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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
10 THE CAPITOL,
DARING OF LIONS.
Incidents to Prove That the Brute
Are Not CovwardIv

Incidents to Prove That the Brutes
Are Not Cowardly.
1t has been said many times that
lions are cowardly brutes, but Of the
many lions with which / have had per-
sonal dealings, expectedly and unex-
pectedly. the epithet cowardly Is the
last l should consider appropriate In
describing them. have been charged
by lion, and he certainly did not look
cOwardly. l have come face to face
at a distance of some twenty feet, with
a family party of half dozen, fortu-
nately full fed. They stood, with quiet
dignity, looking at US, and then slowly
moved away, stopping every few yards
to stand and look again. There was
neither fear nor meanness In their ap-
pearance or behavior.
l have seen lions stalking game, and
l have myself been stalked by them.
If l could have encouraged myself with
the conviction OF their cowardliness
when 1 was the quarry and they the
hunters. it would have put a different
aspect on the situation. We were at
this time living In station over seven
ty miles from the nearest connecting
link with the outside world, and when
man eating lions took possession of the
one road which led to this link things
became serious.
A large troop was reported, and the
natives maintained that this troop ran
along in the grass parallel with the
caravan road Ia path some ten inches
wide. and. having selected the most
edible member Of the caravan, jumped
upon him like fash, and, Selling him,
disappeared as quickly as they came.
Our mail runners, attached to whom
were a couple Of native police armed
with rifles, were several times attack
ed. Finally. as the wall party was
camping one night, fortunately for II,
with a native caravan, the lions be-
came SO bold that in spite OF fires, they
sprang upon a native and carried him
Off into the bush.-Mrs. 8. L. Hinde in
Blackwood's Magazine.
Every time a man comes across
lot of old clothes in the house be
searches the pockets, though he never
finds anything.
There fs whole chapter Of sound
advice In the admonition: Don't dodge
difficulties; meet them. greet them
beat them"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
LONG ENGAGEMENTS.
A WOman's Plan by which to Brfu
About Happy Marrfnges.

About Happy Marriages.
Marriage is an institution of the
state; therefore she should put it out
Of the bonds of possibility that people
can marry each other In two days or
a week. How many marriages would
be broken of If the state required a
three years engagement before people
are married? After all, II a woman
wants to become a nun In two months,
no convent in the world will accept
her. She must be novice for two or
three years. During that time she has
to make an examination Of her con
science every day and to find out IL
she has a vocation for a nun. But
women and men marry without the
slightest preparation, without the
slightest thought of the future, while
Dame Nature laughs at her most ODD
pairings. She wants her world peopled.
That is her part. The men and women
who are Ill suited to each other are not
her affair.
Girls and boys at school should be
taught to look upon marriage as the
most beautiful. the happiest, the most
desirable and the most possible thing
in the world. Boys should be taught
to keep their minds and their bodies
pure for the state which they will
probably enter and to have a sense OF
protection and loyalty to girls, and
girls should be taught industry, self
sacrifice and responsibility for the mar
ried state.-Mrs. T. P. O'Connor In
Black and White.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
FARM PORK RAISING.
the Hos . Money Maker When Judi
ctously Fed.

