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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

The racing yesterday brought out an
other big crowd which thoroughly en-
joyed the sport. The Hall Stake, at a
mile and a quarter was the feature,
and everybody was curious to get a
sight Of Hildreth's F'itz Herbert, the
horse of the year which had been sent
down from New York especially to win
this event. The public saw a grand
looking horse. and one which ran just
as well as he looked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07
Good Games Coming.

Either way you take It Washington is
assured of two good games of football
this week-George Washington-V. P l.
on Friday and Virginia-Georgetown on
Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

The seventh race nas the bumper field
Of fourteen. The winner viii be hard
TO pick. but Spellb0und and Neoskaleeta
look as good as anything.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

The sixth event is another close race
and should make a great contest OsOr-
ine Spanish Prince, Cunning and Ros-
trum should all go well
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.-Pimlico winds
up tomorrow with the best card of the
meeting, and one of the best cards ever
offered In Maryland. Seven races are on
the program. and each of them, bar
ring perhaps the Bowie. is sure to fur
nish a cracking contest.
The feature scheduled tomorrow is the
Bowie stake, at two miles. Eight are
carded 70 go, and OF these the mighty
Fitz Herbert stands head and shoulders
above the rest. He should win by him
self. although Juggler or Arondaek may
get the place
The Consolation Handicap Steeple-
chase is another swell event, with
field of nine clever jumpers. Mr.. Nc
Murtrie's AIgie has the speed, and II
he fences we'll should win handily. Da-
era or VilhalIa may get the place
The opening event, at six furlongs,
brings out twelve crack tWo-year-olds
and looks very open. The Schneider colt,
Saeger. if he is as good as claimed,
may win, with Busy a likely candidate
for the place.
The second race, at mile and forty
yards, Is eorneracker, and the one
that wins here will have to step some.
Jack Atkiu has the foot, and II he can
go the distance ought TO win. Dreamer
look like the place horse. but he will
have High Private to beat.
Nine maiden tygo-year -olds are booked
for the fifth race. and Of these Zymole
and inspired. look good.
The sixth event is another close race
and should make a great contest OsOr-
inc, Spanish Prince, Cunning and ROs-
trum should all go well.
The seventh race nas the bumper field
OF fourteen. The winner will be hard
TO pick. but Spellbound and Neoskaleeta
look as good as anything.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

Nine maiden two-year are booked |
for the fifth race, and Of these Zymole /
and Inspired look good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

What a wonder Nine. Steinhei would
be as a Washington baseball reporter
explaining how it happened
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

HcAIeer having disposed of the yarr
shout HObe Ferris coming here-neXt!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-07

Here's hand TO the George Washing
<eTq fnaflac / team ffr its remarkably in
feresting game against the Cal isle In
dians, The fact that George Washing
ton University was beaten only 3 20 .
fs a source of congratulation in itself,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
rha ches. Automaton.

Baron Kempelen Of Hungary began
to astonish the civilized world Of Eu-
rope about 1853 with his chess auto
nation. This was apparently a figure
controlled by mechanical devices and
which was able. notwithstanding the
fact that apparently no intelligence
was concerned in its movements and
decisions, generally, to beat its human
antagonists The cabinet connected
with the automaton appeared entirely
too small to contain hidden operator.
And yet it did conceal a man who was
an expert chess player. He was a
Polish patriot who had lost both Of bis
Iegs-perhaps in the recent war over
Poland. This man. Woronsky by
name. was an expert player. With
him hidden in the cabinet and yet
really on the spot the rest was easy.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
Ne In the Country.

