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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-28

a recent Investigation of insane
ssylnnss and iaiis Ii England shows
that there i no hairless insane or
criminals.
This ii not given Al IN infallIble rule
but there seems 40 he just enough 81
the exception To prove the rule.
II was found that II WA almost uni
versaIs 10 the insane Asylnms wherp
4 baidheaded patient was i rare Al
70 be remarked upon NJ the attend
ANTS.
Sd there's some recompense for III
Ing baldheaded after Ill.
Earthquakes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF.

The average number of teeth is thir-
ty-two.
The average weight of an adult is 80
pounds 9 ounces.
The weight of the circulating blood is
t~wenty-nine pounds.
The brain of a man is more than
twice that of any other animal.
A man breathes about twenty times a
minute, or 1000 times an hour.
Over $40 pounds, OF ore hogshead
and n and one-fourth pints, of blood
pass through the heart In an hour.
The average weight of the brain of a
man is three and one-half pounds, that
of a woman two pounds eleven ounces.
There are 175,000,000 cells in the
lungs, which would cover a surface
thirty times greater than the human
body.
The "A 'erage height of an American
is five feet nine inches, of a Frenchman
five feet four inches, of a German five
feet seven inches.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
CHE HELPS.

To open a fruit jar try placing a
warm latiron On the cover for n few
moments.
To remove the scraping of cake bat
ter from the bowl an ordinary calling
card is better than a spoon.
To prevent a gas stove owe from
rusting, as 1t does If care is not talk
en-, rub the entire inside with a fan
mel cloth saturated with sweet oil.
An admirable plan for cleansing a
coffeepot and the surest method of
keeping 1t without stain or odor is to
wash 1t occasionally with strong, hot
borax water.
A good place for the rolling pin may
be made by screwing two curtain pole
brackets to the inner side of the kltch-
en- closet door just far enough apart to
hold each handle of the pin.
1t is a good plan to tack a piece of
white oilcloth on the wall back of each
of the kitchen tables, as otherwise 1t
will soon become discolored and greasy
"a result that is almost unavoidable
otherwise.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
Are you in the Market to buy a Home
or Invest in GrOundl

If so the following may interest you:
l house, 2sd ave, North Wildwood, 4 story,
s rooms, 5000.
2 Q houses, 9th ave-, North Wildwood, 4 sto-
ry, s rooms, $500.
3 l house, oath and N. Y. aves., North Wild
wood, B story, s rooms, $500.
A l house, Oak avenue, Wildwood, 4 story,
IL rooms, $500.
. house, Cedar avenue, Wildwood, 4 story,
"a rooms, $1,000.
0 house, Cedar avenue, Wildwood, 4 story,
rs rooms, $4,000.
7 / house, Magnolia avenue, Wildwood, 4
story, II rooms, $1,000.
s apartment hotel, Rio Grandea ave-, Holly
Beach, 4 story, 81 rooms,S $4,000.
8 house, Bennett avenue, Holly Beach, 3
story, u rooms, $500.
10 l house, Davis avenue, Holly Beach, 3
story, IL rooms, $1,000.
IL / house, Burk ave-, IL room store. l house
store, Burk avenue, 20X40 IT,, $1,000. /
house, Burk ave, rear, $1,000. l lot, Oak
II l house, 25th St, North Wildwood, l5
rooms,S $1,000.
ID l house, Spicer avenue, Holly Beach, II
rooms,S $1,000.
IA houses, Cedar ave-, 9 houses, Schellenger
ave-, as a whole, $4,000.
10 5 houses, Garfield avenue, as a whole,
$1,000.
l 5lots, Davis avenue, Holly Beach, 40by 100,
$1,000.
2 2lots, Taylor avenue, Holly Beach, ocean
'front.' $1,000 each.
8 Hot, Roberts avenue, Holly Beach, ocean
4 lot, Montgomery avenue, Holly Beach,
$3.50.
5 4lots, New York avenue, North Wildwood,
30 by 100, 500 each.
8 6lots, 22d avenue, North Wildwood, 30 by
100, $500 each,
7 4lots, on 25th ST., North Wildwood, Sl,250
s 2lots on 26th st., North wildwood, $500
each.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12

There is no more perfect endowment
in man than political virtue.-Plutarch.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
Wednesday, December IL. 1900
WOOD RAT TYPIFIES MAN.
He Is Small, but His Acquisitiveness
Is Unsuitable.

