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CONGRESS HALL, C'APE MAY, W. J. Unlit of brick. ■United on * hi-" *">*h ■ cle»r .vjll >ok over the Ocein, »nd prr elded with every comfort »ud CO. Tb< room* »rc airy, cooy and cbami Inely fitted : the cui»li.i and aervloe un. ii-, ned. and there ia a lovely ilx acre lawn naiacnerr elevetor. elei-Ulc belli, fint-claea laundry. Bro-eacap-i. and the mo* oomplrte arrant u mu for 500 finest!.. CongreM Hall hat been rrcently renova tlnn 'repalnte.1 an ut in excellent condition. The aaniwry arranjtemenU are ..1 e. KV1(;IIT <1K(

JVLarine Villa ■_

23rd SKANO\,

Cape May, 5 X. J.

Open Until October 1st.

FOR ILLUSTRATED ALBUM, ADDRESS, Mrs. John M. Rogers

Distance Telephone No 2.

OWNER AND MANAGER.

CAPE MAY CITY. TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST i>4. IS97.

STOCKTON HOTEL

PRICE 3 CENTS

BACKWOODS SURGERY.

MISS PARLOA ON SOUPS. THE DEEPEST WELL. n„. |*r>-iirh It. Waj <rf Maklnfi' *»e Itetoe Uux Aear I lU.bore la tfca X»>

THE FINEST SEASIDE HOTEL IN THE WORLD SEASON 1897

I . ••Probably u» \ i vrooda »un < ry n Seay* a fmjui-nte

freqmvitcT of the rep on. “was that j»i firmed by a MooMbesd laie pride known at old Sabattu, 20 year.

MODERN IMPROVEMENTS

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.hoard and

ind the boat manapd to tnnible n into the tire pit and pot his sbunlHer - \va« a dilemma. The other nlx-nof the party wonld not bo back half an boor, and the injund man

Does not taken or;

o of I'Xpedlcnta. .He pit a rope and tied

i his patient aecnrt !r to a poet. Then lie HORACE M. CAKE. I ley of the engine. He managed some-

1, and the

Cprncr rooms and suites with parlors and baths extra,

certs mornings 10 to 12.

Hops evenings, 8.30 to 10. 30.

allowed on the premises.

MARINE VILLA ANNEX Finest Location in Cape May.

I HAVE TAKEN THE

PAGE and TATHAM COTTAGE'S

IN CONNECTION WITH

MARINE VILLA ANNEX. Now ready to rec lve my former patiom. Mrs. F. HALLENBECK.

lagan to wind np the rope. It drew the arm out tight in beautiful shape and presently the joint snapped back into its socket. Then So but tux jnmpid around to shot off steam while the pulley kept on winding. 'Holy ilexes, gasped the guide excitedly, 'how does it go? I don't know where it is. 1 can't ■top the ) iuiiked thing.' And Uiepulley meanwhile was alowly but surely pulling ’ i vey to^deres. His eyes were Mil-king out oftlu ir wickets, and he ■creamed and ga,|»d for breath. "Subattus danced aronud like a wild man, not knowing what to do, when lie bappened to spy a hatchet lying near, and, jninpiug tor that, he cut the rope and saved a dreadful catastrophe. This | was done just as the I tarty of city folks i who had gone ashme came rushing haek 1 on to the boat aiatmed at ifem-rvey's j screams. It was wane years afterward,'' | says the narrator, "that I was present j when a hit of summer company arrived fat Tins nville. Saba tins was there, too, and presently a distinguished looking man. one of the newcomers, went up to him and said wiUi a meaning smile, ‘Are not you the man that practices surgery by steam?' and Sabattun had tp admit that be was 'that same teller.' "

—Lewiston Journal.

••Eeonoiey ix the watchword of the j Frc-neh j..;'.t," said ilitaharloain her j talk ui»m the charaeteristiew of French I cookery at the New York Y'ouug Woman's Christian naam-iatiun, "and the French housekeeper, no rnattCT how simple the dish, excels in the making of The market prie.* are much higher France than here, butter and sugar sting Inert than ax much again. Ono ay buy half a lemon or part of a carit, and it is not tbooght unusual, and ily a sufficient tjuittitity is jiurehased to ipply each meal, and an unexpoctod

rest is never jirovided for. ”

Miss Farina lidded that roasting and broiling are hardly known among

orking rlasM-s. and pastry is

made only in the kitchens of the very

An American housewife may lead in the making of dainty

and fancy desserts, but to a Frenchwoman the making of soups and sanoos 4 < the most important part of the cookThe following simple soup is said to e savory anti delicious: Put 8 tablespoonfuls of butter or moat fat in a kettle and js-ur over it 3 quarts of ter. Let it cook 10 minutes lief ore adding n pint of pot a too s cut into cubes and 8 leeks wushed and sliced thin. Add a teaspnonful of salt and one-third of pepper uml allow this to cook very slowly one hour. Brook 6 slices of state’ tureen, anil turn the soup over it when cooked the required length of time. A French vegetable soup in made thus: Cut a larp- onion into thin slices and put them in a ]taii w ith 3 tahlcspnoufuls of butter. Let them simmer togethe: half an honr mid add 2 quarts of water Have prepared a pint of white turnip cut into rulies, tlie umo amount of potatoes, half a pint of carrots, half upint of the white part of the l.<k cut ii thin slices. Add a clove eif garlic, eschalot. If teaspnnuful of sugar.

