CAPE MAY COUNTY TIME*. 8EA ISLE CITY. W« 3. ~

No Adwtiwinml »cc-pt«l lof

than 25c. lor Finn InwrthMi and halfprice for each aoliaeqnent inaerUon.

I FOR SALE

2 Baltimore Wall Heater*, like new.

write Marah Villa, Fari* at reel,

lair City.

f t ft Po

FOR RENT

AddinR machine for ren* bv day 01 _r. Apply Tlioroaa K. Ladlam, Jr.

Poet Office.

Cape Ilay County Parma Company Truck, Dairy, Berry, Fruit. Seru and Poultry Fanna 1 to tight. Sold, Le»ae<l or

while ffigh Price* of Prodnre Prevail. * Agent: H. F. UBXAVB8. Cape Mav Conrt Houae Wildwood and Weet Cape May l-&-li,U

houaekeeper Wanted Houaekeeper: In Reotleman a l.onia with no children. Moderate wage*. Samuel Jobnaon; Ocean View. N - J- ~ I-j-17, St Cord ol Thanka / The underaigned extend einceretlmnka to their many Irienda for the aaaialance and kind expreaaiona of sympathy o0ered in onr recent berearment. Mas. 8. T. MarciuE 4 Family

ORDINANCE No. 18

CtayofanUlr Cttr f« , •v'rssss?™*'" e lad Car the aariowa pwrpoe U’r O.^for id o( Carbaar

sstKafeiw" "-7 icc. 1 nett PwrtherOrnataKlin.i «n • AtM nr ttj'arthw ^ One MblicaUun. Thr icx^ala* Ord.n.«o- |..~'' ate nmtiaa o? Ibr »n..i1 ol « ..uib-i-betdon the >4 Car J»ouai> ' >■“ w>U hr Ukra up (at hual 1*-**** <« ja »nh. tatr h AUD u atwatku. j p. DKLANI t FRANK W. K ' ,WK ^ ninil „ K1 Atteat: Inrlua Fitch. CJtj « Irik Dattd January }. iv<7 ••.!>'Is ~

Don’t blame the editor if the newrs you would like to »cc printed in this column doe* not appear. We are only human, and nnlca* you tell u« what’* what we cannot spread the good word. Send or hring in your new* item*. We will appreciate it.

COUNTY CHAMBER (Continued from page 1) perior to that of nearby countie*, which are now rich agricultural centre*. and the idea wa» to point out the*e advantage* to the fanners of the Country with a view of securing emigration to the County farms. The resort*, of course, he added, would get their proportionate share of the advertising. Upon motion of J. M. E. Hildreth, seconded b) Cornelius Mahan, it wa* ordered that the advertising committee go before the Freeholders at their next meeting and urge this appropri-

ation.

Senator Steven* upon request, briefly outlined the Egan road law, and spoke on the substitution of the Edge law. and stated that with thlatter. Cape May County would get its share, not only of the State mad but the money from the Motor Vehicle fund would rontinne as l^fore. Mayor Gilbert Smith, of Avalon, briefly outlined the advertising trip of the Chamber to Florida, in February, and urged as many as possible to take the trip. Meeting adjourned at eleven o'clock to meet on Thursday. January C5th, in Wildwood, on inviution of Mr. Baker. Luncheon was served by the ladies of the Sea Isle City Business Men’s Association, after adjournment. Fully seventy delegates were at the

A BIG NAVAL EVENT Launching of tho First Warship;

of Our Young Nation.

SHE WAS TilE.UNITuO CTATES

MAIL ORDER BUSINESS

EYE TALKS Brains and Pains A great painter was once asked with what he mixed his colors. “With BRAINS.” he replied. FITTING GLASSES kei'u-rc* both brain* and pains. Peri ap. you have already lean.ad thi* b> experience. If *o, you will more rcadil) appreciate the 11*1.111.1 ..mg. contcicnliou* service supplied at Institute of Optometry, lac. fi/'OMHf* of DrmgUu Sight Tut:Kg 70S CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA

2M SOOTH FIFTH SHIFT, PHILA. Furniture Sale TU. 10t Piece f Salta

It Wa* a Great Day In Pl.ilacUlphU Whan Our Firet Naval Vaa.el Built Under tha Constitution C.iJ Into the Water on lk'.ay 10, 1707. In the luua li*t of apkmuid rc* cl- | which in a liundi id ciuit uta fiat »- inaintuiiH-d tlie honor o; o:ir luuiomi. | Has; the l ui:rd K*Jtre utu.iiN hi If., i Imad. After turrv jean of unatoM j aolr deloiiUon the hiat ua»al v. wi ) liu:it li} the United States uade." the j naistttiltiuii \.aa to lw com:uiUe.I to the Mates. Hie tiay clior < n fur so K-'vat an ew-ut lu our hiator) »a» May to, r.iC. 'Jlie hour for the ismithuiK uh« M-t for I lu the ufHrfuoou. and Uuwhole tRy of iTu.atlelphla. It Is raid, went down to .Southwark to behold such a ruie abow. One e-titnate puta the nutulier pre* eut at the launching nt 30.<Km eoui*. a g sally number for that JtariuJ. Another auiborlty deelaree Hist an houi after the launching toe!. | ace tl.e striata of Philadelphia near l»e rivet front were atlll ehoked with peuph

going borue.

