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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
TASTE AND MANNERS.
Sometimes They Are Linked and Are
Also Both BAD.

Sometimes They Are Linked and Are
Also Both Bad.
What is the difference between taste
and manners?
It may be bad manners to knock
man down, but it Is not necessarily bad
taste.
A rich man in Philadelphia gave a
reception and issued Invitation cards
upon which were engraved his picture.
This was not bad manners. It was GER
tainly bad taste.
A large, handsome woman once broke
into meeting OF President Lincoln's
cabinet, interrupting the proceedings.
The homely Lincoln arose and, adj
dressing her, said:
Madam, what do you wish7v
She replied:
4 came In here to take look at you.'
Lincoln smiled.
well, madam" he replied, in the
matter Of looking 1 have a distinct ed
vantage of you"
That was both bad taste and bad
manners on her part, and on the part
Of Lincoln 1t was good manners and
good taste to refrain from throwing
her out Of the window, as in strict jus
uce he should have done.
Good taste Is largely matter Of ex-
pefience united to natural abilities.
To go up to your father-in-Iaw at
your wedding breakfast with a bottle
Of champagne in your hand and slap
ping him on the back, calling him odd
sport, is not only bad taste and bad
manners, but wretched sense, especial
" If the old gentleman is worth a mil
lion.
To be told that your friend is too
busy to see you in his Office and then to
cali him up over the nearest telephone
is not necessarily bad taste, but pad.
manners. The two may go together,
but this is not an invarible rule.-Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
KAFFIRs AND HEADGEAR.
How the Natives Of eoutF, Africa First
Came to Wear Hats.

How the Natives Of South Africa First
Came to Wear Hats.
1t was Boer, Andres de Villiers by
name, who introduced head coverings
to the South African natives.
Andres was a man of ideas, and
when one morning many years ago he
saw In Port Elizabeth consignment
Of damaged hats offered for sale for a
mere song he bought them on specula-
ton.
The hats were principally Of the
straw and derby variety. Andries
loaded them into his wagon and started
for Kafirland, where hats were totally
unknown. When he arrived In Tembu-
land he unloaded the stock, opened the
kegs Of liquor, without which no trade
could be done in those days, and start
ed business.
The natives did not take kindly to
the headgear. They wanted blankets
and beads and looking glasses and
grog. They refused to have anything
to do with hats and would not buy
them no matter how low the price.
Then another Of the bright ideas for
which he was famous occurred to An
dries. He refused to sell anything un-
less hat was purchased also.
When a Kafar buys anything he Is
going to make use Of it, and the unfor-
tunate Kaf1rs therefore donned the
headgear and returned to their kralls.
Fashion rules the world. It Is the
same In Africa as elsewhere, and when
the stay at homes saw their relatives
and friends wearing this strange COW
ering their desire to do the same was
excited, and they paid Andres q visit,
and be unloaded the remainder Of his
stock on them at price which brought
him large profit on the original In
vestment.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
TOOK AWAY ms BREATH.


When Dawson Heard Morgan Wanted
!, Him For Partner.
"Mr. Morgan wants to see you in his
library at 8 o'clock" was the message
received one day by the vice president
Of New York bank.
He hadn't the slightest idea what the
veteran fnancier could want with him.
He had met Mr.. Morgan, as most other
financiers had, during the parlous days
when the master mind OF. them all was
trying to stem the 1907 panic, but had
not seen anything of Mr.. Morgan until
the spring of the following year when,
with Senator Aldrich and other men,
bers Of the monetary commission, he
had spent Sunday at Mr.. Morgan's
London home. Between then and the
receipt of the above message In the fall
of 1908 he had seldom spoken to Mr.
Morgan.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the young
banker, wondering what the matter
could be, rang the bell of the famous
Morgan library On being ushered In
he almost coIlided with Mr.. Morgan at
the entrance to his private room.
Mr.. Morgan shook hands and babe
the puzzled visitor be seated.
do you realize it is pretty near the
LIST Of january" he asked.
The young banker, very much at sea,
agreed that it was. This was about the
middle of November.
Are You ready 2, asked Mr. Morgan
Ready for what?" queried the aston
ished visitor
For what?" echoed Mr.. Morgan.
you know want you to come and
join my firm on the LIST of January"
you never said anything about it.
Mr.. Morgan
II thought you knew by my express
sion what thought of you" said Mr.
Morgan.
Mr. Morgan, have you ever fallen
from an eighteen story building?"
1t was Mr.. Morgan's turn to be aston
ished.
NO" he replied, scruHnizing his Wis
itor.
well, | never have before, and it
viii take me minute or two to catch
my breath"
Mr.. Morgan laughed.
And that was how Henry P. Davi-
son, then only forty, asnotiied Of his
selection as partner In the greatest
international banking firm In the Unit
ed States.-B. @. Forbes in LesIie's.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
Tart Retort

