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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-09
Her Fatal Objection.

This is so student!
AS he heard the girl speak these
words the astonished young man rose
to his feet in bewilderment
SUDDEN he repeated. did hear
Alright? More than two years ago, l
believe 1t was, since | first met you.
For several months after that / only
saw you occasionally; then gradually,
very gradually, increased my visits.
1t took six months to get on q formal
calling basis; it took six months more
to be regular visitor; six months
more to call you by your Christian
name, and it is only during the last
few months that have ventured, with
many misgivings, even to hold your
hand. And now, after all this gradual
development of my love, you tell me
that my declaration Is so sudden. Do
you call this sudden"
Il do, indeed" she replied calmly.
"But for what reason?
The young lady replied, with some
degree of hauteur:
simply this: | hardly imagined you
would dare to speak to me like this for
another two years at least, considering
your present salary. "-Pearson's
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ROMANCE OF A NAME.
Hugh Williams and a Remarkable
Series of Condolences,

Hugh Williams and a Remarkable
Series of Condolences.
Names have figured frequently in CO.
medicines, one of the most remarkable
cases being that recorded of a series OF
men named Hugh Williams, whose es-
capes from shipwreck are recorded by
an English chronicler.
On Dec. 5, 1864, according to this au-
thority, the English ship Menia was
crossing the strait Of Dover and cap
sized in a gale OF the eighty-one pas
sengers on board one was saved. His
name was Hugh Williams.
On the same day Of the same month
in 1856 pleasure boat was wrecked
on the Isle Of Man. There were sixty
persons ON the boat, among them one
Hugh Williams and his family. OF the
threescore none but old Hugh Williams
survived the shock.
On Aug 5, 1920, a picnicking party
on the Thames was run down by a
coal barge There were twenty-five of
the picnickers, mostly children under
twelve years of age. Little Hugh Will
liams, visitor from Liverpool, only
five years old, was the only one who
was saved.
Now comes the most singular part Of
this singular story. On Aug 10, 1889, a
coal laden craft, with nine men, foun-
dered in the North sea. Two Of the
men. each Of wkem was named Hugh
Williams an IlnftQ and nnnhovv wara
rescued by some fishermen and were
the only men of the crew who lived to
tell of the calamity.-Scrap Book.
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A Self
AnnihilAted
Sutton.
By Jeanette Walden.

VVVVVW
"a man must be willing not only to
efface himself, but to blot himself out
Of existence if necessary, for my sake"
Jean Boyce made this statement
without generalization, driven to it by
sheer ennui 1t was the third time
that she had been called upon to give
her reason for not acquiescing in
Maurice Ankeney's belief that they
were made for each other, and this
time she wanted it to be final.
They had just turned the corner into
her home street. Jean FASTENED her
steps as she spoke, with little laugh
of Impotence.
Maurice Ankeney looked at her first
with disappointment in his frank blue
eyes, then speculation and at last
amusement. Gould you care that
much for any one" he asked coolly.
"Oh, no'-her tone was matter-of-
fact-"I couldn't! 1t isn't in me-"
"Oh, l see. You demand it as a COM
Elementary quality in others"
He continued his scrutiny Of her face
as a smart trap with a man and wo-
man In 1t rounded the corner The
woman-a stoutish blond with a noun
tain of lavender plumes on her head
was driving.
The warm color that came to Jeans
cheeks as she returned the mans rec
ognition deepened as the trap rolled
past, for she knew that Maurice was
watching her, and she felt the new,
strange intentness in his gaze
AS for Ankeney, his expression sud
denly became mixture of calmness
and stern determination 9TH do it,
he exclaimed And for this apparently
eccentric remark he was rewarded by
an electrifying look of inquiry from
a pair of dark eyes.
"Do whatT
"Efface-I mean extinguish--myself
by getting him for you"
The dark eyes became inscrutable.
IF you want Harold Buckley, you
shall have him." he continued precipi-
lately as they mounted the steps of
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Hint For Book Lenders.

