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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
A BATTLE FOR A HAT.
And How the Victor In the Struggle
oct 4hA Trnnhu

And How the Victor In the Struggle
Lost the Trophy.
Verdi had stepped from an incom-
ing train in Genoa once at time when
Marquis di Rudini, the Italian premier,
was In the station. The marquis rec
ognized the musician and requested
the station master to introduce him.
He greeted Verdi warmly, congratulate
ed him on his fine health and wished
him many more years of life.
After taking leave of the premier
Verdi went to the station buffet and on
returning to his train forgot his hat.
This was an opportunity not to be lost
by two admirers of the musician. They
had been watching him long, and now
they simultaneously sprang for the
hat. Both reached 1t at once, one
selling one side of the brim and the
other the opposite. A lively combat
ensued, and the two swayed backward
and forward in their desire to retain
the treasure. The lady came off vic
torious. "Ahw she exclaimed trium-
phantly. "Now I've got it, and l intend
to keep itp'
Her surprise was only equaled by
his dismay when gentleman who
had been watching the conflict for
some time stepped forward with the
remark, But this is my hat" A loud
laugh rang out from the onlookers, a
laugh in which even the combatant
were fain to join. The hat changed
hands, and the lady changed color
when a moment or two later she saw
the trap into which she had fallen
1t was the hat of the great composer
and the stranger had secured it by an
unjustifable ruse.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
Nursing Mothers and
Over-burdened Women

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: secret nostrum Of unknown compost
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
He Was Overdua

The master of a large southern plan
tation would fire off a small cannon
every evening at o'clock as a sigma
to the people living on his land. One
evening at the time for the usual boom
the master was away. Two of his ne
groes, John and Jim, had long desired
to fire the cannon, but had never had
a chance to do so. They decided to
make the trial on this afternoon, but
thought that it would be best for them
to have the cannon make no sound. II
was decided that Jim should hold a
water bucket over the mouth of the
cannon while John applied the fuse
The piece was touched off, there was q
great boom, aud John looked up to find
that his friend was gone.
When the master returned John was
very busy In the field John" said he
where Is JimT
HE went down to the spring after q
bucket of watch, sah."
when is he coming backT"
We'll, sab. if he come back like he
went he's sure due heah now"-Phil
adelphia Ledger
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
One Point on Which the Old Man
Wanted More Licht,

One Point on Which the Old Man
Wanted More Light.
1t was the policy of the officers Of a
certain railroad line In all their adver-
Using matter to place great stress on
the excellence of the trout fishing to be
reached by their lines, and in order to
provide the trout it was necessary from
time to time to plant the advertised
streams with fry.
On one occasion an old gardener
named Conelly, who had charge of
the station grounds, was sent out with
the cans of fry, procured from the
state hatchery, and a railroad map
marked to show exactly where to plant
the tiny fish
Conelly returned that night, however,
with part of the fry still implanted.
He needed further Instructions from
the general passenger agent, who had
marked the map
'Say, mister" said Conelly, scratch
ing his perplexed head with one hand
and pointing to the can with the other,
''shall plant thin fish wild the tails
up or DOWN.
why" shouted the irascible agent,
''you laundering blockhead''-
"Aisy, aisy" murmured Conelly.
"Opm no such blockhead as ye'd think.
The shpot on the map where We towld
me to plant thin trout is all billed
down to mud. If thin small fish is to
go in that sthream at all, at all, it's
wan by wan they'll have to go in, like
banes. All I'm askin' is this, Is II
heads up yen have thin, or tails Pr
Youths Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18

