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Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
THE TRADE RAT.
Odd Ways of This Peculiar Little
California Rodent

! One of the oldest little animals In
existence is the California wood rat,
better known as the trade rat" 1t
owes the latter name to the fact that,
| though it is great thief, it never steals
| anything without putting something
else in its place. 1t is said that paste
| pot which had been left overnight in
the assay Office of silver mine in that
state was found in the morning with
the oldest collection of rubbish. This
was the work of trade rats. They had
stolen the paste and left in exchange a
piece of stick. length Of rope, some
odds and ends of wire and an unbroken
glass funnel The object of the trade
rat in so scrupulously paying for what
he takes is something of a mystery, but
these same rats certainly take the
greatest pleasure in the odds and ends
which they steal and collect
In Lindsay's Mind In Lower Ami
mails" a description is given of a trade
rats nest found in an unoccupied
house. The outside was composed en-
tirely of iron spikes laid in perfect
u.
Interlaced with the spikes were about
two dozen forks and spoons and three
large butcher knives. There were also
large carving fork, knife and steel,
several plugs of tobacco, an old purse,
a quantity of small carpenters tools,
including several augers, and watch,
of which the outside casing, the glass
and the works were all distributed
separately so as to make the best
show possible.
The trade rat has its South American
counterpart in the viscacha, a pretty
little relative of the chinchilla, which
lives in families of twenty or thirty on
the pampas. Everything that takes its
fancy and is portable is carried by the
viscacha and piled in neat little heaps
at the mouth of its burrow If a ranch
man drops his watch or any similar
article he always searches the yiscacha
Burrows in the neighborhood and gen
orally finds his lost property. Chicago
News.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
sHER1FFs SALE

BY virtue of a writ of fieri fsciss to me
directed. issued out of the Cumberland
| Circuit Court in Equity, In the cause
| wherein Archer Piatt Is complainant,
and Isabel y. Csmm, ct al. are defend
| ants, l will expose to sale at public
! vendue on
Saturday, December /, 1906,
at the hour of two o'clock in the after
noon of said day. at the
OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CHAs,
FIELDING, No. 81 North LAUREL ST.,
in the City of Bridgeton. in the County
of Cum berlaud and state of New Jersey,
all that certain house and lot of land
situate on the westerly side of Wall ut
Street, in the Fourth Ward of the City of
Bridgeton, aforesaid, and bounded and
described as follows:-
Beginning at corner in the westerly
line of Walnut Street opposite the centre
line of the centre PARTITION of the double
dwelling house now standing on the lot
herein described and the adjoiuing lot
southerly; thence through the centre line
of the centre partition of said double
dwelling house and continuation of said
centre line in a westerly direction, to a
corner in the easteFfy lire OF the Har-
UoDy school house property; thence
along said easterly line OF the same, In a
noltheriy direction, to corner in said
erly of the original south westerly corner
of the land Elmer Camm, deceased,
bought of Daniel Page and wife as here
matter recited thenca along land this
day conveyed to said Martha E. Camm,
South sixty-five degrees East sixty-five
feet to corner In the West line of said
Walnut Street; thence along the same,
South tu enty-three degrees and thirty
five minutes West. 10 the beginning
corner. Containing more or less
And is the same land of which said
Henry v, Camm became possessed, the
one third part as one OF the heirs at law
of his father Elmer Camm, deceased, and
the other two-thirds part by deed from
Martha e. Camm and James e. Camm
and wife, the other heirs at law of SAID
Elmer Camm. deceased.
Together with the nereditaments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging.
DANIEL SOUDER, Sheriff.
ALBERT r. MoALLIsTER, Solicitor.
Dated Oct. 80. 1905.
Prs fe6s, $ll.52 I03I6w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
1t Is There That All the Forces of q
Great Vessel Are Directed,

