Down in an Old Ocean. MW> W«ts ovum* **«»; 'sin-bIt ■dmmMsrvW. \ JniHginii Jin ov titer shell *ovon feat in Kjn^lli uiul tturo or in /vidth, ciiidiUnfr amiling, hi*d0U4 mvr; wl tijr the b'caile* iU p#rhap* l^Hnamdis and ,yuu Vdve on ]dea of iU*»#ppe*ixnc# of tUni ancient moling. H ju*h*" in %Ui.* t killing tlmt wondurlul liwj und \h* * diHcorerkn found (ho piled in broken fn-uj-s, hM alHl re uttej I I i-.JUUd U* A : U1JU1 g,Upt MCC, <li«tut-|^d i>\ -I: . • rujrftm iStf Iflfn ned, leavnii; only* tho r$Q$1)ur us inpnkjjjp*iitji to toll the tulo. te guilty furauciopt bti.rying ground for iho )uon>t. i> of post iigwyif' )M«rn«|Hb bailor known iu c ha muuvui** t em*>, or Dud Liq^h, a ^mlfwilufu J 4J114 » I mt&?£ Mrutrtm of the ••rock i* u 3 •dl'HjVehuik, life lower bluish, and the brilliancy Wrtor incrousJM* tho j *ir 1 urootjuo oft'ect. Fi-odi vleVatwd point* tho pluiiis appear to lm dotted . -o v. .,v' - , „ , wjjll ruined village* und town*, with iivciuu'n lit)«5(i with painted wall* of fortific.itions, chuTehe*, nnd tower*, while side alloy* paci lonoulh natural bridge* or cxpund into small pock- . oti or cavern smoothed by .the - actionof the wind, Ouriyirig hard mineral par- 1 tide*. If the explorer searches thu bot—i ton. s of tho rain trashea and. 'ravinps ho i will doubtW* couio. upon the fragment ! of h tooth or jew, and will gouojftUy i fiti'd » lino of Mich piece* leading* 4o an elovar^d position on the bAnk-or bliill j where hfca tho akoloton of name moiutrr j of the ancient sea. He may find fjle wrtubrsl column running, for into the

ljmoftionV, or u paddlo ''eorteiiding on tho slope, as though entreating aid or a j pair of jaw* lined with horrid troth ; 01 I he may find a conic mound, with j bleached bone* 011 the appex. •Some- j times a pile of huge remain* will bo dta- j covered, which the dissolution of the • rock hua deposited oil the lower lercl, j the force of rain and wash having been < insufficient to carry them awuy. The d Script idiiK of these wonderful crcatuiva savor of. the t*xuggci;jLwti* of Verne, yet ore facts. The. fabulous ijVt}]53|crM tluttmero believed in in the ohleu times, tho dragons, serpen etc., . mo. thrown in tiro shade by 1 these truly i jUjciep^.jgonstcrti that once w.v^m hi the I ocean, th'yi t finally became land loekedi !» and the bottom of which is now raised j lhgh uboce tho water level. Tho shoro t line of fhat old ocean -is distinctly mark- j ed. Imagine the water between hero und J.oudoU a dry plain, its whales and fishes stranded in the mud, on the plateaus that we. know exist, und u'n id oa can be formed of the mauvais* torref. Professor. Marsh says that in one place lie counted from Ids horse the r*mfutb&, of live hugo monsters Fprc-ad upon the plain. One - of the laYJoat of these, 11 reptile called the | Liud.on, oxcccd<*<l in t«ize tho largest , wlui'la, and of its discovery Lieut(#nant f "Wllilioif ^if'tlio-nriAy ssya "A ^>urt of i the face, with toeth, wus observed pm- ; jecting from the side of a bluff, and *wc ! nt oneo prouoodcil to follow up thu in- ; dieation with knives ami picks. Soon the lower jawa were une<»veru<l, with their glistening teeth, and then the vertcbrtc and rib*. Uur <lelight was at its height whan the bones of th** pel vie und part •of-,th*^!-ni«l<Pliiiih were laid bare, for thov had never bevii seen be- ■ *• * • ■ * t ,* 1 . Jbr^jn llm species, jiud sca^vrSv in the order. While lying on tho bottont"of the, cretaceous sea the carcass h$d (boon

