VOL; I. NO. 4

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The Only Daily Morning Newspaper Published at Cape May.

CONTRACT AWARDED Prcsb>terians to Build a SUE 000 Pa-sonaRe YORK BROS. BUltDER To be Done by Nov. mber-Will Adjoin ibe Church onHughes Street

YACHT CLUB TO VISIT

The Cape May Yactil Club will K» lo Ocean Clly on Saturday to participate In the power boat race to be given by the Ocean City Yacht Club. | Commodore Wiliam has sent out a request that all boats intending to take part shall leave Cape May not later than live o'clock a. m. on Saturday in •rder to nyich Ocean City in lime- for

THE HOTEL ARRIVALS

Those Who Are Registered it

t The Old Resort

then

PEOPLE OF NOTE

The Reading railroad

special train, leaving here at clock, and returning •a! a cm

alter Uie race* are over.

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The Building ComuiiUe of the FMkl Presbyterian Chureh of this city venter i»y awarded the contract to Measrs. York llrotbera, the lowest ladders, for the erection of tbelr nes parsonage, ahich la to be located on Hughes street idjomiug the church. The cost ol the building is to be between nine and ten thousand dollars, rod it la to be a frame structure. Contractor Charles York says that he rxpects to be able to have the bouse Sniabed tn time for the pastor to eat his rbaokagiving dinner there. The plan of the bouse war described Briefly in the Capk May HkRA1.ii of

IS NOW TENNIS CHAMPION First Time In Four Years It Goes To A Baillmdreau For the llrst lime In four years the Cape Mfty summer tennla championship goes to a. Ratnmorean. l*hlladelphia and WashnCtM have Uken the honors In the intervening season*. The Anal inatcb'waa played Monday n the golf club’s courts, and J. l)utm, an ex-Boston Tech man, whoa* home is in BelMcuurs, won but after a hard light with Albert HuasellJ of riiiladelphia. Russell started by taking tha tlrat act, 7-6; then lire Baltimore boy oamc back and won the next three, (Kt, 7-6, fld!.

Ngraea Menhoned ol Those Who Come and Go From Our Hotels

8utr Villa Maaloal A charmlug muslcale waa given at the Star Villa on Monday morning. The following program was rendered: Vocal solo, a. Because 1 Love You So, Dear b. Roaary Mr. Percy Thompson Piano a. Prelude Rachmaniofl b. Mignon Bchutle c. Frulingarauschen Sindig Reading, Krinken Translation by Field Mrs. C. Weed Vocal solo, Constancy tluien Babe Miss F. Lorenxc

Vocal aolos a. Bong of a Heart b. Good Night, Little Girl Mrs Kdna W. Mudge

Caught a Hugr Shark Henry Siegfried and a party of fishermen Monday morning caught a man eating shark nitre feet in length, and wito the mouth measuring fourteen inches from its Jaw joints to the top of its nose. The shark was purchased by David H. Fell, who keel*, the cafe at the comer of Beach avenue and Perry street. It js now on exhibition at that place. A large number of people \ reared II yaiterday afternoon and do doubt many who will learn of it this morning through the Hkrai.d will lake advantage of this opportunity to this iDoRster of the deep.

EAST LYNNi Last night at the Opera House the Drury *toek Co. repeated their bill cf the previous night in a most praiseworthy manner, and great credit is doe all the players for their excellent work Mias Bertram’s death scene waa beautiful. as waa that of Mailer Anno ml Chigoe a natag young actor. The large audience present a mwed their appreciation and were decorona

Patronise Advertisers, Patronise tha man who advertises. Remember that this man la taking all this trouble to present hi* goods to you He give* yon special prices and bring* the good* virtually vo yourdoor through the newspaper In order to save yon the inconvenience ol look I ng I n all the stores for what yon want. He la a benafit the community for without him the newspapers conld not run and in buying from him yon are doing a good thing for the town yon live in. Bay of the advertisers. They are Its np-to-date and wide awake aaen.

The same bill anil be presented at the awtioee today and in tha evening.

