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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-17
AN lMPLOSION.
i IL the Opposite Of an Explosion and
Less Familiar.

i 10 the Opposite of an Explosion and
Less Familiar.
Every one knows what an explosion
is, but its opposite, an implosion, is
less familiar. At great depths in the
sea the conditions are favorable for
Its production. At $500 fathoms the
pressure is, roughly speaking, two and
half tons to the square inch-that is
to say, several times greater than the
pressure exerted by the steam upon
the piston Of a powerful engine.
An interesting experiment to illus
trate the enormous force of this deep
sea pressure was made on the Alba
tross, a government vessel engaged In
deep sea exploration.
A thick glass tube several inches in
length full Of air was Theoretically
sealed at both ends. This was wrap
ped in flannel and placed in one of the
wide copper cylinders used to protect
deep sea thermometers when they are
sent down with the sounding appa-
ratus. The copper cylinder had holes
bored in it, so that the water had free
access inside, round the glass. The
case was then sent down to a depth
of 1000 fathoms and drawn up again
1t was found that the cylinder was
bulged and bent inward, just as If it
had been crumbled inward by being
violently squeezed. The glass tube
itself, within its flannel wrapper, was
reduced to a fine powder, almost like
snow The glass tube, it would seem,
as it slowly descended, held out long
against the pressure, but at last sud-
denly gave way and was crushed by
the violence of the action to a fine
powder.
This process, exactly the reverse of
an explosion, is termed an implosion.
Chicago Record Herald
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Not Deceived.

A pretty anecdote Of dog is given
in Sir G. ]. F. Bunbury's Diaries and
Correspondence" 1t was told by Sir
George Napier. When the British
army was in the south of France, after
the battle of Toulouse, Sir George and
several other officers visited the house
Of a gentleman who had a very fine
dog, a poodle. The dog had been
trained to receive food only when Of
fered by the right hand, and the gen.
tlemen amused themselves with test
ing his steadiness In this respect and
found that he constantly refused to
take bread from the left hand. But
when he came to Sir George, who, hav-
ing lost his right arm, of course offered
the bread with his left hand, the dog
looked earnestly at him and accepted
the bread. Then the other officers
tried to deceive him by Disgusting
themselves so as to appear to have
lost the right arm; but the dogs sa-
gacity was not to be baffled, and he
steadily refused to take bread from
the left hand except from the one who
was really one handed.
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He QUOTED ST. PAUL.
4 Bishops Blunder and the Clever Way
IL Was Corrected,

A Bishops Blunder and the Clever Way
It Was Corrected.
A certain bishop of one of the middle
states is described as a man who pos.
sessed great learning, but had not the
saving sense of humor. In "Reminis.
cences of Bishops and Archbishops"
Bishop Potter gives an instance Of the
absence Of this quality.
1t happened on one occasion that an
episcopal election had come up for re-
view in the house of bishops, and CUES
tons as to. the bishop elect were being
asked and answered with considerable
freedom. A bishop who knew the bish-
op elect in very intimate way was on
his feet and was being catechised
when bishop called out, What kind
Of wife has our brother electT'
His present wife, began the bish
op thus challenged, when the middle
state delegate sprang to his feet
Zone momentP he cried do / I'M
derstand my brother aright7 Did he
say his present wife, and am to I'M
derstand that By that phrase he means
to imply that the brother elect has had
a previous wife? Because, If so, can
not vote for his confirmation. ST. Paul
says, "a bishop must be the husband OF
one wife,"
For a moment the house, in which
were number Of bishops who, having
been bereaved of their earthly part
ners, had supplied their places, sat still
In stunned silence, until prelate
whose sense of humor was as keen as
the last speakers was feeble, rose in
his place and said, do l understand
that the bishop regards the language
of the apostle which he has just quoted
as mandatory
Certainly exclaimed the man who
had objected.
Every well, then, Mr.. Chairman"
said the interrogating bishop blandly,
IF the bishop regards the language Of
st. Paul when he says that a bishop
must be the husband Of one wife, as
mandatory, l should like to ask him
what he proposes to do with the bishop
of''-naming a bachelor bishop-"who
hasn't anyT'
There was shout of laughter, amid
which the bishop who had objected
took his seat, flushed and angry. tt
humor of his blunder was wholly I'M
perceived by him.
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Who that has fished has escaped
getting a flshhook caught in a thumb
or finger? There is nothing more
painful and more difficult to relieve
than this simple little incident. The
first impulse of the fisher man or
woman is to try to remove the hook
the way it got caught in the fish, and
the more 1t is pushed back to release
the tip the more 1t cuts and hurts the
flesh. On account of the peculiar
shape of a fishhook 1t is necessary to
push 1t all the way through, If the
hook is one of those without the loop
or eye at the upper end, or else 1t
must be pushed through until the
tip Of the hook is cleared, and then
pair of tweezers Will serve to snap
the metal and let the hook be taken
out of the flesh. Sometimes a good
sized knife will do the hook cutting
If tweezers are not handy The
wound made by the hook should be
thoroughly cleansed with hot water
and perhaps some disinfectant, after
which it should be covered with
soothing ointment and then carefully
bound with lint or bandage.-New
York Herald
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Judges Of the Olympic Games.

