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SCHOOL VOTES FROM WEST CAPE MAY Leslie Morton of last year's class has taken up school work with the present eighth year class. It will be recalled that I<etiie met with a serious accident, about Tbajiiofrivuig time. Thie£ accident caused a long absence from his school duties at Cape Slay High. It was thought be* that he drop back a year and Leslie, deeming it wise to keep in touch with school life, is now reviewing bis preparatory work. He will enter the High School - next year. The January tests for pupils of the sixth and seventh grades were held last week, at the time of the State tests for the eighth grade. The following pupils made a general average of 70 per cent or better. Names are arranged according to their relgtlfc rank. Nineteen pupils took the tests in the sixth, and fifteen in the seventh grade. Sixth Grade: George Meyer, I-eah Ewii'g, John Nelson, Corrine Collins. Clara Morton. May Bennett. Stanley Robinsoo. Seventh Grade: Howard Lovett. Mary Jsquett. Joseph WeUman, Hosa Newell, Bessie Robinson, Iionel Tice, Edith In the eighth grade but six pupils took all the subjects offered by the State department. Of these, Allen Roseman, Leslie Morton, Theodore Bennett and Theodore Edmunds gained a general average in all subjects of 76 per cent or better. Randolph Mason snd Psul Toy were* classed as receiving a general avenge of 70 per cent and less than 75 per cent: Clarence Smith, Elsie Hand and Howard Kwing failed to take some of the subjects, for good and sufficient reasons, snd so are not given a rank. The teachers in the three lower grades of both schools were excused from school duties on Wednesday of this week. The day was given to them by the Board of Education, in order that they might be free to attend a demonstration of the Methods of Teaching .Reading. The demonstrator was an exporienced teacher from one of New York (Sty's best schools. Our teachers were very anxious to listen to this practical talk and witness the demonstration since it was to have as its basis the system of readers now in use in our schools. -I* A TRAGEDY AT WOODBINE j The West Jersey and Seashore Rail- 1 road freight room at Woodbine has been I . robbed many time of small articles i

during the past six months and in De- > ' comber the robberies assumed larger | ' proportions. The agent, William Abram- 1' son, therefore notified his company and 1 requested assistance. Two men were 1 1 sent last week and were secreted in the | ' office on Friday night. The freight train arrived between two ami these in the morning and. after it hsd passed, a noise of tapping was heard in the freight room and the two men. sallving : forth, found the door of this room slightly open. Within they saw a man engaged upon one of the cases, which had arrived bv the freight. It is 'aid th*< they saw him remove a Imlt of drv gco<ls from the box and place it in his big and stand looking, a probably for other portable objects. ' They commanded 'Hands up'- and presented a revolver to "olbrce the order, but the man attacked the smaller of ' to run swiftly. The o^e-rs followed 1 and the" revolver was d'sehsvged. hut the man kept running and finally endeavored to secrete himself under a <

building, when be was (aught. He was 7 found to be seriously wounded and was sent to a hospital on the morning train, a He died there' before an operation could it be performed and by a post-mortem exX ami nation it was discovered that, the t, shot had penetrated his lungf. i- The victim was Martin BoneMeky s skey, aged 51. a Pole, who Was the first X settler on a Woodbine farm and had resided there for 26 years. Tbe officer p was James Tully, a Pennsylvania Rail- •- road detective. U .. o - POTASH If ICE'S HORSE SALES e ALWAYS POPULAR t Max Potash njcV:. the wholesale and ■ retail horse and '-attic dealer whose g stables are located at- Woodbine, enjoys 0 patronage from Cape May. Atlantic and d Cumberland jjamties. The Potaflhnick .. methods of horse dealing differ greatly i, from the usual way of handling this line of stock inasmuch as Potashnick's word h is a positive guarantee on a horse. If a buyer is dissatisfied, or the horee does y not come up to the qualities that Potashriirk claims for it, the money is rev funded or a different horse is sent in I, exchange. Methods of this kind will : WESTCAPE MAT j W. G. Blattner spent a few days last week in Philadelphia. \\'m. Mason and family are moving into the house of Stephen Reeves. Mr. Daniel Stevens is getting along ' j as well as can be expected; j Quite a number attended the spelling bee on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Alfred Matthews. s Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Hughes are entcr- ^ taining company. 1 J. L. Detwiler spent over Sunday with ■ f his parents. ^ R. T. Hoffman has returned to Philadelphia to visit his son Lilburn Hoffman. James Wilson spent a few days in 1 £ Philadelphia last week. While there he had the pleasure of listening to "Billy" ; j Sunday. 1 Dr. F. A. Hughes spent Wednesday fn 1 Philadelphia. ' o 1 ' ONE WAY TO SAVE MONEY 1 _ is to save paying big doctor's bills, by keeping on hand a bottle of the old and . reliable SEVEN BARKS is that when I your stomach gets out of order, you arc . troubled with Indigestion or Dyspepsia, ' , your liver or kidneys don't act. or if you ' i get a touch of rheumatism you can get 1

