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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
A Eamoua Poison Mystery.

England had a famous poison mys-
terry in the last century. Two MEM
bers of a great club in Manchester,
both men of position and keen politi-
clans, each received, apparently as 2
New Years gift, small boxes contain
ing a few cigars of the very highest
quality apparently. Both were taken
fearfully ill after smoking, and one OF
them subsequently died. The cigars
were found to be loaded with poison.
and It was said that the man who
recovered only did so because he used
a cigar holder. The facts were at first
husbed up. because, as was said, the
suspected sender, whose motive was
revenge on account Of a lady, was
man of wealth and power But tIk
subject was cleared, and the mystery
was deepened by the following cir
cumstances: A rich Manchester mer-
chant, travelling one day in a railway
car about the. time of the incident re-
lated. got into conversation with a
most agreeably and highly cultivated
stranger, who finally offered his cigar
case. The Manchester man was found
at Leeds almost unconscious and the
only occupant of the carriage. He
grasped in one of his convulsed hands
the cigar he had been smoking, and aft
er analysis showed it to be identical
with the others. He recovered, but
the stranger was never discovered
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on.er uirninia ousters.

But sure enough, did you know there
were some oysters, and Virginia oys-
tiers at that, which cannot live always
under sheets of water? The seaside
oyster does not grow in deep water.
say over ten feet, and the most and
best of them grow in water so shoal
that it is dry ebb half the time. These
latter are the most prolific seed bear
ers we have, but they will die If
planted In deep water or in the Chesa-
peake bay The inside or bay oyster
should never ebb bare to thrive best.
Singular, isn't it, that the Virginia
oysters, one and the same bivalves,
can lead a double life, but only one
phase of it at a time! The seaside
fellow must be out Of water good
portion of his time to thrive, while the
bay and river fellow will die In sum-
mer and freeze in winter if exposed to
the air.-Virginia Citizen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
FERN LEAVES.
They Are Valuable For Preserving Ar.
ticles of Food.

They Are Valuable For Preserving Ar.
ticles of Food.
The fern plant, which grows almos
everywhere, Is an excellent preserva
tive for packing articles of food, fruit
etc. People who have lived in Eng
land know that the English have used
it successfully for many years. Val
liable fruit, fresh butter, ETC., are nc
longer seen in the English markets
packed in grapevine leaves, but almost
always in fresh fern leaves, which
keep the articles excellently. This is
done where grapevine leaves are to be
had in abundance. Every one posted
well in botany knows the high preserv
alive power of fern leaves with refer
ence to vegetable and animal sub
stances.
On the Isle of Man fresh herrings
are packed in ferns and arrive on the
market In as fresh condition as wher
they were shipped. Potatoes packed
in ferns keep many months longer
than others packed only in straw. Elk
periments made with both straw an6
fern leaves in the same cellar showed
surprising results in favor of ferns
While the potatoes packed In straw
mostly showed signs of rotting in the
spring, those in ferns were as fresh as
If they had just been dug.
Fresh meat is also well preserved by
fern leaves. 1t would seem as if the
highly preservative qualities of ferr
leaves are due to their high percentage
Of salt No larvae, maggots, etc., ap
proach ferns, as the strong odor keeps
them away.-New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
FLY FoGs IN INDIA.
A Plague That at Times Makes Life
Undesirable In Calcutta.

A Plague That at Times Makes Life
Undesirable In caloutta.
One of the evils of Calcutta is the
plague Of green flies, from which the
whole city suffers at certain times in
the year The happy hunting time OF
these minute insects Is during the late
autumn and early winter. They are q
serious nuisance both In and out OF
DOORS They wing their. way through
all the open doors Into the houses and
into every room, making life unbear-
able.
Like most insects, the little green
flies have a great affection for the
flame. On occasion the Inhabitants
have found it necessary to put out all
the gaslights, even at a public dinner,
and to take their meals practically In
deep gloom, Illuminated only by flick
ering candles.
Naturally 1t is not at all pleasant to
go on eating with dense clouds of In
sects swarming overhead or, roasted
to death, falling about one in pattering
showers.
They seem to spring into existence
from nowhere. Perhaps 1t is almost
dusk when the lights Of the street
lamps are becoming visible. Then
suddenly the air, which a moment be
fore was quite clear, is full Of myrlads
of green flies, drifting in misty patches
and obscuring the street~lamps.
Often the number of insects which
have been scorched to death Is so great
that little heaps Of them collect inside
the lamps, while bucket loads have to
be swept up from the roads next morn
ing.-London Answers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
TO TOSS UP" A SALAD.
Hostess May Express Originality In
the Arrangement of Salad Course.

