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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
RICE. FIELDS or JAPAN.
Mostly Tiny Gardens, but They Feed
5o,o0O,OOo People.

Almost one half of the land capable
of cultivation in Japan is planted in
rice. Handkerchief gardens would
perhaps best describe the little rice
fields, many Of which are no larger
than a tennis court, are equally fat
and are surrounded by rims of earth
to hold the water when the fields are
flooded. The average rice field in ia
paan is about one acre and a half in
size; but, large or small, each field
must be leveled, and each must have
its rim or dixie Then there must be
a system OF canals to bring water TO
the fields and another system Of ditch
es to take it away when it is no longer
needed.
If the land were fairly level the
preparation of the ground, which Is
all done by hand, would not be &C
hard nor would it require such vast
amounts of human labor, but Japan
is a mountainous country. Terraces
must be cut from the steep hillsides
and so leveled that they will hold the
water at a uniform depth over the
small fields
1t is said that there are 1900
square miles of rice land In Japan, the
greater part of which has been pre-
pared with an almost infinite amount
of labor. That area of land cultivat-
ed In rice virtually feeds a nation OF
50O00,O0O people.
The little fields are usually perma-
nent, and frequently a farmer owns
three or four scattered fields That
further increases the work Of caring
for his crops. In recent years, how
ever, the government has tried to con-
soldate the holdings Of farmers by a
process of land exchange. - Youths
Companion.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

been appearing in pictures at Univer-
sal City for about year, and the
cOwpuncher is Bill Gillis, real Texan
cattleman, who has spent his life doing
in earnest what he now does in MINI
icry for the films.
The countess is of French family,
but happened to be born in England,
where she was educated. She has
played for a number of picture COM
panies, her previous occupation being,
as she says in her biography, private
life" Bill Gillis halls from the Lone
Star state, and has punched cattle for
a living all his life. Somehow or other
he drifted into pictures. and is a mem
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
SCREEN FAVORITES

considered comedy of the drawing
room variety. Bat as the dissipated
man-about-town, who is saved by a
vision in the crystal from ultimate
ruin, he has a part which taxes his
dramatic ability to the full. He gets
away with it as if he had played moth
ing else all his life. This is the first
picture in which he has appeared since
the injury to his leg which kept him
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
RAWL L!NS0N DOES NOT
WANT TO DIRECT

Herbert Rawlinson, star of the Red
Feather picture, "The Scarlet Crys-
tal," is an anomaly in one respect. He
Is probably the only leading man on the
screen who has no ambition to direct.
Most of them can hardly wait for the
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
STARS OF FILMDOM

her of the famous band of Universal
cowboys, every one of whom, though
he was brought up to quite a different
walk of lif.. is a real actor. He is six
feet six inches tall, and one of the
SbinnieSt men on the screen. He has
an absolutely imperturbable counte-
nance, which is covered with a network
of wrinkles due to his outdoor life. His
perfect soIemnity makes his work very
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
COUNTESS AND COWBOY
STARS IN FILM COMEDY

It is not often that q real countess
and a real cowboy appear as hero and
heroine of a motion picture story. This
rare combination appears in the Bison
comedy drama, "Roped In" The noble
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

willows are mentioned in the Bibl.
cal books Of Leviticus xvii, Job xi,
Isaiah xiv, Psalm cxxxvii. The tree
upon which the captive Israelites hung
their harps was the Salix babylonica,
This tree is abundant on the banks of
the Euphrates.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
In Doubt,

Were you ever up before me?" asked
a magistrate.
"Shure, 1 don't know, yer amer.
What time does your amer get up?"-
London Answers.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14
SLACKERS ON STONE PILE
112 Of Them Doing "5it" In Illinois
House of Correction.

The Rockford (nL) slackers SEN
fenced by Judge lands to the Chi
cago house Of correction, where they
were received, were assigned to tenn
porary tasks. There are 112 of them.
They were garbed in the official
blue trousers and blue caps with
striped shirts of the institution and
presently were to be seen swinging
pickaxes, pushing heavily laden wheel
barrows, asserting scrap iron, shovel
ing in the stone quarry or trundling
bricks.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

Poverty consists in feeling poor.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

funny in such a rib-tickling comedy as
"ROped In." Neal Hart, who has also
lived the life he now acts, is the fore
man of the ranch owned in the picture
by the countess, who marries Bill, and
is treated to modern version of the
Tanning of the Shrew."
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

out Of business for nearly two months
and his many admirers will welcome
him back to the screen.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

Phil Dunham has just finished new
L-KO Komedy in which he stands out
as the best wallpaper-hanging come
dian in the world.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-07-14

Rex Ingram, who used to be a sculp-
tor, is filming a Chinese drama for
Bluebird.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
STYLES FOR CHILDREN.
What Small People Will
Wear This Springtime.