. 1 quick relief and not have to call a doe-' •jtor. SEVEN BARKS will purify your . | blood and tone up your system and has [ j an unparalleled record of 43 years. Price .150 cents. Your druggist keeps it or can . get it for von. or write to the maim- i : Jfactnrer. LYMAN BROWN, ns Murray ' , jet.. New York City. UNCLAIMED LETTERS I'neluimisl letters remaining in Cape ' 1 Mer P. (I. for week ending January 27. 1915: TV \Y. P ' • . ••"r.v for the above, please say ad- ' > .-tire 1 J V TAYLOR. P. M. K.*.l tlie "Exploits of Elaine." start- > ing on page seven of this issue. This story will be illustrated at Armstrong's ■ Theatre commencing Tuesday evening ' of next week — Read the first install- 1 -nut — See the first picture — Yon will need no further advice.' See J. el. Meerav's Special Sale at . 600 Washington Street.

One telephones-six men to use, it. jjrj Convenience for none, wasted time and Turn over a new telephone 'leaf." jm1|| |« An extension telephone — the "right here ^g||| on the desk" kind— costs only fifty cents a month. How many can you use? |jP Call the Bell Business Office. Well jfi mail you an application to-day, if you . Ia. The DeL & AtL TeL & TeL Co. Wli ' & B. Smith. District Manager c 18 I B . Atlantic City, N. J. || ,

: BASKET BALL CONTESTS e — _ CAPE MAY HIGH, aS; PARA WOOD B. C„ WILDWOOD, 4s; CAFE MAT, ' as— CAPE MAY, x8; GREYST0CK 1 RESERVES, at— RIVERTON T0r NIGHT. The fast Cape May High School quin- j tet added another to their string of victories last Thursday night when they ' 1 defeated the Park wood B. C. of Phils- « 1 dclphia ; score, 28-21. '' Ummon and Arnold starred for the 8 locals, the former with six field goals 5 and the latter five. Hie local team 1 did not put up tbe game that they are ' used to showing, the first half was • s loose, though ending 14-12, with the 1 home boys on the long end. In the ' second half the home boys increasod ' ' their lead considerable. The lineup: CAPE MAY HKlf , G. F. PU. , Arnold, forward 5 0 10 Lemmon, forward .... B 4 16 Baker, eentre 1 o 21* , A. Poinsett, guard .... 0 0 0 ' Hughes, guard 0 0 01 - B. Poinsett, guard .... 0 0 0 1 t 12 4 28 ' PARKWOOD B. C. [ G. F. Pts ! Passer mon, forward .. 2 10 14.1 [ forward (1 0 0 ' Bern ing. center 0 S 3 j Liney, guard 1 0 2* F Koib, guard 1 0 2 ' 4 13 21 ' Fouls committed: Cape May High, i 24; Parkwood B. C., 8. Referee, Little. ' Wildwood, 45; Cape May, 25. The Cape May A. A. journeyed to " ■ Wildwood last Tuesday night and were ' defeated by the score of 45-26. The C CAPE MAY •| G. F. Pts. 1 Shields, forward 3 0 6 s 1 Camp, forward 3 0 6 Baker, center I 0 2 1 guard 1 0 2 Kirk, guard 1 7 9 J 9 7 25 * WILDWOOD O. F. Pts. r , Resting, forward 1 1 3 ' Colberg, forward 8 O 16 11 , Wlllets, center 3 0 6 * t vviiieis, center j u b

