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GRAND ARMY BANQUET.
Function in Honor Of Commander-in-
Chief Brown.

Gen. Robert B. Brown. commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
will arrive in Washington Friday next to
| attend the department encampment Sat
| urday evening the annual dinner by the
members of the Grand Army will be given
| In his honor in the large banquet hall at
| the New Willard. This year the guests
/, will be seated at o'clock, in order that
speaking that will follow the dinner.
These banQuets during late years have
been of very high order and have at
| tracted to the board many OF the most
dent Roosevelt has attended twice, but has
always asked that his acceptance of the In
vttation should not be made known in adj
vance. Despite the fact that many or the
veterans are passing away each year and
that many Of the living are becoming en-
| feebled, the attendance steadily increases,
us, apparently. does the enthusiasm.
The committee on the banquet this year
has been holding frequent meetings for two
months, and they believe 1t will, next Sat
urday night. eclipse anything heretofore
known In the department The committee
| is composed of Thos. s. Hopkins, chairman:
II. B. Moulton secretary: II. L. JohnDon.
treasurer: Maj. John McElroy, Capt. Arthur
! Hendricks. c. NJ. Robinson A. p. Tasker.
Maj. L. p. Williams. Capt. F. ii. Hol-
brook. Abram Hart and George II. Stay
| baugh
be the best after-dinner speaker in the
country, will come on from New York to
attend. Numerous senators. members OF
the House and high government officials
have accepted invitations to speak. The
commander-in-chief will respond to the
toast 1.-THE Grand Army of the Republic"
and Representative Chas E. Littlefeld to
the nag will be made a special feature this
year. and the most impressive part Of the
program will be the silent tribute to those
who fell in the great struggle.
Capt. J. Walter Mitchell, department COM
nlander Of the Spanish War Veterans, has
been invited as a guest of the banquet COM
mittee and many members o. that organ
ization will attend, as well as the Sons Of
Veterans.
The chairman Of the committee calls spe-
cal attention to the fact that the guests
win be seated promptly at o'clock and
that there will be no delay.
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than any other class and as a rule are most
ambitious to obtain it,
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the famous artist, wrote to a member Of
Congress:
For Gods sake, stop protecting us! 1t
is the greatest handicap which is in the
power of the government to put upon the
progress of art in this country"
During the consideration of the tariff
law of 1890, an inquiry was sent to every
artist in the United States. There were
1,435 replies and 1 ,345 asked for free art.
Works of art were on the free list for
nearly one-third Of the nineteenth CEN
fury, but shortly after the civil war, when
the government required every cent Of
revenue that it could obtain, a duty was
imposed and was continued until William
Mckinley knocked 1t of, and nobody ever
accused him of lacking interest In the
doctrine of protection. Before the vote
was taken, he said:
1.-THE average annual returns from the
art duty had never eQualed half a million
dollars. At the present time there Is
surplus in the Treasury and the last yes
progress Of art in this country by retaining
the duty is gone"
In 1897 Congress reimposed duty Of 20
per cent and Mr.. Dingley made a long ex-
PLANTATION in which he did not give the
real reason that actuated the committee.
which, as l have said, was fear lest the
republican party should be accused of
fayoring the rich. His excuse was the
condition of the treasury. He said 1t was
necessary to utilize every source OF reve-
nue..
The Meager Revenue.
The following table will show the amount
Of imports and the amount Of duty col
lected annually since the Copper cent duty
was imposed:
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than any other class and as rule are most
ambitious to obtain it,
Desires of the People.
Demagogues make no votes by appealing
to such prejudices. The poor people Of the
country, the wage-earners, as mass, en-
JOY pictures and appreciate them as much
as the milliOnaires, and although their 5udg-
ment and their knowledge may not have
been cultivated to SO fine degree, their
enjoyment is just as great as the attendance
at loan exhibitions and at the public art
galleries Of the country will prove. No
demagogue will make votes by appealing to
a fictitious prejudice among the poor people
against the importation of expensive works
Of art for their enjoyment. They will tell
you to tax the wealthy importer for his
cigars. wines and diamonds but do not dis,
courage the introduction Of educational
books and art works into this country. Do
not punish him for trying to give the poor
people of the United States an opportunity
to see fine pictures and enjoy educational
advantages. advantages that are within the
reach Of every peasant of France, Italy or
Germany.
Nothing is imported for the education and
pleasure of the people at large so surely as
books and pictures. These books and pic
lures may, for a time be concealed in the
private mansions of the rich, but ultimately
they go into the public libraries and CALLER
les. If some one will take census of the
art galleries of the United States he will
find that two-thirds. if not three-fourths, of
the pictures the statuary and other objects
of art that are exhibited free to the public
came from similar private collections
Sooner or later Mr.. Morgan's magnificent
collection will become the property Of the
public. The same is true of every other
great collection in the United States. The
private galleries are the springs from which
the museums and the art institutes are fed
The rich man buys them. but, in the end,
they will be open to the daily enjoyment Of
the poor man.
And it Is the poor mans son and the poor
mans daughter who are studying art.
Look over the list of the students In the
art schools of the country, those who de-
rive the greatest benefit from the public
and private collections, and you will find
that 95 per cent Of them come from the
wage-earning class. from families Of small
incomes. The sons and daughters of the
people who own 0,OO0 pictures and $50. 900
pieces of sculpture do not study art. They
are not trying to fit themselves to follow
that profession. Read the biographies OF
the artists and the architects of the United
States. Occasionally you find one of them
who belongs to q family OF fortune, but
the most successful ones are those who
had to work their own way.
Artists Do Not Want Protection s
The artists Of the United States do not
want protection; they want pictures. stat
uary and everything In the way Of art
placed on the free list. As Kenyon Coz,
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The Meager Revenue.

