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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

Some years ago a remarkable name
appeared on the programme of a con-
cert given by the band of the academy
at West Point. The bandmaster had
sent to the adjutant a list of the pieces
to be performed, that copies might be
made from it.
The first selection on the programme
was the overture, "Feisenmuhle, the
English of which Is mill on the Rock. :"
The adjutant. who was a downright
Yankee, and had firmly-rooted objec
ton to all foreign tongues, made q
''free translation" into English, SO that,
as he said, folks could have some idea
what they were hearing"
The band-master's disgust can easily
be imagined when he read as the first
number on the prin ted programme:
l. Overture: 1.-THE Fenced-in-Mu le.'
Reissiger
Undoubtedly the adjutant thought
everyone present could understand the
general design of such an overture
even if unfamiliar with the workings
of German composers mind. Youths
COMPANION.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

Said the man to the Irish boy:
"What are you fishing for r" Frogs, said
the boy. What do you bait with ?" II
bate em wild a stick" replied the boy
Frogs and some peoples ideas about paints
are the same as they were hundred years
ago. The Chiffon Paint Co. is trying to
convince the public that given the proper
materials. mixed and ground by the proper
machinery, the result can but be better
paint than it is possible to make by hand.
Does it not seem reasonable that where
the materials used in making paint are
seven times passed through machinery
that does not vary in its action, the mix
ture is going to be more perfect than
where man or boy stirs them with stick.
adding little oil, stirring few times,
then little more lead and color, a few
more stirs with the stick, until he gets
tired and says he guesses it will do. Think
this over You must see that the man
cannot do the work Of machine We
have the latest and best paint machinery
that can be bought Chiffon Pain Co.,
New York and Boston.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
COURAGE OF THE FoxHouND.
The Animals Endurance Depends Much
Upon Companionship of Its Kind.

The Animals Endurance Depends Much
Upon Companionship of Its Kind.
The foxhound's courage is not shown
when in isolation. No hound alone
will attack fox with the deter
mination of terrier, yet the passive
courage of the foxhound is declared by
the London Spectator to be immense
To see tagging hounds come up
through a field of horsemen, to watch
the pace with which they charge the
thickest fences, and the endurance
they show during long run viii con-
vince most of this. We heard once a
curious instance of combination sup
plying courage. A pack of English fox
hounds were taken to France for wolf
hunting. But when wolf was reused
each hound, as he caught the scent,
dropped his tail between his legs and
refused to follow. When, however,
some French hounds used to the wolf
had been added to the pack, the fox
hounds hunted eagerly. But now
they ran with their bristles up-to kill,
not to eat. The fox they regard as
dinner; not so the wolf The large,
straight fore legs, deep chest and level
back of the foxhound show what he
really is-the highest development of
united speed, strength and endurance.
Ten miles to the meet, five hours
hunting at an average of ten miles an
hour, during which two foxes are run
down, and ten miles more before sup
per, is but an ordinary days work
We do not think we are exaggerating
when we say that many hound could
cover one hundred miles in day with
out being greatly distressed. But for
this he would need eompanionship
Alone he would probably tire sooner
than slim pointer or long-legged set
ter, whose steady gallop over grass or
heather is another marvel of animal
endurance. But the courage Of coop
Grafton is less interesting, even If
none the less ereditable, than the dash
of the greyhound.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

mines to the depth of 400 feet After
the water had all been pumped out ex-
cept that which had gathered in basins
and in the inaccessible portions of the
works, and when the water still had a
temperature of 1913 degrees-nearly
scalding hot-many queer-looking lit
tie blood-red fish were taken out. In
appearance they resembled goldfish.
They seemed lively and sportive
enough when they were in their native
element boiling water notwith-
standing the fact that they did not
even have rudimentary eyes. When
the fish were taken out of the hot
water and put into buckets of cold
water for the purpose of being trans
ported to the surface, they died as
quickly as perch or bass would If
plunged into kettle of water that
was scalding hot; not only this, but
the skin peeled off exactly as if they
had been boiled. Eyeless fish are COM
mon enough in all subterranean lakes
and rivers, but this is the only case on
record of living fish being found in
boiling water.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
A Valuable Lantern.

