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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
HE WENT TO THE SMOKER.


A AIasher Who Did Not Care to Wait 10,
an Introduction.
A masher boarded the train at Batavia,
says the Rochester Democrat. He had
all the appearance of a professional
lady-killer, including red nechtie end
an India rubber smile. He stared at all
the ladies in the car as he walked down
the aisle. He was picking out victim
and doing his work with the air of
man who knows not defeat. It didn't
take him long to make selection. He
picked out a young married woman
who occupied one of the front seats of
the car with little girl, and seated
himself across the aisle a short distance
behind her. The soon-to-be-mashed'
little girl was alternately playing in
the aisle and sitting by her mother.
During one Of the child's frolics In the
aisle the gentleman from Batavia
caught her eye and beckoned to her.
The mother saw her child start to run
away, looked In the direction in which
she was going, saw the nasher, and
smiled. This was all the encourage
ment the lady-killer wanted. He called
the little girl to his side, wrote some
thing on a card, and said to the child:
Take this to mamma" The little one
obeyed, and this is what mamma read:
81 should be delighted to make your
acquaintance. The young mothers
face turned scarlet as she read the note.
but she wrote reply to it and sent it
by the little girl. Then she turned her
gaze on the masher. The little girl de-
hvered the message and this is what
the fellow read: Perhaps you can get
my husband, who is sitting directly be-
hind you, to introduce u.s." The masher
looked up. His intended victim was
still staring at him. Then, involuntari-
ly he turned his eyes toward the person
occupying the seat behind him. Another
pair of eyes was regarding him with a
fixed, stony gaze. Suddenly the India
rubber smile lost its elasticity, even the
red neclxtie seemed to grow dull In
color, and the lady-lnller as suddenly
concluded that he wanted smoke worse
than ever before in his life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
PLUCK OF A HAWK.

His Vigorous Fight with Two Hunters In
the Maine Woods.
An Auburn business man and friend
were out hunting the other day, says
the Lewiston Journal A big hawk
flew over their heads and they b1azed
away at him. The shot broke the
birds wing and he came to the ground.
alighting on his back. He was unable
to turn over and get upon his feet, but
was lively just the same, as the Auburn
hunters found before they succeeded in
killing him.
The business man placed the ramrod
of his gun in the hawks big, grasping
claws, all of which straightway closed,
like the jaws of an enraged mud turtle
swapping at stick in the hands of q
mischievous boy With the claws thus
taken care of the business mans friend
proceeded to wiring the birds neck. In
the earlier stages of the operation the
harder the friend worked the tighter
would the hawk grasp the iron ramrod
and flap its wings.
All this was fun for the hunters, who,
after long struggle, declared them
selves winners of the scrap. They had
hardly so proclaimed when the bird got
his wind, and leaving the ramrod, vi
ciously attacked his prosecutors.
AS fate would have it, the business
mans friend, being nearest, was the
first to catch it. The hawk lighted on
his wrist and the way he stuck there
was caution. One claw sunk deep I'M
to the hunters wrist and he called long
and loud for mercy.
The business man, seeing something
must be done at the risk of his life,
finally went to his friends rescue. He
got good hold on the sunken claw,
braced his feet against rock, and was
successful in pulling it out. As the
claw came out the hawk fell back and
in moment was still in death. They
found that the birds wings measured
three feet and ten inches from tip to
tin
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
SHE QUIT SUDDENLY.
The Korsihed Young Man and the Ella
ito with o Motto.

The Mortified Young Man and the Elias
ito with Motto.
Tragedy and comedy are very close
together sometimes, says the New York
World, and the same swell which near
ly ended the life of one person upset
group of dozen merry bathers and
tossed them topsy turvy toward the
beach. One of the number, New
Yorker, was thrown headlong into q
bevy Of girls, and he has distinct ind
preston Of a shapely limb grazing his
waist just as the breaker rolled over.
That occurs scores of times daily, and
the young fellow recovered himself and
went on bathing. A quarterof an hour
later he met lady he knew aud the
pair went upon the beach. Suddenly
his companion started, and murmuring
some sort of an excuse left him
Tho bather was very much discon-
certed, and, casting his eyes around to
discover the cause. his gaze fell upon
something dangling from his belt. He
grasped it, and was astonished to find
in his hand wide yellow garter Of
generous length, one of those senti-
mental seek-a-beau girdles SO popular q
few months since, bearing the legend,
Hope on, hope ever" The New
Yorker still has the elastic, and be says
the owner may secure it by calling at
the Stockton and proving property, al
though he fears the inscription is not
applicable in this case.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

