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" COUNTY DIRECTORY. JUDICIARY, Prmipino Judoii — Hon. Alfred .Reed, lar JoDous-^Joa. E. Hughes, Cape May oity j Jewe H. Diverty, DeaoUvilfa; Bomer. C./Wy, Tuckahoi. r-r — t e i coumfloombk Surplus Fuwi>— J. B. Huffman. Court House. 8h ix rrr— William H. Benozet Couhty Collector— David T. Smith, Court House. Couhty Clerk— Jonathan Hand. Drpu^ " ^-^organ Hand. ^ Co. Sup't. Public Instsuctio* — Dr. Maurice Btesley, Dennlsville. «=g %if\\ BUSINESS DIRECTORY. h F. L— ruing, M. p., D D. 8. W. B. Learning, D. D. 8. /. i^. Learning, $ Son. DENTISTS. cape mav a>urt HOuIe, Tu«*d*y., Wednesdays, and Saturdays. CAPE MAY CITY, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. SOUTH SEAVILLE, Fridays, tnehfllvr.' — ; *** - - *- Physician and Surgeon, I cape may court housr, n. j. j mohGlyr. J. B. Huffman, j COUNSELOR AT LAW, SUPREME COURT COMMISSIONER, AND MASTER IN CHANCERY, . CAPB May C. H., N. J. mb* Will be at bis office at Cape Hay City every Saturday. mch6Iyr. Jas. H. Nixon, attorney k counselor at law, | Office in Insurance BuiI.dino, MILLVILLE, N. J. j Mrs. S. R. Conover, Fashionable Milliner, | Hnh Street, Below Pine, % MILLVILLE, N. J. mch61yr J L. B. CAMPBELL, j DEALER IN STOVES, HEATERS, RANGES, TIN* WARE, CUTLERY, GLASSWARE, Ac., Ac. High Street, Millville, N. J. mchfilyr

J. P. BRICK, Dealer in HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, Ac. HA IN STREET. NEAR THE BRIDGE, MILLVILLE, N. J. mch61yr nm CAPE MAY C. H. e » > — — — LIVERY ATTACHED. Horses always on hand, For Sale or Exchange, j • L. Wheaton. | Tneh&lvr ; millville! MUTUAL MARINE At FIRE' Com^atvvj, MILLVILLE, N. J. Assets Jan'y . 1st , 1880 :\ PREMIUM NOTES, ***,910 00. CASH ASSETS, 1Mt479 83. TOTAL ASSETS, .**1,718 S LIABILITIES, Including reinsurance reserve, ^.*117^88 77. o - ■ Insurance affectod on Form Building* and other property opoinat lorn by FIRE f LIGHTNING, 41 lowoft rates for one, three or ten year*. ! VRRRELS, CRjfrof* and Freight*, written on liberal form of poHHee, without reetrtotlont w ® porui (mm, pr regiewireu toti nags. Promptly AdjMled and Paid* N. STRATTON, PreHdent | p. L. HTTLFORD, Seerefnry. William Boas, Agent rip* 111 T MOV*T Hon**, I?. 7. mmM 1 rr. r ,

UNION HOTEL, Cape May C. H. This long established Hotel is still open for thereception of permanent and transient guests, where all attention will be given to their comfort. William Eldridge. mch61yr. A. YOURISON, w ^ . • - *- » I taiUUlUMM iiuuuat, I AND DEALER IN I READY-MADE HARNESS, I CAPE MAY C. H., IV. J. Please Call and Examine Our Stock! I We hare on hand a good aasortment of Ready-made Harness , Collars , Bridles , SadI dies, Whips , Robes , j Nets, Blanket s, Valises, , Trunks , Etc., ALL OF WHICH WE ARE SELLING AT LOW CASH PRICES, o ■ Open Wagon Harness as low aa $ 8 00 Carriage Harness as low ai 10 00

