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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06
THE AGILE TIGER.
He In "ShOd With Silence" and IL M
Quick Lightning.

He In "ShOd With Silence" and IL m
Quick AS Lightning.
Most wild animals are specialists
that is to say, they are highly develop
ed In one particular direction. The
tiger is great as a stalker. His feet
seem to be "shod with silence" R. n.
Elliot, for many years a resident of
India, cited an experience Of one Of his
neighbors illustrative Of this point.
He had been much annoyed by tigers
and at last tied a bullock out in a clear
Ing and took up his own position In
tree to wait till the tiger should come
after the bait. The ground was COW
cred with dried leaves, which In hot
weather are so brittle that even the
walking Of bird over them can be
heard for a good distance.
In no very long time a large tiger
slipped out of the forest and slowly
edged toward the bullock His method
was SO elaborate and careful that the
man who saw it used to declare that
1t would have been worth 1000 rupees
to any young sportsman to have wit
messed it.
So carefully did he put down each
paw and so gradually did he crush the
leaves under it that not a sound was
to be heard. Between him and the bull
lock was stump about four feet high,
with long projecting surface roots.
This, plainly, the tiger looked upon as
godsend.
He got upon one Of the roots, bal
anced himself carefully and so was
able to walk quickly and silently as
far as the stump. He approached so
gradually and noiselessly and his col
or against the brown leaves was SO
invisible that he was close upon the
bullock before he was perceived.
Then instantly the bullock charged.
The tiger eluded him and in a moment
more had his paws on the bullock's
neck ready to drag him down. Then,
like a fash, he caught sight Of the
rope by which the bullock was tied
and turned and sprang into the forest,
all so quickly that the man In the tree
had no opportunity to fire.
aowlcdge,
knowledge will not be acquired with
out pains and application II n trou-
blesome and deep digging for pure wa
tiers, but when once you come 70 the
aprin2 thGy rtss w and med Hnk
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The Swiss Pike.

The name of the Swiss is generally
Identified with the long pike of the
eighteen foot shaft. and most gallant
attempts have been made by writer's to
prove that this celebrated weapon was
Swiss invention and employed by the
confederates from the first. The point,
however, is one that must remain I'M
certain, for the earliest mention Of the
long pike is found In an order address
ed in 1927 by Count Philip of Savoy
to the burghers of Turin, and no one
can tell whether the Savoyards borrow
ed it from the Swiss or the Swiss from
the Savoyards. The primitive weapons
Of all infantry seem to be the speer
and shield. The Milanese fought wit.
such spears and pixies eight or ten feet
in length at Legnano, the Scotch at
Falkirk and the Flemings at Courtrai,
so that 1t is impossible really to predi-
cate of any one nation that 1t added
the requisite number of feet to make
the weapons shaft in order to make II
a long pike. There is no mention OF
pixies in the battles Of the Swiss until
Sempach, and 1t is probable that in that
action they were not above ten feet In
ength.-Macmillan's Magazine.
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MENTAL REACTION.


