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sNHER1FF's sALE.--By virtne q I

~ HERIFF'S SALE BY virtMe OF Il
- writ of e. ia. to me directed issued out
of the Court of Chancery of the State Of New
jersey, will be exposed to sale at public ven-
due on
NJ )NDAY. The rat Day of D DECEMBER. r9zS
between the hours of IL O'Clock and O'Clock, [a
o'clock, in the afternoon ofaid day, at the
Court House, in the Borough Of Freehold,
County Of Monmouth, New Jersey. TO satisfy a
decree Of said Court amounting tOapproxinn ate
1y $3.8S4.oo,
the Borough of Freehold. in the county of AHor-
mouth and State Of New Jersey, on the southerly
side of Broad Street. sometimes called High
Street"
Beginning at a stake standing in the SOUTH
erly line OF said street distant forty feet ON a
course south, fifty degrees thirty-two minutes
west from the beginning corner of tract Of
eighty-Aine hundedths and eight-tenths, Of
hundredth of an acre [of which last tract the lot
hereby conveyed is a partl conveyed by Joseph
Combs and wife to George 7. Price by deed
Monmouth County Clerks Office. in BOOK Pc
of Deeds, page 1874 etcs thence III south thirty
nine degrees aud twenty eight minutes east.
and in parallel lime. with the easterly side Of
said Price trae4 one hundred and Sixty-eight
feetto Incline of the Baptist Church lot;theuce
III soMth, hty-four degrees and twenty-five
minutes west, and along said church lot forty
Feet three and oue-half inches to stake, themeG
t3] northwesterly, in line parallel with the
Eve and cne-half feet to stake in the souther-
ly edge of said street: thence I4l north. fifty
degrees and thirty-two minutes east. forty feet
to the beaiAning. Being lots No as designated
on map of six lots in Freehold on High
Street, in the rear rear of the Baptist Church,
drawn as this needle pointed September 3. 1893.
and Ryall in the Monmouth County Clerks
Office, September 1853
Being the amepremises conveyed BY Joseph
S. Sehlosser to Bertha B. Trockmoxton, one Of
the parties of the frst part hereto, by deed
bearing even date, and to be recorded stimuli am
eousfy herewith.
Seized asthe property of BERTHA B. Throek-
morton, ct al, taken In execution at the
SUIT of Joseph S. Schlosser, and to be sold BY
JOHN H. VAN MATER. Sheriff.
Dated September as. 1oss
Harry 4. Cooper, Solicitor.
Isl linssl @s4s4
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and after a few minutes his voice.
quivering and low, came to her.
"You and your husband have been
the only.friends I've had since my wife
died." the shaking voice began, "and
because you're my friends l want you
TO have what there is to leave. VIII
you please bring me that box on the
bureau?" and following the direction
of his hand, Jean went to the bureau
and got the box.
1t was very heavy, and something
ratified like metal in it. He indicated
that she was to open 1t. She did so,
and was amazed at the sight that met
her gaze There were some bills in
the box but it was filled nearly to the
top with coins, some Of them only
dimes and nickels, but there were q
good many dollars, as well.
AS the old mans eyes caught the
glitter of the silver a look Of bitter
ness came over his face.
"A long time ago." the broken ae-
cents went on, II hated FhanksgiV-
Ing. II scSlucu ~ 4Ae nay tHRt
Knocked the poor, and when my wife
wanted to take some little ones and
make a happy day for them at least, l
refused her. In all the years of our
married life we never celebrated
Thanksgiving. It was a great disap-
pointment to her, but would never
consent to make change It was only
after she died that I realized the
wrong had done.
each year since, when the day has
come, l have put by what could-as
nearly as possible the amount I
thought we might have spent if she
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wait In the station, the half hour on
the suburban express was without incl
dent, beyond brief conflict when the
girl insisted on paying her elevated
and train fare, silently, to be sure, but
none the less successfully. Dick bought
her q magazine, but she seemed con-
tent to sit and watch the flying land
seape, while he himself pondered the
strangeness of the situation and stole
surreptitious glances at her sweet pro-
file and curl of chestnut hair which
had escaped her VEIL All too quickly
he felt they would reach her destina-
ton and she would vanish completely
from his ken.
