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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
Protsoting vegetables In winner.

1t does not seem to be generally known
that light in the winter time is the chief
agent in the destruction of vegetables
otherwise hardy, and especially light
shining brightly on the plant when
frozen. A cabbage or turnip that is ex-
posed to the light rots readily, but will
keep perfectly sound if but slightly COW
cred with earth. This principle should be
remembered when collecting vegetables
together in large masses for protection.
It is often customary to cover such
sets of vegetables with some light ma
terial, such as leaves, hay or straw, the
result of which generally is simply to
form harbor for mice, which are much
more destructive than the frost itself.
Water has, Of course, to be excluded,
and if the vegetable plants are set close
ly together and covered with boards to
keep out the rain, it is generally all that
is required. Water must be excluded,
or else rotting may result. For this pur-
pose it is good practice to invert vege-
tables. The cabbage especially must re-
ceive this attention. They are almost
always inverted when placed together
under boards or covers for protection,
and, in fact, where no covering at all is
used they will keep perfectly well when
inverted. -Meehan's Monthly.
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lie AVERAGE MAJ.

His Size, Weight, Strength and Appear
ance From an Experts Calculation.
1.-THE average man" is a phrase fire.
quently employed, but the conception Of
which it is the symbol is apt to be ex-
tremely shadowy. 1t has remained for
DIR. Sargent Of Cambridge to endow the
conception with concrete form. With
extraordinary industry he has applied
himself to measuring chests and necks
and hips by the thousands, and biceps
and calves by the tens of thousands. He
has calculated the strength, expressed
in foot pounds, of unnumbered forearms
and backs. The results of his labors CON
sist of two nude figures modelled in clay.
The first figure is the average, or
composite" of more than 5000 Harvard
men at the age Of 81 This type is 8 feet
inches in height He weighs 1873
pounds He has a lung capacity of 240
inches. His breadth of shoulders is II
inches. His girth of natural chest is 1873
inches; of inflated chest 1858. His stretch
of arms is 1000 inches, which is 2.2
inches greater than his height Thus
one idol after another is smashed with
the hammer Of cold fact, for the rigid
law Of ancient art was that the stretch
of arms should always exactly equal the
height. The girth Of the types head is
%. 3 inches, of his hips 49,. inches. The
strength of his forearm is pounds, and
of his back 80S pounds. Standing square
ly, clean limbed, strong necked he looks
rather like runner than rover, but
there is nothing sordid, nothing warped,
nothing to indicate the deterioration of
a civilization of too many wheels, the
stunting and abnormal, one sided devel-
opment due to factory or city life.
In considering the other figure reluc-
tant gallantry must give place to verac-
ity, and it must be admitted that the
man is the finer figure of the two. The
face Of the average college girl, like that
of the other figure, is a composite" one,
and the best that can be said of 1t is that
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The way Gounod earned the frs.
money by his compositions is relsLM by
the Freres Lionnet in their Memoirs.
They met him at the house of Escudier
in 1855. At that date he had already
produced his ''Sappho." but at his own
expense. He asked the Hornets, who
were then in vogue in the Paris salons,
to sing some of his melodies. To en-
courage them he sat down to the piano
and sang few of them himself. They
admired them greatly. YES" he said,
Everybody admires them, everybody
compliments me on them, but no pub
Usher will bring them out They are
said to be too difficult for the public. By
the way, have just composed song to
the words of Beranger entitled Mon
habit 1 consider it one Of my best
compositions, and think it would suit
you we'll" Thereupon he sang it.
Anatole Lionnet promised to sing it
the next evening and did so. He then
spoke to the publisher about it, but the
same objection was made. Eyes, it is
charming, no doubt" said the publisher,
''but it will not sell. However, if M.
Lionnet will undertake to sing it for a
few nights will consent to publish it
and give Gounod 100 francs for it. :"
Gounod joyfully accepted the modest
sum; it was the first he had earned
London Globe.
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The shade He wanted.