Tbe Pawl -< The subscription dance at Cougreaa Hall on Saturday evening next bid* fair to be a most charming occasion. The children are lo%ng forward with great expectations. Tire grand triumphal march and garland dances will be features and the musical chair will occasion much fun. Tbe large dining room will be used and tbe early part of the evening will be for tbe children and the latter part a selected program of the latest dances for adults. The orchestra, an excellent tone, cornea from Philadelphia. Lucien O. Carpenter is director in charge. Ticket*, 60 ' at Congreta Hall.

Walked Many MHr. On Hgturdhy evening lest a party of guests stopping at one of oor large bole la, arrived at their summer quarters, ■Tier a long tramp along Cape May county’s famous road., and .poke very highly of the magnificent walks may take for recreation, speaking highly of the bargains to be had at Charles A. Swain’s, 806-7 Jaekaon J This wed; be is o fie ring jardinieres a special priee. Bummer clearance as

Appeal Ibr BaUtlag Balu

Guest* leaving hotel* and having bathing *uil* that they do not care to lake home with them, will confer a

great Inver tf aanretare left at

Bench avenue and Jackaoo »treel,”The Hedges,” for the benefit of the Bee Bide

Hmre,'at Cape May ratal.

The Cape May baU team will play Wildwood at Chpe May this aflei 6b Friday afternoon they will bat* with the Ucaaa City taam t

Washington—Mia* Agnes C Thompson, Miss H B Crump Nepoosgt, Mass—Miss KF Howland Baltimore — Morton F TptUe and wife, Mis* Kllen Gltmor Camden —Dr and Mrs Martin A Street 8t I-oui*—J H Howel Haddonfield—W Hayward Jenkins Pittsburgh—Mrs W 8 McKinney,W S McKinney, Jr, Louise McKinney, Virgin!* McKimiay Towson—Mr* H B Jarret and child

coast Wenonkti—Kdw*rd Knight and w ife Miss Mary P Knight lewghom—Miss AnnaT Knight Trenton - K J, KgUpntaf*. P B Brace, Jr Baltimore-Samuel F Primroae, W R Brewer

Harrisburg-Geo H Brown, wife and non, Mr* J N Hobart Washington—Mis* H BCfuntp, Mjss Agnes C Thompaon * ’hlladelphia—Misa Klizabeth McCauily, J R Battle, Thomas Martin and wife, Mias Ethel Walaoa enonah — Edward Knight and wife, Mtas M*ry P Knight Irenghom—Mlaa Anna T Knight Ambler—Mrs Jos K Campbell Newark—E M BelUngaley Peoria, III—Eugene Horton

Infants* Food In Frince. In France It Is a punishable offense for any cue to give infants under on* year any form of solid food unless h be ordered by written pre*cripD signed by a legally qualified mail.

Throno Room of Spain. The throne room of Spain la

nlflceut apartment of crlmao gold, with colossal mirrors and a chan-

tal U

the finest example of tb* kind In tire world. Coder tbe gorgeous canopy are two large chairs handsomely carved and glided and upholstered In crimson brocade. These are tbe thrones of

One song of Schubert's. "Tb*. Wanderer." brought Its publishers, between 1822 and 1SG1. upward of *13.000. By Schubert'* request be waa burled near Beethoven, both lying together In tbe Vienna.

best method* of cleaning soiled wali paper Is to take Boor and mix It with water until a stiff dough la formed. Place It upon a board and knead It with the bands nntll It la not atlcky. Take a small piece In tbs band and rub It ovar tha wall papar.

Doing Kaoelleal Work jn C. MUlc baa opened a first da** paint store at KB Jaekxoo at net. where be baa pat In m fall line of painter'* and ' far’s materials. Hr will take coat for painting, sad Ike rxoelUnl work by Mr Mub la tbe poet la tbe beet n

On* thousand cords of oak wood cut «t winter or up ring, delivered on ears at any station on the Went Jersey * H. 8-R. R-, dell verier to be mads ’ -

ing Fall and Winter.

