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Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
LANDIS WILL
TO BE CONTESTED.
Disinherits Two Sons and a Con-
test is On.

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Nineland, June 16.-Great surprise
has been Occasioned in Vineland over
the will of the late Charles X. Lam
dis, the noted founder of South JERSEY
towns, which was read before the
family and other relatives last night.
Founder Lands disinherits without a
dollar two of his sons, Richard w.
Meade Lands, Of Chicago, and James
Montevert Lands, of Vineland. and
cuts off with modest bequest his
third son, G. X. Lands, Jr., lawyer
of Sea Isle City.
After bequeathing to his sister.
Miss Matilda T. Lands, $500 a year
from 1875, with interest, for taking
care of himself and children, and a
further sum of $500, and interest
from 1877, Mr.. Landis made some
minor legacies and directed that the
residue be divided equally in four
parts among the Vineland Historical
and Antiquarian Society, Miss Ma
tilda t. Lands, q. iK. Lands, Jr.,
and the latter's little children.
The cause of the strange estrange-
ment of Richard Lands, an artist.
and his father occurred about year
ago. The young portrait painter,
who had returned fresh from his
tuition at Rome, electrified fashion
able society here by jumping suddenly
into matrimony, the bride being Miss
Emma Frambes, an estimable young
woman of Philadelphia.
The nuptials occurred on st. Valen-
tines day last, in Philadelphia, and
the young artist never returned to
Viheland until summoned by the
death of his father, who so disap-
proved of the wedding that he became
implacable in his opposition to a
reconciliation. Though. torn with
resentment, there still lurked in the
fathers heart soft spot for his son.
for since his demise it has leaked out
that Founder Landis assisted Richard
in a secret way through trusted
agents. pledged MOTTO reveal to the
son who his real helper was.
James NJ. Lands, the youngest son.
who is very popular here, left his
fathers home only several weeks ago,
as the result of an unpleasant misun-
derstanding. A partial reconciliation
had been effected between the son and
father few days before the latter
death.
Founder Landis' will is to be con-
tested by his sons they having already
to-day been closeted with their at
torneys. and public sentiment in
Vineland is apparently with them.
Owing to the scattered condition OF
the estate, it is difficult to estimate
intelligently the extent of his wealth
at the present time.
Another surprise in the same con-
nection was experienced to-day when
it became known that Judge J. M.
Moore, of Clayton, .and Judge J. H.
Nixon, of Millville, who had been ap-
pointed as executors of the estate,
had refused to serve.
The legal battle over Founder Lam
dis will promises to be one of the
most interesting ever waged in this
county.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
Taken AWAY.

The italian who gave the Millville
authorities all kinds of trouble last
Saturday was brought over to the In
sane. Asylum Tuesday. This morn
ing he was taken by one of his BROTH
ers to the Blockley House Philadel-
phia where he will be treated for his
misfortune. He is a young man and
fairly good looking and it is a pity
that he should be so afflicted.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
But a Little Change.

An enterprising Philadelphia res
taurant proprietor hung out large
blackboard sign the other day with
the following announcement: "You
can't beat our fifteen cent dinners. y
This Sign proved to be quite draw
ing card until young man of humor-
GUS turn of mind came along. The
LATTER seeing the sign, stopped and,
after scrutinizing it closely, smiled
one of those smiles which bode no one
any good. He waited until none of
the employees was watching, and,
taking out his handkerchief, he erased
the letter OBJ from the word beat. !"
The transformation was complete,
and it was not until a crowd had col
lected that the proprietor of the res
taurant discovered why there was a
larger crowd outside than inside.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
A BAD BOYS BOLD ACT.
He Cleyerly Stole POcketbOOk
From Young Lady.


