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MRS. KERN'S ADVICE to Weak, Hervoni, Sun-Down Women 8a Cumberland, Md. — Tor a long time I Buffered from a nervous breakdown. I could not eat or sleep and waa eo weak I could hardly walk. My husband beard about Vinol and got me to try it. Now I have a good appetite, sleep soundly and am well and strong. Every nervous, weak, run-down woman should try Vinol." — Mrs. D. W. Kbsb. We guarantee Vinol to create a healthy appetite, aid digestion and build up weak, tun-down women, delicate children and feeble old people. Mecray's Pharmacy, Cape tfhy. N. J. EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD Senator Lewis T. Stevens, has been notified that Civil Service Examinations for positions which are open to residents of Cape May County will be held during the month of January for the following positions: Wednesday, January 10. Positions connected with the Engineering Department of the State Board of Taxes and Assessments, as follows: Assistant engineer (Field or office), sal-! ur y, $175 per month. Field Assistant (or Transitman) and Computer, salary, $100 per month. Rodman and Assistant Computer, salary $75 per month. Blue Print and Photostat Operator, salary, $60 per month. Telephone Operator, State, salary, about $25 to $30 per month, with maintenance. Vacancy at the Experiment Station, New Brunswick, paying $27 per month. Draughtsman, City Plan Commission, Newark. Salary $72'to $80 per month. Monday, January 22. Director of Domestic Instruction, Matron, New Jersey School for the Deaf . at Trenton. Salary (to be state on information sheet, which may be had upon application.) Clerk (with knowledge of stcnographr and typewriting). Vacancy Essex Co. Board of Taxation, paying $1,200 per! annum. Highest Quality Work Shoes at reasonable prices. M. C. Frymlre. West Cape May. 2841 j Highest Quality Work Shoes at j reasonable prices. It. C. Frymlre. West Cape May. 2041 | For First Quality Rubbers go to M. j C. Frymlre, West Cape May. 2041 TIDE TABLE FOR COLD SPRING INLET! Add 15 minutes for Cape May City. I . JANUARY High Low High Low ( A.M. AM. P.M P.M. 1 1.44 8.06 2.01 8.19 2 2.42 0.09 2.59 9.15 3 3.38 10.09 4.01 10.10 4 4.33 11.04 4.53 11 03; 5 5.22 11.55 5.48 11.51 6 0.09 0.36 .41 ! 7 6.52 .39 f -19 1.23 j 8 7.33 1.22 8.00 2.05j 0 8.12 2.03 8.40 2.43 ! 10 8.40 2.43 9.18 3.19 j 11 9.24 3.21 9.55 3.54 1 1-2 9.59 3.59 10.31 4.27 j 13 10.33 4.37 11.10 5.00! 14 1 1 .10 5.19 11.52 535 1 15 1134 6.88 . .... 6.16 1 16 .40 7.05 . .46 7.05! 17 1.35 8.10 1.52 8.05 18 238 9.07 3.03 9.12' 19 3.40 10.21 4.11 10.18 ' 80 4.42 11.21 5.14 U.20! REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS , Borough of West Cape May Wary L. Kldredge to Marie I.ov.-tt. ■ $250. Lot 8 on plan of K S. aTvlor. i Cape May City Donald Spencer Edmonds to David! f Edwarl Fin ley. Jr.. *1300. Portion of. I lot 21, aeetion 7, Cape May Land Co. David Edward Finley. Jr., to (;wlady« I ;■ Edmonds. $1300. Same ■> above. j Robert 6. Miller, sheriff, to Cape May j B. and L. AaaociAtion. $ 1 00Q, Lot. on j N. W. aide Washington street, adjoining Harry Harelhurst and N. B. Smith. Borough of Cape May Point 1 Cape May Point to John (lamenting- 1 er. Right, title and interest in lots 30.) c 31, 32 and. 33. block 04. plan I ape May | Imp. Co. Harry B. liTompson to Chas. E. Wo- 1 r Bert et al. Exrs. $900. Portion of lot j I' 37. Coleman F. Corson, sheriff, to Myrtle Thompson. $250. Portion of lot 37. Harry B. Thompson to Charles 11 . Wolliert and George F. Shinehouae. Portion of lot 37. block B. — County Gazette. Y, t fEVEN IF YOU HAD A NECK As Las« A* nts F*n>, M Old iORE THROAT 0 MSI LIME mu «m.T mixvt rr. L - d

HCE on a time in a queer little 13 11 town u On the shore of the Zuyder Z«. When all the good people were fast asleep, j A strange thing hippened to me. . Alone the night before Christmas, 1- I sat by the glowing fire, it Watching the flame as it rose and fell, it While the sparks shot higher and c higher. r> Suddenly one of the sparks began r To flicker and glimmer and wink 1 Like a big, bright eye till I hardly knew What to do br to say or to think. Quick%as a flash it changed to a face, t And what in the world did I see f But dear old Santa Claus nodding his head „ And waving his hand to me! v "Oh, follow me, follow me!" soft he cried, r ; And up through the chimney with him j I mounted, not daring to utter a ! word J • Till we stood on the chimney's rim. [| "Now, tell me, I beg you. dear] Santa Claus, | Where am I going with you?" [ He laughingly answered : "Why, ! | don't you know ? ' To travel the wide world through. j "From the crystal palace, far in the north, I have come since dark, and see ' These curious things for the little folk 1 Who