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GLOOMY OUTLOOK A summary of the newspaper business, aa seen between the lines, make the labor ' of the average newspaper man, a very insignificant trifle, from the viewpoint of the average reader i and when, it is all summed up, we cant help but look at it in this wise: We look in the cradle and behold a crying male baby. At the age of ten he is a ' ' noisy kid with half the buttons off his pants land eye for meanness; at !."> ' is the devil in a print shop, making life y miserable for everyone around him; at 20 he is the editor of a country newspaper, at the head of every enterprise calculated to improve the town or en1 ridi the business men thereof; at 35 he is an eanatfciatad, worn-out man with holes in his pocket and a bald head; at 50 he is a corpse in a cheap •offin and his only resource left behind being two cases of long primer, a Washington hand press and a subscription book with 754 delinquent subscribera who Hne up and march past his aeffin, saying he was a publie- spirited «i risen, but he never could save anything for a raiay day — Wildwood Tribune.

ANNUAL WASTE IN EGGS AGGREGATES laoo^oopoo Associated Press. New York, Dec. 21 — Between the hen and the consumer there is an estimated waste in eggs of $200,000,000 annually in this country, according to William Mann, attorney for the NewYork Central Railroad Company, who testified at the inquiry into the butter and egg business of the state by the attorney - general's office. Mr. Mann placed the , value of the annual egg crop at $500, 000,000. The witness said not more than six out of ten eggs laid reach the consumer. 1 Of the $200,000,000 waste, he added. $50,000,000 is due to needless breakage ! of .eggs in transit from the nest to thq , retailer. The balance of the loss repre- [ sent? unnecessary handling, spoiling aad , deterioration of good eggs, due to poor . handling. STOVES, HEATERS AND RANGES. 1 Call and see our line of Stove Boards, Coal Hods, Oil Cloths, Stove Blacking and enamels. . JESSE M. BROWN.

THE COUNTRY (Continued from Sixth Page.) fections and thy needs, thy) memories and thy blessings, write all of these under a single name and that name will be — the couutry."§ I was trembling with emotion witli great tears in my eyes. "Ah, I understand," I cried, "It is family at huge, it is the piece of the world to which God has attached our bodies and our souls." "You are right," Jerome, continued the old soldier; "also, you understand, do you not, what we owe to it?" I "Of course," I replied, "we owe to it all thst we are; it is an affair of the heart." "And of honesty, my child," he added, "the member of a family, w ho does not contribute to' it his part of the work and happiness fails in his duty and is a bad parent; the partner who does not give to his partnership ! J he benefit of all his energy, all of his ci urage, and all of his best intentions, defrauds it of that which belongs to it. and is a dishonest man; in the same way he who enjoys all of the advantages of having a country, without ao- 1 opting any of the responsibilities and I cares, forfeits his honor and is a bad citizen." • "And .what" is it necessary to do . lieutenant, tt> be a good citizen," 1 ! demanded. ; "To do for the country, what you would do for your father and your | mother." said he. I said nothing for o moment. My j heart swelled with . emotion "and my , brain was in a ferment. But during m» { return along the road to my home, the words of my uncle were, so to say, written before my eyes. I repeated: "To do for your country what you I would do for your father and for your j mother," and the country is in peril, ; foreigners attack it while I, I turn ; cups and balls! This idea worked upon my mind dur- ) ing the night to such an extent that I the next day I returned to Vinecnnes, ■ to announce to my uncle that I was going to enroll myself and that I was , about to start for the frontier. The j brave man clasped me upon his cross j of Saint Louis and I departed as one | representing an important mission. | "This is how, neighbor, that 1 be- ( came a volunteer of the Republic before 1 had cut my wisdom teelM," all thjs was said without emphasis, witf the deliberate gayety of men who regard duty accomplished as no merit, no bur- ' den. The father Chaufour spoke of . these things themselves. Evidently that which occupied him in the drama of life, was not his part in it, but the. piece itself. This sort of self-forget- « 'ulness touched me. I prolonged my visit and confided in him, explaining to i him all about myself and my affairs, ' at the end of an hour lie knew my position and my habits, much of which information was not new to liim. I have even confessi-d to him the bad humor which the light of bis lamip had given me some minutes before. Tie received mv confidence witTt that affectionate gayety whirh good-liearted people show, who look upon the good side of all things. lie did not speak of the l need which obliged him to work while I Continued my slumber, nor of the hardships of the old soldier a« coni trasted with the- effeminacy of the | young clerk. Tic only struck himself on the forehead and neeuw-,1 himself of ■ thoug'itl-.