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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04


President Cleveland was often at his
desk in the White House until o'clock
In the morning and up again at 8. l
fell into the way Of working until
about / o'clock in the morning, and
because Of the oppressive heat | kept
the door of my room wide open. Of
ten during the hours around midnight
/ would step into the hall in hope Of
getting a stray breath Of air. Once it
so happened that as / looked across
the hall to the half open door turned
toward mine / saw upon its polished
surface the reflection of the hand Of a
man writing with patience and an
industry that amazed me. knew that
the president was at his desk. | used
to ask the Waterman when l went to
my task In the morning at what hour
the president had knocked on work
the preceding night. found that it
was generally about 3 o'clock In the
morning, although sometimes when he
had finished some. severe task that he
had set himself he would stop at 2
o'clock. / usually stopped work at !
o'clock, but l did once or twice hang
on until In the hope that might, If
only for once, show an endurance
equal to that of the man next door,
whose greediness for work had become
proverbial.-George 3. Parker In Me-
Clura's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
To Find Your Affinity.

Your affinity is your mate. but I'M
less you know the six types of happy
married folks on Olympus, up to date,
you may miss yours. Jupiter, king of
heaven, ruler of men, house and bust
ness, must marry Juno, the queenly
woman, plump, domestic, wise as Mi
nerva, yet loving as Venus. Venus
should mate with Apollo; but, being
fond of all men and usually pretty,
Venus woman marries any onea often
several times. Marry and be petted
and adored she must or die Minerva,
on the contrary, can be happy only
with Vulcan, a man her counterpart.
wise, lofty, patient, reformer. teach
er and philosopher. Both have con-
tempt for frivolity and meanness and
vice. Most all of the elderly single
women in the world, especially those
descendants from Puritan or Calvanis-
tic stock, are single just because they
are the Minerva type and too wise to
marry any one but Vulcans. And Vul-
can men, being the best Of their sex,
are scarce.-Nautilis.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

"The sixteenth and seventeenth cen,
turies," said John Fiske. were the
fourishing ages of the witchcraft de-
lusion Witchcraft in the early ages
was considered one of the greatest OF
crimes, as much so as murder, robbery
or any other serious offense against
the law, and the belief in 1t was shared
by the whole human race until the lat
ter part Of the seventeenth century.
'In England In 1864 two women
were tried before Sir Matthew Hale,
charged with bewitching several girls
and a baby, and they were put to
death, for at that time the evidence
seemed perfectly rational. In 1916 in
Genoa 500 people were burned to death
on the charge of witchcraft. 1t was
the proud boast of a. noted executioner
in northern Italy at this time that In
fifteen years he had assisted in burn
ing 900 persons charged with sorcery.
In Scotland between 1860 and 1900
5000 people were put to death, an
average of 200 a year. The last exc
cution for witchcraft in England took
place in 1712, in Scotland In 1922, in
Germany in 1749 and in Spain In 1781.'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
a Quaint Cookbook.

Amid the horrors of the siege OF
Paris in 1871 one Cadol found time to
issue a book Of recipes for the prepare
ton of the strange fare to which the
city was reduced "Our stomachs are
turned into natural history museums"
he wrote, "but we must make the best
Of circumstances and render our food
as palatable as we can" So house
wives were instructed how to disguise
the flesh of dogs. horses, asses, rats
and mice and were shown that, despite
the old adage, one can make an omelet
without breaking eggs. The recipe
for an eggless omelet was as follows:
SOAK an army biscuit in sugared wa
ter favored with orange flower. chop
finely and spread on hot dish, pow
der well with sugar and then pour over
and set light to a liberal helping of
rum" With eggs at So dozen and
rum at but little more than its normal
price, this palatable imitation of an
'omelette au rhum" became. a most
popular dish.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss ss e I(1azZ3
BULLYING the Hens.