AND MANY OTHERS OF DIFFERENT STYLES AND PRICES. I ajr Call and we berorc purchasing elsewhere, mcMifr. A. Yourison. J. L. STEEL, MANUFACTURER OF LADIES' AVD GENTS' FASHIONABLE jEOOTS d SHOES. GENTS' BUTTON CALF GAITERS ONLY $8.60. NEXT TO THE "GAZETTE" OFFICE. CAPE MAY C. H. Repairing neatly and4carof\illy done. « mchOlyr. SturdiT8nt>8 Great Catarrh Remedy, la the imfaat, moat agreeable and effectual ! remedy In the world, for the cure of OAI TARRH. No matter from what cause or how long atnndlng, by giving I 9TURMYA1TP8 CATARRH REMEDY a fair and Impartial trial, you will be convinced of this hot The medicine In very pleaannt and can be taken by the most drllenie Ntomnch. For Mile by all drtiggleta, and by HollowayAOo.,802Arehft».,Phlla; mch«ly r. L. Howell, SURVEYOR AND ! Civil Engineer, MILLVILLE, N. J. Spooiftl attention paid to leveling; osUbliahing tha or «m flow linee of pn> noaad ponds for mill sitaa, cranberry bogs siot drainage works sto. Plans made, eatimatAs Atmisbod and apocifi Lmtions drawn for Mills, Bridgos ; Waterworks and all similar construction* or works at short notirw Mhflft

POETRY. An Enigma. Ooma, gather round and listen— a tale I'vegoi to tell Of a Utile clfln creature who on a hill dlddwelli , As wall as In a deep hole— though never In tho ground, [found . It lived In every city— yet In no town wa» In wit this elf was sparkling, though never was It known To be in a good humor, or laugh on Moroiu throne. In the land of mountain peaks— the land of William Tell. As weUossuuny lUly, this elfin loves todwell; It revel* in the spirit-land, but cannot live in ether, In Pittsburg and in Whtteevtlls— and yet ills In neither ! Not prone to mischief; still in spite, to critic" It will cling, Sharpens the pen, doep dlpp'd In gall, aad poisoning the atli*. In every kitchen it is seen— and yet tha epdk can't tell How It got In the fritters, which she thought she fried so well. It seised the iron spit that turned the roasting loin of beef, It plagued the kitten— stole a bit— and yet 'twas not a thief. In pity or In charity, It left the cook alone. And stole into the sitting-room to guaw a "J z* Jr iv' ... fca ul »■* a king. Pray, tell who this elfin Is— It's always In Itstlf, Yot always outside of the flesh— a chitons little elf? —Albany Pkksb. The Eleventh Step in Intemperance , or rather one toward Reformation. by rkv. dr. a f. dkexs. Oh ! lifted voice 1 oh ! tongue inspired, To plead and warn, to warn and plead; Tliat man may act his bettor self, And wisdom's purest teachings heed In his great need ! # Sec ! Ruitsell listens ! something stirs Within bis breast that makes him start ; This tearful voice, ft almost seems Of his poor mother's prayers a part. And warms his heart ! ■ i "Come, sign the pledge," the teacher crlea ; "Don't drink another drop, my friends; Remember children, wife, and home. And for the past bow moke amends; Come, eome, my Mends t" The ringing steel has struck the flint— The balmy rain, so cool and sweet. Has fallen upon the parched soil. And Rnsseliixestohlsfect; Aye ! leaves his seat. With trembling hands he signs the pledge. "*Tis dohe," he crlca, with choklug voioo , "I'll leave the sorrow and the ill Behind, and of the good make choice." Angels, rqjolce! —Old Magaztwb.

