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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28

DIVIDEND notice-Home Mutual Deposit-Loan
Company, Saint Mungo building, 1900 Golden
Gate av--Dividend Of five 90 per cent per
declared for six months ending June
30. 1907. ALBERT R. KNOLL. secretary:
GEORGE M. MITCHELL. president
DIVIDEND notice-Security savings Bank. 316
Montgomery st.-For the half year ending
June 20. 1907. dividends upon all deposits at
the rate Of four CAV per cent per annun. free
OF taxes. win be payable and after July 1.
1907. FRED W. RAY. secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
OFFICES AND STORES TO LET

PARTIES desiring suite offices Immediately.
third floor new Chronicle building. all con-
yeniences, including vault will do well to call
306 same building
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

Two ten-cent magazines are free with
every copy of "The Philadelphia Sun
day Press.n In one there are short
stories, good drawings, clever descrip-
tive articles, verse, good fun and a
strong serial. The woman's magazine
section in colors is far superior to any
thing else in its line. 1t has timely
hints and advice as to fashions, articles
on practical physical culture, art
needlework patterns, and a new series
of millinery patterns by one of the
foremost authorities.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
"RooIx of Mormon"

The Book of Mormon has been
proved to be literary plagiarism, be
ing free -pafinpnfase or II ro1Ifsrrfce
written by the Rev. Solomon Spalding
in 1916, the manuscript of which came
into the possession of Joseph Smith.
and he, sitting behind a curtain, die
tated it to Oliver Cowdery, who, seat
ed out of sight of the reader, wrote
the matter as it was given him. Smith
pretended that the book was discov-
cred to him by revelation and dug up
from the side of hill not far from
Palmyra, in the county of Ontario, N.
Y. The claim was made by Smith that
the writing on the plates was engraved
In reformed Egyptian" which he was
unable to read until magic spectacles,
which he called his Urim and Thum-
min, were given to him, enabling him
both to read and translate into Eng
lish. The spectacles and the metal
plates have disappeared, and the story
of the dictation makes tolerably clear
the manner In which the Book of
Mormon" had its origin.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

The spirit of cheerfulness is some
times the result of happy tempera-
ment whose nerves have never been
disturbed by loss, sickness or calamity.
Sometimes it is the abundance of youth
i'll finding a surplus of vigor after the
coils of the day. Sometimes it is the
expression of character which from
the reserves of its own nature and ex-
perience is able to preserve cheerful
disposition under even the most dis
couraging circumstances and face life
always with hope and good cheer.
Such character is strength and a
defense not only TO him who has it,
but to all his associates and to all who
feel his influence. They are the watch
towers of humanity, whose lights
shine through the dark night of human
struggle and whose word is an inspira-
ton of hope and encourag MT.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
When Father Has the Grip.

Poor mother wears a worried look,
And sister wears a frown,
And if l venture up the stairs
They send me straightway down.
I'm going to the drug store now
Upon a hurried trip
To get some other kind of dope,
For father has the grip.
/ heard him groaning in the night;
He said his head would split,
And then he thought his back would
break
In just little bit;
He told us that his legs were sore,
And soon it was his hip.
1t seems that everything is sick
When father has the grip.
The doctor came today and left
Some capsules and he said
To take one each three hours until
The pain had really fled.
Said pa: THAT means twelve hours be-
fore
1 give this pain the slip.
I'll bet he'd find a faster dope
If he had got the grip"
And then he told ma that he thought
That he was going to die,
And ma says. mo; that isn't so,'
And gave the reason why.
Then pa got mad and told her that
He didn't want her lip.
Oh, there's no comfort in our fiat
When father has the grip
Detroit Free Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
LIVE LIKE A KING.
It's Not a Difficult Matter In n Modern
New York Hotel.


