VOL. XXVI. NO. 15.

CAPE MAY CITY. MONDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1897.

PRICE 3 CENTS

CONGRESS HALL, CAPE MAY, W. J. Blit of brick, ■llotlid od * bluf »till • clear outlook over the Ocean, and pre d with ererj- comfort and col- • • - Tbr room? are air7, cimj and charm t fitted ; the cotalue and aerrlre mirzcrlied. and there la a lovely all acre !a«n ten ger elevator, electric belle, firat-claw laundry, flre-eacaprs, and the moe " » arranRemrnta for BOO Gueata. Congrraa Hall ‘ '' ‘ *' alateffYDdyuM 1 ”~ •t approved patu

STOCKTON HOTEL THE FINEST SEASIDE HOTEL IN THE WORLD SEASON 1897 MODERN IMPROVEMENTS APPOINTMENTS STRICTLY FIRST CLASS - DIRECTLY FACING THE OCEAN BEAUTIFUL LAWNS. RATES, $3 AND $5 PER DAY SPECIAL TERMS BY THE WEEK

Corner rooms and suites with parlors and baths extra. Con-

certs mornings 10 to 12.

I ops evenings, S.30 1010.30. Dogs not taken or

allowed on the premises.

HORACE M. CAKE.

Marine Villa 23rd NEANOX, Cape fffay, W. JT. FOR ILLUSTRATED ALBUM, ADDRESS, Mrs. John M. Rogers ' OWNER AND MANAGER.

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HOTEL COLUMBIA, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J.

MRS. S. FOSTER, Formerly of the Wyoming

B VILLA* euaaK<as■Kant. CAPE MAY. K. A OCEAX NTRKET HKACH AYKMI'tDirectl on the Beach. Finest Rooms. EXCELLENTTABLE, F. L. RICH A R 1>M>.\.

Star Villa,

ORIOLE Ulrtdl/ Hexcli. ; Xear CONGRESS HALL Briclit »ad fmpmmUmt EXCELLENT TABLE. MODERATE RATES. MRS. FRIEND.

MARINE VILLA ANNEX Finest Location in Cap i May.

TO THE STORE CLERK

WASH!scios, July IS.—ThU i Dr. Talmape addremwd to the | of clerk. In atoreaand nffloee am will Inaplre aurh twnuna with emhltton and allay many of their annoyanoee. Teat. Aru ail, 14, "And a certain woman named I.yrila. a orllor of purple, of the city of Thyetlm, which worahlped God, heard u«. whow*heart Abe Lord opened.” Proverbe aall, 2»: "Seeet thou a man diligent In hla hu.lneeaf Ha ahall .tnvd before king..” The flrvt luiuage Intr, 1r.ee. to yon Lydia, a Christian merrhamess. Her l.ualShe la not a gig: ID g nonentity, but a practical woman, not ushamed to work for her living Allthc other women of Phillppl and Thyntlra have been forgotten, hut God tia. made Immortal In our text

clerk. 1. that yon seek ont what mrm in. lawful regulations of yonr establishment and then submit to them. Every well ordered bout.' ha. Its usages, in military life, on ship's deck. In commercial life, there mn.t I.- order and discipline. Those fiiople who do not learn bow to obey will never know how to command. I wUl tell financial and moral. It Is the yonng man who thru.t. hi. thumb Into hla vest and "Notmdy shall dictate tome. lam —, master. 1 will not submit to the regulations of this house." Between an estalill.hment In which all the employees are under thorough discipline —* •*—

establlr*- * •

I HAVE TAKEN THE

TATHAM COTTAGE IN CONNECI ION.WITH MARINE VILLA ANNEX. the Matiuc VtUa this season. flrs.^F. H ALLEN BECK.

^THE GHALFONTE.^ der New Management. Appointments First-class. Open all the Tear, DO a# thoroughly Heated. < IIARI.FN R AI.TOX. ortbe ConllnrnlHl Hotel, Prop.

