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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1881.

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_ QQUnty directory. '"TTi judiciary. Pmudino Juki*— Hon. Alfred Rwd. Lat JUMKi— Jot. E. Hushed, Cai>e i M»y citv j Je*w H. Divert)-, DennUvilfci, Soma.* C. Oandy, Tuokahoe. n — : + ♦ » OoXMStBfONB* SCKKLL-5 FUND — J. B. Huffman, Court House. 8 r a riff — William |f. Benezet. County Collector— David T, Smith, Court House. Cuuntt Clerk— Jonathan Hand. DtrciY " — Korean Hand. probboutob Plbas— Jamea K. Hoagkmd, Bridij toton. I Hurrouatr— "W iHiam ►HJldrolfc. Co. 8uVr. Py iiuq. Instruction —Dr. Maurice Beealer, Donniaville. ITO5S DIRECTOBt , ~ Br. Thfo. C. IVheaton. U. S. Pension Exama ining Surgeon. SOfflW SEAVILLE, N.J. [ Mu JL llfloldiers who are ruptured ijp-^^ can bo supup <d with truss- «, fro* of charge. Apply to above. . : . Ocmy J. F. Laoming, U. l\, D. D. B. W. 8. LD&mlur, D. D. 8. J. F. Learning , $• Dentists. OFFICE DAYS] CAP! MAY COUKT HOUSE, Thursdays and Saturdays. CAPS MAY CITY, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. A'. BOUTIf 8SAVILLS, Fridays, nichtilyr. iow^ ;wyL~E.Y, ! Physician and Surgeon, ' " CAPS MAY COURT HOUSE. K. J. j mcbSlyr.

J. B. Huffman, COUNSELOR AT LAW. SUPREME COURT OOMMIS.StO.VEK, AND MASTER IN CHANCERY, OmMiTC.H, N.J. S^WIIl b« at his offlco at Capo May City o*«y Saturday. mohfilyr. Jas. H. Nixon, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR AT UTVV, Gmca in ixst'ka.hua Bcxluing, MILLVILLE, N. J. Mrs. S. R. Conover, . Fashionable Milliner, liian Stebbt, Bblow Pine, MILLVILLE, X. J. mchOlyr 1 L. B. CAMPBELL^ ! DEALER IN STOVES, HEATERS, RANGES, TIN ! WARE, CUTLERY, GLASSWARE, Ac., Ac. Hian Stbbmt, Melville, N. J. mahOIyr J. P. BRICK, Dealer in H0E9RS, CARRIAGES, HARNESS* ht. MAIN BTttirKT, NKAIt THF. BRIDGE, MILLVILLE, N. J. mchfllyr winn i ^ * I f

CAPE MAY C. H. - ■■ ■ » ♦ ♦ LIVERY ATTACHED. Horses always on hand, For Sale or Exchange. L. Wiieaton. mchftlyr CAPE MAY CITY, CAPE MA Y~7T II MARBLE WORKS. MONUMENTS and TOMBSTONES. ®QT* Iron and Galvanized Fencing and all kinds of Marble Coverings for graves. AH orders will receive prompt attention by telegraph or letter. Flag for curb' j log work dono nt th« shortest notice. Call and see, A l:*;count made on all w*rk hjr calling at the yard. L. T. ExTWKjy, Propriok>r.

UNION HOTEL, Cape May C. H. This long esUMMied Hotdl is sttl! open for the. reception of permanent and transient guests, where all attention will be given to their comfort. William Eldridge. mclitilyr. \ A. YOURISOH, IMSS IEEE, AND DEALER IN READY-MADE HARNESS, CAPE MAY C. H., N. I Please Call and Examine Our Stock ! j

I We have on hand a good assortment of | Heady-made Harness , j Collars , Bridles , SadJ dies, Whips , Robes , Nets, Blankets , Valises, Trunks , Etc., ALL OK WHICH WE ARE SELLING AT LOW CASH PRICES. I , Open Wagon Harness ua low ns $ 8 00 | Carriage Hariie*s as low as ]0 00 i AND MANY OTHER* OF DIFFERENT STYLES AND PRIORS. S3r Call and so* bofora purchaalug el«w. tvhero, j mowiyr. A. Yourison. # J. L. STE£L, MANUFACTURER OF LABMB' AKS9 CEA'TS' FASHIONABLE BOOTS ui SB, gents' button calf gaiters only $3.r,0.

