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lone TELLS NOW VHHR ; W^> Her Delicate Boy Strong , New York Gty.— "My little boy was , to a very weak, delicate condiUon a* a result of natritia and the measles and there seemedm) hope of saving bis life. . The doctor prescribed cod hver oO but , he could not take it. I doodad to try Vinol — and with splendid results. It seemed to agreewith him ei that now he 1 is a strong healthy boy. "—Mrs. Thomas a FmoS!L).1090PaAAvafN.Y.aty. We guarantee Vinol, our delicious ' cod liver and iron tonic, for nm-dowc 1 conditions, ehr.r. ' coughs, colds and v bronchitis _ 1 James Mecrsy, Druggist, Ckpe May, a Sew Jersey. r 1 _ ' h HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST [ Third Asnual County Contest in English Held on Saturday * . The third annuel county high school * English contest occurred at Court House ' in the grades school building on Sat- '' urday last. The method of the content 1 is as follows: One subject for each high 1 school class, freshman, sophomore, jun- * ior and senior, is supplied by the A«sistant Commissioner of Education in charge of secondary schools, Mr. A. li. 1 Meredth, each in a sealed envelope. a These envelopes is not opened except- ^ ing at the time of the contest" and in tr.e u presence of the contestants. The con- £ test is presided over by Miss Lucy E. d Corson, secretary to the county super- '' intendent of. schools and a blank is sup- 1 {died to, each contestant upon which is ** placed his name and school and the £ number assigned him for the contest. This blank when properly filled . out, is [ ^ placed in an envelope and sealed by the *

contestant, who is thereafter known j' . by the number assigned him and- places j' on his paper no other means of identification. The subjects are then announe- 1 ed and each contestant is givqn cne ' hour in which to write not less than ' 600 nor more than 1000 words on the ' subject assigned, and thirty minutes 1 more in which to copy his work in ink. ' The work is examined and medals ' awarded by the county superintendent ' , of schools and when this is done and ' not before the sealed envelopes contain- v ing the names are opened and the names of the contestants to whom the awards '' are made are discovered and announced. ' The medals are beautiful and 'ornamental, each consisting of a bar and pendant, those for the senior and junior classes being gold and those for the n sophomore and freshmen classes being C silver. The subjects this year were as " , j . follows: . Freshman class— Narration "How I . entertained a week-end guest." (Sophomore class — Description "An , Excited Buyer at an Auction." ' . Junior class— Exposition. "How to beau- ' tify our School Grounds." Senior Class — Argum<#tat:nn. "R.-- ' solved: That Military drill for boys ' should be required in each New Jersey High School." . The awards were as follows: Freshman .class, Jack Fleet, Woodbine ' 1 1 High School. v. Sophomore Class, Helen OeiBcnberger, 13 Wildwood High School. Junior Class, Helen O. VanGilder, Upper Township High School er Senior Class, Lydia Margaret Brown, ra Middle Township High School. F' We publish below Miss Geisenberg- ~ er's paper which we think our readers will enjov perusing: Tl "AN EXCITED BUYER AT AN AUCTION It was at a quaint old Japanese house on a warm summer afternoon *hat I saw her. She was middle aged, dressed quite stylishly and had a smiling face with a sweet disposition. 8be wag sitting on one of the old-fashioned j benches in the front of the room facing — the deep-voiced auctioneer. The auctioneer had a beautiful flowered vase in his broad hand. Hie assistant, a small man, took the vase and r began to show it to the many people in I" the room. As he neared the lady on T s the old-fashioned bench in the front he thought perhaps she might buy it for A\ its quaintness. He handed it to her telling her of its good qualities and oshe looked at it her face lit up with pleasure. But she was not the only person who seemed interested. On the 1 opposite side of til room was a broadshouldered man with slightly graying hair who seemed very excited as she watched the vase. — The assistant handed the vase to the f . auctioneer and . the bidding commenced. The. lady began with five dollars, the gefitleman bidding eight. The lady not expecting this replied, "Ten dollars." The auctioneer, becoming interested asked who would raise the bid to twentyfive and the gentleman said, "Here." The lady became excited and took her soft silk wraps off. The gentleman too was stirred and walked up and down the aisle with forehead wrinkled in thought. The auctioneer called again, "Who bids thirty T" The lady answered in a soft voice "Thirty." The auctioneer called "Thirty is bid." The gentleBan raised ft to thirty-five dollars, BHttetfog in low tones "I must hare It" TlA excited lady opened ber'peme •ousted the bills and walked over to the •notion cert stand, raising the bid to

thirty-right dollars The auctioneer gave a loud rap on the stand with his mallet and cried "Who bids me fortyfive, who bids me forty-five?" The gentleman continued bis pacing the aisle and muttered^ "I must -have ft She wants it, my poor little daughter." He then called, "Forty -five dollars." The lady quickly answered "Fifty dollars," and gave the gentleman a sweet, innocent emile. The gentleman did not mutter this time but spoke alound in a weak voice, "I must have it Sixty dolThis irritated the lady to such an extent that she became angry and replied in a voice that wanted to be could not, "Ytfu shall not have it" and stamped her dainty foot, calling • "Sixty-five dollars." The people began to edge closer toward the stand as more people came into the room attracted by the silence and the voices calling the bids. . The and gentleman did not notice the things going on around them they were intent upon the, purchase of the vase on the auctioneer's stand. The gentleman wiped the perspiration from his wrinkled face and raised the bid to seventy dollars. Before the auctioneer asked for the next bid the called "seventy-five dollars." See- jj* ing the lady walk back to her seat the A gentleman- thought she had stopped bidding so he called "Seventy-six." But the lady quickly replied "eighty." The auctioneer called for the negt bid and, with disappointment written on his filer, the gentleman said "Ninety." The auction- M eer asked who would bid one. hundred and the lady said she woiifd and I as no answer came from the disappoiuijed gentleman the auctioneer called in =

