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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-06
Notebooks Not Allowed.

HE was the best surveyor and drafts
man in my employ" said well known
civil engineer, referring to man whom
he had just discharged. 81 discovered a
short time ago that he was keeping a
private notebook, and after notifying
him that he must stopit and again learn
ing that he was continuing the practice
l was obliged to discharge him.
ga surveyor" said he, 'in doing q
piece of work makes minutes as he goes
along of the lines he runs, of the various
points marking the bounds Of the lands
he is surveying and all such data as is
not only necessary for the drawing Of
his plans, but also incidentally that
which may aid him in the case of any
other survey being made later on.
''This data, you see, really constitutes
a sort of capital or stock in trade, for If
the party owning the land ever wishes
another survey of it for any purpose he
will naturally apply to that same sur
veyor, who, having these old memoran-
da, can do the work easier and more
cheaply than any other surveyor. Often
times, after many years have elapsed
and old landmarks have passed away,
those minutes become very valuable.
Consequently civil engineer always
wishes to keep these in his own hands,
and men in his employ are not allowed
to make copies of minutes of surveys
which they make while in his employ.
Otherwise an old employee, in leaving
and setting up in business for himself,
could carry away large slice of his en-
ployers business."-New York Herald.
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According to the general laws of ma
ture, when body is cooled it becomes
heavier than when it is hot. There is
at least one exception to this rule, and
that is in the case of water. Now, be-
fore you read further, shut your eyes
and see if you can figure out just exact
ly how important this exception is to
humanity. Cool can or other vessel
of water from, say, 70 degrees down to
40 degrees and then pour it into a tub
of water the temperature of which is
any place between 80 and so degrees.
You will notice that the cold water
will Immediately sink to the bottom,
and right here is an explanation of the
mystery of river and lake circulation.
But when your cooling process goes be-
low 80 degrees, strange as it may seem,
the water becomes lighter than it was
when it was only one or two degrees
warmer, and if poured into tub heated
as directed above will stay on top or i'm
mediately rise to that position. Now,
let us suppose that water continued to
get heavier as it got colder, as other
bodies do; what would happen2 Ice as
soon as it formed would sink to the
bottom, layer upon layer, and in this
way seas, lakes and rivers would be
frozen solid. But one freezing would
do for all time, as the rays of the sun
would not penetrate the thin skim OF
cold summer water to a sufficient depth
to thaw the rigid mass. For us it is
fortunate that there are exceptions to
all rules. st. Louis Republic.
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EXERCISE FOR THE EYES.
Absolutely Necessary In Order That tn
Vision MAY Be Preserved.

Absolutely Necessary In Order That the
Vision May Be Preserved.
When the eyes are treated fairly, they
are strengthened, not weakened, by
work. Just as the arms of blacksmith
grow the stronger for his trade, so the
ewes of watchmakers who work under
healthy conditions are found to improve
and not to deteriorate in vigor and
guickness. 1t is the abuse of the eyes,
not their use, which is to be avoided.
If man is aware either that his eyes
need no artificial correction or else
have received their proper adjustment,
and if his work, whether literary or
mechanical, is done in a light both
steady and sufficient and with due re-
gard as to ordinary sanitary rules, he
may feel sure that he is strengthening
his eyes, not weakening them, by hard
work. Men Of intellectual pursuits
sometimes are afraid of losing their
mental powers in old age because they
have drawn so much upon them when
young. The reverse is nearer the truth,
and if they have not overtaxed their
brains the fear IS absolutely groundless.
The man whose intellect goes first in
old age is generally some farmer or Ia
borer who has never strengthened and
invigorated it by use; not the politician,
the lawyer or the man of letters. Sc
with the eyes. Those who had strength
ened their eyes by using them properly
keep keen sight longer than those who
have never trained them. In the case
of the man who has neglected to give
his eyes full development they will fail
in power along with his other bodily
functions. When, however, the man
who, born with good eyes, has kept
them in constant hard work and yet
never strained them reaches old age, he
may find them capable of performing
their functions better than any other or
gan of the body.-Philadelphia Times.
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USE OF A FLYING MACHINE.
What Nay BE Gained by the Perfection I
the Invention.