The inclination just 10Y is toward
the simplest lines, and boomers are in
Guided, as a matter of course, in frocks,
NOT only for the littlest girl, but for
her elder sister, who may be almost in
her teens.
Chambray, Scotch ginghams, linens,
batistes and lawns are the ~fayorite
fabrics. Sometimes there is a yoke, to
which the material is gathered and
in colored threads. 1t has taken some
time for this form of decoration to be-
come popular in this country. For
many years it has been a favorite
means or o~rnamentation in England
and, to a less extent, in France.
The type of smock that fastens on
either shoulder and is slipped over the
head is shown for both little boys and
girls. In the garment for the former
the smoek is cut much shorter than
when it is for the girl, and the bloom
ers are not as full as those worn by
the latter.
While white remains the only thing
COllSluClCu Ill IOu1lCNIlOA WILL thC
clothes of infants, color has crept into
the little dresses, coats and hats of
children who have entered their second
or third year. Even the standard pale
blue and pale pink now have rivals in
such shades as maize, old blue and
rose. Now and then one meets q light
green color or a pale lavender, but on
the whole these have not a very large
representation in juvenile clothes.
The dress intended for beach wear
continues to be made of serge in white,
in navy and quite recently in shades
of red. The trimming Is simple and
employs soutache braiding, machine
stitching and embroidery motifs.
Sometimes there is no trimming other
than the belt and the collars and cuffs
of some washable stuff.
The matter of long waist or short
waist is one that the mother may de-
eide for her child, according to the
formers preference. The very little
girls wear yoke dresses, but those who
have attained as many as five years or
more wear long wasted frocks with
a belt. On the whole, perhaps these
are preferred, excepting for the party
frock, which has a short waist, very
fluffy skirt and a sash finish.
OF course there must be a party
frock in every liliputian wardrobe.
They are made of the daintiest fabrics,
exquisitely sheer and trimmed with
fine laces and embroideries. The eff
fort is to keep away from too much or
namentation. Ribbons are permissible
In dainty colors, and usually they are
in very narrow widths and manipu-
lated in rosette or chou effect.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
May Field Day Events

The executive Committee of the Cape
May County Grammar Schools con.
sisting of r. r. Reeves, chairman,
West Cape May; Miss M. 8. Candy,
Secretary, Court House; Joseph Muir
ply, Green Creek and w. G. Strack
Woodbine, have appointed the follow.
ing com mittees for the events to be
held on Field Day in May.
R~unning-Messrs. Reeves, Strack
and Murphy.
Misunderstanding Broad Jump
III. 9. Schlichting.
Running High Jump-Mr. Palmer.
Running Broad-Mr. Lloyd.
Standing High Jump-Mr. Moore,
Shot put-H.F Greaves.
Kite Contesl-Mr. Werner and Mr.
Wilson.
For Girls Potato Race-Mr. Hastings
Base Ball throwing-Mr. Carroll.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Cape May County High School
English Contest. May 5th. 1917

The Cape May County High School
e 'glish Cont st for the school year
1867, will consist of the writing of
compositions simultaneously by con-
testants representing the high school
classes Of the county.
There will be contests for the first,
second, third and fourth year classes.
Each high school will be entitled to
enter one contestant for each class.
One hour will be allowed for the
writing lin pencil, If preferred) of the
composition, and a half hour for copy
ing it ia Ink.
Each composition must contain at
least 500 words aud not more than 1000.
The compositionswill be judged ulo /
style, diction, accuracy of expression
and breadth of view.
Miss Lucy e. Corson, secretary to
the county superintendent, will preside
over the contest.
The subject for the first year contest
will be narration.
The subject for the second year con-
test will be description.
The subject for the third year contest
will be exposition.
The subject for the fourth year con-
test will be augmentation.
The contest will occur at Cape May
Court House, Saturday, May 9th, 1917,
at 1915 a. m. The room to be used is
the eighth grade room in the Court
House grade building. All the mater
ials will be supplied.
The subjects have been selected by
A. b: Meredith, Assistant Com mission
er on Education, and will remain under
seal, in the custody of the county super
intendent, to be opened before the
classes on the day of the contests.
Each student will be supplied with
an Identification card upon which he
will have a number to be used upon all
Of his papers, which are to contain no
other Identification. He will write his
name upon the Identification card and
seal it up in an envelope to be supplied
for the purpose.
The county superintendent has been
designated as the judge of the contest
and appropriate prize meda ais will be
sent by mail to the winners, as 1901 as
possible after date of the contest.
TANNING MYERS,
j. e. CLARK,
f. o. HARTMAN,
Committee.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Aged Man i'm Failing Health

