EDITORIAL PAGE of the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES

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THE EDITOEL, HJMSEIF To the rural euboertoer, there U only one man in any newspaper office capable of nun U the editor. **I want to eee the editor." la hts Introduction end he (tick* to It. Maybe he wants to pay 11.00 on hlc subecrlptlon account

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tuthorlty end eien to hear what he has on his mind, says the County Oonette. Very likely the editor U busy over a burry-up bill Into his vest pocket, forgetting bare It credited at all. are like that. Many an editor has been dianged from the serious phaaee of editing to prepare a sale bill fqr Joshua who Is getting ready to move West where his son Uvea. Wise, old-fashioned editors politely submitand got through It as rapidly ai powlble. First they wrote "Auction” large letters and underscored It. Then they draw In two rough squares. each aide, to Indicate wood cuts of a cow and a ceedod. “I will sell i and one-half miles west of Orchard Onier. the following pltments and

The editor then "to wilted" the principal items. 3 work horses. 4 costs (one extra good milker). 34 ah 13 lambs, continuing through the cnialog of poeeeaalona right d'/wi the household furniture, which, with mannish bias, was always mentioned 'nst. He did not forget. If he w til-broke country editor, to ro out the recital with “otlKX articles too numerous to mention.” Then the * were given a concluding paraerapb and finally displayed, the if of the owner and the name of auctioneer.

A FABLE OF THE OLD HOKE TOWH

Once there waa a Town located somewhere between Castle Garden aad the Golden Oats which was Destined to become a great Metropolis. but Destiny slipped a cog somehow and stopped the Whole Works. After things got well Started and there were two stores where the ! Weary Ones could Settle the great! Questions of the Day while watching the Cat hunt Mice In the Cracker tuxes. It became the Fashion to beat It to the Neighboring town to Trade because It was rumored that the Home Merchant waa a Robber. In proof of this Claim it was cited that the Man tight here at Home charged a Cent a yard more for Calico that the Bigtown Guy did. and even If he did Truet while the City Feller made you Cough up the Dough before Taking, It waa No Excuse. Sure, he paid Us Tax* and helped build the Sidewalks and Kaep up the Town, but he or ter be. Shot for that as the oM Dump was no good nohow. He dropped some Peonies aad Buttons In the Plate at Church to help out the Preacher whoee store clothes

were getting Shiny.

Hd let them *Jeet Him aa a M«nber ol the Village Board where Instecu of befog Paid a Salary he waa <Jo**ed by every clUsen but One. who happened to be deaf and Dumb. After awhile the Storekeeper decided that this <1 basing out of Town to spend the Coin you made right Then was the Propc. Thing because

TO SEA MET

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Goiernor SiL-er In an unfeelnir 'mieut. or. perha?«- with visions of '' mob. which moved on Sea Girt ,|iu Hudson county, six thousand '” r -e ln.«t summer and n^riy ruined ' m ounds, has made known his de'•ion to discontinue the Oovemor'i 1) -) r luncheons this summer. And ■>4 , i> everybody will applaud the -recutlve’s course. It was a species ,f P’t'r graft costing the State sevral ibousand dollars annually and ‘iih slight excuse for existence. It “b outgrowth of a custom Inu Kurated in the long age '"•ernors invltew a few cf their per‘"lal and political friends to be their j u **ts for a day at Sea Girt- Orad^'•y the Invitation Hat grew until ' la,e years, invttatk is "*eant notb- ?• !!' cry body who wanted to went Girt on the occasion of the ’kly 1 incheoas. whether invited or •"■I Governor's Day long ago ' ’i h Of Ita political and nil Ha F| K(ilflcmnce. It u well that follows other sensei—s customs have passed under the ban.

" 'li^re nny good rewaon why the ! ,ir °f this should not be hung? ’* 1 ‘ “ under If the vloteU In the of (he Little Fairy Soap girl ' wither; if ju Jotnon knows any « beside prohlibLon ones; If "h Hrothera ever shave; If Mary •‘tiord ever wears hair pins; If the Twins over w - ihls is funny?

Our Pet Peeve

It at wholesale, he drove the old Llxsle over to the Big Town and banded hie Cash to the Oeek behind the Counter who had Superior Manners and Owed six months' House Rent, while the Boss of the Joint advertised big In the Papers, spent the winter at Long Bench watching the Bathers In ten-cent Costumes swimming In the sands, and In the Summertime he Tore around In a Big Or with twelve Cylinders and a Qhw Top. while he Shattered all the Statutes and Ordinances In such

most of the Varnished trains on the Q. T. railroad did not even Hesitate as they skidded tkru. The Robbers who ran the Stores nailed up the

Orest Chunks of Silence fell upon the Desertec Village like Horseshoe an Iron Pag. MORAL—If you want to Live la a Quiet Town, be sure to Spend all your Cole Somewhere Else.

