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PUBLIC EDUCATION AM) THE WORLD'S PROGRESS The following excerpts from an address made by County Superintendent Hand on the oceasion of the dedication of the new school | building at Sea Iale City on Memorial Day are republished from the New' Jersey School News: _ ... - ."Is tljere anything wonderful or surprising in the attempt to im-j prove the character of our schools to conform to modern -conditions? "Is there anything wrong with.the demand that our school houses • Bhall be kept clean and our outhouses in a sanitary condition? "And. finally, how can we do our duty by the rising generation without supplying high school training? There is not a technical school, a college, a normal school, or a higher institution of learning of any kind, which will • admit students unless they are graduates of standard high schools or have the equivalent to be proven at preliminary examinations. Your son or your .daughter cannot obtain license in this State or iu most States to practice medicine, law, dentistry, architecture, teaching and perhaps other professions, without the high school training or its equivalent. "Who is there uto would deprive our young people of their opportunities by refusing to provide adequate public school facilities in pace with the times? "Why should a boy or girl living is Cape May County have less chance in preparing for life than a boy or girl in Philadelphia, Newark, New York or anywhere else? - "When the trend of things shows conclusively that the people must have access to more comprehensive training for life's work, this must be provided in the public schools, and is there any one here who will question the fact that the advancement of the world during, the past fifty years or so has been at a more rapid pace than ever before in recorded history ? Is there not almost lis much contrast between the ways of the world today as compared with its ways previous to the discovery of the power and usefulness of steam, as between those times and the medieval era? "Steam and electric means of transportation hpve made Africa more easily accessible today than Pittsburgh was in those days. "The marvelous inventions which have done so much to alleviate the conditions of life have transformed tlie ivojrld: "The man who attcippts tod; *y to live and tljink and act dpon the same plane as that occupied by- his grandfather "will l>e hopelessly- out of touoh with life, and wjth.lus .felloes. » ^ - r *- s , "We are not interested* ill" spread itig the a Mcfjtaauiied, who .desired to be ranked-' alio te alf the prophets and above all the i people. - • . ■ ,-i "We are not interested in elevating a Caesar to a pinnacle so. far above the heads of the people as to induce a claim to divinity. "We are interested in promoting the interests of all the people, which includes you. and me, and our childern, to a higher plane of 1 civilization, to a higher plane of usefulness, through the mediumsltip ' of greateh knowledge and greater culture. "This work must receive attention nil the time. It must luectj" itions and it must advance as the times advance. Citizens , ' with ft proper conception of their duty, as citizens, must be on the alert ' to do their part in this great work, as a duty to society and as a matter 1 of protection to themselves. ' "Peace reigns in our communities because of the strong arm of the 1 law, whffli is a concentrated expression of society upon a plane of ' civilization-demanding peace and protection for the better working out ' of its problems. It represents concessions of individual rights for the 1 benefit of the whole. "It represents the mutual interdependence of all the elements of ' ' the social structure. I1 "It represents the recognition of the principle 171 union there isj* strength,' and that without this union there can Ik- no progress, in tlmj' direction of civilization, in the direction of the higher planes of the 1 spiritual as compared with the physical life. "When steamboats and steam railways arrived, it became nee-,' easary to make laws relating to them and defining their status, the rights and tlie duties of those operating them. "When wireless telegranliy and airships came into being, there 1 arose almost immediately rules for their regulation. "When the