Atrply tn Balam Olaaa Works, Ha^*.. -.J. July *, *07. - tf Tb# Cadi Cat a. No. 806 Ocean si I* tbe most elegantly appointed place of Its as tors la tape May, and la the

TRIED TO CUT THROAT Made Mnrdrroaa Hlaahra. tint Heavy Beard Save* HI* Life Samuel Altman U alive today because, like marfy another Russian Jew he wears a bushy beard. Altman is a tailor, and lives with his family at Woodbine. Lately he liecaine ill and despondent. . He threatened to kill himself, and his family kepi watch over him to sec that he did not make good the threat. Yesterday morning their vigilance was relaxed, and the hew hiskered tailor seised a knife and made murderous slashes at his throat. He failed to raise Ills bushy beard, however, and while the knife made some ugly wounds from which the blood gushed, he w »s able totslk when his family came to hi* aid. They huailed the would-be suicide to a train, and *ook him to Cooper Hospital, Camden. The surgeon* »ay he will recover. Tit# Colorado Bootlo. The Colorado beetle, an called from Its striped coloring, was first discovered W> one Thomas Roy. near the upper Missouri, la 1S24. It gradually worked It* way eastward, throngh -Nehraaka. loam. HllnaU. Ohio, etc- to tbe New England states, destroying the crop*. lu 1878 It reached New york and tbe Atlantic seaboard In 1874A Norway guporstitioa. In certain part* of Norway when a persoo la drowned a cock is put In a boat, which Is rowed about the arene of the disaster, tbe belief being that the bird will crow when tbe boat paaaf* over the body.

PERSONAL

MELANGE

Summer Visitors] in Pienlj About tbe Resort

GOSSIP OF LOBBIES

What is Going on In- the CotUgr Colony—Many Interesting

Chattering!

Barber shop* in Sweden have bowls In which one can waab hi* face without using tbe hand*. On touching a button the water sports up like a small fountain, and tbe man who ha* been ahxved bold* his face In It till tbe soap I* all waabed away.

In France when tbe use of yeast -as 8rat Introduced It waa deemed by tbe medical faculty to be so injurious health that tta use - unbar tbe aerrrest penalties.

North WaleawMre Bgniuel Erich 1 Baltimore—Arthur W Junta Ridgewood— Mr* Sheridan Kelly, Sheridan Kelly Philadelphia—John W Cole*

Hoftvpr, Pp—John P Gallagher Philadelphia—Philip J Gallagher Salem—Mr* George Hire*, George Hi rat, Jr Baltimore—Clayton C Holland and wife, Clayton Morris Hall, Miss Camille E P Hall

Philadelphia — A1 A Willing, C. Scherer, J Kinsey Baker, Mrs W Ballanlyne, Walter J Ballantyne, Emma U Ballantyne, Thome* J Ballantyne, Mrs F Rust, Mica Lydia Rost, John M Ward, H W Carviie

A Cadar ehaat, odar chest can easily he made at home by taking any wooden cheat or box that baa been stained. Sprinkle Inal da liberally with oil of cedar, and on papers, put between cloths, and keep It dosed. A clotheapreaa with shelves pan be sprinkled and also the walla. By keeping rightly cloned tt wifi be as If made-of cedar.

Trinidad.

Trinidad la perhaps tbe principal breeding place for sea birds In 4h* south Atlantic. Tbe deposit of guano Is consequently great Thera are

Htrgtford, N jk-C B King and wife Philadelphia— W B Warner am! wife

Philadelphia -B B Adams CABKOl.L VILI.4 Philadelphia—E 8 Stallman, Mr* M B Gibson, Mia* L M Gibaon, Mias H D McConaghy, Wm B Gibaon baltihose rax Washington—Jno Barker and wife Richmond, Va-Mria Helen De W

COLONIAL Tyrreadale—C C Pinckney Norris Philadelphia—E M Cotquboun, M A Street, Harold R McCurdy Wilmington—Frank du Pont, Henry Winchtoter Germantown—Mr* Henry D Booth, Itiaa Esther Booth, Samuel Booth, Henry D Booth, Jr Camden-Frank B Bliley Philadelphia—Adolf Kreutaer, F A Vogt, Bernard Ester, Mrs R Brooke

A Church Baa con. Tb* Homan Catholic church at lome !• surmounted by an Immense roes, blazing with electric light It serves pa a lighthouse for mOes up gnd down the coast anil has Wn the is of earing many lives from shipwreck. It I* also useful aa a lies con to miners going to town from tbs Wild*. Tha World Today. Tbe ixqmlarioo of tbe world as given In tbe lotest estimate la 1140.030.000, It U u logical Inference that the present population of tbo earth exceeds that of any former period.

