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' -| FATHER 80-MOTHER 76 y-— V.. The aged father and mother /i sr\ of a prominent Boston lawyer ' \ .car"ed through the last The son says : a My father and mother owe their present^ strength and good health to Vinoh During the last two trying winters neither of them had a cold, and were able to walk farther and do more than for years. I I think Vinol is perfectly wonderful It certainly is the greatest blood-making, strengthening tonic for old people I ever heard of." We II Ml every feeble old person tn tkfs town to try VlnoL We win return their money without question If ft docs not nccompllah an we claim lor It. JAMES MECRAY, Druggist, Cape May.

SEVISITS SCENES OF BOYHOOD LIFE G. W. Wagner, of Minne-polis. Minnesota. was among the visitor^ here on Wednesday and it waa his first rialt in fifty-one years. He spent his boyhood days in this vicinity bat at an early age went weat and haa remained there since. He baa had a longing to visit Oape May and old aoenea and on his annual visit to New York this fall concluded to gratify hia desire in this particular. He waa a pupil in his boyhood, at the old Oape school when v John W. Lycett was prinoipal. Many 1 people here recall the family. Prosecutor E. W. Lloyd spent ;most of the day with Mr. Warner in efforts to locate old landmark! aad oM acquaintances and the two succeeded in finding a number. Ex-Mayor Millet 1 also assisted in bis entertainment Mr. Wagner left Oape 'May in 1868. a six-year-old boy, and ha^ amassed a oompetence. He has a large and 1 flourishing business and is prominent in Freemasonries, in the Elks and in other fraternity. He has an engraved ' * golden card making him a life member 1 in the Elks for hia great service in the 1 advancement of the^order. He has at- ■ tained 32 degree* in freemasonry. He ' has traveled all over the world for bus- 1 in ess Jand pleasure. He (has desired 1 for a long timejto aee Oape May again 1 and was delighted with his visit. Mr. Wagner's father ia living at the age of I 8&. R. B. Swain. fformarly a resident 1 here ie a cousin. 1 THE TAX RATES t CAPE MAY'S RATE IS. $2. t Avalon's is 2.3!* I , Oape May Point's is 2 09 c Holly Beach's is 2.861 I North Wildwood's is 2.12 ! 9 Ocean City's is 2.304 ( v Sea Isle's is 2.12 South Oape May's is 2.06 t Wildwood's ia 2.804 | 0 Woodbine's is 2.178!, Upper Township's is 2.17 ]t On the assessment of 1908 there j ^ were s large number of appeals to the County Bonn] of Taxation which after careful consideration felt compelled to j grant reductions of valuations in the n interest of justice aggregating $276,000. c; In making the assessment for this year T the present assessor was compelled to j r; regain this valuation hy a readjust- . ment, which was accomplished by the j S Assistance of the swcrn commissioners 5 Children Cry I FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO R I A » EASTERN TELEPHONE ELECTION RETURNS i * The Eastern Telephone did a service ■ ' whicli was appreciated by Oape May j (J people on Tuesday eight, by supply- ' tng to the Star and Wave returns from j New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ^ and Oape* May County which were . bulletined on an electrically ilium- 1 K inated bulletin board in tha Star and Wave wit dows for the benefit of the public. A large number of people I showeo their interest by watching : . the various bulletins. The Telephone ; Company supplied the bulletin board n and also gave out bulletins at their own office I ' FAIRBANKS' MORSE & 00. |J sinuoiMS «nd Murine Gu and Oaaoli jr ENGINES PRANK BNTRIKIN, Agent, d: P. O. Box 158, S Cape May City. N 1 I it One 1 8 horse power boiler, good for 100 pound preoeure $10Q. One 9 horse power vertical engine $60. One 8 horse power vertical en- ■ gine $35 j One second hand Backus gas engine, 4 horse p > wer $160. Good Fairba'ika and Morse gas engirc. slightly used. S horse power $146. , One slightly used T. and-M. motor, 2 cycle, propeller wheel shaft, all com- p plete $160-. One new 4 ticrse power Fairbanks and Morse vertical $200. f< One new 4 hone power Fairbanks G and Morse horizontal $200. O e 6x4x6 Worthington duplex pump, brass fitted throughout, in fine con- <j< ditioa $60. m,

