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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
wAsrEFuL MINING METHODS
FIfty-Five Per Cent. of the Coal In the
Beds Rendered Unavailable.

FIfty-Five Per Cent. of the Coal In the
Beds Rendered Unavailable.
While other plans of coal mining have
been proposed, writes Fl. M. Chance in
an article on 1.-THE Anthracite Coal In
dustry'' in the Engineering Magazine,
the old method Of working by parallel
breasts, separated by regular pillars of
coal, is still almost universally used.
That great waste results from this
method is admitted by all. In working
thin beds the pillars can be removed,
or at least large portion of the coal
they contain can be taken out after the
rooms have been worked to the limit,
but this can be done to very limited ex-
tent in thick seams. By adopting mod
ifcations in the long-wall system, or
combined long-wall and refilling sys-
TENS, much larger percentage OF coal
in the thicker seams could be recovered,
but such systems would perhaps in
crease the cost per ton, and they require
large preliminary outlay In deadwork
before mining on large scale can be
commenced. Conservative estimates
place the quantity of coal lost by being
left In the ground as pillars at forty
per cent. of the quantity originally
present.
The cost of mining and preparing
coal for the market varies widely be-
tween different collieries. When the
coal is wet and contains much bony coal
or slate, the cost ofpreparation is large
ly increased. Perhaps one dollar and
forty cents to one dollar and ninety
cents per ton may fairly be taken as
the average range In cost OF produc-
ton and preparation. This is exclusive
of royalty, which averages from thirty
cents to forty cents per ton. Enormous
quantities of water are pumped from
some of the mines, some of them rails
ing between one million and two
million gallons daily.
In addition to the coal lost In pillars
left to support the roof, considerable
portion is lost by becoming mixed with
the '.gob" or refuse left In the mine;
some is reduced to dust by blasting and
handling, still more waste is made by
crushing, screening and handling In the
breaker, and the rejected slate always
has more or less coal adhering to 1t
which is lost in the waste dump. Less
than forty-five per cent. of the coal con-
tanned In the thicker beds is sent to
market, the balance being wasted.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
NEW NOMENCLATURE.
| Work Of the United States Board ON
Geographic Names.

work OF the United States Board on
Geographic Names.
The United States board on geograph-
ic names has made its report, and II its
spelling of the names of familiar local
tiles near Detroit and Michigan is a fair
example, those who were educated In
the grammar schools Of this city may
expect to have their knowledge turned
endwise into a useless membranes,
says the Detroit Free Press.
Crosse Pointe is now Grossepoint; st.
Mary's river drops the apostrophe, like
wise Sackett's Harbor and all other
names in which the apostrophe has
hitherto been used; Corners Creek is
now Corners Creek Flat; Boone, In
Wexford county, is spelled Boon; the
Duck islands are now known as Duck
island; Greene drops the re-"
The board says spelling and pronunci-
alton that is sanctioned by local usage
should be adopted, and then proceeds
to do just the opposite. 1t lays down
the following rules:
st is desirable TO avoid the use OF
the words city and town as parts OF
names.
''In the case of names consisting OF
more than one word, II is desirable To
combine them into one word.
1.-THE use of hyphens in connecting
parts of names should be discontinued.
Names ending in borough should
be abbreviated to 'boro.'
"In names ending In 'burgh, the final
h should be dropped.
1.-THE possessive form should be avoid
ed whenever 1t can be done without de-
stroying the euphony Of the name OF
changing its descriptive application"
But Uncle Sam and his employees are
the only ones who will pay any attention
to this sort of word and letter juggling,
for the changes are to appear only IN
government publications. Tho board
was composed OF ten men, graduates q
West Point and Annapolis, and they
have rigged up list Of changes IN
nomenclature that will hseonish every
body and hurt nobody.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
a FAMILY OF LIONS.
An Eyewitness Tells How They Act
Their Natural state.

