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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-11-26

= HERIFF'S SALE.--By virtue of g
X Al writ OF +: ia: to me directed. issued out
q the Court OF Chancery of the State OF New
Jersey VIII be exposed to sale at public Ven-
M oNDAY,:rhs r4t Dry of D ECEMBER, r9as
between the hours Of "a O'Clock ind O'Clock, Ia
o'clock in the afternoon ofaid dav al the
court House, in the Borough of Freehold,
county OF Monmouth, New Jersey, to satisfy a
necaee o. said Court. amounting to approximate
All that certain lot, or parcel Of land situate In
the Borough OF Freehold, In the county of Mon
1 Snd STATE OF New Jersey, on the southerly
Street, oas1
Beginning at stake standing in the south.
SHY inc OF said street distant forty feet on a
conTss south: nifty degrees thirty-two minutes
M .s AtoM tne beginning corner of a tract OF
eighty-nine hundedths and eight-tenths of
nuuoreutn Of an acre Iof which last tract the lot
r nerePy conveyed Is partl conveyed by Joseph
dated June z8, 1856, sud recorded same day IN
monmouth County Clerks Office, In Book P.6
II Deeds page Is4, etc: thence Ill south thirty
and in parallel iine with the easteriy side Of
SAG Price tract one hundred and sixty-eight
festto thelne Of the Baptist Church lot;thence
L. ~ south. hty-four degrees and twenty-two
MINUTES na. west and along said church lot forty
Ieet three and one-haif inches to stake; thence
l3l noTthwesterly, in line parallel with the
s ~ course Of this lot one hundred and sixty
Tvs sho one-nalf feet to stake in the soutneI'
" edge of said street. thence T4l north. nifty
degrees and thirty-two minutes east, forty fee!
% tne beginning. Being lots No. , as designated
street., In the rear Tear OF the Baptist Churon'
aarawn as tbs needle pointed September 3. 1885
Dy simon r Pyle, Surveyor. filed by said Rue
~ % kyail in the Monmouth County CLERKS
Once, September 1864
:, Being the same premises conveyed by Joseph
Y. Schlosser to Bertha b. Trockmorton, one o.
LEe parties Of the FIRST part hereto, by deco
bearing even date and to ~ recorded simultan-
eously herewith
Seized asthe property OF Bertha B. Throck-
morton. ct al, taken In execution at tns
snis OF Joseph 8. Schiosser, and to be soio y
JOHN H. VAN MATER. Sheriff.
Dated September as, Ioas
Harry R. Cooper. Solicitor.
Is7 linesl sA49%
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saloons Closed on Pay Day.

IN Norway on pay days saloons
are closed and savings banks open
until midnight. Servant girls hire
for half a year at time by contract
at public registry offices. There is a
telegraph box on every street icar.
One writes the message puts on the
right number Of stamps and drops It
In the box. Farmers can borrow
money from the government at 8
per cent. There are practically no
illiterates. The average wage earn
ings are 9SS year. There ars more
reindeer than horses. more sheep
than cows.
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Mountain Sheep Sacred In Colorado

Mountain Sheep Sacred In COLORADO.
State Game and Fish Commits
sioner Jim Woodland declares that
the mountain sheep OF Colorado is in
the same class as the sacred bun of
India. 1t must not be touched: says
Woodland. If the animal is seen
browsing upon the mountainside the
gun of the hunter must not be point
ed in its direction
The animal, therefore, may be
called the sacred sheep of Color
ado.% There are not many Of them
left. but under the protection Of the
law they are increasing every year.
There is a band of them on the hills
between Florence and Victor, and
Mr.. Woodland has a photograph of a
bunch grazing on hillside y short
distance from Florence.
But for the passage of Q law which
heavily fines those who kill this ani~
NAL, the species would have been exr
tinct long ago.
A letter received IN Mr.. Woodlands
Office recently tells of the arrest and
conviction of one Fred Klantzky for
killing mountain sheep. Klantzsky
was fined $500 and costs In the
county court at Canon City. The
costs amounted to $40, and If the
accused man does not settle he will
have a long term to serve in the
county Jail.
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A snnnrihc Measure.

doctor. I've tried everything and
I can't get to sleep" complained the
voice at the other END Of the tele-
phone. Cant you do something for
me?"
yes" said the doctor kindly.
"Just hold the wire and I'll sing you.
a lullaby. Success.
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HEAD HUNTERS OF SoRMosA.
Like Dyaks, They Have an Unpleas'
ant Mania for Decapitation.


