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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

Deacon jackson was very pious but
very determined old colored citizen Of
Owl Creek valley. He had a young
mule which his boys were unable to
ride, and their failure to break the ami
NAL so exasperated the old man that he
determined to ride it himself. He was,
however, no sooner located ON its back
than he was thrown into an adjoining
lot, where he was picked up with both
legs broken and his neck badly sprained.
"What on earth did such an old man
as you mean by trying to ride wild
young mule like that?'' asked the doctor
"Waal, sub, said Deacon jackson,
~ never does undertake to do nuthin
widout fust consultin ov de Lawd an
seein whut he dun thunk erbout hit. /
axed him of orter ride dat mule what
my triflin no eroount boys couldn't ride,
an de Lawd he sed, 'Yessah, jes' ez
plain ez am talkin to you"
well, but he seems to have given
you bad advice
'No, doctor, his judgment was all
right, fer de Lawd knows dis ole Niger
never seed de day when he was Altered
to straddle anything from circular saw
up to er elephant but dis time think
de Lawd was jes' mistooken In de
mule. Atlanta Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
Horace Greeley,s Eccentric Ideas,

Even his eccentric ideas were made
plausible by his treatment. | heard him
say once that what was then thought to
be the Great American desert ought to
be planted with Canada thistles SO as to
give nature some sort of a green start,
when other vegetation might be made
to follow. But the trouble is Canada
thistles, like any other thing inspired
by "pure cussedness, will only grow
and thrive where they ought not to-.
Find a place where their presence would
do some good. and, as in the Humpty
Dumpty case, call the kings horses and
all the kings men" could not fasten
them there. This perverseness suggests
i'll certain way the small boys con-
ception of good and bad-his enchiridion
of nature and life.
whats fun" he said, sis always
wicked; what we don't want to do is
pious.
Mr.. Greeley would cut down his
alders in the spring. When l mildly sug-
gested to him that our agricultural au-
thorities preferred the autumn for that
work, when nature could not so well
aid their struggle for existence, he
thought this reason was a mere excuse
for not cutting them at all.-Joel Ben
ton in Harper's Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
The Annie Dnmnlinp.

Apple dumping day was red letter
one in my boy S calendar When l had
such dainty bit in my bag, it seldom
staid there many minutes. Although
had dispatched hearty breakfast before
starting, out would come the dumping.
Just to have look at it and to see if
it is as big as mother generally makes
them, " l would say to myself. Then ]
would turn it about and admire its size.
From handling the dainty to tasting il
was sure process. ''I'll have one lit
tie bite, only a nibble, =" would say.
When had got my tooth into that
dumping, Adam with his apple WASH t
IN 1t. 1t was case of once bitten soon
gone. Then would hurry on to make
up for my dawdling with only the
hunk of barley bread in my wallet, the
joys OF the dumping behind me, and
before me the days drudgery, with per-
haps thrashing thrown in.-''Life of
Joseph Arch. "
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

Those who expect to find in the studio
of Frederick MacMonnies in Paris 6
sumptuous apartment, full of rare anG
costly 'objets art and hung with
luxurious tapestries and brocades will
be greatly astonished upon beholdine
its almost barnlike severity. 1t is G
workshop pure and simple, and its very
baroness is eloquent of the high anC
serious plane on which the sculptor put.
his art. But those who have seen it pro
nounce it fascinating for all that. There
is not even "a floor. One finds himself OF
entering on bare, uneven ground. Ii
one corner is big cage, and inside is 6
beautiful wild leopard, continually pac
ing up and down. MacMonnies is SC
fond of animals that he keeps this beas
in his studio for the pleasure of watch
ing the beauty of its stealthy move
ments. Scattered all around are numer.
GUS old casts of finished work, and also
the uncompleted fragments he is now
at work on. Among the former are the
familiar Sir Harry Vane of the Boston
Public library and the beautiful but un.
fortunate Bacchante, and among the
latter are parts for the colossal groups
for the gateway of the Brooklyn park,
to which he is now devoting all of his
tlme.-Chlcago Inter Ocean.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

When any part of the body isn't doing
the work that nature intended it to do, it
puts the whole system out of tune-out of
harmony. Sickness in one part of the
body is likely to run into all parts of the
body. When the children stand row of
bricks on end, they knock the whole row
down by upsetting one brick. That is
exactly what happens to the health when
the bowels fail to perform their proper
function. Constipation makes trouble all
along the line-puts the liver out of Or
der, is bad for the kidneys-bad for the
stomach. 1t holds in the body poisonous
matter, and because it cannot go any
place else it gets into the blood. The
blood carries it all over the system. That
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You don't have to spread the measles to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

