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The Washington times., 1905-10-27
Young Shepard's Life
{. Is Full Of Adventures

NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Elliott Fitch
Shepard IS twenty-eight years old. His
father. Colonel Shepard. died about
twelve years ago.
Young Shepard made a great social
stir in 1897 by marrying Mrs. Alfred
Potter. a widow, living in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Shepard's maiden name was Esther
Virgins. and she was the daughter OF a
small grocer. at Greenpoint. L. L.
Family Baked.
There were rumors that the young
mans mother had cast him off end re-
fused to receive the daughter of a
grocer.
Young Shepard soon afterward took
his bride. abroad, and since that time
has made his home In Paris.
Shortly after his arrival there he en-
gagged in some sort of liquor business.
but this proved failure, and IT was re-
ported that he had sunk a considerable
fortune In the venture His mother then
set him up in the banking business.
not long in going 10 smash
Poor in Business.
Several other ventures ip the way of
making money in Paris have resulted
in failure. Shepards latest venture In
a commercial way ewas in motor car
business. He lost millions in his deals.
Bis wife sued for divorce in August.
1903, and a referee was appointed 70
take the evidence. Not long afterward
there were rumors of q reconciliation,
and the Young mans mother was cred
tied at the time with an intercession In
behalf of the wife.
Shepard's mother is living for the
present at the Belgravia, Fifth avenue
and Forty ninth street.
The Washington times., 1905-10-27
Fl. MYER TROOPS DRILL
TO HELP UNF0RTUNATES

The first of a series of exhibition drills
for the benefit of the Army Relief So
ciety will be held at Fort Myer this
afternoon.
The drill will be in the tanbark riding
pavilion. under the direction Of Captains
Preston and Millar.
Troop +, Thirteenth Cavalry, and the
Third Battery, Field Artillery, will drill.
The work will include bareback riding,
close and accurate driving of artillery
and speed in getting into action.
The Washington times., 1905-10-27
MRS. RIxEY BUYS -
FAMILY HOMESTEAD

Mrs. Eleanor E. Rixey. wife of the
surgeon general of the navy, purchased
yesterday afternoon the old homestead
of her father, the late Admiral English.
1918 K street northwest. J. J. Darling
ton and John s. Barbour, as trustees,
made the sale at public auction under
an order of the court in connection with
the settlement of the estate of Admiral
English. The price paid by Mrs. Rixey
was 81, 500.
The Washington times., 1905-10-27
PATRIOTIC AMERICAN
CONVENTION ENDED

The ninth annual convention OF the
Patriotic Order of America came to a
close yesterday and most of the dele
gates left Washington last night and
this morning.
The Maryland delegation presented a
handsome gold watch to Mrs. Alice NJ.
Earring, the retiring president. and
firing secretary. as they gave up their
posts to their successors.
The Washington times., 1905-10-27
KAlSER'S TOAST IS
TO THE MEN OF WAR
Drinks to the Past, and Then Drains
Glass to German Army
and Navy.

BERLIN. Oct. N.-Emperor William
presided at-the unveiling of the statue
of Field Marshal Count Won Moltke in
the Koenigsplatz. Subsequently he gave
a banquet, which was attended by
number of members OF the royal fam
lily. military officers, and other promI-
nent men. After toasting the memories
The Washington times., 1905-10-27
WOMEN PLAN CLASSIC THEATER

CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-Chicago is to have
a theater where nothing but the classic
drama viii be presented. Its promoters
are women. and their purpose is to offer
the works of Shakespeare. Ibsen. Suder-
mann, Hauptman, and others of the
class.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
ESTABLISHED 1879

nut again ne was stopped by that
odd, impenetrable glance. Again with
a smile, half kind, half hooking, she
looked up at him and answered, you
want companion, not wife" Again
they gravely agreed not to remember.
And soon after the Illness Of mar
ried sister called her away The weeks
came and went, and her stay prolonged
itself dismally, it seemed to Went
worth, though under Mrs. Manice's d.
rection things went on as smoothly as
usual Apparently everything was the
same, and yet he smarted under an in
tolerable sense of difference. All the
creature comforts were there and pleas
ant companionship, yet the soul of
things had fed. And then suddenly he
understood, and the knowledge made
him strong and humble
1t was on the evening of Etheps re-
turn that he found himself alone with
her for few moments.
Dear little girl" he said brokenly,
''I'm not asking you to marry me. I'm
not mad enough to do that again. But
want to tell you this-that love you
with my whole heart; that l shall al
ways love you; that l would rather
have loved you in vain than
Two slender arms were about his
neck, and soft voice was saying:
"At last, you darling, really believe
that you want a wife"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
A wflIful Genius.