Years spent in providing food for
boarders, in watching them eat 1t and
in hearing them comment on 1t had ac-
customed Mrs. Orne to all sorts Of
complaints, reasonable and otherwise
She was a pleasant woman and tried
to anticipate the DIRECTORS objections
and to smooth his feelings as speedily
as might be. Once in awhile her
readiness with a soft answer was
tride too quick.
1t was at breakfast, and Mr.. Smith,
who, since his attack Of typhoid, had
been consuming vast quantities Of
eggs, looked up from his fourth with
a slightly offended air.
Il WISH" he said from the opposite
end Of the table, ''that these hens
could be got to lay their eggs fresh"
1.-THE last two words only caught
Mrs. Orne's ear. II know it." she said
emphatically, land / think just the
way you do about it. 1t seems some
how as if 1t couldn't be done any more.
Years ago, before Mr.. Orne died, 1t
wasn't like this at all. Then you
could make them give you fresh ones"
Youths Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
The First Electric Linhts.

John Hollingshead was the first man
to use electric light in London. In
1873 he installed six arc lamps at the
old Gaiety theater and startled the
Strand The price Of gas shares fell
Immediately. The cost of the lamps
was 5000 a week, and he ran them for
nine months. An attempt to plant one
inside the theater at the foot Of the
grand staircase was a failure. The
women objected to the fierceness Of
the light. One of them, for instance,
pretended to be very anxious that the
secret Of her soft complexion should
not be discovered" Professor Eras-
mus Wilson said of electric light at
that time, 'With regard to the electric
light, much has been said for and
against it, but think may say, with
out fear Of contradiction, that when
the Paris exhibition closes the electric
light will close with it, and very little
more will be heard about it, Mr.,
Hollingshead, by the way, had fitted
up the Gaiety as early as 1869 with
an electric searchlight, which flashed
the length Of the Strand. But he soon
withdrew that for fear Of soaring the
horses.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
WIiIino to Halo.

Lord Pauncefote suffered greatly
from rheumatic govt in his latter days,
and he walked Silly and sometimes
had to use two canes. He went one
afternoon to make call, and he re-
NAMED quite long time, SO long that
the horses got FESTIVE, and the groom
walked them up and down the street
When Lord Pauncefote left the house
the carriage was not In 'front.' and,
thinking there was some mistake In
bis orders, he started to walk to the
embassy, which was only square or
two. But be had twinges Of his old
enemy, and the pavements were Icy.
He was a large. heavily built man,
and he feared a fall While he was
bordering over his dilemma along
came a young man In working clothes,
and the British ambassador, after q
courteous salutation, asked: my
friend, will you walk beside me and
help me homer 1t is just short ways.
but 1 am afraid Of falling. l shall
greatly appreciate it." The young
man looked him over and then said
thickly, "Old gent, l am pretty full
myself, but III do the best can-the
very best can"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
An imaginative Statesman.

Imagination is the greatest moving
force In the world In saying this l
am merely repeating remark OF Dis
raeli's, and to prove the strength Of
his conviction will repeat story Mr..
Lowell told me when he was minister
to England. 1t is the custom Of the
Royal Academy Of Painters to hold a
private view of their pictures before
the public exhibition. Disraeii, walk
ing arm In arm with Browning
through the galleries, said, What
strikes me most forcibly here is the
lack Of Imagination" and he proceeded
to enlarge upon the power Of imagina-
ton, declaring it to be the greatest
force in the world. In responding to
a toast at the banquet which followed
the private exhibition he dwelt upon
the wealth of Imagination in evidence
ON the walls about him and again ex-
pressed his conviction that imagina-
ton is the moving force in the world.
Browning repeated Disraeli's first re-
mark to Gladstone, who sat beside
him, and he muttered, THE devilF'-
John Trowbridge in Atlantic
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Professional Advice.

The irate victim clustered into the
office Of the secondhand automobile
dealer.
Look here, SIR" he Numbered, "the
automobile you sold me yesterday
won't run. One Of the cylinders is
cracked. the spark plug is badly con-
nected. the steering gear is loose. one
wheel is wabbly, and-and"-
Hold on minute,' the dealer inter
posed. did sell you machine yes
terdayT"
"You certainly did"
"And you paid me for it?"
"Of course / didp' was the emphatic
response.
"Then the machine belongs to you,
doesn't itY'
"Why, to be sure it does"
swell, that being the case, I'd advise
YOU not to amble through the city
shouting about its defects. If you dc.
I'd like to know how you expect to
sell it."-Lippincott's.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
Crime and tho TeIephone.

