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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

FORMING him that at certain house
were two kids" who were not attend
ing school He at once started for the
house indicated, and in reply to his of
fetal knock came the good woman OF
the house.
'You have two children who do not
90 to school, " said the officer.
"Children?" said the woman. We've
no children.
"Oh, yes, you have" said the officer.
The woman stepped back and called
her husabnd:
Here, John, here's a man says we
have some children and they don't &c
to school
John came forward.
''You are mistaken, sir" said he.
'But read this, )" persisted the officer.
The man read, at first with puzzled
expression, and then light broke over
his face.
Eyes, he said at last, 81 suppose
must admit My kids don't attend
school, certainly, because l really don't
like to send them. "
sit doesn't matter what you like.
They will have to 60, said the officer
LET me see themp'
The man meekly led the way to al
clubhouse, where, calmly reposing by the
side of an old nannygoat, were the two
yeritable kids London Tit-Blts-
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covernment Time signals.

As the governments time signals are
not generally understood, it may be said
that the United States time ball is drop
ped from the top of flagstaff ON the
dome of the Masonic temple as follows:
The time ball is hoisted to the top OF the
staff, $50 feet above the level of the
lake, five minutes before noon, central
standard time, every day Sunday ex-
cepted), remains mast headed five min
utes and is dropped by electricity exact
" at the instant of noon. Should any
accident occur by which the time ball is
dropped before the exact instant OF
noon, it will be hoisted again imme-
diately and left up until five minutes
after noon and then be slowly lowered,
instead of being dropped Similarly,
should the time ball fail to drop exactly
at the proper instant, it will be kept up
until five minutes after noon and then
slowly lowered. Chicago Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

When everybody is hoping for the re
turn of better times, each straw that
shows the wind to be blowing from that
quarter, is worthy of special notice. There
is no barometer 80 reliable as the demand
for goods Nobody buys stock for fun or
for appearances.
Our advertisers, The Charles f. Hires
Company, of Philadelphia, transact bust
ness over a very wide field, dealing in
every city, town, village and crossroads
in the country They report that the
sales of Hires Rootueer so far this season
are very much in excess of the same
period last year When it is remembered
that their annual sales have before this
reached the enormous total of 1850, 27S
packages, which equals more than a gal
lon for every family in the country, it
would seem at first thought that there is
little room for further growth Thirst for
it, however, seems to be universal, as
this years report shows a very large gain,
indicating that ere long the person who
does not drink Hires Rootbeer will be
somewhat of a curiosity.
No temperance beverage has ever any
where nearly approached Hires Rootbeer
in popI larity. Its wonderful success can
be accounted for only on the ground that
it is Just what the manufacturers claim
an honest extract of natures most health
ful roots, which slakes thirst, improves
health, and pleases every member of the
family Its remarkable sale certainly
proves that millions enjoy Hires Root
beer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
FREAKS or NATURE.
Some Curious Things That Amuse and As
tonish Men of Science.

tonish Men of Science.
Natures freaks of fancy afford a
strange study. People are constantly
sending to the National museum sup
posed fossil animals and other oddities
which are in reality mere accidental
forms carved by water A pebble in
stream gathers about itself grains of
sand until an odd shaped lump is
made. A favorite shape for such Jumps
is that of a turtle with four legs, head
and tail, even the lines of the shell be-
ing sometimes distinct. Similar concre-
lions of carbonate of iron and clay as
sumo the appearance of petritied pea
nuts. Break one, and you will always
find inside small spiral Wrinkle shell,
which has served as the nucleus. A
queer counterfeit of this kind, forward
ed to Washington not long ago, was an
alleged fossil foot of child, with lit
tie stocking on the latter showing signs
of wear ON the ball of the foot and ON
the heel 1t was only concretion, as
was likewise what appeared to be pet
rified oyster on the she'll
One eminent scientist has been anus
ing himself of late by making imitation
spider webs out of quartz fibers. 1t is
well known that copper wire can be
drawn to fineness much less than the
thickness of a hair-in fact, to the di-
ameter of the one thousandth part of an
inch But glass may be spun finer than
copper, while even the finest spun glass
is not so fine as silk fiber The latter,
however, is coarse compared with the
threads that can be obtained by melting
quartz under blowpipe and pulling 1t
out Such threads may be reduced to
thinness of one-millionth of an inch.
Drawn TO such tenuity, they are lnvlsl-
BILE under a microscope of the highest
power Yet they are stronger In proper
ton to their thickness than the best
quality of bar steel. Enough thread like
this could be made from single cubic
inch of quartz to go around the world
658 times. A grain of sand barely large
enough to be visible to the naked eye
would yield l, 900 miles of thread.
Obviously no practical use can be
made of threads so extremely fine.
Comparatively coarse ones We're woven
into cobwebs by the scientist aforesaid.
They would not catch flies because they
were too slippery, having no gluten on
them, like real cobwebs This difficulty
was got over by moistening straw in
castor oil and gently strol1ing the threads
with it; then the webs captured flies
fairly well. But cobweb is incomplete
without spider, so it occurred to the
experimenter to attract an arachnid to
his web by the buzzing of fly 1t was
difficult to make fly buzz to order, but
a satisfactory imitation was produced
by permitting tuning fork to vibrate
against the quartz fibers. This fetched
the spider right away. The scientist also
amused himself with blowing bubbles
of quartz, which looked exactly like
the most beautiful soap bubbles. -
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

