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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
Calling an Irish salmon.

Mickle, GAIT in hand, was hopping
around behind me, more like wild In
dian with a tomahawk than an expert
enced Irish water bailiff about to i'm
pale salmon. Sport, too, joined in the
infectious excitement and jumped at
my feet and barked at every splash that
the big fish made. Down along the riv-
er bank the cute old bailiff glided and
crept out behind projecting rock.
Once l almost coaxed him within strik-
ing distance of the one eyed gaffer, but
Mickle prided himself on his skill and
feared to run the risk of missing his
stroke. Off again dashed the fish across
the pool, as if warned by instinct of the
unseen danger, and it was fully ten
minutes ere l had him played back to
the proper point.
Then, like lightning flash, the cold
steel impaled him, and the great, quiv-
ering body was triumphantly lifted on
the gaff by the exultant bailiff, show
ing fish as beautiful as was ever land
ed. The sheen of his scales and the
small sea lice still clinging to him
showed that he had only just come up
from the salt water 1t had taken me
exactly 46 minutes from the moment
he was hooked till he lay on the bank,
and he weighed % pounds by my pock-
ct scales.
The thunder and lightning" fly was
carefully extracted from his gullet, for
it had gone down deep, and the bailiff
smiled in appreciation of the remarks
on his good Judgment of water, wealth
er and flies which l felt i'll duty bound
to make. l had time for only a short
rest in the shade after my exciting ex-
perience, when splashl splash in front
invited me to the sport again. Sports
mans Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
The Army Worm.

In reply to the query, "Will the army
worm come this year," Professor Slim
yerland, Cornell station, writing to the
New England Homestead, says:
/ have noticed in reports from some
localities in New York that farmers are
planning to refrain from sowing oats
and other grains for fear of a repetition
of the 1896 invasion of the worms this
summer OF course no one can say def
nitely when the crops of New York or
any other state will be again ravaged
by the pest, but believe that the his
tory of the insect and the evident and
very effective work of its enemies last
year strongly indicate that the army
worms will be scarce in 1897 and for
some years to come in most parts of
New York and adjoining states At any
rate, would strongly advise farmers to
SOW their grain crops as usual.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
BEAN CULTURE.
hethOds Prscticed by New York Farmers
Long Island.

hethOds Practiced by New York Farmers
ON Long Island.
String beans can be grown either as
a first, second or intermediate crop.
The Long Island farmers plant from the
first week in May until the last week in
July. The first is an early, the last is
late crop, much of which is used for
picking, and the intermediate plant
ings as chance crops are put in where
there is vacant space. The early crop
comes in about the middle Of June.
The crop can be followed by sweet
corn, squashes, cabbage or kale. The
second crop can follow early peas, and
then be taken off in time for winter
spinach or, under favorable circum-
stances. white turnips, and the last
planting can follow early potatoes.
The best soil for beans is light, fra
BILE loan, but whatever the soil it
should be made fairly rich with we'll
rotted stable manure and light coat
ing Of nitrate of soda, say 200 pounds
per acre. No more manure is required
for crop of beans than for crop Of
corn. The manure should be spread
broadcast and not worked in deeper
than four inches. The best method is to
SOW in drills three feet apart and the
seed dropped six inches apart in the
drill.
Where squashes are to be the second
crop, omit every fourth row and plant
for winter squashes the first or second
week in June. After the beans are fair
ly up the cultivator should be used fire.
quently, but never work the soil deep
if more than an inch it will be an in
jury rather than benefit to the plants.
Tomatoes planted in every third row
succeed admirably. Sow the seed the
first week in June, drop the seed two or
three in hill four feet apart and thin
out to single plant. These will come
into bearing after the early crop begins
to fall off, and the fruit will be in per-
lection about the middle of September
in the latitude of New York city. This
will often prove the most profitable crop
of the season.
For she'll beans different methods
must be observed, as the crop requires
AAuSh AO11BCL VAluO W Au OAO
same time, some of the sorts can be
grown with profit. This is particularly
true with the Dwarf horticultural,
known as the speckled cranberry, and
in some localities as the Quail Head.
AS market variety it is usually bet
ter.paying crop than the limas, because
of its productiveness.
The dwarf lima beans caunot be used
for second CROP as they require the
whole season to perfect their growth.
These require a richer sod and more
room than the bush snap beans, and
they should not be planted as early.
The Goth Of May is sufficiently early to
plant in the latitude of New York. The
rows should be three feet apart, and the
plants a foot apart in the rows. If these
sorts do not have plenty of room, they
will mildew. The success attending the
growing of the dwarf varieties has given
them the preference over the pole vari-
cites. AS for the beans, there is no diff
ference between them. Each of the lead
ing pole varieties is represented in the
bush hmas The foregoing is CLEANED
from an exhaustive article published in
The New England Homestead.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

