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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27

The late Colonel Jesse E. Peyton in
his book of "reminiscences thus described
his first meeting with General Grant:
:" In the year 1888 was working as a
boy in country store at Flat Rock,
Bourbon county, Ky. Ulysses S. Grant
was then boy, living at Georgetown,
O., not many miles distant. One day
Grant drove over to Flat Rock with the
niece Of my employer. Grant was then
16 years old, awkward, ungainly, de-
termined, industrious and very poorly
dressed. He drove vicious horse. The
night after his arrival at Flat Rock he
slept with me in the store. 1t was cold
night, and we boys kept close to the
lee of the counter.
In the morning Grant asked me if he
could assist me- said Yes He help
ed me take down the shutters and sweep
out the store and put stock in place
After breakfast Is drove off. l heard
from him afterward of his drive home
Before he had gone far from Flat Rock
his horse ran away, and finally brought
up with a crash in fence corner. Moth
ing broke. Grant jumped out, seized
the trembling horse by the bride and
tied his handkerchief over the beasts
eyes. He drove the horse blindfolded
all the way to Georgetown, O."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27
MRS. BLACKS CHURCH.


Her Coachman Thought 1t Too Humble
For Cabinet Lady.
During Mrs. jeremiah Blacks life In
Washington, when her distinguished
husband was In the cabinet, she was
one of the most efficient helpers In the
early struggles of the Vermont Avenue
Christian church. With the little hand
full of that faith who "broke bread"
In some private house or obscure hail.
she went regularly. A we'll rememb er-
ed aneodote of that time illustrates her
fidelity and at the same time her gen.
tie, kindly nature. The church was
meeting in Temperance hall. Judge
Blacks driver, Peter, sensitive for the
honor of the family, or more SO for his
carriage, felt it to be something of a
disgrance to stand before such build
ing on Sunday. One day he touched up
on the subject as gently as he could by
saying:
Mrs. Black, that amt very fine
church you and the judge go to-.
No, Peter, F" said the lady, "it is not
a very grand one.
MRS. Black, do you spec to tend
that church every Sunday2'
Yes, Peter, until they get a better
one
Well, Mrs. Black, wanted to ak
you somethin, though / don't much like
to say it. marm.
What is it, PeterP''
Well, marin, wanted to tell you
de drivers of de other members of de
cabinet kinder makes fun of me bout
standin fore dat meetin house, and
wanted to ak you if you hadn't no OBJ
lection to let me drive down to dat fine
Presbyterian church where de other big
men go and stand dere wild my carriage
until your meetin is out. an den drive
back for you and de judge
"All right, Peter. if you'll be on
time," said Mrs. Black, and Peter salts
fed his mind that he saved the credit of
the family and of his horses and car
riage afterward by standing regularly
with the fine turnouts of the other cab
met officers. Washington Post.
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SHADE FOR BEEHIvEs.
Trees Are Best, but There Are Inexpensive
GraI,afiArn4na