live on the Zuyder Zee." 1 j Then, seating himself in his reindeer sledge And drawing me down by his side. He whistled, and off on the wings of the wind We flew for a midnight ride. ' Bat first such comical presents he left . , For the little Dutch girls and boys — ; | Onions and sausages, wooden faced dolls, Cheese and gingerbread toys, ; Soldiers that marched at the word 1 ; of command. Necklaces, bracelets and rings, | finy gold watches, ill studded with gems. And hundreds of exquisite things. Straight to America then, where L i Perched oa a chimney high. Watched him scramble and bustle j about [ Between the earth and sky. 1 Many a stocking he filled to the i j brim, [ And numberless Christmas trees | Burst into bloom at his magical , tonch. Then all of a sudden s breese : Caught us and bore away to the south And afterward blew us out west. And never till dawn peeped over the hills Did we stop for a moment's rest. "Christmas is coming!" he whispered to me. "Yon can see his smile in the sky. I wish merry Christmas to all the world. My work is over. Goodby!" Like a flash he was gone, and I was alone, For all of this happened to me Once on a time In a queer little town On the shore of the Znyder Zee. "Who Gavs Us Christmas DayT" , A happy, happy Christmas . Bo youro today! Oh, not tho (ailing measure Of fleeting earthly pleasure. Bat Christmas joy abiding, WhUo years are swiftly gliding. Bo yours. I pray. Through hlro who gave us Christmas dayl

i Christmas Cribs of the Tyrol THE Christmas cribs, showing the first resting place of the Infant Christ, which one sees occasionally In the churches of this country are not to be compared with those of Europe, especially the remarkable ones made by the peasants of lb aly and of the Tyrol. In the latter country there has been of recent years , a decided revival of Interest tn these groups representing the nativity of Christ t It is not unusual to see one With several hundred figures. Not alene the t birth of the Saviour, but the adoration of the shepherds, the arrival of the kings with their soldiers and courtiers, the flight Into Egypt Jesus In the temple, and even the marriage at Cana are represented. The Tyrol's cribs have been famous [ for centuries, and the people were Juab ly proud of them until the spirit of "modern enlightenment" Invaded the land and crib building was depounced at child's play. Enterprising antiquarians and art sellers eagerly bought up all the old cribs and then sold them at good profit to tourists. Many fine specimens have disappeared from the land, but fortunately a few of the best were acquired by national museums. The .best two Tyrol is known to have had, the "Drsulinenkrlppe" of Innsbruck and the Moser crib of Boxen, are now In the Bavarian National museum at Munich. A third, the Jaufenthaler crib, is in the Vienna museum. Originally it belonged to a family In j WUten. now a part of Innsbruck. It ' contained 154 animal figures, 24 build- j ings and 256 human figures. It In- | eluded solid wood carving*, figures the | heads of which were wax and otters whose beads and limbs were movable. Some of these date back as far as the year 1700. Seven scenes were represented. The Moser crib of Boxes waa much ; mo^e extensive. Moser's "city" was In itself a masterpiece and Included palaces. gushing fountains, monuments I of King David and towers with alx | city clocks striking the hours of the ! night. It was valued at more than $5,000 during Moser's lifetime. The Ursullnes' crib was particularly famous on account of the gorgeous dressing of the figures. The angels were clad ns courtiers of heaven In the rich court costumes of the seven teentb century. These masterpieces are now lost to Tyrol. It can hardly cause surprise, theu. that serious minded men begun to entertain grave fears for their remaining works of art. This fear bad a practical result in the formation of a society whose object was te prevent in future the reckless exportation and selling of old cribs and to revive the spirit that produced them. Tyrolese cribs may be divided Into two general classes, the oriental type and the Tyrolese. In the latter class the crib owner takes It for granted that Christ was born In Tyrol, hence scenery, people and .dress are purely Tyrolese. In all the cribs the stable of Bethlehem Is either the ruin of a castle (according to legend. Christ first saw tbe light of day In the ruins of the tower of Davldi or a part of a temple to show shot tbe stable of Bethlehem waa the first Christian temple, or else It Is a simple caTe on the mountain side. Tbe (table of Betb)ehem and its Inmate* always remain the center of the great scene, the rest la merely the set ting- Tbe crib means much to the family. After weeks of