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, 1904-11-02
Grand Masquerade Bali.

The grand masquerade ball given by
the Holly Beach Fire Company on
Halloween eve, in the Holly Beach
borough hall was a success both social
ly and financially. Over $50 people
were present, many in costume. and
the hall presented an appearance of
gaiety and good cheerno often eoualled
here. A Millville orchestra furnished
excellent music throughout the even
ing and the ball program was all that
could be desired. A supper fit for a
king was served at II O'clock. Seventy
people sat down to tables fairly loaded
with dalnties prepared by the women.
Among the cOstumed persons. Post
master Fred Meyer in a clever bull
costume probably created the most
laughter and amusement. Tom
Holmes, attired as a colored gentle
man was extremely difficult to recog-
nize. Miss Maud Meyer in a bat cos
tune, Spencer Burk and Marion For
cum in costumes of the national colors
attracted considerable attention.
The net proceeds of the ball will
probably clear the fire company of all
its present Indebtedness. To the ladies
who prepared the excellent supper and
worked so hard in many ways, a large
share of the credit for the success of
the occasion belongs. The reception
committee which consisted of E. w.
Forcum, Cecil Ober, J. d. Mathuse, j.
ID. Ober and Charles l.. Nickerson and
the ball room committee consisting of
floor director Sherman L. Dowler and
assistant w. E. Hinckle and their aids
J. d. Ober, Fred Meyer and Harry
Foster besides the numerous other vol
unteers who SO ably helped make the
affair a success, all worked hard and
faithful. Their efforts deserved sue
cess.
, 1904-11-02
To the Public.

| notice in the Cape May County
Times under date of October Dist an
article from Charles X. Lands con-
corning Julius Way, the clerk of the
county court of Cape May county and
a candidate for reelection as county
clerk, which / feel that his article
throughout is very unjust to Doctor
Way, particularly so where he refers
to Linnaeus L. SWANS interest in the
Swain estate; this interest is well de-
fined and can readily be traced back
yer $50 years, and this fact can he es-
tablished by a brief of title which |
made of Ludlams Beach (Sea Isle City
"a years ago, showing all the owners
in interest, and turned over to Charles
K. Lands, since deceased. And when
Linnaeus L. Swain became of age, he
offered this interest, | believe, to the
late Mr.. Lands, or his agent, and they
declined to purchase it; then it was
haWked about for sometime with no
success of sale until finally Doctor
julius Way became the purchaser and
acquired title to the same, and no mat
ter what the consideration may have
been, he had a perfect right, like any
other person in office or out of office, to
PbItliaEA AIliS ihACINGb IN oClI IL az BULL
price as he believed it was worth at the
time it Was offered for sale.
And when he says, 1.-THE greatest
evil that has assailed South Jersey has
been the complication of titles | do
not agree with him i'll this respect. /
have been engaged in examining land
titles in South Jersey for upwards OF
thirty years and am almost daily in
contact with that office in matter oil
examining and passing of title, and
do not find the title SO complicated as
Mr.. Lands would have you to believe.
And | know personally and it is an
acknowledged fact by many Others
having business in the clerks office
with Doctor Way that he performs the
duties of said office satisfactory in every
respect and a credit to the county
And l especially commend him for thu
clear manne in which he has kept tn
county records ana also for the uniform
courtesy of himself and his office to tn
general public.
JOHN l.. BuRK,
Holly Beach City.
, 1904-11-02
A REPUBLICAN RALLY
AND APLUG HAT PARADE

