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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10
A NEW SOURCE OF INCOME FOR

a NEW SOOROE Or 1NCOMA EO0
Where is the woman who does not like
stipulated income2 Where is the woman
who does not like that income regularly
We try to regulate our expenses to suit
our incomes, and woe to the man who does
not
If we do this in life, what about the
family we leave behind usf Should they
not take even greater care to keep ex,
penses within the income when the bread
winner is gone? But the income, you
ask. What about that?
Most men insure for one, two, five OF
ten-thousand dollars, as they can. In
time they pass on, and some morning the
life insurance agent calls and hands the
widow a check for the amount of the
policy. She thanks him; the check is sent
to the bank and soon the money is invest
ed in an undertaking endorsed by some
kind friend or relative. As time passes
the scheme fails and the widow loses all.
How often have we heard the story?
Will the same story be told to your wife
We hope not, but it may be unless you
take proper precautions. Men in the life
insurance business heard the story so often
that they looked around for planlto meet
it, and The Prudential Insurance Company,
of Newark, N. j., has what it calls New
Monthly Income Policy that seems to fill
the bill
This policy provides for monthly check
from the Prudential to the widow, say for
$50, which at age 80 would necessitate a
present saving oe less than $14 a month.
The checks are guaranteed to come every
month, every year, for 20 years, and the
family will receive a total of $4,000 in
all. This very newest idea of The Pru-
dential's has met with instantaneous sue
cess. The Company regulates the cost to
the age, and will send full particulars of
this new home-protecting plan if you
write them.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10

speaking of poor Defense" said a
lawyer, reminds me of the valet who
was accused Of drinking his masters
wine. To this valet the master said:
Look here, you! believe that you
have been at this decanter Of claret
and then filed II up with water
"'Oh, no. SIR said the valet In an
aggrieved tone.
"'Well, 1t tastes like It, said the
master, and he set down his glass with
a wry face.
"sOh, no, SIR said the valet excited
ly. In the first place, sir, never
drink wine; in the second place, when
/ do drink 1t never think Of filing
the bottle up with water, and, in the
third place, when 1 do put water in l
always am very careful to add little
brandy so that the wine may not lose
its strength ,"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10
Throw EN- Down Babies.

81 wonder" unused the young father,
what there is In a baby's makeup
that prompts him to drop things. 1t
isn't really dropping. thoughts
throwing. MY baby is good about
sleeping and behaving when there Is
company, but everything he can snatch
he Immediately filings to the floor. I've
noticed and known lot Of others, too,
who do the same thing. It's not only
the joy of throwing, but the delight In
seeing somebody pick the stuff up.
Babies certainly seem to take iend
fish delight In watching their fathers
and mothers or nurses pick up the
toys and other things which they
throw out of their beds, carriages and
chairs. My boy used to be quite pleas
ed with a rubber toy attached by
string to his carriage so that it just
escaped the ground. He would grin
and dangle it for hours. Now he yells
as soon as he discovers it is fastened,
and the minute we give 1t to him loose,
bang, 1t goes on to the ground, while
he laughs aloud In his JOY There's
probably a reason, and the psycholo-
gists viii discover 1t some day."-Ex-
change.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10

An American family who had expe-
rienced the difficulty Of obtaining and
retaining the services Of reliable
kitchen girl while on visit to Ireland
became acquainted with a promising
young girl and brought her back home
with them
In a few weeks she was installed In
her new home and made acquainted
with her new duties. Among other
things she was told that 1t was GUS
tomary when breakfast was ready to
be served to ring the breakfast bell.
Her ''all right, num-" came in such a
confident tone that her mistress gave
the matter no further thought.
The following morning at O'Clock
the family were rudely awakened by
the violent ringing of the front door
bell. Thinking that a messenger must
be waiting with some unusual mes
sage, the gentleman Of the house did
not stop to dress, but hurried down in
his night robe and opened the door.
The new kitchen girl awaited him, her
face beaming with a beautiful smile
of triumph. Bowling low, she said In
her rich Irish brogue, Breakfast is
ready, sor."-Los Angeles Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10
Diamond Cutting.