Saturday afternoon there was slick
thieving committed, and the young
thief might to-day be safe if a guilty
conscience had not given him away.
Two young ladies from the country
were at the Central Railroad station
in the early part of the afternoon
waiting for train that leaves here
about $50 O'Clock, when they noticed
small ragged boy standing near by
evidently waiting for train. They
called him to them and offered him
some candy. He did not seem at all
bashful and began to converse freely
with them.
After standing in the station for
some time longer the ladies thought
they would spend little time with
a friend who resided. as they thought
near the station. They asked the boy
in which direction it was and after
receiving information they left the
station, but after going to the house
to which the boy had directed them
they found that their friend did not
live there and never had. In fact,
the lady who came to the door did
not know anybody by that name.
They Immediately returned to the
waiting room of the station where
they had left a number of their pack
ages. When they reached the depot
they found the boy had gone and they
began to look over their belongings.
The ladies were able to find every
thing but one of their pocket books
which had been left with the pack
ages.
They at once started down town
where they found Policeman Winfield
Betchner to whom they gave a de-
tailed description of he boy. The
officer Immediately started on what
seemed to him after he had made a
thorough search of the down town
| streets, fruitleSS hunt. Finally he
noticed boy with a brand new suit
OF clothes and ragged straw hat
run across the street. This singular
makeup aroused the officers suspic-
ions and he started after the boy,
who with great clevernesS avoided
him and finally entirely disappeared.
The officer at last found him in the
empty barn back of the Bridgeton
National Bank, where he was hiding.
Betchner soon hustled the young gen.
telman up to the lookup where after
being put in cell he said his name
was Joseph Henderson. When asked
about the new suit of clothing he said
his father had just bought it for him
and that he had changed in his faith
er'S wagon that stood on South Pearl
street. The officer then went back tC
the old barn where he found the boy
old clothing, also a number of pic
lures, cards, etc., that no doubt had
been taken from the pocketbook, but
it was impossible to find that article.
When the officer took the old cloth
ing back to the lookup, the boy was
made to do the ''rapid change" act
and he was then taken before the
two women who promptly identified
him as the young man whom they
had met at the station.
The new clothing which the boy had
purchased with the stolen money is
now at the Mayors office. 1t bears
the mark of W. W. Robbins.
The boy was given a hearing Satur-
day night before Mayor Hampton.
He plead guilty and was sent to Jail
to await Court.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21

Goshen, III.
Genessee Pure Food Co, LIE Roy, N Y:
Dear Sirs:-Some days since package
of your GRAIN-O preparation was left at
my office. 1 took it home and gave it a
trial, and have to say was very much
pleased with it, as substitute for coffee.
We have always used the best Java and
Mocha in our family. but am free to say
l like the GRAIN-O as well as the best
coffee ever drank.
Respectfully yours.
l9 4w A. G. Jackson, NJ. D.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
huntBrOthers
0imity Lawns at &c yd.

1000 yds. pretty Dimity Lawns
In navy and white, black and white.
royal and white, and neat figures in
black, pink, blue, lavendar, Sc yd.
Linen Skirts SOC.
Linen Skirts cut full, with bands
Ct white around bottom, soc; bet
ter grades at 75c, 81, S1.25 up to
IS. White Shirt Waists SOC,
worth 75c; better grades at 81,
sl.25, Sl.50, up to So.
SOC LisIe Thread Hose Csc.
Ladies fine black Lisle Thread
Hose regular value SOC, here at
25c pair.
Lawn Wrappers 75c.
Lawn Wrappers with flounce.
Cut full and ruffle over shoulder.
75c; good Wrappers at SOC; better
ones from 81 up to So.
Hammocks
OF every description and color, SOC
to S3.75.
HUNT BROTHERS.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
Linen Skirts SOC.
SOC LisIe Thread Hose 25c.

Ladies' fine black Lisle Thread
Hose regular value SOC, here at
25c pair.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
BICYCLE RACES.
Great Sport Promised For Fourth
of July.