What nay BE Gained by the Perfection of
the Invention.
What important purpose can flight in
air serve? Maxim, Langley and all who
have studied the subject thoroughly
agree that the speed of aeriation will
greatly exceed that of any terrestrial
locomotion.
From this follows an entire economic
change in the direction of rendering i'm
mense tracts Of comparatively worthless
territory at distances of 20 to 40 miles
from cities much more available.
There would also result the relegat-
ing Of city property in large measure
to business and storage purposes.
This would to large extent accom-
plish what Henry George signs for, but
would do it by means which do not in
volve any wrong to the land owner by
the wage Garner.
With flying navies capable of carry
ing unseen at night large quantities OF
explosives to the center of city war
would become so destructive that II
would be soon supplanted by arbitra-
self preservation.
Arbitration once established, an in
ternational police system controlling ma
tions as we do individuals, and enforc-
ing the DEGREES of boards of arbitration,
would be enormously assisted by this
power Of rapid and if necessary destruc-
tive patrolling.
Immense areas of country, now well
nigh impenetrable, would be opened to
usefulness. Large sources of wealth
would thus be added to the civilized
world and would result in the amelio'
ration of the condition of the savages OF
such regions as central Africa.
We should have to give up selfish leg
islation and restriction upon the com
merce of other nations, and be Obliged
perforce to stand ON a broader her
itage than that of nation or of zone. .
Samuel Cabot in Boston Traveller.
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The pharmacopoeia has long recon-
mended iron wire rs material for iron
preparations. Musical wire, being steel
and therefore purer, is also often APP
piled and yields sufficiently pure prep
arations. More lately there have been
recommended for this purpose soft steel
drillings, as being cheaper, purer and
not SO difficult to dissolve as wire, which
by the various processes Of forging, ham
mering. rolling and final drawing be-
comes denser and harder.
The more impure an iron the quicker
1t will dissolve, but the same piece OF
iron or steel will more rapidly dissolve
the less it has undergone the mechanical
treatments in question. Thus, II theim-
mense amount Of mechanical labor be
considered to which an iron or steel bar
Is subjected in reducing its diameter tc
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The Earth's Journey.

The earth does not travel at the same
rate all through its journey. Its orbit
being elliptical, it must at some time
approach nearer to the sun than at
others and will take less time in NOV
ing through one part of its path than
through another. In winter the earth
is nearer the sun than in summer and
moves through space more rapidly. On
Jan l the earth is about 1900, 600
miles nearer the sun than it is on July
1, and as the velocity of a planet in
creases with it nearness to the sun the
earth passes over one-half of its orbit
In less time than over the other half.
Between the vernal equinox, which
happens on March 81 and the autumnal
equinox, which falls on Sept. 20, the
earth is 1875 days in accomplishing that
half Of her journey round the sun,
while the other half occupies only 179
days. 1t has been said that, owing to
the friction caused by the tides and
other reasons, the earth is moving more
slowly than it used to do, and that the
days are consequently lengthening, but
as this is only to the extent of half
second in century it will be long
time before there will be any apparent
difference. Brooklyn Eagle.
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He Was Satisfied.

The old boarder, after an experience OF
90 years or more, at last got into place
which seemed to him to be as near the
ideal as he cared about. When he had
been there week, he went one night tc
religious service, and one Of the work
ers approached him.
"Are you ChristianP" was the first
question.
II hope So" he replied humbly,
though l don't belong to the church"
"Ah, my friend, there is where you are
wrong"
POSSIBLY am"
Don't you feel that you are sinnerr
"Well, I'm not perfect, I suppose"
Don't you want to go to heavenY
The old boarder braced up.
eff you'd asked me that 10 days ago,
he said, 81 should have answered yes
promptly. but now I'm In boarding
house where they don't have stewed
prunes, slimmilk, hash, paralytic coffee
dried apple pies, soiled napkins, tough
meat, piano on each floor, gossiping
boarders and a lot more discomforts, and
Pm afraid to take any risk in leaving it,
and the worker gave him up as hopeless
Detroit Free Press.
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Nou nj. an Aluminium weddlnr.

