CAPE MAY HERALD

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PubluJinl at Cape May

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FEAR OF GHOSTS/

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..wor.of (lie rill nnd af-

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11 uw~l to Iv t^-f^blou. wj» a «Tltr u l.liH-fl-'•If'-'ilaCaittfi-. to «wpop 6’- O.! 'indi ironocT' lir Kiiyli.K that lh > l.ol tln-ir origin In tla- .-blldbood of ibe pact and that tlf y s;iraui; from f.»--..f ilio uiikuowu. TUla na.|U«H, ti.on.iMy waa tlu- .-anirat way to dbipo»«. of.tbom. but wa« It fair? The ►iil.Jc-t iintensp lutFrrst for a Br -at inajoritj: of mankind, and. thoucb tb.- i-U*trac« of ifhoM* la unjwoTed. tln-rv l> mnl.-n^iMy a vanf deal of teatiiuony In !b.-lr liebal£ that dworrea ►•Tioiu and rosjKx'tful consideration. Kortnaatr-Iy, within the last few yean the attitude of science toward the problem has altogether ebansed. and. a-tttated by a new spirit of Inquiry, the wise men have been engaged, thought fully and wlth&ut prejudice, 1 In atndytng It out Wlille it cannot be said that any Qnal n- 1 di iinlte'conclusions have at yet l' ".i i cached, an- Immense amount of evUletns- has U-en *lft>-d. enough to show pretty conclusively for one point that lb- tra litlneal apecter of tbe Cock la-.:. - M-liooI. with clanking* chain and Bttril-nles dlsagn-ealdy snggcstlve of the gra'c. h:i» no losis In fact On tbe oth.-r hand. tVrv are certain phantoms. alt*-?.?ther dlfferenr In their charactermany • Is addneed far greater than would Is; re.|Uln-d to establish complete proof in any ordinary case in a court • f law. Nothing short of absolute demonstration in such a matter . m !»• sntl.ifactory. but tbe evidence In 'lu.-stjon certainly staggers Incre-

dulity.

Our fear__of i^iautoms apiiean to s;irlng froin a dread of tbe unknown, the mysterloiij. and the Intangible. Thnt It Is a groundless terror Is proved "by the fact that In many thousands of eases of alleged »i«-ctral appearances SulJ-ete-d during the last few years to I ilusiaking Invindigatlon not a. single Instanv-e ha. b:-en found-in which an Injun' " a “ Inflicted by the ghost upon tin- person or p.-r~>m. to whom It presented r s-lf. So that.'.ercd If we are to a<-e.-pt apparil Ions as veritable, we taight to rcxaryl Ih-m with curiosfty rather than jvltli nppreheusioo. and Instead of trying t» ovoid sfach supernatun Isltwa we -u .nkl Eagerly seek an npiKH-timlty to lie hauntnl for tbe sake of observing for ourselves pin omena

HOW WE ARE FORKED. k F»w of the Many Marvels of the Human Body. § On an nvctagi- inan's body there are dH.tssj hairs. I'lucklng one every second.It would take him twelve elght- ' haur working days to pull tbpm all out. In bis blood there are 2u.Ouu.000.000.000 r-J rarpgsclee. laild out aide by Bids tbi-y Would cover a surface of 3,130 The whole of the blood passes through a- man's heart nearly twice In every minute. It weighs one-thirteenth of the .-ntifs body weight, and It mores In different parts'of the body at speeds varying t/om ten feet to .1,006 yards (ui-arij^tJne mile) an hour. '

veaaela ami lemea. all leas liable to In Jury than the skin, c*A. grow again. Ton are realty a wati-r rather then a land animal Although as. a wtwlr yoa live on dry land, yaw body .nasi t« of count leva m Uliana «f senarate u.lr.c partiewa. and thaas ara all ha-

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CAPE MAY HERALD, TUBgPAt’IULY 23, 190/

COLLEGE AND SCHOOL The great Mohammedan school at Calyo, El Azhar. meaning “Tbe Splendid.” has clear records dating aa far back as 075. * Belgium enjoys tbe distinction of heing tbe first country to organize domestic training schools, tbe first being established Itj 18X8. ,u. - a, The Wesleyan Female college at Mscon. Ga.. was Jbe flrar Institution In tbe world chartered to give diplomas

to women graduates..