John McCarrab, a wholesale coal dealer In Philadelphia, and bis mutbei Mrs Kate McCarrab are gueata of the Glenarood for a few days stay. Mrs. McCarrab is a daughter of John Sebelleoger, who many year* ago waa a dtiI Lower Township and owned the now the property of George Rutherford. and Mrs. Oscar J. Bamberger ol Philadelphia, accompanied by Mrs. Clara Lederer, are spending a fortnight tbe btocktoo. Mr. Bamberger in a well known real estate operator of tht t) (taker City. Former Judge James Gay Gordon ol the Philadelphia Common Pi eat, accompanied by his daughter Mis* Mary C. Gordon and Ids von* Charles C. and Andrew L, is at the Lafayette for a ten days outing. The Rev. Father James A. Uotohan i Costeiville, P* , and Rev- Fathei James P. Parker of Conahobocken, Pa , well known dentrmen passing lau August days at toe Lafayette. Mr*. Geor e R. Ntwbold and tha Mlsae* New bold of Philadelphia b*v< apartmentsal the Virginia for an extended sojourn. Mrs. Anthony Steelman, widow of tb' late Sheriff Steelman of this county, accompanied by her daughter Mrs. Kan dolph Mays, both of Tuckaboe, an spending some time at tbe Carroll

Villa.

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Ware have concluded a trip to Athrotfc City and re now located at the Chalfonte until t* time for them to occopy their win Mr. and Mrs L N. Dallas, accompanied by their two daughters and their son, are among prominent Philadelphian* at the Colonial. Mr. Dallas u ■ son of J udge George M. Dallas of tbi United State* Circuit for the ThirdCircnit of the United States.

a of abundant a

Asparagus. Asparagus waa originally a wild eacoast weed of Great Britain and Russia and la now so plentiful on the Russiaii steppe* that tbe cattle eat It like grass. In aon* part* of southern Europe the seeds-are dried and used aa a substitute for coffee-

Tha Firat Almanac. Tbe flirt almanac was printed In Hungary In 1470.

tiles and oyster shell*. Bibles written

scribed on bark, leather. |>apyrus, parchment, wood. lead. Ivory and copare among tha treasures of tbe

Nutmeg* are tbe kernels of a

Kim eking tb* Bpota Off. To “knock the spots off" anything te an allustou to tbe trndtriooal skill of western cowboy* and famous rtfla •hot* who would shoot tbe spots out of e card held between tb* ~

friend.

One of tbs bast methods of ridding he lawn of moles Is to ran a long knlf* Into tbelr run* and slip

Tbe Weekly Herald

Before going home, leave your subscription for the Cape May Wkkkly Hkkai.k, which is published every Thursday apd mailed to any addrea> the United Bute* for one dollar pei ar in advance. The paper consiKbof eight pages and la the only paper printed in Cape May giving *11 the local new* a* w*U a* the news from various places throughout the county. It keep* up with the proof events at Cepe May and give* impartial reports of all matters b _ the public. It la the only paper in Cape May not owned and published in the Interwt of a particular enterprize or for the advanoemori of ont set of persona. Bend your riubecripUon by mail or Igave it at the office, No. 606 Washington street. Bell *phont

2*7x. Keystone 'phone, 86y.