A bill has been introduced In the House
of Representatives by William Alden Smith
removing this duty. President Roosevelt
has written a very strong letter approving
It. Every artist In the country Is In favor
Art League" has been organized to create
public sentiment In favor Of the measure.
Mr. Bryan Lathrop of Chicago is the presi-
dent and Mr.. Myron e. Pierce. % State
counsel. Il IL impossible to expect any
thing at this session Of Congress. but tho
members OF the league and those who SYM
phathise with them may do great deal
by cultivating public opinion and clearing
the minds OF congressmens before the be-
ginning OF the next session In December.
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1t is generally understood that Mr.. r.
constitutional convention, and for a number
of years commemorative attorney for
Louisa county. will announce himself a. .
candidate for Congress from the eighth
congressional district made vacant BY the
death Of Representative Rixsy.
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Mrs Lillian Wise of Cumberland. Md,
died after making her funeral arrange
ments She wrote to a New York clair
voyant before Christmas asking for a
horoscope. The reply of the fortune teller
advised her that she would be taken i'll
after Christmas and in less than two
months would be dead.
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PILES CURED IN 9 TO II DAYS.
PAzO OINTMENT 10 guaranteed to cure any case
o. Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudins Piles IN
to - days o. money refunded. t0c.
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Doing Pretty Well.

Mr. John H. Magruder wanted to know
at what the discussion was aimed. He
thought the railroads were doing pretty
well.
Mr. A. r. Server said that there was no
reason to defer action, because the recon-
mendation before the board was made more
than three months before the last session
Of Congress ended and had been pending
since He stated the fact was being over
looked that the law now proposed Is on the
statute books, but II cannot be enforced,
because 1t fails to provide for the method
of bringing suit. Nothing more than ex-
lists in many large cities Is wanted. Mr..
Server read from a compilation OF railroad
laws the exact language which. he said, is
practically identical with what Is now
sought with an additional provision for its
enforcement. He believed the Commission
ers of the District would exercise good
judgment. If we have the splendid gov
eminent that has always been referred, to
here. the speaker remarked, surely the
same board Of Commissioners could be de-
He believed that the Commissioners are
more than equal to the average city coun-
ell as he had observed them In other places.
He thought they were inclined to do the
right thing and he was willing to trust
them.
Mr. Server further said similar powar IL
lodged in municipal officers to govern street
railway schedules in about twenty cities of
this country, Win populations OF more tnan
100 900. In fact. 1t Is so in nearly all cities
outside Of Pennsylvania. What Is proposed
is merely In line with good municipal ad-
ministration elsewhere. There Is nothing
uitra-radical about 1t at all, as Is shown by
the fact that the street railroads have been
built with provision Of guaranteeing such
right In their charters, and now 1t II merely
proposed to enforce that guarantee. The
provision In the charter Of the companies
has NOT prevented New York capitalists
from purchasing them. He could not un-
derstand all the talk he had heard about
people of this city holding stock In the
roads for eighteen years without receiving
any return from It. He supposed that when
the New York people bought the railroads
the money went to the local stockholders.
and he had understood that many Of them
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Artists Do Not Want Protection.