j a sharp voioe "Sold." I The auctioneer handed the vase to the assistant. It was soon wrapped with and placed in a satin-lined box. walking out of the room the gentleman raised his hat and said "I .would not have raised you so much if it were not for the fact that my little crippled daughter wanted the vase." The lady became interested in the little crippled daughter and the two started to walk along the boardwalk. This was the last I saw of the excited jn the quaint Japanese actution THE COUNTY SPELLING CONTEST , The Cape May County Fourth Annual Contest in spelling occurred at Cape May Court House, on Saturday morning. May 13th. There were fifty four entries and the 'thirteen prizes were awarded as follows: 1. Elizabeth Eldredge, Wildwood 2. Arthur Beaman, Cape May C. H. 3 Vivian Hand. Ocean City. 4. Andrew Steelman, Ocean City 5. Ruth Townsend, Wildwood B. Crawford Humphreys, N. Wildwood 7. Ralph Jones, Cape May C. H. S. Foster Eldredge, Cape May B. Ruth Smith, Stone Harbor 10. Isabelle Pontiere, Ocean City^ 11. Milton Blume, Woodbine. 12. Cathryn McGinn, Cape May. 13. Emma Troxell, Stone Harbor. Do you know that your life and prop- j erty are not covered by insurance in g of War? See the Battle Cry of Peace. .

KISSEL EAR (Every Inch A Car) CARS AND TRUCKS SEND FOR LITERATURE Henry Reeves Agent West Cape May, N. J. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CAS TO R I A special Friday - - Saturday LADIES FINE COMBINATION SUITS ' AND INFANTS WEAR. JUST IN I at ; Laura M. Brown's | 417 Washington Street BUY A BICYCLE j NOW FOR HEALTH, WEALTH AND RECREATION D. P. Crowell Hardware* Bfcyoiaa, Sportlug Goods, Boaaefurnithisgs f\

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Special 30 day price on electrical fixtures FOR A SIX ROOM HOUSE including 4 one light fixtures, 1 three light fixture , for living room, one modern indirect bowl for dining room. REEVES & GREEN ' Engineering Company SHOW ROOM, 610 WASHINGTON STREET Keystone Phone, '16 A Cape May, N. J. ^ DIAMONDS, WATCHES jewTlry At Lowest Cash Prices FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY REPAIRING THIRTY -FIVE YE ARS EXPERIENCE WITH LEADING NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA HOU8E8. R. A. MINNER Phone 44-D. 513 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. 833 — 10-10- Y WITH CAFE MAY OPTICAL

; STRAW HATS The smartest of Men's Straw Hats just arrived and the Newest Shapes that will please young and old. Made by the largest makers of Straw Hats in America PRICES RANGE FROM $1.50 -to $2.50. Also a full line of •PANAMAS Our Summer Footwear has also arrived. The Walkover, the famous shoes for men, and the Queen Quality, the best known womans shoe in America. Also a full line of CLOTHING for Men and Young Men. The latest designs. v i. tenenbaum House of Dependable Merchandise . ' For Sale or Exchange 67 acre farm, Montgomery Co., Penna., fronting on State Road and Norrig town trolley. 12 room brown gtone mansion, conveniences, large lawn, and old shade, ne* barn and out buildings. Fruit, etc. Will exchange for a cottage with Beach front at Cape May Point. Only high grade property cohaidCTei^ Address F. R. Jack, 215 Stepheq ,Girard -BJdg., Philadelphia, Pa.

COLDWELl LAWN MOVIfLRS Have been on the Market for 45 year*. Nothing but the -best of Materiab and Workmanship enter into the construction of them. Prices range from $3.00 to $14.00 Buy a Good Reliable Guaranteed LAWN MOWER while you are about it. Full stock of Garden Hose, Rakes, Spades, Shovels, also Sprinkling Pots. garden hose from 10c to 18c per foot, guaranteed. Hose Reels and Nozzles. CHAS. A. SWAIN 315-7 JACKSON ST. CAP£ MAY, N. I SUMMER MILLINERY Leghorns trimmed in various styles, $3.00 up. Hats in the stylish lacey braid effects. White hats beautifully trimmed with flowers— these are all in the newest styles and reasonable in price. UhiiJr.w. trimmed hats, *1.50 to $5.00. Sport hats $1.00 up, a lot of untrimmed hats and trimmings at interesting prices for order work. LOTTIE R. HILLMAN 220 Perry Street, Cape May. Facial requirements a study. Out Tuesdays. CAPE, MAY. >T. J. ® -MANAGEMENT. J.F COX ( MONDAY, MAY 22 . " THE GREAT DIVIDE " One of the very best dramatic features of the season WITH Ethel Clayton - - and - - House Peters T««ld»y Thursday ELSIE JANIS in MARY PICKFORD in " Twas Ever Thus " The Girl of Yesterday Coming I Monday, May 29th, "THE BATTLE CRY OF PEACE" A call to arms against War IF IN NEED OF Something for the Little Ones Visit the NEW STORE now doing business on Lafayette Street. Tbere are many things that may interest you for them, as well as for yourself. A special line of DRESSES AND HATS Also the smaller necessities T wo leaders for the coming week: Childrens School Handkerchiefs 2 for 5 cents lorchon Lace for Underwear 3 yards for 5 cents EMMA C CARPENTER 629 Lafayette Street °§g%