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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17

Sealed bids for the furnishing OF all mate
rial and labor tor the erection, construction,
building, furnishing and equipping OF a pub
lie cho building for the Board of Education
OF the City OF Wildwood, Cape May county,
N. j., will be received by the Board OF Educa-
ton at the city hall on or before the hour of
eight p. m, Aug. s. 1914.
All bios to be sealed and to be marked
stProposal tor Erecting School Building"
All bid to be made on blanks furnished for
that purpose and to cover all items contained
therein and to be accompanied by q certified
check in the amount OF $500.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the
office of Lynn II. Boyer, architect, 100 e.
Wildwood avenue, Wildwood, N. j., or may
be obtained from the said architect on the
deposit of $40 therefor, which amount will be
returned when the plans and specifications
are used in bidding or surrendered prior to
the opening of the bids.
reserved.
w. C. TODD,
Secretary of the Board.
Board OF Education, City of Wildwood, Nj.
Dated July 8, 1914.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17

For Sale-Sixteen foot double end, clinker
built skiff, white cedar plankiDg, all copper
.fastenings. Hard oil finish. Apply j. Albert
Edgeton Inn.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Notice TO Limit Creditors

ESTATE OF MATILDA B. SEVERN, Deceased.
Pursuant to the order Of Edward L. Rice,
Surrogate OF the County OF Cape May, made
on the 18th day of May, A. ID. 1914. on the APP
plication of the subscriber, executor of said
tors OF said deceased to exhibit to the subscri-
Der under oath or affirmation their claims
and demands against the estate OF said de-
ceased within nine months from the 18th day
of May, A. d. 1914, or they Will be forever
barred OF any action against the subscriber.
Dated May 18th, A. d., 1914.
CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY,
Executor.
Proctors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Dated July is, 1914.
Notice to Limit Creditors

Estab6 OF HENRY CLARK Deceased.
Pursuant to the order OF Edward L. Rice,
Surrogate OF the County OF Cape May, made
1914, on the application OF the subscriber.
ADMINISTRATIVE OF said deceased notice is
to exhibit to the subscriber under oath or at
hrmatiOn their claims and demands against
the estate OF said deceased within nine months
from the twenty-ffth day OF May, A. D..
1914, or they will be forever barred OF any ac-
ton against the subscriber.
Dated May Is, 1914.
SARAH L. CLARK,
49, Admfnisfratrix.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Coal Bids Wanted
Bids Wanted

The Board of Education OF the City OF Wild
wood, County OF Cape May, will receive sealed
bids Tor School Supplies, such as pencils, pa
per, paper pads, rulers, etc. List of supplies
needed can be had upon addressing Prof. H.
Q. Chalmers, Wildwood, N. J.. Bids will be
received by the board on August 9TH, 1914, at
8 p. M, city hall.
WILLIAM c. TODD,
Secretary.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
ProcIamatIon by the MAYOR

July I'd, 1914.
An persons are forbidden to burn any refuse,
rubbish, trash or inhammable materials OF
whatsoever kind or nature upon any vacant
lot or lots, streets, or any part of the beach
front within the city limits of the City OF
Wildwood, In the County OF Cape May, east
OF Holly Beach avenue.
F. Z. SMITH, Mayor.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-25

Springfield, III.-No state aid roads
will be built under Tice hard roads
law until Supreme Court has passed
on constitutionality of act, according
to Chairman of State Highway Com
mission.
Racine, Wis.-George HorneII, pio-
neer hardware merchant, dead.
Paterson, N. Lying in bed, dy-
ing, ex-5udge James Inglis heard by
telephone funeral service for his wife
being conducted in parlor below.
San Francisco, Cal.-crazed by
jealousy because the girl he loved had
married his rival, Abraham Pepper,
lace salesman, shot and killed Mrs. S.
L. Johnson, then attempted suicide.
Will recover.
Toledo, O.-Harry N. Atwood, avi-
atOr, declined to comment on $4,000
breach of promies suit filed by Miss
Cecile E. Harris, 20, checker in Secor
Hotel.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-25
BITS OF NEWS