New York Hotel.
No crowned head ever pillowed itself
for a nights lodging with the satisfac-
tion of knowing that under the same
roof there were a thousand persons
paid to look after its safety, comfort
and luxury, unless that crowned head
found itself in q modern New York ho-
tel, where regiment of help" Is en-
ployed, consisting of clerks, chefs, pas
try cooks, meat cooks, bakery men,
soup cooks, detectives, watchmen, en-
gineers, electricians, plumbers, carpen-
ters, laundrymen, doormen, porters,
buffers, walters, stewards. wine and
cigar experts, decorators, messengers,
waiting maids and chambermaids.
Any person with 81 in his pockets
can have the advantages of this regi-
mental array of servants for one day
by paying the price of a room at any
of the greater hotels recently construct
ed in the metropolis, though, of course,
$4 is the lowest figure. Many of the
rooms cost double that sum a day, and
some of the state apartments, with
bedrooms. gorgeous parlor, private din
ing room and bath, are not let for less
than 500 or $125 day. Even the four
dollar rooms have baths. but the price
of room or apartment does not include
meals.-Remsen Crawford in Success.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

To the Honorable Robert E. Hand,
State Senator, and the Honorable
G. e. Stille, Assemblyman.
The petition of the undersigned resi-
dents or owners of property on Five
Mile Beach, Cape May county, respect
fully represents that they are informed
petition has been presented to the
Legislature asking for the passage of
an act to consolidate the boroughs of
North Wildwood, Wildwood and Hol-
ly Beach, and Wildwood Crest, in Cape
May county, into a city, to be called
"Wildwood-by-the-Seao Your petit
tioners, therefore, being deeply inter
ested in the continued success of these
thriving resorts; convinced that the
phenomenal growth of all these places
is largely attributable to the friendly
competition among them by which in
vestors from many states have been at
tracted TO them; feeling that a change
of government at this time would in
terrupt the tide of prosperity which
they are all enjoying; and fearing that
the consolidation of the government at
this stage of the development of these
places would deter strangers and visi-
tors from becoming residents and in
vestors on Five Mile Beach: Your
petitioners therefore demonstrate
against the passage of an act of consol-
idation.
THE NORTH WILDWOOD LAND Co.
BY j. Fithian Tatem, President
+ WILDWOOD CREST COMPANY,
J. Thompson Baker, Secy.
BAKER BROTHERS
LEvERETT NEWGoMB
! OCEAN PIER Co.,
IL. Buckborn, Prest.
HENRY H. OTTENs,
North Wildwood, N. j.
WILDWOOD BEACH IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY
WILDWOOD CASINO COMPANY,
James Butcher, President
WILDWOOD EXTENSION
w. ID. HAM & Co.
WILDWOOD CREST PIER d
AMUSEMENT COMPANY
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
AN EXECUTION IN INDIA.
The Way Man Guilty of Murder Un-
derwent DecapitatiOn.


A letter from India to German pa
per gives this account of the execution
near Bombay of a man who had been
found guilty of the murder of his
brother-in-law: "The question as to
whether the culprit should be executed
or sent to prison for life was, as Is the
: cusxom, submitted to the famSH Of the
murdered man for decision. All, in
Guiding the wife of the murdered, vot-
ed for death. When the place of ex-
ecution was reached the condemned
man knelt, and the ropes which were
fastened to him were handed over to
the eXecutioner's assistants. The one
steps before the kneeling man and the
other two stood at either side. Then
the eXecutioner, armed with a razor
edged, heavy knife, advanced and
asked in loud voice, Who authorizes
the executionY and the chief of police
answered, The law The question
was asked and answered three times,
while the armed man advanced, slowly
swinging the mighty blade. AS the
last answer was heard an assistant
executioner thrust a needle point into
the kneeling mans back and he made
an involuntary motion forward with his
head. The three ropes were pulled
taut, leaving the neck extended to the
utmost At the same instant the knife
whirred through the air and the head
of the murderer rolled in the sand"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

The peculiar simplicity of the coun-
try darky in the south is illustrated by
a story told by a congressman.
An old negro had gone to a postof-
fee in Mississippi and offered for the
mail a letter that was over the weight
specified for a single stamp.
"This is too heavy" said the post
master. you will have to put another
stamp on it,
The old darky's eyes widened in as
tonishment. "Will anudder stamp
make it any lighter. boss?'' he asked
Harper's Weekly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
"MELON WASN'T CUT"
President of Railroad Company Thinks
Discretion Better Part of vaIor.

