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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Il would have been a farmer had
any science Of farming been known to
those among whom my early boyhood
was passed." Horace Greeley wrote in
1858. Farming as understood and
practiced by those among whom 1
grew up was work for oxen, and for
me the life Of an OK had no charms"
And In temperament Horace Greeley
was a farmer all his life. He was
born on a poor little farm IN New
Hampshire, and his childhood ex-
periences Of the vocation were those
OF terribly hard work and a meager
living as its reward 1t is no wonder
that printing seemed more promising to
him.-Oliver Bronson Capen in Coun-
try Life In America.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

When a young man General Butler
was debarred from practice for two
years. His first case after that was to
be tried before the superior court at
Salem. The case was one of theft, and
his client was held prisoner, appear
ing in the courtroom under guard But
Ter knew the man to be guilty and
made request that he have few mo-
ments' private conversation with his
client. The court extended the courte-
sy, and both retired to a private room
downstairs. When the door was care
fully closed Butler said, "See here, Mr..
A.. how much money have you with
your" Upon being told he said, well.
you give me one-half of that now
The man counted out and handed him
the money Then Butler went to win
dow, opened it wide, turned his back
to bis client and walked leisurely out
Of the room, going back to the court
room. The court asked Butler where
his client was. He looked about the
room as If expecting him to be in his
place and replied: Your honor, dc
not know where my client is 1t is the
custom for the guard to follow his pris-
oner"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

WISH YOU COULD HAVE KNOWN.
thinking going on all the same Good
Lord, Amy, you haven't an idea what
some things have cost me. I've loved
you-do you UNDERSTANDABLE you
from the very first, and yet not one
word, not one hint of it, fatter my
self, has ever passed my lips"
He paused and smoked furiously for
time.
BLAST poverty" he burst out, a tribe
more vehemently than he intended.
There was a slight movement in the
steamer chair He looked in that d.
rection anxiously. but the girl was
breathing deeply, regularly. He caught
up the volume beside him.
Here 1t is-the sum and substance of
it all-admirably expressed by Brother
Keats
He turned the pages rapidly to En-
dymion" and read, his voice guardedly
modified;
Love in a cottage. love upon crust
Is Glove. forgive usD cinders. ashes, dust
THAT was what l feared he unused.
it down to that, and so-and so I've fos-
tered this beautiful. this idyllic, friend
ship of ours"
He laid the volume down again.
BLAST poverty" he growled Il could
only offer you love of the crust vari-
ETY."
He looked out over the sparkling
water He,e and there a sail showed
white against the blue of the sky. He
watched a solitary gray gull settle
slowly in great. indolent circles.
Il wish you could have known" said
he, although, of course, 1t would have
been absurd to tell you. Still, l wish
you could have known. Somehow l
like this talking frankly to you even
If you are asleep. l can tell you now,
as / couldn't If you were awake, that
do love you 'Cinders, ashes. dust!
Dear, dear! It would never do. You'd
come to think me little and common
place. Life for you would be dull,
grinding routine But 1 feel better TO
have told you, even in this way"
He opened the volume and began to
read silently. The sun crept down to-
ward the west. A breeze sprang up
from the water and set the white um-
brella swaying.
Presently the girl stirred uneasily
and sat up. She blinked sleepily, and
her eyes fell on the man.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
spiders sight.

Experiments have been made to de-
eide how far spiders can see and II
has been determined that they have a
range of vision of at least foot. II
is not always possible to tell. however
whether the lower animals perceive by
sight or hearing or by the action air
in motion has upon their bodies. Elk.
periments tend to show that mice are
sensitive to motions Of the air which
to human ears create no sound what
ever
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

When Professor Jacob Cooper Of Rut-
gers was examined for admission to
Yale in 1852 Tutor Talcott said to Mr..
Cooper, How much Greek have you
readY "Over 1900 pages" was the
reply You don't mean that, do your
said Mr.. Talcott isn't it 1900 lines r.
mo, SIR" was the reply. when say
pages. l mean pages" In later life he
declared that If all the Hebrew Bibles
In the world were destroyed he could
reproduce the text from memory.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
PEWS IN CHURCHES.