A fungous enemy has been discovered
for the San Jose scale.
There are indications of an advance
in hog products.
The Dalkeith is a variety of Brussels
sprouts highly recommended.
Early Summer and Henderson's Sue
cession cabbages are excellent for second
early and general crop.
Thousands of failures to obtain a
"catch" of clover are due to lack of
lime. Lime "sweetens" the soil and
thus enables the clover bacteria to
"catch on, explains Rural New
Yorker.
China sends to Cornell for the direct
or of Chinese experiment station.
Crimson clover loses much of its
value as hay by cutting too late. 1t is
at its best when in full bloom and be-
fore any Of the heads die.
1t is made to appear that tub or stave
silos have given satisfaction.
Secretary Wilson has named as special
agent in charge of the scientific and
statistical work of the United States
department of agriculture Professor O.
W. Dabney.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

The Chinese are said to possess Sc
crets in the preparation of sweets that
astonish our most accomplished confeo-
tioners. They know how to remove the
pulp from oranges and substitute vari-
GUS jellies The closest examination
fails to reveal any opening or incision
in the skin of the fruit. They perform
the same feat with eggs. The shells are
apparently as intact as when the eggs
were newly laid, but upon breaking and
opening them the contents consist of
nuts and sweetmeats. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

suit in the improper nouTishment of the
body and broken down condition of the
entire system. With man in this condi-
ton, a slight cold may lead to consumption,
or exposure in warm climate may result
in persistent attack of malaria and liver
complaint
Malaria, liver troubles and consumption
are fully treated in Dr. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser, free paper-covered
copy of which may be had by sending 81
one-cent stamps, to cover cost Of mailing
only, TO the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y. These diseases
are cured by DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t cures % per cent. of all cases
of consumption. 1t makes the appetite
hearty, the digestion perfect, the liver act
i've and the blood pure. 1t does not make
dabby fat but solid, muscular flesh, nerve
force and vital energy. All medicine deal
ers sell it
In the year of 1892 came home from hard
days ride, attending my official business an
acted eight years" writes Mr. R. D. Hilf, ofZan-
TO, Louisa Co. Va. Il had a chill that night that
was the commencement of Malaria Fever.
called in the doctor, but did not get any relief.
Italled a second doctor, but still got relief.
third doctor said had liver disease and treated
for that; but did me no good. than COM
trenced taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery in connection with Pleasant Pellets
tDok three bottles and it did me much good.
lad been very restless, could not sleep at night
1nd had no appetite had not been able to do
anything for eighteen months do not think
could possibly have lived if it had not been for
the Golden Medical Discovery l think it is
capital medicine for the liver. I can now do as
good days work any man. recommend it
to all who suffering from liver complaint"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
A FAMOUS GAMBLER.
Pat Sheedy's Word Invariably Taken as
Security For a Loan

Pat Sheedy's Word Invariably Taken as
Security For a Loan.
There isn't a sporting man in the
United States who would refuse to stake
Pat Sheedy at any game and ask no
better security than his word,' said
one of Mr.. Sheedy's friends on Satur-
day evening. His reputation is known
among bankers too. remember little
incident that occurred in Boston few
years ago that illustrates this Pat had
spent some time in Saratoga and luck
was against him. He came down to
Boston, and the first night that he was
in town he went against faro game
and it broke him. He didn't have
enough left to pay his way back to New
York Pat walked into a certain hank
in Boston whose president had the rep
utation Of being a good fellow. He ask
ed for the president, and when he had
been ushered into the Office he said
i came to borrow a small amount
from your bank, 81, 900 in fact.
"Pat, you know, looks like pros
porous, conservative business man, and
evidently the president thought that he
was
All right, was the reply. We
shall be glad to let you have the mon
ey. What is your securityf'
Simply my word
"'That won't do in the banking
business. Who are you?
" Il am Pat Sheedy, the gambler, ;
was the cool reply.
at happened that the president knew
him by reputation, and after a short
talk with Pat he gave him the 81, 600
from his personal account. Two days
later Pat came in and returned it. He
had cleared it from the game and as
much more. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
How Thick to Plant Corn.

In the experiments at the Ohio sta
ton the highest per cent of sound corn
has been reached from an average stand
of one stalk every Is inches, but the to-
tai yield has not been so large as from
closer planting. The most profitable
yield has come from giving foot in
linear length of row to each plant, the
rows being 8 x feet apart. On the bottom
lands at Columbus it did not seem to
make any difference whether the plants
stood 10 inches apart, two every "a
inches, three every 36 inches or four
every 48 inches but ON thin clay upland
at Wooster the best yields thus far have
come from stand of one stalk every 10
inches or two every "a inches. Further
grouping has reduced the yield, as has
also closer planting
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
TRADES THAT KILL,
Occupations That Gradually Destroy the
Tsra. rf Aha MI. ra..--...-.la Il. rra..-..

