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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
THE COCOA TREE.
This Evergreen Is Found Everywhere
In the Tropics.

In the tropics.
The cocoa tree is an evergreen and
grows to a height of from fifteen to
twenty-five feet, its leaves being
bright and smooth, somewhat resem-
bling the foliage of a rubber plant. 1t
is very low branching, and the bios
SONS are small and pink. The bios
SONS and pods not only spring from
the branches, but often from the trunk
itself. The fruit is a yellowish pod
about the size of cucumber and is
filed with seeds, all strung together in
O PUPPY, pinkish mass. 1t is from these
seeds or beans, each about the size of
a chestnut, that the chocolate and CO.
Goa of commerce are manufactured.
The trees bear from the fourth to the
thirtieth year, and it is not unusual to
see on the same tree buds, flowers and
fruit.
When ripe the pods are gathered by
the native women and are allowed to
lie on the ground for a day or two,
after which they are opened. The pulp
containing the beans then ferments
for about week, the astringent quail
ties of the beans being much modified
and their favor improved.
After being thoroughly dried the
beans are packed in hundred pound
bags for shipment When received by
the manufacturer they are carefully
picked over for quality. assorted and
roasted. The nibs, as the roasted beans
with the shells removed are called, are
then fed into hopper and ground be-
tween stones similar to an old fash
toned -four mill The grinding process,
coupled with the friction of the stones,
which produce temperature of some
120 degrees. changes the solid nibs
without the addition of anything into
il thick. heavy liquid. This is technic-
ally termed chocolate liquor" and is
sold to confectioners.
This same liquor, subjected to by
draulic pressure, with the resulting
separation into a clear oil, gives the
cocoa butter of commerce. The remain
ing pressate when powdered forms
drinking cocoa The chocolate liquor
solidifed becomes cooking chocolate,
and with sugar, vanilla and spices
added. it is sold as sweet" or eating
chocolate
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
BEATING THE LAW.
Sunday Travellers and Inns and Tav
erns In Scotland

Sunday Travellers and Inns and Tav-
erns In Scotland.
There is a law in Scotland generous
to travellers. That law grants them
the privilege Of all taverns and inns
during prohibition hours. Thus if you
arrive In Edinburgh on Sunday, hav
ing travelled, say, from Glasgow, your
innkeeper is bound to serve you with
any sort of alcoholic refreshment, al
belt the native of Aud Reekie must
fret and starve his Sawbath away or
ginger ale, memories and the auroral
promise of tomorrow But the law is
merciful He that hath journeyed
three miles Is a traveller within the
meaning Of the act.
Consequently there is vast array OF
travellers leaving Edinburgh on foot
>on coaches, pony carriages, etc. fol
the trains run not.
They all seek to constitute them
selves as travellers. Just within the
three mile limit, as far as Edinburgh is
concerned, lies the historic village Of
Corstorphine.
A traveller arrives from Edinburgh
He knocks at the door of the village
inn. 4 He is wearied by his long walk
He is in sore straits.
The door is opened timidly, cautious
ly, and voice is heard, who is it?"
"a traveller" is the weary answer.
"Whaur do ye come from?'
81 come from Edinburgh" is the an
swer.
"Then We Gamma come in. It's against
the law"
The door is banged ruthlessly.
The traveller thinks awhile. You
Scotsman thinks slowly, but very
surely.
After deliberation he knocks again.
The formula is gone through.
"Whaur do ye come
"Frae Leith," answers the traveller
quickly.
"Then We may come in. Why did "
nae tell the truth at first"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
A REALISTIC PICTURE.
II Proved Too Absorbing For Old Uncle
Juniper.

