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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-18
BEATEN BY A HAIR.
Hannibal HamIIn's First Try For tn,


Hannibal HamIIn's First Try For the
United States Senate.
When Hannibal Hamlin was speaker
of the Maine house of representatives.
away back in the forties of the last
tain gentleman of faultless attire,
pleasing manners, good address and
some reputation, but-Se had one foible.
His hair was very thin, and he was
highly sensitive in regard to it.
To hide his approaching badness he
had habit of carefully stroking with
bandoline or other preparation each
particular hair in It's place. One day
while in the chair as speaker Mr.. Ham
lin, in the innocence Of a good and
joke loving nature, sent for this gen.
tleman and, looking fixedly at his
smooth and polished pate, said with
chuckle:
Blank, old fellow. just wanted to
tell you that you've got one of the
hairs of your head crossed over the
other"
You insult me, siri You insult mel'
replied the member, with unexpected
and altogether unnecessary indigna-
ton, and then, refusing to listen either
to reason or explanation, he left the
speakers desk and returned to his seat
When Mr. Hamlin became a candi-
date for the United States senate this
gentleman was a member of the upper
house of the Maine legislature. AL
though member OF the same party
and only one more vote was needed to
secure Mr.. Hamlin's election, he posi-
lively refused to vote for the man by
whom he believed he had been lnsulted
He was defeated for a seat In the
senate-by a hair, but when the next
vacancy occurred he was elected
Lives of Twelve Illustrious Men"
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THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE.


1t Was Made In 1872 and Was Work.
ed by "A CotIed Spring.
'sThe first automobile" said the
chauffeur, was made by Johann Hau-
stack of Nuremberg in 1872. Its mo-
tive power was neither oil, steam nor
electricity, but coiled spring.
"The first steam automobile was built
in France by Cugnot in ITO 1t is still
to be seen. 1t is one Of the star exhib
its Of the Conservatoire des Arts ct
Meters in Paris. Steam carriages mod
eled after it we're built by William
Murdoch, james Watt, Nathan Read
and Richard Trevethick. These are,
most Of them, in museums In London
and Birmingham.
Several steam carriages piled for
beginning Of the nineteenth century.
but they were so slow. noisy and heavy
that the people did not take to them.
1.-THE first modern automobile was
built by Amadee Bollec in 1873. Bollec
exhibited his car in Vienna and in
Paris, and other men, as is always the
case, devised improvements on it. Au-
tomobiles, by about 1890, began to ap-
pear In the jokes Of the day. They had
taken their place But 1t was not until
the annual cup races began in France
in 1894 that the automobile became a
really popular institution."-Ne Or
leans Times-Democrat
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ESTABLISHED 1875
HOW LINCOLN WON.


Bad LOOkAng Legal Case That Waa
Saved by Franknesa.
The lawyer whose honesty Is proved
has the confidence of the judge and
jury A story of Abraham Lincoln II
an illustration He was appointed b
defend one charged with murder. The
crime was brutal one, the evidence
entirely circumstantial. the accused .
stranger. Feeling was high and against
the friendless defendant On thA trial
Lincoln drew from the witnesses full
statements of what they Jaw ana
knew. There was no effort to confuse,
no attempt to place before the jury
the facts other than they were. In tia
argument, after calling attention to tha
fact that there was no direct testimO-
ny, Lincoln reviewed the circum-
stances and. after conceding that this
and that seemed to point to defend
ants guilt, closed by saying that ha
had reflected much on the case, and.
while 1t seemed probable that defend
ant was guilty, he was not sure and,
looking the jury straight In the face.
said, Are you?" The defendant was
acquitted and afterward the real erim-
inal was detected and punished. How
different would have been the conduct
Of many lawyers! Some would have
striven to lead the judge into technical
errors with view to an appeal to .
higher court Others would have b.
come hoarse In denunciation Of w
nesses, decrying the lack Of positive
testimony and the marvellous virtue q
a reasonable doubt. Tha simpls,
straightforward way Of Lincoln, back
ed by the confidence of the jury, wen.
ID. ]. Brewer in Atlantic
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~. p.,a -. cA.-~..