Some of the most fascinating women
in the worlds history, as well as men,
have been exceptionally ugly, says the
American Register. To encourage the
plain sisterhood kind-hearted French
man recalls the fact that the duchess of
Burgundy, who divided with Nine. de
Maintenon the old age of Louis Qua
torze, had a frightful neck and decayed
teeth; Marguerite de valois had heavy
cheeks like monkey, two prominent
eyes and thick, hanging under lip, the
duchess de Berri, mother of the comte
de Chambord, who drove the Britons
wild, had a trumpet-shaped nose and
the complexion of bilious blonde, her
eyes squinted and while one was blue
the other was gray. 1.-THE most sue
cessful captivators Of modern Paris, he
adds, have been the Princess Isle
TroubetslKof, the Princess Metternich
and Theresa-all very homely." The
French gentleman might have added:
eAnd very bad" If one must be very
wicked to counteract the disadvantages
of plain looks the gentleman's lesson is
not so encouraging as it might at first
glance seem.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
POISONED BY FINE HAIRS.

Spikes on Young Bamboo Shoots XIII
When Administered as Food.
One of the most famous and fatal
poisons used in Japan and Java is OBJ
tanned from the bamboo. The young
shoots of the cane, when they first push
through the ground, are covered with
fine, brownish hairs, which, under the
microscope appear to be bayonet-lil1e
spikes of crystals of slick, infinitely
sharp and hollow.
Small quantities of these hairs adj
ministered daily in the food bring on
liberation of the whole alimentary
canal, stimulating malignant dysentery.
The action must be of mechanical
rather than of chemical nature, just
as the spores Of the common puff ball
act upon the eyes.
The bamboo crystal is greatly dreaded
by all the European residents of Java.
A Dutch official report says that scores
of deaths among European planters are
due to the bamboo hairs and to the
jealousy of native women, who, when
ever they take fancy to white man.
will either have him or poison him on
bamboo hairs if it takes months to ac-
complish the job.
The infnitesimal hollow through
these hairy crystals is the most re-
Inarkable thing in connection with
them. they being the only known hol-
low vegetable or mineral thorns or
crystals.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
DIDN'T KNOW HIS WIFE.

A Rare One, But n Perfect Stranger to
Her Husband.
In the diaries of the late Mr.. Cope, r.
A., the following story Is given as told
by bis sister-in-law, says the London
News: She met farmer friend and
said to him: II hear, John, that you're
lately married. Who is your wite7"
.sWeli, Miss Genning, I don't quite
know
ssHow so? Where did you meet her?"
''Aweel. We see, miss, went t. tn
market, and as I was going I seed a
c&nny lass walking along the road and
I says: will We git oop and rider
"'Aye,' says she. So she got oop
and ] asked her: Are ye gaming T. mar
ket?'
AYE says she.
"'What for?' says I.
i" 10 git plaace,' says she.
$50 I set her down T. market and
left her, and as com back + T. evening
here was this Same lass warking T.
Same way oop hill. So spak' to her
again, and axed her: 'Ha' ye gotten yer
placer
"eNay,' says she. I hanna
a'Will ye git oop and rider
"'Aye,' says she.
$50 she got COP, and axed herr 'Ye
think my place would suit YEP
"'What place is thatT says she.
why, to be my wife, says l.
"'I don't mind says she.
$50 we got wed. and she's rare
wife. but she's parfect stranger to
me- -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
AN ovEREsTlMATEp METAL.
Aluminium Is Now Said to Be Unit for
Many Uses.