The Bridgeton Bicycle Track Asso-
citation has arranged for great sport
at Tumbling Dam Park for Fourth of
July afternoon. The splendid quarter
mile track will be placed in excellent
condition and every arrangement will
be made to carry out fine program.
The Association has decided upon it's
events and with the offering of lib
eral prizes, there should be a great
field of starters. The prizes will be
the good, hard cash, which will be
much more attractive than the old
time fake presents, which have been
given in the past and the number of
crack riders that will come to the
tape on the fourth will be large. The
events and prizes are as follows
Mile Novice : 1st, S12 j; I'd, S8
Sd, s6.
I Mile Open 1st, s25 I'd, SIS !;
Sd, $40. 4th, S..
l Mile Handicap 1st. s25; I'd, $15;
Sd, 80 4th, S..
Mile Tandem Handicap lst, $50:
I'd, $40 Sd, $40.
L.. ID. Patton Fined Fifteen Dollars.
l.. ID. Patton, the horse trainer, was
arraigned before Mayor Gywnne on
Thursday evening, charged with fast
driving and the breaking of colts on
the streets. Officer Hewitt testified
that he considered Mr.. Patton's ac-
tions dangerous to pedestrians. Sew
eral other witnesses said that Mr..
Patton had not in any way i'll treated
his animals and in their opinions had
in no manner violated the city or
dinance. Mayor Gywnne thought
differently and imposed a fine and
costs amounting to fifteen dollars.
Mr.. Patton appealed from the deci-
sion and the case will be argued before
Council, at which time a numerously
signed petition will be presented ask
ing Council to reverse the decision.
The case has attracted considerable
attention and the outcome will be
watched with much interest. Salem
Standard.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-12-01
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ti0ns into my head. l must see the aft
fair to the end at. whatever cost, and.
/ the end must be my marriage with the
fair haired Beatrice. That was the
name gave her, and put her age at
49, without stopping to reflect that I
was probably as old a man as her far
ther. A third crop of dVertisements
went out. This time called it hoop
ring, and got 200 replies from losers
Of hoop rings. In sending out the
fourth batch of advertising I described
the ring with the exception of the ini-
tia1s. The replies numbered oyer 400.
I also got something beyond replies. a
detective followed me to my lodgings
and was insulting enough to ask:
"Look here, old. man, what sort of a.
game are you trying to play on the
public with that ring r
.None of your business" 4eplied in
my anger at finding had been logged.
"But it is my business" he insisted.
II don't exactly twig your lay, but I'll
have an eye on you for the next few.
weeks and be prepared to make it hot
for you" S
IF you want to know who am, go
10 Brown & Brown, solicitors"
"I'll find out soon enough without
any help from them" 4,
For half an hour after he had gone l
was too put out to feel much romance.
but as | cooled off it came gently steal,
ing back, and was more than ever de-,
termined to find my unknown love.
With that independence which should
characterize the actions of a fairly.
honest man advertised for the fourth
time. This TIME asked "B. p" to
communicate with me in case she had
lost anything. There were just 107 ''B,
F." answers, but among them l. select
ed one which appeared to be genuine.
This @B. p" had lost a double hoop
diamond ring containing five stones.
1t had been lost on a railroad train and
was birthday gift from q dead moth
er. was asked to call at the cham
bers of certain solicitor to have the,
ring further identified. There is moth
ing romantic about calling on a solici-
tor. had been in hopes to be invited
to Sloan square mansion or grand,
country seat, and | was disappointed.
1t was quite possible, however, that
the blond haired heiress would be at
the solicitors and that all would be.
well, and so was on hand at the APP.
pointed hour. So was a stern faced
and aggressive looking householder, to-.
gether with a slick looking villain
whom at once spotted for a detective
and young woman whose hair was
red instead Of blond. The ring was.
speedily identified by the stern faced
man and red headed girl. "B. p" was
Bertha Perkins, and her father and
her maid were before me- Perkins was
a country squire, and on the night pre-
vious to my finding the ring his daugh-
.ter's jewels had been. stolen. The hoop
ring was part of the plumber.
OF course5I was ready to hand over
the ring, but it wasn't to stop there.
That redS headed maid was sure she
recognized me as the man who was
hanging about the grounds few hours
before the robbery, and that villain of
a detective was only too glad to snap
the handouts on my wrists and hurry
me offato jail 1t took me three days to
provetmyself a respectable character
ard an aIibi They had to give me my
Continued on page e.
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made up of five stones OF the pureSI
water, and on the inside were the ini-
tials .'B. F." The ring was a double
hoop of gold and had probably been
made to order. 1t was lying loosely in
the box, and the box had once contain
ed steel pens. / argued that it must
have been some careless person who
carried valuable ring around in that
fashion and that it had been lost by a
passenger who had left the train at the
junction.
am only fairly honest man.. My
first idea was to keep the ring to my
own profit, but l remembered that l
was known to the railway porter and
that the property might be traced to
me. II not strictly honest, am pru-
dent, and j therefore gave up the idea
of converting the ring. would hold it
for a reward, however. That bauble
must have cost at least 5000 and was
perhaps valued beyond price as gift.
figured that ought to get 500 out
Of it, and / figured just what ] would
do with that extra money. Half an
49,
stealing over me. ! began to feel sen.
timental. began to connect that dear
little ring with dear little blond hair
ed, blue eyed girl. ! got up and kicked
myself three times and called myself a
fool, but the. feeling did not go away
To my establishment and indignation
found it growing stronger, and before
I knew it the grip of romance had got
me by the neck.
was man of leisure, though / had
no great amount of money to my cred
it. / would hunt up the owner of that
ring, and if all things went well /
would marry her. settled on that
even ais / kicked myself again. Com
mon sense told me that might better
fall in love with the old apple woman
at the Waterloo terminus, but when
romance takes hold common sense has
to let go. For a week watched all
the papers, but the ring was not adver-
tised. This seemed to prove to me that
the loser was either rich and indiffer-
ent to her loss or that for some reason
the loss had not yet been discovered.
Romance made me anxious, and
therefore went to the expense of adver.
Using in five different papers. sim
ply stated that a diamond ring had
been found on a railroad train and ask
ed the loser to correspond.
Inside Of three days received about
$50 letters in reply. They came from
all sorts of places and from all sorts Of
people. The number of stones was
given all the way from one to ten, and
almost every railroad in the kingdom
was mentioned. The $50 writer's were
fakes and liars, and the true loser had
not answered me. was bit nettled
at this neglect on her part. She was
not meeting my romance half way +;
advertised a second time, and this time
/ gave date and day and train. Again
/ got peck of letters, and at least half
of them were from people who had an
swered bsTore. AS none of them could
describe the ring l was no better off
than before. Indeed was worse off.
A railway official wrote me that in
keeping an article of value found on
the line had made myself thief and
that he would take great pleasure in
seeing me behind the bars.
/ was now in love with the loser OF
that ring Sentiment had firm grip
on and | got all sorts of silly no.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-12-01
A DIAMOND RING.
BIZ NJ. QUAD.
oopYn1aHr, 1900, BY Q. ,. LEWIS.
BIZ NJ. QUAD.

