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R nFTY-FIFTH YEA» CATE MAY CITY. N. J. SATURDAY, MCEMNER 24, 1*10 »,., - . -" ' " — : . f,li" .

Ibssified Advertising ■nag Quick Resnlts ppr^ * t | MUSIC IWSTRUCTOB 1 Kv RIAMO 8TUDENTS WANTED Townrond takes this opportunity H^Hbeunoe that she is now prepared to Kit MTeral mors pupiU la piano < ■nW in the latent methods. P*~VTgft MEL VINA TOWN8END, ' 638 Washington Stmt, P»4Uts Cape May. < * B FIANO INSTRUCTIONS ( Hpr hs|.i n run or advanced students. Kaat and beet methods of teaching a , Br (Miss) ELVA HAND, ttL 1014 Washington Stmt, ■ l lit Cape May, N.J. 1 __ : MUSIC HiawH oo cornet or piano. Evening*. |H» te Wa Porter, 1080 Lafayette ' 10-1 REAL ESTATE • i JBSLAOK YOUR PROPERTY IN MY amBdsfor sale or rent, alWAYS HAVE CLIENTS. Brim INSURANCE A SPECIALTY, i SOL NEEDLES, , r MM WASHINGTON STREET, BJdmOME PHONE 114 M. ^ < . '•» STABLE PROPERTIES Hflyd eomer lot, 66x106. Another 34 ■EtKh barn, 4 stalls and good loft Hky water. Electric light* immediately ' Kut|. Centrally located. Prim Kgat interesting. f Bf. GILBERT CL HUGHES, Realty, 214 Ocean 8 tree. AM OPPORTUNITY I ". A A twin cottage for sale having in eaeh Fade 3 rooms end enclosed shed first Boor; 4 bod roome and bath seocmd Boor; «M room thlru floor; gas throughout ibnee; city water; large porch Well . treated- Hones new. Now ranted for j^^BaMo. Poeeeeeion can be given in .JHgjea, if desired. Only part caab fllMlred- A good purchase either as a BTcHLBERT C. HUGHES, Realty. 214 Ooean Stmt. mm f WEST CAPE MAY ■i . 610 BROADWAY WE'RE NOT SO SLOW WATCH US GROW ■J>mm Ht»* Sewers All Right, and Electrie lights. | H. Reeves, Real Estate Agent Lots and Homes. Will buy, BHh ant or exehanga Keystone JlftaM »1D A ||. FOR SALE. ~ £ rat SALE AT SACRIFICE • MR SALE— An Edison Phonogrsph. *. UlKt design and plays eilhei two or Hp'ssdnts records. The cheapest good Qhctotmas present in Cape May. At BELFORD GARRISON'S 305 Washington Stmt, Capo May, N. J. FOR RENT. I EDM RENT— A nicely furnished room, BP moB hated. Apply to "24," Star and WANTED ^KlMTED— Now ■mbsri for FrioodB5 Mfle Obeesn. N. «T. P. of A, Charter ■hpU MMelli fa W JO. 16-1 1M .HELP WAITED If BsStlii lady to aaabt in storo for the Season or permaeeotly. Address [ krhto to Star and Wave OAee. K A ta'sssiilsint of Chriatosaa SUpif pn at 8. R. Gidding*. fttMso your ever usillini too edvmnb lBkff having tho Sreurtty Trad Osm- ' jKMisisaedorofymrwOltCUl, gBgWa tpds's tf K riihiin i g- • r r "7 gP>GtodhW»,Oas ley CityH^breafcetared under too Pure Food ■^■cRhd said at very ism prioss for toe ^■bh. Toys Us apoort. Mixtures, « eenU a pound. Fancy boxed r w" ■* * «wt< to «JA WARNS DRUG SHOP, Washington Btreet K||hM. Light ^

