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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-31
THE DOGS COLD NOSE.

Its Origin, According to the Log
Book of NOah's Ark.
''The true story of the dogs cold
nose has been handed down to us sail
ors from the log book of the ark" says
a sailor in the New York Times. Mrs.
Noah went down one morning to the
potato bin in the lower hold for the
vegetables required for the monday
meal Her favorite collie dog, Nip, fol-
lowed her, as was his daily custom.
While Mrs. Noah was sorting out the
tubers the ark collided with a small
snag, which punctured small hole In
her side close to where the lady stood.
Seeing that immediate action was nee
essary, she took of her wooden petit
coat and apron and stuffed them into
the hole, but the pressure of the water
forced the things out, and so she put
them back again and sat on them, call
ing loudly for assistance. But no one
seemed to hear her, as the animals
were making such a noise. In her po-
sition she leaned back so that the
backs Of her arms were pressed up
against the cold sides of the vessel;
hence the backs of women's arms are
always cold. The water was coming
in fast, and she began to fear for the
safety of the ark, so she jumped up
and, grabbing Nip, put his nose into
the hole and babe him stay there until
she went to the fore hatch and shout
ed for help. A carpenters mate heard
her and came down into the hold with
a soft pine plug, released poor Nip and
stopped the leak. The water outside
was very cold, and Nip got a cold nose,
and hence all healthy dogs have cold
n0spo
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1905.

THE directors of the Burlington County
Fair Association have finally determined
that no intoxicating liquors shall be sold
next fall at the Mount Holly fair grounds
Their determination, however. is not of
that emphatic and aggressive stamp which
is based on principle rather than on policy
At the associations last annual meeting
the decision was to apply for license, but
later this was reconsidered, and no license
will be asked for unless the reconsidera-
ton is reconsidered. 1t will be recalled
that last year Judge Gaskill had some
thing to say about liquor on the Mount
Holly fair grounds, and the clear inference
was that, though the association took out
no license and sold no liquor, there was
much more distributed and absorbed on
the grounds than was creditable to the
good name of the association or to the
detective force employed to prevent this
very thing. There are now so few agri-
cultural fairs in this State that it would
seem polite to keep at least one of them
free from gambling and liquor selling.
These. with other and less potent features,
haye destroyed the old-time agricultural
fairs by turning them into fakes. but If
the Burlington Association, under its new
regime, will hold to the policy of decency,
cleanliness, morality and high standards,
1t will do much to restore the useful old
fair to Its former popularity NssoGrk
Neacs
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AGAIN an effort is to be made to abolish
has been introduced in the Legislature.
This subject is one that has two sides and
the discussion that may take place on it is
almost endless. yet we believe the prepon-
derance is in favor of keeping capital
punishment on the books In case it Is
abolished the punishment is to be life i'm
prisonment, but there are few terrors in
this to the lawbreaker, and there never
viii be until the powers of the Board of
Pardons are in some way curtailed. All
this stuff about death being preferable to
life Imprisonment is shown by the fact
that a murderer is no sooner sentenced
than he begins fight to have the sentence
reconsidered and made imprisonment for
life. Perhaps since the adjustment of
the prison stripes and the lockstep life in
our state institution is more preferable
than heretofore There are very few in
stances where capital punishment has
not been used righteously, and there are
many more where the cause of justice has
severely suffered by the gallows being
cheated of its just dues. Senator Hor-
ner, last evening, introduced bill on this
subject. which provides that juries in capt.
tai cases, in which verdicts of first degree
murder may be reached, may recommend
imprisonment for life In lieu of execution.
The bill is In line with similar measure
introduced by the Senator last year, but
which fell by the way.
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THE INTERNAL REGIONS.
How They Are Depicted In Buddhism
and Islamfsm.

