Wmimimim X Corner Third and Market Streets Ckuda, N. J., August 9. RE80URCB& Lous $ljB«2 rtO.96S13,i»li.39 496.9S8.51 ^^H^^^BBl------^^^»K?^ouses, ftmdra snd Cape May 130 ,000 JO tad Jtecrea 185.338.34 ■ $2,987,628.59 liabilities. . 3100,000.00 ^■brphi* . 100,000.00 ^Bbdivided profits *' 79,193.28 ■fePOSITS 268337033 ^^■•••rTed for Accrued Interest on Depot sits, Taxes, etc. 24,588.00 ■ $2,987,628.59 ADVISORY BOARD.

^^BC*c H. Smith, Chairmaa : ^B ®P'cer Learning, ^^^LDr. James Mecray, Aaron W. Hand, ^^^yReuben T. Johnson,

Henry C. Thompson, Secretary. * William F. Oassady, John B. Huffman, Albert O. Bennett, Hon. Robert E. Hand.

H EVERY CHRISTMAS fj p .... IS MERRIER U pi Prudence sanctions a bank account at a HQ H Christmas present because it is something |H substantial and lasting and grows in value | ■ I each year as the interest is ad'led thereon. Yo J are in vited to come in and start accunts Ir J with us for yoiv children. } IS 3 PER CENT. INTEREST PAID j ON TIME DEPOSITS Ibhewin dsorhotel ^HE BEACH OPEN ALL THE YEAR ' Large Sun Parlori Open Fires and Steam Heat MISS HALP1N IB TJRTIS & SON ~ \ VENUE, CAPE MAY CITY, N.-J, PITTING ANI) GAS PlTTIjfG PTLY ATTENDED TO.j

ale and the men ^■■■HPPburt House ^PHmKerl2th, 1913, is Uie rea- -• eon for it. The County Supcrin- ' fendent, Aaron. W. Hand is in large measure responsible as the high standard « had not been attained when lie was giv- ' en charge less than five years ago. • But 1 he set the mark high and m line with 1 the advance thought of the State Board, > "and of the .be. t engaged in educational ' work both in Trenton and in the Coun- • ; ty have given tlieir support,- or at least, have not been opposed. . j ' Education has always been counted : as the best provision to be made for a ' child, by a very large proportion in the 1 M^jX According to its population the 1 sent out more than any other ^^^^^^brantages of the college and the ' ' has ^loie of its own filling ' ^^^^^^Heorded to mental qualifications, ^^^^^^ymore so in the period when to | meant outlay that also meant i at home. 'The story of the | ^^^^^^^U|^ation the County as Boards and some excepting Sea of North WildMay and Wildwood ^ two have no schooi active duties.

.limbless bo considered uiuur legislature. School .boards ' i valise that absence of any child in.irrs 14 cents a day for eBch child, ' llie Board loses ju»t this much money. Th/ah- ,-. -o of 30 pupils per diem means *4(20: and for the 170 day. of the' school year. §714. Should the absentees , millibar 50 per day the annual loss would be §1 190. Our obligation toMhe community demands that all children shall receive the bcneTits of the education provided bv the State that they [ 1 may become useful and effective citi- j sens and neither degenerates nor crim- ; It is not our graduates who | form the disreputable or criminal por- ! t ion of our population. A feature of reo- ! I ent legislation is provision for menial subnormals Thus, when tliertr arc 10 or more a separate" school or room and; | teacher is provided. If there be 15 or more there are two teachers, and $500 ; for each teacher apportioned from i State funds. One such room has been | established in Holly Beach and others ! are needed." "This may be considered one of the , | most important laws ever passed. Notb- ' , ing damages the child more than a^joCt- j 1 j ation with the subnormal or detective. | Both mental and physical habits menace nin such associates; it is absolutely ee- 1 their welfare that both be ^^Rtapart. and the subnormal be given Kbeh work as is suited to its mental "The Vocational Schools measure orig- | ina ting in our State and being so fav- , orably commented upon outside, was re-; , ferred to, Superintendent Hand com- , mending, its broad purpose and compar- , ativcly small cost, in its benefits being . direct to those desiring them; the aeaI sions being day or evening as best suits i the community; affording a purpose for . the many whose only use for the mind t is to guide the hands and giving large ■ ^umbers who must enter upon the busH^HH^taajj^fxenbefore the grammar |^B^HHM||B^^^hMhooi

(Five and Ten Cent I TOOLS I We have a full line of them now on Sale. Call and took them over. IH Also a new line of MATTINGS I AT REDUCED PRICES I Yovr tin roof it this season should be painted. |H I repaired, and spoutings looked after. Call and see H ' _ j ys if you want goo4 work done at low prices I 1 Heaters & Ranges | JESSE BRO^K j ! 110 and 112 JACKSO^STi CAPE MAY |! WiiBN FURNISHING A SUMMER HOME J whether it be a cozy bungalow or a magnificent mansion, it is of firsr ; importance to secure tiie aid of a reliable dealer. Your comfort ,an<i I pleasure depend on your selection not for a day oply as with .uany, ! purchases, but for years to come, and a large percentage of the cost can be saved by the advice and assistance oLan experienced dealer. WENTZELL'S, 33 Perry Street. i j. Refrigerators of tried and proven quality. New importation of , • aftnigs. New Linoleums. Ores Grass Rugs. Everything in house ' urnishings. Come in and see. ! i-vstone Phone, 34M. G. VANAMAN , Plumbing, Gas and ^team Fitting. HOT WATER HEATING AND HOT AIR HEATERS, GA» . j APPLIANCES, RANGE WORK CHVRCH STREET, OPPOSITE READING FREIGHT «TATI<"