The Republicans of Five Mile Beach
are preparing for a rousing political
meeting to take place in Bakers pa
wilton next Saturday night. The
county candidates will be present and
Lawyers Thos. P. Curley and Samuel
w. Sparks, of Camden, are booked for
speeches. The Court House band will
dispense music aud a plug hat parade
over the town will be made previous TO
the meeting. Those participating in
the parade are requested to meet at the
corner of Pacific and Cedar avenues at
seven O'Clock. A number of citizens
contemplate Illuminating their houses
in honor of the parade. Ladies are in
vited to attend the meeting and the
front seats will be reserved for them.
The Republicans of the island are get
ting ready to roll up a magnificent
majority for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Stokes, Gardner, Hildreth, Way, Bright
and Miller. 1t is especially desired
that as many Philadelphia and Cam
den cottagers and voters as possible be
present and a general invitation is ex-
tended to everyone to be there.
, 1904-11-02
NORTH WILDWOOD IMPROVEMENTS

Not a week passes by but that some
noticeable changes and improvements
take place in North Wildwood. Stead
lily and surely this tract is making a
halo of its own. The real estate men
are busy, the contractors are busy and
i'll fact everybody is planning and
working.
Contractor Young has fifteen teams
at work hauling sand from the e
front to the section between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and the boardwalk, bring
ing it up to grade preparatory to the
laying of cement sidewalks and in
other ways identifying it.
The work on the Truman l.. Palmer
cottage, on 18th street, between Penn
sylvania and Central is to
begin this week by Contractors Bran
nan & Goslin.
The stone work on the Thomas B.
Connolly cottage on 18th street, is well
under way. Brannan & Goslin will
push the work rapidly to a completion.
The interior of the North Wildwood
Land office is being finished, in hard
oil. Painter Andy Anderson and his
men are doing the work.
Contractor Van Horn began work on
the foundation of the Bechman cottage
on 18th street Monday last.
, 1904-11-02
Dashed Vitriol i'm Mans Face

A jar of vitriol was dashed into the
face of Charles HI. Beagle, a carpenter.
at his home in Anglesea, on Monday
evening at about seven O'Clock. He
had gone to the door in answer to n
knock when the acid was thrown
through the screen door, striking him
on the forehead and side of the face,
burning him severely. Suspicion was
directed on a woman who claimed to
be his wife and search was made for
her at once She was located at the
Hand cottage and put under arrest.
AT the hearing before Magistrate
Young on Tuesday no direct evidence
could be brought to bear upon the
affair. The plaintiff did not see the
person who dashed the acid in his
face. The accused woman said in
reference to the acid throwing, 81 have
revenge" She claims to have met
Beagle in Asbury Park, where she
nursed his first wife through a long
illness which terminated fatally. Two
weeks after the death of Mrs. Beagle,
No. ], the woman said she married
Beagle, two children being born to
them, both having since died. She de-
clared Beagle deserted her and her
children.
Two times previous to this the wo-
man has had Beagle under arrest, both
times the case was dismissed on lack
of evidence.
Judge Voorhees, has taken the case
in hand and on Wednesday morning,
the accused woman was taken to the
Cape May Court House Jail to await
the December session of court and the
bail fixed at $1,000. If convicted of acid
throwing the law will deal severely
with this woman.
, 1904-11-02
Surprise and Farewell Party.

Miss Bessie Hughes, one of Wild
woods popular bellies, was given a most
pleasant surprise and farewell party on
last Friday evening at the Edgeton
Inn. 1t was with regret that her host
of friends bid her good bye. Miss
Hughes has been assisting in the Holly
Beach post office during the past sum-
mer. On Saturday afternoon she left
for Woodstown at which place her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
Hughes recently removed. Those
present were Laura Taylor, Ida God
frey, Mable Tomlinson, Edith Fildes,
Adelaide Stanton, May .Stanton, Hes
ter Forcum, Delta Brown, Erma Nor
bury, Eva Washburn, Gaynor Brown,
Miss Hazel, Rufus Hays, A. Tomlin-
son, Harry Newcomb, Howard Town
send, Harry Townsend, Walter Marts,
Oakford Cobb, George Patton, Carey
Harris, Tom Holmes, Allen Grace,
Forrest Long, Loire Shivers, Hay
Churchhill. Miss Edna Whitecar, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Harris, Mr.. Marks.
, 1904-11-02
New G Market.

