth TO the world just what he
is capable of imparting. and this means
the utmost development of every pow
er. These TWO. capacity and power,
form the truest standard the most ac-
curate measure. Of every man.-Can-
field. THE College Student
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

There was some cold pudding on the
luncheon table. and mamma divided II
between Willie and Elsie. Willie
looked at his pudding, then at his
mothers empty plate.
Mamma" he said earnestly. Il cant
enjoy my pudding when you haven't
any. Take ElsIe'sp
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
A Queer Animal of madagascar.

Queer Animal of madagascar.
One of the most peculiar members OF
the great family of the mammals is
the aye-aye of Madagascar. In form it
much resembles a squirrel. in size it is
equal to a large cat and 1t is so shy.
steaIthy and ghostlike in its move
ments that the natives think 1t is a
kind Of spirit and regard it with super
stitious dread 1t is related to the
lemurs. but 1t differs from them in
many points. Its most remarkable pc
culiarity consists in the middle finger
of its hands, which, instead of resem-
bling the others. is. as Mr.. Richard
Lydekker says, extremely thin and
spiderlike." Living in the silent for
ests. the aye-aye possesses extraordi4
nary acuteness of hearing and appar-
emily can locate by the sounds it
makes in the trunks of trees the wood
boring larvae on which 1t feeds. CHS
cling away the wood with Its teeth, the
aye-aye inserts its remarkable middle
finger to fork out it's victims.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Friend-Have you sold that historic
al painting of yours yet?
Artist-No, but I've hired fellow to
write historical novel dealing with
the same period. If that makes hit.
l can easily dispose of the picture
Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Fans IN shake,pearc,. 7 me.

Fans in Shakespeare's time seem to
have been composed of ostrich and 9TH
er feathers fastened to handles Gen
tlemen carried fans in those days. and
in one of the later figures of the ger
man they now carry fans. According
to an old manuscript in the Ashmolean
museum. Sir Edward Cole rode the cir
cult with a prodigous fan. which had a
long stick. With which he corrected his
danrhfnra
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Value of the shilling In 1000.

Virtue u tHt SHIIIIuE IN HUVUs
We know that in Shakespeare's day
say A. D. 1000. sixpence day was a
fortune for any worklngnan. say the
equivalent of f10 per annum. A cen
fury earlier. before the access to Amer
lea was open to English explorers, one
of the Ardens- of Warwickshire left an
younger son. probably the poets great
granduncle. Then If siXpencc n day
would now be the equivalent Of 20
shillings a week then 40 shillings per
annum would equate to f120 of pres
ent values.-Notes and Queries.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
wou,dn,t Lose That pleasure.

$50 you never talk about people be
hind their backsT'
NO" answered the woman, with q
grim expression. IF know anything
which would annoy friend. always
tell it in her presence. l wouldn't miss
seeing her embarrassment for any.
thing. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

A tiny little city boy on visit to
his grandmother In the country saw
her plucking hen. He looked into her
face and said, do you take off their
clothes every night, grandma?'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Occasional Relief.

Visitor to the Prison. suppose this
life of yours in here is a continual
torture.
Conviction. mol Not so bad as that.
We don't have visitors every day, yoa
knOw.-B Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

In his fury Bert Moore called the
wrath of heaven down upon the Bea-
consville Dramatic society, which
alone seemed responsible for the
misery which had overtaken him, and
when he had exhausted his supply of
anathemas he buried his face in his
hands and reviewed the whole wretch
ed business.
Bess Ainsworth and he had been en-
gagged for q year when the Dramatic
society was formed, and the pretty lit
tie cottage which was to be their home
was almost paid for when Lorna; or,
Alone In New York." was produced at
the Beaconsville Opera House before
"a large, cultured and appreciative
audience as The Weekly Clarion de-
scribed 1t. Bess' vivacity and melodi.
GUS voice, together with faint trace
of natural dramatic ability, had fairly
captured the house. Again quoting
The Weekly Clarion: ''The role Of Lor-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Rnnsted Too soon,

The rear end of a Fordham caxRAs
congested the other afternoon. mere
wasn't even standing room only A
jocular commuter said, Beg are OF
pickpocketsp'
Everybody laughed.
A gentlemanly looking fellow said:
mo man need be afraid of pickpock-
cts if he does as | did. l have self
patented scheme. | have a buttonhole
in my vest pocket. l run my chain
through it and attach the other end in
the usual way. They can't draw that
watch through that buttonhole. No
pickpockets in mine, and don't you for
get it."
The crowd thinned out
At Wendover avenue the ''patentee''
said startingly:
my watch is goner'
Somebody had clipped the chain,
drawn it through the other way and
distracted the watch.-New York
News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

First Fish What's the matter with
Finback? He looks seedy.
Second Fish Yes; he's drinking like
a human being Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
A synonym.

what is a synonym" asked a
teacher.
''Please, SIR said lad. Its word
you can use in place of another If you
don't know how to spell the other
one"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

There is rich sound in closing q
hack door that only few people have
opportunity to enjoy.-Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

