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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Funeral services for seven--year
old George Duty, who was drowned
Tuesday afternoon, were held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Duty, l11S Prince street, and burial
was in Bethel Cemetery. Services
were conducted by the Rev. Eugene
B. jackson, pastor of the First
Baptist church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Mrs. j. H. Mason has returned to
her home in this city after spend
ing several weeks with relatives in
Warrenton, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

The subject at the gospel tent
last night was the "Seven Trumpets
of Revelation" There was large
attendance. The subject tonight
will be "The Proper Observance of
the Sabbath"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Cottage prayer meeting service will
be held this evening at s o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Steel, 513 south Washington st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Miss Marie Gasson is the guest OF
Miss Helen Chamberlin in Warrenton
for a short stay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25
Tremin Armstrong. the ten-yea

Tremin Armstrong. the ten-year-
old son of Dr.. T. E Armstrong was
accidentally drowned in Hyco river
south of South Boston, this morn
ing. His father was making a pro-
fessional call in that section and
his young son, who accompanied
him, on reaching Hyco. went with
some friends down to the river and
in some way was walking out on
the log projecting out on the river,
when he lost his balance and fell
in. He became entangled in some
weeds and was drowned before as
sistance could be given him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Mrs. Thomas c. Hoy and daughters,
who have been spending a number Of
weeks at Rectortown, have returned
to their home in this city.
NJ. D. w Stanton, of North
Columbus street, is in, Chicago on a
business trip in connection with the
firm of Patterson, Teele & Dennis.
A concert was given compli-
mentary to the children's play
ground last night at the Lee School
grounds by the American Indian
Guard band.
Operations on the plant of the
Old Dominion Glass Company will
be in full swing September 3, with
two hundred employees at, work, fire
having been recently started in one
of the furnaces at the factory.
A delegation of members OF
Martha Washington Chapter No.
AZ, Order of the Eastern Star, left
Yesterday for Pen Mar, Pa, where
they attended the annual reunion O..
chapters from Virginia, PennsyI-
vania, Maryland and the District of
Columbia.
According to Weather Bureau
officials this section of country can
not expect the thermometer to keep
down near the second division long.
They predict it will start on another
climb to-day and will forge to the
top again. Another hot wave will
follow this cool weather, and it may
even break the recent record
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Mrs. Thomas c. Hoy and daughters,
who have been spending a number Of
weeks at Rectortown, have returned
to their home in this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

At the height of a severe thun-
der storm, which swept over Penn
sylvania county Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. William Matherly, aged forty
years, and Chester Motley, seven
teen years I'D, were struck by
lightning aR3 instantly killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

A number of young men of this
city have enrolled themselves as stu
denat the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute for the coming session, which be-
gins September l, and are preparing
to leave at that time. Stuart King,
who passed the mental examinations
for entrance to the United States
Naval Academy last February as an
alternate, but"failed to enter owing to
his principal, W. j. Strother, Jr., OF
Culpeper passing all the tests, will be
a cadet in the second year at Y. NJ.
L.. having passed examinations for
advanced standing. Louis c. Barley,
jr., will enter the fres shman class,
and, Jamesz:K. Reid is, studying for
entrance to the institute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

1t is expected that within the next
two months, construction of the pro-
posed new roundhouse of the South
ern Railway in this city, will be COM
menced. 1t is the purpose of the rail
way company to build a joint round
house and coaling station, specifica-
tions calling for roundhouse with
thirty-two complete stalls for the
storage of locomotives, and arrange
ments are being made to erect the two
buildings just west of the National
Cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-25

Government experts have been at
West Point this week from the
Bontanica! Department of Agricul-
ture, examining the fresh water
marshes of the Pamunkey and Mat
taponi rivers, to see if they are
adapted for the culture Of wild
rice.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21

