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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-12
Too Many Rivals.

As an instance of the abundance Of
claimants to the Spanish throne Senior
Emilio CASTELAR, once told that at one
of the splendid balls which Marshal de
MacMahon gave during the exhibition
of 1878 Queen Isabella of Bourbon met
King Amadeo of Savoy, who had re-
placed her on the throne Of Spain. She
invited the monarch to see her in her
little palace, near the Arc de Triomphe.
Amadeo, fiattered at this exhibition Of
affability. made haste to visit her. On
entering the palace he met the Due de
Montpensier. another claimant to the
Spanish crown. Hardly had Amadeo
saluted the royal hostess when she In
troduced to him her cousin Don Car
los" The kings establishment reached
a eliminating point when an usher, In
loud tones. proclaimed the entrance OF
his excellency the Marquis de Molins.
ambassador of bis majesty Alfonso
XII, king of Spain. This was too
much for the Italian prince, who found
himself face to face with SO many
rivals or their represen. g, ard.
taking his leave. he retired as soon as
pOssible.
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Kept His Feet Dry.

Extraordinary conduct on the part Of
two men upon seeing the body Of a
woman in the water was disclosed at
an inquest held at the Victory inn, on
the Hogs Back, Surrey. A farm labor
er named Sidney Smith missed his
mother one morning and on searching
found her lying face upward in road
side pond. He ran of, and another la
borer named Matthews, who passed
the pond. also ran away, neither max
ing any effort to pull her out. Mat
thews told the coroner he did not do
so, as he did not know if he would be
doing right
The Coroner-The poor creature
might have not been dead at that time.
You could easily have got her out.
suppose?
81 should have had to 60 up to my
knees In the water."-London Mail
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THE PILLoRY.

An English Writer'S Reflections Upon
Public Punishment.
Perhaps one of the few really demo
cratic Institutions ever created was the
pillory 1 do not say that it was hui
name institution, though it was GER
tainly more humane than our system
of silent Imprisonment. But being hui
name has nothing to do with being
democratic. You may have humane
and inhumane democracies, just as
you may have humane and inhumane
despots.
The point is that the pillory was a
real appeal to the people. If it was
cruel it was because the people were
cruel or perhaps justly indignant. The
people threw dead cats the less hui
manitarian, believe, threw live cats),
but they could throw bouquets and
crowns of laurel If they liked. Some
times they did. The argument about
the old public punishments cuts both
ways. The publicity was an additional
risk for the government as we'll as an
additional risk for the prisoner, and
this is specially true of the executions
for treason. 1t was no small thing that
half million men might possibly treat
as a martyr a man whom the king was
treating as murderer. that the prince
had to concede to every obscure ruff
fan exactly what that rufian probably
wanted most-fame.-G. K. Chesterton
in London News.
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POSED THE DEAD MAN.
Scheme of the Gamblers In Crock
ford's House In London.