= Z i 4 f
If any one had told my friends that
was possessed Of the slightest spark Of
romance at the age of 45, the informa-
ton would have been received as a
base canard. A bachelor of that age
who has drifted about with all sorts of
people and bumped up against all sorts
of adventures is. pretty sure to have
had all romance knocked out of him.
He thinks more of his hat than his
heart and more Of his pipe than the lfe-
male sex. Yes, / was hardheaded,
practical man, and had the most beau
tiful woman on earth attempted fir
tation with me i should have scowled
her down. That was the sort of man
was, and gloried in it, but alas, no
man can tell just what day Of the week
he is going to fall over his own feet
and make an ass Of himself.
On a certain Tuesday took train
at Elmer Junction for London, and as
there were but few passengers ] had a
compartment to myself. I had been
busy with a newspaper for half an
hour when / noticed a small package
lying under the opposite seat. | found
it a plain pasteboard box and was pre-
pared to find a specimen of free chew.
ing gum or new brand of troches in.
side. It was something different, how
ever. 1t was a lady's diamond ring
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-12-01
THE CITY AND THE SEA.

To none the city bends servile knee.
Purse proud and scornful on her heights she
Strands,
And at her feet the great white meaning sea
Shoulders necessarily the gray gold sands.
One, the Almighty's child since time began,
And one, the might of Mammon, born of clods,
For all the city is the work Of man,
But all the sea is Gods.
And she, between the ocean and the town,
Lies cursed of one and by the other blest
Her staring eyes, her long. drenched hair, her
gown
Sea laved and soiled and dank above her breast
She, image Of her God, since life began;
Life, but the might of Mammon, born OF clods,
Her broken body, spoiled and spurned Of man.
But her sweet soul is Gods.
E. Pauline johnson (''Tekahionwske'') in Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07