A guest who had just registered Al
q hotel was approached by a boy with
a telegram 1t had 81 charges on It.
"Whatv' said the guest before open
Ing it. "A dollar chargesl won't pa
it. Anybody who cannot pay for hia
message when wiring me is certainly
a cheap one. Wait minute. I'll just
let you report this uncoIlected, and the
sender may pay the charges"
At that he tore the envelope open
AS he read a smile settled on his face
and, pulling dollar from his pocket
he handed 1t to the boy.
Its all right" he said
Then he threw the message on the
counter. Read itr' he said to the
clerk The message read:
Papa's little girl sends him fifty bushels
of love and wishes he was homo to kiss
her good night. NELLIE.
Denver Post.
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Running For Exercise.

A professional runner gives the fol
lowing suggestions for exercise: Rise
at $50 a. IN. Put on old clothing, easy
shoes and a sweater. Time for dress
ing, FIVE minutes. Walk one-fourth Of
a mile; time, Eve minutes. Then run
a mile at a dog trot In eight minutes,
arranging your circuit Of a mile and
a quarter SO that you will finish at
your door thirteen minutes after start
ing. That exercise will expand your
lungs and stimulate your heart action
and land you at your doorstep at 6:48
a. IN. painting for breath, thoroughly
exhausted and perspiring at every pore.
You are then ready for your bath and
shave and breakfast and for the nat
ural routine of the day. The man of
sedentary habits who patiently pur-
sues this exercise may kiss all drugs
goodby
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Bowdoin college pronounced Bod'n)
was founded at Brunswick, Me-, in
1894. 1t was named in honor of
James Bowdoin, an American states
man in high standing, who died In
1890. His son, James Bowdoin, gen.
tleman of wealth, who later served In
diplomatic circles, being United States
minister to Spain, 1S05-08, gave to the
college at it's founding 1000 acres of
land and $1,000 in money. At his
death in 1911 he willed to the institu-
ton number of valuable gifts-6,00e
acres of land, a library of several thou
sand books, collection Of fine paint
ings and an assortment of scientific
apparatus. This institution, where the
poet Longfellow taught for five years,
has preserved its high standing from
the first
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Somebody wrote: ITO the Dutch the
ladies of all nations are indebted for
the invention of the thimble. The
Dutch achieved this great invention
about the year 1890"
How can this stupid error have aris-
en-? The thimble is probably prehis-
toric. Thimbles in some form or 9TH
er must have been used by the women
who executed the rich embroideries of
the medieval time. The late Pro-
fessor ]. e. Thorold Rogers In his
History of Agriculture and Prices In
England" mentions, under the year
1894, one dozen thimbles which cost 4
shillings What is, however, more to
the purpose, they are frequently allud-
ed to by our old dramatists. Here are
two examples from the greatest of
them.
In "The Tanning of the Shrew' Cru
milo says:
Il commanded the sleeves should be
cut out and sewed up again and that
I'll prove upon thee, though thy little
finger be armed in a thimble "--fV, 8,
149.
In the early days of the civil war be-
tween Charles l. and the parliament,
when the citizens of London We're call
ed on to send in their plate to be coin
ed into money, the royalist testers
made fun of the puritan danes who
were said to have given even their sill
yer thimbles to the cause.-Notes and
Queries.
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ing misery OF IT ali. Berore / knew It
l found myself mixed up in this silly
business. But l swear to you on my
word as man that there Is no Ques-
ton of honor involved. The whole
thing. believe me, is nine parts jest
With little it might be made serious,
but, thank heaven, no fatal words have
been spoken"
But she believes
Not at all. She has no right. She
does not. l know It, Dear, you have
always been good and wise and lib
eral. Don't let this nonsenslcal thing
come between us now. You will not2'
Again he leaned toward her with pas
sionate vehemence, and his fingers
caught hers and held them hard, his
eyes burning into hers.
When he finished speaking Marjorie
was looking into his face wistfully, al
most sadly.
II am sorry. Dick she said. but 1t
is all too late. l sail from New York
Friday as companion to an invalid
lady. My father lost everything, and
1 accepted the engagement last month.
1t Is serious. you see"
Kendall smiled. There are degrees
of seriousness, Miss Dereforth, are
there not?'
She shook her head, still grave, but
his eyes only frightened. He had the
reins now, and he was resolved upon
the heroic course.
"Will you be good enough to give
me the lady's address?' he asked.
Wondering, Marjorie drew from her
bag slip of paper and passed it over
to him.
At the next station Kendall left the
car for few moments, and the girl
went back into her sleeper, where she
sat waiting with vivid cheeks, a smile
In her eyes and swiftly beating
heart in her bosom.
Ten minutes later Kendall came in,
fiourishing three ominous yellow sheets
of paper in his hand He held them
out to her.
Here are the copies Of some tele-
grams he said Read them"
Miss Kitty Hargreaves, 1915 - Street.
New York
Impossible to keep my engagement with
you and Miss Huntley. See letter.
r. KENDALL.
Mrs. ]. M Waterman. 1924 Street,
New York
Unforeseen circumstances compel me TO
cancel my engagement with you. Details
later. MARJORIE DEREFORTH.
Mr.. Jack Davidson, Phenix Club, New
York:
Meet us with your wife at the Grand
Central station at p. m. Marjorie and
myself have decided TO be married at your
house tonight DICK
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SISTER Henderson" said Deacon by
pers, you should avoid even the ap-
pearance of evil"
why, deacon, what do you meanw
asked Sister Henderson.
Il observe that on your sideboard
you have several cut glass decantezs
and that each of them is haIf filed with
what appears to be ardent spirits.''
We'll, now, deacon, it isn't anything
Of the kind. The bottles look 30 pretty
on the sideboard that just flied them
halfway with some floor stain and fur
njture polish just for Appearances"
That's why I'm cautionlng you, SIS
ter" replied the deacon. Feeling q
trifie weak and faint, l helped myself
to a dose from the big bottle in tina
middle Life
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For help the colonial woman had to
choose between an Indian who might
scalp her if the mood or fancy SO die
tated. "blackamoors' not yet Outgrown
African savagery, the town poor sold
to the highest bidder, bound convicta
transported for crime or ignorant crea-
lures who had been beguiled to board
ships that carried them OF to virtual
slavery and free willers' discontinued
under and impatient for the end Of the
compacts which bound them. occa-
sionally she had a chance to engage =
respectable young woman who had
come from England or Holland to find
service, but she never failed TO lose
her through speedy marriage. = Good
Housekeeping.
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The outlook was distinctly unprom-
lsing. One circumstance in particular
gloomed Kendalrs mind. Fool-like, he
had allowed himself to be drawn into
a sort of halfway matrimonial scheme
Of his cousin Kitty and was even
now hurrying along as fast as steam
could carry him to the second fatal
step toward Its contamination. The
first had been taken when he drifted
into the correspondence with the girl, q
correspondence which had quickly run
through all tie successive stages till
now 1t stood upon a decidedly senti-
mental footing.
Kendall occupied himself alternately
by studying the flying landscape and
the photograph Of his latest inamorata.
She was good looking enough In all
sense, but for some perverse reason Of
the hour he chose to resent her rich
dark beauty with passionate defiance.
Somehow another face, sweeter than
flower, star eyed, framed In q cloud of
misty gold hair, kept coming In be-
tween with maddening lnsistence, bit
ter memory of his disappointment
wringing his heart as he had never
thought 1t could be wrung again. An
unwonted tear caught in his eye He
dashed it away In some rage at him
self and the next instant was porting
attentivefy over an inverted newspa-
per article.
Presently came the 6rst call for din
ner, and Kendall rose with alacrity,
making his way to the dining car
ahead. Anything to give relief from
his present gloomy thoughts. Every
table but one was occupied, and he
took his seat gratefully, dashing off an
elaborate order in an utterly preoccu-
pied fashion. Then he gave his atten-
ton to the dingy train Of freight cars
whining monotonously past and the
shadowy chain of mountains, rearing
themselves like solemn green cones In
the distance. Presently driving rain
set in. adding. If possible, to his des-
perate frame of mind
After awhile Kendall became con-
scious of some one taking the chair
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Lavish.