may not retain her dimples and rosy
cheeks blooming with health" until she
finds good husband. little neglect or
accident may bring about some one of the
many ''female" diseases and weak
nesses," to which the sex is subject, and
health may be forever impaired, and
hopes and happiness be at an end.
Thanks to DIR. Pierce, his Favorite Pre-
scription, prepared by him for women,
cures the worst cases of uterine diseases,
nervousness neuralgia, irregularities, and
Weaknesses" 1t is a great invigcrating
tonic and nervine, and rapidly builds up
the health and strength.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

It is instructive to compare the Wis
age of the ruler Of horses with that of
the ruler of men The horseman's face
shows command in the mouth; the drill
sergeant's in the mouth and the eye
The last is undoubtedly the most effect
i've instrument In exacting obedience
from our own species. Here we get a
hint of the cause Of that want of dig
nifty, that element of coarseness, which
is discernable in the countenances Of
some men and women who have much
to do with horses The higher and no.
bier method of expressing authority is
outweighed by the lower and more ami
NAL one. -Blackwood' Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
Live stock Points.

Mutton, beef or pork is like life
what we make it.
Alfalfa is great for feeding and fat
tening sheep.
After winter rest working horses
should be put to their labors gently at
first Put them at some light task to
begin One farmer begins by making
his work team harrow down the corn
stubble. He keeps them busy all day,
but does not enter upon really heavy
work with them for three or four days.
By that time their muscles will com
mence to be little hardened, and they
will not be apt to become CALLED from
the collar pressing upon their shoulders.
B. B., the famous broncho PAGER with
a record of 2:1216, was wholly trained
for his work by Texas cowobys.
The kite track must go. 1t was fad,
and fads do not live long.
The swell riding club of New York
city has horse show all its own every
year.
A woolgrower says it is better not
to wash wool at all than to do 1t as
most people do. Keep the sheep clean
and cut off the tag locks before shear
ing, and the fieeces will be in excellent
condition for market
Without the best of care and food the
finest breed will quickly turn into g
race Of scrubs
AS between soiling and pasturing
COWS an experienced farmer says, THE
man who soils his cattle saves money,
while the man who pastures them sava
trouble"
An Indiana man has lost seven horses
from ergot poisoning The ergot was in
the silage fed to them
The TYPEWRlTER'S WORK.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y, says
that he always keeps Dr. Kings New Dis
covery in the house and his family has al
ways found the very best results follow its
use that he would not be without it, il
procurable. G. A. Dykeman Druggist
Catskill, N. Y, says that DR.. Kings New
Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough
remedy that he has used 1t in his family
for eight years. and it has never failed tc
do all that is claimed for it, Why not try
remedy so long tried and tested. Tria
bottles free at Elmer d. Prickitt's drug
stores, Mount Holly and Lumberton
Regular size SOC. and 81 90.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
Charlie hats will be popular.


S. H. Clifford. New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheumat SIN
his Stomach was disordered, his Liver
was affected % an alarming degree, appe-
lite fell away, and he was terribly reduced
10 flesh and strength. Three bottles of
Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,, had
a running sore on his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, and his leg Is sound and well.
John Speaker. Catawba, o., had five large
Fever sores on his leg, doctors said be was
incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and
one box Bueklen's Arnica Salve cured him
entirely. Sold by Elmer d. Prickltt's
drug stores, Mount Holly and Lumberton
III l.at I.,t l. ot
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
Manuscript of .sThe school For Scandal"


No printed version of "The School
For Scandal" was prepared for publica-
ton by Sheridan He always alleged
that he could not supply one with which
he was perfectly satisfied Yet he made
the attempt, and Mr. Fraser Rae has
discovered the copy containing his final
corrections of passages in many scenes,
which Moore must have overlooked, the
documents at his disposal having recent
ly been put into Mr.. Fraser Rae's hands
by Sheridan's descendants for the pur-
pose of writing a complete biography of
the great dramatist and orator. The
manuscript is imperfect yet enough is
extant to show how effectually Sheridan
could add a fresh charm to his polished
phrases. London AthenRum
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
1t seems strange that when man is
down he should be on his uppers.
Facts worth knowing.

