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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
plstanoe Bees Go to Forage.

The distance bees go to forage is one
Of the difficult questions to settle, and
authorities differ in regard to the mat
ter. The editor of The Bee Keepers Re-
view says: Forty acres of buokwheat
were once sowed early in the season
three miles from my little apiary. The
owner intended to pillow it under to en-
rich the soil, but finally changed his
mind and allowed it to ripen. 1t bloomed
two or three weeks before any other
buckwheat, and my bees worked upon
it and secured little more than enough
for their immediate needs, but when
the buckwheat bloomed near home the
combs filled up with rush. -
Commenting on the foregoing the
Iowa Homestead says: "This may be
good evidence, but not necessarily SO,
for it is possible that the time when the
bees were working on the distant buck
wheat they would have accomplished
no more if they had been only 40 rods
away. 1t is we'll known that buckwheat
as we'll as other plants does not yield
honey to any extent sometimes, and
plants have more or less their proper
time for blooming, so it is not at all GER
tain that blossoms two weeks ahead of
the season would yield nectar after the
usual manner -
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Self Made Men Of Other DAYS.

The self made man is by no means
solely the product of modern times. Co.
lumbus was a weaver, Franklin was a
journeyman printer, Pope Sixtus V was
employed in his young days in keeping
swine, Robert Burns was a plowman,
Esop was slave, Homer was a beg
gar, Daniel De Foe was apprenticed to a
hosler, Demosthenes was the son Of a
cutler, while Virgil was baker, son.
Ben Jonson was bricklayer, Cervantes
was common soldier, Canova's father
was a stonecutter, Captain Cook com
menced life as cabin boy, Haydn, the
musician, was the son of a poor wheel
wright, Pizarro, instead of going to
school, was sent to keep hogs. Kirke
Whites father was a butcher, and
Keats father kept livery stable. New
York Sun
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
CONCERNING GRATING.

Advantages of Top Worlking-When and
How to Do 1t Successfully.
In speaking of grating at this season
reference Is made not to the grating Of
seedlings In the nursery, but to the
stop working of trees Of considerable
size, which Is in order In the spring
On this subject the Ohio Farmer has
the following to say:
Top working on growing trees is not a
difficult operation and may be made to
bring good results in many cases. Many
varieties too tender to be grown in To-
oality can be made do well when grated
on harder sorts, and some that for va
rious reasons are found unsatisfactory
when other methods are pursued with
them do we'll when grated on other va
rieties. The Wild Goose plum, for ex-
ample, does not give general satisfac-
ton, but if top worked on the Wolfe
or De Soto can be relied on for
good crops. Many valuable combina-
tions can also be made with the ap-
pie, and for the home orchard kinds
that are valued, but lack hardness, can
be secured in this way. It is best to cut
the scions for grating In December, but
they may be cut during the winter at
any time after few days Of mild, open
weather. If cut when the temperature
is low, the bark is pretty sure to shrivel.
Plum and cherry trees can best be
grated late in March, before the sap
starts, and the wounds should be COW
cred with grating wax. Apple trees
may be top worked in April just as the
buds are swelling. If it is preferred to
bud instead of graft, this may be done as
late as the last week in May. Cherries
and plums are usually propagated this
way, though cherry seedlings cannot
be budded until August or September
The essential feature of successful
grating is that the inner bark and cam
blum layer of the scion and stock shall
coincide for as much space as possible
and that the air shall be excluded by
the application of rafting wax SO that
it will not dry out. Cleft grating con-
sists of splitting the stock and holding
the cleft open with wedges, inserting the
scion after shaping it smoothly to a
wedge shape, taking care to bring the
inner bark of the scion and the stock
together. In whip grating the scion
and stock are both shaved off diagonal
ly and brought together in that way.
A little practice on branches of green
wood of almost any kind will soon en-
able the learner to make the cuts SO
that they will come together smoothly
and bring the inner bark of both to-
gether. A common formula for grating
wax is three parts rosin, three parts
beeswax and two parts beef tallow
melted together. A cheaper, harder and
better composition is four parts rosin,
one part beeswax and one part linseed
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