The first state In the Colon to charter an Institute of learning for the higher education of - young women was Mississippi. Tbe Elizabeth Female

SIRES AND SONS. ib-orge d. Gould, of the Wabaah UhUouH raelkc roads, la the matt letU- of fUe big rullrosd pifcldruta Kotiert A.. Kiultlj. mayor of BL raul. Mluu.. la eighty years old, He has ■ hat pUiv. with tbe exception of lerma. since 1W7 Maxwell Evarta. aot: of former S t.w William M. Evarta, Is a lilg lawyer vbo lives In V ermont, practice- Isw ln New York aiul ralaes old Engllsli ahre, '

logs for fun

Alth -ugh Jo«eph Gilbert of William* t>urg. Mums.. Is nineteen years old, hr p only three feet eleven Inches tolllie l« In perfect he.ilth and has never

breu III 111 his life

'I'rotalMy the oldest hs Worcester. Maas., hi Henry M Horrell. w ho recently celebrated his seventyaftli birthday, oed has been In the employ of one firm as a driver for fiftytjeneral Benjamin Johanla VUJoeo. the mats who raptured l>r. after the latter's prematmv 8onl ricsu raid and later gained fame while hgtitlug the'llrltlsh. Is now postmaster

of Chamberlain. S. M.

William Loeb, secretary to Preeldeot Ibmu-velt. Ii said to have more ardooua This Is berauae the prraldent requlrea that every one of tbe buodreda of letters received dally must tie answerad. When XJcuteuant General Arthur .MacArthur shall lie retired by tbe i .-ration of law within the next elghtl months. Major General I^onxrd Wood

the ranking officer of tbe army ' — —ira. Iiarrlng neddenta. re is nothing In the manner < iranee Of John E Wilkie, chief of

the Tutted fitatea secret service. In the least degree suggestive of tbe detective Hl« mien ts that of tbe quiet self i-outained business man. practical

anti prosaic.

Homer Thomas of Marion. Ind. mlllarly known In Indiana athletic •Irdi-s us Sandy Thomas, has been apjsilnted physical director of WashIugion university at St Louis and wlU assume hl« dntiea Iberr lu Seiilember. Thomas n-as tbe star halfback of the 1*0Aloe University football team durlngtbe seasons of 11SH and 1905. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. If mnstnrd Is mixed wltb water that has been I-oiled >ik1 allowed to cool It will keep its (la vor and color a km* When corks swell and are too largo □tea Into a basin of boiling water. They will then eoftru. Pieces of old- velveteen' should be washed and used tor polishing. They ere on excellent substitute for chamois lest tier and may ba wasi aa an ordinary duster. A good bath for tired, swollen feet la to bathe tbe feet In.a bath with alnm, ont ! ounce: rock aalt. two ounces; borax, two ounces; using one teaspoonful to each quart of water. Bathe tb* feet In this water every night for

Th

Shelley married an Innkeeper's daughter, who proved uncongenial. He left her, and she committed suicide. Julian Hawthorne, who was Intended for a civil engineer, once wrote a novel of 85.000 words In three days. Mrs Ollpbant wrote seventy-six novels besides six biographies and other works and was therefore the most p roll Be of modsra writers. Louis .V Parker, the dramatist, v born In France. His father was American, tala mother an English woman. HU first language was Italian, and be was educated *

The Cookbook. ■alt ham should be soaked In gold

Cabbage that has been stewed In mtlk can be Improved greatly by adding a beaten egg and Remember tfcat bones, scraps and tough pieces of meat as well »■■*■ of chicken and turkey may be is king soup stocks. “