In all diseases of the nasal mucous
membrane the remedy used must be non
irritating. Nothing satisfactory can be
accomplished with douches, snuifs, pow
ders or astringnents, because they are ir-
rtating, do not thoroughly reach the af-
fected surfaces and should be abandoned
AS worse than failures A multitude of
persons who had for years borne all the
worry and pain that catarrh can inflict
testify to radical and permanent cures
wrought by Ely's Cream Balm. Your
DRUGGIST has it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

Are YIN weak and weary, overworkrd
and tired ? Hoods Sarsaparila is jns'
the medicine you need to purify and
quicken your blood and to give you APP
petite and strength. If you decide to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla do not be in
duced to buy any other Any effort to
substitute another remedy is proof Of the
merit of Hoods.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

The best salye in the world for cuts
bruises. sores. ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
and corns, all skin cru 1tons.and positive
Iy cures piles, or no pay required. II is
guaranteen to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by Elmer d. Prickitt, Mt. Holly
and Lnmberton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
THE TYPEwRITER's WORK.
Your Wife May Think She Is Only oIna
mental. but She Is Not.

Your Wife May Think She Is Only OTna-
mental, but She Is Not.
Few people imagine the amount Of la
Dor involved in a days typewriting or
realize the distance the hand travels in
that length of time.
The highest rate of speed ever attain
ed is 200 words minute. This is sup
posed to be the result of the most rapid
movements the human hands are capa-
BILE Of. The person making this record
maintained this speed for only four con-
secutive minutes and has never been able
to exceed that limit.
Assuming the words averaged six let
ters apiece, /, 200 letters minute were
written.
1t is estimated that to make each let
ter the fingers are raised to height Of
two inches from the keyboard. Two
inches added for the descending move
ment make the fingers travel four inches
before each letter is struck. So this ex-
pert's hand in writing these 200 words
travelled 4, 500 inches, 400 feet during
the minute in which she wrote the 200
words
But this is unusual, of course. Very
rapid writing is a speed of 10 words a
minute, and this rate is too fast for com
fort. Practical work is 10 pages Of legal
paper an hour Each page contains 300
words.
Six hours steady writing can be re-
garded as an entire days work This is
speed of 90 words a minute, and the
practical worker writes during the day
go pages-18. 900 words, or 1903, 900 let
ters
II her fingers travel four inches to
make each letter, during the day they
travel 482, 600 inches
This provides for the perpendicular
movement only, and it is fair to increase
this distance by one-third to estimate
the distance the hands travel over the
keyboard in horizontal direction.
The total sum in inches is $40, 900.
This is equivalent to As, 600 feet, OF a
little over nine miles day.
In week the hands can cover b
miles; in years steady application to
business over 2, 800 miles. -Bookkeeper.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris.
When she was a 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, 1894-06-05

And She Never Sent Them to School.
They say that the school attendance
officer in a thriving provincial town,
which shall be nameless, was recently
the victim of practical joke.
He received an anonymous letter in
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
The Dimple-Cheeked Village Maid

A ducks back would be a decided ad-
vantage in Gather like this.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

Hoods Pills are the best after dinner
lis, assist digestion, cure headache. Try
a box.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

Will some kindly disposed planet please
knock the spots out of the sun?
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

Push Dem Clouds Away" would be an
appropriate song
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
A Sign of Better Times

little sunshine is all that is needed to
bring a blush to the cheek of the cherry.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
LANDRETH'S
Gardening Operations for May.

During the past month the barber yegeta;
bles have been sown, and by the middle of the
present one, all Will have been put in.
Beans, Bush, plant tor succession; Ian
dreth's Scarlet are the best Lima. Carolina,
Seek no Further, ana other Pole Beans may
now be planted. Beets, Long, SOW. Cabbage,
set out plants and SOW seed for Autumn sup
ply. Sugar Corn plant. Pepper, plant Car
rot, Nantes sow. Cauliflower in frames, re-
move glasses. Celery, weed and SOW more.
Crops which have failed when first sown, re-
peat sowing. Cucumber, Jersey Pickle, plant
Lettuce, Reliable, Largest of All, ana Dutch
Butter, sow in drills to stand thin out to four
inches. Melons, plant; the best is Landreth' 5
Boss and Long Light Icing; among Citrons
or Muskmelons the Extra Early is the frst TO
ripen. Parsnips, thin out, il ready.
We have. in former issues of our Catalogues,
recommended Farmers Hi chen Garden:
where nearly all the preparation of the land
may be done by horse power. ana thus most
ample supplies of vegetables be obtain ed at
All seasons, without hand-labor or occupation
o. time which may not readily be spared from
farm duties.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

Beecham's Pills are better than mineral
waters.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, for constipation,
sick headache, biliousness, indigestion.
Once taken, always in favor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05
AHousehold Treasure.