The Minds Quickness Of Operation
and How II L. Measured
Let a dozen or twenty persons take
hold of hands In ring Each is to
press the hand Of his right hand neigh
Dor as soon as he receives a pressure
from the left. One person starts the
pressure going and at the same instant
observes the position of the second
hand of watch. The pressure passes
all around the circle, and when it ar
rives at the originator he notes how
many seconds were required for the
given number of persons il succession
to receive an impression and make up
their minds to act in response. The
total time Is then divided by the num-
Der of persons. This is a crude Illus
tration of the reaction time which we
measure with great accuracy on single
persons.
AS the mental portion of the reaction
time becomes more complicated the
time becomes longer For example,
the processes of mental discrimination
and choice require times of their own.
The way we get these higher" mental
processes can be illustrated In a sim
pie way. A person placed in quiet
room is to tap a telegraph key every
time he sees a red light, which can be
produced at the will of the expert
menter in the recording room. The In
terval of time between the actual ap-
pearance of the light and the moment
the key is tapped is accurately meas
ured For awhile nothing but the red
light Is used, this to obtain the simple
reaction time. Then red and yellow
lights are turned on in irregular sue
cession. The person has now to dis
criminate between two colors and to
choose between action and nonaction.
The increase of time required over the
simple reaction time gives the dis
elimination time for two colors. In an
other set Of experiments three colors are
used, then four colors. AS the discrim-
nation and choice become more COM
plicated more time is required.
The importance Of rapid and accurate
reaction and discrimination is evident.
Astronomers have difficulty in record
ing the moment at which star passes
line In the telescope. The sports
man must pull the trigger at just the
proper moment. The football player,
the fencer and the boxer are trained
in rapidity of discrimination and reac-
ton. 1t is very evident that player
or a pugilist who takes long time
for discrimination, choice and volition
will give a decided advantage to q
quick opponent.-Forum.
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RECALLING the recent visit of the State
Board of Equalization of Taxes and the
very meagre results which followed their
deliberations the question has arisen as to
what the duties of this Board are. The
law under which they were appointed,
among other things provides that they
shall furnish the local assessors informa-
ton to aid them in making assessments. !"
This is just what they neglected to do on
their visit to Mount Holly. When the
question was asked what system should
be followed In the assessment of bank
stock, the State Board did not give one
item of Information" but told the as
SCISSORS to take advice from their local or
official counsel. Of all the fool answers
that was the greatest That was exactly
the method pursued in the case when the
assessments were made last year and the
result was most beautiful assortment of
legal opinions. In some cases the COM
missioners Of appeals took the assessments
of, In others refused to have ANYTHING to
do with the matter, some compromised,
and still further legal advice was
that the taxpayer should pay under
protest The State Board was ap-
pealed to by the commissioners of at least
one township in this county and in reply
got letter that told as near nothing as
was possible. On the State Board which
met here there were three lawyers, one of
whom has made great study of the sub
ject of taxation and who travelled from
one end of the state to the other. expound.
ing the principles of equal taxation, but
when it comes to giving an opinion on the
subject referred to he travels around the
point distance almost equal to that COW
cred in the campaign and with about the
same result. If the law means anything
when it says give information to asses
sors" why is 1t not respected The men,
bers are men of judgment and ability.
One Of them gets 81. 900, the others So, 500
each. What fort Certainly not for visit
ing a county. hearing the assessors tell
with utmost serenity, how they have as
sessed everything at full value. and allow
ed nothing to escape" and then adjourn
after throwing bouquet to each assessor
who has given his testimony. If that is
the extent of their duties, the sooner they
get down and out the better. They did
not do single thing or give single idea
on the occasion of their visit here that was
in the least beneficial to those present,
and the very question which caused heap
of trouble last year, one of very great i'm |
portance, they lodged and told the asses
sors to take a lot of opinions from lawyers
who thus far have failed TO agree on the |
subject. Itisup to the State Board of Tax
alton to give this information to aid in
making the assessments.
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TEE ANTIrEE bill was given hearing at
Trenton last week. and those opposed to it
were given chance to express their OBJ
jections. There were two representatives
from this county, one o. them going from
the County Clerks Office. He said he
feared the work of the Office would be very
much injured if the search clerks were put
upon such salary as has been limited
would follow. He said he did not believe
q competent clerk could be secured for SIS
per week, and people would not trust their
searches to such an employee. There is
something in this Competent authorities
say that 1t is impossible to get man able
to make searches and guarantee their ac-
curacy for less than 81. 900 salary per year.
But this seems to be a side issue. The
question which appears to be before the
public is whether the principal officer,
the County Clerk, for instance, would be
sufficiently reimbursed for his services on
salary of $4,000 or $500 per year.
We think he would. and we also believe it
will not be difficult to get man to take
the office at that figure, with no possibility
of deteriorating the service.
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NOTICE

IN
is hereby given that at an adjourned meeting
of the township committee held February 2,
1905, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the Township Committee of
the Township of Northampton, hereby de-
clares its intention to contract with the Pub
lie Service Corporation of New Jersey, for
lighting the streets, roads and public places OF
the township of Northampton with electricity
for term OF five years, commencing on the
first day of April, A. d. nineteen hundred and
six, at price OF Ninety-fve 1867 Dollars per
light per year for arc lights mot to be Tess
than twelve in number) of five Ampere
capacity at ITO volts, or their equivalent, and
at q price of Fourteen Dollars and Seventy
five cents (sl4.75l per light, per year for mean
descent lights mot to be less than two hum
dred in number) of twenty candle power all
of which said lights, both arc and incandes-
cent, to be burned all night and every
night during said five years, and that any and
all remonstrances against the making of
such contract proposed therein may be iled
with the subscriber, township clerk, ON or
before the 18th day of February, A. d. 1905.
By order of the township committee
HARRY HAWKINS, JR.,
Dated Feb. 2, 1905 Township Clerk.
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They nidn,t Play.

