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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
THE MARITIME EXCHANGE.
II Keeps Posted on Every Vessel En-
gagged In Commerce.

II Keeps Posted on Every Vessel En-
gagged In Commerce.
It is a fact not generally known that
the arrival and departure Of steam
and sailing vessels engaged in COM
MERGE is reported daily from every
port In the world. Sitting in the Mari
time Exchange, you could tell at a
glance just what had transpired In
shipping circles of any port during
the past twenty-four hours. There Is
a report on every ship that has cleared
or entered. The report gives the name
of her home port, how many days out
her cargo, the number of passengers,
her consignors and consignees, her des-
tination and her captains name The
companies themselves and underwrit-
ers and forwarders station these agents
all over the map, and the agents are
like so many train dispatchers on land
reporting the movements of every
piece Of rolling" stock under the reign
of maritime law. The number of men
engaged on shore in the business OF
sailing ships is twice as great as the
number managing those same ships on
the ocean.
In any given company the organiza-
ton represents a great pyramid OF
brains and Drawn. authority percolat-
ing down through the maze OF detail
from the man who draws prtncely
salary studying the Mercator pro
lection to the stevedore who shifts
freight. Every man has his work cut
out for him.
Every steamer that floats is consid-
cred as a unit 1t is semi-independ-
ent state the moment 1t leaves shore
1t has it's orders just the same as 9
battalion Of soldiers on the battlefield,
and on its bridge walks the captain
who holds almost arbitrary power over
the destinies of his floating commn-
nity.-Bookkeeper.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
ANCIENT GUNS.
Remarkable Weapons That Were Used
bv the Turks and Chinese.

Remarkable Weapons That Were Used
by the Turks and Chinese.
At the siege of Rhodes the Turks
constructed mortars by following out
cavities in the solid rock at the proper
angle, and in the arsenal at Malta is
trophy of the long and glorious defense
Of Valetta in a Turkish gun, about
six FOUNDER, composed of a copper tube
coiled over with strong rope and "jack-
eted" with rawhide. In the same col
lection are some antique ''quick firers,
breechloaders, with small bores and
immensely long barrels, like punt guns.
The Malay pirates pat great trust In
the long brass swivel guns called
'1ela," and in Borneo these lelas were
used as kind of currency, large sums
being estimated In guns.
The Chinese cast excellent bronze
guns there is a fine specimen Of them
in Davenport dockyard), but so little
did they understand gunnery that in
the so called opium war" the forts of
the Bocca Tigris, defending the Can
ton river had the guns built immova-
bly, into the walls The Sikh gunners
opposed to England in the two PunJah
wars, though they loaded with amaz-
ing recklessness, shoveling in the pow
der from open boxes. stuck to their
guns to the last The blood Of the first
man killed was smeared on the gun.
and the whole detachment died beside
it sooner than retreat. = Chambers
JOurnal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

but she is gone. Whom did she go
WITH" Where is sheY'
81 cannot tell you. was of camp
ing"
"Mr. Hurlburt, / refused you my
daughters hand, but at the same time
l believed you an honorable young
man"
ST believe l am, SIR"
"And your daughter would do moth
ing to dishnnor herself or her dear old
daddyY' said Miss Nellie as she sud
denly appeared and sank down at her
fathers knee.
''You-you back again. he gasped.
''Why, I've not been away. l got
tired of my room and moved up into
the attic for change. It's just lovely
up there, only the mice made me afraid
nights. You didn't think your Nellie
would run away just because you were
a little cross, did your
"See here. l don't understand this a
BIT" said the major as he recovered
his senses.
And then came the last shock. His
sister came forward and said:
"Why, brother, it's easy enough to
understand They are in love with
each other and want your consent to
their marriage"
The major wouldn't have been the
major if he had given them his bless
ing then and there, but the records
show that he did within the next
month, and that was good enough.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
ALL NIGHT BAKERIES.
Where New Workers. Can Have Wants
Supplied at Any Hour.