Discretion Better Part of valor.
Railroad company were gathered round
the board. 1t was a highly important
meeting.
Gentlemen" said the president, 1--WE
have, as you know, accumulated sur
plus of $30,O00,000 AS honest 4nd
painstaking men it only remains foE us
to decide the form in which this shall
be distributed to our hardworkfng
stockholders, of whom I-ahem!-lam
one of the largest"
At this moment the superintendent
of the road was announced.
Gentlemen, excuse me for interrupt
ing you, but the fact is strike has
taken place at the other end of (the
road and is rapidly spreading. The en-
gineers complain that they have) to
work nearly fifteen hours out of the
twentyfour, which makes it impossible
for them to do their duty, thus increhs-
ing the danger of severe accident. 1fhe
brakemen are paid starvation WAGES
owing to the fact that the ice TRUST
["Of which | am director" murmpr-
ed the PRESIDENT, the coal trust, fhe
meat trust ["In which we are all vital
ly Interested" murmured the other ldi-
rectorsl, have put up the price of Jail
necessities. Here are the demands of
the men,"
The president, conceaiing his aniiPy-
ance as much as possible. glanced oyer
the paper handed to him and-then el(ltizke
"What is your pleasure? Shall we
raise the wages of these misguided
menT'
'Neverw muttered the other direct
ors unanimously.
Thereupon the president of the board
turned to the superintendent.
"You have heard our reply" he said.
make usual efforts to take care of
passengers and shippers, call on the
militia if necessary and issue a mani
festo showing how we have worked
and labored to preserve harmony, how
unjust the demands of our employees
are and how we will If necessary fight
to the death and put the dear public
to no end of inconvenience and trou-
bic rather than give up one iota of the
rights to which we are entitled under
the constitution"
Then turning to the directors, he
whispered, Gentlemen, I guess we'd
better not cut that melon until after
this strike is over."-New York Life.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Letter TO Harry Keating
wildwood, n. J.

Dear Sir: 1t is a great thing for a
merchant to have the exclusive sale
lin his region, of course) of anything
wanted by everybody.
There are two ways to treat such
goods. One is; put the price up and
make big profit. The other way is: be
fair and make more.
Devoe is the paint that takes least
gallons and costs least money house,
a job, a year, lifetime-no matter how
you reckon your costs, except by the
gallon-Devoe is the best care-taker
and costs least money.
Don't forget that the principal part
of the cost of paint is putting it on.
Less gallons, less cost. Don't forget
that another principal part of economy
is long wear; less gallons, less cost and
long wear.
1t is great thing to have the ex-
elusive sale of popular goods, of goods
that make friends, of goods that enrich
both buyer and seller. Devoe is perhaps
only ten per cent better than one or
two other; but ten is a plenty-it's
200 or 300 better than many.
There's many merchant who hasn't
found-out his goods. 1t doesn't take a
man long to find-out that Devoe is the
least-money paint and why, no matter
which side he is on.
Yours truly,
IA +. w. DEvoE & Co.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
The Restaurant CRATER.

Waiter = Sorry, sir, but we can't
serve you.
Patron-Why not?
Waiter - The boss says you tackle
the free lunch on the way in, order
plate of wheat cakes, drink up the
worcester and the olive oil, use three
napkins, pay 10 cents, hit the free
lunch on the way out and then tell
people the place is on the pig. And it
is. It's on to you.-Judge.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
HOLLY BEACH
(Continued)