A book borrowers album is the de-
vice which woman who has a fine
library has employed in order that she
may keep track of her books and that
her friends may not be delinquent in
returning them. She delighted In lend
ing her books, but was far from pleased
in punching her friends up for their
return. Now when a friend asks the
loan Of book she acquiesces readily
enough, but requests the borrower to
write in the album his or her name
and the date on which the book is Dor
rowed On returning 1t the borrower
Is asked to comment on the book and
initial it. This album always is kept
in conspicuous place In the drawing
room, where visitors are likely to pick
1t up and glance 1t through. learning
who is not prompt in returning books.
The result is that this woman now has
her books returned promptly, as the
borrowers know they will be convicted
in the album If they are delinquent
They take kindly to the plan, the lend
er does not have to prod them for the
return of the books, and she has an
album which Is valuable to her as con-
tanning the comments of her friends
on the treasures in her library.-New
York Press.
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Har01ds AFFECT apologies and shook
hands with him quite sweetly.
Maurice, who had got to work with
out loss of time, had almost finished
putting on a new tire when Jean felt
SO faint that she had to sit down on
the grass. The pain was coming back
into her wrist.
1t was just then that Maurice Ankle
ney happened to look over bis shoulder.
he burst out roughly to Harold, who
was still busy with the heiress, Don't
you see the girl is hurtT'
he got to her first, but in a second
they were all bending over her. She
assured them that 1t was only a sprain-
ed wrist
Maurice gave Buckley his handker-
chief, ordering him to bandage the in
jured arm tight, and flew back to work
again at the tire.
Jean received a feverish impression
through her pain that there was a
parley and almost an alteration.
Maurice seemed to be out of patience
with everybody and the heiress played
him a close second. Jean couldn't see
all the time, but she heard Madge
Racers voice grow shriller and shriller.
mo; Mr.. Buckley must take the back
seat with Miss Boyce. I'll ride in
front"
But Mr.. Buckley said that some one
must stay with the disabled machine.
1t came hastily to Jean that he sug-
gested Maurice as the one to do this.
At this Madge Racer insisted that they
take Buckley's auto In tow.
After what seemed hours to Jean she
felt herself lifted up in somebody's
arms, and the next thing she knew
the wind of rapid motion against her
face brought everything clear to her.
Maurice at her side looked back grim
ly over his shoulder and swore under
his breath.
"All right?" he questioned, seeing her
looking at him. Guess l surprised
them this time. She thought was GO
ing to wait to take Buckley in tow,
with you about to keel over there on
the ground"
But | didn't keel over" Her voice
sounded far away
''Oh, no, you didn't You're game.
I'd like to see the heiress in the same
fix"
There was so much of genuine ad-
miration in his look and tone that Jean
took new strength for a moment She
must have been weak, too, or she
would not have said what she did next
'Do-do you really care for her
money!"
Maurice gave her a sharp, quick
look. You must be out of your head"
he muttered as he bent again over the
guide wheel
When he was ready to leave her at
home, after the sprain had been cared
for and the color was creeping back
into her cheeks, he stood over her
couch and asked humbly:
Sam / sufficiently blotted outT
II think you are" she laughed.
But I'd like you to be sure" he in
sisted.
Il am sure" declared Jean, and the
look that came into his blue eyes told
her that he was satisfied.
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SKILL OF THE ANcIENrs.
The Old Timers Apparently Did Many
THINGS Better Than We.