An Eyewitness Tells How They Act An
Their Natural State.
1.-THE Large Game and Natural His
tory of South and Southern Africa, by
Hon. W. H. Drummond, gives the fol
lowing account of an eyewitness
which gives a good idea of lion family
life:
II once had the pleasure Of, unob-
served myself, watching lion family
feeding was encamped on the Black
Umfalosi, in Zululand, and toward
evening walked out about half a mile
from camp. saw herd of zebra
galloping across me, and when they
were nearly three hundred yards off
saw yellow body flash toward the
leader and saw him fall beneath the
lions weight. There was a tall tree
about sixty yards from the place, and
anxious to see what went on, walked
up to 1t, while the lion was still occu'
pied too much to look about him, and
climbed up. He had by this time quits
killed the beautifully striped animal
but instead of proceeding to eat It, he
got up and roared vigorously, until
there was an answer, and in a few min
utes the honess, accompanied by foul
whelps, came trotting up the Same d.
rection as the zebra, which no doubi
she tried to drive toward her husband.
They formed fine picture as they all
stood around the carcass, whelps tear
ing it and biting it, but unable to gel
through the tough skin. Then the lior
lay down, and the lioness, driving her
offspring before her, did the same foul
or five yards off, upon which he got up
and, commencing to eat, had soon fin,
ished hind leg, retiring q few yards
on one side as soon as he had done So
The lioness came up next and tore the
carcass to shreds, bolting huge mouth.
fuls, but not objecting to the whelps
eating as much as they could fnd,
There was good deal of snarling and
growing among these young lions, and
occasionally stand-up fight for a min
ute, but their mother did not take any
notice of them, except to give them a
sharp blow with her paw if they got in
her way. There was now little left OF
the zebra but q few bones, which hun
dreds Of vultures were circling around
wanting to pick, while almost an equal
number hoped awkwardly about on
the ground within fifty or sixty yards
Of it, and the whole lion family walked
quietly away, the honess leading and
the lion, after turning his head 70 see
that they were not followed, bringing
m tina rear ("
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07

that gouging, chewing and scratching
load of intensified deviltry on nay neck,
thought of that insignificant flask
Reaching for my coat pocket pro-
cured it, and uncorking it, for my
hands were comparatively free, I
stretched out my right arm and poured
the contents down the face of the cat
and into its eyes.
The fiery, pungent liquid did it's Office
well, for the monster, with a villainous
screech, dropped his hold and began
to roll around upon the ground in all
the agony to be gotten out of q four
ounce vial of strong ammonia improp-
erly applied. staggered to my feet.
reached my rifle, and while his catship
was blindly endeavoring to find out the
exact locality gave him the benefit of
all the pumps could get out of VIM
chester in good working order. He
measured something over four feet
from tip to tip, and was lusty speci-
men of his kind. He had climbed the
oak, bitten off the turkeys neck. and
dragged 1t out of sight before begin
ming his meal. He had evidently seen
me coming, and, wishing to hide, en-
sconsed himself in the branches Of the
juniper near his prize. My close prox-
unity and the instinct that was going
to deprive him of his lately acquired
ration in all probability induced him
to the attack.
1t Is unnecessary to state that
didn't furnish much game for the out
At during the next two weeks, for
when came out Of that discussion l
was, as Sally Squeers would say, "a
mass of bruises, and 1t required some
Of Johnson's skill In field surgery to
Ak me up. In fact, when / rode into
camp my ''pard," who was already
there with fresh supply of venison,
failed to recognize me because of my
''ringed, strealed and striped appear
ance, and thought that was painted
Apache looking for trouble, and done
up in red. The best part of my star
board whiskers were gone. and would
never more make stand-of with the
balmy breezes of sunny southern Ari-
IONA. My coat and shirt were but
memories; all the scalp l had left
would not have kept Geronimo specu-
lating very long. l never sold the pelt
of the cat or asked any reward from
the territory for his taking Off john
son, who was q good taxidermist,
followed out his hide and mounted it,
though it never required sight of 1t
to remind me of the closest call ever
had. st Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
WHAT pAwNBRokERs SEE.
Pathetic scenes That Are Everyday 90.
currences.

