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COUNTY DIRECTORY. *7 .:,:a/n/«v " ~ ~ Prraidino Judos — Hon. Alfred Reed. Lay Jcdors— Jo*. K. Hughe*, Cad# Mav city j Jesse H. Diverty, IWisvilIe, Burner# C. Gaudy, Tuckohoe. commissioner ffcrpllft Fuwr>— J. B. Hufiw, Court Hong. 8Kteu?F— William it Beaezet. Obuhrr CoLErtc tv) a—David T. Smith, Court Lloui.e. County CucftK — J oakthac, detuty " — morton haa^l

_ BUSINESS DIRECTORY L J. P. Learning, H* D. IX ft. , W. B. Learning. D. D. S. •T. J5'. Learning, $ Son. DENTISTS. OFFICE DAYS: CAPE MAY COUET HOUSE, Tuwd»y», » . Wednesday*, and Saturday#. caps hay city, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. •OUTH 8EAVILLE, Friday#. mch61yr. Trv/'V *vn~*T ^ »:>*»> CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N. J. mchftlyr. j. b. Huffman, counselor at law, supreme court commissioner, and master lnt chancery, cap* mat c. h., n. j. #6T Will be at hla offlo© at Cape Hay City «Y«ry Bat unlay. mchfilyr. : Jas. H. Nixon, attorney a counselor at law, Officb i* Insurance Buildino, millville, n. j. Mrs. S. R. Conover, Fashionable Milliner, - hion Street, Bmlow Fix*, millville, n. j. mchfilyr L. B. CAMPBELL, DEALER in stoves, HEATERS, RANGES, TINWARE, CUTLERY, GLASSWARE, Ac., Ac. hick stkkbt, milltiu.r, n. j. mchfilyr j P BRICK, Dealer In MORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, Ac. MAIN STREET, NEAR THE BRIDGE, millville, n. j. mchfilyr BID IK cape may c. h. ■ * e i LIVERY ATTACHED. Horses always on hand, For Sale or Exchange. L. Wheaton. mchfilyr MILLVILLE MUTUAL MARINE & FIRE IvrttttftftCfc CoVtV^OWV^, MILLVILLE, N. J. Assets Jan'y. 1st, 1880 : PREMIUM NOTES, JMW,Wn 00, CASH ASSETS,.., ltS.478 88. TOTAL ASSETS, .. SSVlMjti. LIABILITIES, Including rein•ureno© ro*orv»», $117, «r> 77. f ■ o Imurance effected on Farm Building# and other property against loa# by C FIRE $ LIGHTNING, at lowest rate# for one, three or ten year#. VESSEf A Cantonn ami net* hte, written on liberal form of foUntse, without rcrirlotlon* a# to port# dart, or r**i#t#r*d tonnage. ••LOSSES--Promptly Adjnsted and Paid. n . STRATTON, President. 1. U MTTLPORD, Becwtary. .William Rom, Agent ^cat« may 000 rt house, n. j.

