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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-26
WHEN ELSIE
WAS LOST.
BY Morris Cooke.
Copyright, 1907. by G. H. sutcliffe.
By Morris Cooke.
Copyright. 1907, by G. H. sutcliffe.

lis there room?' Elsie looked ap-
prehensively at the crowded car.
Easy" laughed Taylor. Here in
New York we don't call a car crowded
until there are people sitting on the
roof. He helped her aboard the plat
form and stepped aside to let two other
women on, swinging himself ON to the
step just as the car started.
Elsie looked back nervously at Tay-
lor and called warningly, do not get
lost, Tom"
He waved reinsurance, and then
some one In leaving forced her to step
well into the car. This prevented her
from knowing that Taylor had dropped
OF the car step to let some passengers
alight and that the conductor had given
the go ahead signal before he could
swing himself back on again. Two 9TH
er men regained the step, but Taylor
was left in the street saying things
about the traction company and all its
employees.
All unconscious Elsie rode until the
end of the run was neared, and the
crowd thinned out before she was able
to see that Tom was not on the car
She beckoned the conductor.
There was gentleman on the rear
platform" she said.
Lots Of EN-" agreed the conductor
But this one had blue tie and a
derby hat. Do you remember where he
got OFF,"
'Pm not here to look after men in
blue ties" he said Grossly A crowded
run is not conducive to politeness
Where do you want to get OFF,"
That's just the trouble" she explain
ed. You see, my aunt moved this
morning. There was a fire in the apart
ment house In which they lived. and
they had to change. It's uptown some
where, but my cousin did not have
time to tell me just where. He had
just met ME at the train
Better go over to the police station"
he counseled. "Your folks will send
out general alarm probably, and then
word will come to the station. Maybe
there's some one where they used to
live that can tell you"
That's so,' she said, Frightening
ITS on Central Park West"
She named a number, and the con-
ductor rang the bell Take a down.
town car to One Hundred and Twenty
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Engraved Easter Eqos.

Engraving on eggs is special art in
South America The tools used are
extremely delicate, and the utmost
precision must be used In the process
The varying depths Of the engraved
line give light and shade to the de
sign. and the result of this pure line
engraving on the smooth oval shell is
surprisingly beautiful On the first day
of spring the Easter eggs are put or
exhibition, and no store is too small
and shabby, none too important and
imposing to fail to have its stock OF
eggs ready. a popular design shows
map of South America on one side
and on the other two clasped hands
with liberty cap below and rising
sun above-New York Tribune.
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A Few Years Hence.

As she tiptoed into the bedroom hel
husband raised his head from the pill.
low sleepily.
Mrs Jay was here to see you" he
murmured. She said she'd call again
some other evening""
And what did you tell her, JohnY
the wife asked as she laid her money
and latch key on the bureau.
"Oh," he answered, Il just gave hei
the address of your club."-New York
Press.
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A FIFTY DOLLAR BILL.
The Find That Made Mark Twain =
Mississippi River Pilot.

The Find That Made Mark Twain a
Mississippi River Pilot.
One day in the midwinter Of 1855
or 1851 think it was 1861 was
coming along the main street of Keo-
kuk In the middle of the forenoon. Il
was bitter weather, so bitter that that
street was deserted almost. A light
dry snow was blowing here and there
on the ground and on the pavement,
swirling this way and that way and
making all sorts Of beautiful figures,
but very chilly to look at. The wind
blew piece Of paper past me, and it
lodged against a wall of a house.
Something about the look Of it attract
ed my attention, and l gathered 1t In.
1t was a fifty dollar bill, the only one
| had ever seen and the largest as
semblage of money had ever encoun-
tered in one spot l advertised 1t in
the papers and suffered more than a
thousand dollars worth of solicitude
and fear and distress during the next
few days lest the owner should see the
advertisement and come and take my
fortune away. AS many as four days
went by without an applicant. Then
could endure this kind of misery no
longer. / felt sure that another four
could not go by in this safe and secure
way. l felt that 1 must take that
money out of danger.
So I bought ticket for Cincinnati
and went to that city. I worked there
several months in the printing Office of
Wrightson & Co. l had been reading
Lieutenant's Herndon's account of his
explorations of the Amazon and had
been nightly attracted by what he
said of coca. made up my mind that
l would go to the headwaters of the
Amazon and collect coca and trade In
It and make a fortune. / left for New
Orleans In the steamer Paul Jones
with this great idea filing my mind.
One Of the pilots of that boat was Hor-
ace Bixby Little by little / got ac-
Quainted with him, and pretty soon
was doing lot of steering for him in
his daylight watches. When got to
New Orleans l inquired about ships
leaving for Para and discovered that
there weren't any and learned that
there probably wouldn't be any during
that century.
1t had not occurred to me to inquire
about these particulars before leaving
Cincinnati, so there / was. couldn't
get to the Amazon. l had no friends
in New Orleans and no money to speak
of. 1 went to Horace Bixby and asked
him to make a pilot out of me. He
said he would do it for 500 cash In
advance So l steered for him up to
st. Louis, borrowed the money from
my brother-in-law and closed the bar
gain / had acquired this brother-in-
| law several years before. This was
William A. Moffett, merchant, Vir-
| ginian, a fine man In every way. He
! had married my sister Pamela. With
! in eighteen months l became a com
petent pilot, and l served that office
until the Mississippi river traffic was
brought to a standstiIl by the breaking
out of the civil war.-From Mark
Twains Autobiography in North Amer
| fcan Review
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The ouesn of snidera-