We wish to announce to the people
of Anglesea, Wildwood and Holly
Beach that we have opened a first-class
meat and provision market at the cor
ner of Pacific and Schellinger avenues
and will sell at lowest cash Philadel-
phia prices. Your patronage solicited.
DARE BROTHERS.
, 1904-11-02
OCTOBER DAYS
AT WILDWOOD
NEWS IN
rho Weeks Happenings Care
fully Reviewed. A Number
of Personal Items.

nha fonrth annual meeting OF the
p;na Mile Beach Building and Loan
soo;at;on was held in Secretary
nooye's hnilding last Friday night and
NC sollowing officers were elected for
the snsning wear: President, Philip Z.
Baker; vice president, w; Byron Llve-
VOW. secretary, John n. Reeve; treas
urer. R. w. Ryan; solicitor, Judge IL
r Voorhees,; auditors, J. wizard MOT
can. VIM. H. Greenfield, Jr., Chas. A.
REYNOLDS; directors, ii. n. voorhees,,
Dr. N. A. Cohen, Gus Nelson, JED Du-
Ros. Wash Hilton, A. Anderson, geo.
Ferris. R. N. Adams, +. D.. Scheli,
Fred Never. Mark Hall. A large num-
her of shares were taken in the nth
series.
The Misses Mary, Sara and Rae Nc
Knight. of Philadelphia, were guests
of Cashier Samuel f. Mcknight on
Sunday last. They were deeply i'm
messed with Wild wood-by-the-Sea as
an ideal resort and in all probability
another summer will hnd them not
only visitors to our island u investors
in Wildwood real estate.
R. ". Ryan and George N. Smith
were in New York last Saturday on
bnsiness for the Reliance Leather COM
nany. The capital stock of the COM
nany is to be increased and additional
shares issued in order that the scope OF
business may be increased.
The Borough of Wildwood has dur
ing the past week redeemed and paid
two Involvement certificates as follows:
Certificate No. 6, dated April 20, 1899,
for $500. held by the Estate of John
Hoefer, and certificate No. SO, dated
August Is, 1903, held by b. f.. Swee-
ten Il Son. No. 6 was issued for the
grading and crawling of streets and
the other for cement sidewalks and
curbs.
Good eating apples at $3.50 per BAR
rel at Wildwood Bazaar.
The JOURNAL prints an edition OF
1900 papers this week.
Mrs. M. B. Severn is taking a vaca-
ton, and accompanied by her daugh-
ter, left this week for Philadelphia:
The latter part of the week Will hnd
them visiting friends at Wethersheld,
Conn.,, and a week or 30 will be spent
with relatives in Pennsylvania.
New lot Mems fine Shirts 50c., 75c.,
ii at Wildwood Bazaar.
W. G. Beecher, of Lit Brothers big
department store in Philadelphia, has
been spending a vacation in Wildwood
during the past fortnight, accompanied
by his wife.
Frank Heating, electrical engineer at
the Philadelphia Horticultural hall,
spent Sunday with his parents here.
Thomas Martindale started last Sat
urday night for the woods of Maine on
a hunting trip, to be gone two weeks.
Mrs. Sarah Clarke has sailed for Eu-
rope, her visit to extend over into the
New Year holidays.
Howard Baker is the proud owner
OF fine new bicycle.
Mrs. H. Heating, of Philadelphia, is
spending a week with her husband,
the tailor.
Souvenir postal cards of Wildwood,
IL varieties; for sale at Ryan's Bazaar. x
Mrs. S. j. Dampman, of Rio Grande,
VISITED relatives in Wildwood on
Monday.
Infants winter caps, children's To
ooggan caps and Tams at Mech d Co.'S.
, 1904-11-02
To Announce Election Returns

Druggist Davis will announce the
election returns as they are received
election evening at his pharmacy, cor
ner of Oak and Pacific avenues. The
public is invited to make this their in
formation station on that evening.
This service will be entirely free.
, 1904-11-02
A Dancing Academy.

