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BOB WHITt OUR j BEST GAME BIRD: WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE. HIS HABITS IN FEEDING AND HIS "HOME" COUNTRY— IS NOW ; MIGRATING' INTO DELAWARE ' AND SOUTHWARD. ; 1 By the Editor The call of- the Bob-white is a • , sound of gladness. There is some , / thing cheering and heartening in hiS interrogative whistle; as if ho were calling, "Hello there, fellows?" Bobwhite is an optimist and every sportsman "loves him- His whistle is cheeryexcepting after the flock of he and his fellows has been torn asunder and scattered. Then his whistle is cautious, low and sad as he se^cs to j call the remnant of his flock together — a whistle that has a sobb in the j note that has turned many a real i sportsman abruptly and sent him after other game father afieldThe Bob-white is the principl upland game bird of the eastern states, and inhabits more of our territory than does any other. From the stand point of the greatest good to the greatest number he heads the list- In ' ti.o umi'th thev call him Dartridsre. in 1

the north quail; but he has named j vt himself "Bob-white" and orifiitholo- e« gists have concede he is the prior au- j b< thority. His normal range covers all the si eastern States from eastern dolora- 1 do, South Dakota, Southern Ontario | and southwestern Maine to Texas, the | o! Gulf coast and Florida, if we include ] P the range of the four sub-species, the I ^ habits of which arc very similar, is Bob-white hns been introduced also | s into.Colardo, New Mexico, Utah, I dp- j ii ho, California, Oregon and Washing- j ii ton. . ' e He is rto bird of the desgrt or mow j t tain peak that one must go far to i find. He comes and visits the folks, j t frequents the garden, drchard _^nd j v field or* barnyard. His life is an < t open book — his habits. well known to c ail those who care to see- j e . Doubtless the Lord might have j e made a finer bird than this, --but cer- j tainly He never did. It seems to , t .have been created to exercise the ! s sagacious bird dog, and the orte is a fit complement to the ot%F But the i little bird has sqme means of with- t holding his scent at times. I have i ' watched a cock bird "melt" into the I short "grass and "f jeeze" there, and i have* seeh the dog come up and pass ; close by, not finding the bird at all. No .one has yet been able to explaia this' satisfactorily "to the • studious , ones who are always asking "why?". But such occurrences are* not the rule, and a etaunch setter or pointer, Well broken and with a good nose, . * will give his owner splendid sport; . with this bird. - it is best not to start - too early in the morning, but to wait until the dew or frost has dried off a little and the birds are out for breakfast. He who hunts bob-white should know that in aytumh this bird -feeds mainly on waste grain and seeds of grasses and weeds. In the fanning country where it is most at home it will be found about gardens, cultivated fields, stubble and old gra-8 fields where there are weeds, thickets or - standing corn for cover. When the birds are not to be found in such situations they may* have flown to brush thickets along the fences or to woods or swamps nearby for protection ttom their host of enemies- Cultivated fields, thickets, wheat stubble, standing corn, buck- ■' * wheat, grasses, rough pasture and stump lots, make good "quail ooun- — try.". The birds lie close as a rule and the young are easily scattered and . picked up. A good sportsman will be satisfied with two or three, birds . from a covey and will then leave them and look* for another. The^maa » who shoots over the same ground day after day and exterminates the birds is not a sportsman, but a game hog, and the birde' worst enemy, but

: in the northern pert el Ra range the severe wietet* ere equally decree I tire, there are other kinds of quail but not found in this part of the countryMigration of Quail Several years ago the writer wu - standing one Sunday morning on the sands of bayshori- It was early spring. Suddenly my companion and myself noticeo a flight o> «mal! heavy bodied birds coming straight im from the bay with their wings set We watched them until they passed | within a few yards of us and alight- 1. ed1 in th?e underbrush qf the hills. We were so surprised we could hardly believe our eyes for they were bobwhites To satisfy ourselves we bdat them up from their resting place and convinced ourselves that 1 they were really quail. Since that time we have talked with many ob1 servant sportsmen of the county and '{find that some of them hare wit- ' | nessed the same thing. This week we ! were informed by a fisherman that ' ! he had noted three large flocks pass ing within fifty feet of his boat and all headed into Delaware The dryness of the past sulhmer ' was fine for these births and many ' large flocks have been reported- Now it appears that , even so we Jersey5 1 men raise them and the sportsmen 1 across the bay get the shooting of them-

