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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

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meets a woman who =
knows how to take care
of her health. Time
can't make her seem
old.
S b e m a Y be the
mother of a family !;
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
ALTAR OF ROSES.


How This Delicious and Expensive Per
fume Is Made.
The word altar" is from the Arab
"itr, and means perfume So altar of
roses is simply perfume of roses. 1t is
brought from Turkey and the East In
dies in small walls and is very costly
Even ON the spot where it is manufac-
tured it is extremely dear, because it
requires 100, ZOO we'll grown roses to
yield but $50 grains of altar
Its high price causes it to be often
adulterated with some essential or fixed
oil or with spermaceti. However, the
adulteration may be detected by testing
it in watch glass with drop of sui
phuric acid. If the altar be pure it will
remain colorless, for pure altar of roses
is colorless, but if it be adulterated it
will become darkened.
In rosefelds, where the roses are
grown for the purpose of making the
altar, the bushes are planted in rows.
In the early morning they are laden
with beautiful roses, but ere noon comes
they are all gathered and their petals
distilled in clay stills, with twice their
weight Of water.
The water that comes over" is put
into perfectly clean vessels and is then
carefully covered with damp muslin
cloths to keep out dust and insects. 1t
is afterward exposed to the night air or
to artificial cold. By morning film of
oil has collected on the top of the water,
just as cream rises on milk. This film
is swept off with a feather and very
carefully transferred to a small vial.
Night after night this process is repeated
until all of the precious oil is separated
from the water. Philadelphia Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

Artificial flowers are much used for
garnitures, and often much behowered
bodice 1.-THE velvet and silk petals won
derfully true to life) is completed by a
shirt covered with flowers in silk en-
broidery, in colors that match the velvet
ones.
Illustrating this idea, l saw a gown
of yellow brocade and white velvet
with a suggestion Of the pompadour in
its make up. The bodice was cut square
about the throat, and had long, straight
busk effect in front, this front, as we'll
as the apron panel ON the skirt, being Of
MORE velvet in white, embroidered with
small flowers done in strass, diamonds
and emeralds forming the petals, gold
threads the stems and leaves. The long
train was en- princess and of the yellow
brocade, like the bodice, loosely arranged
green silk roses trailing down the sides
A charming fichu Of cobwebby lace and
null was draped about the square decol-
letage in such q way as to form little
jabots over the shoulders in place Of
sleeves, and ON each side of the stomach
er, while in the back it formed v, the
lace falling low in a jabot draped with
a few Of the exotic emerald green silk
roses. st. Louis Republic
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

Of this damnosa hsereditus, bequeathed
to him, along with his slender pension,
by his departed master. Gradually he
grew to recognize the hopelessness Of
his condition and ceased even to seek
employment. He spent his days sitting
dejectedly on the accustomed seat, grow
ing thinner and more gaunt as poverty
set its grip more firmly upon him,
grateful If now and again one of his
friends on the bench would give him a
I'LL of tobacco for his seldom replenished
pipe.
At length he ceased to frequent the
links altogether. For some days no one
seemed to notice his absence. Then il
was noticed that "Slowback" had dis
appeared, and we began to ask questions
about him. His cronies knew nothing,
only that he had not been down to the
links for a day or two. We inquired
where he lodged and with some diff
Guilty found the locality. 1t was up a
steep stair in a little house of a back
street. His landlady told us that she
feared he was not well. For some days
he had not left the house and had eaten
next to nothing; said his stomach re-
fused food, and that he had no appe-
tite. We asked her whether she thought
he lacked for money, but the woman
said no, basing her information ON the
fact that he had kept his small rent
paid up.
When we went in, it appeared at once
that he was very bad. He lay on the
bed terribly wasted, scarcely more than
skeleton of a man. We asked whether
he had seen a doctor and being told
no sent off for one at once. He seemed
to recognize us, and a strange smile of
pleasure struggled across his thin fea-
lures. He even tried to speak, but the
only word we could distinguish was his
terrible ejaculation of "Slow backr'
though whether he were trying to speak
OF himself thus by his familiar sobri-
quet or whether he deemed himself
still carrying for his old master on
the links we could not tell Then he
relapsed into silence and seemed to
sleep.
At length the doctor came. He took
but one glance at the poor figure ON the
bed, passed his hand beneath the
clothes and laid it for a moment over
the heart Then he turned to us, with a
grave face. "Slowback' was dead
Cornhill Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
MELTED SNOW POWER.
Swiss Towns That Utilize the Mountain
Streama.

