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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15
GET = Ch~ap Dinner.

Verify the duchy Of Baden possesses
a Solomon in the person Of one Of her
magistrates. He is the burgomaster
Of village In a street whereof cy-
clist ran over and killed goose. The
owner Of the bird demanded marks
damages. The cycilst thought 2 ample.
The case came before the chief mag
istrate, who gave his judgment as
follows: THE plaintiff declares that II
paid marks he will make no claim
for the dead goose. The defendant,
who Is willing to pay 2 marks, also
makes no claim for the body OF the
goose. Defendant, hand me marks,
and you, plaintiff, hand me the goose. |"
When. both had obeyed his commands
he produced l mark out Of his pocket
and handed all three to the plaintiff
The goose he kept for himself and
doubtless ate it with the good digestion
which comes from the knowledge Of
having pleased everybody.
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A wo.derful sensitive Plant.

An incident related by the author Of
The Pearl of India" in his description
Of the fora of Ceylon Is almost un-
canny, although we are assured that 1t
is true. 1t is about the mimosa, or
sensitive plant and makes one almost
wonder whether the plant has intelli-
gence. The doctor, one of the charac-
tiers Of the book, while sitting with the
family on the broad piazza which form
ed the front Of the bungalow Of q
coffee plantation recognized thrifty
sensitive plant, and 1t was made the
subject of remark. He called his
young daughter of eleven years from
the house.
Lena" said he, '.go and kiss the NIL
mosa"
The child did so, laughing gleefully,
and came away. The plant gave no tok-
en- of shrinking from contact with the
pretty child.
"Now," said the host, Twill you touch
the plantY
Rising to do so, he approached 1t
with one hand extended, and before 1t
had come fairly in contact the nearest
spray and leaves wilted visibly.
The plant knows the child" said
the doctor, but you are stranger"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

A good many people appear to think
that resistance to blow is a test of
hardness in minerals, whereas 1t is re-
sistance to erosion. Ignorance of this
fact led man not long ago to expert
ment on what appeared to be a large
and unusually clear garnet of rather
light red color. He took a hammer to
1t and smashed it to atoms. A diamond
is the hardest substance in the world,
yet 1t may be broken by a tap from a
hammer or even fall on the sidewalk,
as it is apt to split along any Of the
cleavage lines, which are parallel to
its faces. Experts test an undeter-
mined gem first with a file and after
with fragment of stone of differing
hardness. If it yields to the file, 1t is
glass or something no more durable
than that
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15
AN III Wind
By HONORE WILLSIE
Copyright, 1908, by G. NJ. Daniels

Except for solitary berth far down
the aisle Wilton had the Pullman to
himself In sheer loneliness he had
turned In early and lay staring at the
stars and fitting telegraph poles hour
after hour. His month of vacation at
the old home had been a disappoint-
ment The Texan ranch would be
good, be thought His foreman would
be glad to see him, and so would his
puppy, and yet, after all, there was no
one who really cared.
Hang it," he murmured as he toss
ed back into the net his coat which a
sudden Slowing of the train had thrown
violently into his face. Hang 1t, 1
wonder why on earth Betty Allis had
to take December, Of all months, for a
pleasure trip west-the one month out
Of five years that might have given me
a chance to see her and know her again.
l wond"-
There was sudden darkness. Wilton
found himself groveling on the car
floor. There was the maddening sense
of the helplessness with which In a
nightmare one fights for breath and
space. With fearful momentum, with
grinding, tearing and upheaving, the
car rolled halfway to its side, seemed
to slide down and down, then, with a
violent shock, stood still. The ghastly
silence that succeeded was as appalling
as the uproar had been. Wilton lay
still for a moment, waiting for he
knew not what. Then he crawled to
his feet, gathered his clothes from the
opposite section and rapidly dressed
himself.
Wonder what's happened" he
thought breathlessly. Gee, smell that
gas" And he started toward thu rear
of the car.
As his hand touched the stateroom
wall at the end Of the aisle q girls
voice rang through the car, Porter,
porter, wish you would come help me
out" Wilton stopped. Cad, she's cool,
anyhow" he thought as he listened for
the porter's response None came. The
odor Of gas was filing the car. He
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r5funersnRet..
Because, Jack" she answered slow.
~, because you never wrote me-"
lob, but | did" he replied: three
different timesl"
Il never received the letters" she
said. You might have known that
Aunt Jane would take care of that"
Wilton walked up and down rest
lessly half dozen times and threw
some sticks on the fire before stopping
In front of the girl. 'And now" he
continued. would you mind telling me
why you sent me away from you five
years agof"
That was not Aunt James fault,
Jack" she Eaid eagerly. Indeed. YOU
must not blame her for that She
could pursue her own methods, but
she never could influence me in NV
own purposes"
Thank heaven for thatv interrupt
ed Jack grimly. you sent me away"
he prompted.
Betty lifted her head bravely. 81
sent you away" she said, that you
might prove to me whether or not YOU
were man. You were only a college
student then"
JACK thrust his hands more deeply
Into his pockets. He was holding in
well, considering the food tide with
In. The sunrise and freight We'd with
each other in lighting up the sweet mo-
bility Of her face. Yes, it was the same
dear Betty.
"And now" he said, a little hoarsely.
"see how useless it was, for you don't
know what the years have done for
me, and you are five years grown
away"
Betty rose slowly and looked into his
clear, dark eyes. She looked at the
fine. firm mouth, the clean cut tanned
face, the straight, strong alertness Of
his figure. She spoke slowly and
softly.
Yes" she said, 1--WE did not write
to each other, but" here she smiled a
little, your face tells me all that /
want to know"
Jack took an eager step toward her.
"And does 1t tell you that / have
loved you always, Loyalty, for the long
Eve years2''
Betty's voice trembled little. Yes,
Jack, it, But the rest of her reply
was lost in Jacks arms.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

