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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
SHOCKED THE HOSTESS.
A Practical Joke That Was Perpe-
trated BY Eugene Field.

A Practical Joke That Was Perpe-
trated by Eugene Field.
There are many stories incident tC
the career of the late Eugene Field
who not only wrote songs for the chill
dren, but who was at times fond OF
practical jokes, which illustrate his In
imitable humor.
On one occasion he played an unex
pected part at dinner given In honol
of himself and his wife which, while
it had its serious side, was made al
the more enjoyable by the grave de
pertinent of Mr.. Field.
The dinner was given by a leading
Chicago family When all were seat
ed Mr.. Field repaired to the pantry
only to return In a few moments will
a dozen or more costly gold embroid
cred wineglasses, the property Of the
hostess, which, to her silent astonish
ment, he proceeded to hand over tt
each guest one by one, souvenir O.
the occasion.
Great was the merriment when i
was realized that the hostess had no
contemplated parting with her cher
Ished glasses. But Mr.. Field was no
yet content Returning them to thu
pantry by previous arrangement will
the butler. he took up a tray of OLE
bottles and other broken glassware
and, pretending to stumble. dropped l
on the floor. apparently shattening thu
valuable wineglasses.
The feelings of the hostess may b.
imagined, for it was some time befor
the real situation was understood.
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A DEBT OF HONOR.
The Debtor, the Creditor and tn
Promissory Note.

The Debtor, the Creditor and thu
Promissory Note.
The inconsiderate creditor pressed
for immediate payment of his promis
sorry note.
"But l have no money" said the
debtor YEARLY.
Il saw you pay that man who just
went out" retorted the creditor indig
nantly.
'gThat was a debt of honor" replied
the other, with hauteur.
The creditor Immediately tore up the
promissory note which he held In his
hand and threw it in the fire.
$50 is mine debt of honor" he re
marked simply.
So far so good. and the matter is pro
ceeding along the proper lines for such
cases made and provided.
The debtor assured himself that the
promise to pay had been really con
sumed.
Pardon me-" he then politely said
''but you tore up that note voluntarily
and from mercenary motives. l can
not therefore recognize it as debt OF
honor"
Which proves that nice sense OF
honor is good thing to have lying
about handy.
The creditor smiled indulgently
ooh. that was only copy / tore up
he replied. He took another note from
his pocket. This is the original, YOU
see," he remarked. with pardonable
pride.
Which proves again that careful
man before burning his bridges assures
himself that the ferry is still doing
business at the same old stand.-Ex
change.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
POINT pu GARD.
An Ancient Concrete Bridge In the
South of France.

An Ancient Concrete Bridge In tho
South of France.
In the south Of France is q concrete
arch bridge known as the Pont du
Gard, which was erected in the year
Sc B. @. The concrete In this was not
composed of crushed stone or other
small aggregate of the variety now en-
ployed in concrete bridge work, but
was of the old style, consisting OF al
ternate layers of large and small
stones, gravel, ETC., and OF cement
tious materials. Vitruvius describes
the materials and methods in use be-
fore the Christian era, and other
writer's like Albert In 1916 and Pol
ladio in 1870 accurately describe the
method which 1.-The ancients' (as they
call them) employed 'of using boards
laid on edge and filing the space be-
tween with cement and all sorts OF
small and large stones mingled to-
gether."
1t is very improbable that the Pont
du Gard would have withstood the
rigors of climate of the northern
United States, but its actual state OF
preservation, as well as that Of many
other specimens of ancient concrete
work, proves that If modern work Is
honestly executed it will many times
outlast any reasonable bond period, so
that a very small yearly sinking fund
per cent is all that is required for
properly designed and erected concrete
work.-Cement Age.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
BASEBALL STRATEGY.
A Bit of Quick Thinking and Good
Play on the Diamond.