Swiss Towns That Utilize the Mountain
Streams.
Besides a considerable number of
large water power installations Switzer-
land is full of small power plants, nearly
every town in that land Of mountains
and waterfalls being well supplied with
power from the white coal, " as the
melting snow on the mountain sides has
well been called. When there are no
large streams, many small ones are i'm
pounded and collected in reservoirs on
the hillsides, and it Is rare to find a
place Of any size which is not well
lighted by the power of some mountain
stream.
At Montreux the electric tramway
gets its power in this way, and from the
old Roman town of Vevey to the me-
di@val castle of Chillon one may ride in
a trolley car propelled by the power Of
an insignificant little stream which may
or may not be noticed when climbing
up the hillsides just above
The capabilities of this general util-
ization Of natural power are beginning
to be understood everywhere, and, with
the appreciation of the possibilities Of
the best methods Of long distance trans
mission. the development of many noun
tain streams must surely come. There
are innumerable streams, which, while
very small, are yet very high, and these
can with comparatively little difficulty
be impounded and carried down many
hundreds of feet, thus making up for
their lack of volume by the great pres
sure readily obtainable, and, either by
the use of electricity or compressed air,
the power may be transmitted to many
points Of application with but little
loss -Cassier' Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
Realism In Literature.

1.-THE movement for realism in litera-
ture has given to the best current fiction
verify and value as reflection of the
times that the novels of no other era
possess, - writes Droch in The Ladies'
Home Journal This is not saying, by
any means, that our novelists are great
er than any of previous epochs. But
never before could reader of fiction ac-
cumulate vivid, true and varied pic
ture of so many sides of human nature,
SO many conditions of actual life 1t
therefore broadens the horizon of a ju-
dicious reader in a way that books of
travel never did. 1t ought to and often
does broaden the sympathies Of the
reader so that the prejudices Of GLASS
and nationality are broken down, and
there is more charitable Judgment of
human nature which can't help being
different. F"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
Women Read Advertisements.

1t is claimed, says the Philadelphia
Press, that the women are the only read
ers of advertisements. In measure this
is true, and necessarily so, for women
are the larger purchasers for the house
hold and spend most Of the money that
is earned by business, professional and
working men.
Even in the larger transactions it will
probably surprise dealers to learn how
influential a voice women have. The
purchase of home is almost invariably
determined by the women of the house
hold, and in nine cases out Of ten their
information as to the situation and de-
STABILITY of a purchase is gained from
the newspapers.
And every furniture dealer, dry goods
dealer, groceryman and keeper Of any
sort of a store knows that he must APP
peal to the women if he wishes to sell
his goods One Of the largest elements
in the success of one Of the greatest mer-
chants in the world today is the fact
that he knows how to appeal attractively
through the advertisement to the wom-
an. Fourth Estate.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

Farm Poultry says that Isaac Wilbur
of Little Compton, R. l., has the largest
poultry farm in the world. He ships
from 1870, 900 to 100, dozen of eggs
year. He keeps his fowls on the col
ony plan, housing about 40 in house 8
by 10 or s by 10 feet in size, these
houses being about 100 feet apart, set
out in long rows over the gently sloping
fields. He has 100 of these houses, scat
tered over three or four fields The food
is loaded into low wagon, which is
driven about to each house in turn, the
attendant feeding as he goes At the
afternoon feeding the eggs are collected.
The fowls are fed twice day. The
morning food is mash of cooked vege-
tables and mixed meals. This mash is
made up the afternoon of the day before.
The afternoon feed is whole corn the
year round.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
Pennies Not Popular.

1t is estimated that many hundred
pennies are collected by the car con-
ductors in the course Of day, and as
they cannot turn them in at the end of
their days work they often have trouble
in disposing of them. In speaking of
this cable car conductor said to a re-
porter: "Women are almost sure to give
us pennies, and they often search their
pocketbooks for these coins. We usually
give number of pennies back in change
when bill is given us, and we see that
women get their fair share. The reason
why the company will not receive pen
MES is because it would take too long to
count them all New York Mail and
Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
CLEAN PARIS KITCHENS.
No Ashes or Garbage There, Says Lecturer
Clarence Cook.