Every small town has its prominent
citizen who appears before the city ia
Tiers and talks right out in meetin'''
Not every town, however, has among
its councillors a member with SUFFICIENT
moral backbone to answer back, as did
John Hammer of western town whose
name is Of no consequence. Concluding
his arTaignment, the prominent citizen
hurled this thunderbolt at the board,
I'D sooner put up as candidate fer a
lunatic asylum than put up for the
town council
well. you'd stand much better
chance Of getting In, drylg responded
Mr. Hammer Arg0naut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
Dr. MilAx,a Tin.

Says DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the IA.
nous scientist and food expert:
II could double the wages Of every
laboring man without adding l cent to
his stipend If today | could go into his
home and he and his wife would listen
to what ! have to say as to what they
should buy and eat. If we could come
back to simple life no one would com
plain about food prices. Wheat and
milk are all that is necessary for chill
dren. The meat problem is not much
of problem in my family. My boys
eat whole wheat or brown bread with
butter and milk
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27

"Confound 1t ally cried a business
man. 1--WE forgotten my new tele-
phone number. I didn't write 1t down
because that's an indication of weak
ness"
What about forgetting the num-
Der" said the other man. ..Isn't that
mental weakness too? Is it the num-
Der Of your home telephoneT
Eyes,
'SThen why not call up your wife
and ask her what 1t is?'
And without the slightest hesitation
the forgetful man called up the forgot
ten number and asked his amazed wife
what it Chicago News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27

The Departing Guest-I hope my two
weeks stay here with you hasn't prov
ed a big additional expense to you,
Mrs. Inwrong-0h, mol George and /
have what we call catastrophe
fund" that we've saved for just sucl
emergencies. New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
Handed 4 Back.

why don't you put your mind on it
and get good cookT demanded Jones
impatiently of his wife.
We'll" replied Mrs. Jones sweetly,
II guess 1t is because l don't know
how never seemed to have faculty
for selecting people to live with. FIX
change.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
chanoeabls.

He fell In love with a girl whose
face he saw on a magazine cover"
Sounds romantic. Did he follow up
the romance and marry herr"
didn't have time. There's another
magazine out this month. louisville
Courier-Journai.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
Why worrvY

If you're afflicted with the worry
habit consider this old Chinese prov
erb: ''The legs of the stork are long.
the legs Of the duck are short; you
cannot make the legs of the stork
short, neither can you make the legs
Of the duck long Why worry"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
a Mnrd g eirIa.

The late Inez Milholland Boisseyain,
the beautiful suffragist, never weaTied
Of inpressing on young girls the duty
OF being as beautiful as possible, for
she knew what an Instrument for good
beauty rightly used can be.
One Of Mrs. Boissevain's favorite
dictums was;
"a girl can't help her looks, but bel
locks can help her."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27

Mrs. Youngbride Cn fish sforej-
Haven't you any Holsters that are
riper7 These look so green. - Boston
Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-27
Mount holly Lodge Directory