demand of the times for more comprehensive facilities '« for public education becomes evident, efforts necessarily must lie taken ' to meet it and new laws must be passed to make these efforts effective. ; 1 to give them, direction and force; and these laws.are just as imperii- 1 tively necessary aft were the laws which make possible the building of ' roads to meet the needs of autOinobilists and the increasing general ! ' traffic and movement from one place to another. I1 Some Hindrances. . , "The greatest hindrance to school progress is the jjiore or less ! i general disposition to antagonize every new or apparently new, proposi- ! t tion for the unlift and general benefit of the schools. "In every other profession or industry, the suggestions of those d of recogpized ability and experience are carefully considered^ ln i school matters, iuauy men and women who never look into a school room 3 -■ and >vlio never coine into contact with school work, will condemn vigor- 1« " ously-iiTliI without examination or investigation, every proposition look- , ing to school betterment. Very often this attitude arises from a desire jd to prevent the expenditure which would he necessary, and sometimes ' r from a deep-seated hostility to schools a« puhlje institutions. '> "One of the most promin nf iren in 1 hi-- State, resident of one1qf our wealthiest agricultural counties, noted incidentally for the mis- 1 erable school condition in a number of its districts, said to me recently, f • I am opposed to the whole thing. Too much money is being spent for | f foolish fads. The schools of my boyhood were as good as any you have ; 11 now and good enough:' 1 asked. 'How long have you been making your investigation into school matters?' 'Investigation.' echoed he, jh 'I've made no investigation. Don't need to. It is perfectly plain to]« be seen without any.* I remembered that he was a prominent lawyer | ,! and remarked. 'What would your clients think of you if you were to ' express such a cock-sure opinion upon any case offered you, without | '■ a moment's investigation? I must credit liim with seeing the point at'* once and admitting that he may have been hasty in expressing so posi- 1 1 tive an opinion against the school system without examination. '■ " "Another man. prominent and- well known throughout the State. |' said. 'The schools are ruining our children. \Tney go to high school and they graduate, and they are too good to work on the farm or anywhere-1 rise where there is a possibility of soiling thjefr hands.' "He was basing hi« opinion, as I fonnd by probing into the matter, j upon the ease of a colored family, one of whose children had gone to | high school, failed to graduate aud struggled to obtain a certificate as j a teacher, in the mean time declining to take a 'job' at house work and ; standing severely aloof from all manual lahor. "The whole fault in this case, as in all such cases, whether among v whites or blacks, was the failure of parents to govern their households "t so as to instill rational views of the relation of tilings into the minds | of their children, and incidentally, the respect due them as parents. , "Untold thousands of cases could be cited to show that the effect a of proper school training is naturally just the opposite of this ; that r«- , spect for labor and achievement is inculcated by precept and example. , Do not forgpt that the hqine is always to he reckoned with, and false , pride -and a: distorted new of relative values are far more likely to j originate in the home than in the school. So far the teachings of the schools are concerned, all honest lalior is creditable, and their pu- v pils are taught that tliey should acquit themselves with houor, no mat- \ ter what duty, or what form of work circumstances may place upon a • then. It would he a community different ,freun any you or I ever j i heard of. however, if there were not «yue-f*brilies in it neutralizing ' , the effect of this teaching hv holdiiyjjlp false standards to their chil- 1 dren based upon false and unreasoning pride. It should not be forgotten nor overlooked, in" passing, that it is not o the purpose of the schoojs to train their pupils for the lowliest positions in life; it is not their purpose to stimulate sul»serviency or a dis- r

