r Tit "SDiq Soptl" The Liand o! the Scueet Seented Magnolia CAN BE REACHED VIA ft!IE LIKE Steamers Sailing irom New York TryWeekly. Service Unsurpassed by any Coast Wise Line on the American Continent. Write to me for Rates to Jacksonville, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina. E. P. Stites 518 Lafayette 5t., • Cape May. Gljas Sandgran Notary Public, Commissioner of Deeds for New Jersey, Ideates, Deeds, See., Drawn AU kinds of Pension Business 368 Washington St., Cape May When you need clothing aak for C. M. WESTCOTT the Cape Mat County ■Mrarnsn,. Everybody knows that he If ^ihr W ANABAKER ft BROWN OAK HALL, Sixth ft Market Streeta PhladelpMa. An enormous stock of afethhw ready for Men-Worn en-Boy, and Gtria. We pay caccursioa car far feottt ways upor the witciws of a cer" tain amount

j A GAS RADIATOR I IS JUST THE THING THESE COIB MORNINGS We Have a Foil Line Come in and See Them CAFE MAY ILUJMINATINfi CO. 4M Waskiqtoi Stmt 1825 the 1908 PENNSYLVANIA FIRE Insurance Company. inooepoxated 1886. CHARTER PERPETUAL. OFFICE, 508-510 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. CAPITAL, - - - - $760,000 00 ASSETS, --- - $8,462,11711 SURPLUS, - - $1,615,288 97 DIRECTORS. Edwin N. Benson, Effingham B. Morris, R. Dale Benson, John L. Thomson J. Tatnall Lea, Charles B. Pngh, Richard M. Cadwalader, W. Gardner Crowell, Edward T, Stotesbury. R, DALE BENSON, President, JOHN L. THOMSON, Vice PresidentW. GARDNER CROWELL, Secretary, HAMPTON L- WARNER, Assistant Secretary. WM. J. DAWSON. Sec'y Agency Depart, A. W. HAND 8. F. ELD HEDGE HAND AND ELDREDGE LOCAL AGENTS 810 Washington Street, 816 and 817 Washington Street Cape Mav. N. J.

SECURITY TRUST COMPANY STATEMENT CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS • • $242,130,91 DEPOSITS • • $2,228,738,87 Cape flay Advisory Board

ISAAC H. SMITH. Chairman - J SPICER LEA MING AARON W. HAND WILLIAM F. CASSEDY ALBERT G BENNETT

HENRY C. THOMPSON, Secretary DR. JAMES MECRAY REUBEN T. JOHNSON JOHN B. HUFFMAN Hop. ROBERT E. HAND

Everybody is invited to compare TIE CAPE NAY FARMSTEAD BY THE SEA with the leading Dairy and Poultry farms of the world. Such comparison will establish its supremacy. No finer ag- ;£» gregation ol healthful, cheerful and well groomed cattle is possible. No finer collection of Leghorns and Wyandottes r: • of* purer strains can be seen anyw here. The homes of tuese cattle and chickens are celebrated for their cleanliness ^ and comfort. Such a combination can but offer to the interested public the most sanitary and enticing products. One visit will more than satisfy the most fastidious. So please make the < visit and compare ua with others. r* THE FARMSTEAD BY THE j. P. MACniSSiC,-M*A»«»r.. '