THIHPS THEATRICAL Laura Burl and Henry Stanford, who kve batn pUytng lit "Dorothy VrrnaB X Hadden Unll.~ Will open In a now pUy In September. • Shipman and t'atrli^. hope definitely to announce the Bret AiuerUau tour of Julia NelUou and K*sd Terry Jn "Tbs AcarU-t I'luq-crtiellr" and other pUya “Tbr Port .of Missing Mrn" la belug Iramatlaed by Edward Uuaa and Will get an aarly New YoSk -(.culug A I elect coat wfll be 'thrown together." A uew play which will be produced '.a October la ''The Wearing of tbs liven." In which the main character u sui-i-uaod to represent Charloe B. Parucll lisa Idas Talntt-d Money." which U the renamed Klmw play, "Widowers' Huuaea." Hrrliert Kekey and Elbe Hlunnon are to njipear In two new plays, one of which U an English success called ''Peter's Mother " Ada I^wls, famons for her eccentric characterlxatlona. baa mads a hit aa Winnie Wiggle# In “FasclwaUng Flora." Mias Lewis plays the role of a green American girl who wanta lie a great prlma donna and In 1 queer makeup goes to the Paris Conservatoire for that purpose. TALES OF CITIES. Danbury. Conn, makes over 75 per cant of all tbe stiff hats turned oi this country yearly. Barcelona, the metropolis of the Spanish peninsula, haa a population of nearly 750.090 and Is the great commercial and Industrial center of the Pretoria promises to be tbe social canter of tbe Transvaal. Most of tbe great mining men either own or halkllng homes there, and tbe social season will be when parliament Is Statisticians declare that In 1950 Vienna will have a population of 4.000- ‘*». Tbe city council looking fa." ahead. U already ronmldrrlng bow brat to preserve for the coming generations a goodly supply of open air space*. It la proposed to surround the city with a broad girdle of forest lands and

The procurement by a prisoner of tools adapted to Jail breaking to held la State versus Hurley <Vt.) C L H. A. (N. 8.1. 804. not to render him guilty of

k Jail.

A street car company which haa overcrowded - Sir that passengers are compelled to stand upon tbe steps and platform Is held In Alton Light and Traction Company veveua Oiler GIL) 4 L. R. A (N. 8.1. 399. to ba bound to regulate tbr speed of tbe car so at to endanger persons so situs lad. A contract between_the proprietors of the only two first'class hotels In the place to close one for a money cot--Uderatiou to be q-ald by tbe proprietor of the other In order to give tbe latter a monopoly of tbe business Is held In Clemmons versus Meadows (Ky.| 8 L. R A iN\ 8.). 847. -to be contrary to

pdbllc policy and void.

THE ROYAL BOX. .Emperor Wilhelm of Germany stop•peri on his way to the Naval academy at life! to play tennis with some girls. wj» defeated him roundly • If*is 'rumored'in Madrid that King carlo* of Portugal is about to abdlcstr ItT-toyor of fate brother, tbe Duke uf Oporto; another report aays in favor of his son. J he Duke of Sfraganxa. Tbe queen of ftoumania Is ardently pursuing her philanthropic Idea, which flat toOk practical shape last year, of collecting tbe blind of her country 1> one city, which her majesty has give: the name of Vatra Lumlnosa Tbe vigilance with which the Japanese guard the approach to tbe emperor is shown' by the fart that the director of tbe -bouaebold department w turned away from the gate the oth day because be did not have his pass CHURCH AND CLERGY. Over 5.000 foreign missionaries work without salary. England has 144 churches for every 100,000 people. In Russia there only fifty-fire ebarebe* for a similar

: lu Great Britain

Today l ‘ M abo preaching p!