NEXT TO THE "GAZETTE" OFFICE. I CAPE MAY C. H.i Repairing neatly and carefully done. a , mehfilyr. ^ OfLMORE A CO.T LAW AND COLLECTION HOUSE, 2(^0 F Street, Wiwliington, D. C. ^f»lke Collection#!, Nogotinle Lonnfl nnd attend to all businena eonfidrd to them. LAxnScmr, SoldiorS Additional ! Homeateud Hiiihts, and Land Warrants : Imuglit and aoill, R. L. Howell, SURVEYOR AND Civil Engineer, MILLVILLE, X. J. Special attention paid to lovolmg ; efltnbli&hlng the overflow line* of proI posed pond* for mill #<ito8f cranberry . bogs etc ; drainage works etc, Plan* I rondo, estimate* furnished and snneiflcations drawn for Mi 111, Bridge* ; Waterworks and nil similar constructions or works at short notion. meb$ljT ♦ s

POETIi y7~ Fragment . BY JOHN U. C. UUAINERD. This Fragment la founded on an event which O'Hurredia few year* before ttw author's death at New London. During a heavy rainstorm, a kehooner that wu utunchor In the river was ran foul of in the night by a Mcthodlxt- moot-ing-houoe. which had boon carried away by the freshet and floated down' stream. Solemn he paced upon that schooner's deck, And muttered of hie hardships; I liavrbeen Where the wild Will of Mississippi's tide Has dashed me on the sawyer; I have sailed In the thick night along the wave-washed edge Of loo In ucros, by the pitiless coast Of Labrador; and I have scraped »ny keel O'ur ooral rocks in Madagascar's seas; And often in my cold and midnight watch. Have heard the warning voice of the loe shore, Speaking in breakers ! Aye, and 1 havo. seen The whule and sword-Ash fight beneath my bows, And when they made the deep boll llkoa pot; Have swung into it* vortex ; and I know To cord my vessel with a sailor s skill, And bravo such dangers with a tailor's heart. But never yet upon the stormy wave. Or where the river mixes with the main, Or in the chafing anchorage of the bay. In all my rough experience of harm, Mot I— a Methodist meeting -ho use 1 • • • • Cathead, or beam, or davit has it none, Starboard or larboard, gunwale, stein, nor stern. It comes In such a questionable shape, I cannot oven apeak It, Up Jib, Josoy, And make for Bridgeport; there were Stratford Point, Long Beach, Falrweather Island, and the buoy Arc siafu from such encounters; we'll protest; And Yankoc legends long shall tell tho tele, That onoe a Charleston schooner was beset, Hiding at anchor, by a meeting-house. !.' ■- J W 1 1 IJ wmtmmmmmrn i Saved by the Telegraph. by rev. j,. o. bingham. In writing of the life of Professor Mor»<\ did the author put in it any • notice of the good the telograph lias [ done in leading sinners to repentance? In repeated instances the telegraph has been used to enable one to talk to an- j other about his own salvation. I re- j member some examples of this. I will give you a few.

When the Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association was held in Cincinnati, a few years ago, this story was related in one of their meetings : A young man was induced to attend one ! of thoir meetings, where he heard the : story of the conversion of a young man t by means of the telegraph. lie was of ; Znnesville, Ohio. As ho left tho meet- ! • I ing the young man said to himself, i as he walked along the streets, ''This J story may be true or it may not. TJieso I Christians hayo so many stories to tell, I I hardly know what to believe.'1 Pros- J ently he found himself soatad in his office, for ho was a telegraph operator, and the thought struck him, "1 will do this: I will telegraph to Zancsville and find out the Until of this matter;" for ! ho was very much inclined to doubt the ! whole thing. With tho speed of light- I ning he flashed this inquiry over the ' wires : "Was a young man converted ?*' naming* tho time and place. With » equal speed the answer came buck : j "Yes, and I am that young man." T!ien he sent another dispatch. It was as follows : "Will you pray for me?" Promptly the answer came back : "I will." * This was the beginning, and the conclusion of tho whole matter was, that this young innn who asked vfor. | prayer by telegraph was soon converted. This incident was soon well sub^tanj tinted. Ji was related in the Fulton j slreot Prayer-meoting by n Gentleman

