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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-26
THE MALE OPERA HAT.
Why It Rises Superior ts Aav Passla,
Fashion DietaHas.

Why It Rises Superior to AAr Passing
Fashion Dictates.
Men generally protest against The
changes of style In hats, and one Of
the sex has written to the New York
Mail this complaint:
Why attack as a 'collapsible, many
named pretender" the opera bat. or
chapeau de claque7
l have such a hat and also q silk ha&,
in which respect think differ from
most Gothamites. Whenever 1 have
an option wear the opera rather than
the other It's more convenient.
At the theater or opera you can car
ry It better on your between the acts
promenades. II there is no rack f0E
your hat under the seat you can tuck
IT in your overcoat and put 1t on the
floor under you without destroying IL.
as you would do with a silk hat.
If you put your hat In the rack I'M
der your seat and then rise and stand
close to 1t to permit late conner to
pass an opera hat suffers no damage.
A silk hat would be either rufaed or
crushed.
The opera hat looks as well at all
times as the silk hat and requires
much less care. Indeed. I think II
looks better. The glossy surface Of q
silk hat. Ike the glossy bosom Of q
stiff white shirt, is an uncomfortable
survival Of the time when men wore
polished helmets and breastplates.
There Is so much reason In the opera
hat that men of discrimination will
continue TO wear 1t, the style Of the
moment regardless.
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The Burlington and Bristol Steam6Oai
Ferry Company.

Schedule in effect 6.55 a. M, December 10, 1905
Daily-Except Sundays and Christmas Da y
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
6.56, 800, 90u 1000, ll.0O a. m, 1890, lSO, 23O
$50, $50, $40 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
$50, $50, $50, 1870. HOO M, 100, 200, 300
400, 500, $50 p. m.
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 $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trip on Sundays will be withdrawn when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 tce-whej
there is ice in theriver no trips will be guaran
iced.
The boat for the Performances in the Aud
itorium 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,
Sec'y, Treas. and Genl Manager
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-26

Sonny" said a company promoter
to his youngest son the other day, "I'l
give you 5 shlllings If you dig thai
patch of ground all ready for your sis
ter to start her flower garden"
Right you are, guv'nor," said young
hopeful thoughtfully, but l shall havs
to :.sk you for % per cent OF the con
tract price In advance, not as an evi
dence of good faith, but simply az
working capital"
Working capital? What do you
mean?" said the father.
well, you see, I'll bury a sixpence
somewhere and tell all the boys in the
neighborhood that | have found gu;
that an old miser buried his treasure
in our field. When they strike that
tanner they'll go on digging like Tro-
jams, l can tell you. In that way l
reckon l can clear about 80 per cent
In fact, r.
"Well, what?' inquired the proud
parent.
an fact, I don't so much know but
what can also arrange to find that
sixpence myself"
And father wept tears of joy as be
thought Of what rough time finan-
ciers would have when his boy grew
up.-Pearson's.
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Scotch Dialects.

The written language is so far from
the spoken in Scotland that spelling
reform is an academic question. A
story which illustrates the many dia-
lects is told of an examination at Aber-
deem university. The examiners were
an English clergyman and a lowland
Scotchman. The master of the schol-
ars put many questions to them which
were admirably answered The boys
brought the Israelites out of Egypt
with simple directness which Moses
would have envied. Then the clergy
man asked, How did Pharaoh die?"
The boys sat dumb. The lowlander,
to make 1t more plain, repeated the
question, Hoo did Phawraoh deep
Again there was a dead silence. Next
the master himself took the matter in
hand-"Fat cam to Phawraoh at his
hinder endf" The boys answered as
with one voice, HE was droonedr' To
dee" means in the Aberdeen dialect
TO die in ones bed. These careful
scholars knew that Pharaoh had not
deed"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-26

Jane, the bright new maid, always
anxious to please, had been intrusted
with the care of a little aquarium, In
which the goldfish had always thrived
very well until Jane came on the
scene. The first day she arrived she
gave them fresh water, as instructed
and then left them to their own de-
Vices. But, alas. one morning the lit
tie fishes were found floating feebly
on their backs. Jane" called the anx-
ious mistress. regarding her pets with
concern, have you given the fish any
fresh water lately?' mo, ma'am
Bless their little hearts, they haven't
drunk the water l gave them last
month yeti"
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The Hearts of Birds.

