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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
THE PRIVATE WON.


BeeukeA His Superior OMcer and Es-
capped Court Martial.
Charles Bradlaugh when In the Brit
ish army was orderly room clerk, and a
newly arrived officer once entered the
room where he was sitting at work
and addressed to him some discourte-
GUS order. Private Bradlaugh took no
notice. The order was repeated with
an oath. Still no movement. Then 1t
came again. with some foul words add
ed. The young soldier rose. drew him
self to his full height and. walking up
to the officer, babe him leave the room
or he would throw him out. He went
grounding of mus,ets was heard out
side, the door opened and the colonel
walked In, accompanied by the officer
1t was clear that the private soldier
had committed an act for which he
might be court martialed. and as he
said once. II felt myself in tight
place." The officer made his accusa-
ton, and Private Bradlaugh was bid
den to explain. He asked that the Of
dcer should state the exact words in
which he had addressed him, and the
other, who had, after all, a touch OF
honor in him, gave the offensive SEN
tence word for word. Then Private
Bradlaugh said, addressing the colo
mel, that the officers memory must
surely be at fault in the whole matter,
as he could not have used language SO
unbecoming to an officer and gen.
tleman. The colonel turned to the Of
fcer with the dry remark: II think
Private Bradlaugh Is right There
must be some mistake" And he left
the room.
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Half Deaf People.

eff you are deaf in one ear" said the
boilermaker, Il don't care about CIV
ing you a job"
"Why?' asked the applicant.
Because you can't tell what direc-
ton sounds come from; hence In a
place like this you would be in great
danger"
How do you know l can't tell what
direction sounds come fromW the ap.
plicant demanded.
mo person deaf in one ear" replied
the boilermaker, "can do so. A man
deaf in one ear will look behind him
If a gun goes off on his right He will
look up in the air If child shrieks at
his feet He will look wildly in front
of him If locomotive whistles in his
rear. A boiler shop is no place for
such a man."
81 knew l was like this" said the
applicant, "but I didn't know all half
deaf people were"
"They all are" said the boilermaker,
land my shop is no place for them
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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whose Key Unlocked the Drawer,

Whose Key Unlocked the Drawerf
Here is true story told by a doctor.
This doctor had a patient, a brother
physician, who was i'll of a disease no
one has ever cured yet. The sick man
realized that his case was hopeless,
and he knew, too, that before he died
he would go through horrible convul-
sions. He begged his friend to kill
him in order to spare his wife the
sight of anything so unforgettably hid
eous, and the physician, bound by his
code of ethics, refused. The sick man
begged his wife to let him have his re-
volver, but she refused. The physi-
rian locked the drawer of the bureau
In which 1t lay and gave the wife the
key. Two days later the sick man
shot himself, and the revolver he used
was his own He had unlocked the
drawer.
I'VE found the key In It," said the
doctor 1T was not the one / had
given to the wife. / took it, and when
l had chance l went quietly into the
room occupied by the mans mother.
The key exactly fitted the lock of her
bureau That's all know, except that
the mother came out of the house with
her bonnet and cloak on two minutes
before her son shot hlmself"-Wash-
ington Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24

The pepper vine grows best In q
wooded valley where there is plenty of
moisture and abundant foliage to pro-
tect 1t from the heat Of the sun. It Ia
given a rude sort Of cultivation. The
growers plant 1t, keeping the grass
from its roots. and when the tree near
which it is planted has no lower
branches strings or poles are placed In
proper position to enable the vine to
climb the tree. 1t needs NO further at
tention.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
SERIES OF SHIPWRECkS.
The Most Singular Chain of Marine
Accidents ON Record.