-sness. promising me to place pads on his door so that the light may • not escape to annoy his neighbors. Oh great and beautiful 'soul where nothing turns to bitterniAs and whose whole ) strength is devoted to beneVplenee and duty, j October 11. The father Chaufour has just left my 1 attic. Not a day passes without his coming to work near my fire or with2 out my going to seat myself near his work-bench to converse with him. The old artilleryman ha seen a great deal o and willingly relates his experiences. An armed traveller across Europe for twenty years, he has made war without ^ hate and with one idea — the honor of the national flag! It has been pis re- ® ligion, if you desire to so call it, but y at the same time it has been his safe11 guard. The word France which at the time resounded so gloriously through - ^ out the world, served his as a talisman 8 against all temptations. To have to T sustain a great name may seem a trife ling thing to vulgar natures, but for the great hearted, it is an inspir" "There have been times," he sttid to x me the other day, "when I would have r- been inclined to cousin with the devil, • for war is not altogether a scliooVof rur- • al virtues. Possessed of power to burn, to " destroy, and to kill, you become hard- '* ened a little to right sentiments and ^ when the bayonet has made you king ,r there comes to you sometimes autocratic ideas a little strong in color. But at such moments I recalled to my mind, 5. the country, of which the lieutenant >, had spoken and I said softly to myself g the familiar words: "Always France!" One has laughed at temptation then. Some people who would make of the

death of, their mother a joke, have ridiculed this, as though the name "of the -untry -suggested no obligations. As for myself I will never forget how the title French has preserved me from . many follies. When fatigue got the e uppdr hand and I found myself in the j rear of the flag and the shots of the enemy's infantry crackled in the vanI, guard, an inner voice would sometimes say to me: "Leave the others to take g care of themselves and for today look ,. out for your own skin. But the word r "Fran<*7 groaned then in me, and I would run to the assistance of the ,| brigade. At other times when hunger l_ cold and wounds had tormented ray n ".-ps and I -had arrived at the house i of some ill-natured mein herr, my ioi- ,. ' pulse was to beat the owni-i; soundly, i - ii ud to burn his house; but I would sav t.i myself softly: "France!" and that t name could not -be made "tw rhyme with g incendiary, nor with murderer. I have r 'traveled over the kingdoms of the east j, and west and of the north and south, s a ! ways governed by thought that nothin- must be done which would dishonor (. the flag." The lieutenant, you see, had given to me a magic word: The coun- . try! It was not sufficient merely to . defend it, it was necessary to exalt it j i and to love it. i October 17th. I made a long visit today to my I neighbor. A word spoken by chance I I has led to a new confidence. j 1 asked of him if the two members, 1 an arm and a leg, of which he was deJ r j priced had been lost in the same batj tie. _ I "No, no," replied he, "the cannon j took from me only the leg, it was the ' Clamart quarries that destroyed the Iasked him to tell me the details, i "It is very simple," he continued. r "After the great defeat at Waterloo, I was carried for three dhonths in the , ■ ambulances in order to give my woodI en leg time to grow. As soon as I was . I able toTnarch again, I took leave of the t ! major and directed my footsteps to- ,, j ward Paris, where I hoped to find a , ' parent or some friend; but I found nos | body. All were residing elsewhere or e \vero under the sod. I would have been „ ' less a stranger in Vienna, Madrid or i> | Berlin. However, though I had a leg 1. the less to care for, I was none the . , more easy in my mind for that. My P appetite was returning and it showed k no disposition to disappear. Finally 1 met my old major who recalled that I ,1 had helped him out of the fray at . ; .XMtitcreau by giving him my horse, and f In- offered me a comfortable home at f his house. I knew that he had married a the year before, a chateau and a goo--e , lot of farms, so that I 'was -able to be- .. ciime a servant in perpetuity to a mily lionaire, this being not without its at0 tractions. It remained to be seen if i, I could find nothing better to do. I spout an evening in reflection on this Ii point. Do you see. Chaufour, said I to myself, you must conduct yourself d like a inaii. The place in the ostabd lishment of the commandant may suit i. you but can you not find something i. better to do? You have still the trtfnk i. of your body in good shape and strong | p arms. Do you not owe all of your p powers to the country, as your uncle at | e mice told you ? Why not let some j e old one more injured than you find a i J pleasant retreat in the home of your p 'commandant? l*et us go .then, troop[f . er. a few more hearty charges before fv<.ii