1t is said that before the fourteenth
century no one knew how to cut and
polish diamonds. They were esteemed
for their marvellous hardness, but not
greatly admired for beauty. There is
a tradition that a journeyman jeweler
In Flanders, Louis Van Berghem, dis
covered the art of cutting diamond
with diamond. But 1t is probable that
he only made some notable advance in
the art since associations of diamond
cutters had existed in France and
Flanders from the fourteenth century
Louis Van Berghem's most famous
achievement was the cutting and pol
ishing Of huge diamond belonging to
Charles the Bold. Charles was so de-
lighted with the result that he reward
ed the artist literally and declared
that the diamond would now serve him
for a bedroom lamp. This jewel,
which was found on Charles body aft
er the battle of Nancy, is still in ex-
istence and celebrated under the name
Of the Sancy diamond.-Youth's Com
panion.
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'~The late Bishop Potter once In his
early days had occasion to Of1ciate at
a christening I'm small fishing village
on the Massachusetts coast" says a
writer In Harper's Weekly. 1.-THE
proud father, young fisherman, awk-
wardly holding his hrstborn daughter,
was visfbly embarrassed under the
scrutiny Of the many eyes in the con-
gregation, and his nervousness was not
decreased by the sudden wailing Of the
infant as they stood at the front
when the time for the baptism of
the babe arrived the bishop noticed
that the father was holding the child
80 that it's fat little legs pointed toward
the font
Turn her this way he whispered,
but the father was too disconnected to
hear or understand.
"'Turn her feet around the bishop
whispered again, but still there was no
response. The situation was fast be-
coming critical, when an ancient mari
ner in the back Of the church came to
the rescue. Putting his weather beaten
hand to his mouth, he roared across
the room, Head her up to the wind,
IackpT
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10
CHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue Of writ of fieri facias, to me
directed. issued out Of the Court of Chancery
of New Jersey, 1 will sell at public sale, on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908,
between the hours of II and o'clock on the
afternoon of said day Ito wit at o'clock), at
Richard Lambs hotel Mount Holly, N. j.
All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land
and premises situate in the Borough of River
ton, in the County of Burlington and State OF
New Jersey, and bounded and described as
follows viz
Beginning at the intersection of the centre
lines of Main and Second streets, and extend
Ing thence ~ sOuthwardly along the centre
line of said Main street the distance of one
hundred feet to point corner to lands DIV
or late of Helen " virgins thence (2) east
Wardly parallel With said Second street, and
along the line of said lands now or late of
Helen V. virgins, the distance of one hun
dred and e1ghty-hve feet to point for cor
s. Davis, thence (S) northwardly, parallel
with said Main street, and along the line of
said lands now or late of John S. Davis, the
distance of one hundred feet to the centre
line OF said Second st1 eet, thence az west
wardly, along the said centre line of said
Second street, the distance of one hundred
and eighty-hve feet to the place of beginning.
SUBJECT however, to the same restriction i'll
reference to the manufacture and sale of
liquors, as contained in the previous deeds
covering the said premises.
The said premises will be sold subject to the
lien OF the taxes thereon for the year 1906,
amounting to $50, besides interest thereon
from December 10th, 1906, and also subject to
the lien of the taxes thereon for the year 1907,
amounting to $6825, besides interest thereon
from December 10th, 1907, and also subject to
the lien of the taxes thereon for the year 1908.
seized as the property of Lemuel II. Davis,
ct ux, ct ais, defendants, taken in execution
at the suit of Heulings Lippincott, Surviving
Trustee of Martha L. Hopes, and Martha
L. Hopes, compliments, and to be sold by
JOHN ]. NORCROSS,
EDWARD DUDLEY, Sorr, Sheriff.
Dated November z, 1908. lPr's adv. fee, Sl080l
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The Holy Grail.

