A

THE DIFFERENCE. tv me pc.pl.- fear Ihr britlcea far brjond maj ool »-■ alrunp. Aa.t rrrn. a> they aura •bead, kaap a^TS.*S?»r e..». ^ wbar.- ahaky brid^.- away. rorry PT*r tronblra they bar* ■cl upcm the way.

A ad worn

\ IB UlB Lit HOSiM \l

In iba little country hospital tb* you nr nurses wrt\- very good and attentive to everybody, not having been In the business long enough to have grown ealionwy They were nice girlsr mostly In their first rfar’a courw. and their llpa would twitch and their

rating room, or when they held -nl'a hand while he died In tl t. But they were bravo and wei

oper pbti.

night. about

ly li

tie

. tie other paltenta. hut he

asked very politely:

-And bow do you feei. Hr. Sanlthr (find Mr. Smith would always an-ew.-r. became It pteaaed the child:

"F'lrst rata. Joe "

-That’s nice," said Joe. and so he would ask each In turn, and to each

r. always the sapie. he wonld :heerfullr: “That’s nleo." when they asked him how It

■ent with him. ie always said, though ometlmes wRh an effort ’Tin pretty tell, thank you.” Then everybody ’oulJ sgy. with resd pleaaure: ’ That's

I** lM ••

V patients came to

and ‘John and Joe were alone, fave for the nurse* who grew to dread j '

—tat that | — '

w to dread tha to part the

t the pretty hospital singing sott-

lidors.’ carrying HU

whlte-clothcJ trays to the sick rooms, and being the heat of moil-

the cool conido

irrylng

r the sick

Ing th

dnes lhamselves by reason of their neatness, their bright eyes and their kind voices. Now. one beautiful bright spring afternoon, at the railroad JuncUon In the town, two trains, flllod with.pleas-ure-seekers. smashed together.- and the doctor and the matron and the nurses were plunged into a world of work, for ambulance after ambulance came driving up from the scene of the Accident and left to tho care of the girls many people sorely hurt. And among them was a very little boy, about six years old. whom nobody knew anything about, because his fathor and mother were both killed In the collision, and there was nothing on them to show who or what they were, except that they were poor. It Is comprehensible that a very great

r atte

low,

placed In the woman’s ward, as the hospital was too small for a children’s ward, but rhe woman’s wws4 was fullSo the boyfljulte Insensible, was laid on a cot In thie men's ward, .and next to him was laid a big. brown-bearded man. ako insensible, from whose .clothes ha J been gathered quite a sum of money and whose few papers went to show he bad been a sailor. He was a veiy rough-looking man, Indeed. The "man came to Iris sensSTirst and It was night. The nurse on watch was quite frightened at the man. He was In pain, and great allowance must be made for that, but- never. In all

tyt they told the sailor that wa* no hope at all for him—a

eTilm. He

In-

“ there was no h .

“ j clergyman came to prepare took the news very calmly, bbt

TAUS + - ABCVTsww* cMuMND

+'

Of Is*.Bis* foaUr.l.

model for a foulard gown

with

ill on colored stones of

4 and description.

pearl and Imit

•very aort, kind and description. Amethyata are wonderfully Mnltated

le. A been and 1

•pan. and the time la Just ripe for tbetr

return.

Before the shrine of the turquoise

v In adoring worship

Uiysts a of favor

the i

all continue to bow In adoring worship, b'ut this pretty blue stone has become

v. n ' a trifle tco familiar to the sight to be of lee-blue, ringed with white and , a i lcge i hC| . pleasant, black- The collar, raffs and flounce M any arc <j<

have rows of black babe ribbon velvet. | c( Joined by diamonds of yellow lace, and : the vest and sleevelet* are of lace to : d( match, the front held in with two ;

hlt « ' altogether

' Many are doing their best tc lake coral serioutiy. Cora> buttons, appllliiod with dull silver are especially lecoratlve. Bmbdlngnaglan buttons are not nearly to much in vogue as

e. Un

tro—4 br»ee. « bUtk —ribbon. ; th , r „„ catirtf, Ibr,- nrr to b To bo worn wlib |U> mtnmt I. . | , o l ,b«-, .bn, .cm, ?*, tunlr UtUb bbt M bio. .trbw. trliomrJ „ oJ , iM

with Ua rose* and black velvet.

