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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
The Hello Girl

In the whirl of the days business
does any M think of the telephone
girl? If SO, what do they think? Is the
thought always a growl? How many
people believe the telephone girl when
she says Lines busy" and yet if you
understand the business you could not
doubt her honesty. For instance, one
of the lines TO a nearby town has an
eleven party wire. Among the eleven,
perhaps, are two lovers. 1t takes some
time to coo and fix things up as you
can judge by the time it used to take
you. Then again, some woman gets
back from a pleasure trip or a funeral
aud she has a friend ON the line to
whom she must tell the whole story,
and more too. The regular gossip and
business of the day is talked over by
the eleven people Oh the line. and If
the operator should say Lines busy
just when you want il worst, don't
jump into a passion and blame some
body who has nothing to do with the
obstruction of your message.
Not long since the girls In the Inter-
state office here answered 6,9S8 calls in
twenty-four hours. Most of these calls
came during the forenoon when three
operators were kept busy, often so busy
that for hours at a time they did not
have time even to sit down at their
work. These patient, Woodworking
young people have not asked the Jour-
nal to champion their cause aud the
only incentive the writer has in bring
ing the matter before the public is to
give an idea what the telephone girl
has to endure, aud thereby make the
telephone GROWER, the man who growls
every time he is not waited on immedi-
ately, ashamed to growl any more =
Vineland Journal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
NOTICE

Whereas, the report of the Engineer shows
that the work under contract with James Nc
Linden for the laying of cement curbs, side
walks and cutters on Twenty-sixth street and
on Oak avenue, West of Park avenue, and
provided for in Ordinances Nos. l3 and liz,
has been completed, and the expense for said
work is S3,476.53, the Engineers charges for
surveying and supervision are Sl70.57 and the
allowance hereby made to the Commissioners
is $40 each, making a total of 1857. 10; be it
Resolved and enacted by the Mayor and
Council of the Borough of Wildwood, New
Jersey, that the said Engineers report be
referred to the Commissioners of Assessment
of the Borough of Wildwood, for the purpose
of assessing the benefits and damages receiv-
ed by the property abutting the streets so inn
proved; and be it further
Resolved, That the Commissioners sit in
the Council Chamber of the Borough Hall ON
Saturday., the ninth day of October, A. D.,
1903, at eleven O'Clock In the forenoon OF said
day, for the purpose of hearing those who
may be interested in the said assessment, and
that the Clerk land TO each Commissioner a
copy OF this resolution and cause notice of
said meeting to be published in the Five Mile
Beach Journal and the Five Mile Beach Sun,
two newspapers published in the Borough OF
Wildwood, once each week for two consecu-
tive weeks prior to said meeting.
Passed September Is, 1908.
VIC. HENDEE, Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
American investments

From the Philadelphia Press.
ave are not attracted to take a hand
in so explosive a game" says Lon
dou's greatest financial publication in
regard TO the American stock market
anl. much more in the same vein to
the detriment of our securities. Eng
lishmen have been saying similar
things for many years. And what is
b e.record?
In Great Britain, of the fifty railroad
companies only n pays n larger divi-
dend than it did ten years ago. More
than half of them now pay a smaller
dividend.
Of these fifty stocks not a single one
is worth as much to-day as it was one
decade ago. In England both the rate
of dividend paid and the value of rail-
road shares have been steadily and con
~sistently downward.
To-day the average dividend paid by
British railroads is less than 3 per cent.
In a good many cases no dividend is
paid where formerly one was distrib-
uted.
Now what is Americas record in ten
years? There is not a single railroad
stock of any consequence that is not
worth more aud selling for more than
1t did in 1899. The average value of
stocks, instead of contracting as they
have been in England, are here gradu-
ally expanding.
To-day American railroad shares are
intrinsically worth 80 per cent. more
than they were one decade ago. Here
dividends gradually rise, SO that now
the average paid is about 81 per cent.
A dollar invested in the average
American railroad stock has Increased
since Mckinley became President to
more than a dollar and a half, while
the annual income derived from that
dollar has risen from less than 4 per
cent. to 81. In Great Britain the orig
inal dollar is now worth about so
cents and the income derived annual
ly from it has decreased nearly l per
cent.
Englishmen who invest in their
home railroads and who have done SO
for the past ten years have steadily lost
capital and income, whereas persons
who invest in American railroad shares
have just as consistently increased
both their capital ana rate of income.
Which means that the American
stock market is a much saner and safer
place to invest money than the Lon
don stock market
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
Letter to Somers Barnett
Holly Beach. N. ].

