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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04

Clarence King. the ethnologist. once
wrote from San Francisco TO John
Hay the following letter Of introduce
ton: MY Dear Johnny friend. Hor-
ace F. Cutter. In the next geological
period win go east. 1t would be ca
tastrophe If he did not know you.
You win swarm In az the Germans
say, when you meet Lest | should
not be there to expose Mr.. Cutters
alias take this opportunity to divulge
to you that the police are divided In
opinion as to whether he is Socrates
or Don Quixote. know better be is
both"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04

Everybody worries about money"
"Oh. don't know Some men are so
rich
THAT'S just It Poor men worry be
cause they can't get money. and the
rich man worries for fear that 1t will
get away from him."-Philadelphis
Ledger.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04
Arurkish Riddle.

Here is an old Turkish riddle which
has been handed down for many cen
turtles and yet has never been an
swered: There was once a beggar
who always dreamed he was pasha
and there was pasha who always
dreamed he was beggar. Which was
the happier2"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04
Variou. shina-

Osterd-Pa what kind of ships are
courtshipsi Pa-Soft ships. my son.
Ostend-And what kind of ships sail
the sea Of matrimonyf Pa--Hard
shiDs. my son. -Londop TIT Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04
rakinn Har Down.

Miss Elderbud ,triumphantlyl-Just
think Of ii. At the ball last night
listened to Ave declarations of love
Her Friend How mean Of you, Alicel
Who was the pretty girl you were sit
ting near7- Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04
slavery In Scottish Mines.

Slavery fingered In the Scottish
mine until the very eve Of the nine
teenth century. Mr.. lakewood. In
1.-THE Good Old Times" draws a pic
ture of the Scottish miners unhappy
lot In the past: From about the year
1445 until 1775 the miners of Scotland
were bought and sold with the soil
1t is stated In old chronicles that
bloodhounds were kept to trace them
If they left their employment and to
aid in bringing them back. By statute
law miners were bound to work all
days In the year except Paschal and
Yule. and If they did not work they
were to be whipped in the bodies for
the glory Of God and for the good Of
their masters Not until 1776 was the
first law passed in an attempt to better
this state Of things. but 1t was 1899 ere
the law gave the working miner Of
Scotland his complete freedom. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Sparrow.
In the United States the sparrow has
six broods year. in Britain seldom
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04
LEPR0SY IN INDIA.


The "Untouchables" Reach the Lowest
Depths of Human Woe.
The ''untouchables' of India reside
In little huts made OF palm leaves or
mud. without windows, and with a
single doorway. usually so small that
even a child must stoop In order to
enter it. containing absolutely no fur
niiure. except a few rudeIy baked
earthen pots and pans.
Generally there Is no bedstead of
any kind. the whole family sleeping
huddled up on the bare dirt floor.
which Is commonly plastered with COW
dung. A few rags cover their persons.
and these are worn night and day.
Their financial condition precludes
eating more than one meal day, and
this oftener than not Is far from
hunger appeasing and is seldom cal
culated to appeal to the palate. For
this wretched existence they must
work hard and long hours.
On account Of the filthy condition
In which they live disease Is rampant
among them. According to the last
census. eighty-eight out Of every 1O0,-
600 people Of the depressed classes are
afflicted with leprosy. In the matter
of education they are as deficient as
they are In every other virtue. Ac-
cording to the report of the director
general Of public instruction Of Bonn
bay, barely FIVE out Of 1000 OF the
pariah children Of the presidency OF
school going age attend school.
In one word. these flfty-three odd
millions Of Hindus are not only soci
ally but also intellectually. physically.
financially and morally submerged
Saint Nihal Singh in Southern Work
man.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04

He Is no whole man until he knows
bow TO earn 8 blameless livelihood
Bnmspon
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04

IT hear she married beneath her."
Yes; her husband plays a wretched
game Of bridge" Exchange.
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rhe sparrow

In the United States the sparrow has
six broods year. in Britain seldom
more than three
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
"YhIs .tssks Like 4 eIIpup." Wss h,s
Actual Exprssslsn, When In
fsrme1 That EIsetlsn ss hsyss
Was Claimed BY One vsts.