FORD HAS A FLAB It was Henry Ford who sent a peace ship acmes the Atlantic to cay off the European war. Mr. Ford was not able to atop the war. but the war seems y> have taken &o.ne of the pacifism out of Mr. Ford. At any rate he U now In favor of detailing the army and navy of the United States to enforce the Volstead Act. Mr. Ford gives bis reasons, which aie not uninteresting: ''Unless we turn our enforcement of the law over to the army and navy and get It done right." he declares, "America la likely to become disgusted with the lack of law enforcement. • • • We must educate the people, and aftej c time. Just as In any other social p-U.'em. when the truth Is known the liquor law will be enforced. You have to get public opinion back of a law to give It validity, and the way to get public opinion back of the VoUtead Act la to educate the peo-

ple.”

And the way to educate the people. Mr. Ford Implies, the way to put public opinion back of the law and give It vslldlty. Is Just to crtl out the

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OFFICE CAT

BY JUNIUS

So few men leave footprints on the ads of time because most of them are always busy covering up their

Isn't there a cl<

bands?

(Sure—some husbands all the year round.)

season for hue-

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Oue of the Jokes of the century Is the little sign on the side of stateowned automobiles reeding: "For Official Use Only.’ S'-me of these care are used mo-* for pleasure Jaunts than for official purpose*. It Is that way all^-ver the country. In Pittsburgh the City Counci' has decided to sell off I110.000 worth of clty-ownrl automobiles to the highest bidders. There will be no more • offlcla care." Heresfter when an official has use for an automobile he will be authorised «o hire » taxicab on the theory that this method will be much cheaper than maintaining automobiles for city employees. In New Jersey this privilege Is being sroeely abused. In some cases officiate have been hiring chauffeurs at sUkte expense and the privilege of using a state an to and getting gasolene for nothing has encouraged maay officiate to neglect the datltn for which the atate pays them.

We have spent a Ufetkne looking for the man who swears “By Heck." and have never picked up hte trail. Magistrate ‘declares New York women gamble too much. That's right; some of them have been married three or four times. There's one thing abort having a bad reputation. It tent the original cost. It's the upkeep. If you have an accident policy and get hurt, that tent an accident. It’s miracle. And very likely some archaeologist la 1323 will dig up a Washington bootlegger's Hat and think it a copy of Who's Who. It'a a question as to which season works the greatest hardship on the; court house habitue*. In winter they are compelled to seek refuge In the warm halls and In summer the sun forces them to xeek the shade on the east side of the building thus causing them much exertion out of keeping with their only profession. Perhaps one rea."on why Edison U still so active is that he confined himself to light work. Correct this sentence: "Thank you. no; I can’t touch the wtuff now that I'm a congressman.'* A besutlful tbougit! It isn't what you want that hurts—It's the feet that you can't get it. Efforts are being made to discontinue the roller towel, but that can't Interfere with the printer's Inalienable right to wipe hte hands on hte trousers. “The hen Is the only living thing that can produce dividends by sitting

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The motor knocks wore* while going up hill; but the worse knockers among men are those who are going dow n hill. j They may He to you about their 'age and get by wrltb It with the aid | of rouge and powder, but when ; ou j bear them buying shoes aad they say. ' Be sure and get 'em big enough acroat the toes, eon." youVo got them dead to lights. | Before marriage he may be the light of her eye and afterward she’ll take care not to let her light go out.

The way to avoid a Blue Monday to exercise a little more restraint la the matter of Sunday dinner. ‘It's a grate state,’ said the nutmeg. as it was reduced to powdered

Th only ship that cornu u> a man who sits down and waits Is a receivership.

Would the weather be any better If they fired all the government forecasters? 'Now- that photographs can seat by radio, the people who think same-a does not do them Justice wlO have a new alibi. ‘ They can blame It on static.” When the sweetest girl you know says she's never been kissed before, remember. "Beaut* Hu In the eyes of the beholder." The man who appears daxed while you flatter him Is merely trying to think of aa excuse to use when you ask for the loan. The reason you should not hit a isn when he Is down Is because >ite day he's going to get up. That’* a Dead One! Prohibition officers raid undertaker's establishment and were successful In finding six stlU. ‘T never play cards, but If I did I would be a sanitary gambler like the uitor boys.” says Lonesome Lucile. "It sa/s In a book I'm reading that they alwaya wash the dec as before they play.” "About the only two words that I know for sure to be synonyms are 'speculation' and 'rife.' I have nrver seen the only in a news article without noticing that it was also the other."