Most people will be surprised to learn
that the hearts Of birds are far heavier
proportionately than the hearts Of ami
mails, including man, but little expla-
nation will show that this Is quite nat
ural. The more the body works the
greater the demand upon the heart,
upon which falls the duty of driving
the blood through the body; hence the
heart develops and becomes heavier.
Everybody knows that birds are
among the most active and hard work
ing of living creatures The swallow
can overtake an express train The
falcon will carry a load weighing three
pounds in the air without hindrance to
its power OF flight or it's speed In
short, they have tremendous capacity
for work, and their hearts are CORE
spondingly developed.
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A Doe Habit.

Have you ever thought why 1t is that
a dog turns around and around when
he jumps up on his cushion or starts
to settle himself anywhere for a napf
Now that you are reminded you can
recall that you have seen a dog do 1t
many times, can't you? This habit is
about all that is left to our tame little
doggies of the days long ago, when
they We're race of wild animals and
lived in the woods. Their beds then
were matted grass and leaves, and IL
was to trample enough grass and prop
erly arrange the leaves that the dog al
ways trod around narrow circle be-
fore he would lie down. The dog Of
today keeps up the same old habit, al
though there is no longer any need for
1t, and of course the animal has no
notion why he does 1t.
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Copyright. 1905, by May McKeon.
O~~~~~~~~~~~N~~~~-O-~~C
I'm sorry, MISS" said the agent po-
litely 'but there is not even a berth
left"
Perhaps might get In the second
cabin" suggested Madge, with sud
den accession OF hope The agent
smiled.
There are more persons going back
second cabin than there are who want
flrsts," he explained 'You see lots Of
those who come over first cabin only
have enough for the second cabin on
the way home. Some of them discount
their return ticket for the little extra
money they can get that way OF
course some one might decide not to go
at the last moment, but there are 1877
applications In ahead of yours, and
there would have to be 1873 passengers
not going before could fix you up on
that boat"
"But the next?" she persisted.
"Just as bad, If not worse l am
afraid that | shall not be able to book
you before the end of next month"
With sigh, Madge turned away
from the counter. She had fingered on
in Europe after the rest Of her original
party had returned. She had Joined
the Worthingtons after that, but now
they were starting for the Nile trip.
and 1t was important that she should
get home. There had been no hope of
obtaining passage on the French and
Hamburg liners, and she had run over
to London supposing that there would
be better opportunity.
But everywhere the same story was
told. The rush of westbound traffic
was Unexpectedly heavy and there
would be no chance for a stateroom
for weeks to come. Aunt Clara was
fretting at the delay, her father had
written her that he was not well and
he wished her to return at once. and
yet they would probably be forced to
remain In London for five or six weeks.
Madge always thought better when
she walked, so she dismissed her cab
and started to walk back to the Cecil.
The busy London streets quickened
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~ - - - - ~ - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - ~
ITS no use talking to me-" Ellen ex-
claimed. MY mind is fully made up"
The man rose and, walking over to
where the girl sat- stood looking down
at her intently. She shifted uncom-
fortably under his gaze and finally
slipped from her chair and fed igno-
miniOusly to the window, where, she
felt sure. he was too proud to follow
her.
ooh, know you are shockedw she
cried. Its plainly a girls mission in
life to marry the first man who, thinks
he wants her and settle down to dish
washing and wiping the chIldren's
noses" She shivered in disgust, ig-
noring the look Of pain that crossed
his face. That Is what all the girls
In town have DONE" she continued.
And because 1 am palled by the very
wholesale monotony of it you think
me an anomaly, an unwomanly girl a
reprobate. Bahr
The defiant little rebel against the
conventions of Meadville struck terror
to the heart of Elton Maxwell, lately
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The sANpazcarR.


