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VOL XXVI. NO. 6.

. .(JAI'K MAY CITY. THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 8. 1897.

PRICE 3 CENTS.

‘ CONGRESS HALL,

< API MAY. H. J.

Halit of brick, •!to»lr<! oo M.blr* with » clear outlook o«cr thc.OoMD, aad pr< rldvd wKh rn>r; comfort and co. Tb*.rooD>» arc airy, co«j and rhirn Inn'll filled ; the rutaln* and acrrlce anezopilcd, and there la a lo»rlj tlx acre laa a l‘autmcer rlrraLor. fleet tie hello, firat-claaa laundry, flrtseacapra. and the moe aomnlata arranaemenu for BOO Gueoia. C'on«re»a Hall hat been recently reoova 4 pat la excellent condition. The tanltary arranaemenu are

nattAtrn and am now perfect. ml K1IM AHO K\I(«HT ( AKI..

the moot approied pattern and are n.

Marine Villa"

C APE MAY, N, J. ’ : ?vorablyJknown tor the fpast tven ty-one yean, under tut nme management, as the most popular, eligibly located and desirable oi seaside hotels*. All modern improvements, perfect "drainage and ventilation, natural spring and filtered water. Directly on the Beach.

STOCKTON HOTEL ■: THE FINEST SEASIDE HOTEL IN THE UU ED

THREATENED CRISIS. i DIPLOMACY AVERTS INTERN AVI QMlCl. COMW.ICATIONS.

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MODERN IMPROVEMENTS •APPOINTMENTS STRICTLV FIRST HASS DIRECTLY-FACING THE OU A • BEAUTIFUL LAWNS. RATES,\^3 AND $5 .PER DAY SPECIAL TERMS BY THE WLLK Cbrrter rooms and suites with parlors ami baths extra. Con- * certs mornings io to 12. - * Hops evenings, 8.30 1010 30. Dogs not taken .or

allowed on the premises.

HORAGErM. cake.

-*tTHE GHALFONTE.seUodrnjfpw Mano«emcot. Appolntmculs Fire' claaa. Oi»-n ali-fl WThorooghly Healed fS-J C'HAWLEW M AI,TO\. •rtUfi loul

Oarin* the ni«n uf Utr ctrpclbagpert in Georgia a very black but broinr old ii«gro noBud Toni* O. Campbi-U caruc down' from flic north and Lhy-ouic

one of I be leaden of hit race.

In the coarse of time Campbell wraa made a justice.of the pea<-e-at the port of Darien. Then the trouble began Jo*'ice CampU 1! had no ooe for the

'whin* because be knew that they

dially haled film.

But be did not confine hit

SAM PASCO AND NAPOLEON. Napoleon tnok Europe a

onlmaoitr l\ He em-

ployed a number lif negro oontublre. tutborized tbum to carry ^ in ■ abort time made bit

to the oommunity.

80 mueb-tyway of introduction. One tummer a British tailing risaal came to Darien and took on a cargo of narai tumw. B< fiuv getting ready to oall-tbe captain is til. d everything due from him al«I hit crew—that Is, everything in the way of a just nrcotmL He neared hit pajieni. whin Mereral negn> trader* of the lowrnt elan, unexpectedly pat Jn, claim, for guodt that had ni-vertm ^ • Then- cormorants. alleg'd that-'t caplaip and hit tailor* were indcbtrel ‘tlu in for meaK merehondinv lodging'

and other t biugs.

ll wot evident that those claim* fraudulent, and the captain onntinovd hi. ]irvparalmu*tor hit departure.

im

, CPPO.SJTE CONGRESS «^L1 TH .> S«H A Ut-S V'HO II ST AT I OS. . ^ "CAPK WAY, ». J. J.R.WIL8QW - Proprietor.

u nt aa. ». CAlt MAT. N J.

Star Villa,

OCF.AK NTBKkrr

Mild

BEACH AVKM I_

Directly on the Beac.h. Finest Room EXCELLENT TABLE.- , F. I BICBARDSOY.

FINEST LOCATION

o.a.:p:e 1 have taken the TAT HA W COTTAGE in connec tion with the H^HITE VILLA COTTAGE a*ul am how-ready tor the Reception ol^my former Patrons. 1 have nothing to .do with ,lhc Management of the irine Villa this Summer. , F. HAIXKYBKCK. ^ BREXTON VILLA, CAPE &SAT. X. Jt. N^rthe Beach. Ftandsomely decorated and improved.( Large,,cool * N and tun parlor Sea view. Open until October 1st. Special ntps HR A. J. A. HYEW8, » Hmll TrraiH Wodrrele. WYOMING, SOUTH UFAVETTE ~ST*££T, CAPE MAY, N. J. . H. CarretBon.

si directly on. the beach, opppos3T«he-!ron Pier, coolest n in the city. Very comfortable rooms. Bar stocked I the finest brands of Liqoooi and Wines. Pure Caoada Oysters and seaside delicacies in even luranL FRjjp. ARNOLD.