The artists Of the United States do not
want protection; they want pictures. stat
nary and everything in the way Of art
placed on the free list. As Kenyon Coz.
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Unjust to Make Such Report.

So far as he knew Mr.. Truesdell went on
to say. member of the railroad COM
mittee was a practical railroad man. AS a
stockholder In one of these roads, he said
he thought 1t most unjust for the COM
mittee to make such a report. For eighteen
years he had held stock In the old Ecking
ton and Soldiers Home road and had never
received a cent of dividends from IL. These
roads, reaching out into the suburbs, had
been of immense aid in increasing real es-
tate values as well as the population. Be-
fore they were constructed the value of real
estate outside the city limits was 81 600 600
This year the assessment Ia $50 600 COO. Such
gives an increase in taxation OF $1GO 600
The improvements are along the lines of the
railroads The speaker thought the roads
ohould be given credit for having built up
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TUESDAY, APRIL 80, 1907

WHAT appeared to be tangible cine IN
sne Deiaware kidnapping case proved to
NC useless and the whereabouts of the ah.
quoted child are as far from being solved
as al the outset. A man named Butler
VINO had been working around the home
u Ut. marvin, father of the boy, was ar
rested last week on the supposition that
ne knew much about the case. Foremost
IN tnis arrest was Frank Lore. who ia a
new Jersey State Detective. With all
the mysterious mods and winks. dramatic
poses and other stage effects at his com
mand, Lore advised the authorities To
wait until he got through with Butler ,,
But the Attorney General did not think n
worth while to wait and without giving
Lore chance to air his superior know
ledge, ordered the discharge of Butler ON
the ground that there was no evidence on
which to detain him. Perhaps the Attor.
ney General sized Lore up to his true
value. But the detective got lots of adj
vertising in long newspaper reports il
which his name frequently appeared. Hi,
actions in the Delaware case were quit,
similar to those in the recent murder i,
this county in which Lore tried to be tn
whole show.
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CoMM1ssIoNERs' SALE OF ROUSE

BY virtue of an order Of the Orphans Cour
ofthe County of Burlington, in the matter of
of which Henry R. Plummer died seized,
made on the twenty -third day of April, 1907,
the subscribers, Commissioners duly appoint
ed by said Court, will sell at public vendue, on
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1907,
at two o clock in the afternoon, on the prem
ises No. l42 Cherry Street, Mount Holly, New
Jersey, all that lot of land with frame dwell
ng-house thereon, situate on the westerly side
of Cherry Street Mount Holly, New Jersey,
and thus described:
Beginning at a stone on the westerly side of
said street corner to lot belonging to Han
nah and Sarah tForker, and runs thence ~
along the Westerly side of said street South
twenty-three degrees and five minutes East,
thirty-five feet. to a stone corner to william
Schwab's land; thence (2) along the line of his
land South sixty-four degrees West, one hun
dred and sixty-four feet and four inches to a
stone corner to the same and standing on the
East side of twelve feet wide alley laid out for
the,benefit and advantage ofthis and other lots
ming from Cherry Street Westerly between
John, s. Cook and John TenEyck's lands
thence ~ along the Easterly line of said
one-half degrees West, thirty-three feet to a
stone corner to said Forker's lot; thence a.
along the SOutherly line of the same North
sixty-three degrees and twenty minutes East,
one hundred and thirty-three feet and six in
ches to the place of beginning, be the contents
what 1t may, together with the privilege in
common. with others of ingress and egress in
and to the aforesaid twelve and twenty feet
woe alleys respectively; Delng the same
premises of which Henry X. Plummer beca me
seized, in his lifetime, by virtue of a deed OF
conveyance from under the hands and seals
of Benjamin Plummer and wife, dated Octo-
Der 25, A. ID. 1876, and recorded in the Clerk S
Office of the said County of Burlington, in
| Book L-9 of Deeds, page 44S, &c.
Conditions made known at sale.
Dated April g. 1907.
JOSEPH HUFF,
BENJAMIN w. ZELLEY,
SAMUEL A. ATKINSON,
| Commissioners.
SAMUEL A. ATKINSON, Proctor.
| PRS adv. fee, Sl2.00.
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Theatres.