old woman from Whose hands 1t had
been snatched by thief in Bordeaux
shortly after it left Its makers hands
had nothing to do with the case what
ever.
In the South Kensington museum,
London, there is an object catalogued
%, 459. 1t is a cast of a woman's face
and was found in an excavation not
far from Luxor, in Egypt. The cast is
that Of beautiful woman, but the
face wears an expression of sinister
evil The man who found the cast
died within twenty-four hours after he
had touched it. and the two workers
who handled it died within few
weeks. Three of the carriers who ham
died it on the Nile boat died within a
short space of time, and the man who
reshipped it at Cairo also died within
less than a week after he had played
his part In the work of getting 1t to its
destination. All these were seemingly
natural deaths, but it is odd that all
the men whose fingers touched the cast
In Egypt should have died so soon aft
er the handling.
Then there is the ring Of which
Girouard, the French detective, has
told us and which now is in one of the
museums of Paris. 1t is odd In that
it is flexible, slightly SO, for 1t is form
ed like a twisted serpent in closely
woven gold links with an opal on the
top of the head, two tiny emeralds for
eyes and a ruby In its mouth. Seven
such rings are not apt to be in exist
ence in any one city, yet seven times
during the twenty nine years Girouard
served the Partisan police in a position
which brought him to the morgue daily
he found this ring on the bodies of
suicides. Four times it had been
claimed by relatives of the dead, and
twice had 1t been sold. The seventh
time Girouard saw to it that 1t went
through the usual red tape channels to
place where it could no longer be
worn.-New York Press.
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even with fiattery." said Mari
Twain at dinner, you can't please
some men. | remember when | was /;
reporter in Virginia City there was &
doctor liked-I had camped once OF
Lake Tahoe with him-and in an obitu
airy l decided to give him a card.
wrote, DIR. Sawyer was called in, and
under his prompt and skillful treat
ment the patient died Monday But
DR.. Sawyer. somehow, wasn't pleased
Kansas City Star
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AN OLD PROVERB.
"A Penny Saved Is Penny Earned"
Is Almost iIniuarcaI

Is Almost Universal.
Like most of these wise old proverbs
"a penny saved is penny earned" is
probably, In some form or other, uni
versal. In Germany there are three
forms of it-"A penny saved is a penny
gained" c'Ersparter Pfennig list so gut
vie erworbene'O, "a penny saved is
twopence got'' C'Ein esparter Pfennig
list zweimal verdient'C and Penny is
penny's brother" ('Pfennig list Pfen-
nig's Bruder'0. In Spanish, "a penny
spared Is penny saved" c-Quien come
dexa, dos veces pone la mesa'). In
Dutch, "A penny spared is better than
form gained" C'Een stuiver gespaard
Is better dan cen gulden gewonnen').
In Danish, "A penny In time is as good
as dollar" CEN SHILLING er Tide saa
god som en- Daler'o In French. "Say-
ing is getting c'Qui epargne, gagne"D.
Similarly in German, Saving is a
greater art than gaining" c.Sparen ist
grossere kunst ais erwerben") Danish.
Money saved is as good as money
gained" c'Den PENCE man sparer er
saa god som den man avler'). Italian.
Money is moneys brother" ("Il danaro
fratello del danaroD. But money Is
no gain when 1t advances meacocks"
cDeniers avancent les bediers'). Eng
lish, Penny and penny laid up will be
many" and who win not keep a pen
ny shall never have many"-he who is
prodigal of little can never have a
great deal.-London Notes and Queries.
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NEW YoRK'S EAST SIDE.
Where Cents Are Common and Big
Bills Are Eyed With Suspicion.

Where Cents Are Common and Big
Bills Are Eyed With Suspicion.
"When you think of the millions in
New York and the money spent on
Fifth avenue and Broadway" said the
woman, at is pitiful to see the dearth
of it ON the east side 1t is noticeable
most Of all in the change they give
you-always pennies. Go to the gro
Gerry, and you come back with your
pocketbook filed with pennies Fortu-
nately they are not cart wheel pennies
such as they have In England or you
would have to call messenger boy to
carry them home for you.
II went into little place near First
avenue the other day to have my face
massaged. The masseur was an accom-
plished Austrian. He did the work
beautifully, but when l handed him a
dollar-it was 80 cents owed him-he
handed me back 90 cents of the change
In pennies. l don't know why, but 1t
seemed pitiful thing to me that he
shouldn't have had that much silver in
change in the house.
"They stare at you aghast, these east
side people, if you ask them to change
five dollar bill. They are afraid it
may be counterfeit And as for a ten
they won't change ten at all on First
avenue."-New York Press.
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SOME BIG BITES.
They Show the Power Of the Jaws {

They Show the Power of the Jaws o.
the Crocodile.
The power of the jaws of the croco
ollie is terrific, says Sir Samuel Baker
in his book on wild beasts.
Once, he continues, he had the metal
of large hook the thickness of ordina
ry telegraph wire completely bent to
gether, the barbed point being pressed
tightly against the shank and rendered
useless. This compression was caused
by the snap of the jaws when Selling
a live duck which he had used as a
bait, the hook being fastened beneath
one wing On one occasion he found a
fish weighing seventy pounds bitten
clean through as If divided by knife.
This, again, was the work of the snap
Of the jaws of crocodile.
A Frenchman, NJ. Paul Bert, once
made experiments on the strength of a
crocodile's jaws by means of a dyna-
mometer. He found that crocodile
weighing 100 pounds exerted a force of
BOB pounds In closing his jaws. The
lion has an enormous jaw power On
one occasion an African traveller push
ed the butt end Of his gun into a lions
mouth, and the pressure of the jaws
cracked it as though 1t had been struck
by a steam hammer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
The Horseshoe.