^THE GHALFONTE.SK Under New Hanxxrment. Appointments FirsUcla»s.^Open all WTboroughly Heated. T3: ClIAKLf S AI.TOX. of the Co-rtinenlal Hotel, Prop.

South Lafayette St. Near Beach,

quested her

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ua it«:« «t. CAPE MAY.H. A OCR AX 8TBEKT and BKACH AYEKVK. Directly on the Beach. Finest Rooms. EXCELLENT TABLE. (F. BICHARUNOX.

Star Villa,

ORIOLE IMrertly on Heneti. Xeai CONGRESS HILL It right and Caparlona Rooaaa EXCELLENT TABLE, moderate rates. MRS. FRIEND.

Open 8pr>ne Summer, Aw umn. • II Its appointments.' Fin »v L-1 SOU always has emert >loe-l the

ovitad sod Is now firet-elats I.. !:c Sue Jersey Const. The WINDM j'm visitora au I will Icon iuue tc

‘ ;R. II.VL.PI> , Proprietor.

A certain family whose' homo is in the suburbs of London bavo in their employ s a cook whose ways ure invariably so methodical and her cetokingeo near perfection that were she to leave her present haute one-half of the mistresses in the district would be eager to secure her services. Never by any rhaneebas dinner been late at Myrtle Villa, or the joint tinder or over done, neither has any polireuiau crossed its threshold. But, treasure that she is, she came I '-ar to making a change of residence at tbe clow of her very first mouth’s stay. Ou the mor.iiug of tbe day upon which

o stt p into thuajudy w here as waiting to par ht r. In ms she rnsbid from the

study to the kitebeu, where site had left her mistress, and in less time than tukuato narrate had given that u'ton-

ishtd lady notice.

"But whatever is the matter, Surry? ’ inquired her mistress. "What has your master said or dura to annoy you?" ‘He hasu t said nuthin." replied Mary as she flourished a chock in her mistress' face, "but he’s ou’y given me this for a month's slavery. Not me. 1

collector, I ain't."

—Amusing Journal. JL Violin Solo by Telephone. Probably no stranger or sweeter musical llo ever came to the eora of a toiling newspaper mao than was heard by a Call reporter while M. Maretck, the celebrated violinist, was In the city some time ago. Tba virtuoso Is over the friend of the n porters, and often plays solely for the benefit, end this particular time he otrtdl himself. On the evening before his doparon numerous occasions daring his this city, be was tbe guest of ly mond Godcbaux, the genial secretary > tbe board of health. He was playing difficult piece tor his host, and when 1

' 1 finished he said:

I wish some of our newspaper friends ght be bore to hear a farewell sola" That will be easy," answered Mr. Godcheux "You can play to

telephone wire."

Marsick Is ■■ excitable as ■ boy when

pleased, and said:

That will bo delightful. Call st once. I will play something n Tbs person In Mr. God chain's mind was In The Call editorial room when telephone rang up. and after a moment •pent In explaining the matter Maralck stood before the transmitter In tbe tarr-s fount and played as be and . few mure know how to play. The dulcet sounds seamed far distant, but strangely sweet over the wt seemingly realising tbe Impression itlng on bis listener, a mile away, the violinist threw tils whole soul Into bis art and produced such melody as probably lam of a telephone. When tbe aolo was

thanks were given,

graceful farewell, and Central's " Waiting" ended the muslo— Sen Francisco Cell Airbrakes on Fast FrelgbU. Aafur Gw Icncfll which the railway cor pore lions bate renied and are still to reu fruin the In I gl't airbrake, wo do not knot

THE COLONIAL, CAPEM ^ S ' J '

FULL OCEAN VIEW.

lira kindness uf Uralr soul.

