To many r^jular patrons of th« riraml yvstrrday it was consIdt-rtMt an lOrol liathios day. preferring as tbey do. cloudy and cooler "spells" at Weather to the hot, sweltering, midday hours so prevalent through the mldseason The bunches of loungers and strollers who took merely the dry air bath, equalled In number thos of active surf patrons, and when at last the skies sent down tb<*lr pattering drops, those in bathing garb had the best of It. The change became's little too marked and loungers and strollers disappeared. The water was Just right, and there was no aun to blister the exposed parts. Mr A. H. Holliday special agent to the Jones A Laughjln Steel Co., of Pittsburg, comes down dally from the Carroll Villa, with bis charming wife and Interesting daughter to get the benefit of the sea brine In the great Atlantic surf Mrs. Holliday has enjoyed these baths before, but the bus band Is making his first visit here

snd is delighted.

Mr George W. Jackson was compelled to forego what was to have been his last bath before leaving for New England resorts He generous ly offered his niece. Mias Helen Vlips the pleasure of this trip at his expense Mr. Jackson. Miss Maris anS Miss Vile# departed yesterday after

'loo w" Arr. by Lampe Evening Concert VERDI NIGHT 1 Overture—Joan of Arc' Verdi 2 Selections from "Eraanl" “ S Grand March from “Alda” • “ t Gems from “11 Trovatore" " S Andante from I Lombardi “ ^ Song—"Rlgoletto" “ 7 Briuelsl from "La Traviata" 8 Reminiscences of Verdi Ar. by God-

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A Launch Burned The fast launch Katharine May, owned by ex-CHy Treasurer Richard R. Miller, of Camden, was partially destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon Ross Miller, the son of the owner and another boy. were In the boat about three o’clock getting ready to lease Scbellinger's Landing for a spin over the harbor when the craft took firs- An alarm was sounded bringing out the fire department. In the mean time. Benjamin Johnson had hauled the launch oat into the creek and it floated to the north aide where it went ashore, snd the fire was extinguished by persons about the Land log. The damage Is about 8300 The

Mrs. L. J. Deacon romped and skipped upon the broad, hard strand as ; when she was a pretty little Mary | Gillingham, and still loves to dash and splash In the surfy sea She is 1 one of the most charning devotees

of the strand to-day.

Mrs. McFetrldge. formerly Mist Dougherty, has not lost her affectior. for the old Cape May Beach of her childhood, nor hv the strong young husband forgotten bow to .swim in th

old grsy sea.

Miss Dorothy Bockius had the hap py companionship of handsome Horae Stabler In the bath yesterday

Workers Who Want Work.

The Free Labor Bureau of The Bow ery Mission has. within the past four monthsaent over 1300 men to country districts in response to the Appeals of fanners for field laborers, hut still has on band many hundreds of common laborers, farm hands, general handy men. and mechanics skilled In almost every branch of industry. The Bowery Mission c-rries on this important wok r bsolulcly free of charge and without regard to creed or nationality. All who are In need of work era for the harvesting should at once communicate with John CT Earl, FT j nancial Secretary of The Bowery Mia sion. 6i Bible Kouae. New York City.

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Hotel Cape May. Pittsburg—Misses A. and B. DsterUng, D. P. Ostefling, W. H. Kelah Atlantic City, N. J.—Mrs. L. Wick's, Mrs. Bobert Dunlap. Mrs. L. M. Mills. Charles Meralck. Birds boro, Pa.—Mr encf Mrs. Ed ward Brooke. Miss Mary B. T. Brooke G roc ns burg, Md.—Mr. and Mrs. W. A. WIDon. Baltimore—Dr. and Mrs. John C H ammeter. Hamburg, Germany—Miss Elly Ac Hotel Lafayette Wheeling. W. Va—Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stamm. Mias Elisabeth Stamm. Pittsburg, Pa.—Mr. and Mrs. Chas B. Walker. ; Philadelphia—P. D. Hall. Washington—Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd P.

Windsor Harrisburg—D. W. Doon, W. D. Paine, W. Ginger. Swarthmore, Pa—Mr. and Mrs. E C. L. Barton. Edward Brooke. Jr., Cape May—Mrs. J. W. Allen. Mias Allen, Mrs. Gariey. Miss Besston. The Glenwood Holmesburc. Pa—Miss Mary M.