.dragged hither and thither bj « the •harks and othyr rapnejpus anininls, jipd^lm parts qf the skeleton with displaced 11 ml. gathered into a £mall an a. The mussive tail stretched . away into ilia bluff, nnd, aftar much labovi»>UH ox.CAVation. w left a portion oC it tvi ftoore persevering <>xpjpreta." a""4 • One of the most remarkable discover utx was a turtle, the maximum length of winch nmy not have been far from thirty ■feet/ whlra eni-r>$pmiding - width of twenty feet. Tho" afilCnV Wy ' of a jucdiuui sized one is thus refevn-rl to by tin* finder : — "The fragment* of the l'rotos'tcgo wore seen by one of the men projecting from a hnlge of a low bluff. Tlieir thiuHoM, nnd tlm distance to which they wera traced, oxcited my <*uriosity, and I straightway attacked the tvmk with tho pick. After Hoycrnl square fact of rock had been removed xvc clonred oip the floor, nnd found our* •elvay well repaid. Many long, slender pieces of two inches m width lay upon the ledge They were evidently ribs, with* (ho usual betid*, but behind each j bend was a pinto like the flattened ] bowl of n huge spoon, placed erouMviic. Boneath tlitio atrrtchod two brojul )»lalcs, two fi'Ot in width, and no thicker than binder's board. Tho edges weio fiifgAt'tfd, nnd the surfaco luiwl and smooth. All thih was qpito new among fully jrrown animals, and wo at onCfl detofmined that tn<>ro ground mn-C ho explored for further light. After picking away the bank and carrying tho sbft rock, now nffcfifos oTstriihg* form* were disclosed. Some bono* of a largo paddle were recognized, and a leg bone. The shoulder bl*dtL.o^ a hug1*

1 tortoise < -amu next, and further exuinj- ! nation tfhuwed that wo hud stumbltd * ' on tha lap bl pl*c<? of 1I1A larg* /,t *pa. <• 4'ipt of iH*a turtle yet knorfi. Thr *ih;l' . . gTu bones of tbo puddle' M*n* eight k ! inuhvM long, giving thu rj.rcud Qi jho t ; cxpaJ»d%>d ttopjiou as emiMdifrahly'1 oytt t'y flffdrti feet. But the ribf weio • f J- an tailiuuiy turth.- ju.-i hi,ti'h»-U, anji tho great plates, reprenonlod tin liony t deppfit in thu/*kii», which, comim iicih-; § 4 independently In nnidy^i tii/tje*^ unite ^ with eaeli otjier *( an early day. But* j it was tuVwlltTft that the largest 'ij* , kno*|ji turtle rtlipiihl bo but juht hatchg j ad, ap'l fqi thij and ptjiiyr.raasons it lias j* l>c<Aii,(iiiCJu.«|cU Uiatitlfis Auo'inn^ jnariyi iuTMRh^.pf those. fiy in- i.«u utieommojn . .In did 0 ays, sv ii Sii ' i 11 e^&p 1 1- cW in souio roi»pi-et* points to the truth gf the belief tfiaPAiiiniuU trnva aasumoil ir : modWn pvrfactious by growth from 1 ; i more simph- hcgiiuilugs.'' •.< j Other specimens were found that^iad ' : evidently bemr torn 1^--' sharks, -thai Vgra on a scale eijually gignntic, had , Attained a length of IfiO feci, and could ^sily have i«kcn a horse and cart in' "i:3iefr iiioiiVliW. J»r. John Hunter of tho ! (liillogo 'of Bhysoiians und Surgeons, ! London, ill describing a specimen of t lpedium '.ui/^i' #ay* : — y'fho length < f ' ! tho biUM? ul* this tooth,' from tho far- | clmrdnn nicgahuloii (Agnuaiz), is four j Inches oi^ht lmcs ; that of the longot J yf its Hides, -five inches ten line* ; With *+ur • .a r*n - •• 7 j j.it, fA .pUggvLa l-VPth rf *n unusually • j Urgc^p.^ciriK-ir vf the known i i s j i# »ci es < if ( 'arc h arias, Hit length of the two of which' olio-limb eight lines, nnd j that of the longest of iu sides two inch- ■ ... , » . ^ ■ *;» tlirce lines. This tooth i* from a i i sb'nrk twenty feet long. Tho fos»il ! shark, if bearing the same proportion to t|je. toexli, must have been over sixty