position to evade responsibility by being content always to fill humhle places and to be merely one of the multitude. I "We; want leader* men and women willing to assert themselves, J j willing to take the initiative and becapse of their school training, able (to contribute effectually'- to the solution of the problems of the eom- - munity, the State apd the nation. | '"Hie work' of 'the school is now, as it always lias been, and I hope - - always will be, potent in stimulating large ambitions and forceful ? characters." s i i

| WEST CAPE MAY lire. George fiecves -ir spending two ! . weeks in Pliilaikiphia. , Mts. Thomas Hemmingway spent Sat - 1 unlay, away. lire. Walter Peck is visiting hrr fatii- . er, l*vi Johnson, who is quite ill. I lire. Claude Morton was a Philadelphia shopper on Monday, j Mm. Harry FUlier has returned af- , ter spending _a few days at Cape May * Court House. - t Mrs. Wlj. H. Nichols, Sr., spent a ' t few days , with" her daughter last week. I I Mrs. S. A. Cranmer and little son ( t Justin a to spi-ndinga few weeks in 1 I New York City, X. Y., with her mother. ■ ; Mrs. Charles Hughes spent over Sun- I ■ day in Philadelphia, i Mr. and Alps, George Bennett and j son Albert of Wilmington are here for I a while. ...... Mr. .and Mrs. Win.- P. Nichols, Jr.. of I ! Millvillr spent Sunday with their par- ! eiitt. ! Miss Anna Hand . .entertained her | : friend, Mr. Fisherd over Sunday. Mrs. Will. P. Matthews and daughter ] , Miss Irene aMttiieus spent a Tew days j : in Philadelphia, recently. Owing to tlie fact -that not ail of the' handsome and substantial presents do- ( - nated by relatives aari'frieiige 0f the 1 di-eeased members both of the old Cape Sunday School and of tlie West Cape j May Ctiapel and Sunday School as its I successors ifchafi-d » <7iV ■ Matiws and | j friends as tliefrTrlbifte of affection, did j not arrive in time, 'or the memorial^ services held in connection with the j rally day service at the chapt-f a week I ago last babbath, another and more complete report is dn^ and justly an1 icipate-l. For in closing the forms of j the jiaper before the event really oc-i-iirred the neeount was made up with I the popular understanding of about 1lie! !^uim and substanei- without much detail;, isiiil not w ithout sonte 'error, as mostly j ' in a store told in advance. But "j. we trust tlie following will be takqn as ! The exercises opened- at 2.30 with j ; Supcrintcirdpnt Newkirk in obtrgl- '(vho 1 always does' big duty welL- ' ' j There were, beantifu! school hymns i :and two or three fine anthems'-1 hnd j i quartettes sling and also several pieces j I heartily given with some responsive ex- 1: 1 creiscs by the very large primary class, j One of the most interesting efforts was ' ithat of little Evelyn Newkirk who sung I "I -have been alone with Jesus," with j her mother. We w-ould not forget to i mention thg_ violinist, the elder of 4he Richardson boys, who alwaya con- ! tributes much to the music. . J Then followed tlie presents Utm adand the first one was given with i much f'-eling by our venerable friend | Mr. Tlios. S. Stevens in presenting the sph-ndid large, arm chair in behalf of hie nephews. John W. ami .Frank if. M.-cray, (designated as the superintendent's j chair, in memory of tlmir grandfather, . Mr. Stillwell Stevens, and -uperintendl ent of both tlie old Cape and .the Weal H|s- May Sabbath School ./or tlfirtyj five years — n good man. beloveil by all | the beauty and purity of his life. He j had the affection sn-1 confidence of all the scholars ami teachers as well as 'of his fellow ..'vers, lli- humble piety, drew tin-in • • him and wn in their infor Christ and a better lifc.Jlin (tlie session of the old' Cohl Spring I'resehuicli. alway- wise, in coiisel (and active in his duties, wielded an influence remembered and felt by hundreds. still living. I^Tlie next ' speaker was" Joseph H.J i Brew tqn who received in behalf of the j .school, the fine large chair for the sec- j jretary as the gift of the children and in J memory of their lather. Thomas H. 1 (Hughes who was secretary of both 1 Cap.- and West Cap.- May Sabbath ' schools continuously f«.r ivls.ut sixty 1 years and who was always faithful in ' the duties of the oflic- as long as he ' lived. He w as also one of tin longest ' term of Elder- of the old Brick Cuurch ' and was always ino-t heartily interest- I ed as such in all that concerned her 1 pros|ieritv. Tlie next token of love re: ' reived was a beautiful copy of the Holy 1 given by "Mrs. John Church in 1 memory of ber lovely and promising young daughter Era who died several ' years ago-at !» y.«rs of age. She was i a great favorite in the school an-1 greatjljr estcuu-d by the old -and young peo- ] ; pie alike. 1 Tlie next were four collection plates i giren by Mrs. Simington in mem- i -of her 'atlier,- Pilot Tlionias El- i dredge." who was Jor «o many years a most faithful tniatee of the cliapel and ;