It Proved Too Absorbing For Old Uncle
Juniper.
The Mississippi courtroom was pack
ed with negroes, and it was fairly
evident, says contributor to the Tay-
lor- Trotwood Magazine. that some
thing of unusual interest was about
to transpire Within the bar on the
prisoners seat an old negro leaned
eagerly forward as his attorney ar
gued his plea of not guilty before the
jury
"Who, gentlemen of the jury, has
sworn that he saw this man commit
this theft?" demanded the attorney.
1--WE have broken every link in the
weak chain of circumstantial evidence
with which the state has tried to en-
tahgle him. Why, his neighbor, Tom
Jones. swore that he sold him the
meat that was found in the defend
ants house and that he shot the hog
because it was wild.
at is true that Colonel Smith swore
that one of his hogs disappeared about
Dec. % and that about fifty yards
from a certain stump he found blood
| and then followed trail of blood from
that spot to this defendants cabin. But
what of that?
''This defendant told you-and his
wife and brother swore the same-that
! that was the blood of a coon which he
had shot and carried home the day be-
fore Smith lost his hog. Give him JUS
tice as you would do If he were a
white man. He cannot help being
black. The leopard cannot change his
spots nor the Ethiopian his skim For
twenty years he has been leader In
| the church. Let him remain free to
enjoy the bread of life with others of
| the faithful"
AS the lawyer sat down the women,
who had been weaving back and
| forth for some minutes, commenced to
| shout:
Dress de Lawd!'
''Dar, nowp'
eve knows yo's innocent. Br'er Juni-
peru
The sheriff had to threaten to clear
the courtroom before order was restor-
ed. When at last there was silence the
district attorney rose.
Gentlemen of the jury" he began
in closing the case for the state, Il de-
sire only to bring picture to your
minds"
Here the prisoner adjusted his big
brass trimmed spectacles as If to see
tod es,n uod
that he was determined to let no detail
escape him.
''The 23d of last December" contin-
ued the district attorney, "found Juni-
per Bradley without meat. His son
was coming to spend Christmas with
him. But Juniper did not worry, for
only half mile away in Marse Smiths
woods were some fat hogs.
"An hour before sunset Juniper was
kneeling behind a large stump in these
woods, with his rife pointing toward
hog that at some distance away was
roofing among the leaves"
The district attorney paused. Taking
a cane to represent rife, he knelt be-
| hind a chair After some minutes of
moving to right and left, now raising,
now lowering his rife, he took careful
aim and then fired, initiating the noise
of report very successfully.
At the sound Juniper, who had been
smiling, apparently oblivious to every
thing save the district attorneys move
ments. exclaimed:
"Yas, sub, OATS des de way l done
hit, boss"
The laugh that followed brought Ju-
niper to realization of what he had
done, and he shufied round in the
prisoners seat, muttering, "Nigger got
no show nohowp
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
A WONDERLAND.
New Zealand's Belt of Geysers Of
Boiling Water.

New Zealand's Belt of Geysers Of
Boiling Water.
If one can imagine a furious and ac-
tive volcano with crater thousand
miles in extent, sunk level with the
earth and thinly covered with a screen
Of soil, one has some idea of the awe
inspiring wonderland" of New Zea-
lands north island You cannot poke
a stick. into the ground without start
ing a boiling spring, and wherever
you turn the ground is fairly alive
with geysers of boiling water-steam
Jets and blowholes, with quivering vol
canoes and gurgling mud potts." all
colored Enthusiastically with rainbow
hues, ranging from brilliant sapphire
to vivid scarlet Stranger still, the
entire face of this region is constantly
changing in shape and color, and there
are hot springs here stretching In a
continuous chain for 300 miles The
ground throbs and quivers with vol
canic activity, and set in the midst Of
1t all are native Maori villages Of sur
passing interest, a strange race Of
magnificent savages, who, although
they have been cannibals within the
memory of man, are now highly in
telligent race and actually send rep
resentatives to the parliament In We'll
lington.
The native women, gorgeous In gar
ments of crimson, green and purple,
are forever putting stolidly at big
pipes and going hither and thither
about their household work with the
quaintest of babies slung across their
backs. This reminds me that domes-
tic work in this strange region is
made light indeed for white house
wives as well as the Maori women.
Every garden and back yard has Its
hot water provided by nature.
And when these easy going people
grow hungry the mother prepares a
meat pudding or a joint and drops
it into a convenient pot of natural
boiling water in the earth, and In a
few psinutes it is cooked The same
conveniences are still more In evil
dence on washing day. Stepping care
fully through a tangle of boiling gey-
sers and gurgling mud pots, one sud-
denly comes upon a great collection OF
native women and girls doing their
washing in a vast smoking lake big
enough to have steamers on it.-W
T. FITZGERALD In st. Nicholas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12

