Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-10
Literary Notes

The post pOnement OF pnDllcaIiOn III TIC
case of large number of works, many oil
which were retarded last spring, has given
upusual interest to the November issue OF
Book News It's Descriptive List" OF
books published during the month contains
four hundred titles, each with brief sum-
mary of the book from recognized critical
authorities, the most extensive survey OF
current literature published in any literary
magazine or weekly in the country Out
of this large list brief Guide to the
Christmas Shopper" has been complied,
which will be invaluable to those ordering
books from distance A Southern dialect
story by Miss lafayette McLaws opens the
number, which contains the letters from
each of the great publishing centers in thu
country and the usual review of leading
works Published by John Wanamaker,
Philadelphia. SOC. year &C. copy.
story illustrating the red tape of Eng
lish governmental life is related by Arnold
White in his London letter to Harpers
Weekly An engineer officer in the course
of his duties, which involved travelling,
sent in bill which contained charge,
porter, experience He was told that
alcoholic drinks were not to be included in
the travelling allowance for officers. lie
beverage "porter,p but for the hire of
man to transport his baggage at station.
Upon which the sapient official rejoined
that in future he should use the word
porterage Later the officer, who was a
wsg sent in bill which included the
item, " cabbage, two shillings." The bill
was promptly returned, with the state
ment that green vegetables were not to be
he oil
officers. The officer replied that he had
taken a cab, and that as when he had
asked for the hire of porter he was in
structed to call it porterage, he thought
that they wanted him to call cab cab
bage.
One of the largest transaction ever con-
summated in life insurance in the United
States, and undoubtedly the largest credi-
ted to the State of New Jersey, was re-
Gently closed by the Prudential Insurance
Company of America 1t was in the shape
of an issuance of 100000 of partnership
insurance, in favor of four members of the
firm of Hahne & Co., proprietors of the
Newark department store. The first an
nual premium of over $4,000 has been
paid and the policies have been delivered.
The persons insured are August Hahne,
Richard Hahne, Albert J. Hahne and VIM.
II. Keilner, each taking policy of 100000
and making the same payable TO the firm SO
that in the event of the death of any one Of
them, the surviving members will receive
from The Prudential 100000 in cash.
This plan of partnership insurance, &C.
cording to The Prudential, is growing more
popular among business men every day, and
this movement on the pirt of Hahne and
Company is striking example of how an
up to date firm can protect vast interests 10
the event of their being assailed by death.
Before deciding in what Company the
firm would seek the insurance, the leading
/ Life Insurance Companies of the United
! States submitted figures. No policies SO
completely satisfied the Messrs Hahne aud
Keller as those of The Prudential which
were proven to their satisfaction to be as
safe and certain of payment as govern
ment bond.
The officials of The Prudential are point
ing to the transaction with pride as it tends
more than anything to demonstrate the
faith with which business men and men of
affairs regard the Company.