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CAPE IAT STAR AMD VAVE Ocean Waveeetabihhed Oj5 Star of the Cape established iSfct VrtHW ia Scar and Wase. 1907 - >n :tim* Thunder Evening, Issued each, week or. Friday eveoinf . Out of to** circulation. Saturday ^ornics. Hm»H Ma, Mt Mr i-Tar k Mnii &isss&2r"' ADTTRTISINC RATB— Torthc convenience of fc! i inr K. each additional iaoertioo. wptrf 3 TBS5^&^«7S£52; .Ingle iMtrtioo; 90 ccutr three insertions. Tkirtrcu time. -- ^^3£udwA$?.w'ceat per weed each m"fiyieeluUons of* condolence from lod{n, churchr J r•TAR AND WAVE PUBLISHING CO. 315 and 317 Washington Street Aaron W. Hand general Manager TELEPHONES • ^(MMlMWrtc, N. mi T*i uttm, u. «r ABDttSS GATE AUY STAR AW WAVE COMMUNICATED Mr. Editor: The gentleman who stands sponsor forftbe editorialjopinlons of the Sea Isle Oity Review, is evidently interested in the public schools'of our county, but it seems that his enthusiasm in their prroent'statua, leads him to extravagant and misleading statements, when he says seriously "The pupils of the j high'scbools today are getting what our parents had to go through college to obtain." {That is a tremendously ■weeping discount of a regular thorough course of oollege education and a 'tremendous attempt to boost! way up in the air our very limited short tut high school training in three or four schools of the county. If the above statement is drawn from his com pari sor^of the products of high school and collegiate education, his observation of." the men, in all the learned professions and ef our judges and statesmen who entered from college and the professional fchools, upon their several careers fully furnished 'and equipped, and trbbse influence is feltj Worldwide, must hsve^been vary narrow tnd limited. We suggest, therefore, Ms deeoent from the aeroplane of his imagination and take the roster of the great men of the present day— a few such^as our President and Presidentelect : Elihu'Root. Senator Knox and those of our judiciary and in all other Of the learned professions, and learn bow many came in their distinguished positions only through academic and collegiate training injourjiumerous colleges and universities of the country. Also how few have reached these positions with bu! limited education as. exceptions to prove the above rule, that the great standard of influence and power as leaders among men in thia land is reached by liberal study and high and broad intellectual training and development. But as compar- : isons are always more or leas odious j 1 there is no need of continually under- 1 1 rating the collegiate training io its | classical o' scientific co urses and over- 1 rating public school results. Thisji country owes more to both than it will j 1 be ever aide to fully appreciate. Each ! has its field of .opportunities and sue- 1 cess. Comparatively very few can enJoy the higher and more expensive dis- | cipline of the former. While the pub- ' 11c school is the greatest boon ever 1 given to this country, as free as the 1 gospel itself or as the air to the 1 masses every where, where the rich and the poor meet tog ther to equally | BLOOD We fee by our blood, and on | : it We thrive or starve, as our blood is rich or poor. There is nothing else to bve on or by. When strength is full and spirits high we are being re- 1 freshed— bone, muscle and , brain, in body and mind — with continual flow of rich blood. < This is health. j When weak, in low spirits, no ] cheer, no spring, when rest is » not rest and sleep is not sleep, c we are starved; our blood is 1 goor; there is little nutriment < Back of the blood is food, j to keep the blood rich. When ! it fails, take SCOTT'S I EMULSION | ft sets the whole body going . again— man, woman and child. 1 Send thi^ndvertlnrnwvV. I ionr cents to cover postage, and M wfH send ] yoenXf ilnli lltsAi Aths ef the Wadd." | SCOTT A BOWNE. 409 Pari SUNa* Yadc