A will written with pencil on a
single was once adm tilted to probate
in the United States. The author OF
Gossip of the Century tells story
still more curious. Two British
soldiers, comrades, while talking over
the chances of war on the eve of
battle, agreed that whichever of them
survived the other should inherit all
his possessions. To insure the carry.
ing out of their agreement, they made
their wills. As paper and pens were
not at hand, they scratched their last
will and testament on horn lantern
with rusty nail The battle was
fought, and one of the comrades was
killed The other man, in course Of
time, returned to England, carrying
with him the singular document. He
took it to Doctors Commons, where il
was proved and allowed. Then it ap-
peared that the poor fellow who had
died in battle had, without hearing of
it, inherited property yielding tive
hundred pounds year, and the legatee
under the horn-lantern will received
the inheritance
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

He was calling on a young lady and
had been talking against time for sew
eral hours, not noticing, that, to say
the least, she was slightly wearied.
"Do you know" he said, after complet-
ing short monologue Of several thou
sand words, and thinking a little fat
terry would be appreciated, while talk
ing tonight, have felt as if | We're in
spired by one of the muses. And
which one do you think it is?"
He looked into her beautiful face
searchingly. The modest blush for
which he was watching proved to be a
wide yawn, which grew wider as she
answered: 81 guess the muse that in
spires you tonight must be Euterpa."
He didn't really know anything about
mythology, so he couldn't tell just
what she meant. But when he arrived
home he took down his Webster's I'm
abridged, and there in cold type star
ing him in the face he saw: "Euterpa
the muse who presided over wind in
struments. Yankee Blade.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
New Use for Rubber.

Good results are obtained by using
rubber in connection with an anchor
rope in equalizing and relieving strain
in dredging, and in measuring the
depth and swiftness of currents. For
merly a severe strain was caused by
sudden jerking in a pitching vessel.
This is now overcome by what is called
a rubber accumulation, which consists
of seventy rubber discs or buffers on a
middle rod, so arranged that by com
preston they act as a spring. The
buyers are cylindrical in shape, two
and one-quarter inches in thickness,
and separated from one another by
metal discs one-eighth of an inch thick,
and two inches larger in diameter than
the rubbers, which on expansion do
not overlap the metal surfaces. In
this device it is found that compress
sion can be had of five feet, which is
sufficient to distribute the strain along
the entire length of the ship The APP
plication is made by running the rope
from a reel located aft to the middle OF
the foremost, and then passing it
through the rubber accumulation to the
end of the anchoring boom, which is a
spar thirty feet long. From this the
rope with two UNDERGROUND weight
attached is dropped vertically into the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
A wonderful watch.

A mechanical marvel lately exhibited
in St. Petersburg is a musical watch
which was made by Russian peasant
in the reign of Catharine. 1t is about
the size of hens egg, and contains a
representation of the tomb of Christ,
with the Roman sentinels. On press
ing spring the stone rolls away frem
the tomb, the sentinels fall down, the
angels appear and the holy women en-
ter the sepulcher, and the same chant
which is sung in the Greek church ON
Easter eve is actually performed.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

gentleman had his pocket picked
of his purse in the waiting-room Of a
railway station and determined to have
his revenge. Accordingly he put in his
pocket an old leather purse containing
nothing but a scrap of paper on which
were written these words; sold for
once, you scampl'' and proceeded to the
same station at the busiest time Of the
day and waited with the full intent OF
giving in charge the first piclSpoclSet
who might come his way Twenty min
utes passed. Tired of waiting, he
started to go home; but first he thought
he would see If the purse was all right
He opened it, and OIL stupefactionl in
stead of the white paper which he had
inserted there was piece Of blue paper
ON which were the words. "What
silly joker written in pencil. ~ In
transgeant
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
Z|N'
A MOVABLE zoe HOUSE.

which I nail the boards, thus holding
the sides together firmly. Nail boards
over the ends, leaving door. Put on
4-inch batten to keep out rain and wind.
Stake down firmly and spade ditch
around it to carry off water in case of
heavy rains. Set on hillside whenever
convenient. 1t is light to move and is
desirable for placing in orchards and
pastures. 1t can be taken to fresh
ground before becoming filthy. By
moving it frequently the manure is
scattered over the ground. There is
little danger of sows OVERLAPPING their
pigs in such pen, as the little fellows
can get down into the corners and along
the sides where the SOW cannot crush
them against the wall. Sows take to
this pen readily, and when well bedded
with straw it makes a comfortable
house. Judd Farmer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
FOR SHEEP RAIsERs.
How Long Can Ewes and Lambs BE Keep
to Advantage?