LET US have some dinner on the
veranda," said nervous young ssA-
tleman during the first stage OF his
honeymoon.
Certainly, sir" said the waiter 20
litely Table d'hote or q ID carte,
STRIP
'Er-well," said the young Benedict.
who was anxious to impress his wife
with his lavish expenditure. bring W
some OF both. pleaser
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General Jackson was poor eater
and well for him that he was, or he
would have often gone hungry on the
days when large crowds came to the
White House for free lunch. 1t is
related on one occasion the poor man
was moved to thank the Almighty that
after the crowd had gone there was a
raw piece of steak in the ice chest off
which he could make dinner There
seems to be absolutely no foundation
for the stories OF Jackson being a hard
drinker, for his physical condition for
babe all excesses. He liked his toddy
in company with his eorncob pipe, but
he was no lover of all kinds of intox-
icants.-Home Magazine.
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A writer divides the human life as
follows: At three times seven a man
reaches competent age in the eyes
of the law; at four times seven he is in
full possession of his strength; at FIVE
times seven he is fit for the business Of
the world; at six times seven he be-
comes grave and wise If he is ever des-
tined to; at seven times seven he Is
in his apogee, and from that time he
begins to decay; at eight times seven
he is in his first climacteric, at nine
times seven he is in his grand climac-
teric, and at ten times seven he has
reached the allotted span of life.
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The Rather Of An Novels.