William J. Rapp denies having had
improper relations with woman call
ed tx. K. Deane." Claims he never
deserted Nine. -Heink who
is suin him for divorce.
John ennis, 2535 S. TrunabalI av.,
returned home. Found wife and g.
year-old daughter overcome by gas.
Revived by pulmotor.
Testimony of Sam Goldman at
tackled in vote fraud trial. Revenge
declared to be motive by attorney for
defense.
James LingenfiIter, 441 Leaning
ton av., dragged into alley and severe
ly beaten by thugs because he had
no money. Taken to hospital.
Joseph Heinz and aMrtin Kane, IA,
held as pickpockets. Alleged to have
taken purse from Miss Cora Jones,
229 E. Oak st.
100 stranded songsters of Cana
dian Opera Company, who got broke
in Denver, arrived on special train.
Had to give benefit performance to
get fare.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-25

cided bleaching flour by Alsop cleo
trio process is not adulteration and
not prohibited by pure food law
Trenton, N. State senate pass
ed house resolution amending New
Jersey constitution to give votes to
women.
Stockbridge, Mich.-Autopsy to be
held on body of Mrs. Alvah Howell,
MillvilIe, wife of wealthy farmer,
who died Thursday under suspicious
circumstances. Woman's husband
held in county Jail.
DenVer.-Mrs. James j.. Brown,
one of heroines of Titanic, planning
to run for state senate to succeed
State Senator Helen Ring Robinson
as ''the only woman senator in the
U. S." ..... ..
Wausau, Wis.-Mrs. Hedwig Coz
was gored to death by bull.
Galveston, Tex.-SIeet and snow
covered streets. First snow to \
amount to anything in II years.
Cairo, III.-WilI Wilson, who chot
Thomas A. Logan, special officer for
Mobile & Ohio Railroad, Jan. Is, con-
victed and sentenced to death.
Topeka, Kas. - Because Sheriff
John burlington released prisoners
in county Jail every Friday so they
could spend weekend at home while
he collected their board. bill from
state, Supreme Court asked to GUST
him.
Fort Smith, Ark.-Three bandits
bound P. A. Bowen, night Waterman,
to Frisco freight scales, dynamited |
ticket Office safe and escaped with |
$11O.
Winnipeg, Man.-Three men Sc
riously injured when Canadian |
Northern express was ditched by
broken rail:
Northumberland labor" law,
prohibiting employment of females !
under Is years in factories, restau-
rants, telephone offices and millinery
shops for over 10 hours a day or 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
PRAYERS FOR PEACE

selves in attitude of spiritual submis- sion to the will of the universe.'
 In answer to those who ask why we pray at all since. Sod vii lwork out His own purpose without interference, The Living Church (Milwaulxee) responds:
 We mistake the nature of prayer if we assume that it compels us to advise AL mighty God as to His functions. Rather 1t is chiefly communion with Him, con verse with Him; the offering up of our problems and difficulties to Him; the quiet waiting for Him to speak to us; the conversation of sons with their Fath- CT. We shall best observe the spirit of the Presidents proclamation if we shall go to our day of intercession chief ly to try to learn what God would have us do to promote international peace, rather than to instruct him how to pro- ceed. We need not presume that God will be better able to govern His world as result of our prayer; we may rather hope that susdued, contrite, inspired American people will be better prepared to do their part; and that the way of making lasting peace in which the prob- lems of Europe shall be solved will grad ua1ly be unfolded."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
THE FARM STOCKHOUSE