~Ch. Ned. is this really you? Where
have you been all this week? 1t seems
a month. It's my own fault. Well,
Ned, could you possibly come over this
EVENING" You can't? Got to take
whom to the theater? Oh, your sister!
Goodness! l thought you said Leices-
ter somebody. Well, do find some one
else to take her. You see, l just tele-
phoned Mr. Butler that you and are
engaged / had to. Um-hum. Now
hurryw
Ned put on his "seven league boots
and hurried.
Dorothy" he gasped when he
reached her, GREATNESS. but happy, 'tdo
you really mean that I'm the lucky
dog?"
"Of courseT she answered, laughing
at his boyish incredulity. "Who else
did you s'pose?"
"Why. l don't know, dearest. guess
l was bit shaky about Butler and
that Warren fellow Warren's been
boasting. in fact. that you'd soon an
nounce your engagement to him."
1.-THE little beastp' exclaimed Dor
othy, flushing. But her anger died
down as suddenly as it came
ooh, Ned, I'm so happyT she whis-
pered, for by this time Ned had her in
his arms and was making up for lost
time. ut was awfully risky Of you
leaving me alone for whole week, Z"
she chided 81 came very near accept
Ing Reginald Warren not more than an
hour ago"
Ned loosened his hold of her slightly.
"Out of Spite" Dorothy added rogu-
ishly, "'cause you didn't care enough
to come for your answer"
''But you asked me not to come till
you gave me permission" he reminded
her.
Didn't you see the special postscript
on the inside of the envelope-on the
hap?"
Ned drew the envelope from his
pocket. 1t had been cut open at the
top. He folded back the flap.
"If you get very anxious" he read,
you needn't wait"
Dorothy" he exclaimed. kissing her
rapturously. 'if had only knownr'
Men have no curiosity" she sighed
happily, land no imagination. They
lose a LOT of finn"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
The Last Move.

Bobby Is the son of Methodist min
lister and has had the experience of
moving four times in the space of
his eight years life. He disapproves
strongly of the itinerant system which
is the bane of the Methodist clergy.
Some time ago an elderly minister
was visiting Bobby's father and di-
rected his attention to the small boy,
asking him many questions of semi
theological nature Finally the course
of the conversation turned to heaven.
and Bobby was asked concerning the
abode of the blest. Yes" said the
youngster with sigh of deep weari-
ness, Il know It's the last place were
going to move to- "-Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
Two Rings
BY EPES W. SARGENT. /
I Copyrighted, 1908, by the Associated I
I Literary Press. <
By EPES W. SARGENT.
+ + + + i ~


Bert Burnside regarded the little pile
of silver laid out upon the table before
him. There were two dollars Mexican
an American coin Of the same demon
ination and double the value, two Mex
lean halves and some copper coins. His
board was paid until the end OF the
week at the obscure hotel to which he
had removed when his funds gave out
After the week was ended there was
tramp of more than 1000 miles home
and this must be his capital.
Bert had come down to old Mexico to
look up some mines in which his ia
Their was interested. 1t was his first
important commission, and he had been
proud indeed when he had perceived
the clever manner In which the mines
had been sailed. He had reported the
fact back home; then, still having plen.
ty of funds, he had remained on in the
quaint old country until he had met
the little knot of good fellows at the
Hotel Rio Grande.
That they heeced him of every cent
he possessed in revenge for his discov
cry of the sailing of the mines was
something that Bert did not know. He
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
Dixie's Land.

The phrase Dixie" or pixies
Land" is supposed to be derived from
one Dizzy, a kind hearted slave owner
on Manhattan Island in the latter par'
of the eighteenth century. His treat
ment of his negroes caused them to
regard his plantation c'Dlxy's') as lit
tie short of an earthly paradise. and
when any of the slaves were taken
AWAY from their old home they were
always pining for "Dixy's' and singing
and talking of its joys. When slavery
moved southwark, the same ideal OF
'sDixy's" was taken along, and in the
course of time. its origin being forgot
ten. it was applied to the southern
J homes of the negroes. = New York
American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
snniIed the PRAYER.

A west end man who had been out
with party of friends slipping from
the bowl of joy more than usual stag
gered home. at loss to know how to
conduct himself to prevent his wife
knowing he was intoxicated. After
turning the question over in his mind
several times he decided that 1t would
be well for him to kneel in prayer just
before retiring, as he sometimes did.
"What in the world are you doing
there, John?'' asked his wife.
Praying"
"Well. your prayer might have more
effect if you took off that silk hat
st. Louis Republic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
THE WEEK Of
PROBATION.
By MARTHA c. SANFORD.
Copyrighted, 1908. by the Associated
Literary Press.
.ss..as.tAs.s.: ..s.s.ks..ss.*4..s.