while the wrist remains strong. p It is not necessary to seek repose until y the proper time arrives. Upon coming h j to .this conclusion I went to the major, g | thanked him for his kind offer but dep alined it, after which I offered my serj I vices, which were accepted. t< of the battery who had returned to his I own home in Clamart and had reopened I the stone quarry. "g During the first months I was no t better than a raw! recruit, making more movements than work, but with good e will we come to the end of stones as j of everything else; without becoming , head of the column, as one might say, ir I took my rank in close file, among the t good workers, and I ate my bread with a good appetite, seeing that £ earned it with a good heart. It is thus, eyen ^ under the stone, do you see, that I s_ guarded my vanity.. The idea that I e did my part to change thp rock into bouses, pleased me and I said to raysel' - n """ o "Courage, Chaufour, my old friend, f. yon aid in beautifying the country." ,r And this kept up my spirits. j Unhappily I had among my coiupan- ° ions, some men a little to fond of brandy; so much so that one ol them, I' one day while under its influence, p" struck a light near a charged mine, ■° which took firo without warning and sent us a volley of pebbles, which Irilld ed three men and carried off my arm. '8 leaving me nothing but the sleeve." ^ "Thus you were again without work," j I said to the old soldier, it "That is to say," he replied, "It was If necessary to seek a change of work " "Hie difficulty was to find someone who i. would be willing to employ a man who m had but firs fingers instead of tea. I I

- found him, however. Among the sweep- : i-r* of Farts. "What! Yon have done such work i as that?" i "Of the health squad? I should say f so, neighbor and this was not my worst • times. The corps of street sweepers, : ■ though engaged in unclean work, is not ' • composed of such an ill assortment o5, ' s people after all, I would have you ' r know. There are the old actors who : have not known how to be economical, 1 some merchants ruined on the Bourse; 1 and we had even a college professor, • who, for a small glass, reeited to you ' r Latin or some tragedies aa you might ' r choose. For all thst, these people could ? not have successfully competed for the ' - Mont von prize*; but miseryj • jileaded ' , | the pardon of their vices, anijggmyety 7 gave consolation to the misery. I, too, t was a rascal and also gay, always tryi big to be as good as the other* or a I t Ii«l1e better. Even in the ipud of the ' t gutters 1 had kept my opihion that ■ , there is no dishonor in that whieh is ■ - perhaps useful to -the country. "Chaur four," 1 said to myself, laughing softI ly, "after the sword the hammer, after ■ the hammer the broom ; you slide down ' > the hill, old friend, Twit you always ! serve the country." "However," 1 replied, "you have end- ! ed by quitting your new profession." ' "Because I was disabled, neighbor," ■ , he said, "the sweepers rarely have dry feet, and this dampness, finally revived the wound in my leg. I became unable i to k^ep up with the squad. It became | necessary to lay down the arms. It is now two months) since I have ceased to . work for the rendering healthy of Paris. At first I was stunned. Of my ' four members there remained to me only the right hand and even this had < lost its force* It became necessary then to find an easy occupation. After , having tried a little of many things, I [ fell upon pasteboard work and here I am : making boxes for the pompons of the • national guards. It is not very lucra- 1 i tive work but it is within the reach of i all grades of intelligence. Rising at 4 > o'clock and working until 8. I make ; <15 eentimest, lodging and food take 50 . ■ centimes; there remains 15 centimes or i ■ three sous to be expended in pleasure, i l I am richer than France since I balance r my budget and I continue to serve her, ] ; because I make chiefly boxes for the < • pompons." I r At these words, Father Chaufour I looked at me smilingly and with his 1 I large scissors, he began to cut the green [ paper for his boxes. I was touched and ' t quite pensive. I Still a member of that sacred pha- * t lanx, which, in the battle of life, march- 1 I es always in advances for the example - and safety of the world; eadi of these 1 - hardy soldiers lias his war cry: this 1 - one, the. country, that one. the family. • tf!e other one. humanity; bift all fol- 1 f low the same flag, that of duty; for all • [ reigns the same divine law, that of deft votion. L vo something more than [ yourself, that is the sceri-t of all that : f is great; to know how to live for high- - er purpose than mere p rsonal ad van - t tage, is the aim of all generous instinct. ' ; S This paragraph is literally transI lated in the French intimate style as r j it was written to preserve all of its : t beauty and expressiveness, e j * The Montyon prize was known as i "The prize of virtue." one of four anr nual prizes of lo.iioo fnrc* each ($2,000) - instituted by Montyon. "In favor of i" the French jKior person who would do the most