Delacroix, the painter, was walking
out one day in Paris with friend Of
his, when he fell into brown study.
"What is up with you now?" said the
friend.
II can't get a certain shade Of yell
low, replied the artist.
"What sort of Yellow"
Just then cab drove past.
THE very thing !" the painter gasped
out. Stop stopl"
II am engaged, F." the cabby replied,
without stopping.
Delacroix started in pursuit and at a
steep place in the Rue DIES Martyrs over
took the cab Opening the door, he
said, in tones of entreaty, to the pas
senger inside:
"Do please tell your driver TO stop;
want your complexion for painting
on which l am at work There is q
color merchant close at hand. l shall
not detain you above five minutes, and
in acknowledgment of the service you
render me l will present you with a
sketch of my picture. =
The bargain was struck; Delacroix
got his yellow, and few months later
the fare" received sketch of his
" Assassination of the Archbishop of
Liege. Harper Young People.
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The following account of a ceremony
which was performed in Tucker county,
w. Va, is worth relating and will serve
to show how solemn an affair the ques-
ton of matrimony is considered to be in
the infant protege of the Old Dominion;
"Do you take this woman, whose hand
you're a-squeezin, to be your lawful wife
in flush times and skim?'
81 reckon that's about the size of it.,
squire"
"Do you take this man you've jined
fists with to be your pard through thick
and thin?"
"Well, you're about right for once,
old man."
"All right, then. Kiss in court, an l
reckon you're married about as tight as
the law can jine you. l guess four bits
will do, Bill, if l don't have to kiss the
bride. Cor. Washington News.
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Manifold Photography.

A simple method of photographing a
person in five different attitudes all at
once has been invented by New Jersey
photographer, by means of which the
same picture gives five different views of
the sitter. This is accomplished by using
as background two plane mirrors. form
ing between them an angle of As degrees,
and placing the person at the junction.
The usefulness of such pictures will not
be confined to ordinary life, as they will
be most valuable in criminology and an
thropology Exchange.
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ON THE WAY TO CHURCH.

There is one l know. see her sometimes pass
In the morning streets upon her way to massi
A calm, sweet woman, with unearthly eyes.
Men turn TO look at her, but never stop,
Reading in those blue depths the death of
hope,
And a wise chastisement for thoughts un-
wise.
Pure is her brow, as of a marble saint;
Her brown hair pencils 1t with ripples faint,
There is no shadow on it and no light;
Her cheeks are pale, like lilies in eclipse;
Hardly little redness on her lips
Paints the sad smile where all the rest is
white.
Tall is she and bent forward like a reed
Which the wind toys with she walks with
speed;
Girllike her limbs and virginia. her waist;
OF the world wonders there is none so sweet
As is the summer lightning of her feet.
Speeding her onward like fawn in haste.
What is her secret? All the world has tried
To guess it. One | knew in guessing died
And was no wiser for his mortal pain.
Each has turned sadder from the thankless
quest
And gone back silent, even If he guessed,
Knowing all answer would be counted vain.
knew her once. know her not today
Our eyes meet sometimes, but hers turn away
Quicker from mine than from the rest that
look.
Her pale cheek quivers, flush comes and
goes,
As in the presence of a soul that knows,
And her hands tighten on her missal book.
Men have done evil, yet have won to heaven;
Lived in blood outlines, yet died forgiven.
May not, too, one day win my grace?
All, mol the sacrilege of this worst sin
Outweighs all grace. dare not enter in
Nor kneel, God robber, near that angel face.
London Sun.
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couRTsHlP IN GREENLAND.
How an ASctic Beauty Is Mildly BulIied
IraA1, NIntrir,nnr,r