Arrived at the station, she all but
ran down the platform. seeming anx-
ious to avoid a meeting with anybody.
Brushing aside taxi driver she swung
down the main street, then, at an inter-
section of roads. turned up for block
or two, and stopped before huge old
fashioned house built in the days when
large families were popular and fuel
was cheaper.
Even as she shook the doorknob
Dick heard voices and laughter and
even fancied that he could detect
delectable aroma like a turkey cram
berry-mince pie.
Then the door was flung wide, and
for a moment Dick was overwhelmed
with an excited babble-of voices raised
in joyous greeting, and all but caught
in many embracing arms. Then he
awoke to a strange miracle.
YES mother. This is Richard Orms-
blythe Richard Ormsby l wrote you
about from Neuilly before 1 left to visit
the Lanes. I've brought him home for
Thanksgiving The speaker was
Dicks silent companion of the last
few hours.
That she could likewise hear as well
as talk he discovered later-when the
jolly dinner was thing Of memory
only and the low settle before the fire
held only himself and Eula.
why didn't you let me know you
were friend of the Lanes while you
were at the hospital?" he was asking
curiously.
Let you knowl Why, at the hos
pital you never noticed nurse I'M
less she actually worked with you,
which never did. Then I left for a
trip with the Lanes, and didn't see you
until the day before we landed, when
| happened to overhear you tell the
purSer your lonely condition. T knew
you wouldn't accept an invitation
given apparently on the spur Of the
moment, when even my own family
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The Pistol Cracked

The runners were lined up, tense
and eager. A deathlike hush gripped
the people in the stands. The starter
stood ready, with his gun raised above
his head.
ION your marksl" The runners
crouched down.
"Get set" They leaned forward.
The pistol cracked. They we're off
with leap and down the track. But
they had to be called back. because
the pistol had cracked, and new one
had to be rocured--Kentucky Car
dinaL
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his face, then log sigh breathed
from the white lips and Frank laid
him gently back on his pillow
Tcnderly they did what they could
Ten Jean picked up the old box
With tears running down their cheeks,
they looked ut the pitiful heap of sill
yer and the few bills lying there.
Il shall never hate Thanksgiving
again." sobbed Jean, as she laid her
head against her husbands arm.
Poor old mani Think what a regret
and reproach the day has been to him
since his wife died; but / believe that
she has known and understood, don't
you? See how happy he looked.
Carrying the tin box carefully, Jean
went out into the white, silent world,
with peace and new hope In her
heart.
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THANKSGIVING
HYMN
by HENRq AFFORD
in Hodrd's Ddirymdn

ZONE. ue thankful raople4come
~ Raise the song Of HarDestS<iomel
AL is safely gathered in.
Ere the thunderstorm begin:
God. our Maker. doth provide
For our wants to be supplied;
Come TO Gods owu temple. come.
Raise the song Of Harpest-tlomeI
Ue ourselves are Gods own field.
Fruit unto His praise to yield;
Uheat and tares together SCUM.
Unto jou or sorrow qrown;
First the blade and then the ear.
Then the full corn shall appear;
Grant. Q harpest Lord, thai we
Dholesome grains and pure maq bel
For The Lord our God shall come.
z And shall take his harvest home;
From his fields shall purge awdp
ALI that doth offend. thai day;
Giue his angels charge at last
In the fires the fares 10 cast.
But the fruitful ears 10 store
In His garner eUermore.
Then the church triumphant. como
Z Raise The song Of Harvest-Homel
All are safely gathered in.
Free from sorrow. free from sin;
There forever purified,
In Gods garner 10 abide;
Come. ten thousand angels. come
Raise the glorious Harvest~Hcme.
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POPE JOAN CENTER
OF MANY LEGENDS
Fantastic Tale Embellished
by Chroniclers.

