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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

Thanksgiving.
Let US give thanksi
What
You haven't got
Anything to be thankful for,
Or
You have got
What
You can't be thankful fort
oh. say.
That's no way
To feel about good thingl
Brace up and bring
Yourself to the front.
Don't growl and grunt
And do the sorry stunt.
Pull out of the ruck
II you're down on your luck
And reach for the skies that are biAA
Get out OF the shade
Your troubles have made.
BY heck. 1t is up to you!
We know this is a vale of tears,
Chuckful of woe and sorrow,
And turkey that we eat today
Is not so good tomorrow.
We know that labor is a cross.
But still we have to bear 1t.
We know that fortune breaks sometimes,
And we cannot repair 1t.
But. say.
Occasionally good things come our way
Don't they? Sure they do.
And bully ones too.
So let us growl and swear and kick
On every day save one.
On that one let us pause and thank
The Lord for what he's done
The way we thought he ought to do
To square himself with me and you.
Say,
We can stand for one Thanksgiving day,
Can't wei By gum.
II everything is on the bum
We must be to blame somel
What
w. J. Iamuton
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

One day while Katherine's mother
was Ill cup Of beef tea was prepared
for her, but Katherine fancied it and
drank almost all of it. Her father
was about to scold her when her moth
er said:
"Never mind; it does me just as
much good to see her drink It,"
Shortly after this dose of castor
oil was prepared for Katherine, and
she poured 1t into her dolls mouth
why Katherine" said her aston
ished mother. what did you do that
for?"
That's all right" Katherine replied,
'ft will do me just as much good If
she drinks it.'-Boston Herald,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
Tho Dancer of Criticism.

If you simply cannot help criticising
at least be careful in selecting your
victim.
A magazine editor to whom o. Hen
ry had promised story r ~ times
without delivering 1t sat down one day
and wrote him thus:
my Dear o. Henry-If l do not re-
ceive that story from you by noon to-
day l am going to put on my No. II
shoes and come down and kick you
down your own stairs. never fail to
keep my promises"
Whereupon O. Henry replied:
Il, too, would keep my promises If
l could do all my work with my feet"
Chicago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
Tho RattIs 81 : Waak

The battle of week was the great
conflict at Tours in which Charles
Martel overthrow the Saracens, A. D.
1872. The members of the Saracen
army are variously estimated at from
100000 to 100000. and the historians
say that $4,000 were killed on the.
field. 1t is suspected that these fig
ures are gross exaggeration. but it
is certain that few battles Of history
have been either SO bloody or so de-
cisive.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
Euypt and China.

In Egypt we dig and delve and year
by year recover the treasures she
holds. In China there is nothing TO re-
cover, nothing to dig for. All her past
Is huddled on the surface. Her music
and her musical Instruments of the
past are here today the same as they
ever were. There are no stages of de.
velopment and no steps Of ascent
Hermann Smith
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

when my wife makes up her mind"
said Mr.. Meekton. there is no use of
arguing with her"
But every woman changes her opin-
ion sometimes"
Yes. And Henrietta is particularly
resolute when she makes up her mind
to change her opinion. Washington
Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
wh.. Oh. Did Wish.

"Well, why don't you say you wish
you were a manT asked Mr.. Potts
during a little discussion he was hav-
ing with his spouse about some mat
tiers of domestic management.
Because don't wish anything OF
the sort" she retorted; u only wish
you were one!"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

81 think you said. Rastus. that you
had a brother in the mining business
IN the west?"
"Yeh. boss. that's right"
what kind of mining gold mining.
silver mining. copper niningg
mo, sab. none O. those; caieimin-
ing."-Everybody'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
Preventing a Waste.