COLUMBIA^

Thcal

Justn-e ComiAell held vith a shy.-cu r lawyer, “l want to buhl that foreigner •ere." aind Camph.ll. ••until be nettlre hew bills!" "In Kughuid." rejilied the-lawyer, when you Mont to prevent |-ople from leaving the country, you issue a writ of ue excat regnmii.-’ •JukUok Campbell rame near falling to the floor. "Jn*t say that again.'’ he aaid ex-

citedly.

v A writ of no exeat rvgnnm." “loco—Ioit." saidOawplsiL ••Well, I woW foo to draw up one and keep that ToUow hero. ” Tin- shyster!s resource* were limited, and he cx|dain<d to his friend that regaum mi-ailt kiugdiau, and as this eoun-

1 "CiiaugB it, " etonm-uidid the black I J.ix-ire. I ! The lawyer then adiaitt.-d that be knew v»iy little Latiu. and for that •saj was AntieWiial embamMsd. "This is a rcimbik-." he said. " All right." was tl.e ] nmipt reply of j Cutupliell. " Draw tip nMrilefnc exeat t< publicum." "lam dfraid it is badlaitin."bbjectd the l«wyey. ‘ "I’ll, make it otirk." aiwwend the justice, "lil sign tlie paper and swear hu aix apteial raustablre lo . uforec if This was enough, mid the lawyer pro draw up Ur- roost remarkable dormbeut ever s.yu in Amrrica. d tbc Lngli'hm.Tj. r-ndi-r the . mu and penaltn:-, ton-main vv itb hi* ship at Darien nutil b<- aettlcd c!l claims. It vriat a sultry Ac-nst nficnioon, and t!ie vmwI was aboci ready to depart, \> lien it Mci It-snied by Justice CompUll and six rngioeouatablisi armed with

0 faaeo's hard cam r* Urn lux: watred the stunoorn trey: 1 Sam xrew Lowed sod lausrsd ai

I'urot* and rUrsd fcla

fapolaon! Wtda ai

midnight ski< a,

■W'l’ si retch his tilianton

Bob.

begird.

ft Dime-Novel Hero.

BY FANNIE WILLIAMS.

wmmm.

CAPE M % Y, N.

B«, Auto-no. Ha. bren rvmoYat-d and u' no

Fin- at Ix-catlon -o the 8 u h Jersey Camsl.

> HmmA " 'V vp, M v^e VI -itore an | •> K. HALPI •>', Proprietor.

Ow all lu aypoiBti

tMIK always boa entorulocd ina bM of

Justice t “'d tlic M'rit to the captain. and efr r i. fm. :t p him that the oiKKtablc* v.isJhl letnoin utilil the matwa» adjudi.l the jodiciol tyrant t ashure again. The captain rtfirvd to the cabin with the mate gud talked it ovrrr. Finally a plan i f -oetior. was ogketd oi«ju; and when the ship's olBocre reappi and they were r.ppan-utlv in a good I ■ mir _ynii y told <be coustuLlda that they were welcome as the npnwentallve* 1J the law and re>im*u<l them to enjciy the Jrvcdi m of tbc veoBch stabka v.e^e -ovrrwbelinid in and • igan and —

:-k in the morning, chilly for May, and a damp mbit gathering in tbc air. I'oliremau 1'aekard. as be paced h eat near the freight depot, pulled b sat collar up around his neck with Liver, and mentally uboervrd that : us likely to rain belorv dM light. J ust then, eotning around the conn f Uir building. Ig* prselii-ed eve db re rued, through the mist aud darkness, the figure of a boy. is ho M us ap]iareuU) •vying to force open the sliding door of

freight car.

The officer- approached aud laid a hand upon bis Shoulder, whereat boy Btarted. w ith a cry of terror, and mpted to escape. But the officer

him and demanded:

Thai are you diiing here, boy?" -otbing." faltered the lad in

frightened voice,

repeated the jiolii-cm looking him over and rouiiuvhriiding hu ease at a glanee. “You’re fooling “round thear cars at on.- o'elork in the morning for nutliing. ore you?" "I—I wanted to get in sainr place where 1. could alceji and-and keep warm," stammered the youthful eap"IVhy don't you go home and sleep?”

naked the officer.