The hellanOdcae, or judges of the
Olympic, were ten in number, selected
by lot from the ten tribes of Ellis They
entered upon their Office ten months
before the festival. They were first
SchOoled In the traditions and reguIa-
tons of the games, then studied the
capacities of the athletes while they
were still In training. They had to
decide upon the qualifications Of the
contestants, make up the programme
Of the games, supervise the prepare
ton of the scene Of contest, act as
judges in the games and distribute
the prizes. 1t was position of honor
and distinction. They came to the con-
test clad in purple robes, and sat in a
tribune opposite the finish of the races
in the stadium or hippodrome. They
seem to have subdivided the function
of judging, but at least three were
present to Judge in every contest
Their decisions were usually final, but
an appeal might be carried to the
Olympic senate. They were assisted
In the execution Of their commands by
large and well organized body Of
police
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ESTABLISHED 1875

-:.e7=zsiss the girl In his arms. Little
comrade, do you mean 1t? l do want
your help, little girl, and l viii make
you happy. oh, don't hide your face,
dear! Your hair is so lovely-but it's
dreadfully in the wayp
The ubiquitous Mr.. Harvey as his
launch came swiftly down the channel,
noted with establishment two persons
over toward the lighthouse wading
slowly through the shallow water. He
thought ut first that he recognized the
girls white sweater and her green
skirt, which she held gathered about
her knees. The gulls circled over their
heads and the sea wind blew the girls
bright hair all about her face. The
man waded very close to her side The
pair seemed in no particular hurry
Behind them bobbed a little white
boat
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MASTERY or THE NILE.
The Method by Which the Flow of
Water Is Controlled.

The Method by Which the Flow of
Water Is Controlled.
Every morning from little room Of
a great white house on the eastern
shore of the Nile at Assouan is clicked
by telegraph to Cairo the question.
How much water?" The answer
comes so many thousand gallons more
or so many thousand gallons less. A
button is pressed, the water which
flows under the iron bridge at Cairo is
increased or diminished some ten days
later in accordance with the telegraph
ic answer, and the intervening valley
between Assouan and Cairo has q lit
tie more or a little less water on its
surface. The man at the button may
little farms-it Is all according to the
message he receives.
From the great white house there
extends across the river a granite wall
or dam $50 feet high. Halfway up
this wall and stretching its entire
length a line of shutters opens or
closes by a pressure of the button.
In the winter months huge lake ex
pands to the southwark, which has ev-
cry appearance Of being flood, for
In certain places the tops of palm trees
are discernible above its surface, and
the SUBMITS Of inundated ruins appar-
entity mark the sites of sunken cities
AS the days go by and Cairo demands
more and more water the palm trees
and the ruins seem to rise from their
watery beds until in June and early
July the river flows freely with all its
historic indolence.-New York Times.
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When we reach the higher studies Of
foreign languages we are told to seek
diligently to learn to think in the allen
tongue, as well as to read and write
1t. That is, we are expected to catch
the meaning of thesstrange words with
out any connection with English or
English speech.
From this one may come to appreci-
ate the experience of certain Porto
Rican negro He was asked, not very
long after his arrival in the United
States, If English was difficult for him.
"Oh, no." he said. II learn her YER
quick"
$50 you could understand it and
talk it2''
"Oh, yes, YER good But have one
trouble YER long time. speak good,
an hear good, but cannot dream in
English. l always dream In Spanish.
An feel YER bad, an 1 try so hard
to dream English. An one night do.
l dream English when am asleep, an
/ wake an 1 cry, an weep for joy.
I am happy. 1 can now dream in Eng
lish. youths Companion.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Every good farmer has three or four
jobs laid up for rainy day.
The man who is old enough to
know better is usually old enough to
die.
People talk about different tenn
peraments," when they really mean
different tempers.
Some men are so mean they like to
take their wives advice so they can
tell them later how worthless it was.
There is this important difference
between a friend and kin: Every time
you see the friend you don't have to
explain something.
How "set" old people are in their
waysl If an elderly person should be
asked to change his seat at the table,
how it would rattle him!
People are not devoted to your inter
ests. You must have noticed It. There
fore you should give your interests a
lot of intelligent attention. For If you
don't do it no one will.-Atchison
Globe
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According to History.