The queen of spiders-the largest
handsomest and most capable work
man of her tribe-is the e-yellow
and black creature known as orange
argiope. Hers are the most beautiful
cobwebs made, hung low to catch the
innumerable insects required for s
rather large appetite, and you fine
them among the bushes and vines and
in the fields. Argiope captures and ties
up her victims as ably as a cowboy
might do with lasso, and she excels
the cowboy by manufacturing her OWL
rope as she goes.
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Entertaining.

rs your family entertaining this sea
SOM inquired the society devotee.
well answered Mr. Cumrox
mother and the girls seem kind Of
amusing to me, but everybody elst
seems to take EN- seriously" Wash.
ington Star.
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obIiaina.

Dismal Old LADY, don't suppose
shall ever want another pair. Mr.. Stib
bins Oleaginous Elderly Shopman-
I 'ope you'll wear out lot more shot
leather yet num- Dismal Old Lady
All, but I've one foot in the grave al
ready. Oleaginous Elderly Shopman-
Most Apply to sell you single boot
mum-London Mail.
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co

Leave MCORESTOWN every Is minutes
from GAP until l0.i2 a.. M; then every 80 min
utes until Alp p. M; then every 10 minutes un-
iii 942 D. M; then every 30 minutes until ll.l2
D. M; then every hour as per night car
Leave FERRY sos, 5.3s, sos. 63s a. M; then
every Is minutes until 9.3S a. H.; then every ~
minutes until 1888 p. M; then every 10 minutes
nntti s.3S p. M; then every 81 minutes until
lotR o. M; then Hos and 1908; then every
hour as per night car schedule.
Leave MERCHANTNILLE every minutes
from 5.32 u. M until 9.27 a. M. then every ~
minutes until Az p. M; then every minutes
until S.z7 %. m; then every 10 minutes until
ii-47 o. M; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at BOB and 5.3S a. m; then
every 10 minutes until Dos a. M; then every
minutes until s.5S a. M; then every ~ min
MES until 3 SO p. M; then every minutes I'm.
7.5S D. M; then every IL minutes until l2Oe
midnight; then every hour as per night cal
schedule.
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
IeaS Moorestown, 1.02, 2 OF, 3U2, 400 a. m.
Lea~e Ferry, *l.08, 2.0S, 30s, 4.OS a. M.
sIast trip on Saturday nigh.
Connect with Mount Holly cars al StanwicR
avenue.
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The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
Ferry Company.

Schedule in effect 6.55 a. M. December 10, 1915.
Daily-Except Sundays and Christmas Day
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
6.56 800, 80, 1000, ll0O a. M, $780, l8O, 2SO,
$50, 4.3u, 5.z0 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
$50 $50, 93U 1890, 90 a. M, LOO, 2UO, 3OO
400, 5.Ou, 550 p. m.
SUNDAYS AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
First boat leaves Bristol at 500 a. m. Last
boat leaves Bristol at $40 p. m.
First boat leaves burlington at S.3O 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 1ce-When
there is ice in the river no trips will be guaran-
teed.
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 L. DORON,
Secy, Treas. and Genl Manager
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CAMDEN AND TRENTON RAILWAY co.

