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Salutatory. In iwins the ftrat number iff the tiiimi ; v# follow mi old ind Uxnobono red custom, and one that weeum eminently fitting and proper— that °* elderly Minting our aimi end purport*, end defining the principles that will guide m ao fomg at we continue iu pubticoiion. We ere the more reedy to do thia et the start ; since owing to our ueiuml onodenty, we dielike to telk ol oumetvee, end of whet we intend to do ; end ere therefore anxious to get thU aomewhet diatgreeable teak off our hantW et once. Having once for ell, given the public the information that thoy hevo the right to a»k ei to the policy thet we ihell pairae, wo ahell xititi to telk about ountelvea, and ahull let our work speak for ua. We have do cided to ifeue the Gaiem beoauao we WelvA that a weekly paper is needed here ami will be supported. Not only ts there need of, and room tor a weekly 1 taper, but we certainly think that there in an urgent need here at the Court House, for a first class Job PaiXTMii Orrtcs, and this need wo pro|»oee to supply. The Oaxbtts will be independent on all subjects ; lmt neutral on none. It will be the organ of no party, sect or elh|ue ; hut will never hesitate to express its opinion on any sul»ject of public interest ; and to criticise impartially the worda or acts or public men, or the utterances of either the forum, the pulpit, or the press, when in our judgement, such criticism is demanded in the interests of right, justice, or truth. We do not intend to be provented from saying aught that we think ought to be said, by the fear that it may for a moment be unpopular, for it is ono of the cardinal doctrines of our faith, that a straight forward, frank and outspoken n i in— l"n of one's views, will *]ways win more friends, than a shuffling, hesitating afraid-to-speak policy wfll. We may not always be right but of one mtng m* may rest assured—they will always know where to find ua — it will be on on« auto of > foqfn or Jh* other; not astride of It But while claiming and exercising the right to criticise, we shall ever refose to allow criticism to degenerate into abuse, recognising clearly the difference between the two ; and also that abuse not only disgusts the reader, but recoils upon the writer.

We shall endeavor most earnestly to maintain cordial and friendly relations with our brother editors everywhere; but should any reasons for argument with any of them arise, wo certainly shall not use our columns to air our private grievances; since wo believe that matters of more interest to subscribers always bo found, than that afforded by editors' personal quarrels. While wo shall aim to make the. <i* itm a live, sprightly and readable paper, we shall remember that buffooning is not wit; that impudent meddling with private matters is as despicable In the journalist, as iu the private cilisen ; and that any. use of the pye*» to U*lp thewrong^to hinder the> right or to vitiate in any way the public sense of justice or morality, should be unooro promisingly frowned down by all right thinking men. We shall at all times be glad to aid all good works, and shall hold our col a rnni open te communications on all matters of general interest; but wo Wfrb it distinctly understood that we do not ^propose fo furnish in this way gratuitous advertising to dead-beats, or hobbyists of any description, nor will we allow ourselves to be used as the tool of any one ; nor can our columns be used for the ventilation of private quarrels, or individual spite. We hope to make the Oaxrttk a true county paper, by securing correspondence from all parts of the county, and not only invite, but earnestly request all our friends to aid us by sending from time to time, items of interest as they occur. The low price |$1 00] at which the paper is issued, will place it within the reach of all, and we hope to make it of such interest that when yon have otto* commenced taking it you will not be willing to stop. But we hope rrtir friends will bear in mind, that the paper is what the people malm It by their support; by their subscriptions; by their advertisements ; by their job work ; end by their a Wive friendship. Remember friends that good words are encouraging to the editor's heart, hut that tiiey alone will not purchase paper, type, end printing material. We #111 slm to give you value re c«tv*d for every dollar you leave with us j and we hop# to prove by our fo-

uu ,• (Hano thet we deserve your sup* •l>u*raNmuic« s»4> Tairre."

Some Intereatinfl Statistics.

Now Jersey contains twenty-one oopn* miles, of which aboul 400 iuib*» \* waiei. 4 The extant* length of the State, 1 Wpon tor's Point to Cajw May, 1081 I miles, ami the average 4 wldfh a liu.. over 50 miles. The greatest width on a I tarallol is from Poun'e Nock to Beach Haven, being about 75 milee. The short . *L distance across the state ou a parallel (Cape May exoepted) is about 25 miles. The population of the city of Trenton at the time of taking the last census wan dxiut 25,000. The state was first settled by the English, at Kliiabothtown, in 1664. Th* area is 7576.58 square miles. In 1876 there were 1542 school houses within the state limit*. The most prominent summer re«orU on the Atlantic, are on the Jersey shores. There are About 40 life-saving stations on the ooa**t. The highest point iu the state is 470 feet above the level of tbo sea. Cape May county contains about 170,171 acres, covering about 2tW square miles, of which about 4,500 acres is 4lb*aoh land," 59,000 acres "tide marsh" and the balance "fast land." Burlington is the largest and Hudson the smallest county in the state. — - - -

Where We Live.

