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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
SOLVING A PROBLEM.
The Green Country Brakeman VIII
Introduced the "saw By"

The Green Country Brakeman Who
introduced the t'saw By"
Many years ago green country boy
applied to the superintendent OF a
western railway for work and, some
what against the superintendent
wish, on account of the danger to life
and limb attendant upon such occupa-
ton, was given place as brakeman of
a freight train.
On one of his first trips 1t happened
that his train met another freight train
at a station where the sidetrack was
not long enough to accommodate either
Of them. The conductors were debat-
ing which train should back up to a
point where they could pass when the
new hand ventured to suggest that mel
Their should back; that they could pass
each other by means of the short side
track If the thing was managed right.
The idea excited a good deal of
laughter on the part of the old train
men, but the boy stood his ground.
''Well. how would you go about itf''
asked one of the conductors. confident
that the lad would soon find himself
against stump.
The boy took up a stick and traced in
the sand a diagram to illustrate his
plan.
"Good graciousr' said the conductor.
81 believe that will do itl'
And it did do it. Today every train
man in America probably knows how
to saw by" two long trains on short
sidetrack, but it is not so generally
known that the thing was never done
until an inexperienced country boy
who became the manager of great
railway line worked out the problem
for himself.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

A member of the Sullivan County
club caught half a dozen trout one day
last summer and carried them alive to
his cottage, intending to take them to
the city. He turned the water into his
bathtub, and the trout seemed to thrive
as well there as they had done in the
streams.
That afternoon one of the fish disap-
peared. The man, thinking it had
jumped out, looked all around the
room, but no trout was to be seen.
Next morning two more were gone,
and the servant was closely question
ed. Then two more disappeared, and
the fisherman was so much concerned
that he took a place outside the bath
room window and proceeded to watch.
Pretty soon the family cat entered,
percbed on the edge of the tub and,
waiting its chance, struck viciously
into the water with one paw and
brought up the remaining trout.-New
York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
Sailors, Ratton.

A recent writer has this to say Of
sailors rations: "A sailor has dishes,
and loves them, that are little appreci-
ated ashore. He likes Fanny Adams
and has great fancy for plum duff,
which consists of suet pudding with
raisins in It, Vegetables, though they
are in the official harbor menu, are not
served out to the messes every day, but
on certain days some groups of men
get all and the others none, on a sys-
tenn of which Jack quite approves.
1.-THE messes whose turn it is to have
vegetables indulge in a pot mess as
It is styled, perhaps not Inappropriate
ly. The messes in their turn receive
the shins, scrag ends, neck pieces and
other odds and ends of the meat ration
some sailors aver that every animal
has at least six shins-and this miscel-
laneous assortment of remnants is
thrown into a pot with as many vege-
tables as can be got. The result is a
pot mess
'Any landlubber who desires to try
q real naval dish will have no difficulty
in getting the dish prepared, and If he
eats it on table with uneven legs
which lunges up and down he can i'm
agine he is at sea-"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

Narcolepsy is curious and some.
what rare disease, whose most promi.
nent symptom is irresistible attacks OF
sleep. These may come on suddenly at
any time and place, and the patient is
absolutely unable to stay awake. The
sleep, however, is usually of short du-
ration, from ten to thirty minutes.
The disease was described and nam
ed by Gelineau, a French physician, in
1880. 1t is thought by some specialists
to be closely allied to epilepsy. But as
the attacks resemble healthy sleep
the muscles are relaxed, the heart and
respiration are slowed down, the pa
tent on awakening is refreshed as aft
er an ordinary nap, and there is none
of the lassitude and sense of exhaus-
ton which follows the epileptic fit
1t is certainly very different in origin
from the latter. Robin and Paul Sam
ton have recorded cases which show a
close association between obesity and
the tendency to narcolepsy.
1t seems probable, however, as Dutil
thinks, that its closest ally is simple
hysteria.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