A great branch of literature, I'M
doubtedly the most widely popular and
one in which England showed the way
to the world, is the novel; In the year
1T40 readers were delighted with q
new kind Of book, prose romance
not of legend, but Of their own day
and manners. 1t was the pioneer
novel, was called Pamela" the work
of Samuel Richardson, London print
er, and the great success it met with
soon brought forth host Of others.
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The Chinese Lily.

To raise the Chinese sacred lily in
water remove the brown dried skin
and all the hard eallous at the base of
the bulbs. Do not separate the bulbs,
but take sharp knife and score the
main bulb as though to quarter 1t, but
do not cut more than a quarter of
an inch deep. Cut the offshoot also
This wastes the bulb. but develops the
foliage growth. Arrange the bulbs in
a glass bowl, steadylng them with
pebbles. bits of marble and shells; also
put In broken charcoal to keep the wa
ter sweet. The water may be changed
once or twice before they bloom Place
In dark cupboard or closet for ten
days until the roots are well started.
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A New Orleans man has proved that
a chicken can live twenty-three days
without food or water. He makes af
fidayit that when his family moved re
Gently chicken securely nailed in a
box was In the cellar Of the new house,
having been forgotten by the former
tenants Twenty-three days later the
cook was moved to explore the cellar
and discovered the chicken, emaciated
but still much. alive.
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The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.

Schedule in effect 6.55 a. M, December 10, 1915.
Daiiy-Ex cept Sundays and Christmas Day
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
$685. 800, 800, 1000, HOO a. M. l2.3O, l3O, z5O,
$50, 4.30, $40 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL
$780, $50, $50, 1890, 90 a. M. LOO, 2OO, 800,
400, 500, $50 p. IN.
SUNDAYS AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
First boat leaves Bristol at 800 a. m. Last
boat leaves Bristol at $40 p m.
First boat leaves burlington at $50 a. m
Last boat leaves Burlington at $50 p. M.
The 6.40.p m, trip from Bristol and $50 p M
trip on Sundays Will be Withdrawn when
there is ice in the river
Notes.-The above trips will be run on
Schedule time, unless prevented by ice-when
there is ice In. theriver no trips Will be guaran
iced
The boat for the Performances in the Aud
itorium will leave Bristol at 7.40 p. M, return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the Performances
No trips will be guaranteed in foggy weather
WILLIAM K. DORON,
Sec,v Treas and Genl Manager
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''These church people are so incon.
sistent"
Say on, Macduff"
They believe that cleanliness should
be next to godliness, yet here they are
kicking because | want to build soap
factory next door. Louisville Courier.
Journal.
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Mr.. Youngman after long thought
Is there any way TO find out what a
woman thinks of you without pr0pos-
ing? Mr. Benedict (absentIy) = Yes
Make her mad
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You can't feel blue If you walk
with your head up. This mode of car
riage impresses the world that you are
on good terms with yourself.
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DELAWARE RIVER TRANSPORTATION co
In effect June rs. 1905.

DELIGHTFUL RIVER EXCURSIONS To
PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON.
Change of Time.
In effect on and after Monday, September
I7-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Burlington Daily.
For Philadelphia-7.l0 and 9.S a. m, ana oIO
p. M, daily.
For Irenton-s.3O a. m. and $50 p. M. daily
Sundays.
For Phfiade lphia-9.40 a. M, LILO and ON p N
For Trenton 9l5 a. M, 2-l0, 6.l5, eO5 p M.
Daily.
From Philadelphia-8 a. M, and p. M
From Trenton-sOO a. M, 100, 500 p. m.
Sundays.
From Philadelphia-Sa M, 200 and 400 p m.
From Trenton-S.30 a. M, LOU ana 5O0 p NJ
25c. EXCURSION 25c.
DAVID VANCLEAF,
President and General Manager
Low through rates to Baltimore, via Ericsson
Line. Tickets sold on Steamers.
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Pennsylvania
n a IL II q a ID
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 20, 1905.