The hired girl out of a job cast he'
eagle eye over the want notices of the
newspaper Wanted Wanted, Want
ed, !" she read in one or two line ad:
straight down the column, shaking hel
head at intervals as if disappointed il
her search. Finally her face lighteneG
as she saw a loaded notice i'll another
column of more pretensions than its fel-
lows.
She turned to it and read eagerly.
Then she threw the paper from her.
Whats the matter?' asked the girl
with her.
"Read that. And she gathered VI
the sheet and handed it over to the 9th
er one, who read this notice:
"Wanted-A young and strong wom-
an of good disposition and habits, ODE
dent and knowing her place, willing
and ready, active and efficient, to cook,
wash and iron, do general housework
and take care of children. Evenings
and afternoons off when possible Ap-
ply, with references, etc. p"
"Well?'' said the reader.
''It's not well at all, u responded the
one looking for work. 'That man, who
ever he is is advertising for wife, l
should say from the advertisement, and
I'm not looking for that kind of job
Just a plain hired girls place is good
enough for me. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

'It was during the administration of
Governor Albion K. Parris," says the
Kennebec (Me.) Journal, "that General
Lafayette made his memorable tour of
the United States and paid his visit to
Maine. 1t was on Sunday that the
general concluded that visit and pro-
posed leaving the state from Portland
Governor Paris demonstrated with him
for taking his departure on that day
and said, If you will postpone your trip
until Monday, l will myself escort you
to the state line with all the military
honors. But Lafayette, accustomed to
the continental Sabbath, insisted on not
altering his plans and left Maine on
Sunday, while the Sabbath honoring
governor of God fearing state attended
his church service as was his habit. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
SPEAKING PASSING SHIPS.

New Efforts to Revive Old Time Courte-
sizes at Sea.
The fine old custom of speaking pass
ing ships is rapidly dying out among
the shippers of today, and the general
opinion seems to be that the modern
master is, as rule. too easy going to
bother about anything of the sort.
Colonel Hozier, the secretary of
Lloyds, considers that deal of trouble
and anxiety would often be avoided if
captains would but take the trouble to
speak ships within reading distance of
their signals In many instances anxiety
with respect to overdue vessels would
be allayed, and, furthermore, there
would continually be news for the
friends of masters and for the hundreds
of thousands of others who are interest
ed in the great merchant marine of this
country.
Chatting the matter over, Captain
Proud, the secretary of the Shipmasters'
society, said: "The practice of speaking
each other at sea and reporting at every
opportunity is, am sorry to say, dying
out among the captains of the present
day suppose they are Indifferent, or
careless, and do not consider it worth
the trouble of hoisting the signals and
making out the other fellows. 1t is a
very great pity that an exceedingly use
full custom should be neglected, and
am glad to learn that Colonel Hozier is
doing his utmost to induce masters to
speak other ships and to report when
ever it is possible.
at am convinced that if captains can
be persuaded to take the trouble to do
this much good service will be rendered
to the public generally. This society is
doing its utmost to get masters to re-
vive the practice.
Captain Froud's appeal was strength
ened by the picturesque evidence of an
old time skipper, who admitted that
speaking and signaling had been almost
entirely neglected of late years. "When
I first went to sea" he said, sit was
the invariable custom to exchange names
and destinations and sometimes reckon
ings with passing ships, but nowadays
captains don't bother. Sometimes a
skipper is short handed and he won t
take even one man from his work, but
mostly he doesn't bother himself about
the thing at all. That's my experience,
and I've been at the game week or
two London Mail.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
Making Maple Sugar.

In making maple strip three things
are essential-viz, good fixtures, clean
illness and quickness. The shed where
the boiling is done need not be expensive
but should be tight SO as to exclude all
dirt and cold air, as this will greatly
retard boiling. The wood shed should be
separated from the main building by a
partition. This will keep all dust from
the strip house. There should be good
sized ventilator ON the top Of the shed
to let the steam escape rapidly. If con-
fined in the shed, it will collect upon
the roof and will be dropping in the
strip while it is boiling and will be
sure to color it.
For boiling the strip by all means
have some of the improved evaporators
The water can be evaporated much fast
or than by any other means and with
less work and fuel, and the strip will
be ''fair to look upon" AS the water is
run into the store tank strain it through
q flannel strainer, and in boiling do not
keep the water deep in the evaporation.
just deep enough that it will not burn.
Then it will not be in the evaporation
over 20 minutes until it is ready to
draw off at the other end of the evap-
orator finished product. At this
period strain it again through flannel
strainer into the cooling tank and let it
stand until thoroughly cool, and then
draw off and can. The vessels for catch
ing the water should be either tin or
galvanized, or thoroughly painted in
side and out. They should also be sup
piled with covers, to exclude leaves,
snow, rain, etc. The sap should be kept
gathered as closely as possible. The
longer we let it stand the darker our
strip will be. This is especially so the
latter part of the season, when the days
become warm. We must also use plenty
of hot water and keep everything clean
and sweet. The evaporation should be
washed every day and the buckets at
least once every ten days, says an Ohio
correspondent of The National Stock
man and Farmer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
AVIslTfo the Sick RuoM
PEAS AS A FARM CROP.