mvuut uullJ AUu6G Dl0Utui
Mount Holly Lodge No. IA, F. & A. M.
Meets Mondays on or before fun moon
James s. Hume, Secretary
Mount Holly Lodge No. 84s. B. p. o. Elks
1855 Kelsey ! Kiilis building
Meets first and third Tuesday In each month
Harry L. Walters. Secretary.
Mt. Holly Lodge No. 1871, L. o. Q. Moose
George w. Dading, Secretary
Rocahontas Tribe No. IS, Imp'd o. r. M.
Meets every Monday In Red Mems Hall
John B. Dobbins, G. Of X.
N. ]. Lodge No. I, Knights of Pythias
Meets every Friday in Red Mems Hail
samuelC. Stanton, K. Of r. and ..
Washington Camp No. II, P: Q. S. Of A.
Meets Thursdays In Kelsey & Killie Building |
Samuel e. Colder, Secretary
Washington Council No. S, Jr. G. 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 Hail
John Throckmorton, Jr-' Secretary
Mount Holly Camp No: Is, Woodmen of
Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Kelsey
Irving G. Gaskill, Secretary
Bright Star Lodge No. IS, Shepherds of
Bethlehem
Meets Mondays in Kelsey q Killie Building
Anna NJ. Rosseil, Scribe
Mt. Holly Court No 1, Imp. 90. Foresters
Meets second and fourth Tuesday, Red Mems
.,, nan $4,000.
Mt. Holly Temple No. S, Masonic Tie
Meets every Thursday In Red Mems Hall
Mrs. M. 1. Pearson scroll keeper
Gen. A. e. Shiras Post No. 26, G. A. R.
Meets every Friday In Dilps Hall
Theodore Nicely. Adjutant
Ladies' Aid Of the G. A. r.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Dips Hall
Miss I.orena Bates. Secretary
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, No. 10
Walter Bowker. Secretary
Washington Council No. 10, Sr. o. U. A. M.
Meets every Thursday IN Dilrs Hall
John n. Carly. Secretary
Mt. Holly G. Unity Lodge No. 19, LO.O.F.
Meets every Wednesday in Mirror Building
John b. Herbert, Secretary
Lady Marion Home No. s, 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 q Kiilie Building
Mrs. ]. q. Mount, Secretary
New Jersey Castle No. a, K. OF @. +.
Meets every Thursday in Red Mems Hall
Stare Washington Council No. az, D. OF A.
Meets Friday In Kelsey & Kfliie Building
Carrie Denpis Secretary
Court Mckinley No. a, o. of G. S.
Meets Saturdays in Kelsey q Killie Building
b. Q. Herbert Recorder
Gen. Joseph Hooker Camp No. as, Sons
of Veterans
Meets second and fourth Wednesday In DflPs
Hall
John B. Dobbfns, Adjutant
Manta Maria Council No. II7o, K. of c.
Saint Mary,s Hall
4 eefs first sunday ofthe month at p. m.
First Tuesday after the third sunday at p. m.
John IaYery. Secretary
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
Second Kentucky Regiment
Among Militiamen to be
Returned from Border.
STATEMENT BY FUNSTON
VIII be Returned as Soon as
Transportation Facilities
Can be Provided.

Washington, Jan. %. More than
25,0O0 national guardsmen now on
the Mexican border have been desig.
mated by Maj. Gen. Funston for re-
turn home and muster out of the fed
eral service under the order issued
Saturday by the war department.
All these organizations will be
started homeward as soon as trans
portation facilities can be provided.
Their departure will leave between
As, 600 and $4,000 men of the guard
still in federal service doing border
patrol.
Among the guardsmen designated
for return and muster out are: In
diana Second infantry; ambulance
company No. 2; Brigade headquart-
ers. Second Reg. of the Kentucky
troops are included in the order.
Three companies first ordered home,
including Co. D, are due to start for
Louisville to-day, where they will all
go to be mustered out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
DR.. DURHAM
IS OUSTFD
By Decision of Judge Bush In
The Injunction Suit Against
Fiscal Court.
REMOVED NOT FORFEITED
His Two Positions Compatible
But Court Had a Right
To Remove Him.

Judge Bush on Saturday decided
the injunction suit of DR.. w. w. Dur
ham, brought to prevent the Fiscal
Court from declaring vacant his form
er position as one Of the road commits
missioners of Christian county. II
was claimed that he had accepted the
salaried position of second assistant
physician at the Western Hospital and
had moved out of the dietrict he was
appointed to represent. DR.. Durham
resisted removal, claimed that the two
position were not incompatible and
that II was not necessary for him to
reside in the district he represented.
Judge Bush incidently passed upon
the question of incompatibility, hold
ing that DR.. Durham could legally
hold the two places but decided
against him on the broader ground
that the Fiscal Court could remove
him with or without cause. He held
that the road commissioners were
nothing more than agents or employees
Of the Fiscal Court and the relation
could be severed at any time.
The Court at a previous meeting
asked the Good Roads Association to
nominate DR.. Durham's successor,
and this will bethe next move, unless
DR.. Durham should take an appeal.
The salary of 500 hardly iustifies
further litigation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23

DENOUNCED
Resolutions Adopted by the
Cadiz Bar at a Meeting
Held Jan. IS, 1917.