J ; one of the moat popular and loyal mcm- , | here of the Cold Spring Church, and a i man of the .strongest feelings of friend(ship for everybody. - 0 I A very necessary and valuable 'gift for the bapement toward completing its thoroughly up to date equipment. byMr. . J. Henry Reeves who did, all the I dumbing work of the building aud el.ctrie.work, furnished a sink and con- - nccUd it witli the boiler, without .any • s pens.', as his contribution and very ■ >n n- st desire to do so; in memory of >" hi- beloved mother. Mrs. Elizabeth 1 Me would never, if calle.1 upon, to • I select from tbp beloved dead a more n w orthy lady aild^ lovely character than a Mrs. Reeves whose entire life deserved '• mi richly to have her memory perpetu- - sted. We know of none whose evenj ness of disposition with a perpetual I j cliecrfulncss even through very great i | trial or personal suffering was qnito so i remarkable. She was a member almost f [hII her life of these two Sunday Schools ; iind no more worthy tribute to tlie memory of a loving and good mother i l could have been made by her affection- ( at^ son. in which tb show the reflection r of lier beautiful character in his own s ' life. - Cirbe new pulpit for the chapel, the ,vory generous gift of Mr. Charles i Chuttb in memory of his sister, Eva ' Clmrch, has not yet arrived but it will ' be' fully in keeping with the other furniture already placed and make every lone feel grateful in receiving our first . j pulpit after the long waiting wRhbilt J j onq, for over 27 years. It will alwaya ' I I seem a little more- Sacred tha. way in ' j whjgh it comes to ns as a choice token of , | tlie affection of a loving brother. !• lt»was propi-r. following the presentaJ tions that they should be received by ' | trustees as well as by school and cliapel. ' . j This was fittingly done in a short adj dress by the President of the Board ex- ! Sheriff Samuel E. Ew ing. I After all that went before left but ( I ; little time for more than one address ( . ! by profesjpr (iiarles Sweeny, principal . i of tlie "Wert Cape-May Public Schools ( ( for several years and who has been a ( siiperintendent of instrngtion in Phil- j ( a.lelphia for tlie last 27 'years. He was , i a J.-aeher iiy tie old Cape Sabbath j school. ' He gave a very" One address. ] ( We should like to have heard from Rev. ( . |E. P. Stitea and Wm. T. Stevens, both ( (so familiar and full of interesting rem- | imx-ences of the old Oipc School and ■ Us menibcrs.

I • r CONGRESSMAN BAKER'S SPEECH I I Tlu.ugli the Star and Wave do.-sn"t J 1 accept Congressman Baker's brand of | -i jollities we .have b. en somewliui proud I ' . of tlie fact tliat ( H|x. May County lias 1 rocpgnized as a part of the Con- ' gi. ssional district to the extent of having ' , of its distinguished citizens .-listed , *<■ represent the district in Congress and 1 that it has been well done, from his 1 "pint of view, w5e q.ave no doGbt. Tlie < following sp.sa.li on the Philippine .pies- 1 tions indicates the quality of his active participation in the affairs under de- < in the House of Representatives: i The Hons., in Committee of tl.e Whole | House on the state of the t'liion had under consideration the bill (H. R. * to declare the purpose of the pio- I pie of the t'nited Statre as to the fu- * ttire political status of tlie p«iple of the Philippine Islands, and to provide a i more autonomous government for those t island^. -t MB. BAKER. Mr. Chairman the tire- < amble in the bill is a clear statement of' f