ant Mania for Decapitation.
The mountainous interior Of For
mosa is inhabited b. race OF
bloodthirsty savages, whose chief de-
light is to sally forth on head hunt
ing raids. Few strangers (the excep-
tions being some intrepid japanese
explorers) have ever penetrated far
into the wild mountain country
which is the home of these ,savages
They appear to be akin to the
Dyaks of Borneo, says Macmillan's,
but no definite study of their lam
guage or habits has yet been made
though interesting details will be
found in Consul Davidson's volumi-
nous book on Formosa For hun
dreds of years the tribes, eight in
number, have withstood their enc
mics, who have never been able to
penetrate to their Businesses. 1t re-
mains to be seen what success the
more systematic Japanese will
achieve.
1t seems almost incredible that
the Station VI ni1AldAy AoAS0 SAOuAo
not be safe from the raids OF these
head hunters, but 1t was the case a
few years ago. At that time one of
the tribes crept in the night upon a
post of the Japanese and made on
with a score of heads.
Their more usual method Is to
stalk the Chinese of either sex when
they are engaged In tea picking. The
savage creeps up unobserved to his
victim, transfxes him with his spear,
secures his head and is lost in a mo-
ment in the neighboring jungle.
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Al Great Error.

"My hero dies in the middle OF my
latest novel," said the young author.
That's grave mistake" replied
the editor. "TIe should not die before
the reader does. Atlanta Constitu-
tioIl
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Ethel Mercy Here's papa com
ing. and he told me the next time be
caught you here he'd kick you.
Jack What would You adise ma 10
dot
Ethel Sit down. Boston Tran
script
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Rector,s Strange Funeral.

A curious request regarding his
funeral was made by the Rev. Paulet
Mildmay Compton, for fifty-eight
years rector of Mappleton, few
days before his death.
The body was placed in a plain
oak coffin and, covered with prim-
roses, was conveyed by means of
farmers wagon, drawn by team Of
four horses. to the railway station,
nine miles away. The tails and
names of the animals we're plated
with straw and the team was ham
died by a shocked driver.
The cortege was followed by a,
large crowd Of villagers. to whom
the aged rector had endeared himself
during his over half a century's min
istration.
At the railway station a special
train. was in waiting, and the coffin,
wagon and horses were conveyed to
Romsey, near Southampton. Here
the coffin was again placed on the
wagon and conveyed to Minsted, the
seat of the Compton family.
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Beauty of Budapest.

Budapest is perhaps the most i'm
posing city on the continent after
Constantinople. What gives 1t its
greatest stamp of majesty is the
beautiful blue Danube" nearly 500
yards broad, spanned by magnif-
cent English-built iron bridge, which
rolls along eastward between the am
Client fortressed town of Buda and
the modern city of Pest. The two
bear about the same relation to one
another as the old and new town of
Edinburgh. The German name OF
Buda, the ancient capital Of Hun
gary, is Ofen, or Oven, from the hot
springs near by, and, in the course of
three centuries, its grand old fortress
was the object of more than twenty
sieges, the last of which, in 1886, at
tracing many English volunteers of
distinction, resulted In the liberation
Of Hungary from the Turks.
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See Thai tine collar Fits.

"Whenever / buy new suit, !"
said the woman who had a new suit
for every season. my husband al
ways looks at the collar, and If that
suits him he says it's an excellent
fit. When l announce that I'm go
ing on shopping trip he always adj
monishes me to get good fitting
collar. It's true of most men who
observe women's clothes at all that
the set Of the collar determines
whether they think a woman is well
dressed or not. suppose it's be-
cause the plainness of masculine at
tire make snug, well-shaped collar
an absolute necessity to a we'll
groomed appearance.
And I believe men are right
about insisting on this feature in q
woman's suit, and that women would
do we'll to pay less attention to the
fit over the hips and bust and pay
more attention to the collar. A bulg-
ing collar can make the entire suit
look ugly, while a somewhat careless
fit In other lines may be forgiven X
the collar only looks trim.
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Chinese Music.