In announcing his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Governor,
Senator Walter E. Edge, of Atlantic
County, makes the following state
ment:
81 had hoped that any definite state
ment as to my position in the coming
political campaign might have been de-
ferred, at least until the busy work of
the legislative session was over. This
is our first obligation, and | propose to
give my undivided attention to it. AT
the same time, if other aspirants, or
their supporters, feel that so much
haste is necessary, which view l under
stand has resulted in the circulation of
nominating petitions, naturally mean
ing more or less solicitation, then Ifeel
in justice to my friends who unselfshly
interested themselves in my behalf,
that my position should likewise with
out delay be clearly defined.
~ shall be a candidate at the pri-
maries for the Republican Guberna O.
rial nomination.
~ have reached this conclusion only
after a careful survey of existing con-
ditions through interviews and CORE
spondence with many interested citi-
zens representing every county in the
state. L have personally conducted
this investigation on the firm convic-
ton that a man is not justified in being
a candidate for this high office unless
he is able to find a reasonable senti-
ment favorable to his candidacy. Not
withstanding much public discussion
and press references as to my position
in the matter, [ therefore, purposely re-
Trained from making any final declara-
ton until 1 had personally satisfied
myself as to the general fee ing existing
in all parts of the state, and L really
preferred to await the adjournment of
the legislature before actively entering
the contest.
81 shall, however, in good time exert
every proper effort to acquaint the pub
lie with the business policy that l will
strictly adhere to, if honored with this
high and powerful position, and feel
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21

The charge of maintaining a gam
bling and dlsorderly house is technical,
in that Chief Smith is alleged to have
been paid a certain portion of the earn
ings. 1t Is said that he received regular
weekly payments through agreements
with the proprietors.
The prisoners caught In the raid of
an alleged disorderly house conducted
by George Smith are being held as
material witnesses againstChief Smith
George Smith was indicted today for
conducting a d%isorderly house and for
assaultiDg, an officer and girls in his
house. Two bills were also returned
against Viola Potts for selling booze on
Sunday and without a license.
Prosecutor Carrow, who was ap-
pointed to the office following the con-
viction of former Prosecutor Jefferson
for malfeasance in office, is waging an
active campaign to clean up the coun-
ty. 1t is said that the charges against
Chief Smith eresulted from the raid of
George Rogers place.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
Basket a Notes

A meeting was called last Monday
evening at the store of w. f. Wentzell
and a Seashore league formed, COM
posed of the Ocean City. Wildwood
and Cape May teams, aud it was
agreed that each team was to deposit
s25 with Heber Crane, of the Trust Co..
as q forfeit for any team not carrying
out aud appearing on the flor where
scheduled. The meeting was presided
over by s. F. Spang, manager of the
Wildwood team, with II. Wise as wit
ness; v. Thompson, manager of me
Ocean City team, with Mr.. Gilbert as
witness; Walter Smith, manager OF
the Cape May team, with Frank
Shields as witness.
The first game of the new league Will
be played at Cape May next Tuesday,
between Cape May and Ocean City.
Wildwood's first game will be played
at Ocean City Wednesday evening,
January Goth, and all rooters for the
home team who wish to accompany
them OVer Will make TeeciNationo az
Fitzpatrick's drug store.
Next Monday evening, January 24th,
the Beacon A. A., of Philadelphia, will
play here. This team beat the Wild
wood Eagles last year.
On Thursday evening, January 9th,
Wildwood will play its first game In
the Seashore league at home with the
Cape May team
The business men of Five Mile Beach
have organized a Business Mems Pre-
liminary league, composed OF the
youngsters of Wild wood. The various
business houses and men composed OF
w. F. Wentzell, Leslie Caldwell, Jas.
McLinden, Konowitch Bros. and Ten
enbaum's have uniformed their respec-
tive teams and a trophy will be award
ed for the team winning the pennant.
All preliminary games start at 7.45
O'Clock every Monday evening.
Last Monday evening Wildwood
suffered defeat at the hands of the
Greystock Reserves with a score Of 2S
TO 20.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
confident my program will receive their
pp6orcamppt apd opnrOvoI