Cars Leave Burlington-Broad High 5.42
6l2 A. 7I2 AZ, SIP, e42 9.l2, 9.42, 1912. 1912
ILL., 1l42 1912, l2.42 LIZ, l42, 2l2 242 IL 3.42
4l2 442 6.l2. 5.42, 6l2 6.42, TIP, 7.42, el2 s42
BIZ, 9.42, 1912, l1.42
WESTBOUND.
Leave Burlington, Broad and High-6.0s,
6YS 7UB 1885 sos $685. DOS. 9.38, l0.06, 1885, ll.0s,
1856 lzus lz5o .uo, l5o 2Us, 2.38 3O8, 3.3S, 4OS,
49, 516 5sS It's 50, 7.US, 75S $685. S3S, 9.Oo, S3S,
I.OS Ills. l2Uo. LOS
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New Arrival Is my wife in there
st. Peter Yes. What are you doing
New Merely removing m!
shoes before going upstairs Harper
RAZAr
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DELAWARE RIVER TRANSPORTATION CT
In effect june IS, 1905.

In enect june Sos AOOo
DELIGHTFUL RIVER EXCURSIONS TIC
PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON.
Change of Time.
In effect on and after Monday, Septembel
l7-Subject to change without notice.
Leave Burlington Daily.
For Philadelphia-7l0 and 9.iS a. M, ana OH
For irenton-g.Su a. m. and $50 p. m. daily.
Sundays.
For Philadelp hia-s.40 a. M, 40 and 62O p m
For Trenton 9.l5 q. NJ, 2l0, 6.l5 s.O5 p. M
Daily.
From Philadelphia-s a. M, and p M
From Irenton-s.OO a. M, LOO, 500 p. m.
Sundays.
From Philadelphia-8a a. M, 200 and 4.OO p. m.
From Trenton-S.5O a. M, l.OO and aVo p. IN
25c. EXCURSION 25c.
DAVID VAECLEAF,
President and General Manager.
Low through rates to Baltimore, via Ericsson
Line. Tickets sold on Steamers
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TROLLEY TIME TABLES.
BURLINGTON COUNTY RAILWAY co.
In connection with Camden and Suburban
Railway Company.
r.. ofsaat Oot0hor TX lQ0R

In effect october 10, 1905.
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly, for Bu-ling
ton at $50 q. M, and every hall hour there
after until and including S.5O, after that every
hour to and including 1890 +. Nj.
Leave Broad and high streets. Burlington
for Mount Holly at 6.l5 q. 10. and every noul
thereafter until and including !. 10 p. NJ allie
that 9l5 lois, Il.U5, p. m.
Leave fountain, mount Holly, for Mo0res
town and Camden at ga a. M and every mai
hour thereafter until and including ga, p. m.
then 9.44 ~ "A, 1.34 p. M.
Leave Camden Ferry for Mount Holly al
SOB, 53S a. M. and every half hour thereafter
until and including sos p. M, every houl
thereafter until ana including 11.0S.
Club Cars that leave Camden Ferry at $50 a
m. $50, 40 and $50 p. m. make connection fol
Mount Holly and Burlington.
Club Car connects with cars leaving Bur
nngton at Az p. M. Fair Grounds S.Os, S.U9
a., 4.3y and 500 p. m.
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rha Nem EnnIand conscienoe.

The New England conscience ISM
an idea. It's an inherited disease
Life.
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"f' Stops only on signal or notice to Agent
or conductor to receive or discharge passen
gers
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
G. |. SIMPSON DEAD
IN ALEXANDRIA
Former Mayor Expires Sud-
denly in His Shoe
Store.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.

George L. Simpson. former mayor OF
Alexandria and one OF its most promi-
nent citizens, both in business and pO-
ntical circles, was stricken with apo
pleXy while in D. g shoe store, in North
Royal street. shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning, and died within a few
minutes after being stricken. Mr. Simp-
son seemed to be in his usual health
when he arrived at his store this morn
ing and had assembled the stairs to his
office on the second floor, and had taken
his seat at his desk, when his head was
seen to fall back and he began to breathe
heavily. DIT. i. A German was sum-
moned, but BY the time he arrived Mr.
simpson had expired. DR.. German pro-
nOunced death due 20 apOpleNy.
Mr.. simpson was one OF the leading
men OF Alexandria. He was at the time
of his death "a member Of the board Of
aldermen from the Third ward. He
served in the common council for many
years, and was at one time a member
OF the house of delegates in the State
Legislature Of Virginia. He served as
mayor of the city Of Alexandria for
three consecutive terms, being succeeded
by the present mayor, F. j. Pan OF
kindly and genial disposition, Mr.
Simpson made for himself a host of
friends, all OF whom feel with deep re-
gret his sudden death. Mr.. Simpson has
been IN the suOe business in North Royal
street, succeeding his father. who died
some years ago. He is survived by his
wife and two sons,
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