The HOG q Money Maker When Judi
cfously Fed.
The high price of pork this fall L.
likely to make the farmers who have
no fat hogs to sell wish that they had q
few and those who have a few wish
that they had more, writes M. f. Ames
In American Cultivator. With corn
selling at 65 to 70 cents q bushel at re-
tail and dressed hogs at tx to cents a
pound, it reminds us that there should
be profit in keeping hogs If there Ia
truth In the old saying that "a bushel
Of corn Will make ten pounds of pork. !"
But really that does not fairly repre-
sent the feeding capabilities of the best
breeds Of hogs at the present time and
with a properly mixed ration for pigs
kept In a thrifty condition, growing
every day from birth and fattened at
six or seven months old.
The experiment stations seem to
agree in saying that judicious mix
ture of cOrnmeal, bran and skim milk
will make more growth and the meal
and milk fatten the hogs faster, thus
making pork cheaper than when grain
IL used without milk or milk without
grain. But so many farmers now sell
their milk II near large town or city
or patropize the creameries and cheese
factories that it is little use to talk to
them about the value Of skim milk un-
less they will establish a separator at
home and send of only their cream.
There are. however, always waste
vegetables in the field and garden that
would be worth more to feed to the
hogs than to carry to market, and
many Of them are worth as much raw
as they would be cooked. The cider
apples and perhaps some of those
which are put In the middle Of the bar
rel by some farmer woufd be better
cooked and with the grain mixed with
them than to be used as they are
Seldom is there field of corn which
at husking time does not show some
soft, unripe corn, which hogs or fatten-
ing beeves will eat greedily, husks,
cobs and all, and turn into good meat.
So, too, there will be unripe pumpkins
and 6Quashes as well as the unmer-
charitable roots, which are as valuable
raw as cooked
All of these things the hogs will take
and pay price for them In good pork
IL they are fed mixed In proper proper
ton with the grain ration. They are
valuable not only for the food elements
In them, but as helps to digest the more
hearty grain food and to promote a
healthier condition and thus make
more wholesome meat. To breed and
fatten two litters Of pigs year, killing
one as soon as the other Is weaned
or before, should be the aim OF the
farmer. And In addition to that he
should, by liberal use Of bedding In
the pens and absorbents In the yards,
make two good piles Of manure to
grow crops upon with which to feed
another year another crop of meat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05

In China the duck is much esteemed
as an article Of diet, and what may be
called duck farms are common on most
Of the rivers The birds are taught to
hunt for their food, and the rearing of
them costs little. They are kept In
boats with platform or deck extend
Ing outward ON each side. These boats
are taken to the shallow, marshy parts
by the banks Of the streams, and the
ducks are then driven ashore to enjoy
themselves in the mud fats So well
are the birds trained that at given
signal they cease eating and follow
their leader back into the boat, where
they lie during the night. Ducks pre-
served by being sailed are favor1te
food, with. the well to do.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05

Inc soothing spray of Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm, used in an atomizer. Is an
unspeakable relief to sufferers from catarrh
Some of them describe it as a Godsend,
and no wonder. The thick, foul discharge
Is dislodged and the patient breathes free
ly, perhaps for the first time in weeks.
Liquid Cream Balm contains all the heal
Ing, purifying elements of the solid form,
and 1t never fails to cure. Sold by all
druggists for 75c., including spraying tube,
or mailed by Ely Bros, 56 Warren Street,
New York
A man talks about owning his business
But, as a matter of fact his business owns
him. His whole life is regulated by the
demands of the business. The time at
which he rises, his breakfast hour. the
time given to meals, are all determined by
business obligations. He rushes through
lunch because he cant spare the time
from business" to eat eisurely. He won't
take rest because he is needed at the
store or office. He is in fact an absolute
slave to business. The results which fol-
low this slavery are to be seen on every
hand. Men dyspeptic, irritable, nervous,
with drawn faces, and hollow ewes, sit at
the desk or stand behind the counter until
they collapse In fit of sickness, or are
taken away by heart failure. Those who
cannot escape the exactions of business
Will lind friend in DIR Pierce,a Qoldap
Medical Discovery. 1t strengthens the
stomach, increases the action of the blood
making glands, increasing the vitality and
physical vigor. 1t makes men strong and
prevents those in business from break
downs which SO often terminate fatally.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
The Month of August

Few persons know why August has
thirty-one days. July, which takes its
name from Julius Caesar. has thirty
one days, and Augustus, who complet-
ed the calendar, dec, ined to submit to
the indignity of seeing his own month
branded with the inferiority of one day
less. The astronomers had according
ly to reshutfie the lunar cards, and, aft
er some perplexity, hit upon the ex-
pedient of shearing twenty-four hours
from February's glJry in order that
August might face the world on a
footing of perfect equality with July.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
ARTHUR D. BERWICK.