and Yourself THE SANDBAGGER.
Roper called that evening to explain
that he had heard Of berth that she
might obtain four weeks later aud
seemed much relieved to find that shs
had been provided for.
Il should have offered you my reom,"
be said, had Ii not been that It was
imperative that l should be In town
next week. We shall be fellow pas
sengers."
Madge could not arouse great enthu-
siasm over this fact A few weeks be-
fore she would have been glad BuS
since the luncheon she had changed. 1t
was unreasonable to expect him to
give up his stateroom, yet the compia-
cent way in which he had dismissed
that possibility had irritated her
1t was not as pleasant trip as Ro-
per anticipated. Madge was pleasant,
Dut there was no chance TO get chat
with her, and they were nearing home
before the opportunity came to put his
fate to the test
He had regarded her acceptance as q
matter of course, and her prompt and
emphatlc negative put him out of sorts
with himself. He did not come near
her again until they lay off quarantine
and the steerage passengers were be-
ing transferred to the Ellis island boat.
The cabin passengers were hanging
over the rail watching the odd charac-
tiers as they trooped on board the little
steamer. Roper leaned on the rail be-
side Madge
suddenly be grasped her arm and
pointed to the gangway. isn't that
the richest joker be chuckIed. There
goes Manning. He probably got strap-
ped and came over steerage because ii
was the best he could afford. This Is
rich"
In fash Madge solved the situa ton.
Il am afraid" she said, that we are
occupying Mr.. Manning's stateroom.
That is probably his reason for coming
third class. He knew how anxious T
was to get home, and that is the way
he solved the problem. Had known
| should never have Consented
Roper's mirth changed to a sjcklv
smile. Il congratulate-Mr Manning.
NC saiu as lie turned away.
That evening Manning presented
himself at the Towards In response TO
Madge's note. Il was going to arrive
ohiclally In couple of weeks from
now" he explained sheepishly. 1T did
not want to see you two left alone in
London, and had to get back on big
deal was working. I'm sorry YOU
saw me- though"
I'm not she said decidedly. Il
used to think you were just society
butterfly, and I'm glad to know differ
emily"
"Oh, work" he said lightly. only
don't bring my business to 5 O'Clock
teas, and l rather like the teas-that's
ALL"
"Just-the teas% asked Madse mean
ingly.
DO you mean he stammered.
YES" said Madge. "Since you are
afraid to appear to take advantage Of
your action suppose shall have to
force you to propose"
1T won't take much forcing" he
laughed. 'Fw1H you"
Gladly" said Madge.
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''rhe male spider is the bravest and
most demonstrative of all lovers" says
a naturalist HE approaches the fe-
male, runs round her a few times In
little circles and then begins violent
oriental dance. He twirls round and
round. Drawing in his legs, he writhes
and crawls, serpentlike, along the
ground. Strengthening his legs and
erecting his body, he towers above the
lady grandly. And the mischief Of II
is that the female spider Is always
stronger than the male and when his
dance is done she either accepts him
for her mate or else, falling upon him
fiercely. she tears him to pieces. I'm
agine human lover trying to please
his mistress with the knowledge In his
heart that, if he failed, he would be
murdered. His efforts would be luke
warm and distract, Ell? Yet the humble
spider, whom we are accustomed to de
spise, dances, death staring him in the
face, with a gayety. a warmth and an
abandon seldom to be met with north
of Africa"
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What two ladiesy Elizabeth de.

manded.
"Why, few days ago Mr.. Bradbury
advertised his car for sale, and he gave
demonstrations to two lady pros.
pects"-
1.-The blond and Mrs. Wheelerw gasp
ed Elizabeth, light dawning. HE was
selling to please me. What a mess
have made of everything"
ANY message to send my clientr
asked Snyder, rising.
WYATT, please" cried Elizabeth wild
ly 'I'm going down to Mr.. Bradbury's
Office myself There's really nothing
more you can do on the case"
Elizabeth was smiling on the lawyer
recklessly.
"May l take you down in my auto
mobile?" he suggested.
"Oh, would your she asked gayly
Automobiles go so delightfully."- quick!
But pardon me a moment. Hello, CEN
trail Give me 5006 Blue. Is that
Judge Ferris? Ooh, DIcky. thought
you'd be relieved to know I've decided
on the color for my motor outfit Red
may denote enthusiasm, but gray is
much more serviceable, and you know,
Ned has talked OF some long trips. Be-
sides, gray is so harmonious with Tt
tan tresses. That's all. What? Ned
there? How lovely! I'll be right
down."
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Similarity of WRITING,

''From my pile Of autographs take
one of a statesman we'll known and lay
1t side by side with the autographs Of
a great author and great ecclesias-
tic" writes a British pubIlcist. All
three are very small, exquisitely neat,
very little slanted, absolutely legibie.
Well as i knew the three writer's,
doubt IL could tell which wrote
which. They were Cardinal Manning,
Mr.. Froude and Lord Rosebery. Will
the experts tell me II in this case SINH
larlty Of writing bodied forth similar
ity OF gifts or QualitiesT
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Growth Of Rocks.

