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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
HIS SECOND ASSIGNMENT.
A Leaf Out of Newspaper Reporters
Early Experience.

Leaf Out of Newspaper Reporters
Early Experience.
''My first assignment, said an old re-
porter "was to find out whether some-
body was in town, or something of that
sort know there was nothing to be
written about it. l got the information
and reported to the city editor. That was
all had to do that day. For the rest of
the day sat around the office and looked
on with an infatuation that has never de-
creased The next day got my second
assignment. In this there was something
to write about.
The city editor handed me a narrow
little strip of white tissue paper cut from a
sheet of ship news and containing, in two
lines of writing, information that two la
borers had been washed overheard from
the barge So-and-so, laden with ore, COM
ing up the bay in tow of the tug So-and-
so. What l was to do was to get the facts
about the occurrence and write them.
"The city editor said that if / would
find the consignees of the barge or the
owner of the tug I would get on the trace
of the story The names of the consignees
were in the two lines of ship news, and
simply by looking in the directory found
their office without the slightest trouble.
There l learned where the cargo was tied
up 1t was at wharf in Hoboken or
Weehawken, don't remember which, and
made for that. When turned from the
street down the wharf, there she was, tied
up alongside, her name on the wheelhouse.
She was about half unloaded, and men
were still at work carrying off the ore.
81 was not altogether without expert
ence in life, but had never done anything
that gave me quite the satisfaction that it
did to find that ore barge in my first ao-
tual experience as a reporter. The captain
was aboard, and so were the surviving
members of the little party of laborers
who had started up the bay in her, and so
the whole story was right there. l sat on
the stringpiece of the wharf and talked
with the captain of the boat. He told the
story with entire willingness OF course
there was no reason why he shouldn't, and
then went back to the office and wrote
it up. 1t was not great story. l knew
that 1t was like thousands of stories that
the newspapers are sending after all the
time, of the manifold daily occurrence of
life, but l must put it together in good
shape, get in all the facts and put the
story in the smallest space.
''In the morning went out and got
paper before breakfast. wanted to read
my story of the loss of the men from the
ore barge. I looked the paper over, and,
my gracious, l couldn't find it ALL l
thought they must have left it out alto
gether, but when 1 came to look the paper
over again found it-a scant stickful,
with single line head.
"But when came to read it over 1
found that the facts were all there. They
had simply been brought closer together
by method of condensation far more acute
than mine and had then been set In agate
type. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
boz and Barrel Gardens.

A New Jersey gardener has been ex-
perimenting to prove that many poor
persons in crowded lots in cities and
towns might produce vegetables for their
tables. AS reported in Home and Farm,
he dug hole 10 inches square and a
foot deep, and into this put half bush
ell of manure and mixed in the top soil
Here he planted tomato plant in
bloom, spade full of dirt being taken
up with the plant. Then the soil from
the bottom of the hole was put i'll a
circular ridge about the plant, so that
the plant stood i'll a shallow earthen
cup. Into this cup kitchen Stops were
poured daily. The vine was fastened to
a wall as it grew. This one plant grew
more than 100 feet of vine, supplied
more tomatoes than the average garden,
and yielded an abundance of fruit two
months after tomatoes had disappeared
from surrounding gardens. He claims
that a box or barrel of earth on roof
will supply a family with cucumbers,
gouash melons etc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
Renovating Poor Grass Land.

A larger amount of fertility is always
gained by sowing some leguminous
crop, such as SOFA beans, cowpeas, Can
ada peas or some of the clovers, rather
than by sowing such catch crops as buck
wheat, rye, turnips, rape or similar
plants Director Flagg of the Rhode
Island station calls attention in The
New England Homestead TO the impor-
lance of farmers considering the ex-
pense of seed and cost of seeding for a
catch crop to be plowed under. He says:
Crimson clover may be sown at this
time and will make a good growth for
blowing under in time to seed to grass
in September. About 20 pounds per acre
is sufficient 1t is quoted by the single
pound at 10 cents, but by the hundred
pounds at 81 cents and possibly may
be bought for less. Sown on well pre-
pared seed bed, it can be sufficiently
covered by narrowing with smoothing
harrow or often with heavy brush har-
row. AS Canada peas are somewhat liza
BILE to mildew in hot, moist weather or
suffer badly from dry weather am in
clined to think that, taking into consid-
GRAFTON the cost of the seed and conven-
fence of seeding, crimson clover will be
the most desirable to use for green ma
nuring in this vicinity.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

they were healthy and strong, but the con-
tinual, dragging, nerve-sapping weakness
which most women endure renders every
duty burden, and turns every effort into
a source of misery and pain.
There is no need of these difficulties
There is not one case in a hundred of fe-
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Weak wives and prospective mothers are
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1t is the only scientific preparation of
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Nearly hundred cases of the severest
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described in one chapter of DR.. Pierce's
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Sent absolutely free in paper covers for the
cost Of mailing only: 81 one-cent stamps,
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
STUDENTS, DuELs.
How the German University Men Are
Padded For the Fight.