A Bit of Quick Thinking and Good
Play on the Diamond.
The quickest thinking ever saw on
a baseball field was done by Tommy
Mccarthy, the Boston out6elder of
years ago. Tom Browne, one of the
speediest runners that ever played
baseball, was on second base, and New
York needed one run to tie the score.
Jack Doyle. then a great batter, was
at bat and it seemed certain that a
base hit by Doyle would tie the score
and perhaps win the game, as there
was but one out, and Browne was so
speedy he could score from second
base on almost any kind of safe hit.
Mccarthy crept closer to the infield on
left. realizing that, although he could
throw with wonderful rapidity and &C
curacy, the chances were all against
throwing Browne out at the plate IN
less he was close and the ball came to
him quickly Doyle drove hard line
hit straight to the left field. Browne
went scudding toward third base.
Doyle raced for first, and Mccarthy
plunged forward at top speed. The
fielder reached the ball on its first
bound. grabbed 1t and without stop
ping or looking threw with terrific
force and perfect aim across the dia-
mond into the first baseman's hands.
Browne had stopped at third base.
Doyle, who had turned first with the
intention of sprinting to second. was
caught standing still ten feet from
first. The next batter went out on a
fly, and Boston won the game.
After the game ! asked Mccarthy
concerning the play. well" he ex-
planned. Browne is quick thinker.
He saw just how hard that ball was
hit and knew he would be thrown
out at the plate unless | fumbled.
Doyle doesn't think very fast, and,
knowing that he would turn first and
stop to see If | was throwing home, ]
threw across to first and caught him."
He figured that out while the ball
was screaming through the air toward
him, probably reaching his conclusions
and makins the decision In four-hfths
of a second. Hugh s. Fullerton In
American Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
SHOOTING WHALES.

Modern Whaiers Use Cannon and an !
Explosive Harpoon.
Whaling with modern methods in
Alaskan waters is an exciting game,
especially for those who are new to
the business. The modern whaling
steamer is a little vessel almost round
on the bottom, which enables it to be
turned and managed with the greatest
ease Mounted at the bow is small
cannon that shoots harpoon weigh
ing more than 100 pounds and having
an explosive head, called the bomb.
If the shot is good and the harpoon
is planted squarely behind the fin. the
bomb crashes into the lungs, killing in
stantly; If not, the struggle may last
for several hours.
After a whale has been killed the
carcass is brought alongside the boat
and inflated so that it will float. A
long coil of rubber hose, one end OF
which is attached to pump and the
other to a hollow spear pointed tube
of steel, with perforations along its
entire length, is used for this purpose.
the whales side, the air pump started
and the body slowly filed with air.
When inflated enough to keep it afoat
the tube is withdrawn, the incision
plugged with oakum and the carcass
cast off. A buoy with a flag is at
tached to the body, and it is then set
adrift to be picked up at the end OF
the days hunting.
The whaling station is a group OF
buildings situated in bay or cove
near enough to the feeding grounds to
allow the steamer to come in each
night with the days catch. The
whales are anchored at buoy In front
of a long, inclined platform, upon
which they are drawn, tail first, by
means of steam winch.
The saying that every part OF the
pig but the squeal is now Of market
value is also a fact with the whale.
Not a particle of the animal is wasted.
After the skeleton is stripped OF flesh
IT is disarticulated and the bones chop
ped in pieces.
The blubber is tried out for oil, and
the meat and bones are boiled for the
same purpose Later the flesh is artl-
fcially dried and sifted, making fine
guano and the bones are ground up
for fertilizer. Even the blood is boiled
and dried with the flesh, and the wa
ter in which the blubber has been
tried out makes excellent glue. The
fins and tail, after being sliced into
thin strips, are sailed and barreled and
shipped to Japan as an article of food.
Worlds Work.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Aom a. kept His clothes Dry.


Among a large shooting party on
northern grouse moor was a certain
elderly professor whose skill with his
gun was hardly equal to the profundity
of his intellect. Suddenly heavy
storm of rain came on, and as there
was no shelter on the moor the shoot
ers got thoroughly drenched through.
At least, all but one suffered-the pro-
lessor. He had mysteriously disap-
peared when the rain came on, and he
did not rejoin the party until the sun
was shining once more. To the amaze
ment of the others the erudite one
was as dry as bone. The others,
drenched and Disguised, inquired OF
him how it was he had escaped wet
ting. "Directly the rain came on" re-
piled the professor, 81 went off by my
self, stripped off my clothing and sat
on them until the storm was over
London Telegraph.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Fattening.