In the country every morning OF the
year brings with it a new aspect OF
springing or fading nature, new duty
to be fulfilled upon earth and new
promise or warning in heaven. NO
day is without its innocent hope, Its
special prudence, its kindly gift and It's
sublime danger, and in every process
of wise husbandry and every effort OF
contending or remedial courage the
wholesome passions, pride and bodily
power of the laborer are excited and
exerted in happiest unison. The COM
partnership of domestic and the care OF
serviceable animals soften and enlarge
his life with lowly charities and disci-
nline him in familiar wisdom and I'M
boastful fortitudes, while the divine
laws Of seedtime, which cannot be re-
called: harvest, which cannot be has
tened, and winter, in which no man
can work, compel the Impotence and
coveting of his heart into labor too
submissive to be anxious and rest too
sweet to be wanton.-John Ruskin.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

When out hunting everybody should
be dressed as a gentleman, and the
most detrimental thing to fox hunting
is the modern innovation (really gross
laziness and an insult to the hunt and
the MASTERY of young gentlemen com
ing out dressed in rat catching clothes,
shooting caps and fancy costumes OF
their own, and much harm is done.
There is nothing the farmers dislike
SO much as this habit, for they never
know whether such persons are rough
riders or gentlemen or people from the
towns or who they are galloping over
their land and over their fences.
There is but one proper and legiti-
mate fox hunting dress for gentlemen,
and that Is red and black coat, white
breeches, top boots and high hat, and
certainly thirty years ago nobody
would have dared to come out dressed
otherwise. Where the hounds belong
to the country, landowners are en-
titled to wear the hunt button, but l
do not think that this entities the sub
scribers to wear it unless they are in
vited to do so by the master or by the
committee, as the case may be.-"The
Highest Authority" in Baily's Maya
1fno
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
Wild Animals Asleep.

1t is always pretty sight to come
upon wild animals asleep, so graceful
are their attitudes. The fox curls him
self up with all the charming, luxuri-
GUS air of a cat. He rests his head In
the lap of the two front pads, then
twines his brush neatly round over his
long pointed nose. He is light sleep
er, but hares and rabbits are still more
easily reused.
We believe they sleep with their eyes
wide open. The uncapped lenses of the
eyes remain active through sleep, so
that any vision of danger impressed on
the retina conveys an automatic alarm
to the slumberer's brain. People are
sometimes puzzled when In open fields
they notice q dozen or more hare forms
within a few yards of each other.
They may conclude hares swarm in
those fields. Probably the reason for
the many forms is that hare likes to
face the wind when sleeping and so
scratches out many forms to suit the
winds changing directions.-St James
Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

The late Sir John Steel, who was
sculptor to Queen Victoria, was model
ing bust of Miss Nightingale when
an officer Of one of the highland regi-
ments which had suffered so cruelty in
the Crimea heard that the bust had
just been completed and was in Sir
Johns studio Many of the men in his
company had passed through the hos
pital at Scutari, and he obtained per-
mission from the sculptor to bring
some of them to see it. Accordingly a
squad of men one day marched into
the studio and stood in line. They had
no idea why they had been mustered
in so strange place. Without a word
of warning the bust was uncovered,
and then, as by one impulse, the men
broke rank and with cries of Miss
Nightingale, Miss Nightingalev' sur
rounded the model and. with hats off.
cheered the figure Of their devoted
nurse until the roof rang. So sponta
neous and hearty and so inspiring was
the whole scene that in after days Sil
John Steel declared it to be the great
est compliment of his life.
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His ReIief.

A drunken carter came into a car
rage of the Greenock train and sat
opposite a clergyman who was read
ing his paper. Recognizing the pro-
fession of his vis-a-vis, the carter In
little while leaned forward and in a
maudlin way remarked, 81 don't be-
lieve there's ony heaven"
The clergyman paid no heed.
do We hear me?" persisted the
carter. II don't believe there's ony
heaven"
Still the clergyman remained silent
behind his newspaper.
The carter, shouting his confession
this time loudly. said. Il tell We to
your face, and you're minister, that
/ don't believe there's ony heaven"
every we'll" said the clergyman. "if
you do not believe there is heaven
go elsewhere, but please go quietly
London Graphic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

There had been hotly contested
football game between the Steam Roll
ers Of the Benjamin Franklin school
and the Avalanches of the George
Washington school 1t was won by
the Avalanches After the game was
over and the contestants had returned
to their various homes one Of the he
roes Of the winning team complained
Of feeling of soreness in the lower
part Of his neck
Il didn't feel it until just now" he
said, ''but it hurts like sixtyP
His father examined it. 1t began to
swell and was very sore to the touch.
II believe your collar bone is broken,
my boy" said his father.
surgeon was hastily summoned
and made an examination.
eyes," he said, ''the bone is frac-
tured. How did it happen, Walter7
Do you remember anything about it p
"Why, yes" answered the boy. Il
remember that when tackled Skinny
Morgan 1 fell on top of him, and
heard something crack, but thought
it was his collar bone"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
Didn't Fall Quick Enough.