jfU 1 *-'0 1 f 00 J IT* il^ atf j1 IP i ■ I I 1% I y M 1 I % I HOTEL, Cape May C. H. This lone established Hotel is still open for the reception of permanent and transient guests, where all attention will be given to their comfort. William Eldridge. mchfilyr. A. YOURISOII, TflSIWfl "IP"* # AND DEALER IN READY-MADE HARNESS, CAPE MAY C. H., N. J. Please Call and Examine Our Stock! We have on hand a good assortment of Ready-made Harness , Collars , Bridles , Saddle*, Whips, Robes. Nets , Blankets , Valises, Trunks , Etc., ALL OF WHICH WE ARE SELLING AT LOW CASH PRICES. Open Wagon Harness a# low a# $ 8 00 Carriage Harness a« low as 10 00 AND MANY OTHERS OF DIFFERENT STYLES AND PRICES. 9 SOT* OH and ace before jmrrhoalng elsewhere, mchfilyr. A. YoilrisOIl. J. L. STEEL, MANUFACTURER OF LADIES* AND GENTS' FASHIONABLE BOOTS Hi SBOBS, GENTS' BUTTON CALF GAITERS ONLY $S.*0. NEXT TO THE "GAZETTE" OFFICE. CAPE MAY C. H. Repairing neatly and carefally done, mchfilyr. Stnrdlvftnt'ft Great Catarrh Remedy, 1# the safefft, moat agreeable and ©fTNotual remedy In tho world, for the cur© of catarrh. No matter mom what cauae or how long standing, by giving 8TURDIYANT8 CATARRH REMEDY a IMr and impartial trial, you Will be convinced of thl* fhrt. The medicine 1# very filcawint and oan be taken by the moat delcat© stomach. For saIc by all drugglata. and by Hoi low Ay a Co., 602 ArcliHL, PhllV mchSly R. L. Howf.LI, SURVEYOR AND Civil Engineer, MILLVILLE, N. J. Speoinl attention paid to leveling \ establishing the overflow line# of proposed )>ond# for mill site#, eranberry l»og# eto ! drainage work# ete. Plan# m*<lo, estimate# furnished and sneelfleatinns drawn for Mill#, Bridge# j Waterworks and all similar construct k»us or works at short notion. f hllpf

FOEttY. ,, 'I'J1 "K.1 ; .. - - r , I ■' ' ' I Beautiful Spring* > Mi KATE C. y«LSO#f. [Dedicated with pity w many who may bo victims of "Leap Year."] Ne'er il vod than Jacob Whita, He fell In love when very young And married Nettle Bright 1 Now Ncttl# was a bouaewifb, Who believed in keeping clean ; t And SO when eprlpg time cam# arooj*4Boch a time was never sssn Jacob came home one day to dinner, Wheeohteuolialooktagptasel % > He lifted bis hands In horror, And a frown settled down on his face. "Why, darling," he meekly queried, "Hadn't you better shove things back T And how about dinner? Oh! thunder l" Poor Jaoob had stepped on a tack. After luaeh had been aerved oat barrel, Nettie asked him to help her awhile. Bo like a kind, loving h us hand. He agreed and tried hard to smile. He worked away with a vengeance, But the carpet held fast to the fioor; He jammed hi# nails 'gainst the hammer, And bumped Ids head on tit# door. Then he roe© to his feet with a mutter, liM he sw^-* ^ v^old ©oe»»»»^r ^hat tackv ^ ♦ Then he raved and stamped and blusu-red. While the tears from his eyes he did wipe. "Jacob," said NctUe, "the stove Is blackedCome let us put up the pipe." But lo 1 the pipe acted queerly— One piece would not go In tUptare, fnose But came down with a bang on poor Jacob's And scratched the skin off from his Usee. "Old woman I" be howled In his fary, "You're satisfied now, 1 hope ! (up My mother, she never—" Poor Jaoob slipped And sat down in a pall of soft soap. He reached out in despair for the ladder. But before he could steady his baud, A can tipped oft from the mantle And filled his eyes full of while sand. • Young men : But no, I'll not say It t Of course you will do as you please. Next spring you'll be eating on barrels And driving in tacks with your knees ! —Albany Press. s w • The Ninth Step in Intemperance. yf* Wt as ^ • Df.at> on tub doc* ! Home murderer's shot Tlaa laid the victim low ; The poor white face appealed to heaven, For Justice on the foe ! Oh I could it be that Russel's hand Had dealt the fatal blow ? Too true, and yet be only aimed To steal the victim's gold. No thought of blood was In his hoart Which proves the ad ago old : "Chime iikgsth crimb," and makes the thief Oftlmes a murderer bold. Who would have thought that haggard wretch, Held In the law'M Arm grip, The same as that fair, upright youth With rosy cheek and Hp, God-fearing, ere of tempting wine, £He took the first warm sip 1 By slow but sure degrees he fell From honor and from truth, From home and loving friends that were The guardians of his youth, From wlfo and children till he stood, A criminal forsooth ! —Old Mao ax i nr. [The following able letter was written by Bro. Pieree, of the ''Wenonah Advance/' to a New England