It was ieared (hat a strung n irtbwe*: wind. M'hlch for aevrral Uaya had kept back the tide* of the river, would make the waters of the Delaware c.ucb too * hallow to permit tbe lauu^hl jg. Yet at aliurlse ou tbe mondag of the lOtb tbe beat points of olmervctiou x-tpih to be occupied by uu eager throng. By uuou every hilltop anl every housetop cotumauilltiK a view on each aide of tbe river ut.d every Inch of apace on tbe ataiids put up a'-out the veaael and la-fore th.- housea ou Swanaton atreet was covered with human lieiuga. lu the river a huudml craft rode at anchor, gay with burning and richly dressed damin. At 1 i-redaely the blockn were knocked from nndi-r her. the lashing of tbe cable cut and amldat the shouts of the great multitude the lulled Males slid giscafuUy down her ways. Tbe builder of tbla tlnrt naval vessel of the Fulled Slates waa Joshua Humphrey*. Tbe launching **as witnessed by tbe president of th< United Stales and tbe beads of tbe departmt nta. who- wcie statioued In tbe United States brig Sophie. Commodore Harry waa lu command of the Tbe figurehead on tbe ve-sol was carved by William Bush and rrpreseuted tbe geulu* of America wearing a crest adorned with a rumtellatioa. Her hair escaiml In loose. Wavy tresaes and rested iijam her breast. A portrait of Waalilugton waa suspendtd from tier neck, and her w«lat was bound with a civic band In the right hand the figure held a spear and bells of wam|ium -the emblems of war and |awce. In her left hand was suspeuded the cot rtltuthgi of tbe Union Above wsa’a tablet on which rested three books, to ieprtwe.it l be three blanches of gut eminent, and tin- slin ol Ju-lfiv. tin the base of tbe tablet were carved tbe Cagle and uatlouul rseutclieon and the s'tributes of commerce, agih-ullure, tbe nrta aial

v OUR ECONOMIC HOUSE. H May B« Rabuilt. as a Railway 6Ution Is. Whila In Uaa. Sometimes, when 1 think of the growth of our e-onotulc system. It seems to me as If. leav.. ^ our law Jus: about w here It was before any of the mo,..TU Invention* or devriopmaut < : took place, we loid simply at hapbar. j *rd extended the family icaideuce. add-, ed an oiili-e her.- and a workroom there and a new set of sice, 1j« ruuim. there. I built up higher on our t- uudations and put i.ut lit tie lean-to* ou the side UUti! we had a auu.iur.- that had no char- ’ acter whatever. Now the problem L to LTc In the house and ,ct 1 lianac It. Yi'eU. we are wicluie l * Hi ou. Ume., and our anblteeU are a .so en^lueem. ■ tVe don’t have to atoji u. ing a r_i.road lenniiial because u now statlou la being built. We don't bate to slop ROJ of the proccs.-M* of on.- Uvea IsnaUju? We ore rearranging the atructu.va In w hich we conduit those- proceaaea. W hat we have to uudrrtakc la to ay* temaUxe tbe foundation* of tbe bouse then to thread all tbe old parts of Dm structure with tbe ateel wMcb will U ‘bleed together In modern fasblou. ae commodated to all the modem knowledge of slru- tural strength and etas tldty. and then slowly change the par tltioua, relay the walla, let lu the light through new apertures. Improve the ventilation, until finally, a generation or two from now, the scaffolding will be taken away and there win he the family In a great building w hose noble architecture wlU at last be disclosed, where uj.o can Uve a* a single community. cooperative as iu a perfected, . co-ordinated beehive, not afraid of any storm of nature, not afraid of any artificial storm, any Imitation of thunder and lightning, knowing that the foundations go down to tbe bedrock of principle and knowing that whenever they please they can change that plan again and accommodate It as they please to the altei.ug neceasltica of their Urea.—'The New Freedom.” by

President Wilson.