A monster political parade was held
in Philadelphia during one Of the cam
paigns. 1t was headed by a band Of
thirty 1--we discoursing stirring march
ing tunes. The leader Of the band
had contracted in advance to supply
that many players, but when he came
to count noses he found eight missing.
1t did not take him long to decide what
to do. After some hustling he secured
eight men, not one of whom could play
note Of music, and decked them out
in the regulation band uniform. He
placed instruments and music in their
hands and paraded the full number.
did they play?" was asked. Eyes"
said the band leader, "but not music.
l put cork in each of the eight instru-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06
SIZE OF A THUNDERBoLT.
Biologists Have a System by Whic
Quch Measures Are Taken

Biologists Have a System by Which
Such Measures Are Taken.
did you ever see the diameter Of a
lightning fash measuredY asked a
geologist "Well, here is the case which
once inclosed fash of lightning, fitted
it exactly, so that you can see how big
it was. This Is called a 'fulgarite,' or
lightning hole,' and the material 1t 10
made Of is glass.
when a bolt of lightning strikes
bed of sand it plunges downward into
the sand for distance less or greater,
Transforming simultaneously into glass
the silica in the material through which
it passes. Thus by its great heat 1t
forms glass tube of precisely its own
size.
Now and then such tube, known
as a fulgarite, is found and dug up.
Fulgarites have been followed into the
sand by excavations for nearly thirty
feet. They vary in interior diameter
from the size Of quill to three inches
or more, according to the bore Of the
fash. But fulgarites are not produced
alone in sand. They are found also in
solid rock, though very naturally Of
slight depth, and frequently existing as
thin, CLASSY covering on the surface.
"Such fulgarites occur in astonishing
abundance on the summit of Little Ara
rat, in Armenia. The rock is SO soft
and porous that blocks foot long can
be obtained, perforated in all direc-
lions by little tubes filed with bottle
green glass formed from the fused
rock.
Some wonderful fulgarites were
found by Humboldt ON the high Nevada
de Tolucs, in Mexico. Masses of the
rock were covered with a thin layer Of
green glass. Its peculiar simmer in
the sun led Humboldt to ascend the
PERCEPTIONS peak at the risk of his life."
The Horn of OIdenburg.
A drinking horn of marvellous work
manship Is one of the relics kept in
the church at Oldenburg, Germany. 1t
is known throughout Europe as 1.-The
horn of Oldenburg' and has a most
wonderful history. According to the
story, the great Ohio of Oldenburg was
out hunting and, becoming exhausted
from thirst and fatigue, sank upon the
earth, with the exclamation, 20 God,
would had cool drink" The sound
Of his voice had scarcely died away
among the trees of the forest when
suddenly a beautiful maiden appeared
before him bearing a richly carved
drinking horn filed to overlooking with
cool, sparkling water. Ohio was more
captivated with the beauty Of the horn
than he was with that of his fair ben
efactress and, without even staying to
say ''Thanksw turned and ran at the
top Of his speed, carrying the vessel
with him. To save himself from the
consequences OF such a peculiar theft
Ohio bestowed the horn upon the
church, and to this day the story as
given above is told by the guides who
display the relics to the gaze of curious
visitors.
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DURHND'S
Telephone No. 8.
FOR GOOD THINGS