Scheme of the Gamblers In Crock
ford's House In London.
Crockford, the proprietor Of a we'll
known London gambling house, was
made to play a queer role after he was
dead When one of Crockford's horses
was poisoned just before the Derby
the misfortune brought on an attack
of apoplexy, which proved fatal with
In forty eight hours. Now, many Of
Crockford's friends had staked large
sums on another of the gamblers
Oaks and which was disqualified by
the death of the owner. Only the peo-
pie In the gambling house knew of
Crockford's death, and 1t was resolved
to keep 1t q secret until after the race.
The servants were bribed and sworn
to secrecy, and the conspirators on the
day after the night upon which Crock
ford died had the body placed In a
chair at a window, so that people re-
turning from the track could see tn,
gambler sitting there. He was fixed
up to look as lifelike as possible and
through the window and partially con-
cealed from view by the curtains look
ed so natural that no one of the great
crowd which came cheering by the
house when on their return from see
ing Crockfords horse win the Oaks
suspected the trick.
The next ay it was announced that
Crockford was dead, but it was years
before the true story leaked out
Westminster Gazette.
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always thought he'd dor announced
the cook. But the family plate and
all other things were found to be safe.
"Um, um," replied Fred when his
sister had told him how she came to
hire the man and gave a description
of his looks. Hes no joker, but know
ing me and having seen you once
Um, um. Yes; he said he was coming
over on the marshes duck shoot
ing
Erred Deering, what on earth are
you talking about?" demanded Miss
Jessie, but he only laughed and then
drove to the village in the cart. His
mission was success, and he laughed
louder than before.
Say he said to a guest Of the inn
who had just been shaved and fitted
into a fashionable suit Of clothes,
''my sister thinks she's just the sharp
est girl in the state, and this will take
her down three or four pegs. Bailey,
eh! And they made you eat in the
kitchen with the cookl And you
weeded and hoed and moved and
never cracked smile? Say, it was
greatp'
And when the cart reached home
and the two gentlemen walked up on
the veranda where the ladies were sit
ting Fred uttered giggle and intro
duced his friend Give Bennett.
1t didn't take Miss Jessie more than
a minute to discover Bailey" in Ben
nets" clothes. She was hurt and hui
inflated and indignant, just as her
brother said she would be.
isis, you really deserve credit" her
brother said three months later. "You
picked out the best hired man we ever
had, and now you've picked out the
best brother-in-law could have
asked for. BY the way, don't you
owe him his pay yet at 81 per day."
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ana she was too truthful to be abTey TO
evade"-the professors tones cut like
shetland l am sure that If this gen.
tleman will investigate the stories he
has heard he will find that your source
of information was outside Of the
house. but that within the tale has
been spread by you, and you alone.
"And now" he proceeded, IT would
suggest that you apologize to Miss
PEELED to give you notice, and l am
sure that others will follow. One can
not afford to live where one is likely
to be held up In this way"
Mrs. Murdoch's eyes glanced warily
about the table, saw that popular
opinion was with the professor and
surrendered.
"Oh. of course" she said, II was
mistaken 1t wasn't Miss Patricia
THANK you" the professor said
gravely. land now, as we have only
our coffee to forego, l would suggest
that your boarders withdraw while
you satisfy this gentleman as to the
SOuECG VI yOuT HlOTludllOH.
He stalked out at the head of long
line, consisting of Mary Morris and
Williston and the six spinsters and,
at the very end, Patricia.
When they reached the hall there
was a little hubbub Of comment and
of laughter. under cover of which the
professor said to Patricia, I'D have
knocked her down If she had been
man."
Patricia's eyes were shining. "Oh,"
she said. ''how good you were to de-
fend me before all those peoplew
at wasn't entirely unselfsh," the
professor admitted. Il hoped might
win forgiveness"
And Patricia accorded it, and they
went for a walk together in the beauty
of the autumn twilight, ard when
they came back they were engaged.
81 am going to tell everybody" the
professor declared.
Patricia's eyes flashed their delight
but her lips were mutinous.
"Tattle-tale!" she teased and ran from
him, laughing, to the shelter of her
room.
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THE KANGAROO.
lts Hind Legs Are Most Formidable
Pair of Weanona

lts Hind Legs Are Most Formidable
Pair Of Weapons.
The kangaroo seems poorly provid-
ed by nature with offensive weap-
ons. His powers of biting are not
formidable, and his fore paws are so
weak as to seem almost rudimentary
members of little use His hind legs
are muscular and strong, but are ap-
parently of use only to assist flight
from his enemies. On these hind legs
is found, however, most formidable
weapon In the shape of long claw as
hard as steel and sharp as chisel-as
terrible to dogs as the scythe chariots
Of the ancients were to their enemies.
When run down the kangaroo, plac-
ing a tree behind him to protect his
rear, will seize in his fore paws such
indiscreet dogs as rush up to him
and, holding them firmly, disembowl
them with sweep of his sickle-like
claws.
Even the hunters themselves thus
caught in the viselike grip Of an ''old
man. kangaroo Of the larger breeds
have sometimes suffered in like man
ner and have now and then taken their
own turn at being hunted as the en-
ragged animals turned upon them and
attacked their horses with blind fe-
rocity.-St. James Gazette.
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THE TATTLE-TALE
She Got a Chance to Turn the
Title on Her AccuSer.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.