S NELLENBURCS EtmtE BLO<X-N*ta(ET ir*-B*STREETS k^/

TREASURER’S MONTHLY REPORT Sea Isle City, New Jersey

To the Bonrd of Commissioners : I submit tbe following report of Receipts und Disbursements during tbe mouth of Decern bet, 1916: Cash Balance iu hand fr.VT.VH KeckutmTaxe* lor year 1016 UJh.hSd.tti " ’’ »li NI.48 •’ •* 1914 4.93 ** *’ 1013 70.80 " •’ 1911 15.00 Franchise laxas lor 1010 170.48 •-’7.2mi.:t5 Temporary Loan* M.HdU US ImtkUki* amp t'orra: I Met red Tare* Iki.iW Incidental 1.30 From other aoutrr*: Street Permits . I.T.Ut Police Filina 30.50

Hwir.ely via* the frigate to the wstei than the Journal* if the i-ouniry who were lu favor of the Freni h repobih aOd look eXee|itlou to the <-las> rule of the country, us tlrey deslgusti 1 It. I* gau to s-viff bDi* to Jeer. •'Whal would the executive d» With his nsvj of one forty-four gun shlp> Send her 10 bunt uj> the Aftlea mid detuand sati-farthin for I hr- lu iUll* benped U|*>0 li e tow n of :.ei>t>4t mid the French Mlntatri Fain bet T Ih-nd her to nteuge Hie flog glut- chen by an Kucll*timau to the captain of an Ami rh-an ship! Would he u»e tier to sloji Hie Impressumit of our eeameti end the pluuder of our men-lrautmcuT Or would be use bet agaimit the i'reuchT’ These ruuli-i.; Itepublicau* n-> i-d that Talleyrand hlmM-lf liad ls*-u I .-ard b say that F'rmui-e had nothing to feat from a nation of debaters tl.-it hid been trying for three years ti build

three frigates.

The Fnited Stales was one of tin brat vessel* to do scrvhv 111 t.ie Wat of 1M2. with that lirilllant sea upturn Stephen Deeatur. lu charge. . nd tin most remarkable of the euga .-idfui* hi which she fought wn* wdh ih. Maredoulan. Of all the luttles I etw«-ei. American and Itrilish vhlpa tln-rw wa* none ao ofu-n di* u*Mil and *a well rememU-red up to our civil war as Hit* sea fight, for lire icnson that lie v Ir lory was well »-.u foi the An. ri.nu* and the Maerdonlan Wa* brou bt tul port, and fur many yours site . uir.e. the stars and atrip**. Phil* lelphl*

STEVENSON IN HIS YOUTH. And a Satirical Faracast That BMam* a Raabty. 1 do not think that in theae early days Hteveuaoo ap|*ared to any of u* aa apoclfically a geuiua, an exceptlor,al man set apart for great accomplishments Indeed, had we been solemn:y aairured that he would share tbe honor, with only one or two possible competitors, of being tbe foremost English writer of the latter half of the nineteenth century we would certainly have received the assurance with a smile. What! Louis! So simple, kindly, natural; ao all round a good fellow ; ao like all the' rent of ua. only nicer! And 1 am quite sure that In hla Inmost heart at this period be could never really have looked forward to or expected tbe fame which later came to him and which grows and expand;- as time gives us the perspective wherewith to view It In all lu roundui-*- and bigness and essential simplicity. In fact. In Introducing himself to in.- hi remarked simply that lie was “a wilier chap" or hoj«ed to he one. 1 was told of a rainy afteruoiai "blague party," at which I dk\ not chance to be present, during whl -h Bob Meveusou amused himself by fore ■-aating tbe future career* of thuar present. When be rsmr to bis co..alo be remarked with a satirical I'.Itle smile: There alia lamia, aa smug uud <-<kul>lacent aa any old tyis- d.- Umr-gi-ola. I have not the least doubt Fiat be fondly tmaglura that one of these days they will be publishing all of his dinky private correspoudrure 'tin- letters of H 1. H.’—In b.sinls '■ And lamia Joined aa beartlly as any Mir 111 tbe laugh which tbe sally nils cl. Hob. at did live to are the puhlhsthui of the “Valllma la-tters,” ami 1 have often wondered If Is- re memlvred this little lucblrut aa br tbumlird tlirlr leaves.- Birgr llarrl*>iu In Century.

Don’t forget that our Free Delivery Service embraces your town and vicinity, and that all parchaaea made by you will be delivered directly to your door, without any additional cost. Our MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT, with its force of trained shoppers, is at your service at all ' times. We pride ourselves upon our promptness and reliability. We will gladly send samples, or, where that Ls not feasible, detailed information of any merchandise desired. If a monthly charge account would add to your convenience, just communicate with our Credit Department. Look tor our ads. iu the Philadelphia papers. This week we arc placing on sale out extensive purchase of discontinued patients of the famous Whittall Rugs—all at considerably less than Whittall’s standard prices. We arc also continuing out January White Sale likewise out Mid-Season Clearance of Women’s and Misses’ Guts, Suits and Dicsses.