At First They Were Allowed Only a,
Personal Favors.
Private pews. first allowed as person
al favors, appeared in churches in the
reign of Henry VIII. In spite of the
stout opposition of Sir Thomas More
and others they gained ground under
Elizabeth and Charles 1. and after the
restoration came into increased favor
and use among well to do citizens who
claimed and enjoyed
go the Sunday due
OF slumbering In an upper pew.
Swift humorously described how one
was appropriately made out of a large
wooden bedstead, and In early Geor-
gian times pews were to be found fur
nished with sofas and tables and pro
vided with fireplaces.
Bishop Eden states that In one case a
livery servant entered the pew of his
master between prayers and sermon
with sherry and light refreshments.
Tricky curtained or highly partition
ed box pews were so numerous In some
churches at one time that the poor were
practically excluded or thrust back into
comfortless sittings In the coolest and
darkest parts of the church. where they
could hear little Of the service.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Manners are of more Importance than
laws. In a great measure the laws de-
pend on them. The law touches us but
here and there and now and then.
Manners are what vex or soothe, cor
rupt or purify. exalt or debase, barba-
rlze or refine us, by constant, steady,
uniform, insensible operation, like that
of the air.we breathe. They give their
whole color to our lives. According to
their quality they aid morals, they sup
ply them or they totally destroy them.
Burke.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

1t is related that Jedediah Buxton,
the English mathematical prodigy, was
the son Of schoolmaster, but remain
ed throughout life a farm laborer, be-
cause Of incapacity to acquire an edu-
cation, his mind being occupied by an
absorbing passion for mental calcula-
lions. Being asked How many GU
bical eighths of an inch there are in
body whose three sides are %, 145, 1888
yards, 1,642, 1872 yards and 54.98S
yards7" he replied correctly without
setting down figure. zerah Colburn
was an American prodigy. When ask
ed the square root of 1O8,929 and the
cube root of 2e8, 338,125, he answered
correctly before the audience set the
figures down.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
STOP 1T.

Boosting of what you can do instead
of doing it,
Thinking that life is a grind and not
worth living
Exaggerating and making mountains
out of molehills.
Talking continually about yourself
and your affairs.
Saying unkind things about acquaint-
ances and friends.
Thinking that all the good chances
and opportunities are gone by.
Thinking of yourself to the exclusion
of everything and every one else.
Specializing as to what you would do
in some one else's place and do your
best in your own.
Gazing idly into the future and
dreaming about it instead of making
the most of the present
Longing for the good things that 9TH
ers have instead of going to work and
earning them for yourself. Success.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

In former times when travelling was
not so safe as in the twentieth century
the judges often needed an escort when
passing from one town to another on
circuit. 1t was the duty Of Newcastle
to provide such protection for the jour
ney between that town and Carlisle.
As time went on the actual provision
Of guard was replaced by the pay
ment Of money for the purpose, and II
was this contribution that became
known as dagger money" To this
day the old custom is kept up, and at
the Newcastle assizes the judge re-
ceives from the mayor coin that is
probably itself a curiosity and also
serves as an interesting souvenir Of
this strange suTvival.-London Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Jenny Lind as child of three years
was the lark of her parents house. AS
a girl of nine she attracted the atten-
ton Of all lovers of music and entered
the Stockholm conservatory as a pupil.
Her continuous studies at so tender an
age caused the sudden loss of her voice,
and for four full years she pursued her
theoretical and technical studies, when
suddenly the full sweet sounds came
back, to the delight, as every one
knows, of thousands for many years.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
Distances az Sen.

That man was laughed at who on
his first voyage said that the ocean
did not look so large as he supposed
1t would, but he was not alone In ex.
periencing disappointment The hor-
lion at sea gives no idea of the lin
itless water beyond. A sea captain de
clares that the average landsman can
not see more than ten miles from the
ship in any direction, and it would
have to be mountain or some station
airy object for him to be able to dis
tinguish it. The masts of ship are
said to be visible to the naked eye not
more than FIVE miles.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
harvey combe,s neproo,.

Perhaps the neatest reproof to LONG
winded preacher was that given by
Harvey Combe when lord mayor Of
London to DR.. Parr. As they were com
Ing out of church together Parr was SO
foolish as to ask the other how he liked
his sermon. We'll. doctor. to speak
frankly, there were four things In 1t
that did not like to hear. They were
the quarters Of the church clock which
struck before you had finished"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in new form. 1t is prepared for
the particular benefit of sufferers from
nasal catarrh who are used to an atomizer
in spraying the diseased membranes All
the healing and soothing properties of
Cream Balm are retained in the new pre-
paration. 1t does not dry up the the secre
tions. Price, including spraying tube, rs
cents, At your druggists or Ely Brothers,
56 Warren Street, New York, will mail it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
Hard tn Handle

Citizen-W hat'll you charge me, IN
Gle Rastus, to cart away that pile Of
stone? Uncle Rastus- Bout two dol
labs. sab. Citizen-Isn't that very
high? Uncle Rastus-Yes. sab. jes' for
cartin' away de stone, but gotter hire
man to help harness de mule.-Pitts-
burg Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Agent came to deliver your bool
ON How to Play the Piano" Lady
But I didn't order any such book
Agent Consulting his notebook -Hay
you next door neighbor named Jones
Lady-Yes- Is 1t for her? Agent-No
she ordered it for you-Cleveland
Leader.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

"Well," remarked Hercules cheerful
ly as he gazed up at Atlas, you seem
to be bearing up pretty well. even If
the whole world is down on you
Princeton Tiger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
IMPORTANCE OF CARBON.

