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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-25
A MANS CHOICE
BY H. M. EeRERT.

All that day Jack Barrett had sat
at his desk like man in a dream.
Each successive telephone message
had spelled increasing disaster. At
first he calculated how much he would
have left after the payment of his
debts; then he considered the settle
ment; then he knew that there would
not even be a settlement. The crash
had swept his entire fortune away.
Everything was gone. He, the famous
Wall street speculator, who had
jumped into the game with his IA
theirs eight million dollars, and driven
his adversaries before him by sheer
pluck and daring. had gone under be-
fore their combination.
He was conscious Of the looks Of
his employees. Poor devils, they
knew that they would have to look for
other jobs soon enough. They were
| thinking only of themselves, from his
high-priced secretary to his Office boy.
He brazened it out, meeting visitors.
telling the truth. He would not run
away. He resolved to face the worst
Nevertheless, 1t was with vast relief
that he left his Office at five o'clock,
to go to the only person who, he
thought. still believed in him, still
kept her faith.
Dora Jameson and he had been en-
gagged three months. Her mother was
q Climber" her father alternately a
bankrupt and a millionaire. Some
shady speculative business enabled
him to put bold front toward the
world. Jack Barrett had no idea that
Dora was Of his mettle.
She came into the reception room
where he awaited her, and he told
her everything. And he misunder-
stood, although he saw her face
harden.
81 shall try again for our sakes,
dearest" he said.
That's all very well, but do you
think am going to wait till you have
made another fortune?" she pouted.
wait, Dora?"
Eyes. Don't you suppose / have
other chances?"
you mean you cared only for my
money!"
you are foolish, Jack. loved you,
but I'm not going to marry beggar
/ must have dresses and servants and
money to spend"
away. This was the end of every
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could not understand why the gray
boards smiled.
III.

They were married in the little
church, and the weeks that followed
were Of unalloyed bliss to both OF
them.
Now for the first time Jack Barrett
as he had again called himself, tasted
Of the fullness of life. He marveled
that he had ever loved another woman
But as months rolled on gradually
the island began to cloy. Fugitive
memories of the old world fitted
through his brain. He thought Of the
tumult of Wall street again, and
longed to plunge into it, to live in a
world of men.
Doris perceived the alteration in her
husbands moods. He was never un-
kind to her, but he was often moody
and distracted. She dreaded the time
when the ship would arrive at Pit
cairn.
With all her love she knew she could
not hold him. And she knew herself
utterly untitled to cope with the world
outside. Besides, If he went, she
knew that it would be to forget his
memories there If she went with him
it would be but to drag him down
She thought Of all this in those lonely
night watches. when she would lie
awake and hear him breathing at her
side. And he, pretending to sleep, too
revolved his bitter memories.
Strangely enough, a passion for Dora
had reawakened in him. 1t was a SEN
timental memory. but 1t gripped him
hard. He knew her to be unfaithful-
and yet he cared.
But he had decided nothing when
the ship came.
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alxsa wssd-puIIIna Parry.