''0a1cs a experience l had in No
vsnbsr. 1875. l have bssa decidedly
suspicious Of the accuracy of the pro
found sayings attributed to great msa
IN times Of emergency. am in
olins1 to think that almost all Of these
statements which have passsA into his
tory are apoefyphal"
So said the late Abraa 8 Hewitt.
who. IN the presidential campaign Of
Alo1S was chairman Of the Democratic
aatioaal committee. . year later. a.
. member Of the house Of representa-
tives. conferred with . committee
from the senate regarding the selsc-
tion Of the electoral commission that
AscideA the Hayss- -rildsn contest. and
in 1856 was elected mayor Of New
York city. defeating Henry George and
Theodore Roosevelt.
Net only ~ chairman Of the Dem
ocratic national committee. but also ~
one Of the more intimate personal and
political friends Of Governor Tildsa.
vas called upon to take charge Of
some important features Of his can
vass for the presidency." continued
Mr.. Hewitt. Il was very we'll acquaint-
I'd with Mr.. Tilden. presume that
was on A. friendly terms with him A.
he ever permitted anybody to be sx-
cepting John Bigelow. Charles O'Con-
or and Andrew H. Green.
Well. along came election day. and
the Information that We received be-
tween 10 and IL O'Clock that night Jus
tined us In reporting to Governor TIL
den. at his homo In Gramercy square.
that he had been elected to the prssi-
Aency. He did not seem to be aston
ished; he intimated that for some six
weeks he had entertained no doubt
Of the success OF the Democratic tick
ct: he had been confident that It would
secure the electoral vote OF the state
OF New York. thus insurinG victory.
When We left him thought he seemed
~ calm, ~ free from citation. over the
Democratic triumph a. he would have
been had another than he been the
successful candidate. And was told
next day that he had gone to bed
hortiy After our departure and slept
BoundIy until he was called in the
morning. v-- t-rr--' %
'Thst morning early We discovered
that . portion Of the Republican press
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Great VIII Power Of Former Vice Prss-
idsnt of confsdsraey Kept Him 40
tive In Public and Literary
Work to Last.

On the opening day Of the session Of
congress which began on the nrst
Monday Of December. 1880. there was
an unusually large number of visitors
to the capitol. The galleries Of the
house Of representatives were packed;
even the usual empty diplomatic gal
lery contained several notable foreign
ministers.
Soon after the house was called to
order BY the speaker. Samuel J. Ran
dali of Pennsylvania. It was observed
from the galleries that there was some
commotion In front OF tho door lead
ing to the corridor behind the speak
er's desk. Speaker Randall also not
ing this. paused. resting his hands
upon the handle Of his gavel. A mo-
mont later the door was opened. dis
closing . sort Of invalid's chair. which
/ several house attendants pushed into
Dhe space between the seats and the
clerks desk. on the Democratic side.
In the chair sat the ngre Of \ man.
1t might have passed for . little dunn
my but for the wondrous luster of
the large. dark eyes. Upon the head
was . small skull cap. from beneath
which depended silvery locks. 30 thick
that they covered the ears. The face
was clean shaven. From the galleries
the figures hands appeared like those
Of 4 waXen image. He rested them
upon the arms Of the chair. occasion
ally patting the arms with them. He
appeared to recognize the involuntary
tribute paid to him by the members
Of the house through = momentary
cessation of the buzz which charac-
terizes tho house Of representatives.
for he bowed slightly. taking in with
one sweep Of those wonderful eyes
the entire chamber. Then he lapsed
into perfect quiet. and might have
seemed asleep but for the still vivid
and watchful expression of his eyes.
Word passed around in the crowded
galleries. which had breathlessly be-
held the extraordinary procession.
that this strange specter of a man
was none other than Alexander II.
Stephens. who had been vice presi-
dent of the confederate states Of
America.
Among his colleagues the wonder was
whether Mr.. Stephens. II he should
have anything to say. could make him.
self heard. That curiosity was not
gratified until the session was near its
close. Then. one day the house was
startled to hear Mr.. Stephens asking
from the speaker in .
.uoice which had the clearness. almost
ne shrillness. Of hfe or piccolo. He
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Expert CIassif,eatIon.