jCITY DIRECTORY I City Officials, Charches, Lodges,: Fire Alan Btxesaid Past j. Office Schedile. . ■{ Mayor. F. J. Melvin, Jan 1, 191# Alderman, Joe. B Hughes. Jan. 1, 1911 Council, Wm. 8. Shaw, Jan. L 1»10 " S. H- Moore, Jan 1, 1911 •' Jos. Hand, {an. 1, 1910 " Stllweli Hand, Jan. t, 1910 " J.J. Doak. Jan. 1.191i ^ - J'eeph El well Jan. 1, 1911 •• B. F. Ware, Jan. 1^1900 1 ' Louie C. Hayre, Jan. 1, 1909 , " F. 8 Townseod, Jan. 1, 1909 1 Recorder, J. W. Thorn peon, Jan. 1, 1910 Aaseraor, U. C. Campbell, Jan. 1, IMW Collector, pol. Needlee, Jan. l, 1909 Treasurer, L H. Smith, Jr. Jan. 1, 1909 City Solicitor. Thomas P. Curiey Jan. 1, 1900 tiding Inspector. W. T. Stevens, Jan. 1, 1900 BOARD OF EDUCATION. . Samuel R Stitra, Presldeut, 1909 Dr. A. L. Leach. Vice Preetdynt, 1910 William Porter, Clerk, 1911 Howard Otter, 1909 William R. Sheppard 1911 WlUam B. Gilbert. l»09 George rf. Douglass, 1909 Luther C. Ogden. 1910 Dr. V. M. D. Marcy, 1909 BOARD OF HEALTH. , Dr. A. L. Leach, Pres., Sept. 1, 1909 Dr. V. M. D. Marcy. Health Officer, Sept. 1, 1908 Roberts. Haud Sept. 1, 1909 0 William Porter, Secretary, Sept. 1, 1908 1 George L. Lovett Sept. 1, 1908 7 BOARD OF TRADE. President, Luther C. Ogdeu Viae President, S. F. Eldredge t. Secretary. O. A. Merchant > Treasurer, T. W. Millet L FRAl ERNIT1ES. Adonlram Chapter, No. 29, Royal ' Arch Masons. Convocations, l third Monday of each month at lodge room, Washlngtou and Franklin streets. Cape Island Lodge, No. 80, F. and A. M. Communications, second aud fourth Tuesdays of each month at club room, Wasblugtou and F'raoklln Sts. E Cape May Camp, No. 8778, Modern Woodmen of, America. Meets first Wednesday of each mon i - Auditorial . . Cape May Conclave, No. 183, Improved Order of Heptaaophs. Meets at Ogden's Hall. 810 Washington street, on second aud fourth Thursdays of each moDth. Cape May Council, No. 1691, Royal Arcanum. Meets first and third Thursdays of each moDth at Auditorium. Cape May Lodge, No. 21, A. O. U. W. Meets first aDd third Thursdays of each mouth at 810 Washington street. Cold BprlDg Council Jr. O. U. A. M. No. 136. Meets In hall at Cold Spring every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Columbia Lodge No. 38, Independent Ordee of Mechanics. Meets each Monday at Auditorium Eureka Lodge, No. 7, Ladles' I. O. M. Meets every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at 604 Washtugton street. Friendship Council, No. 37, D. of A. Meets ou Tuesday afternoons of each week at 2:80, in Jr. O U. A. M. Hall, Cold Sprrng. The John Mecray Poet No. 40, G A. R., meets on the third Friday of each month at 7:80 o'clock p. m., at Frankin -tree i school building. Mayflower Lodge No 258, ludepen- ' dent Order of Odd Fellows. Meets ! each Friday yt the Auditorium, Jack sod street Ogallalla Tnbe, No. 167, Improved Order of Red Men. Meets at Auditorium, Jackson street, each Tuesday evening. Haymaker's Loft 167$. j Washington Camp No. 110 P. O. 8. of A., meet every Thursday evening |at Jr. O. D. A. M. Hall, Cold 8pring. | Cape May Fire Department. Meet- ' first Monday evening In each mouth at oruer Washington and Franklin Ste. FIRE ALARM 8TATION8. j The Fire Department has rearranged | its fire alarm boxes and the following | are the numbers and new location of | boxes: 25. Washington street, near Schelleu gar's Landlug. 32. Washington street, near Union. 47. Washington street and Madison 64. Lafayette and Bank streets. 68. Broad and Elm Ira streets. 65. Pltiaburg an^J New Jersey aves. 69. Stockton avenue, between Jeflerson and Queen streets. 78, Franklin and Washlngtou streets 76. Howard street, opposite Stockton avenue. 82. Colombia avenue aud Guernev streets. 84. Ooaan street, near Beach avenue. 91. Sooth Lafayette and Grant streeta. W Broad way and Beach avenue. 98. Perry at«et, near Brdge' ft".' Perry street and Beach arenu □