j from Ohio, who is well known in this • city ab a man whoso word could be rolled on, , I One case was mentioned, years ago, in which a Christian man talked with his impenitent friend, hundreds of miles 1 awny, through tho telegraph, and persuaded him to believe in Jesus. Ho ' became hopefully converted and witj neued a good confession. Another case was thnt of a young man who was dying in an agony of distress, and desired to become reconciled to God.' H# longed for tho counsels and prayers of a very dear friend, who was j far away. 8om* ono suggested the tele- j | grpph aa a moans of communication, j i To roach tho telegraph station, a litllo I j'Himoy of several mi lea had to bo made, j ( But it was soon made, and the message ; war roiu; "Toll your dying friend how | ho may know that ho is sitvod." The friend Rent this message over tho wires : "Verily, verily, I say unto you, ho that henroth my word and boliovoth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation ; bul is passed from denih unto lifo." Theso words wore tho moans of staying that poor soul on God. JIo accepted tho words of our Saviour, Assuring him of sal vaUon, at Already having taken

place. ; Tho telegraph hat been used to promote revivals of religion in a multitude of inatancea. Calla to prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit have been frequent in the Church since 1858, and in time to oome will be more frequent •till in the coming seasons of refreshing. •U remember, *u» if it was only yesterday, many example* of the ' use of tho ttlegrapji'lo rouse to action the sleeping energies of the Churches in the beginning of the great revival of 1857 and 1858. The dispatches sent to the Fulton -street Prayer-meetiug, and the answers returned, were of great interest, and stimulated the praying spirit all over tho country. Professor Morse's great invention was employed to carry the joyful tidings, "The Lord is come," all around the world. — n. y. Observer. Talmage on Dreams . The Scriptures are so full of commandment* from God that, should wo get nothing from him through dreams, we ought to be satisfied. If you Ci in secure a guide bcok or railroad time table to Boston or Pittsburg, there is no necessity for you to dream of the roeje. Now the Bible is the great guide hook to heaven. All necessary instructions arc laid down in it. With tho Bible in ! our hands we don't need any dreams. Sound sleep is a pretty good thing, and it received a high compliment from Adam when tho incision was made in his side and Eve was taken out without his knowing anything about' it. But times havo changed ; things arc no longer done in sleep. He who catches an Eve in these days must be pretty wide awake. Abimelech was warned through a dream about a certain approaching mnrriagc ; but in these days : of county clerk's offices there is no '

, need of that. My second remark • is that all dremns have an im]>ort- : ant meaning. They prove tho existence of a soul. With the body practically dead the soul leaps over oceans •and visits foriogn lands, and leaps back over years that are passed to revisit childhood spots. Just think, if the soul can do this while it is not vet al- : together liberated, what it may aeeom- | plish after clout h. Dreams clearly ■ prove our immortality. I remark in ! the third place that dreams aro mainly * • j tho result of a disturbed physicul condi- ! lion. Job had carbuncles and ho was j scared by dreams in the night, and SolI onion, whose dreams wore frequent. ( had an overwrought brain. So I warn you not to mistake narcotic disturbances for divine communications. Anything you see under tho influence of laudanum or hashish or brandy is not from God. Eat nothing after 6 P. M., i retire nt 10 P. M., leave your window open flvo inches and sleep on your | right side unci other worlds wont disturb you much. Dreams are midnight J dyspepsia. If you want a recipe for i pleasant dreams keep your stomach in j good order and fill your days with good thoughts and actions. About Acw Apples. New varieties of tho apple are sent us ovary year, nnd In this year of aburi- i .dance, ^vjion everything in the shapo of tx tree 'has borne a crop, it i» within I hounds to say that we have had nt least j 30 apples claimed to be new — most of them fruit of excellent quality — and if