this season of the year The charcoal
and grit should be fed all the year
round.
Fattening.
1t is the common practice to let the
chickens run until along toward fall.
when the cockerels are caught and
sold without any special preparation
for market. At the usual fall prices
the cockerels yield a fair profit. This
profit can be greatly increased by fat
tening them for a few weeks before
marketing. A bunch of twenty or thir-
ty can be shut in yard together and
fed q grain mixture consisting Of two
parts corn and one part shorts. They
will gain rapidly on such feed and in
two or three weeks will be ready to be
marketed with considerable increase
both in price and weight.
Where a special market for high
class poultry can be obtained 1t pays
to crate fatten. This is done by conf1n-
ing the birds in Slated crates, TERED
up under a shed. They are fed some
such a mash as ground oats, two
parts; ground barley, one part, and
ground corn one part, mixed Will
Bkimmilk This is fed in troughs three
times a day. giving the chickens al
they will clean up in thirty minutes
From one to two pounds can be put on
each one in three weeks, and the quail
fly of the meat is greatly improved at
the same time. enough to double the
price if a high class market can be Sc.
cured. A still higher quality of meat
can be obtained if the chicks are ca
ponized when they are three or -four
months old.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
IL Bed With a Snake.

For one thing East Africa must have
credit; snakes are not numerous, as
they are In the south-at least l never
have seen many. There are pythons,
but they do not appear to be danger
GUS. shall never forget how, down in
South Africa during the war, | once
awoke and found black mwamba In
bed with me. The snake Is absolutely
deadly. 1t frightened me so that after
the whole thing was over / went out
and was sick. Fortunately l was quite
ignorant of the fact that it was under
the blankets with me and rolled out
unconcernedly. Had known it was
there In all probability IT would have
struck me.-Forest and Stream.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
A E.,iI;ar Trait

"After an absence Of twenty years
a Chicago man walked in on his wife
the other day. She didn't recognize
him. He sat down and kicked because
dinner was late"
"Then she recognized him, ehT'-
Kansas City Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
pitch and Toss.

The professor happened in at the
doctors the other morning and found
him polishing the belongings on the
sideboard.
Improving the shining hours, are
you?" he said.
mo, SIR" replied the doctor. I'm
improving the shining ewers."
"H'mT calculated the professor
"Whose are theyT
They're ours"
"Well, isn't that what l said g'-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Touching.

Jack-That young Simperly seems
such fragile fellow ! should hesitate
to touch him for fear he would break
Sam He wouldn't hesitate about
touching your If he was broke.-London
Telegraph.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
DsxI;oht onIv.

Mrs. Baker-Mrs Smith is wearing
light mourning. Bobbie- What is light
mourning. ma? Mrs Baker-lt's the
kind that permits you to go to matt
nees, but not to evening performances.
-Lippincott's.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
whv woman Are Like Tuoboat.,

Biggs- Why are the tugs on the Wis
consin river like the goods who walk
up and down State street? Mugs
And the answer Is? Biggs-Some toe
out and some toe in. Wisconsin
Sphinx.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
so cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers IS cts.
Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Word of Caution.

Never propose to girl by letter"
"Why not?"
81 did 1t once, and she stuck the let
ter in book she was reading and lent
it to my other girl"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

There are about twelve generations
of flies a year, the sexes about equally
divided, each female laying about 1000
eggs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Making Money
On the Farm
M.-POuItry Feeding
By G. v. GREGORY.
Author of Home Course In Modern
Agriculture"
Copyright. 1903. by American Press
Association
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association
. HERE are four main objects in
feeding poultry-to maintain

"HEhb are TOur mdIH ODJtCI5 III
feeding poultry-to maintain
life, to cause growth, to pro
duce eggs and to fatten. A
large share Of the feed given to any
animal goes to maintain life. 1t is
only when a fowl receives an excess
over that amount that it can grow,
produce eggs or lay on fat. Thus it
will be seen that 1t pays to feed lib
orally. The wider the margin over
the maintenance ration up to the
amount the bird is able to use the
greater will be the profit.
On the farm fowls will pick up
most of their food, at least through
the summer time. Yet even then they
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

What the wind gathers the devil
scatters. Greek ProVerb.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
How 10 Vote.