Dear Sir: Paint goes by gallons.
There are useful and useless gallons.
Useful paint is ad-zinc-and-oli with
dryer and color; useless paint is whit
ing, chita clay, ground stone, barytes,
benzine, or water.
This stuff is putin, because it is
cheap, to stuff-out the paint, to make
more gallons 10 sell; of course the buy
er doesn't suspect, or he wouldn't buy
1t.
1t costs as much to brush-on this USE
less stuff as ead-zinc-and-oil; but ii
looks like that and feels like that In
the brush; the painter doesn't suspect
it. Besides, if the owner is willing,
why should the painter object to
painting two gallons for one? He is
paid by the day; more gallons, more
days, more money.
Average paint at full price is about
one-third this useless stuff; and aver
age paint at $1.25 or 81 90 or 81 rs a
gallon is two-thirds trash. Fool paint
is the proper name for all but pure
paint; it is made to fool people with.
Knave paint is another good name; it
is made, of course, by knaves. Sick
paint is a name for an honest weak
paint. They are all weak and all ex-
travagant; too many gallons to buy
and too many gallons 10 brush-on.
Devoe is the standard.
Yours truly
Al FW Devoe & Co
p. s. Harbison's Wild wood Bazaar
sells our paint.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
Eriand of the Mins Mules.

Miss Helen Arnold, president of the
Humane society of Terre Haute, Ind.
has brought about improvement in the
condition of mules In the mines in her
vicinity. Not long ago she learned
from one of the men in the mines that
the mules were being treated with
cruelty. Miss Arnold investigated the
complaint and summoned the boss of
the mine into court. Other pit bosses
heard Of the case. and a better condi-
ton for the dumb animals was at once
instituted. Miss Arnold is a popular
young woman in Terre Haute and
gives personal attention to the duties
connected with her Office.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24

II L
II a woman can make her own dresses.
the suit described will not cost so
much. The style requires only fine
sewing and patience, and the finer the
stitches the better the suit. 1t is made
with an inset of Irish crochet lace. al
though cluny or valenciennes will do.
These insets are placed between the
breadths, all around, the cores being
quite narrow at the top, widening out
toward the bottom. The other model
suits are Of eyelet embroidery instead
of the lace insets. The coat for either
suit is a sack cut away In points
and wrought to match the skirt. The
sleeves OF fhe~coat are extremely long.
covering the whole back of the hand.
The parasol for such an outfit is seal
Hoped around the edge and of the same
material.
There are many pretty and neat suits
of blue, pink and buff linen decorated
more or less lavishly with braids. But
tons of all sizes and kinds may be
used as additional trimmings. Some
of the wash braids in open designs are
In colors and others in the syndicate
shades, 80 they will match any tint
OF color. Soutache Is preferable when
wrought into a design. Some of the
openwork braids are as pretty as lace.
The heavier goods, such as silk. velu-
tina and all the wooden materials, are
lavishly braided. Some of the castle
braids are furnished with a cord along
the edge, which allows the trimming to
be drawn into curves, rosettes and 9TH
er fancies. with little trouble.
Many OF the lightweight wooden
goods are very popular. There are soft
gray panamas, some with fine white
lines; prunellas in every possible col
or, serges. cashmeres. checks for trav-
cling, cheviots for hard wear, tweed
suiting-always l~adylike-and for more
dressy wear tussah royale and mohairs
in the new finish. The lovely soft
voiles in wool are still among the best
liked of thin goods, and there is a new
voile of cotton, mercerized and double
width, which makes a beautiful fabric
and one very desirable. The cotton
wolfe is shown In all the most delicate
of pastel shades as well as darker and
white.
Skirts are being carefully widened
so as not to shock by a too prompt de-
parture from the close fits of recent
weeks. Dealers are showing reason
ably wide skirts as the advance for
summer. Thin goods require different
treatment from the heavier materials
of cold days, and most women like
some sort of trimming around the
skirt, and this has been almost impos-
sible under the recent styles.
In millinery a woman can wear any
thing that she finds becoming. The
peach basket shape is as popular as
the wide fiat" of old, and the other
shapes vary so that it is proftless to
mention them In detail, but coarse
straws, c~rinoline, horsehair, fine wire
with, it seems, any and everything put
on as trimming, find admirers, as also
do feathers. plumes and flowers.
OLIVE HARPER.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
Proposal for Street Grading