Chinese music Is incomprehensibl
TO the occidental ear, but opinions
vary as to why this Is so. Either the
Chinese have less ear for harmony
than more civilized peoples. or
else they are SO far beyond us that
we cannot understand their COM
binations of tone. The Chinese were
the first people in the history of the
world to develop a system Of octaves,
circle Of fifths and a lot Of other
harmonical technics, back in the days
when our ancestors, the European
savages, had not invented even the
simplest forms of melody. Whether
or not we shall finally arrive at I'M
Outstanding and liking something
that approaches the harmonious dis
cords Of the Chinese, close observers
claim to have discovered among the
musicians and lovers of music
steadily increasing sensitiveness to
harmonies, the existence OF which
was formerly unknown. Subtle har-
monies OF to-day are understood,
which forty or fifty years ago even,
would have been regarded as incom-
prehensible. The musicians have
grown more and more fearless in do
ing the things that used to be forbid
den. When Faust" was produced,
bacle in the fifties, 1t was regarded
by the critics as too technical ever to
be popularity accepted.
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a Catskily Scene.

In q dreamy mood you finally
make your way back to the road and
idly wander on until you reach the
village post Office and general store.
You gaze curiously at Its barn-like
appearance and at the queer charac-
ters congregated there. It is the
noon hour, and they are waiting for
the one great event of the day, the
arrival of the rural mail-man-
whose white horse can be seen COM
ing leisurely up the road at snail's
pace. A smile curves your lips as
you mark the contrast between this
raw-boned farmer, In his blue-jean
overaIls, and the city postman. in
his spruce gray uniform. Neverthe-
less. in sunshine or storm. the rural
mail-man is as faithful as his city
cousin. You ask this unique 'Un-
Gle Sam how he likes travelling the
mountain roads in stormy weather,
and a mild look of surprise breaks
over his honest features as he strokes
his chin and drawls: "O-h, don't.
like it SO very good. "-Four-Track
News.
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Enre-handed.

Little Katherine has been board
ing on a farm last Summer, and
many of the rural expressions are
wholly unfamiliar to her One day
she CHANGED to hear her country
hostess praising the good qualities
Of a certain thrifty neighbor.
He really amt got much. com
pared to some folks. said the farm
er's wife, but he makes out wop-
derful we'll: he's 50 fore-handed
That evening the man thus iaudet
happened TO drop in. and Katherine
Immediately sidled up to him. with
curious eyes Slowly she revolved
, about the chair in which he sat. and
SO persistently dia she gaze at him
that the farmers wife finally no
ticed it.
Well. Katherine" she said. you
seem to find a good deal to look at
in Mr.. B.; don't your"
why" replied the child, her lit
tie forehead wrinkling in perplexity.
II did, want to see his two uyyer
hands, but | can't Is he sittin' on
emf"
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sIRLE HISTORY AMENDED.
New Jersey Boys Imagination Sup.
plies a Forgotten Tribe.

New Jersey Boys Imagination Sup.
plies Forgotten Tribe.
In certain New Jersey school is
an abnormally bright lad whose
knowledge Of Bible history far sur
passes that Of many of his elders and
is so possessed Of odd facts of the
book as to be star performer when.
ever distinguished callers happen
along. The presiding elder was Wis
itor recently, and after George had
shown himself wholly proficient, the
teacher asked him:
What were some of the tribes in.
habiting Canaan"
Georges brow wrinkled and he be.
gan: The Kenites-the Keniites,
the Kadonites"-
The teacher nodded encourage
ment and the elder smiled kindly.
"The HitHtes," continued George
slowly. the Amorites"- And again he
paused.
Go on" said the teacher sooth-
ingly.
HS VII 5dSultSSs ISSumSu So
with painful effort; ''the Invites
and
He stopped with hopeless express
sion and mopped his face with hand
kerchief which he had been twisting
in his fingers.
He went resolutely to it again
ooh, yes" he said, there are the Je-
busites, the Moabites and
WELL" nodded the teacher, "who
else?"
George was becoming ratified. 'The
Moabites and And there he stuck.
Cant you recall % asked the teach
or.
George was much flushed, but mute.
"Can any other boy name tribe?
Now just see the Moabites and
A diminutive hand was raised in
the rear of the room. well, Ezra
Perkins," said the teacher, Finish it
1.-THE Moabites"-
1.-THE Mosquitobites!" shrilled a
thin little voice.
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GLASS Broken by the voice.