Klaw & changers Advanced Vaude
vile" entered upon its second week at the
Chestnut street Opera House, Philadel-
phia, yesterday afternoon. Encouraged
by the welcome reception which greeted
their initial efforts, Klaw & Erlanger have,
1t is announced, been even more daring
for this week. Some of the popular ar
lists who were received with favor have
been retained, but goodly portion of the
program will be entirely new this week.
Novelty seems to be the keynote of the
second program, which is unusually rich
In America and European comedy feat
ures. One of the attractions which will
enlist more than common interest is the
appearance here for the first time in
vaudeville of Victor Herbert's 1.-The Song
Birds, a short travesty sketch based
upon the Grand Opera War between i'm
presarios Hammerstein, of the Manhattan.
and Conried, of the Metropolitan, which is
said to afford many lively comedy situa-
tons. 1t comes here direct from New
York with the original company, includ-
ing Helen Bertram as ''Melba, /" and VIII
liam Burress in his "Hammerstein" i'm
personation. Victor Herbert, the com.
poser, will personally conduct the two op-
ening performances here. Owing to their
success and popularity the Four Mortons
have been retained second week. New
songs and dances will be introduced by
Clara and Paul Morton. An important
feature will be the appearance of George
Honey Boy" Evans, an exceedingly pop
ular singing comedian, who will present
an entirely new act at the Opera House.
A novelty which comes direct from the
Wintergarden, Berlin, is that supplied by
the Three Meers. European comedy wire
performers, which introduces feature
called 1.-THE Endless Wire" Another
New York Hippodrome act is promised
this week in the Cottrell Powell Eques-
trains who, 1t is announced, do a most
skillful and daring bareback riding act
Harry Tate's English company will ap-
pear in Fishing a comedy skit which
has been widely initiated in this country.
JEWELS Manikins, one of the European
acts of the past week which has proven
a very strong attraction, will be retained
Another popular act which remains is
Greene and Werner, in the offering
BABES and Jungle" One of the hits the
past week was made by the Empire City
Quartet and these singing comedians are
also retained with an entire change of bill
La addition to this list new animated
pictures will be introduced.
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LACK OF knowledge of the law under
which offenders are sent to the Reforma-
tory at Railway has led many to believe
that Judge Horner was entirely too lenient
with the young man who acknowledged
incendiarY acts at Medford. The idea pre-
walls that the criminal should have been
sent to the state prison. This feeling
comes from the fact that there ia fear that
the young man orrell-will soon be re-
leased to again terrorize the people of
Medford. This is mistake, and instead
OF the sentence being lenient it is one of
severity. because it does not carry with it
the degree of definite incarceration. All
depends upon the behavior of the prisoner.
who will be confined for at least the full
term for which he might have been sent
to state prison, and will be under the con-
troll of the authorities, if necessary, for
seven years for each count of the indict-
ment, which would be IA years. Even if
paIoled at any time. the prisoner is sub
ject to the supervision of the authorities
of the Reformatory and must report to
them. The object of the Reformatory ia
to confine first offenders without subject
ing them to the companionship that goes
with imprisonment at the state prison and
its hardened inmates. The discipline is
just as severe and the work as hard as that
at the Trenton institution. The majority
of offenders prefer the latter place to the
Railway prison. An instance may be
given of how the inmates of the Reform.
atory fare. A boy who had good record
was engaged by one of the officials to help
him In his Office. So well did the lad con.
duct himself that it was decided that he
should be allowed to go, as the time he
would naturally have been confined was
nearly at hand. One day the boy was
discovered smoking cigarettes, which was
an infringement of the rules and an in
quiry disclosed the fact that he had been
doing this for some time. The result was
that he was kept six months longer. AL
boy living at Burlington, and who is
under the supervision of the Railway
people, in conversation few DAYS ago.
said he was using every effort to be good, |
as he had no desire to go back to the Re- |
fOrmatOry. The sentence of Judge Horper
in the MedfOrd case was one that will be |
benefit to the convicted man and will not |
be detrimental either to the cause of ius-
tice or to the good order and safety of the |
people of Medford.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-30