Without 1t Its Equivalent We
Could Have No Are Light.
The electric arc light as now so com
monty used is produced by the passage
of powerful electric current between
the slightly separated ends of pair Of
carbon rods, or carbons, about twelve
inches long and from three-eighths to
One-half inch in diameter, placed YER
tically end to end in the lamp The
lamp mechanism is so constructed that
when no current is passing the upper
carbon, which is always made the posi-
tive one, rests upon the lower by the
action of gravity, but as soon as the
electric current is established the car
bons are automatically separated about
an eighth of an inch, thus forming a
gap of high resistance in the electric
circuit, across which the current is
forced, resulting in the production of
intense heat. The ends of the carbons
are quickly heated to brilliant mean
descence, and by the burning action of
the air are maintained in the form Of
blunt points. AS the carbOns burn
away, the lamp mechanism feeds the
upper one downward just fast enough
to maintain the proper separation.
The carbons are not heated equally,
the upper or positive one being much
the hotter. A small cup shaped cavity or
Crater" ordinarily less than an eighth
oil an inch in diameter is formed in its
end, the glowing concave surface of
which emits the greater part of the to-
tai light. In lights of the usual size,
something like half horsepower of en-
ergy is concentrated in this little era
ter, and its temperature Is limited only
by the vaporization of the carbon Car
bon being the most refractory sub
stance known, the temperature of the
crater is the highest yet produced arti-
f1cially and ranks next to that of the
sun. 1t is fortunate that nature has
provided US with such a. substance as
carbon, combining, as 1t does, the high
est resistance to heat with the neces-
sary electrical conductivity. Without
carbon or an equivalent-and none Is
known-we could have no arc light
Charles f. Brush in Atlantic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

There are many things you can't do
with money said the man who effects
philosophy
YES" answered Dustin Stax, but
there are whole lot more things you
can't do without t."-Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

"Wny do you so often invite that old
gossip, Mrs. Brown
"Oh, she always knows so many in
teresting things to tell that every one
forgets to eat, and almost all the cake
is left "-Fliegende Batter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
One Advantage.

Green-This paper tells of a man who
recently married his aunt. Brown
He's In luck. Green-HOw so? Brown
Being his own uncle now, he will be
able to wear his watch regularly.-Cin-
rinnati Enquirer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
steadx work. but a Good Home,


A bank president was engaging a
private secretary He said to the
young man who seemed to fill the bill:
81 would expect you to spend Saturday
afternoons and Sundays at my country
home, so as to aid me in any CORE
spondence that might come up. Could
you do that?'
Yes, sir"
do you ever let pleasure interfere
with business? How are you on golf? p
Il have played little. but not SC
much as
See here | want straight answer
Are you golfer or not?'
Il have won some cups, and my
handicaps have been heavy. but as to
interfering with business
THAT will do" said the banker
That's what want you out there for
l want some man who can put up q
good fight and keep me humping or
Saturday and Sunday. Come around
on Monday and begin "-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
Easy 10 Remember.

Hostess-My dear count you must
pardon me, but l have such a very
poor memory for names. It's a real
affection. l have forgotten yours. The
Count-You shout gonzult a specialist
on mendal diseases. my tear madam;
you really shout. My name is Kas-
Notwithstanding IN London An
swers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Terse diplomatic correspondence be-
tween two Irish kings is recorded in
Leland's history "Send me tribute or
else wrote Tyrconnel II owe you
none, and if"- replied O'Neal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

'The blood is life" Science has never
gone beyond that simple statement of
scripture. But it has Illuminated that
statement and given it meaning ever
broadening with the increasing breadth
OF knowledge. When the blood is bad
or impure it is not alone the body which
suffers through disease. The brain is also
clouded, the mind and judgement are
affected, and many an evil deed or impure
thought may be directly traced to the
impurity of the blood. No one can be
well balanced in mind and body whose
blood is impure. No one can have a
wholesome and pure life unless the blood
is pure. Foul blood can be made pure by
the use of DR.. Piefee's Golden Medical
Dicovery. When the blood is pure, body
and brain are alike healthy and life be-
comes daily happiness.
Free.-Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med.
ical Adviser, zoos pages. 700 illustrations.
is sent free on receipt of stamps to defray
expense of mailing only. Send 81 one.
cent stamps for paper covers. or 81 stamps
for cloth, to DIR. r. " Pierce, 663 Main
Street, Buffalo N Y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18
Setting Her Right.