The Nest Singular Chain of Marine
Accidents ON Record.
The most singular series of ship
wrecks on record began with the loss
Of the English merchantmen Mermaid,
which was driven on the rocks of Tor
res strait In October, 1929. The officers
and crew chung to the shattered vessel.
which was held fast upon a sunken
ledge, until, few minutes before the
doomed ship went to pieces, a passing
frigate picked them up.
The Swiftsure, as the latter craft
was called. resumed her northward
course, to be foundered In a terrific
gale three days later.
Her combined crews were saved by
the warship Governor Ready, en- voy-
age to India, May Is, $780, The last
named, overtaken by a storm, was
stranded on a barren coast, her three
crews to man succeeding In reach
ing the shore.
After staying a week on the inhos-
pitable island they were taken Off by
the revenue cutter Comet, which few
days later sprang leak and sank in
spite Of all efforts to save her.
Fortunately a rescue ship was again
on hand, the four crews being saved
by the Jupiter.
Even then, however, the chain of dis
asters was not broken, for the Jupiter
just as she was entering the harbor of
Port Rattle turned turtle and went
down with scarcely a moments warn
ing. Her crews barely escaped with
their lives, to be picked up by boat
sent to their aid
Thus the crew of the Mermaid was
wrecked five times in one voyage, that
Of the Swiftsure four times, of the
Governor Ready three times and the
Comet twice.
The rescues had been purely acciden-
tai In every case, none of the ships
having been sailing as a consort or
even to the same port
Though the weather had been tenn
pestuous and the escapes barely made,
not life had been lost.
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THE BLUEFIsH BRIGADE.
What Happens when the Blues Make
q Charge Upon Menhaden.

What Happens when the BxueB Make
Charge Upon Menhaden.
'When menhaden or herring are
driven upon the beach by blue6sh, as
they often are, so that they can be
carried off by the cart load" said a
fisherman, there is very seldom found
among them one of their pursuers, and
If one is found it is likely to be fish
that is diseased or that has been hurt
In some way. The bluefish follows to
the very verge Of the water, but there
1t stops, and 1t Is so powerful and
alert swimmer that, close as 1t is, 1t
still easily keeps clear Of the land.
The menhaden or herring are no mean
and keep Off the shore as easily as the
bluefish do. but not when the bluefish
are after them. Then they are like
men pursued to the edge OF preci-
pice. 1t IL almost certain death to
jump. but they must do that or turn
and take the chances OF breaking
through the pursuing line.
when the bluefish--there may be
1900 or 1000 of them together-sight
school of menhaden, they 20 for II
like a brigade Of heavy cavalry, cut
ting and slashing, swapping and biting
right and left. The menhaden are sim
ply overborne by superior weight, and
there is nothing for them to do but
flee. If they are driven toward the
shore, the land Is to them what the
precipice would be to the man. They
must take 1t or they must turn and try
to fight their way through. Many do
turn and try to swim under or over
or around the savage bluefish, and
some escape in this way, and some are
snapped up, and some are MANNED and
then cast ashore, and many of them,
crowding together, are so closely press
ed that they are practically forced
ashore
Sometimes fish that are not cast up
very far fop down into the water
again. A high wave may set some
free A fish thus liberated may find
its fms SO damaged that 1t can't swim,
and it is cast up again. Weakened by
its rough experience. it may fall prey
to some of the bluefish yet lingering
offshore. 1t may escape. New York
News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24

When / was very little boy, writes
Sir William Gregory in his autobiog-
raphy, my grandfather, who was then
undersecretary for Ireland, took me to
the chief secretary's room In Dublin
castle and formally introduced me to
Lord Melbourne.
After had been with him for some
little time he said, Now, my boy, Is
there anything here you would like?"
"Yes," I answered, pointing to a
very large stick of sealing wax.
That's right" said Lord Melbourne,
pressing on me bundle Of pens; "be-
gin life early. All these things belong
to the public, and your business must
always be to get out of the public as
much as you can" -Pearson's Weekly.
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An Odd HauaN.