He Is Small, but His Acquisitiveness
Is Unsuitable.
Toe many Americans have the wood
rat instinct" The wood rat, the ami
NAL, is a native of southern Oregon,
but the wood rat typifed in man is
not restricted to any small section of a
state or nation, but is well nigh uni
versal.
The wood rat Is small, no larger than
q common rat, but his ambition and
acquisitiveness are Unsuitable. His
one insane desire seems to be to in
crease the size of his pile of sticks.
The neighboring field Is placed under
tribute. First, all the nearby sticks
are gathered into the pile. Then, as
these are cleaned up, he goes farther
and farther away from home, and ey-
cry twig Is eagerly seized upon to in
crease the size of his pile of sticks.
The wood rat regards his pile of
sticks as a refuge in time of trouble.
On the first sound of alarm he rushes
for the pile and crawls underneath. 1t
Is here that he often finds his destruc-
ton, for a summer fire sometimes
sweeps through the woods, and the
wood rats pile of sticks makes a
veritable furnace. The larger the pile
the hotter the fire, and thus he has
piled up the means of his own agony.
We do not need to carry the COM
parison any further. The lesson Is
obvious, but still many of us do not
appear to realize that we are like the
wood rat, worshiping a pile of sticks.
We marry a man because of the size
of his pile of sticks and not from an
innate attractiveness. We call this
man a success because he can gather
sticks faster than any of his compan-
ions. We call this man SHARP" and
.'shrewd' because, after a fellow
worker has laboriously made a huge
pile, he steps in and Gusts his fellow
from the pile and a%ppropriates all the
sticks for his own.
Let us take warning from the wood
rat and the summer fire-the larger
the pile of sticks the fiercer burns the
fire when the time or destruction mai
ly arrives.-Montreal Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
The nomance Of MistIetoe.

BY the Teutons mistletoe was held
sacred to Baldur, the sun god. the son
of Freya. the Scandinavian Venus. In
Baldur all that was beautiful, elo-
quent, wise and good was honored,
and he was the spirit of activity, of
joy and of light. Predicting his own
approaching death, his mother, Freya,
exacted an oath from animals, planets
and minerals not to injure him. The
mistletoe among the plants had been
forgotten. When this was discovered
by the ~treacherous Hoeder, the blind
god of brute strength, he took a wand
of it. and, being directed how to aim
1t, the mistletoe pierced Baldur through
the heart, and he fell dead to the
ground.-Boston Traveller.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
ONE BRoKER WAS HoIsTED ON TO H BALL.

ONE BROKER WAS HoISTED ON TO THU BALL.
the great rubber sphere, while the
shouting reached a pitch to drown out
the band. Finally n broker was
hoisted on to the ball, which promptly
was kicked out from under him. But,
though his legs were in the air, he was
kept from falling and again regained
his feet. Then the ball was rolled to-
ward the high platform of the chair
man, when another effort was made to
whirl it out from under the brokers'
feet. Leaping, he caught an edge of
the platform, scrambled Over the rail-
Ing and gravely shook hands with the
venerable and digniied presiding Of
ficer. The hilarious ceremony was
wound up by a collection being taken
for the messenger boys and attendants,
which mounted up to thousands of dol
lars.
Whatever new methods of playing
horse will be introduced in high finance
circles for the Christmas eve festivi-
ties this year, it is certain that the men
who make and wreck fortunes will en-
joy themselves.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12

PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
HJly Reach ave below looming,
Holly Beach.
T. w. Howell, of Cape May Court
House, acting pastor.
Service on the Lords Day:
Preaching 1920 am. and 7.30 pm.
Children's Service, 2.30 pm.
" MM
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE HOLY
TRINITY
Wildwood Borough Hall.
Rev. HowardE. Snyder, b. pastor in
charge.
Morning Service, 1915.
Vesper service 7.4h p. m.
Sunday-school 2.30 p. M.
A cordial invitation extended to all.
y " "
Christian Science services are held
at the home of w. g. Colby, Young
avenue, Holly Beach, every Sunday
morning at 1920; First house on the
left from Boardwalk).
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
Hat Wings.

Those wings and breasts of birds
which ruf1le up 50 dreadfully when the
wind blows them the wrong way and
which soon grow shabby from its rough
treatment may be protected by a cov-
erlng of malines. 1t should be a perfect
match for the breast or wings and
should be laid smoothly, but easily, on
and tackled with invisible stitches into
place. 1t adds more than fUable to the
life Of the plumage.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
THE KITCHEN.
Make 1t Pleasant by Introducing q
Cory Corner.

