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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
ARE YOU ENGAGED7
The Long and Short Route to NE
Altar.

The Long and Short Route to NE
What a lot of ululation there is about
engagements-long or short Put 1t
down quick that all depends on the
interested pair. Two well meaning
mothers sat on a porch one day watch
ing their idols pick cherries. The idols
were boy and girl, respectively. The
mothers decided unanimously that the
cherry pickers should marry when they
grew up. When the precious pair came
down the tree with stains all over
their faces they were duly informed
that they were betrothed. They didn't
know what that meant. By the way.
the good old word seems to have gone
out of business. In a roundabout
way the youngsters found the defni-
ton of the word. When they did, to
ring in an inelegant sentence, 1t was
rubbed into them good and plenty,
Their homes were far apart. and often
there were long stretches of time be-
tween their meetings. But as often as
they looked into each others face
they were reminded that they were
"betrothed." School days ended, and
the girl had her coming out. The boy
was having his going out. There Is a
mighty heap of difference between the
two. The girls coming out over, she
went into retreat. That was not nat
ural. 1t was her mothers fault. She
had told all the boys and girls In the
village that Sallie was betrothed. A
kitten without claws has no more
chance to climb a tree than has a be
trothed girl to get attention from
young men In a village.
But the mothers of the boy and girl
In this story kept at it. They talked
about betrothal until the word was
frazzled at both ends and fimsy in the
middle. Although the boy and girl did
not see each other as often as former
", they believed they were tied in
some way In a hard knot. But time Is
a famous undoer. The imaginary
string was Embossed. The boy went
out from home and came back
He died a dyspeptic bachelor. The
girl grew wrinkles. Maybe somewhere
the sun was shining, somewhere the
birds singing, but not for her. The
road which began at the cherry tree
ended In the bramble patch. Wher
her obituary was written the prefix
Miss was just where it was wher
the printer first set 1t up.
1t is a crime In this flying machine
age to bark back to your father and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
WILDWOOD YACHT CLUB RACES
The s.SIick'' Proves a Fast Craft
and Wins Speed Boat Race
Mabel Takes Launch
Race. Annual Elec-
finn ri n~fsfeprG-


The first motor boat races OF the sea-
son were held by the Wildwood Yacht
Club over their regular course on Sat
urday afternoon last. 1t was opening
day at the yacht club and a large num-
Der of the members and their invited
guests gathered at the club house on
the Ottens Canal during the day and
celebrated the event.
There were two races, the first of
which, the one for speed boats, was
started from the yacht club wharf at .
O'Clock. There were four contestants
in this race, the "Slick," Captain Rich
ard Stanert and the ''Ottens" Captain
William Campbell. representing the
Wildwood Yacht Club; the Holly
Captain John O'Neill, of the Holly
Beach Yacht Club and the LADY M
Captain Miller, of the North Wild
wood Motor Boat Club. The "Slick''
proved too speedy for her competitors
and easily won the race in fast time.
The LADY M and "Ottensv had an
exciting contest for second place, the
former winning on time allowance.
The open launch rae was won by the
"Mabel" Captain Harry lowering, of
the North Wildwood Motor Boat Club,
with the Louise, Captain John Pew, of
the Wildwood Yacht Club second.
The annual election of officers Of the
yacht club was held on Monday morn
ing and resulted as follows: Commo-
dore, Henry III. Ottens; vice commo-
dore, Andrew S.. Murphy; secretary,
Charles s. Shick; treasurer, l.. M. Rice;
trustees, John A. Pew, William E.
Gibson, Charles G. w. King, Harry
III. Hoffman, Charles Eplef, Amos H.
Christ, Henry l.. Holbrook, Minor
Harvey, ]. e. Doau, Joseph Cox,
George d. Mullen and William Dreiz-
Ter. John Grantland, OF Wild wood
and Mortimer f. Carroll, of Philadel-
phia, were elected to membership in
the club.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
To Make New coIors.

