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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Doe.n,t travel For Fun.

Far from being the great autocrat,
the arbiter Of things Of magnitude, the
president of railway system, be it
great or small, is dealer in trifes,
with a consideration for everything.
Every accident large or small; every
occurrence by which the road is to lose
a dollar or to make dollar, comes to
the notice of the president. The sue
cessful head Of railroad is the one
who considers the details. He is the
man who makes the profits, and he is
the man who has to face the music at
the directors meeting.
When you see the bright, smooth
running travelling palaces of the rail
way president trailing along behind
the long string Of passenger coaches,
you can be safe in the opinion that the
occupant has not the softest snap on
earth. You can also rest assured that
if he is success in his sphere he is
not travelling for fun.-Omaha World
Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Doubled Elm Up.

A prominent western clergyman, w.
W. White by name, was member Of
a learned society in which there were
several members who were fond Of
clubbing. During speech he had
been annoyed by their Interruptions al
most beyond the point of endurance.
At last he said, II trust I viii not be
troubled again until my speech is fini-
ished"
Before he could begin another SEN
tence one Of his chief tormenters arose
and said, slowly and solemnly:
"Oh, doctor double-u, double-u, double-u.
We love to trouble you, trouble you. trouble
you"
The doctor sat down.-Kansas City
Independent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
~. nottl. A. sbtp Launches,

Down to Charles IFS time it was GUS
tomary to name and baptize ship aft
er she was launched. sometimes a week
or two after. The old Tudor method
used for men-of-war was still in use.
Pepys' DIARY" shows that. The ship
was safely got afoat, after which some
high parsonage went on board with q
special silver standing cup" or flag
gon" of wine, out of which he drank,
naming the ship and pouring libation
on the quarter deck. The cup was then
generally given to the dockyard ship
wright as a memento.
When did the present usage of nam
ing and baptizing a ship before she is
sent afioat come in? trace the last
explicit mention of the old method to
1864, when the Royal Katherine was
launched (see Pepys). The first men
ton of smashing bottle of wine on
the bows of an English man-of-war
that have found is in contemporary
newspaper cutting of May, 1880, de
scribing the christening of 81. M. s.
Magnanime at Deptford, but nothing is
limited that it was then a new custom.
Notes and Queries.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Rather Cola Bloodsa.

OF the tactics of infantry there Ia
no end, but there are some simple
rules for the individual foot soldier to
remember when lost In the chaos OF
battle. If you cannot bayonet your
enemy, shoot him. If he goes away,
aim at the base of his spine. But do
not let your attention be distracted
from business by the consideration
that other people are making a mark
of you. 1t is your duty to kill the
highest possible number of those OPP
posed to you, not to save your own
skin.-"How Soldiers Fight" by =.
Norreys- Cornell.
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he all right with care.

be all right with care.
All that long afternoon he staid at
the house and hoped he might be OF
some service. Finally he fell asleep,
worn out with all the anxiety and mis-
cry. He was awakened by touch on
his shoulder and found his father
standing over him. Here was more
mystery.
Flows GraceY he asked.
"Alice is better and will be all right
soon. The girl up stairs Is Alice Coop
er. She was Miss Bennett In Europe
to protect herself against lot Of for
tune hunters. / knew her when she
came to the dinner party and have seen
her frequently since her father moved
away from our town. But thought
would let you find out for yourself.
haven't any further objections, and
after the wedding we will talk bust
ness"
John demanded entrance to the sick
room at once. There was really no pro-
posal, only "Oh, JohnI' and "Oh. Al.
icep'-Hartford Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
I'm class Houses.

If our own faults were as apparent
to us as those Of our friends. how
ashamed we would be of ourselves!
We have wonderful acuteness of vi
sion when it comes to discovering the
weaknesses of others, and our sight is
painfully dim when we view ourselves.
A good woman once told the writer
that for years she had made 1t rule
never to speak of the faults of others
until she had gone through the cate
CORY of her own weaknesses to see if
she did not have similar failings, and
by the time she had done this her
sense of humiliation would be so great
that she had no desire to say anything
about the weaknesses Of others.
This would be good rule for all Of
us to adopt Don't you think SO? Try
it the very next time you are inclined
to criticise some one of your friends
and acquaintances.-We Weekly Bouquet
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Good Cheer.