What you call chimney money" is
the same as the house tax called
"hearth money" 1t was established as
means of making up the deficiency in
the revenue granted after the restoration
to Charles II. 1t was repealed by l and
II William and Mary, C. 10, but was
reimposed in Scotland in September,
1890, at the rate Of Is. I'd. for every
hearth. The repeal was one of the first
boons conceded by William on his
arrival. History of Taxation" by
Dowell.
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HANDkERCHlEFs WE USE.
s2s, $780, 900 Single Ones Consumed In tbs
Trade Yearly Tn Tbis Countrx,

s2S,5OO.OOO Single Ones Consumed In the
Trade Yearly In This Country.
Every few people outside the trade, -
said leading wholesale dealer in hand
kerchiefs in New York to reporter re.
Gently, ARE aware that the consump-
ton of handkerchiefs throughout the
United States amounts to about rs, 600
dozen daily. This means 81, S75, 900
dozen yearly, or 1913, 500, 900 single
handkerchiefs. To satisfy this enormous
demand there are always kept in stock
in this city at least $50, 600, 900 hand
kerchiefs. 1t would be extremely diff
cult to say what such supply of goods
is worth in the aggregate as handker-
chiefs sell at wholesale at anywhere
from 30 cents to $40 per dozen, accord
ing to quality and finish. But the fig
ures which l have given you are not
exaggerated, and they throw a strong
light on the gigantic dimensions of an
important branch of the dry goods bust
ness.
ga comparatively small number of
handkerchiefs are manufactured in this
country, and those that are made here
are mostly of the cotton and inferior
silk variety. The finest silk goods are
imported principally from Japan, which
country sends us annually between H.
600, 900 and $4,000, 900 Japanese pom
gees. The best cambria article comes
from France and Belgium, and linen
handkerchiefs come from the north of
Ireland and also from st. Gall, Switzer-
land. japanese silk handkerchiefs are
worth from So to $40 per dozen, while
the imported cambrics from Brussels
sell for from So to 81 dozen, and the
cotton product manufactured in Penn
sylvania and New Jersey may be had
for 80 cents per dozen.
'The capital invested in this bust
ness is immense 1t may possibly
amount to 500, 900, 900, but owing to
the fact that the trade is distributed
nothing like accurate figures can be
given. There are six or seven firms in
the dry goods district which deal exclu-
sively in handkerchiefs. But only two
of these houses handle the domestic ar
ticle extensively. Most of the large
American factories are located outside
Of the city, but New York, as in sever
al other branches of the dry goods bust
ness, is the great distributing center for
the trade. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

If You will Use Little Reasoning
you can easily prove that catarrh is eli
matte and not blood disease Have you
not the severest catarrhal attacks during
winter and spring, and but little evidence
of catarrn during the summer? Yes.
Well, this proves it is climatic, infaming
the nasal passages. 1t is waste of money
to invest in blood remedies. The proper
treatment is local application, and the
most prompt to cure is that popular rem
edy, Ely's Cream Balm.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
A SCENE ON The 500.
The King of France Took Possession Of
the Land Two Hundred Years Ago.

The King of France Took Possession OF
the Land Two Hundred Years Ago.
In St. Nicholas there is an article on
"The Great Lakes" by ". S. HARDWOOD.
Mr.. Harwood says;
While waiting for my steamer to be
carried through canal locks of the 500,
stood one summer day near a hill on
which now stands Fort Brady, over
looking the rapids of the 500 as they
flow from Lake Superior down into the
st. Mary's river and so on to join at
last the waters of Huron. On the top Of
this hill, as nearly as l could decide
from the topography of the country,
was witnessed two centuries and quar-
ter ago one of the most remarkable, one
of the most significant, scenes in the
history of the new world. 1t has been
brilliantly described, and 1 may but
mention it.
On June IA, 1871, strange body Of
men was assembled on this hill. 1t was
composed of four classes-the official
representatives of the king of France,
the Catholic missionaries, the voyageurs
and the Indians Weeks before word
had been sent out to the chiefs of IA of
the different tribes of Indians in the re-
gion to meet at the 500 on the date
mentioned. An immense cross of wood
was made and carried to the top of the
hill overlooking the swift flowing
rapids A stout timber with an en-
graved plate on it was set up near the
deep hole in the ground which was to
hold the foot of the cross.
When all had assembled, st. Lusson,
the representative of the king, lifted in
one hand a clod of earth and in the
other his naked sword and in the name
of his most Christian majesty the king
of France took possession of the land,
embracing in his assumption "all the
region from the north to the south sea
and extending to the ocean on the west. ="
The cross was then raised before the
motley throng-the representatives of
the government in their most gorgeous
suits, the priests in their rich vest
ments, the voyageurs in their hunting
garb of skins. the Indians in their most
fantastic feathers and paint. AS the
cross assumed position the priests in
toned a stately chant of the seventeenth
century. Then the French exclaimed
give le roll r. while, as one historian
puts it, "the Indians howled in con-
cert
The plate upon the smaller timber
bore an engraved inscription denoting
the kings possession of the land.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

"Oh, John, dear, isn't your Uncle
George dreadful?'
What's up nowG'
"Why, l called at his Office today,
and he was talking to one Of his clerks
up stairs.
Nothing unusual in that.
"And, John, he told the poor man to
go to-you know through the
speaking tube. Pick Ne Up.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

AS a family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire to
son as legacy. II you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package of this remedy at once. Ifyou
have indigestion, constipation, headache,
rheumatism. etc., this specific will cure
you. Wells & Son, Columbus; E. D.
Prickitt, Mount Holly w. G. Jones, New
Egypt Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and
J. H. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, are sole agents and are distributing
samples free. Large packages Soc and 25c.
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Equal to the Occasion.

