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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-07-13
CUPID VERSUS
HER ART,
After the Explanation the Studio
Plans Were Abandoned.
By HELEN J. WOOD.

"See here, Connie, can't go step
farther. If you want to carry out
the rest Of your program for today
you will have to do it by yourself.
am tired out And here are these home
papers l have been carrying around
all morning without even a chance to
glance in them"
Mrs Curwin emphasized her remarks
by sinking down on one Of the benches
in front of the Pavilion des Arts In
dustrieux. Soon she was buried in her
papers, quite forgetful of foreign sur
roundings.
One glance at the daughter showed
that she was the general Of the little
exploring party. Filled with deter
mination to see everything at the ex-
position, she had been personally in
Quoting" her meek minded mother for
a week. Mrs. Curwin was laundering
for the a1lurements Of the French
shops, but Connie had been resolute.
The exposition first and Paris after
ward was her motto.
But today she was wise enough to
overlook this sudden characterization.
Besides, she was tired herself. So
there she sat, idly watching the stream
of passing people. What contrasts in
figure and costume met her eye-Eng
ish, Turks, Hindoos. Japanese and,
more numerous than all, Americans.
Connie saw her compatriots with
thrill of pride-the girls so much more
beautiful than their foreign sisters, the
men so tall and broad shouldered. oh,
the American menl She would choose
them every time. A tender smile part
ed her lips. Her mothers voice broke
her reverie:
"Why, can't believe my eyesl Well,
well!' And she paused as If overcome
Connie leaned over and read the ex-
citing paragraph:
"Mr. and Mrs Van Ingen announce
the engagement Of their daughter
Maud to James Workman Pennington
of this city"
Connie started in spite Of herself.
"Jiml And he never told me!''
That's just what I'd like to know.
How did he ever work it up in such a
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Freaks Of Fiqures.


Some person Of a mathematical turn
Of mind has discovered that the null
tiplication Of 987654321 (Which, you
will observe. are simply the figures
to 8, inclusive, reversed by 40 gives
A, Az, IA. AS. Reversing the order Of
the digits and multiplying 123456789
by 45 we get a result equally curious
viz, $3.50, 500, sos. If we take 12345-
6789 as the multiplicand and, inter-
changing tire figures in 45 SO as to
make them read "a. use the last num-
Der as a multiplier the result win be
6,666, 666, COG. Returning to the multi
plicand 987654321 and taking "a as the
multiplier again, the result will be 3d.
1888 ,333, 1874, all threes except the first
and last figures, which together read "a.
the multiplier Taking the same null
tiplicand and 81, the half of "a, as the
multiplier, the product is 1896, $685.
o67, all 6s except the first and last
figures, which together read 81, the
multiplier Now interchanging the or
der Of the figures 27 and using 72 In
stead as a multiplier and 987654321 as
the multiplicand we get as product
Till, Hip. all ones except the first
and last figures, which together read
72, the multiplier.
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dasfing high. There was music, toe,
just as on that other night, but Lisa,
shimmering in pale green, with the
string of pearls close to her white
throat and nesting in her yellow hair
Lisa
81 claim the privilege Of an old
friend" A musical voice spoke close
to his ear as he leaned on the railing,
and some one touched his arm.
1t was Lisa. He knew it before he
turned to see her In pale, shimmering
green, with pearls at her throat and In
the same fair hair. She smiled at him,
too, In the old way, with little dimples
about her mouth and her sensitive lips
moving ever so slightly. though her
face was in repose.
How pretty she wasI Incomparably
prettier than that other night and with
a sweet, womanly dignity which puz-
zled him. What had come to her to so
beautify beauty. to so intensity lowell
ness?
He forgot the years and deeds that
lay between that faroff night and this,
like leaves between the covers Of a
book, remembering only as it were the
preface that once she had loved him,
that he still loved her. the crown Of
any mans life.
''Lisap' he cried, his face aglow, his
hands extended. "Lisar'
"Dreamingy' she laughed. Then the
little hand pulled at his sleeve as the
other reached toward two men in the
shadows. One Of them was strong and
fine and one was young and handsome.
Il want you, Seth,' she said, ito know
my son and my husband"
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Iundvfoot and His snuff.

