davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
: ---.------ :
DUMAS ON SNAKES,
A Characteristic Story of the Impe-
cunfous French Author

cun1Ou8 trench Author.
When NJ. de Villemessant was found
ing LIE Grand Journal, he wrote to Du-
mas, asking for his assistance Dumas
at once prepared romance in six vol
umes. In the meantime the editor
asked him for some articles or cause
ries. which We're to be published imme-
diately. Il have the very thing" cried
Dumas. 4 was just about to start on
a whole series about snakes" ION
snakes?" Yes. l have the entire sub
ject at my fingers ends. l spent half
my life studying them. There's not a
soul who knows anything about the
dear, interesting little creatures. You
will find 1t will be great success
this article The editor, half con-
WINGED, agreed TO accept this article
ION snakes" saying to himself. After
all, Dumas is very likely to hit on
something effective" IF you want a
little cash in advance, you can draw on
me-" 81 have plenty" said Dumas, for
the first time in my life, | confess; but,
still, really have enough"
They parted, and the editor returned
to his office On arriving there he
found Alexander's secretary waiting
for him with the following paper,
ready signed:
Received the sum of so napoleons on
account of my story. hearty squeeze
of the hand. A. d.
The next day the secretary arrived
with the first feuilleton and letter.
which ran:
My Dear Friend-Be kind enough to
hand the bearer the sum of 9 napoleons.
A. D.
The very same evening came dis
patch from Havre:
On receipt of this please send 20 napo-
Icons to my lodgings at Frascati. A
thousand thanks. A. d.
An hour later came another:
My Dear Boy-I should have said 10.
not 90 maps. You are my best friend.
The feuilleton is on the road.
A. DUMAS.
The finale of this capital story is no
less characteristic The feuilleton ar
rived by post on the following day and
was found to contain exactly four
| lines of Dumas composition, two at
the beginning and two at the end of
| the paper Thus it ran: II copy from
my good friend. Dr. Revolt, the follow
| ing particulars about snakes" Then
came long essay on that subject, all
| copied out in his own neat handwriting
and closed by this original remark, In
my next / will deal with the boa con-
strictor, the most curious of all the
snakes. Black and White.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
English In java.

A book published in Java, called
1.-THE West Java Travellers Guide"
says of a certain sanitarium: Eat the
establishment is physician. The sick
may invoke the physician for daily
treatment, with use of indictments.
Children below ten years pay fo- lodges
half of the price"
Under Addresses and Announce
ments" is politely recommended "the
hotel prigin, with occasion for warm
baths, where till now all reconvales-
cents, as well as Mrs. Physicians and
particulars and officials. have found
back their health. Cures malaria, COM
plains In the chest and other fatnesses,
green sickness, cutaneous disease"
etc, and we are assured that this
healthy abode for reconvalescents has
also occasion to many delightful idylic
excursions to which saddle horse and
tandees are stationed when before
timely ordered"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
Perfumes In Ancient Days.

Old as the history of the world itself
is that of the queen of flowers. The
ancient Greeks and Romans reveled In
feasts. In the time of the republic the
people had their cups of Falernian
wine swimming with blooms. and the
Spartan soldiers after the battle of
Cirrha refused to drink any wine that
was not perfumed with roses. while at
the regatta of Baia the whole surface
flowers
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

One often hears an amusing para
dox-such as a brass tin whistle going
around square, home whitewashed
terra Gotta, and IAN awfully nice"
thing. But it is not a common occur
renee to come across a ''black white
man." and yet this phenomenon is to
be seen almost any day In New York.
The gentleman is said to be a colored
minister in the city, and although in
the distance he bears the outward re-
semblance of white man-more espe-
cially on account of his pallid features
and gray white hair-he is unmistak
ably of the colored race. and what is
not the least remarkable is that In
consonance with his paradoxical ap-
pearance he is wont to relish hot Ice
cream puffsg'-New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
The penguin'. Bump of Locnlit

The PenGuin's Bump of Locality.
On shore the penguin is an awkward
creature Water is its element When
hunted on the ice foes, the birds gen
orally try to run away in an upright
position, but just as the hunter thinks
he has got one the bird lies down on its
white belly and paddles along over the
snow very quickly, the hard. smooth
quilts slipping over the snow crystals
almost without friction. A remarkable
characteristic Of the penguin is his
bump of locality. Both on shore and
in the water he never loses his way.
To human eyes one ice foe is precisely
like another, but under that roof of
similar ice foes l have seen q penguin
Of the larger species find its mate on
foe after diving and swimming for a
full mile under water.-Leslie's.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

