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"THE LITTLE SHOP" j 427 Washaogtoa Strert A. B. VAN DERVOORT OPEN ALL THE YEAR We have a full line of Stamped Good*, Columbia Yarns, Raffia, And all materials to be found in an up-to-date Art Shop. b eececeuceeeccicececeeceeec^ceceeeoeoeccceeeg THE LADIES of thf Cfipe May Golf Club will give a DANCE At the Corinthian Yacht Club Saturday Evening, Sept. 4 Proceeds for the benefit of the Ladies' Coronation — i

■Resolutions Whereas, God in His infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove to a higher plane, our beloved friend and co-worker, G. Bolton Eldredge, and Whereas, Believing that his strong character, pure life and warm friendship, has made us better men and truer CSiri|tiane, we think it approprate to place on record our knowledge of the great influence of his life for good; therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of our brother, the West Chpe May Union Sunday school has sustained a great loss and that, while we bow most humbly to this manifestation of the „ Divine — Will, our grief is 1 softened by the Blessed Assurance . that his spirit is with those who have fought the good fight and are enjoying perfect penCand happiness in a better world beyond. ■ Be it further Resolved, That as a scholar he was always studious and attentive; as a , teacher, unfailing in his efficiency and , faithfulness; and as an officer, be was , constant and true. In a word, his whole life was spotless — a "gem of purest ray sen no." And be it finally Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved family and friends our sincere and heartfelt sympathy in this hour of trial and affliction, commending them foi__eomfort and solace to Him who doetfc all things well; and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family, and another be spread on the minutes of the schoil. W. M.RICH AN, H. S. FISHER, TRYPHENA McKEAN, CHAS. SIMM1NGT0N, DR. F. R. HUGHES, Committee. WEST CAPE MAY Ralph Hughes and family will move to Pennsgrove on Saturday next where Mr. Hughes has accepted a position Charles Nichols, of Collingswood, N. J., spent Sunday wih his parents. Orien Reeves, Albert Smith and' Leslie Morton motored to Atlantic City, with Reuben B. Beeves on Saturday. Arthur Beeves entertained his sister of Philadelphia, one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bishop is entertaining company. Mrs. George Swartwood and two children, of Philadelphia, have returned home after spendng the summer with her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Stanton. Miss Irene Hewitt, of Camden, spent qver Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt. Mrs. C. Homan is spending a few weeks in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bate and children .are spending some time with George Cummings and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Russell and little daughter, of Philadelphia, spent over Labor Day with Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meyers. Postmaster Mark C. Frymire spent Wednesday out of town. Nelson Reeves, of Rabway, s visiting his cousin, Orion Reeves, for a few days Mrs. C- C. Simmington spent Wednesday and Thursday in Philadelphia, this week. Mis* Marcella Stanton is entertaining Mias Ida Mann, of Wildwood, for some time. Nelson Reeves, of Rah way, is visiting his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elon Hand. Mrs Cbaries Pouleon is spending I

1 some time in Bridgeton. , Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Eldredge are ) entertaining Mrs Eldredge's slstcrT t t Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Huber are the , proud parents of a little baby girl. Miss Mary Bacbman, of Chester, Pa., ( is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Pierson, | , for several days. Mrs. J. Felder, of 34tb and Haverford ( . Avenue, Philadelphia, has been visiting ( , Mrs. Chas. Willie. Muriel and Ruth Milliard and Marion j Knox, of Camden, spent last Saturday j with their aunt, Mrs. Chas. Willis. a NEWS OF THE CHURCHES CHURCH OF THE ADVENT. Lafayette, between Decatur and ■' Jackson Streets. i The Rev. Grant Knauff, priest. 1 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, Sep- ( j tember 12; Holy Communion 7.30 a. m. 1 ' Other services, 10.30 a. m. and 8.00 p. m. a Church School, 7.30 p. ra. 1 a ST. MARY'S CHURCH. 1 Change of Sunday services at St. J Mary's Church. ' Masses on Sundays at St. Mary's I ^ Church during the remainder of Sep- f tember will be at 6 and 9 o'clock a. m. ' CHURCH CHOIRS TO UNITE. ' The choirs of the various churches < will unite and- sing at the Band Pavil- ' ion on Sunday night. The City Band a has prepared a elaborate progTam of t sacred music and the evening will no doubt be an enjoyable one. I i