'Why is Mrs. Jones standing bare
headed In the cold?
'Oh. she's got half bottle of cold
cure left from last year. and she wants
to use it up to get the bottle out Of
the way."-Lippincott's.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

"CTAR of life. my heart is thine.
- Pray. wilt thou be my bride !"
Was something ike the way it ran.
But now his tongue was lied.
And though she sought to lead him on
With looks and laughter gay.
The sweet coquette. he only sighed
On that Thanksgiving day.
.DUT. 10. when from the ovens depth.
II The smoking bird she drew
And dished it in a paper fnin
Upon a platter blue.
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be Remained ona.

at is true" said woman lecturer.
'that some girls. marrying men to re-
form them. succeed. Some girls. too.
fail.
'srhe hostess at tea once said to a
beautiful, sad eyed woman:
:" Are you fond Of sports, Mrs.
BlankY
Mrs. Blank smiled. Her sad eyes
twinkled moment. Then she sighed
and answered:
"'Well. l suppose ought to be- [
married One.'"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
Not a. All Naosssaru

'what was the cause of the quarrel
with your husband?"
81 want you to understand. Judge,
that when we want to fight we don't
have to have cause" New York
Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
Quick Both Wavs

A Scotch laird once said to his serv-
ant, John, who had complained of his
temper, Il am sure. John. it is nae
suner on than it's off,"
aye" said John; but. laird, it's
nae suner off than it's on"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY CO

Leave MOORESTOWN-from6 sos q. m, to
laos q. m. every half hour. after l2.06 a. M,
every hour all night.
Leave CAMDEN FERRY-from sos g. M,
70 LBS p. m. every half hour. After ll0S p. m.
every hour all night.
Leave MERCHANTVILLE every minute 8
nom 682 o. m. until 9N g. M; then every 10
minutes until AZ p. M; then every minutes
until 81 p. M; then every 10 minutes until
ll.47 p M; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at sos and 5.38 a. M; then
every 10 minutes until SIS q. m; then every
minutes until 6.5s a.. M; then every 10 min
utes until 8.66 p. M; then every minutes un-
TIL 7.56 p. M; then every 10 minutes until laos
midnight; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
CLUB CARS
Leave MOORESrOWN-6.O8 100, z.38, sos,
&S6, sos, 9SS M, 3SS, 40S, 43S, Sos. $685. sos.
6s8S p. m.
Leave CAMDEN FERRY-6z0, 100, $50. 500.
680, 800 q. m, $780, $50, 100, $50 500, $50, 600,
p. m.
On SATURDAYS additional Club Cars leave
Ferry at LOO, l.30, zoo. 230 p M, leave Moores-
town at .SS, 2 OF, 2.3S. 3.5S p. m.
Connect with Mount Holly cars at stanwick
avenue.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

you CAN DROP NE and NOT an much
here as by the flicker
Of an eyelash did he betray his aston
ishment as his master stepped from
the car and, immaculate In frock coat,
gray trousers, silk hat, soft gray gloves
and boutonniere, stalked through the
gloom and crowd into the brilliantly
lighted station.
Christy had private car In one of
the uptown yards. but he gave it no
thought. He bought ticket for Tru-
mansburg. He was going home for
Thanksgiving with mother"
Years had passed over his head since
he had left Johannesburg. He had
often thought Of going back for visit.
but the second thought was better than
the first. 1t always ended In his send
ing for his mother to visit him instead.
Christy was not Napoleon of finance.
In all these years he had made no
meteoric rise, but he had climbed
steadily, and now. as he had acquired
patch of gray over each ear and a
trifing stoop of the shoulders, he had
turned over his fifth million.
Eminent nerve specialists had warn
ed him that he must cease his endeav-
ors or lose his health, but Christy
laughed at them.
Neither urgings Of friends nor orders
Of physicians had any effect Yet he
now yielded to the note of JOY In a
girls voice and was going home.
The girls voice had brought home
and mother back to him, and as the
train dashed on he smiled softly to
himself and planned his arrival at
home
He had taken the fiier because it
was the first train out A word to the
amiable conductor, and the engineer
was instructed to stop at Trumans-
burg.
The station was dark when, little
after midnight, the train paused just
long enough for the single passenger
to drop to the platform.
But there was a light in the post
office across the road from the depot.
and presently man came out to take
the mail bag flung Off by the messen-
gers.
4sThat train stop here% he asked in
credulously of Christy.
"For a moment" was the amused re-
Spouse. DO you know where l can
get a bed this time of nightY
The mail carrier regarded him with
disdain. ''Of course" he said loftily.
This. town amt so small that 1t does
not have hotels. You can always get
into the Liberty House-if you ring
loud enough. It's two blocks north,
one east"
In the morning he hunted up the
residence of one of the clothing store
proprietors and induced him to open
his store Here he selected an outfit
less conspicuous than his wedding
guest attire and Of the sort he had
| once regarded as the last word Of ele-
| gance.
He lighted cigar and strolled over
to the church He knew that the fam
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