A New York man, who spends por-
ton Of the summer each year in Eng
land, tells of an amusing incident in
connection with his first visit to Rich
mond castle. On that occasion he was
accompanied by a guide who relied for
his information mainly on guide
book, which from time to time he
would furtively consult If he thought
the visitor was not looking his way.
"What is the height of this fine old
keep asked the New Yorker.
According to hist'ry," replied the
guide, tits ninety-tw feet"
Similar replies were made to other
questions of like nature, each being
vouchsafed with the assurance that 1t
was according to hist'ry."
Finally there was reached a part of
the battlements where the hill on
which the castle stands descends alb
ruptly to the river.
pretty steep descentr exclaimed the
American.
Eyes, SIR" came from the guide In
his monotonous tone. According to
hist'ry it's almost perpindicuIar!'
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ITO be sure, I'll be SO gladr' Miss
Gatty cried, springing up, quite forget
full of tear stains, and darting toward
her dear garden. She meant to go
alone, but Andrew Labor was right be-
hind her. Long before the radishes
were chosen they had buried all griev-
ances, past, present and to come. Be
fore he left she had told him all about
Susanna-Susanna, who was the young
est, but had so much a wiser head on
her shoulders. All unconsciously she
had told him many other things things
that set him meditating and smiling all
the way home. Once or twice, too, he
blushed and gnawed angrily at his
mustache, muttering: Lord, to think
that 1 offered her money Took her for
quarrelsome old maidl. It's going to
take time to live that down, but I'll do
1t as sure as I'm six feet twor'
Susanna stayed on for whole week
Quarterly meeting had turned out to be
the beginning Of a revival, but Miss
Gatty did not mind In the least.
You must not worry thinking / am
lonely" she wrote II am quite too
busy, keeping the hens as they should
be kept. And really am finding out
that we have very good neighbors."
Susanna puzzled over that last SEN
tence, at least until she came home to
find Mr.. Lalor established In the priv
ilege of keeping ward over the forag-
ings of the White Leghorns. Her eyes
twinkled comprehension as he shook
hands on presentation. He caught the
twinkle and answered 1t boldly with:
''Please may have your sister Helen2
I knew it would do no good to ask be-
fore you came home"
why, yes; 1 think you may" SUI
sauna said, the twinkle deepening.
But do you think it is quite fair-this
way of playing beggar my neighbour"
You're really responsible. Your
hens have taught me to take what l
want regardless of bounds" he flung
back at her. Susanna laughed out
right and answered honestly, IF they
really did 1t I'm mighty glad"
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Timely Present.

A certain colored gentleman recently
saluted a large colored lady of the
Amazonian type in the following Ian
guage:
"Yuh's lookin' mighty fascinatin'
this evenin, SAL
Sal hauled off and knocked him
down. Then. looking him out of an
inclination to get up, she said, "Now,
yuh jest lay thar till l goes an finds
out what dat word fascinatin'
meansp
Next day the aforesaid colored gen.
tleman presented the said Sal with
copy Of Webster's Dictionary, say
ing, Il might want ter salute yuh
ag'in, so jes please look up the mean
in of some of these heah compliment
tation terms"
Sal promptly refused to accept the
present upon the ground that one
would have to know the word in or
der to look it up.-New York Times.
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The Burlington and Bristol Steamboa
Ferry Company.