In a room on the top floor Of large
factory boy was amusing himself by
going through the bayonet exercise
with long handled brush in lieu OF
rife. His boss, coming quickly upon
him. gave him a box on the ear for
wasting his time.
The sudden blow caused the lad to
lose his balance and fall down the
hoist shaft; but, fortunately, he kept
his hold on the brush, the handle of
which, getting across the shaft, broke
his fall and enabled him to grasp the
chain, down which he slid In safety.
The boss was Mortified at the effect
of his action and rushed breathless
and gasping with fear down the eight
flights of stairs to the basement, ex-
pecting to find mangled body for
which he would have to account.
He was, however, just in time to see
the lad drop on his feet unframed; so,
aecovering his self possession and his
breath, he exclaimed:
''Want to be soldier. Ell? Well,
you're too slow for that. Why, man,
l can walk down all those stairs quick
er than you can fall down the hoist
shaft London Answers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
He Would Have It.

An old negro woman on the eastern
shore of Maryland was lamenting to
the son of her former master in slav-
cry days the fact that her race was
getting so fond Of chickens that they
were turning up their noses at pos
sum.
"Why, do you kno', Mars WILL" she
said, "dese newfangled niggers, sence
dey got to goin' to Ba1timo' an other
cities, come back down here an makes
out dey never did like possum. When
l was young niggers was fonder OF
possum dan anything you could set
befo' 'em. But now 1t looks like mig
gers is run plum 'stracted eff dey don
git chicken. It's chicken, chicken,
chicken, all de time wild 'em! Well, !
s'pose l oughten talk bout it too
much. for dat oldes' boy of mine, Bill.
he's dis ve'y minnit bout de fondes'
niger in de whole county Of chicken =
After a pause Of several moments
the old woman exclaimed, why, do
you know, Mars VIII, my Bill is dat
run mad over chicken dat he'll have It
eff he has to buy itP-Harpers
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
Chinese Maritime Notices.

John Henry Grey in his China
tells of the notices which decorate a
Chinese vessel.
On the masts Of the seagoing junks
are fastened strips Of red paper in
scribed with Chinese characters. Some
Of the notices follow:
''The mast is as a general command
ing 10000 soldiers"
"From every side Of the compass
may fair winds blow"
MAY this mast scorn tempests from
whatever quarter of the heavens they
may come"
On the poop a pavilion is built, and
over its doorway is chance for more
notices.
May the wind not cause angry wa
tiers to rise" MAY this vessel brave
the storms of hundred years"
There is always shrine on board,
and here the Chinese gods are APP
pealed to.
wherever this ship may sail, grant
her a prosperous voyage" Enable
us by trading to acquire wealth"
The very names Of the junks would
bring good luck If superstition could
weave an actual fortune-Good Sue
cess, Golden Profits, Never Ending
Gains
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
The psdiarss Of the Shirt.


Why does the being we call "gen-
tleman" wear around his neck band
of spotless wilderness and unbearable
stiffness, at his wrists similar instru
ments of torture and before his chest
a rigidly starched linen plate? No one
outside of a madhouse would call
these articles of apparel agreeable.
There is for the custom no reason at
all drawn from comfort, hygiene or
usefulness. There is, however, the
ghost of dead reason. Once upon a
time a gentleman" was presumed to
do no work, and he dressed to show
this by putting on these visible signs
that he never soiled his hands, sweat
ed his neck or bent his noble back. 1t
matters not that we no longer believe
in this definition of a gentleman. We
did believe once. Its ghost rules on.
No man is bold enough to appear in So
ciety without this impossible harness.
Only a professional humorist like Mark
Twain or some enc who wishes to
pose as a mild lunatic dares rebel.
Addison said that the man who would
clothe himself according to common
sense would find himself in jail with
in a week.-Frank Crane in Atlantic.
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His Plausible Excuse.