The Indian pharmacopoeia comprised
thoroughwort. spurge and Indian hemp,
used as emetics; the bark Of the horse
chestnut and butternut, used as cathar-
tics. They were also acquainted with
many poisons, most of which were used
on their weapons. For asthma they
employed tobacco and sassafras, for
coughs slippery elm, for dropsy the
wild gooseberry, for wounds powdered
pun balls. They treated boils with on
ION poultices.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
THE HORSEMAN

No horse can receive too much groom
Ing when stabbed and worked says
American Cultivator. 1t should in all
cases be groomed, at any rate once
day and as thoroughly as circum-
stances will permit In grooming a
horse the chief things are to apply
plenty of vigorous friction to the skin
and to remove all loose dandruff from
the coat. The mere removal of super
fetal dirt and caked sweat is of little
use and by no means constitutes
grooming. The body brush offers the
best means of removing loose dandruff
from the skin and Of cleansing the lat
ter, while 1t is also most useful for
applying friction. Brushes answer well
for the purpose of removing superficial
dirt, dried mud and caked sweat from
the coat, but there their usefulness
ends. Hay pads and the hands are
good means of applying friction after
full use has been made of the body
brush.
Name and tail should receive due at
tention when the horse Is groomed.
These appendages must be kept clean
and free from dandruff If it Is neg
lscted to brush the name and the tail
the accumulated dandruff Is very liable
TO give rise to an irritated condition
of the crest or dock, and this will cause
the horse to rub and disfgure these
parts.
Care of Farm Horses.
1t Is good plan to allow a little
time for the horse to cool of before
giving him his evening grain ration.
Some men allow him to stand and eat
hay while they themselves are at sup
per and then feed the grain ration lat
er. After standing all night the horse
viii be thirsty and will appreciate a
drink the first thing In the morning.
If water is given before feeding in
stead of after feeding there will be no
tendency to wash the food out of the
stomach into the intestines.-Cor Amer
Jean Agriculturist
Straw For Horses.
Idle horses can subsist largely on
good bright straw, as they have ample
time for mastication and digestion,
while hard worked animals or those
which are required to move rapidly can
make use Of only little. 1t Is q nota-
bic fact that horses are often fed on
costly hay for roughage when cheaper
straw or corn fodder could be used TO
advantage.-FarmJ Journal
Corn For Horses.
New corn should never be fed to
horses, says Farm Journal When
changing the ration from oats to corn
It should be done very gradually. the
changing process lasting from two to
four weeks. according to the quantity
OF oats that is to be fed with the corn.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
Made II Emphatic.

whats Maude crying about nowT
''Oh, she asked her husband II he
would marry again in case she died,
and he declared that he wouldn't"
well, nothing wrong about that"
mo; but you should have heard him
say it"-Louisville Courier Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
Training an Orator.

1t seems at one period the LEWIS ora
tor shut himself In dark room, wrap
ped plaid round him, lay on his back
and placed a large stone on the pit Of
his stomach. After about from twelve
to twenty-four hours Of this he was
ready for his speech.-London Satur-
day Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05

your honor" said the attorney, this
mans insanity takes the form Of be-
Lief that every one wants to rob him.
He won't allow even me, his counsel, to
approach him."
Maybe he's not 50 crazy after all"
murmured the court In judicial whis-
per.-London Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05

For asthma In sheep give ten drops
Of tincture Of lobelia, i've drops of tine
ture Of digitalis and ten drops of tine
ture nux vomica In an ounce of water
three times daily. Michigan Farmer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-05
Straw For Horses,

New corn should never be fed to
horses, says Farm Journal. When
changing the ration from oats to corn
It should be done very gradually. the
changing process lasting from two to
four weeks. according to the quantity
of oats that is to be fed with the corn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
WORKING RAPIDLY
ON NEW GAS TANK
RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER co.
is INCREASING. ITS GAS OUTPUT
ABOUT 800 PER cENT-GREAT
IMPROVEMENT.