How an Arctic Beauty Is Mildly BulIied
Into Matrimony.
Since the Danish missionaries have
gained the confidence of the natives Of
Greenland, marriages in the far north
are celebrated by the representatives
of the church. In a recent issue of one
of the Danish papers one of the mis-
sionaries gives the following account
Of the way courtship and marriage are
brought about:
The man calls on the missionary and
says, 81 wish to take unto myself
wife. "
"Whom?" asks the missionary.
The man gives her name.
Have you spoken with herr"
AS rule the answer is in the mega
tive, and the missionary asks the reason.
Because, comes the feply, it is
so difficult. You must speak to her."
The missionary then calls the young
woman to him and says, 81 think it is
time that you marry"
But, she replies, 81 do not wish
to marry"
That is pity" adds the mission
ary as have husband for you.
''Who is he?" asks the maiden.
The missionary names the candidate
for her love.
"But he is not worth anything. I
will not have him.
However, y suggests the missionary,
che is a good fellow and attends well
to his house. He throws good har-
poon, and he loves you.
The Greenland beauty listens atten-
lively, but again declares that she will
not accept the man as her husband.
VERY we'll, J" goes on the missionary;
''I do not wish to force you. shall
easily find another wife for so good a
fellow"
The missionary then remains silent as
though he looked upon the incident as
closed But in few minutes she whis-
pers, but if you wish it.
"No, answered the pastor, "only if
you wish it. do not wish to overper-
suade you.
Another sigh follows, and the pastor
expresses regret that she cannot accept
the man.
Pastor" she then breaks out, 81
fear he is not worthy"
but did he not kill two whales last
summer while the others killed one?
Will you not take him now?"
Eyes, yes; l will. F"
"God bless you both, " answers the
pastor and joins the two in marriage.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The French say there are several
cages" as well as kinds of beauty-the
beauty Of mere youthfulness, which they
call La beaute du diable; also a beauty of
''ugliness," of cold age and of chin
ness, called la beaute du SINCE. Fred
erika Bremen, the Swedish novelist, had
the beauty of ''plainness." She was so
very plain of face that her expression of
trustfulness, as though appealing to you
to find some other qualities in her than
mere clocks" shone out with a perfect
radiance that ennobled her face and
drew friends to her, because she had no
other beauty. But Miss Bremen took
pleasure in her well kept hands, of
which she used to say, Even hands
have their moments" of charm.
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Marble wade Win ELECTRICITY.

The latest achievement of science is
the artificial production of marble from
pure calcium carbonate.
M. H. lie Chatalier, French chemist,
takes the calcium in the form of an i'm
palpable powder and congresses it in a
steel cylinder between two pistons with
a pressure Of 1000 pounds to the square
inch. While in this condition platinum
spiral, previously imbedded in the pow
der, is heated by an electric current,
with the result that the powder in the
neighborhood of the wire is rendered
crystalline and translucent
Sections of the resulting substance
when examined underneath a microscope
exhibited the characteristics. of certain
specimens of slightly macled marble.
This remarkable work of the electric
current may prove the stepping stone to
greater achievements in the production
of artificial stone Of all kinds.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26
The ArvaI Dinner.

The arval dinner appears to be an an
Gent custom. This was properly
solemn festival on the day Of interment
and when the corpse was exposed to
view. The relatives and friends were
invited to attend. so that having inspect
ed the body they might vouch that the
death was a natural one, and thus ex-
culpate the heir and all others entitled
to the deceased's possessions from accu-
sations of having used violence.-West-
minister Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

It has frequently been observed that
public benefactors often have no other
reward than the consciousness of their
good deeds The inhabitants of the lit
tie town of Loschwitz, near Dresden,
are determined that no reproach shall
be leveled against them in a matter of
this kind. Their burgomaster is a
worthy man who has ruled over them
with signal ability, and who, in partic-
nlar. has succeeded. during his tenure
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ENGAGED.
Beside the sea I walked with her,
A maid so passing fair,
Ienvied the autumn sun
That fingered in her hair.

Beside the sea walked with her,
A maid so passing fair,
envied the autumn sun
That fingered in her hair.
Nut brown her cheeks, slender her hand,
Her dark eyes hazel gray.
1t seemed an angel just from heaven
Did walk with me that day.
Her profile pure against the blue,
Clear like q carven gem.
Oh, never regal brow
Wore such a diademl
The breeze caressed her sacred cheek
And fragrant with her breath
Forgot its mission to the land
And died blissful death.
A wanton spray Of golden rod
That dared to kiss her hand
My keepsake is. She does not know;
She cannot understand.
Mine is the memory of that hour;
Mine is that setting sun
The light hat lived, the breeze that died,
The single star that shone.
Oh, gentle maiden. passing fair,
How little can you guess
The costly tribute that pay
To your sweet lovelinessl
My promise true another holds,
Beside distant shore.
u could not love thee, dear, SO much
Loved I not honor more"
Boston Transcript.
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Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly tolS me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G.. G. OsGooD,
Lowell Mass
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An $500 overcoat.