How Long Can Ewes and Lambs BE Kept
TO Advantage?
As with all other stock much depends
upon the growth made, the kind of
sheep and the conditions under which
they are kept. Generally the safest
rule to follow is to market when the
sheep have reached their full CONNER
cial value. That is, whenever sheep
will sell at the highest price then is
when it should be sold But with this.
as with all rules regarding the manage
ment of stock on the farm, there must
be exceptions, and with sheep good
breeding animal can often be kept UNI
til they are ten or twelve years old. If
kept to maturity they can, in very
many cases, be kept until they are five
years old, especially the ewes, if they
are good breeders. Wethers, unless
they are exceptionally good ones, can
generally be marketed when they are
three.
With sheep that are raised more es-
pecially for market it is often the case
that they can be marketed to better
advantage as lambs than as matured
sheep, and especially so when they can
be made ready for market reasonably
early. When only a certain number of
sheep can be kept on the farm with
profit, and the surplus is to be market
ed, the market value should determine
when it is best to sell. Whenever the
most clean profit can be realized is the
time to let 60 With sheep raising as
with nearly or quite all other farm
products, every advantage must be
taken to secure the best profit
and the time and manner of
marketing are often importan features
in this. Growing well is important,
but selling well is equally SO. If
lamb will sell to the best advantage
when it is three weeks old then is the
time to sell it If it can be kept until
it is three months old and return a
larger profit than at three weeks 1t will
be better to keep it, of course other
things being equal. Again, it may be
more profitable to clip two feeces of
wool and then market as mutton, of
course having fat and in good condi-
ton. BY this time sheep should be
well matured, and, if fat, will be at its
best and should sell at the highest
price for matured mutton.
1t is only where q eve is an excep-
tional breeder that it will pay to keep
her longer than five years. Under what
may be considered average conditions
after eve is five years old she begins
to lose vigor and the safest plan is to
sell at that age. 1t is of no advantage
to sell off good ewes unless there are
vOruper sheen to take their place
Ewes can always be kept longer with
profit than wethers, and often lambs
can be sold to better profit than ma
tured sheep. So that no infallible rule
can be laid down as to when it will be
best to sell.-N. J. Shepherd, in Wool
and Mutton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
Not So Smart as He Thought.

A gentleman had his pocket picked OF
his purse in the waiting-room of rail
way station and determined to have his
revenge. Accordingly he put in his
pocket an old leather purse containing
but scrap of paper on which were
written these words: "Sold for once
you scamp" and proceeded to the same
station at the busiest time of the day
and waited with the full intent of Civ
ing in charge the first pickpocket who
might come his way. Twenty minutes
passed. Tired of waiting, he started to
go home, but first he thought he would
see II the purse was all right. He
opened it, and OIL stupefactionl In
stead of the white paper which he had
inserted there was piece of blue paper
on which were the words: What o
silly joker written in pencil In
transigeant.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

A popularity common to rain in the
Bermudas, the Windward islands, the
Hawaiian group, and the Alaskan wa
tiers is that il isn't very wet In none
of these regions do the natives fear
the rain, and even foreigners soon
come to know that they take no harm
from being caught out in a storm.
1t was noted by men on the ships
lately patrolling Behring sea that a
portion of the deck slightly protected
dried out white, even in the midst Of
shower, and that wet clothing hung
under a slight shelter on deck dried in
an atmosphere apparently saturated
by hard rain
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
MOVABLE HOG HOUSE.


Easy to Move, Quickly Constructed, and
Extremely Comfortable.
The movable hog house, illustrated
herewith and sent by A. A. Berry, is
designed for sow and litter. 1t is
made as follows. Take four 2x4-inch
pine scantlings, two of which are 4 feet
long and the others s feet. Cut the COR
ners diagonally SO they will fit to-
gether forming a rectangle AXIS feet,
which will constitute the sills or foun-
dation of the house. Make the sides of
inch boards, 8, 10 or 70 inches wide and
feet long; bring the upper ends to-
gether and nail. l used piece of hard
wood along the top like ridge pole to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
A WONDERFUL VOLUME.
A Bible Copied by Monk Centuries Ag
and Now in Washington.

A Bible Copied by a Monk Centuries Ago
and Now in Washington.
The most beautiful volume among
the half million in the congressional
library in Washington is said to be a
Bible which was transcribed by a
monk in the sixteenth century. 1t
could not be matched to-day in the
best printing Office in the world. The
parchment is in perfect preservation.
Every one of its thousand pages is a
study. The general lettering is in
German text, each letter perfect, as is
every one, in cold black ink, without a
scratch or blot from lid to lid. At the
beginning of each chapter the first let
ter is very large, usually two or three
inches long, and is brightly illumin-
ated in red and blue ink. Within each
of these capitals is drawn the figure of
some saint, some incident of which
the chapter tells, is illustrated There
are two columns on a page, and no
where is traceable the slightest irregu-
larity of line, space, or formation OF
the letters. Even under a magnifying
glass they seem hawless. This precious
volume is kept under a glass case,
which is sometimes lifted to show
that all the pages are as perfect as the
two which lie open. A legend relates
that a young man who had sinned
deeply became monk and resolved to
do penance for his misdeeds He de
termined to copy the Bible, that he
might learn every letter of the Divine
commands which he had violated.
Every day for many years he patiently
pursued his task. Each letter was
wrought in reverence and love, and the
patient soul found it's only companion
ship in the sanity faces which were
portrayed on these pages. When the
last touch was given to the last letter
the old man reverently kissed the page
and folded the sheets together. The
illustrated initials in perfection of form
and brilliancy of color surpass any
thing produced in the present day.
With all our boasted progress, nothing
either in Europe or America equals it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