The hilarious straw berry festival is with
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-06-05

Mud baths may now be taken at home
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-10
PERSONAL.

Joseph Manley went to Scranton this
morning to spend a few days visiting
friends.
John A. Reilly, Jr., spent yesterday
afternoon as guest of friends at the
county seat.
Superintendent William II. Lewis, OF
VIM, Penn, spent to-day transacting busi-
ness at the county seat.
Harry Parrott, of Philadelphia, spent
to-day in town with relatives, on his way
to his home from Sunbury.
Mrs. NJ. Faust left for her home in
Scranton to-day, after spending a few
pleasant days with friends here.
Miss Lottie Burkhart has gone to
Hagerstown, Maryland, to enter a musical
college. Miss Katie A, her older sister,
has been there for some time.
District President w. s. Britton and
jeremiah Green, of Girardville, spent last
evening in town and paid a visit to Camp
112, p. O. S. of A.
J. Harry James, Esq, of Ashland, spent
few minutes in town this morning
before taking the train to Mauoh Chunk
to attend the funeral of the late f. d.
F4eisenring.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-10
GLEANINGS
OF THE DAY.
Items of News Picked Up by The
Reporters.
THE SYNAGOGUE SERVICES
All the ISraelites Suspend Business t
Observe the Day of AtOnement- I'M
preSSive Services Close Tonight

To-day is one of the most solemn in the
Hebrew calendar. 1t is called Yom Kipur,
Day of Atonement, and is observed with
religious ceremonies throughout the
world, All the places of business in
town controlled by Jews closed last night
at six o'clock and will remain closed until
the same hour tonight
The synagogue on West Oak street was
crowded last night and to-day by wor.
shippers. The services lare of a most i'm
pressive character and is one of continu-
Gus prayer. The most devout people
entered the synagogue at six o'clock last
evening and will remain in continuous
worship of prayer until the closing hour
tonight Their fast is continuous during
the same period.
There was not even standing room in
the synagogue last night. The chanting
of the Kol Hanidra, a public acknowl
edgement of all transgressions of the past
year and plea for forgiveness, was an i'm
pressive part of the ceremony and was
followed by a similar chant by the entire
congregation. A number of people o
other denominations witnessed the cere
monv
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-10
MAHANOY CITY.
MAuANoY CITY. Oct.

MAHANOY CITY, Oct. 10, 1894.
b. Labows is on a business trip to New
York.
Miss Josie skeath is visiting friends at
Philadelphia.
w. H. Snyder attended to business in
Shenandoah to-day.
j. II. Hagenbuch is attending to busi-
ness at Philadelphia.
Mrs Brendle and daughter left for
Hagerstown yesterday.
Horace Hagenbuch has gone on busi-
ness trip to Bloomsbury,
Mrs. William Bensinger visited Foun-
tain Springs friends yesterday.
Mr.. Walker, of Newark, n j., trans
acted business in town yesterday.
Charles Snyder returned last evening
from a three-week visit to West Virginia.
The clerks Of the stores of town are
trying to get all stores to close at clock
at night.
The employees of the Reading collieries
in this district will receive their pay on
Saturday.
Mrs. c. s. seads, who was the guest Of
Mrs. VanIIorn, has left for her home in
Fmladelphla.
Mrs. Gwinner and daughter, Emma, Of
Centralia, visited Mrs. Wolfe, of East
Centre street, yesterday.
"Our Irish Visitors, under the manage
ment of w. J. Mason, will be produced at
Kaier's opera house tomorrow evening.
Miss Mary Wendt, Of West Centre
street yesterday celebrated her seven-
teenth anniversary and number of her
young friends rendered her a birthday
party. Games were played and splendid
supper was served. Music was furnished
! by Prof. Jones orchestra.
The following is the program for the
English Lutheran Literary Society meet
ing to be held at the parsonage on Mon
day evening Oct, 18th: Chorus, society ;
address, president; Life of Governor
Curtin, Frank Schwartz; vocal solo, Miss
NJ. Huppert; selections from Holmes,
Rev. l. P. Zimmerman guitar and banjo
duett, Misses NJ Shoenoe and Inez Geiger;
speech, Edward Snyder; reading, Mrs.
Eisenhour; instrumental solo, Miss
Pauline Skeath.