The already long list of jubilees and
family celebrations has been enriched
by novelty in the line of wedding fes-
tivities. The family and friends of a
rich manufacturer living in the neigh
bofhood of Berlin deemed the interval
between the silver and golden wedding
to be altogether too long, and halving
it introduced last week an aluminium
wedding by offering the happy couple
on the occasion of the completion of
371S years of welded life choice va
riety Of presents made of aluminium. If
this novel idea should take, the Alumni
UNI industry has great future before it.
The Prussian capital, of all German
cities the one most given to societies and
fetes of every possible name and descrip-
ton, has since gone even one better by
celebrating a seven year wedding, which
the friends of the parties, with true Ber-
lin humor, christened the jubilee of the
seven years war.-Paris American
Register
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National Handwriting.

If individual character influences in
dividual handwriting, national charac-
ter should influence national handwrit-
ing. Authorities tell us that such is the
case; that the art of the Italian the
pride of the Spaniard, the vivacity of
the Frenchman, are all displayed in
their penmanshlp.
1t may be so, but as rule it would
take an expert or an enthusiast to tell
the difference between the writing of
the shrewd Scotchman, the staid Eng
lishman and the lively Irishman. Ger
man handwriting, however, is truly in
dicative of the national character; it
requires nearly as much patience to
read it as to write it.
On the other hand, one seeks in vain
to discover the temper of a Jew from
the dots and points of Hebrew or to de-
cipher the character of Mr.. Pitman
from the phonetic alphabet.
bers' Journal.
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UNCLE SANS WARsHlPs.
Fitting One Of Them For Cruise Costa q
Small Fortune.

F1EL1nR On0 Ol LAcAA VI . NSS~' -
Small Fortune.
Furniture and supplies for Uncle
Sans new war vessels cost a mint Of
money. To fit out one of these ships for
a cruise is a bigger job than equipping
first class hotel. Here is a floating for
tress as long as two city blocks, with all
modern conveniences and complete res
taurant facilities, lighted throughout by
electricity-a gigantic fighting machine
and military barracks combined. Her
steel walls, bristling with guns, shelter
a small army of men. The New York,
for example, has crew numbering 455,
besides 40 marines and A officers. To
feed them all for a twelvemonth at the
governments rate of allowance costs
500, 900.
On going into commission such ship
must be furnished throughout, from the
kitchen, which is as complete as that OF
a great city hostelry, to the captains
cabin. She carries large stocks of sta
tionery, hardware and apothecaries'
goods, and is provided with tools for all
sorts of trades. Everything conceivable
that may be needed for purposes of war
and peace is supplied, because on the
high seas no shops or factories are &C
cessible. Usually the vessel Is pro-
visioned for only three months, because
there is no room to stow more. The ra-
lions are purchased by the navy depart
ment and comprise such necessities as
hard bread, cornmeal, oatmeal, homtny,
-four, salt pork, beans, peas, rice, pre-
served meats, butter, coffee and tea.
Every man in the navy, from the last
boy shipped up to the admiral, has an
allowance of 80 cents day for rations,
which he may draw either in food or In
money. The paymaster of the ship has
charge of all the provisions, which are
dealt out by his ''yeoman," who is IN
turn assisted by the jack-o'-dust. The
person last named attends to opening the
barrels and packages. Coffee and sugar
are served out once in 10 days, -four ev-
cry four days and meats daily. While
in port fresh provisions are furnished,
each man receiving one pound OF fresh
bread. II pounds of fresh meat and one
pound of fresh vegetables per diem.
These take the place of the ordinary ra-
lions. only tea and coffee being provided
in addition. The allowance is at all
times SO liberal that the enlisted men
cannot possibly consume the whole of 1t,
so they take part of it in cash.-Phila-
delphia Times.
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ESTABLISHED 1879

