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WEST CAPE MAY • Mr. and Mrs. Cranmer arc having the pleasure of the visits of the mothers of both Mr. and Mrs. Cranmer. Rev. J. L. Landls Is visiting his : daughter, Mrs. Floyd Clark. I Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ireland enterI' talned company on Sunday last B. Mr. and Mrs. Allen R. Green of PhllC adelphia spent Sunday with Mr. and I*;- Mrs. Chas. Poulson. f We are glad to see little Dorothy j ' Davis about again. Mrs. 8. Edward Hughes Is spending ' a few days' In Newark, as a delegate of I the D.' Of A- of Cold Spring. Mrs. A. P. McKean is spending a few J '. days In Philadelphia. Mrs. 8. P. Johnson Is spending seme| > time with her daughter. Mrs. Walter >' Peck in ' Camden. Harry H. Brewton has accepted a position at Faulsboro, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller and daughter. Bessie, spent oyer Sunday in Green (freek. N.jJ. Mrs. George Bennett of Cape MayCourt House. N. J., spent Wednesday Mrs. Edwin N. Morton was a Philadelphia shopper on Monday last. " TD ACKERS' RETIREMENT Tuau Abstract 6f State Treasurer's report for the fiscal year which ended June 30th. 116; annuities and expenses paid In full to midnight of said date. Receipts 1361.128.86 Disbursements 231.902^8 m Surplus (©n business of year 1915-1916 33.126.38 Surplus on business of ysar 1914-1915 ". 28.726.10 Surplus of 1915-1916 exceeded Q that of 1914-1915 by 1.399.98 Assets June 30. 1916 165.309.93 Assets June 30. 1915 432,183.55 n Assets gain in year 1915-1916 33.126.38 Total number of annuities t granted to June 30, 1916.. (72 V Average annual value 166.88 Total benefits paid from be- d ginning- to' June 30. 1916 »1, 371.899.83 h The Teachers' Retirement Fund of the State of New ersey has shown a t the State of New Jersey has shown a I nineteen years of active operation. Wo. 9985 d Report of ths Condition of *KE MERCHANTS NATIONAL RANK ' . At Caps Kay, 1 In the Stage of New Jersey, at the close of business, on September 12th, 1916. 1 . - f.b . RESOURCES ' Loans and discounts 3156.11S.15 . ; Overdrafts. s«curfiil,_ 3213.76: > unsecured, 378.21; ISS 97 , U. S. bonds deposited to secure circuJtflonftJiarvaTue) '50,009.00 ' Bonds olh«-rfjhan U. bonds". *- " pledged to' secure Postal Savings deposits 7,00p.00 ,y^e«uritls*>;cther. than I'.A .. . ' bonds (n jt including stocks) ■« »®wned unpledged 63.700.00 ' PIJkh* ft. Federal Resented) an* ... - \^f. 150 per cent Of subscription ) 2,250.00 KRValue of banking house 21.000.00 J?t.:n;ii re and fixtures 1,090 00 ' f'et mount due from Fede.-ni Reserve Bank . *, 27,799.26 Net amount due fronf approved agents In other reserve ' cities 56,188.68 . Other checks on banks In the • . * ' satre city 6r town as reporting bknk ' 611.08 Outside checks and other cash Iters 858.13 Fractional currency, nickels, and cents 696.95 . 1.555.08 Notes of other national banks 775.00 Federal Reserve notes 100.00 Coin and certificates 28.376.50 Legal-tender notes 150.00 Redemption fund with D. S. Treasurer and due from U. ■ 8. Treasurer 1,500.00 Total 3723,511.02 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in 350.000.00 , Surplus fund 25,000.00 Undivided profits 20,875.12 Less current expenses. interest and tax«S Paid 2,110.37 18,764.75 Amount reserved for all Interest accrued 3.800.00 Circulating notes outstanding 48.300.00 Individual deposits subject to check 284.413.09 Certificates of deposit due in less than SO days 150.00 Certified checks 680.19 Postal savings deposits 1.636.83 Deposits requiring notice but less than 30 day# 290,765.86 Tot» 3723,511.02 Biate of new Jersey, County of Cape May, ss: X. E. J. Jerrell, Cashier of the abovenamed bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of i my knowledge and belief. E. J. JERRELL. Cashier. Correct— Attest: H. S. RUTHERFORD. JOHN T. HEWITT. FRANK B. MECRAT, Directors. Subscribed end sworn to before me this Jlst day of -September. 1916. SAMUEL F. ELDREDGE, Notary Public of N. J. 'HOUGH ON EATS" ends RATS, MICE, Bugs. Die outdoors. Unbeatable Exterminator. Used World Over, by U. S. Govtoo. Economy Sire 25c or 15c Drug »i)d country stores. Refuse substitutes. Free. Comic Picture R— E. S. Well", Jersey City, N. J. 1675-9-16-4t« YOU CAN MAKE MONEY right around your home, just as hundreds of men and women are doing. Work is easy, pleasant and permanently profitable. Be your own boss and build your own business. You take no nsk. make sure profit right along. Send nsme address, one reference. L. Brown, W ■ Murray St., New York City. i875-8-16-4t

