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CAPE, BAY STAR AND WAV! Ocean Wlvf Established .'. 18SS ■tar ot the Cape Established .... IMS Slervcd 111 Btar and Wave 1»0. aU-TEKT B. HAND. General Manager P"urma close Thursday evenings' Out •f town circulation delivered Saturdays SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. $1.00 PER TEAR IN ADVANCE This paper Is entered at the postoff if-. as second-class postal matter. BTAR AND WAVE PUBLISHING CO. -315 and 317 Washington Street. TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT TO HAPPEN Terrible things are about to happen this year just the same as last, and Jbe Mayor's going to do it. The scoutsjhavidiscovered this and they are busy tail- 1 Sng it just like they were last year this time. Last year the high school was to i be wiped out by the Mayor's order . This year the new city superintendent Is to be- slaughtered or fired or something. Terrible, isn't it? Right at this _ Christmas season too? Gee whillikins. ' the trouble we have. Suppose there were ' •o scouts to find out these things what > In the name of the great Sam Hill would ' We have one wee bit of comfort to t offer our friends, however. last year's i ingeniously constructed mountain final- < ty sunk into a hole in the ground, if yon remember. The high school was not you rememoer. i ne nign scnooi was nui

destroyed, but strengthened, and was never in as good shape as it is today last year's yarn was not true, you see. (Well, this year's yarn comes from the same source asd no doubt is just as true as last year's. TOWNS ARE LIKE MEN There isn't much difference between a town and the people who live in it. The man who has no desire to better himself never gets much better. He accumulates neither, wisdom nor wealth. But the man who studies how to add to his knowledge and to his world's good* ultimately becomes independent in purse and mind. So does the town become independent that seeks to add to its wealth and its means for living In comfort. ^ One way to accomplish these thing* for the town's good is through the medium of an aggressive, forceful and progressive commercial - organization. Everybody ought to be interested in such a body. The work of building up this town .ought not to bo delegated to men. It ought to be everybody's busiPITTSBURG UNDER COMMISSION Pittsburgh, one of the largest cities in the country, has only $10,000 "free cash1' in its treasury, and this in spite of the fact that the property valuation of the city is $771,000,000." Recently, several members of the Common Council ^proposed that the salaries of the best paid city officials be cut, but the mayor, whose name ia Armstrong, objected. He receives the meagre salary of $10.- j ^ 000 a year and would not stand for a i duct ion of $1500. He told the advocates of economy that lie never worked for underwages. His salary is equal to that I of the governor of the state. That none of the city officials of j Pittsburgh are working for "underwages. ""7r indicated by the fact that, if ( the salary red n-tion scheme had been adopted, more than $100,000 would h«v been, saved. ( It will be necessary to increase the . tax rate sixty per cent, next year to meet the deficit of $1,300,000. Pitts- " burgh ought to be one of the best off . ' cities in the country, financially speak- ^ ing. and it would.be, were it not for IU fact that the town.swarma with political grafters.— Trenton State Gazette. " Several years of application of Pittsburgh mthods to Cape May were al- * most as ruinous to this city." COMMISSION FORM AS A RIPPER *j In Pittsburg, when the people by a great effort, secure representative men. for their government, the political machine, bi-partisan usually, there as here, rises up and' has the legislature pass a e ripper bill and put them all out again and put the machine men in. Here the Pittsburg method is to try for commis- ^ •ion government, since a legislative act cannot be obtained. CITY SCHOOLS IN GOOD HANDS aj Our city schools, as "well as most of those in th- county, will he closed un- ^ til January 4th. In this city there has randy ever been a time in which tho ^ SMO Reward, $190 The readers of this paper will he •leased to learn that there La at least one |< dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all Its stages, and that is a Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only a positive cure now known to the medical, fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional a disease, requires a ouuaUmUonal -trcat-tsf-.t Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken lnternallv, acting directly upon the blood n and mueooe surfaces of the system, themby destroying the foundation of the disease. and giving the patient strength by ksHdaTit -the constitution and sedating natureln doing Its work. The proprietors Ews , SidLftSSNftft. mill a