Journal.] SOUTH JERSEY. A claim that bkats florida as a refcok for new knolandkrs. To thr Editor of tm Union. Noticing in your issue of Feb. 13, the Florida letter of "G. J. A.," I feel it my duty to tell your readers who intend to seek now homes that there n# a better place to locate than in Florida, and that place is Southern New Jersey. A good many of my personal friends anff" acquaintance# read the Union and are aware that I have, during the better part of my life, traveled about our oountry pretty extensively, and tho#e who know me best will say that I generally keep my eyes open, In the day time at least. Florida is one of the few States which I have not visited, but a good many of my personal meads have, including a number of New Eng land men, and several intimate friends are now in Florida, with whom 1 keep up a correspondence. In the main they talk arid write in the samo general strain ns your correspondent, l4G. J. A," whom I believe to be reliable. The mam of New England men seeking new homes would undoubtedly do better in Florida than in the Wist, but those who have visited Florida, and who are at the same time as well acquainted with Routh Jersey as 1 am, will testify that it is * far better region to locate in than either Florida or any Southern or Western State. My Florida friends from this region inform me that the anil generally in Florida la a parfaot eounferyart of

Hooth ipmi,. Th* great advanUge therefore, of South Jersey ie Ha ctosi proximity to the beat markets in the oountry « W*U as ihe oenlrasof bustne* information and intelligence. No such crops of grain can be raised in South Jersey or In Florida, as in the Western most excellent oora crops are more easily raised in South Jersey than at any other point West, and it will generally bring from four to six times as much a t at most points beyond the MiasissjpL or even many points this Ma. There are immense tracts of wild land in South J assay frith ia froaa ftfty to ooe hundred miles of New York city and Philadelphia. Some of these lands are traversed by railroads, and all are near to both railroads and navigable watero. Wild dear and occasionally a bear artyet to be found there. The question is frequently asked "how it happens that these large tracts of land so near Nov. York and Philadelphia remain unsettled it the land is really worth cultivation f ' The answer is that many of these tracts have been entailed from their earliest ownership by white people, and havethus been kept in wealthy families.— wk- h**"* 1 w# MBph™ *»- w heavily in the manufacture of iron, j glass, etc., requiring the use bf immense quantities of wood and charcoal which | these lands have furnished. In other and very many cases wealthy parties have held large tracts as an investment. Onoe ill twenty years the timber has been taken off, some used in ship building, some in building timber and lumber, large quantities as oord-wood and also charcoal, and shipped to New York and Philadelphia. By cutting over large tracts every year men have been steadily employed, living in Khan ties and cultivating at most but a small garden, for their next year's work would compel them to move a mile or two away. The timber thus taken off these lands has generally paid a heavy interest on the investment. The taxa tjqi} — Lm carj' lirht. and I will here say that all taxation in South Jersey is very light, and this is one reason why these lands have been considered a good investment. The modern development of coal and iron mines has made telling inroads on South Jersey cord- wood and bog-iron ore. Another drawback to these large land investments is the fact that, of late year#, large tracts are burned over every summer, causing severe loss to the owners. In order to save what they can they are obliged to convert the timber thus killed into cord-wood or charcoal, and since the financial depression, generally at a loss. The railroads which now penetrate these tracts, cause many of these destructive fires, and many of them are of incendiary origin, started by the wood choppers and coal-burners in order to insure them work. The reader will now understand why these land# have remained uncultivated, as well as the reason for my next statement. These lands can now be bought cheap, especially when taken in considerable tracts, for their owners are generally parties extensively engaged in manufacturing or other business requiring their attention elsewhere. Some of these lands are poor, but none so poor but they will raise