by GmTLE BALLET
copyright, 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.l
Patricia and the professor were the
last to leave the breakfast table.
$50 Mary Morris and Williston are
engaged" the professor remarked.
Everybody is talking about it."
Patricia looked up at him, startled.
''Why, it's a secretw
The professor shrugged his Shout
ders. Nothing is a secret when it is
once told, and the news came from
our landlady."
MRS. Murdoch? Why, / told Mrs
Murdoch" Patricia confessed. "She
asked me such direct questions that I
couldn't easily evade, but / never
dreamed she would tell"
"And Mary Morris never dreamed
that you would tell" the professor re-
marked THAT'S the way all gossip
begins"
81 think" said Patricia, flaming, that
you are very unpleasant to call it gos-
SIP"
do you know the name we have for
little girls who talk too much" he
asked her gravely.
She shook her head.
"Tattle-tale," he told her.
"Oh." she flung out, 'how rude you
areT Then her lip quivered you are
horrid to make me so uncomfortablep
When Patricia's lip quivered it was
time for mere man to lay down his
weapons, and the professor was be-
ginning hurriedly, 81 didn't mean,"
when Mary Morris appeared at the
door,
ooh, Patricia" she reproached, "did
you tell Mrs. MurdochT
"Yes," Patricia admitted, 81 did, but
didn't think she would repeat it.
Mary"
"And didn't think you would"
Mary condemned. 81 thought you
could keep a secret, Patricia"
"Oh. Maryw Patricia's tone was dis
tressed.
q thought l could trust you, Patri-
cia." And away she went, and Pa
tricia delivered passionate opinion to
the professor
Nobody seems to think that should
have had to lie to evade Mrs. Muir
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FAMOUS BULLS.
Gems From the House of Commons
and From the Pulpit.

Gems From the House of Commons
and From the Pulpit.
The house of commons, as might
have been expected, has contributed a
fair share to very amusing collection
of bulls" 1t was in one Of the de-
bates Of that body that the late Colo
mel Saunderson described Eastern Rou-
melia as imam enough to take her
stand" in defense Of a certain threat
ened right.
An Irish member of parliament once
declared that of the outrages reported
from Ireland three-quarters were ex-
aggerated and half had no foundation
in fact, statistical computation that
reminds one of another Irish member
Of parliament who declared eXcitedly
to a group of fellow members, 81 want
to convince you that there isn't any
truth In half the lies they are telling
about Ireland"
The biography Of Dean Hook recalls
certain minor canon who used to
preach at the cathedral when Hook
was boy at Winchester school. In
one Of his sermons there occurred the
striking reflection that what Is impos-
sible can never be and very seldom
comes to pass"
Another discourse was long remem-
bered for its pathetic lamentation on
the degeneracy of the age: 20 tempora!
q mOreGi What times we live ini
Little boys and girls run about the
streets cursing and swearing before
they can either walk or talkp' But
the Church of England has no monop-
oily of these violent contrasts, for it
was at City Temple meeting not
many years ago that speaker ex-
claimed: 81 find my time is already
gone. Therefore | will keep within
Windsor Magazine.
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ROBERT ADAM.
He Created a New Era In English
Architecture.

He Created a New Era In English
Architecture.
Robert Adam Q728-92) was to Eng
lish architecture what Benvenuto Gel
lini was to that of Italy. He was ar
chitect to the king, beloved at court,
a member of parliament, and 1t was
said Of him that he could not help
adjoining all that he touched" Those
of the English people who dwell in
Adam houses prize them as rare jew
els.
Adam introduced into English ar
chitecture a lightness, delicacy of
touch and charm of proportion which
it had never before possessed and
which gave his name to that splendid
period of architecture the style Of
which lasted over century. Every
thing in house, from the panel In a
ceiling to the vases and gilt wood tri-
pods and branches for lights, from
hangings at the windows to a wom-
ans hairpin holder. Adam designed
himself
Adam got his rich, beautiful and
distinctive style from the ruins Of the
Emperor Diocletian, at Spalato. AS a
finish to interiors he conceived the
idea Of using figures in relief upon
walls, colored and adorned according
to Raphaels Stance painted fiat upon
the walls of the Vatican. His idea
was as bold as its result was beauti-
full. He also adopted Pompeiian styles
of decoration.
adam was artist as well as archi-
tect, and his walls, ceilings and inte-
rior adornments are marvels of har-
monious colors," says an architect
HE employed no less personages than
Angelica Kaufman and Zucchi to paint
many of the panels and medallions let
into his ceilings, and 1t was his habit
to have carpets woven to match the
pattern overhead and harmonic with
the color there employed. The key
note of Adams style is movement
combined with perfect artistic fitness,
and 1t is peculiar for its grace and
stateliness. New York Tribune.
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The Colossus of Rhodes.