Malibran, the singer, was an artist
who deserved her success, for her great
est triumphs came from the hardest
work. Her voice was not miracle Of
nature. 1t was gold, says one of her
biographers, but it was gold that had
to be dug from the earth, smelted and
made pliable under the hammer. One
day she was overheard at her practic-
ing in gusts of angry apostrophe.
"I'll see whether l cannot make you
obey me-" she was saying to her voice.
"I'll see whether you will obey me-"
For her the word impossible" did
not exist. If her voice was out of or
der or her throat refused to obey she
accomplished amazing effects by sheer
force of will Perhaps it was fortunate
that her career was not a long one.
No human powers could have endured
the strain she placed habitually upon
this gift of hers.
One day she executed a shake upon
the highest notes of her register She
laughed then at the amazement Of her
listeners.
THAT brute of note has given me
no end Of trouble" said she. II have
been trying to get it for the last month.
tried it while dressing and while
was doing my hair. I tried it when
was taking my walks and while was
riding. At last got hold Of it this
morning while was tying my shoe
strings"
"And where did you find 1t, ma
damef"
"Therew she answered, laughing and
putting her finger to her forehead.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
THE TERM idiot"

In the Original Greek 1t Simply
Meant a Private Person.
The word idiot is itself of interesting
history Its primary Greek significance
was that of private as distinguished
from a public person. Our words
idiom, idiosyncrasy, etc, are from the
same root. The idiot in Greek was SIM
ply one not engaged In public affairs.
The beginnings of the degradation Of
the word are shown in its application
soon to the common people as distin-
guished from the upper classes. 1t was
then applied to unprofessional and lay
people and soon became the slurring
title of the unskillful and awkward
By slow degrees 1t became applicable
to the stupid and at last to the imbe-
Gle and idiot AS late as the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries the word
was still used in It's earlier senses This
long sad history speaks indirectly Of
the pathetic history of the imbeciie If
he was not killed or starved to death
by neglect, etc., he was usually reduced
to the condition of a beast either about
the house or fields or was actually
driven into the woods and forced to live
in caves, among wild animals, ETC. In
1899 Itard took wild boy" found In
the forests Of Aveyron and tried toI
teach him. The ability Of the wild
boys and wolf children to live and the
number that did so shows that idiocy,
as we have later learned, is of all de-
grees and that a mind may be various
ly defective in some ways, even idiotic,
but in others with capabilities well pre-
served. Blind Tom, the pianist, and
the large number Of mathematic idiots
are examples that show how far we
are from understanding the real nature
of idiocy, and they more than suggest
the partial retention of sound mentality
Of the defective, the possibility of seiz-
ing upon the one or few normal or even
highly developed faculties and per-
haps bringing others into coordination
with them and to normality The court
fools and testers of the olden times
were often such partial idiots and de-
fectives, and they truly lived upon
their wits which were often better
than those Of their masters.-American
Medicine
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An Exclusive AFFAIR.

'Tt was settled some time ago that
he was to marry my daughter" said
the father of a girl of the period, 'but
it yet remained for the young man to
get my consent. 1t was merely a for
mality, however, as my girl had ar
ranged matters to suit herself without
consulting me or my wishes.
Now, l remembered with what trep-
Il n I had approached my wife's
father Then asked him for her hand,
and made up my mind that when that
young man showed up to ask me for
my daughters hand / would have re-
venge not only for what l had to pass
through when urged my suit, but also
for being relegated to the background
during the present proceedings.
"Well, he called at my Office the 9th
er day, and / told my Office boy to ad-
NIT him and leave us alone and see
that we were not disturbed.
"'Just dropped in said he easily,
declining to take seat, to tell you
ter on the 18th of next month. 1t will
be an informal affair, so you may con-
slider yourself invited without further
notice Good day
Before l could catch my breath he
was gone, and when I complained to
my daughter about his treatment Of
me all the comfort I got was that
could consider myself fortunate in get
ting an invitation, as it was to be a
very exclusive affair"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
PITH AND POINT.
Don't run to the doctor too often.