Trees Are Best, but There Are inexpensive
Substitutes.
Shade is good thing for the bees and
also for the beekeeper For this pur-
pose nothing is better than the shade of
tree. This keeps the sun off and at
the same time allows the air to circu-
late freely in all directions. A free cir
culation of air is important, for there
is such thing as too great heat even in
dense shade. One year an Iowa bee
keeper had ON one side of an apiary a
thicket of bushes and on the other side
dense growth of corn. The hives stood
under trees whose shade was so dense
that the sun never shone on them, and
yet the combs melted down with the
heat in some of the hives They prob
ably would have suffered less with the
heat if the sun had shone upon them
with full force, providing there had
been free circulation Of air. This bee
keeper, writing in the Iowa Homestead,
says:
Scarcely anything could be more
grateful than the wide spreading old
apple tree, and on most places some
thing of this kind is available. For
few hives it is just as we'll to have
them scattered about with no regular
order. Indeed, the bees will find their
own hives better than if in very straight
rows. Trees are not always to be had
at a moments notice, and something
must be had at once. Some kind of
vines may be had within a few weeks,
and some have made use of grapevines,
which can be grown large enough in
few years. On the whole, however,
they seem not to have been entirely sat
isfactory in the hands of those who
have tried them.
A roof Of boards some five or six feet
high is good, but rather expensive
Merely for the benefit of the bees,
shade board may be made for each hive
Take two boards six inches or foot
longer than the hives, and foot wide.
Bevel an edge of each SO they will fit
together roof shaped, with pitch of
about two inches to the foot. Nail the
two together, then at the gable ends
nail on piece of lath to stay them,
and your roof is complete.
Here is plan easily managed on any
farm: Take small armful of fresh cut
grass (long and coarse is the best); put
on top of the hive cover, projecting well
to the south side; lay upon this to an
Choir it down two or three small sticks
of firewood, and you have shade that
will last through the season and be
good.
For the benefit of the beekeeper when
working in the hot sun very large
umbrella may be used, having fastened
to the handle stake or stick sharpen
ed at the lower end, so it may be easily
driven into the ground. Another way
is to have four slender iron rods some
six feet long, sharpened at the lower
end, so sheet or other large cloth can
be extended over hive and operator. A
projection may be made foot from the
lower end and two or three inches long
"a kind of spur. By means of this the
rod can easily be pushed into the ground
with the foot
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27


"Williep'
"What do you want?''
II want you to get right up"
"All right, says Willie and turns
over for another nap. Half an hour
passes, and them
"Williel"
"WeIl?"
You going to get up today?"
Eyes. y
well, be about it then. You march
yourself right down here -
Twenty minutes elapse.
"Williei''
What you want?"
IF you amt up in five minutes, I'll
come up there and rout you out in short
order. You mind that.
''I'm coming"
You'd better, sir, if you know
what's good for you %
Fifteen minutes later.
will If you re not out of there in
ten minutes, I'll douse you with cold
water, see if / don't Get right up"
Willie comes down half an hour later,
and the triumphant mother says:
Aha, young man, thought I'd rout
you out You may just as we'll under
stand first as last that when speak
you have to mind. Remember that. -
Detroit Free Press.
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AS near as she will lie
Rv keenino ft11l md nv,

her wake will be at an angle greater or
less, according to the force of the wind
and the speed of the vessel. This angle
measures what we call the ships "lee
way''-that which she loses from true
course. With vessel hove to in gale
the leeway becomes very large and is
called the drift. T"
Coasting craft steer by the line of
white surf ON the shore or in thick
weather by its roar as it breaks on
the beach or rocks. They haul in to
catch the sound, then keep off until
they lose it, and then haul in again to
a central line and maintain it. An old
sea dog once told me that one thick
night, coming up along the coast with
head wind so that they had to tack in
and off shore, they sailed their tacks,
or ran their legs" by candles-run-
ming off shore long enough to burn out
two candles, but burning one for the
inshore leg, SO as to avoid standing in
too close.
The Alaska steamers ON the inside
route between the main coast and nu-
merous outlying islands steer, even in
running through the narrowest chan
nels, by the varying echoes of the pad
dies from the shores.
A given course can also be run by
soundings, or, rather, by line of
soundings. In entering New York har-
Dor keep in, say, 10, 90, 40 fathoms, no
less, until you get 10 fathoms If then
the lead shows fine white sand, look out
for Sandy Hook lightship. Coarse yell
low sand will land you on Fire island.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27
FIREMEN's WATcHFuLNEss.
Habits of Vigilance That Prevents a Com
rade's Danger From Being OverInokad