How They Are Depicted In Buddhism
and Islamism.
The internal regions Of Buddhism
are horrible. They comprise a great
hell and 1873 lesser bells. In these
bells, according to the sculptures of
the Buddhist temples, men are ground
to powder and their dust turned into
ants and fieas and spiders. They are
pestled in a mortar. The hungry eat
redhot iron balls. The thirsty drink
molten iron.
Islamism says of the internal re-
gions: ''They who believe not shall
have garments Of fire fitted for them.
Boiling water shall be poured on their
heads and on their skins, and they
shall be beaten with maces of iron"
In the Scandinavian mythology, the
mythology Of Odin and Thor, we are
told that sin Nastrond there is a vast
and direful structure, with doors that
face the north. 1t Is formed entirely
Of the backs Of serpents, waited to-
gether like wickerwork. But the SER
pents' heads are turned toward the In
side of the hall, and they continually
send forth floods of venom, In which
wade all those who commit murder or
forswear themselves"
In the past Christian clergymen
loved to describe hell. The present
tendency, however, is to avoid discus
sion Of this place-to dwell upon the
gentler and more lovely side Of Chris
tianity.-Exchange
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THE BLACKSMITH.


His Profession In Both an Art and .
Handicraft.
There are few more attractive places
for the average youth than the village
blacksmith shop. Longfellow did not
express the whole Of It:
And children coming home from school
look In at the open door;
They love to SEQ the flaming forge and
hear the bellows roar.
1t has far more valid reason for
hypnotizing the boy than this. The
greatest charm Of the blacksmith shop
both for the young and for grown
folk. lies in the fact that, while 1t is
. place where handicraft rules, both
hand and brain are required to produce
the desired results. 1t Is both an art
and handicraft, for art Is either con-
structive or initiative, while a handi-
craft IL either useful or decorative.
The blacksmith must be skilled In
them all.
As for horseshoeing, in its best sense
It rises to the dignity of one Of the
learned professions, for no one can shoe
q horse properly and not understand
something about anatomy and physiol-
ogy. Looking at it in this way-and
there Is no other right view to be TAX
en- Of 1.-THE calling Of blacksmith is
one Of dignity and honor-Blacksmith
and Wheelwright.
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STRoLLINo MINsTRELs.
West India Negroes Have Music and
MasQuerades Christmas.

West India Negroes Have Music and
MasQuerades Christmas.
Christmas In the West Indies Is a
very jovial. rollicking affair, at least
in the estimation Of the negroes. The
great feature Of the season is the Sc
ries of masquerades or mystery plays
enacted by stroliing negro performers
These are of two sorts, representa-
tons of such Biblical stories as that Of
David and Goliath, when you may see
the jolly actors clad In such historical
~ accurate garments as "bedtick"
trousers and eretonne coats of flaming
patterns, and those Of a purely local
character. OF these last is the mon
goose play, which Is peculiar to st.
Kits and the object Of which Is to
wage mimic war against the destruc-
tive pest which is the curse of the is
land. These strolling players are the
chief feature OF Christmas celebra-
lions.
They are quite an imposing lot of
men, with a good ear for music, and
as you watch their antics you might
easily imagine that instead of being In
a civilized British colony you were
back in the heart of Africa, assisting
at some savage death dance or other
heather rite.-Detroit Free Press
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
Dramatic Climax to an Exciting VIII
CMnfeaf Case

Dramatic Climax to an Exciting VIII
Contest Case.
The conversation turned on the mo
mentous effects of trifles at times
when they were least expected to have
any influence at all, and this reminded
Mr.. Thompson of an episode in his
own practice as a lawyer
1T was the most exciting legal bat
tie of my life" he said, and every one
present begged him to tell it.
"a fight was going on for the pos.
session Of large fortune" continued
he, while the others settled themselves
for the story "a hayward son was
contesting the will of his father, and
the case abounded in dramatic fea-
lures. Charge and counter charge were
frequent. The young man was explo-
sive, hot tempered and without char.
acter How much his family had sui.
fered through him no one ever knew
The young rascal had hoped to get his
fathers vast fortune, and now he saw
the case going against him and the
money slipping through his fingers
The last link In the chain Of evidence
was all that was needed, and that
would be supplied by the testimony OF
his sister. Her name was called, and
as she stood up-she was a beautiful
creature-there arose buzz Of admira.
ton such as sometimes comes from an
audience. She fiustered at that and
hesitated, then started for the witness
stand. l got up as she was passing
me, intending to reassure her, and &C
cidentally stepped on her gown. Gowns
had slight train in those days. My
awkwardness saved her life"
He paused for a moment to note the
effect of his words. 1.-THE admiration
of those In the courtroom was the fnal
touch to that worthless brother. He
sprang up and, drawing a revolver
from his pocket, exclaimed, Well, If !
don't get the money you never will,
and fred at her as she came toward
him. My checking her by treading on
her gown made her step backward, and
the bullet missed her by an inch."-
Lippincott's.
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FISHING LINES.
The Very Finest Are Those Formed
From silkwOrm Gut.