A fad that is likely to meet with ap
proval, especially by the City Beauti
full club. was launched at Pasadena
CAL, when Mrs. P. N. Hanson Of Park
wood boulevard entertained with 6
rweed-pulling' party.
With q lawn mee-deep in clover
dandelions and dozens Of other kinds
Of weeds, Mrs. Hanson decided to gel
rid of them with one fell swoop, but
the only way to do 80 was to have 9
party and show her guests how much
fun 1t was to pull weeds.
So more than q dozen neighbort
were turned loose in weedy lawn
and after they mad pulled up the last
parasite they were rewarded for theil
labor with q delicious hot lunch. The
other guests plan to return the favoI
by giving weed-pulling parties also.
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HE is opening his eyes. He will
recover"
He opened his eyes, to see himself
looking into the face of a girl of about
twenty years. Dark hair, bound back
with a fllet Of colored cloth, daz-
cling skin, milk-white at the throat,
but tanned by the sun above the chin.
Garments of woven fiber, and bare feet
in sandals. And, in her eyes, a divine
before on any face except his mothers.
Slowly consciousness returned to
him. He remembered his hardships
on the tramp ship, the brutal mate,
the drunken captain; the typhoon that
had struck them off Fiji forcing them
to run for days before it; then the
grounding on the shores of the un-
known island, the wreck, the curses
Of the sinking sailors, his own fight
for the plank on which he had been
washed ashore, to fall senseless upon
the beach.
Days passed, during which he was
visited from time to time by serious,
Strengthening men and women.
When at length he was convalescent,
Jack learned where he was. 1t was
Pitcairn island, peopled by the de-
scendants of the mutineers Of the
Bounty, who had fed there in the
eighteenth century. God-fearing men
and women, they lived on the lone
] lest island of the world, visited only
once year by government vessel.
| Doris Adams, the girl who had COM
/ passionately taken him into her hut,
was the eat-great-great-grand
daughter of the old pirate who had
become chief Of the island.
Far from civilization, this little COM
munity of souls led its simple life,
+ follies and vices of civilization. There
were no rich, no poor. Money was
unknown to them. BY q strange
chance, there we're more women than
men upon the island. The arrival Of
a strange man was therefore an Incl
dent of the highest importance.
When Barrett was well he was adj
mitted into the community and given
his own little patch OF fertile land.
Willing hands built him hut. After
few weeks he was regarded as one
Of the Pitcairn men.
! The romantic attachment that had
begun between himself and Doris last
ed 1t was impossible not to love her.
They walked together under the
palms; they stood side by side upon
the promontcry, gazing out over the
sea; they were all to each other. AS
the schoolmaster, Jack had already ac-
quired great influence among the
people.
One night two elders came to him.
when the next ship arrives you will
go back to your own land" they told
him.
NO." answered Jack. 81 shall re-
main"
Then" they said, 1T is not right
that you and Doris Adams should re-
main unmarried. All young folks on
Pitcairn are expected to marry as
soon as they can find mates. 1t is the
natural life"
she is pining for you," said the
other. Marry her. and then we shall
believe in you"
"rll ask her." answered Jack. and
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NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR
Blue SILK Ankles Merely Wanted the
Other Passengers to "Mlnd Their
Own Business"

A Madison avenue car stopped al
Seventy-ninth street and a pretty
young woman in blue climbed aboard
She took the one vacant seat, look
ing aggressively about her, and
crossed her legs. Blue silk ankles
about twenty inches Of each, were re-
vealed.
Across the aisle sat two women OF
prim, mid-Victorian aspect. They cast
prim glances at the blue stockings
and two mid-Victorian shifts chilled
the air. simultaneously the men lost
interest in their morning newspapers
The possessor of the blue silks
blushed. She stared at the prim cou
pie. Not word was spoken. Smiles
flashed on one face and then another
The girl broke the ice.
Honest" she said, with a Harlem
accent. why doncha mind your OWL
business? M. Y. o. B.-Mindjur own
business, see? This is a free coun
try, amt it? And l guess l can dc
what l please. Baltimore Star.
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HUBBY IN HARD LUCK
MEANT WELL, BUT FRIEND WIFE
Is HARD TO CONVINCE.
Fact 10, He Merely Wanted to Inquire
II His Neighbor Would Exchange
Seats, and the catas-
trophe Followed.

Just to please his wife the obliging
man bought tickets for q play that he
did not want to see. on Saturday aft
ernoon when the only two seats avail
able were the width Of the house
apart. The ticket seller was sorry and
correspondingly generous with sugges-
lions for relief
1T wont make much difference,
since the lady is your wife," he said;
still 1t would be nice for you to sit
together. If the person sitting be-
side either of you happens to have
bought single seat perhaps he will
change. 1t would be worth trying,
anyhow"
The obliging man thought 1t would
be. He had an end seat. His neigh
Dor was lady. She was cookbook
ing. She talked to no one, she looked
at none. The obliging man concluded
that she was seeing the play alone.
1t took courage to put his conclusion
to the test, but the ticket sellers sug-
gestion hammered away. persistently,
80 during the first intermission the
obligipg man leaned sideways and
said:
Il beg your pardon, are you here
alone?"
His tone was courteous, his manner
chivalrous, but the rudeness of a
navy would have infiamed her less.
From a kindly. gentle lady she was
transformed into an outraged goddess.
She looked at the obliging man Just
once. but that was enough; he fell
back Imply.
Then she spoke. not to him, but to
an usher passing down the aisle.
Can you get me another stall?" she
said. i can't sit here any longer.
This man has insulted me-"
I only" began the obliging man.
but the usher wouldn't let him finish.
He looked nearly as ferocious as the
lady.
Fortunately can" he said. "A
lady on the other side of the house
is not pleased with the seat she's got,
30 I'll bring her over here. He won't
bother her."
Before the obliging man could get
up to let her pass the insulted lady
had walked right over him, and, un-
der the guidance of the usher, was
marching over to the opposite side of
the house.
They stopped before a woman who
looked most uncomfortable In her
loneliness.
Perhaps this lady will change seats
with you" said the usher.
Il shall be glad If you WILL" said
the injured one, but before you 60 it
is my duty to warn you. You will
have to sit beside a regular beast of
man. He insulted me. That is why
! had to leave"
The lonely woman Was standing up.
She saw where the other woman had
come from. Her face famed.
What did he say7" she demanded.
He wanted to know IL was here
alone"
The usher tried to show the lonely
lady the way, but she got there be-
fore him. Without ceremony she
dropped into the unoccupied seat.
Now said she. Il want to know
all about It. What did you mean by
asking that red-headed woman If she
was here alone?"
He tried to tell her then, he has
tried to tell her since. and no doubt
he will be trying to tell her on his
death-bed. but he might as well save
his breath. She will never believe
him.=Naw York Timaa
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Increased Use Of ouInIne.