They tell this story in London about
the Countess Waldegrave, who was
married four times: One evening she
appeared at the opera in Dublin during
her fourth husbands occupancy of the
post of chief secretary for Ireland. An
audaoious Celt, catching sight Of her
ladyship In one Of the boxes, shouted
ont with real Irish temerity, Lady
Waldegrave. which Of the four did you
like bestS"
The countess was equal to the ooca-
sion. Without a moments hesitation
she rose from her seat and exclaimed
enthusiastically, why. the Irishman,
of oourse'-a remark which naturally
drought down the house.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

Hogs that are fattening will often
eat charcoal quite greedily. That from
sorn on the cob is probably the best, as
the cob contains very considerable
amount of potash, which corrects the
aoidity of the stomach Corn is a very
heavy and rich grain and hard of diges-
ton for any animal. In the quantities
that fattening hogs eat of corn it is no
wonder if their stomachs are cloyed. A
little charcoal will greatly improve
their appetite. Even hogs that are not
fattening will eat some charcoal 1t has
some nutrition, and they are in no dan
ger of eating too much. Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
A bureau OF courtesy.

"a curious innovation, says the Bos-
ton Transcript, "at the coming Omaha
exposition will be bureau of courtesy.
Not only is the idea novel, but 1t is sur
prising to learn that nearly all the peo-
pie Of the city will be enrolled in the
committee. Every member will wear
badge, and visitors will be at liberty to
address any one who wears the badge
and ask for information just as much as
he likes. The member, on the other
hand, will be pledged to treat the visitor
courteously and answer his questions
or put him in the way of getting them
answered. +"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
A Tough Route.

Somewhere in the south, " says Con-
gresham Sulloway, "a bright colored
boy appeared before the civil service
commission to be examined for the DO
sition of letter carrier. How far is it
from the earth to the moon? was the
first question asked by those who were
to determine the young mans fitness
for the place he sought How fab am
1t from the earf to de moon?' echoed the
applicant. My Lawd, boss, if you's
gwine to put me on dat route l don't
want de job. With that the young man
grabbed his hat and left as though he
were chased
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

The rarest autographs in the world
are probably Shakespeare's. Only seven
nre claimed to exist-three signatures
to his will 1.-TWO of which are doubtful),
two to conveyances of property, one in
the folio edition of his plays (doubtfull
and one in translation of Montaigne.
This last is in the British museum and
cost over 800 guineas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

what do you think of the dog?"
asked the owner.
The dog fancier merely glanced at
him and then shook his head.
"He might do pretty we'll in the
country somewhere or pretty far out in
the suburbs, - he said, "but he isn't
homely enough to ever bring much of
price among the dog owners of the
fashionable world. Chicago Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

Is at all times to attend to the comforts OF
your family. Should anyone of them
catch slight cold or cough, call at once
on Wells & Son, Columbus E. D. Prickitt,
Mount Holly; w. c. Jones, New Egypt
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and J. H
Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents. and get a
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away to
prove that we have sure cure for coughs,
colds, asthma, consumption, and all DIS
eases of the throat and lungs. Large sizes
SOC and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
Coke In Different Countries.

The prices at which coke is quoted in
different countries are given as 81. A in
the United States, So. Is in Great Brit
ain, $50 in France, So. 86 in Germany,
So. 48 in Belgium, and in Spain So. O8.
These figures are based on the quantity
Of coke used IN the manufacture of q
ton Of bessemer pig iron.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

The largest gasometer in the world is
at East Greenwich. When full. it con-
tains IL, 900, 900 cubic feet of gas. 1t
weighs 2,200 tons, is $50 feet high, 800
feet in diameter, requires 1900 tons of
coal to fill it with gas and cost nearly
$40, 600.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

The Army and Navy Year Book rates
the navies of the world as follows
l, Great Britain; 2, France; 3, Russia;
4, Italy 5, United States; 6, Germany;
z, Spain; s, Japan; 8, Austria; 10,
Netherlands. Under present naval con-
tracts Japan in 1899 will go to the fifth
place, crowding down the United States
and Germany one point.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
AT DAWN oE DAY.