t ISOLITE LIGHTING AND COOKING GAS » Sold by the pound t Small monthly rental for equipment v Tbe clean, safe, economical and s .satisfactory lighting and cooking gas t for farmhouses, small-town resi- } dences, country clubs, 6tores, hotels, ^ camps, etc, where city-gas is not available n ' We will consider applications from any enterprising man or , firm, of established standing, to act as our agent in this m district. t* ^ BooUaCdmerfiiins thknaaad , it. , will be mailed fres. THE NNTSCH COMPRESSING CO. ) » RECTOR ST.. NEW YORK. N. Y. < f SPECIAL SALE All the Week Millinery opening Friday i Saturday. . 1 at Laura M. Brown's , 417 Washington Street i SEE CIRCULARS t

A CAPE MAY CATCH The" following interesting description ' of plant life in the meadow* surrounding Cape May was written by Mis* ' Caroline Fox, for uiany year* a summer i '■nident of Cape May: T have filled my gamtbag well, 1 Better than 1 thought, 11 Fat and teeming it doth swell, 1 With the things I sought." 1 So rings John Kendrick Bangs in a I little poem called, "Tbe Catch." ' I, -too have filled ray game bag well, 8 and as 1 sit here resting under the * -liadow of "a greenwood tree, 1 am going to list the catch just to see how many 1 floral fi-li. as. it were, 1 caught. I To begin at the beginning 1 will turn , ' the bag upside down, jt is such a colorful catch, a mid-July offering or orange, - y. llow, red, white and blue flowers and ! ' green grasses, all caught while walking ; 1 about three miles out, without much | turning aside from the main road. First on the list, some Vpecilui ns of 1 1 the Salt Marsh grass. It is in bloom here and there. 1 picked some to look 1 at its la render infloresceqSe closer. 1 1 • is one of those grasses that form tlie 1 1 bulk of the low, even vegetation of the it 6alt meadows as. well as the open flat i r marsh. - It is soft and tine, very different Jt fjom the Marram grass that clothes the i sea beach in green. The Marram grass i a stiff shining blade, that resists d the destroying influence of wind and a sand. Its function being to bind the « sands together, that of the salt meadow f to hold the mud until it becomes firm * land. * Those who just glance over the mead- i 1 ows that form the western gateway of * Cape May can have no idea of the infinite variety of flowers, grass, reeds '' and rushes that compose its receeding "" face. j ^ The salt marshes are a very delect- I ^ able land, even though oftimes, and in | ^ some places always, a very watery-land, j ^ to those who love to walk in them, anil watch thein reflect the changing colors ^ of the seasons. First the grgen growth and witchery ! j of spring and early summer, the mid- , ^ summer blush of tbe pink stars of the j Sabatias, then the Sea Lavendar flings I mist over them broadcast, Septem- - stains the Glasswort crimson, in j October they are a glorious gold, and November comes slowly along and paints t(jem old rose jvith a lavish This is a very brief reading of the ^ that colors the marshes, of the t plants that grow in the wet places, j those that grow in the dry, of those t that grow in between and those that in both pplaces. ^ The Sea lavender is now a green c skeleton, with the large basal leaves, | prominent, these die later. It gen- c erally associates with the Glasswort, j which is low-growing and now looks like armies of little green candles, later is taller and branched. In Dr. Wier Mitchell's story of Cape t Court House, called Roland Blake, . he speaks of the meadows round about c there turning crimson with the Glass- e The Seaside Goldenrod. the Rose Mai- t low. Salt Marsh Klcabane, Groundsel, r Tree and the Kostelytza Virginica are f. not in bloom yet. These are all char- r acteristic plants of the salt meadows c and are often found fringing the quiet streams that wander at will through ), tliem, as well as in the moist places. r The Kostelytza has no common name, t the flower is somewhat suggestive of a f wild rose in coloring and form, but is t small in comparison with its relative, j. the Rose Mallow. This mallow, with its masses of large pink and white q blooms makes a more beautiful display ] of color than any other flower of the p salt marshes. ]. The meadows an- cut in tlie fall and v the haystacks became a picturesque | ], feature of the landscape, rising high j Nbove the grass and cutting the gky with their_ bold outlines. One day as I . was sitting in'delightful ease on the „ sliady side of a particular haystack that had been a favorite rendezvous ^ for a long time. I Jieard a peculiar sound quite near rae. Turning around jT saw three black heads all wriggling out - of the hay." Oh, my soul, snakes!!! ^ in the grass and not tbe proverbial ones either. How I ran. Haystacks do not appeal to me any more * as cosy , corners. I walk by now and j " think of all the flowers that were cut j f down when the meadows were mowed to j make hay,— the Sea Pinks. Gerard ias, j T Blue Lobelia a* well as many I s others, and glad am 1 when it has been I ' a wet season, and the meadows cannot J be cut until seeding^ .time is over. s The Ca tails and Wild Rice tower above most everything in tbe meadows. ' The Wild Rice is coming into bloom now to as the wind sweeps over areas of the , T Rice it cause# the leaves to whisper a to song, a rustling, leafy melody that -wl? joy to hear. It is the plaint of Pan, j the song 'he played on his pipes whenjt