FOX GOOD THINGS
to eat. We can save you money
and at the same time provide your
table with everything good to the
palate.
Our store is filled with the best
of pure foods and choice dainties,
all fresh and new.
If you would practice true
economy and yet enjoy the purest
food stuffs ever put up for sale,
trade with us.
GRADUATED sugar, SC ID.
PIE FRUIT. - Pumpkin, a
large 3 lb. can, nc. Peaches, all
ready to use, only 1oc can. Mince
meat, Bricks, 10 and IL ID.
BAKED BEANS. - Always
ready to use. Just the thing when
you want something in a hurry.
Heinz's, 10 and 15c; Quaker City,
large cans, Ioc; Blue Ribbon, 10
and 15c can.
Home made CHOW CHOW,
very fine goods, only SC pint.
Home made SOUR KROUT,
SC quart.
American Mills BUCKWHEAT
is the best on the market, 3 lbs.
for Ioc. Self raising.
PURE HONEY, Horrors
Brand is just the thing for hot
cakes. In 10, IS and 25c glasses.
SPECIAL.-Four cans of fine
corn, csc. Only got a little of it;
come early.
G. w. DURAND,
~ and 80 MAIN STREET.
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kHRG'S
King Street Phone 8
Mill Street Phone 81
GRADUATED sugar, &C.

GRADUATED sugar, SC.
BUTTER. When you buy AL
oha butter you buy the best,
SIC.
KITCHEN BoQUET. an excellent
Aavoring for soups, 25c per
bottle.
MAcKEREL.-Nice fat, white
Norway fish, No I, lSc per Id.
No. ?, I6c per ID. No. 8, &c
each.
HERRING, extra fat and bright
6 in basket, 3oc per basket.
CRoMARTY BLoATERs, brig hit
and nice, 4 for Ioc.
PAwNEE OAT, pounds in a
package, Ioc, a present in each
package that will make the chill
dren happy.
SPINACH, in cans Ioc. Just
as good as the fresh article.
PUMPKIN, large cans dry,
solid packed, Ioc per can.
MIXED VEGETABLES for soup,
nc a can, all kinds of vege-
tables chopped and mixed,
makes good soup.
LIVER PUDDINGs, made by a
German butcher, and they know
how to make them, nc per lb.
FRANKFoRDs or half smokes,
made by the same butcher, nc
per pound.
Phil. Karg, Mi s st. A Rsi S'i
MOUNT HOLLY
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TN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between
Gertrude w. PetrI, ct ais, oh Dill &C.
Complainants, Advertiseme
and of
George Miller, ct al, Masters Sale

By virtue of a decree, to me directed
Issued out of the Court of Chancery of New
Jersey, in cause wherein Gertrude W. Petri
ct ais, are compliments. and George w MIL
Ter, ct AL are defendants, will expose to sale
at public vendue, on
THURSDAY, the Eighth day of February.
nineteen hundred and six, at the
hour of two O'Clock in the afternoon
and Willow streets. in the city of Bordentown,
in the county of Burlington, all that certain
tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being
in the city of Bordentown, in the county
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the corner of Union and Willow
streets and runs ~ along said Willow street
as the westerly side thereof northerly twenty
two feet to lot of Jacob Clinton; thence (2l
westerly along the lot of said Clinton eighty
feet to lot of John Ogden's formerly; thence
two feet, more or less, to Union street thence
(4) along the edge of said Union street eighty
feet to Willow street, the place of beginning,
be the contents what 1T may. Being part
of the same lot OF land which Abraham An
derson and wife conveyed to Thomas Mercer
by deed dated December %, A. ID. 1856, and re-
corded in the Clerks office of Mount Holly,
In the county of Burlington, in book rs
of Deeds page 593, &c. And being the same
premises conveyed by the said Thomas Mer-
Ger, ct ux., to Rudolph Petri by deed bearing
date the third day Of February, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three, and duly re-
corded in the Burlington county Clerks office,
In book Ks of deeds, page 80, &c. including
the estate and Interest in dover of Gertrude
w. Petri, widow of Rudolph Petri, deceased,
and the estate and interest by the courtesy
Of George Miller, husband of the late Bertha
together with all and singular the heredita-
ments and appurtenances to the same be-
longing or in anywise appertaining
r. s. WOODRUFF, Master.
SAMUEL F. GARRISON, SoPr.
[Adyer. fee sI2 90.
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CPECIAL MASTERS SALE.