Whereas, statements have appeared
in the Louisville Courier-Journal,
Louisville Herald, and other papers
OF general circulation, regarding the
recent trouble I'M Murray, KY, grow
ing out of the trial of Lubby Martin,
indicted for the killing of Guthrie
Diuguid, which seriously reflected
upon the honor, integrity, and perso-
nal courage of Honorable C. H. Bush,
the presiding Judge of said Court
Now, therefore, we, the members
of the Cadiz Bar, in meeting assem-
bled. and having been advised of the
true facts in the case, do hereby de-
nounce all of said statements so re-
fleeing on the said c. H. Bush and
declare them to be absolutely UNI
founded and untrue; and be il further
resolved,
That we. the Bar of Cadiz, hereby
reaffirm our confidence in c. H.
Bush, and we commend him for saw
ing the life OF negro defendant re-
gardless OF circumstances, and we
point with pride to him as a Circuit
Judge of Kentucky, and in the South
Land, who did imperil his own life in
the protection Of a prisoner before
his Court; and we hereby commend
him for his brave and courageous acts
in protecting the said negro from an
nharisted mob. and We deEounce as
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
EDITORIAL COMMENT.


The Kentuckian's subscriberswhose
times are out this month are renew
ing with gratifying promptness and
many new subscribers are coming in.
This is already the best January we
! have had in several years. In spite
Of an increase in rates, our adver-
Users are standing by us Loyalty, for
all Of which we are indeed thankful.
Print paper is costing little less than
seven cents a pound, about 500 a ton
more than it cost a year ago. AT this
price we are compelled to keep close
to the shore and adhere to the cash
system. If you have not renewed,
do It before we have TO stop your
paper. We need you this year like
the Texan needed his pistol.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
MISTAKE DISCOVERED TOO LATE.
Universal Sorrow and Sympathy Felt
For All Concerned in The
Tragic Accident.

Mr.. E. M. Flack died at one O'Clock
yesterday as result of poison in a
prescription, the wrong drug being
used.
The prescription was given byhis
son-in-law, DR.. r. L. Woodland, and
called for kodine as one of the in
II was taken to j. O.
Cooks drug store and in the absence
of Mr.. Cook, who was at home i'll,
was filled by Jack Goodman, the
pharmacist. After filing the pre-
scription Mr.. Goodman tasted the
mixture and sent it to Mr.. Flack, who
was suffering from bronchial asthma.
AS soon as the medicine arrived he
took a prescribed dose and in a short
while began to suffer with dizziness.
In the meanwhile Goodman himself
became sick from having tasted the
medicine and went to DR.. Perkins
office near by and a quick investiga-
ton disclosed the fact that Goodman
had used atropine instead of kodine.
DIR. Woodland telephoned at once to
see if Mr.. Flack had taken the medi-
cine and learning that he had rushed
to him at once and with other physi-
clans did everything possible to save
his life, but in vain. He took the
medicine about II O'Clock and died
two hours later.
Jack Goodman, the druggist who
made the fatal mistake, is 20 years
old and and an assistant registered
pharmacist, who will take his final
examination in April. He is son of
Mr.. John A. Goodman, of Elkton,
and came here from Bowling Green
three weeks ago.
Elisha Milan Flack was born in
Todd county, Sept. 8, 1887, and was
in his 80th year. He was sheriff of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
ALIMONY ASKED
sum $4,000
Plaintiff Prays That Sum
From Defendant Who Now
Resides in California.