The shop of a Dublin tobacconist
named Lundyfoot was destroyed by
fire. While he was gazing dolefully
into the smoldering ruins he noticed
that his poorer neighbors were gath
ering the snuff from the canister. He
tested the snuff for himself and dis
covered that the fire had largely i'm
proved It's pungency and aroma. This
was hint worth profting by. He Sc
cured another shop, built lot of
ovens, subjected the snuff to heat
ing process, gave the brand a name
and in few years became ricL
through an accident which he at first
thought had ruined him. 1t was Lun-
dyfoot to whom the great orator and
wit. John Philpot Curran, suggested the
celebrated motto to the coat of arms
emblazoned by the successful tobae-
conist upon the panels of his carriage.
a motto which had its meaning in
Latin and English and was significant
In both, "Quid Rides" (who laughsl
"Quid," 1t may be mentioned, was a
nickname bestowed on tobacconists at
the time, owing to prominent article
in their stock of trade
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Not EntireIv undisputed.

The case before the court was one
involving the ownership of tract of
land, and the attorney for one of the
parties to the suit was cross examin-
ing witness. "Now, Mr.. Grimshaw,' .
he said, 'the property on which you
live was originally a part of the TWEEN
ty acres in dispute, was it notY
eyes, SIR"
"And your title is based on the orig
inal title to that land, presumeY'
"Yes, sir"
"How long have you resided there?'
lover twenty-one years."
"Have you had-now, mark me
have you had twenty-one years undis-
puted possession Of that propertyT
The witness hesitated moment.
Remember, Mr.. Grimshaw," said
the lawyer, raising his voice, that you
are under oath. Have you had twenty
one years undisputed possession Of
that property"
''It has been disputed once, and only
once" answered the witness. 81 found
nest of bumblebees in my back yard
one day last summer"
In the general laugh that followed
this answer the lawyer subsidized
Youths Companion.
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A FINDING OF HEARTS
Financial Reverses That Brought
Their Recompense.
ex MARION cHoLMoNpELEY.

BY MARION CHOLMONDELEY.
copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
Press.]
The big automobile Jared slightly
as it went over the crossing, and the
woman, tucked in one corner of the
cushioned seat which would have held
three comfortably, frowned. Little
things had q wonderful power to an
noy Marcia Weatherby.
Always she had had more than she
wanted, and the deprivation Of having
nothing to wish for is a far greater
one than the ordinary person i'm
AGNES. From a girlhood home Of lux
ury she had gone to one even richer
in the comforts Of life when she mar
ried Jack Weatherby five years before.
Her path was hedged by people pa
tiently waiting to do her will, to
smooth all roughnesses, to anticipate
her very thoughts. Yet her latent ir-
ritability had grown, fed by weari-
ness which was becoming chronic.
And Jack himself was no less bound
and hampered. She realized dimly
that he, too, was helpless through du-
ties and demands custom had fastened
on him.
Today as she rolled swiftly along she
was overwhelmed with a sudden
swift vision of the emptiness of it all.
They were forever doing things about
which they cared nothing at all SIM
ply because 1t was expected of them
to do so. And further and further
apart would they grow, even as the
last five years had shown her. Marcia
Weatherby bit her lip to keep back
the tears, for she had cared deeply for
Jack when they were married. Per-
haps she will now, but she never had
the leisure to even wonder about it
And he-his kindness seemed abstract
ed, secondary.
The machine turned noiselessly into
the drive leading up to the big pile she
called home She knew just the proc
ess Of entering it. First the chauf
feur would open the door Of the car
and help her to descend, the huge
front dooi. would swing open, disclos-
ing the footman with his chin at the
correct angle, and at the door of the
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Startled the Tailor.