HOTEL DEVON South Lafayette St

id largr .rool veiandalis.

Near Beach,

MRS. M B FIELD-

the wim sm,

Open S; all Us a

CAPE MAY, W. A.

i renovated and la n

raya baa cutuUio

R- MAIsPIiV, Proprietor.

THE COLONIAL, CAPEM f;

11 Modern Conveniences. New Hi

d foot all busy tolling ,lna a princely suokm. m diligent in hla bnal. nd before kings."

busy, hut no solace far those who are waiting fur good luck to show them at the foot of the rainbow a oa.ket of burled gold. It Is folly for anybody In this world to wait for something to turn up. It wiU turn down. The low of thrift la as Inezora hie as the law of the tides. Fortune, the magician, may wave her wand In that direction until rastlM and palaces come, but she will after awhile Invert the same

Into thin air.

There are certain styles of behavior which IokI to usefulness, honor and permanent success, and there are certain styles of behavior whit

d like i

imhltlon of ji

no sympathy with those who would prepare young folk, for life by whittling down their expectations. That man or woman will be worth nothing to church or state who 1 logins life rowed down. The business of (. lirlstlsnlty Is not to quench hut to direct human ambition. Therefore It Is that I utter words of encouragement to those who ate occupied as clerks In the clast. They belong to a groat company of tens of thousand, who are In this country, make or break them for time and for

as men are now paM for their toll. It coming when a woman will be i b.du anything she can do well It a little while ago when women kne lug of telegraphy, and they were k„. ... of a great many commercial circles where

go on until the woman who In a store sells »ft,000 worth year will got as high a who at the other cou: sells f 5.000 worth of Lydia, the Christian

The s

■•win

seconds after. too Insignificant to do well. Do not aty" "It s only jn.t once." From the most Important transaction In commerce down to the particular style In which yon Uea string around a bundle obey orders. Do not get really disgusted. While others In you go with ready hands and cheerful face and contented spirit to your work. When the bugle Sounds, the good soldier asks no que — — *—* •-■••• ■ sack. Oils 1 command of •'March!" Do not get the 1dm that your and those of your employer an n 1st la His success will be your he emharrniNmirnt will In your dlsiu pose none of the frailties of the 11: no store secrets. Do n

uthlug 1. aa employs them, as much as to say, "I d tall you something If I would, but I Do not be among those who fine they con bnlld themselves up by pulling somebody else down. Be ' to be a subaltern. 1 counsel clerks to search the unlawful and dishonest an eslalilUhtnentand rvalst U >00 yean that have passed I

n against God. It Is

mg. If the head man of the

. 1 of you dishonesty, disappoint

"Oh," you say, “I should loss eg." Better lose your place U ie soul. But you will not low

>t and know tba#the

cry of unpaid men and w shires reached the Lord of H tbs Indignation of God has t

of the tenpin alley. palaces of mereb after awhile a disaster will come along and will put one hand on this pillar and another hand on that pillar and throw Itself forward until down will corns the whole structure, crushing the worshipers as grapes are mas bed to the wins preae. Then there are hoys ruined by lack of compensation. In bow many prosperous stores It has been for the last >0 yuan that boys were given Just enough money to tench them how to steal. Home were seised upon ly Ur* police. The vast majority of Instances worn not known. The bead ci Wham la C

Christian fa

yonr llvos, but the vast major i arc only In a transient josUlon. awhile some Iho-mber day the

men of the firm will rail you Into the Inck office, and they will say to you: "Now, yon

■ done well liy ua We are going to d by you. We Invite you to have an In t In our concern." You will how t edict very gracefully. Getting Into:

i old e.

la will

■A:

makes you look " you will any. In a few days

Will blossom on the sign. Hither

or hank whi

other store or hank, you will take a higher position than that which you now occupy. So I feel I am dressing poo: le who will yet ha’ ‘ ‘ ■ ■ • of Uic world sco

1 yoi

will

t to be banker^ Importers, ipany dlncton. shippers.