Aluminium Is Now Said to Be Unit for
Many Uses.
Two German scientists who have been
making extended experiments for the
purpose of ascertaining the extent to
which aluminium can be used in the
manufacture of vessels to contain eat
ables have reached some conclusions
that rather upset the predictions OF
universal adaptability OF this metal,
says the Chicago Journal.
These scientists assert that aluminium
should never be used for articles which
are required to come In contact with
boiling water, nor should cans Of this
metal be used for the packing OF fruits,
preserves. etc. Experiments showed
that large number of organic acids
which are present In brine, fruit, juices,
ETC., have dissolvent effect upon
aluminium.
According to these authorities the
light TASKS of aluminium which have
been made fer army use are not adapted
for this purpose, as citric and tartaric
acid, even in as small proportions as
one per cent, exercise an injurious Of
feet upon the metal. Red Bordeaux
and Moselle wine, and even tea and cof-
fee, have also a tendency to dissolve
and absorb aluminium, probably on ac-
count of the tannin contained in them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
MI o N z Y

Wisely invested will soon double itself,
and there are often as many elements Of
safety surrounding good paying invest
ment as one that pays small dividends.
The earning capacity of every investment
is the foundation Of dividends. The At
kinson House Furnishing Co.. Of
Maine, organized in 1887, has paid iis
stock holders semi-annual dividends of
5 per cent. each 40 per cent a year, and
is earning handsome surplus besides. 1t
is buy and sell business aud safe in
vestment for all classes. The authorized
capital is 81. 100000. of which $3.50. 900 has
been paid in To further increase the
business $4,000 of the Treasury Stock is
offered until March 18th at par, $40 per
share. Price of stock will be advanced
February 18th, to take effect on above
date. For full particulars address the
company, Box 1918, Boston, Mass, or
Portland, Me.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
THE CHINESE CAPITAL.
Interesting Information About the
City OF Picking.
It Comprises Four Cities with Popula-
tion of Million and . Half-Its
PoorIy-Buflt structurcs-The
Great Walls.

Picking, the capital of the Chinese
empire and Of the province OF Chilli on
the Tunghui river, has q population
estimated at one million Eve hundred
thousand, says the New York Recorder.
It stands on an extensive sandy plain,
and consists Of Kin-Ching, the prohib-
tied city, containing only the palaces OF
the emperor and the dwellings Of his
immediate retainers; Hwang Ching, the
imperial city, with large number OF
court officials; Nui-ohing, the Tartar
city, comprising twelve square miles,
and Wai-C Ching, the Chinese city, with
fifteen square miles Of area. The Tar
tar city IS surrounded by wall sixty
feet high and fifty feet thick, the Chi
nese city by one thirty feet high and
twenty-five feet thick. They are built
Of stone and brick and filled with earth.
The suburbs include an area Of twenty
five miles.
The prohibited city, two miles in cir
conference, is entered by four gates,
each surmounted by tower. The
buildings are superior to any others In
the empire. The meridian gate leads
to the imperial buildings, and is re-
served for the emperor solely. Five
marble bridges spanning LITTLE stream
lead to marble paved court and the
gate Of extensive peace. at which the
emperor receives the homage OF the
courtiers on great state days. Ascend
ing the stairway, the tranquil palace Of
heaven is reached, into which none
can enter without special royal per-
mission. The number of people within
the prohibited city Is small, most being
Mantchoos.
The imperial city, surrounding the
prohibited city, has wall twenty feet
high, pierced by four gates, through
which no one can enter save by special
permission. 1t contains the tablets OF
the deceased emperors and expresses
and the affairs of the gods There are
also the Russian college, military stores,
and King-shan, the artificial mountain.
with each of its five submits crowned
by pavilion.
The Tartar city surrounds the impe-
rial city and contains the principal gov
eminent Offices and the hall of science
erected in 1880. Near by are the Rus
sian Church of the Assumption and the
temple where his majesty and princess
worship their ancestors on the first day
of every month. The city Is in
control of the general of the nine
gates, near whose headquarters is
the high tower in which are the Inn
mense drum and bell that proclaim the
hour of midnight. Not far away is the
white pagoda with its obelisk erected
by Kublai Khan In the thirteenth Gem
fury. about which upon one hundred
and eight pillars lamps burn continu-
ously in Buddha's honor.
The Chinese city Is the most popu-
lous, but its structures are poorly
built The houses are Of brick, one
story high, with roofs OF tiles. It con-
tains the affairs to Heaven. to winter, to
agriculture, and the pool dedicated to
the spirits Of the waters, where his
majesty performs special supplicatjons
whenever the country suffers from
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
ON FIRE FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS.