"Dear," she said during an interval
of comparative sanity, promise me
one thing"
Anything" he answered. with the
recklessness of love.
after we have been married rea-
sonable time if we decide divorce is
desirable promise that my brothers,
who are struggling young lawyers.
shall represent u.s." Philadelphia
North American
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Venice is unique and always as long
as she exists will be unique. The city
is built on lit islands connected by be
tween $50 and 400 bridges. There are
streets, all very narrow except in the
neighborhood of st. Marks, but the
gondola is the universal means of
transportation. When you leave the
station, you find the salt waves Of the
Grand canal tapping against the mar
BILE steps and gondolas drawn up
against them like cabs and buses. If
you wish to keep all the illusions you
have cherished about Venice, enter it at
sunset. at the full of the moon-on San
Marcos night if the calendar permits
and depart before daybreak. Then you
will retain in your mind a picture Of
the Venice Of song, story and tradition
the ideal Venice.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
A DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY.
The Solution Was Original, Though
the Result Was Unhnndy.

The Solution Was Original, Though
the Result Was Unhnndy.
"Every time l tell this story"
bright society matron remarked, |
somebody accuses me of making it
up, but it is a true story nevertheless.
up In the Virginia mountains David
and took long walk to explore the
wild country road near our hotel.
Away up on the rough mountain side
was a little cabin, and as | have a
most fervent human interest in the
home life of all peoples remote from
cities proposed that we visit the cab
in, with the wayfarers' usual pretext,
to ask for a drink of water. In the
one room of the small house were the
usual furnishings, few chairs, many
dogs lying about, guns on the wall,
nigh bed in each corner and q homely
table spread with hOmely crockery IN
the center of the household picture. A
plain little woman, worn and aged,
but very neat in calico frock and ging-
ham apron, met us at the door and
asked us In, while one of the rough
boys lounging on the porch was dis
patched to the spring for fresh water.
Instead of the usual mountaineer's
open fireplace, with iron crane and
kettles, was surprising arrangement
of cooking stove mounted on a kitch-
en- table. My glance reverted to this
curious sight SO often that our noun
tain hostess seemed constrained to ex-
plain.
"'You uns amt used to seem cook
stoves fixed up that way. l reckon
she said alphabetically. Pap, he got
the cook stove down in town way las
May, and he didn' think bout the
stovepipe, and he didn git huff to
reach up to that there hole in the
chimbly. so we uns jes' h'isted the
cook stove up on that there table till
he gifts time to go to. town and git
some more stovepipe. 'Tain't handy to
climb up on a cheer to cook. and
wish to the land pap'd hurry hisself
and git to town arter that there stove
pipe. It'd be a heap handler to hev
that there cook stove down on the
groun'.'
"Of course we uns' agreed with the
good woman that her complaint was
well based, but we praised her clever
ness and originality in utilizing the
kitchen table. Probably not one wo
man in 100000 would have ever sug
gested that way out of the domestic
difficulty. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Briggs-My wife. has had wonder
full cure. She has recovered her voice
after being unable to utter word for
nearly six months.
Griggs- You don't mean it! How did
it come about?
Briggs-In the most unexpected way.
We happened to call at a neighbours
where they were playing cards. We
thought we might as well take hand.
What was the result? In less than five
minutes my wife was asking in a
strong, clear voice, whats trumps|
Boston Transcript
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
The spendthrift.

Once upon time there was spend
thrift who made his father very un-
happy through his prof1igate habits.
my son." said the parent, you
spend every penny that you get, and
it must cease. Remember that the
pennies make shillings and the shil-
hngs make pounds. If you do not
change your habits of always spend
ing to habits of judicious saving, will
not spare the rod"
The admonition had no good effect on
the youth, and he continued to spend
the pennies before they could accu
mulate into shillings.
His father spoke no more about the
matter, but he applied the rod most
vigorously to him until he howled with
pain.
MoraL-He who spends the pennies
will get the pounds.-New York Her
aid.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Arabian horses manifest remarkable
courage in battle. 1t is said that when
a horse of this breed finds himself
wounded and perceives that he will
not be able to bear his rider much
longer he quickly retires from the con-
f1ict, bearing his master to place of
safety while he has still sufficient
strength. But, on the other hand, if
the rider Is wounded and falls to the
ground the faithful animal remains
beside him, unmindful of danger,
neighIne until assistance is brought.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
Navigating the EIbe.