Dorothy's love affairs had come to a
crisis. Three proposals in as many
weeks put literally stop to her CO.
quetry. A decision had to be made.
So she composed form letter, brief
and noncommittal, and mailed copy
to each Of the three anxious aspirants.
1t read as follows:
My Dear Mr.. -: Please do not come
to see me again for a week or until l give
YOU permission. 1 am thinking things
over. Very cordially yours,
DOROTHY BRETT.
Not that Dorothy seriously meant to
do any tall amount of thinking. The
week of probation would save her all
that trouble. The test would be simple
enough. Of the one whose absence
should make her heart grow fonder-
of that one Dorothy would feel sure.
She wondered dreamily why all girls
did not resort to a solution so COM
mendably automatic. 1t was so silly
to allow oneself to be consumed for
a prolonged period with nerve racking
doubts and feverish fantasies. All one
had to do was to assume a passive
frame of mind-and wait.
When Reginald Warren received
Dorothy's laconic instructions he laugh
ed long and confidently.
$50 Dorothy actually believes it's
necessary to think 1t over" he COM
mented. "Bless her heart, she shall be
allowed that privilege if she wants it.
AS if there could be the least doubt?'
Right here Reginald broke off his
soliloquy and whistled, for in sorting
over his mail he had come upon an
other envelope in Dorothy's handwrit-
ing. 1t bore the name of Mr.. Robert
Butler but was addressed by accident
to Reginald's street and number.
Reginald balanced the letter tenta-
lively in his hand. 'How many more,
1 wonder?' he asked himself. "Shall
forward it to Butler or return it to
Dorothy?" In misguided moment he
decided upon the latter alternative.
Dorothy was furious when the letter
came back to her She recognized Reg
maids handwriting and Immediately
consigned him to the Oblivion he de-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
c. M. puII Anvthina2

Sir Oliver Lodge, the eminent Eng
lish scientist, said in lecture that
there is no such thing as pulling. To
speak Of horse pulling a cart was, he
said, incorrect. The horse did not pull
the cart l. pushed against its collar
and thereby produced motion in the
cart Similarly the oarsman pushed
the water, and the man drawing a
handcart had to clasp the handle, and
the driving force was caused by the
part which clasped the handle and was
therefore behind it. Even if the cart
was fastened to the mans coat tail he
did not pull it. He pushed against his
clothes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
Liohtino Up.

ever notice." asked a salesman for
q grocery house that makes business
Of supplying the big New York hotels,
''that if you stroll uptown and look at
any of the big hotels you will see them
all pretty well lighted up? Plenty OF
rooms occupied apparently. Well,
that's sometimes a bluff. The help has
orders to light up number of the
front rooms every evening just so that
the hotel won't look like graveyard"
New York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12

Father Calling from head Of stairs
at 1870 p. m.)-Jennie, don't you think
it's about time to go to bed? Jennie
Yes, papa dear What on earth keeps
YOU up SO late pathfinder
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
Mot Unusual.

sometimes" said Uncle Eben, Il
ketches myself lambastin' mule fob
dom purity much de same as would
do If l was in de mules placer
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12

Leave MOOREsToWN every Is minutes
from 5.42 until 1912 a. m; then every ~ min
utes until Az D. m; then every l5 minutes un.
til 9.42 D. M; then every 30 minutes until LIZ
p. M; then every hour as per ngnt car
schedule.
Leave FERRY SOB. 5.3s, sos, 6.SS a. M; then
every Is minutes until 9.38 a. M; then every ~
minutes until 1888 p. M; then every 10 minutes
until 83S D. M; then every 30 minutes until
1908 %. M; then ll.08 and l2-OS; then every
hour as per night car schedule
Leave MERCHANTVILLEe every minutes
from 532 a. m. until 9.27 a. M; then every III
minutes until 4.27 p. M; then every b minutes
until S27 p. M; then every 10 minutes until
l147 D. M; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at SOB and OBS a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 5.5S a. M; then every
minutes until 8.58 a. M; then every 10 min
utes until 1858 p. M; then every minutes nn %
til 1853 d. M. then every 10 minutes until l2OS
midnight; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Leave Moorestown, 1.02 202, 302, 4.02 a M.
Leave Ferry, *l.OS, 206, 30S, 4.0S a. M
*Last trip on Saturday nigh.
Connect with Mount Holly cars at StanWicK
avenue.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12

Nature creates merit; fortune brings
it into -Roehefoucauld.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-12
CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co.