A London tailor was once measuring
DR.. Parker, who had a quaint sense OF
humor, for an overcoat, when sud
denly the doctor broke forth in his
most sepulchral voice:
'Can you measure the ineffable7"
The assistant looked up and saw that
the doctor was extremely grave. He
said:
81 beg your pardon. sir"
The doctor raised both his hands
with grand upward sweep and said:
"Can you measure the ineffable? Can
you comprehend the infniteT
"We'll make you nice coat, sir,
returned the puzzled assistant. Tap
ping the doctors shin, he said:
"That's about the length. sir?'
"Longern calculated the doctor in
determined tones.
"There, sir?''
LONGER Numbered the great man.
The tailor demonstrated. AS tech
meal professional he could give points
on tailoring to any preacher that ever
wore head.
"If you have it any longer, you
won't be able to walk" he remarked
conclusively.
The doctor looked on him compass
sionately and, once more extending his
arms toward the skies, said confiden-
tally
az don't want to walk; want to
SCARF
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Polishing a Diamond.

The polishing Of diamond Is very
slow process, because Of the great
hardness of the material; besides this,
the work must be frequently inter
rupted to allow the disk to cool. out
after It has become overheated by
friction. Each time a new facet Is to
be cut the diamond must be removed
from the dop and reset at another
angle, and the diamond cutter trusts to
his eye alone to guide him in this dell
cate adjustment, although In the case
of very small diamonds a magnifying
glass is necessary. The skill shown
in placing the stone In the heated
metal, sometimes with the bare hand.
is surprising. The regular brilliant
has fifty-six facets, besides the table
and the collet-thirty-two above the
girdle and twenty-four below-but as
eight facets are first formed, both
above and below. each of these being
recut into three or four smaller ones.
there are considerably more than fifty
six separate surfaces to be cut.-Dr.
George +. Knns In Gepturx
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Opportunitv,

In one of the old Greek cities there
stood long ago a statue. Every trace
Of it has vanished now, but there is
still In existence an epigram which
gives us an excellent description of IT,
and as we read the words we can sure
ly discover the lesson which those wise
old Greeks meant that me statue
should teach to every passerby. The
epigram is in the form Q converse
ton between traveller a. the statue:
what is thy name, o 4-at-1eT
II am called Opportunity"
'Who made theeY
"Lysippus."
''Why art thou on thy toesT
ITO show that 1 stay but a moment"
"Why hast thou wings on thy feet"
''To show how quickly l pass by"
'But why is thy hair so long on thy
forehead2"
''That men may seize me when they
meet me-"
'Why, then, is thy head so bald be-
hindu"
ITO show that when l have once
passed cannot be caught"
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A mania for speculative assurances
on the lives OF public personages pre-
vailed in England during the eight
eenth century. Warren Hastings, the
pretender, the rebel lords or the I'M
fortunate Admiral Byng answered
equally the purpose of speculation, and
there were also regular quotations on
the lives of notorious highwaymen.
Sir Robert Walpole at one period Of
his career, when his life was endan-
gered by popular tumults, was insured
for many thousands, and when George
II. fought at Dettingen % per cent was
paid against his return. Such specula-
tive assurances were, however, largely
checked by the gambling act Of 1774,
which made insurable interest neces-
sary condition for valid policy.-Ar-
QOQaut
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pronnina the Curtain.

"No, Mr.. Slowun," said the fair pos
SCISSOR of the square chin, Il must re-
spectfully decline to become your 9th
er half"
"But why?" asked the astonished
young man, who had believed that he
was the favored one.
Because" replied the female ex-
tender of the frosty digit, ''the man
marry must be brave and fearless.
Tonight you let out the information
that you have loved me for five long,
weary years, but have not dared men
ton it until the present meeting. A
man who his no more nerve than that
would hide under the bed while his
wife went downstairs to interview a
burglar who was making raid on the
family larder. Therefore, Mr.. Slowun,
l will work the piano for little slow
music while the curtain drops on the
farewell scene. You will find your hat
on the usual peg of the hall rack.
Good eveningr'-London Mail.
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A Written opinion.