For the Gauttk. Age of Discussion. * This age is eminently progressive. It is the production of those preceeding it Their lineaments are upon its face. It is the dead centuries which fertilise ours. The roots of our growth strike backward to the farthest limit*, and tha bloom of the present seems like a glorified resurrection of tho past. Every age, however, has some distinguishing feature ; some marked characteristic for which the past has paved the way. By striking off the Vonds of thralldom from the human race, by instilling a universal desire for perfect freedom, tho past centuries have prepared this age to be preeminently the age of free speech, of agitation, of discussion. Centuries ago Aristotle, walking and conversing with his pupils morning and evening among the trees of Athens, founded tho school of discussion. Its influence spread to tho Nile, to tho Ganges, to all parts of the civilised world. In this way Socrates in the streets and market places exposed the weakness of the sophist*, and Plato in the Academy urged tho attainment of truth, and Epicures in the garden advocated friend ship and tranquility, and in the synagogues and temples Christ and the Apottlee disputed with the Scribe* and Pharisees. Tyranny has often tried to fetter the freo thought and speech of their followers, yet their truth remains, their influence has come to us like the scintillations of the star beaming afar. And now with free speech and an untrammelcd press we practice universal dis eussion. In the family, the private company, the work shop, the field, the •teeet, in the debating school, the Sen ste, the church, at the bar, everywhere the tpi. * minds of the people. *ine art* and ' soienoes, fraud and honest)*, personal rights, political economy and spiritual interests are alike the theme of their converse. In this age the people are more and more becoming the fountain head of power. Society is no longer swayed by a few individuals. have learned to do their own thinking. Free nations rest th* security of state on the broad

prmeiple of laws and institutions, and not on the prowess of any one man however able. The people are sot reign ; they accomplish all changes and rev olutions. The greet agency for moving the people in discussion, oral and b the press, widespread and universal. What mighty changes have been wrought in dur oountry during the present century instigated and accelerated by the voice of the Agitator. Who can doubt that it was the vehement and impassioned oratory of the so-called anti-slavery fanatics that precipitated the impressible conflict ; broke the fet ten of the slave ; and tiros removed th < most formidable obstacle to the com - lete union of North and South, as well as the foulest stain on our national record. Who can estimate the impetus given to education and religion by tlx'Monster meetings1 called conventions ? They act as centres from which thiwaves of never ceasing circles go out reaching to the farthest limits of hu inanity. At no distant day the heart and confine* of every nation will thm be •"tm1 AS- ' ' ^-i*ld » a- v a* M- ^ ia itosuiifftouu Uio u.um lroin the pure metal, the evil from the good, the error from the truth. A Kearney may startle as with his bold denunciations and varnished theories, but his vaunted mission has ended in a cell where the verdict of the people, generated by dis cuBtion long since sentenced him. All honor to the Agitator who stands upon a basis of truth ; but woe to him whe upholds error, under the light of free discussion. Nihilism may flourish in Russia. Communism in Germany ; but under the free skies of America the system of socialism will gain no permanent footing. Free discussion has done more than any other one thing to purge politics of the lees of corruption, to place woman in her proper place of co-worker with man, to make unpopular the vile custom dram-drink ing. As tho nutbutiUnf storm dashes mercilessly into every ob ject over which it parses, so discussion assails every public question. Although such grand result* have been achieved during the age of discussion, the century hss yet a mission to fulfil. Though blessed above others it is burdened with many ills of the past, and many of its own. Noted characters have fallen, magnified by fraud, and sects based or sin; and commercial companies" and

famous states have crumbled, beneath the burdetfof their own plunder. There are still evils to bo com hatted, errors to be corrected, follies to be decried, conventional extravagance, selfish greed and pedantic skepticism, to be resisted ; and the tenses relegated to their subordinate sphere. Upon these principle* hang the law, the churches, the schools. They are the soul of national and personal prosperity. Without them no prosperity, no reputation, no peace can last. This age owes It to itself and the next to digest the accumulations of the ps*t to extract the essentials from the mass, to refine the rough ores, to filter the black waters so as to increase the sum of enjoyment, to add new facilities to labor, new senses to the body, new faculties to the mind. Having formed a better standard of right, a clearer notion of nature, a keener insight into moral relations, a nobler conciousness of God — freedom will become universal j and purity reign supreme. Heaven will cease to be in prospective, the world will be paradise, earth will be heaven. A. W. A Boy Drowned . Riposted to rati run stolfv st grr his, — Th* queer freaks or crildrix. On Tuesday about noon the people of Stockport wore in a terrible state of ex citemont over a report that Charlie, the six -year-old child of Oscar Jackson, had been stolen by gypsies. The story ran in this wise : Charlie Jackson, his brother aged eight, and another boy of I about twelve years, were returning from school at noon, and when near Chit ten den^s Falls two men in a gypsv wagon « , 1 road and called the missing boy to them. When he reached the wagon one of (ha men seised and drew htm in, bold ing his hand over the boy1* mouth t<> *lifle his cries. Tha team started of toward* the riTer, On their arrival home the boys who were with young Jackson related th~ above story, and parties started out at once in pursuit of tha kidnappers. A messenger was sent to Hudson to notify Chief of Police