1 share the blessings of a liberal education, and universal enlightenment and elevation of our people. And now, with all college oomment aside, we are quite ready to admit that what our friend of the Review doubtless intended to oonvey was his opinion of the progress of the (Cape May County schools for the lsat fifteeo years be designates. For we have A all been cognisant of the persevering and successful 'work done by the two ,, efficient County Superintendents dur. h ing and even beyond that period of i; years with this standard of progresi ever before tbem. Together as roc *- censors they each wrought well and, in ■r consequence the 'latter incumbent was „ able to surrender with his office the • completed work of preparation for the •- installation of the high school system and on broader lines, generally, through h oat the county. It waa the pati*nt and r diligent effort of y.eara, but Just when h be was ready to establish his work it was. however, made ready for his • successor, and we cheerfully acknowledge progress that has been'made in the introduction of the system. But to revert to the roseate view of ye editor, we do not yet see perfection either in training or scholarship. And for this lack we would not.'criticise^tbejteacher. j The overcrowded curriculum of studies uniformly and rigidly insisted upon, the number of studies and the short cut course to-be covered, is far too|burd en some for 'he average'pupiis. The tipie is too short and the studies too many. The scholar has not the time r be should havejto.'study and learn, with e the teacher to instruct. Better to i acquire thorough familiarity with t three or four studies than a mere smatr tering knowledge of a dozen. And - the absence of any such familiarity c with most practical and valuable e studies in the presence and minds of t educated, people, always decides how • much of an education he or she has. r One of the brightest young lawyers - this county has ever had said to me 1 one day, "How is it that the graduates j of your grammar school are do defit dent? I . have had three or four and r they can't spell or speak for write the English language correctly." i And yet that school was at that time a as it is still known today, as one of - the very beat in the county and I oon3 tend for it, that it was then as row, 3 deservine of its good reputation within 3 the possibilities of its situation. And r further that such results were not I then, neither are they^now the fault of t the principal or his assistants, but this ' merciless crowding system of multi- , plying studies and the everlasting nari rowing down the time of giving in s stroction. And thus it has come to 7 pass that orthography, etymology and - English grammar are almost forced. off 1 the list of redtations for want of time r given to far less Valuable and practical l studies. Hence it is that even our i grown sons and daughters, after years I of school life will ask you how to spell - the plainest word and whether it is . right or wrong to say "we was" or : "we have| began". And bow many i there are, and some even graduates, | , who cannot of thbmselves write a logi- : cal, well-spelled and grammatical leti ter. Of course a large number can. ' but of the rank and file how many can- > not, and whose only aim was to graduate, which thev believed was the end i j of ttielr education, which they practi- | oally make it. i I will close with these somewhat I desultory observations and may, at ; j another time, have somethings from experience as an OLD TEACHER. I i We were unable to pubiiah the j above interesting letter last week but I present it to our readers in this issue, j We will be glad to receive a letter j ' the experiences of our correspon- | dent as an "Old Teacher" at any time | the spirit may move him. J— Editor. ! LIFE'S JOURNEY is Burdensome to Many in Cape suy ! Court house Life's journey ia a heavy burden i With a constantly aching back. With urinary disorders, diabetes. With kidney ill. 1 Doan's Kidney Pills relieve and cure. ' Here is Cape May Court House proof that thia is*so : , Mrs. C Eldredge. living on Mechanic , street, Cape May Court House. N. J.. says : "Mr. Eldredge complained for I over two years from symptoms of kid- I ney trouble. His back was very weak j and tender and at times sharp shoo tine ( pains would start at his kidney regions , and radiate to different parts of his q«ck. Hiwsleep was disturbed during 1 the night on account of the too fre- < quent action of the kidney secretions, c and although he tried a number of remedies, he could not receive relief , from the trou bleak Hearing about * Doan's Kidney Pills, he procured a 11 box at Willets Orson's Drug Store, t took them according to directions, and \ gradually improved until the pain had disappeared and the disorder from his ' kidneys had been cured." c For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Mil burn Co.. Buffalo, r New York, sole agents for the United , States. Remember the name— Doan's— and t take no other. CASTORIA. v y»Ili Ami Yw Hw Abaft Bwpt "7™ a