Where New Workers Can Have Wants
Supplied at Any Hour.
Among the many places of business
of one and another sort that in great
city are kept open all night are bak-
cries.
The bakery is a peculiarly domes-
tic business establishment, supplying
mostly home wants, and as most peo-
pie work days and sleep nights 1t
might be supposed that there would
be no occasion to keep bakeries open
nights, but here, where with the city's
manifold industries there must be
large number Of people working at all
times to keep things going, there are
bakeries that do keep open and find
trade at all hours.
Some of these all night bakeries
have lunch room attachments, where
people stop in to eat going to or from
work, while others do a bakery bust
ness only At either customers come
in at all hours of the night to buy
things to carry away, just as people do
at any hour of the day, for the people
who go to work at midnight or at l, 2
or 3 o'clock in the morning want bread
and bakery stuff before they go, just
the same as do those who begin their
labors at Z, or 9, and there is likely
to be in their neighborhood an all night
open bakery where they can regularly
supply their wants.
From to a. m. are the hours that
mark low ebb in the all night bakery
trade, but customers are dropping in
all night long.-New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
A FROG IN THE POT.
Vexlng Days of the Early. Tea Tax In
New England.

Vo&lH9 Lays OF Ino EdTlys leu a. ~
New England.
Tea was not brought over by the
first settlers. When the pilgrims land
ed at Plymouth tea was selling in Eng
land at from $40 to $50 per pound. 1t
was a luxury that had been known to
Englishmen only few years.
Early settlers got along without In
dia or China tea for long time. They
used roots, herbs and leaves found in
the fields and woods as a substitute
for tea. Sassafras tea was a common
drink.
Tea was advertised for sale in Bos-
ton in 1862 for the first time, according
to historians. In 1896 patriots began
to take the pledge not to drink tea be-
cause of the tax that the English gov
eminent placed on it. 1t became fash
ionable for patriotic ladies not to serve
India tea. but as substitutes therefor
Labrador tea" and Liberty tea"
Captain Page of Danvers forbade his
spouse to taste tea beneath his roof
as long as the tax remained upon it
but the strong minded and ingenious
lady assembled to the fat roof Of the
house, invited her friends to follow,
and there she served tea to them.
Some other ladies of the town Jared
less fortunately. They used to Dor
row for their tea parties the big tea
pot of the once famous Bell tavern.
One day, after drinking the forbidden
beverage, the master of the house I'M
expectedly walked In, jumped to the
fire, grabbed the teapot and turned it
over, and out rolled a big frog. The
jovial patriots at the Bell tavern sus-
pect1ng the use of the pot had placed
the frog In it. Some Of the danes
never drank tea afterward, for 1t made
them sick
Isaac Wilson of Peabody persisted
In selling tea, SO the Sons Of Liberty
seized him and compelled him to walk
about town penitently repeating:
I. Isaac Wilson, Tory be;
I, Isaac Wilson, 1 sell tea.
The celebrated Boston tea party was
followed by tea parties in other New
England towns. In Salem, soon after
the Boston party, David Mason was
suspected Of having had his negro
servant smuggle two chests of tea into
his home Patriots entered and
searched his house. They found the
tea. They gave it to boys who parad-
ed with it to Salem common and there
burned it.
Even after the Revolution trade in
tea was not wholly unrestricted. 1t
appears that in some New England
places dealers in tea were required to
take out license-Boston Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Too Much of a Tonic.

