CAPE MAY DAILY STAR.

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COTTAGE DIBJSCTOEY

TRAPPING MUSKRATS.

A ricit to a mu-krattin/ villagv. u the i*-attrrinK cabins of the trappers | along the burden uf Fishing bay, Maryland, are called, will b* a revelation to the stranger. The cabins are rode and j hare barely a habitable appearance. The | occupants are eqnatters, and the mate- ’ rials of which their cabins are built have | lirs-n a|ipn>priatr<l from the ncarnt tract of timber land. The yapjv-rs and their \ familn-s are a wild and tattered race of | beings, but hardy and good naturtsL «Jnc Jiec-nliarity of a mnskralting village is the large number of childr-n that he-. ‘ long to earli caliin. Another feature of the enmmututy u s]ie>-in> of raxoaeti.n-k hog that swells 1 Uie l»imlati'"U wttb its preaems-. . This ondeaeript miunlwr of the piri-ine fain- i ily has an*imp>rtaut nussioa to perform in thtss- w-ttiemeiib., s"'l he i>orfonn* it with* •will. It Is tin ..lalrtng aaay With linnilr*'l» of ’san>lus maslcrnt entr nf that aivuinnlale, altbongli tlie H*sJi «f iIm-ipnskrat forms an imjsirtaut . •le of food with file trnpjs-r and his fimily. As Uc that, however, eaters of inskrat meat - are not confined to the traiipiug villages of Fisliing hay. for it 'laddered a great delicacy hy many j sccrv in that land of terrapin and canvas backs. A remarkable thing about tlie raaor linck lings of the muskrat region is that. ' Jth tbej" devour untold pounds of ijiuskrnt meat every day. they “ever show the rielineas >•! their keeping by adding a single |itmnd of -fli-sh to tln ir ' carnivorous IsVlii-s. Tlie muskrat builds ils house i-i that, •while It has a couple of stories high and ■n the ground, the entrance to il/is always nnder water. Tlii* entnyU^ls a ‘ long tunnel running from a point a foot : • more below the saater iit l»w tide line 1 i the ground fl.e-r of theTipuae. which ; always fli*»Usl. Tlie muskrat's reason for having this subterranean entrance to j his dwelling |4ace is that thereby he has 1 rit or an entrance in time of danger , will - not betray him to his enemies, - either in lus flight fruui home or in seeking refuge within its walls. Bnt Jiis in- : Aun t di«v Bid 'want him against the j rap his most runumg and pendsteut ■Uemy |ilana at this hidden entrance to uis house, chauging it from a way to safety into an avenue of certain death. This trap is a wooden .box, three feet long and six inches in width and depth. In each end is a wire door, hung on hinges at the top. These doors rise at the slightest push on the outside, but will not open from the inside. - The trap Is sunk in the-water .to the mouth of the muskrat's tunnel and anchored there, and whether the muskrat is going out of his house or returning to it he is sure to walk into the tra|>- If he had time the captive rodent could gnaw his way out of the box, but before be can free himself he will arown. A whole family of muskrats may be taken'tn a tangle night in of these trap*, and, as every trapper has out as many traj* as he can attend to, the rat harvest which they reap every ‘ night is a rich one. There areVdlu r ways by which the muskrat is imrsued. In the daytime the hunters steal over the manhuB and- jab long handled spears with sharp, barbed title* down through the roofs of the muskrat hi iux-». ^Sjonirtimos a spear ill impale half a dun'll gaU as they lie addled t.sre'hiT in Uieir.' v »u*y nests. Hunters with guns skirt the marshes night looking fur muskrats with the 1 of jack lamia, but that method of bunting is followed more to indnlgejhe sporting inclination uf the hunter than to nap profit Times of extraordinary tides on tlie marshes are times always welcomed by the muskrat ter. for the rata are then furred from their houses, spite of the infallible instinct they are allegid to {UNsess in foreseeing such calamitous happening", and guarding ' i»t them by building their bouses higher. They are compelled to flee to the open country and seek places of safely, which they rarely And, for the trappers and hunters ha Ye ho .difficulty in locating them, and so they are given over to a wholesale slaughter.—Clothier and Furnisher. - Philatelists will Iw interested in a certain pi wage of the last official report which is made by the British consul at Tamsu), in Formosa. It is to the effect that ^he supply of the so called Formosa stun]>. has come to an end, and that accordingly the value uf current stamps must necessarily increase as time goes on. This Formosa stamp if so far a genpiuc stamp that 11 was originally produced foe postal uses, hot as a matter of fart, the intention was never carried out, so it has been impossible to obtain specimens authenticated by a postmark. As philatelists would say, it has never been more than an -emay.” However, these stamps were utilised as railway tickets on the Formosan government railway fine, and aa fast as used they were destroyed. The supply issued for this purpose has been exhausted. When tlie stamp was first •■essayed’’ it .brought as high as sixpence in London, and of late collectors have been {laying $2.50 for single specimens. Of course almost any juice can be demanded -and will he |iaid fur one-of these stamps. Certain Mauritius stamps are exceeding rare, and the stamps of the defunct German principalities are rapidly becoming scarce. —Eugene Field in Chicago