Mrs. Housekeeper-J Jane, are the
eggs boiling? Jane Gate of Boston,
Most assuredly not, madam. I may
safely say, however, that the water is
In which they are immersed.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Judge-It is your duty, gentlemen, to
reason with one another The Fore
man-Some people can't reason, Judge;
they can only argue.-New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

A Dream.
Il found l had saved up thousand
dollars without pinching myself"
Without p'nching yourself?"
without pinching myself"
"Then how did you know you were
awake ?'-Puck
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

Sow good services; sweet remem-
brances will grow from them.-~Mme.
de Stael.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

In a Pinch, use ALIENS FUOT-EASE.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease. 8
powder. 1t cures Corns, Bunions, Painful
Smarting, Hot, Swollen feet. At all Druggisti
and Shoe stores, Is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

160.S0 over the present contract. With
daily service all the year around, instead OF
a daily summer service as at present the
cost would be increased by s47, 660.s0. The
present cost is $40, 600
s. Z. Baily offers to remove miscellaneous
refuse for SIG, 500 per annum on a five
year contract. His is the lowest bid, but
1t is $500 more than the present contract
calls for, and $4,000 more providing a BIZ
weekly service were installed as desired.
S. P. Baiy bid $4,000 the lowest offered,
for the ash contract. The present contract
price is $29,919. Under improved hi
weekly service it would amount at this rate
to $4,000, an increase over the present cost
of $24, 021.
Stutler & Ready, who are the lowest bidders
for night soil, bid $4,000, which is $500 less
than the present price. The contractor for
ashes also removes miscellaneous refuse,
paper etc, and does this in the same
wagons and at the same time as the ashes.
with the result that the dumps are Uttered
with tin cans, paper, etc, and consequent
complaints from many quarters. The new
contracts call for the disposal of ashes and
miscellaneous refuse separately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
EXCURSIONS.

Those who have never enjoyed planked
shad at Marshall Hall would do well to
spend today at this beautiful resort.
Planked-shad dinner, including the famous
Marshall Hall clam chowder and all the
early spring vegetables. will be served on
arrival of the boat. Everything Is nicely
cooked and served, and there Is an abun-
dance of good things on the menu. The
sail up the river in the cool of the evening
is certainly not the least enjoyable part of
the entire trip. The steamer Charles Mac
alester will leave the 7th street wharf to-
morrow at II am. and 2:30 pm.
The Observation-Disclosures Benevolent So
ciety will open the excursion season of 1904
at River View today This will be the
sixth annual outing of the benevolent So
ciety, and the committee that will have
charge of the affair will leave nothing I'M
done that will add to the pleasure of its
guests. The water chute, the flying horses.
the little river and all the many other at
fractions of the resort will be ready to
furnish amusements. In addition to the
regular attractions of the resort the com
mittee in charge has arranged a special
program of music. to be rendered by the
new orchestra, and prize bowling will be
a feature of the day. The steamer Harry
Randall will leave her wharf here at 10
am, 2:45 and 5:45 pm:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Formation of Y Branch.

large number of persons interested in
forming ~" branch of C. T. u. work
met last Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. ]. S. Mclean, No AZ Monroe street,
Anacostia. Rev Mr.. Geren, pastor of the
Baptist Church, who is an honorary member
of the local w. c. T. u, announced the
numbers of the program as follows: Quin-
tet, Mrs. III. A. Ross, Miss Nora Whaley.
Messrs. Conrad and Donald Paxton and
Mr.. Arthur Smell; piano solo, Miss Anna
Vance Sullivan of Washington; reading.
Mrs. II. A. Ross; vocal solo, Miss Mary M.
Mclean.
Mr.. Geren introduced Mrs. Don P Blaine.
secretary of the branch of the District who
spoke at some length of the mission of the
Y, and related touching incidents in order
to impress upon the minds of the young
people the need of lending their influence
and example 10 the cause of total absti-
hence. She-closed with an urgent appeaI
for charter members for the new organiza-
ton, and forty names We're secured ON
GERS and lines of work will be decided upon
at called meeting in the near future
Another solo was then sung by Miss Mary
Mclean, and Miss Vance Sullivan plaved
The Polish Dance"
Ice cream and cake were dispensed nv
the Y, and the company dispersed.