VEST CAPE MAT Mn. Edwards, of South Dennis, i visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Gor- ' dun. Ralph Doughty, of Camden, spent 1 Sunday here with hi* parents. Little Miss Anna Belle Ewing. '■ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander : Ewing, is qnite ill.with' pneumonia. . Mrs. Robert mil. of Philadelphia. F wZs~kn— efbrl^unfcy visitor with her ' sister. Mrs. Carrie Hand. Little Oharie* Sandgran has been seriously ill daring the week. ' Frank Beeves is enjoying a two ' weeks' vacation with friends io Oam- ! den and Millville. ' Mrs William Matthews and daugh1 ter Irene, spent a few days in Camden. . Mrs. James Dawson has been entertaining Captain and Mrs. Stant Atkins, ' of Wilmington, and her mother, Mrs. Biddle, of Erma. ' Mrs. Rebecca Wiley, who has been [ a'sufferer from an attack of pneumonia | is now somewhat improved. ' Daniel (Crowell, of Laurel Springy, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. | Marcus Scull. ' Edward Stanton is improving his cottage with a fine coat of paint. 1 Mrs. Leon. Detwjler and children, who have been spending the^winter in Philadelphia, have opened their Eldredge avenue cottage and will remain here for a short period. Mrs. Claude Doughty, of Millville, [ has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. G. 1 Doughty. | Mr. and'Mrs. Southsrd Eldredge returned |this week tb their Broadway i cottage -after spending several months at their country place. They will spend ^ the remainder of the winter |in the Borough. Captain J. W. Eldredge i6 improv. ing his (property by the erection of a ( kitchen. ! Council at an adjourned meeting 1 held on Monday evening, appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Wil- ' lis, Morton and Matthews, to consider ' the matter of improving roads, erecting a borough |ball, constructing I sewers, and erecting a borough water worits. This is rather an alarming program to taxpayers but the committee ic not likely to make any rash pro1 posals. lt^is well that the question of sewers at least be carefully investi- | gated because the time '.is here when some effective method of drainkge is necesary. A borough hall is also necessary, for the present building is not creditable to as thriving a little town as this. TIE SLEEPII6 SICUESS WHICH HEAIS DEATH How many readers have heard of thia terrible disease? It prevails In that far-away -country— Africa— especially the Congo district. It la caused by the bite of the tsetse fly. When It bites a person, the sleeping symptoms begin and finally th^ sufferer sleeps i until death occurs, I Contrast this with the peaceful, balmy sleep of health. Ia there anything more wearing than to lie ewake at night, tossing about, nervous, with cold feet, hot head and mercy knows what else? Short of letting the tsetse fly bite us we would do almost anything for relief. How can we prevent it? Jdr. George Hayes, of Uaion City, Pa., writes: "I bad lost my appetite, was all run-down, could j not sleep nights. J had tried everyI thing without relief. Vlnol was rec- i J ommended. and to my surprise. It j I helped me at onoe; gave me a splendid j ' appetite, and now I sleep soundly." ! What Vlnol did for Mr. Hayes, It. will ; do for every run-down, nervous and j j overworked person who cannot sleep i For sale it MECBAY'S PHARMACY DENNISVILLE John K. Carroll has had bis tenant j ! bouse on East Main street painted snd repaired. Mrs. Strawbridge is improving her ! cottage by removing old out- buildings ' - and having the house painted. 1 1 1 Thos Ludlam, of Sea Jsie, made a ] ] short business call in our village on , i i Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, of Trenton. I1 spent a lew days recently with the | ] Townsend. , , | Several of our farmers are looking I for good horses in view of heavy farm- ' ' in the spring. Uriah Gaudy pur- I ' chased one in Philadelphia recently. j The Decorative Art Club was enter- j tsined on Friday evening at the home of Miss Reilly. the attractive teacher I of high school department. i Many members of the Goshen Lodge 1 Jr. O. U. A. -M.. accompanied by ] wives and best girls attended the supDer and dedication exercises held on Wednesday night . The inclement weather marred the comfort of the driving. \. ^ j Misses Hattie and Sara Fidler, - daughters of our station master, H. W. Fidler, returned on Saturday from I their visit to Philadelphia and Trenton. Mias Belle Carroll, formerly of our village, sailed on Saturday for London I 1 with a party of friends from Ptainfield. Mrs. Richard Sutton spent part of the week with her husband's relatives at South Seaville. Mr. Sutton is s 1

Oil Julv 25, 1908, J. S. T. of Brooklyn N. Y. asked the Prudential for information concerning its policies. Our representative called, ff. and T. said that he would take out a $5,000 "It policy about January 1, 1909. T.'s wife 1 ' the agent tried to induce him to apply immed- v iately, but he refused. October 26th T, fell sixteen stories down an elevator shaft and was killed instantly. If you are temporizing with the matter of r securing the Life Insurance protection that your family should have you are risking their future. Apply at once for a policy to ffij|lThe Prudential • I: 1 ^ 1