Mr.. Cecil Adm, an authority, gives it
as his opinion that dogs as rule are
devoid of conscious humor. "The
clown dog in troupe of performing
dogs, for instance, is not really funny
when he burlesques the performances
Of other dogs, but he seems to be fun
ny to the spectators. am afraid that
the people who credit dogs with being
Intentionally funny are deceiving them
selves. A dog likes fun-a good romp
and game with children-but his sense
Of humor has not been developed, and
it is not SUBTLE" A dogs best sense
at humor, Mr.. Adm thinks, is when
he is being tickled. 'sHe opens his
mouth, then screws his face into what
people are pleased to call a laugh"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Kid gloves will not mold if you pack
them away carefully in a dry place.
The appearance of a CRATE may be
improved by rubbing it over with a
piece of old velvet after it has been
polished in the usual way.
Metal teapots should have lump of
sugar put inside them before they are
put away, otherwise they are apt to re-
main damp and acquire musty flavor.
Loops for hanging up garments are
continually breaking. a Gerviceable
loop is made by cutting a strip of kid
from an old glove, rolling in it piece
of coarse string and sewing the edges
Of the kid neatly together.
Gilt frames may be revived by beat
ing up the whites Of eggs with an
ounce of soda and then, after blowing
the dust from the frames with the bel
lows, rubbing them over with a soft
brush dipped in the mixture.
Experts in cut glass advocate the fol
lowing as the best means of cleaning:
Wash the glass thoroughly with warm
soapsuds and cover with sawdust. As
soon as the sawdust is dry brush the
article very carefully with a soft brush,
reaching all the crevices. 1t will come
out as clear and sparkling as a bubble
fresh from the pipe.
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Torne Mountain Lerend.

There is a Washington legend con.
nected with Torne mountain which is
always told to those who visit the
Ramapo country. The mountain is the
highest in the range, and on clear
day, it is said, one can see Sandy
Hook from the summit. Half way up
the mountain there is a deep cleft in
the rocks, at the bottom of which is a
spring. From some hidden point water
falls into the spring with a steady
dropping not unlike the ticking of q
watch.
"Listen and you will hear George
Washington's watch" say the old set
tiers. HE dropped it into the spring
when he came up the mountain to
watch the British leave New York"
''Tick-tick-tick-ti is the sound
which comes out of the rocks.
1T is going yet" says the guide.
'Must have been good watch, don't
you think so?"-New York Tribune.
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The London Academy quotes some Sc
iections from a writer of German trade
circular who introduces himself as a
mandatory of watertight and fireproof
clothes for mining and industrial works.
and whopromises to send everything free
pockage fixed for cash." He says:
Since long time in mining and resem-
bling works the fact is known and un-
pleasantly perceived that leather clothes,
which mostly have been used till now, by
no means can suffice for the claims to be
called for watertight clothes. Therefore
instead OF leather clothes such ones of
oiled or caoutchouced stuff have been
tried to use. but these also have the in
convenience to be too much too heavy and
incommode to hinder the free movement
Of workmen." He concludes as follows:
PROVES of stuff and whole clothes win be
sent to when desired"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
ne patient with pussy.

If you want to train cat properly.
remember that pussy is not the stu
pid animal pictured by common super
stition. Cats certainly are not so in
telligent as dogs. Neither are they so
sociable. But once they get to know
what is wanted of them they are east
Iy induced to do it to the best of their
ability. Kindness and patience go a
long way with cats. A little whole
some correction is good for dog. but
use a whip to a cat for one time only,
even if ever so sparingly. and its value
as a trick animal is destroyed forever.
Cats are simply bundles of nerves COW
cred over with fur. and even an unkind
word or a glance from any one they
love will cause them acute suffering.
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Authorizations In Letters.

Emerson said that ''in a letter any
expressions may be abbreviated rather
than those of respect and kindness.
Never write Yours aff'ly.'" But, be
it said with all respect, this smacks of
pedantry. The close of a letter is mere
formula and is precisely that part
which in writing to a friend may with
out risk of misunderstanding be cut
short or dispensed with. But no haste
or degree of familiarity excuses care
less expressions in the letter itself.
Written words stand by themselves.
The tone of the voice and the glance
of the eye, which often convey more
than half the meaning. are not there
as footnotes. Many and many an I'M
intentional sting has been planted by
a clumsy phrase or hating expression.
The same principle holds good in con-
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
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Life Stories In Faces.