Pathetic scenes That Are Everyday 90.
currences.
On recent cold day young man,
who looked at first glance t. be well
dressed, slipped into one Of the numer-
Gus pawnbrokers places on the Bowery,
says the New York Times. His over
coat, which he wore tightly buttoned
about his body, was 30 nearly new that
the 'sstore creases'' had not yet disap-
peared. 1t was of good material and
had probably cost forty or forty-hve
dollars. As soon as the door closed be-
hind him the man took on the overcoat,
threw it on the counter and laconically
asked Of the pawnbroker: "How muchY
-Four dollars, was the response, after
the garment had been examined. 1T
cost me forty dollars. want ten dol
lars, " pleaded the man. 'I'll give You
Ave dollars" mo" "Welr'-after
another critical xamination-'I'n let
you have six dollars and not cent
more" With curse the man put the
six dollars in his pocket and walked out
into the street to shiver In an old, thin
and ragged suit Of clothes which had
previously been concealed by the over
coat. THAT coat, said the pawnbroker
to a friend who had watched the trans
action, sshas probably come from some
careless persons front hall; but can't
be expected to know about the people
who come here or the articles they
bring. Besides the coat is cheap at six
dollars"
Within Ave minutes after this Incl
dent really well dressed man, but
without an oyercoat, stepped into the
place by side door. Without word
he took off his coat, cleared Its pockets
of handkerchief and two or three
letters, which he jammed into his
trousers pockets, and laid the garment
on the counter The pawnbroker
looked over it and remarked: Seventy
Eve cents" The man shook his head.
"One dollar" said the pawnbroker, and
the customer held out his hand and
clutched the money. The only word he
spoke was when he gave name to be
written on the pawn-ticlet He hur-
ried out in his shirt-sleeves and ran into
saloon few doors away. That sort
don't come often, said the pawnbroker.
''He's gambling with somebody and he
expects to come back and get his coat
before night Perhaps he will, but ]
.7r,,,f Iosafx fo,. him y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
The Woman stnscniator.

A man standing In front Of the news
stand of an uptown elevated railroad
station in New York the other day
found himself rudely pushed aside with
out apology. and, looking around with
a scowl, found himself suddenly dis
armed, for the offender was woman
She was a small blonde person, clad in
fashionably cut plain skirt, neat seal
skin coat and jaunty hat, ornamented
with sage green ostrich plume. She
was daintily gloved, and she carried q
natty silk umbrella. Her rudeness was
explained by her haste to get at the
news stand. She already carried under
her arm several of the morning papers.
She bought the daily Wall street pub
locations, coolly pushed her way
through the crowded aisle of the car to
place where she found q seat, and
rode down town with a host Of fellow
spectators, her eyes fixed upon the
market column.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
Money len by Authors.

Some one has been gathering statis-
tics about the money left by authors.
Lord Tennyson, the most successful OF
English authors, left about $4,000.
Robert Browning, Of whose win A,
Tennyson and f. $. Palgrave were the
attesting witnesses, left personally in
London of the value of a1e, 775. Victor
Hugo, who, like Tennyson, attained
the are Of SO years. had personal estate
In England to the amount Of SOC, 1ee,
DIR. Charles MaclSay's property was
valued at R2,640, and that Of Eliza
Cook at R5,0b7. Matthew Arnold's es-
tate amounted to R1,0Al. His will, In
his own handwriting. was one Of the
shortest that ever came under probate.
It was. Il leave everything Of which J
die possessed to my wife. Frances. /"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
NY NOISY BOY.