Have you ever tried mixing together
two or three of the colors in your paint
box, chicks, just to see what sort of
tints you'n get?
Surprising you want to get a pretty
shade of pink, all you have to do is to
mix together a little white and a little
crimson paint. You can make ]. lighter
or darker by adding more white or
more crimson. Try one day mixing to-
gether equal quantities of red yellow
and dark blue. What do you suppose
you'll get as a result? You'll have a
pretty shade of dark brown. Use black
instead of the blue and you'll get quite
a different shade of brown.
Mix one part black paint with thr e
parts white and you'll have a pretty
shade of gray. a sort of steel. Add a
tiny bit of light blue and it will be al
most the color of silver.
Try mixing yellow with blue. You'll
be surprised to see what a pretty
green 1t makes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
BEFORE n AFTER.

Your object is to cut off this Jagged
part and leave the rim smooth all
around. In other words. you wish to
convert the broken bottle into a sort of
tumbler. All you have to do is to
plunge into the oil a redhot poker and
the glass will suddenly break straight
around on a level with the oil.
That will give you a vessel that the
cook will be sure to find use for. The
only trouble is that she will bring you
all the broken bottles she can find for
similar treatment.
Now. If you want to make rings, say,
half an inch In width, pour out half
an inch of the oil each time and use
the redhot poker as above directed
Philadelphia Record.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
SHERIFF,S SALE

By virtue of a writ OF fieri facias to me d.
rected, issued out Of the Court of Chancery OF
the State OF New Jersey, l will xpos to sale
Cape May Court House, N. j., between the
hours OF twelve and five o'clock, towit, at 1.30
o'clock in the afternoon.
MONDAY, JUNE 2lst, 1909.
All those certain lots or parcels of land sit
uate, lying and being In the Borough Of Wild
wood, in the county of Cape May and state of
New Jersey, known and designated on a plan
of lots in Northeast section OF Wildwood,
made by Marcus Fry, engineer, 1898, and July
filed In the clerks office of Cape May county,
aforesaid, AS lots numbers twelve III and thir-
teen Q3l, on block number thirty-eight 1887,
and bounded and described as follows, towit:
Beginning at the point of intersection ofthe
northeasterly side of Poplar avenue with the
southeasterly side of a certain thirty foot wide
street fronting on the West Jersey and Sea-
shore Railroad, and extending thence m
enthusiastically along the northeasterly side
of said Poplar avenue, a distance of eighty
thence (2I at right angles to said Poplar ave-
nue. enthusiastically "A distance of ninety 1907
feet; thence () at right angles to said last
course enthusiastically parallel with said
Poplar avenue, and ninety l90J feet distant
therefrom, a distance OF eighty-three and six
teen hundredths 1910 feet to the southeastern
ly side of the thirty foot wide street aforesaid;
and thence az southwesterly along the south
easterly side of said thirty foot wide street, a
distance OF ninety (90l feet, more or less, to the
place OF beginning.
Adams, ct ux., ct ais, by deed dated March
Z3d, 1905, and recorded in the clerks Office OF
Cape May county aforesaid, In deed book 1877,
page s05, ETC., granted and conveyed unto
Peter Day In fee.
Seized as the property of Peter Day ct. ux.,
CT ais, defendants, taken in execution at the
Association, complainant, and to be sold by
ROBERT r. CORSON,
Sheriff.
Harrison H. Voorhees,, Solicitor.
nataA M nv % lnlQ
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
FACTS ABOUT PINS.
How These indispensable Little Arti-
cIes Are Manufactured.


A few centuries ago pins were 8 o
expensive that only the rich could af-
ford them. The poorer people used
long thorns. dshbones or splinters of
wood. -zaa~z-A.
At the time Of the Revolutionary
war pins were made of iron and had
one end filed to n point and a piece of
fine wire twisted around the other end
for a head.
States pins were all made in Europe.
and they became so scarce when the
war of 1912 stopped their importation
that the price rose to a dollar a pack
age.
Nowadays In III big pin factories
pins are made of fine wire just the
thickness of pins. This wire is first
is then cut into pin lengths. One end
of the wire is then struck so sharply
that 1t fiattens out and forms the head.
Next the pins fall through a slot just
wide enough to allow the stems of the
pins to pass through. Hanging thus by
their heads, the lower end of the pin
blank is filed to a point.
The pins are now ready for the
finishing touches. They are boiled In
weak beer to remove the grease and
dirt. Then a caldron is filed with al
ternate layers of pins and tin grains,
over which certain chemicals are pour
ed, and Ii is then put on the fire to
boil. The pins emerge from this bath
coated with tin. and after being wash
ed In clean water and polished until
they shine they are ready to be stuck
in the papers in which we buy them.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