Lu 1786 the pope appointed -Rev. John Carrol, of Baltimore tbe first apostolic rlcsr la tbe L'nttod States. Later ( became tbe Brat Roman Catholic an bishop of the L'nttod States. The salar: of tb* math bishop of Canterbury la £12.000, of th* archbishop York. £10.000; of tb* bishop of Loads £10.000. Tbe next wealthiest EngTi are Durham. £7,000 and Winches

Train and Track.

first third rail laatallattao waa

CITY DIRECTORY. ...Jan. 1,1M f. K. Duka. . . Jsa. LTM V*. Shew ...JamJ.UID LB. Moora, ..Jan. 1.18M Hand Jan. 1, *— Bill well Hand ...Jah.1 ” Jaa. J. Doak ....Jan.L18M " Jos. R. Brooks ..Jah.l.l»W " 8sm. F. Wars ...Ju. I.IMt " Lout* C. Sayre .. .Jan. 1,1*0* " F. 8. Townsend..Jan. 1.1#W Recorder—J. W. Thompson. Jsn.1,1*08 Assessor—Q a Hughes .. .Jkn. 1,1*08 Collector—Sol. Needles ...Jan. 1 !. 1*08 Treasurer—I. H. Smith Jan. 1.1*08 City Solicitor—J. Spicer Learning Jan. 1,1*08 Bldg Inspector, W. T. Stev on* Jan. 1.1*0*

BOARD OF EDUCATION. Samuel IL Btltos, Frosident .....T»0* Dr. A‘ L Leach, vice president 1910 Wm. H. Thompson, ...1908 Bdw. H. Phillips, Clerk 1*08 Walter A. Lovett 1908 William B. Gilbert .....190* George 8. Douglass 1*09 Luther C. Ogden IBM) (.‘hsrlt* York 1910

BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr. A. L Leach. President.Sept. 1,1*0* Dr. V. M. D. Marcy. Socty. " 1*08 Robert. S. Hand “ 1*09 Samuel F. KMredge „.......1907 Albert B. Little " l*o; George L. Lowett " 1*08

COUNTY DIRECTORY. JusSce Supreme Cdurt—Thoa. W. Trenehsrd. Rep 1914 Circuit Judge—Allen B. Endlcctt R*P- •'• 1911 Law Judge—James M. E. Hildreth Rep 1911 Prosecutor of Pleas—Harry S. Douglass. Rep 1908 Sheriff—Wm. H. Blight, Rep. ... Coroner—Rob. 8 Miller, Rep 1*0? Coroner—Wm. H. Thompson 1908 Coroner—Nathan A. Cohen 1*09 County Clerk—Julius Way. Rep...1910 Surrogate—E. C. Hewitt Rep. ... 1907 County Collector—Joseph X. Scull, Rep 1908 County Board of Elections—Jos. K. Hand, Rep 1907 County Board of Elections—Henry F. Daugherty. Rep. 190* County Board of Election*—Cbaa. T. Norton. Dem 1909 County Board of Elections—Michael H. Kearns. Dem. ...- 1908 Terms of Court—Second Tuesday In April. September and December.

HOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS A. B. Smith. Palermo Jon. 1,1910 W. S. Johnson. Ocean City .Jan. 1,1910 John P. Fox. Ocean City ..Jsa. 1,1910 C. P. Vanaman. Dias Creek,. Jan. 1.1908 J. D. Ludlam. 80. Dennis . .Jan. 1,1910 D. ' Schcllenger. Erma Jan. L 1909 J. T. Bennett Cape May . .Jan. 1.1*16 H. 8. Rutherford. Cape May Jaa. 1.1909 Anthony B. Smith. Director Samuel Townsend. Clerk State Senator—Rob. E. Hand. Rep.1910 Assemblyman—C. E. Stllle, Rep .1908 TAX COMMISSIONERS.