One Of the best known houses In
Northamptonshire. England, was de-
signed to represent the days, weeks
and quarters of the year 1t has four
wings, facing the four quarters of the
heavens, to represent the four quarters
Of the year; 1855 windows. one for each
day; ffty-two chimneys. one for each
week. and seven entrances. to repre-
sent the seven days of the week.
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NAMING A TOWN.
How Abilene Came to BE Selected by
Mrs. Jersey.

How Abilene Came to BE Selected by
Mrs. Jersey.
Abilene was named by the wife of
the founder of the town, T. F. Hersey.
With her husband she had come to
central Kansas in the spring of 1857.
They lived In log house on the west
side of Mud creek and were the first
settlers on the town site, although no
town then existed nor was there one
until $780, Then G. H. Thompson, who
had moved to the county from Leaven-
worth, bought from the Kansas Pa
cific Railway company tract east of
Hersey's and laid out a town.
When it came to the naming Of the
future city Mr. Thompson went to
Hersey and asked him to suggest a
name.
NO." was the reply, "let my wife
do 1t. She is great reader"
Mrs. Hersey was a graduate of a
seminary In the east, and her little
library, which she carried with her in
her wanderings, was one of the ties
that bound her to the girlhood life She
was a devout Methodist and knew her
Bible from "cover to cover" When
she was asked to name the town she
turned to the New Testament for sug-
gestion. There, in the third chapter of
Luke, first verse, she found this: Now
In the fifteenth year of the reign OF
Tiberius Caesar, Pontius PLATE being
governor of Tudaea and Iysanias
the tetrarch of Abilene"
Call the town Abilene" said she.
ut means City Of the Palms. and that
exactly describes the location"
So Abilene 1t was, and in the fight
for the county seat, wherein it contest
ed with Newport, Smoky Hill and IN
ion City, all long since passed away,
good fortune attended 1t, and the new
town became the county capital for
the 37S jewellers then in Dickinson
county.-Kansas City Star.
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OLD TIME LEGAL METHODS.
When the Evidence of Ghosts Sumced
to HING Mem.

When the Evidence of Ghosts sumced
to Hang Men.
The testimony Of a ghost would not
now count for much In court of law,
but l the day has been when it has
sufficed to hang a man. There was a
ghostly accuser in a case with which
the readers of Scott are familiar. Soon
after the 49, an English soldier wan
dering near Braemar met a violent
death. Years passed and then came a
story of communication from another
world.
A farm servant declared that in the
night spirit had appeared to him de-
claring itself to be the ghost Of the
soldier, whose bones, it Is said, lay
still unburied. The highlander must
see to their decent interment and
have the murderers, two men named,
brought to justice. The highlander
promised, but did not keep his word,
and a second and third time the spirit
appeared and upbraided him for his
breach of faith. Alarmed at last and
no longer daring to delay, the man
called a companion and went to the
spot which the spirit had indicated
and there found the bones of the MUIR
dered warrior concealed in moorland
tract called the hill of Christie.
The story Of the highlander came to
the ears of an antl-Jacobite, who caus-
ed the matter to be brought to trial
before the court Of judiciary, Edin-
burgh. There the tale was corroborat-
ed by woman who had seen a naked
figure enter the place on the night
spoken of by the man. 1t was an age
of superstition In a district more than
commonly given to superstition, and
the jury seemed disposed to find the
two men charged guilty of the murder,
but it happened that the principal wit
ness spoke only Gaelic. Now" said
the counsel for the defense, Gin what
language did the ghost speak 2" In
as good Gaelic as l ever heard in Loeb
aber," was the reply. pretty good for
the ghost of an English soldier" said
counsel, and that question and COM
ment saved the necks Of the men at the
bar. The jury could believe in a ghost,
but not in an English ghost speaking
Gaelic.-London Standard.
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Fleshmaktn~ Fond

Cream Cruel, according to an emf
nent English authority, is the ideal
nourishment for thin felix. A teacupful
taken at night Immediately before re-
firing is said to give marvellous results.
To be at its best 1t must be perfectly
made, then thinned with sweet cream,
Taken in that condition and warm. II
Is agreeable as well as fattening and
produces just that sense of satisfied
hunger essential to ideal rest. 1t ID
claimed that perseverance in the treat
ment yields such apparent results that
the cheeks can be seen to expand from
day to day.
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Safe.