Magistrate-Fhis affair looks to me
more like common dog fight than a
case of assault and battery. You claim
that this man assaulted you and that
you did not even try to defend your
self, yet he bears the marks OF your
teeth in three places. How do you ac-
count for that?
Plaintiff-Well, 1t was jest like this.
He hurt me so when he was a-pound-
in of me that l had ter have sumthin'
ter bite on. or couldn't "a stood it.
Los Angeles Times.
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thing In It, after ALL"
There must be-" she assented soft

thing in It, after all"
There must be-" she assented soft
ly.
"And you will accept their decree?'
he asked. "You will marry me?'
II suppose that I must. since it is
the will of those over there" assent
ed the girl II meant to some time,
anyhow" she added half deiantly as
Paul caught her in his arms, and the
world hey was forgotten in the joy
Of the life right here.
Late that evening Paul smoked his
good night cigar in the comfort Of the
big armchair At his feet lay Bunch,
the English bulldog that was PauPs
constant companion. Bunch was fast
asleep on a rug, but he reused when
his master stirred.
Bunch" cried the jubilant Oxford,
''there was something in 1t, after all.
l thought that spirit thing was largely
matter of imagination, but I'm GER
tain that Lucy did not do the rapping,
and l know that I didn't 1t was a
clear case of spirits"
Bunch blinked an intelligent eye and
wagged his stumpy tail in assent.
Paul started as the familiar rapping
came again. Bunch's tail was pound
ing against the hardwood parquet Dor
der.
$50 you were the ghost. You wag-
ged your tail when we asked ques-
lions because you thought we were
talking to your
Bunchs stumpy caudal appendage
made answer again, and Pauls face
was wreathed in smiles.
eve must never tell Lucy" he eau
toned, and Bunch, almost asleep,
made an instructive effort to reply.
Feebly the tail wavered, and only once
did it strike against the floor.
That's no. and that goes" assent
ed Paul. You're all right, Bunch"
And Bunch solemnly raped out
eyes"
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"Don't ask me-" pleaded Hartley,
but the pirl persisted.
''You have a good voice and good
presence" he said slowly. you have
some crude ability, but that is all.
You lack the spark Of genius. Even
money cannot buy that"
"Then you think l will never be an
actress?" she asked with quivering
lip. Hartley shook his head, and she
turned away to the window, pressing
her brow to the cool pane, against
which the sleet ratified angrily.
For several minutes she stood thus
looking out into the whirling snow
and hail with unseeing eyes, while
Hartley silently watched her.
He would have given the world to
take her in his arms and comfort her,
but instiuctively he realized that she
must fight her battle alone. She was
the one woman in all the world to
him, and yet he dared not speak.
At last she turned, and now her eyes
were smiling, though her lips still
were drawn and white.
''Why struggle against unanimous
condemnation? You must be right.
she conceded. II never shall make an
actress, and you said that you never
would marry an actress"
I'D marry you If you were Bern
hardt and nuse in ONE he cried, "but
1 rather would marry just you, dear.
VIII you have me? In spite of the
blow that l have struck your pride
can you love meY'
II hate to marry a wife beaten" she
said. with a wan little smile, "but,
Frank, 1 think I'd rather have your
love than to be great actress, and
1 don't mind the notice-now."
Jimmie, coming in with card.
turned and fed precipitately.
81 used to think that Mr.. Murphy
had the best of 1t, goin' to prize fights
an ball games" he said reAectively,
"but guess it's Mr.. Hartley that has
the cinch. I'd rather kiss that pippin
than know the hull ball team"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

A distinguished entomologist, j. G.
Warburg. writes: "When was still
new to collecting. in the south of
France l discovered one day, to my
great joy, large female Of Saturnia
pyri hidden away in some bushes. The
specimen was the first l had ever
caught, and l decided. on account Of
its large body, to stuff it "a quite I'M
necessary operation; I have kept doz-
ems since unstuffed). The moth was
first apparently killed by being forced
into a cyanide bottle, where 1t was
left about an hour. The abdomen was
then emptied and the cavity filed
with cotton wool soaked in a saturat-
ed solution Of mercuric chloride. The
insect, pinned and set, was discov-
cred next day attempting to fly away
from the setting board"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
A M.w Will RnII.