Prof. Harry White has opened a
winter dancing academy in his build
ing on Cedar avenue where he will
conduct weekly dancing classes. Prof.
Witte taught dancing in Philadelphia
for many years.
, 1904-11-02

Let your wants be known in oul
cent-a-word column on the last page.
They bring results.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
Poison in Daily Foods

A matter of practical science TO
which legislation must be directed
much more seriously than has yot
been done was brought before the
congress OF medicine recently held at
Madrid. DR.. Brouardel, OF Paris.
spoke strongly OF the dangers arising
from the addition of antiseptlcs to
wine. beer. cider. milk. syrups. butter.
FISH, preserved fruits and other com
modlties which are In daily use as
food Il is wen known that salicylic
acid. salicylate OF soda, sulphites,
borax. borlc acid, formRlln and a va
rlety OF other chemicals are employed
10 make tho substance In question
keep" the pretence being that they
are used in such small quantities as
TO be lnnocuous. To this allegation
Dr. Brouardel opposed two indlsputa'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
Brokers of Wall Street

AZ 10000 each year these brokers
clean up net about s29. 100000. There
are some 500 Stock Exchange firms
which pay sS,OOo,0 900 annually for the
rent Of their Offices These firms EN-.
ploy 1000 clerks and assistants. book
Keepers runners, etc. at an average
wage Of 81 500. which makes $40 800.
OoO Thus we have In three items
alone N2,5OO,O0O that must come out
Of the pockets OF customers to keep
the great machine wen oiled That is
70 say' the public pays the sum OF
Et4'pvO'OOO annually for the privilege
o. supporting in splendid style Sl52
people In order that they may have
lhelr hands at telling which way the
s'ooA VIII go.-New York Press.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

The two nations credited with the
invention OF the alphabet are the
Phoenlcians and the Persians. But
Il Is not usually conceded that the
two are entitled TO anything like equal
credit. The Persians, probably in the
time OF Cyrus the Great. used certain
characters OF the Babylonian script
for the construction Of an alphabet;
but at this time the Phoenician alpha
bet had undoubtedly been in use for
some centuries. and II is more than
probable that the Persian borrowed
his idea OF an alphabet from Phoe-
nician source. And that, OF course,
makes all the difference.
Granted the idea OF an alphabet. II
requires no great reach OF construct
i've genius to supply a set Of alphabet
ieal characters. though even here, Il
may be added parenthetically, study
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

Now and then f. H. sothorn admits
visitors to his dressing room. Ho did
so In Cincinnati where he entertained
a somewhat nervous and eXcltable
gentleman during his moments on
the stage"
In the midst Of one OF their argu.
ments during which the visitor expos.
tulated volubly. there entered the
room a dignlhod and Gecorous colorod
man. who advanced 10 the center. say.
ing In an earnest monotone:
Have you no fear Of Godi- and
mystoriously departed as he came.
Mr. sothorhs guest was greatly
dumfounded. but was too well bred to
ask questions. Resuming his argu.
mont he again grew heated In his re-
marks, and again the oolored man
quietly ard mysteriously entered. and,
clearing his voice. declared:
III you were the devil himself, do
you think you could make ne like
you2"
To the guests surprise, the actor
took the interruption as a matter OF
course. so sothern's visitor in a dazed
manner continued his argument. only
TO be interrupted again and again by
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
Long Name. Small Fish

so rich In these products. The ap.
pearance OF the native fsh dealer with
his basket OF sinarapan Il halted with
delight by the soldiers as well as tho
Filiplnos. No net Is nne enough. no
hook Is small enough TO catch these
ash. Tho natives have solved the
problem by using finely woven cloth
as a net, and In this way gather In
Thousands at one swoop. When pre-.
pairing them 10 eat they nre FIRST
drained In a basket. Next thoy arc
mixed with pepper and other spices.
made Into cakes, and laid upon leaves
In the sun. where they soon dry. Then
they are ready 10 be eaten.
The natives count than a greet deli.
cacy. and say that they possess a
flavor quite their own and very dis
tinctlve. They are never cooked. as
this seems 10 dry up all the goodness
In them. and deprives them OF their
flavor leaving them tasteloss aud un-
palatablo.-London Mail.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