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COLD SPRING Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Soffe Save removed -to Detroit, Mich. Mr. George Walter. Jr.. is encage'l In business at the Baldwin Locomotive Mrs. Charles P. Foster, late of Audi/bon." N. J- Is spending the week with her parents .here. A heating plant is being installed In the home of Mr.' and Mrs. Edward Miss Dill Hastings of Philadelphia was calling on her many 'friends here the week. ' Mr. and Mrs. James Ewlng contemplate removing from their farm to a home In West Cape May. Mrs. W,^9. John has returned to her home In Washington, D. C. " Alfred Crtsse is at home for a brief visit. He fs accompanied by a friend. Mrs. Jdk/ Kreiumer was.-a recent viswith South Dennis friends. Mrs. *ohn--€.- eildrev.W'of Norfolk accompanied by "r,«r two sons {daughter' pnd .grarsdy.Vtd. returned :- Norfolk vigl aid* Tkuodey after .. pleasant aleit ofSsev-ral w«eks am n relatives'. Captain .Eldredge returned some dljne fgp, via. his handsome yacht. ' A mJntber of our young people spent pleasant evening recently with Miss Astrid Johnson, at her home in Erma. . ' ir'Vdktt*; who "has been ■* rheumatic victim for some time past, is receiving treatment frpm Dr. Fury, of Cape May. - President Wilson fully discusses the Mexican situation for the first time in the October issue of the Ladles Home Journal. Lawrence Eldredge will send you a Journal upbn a phone order. UK CLAIMED LETTERS - List of unclaimed tatters remaining In dpi May P. O. for week ending Sep- ; tember 21. 1916: • Anderson. Miss Marie I Atkln. Charlie ' .Barnes. Frank > Broderlck. Frank Herron. Reglna Kane. Miss Rose • Lavender. H. G. Lioyd, Chas. & ! Nelson. Charjes Nichols. Elert > • Raslncer. Wm. P.. I — Robinson. Mrs M. Silva. Dennis. Skllton. '-Varies •* Smith. Roy > Tucker. Miss Bessie In calling f r the s-v-», -i n-» say) ) advertised. SOL NEEDLES, r M ' ; A WOHWS BACK , The Advice of This Cape May Woman is of Certain Value. 6 Many a woman's back has many _ I aches and pa ins. Ofttiraes 'tis the kidneys' fsitlt. That'6 why Doan's Kidney Pills are so effective. Many Cape May women know this. Read what one has to say about it: Mrs. John N. Reeves, 639 Lafayette e St.,_Cape May, says: "I felt so badly f at times with my back that it seemed as if I couldn't keep up. in fact, the bed was the place for me. Mornings on r- getting up. I was so sore and lame across my back that when I bent over. I could iiardlv straighten. There was a bearing down feeling across my hips and was so severe, I felt like crying. s' Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got from Ware's Drug Shop brought me prompt relief, stopping the pains across my j back and strengthening if Price 50r, at all dealers. Don't jjm- - i ply ask for a kidney remedy — get Dtfln's Kidney Pills — the same that Mrs. Reeves had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffar- lo, N. Y. d -v ^ tauiiam 7H. Ebomeson Undertaker ana rracncal Embalmer Cape May City, N- JStrictly First Class Automobile Service u- when desired, g. ! Keystone 97 A f«n ly . Branch office — Wilawood.. New Jersey. Id j k. ,e Advertise in the Star and Wava. ' It Advertise In the Star and Waea