virtuous net during the year." 1 t About 13 cents U. S. money. ? ° . HAVE A NAME AND TRADE- , MARK FOR YOUR FARM Naming the farm is fun. Farming 4 the name is business. Put it on the i barn, and on the mail box, and on the letters that go into the mail box; print 9 the name on your billheads; put e it on the crates and barrels you haul lo i market. Aim for quality in all the e name stands for. Make It your tradeg mark, and it will increase your trade in •, the market. Cape May Bond is a paper e good enough to make your farm look ti good. The additional cost over your t present methods would be a mere trifle. J NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS Q Notice is hereby given that the regu- -. la r annual meeting of the stockholders . of the Merchants National Bank. Cape j 1, May, N. J.. will be held at the banking ' house, corner Washington <nd Decatur j streets, on Tuesday, January 12t.h, 1915, j '* between the hours of 11 a. m.. and 12 \ ^ M. The purpose of the meeting is the) e election of directors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such d other business as may properly come before the meeting. '• E. J. JERRELL, Cashier. Dated, December 12th, 1914. GOOD TABLETS k made in three sizes, 8 1-2x11— 8x»—5 1.2 o xfi 1-2 — 10 cents per pound while they 0 last— Star and Wave Stationery Depart1 *~*

CMJECfl DIIECT01Y FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor, William Dyre McCurdy. Preaching cm Sunday at 10.90 and in the craning at 7.30; Sunday school , at 8 p.m.; Wednesday evening Prayer - Meeting at 7.90; Men's Union Meeting , Saturday evening at T.JO. ' FIRST M. E. CHUBCF Rev. W. E. Lake, Pastor. Preaching Sunday 10. lb a.m.. 7.90 ; Sunday school 2.90 p.m.; Sun- ' day Praise Service, 9 a.m. aad 6 p.m. I Class Meeting* on Thursday and Fri- , day evenings at 7.45 p m Prayer I Meeting. Wednesday evening 7.45 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Surday services. 10 2^ a.m. and 7.90 L p.m., Sunday school 3.00 p.m.. Mid- , week. Wednesday. 8.00 p.m.: Y.P.S.C. , E., Friday*, 8D0 p.m., Junior Endeavor, , Friday*. 8.45 p.m. CHURCH OF THE ADVENT EPISCOPAL. i Street between Jackson and i Decatur Streets. Morning Service 10.30 ajn. . Sunday School 290 p.m. 1 service . . . 7.38 p.m. 1 Early Communion aervicf as announced. HOURS OF DIVINE SERVICE i at the Church of Our Lady, Star of l the Sea: Masses — Sunday* at 7 and 9 o'clock A. M. Week days at 7 30 A. M. Sunday School at 2.30 p. m. ' Evening-, devotion*,' Sunday* aad Frii day*, at 7.30. SECRET SOCIETIES Cape May Lodge No. 30, F. and A. M. — Communications second and fourth Tuesday* of each month at lodge room, ! Washington and Franklin street*. Adoniram Chapter, No. 39, Royal I Arch Mason* — Convocations third Mon- - day of each month at lodge room, Waah- . and Franklin streeta. Mayflower Lodge, No. 258, Inde- , pendent Order of Odd Fellow* — Meet* > each Friday at Auditorium, Jackson street. Cape May Encampment. No. 8$, L O. i O. F., meets the second and fourth i Thursdays of each month at the Audi- | torium. Ogallalla Tribe, No. 157, Improved . Order of Red Men. Meets each Tues- . day evening at Auditorium. , Columbia Lodge, No. 23, Independent • Order of Mechanics — Meets each Honi day evening at the Auditorium. Patriotic Sons of America— Meets . each Wednesday evening at-the Auditor- | ium, Jackson street. Cape May Lodge No. 21, A. O. U. W., i meets first and third Thursdays of each : month at Ogden's Hall. Perry street. Cape May Counoil, No. 1691, Royal . Arcanum— Meets first and third Thursdays of each month at Auditorium. Cape May Conclave, No. 183, Improv- . ed Order of "Heptasophs — Meets at . Ogden's Hall, Perry street, on second ; and fourth Thursdays cf each month. Oape May Camp^ No . 8772, Modern . Woodmen of America — Meets first Wed- . nesday of each month at the AudiI torium. f Cold Spring Council. Jr. O. U. A. M. , No. 135 — Meets in Hall at -Cold Spring • every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Cape May Fire Department meets on first Monday evening in each month at the corner of Washington and Franklin j streets. Friendship Council No. 27, D. of A.— Meet* on Tuesday afternoon of eaeh . [ week at 2.30 in Jr. O. U. A. M. Hall. The John Me:ray Post) No. 40, G. A. ' R. — Meets on the first Mpnday of each month at 7.30 o'clock p ra , at Franklin street school building. ENGLAND EXPECTS BEEF 1 FROM SOUTH AFRICA £ Farm and Fireside says: r "Speaking of the eat supply, bcef- '• eating England expects in a few years to receive a great deal from South Africa. Great areas of that country can grow from five to eight crops of alfalfa per annum, and irrigation is < \pected 8 1 to increase the acreage enormously. ^ | The farmers are already getting into 2 the live stock business in an up-to-date r « ay shipping in great nurao.-.' of the best breeding stock from toe British ' ! Isles and elsewhere." 2 CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In U*» For Over 30Yesrs MADE IN AMERICA 2 Oape May Bond, the paper of unusual T quality, mad* in -three styles with > envelopes to match— Btar end Wave Stationary Departmaat.