| 1t Is There That All the Forces of q
Great Vessel Are Directed.
On entering the wheelhouse of an
| ocean liner landsman is likely to be
awed by the group of instruments and
masses of complicated machinery on
| every hand. Your eye will first be
| caught by the wheel or wheels, for Of
ten there are two or more of them, one
directly in line with the other. The
ing affair perhaps a foot or so in diam
eter, which seems out of all proportion
to the work it must accomplish. Di-
rectly in front of it stands the ships
compass, while back of it are massed
many complicated wheels and levers
which transform the slightest motion
of the wheel into the great force which
guides the ship.
All the great steamers are steered
nowadays by the aid of steam or cleo
tricity. In the old days half dozen
men at times would struggle with the
wheel in high seas, and sailors have
been killed by the rapid revolving of
L
modern steering gear makes it possi-
BILE to guide these great ships with the
slightest pressure. The rudder, weigh
ing many tons, is perhaps 500 feet
astern, yet with touch of the polish
ed wheel the great 700 foot ship will
swing from side to side with almost
the delicacy of a compass needle. The
VIII
merely governs the steering engine,
which. in turn, moves the great rud-
der
The most astonishing thing about
the bridge is to find the wheelhouse
with all it's curtains tightly drawn, as
often happens, and the man at the
helm steering the boat without see
ing ahead at all. At night or even by
day if the light of the pinnacle Is con-
fusing the wheelhouse is often COM
pletely shut in. The man at the wheel,
1t Is explained, does not need to look
ahead. The lookout high up in the
crows nest and the officer OF, watch
on the bridge will keep him iaformed
II any object is sighted. The duty of
the man at the wheel is to keep the
ship on her course. Throughout his
watch of four hours he must keep his
eyes on the compass and nowhere else.
On one side of the wheelhouse are
posted the sailing directions, which
give the wheelsman explicit orders
The course to be followed for the day
is placed in neat little rack called
the compass control. 1t suggests the
rack in church at the side of the pull
pit which announces the number OF
the hymns and psalms for the days
service. The compass control will an.
nounce, for instance, N, Z, s, W, or
some such formula The wheelsrlan
glances at this as he takes his watch
at the wheel and holds the great ship
exactly on this course until he is re.
lieved.-Francis Arnold Collins in st
Nicholas.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Cumberland County Orphans
Court.

In the matter of 4
the application of
James B. Mulford. ad. ION Petition G
ministrator of the as-
tate of Elizabeth e. Order to
Campbell, deceased. Show Cause
for an order TO sell
lands to pay debts.
James B. Mulford. administrator of
Elizabeth e. Campbell, deceased, having
exhibited to this Court, under oath. q
true account of the personal estate and
debts of the said Elizabeth E. Campbell
so far as he can discover the same.
whereby it appears that the personal es
tate OF. said Elizabeth E Campbell is
insu fhcient to pay ber debss, and re-
quested the aid of this Court in the
premises. by petition setting forth all the
lands of which said Elizabeth E. Camp.
bell died seized in the County of Cum
berland and state of New JERSEY, more
particularly described in said petition.
TT IS, on this first day of October nine
teen hundred and six, ordereo, that all
persons interested in said lands, tene-
ments, hereditsn ents and real estate of
said Elizabeth e. Campbell, deceased.
appear before this Court on Monday the
third day of December next, at the Court
House In the City of Bridgeton. at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon, 10 show cause
why so much of said lands, tenements,
hereditanents and real estate of the said
Elizabeth e. Campbell. deceased, should
not be sold as will be sufficient to pay her
debts, or the residue thereof, as the case
may require.
And it is further ordered, that publics.
ton OF this order. as required by law, be
made by the Surrogate in the Daily
Pioneer. one of the newspapers of this
State.
JAMES M. e. HILDRETH,
Judge.
J. r. @. THOMPSON, Surrogate.
IN 1Rtt
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
ABORlGlNES OF AFRICA.
Van1pens Seem to BE the Lowest Or.
der of CannibuIs