A Million Tons of Anthracite Burning
Under Ground.
In 1878 fire broke out in the inside
slope of No. 6 colliery, near Lansford,
In this state, and it is raging still with
all the fury which the very best of fuel
can give it. 1t is in bed of coal two
thousand feet long, thirty feet thick
and four hundred and fifty feet deep,
and though it is covered with rock and
clay to depth ranging from thirty to
fifty feet, the stones on the surface are
SO heated that a parlor match laid on
them will ignite in an instant In one
spot the men employed at the diamond
dril1 light their pipes with the super
heated pebbles. There is very little
external evidence OF the fire, save the
constantly rising vapor and the noxious
gases that fill the air and at times kills
birds and small animals that linger too
leng in the neighborhood.
The early history of No. was very
uneventful until about 1878. 1t was
opened some thirty odd years ago by
ssOld Jim Andrews" and was worked on
the water level for some years without
serious accident, and without produ-
cling any considerable quantity of coal
The gangways were turned east and
west at point 100 yards vertically be-
low the surface, and number of breasts
were opened and continued to be worked
until the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company reclaimed the place.
The company originally obtained
control of the largest tracts
upon the rental of an ear OF
corn per year, but, rs may be readily
imagined, in lieu of paying the great
increase of rent demanded when the de-
velopments had been made, the COM
pany acquired title in fee.
The workings were all opened from
the foot Of the slope, and the machinery
for pumping and hosting was not only
in place, but working along smoothly
when the fire broke out It is alleged
that handful of oily cotton waste was
used about the machinery and carried
perhaps by rats up the slope and behind
the timbers, igDited spontaneously and
caused confagration which has since
cost fortune in cash and coal 1t Is
estimated that yard of coal in the
vein weighs ton. The dimensions OF
the era in which the fire Is now confined,
and beyond which it can not extend
hereafter, indicates one million one
hundred and seventy Thousand cubic
yards or tons Of coal involved. From
this must be deducted the small amount
which "0ld Jim" Andrews and his sue
eessors mined and the portion which
may eventually he saved.
From all these circumstances the
statement will be the more readily cred
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

The papers contain frequent notices Of
rich. pretty and educated girls eloping
with negroes, tramps. and coachmen,
The we.l-known specialist, DIR. Franklin
Miles, says all such girls are more or less
hysterical. nervous. very inpulsive, I'M
balanced; usually subject to headache
neuralgia, sleeplessness, immoderate cry
ing or laughing. These show weak ner
vous system for which there is no remedy
equal to Restorative Nervine. Trial bot
ties and a fine book, containing many
marvellous cures, free at Prickitt & Bar
rington's drug store who also sell and
guarantee DIR. Miles celebrated New Heart
Cure, the finest of heart tonics. Cures
fluttering, short breath, etc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

A sister Of the late king of Spain con-
scented to mingle her proud Castiian
blood with that of the people by marry
ing doctor Of medicine who had not q
solitary handle to his name. When the
courtiers heard of the infanta's choice
they turned up the white of their eyes
to the sky like ducks in a thunderstorm
at the bare notion of this superb patri-
clan lily giving herself to husband be-
longing to the professional classes. The
doctor in question is well provided for
mentally and physically and his spouse
Is evidently proud of him, for when she
was twitted with marrying an untitled
individual she said: 81 preferred man
without title to title without man. !"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

I feel it my duty to say few words in
regard to Ely's Cream Balm. and do SO
entirely without solicitation. l have
used it more or less half year, and have
found it to be most admirable. I have
suffered from catarrh of the worst kind
ever since was little boy, and never
hoped for cure. but Cream Balm seems to
do even that. Many of my acquaintance
have used it with excellent results Oscar
Ostrum, 45 Warren Ave-. Chicago, Ill.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