Trains Leave MOUNT HOLLY as follows:
For Philadelphia, SIS, 6.52, 7l2, 49, s.15, s.0z'
e.2l. lilo q. m, l2.45. 3.02, 4n3 $50, 5.6I'
6.42 729 S.44, l0.45 p. N. On sundays
1856 S.52 a. M. 1884, 415 5l9, As and o.2S p: M.
For Pemberton, 6.54, and l1.5l a. m l.4l,
$40, 526 SAB, and 722 p. m. week days tl2.4O
a. m. Fridays only. Sundays, looS a. M,
I.28, $40 and 500 p. m.
For Vincentown, 12.4l, $40 and 54S p m. week
days.
For East Burlington, 7.35 p. M. weekdays.
For Bordentown, Trenton and New YORK
$40, a. M, and 7.35 p. M. weekdays
For Lumberton, Medford, Marion ana HAD
donfield, $40. ll5z a. M, Al p. m. week days.
For Toms River, Island Heights Seaside Park
and Long Branch, $40 a. M. f447 p. m
weekdays, 9.l9 a.. m. Sundays.
Eor Tuckerton, 9.lOia. m and f447 p m. week
sdays.
sor Barnegat City AT p. M, week days, for
Beach Haven, $40 a. m, week days.
.sr' stops only on notice to Agent or Conduc
or on signal
Medford, Marlton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 700, 1910 a
m, 2-05 and sos p. IN. sundays, LOo a. IN.
Leave Marlton for Philadelphia at TIA, l0.25 "A.
M, 2.23 aud 5.l5 p. m. Sundays at 7.l9 a. m
and 4l8 p. m.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
W. W. ATrERBURY, J. K. WooD,
General Manager. Passr Traffic Manager.
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
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TROLLEY TIME TABLES.
BURLINGTON COUNTY RAILWAY co.
In connection with Camden and Suburba
Railway Company.
In effect October 10, 1905.

In effect October l5, 1906
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly, for Burling-
ton at $50 a. M, and every hall hour there
sfter until and including $50, after that every
hour to and including 1890 p. M.
Leave Broad and High streets, Burlington.
for Mount Holly at 6.l5 a. m. and every hour
thereafter until and including 3. 10 p. M after
that 9.l5. IL. Is. ll05 p. m.
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly, for Moores-
town and Camden at 5.44 a. M. and every hall
hour thereafter until and including s44, p M,
then 9.44, 1914, IL "a p. 10.
Leave Camden Ferry for Mount Holly at
5l3. 68S a. M and every half hour thereafter
until and including sos p. M, every hour
Thereafter until and including 1l08.
Club Cars that leave Camden Ferry at $50 a.
M, $50, 4.20 and $40 p M. make connection for
Mount Holly and Burlington.
Club Car connects with cars leaving Bur
nngton at 4.l2 D. M. FAIR Grounds 500, 800 a
m, 4.39 and 60y p. M
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CLNDEN AND TRENTON RAILWAY co.
SUMMER SCHEDUl
East hound.

So M MEh
East Bound.
Cars Leave BurIing ton-Broad High 5.42
6l2 A. 7I2 742 Sl2, SAP, 9.12, y.42, 1912 1912
ll2 l42 I212 1912, r. l42, 2.l2, 242 u, 3.42,
4i2, 442, 5l2 5.42, SIP, 642 7.l2, 7.42, SIP, S.42
9.l2 942 1912, li.42.
WESTBOUND.
Leave Burlington, Broad and High-60s,
63s 7OS 1885, $685. 83S, 9.US. 93S, zoos, 1898, llOo,
I.3S, l2US, l23S .Ue, lbs los, 2SS 5OS, 338, Lug,
tH Ills. u 0S. LOS.
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.1oTIoE OF sETTLEMENT.

ESTATE OF CHARLES b. PARSONS.
Notice is hereby given, that the accounts OF
the subscribers. executors of Charles Il. Par
sons, late of the county of Burlington, will be
audited and stated by the Surrogate and re-
ported for settlement and allowance to the
Orphans Court of said county at a term TO be
held on the first day of December. 1906.
MARGARET IDA PARSONS,
RICHARD II. PARSONS,
THE MOUNT HOLLY SAFE DEPOSIT
AND TRUST COMPANY,
October %, 1905, Executors.