I the Atlantic County Board lay Coast? »»* oppoaad tmt ot the Ooran City to

tevored the propoeod brtdie Iroo#: Bowley * Point to Sotner* Paint An Atlantic County comcroporary t the Inconaiatency » from the Cape Bay hoard, hi the faUoatns edltorlrl: ‘"Tin Cape May County Prealyrident. 0tUrT votclna their oppoMtlon to an> County plan of ptmiiaainj; the smium i* Paint-Ocean City toll brlofe. put U»«4r chid arfusieni in the aaMttkni that Cape May County i« bandi-d within fll.OM ot iU limit tnafcin* any County purchaae out ot the quratlon. “On top ot till* a»*ertion. lb* Cape May ProeboWer. are quoted a* mat Hi? the atatvmcnt that tlwj tavor the cauatmiuon at a bridae from HoiiuT* I’oint to Bceciry Point, and pledtintc any kind ot a»»lmkiK— tf Attanttr County will join with then. In bavtnjc each a hrtdee bum. .. -In view of the tact that Cape Bay County only haa fll.OOo to otter toward the tonrtrucllon ot a hridKr that today would co*t pretty done to a ytniar. dollara. it doeati't acvtn very probahlt that Cape May County could cantrlbm* ««o much to *uch an <-nterprlae. and It the hrtdxc U to be 'feM0t Cape May County wrold be a MBliBaBt factor in Ita ronalruction. •The Uncord taror* the buildinx of both thrae bridae*. but fuel* that the Cape May FVeeboldcea are not * ho win* aitocetber the right kind ot a County •pint. *bro they put any obstacle, in the way ot m-curtea an immediate tree brides between the two countie* at a coot ot Htt.Vto. the price tor which iha Umrrt 1-oinUXiaan City bridge cos PO purchaaed " Aaidc tram the financial ability of tha Cooaly to take part In the purchase of the Ocean City bridge, it i* manifeetly unfair for a few member* of the Board, from the lower section of the County, to exprea* an opinion tor the County at Urge. The Bee*w» Point hrid-e i* a good thine and it it can be built and 0nanc - *d, let It be done by all mean*. But the more important thing ju*t now U to free ‘ jt existing inter-county bridge . ,a that thor- who would visit Cape 81^%? County tv tbi* route (and ten* i foniaand* (wine over tbi* route annually) will not U held up and forced to pay a toil for tin ;-'1rUeg" of vl*lt-

be reckoned tor any induatry. It tbr law stand* aa It was orlgteally enacted. It util be a tooc Umi before the coun* bat*, finally elaarad their dock et* of the liti»uHaa which w«l dwelog under its terms The law was of Dem ocratic origin, and whatever It contain* that l» clear or productive was put there by Repubttcaa laaiatence and In the face of nemocraUc opposition. It may be ramedM by Democratic hand*—but w* doubt it. Tbs o* it election, however, should glv# u* • rl.

WHAT CHRISTMAS IS TO ME. William Steven* Jesua. was horn In Bethlehem In the day of the great King Hero." There came wlae men from afar, saying a* they went. “Where 1* He ihst 1* born King of the Jew*?" When tbay were they knew a King was born unto the Jews, they said. “We •sen the star In th# East and to woTshlr him." When Herod, (he King, beard these thing* be was very much troubled and all Jerusalem with him. Then Herod called nO at prophet* chief prtexu. and Ugh rules* together and said. “Where U Christ born"? and they' replied. “In Bethlehem of Judea. Was thl* not written by the prophet. And. out of He who will rule my people." Thee Herod, the great, said unto all of fata wise i *Mo and search for this High K When you have found Him worship and bless Him " When they departed from th# King Herod, they. too. When they came unto th* stable, they saw the child, with Mary. Hi* mother. They fail down and worshipped Him. bestowing gifts upon Him CHRISTMAS IS THE CELEBRATION OF CHRISTS BIRTH.

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A great <U*1 of credit 1* due Mr. Frank W. Fowkea. for bis (Orient manner in handling the affairs of th* •’aunty as clerk of the Board of Freeholder* probably no owe oOc- ta the County requires mors skill and procure than that of ibe Board's clerk, who must act not only as a ■'clerk" la tbe ordinary sense, but also as lbs bust nea* head of the entire County's nd-

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At this time there was a groat king In Borne nsmad Caesar, and he want* ed to know bow many people there were In the world, so be gave orders that every one should go to the town In which he was born to have his name written on the Hat. Joseph and Mary wore living at Nazareth, hut as was not tbe town at Josaph's birth, be told Mary to Set ready t with him to the town of Bethlehem. because he was of the house and family of David. Whca they got there ail it* ho^.'ee were full, so they had no ptaoe to > la. Man wa* very Used, so Joee-vh, after looking about, found only t (table, to which he brought Mary. Here Mary's litUe son. our l»rd and Savior Jesus Christ, was boro. Mary was the beet of mother*, and she did Sll she could for her child. Tbe mea who take ca>% ol sheep era railed shepherds, and BOOM of

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certainly this cannot apply to Cape May County, which Is Meet with about aa capable a set of county oflleer* aa could be desired. Despite Secretary Daniels, some Member* of Congress are proposing H-glsia'Ioc which will permit our soldier* and sailors to accept war decorations from tbe countries which are fighting Germany with us It I* tb«proper thing to do. To refuse th* medals or other insignia with which our Alllea would Indicate their appreciation of dlRiingulahed bravr-j on tbe pa; t of any of ©or men would be a rebuff u> gratitude and a dtscoonrey of which tin- 1 otted Slate# should be Incapable.

* here they were, out In th? field*. Th# an*?l was a bright light from God. so bright that th? shepherd* were afraid.

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