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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17
STORIETTES.


Eastern woman with one Of his con.
stituents. She left the train at way
station In Eastern Montana one after.
noon and asked the only man In sight
how she could get to her destination,
far out in the country. You'll have
to wait for the stage in the morning"
said the man; you can't get any rig
here" But where am l to stop?"
inquired the young lady; there's no.
thing here but the station and ! can't
sleep on tho floor Guess you'll
have to bunk with tho station agent"
"Sir!" she exclaimed; II am a lady"
SOS the station agent" said tho man.
Conner Davies, who is editor Of a
paper in Concordia, Kas, has only
one whole leg, and refuses to buy a
cork substitute for the missing part
of the other one, contenting himself
with wooden peg" of his own man.
ufacture. His brother editors Slee-
fully recount that at one time green
cottonwood was the only wood avail
able for that purpose, and that Davies
had to carry pruning-knife with him
to trim the sprouts from his leg In
wet weather. That he still has SER
ious trouble with his limb Is indicated
by the following plant, which he pub
fishes in his paper: when a young
schoolma'am gets inoculated with the
fad Of typography it is hard to say to
what extent it will take her. She
wants to burn all sorts of pictures on
all sorts of bric-a.brac and furniture,
and we know a man who has to hide
his wooden leg every night to keep
his daughter from burning pictures
of snail, snake, or some other such
reptile on it while he sleeps"
The view that the average govern
ment clerk at Washington. d. c., takes
of his position, is that it is gift, and
that the amount of work that it i'm
poses is only as much as can not be
avoided. Therefore, when General
Ainsworth, chief of the Record and
Pension Office at Washington, d. c.,
ordered that all his clerks must re-
main at their desks until four o'clock,
there was much rebellion; and the in
jured feelings Of the women clerks
found vent in protest to the general.
The spokesw oman, who went to him,
pointed out that il all the clerks went
out together, the women would be
jostled in the corridors by the men,
who were hurrying to get away. She
suggested, therefore, that 1t would be
a graceful act on his part to restore
to the women clerks the old privi-
- bo1f how hnforn
the closing time. Madam, had not
considered It," said Ainsworth; but
what you say is very true. I suggest
that you and the other ladies who do
not want to be jostled remain in your
offices until one minute past four.
will guarantee that at that hour you
will not be iostled in the corridors by
anything except ghosts"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

WANTEB-One person In every com.
munity to represent old well-known
house. Good income. Send address,
Donohue Co., 425 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

1t is easier to keep a good-for-nothing
dog in the house that it is to keep the
wolf from the door.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

Dealers say that as soon as a Gus.
toner tries Defiance Starch it Is i'm.
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. It can be used cold OF
boiled.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

Some successful men are IS per
cent backbone and some others IS per
cent cheek.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

Anyway, one-half of the world knows
that the other half is looking for the
best of 1t.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

A man with all kinds Of money usu-
,lly acquires wife who develops a
mania for breaking up his collection.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-02-17

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vavHletS leo to 1000 acres in Oklahoma. Address.
e. E. SPARROW, Pswhuska, Oklahoma
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25

mans r1ne ana covered the desperate
with it Then he ordered the man to
bring him a coil of rope he would find
In the cart The man suIIenly obeyed,
and as the mine manager was binding
his hands shout was heard.
Hello, Ingraml What are you up
tor
Doing little of your work, sheriff.
I'm glad you CHANGED along. 1 hardly
knew how to get these fellows into
Roma"
They're the very men we're after
Red Dick and Sandy Bill. How did
you manage to catch them single hand
ed?'
81 was not single handed. Miss Ev-
erton did most of the work"
mo. no." protested Mora, coming
forward Mr. Ingram taught me all I
know about the use of this" holding
up the pistol 1.-THE credit of the cap
ture is due to him, my teacher and
with a quick look at Ingram which re-
warded him for all she had made him
suffer-Iny future husband
Lucky man." said the gray haired
sheriff, ito secure in one morning a
brace Of stage robbers, charming
wife and
Red apples" said Mora, with re
turn of her mischievous playfulness.
Wont you have one, sheriff.?
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
AIDING THE MEMORY.