one has the treo ho i-» fortunate. Some ; of these apples have been sent with the • request that we figure, describe, and name them ; olhors state that they have tho original tree, and wish us to inform them of some nurseryman who will propngnte it "on shares" ; others oiler to send grafts to whoever will apply. The fact is that in all of the older Slates there are apples which are either seedlings, and consequently new varieties, or linvo been propagated from trees brought over in tho "colony tiincR,'' and are not known to our pomologists. In some neighborhoods of I northern New Jersey, lho**e arc scores I of variotioK, with local Dutch names, that aro not "known else whore. There are now in our Pomologieal works over 2,000 varieties of apples recorded and described. Those who have given the most thought to tho subject aro convinced thnt a list of 100 varieties, nnd pome place it jb ns low as CO, will contain all that aro really desirable for all seasons, in all parts of the country. Taking the larger number, 100, wo have then over ],!KX) named and described varieties which might be dropped from the list, and from cultivation, without | detriment. The American Pomologieal 1 Society ha* on its catalogue about .tOrt

varieties, concerning which it is desirable to have information from all parts of the country. It by no means commends all these, for each year many are stricken from the list, and a few are added on probation. Moreover, our best nurserymen offer fewer varieties than they formerly did, yet even now, if a nonce would make a selection he is embarrassed by the number from which be has lo choose. In view of all this, while we aro always pleased to seenow varieties that are esteemed by our friends, we must generally decline to comply with their requests to figure and describe them. Considering the' best interests of tho community, we havo come to the conclusion not to add to the thousands of names, unless some variety should come to our notice that is positively superior in some quality, whether of the fruit or the tres, to any • other variety of the season now known to us. Those who have choice unnamed varieties are to be congratulated ; and such may often be advantageously distributed in their neighborhood, but it is not well to add -to the already cumbersome list of apples without good reason. — american Aurici'ltitrut. Cooking a Turkey . There is roast turkey, and roast turkey, Vut there is a wide difference even when the birds are of like age and quality, depending wholly upon the skill in the kitchen, or of its superintendent. A lad'y who is reputed to always have "good roast turkey," at our request kindly wrote out the following for the American agriculturist: "Unless it is badly soiled, never soak, wash, or wet a turkey, as many do. Indeed washing injures any kind of meats and fish, except thone kept in salt brine. Carefully draw tho turkey, and wipe • v 7 ■■ *1

thoroughly inside and out with a dry towel. It will thus keep longer unj cooked, and be better flavored. — If it chances to be a tougb one, steam it an hour or two, as needed, before baking. If one has not a ste mer large enough, • ai few have, it may be dono in a wash- , J boilert supporting tho bird nbovo tho ; water on a couple of inverted basins, or : suspending it by strings from the handles.— My family lias lenrfted to like plain stuffing rather than the high- ; ly seasoned, rich, indigestible dressing ; so much in vogue. I use stale bread i i chopped fine, just moistened with scalding water, not to a "mush," and udd a little butter, salt, pepper, and, if ; desired, a small pinch of Sweet Marjo- j ; ram or Thyme. Most like Summer | i Savory, but wo omit it, because not relished by one of tho family. — After stuf- ! fing and sowing, fasten tho wings and logs down closely with skewers or by tying with strings. Roast in the dripping pan without water. To keep tho I skin from scorching, has to now and then with n little water seasoned with | butter nnd salt. Bako through uni- . formly to n light brown, avoiding burn- | ! ing or hardening any part. — A good I oyster stuffing, when easily obtainable, ! j is liked by many, an follows : Drain oft' j | most of the liquo.* from the oysters, | : Reason with sufficient butter and j>ep- I per. and roll them in cracker or hreail ! ! crumbs. Fill the cavity of tha turkey ! . entirely with these." — A ikrjca.v a gm- > | CULTl'RISr. - — ^ * m' ' — J Customs of the Greeks,

... . } J I'he following is an abstract of a verv ! i interesting lecture delivered a *hort ! time since by the Rev. Mr. Constantino, j a native of Greece and formerly an • ' American. Mr. C. is now a Christian » missionary and his glimpse of this country has strengthened hU faith. He fir*t spoke of every day life in Athens ; j marriage, an all important topic with j • us, is merely u business a flair in Greece, ( • and consequently a never-ending source j [ of domestic misery. In the best room | of every house — be it tnnnrion or hut — ono or more trunks are to he seen, nc- • j cording to the number c.f daughters. I A< soon as a daughter is tmnt n trunk is » placed lo receive her dowry, which eon- j sists of cloth, muslin, crockery, or any- j thing that will keep. One instaneo • was related of a man having his daughter's dower stored in sacks placed in i another tnan's house : tlio owner of the house wishing to rent he tossed lho young lmly's valuable bundle into the ; stable. No matter how poor n man may ho if he is n Uinun, or connected with the army, he is a more desirable husband than a mechanic or farmer , who has a good income. As wo listen- ! ed to this it flashed upon us that this ; j com, try was too much given to thin no J tion.