I feat long." The fossil tooth used in; | .Sir * John's comparison was from the j mioceno tertiary formations of Malta. ; and was a third smaller than the larg< t found in America. Professor Agassis ! made similar comparison* with like re- ♦ sqlts. ..Tho teeth, although having lain | up for ugv* under g ion inf. still in many j casiw loiain their beautiful polish, and tin?: 'fine serrations of tho tivnohanl edges are a* -perfect as when first deposited.. . MHW ;oie"-psice! I Clothing Store. ! i'Sffi Mifilviaie? N. J.! -__o 1 . Main St.,- nc.it door to tlso ! Mnigiity Mouse. ► A. Hi" JAR8V1AW, has ju*t recoivoil an cxteualvo" stock of cloth*, cUrrimeivs. hats, caps, ready- j triad o *a clothing, for men, youths and ; j boyrf," all-rif which ho otTvr* nt low prices, j <> I Clothing, Nats , Caps, j : Trunks , Valises, vj nnd n general ussdrtmenl of Cents' Forni.sSung laoodsj at the lowest poKsible price*; o — — Merchant Tailoring. ! I bavcalfto engaged an experienced j j cutter, who will manage the custom j MopartmeiU, guaranteeing a 'perfect fit j or no talc. Order* by Xail will reci»ive prompt !

attention Come and see inc. A. H. J ARM AN. inayV*. OAK HALU PHILADELPHIA. — ! I * . T.r -.V • -:v Worth ! Knowing , j . " • . . j • ' * • . . ft I i v . ■■•r "... Tliero Is fi place In Phila- 1 delphia where a stranger may buy his clothes, and . fare as well as If he knew , the whole city by heart ; and [ if he knows nothing about the value of cloths, or -of clothes, he is as well off, as if he were a good judge of bo tli. The reason is that everything to be found there is j made there— made and sold under a system which rarely allows frusta kes to occur, and which corrects them, if they do occur. Oak Halt, is the place ; t » -ktflJ its practice may be I

• ■» — 1 ' . * — 1 1 rlon't want to keep at the price, fyou return it, and get your money back. more than appears m the ^-stiTOic^. It means that you are not going -4© get what you will not want to keep at I ' j the pfice, if the merchant can help it. It means that die clothes you get thpre will be I of honest cloths, honestly 1 made} and that they will ^ cost you less than as good clothes can be got for else- | wh,ere. It means that, they ■will be every , way better ,,worth your money than' you can get elsewhere for the same money. If it means anything less than these things — if it means . p6or cloths, trimmings, cut- , -ting, sewing, or in any way dishonest or illiberal dealing ; the return of his goods will plague the merchant, injure nis credit, and dissipate his trade. If ijt means these things — if it means liberal and honor- | able . pealing. Valuable and • trusty clothing, ease and safety in getting it, Oak Hall is the place for you to go to, or to send to; and it is worth vour while to know how vou ;

ca.fi send, if it is inconvenient • logo. Write ; say what your occupation is ; say what sort of use you intend to make of the clothes you want, whether for every-day wear or otherwise ; what color you prefer, or what 1 color to avoid ; say about j what you want to pay ; say I everything that you think i may aid a stranger in i choosing for you. You ! will get in reply samples I of cloths and prices of whati ever you want made from j those cloths. You will get ; also the means of having your measure taken by an i unskilful person. There is only one difficulty left Somebody ha3 ' got to take the risks of the dealing ; for there are risks, j Send your money along 1 with your order, Tliat covers the risk as to your good faith. We risk everything else ; the fit, and your satisfaction every way. Our trade by mail j ; amounts to half a million , ! dollars a year ; there's no j reason why it shouldn't i amount to five millions. , i . • i I i '• ' ' . j !