1866 South Carolina avenue southeast
Edward a. Reilly to Alice T. Baker, lot
"a square go. S.
street southwest. between Eighth
and Ninth streets-Same to Mary 7
Reilly. part lot IA, square Alb, 81. Same
10 Alice +. Baker, lot i. square 4l3 ST.
Same 10 same, part lot Is. ST.
BelleVue-Allen Walker 81 ux to Flea
nor c. Payne, lot So, $40.
+ street southeast. between Sixth and
Seventh streets-Joseph w Fox ct uX
TO Elise Herold, part lot 26, square S77,
SO
Long Meadows-Charles Dietz ct ux.
10 Daniel A. Murphy, lot q, block 80
5000
L street southeast between Fourth
and Fifth streets-Oscar NJ. Bryant ct
UX to William b Kendrick. part orig
inal lot g. square ) OF So, SO.
1923 Marion street nOrthwest-Annte
AldTiCh et Vir, Noel p. 10 Leonard ".
GroOmes, lot 129. square "a. SIC. Leon
ard w. Groomes to Bertha N. Foley,
same property, SO.
Interest-HarTy W. Richards TO Ellen
D. Richards (for life), all interest in
estate of James II. Richards, 81.
Sixth street northwest, between G and
II Streets. Jerome LightfOot. jr., TO
Mamie F. Norment. part original lot p,
square 454 SIC
sol Twenty-fifth street nOrthwest-John
w Pilling, trustee. TO Nathan Sickle,
lot AZ, square % S1.500
q Tennessee avenue nOrtheast-T. Ed
ward klDbey ct uX to PhilO L. Bush,
lot 49, square 10l1, $40.
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
PIALICO ENTRIES
FOR MONDAY

First race-TwO-year-Olds, selling;
half mile. Cousin Genieve, I05; eGIcl-
ada, "a, Black Mask l0l. "AWless, 81.
-Luzetta, 9ii Deburse, l04; @Dick Rose
"a; Leora Kathryn, 81; Patrician, lJ2;
%EtJa Louise. 100; Bayard0, 81; William
H Lyons, l5j-
Second ace-Three-y ear-oIJs and up
kean, 10; Ormondes Right, ly1; Reid
moore, no; The Clown, no; Lotus Eater.
ll0; Flaviguy, 100.
Third ace-Three-year-oIds and up,
selling; one mile and seventy yards
~Betsy BinfOrd, 81; @Euripides, 100;
thistle DO, los; @Dekaber. 1885, Ia
Vannes, los, aVeuus -101: Flavigny, 100:
wabash Queen, So SaylOr, 10; IyanhOe
ITO.
Fourth race-Stecplechase. about two
miles. Guardian, 14S. Setauket I5l: Bill
COZier, IA; MO0ksie. 100: Sir Tristan.
$50; Incarnation. 139, Paprika. I'D; Sou
Nlgny, lS2; ChOrist, l30i Rock Storm, l5S;
Dromedary, 155.
Fifth race-Pimlico selling stake.
three-year-Olds and up. six fWI0ngs.
Racine II, JOG; Tickle 1O4; QuadrilIe, 1l2;
BeldemO, So; Cousin Kate 104, *Scartell
Jessamine. los; @D-. Mack, Jos; #Beue
StrOme, 100; Prince Brutus, 10; St JOS
eph, lle; Midas Ioi
Sixth race-Maiden. 'three-year-olds and
Up, six furlongs. Racemau, 81; FusI-
ade, 81; Dainty MaUde So. Night Alarm,
81, The GGlOper, 81; Ida Reck, 95, Hays
ION, 81 How About You, I0I; GOlddnder
81, Lucy StTOme, 20, Accumulate, So
Salt and Pepper, los.
apprentice allowance.
Track good cloudy, cold.
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
OF BANKS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

The United States Trust Company. of
tnls city. has filed vacancies on the
board of directors by the election Of
Frederick c Stevens and r. A Chester.
president and vice president. respective
~, of the Commercial National Bank
Inc company also elected Col NJ A.
Winter, first vice president to succeed
G J. RiXey. who recently resigned
The directorate is now. complete. and
it Is considered that the addition Of
these gentlemen together with H. Brad
ley Davidson, II. b. Plant, and w. ].
Oliver. who were recently elected, will
add material strength to The institu-
ton.
As subscriptions to the stock . "a
promptly being paid in. it is expected
that the company will be open for
business In a few weeks.
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
MARKET QUIET,
CLOSES STRONG
Prices During First Hour
Were Narrow and
Irregular.