James Bridges, the aged shoemaker
who has lived in the little cottage at
the corner of Pacific and Leaning ave.
les for about a quarter of a century,
is failing in health. He is Sc years old
aud worked at his trade until a few
months ago. Today he was taken to
the home OF his brother Charles on
Andrew avenue, where he will be
cared for. Mrs. Jennings, who occu-
pies the big cottage this winter, has
been looking after the old mau, and
many times she has acted the part of
the good Samaritan. Mrs. Jennings,
too, has a daughter eleven years old
who is an invalid, and at times lately
in a critical condition. Her husband
was killed on the railroad track in
Holly Beach last GUNNER.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
RIGHT AND WRONG PoIsE.
Bodily Posture Is a Potent Factor la
Good Health. r

Bodily Posture Is a Potent Factor la
Good Health. r
The carriage of the body may deter
mine the condition of ones health.
Bad poise is often responsible for the
failure of the vital organs to perform
their functions properly. 1t causes ref
use material to be deposited in the It's
sues and is responsible for a large per-
eentage of headaches.
Because of the unnatural strain on
muscles and ligaments, more nervous
and muscular energy are expended In
holding a poor position than in main
tanning a correct bodily posture.
Good poise gives the blood a chance
to carry new food material where
needed and to eliminate waste. 1t al
lows the nerve to carry their mes
sages and for the lungs to fill the It's
sues with life giving oxygen. A certain
readiness for action saves lost motion.
The common faults of posture are
dropping shoulders, %protruding head,
hollow chest, round shoulders, hollow
back, bent knees and weak or flat feet.
Many persons have almost all of these
defects.
1t is claimed that more than so per
cent Of all cases of spinal trouble are
due to faulty positions which have be-
come habitual.
Daily exercise, well regulated, will
not only prevent but will correct many
faulty pastures.
Dancing is n of the most whole
some and most effective ways of cult
waiting good carriage. 1t calls into play
muscles in all parts of the body and
tends to produce gr~acefulness.
OF great value for similar reasons
are many of the outdoor sports such as
swimming, skating, tramping, rowing
and horseback riding. = Pittsburgh
Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Good Prospects for Peach Crop
In New Jersey

The horticulturist of the New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station re-
ports that the prospects for a good
peach crop in New Jersey in 1917 are
especially bright. An examination
of the fruit buds of even such a variety
as Reeves Favorite, which is usually
winter injured, shows all of the buds
to be in a Wig orous, uninjured condi-
tion at this time. 1t is quite common
to find from 5 to Is per CEN of the
fruit buds of Reeves killed at the close
of a normal winter, but at present, the
percentage injured is apparently below
even 5 per cent, which in no way affects
the production of a full crop. The
winter has not been cold enough at
any one time to cause damage to per-
fectly dormant buds, and there have
been no periods of warm weather when
the temperature was high enough to
start growth. The buds are, therefore,
In a dormant condition, and unless
abnormal weather conditions prevail,
1t seems certain that the peach crop in
New Jersey in 1917 should be a good
one.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Eagles Visits Camden

About eighteen members Of the
lodge of Eagles went to Camden re-
Gently TO visit their brother Eagles.
A grand reception was accorded them
on arrival at the Eagles home. Chas.
Each kept the Camden brothers in an
uproar in his entertaining style. The
State committee of Eagles also visited
the Camden Aerie the same day to talk
over the convention to be held at Wild
wood July 5-6-7. 1t is reported that
Camden lodge has chartered a car to
bring down a delegation. The Mill
Vile Eagles are also negotiating for a
car. Among those who took the trip
to Camden were George Albig, Chas.
Each, w. j.. Wirth, Frank Dixon,
w. g. Hendee, Stanley Kalbach, Otto
Martinez, VIM. Hickey, John Easter,
Dominick Loscalzo, Chas. Hildreth,
H. G. Schlichting, Frank Menu, Frank
Shaw, Louis Held, Lewis A. Clark.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Baseball Schedule for Cape May
County Grammar Schools