ted. TIVE THREE THINGS
you don't need TO BE THANKFUL
to add that last" FOR"
he said humbly. Il didn't suppose that
you were going to fall on my neck Just
because l came back and asked you
But If there isn't any one else I'm GO
ing back to town to close up some
deals. and then I'm coming home to
convince you that I'll make a model
husband. There isn't any one else, is
there, Nanr
mot as yet" she conceded, and
Christy smiled radiantly.
'I've three things to be thankful
for" he said jubilantly. you and my
mother-and my own old self Three
thanks for one Thanksgiving are a
whole lot, Nan. and the best of these
Isl
Your own old SELF" quoted Nancy,
coloring delightfully."-, and Christy read
in her eyes that his probation would
not be long.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

Wiae-I am trimming up last years
hat to save the cost of a new one,
Hubby-How good of you! You're
perfect little angel. Wife-Am L?
Then give me $40 to buy wings.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
His impression.

Mrs. Knicker-Now. win you remem-
Der everything. John? Knicker- Yep.
I'm to turn the flowers out at night
and sprinkle the cat. Harper's Ba-
gar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
charitx,s visitina DAY

Charity begins at home, but at
Thanksgiving time 1t ought to go visit
ing and help to make happy the lives
Of those to whom turkey is only
memory or mockery.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

sat quite stlH Tor
one long thought
full minute.
Then he leaned
forward with a
singularly serene
expression on his
strong, determin-
ed face.
you can drop
me here. l am
going out Of
town"
Yes, SIR" was
the mans me-
chanical reply.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

Knicker- Banking interests sou,e-
times buy what they don't want Ia
avert a panic. Bocker-As buy lay
wife a Dress arper's Razar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

A sip is the most that mortals are
permitted from any goblet Of delight
Alcott.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
nnn,t nacsixa Youra.If.

Plenty of people imagine they have
nothing for which to give thanks, but
Imagination Is deceptive
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

Wall street. and
after that there
was no time for
thoughts of love
on Christy's part.
The correspond
ence dwindled
down and died.
Now he seemed
to have reverted
to the Howard
Christy she had
always loved.
'sThere may be
a c b a n c e-i n
time" she admit
ted
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22
The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
and Ferry Company

Schedule in effect $40 a. M. October II, 1910.
Subject to change.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
go 500, 500, 1000. 1910. Ills o. M, 1850, lS0,
280 $50, 40, $50, $40, p. M
SATURDAYs-84O 800. 800, 1000 1910. Ills 9.
m. 1880. l.sO. I'D, 800, $40. 40 b.oo, b4o. 64O
I.20 p. m.
suNDAYs-s.oO, 800 1000, l0.4O, IL. a. M. r. 80.
l8u, 40, 500, $40, 40. 500, 540 $40, s7O p M
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
a00 800 500, $50, $50 p. M
q M, LOO AGO. 2.4O. $40, 400. 44o $40, $50, $50
$50 pm.
suNDAYs-s3O, $50, 1910, il 90, II. 80 a. M, LOO
90, 24O, $40, 400, 44o, &c. $50, $50, s7S0 p. M
NOTEs-Read Carefully
The trips marked Thus win be Withdrawn
ON and after November Is.
On Thanksgiving Day the trips Will be as
Saturdays Time Table.
The boat for the performances in the Audi
torfum will leave Bristol at TAO p. m, return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the performances.
November o. 1910, the 1000 O'Clock morning
trip from Bristol win be withdrawn and the
boat will leave Bristol at $40 a. m.
Winter schedule will go into effect on Mon
day, December 18th, 1910; sooner If there Is ice
in the river.
No trips WIN be guaranteed in foggy
WILLIAM e. DoRON
Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

ny ceieDrduon III
W avs started
with the morn
ing service, while
the most depend
able grandchild
remained at home
to haste the tur-
key and keep the
fire up.
He had not long
to wait before
the old farm Wag-
on drove up. and
1t was Christy
who helped bis
mother out and
kissed the with
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

cred cheek as be held her in his arms
for an instant.
The old lady looked up In surprise;
then. with glad little cry. she threw
her arms about his neck
81 didn't recognize you-you looked
90 IKE one Of MS. Howard" she said
tremblingly.
THAT'S what I'm thankful for. !
can still be one Of you" he answered,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-11-22