at the Strand, corner of Pacific and
Lincoln avenues last Thursday after
noon. Merry games, music and light
refreshments kept the children in a
happy mood until late in the day.
Among those who were present were
Misses Pauline Witte, Dorothy Finn,
Jessie Eldredge, Sophia Bright, Mary
Sheppard, Ruth Albig, Frances Smith,
Mary Campbell, Martha Geisenberger,
Katheryn Hand, Edyth Mount,
Dorothy Orr Masters Donovan Went
zell, Willie Culver, Martin Johnson,
Raymond Mount Frank Randolph,
Willie Wills, Martin Long and Gladys
Gerstel.
Samuel Conway and son, of Norma,
made an inspection tour of the resort
and island Tuesday. They hold prop
erty here.
Councilman III. b. Woolston has
gotten out a map of Holly Beach. He
will open real estate office here soon.
A long felt need on Five Mile Beach
is about to be supplied by Jas. H.
Richardson, who has started messen-
ger route to Philadelphia, and has
secured bonds for the faithful perfor-
nance of his duties. Two trips week
Iy will be made. City shopping for
business houses and private parties.
See ad.
The supply pastor, Mr.. Smith, OF
Princeton, will preach as usual next
Sabbath, March Sd, at the First Pres
byterian church; subject 1920 a. m.,
''Waiting for Cod" evening 7.30, "Ihe
Hindered Blessing" the sermon post
poned from last Sabbath evening.
Prelude in the morning will be a solo
from the hymn Beneath the Cross ol
Jesus" In the evening Mr.. Smith
will sing "Only Beam of Sunshine y
soprano solo by Mrs. Stein and bass
solo by Mr.. Rudolph. These services
will be predatory to communion on the
following Sabbath. All are very cor
daily invited.
Carl A. Haswin returned this week
from three weeks trip through Illinois,
Wisconsin and other states. Mr..
Haswin combined business with pleas
ure and considerable part of his time
was spent in the lumber regions where
he viewed the camp life. He noted
the artificial stone work of sections
where 1t is made in great quantities,
but he says it is not as superior as is
the stone manufactured right here on
the island. "The weather was very
mild in the sections travelled through, y
says Mr.. Haswin, land l got my first
touch of real winter when ! returned
home"
Ernest Titreville, the genial drug
clerk at Cohen's Holly Beach phar-
macy, has rented the Presbyterian
parsonage for the coming year.
The Junior Epworth League of the
Hollywood M. e. church gave an en-
tertainment Tuesday night consisting
vi pOlO5, isoClthtiOhoiii iiuoiO anu hhaioh-
GUS dialogue. Over $40 was cleared.
Parker's shoe store is undergoing a
number of Improvements and changes
of the interior.
Frederick HimmeleiD, of Philadel-
phia, a property holder here, spent
Sunday at the resort.
s. A. Laning, of Bridgeton, is spend
ing considerable OF his time here over
seeing the Improvements under way at
the ice plant.
DR.. VIM. r. Powell, a Camdenite
who owns property here, was recent
Centre House guest.
Frank B. Dixon spent Friday of last
week in Philadelphia on business.
Cohen's drug store is having an addi-
tion built to it.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

The minister had preached to the
graduating class of a girls college.
The girls of the class We're on the
platform all round the pulpit and all
dressed in white
Il felt" confessed the preacher to
his wife when he got home. like a
crow on snowdrift"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

"What books have helped you most?"
asked the sincere and serious young
woman.
81 can't recall all of 'em," answered
Mr.. Cumrox, but they were mostly
stories with love and fighting in them.
You see, l was in the book selling busi-
ness when began to get prosperous"
Washington Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Signed,
Up 10 Senator Hand
H. C. WHEATON.

Upon being approached on the ques-
tion of the consolidation of Anglesea,
Wildwood and Holly Beach into one
municipality President of the Senate
Bloomfield Minch is quoted as saying:
"You will have to see Senator Hand
about that bill. If he wants the bill if
will pass.o
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Little Thinkiro.

Mr.. Borely (who has been criticising)
Now, don't be offended You know,
always say what l think. Miss Cut
ting-You don't talk much, do you, Mr..
Borely illustrated Bits.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

Life, to be worthy of rational be-
ing, must be always in progression.
We must always purpose to do more or
better than in time past.-Johnson.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
The Natural Kind.

"There We're firebugs all about the
country where we spent last summer"
Goodness gracious! Did they do
much damage?"
"Oh, no. Glowworms, you know, are
quite harmless. s."-Baltimor American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Governor Stokes Letter TO COun-
Gilman Wheaton

North Wildwood, n. j., Feb. %, 1907.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL,
Dear Sir: In reply to your request
for copy of the communication / re-
ceived from the Governor in regard to
his former message regarding referen-
dun clauses in laws concerning con-
solidatlon, | would first state why /
made the inquiry. Believing the bill
as introduced had been framed so as to
deceive the signers of the petition, as it
does not contain an effective referen-
dunn at all but leaves the power in the
hands of the large boroughs and gives
Lower Township no voice in the mat
ter whatsoever, l simply wrote to as
certain If l had properly understood
his views concerning such laws and in
reply received the following commu-
nieation:
THE GOVERNORS LETTER
Executive chamber, Trenton, n. j.,
February is, 1867.
My Dear Mr.. Wheaton: have your
favor of Feb. l4th in regard to the con-
sOlidation of the boroughs. My views
upon matters of this kind was clearly
announced the first year of nay term
and reiterated last year. Where there
is division of territory / want a ref
erendum to apply to the voters of the
entire territory affected. Where there
is 10 be consolidation of municipali-
ties the referendum is to apply to the
voters of each municipality separately
SO that it would require a majority in
favor of the project in every munich
pality effected to consummate consoli-
dation. With best wishes, / am,
e. G. STOKES,
Governor
Signed,
II. G. WHEATON.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

1t is only reason that teaches silence
The heart teaches us 70 speak.-Rich.
ter.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
Marine National Bank

at Wildwood, n. j., in the State of New Jer-
sey, at the close of business, January 26 1907:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27

JOURNAL advertising pays. Why
don't you try it.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-02-27
A STRONG PETITION AGAINST
CONSOLIDATION
Signed by the Largest Land Op-
orators Of the Island and
II Represents a Vast
Amount Of Property

To the Honorable Robert E. Hand,
State Senator, and the Honorable
n Il gtiIla ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
fbsae 10 No TAIafso EsAsY
All 81 n L6eks Alike ID President Of
Washington University.