cruel Diana changed the maiden1 be was co ardently w oping into a bundle of reeds. The. Oatails are ripened, but 1 rejoice in two green ones. 1 nearly fell in the Mater trying to get them; such a tussel as 1 had, the stems of the Catafls are so tough. 1 wanted the green ones because it is so interesting to watch the staminnate part beeome covered with pollen. To wonder at the unseen processes by which H is accomplshied. Even though the spike is severed from the stem, the life within it is sufficient for the development of the golden dust. When the pollinated spike' is shaken on such a heap of golden dust 'comes it,— oh! golden dust, by whose marl velous power the low lands, hills and valleys are with verdure clad. . The green spikes of the Catail are a lovely shade of apple green, and green are lost in the leaves, thyre- ' are unseen by most people. ; I painted a study of tliem in this green -tage of tlieir life history, and many •vho saw it exclaimed, "Why, catails are I i Vuwii not green, and who ever saw j 1 double catails, anyhow." | The stamminate and pistilate por- j | tiuns of the catail are contiguus, bene? , 'he double effect. Tlie stamminate : part ^gradually • falls away from its' italic, a narrow pointed rib, that in ' turn Anally breaks off, leaving the pistillate part, which turning brown in , ripening, becomes the familiar fruit of j the Catail, that rank upon rank, sweeps over the meadows, a green army that the plaything of the winds, its hidden recesses the haunt of wild birds and many flowers thread it and ferns ' also seek its shelter. The Tall Meadow j Rue, Vizard's Tail and Yellow Loose- ( strife, are among tlie earlier flowers ' that thread the catails, then later comes the glory that is the Rose Mallow's alone and among the last flowers, when the leaves are dry and the seeds scattered the winds, the Brook Sunflower . vhowers its gold. The little four petaled white stars of j j tlie Diodia, spangle a swamp called the , ; Swamp (its common name) I and always growing with it there, i« a j ! small blood-red fungus. Nowhere else j | around here, have 1 found that partic- I ular Fungus. I - The white stars of the Diodia, with | fresh green leaves, and the red fungus form a swamp picture one has to down to see, but it is worth it. The Yellow Milkwort grows there also. is called one of the "most brilliant flowers of tbe Pine Barrens." It is a clear, vivid orange, in shape being somewhat like a clover blossom. The Butterfly Weed bas kindled tits orange ffames most abundantly this year, brightening tbe .roadsides and j fields with its splendid color. It is a wilding that is one of the treasof this region. It is well named tbe Butterfly Weed. To watch them lingering over it, is a j color feast, for they come dressed in j orange and black, the coppercolored Monarch and the blue spangled The Butterfly Weed grows in dry places. It has a swamp relation that lfits its solitary orange head above most of the surrounding vegetation, Smooth Orange Milkweed. It is not common, and therefore has not the land- j value of the other, individually though, the flowers are far handsomer, lower half being a warm red, tlie of orange. It has opposite glabrous leaves, the whyfore of the the Butterfly weed, having numerous rough leaves. In turn tlie Smooth Orange Milkweed has a pink prototype in the Asclepias rubra. There is no difference between the two except n tihe color of the both have solitary terminal and the same habitat, the rubra about over now. I have some pond lilies in my catch. are closed now of course. So tightthat one would never guess the golden heart that lies within the sharppointed green calyx. There is alsomething fascinating about the | long, rubber-like porous stems of the Lilies. These are a reminder of a little incident of the morning. I had left the road and was following a narrow path that twisted itself through a Baythicket, when all at once the air was filled with the fragrant breath of Pond Lilies. Pond Lilies, yes, but where, for I knew there were none in that vicinity. I was still puzzling over, tlie oder j which seemed ever stranger." when the j sound of Children's voeies broke the 1 fragrant stillness, ever nearer, T-hen a turn ^->in thj> path revealed a most beautiful picture. It ' j seemed a bit of the Old World in its j | and coloring — a group .of Pond j gatherers returning laden with j spoils. There were ' three- or four ragged j barefoot children, with hands filled with j and in their midst a tall sun- j woman, holding ^>n her head I with a graceful uplift of the arms, a basket filled and running over into, lilies. ... She seemed a part of her surroundings, a harmonious part— the massed