What is Capo May Court House? A nice little town, the county seat of Cape May oounty, with about 400 inhabitants, one Baptist and one Methodist Church, both of which are about clear of <lebt, a good public school in urhicb three touchers are employed. The school building is large and new, and what is bettor still it is all paid for. Since the rail road was built in 1863, the town has nearly, if not quite, doubled itself in valuo of its buildings. It now lias a number of handsome houses and contains many very pleasant atid healthful homes. The people take great paint in cultivating choice fruits, flowers, and evergreens, thus msking their homes not only pleee1 ant but beautiful and attractive. As to business capacity we have the Messrs. Beneiot, who are rightly enl titled to the good reputation they beef t for getting up carriages and other things L In the whoelwright ami blaoksmith lino; ) Ross, and the other oy Mr. wm. 1I1I- :> dretb — at cither of which can be bought, ir at reasonable rates, most anything one may want in that line; Lewis Wheaton 1 lias feed, grain arid groceries; William i Ross, keeps a good supply of dry goods, t some hardware, and deals in apples by the barrel; Win. Hildretb keeps fliy 1 m

goods and groceries, and has over his store a nice public hall in which the Building Loan Ass. meets; Lews Wlieaton keeps a hotel, his building being new and commodious; Wm. Eldridge keeps the Union Hotel, which is a temperance house, and he and his wife seem to succeed in pleasing their guests at reasonable rates; we have Jono H. Smith's store for the ladies, with a large stock ami Mm. Hmith »Ur*y« on hand |>Uoa»d to serve her oustomers that she has served so long; thore is Miss Ella Steel's store in which she has so many things for ladies, which have been selected with great care and good taste. When we want boots and shoes wofivisit either Enoch EdwafcU, N5tow>n T. Gareteon or John L. Steel, the latter not only keeps ready made stock but is a first class shoe maker himself and manufactures to order; we have on Mechanic Street two more storee— one kept by Mr. Smith Hand, and the other by Mr. Daniel Hand— which keep dry goods, groceries and a variety of other articles ; on the seme street anothor store in being erect <*d by Mr. Ludlam Hand who will soon open a general variety slock. When these three "Hands" all get to work 011 the name bellows, the sparks will fly and the fire of business will roar. In legal matters we have Mr. Jonathan Hand at the clerk's office, where he has been faithfully serving the public for more than 40 years; Wm. llildreth at the Surrogate's office; John Spalding, justice of the peace; David D. Burch oonstablo and John B. llufftiian th<* lawyer who has bin here since 1863, all of whom are woil known as good business men. The medical profemion is well represented by Drs. John Wiley, J. F. Learning, 1. M. Downs, and Alex. Young, Dr. Downs also keeps a drug store. We have J. II. Bcnesct's handsome store and tin-ware establishment, which from its wise and appearance is often termed the "Philadelphia store." Our carpenters are Geo. Ogdsn, Henry Hoffrnan, George Grace and Kiehard Ludlam. Two of them are now erecting a house for Mr. Benseet ; George Ogdsn, the well known undertaker is also engaged in the hardware, Mwh and door business. Mr. John W. Gandy is the boat builder and house mover. We have comparatively a new enterprise in the shafts of a breed and cake bakery by Mr. George Wheeton.

, . ■ 1 I %|B 1 And now we again have a uew|j>ajijW published and entirely printed lit#'. !"prto#T " 1 e m< 9

EDUCATION.

Education is to tho human eoul, what the soplptor Is to the block of marble. It is the true philosopher's stone, iu magic influence will enable tbo ak>#ni*b clodhopper to cast aside his ill manners, and foolish notions, as the caterpillar oasts her covering, and walk forth erect in all the manly consciousness of pcaseesed intelligence.

A cultivated luind u»ay have infinite stores of innocent gratification. Every j thing may be mode interesting, being made a subject of thought and inquiiy. Books regarded merely as a gratification, arc worth more than all other luxuries. ( A taste for literature secures careful occupation for the unemployed hours of Hfe. How many in these hours for want of bettor pastimes, arc impelled to coarse and brutal pleasures. Numbers of young men to-day, unaccustomod to find a companion in books, and who Or» strangers to intellectual activity, an driven in the long dull Winter evenings to haunts of intemperance, and depraved society. Ilow often in life do persons regret their misspent hours of youth, and wi*h their school-days might return, that they might improve them. It is related by Mario Antoinette, that *ho often lamented bitterly, her want of intellectual cultivation, and so often felt ' her inferiority, when in tho society of intelligent persons, that she sought' to surround herself with those whoso tastes were no more intellectual than her own. She onoe remarked ; — 14 What a resource, amid all the changes in life, is a well-cultivated mind ; one can then be one's own companion, and find society In his own thoughts." Her mind was on e of the 'noblest cast, and had she, during her youth, applied herself to study and her books, she doubtless would have shone as ono of the brightest stars in the intellectual firmament. Education can be obtained oki.y by earnenL cgrcful and dBlkcnt study . 1 1 is a delusion by which the yoUug nro too often deoeived ; thnt great results can lie accomplished without a corresponding outlay of force, end time. If a great work is to bo effected, a groat force must be put forth. Great knowledge and broad culture are secured by long laborious energy. High places in