Make 1t Pleasant by q
Cory Corner
Take the most pleasant corner In
your kitchen, where the view from
your window is restful to the eye.
Fasten securely to n side a bracket,
on which, In summer, you can place a
pot of flowers or a pretty vine. says
the Housekeepe-. Change them occa-
sionally-it Is like looking at a new pic
ture. Have an easy rocking chair, If
only the good, old fashioned wooden
rocker, with soft cushions well covered
with a washable material, a foOtstool
on which to put the tired feet, a little
stand, with workbasket and magazines
ON II. Then be sure to use the corner
If only a few minutes at a time. Do
not let the ~workbGsket be filled with
coarse patching or socks to mend, but
with something dainty and pretty that
will lift the mind from the occupations
you are nearly always engaged in.
Let your reading be something restful,
a delightful little love story or a pleas
ant trip to some place you have always
wished to see. You will find the mo
ments Sc spent will bring you back to
your work rested In both body and
mind.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
christmas Of
BULLS and Bears
By JAMES ARTHUR


only thing traded in on Dec. "a
on Wall street. and the brokers
have a celebration each year
that literally jars things loose. The fea-
lures of this ceremony vary, but the
horseplay does not. The brokers let
off the tension and have a good time
generally. The festivities begin at
noon and sometimes last for several
hours. The galleries fill early. mostly
with wives and sweethearts of the
members on the floor. The Stock Ex-
change is literally draped with green
and red. The Seventh Regiment band
Is on hand and as the chairman sounds
the gong begins playing "The Star
Spangled Banner" or some other patri-
otic air. Sometimes an elaborate pro-
gramme Is arranged, made up of min
strel acts. coon songs. comic talks and
similar performances. But, whatever
the especial form of the entertainment,
the bulls and bears conduct themselves
in much the same way. They make
Rome howl. Hats are smashed; bags
of confetti are thrown at the ladies in
the gallery, who in turn empty the
contents over the heads and shoulders
of the shouting brokers below.
If there happen to be new members
they are "initiated' and are carried
about the room in a yelling procession
to the music of the band. On one such
occasion an amateur football game
was played in the great chamber of
the Stock Exchange. Afterward the
members INDUCED in a cakewalk for
an immense forty pound cake, which
was temptingly displayed on the chair
mans balcony. One staid old f~inancier
played the piano, another strummed on
a guitar. while the younger brokers cut
pigeon wings about the floor. In older
years a Christmas tree graced the
Stock Exchange celebrations, all sorts
of comic presents were handed out.
and the carnival ended up by every
body telling jokes on everybody else
OF recent years this formal observance
of the day has been abandoned. Now
the ceremony Is simply a small edition
of pandemonium. a sort of frenzied
Christmas, as 1t were.
The celebration of last year will give
an idea of these Christmas eve frolics
in Wall street. At five minutes be-
fore noon the whole floor seemed In
tent on business, pushing up U. P. and
other stocks and hurting puts and calls
back and forth like a game of battle
door and shuttlecock. Promptly at II
the great gong sounded. and in the
twinkllng of an eye the scene was
transformed. From somewhere ap-
lpeared q ban and began playing CIV
lerybody Works but Father" and all
the brokers howled in chorus. A rope
was stretched across the room, and WIS.,
.itors crowded into the open space out
side. Pads or paper and everything
else that was loose were gathered up
and hurled through the air, hats were
used as missiles, great showers of col
ored paper were thrown here and there.
and the din was greater than it Is even
in a panic. Dozens of young men form
ed circles about older men in the game
of 'bull in the ring"
At this moment appeared a great
push ball, six feet in diameter, which
was sent spinning across the floor.
only to be hurled back again. bowling
over men in its fight. To and fro went
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12
AMONG THE CHURCHES