The Old Timers Apparently Did Many
Things Better Than We.
1--WE are losing all our secrets In this
shabby age" an architect said. 'Tf
we keep on, the time will come when
We'll be able to do nothing we'll
Take, for instance, steel. We claim
to make good steel, yet the blades the
Saracens turned out hundreds Of years
ago would cut one Of our own blades
in two like butter.
Take ink Our modern ink fades in
five or ten years to rust color, yet the
ink Of medieval manuscripts 10 as
black and bright today as it was TOO
years ago.
Take dyes. The beautiful blues and
reds and green's Of antique oriental
rugs have all been lost, while In Egyp-
tan tombs we find fabrics dyed thou
sands of years ago that remain today
brighter and purer in hue than any Of
our modern fabrics
Take my speciality, buildings. We
can't build as the ancients did. The
secret of their mortar and cement Is
lost to us. Their mortar and cement
were actually harder and more durable
than the stones they bound together,
whereas ours-horrorsp = New York
Press
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SVVVNVVVVVVVNN
"But the trouble with being rich is
that you never know whether any one
is in love with you or not " mourned
Rosamond Maythorn, stretching out
daintily slippered foot to the fender,
where bright fire cleaned.
Her fathers eyes twinkled. 81 think
I have heard that phrase before, my
dear" he said kindly, land, while ac-
knowledge that your fol&ne is a good
deal of lure, 1 must confess that If
were young man just the sight of
your eyes and the sound of your voice
would be enough for me-"
Rosamond shook her head. you see,
father, you were an exceptional young
man." she said, but the look In her
eyes was troubled, and a faint quicker
showed between her brows. Her IA
Their leaned forward and patted the
slim young hand that lay on the carved
arm of the chair His motherless
daughter was very dear to him.
What's gone wrong, Rosamond?" he
Queried. rs the new Worth gown
failure, or didn't you enjoy your dance
last night, or is the world generally
stuffed with sawdust?"
1T isn't the world that's stuffed with
sawdust; it's the menu cried Rosa
mond.
Her father laughed outright, and
Rosamond frowned at him with de-
licious severity.
"Ah, you may laugh" she said, "but
I'm In earnest just the same. I'm
sick of all men l see at balls and
operas. l don't want puppet In even
ing dress to talk to. l want mana
man who works and thinks and feels
and in this silly social whirl I've not
been able to find one. Besides. there's
not one of them that's not a fortune
hunter, from Toby Lapman to George
Astorgilt The fact Is, I'm beginning
to tire Of utterly vapid days and a
pleasure seeking existence"
what do you intend to do, thenw
II propose to work for my living"
Seriously, RosamondT
Doesn't this look seriousp" She
drew from the floor beside her a writ
Ing pad covered with cabalistic signs.
Shorthand, as l liver calculated
her father well, Rosamond I've al
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Here is curious notice which ap-
pears on a sign near Saddleworth
church, known to fame as the burial
place of the victim of the Bills o.
Jacks MURDER" writes a Manchester
correspondent. 1T is a bold attempt
to escape the conventionality that i'm
poses itself on other property owners:
The law comes down with a heavy
penalty on any person found tres
passing on this land"
1t Is only a verbal improvement on
the time honored falsehood, "Trespass-
ers will be prosecuted" We prefer the
authoritative announcement that used
to appear in the grounds at certain
learned judges country place in the
last century. 1t ran: "Trespassers can
not be prosecuted unless they pursue
game or do willful damage. But rea-
sOnable force may and will be used to
remove trespassers, and they are liable
to an action at common law"
1t is said that this notice, displayed
at various points on the judges from
tiers, so terrorized the countryside
that for years there was not so much
as beef tin or an old newspaper
caught on the wrong side of the fence.
London News.
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HerscheI,s Memory.

Until he had become a very old man
Sir John Herschel retained the strength
of intellect and freshness Of memory
which enabled him to accomplish his
great scientific work Sir Henry e.
Roscoe In his autobiography records
an instance when Herschel was seven
ty-four years old.
One evening in 1856 l happened to
meet him. He mentioned as an inter
esting piece Of news that u star re-
Gently discovered had suddenly burst
out into first or second magnitude.
"Do you know" said Herschel. that
when l was at the Cape / observed a
preciss'ly similar phenomenon
H considered a moment and added,
"Y.s, 1t was in the year 1886" Again
he paused but moment and conclud-
ed, On August the 18th at 1 o'clock
In the morning
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co.

Leave MOORESTOWN every 10 minutes
from 5.42 until 1O.42 a. m; then every 80 min
utes until Alp p. M; then every Is minutes un-
til g. AZ p. M; then every 30 minutes until ll.l2
D. M; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
Leave FERRY SOB, 5.SS, Cos. 6.ss a M; then
every 10 minutes until 9.3S a. m; then every 80
minutes until 1888 p. M; then every Is minutes
until S.3S p. M; then every 30 minutes until
1905 d. M; then Ii .08 and 1908; then every
hour as per night car schedule.
Leave MERCHANTVILLE every minutes
from 5.S2 a. IN. until 927 a. M; then every 10
minutes until 427 p. M; then every minutes
until S.27 p. M; then every 10 minutes until
IL Al D. M; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at SOB and 5.38 a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 5.5S a. M; then every
s minutes until 8.5S a. M. then every 10 min
utes until 1858 p. M; then every minutes I'M
til 7.5S p. M; then every 10 minutes until l2OS
midnigh then every hour as per night car
schedule.
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Leave Moorestown, l.02. OF, 902, 4.02 a. M.
Leave Ferry, #l.0S, 2.08, 30S, 4.0S a. IN.
sLast trip on Saturday Digh-
Connect with Mount Holly cars at Stanwlck
avenue.
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Beethoven was born in a small house
in Bonn His father had inherited the
vice of drinking, and often Beethoven
and his younger brother were obliged
to take their intoxicated father home.
He was never known to utter an I'M
kind word about the man who made
his youth so unhappy, and ne never
failed to resent 1t when a third person
spoke uncharitably of his fathers
frailty. Young Beethoven was thus
taught many severe lesson In the
hard school of adversely, but his trials
were not without advantage to him.
They gave to his character that iron
texture which upheld him under his
heaviest burdens,
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ESTABLISH ED 1875