When Mr. Chinchin returned home
from Chinchin & Chinchin's the other
day he found his wife lying worn out
upon the sofa.
Nothing wrong, HOPPER he ex-
claimed.
''Pm afraid 1 shall have to stop that
tonic the doctor prescribed for Tom
N.Y." Mrs. Chinchin family murmured.
'sWhy? Isn't he any betterT' asked
Chinchin.
ooh, yes, but think the tonic must
be too invigorating. Why, he has slid
down the banisters six times this
morning, broken the hall lamp, two
vases, a water jug and looking glass,
tied a tin can to the cats tall and
scrubbed his name on the drawing
room paper. OF course it's very graft
flying, but don't feel l could stand
much more, so l think I-I'H stop the
tonic"
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anne home they were shining on the

came home they were shining on the
table.
"And now" said Aunt Judith as she
slipped her tea and watched Dick eat
the beefsteak and omelet which she
had purchased and had cooked with
her own expert hands-"and now l
want to make a proposition. l want
you to come back with me to Hillsdale
and. take care of the store for me and
live in my big house. Peggy can run
things at home, and you can run the
business, Richard, and I'll go and
travel, as l have wanted to do for
years. knowing that when come back
everything will be in order"
AS she beamed on them Dick rose
and put his arm about Peggy.
ITS awfully good Of you, Aunt Ju-
dith." he said huskily, "and we will
be glad to go to Hillsdale, and, please
God. I'll make a success Of myself
and we will keep the silver spoons for
the kid, and we will try to make our
lives as bright and shining as they are
won't we, Peggy, dear"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Dowries In India.

The custom of extorting dowries has
grown into the very fabric OF the So
cial life and is standing disgrace TO
the Bengal community. which has no
JUSTIFICATION to plead or apology to Of
fer. Tbs practice has now assumed
alarming propostiQps Of parents OF
boys extort1ng costly dowf!4es as con-
dition of marrying their sons. Fh1Re
marriage OF a daughter among Ben
gals has become an expensive affair.
and the amount in cash demanded by
the father or guardian Of the boy
and paid by the father or guardian OF
the bride varies with the educational
attachments Of the bridegroom.-Indian
Nation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Rats inside Bamboo.

The cutting down of clump Of
bamboos in the royal botanical gar
dens, Singapore, shows that the hol-
lows in the stems Of these plants may
afford dwelling place for bats. On
the splitting of joint three bats flew
out, and it was perceived that others
were within. Care was taken to pre-
vent further escape, and later exami-
nation of the joint revealed the pres
ence of twenty-three bats in the hoI-
low. -Four of these were adult females
and nineteen young ones. Other bam-
boo joints were also found to contain
a number of bats. The species Is
known as vesperugo pachypus.-Lon-
don Scraps
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
IN A COPPER CAMP.
It's Divisions Known as drill Town
and "Slaq Town."

It's Divisions Known as drill Town
and "Slag Town."
A copper camp has its own charac-
teristics peculiar and apart. 1t has
two distinct classes Of workmen-
the skilled miners. who work under
ground, and the smelter men, who
range from experience and scientific
training to unskilled day laborers.
More often than not they form sep
arate camps within the camp-"Drill
Town." as the ''slag pushers" call the
quarter given over to the men who
chit the drill" and "Slag Town or
Little Hades" for the smelter men.
The smelter is the heart of the camp.
In the community there is every va
riety of camp architecture, from the
tent pure and simple and the half
breed house." which is a tent foored
and boarded up along the sides to the
turn of the roof and fitted with "sure
enough door" that will lock, to the
hotel like a huge packing box with
rows and rows Of little, narrow win
dows set along the sides like polka
dots on shirt waist and fat roof
that does not reach an inch beyond the
sides, the whole painted faded green
and jaundiced over with the red dust.
A great copper camp grows slowly.
When there is town above ground
there is something like 1t below-tun-
nels, stations, Slopes, workings reach
ing out like streets and alleys to fol-
low the vagaries Of the lead. There is
no cutting Of rich ledge and going
on, no careless search for pockets" to
be robbed and left.
With scientific skill and mathemat-
teal precision each yard Of work Is
driven to open up the best road to ore
still beyond and to leave a safe and
convenient way by which it may reach
the surface. Nature has rooted her
wealth of copper deep in the earth,
and no haphazard methods win release
It profitably. 1t would amuse or be-
wilder an old time gold miner to see
the care and economy practiced in
modern copper mining-the small saw
ings. the constant search for better
methods Of handling, the struggle to
eliminate waste and utilize all the by
products.-Out West.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