Rocks do not grow in the sense that
plant grows. They may increase by
accretion, and they may undergo chem
ical change The old sea bed, being
lifted up, becomes sandstone and lime.
stone. The volcanic ash and lava
strewn over the plains become tufa
hard enough for building stone. The
pebbly shore Of river becomes con-
glomerate The simple mineral does
grow, however, when it takes crystal
form. The sparkling prism Of quartz
increases from an atom to crystal
as large as a forearm by a process OF
addition and assimilation, wonderfully
slow but beautifully regular. exactly
as crystals of Ice form on the window
pane
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At 8 p. IN. we took tea with the king.
was seated opposite him when a foot
man came and whispered in my ear
that Bismarck desired TO see me. Great
embarrassment! Puckler having told
me ! might leave the table, did so.
The king inquired what was the mat
ter and permitted me TO go. Bismarck
had nothing Of particular Importance
TO tell me, and l suspect that he only
wanted to show that he had the right
to send for his employees even when
they were with the king.-Hatzfeldt
Letter. :
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Copyright, 1905, by Ter sprague.
Really, Elizabeth" protested Judge
Ferris, Il think so much of you both
l can't mix up in your troublew
That's why came to you," argued
Mrs. Bradbury. you see, when one is
married one has ones favorite clergy
man, so when one Is unmarried why
not ones pet lawyer? 1t seems kinder"
"Kinder? Going to make it func-
demanded the judge.
AT least you will inform Ned of my
decision" ignoring the fiippancy.
why, Bess, surely you've no grounds
for divorce You can't wheedle your
freedom out of u court because Ned
perhaps forgot to give you violets on
your birthday orr
81 have a reason" icily.
"Oh, no." exclaimed the judge. MAY
/ ask her name"
abeth. "rm what is called an 'automo-
bile widow"
"A new one to me-" commented the
judge muslngly.
We've quarreled ever since he
bought that big circus chariot of his.
1 wanted horses instead-I'm original
ly from Kentucky, you know, and 1
vowed I'd never step foot in that car,
and I haven't He spends all his time
in it, he says I'm unreasonable, and
Elizabeth broke down
Proceed prompted the judge.
1.-THE last two days he hasn't even
gone through the formality of asking
me. to accompany him, though Of course
/ wouldn't have gone! Yesterday he
whizzed by with that blond Johnson
girl and today with Mrs Wheeler.
However, I'm not Jealous of a mere
woman. It's the carr
Ned probably wanted to show you
if you wouldn't motor with him-oth-
ers would" suggested the lktenel.
Shows how demoralizing the craze
Isl stOrmed Elizabeth. Recall the
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In the first place, says an English
writer, red is color to which cattle
are unaccustomed, so that they may
naturally be supposed to be startled
by its very novelty. Scientists show
the sensation of red to be the compile
ment OF that Of green, being induced
by exactly opposite affections Of the
retina. IL the eyes of cattle are con
structed on a similar principle to OuI
own the continual contemplation OF
green, as in trees and heritage. must
produce a state Of retinal fatigue, pre-
disposing a violent excitement Of the
retina Immediately red substance Ia
presented to view.
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Queer pamaas Calculation.

That spirit of thrift popularity sup
posed to pervade New England is
amusingly illustrated by the observa-
ton of Connecticut farmer. The
good man had been seriously Ill in mid
summer, but by reason Of his strong
constitution he quickly rallied. On
being asked In the autumn how he
was feeling he replied in cheerful
tone:
'Pretty fair, now, thanks. Anyway,
it don't make much difference, SEEM
that the FARMS well fixed up. If I'd
died in haydn or harvestin' time, I
calkiIate it'd been $50 damage to me"
Then, after a pause, he added:
'Come to think of it, that's too low a
figure. Sixty-five dollars would be
nearer"- Philadelphia Ledger.
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why do reformers so often come to
grief?"
Il have often asked the question, -
answered Senator Sorghum. Il think
1t must be because they take up poll
tics as an incidental diversion instead
Of regular business. It's the differ
ence between the amateur and the pro-
fessional"- Washington Star.
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A Bond Of sYmpathx.