EAOW AZ OtOs
These amendments are Of vital ,
Importance to the fundamental
law of the state, and 1t is sur
prising that the people do not
take more interest in them. The .
amending of the constitution Is
of vastly greater Importance
than the electing Of some Old
cial.
At the top Of each amendment
two words will be printed on
the ticket to be voted. These
. words are:
; FOR
AGAINST
If you vote for the amendment
Just run your pencil through
) the word against in this way
AGAINST You will then
vote for the amendment.
There are five amendments
) on the ticket, ana you Will
need to mark out the word
against" in that way Ave
times where it occurs on the
; ticket to vote for all the
; amendments.
EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD
VOTE. In this case it is not
only a privilege, but a DUTY.
The election takes place at
. a SPECIAL election held over
. the entire state on
TUESDAY, SEPT. IA, 1909.
q L L 4. L 4. 4. L. 4. 4. -, 4.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

He who reforms. God assists Span
isb Proverb.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
A Reliable Remedy
FOR
CATARRH
EIV'S Cream Balm

Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

them.
Commission Is Praised.
The commissioners who drafted the
proposed reorganization amendments
were former Justice of the Supreme
Court Bennett Van SICKLE, than whom
no judge ever had greater experience
or was recognized as a man who was
more loyal to the interests Of the peo-
pie. With him were former Governors
Griggs and Murphy and Charles L.
Corbin and John r. Hardin, two dis
tinguished lawyers. They canvassed
the whole matter with great care to
secure public sentiment both within
and without the legal profession and
tried to formulate a system that would
be simple and meet with popular ap
prevail.
The present court of chancery is not
changed except in name. The chan
cellor still remains. as do the vice
chancellors, their title only changing
They are hereafter justices of the SUI
preme court. assigned to the equity
division, and l cannot see why they
should not, under a rule of the court
while sitting in the equity division be
STYLED vice chancellors to perpetuate
exactly as it is our present chancery
system.
Our chancery court and practice is
good. and it is gratifying that it is not
changed in effect or procedure in any
way by the proposed amendments. l
feel that if the people understood the
advantages of these amendments as
do there would not be vote against
them.
may be pardoned, after several
years of membership in the county
court. supreme court and court of ap-
peals. if l express my personal adher-
ence to these court amendments and
urge them upon the favorable consid-
Grafton of the people Of the state.
In addition to all l have here said,
the item of expense to the state by
adopting the court amendments will be
reduced over $50, 600 in judicial salaries
alAnA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-16

.ts.tttttttts.s.

The practically unhoard.of Seat
tie Athletic club track team made q
large sized noise las, Saturday aft.
ernoon. which was heard In athletic
circles as far cas-, a. BANGOR, Me.
Supposedly outclassod. the local
athletes won the annual champion.
ship games Of tho A. A. U. at the
A.Y.P. Stadium with such Ease
that their own trainer. Biii HAY.
ward. was surprised.
Il vas the east against the Neat.
and the west. and this particular
section Of the west. won. James
T. Sullivan. man who ought to
know. said Saturday afternoon.
You would have won even II the
Irish.Amofiean stars OF New York
had been entered"
Making clean onetwothrce
sweep Of the hundred yards. tax.
ing the 220 low hurdles. the half.
mile. the pole vault and losing out
BY the narroweat margin 10 other
events. II was small wonder the
Blue Diamond boys piled Up &c
points against 30 for their nearest
competition, tho Olympic club of
San Francisco.
Ono new worlds record went %.
Ralph Rose breaking his own mark
in the i6pound shotput with a
mighty heave OF s0.2s feet. Smith
son. the Portland wonder. tied the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-16
MORE MONEY
IN AN EIGHT
CLUB LEAGUE
Books Show That Portland
Northwest Club Clears
More Than Coast Team
is Good Ball Town.

