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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23

ARISING from the building of new
schoolhouse at Pemberton Is a condition
which does not seem to be just the thing.
An inspector from Trenton went to Penn
berton and the flaws he picked out in the
construction of the house were sufficient
to cause somebody to feel uneasy. The
contractor and the architect, however, do
not agree with the state official and they
declare the work has been done according
to contract. 1t will probably take the
decision Of experts to settle some Of
the questions. The point to which ex-
ception might be taken is the fact that the
inspector appointed by tie state was not
on the job during Its progress, but came
on the ground after the work was nearly
completed. The plans and contract for
the building were approved by the state
authorities and the contractor claims that
he has faithfully followed them. If the
inspector was to pass upon the work why
should 1t not have been in order for him
to be on the watch during the time the
building was being erected and to remedy
defects then rather than to wait and ask
to have poor work torn down. Mount
Holly Is interested in this matter. We are
building a new schoolhouse. The plans
have been approved by the state authori-
ties and the Board of Education proposes,
to its utmost ability, to see that they are
not deviated from or the building sighted.
But If state inspector is to come down
later and condemn many items that have
been passed upon by the architect and the
Board of Education what is the use OF
going aheadl 1t would seem that the
inspector should look around frequently
during the progress of the work.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23

RATHER funny episode leaked out last
week. 1t will be remembered that Gov
ernor Wilson vetoed the grade crossing
bill on the ground that 1t would, If passed,
embarrass the railroads. Through the in
advertance of clerk or the private secre-
tsry of the Governor when the veto mes
sage was sent to the Senate, there was a
letter with the papers signed by Robert
w. DeForest. New York corporation
lawyer and vice president and director of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The
text Of the letter was not made public,
but enough Of 1t Is known to say that De-
Forest appealed to Wilson to veto the
Pierce bill on the ground that the railroad
corporations. and especially the one in
which the writer Is interested-the Cen
trail of New Jersey-would be much af-
fected by the legislation. De Forest said
the railroad companies did not regard the
Pierce bill as good legislation. and he ex-
pressed the hope that the governor would
see 1t In the same light and veto the
measure. The De Forest letter concluded:
"You will recall that Governor Hughes,
Of New York, gained much credit by his
veto of the two-cent fare BILL" Whether
this hint had anything to do with vetoing
the Pierce grade crossing bill is uncertain,
but the day after Governor Wilson vetoed
the Pierce bill the New Jersey papers
friendly to him compared his act with the
yetoing of the two-cent fare bill by former
Governor Hughes of New York, as sug-
gested in the De Forest letter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
PENNSYLVANIA RHILROHD
Bulletin
Bulletin.
LONGER LIMITS
FOR EXCURSION TICKETS

Effective May I, the limit of excursion tickets sold
between all stations the New Jersey Division the State
OF New Jersey where the return limits days and
SIX days at the present time will be extended to ten
days.
AT the same time the limit on all excursion
tickets from stations the New Jersey Division in New
jersey to all seashore in the State Except from quite
nearby sations) will be made uniformly sixteen days.
The extension and adjustment of return limits on ex
cursion tickets is made with view of establishing uni
tormy OF limits and also for the greater accommodation of
patrons of the Pennsylvania Railroad who have heretofore
IN many cases. found the return limit of excursion tickets
insufficient to meet their desires
The extension of the seashoe tickets to uniform limit
OF sixteen days will give patrons full weeks vacation
at the shore and will be much appreciated by those spend
ing the summer outing by the sea.
1t is gratifying to the management of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to be able to make this the interest
of its patrons and the action is in with its well
known policy of giving its patrons the best and the
most accommodating arrangements that just regard for its
revenues will permit
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
A N ORDINANCE