life moan hard climbing. There are no railroads by which tho student 0011 peas over the hills of difficulty. The footman alone can reach it. The student is the footman reaching greatness step by step, and ho who oxjxhjU to coach the highest eminence wiri^** SvfTtsurcij by what ho does for hjm*5U, jM* what is done for him. Hard study by the atudftnt under tho direction .of competent instructors is tho ;>ow4a tliiit wins. How absurd to impress upon yojung minds the opinion, that school toacpors and school books arc alone res^&aflhle Tor their education, 'since they arc. only necessary auxiliaries. Books may Invery clear, and teachers may oxplain themselves into consumption, hut that will not educate the children. Tinpupil may indeed acquire a great many facts, hut a brain with indigested thoo ries is like a granary, filled with corn on the cob; it must Iks shelled ami ground before it can nourish the body. Tarents and teachers have an ac knowlodgcd responsibility in the for mation of character, a great Influence in moulding the will aooording^u their wishes; but after all a men must in a sense educate himself. Self education is not only a duty, but a privilege. We love to look ujion our self-roade men, and arc glad our country contains such. We are proud also of our self-made women, only we have not half enough of them. Let every person, who has it in thoh power, socuro Tor himself a thorough collegiate oourse, and while pursuing this course, not rest satisfied with foirly meeting his teacher's requirements, *but exact something of himself. The individual who has never compelled, hUn-sdf to think, and who admit# wf plausible argument without weighing!*, is uneducated, and will remnfivw dnril he learns to reason for himself t The graduate who can ropeajl ho|o chapters of Mental and Moral; T illoeophy, may he yet imperfectly edtu ued. If o may have cultivated his memory at the expense of his judgement, of all faculties God has given us, most frequently suffers from neglect. Above all delusions, let us avoM that which would lead its to think our education is completed when we have

i<x.eivfNi our dipUmuui. < W j| ii/\t I . 1 , . - . 1 % IL J • »A 1 . j. . . ft .• a , I ; I -lid exercising tho ufflW alter ieaviA| ] Oollug* *• A- B • The Kmdf, B. H., Bum. si. t^W of • M W with an explanation of the focts. — <i Oi •%)*< 1 •. Thoetory U told a| jpnjieiii sport, Pa., of a young man wrfoo went to the Black Hills to seek his fortune, and wrote back to bis father that he had done well, but added : -uI will bo home on Wednesday evening. Meet m<- at dark, just out of town, and bring a blanket or a whole pair of trousers with you. 1 have a hat." ■ - A ^ i m n« i. .. , » 1- 1 ■ ■ '■ • ■

Agricultural and Horticultural Association. The annual meeting of the Cape May county Agricultural aud Horticultural Association was lield on Saturday, Feb. 28th, for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the oomingyoar, with the following result: UPPER TOWNSHIP— Alexander Cordon, Thomas R. Gandy, and Youngs Coreon. DENNIS TOWNSHIP— Baker Corson, Anbury Goff, ThomjMJon Van Gilder, George M. Post, and Daniel Wheaton. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — And'w. J. Tomlin, William G. Tomlin, and David T. Smith. LOWER TOWNSHIP— William T. Bate, Oppa Mar city, William TowHsend. Resolutions wore adopted endorsing the South Jersey Industrial Association. On motion the meeting adjourned. S. C. Townsend, Sec'y. A quorum of the new directors being present, the board organized and elected the following officers : President — George M. Post. Vioe Prest. — Andrew J. Tomlin. Secretary— Daniel II. Wheaton. Treasurer — William Townsend. ■ t y t If the old adage that "a rolling stone gathers no moss," be true, the oon verse must likewise be true — that a rook well anchored will be covered. And here is an instance : A Newton woman reAi|r a;— a long used needle cushion and found that in a long series of years it had swallowed 507 neodles long and short, great and small. That cushion was like a modern savings bank — it received deposits but never disclosed any assets until busted. « + + Atlantic county has eight newspapers, seven in English and one in German.