According to the old superstition, If
you find horseshoe and nail it over a
door or on door of entrance to your
house or fat witches cannot enter. This
belief is universal. The horseshoe as
an amulet is known among Turks,
Jews, gentiles infidels, believers, here
tics. The crescent emblem of the Bud
dhists is horseshoe The safeguard
against witchcraft may be found in
Tunis, Constantinople, Spain, Sicily.
Images of crocodiles made in Cairo car
ry horseshoes on snout and tail. The
rich and aristocratic, the poor and low
ly, believe alike in the. efficacy Of the
charm.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18

Faith will do wonders. A woman IL
Devonshire, England, recently said to {
chemist:
1--WE got a cruel, bad cough, surely
I've heerd that bronchial troches arr
good things. Hav'ee got any?"
The assistant pointed to a small boz
on the table and said:
Eyes; there they are"
How much is it?" was the inquiry.
The price was paid, and the old wo
man took her departure At night the
assistant missed a box OF glycerin
soap three cakes.
A couple of days afterward she re
turned to the shop and said:
Il want'ee to take back two of them
things | had t'other day. took one OF
'em. 1t was mortal hard to chew and
awful to swallow, but it cured the
cough."-London Queen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
Seneca on lnsuI&s.

Does this injury befall me deservedly
or undeservedly? If deservedly, it is
not an insult, but judicial sentence;
If undeservedly, then he who does in
justice ought to blush, not I. And
what is this which is called an insult ?
Some one has made a joke about the
badness Of my head, the weakness of
my eyes, the thinness of my legs, the
shortness of my stature. What insult
is there in telling me that which every
one SeeS?s
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LINKED WITH DEATH.
Articles That Brought Tragedy to
Their Owners.
SOME QUEER CONDOLENCES.

The Hindoo Idol That Nine. Carnot
Ordered Destroyed-A Grim Exhibit
In a London Museum-A Ring That
Brought Its Owners to Suicide.
OF course the psychologists have ex-
plantations for them all, but there
are lots of things that happen that
somehow do not respond readily to
these so called explanations of purely
mental effect" or accidental coinci-
dences" and all that sort of thing.
When Nine Carnot, widow of Sadi
Carnot, died and her will was read, q
clause In it caused considerable COM
ment. This was to the effect that a
certain small Hindoo idol carved from
hard stone which would be found
among her property must be taken out
and crushed until completely destroy
ed. Many maryeled at this apparently
singular request, for the idol seemed
a harmless, ugly little thing, but her
instructions were carried out to the
letter
The idol had been presented to Sadi
Carnot years before he had ever
thought of the presidency Of France
by friend who had brought 1t from
India. Later he learned that there
was a legend attached to 1t which as
serted that whatsoever would retain 1t
in his possession would rise to the
fullest height of power In his chosen
profession, but die of a stab wound
when at the zenith OF his career Car
not traced the history of the idol and
found that for 500 years the rulers
who had possessed it had all died
either in battle or by assassination of
stab wounds. Yet he laughed at the
story, called the facts adduced by his
search a mere chain of condolences
and retained the idol. He died by a
dagger in the hands of an assassin;
hence Nine. Carnot's strange request
In Chicago a pawnbroker has a queer
looking old turnip of watch that he
will not sell and will not wear, for he
knows its history. He bought it at
sale of accumulated police property,
and after the sale as q warning one of
the police officials related three coin
cidences" In connection with 1t. The
first Chicago man to own the watch,
so far as the police knew, had been
killed by burglar, and the watch was
one of the few things the thief got
away with. A few weeks later the
burglar, with party of his pals, pur-
sued by the police for another crime,
took refuge In a house ON the outskirts
of the city and sought to hold the Off
GERS at bay. All were taken alive ex-
cept tie burglar, and he was shot dead.
The watch was found on his body. 1t
was around the detective bureau for
long time, and one day one Of the
force asked permission to take 1t home
to show some friends, his description
of it's quaint, curious case having
aroused their curiosity. On his way
back to report that night, with the
watch In his possession, he was shot
dead by crook who had a long stand
ing grudge against him.
The pawnbroker put the watch in
his showcase, but purely as an orna-
ment and made such investigation re-
garding its history as he could. He
learned that 1t had been made In
France more than a hundred years
ago, and five men who had worn it had
died violent deaths. Yet these were
~ cQtncidencss. and the curse OF the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18