Occupations That Gradually Destroy the
Lives of the Men Engaged In Them.
People are afraid to travel by land or
sea and take out all sorts of accident
policies, but there are many Legitimate
occupations or trades that kill as Ger
tainly and steadily as the most i'll reg
ulated steam engine. An old writer
said that human life was the cheapest
thing on earth. Strange to say, says an
English trade journal, you cannot
frighten the workmen who know how
dangerous is their trade, and not even
higher wages will tempt them from
such death traps Lead, in the form of
bullets and shot, is deadly, dangerous
thing, but it is also death dealing to all
who use it in their work, as house
painters, gilders, calico printers, type
founders, potters and braziers
Mercury is foe to life. Those who
make mirrors, barometers OF thermom-
eters, who etch or color wool or felt,
will soon feel the effect of the nitrate
of mercury in teeth, gums and the It's
sues of the body. Silver kills those who
handle it. and photographers, makers of
hair dyes and ink and other prepare
tons ere long turn gray, while dead
ly WEAKNESS subdues them, and soon
they succumb. Copper enters into the
composition of many articles Of every
day life, and too soon those who work
in bronzing and similar decorative proc
esses lose teeth and eyesight and final
ly life. Makers of wall paper grow pale
and sick from the arsenic in its color
ing, and matchmakers lose strength
and vitality from the excess of phos-
phorus used in their business.
Nitric acid is used by engravers, by
etchers in copper, by makers of gun cot
ton and those who supply our homes
with lovely picture frames. Its fumes
are poison to the human lungs and soon
destroy them completely. Ammonia
kills the scapmakers; workers in guano
grow deaf; hydrocyanic acid deals
death to gilders, photographers and pic
ture finishers, while zinc is fatal foe
to calico printers, makers of optical
glasses and meerschaum pipes.
Mankind is by nature brave, and
very few are deferred from action be-
cause Of supposed danger. If the great
builders and engineers of the world
would stop and ask, "How many lives
will this undertaking cost?" it is prob
able that the world would be without
some of the greatest triumphs of mod
ern thought Everyday life and COM
mon OccunatiOns arc ful1 of silent oo,,r
age, and all around are workers who
die in the harness and are true heroes
without knowing it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
Discounted.

An amusing Story is told of how the
late Lord Fitzgerald discounted treas
ury official who was sent over from
England to complain of the excessive
expenditure for coal in the lord chief
Justices court He received the man
and listened gravely and formally while
the latter stated his errand and en-
larged upon the Importance Of economy
i'll the matter Of fuel AT the conclu-
sion of tue discourse he rang the bell,
and when the servant appeared said.
Tell Mary that the mar has come
about the Goals .
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

A scientist has discovered that light
may be produced from sugar He has
succeeded in taking several photographs
by the light supplied by sugar only.
The sugar was first exposed to direct
sunlight for two hours and then placed
in dark room. Immediately ON being
placed in the darkness the sunlight
stored in the sugar began to glow, faint
ly at first, but quite brightly after few
minutes. After about 20 minutes, dur
ing which time the Photographs were
taken, the light began TO die away and
gradually went out. The photographs
taken by sugar light are quite distinct,
though not as clear as an ordinary pho
tograph. The scientist who made this
discovery declares that by exposing a
sack of sugar to strong sunlight for two
hours enough light could be procured
from it to illumine small house for
the same period. London Tit Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
Sugar Beet Culture.

The great success of a number Of
farmers of Queens county last year in
growing enormous crops of sugar beet
has led others to consider the matter of
engaging in the industry. While the
culture of the root is being largely un-
dertaken in the Dakotas and Nebraska
for the purposes of sugar manufacture,
the Brooklyn Eagle tells that sugar
beets have also been grown with profit
on Long Island for the purpose of feed
ing cattle. There is hardly another crop
that can be made to produce as large an
amount of food product per acre. Those
who have examined carefully into the
matter state that the beets grown on
Long Island are richer in sacoharine
matter than those grown in many other
sections of the country.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

In the entomologist's report from the
New Jersey agricultural station occurs
these recommendations for treating the
San Jose scale:
Destroy all infested stock whenever
practicable. Spray thoroughly with fish
oil soap, the pound to the gallon, as
soon as the trees become dormant, and
again in early spring, before the buds
begin to swell, using two pounds to the
gallon. Cut back or prune treated trees
a few days after spraying, so as to leave
no more wood than is absolutely neces-
sary for the use of the tree and crop.
On scaly trees use whitewash literally
throughout the summer, keeping the
trunks and branches covered with lime
as thoroughly as possible
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
DISTANCE Between Plants.