confident my program will receive their
endorsement and approval.
81 deem it not improper TO point to
my seven years record in the legis-
lature, as indicating my interest in ag-
gres-ive, constructive legislation, but
shall not now attempt to go into detail,
as to the successful fight L assisted 10
waging for Workmen's Compensation,
for Economy and Efficiency, for con-
solid alton in State government, and
other matters leading up to the partial
application of accepted business prin-
ciples to State management.
1.-THE work is far from completed and
L only say briefly at this time that I
desire to be Governor, not alone to
crafty a personal ambition, but prim-
arily to carry to a conclusion, as far as is
possible the Economy and Efficiency
program in allits ramific 4tions; likewise
to make workable a complete budget
system, through which a revised and
modernized financial control can be
developed, until the State of New Jer-
sey's SIS ,0OO, 900 annual business will
be conducted from a business mans
standpoint, with the Governor the re-
sponsible business manager of the State,
rather than the mere political leader of
his party. thoroughly appreciate the
necessity for proper organization and
leadership in politics, as in business,
but that organization must be for SER
vice, rather than p~artisanship.
cit is my earnest belief that no man
should be an aspirant for Governor with
out a clear aud definite program, nor
without being prepared to take the pub
lie into his confidence in this and other
respects.
"My activity in the Legislature has
been directed with the hope that 1
could see New Jersey a real business
proposition with the main response
bility of the Governor being that of con-
Quoting the affairs of the State with all
the opportunities for good, rather than
the mere filling of a few offices, SEEM
ingly his most important accepted
function.
81 shall make every effort to meet
the people of the State during the
months intervening before the Prim-
aries, and to frankly detail to them
what L hope to accomplish in their
interest through a business administra-
lion of State affairs"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
HOLD POLICE CHIEF FOR
ID MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE
Grand Jury Indicts Wildwood Official for Compromising
Misdemeanors, Accepting Brides and Maintaining
Disorderly House
From the North American.

From the North American.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, Jan. 10.
Lester w .sSmIth, chief Of police at
Wildwood, was indicted by the Cape
May county grand jury today for NAL
f~easance in Office. This indictment
contains four counts. Six other bills
against Smith charge that he COM
pounded misdemeanors accepted brides
and maintained a gambling and dis
orderly house.
Smith was here today, but left for
Wild v God before the indictments were
returned. The action WAS taken after
the jury had been recalled for special
work by Prosecutor Carlow. A bench
warrant has been issued for his arrest.
The indictments against Smith
charge that at various times he re-
ceived money as a reward for COM
pounding offenses of keeping gambling
and disorderly houses, and that for a
pecuniary profit he was induced to
suppress the offenses and not cause the
arrest of the proprietors. 1t is alleged
that n place was operated by George
Rogers and another by George Smith.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS
BY LIMA ROSE,

II you know the needs of the diff
ferent plants, you al mix the proper
soil yourself for potting YOU house
plants. Take some old bluegrass
sod and pile it up until it rots, and
you will have an ideal form of de-
cayed vegetable matter for the prin-
cipal constituent of all kinds of soil
for potted plants. There are three
kinds of potting soil, as follows:
For geraniums and the ordinary We
rieties of blooming plants-Three
parts loan from the rotted sod, one
part well-rotted manure and one part
sand, If the soil is heavy.
For ferns, begonias and such foliage
plants-Two parts loan, one part leaf
mold or peat, and one-half part sand,
if soil is heavy.
For palms or roses-Two parts clay
loan and one part well-rotted manure
and sand to suit the texture condi-
ton.
Use the finger test to learn if the
plants need water; when 1t cakes
readily there is too much water; so
do not give the plants a little each
day, but only water when needed.
Never use a nozzle on the end of a
hose in watering, as it causes the
stream to pack the soil and injure the
foliage.
To prevent your window plants from
blooming only on the street side, turn
them occasionally, and you will have
the blooms in the room as we'll. Do
not give foliage plants as much light
as for Towering plants; keep the
ferns in a shady corner; a north win
dow is a good place.
Use as dry material only well-rotted
manure To prepare liquid manure to
be applied only after the ordinary wa
tering has been done, take an ordi-
nary barrel containing one-half bushel
OF fresh COW dung, and If extra
strength be required add a couple of
quarts of fresh hen manure, and GOV
er with water.
After it has been fermented thor
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
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UNEARTHING A FOSSIL.
A Delicate Task Demanding Great
Care and Preparation.