Schedule in effect $40 a. M. jane 18th, 1907
Subject to change.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Daily-Except Sundays and Saturdays.
$40. $500, s9Oo 5000, 1000, I'll. Is a. m *l230
1880. $3.50 1880, 1880, $3.50, $40. TO p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
$50. $780, $3.50, 5000 *ll.OO, ll3O a. m, sl.OO,
800, 800, 400, 800, $50, $50, 7SO p. M.
LEAVE BRISTOL SATURDAYS.
$40, $780, $500, 1000, *l0.40, Ills M, *l2. 30
3d. ~ ~ 300, $40, *42, $500. 64O *6.4U, *4O'
600, l000 l1.O0 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON SATURDAYS
$50 $780, $3.50, 1920, ll0O, l.sO a. M, 100,
900, x240, f32u, *4UO *4.4O s6.5U, 65U boU, foU,
$780, 1890, lilo p. m.
LEAVE BRISTOL SUNDAYS.
500 $500 $500, *l04O Ills M, *l2.3 30, tl.3O,
s22O, $780, s34O, *420, 800, $40, $780, 100, $40,
800 1000, 1l.00 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON SUNDAYS.
$3.50, $3.50, 1920 sll.OO. ll30 NJ, *l.0O, 200,
s240 49, *4.O0, s4.40, *5.20 800 65O, 74O $40,
$780, 1870, lilo p. M
Notes-Read Carefully.
Trips marked with star will stop at Bur
iington Island Park, and when there are Three
or more passengers for the Park tie boat Will
stop on other trips; Passengers VINO desire 10
who will raise the signal nag for the boat
from Bristol.
On the Fourth OF July, after the 1880 p. m.
trip the schedule will be same as Sunday
August q 1907, the 10 90 o. clock morning trip
from Bristol will be withdrawn and the boat
will leave Bristol at $40 a. m.
The boat for the performances In the Audi
torium 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 K. DORON,
Sec'y, Treas. and Genl Manager
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The throbbing and vibration Of the
engines of a modern steamer have a
most extraordinary effect upon the
human heart. Let 1t be said at once
that ocean travelling does not in any
way injure the heart; on the contrary.
1t benefits it, with the general health.
But the vibration of the machinery
Is transmitted to this vital organ with
the most extraordinary results SO far
as medical examination is concerned.
A ships doctor will tell you that when
he listens through his stethoscope to
the beating Of a mans heart at sea
1t seems as If every moment the heart
would stop. With sturdy and invalid
passengers 1t is just the same. The
heart appears to the doctor as If every
beat would be its last. This being the
case, 1t is exceedingly difficult for the
physician to ascertain the true condi-
ton Of the travellers health. and he
generally resorts to the expedient Of
Singing his patient In a hammock,
where the vibration Is considerably
lessened, though no device can over
come 1t ltogether.-London Answers.
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man oRtinware by the collar when he
was seized himself in return, and as
Aunt Sarah and Molly drove up the
men were rolling over and over on the
ground.
There were CALCULATIONS, exclama-
tons, explanations and introductions.
Mr.. Blakely hunted for his hat and
missing buttons and begged pardon.
Molly regarded him with what she in
tended to be cold stare, but which
had 'Tl-forgive-you' look mingled
with it. The peddler swore frankly
and picturesquely and said somebody
had to pay for his skinned nose. Aunt
Sarah, bless her heart, was equal to
the emergency. She felt the sting of
conscience for having laid her sacri-
legious hands on those love letters.
She suggested that a five dollar bill
was the right sort of plaster for a
skinned nose, and Mr.. Blakely handed
1t over. Under other circumstances,
being in the law, he would not have
given 1t up until judgment had been
rendered by court and writ of ex-
ecution issued. When peace reigned
Aunt Sarah climbed down from the
buggy and said:
Il must go and see Mrs. Williams In
that cottage over there. Mr.. Blakely,
will you have the kindness to drive
Miss Gray back to the housew
1t was only mile back to the farm
house, but owing to the lame horse and
various other matters it was three
hours before the buggy drove up to the
gate. Many lovers quarrel has been
settled in far less time
Some weeks later when Aunt Sarah
was asked about the rumored engage
ment she assumed a knowing and i'm
portant look and replied:
Yes, / expect it's so, but where
would they have been but for me and
the tin peddler and ProvidenceH I
shall never let one Of these men pass
my gate again without at least calling
to him and asking the price Of wash
dishes and nutmeg graters'
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Beggar MY
Neighbor. ="
By MARTHA
M'CULLOCH- WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted. 1907, by Homer Sprague.