Il should be delighted" Smiled Rosa
mond and then slipped into the dimly
lighted hall, where the figure of Matty
Brown was slowly receding. Here she
waited till she knew that Graham III
lis had passed and then went out again.
her heart beating more than Il had.
ever done over social triumph. Poor
and dismal and dingy though the place
was, he had cared enough to come and
see her in it, while the men she was &C
customed to meet In the drawing rooms
of her friends would have sneered and
passed on.
Il must have made mistake In the
number, Miss Marsh" be said to her
the following week. "Was 1t 15 or 17Y
l rang at several doors, but no one
seemed to know your name"
''We've moved" said Rosamond calm
ly. I'VE don't live there any more"
ooh, 1 see" said Graham Ellis. There
was long pause. "Of course" he be-
gan rather stiffly-"of course II you
don't care to have me call"-
Rosamond bent over her machine. 81
don't know when you've seen where /
live If you'll like It," she murmured,
and Ellis was too much in earnest to
note the catch of amusement in her
tone.
Like itp' he cried. "Of course I'll
like IT.! Do you think it makes any diff
ference to me where you live? Surely
we can't have worked together all these
months without your knowing that
love your
"Ah," said Rosamond, with q ripple
of whimsical laughter, then II moth
ing makes any difference, you won't
mind my being Rufus Maythorn's
daughter instead of Rosamond Marsh,
for, you know, there was once an an
Client who set out with a lantern to
look for an honest man; but, since I'm
a modern, I've used a typewriter in
stead. And it led me straight to you"
ITO man with nothing on earth to
offer you but lover
"Well, isn't that the greatest thing in
the worldw she whispered, flushing
adorably.
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The Influence Of Books.

Books have always a secret influence
on the understanding. We cannot at
pleasure obliterate ideas. He that
reads books of science, though without
any desire fixed of improvement, will
grow more knowing. He that enter
tains himself with moral or religious
treatises will lmperceptlbly advance in
goodness. The ideas which are often
offered to the mind win at last find
lucky moment when it is disposed to
receive them.-Eamuel johnson.
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Cats and Fish.

A sea captain tells Of his sailing in
southern seas where flying fish abound.
They would sometimes in their fight
in the night come aboard the ship and
drop on the deck He had three cats
that, though they were lying asleep be-
low, would hear the sound whenever a
fish struck the deck and would rush up
to get It, They distinguish this from
all other sounds. The crew tried to
initiate it in various ways. but could
not deceive the cats.
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Two Reasons WHY.

A government officer recently return
ed to Washington after an absence Of
some years abroad. He met an old
friend who had been interested In fly
ing machines and asked:
well, professor, how are you get
ting along with your aerial machine 2,
ut is not yet a complete success, I"
the professor said, with sad smile.
81 have two things to accomplish be-
fore can say that IL is"
"What are theyT
81 must discover how to get my ma
chine in the air and then how to keep
1t there. success.
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Very usafuI.

"He's very good horse, but thin"
remarked the dealer who was trying
to sell the animal "I sometimes have
to tie a knot In his tail to prevent him
from slipping through his collar. But
that's no matter. Occasionally, too, I
have to hang sack over him to keep
the hay inside of him from getting sun
burned. He's good horse, but thin.
My wife and her mother took him for
drive the other day, and they fool
ishly let him trot. When he trotted
the rafting of his bones so startled
him that he bolted pitched my wife
and mother-in-law out and killed the
old woman. Oh, he's good horse If
thin, but he's very useful. Liverpool
Mercury.
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But that was downright dishonest"
said Dan
at was businesslike," corrected Phil
lips. Mason should not have an
nounced his plans. He Dragged about
them, and if Bray jumped In and got
ahead of him it simply shows Bray's
superior business ability"
''That is why you prefer Bray as a
son-in-law?" queried Dan. You want
Mabel to marry a business manager,
as it were"
'That is rather a blunt way of put
ting it," said Phillips uneasily. at
would be better to say that Bray's
business qualifications are a point
strongly in his favor"
while my lack of them is to my
discreditY'
you do not have the knack of seiz-
Ing your opportunities, said Phillips
'Now, take my case. 1 know that the
Smelter and Exploration company pur-
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In Tarma Of Pic.