. Lehr, center ' 1 0 ,2 1 r Delaney. guard 3 4 10 1 , Sheefcsn. guard 4 0 8 J , 20 5 45 1 . I Referee, Banks. - Cape, May Defeated Greystock Reserves The Greystock Reserves fell for the second time this season before the Cape May A. A. in a close and exciting game. . score 28-21. The first half ended with the visitors ' in the lead by four points but the home ' boys soon caught and led them at 17-16. ' . The lineup: CAPE MAY G. K. Pts. 1 . Shields, forward . . I 0 2 ' i Kirk, forward 3 s 14 } 1 Baker, center 3 0 6 ' ■ Hughes, guard n n 0 1 ! guard 3 0 6 1 I — - — ' 10 K 28 GREYSTOCK RESERVES J G. V. I'ta. : Hill, forward 2 0 4' Davidson, forward . ... 1 7 9 ' 1 Wilson, center ........ 2 0 4 ' Graves, guard . . 1 0 2 ' Barlow, guard 1 0 2 ' 7 7 21 ' Referee. Little. Cape May High vs. Camden High On next Thursday. February 4, the Cape May High quintet will journey to ! Camden to play the High School five of that city. COLD SPRING Mrs. Bean died at her residence on' ' Rhnnpike road. Sabbath evening at six < o'clock. Funeral services were held i Wednesday afternoon. Deceased was a j sister of the late Furman L. Garretson. ;j Mrs. Bicie Singleton, nee Jones, visit- u ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otway • Brown, during the week. Mr. George Snyder is the proud own- £ er of a fine new 1915 model Overland ( car. »= ^ i Mrs. Spieer Harris has returned to her i home in Grrmantown, Pa. j Mrs. Walter C. John has returned to her home in Washington. D. C., after having spent some time with her moth- s er. who has been ill but is now conva- 8 leseent. c - ttr. John Bigson attended the horse sale at Woodbine, Tuesday. Mrs. A. C. Hildreth spent Monday 1 with home friends. t a I See J. E. Meerav's Special Sale at c 806 Washington Street g

BARGAIN SALE Japanese Matting Rug Free to every on* whoMpuduMi I amount to $1 00 or more. This offer is for one week only. See printed price list. Bargains in Dry Goods, Notions, Stationery, etc., will be announced in this space each week. Laura M. Brown 417 Washington Street HOME CULTURE The meeting of the County Council of Home Culture Circles is to be next Thursday afternoon, February 4th, in the rooms of the Superintendent of Public Instruction over the Rank in Court House. At least, such was Superintendent Hand's word last Wednesday and with tbe proviso that any change would be made known in the county press of this week. Mrs. A. H. Reeve, chairman of the. Country Life Committee. of the State Congress of Mothers is expected to be present The attendance promises to be good a* in addition to those reporting at the Deee nber meeting, many new CSreles have heen formed in the County and the Counsellors all feel the need of information. In many of the districts where- there- arehigh schools tbe students in domestic science are proving good helpers, and • finding the practical application in teaching their own lessons is of real value. One says. "The kids ask questions you'd never think of in school, and we have to look up answers as it would never do to let them know we didn't know everything." Mrs. Baner of Beesley's Point hopes to have some of her Circle of Busy Bees ready for the j ribbon. Her girls' mothers very particular and wontVyaign a report unless the work done is deserving. Her circle nnmbers 16. Miss Harris. Counsellor of the Four Leaf Clover Club of Stone Harbor, will have a stocking darning contest the nfof February 18 and for a prise donated by the Home and SchooL The recipe for the fudge with which Ruth won the previous prize is: Beat until creamy 2 cups sugar; 2 table spoonfuls cocoa; 1-2 cup of creyn; =