When the bed of a fossil is found the
serious work begins. In many beds
the bones are without any infltrated
filing, so that. though perfect in form.
they are soft and fragile. To remedy
this defect q coat of shellac is applied
and allowed to soak in. Then a second
and third, and often more. are put on.
until the sandstone, or matriX. and
bone cease to take up shellac. AS soon
as the bone has hardened strips Of
cloth are dipped in -four paste and ad-
justed to make a firm bandage. When
dried in this stage the whole is firm
enough to work around. AND the ada
cent rock is gently removed, leaving
the specimen on somewhat of a pedes-
tai.
The preparation and the work Of
q%uarrying take three or more days of
careful, patient work. Then finally the
slab containing the bones and hard
ened with shellac is wrapped in straw
and shipped to the institution which
is to receive them. To take the bones
from the slab and prepare them for
mounting require all the patience and
skill of a master mechanic. Very care
fully, often with the finest of dental
tools, 1t is necessary to dig away the
sandstone covering the bones.
The work becomes more delicate as
the fragile bones appear. AS soon as
exposed to the air the %pulverized mass
Is given a Goa of shellac, and this
process is continued until it becomes
firm and durable. After the preparation
has the material in working shape he
must add the missing parts, restoring
them with plaster. This requires a
careful study of other prehistoric
bones. The skeleton is then mounted,
a work which is comparatively easy
as regards the fixing process.-Argo-
naut,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21

up the sides against the soil or wall
them with cement or brick, running a
foot above the surface at the rear and
nine inches in front, the end walls
having an even slope to give support
to the sash.
Two of three inches Of coal ashes
should be placed in the bottom. on
which to set the pots. Ventilate when
the weather will allow and cover with
straw or old carpet to keep out the
frost in severe weather.
Water the plants thoroughly when
ported and then give water very
sparingly to all plants in the pit dur
ing the winter.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
MAKE A COLD PIT

In a dry spot in the garden exca-
vate for a depth of two feet or more
of a size suitable to be covered with
glass sash.
Many plants such as roses, violets,
iberis can be kept in a cold frame and
brought into the light and heat of a
window garden or conservatory from
time to time to keep up a succession
of blooms during the winter and
spring.
Ordinary hotbed sash, which are
three feet wide and six feet long, are
used for covering cold pits. Board
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
DANGER IN MUSHY FOODS.
They Affect the Saliva and Lack Nee
essary Mineral Elements,

essary Mineral Elements.
If you want to prevent your teeth
from decaying keep your saliva aka
line. The saliva has two functions.
the first of which is to saturate the
food while it is being chewed and to
prepare it for the action of the gastric
juice. The second, and no less impor-
tant, is to keep the teeth and the cav
tiles of the mouth clean.
In an article in the Medical Review
Of Reviews T. Benedict Furniss says
that we have got so far away from
natural life that only five persons in
100 have alkaline saliva.
Chewing stimulates the s~alivary
glands. Soft, starchy, mushy foods.
from which the mineral salts have
been extracted, need little or no
chewing, so the ~salivary glands are not
stimulated. And they do not supply
the mineral elements that are neces-
sary to the fluids of the body. Such
foods stick between the teeth and i'll
the recesses of the mouth, where they
ferment and decay and become the
breeding ground for bacteria. The
bacteria generate acids which eat
away the substance of the teeth, max
ing holes in which more food lodges.
and SO the evil process goes on.
The normal alkaline saliva is one of
the best of the protectors of the body
against the attack Of bacteria. Not
only is the saliva slightly bactericidal,
but its alkalinity counteracts the acids
produced by these bacteria.
Starchy foods should always be ac-
companied by fruits or berries, for the
acid in these has the peculiar property
of changing to al alkali in the body.
and besides, they are the best of stimu-
lants for the s~alivary glands.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
HOW TO GROW PRIMROSES
BY BESSIE L. PUTNAM.