NEW YORK. April 20.-The stock
market opened duh and irregular, but
with most OF the changes gains. Initial
prices showed Increases Of s. in Atchi-
son, Z in Brooklyn Transit 3 in Nation
al Lead. and Is in Southern Pacific.
The Steel shares, Amalgamated, and
Reading were active.
II a. m.-The market ruled intensely
quiet and presented no new feature dur
ing the first @lour. The price changes
were narrow and irregular, with a few
issues showing gains at the end of the
first hour. The talk on the floor was all
OF events in the f3r-Off future. like the
Presidential election of 1905 and the
character of the succession Of the pres
ent Administration. Government bonds
unchanged; other bonds lower.
The market closed strong at the best
prices Of the day.
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
TWO ROBBERIES
ARE REPORTED
IN ALEXANDRIA
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA VA. April. 20

Two robberles occurred last evening
one in this city and one IN Alexandria
county. Ralph Pierpont reports to the
police that some one entered his house
by the second-story window, and, going
into his pantaloons' pocket. stole 30
cents. He fired at the intruder, but did
not hit him. He thinks the robber was
a colOrcd man. Pierpont resides near
the Belle Pre- glass works. and entrance
was made into his house by the man
climbing on a shed under the second
story window.
Peter Hail. who resides in Wheat and
Suffers division. in Alexandria county
reports that some one entered his house
by rear window about O'Clock this
morning and stole a gold watch. a gold
stickpin, and SO in money. Mr.. Hall
was asleep at the time the robbery oc-
CURED. His wife. who was in a near
by room, heard a noise IN Mr. Halls
room about 3 o'clock, but thought il was
her son moving about
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
Decrease.
BALTIMORE TROLLEY LINES
SHOW BIG GAIN IN ASSETS

BALTIMORE, April ga big gain in
its assets during the last calendar year
was shown ia the general balance sheet
OF the United Railways and Electric
Company, Of Baltimore
In this statement the total assets as
Of December 81, 1906. were given as ST.
l95,420, compared with SCOOP $40 for the
previous year. Of the total assets S66,
SOP, I12 represented railroad properties
and equitiesI S122 800, stocks and bonds
owned 10y the company; S1I5.977, cash;
81. l49,SS6, bills and accounts receivable;
S5!OS85, surplus and coal, and $500, 400
other assets.
The Washington times., 1907-04-20
INTEREST
IN STOCK MARKET
Transactions Today on Ex-
change Largely Confined
to Railway Common.

The narrow condition of the local stock
market is shown by the fact that out
OF a total Of 1.062 shares traded in to-
day on the Washington Stock Exchange
So were of the common and preferred
stock Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. Gas stock only re-
ceived attention with a sale of 10 shares
Mitchell Mining was able 10 muster but
one trade LdlstOn received scant atten-
ZION. Mergenthdler did not get on the
record. Greene Cannanea was similarly
neglected. Capital Traction, which has
been inclined to pyrOtechnics during the
past fortnight would have been freely
taken al l35 but the selling pressure had
been withdrawn and no trade resulted.
Traders were inert and 10 all appear
aLCcs the public was not interested ex-
cept IN the stocks mentioned as secur-
ing the greatest amount OF dealing.
m the case of railway common the
price was barely steady running from
$685. att the opening up to 40 and then
reacJing a small fraction. Altogether IL
was disappointing day
The second edition of Washington
securities by Hume & Thompson will
be issued on April %. This book VIII
contain fun data concerning the securi-
ties listed OF the Washington Stock FIX
change, with complete record. by the
highest and lowest prices: also com
parative tables Of the stock fire insur-
auce CONT anieS for six years; latest
reports of national banks, SAVINGS
banks trust companies. street railways,
etc.
The Washington times., 1907-04-20

WEEKLY STATEMENT
OF ASSOCIATED BANKS

NEW YORK. April 20-The weekly
statement of the associated banks is
sued shows the following changes: Re
serve on all deposits. decrease, S4,14S,1OO;
reserve on deposit other than United
States decrease, 81, 404I75; loans. increase,
S25.345Sg0. specie, increase, 81 l63, 100; legal
tenders, increase, $3I4.2J0; deposits, in
crease, S2j,50l 600; circulation. decrease,
Sl3I 500, total loans. Slips. O04.900.
The banks now hold in excess Of legal
requirements. ST, IOf.S25 against SI6.3 rs
last year and Sus4fS,o50 two years ago.