In q medieval German tale 1t says
that the parish council Of small vii
lage met one evening to discuss Ger
tain improvements In the water sup
ply. In this debate the towns one
Waterman entered the room quietly
placed In a corner his lantern and
spear and sat down to listen to the ar
gument. Suddenly councilman turn
ed to him fiercely.
Fritz" he cried, what are you doing
here? Who is to watch that nothing is
stolen in the village?"
Fritz, with an easy smile, answered
who is there to steal anything? We
are all here?'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24
Drinking Hot Water.

Persons who have irritability Of the
heart should not drink hot water. Hot
water will cause palpitation In such
cases. Persons with dilated stomachs
should avoid the drinking Of hot water;
persons afflicted with "sour stomachs;
persons who have soreness Of the
stomach or pain induced by light pres
sure should also refrain from drinking
1t. Hot water will relieve thirst bet
ter than cold water, and for that pur-
pose 1t should not be condemned, but
hot water is an excitant, and In cases
in which irritation of the stomach ex-
lists it should be avoided.
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The editor looked over the manu-
script submitted by the village poet
and frowned.
Here Ia one line" he said, Sin which
you speak Of the music of the cider
press How would you undertake to
initiate the music of the cider press %
Il should think it might be done
with juice harp" answered the poet.
Chicago Tribune.
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The everyday cares and duties which
men call drudgery are the weights and
counterpoises of the clock of time, CIV
Ing Its pendulum a true vibration and
its hands regular motion, and when
they cease to hang upon its wheels the
pendulum no longer swings, the hands
no longer move, the clock stands still.
-Longfellow.
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omena of Bricklaxers.

Bricklayers believe it is unlucky to
lay the top brick at the north corner of
a building. Some Of them would lose
a days pay rather than imperil their
future by doing such piece of work.
A bricklayer often bricks up In the
hollow Of a wall horseshoe with
cent tied to 1t. This he does for good
luck. To lay the first and last brick of
any building but church brings good
luck to the bricklayer. Churches are
the luckiest buildings to work on; the
aters are the unluckiest 1t is bad luck
to break trowel.-New York Press.
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The pawnbroker's sign came from
the sign used by the Lombard bankers,
who took 1t from the sign used by the
Medici family Of Florence. The found
er Of the house had been medicus,
or physician. His descendants became
bankers and brokers, and their sign
was their ancestors golden pills.
When they became mobiles they assum-
ed as arms six golden pills on balls on
a blue field.
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what" asked the judge. twas the
cause Of the sltercationr'
II didn't see amy, yer honor, but It
was him calm me a liar that shtarted
the fight"-Chicago Record Herald.
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Sarcastic.

"Yes, my dear; believe in transmit
grafton Of souls. 1 may be a brute in
my next life"
Wouldn't that be discouraging-or
don't you care for q change P'-Hous-
ton Post.
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The world is his who can see through
It's pretension- What deafness, what
stone blind custom, what overgrown
error you behold. is there only by your
suiferance. See it to be lie, and you
have already dealt it its mortal blow
Emerson.
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Men are often capable Of greater
things than they perform. They are
sent into the world with bills Of credit
and seldom draw to their full extent
Walpole.
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The Lion-The leopard, you know,
cannot change his spots. The Zebra
Well, l can't change my stripes either.
but no one ever thought 1t Of sufficient
interest to make a proverb of.-Phila-
delphia Record.
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A Little Misunderstandinr.

Sir, your sons performance on the
French horn is execrable. 1t will drive
everybody from my house. You told
me he was teacher"
81 did not. ] said he was a tooter."
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Good Nature May Be Costly.