"Now tell me, doctor, candidly, is
there anything really the matter with
my wifeT
"Yes. Her vocal cords are sadly az
fected. I'm afraid she may lose her
voice"
"Say, drop In on your way back from
the office and chat awhile, will your
Things have been going badly with me
lately and It's so comforting to hear
yon talk Chicago Times Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20


There's story of farmer and his son
driving load to market. Of the team
they were driving one was steady re-
liable old gray mare, the other fractions,
balky black horse On the way the wagon
was stalled and the black horse sulked
and refused to pull. 'sWhat'll we do,
father ?" said the younger man. well, .
said the father, II guess wen have to lay
the CAD on the old gray" That homely
compliment to women: The gray mares
the better horse" suggests how often when
there's an extra strain to be borne it is
laid on the woman's back. How often
she breaks down at last under the added
weight of some last straw" Women
who are dragging along YEARLY through
life can gain real strength by the use OF
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 1t
puts back in concentrated form the
strength making material which working
women use up more rapidly than it can be
made by Nature in the ordinary processes
of nourishment and rest. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are universal favorites
with women because they are easy to take
and thoroughly effective in curing the
consequences of constipation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
4 puma story From Paraguay.

The puma or mountain lion of the
Andes is naturally an affectionate and
harmless animal and is often domestt-
Gated, and some of the ranchmen in
Patagonia and Chile often tame them
and train them for watchdogs. An ex-
traordinary story is told Of tyrant
who ruled in Paraguay for many years
and was notorious all over South
America for his cruelty. 1t is said that
this ruler once had a woman chained to
a tree in the forest where she would
either starve or be devoured by wild
beasts. After she had been out about
ten days he sent scout to see what
was left Of her, and, much to his as
tonishment. it was found that she had
been fed and protected by two pumas,
male and female, and had suffered in
no way except from exposure and
fright. The pumas brought her raw
meat from the animals they had killed
and slept by her side each night like
hdogs.-Chicago Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
A ane.tion In History,

Some strangers. apparently hailing
from the far west. were looking at the
statue of Robert Fulton. the inventor
OF the steamboat. Said one of them:
so this is the man who got up the
steamboat, Ell? Well, it only goes to
show how a Teller can be mistaken.
Now, out in Punkin Ridge we always
thought 81 Jones fixed up the first
steamboat ever run, in the year 1875.
The whole county was out to see the
Nancy Ann pass the Ridge, and every
body about there said as how 81 had
surely made himself famous by buildin
the first boat ever known to rum
Washington Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
A single Fact

Is worth a ship load of argument. What
shall be said, then, of thousands of facts
Every cure by Hoods Sarsaparilla is Q
fact, presenting the strongest possible
evidence of the merit of this medicine
Thousands and thousands of such facts
prove that Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure
all diseases caused or promoted by impure
blood. 1t is the best medicine money car
buy.
Indigestion and nausea are cured by
Hoods Pills.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

"How did you happen TO give that
footpad such an unmercIful drubbingY
81 felt sorry for him. You know that
they are talking Of giving footpads
public fiogglngs. and | thought I'd
save the poor fellow the open disgracs
by licking the hide OF of him In pr
yate. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

Stella-Why on earth did Miss Pc
CHS reject Mr.. Boomer? He's making
lots of money in the advertising bust
ness.
Bella-Yes, and he proposed to heE
by mail in this fashion: 81 can place in
few good papers of guaranteed circu-
Iation at minimum cost the follow
ing notice pure reading, top column
! Engaged Miss Birdie Pechis to Mr..
Hewlett Boomer If this proposition
meets your approval, kindly sign and
return by first mail" Philadelphia
Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
The Opportunity,

"Bilkins got married rather suddenly,
didn't hep
"Yes Somebody gave him a railroad
pass to New York good for two, and
he didn't want to waste it. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
Cure Feverishness. Bad Stomach, Teethine
Disorders, Break up Colds, move ana regu
late the Bowels and Destroy Worms. They
druggists, Csc. Sample mailed free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
ModuIated Tones.