How They May Be Used to Maintain Fer
tility of the Soil.
Among other reasons for favoring
peas AS farm crop The American Gull
tivator advances the following:
Instead Of being exhaustive the pea
crop actually increases soil fertility and
is next to clover for that purpose. Be-
ing an annual and having large seed,
peas are superior to clover. The pea
plant grows very rapidly when planted
in almost any kind of soil, and in few
weeks begins to grow those nodules on
its roots which decompose the air i'm
prisoned in the soil and release it's nj
trogen. The fact that the pea has broad
leaf and a weak stem, causing it to
shade the soil, doubtless aids in this de-
composition of air under 1t. Altogether
a pea crop does not require longer to
grow than corn or oat crop does. In
those few weeks the peas will add to
the heterogeneous fertility of soil more
per acre than could be purchased by
several dollars worth either of stable
manure or heterogeneous commercial fer
tilizer. AS method of adding to soil
fertility as preparation for winter
grain crop of peas is better than any
other fallow crop that can be SO cheaply
and quickly grown.
Oats and peas are often sown togeth-
or. 1t is a good combination, the oat
straw when sown thinly being stiff
enough to hold up the pea vines. AS the
~ hO+ viz fnnoftor tho
may be cut and cured at the same time.
To SOW oats with peas enables farmer,
if the ground is smooth enough, to cut
both with a mower or reaper Even if
they are cut by hand it is much easier
to NOW down peas and oats that are
standing than to pick up the peas alone,
which will be found lying on the
ground and fallen in every direction.
Where oats and peas are thus sown to-
gether clover will often make a good
catch il the clover seed is sown just as
the peas are coming up The clover will
not be smothered out under the peas and
oats if they are sown thinly and will
grow worry rapidly after the crop is cut
off, as it will find abundant supplies Of
nitrogen in the soil, which the pea roots
have left.
There is another way to SOW peas and
clover, and that is to SOW them very
thickly, at least 81 to 4 bushels per
acre, to be cut green for forage. With
this amount of seed the oats and peas
will on rich ground make great
amount of forage, and it will be excel
lent to put into the silo as supplement
tary feed with fodder corn. This oat and
pea forage can be put up dry, but it
loses more when dried than it does in
the silo, especially if the oats are begin
ming to head.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
SHOE kiEROGLYPHlCS.
Occult Symbols That Have Been Devise'
Tn necefve Wouankind

Occult Symbols That Have Been Devised
to Deceive womankind.
People often ask me the meaning Of
the apparently crazy hieroglyphs and
figures that are stamped on the inner
side of the uppers of ready made shoes
nowadays" said an F street shoe deal
er. GAS every shoe mandatory has
secret stamp code of its own and there
is, therefore, no possibility Of the gen.
eral public learning more than that such
codes exist, may as well tell you that
the vanity of modern mortals, and es-
pecially women, is at the bottom Of
these peculiar stamped characters and
figures. You'd be surprised to know,
for instance, how many women there
are who imagine that they wear No. 3
shoe when in reality their size is a
couple of figures larger. A shoe sales
man who understands his business can
tell precisely the number of the shoe a
woman customer wears at glance. But
as often as not a woman whose foot is a
No. calls for shoe couple of sizes
smaller, and the mysterious stamped
AAOIOStJ pA cOAO11lO was NONAoC0 AO4 SAAO
purpose of encouraging her in the belief
that her foot is a couple Of sizes. smaller
than it really measures in shoe leather.
"When a woman calls for No. 8 to
fit No. foot, no shoe salesman of
this era who cares anything for his job
is going to say, Madam, your foot re-
quires No. 5. He simply breaks out q
shoe of the style she requests that he
feels confident will fit her comfortably
and lets it go at that.
ga woman rarely thinks to inquire
if the shoe is really of the size she asked
for, for she takes it for granted that the
salesman has given her what she de.
manded. But when a woman does ask,
for instance, This is No. 8, is it?' it't
the salesman S business to unblushingly
reply, 'Yes'm, it's a No. 81 The wo
man customer might examine the hero
glyphs inside the uppers for week
without finding out any different, anC
even if she had the key to the puzzle il
would only make her feel bad; SO what
would be the user Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