to regulate and prohibit the carrying on Of
manufactures dangerous in causing or pro
noting fire in the township of Northa m pton
In the county OF Burlington and state of New
Jersey.
Be It ordained by the township committee
OF the township of Northampton, in the
county of Burlington and state of New Jer
sey:
/. That no person, firm, partnership, com
pany, association or corporation shah carry
on any manufacturing business or operate
any manufacturing plant. shop or factory
that is dangerous in causing or promotjne
fire within two thousand feet of any otheI
building, factory, dwelling house, manufac
turing plant Tor inhabitedl building In the
township of Northampton aforesaid under
the penalty of a fine Of twenty-five dollars
for each and every violation Of any of the
provisions of this ordinance, and a further
penalty of fifty dollars for each day after he
first day of the continuance of the violation
of this ordinance.
2. That this ordinance shall take effect i'm.
mediately upon its proper publication
Passed April 10. 1912.
WILLIAM II. MASON
ATTEST: Chairman.
CHARLES LAToUR, Township Clerk.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
THE ADOPTION DANCE.
Curious Ceremonial of Taking Child
Into a Shawnee Tribe.

Curious Ceremonial of Taking a Child
Into a Shawnee Tribe.
The adoption dance is one of the
ceremonial dances of the Shawnees.
This is quite different from any one
Of the festive dances. They come
many miles around and camp. Their
faces are painted and their persons
decorated with beads
They dance all day and night with
out eating. A bonfire is built in the
senter of the camp, and they dance
around this. The fire is kept burning
about the same all the time. This
serves also as their light.
The adoption dance is rather quiet,
more so than the other dances. The
women do most Of the singing, says
a writer in the Red Man, and sing
very low. They dance around the cir
Gle in twos. The men dance together
in front and the women together in
the rear
The two leaders in trent are usually
They carry tin pals. In these are
rubber balls. which bounce and keep
time with the drummer. This is all
the music they have to dance by. If
a large crowd is assembled they may
have two or three drums.
At these dances good order is kept.
No drunkenness is allowed. The dance
is in grove. and If any one does not
behave decently they tie him to a tree
for the rest Of the dance. After the
dance they have : great feast, which
lasts all day, and visitors and all 9TH
ers who attend the dance are invited
to partake Of the feast
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
TOsEPH HUFF

COM MISSIONE OF DEEDS
NOTARY PUBLIC
I25 Main street, opposite Surrogate's office
Mount Holly, N. j.
Special attention given to making Abstrac
of Titles, Conveyancing, General Accountan
nd Administration of Estates.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
h.r.ditx Among Mu,ieian..

Heredity was perhaps never better
exemplifed than in the case Of the ia
nous composer Beethoven, the son OF
a tenor, who was the son Of bass.
Bach came Of family of humble mu-
sfcians, beginning, it is said, with a
miller Haydn's father was an anna
teur harpist in humble life. Mozart
was the son Of an ordinary capellmeis-
ter and teacher of the violin. The
father of Rossini was a horn player in
a strnllin0 cnmnanv.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
Theatres.
CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE

The management of the Chestnut Street
Theatre is most fortunate in being able to
present next week, James Forbes latest
comedy success, 1.-THE Commuters in
another name thousands of laughs for
thousands of people, a play that kept
New York in commissions for over 200
nights, Chicago for more than 100 nights,
and has record of such achievements in
every city of note from Atlantic to Pacific;
it hit the bulls eye of mirth.
James Forbes is master observer of
men and manners, and that he has no
equal in the large army of American play
wrights was proven when his famous
comedy, 1.-THE Chorus Lady," was pro-
duced, and became a whirlwind success.
He followed this up with ''The Travelling
Salesman" which has caused millions to
laugh; and still again he has hit the acme
of success with his latest play ''The Com
muters."
The subject of "The Commuters" is. of
course, well illustrated by its title. 1t is a
straight farce comedy, and from the be-
ginning to the end it is creator of laugh
ter.
The play depicts some of the phases of
life of the residents of the suburbs, one of
those Lonsomehursts about thirty miles
out of New York, and while the locality
is not named, it does not require much
imagination to place it. Also the plays
tells the story of the hardships of a wife
who has husband who retains his bache-
lor friends. Indeed, bachelor friend is
the cause of it all, and is responsible for
many of the amusing situations.
In the Orpheum presentation William
Ingersoll will be seen as Sammy, the part
played here by Harry Davenport, Carolyn
Gates will be seen as Mrs Brice, and the
full strength of the Orpheum company
will be in the supporting cast.
FORREST THEATRE
One of the most gratifying announce
ments made by the management of the
Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, for some
time is the engagement for the week of
April 7o, of George M. Cohan and his own
company direct from the Conan Theatre
in New York city, who will present that
famous musical play AS Minutes from
Broadway" the revival of which, with
George Conan in the role of Kid Burns,
has been sensation in Gotham for the
past few weeks. Mr.. Cohan's unexpected
appearance in Philadelphia will be big
and welcome surprise and that the recog-
milton of it will be shown in assembling
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23