Don't run to the doctor too often.
The average mistake will give you
less trouble If you come right out and
admit it.
Some people waste lot of the pres
ent in thinking what they would do if
they could live their lives over.
Good luck and merit always travel
together In one team and bad luck and
worthlessness always in another.
When mother goes to visit her
daughter she takes no party dresses,
but you bet she takes her kitchen
aprons.
If woman's voice is sweet depends
largely upon whether she is calling us
to dinner or to get out Of bed in the
morning.
When a woman reads of a horse
"champing restiyely on its Bit she
doesn't know exactly what it means,
but she feels that she often does it.
Atchison Globe.
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THE VALUE OF EXAMPLE.

To have your child truthful, be truth
full
To have him temperate, be temperate
in all things
To have him kind to others, be your
self kind to others.
Prescribe healthful amusements and
so far as you can take part in them.
Prove to him by your life that good
name is to be chosen before great
riches.
Teach him that riches are not to be
despised, but should never be got by
doing harm to others; that when &C.
quired should be treated as a trust, not
as a hoard
To have him honest, present to him in
yourself living example Of honesty.
The chief part of child's knowledge
comes through observation. Acts mean
more to him than speech.-Philadelph
Inquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14

1.-TWO men in Buffalo," says state
official, recently had a heated argu-
ment over the question whether the
wife of governor of state had an
official title. One man contended that
she should be addressed as Mrs. Gov
ernor So-and-so,' while the other stout
ly insisted that she was simply Mrs.
Blank. wife of Governor Blank Final
ly they agreed to submit the question
to the first man they should meet. He
proved to be an Irishman. The case
was put before him, and he was asked
for decision.
"'Nayther of yez is right said the
Irishman after moments reflection.
The wife of governor is govern
ess.' "-Collier's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
Rat rorl,ng In ENGLAND.

Bat fowling used to be merry and
innocent pastime for boys, perhaps one
of its greatest attractions being that
it was carried out during the night
There was all the preliminary excite
ment about getting the net ready and
preparing the torch, for the torch, mark
you, is most important part Of the
outfit How patiently have we In the
old days unraveled heavy farm rope,
which, dipped In barrel full of tar, will
blaze like an electric light OF course
one had to know the country thor
oughly to go bat fowling in those lone
ly places in the dead dark Of Deem
Der night. The blaze Of the torch only
seemed to make the darkness visible.
1t lay like a great thick wall around
one, and the birds when beaten out Of
the hedges came futtering in the most
unsteady manner toward the light
London Country Life.
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MATCHING THE LINNETs.

