CAPE MAY STAR AND WAVE, SATURDAY FEBRUARY I? I9I0 ! 1 ' 8 — a - lnriM

ADVERTISING DIRECTORY HELP BUILD A HEATER CITS J < Money Circulated at Home will Ereitially Cone Back to Yob , SOCIAL STATIONERY 1 Star and Wave Publishing Company 817 Washington Street. HARDWARE, HOUSE FURNISH'GS Charles A. Bwain, 305-7 Jackson Street ^ BEERS, WINES AND LIQUORS £ Camden Bottling Co., 813 Washington J. J. McCann, Auditorium, Jackaon St J Frank u. Wrisley, Waahington Street. J Jamee Carroll, Schelltnger'a Landing 1 G. C. Belfrecht, The Cecil, Decatur St. ( GENERAL CONTRACTORS J William S. Shaw and Son, Elmlra St. MACHINISTS ] Henry Reeves, Jefleraon Street LAUNDRIES Troy Laundry, 810 Decatur Street WALL PAPER W. Le Noir, 888 Waahington Street BUILDERS SUPPLIES Ogden and bon, near P. R. R. Depot Diamond and Co., Holly Beach, N. J. ' BOOTS AND SHOES Eldredge Johnson, 818 Waahington St S. R. Giddlng'a, Waahington Street Thomas H. Taylor, 606 Waahington St. ; Isaac Tenenbaum, Washington Street MARBT.R WORKS Blattner & Bennett, Weat Perry Street . HARNESS MAKERS W. A. Lovett, Cor. Washington A Perry James McFadden, Excelsior Building ICE AND COAL Charles 8. Church, Keystone 'Phone 76 WATCHES AND JEWELRY J. K- Hand, 811 Washington Street Jacob Garrison, 805 Washington St. PLOWS 8amue! T. Hllman, West Cape May R. T. Johnson, Erma, New Jersey GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS 8. R. Giddinga, 419 Washington 8t. O. W. L. Knerr, 506 Washington St, I H. Smith, 608 Washington Street PLANTS, SEEDS, ETC. William Ran, 109 Perry Street D. Landreth Seed Co. , Bristol, Penna. REAL ESTATE BROKERS Gilbert C. Hughes, 214 Ocean Street 8. F. Eldredge, Merchant's Xai. Bank Building. G. Bolton Eldredge, Merchant's Nat. Ba k Building. George H. Reeves, West Cape May ol. Needles, 508 Washington Street J. H. Hughes, 410 Wa-hington Street GROCERIES, MEATS ETC. Pittsburg Beef Co., Jackson Street Thomas Soults, Cold Spring, N. J. TELEPHONE COMPANIES Eastern Telephone Co., 2nd floor, P. O. CEMENT SIDE WALK Charles Jaquette, West Cape May Edward Newell, Weat Cape May CARPENTERS AND BUILDER8 York B-oe , P. O. Box 661, Cape May PAINTS AND PAINTERS John C. Little, Jackson Street A. C. Gile. Shop In rear of the Glen wood William B. Gilbert, 922 Corgie St. PLUMBING, TIN ROOFS, STOVES William Chambers, 109 Perry Street Jeese M. Brown, 322 Mansion Street Henry Reeves, Jefleraon below Corgie Charles A. Swain 307 Jackson Street William F. Brown, 315 Mansion Street bakers F. W. Wolff, 406-408 Washington St ILLUMINATORS Cape May Light and Power Company, 426 Washington Streets. Cape, May Illuminating Company, 406 Washington ritreet. FURNITURE ETC. R. M. Wentzell, Perry Street. Howard F. Otter, Washington 6treet BANKS Security Trust Company, Cor. Washington and Ocean Street Merchants National v Waahington and Decatur AMUSEMENTS Congress Bowling Alleys, Perry Street ExeeWor Roller Rink, We* Perry St AUTOMOBILES J. Woodruff Eldredge, Broadway. West CapeMay. ' DAIRIES raramaad-fay-thaSaa. J. P. MeKWc. Manager, Cold Spring, N. J. OPTICIANS L. C. >M>rii. IHeadeaj, Wat Caps May. .