Good locks ara more than skin deep,
depending upon healthy condition Of
all the vital organs. If the liver be in
active. yon have Bilious Look, If your
stomach be diso1dered you have Dys-
peptic Look and if your Kidneys be affec-
ted You have Punched Look. Secure
good health and you will have good looks.
Electric Bitters is the great Alternative and
Tonic acts directly on these vital organs.
Cures pimplea, blotches. boils and gives q
good complexion. Sold at Prickitt & Bar
rington'a drug store. Soc. per bottle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

Ex-President Hayes gives the follow
ing directions to a friend for the care
Of the eyes: "Good eyes are the first
talent in the law. Do you know how
to make them good? Put them in the
water when you wash; shut tight; open
them In the water and look around
That is the way to have good eyes"
The rule is good one, provided the
temperature Of the water is all right
1t should not be hot or even warm un
less the eyes are very weak or infiamed
Different people will stand different
degrees OF temperature. With the eye
bath, as with any other kind of bath,
the water should be just cold enough to
have healthful, invigoratinR effect
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

manners are the expression OF the
heart, and the man or woman who lives
mentally in kindly, thoughtful rela-
tons with fellow men and women will
control the expression of the thought
which might possibly give offense.
There is no mystery In social grace 1t
is remem bering other people in their
several relations to us. The woman
who is social success is not the one
who has for her purpose In life the de-
sire to please. but the one whose desire
is to make others happy. One is a po-
lite purpose; the other is a high form
of unselfishness that makes the utter
ance OF unwelcome truths impossible
in the light personal contact that we
term sssociety. "--Christian Union.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

We authorize our advertised druggist to
sell you DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds upon this
condition. If you are afflicted with La
Grippe and will use this remedy according
to directions, giving it fair trial, and ex-
perience no benefit, you may return the
bottle and have your money refunded
We make this offer, because of the won
derful success ofDr. Kings New Discovery
during last seasons epidemic. Have
heard of no case in which it failed. Try
it. Trial bottles free at Prickitt & Bar
rington's drug store. Large size Soc. and
$100.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

First Little Boy-I thort you said you
lived IN fat.
Second Little Boy-We does-tenth
story.
"Wot do you folks want wifi great
big bulldog like that eff you live in
tenth-story fiat2"
eve has to have him. Mamma al
ways takes him along when she wants
10 talk to the ianitor. "-Good News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

Austin Corbin's ring fence" about
his game preserves in New Hampshire
is twenty-eight miles long and 1t cost
one Thousand dollars a mile. Favored
persons receive permission to drive
through the park. Mr.. Corbin has
printed cards comforting this privilege
and the regulations for visitors are
elaborate. No firearms are permitted
TO visitors. and at the same time all per-
sons entering the park are warned to
beware Of the wild beasts that abound
within the ring fence. Travellers in the
region, on inquiring for the owner Of
this 81 that piece Of land. are met with
the stazSck ypeA answer 'scorbin's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

In Canyon Diablo, A. r., hole six
hundred feet deep, supposed to have
been made by a meteor, has been
found. II Is two and one-eighth miles
In circumference. The theory Is, from
the appearance of the walls and the
fact that they have found many pieces
Of meteoric iron around the hole, that
the meteor penetrated the earth to
depth Of seven Or. eight hundred feet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

II have used Ayers Pills for the past
80 years, and am satisfied should not be
alive to-day If it had not been for them.
They cured me of dyspepsia. when all
other remedies failed" IT. P. Bonner,
Chester. Pa. Ayers Pills are sold by all
druggists.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16
God is letter served by resisting temp
tation 20 evil than by any formal prayers.



NeryoQs women seldom receive the
sympathy they deserve. SWhAe often the
pictures of health, they are Constantly
ailIng. - withhold sympathy from these
unfortunates Is the height of cruelty.
They have weak heart, causing short
ness Of breath, fluttering, pain in side.
weak and hungry spells. and finally swell
ing Of anfles, oppression, choking, smooth
ering and dropsy. DR.. Miles New Heart
Cure j. Just the thing for them. For
their nervousness, headache, weakness.
etc. his Restorative Nervine is unequaled
Fine treatise on "Heart and Nervous Dis
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Sold and guaranteed by Prickitt & Bar
ring ton.