Mrs. Anna May Roberts has filed
an action in circuit court against her
husband, Ernest NJ. Roberts, praying
judgment of So, 900 alimony for her.
self and the maintenance of their
child, son four years old, and ask
ing an attachment of the defendant
property, pending the action. Plant
if states that they were married in
this county some years ago, and that
about eighteen months ago, defend
ant, without any fault on her part,
abandoned her and went to Califor-
mia. She further alleges that she has
no means of support and is compelled
to labor with her own hands in an eff
fort to support herself, her child, and
another child eight years old, born to
her by previous marriage.
H. w. Linton is plaintiffs attorney
and S. T. Fruit is appointed warning
order attorney to correspond with the
defendant and notify him of the de-
tendency and nature of the action.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
CAPT. CHAPMAN'S new HONOR.

Capt. A. G. Chapman, formerly OF
this city, and officer in the Third Reg
iment, is now living in Louisville and
has been made captain of Kosair Pat
rol by Kosair Temple of the Ancient
Arabic Order of the Mobiles OF the
Mystic Shrine. The office carries
with it the title of ranking officer Of
the Kosair band, drill corps, suux
trumpet corps. Capt Chapman be-
came identified with the work Of tAe
Kentucky National Guard in lRns
1907. The appointment FROM azR
lodge comes as a mark Of apprecEa-
ton from the members.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23
POSSE KILLS
THREE OUTLAWS
Bandit Gang That Has Been
TerrOrizing Oklahoma
Is Broken Up.

| Okmulgee, Okla, Jan. 22.-One OF
the most daring bands Of outlaws who
have been terrorizing Oklahoma by
repeated and sensational bank rob-
berries for many months was broken
up today, in the opinion of the county
authorities, when three of the bandits
were killed during a gun fight with a
pursuing posse. One other member
of the gang was killed yesterday and
another was captured. Six times
since Jan. l has the gang given battle
to posses and four outlaws have been
killed, one wounded and one taken
prisoner. Three members of the
ing posses have been shot and killed.
More than S., 900 of loot from banks
has been recovered.
The fight today between the bandits
and the posse occurred at the rendez-
vous of the outlaws in the Deep Fork
river bottoms eighteen miles south
west of here.
The deputy sheriffs hid themselves
around the bandits camp, forming
semi-circle.
After long wait, the possemen say
three men cautiously approached the
shelter, having come from a farm
house nearby. The leader OF the posse
stepped out Of hiding and demanded
that they surrender.
Instantly the bandits dropped to the
ground and began TO FIRE at the posse
men. That was a signal for the three
score or more deputies to reply and
for several minutes a volley of shots
followed.
But the bandits were in the open
and were fair targets for the deputies
who finally killed the three of them. |
All three were shot in the head. Only |
one member of the posses was in
lured.
Later they were identified as Oscar !
Poe and Win and Harry Hart, twin
brothers. Poe and viii Hart were
arrested and charged with robbery of |
. bank at Centralia but escaped from
jail while awaitingtrial. Both of them
with the other party are believed to
have been members of the band which |
fought off a posse recently near
after robbery of the Alluwe, |
Okla, state bank.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-23

Todd county in his early life and
came to this city 40 years ago. He
had ever since been identified with
the tobacco trade. He had long been
prominent as a citizen, having fire.
quenty been member of the CITY
council and filed other responsible
positions. He is survived by his
wife, who was daughter of the late
DIR. L. B. Hickman, and five children
Mrs. r. L. Woodland, Mrs. NH.
Tandy, Mrs. A. H. Eckles, Miss
Agnes Flack and Lieut.. Lawson B.
Flack, now with the troops on the
border. He was lifelong member
of the Baptist church.
Funeral arrangements had not
been made yesterday.
Mr.. Cook is one Of the leading
druggists of the state, having been
president of the State Pharmaceutical
Association. The accident has great
ly Frustrated him, this being the first
serious mistake that ever occurred in
his drug store, in an experience of
20 years.
The young druggist VINO made the
mistake is overwhelmed with grief.
His own illness from tasting the med
icine did not come until the medicine
had been sent out. He soon got over
the illness after hypodermics were
given him.
Older citizens remember a similar
accident here 40 years or more ago.
DR.. Will L. Rodman at the Western
Kentucky Asylum gave poison by
mistake to little daughter of his
uncle, DIR. Jas. Rodman, causing her
death. DR.. w. L. Rodman became
leading physician of Philadelphia and
died last year.