CPECIAL MASTERS SALE.
Court OF Chancery of New Jersey, bearing
dated the eleventh day of December, A. d.
1905, Franklin c. Woolman, one Of the Special
at public vendue, the land and premises
particularly described in the petition SIN the
Matter of the petition of Abigail Ann West.
for The sale of lands limited over etc. on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY rs, A, ID. 1905.
five o'clock in the afternoon, to wit: at two
O'Clock, in the afternoon of said day, at the
hotel Of Edward Halleran, formerly Coles
follows
All that tract or piece of ground. situate In
county of Burlington and state of New Jersey
bounded and described to O. survey thereof
made May 9th, 1904, by Uniah Bordon sur
veyor, as follows, to wit:
Beginning at point in the middle of the
public road known as Chester avenue In
Moorestown aforesaid, situate seventy feet
westward from point which is q corner be-
tween the lands of Sarah Roberts and other
lands OF the estate of John S. West, deceased
~ north eighteen degrees, forty minutes
west, along the center line Of the said Chester
avenue, parallel with the eastwardly side
thereof one hundred and fifty feet to a point
for corner in said center line; thence (2
north seventy-One degrees, forty minutes east
1weaIyiH I'VE lseS 70 stone SET In the east
(3) by the same course five hundred and fifty
three feet to stone set for a corner; thence
az south nineteen degrees east three hundred
and eighty-three feet, nine inches to a stone
set for corner; thence (6) south seventy-one
degrees and fOrty-one minutes west, one hun
dred and efghty-two feet, six inches to a point
for corner; thence (6) north nineteen degrees
and twenty-five minutes west, two hundred
and twenty-eight feet to stone set for cor
ner; thence ~ south seventy-one degrees and
twenty-five minutes west, three hundred and
sixty -seven feet to stone set in the easterly
lire of Chester avenue aforesaid; thence by
the same course, twenty-five feet to the place
of beginning.
Together with all and singular the heredi-
taments and appurtenances to the said prem
tses belonging or in anywise appertaining.
To be sold in the presence and under the
direction of
FRANKLIN G. WOOLMAN.
Special Master in Chancery
GASKILL & GASKILL, Sol'rs.
Dated January ID 1906.
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the subscribers,
commissioners appointed by the circuit court
OF Burlington county, to estimate and assess
the peculiar benefitsconferred upon the lands
and real estate fronting bordering on the
improved road, known as "Crosswicks and
Bordentown Turnpike" beginning at the city
line In the centers of Thorntown road and
said turnpike, and extending to the intersec-
ton of Bridge avenue and Main street, in the
or S.185 miles, viii sit at the Washing ton
House in Bordentown, N. j., on Monday, the
nineteenth day of February instant, from ten
o'clock in the forenoon to -four o'clock In the
afternoon, to hear any persons In interest, or
who may present themselves to be heard In
reference to said matter.
WALTER E. BORDEN,
CHARLES p CHALLENGER.
WILLIAM SHREvE.
CHARLES EVAN MERRITT, Attorney.
Dated February 8, 1905.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

OHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me
directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery
OF the State of New Jersey, will sell at public
sale, on
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906,
between the hours of u and O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day, ito wit, at O clock D.
at Richard Lambs hotel in Mount Holly, N. j.
All the following described tract or parcel
OF land and premises situate, lying and being
In the city of Bordentown, in the county Of
burlington and state of New Jersey, beginn-
ing at the corner of land of Harriet Clinton
on Second street, and runs ~ along said land
one hundred feet to stake in William Good
feet to land of
thence 49, along his line easterly one hundred
feet to the westerly side of Second street;
thence ~ along the edge of said street twenty
rect to the place of beginning. Being the
same premises which were conveyed to the
said John n. Heron by Frank Daw, ct ux.,
by deed of conveyance dated the twenty
fourth day of December one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-six, and duly recorded in
the Burlington County Clerks office in Book
325 of Deeds, page 493, &C.
Seized as the property of John N. Herren ct
ux., defendants, taken in execution at the
suit of Edgar H. Maitland, complainant, and
to be sold by
JOHN J. NORCROSS,
SAMUEL F. GARRISON, Sol'r. Sheriff.
Dated Jan. %, 1906. [Pr's adv. fee, $780,