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Pabli^ud Every Friday By The CAPE MAI COUNTY TIMES PUBLISHING CO.

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FRIDAY, APRIL ao, 1917

DISPLAY THE FLAG

By WILBUR D. N'ESBIT

Your Ask and my flag. And how ii flies today la your land and my land And half a world away! AosMvd and blood-red The atrip** forever gleam; S Snow-while and aoul-whlte— The good forefather*' dream; Bky-blue and true blue, with atara to gleam aright— The gloried guidon of the day; a shelter through the night. Your flag and my flag! To every star and stripe The drums beat as hearts beat And flfers shrilly pipe: Your flag and my flag— A hless'ng in the aky; Your hope and my hope— It never hid a He! Home land and far land and half the world around. Old Glory hears our glad salute and ripples to the sound! Your flag and my flag! AnS oh, how much It holds— Your land an-i my land— Secure within Its folds! Your heart and my heart Beat Quicker at the sight: Sun-kissed ami wind-tossed— Ked and blue and white. The one flag—the great flag—the flag for me and you Glorified all else beside—the red and white and blue!

e A Deadly Parallel Ocean City taxpayers and The Sea isle City Combusiueos men feit that the iniMioners submitted Uie oiu music pavilion, a large 'Question of whether or not and splendid structure, was tree public hand concerts not big enough to accom sholi'd be provided this year, modate (lie ever increasing calling attention to the (act number of music lovers , that an increase in the tax shat crowded it every dav rate would tie necessary if during the season to hear | music were provided. The the publ.c concnita. Tin- vote was AGAINST the exmalter of spending I^O.Otri I penditure ! to enlarge the building war referred to the voters, and the vole was FOB the e^i toean City this vrar will Sea isle City this year will not only have a renowned have it* old apology for oscheatra t« supply lies a music pavilion, and no music to the public, but ' music will have a large, handsome pavilion in which to ait. And the question is asked “What’l the matter with Sea Isle City.*'' Frankly, we do not knpw. Thtte is some sand in the municipal cogs somewhere. But where, how and why? Music is ueemary to the progress and growth of any icsort, especially one oi the size aud impottance of Sea Isle City. The mattci was submitted to the taxpayers, and they said no. But in this, as in other matters, the taxpayers ate not ihe final ad'udicatoi II they aic smug and content to come to their col tag in Sea Isle and be satisfied without music, the powers higher up who have the deaision of the mallei, and who kuow its importance to the weilaie and growth of the city, must take hand, and decide for the taxpayers. Despite the war. this season is slatting out to be one of the ^tealcst the South Jersey Coast lias ever known. Cottages are renting earlier than ever before and at good prices. Money is free, and people are s|>cndingTo shate in this prosperity, Sea Isle City MOST have music. If it cannot be obtained one way, it must another But public baud concerts must be had—and WILL be had—iu Sea lala City this year.

They're At It Again

One million debars in hard cash would not pay for the damage wrought to the South Jersey resorts by the newspapers on Tuesday and Wednesday, when they so blatantly recorded in all its “details” the “attack” on the U. S. S. Smith

FOR YOUNG FOLKS Sitepy rime Story Abort a Beautiful Spring Blossom.

by a German submarine, off our coast A highly imaginative crew of the U. S. S. Smith werg watching for something to happen, and when one is looking for something it is always found. Sure enough! Out of the quiet and placid waters of the Atlantic, “somewhere off the South Jersey Coast,” as the Philadelphia “Bulletin” stated it, a swiftly moving torpedo was seen heading straight ior the side of the Smith, Then it swerved, and missed by thirty yard, disappearing from sight No submarine was sighted; no periscope was seen; no unusual circumstances arose. Word was cabled—aud scarcely more than a word for all the information it conveyed,—that a submarine had attacked the Smith. And the newspapers talked. The “North American” on Wednesday morning had almost its entire fust page taken up with "photographs” showing the torpedo leaving the m.^uth of the submarine, and another showing the Smith, and the torpedo" heading for her side. And thousands ot timid souls made up their minds right then and there that they would not comb down to the shore this year t'ecause it wasn't safe! Another newspaper put its “sob” editor 011 the job, and published a story of how Germany would have a fine field in demolishing the South Jersey coast, thereby gaining entrance to Phila-

delphia.

And still more thousands decided to stay at home this year, or spend their loose change in the mountains instead of at the unsafe shore.

LEGEND FROM OLD GREECE

Quaint T*l* of * Hsndsoms, Goidon Hairod Lad Who Foil In Lov* With Hi* Own RofUction—Tho Nymph In tho Pool—Birth of a Flowor. When Uncle Ben came to sae Little Ned and Polly Ann he bad a bunch of yallow cup shaped flower*. He aald: 1 will tell you the

STORY OF NARCISSUS.