At the Georgia station results gained
with cotton were such as to justify these
conclusions; With standard width Of
rows of feet, ON soil capable of pro-
ducing to l. q bales per acre, the
plants should not be farther apart than
10 inches in the row, with the seasons
as they were in 1885, Reviewing the
results of the six years tests, the same
conclusion is reached, regardless of sea-
sons, that, with standard width of
rows of 4 feet, the plants should not be
farther apart than IL inches 1t should
be remarked by way of caution that
overrich moist spots frequently occur,
ON which it would be well to give greater
distance between plants, as much as 2
or even 3 or feet, according to the
soil. On the thinner parts of field the
plants should be left closer, even, than
IL inches.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
The New Celery Culture.

A New Jersey gardener describes in
Ohio Horticulture his present method
of growing celery At the proper time
he sets three rows 40 feet long of White
Plume, Pink Plume and Giant Pascal,
the rows ten inches apart and plants
six inches apart in row. The ground is
rich, and at frequent intervals is liber-
ally watered with liquid manure. The
plants grow wonderfully and are always
in good health. Foot wide boards are
placed close to the outside rows, and as
cold weather comes on the celery is
covered with hay and leaves, increasing
the quantity as the cold strengthens.
When wanted, the celery is pulled with
little trouble. This celery is white,
clean and crisp.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

NO." said Mr.. Cumrox pensively,
''it isn't the amount of time that a
thing takes that regulates its impor-
lance. y
"What makes you think of that?'' in
quired his wife.
"Our daughter. When graduation
day comes, it'll only take her 10 or 20
minutes to stand up and inform the
public about The Inconsistencies of
Modern Thought and the Ultimate Des-
tiny of the Human Race, but it'll take
her half an hour or more to make up
her mind as to what kind of strip she
wants in her soda water. Washing
ron Gtar
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

Lime as special fertilizer for the
sugar beet on all except extremely light
soils has given promising results in
Germany and at the Rhode Island sta
ton. 1t usually increases the yield and
is also said to increase the sugar con-
tent. In this conviction American Agri-
culturist says, 1--WE would not wish to
indorse either proposition, but we do
urge that experiments with and with
out lime be tried by beet growers this
spring"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

Professor Woods of the Maine expert
ment station publishes bulletin warn
ing farmers against purchasing and
planting the japanese millet. He says
it is the panicum crus GALL, or barnyard
grass, or pigeon grass, as it is called in
the north, slightly changed in its habits
of growth but liable to revert and be-
come a pestiferous weed. Throughout
the south this is valuable hay grass, if
cut before the stems and awns become
woody. Cattle and horses are fond of it
and the yield is heavy. 1t is an annual
and reseeds itself.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
Hires Rootbeer Cannot be Initiated.

tt Is doubtful IT any modern commodity eN-
cept money, has been counterfeited more than
Hires Rootbeer By progressive and covert
advertising this article has attained a trade
mark peculiar to itself and its wide POPULAR
lty ana immense sale is an irresistible attrac-
ton for the Inscriptions lmitator Justice
however is beginning to realize that the pub
lie must be protected from such practices as is
evinced by the decision just rendered by
Judges Finetter and Gordon in Philadel phi ia,
Court OF Common Pleas No. 3, restraining
George A. Hires, namesake of MIR. Charles +.
Hires from manufacturing and selling prep
aratfon under the name OF Hires Rootbeer.
This is a move in The right direction, as this
superior article should not be substituted by
inferior stuff.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

Sir Christopher Wren, the architect
of st. Paul's cathedral, London, was
buried in that majestic pile, and the
visitor is enlightened by his epitaph,
thus, Isl monumentum qu@ris, cir
cumspice" IF you ask for his monu-
ment, look round).
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13
ELY BROTHERS,
Thousands Celebrate

Thousands Celebrate
With thankiulness their restoration to
health by the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Think of the vast army who have been
cured by this medicine
Men women and children. who have
suffered the consequences of impure blood
who have been the victims of scrofula,
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sleeplessness.
They have tried other medicines and
have failed to obtain relief. They tried
Hoods Sarsaparilla and it did them good.
They persevered in its use and it &C
complished permanent cures. Do you
wonder that they praise it and recon-
mend it to your
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

The old story of Prometheus is a para
BILE. Prometheus was on terms of in
timacy with the gods. From them be
stole fire, and gave it to men. For this
sin he was bound to the rocks of Mount
Caucasus, and vultures were set upon
him. They only ate his liver. This grew
as fast as it was pecked away. Are his
sufferings to be imagined?
Take modern Interpretation OF the
parable. There is no cooking without fire
In cooking and eating the mischief lies
The stomach is overtasked, the bowels he-
come clogged, they cannot dispose of the
food that is given them. The Impurities
back up on the liveE. Then come the
vultures-the torments of a diseased liver.
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-13

The grand specific for the prevailing
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