From the beginning to the end Of
transaction in crime the telephone
comes into use, serving both sides
with equal fidelity, says writer In
Appleton's Magazine. The thief uses
it to determine which house he may
safely rob. The man next door sees
the burglar and calls up the police.
The police arrive, catch the burglar
and telephone for the Black Maria to
take him to jail The thief telephones
a lawyer to defend him. The lawyer
telephones for the bondsman to bail
out his client, and the banker tele-
phones the sheriff that the bondsman's
check is good. When the day of trial
comes the clerk Of the court, being a
kind gentleman, telephones to the
burglars lawyer; the sheriff telephones
witnesses to be present. When the
burglar is convicted and sentenced the
sheriff uses long distance to tell the
warden of the penitentiary when his
prisoner will be delivered. After that
the telephone line is kept hot by In
f1uential politicians petitioning the gov
ernor for a pardon.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
Whistler as a Letter Writer.

Early Mr. Whistler as letter writer
became a parsonage to be reckoned
with. His pen was very frequently
dipped in gall, but it is joy to read
him, with his very delightful personal
style. No one ever wrote quite like
him. Hamerton, with whom he had
many passes, always to the critics
great discontinue, once, In reviewing
his symphony In White" stupidity
called attention to the fact that there
were many other tints In the picture
besides white. There was, he MAIN
tanned the reddish hair Of the woman,
for instance; her flesh color, bit Of
blue ribbon, and so on. Whistler re-
sponded: ''Bon Dieu, did this wise per-
son expect white hair and chalked
faces? And does he then, in his as
founding consequence, believe that a
symphony in F contains no other note,
but shall be a continued repetition or
FFFF?# Fool" And, of course,
the world is familiar with Whistler's
studied insolence in his reply to CONF
munication in the New York Tribune
by Hamerton, who complained that
whistler refused to answer his letters.
Whistler referred to the writer as &c
Mr.. Hamerton, which made Hamer-
ton perfectly furious and so served
Whistler's ends.-Arthur Hoeber In
Forum.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
III. HUB Of the German Empire.


Inter den Linden is the center spot
Of Berlin and the hub Of the German
empire. This magnificent boulevard
is 1913 feet in width, and under the
shade Of its lime trees the Berliners
have a meeting place which Is equal
In architectural beauty to any In Eu-
rope. 1t is lined on either side with
magnificent hotels, restaurants and
palaces. At the east end of Inter den
Linden, where it enters upon the Opera
House platz, stands the magnificent
monument Of Frederick the Great,
which is worthy of the real founder
of United Germany. To the right Of
this monument Is the palace Of the
Emperor William l., now occupied by
Prince Heinrich. The north side of
the Opera platz Is occupied by the
buildings Of the University Of Berlin,
and next to 1t stands the Royal libra
ry, which rivals that at the British
museum both in its size and the num-
Der of volumes it contains. The OPP
era house itself is on the south of the
platz and Is building Of nation of
music lovers like the Germans.-Argo-
naut
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

Beauty is a woman's most impor-
tant attribute" said a New York
beauty doctor. "She who increases
beauty is woman's greatest benefactor.
Husbands, brothers, even fathers-in
their inmost hearts beauty is the thing
they desire most to see in their femi-
nine relations. Only the other day a
gray, fat old gentleman entered a
newspaper office and said:
"'Are you the managing editorY
Eyes was the reply.
al suppose that on you, them said
the visitor, rests the responsibility for
this mornings reference to my daugh-
ter Patty as Fatty. Take thatp"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
Home Course In
Modern Agriculture
XVH.-The Farm Home
By C. ". GREGORY.
A8rfcuIfuraf Divirfon. Iot0a Stare CoHsSs