The immense new gas holder of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company under course Of erection at the
gas plant on Second avenue and Four
teenth street will be completed by Novem-
Der |, provided no Unforeseen delays are
encountered in the co. struction work.
large force of men is being employed
both day and night and the work is be-
ing pushed forward as rapidly as possible
Superintendent w. b. Miller of the gas
department is giving his personal atten-
ton to the work, and states that the
holder will be completed by the first OF
November
i The new holder will be one of the largest
in the south and will have a capacity of
10000 cubic feet. The cost of construction
| will amount to $4,000 or more.
The capacity of the present holder Is
only 100000 cubic feet and when the inn
provements now being made are COM
pleted the pressure will be much better.
The new holder was made necessary by
the increased number of consumers and
the extension of the gas mains by the
company.
The new holder will have forty-eght
retorts in which the gas will be manu-
factured. and the service will be i'm
proved 100 per cent, 1t is claimed.
The company is contemplating the in
stalation of water gas apparatus. If
the plaps are carried out the w ( will
represent an expenditure of about $4,000.
The apparatus will probably be Ncom-
pleted and in working order by January
/, 1906
superintendent Miller said yesterday
that the material being used was of the
finest grade and that when the work
was completed Birmingham would have
as good If not better gas service than
any city In the south. When the new
holder Is completed the company will be
IN position to extend the mains to all
parts of the city and possibly to some
o the suburbs. The quality of the gas
will be much better when the improve
ments are completed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
BAPTISTS TO MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION OF THE
BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT TO HOLD
SERVICES AT THE souTHslDE
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Birmingham District Baptist Young
Peoples union will hold its regular meet
ing tomorrow night at Sis o'clock at the
South Side Baptist church.
The ministers at their last meeting
agreed to have no services on that even
ing in order to allow the members of the
various congregations to attend the meet
ing at the South Side Baptist church. For
this reason it is expected that the at
tendance will be unusually large.
The election of the officers for the en-
suing term will take place and other i'm
portant matters disposed of. The execu-
tive committee has arranged an interest
ing programme on which an address by
the Rev ]. M. shelburn will be an i'm
portant feature. The speaker has chosen
as his subject THE Value Of Human
Soul.
Prior to the programme and the trans
action of business a special song service
will be rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
COFFEE ROASTING
PLANT TOBE BUILT
viii Represent $4,000 Invest
ment and Employ 100
DEFINITE PLANS FORMING
v. T. Richard of Galveston Meets Local
Grocery Jobbers and Presents
opositlon-Attractive
Field for Business.
DEFINITE PLANS FORMING

" 7. Richard a member of the South
is in Birmingham with a view to estab-
fishing in this city a coffee roasting plant
which will within a year represent an
investment of $4,000 and give employ
ment to 80 or 100 persons.
Mr.. Richard arrived in the city yester-
day morning and met by appointment a
number of representative grocery job
bers at the Credit Mems associations Of
fees In the Chalifoux building. To the
jobbers Mr.. Richard outlined his plan,
and his presentation of the subject awak-
ened interest and approval.
Mr.. Richard will confer with the job
beers again today and will soon begin
definite plans for the establishment OF
the plant.
In commenting on the subject last night
at the Morris Mr.. Richard said:
1.-The Southern Coffee company of Gal
weston has for some time wished to get
foothold in Birmingham, We believe that
the field. here offers an excellent oppor-
tunity for our line of business. / came
here with a view to examine the situa-
ton and determine what is the best plan
of procedure in establishing a coffee
roasting plant in this city. / am most
favorablv impressed with everything l
have seen here, and am sure that cor
fee roasting plant here would be highiy
successful.
1--WE intend to establish here a business
that will within a year represent an IN
vestment of $4,000 and employ from on
to 100 persons For obvious reasons II
would be advantageous TO enlist the CO.
onarat ion of local business interests. For
that reason we shall invite persons In BIZ
mineham to take 50 per cent of the com
nanv's stock the other so per cent being
held bv the Southern Coffee company
AT the meeting with the jobbers today
7 explained our purpose, and shall confer
with them again tomorrow regarding the
subject. We are well pleased with the
outlook and think 1t is practically GER
tain that we shall establish plant here.
cunningham is regarded among bust
ness men throughout the country as one
ne the hest distributing centers In the
south. For our line of business this city,
with it's large suburban population, Of
fers especially attractive opportunities. |
have been both surprised and delighted
with the remarkable enterprise and dash
of the business life Of this city"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29