An overcoat that viii cost the tidy lit
tie fortune of $500 is now being made foI
a mysterious individual by Chestnut
street tailor The tailor does not know
who his lavish customer is, and never
set eyes on him until he strolled into the
store one day recently and ordered the
garment, leaving deposit of $500 as a
guarantee of good faith.
The coat is lined with sealskin and the
trimmings are of the finest known to
the trade. 1t has huge collar and cuffs,
also of sealskin, and the pockets are
lined with the costly skin. The rich fur
is only about an eighth Of an inch long,
and is entirely from seal pups.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

Learn from the earliest days to in
sure your principle against the peril of
ridlcule. You can no more exercise
your reason if you live in the constant
dread of laughter than you can enjoy
your life if you are in the constant
terror of death. If you think it right
to differ from the times and to make
a point of morals, do it; however rus
tic, however antiquated, however pc
dantic it may appear, do it-not for
insolence, but seriously and grandly,
as man who wears a soul of his own
in his bosom and docs not wait till 1t
is breathed into him by the breath of
fashion. Jenness Miller Monthly.
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Terre nante,s oldest Couple

James Dawson today quietly celebrat-
ed the one hundred and fourth anniver-
sary Of his birth. He and Mrs. Ann
Badly, who was 104 years of age last
month have been Terre Haute's Oldest
people for many years, and their birth
days are known to most of the popula-
ton. Mr.. Dawson was born in Stafford
county, Va, in i7s9.--Terre Haute Cor
respondent.
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"Castoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. / hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the yariousquack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
AGENTS down their throats, thereby sending
them TO premature graves"
Dr. J. f. KIEcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

OF office, in constructing bridge over
the Elbe at a place where several pre-
vious attempts to do so had failed.
The communal council have assem-
bled in soleiAn deliberation to consider
what reward to offer to their distin-
guished fellow citizen. and the upshot is
that he has been officially informed
that, in recognition of his services, he
will be permitted to cross the bridge as
often as he likes without paying the
halfpenny toll. London Daily News.
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stagnatIon Is Death.

The sun would be consumed by Its
own ardor if it did not shine. Nature
knows nothing of boarding. The sun
gives away its gold without ostenta-
ton. The ocean gives its vapors to the
clouds, the clouds return them to the
earth, the rivers to the sea. There is q
constant exchange between lungs and
leaves. Stagnation is death. Give to
get; get to give. Rams Horn.
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A good sewing machine is supposed to
do the work of - women.
Justice Among Crows

A singular instance of justice among
crows has been related by M. Roux at a
meeting of the Societe Yaudoise de Sci
ences Naturelles, which is worthy of a
place in the Intelligence of Animals by
Professor Romanes. The observations
were made by NJ Addor, notary of
Sainte Croix, in France who saw about
30 crows in solemn conelave in a field.
At a given signal they suddenly flew up,
croaking with rage and wheeling around
some object, which ultimately fell to the
ground and proved to be dying crow.
An examination showed that the offender
for such he appears to have been-had
been killed by a stroke Of the beak in
the abdomen, and his body bore the
marks Of about 20 strokes.-London
Globe
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81 never get mad at a fool, was the
cutting remark Of a man who wanted
to crush rival That accounts for
your always being on such good terms
with Yourself. 7 was the reply.
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Many Of the sealslIins sent to the Lon
don markets are obtained by the Siwash
Indians along the west coast of Vancou-
yer island and the northwest shores of
British Columbia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The largest empire on the earth il
Great Britain. Its area is s,567, COS
square miles. more than one-sixth of
the worlds land surface,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The fremen of Walla Walla, Wash,
have elected as s'honorary members" the
fremen who persisted in the cold storage
fire in Chicago.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