Miin WaUi-.

Six shirt waists should meet requirements of jsoet careful girls.

the life of each one

ledly of more prola the small, but-

led of atyle But decldi I popularity anged in di

mlarlti

ton arranged In detached group*—

fancy dle-

r story

i lengthens I

y J»

Ing one. Scarcely

i a buckle go wrong,

irtment do they

ation. But you?’’ many, while, needless to s For days the poor sailor was In the better. ‘And when th nuch trouble, and one night he whls- ufactured at home, their

too

more

to such words as came It

brown-bearded man s llpa He wanted to get up and go right away, and he found be could not moVe his great, massive legs. So/he brgan^lO abuse his fatw.an.1 .the.dhllway pad the hos- • -HtSr and the nurse and mankind In general. He waa a very bitter-mouthed man Indeed. The little nur^e. by the light of the night lamp, did her best to soothe him', because he aroused other patient*, and there was a terrible groaning and walling in the small ward. And all at once the little boy came to hU senses, too. Just for a minute, and bis face was turned 19

•0 the sailor’s fane, and hi* eyes fell npon the sailor’s face. He was not quite sensible yet for It sremel he mistook the sailor for his dead papa, and be said very prettily: “Good-morning, dal. How are you

this morning T"

The sailor.. looking Into the little ^fellow’s eyes, was abashed and stopped * his swearing, and was silent for a moment, and then muttered clumsily:

“I’m all right.’’

“That’s nicer said the boy, and be-

came unconscious again.

The sailor did not abuse (anything any more Just then, but lay groaning, and every now and then wten the little nurse slipped by In th* shad<

time he s

- “Pretty little chap.”

In th* shadow*, ly. and the first

and watched the child, and did not curse at all. but every time the nurae came to,wipe his brow or give hfm drink, he whispered to her to look at the boy. "Pretty boy—he thought 1 wag hla dad,” he said, and would have laughed, only his pain made him groan Instead. Again be caught the nursg'a

Ifand.

m .nice, be did. Cute! 1 then his face twisted

"Said It

' ain't her

In pain.

But neither could th*» sailor rise. 00 maUcr

from his back, and neither could the sailor hope to sail the sea again, for he was In the same cane with the child and both were slowly dying. At

first rometlmfs

woull forget himself in his pafn. and the nurse* would .shut their cars, terrified. and the matron would threaten to more him to a room by himself. and that frightened him t* si- , lencc. for ever since the accident be bad • great lore for the child.

h trouble,

pen-d to his little companion: ”Joe. say you was rich .as Vanderbilt. and was going a long sail, would you leave me behind?" "No. John." said the child very earestly. “1 would want you to come

too."

“Would you feel Sony. Joe. to sail away and leave me on the wharf, or— or If you was safe on a big fine ship, see me busted to pieces on the rocks?" •’Jchn!” said the child. "I would

raid."

"Good

said nothing more until prayer time, when be squeezed Joe’s hand and

whispered:

’’Pray hard. Joe. Pray hard for me to come along. Pray tor two. Joe." And little Joe prayed for two. The two used to watch for the carctUttht of tte Mg night boat whlco an between t^o greet cities on the river When the steamer turned 1 point. Its light "Hashed 'To? an Instant full on the front of the little hospital Joe and John, oand In hand. very, very -weak now. would He and watch It. Joe had made a story that it w they were there and smiled in on pnrposc to say "Good night." Al-

iped “good night." In reJohn also. Then Joe, the once powerful hairy hand, would feebly ask: “How do you feel tonlgot?"

“First rate. Joe." poor John would answer, with a smothered groan,

“fhafa nice."

And they would He very sUll or gradually go to sleep. And so one night the steamboat une tip thir river and turned the point and east lu light upon the lit-

tle hospital.

“Good night.'’ said the sailor. In a very low. Husky whisper, while Joe’s little hand rested on his. Bi

boy’s eyes were-wide

light.