IT HAs taken eleven years for com
missioner appointed by the United States
District Court at Trenton to investigate
and report upon the cause for the explos
ion Of boiler of the steamboat City Of
Trenton on the Delaware river, In which
twenty-six persons lost their lives, The
explosion was due to negligence. Fifty
two damage suits were instituted against
the company, the claims ranging from
$500 to 100000. The company sold the
wreck for %. 500. And now, after eleven
years, the commissioner finds the company
responsible to the amount of $500, the
selling price of the wreck, less the clever
years interest, giving an average of $16;
to each claimant, all of which and more
win have gone to the lawyers. Probably
the award does not equal the compensa
ton to the commissioner for his clever
years investigation. It Ia hard to fine
words to characterize this travesty O
justice under the federal laws.-NssOarj
Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
CEALED PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals for building a concrete
wall in Eastampton township, Burlington
county, New Jersey, will be received by the
Director OF the Board of Chosen Freehoiders
the Committee and County Engineer, on
Tuesday, April 30, 1912, at 10 a. m, at the
County Collectors office, Mount Holly, N. :,
and opened Immediately thereafter.
All bids must be accompanied by a certified
check in sum equal to ten per cent. of the
total amount of the bid, payable to the order
of Harry E. Dubell director, to insure the
successful bidder entering into the contract.
Plans and specifications may be obtained
from Daniel Evan, Smithvflle, N. j., or
James Logan, county engineer, Mount Holly,
N j.
The committee reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
By order of the committee.
DANIEL EVAN, Chairman.
]. AQUILA JONES,
STACY ATKINSON,
SAMUEL p. ESTILoW,
Committee.
HARRY E. DUBELL, Director.
JAMES LOGAN, County Engineer.
HARRY HAWKINS. ] H., Clerk.
Not to be copied by any other newspaper.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
THEMOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1912

AMONG the possibilities for nomination
for the Office of Governor of New Jersey
10 Senator John Prince. But even if he
should not be successful Senator Prince
will be entitled to the title of Governor
having been, by the frequent absence of
Governor Wilson, sworn into that office
twelve times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23

In 1882 NJ Clemenceau served two
months imprisonment for shouting
''vive la Republiquew and in 1871 he
was very nearly shot by proxy. He re-
turned to Paris from a provincial
speec hmaking tour on the day on
which Theirs and the Versaillais Sue
ceeded in entering the city. Blood was
up, and his enemies were looking for
him. A young Brazilian who resembled
him was arrested In mistake for him
and conducted to La Pehniere to be
executed. Happily, however, he shout
ed for the Brazilian consul, and the
Brazilian consul turned up in time to
rescue him.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
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Both Phones
GRADUATED SUGAR &c.


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BORAX SOAP, Young's or Drey-
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COFFEE. Mocha Seed Santos,
Of excellent quality, 25c.
DOG BISCUIT, in pound pack
ages, ? packages for 25S.
HANSELL BLUEING and
AMMONIA are of the best
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SHRIMP are good eating, 12c a
can.
CLANS. Gold Label Brand is
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stews and fritters as fresh ones,
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BEANS. New York pea beans
are the best for soup and baking,
nc per dry measure quart.
PEANUT BUTTER. Large
Jelley glass Ioc, fresh goods.
BATH BRICK for securing knives
and tinware, sc per brick.
TOILET PAPER, six large rolls,
25c.
MEATS. Best quality of all
kinds, at right prices.
Phil. Karg, i'sn King St.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23