Padded For the Fight.
My friend had vanished into the dress
ing room, and at first glance / entirely
failed to recognize him in the padded
monster that now staggered clumsily into
the room, supported on each side by his
second and sword bearer The thick armor
of leather and wadding with which he was
bolstered entirely protected his body and
limbs. His neck was rigidly incased in a
high, thick collar of silk and whipcord
and his eyes were protected by iron Cog
giles as large as small teacups, from which
strap passed round the ears to be buckled
at the back of the head. His second was
somewhat similarly equipped, and in ad-
dition wore leather cap with q strong
iron peak. The other principal presently
entered the room and took up his position
at one swords length from Zimmerman.
He was closely followed by the umpire or
unparteiischer. This parsonage was a
chronic medical student of ten years
standing mass of genial rotundity,
with fat, amorphous face in which fea-
lures seemed a superfiuity. He was duly
qualified for his responsible position by
an unlimited capacity for beer and the
glorious fact that he had never passed an
examination. Enthroned ON an armchair
a little in front of the other spectators, he
divided his time pretty equally between a
huge mug of Munchener and long pipe
of which the painted china bowl rested on
the ground He now proclaimed Silen-
tiuml" and proceeded to announce the
duel. 1t was to last for 90 minutes, ex-
Guiding all pauses and as usual to consist
of short bouts or gangs" with brief in
tervals of rest between each. The swords
long, nasty looking blades, sharp as ra-
zors and flexible as riding switohes-were
carefully wiped with disinfecting lotion
and handed to the combatants. The sec
onds took up their position behind and to
the left of their respective men, and gave
the word of command in the following ira
ditional form:
"Auf die Mensur bindet die Klingen P'
(Cross blades for the duelD
"Gebunden sindl" (Crossed they areD
''Losl" GOD
The swords clash together in the pre-
liminary stroke. Then ensues a brief hail
storm of blows so rapid that the eye refuses
to follow them and retains only confused
impression of flashing steel and flying
sparks The head of each combatant seems
to be enyeloped in a halo of cleaning
points, 1t is impossible to realize that
each of these lightning strokes is deliber
ately and scientifically aimed and as de-
liberately and scientifically parted. Pal
Mall Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03


Women are not the only ones who are
sensitive about their ages. A man doesn't
like to be told that he is getting old.
Health keeps man young. 1t doesn't
make any difference if he has lived eighty
years. If they have been healthy years,
he will be hale and hearty and won't look
within twenty years as old as he is. Good
digestion and rich, red blood make peo-
pie look youthful. DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical discovery makes rich, red blood
1t makes health in the right way Il
works according to the right theory, and
in thirty years of practice, it has proved
that the theory is absolutely correct. II
begins at the beginning begins by putting
the stomach, liver and bowels into per
feet order, but it begins its good work on
the blood before it finishes with the di.
gestive system. 1t searches out disease
germs wherever they may be and forces
them out of the body. All druggists keep
the Discovery"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
Hires Rootbeer cannot be Imitated.

1t is doubtful If any modern commodity ex-
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
ity and 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 Finietter ana Gordon in Philadel phia,
Court of Common Pleas No. 3, restraining
George A. Hires, a namesake of Mr.. Charles f.
Hires from manufacturing and selling prep
aration nnder the name of Hires Rootbeer
This is a move in the right direction, this
superior article should not be substituted by
inferior stuff.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
sPARRows ARE sHREwp.
4 Lot of Them Proved 1t In Releasing a
HFafa