j the reasons and, objects of ibe propaacij legislation. , Ko onr has taken definite issue with J > either; only as to the propriety of the . formality. The proponents of the bill seek to ex- . > (H-dite the qualiflcatioh of tte Philip- | [ pine people for self-government by extending to them every facility to af- ' . quire -adjustment and aptitude in the ' processes, and fortitude in the inainten- | . slice of orderly, free, and autonomous ( government. Ultimate executive dominance, or aov-* ereignity, alone is withheld, awaiting' only their preparedness to take ovcr^tlie . control and conduct of their own government. . , Tlie opposition never say what they I intend to do; they*kpow the American . oj are in a false anB insecure posi- . tion in this Asiatic business, but they do ' not^indicate a firm or definite purpose 1 > g—t away from it, even on terms bigh- | ly favorable to our trade, rommercc and . defense. "lliey are only,* like the Irishman,' •Agin the Government." They would ! Ileal the Philippine people as they did , tin- infant industries in the tariff — keep on the swaddling clothea until they are lioaiv lieaded^'and then still nuree and swaddle and exploit them. < Applause.)' ; We' hope to accelerate their attainment of maturity in self-governing fac- j ulty by giving them an opportunity to ' try. We want peace and progress and aelf-goverument everywhere. (Applause) | We have enough to^do to mind our own business and keep ' our house in j order without and instead of nosing around the world like 6ome Nebuchad- 1 nezzar or Darius or Alexander or Caesar | or other despotizers, to get more prov- . ' inccs aud to quarrel and contend with 1 people about whose evolution and, habits 1 and prejudices and emotions we know | nothing. If we want to be political tni>-.ionaries (' - we might take lessons from Mahomet. ! - "wTio did" a' land -office business in that | • But it is doubtful if we could ever j ' appreciate the ethics or circumvallate ; ' the periphery of his system. We talk about the science of politics. Europe lias always been crowded with professors of that science, and they have made a mess of it. They liave turned a paradise into a J shambles. They have covered their hills | and strewn their valleys with dead men : and have turned their rivers red"" 'with , the blood of their young men, the hope of the nations. (Applause.) George Washington had more scien- . tific sense in his unscientific head than all the professors of the science of pol- ( itics, from Macliiavelli down to this . glim day. War is absurd. It Shows tlie veil be- j twoon civilization and barbarism is the f thinnest thing on earth. And yet and j also war is the priec of the denial of equal rights among men, and that denial , is about the only possible justification J of tlie crime of war. (Applause.) ( Covetoiisncss is an original moral di- | sease of the first magnitude and most ^ universal prevalence, and its restraint has engaged the .1. -voted attention of good and true men in all ages. There never was a thief who was not J covetous; he wanted that which belonged to another, and being a s|>ecial- . ! ist and less scrupulous and more subtle | or stronger than his victim, he exercised ) , his faculties. It is the same with nations ns it i«|' with individuals-. more, no h-«. A big thi-f is -n- n*:f d in consideration ! on account of the -ire of the loot. The most valuable possession men ' i have is freedom, the right to gover ' * I themselves. Wh«n that is taken awa . . nothing remains but sordid, spiriting! I servitude. (Applause) j -All just powers of government ar-^ led." We Paid that wt.-n we were op- * j pressisl. Do we o.- Uiat new when,4 | we an- able to oppress others* Civil:* j George III declared that he did not idoi" withdraw his Government from stroy each other, j He was an altruist, ami a conscientious one at that. All that ailed him 1 was a lack of education and better in- ■ I formation on tint ^imitations of his ( 1 junior partnership with the Almighty in I j the matter of his divine right to govern ; men. The democracy of the United of Croat Britain lias eluei- I dat-d that question. , No despot ever lived who did not b • j lieve, including those of us who are dis- , posed to despotize, that he was the b-st < the people ever had. ainf that 1 tliev ne.iied him every honr. 1 It is always a case of felonious force ^ , hyprocritical bighead and it seems ' , few- are iminune who have a eh»ne>- to'i practice tin- transparent fraud. ^ - j j Onr governm. nt in the I'liilippm - , was snperimposisl by fore; it continues i force, and it can not live without. , ^ (Applause.; , , • A pretty business for real men. Am-r- J | men at that to be engaged in. If j fathers of *he Republic, from Sam* | del Adams and George Washington j ^ down knew it, they would hide their ■ e for shame, and they would cry out fc h; -i