UNDER a new law a State Prison Com
mission was created whereby certain off,
Gals are elected hereafter instead of being
appointed. This law affects Samuel w.
Kirkbride, whose term as Supervisor had
expired and 1t was thought he would have
to step down and out but his friends
around here, and he has number, are all
pleased to see that he has been continued
In the ONCE to which he has given faith.
full and efficient attention.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
Many chiloren are sioklx.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
break up colds in "a hours relieve feverishess,
headache, stomach troubles, teething dis
orders and destroy worms. At all druggists,
20c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen
8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. 9-l6-2830
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06
LA FOLLETTE'S SNUB.

When Governor Robert LaFollette
of Wisconsin became Senator LaFol-
1ette he was already national char
acter. His reputation preceded him
to Washington.
The whole country was curious about
the reception he would receive; the
impression he would make 1t was
curious to know what LaFollette
would do for the reason that his So
luton of the railway problem in Wis
consin, his ability to impress his pro-
gressive views on the people and his
scorn for the conventions of the con-
servatives made 1t certain that he
would fill an important place in what
has been called. the greatest DELHI
erative body in the world
LaFollette prepared his maiden
speech. He expected to deliver it to
a packed senate chamber. His speech
was on the subject of railway reform
and he thought he had right to be
heard on subject he had mastered
so we'll.
When he started to speak third oil
the senators left the senate chamber
Before he had talked half an hour
two-thirds OF them were gone. Be
fore he was half through there were
only few of them left and the sen
ate chamber was practically deserted
except for a few of the senators
friends who afterwards became known
as the progressives
| But the gallery was crowded. Al
fast as the senate emptied the gallery
filled. The people wanted to hear La
Toilette If the senate did not. No in
Icident could have better expressed tn,
situation.
| The senators explained their actor
on the grounds of senatorial courtesy
| Senatorial courtesy might be defined
as the discourtesy that IS shown /;
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06
A FIVE-LINE TRAGEDY.

Probably very few people noticed
this little telegraphic tabloid printed
in many papers few days ago. It is
a tragedy told in five lines. Here it
is:
Winthrop. Mass.-Mrs. Minerva
Dodd is advertising to sell her raw
en- black hair. four and a half feet
long. for $500, so that she may buy
food for her two young children.
One time there was young woman
named Famine. Her lover deserted
her leaving her penniless with her
child, Cosette. To procure food Fan
tine worked hard. Then she sold her
beautiful hair; becoming more pressed
she sold her teeth Finally, she even
sold herself. Not long after she died
She must be in heaven.
Famine existed only Les Miser
ables. Yet what Victor Hugo created
in fiction probably has been enacted q
thousand times in real life.
There is no love like that OF 9
mother for her young.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06

Ohio, February 6, 1855. He graduated
from Denison University in 1888 and
from Harvard two years later. In 1881
he travelled extensively in South
America conducting anthropologicai in
vestigations for the worlds Columbian
Exposition and the following year he
acted as superintendent of the an
thropologicai department of the expo
sitien In addition, Professor Dorsey
has been instructor In anthropology at
Harvard. professor of comparative
anatomy at Northwestern University,
curator of anthropology in the Field
Columbian Museum and assistant pro-
fessor of anthropology in the Universe
I'll of Chicago. He is the author of
numerous papers relating to anthrop-
ology and anatomy.
Congratulations to:
George j. Could. capitalist and rail-
road magnate, As years old today
Isidor Straus. New York flnancier.
merchant and phflanthropist, 81 years
old today.
Asher c. Kinds. representative in
Congress of the First district of Maine
40 years old today.
Henry j. Hardenbergh. architect. who
designed the waldorf-Astroia Hotel in
New York. SIS years old today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06
|oEMr-s- by ! A9
LITTLE pU VI.