1t Is a physical impossibility for q
man to kill himself by holding his
breath. Individuals differ greatly In
the length Of time they can hold their
breath, and what practice and deter
mined effort, combined with natural
great lung capacity, can do in this d.
rection is shown by the long periods
for which champion divers can remain
under water If man succeeded Ia
continuing to hold his breath In spite
Of the physical discomfort In which he
had placed himself the result would
simply be to induce state Of coma
When this state was reached nature
would reassert herself, and the breath
ing functions would again resume full
activity, preventing a fatal issue In
spite Of their owners desire.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

With a gesture of Impotence Elder
rose. After nine months on a foreign
mission the little fiat seemed wonder
fully homelike, and he had hoped for
an evening of quietude. Probably II
was one of the chaps who had heard
of his return and who had looked him
up with the best of intentions.
1t was all very kind Of him, but Ell
der would rather he had remained
away until the morrow, and it was
with slight frown that he threw open
the door leading to the hall
He gave start of surprise as he per-
ceived woman's figure sllhouetted
against the brighter light In the hall,
but Elder was accustomed to receiving
strange visitors at all hours, and he
stepped aside to permit her to enter.
1t was not until they were In the
tiny sitting room that the girl threw
back her veil. Elder started back.
Erica" he cried, this is most indis-
Greet"
You receive other women on busi-
ness" she defended as she clasped her
hands.
ION business" he repeated. Surely
you can have no business with q de-
tective"
With little cry the girl sank into a
chair Jack Brayton told me at the
Benningtons' that you were back" she
said. Il could not sleep until had
seen you. l came on from there.
had gone to consult Mr.. Bennington.
/ shall take only a few minutes"
Curiously Elder watched her, the wo-
man he had loved for years. versed
In the play Of expressions he could see
that it was something serious which
had led her to violate convention, but
he could not imagine what had brought
her to seek his aid
Il suppose you know" she went on,
that Uncle Jim is deadT
"Mr. WestcottY he gasped. why, 1
saw him the night left He looked
good for dozen years."
He was Killed. the girl went on.
There was an effort made to make it
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eo BOD. ''rmougnr you were-wen, IN
terested In Alice"
Sure I'm interested" agreed Jordan.
shes been a sort of fairy godmother
to Fay and me. You know, Mrs. Ores
sit does not approve of me; thinks I'm
not good match for Fay, and If it
weren't for Alice l don't know what
we would have DONE"
II suppose everybody is laughing at
my staying behind" said Pelham
weakly.
Don't know anything about it," de-
clared Jordan. Il can let you have
what you need and you can go right on
to town or you can come back with me
and simply explain that you changed
your mind. If were you I'd go back.
Alice says you have ring that belongs
to her"
'I'n Co." said Bob. Help me get
these things together"
Some hours later Bob and Alice sat
in the music room while Jordan was
doing his best to hold the rest OF the
crowd In the library with parlor magic.
I'm awfully glad you came back"
whispered Alice as she slipped her hand
the one with the ring on it-into his.
II think Fay Is the smartest girl I
know"
But what made her think was 60
ing to stay over? he asked. Il told her
l was going down on the next train"
she saw you buy your ticket and
that there was only the one bill in your
purse. She knew that If you stayed
over there would be chance for an
explanation, SO she borrowed every
cent you had and telegraphed us from
the next stop just what she had done"
81 think" said Pelham slowly, that
owe Fay great deal more than she
owes me-"
II should hope" said Alice, that you
value me at more than $40"
Dear he whispered, you are with
out price"
without money and without price,"
she quoted. You without the money
and without the price"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15
Dellbam's
Loan
BY LOUISE GLOSTER
Copyright, 1908. by Homer sprague
BY LOUISE GLOsTER