Odd Pastime and Business In the
Slums of London.
In the little, swarming streets of
Whitechapel road, down through Shore
ditch and Bethnal Green, linnet singing
is the pastime of thousands and the
business of scores of men who will bet
themselves to a standstill over the
sweet voiced rivalries of two wee
brown birds Gagged on the wall Of some
public house whose reputation makes
responsibility timorous of intrusion.
The hard faced least ender," whose
chief joy is a bloody Limited round
go" in the prize ring of a resort in
Whitechapel, may be seen next night
in the back room of another pub" sit
ting in breathless silence and behind
locked doors, with a hundred of his
kind, while his linnet sings a match
for pleasant song" and a stake of 10
shillings side.
When the referee says "Noww the
watch is started, but this does not
mean that the birds are yet engaged
in any rivalry. They sit on their little
perches in silence, and the crowd sits
In silence watching them. Presently
one of the rivals pipes up his opening
lay. This is called the lead off," The
first note of song is called the "chuc-
kle." Perhaps the bird which makes
the lead OFF, may stop with this
"chuckle'' and not finish his song. The
stimulus Is enough to start the other
bird, however, and he in turn makes
his "chuckle' and then without a
break performs the whole of his roper
toire of ten pleasant songs"
The sull1y bird is frenzied at this SUI
periority and to make up for lost time
sings as If its heart would break. Both
scorers are busy now "chalking the
scores" as fast as their pencils can fly.
To the unframed ear the torrent of pip
ing notes is hopelessly intermingled,
and even when one bird Is singing
alone 1t is impossible to tell where one
song ends and another begins.
This sweet piping absorbs the atten-
ton of the audience, while just beyond
the closed door a horde of bloated men
and slatternly women are drinking
themselves more sodden, with bias.
phemous and vulgar merriment
The birds are all of purity and sent-
ment and sweetness that can be found
in this east end pub" and they sing
as gladly as If green fields were theil
environment-Outing.
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didn't mean to listen more than min
ute, but it was too good a chance to
learn how. l knew yaaa'd not mind so
much, being all in the family But, Sc
riously, old man, I'm no end glad!
Rather have you for brother than any
fellow l know-though l had a suspi-
cion that Dot made practice of refus-
ing you about once a week. And here's
my most brotherly kiss for the maiden
not on the ear, eitheri" And Bob
beamed gleefully on one and then the
other, man who had risen to accept
his Fluctuations with quiet dignity and
girl who stood with both hands press
ed to palpitating breast
"This will just about sign your re-
lease on the Simpkins' question, won't
1t, Bertie?" continued the garrulous
Bob. by the bye, that cheerful skele-
ton came tiptoeing into the music room
just before you two obscured my out
look and left with obvious reluctance
on discovering me. suppose it's regis
tered to my discredit, but 1 hadn't the
moral courage to resign the window
seat in her favor"
Dorothy's hands suddenly covered her
face, but not in time to quench little
gasping sound that was not more than
half laughter.
BERTHE took one step to her side and
threw protecting arm across the bent
shoulders. Under that shelter a fiut-
tering little heart was proclaiming:
tsSho did nonof Tt x.,aa %to A.,,4h -
not joke to make me wretched! /
could never have married a man who
would lie to mep'
dot must be weeping to think how
cut up old lady Simpkins will be-" ven
tured Bob, land nervous, / suppose, at
being interrupted so suddenly. Never
mind, little girl I'll go right away and
never tell a soul. Only she might
show brother her new ring-or is it all
so very new that the ring hasn't ar
rived YETI"
$50 new that the ring was about to
be produced when you appeared" re-
piled BERTHE in very deep voice, tax
ing Dollie's left hand and slipping some
thing very quickly on to her finger
"Oh" she cried, with a quaver of de-
light; then she sat down very abruptly,
leaning forward to let the moonlight
sparkle on the beautiful stone
For once in his life Bob showed suf-
ficient discretion to steal noiselessly
away.
She sat very still, absently turning
the circlet this way and that, watching
the flash of changing colors; then, with
shaky little sigh, she slipped it off
and held 1t toward him. Its very
lovely, BERTHE. guess the girl you
bought it for won't mind my having it
on for few minutes. Aren't you go
ing to tell me who she is, Bertief
We've been pretty good friends, you
know"
Straight and tall he stood before her.
Eyes, Dollie, l am going to tell you
who she is" he answered slowly, then
dropped on one knee and slipped the
ring back on the finger from which
she had removed it. "She is you, you,
you" he whispered, ''and no one else
in the wide world. May it stay there,
my Dolliew
''Bertie," and her eyes grew luminous
with wonder, do you mean that you
still care after have refused you-oh,
don't like to think how many times?
But never knew how nice you could
be-"
"You never gave me the chance" he
answered happily, 80 l had to try
strategy"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
The Era OF Noise.

What an age of noise this is! Do
you know any single human being who
is capable of being silent for an hour
at stretch? know two, and value
them according to their rarity. Not
only does everybody talk, but almost
everybody talks loud. went into
shop the other day, and the clatter Of
conversation sounded as though the
place were full of people. Yet all the
noise was produced by three individ-
uals Why should they shout ?-Lon-
don Truth
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Anemnnntratinn

Tommy and his little brother had
been playing together most peacefully
for some time when suddenly the baby
gave howl, followed by a series Of
shrieks. The mother rushed in and,
while soothing the crying child, sought
to find out what had hurt him. Tommy
resisted her cross examination for
time, but finally admitted that he was
guilty.
What did you do to him?" she asked.
Il stuck him with safety pin"
what in the world did you do that
for?"
Nurse said you couldn't hurt your
self with safety pin, and 1 wanted
to see If 1t was So"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
strength In Number.