A portly and pompous man once held
a commission as brigadier general of
militia and a license to practice law,
neither of which he had much occa-
sion to use. He finally had case be-
fore the supreme court and proudly
hoped to see his name in the reports
as counsel for the plaintiff above a
long and elaborate opinion of the court
When his case was called on opinion
day he was enraged to hear the sim
pie announcement from the bench, "Af-
f1rmed."
After the court adjourned he went to
Judge Mckinney, whom he knew well,
and said, Judge, l thought that the
supreme court at least would obey the
law"
wherein has the court failed 70
asked the judge.
''The law requires that a written
opinion be delivered in every case this
court tries, and none was delivered in
this case"
The Judge had the rolled record
brought to him and glanced at the bot
tom of the page. Placing his finger
on the abbreviation ARD" he said
to the ambitious general: "See there!
Ard Isn't that written opinionT
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1--WE always wondered little how
Amos Dore and his wife got along
really" Aunt EN- Macomber said
frankly. "Some in the neighborhood
said they'd never overheard a single
loud or cross word on either side, but
Lie Daniels always stuck to 1t that
Amos was as mis'able at home as a
man could be-
HE never spoke right out till Amos
died and Mis- Dore went back up
country to her folks. Then he let
out"
"WhatY' queried Aunt Ems visitor.
'Well, Amos worked logging along
side of Lie every winter, and sum-
mers they hayed together most al
ways, and it seems" said Aunt EN-
impressively, that Amos complained
of his shoes hurting him about all the
time. Finally Lie asked why he wore
tight shoes.
"Why don't you get a pair big
enoughr says Lie one day.
"'Well, I'll tell you,' Amos says.
When / wear tight shoes | forget all
my other troubles YOUTHS Com
panion.
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DIVIDED WAYS.
What a Chance Meeting After
Many Years Revealed.
Rx SUSAN 4. MORLEY.

BY SUSAN n. mOhEErs
copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
Press.]
"There's not another such stretch on
the whole sound" Lisa was saying
gayly. "For miles it's this same way
so level that at low tide we could, If
we chose, pass dry shod, like the chill
dren Of Israel, to the other side, which
means to yon island. In fact, it's our
favorite"-
A whirring black cloud, startling the
horses, rose suddenly from the edge Of
the water as they turned a sharp
point, and Seth Eckles, who was no
horseman, had all he could do to keep
his seat.
STORMY petrels." laughed Lisa. 1.-THE
beach takes its name from them, they
haunt it in such numbers, you know.
If you could stay another month, Seth.
we'd make a rider Of you. It's bet
ter sport any time, warrant, than
those new CLOSED games you talk so
much about"
Eckles, who was comfortably settled
in his saddle again, listened to the
pounding of the hoofs on the hard, wet
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With this laudable object in view
she soon became a familiar figure to
all the curio dealers. Connie was
usually the interpreter, but If, as often
happened, she did not care to go Mrs.
Curwin never lacked the courage to
go alone. Each day she came home
with some new treasure, and the girl
had not the heart to spoil her delight
by reminding her that they already
had enough traps to fill two ordinary
studios.
These were weary days for Connie,
and yet she was too proud to conf1de
her sufferings to her mother. What
good would it do anyway to disturb
that serenity? And she had had no
word from Jim in answer to her note
Small wonder, for what could he say?
And yet-and yet-he might have
She had been sitting on bench In
the Jardin des Tuileries, and now she
rose with start and tried to enjoy
the fountains splashing and glittering
under the July sun and the pretty
French children with their bonnes in
peasant caps.
AS she glanced down the path she
saw a well dressed American looking
from side to side as if in search of
some one. Her heart gave leap. He
looked like Nonsense! She was al
ways imagining that she saw him.
The gentleman came directly toward
her There was no mistaking him
now. It was Jim.
She gazed at him. Then the glad
light died from her face.
"You! Herer' she said slowly.
Gust got in from New York." was
the cheerful reply. Found your moth
er on the Rue de Rivon, SO here am"
And he took her unresisting hand.
you don't say you're glad to see
me- That's rough when a chap comes
SO many miles to see you, dear"
The dear" acted like an electric
shock Wrenching free her hand, she
faced him with blazing eyes.
''You know you ought not to be here.
You ought to be at Newport with
Maud"
forgotten the people, forgotten every
thing but the white, tense face of the
little American girl.
Connie, dear, it's all dreadful mis-
take, and came over just as soon as
l could arrange it to tell you the truth.
It's Cousin James, from Colorado, who
is engaged to Maud, and the stupid
newspaper made the error. But I
never guessed you'd care so much,
dearest"
Mrs Curwin found them at the PEN
sion sitting in the dusk AS usual, her
arms were filed with bundles
Connie" she cried tr1umphantly, II
have found the greatest bargains for
your studio-a pair Of bellows and
leather cushion and"-
"Studior' Jim interrupted. Some
how Connie had forgotten to tell him
about her winter plans.
He listened to Mrs Curwin's explain
atoms with a smile.
81 guess Wen be making use Of all
these things In New York, won't we,
CONNER
And Connie smiled back yes"
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sIespina Car Trips.