SUNDAYS SERVICES AT THE
CHURCHES, ALL OF WHICH
EXTEND A HEARTY WELL
COME TO VISITORS.
HOLLYWOOD M. Z. CHURCH
Corner Roberts and Pacific Avenues.
Rev. w. l.. King, Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at 1870.
Sunday-school, 2.30.
Sunday evening service at 7.30
O'Clock, preceded by a song service.
Prayer Meeting Wed. Ev'g, 7.30.
Seats free. All are welcome.
WILDWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
Pine avenue west of Pacific. Services:
Morning, HOO a.. M, Sunday school
2.30 p. M, Song service, 7.45 p. m.
Evening, 800 p. m. Prayer meeting,
Thursday evening, 500. A Hearty
welcome extended to visitors. Sup
ported by voluntary contributions.
Rev. J. w. Riddle, pastor.
" ~
ANGLESEA BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Levanus Myers, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday evening at
7.30.
Sunday school at 2.30 p. m.
Prayer meetings Wednesday even
ings at 7.30.
ST. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Corner Pacific and Maple avenues,
Wildwood, N. J.
Services as follows: Holy commun-
ion at $50 a. m. Morning service and
ermon at 1890. Evening service and
m at 1880. Sunday school, $50.
Weekday service as announced. Rev.
Samuel Warf, b. D., rector, residence,
121 Maple avenue.
ST. AIMS ROMAN CHURCH
st. AIMS Roman Catholic Church on
the corner of Garfield and Pacific
Aves., Holly Beach, N. j. Mass on
Sundays at 8 o'clock a. m. Sun
day school at 2 o'clock. Rev. Father
Maroney, Rector.
" "
HOLLY BEACH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Corner Pacific and Burke avenue,
Holly Beach.
Services every Sunday preaching by
the pastor, at 1870. Sunday-School at
2.30. Preaching by the pastor 500
Rev. w. l.. Bennett, M. A, pastor.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening, at 500 o'clock.
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-12

can be found listed on our books on
Five Mile Beach. Put in a pleasant
and profitable hour OF two viewing
some of these properties. Breathe the
salubrious air and note the fine loca-
tions. You ear secure of these bar
gains on easy terms. Maps and full
particulars on application.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
A Family Of ShipWriqhts

The following article from the New
York Marine Journal, OF November "a.
will be OF interest to many oi our
readers:
About scvcnty-hvc years ago ship
wright named Dcbcrt located a small
yard near the headwaters OF thcSchuyl-
kill River, in Pennsylvania, and built
wooden craft for use on rivers OF the
eastern part OF that State and in due
time received orders from Philadel-
phla, for the construction OF small
wooden vessels to be used on the Del
aware River and Bay When his son.
Henry reached manhood the father
and son carried on the business and in
the course OF time Henry had sons Of
his own and brought them up in the
business.
Desiring a location nearer deeper
water, so that he could build barge.
cartloats, etc, he moved to E1r.too
Md, il 1880 and settled at Elk River
Landing, where he established LARGO
yard and began to do heavier work.
receiving one order from the New
York Central &, Hudson River Rail
road Tor eight car-noats. Henry Del
bert died, and his son Elmorc, cxccu-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
Report OF The Silver Cross Home

We are IL receipt OF the Twelfth An
nual report of the Silver Cross Home
for Epileptcs, situated at Port De
post, and under the management OF
the Kings Daughters OF the State OF
Maryland. The President commends
''the faithfulness and endurance OF the
small force at the Home and rcjoices
at the remarkable Improvement to the
patients during the year The trained
nurse reports 10Y less attacks among
the inmates than last year; also that
most OF them have improved mentally
as we'll as physically. as their coun-
tcnanccs show" DR.. II. F. Clemson
the medical director reports as fol-
lows:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
ROBBERY AT PERRYVILLE.

\ stage driver was robbed at Perry
vile on Monday night, OF a watch and
money, amounting to about fifty dol
lars, by some one who entered the
room whccr he was sleeping.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
THE CECIL WING
Fifty Years Ago
DECEMBER E, 1856
SALE OF THE CASSEDAY PEACH
BLOSSOM FARM.

Messrs. Groome and Earle, Trustees
sold this property at public sale on
Wednesday last, to Mr.. Anthony Rey,
bold. 1t contained COS acres OF land
and brought $3.50 per acre, amount
ing in the aggregate to S3+,I+4.5o
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
NEW HOUSES FOR RENT

Mr.. r. +. May advcrtiscs two OF his
new houses, nthc northern part OF
the town, for rent. They are commo-
dious buildings and in good location
for dwellings.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
NEW FERRY ACROSS THE SUS-
QUEHANNA.