- O. L. W. Knerr, 606 Washington Br. BOAT BUILDERS John A. Pbsra 1263 Lafayette Street i MERCHANT TAILORS Edward Van Keeeel, 424 Waahington Charles Schema 226 Decatur Street j RUBBER GOODS, BELTING Town Bros., 607 Market St. Phils. ^ FEED. HAY ETC. Cape May Grain and Coal Company, Washington Street L. Funnan Smith, Schellenger'e Landing. i PROFESSIONAL g LA W. Lloyd, 820 Washington St F. Eldredge, Merchants National Bank Bnildlng. , Splcer Learning, Washington Street M. E. Hildreth, 214 Ocean Street C. Hughes, 503 Washington SL G. Bolton Eldredge, Merchant's Nat. " Building. DENTAL 8URGEONS Ben A. Hand, 616 N. 6th Street 1 Camden. J. H. Oliver, 1120, Chestnut St, Phila. ( LOCKSMITHS ' I J. Demzot, Keystone Phone 129 D , PICTURE FRAMES 1 Harry T. Hughes, at Smith's Studio * GENERAL STORE Reuben T. Johnson, Erms, New Jersey ^ ENGINES i Frank Entriken, West Perry Street 1 . INSURANCE j Hand and Eldredge, Merchants Nat. I Bank Building, & 315 Waahington St. 1 W. H. Bright, Holly Reach, N. J. ' HOTELS The Windsor, Beach Avenue. , The Virginia, Jackson Street , , Windsor Hotel, Filbert Street, Phlla. i : Baaaare ! TEN | : Strong I Companies S Aggregate Capital Over Sit) 000,000 n Represented by Hand & Eldredge $ Fire Insurance Agents. ra Twenty -eix years of experience, ra 1 Your insurance placed with us Hj jj 8 absolute! protection from loss ra by fire. 1 | Apply to ; 3 19 ] S. F. ELDREDGE I 310 Washington Street g >' 1 or I A. W. HAND ' 815 Washington Street g t W. H. BRIGHT Fire Insurance ' In- any part of Cape May Co. ' HOLLY BEACH, N. J. DIAMOND & CO. ^ Dealer in . ' Builders' \ Supplies " HOLLY BEACH N. J. t . LUMBER AND MILL JfcORK • George ogflei h son „ NOTICE TO LIMIT CREDITORS Estate of Experience Orosgrove, Deceased. Pursuant to the order of Ubaa. P. - V ana man. Surrogate of the County ■ ot Oape May, made on the fourth day of January, A. D., 1910, on the epptication of the subscriber, Exeootor of * said deceased, notice is hereby given to the creditors of mid deceased to exhibit to the subscriber uadar oath'cr . afflramtioo their eiaias and demands against the estate of aaU deceased within nine —the from the toerth day of Janaary. A. D„ 1910, or they will ha harear barred of ear action Dated Jaaaary 4, A. D., IMfc 1

THE LIMEKILN CLUB. 1 — — ti Brother Gardner Talks on the h Cause of Education. r . d CAREER OF BROTHER JONES. J t Would Have Been a Good Citizen Had f He Let Books of Learning Alone, a Saye the President— Other Members d In Berne Boat. By M. QUAD. £ [Copyright, DOS. by^Aseodated Literary — w SEE dat Brudder Giveadam ® I Jones am In de hall tonight," r M observed Brother Gardner as be } stood up In his place In the t T^mpHln club, "and If be hain't too o I should like to spoke a few i words to him. 1 Brother JoDes decided that he could some of his valuable time and ^ stood up and struck a pose, and the president Bajd: "Brudder Jones, I remember you fur c long years back." I "Yes, sab." £ "You come up yere from Tenneysee, and yon footed Jt all de way wid a bundle on your shoulder. You had t away from de old home and 1 wanted adventures. You was a mighty f scared and humble lookln' pusson de 1 day you struck die town." J "I reckon I was. sah." "You come to my cabin to put up fur de night. You couldn't read por 1 1 writ* nor flgger. You was jest a black ( flat wanted to learn de whitewash ' i— ■ I's follored your career since ' wld • good deal of Interest Pur ten 1 years you was a great worker. You learned de whitewash trade In all Its branches from A to Z. You got to be de only mart In dls town dat could put . on whitewash to look like fresco work 1 by an old master. You was makln' i things hum when you suddenly de- < elded dot you orter have an eddeca- 1 shun. You dropped whltewashln' to i dat de earth moves around de I sun, dat de moon moves around de < earth, dat 2,000 pounds makes a ton. ' dat 26 from 40 leaves 14 and varies ; odder things. Den what did you do. j Brudder Jones?" 1 "I dun can't remember." i "But I kin. You let right go of de whltewashln' blzness. You Crowed i away your old duds and got new i ones. You begun shoo tin' craps and smokln' cigars. I seen you plckln' : your teeth In front of hotels and :