in the omnibus to see Aunt Margaret
very much indeed, and all the aunts
and nieces and mothers. Make me wei
so that [ can go in the omnibus, please
do. Bless grandpa and grandma, Aunt
Kate and Aunt Sophia and Mr.. Charles
Swan. Bless papa and mamma, ana
make us all good SO that we can go TO
heaven at last, for Jesus sake. Amen.
There was a short pause, and then the
wide awake, defiant voice went on:
Keep grandma from dying before
she gets here. Don't let anything hap
men to her. Don't let any bears or wild
beasts eat her up. Bless grandpa and
grandma and Mr. Charles Swan and
Aunt Kate and Aunt Sophia.
Another pause, a little longer than
the first, and the unconquered one be-
gan again: :,
81 long for apples. long for milk.
| long for pie. / long to be good.
wish I had not that cold. long for
some brown bread. long for some mo
lasses. long for some white bread.
long to be a woman. | thank thee that
it did not rain or snow. Give me
clean spirit. Let me be good when papa
is here, for it grieves him to have me
naughty, and he buys me things-play-
things. I have prayed that / should go
to sleep. That makes three prayers.
A yawn, long drawn breath, and
then silence presently announced that
the last prayer was answered, and sleep
reigned. Dan McCauley in Washing
ton Post.
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LA Fontaine, said one of the most
brilliant critics and wits of the famous
fable writer's time, lis such fool that
he does not know he has more genius
than Esop or Phadrus.
In truth, he was severe critic OF his
own work. He attended the first presen-
tation of his "Astree, " and sat near
some ladies who did not know him. At
some of the important passages he ex-
claimed: "That is wretchedl That is
absurd"
When they protested that it was
good, and that it was by the great La
Fontaine, he rejoined:
THAT makes no difference. The
piece is bad. l know That La Fontaine
YOU are speaking of. He's stupid fell
low. He's myself. "
Then he went out, entered cafe and
went to sleep in a corner. Some of his
friends found him there and inquired
why he wasn't listening to " Astree.
"Oh, said the author, rousing him
self and sitting a yawn, Il just came
away. The first part displeased me
greatly. No one agreed with what ! said
about it, but didn't care to hear more.
/ admire the patience of the Parisians. 7
Youths Companion.
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BIunders of Painters.

Tinoret, an Italian painter, in pic
ture of the Children of Israeli gather
ing mama, has taken the precaution to
arm them with the modern invention Of
guns. Cigoli painted the aged Simeon at
the circumcision Of the infant Saviour,
and as aged men in these days wear
spectacles the artist has shown his sagac-
ity by placing them on Simeon's nose.
In picture by Verrio of "Christ Heal
ing the Sick the lockers on are repre-
sented as standing with periwigs on their
heads. To match, or rather exceed,
this ludicrous representation, Durer has
painted "The Expulsion Of Adam and
Eve From the Garden Of Eden" by an
angel in a dress fashionably trimmed
with flounces. The same painter, in his
scene Of "Peter Denying Christ, repre-
sents Roman soldier very comfortably
smoking a pipe of tobacco. -Exchsngs.
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40
POINTERS ON The GRIP.
Description of the Disease by One Who
Has Suffered.

A Description of the Disease by One Who
Has Suffered.
Ever had the grip9 will give you a
few pointers. You will imagine you
have bad cold, and you can wear it
out, but You need not try it. The grip
has fastened his fangs onto you and will
not let go. You have got to give up, go
home and go to bed. In a short time
you will realize Beecher' g dream of hell.
You will think your head has been re-
moved and an old beehive with the
empty comb left in its place. Your
mouth will taste like pail of sauer-
kraut. You have the grip.
The doctor comes, looks you over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth,
finds your temperature 104 degrees In
the shade, your pulse going at the rate
Of two miles and three laps to the sec
ond. He orders you to stay in bed and
gives you medicine that is SO strong and
sour that simply setting the bottle on
the clock shelf stopped the clock. He
will tell your wife that she may give
you warm drinks and try to get you
! to sweat and take his leave. Now, all
wives are family doctors by right OF
their position in the house, and as you
have gone to sleep, delirious and ex-
hausted, she begins her treatment by
putting a belladonna plaster across your
lungs, a faxseed poultice on one side
and mustard poultice on the other,
a hot fiatiron and jug of hot water te
your feet, and a sack of boiled corn il
the ear, piping hot, to your back. You
sleep and dream of being away to the
far north in search of the north pole Oh
out In the center of some beautiful
sheet of water, like Lake Superior OF
the lawn tennis skating rink, helpless
and alone, with the ice breaking al
around you and you slowly sinking
You finally awake, burned, blistered ant
baked. The doctor calls, finds you
temperature about so degrees at th'
north side of the house and your pulls
normal, not needing a pacemaker. H'
pronounces you better, convalescing
orders beef tea, chicken soup, grue
and toast as diet. You take the big
rocking chair exhausted. tired, dis
couraged and ugly; you feel like lick
ing your wife, kicking the dog an(
breaking up the furniture, but yo1
won't do anything but sit there day
after day weak, helpless and tired
| Winona Mimi Herald
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Treatment For wounds.