SHALL THE SPORT 0?A FISHiNG SURVIVE* f ikiing is one of the reafeations whidi is enjoyea by all mankind, with so. few exceptions that they need not be counted. (lood tiding is a big asset to any seashore resort «nd Mill uo as niuch to attract visitors as ant-thing which can be offered^, It, therefore, becomes incumbent ^kpoi> . who uosiie <-- gi-ot'Ti of a resort to see to it that its hst-n . -ali-PS •1-' « uru4il«^ by the wanton destruction of tie * ... -■> x V ACV Cape May County is fAj r .. fi--facilities for fishing than can ne ::id anywkeie on tae coast end our enterprising business men .bo desire progress aao are exerting themselves in many ways ;..taih it, shc-uld turn tlieir attention to the matter of fishing end see what can be done to conserve and better our facilities We have discussed for years in these columns but with little effect/the, destructive effects of the maraudings of the menhaden steamers, which for a pittance in license fees to the State, are permitted to ravage our shores and to capture in their gr .at nets a large percentage of all of the fish, of fijvery kind, ^1^0 coa8t \yaters. The owners of these rteamere have repeatedly asserted that they take nothing but menhaden, "but tfibliP "Is- conclusively given To these' statements IHB past sniHlner, by the shipping 'fromi here- of -a frrea t-. one of the steamers, "the result of but one day's haul- The menhaden, a hbols of 'pdiich useckto be su|ik ah shore, -are jiev« •{id Dpw'rft«-ptiri fiB| which hse them' as their fcod' we'ali^Mfi^en off shoVe, as S consequence. A concerted <f^rt shoulJ^ie ujadu. to ind^^lie h ish and Game Commission t6 refuse license ro These sMkiners for fishing within the three mile limit, an^f lijqpejflwere refused, normal conditions would be rwtdred and Vii^abunwince of fish would Le found, as a result, at all tinres, ak>ng-oirr coast. Tliese steamers are not the only menace to the sport of hook and lin" fishing, however. In the Spring when weakfish and other varieties appear in the Delaware Bd^r.and '(Iff. our shores for spawning, over one hundred, thosa who are mforjned say one hundred and fifty, power boats front various places along our toast pursue tin in with gill nets and capture thousands, destroying not only the fish caught, but many thousands more which would have b-en produce^ if the spawning had "not been interrupted- Many of tliese fishermen's re said to be foreigners, not yet naturalized citizens and. the destructive nature.of their work is seen in the marked diminution of the fish. Shad fishing has been almost destroyed by this kind of ruthlessness which is being p ractieed by these fftiHi mfd •sevef&T'hrfWfts trf fiflr ftftiMTly common in these waters are rarely seen now, -due to the combined i efforts of the menhaden steamers and the Spring fishermen. The ' pound nets may, also, be agencies in this destructiveness. but ^ fjsli must come to them to be caught, whereas the steamers and the power boats run them down yvherpver .they may be and tlieir | escape is impossible. Senator Stevens ^and Assemblyman Lake, as well as their predecessors, have made efforts to cqrreet tliese 1 evils, but they must have vigorous support from those who are or should be interested in preserving our fishing privileges and ! business men in all the resorts should join in an effort to secure the aid of the Fish and Game Commission and all other agencies which can be employed, in securing proper legislation. PUBLISH IT. The complete statement of the city's finances previous to the inauguration of commission government should be published. It has been prepared and will prove a very interesting and informing document when finally given to the public. BEST L\T THE "WORLD Nowhere in the wide world can there he found more pt rfect days than some of those we have been enjoying during Septem- , Iter at Cape May. ^owhere is there a place where there are more natural advantages to make it a most desirable place of residence for fully nine months in the year and not especially unpleasant during'the remaining three months, than Cape May. .. IS IT CflANCE OR JUST BUSINESS t The managers of the National League qf base ball clubs are thorough-going business men, and if taxes the imagination severely to see anything but-a bpsiness arrangement in the doings of the leading teams during the pkst two' weeks or so. If there is nothing bnt the element of chance in tjie gyrations of the three leading teams, it is rf marvel. Whatever it is it has enabled the* National League to garner a gpod many thousands of dollars in a dull season and chance happened to pick out the best base