Hostess May Express Originality In
the Arrangement of Salad Course.
A salad bears to a meal much more
significance than merely a separate
course, and the style Of salad should
be determined by the course it is to
follow. To serve after a first course,
possibly rich with sauces, the salad
must be a crisp vegetable with a sim
pie French dressing, and this is also
applicable to roasts and the game
course This tends to aid the digestion
Of the rich food and prepare ones APP
petite for what is to come. Cucumbers
or tomatoes are the preference with
fish; escarole, celery, watercress or
chicory with game; lettuce, celery or
watercress with apple, pineapple or Or
ange, and grape fruit Is the choice for
roasts. 1t does not necessarily follow
that In serving light salad with
fish course one cannot serve another
salad during the meal. No salad.
however, must be served after the one
served with the game or roast.
Tossing up" salad might indicate
to some that a salad could be thrown
together hurriedly and carelessly; but.
ON the contrary, care and time must be
expended on any salad to thoroughly
mix and daintily garnish it. Potato re-
quires turning over and over in the
dressing, and this may be done early
and set aside to absorb the dressing,
while celery and apple salad should be
served Immediately after dressing it.
as by long standing it willis and be-
comes discolored.
The addition of garlic, particularly in
potato salad, Is very much liked by
epicures, and half Glove of it crushed
and rubbed around the edge of the
bowl will be quite sufficient to give it
favor.
The serving of salad in individual
portions has led to great originality in
pleasing effects. Lettuce leaves and
firm standby, but other vegetables.
particularly such as supply a strong
cdRor note, are also much used. White
turtEips in their natural state, if wash
ed clean, show beautiful surface of
pearly tints merging into mauve and
amethyst Celery knobs show artistic
lines of brown on white when vigor
ously scrubbed. Peppers are green. to-
matoes scarlet, and apples range from
pale green to lemon, from pink to ruby
red. Scooped out SOFAS to form hollow
shells. any one of these serves as q
holder for some tasty salad easily
heaped within. Sprays Of cress and
parsley wreathe the outside of the
salad cup thus constructed.
Among the various popular dressings
for salad are found the favorite may
onnaise dressing, the always popular
French dressing and the newer boiled
or cream dressing. Heavy salads
served with mayonnaise or with egg
aud cream dressing are much i'm
proved by previous marinading with
oil ant vinegar or lemon juice before
the final dressing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
OLD TIME ZOOLOGY.
The Queer Insects Lawson Discovered
In North Carolina.

The Queer Insects Lawson Discovered
In North Carolina.
In the Raleigh state library is an
interesting old volume presented by
President Madison in 1881 This quaint
,olx is the first history of North Caro-
lima, written in 1741 by John Lawson,
Gent" a surveyor general Of the lords
proprietors. The history is well worth
reading, but perhaps the most enter
tanning portion of its many pages is
that in which Mr.. Lawson describes
the flora and fauna of the new coun-
try. He is evidently the ancestor of
the railway conductor who decided
that, according to the rules Of the road,
dogs is dogs and cats is dogs, but
turtles is insects"
1--WE will next treat Of Beasts" says
the historian. "The chief are the Buffe
10, or Wild Beef; the Tiger; the Bever;
and the Bearmouse The Buffelo is a
Wild Beast of America which has q
Bunch on his Back. These monsters
are found to weigh las l am Informed
by a Traveller of Credit from HOO tC
2400 weight.
''The Bat or Bearmouse is the same
as In England 1 have put this among
the Beasts as partaking of both the
Nature of the Bird and the Mouse
Now l shall proceed to the known In
sects of the Place.
insects of North Carolina: Allega-
tors, Rattlesnakes, Frogs, Vipers, Tor
tots, Terebin. Rottenwood Worms (etc)
1.-The Alligator is the same as the
Crocodile After the Tail of the ALE
gator is removed from the Body 1t will
move freely for several Days. 1 have
named these among the Insects be
cause they lay Eggs, and l did mo-
know well where else to put them"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
Judoino a Melon.