der of CannfbaIs.
An obscure race may possibly be the
true aborigines of Africa south of the
Zambezi
These are the Kattea, or yaalpens.
as they are nicknamed by the Beers on
account of the dusty color their abdo-
men acquires from the habit of creep
ing into holes in the ground, who live
in the steppes region of the north
Transvaal as far as the Limpopo.
AS their complexion is almost a
pitch black and their stature only
about four feet they are quite distinct
from their tall Bantu neighbors and
from the yellowish Bushmen.
The dogs or ''yultures," as the Zu-
lus call them, are the lowest of the
low" being undoubtedly cannibals and
often making meal of their own aged
and infirm, which the Bushmen never
do.
Their habitations are holes in the
ground, rock shelters and lately few
novels. They have no arts or indus
tries or even any weapons except
those obtained in exchange for ostrich
feathers, skins or ivory.
Whether they have any religious
ideas it is impossible to say. I'll inter
course hniGg restricted II bl.'Ce- car-
ried on il Il gesture language for no
body has ever yet mastered their
tongue. ell that is known Of their Ian
guage being that it is absolutely dis
tinct from that of both the Ru3hman
and the Bantu.
There are no tribes, merely Little
family groups OF from thirty to fifty
individuals, each of which is n"csded
over by headman. whose functions
are acquired not by hercdity, but by
personal qualities.
So little information is available con-
cerning the Kattea that it is ilnpossi-
BILE to say anything about their racial
affinities.-Scientific American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
IDEAS OF HEAVEN.

The Romans believed in the Elysian
fields of the Greeks.
The Haitians locate heaven in one Of
the beautiful valleys Of their island.
The Assyrians believe heaven is in
the bowels of the earth or. far away in
the east.
Some natives Of the south Pacific
think heaven a place where they will
be white.
The Greek belief, according to Socra.
tes, was that the pious went to heaven
like prisoners set free, to dwell in un,
elouded peace.
According to the ancient astrono-
mers, heaven was seven or eight solid
spheres, with planet for the center OF
each. Some even ran the number up tc
seventy.
The Egyptians thought heaven to bt
on many islands at the foot of the
Milky way. Those worthy spent the
time harvesting beans and in feasting
singing and playing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
A oreer Mars custa,n.

Members of the NJ Jill tribe. who live
on the LimpoDo river, wear an extraor-
dinary marriage dress" This weird
and uncomfortable looking costume is
made entirely of split reeds. fastened
together with grass. and the unhappy
bachelor who contemplates matrlmony
is compelled to wear it for three solid
months before the happy event comes
off, meanwhile leading life OF strict
seclusion. What effect this eXtraor-
dinary custom has on the popularity
of marriage among the Mills is not
known, but it was only with the ut
most difficulty that some members OF
the mounted police, who encountered
some would be Benedicts, induced them
to allow their photographs to be taken
Wide World Magazine
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Cumberland Circuit Court
IN EQUITY.

LIN ESJOII L.
To julius Love and Mrs. julius Love.
his wife:-
By virtue of an order of the Cumber-
land Circuit Court in Equity of the State
of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, in a cause wherein Clifford
Deacon is complainant, and you are
defendants, you are required to appear
plead, answer or demur to the bill of said
complainant, on or before the twenty
third day of January next, or the said
bill be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to foreclose a
mortgage given by julius Love to ban.
nah y. Lippincott and Benjamin B.. Lip
pincott, her husband. and Mary T..
Deacon, dated the eight day of March,
One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Eighty Eight, on laudS In Rosenhayn.
Cnmberlaud County, New Jersey; and
you Julius l. We, are made defendant
because you own said M, tgaged prem
ises, or some part thereof, and you, Mrs.
Ju ius Love. are made defendant because
Won are the wife of the said Julius Love.
and as such, have. or CAIN TO have, an
incohste right of dower in said mot tg ageo
premises.
Dated november 20, 1906.
ALBERT r. McALLTSTER.
Solicitor of pmpl8inant.
Office address. Cor. G ,mmerce d Laurel
Sts., BridgeIon, N. j.
+ IL % 81 fri
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Notice of Settlement.

NoTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the
IN accounts Of the subscriber, William b.
Trenchard, Executor of Estate of Mary c. Pancoast
deceased will be audited and stated by the Surro-
gate, and reported to the Orphans Court of
Cumberland County for settlement on Monday the
third day of December next, at the hour of ten
O'Clock In the forenoon.
Dated Nov. LIST,
WILLIAM B. TRRNCHARD
Executor.
ROBERT s. SCHILLER, Proctor. 1ll6w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Notice to Creditors.
EsrArz OF JosxrH v. MoxRsr1ER. Dscrl

ESTATE UF JUsEEH v. MUFKsTIkR, DKCEAsRD.
Pursuant TO the order of John r. G, Thompson
Surrogate of the County of Cumberland, made on
the 2Sd dav of August. 1905, on application OF
the undersigned Administrator of said deceased,
notice is hereby given to the creditors of the
decedent to bring in to the subscriber their debts
demands and claims against the estate of said
deceased, under oath, within nine months from
the date of such order, or they will be forever
barred from prosecuting or recovering the same
against the subscriber.
Dated Aug. 23d 1906.
ROSCOE'C. WARD,
H1aSw Adriiniatrato.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Notice to Creditors.
EsTATH on CARor1Nn q. DARE, DECREASE

ESTATE OF CAROLINE H. DARE DECREASED.
DURsUANT to the order of John r. O. Thomp
Il son, Surrogate OF the County of Cumberland
made on the seventh day of November, 1905, on
application of the undersigned Executor of said
deceased. notice is hereby given to the creditors
OF the cedent to bring in to the subscriber their
debts, demar ds and claims against the estate of
said deceased, under oath, within nine rr9nths
from tn adate of 3-der or they will be forever
barred from prosecuting or recovering the same
agaiost the subscriber
Dated November Z, 1906
FRANK Fl. MILLER,
Executor.
HAMPTON & FTHIAN, Proctor.
ii.a fri ow
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Nntine Of Sertlenanr.

NyoTiCE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the
IN accounts OF the subscriber Reward M
Mulford, Administrator of estate Of BENJAMIN r.
Mulford, deceased, will be audited and
ttated by the Surrogate and reported to Tie
Orphans Court of Cumberland County for settls.
ment on Monday,the third day of December next,
at the honr of ten o'cloek in the forenoon.
Dated Oct. 81, 1909.
EDWARD M. MULFokD.
Administrators.
w. ii. BACON, PROCTOR. ii 15w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Notice Of Settlement;

NY oI,SE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT tbe
AN accounts OF the subscriber, RachelC. Bauer s,.
Administratrix with will annexed, of Estate nt
Jta,aa John T. Bauer deceased, VIII be audited and
Orphans Court of Cumberland County , fo,
settlement on Monday the third day of Decembe
next, a. the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated Oct. 81, 1906.
RACHEL g, BAUER,
Administrative With Win Annexed.
1115w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29

Miss Passe-I have had many chances
man told me of his love. Miss Pert
Did he also tell you the name of the
lady Meggendorfer Blatter.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
gsTArH OF BrIBE 5. DIXON, DrosAsKr

DUkSUANT 80 the ordsr OF John Ii. @. Tho-nn
Il eon, Surrogate OF the County of Cumberland.
LAaos on the thirteth day of July. 1905, on sppi.
cation OF the undersigned Adminis.ratrix of said
deceased notice is hereby given to the creditors Of
the decedent to bring in TO the subscriber their
debts, demands and claims against the estate Of
said deceased, under oath, within nine months
from the date OF such order, or they will be for
earne against the subscriber.
Dated July 30, 1905.
s9ow As5minis,,.trIy
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
,fss Religion.

money is his religion"
Eyes; his wife is afraid to ask for
any. It's subject too sacred to men
ton ILLUSTRATED Bits.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
a Positive
CURE
EIY'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane. 1t cures Ca
tai,rh and driv g s
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores tha Senses O1
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Masters Sale
r EAL- ESTATE
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
Between
Joseph Burger.
Complainant, On Bill
and J for Partition
Mary A. Sites, ct vir ct al
Defendants.I
BY virtue of decree In the above
stated cause made on the thirteenth day
of November, in the year nineteen hun.
dred and six, shall sell at public vendue
at the office of G larle, Fielding, Esquire,
No. 81 North Laurel Street, IT. the City OF
Bridgeton, in the County of Cumberland
and State of New Jersey,
On Saturday, the Twenty Second
Day OF December, Nineteen
Hundred and Six,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29

Taste and Smell. Full size SO cts, at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. by mail.
: Ely Brothers. sc Warren Street, New York.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-29
Notice to Creditors.

a ~ Ow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-28
INQUIRY THREATENS TO
ENMESH LAND OFFICIALS
Continued from Page