From the Louisville .Courer-J ournal.
 According to newspaper reports the farmers in Brooks county, Ga.. have gone back to the old-fashionsd smoke house system of curing their bacon.
 As a consequence of this return to first principles Brooks county is becoming fa- nous for bacon. Last year the county gained considerable publicity by req son of ''bacon parade" the feature of which was a large number of farm wagons laden with the hickory cured products of the farm smokehouses.
 A few years ago the Brooks county farmers marketed their hogs on the hoof Eventually they became tired of seeing the pork which they sold for to cents a pound brought back in the shape of bacon and hams and sold in their own markets for 20 to % cents pound. On occasions some of them were compelled to buy bacon, and they began to find fault with a commercial system which was responsible for such results They got together and talked the matter over, and the outcome was the determination to re-establish the ante-bellum smoke houses. Now most of them are killing their hogs and curing their meats in the old-fashioned way, and through CO., operation they are marketing rae;r hogs in the finished product. They find that their profits are larger than when they sold their hogs on the hoof, despite the fact that curing the meat involves con siderable labor and expense.
 The passing of the old-time smoke house from so many farms is to be re- gretted. No better method of curing meat has been discovered. The prime product of the best equipped modern packing house is not equal to the care fully cured bacon from the farm. The growth of the packing business has, in a manner, driven the farm smokehouse out of existence, but at least one county in the United States is demonstrating that real country tncon Is still in de- mand-and that with proper system the farmers can make it and market 1t to their financial advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
Our National Defenses

The resolution introduced in Con- gress by Representative Gardner of Massachusetts to appoint commits sion to investigate the state of our national defenses should receive fav- orable consideration. The idea is un- occasionally a good one and 1t is hoped that the commission will be made up of competent men.
 The American people are inherently opposed to militarism and always will be; and now in view of the bloody war | in Europe resulting from overwrought armament, the United States is more than ever committed to peace. At the same time this country must be pre- pared to successfully resist any at tack from the old world. As one writer asks, "are we in condition to resist arrogant militarism from the east or the west or any other quarter ?"
 For many years following the civil war the people of the United States were tired of everything in the way of military activity. From the time the regular army was reorganized in 1866 until the Spanish-American war, it's enlisted strength was kept down to 25,00O men. General officers in their annual reports recommended an increase, but Congress paid no atten- ton to those recommendations. Since the Spanish American war, the regu- lar army has been kept up to some thing like 80,000 men and good deal of money has been expended on our Qualifications, but our coast defenses are yet far from what they should be.
 The commission called for by Con- gressman Gardner's resolution should make thorough investigation of our defenses on the Atlantic from Fort Mckinley, Maine, to Fort Barrancas, Florida and on the Pacific from Port land, Oregon, to southern California; and also of the defenses along the gulf coast.
 The war now raging ought to be the last great war. After it is over, the peace movement will be more ac- tive than ever, but the United States must be prepared to defend itself. Another great war may come. The national defense cannot be strengthened in day or in year. Now is the time to begin preparations in the direction suggested by Congressman Gardner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS
Q (,incinnatj Enouirel

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 A man is always more polite when he Is widower than he was when he wasn't.
 The men haven't made such terrible success of running the country. But that is no reason why the women should tackle the job.
 There is a difference between "au re- voir' and "good-by." When your hair starts to go it says 'good-by."
 And don't overlook the fact that every man is also the architect of his own mis- fortune.
 After you have roamed around for a while you will find that the giEls who are really fond of vocal music are those who do not try to sing.
 A girl can always catch the man she wants by pretending to try to catch a man she doesn't want.
 million dollars worth of experience isn't worth a nickel after you learn it.
 There wouldn't be so many breach of promise cases if we wrote our love letters on postal cards
 There are not many sure things in this world. But here is one of them X woman is always older than she thinks she looks.
 The reason a man has to give in when he is arguing with his wife is because she never gives out. Riches have wings. But there has never been case where they took a man to heaven.
 The poet once said that men must work and women must weep. But the women | get more fun out of weeping than the | men get out of working A woman is person who kisses an- other woman because she hates her. The hats the girls are wearing fit their heads so closely that a man wonders if the millinery stores supply a shoe horn with each bonnet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
MoRLEy,s MAIDEN SPEECH