, lump of butter size of a walnut. Boil I until a little dropped into cold water I will form a soft ball. Add 1-2 teaspoon ful vanilla and 2 tablespoonfuU walnut ■ meats. Pour into buttered pans and when half cool cut into squares. COUNTY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE - Cape May County, throqgh .he persistence of souie of its best informed residents and the wisdom of its Hoard , of Freeholders, is in line with the best of the agricultural districts of tbe State in having an appropriation for the establishment of a County Bureau of Ag--rieulture. consisting of a farm demonstrator and a Board of Advisers. The of Freeholders at its recent meeting apprnpriat'-d $2,000 for the annual maintenance of such bure-sti and named Thrasher as demonstrator. The central office is to In- at Court House. i ■ rati, Ins are- to begin the first of the month" Mr. Thrasher is lately of New England, but is somewhat familiar with New Jersey conditions in having worked with Prof. Blake in the State orchards at Yineland. The Spring meet- , ing of the County Board of Agriculture, , to be held ill South Senvillo, February ifc. will be a sort of nception for the j . new demonstrator as he intends to be present and with the President, Joseph I D. Camp, as sponsor. : > SHOULD ALL WORK FOR ' 1 SKACOAST PROTECTION ! Seai-oast protection against the ocean for New Jersey is a big prop- | osition. For years, men have been ] ' erecting homes along the shore on 1 . debatable ground. In the south- I section of the state there is ] very lttle elevation above sea level i along the coast line. From Bay Head north, there is a bluffy shore 1 contour of which is constantly I shifting. To protect the towns i along the coast against invasion 1 and destruction by a wind-whip- j ped sea, as tireless as it is power- ' ful, means the building of bulk- 1 heads and sea walls of tremendous | strength, but it now seems that t such an undertaking is possible i and that it will be carried to a sue- c cessful conclusion. s So many puzzling points arose £ in the recent discussion at Tren- I over the matter of affording t protection to the New Jersey t coast from the ravages of heavy storms, that any decision concern- I

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ing the best remedy is left to the , future. While the United States i government engineers made it plain that there is little chance of- federal assistance from an appropriation. Assemblyman Godfrey, of Atlantic county, was optimistic in i his view. In his opinion both na- i t tional and state aid might be expected, without any excessive appropriation being called for, and • : favored proceeding with all pre- ! i estimates so that a coin- ' ; prehensive plan might at least be.i at hand. . : It seems fair enough to consider I the state in a problem of this na- 1 1 tu re. New Jersey has a big draw- |i card in her great extent of 1 beaehes. and the seashore bathing i places are wonderful attractions. I the question of state money t directed to benefit private i property bobs up immediately, yetll the state is as much concerned in , i protecting such an asset as are the I communities th^t suffer from c storm devastation. It has been sug- s gested that skilled engineers might e asked to devise some system t that would meet the exigencies of c the ease. f On the Pacific coast curved t bulkheads are employed which 4

! cause the heavy seas striking them > to roll over upon themselves rather i than exert pressure of tons against - the boardwalk supports when they - beat against the straight walls. - But private property owners, sevi eral of them, may get together and - erect a substantial bulkhead, butv - if others refuse to -stand the out- - lay, the heavy seas arise and tear I • into the unprotected property, gradually getting behind ihe other ' well-built wall and gradually un- • ( dermining it State aid and uniform work is therefore necessary. ■I There should be some solution ■ to such a situation, and no doubt l it will be found. Perhaps, when the serious side of the question is : made clear to the federal authorities and influential men press the demands of New Jersey, government as well as state aid will be j forthcoming. The matter is too menacing to the future security of Jersey's beaches to let it die out now. The counties of Atlantic • and Cape May are deeply interested in the subject, and the authorities of the seashore resorts in these counties should do all within their power to assist their .representatives in the legislature' in ,the good work.