Now clerks, insurance c

contractors, su|«-rlntendci

-our voice mighty "on change"—stat og foremost in the- great tlnanelal and Igious enter) rim* of the day. For. Umugh re who are In tbu profusions may on the latfarm pk«d for the philanthropies, rail, the merchants must rume forward rlth their mlUluns to sustain the Bo therefore |aUenl and dlllgc Ills transient position. Youarenuw

yon can learn things you In an] ' * “

youir'dlaadv

■ place. What you c

" r< ffl" Ur grand

. down a prominent stnot with bit son who lias Just graduated fre.in the university and eatahllahlng him iu lutlputtlng *«i,U0U of capita 1 In t he store, you are envious. You say, "Oh. If I only bad a chance 1I*W thi.t young r >- had a father to put t&u.uo ■ for me, then I would have in the world." Be*not mYou haw advantages ore: Umiyouii) which be hat not over you. As well I down to the docks when a v« about to sail for Valparaiso and aay, this ship out to are." Why, I would sink crew and cargo before I got out of the harbor simply because I know

lug about put their

■on that they know It Is the only place where they can ' It la only under drill that people get understand pilotage and navigation, I 1 want you to understand that It lakes

:c'

0 of your

and say: “Sir, I want it to oblige you. It la

my part, be

» wrung, and it Is a

against God, and 1 beg you, sir, _ He may flush up and swear, but be c«-.-l down, and be will have more adm tlon for you than for those who subml his evil dictation, and while they sink will rise. Do not because of seeming t purary advantage give op your cbarac young man. Under God. that Is the < , thing you have to build on. Give up that, you give up everything. That employer and for eternity, who expects him to make a wrong entry, or change an Invoice, or say goods cost so much when they oast less, or Impnac upon tlie verdancy of a customer, or nilsn-prvM'iil a style of fabria How dare he demand of you anything ao r

h-ntf

Again, I counsel all clerks to con the trials of their particular position, grret trial for clerks Is the locum:deration of customers. There are people who are entirely polite everywhere else, hut " and dictatorial and contemptible

my Idea of purchase. The; not satisfied until every roll of goc brought duwn and they have polnus all the real or Imaginary defects. They try on all kinds of khl gloves and stretch them out of shaja-, and they put on all stylre of rivalk and walk to the mlrm ««' bow they look, and then they sail of the store, saying, "I will not take : day,” which means “1 don't want : ^jl," having the clerk amid a wreck of 11,000 worth of goods not a cent of which did that man or woman buy or expect to buy. Now, I call that a dishonesty on the

all join In the cry pellmell, "Stop When I ere you go Into a store not expecting to buy anything, but to price things, stealing the time of the derx ' -

If I were asked which class of persons most need the grace of God amid their annoyances, I would say; “Dry goods clerks” All the Indignation of customers about the high prices comes on the clerk. For Inlories are clored. The people go off to battle The price erf good. run. up. A customer mines Into a store. Goods hive gone up. "How much Is that worthf” “A dollar." "A dollar? Outrageous! A dol lari" Why, who la to blame for the fact got to l«- a dollar? Dues the In-

your urbanity when yon go Into a store) Treat the clerks like gentlemen and ladles, proving youtseff to be a gentleman or a lady. Remember that If the prices are Ugh and your purse Is lean that U no fault Of " tasks And If you have a son ora

. building n . . dying worth millions and millions, who made a vaM of their estate out at the blood and md nerve of half paid clerks Booh —well, I will not mention any

up vast ratal re at the exprnre of the peopta who were ground under their heel. "Oh,” say such merchants, "if you don't like II here, then go and get a better place." As much a. to say: "I've got you In my grip,

and Christian merchants who today are sympathetic with their clerks when they nav the aalarr aettna In *M« saaw* *' TV,!,