Habits of Vigilance That Prevents a Com
rade's Danger From Being Overlooked.
After twoscore firemen had been tax
en- unconscious from the cellar of
burning building in Chambers street
curious citizen who wandered inside
the fire lines asked:
How do they happen to know in all
this confusion and noise that men sup
posed to be fighting fire in the cellar
have been overcome by smoke and are
lying down there unconscious, and
how, too, with nearly 40 men rescued,
do they know that there are not more
men in the cellar in similar predica-
ment?''
Under the circumstances the question
was perfectly natural. 1t was a dark
night and the fact that the electric
lights for block east and west sputter-
ed constantly instead Of giving steady
light did not improve matters. All was
confusion around the burning building.
Firemen were running every which way
Policemen were beating back the crowd
which was struggling to get near enough
w ehO ShG4tN IOhcO w oOO lDO DIOetIdJo
firemen within. Ambulances and fire
engines blocked the street, and firemen
were clambering over the roofs of ad-
joining buildings, yelling hoarsely at
one another and seeking places to fight
the fire.
Naturally in all this confusion it was
matter of wonder to one not familiar
with the ways Of firemen how in the
world they could tell whether or not
any of their comrades was in danger
The cellar of the building was full of
thick, black smoke, which no man
could live i'll even for a short time, and
besides that the temperature was down
to zero, for the fire was in a cold stor-
age warehouse and the freezing rooms
were in the cellar.
There is a system in the fire depart
ment by which the men can keep track
of one another. The rule is for the men
of each company to look out for the
members of that company. This makes
it comparatively easy for the men to
keep track of one another, for there are
rarely more than a dozen men in
company, and each man in it knows
about where his comrades are working
at a fire.
The custom among the men is to keep
constantly inquiring for one another. If
Jones hasn't happened to see Smith for
some time, he Immediately asks the
first man of his company that he comes
across where Smith is If that man can't
tell, the inquiries go on, and SO q man
can't be missing for very long without
his comrades knowing it. Then it is an
easy matter to trace Smith to the last
task he was ordered to do, and as a rule
he is hauled safely out Of danger From
constant usage the system has become
almost perfect, and the cool courage
that it has developed has made the de-
partment one of the finest in the world.
The men will risk every thing and go
against the most tremendous odds to
save comrade. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27
THE ONLY WHITE BUFFALO.
Seen and Chased by Indians and Hunters,
but Never Caught.

Seen and Chased by Indians and Hunters,
but Never Caught.
During the summer of 1878 bands Of
Indians returning from a hunt far out
on the plains brought in stories of hav-
ing seen at different times and in differ
emit places, and always in the center Of
large herd, white buffalo. They had
used their best horses in the effort TO
overtake it TO no purpose, never being
able to get anywhere near the animal.
At first we did not pay much attention
to these stories, but still it kept crop
ping up from different camps, and at
last, In the fall Of 1876, myself had
chance to verify the truth of the report
I had been sent on duty north along the
Red Deer river and was camped near
large band Of Blackfeet, who were hunt
ing south of that river The buffaloes had
moved north in vast numbers, and the
prairie was black with them.
had gone out one morning with a
party of Blackfeet to see one of their
hunts, and also to try and kill for my
self. Ny horse was good one and much
faster than any belonging to the Indian
hunters. I had got detached from the
party, becoming tired of the slaughter,
and must have been at least 30 miles
from camp, when I made for a small
olump of timber not far off, intending
to build fire and roast portion of
some buffalo meat had on the saddle
with me. AS approached the wood
band Of about 100 animals burst out of
the brush and made off to the south,
and, yes, most certainly, in the middle
of them was white buffalo. Although
they were a quarter of a mile away,
there could be no mistake about it. He
was there as large as life and quite
white and running like deer. There
was no time to much more than take in
the scene, but gathered up the reins
and was after him, determined to bag
that buffalo or kill my horse
oh, what race it was, mile after
mile And, although all the band, with
the exception of about a dozen, had
split off and gone in different direo-
tions, the white animal, with his body
guard of about a dozen kept at about
the same distance ahead. I could catch
a glimpse of him now and then, and
there was no doubt he was snow white
Get within shot I could not for many
miles, At last they began to tire, and,
although my horse tired also, I had
good hopes of coming up and getting
shot. Alas, for such ohancel OF
sudden my horse lurohed forward on
his nose, sending me over his head ON to
the prairie and turning somersault
himself, missing me by only few feet
He had put his foot into badger hole
and brought my hopes of white robe
to sudden end. Forest and Stream.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27
Rust In Wheat.