From a book reviewed a passage is
quoted in which mention Is made of
1.-THE holy grail, the sang-real or true
blood of God" This used to be COM
mon mistake. and SO learned a man
as Thomas Warton in his Remarks
on Sponsors limitations From Old Ro-
mances" writes, The holy grale. that
is the real blood OF our Blessed
Saviour" But this is wrong 1t is
the holy grals. or vessel, and does not
mean real blood. though It contained
the real blood, collected by Joseph Of
Arimathea. 1t was made from a dia-
mond and emerald which fell from the
crown OF Satan when he fought with
Michael NJ de villemarque, who has
written about Armoric legends, says
that this jewel was a diamond. The
word greal is old French, as 1 under
stand, for l have no knowledge my
self that 1t is SO. In the legend of
Percival it is shown that the grail is
vessel 1.-The holy grailv Percival
heard whispered by one voice after
another. Then from the shining YES
sci streamed an endless supply of the
costliest dishes and wines. London
Notes and Queries.
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A spoiIed Scene.

e. 81. Sothern once found his wit fail
him in time of need. 1t was in the
fourth act of "The Lady Of Lyons"
Sothern played Claude Melnotte, and
Virginia Harmed was cast as Pauline.
Beausant, the villain, was pursuing
Pauline, and she cried loudly for help.
Claude is supposed to dash to her res
cue and catch the fainting Pauline in
his arms. Sothern dashed on to the
stage, but slipped and slid. sitting
down near the footlights. Losing his
presence Of mind, he detained the
line: Look up, Pauline. There is no
danger" AS Virginia Harmed was
standing, this was, of course, an i'm
possibility. By this time the audience
was In an uproar, and when Arthur
Lawrence, who played Beausant, scorn-
fully said, "You are beneath me-" the
amusement of the audience knew no
bounds
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10

Once, before he was president, An
drew Jackson was making a political
speech in some obscure campaign in a
backwoods Tennessee district. His ad-
dress was very well received, but
somehow there did not seem to be ex-
actly the enthusiasm wanted for the
occasion. Having vainly tried to
warm up" his hearers, the general
was just going to sit down when the
chairman Of the meeting plucked him
by the coattail. For the Lords sake,
general, give 'em some Latinv he hur-
riedly whispered in the speakers ear
"They won't think you know anything
at all If you quit like this. Smith, the
opposition candidate, talked Latin to
'em half the evening"
Old Hickory rose to the situation.
Advancing to the edge Of the platform,
he extended his arm and Numbered
out: "E pluribus unum! Sic semper
tyrannis! Habeas corpusw
The audience roared with applause.
The credit of the orator was saved,
and the Jackson ticket won out in that
county.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10
OHERIFF'S SALE.

~
By virtue of writ of fler1 facias, to me
directed, issued out of the Court Of Chancery
of New Jersey, will sell at public sale, on
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908,
between the hours of IL and 5 O'Clock on the
afternoon of said day. (tO-wit at o'clock), at
Richard Lambs hotel, Mount Holly, N. j.
All that certain house and lot of land
situate in the village of Jobstown, in the
township of Springfield, County of Burling-
ton ana state OF New Jersey, and is thus
stake or stone in the middle ofthe Monmouth
road corner to Samuel Whites lot, by which
1t runs ~ north thirty-one degrees and thirty
minutes west three chains and ninety-fOur
links to stone in Benjamin Kemble's land,
by which it runs (2) north fifty-five degrees
and thirty minutes east one chain and nine
teen links to a stone in the line OF Kembles
land, by which 1t runs (5) south th1rty-one
degrees and thirty minutes east three chains
and n1nety-eight links to stone in the
middle ofthe aforesaid road, thence az along
the same same south ffty-n1ne degrees west
one chain and nineteen links to the place of
beginning. Containing forty-six hundredths
of an acre of land be the same more or less,
together with the privilege of and right to
use, In common with the owner of the adjoin-
ing premises, nine feet wide alley way
, along the north east side of the above des
cr1bed premises. Being the same premises
which Martha Whitcraft conveyed to Anna
M. Ptttman by deed dated November 9, 1873,
and recorded in the Clerks Office of BurIing-
ton County in Book w 9of Deeds, folio 4O9 etc,
and the said Anna M. Pittman afterward
Anna Carly devised said premises to Charles
i. P1ttman by her will dated April %, 1898,
duly proved and recorded in Book w of wills,
page 2O4, etc., In the Surrogats's Office of Bur-
HngtOn County.
Seized as the property of Charles T. Pitt
man, ct ux, defendants, taken in execution
at the suit of Charles Bishop. complainant,
and to be sold by
G. M. HILLMAN Solr Sheriff
Dated November 7. 1908, PRS adv. fee, SlOSOl
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fanatics Make Their Escape.