;«8 Washington and Ocean streets, i UHUBCH DIRXCTOF Y. G I - PKEbBYTXRIAN CHURCH, ; jam ex McLeod, JX D„ Minister. p (Sunday services at 1030 a. r end b J* 730 p.m. f Pray er Meeting Wednesday 730 P- m. » junior C. E. Friday at 4 p. m. m I Y. P. S. C. E Friday 730 p. m. it j* I " [ % P. K. CHX'BCH Or-THI ASVKNT it , Rev. Arthur Ham, Rector. ' E , Sundays, celebration of the Holy r , Communion at 730 a. paT Morning b Prayer, L.tany and Sermon., (on Urn J , Sunday of aaeh month wldi'itlM. o1 5 ) Holy Communion) 1030 a. ■ . Sunday B , 'school 2 p. m. • Evening (Choral) 8er- fa , vkjs and Sermon 8 p. aa^ , Week days. Thursdays, Holy Cam- 5 I manion 730 a.m.; .Wednesday, eveo- , log prayer 8 p. m. fa Samt's days. Oeiebratioo of the I ) Holy Communion 730 a. to. ' > FIBST M. X. CHURCH. p » Rev. Jamas Burns, Pastor. Preaching on Sunday morning at s 1030; in the evening at 746. Meetings t ' at 9 a.m. and &80 p. m. on Sondaja. t 1 cunday school at 8 p. m. ■ Ep worth League 8anday evening at j ' 730 o'clock. c Mid-week prayer service Wednesday a 1 evening at 730 o'clock. ' Class meetings Tuesday Thursday | and Friday evenings. js BAPTIST CHUKH. Rev. H. F. Crego. Pastor. I Preaching on Sunday morning at 1030; in the evening at 730. j Sunday morning Workers Meeting at v ) 10 a. m Sunday school at 230 p. m. r i Wednesday evening* prayer meeting t ; at 730 o'clock. Youug People's Meeting Friday even- n log at ,7 30 <f dock . Men's meeting Saturday eveutug at 1 730 o'clock. COLD SPRING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. J. W. Lowdeu, Pastor. Services Sunday morning at 1030. | Tabernacle M. E. Church, Erma. Rev, B. F. Sheppard, pastor. I ALLEN A M. E. CHURCH. I COLORED > Rev. Samuel L. Sturges, Pastor. Preaching on Sunday morning at 1 10 30 ; in the evening at 8 30 ; Sunday 1 morning class, 12 30 ; Sunday school at • 8 p. m. Monday evening Auxiliary, 8 jx. m. Tuesday evening, choir re- • hexrsal. Friday evening, claas moet1 ing, 8 p. m. All are welcome. ' COUNTY DIRECTORY. i 1 - List of County Officers and Dates at which Terms will Expire . Justice Supreme Court, Thoe. W. f Treuchsrd, Rep., 1914 - Circuit Judge, Allen B. Endicott, . 1911 S Lsw judge. James M. E Hildreth, R«P-, 1911 • Prosecutor of Pleas, E.nest W. Lloyd, Rep- 1913 Sheriff, Robert R, Corson Rep. 1910 , g Deputy Sheriff, Joha{K. Sparks, I Rep. i9io 1 Coroner, Dr. W. A. Lako Rep. 1912 1 j Coroner, Mark Lake, Rep., 191 , , Coroner, Nathan A. Cohen. Rep., 1909 I County Clerk, Julius Way, Rep., 1910 ' • Surrogate, Charles P. Van amah, Rep i 1912 - Deputy Surrogate, E. C. Hewitt. County Collector, Joseph I. Scull, -' R«P., 1909 1 e j Road Supervisor, Lewis S Still well COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, 1 L. E. Hughee, Rep. 1909 Henry F. Daugberty, Rep.. 1909 Chaa. T. Norton, Dem., 1909 l_ Mlohael H. K earns, Dem., 1911 1 Terms of Court— Second Tuesday Id April, September and December. 1 BOARD OF CHOSEN FREE- | '• HOLDERS. A. B. Smith, Palermo, Jan. 1, 1910 4 W. S. Johnson, Ocean City, Jan. 1, 1910 I g John P. Fox, Ocean City, Jan. 1, 1910 1 J. D. I.ud lam, So. Dennis, Jan. 1, 19101 D. Schelleu ger, Erma, Jan. 1, 1910 » iT. Bennett, (.'ape May, Jan. 1, 1910 ! David Rodan, Cape May, jan 1, 1909 Cbarlee Clouting, 1911 a Charles Say re, 1911 Sylvester Speuce (Joehen, Jan. ! 1911 Anthony B. Smith, Direeior. Samuel Towijeend, Clerk. LEGISLATORS ^ State Senator, ^Robert E. Hand, Rep.. | 1910 B Aseem oiyman . C. E. Stlile, Kep., 1910 TAX COMMISSIONERS. Ellis H. Marshall, President, Segvllle 1909 '• Aaron W. Hand, Cape May City; L W10 StUlweli H. Town send, uape May *. Court House. 1911 Wiibxr E. Young, Angtama