"Five-nine- eleven-thirteen." Miss
Gatty counted anxiously. surveying
her flock of hens. ~ can't make out
any more-but, dear me, the creatures
fdget so-then they're all exactly
alike"
Again she counted, again, yet again.
The tale was still the unlucky thirteen.
Miss Gatty looked worried. Well she
might The hens were not her own,
but held In trust for her absent sister.
That, however, was less disquieting
than the potentialities behind possible
runaways. Since the missing three had
not come to the feeding call, it was
clear that they were either dead or In
duress. Either state meant the same
thing trespass upon the Lalor lawn
and strawberry beds. The Lalor es-
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Explicit Instructions.

Two New York girls recently were
ordered by their mother to join her In
a mining camp about days journey
from the City of Mexico. The girls
were to travel to Vera Cruz by steamer
and then by rail to the capital, where
their father was to meet them. AS
they never had been In that country
before they wrote to their mother ask
ing what sort of clothes they should
bring with them. By return mail they
received a breathless sort Of an epistle
telling them to be sure and start from
New York by certain date, but as to
the clothes question, the only reply
was, BE sure and have your riding
habits Of the sort of brown that will
harmonic with the atmosphere here
New York Press.
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Bad. but still Good.

A judge from one Of the African
crown colonies, now home on leave, is
telling this story; 1t is the custom In
the local courts to administer to the
natives the form of oath which they
consider most binding. One day
Christian colored gentleman, of whose
good faith the judge entertained some
doubts, was about to give evidence. AT
his own request he was allowed to take
the oath of a Christian. Then the
Judge intimated that he must also be
sworn in the native fashion. The man
was visibly disconnected. ooh, no,
massa,'' he pleaded. Not dat. Me
very bad native, but me very good
Christian. Manchester Guardian.
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Three LAYERS Of Atmosphers.

1t appears that in the atmosphere
there are three distinct currents Of
air, the first lying at an elevation
Of from 900 to 1900 meters, the second
at from $500 to 1900 meters and the
upper one at from 5000 to 5000 me-
tiers above the surface of the earth.
These are to an extent separate cur
rents, flowing each with its own We
locity. At the bottom of each of the
layers the stratus clouds are formed,
and at the top of each of the layers
occur the cumulus clouds. This sug-
gests that the stratus originate at the
bottom of a moving current and the
cumulus at the top. 1t is probable,
then, that the stratus owe their origin
to the difference in velocity and tenn
perature Of the two layers, while the
cumulus are formed by ascending cur
rents within the layer Of air.
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TROLLEY TIME TABLES.
BURLINGTON COUNTY RAILWAY co.

In connection with Camden and Suburban
Railway Company.
In effect April 8, 1907.
Leave. Fountain, Mount Holly, for Burling-
Ion al ,5N a. M, and every hour thereafter
to and including Il.N p. m.
Leave Broad and High streets, Burlington,
for Mount Holly at 6U3 a. m. and every hour
thereafter until and including IL Us p. IN.
Last car ll.95 p. m.
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly. for Moores
town and Camden at $40, 6.l4 a. m. and every
half hour thereafter until and including S44
D. No., then g.44 10 "A, IL "a p. IN.
Leave Camden Ferry for Mount Holly al
50S 53S a. M and every half hour thereafter
until and including 8.O8 p M. every noun
thereafter until and including Hos