Pelham nervously paced the plat
form. In twenty minutes the train
would come and take him away from
Rotan and his brief dream Of paradise.
1t would take him back to town, and
he would try to forget that he had ever
been engaged to Alice Carver.
1t was funny, he thought, that they
never should have had disputes until
they had become engaged, but since
Christmas eve, when he had slipped the
ring upon her finger and had assured
her that it bound her to him for life,
there had been nothing but misunder-
standings, eliminating in the dispute
Of last night, when she had given back
the ring and had left him with head
erect-to break down when she reach
ed her own ROOM
The Carver house party had lasted
well into the new year, and there
were still half dozen guests at the
big house. He wondered bitterly II AL
Ice would be engaged to Jordan before
the party broke up. Jordan had kissed
her under the mistletoe Christmas eve,
and Jordan had been the bone of con-
tention ever since. He was so occupied
over Jordan's shortcomings that he
never noticed Fay Gressit's approach
until she tapped him lightly upon the
arm.
I'm in the most awful fix," she
laughed. Il came to the station and
never realized that 1 was pauper.
Can you let me have 500? There Is no
time to send back to Carver castle"
Pelham performed a lightning calcu-
lation. His ticket had cost him $40.
That from $40 left SLIGO. 1t would
never do to confess that he did not
have 1t. Fay would gloat over the fact
that she had caught Bob Pelham pen
niless He raised his hat.
Certainly" he said. walt here and
will purchase your ticket and look
after your trunk"
He stepped into the waiting room
and stayed there long enough to pur-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

vlduaI pecunarlues mat, even IN a Tor
gerry, will unconsoiously betray them
selves.
Almost letter by letter he compared
the formation of the characters Of The
supposed last message with Paups
handwriting, and with each fresh siHis
there was more firmly established In
the minds Of the jury the fact that
Paul must have written the lstteA
With the letter the prosecution Rest
ed the case, and the defense began.
Elder was the first witness, and, to
the surprise Of every person, he took
bis stand by the lantern which had
inquired so spectacularly at both trials.
He first flashed upon the screen half
dozen examples of Paul Westcott's
handwriting and then In succession
showed another hand displaying many
OF the same characteristics.
You will perceive that the two men
whose handwritings have shown
have many traits in common" he said.
but in his eagerness to prove guilt By
angle and curve the previous witness
has neglected his photography.
THE first examples were those writ
ten by the defendant prior to the COM
mission of the crime. The ones last
shown were written by his cousin,
who studied under the same tutor in
his uncle's house. will now show half
a dozen examples of the late James
Westcott's handwriting, asking the
jury to note that In every instance
until is spelled properly, as it was in
the examples shown of Paul West
colts hand Only in Gordon West
colts letters will the word be found to
be persistently misspelled 'untilI,' as
was the case in the forgery. A writer
unconsciOusly betrays himself, but in
this instance 1t was the spelling, not
the formation, which told tales.
Il also show a letter from Gordon
Westcott to money lender, written
Immediately after the murder, in which
he calls attention to the fact that, as
Paul Westcott could not inherit. the
estate would be divided between him
self and bis cousin Erica and that then
he would be able to make the deferr0d
payments"
The defense rested its case, and as
soon as the opposing counsel had sum-
med up the jury brought in a verdict
of Not guilty" and Gordon Westcctt
was placed under arrest
Erica, her arm about her brothers
neck. reached forward in the cab.
Fred" she said, II will take back
all said about not marrying you I'M
til you gave up your detective work"
whats the incentive to give 1t up"
he laughed as he kissed her, when 9
simple matter of spelling pays me SO
large a feef'
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Aiming a Revolver.