81 have noticed one thing about
sleeping car journeys" he remarked,
''and that is that 1 always sleep bet
ter coming home than l did going
away. Whatever may be the cause,
such is the case. Sometimes leaving
home man has worries or thoughts
that won't let him rest easily, and by
the time he finishes his work in the
place he went to his mind has swung
around all right again. 1t doesn't
make the slightest difference whether
l have an upper or lower berth when
l make the trip away. Then l can't
sleep. On the contrary, can sleep
anywhere on the way home. New
York Sun.
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that had the air Marcia's clothes could
not avoid having. There was color in
her cheeks, a sparkle In her eyes, and
she laughed like girl as she ran
down to meet him. Arms about one
another, they turned to watch the sun
set across the distant mountains and
were silent before the glory Of 1t.
AS the chill of coming evening made
itself felt they turned toward the
house, a peace enveloping them which
needed no words.
"And you thought" Marcia said
proudly, 81 couldn't do it, JackI That
didn't mean til 1 love the lifer"
"You are wonder, Marcia! And SO
am 1, if you did but know itv he said
half seriously. '"The best of it all.
dear, is that we've found how much
we really are to each other. There's
time for that out here in this spacey'
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The American Youth.


If the truth were told most young
American men are not especially inter
esting. They do not keep up their
reading. They have national OBJ
tundity when it comes to music, to art,
to literature, nor do many of them
take any of these things at all serious
ly. The young among them are not
good conversationalists. Our cleyerest
men are monologists pure and simple.
They lecture admirably. They are
born orators along modified lines. They
are inevitable story tellers. None Of
this is conversation, and women like
conversation, like its courtesies, which
at least pretend little interest when
their turn comes in the game. Knowl-
edge of people and affairs outside our
own country pricks more than one
bubble about our young men.-Anna
A. Rogers in Atlantic.
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A Junction City man told of re-
mark made by a woman at whose
home number Of people took supper
one night during political campaign
in Sumner county. This particular
woman, though young in years, was
the mother of seven children. Nat
urally the children were reasonably
close to ore size When the "cam-
paigners'' went into the woman's
house one of them noticed the bunch
of children and said to the woman in
a friendly way, 'These all yours, or is
this a picnic?' 'They are all mine, :"
she replied YEARLY, ''and it's no pic
kansas City Journal.
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She Knew the Day Well.

A poor little faded woman had been
brought into court as witness In case
involving very important issues. The
entire case depended on the fact that
a paper had been signed on certain
day, and this the forlorn little woman
was prepared to prove.
'You saw the paper signedY' asked
the opposing counsel in cross examina-
ton.
Yes, sir"
"And you take your oath that it was
the 18th Of AugustT
81 know it was, SIR"
The lawyer, who thought another
date could be proved, assumed an ex-
asperating smile and repeated her
words.
"You know it was7 And now be SO
good as to tell US how you know it."
The poor little creature looked from
one countenance to another with wide,
sorrowful eyes. as If she. sought under
standing and sympathy; then her gaze
rested on the kindly face of the judge.
II know she said, as If speaking to
him alone, because that was the day
my baby "-Pearson's Weekly.
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His Worthless Son.

There lives an old negro truck farm
er in Alabs ma who has frequent occa-
sion to reprove his children for their
lack of industry.
"Yo' suttinly is wuthless son." the
old fellow declared one day to his old
est. Its a doggened good thing TO-
yo' / amt rich nigger~
"What yo' talkin' bout, pap?" asked
the son. ''What yo' think 70 do denY'
I'D disinherit yo'! OATS what do"
exclaimed the old man wrathfully.-
Lippincott's.
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Mrs. Gillet-So there is a tablet in
your transept to her memory. Did she
do anything to bring people into the
church? Mrs. Perry-Well, she wore
new hat every Sunday for three
years.