MEETING OF COUNCIL City Counoil held a special meeting ; on Wednesday evening. All members were present and the following buai- , neas waa bandied : Communication from the State Board of Health, in regard; to the , pollution jof Oape Island Creek, whioh was referred to the City Solicitor. City Engineer Townaend waa instructed to draw plana and the City advertise for bids for a aide walk at the sewerage disposal plant. Officer George Hickey made application for a leave of absence indefinitely. whioh was granted. William Gibson and George Lehman made application for [the position of winter substitute police officer. Gibson waa elected by 8 to 1. Communication waa received from the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company relative to the use of city water for engine purposes, which was referred to the Fire and Water Committee. A petition from property owners on New York avenue, praying Council to a house sewer waa read, and on motion from Mr. Moore it is to take the usual oourse. % Z A petition from property owners on New York avenue praying Councils te lay a water main on [that avenue waa Breferred to the] Committee on and Water. Mr. Gilbert,, of the Property Improvement Committee, reported a number of lights [ burning ; also one on private property. On motion of Mr. Suelke, on[completion of sewer work under construction, that the services of inspectors be dispensed with, and that they be so I notified. Mr-. Moore made a motion that the j services of the extra fireman at the j I water worka be discontinued, j On motion of Mr. Mooie, the repairs | • to engine in conjunction with tne gas- 1 olina engine was referred [to |the Fire , ! and Water Committee, with [matron- j j tions to get proposals for same Sun- , j dry bills were ordered paid and Coun- j | cil adjourned. I IMPORTANT PULYTT NOTICES ; | The Philadelphia Convention of Layj men '8 Missionary Movement has been , [called for November 18th to 21at, 1909. The'following sessions have been ar- | ranged for the Convention : Thursday evening. November 18th. — | Supper for 1000 men at Scottish Rite I Building, Broad and Race Streets. , Tickets $1. Addresses by J. Campbell White, General Secretary Lay- ; man's Missionary Movement ; Ool. E. W. Halford and others. Fndiy, November 19th. -Morning and afternoon sessions of tbeJConveiition at Witherspoon Hall. Evening session at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 19th and Walnut streets. Saturdiy, November 20th.— Morning session Convention at Witherspoon Afternoon denominational rallies in halls a»d churches to be announced. Evening session at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Sunday, November 21st.— Morning, pulpits of city to b* occupied by visiting speakers. Afternoon and evening. Missionary MaBB Meetings with united rallies by districts. / Your church is entitled u> three laymen or more, and the pastor as delegates. Apply for enrollment blanks j | . For further iniormation, enrollment , and supper tickets applications, ador call on Frank W. Harold. Office : Secretary, Central Y. M. C. A Build- 1 1421 Arch Street, Philadeplhia. 1 ALLEN SUTHERLAND. ' Chairman Publicity Committee, j Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Groceries, dry goods and provisions also bouts and shoes a1 rock bottom ; prices at Tboe. Soul is. Cold Spring. T H Taylor ia the Cape May Agent - aldorf shoes for men and women - Hand sewed method. — \ 1 _The liberal treatment of customers of the Security TruatOompany causes 1 much .favorable comment . tf 1 e

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"ITS HOT TODAY." In these days of perspiration Don't you hate like all creation That oft spoken salutation: "Hot today! Hot today!" When your collar's floated oft. Tour last nerve has ebbed away. Then you hear this fool man cough: "Hot today! Hot today!" When your shirt is all 'wet wrinkles - And your cuffs are crushed to crinkles O'er the phone you hear that Jay: , * "Hot today! Hot today!" When the Iceman yells for more And you're roasted at the shore , Then you hear the awful bore: "Hot today I Hot today!" . When we get our last quietus Hops this man cannot thus greet us; Hope we'll never hear him say: "Hot today! Hot today!" ' " C. MB i y t HOPPERS AND TROUGHS. | Many have adopted the hopper plan. _ especially for young chickens. Mixed - dry ground feed, mixed grains and beef scrap are before fowls all the D The chickens are gradually fed up ® to the point where feed may be safely n left before them all the time. Thna they eat about the same, seldom overi) eat, and bowel trouble Is almost ob i ^ted. They must also have grii. greens and charcoal. It saves time, labor, and all you have to do ia to keep the hopper

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i full, dry and safe from rata, mice and , You can easily make a bvpiier as , j large as yon please. We present pk- | tures of ibe best on the market. Most are metal, which renders them sani1 1 tary. ■ | No. 1. the "Boston." ' is a fine oue. ( : the screen guard attached at top fall- . ing as food Is consumed. No. 2 represents It locked for the niglM. Thi^' 1 hopper prevents waste, and' feed "is ' protected from rats -two great ndran- ! tapes. The others are good also, ij For a dry ground mixture use equal parts bran, wheat mlds nod corn meal. For grain mixture use cquqj parts whole wheat, cracked corn and broken 1 Troughs should be so constructed ' thai fowls cannot get into them tr •

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| waste and soil feed. Those sold ar» mostly metal and easily cleaned ' No. 1 Is protected by a drop guard 2 is a metal wall trough. No. S our kind, the swinging trough, and ' a great feed saver. If a fowl touches 1 foot to the trough It swings away; if 1 It gets on the top rod, the rod. work ' ing by weights, throws the bird off. It : 1 la great for ducks, cannot be npset and ' ' may be screwed to wall or floor. No. I 1 4, the old style Y trough, la not to be ! ' sneezed at j 1 DONT8. « Don't let fruit rot under the trees 1 when the rooster crows, "We want < truit, please " 1 Don't talk "hard times" and swing \ In the shade. That's not the way a 1 fortune's made. ' Don't let the old goose want f..i grass and let her haTe the waste per ' den saas.