t — r ^ «■ , Soydar, and telegrams war# sent to all places near by to anreet the gypsies. The boy's father and a party of friend* started for Coxsackk* about dusk and while making inquiries on this ride of the river they were overtaken by a messenger who requested (their immediate return, as a due to the boy's where about* bad been Itund, and the people at home were assured of his death by drowning. They returned at once and on their arrival learned that daring the evening the father of the eldest boy had oloaeiy questioned bis son and from his equivocating answer* haf formed m opinion that the story about the kidnapping was untrue. He thereupon startled the boy by saying that he believed the bop had been in the creek to swim and that little Charlie Jackson was drowned. After a moment's silenoe the boy admitted the fact and said that oil three had gone in Kindeihook crock just above Chittenden's Falls to betht. and that in wading across he and little Charlie's brother each held a hand of the unfortunate boy. When part way ** p- * - - ^ x ; fiiippeu man their grasp ana with a cry , for help was carried rapidly down the stream. The boys were afraid to go J home and impart the dreadful tidings, snd the eldest suggested the story of the kidnapping by the party of gypsies who had been in the neighborhood and ' had taken their departure that day His companion agreed to tha proposal and the two took the little boy's clothes, < waded out to an island and hid them among the bushes. On gaining this information the elder : boy's father apprised his friends, the | island was visited and the missing boy s ' clothes found. Early on Wednesday morning a search for the body was be gun. The creek was dragged for a long distance and at 11$ o'clock the body was found about six feet from the shore, j It is difficult to account for such a 1 J the drowned boy. They must have been greatly in fear of their parol#, who have, perhaps, given more blow* than kind words, snd the little fellow* , feared a sound thrashing for going into j the water. It might have been possible to have saved the boy's life had his companions notified the neighbors at onee of the drowning. — N. Y. Excbaxok. The world needs more moral courage — teach it to vour children. w

NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EX PERIMEXT STATION. II. • The Station has received from E. Williams, Esq., of Montclair, Essex County, specimens of Raspberry canes which have been killed by some cause. He writes that the disease prevails over a wide extent of country, that it has entirely ruined some plantations and its injurious effects arc experienced in many others. The specimens were submitted to examination by the Camden Microscopical Society and the following report has been received from them : The canes were found to have their epidermis ruptured in many places, the result of a growth of a fungus which had attacked them either during the winter or in tho early spring months. In order to determine the specie*, one of the canes was submitted to J. B. Ellis. 1 Newfield, N. J.t a reliable authority on microscopic fbngi. 1 have his reply as ' follows:— l)iay 8, 1880. On receiving the stems of Rubus^ I went and looked at my red raspberries which were all killed to the ground last Winter snd I found the canes near i the ground had the bark ruptured like your specimens. The trouble with my canes was the red rust (Uredo) which took the leaves off, the middle of lost Summer, thus enfeebling them so that they died before the middle of January. There wan a fungus on one of your i specimens, an Asteroma perhaps, or the j mycelium of some fungus, but I flo noi | think this tarsED the trouble. If, as in ! my case, the Uredo was the cause, the ' prevention of this would be the remedy, J | to effbet which enrich the ground and v«„ rt to cause a Strong growth, | end if necessary farther, apply Ume or sulphur to the affected leaves. Yours, J. B. Mm In this instance as in many others, we may see that a weakened or d iwsit d condition, offers the opportunity far a ! fungoid attack, showing by analogy the intimate relations between vegetable and animal life. When our systems are reduced from their normal condition by over exertion, or by weakened vitality.