careful, pain staking labor everything is ready, but the boly family is not there. After supper on Christmas eve the parents, domestics rimI children gather about tbe crib, tbp gns|>el si-ene Is rend aloud, and the llnle ones, quick to detect the absence of the "t'hrlstklnd." nre told that the holy family are still seeking a shelter mid timliug none. The saJness that at Hrst expresses Itself on their Innocent fnces soon gives way to Joy as they recall lhat perhaps there Is room In their own home— at least they \ will nnke room. At midnight tbe sol- 1 emn church bells call all to mass, and tvben the family returps. In: there lies the Infant In the mmiger. while Mary and Joseph kneel In humble adoration • at Its side ' /

On the Day After Christinas UR word Santa Claus is a core 9 9 ruption of the Dutch San Meit 9. W olas, and the story of the i- original saint from whom the a name and the custom come is told h in the Encyclopedia Britanolca aa follows: "St Nicholas, bishop of Myrn, t- in Lycia. a saint honored by the Greeks r and the Latins on Dec. 6. 8 "His cult is as celebrated as his hlse tory is obscure. All tbe accounts that f have 'come down to us are of a purely legendary character, and it is lmposslble to fln<k any single Incident conflrme ed historically. a "The main facta of his life are usuale ly given as follows: He was bishop of , Myra at the time of the Emperor Dlocletian, was persecuted, tortured for s the faith and kept In prison until the more tolerant reign of Conetan tine and was present at the council of NIcaea. "It should be observed that this last ' circumstance is ignored by all historian: and that 8t Atbanasius. who knew an the notable bishops et the period, never mentions Nicholas, blsh- ' op of Myra. The oldest known monu- ' ment of the cult of 8t Nicholas seems to be the Church of Bts. Prisctw and Nicholas built at Constantinople by the Emperor Justinian. In the west 1 the name of St. Nicholas appears in the ninth century records of the mar9 tyre, and churches dedicated to him Are to be found at the beginning of the r eleventh century. It is more especial 1 ly, however, from the time of the re- - moral of his body to Bait In Apulia. 1 j that his cult became popular. j "The Inhabitants of Bart organised 1 j an expedition, selxcd his remains by t j means of a ruse and transported them • to Bari, where tbey were received In • I triumph on the Oth -of May, 1087, and ' where the foundations were laid for a ' new basilica in his honor. This was • the origin of a famous and still popu- ! I lar pilgrimage. There are nearly 400 churches in England dedicated to St. - 1 Nicholas. He Is the patron saint of Russia, the special protector of chil1 I dren. scholars, merchants and sailors. "In ayt St. Nicholas Is represented | with various attributes, being most ' ' commonly depicted with three chil- ! I dren standing In a tub by his side. Of 1 the various interpretations of this none Is absolutely certain. "One explanation has been sought in. 1 the legend of St. Nicholas miraculously ' restoring to life three rich youths who 1 had been murdered, cut up and concealed In a salting tub by a thievish Innkeeper or butcher in whose house ' they had taken lodging. "A legend of his surreptitious bestowal of dowries upon the three daughters of an Impoverished citizen who. unable to procure fit marriages for them, was about to sell them is said to have originated the old custom of giving presents In secret on the eve of St. Nicholas, subsequently trans ferred to Christmas day. "Hence the association of Christmas with "Santa Claus." an American cor ruption of the Dutch form '8an Nlcolaas.' the custom being brought to America by the early Dutch colonists." Whin Christmas Comas. Whllo passing days are short and cold and drear. While nights are long, the longest of the While crusl winter solstice reigns supreme O'er earth and air. o'er field and wood and Olad Christmas comes with glowing heart of cheer, 3?f^a^Clatis | i were really familiar with KRYPTOKS, he would leave a pair in every home ; where double vision glasses are needed. KSXr^PKj THl 2SSU INVMISU BIFOCAL I And if you were as familiar I with their advantages as we could make you, you would | know what a worth-while gift -4 KRYPTOKS a:e. J ! With tuo visions invisibly I combined in one pair of 1 KRYPTOKS (pronounced I Crip-tor Is), the wearer can <njoy the comforts of natural , j eyesight. KRYPTOKS have 1 | no line or sea-n to blur the j vision Eke old-style bifocals. ' ! When you pass our store, step in and let us tell you abaut I our KRYPTOK Christmas Gift Certificate. C ~AS HBURN3; ja OPTOMETRIST 1 I l.'StS WABHIH0T0K 8TKEET] I Cap. May, l.'J. I , >

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