Over the hills to fairylnnd,
TO the royal place, JchoI.
Goes the little Pm Nj with sober eye,
CIutchins his Manchu doll,
The road In hard. the road IL long,
But the palanquin moves fast
From the dragon throne and incense
blown
Full with songs OF the past.
Over the hills from Nowhere Land,
With the naked lust for power,
Swept eager horde whose biting
sword
Changed the world In an hour.
Little Pu VI, your kin were there
That day in the ages flown,
They squeezed the land with IA hungry
hand
And took Ii for their own.
Your gods shall pasS.- The victors said,
soar Buadha shall hear your prayer,
Ye shall creep and crawl and cringe
and fall.
And we shall watch We there;
We shall say the word we hid We shy,
We shall praise our baIdest VILE,
Ye shall hail our place with servile
And crave our Iightest smile.
Thus they spoke In the long ago
When you were n dream, Pu vi;
The thing that was done 'fvvixt sun and
sun,
How could 1T come TO die.
Three hundred years to crawl and
creep.
Pray, how could the millions stands
But the gods of brain shook wide their
rein
And stirred the pa1sied hand.
| So that which was done 'tyvixt sun and
| Has happened again. Pu VI;
And the dragon chair must shimmel
bare,
i Food for the vulgar eye.
Over the hills yeu Ee, Pu vi,
To the vvondrous place. JehoI;
One will be true as he looks ON you-
| Your little Manchu doll.
/ PERCY SHAW.
4 sPu VI is the child emperor of Chin;
whose throne has ben seized from him
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06

new senator by those who have been
in Office long enough to forget what
the people elected them for.
The desertion of the senate was in
tended as slur and an insult to the
man from Wisconsin who hid the tenn
Gritty to assume that in view of the
fact that the people had elected him
to Office he had the right to represent
them in his first term of office.
LaFollette's snub had been expert
enced few years before by Senator
Albert J. Beveridge from Indiana. His
maiden speech had been nipped in the
bud in precisely the same manner.
The people of the United States
could understand how a comparative
~ obscure man who had been elect.
ed to the senate might be presuming
should he attempt to make a lengthy
speech on a subject on which he was
not recognized as an authority But
Lafollette VS. big man before he was
elected to the senate and the exhibi.
ton of senatorial discourtesy on the
day of his maiden speech was not only
an insult to the Wisconsin man but
an insult to every one of his constitu-
ents. 1t VS. the most childish thing
that body of able men could possibly
have done.
| 1t was just such conduct that re-
suited in the rise of the insurgent
movement. The insult to LaFollette
ltypified the attitude of the senate to
wards the people. 1t indicated state
of mind in which this great body had
got itself. 1t was an indication of that
servility to the interests that became
SO apparent later and resulted in the
retirement of such men as Plat, De
Pew, Aldrich, Hale Burrows and {
dozen others of the old guard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06
THE DAVIS CASE AGAIN.

Indiana has a wonderful governor
If the Marshall boom blossoms into
bloom we may have a most remark
able president, to whom constitu-
lions will be nothing and the law will
be subject TO strange interpretations.
Governor Marshall has commuted the
sentence of a negro murderer from
death to Imprisonment for life. His
sole reason for this action is that life
Imprisonment will be the greater pun
ishment. In the official paper. max
ing the change of punishment is the
meaningless proviso that the muir
derer shall never apply for executive
clemency or receive it. This assump-
ton of a legislative function is not
surprising from a man who believes
constitution can be prepared for the
people by the power and wisdom OF
one man. Ac matter of course this
murderer can seek executive clemency
and be granted it. The jury that tried
this murderer found him guilty of cut
ting off the head of a woman and be.
lieved death the proper punishment
The governor, on report from the war
den of the Michigan City penitentiary
concludes that death would be no
punishment to this murderer, that life
Imprisonment would be the greater
penalty. This is queer juggling OF
the law. There has not been another
such excuse for the Communication OF
a sentence in the history of the state
Governor Marshall may be guilty ol
torturing a man who shortly would
have been rest; his defense of the
executive act indicates a desire to in
| fiict punishment instead of reforma
| ton. And the murderer in the case
no doubt congratulates himself tina
Indiana has governor of strang,
ideas.-Lafayette Journal