DR.. Eichler, in the "Aerzt, Prakt, "
advocates Peru balsam as dressing
which causes lacerated wounds to heal
quickly, its points Of adaptation being
that il adheres we'll and covers the en-
tire surface of the wounds; it has a
driving effect, but stimulates granula-
tions, and following application a scah
is formed under which healing goes on.
DR.. Eichler states that its use is especial
ly indicated in the treatment Of wounds
having tendency to marked suppura-
ton or partial gangrene, and in In
iuries of the hands and fingers the re-
suits are excellent In practice, after
coaptition of the margins of the wound,
the Peru balsam is poured over the en-
tire surface, which is then covered with
thin layers of gauze moistened witt
balsam and an ordinary dressing. The
latter may be left in place for several
DAYS, though it is an advantage to re-
move the outer dressing daily anc
moisten the gauze with the balsan
without removing it from the wound
New York Tribune.
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RemsrIkable stalaotito Caves In Utah.


Two of the most wonderful stalacttte
caves in the world are located within the
territory of Utah--one five miles south
of Toquerville and the other 20 miles
west of st. George. Neither is remark
able on account of size, and to the best
of my knowledge the Identifying title of
cavern" has never been bestowed upon
either of the two. They simply come
within the category of the wonderful be
cause Of the immense number of stalac-
tites of various sizes and colors which
depend from their roofs. The first, the
one near Toquerville, is known as La
Virgin. and the other by the name of the
Black Warrior.
The Virgin was discovered few years
AGO by the contractor of an irrigating
company, who was engaged in driving a
tunnel through a mountain called LA
Virgin Bench" for the purpose of tap
ping the river beyond. When the light
was first let into this wonderful under
ground chamber, the effect is said to
have been startling, the roof and floor
glittering with cubes and points of crys-
tai alum and the roof studded with mil
lions of rain colored stalactites.
The ''Black Warrior" cave is coun-
terpart of the Virgin and was discovered
by miners at a point where their tunnel
was 365 feet beneath the surface.-St.
Louis Republic.
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sxmnathetio VACCINATION.

The Listener has heard of something
very queer and quite new to him. 1t
is sympathetic vaccination, which sew
eral people are said to have suffered
from. Without having been vaccinated
at all, but with vaccinated people all
about, you presently feel at times a
singing or itching sensation in spot
on your arm where the doctor would
have vaccinated you if you had been
vaccinated. In some cases this sympa-
thetic vaccination affiicts only the left
arm, but occasionally it shifts from one
arm to the other, appearing first on the
left and then for time on the right.
1t is believed to be a nervous outgrowth
of the continual complaints of vaccinat-
ed people and their everlasting descrip-
tion of their sensations. Boston Tran
script.
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NlGHTlNGALES.

Beautiful must be the mountains whence 70
come,
And bright in the fruitful valleys the streams
wherefrom
Ye learn your song.
Where are those starry woods2 Oh, might /
wander there
Among the flowers, which, in that heavenly
air,
Bloom the year long.
"Nay, barren are those mountains and spent
the streams.
Our song is the voice Of desire that haunts our
dreams
A throe of the heart,
Whose pining visions dim forbidden hopes pro-
found.
No dying cadence nor long sigh can sound
For all our art.
"Alone aloud IN the raptured ear OF men
We pour our dark nocturnal secret, and then
AS night is withdrawn
From these sweet springing meads and burst
ing boughs of May
Dream while the innumerable choir Of day
Welcome the dawn"
Robert Bridges.