The gigantic Colossus Of Rhodes
was one of the seven wonders Of the
world. 1t was erected In honor Of the
sun by Charles Of Indus, disciple
Of Lysippus. and was thrown down
by an earthquake about 224 B. G.
The figure stood upon two moles, a
leg extended on each side Of the har-
Dor. A winding staircase led to the
top of the figure, from out Of the eyes
Of which were visible the coast of
Syria and the ships sailing on the coast
of Egypt. The colossi were the Pc
culiar characteristic Of eastern art
and were of common occurrence. many
of them being over sixty feet in
height. The most celebrated is the
statue of Memnos, on the plain Of
Thebes, described by the historian
Strabo.
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tional lines of wedding dinners, but its
excellency was surprising to the mas
culine part of the company.
''The fish the Gardeners sent up
from San Diego for our Sunday dinner
is excellent, is it not?" Mrs. Duke
asked Of her next door neighbor.
Indeed 1t is. Was it not fortunate
that both Carrie and l planned to
have fruit salad for dinner tonight?"
The dinner was hurried little as
the newly welded pair were to motor
into town. That would enable them
to take a boat the next morning for
Santa Catalina island, where their
honeymoon was to be spent. While
Carol and Ronald were upstairs
changing their clothes the Hunters
told the story of the telegram.
"Here, Carroll You must read your
uncle's message before you start; you
really must. DEAR" Joyce cried as the
bride descended the stairs, arrayed in
her navy blue travelling suit.
every we'll Nothing matters now"
Carol said with fond look at Ronald.
She tore open the envelope and read
aloud:
New York, April 4
My consent and blessing. Shall come
on for the wedding?
JAMES WHITE
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An old Cingalese woman who lived
In an ordinary native hut by herself
died and was buried. On the follow
ing day a large iguana "a species Of
lizard which attains great size entered
the compound of gentleman living
close by and attacked his poultry.
Hearing the noise and commotion. he
came out and on ascertaining the
cause got his gun and shot the iguana.
No sooner had he done this than there
arose a great uproar from the rela-
tives Of the old woman, who declared
that he had killed her, because her
spirit had passed into the lizard, In
proof of which they pointed tri-
umphantly to the fact that it had new
er before been seen in the vicinity and
only appeared after her death. Rupees
finally appeased the outraged feelings
of the old woman's descendants. -
Java Times.
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A skelaton In Every Closet.

The expression There Is a skeleton
In every closet" is said to have It's ORR
gin in the fact that a soldier once
wrote to his mother, who complained
Of her unhappiness, to have some sew
ing done for him by some one who had
no cares or troubles. At last the moth
er found woman who seemed to have
no troubles, but when she told her
business the woman took her to clos
ct containing a skeleton and said:
Madam, l try to keep my troubles to
myself, but every night am COM
PEELED by my husband to kiss this skel-
eton, who was once his rival. Think
you, then, can be happyT
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The Poor Mans Gym.

'Would you mind telling me-" asked
Mrs. Bourdalot. glancing admiringly
at the athletic shoulders of the pro
spective boarder. ''how do you keep In
such splendid physical condition.
81 go through a few gymnastic exer-
cises every morning." confessed the
young man. flushing.
"Well, I'm sorry. but we can't board
you. I've had the bathroom monopo-
lied that way before."-Kansas City
Times
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AN |MPROMPT
WEDDING.
The Message That Was Read
After the Ceremony Was Over.
By HOPE DARING.

