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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

You feel the drops of sweat on your
forehead, though the early morning ali
Is as cool as the breath from some
snow clad mountain Gradually be
weakens. and you know that barring
accident, you have won. Up. closer
and closer, you draw him along till al
last he floats there within a foot of
your boat
No eyes so wicked as a musky's.
They glare up at you like an angry
dogs, seeming to watch every motion
you make. Be careful. Here it comes,
his final despairing leap for liberty. AS
he makes it his powerful tail sweeps
against the stern and deluges you with
water. But the hooks hold. and once
more. for the last time, you draw him
again to where the guide waits with a
revolver in his hand. A shot back of
those glittering eyes. shiver down the
whole length of him. a swift jerk into
the bottom of the boat with the gaff-
hook-and you lie back in an ecstasy of
exhaustion
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His Questioners.

1--WE all have our troubles" said the
colored philosopher who runs the ele-
vator in the postoffice. "but the worst
Of 1t is that we think no one has any
but ourselves. My greatest trouble is
answering fool questions. and l get a
good many of them in the course of
the day.
Yesterday there was hung jury,
and one of them asked me If we had
good beds for jurymen who were kept
overnight | told him l hadn't seen
any yet, and I'd been here a good
while. Today the weather bureau
hung its sign, as usual. in the eleva-
tor. 1t said Fair and that's all, same
as it often does. 1t hadn't been there
five minutes when a man from up the
state came in and asked me, Where's
this yer fair atY | told him it was in
the circuit court room if it was any
where. WAL says he. 4 can't take
it In I've got to go to the theater.'
Sand that's the way l get 'em right
along. Philadelphia Telegraph.
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A MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM
Can You Solve 1t or Prove That II
Cannot Be SOIvedf

Can You Solve 1t or Prove That II
Cannot Be SOIvedf
At lecture at the Royal institution
on the fascinating subject of Magic
Squares" Major P. A. MacMahon, f. r.
s., reminded his audience of the exist
ence Of curious problem which, de-
spite its apparent simplicity, has never
yet been solved. He commended it to
the attention of any one present who
desired to exercise his ingenuity and
patience.
The problem is as follows: There are
thirty-six officers of six different ranks
and drawn from six different regi-
ments, and it is required to arrange
them in a square of thirty-six compart-
ments, so that in each row as well as
in each column there appears an Off
Ger of each rank and also an officer
from each regiment
Euler's "Recherches Sur une Nouvelle
Espece de Quarres Magiques," which
appeared in 1882, discusses this prob
lem, but gives no solution, and the late
Professor Cayley, writing more than a
century afterward, confessed that it
was beyond his powers.
Major MacMahon, who has added so
much to our knowledge of the theory
Of groups-a fascinating branch of
mathematics which has an important
bearing on many branches of physical
science-has not yet found key to the
mystery.
Whoever can solve this problem or
prove that it cannot be solved will
achieve immortality on the lips of
mathematicians and perhaps open
door into new realm of the scientific
wonderland which is called pure math-
ematics.-London Post.
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COOKING HINTS.

For change try boiling apples in
sweet cider. When apples begin to
get tasteless, this makes a change.
Cocoa loses that raw taste if it is al
lowed to simmer for good five min.
utes after being added to the boiling
milk.
A cut potato dropped in the fat in
which vegetables are to be fried will
indicate the proper temperature by
turning brown
Have charcoal fires for broiling if
you wish for perfect cookery. The hot
flames close the pores quickly, and the
result is very tender meat
For preparing soup for invalids
make great point of delicate flavor.
ings. Avoid much turnp or carrot.
and instead have a suspicion of bay
leaf, sweet herbs and mace
When roasting a chicken in the
oven, roast it in the usual way until it
Is nicely brown, then turn it back up
ward and let it remain so until cooked
1t will be found that the juice of the
chicken runs into the breast and makes
it moist and delicious.
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The women of Damascus.

The women of Damascus-thati is. the
Moslem wOmen-are more closely veil
ed than those of Constantinople and
other eastern cities because the people
here are more tenacious in the observ-
ance of the ancient customs of their
race and the requirements of their re-
hgion. The wells are thicker. also. and
cover the entire face. Some of them
are figured so that the concealment is
even more complete.
Greeks, Jews and Armenians do not
wear wells, and some of them are very
handsome, particularly the Jewish wo-
men. Their eyes, complexion and hair
are superb. The types of oriental love-
illness remind you of Solomon's Song.
No women are employed about the
hotels or restaurants. All the ''domes-
tic" work is done by men. In the shops
and manufactures of Damascus thou
sands of women and girls are employ
ed, but they are exclusively Greeks and
Jews. No Moslem would permit his
wife, daughter or sister to appear in a
shop or any other place where men are
employed.-Chicago Record Herald.
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Naming the Hymn.