Good Nature May Be Costly.
Don't look so glum, Pilkerton. Use
CHEEKY words. They cost nothing"
Cost nothing! If / speak ten CHEEKY
words to my wife, she asks me for
some money"
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In the hands Of many wealth Is like
q harp in the hoofs OF an ass.-Marttn
Luther.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24

In England, under the Tudors, the
man who gave to beggar was fined
and the recipient Of the gift was pun
ishsd-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-24

An economical way Of disposing of
stale bread is by eating it. 1t saves
doctors billS-Dstroit Free Press.
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the Second In Command.
Stranger (sarcastically)-Are you the
boss here? Office Boy-No; there's an
other Office boy above me-New York
Press.
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Be patient with every one, but above
all with yourself.-Francis.
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Be true to yourself. and you do not
need to worry about what the neigh
bors think.
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n Office OF SETTLEMENT.

ESTATE OF SARAH A. COLLINS.
Notice is hereby given that the accounts
OF the subscribers Executors of Sarah A. Col
Inns, late of the county of Burlington, deceased,
will be audited and stated by the Surrogate,
the Orphans Court of said county at term to
be held May 10, 1906
LEMUEL ID. COLLINS,
MILTON H. ALLEN,
April 16. 1906. Executors.
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When horse picks up nail in his foot
what does the driver do? Does he whip
the limping, tagging animal and force him
alonRf Not unless he wants to ruin the
horse. At the first sign of lameRess he
jumps down, examines the foot and care
fully removes the cause Of the lameless
What Is called weak stomach" is like the
lamelcss Of the horse, only to be cured by
removing the cause Of the trouble. If
you stimulate the stomach with "whiskey
medicines" you keep II going, but every
day the condition is growing worse. A
few doses sometimes OF DR.. Pierces Gold
en- Medical Discovery will put the disor-
dered stomach and its allied organs of di-
gestion and nutrition in perfect condition.
| Ninety eight times in every hundred
Golden Medical Discovery" will cure the
worst ailments originating in diseases Ct
the stomach. 1t always helps 1t almost
always cures. To cure constipation use
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They're
sure.
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The Bengal canal, 300 miles in length
10 the longest artificial water course IN
the world.
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T 10y be well unless your right
At your draggia s's" .JdynosS SdnaflVg Pills

All the good qualities of Ely's Cream
Balm, solid, are found in Liquid Cream
Balm, which is intended for use in atomiz-
ers That it is an unfailing cure for Mas
al Catarrh is proved by an ever increasing
mass of testimony. 1t does not dry out
nor rasp the tender air passages It allays
the inflammation and goes straight to the
the root of the disease. Obstinate old
cases have been cured in few weeks
All druggists, 75c., including spraying
tube, or mailed by Ely Bros, SO Warren
Street, New York.
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The Bengali.

The Bengali has the best brains of
all the peoples in India and the readt
est tongue. His memory is prodigious
and his fertility in talk inexhaustible.
He Is something of an Irishman, some
thing of an italian, something of q
Jew-if one can conceive an Irishman
who would run away from a fight In
stead Of running into 1t, an Italian
without a sense of beauty and a Jew
who would not risk f5 on the chance
Of making $500. He is very clever, but
his cleverness does not lead him far on
the road to achievement, for when II
comes to doing, rather than talking,
he is easily passed by people of far
inferior ability.-London Standard.
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Praise undeserved is satire in dis
guise-Broadhurst.
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April 16, 1906.
NOTIOE OF sETTLEM ENT.

ESTATE OF SHINN o. BALLINGER.
Notice Is hereby given that the accounts
of the subscriber, administrator of Shinn D.
Ballinger, late of the county of Burlington,
deceased, will be audited and stated by the
Surrogate. and re ported for settlement and al
lowance to the Orphans Court of said county,
at term to be held April 81 1905.
JOHN r. LEWIS, Administrator.
March 49, 1905.
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eff you are deaf in one ear" said the
boilermaker, Il don't care about CIV
ing Won a ioh"