«5onal Paragraphs ( Harry M. Vanxant attended the Bar- ^ tram-Atkine nuptials in Philadelphia on Monday last. miss Carrie Foeer is visiting her par- I ente over the Christmas vacation. t • • • • | Mies Jeanne Hand is home tot the holiday*. Sue is a student J at the State Normal School at Trenton. Leslie Ewing, a student of Jefferson ® is visiting hie father during the Christmas vacation. j Lemuel Miller and Frederick Boerecr, both attending the U. of P., arc home for a short visit. \ Mrs. Stephen Wieon has returned from . extended visit among friends in ( .. ' Miss Julia Goff, of Camden, it visiting 1 , Miss Laura Hughes for a few days. ( Mies Helen Porter is attending the Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia. I . CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION 1 A special meeting of City Council was held last Friday erening in the j Council Chamber, All members were present with the exoeption of Mr. Church , The following business was trans I acted: An ordinance was passed re- . during the rate of interest on delin- ^ quent taxes from 12 to 7 per cent, j Plans for the sewer disposal plent were adopted, and the bond of Mayor j r James J. Doak was accepted. ( The Finance Committee reported notes amounting to 816,000 paid off. 1 The Street Committee reported that they had acted according to instruc- j tions of Council and filled a low side walk on Lafayette street. The Fire and Water Committee reported that one J 1 of the old tanks at the water works t had been dismantled and that the see- > ond one would soon meet the same fate. 1 The resiguatiqp of hjr. William H» 1 Church wae received but no action was ] r taken. 1 In order to save time at the January 1 meeting the minutes of the last regular ' 1 meeting were read and approved. 1 THE PRUDENTIAL OPENS OFFICE AT CAPE MAY 1 W. R. Wills, of Bridgeton, N. J., has been appointed superintendent of Cape j May County, for the Prudential Insur ance company and has opened an office . in the Merchants National Bank build- ' - ing. This office was formerly located at Cape May Court House. Mr. Wills is t a man worth knowing and we will pre- ] , diet that he will be successful at Cape • May. , WINS PRIZES AT PHILADELPHIA POULTRY SHOW j - Birds From the Sea View Pigeon Lofts Win Seveenteen P rires The Sea view Pigeon Lofts, of Cape 1 r May, exhibited some of their famous 1 I birds at the Philadelphia Poultry Show 1 which occurred this week and a? a ' result they won seventeen prises as follows: Four first prises; five second . prises; six third, and two fourth. - Eight pairs of squab breeders of the Sea View cross sold for 840. These prise birds oonsisted of English Runts, 8tfiss Mondsines, Runt-Homers, Runtl Maltese. IN MEMORIAM ~ In tod and loving remembrance of our dear mother and wife, Julia H. Kirby 1- who departed this life, December 22, r 1909. We miss thee from our home dear - mother. We miss thee from toy plaot, m A shadow o'er our life is cast, 14 We miss the sunshine of thy face, _ We miss thy kind and loving hand, Thy fond and earnest eare, But home it dark without thee. We mim thee everywhere. Husband and Daughters i- Men's fine suits for Christmss at bari- gain prises. 11, • QIDDINQ'8, Cape May City ~ - FREE! PREE1 At the Uttie Art Shop. A beautiful _ band painted chocolate pot will be given free to the one holding the lucky num4 ber on December 24th, 8 o'clock. One m number given free with every purchase of two poet cards at 6 cents each. MRS. WM. F. BROWN. 816 Mansion Street A carefully selected atoek of Suits and Overcoats at Tenac beam's, 414-18 Washtngtoa Street.

Oae More Shopping Day "Before Christmas' Wise shopper* purhnse early and get a better choice. U yon want reliable goods the Star end Wave recommends the foUewing enterprising merchants who will cater to your needs If yon make your purchase from their;, j stores the chanoes are ten to one that yon will be benefitted in fatnre, besides being sure to get full value for your money at the time you make the expenditure. Most of the following houses have been in business here for many years 1 and are reliable beyond all denbt.

W. Mecray A Bro. Groceries, Meats, Fruits, etc. S. R. Gidding Shoes, Clothing, Novelties. Stites Stationery, Toys, Xmai Goods, Doll Babies. wares Drug Shop Candies, Stationery, aoilet Articles L. W. Knen Christmas Goods, Dry Goods, Gentlemen's Furnishings. Cafe Choice Candies, Ice Cream. W. Wolff Fancy Cakes and Baker Goods. L. C. Ashburu Optical Goods. Foceri Automobiles Klein Family Wines and Liqnors. Gas Helfrecht Wines and Liqnors John HcCann Wines and Liquors Johnson Boots, Shoes and Slippers. M. Wen tie 11 Rugs, Furniture and Sewing Machines Howard Otter Furniture and Uphnlstering Cape May Illuminating Company. iiu Stoves, Gas Lamps. Belford Garrison Watches, Clocks and Jewelry E. Turner Dry Goods, Notions and Xmas Supplies. William Brown, Mansion Street Art Work, Hand Painted China 1. H. Smith Clothing, Trunks, and Gents. Furnishing Goods. <