THE new spirit in this State that would
erect patriotic monuments is the right
spirit, too long lacking. A few years ago
revived patriotic sentiment found ex-
preston in the organization of societies of
men and women. Prior to that time little
attention was paid to the preservation of
historical places in our State There was
Washington headquarters at Morris
town, seldom visited, and that was about
the only ed-for relic. The great battle
fields of the Revolution were unmarked.
and buildings of historic interest were
going to decay. Associated patriotism
went to work with zeal, sacred places
were rescued from oblivion, monuments
arose, and the State was partly redeemed
from the reproach of indifference to its
best traditions.
The Legislature this year passed num-
Der of bills for monuments and for the cost
OF dedicating memorials. Governor
Stokes called attention to the large
number, and to the necessity of keeping
the appropriations for such purpose with
in reasonable limits. But he did not decry
the patriotic spirit that prompted the bills,
as few newspapers in the State have
since done. New Jersey has spent mere
trifie in monument building as compared
with some States not as well endowed
with wealth, or with cities in Europe, and
the State can well afford to cooperate with
the patriotic organizations in a policy OF
placing an artistic monument on every
spot that is worthy Of memorial. -Neso-
ark Advertiser.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF AMANDA III. LEEDS

ESTATE OF AMANDA II. LEEDS
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the County of
burlington, bearing date on on the 9th day
OF March, A. ID. 1907, upon the application OF
Henrietta III. Powelson and Edward,B Reeve,
the subscribers, requiring the creditors of
claims against the estate of said decendent,
under oath or affirmation, on or before De-
cember n, 1907, or theyiwill be debarred of any
action therefor against the said executors4
HENRIETTA II. POWEISON,
EDWARD b. REEVE,
March q, 1907 Executors
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DUBLIC SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

at No. 20 Cherry street, Mount Holly, on
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1907,
at one O'Clock in the afternoon, sharp, con-
sisting of two seated convertible trap, surrey
wagon good condition; Othello cook stoves,
Nos. and 8, extension and other tables,
chairs, rockers, stands, gas stove, new; car
pc s, rugs, kitchen utensils, 10 gallon ice
cream freezer, what not, vases, clocks, fiat
irons, Dishes buckets, crockery. fruit jars, 2
beds and bedding, goose feather and hen
feather, bureaus, lounge, and other things OF
value.
RORERT Oh ESVNTTT
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ExECUTOR's NOTICE.
ESTATE OF ANNA NJ. SCOTT.

ESTATE UF aNNA NJ. SCOTT.
Notice is hereby given that an order has
Burlington, bearing date on the 9Th day of
April, A. ID. 1907, upon the application of Ely
+. Joyce, the subscriber, requiring the credi-
tors OF Anna M. Scott. deceased, to bring in
their claims against the estate of said dece-
dent. under oath or affirmation, on or before
January 5, 1905 or they viii be debarred of
any action therefor against the said executor.
ELY F. JOYCE,
April s, 1907. Executor
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Office OF SETTLEMENT.

ESTATE OF MARY JANE TROUT.
Notice is hereby given, that the accounts of
the subscriber, executor of Mary Jane Trout,
late of the county of Burlington, deceased
Will be audited and stated by the Surrogate
and reported for settlement and allowance to
the Orphans Court of said county at a term
to be held May 2 1907.
ROBERT S. GASKILL,
March q, 1907. Executor