Gray bare guo.-i to Ura jiubllc all this bun tilt In Gic xiiiij, 1 of better sttnice at lower mu*. Certain It Is that tbe freight airbrake lias itu.de passible a remarkable Increase Id frt Igltt train speeds and the handling of larger and heavier trains. Undcr old tdou-uf train rsalstanoe"fastfreights" used to be eoitMdcsvd an expensive luxury. But the saving In trainmen's wages far overbalances any addlUonal oust for fuel when trains are run at high spued. Tbe public, then, If not the railways. Is to be congratulat'd that, thanks to tbe genius and enterprise of George WuaGnghou-' associates, lu goods are carrlrd ibly more cheaply and promptly they could be were the handbrake lu

”i freight trains as It was to—r

third of a

■nspot in fill of pepper and Balt j used a

addins some therm

- I limit i

The dtiTswt well In tbe world will soon he t uopletvd near Pittsburg. It ia now more than one mile dtvp, and when finish,'! it may reach down two mllea Into the earth. It Is bring l>md In tbe Inters est of etirncr. The object uf penetrating so deeply Is to determine Just what the Interior of the human footstool Is Ilka From a commercial point of view tbe well was a suon-M long ngo. At c-un pore lively few feet Itelow the surface both gas and oil were struck In paying quantities, but the company owning the plant dcturmlned to dedicate it to science and luvitod ITnfsaanr William llalbx-k of Columbia unlverelty to carry on a series of temperature In rest 1gatlons as tbe hole la candid deeper and deeper Into tbe earth. Tbe results of tbaao Investigations are very Interesting, and It ti Git-opinion of several well known scrienGats that Gw ultimate result uf the baring will prove to be of widespread economic aa well as of srlentlflo value. Moat aignlfioant of all the facta ao far ascertained ia that the well grows steadily hotter aa Ita depth increase*. It Is the intcntkm of the well company to continue the boring pruooas until gome, thing entirely new and original la dm Vclojied. This may noem to be a crude way of putting tin statement, but It has long theory among well men that U It la

At tbe very least, they

claim, natural steam would be encountered or the well wall* would finally become no hot that water could be pumped down oold and pumpid up In the form of stoam, and thus the natural {rawer of tbe future be Obtained. At any rate there Is material for much s]raculaUon, and the Interest becomes greater in Incrotusd raGo as th| drill descends, and a startling event la expeel'd to happen almost any day. Ono rex marknltb-fniiure of Gie well If that tbe gas found near the surface is now used to operate the powerful engines which do tbe drilling. Thus the natural power already Issuing from the well la uUUxed for tbe

purpose of deepening Ik

Taking the temjsTaturc of a deep web Is a dubmte operation. It la a 12 hour task, nltfiougb most of that time is put In

■ Itlng. The thermometers

chopped parsley 15 minutes before the ] soup is removed from the fire. This soup may also be used for a vegetable pureo by pressing it through a coarse sieve, and to a pint of tbe thick soup add a

pint of (railing milk.

A paste for thickening sauces is kept at hand for constant use. Hero is the. way to.moke one that will ktx-p a long time: Cut equal amounts of lioof, veal and pork suet in small pirn*. Put them in n kettle with very little water ami slowly render. Turn off the first fat, and wh<u very hot stir in flour until it

forms u thick" past. —uUgit flour to a pint of liquid fat. ihto a grumt.mare vexsi I - u Stepiu X" jar-rev, r,.I.

a piut l*ut th

tart and a buri-ind's sliare in hurforTlto count wits well known In Parisian ralety, of rotirs.*. ls-forv tils ttuwTiage, and as rend billy disliktvl UterellL His repuItion was of rax-n a eluiraetiT tliat a unl-i-rsal hrallng of surprise was expRSaad dvod pit hi* tmine that any nlro girl raid ft- found to many him. It Is no: at .dl strtiiige Gut this general isgust for bis ttivit pertsmallty, coupled 1th tin- very pronounred and tborougtily rviich contempt tor raw- wealth, should

•‘There Is gcnerallv one 1. school," said an old leoeber. ' all the lessons tif nil the otbir usually red lulred and unprvj

eppenrnnre-

MSSlllg

pedagogy

tllowed his carevT far enough to decide whither this knack of absorbing knowledge 1- of any real u-‘ to him in after life, nor have the psychologists determined whether tho projs'nslty goes with the red hair or is merely a frequent ouln•‘Sonic time ago I nil!tided tho exercise* in a public Industrial school and observid this IntcUretual phenoinenttn Ip a very InteresGng ells',. A doxen chlldreti were rail'd up tnrerail, littlepts-Tus. Thcsrhnolroom was crowd.d, and the red lulred little lioy was sitting elose to tho reel UTS. He knew every piece Gu: was snldorsung. Hu rc|K-a:ed inch ouc half audibly and Just a little In advance of the pupil that was saying it. Some of them faltered over poems not Giuroughly oumnd, 'but the red lulred boy would only assume a look at mild surprise Gut anybody should ntlsa such a simple Gtlng and of hurt pride Gut one of his acbnolmatra should not do l«-t-Ur and then repeat U.C word of Hite like a prompter at a piny. When Gie tmi-lirrs nsktd questions, be knew word tty won! both query and answer, whet Ivor lira qurei tlon » n« put to him or to any other pupil. I should like to waU-h tlut txiy and tsv what he may bloMraiti, into."—New York