It Paria dictates to American gMa the style of their headgear, it cant make aa chicken fellows believe that the Houdan, "made la France,'* la tha bust and only rooster in the world. Nope. Too much Plymouth Rock In our makeup for that, not even If the Houdan ia the French a te mode, la named after the town where It was hatched and te "ae One, ae vera Una, bootlful fowl." John B. Gough, the famous orator, exhibited the first Hoodana in this country In 1867. and the pretty breed has many devotees today. It te a compactly built, full breasted, long bodied, short shanked, five toed, white meated bird, and certain fanciers declare these points prove that it ia half Dorking and the remainder Polish. In Its checkered career the bird has 1 worn the strawberry, butterfly, antler 1 and V shaped combs, all "made in France" bnt the test The butterfly is style In Paris and London today; It may change tomorrow, but American fanciers originated and demand the Y. In color the birdjs mostly glossy black, one white tipped feather to every three black, except wing flights, secondaries, sickles and tail coverts, which are edged with white. Beak is dark horn; face, eyes. comb, wattles red. ear lobes white and the

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five toes and shanks pinkish white, mottled with black. The beard should be full, the crest large, globular, undivided, well fitted { and balanced on head, falling back- I ward on neck, and of feathers like the j hac.ie. Its main points are beauty, good ] size, quick growth, hardy, small eater j easily confined, does not sit laya early 1 and long, lays large white and very j fertile eggs and furnishes much beau- j tiful, Juicy white meat with very little i waste. The main objection Is to the crest, j which, when wet dries slowly and Is j apt to cause colds. 8TANDARD WEIGHTB. Pound*. Pounds, e Cock 7 Hen 6 j Cockerel 6 Pullet 6 j FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. ! The practice many fanciers have of | stating the value of a hen at $10,00C a and a rooster at $1,000 Is getting very j common. Wonder If these amusement I makers wouldn't drop If they could get ' According lo catalogues, the 300 egg I hen is almost here. These advertising lists declaring the laying average of pens make very Utile impression on the thoughtful buyer. Wouldn't some men be awfully In debt If hot air bad I We have found planer shavings exeellent bedding for brood coops and I brooders, but feed should not be I thrown into it. as the chick will swallow the shavings and get indigestion. When a hen digs deep down into her feathers it's a sure sign of lice. In pluming they generally dress the surface Dust the roosters often, for. aa men have uiore faults than fair females, so c rowers 'have more crawlers than ■-acklers. Did Jos.. Killings ever tell a lie. I Perhaps lie wrote the following as a I satire ou some fellow who eggs-agger ated about his 2.70 egg hens: Sontebod-b stole my old blew nen. And Sunday1 she'd lay throe. Reports in ibe poultry journals show a trade in live day old chicks that runs up Into tilt- millions. We have bad calls from ali directions for chicken* Parties order from five to ten bun" dred In a bunch and report few dead on arrival at destination. Why did hens start to set so late thi~ K season? They got a "flareback." Wash g ington is lite ceuter of Ibe universe and that awful snow squall just radi- _ ated to evert point of l he compass. If Mr. Roosevelt wishes lo secure specimens of Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes in Africa he will not have to hunt much. Extensive shipments of the finest American bred birds are being sent from New York to Cape Town. Thirty-foui years ago poultry judges licensed, and the whole thing was 1 fizzle. Recent licensing of judges by I the American Poultry association seems be going the same way. When a school of instruction for judges is or ganlzed and no man gets a license | without passiug a thorough, impartial examination, iben the license business ; will amount to something. On the SiiTlt of April snow surrounded brooders and ice formed iu the wa vessels. We though! of the words of a friend in California. Said be. "1 1 would sooner be poor in California I rich In Pennsylvania." But say J didn't move to that state till aftet earthquake. *^£> . JiVlM^-tvcvvL^ .

| This Ope Chance I B The Columbia Indestructible Record did itf I q We are selling out every wax reoord in the plaoe. I f] Regular Gold-Moulded wax cylinder, records never fl •1 sold anywhere in the world before under their I i regular list price of 25c. — while they last at 15c. I \ I ' , . If you own an Edison Phonograph or a Columbia I ) t cylinder Grapho- fl j benefit of this ^ Gold-Moulded » e»od. . (Wax) Columbia Phonograph Co. Charles A. Swain, Agem rBOTH PHONES HOTELS STTPPLrerT11^ I TRY A BOTTLE NO. 6 BLENDED WHISKEY I FULL QUART 1.00 CAMDEN BOTTLING CO. { 312 AND 314 WASHINGTON STREET PORTLAND CEMENT BtST OUAUT* Special prices infi ve barrel lots and over Cape May Grain & Coal Company Washington St. Near Reading Termini . ... I. H. ELDREDGE, Manager Phone No 1 6 A • Phone No 206* GRAND CARNIVAL At The SKATING RINK 9 Wednesday. December 1st, 1909 9 Benefit -of -TRADE Special Features, Full Band. The Gala Night par— excellence J