New*.

NsvsIisS WtUisw Black. One who knows William Black, the novelist, says of him: “I think the bast thing about Black is that success has not turned his head. He isstill the coutUy. pleasant gentleman that be was in the old days before novel writing had made him famous and gii ‘ dent bank account. But he is bo longer a ordinary man; he is courted by the big wigs, made much of by lords and ladies, and dines - - . a wonder is he Is m

I. A. GARRETSON. Real Estate Agent, Xn. 40 Jm-kfcnn Htreet, Cape Mu>. X. J.

I’BorEKTieS BOUGHT, SOU! OK EXCUAXOKK

PUBLIC MEETINGS

AT THE

Auditorium, Ocean City,

WILDWOOD BEACH.

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SPECIAL EXCURSION! Co mmencinp July i8th, and every Tuesday and Friday there after during July and August. The JVcst Jersey It It Co. will run s SPECIAL TRAIN from Cape May at 10.30 A. M.; Returning, leave Wildwood Beach at $.90 P. M. ROI'XD 1 RIP TICKET . 50 CKXTH. .

Chautauqua S. S Assembly .July to W iit^tixi :i«l.

Three Mersirea tluil).

i J-j ANNIVERSARYWEEKTAUCirST 410 iUGUST 6, |(>?

Klocutionary and Stereojrtican Entcrtaintncnis each niglit.

KXC'KIsMIOK HOT AND COLD Sea-Water Baths Deeatgr Stand Hrarh Are. «T. C. CltiSO.V, Mauser. The Finest and meal raimnlete t."UMnlinR-iil oMbe kind uu tlw Kooinnated’by tbe^'erk 'ur

Epworth League Meetings, Saturday and 1

Sunday, August 9 and 10. XC

Services morning, afiernoon and evening, both days, Cantii Meeting commences August' 16 and closes Augfist n. Three mons, jireccdctl and followed 1>V prayer meetings, ea< h day.

Rev. J. K. Salmon, the Evangclis

will le present throughout the Camp

J AQI ETTE A STRATTON. 15 WuIrngUn. Sc. Capa May. '>••*'• 1 ■" Fish, Oysters, Terrapin. Clams, Crabs, &c '\Tr.\XTKH.-A ea|wble and rk|^rictic«l man, mm h.n.i »aii.-r «i dining ivuin and kitchen. - her. he . mild l-uir*l the family ami d.. ..uimJ the omnliik fall and winter. In PhiUdeltdii*. AiU'eu 11. W.. Sr*

ICE! ICE!

^Knickerbocker Jcf. Qo.

^OF PHILADELPHIA,

SUPPLY- 1IOTKLS. TtKSTAUJtASTS and COTTAGES WITH PURE EASTERN ICR

-Also with—

coal: coal: coal: coal PRICE, $6.00 PER TON. IlKhT QI AUTY CAKEKIT.I.Y I'KEI'AKFTt FOR FWMH.lf FML'AKtl Ft'LI. WKUIHT t;i-*n*vwv,, t

COR. lAFAYKTFE .V DECATUR STS.

Private Suppefs. Soft. Hard, and Devilled Crabs. Oysters and Little Neck

Clams. Game in Season. Wlms and i.i.|uors.

J. S. K. Hand & Son, The Oltl Orlglttitl nnd Only Cnpo May Diamond I'nllrm. - Cape May. Diammid* art in Rlnga, Pina. Binds and Button* of our o»n manufacture. Repairing of Kins Watchc*

_ and Jewelry a Specially.

BECE’S CLTB HOYKE Cigar Emporium, Or. Oersn and Haghes Streets. CATE NAT, ft. J? Dry dig an s Specialty. All the Notallias. City Pricsa.