Judge n. c. Burch. assistant United
States attorney general; Fred A. May
nard special United States district at
torney; H T.. Booth. United States dis
irict attorney, and W. NJ. McCrea, assist
ant district attorney; Judge c. "A. Bald
a witness before the commission IN SAT-
Lake last September; Manager ii. g.
Williams and Auditor o. w Williams OF
the Utah Fuel, Pleasant Valley Coal and
Wasatch Store companies. and a number
Of others, prominent il legal ana business
circles in Salt Lake.
The hearing IS being held in the court
room on the second floor of the federal
building. and is public. The three
long rows OF spectators seats were
filled during the entire hearing yes
terday Many Of the spectators, who hao
no further reason for being at the hear
ing than 10 satisfy their curiosity. round
the proceedings lively and interesting,
and remained until the hearing was con-
tinued to 10 o'clock this morning
Witnesses Heard Yesterday.
yer Of Evanston, WyO-, was the first
witness His testimony consumed the
greater portion of the forenoon He was
followed by Senator George \. Law
renee, whose testimony opened the COM
mencement of the Investigation of
the Rio Grande Railroad and allied coal
companies. Almost at the commence
ment of the examination of Senator Law
renee, Attorney Allison made his ferVld
nlca that the investigation Of the Rio
Grande companies be left TO courts Of
equity, before whom suits to quiet status
OF titles held by these and other com
oanies 10 coal lands are now pending
Charles Kingston was called, but was not
present. Captain George +. Hare, spe-
cial agent of the general land office, was
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Marchand Takes Hold.

He said his company was not developing
thu wells although it had spent $4,000 in
preparing for active development of the
district.
Shall ] tell you why?" he asked MFR.
Allison, Il viii before l get through" he
added.
When asked by Attorney Allison if there
had been any oil discovered in Cinta
county Wyoming, he referred to the wells
o. the Salt Lake-Pittsburg company,
which is shipping to Florence, Colo.
Attorney Marchand asked few ques-
tiCns, regarding Judge Spence's position
as salaried geolOgist of the United States
geological survey. The witness said he
held that position.
why is your company not operating its
wells III Spring Valley? asked Attorney
MaTchand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-28
Receives 500 for Title.

''You never received any money for
your transaction" insisted Attorney
Thomas.
"A nominal sum- answered the witness.
Was it SOP
1T was in excess of so
''Was it Sl00?'
Yes"
what did you give for this?''
My right and title.
Didn't you transfer your title to Jud-
son for Sl00?''
Eyes. the entry was made in my name
WAS it a cash coal entry, or d declara-
tory statement?'
1T was a cash coal entry
Did you receive d patent2'
Il can't answer"
Someone furnished the money!?
81 didn't Maybe someone did
.'Who paid you S100?"
Il don't know. Sprague, maybe.
don't remember deciding the property.
Up to that time you did not know,
then, that you were taking land for
someone else?'
I have explained the action taken by
my associates and myself for our mutual
benefit"
Did you think you could get the land
without paying for it2'
I'VE expected to get revenue from our
asphaltum land to pay for the coal land
taken up by the association
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-28
Foot on Their Necks.

In a conversation with a. r. Butler.
president of our company, / learned why,
asserted Judge Spence President Butler
SAID when we get the foot of the Union
Pacific off our neck we viii resume op-
erations. Until then we must lay low
Judge Spence said his company could not
get rates from the Union Pacific, reason
ably low. He believed a rate of 81 cents
per hundred pounds was in force and this
would not Justify shipping to the refiner-
les at Florence. Colo.
(Which are owned by the Standard Oil
company" interjected Attorney March
and. Yes" answered the witness.
Attorney Williams asked the witness,
do you not know that there has been
n rate of 80 cents per 100 pounds TO Flor
ence from Spring Valley, a distance OF
over Go miles? Do YOU not remember
the assertion of witnesses who appeared
before the commission who said this rate
was reaSondbleT
Attorney Marchand took the answer
from the witness. Il believe there was a
rate on fifth class freight which was in
excess of 80 cents per hundred. This, as
Is often the case was changed shortly
before the recent investigation.
You must not misstate the records,
retorted Attorney Williams hOtly.