tw if the normal oObdtiK* b.d^TT tMMd. If Mb* gryw*^ pUat k K«pt Ift?? .Tjr Thk b«i Of the R^fbi^ht^"V<r'iX ^ """* lQtKk, LM0. Th* bmt UruUma tor jii i— Nm health, growth of the r—phmj will pwbeUy be bars yard num with from 200 to 400 poowdt of Muriate or Sulphate of Potaah par acre. la ewa bamyord maanra curat be got. tha with much or loom, la mj out howerer, care mat be takoa to bora tha manure* wall mixed with the mO, «o that they may not ipj urc tho fhaiM C> — j One raaolt of tha OnlUpptr awpa- | di-tion. Dr. Carpenter 4m1m in tU fundamental modifications in th* rim hitherto au thoriti valy held as to the age, depth, and configuration of the peasant u ocean basins." as they are wuaUy exiled. It now teems that their m not at all that of a basin, but is mp like that of a tea-tray or waiter with a steeply sloping rim ; for it is a general (act that continents, almost without eat* ctfption, rise abruptly from the depress ed oceanic areas, and their bottoms are as flat as the prairies. From this fallows ! a conclusion that our own distinguished geologist Professor Dana, was right in the opinion, very early expressed, if wot originated, by him, that the alai tied depressed araTjrf th* present oeaan- ' floors, wereTotteed as sueh in the first instance, and have remained unchanged in their general relations from that time to the present. This conclusion. H is not too much to say, furnishes a new key to the history of the globe, and will startle some geological Nestor*. Sir Charle* Lysll, for instance, ha* said that "the bed of the ocean has been lifted up to the heighth of some of the loftiest mountains," and that "every

part of the space now covered by the deepest ocean has been land" — (chapter 12, "Principle* of Geology)/* How et 1 treoiely improbable such a geological see-saw as this is appears more clearly from an estimate, first mode accurately possible by the Ch alley wxs. expedition of the relative tthici of land and sea. The average depth of the ocean is 18000 feet, th? average height of the land above the sea is 1,000 feet, and the area of the sea is about 2] that of the land « . consequently, the total volume of ocean water is (2JxlSj 86 times that of the land above the sea-level. Therefore, savs Dr. Carpenter, if Australia should subside to a deep sea-bottom level, and the necessary compensatory elevation ahoekK be confined to a corresponding area of existing land, it would all rise ! in a plateau to the height of Mont Blanc. Otherwise the total land area would be raised far above its known present height above the sea. But there w no trace of anything like such action, and ; the conclusion is that the prevailing v*opulsr and scientific notions on the *ulyeci are alike wrong. Another proof :* found in thdtfoct that no land deposits are found on the mid-sea floor . indeed, it might almost be said that nothing falls there, far the sih gathers ao slowly that the meteoric star -dust, which Is utterly loot on the surface of tbe land farms an appreciable part of the clay on the ooaan • bottom. The temperature soundings brought out this unexpected result — that the whole body of oceanic water, except only in the North Allan tic basin, averages in temperature a very few degree# above 82° Fahrenheit. The greatest depth of the ocean yet accur ately measured, as ascertained by a *ennding while the Challenger was proceeding due north from New Gtrine* to Japfin, it Yet in these utterly silent, dark, freesing depths where the pressure is four tons to tbe inch, are found brilliantly -colored organisms. If interstellar space ever fails in novelty and suggestive* esa, the ocean, now be ginning to be known, can scarcely fail to give the heeded fillip to tbe jaded imagination of the poet of the future. The sparrows are little thieves but tbay don't do the robin