ball citiee in wbieh to do its stunts, which was very chance. If we could know something of the doinga of 5W ring it would be easier to form a judgment on an unprecedented '5* situation. Philadelphia is bound to hare one ehangilfc>-thj| season at all events. The Athletics will never be beaten as a iesasr * . of games. t x THEY SHOULD BE REPEALED The ordinance or ordinances which were passed some yeaM i\ \ ago, by which the city assumed control of streets in this city which existed and in many cases exist now, only as lines on a map, should be repealed without delay. The most absurd and 3ft unbusinesslike thing ever done by our different city councils v.-as to assume such responsibilities and it is not surprising that a real estate companies were willing to pay big amounts to agents who could persuade such enactments. There is probably pot another resort on the coast where it conld have been done, nor one in which any dedication of streets to the city wonld have been "received in any real estate operation, until they were satisfactorily completed without expense to the city. In most and probably in all other resorts even the rebuilding of old streets iB paid two-thirds by the property bordering upon them and one-third by the municipality. Nor is the laying of water pipe and sewers in new real estate operations a city responsibility but belongs absolutely to the owners. The one privilege and the only one, which the city, in justice to its other taxpayers can grant, is that of connecting with the city system, when the work in the new tract is thoroughly and sat- " j isfactorily completed.. * DISTINCTIVE CONDITIONS IN OUR COI -'TY. ' Cape May County has many advantages not alone- on ita seashore but also, in its interior. It is always rash to assert that any area of the size of Cspe May County, has any characteristics so distinctive that they cannot be found an y where else, but we are under the impression that in a measure, at leasly this is true of our county. If you differ with us in what we ' are about to enumerate, please send us your views. A general discussion of such topics should prove useful. In the first place then we believe our people will average up better in general intelligence, ambition, progressive ten- . dencies and in general information than the people of like areas in other sections of this State. There are two striking evidences cf this in the two facts that no ceunty in the State excepting . Cape May County has as yet, practically completed an improved road system and provided thoroughly up-to-date schoolhouses in every school district and section. Both of these movements re- - quired the assent of the people as a whole and this assent, as a rule, was cheerfully given. In the second plaee, in all our resorts, large and small, strict attention is generally given to promoting sanitary conditions and in inaugurating other agencies for thtejpneral good. -Progressive measures, when proposed, are, afrStrule, given careful consideration, and, if of convincing merit, are usually adoptedIn the- third place, in our interior villages and towns, there is an attitude of self-respect and a high standard of morality. The people are naturally in aye coiiservative upon many things than the resori populations, but there is constant improvement in conditions. The homes, as a rnle, are neat in appearance and well cared for. The church buildings are always in condition and the churches well supported. Many lodge organizations exist and have their own halls. The grange organizations are active in promoting a community of interest and there is an absence of the very poor and the very rich. Modern methods of farming are being adopted more and more and telephones Sse found In a large numher of the homes. In a considerable i etion of the county, electric lights are in eoinmon use. It is to be remarked, also, that there, is more of the American strain, native for a number of generations, than is at all common in*" most sections of the State, the recently arrived foreign settlers being very fewrin many villages, though usually full of thrift wherever found. There is everywhere in our county,- in fact, an unmistakable air of thrift, prosper* and progress.