Is there any way for a purchaser to
tell good melon without cutting and
testing it? That is exactly what an
expert melon grader is expected to do
to judge the flavor of the melon as
well as the size. The best external in
dication In a netted Gem and melons
of similar type is a golden greenish
color, the melon being deeply ribbed
and thickly oyerlaid with rather coarse
gray netting, the edges Of which rise
perpendicularly from the surface. The
melon should be heavy. There should
be no ragged or broken stem to indi-
cate that the melon was torn from the
vine before it was ripe enough to part
freely. If one follows these points he
is pretty sure to get the perfection OF
melon produced by the quality Of the
seed planted. If the seed has come
from tasteless melon the result will
be disappointing even with thorough
culture and the best care in picking
and shipping. American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
ne ATE THE SOAP.
Garland Would Have Swallowed It II
1t Had Killed Him.


1t Had Killed Him.
Augustus H. Garland, who was at
torney general under President Cleve-
land, was very fond of practical jokes
and during his term of service in the
senate frequently turned the laugh on
his colleagues. Senators voorhees, and
Vest, with whom he was very friendly,
finally determined to turn the tables.
Mr.. Garland had a habit, like Voor-
hees, of munching candy, and Vest and
Voorhees, made it up between them to
take advantage of his fondness for
sweets to play their trick. They had
some tempting looking chocolate cara
mels prepared, with the interior filed
with brown soap. These they took to
the senate chamber, and voorhees,
placed them on his desk. The lid being
off, when Mr.. Garland sauntered down
the aisle he noticed them at once.
what have you there, DAMP" he in
quired.
voorhees, looked up carelessly from
his writing and responded: "Caramels.
Help yourself"
Garland needed no second invitation
and, picking up two or three, placed
one in his mouth. Steadily he chewed
away, his face betraying no sign Of the
conflict within him. This alarmed
voorhees,, who went to Vests desk and
said:
Hes eating them, Vestl What shall
we do? The stuff will kill him sure"
Senator Vest replied that it could do
no more than make him sick. Garland
swallowed the stuff, although he was
foaming at the mouth from the soap
suds. He related the incident after
ward with great gusto and said he
would have swallowed 1t If 1t had
killed him.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
AN UP TO DATE METHOD.
Net Curtains Pulled Up and Down
When Laundered.


When Laundered.
Methods of dyeing the threads used
in the manufacture of madras curtains
are being continually improved upon,
so that they have now reached such a
state of perfection that these hangings
may be washed as safely as a pocket
handkerchief and by the same simple
means.
Not long ago it was necessary to use
either salt or vinegar to 'set the col
ors'' before laundering, but nowadays
this is entirely unnecessary.
An authority says curtains can be
washed at home quite as satisfactorily
for a few cents as though one paid 80
cents a pair for cleaning by profes-
sional
According to a successful cleaner,
this process should be followed: Make
suds with warm water and white soap.
Then the water is put into an immense
tub or vat that has revolving arms
something like those found in washing
machines.
Next the curtains are thoroughly
shaken in order to free them from
dust Then they are placed in wide
meshed bags like the string shopping
bags The revolving arms send the
water through and through both bags
and curtains When clean they are
taken from the suds and. still In the
bags, are rinsed in clean water.
The bags are used to protect the
curtains from the revolving arms,
which of course might catch the mesh
es and tear them.
This authority advises home cleaners
to make the suds, then immense the
curtains (not using bags) and souse
them up and down with the hands
without rubbing until all the dirt has
disappeared They must then be
rinsed in clean cold water, hung up
to dry and well shaken, when they are
ready for use again.
When madras curtains were made
in cream and one coloring only, it was
quite safe to lay them in salt or vine
gar, as the color called for. but since
as many as four shades are often COM
bined in one curtain what would
brighten one might darken or dull an
other, so the greatest care is taken in
drying the yarns before weaving
The warp only in madras curtains is
of cotton. The pattern or design. no
matter whether just white. one color
or variety of tints, is always of wool.
This holds color better than cotton;
hence there Is no reason for setting"
before washing curtains.
A line of madras curtains that will
not fade is shown in some stores.
They are called the "sundour" and
come In variety of pretty designs and
colorings. The best part of it Is that
they are no more expensive than the
average madras curtains.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
The Best Machines.