A curious means of moving boats is
employed on the river Elbe-a chain
200 miles long at the bottom of the
stream, which is too swift to navigate
in the usual way. The boats are $50
feet long and provided with 200 horse
power steam engines which turn a
drum fastened on the deck. The chain
comes in over the bow. passing along
on rollers to the drum. around which
it is wound three times The chain is
then carried to the stern, where 1t
drops back into the water The steam
ers tow five barges containing 1900
tons
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

A Georgia justice recently married a
runaway couple who drove up to his
house and went through the ceremony
without descending from the carriage
When the ceremony was over, says the
Atlanta Constitution, the groom FUN
bled in his pockets and fished up thirty
six cents
"Jedge," he said, this here's all the
money | got in the world. Eff you've
mind to take it, you kin, but I'll say
now that | done set it aside fer the
honeymoon expenses"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
An InsinuatIon.

Doris-Yes, she was furious about
the way in which that paper reported
her marriage.
Helen-Di it allude to her age?
Doris-Indirectly 1t stated that
Miss Ode and Mr. Yale were mar
ried, the latter being well known col
lector OF antiques. Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

why don't you go to work."
manded the man who had been asked
for dime
"Why, that would increase my appe-
tite." protested the beggar, land | have
a hard enough time looking after the
one have now Chicago Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
Making a Mirror.

Here is the method used in the manu-
facture of a mirror: After the glass
has been carefully polished on both
sides it is laid on a firm table usually
Of stone), with upturned edges, and
one or more sheets of tin foil are laid
upon the plate. Quicksilver is then
spread over it and at once forms an
amalgam with the tin, making a re-
fleeing surface.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
A Forbidden Tonic.

'There is one topic peremptorily for
hidden to all well bred, to all rational.
mortals," says Emerson, namely.
their distempers. If you have not slept
or If you have slept or If you have
headache or sciatica or leprosy or thun-
derstroke. l beseech you by all angels
to hold your peace and not pollute the
morning, to which all the housemates
bring serene and pleasant thoughts, by
corruption and groans. Come out of
the azure. Love the day."
The quotation suggests that, hard as
1t is to be an Invalid. it may prove al
most as painful to be an invalid's
friend.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
The One Qualification.

what position will our friend take
on this momentous question:" asked
the gradiloquent man.
Position echoed Senator Sor-
ghum absentmindedly. ''Oh, he'll take
pretty nearly any position that's open.
provided there's a salary attached to
Washington Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
Open Road to Fame and Fortune

Open Road to Fame and Fortune.
my boy" said the old gentleman in
a kindly tone, there's only one thing
that stands between you and success"
"And what is thatY asked the youth.
'If you worked as hard at working"
explained the old gentleman, las you
do at trying to find some way to avoid
working, you would easily acquire
both fame and fortune" = Chicago
Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

"Oh. Major Bloodgore." said girlish
gusher, they say that during the war
you were always cool in action
"Coolr' declared the major Why,
my dear girl. was so cool that when
shivered people insinuated that ! was
trembling Baltimore Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
A Collection In Sight.

Now" said the irate debtor, eff you
disturb me again you'll get what you're
looking for"
Thanks" replied the urbane col
lector II will try to make it con-
venient to disturb you at about this
time tomorrow Houston Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
Doing No Harm.

One day Willie, aged five. was cry
ing. and his mamma said:
willie. you are getting your face all
dirty from crying" And Willie stopped
long enough to reply:
well, it wasn't clean when | start
ed" And then he went on.-Brooklyn
Eagle
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Mother-Did you break anything
when you dropped that armful Of
playthings, Bessie?
Bessie-No, mother; nothing but the
quiet. and that's mended already.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Little Clarence-Pa, what is expert
ence?
Mr.. Callipers-Experience, my son, is
the headaches you acquire from butt
ing against the worid--Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Sarah-Mr. Rippler says that he is a
confirmed bachelor.
Susie-But he didn't say that every
girl in town had assisted in confirming
him, did e?-Indianapolis News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

A weak and puny child is badly hadi-
capped in the battle of life. 1t is isolated
from the healthy enjoyments of its little
fellow beings. 1t cannot partake either of
their play or their study work and pro-
gress in the world; its whole life is en-
FILTERED by incapacity and weakness
Any woman who expects to become a
mother ought to know what DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will do both for
her own health and safety during her
time of trial and also to insure her in be-
queathing fair measure of health and
strength to the prospective little one.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

THANK heavens" said Cheerful
John, that the man who borrows
trouble never pays it backp' = Balti-
more Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

The biggest building stones ever
used are found not in Egypt. but at
Baalbec. In Syria. They measure 60
feet long and % feet square.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Alderman (who is planning polit-
ical dinner to his wife)-We will have
half dozen Holsters
Wife dnterrupting)-Yes but we can
only seat five-LipDincotts
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

One Girl-Jack tried to kiss me last
night.
Another-What in the world did you
do?
"Oh, was up in arms in a minute"
Smart Set
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

are natural products. while her imports
are exclusively manufactured articles.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Some men take pains naturally. and
some give them the same way.-Chi-
cago News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Speaking of perfect happiness. ever
notice boy carrying a pup?-Atchison
Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04
What Was Broken.