"What do you thinkY' he beloved
as they drew up to the steps. They
didn't 90 to Worthwhile. They took the
5:2e train for the city and were mar
ried there. Had the impudence to
send me a telegram, Nixon did, ask
ing my forgiveness. Ny forgiveness,
mind you-confound his impertinence!
So you've had your trip for nothing!
'Have weT' said Jimmy, helping
the blushing Nell from the car. "Oh.
I'm not so sure Of that, colonel. Step
into the library with me, if you will
I've something important to tell you.
Matrimony seems to have struck this
family today in veritable epidemic
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

The acetylene lighted buoys Of the
Swedish coast keep In action seventy
days without renewal of the single
tubes Of fifty liters Of dissolved acety-
lene. Ingenious automatic lighting
makes this possible. A bright reflect
ing surface and a black absorbing one
give unequal expansion by daylight,
thus closing a valve and shutting on
the gas, but at night this action ceases,
the valve opens. and the gas, automat-
ically lighted, continues burning
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

Like most oriental races, the Japa-
naea regard women as the inferior SEX
and the Japanese woman cheerfully IN
dorses the doctrine. Il once" said q
globe trotter, ''sat down to dinner at
I hotel in Vancouver where there was
q Japanese waitress. With me at the
table were two Canadian women; but,
"a nv surprise. the waitress not only
gave me priority in serving the meal,
hut was very particular in seeing that
7 had the largest portion Of every
thing. | was rather puzzled until l
remembered that In japanese eyes !
was as man, regarded as far more
important than a woman and treated
accordingly"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Insurance From Italy.

Insurance came from medieval Italy
1t is believed to date from the six
teenth century, and at that time 1t
was known in Florence. The Romans
did not know insurance. The nearest
they came to 1t was the practice of
company supplying the army to re-
ouire guarantee from the state
against the loss of ships But this
was soon abandoned. because damages
had been collected for sunken ships
too worthless to float
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
The canny Scots Sense Of Humor.

The Canny SCOTS oense OF TIuHIoT'
The reason a Scot does not laugh at
a Joke right away. says Dean Ramsay,
Is not, as is the popular fiction, that be
is 'slow in the uptake," but that the
canny man will not commit himself
He must think It over before he do
mates the exact amount of laughter
which the joke deserves. The Scot
minister, who is Scotlands common
public speaker, is aware, consciously
or instinctively, Of this trait, and bis
delivery Of an anecdote with q point
is a thing of unique art.
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The Proper Question.

The man with the CLASSY eye and
preternaturally solemn demeanor put
down a sovereign at the booking office
at Charing Cross and demanded
ticket. what stationT' snapped the
booking clerk. The would be traveller
steadied himself. ''What stations have
your" he asked, with quiet dignity
London Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
THE HORSE BREAKER.
How He Cured Valuable Animal Of
a Bad Habit.

0ad Tldblt.
The late Duke of Northumberland
once purchased a beautiful and valu-
able horse, but no sooner had his grace
begun to use him than he discovered
that the horse had one very bad trick
that of suddenly lying down when
his rider was on his back. This could
not be endured, so he ordered his serv-
ant to get the horse properly broken
in, says a writer In Chambers Journal.
Accordingly away went the groom to
a celebrated horse breaker in the city
Of Durham and, without mentioning
the animals particular frailty, left him
with a general commission to break
him in The next day the teacher of
horses rode out on an experimental
trip with the dukes favorite and pres
emily found himself gently rolled upon
the soil and the horse by his side, very
much at his ease.
"Oh," said the horse breaker, not a.
all embarrassed, sis that your Gus
tom?" So be provided himself the
next day with several strong stakes
and plenty of sound rope and took the
unceremonious steed to large field
adjoining Durham cathedral. Riding
round and round, the animal, accord
ing to his character, soon stretched
himself comfortably, rider and all, on
the green sods. Without saying a
word the horse breaker, getting up,
seized upon his wooden stakes, drove
them deep and firm into the ground all
around the willful brute and then by
means of the rope fastened him down
exactly in the position chosen by him
self, so that neither legs nor body
could stir one inch. OF course after a
time the horse was willing to get up,
but the teacher was willing he should
lie still, and there he kept him with
plenty of hay and water within reach,
for three days and three nights, him
self sitting on his back for most OF
the time, smoking his pipe. The horse
never again lay down with his rider
on his back.
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soIloitude.