Mnemonic Systems Have Been In Use
From Time ImmemOrial.
The art of rendering artificial aid to
the memory by associating in the mind
things difficult to remember with those
which are easy of recollection Is said to
have originated with the Egyptians.
The first person to reduce 1t to system
was, according to Cicero, the poet 81
monides, who lived 500 B. G. His plan
is known as the topical or locality
plan and was In substance as follows:
Choose a large house with number of
differently furnished apartments in
Impress upon the mind carefully al
that is noticeable In the house so that
the mind can readily go over the parts.
Then place a series of ideas in the
house-the first in the hall, the next in
the sitting room, and so on with the
rest Now, when one wishes to recall
these ideas in their proper succession
commence going through the house, and
the idea placed in each department will
be found to readily recur to the mind
In connection with it.
1t is related that this mnemonic plan
was first suggested to the poet by a
tragic occurrence. Having been called
from a banquet just before the roof of
the house fell and crushed all the rest
Of the company he found on returning
that the bodies were so mutllated that
no Individual could be recognized, but
by remembering the places which they
had severally occupied at the table he
was able to identify them. He was
thus led to notice that the order Of
places may by association suggest the
order of things.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
sThe Men Threw Themselves ON til.
Bayonets of the Enemy"


Bayonets of the Enemy"
1t is a phrase merely to those of us
who do not know war at first hand,
Then the men threw themselves ON
the bayonets Of the enemy" 1t sounds
desperate and dramatic, but this ac-
count in Blackwood's Magazine by a
naval sublieutenant at Port Arthur
shows what it really means:
For thirty long minutes a hand to
hand struggle had continued. Men
threw grenades in each others faces.
Half demented samurai flung them
selves upon the bayonets of the dozen
Muscovites that held the traverse in
the trench. Who shall say that the day
Of the bayonet Is past2 Although there
was not a breech that had not its car
fridge in the chamber, yet men reused
to the limit of their animal fury over
look the mechanical appliances that
make war easy They thirsted to come
to grips, and to grips they came.
But it had to end. The old colonel
had fought his way through his own
men to the very point of the struggle.
He stood on the parapet, and his rich
voice for a second curbed the fury Of
the wild creatures struggling beside
him.
Throw yourselves on their bayonets,
honorable comrades" he shouted
Those who come behind will do the
rest!'
His men heard him; his officers heard
him. Eight stalwarts dropped their
rifles, held their hands above their
heads and flung themselves against the
traverse. Before the Russian defend
ers could extricate the bayonets from
their bodies the whole pack of the war
dogs had surged over them. The trench
was won.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
BOOTH AND BARRETT.
How the Breach Between These Tv
Grenf Acfnrm 0nnurroL

How the Breach Between These Two
Great Actors Occurred.
The great breach in the friendship
between Edwin Booth and Lawrence
Barrett occurred when Barrett was
playing THE Man o. Airlee" In
Booths theater in New York city. The
piece did not draw, and Booth decided
to have 1t discontinued. So las he aft
erward told of the incident) he broach-
ed the subject to Barrett, who imme-
diately grew angry. do you mean to
say that l can't play it?' he demanded
hot1y. Booth assured him in a concil-
iatory way that he gave the first part
fairly, but not the last In q greater
passion than ever, Barrett repeated
DO you mean to say that l can't play
it?" Booth, still trying to not offend
him, said, Il don't think you have quite
worked into the last act" Then Bar
retts fury burst its bounds. and he ter
minated a torrent of lnvective with the
remark: your fathers weakness and
your brothers crime placed you where
you are. But l will live to see you in
the gutter and will stand above YOU"
In spite of this the two grew to be
friends again and starred in the combi-
nation that drew the biggest houses of
the time.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
cATARRH
sPECiALISM IN LAW.
The Solicitor and the Barrister In
Our Legal Practice.

The Solicitor and the BaFrister In
Our Legal Practice.
In this country nearly every student
admitted to the bar is under the i'm
preston that there Is in him the more
than possibility of great trial lawyer.
Having read accounts Of brilliant cross
examinations and successful addresses
to juries, he has in mind that he is en-
tirely competent at the outset to try
the most complicated and difficult
cause. Unfortunately as to many who
are not qualified for that work it Is
only after very many years and after
considerable experience at the expense
Of litigants and the public, if at all,
that they ascertain that they have not
the peculiar aptitude necessary to the
successful trial lawyer. In the mean
time not only have clients suffered, but
the business of the courts has been re-
tarded to very serious extent by the
lack of adaptability on the part of the
practitioner as well as by lack of ex-
perience, since it is impossible that ev-
cry man admitted to the bar shall have
the opportunity to try a sufficient num-
Der Of causes to give him the degree Of
experience requisite in order to obtain
the best results.
Sooner or later in the interest of the
clients and to save the time and pa
thence of the courts there must be in
this country natural division be-
tween the labor of the solicitor and the
duty of the barrister, not artificial or
conventional, but one which shall grow
up from the nature Of the case, by
which certain men who are best quail
fed for the trial of causes will carry
on that work to the practical exclusion
of those without special adaptability
for that class of business. In this, as
in every other direction, the specialist
must find his place.-Green Bag.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
THE TALL HAT IN INDIA.
Its Reign Is Even More Despotic
Than 1t Is In ENGLAND