mother. But IL you could get into the
majority of homes in this fair country
and arrange for a confidential chat
with the old pair that sit In the cor
ner you would find that they didn't
wait 70 very long and they did not
stop to work out the problem as to
where they were going to get their
first square meal. The Scriptural in
junction 10 take no thought for the
morrow didn't stop them. And the
opportunities in their day were a
mighty sight further apart her than
they are in this generation.
So long ms men and women are not
gifted with second sight or so long as
they are not supplied with the article
which kept the patriarchs from going
wrong no one a tell what is going to
come off. Fate keeps a catalogue of
events, and they are liable to be flush
ed at any moment. The chances for
correcting mistakes which may occur
In a long engagement are not numer-
GUS. There is a chance that a mistake
suddenly uncovered after marriage
may be Strengthened out. Among well
meaning people there are always rea-
sons why mistakes should be correct
ed. When q blunder is made by a hus-
band and wife they can get together by
their OWL radiator and make conces-
sions which they would not have made
when they were simply engaged. A
wife or a husband will confess to a
fault where the engaged couple would
go off to interfering people. who under
the guise Of friendship would close the
gates of paradise against all corners.
Many a match that would have ter
minated as planned has been everlast-
ingly smashed by mischief makers.
Old women who have been left in the
race are never happier than when they
can tear down a structure in which
they know they can never live. They
are not the only one The envious
girl has a good deal of the destroyer
in her makeup. Don't be too hard on
such a girl. II she has such a trait
she has II honestly. Ever since Eve
took counsel from a snake 1t has been
the nature OF women who are not con-
tent with their own surroundings to
take the wrong road. and, not satisfied
with going that way themselves. they
are not serene until they induce others
to go likewise. Eve persuaded Adam.
SHIRLEY BREESE.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Public notice Is hereby given that q petition
has been presented to the Borough Council of
the Borough of North Wildwood, N. j., pray
ing that there be cement sidewalks laid or
constructed along the following named por-
lions OF the following named streets or ave-
nues of the Borough OF North Wildwood, Nj. :,
at the cost and expense of the owner or own
ers of the land fronting on said portions of
said streets or avenues namely: On both
sides of Central avenue from Third avenue to
Tenth avenue in said Borough.
Said work to be done under the supervision
of the Borough Council or such
thereof as shall have the matter in charge,
and to be done in accordance with the grade
to be furnished by the Borough Engineer.
Further take notice that an ordinance has
been introduced in this Council providing for
the laying of a cement idewalk on the said
portions OF the said street or avenue above
specified, at the cost and expense ofth own-
ers of the land fronting on the same and that
the said ordinance will be passed by this
Council unless sufficient objections be made
thereto by the owners of property fronting on
either side of said streets or avenues in front
of the proposed Improvement.
Further take notice that the Council of this
Borough has fixed
THURSDAY, II, 1909,
at eight o'clock In the evening of said day as
Central avenues, in said borough as the place
for a public hearing when all persons inter
ested for or against said Improvement and
passage of said ordinance will be heard, and
that this Council will then pass said ordinance
and order such improvement to be made on
said streets or venues If not so objected to.
Dated the Goth day of May, A ID. 1909.
HARRY Q. WHEATON,,
Mayor.
Attest w. E. Young, Borough Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
Young Folks
MAKING GLASS RINGS.

An interesting Experiment With Oil
and a Be9tle.
1t is always a great satisfaction to
make something out Of nothing, and a
bottle with a broken off neck is worth
Just about nothing and is generally
considered as fit only for the ash pile.
But there is a better way to treat it
than that. In fact. it may be turned
into a neat and serviceable vessel. or
you may make out of it a number of
glass rings that may c be of any
particular service, but they certainly
will be curiosities.
Place the broken bottle on the table
and pour OIL into 1t until 1t reaches a
point just below the Jagged edge.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