That the use of quinine is rising In
popularity is amply borne out in q
statement laid before the legislative
council Of India, recently. This state
ment shows that in 1913 the sales Of
this medicine were just over forty-fve
and quarter million grains. whereas
in 1914 the sales had increased to close
on seventy-two and a half million
grains and for the first eleven months
of last year the sales exceed seventy
three and three-quarter million grains.
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III.

Halliday & Co. of Wall street Is still
one of the most responsible firms.
Halliday had wife and two children
who adored him, and their apartment
on the Drive was a model of taste and
elegance.
Halliday had made good. He had
everything that life could offer him,
But still, at the back of his mind,
persisted the vision Of Isobel Blair,
and he often wondered whether she
were living or dead. He had no means
of discovering, and the very house
in which she had lived had been
pulled down.
At first he had been in partnership
with a man named Allen, rather
hashy. though honest broker, who had
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NapoIeon's Poor Horsemansb,p.

Extraordinary were the precautions
taken that Napoleon should never ap-
pear at a disadvantage on horseback.
The emperor was not a first-class
horseman, and his horses were al
ways thoroughly broken in. Here is
a description Of the methods en-
ployed: They were trained to remain
perfectly steady under tortures of ev-
cry description; to receive blows
about the head; drums were beat, pis-
tolls and crackers fred in their ears,
flags waved before their eyes, clumsy
packages and sometimes even sheep
and pigs were thrown between their
legs. None Of the animals was deemed
sufficiently trained till the emperor
could without the least difficulty pull
them up short at full gallop, which
was his favorite pace"
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Nv.

He had grown half ashamed to meet
the faces Of the foreign sailors, but
they saw in him nothing but Pitcairn
islander His clothes had long since
gone to rags, and, wearing the gar
ments of native fiber, he looked and
spoke like one of the inhabitants.
Doris watched him with sinking
heart all day. At last he went out, and
then, weeping. she fed into the woods.
If he wanted to go, there should be
no grief at parting, no struggle on her
part to retain him.
civilization about the trim ship, infect
ed Jack like wine. He stood upon the
tiny wharf, gazing at her.
Somebody had thrown down an old
newspaper. Jack picked it up. 1t was
the society section of q New York
publication. Holding it in his hand
mechanically, he went aboard.
Ship another hand, sir?" he asked
the captain. and told him his story.
The captain listened, at first incred.
ulously. Then his heart went out to
the poor devil of shipwrecked man
Eyes. Come aboard by eight" he
answered CURLY.
Jack Barrett went back along the
sands to the point, from which he
could see his home. His heart was
doubly torn within him. He groaned
in travail Of spirit. He opened the
paper.
Under a two-column heading was
the account of Dora's marriage She
had married man he knew-a million
aire, one of shallow, worthless set.
The list Of presents was long. There
were diamond tiara, a diamond sun
burst, the famous black pearls" that
her father had acquired from bank
rupt duke at auction. The mans heart
sickened as he read. He did not think
of Dora, but of the falsepess of the life
from which he had fed. And q sudden
illumination came to him.
He fell upon his knees and prayed
for enlightenment. And when he arose
he knew that choice conceded with
duty
Slowly he turned his footsteps home
ward.
Upon her knees in the hut a woman
prayed likewise. Hearing step, she
rose. She ran to her husband with
incredulous joy. Standing thus, in
each others arms, they saw the ship,
little twinkling, distant patch upon
the ocean.
Upon Jack Barrett's face was Inn
measurable content as he kissed her.
Copyright. 1916. by w. @. Chapman)
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Recognized Fighters.