OO1N IAAOI IUs %
Sealed bids for grading and graveling about
5000 lineal feet of roadway and for furnishing
and setting about 1000 lineal feet of cement
eurbing on various Streets and Avenues in
the Borough of Avalon. New Jersey, will be
received by the Borough Council of said Dor.
ough on or before the hour of eight O'Clock,
p. M, on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER LIST, 1909.
Fifty dollars in cash or certified check must
econ pany each bid and a bond of 81 200 on
the contract.
The right to reject any or all bids is express
~ reserved.
Al bids must be made on the blank forms
provided for that purpose and contained
within the specifications.
Copies OF the specifications may be obtained
from the Mayor or Borough Engineer by the
payment of i've dollars which will be return.
go when the same are surrendered.
Dated, September l yth, 1908.
8. SMITH, Mayor.
RALPH L. GOFF, Borough Engineer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
Increased Ice Output

The Arctic Ice Company of Anglesea
have awarded a contract for the in
stallation OF a large ice plant, to be up
to date in every respect. The old COM
pany has sold out its holdings to larger
interests, according to an official of the
company.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
Famous Songs And Their
History"

No doubt you have heard some OF
these famous songs: MY Country TITS
of Thee" "Hail Columbia Home,
Sweet Home" and many others. Pos
sibly you have often wondered as 10
how they were originated, and what his
tory was connected with each of these.
The Philadelphia Press will tell you.
They are featuring one of these old
songs and hymns every Sunday, with
its complete history. They are in-
tensely interesting, and lovers of music
and people musically inclined should
read these great articles, for they are
valuable and educating. Read The
Philadelphia Press every Sunday, OF
order it at once from your newsdealer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
SUITS FOR SUMMER DAYS.
LInea In the Lead and xLishtwsisht
WooIens Popular.


White wash suits now on exhibition
are exceptionally dainty and pretty,
Thick white linen is the best for tai
lored suits. The skirts are made with
folds stitched down a few inches and
ironed closely the balance of the way
down. A deep hem is laid and is
usually left plain. The short and
slender coat is strictly tailored and
garnished with some one OF the wash
braids made in many beautiful open
work patterns.
The suit illustrated is of fine linen
batiste. OF all materials this is the
most desirable when daintiness and
good wearing qualities are required.
1t is more expensive than the thin
silks and pongees now so fashionable.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
STANDS FOR

Extension of Direct Primaries.
Adjustment of County Tax Boards.
Continuation of Inland Waterways.
Building Ocean Front Boulevard,
Extension of Civil Service. asi
Economy in State Government.
Home Rule by Local Option.
Regulation of Public Utility Com
panies.
This advertisement paid for by Lewis
7. Stevens.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Marine National Bank

at Wildwood, N. j., in the State of New .Jer-
sey, at the close of business September l, 1909:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24

Primaries Tuesday, September 2s,
1909 from / P. NJ. to 8 p. NJ.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24

Horses for sale at Newcomb's livery
stable. Suitable for work and driving
and fearless of autos. \
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
RESOURCES.

~ TTCI1
Loans and Discounts......................... s22O,52l 70
0verdrafts, secured and unsecured. 81 80
u. s. Bonds to secure circulation. 49,. 10000 90
Premiums on u. S. Bondsm............. 800 90
Bonds, securities, etc....................... $1,000 90
Banking house, furniture, and fix
82,64O OIL
Due from National Banks mot re-
serve agentsl. ................. 10000 90
Due from approved reserve agents.. I41 $3.50 SO
Checks and other cash Items. ....... S58 SO
Notes OF other national banks........ 5,Il5 90
and cents,".~"~"~~..a.~~~~~ 500 98
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE
IN BANK, VIZ
Sp6cl6... 0U,ZUO on
Legal-tender n otes .............. $500 20
- 8a,9O5 so
Redemption fund with u. S. Treas
urer Is per c. of circu~lationl.-a". $500 90
otal......... s52s, 702 So
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
LIABILITIES

LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid n.................. $4,000 90
Surplus fund..:.........."........... $4,000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid. 1864 81
National Bank notes outstanding. -. 29,400 90
Due to other National Banks......... 23,604 "a
Individual deposits subject to check, 408,4SS IS
Time certificates ofdeposit. .......... 2,I14 O5
Certified checks. 43I 81
..FoZo,1UZ Oh
state of New Jersey, County of Cape May, SIS:
1, CLARENCE G. ELDREDGE, Cashier of
the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best
OF my knowledge and belief.
CLARENCE G. ELDREDGE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sth
day of September, 1868.
JOHN BRIGHT. Notary Public.
Correct-Attest: r. W. RYAN,
FRED c. MEYER,
GEORGE N. SMITH,
Directors.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04

30 only l in 3 was raised in
Richland County. Only 12 out
OF the 80 were high school
graduates. Thus the teachers
coming from outside the coun-
ty are almost invariably better
qualified in education than the
home supply. The home sup
ply has been uniformly given
first chance, other things be-
ing equal; but the standard of
qualifications should be held
higher and maintained there.
An abundant supply of outside
teachers could be had in
August and September; but at
present good teachers are hard
to get. Somewhat over $50
schools are now in operation in
kichland County country dis
tricts.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
Passed Away.

Mrs. NJ. ]. Ward died Friday
night at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Geo. A. Walker,
at the age of 81 years. There
were funeral services at the
Congregational church in
Wahpeton on Sunday after
noon and in Aberdeen, S. Dak.,
on Monday afternoon. She
came to Wahpeton with her
husband about six years ago
and this has been her home
most of the time since then.
Mr. Ward died in the west a
couple of years ago. Mrs.
Wards leaves eight children to
mourn her loss all of whom
were at the funeral but one
son.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE

Mgr. Hance announces the
early appearance here of the
dramatization of Mary 7.
Holmes most popular novel,
1T e mpest and Sunshine"
Nothing like it has ever been
offered and every, man, woman
and child should see it. Out
side of it's dramatic value and
neat comedy, it teaches a les
son equal to any sermon ever
delivered from the pulpit. This
interesting d instructive
play will be seen at the Wah.
peton Opera House on Monday
Nov. 9Th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
First Wheat Crops In
The Red River ValleV

Ter at the head then at the bot
t,m, when he got about half
way up, the stack slid out and
O'Donnell was almost 10 t
among tho bundles. He swore
he would never try to build
another stack. Others went to
work at it and finally got it put
up. Mr.. McCauley bought a
threshing machine, l think it
was ]. I. Case % inch cylin.
der and 8 horse power. 1t was
slow work threshing, one man
could pitch enough bundles all
day to keep it at work full ca
paci'y. l do not remember what
it turned out per acre but heard
it said that it turned out good.
Potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes
a n d other vegetables grew
splendid and yielded good
crops. That same piece of land
has been farmed by all kinds of
farmers good and poor, mostly
poor and renters 1 don't think
it ever had any manure put OF,
or had rest. l saw the crop on
the land this summer and it
looked about the same as other
crops did. That goes to show
that Red River Valley lands
are long lasting.
]. b. Yelling.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
| N STITU U TIE
AT MlLN0R
R. NJ. Black, of the State Science
School, Conducts Successful
Teachers Meeting.

Prof. r. NJ. Black of the Sci
ence School was conductor of
the Sargent County Teachers
Institute held at Minor in Oc-
tober. Prof. Randlett of the
Agricultural College and Miss
Eula Miller of the Fargo City
Schools where the assistants.
Miss Miller taught Primary
methods, Prof. Randlett talked
elementary agriculture a n d
Prof. Black, methods and man.
agement in the upper grade
work. The attendance was ex-
ceptionally good. There are
only about ninety schools and
departments in the county and
there were eighty-nine teach
ers enrolled at the institute.
Minor is almost au ideal place
for such a gathering, and the
citizens heartily welcomed the
teachers to their pretty little
city. The teachers took deep
interest in the work presented
and expressed themselves as
highly gratified with the pro-
fessional returns of the work.
In the absence of a state lec-
turer, Prof. Black gave the
principal address of the occa-
sion at the close of the lnsti-
tute on "The Five Essentials of
a Good Teacher" 1t was an
eloquent and mastery address
plea for the teachers to culti-
vate their best powers and give
their pupils nothing short of
their very best endeavors as
they are dealing with individu-
al beings with infinite possi-
bilities.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
Country Schools