No Ashes OF Garbage There, Says Lecturer
Clarence Cook.
What becomes of the ashes and gar
bage in Paris was question raised and
partially answered by Clarence Cook in
an address delivered at the regular meet
ing of the League For Political Educa-
ton on Little Housekeeping In Paris. .
The Paris which Mr. Cook talked
about was that of some 20 years ago,
when the differences in domestic life in
that city and this were much greater
than at present. Since then New York
has adopted the fiat system in all its de-
tails, but there were still differences,
chief among which was the handling of
garbage and ashes. In the apartments
which Mr.. Cook occupied in Paris, and
which he described as being delightful
ly situated, though ION the wrong side
of the Seine, " according to the ideas Of
a fashionable friend Of his in the Amer
lean colony, there were no ashes that he
could see. The stove consisted of an iron
top, with six circular holes in it. When
ever anything was to be cooked an iron
basket of charcoal was put into one of
these holes, and the food placed over it.
When the charcoal was burned, what
was left fell through the basket and dis
appeared.
In the way of food everything came
to the apartment fully prepared for
cooking. In mutton chop there was
nothing but meat and bone, and when
the meat had been eaten the bone was
deposited ON the charcoal fire. Potatoes
were bought already peeled, carrots
without their green tops and all green
vegetables without any of the superflu-
GUS outer leaves or husks or skins which
would go to make up garbage. All of
this cleaning and peeling was done at
the markets, and the resulting material
was saved in a clean condition Even
coffee grounds, Mr. Cook said, were
used after leaving the fiat.
No one in Paris ever bought enough
of anything to be left over, and no one
was ashamed to ask the dealer for sin
gle mutton chop or small portion of
any article of food. If there were any
garbage or ashes in Paris, Mr. Cook
said, no one ever saw either of them,
which was certainly different from the
experience of New York woman be
told of, who after years residence in
the city wrote to friend that life in the
metropolis meant the taking care of an
ash barrel.-New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
NO BLOOD SPILLED.
But the Duel Was Fought, and Everybody
Uoa CotieAad


Was Satisfied.
Every one who knows anything about
Major Winton knows that he is without
a spark of physical cowardice. That is
the reason that he incurred no risk in
telling the story that follows:
Fright after the war l went to Texas
and formed a business partnership with
rough but brave and big hearted native
We leased and stocked an extensive cat
tie ranch, hired our cowboys and estab-
ished little community of our own.
My partner superintendent affairs at the
ranch while did the dealing, the pur-
chase Of supplies included This took
me to the nearest market and, as it was
too soon for the prejudices between the
two great sections of the country to be
entirely allayed, was very careful to
talk nothing but business.
But one day in the hotel an ex-colo-
mel who had taken on extra steam at the
bar so persistently attacked my political
principles and so clearly aimed his gen
eralities at me that I retorted angrily.
This was what he wanted He handed
I16 HIS CdIu, anu W1bu1u Hall du QOuT
two of his friends waited on me, pursu-
ant to the code duello. To gain time /
referred them to my partner and hurried
back to the ranch. He was delighted at
the prospect. 1t would be great piece
of advertising to bowl the colonel over,
and at the same time it would insure
me against like trouble in the future.
But by principle and training l was If
revocably committed against the duel
1t was difficult for me to make my
partner comprehend any such moral bias,
especially as we had fought off cattle
thieves together, and he knew that
had nerve and was a dead shot, He
himself, when aroused, was recognized
as one of the most dangerous men in the
southwest. His ultimatum was that we
must meet, but with it was a positive
assurance that no one should be hurt.
The affair came of, and after three ex-
changes honor was satisfied without a
drop of blood. My partner had simply
told the colonel s seconds that they must
load with blank cartridges or settle with
him. They fastened to choose the blank
alternative, ard in time the colonel and
became fast friends. He confidentially
admitted to me afterward that he reck-
oned he'd lost his shooting eye and must
keep out of trouble. Detroit Free
Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

The Women Chess club of New York
is regarded with much interest, as it is
the first incorporated chess club started
for women in this country. The incor-
porators are Miss Eliza Campbell Foot,
Miss Jean L. Nesbit, Miss Emily Som
ers Haines, Mrs. Winthrop Parker and
Miss Sophie Downer. The chess season
begins the first Tuesday in November
and ends the last Tuesday in April, 30
meetings being held during the season.
Altogether the idea of woman s chess
club has proved most successful. The
membership is not large, as compare
lively few women play the game, but
the club is growing. New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
A Bible Sled.

A friend Of the Listener saw funny
sight down in Maine. At place there,
which needn't be named, there lives a
small boy named Jonathan Longfellow,
who is third or fourth cousin of the
poet, and he is a great boy too. One day
this friend of the Listener was driving
past young Jonathan's house and saw
the boy engaged at little distance in
sliding down hill ON the slippery crust
ON something that was not sled. What
could it be? Evidently the scrutiny Of
the passerby was observed by the boy,
for he stopped his coasting and called
out amiably, I'm sliding down hill on
the Bible. And it was the fact too He
had got the smooth, leather bound fam
lily Bible, containing the generations Of
all the Longfellows, and was coasting
on it with magnificent success Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
THE LADY OF MY DREAM.

just for dreams sake would / have her so,
just for a dreams span, lying half reclined
Against the dusk, her plenteous hair intwin-
ed
With milk white pearls and lilies all aglow.
just for a dreams sake only would know
The full perfection languidly outlined
Beneath the wreathing raiments that enwind
Her sumptuous beauty from all winds that
blow.
She's but the chiseled image Of my dream,
The breathing marble from the model drawn
Upon my vision in the nights deep hush,
When beauty's self, clad in the moons thin
beam,
Went forth to Gull the first rose Of the dawn
Amidst her garden grasses warm and lush.
james Newton Matthews in New Bohemian.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
Armor For SIillionaires.

Four American millionaires have re-
Gently had made in Sheffield, England,
steel vests and coats which are warrant
ed to secure them immunity from death
in ordinary cases of attempts at assassi-
nation. The armor is of chain mail, so
light that when one has worn it a week
or two it is no incumbrance to him
and strong enough to turn dagger or
sword thrust, though it would not stop
a bullet. A number of English states
men have been using this armor since
the days of the Fenian riots. -Cinoin-
uati Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

1t is asserted by typographical au-
thorities that the first Bible printed in
America was John Eliot's Indian BIZ
BILE, !" in 1858. The language into which
this Bible was translated is extinct, and
it is said only one or two persons ara
able to read it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

Few nations have raised shaving to
the dignity of religious ceremony. In
the Koran there is no mention of shaw
ing at all, yet the Mohammedans shave
their heads in the same manner as the
Hindoos.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

In the library of Lambeth palace there
is the shell of tortoise which was
brought there in 1923 and which lived
until 1870. Another, in Fulham palace,
procured by Bishop Laud in 1923, died
in 1868, and one at Peterborough lived
900 wears.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
rhe Humorou. nlerele RspaIrer.

Reuben Rakestraw-Well, look therel
There's sign that says Bicycle Asy-
lum. f" What can that be for?
Roxana Rakestraw-Oh Why, that
must be for folks that have this here
bicycle craze that we've been readin
about. = Brooklyn Life.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

A philosopher thinks that a cent
cigar is as good as one costing three
times as much, and keeps ON improving
in philosophy until he believes that be-
ing dead is just as good as living
Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

Brother, said the minister, ''you
should try to be content with what you
have. .
81 am" said the brother, who had
been grumbling. 1T is what I amt got
that l am dissatisfied about. ''-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
Why His Hat Stuck.

Tommy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. is
this hair oil in this bottle?
Mamma--No, that's glue.
Tommy (nonchalantly)-Then l ex-
pect that's why | can't get my hat off.
Chicago Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
THE CAT.

Speak very pleasant to the cat.
Remember, IL bereft
OF one life, which is dear to her,
She only has eight left.
And then suppose that life is sad
And often 1t is So
Think tenderly how you would feel
With nine to undergo.
Good friends, to cheer single life,
That were deed we'll done.
Remember, he who cheers nine cats
Cheers really eighty-one.
Boston Woman 8 Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

The BARRIERS of India are so deft and
light of touch that they can shave a
man without awakening him.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
ExECUTOR's NOTICE.
= ESTATE OF SARAH BELL.

ESTATE OF SARAH BELL.
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the County of
Burlington, bearing date on the eighth day of
March, A. ID. 1897, upon the application of
George Reilly, the subscriber, requiring the
their claims against The estate OF said decd
ent under oath or affirmation, on or before
December 8, 1897, or they will be debarred of
any action therefor against the said executor.
GEORGE RELY, Executor,
Pemberton, N. j.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27

TEMPLE COURT.
New York, March /, 1897
Mr.. GEORGE D. WoRRRLL,
Dear Sir IL am informed by my CLIENT
the Sunlight Incandescent Lamp Co., that the
attorney for the Welsbach Light Company
has sent you circular letter, asserting that
the Sunlight IncaDdesCent burner is an in
fringement of the patents-owned by the Wells
bach Light Company.
At the request of the Sunlight Company,
have made a careful examination of the pat
ents own ed by the Welsbach Light Co. and
1 can assure v ou that the Sunlight Incandes-
cent burner and mantle does not infringe up
on or violate in any way or manner the pat
ents or rights OF the Welsbach Light Co., and
l am fully confident that you or any of the
customers of the Sunlight Company will not
be held responsible or liable in any way to
the Welsbach Light Company for their sale
or use.
further inform you that am directed and
authorized by the said Sunlight Company in
case suit is brought by the Welsbach Light
Company against you or any person selling
or using the Sunlight burner and mantle to
defend such suit without expense to you or
to any sellers or users of said Sunlight burn
ers or mantles. Yours truly,
CHARLES G. COE,
Attorney for Sunlight Incan-
descent Gas Lamp Co.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-04-27
Union Transportation Company.

Tuckerton Railroad.
Leave Mount Holly tor Tuckerton 952 A. NJ
AL P. M, daily except Sunday.
Leave Tuckerton Tor Mount Holly, 70S A. NJ,
30S P. m, daily except Sunday.