The Brandon Light artillery. Battery ID
returned last night from Montgomery
whore the command went to attend the
annual eneampment of the artillery forces
of the state. The battery was In COM
maHd of Capt ]. Quinton Smith and all
of the forty men report having had a
pleasant time.
Although Battery D is the youngest or
ganIzation of artillery In the Alabama
National Guard, 1t made the best show
Ing at the annual encampment which
has Just ended.
Several honors were won by Battery d.
Yesterday at the shooting tournament
between selected teams from the artillery
and cavalry forces of the state, the team
from the Brandon Light artillery won the
loving cup offered by Gen. r. F. Lyon.
It is to remain in the possession of the
local battery until the next encampment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
LOCAL, ARTILLERY WINS
RIFLE PRACTICE PRIZES

Lieut.. Il. W. Bapsley of the local bat
terry, won the Individual medal for the
best shot in the artillery and cavalry
forces. OF the team of twelve represent
ing the artillery, the Birmingham battery
sent five men. Lieutenant Lapsley Ser
geant Hardeman; Corporal Mills, Private
Bonner and Private Bliss. Lieutenant
Lapsley made seventeen out of posi-
BILE twenty-five shots at two hundred
yards. and fifteen out of a possible twen-
ty-five at five hundred yards.
The shoot was held at Cypress POND
near Montgomery under the supervision
of Maj. W. F. Tebbetts of Mobile in
spector Of rifle practice on the staff OF
Gen. Louis V. Clark.
First Sergeant F. f. Hooper won the
medal for the best drilled man in Bat
terry D. This medal was offered by MAJ.
Edward ID. Smith who was until recently
the captain of the battery
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
STATE FAIR.
Rapid Progress Is Being Made on the
Buildings at Fairview.

The Alabama State Fair grounds at
Fairview have practically been laid OF.
The mines and machinery building has
abb ut been finished and work is pro-
crossing on he other buildings now under
course Of CO. structlon. The fencing has
about been completed.
The race track is being graded and will
be in good condition in ample time. The
old track is being used, but considerable
work viii have to be done before II can
be Pu: back in good shade
President Eugene Flies expresses HIM
self as being well pleased with the pro-
gcass Ct the work at the fair grounds
General Marager X. NJ Williams is ex-
peatod TO return today from Tennessee
and Kontuaky. where he has been for
the past few days looking after exhibits
for the live stock show, which will be
one Of the big features of the fair
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
LITTLE NEGRO THIEVES.
Two Boys Arrested for Burglary and
Grand Larceny.

Detective Patton yesterday arrested two
little negro boys on a charge of burglary
and grand larceny and they will be given
a trial today before Judge Feagin in
the police court.
The boys are charged with breaking
into the residence of Mrs. Anna @. West
III North Twenty-third street. and steal
ing watch and two pocket books.
One of the boys has made statement
in which he accuses the other of crawling
in a window, stealing the watch and
pocket books and then escaping up an al
ley The accused confessed to Detective
Patton that he had the stolen things con-
ceaied under house, but when the de-
tcctive went to the house with the boy
he refused to show the hiding place OF
the watch and pocket books.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
A Single Dollar
Will Start An Account

AS little Dollar will with the Cti
zens Savings Bank.
There S who cannot spare something start
like this, and when started you would
take pride in seeing the amount grow
Many dime quarter or dollar let slip through
your going buy something do really
would be off without could be added to this savings
when of activity when old
age nfrmities make hardly possible for
daily you could take weearned live
life the interest savings
would bring
will show how to make the
to independence You can bank with us by mail