Board of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May
County, N. j., until twelve O'Clock noon OF
the day of its meeting on
TUESDAY, JUNE s., 1909,
at Cape MAY Court House, n. j., for the con-
structlon of a gravel road from the ending of
the first section of the Goshen road to the
bridge over Sluice Creek. a distance of two
and six hundred three thousandths q. 603), and
known as the second section of the Goshen
road.
Said road to be constructed according to
plans and specifications, which may be seen
at the office of Hon. Frederick Gilkyson,
State Commissioner of Public Roads, Tren-
ton, N. j.; at the residence of A. b. Smith,
Director, Beesleys Point; j. p. Fox, Chas.
Sayres and w. s. johnson. Ocean City; j. d.
Ludlam, South Dennis; Sylvester Spence,
Goshen; ID. Schellenger, Erma; j. I. Bennett
and ID. w. Rodan, Cape May City, or at the
office of the Engineer at Ocean city, N. j.
On the day and date first mentioned all pro-
posals received for said work will be imme-
diately opened an1 publicly read by the Board
Of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May county,
N. j., the said Board reserving the right to
reject any or all bids If deemed to the best
interests of the county.
Each bid must be accom- panied by a certi-
fed check to the amount of One Thousand
Dollars t$l ,0O0. 0U drawn payable to the order
of Anthony b. Smith, Director of the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May county,
n j. The successful bidder will be required
to execute within ten days after the contract
has been awarded to him a bond In such sum
and with such security as shall be approved
by the Board of Chosen Freeholders; said
bond shall be In a sum OF not less than the
estimated cost of the road when completed.
Each bidder will be required to submit to
the State Commissioner of Public Roads, Hon.
Frederick Gilkyson, Trenton, N. il and to
the engineer prior to the time of submitting
bid for construction a sample of each class OF
gravel he proposes to use in the construction
Of this road.
Ali proposals must be on the regular "Pro-
posa1n form provided for the purpose; sealed
and plainly marked on the outside of enyel-
ope enclosing them "Proposa1 for Second Sec
ffon Gn4ban ROadD with mama and address
hof bidder.
by order Of the Board Of F%reehofders.
ANTHONY Il. SMITH,
Director.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
Stronger Than Steel.

1t is not generally known that, size
for size, a thread of spider silk is
tougher than a bar of steel An ordi-
nary thread will bear a weight OF
three grains. This Is as strong again
as a steel thread of the same thick
hess. +.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
Suppose.

Sometimes I think-I really think
That fairies live In trees;
That Brownies come from Brownie Land
And ride on bumbiebeea.
Sometimes I think-I really think
That fairy tales are true.
I don't believe in ugly things
Like witekSs. though. Do your
st NicholaA
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
A VERY IMPORTANT LAW
Requires All Persons Hereafter
Purchasing Real Estate to
Take Deed to Assessor
for Endorsement


From the Salem Standard and Jerseyman
A law which was approved April
18th last by Governor Fort requires all
persons hereafter purchasing real es-
NNkp-tako their decd to sqe
In the taxing district where property
lis located, and requires the Assessor to
endorse on the deed a certificate some
what in the following form:
Dale.
This is to certify that / have noted
the change in ownership of the real
estate mentioned in the within deed,
and have made such entry in the as
sessment books of my taxing district.
Assessor Township
No deed Gan be recorded without
such certificate, or unless a fee of
twenty cents is paid the County Clerk
for making an abstract thereof, which
abstract must be sent to the Assessor of
the taxing district where the land is
located.
This law was passed in order to
reach property that has escaped tax
alton and in order that no Assessor,
Commissioner of Deeds, ETC., can
plead ignorance of the law the Salem
County Taxation Board has sent a cir
cular letter with full instructions to
them.
The law in full follows:
CHAPTER 1872.
A Supplement to an act, entitled IAN
act for the assessment and collection
of taxes" Revision of 1909, approx
ed April eighth, one thousand nine
hundred and three.
BE ii enacted by the SEM ate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey:
1. That in all taxing districts,
whether assessments maps have been
adopted or not, when any change of
ownership of real estate occurs, the
new owner may present his deed or
other evidence of title to the assessor,
or other proper custodian of the assess
ment maps, If any there be, which
officer shall properly note and record
on the books, and maps, if any, the
proper change of ownership, and shall
certify that he has done so upon the
deed or other instrument of transfer,
and in case no such certificate shall
appear on such deed or instrument,
il shall be the duty of the county clerk
or register of deeds, with whom such a
deed or instrument if filed for record,
within five days thereafter, to present
an abstract of such deed or instrument
to such assessor, Oh other custodian as
aforesaid, who shall properly note and
record the change. And the county
clerk or register of deeds shall not
receive such deed or instrument for
record unless he is paid the fee of
twenty cents for such abstract, and he
shall not require any fee from the as
SCISSOR or custodian for the c~ertification
and abstract al aforesaid.
2. This act shall take effect imme-
diately,
Approved April II, 1909.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

Wholesale and retail Tea and Coffee
House. Get samples at Albig's. n
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
Proposals for a Gravel
Road I'm Cape May
County, ~. J..