Wall street brokers hold themselves
a million times higher in caste than
bookmakers. And they are right.
They are the creme de Ia creme OF
finance. Boolsies are the scum. Yet
there are many bookmalers IN the
street. and not a few OF thom are
hackers OF brokers. Some are big
operators supporting brokers by thelr
commissions. There are 100 mem
bers OF the Stock Exchange. and these
represent brokerage and commission
firms whose partnerships aggregate
no less than l.452 ablebodied men II
is safe 20 venture the assertion that
each member Of the exchange and bis
partners would turn up the nose AZ
an income Of less than $4,000 a year
Hence:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

bio facts, determined by analysis and
exporience-iirst, that the preserya-
lives employed are used in far larger
quantities than the users admit, and.
secondly, that tho continued oonsump-
ton OF alimentary substances con.
tanning these antiseptic materials.
even In very small proportions, be.
comes gravely detrimental 10 the hui
man organism. amounting In tho long
run TO slow poisoning. Mans consti'
tuition has not been made for the daily
elimination OF minute doses Of poison.
In this insidlous form OF mischief may
lie some of the blame for our phys.
teal degeneracy. Apparently the evil
Is OF such sort than international
measures may be necessary 10 check
IT, Treatment Of food in this manner
should not be called authorization. but
poisoning pure and simple.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

Tho smallest backboned animal In
the world is a FISH. II was discovered
In Buhi. n mountain lake In the island
Of Luzon. in the Philippines. The tiny
creature has two names out OF all pro-
portion 10 its size Tho one given II
by the natives is Hlnarapan, and doubt.
less has some significance in the Ian
guage OF the Bicols. the natives living
In tho lake region. Tho scientific
name is mystlchthys Luzonensis, and
means the smallest fish inhablting Lu'
Eon.
The largest Of tho species measures
but half an inch In length. and tho
smallest not more than one-Hfth OF an
inch. II would take about 5000 OF
them TO weigh a pound. Fortunately
for the fshmonger OF Luzon, tho
sinarapan r. not sold by the dozen. or
even by the hundred. They are meas
ured by the quart.
Small as the fish is, II forms an i'm.
portant food staple. even in a country
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

Lowndes, Mo-. April 4th.-Mrs. II.
@. Harry o; this place. says:
For years was In very bad health,
Every spring ! would get so low thai
was unable TO do my own work. !
seemed 10 be worse in tho spring than
any other time OF the year. was
very weak and miserable and had
much pain in my back and head.
saw Dodds Kidney Pills advertised
last spring and began treatment OF
them and they have certainly done ma
more good than anything have ever
used.
Il was all right last spring and felt
better than have for over ten years,
am fifty years OF age and am strong
or to-day than have been for many
years and give Dodd's Kidney Pills
credit for the wonderful improve
ment."
The statement OF Mrs Harry ia only
one Of a great many where Dodd's
Kidney Pills have proven themselves
to be the very best spring medicine
They are unsurpassed rs a tonic and
are the only medicine used In thou
sands OF families.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
Seemed Like a Sermon