OF all the Grabbed. querulous. ecstatic
tales of the Middle ages, none is more
medieval, and none more provocative
to doctors and sages. than the history
of Pope JOAN" says John O'London's
Weekly. About her and about her they
have argued. She was a man, shy
some; devil, say others; she oc-
cupied the throne of Saint Peter for
any period of time from two and d
half to nineteen years she was named
alternately Agnes, Gilberta. Gerberta.
Margaret. Isabel. Dorothy, or Jutta !:
she did not exist at all. Probably not,
indeed she achieves but a small meas
ure of verisimitftude in the hands OF
her chroniclers. and their differing
stories do not help her. On one point
only are they agreed; with one accord
they wag their heads over her moral
delinquency, and brand her as hav-
ing, at peculiarly inconvenient mo-
ment, given birth to child
1t is between Leo w, who died on
July IL, 1853, and Benedict, consecrated
on September 20 Of the same year,
that legend endeavors to sandwich its
woman pope. By the end of the Thir-
teenth century her story had won gem
eral credence. At the beginning Of the
Fifteenth century her supposed bust
kept company in the cathedral at
Siena with the busts of all authentic
popes; and at the Council Of Com
stance John Huss supported his claims
by appealing to the case of agnes,
who became Pope JOAN"
The tale swells In extravaganza as
it grows in years. Stephen of Bourbon
says simply that the woman was d
clever scribe, who became notary OF
the Curia and rose to be cardinal and
pope. A later version sends her first
on a visit to Athens, where by her
diligence she becomes a subtle rea4
soner. The fame of Rome reaches
her ears; straightway she packs up
her books and journeys thither, to be-
come a professor at whose feet the
greatest teachers are eager to sit.
Celebrated for her mode OF Life no less
than for her learning, she IL u1anS-
mously elected pope; but alas fine Nv
ing makes her voluptuous, and, yield
ing to temptation, she falls.
A monk of Malmesbury, writing fl
1866, says that, born in Mayence, Joan
was sent by her parents to receive In.
struction in the sciences from male
teachers. On one of them she came
to look with more affection than be-
came a pupil and when he went to
Rome, she donned mans dress and
went with him; and there, because ahe
surpassed everyone In learning, she
was made cardinal by Pope Leo.
AS to the punishment meted out to-
the disciple of Satan, when the birth
of a child betrayed her, the aUthoEi.
ties differ. One Of them wilIsRave her
discovered before her election. tied to
the feet Of horse, dragged ont Of the
city and stoned. Another allows her
two years triumph and a natural
DEATH A third merely deposes hers
while Boccaccio (who, the wicked fell
low, rather enjoys the tale) permits
her to shed few tears and retire into
private lifel
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drank some hot tea herself, then
filed a basket with some things she
thought might be needed, and started
out again.
1t was quite dark when she arrived
at the Benson home, a little old house
standing by itself in a lonely grove Of
pine trees. A faint light shone from
the kitchen window; it was here the
old man slept since his wife had died,
for it was the only room in which
there was any heat.
AS Jean pushed open the door and
went in she was startled by. the old
mans face as he sat bolstered up in
his wretched bed, supported by her
husbands arm. She could see that the
end must surely be near, and the
quick tears filed her eyes. She had
been fond of him; he had seemed so
helpless and hopeless since his wife's
death.
The faded eyes opened with pleas
ure as she came in, and a feeble hand
beckonea her to come near. She
droppee ON her knees beside his bed.
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a woman,a GROWING Glory.

Good hair will often atone for a
want OF. grace or classical outline. In
ones minds eye one can see the
cloud Of soft golden hair which
frames a thin. white face or features
that are too misshapen for orthodox
beauty, or the masseo Of rich black
hair that make one forget dull
skin, a stern mouth or big-boned,
ianky. figure. Red hair is now much
admired; and its rudy tints bring
pardon for many flaws, such as no
eyebrows, sharp chin, fiat nose
even freckIes. And woman's looks
can be saved from ruin by lovely
complexion.
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on the boat, but that signifed moth
Ing, as he had kept very much to
himself
Puzzled. he watched her open her
pocketbook, take out a bit of paper
and hand it to him. Still more puz-
zled, he saw that 1t bore only an adj
dress 1892 Eastern avenue, Wits
boro.