Stliwell H. Townsend. Cape May Court Uouae. — —1908 Aarop W. Hand, Cape-May.Qly.... 1910

Church Directory

Weekday*, 7 JO a Sunday and Friday Evening Services at 6 o'clock. Confessione—Satnrdayi, and Thi days before '.hwVirst Fridsr. from 8 30 to G. p m . and from? 3u to*JO p tn. r. a. chcbch or th* ADrggr. Lafayette St, betweeu Jackson & Brest a 1 . Rev. Arthur Hess. Hector. Sandkys—Celebration of tbe Heir Comm tin Ion. T.W-.m. m. Mproluu Prayer. I..h*nv sod bermoa. <oa the first Snndsj of raeh month celebration of Holy Cot mualool IdJUu m. riundsySehoelSp 1 EvrnlnK (Choral7Service and hermon ttrti ^ Wrek^lsys—rborsdays. Holy Commufito* 7 80 s. m. Wrdnerdsys. Evening Prayer. 8.00 n. m Saints Day's—Celebration of the Holy Commnnloo 7.80 s m mxaBTTKKIAN CHCBCB. James McLeod. D. D..Minister Sunday services at 10.30 K. m. 8 00 p. m.-, Sunday school st 8.00 p. m. ’ Prayer meetxng Wedneedav 8.00 p. m. Ju lor C. E. Friday at 4 16 p. m. Y P. S. C. E. Friday at 8.00 p. m JUgangers always welcome. f

In Lhs evening at 7.46. Meetings at * 4..U. and 6.30 T. Sands yt. Suudsv School at I r. u. Epwnrth League Su.Klay era 7 30 o’clock. Mid-week prayer aarvloe Wadoasday evening at 8 o'clock. Class meeting a, Taaaday. Thatwdaj aad Friday eranlnga. baptist cnttacH. Rev. H. F. Crego, Pastor. - sachlng 00 Sunday morning at 16J0. [a tbe evaotag at 7 JO. Sunday morning Workers Meeting at

Wndnpulay evening Prayer Meeting 1 YSaag People's Maa Ing Friday evet >g at 7.30 o'clock Mao's Masting Saturday avaolag alS.OO

tar, Mo. 89, Roval Arrh dona, third Monday of itk at lodge room. Waabltucton and Franklin streets Cqpe Island Lodge, No *0. F. and A. M, —Communications, second and fonrtli Turadays ot each month el lodge room, Washington and Franklin rnraato. Capa May Camp, No. 8778, Modern Wood isn ot America—Maets drat Wednesday Of each month at Aadlloriam. Cape May Cooclavr, No. la*. Improved Order of Heptaaophe—Meets at Ogden' Hall,81* Washington street, on second aa (ourlfa Thursdays ot each month. Cap* May OoudcII, No. 1II*1: Royal At canum—Meet* first and thirdTbnradsye of each month at Auditorium. Cape May lodge. No. *1. A. O. D. Meets first and third Thursdays of month at 811 Washington street. Cold Spring Council. Jr. O. U. A. M. No. 185—Mart* In ball at Cold Spring, every Tueadayevenlng at 7 o'clock. Columbia Lodge, No. SB. Indrpende Order of Mechanics—Meet* each Moudi at Auditorium. Eureka Lodge. No. 7. Ladies I. O. M. Mreta every Tuesday evening at 8 00 No. 504 Washington street. Frlendahlp Council. No. 87. D. of A. Mret* on Tuesday afternoon of each we at SJ0, In Jr. O.U-A.M. Hall. Cold Spring. Tb* John Mecray Poet No.. 40, U. A. meets 00 the third Vriday of each mon at 7.80 o'clock p. m., at Franklin am school building. Mayflower Lodge. No. 258. Independt Order of Odd Fellow*-MeeU each Friday at the Auditorium. Jackson street. Ogallalla Tribe. No. 157. Improved Ordu of Red Men—MeeU at 810 Washington street. Cape May Fire Department, meru •lotiday evening in each month at t iVaablngton and Franklin streets

Professional Cards.