•ey, has complied with all the {troTia- I ions ot the statutes of the United States, required to be comlpiod with ( before an association shall be author- • iced to commence the business of , Banking; Now. therefore, I Lawrence O. Mnr- 1 Comptroller of- the Currency, do hereby certify that The Merchants' ' National Bank ofUape May, in the t City of Oape May, in the County of i Cape May and the State ofNew Jer- i sey. is aotborised to commence the , of Banking aa provided in < Section Fifty -one hundred and eixtynine .of tire Revised Statutes of the United Statee. ' In testimony whereof witness my haid and aeal of office this first day of ' 1MB. i (Seal] LAWRENCE O. MURRAY. Comptroller of the Currency. ' ' 12-12 ft COMMENDS CAPE MAY re^Uy^Evmybody1^ telfs me 'that; Sey 1 also perfectly cwocMu^rie." 424 Washington street Fall goods are now ready for voor i inspection. Both phones. NOTICE OF SEITLEIENT Notice is hereby given that the accounts of the subscriber, as Administrator of Charles P. Hug&ea, deceased, will be audited and statftl by the Surrogate, and reported fov settlement to J the Orphans' Court of the County of Cape May ou the 6th day of January next. ¥ Cited November 28> 1998. JAMES MECRAY. 5t 1 Administrator j AN XMAS GIFT THE NEW ROYAL SEWING MACHINES Is not only tbe best machine In the market but a handsome piece of furniture as well. Call or write for more Information. R. M. WENTZELL Furniture Ware Rooms 33 Perry St., Cape May, N. J. . "Balling the Cat.' "Who will bell the cat?" Is a curl1 ons old proverb, famous In parable uud In history. The mice, says tbe p:iraI held a consultation how to secure I themselves from the cat. and they resolved to hung a l»el! about the . ill's neck- to give warning when she up- ) reached, but after tbey had resolved , on doing It they were as far off as ever, for who would do it? Both parable aud proverb have immortalized themselves to hlslory When the Scottish nobles met at Stirling In a body tbey proposed to take I ) Spence. the ohuoxlous favorite of James 11., nud hang him uud so get rid of him. "Ah." said Lord Grey, "that's very well said, but wbo'U bell the cat?" "That will I." said tbe black Lari > Angus. He undertook the task, uec-om- ; pllsbed It and was called "Archibald i j Boll l ho Cat" until his dying day.— | ) A Queer Census. "When I was last in India. " said tbe j globe trotter, "tbey were taking the census The returns were most re- j ! mar ka ble. In the Allahabad census j I thirty-five citizens described them- j I I selves as 'men who rob with threats i ) | of violence.' There were 226 'flatter | j I era for gain.' There were twenty-five j j . "hereditary thieves.' There were twen- j ' ty-nine 'bowlers at funerals.' There j I were 146 'ear Cleaners.' There were seventy -six 'makers of crowns for ® idols.' There were fourteen 'heredi- ! 1 tary painters of horses with spots.' 1 1 There were nine "professional false | 1 witnesses.' "It seems remarkable, doesn't It? . Maybe, though. If we. too. told the i strict truth to the census taker oar j own census would seem qnlte as quaint ! } as that of India." Mathematics. "Now. boys." said a schoolings' er, "a cabman who drove at the rate of ' six miles an hour left London, being j followed three minutes later by anotb- ; 9 er driver proceeding at the rate of ; seven miles an hour. Where would > D they meet?" "At tbe nearest public house!" ■kn- [ swared a promising scholar — London j Ttt-Bltt. |