While the new maid tidied the room
the busy woman kept on writing.
"Do you make that all out OF your
own head?'' asked Jane.
YES" said the busy woman.
my" said Jane admiringly. you
must have brainsv
"Brains.' sighed the woman de-
spondently. "Oh, Jane. haven't an
ounce Of brains"
For moment Jane regarded her
with sincere commiseratiOn.
"Oh, we'll" she said presently, don't
mind what | say. l amt very smart
myself. New York Press.
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IF l could only die and leave you
well Off" ne said after they had had
their first quarrel, Il would be glad
to go"
How" she cruelty asked. could you
die and leave me otherwise than well
off?"-C hicago Record Herald.
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TROLLEY TIME TABLES.
BURLINGTON COUNTY RAILWAY co.
In connection with Camden and Suburban
Railway Company.

In effect October 10, 1906.
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly, for Burling-
ton at $50 a. M, and every half hour there
after until and including $780, after that every
hour to and including 1870 T. M.
Leave Broad and High streets, Burlington.
for Mount Holly at 6.15 a. m. and every hour
thereafter until and including 10 p. m. after
that 9.l5. lois, 1l.05, p. M.
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly. for Moores-
town and Camden at 6.44 a. M and every hall
hour thereafter until and including S.44, p. M,
then ga 10 A, IL "a p. M
Leave Camden Ferry for Mount Holly at
6O3 5.38 a. M. and every half hour thereafter
Thereafter until and including ll.O8.
Club Cars that leave Camden Ferry at $50 q.
M $50, 42O and $40 p. m. make connection for
Mount Holly and Burlington.
Club Car connects with cars leaving Bur-
nngton at 4.12 p. M. Fair Grounds 500. 800 a.
M, 4.39 and sos p. m.
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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
H-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Burlington Daily.
For Philadelphia-7.10 and 9.l3 a. M, and $40
p. M, daily
For Trenton-9.3O a. M. and $50 p. M, daily.
Sundays.
For Philadelphia-9.4O a. M, 4.l0 and $40 p. m
For Trenton 9.l5 a. M, 20, 6.l5, 9.05 p m.
Daily.
From Philadelphia-8 a. M, and p. M.
daily.
From Trenton-sOO a. M, 100, 500 p. NJ.
Sundays.
From Philadelphia-8a a. NJ, 200 and 400 p. IN.
From Trenton-S.30 a. M, LOU and 5.0Op m.
25c. EXCURSION Csc.
DAVID VANCLEAF,
President and General Manager.
Low through rates to Baltimore, via Ericsson
Line. Tickets sold on Steamers.
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY CO

EAST BOUND.
Leave Camden Ferry for Moorestown, daily
SOB a. m, 5.3S Il. m. to l0.O8 p. m. every nall
hour; 1905 p. m. to l2.O8 a. IN. every hour
Sunday, sos a. IN. to 1908 a. m. every ~ min
utes, then every 20 minutes to l0.08 p. M, then
every 80 minutes to l208 a. IN.
WEST BOUND.
Leave Moorestown for Ferry, daily, 542 a. M
to HIP D. m. every half hour; then l2O7 g. M
Sunday, 612 a. m. to ILL a. M: every 81 min
utes, then every 20 minutes TO ll.l2 p M, then
every 50 minutes to l2-i2 a. M
CLUB CARS.
EAST BOUND.
Leave Camden Ferry for Moorestown Mon
s1ay to Friday inclusive), 7.6S, $3.50 M, $3.50
$40 1920, sos p. IN. Saturday, 7.5S, 1850 a. M
1880, sl.2O, 1920 $3.50, $3.50. *42O, $40, sos p m
WEST BOUND.
Leave Stanwick avenue for Ferry (AIonday
TO Friday inclusive), OF, sol, *s44, ss44 a. M,
43l. 50 IA COL, 6.45 p. m. Saturday, 1.0l, SOl,
@S.41. .944 a. M, 43l, #5.l4, COL, *6.45 p. m.
There are no Club Cars in either direction
sConnect with Mount Holly cars at stanwick
avenue.