Progress in the Sense Of acquisition
is something, but progress in the sense
of being is a great deal more. To grow
higher, deeper, wider as the years go
ON, to conquer difficulties and to ac
quire more and more power. to feel all
ones faculties unfolding and truth
descending into the soul-this makes
life worth living. James Freeman
Clarke
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Enriched BY an Earthouake.

with all the harm that earthquakes
do" said rug dealer, ''it is pleasant to
hear of an entire town that an earth
quake enriched. The town l mean is
OuzounAda, on the Caspian sea, the
terminus of the Transcaspian and Sa-
markand railway. Ouzoun-Ada In the
past had miserable port, but a few
years ago an earthquake visited her,
and on its departure she found herself
the richer by harbor deep enough to
float the largest ships Since that for
tunate visit Ouzoun-Ada's population
and wealth have trebled"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18
What Strawberries Really Ar.

The pulpy portion of the strawberry
Is not really fruit nor even a berry,
but is a cluster of dry seeds slightly
imbedded in mass of pulp. The little
seeds are the true fruit. 1t is surpris-
Ing that the pulp enlarges; that 1t does
not remain small and dry. BY some
wise provision of nature the pollen not
only directly gives life to each seed on
which it falls, but also stimulates the
surrounding portion of the receptacle
Originally small and hard) to grow into
the soft, juicy and lustrous form.-St
Louis Post-Dlspatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-06-18

Summer coughs and colds yield at once
to Bees Laxative Cough Syrup, contains
honey and tar but no opiates. Children
like it. Its laxative qualities recommend
it to mothers Hoarseness, coughs, Group
yield quickly. Keep it on hand Sold at
H. B. Aliens drug store, Mount Holly
n J.
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Wouldn't Tip, So He Grew ! Beard.

WUuIuht IPi 90 ne Grew Beard.
knew man who was a conscien-
tious objector to tipping BARRIERS and
could not shave himself. He told me
once that, according to careful calcula-
ton, he had been forced to travel con
siderably more than 100 miles during
one year in order to find new barber
shops where his unbending attitude on
the tip question was unknown and to
spend rather more than IS In bus and
cab fares in doing So Finally, having
exhausted the whole Of inner London
and most of the suburbs, he had to
give up the struggle and grow beard.
London Truth.
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More Speed Mania.

Miss Polly-Just to think, Aunt Ma
tilda, Jason Hardapple amt been call
ing on Sue Wages but two years and
last night he actually proposed Aunt
Matilda Do tell l declare this here
speed mania has reached Bacon Ridge
at last.-Chicago News.
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Mother Gray, nurse in New York, discoy
cred an aromatic pleasant herb cure fol
womens ills called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF Il
is the only certain monthly regulator. Cure
female weaknesses and Backache, Kidney
Bladder and Urinary troubles. At all Drug
gist or by mail so cts. Sample FREE Ad
dress, The Mother Gray Co., lie Roy, N. Y.
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Man Fan Pile Remedy comes put up il
collapsible tube with nozzle. Easy tt
apply right where the soreness and infiam
nation exists. 1t relieves at once blind
bleeding, itching or protruding piles
Guaranteed. Sold at H. B. Aliens drue
store, Mount Holly N. i.
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An lnsinuation.

Mrs. Ginger-How dare you talk to
me in that way? l never saw such
impudence. And you call yourself a
lady's maid. do you? The Maid-I was
lady's maid before l worked for you,
ma'am.-Boston Transcript.
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Don't you think my son has mar
velous powers as a mimic?" asked the
hostess.
HE has indeed" replied the gentle
man who has overheard her son min
licking him, much to his disadvantage
HE might initiate gentleman to the
life If he were to practice little."-
Chicago Record Herald
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Much Wnrn

These trousers are very much worn
this season." said the tailor, displaying
his goods
$50 are the ones l have on" replied
the poet sadly.
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Mrs. Scraggs And why did your
new girl leave? Mr.. Blinks-I paid her
in advance. Mrs. Scraggs-I shouldn't
think she would object to that. Mr..
Blinks-She didn't. 1t pleased her SO
she couldn't work
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She was examining her new waist by
the aid of the big mirror. Dear me-"
she exclaimed pettishly, 81 can't see
anything pretty In thisr'
well, I cam" chuckled the young
man who was sitting on the sofa.
Really! And what do you see pref
ty In itT
"Why, you"
And then she blushed and said she
thought the waist was just too lovely
FOR anything.-Chicago News.