j.) s Bayberry Bushes, the narrow yeDow b f fpath melting into the distanoe, her Is strong figure, her blouse was open at s e tbe throat,- with sleeves rolled back, e and her outer 'skirt was caught up in t - her belt over a shorter one of blue, just o e as one often sees in Millet's pictures, ii The Madonna of tbe Lilies, greeted me h t pleasantly in passing, and the children c - offered -lilies. I accepted a few to put b - in the game hag, for they generally 8 grow beyond one's reach. Pond lilies f 3 grow abundantly around Cape May, but Ji e it is a wonder they have not been ex- a r terminated so extensviely are they o . gathered and wasted. Hawthorne says p i iii his'-Mojeea," "It is a marvel whence fi 8 this perfect flower derives its lovliness't: 1 and perfume, springing as it does from p 1 the black mud of the rivers." h Some travellers from California who 1 were in Cape May his summer were ' charm.il with the Pond Lilies, aud said the w ild ones were rare in that land of i flowers, because they have no habitat | I 1 tbere7 California is not a land of small 1 1 : rivers, lakes or ponds. ; ) The Sea Pinks (Sabatias) are the 1 ' j lovliest gift of the salt marsh, and in : summer bloom, are now coming out. • They reach the fulness of their flowering in August, and last into the autumn. i found the Sabatia Angularis and the 8. stellaris, which is the most abundant of the three pink forms of the t SeaVink. i J And 1 also found the beautiful white , ; variety of - the S. stellaris — the S. Iant ceo lata — with the common name of . Lance-leaved Centaury. It grow? some , distance back from the beach. 1 know , . where it hides itself and went to seek , it, a large open bog that is almost round . and closely surrounded with trees like s a wreath. There is a thick underbrush 8 ' too consisting mostly of Sweet Pepper, , High Bush Huckle Berries and Sweet , Fern. Forcing a way through the brush j I came to an opening where 1 could look r , over the bog. 1 expected to find some of the Laccolata in bloom,- but was f unprepared for the sight bat met my s , «y«* ) j The White Sabatia lay like drifts of i snow a-top the tall summer grasses ail '• | over tbe bog; which was bathed in a - ; opalescent golden haze. Not even the song of a bird disturbed tbe moontide i silence, which was profound. It was a j - supremely beautiful vision, and 1 felt j { » that "I saw God in His glory passing near and I bowed my head in worship," '. as - Linneaus " once said after witnessing 1 to the opening of a flower. The S. Ian- £ 8 ceolata is without the yellow star in ii " the center, which is a distinctive mark- d ing of the Sea Pinks. I 3 There is a little story of this White' J1 8 Sabatia and the stayeh for a botany in ^ * Cape May that I must tell, as I J 1 quite sure it has never been told before. C One day two summers* ago a card was J brought to me bearing the name of Mrs. - Charles Leeds, Toronto. I do mot know P z any one in Toronto, so I went down * 3 I feeling sure there was sme mistake . ■' - On entering the room a sweet faced 1 woman roBe to receive me. She h8d a * bunch of flowers in her hand, and eager- J e p ly asked rae if 1 knew their name and a t did I have a botany. * e i told her I both knew the name and i. adored tliqse flowers and 1 had also a ^ t . botany. " I "Well," said Mrs. L, sinking back Id 7 her chair with a happy sigh, "tbe quest * is ended. My dear, my adventures in 4 quest of a botany in Cape May would e fill a book. I started at seven and it 8 is now three o'clock. Oo sit down and let me tell you about it as briefly as I can." ' "My husband and I came here to ' celebrate our wedding anniversary, as 1 it is a long expensive trip we do ofteni 5 celebrate it in this. way. This morn- ' ing I started out early to take a walk ' and incidentally get some flower to decorate the table in honor of the oc- - casion. Being directed to a florist, 1 was fhucli disap|K>inted when I found 3 1 could get only purple asters and sacclet Gladioli, which were far too gay for " ; people who have been married as Ing as 5 we have. I wanted something white 3 and dainty. "On my way back t the hotel I met a hoy with a little wigon filled with 3 flowers and among them wore three * bunches of this lovely white flowct. ^ " How pleased I was, they were just what f, r I desired. a "I asked the boy the name. All he | knew was that they were wild. I bribed y I him to send me seed in the fall. Now' I | have a dear friend Jit home, to whom 1 ;T am going to send some of the flowers. 3 jl would like also to send the name,- bc- ! . cause I am sure they are not a Cana- d ' dian wild flower. Q ■ | "So I asked if there was a book store' q 1 ! where I could buy a botany and thus ^ 8 , find out the name of the flowers. • 1 , "I was assured there were two. Tbey jj ' both ' proved to be circulat ing libraries, ^ I therefore a far cry to a botany. ' c. 1 i 'Then some one suggested the eonool j. - library. Happy thought. Where was u ' the school. I found it, of course, and ^ i found it closed. But 1 was told the janr itor lived near, and would have, the key for sure. Finding my way to the j*n- - itor's residence, be was not at borne, bi I but bis wife told me be was employed «