1t is peculiar fact that very few
men. even accomplished shots, know
how a revolver ought to be handled.
Nearly all are taught to handle a re-
volver as If 1t were a riie-that Is, by
bringing the object aimed at and the
fore and hind sight into line. This Is
all well enough for shooting gallery
practice, but should never be followed
in the field. When training troops to
use the revolver they are taught, In
aiming, never to look at the weapon
at all, but to keep their eyes on the
object to be struck. In quick firing,
and specially in shooting from horse
back, much better results are obtain
able in this way.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

Nine. Scarron, afterward the famous
Nine. de Maintenon, the wife Of Louis
XIV, was In her girlhood remarkabl
beautiful. She was dark, with piercini;
black eyes and wavy hair In middle
life her gravity Of countenance and Of
department was considered quite ex-
traordinary in that age of gayety. One
of her contemporaries said that she did
not smile once year, and yet she was
not gloomy, but only Of sedate habit
~ MIND
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15
A Poser.

A Missouri judge tells how he quiet
ed a barber who had a lotion for sale.
The barber had Just shaved him and
before letting him up wanted to sell
him the lotion to use on his face when
he shaved himself SIS this what you
use on your customers?" asked the
Judge "No," replied the barber; 1T Is
so expensive 1 cannot afford it." "If
you can't afford when you get 10 cents
for shaving man." replied the judge
how do you expect me to afford IL
when l shave myself for nothing p
The barber was nonplused and gave
up the sale.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

In Mexico are found ruins Of an
Gent Aztec teocallis, or god houses"
some Of which are thousands OF years
old. One of these. near ChoIula, is in
the form of truncated pyramid.
Each side Of the base of this pyramid
is ,423 feet, which is twice the length
of the great pyramid of Egypt. The
height of this Mexican wonder is III
feet. and it's base covers an area Of
forty-four acres.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

Judge" said Mrs. Starvem to the
magistrate who had recently come TO
board with her, Pm particularly anx-
lous to have you try this chicken soup"
Il have tried it, replied the magis-
trate. 'and my decision Is that the
chicken has proved an alibi."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15
Not HimseIf

Mistress Ito head gardener. who has
been ill)-Pm glad to see you out
again, Bates. Bates-Thankee, mum.
But amt anythink like right yet.
Why. when the wind blew these ere
pots over, hinstead of a-callin' the hun
der gardner to pick 'em up, blessed If
I didn't start a-doin' of 1t myself
Punch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

Young Mother-Do you think baby
looks most like me or his papa2 Nurse
Like you, mum. Mr.. Jenkins is a
mighty handsome man
Advertisement: Wanted = A compe-
tent and well hammered nurse.
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For tie Iand,a sake,

The farmer was fertilizing his SOIL
A lady from the city stopped to gaze
at him.
What on earth is thatY she asked.
"a new fertilizer, ma'am."
''For the land sakeg' she cried.
'Yes, ma'am." said the farmer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

Wife (wearily) Woman's work is
never done! Husband Struggling with
a buttonless shirt collar)-That's just
what ! thought!
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-05-15

TUCkERTON RAILROAD
Via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
November 4, 1905.
The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.

Schedule in effect 100 q: M. Dece mper I, iSUo.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
$50, 800 800, 1000, ll.00 a, M, $780, lS0, $50,
$50, 430, $50 40 p. m.
On Sunday first boat leaves at s.O0 Q M Last
boat leaves at 6.5J p. m. 1900.
Leave BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
ZOO, $50, $780, 1880, ll.S0 a. M, Luz, zuo oUo'
400, $780, $40, 700 p. m.
On Sunday first boat leaves at $50 a. m. Last
boat leaves at 100 p. m.
May 18th, 1906, the 1000 o'clock morning trip
from Bristol will be withdrawn and the Boat
will leave Bristol at $40 a. m.
On Decoration Day, the trips Will pc the
same as Saturday Timetable.
The boat for the performances In the Audi
forum will leave Bristol at TAO p. m. Return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the performances.
No trips will be guaranteed in foggy weather.
WILLIAM e. DORON,
3ecy, Treas. and Genl Manager.
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Pennsylvania
R TT q AID
IN EFFECT MAY L, 1e0e.r
Trains Leave MOUNT HOLLY as follows