It was at royal review Of troops
that Queen Victoria made an immortal
declaration. Regiment after regiment,
English, Irish, and Scotch, passed be-
fore the queen. When the Grenadier
guards went past she expressed the
warmest of admiration for the fault
less technic Of the regiment. When a
regiment of Highlanders marched
past she became positively enthusiast
tic. Magnificent her majesty is re-
ported as saying. What splendid SOL
diers those Highlandmen are!" Then
came an Irish regiment, which one is
not stated. This time 1t was not so
much the faultless marching and the
splendid physique that SO impressed
her majesty. For moment she said
nothing. Then in low voice she
turned to an officer and said: "Ahl
That is bloody war;"
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sweden,s Stock Exchanue,

The present membership OF the
stock exchange In Sweden consists OF
sixteen banks. eight banking firms or
free brokers, and i've brokers in the
ordinary sense OF the term. Substan-
tial stock exchange buildings have
been erected In both Stockholm and
Gothenburg. The annual volume Of
business amounts to about 500, 100000
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Realistic Touch.

Lots Of realism in this book"
"How's that7"
THE author describes meeting Of
anarchists"
"Yes?"
And the president OF the society
takes out an Ingersoll to see what time
1t is"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-04-25
oreuon Coal MInlno.

About sixty years ago coal Yas first
mined in the Coos bay region of Ore
gon. The first cargo was shipped from
the Empire basin, but the discovery
Of coal near the head Of Coos bay soon
transferred the point Of production to
Newport, which remained the prinei-
pal mine until within the last decade.
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thing. He could no lonro~ have faith
In anything or any person on earth.
That night he shipped as common
ship bound, ultimately, for the South
Seas. He dropped his name, every
thing. He shipped as Thomas Jones,
and he left Jack Barrett as a relic Of
forgotten past.
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Mount Holly Lodge Directory

mount holly LOugG UlftClUTy
Mount Holly Lodge No. "a, F. & A. M.
Meets Mondays on or before fulfmoon
James s. Hulme, Secretary
Mount Holly Lodge No. 848, B. P. o. Elks
Kelsey & Kiliie Building
Meets nrst and third Tuesday in each month
Harry L. Walters, Secretary
Mt Holly Lodge No; 7s7; l. O. g R.M Moose
George W. Dading, Secretary
pocahontas Tribe No. 10. Imp,d o. R. M.
Meets every Monday In Red Mems Hall
John b. Dobbins Q. OF X.
IL. Lodge No. 1, Knights OF Pythias
Samuel @. stanton. X. of r. and !.
Washington Camp No. II, P. Q. S; of A.
Meets Thursdays In Kelsey & kiilie Building
Samuel e. Colder. Secretary
washington Council No. S, Jr: o U, A; M.
Meets every Tuesday in Red Mems Hall
Herbert r. Smith. Secretary
Marion Circle No. 9, Brotherhood of
America
Meets every Wednesday In Red Mems Hall
John Throckmorton, Jr., Secretary
Mount Holly Camp No IS, Woodnen of
Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Kelsey
Il Killfe Building
Irving G. Gaskill, Secretary
Bright Star Lodge No. IS, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Meets Mondays in Kelsey & Kinie Building
Anna M. Rossell. Scribe
Mt. Holly Court No /, Imp. o o. Foresters
Meets second and fourth Tuesday, Red Mems
nan
Tilden Bidweli. Recording Secretary
Mt. Holly Temple No. S, Masonic Tie
Meeta every Thursday in Red Mems Hall
Annie Winters. Secretary
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post No. 26. G. A. R.
Meets every Friday In DIPS Hall
Theodore Nicely, Adjutant
Ladies' Aid of the G. RI.
Msets second and fourth Tuesday in DIPS Hall
Miss Lorena Bates. Secretary
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, No. Is
Walter Bowker. Secretary
Washington Council No. 10, Sr. o. U. A. M.
Meets every Thursday in Dilrs Hall
Walter w. Sherman, Secretary
Mt. Holly & Unity Lodge No. 10, LOO F.
Meets every Wednesday In Mirror Building
John b. Herbert, Sc cretary
NxOLQ w III A<O0EC W. A43 "a " ~
Meets first and third Tuesday in Dilfs Hail
Rodman w. Bowker, Secretary
Lady Marion Home No. 6, Brotherhood
of America
Meets every Saturday In Red Mems Hall
Mrs. Ida Eddleman. Scrollkeeper
Mt. Holly Camp No. 50, Patriotic Order
of Americans
Meets Wednesda Us in Kelsey & Killie Building
Mrs. J. q. Mount, Secretary
New Jersey Castle No. 4, <; OF G; E;
Meets every Thursday in Red Mems Hail
George i. Robertson, Secretary
Star of Washington Council No.29, D. OF A
Meets Friday In Kelsey & KiIlie Building
Carrie Dennis, Secretary
Court Mckinley No. a, o. of G. S.
Meets Saturdays in kelsey & Killie Building
h. o. Herbert, Recorder
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. as, Sons
of Veterans
Meets second aud fourth Wednesday in DIP
John B. Dobbins, Adjutant
Santa Maria Council No. II79 K. of C.
Saint Mary's Hall
Meets first Sunday of the month at p. m
Efrst tuesday after the third Sunday at s D. m
John Layery, Secretary
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-07-12
BRIGHTER SIDE is PRESENTED.
Fire Losses Decrease Materially from
Last Years Record.