From the London Daily Chronicle.
 Lord Morley. before his elevation to the peerage, was known as enc of the ahlest debaters in the House of Commons. But his maiden speech was a failure. Tho House, writes Sir H. w. Lucy. Twas crowded on every bench to hear the maiden speech of the biographer of Burke and Golden. It was, how ever, friendly audience, generously eager to welcome new acquisition to it's intellectual forces. That the speech was full of weighty matter, carefully pre- pared. goes without saying This was, perhaps, the secret of the failure. It was an essay on the question of the hour and would have been we'll enough if
 =. the new member had been al- lowed to read his MS. That was out of order, and MT. Morley with parched tongue and blanched face, painfuliy stuu,- bled through an imperfect recital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
The Public Library

When the campaign for raising money to purchase new books for Bir- mingham's public library was in prog sass few months ago the members of the city commission promised un- officially to provide additional shelves and an appropriation for carrying on the increased work of the institution. In the canvass $21 ,0O0 was subscribed, and considerably more than one-third of that sum has been paid in.
 The library board has recently pur- chased 10000 new volumes, but the number of persons employed in the library is inadequate to meet the in- creased demands. Ever since the present library organization was formed it's efficiency has been re- marked. The library grows in popu- 1arity steadily. Within the past twelve months it's popularity has been nore in evidence than ever. It is safe p say that quite as many persons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19

visit the library to consult. reference books and to obtain books from the circulating department as was the case year or two ago.
 The library management does not ask the city to increase the salaries of any of the present employees or to contribute books, but it does ask a reasonable appropriation for mainten- ance. It is understood that the city commission will take this matter up tomorrow. It is hoped that it will see its way clear to render the neces- sary assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
ABSOLUTELY uNTENABIE
San Francisco Star.

From the San Francisco Star.
 The inquest has been held on the body of al Scotchman who had been drowned and all the evidence pointed to suicide For few minutes after the coroner had summed up. the jury put their heads to. gether, considering their verdict. Al length the foreman rose.
 Death from unknown causes" he ex. claimed, emphatically.
 T don't agree with your verdict, snapped the coroner. You practically had direct evidence that the deceased was seen to throw himself into the river.''
 Yes. sir replied the foreman, sulenly, but taking into consideration that the deceased was Scotchman, and that a full bottle of whisky was found on his body, we consider a verdict of suicide ah- solutely untenable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
ADVICE FROM A FRIEND
By BILL VINES

the number of people who can be given these instructions at one time is ver5 limited. We have been selected, proba- bly,. because of our prominence, and as a person to whom the institution car point with pride after We have taken their course and have doubled our sal ary a few times.
 Far be it from us to fail in apprecia. tion of this generous proposition There Is nothing that we would like better than to double our salary in six weeks. Yet we must resist this temptation After mature deliberation we have ar rived at the conclusion that it would not be fair. Moreover we fear the re- suits of doubling our salary If all at once our salary was doubled we have a hunch that we might do something foolish. Too much money is a dangerous thing. We have been told this time and time again, and all our lives we have so lived that we have never been in the least danger along this line. Why com mence at our present age? Would it not be foolish to cut loose from our time honored moorings at this time of iife? Not only this. but. if we accepted this offer extended to us by reason of our position or through some prefer ence occasioned by our innocent and child-like appearance. we would there by deprive some worthy person who really is in need of having his salary doubled of the chance
 Therefore we are fully committed to the course of refusing this generous offer. We do not want this wealth We turn our backs upon all these glitter ing possibilities and will spend our 80 bones for Book beer and in other forms of innocent amusements, and give some other poor chap a chance.
 We are none the less appreciative, however. We acknowledge our obliga- tion Still our refusal we feel somehow will not be fatal to the scheme. There will probably be a sufficient number of persons who will want their salaries doubled who will kick in with the 30. to insure the continued prosperity Of the promoters of the enterprise. even perhaps if it does not quite double their income.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
FIRST LOVE