At meeting held in Melbourne to
consider rust in wheat the conference
gave these general conclusions:
1t is of opinion that there is no posi-
BILE treatment of the seed that will pro
teot the plants growing from it from
the attacks of rust. Furthermore, that
the notion that rust shriveled seed can
be sown with as good results as pump
seed is erroneous. OF the many practi-
cal details which have been demonstrate
ed experimentally as calculated to d.
minish the prevalence of rust, the confer
ence emphatically recommends THAT
seed wheat be allowed to ripen fully
and be carefully stripped or thrashed;
that seed wheat be graded, and the
larger and heavier grains selected for
seed. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27
Hlres Rootbeer onnnot 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
1ty and immense sale is an Irresistible attrac-
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 Finletter and Gordon in Philadelphia
Court OF Common Pleas No. 3. restraining
CO orge A. Hires, namesake of Mr.. Charles r.
Hires from manufacturing and selling prep
This Is move in The right direction, as this
superior article should not be substituted by
inferior stuff
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may, by little diplomacy, save her hus-
band Men are proverbially reckless about
their health They do not think IT worth
while to pay any heed to slight indiges
ton, trifiing bilious attack, little nerv-
BUSINESS or sleeplessness, or small loss OF
appetite The first they know they have
dyspepsia, liver complaint, malaria, rheu-
matisrn, nervous prostration or deadly con
sumption. Even then they are prone to
neglect their trouble until it is too late.
A wise wife will assume guardianship of
her husbands health She will always
have at hand a bottle of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery When her husband
feels out of sorts she will see that he takes
it. 1t makes the appetite keen, the diges-
ton perfect, the liver active the blood pure
and the nerves steady. 1t builds firm flesh,
strong muscles, and healthy nerve tissues.
1t cures dyspepsia, liver complaint, malaria,
rheumatism and nervous prostration. II
cures % per cent of all cases of consump-
ton. An honest dealer will always give
you what you ask for.
Il was sufferer from malaria" writes Mr. r.
D. Hill, of Zanto, Louisa Co.. Va. Two doctors
failed to cure me. I took three bottles of Or.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in connection
with his Pleasant Pellets and was cured. can
now do as good days work as any man"
Constipation often causes sickness. DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
One little "Pellet is gentle laxative and
two a mild cathartic They never grippe.
They are tiny sugar coated, anti bilious
granules, in little walls. Druggists sell
them and have nothing else just as
good" They regulate the Stomach, Liver
and Bowels.
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Contentment.

81 saw you last night as 1 passed by
your house. What in the world was that
continuance you had sticking out from
your forehead?"
"Cute, wasn't it? You see, my wife
let's me smoke in the house, but / have
to wear an arrester to keep the smoke
from soiling the ceiling. Clever, amt
it2"-Cleveland Leader.
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The old method, and it is a good
method. is to dig deep trenches and ma
nure them heavily, but Rural New
Yorker does not regard it as the most
economical way, but suggests blowing
the land foot deep and then harrow
ing it. Next broadcast manure, more or
less in quantity as desired, and pillow a
trench by running the pillow both ways.
Now set the asparagus roots not less
than two feet by four feet apart. After
this, annual dressings of manure or fer
tilizer will serve every purpose, and the
yield will be as large as if deep trenches
were, according to the old way, filled
with manure
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27

On Verdi's recent birthday-his
eighty -third-the veteran composer was
seen at 8 O'Clock in the morning at the
weekly market at Placenzba with sew
eIai sheep which he had brought to sell
de also wished to buy COW and some
vegetables, and SO spent the entire day
surrounded by farmers and tradesmen
AT . O'Clock in the evening he invited
the whole assemblage into the inn and
gave them fine supper.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27