I W mamaker \ & Brown. I | I •■.< • . ■ ■ / • 1 • Oak Hall, Sixth and Market streets, Philadelphia. I' ' ■rv IS^lf|$ ■ •• — .- . . S. P. MURPHY, atcli Ulaker I. Jeweler. Part$cu)ar Attention j»ivi*n to j CVertwvwvj, ^ Art :owl$ra by Mail will rocoivo prompt AU<1 A^arcful ltt^ntion. 8* l\ ML-KHIV, apMy. Millvflle, N. J, THE CHURCHES. j ( BAPTIST. — lh«v. -™— Pn^tor. 1 Sut'Vlcw* ^vory Sabbath nt 10.30 A. M. : HUil i ,lX^ P. M. SaVlbuth St'libii] at ^ o'clock P, M. PraytT Mooting on ! M vdnwday bvaiunj ut 7.30 o'clock. M P. I HOWS I >—ll<*v. P, Pi'fivnst Pnator, S»Mrvi(vf>v ovarv Sunday morning nt ' j 10} And in tho nv*ninp ni 7. Sunday Sohool ni 2.30 P. M, prayrr . Mh^tSng ftvory Thuvjday evening at ! T.30. * J,

Main and Mechanic 'stress, 0 Q. - ' ' TON. 1 "I JH M »U mi | I - | - GEO. WOODS <fc OO.'S -j -U rill GHT Piasos & Organs. jr :k 'v;:cU^ ' ; v' '• - MASWh Mm Modaal Critic oral Art Lnvr, and thefr *afagtanttal nualiUah arv >-"* that r« Of 1 be onUoa ry or Jufc-rtor lnrtr«nmit» -o 1 wgelr Uat will ouiW ' GEO. WOODS & CO.'S DPEIOflT PIAKOS'POSSESS kTii.e3caxn.pled. Stron^tli aifdC Solitlity, A Most Beautiful Quality of Tone, and tho Bnmwnoad Porlect Check Tlepeating Aotio^ GEO. "WOODS A CO."'$ P-ARLOll OltGANS HAVE BOTH Pin: AND RRTm BT0P8, Ai»*l rcn Un«(|ualjod /or .tbolr Great Vojwjt ot Musical Effect*. tt «» rrmarjtab'e ln>trur:>cnU. ^ WO 8tnvt, Uowoa. WAEEBOOKS tl JUlo. «r«<. - , : A >' ~ "" , : n . • v . ■' iv./.»4X ; . .1, ~(§r, -J ■«. •;»>, . • ... - /. 'J^v, a Jv ^ -wl.

1 great Inducements j TO CASH BUYERS, i WItSON & CO., | Under Wilsons Hall, is the Place in buy reliable CL OTH2NG I HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, 5 . , ..... GENTS' FURKCSIilEESe GOOBS &c., &c. NO GO OB 8 MISREPRESENTED TO MAKE SALES. Paints ia Favor of dealiag with WfL^H k C$. Jf'e buy direct from Reliable Manufacturers. I •<+ \ ■ We buy no Shoddy Goods. We are under no expense for Rent or Clerk* Hire. Yi'K GIVE ALL THESE ADVAKTAOB6 TO OUR CrSTOMRHS. WILSON & CO., MILLYILLE, N. J. • mHi27tf. -■r * — ' •" — -* - - — • — »"■*"< — —

. 1 "pR' i - I FINE CARRIAGES AND ROAD WAGONS ! -orUNIFORM EXCELLENCE. Xilshtt StyUwh! W(OTJWxtod. J SAVE yonr MONEY, write for Oetelopue wd PBIOE LIST t« The Boston Bncfeboard Co., Bvwuaoanii Of \ MJEEAY WAGON. NEW HAVEN, CONN. jr. IS- 3ENEZET, | Cape May Court House, DEALER IN Hardware, Stoves, Tinware &; House FnrnisMng Goods* j ^ O o — - Wo keep tho largest and best assorted stoek in Cape May Co., and at lowest prices. I • — — u-o — o. __ , j Tto hare on hand 150 Doz. Mason's Fru i t Jars. -- Styles, quarts and pints, at bottom prions. Aug7,lyF« - w- s. . v:- \ i ,

" f • iiin pfffaSr ,,"A- ' ■ ^WHIW wF - m< - e - ■■'-''WBsBBKm,-. igBt hBv wf Id^HK Hl, , Jfi]' ■ Tb CM ar&ft mat. ar,ri*»W. tt STotofc, U>rkrcHVOfi wty ctctj obc idgcuC x*ot tnra gw cxl * 'V ri> ^-yiui^!5uj: r tJ* XT. y^t^.VTiZz': 14 Eoit Hlb ft., Mmm Vortu Boots and Shoes FOB Ladif* and Getttkce*. CAN BE BOUGHT FOB CASH AT Enoch Edwards' cheaper than -af .any other a t.pi^ce in the "county.