A story is told of a negro evangel-
zeal minister who held night services in
a chapel formerly used by the Angli-
can church. In a hymnal which had
been left he found an old familiar
hymn suitable for his sermon, but the
Roman number CXIX somewhat con-
fused him, and he was embarrassed as
to how to announce the hymn. As was
the custom, he read the stanzas through,
seeming still confused He then re-
read the first stanzas, which did not
seem to aid him in helping the congre-
cation. now very much bewildered.
Proving redoubtable, he Strengthened
himself up and seemed to grasp the sit
uation at glance and in stentorian
voice exclaimed. Brethren, let US sing
the skee-six hymn."-New York Trib-
ana.
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kerS Statesman.
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THE CATFISH ZONE.



Habit of Catfish and WafHes.
While pessimists have been denounc-
Ing the extension of the pie belt
through the United States and the en-
largement of the saleratus biscuit dis
trict, they have been entirely oblivious
of the extraordinary development of
the catfish zone. This mischievous
dweller of the pool is known to the
small boy and the rustic angler under
many names-in one place as sucker,
in another bullhead, in third wolf
fish and, most outrageous of all. in
northern Mississippi as shad. But its
own only genuine title is catfish. The
when the creature is raised from the
water it emits a granting protest which
poetical fishermen have pronounced
like the purring of family cat.
Philadelphia produced the catfish
habit For two centuries the animal
was looked at as something which
might be eaten to prevent starvation
until one fine day a thrifty Quaker
found that the catfish would eat boiled
cornmeal and that this simple food not
only fattened the eater, but changed
the color of its belly from white to
yellow. He perceived the pecuniary
value of the discovery and established
a catfish farm in which he fattened the
fishes which he caught elsewhere and
In due season sold them to the Phila-
delphia markets.
A Quakeress soon after that discov-
cred that the old fashioned waffle,
slightly sailed and covered with melt
ed butter, made an irresistible accesso-
ry to the fish when well fried. This
started the catfish and waffies, for
which the City of Brotherly Love has
ever since been famous. The habit
spread like an epidemic, and. like the
star of empire, it's way was westward
So far as is known the United States
government has no record of catfish
and waff1es east of the Delaware river,
but starting at Philadelphia a distinct
catfish zone runs westward. terminal
ing at Denver, reaching as far north
as Minneapolis and st. Paul and as far
south as Mobile and New Orleans. The
catfish is said to possess medicinal vir-
tue. 1t is mildly anRsthetic. soporific
and antispasmodic.-New York Post.
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Making Him Cheerful.

She was woman who was method
zeal in her discipline.
Now. Willie" she said, "you have
disobeyed me. but | won't whip yon
now because we're going to have com
pany for dinner. and ! want you to
look bright and cheerful and pleasant
but after they've gone I'm going to
give you the worst whipping You
ever had Now. hurry up and get
dressed. for want you to look nice
and happy" -Chicago Post.
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lowed the treasure, which had proved
too much for him. He received the re-
marks in earnest. and. sure enough,
they did solve the mystery. 1t was not
to his benefit. however, nor to that of
the government. Next day he returned
to the ruins to find that the carcass of
the tiger had been dissected. One sin
gle ruby had been left in the stomach,
and only one. There must have been
more than one native in the plot, but
their identity has never been discov-
cred. Only those who turned them into
cash can tell, but doubtless it was
thousands and thousands of dollars.
Perhaps some of the rarest stones to
be found in England, France or Amer
lea today came from that collection.
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"How did she get hereY' At famous
dancing assembly this was the quite
audible comment made by several mar.
ried bellies when beautiful young ma
iron as yet on the outskirts of the ex
elusive set entered the ROOM The new
conner, whose first appearance it was.
proved herself quite equal to the occa
sion- She had a nodding acquaintance
with nearly every woman in the room
Some Of them even went to her lunch
con parties. Calmly turning to the most
supercilious critic in the room, she ech
oed as though in reply:
How did | get here? drove here,
my dear Mrs. Crossbeam. Did you
walk Y'-Lippincott' Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

uammatlon ana liberation, and cures
female weakness. 1t makes weak women
strong, sick women we'll
1T IS with pleasure recommend DR.. Pierce's
medicine, p writes Mrs. Nora Upton, of Chopper
(Cropper Station), Shelby Co. Kentucky rYou
remember my case was one of female weakness
and weak lungs. had appetite and would
often spit blood was confined to my bed almost
half of the time and could hardly stand on my
feet at times for the pains through my whole
body and system. My husband had to pay large
doctor bills for me. but since have taken four
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry four of Favorite Prescription and three
walls of Pleasant Pellets we haven't paid any
more doctor bills. 1t had been seven months
since stopped using DR.. Pierce's medicines and
have been enjoying good health all the time
] can never praise these medicines too highly
for have received so much benefit pray that
many who suffer as did will take DR. Pierce's
medicines. am sure they will never fail to
cure when given fair trial Everybody tells
me look better than they ever saw me. am
sure feel better than ever did before.p
uFavorite Prescription" has the testi-
mony of thousands of women to its COM
plete cure of womanly diseases. Do not
accept an unknown and improved sub
stitute in its place.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a
ladies' laxative. No other medicine
equals them for gentleness and thorough
ness.
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Mans Unkind Cut.