The best way to propagate prim-
roses is from seeds, which should be
sown in May OF June, or as soon as
the soil becomes thoroughly warm.
The seeds are quite small, but are
easily started by sowing in a box or
a bed. The soil must be sifted fine
and Of a moldy. consistency which will
not bake or become hard. Press the
surface of the soil smooth and level,
SOW the seeG evenly and thinly, and
v lightly. 1t is a mistake to sow
deeply.
The ground must be kept moist and
covered, that is, protected from the
rain, wind and hot sun, until the
plants appear. 1t requires from three
weeks to a month to bring plants to
the surface, then they must be care
fully busted with a little tobacco and
sulphur mixed, to keep down the
fungus and insects.
The primrose requires a moist. but
not wet soil, and if the soil is al
lowed to dry out before the plants ap-
pear, propagation will be greatly re-
tarded or entirely stopped.
Used in borders or in pots, the lit
tie primrose is always a beautiful,
cheerful plant.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
Keep Ferns and Palms in a Shady Corner.

oughly, the coarse material will all
settle to the bottom, and you may fill
the barrel with water, and the solution
is ready to be applied to your plants.
An application every two weeks is
generally all that is required for most
plants.
For this process sand is generally
used, or very light soil, as most favor
able for the formation Of new roots.
The geranium is perhaps the easiest
to begin with, and a good healthy top
should be selected where wood has
formed. Take a sharp knife and cut
below the joint.
Foliage plants are very easily propa-
gated, and every woman can do her
W work of this nature with great
satisfaction.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
Board of Chosen FreehOldel
PUBLIC T

The Holly Beach bridge across 05rn %
Sound Channe is undergoing repairs = III
will be necessary during the progress lem
work to close the channel to navigator III
porarily and at such times as to perm' :
driving OF temporary piling. unite
Permission has been obtained OF tne oN
States War Department therefor. - an
No unnecessary or unavoidable uelni
Inconvenience to traffic will be incurre"
By order OF the Board.
CHAS W. SAUL,
AUGUSTUS HILTON, ,tes.
Dated Dec. 9Th, 1915.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
Tuesday, the First Day oil
February. 1916,

for the purpose OF giving a public hearing ~
the question OF granting the petitions DeIeps
before referred to, n thereby acquiring t ~
said a by and Tor the county, at WIZ.
time and place any and all persons may ag
peal M present, either orally or in WILLIE,
their objections 20 the acquisition oil sun
roads by the said Board. Ian
b roads tor which petitions have Ossn
presented and which the Board OF Cno'svn.
Freeholders are asked to take over and msD'
tain as a county road are: ,..,n
The road beginning at Eightieth stresst n
the borough OF Stone Harbor, and extenuTTsa
to One hundred and seventeenth treet,Knoo@u.
as Third avenue; n One hundre ana sT TSsr
teenth street from the westerly side OF Ina
avenue to the westerly side of Second aVenu'
in said borough.
BY order of the Board. ,
FRANK w. FOWKEs, CLERK
Dated January 18th, 1915, :
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
Chosen FreehOlderl
Of the County of Cape May
B T.

Whereas petitions nave been presented to
the Board of Chosen Freeholders. OF the Coun'
ty of Cape May, State of New Jersey, request
ing the said Board to tax over and maintain
the following named roads as a part OF the
county roads SYSTEM; and
Pursuant to a resolution Of the said Board
OF Chosen ~Freeholders and the provisions OF
an act OF the Legislature of the Stat OF New
Jersey, entitled ian Act to authorize lle
Board OF Chosen Freeholders OF any county
tain roads lying within the corporate limls
OF any OF the municipalities of said county,
except cities; to authorize the straightenlng'
widening, changing OF location of and yacs
ton OF any such o SO acquired, and to a.
thorize the acquiring by gift, grant, purchsss
or condemnation OF Ian necessary therefor
Approved April 9th, 1918. -.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given tnal :
meeting of the said Board OF Chosen FREE
holders, OF the County of Cape May. New Js,
sey, will be held in the court house at cay
May Court house, New Jersey, at twei''
o'clock noon, on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-01-21
A City Once Too Loyal.

Bristol has always been a loyal city
and once displayed its loyalty to its
own eminent disadvantage. When
Henry VII. paid the city a visit in 1880
the citizens turned out in such style
to welcome him that the misery mon
arch. casting al eye upon the finery
displayed. promptly levied an impost
Of EGO on each ~inhabitant because
their wives went too ine."-London
Chronicle.