i - 1 in tbt lumber yard in summer, that I ! would find him there, and told me th« way to go. "Well, through devious ways, i found lumber yard and also the janitor; only to be told that he had not the key; in bis possession and did not knom- who had, but said perhaps if 1 asked the cashier at the ~bank, he was on the school and might know its whereabout* Wending my way to the bank I think waited with all tbe wealth of Gape changed hands before I could have a word with the cashier, who like the others did net have the key, but said probably the principal of the High School had it and he was msray; and then he told me to seek the County Superintendent, doubtless he had a botany • in his ofTce. (Continued next week.)

For State Senator

LEWIS T. STEVENS, REPUBLICAN. Works for Cape May County. Primaries, Tuesday September "28. I i TO CAPE MAY COUNTY. Born in Lower Township, August 22, 18(18. Graduated from Cape May Public in 1885; learned trade of printer Cape May Wave office, worked in time and studied at night to enter College 1889; student at Metropolitan Law School (part of New University), in 1893; admitted to sthe New Jersey Bar in 1898; served in May City Council, 1892 to 1895; President of Council, 1894; author of "History of the County of Cape May;" published and edited Cape May Herald 1903 to 1912; Member of Assembly in 1914 and 1915. Stands for and has had paased laws the benefit of seaside resorts; for J economy in State Government; and for an armory at Ocean (Sty. For laws which will bring prosperity to business. This advertisement inserted by Lewis Stevens. 591— 9-14-3t

D. MILES RIGOR Republican candidate for nomination State Senator for Cape May County, subject to the decision of the Primaries in September, 1915. . This ad pnid for by Palmer* M. Way, N. J. 9-4-4t THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY' Gilbert S. Smith. Republican candidate for tlie-1 Assembly, is a member of one of the old and respected Cape May families, formerly residing in , He was one of the pioneers ' Avalon, where he now resides, estabhimself here nearly thirty years He has been the borough mayor for ten years and clerk of the Board of for a longer period. He is an upright progressive man, possessing the confidence of those who know him. NO TRESPASSING SIGNS now on sale at the Star and Wave Office, at 60 cents per dozen. (