A new ferry has been started across
the Susquchanna from the mouth OF
the Octoraro on the Cecil side to Wor-
thington's Landing, on the Hartford
shore.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-08
THE NJ ARK FITS

Elkton Market December g. Wheat
SIP, corn IS cents, oats IS cents, pota-
toes 90 cents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17

sour taste? Breath bad? Headache?
Weak kidneys? Bilious? CGnsti-
pated? Are you nervous? If so, you
have Dyspepsia, and it is a dangerous
condition. To cure, take Tyners
Dyspepsia Remedy. 1t is made for
just such troubles and symptoms.
Tyners Dyspepsia Remedy removes
acids from the stomach, strengthens
weak stomachs and cures the worst
Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Druggists
or by express so cents bottle Money
refunded if it fails to cure. Medical
advice and circular free by writing to
Tyner Remedy Co., Augusta, Ga.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17
Use Of Adhesive Plaster.

Among the medicinal equipments OF
our country home a roll Of adhesive
PLASTER, such as one can buy done
% In tin tube, at the nearest drug
sst's for fifty cents a yard, seems to
one OF the most important and
E1ost frequently called for. In case
a scalds or burns, Of cuts and other
o0nds, 1t is a handy thing to have
~ close command, and will result in
9eedy relief and safe and prompt
Ealing. The presence of such plaster
IL the house is only a case of wise
kecautfon, for it is quite important
nat open wounds be at once covered.
order to prevent the entrance of
~ bacillus disease. DR.. Wilson
els our attention to this subject, and
=: 1T is reported in a New York
per that child being scalded, the
us Of tetanus Qockjaw) entered,
tne patient died in consequence.
e same paper reports the case of a
80 VINO had q knee injured in a rail-
accident. The bacilli of tubercu-
entered, and the man died Of
sumption. The bacilli Of disease
liable to be floating in the atmos-
anywhere and at all times. 1t is
serous to have a raw surface ex-
%. Nothing can shut out the at
p1ere quicker and nicer than adj
We plaster. Farm and Fireside.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17
I7rI EHe./erGu1ry

A nervous irritable mother. often on
the verge OF Mysteries, is unfit to care
for children; it ruins chiId's DISPOSE
ton and reacts upon herself The
trouble between children and their
mothers too often is due to the fact
tina: the mother has some female weak
ness, and she is entirely unfit to bear
the strain upon her nerves that govern
ing children involves; it is impossible
for her to do anything calmly.
The ills OF women act like e firebrand
upon the nerves, consequently nine
tenths of the nervous prostration, ner-
vous dependency. 1" the blues sleep
lessness, and nervous irritability of
women arise from some arrangement
of the female organism.
Do you experience fits of depression
with restlessness, alternating with
extreme irritability? Are your spirits
easily affected, SO that one minute you
laugh, and the next minute you feel
like crying?
Do you feel something like ball ris-
ing in your throat and threatening to
choke you: all the senses perverted,
morbidly sensitive to light and sound !;
pain in the abdominal region, and
between the shoulders; gearing down
pains; nervous dyspepsia and almost
continually cross and snappy?
If SO, your nerves are in shattered
condition, and You are threatened with
nervous prostration.
Proof is monumental that nothing in
the world is better for nervous prostra
zion than Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound: thousands and thou
sands of women can testify to this fact.
Ask k1-Ts. TT1sa.::ca.z1s's Ady!Ce-A Won.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17

The humanlzing Of the Paris duels
goes on apace. A Frenchman has in
vented bullet warranted not to Kill,
declares the New York Tribune.
The ball is hollow and light. 1t vas
tested by number of Frenchmen in
entire comfort. The pistols had steel
guards, rather like those on cavalry
swords, which protected the hand
when in the act of shooting, and the
inventor warned the shooters not to
lower the hand till their opponents
had fired. With the eye protected by
strong motor glasses no more protec-
ton was absolutely necessary, but
those who preferred to make more
sure wore padded long blouses.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17
Watch Speaks Time.

swiss matchmaker has invented
.slch which speaks the time from
ny monograph. A very small
y rubber plate has the vibrations
ae human voice imprinted on it,
y actuated by clockwork, so that
~ gwen time the articulation is
indicating the hour. The ut.
e Is sufficiently strong to be
81 ~ feet away. 1t is possible by
q q device of this kind to
iae sentiment with utility, as the
ons can be made by any clear
and mans watch may tell
ne time in the tones Of wife or
een
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-17

AS source of amusement for the
reckless leisure class the balloon has
some points of advantage over the Red
Devils and White Ghosts, declares the
New York Press, from the viewpoint
OF the despised public Only the pas
sengers, and not the innocent outsid-
ers, run the risk Of having their necks
broken.