March 24-Dennisville at Woodbine,
Court House at South SeavilIe, West
Cape May at Rio Grande.
March 31-Woodbine at Dennisville,
Court House at West Cape May, Rio
Grande at South Seaville.
April South Seaville at Rio
Grande, Woodbine at Cape May Court
House, Dennisville at West Cape May.
April l4-RioG aude at Court House,
West Cape May at Woodbine, South
Seaville at Dennisville.
April 2l-W oodbine at West Cape
May, Court House at Rio Grande,
Dennisville at South Seaville.
April 28-South Seaville at Wood
bine, West Cape May at Court House,
Rio Grande at Dennisville.
May 5-Woodb ine at Rio Grande,
West Cape May at Dennisville, South
Seaville at Cape May Court House.
May 12-Rio Grande at West Cape
May, Court House at Dennisville,
Woodbine at South Seaville.
May 26-Dennisville at Rio Grande,
West Cape May at South Seaville,
Cape May Court House at Woodbine
"a. M. Games.)
June 2-South Seaville at West Cape
May, Rio Graude at Woodbine, Den
nisville at Cape May Court House.
The Association has adopted uniform
rules for the teams and. the winning
team will receive a handsome pennant.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
WIDOW WINS SUIT AGAINST
The WILDWOOD RAILROAD
Supreme Court Decision In EN-
plOyers' Liability Case Up
held on Appeal

In an opinion filed on Tuesday, the
Court of Errors and Appeals of New
jersey holds that Mrs. Mary Hendee,
of Wildwood, is entitled to recover
damages from the Wildwood and Del
aware Bay Short Line Railroad Com
pany under the EN- ployers' liability act
for the death of her husband, who was
killed while coupling cars.
Hendee wa q fireman, and on Au-
gust IA. 1914, while his train was at
Wild wood Junction, he acted as brake.
man to facilitate drilling of cars. He
was caught between cars and MORALLY
injured. The suit was brought before
Judge Eldredge, of Cape May County,
aud dismissed on the ground that Hen
dee was acting voluntarily as a brake
man, and as the company had en-
ployed him as a fireman the railroad
could mol be held responsible for his
death. The widow appealed to the
Supreme Court, and Justice Swayze re-
versed Judge Eldredge, declaring that
the trial Judge had taken too narrow q
view of the law. Hendee's special en-
ployment was that of a fireman, but
his general employment, the Justice
said, was to assist in running the train.
The railroad appealed the case.-Pub-
lie Ledger.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
The Paisley Vodue.

Negligees have taken up the Paisley
vogue. and one can now find Paisley
printed chiffon borders or silk medal
lions in the popular Indian designs.
Challis In printed Paisley patterns Is
being largely used for negligees and
rest robes. Soutache braid i'll frocks
and suits is being applied in Paisley
patterns, If not in the accepted Pals
ley colorings. Some suits have stencil
designs outlined with soutache braid,
recalling the familiar patterns of the
orient.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
CAPE MAY
COUNTY DIRECTORY

Justice of Supreme Court-Charles
G. Black, Democrat. Term expires
1921
Circuit Judge-Howard Carrow, D..
1920.
Law Judge -Henry H. Eldredge, D.
1916.
Prosecutor of Pleas-James r. Car
row, ID.
Sheriff-Robert s. Miller, r. 1919.
Commensurate Lake, Ocean City,
1916; b. G. Ingersoll, Wildwood, 1917;
DR.. Wilson A. Lake, Erma, 1918.
County Clerk-A. Carlton Hildreth,
Republican, January, 1920.
Surrogate-Edward L. Rice, D., No
vember, 1917.
State Senator-LewisT T. Stevens, r.,
1919.
Assemblyman-Corsville E.Stille, r.
County Superintendent of Schools
Aaron w Hand, r., October, 1920.
Terms of Court-Second Tuesday in
April, September and December.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Giant For Football Team

Without doubt the University OF
Iowa has one of the biggest football
prospects for the year. He is Bernard
H. Koyle of Des Moines, who is ex-
pected to enter the University the Sec
ond semester and to be out for centre
on the varsity team next fall. Koyle
claims the biggest pair of feet in the
United States, and is at the present
time awaiting the arrival of a pair of
shoes, size %, from a Massachusetts,
firm, with rubbers to match. The
young giant is nineteen years old,
weighs 275 pounds and is 7 feet 9 in
ches tall.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
For Mrs. Newlywed.