the same coiorod intruder. this time
with the remnrK.
Il know you now. aud God knows
pity you"
Mr., sothern's guest was now too
surprised TO talk. lie sat in col.
lapsed condition until the same man
had entered three separate times, and
In an oxpresslonioss voice had said:
II am as chnngeless as the sun.
will carry my soul pure TO heaven.
You are the strange woman.
you shall be AZ beautiful as am
and as happy"
This last remark was too much for
the mans nerves. He was barely
able 10 gasp:
"Sothern, what the ---- does this
meant IL this q Joke or an insane
asylum7 Who Ia this fellow1"
That" said the actor. that IL sim.
ply my dresser. Lewis. His duty Is
TO notify mo OF the progress OF the
play by lines. In that manner
know when my cue comes"
"Oh said Mr.. sotnern's guest, wip
ing great beads OF Precipitation from
his face. Il was beginning TO believe
had en-"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
rlneTAN NEW YeAR,s pAY.
Characteristic Ceremonies That Mark
rs Celebration.

Characteristic Ceremonies That Mark
rs Colsbratlon.
February rs is New Years day In
Tibet. and for tho succeeding three
weeks Lassa Is the scene Of strange
proceedings. It's government passes
from the lama TO a monk OF the DC.
bang monastery. who buys the right
o. rule by auction. He Ia called the
lalno and. receiving tho homage Of all,
exercises his authority by imposing
heavy fines for his own profit. His
mon visit every home In Lassa 10 col.
lect heavy taxes and INES, so that all
the poorer people leave the city at the
New Year. From the country round
priests flock in for numerous religious
ceremonies, which eliminate IN the
selection OF human scapegoat for
the sins OF Lassa. The face OF the
victim IS painted half black and half
white and after no has been beaten
by tho populace rs symbol OF the
transfereneo to him Of tho sins Of
the people he Is booted and mobbed
out OF Lassa. whittier he may not
return for a year.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
First Use of Alphabet

OF the development OF alphabets win
show that mankind has all along had
Characteristic propensity 70 copy
rather than 20 invent.
Regarding the Persian alphabet
maker, then. as a copyist rather than
4 true inventor. Il remains TO turn at.
tentlon to the Phoenlcinn source
whence. On ia commonly believed, tho
original alphabet which became tho
mother OF all existing alphabets"
came into being, II must be admit.
ted at the outset that evidence for the
Phoonlclan origin OF this alphabet Is
traditional rather than demonstratiyo.
The Phoenioians were the great trad
ers Of antiquity; undoubtedly they
were largely responsible for tho
transmission OF the alphabet from one
part OF the world 10 another, once II
had been nvented.-Henry Smith WI.
Hams In Harper's Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08
NOVEL WAY TO CATCH PUMAa.
Dummy Leaves Cause Downfall %
Providing Beast Of Prey.

Dummy Leaves Cause Downfall o.
Providing Beast Of Prey.
About 200 miles up the Amazon
there Is a tribe Of Indians who are
expert hunters Of big game. They
have a remarkable way OF capturing
puma.
A young pig or goat is tied TO a
tree before night. For yards around
this tree the Indians scatter leaves
covered with preparation made
from the sap OF the gum tree.
when night comes, the puma crawls
up to the bait and deyours It. Hav-
ing finished he discovers that his paws
are covered with leaves. He tries to
rub them on with bis nose and they
stick all over his face, Then. In des.
peration. he rolls about and becomes
literally oakcd in the gummy leaves.
About this time the natives charge
with torches and ropes. and the puma
is so helpless and blind that he can
make no serious resistance. Then he
Is carried alive 10 tho village.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-08

In the famous battle of Sedan. when
the French were overpowered by tho
PrussIans, the opposing armies were
not quite on an equality as regards
numbers. The French had $4,000
men In the field, and their enemy
had 10000. Yet the losses were TO
spectively $4,000 and 5000, yielding
percentages OF 81 and 6. In the bat.
tie Of Leipsic between the Germans
and allies against the French and al
lies. tho strength OF the former was
SOC. 900 and that OF the other $4,000.
The losses of the stronger side were
l6 per cent, and that OF the weaker
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