' newly appointed member of Scone Har- ' bor life saving crew. Miss Hattic .Daiton was summoned * to .Newfield on Saturday morning to 1 the death of her grandmother, Mrs. 8 Daiton, to wh&se estate, Miss Daiton ' is one of the four heirs. 2 Miss Beeslev visited Court House during the past week. Martin James, of Merchantville, 9 visited his father and sister on Sunday. Mr. James repopta' some revival of building in his town. Four brick stores are to be erected in a short time. Mrs. Margaret Edwards is visiting her grandson in Northwest Dennis. r Wm. Pfanders and family contemplate moving to the Wells bouse when it is vacated in the spring. John Errickson and family are the present tenants. j A ROUBLE BOLD-Uf. "About ten years ago my brother waa "held up" in bis work, health and 9 happiness by what was believed to be > hopeless consumption," writes W. R. a Lipscomb, of Washington, N. O., "He B Look all kinds of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found ! no help till he used Dr. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles. He is a well man today." It's quick 'to relieve and the surest cure for weak or sure lungs, HemorrhI ages, Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, 1 La Grippe, Asthma, and all Bronchial 1 affections 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle : free. Guaranteed. All druggists. fan RESOLUTIONS | Whereas, The Women's Christian Temperance Union, of Dennisville, has been bereft of a faithful member and willing worxer, J>y tbe death of Mrs. Hannah Wentzell. Resolved, That we extend our sympathy to her bereaved family and commend them to the Divine Supporter. und Comforter whom she loved and served. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Star and WaTe, and a copy be presented to the family. FRANCES G. HuLMES, HATTIE FIDLER, FANNIE O. HEMPHILL, ' Committee. j «0THER GREY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN Successfully used by Mother Gray, | nurse in the Children's Home in New York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomj ach, Teethinn Disorders, move and | regulate the Bowels and Destroy I Worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. They 'never fail. A*, all Druggists, 25c. ! Sample FREE Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy. N. Y. 12-26 4t ' ' j The latest and most valuable acquisition to the band in thia city is. Mr A. Leon Ewing, the manipulator of the ; 3rd E flat alto. A. Leon has thoroughly mastered the intricacies of the art and his staccato renditions would | bring envy to the moat talented musician and cause hia imerpretatious 1 to appear as that of a mere tyro, in ■ fact he towers nver tfie average musij ciana like a Brobdingnagiaa among the ! Lilliputians. Tantamount to the scenes i of the Deserted Village is the appearance of Corgie since the indomitable - 1 has been enlivening the evenings with calithutnpian concerts. I PILES and other diseases of the rectum cured without the knife. Treatment painless. No delay from The most careful and rigid investigation invited. Send for pamphlet. DR. R. REED. 720 Witherspoon Building, Walnut street. Office btare 9 to 2. 11-14 26t It will pay vou to look over Laventbol's new^aasortment of goods which CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tin Kind Yen Have Always Bought Signature of I I

Can l}Ou Stay Away? r WE'RE D°W °Ut i01 * Cle*n ,wecP Mle- RPring goods am pressing winter ' ▼ T goods right bard and winter goods most go, we care nothing about • profit and but little about coet. We simply want to SELL OUR GOODS. Juat a few Suggestions as to how prices run— : . r. . \

COAT SWEATERS , $1.60 Sweaters $ .98 1 . 8 00 1.98 1 , 3.60 " 2.98 6.00 . " . 4.48 .60 Fleece Underwear .89 1.25 Wool » .89 1.60 » «'

SHOES Crawford Hlghcut Shoes $6.60 Value $5.48 6-60 " 4.48 4.00 •• 8.48 All Ladies and Children's Shoes reduced. Men and Boys clothing nearly given away. /

; IT It won't pay you to attend thia sale, thea it won't pay you to pick up Dollar* S. R. Gidding ! CLOTHIER, BATTER AND SHOER 419 Washington Street. I — ~ v EXCELSIOR SKATING RINK CQill Open Tuesday/ Thursday and Saturday Evenings and Saturday Afternoon. Also each Wednesday Afternoon for -beginner# General Admission IO Cents SKates and Wardrobe 15 Cents 8 to 10.30 Evening 2 to A- .30 Afternoon SHE ttlflSHlNGTON THE HEART OF THE NATION THREE DAY TOURS VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Febmary 4, 18, Mirch 18, April 1. 8, 29, Miy 13, 1809 ROUND TRIP RATE $10.75 OR $13.25 FROM CAPE MAY According to hotel selected Covert necessary expenses tor three day*. Tickets good returning for ten days Detailed Itineraries and fall Information of Ticket Agents, or Detailed itineraries and fall Infc uformatlon

J- R. WOOD. Passenger Traffic Manatrcr

GEO. W. BOTD General Passenger Agent.