Dry Goods. Dry Goods. Be sure you oro right and then go ahead. But do not |»ay advance prices on Dry Goods until you have called on u. II No. 112 High Street, Miilville, N. J. Anticipating a rise in tho market, we have our Store Full of Goods, bought and to U» sold at THE OLD PRICES, not^wlth-stAndlng tho furl that sorao goods have advitnotxl fully :25]>or cent. An Elegant Line of Black Cashmere. Silks, Satin, Y elvet, Dress Goods, Shawls, Skirts, Hosiery, Corsets, Gloves, Ribbons, TIES, FLANNELS ANDJ.'MUSLIN, WHITE GOODS, LACES, NOTIONS, ZETHYRS, FRINGES, EMBROIDERIES, Etc., Etc. FuQ Line Men'i and Boy'* Ca&simeres. Samples Cheerfully Sent by Mali. C. Yi. No. 112 llion Stiibt, Millvilli, N. J. mohfiSm. R. I*. BRICH1K jf. A. WU.AItH. DRS. BRIGGS & B0LARD DENTISTS, ^vVWvWc, "Vt. — ~o We l>ep leftvc to announce to the citianna of Gape May County that we have lately refltte<l our office, and fomishsd it with tbo lateat improved Dental Chair, Dental Engine, the Electric Mallet for making fine Gold Fillings, and a complete eet of New Instruments fordoing all kind* of Dental work. We make Artificial Teeth which are life-like, durable, and waranted to fit. We protean to do as good work, in all tha l>ranchen of modem dentistry, as can be done in any office in the country. Our prices are reasonable, and we defy competition in quality and rates, mchfitf ^

■pp « j I *T II p* j • v, ^ # ftl • irr ♦. "S — 0 ^ ♦ — — High Street, Miilville, N. I. mcli63mo. * _ Boots and Shoes FOB Ladies and Gentlemen, CAN BE BOUGHT FOB CASH AT Enoch Edwards' cheaper than at any other place in the ^ounty. E. Edwards. CAPfT MAY C. H. mcliC3mo. FOR RENT. THE Dwelling House NOW OCCUPIED BY Augustus Spalding, J. B. Hoffman. THE FLWT STORE, Best Assortment, Largest Stock AND Lowest Prices of any Store south of Miilville is

John E. White's, "QewwvWvVVe, *\A. "J. 3,500 Yards latest style Prints bought before the advance. 1000 Yards Heavy Shirting bought l>efore the advance. 1000 Yards Brown and Bleached Muslin' bought hf the advance. 500 Yards Dross Goods bought before the advance. 500 Gallons N. O. Molasses bought before the advance. Coal Oil, Standard, test, only ton eta. per Gallon. Head-light Oil, 150 test, only eighteen eta. per Gallon. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NV v\Y\.-\\.«\k£*, Wu-xAw-tWC, W CIVVY, VccA, ftvuvvv, &.C. always on han<l No Force Trade. One Price to All. Goods delivered free of charge. JOHN. W; YOUNG, MANAGER, DENNI8TCLLE} II* J* mchfi3mo. Somers L Irwin, OF MILLVIUaK, A vm would call the attention of the people of CAPE MAY COUNTY to the fact that he is prefwred to do all kinds of Blacksmithing at the lowest prices, and on short notice. , 1 constantly have in stock a large and varied assortment of AXES, which I can recommend M of the beat quality. 1 am also prepared to manti factum all kinds of Fine Toola. Give me a call and test my work. NarOrders by mail will receive Immediate attention. & Lo Irwin, mcbfi lyr. MILLV1LLE.

U/Vv^\ Iv. « vA U.lftA 0M Robes, Blankets, &€♦, ♦ - • . • * >. / < » > — A FULL LINE OF SHOE MAKERS' A STOCK' AND FINDINGS always on hand. -o Mail St, near the Brid»o, , Miilville, N. J. # All orders by mail will reoeive prompt - and careful attention. rach61yr. Three Skiff Boats FOR SALE. m ■ W V ■ • ■ . No.l is a 24 foot boat

with centre hoard, span*, and sail. No. 2 is a 14 foot boat with centre board r.nd par*. No.3 is a 10 foot boat with spam and anil. One or all of them will be sold cbeap by S. H. Bennett, Court House. C1EME 116 AND blacksmithing! Tvvc *W>0*YYv\>C Y* S°* Vv-ovvW v\\. ^orwv \Vvt\Y cvw\ Wvt \\\vV>\'vt VW \W\, Wvev^ w \vyc\UVT«A \O wvawu^acYvwc \o oriitT o\V WvwiVv, o % CARRIAGES, OR ANYTHING IN THEIR LINK OF BUSINESS, AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. IN TUB BEST MANNER, AND Most Reasonable Terms. AI«0 BLACKSMITHING 1 DONE AT THE SHORTEST NtfTtCE Particular attention paid to Shoeing. Give us a call A. Benezet & Son. mohfilyr.