Jesse Brown Stoves, Lamps, etc. Bennett's Five and Ten Cent Store Christinas Cards and Tree Trimmings Chat. A. Swain , U Hardware, China and Glassware, j Pocket Knives, Ranges, Carving Sets. Cape May Light and Power Company. 1 Fancy Lamps, Electric Irons, Toasters Vacuum Cleaners, etc. D. C. Crowsll Hardware, Chins, Picture Frames J. W. Eldredge Automobiles and supplies Walter Smith Photographs and Photo Supplies F. K. Shams da Japanese Goods at reduced prices. Open from i until 5 each afternoon until Christmas. C. S. Church Coal— very appropriate. George Ot tmger Engines, Repair*. McFaddea's Harness and Horse Good*. W. A. Lovett Harness and Hone Goods T. H. Taylor Boots, Shoes, Slippers. 98 R. X. Johnson, Erma All kinds of Christmas Goods and a large line of other goods at low prices. See advertisement on another page. MerohaJto National Bank Hang a Bank Book on the tree, security Trust Company Put a Bank Book in the stocking. W. Le Noir P- The best in Wall Papers Cnarles Soberer Merchant Tailor Edward Van Kesri Merchant Tailor 11- L Tenenbaum Clothing, Shoes, Gents' Furnishings I j.

RIDGEWAY 41; CAPE MAY A. A. 23 Cape May was uanded the second defeat of the season by the strong Ridge- < way team of Philadelphia, which carried J off the victory by a score of 41 to 23, r before one of the largest audiences of 1 the season. The lineup: I: Ridgeway Cape My* « James Forward Shileds f 1 Green Vanzant I Gilbert Center Roi* r Starr Guard Hines . Bills McDonnell [ Field Goals — Shields 4; Vanxant 2; Robbing 1; McDonnell 3; James 6; 1 1 Green 4; Gilbert 4; Starr T; Bill* 2. 1 , Foul Goals — Vanxant 3; Gilbert 3. 20 ' minute halves. Referee — Nichols. 1 FREEHOLDERS INSPECT ] NEW BRIDGE The Cape May County Board of Free holder* made an inspection trip to r Schellengeris Landing bridge, add after a 1 ' very careful examination have decided > to formerly take over the bridge on the 30th in*t. On a test the big structure r was opened by one man in three-fourths of a minute. This alone will convey to . ti.e public the great care and s(cill with which the work was handled by the builder*. After the Board had thoroughly examined the structure they were invited to the Yacht Club where an elaborate luncheon waa served under the direction of Captain Stille Hand and 1 a more enjoyable time would have been _ impoeible. The engineer army offioer who in ^ *pected the new oounty bridge at Schellenger's landing, /just completed by Hand Hoffman, pronounced it to be tha beat bridge of it* kind in New 1 Jereey. Commodore R. W. Starr, Captain e George A. Bill yon and Oapt Makm Bolp ton, all of Philadelphia, were recent visitor* to the Yacht Club. t NO. 614 WINS DOLL Tim person who ha* toe stamp with 1 number 014 will pleas* call and get a - doU free at & R. Gidding*. Washington street, Cape May, N. 1.