ssf, Stops only on signal or notice to Agen
or conductor to receive or discharge passen
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
TRADE STOLEN WHEEL
FOR A BALkY MULE
BOYS ARRESTED CHARGED WITH
MANY THEFTS
'Ten-Year-oId Bandits Confess, Say
Police, to Stealing Bicycles, Horns
and Other ArticIes-Taken
to Detention Home

Charged with stealing almost a score
of bicycles and a number of large auto
horns, Alfred Gibson and Willie Col
Inns, each 10 years of age, were arrested
Yesterday by Detectives Hosick and
Zeigler and are confined in the deten-
ton home
Seven OF the wheels which they are
said to have stolen have been recovered
by the officers: also two large auto
mobile horns, one of them an expensive
French horn.
The police say the boys had SYSTEM
of watching a person riding a bicycle,
wait until he dslnounted, then rush up
and look at the machine. If it was a
good one and not locked they would
take it from the curb and ride 1t away.
"They admitted having taken eight
cen bicycles said Detective Zeigler.
''They have been at this work for some
time, according to their story. They
live on Figueroa between Seventh ana
Eighth streets, and told us they dis
posed of the wheels to boys around
their neighborhood. After an investi-
CATION we found this statement false
We recovered two OF the machines al
ColegroVc.
"One of these bicycles had been trad
ed for a mule, which the youthful
thieves mounted and rode away. After
riding the animal Il short distance they
were pitched off by that patient beast,
who refused to carry them farther.
They were afraid to mount him again,
and the animal returned to its owner,
who was a bicycle ahead of the trans
action until We took it from him."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
ADMITS RECEIVING MONEY
TO FILE ON PUBLIC LAND

SALT LAKE CITY April I'm, his
testimony at the hearing of the cases
against the Utah and Pleasant Valley
Coal companies before Master in
Chancery Lewis yesterday, John
Schinnes, an employe of the Pleasant
Valley company at Scofleld, admitted
he had received a compensation of
$3.50 from the company for filing on
certain lands and signing certain affi-
daVits.
Schinnes said he knew Others were
getting "easy money" and thought he
might as well have some of it. This
is the most important testimony so
far elected by the government in its
criminal action against the coal COM
panies for obtaining land by fraud.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
GLAD HAND EXCURSION
GOING IN REGAL STYLE
Equipment of the Nevada Special Is
Same as Is Used on the
Santa Fe California
Limited

Announcement was made by the
chamber of commerce yesterday that
the train going over the Santa Fe
with the Glad Hand excursion to Gold
field. Tonopah and Rhyolite, New
would have the same equipment as is
used on the California limited" of that
road.
Fred Harvey's celebrated meals will
be served en- route as we'll
This is enough in itself to insure a
large list of excursionists," said Secre-
tary Frank Virgins of the chamber
of commerce yesterday.
They leave tomorrow night and re-
turn Tuesday morning. thus losing but
one day of Monday--another
thing which will appeal to everyone
This excursion. No. 104, we hope tc
make a record breaker"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
On Return Trip Wife Will Accompany
Husband and Future Home Will
Be Made in San
Francisco

Elmer Burlingame, owner of the
famous electrical invention which
bears his name, leaves today for Wash
ington, d. c., where he will demon
strate the mechanism of his invention
before the United States naval board.
Scientists in the east are greatly in
terested in the wonderful invention of
the young man, and each day Bur-
lingame has received hundreds of let
ters making inquiries about his Telau-
toprint and Telegraphng typewriter.
On his return from the east Mr..
Burlingame will make his headquarters
in San Francisco. where a factory is
now being built. Many orders for ma
chimes have been received from those
who have seen its workings.
Mrs. Burlingame wife of the young
inventor, lives in Anderson, ILL.,, and
will accompany her husband on his re-
turn trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03

A new shirtwaist model, which is
equally suitable for development in
silk. wool or linen, but is here mod
eled in taffeta, is shown in the sketch
The novel shaping, with the side front
closing and the seamless effect in front
and back, will appeal to the woman
who likes smart effects. The waist
which is fitted by means of underarm
and shoulder seams may be made
either with or without a lining, and q
choice of full-length or shorter sleeves
and two styles of cuff is given. To
make the waist in the medium size re-
quires 3-S yards of material q inches
wide.
6063-Seven sizes, 80 to a inches bust
measure. The price of this pattern is
10 cents.