Is there a friend who is just start
ing housekeeping? An addition to the
kitchen outfit which would amuse and
still find a helpful place is called "a
kitchen doll" The foundation is a
wooden mixing spoon on the bowl of
which eyes, nose and mouth are mark
ed. A dish mop just back of the spoon
makes "the mop Of hair" a floor cloth
the skirt, a wash cloth the apron and a
dish cloth the shawl. The price Of the
"doll'' Is 65 cents.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Board OF Chosen FreehoIders

Terms expire January LIST
Director-Henry 8. Rutherford.
Vice Director-Gus Hilton.
Clerk-Frank w. lFowkes, Sea Isle
City.
Collector-Joseph I. Soul, Ocean City
Solicitor-Joseph Douglass, Cape May
Court House.
Road Supervisor-Daniel Schellen-
ger, Erma.
Sea Isle City-Theodore E. DeBow,
1920; James F. Eustace, 1917.
Upper Township-Hope w. Candy,
Tuckahoe, 1916.
Wildwood-Charles w. Saul, 1918;
Augustus Hilton, 1918.
Cape May City-John T. Bennett,
1915; Henry s. Rutherford, 1918.
Dennis Township-Levi Wentzell,
Dennisville. 1915.
Lower Township-Joseph P. Mac
Kissic, Wildwood Crest, 1918.
Middle Township-StillwelI H.
Townsend, Cape May Court House,
1920.
Ocean City-John Fox, 1919; John
E. Townsend, 1919.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
A State In Contempt

Students of our constitutional law
find a curious interest in what the Su-
preme Court OF the United States is
doing or is going to do to the State OF
West Virginia. That Federal courts
may in an action affecting matters
within the purview of the national au-
thority issue a mandamus or an in
junction against al executive officer
of a State is now a conceded PROPOSE
ton. 1t rests on the old Marshall deci-
sions. 1t was contested at the start.
But the citing of all the members of
a State Senate and Assembly to wer
in contempt proceedingsfor not having
enacted certain legislation is something
up to the present unknown in the his
tory OF the Supreme Court at Wash
ington.
Ever since the State of West Vir-
GINA was created as a wal measure,
Virginia being then in rebellion, the
two commonwealths have been at odds
over the State debt that existed when
the separation came about. Much of
the money from the outstanding bonds
had been used on public Improvements
within The limits of the new State, yet
Virginia alone was nominally RESPONSE
able for paying the principal and inter-
est on those bonds. Hence the Read
juster difficulties in Virginia politics,
which sent Malone and Riddleberger
and John s. Wise to Congress, and
made Cameron Governor in spite of the
| Democratic machine, between 1883 and
1887. After some half a century the
Supreme Court passed on the whole
subject and decided that West Vir-
ginia owed $12, 200, 900 to Virginia. 1t
is this judgment which West Vir-
ginia's Legislature has made no pro-
vision for meeting. Whether she eau
be coerced by the Supreme Court, or
how she can be coerced, makes q pretty
question. The outcome of the contempt
proceedings against individual legisIa-
tors may mean a new blow to the doc
trine of States rights In this Republic.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Winter Visit 10 the SchOley
Cottage at Grassy Sound

On Saturday, March Sd, a jollycrowd
of young folks from Philadelphia wis.,
tied the Scholey cottage at Grassy
Sound. They took along plenty of
seats" and had a fine time regardless
of inclement weather. They tripped
the light fantastic to the strains of a
guitar and mandolin, and returned on
Sunday evening we'll pleased with their
trip. There were Emily Scholey, An
nette Schoiey, Ruth Clouser, Martha
McCandless, Walter BiddIe, alias.shor-
ty," four feet twelve inches in height,
Sylvester Pote, Herman Idler and
George Taylor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
Lutheran Church Notes

A cordial invitation is extended to all
to worship with US at Holy Trinity
Lutheran church, services as follows:
10 a. M. Sunday-school, Bible class,
"Com passion;o Ii u. N. 1.-THE Struggle
for Supremacy" 7.30 p. m. "Old Tesla
ment Types, The Burnt Offering"
The subject Cor the Wednesday 7 80 p.
m. service, will be "The Lonely Hour
In Grief.n
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09

The Judge You say you consider
your husband insane. On what do you
base your belief? 'The Wife-On the
frequency with which he deceiyes me.
The ~Judge-Case dismissed. Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09
NEW ACCESSORIES.

Freshen Up Your Old Blouse With This
Jabot.
Dainty white organdie edged with
deep val gives this sailor collar and
talbot front. Please notice the straw
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-09

For Sale
Cottage on east Glen
wood avenue, five large
bed rooms and bath. Lot
so by 80. Hot Wafer heat.
Inquire at Journal office.