“1 haven't any home,” replied the boy', hanging hiV r *“ l •n'l bluohing guiltily as hi- added: "Not now, I mean." “Ah!” aaid the officer, dryly. “How's

that?”

The boy hesitated and shifted his .feet uneasily, as if be would have triM to break away from the officer’s hold. If he had dared. He was about IS years old. neatly■ drraaeil. and wore one of the militarv enp* which had jiiat come into favor with the boys. His face had a look of innocence and youthful candor, which did not help him greatly in his endeavor to invent a plausible explanation of hi* midnight wandering*. Finally hr said: “I'm an orphan, air. I lived with my out In the country; but they K tired of me and told roe to re. and-and so I came to the city, •ought I might get a chance to go out

he puftlow ,

self t<

is arm and composed hiro-

'iTthc

* aid o

making an cxominatioi property, hoping to timi some rlc. his history more reliable than his - statement*. He shook his head u looked at the cheap dog-eared nm

"Thafs w hat ai

il the li

ant, smiling, from. .Well, er. I hii|K- we

—they g

r dio-

ORIOLE

I» r etly on Kritrli.

( ONURKSS II U.L

Then the ;ca|itaiu add-hiacr played (till mole .hospitality, * I" tile was freely imbhyI around. At midnight six bcgroouxtaliha a a drunken slumber, tliecfft ct of tugged liquor, and the captain and his H-n wan wide'awoke and perfectly

•her.

The blacks wen- carefully deposited in boat aud set adrift in the harbor, and then the British sloop quietly weighed 1 anchor and left the port at j w hen Just 11 v- Campbell

lie ^oontablca were picked up am J day and arnt to Jail fig neglect of datj he vtaael was then beyotad reach. B Britiah captain went straight to h. where he laid hia case t.

•- llrigbt. Ml. t

EXl'KLLK T

MODERATE RATES. MRS. FRiEND.

"It i*an enfrjgc.". h:-ooldtotlir rap

tain, “hut it iqa pupliar one and <>f a TlULK. lu'iKrousttiture. 1M «(ue-yoo, I would not bold a fnendly govvyumont reopoosihle for the rcodoct at a few irarnni

persona who 'have not bum

HOTEL' BTON

uopuct the rights of othrra

it required a good deal of talk to ap-

pease the ILifrohmau, lut after he bad • l»wn w incil .and dimvl l-y the mcrebaola -oulh LiilayellH M . ““If** 1 *^^1* ‘T 0 ? u timm - „ * . • onjid roap^ of longbtrr, he began to r»N6 r ‘ P Cll. gard -tAe affairos.agoixl Joke and agretid

•o let It dfitp

• ■

MRS. M B FIELD

And you were going to stgal a ride In •he freight carr'TKid the ofQcer. with a grim smile. ‘“I thought so. What on earth do you expert to do out west. If you ever get there?” The lad.looked sulky, and mads no answer. Hg had probably I wen taught by • xperieuvte that he need not look to his elders for sympathy w ith hi* heroic dreams of adventure in thXOjrreat west. .“When did you leave home?" inquired the officer. “Yesterday.” was the brief reply. The policeman asked a few more qtieation*. btiL finding tl,e boy not Inclined to be very commiintcaUre. he took him to the station, and handed him over to thr lieutenant in charge The young adventurer w as diamayod to flud himself Inside n police station for the first rime in hU life; but the lieutenant spoke to him kindly, saying: “You will be comfortable enough here for thr night, my Ud. and in the. morning we will see what we can do for you. What la your name?” - “George Burton, air." “Where do you belong?" The boy. in a confused and hesitating manner, replied by giving the nr * a-country place monte 40 miles The e*| ^ irnth, hut, kmpllmorlf. ^-marked: you had eaten haven't.-” said George, with a fnlWh: “nor any dinner, either.” "Vvell, ril'oee 1< T can’t find you a thing to raf^ aaid the lieutenant, a kini^ly man. with boys of his He was sueeroof ul in “find stantial 1 finch, which the hungry young wanderer devoured with avidity. When -he had satisfied hia appetite, the Ueu-

your pockets, git

keeping.”

. George eomplii pulling ont of k

array of “little notions" which

And. in preparation for this ev.-i t.l .- tit n teU-gnun to liaat Gr«*-tivvieh«.!«! a rlcplione message to the chief of 1,... In the morning, after tieotge hr.d een provided v'ilhagood hrcukfiiil Lin* talking u ith thr licutcnunt and the fiiecr who hail brought him in. try lug ) evade their question* and tvWdering •hat they meant to do with him. v h. .i r wa* astonished to hear an cxiitrd.

sice, exclaiming:

"Where is be? Oh. pleas.- bring him

ere, Mr. I'olircman!"