Which isn't roll at all, because it's
a stick, owing to the manner Of its
making and to the present width Of
wells. 1t looks like stick of mint can
dy and is made Of six inch white satin
ribbon edged with half inch red satin
ribbon and then twisted in bias twirl
exactly like striped candy down
long pasteboard roll The roll has first
been covered with scented cotton, and
the whole thing has delicious look
when finished
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

A lady Of title, an ardent motorist,
is very unfortunate in the matter Of
spills The other day, by no means for
the first time. an engineer came to do
various repairs to the motor.
The little girl Of the house watched
and then remarked:
az think mammals very unlucky with
her motor. don't your
'Unlucky. did We say?" replied the
mechanic. 'Why, no; not particularly
unlucky. Her ladyship's alive, amt
sheY'
Eyes, Of course she Is" said the girl.
well" was the rejoinder, with an
expressive shake Of the head, "lots Of
our customers amt"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
cvn.v Earrinos.

Among all the other new earrings
that appear come the old fashioned
loops of gold, known as the gypsy ear
rings. They were offered by the leading
shops during. the holiday season, and
women are already wearing them In
the day as we'll as the evening.
The loops have no gems set In them.
They are large and heavy, hang close
to the neck and are clamped to the
ear with a small round ball.
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save him and that now you have come
back to me with your lips sealed,
claiming that you have failed and Of
fering no excuses for it."
Shacklett redeemed. He smiled rath
err vaguely and looked decidedly en-
barrassed. Twice he essayed to speak
and each time got no further than the
initial word The girl was watching
him closely.
"It-it doesn't change things any,
even if all you have said is true, and
I haven't admitted yet that it is true"
he said at last 1--WE lost my money,
and you see that
you have gained-gained something
else" she whispered.
The butler was telling the pretty
second girl about it below stairs.
els harm was around her." said he
disgustedly. Think of It'll And i'm
nothing but a common trampP
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09
East Indian Proverbs.

An old English proverb: Cut your
coat according to your cloth" The
following is similar proverb in In
dia: Look at your bed before stretch
ing your legs on It," Don't ask for
sauce in free boarding house" Is
another Indian proverb which is some
thing like the English proverb, BEG
CARS must not be choosers."
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A person of Note.

Colonel White-Your son is quite a
singer, isn't he. Busenbark? Brother
Busenbark- Yassah! Yassah! BEGGED
to yo' for AKIN. Dat boy, sab, am
suttingly de most malodorous culied
pusson in dis whole town.-Puck.
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unappreoiatsd.

The lady killer was boasting Of his
prowess.
zone girl whom l knew" he said,
actually died for love Of me. was
her last thought
They eyed him inadvertently.
81 should think" remarked one OF
them. ''that you might be anybody's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

Leave MOORESTOWN every 10 minutes
utes until 70 D. m; then every 10 minutes un-
til 9.42 D. M; then every 30 minutes until ll.1
p. M; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
Leave FERRY sos, 5.ss, sos. 6.S8 a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 9.38 a. M; then every "
minutes until 3.8s p. M; then every 10 minutes
until 8.S8 p. M; then every 30 minutes until
zoos D. M; then l1.O8 and 1208; then every
hour as per night car schedule.
Leave MERCHANTvILLE every minutes
from 5S2 q. m. until 927 q. M; then every III
minutes until Ar p. M; then every minutes
until S.27 p M; then every 10 minutes untli
l1.47 D. M; then as per night car schedule
Leave FERRY at sos and 5.38 a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 5-58 a. M; then every
s minutes until 8.5S a. M; then every 10 min
utes until 858 p. m; then every minutes un.
til 758 D. M; then every 10 minutes until H-Uo
midnight; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Leave Moorestown, 1.02. 202, 302, 4O2 q. M.
Leave Ferry, xl.08, 2.08, 306, 40S a. m.
xLast trip on Saturday nigh.
Connect with Mount Holly cars al StanWlck
avenue.