The Indian Band

! THE INDIAN BAND is now here. I Does It satisfy you?—and are you | pleased with it? The toilet seU that

Mrs. Orgy's Funeral The funeral of the widow of the late Vice-Chancellor Martin P. Grey, wiu occur this sfterioon at 1.30 from the residence of Mr and Mrs WUllaa H. Chew. Windsor avenue. The interment will be made at Coleslown cemetery by the side of her late bus

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at the present tk-O, are Just an pleas log to the puree, as the new hand is to your ear. Just think of It—a twelve piece toilet set for $1.78, whll they lash Can you beat the price anywhere?. Coma and see them and you wfll be pleased with the value, that we give yon tor the •money. House furnishing goods at all deecrip

Te Our Operator Neesty “almost'' caught a drum— Well, no one seems to doubt it; Neest gave a ‘yank' and broke his hook And walked clean home wllhotu it— the drusn.

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ring for t foiled for and d of charge. Both 'phones.

night lotting

The Beet Jon Printing The best Job printing done in Cape May is done at the office of ihe ( ape May Hxrali/ No. 614 Washing ion street. We have the latest dadgna in type and the speed and faculty tot promptly executing the work, and it is a pleasure with ns to do satisfactory priming for the people of Cape May. Our charges are reason shit and the work la delivered promptly.

The original Ping Pong Studio, is I in Its new and large quarters at the Iron Pier, and will make a «prosit v of Ping Pong Photos, Poet Cards and (fooviner Post Cards. If. W.T.

Buga In in Real Kststs For sole on easy terms the only a reliable property oa Beach front in Cepe May Glty which has stable, au

Miss Katharine Buddy, Miss Mary Alderman, Miss Agnus Armour, Miss Bertha Geiger. Miss Blanche Geiger. Miss Dora Hook, Miss Fran cl ns Francescas. Miss Ethel Kline, Miss Rhode Kline, Miss Lydia Kcsbb. Mias Minnie Peters, Miss Louise SeTgfried. Miss Ethel Haws, Miss Hattie Palnte Miss Edith Lloyd, Miss Emrqa Dengler, George Brooke, Charles Brooke. Lee Hook. Gall Hook. Daniel Miller. William Rolhertnel. Robert Grubb, C. Smith, J. Raymond Prutxman, Charles Armour, Douglas Burke, George Hetrich, Lewis Rothermel, Lloyd Sands. The choir is chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Henry and Mnand Mrs-

B. 8. Duddy..

Philadelphia—Mias Edith Kerehner. Germantown, Ps.—Masters Joses P. snd 8. Ward Thompson. Baltimore Inn. Philadelphia—Mr. and Mrs. R. Win ston, mi— Mary 8. H«ei»n Columbia, 8. C.—Mrs. C. C.Waring. Germantown. Pa.—L HaloombMiss Elisabeth Halcolmb.

/ Stockton Philadelphia—Mrs. David 8. Thomp on, J. 8. Myers. Wilde n. Pa.—P. J. New York—Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Wll-

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Undsn Villa Philadelphia—J. Herman Tsrry.MD Elisabeth Terry, J. Herman Terry, Jr. R. M. Upson. Miss Upson. Wm. Cox. Robert TatoL

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Record of Transactions Which Have Been Recently Noted. The following arm some Cape May county real estate traaiders: Lower Township Albert H. Woolaon et ux to Wm.C. Feaster. $1. Premises at Cold Spring. George T. Weeks et ux to Georgeina Crosse, $30. SO square perches on north aide of town Bank road kt

Cold Spring.

Borough of Wost Cape May Walter M Ewlnget ux to Arthur H. Lloyd. $1. Parcel of land i depot north of Learning avenne and eet of W. J. A 8. R. R. Arthur H. Uoyd to Emily C. Ewing, $1. Same aa last ebove'deed.

Cape May City

Joseph E. Learning, administrator of Mortimer D. Learning, to G. Bolton El dredge, $600. Undivided half InterIn premise* on west side of Decatur street, adjoining Henry 8. Ruth erford and other*. Bolton Eldredge to Joseph E. Learning. $600. Same aa last above de

The Virginia Philadelphia—J. 8. Fees Aldine. Philadelphia—Bernard Esi

Matilda Pyle E. Crone. Sergeant Crawford. W. Q. Bee Bar, John H. Graham. The Elba run P^hla-A. O. Gaw. Colonial. Baltimore—Mias Nancy Clark* Ad