"a woman. notice, always lowers
her voice to ask favor"
Eyes, and raises her voice II sne
doesn't get it.''-Chicago Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

In all stages of nasal catarrh th ere
should be cleanliness. As experience
proves, Ely's Cream Balm is cleanser,
soother and healer of diseased membrane
1t is not drying nor irritating, and does
not produce sneezing. Price so cents at
druggists or it will be mailed by Ely
Brothers, IS Warren street, New York
Upon being placed into the nostrils il
spreads over the membrane and relief is
immediate. 1t is an agreeable cure.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

When a man is missing, every ones
first impulse is to count the women
left in town to see if one is short
Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

TXTANTED-Honest man or woman to travel
w for large house; salary $65 monthly and
expenses, with increase; position permanent;
MANAGER, $50 Caxton bldg, Chicago.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
used by Mother Gray. q nurse in Chiidren's
Home, New York, Break up Colds in "a hours
cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists. l5c. sample mailed
free. Address, Allen S, Olmsted. Leroy N.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

If we had everything we want, Wa
would want for something to want for.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
BAG, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. AL druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Rouse fk5e Liver

Cure Sick Headache, Bill
iousness, Sour Stomach,
and Constipation. Sold
everywhere, 25c. per box.
prspared by O. /. Hood q Co. Lowell, Mass.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

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. Prick
lit, Mount Holly; W. G. Jones, New Egypt
Edw. W. Rossell, Pemberton, and ]. 81
Leeds, Rancocas, sole agents, and get {
trial bottle of Otto Cure, the great Ger
man remedy, free. We give it away tt
prove that we have sure cure for coughs
colds, asthma, consumption, and all dis
eases of the throat and lungs. Large size
soc. and 25c.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

II got back at the bookmakers all
right todayr'
sWin?s
mo: didn't bet Philadelphia North
American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Jell-u. The New pessert.

pleases all the family. Four lavors: Lemon,
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
grocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

AS family medicine Bacon's Celery
King for the nerves passes from sire tc
son as legacy. If you have kidney,
liver or blood disorder get free sample
package Of this remedy at once. If you
have indigestion, constipation, headache
ETC., this specific viii cure
you. Wells & Son. Columbus; 3. D,
Prickitt, Mount Holly; W. @. Jones, New
Egypt; Edw w. Rossell, Pemberton, and
j. H. Leeds, Rancocas, the leading drug
gists, fare sole agents and are distributing
samples free Large packages SOC. and Doc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

A hand organ may be out of tune, but
it never seems to be out of tunes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
MANY school Children arc sick,,

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
10c. 25c. II c. G. c. fail, druggists refund money
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

The public speaker is lost when he for
gets his address.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Are You Using ALIENS Foot-Ease?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, &
powder. 1t cures Corns, Bunions, Painful
Smarting, Hot, Swollen feet. At all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c Sample free. Address
Allen S. Oimsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Ht2e1dys Pills

Are prepared from Ma
lures mild laxatives, and
while gentle are reliable
and efficient. They
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

beauty Is blood Deep.
Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
Cascarets,- beauty for ten CENTS All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, IOc, 25c, Soc.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20


Speaking of educated animals, there's
the spelling bee.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-13
FARMER AND MECHANIC
MOLES.

Some people claim to believe that moles
the reason that they are almost wholly
insectiverous in their diet. This | dis
pEte. A mole will destroy seed corn al
ter it has been anointed with tar from
the Southern pitch pine, while every
other known animal and fowl, including
COWS, will pass it by. ] think the great
majority of farmers will favor their ex-
termination. l therefore submit the fol-
lowing cheap and effective plan:
TO DESTROY MOLES.
Mix q proper quantity (no particular
rule, of arsenic with corn dough, make a
small hole into the roads here and there,
and deposit a lump of dough in each.
about the size of a marble. Cover the
holes with an convenient substance, such
as clods of dirt, to exclude the light.
Some years ago | had a piece of land
badly infested with mOles. that I wished
to plant to sweet potatoes. Success de-
pended OF first getting rid of the moles.
AS a matter of experiment concluded to
try corn dough and arsenic, as above. Two
applications resulted in a virtual exter-
minatiOn. Some Of the mOies came out
of the ground, and soon after died. Other
poisons may answer as we'll. but / know
that arsenic can be relied on. The best
time to apply is perhaps in early spring,
soon after the moles leave their winter
quarters
BRYAN TYSON.
HaJIico0 ~ n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-13