E. Edwards. | CAPE MAY C. H. | 'mrltf&Trto. j Notice to Creditors. Charlotte rp-:^r*ou au^I Jfcab P« CoIUw^. I Kx«>ciiLor* <rf Jacob Pet^non, by } direction oiG)+ f*crpr*g*.t<* ef tl^ Co*Rtr of • «hii>e MNrr-he^cl»«* jctve^ nr>tk<- to Cbc<vrvnjjV.T* { c< Ks.Id oc.-rtict'l to brine ic. their CtrklK. dtir.im.tit> xnd CM»ii^*> dumi^T r^i^Lt of lb# ; **ld dre«d#ot umleraath. w!ibSnoli:r irontiii, I ortbey srJi! b*- for*v#r Imrrcd of any »cu*a • Ui#reA>rc agalintt Uie said Kxectrtor* " I|*t«<L4«in. UBL , Utpvukate ! P. F. t2.fi * . jitrob 1*. CotUn*. | IVHLLVILLE RUTUAL MARINE & FIRE \wi&?<x\vce N.;. Tb>»i company having dlsp.as-rj ♦■ntSrfiy of \ all Its aiock plan busiupM and hH-rioe bc#c r»orea.nl zed ; hoc decided to* In lbcfuicrr, do# Strictly Mutual HomeRusir.es*. Having fctircetaued In pcytmr ALL ITS LIA- : BIIJTIL-iLan.tfwstjrirJan Adtujii Net Available Surplus of Or«r $30,000; tbe r»lr«<*>ri fee! Unat they can otTer, to xT wh«* deeire Ir.Ktimnce. not only x* LOW ItATEii and UNQ U ESTTiOXAUI lE BECCKtT1 , bu: tnurh irreaier prohxSi-ity of !mmahily from a-»ww.u'j:t li>r ye^rx u> conic than other Cdtttpeutlcv. vli-oc the »urp!u« It ixrr# i onougb u» p«^" nil probata* ot* the polldrt r.ow in li»rw witbont any dependence on receipts from nee buslitcra— x tondllkm or I tlitncxtbat can be shOitti by but very fee t i-ompanlc* lit iho^Sixte. Thr present jnxn- • <q:euK*nt pletlgrs * to" the* Pulfty J {older*, xn E< OS OX ICAL S A S AG i MB ST a Uu .. Careful Stiperrlskm cf tH«? Btttliiw*, 1 and * IH contiuue in the Ltutx* In tLe p#«t> j' lo xet "On tne principle o: j Prompt Payrhrnt - j • OF • Honest Losses i vjthout seekine to KV liDElbrmon techciexl ! tfround*. Hcr«ufter no uoiw w ill be iubj*ct to Mtiw men l nttlll tbey are x rear old. We would exli asjwNet^xt attention lo okt Jfarinc Department, toonr LOW KATES and FA YORABI& OFIHHJt'lb^L , vri m. ui,i< ir.j\

Ally infi*mtxt!on cheerftdly civen hy lb# | OllVcerx of the 4 Vimjuuiy or tlx Hgeour. L. XULFOKO, Prr*.. R. L. HOWELh ft*. William Rcss. Agent. CftFK MAY OUBHT liOUsE, K. J. Dtkijgly. EiffibalL Prince 1 k, Yincland, N. J., 1 ' ' 1 stAyrrACTVRiR* or ajcp dk*i.bi:» tx j » ■ Building Lumber, | < ► ' I -• ; I Doors, Sasli, Blinds, ^Mouldings, Nails, | \ltbckhmd Lime, « Cement, &c. ! — Estimates and 0esigns Furnished. I fip®5* All orders will be promptly attended to.-^^Jj v>, i