It's Reign Is Even More Deeuotfc
Than 1t Is In England.
From noon till / 80 p. m. is the call
ing hour, and, though Calcutta even In
winter is hot place. no man who is
not an outer barbarian will walk into
a drawing room without tall silk hat
In his hand. Should he drive round In
dog cart to pay his calls, the man
wears helmet or ''sola tope," while
he drives, pulls up at a house door,
asks whether 1.-THE gate is shut" and.
If told that 1t is not, puts on a silk hat,
which the syce produces from a hat
box carried under the seat, and goes in
to pay his call. Another instance of the
British worship of the tall hat, which
the natives consider an interesting
form Of piety, is to be seen Mt the Cal
cutta races on the day of the Viceroy's
cup. On that occasion the lawns and
paddock are thronged by people as
smartly dressed as can be seen In the
royal Enclosure at Ascot, but during the
early hours Of the afternoon all the
men wear helmets. Directly the sun
dips toward the horizon all the bear
ers" Of the helmet hated men may be
seen outside the palings Of the grand
stand inclosure, jumping up like ter
riers to catch sight Of their masters.
each with carefully brushed = hat
he has brought for his employer to put
on.-London Onlooker.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
MALIBRAN WAS A TEASE.
The Great Prima Donna WINS Full Oi
Mischief and Caprice.

The Great Prima Donna Was Full OF
Mischief and Caprice.
No prima donna was ever more de-
lightfully capricious, more full of mis-
chief, than the famous Nine Malibran
At the rehearsals Of Romeo and Ju-
liet" she could never make up her
mind where she was to die at night
1t was important for Romeo to know,
but all he could get was mot sure"
''don't know" cant tell" or cit will
be just as 1t happens, according to my
humor; sometimes in one place, some
times in another" On one occasion
she chose to Idle" close to the foot
lights, her companion, of course, being
compelled to Idle" beside her, and
thus, when the curtain fell a couple of
footmen had to carry the pair off one
at time, to the intense amusement of
the audience.
John Templeton, the fine old Scottish
tenor, was probably never so miser-
able as when he was cast to sing with
Malibran. Very often she was dis
pleased with his performance, and one
evening she whispered to him, you
are not acting properly; make love to
me better" to which, so 1t is said,
Templeton innocently replied, Don't
you know am married MANI" Evil
IDENTIFY the lady did not think there
was anything serious in the circum-
stance, for not long afterward, when
In 'Somnambula" she was on her
knees to Templeton as Elvino, she sue
ceeded in making the tenor scream
with suppressed laughter when he
should have been singing by tickling
him vigorously under the arms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
TIGERS OF CHINA.
The Ease with which One VIII Carry
or m Dead Pig

The Ease with which One VIII Carry
on "A Dead Pig.
Annoy is an island city on the China
coast, near Formosa. There are noun
tains west of Annoy, and, according to
correspondent. there are tigers in
them. These tigers lead an easy and
Independent life In the caves and dens
which abound They come out of these
every evening just as the shadows
creep over the land and the blue mlsts
rise from the lower ground and hide the
hills Then the inhabitants get within
their houses and keep the door between
them and these savage brutes. Many
a poor woman coming with water from
the well or farmer delayed too long
In the fields has fallen victim to them.
The nights are spent by the tigers in
foraging, and the foxes and wildcats
that roam the hills and the dogs in the
village become their prey.
There is nothing, however, that
gives the tigers such supreme delight
as the capture of a good sized pig.
They are truly Chinese In their tastes
In this respect. One of these animals
will go at a steady trot with dead pig
thrown over its back up the sides of
steep hills, jumping over huge bowl
ders and taking cross cuts over the
most inaccessible ground. The physic-
al strength of tiger is something
enormous. and its capacity for devour-
ing large quantities Of food is scarcely
less amazing"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25