The daffodile and the jonquils all long to the narcissus family aud an among the first flowers to bloom la out gardens In the springtime. These, of course, 1 bought of a mar who aella flowers. They were raised It a hothouse. Daffodils do not grow wild In this country, though in some pe!rta of southern Eurojie they do. The name narcissus was given to tbs flowers by the Greeks. - They had a story about them which you may like to bear. Long ago. the Greeks' story ran. there w as a handsome lad named Nar dssus. So beautiful was be that ovary one who saw admired him. Moat of bis time was spent in wan dering about tbe woods and fleldt alone. One day he went to the woods to bunt Tired and thirsty near the middle of the day, be looked about for a p'-ce to get a drink. Deep In tbe forest be found a bean Uful clear, deep pool. It was shaded by tall green trees, and the violets that grew by the water were tbe moat lovely and fragrant of their kind. Narcissus knelt to drink from the pool, mid lo, just beneath his own face looked up another, a face which be thought the moat attractive be had

This is merely another example of the damage that the Philadelphia newspapers, either intentionally or otherwisef inflict on the seashore resorts of this section every year. Last year it was sharks and infantile paralysis; this year it is apparently to be submarines, for it is almost certain that every Ashing smack that sights a baby whale, or a porpoise off our coast, during tbe war, will have been attacked by a German sobmarine, and the newspapers will play it up to

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Captain Ba'ly, an able and seasonal Cape May pilot said on Wednesday, after the stories of the submarine were published, that he was certain that the alleged torpedo was nothing more or less than a porpoise, which when swiftly mov ing through the water, would greatly resemble a torpedo, in size, color and shape. This version of Captain Baily would seem as nearly correct as any, since Germany would have nothing to gain in sending her submarines over to our coast, and since the submarine that would come off the coast of South Jersey would require a seasoned South Jersey man to pilot her, or would soon come to grief in the shoals that line our coast for miles out to sea. riven out a distance of six miles, according to County mariners, the depth of water is not greatly over six fathoms, or thirty-six feet—not enough for a submarine to submerge in safety.

ever •ecu. There were no mirrors in tboae days save tbe polished silver one* that belonged to kings or the rich •R»e simple country youth did not know that It was bis own face that be saw looking op at him out of tbe water. Narcissus leaned down and the face In the water seemed to come cl ewer, but tboufib be dipped bis In tbe pool he oouid not touch tbe other. The foolish boy waa happy, for be thought that what be *rfw in the water waa the nymph or the fairy guardian of the pool. But, though be begged the Image to come out of tbe water and talk to him, of course It could make no reply. Day after day Narcissus came to the pool to gas* at himself In tbe water. He forgot to eet, to drink, to sleep and at last be faded away and died. But he did not really die, for from bis body cprang a wonderful flower whose golden bead bung over the pool a* hit head so often hr a done. The flower waa called narcissus, and. though 1 would not have you believe this ttory true, yet it may help you to remember the

Trailing arbutus, or the mayflower. la to tbs northeastern pan of North America the true harolnger of spring. In the pine woods of the north It makes Us fight against the cold weather and wins. Through the long, bitter winter It* leave* stey green, and It* dainty little flower blossom* out in th« coolest day* of sprtng. Of all the flowers of tbe wlldwood trailing arbubtui la on* of the wildest. It grows In pro fusion, carpeting the cool glades. It* faint perfume sweetening the forest

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We, who live on the coast nnd have our interests here, have a special mission to perform in this preseiai distu bance—we must be ready at all times to ouaet, with the TRUTH, the stories that the Philadelphia newspapers will publish, wh’ch ten^ to injure our resort bosiuess. Our coast is more safe by far, from attack or internal disturbance, than any place in this section of the country. Certaintly it is safer than Philadelphia and iu outlying districts, where the great portion of the ammunition aud the gnns with which to fire it, aic being manufactured, as recent events at Eddystoue would seem to prove.

Planting a Garden Our greatest problem, as a nation, in tbe present war will be not for men to go the front; not for money to finance . perations; but for that which is more necessary than any other one thing—food. The grim lesson that has been taught us by half-starved Germany, and by the rapidly emptying national larder of the Allies, is to- conserve our present food supply, aud to increase it as much as possible. Everyone can easily help in this. The backyard garden will do more to help prevent a shortage of food than anything else. Incidently the planter will be money in pockei, saving on his table. Cape May County's sandy soil is excellent for producing all kinds of garden truck, especially onions and potatoes, two of tbe foods now mast scarce. Get busy with spade and hoe.

Baseball 6aaa*n Haa Bafwft. All aver the coon try the warm *| ana ha* wrought a tranafonuatloa Along with flower* and green laava* the game of baaebail baa appaarefl. Ballr bat*, mask* and mitta have tak

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an the place* of mart)We and tope. Ttu American bov la the moat entbuaiantk of all baaebail fans, and everywhere bt la tc be areu engaged iu this favorlU diversion. Tbe group her* picture-.’ p auanped by the camera man on the aide liara. They are watching a runner who had just made a bit

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Moial courage la no k-aa neceaaary In Umea of national peril than pbytlca courage, and It la more largely a prod net of training. The boy acout leaden i k to del rlop putt, but they pul at enipha*L on the moral el-ment believing that the other la likely tc follow as a natural result.—ForUan* |

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