By w. W. Hendree. Who has not had some little life-ro f nance
 Some dream of love so painful, yet So
 sweet? Who has not felt his heart thrilled by
 glance,
 Nor known the ecstacy when fond
 lips meet? Such things grow tasteless as the year.
 advance
 And age cools down the blood from feverheat; But still, although the thought of pas sion dies, We finger fondly OCT its memories. Few ever marry their first early love. But after one has mingled in the strife More, than one broken thread into his life, Then he begins to feel the dearth of love, And takes into his heart and home a wife; And oft, though love be wanting at the first, A sweet affection grows, by circum- stances nursed. But still through all there oftentimes will break A whisper of the past we had thought dumb, And recollections swift and sweet will make z The present seem so sad and weari.s some; | It sometimes seems as if the heart would break In thinking of the dreary years to come, ! And for the moment in our hearts we
 sin
 With vain regrets of that which might
 have been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19

l Vj ASHINGTON. october 1S.-lSpe- 1 W ciaL)-when one contem- plates the great advantages
 which are offered him. or her. as the
 case may be. upon every hand it be- comes matter of some concern why
 tne high cost of living should longer
 De cause for worry. It is very sim pie matter to become affluent in this country, and forever after live life oI luxury full of indigestion, appendi- citis' and gout. Almost every day an opportunity presents itself to all of us
 to become rich and independent. If we
 do not take advantage of this oppor-
 tunlty 1t is our fault, and we should no iohser complain and bitterly denounce fate
 For instance, we get in the mail a neatly written letter from a personal friend, whom we have never met but who is taking a keen interest in our welfare, advising us how to proceed in order that we may double and redou- ble our present earnings. We are told in language and with a firmness which leaves no room for doubt. that the plan they have to suggest has never failed. 1t is pointed out to us where young men after few weeks application to the study of their plans, and only a matter of 5 minutes a day at that, are now earning from $200 to $2000 per month. These young men, now owners of "yatchs" and automobiles and dress suits, are now In the predatory
 rich class, and spend more money &C.,
 cidenta1ly than they used to spend on
 purpose. Before they took the corre-
 spondence course which is so gener-
 ously offered to us, these same young
 men used to have to live on 15 cents a day and their relatives.
 It seems very strange indeed when 1t
 is in the reach of person to multiply
 his earning power many times by Is minutes a day application for few weeks that more people do not do so. For the small sum of 30 bones, payable in advance. satisfaction guaranteed.
 this boon has been offered us. It is a rare offer, too, we are informed; we are preferred above others. It's not every body that can have this opportunity, as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
Eugenics and the Books Thereon

Eugenics and the Books Thereon
 Of the making of books there is no end.
 When Francis Galton, the English anthropologist, styled the Father of Eugenics," used for the first time the now familiar term in his interesting book entitled, "The Human Faculty" published in the sos, only the scien- tific world concerned itself with the new word; but it was not long before near scientists and writers on "uplift" began to use it glibly.
 England has produced a number of savants, but few men since Darwin have risen to the rank and fame of Galton. He has written many scien- tific books, all of them of high value, and shortly after the completion of his Memories" published in 1908, he received knighthood. As he says him. self in his last book, "I take eugenics very seriously, feeling that it's prin- ciples ought to become one of the dominant motives of civilized nation, much as if they were one of it's re- | ligious tenets. The first object is to check the birth of the un- fit instead of allowing them to come into being, though doomed in large numbers to perish prematurely." In 1904, Sir Francis endowed re- search fellowship in the University of London for the promotion of the knowledge of eugenics. A 'eugenics library has grown up since the endowment, and the num- Der of publications including pam phlets in this library now reaches up- wards of 2000. It is safe to say that more than half of the contributions ] to the literature are of little scientific merit.
 Many writers on eugenics are mere tyros in science. No one will disparage the great work that Sir Francis Gal ton has done for science and for the betterment of the race viewed from a far-reaching point of view. But like many scientific men whose minds are intent upon natures phenomena he does not reckon with human emotions or human affections. The science of eugenics which he has developed will rank with anthropology in the long years to come. But the smatterers have given the jokesmiths great opportu- nifty. This fact, however, does not min imize the importance of the work ol the real man of science.
 But the fact that so many bookl have been published on eugenics migh1 suggest checking the output in lin, with Sir Edward Francis Gal toms proposition that the 'one .objec of eugenics was to check the birth rat of the unfit.