.-i.ni.ult the | |.ny«inaii. Pnrente in large part | -how an appreciation and the appreciati.Hi and the desire 10 have tlieir children on an equal footing physically with -j ; their mates. " All known diseases of p ' childhood. Dr. Douglass said, wore in _ the cunty in the season 12 J3 With , was no difficulty in Uuiiting the Spread, j ! through eooperat ing. ^ut with measles j , and the like loss rare wa- taken. Small j , children should not be needlessly ex- j ! 1 posed to any disease as they will be j bettor ible to endure the diseases of J . i childhood when older. I'si-Jess exposure is j criminal. The foundation of all advice ia j . in educating to better means of pre- j , I vent inn The fullness of reform lies with j . the pupils rather than with the parents. 1 . | When an epidemic is imminent the chil- | I dren arc talked with about it and what 1 I to avoid and what (o do. All of the - I ; school build;ngs of his district, but two, . Dr. Douglass said, are up to the more I important modern requirements and , those soon will be. A marked instance , ' of value in "new idea in. lighting" was j , , in the record of a t.wo room school with ^ I windows, it didtrt matter much where , , so they^ftdthltted enough light, and with . i reoofd of a large per cent of eye dcp, fecta. Examination following a change j to regulation lighting showed improveg ment in the eyes; that 25 per cent, of . i the old trouble was due to the old cone | ditions. (To be included in report.) i Louis J. Cohen, superintendent of the 1 , De Hirsch school at Woodbine, and j where he has proven to be the very . ' prince of arbiters, gave a very brief talk3 upon the "Co-operation of the _j with the School," and from . point a wide experience^^^H^^^| The "Talking j room," B. do away the s her free to guide T times to supplement^^H^H|j^^^^^^^| j wise moat capable e number used in schools of order shows them to r dition to the equipmen|^^^^^^^^^^H Manual

Philadelphia, Pa. (One door above Keith's Theatre) j Appointments may be made by Bell Walnut 1333D. Extracting I You Can't Fit Your : Eye with a Tape " Measure It lias to be done by \ , onc who knows how. ' ' We iuve qualified ; ] l|j ourselves by years of , | IfJ' study and experience, i jjjRs, Satisfaction guarany JiUh^" teed in every case. , j { C. A LONGSTRETH. ' I F Spec«»l:." in Eye Teitinc. r HI Mcrl-e. R-reet. Pia^cfphie buyiAmWAAS A M CAPE MAY OPTICAL 513 "Washington Street Cap6 May. N. J. Everything for the Eye. Prescription Lenses a Specialty Keystone Phone 44D. M W. L. Ewiu^Bfj WAGOi^^ AUT^j

re^rt . >«T m. count of the bureau's work'» publish below, portions of H wbMk » .- be interesting to. our readers. "In nearly every section of the Sb there has been a marked betterment the catch of seed oysters and the devopment of the plant* on the propagatii grounds says the report: "In the D*%. . aware Bay, for instance, irf the planting j season from May 1st to June 18th theije | was a tremendous catch of seed, more , than suflicient indeed, so supply all the needs of planters in the Maurice River • Cove. Refilling that only a few years i ago our planters in that inn I inn i ■ ■ ' compelled to sd*k required-seeoin othei States, notably Ma/yland, Virghjia add Connecticut, paying large sums of monI ey for the seed and its transportatior this condition is extremely gratify! , It means that the thousands of dollaa which formerly went out of the Stute I ; now remain to the betterment of the 1 industry and the benefit of those engage ' •I ed in it. The same condition is tnAj also of Ocean and Atlantic countieA a-ith" not quite the abundant . of seei - present in these sections. Ind^e^^f ' : Atlantic county, it is notaWsf' that a 1 very much larger quantity <ji seed could be utilised, and to this-'emi the Com- ' missioners of that coUpty again recommend the changing o. their planting ' season, from Fall to, Spring." I "Reports from ajfi cf the shipping cen- ; ters are to the Xttcct that the oysters 1 are in much Metter condition than for - several yeaj^ The present year seems to have tm/n very beneficial to growth- ■ ■ and dj^lopmcnt so that our platers ' V and^Piippers are greatly pleased with , wtyatlook for a profitable year, tfiere ^ Aving been so many lean and unprofitable years that one bringing prosperity . I is the more heartily welcomed. I "We are pleased to note signs of a 1 growing demand oil the part of the con- ■ suming public for our products. This is undoubtedly, due to the gradual re- ' movnl of suspicion of un healthiness | '■ from the oysters and clams of New Jor- j ■ aev. So much has been written am* public liad grown to beliov- 1'" oyster meant a ca"- ' ' tinder the laws ps full auili-

«ive you a etearooSfSBB^^^^H % trifling. l^B Simply get an ounce of Me strength from James Meer^^B , UiS-Sppli cat ions should show yo^H easy it la to rid yourself of the haS freckles snd get a beautiful complex** Rarely is more than one ounce needi for the wont ease. Be sure to ask thi druggist for tl double strength othine as this is J prescription sold under guaranteB coney back -if it faOa freckle*. ^^^^B WARDS k, Borer The teredo^^^^^^^^^^^^H the ! Pacific ticulurly I submarine

| ^^Reveloping ^subjects as the jL. jf Graduates always in demand for well paying positions. J? Fall term begins in September. ^B Day and Night Sessions. 'A For ( 9th catalogue address I PE1RCE SCHOOL ^^Rec.qrd Building Philadelphia^SB AMERICAN PRIDE WHISKEYi ' $3.00 per gallon express prepaid. This is. an cellent article and is 100 proof. . <4^l