The Very Finest Are Those Formed
From SflkwOrm Gut.
Silkworm gut forms the best line for
fishing purposes partly on account Of
its great tenacity and partly because it
Is so transparent Every year suf1-
cient number of Spanish silkworm
grubs are selected for this purpose
After they have eaten enough mulber-
~ leaves and before they begin to
spin they are thrown into vinegar for
several hours Each insect is killed,
and the substance which the grub In
the natural course would have spun
into q cocoon is forcibly drawn from
the dead worm into a much thicker
and shorter silken thread.
The threads are then placed in pure
water for about four hours and after
ward dipped for ten minutes in solu-
ton of soft soap. The fine outer skin
is thus loosened, so that the workman
can remove it with his hands. The
threads must be dried In a shady
place and are often bleached with sui
phur vapor until they acquire the
bright appearance Of spun glass.-Lon-
dom Telegraph.
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DUBLIO SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

VIII be sold at public sale, at the late resi-
dence of Lydia A Troth, deceased, 25 Union
street, Mount Holly, N. j., on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1908.
PARLOR FURNITURE.-Suit walnut fur
niture, pieces covered with damask; walnut
centre-table, wall cabinet, 80 yards body
Brussels carpet, plano, etc.
LIBRARY FURNITURE.--Large Smyrna
rug, table, chairs, bookcase, desk, etc.
D1NING-ROOM Flu N ITU X E. Large
Smyrna rug. extension table, sideboard, but
ler's tray, chairs, etc.
BEDROOM FURNITURE Consisting Of
walnut and ash suits, walnut wardrobe, com
modes, goose feather beds, pillows, mattresses,
bedding, Brussels and ingram carpets, etc.
KITCHEN FURNITUR Rein usual variety
of dishes, glassware, silverware, refrigerator
and everything necessary for houseke ping.
MISCELLANEOUS. = Sewing m chin e,
tables. chairs, lamps, chandeliers, jardinieres,
tabourettes, pictures, porch rockers, etc.
Sale to begin at one O'Clock P. NJ.
Conditions-Four months credit on sums
of $50 and over on note with approved en-
dorsement. Under this amount, cash. Terms
must be compiled with before goods are re-
moved and all goods to be removed within
two days.
ROBERT s. GASKILL,
FRED b. SHREvE, Auct. Atty.
BENJAMIN H. ALLoWAY, Clerk. SGT.
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BITS FROM THE AUTHORS.