Two inmates, with dangerous criminal
records Edward Boyer and Charles
Collins-made their escape from the New
Jersey State Hospital for the Insane, at
Trenton, Wednesday night. and at mid
night, despite countrywide search, were
still at liberty. Within the past month or
so there have been six other escapes.
The absence of the two men was first
discovered at supper time by one of the
attendants who went to the ward contain
ing the criminal patients in order co re-
lease them and bring them to the dining
hall for supper. He immediately notified
the officials and the other attendants, and
general alarm was sounded throughout
the institution, and searching parties,
composed of attaches of the hospital, were
organized and a systematic search of the
grounds of the hospital and the surround
ing country was begun. Men were sent
to the nearby towns, such as Lawrence
vile, Princeton and Yardley, and others
secured the woods around the asylum.
but up to late hour positively no trace
of the missing lunatics could be discovered.
The local police have been notified and a
description of the men has been given
each patrolman.
The manner in which Collins and Boyer
effected their escape from the institution
is source of mystery to both the officials
and the attendants of the hospital, and the
only solution they advance is that the men
were possessed of a key, which unlocked
the door of their ward. They claim that
the fastenings of all the windows were
intact, and the only way In which they
could have gotten out was through the
door, and as the lock of this had not been
tempered with, 1t must have been opened
with key. Where they might have
obtained the key hasn't been ascertained.
Collins and Boyer were perhaps two of
the most dangerous men in the asylum,
and although neither has committed any
serious act during his confinement in the
hospital, their previous records are of the
most desperate character. Both were
committed from the State prison, after
having served but short periods of their
terms.
Boyer was received at the prison June
IS, 1907, having been sentenced from
Burlington County to serve term of fif-
teen years and to pay a fine of $1,000 for
criminal assault. He became violently
insane during the next month, and was
committed to the asylum. He is about 80
years of age and is five feet FIVE inches in
height. He has small red mustache and
dark hair. being slightly bald at the top
of his head. His eyes are dark. At the
time of his escape he wore q dark grey
suit and black soft hat. He could be
easily recognized as insane it is said.
Collins was committed to the prison on
May 30. 1901, to begin sentence Of two
years for atrocious assault and battery
committed in Mercer county. He was
sent to the State hospital in April. 1902.
He was 40 years of age and has large
head and body. He has a smooth face and
dark hair. He also wore black hat and
dark suit.
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"OF COURSE the post of President of the
Senate is conceded to Senator Samuel Z.
Robbins, of Burlington" This is from q
Trenton paper, and while 1t was gener-
ally thought that Mr.. Robbins would
stand better chance for the Presidency
than any other Senator, 1t was not known
that 1t was an ''of course" Ali reports,
however, tend to the conclusion that the
ability and services of the Burlington
County Senator are to be recognized and
that he will WELD the gavel in the Sen
ate Chamber at the next session of the
Legislature. 1t is source of satisfaction
to the many friends Of Senator Robbins,
to note the esteem that Is entertained for
him in all parts of the state. he is recog.
nized as leader and an authority on sub.
jects presented for legislation. There Ia
no hesitancy in saying that he pays more
attention to tho details of bills offered for
consideration and spends more hours In
studying them than any other member.
He has been diligent and painstaking
member of both Houses and his election
to the Presidency of the Senate will be a
just appreciation of the good work that
has been done by Samuel K. Robbins
while representing Burlington county at
Trenton.
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What She Wanted to See

The chauffeur was taking his load of
tourists for ride through the resi-
dence portion Of the metropolis and
pointing out to them the state man.
sions Of the nabob 1--WE often heard
said the portly dowager with the dia-
monds, "of these Oliver Wendell homes
Would you mind showing us one of
'em r-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10
Two Great Orators.