If undecided what to get for wedding
or holiday presents, a visit to the
spacious warerooms of The Rochester
Lamp Company at AZ Park Place, run
ming through to 81 Barclay Street, NY,
within easy reach of all the downtown
ferries, will prove revelation.
II you cannot call, postal will bring
copy of their Art Catalogue (96 large
pages, beautifully illustrated) to you.
Humility is the first OF virtues-fol
other people.
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"You ought to have been firmer in
your discipline when the boy was little.
Spare the rod, and you spoil the child. {"
II know it, and if had it to do over
again I'd club his indulgent old grand
father black and blue. Chicago Trib-
ma.
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Ladies can Wear shnas

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease
powder to be shaken into the shoes Ii
makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives in
slant reiiel to corns and bunions lbs the
greatest comfort discovery of the age Cures
ana prevents swollen feet, bisters, Gallons
and sore spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is certain
cure for sweating, hot aching feet At all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package
FREE by mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Row Y - -
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Eternal Vigilance

is the price of perfect health. Watch
carefully the first symptoms of impure
blood. Cure bolls, pimples, humors and
scrofnla by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
Drive away the pains and aches of rheu-
matism, malaria and stomach troubles,
steady your nerves and overcome that
tired feeling by taking the same great
medicine.
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Don't give them tea or coffee. Have Won
tried the new food drink called Grain az II IL
delicious and nourishing and taxes the place
OF coffee. The more Grain-O you give the
chlioren the more health You distribute
through their systems Gmfn-O "a made ot
pure grains, and tastes like choice coffee but
costs about a as much. All grOcers sell it. I5c.
and 25c. - 49,
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1.-THE Goldfish, said the professor,
lays considerably more than 1000, 900
eggs. i"
1T is exceedingly lucky for the cod
fish that she doesn t have to cackle over
every egg, said the student who came
from the country Pick Me Up.
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The grand speclhc Tor the prevailing

The grand specific tor the prevailing
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Rheumatism, Costiveness, General
Debility, etc, is Bacon's Celery King tor
the Nerves. This great herbal tonic
stimulates the digestive organs, regulates
the Liver and restores the system to vieor-
GUS health and energies. Sample free.
Large packages SOC and 25c. Sold only by
Wells & Son, Columbus; E. D. Prickitt,
Mount Holly; w. c. Jones, New Egypt
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and H. Fl.
Leeds, Rancocas.
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CTOCKs
BOUGHT AND SOLD
There is a Glass of Peonle

Who are injured by the use ofcofTee Recently
there has been placed in all the grocery stores
a new preparation called GRAIN-O made of
pure grains. that takes the place of coffee
The most delicate stomach receives il without
distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. Ii
does not cost over Il as much. Children may
drink 1t with great benefit. is cts. and 25 cts.
per package. Try 1t. Ask for GRAIN.O.
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Instant relief and a permanent cure by
the great remedy Otto's Cure for Lun-
and Throat diseases. Why will you irri
tate your throat and lungs with that hack
ing cough when Wells 4 Son, Columbus
E. D. Prickitt, Mount Holly w. C. Jones
New Egypt, Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton,
and Fl. H. Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents
will furnish you free sample bottle OF
this guaranteed remedy? lie success ia
wonderful, as your druggist will tell you.
Sample free. Large bottles SOC and 25c.
Only the base believe what the base
inter
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For over Fifty Years.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over fifty years by millions of mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect
success 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy tor Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists in every part OF the world. Twenty.
I'VE cents bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Wnslow's Soothing SYRUP" and take no other
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Properly situated.

They may say what they like against
him, said the convicted ones defender,
but his heart is in the right place. "
Yes, assented the other, and so is
the rest of him for few years. In
dianapolis Journal