Unbroken silence, brilliant eastern skies
without a stirring leaf,
Incense from celestial chalioes,
Afioat in midair brief,
Giving to mortal sight and sense
New beauties, rich and rare,
To the thoughtful mind q moment
For reverent praise and prayer.
Praise for our great Creator,
Prayer for our wayworn hours. -
Hope for fulfilled promises, r.
Trust in benignant powers
Mid awe inspiring silence,
AS night shades pass away,
New life in slow procession
Proclaims the dawn of day.
CLARK W. Bryan in Good Housekeeping.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

The oldest emblem of royalty in ex-
istence is the iron crown of the LON
bards. The inner strip of iron, accord
ing to tradition, was beaten out of one
of the nails used at the crucifxion. Its
most distinguished wearers have been
Charlemagne, Charles Y and Napoleon.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

You must fortify your system against the
attacks of disease. Your blood must be
kept pure, your stomach and digestive
organs in order, your appetite good.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medicine to
build you up, purify and enrich your
blood and give you strength. 1t creates
an appetite and gives digestive power.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

Gunpowder was invented by Roger
Bacon, an Englishman who lived in
the thirteenth century, but Germany
claims the merit for several who lived
about 30 years after Bacon decease.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

he should call Time him
self His life is more precious both to him
self and his family than the few dollars he
will gain by sticking to his work or his bus
mess. few days rest and a little right
treatment, and he will be robust and ready
for fresh plunge into work.
When man is rundown, the best medi-
cine in the world for him is Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is the great
appetite maker. 1t will make a man
"hungry as a wolf" and it will attend to it
that the life-giving elements of what he eats
are assimilated into the blood and carried
to all parts of the body, to build up new and
healthy tissue. 1t makes firm flesh and
strong muscles. 1t builds up the flesh to
healthy standard, but does not make fat
people more corpulent. 1t tones the nerves
and invigorates the liver. An honest dealer
won't offer you an inferior substitute for a
little extra profit.
ALLOW me to express my gratitude to you for
the benefit have received from your wonderful
DIR. Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser y
writes Miss Rachel A. Jones, of Townsville
Rankin Co. Miss. ~ must say that it is worth
more than its weight in gold. have gained
more information in perusal OF a few pages than
twice the 81. so which you formerly asked would
be worth to me. You are doing good and grand
work. do not see how you give such volume
away upon receipt of only 81 one-cent stamps, to
dress the author, DR.. R v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
For French cloth binding send 10 cents extra,
thirty-one cents in all.
Constipation kills energy. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are safe, sure, speedy and
permanent cure for constipation One pei
let" is a gentle laxative, and two mild
cathartic. They never grippe. Unscrupu-
1ous druggists sometimes offer substitutes
claiming that they are Just as good"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

In the Japanese match factories the
boxes and labels are made by little
girls, who are wondrously dexterous in
the work. These little experts get from
l to cents for IL hours work.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
Sure Way to Popularity.

Il suppose the secret of his popularity
is that he talks well. -
"Not at all. The secret of his popu-
lari;y is that he laughs well. Chicago
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

Allow cough to run until 1t gets beyond the
reach of medicine. They often say, "Oh, 1t
will wear itself away" but In most cases it
to try the successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsam, which Is sold on positive guarantee
to cure. they would Immediately see the ex-
cellent effect after taking the frst dose.
Price 25c. and Soc. Trial size free. At all
druggists.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

cEOA DaDy In the EAl&h Cnhlr
to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains 1t is a food IN itself. Has the taste and
appearance OF the best coffee at u the price
1t is a genuine and scientific article and is
come to stay. 1t makes for health and
strength. Ask your grocer for Grain.O
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19
One Way to be Happy

Two persons shaking hands certainly
take the palm.
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Shake Into Ynnr shnaa

Aliens FoOt-Ease, q powder for the feet. II
cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out OF corns
ard bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis.
covery of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach.
ing feet. Try 1t to-day. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. By mail for sc in stamps
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen s. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
A blonde can be only fairly beautiful,
after all
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

Hoods Pills are the fayorite family ca
thartic, easy to take, easy to operate.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-04-19

A naturally stout person cannot easily
be spared.
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Looks blue and has brass-the police
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Is the man with meerschaum pipe a
gentleman of color?
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From Baby In the High Chair

1t is not good policy to let your fire in
surance run out.
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nYou win Use a Little Reasoning

A woman's news letter usually has a
postscript edition,
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Some Foolish, People

A scene in reel life-pullinR In a big
trout.