Character indeed is written plainly
enough on the faces one meets in daily
life. Some speak of tragedy, some OF
comedy, and not a few give you dis
tinct warning.
Even a ride in street car or short
railway journey gives proof Of this
fact. Look around you. Those two
strangers opposite you never saw be-
fore, yet you know that one is passion
ate, the other mean, and your heart
warns to the little old lady near by.
You want no one to assure you she is
kind and gentle, while a whole net
work Of wrinkles about the eyes tells
you that the old gentleman in the cor
ner loves his joke.
Strange how quick we are to read our
neighbours face and how slow to re-
alize that our own is open for him to
readi Yet it is. The story is there,
and we are writing it every day of our
lives. Not only do smiles and frowns
leave traces, but every passion which
sways the heart stamps its record upon
the face.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
Hervard univeraity,

Harvard university derives its name
from Rev. John Harvard. its earliest
benefactor, who in 1888 bequeathed one
half of his estate. amounting to $500.
for the endowment of the college.
Harvard hall was built in 1865, Hol-
worthy hall of brick in 1912 and Hollis
Hall. also of brick, in 1764 Stoughton
hall, being of the same dimensions and
material as Hollis. was built in 1904,
and a writer of 1917 states that Its
appearance is somewhat in the modern
style. Boston Budget
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HoARFRosT.
The Fabric out of which This Feafh-

cry Whfteness Is Built.
Commonly hoarfrost is described as
being frozen moisture, but this is not
an adequate description of an agent
that has the power of adjoining in a
few hours such prosaic objects as gate
posts and dustbins with all the trap
pings of fairyland. Moisture is indeed
the fabric out of which all this feath-
cry wilderness is built up; but, although
It seems sometimes as if it is disturbed
m very capricious manner, there are
nevertheless certain definite circum-
stances which cause the hoarfrost to
settle down on some surfaces rather
than others. On any cold and frosty
morning it will usually be found that
those surfaces that are the best radi-
at0rs of heat are also those that are
the most successful in collecting boar
frost. 1t is not always realized, how
ever, that all objects are continually
radiating heat, so that no matter how
much they may receive from the sun.
they are constantly trying to get rid
Of it.
A fern leaf or a stone may perhaps
receive generous supplies of heat dur
ing the day, but as soon as night comes
it hurries to spend or radiate it, and
the object that is quickest at this work
will soon become covered in hoarfrost
Every one has observed how the mois-
ture from the air will settle on the out
side of a glass of cold water brought
suddenly into a warm room. sim
liar process takes place in the open
air, so that as the currents of moist air
travel across surfaces that are very
cold they pay tribute in drops of va
por, which in warm weather take the
form of dew and in cold of hoarfrost.
Moisture therefore plays very impor-
tant part in the development of these
hoarfrost pictures. But there must not
be too much of it. Some of the most
delicate designs occur during the prev
alence of mist and haze, and in towns
especially it is no uncommon thing for
choking brumous fog to be in some
degree compensated for by a subse-
quent display of copious hoarfrost.-
knowledge.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

"You referred to me as the science
prodigy of the college when you knew
that | got through my scientifics last
term only by the most ingenious sys-
tenn of pony"
Adm ELLIS RUDLOE.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
The TOUCH DOES 1T