-It didn’t say •good night.’ Jol he whispered, and tried to squi Ms friend’s hand. , ru.aald ‘good-,

by'-

The sailor tried t was unable even to tbe river, but he could not see too ether aide. It was jlark. He was afield. His fingers closed round the child’s feebly. "Hew—do—you—feel tonight, dear John?” said little Jde’e voice very softly and tenderly.

ham. two of plain

wear and one or two of smarter nature for parties would not be 1

needless to say. the m:

And when these are manat home, their coat is real-

ly so very alight that -one la Justlflc

in the

i extravagance.

D*l*t7 Y«lllBg» for Soinmor Wear. Veilings of every shade and variety.

~ of the faintest -

blue

by preference of white,

daintiest th]

C gray, but re far and

iery

and In this department do they seem to grow longer and longer and nsr-

pr every And create a decorative

rower and narrower every day. H Is bucklea that create a decor item In one’s chic visiting toilet

away the t

The n«w lines In delightfully cool an

summer wear, and ure usually made without lining, being of a sufficiently firm texture to act well without further support. Nine to ten yarda of linen will make a full gown and allow a deep - hem to the skirt, but -even less may

1 itli ' k" * Uow ** for 4 bolero and skirt, and

,, P C .\. ! tbl* !• > very popular fashion for duck

• „ * ta .£ j and linen-

Pompadour si k Frills, flounces and,anythlng of the '***. "? r" “.| full or fussy type must be avoided for rera Just atow 1 | Inen but 0Bt j^nds of Russian galon or

coarse lace of point d'Arsbe type are most effective, and grouped lines of

. .... machine stltchlug and large, pearl but-.

summer gown made with a prU- ( tocI arc invariably an attractive com. j e allp of Pompadour silk All ha I HBMtletL SoBp * thp naw „ | elegance than will come frop J^-. , oolmse lace ereflUcd in with shaded or ; ■nd a few dainty .birring* ruBra. ! cStprTnfriird U.e« irTchar--1 theae last tucked, at the bottom of * b b , ^ „

the skirt, and some similar trimming ,as 00 reo ’ Blu?

»dlc<

dags for 1

year. The sir

way put

overskirt. The fabrics and eheer that the llowi

>rough

* and shimmer that is li

jar dressnxrker la equal to it 'have •

n made v

tnnj. an sqtleerini

on the bodice.—The Ladles’ Home

Journal, j'ft&'ttv-. Traia Iba r.oj« £*rlv.

The boy at five or ten years of age marvelously impressionable—far more so than he ever will be again. Mothers get their strongest hold on the boys at this period, but fathers

wait until the beys bee .me then puberty Influences the

young mind, previously stored with a u variety of impressions or exlenees. the early formative period is practically concluded, and wIdlest Is yet possible to mold the character, the nascent stage of development la past, never't© return. Science and aperience agree In proving that this nascent period cf .childhood la n Important. The greatest church

rorlff

9 with a 1

the

sailor's voice rang out ’ V"First rate. Joe." “That’s •nice.’’ salJ

a I>oe Angeles Times Cowart** a* Waatbar rropbal*. “I have heard of all sort* of barometers. or rather weather signs, but I know of no more reUable weather prophets than my blrda.” said a Baltimore lady who owns several cauariea “1 can almost always tell when It la

bad a great lore for

chHd would look at hla huge friend In surprise .when he fell Into one of bis rages and a»r: ’ / "Oh, John, that's not ntoe.” Anl John would bite hi* -llpa at e and be paUent. Then the child

And the sailor would ■

“First rate. Joe."

“That'* nice," little Jo* would «

I

Tiara nice,' little Jo* would say. and they would Me quiet and look out Of the window at the river and beyond where the big bills purpled to tbe skies, and were always looking

80 it was In the mornings, when Joe wmad alwaya first awake, and ready to have hi. hands and face yrssbed by the nurao. He could not turn about

. \.

but the bird, are Ajen more reliable, thaa that. If I hear them aMiglng In tbe morning early before I take the coverings of their cages off 1 that the day will be a good one.