j KW18 T. STEVEN'S COUNSELLOR AT LAW. 610 WsamH<rroK St , Cape May, N. J Master and Solicitor in CbancervNotary I’nblic. Commissioner for Pennsylvania. E. DIANE MOORE.•w ARTIST ^ PAINTING AND EXIBHOIDEUY STAMPING AND DKaICKING A BPECIAUTV Wash Rmhroidrry Silks and Flov. Ready made novelties. Wo*k done to ord« 6j6 Washington 8t. Capv. May. OT Known aa Knickerbocker Bldg. James J. Uoak Carpenter & SBuilaei Jobbine Promptly attended to No._ 833 Washington Street CAPE MAY, N. J. Local Pbooe 97, Contractors & Builders YORK BROS. P. O. Box 661. Cape May, N. J.

W H BRIGHT, FIRE INSURANCE In any Part of Cape May Cnaaty Holly Beach. N. J.

We Make Harness

and make it right. The quality of th< leather t «Dd tbe other materials uSed, is the beet obtainable, and iu ent put to geiher and vtitched by skilled bands. Doable or single Harness, for farm, delivery or road wsgdna. Fine carriage Harness is a apeculty of oars, eta. ■iff-Don't Forget the Ptec*. W. A- LOVETT

How Do You Spend Your Money I Are ypu doing it in a way to receive sulislanti.il Uncfit? Are you laying aside Mnnelhing for a 'rainv day' - ' If not, you will never have a better tune to begin than now. To get quickly Marled, l^rgin the easiest wavcome to the

Security Trust Company, Cape May, N. J.

and open a Savings Accounts. ' Uo not sum, for it may never come; just depos have to spare, no matter how small tl. will gladly assist you iu getting stun friends about us.

or a large ■it We Ask \ our

One Welsbach Lamp Will give you More Light than 4 Open Flame Cas Burners or 4 Electric Lights AT 1-4 THE COST f T* tot Mm i to a uiti mb* - - fttfliftliniiaui ReAtember-We do Plumbing C^PE KAY ILLUMIKA1IKC CU^FAKY 4C6 Washington Street. O. A. Merchant, Jr, Ci n. Vai j rrr JJ' u m om tb •TmAt •• s.. 37

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M1IS1IC AROliilOK. PW HMBii. *

plaster Wilorh a Spccinlty^S;”!. ! Jlincrusta, LQaltcn anbBurlaps*

Charles T. Campbell NO. 506 WASHINGTON STCape May City, New Jersey MRE INSURANCE AKE VOli INSURED? Insurance placed on building furniture, stock, plate glass, and boilers in the best Companies represented in the Country as follows UNITED FIREMENS INSURANCE CO. OF Phi LA. THE CONCORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF MILWAUKEE. FIRE ASSOC IATION OF PHILADELPHIA. THE ^PENNSYLVANIA CASUAL! Y CO. OF PHIL A

CHARLES SCHERER Lately with Peter Thnnwon HIS Walnut Street. Philadelphia

Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s

IPIL0BIH6

Cleaning and Pressing

304 Was ington St . Cape May, N. J.

DAVID H. FELL CAKE and B UKKET CHOICE WINES AND LIQUORS Chris. Gallagherfs Alderney Whiskey. Rieger Gretz’s Philadelphia Beer on Draught Cot. BUCK HE. t PERRt ST, C1P£ BUT. II. J. /

MECRAYS’ CENTRAL MARKET Cor. Watshington and Ocean Streets 60J WaaWagtow St. 217. 219, axi Occaa St. s-s Meats, Groceries* Provisions and Fruits Chair* Batters•Sharplasi GUt E4ga-4 Syactolty Country Produce fresh daily from our own farm risk, eyoton. CUtoS and Tarrapta. Draas^ Poultry The largest aurket ia Cape May.

ft tfihomas UQ. JffiUat & £ on

COAL & WOOD

ostea saa wasHUririoa aw can may Both Phono*