Fortunately nAbits cannot fly and hate to. ywim so that local _M>ortsmen . are certain of good shooting this fall 1 • anyway. How the Quail Looks j Bob-white, Quail, Virginia Par- ! I tridge. . . < ' Male has white throat, bordered, J | with black; female has yellowish- j ! brown throat and line above eye- Mot > j tied wjtlWdark brown, black, reddish- ' ! brown and* grey. Found in stubble ' j and low brush unless excited when : ; thfey will take Yefuge oftimes in the- 1 I trees, but "for the most part are : j found, on the ground. They feed on 1 insects and grain and seeds. | GLOUCESTER COUNTY, TOO ! While the people of Cape May. I County are trying to analyze the sit- ! uation and decide in their own. minds which will work out to the better nd- , .. I.,-,.,, Knnp^ nf PVoohnld vantage, large of Freehold-

as is. now the case or a small board as has been recommended, Gloucester county seems to be in the j same fix. We quotif the following: "The movement for a small board of freeholders for Gloucester county persists in cropping up every pow had then, and while public sentiment | by no mfiins crystolized on the j subject, the old board of freeholders i continually growing in disfavor as of business inefficiency and . ■extravagance are brought out from v | time to time^ "One of tlffc strongest objections to. ! the large board, in the manner in which it now functions, is Dje fact ' that many of its actions are influenI ced by sectionalism. The old mStkqd^ i of freeholders trading off votes with - each other fortthe support of proin their home districts, ignoring the good of the county as a whole, ■ still persists- ■ "As the county continues to grow population and id taxable Valuations, taxpayers are coming to demand more and more that a compebody direct the business affairs and not leave the expenditure <•' $500,000 a year to a large body of men where there is scattered responsibility and in some cases actual incompetency." . « . I President Harding says: "He would j rather have a "hard-boiled' Demo. ' j- crat than a Yellow "Republican." — — : We often wish we had some coun- : try relatives we conld visit in the ; summerAutomobile Bill of Sale forms at ' Star and Wavereffi.ee or by mail-

CAPT. H- W. HILUU1H I The many frieeds at Cap*- Henry . W. HiWreth, of Ocean City, were saddened by the news tkal he had passed away at his home abo-;t two - o'clock Wednesday atternoo-. . he victim of a sudden attack of heart • disease. I His funeral took place Saturday I afternoon, the cortege leaving his >\late home at 1 o'clock- Interment • was made in the family plot at the 1 Bio Grande Baptist Church Ceme- ' ttrV' Capt. Hildreth was born at R »o - Grande and was .2 years old. His - father was Alexander Hildreth. His e mothei-'s maiden name *as Miss I Sarah Cole, and she was a native of t South Seaville. Deceased was edut cated in the schools of his neighbor- - hood; but th.e call of the sea made i him a sailor i*oon after he was four- ' teen years old. He followed the sea e for fifteen years, and visited practit call y every large port in the world- " Retiring, he entered the Government tl Coast Guard service at Anglesea, where he was first man for several r years 'anil- then was apopinted cap- >' tain of the station, a position he hela • for some years- He was one ofsthe '■ seven picM ^ongtke Atliratie J bo.nl W represent the G«™'"™"1 *' ,f the World's Exposrtton at Nerr Or- , leans in 1884-

Hildreth went to Ocean City 1901 and engaged in carpenter work. He was appointed to the police force May 18, 1903, and was elected as one of the house eaptains about two years ago, which position he held at the time of his death. He corn'plained of feeling unwell early in July of this year, and he went off dhty July 14. He was thought to be suffering from rheumatism until few weeks ago when he was taken . Atlantic City and placed under the x-rays. It was then found that he , a fracture of the fifth vertebray of the spine, and it was expected that with the help of a belt, he would soon be able to be aroundHe was in his reclining chair Wednesday afternoon and expressed a de- ' sire to go to bed. Soon after he had