A car wheel wears out because the
metal of which it is composed comes
away in thin scales. A microscopic ex-
animation shows that the continual
Earring has tendency to destroy the
conference of the particles, and thus
gradually disintegrates the whole. Car
wheels long in use become so brittle
that stout blow with heavy ham
mer will sometimes cause them to fly
into fragments as though they were
,,ada ~ oloes
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

| was sufferer from catarrh for fifteen
years, with distressing pain over my eyes.
l used Ely's Cream Balm with gratifying
results Am apparently cnred.-Z. G.
Warner, Rutland VT.
/ suffered from severe cold in my head
for months and could get no relief Was
advised to use Ely's Cream Balm. It has
worked like magic inlts cure. | am free
from my cold after nsing the Balm one
eek, and believe it is the best remedy
known-Samuel ]. Harris. Wholesale
Grocer, 119 Front St, New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
E1U:y I:y
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

Are You Nervous.

Are you all tired out, do You have that
tired feeling or sick headache? You can
be relieve of all these symptoms by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which gives nerve,
mental and bodily strength and thoroughly
purifies the blood. 1t also creates good
appetite, cures md gestion, heartburn and
dyspepsia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
Breed High Grade Horses.

When pork is low on the market the
best hogs drop down nearly to the COM
mon level of prices per hundred; but
high class horses like superior men are
always in demand at top prices. The
draft horse business of America has
seen wonderful period of growth.
The best markets for these horses are
on the bonanza wheat farms, in the
cities. in the numbering districts and
at the farmers home where the village
drayman, the contractor, the local man.
ufacturer, or the neighbor fruit grower
or farmer wants horse and knows the
kind of team that will enable a man
and outfit to earn the most profita
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

As an after-dinner pill, to strengthen
the stomach, assist digestion, and correct
any bilious tendencies, Ayers Pills are
considered the best. Being sugar-coated,
they are as agreeable as any confection,
and may be taken by the most delicate.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

60 on remarked the earth to the
comet; there isn't room enough for
You around here" Great Scott"
sobbed the luminous visitor; crowded
out for want of spaced Who do you
think Iam-vox Populi2" Washington
Star
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
THE FUNERAL OF AN ANeELlTo
In Paraguay the Death of a Child Is Con-
aiaered a Mafter Of Re iniclnn.

In Paraguay the Death of a Child Is Con-
sidered Matter of Rejoicing.
While wandering about inside the
recoleta one morning two bells inside
the old church began to ring out joy
ously, as If for wedding, writes Fannie
b. Ward to the Chicago Tribune
Looking through the gateway saw
procession coming, at cheerful jog
trot, down the sandy lane, whicluis
bordered with grass and luxuriant
shrubs. They were all women and
girls, not man among them, so II
could not be wedding-some with
babies in their arms. others with chill
dren trotting at their sides, the little
boys wearing ponchos, the women and
girls dressed after the Paraguayan
fashion of skirt and camisole, every
one barefooted and with black shawl
or square of white cotton draped over
the head They advanced with laugh
ter and gayety, almost on a gentle
run; and the young woman who led
the cortege carried on her head a little
coffin enveloped with linen embroidery,
edged with nanduti lace. and strewn
with fresh red roses. IL was an
sngelito, . little angel" and there
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01
FISH ALIVE IN BOILING WATER.
A Nevada Species which Died ON Being
Put Into "A Cold Fluid.

Put Into Cold Fluid.
One of the most remarkable discov-
cries in the shape of peculiar species
of fish ever made on this continent was
that made at Carson City, New, in 1875.
At that time both the Hale g. Norcross
and the Savage mines were down to
what is known as the ''2,200-foot
level" When at that depth a subter-
ranean lake of boiling water was
tapped. The accident flooded both
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

During the dog-day season, the drain of
nervous and vital energy may be counter
acted by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
In purifying the blood, it acts as superb
corrective and tonic, and enables the sys-
tenn to defy malarial and other climatic
influences.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

"Has Planl1inton succeeded In get
ting rid of that awfully impudent type
writer he had?" Yes, she is his chill
dren's stepmother now. Inter Ocean
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

Are you spending money you can i'll af
ford for Tobacco, Morphine or Drink !?
STOP it. Hill's Chloride of Gold Tablets.
sold by all druggists, will cure you in 3 to
5 days
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-01

If a mortal will Try right hard he can
always find numerous disappointments
lying around loose.