1t is dangerous to allow water to
stand about the plants when hot sun
is shining on them. Cabbage and even
alfalfa in some soils can be killed in
this way. The application of water to
growing crops is matter that requires
a great deal of investigation. Irrigation
Age says: There are SO many conditions
to be considered and different objects to
be accomplished that comparatively lit
tie in the way of rules and regulations
can be definitely stated. What is best
in some soil is not good for others and
what is good for some plants in some
climates is not good for the same plants
in other climates The best injunction
is to ego slow.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
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Quite Too Much.

Impassioned Lover-Tell me, my an
gel, what to do to prove my love. oh,
that 1 might, like some knight of old,
battle for you, suffer for you, die for
you'll
Sweet Girl wish you would give
up smoking.
Impassioned Lover-Oh, come, now,
that's asking too muchl-New York
Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
INVENTOR OF LEAD PIPE.
First Suggested by Robert Seydell o.
Pennsylvania In 1880.

First Suggested by Robert seydell Of
Pennsylvania In 1880.
There was born in Milton, Pa, in
1900 man of wonderful genius, it is
said. His name was Robert Seydell, and
he died in 1847. Four children survive,
two of whom reside here-a son, Jacob
Seydell, and daughter, Mrs. Gray.
Mr.. Seydell was a coppersmith and
was almost continuously working out
some device connected with the ma
chinery in his factory To him, 1t is re-
lated by some of the Oldest citizens of
this place, belongs the discovery Of the
process of making lead pipe, and, like
many other inventors, the idea of max
ing the same was stolen from him and
further developed to its present form of
manufacture.
1t was in the latter part of the thir-
ties that the idea suggested itself to
him, and the following is the way he
wrought it out He first took a slug, or
casting of lead, placing it on mandrel,
or rod of steel, about 16 feet long and
an inch in diameter. The mandrel was
highly polished, and upon this he drew
or rolled out the lead to the full length
of the rod, thus giving him an inch
bore, and the material was rolled, it is
said, to one-fourth inch, making a to-
tai diameter % inches for the pipe.
After completing several sections of the
length of the mandrel he soldered them
together, making the pipe of whatever
length he desired.
He put it to practical use by fasten-
ing it to pump heads, and also running
it from springs to connect watering
troughs and springhouses in the ooun-
try round about here. Being greatly
pleased with his discovery and receiv-
ing the most fiattering of comments
from his friends and neighbors in this
section, he concluded to make his in
vention more widely known, and hence
made visit to Philadelphia, taking
his device with him.
At the Franklin institute in that city
he gave his first exhibition to quite a
number of inventors, artisans and me-
chanics. AS it is now related every one
who witnessed it was more than de-
lighted, and SO expressed himself in
his immedite presence. 1t was not long
that he was allowed to remain in a con-
dition of supreme happiness over his in
vention, for short time after he made
disclosure of his discovery, and while
yet in Philadelphia, he found out that
by the persons to whom he had given
an exhibition of the process of making
lead pipe his idea had been used and
improved upon.-Philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26

Il have found nothing equal to Hoods
Sarsaparilla for cleansing the blood.
suffered from boils, but before l had fin
ished taking the first bottle of Hoods Sar
saparilla they began to disappear ant
when l had taken two bottles they were
entirely cured" Miss c. A. ANON, Mer
chantville, N. ].
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CalOric.

The emotional litterateur had just
written piece of which he was very
proud. The editor looked it over and
then said
DO you candidly think such opinions
ought to go into cold type?"
Il don't know much about the prao-
teal work of printing, was the reply,
"but l don't believe it makes any differ
ence. Even if the type is cold, guess
that article will take the chill off it. -
Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-26
His Mark.

How do you sign your name?" asked
the tax collector of the Pumpkinville
citizen who had come in to register for
the election
How did the kernul thar sign his
SEM" asked the citizen, indicating the
young lawyer who had just registered
and was passing out the door.
why, he signed his 20. Tolliver
johnson, Esquire. f"
WAL, jest put mine down Hello
Tom Phillips. Esquah. Atlanta Jour
nal