bee* placed fct ML Ma extreme (pilar was ebeerred, ami Mm pkyaMaa, as well as his eMee t son. J.^Reere* versed with his son for a moment or two, and then expired Dilation of the heart was the cause of deathMr. Hildreth, while working around home in Die spring, fell from a ladder, a rang of which broke, but be felt no ill effects from the accidentIt was then he injured his spineDeceased leaves a wife and fire children. His wife was Miss Mary Reeves, daughter of Jamas Reeves, of Tuckahoe- The children are MrsIda B. Hand,. Mra. J. H. Beacott and J. Reeves HildrWk and Theddore Hildreth, of Ocean Oty. and Mrs. N. A, hen, wife of Dr. Cohen, of Wild•ood. Dr. and Mrs- Cohen had started on an automobile trio South early this week, but fortunately the | family was able to locate rthem in ' Baltimore Wednesday evening. Capt. Hildreth was highly esteemed by his large circle of friends in t Ocean City and Cape |jay County. He was of a kindly disposition and 1 was popular with the Bttle school - chiMren there, all of whom he had a ^ pleasant word and smile- He was a

2n2> *mSd b7* UmI- — *'*' k POMONA GRANGE u k On TnewlsT afternoon and evening ' of October 25. there will be held at " Dims Creek Grange all, Dias Creek, the biennial meeting of Die Cape ^ May County Pomona Grange. v The afternoon meeting will begin i at 2:00 o'clock »nd will be devoted to . election of officers and regular busi- f ■ ness- Important matters concerning ^ the weufare of the grange will be ^ discussed at this tim». e The evening meeting will be one of ^ I unusual entertainment and instrucj tire talks 'will be given by capable * , speakers- Among these slated at this time is Mr. L A. Clinton, Director of Extension Work, New Brans- . _ wick, N- J- j i Mr. A. T. D. Howell, Lecturer, Po- ( • mona Grange, who is well known in < 1 Cape May County for arranging in- i 1 teresting programs will see that the a home talent is not neglected. b I All Grangers are invited- >

JWTMLtmto TewrMi ^ kn^r when to buy rteeka «o as to obtain the dividends, we asade the fiii owing compilation: Buy before -divideod date shown to receive the dividend on the payable date shows; American Glue common, ex-dividend October 15, payable November 1; American Bank Note common, ex-^i-vidend November 1, payable November 16; Consolidated- Coal, ex -dividend October 15, payable October 81; Alliance Realty, 2 per cent ex-divi-October 8, payable October 18; Chemical and Dye common, 81 ex-dividend October 17, payable November 1; .All is- Chalmers common, $1 ex-dividend October , 24, payable November 15'; American Ice $1.75 (common) ex-dividend October 7, pay able October 25; Bethlehem Steel 8 per cent preferred, \%2 ex-dividend December 15, payable January 2; Chicago Pneumatic Tool, $1 ex-divi- * > dend October 15, payable October 25, writes Sugarman's Indicator. ' ; Automobile Bill of Sale forms at Star and Wave offiee or bv mail.

Bsjpfc MORRIS CANAL and the question of its abandonment, which promises to be one of the most important subjects to come before the next session of the State legislature atTren- - ton, is a matter demanding the active interest of every citizen of New Jersey. Many problems are involved: The CanaTs Vast Water Rights; Better use of its Right of Way; The rights of theLehighValleyR.R. Far all who are interested in a fair settlement of this^ question the Lehigh Valley I 'Railroad has prepared a small booklet containing a brief, history of this centuryI ! old waterway, with a map, and outlining its position. Copies matt be haa by ooaress-ng Lehigh \4illey Railroad Washington Street Tcrnumtl | t j JERSEY CITY NEW JERSFY j

CAPE MAY ELECTRIC SHOE REPAIRING SHOP ' A. SUDAK Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. i . • - ; ] ' ....... '.7... ■ • ■ ■ n Don't Throw Away d ' Your Old Timer Cases l- ' d We posiuvely end Ford Commuiator trouble and use . the old corrugated shells. Rush dual contact roller ! IB runs packed in grease. Makes starting easier. « ! i Hickey Garage le | % Cape May, Neuf Jereey >e it /

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