The schedules of custom houses the
world over are miracles of complIca.
ton. They are SO arranged that 1t
takes an expert to interpret them, and
even an expert can hardly evade
them. On one occasion, however. both
a customs onicial and 4 traveller put
their heads together to try to decide
the duty on 4 certain article.
It was \ pair of mounted horns
from some rare mountain animal. It
was not mentioned in the book which
described tho duties. There was no
precedent for letting = thing by with
out entering 1t one way or the other
We argued for half an hour.
straight" declared the owner Of the
horns afterward. II wouldn't let him
charge me the rate for ivory because
it wasn't ivory. and he wouldn't allow
me to call 1t live stock because no
one knew whether the animal was de-
funct or not. Finally one of the inno
cent bystanders helped US out by 4
suggestion"
What did you settle on?"
II settled for nothing. We called
the horns Did wearing apparel in use.
and they came In free."-Youth's Com
panton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Tilden's Words at the Crisis

was claiming the election Of Governor
Hayes By . majority Of one vote in the
electoral college We were sore afraid.
almost panic-stricken at the unsxpsct-
I'd state Of Affairs. and three or four
Of US who were close to Mr.. TilAsn
called upon him In the mid-aftsrnooa Of
that day in the expectation that We
would receive some word from him
that would inspire US with courage.
We hopsd-nay believed - that he
would say something that would 20
through the country like . trumpet
blast. rallying the Democratic party. II
that we're necessary.
when the governor greeted US. he
seemed TO Us to be wholly unconcern-
ed BY the news which he already had
received. He looked from one to the
other Of us IN that solemn manner
which was 70 characteristic Of him.
and We felt assured that he was form o,
lating In bis mind something which
would put In an epigramatic and i'm
pressivs manner the counsel which
he felt It wise TO give. You may re-
member that he was reported a. hav-
ing said. with great solemnity: "A
vital constitutional question 10 In
volved In this matter. II rests BE-
tween my countrymen and the gov
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Pepper omeIst.

First = tablespoonful OF butter Is
heated In an omelet pan; two table
spoonfuls OF sifted hour Is added. but
not Drowned; pint OF strong beef
stock is used for the blending; half
dozen mushrooms. six whole pep
pers. a dash OF pepper and teaspoon.
full OF salt. and the pan Is set on the
back OF the stove for twenty minutes.
after half Of a grated nutmeg is add
ed. This must barely simmer: then
two dozen boiled shrimp are put In.
three minutes more allowed for cook.
ing. a plain omelet made. the mixture
poured over. the omelet turned once
and placed on a very hot platter. To
be served at once on hot plates; an
omelet that stands 10 an omelet that
is spoiled.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29

erumsut | am only an innnitssimal
factor But he said nothing Of the
kind. 1t least At that time. Instead
Of that. he leaned toward Us. 20 that
he might speak in the low. almost
whispering voice that was his man
nsr. and said: This leoks IKE . shp-
up.
II felt from that moment that the
chances for our cause were lost. II
the great leader could not say the
right word At the right moment. whsn
he knew that the Republicans were
claiming the election Of Hayes. what
else could be expected! And We went
away from our leaders presence. each
with the death knsll Of Democratic
victory sounding forlornly In our ears:
This looks like . slip-up."
Copyright. 1911. by Z. J. EdwarAs- All
Rights RssSrvsd.)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
When on Lecture Tours He Would Not
Sleep between 9hests-Earnsd
Large Sums Of Money but
Left Small Estate.

The late William H. Moselsy Of
New Haven. Conn. was = personal
friend OF Wendell Phillips. as he was.
In fact. Of many of the distinguished
men Of letters who visited Yale uni
versity between 1855 and 1880. Dur
ing that period Mr.. Mossley was tho
proprietor Of the hotel in New Haven
which was regarded a. almost an In
stitution Of Yale. and A. he was .
scholarly man. A. well ~ 4 most con-
sidsrate host. he made and retained
these literary friendships.
Wendell Phillips came to New Ha-
ven In the early seventies to deliver
his lecture on Daniel O'Connell."
tn night was stormy. but the great
music hall was hlled. A few days
later. while In conversation with Mr..
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Cream Of Lettuce Soup.

Wash and remove the poor leaves
from three heads Of lettuce and place
in the saucepan OF a double boiler
Cook until the leaves are tender. then
press them through a fine sieve and
put back into the saucepan. Add one
and q half pints OF white stock and
bring to = boil. Mix a tablespoonful
of flour with a little milk and stir
into the soup. When the soup is Of a
creamy consistency add q tablespoon
full Of butter and season with salt and
pepper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Closing Years of Stephens