Benson's Plasters are like your other
friends-they hate to see you in pain or
in weakness and are dog-tired hearing you
complain about it. They want to cure you
and send you along to- your business-whole
and happy. They can do it and aoiy do it.
Try them on. What for2 Why for any
cough or cold you may be troubled with, or
any bothering pain or ache, or worry with
kidneys or liver. Possibly some old clutch
of muscular rheumatism renders an arm or
leg worth only half price just now For
anything that makes the machine work slow
and stiff, with pain maybe in the motion of
it, clap Benson's Porous Plaster squarely on
the bad spot. They are the get-0Ut- tO-naOyvOsO
plasters-not the sort that go to sleep on
your skin like cat on cushion. There
is comfort and speedy relief in the touch Of
them. No other external remedy, no mat
ter how made or how called, is worthy
to live in the same street with Ben
sons Plasters. Pains and ailments melt
away under them as sheet of ice does I'M
der the Spring sun. You cannot foretell
the weather but you can always foretell
the effect of Benson's Plasters; it is as
sure as the effect of hot breakfast In a
hungry mans stomach. But look out for
substitutes Get the genuine. All drug
gists, or we will prepay postage on any
number ordered in the United States on
receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21
London Street Names.

Peerless street, in London, is a cor
ruption Of Perilous pool. Golden
square was originally Gelding square,
and the name was changed at the wish
of the inhabitants. Fetter lane has
nothing to do with letters, but only
with fewtors idle fellows, who once
loafed in the neighborhood. Gutter
lane, in the city, is really Gutheron's
lane. Ducks Foot lane, near Cannon
street, should be Dukes Foot lane, be-
ing so named after the Dukes of Suf-
folk. Cannon street had nothing to do
with guns, but everything with can
dies, which were made in it when it
passed as Candlewick street.
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DO YOU KNOW

how fascinating English history really is That England during
the past thousand has given literature heroes
heroine than all the world and ages? What
OF the and lives of her queens we'll being
stately soveregns with passions of love and hate living pp
ting women?
Do know Of that king queen who barefooe
all naked from their waists upwards the great hall
what plumbers dog licked the blood of king why
Henry VII hanged his four English masifs
king apoogd for taking long die? Or why Marlborough
his duchess disgraced?
the story of Thomas Beckett and the Emirs
daughter Of fair Rosamond Cords bower the labyrinth
Woodstock the teae sken thread Hen golden spur that
becoming NUM- Of Richard and the fatal apdoor of
OF the dreadful warning that hung the bed Of I
bella of Angoueme Of the queen who discovered London
disguised a cook-maid
know how the fact that the Duchess Marlborough
putting by mistake the queens gloves changed Voa
the desnies of Euope Or why the Elizabeth and her
minister had to deal secretly with Catherine de Medcs taors Or
what which passed between NAN Boyn aud King Hal be-
meath the in the clustered shade of Sopewe
meant to Wosey?
may specimen pages of work
that will show how English history be had quite different
way from that presented by Hume Rapn Macauay Guizo
or Halam Froude
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Fever generally, physicians say, Is
condition in which are present the phe-
nomena Of rise Of temperature, an &C
CELEBRATED circulation and marked tissue
danger. As to the primary cause there
are several theories. One is that it is q
disorder of the sympathetic nerve sys-
tenn or a arrangement Of the nerve GEN.
tiers In the brain which govern the
processes of heat production, circulation
and other functions of the body. Fever
Ia generated by chemical changes, prin-
cipally a process of oxidation or burn
ing up of the tissues OF the body. A
quickened circulation is the rule in all
fevers, and this maintains a ratio OF in
crease with the rise in temperature.
every additional degree of heat being
marked by an increase of eight or ten
pulse beats a minute.-New York Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

When the literary jealousy of the
Egyptians caused them to stop the sup
ply of papyrus, the king of Pergamos,
a city in Asia Minor. introduced the
use of sheepskin in form called, from
the place of its invention, pergamona,
whence our word parchment is believ-
ed to be derived. yellum, finer arti-
Gle, made from calfskin, was also used.
Many of the books done on vellum in
the middle ages were Transcribed by
monks, and often it took years to com
plete a single copy.
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short OF Exnerience.