''r' Stops only on signal or notice to Agent
or conductor to receive or discharge passen-
gers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
FEW WILD PIGEONS

nests in Michigan extended usually
for about twenty-eight miles, averag-
ing about two miles wide. The birds
usually arrived In two separate bod
les; one came directly from the south
by land the other following the coast
OF Wisconsin. The latter body came
in from the lake at about 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t was a compact mass
of pigeons. at least FIVE miles long by
one mile wide. In 1873 some Chicago
men came over to Michigan and en-
ployed 200 men and boys in netting
the pigeons. This slaughter, together
with advent of the woodmen in the
pineries, contributed more than any
thing else to the humiliation of the
wild pigeon In Michigan.
The old-timer, in describing the ia
king of pigeons in nets, speaks of them
as sefnes. which were SO rugged that
upon being sprung they fell upon the
birds which at the moment were on
the ground. There were two methods BY
which the pigeons were decoyed, one
by batting, whereby a single pigeon,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
Bird Once Abundant in Michigan
Now Almost Exterminated.
Trappers In That State Caught Them
In Large Numbers BY Use Of
Nets and System of
Decoys,

South Haven, Wholesome thirty
i've or forty years ago some of the
locality around South Haven was q
great numbering country and to-day in
uncleared brush land there are to be
seen (reminding one of those early
days. firmly imbedded in the ground
immense pine stumps, relics of those
one-time monarchs of the forest.
These stumps will measure in circum.
ference ten or fifteen feet. OId-timers
and settlers recall the fact that those
pine forests were once the breeding
and nesting place of myriads of wild
pigeons, that roasted. bred and went
unmolested; that they Increased In
such quantities that when they made
flight they would darken the sky
Ike black cloud. The younger gen.
GRAFTON OF sportsmen, however, has
probably never seen living specimen
OF that bird. his acquaintance with
pigeons being entirely confined to the
plucked specimens of tame pigeons
on the stands of the dealers in the
market places.
One of the old-timers of the early
days who followed the fight of 1878
and was much interestd in the pigeon
business Of that time said that the
disappearance Of the wild pigeon from
Its former haunts has established the
TACT that 1t is now entirely confined to
the wilds Of British North America.
He followed the roosts and routes of
the flights and the last one seen by
him In Michigan was in the spring
Of 1876. The main body of birds dis
appeared across the Straits of Mack.
mac, much to the distress of METERS.
At Petoskey and its immediate
leighborhood in 1878 a flock of pig |
IONS appeared in considerable num-
Der, but not more than a few thou
lands were seen in one body. The |
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
Firemen in Daring Rescue

Ladder Company No. "a ran up the
ladder carrying a scaling ladder. He
got as far as the third floor on the
big ladder and swung the scaling lad
der up SO that its sharp beak broke
the glass. He went up the rest of the
way on the short projections, clinging
to the face of the building like a
leech. Just as he got near to Mrs.
Richmond she fell In faint.
Clark lifted the senseless figure and
swung It across his shoulder. Slowly
he toiled downward. At the third
moor he was checked by q sudden
gush of smoke and flame. Clark's
companions ran up bigger ladder to
the fourth floor window and Ffremen
Keegan and Kirwin ran up.
Clark was too weak to swing the
woman to them; but Kirwin lifted the
scaling ladder with both Clark and
the woman and swung it like a pendu-
lum. out and forward, until the watt
ing Keegan caught 1t and relieved
Clark of his burden.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
TAKE DUTCH CENSUS