GREAT ARRAY OF LIVE STOCK ' Twenty-five hundred chickens and two hundred head of Holstein^and ( cattle, to say nothing of calves ( which probably approach the hundred ^ mark in number, constitute a fine exat the K. Z. Graves Farmstead-by-the-Sea, and keep Manager Mackiasic on j the jump in caring for them and in con- | trolling the business to which they give ^ MAKE INSPECTION OF ROADS 1 The Board of Freeholders, starting 1 from Ocean C5ty on Tuesday inspected all the oouuty roads and concluded by 1 looking over very thoroughly the new, substantial and handsome bridge at ' Schellenger's Landing just completed by and Hoffman. COUNCILMAN CHURCH RESIGNS Councilman W. H. Church has pre- { sented his resignation to Council, but it will probably not be acted upon until the January meeting. BEAUTIFUL CALENDARS Ben. Klein is presenting his patrons ' with a beautiful art calendar and wishes ■ them a very merry Christmas and a 1 prosperous New Year. ODGERS— On December 20th, 1910, , Eva, wife of Anthony Odgers, (neeGan- • «"®>. ug®d 30 years 4 months and 14 1 days, died in Newark, N. J. The fun- , eral occurred at the residenoe of Edward Crowell, No. 422 West Perry Street, Cape May, on Friday at 1:30 p. m Inter . ment will be made at the Cold Spring r Cemetery. 1 MIAH MAUL 8H0AL LIGHT Delaware Bay— Miah Maui Shoal Light Station, temporary light, was reported ^ extinguished December 16, 1910. It will be relighted as early as practicable. t By order of the Commissioner of Light | House*. TOR SALE For Sale at a rare bargain, a Mason , and Hatalin Organ, a good make and in good condition. Apply to Warren Hughs* I oornar Washington and SchellangerSt*. Uac EMetrie Light! .. .. ,.i - '•*" '

Cwnty Board of Apicnltore . DR. HENRY GELLEfi TELLS HOW " TO RAISE ALFALFA g and One-half Tona Per Acre of this J Valuable Dairy Food was Produced at b Woodbine upon Land which had been t Condemned as Unfit to Raise Anything t (Concluded from December 10) g Dr. Henry William Oeller, supcrinten- ' dent of the De Hirsch Agricultural at Woodbine, by request, told his experience in growing alfalfa on the * school farm and brought growing plants ^ . to the meeting to show the present condition of the fields from which 6Vi * tons to the acre was cut last reason. When Dr. GeUer came to Woodbine five year* ago he found nothing was being done with the land. It would grow ^ nothing be waa told. The school had a dairy herd and dairy husbandry waa part of it* teachings; it also had a ' poultry plant, and 83000 a year wae ^ being spent for feed that should have . been produced on the land. Alfalfa ^ | had been tried as the few plants re- ( maining prove, but, an expert had given it as his opinion that it wouldn't j do in Cape May Oounty conditions and . that settled it. But, Dr. Geller had his ^ doubts and must find out for himself. ? Coming from the West, where the land j is expee'ed to answer to the demands { upon it, he was shocked at the state of ( affairs and was not to be satisfied that ^ it was necesseary except from personal ^ knowledge. "Lets try," -be said to an ^ associate teacher also from the West, . "Lets try just for the fun of it." . "We had a meeting, just us .two by ourselves, and determined to discover j the needs of our farm. Everyone said . we would. on|y waste our seed end labor, j but we Were not to sure of it. We be- ' , gan with alfalfa Dy looking up its hi»- . tofy lo find -out its nature and its needs, j i The first essential was drainage. The I . plant gets its living from the air, using j . the soil as a medium for getting the ( food God Almighty has provided for it. We found Woodbine had good natural drainage. Being of the Ieguminosae or ( nitrogen gatherers, alfalfa must have a good seed bed, and sending its roots ( down deep there must be deep plowing, ( subsoiling. This we could give it. . Naturally its choice was of calcarious ( soil, soil that has lime in it, hence it ( would not grow on our soil. Lime I has the property of neutralising the | I acidty of soil, hence lime was necessary ]

on our land. This we could give it. We found it was most thrifty when s certain micro-organism was present in the soil and we determined to bring this it. There was thus no need that we could not supply." ' Dr. Geller then told of the prepare- 1 I tion of the land, by sewing cowpcas and 1 | rye and vetches, Canada peas and oats, plowing these under and adding yard manure and plowing it under 1 also. Then, atter each plowing they let the ground lie fallow for a couple of mouths, going over it every two weeks with a disc this way and that, working it to a fine tilth. For lime they found it to be cheaper to get stone lime, let it air slake, and, using 1500 to 200 pounds to the acre applying it with a spreader. For the micro-organism they got soil from the noted alfalfa uelds of the Gill farm at Haddonfield, also using the government preparation for alfalfa and soil from the places on the school farm where the alfalfa bad been started previuosly. In all they used about a ton of the inoculating soil to the acre, spreading it over the surface before the seeding and taking care not to expose it uncovered to the sunshine. "The soil of the Woodbine farm," Dr. Geller said, "is identical with that of the rest of the county and what is doing or has been done there can be done elsewhere, and thus solve the greatest prob lem of the region; the deterioration of the soil. To increase the value of our land we must increase the fertility, must take care of it." "How did we get the fl^tttona to the acre last season t" "We cut the fields four times: June 10, getting 7500 pounds; July 11, getting 6166 pounds; August 22, (in the dry time) getting 2670 pounds; September 25, getting 4410 pounds, a total of 20,645 pounds, from the two acre*." Commercial fertiliser was used at the time of seeding, about 600 pound* to the •ere, made up of acid phosphate 200 lbs., muriate of potash, 160 lb*., ground bone, 160 1b*. From August 16 to September 16 had bean their time for seeding but as many commended spring seeding they should ' ^