He knew WiltsbOro as small resi-
Dental town about thirty minutes run
out from the city.
you don't know how to get thereY'
he asked courteously.
She smiled, then shrugged her
shoulders.
Dick felt relieved. French, pre-
sumably. Est que - vous -
voulez" he began rapidly.
But still she smiled the same nm
eomprehending smile.
Dick wrinkled his brow. 'F'raulein,
Ich bin" He saw no response to
that.
Struck with an idea, he pointed to
she paper. then to the girl, then vague
ly into the distance. Ah-that brought
resultsl She nodded quickly and slid
her arm through his. Theirs was no
rnistaking the fact that 40 wanted his
guidance to Wiltsboro
The trip across the city. the brief
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She said flercely to herself that she
hated Thanksgiving it was a day to
be enjoyed only by the wealthy. She
had serimped for weeks to get the few
dollars she had spent that afternoon,
but how pitifully little she had OBJ
tanned for them. Somehow, there
never seemed a chance to get dollar
for anything but necessities in the
little home. Frank had been out Of
work for months, and the children had
been ILL.,
The basket was heavy on her arm.
The snow fell now in great fakes and
soon her thin shoes were wet Through
Bat at last she reached the top Of the
hill, and the light from the kitchen
window greeted her cheerily.
When she came into the yard two
eager faces were watching from the
window, and two little figures bobbed
up and down excitedly, and she could
hear their shouts before she got into
the room.
Some OF the WEAKNESS left her as
she opened the door and the warmth
and light met her, and two pairs of
loving arms twined about her neck
after all, there were so many who had
less to be thankful for.
Here's note daddy left for you,
mother" piped her small namesake.
holding a scrap of paper out to her.
"Jean, I'm going over to Mr.. Ben
sons; he is very sick. Come over as
soon as you can"
Mr.. Benson lived alone in an old
house about a mile from the Grant
home. He was lonely old man who
had made friends with none of his
neighbors except the Grants. Often
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Ormsby thought so as he
stood on the dock surrounded by JOS
fling baggage trucks with the words of
poem he had read somewhere ring
ing In his ears. ellis war-his war
is out of date"
Not that Dick wanted a band to
meet him nor parade down the Ave
nue. He merely wished that in the
whole of big New York there was a
man, woman, child, or even a dog
who was glad he had come home His
only relative, an aunt, had died dur
Ing his absence. His pals In the army
had long since returned and were
scattered to their homes and oeeupa-
lions. Between him and his associates
in the French hospital the ocean now
interviewed. Yes. he was singularly
alone In the world
He had said as much Yesterday to
the assistant purser as they had stood
at the rail- The nursar, i friendly
young fellow going back With the
steamer, had recommended a boarding
place and had secretly pitled so good
looking chap with no one to welcome
him.
Thanksgiving Dick drew a lpgu-
brious sigh and stopped for his bag.
AS he did SO he felt light touch
on his arm and turned quickly There.
stood very slender sin of a girl.
whose eyes deep blue and remarkably
trusting we've lifted hopefully to his.
She was no one he recalled seeing
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weren't expecting me, SO I cooked up
my little scheme-and it worked!''
She looked over at him so appealing
ly that Dick suddenly rose, thrust his
hands In his pockets and stood look
ing solemnly down at her.
i've got to start in practicing some
where, haven't II Well, I'm going to
start here in Wiltsbora. And I've got
to marry some day haven't II Well,
I'm going to- marry. he paused,
aware of his extreme daring.
"Yes7" said Eula demurely. II be-
lleve there are several girls In Wits
bor0-and none Of them deaf or
dumb!"
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uau DSeu LIVING. 4
meant something,
when there was
enough, to do
some real good
with II. Now It's
too late for me to
do anything, but I
want you to have
1t and make your
own little ones
happy, and some
others If you can;
you will know
who deserves"
TheYoice FILTERED
he tried to say
something more,
but the pow r
was gone. A faint
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FIRST Farmer-You oughter took
trip to New York years ago.
Second Farmer-Oh, dunno, The
longer you wait the more there Is -
see.-Judges
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j e q n LOOK over
what she could
spare from her
own table to the
old m a n, W h 0
s e e m e d ev n
poorer than them
selves.