The original Greek costume was rpty i gay ; red psz or cap with biu$ tassel, • brown sacques, short wjjit* aklrt with not less than 400 gores, and gaiter# to match the sacqua. *A. crowd -dresaed , thus had the appearanee-of e~g*rden of highly colored flowers. The ancient i costumes are fast giving way to civilization. They now have large dreesmaking and miilinefy shops, getting^ their patterns direct from Paris. The natives are very fond of dress, making it their chief aim in )ife, and on each of their holidays (of which they hare iO i a year,) they jdt appear in "their best," > Following an elegantly dressed lady to i her home you will find the furniture very scant — a few chairs a sola-bed and I the inevitable trunks covered with a mat. So many strangers visiting the country modified the custom of not allowing j an unmarried female te go-out unattended by a father, brother, or servant, In. the country towns this old, to us foolish, custom is still in force, in the j cities only by the most aristocratic. They are almost overpowering in their hospitalities, and in making a round of calls the sweetmeat*, invariably passed, become a nuisance but one dare not refuse them lest offense be taken. A tray containing a glaa* of preserves and a tumbler of water for each guest is brought in and all ranet partake. Some times coffee is substituted for preserves but you will always find ona or the other no matter how humble the house. They never knock before entering but walk right in and chat for rocrs, watching your every motion. Perhaps three or four will stand around you while you pack a trunk, but you dare not show them that their company is not wanted. Tiiey insist upon calling every one by the first name, or prefbing it by Mr. or

Mrs., as Mr. Peter, Mrs. 8usan, etc* Mrs. Constantino, not caring to have the children and others so familiar, wpuld not tell them her first name. Their flattery and exaggeration is very Annoying to strangers who have not learned to make allowance for their statements ; they would say, "how beautifully you speak our language," "how wo love to hear you talk," etc., when we could scarcely speak a word. After awhile you find out that they don't intend you to believe them. They i think it nothing but politeness to flatter, and therefore look upon us a* a rude j and impolite class of people. Their exaggeration is so common thnt what | we would term pretty iltcy would dei scribe as beautiful, wonderful, or grand. To a casual observer the Greek church is similar to the Roman Catholic, but if one will study carefully its rite* and ceremonies he will discover a wide difference. Every child is expected to be baptised beforo it is forty days old ; a : small tank is placed before the altar, ! the priest receives the child (perfectly j nude) from its nurse and plunges it in- ! to the tank three times; covering it at each dip. and thus, washes away its sins. { The sponsor takes the child aruj walks i three times around tho altar, then to j tho window and blows three times — | blowing away all evil* spirits. The infant is then taken to another room, clad in a now suit of fine clothe, and , brought hack to receive the blowings of the priest nnd people. Until baptism ! the child is called "Dragon." but at

J that time a name is given. The office ' of sponsor c^n be performed by any J one : a lawyer acting in that capacity was tumble to repeat the creed and tho priest called upon n little lad standing near to do it for him. There is no solemnity as you may observe fboui the fact thnt in the midst of tho ceremony the priest is apt to stop nnd box the ears of any little chap who happens to • bo noisy, j They con fes* their rin? to the priest, but only in a general Vrny, not going into minute domestic affairs as is done by the Roman Untholice. Each house ha* a little group of sacred pictures in one corner of the room, aVd a taper is kept burning l*foro it all the time. At night the children are taken to this corner before going to bed, end are there compelled to cross themselves. They firmly believe that good works aro a pass port to hoaven, so those who nssist tit bapt isms or funeral*, or drop money into the contribution box stand a hotter chance than any others ; faith in Christ has no part in their worship- — The average ago of a bog is only fifteen years. This always consoles us when we see a man spreading himself out over four seats in a railway ear.