Men succeed quicker without women
especially literary men.-Frank Stan
ton.
Treachery kills a woman's love, while
jealousy will keep it burning.-John
Oliver Hobbies.
Each of us is born into a world full
Of duties and responsibilities which we
can only discharge by the strenuous
and unremitting use of every waking
hOur.-W. T. Stead.
The word society" once meant the
whole human family. Now it has come
to signify merely those whose recep-
lions and dinners are described in the
daily papers.-James L. Ford.
Marriage is the finishing school Of
life. 1t puts the final touch to our edu-
cation, rewards us with happiness If
we learn its lessons, Furnishes us with
misery II we fail to profit. Sarah
Grand.
In spite of all the romances, men and
women are amazingly indiscriminate In
their attachment. They select their
wives and husbands far less carefully
than they select their cashiers and
eooks.-G. Bernard Shaw.
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CHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue of writ of fieri facias to me d.
rected, issued out of the Court of Chancery Of
the State OF New Jersey, will sell at public
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY es, 1905.
between the hours of u and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, (to-wit at O'clock at
Richard Lambs hotel, Mount Holly n j.
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly described,
situate in the borough of Riverton in the
county of Burlington and state ofNew Jersey,
on the notheasterly side of Lippincott avenue,
between Second and Fourth streets and
bounded as follows, viz Beginning at a
point in the northeasterly line of said Lippin-
colt avenue at the southeast corner of lot
numbered twenty-five (22) on a town plot of
building lots made by Edward I1ppincott
and on file as of record in the office of the
Clerk of said county of Burlington at Mount
Holly, and extending thence ~ northeast
WardIy along the southeasterly line of said
lot n o. ~ nifty feet to its intersection with the
building line, and thence onward still by said
line of lot No. % one hundred and thirty feet
more to the northeast corner of said lot No %
In the southwesterly line ofan alley or drive
way; thence ~ enthusiastically along the
same two hundred and ninety feet to the
northwest corner of lot numbered twenty-six
(26) on said town plot; thence (3) southw est
Wardly along the northwesterly line of said
lot No. rs one hundred and thtrty-three feet
to It's intersection with said building line and
thence onward still by said line of lot No 26
nfty feet more to the southwest corner there
OF, in the northeasterly line of said avenue
and thence az ENTHUSIASTICALLY by the same,
two hundred and ninety feet to the place of
beginning. Containing within said bounds
rectangular lot of land two hundred and
ninety feet wide on said avenue by one hun
dred and eighty feet deep on the west line and
one hundred and eighty-three feet on the east
line thereof Being three lots and numbered
twenty-three t2Sl twenty-four ga and twenty
nve (25) on said town plot, as by reference
thereto will more fully appear.
Being the same two story and mansard root
frame dwelling and three lots or pieces of
ground which Edward Lippincott and wife In
and by three several deeds, all bearing date
the sixth day of May, A. D. 1887, and of record
In the Clerks office of Burlington county in
book OIL of deeds, pages 10, &C., IA, &C., and
IL, &C., respectively, granted and conveyed
unto the said Martha Baker, she at that time
being Martha MacCarroll. and she having
since tntermarried with one George III. Baker,
and said George H. Baker having died, she
said Martha Baker being now his widow
Seized as the property of Martha Baker, Ell
al, defendants, taken in execution at the suit
Of Amos E. Ka1ghn, complainant, and to be
sold by
JOSEPH G. BOWER,
JOSEPH KAIGHN, SoPr. Sheriff.
Dated January 20, 1905. [Pr's. adv. fee, sl4.4O.l
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Chine.e superrtition.

The Chinese have a remarkable SUI
perstition about the Chu river, which
Is the local name on the border for the
Chatting. A considerable trade in
drugs is borne along this river, for
which special class of boats, COM
posed Of very light boards fastened
with wooden nails, is built The ma
tves say that the magnetic attraction
Of the bed Of the river is so strong
that were ordinary boats used the iron
nails would be pulled out Along the
river banks iron is mined in primitive
fashion, and from geological evidence
It 10 believed that the ore Ia very rich.
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NOTICE OF MEETING FOR EXAMINA-
IN TON OF TEACHERS.


Notice is hereby given that there will be a
meeting of the County Board of Examiners
of Burlington County, for the examination OF
candidates for teachers certificates, at Cap
tain James Lawrence school, Burlington, N. ].
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, FEB. and 4,
1905.
Each applicant for certificate should be
present as early as nine o'clock A. M.
The questions will be given in the following
order:
Friday-Q) penmanshtp, ~ photography,
81 arithmetic, az geography, (5) grammar,
Saturday = Third Grade - Theory and
practice of teaching, ~ school law OF New
Jersey, (3) temperance physiology, az United
States history, (5( elementary civics, (6) ele-
mentary composition.
Second Grdde.-() Theory and practice of
teaching, ~ school law of New Jersey, (s) his
tory of education, az physiology, (5) compo-
sition, (6) bookkeeping, ~ elementary alge-
bra.
First Grade.-Theory and practice If teach
ing, ~ school law of New Jersey (3) history
of education, a. algebra, (5) civics, (6)
physics. % general history, (3) plane geom-
etry.
HERMAN A. STEES,
Jan. 8, 1905. County Superintendent.
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Please take notice that you and each of you
are hereby notified and required to pay to the
subscriber, the Collector of Taxes in the
township OF Mansfield, in the county of Bur-
months from the 10Th day of November, 1904.
the sum of money set forth in the above notice
as being assessed to you by the Commission
ers appointed by the said Circuit Court of the
county of Burlington, as benefits conferred
upon your lands by reason of the building of
property.
The subscriber will sit at his own store in
Col1mbus, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May l6th
CONTENT INGLING
Collector Mansfield Townsht
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Greene-My wife and l quarreled
last night for the first time In years.
Browne-What about7 Greene-She
thought the reason we had never done
90 before was due to her generous ma
.ture, and / thought it was mine.
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CHERIFF's SALE.