Washington, March 14.-"There Is
no such thing as tainted money" de-
clared DR.. Charles W. Needham. presi-
Gent OF George Washington Uniyer-
sity, In an address before the students
Of that institution. The university is
making campaign for a larger scope
IN American education and has raised
more than s125.OO0 locally toward the
purchase of a 100000 site for new
buildings.
what Is It that taints money!"
asked President Needham, in announc-
Ing the university's attitude on the
subject. IL know what some people
say about It, They say that the wrong
conduct OF a holder attaches to the
money and the money is thereafter I'M
fit for service.
Human conduct In acquiring money
does not attach to or mix in the coin,
nor lessen nor weaken the promise to
pay upon the bank note. There Is al
ways the question of ownership. The
man who gives must own it. But there
Is no such thing as tainted money.
Good moral mOney-that is. coin OF
full weight and live promises to pay
good coin, Is good anywhere, In any
mans hand. Truth takes no passing
shadow to itself. and money cannot
become impregnated by the deeds OF
passing users. Having this view OF
good money, will accept 1t from any
man who owns IT,"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
DEATH ROLL MAY REACH 1870
118 Officers and Men of French Battle
shin lena Still MISSING.

Toulon, March 1.-THE efforts TO
recover the bodies of those killed by
the explosion on board the French
battleship lena here. which have been
carried on with energy, have not yet
resulted in definitely fixing the mum
Der OF casualties. After the last roll
call there were still unaccounted for
eight officers and 10 men. Unfortu-
nately there is little doubt that all OF
these missing men persisted. The roll
call was applied only to the crew or
the lena, but as 1t Is believed that
some 10 or Is arsenal hands were en-
gagged on board the battleship at the
time of the explosion. II is feared that
the total number of dead will reach
12O. In this belief the naval hospital
here was instructed TO prepare NOR
tuary space for that number.
Fifty bodies were recovered, but
only IL of them could be recognized.
The remainder were formless masses
Of charrel flesh.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
TRAIN KILLED ROBBERS
Two Young Men Jumped In Front Of
Ennine After Robbinq Car.


Elkton. Nd March 14.-At the cor
oners inquest over the bodies OF two
young men who were killed by train
ct Perryville after they had robbed a
freight car on the Philadelphia. Balti-
more 6 Washington railroad, 1t Is
thought the identity of one OF them is
established.
From papers found in his pocket he
Is believed 10 be Charles Spencer OF
Hartford. Conn. formerly a seaman In
the United States navy. Nothing was
found on the other body to identify II.
The young men had broken into the
car. which was standing on a siding,
and had thrown out two boxes of silk
umbrellas. AS they jumped from the
car they did not notice the approach
OF a freight train. They landed to-
gether on the tracks directly in front
of the moving locomotive and were in
stantly killed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
rowboat Wrecked; Two Drowned

Pittsburg. Pa. March IA. = Swept
with terrific force by the swollen cur
rent against a pier at Glen Osborne,
the towboat Cruiser. owned by the
MonOngahela River Consolidated Coal
& Coke company, was wrecked and
sunk. The l3 members Of the crew
took to the yawls. One yawl capsized
and two men were drowned. Two 9th.
ers were rescued almost frozen after
they had been in the water an hour.
Three others, clinging to the bow OF
the submerged yawl were saved after
a hard fight with the heavy ice which
fills the stream.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-16
worLmsn bronped into River.

Washington. March 14.-By the col
lapsing of a span of the historic long
bridge across the Potomac river, seven
workmen who were engaged In the
demolition of that structure were pre-
cipitated into the water and injured.
although none severely. All Of the
men we're taken to the emergency hos
pital where five of them after receiy-
ing medical attention left. while the
other two. whose injuries were more
serious. remained for. treatment