1T is the little rift within the lutte
which ever widening, makes the music
mute" 1t is just little rift in the health
of a woman often, which gradually takes
the spring from her STEP the light from
her voice. Perhaps the bug bear which
has frightened the woman from the time
ly help needed at the beginning has been
the dreaded questions, the obnoxious ex-
animation, the local treatments, of the
home physician. There is no need for
these. Nor is there need for continued
suffering. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton can be relied on by every woman,
suffering from what are called female
troubles" to renew the health and cure
the disease Women are astonished ri
the results Of the use of this medicine. II
not only makes weak women ''robust and
rosy cheek d, but it gives them back the
vigor and vitality or youth.
FREE. Dr. Pierce's Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, zoos pages, is sem
free on receipt of 81 one-cent stamps t.
pay expense of mailing only. Address
Dr. r. V Pierce. Buffalo, N Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
An Adeounte SunpIv.


"Henpeck has given up smoking, eh /?
That takes a good deal of will power"
yes His wife has it."-Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is
agreeably aromatic 1t is received
through the nostrils, cleanses and heals
the whole surface over which it diffuses
itself A remedy for Nasal Catarrh which
is drying or exciting to the diseased
membrane should not be used Cream
Balm is recognized as Il specific. Price sc
cents at druggists or by mail. A cold in
the head Immediately disappears when
Cream Balm is used. Ely Brothers, Sc
Warren Street. New York
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
A Tborough Pessimt.1

"He never looks on the sunny side of
life"
"Or If he does he complains OF the
heat."-Detroit Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-01

Won Damage Suit Against Railroad.

The Supreme Court this morning hand
ed down a decision in the case of Taylor
against the Nevada, California & Oregon
Railway, running north from Reno.
Taylor Is an engineer on the road, and
on more than one occasion informed the
proper official of the road that his en-
CINE needed repairing and was not safe.
The official promised to attend to the
matter but did not do so, and later on
Taylor spoke to him about it again.
Nothing was done and a few days after
the accident came which resulted in per-
manent injury to Taylor and prevents
him from ever pursuing his vocatio as
locomotive engineer.
The jury in the lower court allowed
Taylor $4,000 damages. and the railroad
appealed from the verdict. The Supreme
Court refuses to interfere and Taylor will
get his money.-Carson News.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-01
The Cuban Republic.

Conditions in Cuba have been much
improved since the Americans took con-
troll of affairs, n since they are now
free to manage their W affairs the
question arises as to their ability to
maintain self-government. The expert
ment will be watched with much interest
II this case it is a worthy experiment,
but if you are sickly 1t is not advisable
to experiment with any of the many So
called health restorers that lave no merit
The only way to recover health is to per-
feet the digestion, keep the bowels opel
and the blood pure. For this purpose
you cannot find a better or more reliable
medicine than Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. Try it for heartburn, belching, in
digestion, dyspepsia, constipation, BIZ
iousness or malaria, fever and ague. 1t
never fails to cure.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-01
A Reasonable Query.

In announcing the candidacy of Judge
Hawley, the Carson News slobbered over
the venerable jurist to such a degree that
1t has kept two bootblacks. a street
sweeper and a charwoman busy ever
since to get him clean. 1t will be remem-
bered that a few years ago Judge Hawley
threw Editor Lennon of the News into
Jail for ten days. The popular subject of
conjecture in Carson now is what Lem
mon would have done for Hawley II the
only had possessed the foresight to
send him up for twenty days.-Virginia
Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-01
Stabbed by Chinaman at Austin.

Lee Kee, a Chinaman, seriously II not
fatally stabbed James l.. Cheek of Austin
last Saturday. The cutting was the re-
suit of a quarrel over two pieces OF ola
water pipe worth about 81. Tn emma
man accused Cheek of stealing the pipe
and Cheek struck the Chinaman in the
face with his fist. following the blow with
several more. The Chinaman drew a
knife and stabbed Cheek, once in the left
arm above the elbow and once in the left
between the second and third ribs,
penetrating the left lung. The Chinaman
was arrested and locked up and Cheek
was taken to a room and medical aid
summoned. The Reveille says Cheek is
in a critical condition and his recovery Is
doubtful.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-01

COMMENT ON THINGS POLITICAL.

h Lovelock Tribune says thai should
Senator John Percival Jones receive the
nomination by the Republican State con-
vention to succeed himself, that he will
not decline the honor. 1t is further aud
IDLY whispered that the putting forward
Of Judge Hawley as the Republican cam
didate for United States Senator is mere
ly a blind and in the possible event that
the Republicans should have a majority
on joint ballot in the next Legislature,
Jones will be the choice for u. s. SEN
ator.-virginia Report.
The Carson News says that w.
Brougher is the unanimous choice of the
Republicans of ormsby county for State
Senator. Mr.. Brougher made some money
in Tonopah. but has been a resident OF
Ormsby county for several weeks.-vir-
ginia Chronicle.
The Carson Appeal advises other news
papers to quit" knocking. If the Ap-
peal man would practice in private wha,
he breaches in public there would be few.
er traitors in Nevada politics and M
occasion for knocking anybody.-virgin
ia Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-01

I WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer
Saturday.
McADIE.