The English sparrow is perhaps the
shrewdest bird goihg and rarely ever gets
caught in scrape. saw one literally in
a tight place, though, and but for the
shrewdness of his friends he would doubt
less be there now, OF worse. A careless col
ored cook of the house adjoining mine had
spilled some raw rice, perhaps quart or
more, in the back yard of the neighbours
premises. In order 10 hide her careless
ness from her mistress and so to save her
self the trouble Of picking up the rice, the
resourceful cook simply turned an empty
box over the little pile, thus putting it out
of sight, and went her way rejoicing.
Presently bevy of sparrows CHANGED
that way and took possession of my neigh
boris back yard Ere long an adventurous
one of the number discovered convenient
knothole in the overturned box, poked his
inquisitive little head therein and forth
with spread the news Of the rice find Then
things were pretty lively thereabout.
First one and then another of the birds
would pop down through the hole, to bob
up few moments later with his crop full
of rice. They were all mighty gay over
the matter and most of them made two OF
three trips inside before they were satisfied.
~ anu ny SOAnSUll1liH SOoll6Q W uabd
gone wrong. The birds fiuttered and
chirped and chartered in an agitated man
ner, crowding upon and about the box so
thickly that it was some time before 1
could see that one little brown head kept
bobbing up frantically through the knot
hole from the underside and getting no
farther. Some greedy little fellow had
laid in an oversupply, and so made him
self too big for an exit through the hole.
The case really seemed pitiful one, as
nothing but time and the slow process of
nature could relieve the poor prisoner of
his predicament. At least that is what /
thought, and l marveled that so clever a
creature as sparrow should get himself
into hole. Meantime l had forgotten to
reckon upon the ingenuity of the birds on
the outside of the hole They lost no time
in bringing this qualification in evidence,
however, for pretty soon discovered that
they had set to work to dig the little pris-
oner out. Having selected the most vul-
nerable spot Of the surrounding ground,
first one and then another Of the birds
would scratch and peck away, each one
taking his turn and working energetical-
ly till by and by a hole was made big
enough for even the overloaded fellow on
the inside to creep through Philadelphia
Times
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

Delanco, N. j., July Is, 1S97.-My little
girl has been suffering for year with her
eyes. tried every remedy could think
of and took her to specialist, but she re-
ceived only temporary relief / then
thought I would try Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and after taking few bottles her eyes are
well and we take great pleasure in rec
ommending this medicine. Mrs. George
P, Titus,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
Geological Gardens.

The following figures show the an
nual cost for maintenance of some of
the principal foreign geological gar
dens: Berlin, $187, 500; Antwerp,
1886, 800; Amsterdam. $l05, 900; Lon
don, 500, 900; Cologne, SO, 800; Rot
terdam, 500, 900; Hanover, $42, 900;
Paris, $40. 900. Thus far the cost of
maintaining the geological parks in
Washington and Philadelphia has been
$50, 200 each per year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

''We cannot succeed, said the prime
minister, without the sinews of war. y
BY sinews, said the private secre-
tary, who occasionally moved in the
lower circles, II presume you mean
bones. -
And it was with great sorrow that he
found himself compelled to explain to
his chief that dollars We're often so des
ignated by tlle vulgar. Typographical
Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
1t Made No niferenos.

There had been little family jar and
she was sulking.
"You have no right to refuse me, J"
she said. "When promised to marry
you, I told you that / always wanted
my own way, and you said that made
no difference.
"Well, it doesn't, does it?" he retort-
ed. 'You don't get it, do you?'
Thus it happened that she called him
mean thing .-Chicago Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

Professor Max Muller of Oxford, in a
recent lecture, called attention to the
largest book in the world, the wonder
full Kuth Daw. 1t consists of 729 parts,
in the shape of white marble plates
covered with inscriptions, each plate
built over with a temple of brick 1t is
found near the old priest city of Man
dalay, in Burma, and this temple city
of more than 700 pagodas virtually
makes up this monster book.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
Taking All the CurIs.

81 am glad you like my new watch
charm, Miss Laura 1t is pretty orna-
ment l think, though, it needs some
thing to make it complete. May 1 ask
you for a lock of your lovely hairY'
Certainly, Mr.. Ferguson. You can
have all you want, but-but-doesn't it
seem a pity to mar the symmetry of these
curls by cutting one off?''
{" 1t does, responded George, with quick
and eager comprehension. 81 wouldn't
do anything for worlds to destroy their
perfect symmetry I'll take them all. "
And the youth ornamented the vicinity
of his watch pocket with the entire head
for long, long time Parsons Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
THE DEEP WOOD.
The trees stand guarded, isolate,

The trees stand guarded, Isolate,
The warders hover at the gate.
No smallest wandering loneliness
Goes hence, none ever finds access.
At June's blithe call no vine may run
A tip to gid it in the sun.
The perfumed wind from off the field
Before it enter here must yield
Its burden. Sweetest meadow flowers
Send never greeting to these bowers.
Young morn not yet has sprung with might
To cast thus deep his lance Of light.
To moon and star is still unrolled
The mystery of these wizards old.
Ages uncounted shroud this art,
Time and the silence of Gods heart.
john Vance Cheney in Critic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