try H on some of their new plots. The greatest difficulty with the first piste Clinton Creem, referring to the mmtiou of the government preparation far inoculating the soil, eeid he had used the torn pat up for lima beans tor the past years, with the beet results and without using fi bit of any other fertiliser, using the same land continuously getting new preparation for each season. Dr. Gelkr suggested that the first dose was enough, the beau roots thereafter grew enough to ensure the growth for the next season. But Mr. Crease thought as the bean is an animal the microbe might lose vitality in the between times . Dr. Geller also sug go- ted that soU from the bean (Md thus inoculated oould be used to prepare new for the same crop. Mr. Creese will tell more about it all at the spring meeting and maybe go more into detail. By request Dr. Geller had brought samples of oorn grown at Woodbine last season. One, a white, the noted "Wisconsin No. 7," had its special merit in maturing quickly, and thus can be planted late and harvested early. In quality and economic values there wen none better. "The other, the Colossal fellow Dent, had its one fanlt in being in maturing, thus must be started early, and requires a long season. The yield last season was 80 bushels for the Na 7, and 91 bushels for the Colossal. planting of No. 7 waa in June. The were the best of the very many varieties tried at Woodbine last season. seeding they nsed about ly» quarts the acre three to the MIL "If you want good corn," Dr. Geller said, "we have found we most take good care of it." Where oorn land is to be used for alfalfa later on, he would begin by putting in tye and vetches in the last cul tinting. The spring meeting of the Board will the fourth Thursday in February. The place is not -yet named but there is talk that the South See vi lie Grange ill bo the boats, the sessions to be held . in Utf GxnRpi meeting room up stair*.-—. I and diunir be served at regulation prim ! the new hall on the ground floor. I building being close to the railroad station, there would be no time lost in waiting for the train or in getting to tha meeting place. The special business of the Spring meeting is to receive the reports of the Boards delegates to the meetings of the State Board of Agriculture and the State Horticultural Society. Board meeting is open to alL The secretary, Ralph Schellenger, will give due notice of the place. E. S. S. NEWS AND" ^COMMENTS Christmas expenditures seem to increase in volume with each recurring Christmas, yet perhaps one-half the adults who receive gifts would be much more content if tney did not. An ex- ■ prcssion of good will and compliment* of the season would be more valued by many than valuable gift*. If Senator-elect, Isaac T. Nichols, of Bridgeton, has his way this winter the 1 next legislature will be asked to legis- ' late out of office Charles R. Bacon, chief ' of the State Bureau of Shell Fisheries, 1 and PMladelphia newspaper man. Mr. ' Nichols intends to introduce a bill repealing the act under wMch Mr. Bacon holds his job, but it is not thought it ; will get very far in the Senate. The bill creating the position Mr. ' Bacon secured was drawn and introduced by former Assemblyman, Louis R Millar, of Vineland, and it was upon his ' recommendation Mr. Bacon was named ! by former Governor Edward C. Stokes. — ' Atlantic Review. The State Board of Equalisation in its ! annual report suggests the abolition of r all local assessors and the creation of • twenty-one county boards, eaeh to deal i with an entire oounty as a single taxing E district. r There are nearly six hundred local aa- , season in this State, and the majority are elective. The cities found that else 1 tiv; aasemore would us* their power to reelection, and they now have s been known to mix personal business - and local politic* with their valuations, s The sum of the work throughout tha - State ha* been declared unsatisfactory, • therefore, the State Board of Equalisation, which is called upon to remedy s many evils of guesswork by local aaeaes sore, believe* that State Boards for eaeh , county would remove the work of the »• , *eeaon further from local politico. \ No Republican member of the New r Jersey legislature who b in hie right 1 " dattmmd on Fifth Fee*