Teacher-If turkey weighs 9pounds
and costs 10 cents pound, how much
does the whole turkey cost2
Tommy-One dollar and twenty cents.
Correct But suppose the turkey costs
20 cents pound, how much does it cost
theng'
"Then we don't buy any, Texas Sift-
ings
Pointed Mint.
Dissatisfied Guest Waiter, you don't
seem to know how to broil a steak at
this eating house, Let me give You
pointer
Waiter with some alacity) Alr
right, sub, only we usually calls 'em f.
Chicago Tribune.
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If you would hit the mark, you must
aim a little above it. Every arrow that
flies feels the attraction of the earth.
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There are two boons to make life worth
living love Of art and art of love.-Ed-
mond Haraneourt.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-26

The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria as
kings Of Hungary is the identical one
made for Stephen and used at his coro-
hation over 500 years ago. The whole is
of pure gold, except the settings, and
weighs 8 marks ounces almost exactly
IA noundsl.
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Ihe standard railway of America. Project
ed by the interviewing switch and block sig
nal system.
Trains tedUe Mount Holly as JotEotos:
For Philadelphia $50, 6.OO 6.52, 7lO. $50
S'ss gl9, ll20 A. NJ. l2a7, $50, ALB, sos, SIG
On sundays. $50 A. NJ. I2.Os, s. 20, $50 P. NJ
20 Iaei, IN ~ 80 90 as0' A. M, I lSa
For Browns Mi ls.in-the-Pines. z.s5, o %. A. NJ.
5S2, Az P. NJ. Sundays, i0.23A- NJ.
ForBurlington, 8ordentown, Trenton andNew
FORK, 635, 9.05, 1880 A. NJ, $50 4.3s, 5.h5 P. NJ
l.5., P. M. On sundays, sos P. Nj.
FOR Lnmnerton, Medtord, Marlton and Had
donfeld 9.S5 A. NJ
For Ninceniown, 1890, 6.06 P. NJ.
FOR Toms River, Island Heights, etc, 9.26
For Trenton and New York, via Pemberton
and Kinkora, l57, r. NJ. sundays, Cos
For Hightstown. l. BAN. l.s7, 447r.M On
For Asbury Park, Mondays and Saturdays
only, 9.26, A. M
For Tuckerton, 9.26 A. NJ, 4.52 T. NJ
FOR Beach Haven 4.52 P. NJ
Trains leaue for Mount Holly as yollolos:
From PhiIadelphia, $50, $50, $50, 1000,
u.2O A. M, 1880 $50, 400, $50, 9.lO,
$40, $50, 500. 1890. ll.45 P. NJ. on Sundays,
9l9 A. NJ, LOO, 59o 1880 p. NJ.
From New York via Trenton and Burlington
:. 500. $50 A. M, leo. 400, 300 P. M.
From Trenton, IA, 9.25, lilo A. NJ, 2-53, 3D.
100 p. NJ.
From Burlington, ssl, 1906, 1888 A. M, 1882, 5.45
7.40 P. NJ.
FROM Browns Mnls-in. the Pines. $50 A. NJ
1928, 545 z. M. sundays, 4.5o.
From Pemberton, (north) o.s5, 7.25, 1872, sos
A. NJ. 1918, 4.05, SIT P. NJ. On sundays, SUI
A. NJ,
From Pemberton (south), $50 A. NJ, 1910, 450
500 p. NJ. On sundays, SOB, p. NJ.
From Vincenuown, $50 A. NJ, 81 P. NJ. 90
From HighUsIoWit via Pemberton, 1.O5, lOOO
A. NJ, 7.05 P. NJ. via Burlington, ll.U2 A. M.
100 y. NJ
From Medford, IL So A. NJ.
From Long Branch, l.55 P. NJ, on Monday ana
saturdays only.
From Asbury Park, $50 P. NJ. 2.12 P. NJ. on
Mondays and Saturdays only.
From Toms River, 7.4S M, 4.l2 P NJ.
From Island Heights. 7.35, A. NJ, As P NJ
s. NJ. Provost j. X. WOOD,
General Manager Gen Pass. Agent.
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Bard TinQes.
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