copyright, 1908, by Associated Literary
Press.l
An automobile stopped before Los
Olives, the country home of the Hun
tiers. Mrs. Joyce Hunter rose and went
out on the veranda to meet the young
couple who were ascending the steps.
did you enjoy your ride, Carol,
sweetheart
ooh, it was divineI Paradise can be
no fairer than San Gabriel valley
in early April. The fragrance of the
orange groves is overpowering, and
their fences are wreathed with roses.
Why, never dreamed there were SO
many roses in all the world! The
mesa is a fame Of red-gold peoples,
the rosy mist of the apricot orchard
slopes up to the gray-green Of the olive
wood and-Joyce, what is it?'
what is it, Joyce?" REPEATED Ronald
Strang, Carols companion.
ut is not the poetry our dear little
brown eyed maid has been talking.
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Fashion is as memorable in mems as
in women's dress. The undergraduate
is perhaps the most telling example of
when Oxford led the way in adopting
the new nankeen trousers that were to
supersede tight breeches and top boots.
Just about that period don Of Trinity
met an undergraduate arrayed in all
the splendor of the new fashion.
young man." said the don severely,
''you will come to no good. You wear
nankeen trousers and keep a dog" The
young man afterward became DR..
Sumner and bishop Of Winchester
London Chronicle.
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An English firm, Higgins & Dodd,
finding that there were twelve letters
In their name, placed great clock
over their door with the letters on its
face instead Of numerals.
They waited anxiously for days,
weeks, hoping for some return, but
not soul took notice of the clock. At
last, amid excitement behind the Of
fee window, a man was seen 10 halt
in the street and gaze at the clock, puz-
zled
Slowly he came to the door, entered
and drawled, "Say, is it half past Hig-
gins or a quarter to Dodd?"-T. P.'s
Weekly.
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AT s. PER DAY.
And the Hired Mans Wages
Have Not Yet Been Paid.
By CLAUDE ARNOLD.

copyright, 1909, by Associated Literary
Nov, mother, the man must CO."
Eve might give him one more
chance
HE has been intoxicated four times
in two weeks, and we can't put up
with him any longer"
"But help is scarce, daughter, and
where will we find another manT
''I'll drive to the village and find one.
The garden must be attended to and
the lawns moved. I'll offer as high
as 50 per day until we can find steady
man by the month"
The Widow Deering and her daugh-
ter Jessie occupied the manor house on
what was known as Deering hill, and
the son, Fred, always took run out on
Saturdays and remained until Monday.
There was an acre of ground around
the house, and a man Of all work was
necessary.
Fred had been sent west on business,
and in his absence the man was taking
things easy. Miss Jessie had never
been called upon to take the reins Of
management into her own hands.
After the talk with her mother she
went out and made ready the pony
cart.
She had never hired a man In her
life, but she had no doubt whatever as
to her ability to make good choice.
On her way to the village she stop
ped at the home Of a friend to ask
her If she knew of any competent man.
Her friend, as luck would have 1t, had,
not half an hour before, sent a man
along the road because she had no
work for him.
''If you hurry you might overtake
him, dear" she said to Miss Jessie.
HE was pretty well dressed and not
more than twenty-five or thirty years
old You're sure to see him In the vii
lage."
Miss Jessie hurried on, and when she
reached Main street her eye fell upon
a young man sauntering aimlessly
along. He was fairly well dressed and
seemed to be about twenty-five years
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He was telling his wife about a
small game of poker in which he had
lost 40 cents.
'It was the worst game ever play
ed" he exclaimed, still angry over 1T,
"and 1 got so mad l couldn't see"
what did you do then, dear" she
asked swee ly-"go it blind T-Chicago
Record Herald
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Her BARGAIN.

Wife-Oh. this is awful! These cur
tains l got at the bargain sale don't
match our furniture. Hubby-Return
'em. Wife-I should say not-cheap as
| got them? We must have some new
furniture at oncel-C Cleveland Leader.
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Mrs. Golightly Ito eminent musical
criticl-W What do you think of the new
opera. Mr.. Crochet? Eminent Musical
Critic Well. 1t wouldn't be bad if
somebody would set it to music.-Lon-
don Pick-Me- Up.
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His Definition.

Teacher ilfred, a bee is some
thing we get wax from. Now, tell me.
what is a bee? Wilfred-Our teacher
is a bee because he's something we
get whacks from.-London Telegraph
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$50 Bliggins has written historical
novelY'
Eyes" answered Miss Cayenne.
"Who is the hero of the book p
1.-THE man who has undertaken to
publish Washington Star.
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To Save Space.

Jack-Hello, Tom. old man, got your
new fat fitted up yet? Tom-Not
quite. Say. do you know where l can
buy a folding toothbrush ?-Boston
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