a paying crop of some kind. For instance, the best sweet potatoes are grown on the lightest, sandy land. These light lands produce grapes and all small fruits in paying qusntities. But a large portion of those lands are , composed of good soils, producing excellent crops of com and most kind Of grain as well as splendid root crops. Just here I wish to diverge slightly from mv subject and brag of my memory. I will go away back to my schoolboy days up among the Berkshire hills. The first class in geography are reciting their lesson from thair scat# behind the upper and back tier of desk#. Some of the scholars have their books open at their lesson and laying in their laps or projecting from the shelf under the desk. Many of your readers know how it wo* themselves, and some perhaps oan remember their lesson* yet- I can remember one : "Question — Describe New Jersey. Answcr-^-Norlhern New Jersey is rooky end mountainous ; central New Jersey is rolling and fertile, and Southern New Jersey b fiat, sandy and barren." Now I will came back to my unhjeot, and and that geographies of the present day are about as reliable concerning Bouth Jersey as they were forty years ago. Some portions of South Jersey are fiat, but larger portions are undulating

The prevailing portion of Ike sqil b sandy feem, bat there ate frequent and comparatively small portion of barren } lend, but there are extensive areas of as < fertile term tend in South Jersey as est be fbund in any Bis ft or Tsmkete k the Union. Bo much for our veracious geographer*, who copy oue from the other, using, perhaps, slightly different language. ness point, , goes Weet, tet him eottte in South Jersey J instead, using the same capital and labor as in the West, and from the very day he leaves bis hew England home he will be peculiarly better off than he would either in the Weal or Booth. H© will reach bis new home in from one or two days at a cost of a few dollars only. He will buy land nearly as cheap *a<i will build much cheaper than West or Bouth^He may not raise as many pounds of crops of some kinds, hut he will in one or two days at most have hh crops in the best markets of the oountry, -- -» tti| |gr t l — ► ^ Fa in * he wiu Ithe privations which are inevitable at the West, and to a considerable extent at the Boutfcu He has in his vicinity some wild game, large quantities of excellent fresh fish, aUo clams and the finest oysters in the world. He is looated in one of the best possible regions for raising poultry from which he can realise the best obtainable profit, being only a few hours from Philadelphia and New York markets. I could, if necessary, fill columns of tha Union with these details of superior pecuniary advantages for South Jersey. 1 will now come to one of the most important requisites of a home. South Jersey is absolutely the healthiest region on this continent. This is a sweeping assertion, but the forth -coming census will assuredly show the truth of it. It jp^Kr f1-* 1 1* Of the North, the warm breezes of the South and the salt breeses of the aea comingle and produce the temperate climate so essential to general health. Light snowtells occur every winter, and the ground freezes slightly, but it eon generally be plowed every month in the year. The rain-fall if more equable than in other regionsfajul consequently severe drouths are unknown. Malaria, with its attendant train of misery and death are unknown here. After many yean of experience and close observation, 1 would recommend all parties desiring to make a radical change of location to go in colonies, no matter where they locate. In that way they securs social privileges unattainable in any other manner. In that way they can at the commencement secure all the privileges of an old settlement, schools, churches, stores, post office, mechanics, etc., etc. South Jersey is eminently favorable for the location of colonies, but if, for any reason, single families do not wish to wait the formation of a colony they will run no risk iu coming alone for they will be surrounded by civilization and they cannot locate more than about one hour's drive from some railroad. Additional roads are being surveyed and built through these unsettled tract* which will in a oompartively few years be densely populated and values must increase enormously. In conclusion I wish to say that I am neither directly nor remotely interested in any laud# in Soutfr Jersey which are for sale. I have occasional inquiries from New England which I have endeavored