The ingenuity of the Chinese in sur
mounting difficulties is well illustrated
by the following dialogue, which re-
Gently took place on the Imperial Chi
nese railway.
Traveller wish to ship these two
dogs to Picking. What is the rate2
Railway Oficial-No got any rate for
dog. One dog all same one sheep. One
sheep all same two pig. Can book four
pig.
Traveler-But one dog Is only a pup
py He ought to go for half fare.
Railway Oflcial-Can do all right.
Then turning to his clerk, Write three
pig" he said.-Lipplncott's.
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Best Seat In the House.

Executioner-How is this? We are
going to cut your head off today, and
yet you are laughing. The Condemned
Yes; ! was thinking how glad some
people would be to occupy the seat be-
hind me at the theater tonight Rire.
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The Burlington and Bristol steamboat
Ferry Company.

Schedule IN effect $50 q. M, March 25th, 1907.
Subject to change.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
Daily-Except Sundays and Saturdays.
$50, $780, 800, l0O0 ll.00 a. M, 1890, 1.30, 23O
$50, 4.30, $50, $50 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
200, $3.50, $780, 1890. 100 a. M, LOO, 200, $780,
400, 800 $50. 100 p. M
LEAVE BRISTOL SATURDAYS.
$50 500 $780, 1000, ll.00 a. M, II. 30, 1.3O, 220
800, $40, 430. $50, $50 p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON SATURDAYS
700, $780, $50, 1880, 1l.3O a. M, LOO, 200, 240
$780, 400, 800, 500, 100 p. m.
LEAVE BRISTOL SUNDAYS.
800, 800, LOO, l04O Ills a. M, Il 30, l30 2.20
800, $40, Ar, $50, 6.65 p. M
LEAy.s BURLIr GTON SUNDAYS.
$780, $50, 1920, ll.OO, ia a. NJ, LOO, 200, 240,
$40, 400, 500 $50, 7.05 p. m
Notes.-May 28th 1907, the 1000 o'clock morn
ing trip from Bristol will be withdrawn and
the Boat Will leave Bristol at $40 a. M.
On Decoration Day, the trips will be same
as Saturday Time Table.
The boat for the Performances in the Audi
torium viii leave Bristol at 7.4O p. M, return
Ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the performances.
No trips win be guaranteed In foggy weather
WILLIAM E. DORON,
Secy, Treas. and Gen'l Manager
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TROLLEY TIME TABLES.
BURLINGTON COUNTY RAILWAY co.
In connection with Camden and Suburban
Railway Company.

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 1880 L. M.
Leave Broad and High streets, Burlington,
for Mount Holly at 6l5 a. m. and every hour
Thereafter until and including 8. Is p m. ate
that 9.l5. O.l5. Hos, p. m.
Leave Fountain, Mount Holly. for Moores-
town and Camden at 5.44 a. IN. and every half
hour thereafter until aud including 8.44, p. M,
then 9.44 10 A, 1154 p.
Leave Camden Ferry for Mount Holly at
503 5.3S d. m. and every half hour thereafter
until and including SOS p. M, every hour
thereafter until and including 11.08.
Club Cars thai leave Camden Ferry at $50 a.
M. $50, 4.20 and $50 o. m. make connection for
Mount Holly and Burlington.
Club Car connects with cars leaving Bur
hngton at LIP p. M, Fair Grounds sos, 500 a.
a., 4.39 and sos y. m.
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Can't Be Coined.

Gally- Why don't you cheer up? Ev-
cry cloud has a silver lining. Dumps
That may all be, but did you ever see
anybody that could coin it?-Detroit
Free Press.
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The London Ladies' Field has dis
covered that successful people are
usually quite devoid of humor."