LAST YEAR
hear him out upon the porch,
His feet like mallets falling;
hear him now behind the house,
Like drunken Sioux squalling.
hear him in the kitchen now,
He's crawled upon the table;
To bear annoy from that bad boy
do not think I'm able.
He now goes charging through the hall,
A chair he's bragg ing after;
He gives such shrieks OF reckless Joy
As fairly split the rafter.
He's plunging now toward my room,
III have to bar the door,
Or else my writing for the day,
OF course must give Ger.
THIS YEAR
cannot hear, upon the porch,
The clatter Of hts feet:
cannot hear his shouts OF Joy,
Or laughter flowing sweet
Icannot hear him in the hall,
Though long strive to hear;
What would give, my friends, to have
Those noisy footsteps nearS
Oh, could I now unbar the doori
Oh, wouldn't 1t be JOY,
An inspiration to my pen,
To greet my noisy boyl
james N johnson. In Texas Siftings.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
Moorish Architecture.

An American engineer recently re-
turned from visit to Spain is con
WINGED that the durability of Moorish
architecture is overestimated in popu-
lar opinion. That which he examined
he found extremely defective from the
engineers point of view, and he believes
that where one ancient Moorish struc-
ture remains scores must have persisted
The famous horseshoe arch and the
prevalence of pillars seemingly toe deli
cate uto do the work imposed upon
them he ascribes to a fondneks Of the
Moore for creating in great structures
the Impression of instability, trick the
result, perhaps. Of something deeply
inbedded in the Moorish intqllseA
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
TUCKERToN RAILROAD.

Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton, 9.28 a.
M, 80 p. M, daily, except sunday.
For Beach Haven, 926 g. m, Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, 4.52 p. m. daily, except
Sunday.
Leave Beach Haven for Tuckerton, $50 a. m.
daily except Sundays, 800 p. M, tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays, and FLOP 10. or
Saturdays only.
Leave Tnckerton for Beach Haven, ass a. m
on Mondays only. 1920 g. m, Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays, 1855 p. m daily
except Sunday.
Leave Beach Haven for Mount Holly, $50 a
M, daily except Sunday. 500 p. m. Tues
DAYS Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave Tuckerton 7or Mount Holly, 70S a. M.
SIS D. m, daily except Sunday.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07

Pemberton and Hfghtst0wn Railroad
Trains leave Mount Holly for New Egypt
Cream Ridge, Hightstown, ETC., at TBS A. M.
a08. l52P n Sundays, sos P. NJ
Trains leave Philadelphia and connect lor
New Egypt, Cream Ridge, Htghtstown, etc.
$50 A. NJ LOO and 400 p. M. Sundays, 500 r. M.
Trains leave Hightstown for New Egypt,
Pemberton, Mount Holly and Phiiadeiphia
at 705, 1000 A. NJ, 1905 P. n. sundays on
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07

OF all the sports Of childhood
know Of none SO rare
As sliding down the bsn,stsrs
OF
the
old
back
stair
remember well the circus,
And the fun IL used TO bring;
While watching fearless riders
A-dashing round the ring.
But this jolly old attraction
Could never near compare
With sliding down the banisters
OF
the
old
back
stair.
Then recoliect the barn loft,
Chucked full Of clover hay;
Mother used to send us there
To pass rainy day.
But often stole away from that.
And while mother wasn't there,
Be sliding down the banisters
or
the
old
back
stair.
have grown into manhood new,
And often wander home;
The old folks always welcome me
They're glad to have me come;
But while they're not looking
I'm tempted, declare,
To slide down the banisters
OF
old
back
stair.
Clarence z. Edwards, in Kansas City Journa
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. O. osaooD,
TowaI1 Mass
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07
Castoria.

tn. c.nsaur Company n Murray New York CITY
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-07

"Castoria Is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. hope the day Is not
far distant when mothers willconsider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria In
stead Of the variousquack 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. KRcHELoE,
Conway, Ark
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-02
able points to many an older and more OK