1t Is patent that all those heads Of
families" who had to fill in their owl
census cards and see to it that the
other members of their family filled IL
theirs show a remarkable lack of edu
cation and even of plain common
sense or intelligence.
Many were absolutely unwilling to
NIL In their cards; others really could
neither read nor write or got hopeless
~ muddled in the questions and an
swers. Lots Of the cards got lost or
too much soiled for use. Some pov.
erty-stricken people asked the enumer.
ators whether they could get SOUP on
such card" or whether they could
get work" on It. But few could un-
derstand the use of the cards or of the
census, although the whole affair had
been explained to the children In all
the schools. 20 that they might be able
to help their parents in filling out the
cards.
Only IN those cases where people
were really unable. though willing. to
do so were the census enumerators
allowed to fill out the cards from die
tation. Even then 1t was often dim.
cult to make the people understand
what was meant by every question or
to get at the correct names. birth and
marriage dates, the religious belief or
business or employment of the peo-
ple
One old woman had answered the
question. What is your principal bust.
ness or employment" by writing:
Praying to God for my sovereign and
my country" That she truly consid-
cred this her principal mission in life
could be seen by referring to the cen.
sus papers Of ten years ago. when
she had answered the same question
In the same way.
VI course, there were many smus.
ing mistakes made-for Instance. when
father named as the chief business
Of his son of IA years. being an
IDIOT" Another father gave his little
daughters chief employment as "eat. |
ng. There seemed to be a GOOD
zeal OF difference of opinion among
me people as to who is really the
head Of the household" Some house. |
holds were described a. having as
many heads" as members" In
others the husbands had named their |
wives as the heads"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

attracted by the food scattered about.
called great number of his fellows.
upon whom, when collected in suff1-
cient numbers, the net was sprung.
It was not an an uncommon thing
to trap from 300 to- 500 pigeons at
every cast and, as the casts were nu-
merous. the number taken throughout
the day was large. Another method
consisted of trapping the pigeons as
they few over the net. That required
the use Of decoy birds, whose eyes
were sewed up and light weight at
tached to their legs to prevent them
from flying away. These decoys were
thrown into the air when a flock was
passing by to attract their attention.
while trained decoys-that Is, pigeons
trained to act as If alighting-were
worked industriously at the same
time. If they brought down the fight
the net was sprung at four corners.
The captives were taken out and dis.
posed of according to the purpose OF
the METERS. Some we're kept alive in
coops, while the balance were killed
and packed Immediately for market.
This account applies to the period
when flocks of pigeons were large and
numerous. The last occasion when
nets were profitably used was in 1877
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
WHERE SHE HAD HEARD IT
Mrs. jackson Quite Confident She Had
Picked Out q Biblical Name for
Her Boy.

The late Bishop Caller was once
asked to baptize negro baby boy.
Name this child" he said. address
ing Mrs. Jackson. the mother Of the
black mite.
"Hallud."
That's strange name. Mrs. Jack
son." remarked the bishop, hesi-
tatingly.
Scripture name," rejoined the
happy mother, with a confident grin.
Il never saw it In the Bible"
Why, bishop. how kin yuh stan up
dar kiddin' a ole ignorant niggah laik
l is? Yuh says dat name whenevah
yuh says de Lawd's prayer-'Hallud
be thy name!' Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16

SHOW Sharper Than serpent's Tooth"
An irritable old farmer and his un-
calmly. slouching son were busy grub
bling sprouts one hot, sultry day, when
the old man suddenly stumbled over
a small stump.
Gosh durn that everlasting stump
he exclaimed. Il wish it was in hell"
The son slowly Strengthened up
from his work and gazed reproachfully
at his father.
why. you oughtn't to say that,
pap" he drawled. you might stumble
over that stump ag'in some day.
Everybody's. ;
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-16
Enumerators in Holland Have
Same Trouble as Elsewhere.
Facts Difficult to Get Because Many
Persons Are Apparently Too Stupid
to Give Information-some
Amusing Answers.

The Hague.-Cards with questions
to be answered for the decennial GEN.
sus of Holland were distributed re-
Gently. About 100000 cards were
sent out. The experience of the CEN
sus enumerators. like that in many
other countries, is discouraging or
amusing, according to the point of
view one takes of the matter. 1t is
discouraging II one thinks that edu-
cation has been compulsory in the
Netherlands for many years and that
there Is SO little to show for 1t. For