Some one asked Speaker Reed how
he felt while the uproar about the
rules of the F'ifty-first congress was
going on and while the question was
in doubt
81 knew exactly what l was going to
do If the house did not sustain me-"
he replied when a man has decided
upon plan of action for either contin-
gency he has no need to be disturbed.
Did you ever think what a soothing
thing it is to know exactly what you
are going to do If things do not go your
way2 You have then made yourself
equal to the worst and have only to
wait to find out what was ordained be-
fore the foundation Of the earth"
But how did you feel when the tu-
multi was the highestY
Just as you would feel If big crea-
ture was jumping ct you and you
knew just the length of the chain and
were quite sure Of the weapons at
hand"
1t was this sureness Of footing which
gave the iron willed man his marked
serenity Of temper.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEW
TUESDAY, JULY %, 1905.
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
A subfIe FIatterer.

A Scotch divine who was a bachelor
and whose manse was In the keeping
Of an old housekeeper called Janet was
constantly annoyed by the fact that
the good dame always fell fast asleep
as soon as he entered the pulpit,
whereas she kept wide awake when
ever stranger was the preacher
One day he summoned his courage to
the sticking point and tackled the old
lady on the subject. Janet" said he,
we ken when preach you're almost
always fast asleep before I've well
given out my text, but when any of
these young men from St Andrews
preach for me see you never sleep
wink. Now, that's what call no using
me as you should do"
"Hoots, SIR" was the reply, lis that
a.? I'll soon tell We the reason Of that.
When you preach we a ken the word
Of God is safe In your hands, but when
thae young 'birl1ies' Ia 1t in hand-ma
eertie, but it talks us a. to look after
themp'-Glasgow Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25


When white people do things for ma
tive races the gratitude of those min
istered unto is sometimes quite touch
ing. The report of the hospital for
women al Allahabad gives a couple Of
certificates which illustrate that many
a grateful heart beats beneath a swar-
thy skin. The first is from a husband
whose wife had been experimental up
on at the institution. He writes:
Dear she-My wife has returned from
your hospital cured. Provided males arc
allowed at your bungalow, I would like
to do you the honor of presenting myself
there this afternoon. But I will not try
to repay you-vengeance belongeth unto
God. Yours noticeably.
But what doctor would not treasure
so eloquently expressed token of graf
itude as this?
Dear and Fair Madam-I have much
pleasure to inform you that my dearly
unfortunate wife will be no longer under
your treatment. she having left this world
for the other on the night of 9th ulto.
For your help In this matter 1 shall ever
remain grateful. Yours reverently, -.
Montreal Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
A Hurricane.

The terrors of the deep were perhaps
never more thrillingly set forth than in
the description by a young lady who
last year made her first trip abroad.
She kept diary. very much, says the
New York Herald, like that of Mark
Twain, when for seven days he record
ed the fact that he got up, washed and
went to breakfast
There was one important exception.
When she crossed the channel the ex-
perience was so trying that she felt
impelled to describe it.
Il firmly resolved to stay on deck, .
she wrote, although the tempest in
creased to such frightful hurricane
that 1t was only with the greatest diff
Guilty that could hold up my parasol."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25

81 went into a restaurant the other
morning" said a bachelor who gets
his meals wherever he can find them,
'and a blockhead of a girl came to
wait on me. l ordered a mild form Of
breakfast and added cup of English
breakfast tea. When the order was
delivered the girl remarked:
There isn't any breakfast tea, and
l brought you Oolongs.'
Why do you call it Oolong'sT l
said rather peevishly, for my head
wasn't feeling altogether right.
"'How should ! know how it got its
name? she replied in no better humor
than / was. I s'pose Mr.. Oolong
makes it,
This unexpected answer Jared me,
but l made no comment, for / didn't
feel like getting into a discussion with
anybody that l couldn't hit with
chair in case of emergency. Just the
same, l don't want any more of Mr..
Oolong's tea-anyway, not in that
place. "-New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-25
ItaIx and Her Criminal..

In Italy whenever a famous criminal
trial is on the newspapers take sides
violently, search for evidence and as
That they are even more sensational
than the American press in this regard
is indicated by the fact that Italians
reading accounts of great cases in the
American papers are always struck
with the moderation of tone shown and
wonder how it is that Americans take
so little interest In what concerns the
whole world. ''The Americans are a
great people, say the Italians, but
cold; they don't even warm to their
own criminalsw