Too manu ivomert struoole under ptnns and ut&ej. They are not side— but ivtak. nervous, irritable. i Such women need that blood- ' strength that coma* by taking , .SCOTTS EMULSION. It alao strengthens the nerves, aids the appetite and cbacka the decttae. // wif* or mo«A«r tiro mamty A. or look rem down, SCOTTS ISk EMULSIO'' tviB btxiid kor up. SHUN SUBSTTTUTCS. All j, ■ . . » iu anguish, "How sharper than a ser- . pent's tooth is an ungrateful child." 1 (Applause.* Eocie say we got tlio-Tliilippines by , accident. An. honest man does not keep 1 that which belongs to another and which l 'be acquired by accident or force. (Ap- , plause.) > It is aaiil that this is not the time | to vindicate tlie dejiendableikess of our ( word of honor, when Europe is stark . mad with slaughter and the burning . j ot tbe homes of the people and tlie de- , etruction of tlie monuments of jciviliza- | ' tion. (Applause.) i j We are dallying with triple serpents— r" pride, deceit, and covetousneae — and we i j will get stung. (Applause.) I We call it altruism ; it la "all-folly- . (ism." (Applause.) Let us quit talkp ing about tlie square deal and engage in I the *'fairdo" (applause) witb all men, and the whole world will cay. "There is the truthteller, the fair doer, your • real Umde flam." (Applause.) This bill is saturated with honor; it i j rings with righteousness (applause); it , j is rlotbed with freedom. (Applause) ; j Adopt it and we will onee more know ■ the ecatacy of a good conscience. (Loud - applause.) COLD SPRING Mr. Z. Dickinson ia making several improvements around his farm. Among them is a concrete cellar for storing vegI I etables for winter use. • ( Farmers are busy getting their corn crops in. They report a large yield" this Virgil Welaon has 8 pumpkin in his field which weighs — guess. Mr. and Mrs. David McPberson visited Bridgcton last week, making the trip their car. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker returned Saturday from a long trip to hia farm in North Dakota. He brought some potatoes which were raised on his place which are on show In the i and Wave window. Charles says they do things out there. One basket of these potatoes would last an ordinary family from one digging to another. Why one potato weights 0 pounds! HALLOWE'EN FROLIC at the Grange Hall, Cold Spring. N. J., Saturday evening, October 31st. All are requested to mask. Prizes for the dressed and the funniest <y«- ! Dimes. Grand March at 8.15 P. M. Special music. Ice cream and cake for I sale. Admission, 10 cents. HEATERS AND RANGES. Call and see' our line of Stovo'«b.nr,K Hods. Oil Cloths. Stove Blacking and enamels. JESSE M. BROWN. MADE IN AMr-RiCA 1 Cape May Bqnd, th- pap r of unusual 'quality, made in threc st.|e= ; 'envelopes to match — Star and \V* •• Stationery Department iTIG BETTER " FOR WEAK WOMEN "I Nevec Spent Any Money That Did > Me So Much Good as That I Spent tor Vinol." _ Bellefontaine.OMo. — "I wish every tired, weak, nervous woman could have Vinol for I never spent any money in my life that did me bo much good as that I spent for Vinol. My nerves were in a very bad condition, making me very weak, tired, and worn out and often drowsy headaches. I had tried cod liver oil, doctor's medicines, and other preparations without benefit ' "One day a friend asked me to try I did and soon my appetite increased, I slept better and now I am strong, vigorous and well end can do my housework with pleasure."— Mrs. J. F. Lamborn, Bsllefontaine. Ohio. Nervous, weak, tired, worn-out women should take Mrs. Lnm bom's advice end try Vinol for there are literacy thousands cf men end womc-n who were formerly run-down, weak and nervous, j who owe their good health to Vinol. ■ It is the medicinal, tissue building elements of the cod's livers, aided by the i making, strengthening influence of tonic iron, contained in \ inoi, whi-n .-uLvs it so efficient in all such cares.