PORTLAND. Or. Aug. Ia
Casey's Colts make moro money on
their northern trips In eight weeks
than the Beavers do when they play
IN the southern cities for nine
weeks. The Seals take more money
ont Of one series In Portland than
they do out Of a week IN San Fran
cisco and a week IN Los Angeles
All Of which was news TO Frank NJ
lsh. the Warwick VI the Pacific
Coast league. and which may 10 far
10 cause the organization Of an all
coast league for the coming season.
Frank ish Vas a Portland visitor
not 80 very long ago, and At that
time Judge W. W. McCtpdie
preached the subject Of allc0ast
ball TO him Tho California sack
holder Of tho southern teams gave
him the laugh Then Judge Ac.
Crsdie opened the eyes OF the Than.
ciai hacker from the southland. He
took the books Of the Northwest
league aud pointed some things out.
He showed that counting out all
receipts for games played By the
Northwest league In Portland.
Caseys team took more money In
ia northern games In Seattle. Ia
coma. Aberdeen. Vancouver and
Spokane than did the Beavers when
they went TO California cities.
Then tho iudge took tho books Of
the Beavers and showed lab a fev
facts that he did not know before
He pointed out that whom San Fran.
cisco came To Portland and played
for the 30 per cent end Of tho gate
receipts. Il took away more moaey
for that week than Il DID when Il
played its so per cent week 10 Ban
Francisco and a 20 per cent week
In Los Angeles.
Mr.. Ish decided TO stay a while
In the Northwest and s.e for him
self. and as a result Of his trip to
the northiAnd and the figures of
Judge Mecredie, Il IL now believed
Mr., lab will come hack firmly COZ.
vineed that an eighttnam Pacific
Coast league will be 4 winner. and
that he will DO ready 10 back II
when the question comoa ~ at the
end Of the season. II Ish decided
that II should be an eighttcam
league II will be that. for he Is the
money behind the throne IN tho
California baseball situation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-16
WIPED
UP THE EARTH
WITH THE P. |.
Edward Randolph Hughes
Shows Great Crit
Johnny Dreher Helps
Out With Clever Ruse.

The press baseballed yesterday
morning.
II happened Ut Duedale's ball
yard Kindly Donated. with bats
talho donated BY Dagi. and balls
donated by the A q. sphldlng
Coz, the players wearing suits
lalao donntedi
The opposing hosts were culled
from tho reportoflal HtAffH Of tho
Times and post.intelllgencar. And,
under tho Leadership Of Capt. Hank
liufmeator, the morning push. cap
tanned by roay-ohaeked Riley 0f tho
tribe OF Allen. was mhuled right
merrily TO the tnna Of . 20 q Had
tho contest run itH full course
thore Ia no telling what the score
would have totAied
Just before the last half " the
flfih. Louie H. Heffit. tho youthful
politician who aspirea 10 succeed
Hi Gu As councilman from the
Third ward, who acted a. official
cork pullor. discovered that two
cases Of soda water had boon con,
Humcd by the eomhaiantH and the
game was called on
u was a hot game while Il lasted
however During the warm up. an
oscited ian called attention 10 n
speok In the right meadow Hastily
procuring a telescope. the fan an,
u.ss....N .. = fa.sas..a.sa as.4f...a.. that
II waa Edward Randolph Hughes
Some few were nkepticai. aud M
ON. who was one Of tho rootora.
offered 10 bot 800 that Il was Por
tus Baxter. tho veteran sporting
writer but Hughes II was
KAh Meredith Anderson brayciy
mounted the mound for the P-i
pellet pastors As be tips the scale
In tho neiEhborhood Of 900 pounds
Kari nearly covered tho lnfield
After drinking q bottle Of soda
water. Chauucey kathbun Btrodc
oArelasniy TO the plate, hu, X
Meredith promptly whitfield him.
Midget" Hushaa picked out one
Of Andy'n noaterA and pasted II.
but hla host vas a slap 70 Short.
stop Jonkina, Hank Hurmralef
tried 10 scoop ANDY. but Little Jen'
kinn was again At the hole with a
trap
Tho morning crowd erammod
over two tailies In their half. be-
cause u pass. two steals and a
orncs Of errors In the second
frame. the evening seribsa got to.
Kethef and put over a pair Of runs
themselves Thomas reached first
when I'd Kelsey fell down and BIT
his Up. and than Freddie Wagner
uncorkad threobaEEur This
peevod tho Pf hafief. but when
Johnny Dreher blffat . bachelor.
tho Ro,und Ones disgust vas CON.
plete. In the fery nert sassion
the Tlmea crew Increased their
lead by three The sensation Of this
inning turned up when = Randolph
drew a pass I'd Hughes druN a
pass. y Randolph promptly stole
third. amid loud nolass by this
time y Randoiph's tongue waa
hanging out Foty Drcher. on the
tnlrd base coach limo. begged Ble