A woman's within is often a mans
fate. Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse in
the Children's Home in New York, Cure
FeYerishness, Bad stomach Teeting Disorders,
move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy
Worms. over 10000 testimonials. hey never
fail AT all druggists, 25c sample FREE.
Address Allen $. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

Messrs Ely Bros. Il have been great
sufferer from catarrh and hay fever and
tried many things, but found no perma-
nent relief until found it in Elys Cream
Balm about eight years ago, and we have
been fast friends ever since.
(Rev.) r. M. BENTLEY.
Messrs. ELY Bros. Find enclosed so
cents, for which please send me your
Cream Balm. find your remedy the
quickest and most permanent cure fol
cold in the head, catarrh, etc. Yours
truly, DELL M. POTTER,
Gen. Mgr. Arizona Gold Mining Co.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-04

1t Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry.
Ask to day tor Aliens Foot-Ense, II powder.
II cures Chilblians, Swollen, Sweating, Sore,
3 ores 25c.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-18
FIRE AT
C.L.. RHODES
HOUSE

The residence of Charles L. Rhodes,
on Young street, narrowly escaped be-
ing burned to the ground shortly af-
ter l O'Clock this morning. But for the
alarm being given to Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes by a passing milkman, they
were in danger of being smothered
while asleep. The flames destroyed the
room which has been used as Mr. and
Mrs. Rhodes bedroom until yesterday.
A dressing closet and much of the roof
ing and attic were badly burned.
Mrs. Rhodes began cleaning house yes
terday and most of her furniture and
wardrobe had been shifted about from
the front rooms into those at the rear.
Their former bedroom was almost empty
save for some cans of turpentine and oil
which were found by Chief Thurston OF
the Fire Department. The fire seemed to
have started IN the dressing room, which
was piled up with clothing and furniture.
a hole was burned through the flooring,
and through the wall on the Waikiki
side, and but for the prompt appearance
of the Makiki fire apparatus at the time
the flames broke through, the house
would in all probability have been con-
sumed
The dressing room and bedroom were
gutted. All the doors in this
part of the house were closed and kept
the flames within for some time. When
Mr.. Rhodes was aroused he went to the
back part of the house, and on opening
a door saw a small fire in the bedroom.
He attempted to quench this, but it got
beyond his control. He then sent a tel
ephone message from the house next
1oor for the fire engines. Chief Thurs
ton directed the hosemen IN their work,
and prevented the water from reaching
he front part of the house. and thus
saved much of its contents Mrs. Rhodes
collection of calabashes was un-
harmed. MIR. Rhodes has no idea of the
manner IN which the fire started.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-18
CHINESE COURT RETURNS
TO THE FORBIDDEN CITY
Magnificent Spectacle When the Court Reenters
the Palace After March Between
Lines of kneeling Soldiers.

Princes, viceroys and taotais in a kali
eidoscopic field of silks and furs, in
which cleaned an occasional yellow
jacket, were nlassed upon the platform.
When the Emperor appeared the en-
tire assemblage Frustrated themselves
and remained kneeling until his majes-
ty had taken his place in his chair The
imperial cavalcade then moved off at a
swift trot, the Chinese cavalry in the
lead. Then followed the great body OF
officials, the Manchu bannermen, the
umbrella bearers, the spearmen, Cen
eral Yuan Shi Kai in his newly be-
slowed yellow jacket, and the Emperor
with white bearers carrying his chair
and a guard of infantrymen marching
on either side. Then came the Empress
Dowager, with an equally conspicuous
encourage. The latter was followed by
the Boxer chief and Prime Minister,
Jung Lu, in a yellow chair.
While their majesties passed the SOL
diers lining the route of the procession
knelt down, holding their guns at pre-
sent arms. and the buglers sounueu
their instruments continuously. AL
though the streets We're kept empty,
thousands of Chinese crowded the ele-
vations along the line of march,
thing never permitted before. The SOL
dierS of the American garrison witness
ed the spectacle from the parade
ground opposite the entrance to the
palace. The British garrison, including
its officers, were kept in their quarters.
The majority of the foreign Ministers
here. including the British. American.
French and Russian representatives,
absented themselves from the specta- t
Gle, but the ladies of the legations were
ined by Chinese officials on ball /
comics all along the line of march.