It is scarcely credible, but 1t is
fact that a glass can be broken by
the voice. If you strike thin wine
glass while you hold it by the stem 1t
will emit a certain note-in most
cases a pretty deep one. On APP
preaching the glass rapidly to your
mouth and shouting into 1t the same
note as loudly as possible, the vibra-
lions of the glass being thereby ex-
tended, 1t will be shivered into frag-
ments. This used to be fayorite
experiment of Lablache, the re-
nowned singer, who would thus
break, one alter the other. as many
glasses as were handed to him
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uuINEAs AS "GAME" BIRDS.

Served as Quail or Pheasant In Rc-
tells and Few Can Tell Difference.
''When game goes out of season
by reason of the game laws. the
guinea fowl man gets his innings"
said an experienced farmer discuss
ing new opening in his trade.
In habits and instincts the
guinea resembles the wild birds
much more than 1t does the ordinary
domesticated fowl" he added,
while its flesh is dark meat very
solid and plump and of a flavor
closely resembling that Of quail.
For that reason it is the best substi-
tute for game fowl yet discovered,
and that at a fourth Of the price
asked for the more expensive luxury.
much that is sold by ,poultrymen
as guinea by the simple metamor-
could name at random q half dozen
large hotels in which young guineas
are placed regularly before patrons
who ordered partridge. It is impos-
sible TO secure the latter. which yet
figure on the menu. and none but an
epicure can detect the difference of
flavor. Some farmers sell almost ex-
clusively to expensive hostelries,
which pass the birds off. respectively
as quail or pheasant. according to
size.
"The export trade in guineas, too.
Is by no means inconsiderate, as
several thousand head are shipped to
England from American farms every
year. These are almost entirely the
old fowIs-that is, those which have
reached full growth.
Among the many points in favor
OF guinea poultrying is the fact that
the young are Matched out at time
of year when artificial warmth or ex-
pensive buildings are not required.
The expense Of feeding the old fowls
too, Is hardly one-half Of that re-
Quired for chickens in like quantity.
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AN AprREolArIvE AUDIENon.
The Reality Of the Performance Near
Cost the Actor His Life.

Cost the Actor His Life.
The late Joseph Jefferson used to
say that his career came very near
being nipped in the bud in West
ern town. He at that time was a
member of a small pioneer company
which progressed by means of thres
bull teams" from one mining camp
to another They were always heart
lily received by the miners and cow
boys, who readily paid the FIVE dol
lars In gold required to witness their
performance. Mr. Jefferson was the
traditional melodramatic villain, and
in the third act was supposed to kid
nap 1.-THE child" The supposed
mother, hearing its cries, rushes
upon the scene just as he is about to
escape, and fires q fruitless shot
from a revolver.
Upon this particular occasion all
had gone well until this scene was
reached, and the audience, many of
whom had never before seen any
kind Of theatrical performance,
sat as If spellbound. At the crack of
the mothers revolver, the spell was
rudely broken.
by heaven. she MISSED hint"
red-shirted miner in the front row
shouted, drawing his own "six-shoot-
er" and leaping to his feet Round
to the back door and head him of
fore he can git boss, boys!" he
yelled, and, following him, half the
audience stampeded for the exit.
The excitement was finally allayed
by the mother" and the villain APP
pearing hand in hand before the cur
tail and the managers explanation
of the situation. When the perform
ance had been concluded, the audi
ence insisted on paying another adj
mission price and having an imme-
diate repetition from beginning to
end
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A True Artist.

1t is not always necessary to go to
a singing master to have the voice
placed" as the phrase is. So it would
seem, at least, from a story that an
Atlanta man tells.
One cold, wet and windy night he
came upon negro Of his acquaint-
ance shivering in the doorway of a
store. Wondering what the darby
could be doing, standing on cold,
wet night IN such a draughty posi-
ton, the Atlanta man said:
"Jim, what are you doing there?"
"'Scuse me. sir" said Jim, "but
I'm gwine to sing bass tomorrow
mornin at church. an I'm tryin' to
ketch cold. "-Lippincott's.
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A NAUTICAL YARN.
PrOyldentiaI Sources Of Provisions
After che Great storm.