AS an orator Demosthenes was head
and shoulders above Cicero the Ro-
man. The great Athenian stands in a
class all by himself, if we are to be-
lieve the consensus of learned opinion.
Cicero, it is said, prided himself on his
faculty OF extemporizing at need. but
probably trusted little to 1t on great
occasions, while with DemOsthenes 1t
was the rule never to speak without
the most careful preparation The
speeches of both were spoken without
manuscript They would never have
made the reputation they did If they
had been tied down to their notes.
NeE York Ame1csn.
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CHERIFF's SALE.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me
directed, Issued out of the Court of Chancery
OF New Jersey, viii sell at public sale on

By virtue Of writ of fieri fac1as, to me
directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery
OF New Jersey, win sell at public sale on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1908
between the hours of 10 and O'Clock in the
afternoon OF said day lto-wit, at 2 o'clock at
Richard Lambs hotel, Mount Holly, Nj.
All that certain plantation or tract of land
situate to the westward of the Oxmead road
IN the township of Burlington, in the county
of burlington and state of New Jersey
bounded as follows, viz:
Beginning at a stone in the line of Henry
Q. Deacon and corner to late Dilwyn Smith
and runs by late Smiths north sixty-one de-
grees and forty-five minutes east twenty-three
chains and twenty-five links to a stone in the
line of late John Cox, now of Charles Clifford
by whom 1t runs south thtrty-five degrees
and forty-f1ve minutes east eighteen chains
and seventy-five links to stake corner to
land conveyed by the executors OF samuel
Norcross. deceased, to the said George D.
Parrish; thence by the said late Norcross
now Parrish, south forty-nine degrees and
twenty-five minutes west three chains and
twenty links to stone corner thereof; thence
by the same south th1rty-ive degrees and
seven minutes east two chains and seventy
links to a stone in the line of said Parrish
also corner of Joseph s. Antrim, thence by
his land south stxty-eight degrees west
twenty three chains and seventy links 10 a
stone In the line of Henry c. Deacon; thence
forty-hve minutes west nineteen chains and
ninety five links to the place of beginning
Containing fifty-two acres and ffty-one hun
dredths of an acre, be the same m ore or less
Being the same premises which George j.
Vandegrift and Henry S. Prickett, surviving
executors of Joseph Sholl, deceased, by deed
bearing date the thirteenth day of October
A. ID. 1905, and recorded in the office of the
Clerk of the County of Burlington, In Book
of Deeds, page &C., granted and
conveyed unto the said James Bedford Sholl,
in fee.
Seized as the property of James B. Sholl, ct
ais defendants taken in execution at the
suit of Franklin s. Carter, complainant, and
to be sold by
JOHN j. NORCROSS,
REGINALD BRANCH, SoIr. Sheriff.
Dated Oct. 20 1905. Prs adv fee, S1I. 80
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1908

ASSISTANT Attorney General Nelson
B. Gaskills name has been mentioned as
q possible successor to the Office of At
torney- General of this state. While act
ing as assistant to the official who re-
signed Mr.. Gaskill has shown his ability
to deal with the many knotty questions
which are referred to his Office and he has
written many opinions that have shown
sound sense and have withstood any criti-
cism which might have followed. The
friends of Mr.. Gaskill In many sections,
Burlington county especially, would be
glad to hear that he had been given the
Office of Attorney General.
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Thu Stick Eor Wives.

In the old Anglo-Norman marriage
ceremony the gentlewoman used to
promise her husband to be buxom
unto my gentil name" The word
buxom corresponds to the modern Ger
man biegsam, meaning bending or pill
ant, and the old English was Dusk
am" all of which gdSs to show that
things must have been very pleasantly
ordered in the good old days that are
dead and gone. According to the old
English law, which is still pnrescinded
In the statute book, the "gentil name"
was allowed to beat his goode wife
with stick the diameter of which did
not exceed quarter of an inch.-New
York World
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Dated October 26. 1908.
OF FREEaoLpERs

The regular meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Freeholders will be held a
the Court House, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1905
at ten o'clock A. M.
Committees mentioned in Rule will NEE
at the office of the County Collector, on Mon
day, November 8, at 10 O'Clock A. Nj. Mem
bers and all other persons having bills aga1ns
the County must present them to the proper
committee ON or before Monday, November
Bills may be mailed to committees, in care
of Joseph Powell, County Collector, Noun
Holly, N. j.
ERNEST ID. HOLEMAN.
Clerk of the Board of Freeholders.