N. SNELLENBURG & COMPANY MARKET, 11th to 12th STS. PHILADELPHIA

Read ‘ The Daredevil” Page 6

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Boards *1

Water Light

Kemt-viug

IVinting 4 Ad tta'khrad Bowl Boardwalk Hoi

■ Boo

inking Fund 'aab balanrr

Datad Jau. 3. 1017 Audited slid found o Datad Jan. 3. 1017.

Faw Norwegian* Can Swim.

It I* a •-uriuu* fart. *ny* tin- IAiudun l-am-vi. i-onKlili-rlug tlx- gnigiiiptiy of the uuuutry. that tin- pr.i|H>nlon ..f N->r

Ini

v Hall • Drpart

Trin p. I.uau* Pai<

iiuiuIst of dc.’l drewuliig ls4in- nl about I" per ««il •Iren between tinrlfteeu have U- 'ii ctan aailora any i ••f tbe water- lb •■-•-• >13tits f-w this

k. U. Kick. Tiwaaurcr •KKa, i Kt-vruuv and Fiuanoa

Sqaid Ink Bag. Atuleut Ink waa made by a aqures lug out of dead cuttlefish after tb>body was perfectly relaxed. Fa Inti r> gut tbelr sepia from tbl* wime >u|iiM'* lot tie. Tbla llkewlae I* tbe t«m- *o ticof Hie genuine and origtiml India ink fur wbleb there Im* never U-eu any j aattaTaelory aulwtitute found. Tlte Ink Iiag of the cuttlefish la a* big aa a mnn'a thumb and <ati *>|iilr: idt , feet, darkentlig more Hum a le>g*tu-ad of wain, ao Hie a>|::l<l i*n luake UU j keen a dart ami dsab ami get away j when squid rating k>-a llab ■■nine round New Yoik Telegram. Watching Bpongaa Grow. Outside Hie haitx.r of Kfax. Tiinlsta In the alialiow water »f the ■ lear Me<ll (•rniiiean. la aituatnd a biologu-al lab ' oratory fqr tl>e atudr of apongva It , ta on.- of the Uxwt unique hi I be *»ild and afford* o|>|sirtunity fur ohaen lug (be devekquuelit »f Hie *|Kmge f.i.in n Huy larva. »•> amall that It cau oiily b~ atudled under a mlerowoi*-. until ft.yrara later It Ima dew-lopi-d luto a |*T

fe»'t a|H>ugr. Compar laens.

“1 hadn't been alx iu»nth» In thl* ' plan- before 1 wa* roUied.” “I hadn't la-rn a day here hcfnir I

waa held np."

"By grafter* V “Not exactly . by my ouree ■' Italli

An cu-hattgr a*k* ’Van an actre make a go>*l wUvV If ahe's a g>* , act lea* she probably can. Life.

YOU Will NEED MONEY fOR CHRISTMAS HERE IS AN EAST WAY TO GET IT A SURE WAY TO HAVE IT Join Our Christmas Club Which Starts DECEMBER 20,1916, FOR THE CLUB YEAR OF 1917 In Class 2, pay ac. the first week, 4c the secoud week, 6c. the third week, and so ou for 50 weeks and we will mail you a check two weeks before Christmas for $25.50. Or iu Class 5, pay 5c. ihe first week, xoc. the second weeki 15c. the third Aveck, and so on, and wc will mail you a check two weeks before Christmas for $63.75. j You may Reverse the Order of Payments If you wish to do so For instance, in Class 5, going up, the payments start with 5c. and end with f 2.3c. If you desire to do so you may .start with $2.30 the first week and pay 5c. less every week, until the last week’s payment will be 5c. You may do the same in Class 2. Class 50 is 50c per week, stimighL Class 100 is $1.00 per week, straighL

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Payments Must Be Hide Ever” Week or May Be Hade in Advance Wc conduct this Christmas Club because we desire to promote Thrilt and be Helpful to those who find it cocvcn icilt to accumulate by the process of Small Week! Deposits. ^ Everybody is Welcome to Join The Christmas Club opens Wednesday, 1 ‘rermber 20, io.i and you cau join any day between December 2a i«,:r and I'ebntai\ t, 11*17, piovided payments arc made 1 . to Dccemlfei 20th. Call and let u» tell you abou 1 . plan. Make your Christmas a merry one.

First National Ban Ocean City, N. J.