"footed it all dx way wid a burials oh yocb 8hoclder." ■wellln' out your chest and today you am spoken of as de Jim Dandy of dls 1 dub. You play poker, bet on de bosses, and you am lookln" around fur a place as bank clerk. 1 am not gwlne to criticise you, Brudder Jones, but I'm gwlne to keep rlgbt on wonderln' if you wasn't a better citizen in all fw ays and If you wasn't doln' mo' fur de cause of humanity In glneral when you'd have bet a hoe agin a shingle 1 nail dat de sun went kltln' around de earth. Da£e' alL Yon may sot down , While I sfeak to Brudder Shin." CasA of Brother Shin. Brudder Shin finished the apple core he was eating at one terrible bite, and- i after looking him over* the president I Mid: ' k "Brudder Shin, 1 has also mowed you a long, long time. Your purfesbun am blackin' stoves, and up to a year ago you was a leader. Lawd, but how you could make a kitchen stove shine: De hired gal didn't need any lookln" glass in de kitchen fur a month arter you had bin dar. Polks called you steady and honest, and dls Limekiln club was rather proud of you. A year ago de change come. A white lady called at your cabin to git your wife to do some washln'. Your wife was not to home. You replied dat she bad dun wont dowutown. De lady noticed your slip In grammar and spoke about It, and from dat hour you determined to learn grammar. 1 understand you have now got so dat you' kin aay dat your wife baa dun gone uptown and ; dat you gt> around correct! u' de gram- ■ mar of street kynr conductors and pollf«iWI 1 reckon It's all right and ' I's bo hard words, but at de ■ auw time de world has to* an artist -ww «» blackin' brush No mo* stove 1 blackin' fur you. You'a got too eddei cated and too swelled up: Your cbll tan wanted fur shoes and bread last , nlalM. and yea am lealn' around d la da paesoOce. Mtbhe you was carry - you ww blackin' moves aad saggstt-

atlt You may retire to your neat and . I IT have a short Interview wld Brad- II, ^ Brw^^toon'^^d as ho toed the mark, but the president reassured him and continued : "Brudder Johnson, I mean no disrespect to you or to our race when I any you am one of de old time Diggers come up yere from Alabamy neither knowhi' or carlo' whether twice was four or six. You was tired of do cotton fields, and you come lookin' fur other work. You got an old mewl and wagon and began to tin" ashes. Fo" Lawd. but you was a hard worker. You Jest pushed things and bad bacon in de bouse all de time. When pew rent at de church was due you alius bad da money In your pocket, and de grocer would trust you from week to week and not feel afraid. I reckon of us was glttin' along better* n you when de change come. You was totln' ashes one day when de woman of a house axed you why you didn't read Shakespeare. Am dat correct Brudder Johnson?" "Yes. ash." "At dat time you couldn't read widout spellin' out most of de words?" "No, sah." "But you went right at It and traded off year mewl and wagon fur copies of . and you haven't toted " ashes fur de last two years?" "Da t's "Fight, suh." "You've cot around de house most of de time readlu' Shakespeare and bidIn' from your landlord and butcher and grocer. You kin now make as many as quotashuns from Shakespeare, can't yon ?' "At least twenty, sab." I "Do dey bring In de rent money and . I de tatere and bacon? Do dey buy shoes and dresses and coal? Am you offered a place In" de custom bekase you kin quote Shakespeare?' "N-no, sah." Don't Get Ditoouraged. "But don't git discouraged, Brudder Johnson. You am on de right road. , you was alrnln' from ten to , fo'teen dollars a week de cause of ; eddecaahun waa suffer-In' and weepln'. It's holdln' up Its head wld pride J 81ch old darkles as me, dat can't j tell Shakespeare from Hoyle, am not worth m In din' when we criticise. ' We've got our way, and you've got I and dont let us worry you. is < Brudder Conscientious Smith wld us i tonight? 'Pears like I saw him here ; awhile ago." Brother Smith was on hand, and he . replaced Brother Johnson at the chalk ^ "Brudder Smith." said the president 1 In aD oily voice, "I knowed you when I couldn't have told de planet Jupl- ) ter from Mars If any one had offered ; you a new hat" | "Yes. sah." "You didn't know whedder de Mississippi river was one or fo" thousand ; miles long?" "No, sah." "One time I axed you whar de ■ no'th pole was and you replied In de Rocky mountains." "Yes. sah." "At dat time you was workln' In a wood yard and carryln' home $12 ' a week. You and your family lived , well and dressed well, and you owed ; no man a dollar. All of n sudden you dnn took It Into your head to eddeeate yourself and become de colored poet of America. 