Of the lsland-which has been convert
ed by famine into new British India
IA sum equivalent to the custom
house duties paid by the merchants or
Puerto Rlca on It's Introduction into
the United states. II is said that half
a loaf Is better than no bread. but We
are OF the opinion that this measure
is worse than nothing, Instead Of con.
vertlug the inhabitants OF the island
into mendlcants. they ought to be left
free 10 develop their natural resources
and sell their products. To which end
explorations. now In state uf stag
nation. should be facilitated by means
OF free trade
What Puerto Rico needs rather than
degradation. almost which is insulting
to human dignity. is TO be able TO sell
its sugar and tobacco, But this would
no; suit the American producers Of to-
bacco ana sugar; Il would run counter
to the protected interests which have
great influence in the federal congress
and Mckinley. in order not to offend
those interested. has found way cut
OF It by Offering charity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
THE HONOLULU PLAGUE.
Now Reported as Rapidly Subsiding
by United States Officers.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-The sur
geon general Of the marine hospital
service has received a report dated
February 20, from Surgeon General
Carmichael. at Honolulu. summing up
the plague situation there and at Ka-
luhui and at Hilo.
In Honolulu, he says, up u Febru-
airy IS. the situation looked promis-
ing. On that date three new cases,
all fatal, were reported. At Kaluhui
the inhabitants Of Chinatown. where
the disease was discovered, had been
moved to a detention camp, China
town destroyed by fire and the dead
burned. No cases had developed since
February 10 and the situation was
well in hand.
AT Hilo, the doctor found only one
case Of plague reported. the wife Of a
Portuguese merchant. She was taken
i'll on January % and died on Janu-
airy 2S. No other cases had been re-
ported in Hilo so far as was then
known.
There have been so few cases late
ly, the doctor adds, that the anti
plague serum has not had a fair
trial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07
TUPPER's PEssIMIsTGc VIEW.
He Says Canada, as Usual. VIII Get
the Worst of the Boundary
Dispute.

NEW YORK. Mar. "a special to
the Evening Post from Boston says.
Sir Charles Tupper, ex-premler Of
Canada, who is making a brief visit in
this city, was asked what the pros
poets were for a satisfactory settle
ment OF the Alaskan boundary and
other disputed questions between Can
ada and the United States. He said:
Great Britain and Canada have
asked the United States government
10 consent to a settlement OF the diff
ferences according to the Russian
treaty Of 1925 and we have asked your
government to refer the whole matter
to international arbitration to decide
where the boundary line was. Canada
asks nothing.
II suppose 1t will be settled upon the
same general lines as the Maine Cana
da boundary line was adjusted and the
same as that In British Columbia when
we got the worst Of 1t, but 1t was the
only way solve the question
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07

annexation OF the republics will not
bring the lasting peace which our i'm
perialists prophecy Mr. Rhodes is SO
sure this win not happen that he is
preparing To get to work at once on
the fortiications OF Kimberley.
We incline TO think that Mr.. Rhodes
is preparing for possible armed con-
fiict with the imperial faction which he
fought at the polls and In parliament
until 1895, He is preparing to resist
any attempt on our part to interfere
actively in South African affairs. eth
er in the interests Of the Dutch elector
whose vote is already threatened. or OF
the Kaffir laborer, who seems doomed
to virtual slavery.
This is not indeed. an extravagant
hypothesis. Rhodes has consistently
maintained policy Of Africa for the
Afrikander.' and on his lips the latter
word is synonymous with the finan-
cier.
Rhodes win be loyal 10 the British
flag just so long as ii continues to be
a valuable commercial asset"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-07

tion of American canned and corned
beef and sausage.
II is the intention OF this govern.
ment, and Ambassador White has been
so advised. that one inspection should
be sufficient With an imperial and
local inspection the eject would be, II
Is stated, 10 condemn practically all
American meats which might be im-
ported into the German empire.
In answer TO a complaint registered
by this government at the refusal OF
the local authorities OF the German em-
pire TO give information 10 American
consuls, the German government has
announced that all such information
must come fIom the foreign office and
communications requesting Il should
be sent to the minister of foreign az.
fairs. In principle, this, according to
the department, must be accepted hut
there is no intention Of permitting such
discrimination against American con-
suls as 1t is apparent from the secret
Instructions to German officials at
Dusseldorf. as published In the Herald
this morainy.
Representations made 70 Secretary
Hay announce the desire Of the Ger
lean government to modify the pend
ing bill and its purpose to have 1t
amended when considered by the Fun.
desrath.