ID
By virtue of writ of fl. ia. de bon ct ter,
to me directed, issued out of the Burlington
Circuit Court, will sell at public sale, on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1905,
between the hours of II and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, lto-w1t at 'clock), at
Richard Lambs hotel Mount Holly, N. j.,
All those two lots situate in the village of
Sykesville, in the county of Burlington and
being
~ That house and lot on the easterly side
of the road leading from Sykesville to Ches-
ter1eld adjo1ned on the southerly side by a
lot belonging to the estate OF Peter Bruere
and on the northerly side by lot belonging
to Daniel ID. Rtdgway, containing about l
acre. Premises now occupied by Susie Urben.
(2) That vacant lot lying in rear of the lot of
Stratton Sh1nn adjoining the school-house in
Sykesville. adjoining lands OF said Stratton
Shinn, Lydia Ann Assay, - Black and the
estate of John Stout, containing 3 acres more
or less. Known as 1.-THE New Ground"
Seized as the property of Geo. III. Urben ct
ais, taken in execution at the suit of Mary
Elliott, and to be sold by
JOHN MEIRs, Atty. Sheriff.
Dated January 20, 1905, PRS. adv. fee, S6.40]
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SroNE ROAD. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

77'1O''' 70 HV18 OOTtC67Tt
Please take notice that the commissioners
appointed by the Burlington county Circuit
Court to assess benefits conferred on the lands
and real estate fronting or bordering on road
known as the Burlington and Columbus
stone road, have by their report dated the
18th day of November, A. d. 1904 and duly filed
In the said Burlington county Circuit Court
and duly confirmed by the said court. on the
9Th day of December, A. d. 1904, assessed bene-
nts conferred on lands and real estate 'front.'
Ing or bordering on said road, as follows:
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STONE ROAD, NOTICE OF ASSESS
~ MENT

To Wt0ns ii may concern
| Please take notice that the commissioners ap-
pointed by the Burlington County Circuit Court
to benefits conferred on the lands and real
estate fronting bordering on road known as
the Burlington and Columbus stone road, have
| by their report dated the 10th day of Novem ber
A. D. 1904, and duly filed in the said Burlington
County Circuit Court and duly confirmed by the
| said court, on the 9th day of December, A. D.
1904, assessed benefits conferred on lands and
real estate fronting bordering on said road az
| follows. - -
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FLORENCE TOWNSHIP.

Please take notice that you and each of you are
hereby notified and required to pay to the sub
of Florence, in the County of Burlington and
State of New Jersey, within six months from the
10th day of November, 1904, the sum of money set
forth in the above notice as being assessed to you
by the Commissioners appointed by the said Cir
cult Court of the county of Burlington, as bene-
fits conferred upon your lands by reason of the
building of stone road along and in front of
your property.
WALLACE FEWKES,
30 Collector Florence Township
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The Last Resort

Sandy entered a smoking compart-
ment and asked each Of his immediate
neighbors for match. All happened
to be without them, however, and a
look OF disappointment came over the
Scotchman's face as he remarked re-
signedly, "Aweel, I'll cen haze to use
one a. nv ain
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"Mr. Dento, want tooth pulled
I'm a great coward when it comes 10
enduring pain, and yet I'm afraid Cd
both laughing gas and chloroform.s
~You might be happy with ether