Dally Herald Tide Table HIOH TIDK MOOXUOBT

Noon Evening

August After I Mon 8 06 8 4S " 1 Si 20 Tnea 4 1# 4 66 •• 23( 21 Wed. 8 81 6 03 “ 4 0C 22 Thu 6 S3 6 69 All Night 23 Fri 7 23 7 48 “ 24 Bat 8 12 8 86 ” s 25 Fan 8 69 #21 After 8 89 26 Mon 9 48 'VIOb. •} i>t» *7 Tods . 1688 1048 /'ft* 28 Wed 11 09 11 80 - 10 00 S Jtr US : $8 81 Sat 1268 123 - 1180

Best Advertising Medina

The Herald Is a good advertising medium. On Satnrday a lady lost a

She advertised in tbe Herald on Monday, and tbe flinter saw ad

and retoraed tha goods to tb* owner If you Jose anything advert!** M*#. fret

A PHANTOM TOE. I cuuid nut help thinking, directly 1 bad taken a survey of my chamber, that 1 shook] never-qnit tt without going through a strange adventure. "Rupposing." ruminated I, “supposing the landlord himself should be e practical foblier and should have tak en the lock and bolt from off tht* door for the purpoe* of entering here to the dead of the night, abstracting all my property and perhaps murdering me I thought the dog had a very cutthroat air about him.” Now, 1 had had any such Idea until that ■t. for my boat waa a fat (all Dutchmen are fat), stupid looking faiwho I don't believe bad sens* enough to under*land what a robbery murder meant, but somehow or other whenever we have anything really tb auuoy oa <and It certainly waa »nnt to go to bed to a atrang* iUimit being able to fasten ■>ri we are sure to aggravate it by myriads of chimera* of our own

bra tu.

the present occasion, to tbe a thousand disagreeable reveries, some of the moat wild absurdity. 1 Jumped very gloomily Into bed. having first pat out my caudle, and asleep, perfectly tired out With my day's rWUtg. How long I lay asleep 1 don’t know, ut 1 suddenly awoke from a disagreeable dream of cutthroats, ghosts and long, winding passages to a haunted .u Indescribable feeling, such aa I never brtore experienced, hung upon Il seemed as tf every nerve in my body had a hundred spirits tickling It aud this was accompanied by so great a boat that inwardly cursing mine host's sauerkraut and wondering bow the Dutchmen could endure such pol1 waa forced to alt up In bed to myself. The whole of the room waa profoundly dark, excepting at one place, where the moonlight falling through a crevice In the shutters, threw straight line of ahoat an inch or so thick upon the floor—clear, sharp and iuteuscly brilliant against the darkI leave you-to conceive my borbeu. upou looking at this said hue of light. I saw there a naked botan toe nothing mure. For' the Drat Instant 1 thought tha vision must be some effect of moonlight. then that I was only half awaka ' could not ace distinctly. So I rubmy -eyes two or three tones and looked again RtlH there cursed tiling—plain, distinct. Immova-ble—marbli-lAo to its fixedness and rigidity, hut in everything else tily human. I am not an easily frightened No one who has traveled so lunch and aa«v so much aud been exposed to so many dangers as I have should be, there was something so unusaal to the appearance of that for a abort time I could not think what to do, so I did nothing but stare ^ it to a state of uth At length, however, ot vanish under my steady gaze, I thought I might os well change my tactles, and remembering that all midnight luvadera, be they thieve*, ghosts devils, dislike nothing so much aa a good noise I shouted out la a loud

voice:

■Who's therer Ibe toe immediately disappeared to the darkneoB. Almost simultaneously with words 1 leaped out of bed aud rushed toward the place where I had beheld at range appearance. Tbe K I ran against something and felt an Iron grip ronud my body. After this I have no distinct recollection of what occurred, excepting that a fearful struggle ensued between me end my uuscou opponent; that every how and then we were violently buried to the .floor, from which we always rose again in an Instant, locked In a deadly embrace; that we togged and strained and pulled end pushed, I to th# convulsive- and frantic fight for life, be (for by tbi* tlma I had discovered tbht the Intruder waa a ' man being) actuated by some pas of which I waa Ignorant; that whirled round and .round and round, cheek to cheek and arm to i fierce contest, until tb* room ed to whiz round with us, aud last a dozen people (my fellow traveicc among them), roused. I suppose, by our repealed falls, came pouring Into th* room with light* and ahowad struggling with a man having nothing 0| but a shirt whose loo*, tangled hair and - be /gas Insane. . tone. I became reived to tbe C from a knlf*. * held to his band. *— To conclude my story lu a few (for I dare any all of you by tb! are getting very tired). It tuna that my midnight visitor was a man who was being conveyed t> ■mtic asylum at Tb* Hague a he and bta keapar bed hern ok