instantly secured II. and still sitting In
his invalid's chair. he made 4 few re-
marks. every word OF which carried to
the remotest gallery. in spite Of the
thinness and shrillness Of the voice.
where 10 the vitality Of this won
derful mani" everyone asked OF his
neighbor: and tho reply was: 1T Is In
his will power"
A few days later l had = chat with
Mr.. Stephens as he was being wheeled
to his hotel by his attendant.
MY health is poor" he said. smil
ing up at me with those wonderful
eyes OF his. but keep fighting on. for
my life's work 10 not yet done. There
II my literary work still to be finished.
have learned to clear my mind for
It by playing \ few rubbers Of whist
every evening. can play whist and
think at the same time Of the pages
which am to write the next day. And
there is my work in congress. hope
to come back to co sress for = good
many years yet"
A few months later Mr. Stephens
fell. and the resultant injury. while
not dangerous. though most uncom-
Portable. finally decided him to aban-
don national life and return to his
humble home in Georgia. There. in
March. 1888. = few months after he
had been elected governor Of Georgia.
ono OF the most remarkable men that
America has ever produced passed
away in tho states executive mansion
Copyright. 1911. by z. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Wendell Phillipps' Old Fads

Moseley. he told me some Of the de-
tails OF Mr. Phillips personal life. es-
pc .ially when he was upon 4 lecture
tour.
Il wouldn't want to say that Mr..
Phillips Ia eccentric" said Mr.. Nose
10y. but he has queer little fads which.
I presume. every hotel proprietor In
the cities OF the country which Mr..
Phillips has visited A. . lecturer has
learned about. For instance. he will
not sleep between the sheets of 4 bed.
We early know Of that peculiarity here.
and We always furnish him soft wool
blankets to sleep between. Mr.. Phil
lips has told me that II he can not
get clean blankets wherever he hap
pens to be stopping. he places his
shawl between the sheets OF the bed
assigned him and then turns In. This
shawl he takes with him upon all Of
h.s winter lecture trips. II IL very
soft. very warm. and. understand.
was given to him BY \ friend at Bos-
ton.
Another Of Mr.. Phillips peculiar
tiles 10 his habit Of making 4 cup Of
tea for himself after he has Iectursd.
He caused to be made 4 lit iron
frame which would At over q gas Jet:
ne also always carries . cup. and he
makes his cup Of tea BY heating tho
water over the gas flame. Once. when
.e was engaged In making his brew.
asked him what he did when he was .
guest at . hotel where there was NO
gas. and he replied that for just such
an emergency he carried an alcohol
lamp.
Il should think that Mr. Phillips
has accumulated a comfortable for
tune" Mr.. Moseley continued. His
about nve hundred dollars q week. I
have been informed authoritatively
that he can count on from ten thousand
tc fifteen thousand dollars for . Sea.
sons lectures. and that he has deliv-
cred his lecture on THE Lost Arts .
little over two hundred times"
was reminded of this conversation
with Mr.. Moseley = few weeks after
the death of Wendell Phillips. In 1884.
when l saw 1t reported in one of the
Boston newspapers that the executors
Vi tuo eBtAto nAo iouuo tuAt u0 uo0
left very little property. He had In.
herited about one hundred thousand
dollars. and It was upon the income
OF that that he relied when beginning
his career as = lawyer.
It remained \ mystery to all Of Mr..
Phillips friends As to what had be-
come Of his property. He lived very
simply. His chief expense was en-.
tailed by the care of his invalid wife.
He bought few books. But he was
probably the greatest reader of news
papers of his time. However. his
newspaper purchases could not have
made = very serious drain upon his
purse. In the thirty years Of his lee
turing career he must have earned
larger amount. Of money than any
other American lecturer. save. possi-
bly,. John B. Cough. But what had be-
co me Of 1t and his Inheritance? Was
most Of 1t. as his friends came general
ly to surmise. given back to the peo-
ple in the form of private benefac-
tions. and especially in the cause Of
freedom of the slaves. which Mr.. Phil
lips had SO earnestly advocated?
Copyright, 1911. by F.. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
To Clean Tile Crates.

To clean tiled CRATES a strong solu-
tion Of washing soda thickened with
fuller's earth to make paste serves
the purpose in an excellent manner.
This will easily remove stains or
grease, while 1t is equally eficient in
the case of grease-stained marble. The
paste should be left on for an hour or
two and then washed off with a fan.
mel dipped in hot lather.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Lots In q Name.