"Charley, dear" said young Mrs.
Torkins. didn't you say that horse
you bought has a pedigreer
yes" was the complacent reply.
"Well, knowing how unlucky you
are with horses, I consulted a veteri-
nary surgeon. You needn't worry
The doctor says 1t won't hurt him In
the Washington Star.
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co

Leave MOORESToWN every 10 minutes
from 5.42 until 1912 a. M; then every 30 min
utes until 4.12 p. M; then every ID minutes UNI
til 9.42 p. M; then every 30 minutes until ll.l2
p. M; then every hour as per night car
Schedule
Leave FERRY sos, 5.3s, Cos, 6.S8 a. M; then
every 15 minutes until 9.38 a. M; then every 30
minutes until 1888 p. M; then every 10 minutes
until S38 p. M; then every 30 minutes until
l0.08 p. M; then ll.08 and 1208; then every
hour as per night car schedule.
Leave MERCHANTVILLE every minutes
from 582 q. m. until 927 a. M; then every III
minutes until 427 p. M; then every minutes
until 82 p M; then every 10 minutes until
il47 p. M; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at sos and 5.3S a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 5.5S a. M; then every
5 minutes until 8.58 a.. M; then every 10 min
utes until 358 p. No.; then every minutes I'M
til 7.58 p. M; then every 10 minutes until l2O8
midnight then every hour as per night car
schedule
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Leave Moorestown, l.02. 202, 302, 4.02 q. M
Leave Ferry, sl.08, 2.06, sos, 408 q. 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, 1909-08-24

'There," said Borem, that's what /
think you should do In the matter. I'm
no lawyer, but this is just little bit
Of advice that costs you nothing. What
do you think of itP'
well" replied Wise, FITS worth it !"
-Exchange,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Wei, plaeed.

Bacon-That Office seeking friend OF
yours has landed Job at last"
Egbert-Good! What has he landsdf
"He's keeper at the pesthouse."
'sWell, he's the right man in the right
place. Hes the greatest pest ] ever
knev."-Yonkers Statesman.
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"I am sealing this letter with 81
lent kiss" he wrote to her. and just
then he dropped little OF the hot
wax on his thumb and let out howl
Of pain that could be heard clear
around the corner.-Cleveland Plain
noaloP
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"Oh, John, don't you wish we could
sit here and spoon foreverT
"Yes, dearest But let's go now.
think | hear the dinner bellI'-Boston
POST
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24

Miss Hunt didn't know that Miss
Flash was college graduate, did you?
Miss Blunt-To be sure did. She is
one of the aluminium of Vassar.-Bos-
ton Courier.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
A Criticism.

HE said this skirt of mine was
perfect symphony"
Maybe. but it's not well conducted"
"What do you meanY
at drags."- Cleveland Leader.
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Psychology Of Dreams.

Dreams go by contraries, but they
nearly always agree with what we
eat.-Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Outdoor Trimmings.

"Tell me something"
"WellY'
whats an al fresco lunch?"
"a lunch served with caterpillars In
stead of flies" -Louisville Courier
journal.
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TIL. RaaI Want.

what we want is square deal"
"Oh, we'll compromise on that In
pinch. What we really want is a
shade the best of it. louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
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Worth the PrIee.

1t costs the devil little trouble to
catch the lazy man.-German ProveTb.