HEAVY HANDICAPS MiliUle Against Miss Anne Onvis Winning AT THE GOLF LINKS All the Regular Women Player* Appeared Yesterday in the

Handicap

Heavy handicap., |,i

against the winning ol Mi.. An Davis fbr oomc time here of lautoday she came to the fore again won the handicap medal play toumty on the local links with an nr. tual score of 99. The wind affected materially the play, but Misa Daw. play--1 straight aud kept out of trouble, go ig out In 80 and re'urning in 49.

The score*:

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Mina Annette Davis o Mia. F. Htoiel 6 Mia. Joe Luca. ]o Mrs. Kennedy ja Misa Florence Daniel. 3 Mis* Guile Davis 12 Mis. Rena Dimond ]g Mis* Reid and Mi*. Smith \

roas Net 99 99 106 100 114 102 116 103 114 105 119 107 135' 113 ilhdrew.

One good turn de-eno another. When your suit is delivered and il looks well we want you to tell your friend, that Van Ketselmade il. Borne women love honor iu men, other, worship beauty, and not a few admire manlines., sonic like honesty in h.m beat and some adore hi. money making instincts, others admire charity, bravery, mode-tv, learning: each and every ont has a different leaning, but in one thing they all agree, and that is the art of dressing well. Every woman lo\» to Met a man w ell groomed •nd clothed; u hen she doesn’t .he is dead to womanly instinct*. Give a trial to Van KresH. 424 Washington JTrecl. Repairing, cleaning, prewong,

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TAX NOTICE Cape May. Augu-> !;. la Under the prraeul law the collector r eutoree hr advertiaeiBeat sod .sir ofMlti -emslnln-— Tbe Advertised Dcrfaqae sppvsr la the Cape May paper, ot At tb* Same time will be published *

Wits' You Havi riven Waiting For An opportunity to parebsse a strictly

lo dole, well located botur <

Herr It is:

large ceu excellrnt shape. Fine systua of electric lighting and go* throughout tbe bouse. Most dt.lr.hlr cottage for ratting purposes always bring* good rent*. Only a small amount of cosh ncceaaarv t-> bur it.

Pursy too given Immediately. w-« icalarm apply to

Uil.BKKT C. HrciiES. Heal Rotate Broker.

214 Ocean strat. Cape May. N. J

Full w

W'e beg to announce tbe arrival of the Celebrated M. AH .Hoe of fine woolen* for ' »nd w Inter. H074M sad will take great isare in show lug you tbe nrwtrl sly lea ’ to cut of garment and material*. Oor wortmansblp will have the Mime care am’, attention that we have always shown

of complete aati.eeial attention t

_ dr work, such • leg. aide ring, to fact every

cleaning, pt. thing pertali

Wo. F. Borzzll,

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live Minute Talk: Three Minnie Rate Tbe Keystone Telephone Company give fire minute conversation at a three min te rate. This la an Important matter to persons using tbe long distance upon cos matters. Tbe Keystone Tele phone baa tbe leading telephone eerrice iu Cape May.

The Cedi Cole. .No. 206 Ocean Street telle most elegantly appointed place of its nature la Cape May, mad is tbe place lo meet one* friend* BchUts

J. Hoary Kdmutxi*, No. 512 Wathiugton ■ tract, is Commisaioaer of Deed* for New J***ey and Praosylranla, sod also Notary Fabric. 8-tv If

Special Big Bay Bhora Sfanatp art red at tb* U*al Gal*, 206 Ocean Street private dining rooms.