The short life of Franz Schubert
probably contained as much artistic la
Dor as any man has ever been able to
crowd in the same number of years. He
was born in 1892 and died in 1928 His
artistic career extended over about 20
years, during which time he produced
more than 200 songs, to say nothing
of symphonies, pianoforte sonatas and
concerted music.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

Is at all times to attend to the comforts of
your family. Should anyone of them
catch slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells & Son, Columbus E. D. Prickitt,
Mount Holly; w. C. Jones, New Egypt
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and ]. H.
Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents. and get a
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away to
prove that we have a sure cure for coughs,
colds, asthma, consumption. and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes
SOC and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

AS family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as a legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package of this remedy at once. If you
have indigestion. constipation, headache.
rheumatism. etc., this specific will cure
you. Wells & Son, Columbus E. D.
Prickitt, Mount Holly; W. G. Jones, New
Egypt Edw. w. Rossell, Pemberton, and
J. H. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, are sole agents and are distributing
samples free. Large packages SOC and 25c.
1t is less pain to learn in youth than to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
al Cannibal Tidbit.

The Missionary Herald quotes Captain
Kinds assertion that nearly all tribes in
the Kongo basin are or have been cannibals,
and that the practice is on the increase,
not merely for superstitious reasons, but
also for the provision of food. There is
certain sturdy, fat race in Africa which
has never been famous for its prowess, but
which is made a regular staple article OF
diet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

The process of securing needles bright
takes about week. They are mixed
with oil, soft soap and empty powder,
wrapped in loose canvas and placed in
a kind of mangle worked by mechanical
power. This securing process done, the
needles are washed in hot water and
dried in sawdust.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
To Offer Reward of 100 Dollars

TO OIIeI a 1NeWftIu OF AUU DOIIftfs
for case of catarrh that cannot be cured
may lead to the sale of the article. But
do you know of any such reward being
paid ? Ely Bros. do not promise rewards
in order to sell their well-known Cream
Balm" They offer the most effective
medicants, prepared In convenient form
to use, which is absolutely free from mer-
curials or other harmful drugs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

The dress of fully equipped diver
weighs 1917 pounds and costs about
$500. The thick undertaking weighs
81 pounds, the dress itself a pounds,
the huge boots, with leaden soles, 80
pounds, tho breast and back so pounds
and the helmet 30 pounds.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

Perfumes exercise peculiar influence
over ones nervous system. A faint, sub
tie odor Is nearly always enerYating, while
a pungent, rich perfume often has brac-
ing effect. Civet induces drowsiness, a
faint breath of musk invigorates and the
perfume of the aloe and the citron is posi-
lively soothing and comforting. The deli
cate, spicy odors of pinks carnations, apple
blossoms and sweetbrier are thought to be
beneficial
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
Ladies Can Wear shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot-E Ease,
a powder to be shaken into the shoes. Ii
makes tight or new shoes fees Aasy gives in
slant reliel to corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery OF the age. Cures
and prevents swollen feet blisters, calIous
and sore spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is Il certain
cure for sweating, hot, aching feet AT all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package
FREE by mail. Address Allen 5. Olmsted, lie
Row N Y
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
OF Course.

Professor "a little distracted)-I'm
glad to see you. How's your wife?"
81 regret it, professor, but I'm not
married -
"Ah, yes. Then of course your wife's
still single. "--Fliegende Blatter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

Don't give them tea or coffee Have Won
tried The new food drink called Grain-Og 1t il
delicious and nourishing and takes the place
OF coffee. The more Grain-O you give the
children the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grafn-O ia made al
pure grains, and tastes like choice coffee but
costs about 4 as much. All grocers sell IL. l5c.
and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

The greatest potato eaters are the people
of Germany and Belgium. The consump-
ton of this vegetable averages 100 pounds
per annum for each person.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03
CROOKS
BOUGHT AND SOLD
There is a Glass OF PeopIe

Who are injured by the use ofcoffee. Recently
there has been placed in all the grocery stores
new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of
pure grains. that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives it without
distress, ana but few can tell it from coffee. II
does not cost over "a as much. Children may
drink it with great benefit. 10 cts and % cts.
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

In India the flesh of the elephant is a
fayorite dish, while in Arabia the horse
and in Egypt the camel are eaten with
relish.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-03

Many Chill dren Are Troubled With Worms
Mother Grey's Sweet Worm Powders cule
Feverishness and Destroy Worms Used by
Mother Grey, a nurse in the Childrens Home
FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, lie Roy,
NY.