thlfc i »rouM like a chocoWie." jg No godS reason exists ft >y spiritual | The bride who demanded awadts n> j wiser than a girl who once remain* $ starring and inconsolable in bsr roots after the departure of her lover tar India. At last an amateur Hebe vs* 1 tnred upstairs with a cup of eoffes and a plate of toast 'Yielding to paf J suasion, the afflicted maiden was te* duced to ant and drink and began ta I somewhat lean detected. j | "X believe I was dying for somethiat . all the time." abe finally cocsf ess* ~1 "but I was afraid to WK left peopte J would believe me to -be leas nabaM 3 than 1 really am."— London Black aaa White. . A Tributs to gausricrauL <2 Those Americans #ho have vtsttsft . 3 Munich know well the noble statue as. t the head of the Ksrtrvffeltilsdllissas. ftd raised by grateful Bavaria to the mem- . J ory «rf 8t- Hermann 6f Pllsen, inventor and protagonist of sauerkraut. 3 The gedil'Mf aafut, a smile OP0® kftt U face. Is seen stirring a large kettle - kraut with gn oar of gilt bronae, an* so lifelike is the carving that the traveler, standing by,. can well nigh sceaft '- 'i tbe -perfumed steam and bear tbe flub I ter of angelic wings. In these unm mantle United States we have no public monuments to Hermann, and fite « very name indeed la unknown to al . save a few cognoscenti. But nevertbea less and notwithstanding *n« negledfi, , the delicious victual he gave to t)m world Is firmly enshrined in tbe beartft Jof the American people. Stewed gently In Rhine wine, it tickles the esophagi of tbe* opulent; boiled in plate hydrant water. It nourishes tbe son Ml toll. It la at once a viand, a passion j and a public institution.— Baltimonn ! Sun. Scared Out of th. Duel. One day M. Edmond About called upon Grisler, the most celebrated fenslng master of his day. "I am in n quandary." said About "I allowed myself yesterday tbe pleasure of.® Joke In bad taste, and a duel is to fa® the result. I know nothing w hate vug j about fencing, and, as you can see, t » am fat Will you give me a lesson, m that I may not make myself too ridlem lous?" The lesson was given, fate] About proved a very poor pupil. Oc his way out he saw a photograph 00 Grisler. "I suppose." be said, "I muaS not ask yon for ODe of these?" "Wild _-. the greatest pleasure," said the fencin(- S master. And. with a chuckle. Grist®/ y wrote across the photograph. "To ML i Edmond About the beat pupil I hav® t ever had." A few hours afterward tfaffi . f seconds of Aboufs adversary calUn) on the writer, saw the photograph ogl the mantelpiece and. fearing for thtftl ' I friend at tbe hands of so redoubtable ^ S swordsman, arranged tbe affair with' •' out any duel. When men are friends there la Vi ■; used of Justice.— Arlsrotle. -rs t Our Wonderful Railroads. Gall Ham. i ton was right when ate j said that If there were never to fan - any railways on (his continent 'ft _ s< would have been an 1n®>ertlnence f®. Columbus to have discovered it On® '• by the railways could Its magnifies® distances be bridged. Equally corraH | was Charles Carroll of Carroll ton, f_ ' last survivor of tbe signers of the Dee- , laration of ludependeuce. when, on | throwing up the first shovelful of , earth for the first railway of the Unit- j ed States which was intended to carrj 1 passengers and freight, tt^ Baltlmoti and Ohio, he exclaimed. "I consldee { this event second only to that of ths adoption of the' Declaration of Inde- . I pendence. If second evqn to that* I | That was in 1828. But England was i far ahead of us In railway building is tbe beginning. Even Russia, got a better start than we did. At tbe outset we Imported not only our locomotives j ' and cars, but also the rails on which I they were run and the men to run j them. However. John Stevens. Peter j Cooper. Evan Thomas. Matthias Bald- | win and others changed all this and j In their various fields laid the founda- | tions of a railway system which is to1 ! day In dimensions and completeness s far ahead of that of any other half a ' ; dozen countries In the world combined. * * j — Leslie's Weekly. ' T ha Frani Hal* MuaJum In Holland. | Old Haarlem calls up the shadow of ! | Franz Hals. The museum Is *erlly a j eanctuary to ble memory. There the : famous corporation pictures hang. Ons 1 j sees the members of the various guilds r ' In the fullness of careless life, eating. ] J drinking and merrymaking. Here Hair j Is 3een at the height of his power. Tht. ' | splendid color and directness of wort are a revelation. Every figure seem* ' ■ alive, aud one Is convinced they werri, _ s all In tbe flesh once. This great masr ! ter with one bold stroke of his brnati 1 ! made these men immortal. At eighty , years he still painted, and his last ploi rare hangs beside his masterpieces, | Haarlem and Hals will be associated . as long as the place lasts. One marf ' vela at the execution of the Dutcia I j painters, whether It be In the broa41 - | work of Hals or in the miniature finis® f j of the genre masters. All of them ha/. 1 ' a splendid sense of values, atmospher I i and human life; a perfect harmony «J - relation fills their canvases.— Spring >- field (Mass.) Republican.