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Cape May
County, N. j., until twelve O'Clock noon OF
the day of its meeting on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Marine National Bank
RESOURCES.

at Wildwood, N. j., in the State of New Jer-
sey, at the close of business April 2S, 1909:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04
Notice

R. Fendall smith, County Engil
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04


This is to certify that | have noted
the change in ownership of the real
estate mentioned in the within deed,
and have made such entry in the as
sessment books of my taxing district.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-04

Harrison H. Voorhees,, Solicitor.
Dated May %, 1909.
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I4A q N0zEs]D ga
GM0Cld1[5D> SE1Dll[ IS
WHATS THE ANsWER7

young man stood before his mir
ror. putting the finishing touches to a
toilet OF which he felt justly proud.
He was going to call upon The
Girls widowed mother to ask her
daughters hand In marriage.
Everything was ready but his tie.
Before him, on the dressing-table
rested two creations, between which
his choice now lay. One, a dream OF
black, striped narrowly with white,
which he had himself purchased. The
other. a nightmare. which The Girl
had given him for a present. tie
such as women only buy.
If wear the black and white I'll
look my BEST" he unused, "but IL I
wear the, one She gave me, I'll please
her immensely"
Then he whistled, walked around
the room, and tied his tie.
The mother said: yes" although
there were tears in her eyes, and The
Girl thought he was the handsomest,
best-dressed fellow in the world.
Which tie did he wear?
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Thu SnnrnA Of All

When we see the million rain drops
OF tho shower we say, with reason.
there must be one great sea from
which all these drops come. And when
we sec as it were, countless drops and
countless rays OF goodness scattered
about in the world, a little good in
this man, and little good in that.
shall we not say, there must be one
great sea, one central sun Of goodness.
from whence all human goodness
comes? And where can that center of
goodness be, but in the very charac-
ter of God himself?-Rev. Charles
Kingsley.
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SER M ONETTE.


"And IL ] perish, perish."-
No sublimer words of seIf-abne.
cation, and surrender to a high
mission were ever spoken.
They have proved an inspira-
ton to many another one since
then who has been called upon
to throw themselves into the
breach and become a sacrifice
that others might obtain deliver.
ance and blessing.
II Is a striking Illustration of
that declaration Of Christ's that
che who would save his life
. must lose it,"
Selfshness 10 whitening and
destructive. II seeks to save
self for sells sake. and in the
very act provides the condition
which will eventually prove it's
undolng.
Not SO that spirit of sacrifice
which gives Itself that others
may find help and blessing. Such
giving gives birth to new and
larger experience which enrich
es life here and life beyond.
Esther might easily have per-
suadsd herself that she had
everything to lose by espousina
the cause of her people and
nothing to gain, Notwithstanding
the ominous warning of Morde-
cal that she need not tfsSnk that
she would escape.
NO, do not think that warm
ing word had the least weiaht
with Esther.
Fear Is a poor goad to the per-
Torrance Of duty.
But when Mordecai rose to
higher ground and said: "Who
knoWeth whether thou art come
to the kingdom for such a time
as this" his plea had won the
noble heart Of the queen.
II is always wise to put duty's
call upon the high plane of NOR.
al obligation.
There is no stimulus to riaht
living and doing in holding up
the evil consequences Of what
will follow II the right thing is
not dune.
But how quickly the heart Of
even a little child will respond
to the appeal for sacrifice and
service, If that heart il made to
feel the dignity and power Of
right choice.
at may be that thou art come
to the kingdom for just such a
time as this" Who Is going to
fail when the inspiration Of such
a thought grips the heart? Such
inspiration can find bit one ex.
preston: ~ will 60, and II per.
ish, perish"