With a sig h
Jean thought Of
Drawing the long
mile in the cold
and snow. But it
must be some
thing urgent or
Frank would not
have asked her to
come, SO she re-
plenished the fire,
give the children
their supper and
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BE darkness gathered swift
Iy that November after
noon. Snow fell lazily, as
though undecided whetheF
to continue. Jean Grant
walked YEARLY up the hill.
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an THANKSGIVING is a par
81 ticularly lonesome day for
I man to land in strange
2 city after several years
lI overseas. At any rate, Dick
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Quick Gyn,r,astic
MOUe SuUes Money
From, Hold-Up Mar,
Collector Snaps Dagger
From AssaiIa,,t and
Lands Uppercut.

A quick jerk Of the wrist of a
nife-wfelding bandit, which sent an
improvised dagger tinkling to the
ground. and a smash to the jaw as a
follow-up made Elgin L. Clarke of
1893 Irving street northeast, collector
for the Sanitary Grocery Co.,
the victor In a 30-second scufiie late
yesterday, when held up as he was
about to enter the Northeast Savings
Bank to deposit $2,500 receipts for
the day.
Clarke had reached the steps of the
bank at Eighth and III streets north
east, about to enter the bank when
a man he recognized as a former en-
ploye of the company stopped him.
The latter drew a long, slender knife
He pointed it at a vulnerable spot and
demanded the bag of money. Clarke
sidestepped, grabbing the wrist of the
bandit. A quick twist and the knife
went to the sidewalk. Clarke fol-
lowed up with a straight left to the
jaw. The bandit staggered back,
turned and ran away. 1t took less
than half a minute.
Clarke entered the bank and de-
posted the money. Then he reported
the attempted hold dup to police at the
ninth precinct Detectives Kelly and
Scrivener were assigned to the case.
The man attempting the holdup, ac-
coriing to Clarke'S story to the po-
lice, is one who was discharged from
the employ of the Sanitary Grocery
Co. a short time ago. A good descrip-
tion was furnished
Evening star., 1925-02-08
POWER BID REJECTED.
Hagerstown Situation Unsettled in
Fight Over New Plant.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn TO Inc star.
HAGERSTOWN, February THE
city council has rejected the offer of
the Potomac Edison Co. to furnish
the City of Hagerstown electricity.
Hagerstown planned to build new
light plant, but the work has been
held up because of an injunction Sc
cured by a number of citizens re-
straining the city officials from pro-
ceeding with the work. The Potomac
Edison Co, which owns large power
interests in this section, then made
the city an offer agreeing to furnish
power at the present schedule of
rates for a period of 10 years and
also to maintain the present plant
In good condition. The resolution
rejecting the offer stated that the
mayor and council deemed it unwise
to enter into contract of any kind
orswith any one for the sale or lease
of the municipal light plant, or to
contract for the purchase of current,
as it was believed that such plan
will eventually result in the sur
render of the plant to private inter
ests. Thus the situation here is un
settled.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
UNIVERSITY POISON
PROBE FRU|TLESS
Investigators Without Clue to
Fatal Capsules After
Week of Inquiry.
By the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, February T.
Seemingly baked at every step. Off
cials investigating the dispensing of
poison capsules to Ohio State University
students on January % and 80, which
resulted in the death of two students
and serious illness of number OF
others. tonight at the end Of week of
inquiry were without a shred of evil
dence on which to hang an acceptable
explanation of the mystery.
I'VE are no nearer a solution than
when we began so far as we can see,"
Police Prosecutor John J. Chester, jr.,
acknowledged tonight at the conclusion
of another day of nearly fruitless ques-
tioning.
Twelve additional students, who had
served in the dispensary during the last
week were examined today bringing the
total to 81 OF the 81. In the main, their
stories were identical with those of
their predecessors. They reiterated tes-
timony as to the strictness with which
the dispensary has been conducted and
insisted that they could not conceive
how an outsider could get into the dis
pensary to put the poison capsules into
the bottle
Slander travels farther than COM