FfoYident1al Sources OF Provisions
After the Great Storm.
Some men In a public house were
inventing stories to pass the time
away. They had all had turn az
Sc except an old sailor, who had re-
maineu Silent all the time until
pressed By the othe,s to spin them
yarn. He began:
Il was once in dreadful storm.
All the provisions were washed over
board was very i'll and ate
nothing for four days At the end
of that time began to feel hungry,
and the steward gave rye beef. chick
en-, port wine and eggs
But you said all the provisions
were washed overheard. Where did
the beef come from?"
From the bullocks, 'isaid the old
sailor.
Where did you get thegchicken?"
From the hatch"
"And the port wine?"
From the port hole"
And the eggs?"
Eggs" said the sailor. Il didn't
say eggs. did II"
oh. yes you did" saidSthe men.
We've caught you now
The old sailor thought he was
caught and had to consider. at
last he said:
"Oh. yes did have eggs. The
captain ordered to ship to lay to,
and he gave me one. !"
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lanansae. Animal Protection.

According to a Japanese newspaper
the founding of society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals In the
island empire has been warmly wei
coined. one promoter of the society
tell the story OF how Shigetada Hata-
keyama. hero Of the Compel period.
showed his affection for his favorite
charger by descending . steep De
cilvity. carrying the horse on his back.
Again It Is said that whenever the
weli-known actor. Kikugorc, PLAYS the
parting scene Of Shiobara and his
horae. the audience Is melted to tears.
The cruelty Of the people toward
dumb beasts is therefore only appar
emit and by no means deep-seateo IN
their hearts,"
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Confirmed His Guess.

A crowd of small boys were gath
cred about the entrance Of circus
tent in one of the small cities In
New Hampshire one day. trying %
get a glimpse of the interior. A
man standing near watched them
for few moments; then, walking
up to the ticket taker, he said:
Let all these boys In and count
them as they pass
The man did as requested, and
when the last ons had gone in he
surned and said:
'Twenty-eight."
"Good said the man, Il guessed
Just riglt, and walked on
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Slow.

Two hunters, returning from the
Catskills, decided to try some New
York city humor upon the agent of a
little railroad station in the foothills.
when does the S:49 train get in?"
asked one.
The old man regarded him serious
" and at length. wall, 2 said he, she
generally gets in just a Ieetle behind
the engine
Later they approached him respect
fully, About time that train is due.
isn't 1t, Uncle?"
YES" said the agent, she's about
due. There comes the conductors
dog."-Everybody Magazine.
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What Elephants Cost.

African elephants cost from 81, 200
to Ell, 400; an Indian elephant about
$1,000. Giraffes are worth about the
same price as African elephants on
account of their scarcity. A fine hip
popotamus may be purchased for
$500, an African lion for s20O to
5000, and lioness for $50 or $50,
Bengal tigers are worth from e16O
to $3.50. and camels from ESQ to
R100 apiece.
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After a Bio Haul.

"Binks used to be daft on the sub
sect Of buried treasure. What's he up
to now?" ia
'He's got up an expedition to Asia
Minor TO try to find the, place where
Methuseleh stored his birthday pres
ents. "1T Toledo Blade.
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The Determining Teeth.

Teacher Johnny. can you inform
the class as 10 how the age of
chicken is determined?
Johnny Yes'm BY the teeth.
Teacher Why. Johnny, chickens
have no teeth.
Johnny Nom But we have.
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ConIdn,t Do Better.

Two friends who had not seen
each other for several years met
again, unexpectedly, as neighbors il
new suburban place.
Halo. Bilkinsl who are you
working for now?" asked Simkins.
over the garden fence.
Same people, was the CHEEKY
answer "A wife and five children.
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More seasonaabIe.

"You have spring heels on your
shoes. haven't you, dear2' said lady
to Flossie, aged four years.
eyes," was the reply "but / think
It's time now for me to have some
with winter heels on. isn't it"
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At Leisure.

Mrs. Flynn-An phat's yer son
Moike dom now. Mrs Casey? Mrs.
Casey Shure, Moike amt doin' any
thing. MRS. Flynn. He's got gov
eminent job
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An Iinhapvy Outiook.

Prospective Tenant should
want the studio for sculpture
Caretaker- Yes sir; some Of these
IS rented for that There's a seullp-
tor mouldering next door. SIR
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opuosltes Meeting.

II wonder" said the Ingenue.
smiling sweetly at. the villain.
s'What do you wonder?" asked the
latter. with his stage frown.
"If The Devil has to have an an
gel. o?"-Baltimor American
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we don't remember having seen
IL put with such shining candor
before. Punch