LANSING’S CAFE, DILLONB,

LOVETT’S HARNESS MANUFACTORY, 2STo. X2 Ocean. Street. A full aaaurtuieDl uf Uarue*k, Blanket*. Net*. Ac. . Repairing done wlUi and derpateb. Lovett’s Flour and Feed Store, Jacknon and IVanlilugton Vtroct, Beat Duality Ktaur. Fred, and Hay. at lamest I'rtee*. Alrd'rn pronil'tlj Sllrd and deUvrrrd

Corner Washington and Jackson Streets. We can recommend DILLON'S, of which--the well-known I JOHN J. KATA is proprietor, as one of t,he most central and popular resorts on the Island, at which the finest ^Vines and Liquors and Rochester Beer can always be had, together | with superior accommodations for parties. Handsomely appointed parlor for'ladies. 'I'lION. CJL.ETViaETVTN. I ■ MAXITACTFKKU t»F . MINERAL WATERS > . ALSO T1IK llenotnied Belfast Ginger \\e. Lemon Sofia Sarsaparilla.

SOL^ACLST FOB

Bartholomay Rochester Bottled Beer.-

-OTTTO SrTE rOST C AT AT X O ZZ

Ell El > A.l«lVOElVS aVEerchaiits’ Exchange, WASHINGTON AND JACKSON STREETS. Otic of tbc tnrwl |io|ml*r place* of rraort for Sewklr DrUckctra, tkillfully' prr]i»rvd. Liquor* uf rrmkrkkblr quality and purity di*|>eu*<-d at the .bar.

JL. KCEWITT’S Dry - Goods, - Notions - and - Millinery - StoreA Urge and varied Stock from which to select your purchases. One price to all. WASHINGTON STREET. OPPOSITE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

P. & H. B, Todd’s Photograph Gallery, FOOT OF PERRY STREET, Are turning out tile Finest Photographs. Specialties of Ocean Scenes and House Photographing. Cabinets First-class.

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Im fully equipped wifli mil the requlNiteM for doing

OF ALMOST ANY KIND.

WILLTAM ESSEN, BAK2RY AND ICB CBHAM FABLOBS, NO. 4ti WASHINGTON STRUCT, CAPK MAY, N. J.

WM. T STEVENS, (^piTtractor & Huilder, 1 Jobbing promptly attended to. RESIDENCE AND SHOP—Center JrlTerkon and Cergie Street*.

OEIIVTOIV SSOIJIJEK, Noa. 3 uud A Mnnklou Street. - C«pe May, N. J. FURNITURE, CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, ETC., WIre Cota and Bed Spring*. RefrigeraUira and CJilldren’* Coacbea fur Sale or UrnL -* tor FUtint and FuruUklw Oottrte* uadr to order. Bepainn( neatly d<

3£EIV’S EUIEVISHEVO C5 00IJH Our leader ia Silk Striped, Imported FUnncIa, Maura* and Krtticli Saterna, Shirt* for Outing Wear. Kineat line of. Neck-wear lu Cape May City. Alao, a full line of Hau, Capa Bella, Walter*’ Jacket*. Apron*, lllaze-r*. And Mohair Coata and Ve*ta. In Hoalery we bate a aelect number, aucb a* Mur-, ley’a Imported aolid color*, fast black and liale-tbread. Our Underwear and I)re** Sblrt line* are complete. At City Prioea. I. I- SHEPPARD, 25 Riwbiugton SL, Cape May Glty, N. J.

HOWARD F. OTTER. Hoceeator to CBnloii Bonder and Chi*. Orme. as OEIVEKAIa UJPHOESTEE.EE. Furniture aujl Mstrenae* Renovated and Made to Order. Carpet* Made and Put Down. Curtain Work and Slip Covcra a Specialty. NO. 3 MANSION STREET, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J.

ISAAC H. NXITH, FASHIONABLE TAILOR, *a 47 WASHIMJTOS STREET, CiPE MAT CITY. Keep* constanUy on band an aaaortmect of Cloth* and Caaahaercs aultable for the M,-a*oo Genu’ and Boy*’ Ready-made Clothing, Porn tailing Gooda, Hata, Capa, stilrta. Drawer*, Ac. HT Repairing done at abort notice.

KEHE Ac OHUEOH, •- w noLEsxu: dkxlkks in BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY, WASHINGTON STREET, Opp. Poet Office, Cape May, N. J

Chester's Photographs. Best Styles of the Art. Children's Pictures a Specialty.

At the Old Stand —Beach Avru

> and Ocean Street S. C. Chester.

Wiley’s Congress Baths,

-FOOT OF CONGRESS HALL LAWN.-