1 was readln' some of your verses last night 1 found de ' jingle all right" "Yes. sah." "And an hour later I beard, -Sat yon was owln' three months' rent and dat eberybody had shet down from trustIn' you; nlso dat your wife and child had had to go home to her fadder: also dat you was borrowtn' nickels , ' and dimes on ail sides. Ifs all right < however. You hove eddecated yourself i and become a poet and If you am buried In a pauper's grave you won't ■ nebber know It Keep 'er up. Brudder 1 Smith. Dls talk dat we all need food and clothin' and fire am all nonsense. What we need Is poetry, and de whole world am lookln' fur you to gib us bar'ls and barls of It Let us now rhyme our way homewards." In the Insect World. Housefly— So while the humans are trying to exterminate me they have found you highly remedial. Honey Bee— Y'es; business Is hum- : ralng. and men like It the better the they get irung.— Baltimore Amer- * Easy Money. How the street urchin spots an "easy mark" and gets the coin was shown recently ot Third and Chestnut streets. ; An excellently dressed young man • with a setter dog which he held by a • 'strap was standing on the corner. i One of the newsboys stood beside i the dog and when Its master was not looking reached down and gave Its tall a sharp pull. With a yelp of pain the > dog turned quickly and jumped for its 1 tormentor, but missed him by several 1 i inches. I The fact that |be dog did not bite him was no obstacle to ihe boy. who i grabbed bis left arm with his rigbi i band and began to scream furiously ; "It bit me; It bit roe. Take roe to a I bospltaL" The owner of the dog became alarmi ed and ran to the boy. "Here, son." I be said, -take this five dollar bill and ■ keep quiet it'll be all right" and be : hurried away. "Easy money," said the uewaboy as be joined his companioom-FhUadol-ptos Times. i A Double Jab. ; good careful exceaeS^coot _aud «- i "A**-* ** *?•«*» M*-

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Anna Doesn't Love Me Any More Bunker HiU Cupid and the Moon Down at Coney Isle Does your Heart Beat True for Me In Dear Old Dixie Land I'm At raid to Come Home in the Dark I11 the Shade of the Old Apple Tree Neath the Old Aaorn Tree, Sweet Bstelle On San Francisco Bay O'Brien has no Plaoe to Go. Panctora (Intermezzo) Santiago Flynn Since Arrah Wanna Married Barney Carey School. Days The res a Light in the Window You're Dreaming Dream of Mu Won't Yoa be My Sunbeam, Susie gTAR AND WAVE Music and Stationery Dept. ; 317 Washington Street Cape May, N, J. The ancient gamp ot bowls used to played in the open air bat the Capo May experts, who are hard to beat, learned the art in the palatial quarters which houses the fine Congress Hall Alleys, 81 Perry treet. Try them, tf Groceries, dry goods and provision aleo boots and shoes as rock bottom prices at Tbos. Soulta, Cold Spring. The American National Red.Cross has an [appeal for contributions for the relief cf the sufferers from the flood in Paris, asking all who will give do so quickly and generously. Contrihutiona may be sent to the treasurer of the New Jersey State Branch of the American National Red Cross, Honorable Daniel S. Voorhees, Trenton, N. J., who will promptly forward same to - Treasurer ol National Red Cross at Washington, D. C. All contributions of New Jersey people should be sent through the Treasurer of the State Branch that they may be credited to New Jersey. James L. Lancaster, Vice President New Jersey Branch American National Red Cross. KID GRANDE Ralph Denn made a business trip to Glussborougb on Saturday returning on Monday. The Kings Daughters of the Baptist Church, met at the parsonage on Thursday to a supper. Laura Denns entertained a lady friend on Saturday, much to the enjoyment of a certain young man. Mies Mary Chambers, of Court House, visited theaMisses Fisher for a short time. Rev. Mr. Ackley preached in the M. E. Church on Sunday from Isa. 40 : 81. Miss Bertha Graff, of Pleasantville, spending a few dayB with her Grandmother Hand. Enoch Hand and Mrs. Edna Endicott, were Phildelphia shoppers on Wednesday. Mrs. Larua Harris is this week teaching for May McNeill, who is ill at Erma. David Goff visited Cape May on bu8" ineas on Wednesday. Fred Neal Mr. and Mrs. drove to Cape May Point on Thursday to see Mrs. Neal's ibrotber, '.Swain Reeves, who is quite ill. Go to Thomas Soulta, Cold Spring, for the things you need tor the table, and family, and obtain satisfactory goods at tbs smallest coat. Full and complete stock, carefully selected, with knowledge born of experience gained by an active career of more years than that of any dealer in Lowe Township. tf &. M. Wantxall 'a furniture storw 83 Perry street, carries a great stock of furniture and household goods and T P m haws of large and anall • quantities have found that they save