It may take nine tailors to make man. but It doesn't take nine ret-

to break him.

sent spelled Sara—4s derived from a good old Biblical name aad received Us right to study religious Mr ntfica&ce since It find attached to the wife of the patriarch Abraham. It to derived originally from a vert* meaning to fight or to rule and

Up through the garden and over the lawn; Little Hop-Skipper Is fearfully late— Over an hour of the morning Is gone. There Is ao much for Hop-Skipper to dol— Roses to smell ot and berrie* to find. All of the 'retard for wandering through. Acres or dalslu a garlnod to wind. Little Hop-Skipper goes skipping all day; Watching the swallows or wading the grass. Helping the fluffy, wee Utter to play— Little Hop-Skipper's Uh busiest lean. But, when the shadows grow loLg by the wall. When the gray twilight brings childish alarms, Then comes the happiest moment at el)— Little Hop-Skipper creeps Into my anas. <C Sr UcClmn Wossmi' Syndtesl*.)

Sara! (quarrelsome) was thus converted into Sarah (the princess). It we may Judge from the example of the bride of Tobias, the daughters ot Sarah ware occasionally called by ber name and Eare Is used as an eastern Similarity of sound has led derive the term Sara.that this race waa descended from Sarah, bot their belief U not substantiated. Sera Beauchamp waa one at the first famous woman to bear the name. Ha-rota de Multoc. who lived much earlier, was really Sarah, given an

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When a man says a woman understands httr thoroughly, he generally that she lets him have Ms own way. Home Is a place where the appearance of the table cloth tells where the children set. A contemporary omitted a young lady's birth notice from the 40-year-ago items last v.eek and is expecting a note of thanks this week. boy's class is Sunday School was asked what r.ratitude was. After considerable squirming one went so far as to sa} they hadn't gotten that far in school yet. Fable: Once there was a man who could drop back to second gear wllhoffering some alibi to excuse his

car.

The happiest people are those nobody is trying to "develop."

For psychological effec suspending prisoners are better than suspending

sentences.

popular In until after the Reformation, when the contraction Sally bed enormous vogue. At the same time It was adopted aa ao equivalent for DO* leas than three Irish immea. Stdobm. Sorcha and 8araid. France quickly adopted Sarah, but on omitting the final “b" *>»«♦ leal translation gave It, evolrtng from It another equally popular form —Garotte. Sally and SalUe have greater vogue today in this country than any other derivative; In fact, they outweigh the more formal and uncompromising Sarah In a country which favors contractions and diminutives. Sarah has never had great vogue among the poets, who have favored the more approachable SalUe and written graceful Uttle ditties to the fluffy young person we all vlsaallse as a typical SalUe. Sarah's gem Is the beryl, which la considered s taUsman against misfortune. Ancient lore has It that the beryl bar power to make I wearer unconquerable and Increases amiability; It also reawakens love in married people. Saturday Is Sarah's lucky day and 5 be.- lucky number. tc by th* Whaalar Syndicate. Inc.)

RESPONSIBILITY ^JOT until you have arrived at the A” place of life where you can show willingness and ability to shoulder responsibility will you be in a position to keep step with the noble men and women who are moving steadily forward toward success. You can never hope to get at the top by remaining at the bottom of the ladder In euiks. Nor can you rise from the low level where the complaining muses are without first making aacriAces aad fitting yourself for the ascent. There must be within you superior skill, which you know, as well as those above and betow you know, cannot be

properly equipped, both mentally and physically, te to make a hasardeus venture with an the fetes arrayed against you. To lead others you must be qualified to find your own way when the dark comes and the storms rage. You are not fit to assume responsibility of any sort until you have mas-

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A hick town Is a place where there Isn't much of anything to do between lodge nights.

Your first test to leadership win prove the truth of these words, to snlte of an egotism you may have, or of any fancied power of excellence. Tboee who cannot accept orders from their superiors with becoming grace, who at every turn In their pathway pig-headedly dispute the right of authority, who qpenly show disrespect of tew and order, the things which govern everything from stem to sphere, can never hope successfully to assume responsibility or rise from the common level. If you will look Into the cause* of failure and discouragement you will find that Ignorance, false pride, obstinacy and selfishness were the fatal stumbling blocks. These are the things which amhitiooi men and women must do their utmost to avoid, otherwise their progress wfll be retarded and they will be forever barred from a seat among the world's leaders, who assume responsibilities seriously, conscious of their own frailties, but confident of their ability to hob steadfastly to the true course In all kinds of weather. (Cbr**

Have you noticed that: The flante of love usually burn brightest when heated by gold bricks?