The idea that peace could be the
normal relation of the nations never
entered Napoleon's head or the head
OF any man about him, declares A.
L. Kielland in "Napoleon's Men and
Methods" In his mind peace could
only mean a pause between two wars
He had no idea to give to the world.
His thoughts did not go beyond his
own life He shrinks at once In COM
parison with man of science, who ex-
ponds his life to create thought that
will nourish and elevate posterity.
If Napoleon reached the highest sum-
NIT of a prince and a commander he
was also the last who succeeded In
gathering about his person all the
glamour that had been wont to accom-
pany and adorn the bloody business
of war. There was no more of it after
his fall War became afterward an
academic study Military affairs came
to resemble industrial interests, In
which 1t Is the best machines that gain
the victory.
We now strip our armies Of their
gold cords and waving plumes. The
admiral, who used to stand on the
bridge in his gala uniform, with his
decorations and sash, now sits in
steel box and presses buttons like
telephone girl. When the glamour goes
from thing it is near its end.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
Easy Way to Be Generous.


In church Of a New England viii
lage was an old man who had all the
Christian graces save one. and that
was the grace Of lberality He would
do anything in the world for the cause
Of religion but give up his money. AT
the close of the financial year 1869
the church found itself $500 in debt.
church meeting was called, and it
was voted to circulate a subscription
paper on the spot and endeavor to thus
raise the sum needed. This was done,
and the old gentleman did not put his
name on the paper. The result was
rather dIsheartening, $500 only having
been pledged. Silence reigned for
moment, when one of the most gem
erous men in the church moved that
1--WE double our subscriptions" In
stantly the old gentleman was on his
feet and with extraordinary fervor
cried, al second the motion"
He evidently felt that he was thus
doing his part in Fastening a most de-
sirable result
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co.

"f' Stops only on signal or notice to Agent
or conductor to receive or discharge passen-
gers
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22

A nobleman's new land agent and
steward, who went to live on the es-
tates about fifteen miles from Grana-
da, sent letters to the village postofice
every day for three weeks, but got no
replies. Thinking this very strange,
he rode over to the village and inter
viewed the postmaster.
"Oh," exclaimed the postmaster,
''you are the new agent on the ducal
estatesl Well, your letters are all safe.
The villagers rarely write letters, and
as I have to ride on my donkey four
miles to the railway station to catch
the mail train you don't suppose fol
one moment, do you, that I am going
to undertake this pilgrimage every day
with your stupid letters? l have then
all here in broken jug, and when the
jug gets full shall take ride to the
station and post the whole lot at once =
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
The Color of Lada

The idea of jade possessing the vir-
tue of bringing the wearer food for
tune arose in China, where the stone
is SO valued that the finding of par
ticularly fine piece causes the state to
take possession of the land where it
was found The best specimens rep
resent all the hues and effects of sea
foam, but these are eagerly snapped
up by collectors and seldom come into
the public market There is another
cause for the popularity of Jade. Its
peculiar green tinge has the effect of
making the human skin look very
white In this connection the quality
Of the stone Is of no account so long
as the color is there. Indeed, many
Of the less expensive jade ornaments
are made from chips of the stone
which contain noticeable faws-Pear-
sons.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
HEALTHY, AND BEAUTY.