miss D. doesn't have a single for
eign label on her trunks and bags. not
sign that she ever has had them out
Of the country" said the girl who at
the end of six weeks trip abroad
surveyed her plastered over luggage
with pride and admiration.
"Ah, well you see Miss D. doesn't
need to- replied the unkind man. "She
goes across so often. and every one
knows it-"-New York Press.
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Fish TINT KIN Each other.

One of the queerest sharks Is the
thrasher. which has the upper lobe OF
its tail so much developed as to equal
in length the body of the fish itself
This tail is controlled by powerful
muscles and is used as a weapon
Swordfsh and thrasher sharks have
been seen on many occasions to attack
whales in concert and kill them the
sharks lashing their victims with their
tails while the swordfsh pierce them
from below On the other hand, sharks
themselves are often killed by por
poises. which will surround a shark
and lash the enemy to death with their
fiukeS
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

Brass and bronze are two alloys OF
copper. The first is composed of cop
per and zinc. the latter of copper anC
tin. Both historically and scientifically
these two compound metals are OF
greater interest than almost any others
Copper was one of the first metals dis
covered, extracted and utilized in the
earliest periods of our history. and an
tiquaries are accustomed to speak of s
bronze age to express that interva
of time during which this metal formed
many of the implements used for in
dustrial purposes and in warfare.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01
An Irish Bull.

Bridget and Pat were sitting in an
armchair reading an article on 1.-THE
Law of Compensation"
"Just fancy" exclaimed Bridget.
"accOrdin' to this. whin a mon loses
wan av is sinses another gifts more de
veloped For instance, a blond mon
gifts more sinse ay hearin' an touch.
an
"Shure. an it's quite thrue." answer
ed Pat. "Oi've noticed it meself.
Win mon has wan leg shorter than
the other, begorra the others longer
Philadelphia Times.
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Fortune Telling by Finger Nail.

Fortune telling by means Of the fin
ger nails. onychomancy, as it was call
ed, was common in ancient times. The
practice was to rub the nails with oil
and SCOT or wax and to hold up the
nails thus prepared against the sun,
and upon the transparent horny sub
stance were supposed to appear figures
or characters which gave the answer
required In more recent times peo-
pie have been found predicting by
means of the nails of the fingers and
telling the dispositions of persons with
certain descriptions of the nails.
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Hid Her Love.

Charles Dickens, though he married
Catherine, one of George Hogarth's
three daughters, in 1896. was later de
votedly attached to her sister Mary
Why he did not marry Mary in the
first place is not certainly known un
less it be that Mary, a young woman
of great loneliness of character, had
successfully concealed her own affec
fion for GATHERINGS betrothed in order
to save her sister from disappointment
Percy Fitzgerald, friend of Dickens
expressed this idea in an article in
Harper's Magazine entitled Dickens
In His Books"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

81 see that the bees have to visit
100000 blossoms in order to gather a
pound of honey"
Foolish bees One trip to my sweet
hearts lips would be quite enough
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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THE JEWELS
OF INCORE
BY PETTIGREW EDGAR
Copyright, 1901. bp P. Edgar

The city of Indore lies in the central
province of India. on the northern side
of the Vindya mountains, and distant
from Bombay about 300 miles, Among
the foothills of the mountains are the
ruins of what was once the largest
temple In India. These ruins were
known to and visited by British sol
diers long before the great mutiny. but
it was not until about the year 1860,
when the English had a firm grip on
the country again, that vague rumors
of hidden treasure became known.
How 1t started no one could recall, but
it was generally believed that a rajah
had secreted a vast store of gems in
the ruins during the mutiny. AS he
was among the slain the gems still lay
hidden where his own hands had
placed them.
A year after the mutiny had been
quelled the government sent out a
searching party after this wealth, but
after spending a month among the
ruins it gave up the quest Then proc
lamation was made offering half to the
finder, but no one came forward. Still
later a syndicate was formed to prose
cute the search, and a large sum of
money was spent without satisfactory
results. Every English officer stationed
at Indore had dreams of this treasure.
said to be worth at least $4,000, 600.
and occasionally one got leave of alb
sence only to spend weeks in the
search. 1t was worse than looking for
a needle in a haystack. About five
acres of debris were to be overhauled.
In some places the great stone blocks
were piled twenty feet high and over
grown with vines and bushes, and the
smallest of them could not be moved
without the strength of three or four
men. 1t was a rare hiding place.
whether the gems had been secreted in
an underground chamber or only drop
ped into an interstice between two
blocks
In the year 1871 there was fresh
story out about the ruins. For years
and years no tiger had been seen in
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