■ people have been so thoroughly pl.w-ed . with the school organization as at present. City Superintendent E. R. . Brunt-ate, High School Principal, Irvin i W. Zi-igler, and Manual Training Teaeh- . er, Louis C Butler, the newer acquis- , itions, have proven as thoroughly effec- ■ tive as the most critical could have demanded, and the ladies composing the • coups of teachers are all devoted to their . work and making fine records. CAPE MAY CITY'S * POLITICAL TALENT C0NT2T [ Cape May City fs rapidly becoming the centre of the political activities of i the county. The chairmen of both po- . Iitical organizations. Democratic and Re- ■ publican, are located here and the politi-, cal control of the county and its instii tut ions and public bodies seems to be i assured to the talent whieh Cape May is so fortunate as to domicile. RESORTS SHOULD GET TOGETHER i A fellow-feeling is said to have a ten- , dency to make us "wondrous kind" and - this follow feeling should exist among all our resorts as a result of the recent storm. Every one of them was nipped "something fierce" by oI<j Neptune, and leading men should get together and work out a remedy against the rep- • etitkm of such damages. We have the honor to suggest to Pres- ' t

is ident Wilson and Secretary Bryan, that j. there may be grave questions arise over e. the "Swat the Fly" propaganda and ie that laws should be passe in time to is prevent this doctrine being promulgated next Spring. The cardinal principal "Love your enemies," is certainly being violated by those who kill flies and if n it is heard of in Germany or Russia, it ,. may be considered warlike and a viola - ■t tion of neutrality. Secretary Bryan e should hasten to the forum and hurl one i. of his Chautauqua speeches on the subd jeet. right st the multitude of fly's killers. Sucli heinousnesg violations of t the peace propaganda must be stopped, n — ' NEWS AND COMMENT i i (Continued from first page) ( the horse is given all the drinking wa- ' ter he will take and is fed generously ' on bulky feed. He can then be thoroughly tested for wind by running and by dragging a wagon with u locked I wheel. _ , Where cocaine ia used to hide lameness ( ( its effects will pass off in a few hours. A liypcrdermic injection of morphine, strychnine, or similar drug will pass off in twelve hours or less. Cannabis indica ' or elilorol hydrate makes a horse sleepy t for from twelve to eighteen hours unless I the dose is very large, in jvhicb case the v | effect will Jast longer. The only sure ^ way to protect yourself is to buy a horse from a reputable dealer and get J | a written guarantee of soundness sign- * I ed before a witness. Outside of Ctah, Anu-rican b<-et grow|ers are wondering where they will se- f cure sugar-beet seed for next year. The In the I'tah field the growers were fortunate, enough to secure a supply before " the war broke out. W ithiu a year or so a workman in F Paris sued his employer for personal incurred in his work as a c< maker of artifirial snails. This let f.e M tradp cat out of the bag. The demand M is so great that there are not enough "" natural snails to supply it. and this guileful business man had perfected Hi machinery and a formula whereby lie ™

took the lights of animals — quite as good food, I suspect, as their livers- - end tl^j flesh of cats, and therewith filled second-hand snail shells for the epicures, none of whom could detect the imposture. - American hens lay slightly over $300,000,000 worth of eggs a year. That is. every person eats on an average $3 worth. | America's apple crop at a reasonable estimate, this year will approximate fifty million barrels. This size crop w-ould furnish one-half barrel, or 150 apples for each member of our population. An apple a day eaten out of hand I by Uncle Samuel's family from October to March woald consume our entire This makes no allowance for pie. apple sauce, end baked apples. Our normal export of apples is about two million barrels, so should no apples go abroad this year we can each be allowed a half dozen more. 156 apples per capita. Really our apple market should iiot suffer if those six apples are kept •t home. Don't forge* the Cape May City Colored Band Merry Christmas ». ' ~~©— ; >• . < Don't forget a pair of boot* for -the boy's Christmas present. T. H. Taylor ia offering the beat known brands at 1

d lyMHK lJI JpLjj W.W.W. Rings are a mark e of Distinction J.S. GARRISON Jeweler ^ Optician 305 WASHINGTON ST. - AGENT FOR REPAIRING OF \ VICTOR WATCHES AND t TALKING JEWELRY j MACHINE CO." A SPECIALTY Buy your Christmas gifts now In j ; Cape May.