able points to many an older and more OK
pericnccd periodical.
Two important articles on the Hawaii
an question have been written fol the
March number of the North American
Rcvew-thc first by Lorrin A. Thurston,
Ex- Prime Minister of Hawaii and chair
man OF the Hawaiian annexation COM
mission, who will point out the "Advant-
ages of annexation" and the second by
George Ticknor Curtis, who will consider
the constitutional aspect of the case.
The Pansy for March is strong, terse
and energetic. 1t is cntcrpriSing besides.
There are excellent short stories, and
there are serials whose worth can only be
estimated by reading. The American
literature paper this month concerns it's
self with the poet Longfellow. and val
liable paper it is, too. The short timely
articles, verse and poems. arc supple
mentcd by the popular Pansy society of
Christian Endcaver, everywhere well
known and highly priced.
Price sl.00 a year: 10 cents a number
ID. Lothrop Company. Publishers. Boston,
The literary character of the Cosmopol-
itan is further maintained by charac-
tcristic study of Ger vantes. Zola, Kip
ling & Co. from the pen of Brandcr
Matthews; u striking story by Julian
Gordon: Murat Halstead's delightful IL
Illustrated description of the famous Campo
Santo Of Genoa. and most delicate bit of
verse. ISLANDER" by Edgar l'awcctt, sug-
gcsting a moral no sermon could have
better conveyed Other articles on "Tho
British Navy" The Ruins of st. Cloud"
so rich in historical associations. and
The Abysmal Depths of the Sea" render
this number unusually attractive.
lIarpcr's Magazine for March will con-
tain several illustrated articles of more
than ordinary value. Among these there
will be a comprehensive and timely arti
Gle on slavery und the Slave Trade in
Africa" by Henry Nj. Stanley. with sew
cral striking Illustrations by Frederic
Remington: Il paper on the famous palace
and monastery of The lIscurial.'' by the
late Theodore Child with numerous illus
trations: an attractive and graphic de-
scripton of l'lorida-"Our own Riviera"
by Julian Ralph, illustrated by w. T..
Smedlcy: and the first of Il series of arti-
Giles on washington Society,"" by Henry
LOOMS Nelson. with appropriate illus
tra;ions by C. S. Rcnhart.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-02

From time to time there has been
agitated the question of building rail
rond from the gulf north TO the upper
Missouri region. Recently Alonzo
Wardall appeared in Pierre, claiming to
be the representative of some scheme OF
The sort, and now the following dis.
patch dated from Lincoln, Neb., shows
the matter is assuming shape: The
legislature has passed joint resolution
declaring that the states in tho great
interior basin should unite in the build
ing of u railroad from Galveston to the
Dakotas. The resolution recites thu
benefits of such railroad, which it i,
estimated will cost s27 ,0OO, 900 and pro.
poses to secure funds for levying q TAI
of cents per acre on the lands of til,
states. 1t calls upon the governor Il
consult with the governors of Missouri
the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas
Arkansas, Kansas ard Oklahoma, pro
posing convention of delegates to ice
at some central point.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-02
Some popu,i., Preaching.

Ruralist: The Aarons of today are set
ting up golden calf for worship, and
millions, men of wealth, and men who
haven't enough to buy themselves a shirt
are worshiping this same golden calf.
But God. through an army now being
marShaled. will some day come down out
of the mountain, and grind it TO powder
and spread it upon the waters of dcsola-
ton, and make people drink Of the folly
they have brought upon themselves.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-02

The democrats in the United States
senate will have majority of one over
the republicans and populis,s. OF
course the latter will act with the dem
ocrats, as they secured their election at
the hands OF the democrats Through
all these senatorial fights ii is notice,
able fact that the republican party has
refused to enter into all combinations
with other parties, which will serve to
strengthen the cause in the time TO
come.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-02
Literary Notes.

Worthington's Magazine for March is a
royal number Evidently this vigorous
young magazine is growing und thriving
since, though exceptionally bright from
the start, each number steadily gains in
interest. attractiveness and value, and its
success is catering to the varied tastes
andrequirements of the American family
at home proves its ability to give valu-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-02

The houseof representatives. is de-
veloping an opposition against the an
nexation of Hawaii. Since it developed
that the coming into the union of the
group of islands is some sort of 4
scheme of the sugar trust to enrich it
self the scheme has naturally como into
bad repute. The American people,
have had about their fill of trusts,
of whatever nature, and anything
bearing that brand is not countenanced.
Still tits not the better plan to keep
Hawaii out, but to break the trust.