Herbert Gladstone while yet single
man was addressing woman's suf-
and he paid graceful compliment to
the eloquence of the ladies who had ad-
dressed the meeting. He CALAMITY re-
marked on the great pleasure which it
gives the other sex to listen to women
talking.
Pausing for a moment after this OBJ
servation, Mr.. Gladstone, like his audi
ence, was thrown into an unexpected
state of merriment by male voice
which proceeded from the back Of the
hall and proclaimed in the broadcast
Yorkshire dialect, 'Eh, lad, thou'rt
moan wed yet, l see'st!'' - London
Truth
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as there any one living here under
twenty-one years Of age?" inquired a
man who rang the doorbell at genteel
residence the other day.
mo, there is not" rather sharply
replied spinster of eight and thirty
summers who answered.
why, is it possible?' was the reply
of the apparently astonished man.
Don't you live here?"
1t was a neat hit, and after little
simpering and a brief chat about the
weather the maiden purchased two
copies of a work entitled Hints For
the Young."-London Tit-Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

Shelf you could have one wish.
George. what would it be?
He-It would be that-that- that-oh.
II only dared tell you what it would
be!
She-Oh. please go on Do tell mel
Hell dare not. But. oh. If only
could!
She-Weil. why don't you? What do
you suppose brought the wishing sub
ject up for?-London Tit-Bits.
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VALUE OF AN HONEST EYE.
Business Mans Experience In Hir-
ing an ONCE Assistant.

A Business Mans Experience In Hit
ing an ONCE Assistant.
A business man said that he once de-
voted half day to hiring a man
whom he needed in his office. In an
swer to his advertisement a great
many applicants called. He rejected
the first because he would not look him
in the eye. "The second man." said the
merchant ''was armed with double
barreled recommendation from his pas
tor, with testimonials as to his bust
ness ability and good character; but,
though he looked me in the eye, l saw
that we could never hope to get along
well together, and so l dismissed him.
The third interested me the moment he
stepped inside the door. He was poor
" dressed, and, though his clothes
were whole, they were at least two
sizes too small. 1t was evident that
his attire troubled him not the least,
for he held his head high and as he APP
preached my desk looked me squarely
In the eye. He said that he had no rec
ommendation, that he had no business
experience, but that he was willing to
do his best to please me. In an instant
1t dawned upon me that before me
was the man that ! was looking for.
He had nothing to recommend him
save an honest, bright eye and pleas
ant face, but that was sufficient. l en-
gagged him on the spot
"Since then l have seen fit to adj
vance him over a man who had been
with me three years. The latter grum-
bled, but there was reason for my
move-the new man had proved him
self worthy of promotion"
Instances might be definitely multi
piled of the value of an honest eye.
That wonderful window of the SOUL
the eye, is a sure index to character.
If you have it not, cultivate a bright,
honest, straightforward look. 1t will
more than repay your effort. Look up
and fearlessly meet the eyes of those
with whom you converse. Many
choice position has been lost through
an Indifferent, fiinching eye, and many
a coveted position has been won
through a fearless, honest eye. That
kind of eye is better than hundred
recommendations
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-21

Corn, with its twenty-four to thirty
two rows under cultivation. was once
but a coarse grass, hiding each seed it
produced under husk, as wheat and
oats now do. Brought out to the light
and sun, with chance to get at
enough plant food, it has worked it's
way up to eight rows of seeds, covering
these with one husk. The farmer and
nature together have added the extra
sixteen and twenty-four rows.
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Once upon time young gentleman
and a younger lady were alone in a
bright parlor in front of a cheerful
open fire, with table between them,
playing cards. AS they continued to
play and chat the table was not so
much between them, for they both got
nearer the fire and played the game on
one corner of the table.
They had started in to play euchre,
but after an hour and a half they
found that they were playing hearts.
Moral-We are not always sure what
the game is.
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His Ignorance.

81 am always putting my foot in it, y
said Mr. Cumrox sadly.
whats the ffouble?"
81 am always displaying the fact
that l have no taste or refinement.
Mrs. c. asked me which of two gowns
! preferred. and Immediately betray
ed my ignorance. | admired the one
which cost at least seventy-five dollars
less than the other. Washington Star.