GREEN CREEK t Isaac Lenderman aud Truinati Hickman ( in Trenton this week attendlnx the , session o t the Grand Castle of lCnlKhts , - of the Golden Eah'le. Charles Loper and others of our peo- t pie attended church service at Dlas < Creek Sunday afternoon. 1 Thomas Loper, wife and daukhter ' spent Sunday with her parents at Gosh- ' Mrs. Marlon Cresse of WUdwood ' spent last week with her parents, Geo. ' Mixner and wife. Edward Compton sold Dr. Moore a Farm Demonstrator Thrasher of '■ Court House was here on business , Thursday. Paul E Carroll of Dcnnlsvllle was ; here Thursday looking over the pollt- | ical field. He Is seeking the nomination for sheriff. , i usimasler Setli Miller made a bus- , iness trip to Court House Thursday. Mrs. Josephine Conover spent last week In New York, her former home. Ephralm Cresse and wife spent a day Mis. Florence Oliver of Cape May ' i ne Past Templars of Arbutus Tern- | pie are attending the Grand Temple in Atlantic City this week. Mis* Emma Watson returned from a House Saturday. - Joseph Graves and Alex Ewlng of West Cape May passed through here Thursday. Clem Selover buried two horses last week. Quite a^erge number of our people attended the Red Men's parade at Wildwood Wednesday. Capt Joseph Brown lost a horse last week, one that Tie had bought of Capt. Joseph James a few weeks ago. N. W. Cresse draws the reins over a new horse. Joseph Camp made a business trip to

"■hlladelphla Friday. A family from Eldora by the name of Foster moved here last week. Tht county officials are preparing for the County Sunday School Convention be held at Goshen October 21. Every a school should send delegates and h'ave their reports In. The Misses Harris, of Salem, one teaching at Pepnsgrove and the other at Glassboro. accompanied Miss Helen linker home to spend the week end. Miss Helen teaches domestic science at Glassboro. Quite a iffTmber of ouf people have their hogs Inoculated against the cholera. ' Prof. Ballcks spent Sunday here with , Miss Ethel Schellinger. Misses Etl:-1. Ellzabch and Mary and Mary Boyce left on Tuesday for school at Carlisle. This Miss Ethel's last year. number of our people visited the 1 -Chr.rl-s Leper and wife visited their dauguter ai Wildwood Saturday afterV. LOT B/RGAINS Three 3-4 acre lots, highest land la West ( ape Mar, .V>x210 feet, on Landta avenue. ■ 'tree-. 5». leet -ride. PHI C'N REDUCFD t«. $400 for r. short ti'j.e Cash or ea&v terms The fir«t corn « 1 gets the rhnire let — negre-;i ".ri.-.iwny 1 ; Apply to owner at fllfi Broadway NOT ENOUGH CHILDREN ever receive the proper balance of food to sufficiently nourish both body and brain during the growing period. when 1 nature's demands are greater thkn in mature life. This is shown in so many pole faces, lean bodies, frequent colds, and 1—8 of ambition. For all such children we say with. 1 nntn'stei-st-ie earnestness : They need - Scott's Emulsion, snd need ft now. It possesses in concentrated form the very ' food elements to enrich their blood. It change* weakness to strength ; it TnsVrs o them sturdy and strong. No alcohol. - -tectHtnow— ,Mnnaifa«i1.K.3. -