Nose Johnson-Dat liniment you sold
me did nah wife lots OBJ good.
Druggist Why, that was horse lini-
ment! You said you wanted it for a
horsel
Nose. Johnson-Ah did, sub; but dar
amt muffin too good TO- nah ole wo
man needer. Jess yo' understan' dat!
Puck.
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Parishioner-The people are com
planning that you are too LIBERAL
Unorthodox Pastor-Oh, that's a
mistake. my dear sir. a great mistake
l am just as stingy as the rest of you.
New York Weekly.
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Not Reduced to- Thai.

Gottlieb Schneider hear you hat
new bicycle got Do you get much
on it?
Louie Piltzheimer-I haf neffer had
t to a pawnshop alreatty. Columbus
90 State Journal.
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So long as the American woman re
fuses to take hand in milking the
cows-and it is likely to be quite a
spell-just so long will there be no
danger Of OVERRIDING the dairy business
in this country.
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you say you are thankful you have
a cold?'
Yes" answered the optimist. "a
FOLD is one of the few ailments that a
doctor will undertake to cure nova
days without a surgical operation.
Washington Star.
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Nature has just one pigment on her pal
cite with which she produces all the
marvellous tints of beauty, and that one
pigment is the blood. The shell like pink
beneath the finger nails, the delicate rose
of the cheek, the cherry ripeness of the
lips, the iridescent brilliance of the eyes
are all produced by the blood. Just as
the permanence of a beautiful painting
will depend upon the purity of the colors
with which it is painted, so the perman-
ence of beauty depends on the purity Of
the blood Paint, powder and cosmetics
won't avail to preserve beauty. Beauty
begins in the blood. DIR. Perce's Golden
Medical Discovery is true beautifier be-
cause it provides for nature that pure
blood with which alone she can paint.
The use of this medicine will cleanse the
skin, heighten the complexion, brighten
the eyes, and give to face and form that
radiance of health which is the greatest
charm of beauty. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are very effective in Kidding the
system of elogging residuum, which ac-
cumulates with constipated habit.
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Not in ! Tru., o. Combine.

The new easy running lie Roy Plows' are
m lde by independent company not COLI
trolled by trust. Farmers, these plows are
the best made. They are "easy to hold" aud
sseasy to draws" furnished in all sizes and style
adapted to the conditions of soil on your farm.
Cali tor a catalogue and leave your order for q
lie Roy Plow," at Harry Norcross, Pember.
ton
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

She-lsn't that beautiful parrot?
He Well, like the cage better than
| do the parrot.
"Pshaw! The cage can't talk"
That's the reason like it"-Yon-
karS Sfatpcman
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-01

We noted pigeon taking drink the
other day and found that this bird
drinks just as COW or horse does and
not by sips and G throwing up of the
head, as is common to most birds when
in the act of drinking.
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/. 1t is estimated that not less than
100000 newly shorn sheep and their
lambs were destroyed by an unseason-
able blizzard of snow which prevailed
in May in the Wyoming mountains.
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Fitting.

La Montt-Here is a periodical de
voted to air navigation.
La Moyne-Ah. it must be a Nv manor
-Philadelphia Record.
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One of the most practical expert
ments in forestry of recent date is that
of the Illinois Central Railway compa-
ny, which has had planted $50 acres of
catalpa trees in the south for the pur-
pose of furnishing future ties for the
road. One thousand trees were plant
ed ON each acre of ground.
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Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder 1t cures pain
full, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing
nails, and instantly takes the sting out OF
eorns and bunfons. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feal easy. IL is certain
cure for sweating, callOus and hot, tired, ach
ing feet Try it today. Sold by all druggists
By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
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A higher grade of cereals-wheat,
oats, barley, fax and rye can be
raised north of the territory known as
the corn belt than within its borders.
which is no small compensation for the
disadvantage of not being able to
grow the corn. And not only is the
quality Of such cereals better, but the
yield per acre is usually larger.
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The next revision of the Bible should
change the rendering of that passage
where reference is had to the man put
ting his hand to the pillow and looking
back, for nine out of ten farmers in the
west now ride the plow and do not
hold it.
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Adams Mistake

Freddie-Popper. what does it mean
by Adams one fatal slip?
Freddie's Popper-Not hanging on to
that rib, l guess.-New York Times.
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What seems to be wanted more than
anything else in this country is some
central authority from which there is
no appeal which shall fix prices both
for labor and all commodities. 1t would
save a lot of scrapping.