The August Metropolitan The August number of the Metropolitan Magaxlne opens with a particularly interesting article. "Our Navy's Groat Task.” by John WIncheU. illustrated with splendid pha taken on shipboard. John D. Wells writes of 'The Scars of War Is the Shenandoah.” compelrln rare charm and sympathy the battlefields of forty-five years ago to their condition to-day. This article brings ns closely In touch with the stirring and unhappy events in which our fathers played a pan. “The Bout Evolution,” by Charles M. Bar vey. la timely and valuable and explains how the desert Is being Blade

to blossqm

the Negro Race,” by Marvin Dana, takes up the history of this roall| lit-tle-known cult and Its bearing on the der has an interesting out of door article in “A Lsaper of the Knroshlwo’ There ts an unusually good lot of su fiction. Including “Ths Reverend Bong.” by Henry Milner Rideout: “B Faith Alone#-by Helen Sterling Thai ••For His Country's Honor.” by

Michel.’ by F. H. Lancaster, aad "Me da of the Hoggar,” by S. P. Me tour. In th* matter of illustration the her is unususlly beautiful and

Miss J. Jackson, of Palm Beach,will remain at the Hotel Cape May for the

summer.

J. R. Droxel. of Phllsdelphls, snd of the Drexel Banking House, is

Glenwood.

T. P. Cummings, T. B. Cummings and Mrs. O. Tuxon, New Yorkers, are at the Devon. Earl Holllnsworlh. one of New York's prominent bankers. Is stopping at the/llenwc Dr. and Mrs. William Corse, one of Baltimore's leading physicians stopping at the Virginia. Mias Catherine Harrison, of Philadelphia. was an over Sunday guest of her friend. W. Hebenthal. Thomas 8. Dando, of the Dando is resting at the Hotel Cape May. accompanied by Mrs. Dando. Mrs. J. B. Morton, of Merchanlville. N. J., is occupying apartments at the Star Villa for the summer. W. H. Keech, Vice President of the Cape May Real Estate Company, registered last evening at the Hotel Cape May. William Barrett, of Philadelphia, la sojourning at the Hotel Cape May. Mr. Barrett is vice president of the Adsms Express Company. H. 8. Knox of Valley Forge. of Hon. Philander C. Knox United States Senator from Pennsylvania, is at the Hotel Cape May. Mr*. William Patton, ol Philadel phi a, who has spent many past seasons in Cape May. arrived Saturday at the Marcy. Benjamin' W. Greer, one of Germantown’s leading manufacturers is with Mrs. Greer, registered st the Hotel Cape May. Mr. Fred Johnson, formerly mix to legist at Broad street station. Philadelphia, U presiding at the Stocktoi bar for this season- « Mr*. William Godfrey is visit!nj her sister. Mrs. Charles Sink, whlli her husband is on a business trip tc the eastern states. H. C. Stabler, secretary and treaa urer of the famous old Bulat Seed House. Is with Mrs. Stabler, registered at Carroll VOla. Mr. and Mr*. Penrose Curtl*. of Media. Pa. and Miss Rose guests of Mr*. H. H. Parkinson at their Ferry street cottage. Dr. James W. Ware, of Bayonne. N. J., Is visiting his mother, Mrs. M. J. Ware and his sisters, Mr*. L. E. Miller and Mrs. Sarah ScheUtnger. Miss Jennie Jackson, the house-keep er of the Hotel Cape May,' will rial: Philadelphia and New York this wee) '.or a abort rialt among friends Mrs. E. H. Nash, of Merchanlville. N. J., has arrived at the Star VOla. and will pan* the

Terry, of Charleston S. C and Mias Sola Nleman. of New York, are guests of Mr. and Mr* Le»I* T. Steven*, at their Oorgie street Thomas J. Lacy, postmaster tlon J., of Philadelphia, to again at ths Aldine for the season. Mr. Lacy has long been a guest st this home

like house.

Mr. J. F. Bets, the ownei Hotel Stockton, arrived here Friday from Atlantic City in his big tearing Mr. Bets expects to spend a few day* in Capa May.