Columbia, July 6..-Reports indi-
cate that there are some compen-
sations in the fire insurance condi-
tiOns in South Carolina resulting
from the withdrawing from the State
OF SO many of the larger companies
and reducing the agency force by
one-half, according to statement
made to-da" by Insurance Commits
sioner r. II. McMaster. One mana
ger is reported as saying that South
Carolina is now the one State in
which he does not have to wheedle
and apologize for and beg for a can
collation. on an undesirable risk. A
simple request for the cancellation in
South Carolina meets ready response
and the cancelled policy is promptly
returned. Agency balances are more
regularly remitted than formerly, and
agents are evidently much more care
full in selection and inspection of
risks. Defects In i''.ildings are re-
quired to be corrected, and improve
hhChIS Ill ne lahdluS ScllSl VllS dIC
noted OH every hand.
The fire losses are said to show
considerable decrease over last year.
One company doing considerable
business is reported to have had
loss ratio Of five months Of AZ per
cent, against lat per cent for the
first five months last year, and it is
expected that the June record will
reduce the average Of this company
to approximately 30 per cent.
While some uneasiness is felt as to
the ability to secure full coverage for
the heavy mercantile lines in Septcm-
bcr and October, so far there has
been no insurance dearth except in
respect to negro tenant dwellings.
country mercantile risks, ard other
undesirable hazards. The companies
licensed in the State are restricting
their risks. but are doing a very large
business. Considerable business is
being done through local brokers in
companies not regularly licensed in
the State, and large amount OF bus
mess is going out Of the State to
Northern brokers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-07-12
THE RACE OF LIFE.
A Talk With the BOYS,
Progressive Farmer.)

(This weeks talk is by Dr.. Ken
yon L.. Buttertield, president of the
Massachusetts Agricultural College
at Amherst. Dr.. Butteriield Is one
Of the country's foremost authorities
on country life problems, and is the
author Of Chapters in Rural Pro-
gress" and "The Country Church and
the Rural Problcm."D
Farming is Il Mans Job.
TO Our Southern Farm Boys:
Agriculture Is mans job. In
these days no man can be a success
full farmer without understanding the
laws OF nature, how to do business
with the modern world, and how to
be a good manager Of his farm.
Farming Is not work for weak
man physically, or the incompetent
man mentally.
No matter how you look at it, 1t
is a work worthy of any man. 1t
draws out the best elements of char
acter-honesty, the willingness to
persevere, strength in the face Of diff
flculties and disappointments, and to
my mind. most Of all, it brings a man
into very close touch with God, be-
cause the farmer works with God
every day. If he does not, he can
not succeed. He succeeds almost ex-
actly in proportion as he works with
God. So that taken all in all, farm
ing Is big mans job, and calls out
the best there is in man. 1t is
worthy life work, and the devotion
Of every ounce Of mans energy.
Kenyon l.. Butterfeld.