Times.

known u> scientists at

raters. They will rooord up to the the hottest medium In which they are placid, but tbe mercury cannot fall below this maximum point unUl It la ra dntvd by mechanical means. They are mode on tbe same principle aa a cllnloal thermometer. Tho hole through which this mere-tuy rixes has a little twist lu It

just above tho bulb. The beat will drive

the mercury up the tube until a maximum point Is reach'd. If the th, nnomcutr If brought Into a colder climate, tho mercury will attempt to drop hock Into the bulb, but cannot of lu own weight paaa the twisted jralnk It therefore! forms a reli-

able reread of the highest temperature It has encountered In Its passage down th*

well. .\ tier Is-ing brought t» the aurfaos

Ira shaken bark to the

mimctera are operated side by

built

Individual variation In They are lowered to distances of 60 feet airart. all the way down tho wolL A complete descent of the well occupies 90 mluutes, and, of course, the same amount of Gme is required fpr the asre-nt. The thcrInomeUTs are lonend and ralaed on a thin si-e l tape working on a windlass, and for the sake of greater accuracy In Ura record Gray are left In tbe well overnighk H Is found tluit the temperature of the earth ri-« s In Inrrevwd ratio as the center Is iipprece h'd. Within the wells which have as yet Uvn Irand tbe rlac haa averagtd atsiut 1 degree F. for every 60 feet, with a very small yet pereraptlblo increase ns the but tom is approached.—Waai*—‘—

Of the many marriage customs which still nu th" In many jmruof rural England. : Le one peculiar to tbe county of Cheshire*, ef roping a wedding party, U certainly Interesting, though It won the stibjeet of magisterial Investigation at hantll .-.t L I etly sessions tho other day. Thro ie. li nanrad Iksld, nuekworth a * Burron s were: summoned for olsitniotl the highway nt Belch top, n village t miles Ire m Sandlnek. KtraenGy a rnsGo beauty was unlud tuber faithful swain at that village, and the happy couple were driving away from the church, down Brtehton hill, when the observance of tbe marriage custom ]„ t ullar to the nelgbtmrhirad bremght the carriage to a sudden stop. A: the horse's head stood Buckw rihard 1 turrows holding the ends of a rojra ut.* - s 11.. re tid. While the liberal dlaplny of rlee and old slices enables tba friends of I rides and bridegrooms elsewhere to s|" d the newly wtddcd couple, In Chi shire It seems to bo the custom to dilay their departure Ull they pay their “footing. i l e driver was at no loss, for till those inside hud given tba rope bearers

a shilling each.

Another villager, named Dodd, saw no reason for his exclusion from tho beneflM of t Lc custom, since, ofur Duckworth and Burrows had nct lvcd tbe coin, be promptly fixed upaiwiher wedding rope across Ura highway. Once more hod the wedding rarrit,;-' to stop, and tho funds of tba couple to difray the expenses of the boneyimran wise lira |-rarer by anoGitr shilling. Dnfertnnately, however, a police officer who happened to !« driving In the nalghIxirlMsd was a highly Ini. rested apectalor uf the jotwerdlnga. Hecaused Duckworth, Buerows and Iksld to he summoned, and they were fluid, tho two Iml named half a crown <m1t^ and Dodd 6 ahllllnaa.— Advice That la Fasy to Follow. A highly uuoouvenGunal oonforenes ia that which Dr. Hrhwcnliigur, the Blauuircklan body physician, has been giving In Berlin. The doetor u ld Barlln that ho did nut hellevu much In Ura vaunted disco vertue <>f inudurn medical aclenoa Ha Uioughl Uiat LU years banco they would bo laughed at Just as much as those of 60 ywrs ago were now. He didn't believe la hygiene cither, nor In corsets, which ha held to Ira the Invention of a hnmpbaok| Dor In tall hats, which went as effective aa having your hair cut for the production at

Sophy (who had accepted Mr. Clmrioa Fleetwood tho night before)—Does Mr.

Fleetwood strike you as being a ecu*. ^ „ you wlllll m keep it, w live man, Pauline? - ■ - - -- -

Pauline (who doesn't know of the

gagcinont j—Gracious no! A man who you. 11 you hod a strong ono, you might has been rejected by 14 girls within six do what you liked with it. The doctor mouths and gets fat on it cannot be •“•‘l nothing about drinking, but ho made sensitive. Why, Sophie, what s the Uprotty plain bo did not think much of Two young women of Jh - uw .-, eerily whore some abrop and goaU had nothing atrangUd an pld female u.i-. r: a.«,

her money, as th. y .-x| lain, o In c

order to provide •bcuualvt* xritb t — _ traveling abroad to cximplete thvir scientific case of what you found suit you b . PaU MaU Gaxetle.