to answer briefly in this communication. I am willing to interest myself in personal oases providing 1 am made no axpenso. . . MILTON P. FEIRCE. Wenonah. N. J. A Beautiful Cavern. MSCRirtlON OF ON* Or Vflt X ATI* RAW WONDERS OF CALIFORNIA. The following statements may sound more like romance than reality, yet any visitor who comes to Volcano oan see for himself on visiting the mine belonging to John Leverone and A. G. Rocca. Here is one of the most remarkable of nature's curioaitiea. It oomists of a natural cave discovered (luring hydraulic operations. The mine has been worked for a number of years, and has always paid the owners a handsome dividend upon thair investment. Very recently, white they were piping, they diee overed that a heavy stream which thee hod

"■ ' 1 "ft11! S£=S Mimed kLUu the amktmktmuuA frd fcrii'te U.l. ~l£a heeariM eaee, thriBtsmrdf^Mkflny J j*m ligfrttflg etadtet and ecteriag the fissure, 4hey found II ten lives surrounded by what lilinirf hb houaaad* rif blazing bet which war* in reafity LoOungteortMten Oe sIslsgMnMUa Ko max ©*l riau genii of 6 Uridin e famei— temp newer profited tohi* eteoyhiMNP of dswrling brilliancy than that frbighjreeei the beholder upon his sntraaae imto Ibis natural receptee -rt*m bvyood it » a second apartment, the interior of ehfr it about 50 feet in length by eightfeot in width- . ,u the bottom of the ease, end in press id ing from the first apartment tq the second one passe* over this bridge gad steps from it dosvn to the bottom of the f Y" i Kr> (if 2K ' r-- 1^ fro tm r by huge pendants eight and ton fast in length. Above the mouth of the ease there ha natural Annual of J06 feet in length. This boars every reeembhmce to the bed of an indent river. In feet, the traces of the water are plainly to be seen upon the hanging wrii. AB visiters who cams to Volcano should, without tell, visit this, the most curious oT "her curiosities. It would be epity te n* this oave of any of its nfturai adornments ware H more eonvenfteatiy situated with reference to thocoughteres of travel. As the matter stands, I believe some of our hasiflssi men should collect «i WSge^pendanB sricT place 1 them on exhibition fa» the museums of San Francisco. — Sax Francisco CubonjCLB. Jefferson 's Manners. When Jefferson became president he carried his simple manners and testa into official life. Me determined that his inauguration as the chief officer of tha republic should be as free from display as possible. Dressed in plain black clothes, he rode on horseback in the old capttol, without guard or servant, dismounted without asristaace. and hitched his horse to the fence. On the steps be was met by a number of friends, who accompanied him to the senate chamber, where he delivered his inaugural address. During the administration Gen. Washington and John Adams the sessions of congress had been opened in style similar to that by which the English sovereign opens parliament. The president accompanied by a large escort on horseback, drove in state to the capitol. Taking his seat in the senate chamber, and the bouse of representatives te ing summoned, he read his address. Mr. Jefferson, to whom such ceremonies were distasteful, swept them all away by one act. He sent a written message to congress, which was read to both houses by their respective clerks, and that practice has been observed ever since. Against one of his reforms, however, the ledim of Washington rcwe up » masss. Mr. Jefferson, disliking the levees which bad been held at the White House, abolished them. He established two public days for the reception of company — the first of January and the fourth of July. On other days he was at home to all others who came on business or out of courtesy. Many of the Washington ladies, indignant at their social pleasure# bring thus curtailed, determined to force the president to hold the oustomary Igveea. On the usual levee day they resorted in fell drees to the White House. The president «« out taking a ride on horseback. On his return he saw thai the puhlk rooms were filled with elegantly dressed ladies. At onoe divining the plot, he appeal fci before hi# fhir guests booted and qptm red and covered with dust. So courteous was his reception of them, and so graceful his manners, that the ladies went away delighted wHh the president, but chagrined with themselves. They felt that they had been guilty of a rude j ness in vi* ung e guest who did not expect them. It was their lest attempt to break through the rules of JaflfcNent