Most farm homes are very poorly
lighted. A kerosene lamp is dirty,
smells bad and does not give very
much light. A gasoline lamp is much
better. Best of all is the acetylene gas
system. After this is once installed it
can be operated cheaply and will fur
nish an abundant supply of light.
The water system is another thing in
which farmhouses are behind those In
the city There is scarcely house in
a town of any size but that is provid-
ed with water and sewage systems. In
the country these are the exception
rather than the rule, yet they can be
put in at small cost.
An air tight tank in the cellar is
sometimes used to supply the pressure
for farm water system, but is rather
expensive. The water can also be
drawn from the elevated tank at the
barn, If one Is used there, the only dis
advantage in this case being that els
tern water cannot be used. On the
whole. the most satisfactory plan is TO
have a small galvanized tank in the
attic A little covering in the coolest
weather will keep it from freezing, and
a few minutes work with the cistern
pump each day will keep it filed.
BY having heater attached to the
furnace or to the kitchen stove and
making the proper connections hot and
cold water can be supplied to the bath
room, the wash room and anywhere
else that it is wanted.
The laundry room downstairs is the
place where the convenience Of such
a system will be appreciated most.
In this room the washing machine,
tubs, wringer and other utensils can
be kept. An opening in the floor con-
nected with the tile drain will carry
off the waste water, and hot and cold
water from upstairs will be always
on tap. Such a room, together with
the entire water system, can be fitted
up for less than 500.
Another convenience that can be in
stalled at small cost is sewerage sys-
TEN. This can be connected with the
bathtub and sink, and with a small
additional expense another luxury that
lie seldom found on the farm, an In
door closet can be added. Drain
pipe well cemented at the joints
should be used in constructing the
sewer The cheapest form of outlet
10 the septic tank" This is small
underground tank divided into four
compartments, SO arranged that when
the first of these becomes full 1t will
overflow into the second, and so on.
The tank should be covered and pro-
vided with a yentilator. The action
Of bacteria In the septic tank will de-
stPoy an the solid matter, so that the
water which flows out the lower end
win be clear and have no objection
able odor. With an occasional clean
ing out such tank will last forever.
The house should be provided with
plenty of porches. These increase the
expense somewhat, but also add much
to the comfort and appearance of the
house. Vines trained up over them to
keep out the sun and screens to keep
out the flies make them still more
comfortable
Nothing adds more to the external
appearance of the house than neat
lawn of ample size. Do not make it
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FIG. XXXIV-A CORNER OF NEATLY Alb
RANGED LAWN.
too large, however, or the work OF
moving viii be likely to be neglected.
A lawn is not hard to make. little
work leveling and preparing a fine
seed bed and liberal application Of
blue grass seed that viii grow win
almost certainly result in a good lawn.
Do not make the common mistake of
planting trees too close to the house.
They detract from the appearance and
make the house close and stufry. The
opposite extreme should be avoided
also. A few trees about the edges of
the lawn furnish grateful shade and
provide a fanking for the picture of
which the house is the central figure.
The decorative value of shrubs is Of
ten not appreciated as much as it
should be. A climbing rosebush over
the porch or a few dwarf varieties In
out of the way corners will add to the
color and beauty of the yard. There
are many other towering shrubs, such
as snowballs, syringias and lilacs, that
can be used to fill in empty spaces and
corners.
A row or two of hard naples or elms
along the driveway, with a thick ever
green windbreak to the north will fin
tsh the supply of necessary trees I'M
less there are corners or bare spaces
about the yards that VIII be better fot
q tree OF two.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

A schoolmaster who is In the habit
Of selecting extracts from his morning
newspaper for dictation exercise read
the other day a passage in which oc-
Cured the term dead heat"
Jones" said he, addressing an In
attentive pupil, what do you mean
by dead heatY"
"Please, sir" the youngster replied,
'it's the heat of the place bad people
20 to when they're dead. "-London
Schoolmaster.
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An Embarrassing Moment.