When cold sores appear, bit of alb
sorbent cotton which has been satu
rated with camphor spirits is very
effective.
Hollow places under the eyes can be
filed out by massage and the constant
use of good skin food. Much benefit
will come from bathing the eyes every
morning with cold salt water and by
applying occasionally a compress OF
rosewater
When powder does notladhere nicely
to the face it is because the skiniis too
dry. Anoint the surface every night
with a good skin food after having
washed the face In warm water. This
will get the skin In good condition.
Before applying the powder to the
face it is well to anoint it first with a
little cream. wiping off the thickest
before the powder is used.
A conspicuous feature oflthe face is
the eyebrows, but these are rarely
arched or even regular, yet nothing
can be simpler than to rub them with
vaseline twice week, or, better, three
times, taking care to smooth the hairs
at each stroke in the way they should
grow. This treatment continued faith
fully for years will not only give de
sirable shape to the brows, but will
create good color.
There is a beauty specialist vino as
sures her patients that thereis nothing
to compare with the pillow nap, as she
calls it, for producing beauty. The
sleeping out of doors fad In "down tt
zero days and other "dares" to colds
which call forth remonstrances from
old fashioned persons, will be thrown
into the shade, the specialist says, BY
this new beauty sleep. She placeSthre'
little rose leaf pillows, which she call
ear pillows, under a patients head
Heaped on the couch ''in,such way a.
to rest the nerves" are other pillows
filed with various compounds. Their
are three large square pillows filled
A with pine needles loosely packed ,anC
several of clover top and lavender.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
The Actress, Retnrt.

Georgette Leblanc, the actress. wife
Of Maurice Maeterlinck, was on tour
in French town, where the local com
pany supported" her in one of her
husbands plays.
But the support was weak and halt
ing. The poets lines were mangled
and several characters seemed unable
to understand what they were saying
Nine. Leblanc sought out her man
ager and spoke to him.
"a writer like Maeterlinck should be
treated with more respect"
Madame" he answered, IN Maeter
linck is not the first to suffer. So
phocles, Moliere, Racine, Shakespeare
Goethe and other great dramatists are
daily murdered in the same way"
Possibly, but they are not murdered
alive, at any rate"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
THE DANGEROUS FLEA.
A Plague Alike to Both Man an

A Plague Alike to Both Man and
Beast.
AS to the place and manner of origin
of the plague germ, or Bacillus pests,
nothing definite is yet known. The
manner of its travel and communities
ton to man has been clearly traced.
The bacillus lives and breeds in the
blood of the rat The rat is the vic
tim of feas which live upon his blood
and as they feed draw into themselves
the plague bacilli which swim by thou
sands III his vital fluid. Thus infected
little dynamite bombs, the fieas pass
with the rats into the habitations of
human beings which the rats infest
and there from convenient floors or
chairs or beds leap upon human vic
tins.
The plague laden flea does not poi
son man with his bite, as the sfego-
myia mosquito poisons by injecting
the bacillus of yellow fever directly
into the blood. The flea, It is true,
bites human beings as he bites other
prey. He sucks blood until he Is re-
plets and then squirts blood from his
alimentary canal upon his prey. There
in lies the peril. Plague bacilli are in
this discharge, and If it be left undis-
turbed on the skin of the victim the
bacilli will penetrate the skin and It's
sues, enter the circulation and thus in
feet the person upon whom the flea
has fed.
1t is this curious manner of infection
by dejecta that makes the bubonic
plague peculiarly dangerous to people
who do not battle frequently. In ia
pan and In the United States the
spread of the disease among human
beings even in rat infected cities is
slow, while in India and China and
certain parts of Europe where people
battle seldom If ever the plague runs
like wildfire. 1t is almost impossible
for a person who battles twice day
| to become infected with bubonic
plague. = William Inglis in Harpers
| Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-22
An unwritten Law.
The smaller man bristled up.

The smaller man bristIed up.
"See here" he growled, you have
applied two unpleasant terms to me-
Then he paused and scowled and came
a little closer. 81 just want you tc
understand that third term doesn't
go in this country"
Whereupon the big man drew DacE
a little and said no more.-Clevelano
Plain Dealer.