' i f J^lFE INSURANCE is playing an im- ; i portant part in human affairs-to-day. '■ , As a medium for saving money and an investment furnishing protection to the family it stands alone. Millions have found life insurance indispensable in the hour of trouble. *| -\ (fjS) ^ FORREST F. DRYDEN, Fmidmt

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FOR SALE. r CHICKENS FOR SALE— CHEAP. About thirty- five chickens for sale, live or dressed. Will sell all or part. Apply to Clarence Lehman, 478 W. Perry Street, Cape May, N. J. 3t 1 FOR S ALB— For sale very cheap, a 5passenger Buick, 4 cylinder touring in first class condition, Apply to W. I» Ewing, Jr., Cape May, N. J. 11 -28 -6t. FOR SALE INCUBATOR— 127 egg Cypress incu- — will sacrifice to quick buyer. Apply to Joseph Baldwin, 410 Bank street. May. *1036-tf. FOR SALE Ra'her than move the stable which is washed out by the ocean, on the property. Cape May Point. I will refuse no reasonable cash offer For further information communicate with Blaekburne. 503 Merchants and Mariners Bldg , Philadelphia. Pa. 103. '. It FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Two seated surrey, canopy top. "Cofmake," in good order. What have you to offer? tf H. W. LARK. Wildwnnd Cro-t FOR RENT KtlR RENT — Fine cottage on Queen street, completely furnished. very comfortable. Apply to Mrs. E. Carter 749 Washington street. Cape 946-tf. Buy your Christmas gifts now in Gape May.

MONEY WILL LOAN MONEY ON e, FIRST MORTGAGE For Sale Cheap— Property near Beach, F- on Howard street. A six acre farm property with fine F dwelling, on Main Road. _ Maryland Casualty Co. will go on your D bond for small premium, j G. BOLTON ELDREDGE, Merchants National Bank Bldg. POULTRY i- '• FOR SALE — White Plymouth _ Rock t. eggs for hatching, one dollar per aeir ting of fifteen. After September 1st. stock for sale. H. C. Pierson, corner Washington Hnd Union streets. 10-o-y NOTICE j If in need of any nursery stock of any description call on Joseph E. Brown. Practical fruit grower. Green Creek. 1 X. J. 951-11 • 14-3mo. 1 t WANTED Young woman with a child five years old wishes a position either as housekeeper or to assist with house work in a good family. Write to 117 Second avenue. Most Cape May. Box 75. 1051 12-19-3t FOR RENT Very comfortable dwelling. 505 Hughes , Street, all conveniences, suitable for t winter or summer, centrally located. 9 rooms furnished or unfurnished by Cape May City. X. J. 1038-1-2-12-14 3t CALLING OAR"-' Engraved and printed. Prompt service at the Star and Wave Stationery Department.

To Our MANY Patrons It ha* been a aource of pleasure to look upon the faces and present to over 300 of our regular customers A SMALL SOUVENIR 1 Those whom we have missed will yet be taken care of ^ coming and giving us their names. A[SALE OF HOLIDAY GOODS All our remaining stock will be sold at 1-3 off. i 1-3 OFF ON ALL MILLINERY t Ladies COATS, SKIRTS & SUITS 1=4 off MRS. E. TURNER 323 Washington St., Cape May , N, J. *

Our Regular Annual INVENTORY SALE r "k .. ; , Commencing ; MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st and lasts one week Odd lots of Shoes, Notions and Dry Goods sold positively 50 per cent off, just one half of the actual value. Groceries 5 per cent off on every purchase amounting to $1.00 or more. 10 per cent off on all other goods excepting Coal, Feeds and Holiday Goods. ■ We have a large supply of Christmas goods suitable , for presents such as Games, Toys, Books, Umbrellas, Pictures, Neckties, Handkerchiefs, Box Paper, Fancy Toilet Articles, etc. * 4 Come early and pick out your presents. Reuben T. Johnson ERMA, N. J. GOODS DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN THE COUNIY MRS. L. M. BROWN'S VARIETY STORE

is r ow in readiness for Christmas Shoppers A full line of Trimmings and Novelties, Leather Goods, Toys, Dolls, Stationery, and HAND PAINTED CHINA * Call early, and get first choice. J 417 WASHINGTON ST. 4*7 I i Advertise Your Christmas Goods ;;2|fr'the StarwdWav«...|T FAYS , ~ a.