And the next moment the chief of olire entered, ushering In a strut old idr and a thin lady, w 1m was not obi.

although she w as not young.

They both had sweet, homi-likc fa-i-. that could only go with kind and |m -ig hearts, and they l*)th flew atGrorgi :L. moment they caught sighl of him ..i.d ItegBii embracing him vt ith as niiieh delight os if he had been hist for ten years

lead of two days.

•Why, grandma! Why. Aunt I’ollyJ • gaaiwd the hoy, as soon as they- g*^-c hlm a chance to speak. "Ilovv in tinworld did you come here? Who lofil

you where 1 was?”

The policemen telegta|ihled to us, and we started right off ns anon as w -- heard that you was found. WcfaiU't alept a wink all night-not a soul in the house; and Tour grandpa's gone to 1. ~ ton to look for you.” said the ohMatl.t with tenia in her eyes. "Oh. George! Ororgie! How rnuld you run awir. “How could you do it. Georg. ." echoed Aunt Polly, reproachfully. And George, whose lonely night in the cell had given him a good npp. . tunity for reflection, evidently w-.n-dered himself how hr could have done it- He faltered, repentantly: “I don’t know. Aunt Polly. I—I guess 1 didn't think. If you’ll take t-:r home and not let grand jm whale me. HI

never do it again."

Whether his grandfather “whaled" him or not. the repu-trr cannot tell, though he certainly deserved It; but. ns he was taken home, and has not sin ibeen found roaming the streets at night, it may be. infrrrechthat hr kept his promise.—Golden Days.

One day. during the a-ioit 'of peach, the little ceingrrgation was appalled by the mfioe of a sqlser.clanking and dmg - ginp on fhe flagstone* irf the hall, anti of • voire-calling-Imperiously for lion aUve, one of the young I«o*rds All of the aonembly. froxen with terror, remained rooted to the spot. After moment's hraitatibn Mme. d'lsaariltWir agvoosly opened the iloor The diaturl.- • er was Tspolrou. The lady reeoven H her chlmneas and rose to thr ail uatim . Take off your helmet at one -. monsieur," she aaid. sternly, “and re- • member where ■jma are! My son will not go with yon until maos is Coixbwi; knert down." Napoleon submitlif) wil h the docility «f a child, olid with every

appearance of rev the end. One of Feach w as moat

Ing, up to thr very close of that hia mighty nephew, thro ugly'Ul all lost tk^faith.~—Dononoe'aJlagoxine. Glass toys l.SOO J cars aid have hern from the grave of ^ child in the ' " Hhrin-

r things Cardinal

the inspector Erasen. Germany.

heavy caliber, a piece of v a gimlet, a puckctkuifo with four blades, a |iair of scissors, a leather strap, three or four abort lead |ienciU, a lull of putty, a memorandum hook, a entitled “Canootwer IkJi; ..r, ib,- I-,, rate’s Ixut Khot,”* aud anutlur ! “Uiat in the Sewers; or. the Wliarf Imi « Kevengr." with thrilling IMustraluui*. The lieutenant'gazed at tliii.r be - tion witli a ii«>k of milil auiaztHH-nL which'gradually subwded. as he re colled some previous discoveries with regard to the cajtscity of boys' |hh Lets Ue had seen just such an assortment < t articles produced more thou once from the ]iocketa of hia youngstere at

humc.

Tlie boy was consigned to a ceil and left to hia own reflection*, which were certainly sorrowful, and |>rrhaps were penitent, for be sighed, n* he lay down 1 (wills lonely real, and turned his face upon his arm with something like n

as any weary, homesick in ouch a situation, there behold hia tears, or scoff

I'erhapa. in dreams, he saw himself achiev ing superhuman deeds of courage and endurance on the war|iaUi. armed with hia death-dealing "pepper-bos" and flaming caudle; anon, in dire captivity, cutting himself loose from hi; bonds w ith his keen-edged scissor*. Imring a hole in a Y ale lock with hi* mighty

gimlat, or roisi ‘ '

da.

toy—-been rendtill he has got

hia head full of nonaenae. and wants to

go out west and kJU-htdians." Pushing the etbvel* aaide.'iie took up

the little memorandum lavok and turued over the leaves, which were aeribbled here and there with names and dat.-s and bit* of rhyme, written in a neat, schoolboy!* luind. On the first jdge he found the boy's name and place < f fboidence— imt tlie place ho had named,

but n village mut-h nearer the eitv.

"George II. Hunon.

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