Fifty applicants wrote at tn
regular state teachers examina.
ton held at Hankinson and
Wahpeton last Friday and Sat-
urday. Those at Hankinson
were Louis E Bailey, Mar
guerite A. Mann, Myrtle Hun
gerford, Effie S. Clark, Hilma
Anderson, Mayna l.. Winders,
Minnie Kackmann, Mae H.
Pearl Kinney, Blanche Barton
and Minnie ]. Peterson, all of
Lidgerwood; Mrs. Agnes E..
Gee, Sisseton, S. Oak; Nellie
Erlandson, Ada E. Clark, Vera
L. Arndt, Laurena Lackey,
Gordon Eddlemon and Anna
B. Olsen, all of Hankinson;
Amanda Speers of Tyler; Ida ].
Lund of Vernon, S. Oak; and
Hannah G. Knudsen, Mcleod.
This made 2l writing at Hank
inson. At Wahpeton 20 took
the examination, as follows:
8. E. Stanton, Jessie Williams,
Della Williams, and H. Isabel
Viets, all of Fairmount; J. c.
Reardon, Mae S. Allen, Rose A.
Kelly and Violet Hauge, all of
Walcott; Irene Kuster, of Han
kinson; Athelie Muehler, Doro-
thy Supon, Louise Hundina,
Ralph S. Parker, Liza E. Eckes,
and Vic LeBlon, all of Wahpe-
ton; Harold Raskin of Lidger-
wood; Anna Lindblom and
Cornelia Duffy of Wyndmere;
Howard Paul and Ida Tideman
of Kindred; Anna Mcdonald of
of Colfax; Victoria Sedey and
Lelah Cornwell of Mooreton;
Lloyd A. Larson and Louis S.
Club of Dwight; Knut Chris
tenson of Galchutt; A. NJ. Pen
mock, of Campbell; Josephine
Quine, of Breckenridge; Annie
Prody of Kent.
County superintendent
Barnes reports that less than
20 of these 50 are classed as
graduates of a high school or
other institutions requiring
more than the ordinary COM
mon school work. Of these IL
all but three were raised out
side of Richland County. OF the
three one graduated at a high
school, and one at the State
Science School. Of the entire
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04

Senator McCumber and Sec
retary Farrar arrived in Wah-
peton Monday night from Far.
20 in their automobile. Sena-
tor Purcell came down with
them and when Farrar was
asked where he was taking
them his reply was to "Wash-
|ington."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
METHODIST NOTES

The services next Sunday
will be of the union order. In
the ruorning an invitation is
hereby issued to gather in the
Congregational church at 1890.
The address will be delivered
by Miss Ruby Wheeler. a work.
er of wide repute end one who
brings a message very oppor-
tune at this time. At night at
7:30 the same lady will address
the union congregation in the
Methodist Church. 1t is to be
expected that the churches
will be taxed to the utmost to
hold the eager worshippers
from both churches who with
their friends will want to listen
to the story of Miss Wheeler.
The excerpts from Stoddards
Lectures were we'll given aud
as we'll received. The address
on Scottish music by Prof. Kirk
was full OF information for the
musically uninitiated and the
solo rendered by Miss Severide
with it's Scottish plaintivensss
captured the hearts of all. The
refreshments were reeking
with a reminder of that fer
which Scotland is famous mot
whiskey.) On Tuesday last the
"Club" and a few invi t e d
friends passed thru Wallaces
gate" and found surprisingly
happy time awaiting them. A
silent witch and a pair of equ-
ally silent spooks gave dumb
directions in the weird twilight
of dimly burning "Jack-O-Lan
terms" It was a mixture of the
intellectual club life and the
hilarity peculiar to Halloween.
Fortunes were told in different
ways. Everyone absolutely
t r u e of course. Songs were
sung and applauded. Refresh
ments were served aud en-
joyed, all the more because
there was flavoring of Hallow.
cen about them. Among the
specialties brought forward
was the introduction of Miss A.
Gibson, very talented reader
and impersonator, who enter.
tanned the company with se-
lections in reading and song.
She delighted all present and
we are happy to announce that
the same young artist will ap-
pear in the Methodist church
on the 10Th of the month when
all will have q chance to hear
her.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-11-04
VIM. r. Purdon,
City Auditor.

The gatherings of the $50
cial Club" are growing in in
terest. A recent meeting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Douglass was a splendid sue
cess.