Trains Leave MOUNT HOLLY as follows:
For Philadelphia, $50, 6.52, TIA, 75l, S17, 9.O6
9.2l. I'LL a. M, 1245 246, 4.08, 500, 800, $40,
7.33, 8.36, l045 p. m. On Sundays, sos, 8.57
a. M, 1852. 4.15, $40, 7.l9, s.28 p. m.
For Pemberton, 654 and ll5l a. M. l.41, $40,
5.48 and 7.22 p. m. weekdays l(l240 A.
Fridays only. Sundays, 1903 a. M, l.S7, 6 so
and 800 p. m.
For vincentown, 1850. $40 and 5.4s p. m. week.
days.
For Burlington. $40 a. M, 7s5 p m. week
days.
For East Burlington, 7.S5 p. m. weekdays.
For Bordentown, Trenton and New York
9.l0, a. M. and 7.35 d. M weekdays.
For Lumberton, Medford, Marion and Had
donfeld, $40 and LISP, a. M, 4.47 p. m. week
days.
For Toms River, Island Heights seasidePar
and Long Branch, e09 q. m. and AT p m
weekdays, S.3l q. m. Sundays.
days.
For Barnegat City and Beach Haven, 9.09
!. m. and 4.47 p. m. weekdays.
'f' stops only on notice to Agent or Conduc-
or or on signal
Medford, Mariton and Philadelphia.
Leave Medford for Philadelphia at 700, 1905 q.
M, 205, $40 p. m. Sundays, 7.O5 a. M, 4O6
p. M.
Leave Marlton for Philadelphia at TIA, lois a.
M, 225, 5.22 p. m. Sundays at 7.l9 a. m. all
IL p. m.
For further particulars apply to the ticket
agent at the station.
w. W. ATTERBURY, J. r. WooD,s
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Manager.
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
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First say to yourself what you would
be; then do what you have to Kplc-
tetus.
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co

EAST BOUND.
Leave Camden Ferry for Moorestown. daily
sos a. M, 5.SS a.. M. to 1908 p. m. every half
hour 1908 d. m. to 12.08 a. m. every hour.
sunday, sos a.. m. to l008 a. M. every ~ min
utes then every 20 minutes to l0.O6 p. M, then
every 80 minutes to l208 a. m.
WEST BOUND.
Leave Moorestown for Ferry, daily, $40 a. m.
to ll.l2 D. M. every half hour then 1907 a. m.
Sunday, 6.l2 a. M to ll.l2 a. M; every ~ min
utes, then every 20 minutes to ul2 p m, then
every 50 minutes to 1912 q. m.
CLUB CARS.
EAST BOUND.
Leave Camden Ferry for Moorestown Mon
day to Friday inclusive), 7.5S, $3.50 g.. M, $3.50,
~ 20 $40 sos D. m. Saturday, 76S, $50 a. M,
$3.50, sI20 $50, $3.50, $780, $40, 500, sos p IN.
WEST BOUND.
Leave StanwIck avenue for Ferry MONDAY
to Friday inclusive), Oh, sol, sS.44. *s44 q. m,
4sl, '5l4 sol, e;45 P m; sst19Gday aol SOL
There are no Club Cars in either direction
on Sunday.
avenue,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-05-25

county paher toots the horn Of the people
all the time, to increase our subscription
lists, and to help out the poor millionaircs
who maze the 20 cents worth Of ink that
we will use to print the paper we will
send you for IS cents. Only dime and
half This is an eye opener on papers
and we propose to make the paper an eye
opener to the people. We will take coon
dogs, eggs laid rot later than 1895, chill
onic or liver pills on subscriptions.
Walk up and subscribe for The Glorious
galaxy Of call and wormwoos. The re-
fuge for the burning thoughts of the
spring poet.
This haven Of the patent medicine adj,
this hoodoo den that frightens off the To-
cal advertiser win his doubloons. We
are here 10 stay until our corns get well
and walking is better.