be we'll to give the potatoes a good work
ing Immediately preceding the mulching.
When planted in June the mulch may
follow the planting
Where potatoes are to be mulched L
prefer to plant them shallow on a we'll
pulverized soil.
In concluding this article l wish to en-
phasize the necessity for thinning to one
stalk. Whether tested on early or late
stalk. l lave never known it to fail the
materially increase quantity. the size
aud quality Of the potatoes. Yet the va
rious writer's of the day on potatoe cul-
ture, such as c. H. Jordan in Atlanta
Journal, pass the matter by. from which
l infer that they never tested this simple
mode for increasing the quantity and
quality OF the potatoes. a seeming waste
of the surplus stalks may have prevented
the adoption of the plan, but if one stalk
will produce more potatoes than three or
four it is really economy to pull up and
throw away the surplus stalks. But |
nave found by an actual test that the
sprouts pulled off can be advantageOusly
set out; they produced fine potatoes, but
| did not make a comparison DetWeen
them and the original. Some writer's re-
commend bedding the potatoes and draw
ing the sprouts after the manner of
sweet potatoes. When the potatoes are
not planted on clover or pea sod, it will
be necessary to use fertilizers. A we'll
balanced mixture should contain about
three per cent of Nitrogen, six per cent
~Phosphoric Acid and eight per cent Pot
ash, of which from 700 to 1,000 pounds per
acre ought to be applied. Instead of the
above, a mixture of 200 TO $50 pounds Sui
phate of Potash and go to 800 pounds OF
cotton seed meal per acre can be sub
stituted In any case, the fertilizer ought
to be we'll mixed with the soil before
planting time.
BRYAN TYSON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-13
AN APOSTLE OF CORN.
New York WorlQ.l

New f0Ih WI ia
Clark f. Carr is going to the Paris EX-
position on a mission of the highest benef-
icence to the poor people OF Europe. He
is going to teach them TO eat corn bread.
To that end he will take with him a
Western chef and a Southern nanny
who know how to cook Americas greatest
cereal in a hundred way
Cornmeal, hominy and American pork,
representing corn. can be furnished 10
European peasants, laborers and artiSans
at about one-half the cost Of The food
they now eat, and N fool value it is
greatly superior. This country produces
annually about 200, 900, 900 bushels Of
corn. 1t can easily produce 1000, 000, 900
bushels, and it will do so whenever there
shall be a demand for it. Our present
crop would furnish about four AID a
half pound of food per day to every
man. woman and child III the country,
down to the last ew-bOrl baby, while
three pounds is the full ration of a hard
working man.
Corn is worth about 40 ccnts a hushei,
or half the price OF wheat. It's DacritiNe
qualities greatly exceed those Of any 9TH
er grain, with the possible exception Of
rice, which is much TOO costly for general
use. If Mr.. Carr can teach Europe to
cook and eat corn he will be a bsnefac-
tor of his race.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-13

To the Editor: The action of insecti-
cidal washes or sprays upon plant tissue
is one OF the most uncertain things in
nature. Climate seems to effect the re-
suit even more than the composition of
the wash.
Recently a Northern entomologist has
proclaimed crude petroleum to be the
much sought for specific for San Jose
scales. The writer has recently tested
this substance upon apple, peach and
plum trees moderately infested by San
Jose scale. Locality of orchard, Wake
county; age of trees. 4 to 10 years. The
trees had been carefully ended and were
we'll grown and healthy. barring the
scale. The petroleum was applied Feb
ruary 15th-a dry, windy day. The
Deeming pump and Vermovel nozzle were
used. Two strengths of oil-pure oil and
oil diluted onc-half were used. The trees
were as thoroughly washed as is possible
with a pump, but not enough oil was put
on to drip or run down trunk.
Result March 9th: The bark of all
sprayed trees is greasy brown, but the
oil has not penetrated the living cells.
All scales wetted by the oil are dead, but
in no case did the wetted scales amount
to above so per cent of the whole. In
other words about 10 per cen Of the
scales escaped the wash and are still
alive.
The buds Of the apple trees were not
injured in any way. The buds of the
peaches were killed to the extent of from
25 to 33 per cent. The buds of the plums
We're killed to the extent of p to so pee
cent. No particular difference could be
noted between the effect of half and
full strength of wash.
The general rOnc1uSiOn is that for This
section crude petroleum has about the
same effect upon scale insects and trees
as pure kerosene. 1t is no better and is
about as dangerous to use.
Persons who wish to experiment with
mineral oils upon fruit trees should go
slowly. Oils are dangerous, especially
upon stone fruits.
GERALD MCCARTHY.
Entomologist Dept. of Agriculture.