s lumber dealer of Burlington. N. J.. came to Cape May seeking recupera Uon from- the effects of s strenuouii business life. He esme for a week’s rest and was so captivated with climate that he prolonged his visit foi three weeks. Since then almost an oually be baa registered at the El boron with bis wife, s charming lady He came to stay one week at vlalt. Intending to take his vacation In August, but found it bard to breal away from thla life giving oxone toun at dear old Cape May. Mr. Joseph M. Williamson, of New Albany.Ind.nepbew of the late Isaial Williamson, who established the In d us trial School Philadelphia, has fo. a number of, yeara made the Elberoi his summer notne. Mrs. Williamson his estimable wife, enjoys the cool, refreshing breexes ss they are waftec inland. They have two boys of whicl any parents could be proud. The) are taking a college course. Mr. Wll 11amson has a stock of pleasant storis to entertain bis friends with. Stop ping at one of the leading hotels hi was accompanied with three of hit neighbors and their wives. On tb< register he wrote J. M. William so: and four wives. The curiosity -of tin hotel people was aroused to see Iht old Morman with his four wives. Tb< party enjoyed the Joke Immensely. Mr. George Blye, a well-known and prosperous life-long resident of Phils delphla, who with his .niece. Miss Bly la passing s season at the Carroll Vll IX made hi* first summer stay at thi resort sixty years ago. In 1848. Thi old Atlantic Hotel, at the foot of Jaik son street, was then In the full tid< of It* prosperity, standing upon th' bluff, overlooking the broad water* c the lea whose name it bore. No.bea-h boulevard waa there; no boardwsi; that would be worthy the name now Dame Nature had bestowed her bqr gifts upon this portion of the New Jersey coast, and hither came host.of visitors in search of health pleasure, for recreation and rest Iron the care* of business and relief from the enervation caused by summer be; For their gratification those who cam found everything they could desire and the clamor for Improvements, tractions or more fashionable entertainment was not indulged in. These were happy days at Cape May, said Mr. Blye.

Joy, Oh Joy, at th* Stockton The dances at this popular houst are certainly glorious occasions. Ni fuss or figs tar, but simply Joy and a: twinkling feet keep time to the en trancing strains of the Hungarian or cbestro all goes to the merry, merry Luclen O. Carpenter. The affable dl rector seems never to tire in his ex ertions to make it pleasant for nil Mr. B. A. Smith, the ever congenial proprietor and up-todate hotel ger, see* and does things, and.! deserving of the success be is tng. Now then, good citizens, cotta gen and visitors, it* up to you to push it along and solve the problem

A very

be made, beginning r. July 22nd; the tickets twentytire tickets for fifty ia simply to maka It mo comfortable end axel naive. Your cooperation is kindly sad considerail rely solicited.

The lovers of fishing are having a most splendid week of It in catching red and black drum fish from off the ocean front and the Delaware Bay shore three miles off Cape May proper. These fish weigh anywhere from sixty to fifteen pounds and are caught with a hook and line without real. The fisherman either goes off In s boat in the surf or stands on the •trand and hurls his line out Into the it ia splendid sport as the drum fish are gamer and require considerable patience and knack in landing them on the shore, as these fish seem to have a knowledge of how to snatch the fisherman's line in a most dexterous manner

Ths Cscll Open The Cecil st No.205 Ocean Street, oas been opened for the summer season of 1908, and the bar la well stock id with s line of the best grades of •vines snd liquors. It has the biggest ummer garden in town where sea .oods and salads are specially served. The private banquet rooms have been •aatefully arranged for supper parties. This well-known place la centrally located, and Is within easy roach of all parts of th eelty and is a popular meeting^ place where one may find their bleeds. The trade with the cottage colony la solicited and ‘phone irders will receive prompt attention, i too ms are rented to gentlemen at moderate prices on the European plan Summer residents of Cape May ould not do better than to open an iccount with Security Trust Company t will be pleased to serve you, and rill keep your money safe for you mtil you need 1L

Notice Lewis T. Stevens is Commissioner of Deeds for the States of Pennsylvania . and New Jersey, also Notary Public J14 Washington su

Ware’s Pharmacy specialties in sods water, cream, ice crushed fruits, sundries, Him' root beer, orangeade, ginger ale, shaved ice. Ware's Pharmacy, Ocean street and Columbia avenue.

Whitman's and Lowney's coni actions always fresh. Whitman’s rupee extra nuggets, hard nuggets,caramel*, new productions, chocolate mint marshmallows. Ware’s Ocean street and Columbia a vs

Look! Look! Special! for the ladle and the fastidious st Ware’s Phai ayuty, Ocean sL and Columbia ave.

Fresh Dataware Bay Shrimp st Oa-

d]^2OS Ocean street.

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Cream Fruit Layer Cakes, is Ms., at Cape May Baking Co.

The Alley* at th* Stockton hare been put la Brat-class condition.

Brandy Cups, 6 eta. each, at Cap* May Baking Co.