The author of Collections and Rec
objections" relates a personal expert
ence of having said thing one would
rather have left unsaid" Even after
the lapse of twenty years, he adds
the recollection of the sensations Of
the moment turns him hot with cha
grin.
A remarkably pompous clergyman, 9
diocesan inspector of schools, once
showed me theme on a Scriptural
subject written by a girl who was
trying to pass from the rank of a pupil
teacher to the rank Of schoolmistress
The theme was full Of absurd mis-
takes, over which the inspector laugh
ed uproariously.
''Well, what do you think Of that?'
he inquired when I handed back the
paper.
"Oh," said In perfectly good faith
"the mistakes are bad enough, but the
writing is far worse. 1t really is q
disgrace"
1.-THE writing? What, my writingY
said the inspector. 81 copied the
theme out myself"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04
what Is a cold in the head? Nothir

What Is cold In the head2 Nothing
to worry about If you treat 1t with Ely's
Cream Balm. Neglected, the cold may
grow into Catarrh, and the air-passages
be SO infiamed that you have to fight for
every breath. 1t is true that Ely's Cream
Balm masters catarrh, promptly. But
you know the old saying about the ounce
of prevention. Therefore use Cream
Balm when the cold in the head shows
itself. All druggists, Soc, or mailed by
Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

." HE farmer is more important
than his farm, and the most
important crop he raises is
not corn nor hogs, but boys
and girls. The success of farmer is
not measured SO much by the money
he makes as it is by the happiness be
brings to himself and to his family.
One of the surest ways of accomplish
ing this end is by making the home
surroundings attractive.
There is no place on earth where it
is easier to have an attractive home
than on the farm. Yet In spite Of
this too many farm homes are located
in the middle Of weed patch that
goes by the name Of garden or are
hidden behind such a thick jungle OF
trees that it is impossible to see In OF
out.
The first thing to consider is the
house itself. 1t should be situated on
the highest part Of the hill on which
the farm buildings stand. A house
need not be expensive to be homelike
and convenient Indeed, the most ex-
pensive houses are often the least
homelike
The starting point is the cellar.
With but little additional expense this
can be made the full size of the
house. In this case the foundation
walls should extend to the bottom of
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-04

The Mennonites grew out OF four
sects of Dutch, Flemish and German
Baptists. They derive their name from
Memo Simons, Catholic priest who
became a leader of the anabaptists in
about 1887. Simons was born In 1892
and died in 1887. His True Christian
Belief was published three years be-
fore his death. Following the death
of the leading spirit the sect under
went divisions and changes Of creed
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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ronoue Charms.

The tongues Of animals have been
and are still In some parts OF the
world favorite amulets. A tongue cut
from a living fox Is said to ward on
disease of all kinds, but as the person
carrying one win surely die If be hap
pens to meet a fox at any crossroads
the charm Is seldom used. The tongue
of the vulture plucked out with Iron
and hung about mans neck in new
cloth will bring him what he desires,
and some East Indians believe that If
they do not bite OF the tip Of the
tongue of any wild animal they kill
they will not have good luck In hunt
ing.-London Tit-Bits.
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An unnaIlant Rascal.

al suppose" said the angular spin
ster, that you never had romance?"
"Dat's where youse is wrong" re-
piled the unlaundered hobo. 81 wunst
had a sweetheart wot wuz dead
ringer fer youse."
"And did she der asked the angu-
lar spinster as she helped him to an
other hunk OF pie.
mo, ma'arn," answered the hobo.
when leap year come round she
asked me t. marry her-an' run away
from home Chicago News.
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Nothing.

Jenkins declares that where he was
In Switzerland the mercury otter
dropped to zero at night"
"Thats nothing"
"What's nothing?'
Aero"
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Stella-What were the favors at her
dinner7 Bella-Well, all the guests
thought they did her favor by com
ing, and she thought they did her
favor by leaying-New York Sun.
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Ear Hands FuIl.

poor woman; she has scarcely time
to eat and Sleep"
4Nonsensei Why, she is rich and
has no duties whatever"
"But she tells me she reads all the
latest novels. "-Cleveland Leader.
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caustle.

Does your representative In con-
gress entertain muchT
mo-" answered the caustic constitu-
ent, ''he doesn't entertain; he only
amuses. "-Washington Star.