Don't tackle the magazines till you
have made your reputation" David
Graham Phillips once said to = Jour.
nalist at the Authors club In New
York.
Il once tackled a magazine editor
in his room" he went on. II told him
Of my high aims. l submitted three
stories to him. saying:
81 am convinced l have talent I
know I have 4 future, SIR
WELL said the editor. yawning,
have 1t made into a past. and then
you'll be able to drive . better bar
gain with me-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
SOME FINE DESSERTS
DELICIOUS coNcocrioNs TO
TEMPT JApEp APPETiTEs.
Maple Pudding 10 Delightful Summer
pIsh-Fruit Foam. Maearoon Pud-
ding. Lemon Pudding and Rice
Pudding Easily Made.

Maple PuadIn0.-One cup of milk.
thres-Quarters cup OF maple syrup. one
cup OF sugar. one egg. one-half box
one dozen macaroons. one cup Of nuts.
Scald milk. sugar. and maple syrup.
beat egg and add the above to II: set
on the stove until 1t thicksns. add
gelatin which has been previously dis
solved and lot cool. Whip the pint
Of cream and add nuts and macaroons:
add this to the nrst part and put in .
mold. Cut In slices and serve with
whipped cream. This serves sixteen.
Fruit Fssm.-One-half box gelatin.
one-half cupful Of water. two and one
half cupfuls Of fruit juice. three eggs.
Soak gelatin in cold water until dis
solved. heat fruit Juice (strawesrry.
raspberry. currant, or grapeO. pour
over gelatin. sweeten to taste, stir all
together. and strain and cool Beat
whites OF eggs stin. beat into the Jelly
until 1t Is 4 solid foam. pour into .
wet mold. and serve with whipped
cream. Prepare day before using.
Maearoen PudeinO.-Beat the yolks
Of four eggs with one cup sugar and
two teaspoonfuls OF gelatin. Boil one
pint Of sweet milk. pour over the eggs
and return to double boiler until 1t
thickens. then add the four beaten
whites. Pour into q mold into which
has been placed one dozen crushed
whipped cream.
Lemon PuddIns.-Scald one pint OF
milk. add u large cup Of bread crumbs
and one tablespoon OF butter Let
boil up once and set aside to cool.
When cool stir INTO the milk the beat
en- yolks of three eggs. one-half cup
OF sugar and the grated rind Of one
lemon. Bake twenty minutes. Beat
the whites OF the three eggs. and one
half cup sugar and the juice of the
lemon. Spread over the top Of the
pudding and brown.
A Pudding hsip.-All set puddinSs
will be found to have a much more
delicate flavor II the pudding dish Is
placed In q pan OF water in the oven
to bake.
Rice PvddIns.-wash one cup rice
btop ~ III ohu Nos's
boiling water. Let boil twenty min
utes. Take two cups cooked rice. six
tsblespoonfuls sugar. two cups milk.
one teaspoonful butter. one-haf tea
spoonful salt. two eggs we'll beaten.
Season with nutmeg and bake In cups
placed In pan OF water. Serve with
sweetened cream seasoned with nut
meg.
Fruit Chop svsy.-Crush one quart
of strawberries, place in dishes. ready
to serve. which have been lined with
crisp lettuce leaves, Earnish berries
with small cubes of oranges, beat
white Of one esg to stin froth.
sweeten to taste. drop on center OF
fruit. place q ripe berry in this. add
sliced bananas. and serve. This will
serve six persons. and prove not only
= palstable dish but also an attractive
and economical dessert.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
WysmIns.

James Qooldy manager OF the Tim
bsrIaks Mining Company. which
owns 4 large placer mine south Of
BaSgs. reports work on the mines -
progressing In excellent shape. The
mine 10 one Of the largest in that
section of the couatry and work has
been In progress for the past four
ysars In piping water from the noun
tains with which to run the dredgss.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Scaling Fish.

The busy housewife will have no
further dread Of preparing fish for any
size family II she will try dipping the
Ash In scalding water-the scales are
then removed with no difficulty and
much time saved.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
A Quicker Way.

Instead Of filling the salt and pep
per shakers with the tedious means of
q spoon, have made two small paper
tunnels for this purpose. which help
wonderfully. The tunnels are glued to
make them firm.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
The Last Hole.

The Last Hole.
Figg-That WAS = mighty appropn-
ate text the parson took for poor
Brassie's funeral sermon.
Fogg-What was II!
FtER-"He has finished his course"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-06-29
Education That Lasted.

The little I have gained from COL
ieges and libraries has certainly not
worn so we'll ~ the little learned in
childhood OF the habit OF plant. bird
and inssct.-Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson.