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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
s.. Patrick and Che Snakes.

There is an old legend to the effect
that ST. Patrick banished all reptiles
from Ireland by beating drum, but no
one, probably, seriously believes the
story According to the myth, he took
his drum out for the purpose mentioned
and commenced pounding it SO vigor-
ously that he knocked a hole in the
drumhead, thus seriously endangering
the success of the miracle. While pom
dering what to do St. Patrick was as
tonished by the appearance of an angel,
who Immediately set to work to mend
the broken musical instrument. After
the hole had been mended the angel
vanished, and st. Patrick continued the
work of serpent banishing, being sue
cessful in Kidding the island of every
representative of the snake tribe except
one old slayer who had lived so long
that his tusks protruded from his mouth
like horns. This monster refused to
leave the Gland of his fathers, and the
good saint resolved to practice little
piece of strategy. He removed the patch
which the angel had put ON the drum
head and then persuaded the serpent to
creep into the drum for the night When
the reptile had done as requested, ST.
Patrick glued down the magic patch
and then threw drum, serpent and all
into the sea. A sunken bowlder off the
west coast of Ireland is called st. Pat
rick's drum. Louis Republic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
AT THE END OF THE ROAD.
Only as q Last Resort Would He Part
With His Treasures.

Only as a Last Resort Would He Part
With His Treasures.
A bent old man, shabbily clad, with
a face like the face of the poet Bryant.
In the evening twilight he stands, be-
side the desk of one who is stranger
to him, in little town in northern
California.
81 ask you to pardon me, " in voice
that mbles and is low.
Something confused as to illness and
WEAKNESS and then:
sit pains me to seem beggar, but
am near the end of the road, and''-
The sentence dies in inarticulate muir
muir, and from under the worn coat
comes small bundle wrapped in bit
Of faded oilcloth.
''It is hard to part with them, even
now," slowly removing the oilcloth,
"but if there is some one here who cares
for rare editions of good books they may
be thought fair exchange for the price
of shelter and something warm -
A we'll thumbed Shakespeare, care
fully preserved "Imitatio Christi. 4"
The old man looks at them tenderly
as they are exposed to view and places
them reverently on the desk.
The man at the desk views the books
coldly and denies the plea for aid. Not
that he is consciously unkind, but expe-
rienoe with vagabonds has made him
suspicious, and he interprets the pathos
as a new imposture.
Next morning, an hour after sunrise,
pedestrian finds an aged man, with a
face like that of the poet Bryant, lying
in the shelter of a cypress hedge by the
roadside The tired heart is still. Rest
must have come about the time the sum
shine touched the valley. Beside the
sleeper, as though it had fallen from be-
meath his coat. we'll thumbed Shakes
peare, clasped in his gaunt hands care
fully preserved "a Kempis. - The
ga Kempis" has a sprig of cypress for
bookmark. on one of the pages between
which it rests this passage:
80 Father, always to be honored, the
hour is come which from all eternity
thou didst foresee would arrive; that
thy servant for short time should be
oppressed exteriorly, but interiorly
should ever live unto thee; that he
should be for little sighted and hum
bled and should fall in the sight of
men. San Francisco Call.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
LABRADOR DOGS.

How Number of Them Went on an I'm
promptu Hunt.
The dogs Of Labrador are not only
most useful as draft animals, but for
hunting as we'll. A writer in Forest
and Stream, who has spent several sea-
sons in Labrador, relates rather thrill
ing experience with team of these
dogs, who, he says, trot along content
eddy enough so long as there is no game
in sight, but the moment they scent
game they seem to conclude that drag
ging a sled is for them merely side is
sue; that their actual mission in life is
to go after the game whenever it is
within range. He says:
"a thaw had been followed by a
frost, and the snow covering the ice on
the lakes was frozen hard. So four of
our party got on the sleigh to have a
final drive. They started in great glee,
and just as they rounded the first point
they saw a fine young caribou buck
about 500 yards ahead. As soon as the
dogs saw it they gave yelp like pack
of wolves and started like an arrow
from a bow after the caribou, which
looked round on hearing the yelp, saw
its pursuers and flew over the ice, keep
ing in the middle of the lake. When the
dogs started with jerk, one of the party
was thrown off violently and slid long
way on the hard snow before he could
pull up, feeling redhot from the fric-
ton and gazing wistfully after his fast
disappearing comrades, who chung to
the sleigh like grim death and enjoyed
this novel hunt. Of course, there was
not the slightest chance of their catch
ing the animal, which, instead of max
ing for the bush on the nearest shore,
held on in the middle of the lake, right
up to the end, where it took to the
woods The impromptu hunters soon
found themselves in a difficulty, for it
was impossible to stop the dogs, who
could not realize that they had sleigh
behind them with passengers. The
driver tried in vain to stop them, and
there was every probability of broken
limbs or necks when they would strike
the bush. However, they soon made up
their minds and dropped off one by one,
rolling over and over in the snow, or
sliding some distance away, with much
damage to their neither garments and
much abrasion of the cuticle. Mean
while the dogs, relieved of the weight,
rushed after the deer, and, entering the
woods, got tangled up among the trees,
and, as usual on such occasions, wound
up with free fight among themselves.
After extricating them the party re-em-
barked and drove quietly back to the
house, where they repaired damages,
related their adventure and wrote it
down in the clubs logbook. :"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
Tho pope.s Dominant Trait.

My friend Paul Bourget defines the
American as "a man who invariably
uses the newest method. +" This is also
the dominant trait in the character OF
Leo XIII. Within the measure permit
ted him by heavy chain of traditions,
he does not hesitate to grasp the most
modern weapons in defense of his an.
cient faith, and this deliberate boldness
explains his penchant for the American
character Yet in those very innova-
tions which most alarm his timid advis-
ers he is conscious of being far less an
innovator than restorer of forgotten
traditions He relies upon the examples
set by the great popes of the middle
ages, who. in their day, came down tc
the market place. stirred the crowds and
led the people on to new horizons. =
Vicomte E. Melchior de Vogile in Fo-
kum
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The fac n
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ON OCEANS BED.
What Becomes of Ships Which Sink to
the Bottom of the Sea.

What Becomes of Ships Which Sink to
the Bottom of the Sea.
What becomes Of the ship that sinks
in midocean? If it is of wood. it takes,
in the first place, considerable time for
it to reach the bottom. In 100 or more
fathoms of water a quarter of an hour
will elapse before the ship reaches bot
tom. Itsinks slowly, and, when the bot
tom is reached, it falls gently into the
soft, oozy bed, with no crash or break
ing.
OF course, if it is laden with pig iron
or corresponding substances, or if it is
an iron ship, it sinks rapidly and some
times strikes the bottom with such force
as to smash in pieces. Once sunken, a
ship becomes the prey Of the countless
inhabitants of the ocean.
They swarm over and through the
great boat and make it their home Be-
sides this they cover every inch Of the
boat with thick layer of lime. This
takes time, of course, and when one
generation dies another continues the
work, until finally the ship is SO laden
with heavy incrustations, corals, sponges
and barnacles that, if wood, the creak-
ing timbers fall apart and slowly but
surely are absorbed in the waste at the
sea bottom.
Iron vessels are demolished more
quickly than those of wood, which may
last for centuries. The only metals that
Withstand the chemical action of the
waves are gold and platinum, and glass
also seems unaffected. No matter how
long gold may be hidden in the ocean,
it will always be gold when recovered,
and this fact explains the many roman,
tic and adventurous searches after hid.
den submarine treasures lost in ship
wrecks. -Exchang
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
HOME DYEING MADE EASY.
HANDSOME COLoRs THAT NEVER
FADE

Hard Times Increased the Sale of Diamond
Dyes-Black for Cotton, Wool, and Silk
that Does Not Crock-Makes Old ClOaks,
Gowns, and Suits Look Like New.
ut is really marvellous" said Main
street druggist, show the hard times have
increased the sale of diamond dyes.
Ladies buy one package as an experiment,
and find the dye SO easy to use that they
color all their old clothing. and come out
with new gowns, cloaks, and suits for the
whole family The diamond dye blacks
seem especially popular, often sell half
dozen packages to one customer"
Diamond dyes are put up for every col
or, with special dyes for cotton and are SO
simple and easy to use that even a child
can dYea perfect color with them. one
that will not fade, crock, or wash out,
equal to the handsomest shade made by
the professional dyer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
Electric Railroad Statistics.

Electric railways in Europe formed
the subject of some interesting statistics
recently embodied in report sent to
the United States government by Vice
Consul ]. F. Monaghan, at Chemnitz,
Germany. According to these, the num-
Der of such railways was increased
during the year 1895 from 70 to Ill,
while the total length was raised from
about 435 to $50 miles, the number of
cars from 1896 to ], TAT, and the horse
power from little over $4,000 to lit
tie over $500 OF all the European
countries, Germany, according to Mr..
Monaghan's figures, stood at the head,
with about $50 miles to her credit, and
an equipment of 857 cars and 7.194
horsepower. The other countries fol-
lowed in the order given below:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
THE MAGIC RING.
A Boys First Circus and His Impressions
of Coralie the Peerless.

A Boys First Circus and His Impressions
of COralie the Peerless.
A thud of unseen hoofs first set us
a-quiver; then a crash of cymbals, a
jangle of bells. hoarse, applauding
roar, and Coralie was in the midst of us,
whirling past 'twixt earth and sky,
now erect, flush, radiant, now crouched
to the flowing name, swung and tossed
and nodded by the maddening dance
music of the band. The mighty whip of
the count in the frock coat marked time
with pistol shots; his warcry, whooping
clear above the music, fired the blood
with passion for splendid deeds, as
Coralie, laughing exultantly, crashed
through the paper hoops. We gripped
the red cloth in front of us, and our
souls sped round and round with Co.
ralie, leaping with her, prone with her,
swung by name or tail with her. 1t was
not only the ravishment of her delirious
feats, nor her cream colored horse Of
fairy breed, long tailed, roe footed-an
enchanted prince surely, if ever there
was one-it was her more than mortal
beauty-,lisplayed, too, under condi-
tions never vouchsafed to us before
that held us spellbound.
What princess had arms SO dazzling.
ly white, or went delicately clothed in
such pink and spanglesp Hitherto we
had known the outward woman as but
drab thing, hourglass shaped. nearly
legless. punched here, CONSTRUCTED there,
slow of movement and given to depre-
eating, lusty action of limb. Here was
a revelation. From henceforth our i'm
aginations would have to be revised and
corrected up to date. In one of those
swift rushes the mind makes in high
strung moments saw myself and Co
ralie, close EMBODIED, pacing the worlC
together, DER hill and plain, through
storied cities, past rows of applaudins
relations, in my Sunday knickerbock
ers, she in her pink and spangles. -
Kenneth Grahame in Scribner's.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
sanitation In Asia.

The appearance of plague at Bombay
and Calcutta has produced one good
effect at all events Before its advent
those prosperous cities had come to be-
lieve that they had nothing to learn in
regard to sanitation. There was time
when they were open to reproach in
such matters as open sewers, polluted
water, and what not. But by dint or
liberal expenditure of money and energy
they had made matters right and could
even challenge comparison with Paris,
Berlin and Vienna. When, however, the
awful eastern scourge, after striking
firm root at the western capital, flew
across the peninsula to the eastern, the
public became little doubtful as to
whether sanitary precautions had been
duly observed. First came inquiry, then
dismay, indignation, wrath, as discov-
cry followed discovery, each more ap-
palling than the last We refrain from
giving particulars. Even to read these
horrors is sickening. But a still more
terrible question presents itself. If the
two most cultured and wealthiest cities
in Hindustan are in this dreadful con-
dition, what must be the state of less
favored centers of population in districts
where there are few whites and many
blacks? We're the plague to penetrate
inland, it would, we fear, find many
towns only too ready for its reception.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
rlRsT MAN TO TAKE ETHER.
1t Was Administered to Him by DR.. Nor
ton In 1916.

ton In 1916.
Some interesting facts regarding the
first patient under ether are told by Dr.
Samuel A. Green in his Groton Histor-
ical Series.
The subject was Ebenezer Hopkins
Frost, a native of Groton, now dead,
who is well remembered by many per-
sons in Boston. He was son OF Solo
mon and Dorcas (Hopkins) Frost and
was born ON Dec. Z, 1924. He became
noted as singer and teacher of vocal
music, and was a member of the Han
del and Haydn society IF Boston.
DR.. Morton first tried on himself the
experiment of inhaling ether, and in
descri bing the effect it produced he said:
Delighted with the success of this
experiment., I Immediately announced
the result to the persons employed in
my establishment, and waited impa-
! tiently for some one upon whom l could
make fuller trial Toward evening
man residing in Boston came in suffer
ing great pain and wishing to have
tooth extracted. He was afraid of the
operation, and asked if he could be mes
merized ] told him 1 had something
better, and saturating my handkerchief
gave it to him to inhale. 1t was dark
and DR.. Hayden held the lamp while l
extracted firmly rooted bicuspid tooth.
"There was not much alteration in
the pulse and no relaxation of the mus
cles. He recovered in minute, and
knew nothing of what bad been done to
him. He remained for some time talk
ing about the experiment. This was on
the Both of September. 1916. l consid-
cred it to be the first demonstration of
this new fact in science. have heard
of no one who can prove an earlier dem
onstration. If any one can do SO, yield
to him the point of priority of time. :"
Immediately after the operation Frost
gave certificate corroborating the state
ments and signed himself as then living
at 40 Prince street, Boston. Nearly 90
years afterward he died at Fitchburg,
ON Sept. z, 1865.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
DEPARTMENT STORES.
The Prominent Part That Profuse Adver-
Using Plays In Their Success.

The Prominent Part That Profuse Adver-
Using Plays In Their Success.
Aside from departures in policy and
innovations on large scale, the original
ity of the department store is largely
supplied by two departments, to some
extent correlated. These are the adver-
tising department and the window
dressing department.. One is the litera-
ture of the great store, the other its art
The shop windows are great stimulus
for the department whose goods are dis
played in them. A good showing will
often wonderfully increase the sale Of
the stock as we'll as attract customers to
the store who are new to it. Frequently
the head advertising man is the general
manager of the store. Whether this Is
the case or not, he is general supervis-
or of the establishment, with complete
knowledge of its ever changing detail.
Every day he holds consultations with
heads Of departments to find out what
particular lines of articles they want
doomed, and about those articles he
writes alluring statements for the shop
ping public to read, sometimes arrang-
ing for illustrations with them.
The amount of money spent for adver-
tising is appalling when looked upon as
an expense. One great store in Philadel-
phia spends ON an average 81, 900 every
day in the year, and good many spend
$500 day. The advertising receives
probably more of the personal attention
of the head of the house than any other
department. The head of the firm which
expends the great sum just mentioned
personally suggests and frequently
writes the leading lines in the daily an
nounoement. The proprietor of great
store in Brooklyn does this invariably
and thinks the time we'll spent which
the work daily requires. The mail de-
partment tends to enlarge this expendi-
ture, as the store reaches out to the ut
most parts of the country, and the fu-
ture will no doubt see an even greater
development in the effort to secure mail
customers in the small towns and in
country places. Samuel Hopkins Ad-
ans in Scribner's
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02

a~&y Tr0zn the o1cy as soon as possible,
SO we came on today.
"And the people told us, 1 went on
incoherently, "that the house was
haunted, and we thought you were a
ghost, and"-
He laughed at this and drew him
self up little ga very substantial
ghost, he said lightly, adding more
earnestly:
81 really am SO sorry for causing you
annoyance. You see, have been using
this old house as kind of laboratory
making all sorts of chemical expert
ments here during the uncanny night
hours, SO it is no wonder the place has
acquired an evil reputation. I ran over
tonight to put things together bit to
prepare for their removal before you
came, but you took me unawares, and"-
"But who are you?'' interrupted,
unable to restrain my curiosity any
longer.
''why, haven't told you? I am DR..
Deering, at your service.
'Dr Deering? Why, we thought
DIR. Cross said-surely DIR. Cross spoke
of you as an old friend, 3" and in my
confusion the candle slipped and went
out, but not before l had caught the
twinkle in his handsome eyes.
81 am his old friend, inasmuch as he
has known me all my life, . he said,
stopping to recover the candle, adding
gently, CDR. Cross has confided you and
your sisters to my care, and I hope you
are not the less inclined to trust me be-
cause I happen to be not SO old in years
or wisdom as the good old doctor him.
self
1 do not know what reply madei
something foolish it must have been,
for suddenly became blushingly con-
scious that l was attired in an old blue
dressing gown, and this man, this stran-
ger, was regarding me with rather
quizzical eyes.
With a muttered GOOD nightP'
fled precipitately, leaving him to fine
his own way out, while recounted to
the girls as much of my ghostly adven-
ture as 1 thought it needful for them tt
know.
This was the beginning of our stay il
the old Hardy house. When left, il
was not to return to the city, for DR.,
Deering had persuaded me to remain il
Admission. Margaret Foley Blashford
in New York journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-02
Flowing and Reseeding.

Within the past few years there have
been more than usual complaints of
grass and clover seeds not catching"
we'll and of running out' after an ap-
parently good seeding had been secured.
Drought or hard freezing in winter is
commonly given as the reason for these
grass failures. But in many cases this
does lot explain the whole difficulty,
says The American Cultivator, which
explains:
AS vegetable matter in the soil de-
creases it is much more injured by
drought than it is while the soil retained
its virgin fertility. Our climate is not
a moist one, like that Of England, and
our winter cold is much more severe.
We cannot expect permanent grass
either for pasture or meadow. To pillow
and reseed every second or third year
seems to be necessity of good farming
in our northern states. Nor is this me-
cessity any real hardship. The first year
or two after seeding the crop is always
better than after, and then, too, there is
the best sward to pillow under. English
turf may keep thickening as the years
pass by, but our grass lands are sure to
grow thin. The longer the replowing is
delayed the more difficult it is likely to
be to get a good catch with the new
seeding.
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49, 1AD GARDEN
WATER IN THE APlARY.
Losses Resulting From Neglect to Sur

Losses Resulting From a Neglect to Sup
ply It-Plan Of Watering.
At the last annual convention of the
North American Beekeepers' asssoia-
tion the Importance of watering the api-
airy received attention. The subject was
introduced by paper read by E. Whit
comb of Nebraska. He said:
The necessity of water by the honey
bees is to dissolve honey which some-
times becomes candied in the cells, and
in brood rearing they can make but lit
tie progress without an abundant sup
ply of water. In early spring, when
compelled to go long distances or to Sc
cure a supply from hydrants, tanks,
brooks or drains, the losses will be be
yond comprehension, and the careful
apiarist is fully aware of the value of
these little water gatherers at this sea-
son Of the year. He could well afford to
lose four times their number month or
two later on. 1t is apparent that many
cases of SO called spring dwjndling is
traceable to the want of water of the
proper temperature supplied at cow en-
lent places in the apiary.
The advantages of providing water
for the bee are first, to avoid thirst; SEQ
ond, when allowed to forage away from
the apiary they obtain oftentimes that
which is impure and of SO low tenn
perature that it is injurious to the deli
cate organism of the bee, and 1t becomes
chilled and cannot return to the hive.
To obviate these difficulties I bring
the water in close proximity to the col
ony in all it's purity and in condition
of temperature best suited to meet the
requirements of the bee. Thus she may
secure an abundant supply on making
the shortest possible journey to and fro
and also at temperature even warmer
than the surrounding atmosphere. To
accomplish this I use the half gallon
fruit jar, removing the screw top and
rubber and taking an inch board from
four to eight inches square. Now, with
a small gauge or common pocketknife,
out groove diagonally across the block
nearly from one corner to the opposite
one, taking care not to cut the groove
quite to the corner. The center of this
UAOCh Ady NC Cuo Oue w nuio youI AdAOJ
and may be turned if so desired, and
you have an excellent and cheaply de-
vised watering apparatus.
Now fill the jar with water, placing
the block over the mouth of the jar, in
vert the whole and set in convenient
places or desired points in the apiary.
To avoid the difficulty of readily attract
ing the bee to its new watering place I
would recommend slightly sweetening
the water in these jars for day or two,
and everything will move on smoothly
afterward. So far as our observation has
gone during the height of brood rear
ing, and taking no note of corporations,
five we'll stocked colonies will use the
majority of one of these jars of water
daily.