Fuddy-The Widow Jinks has four
manageable daughters, and every one
Of them is engaged. What do you
think of that?
Duddy-That a woman who has to be
mother-in-law to four men can't be very
Objectionable to any one Of them. Her
duties will be too diffuse, don't you
know, to be rigidly discharged Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14
Pick the winner.

Once on time two youths were suit
ors for the hand Of a good, beautiful,
sensible, bright, tactful, candid, soul
full, womanly girl.
One youth made love.
The other made money.
Puzzle. Which youth married the
good, beautiful, sensible, bright tact
full, candid, soulful, womanly girlf
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Douglas, meeting Lincoln on one oc-
casion during the exciting campaign of
1880, made a characteristically unpleas-
ant remark, saying:
'Why, Abe, remember you when
you were nothing but a young clerk in
a little western town, peddling out
goods at retail and selling liquor over
the counter"
'Yes," answered Lincoln, ''the only
difference between you and me was
that I was on one side of the counter
and you were on the other
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In the course of the year Parson
Whitaker received many calls to mar
~, christen and bury in the villages
round Candy, SO 1t often happened that
his services were required IN families
Of which he knew little more than the
he was to off1ciate.
One day he was summoned to a lone
ly farm to perform the burial service
On arriving there after some vicissi-
tudes he was met by forlorn looking
man who was evidently in charge Of
affairs.
Are there relatives left whom
should mention" the minister asked,
land is there any special point Of
which 1 should speak p
mo, there weren't any real points
about Abner Saunders" said the man
slowly II guess I'm an unprejudiced
judge, and l should say there weren't
AS for relatives, there's no one left but
an aged brother. l guess you'd better
mention him. 'Twould kind of please
him. You might say that he's always
done his best and that twas a great
privilege for the deceased to have him
near by at the last"
Certainly will do So" said Parson
Whitaker cordially. II suppose from
what you say the aged brother has had
more or less trouble in the past"
Hes had his trials" said the man
briefly.
When the service was over the min
lister stepped toward his informant
Il didn't see the aged brother" he
said in low tone as he in the house?
He might like to have me speak to him
before 1 CO."
"Pm the aged brother" said the for
lorn man, holding out limp hand
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Rookn and Thsir Maling.

"At present the American people arc
divided into two classes" said the
head of a well known publishing house
in New York, those who forget to
read and those who read to forget. A
book was formerly thing put aside to
be read, but now it is thing read to
be put aside. l am not sure which is
the better both for us bookmakers and
the public, but it is certainly fact
that bookmaking is now a manufac
ture, while it used to be science
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WEST JERSEY 8 sEAsHoRE RAILROAD
October 4, 1904.
nr.dgor6 Marltou and Phftad al N hla.

Medford, Marlton and Phiiadeiphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia ats7OO, lOO6 q.
NJ, 2.05, $40 p. m.
On Sundays, 7.O5 a. M, LOS p. m.
Leave Marion for Philadelphia at TIA, lO.lS q.
M, 223, 5.22 p. m.
On Sundays, 7.l9 a. m, AT p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Market street, for Med
ford and Marlton at 200, 1870 a. M, except
Oh p. m.
On Sundays, 800 a. M, $50 p. m.
Leave Marlton for Me1ford, 8l7, lib q. m.,
Except Saturdays), LAB p. M, Saturdays
only, 40S, Gil p. m.
On Sundays, 9.46 a.. M, 6.S p. m.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
W. w. ATTERBURY, j. X. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass Agent.
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The CInsse. In BnpIond.

In England the upper class CANDLES,
but does not drink; the middle class
drinks, but does not gamble, and the
lower class both drinks and CANDLES.
1t Is a characteristic circumstance that
the upper class makes laws to prevent
the lower class from gambling and that
the lower class is in favor Of legisla-
ton to prevent the upper class from
drinking