If It la raining at the I

ment. but If they do not sing I sm oar* there will be bad weather before the day is oreg. 1 have never known them to fail, and I never think of going shopping or calling taWss the birds Mug In «Briy morning. That Is brhy I never get caught to the rsto. a* many of my fritade do. That poor weather bureau man who makes to

this T

to make them very smart 1

them over 1

The i

ESTABLISHED 1001. FIRST NATIONAL BANK or c*rr wry CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. OFFICERS W « TL ''' « ““-II, G. M. HENDRICKS. DIRECTORS - G M. HENDRICKS, Cashier. J k .°5S “ , “'" tT * tld ' -o ‘-i— Paid up capital, *25.000. Tbe first ami only National Bank in C*pe May County. Par* 8 per cent. Interest on lime deposha.

€dward Uan Jessed,

Custom Tailoring. A full aelection of new and up-to date Flannel Stripe*, Worsted. Serges, Ca&simeres and Cheviot, now in Stock.—Atpopular prices.

424 Washington Street.

HOWARD F. OTTER, No. 619 Washington St.. Cape Ma£ City, N- J GENERAL UPHOLSTERER.

RENOVATOR OF FURNITURE AND KATTRESSES.

Ing on red. blue and biscuit lit Very Utile of this trimming Is required, and It must be laid quite flat and not put cn full, as lace usually la. Fonlard gowns are always to evidence at this time cf year, and many of the new foulard* rse wonderfully pretty, both lu color and design, espevlally thosy who exhibit a light, graceful pattern to some delicate tint on a while ground, mauve and pale green being among the most effective.

req< aklr

tucks

[ulre to be very daintily mace, "th*

flouno

Irts trimmed with frills or flounces.

Insertion, and the bodli

ilce«

and

prettily trimmt scats a dreaa

rnkui

lard, tho trained *kht bordered

wide

sign reprewhite fou-

with

Lhrr wl

,u the HtJe I

f which

lace insertion, through ’ mauve lining of the skirt

I Is or shaped soon tires.

Ivory vhlch

is seen with

on

s ever seen Is

based on a realization of this fact. Education la belag mr.Jlfird according to this principle. Parents' and espe-

CHI., <»*£«««. ,L .„h CP,,..., ,»«HI

j through which Is run Mack bebe i 1 bon. giving a very smstt- and pretty

The Empress Jcasphiue was allowed '• » kknd «« ^ st the heginnlcg of her reign *72.000 a ct *** lrlBl1 Ucc - 8113 tosertl

year for her tcllet. and totcr this

THE HOMESTEAB East Corner Washineton and Jackson Sts. CAPE MAY, N. J. THE CAFE is thoroughly up-to-date in all appointxiients. Handsomely.^appointed parlors

for ladies.

Cottages served with Choicest Wines, Liquors and Beers. J. J. RATTY, Proprietor

IRE ALDINE Appointment* firvl-clmoa. G*islne excellent. Rates,.*? per d»y. upward; *10 |>cr week, upwsrd. THEODORE MUELLER.

M. C. SWAIN & Co.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Mob: Ki’ravac**' '

n la MUIarr.

According

has made, Josepl

eragfc of $220,000 yearly

of $220, [ her re!

tr wardrobe

ting tbe

of l

Uee. and Insertions of '

game lace, wjllc the picturesque sleeves have bands and caffs to match the chemisette. ar.d full puff* of fin? lawn. This model could be made, very inexpensively, in cne of the nlco “fon lardines," or mercerized sateen* in fonlard patterna, or It Js equally suit

spen*"on an av- ab,e tOT making up to one cf the thick yearly on her toll* « muslins, especially those which ex. number of wl,h P 8et,> ewnamtets rnd cluztec ct

... OFFICE & RESIDENCE. I ARTIFICI AL STONE Corgie and Queen Streets \ PAVEMENTS. CELLARS.

CAPE MAY. N.J. | floors.

OF ANY COLOR OR DESIGN.

year for her tcllet. at

\ Increased to *30.000. But there 'bever a year during the tim^that lid not far overreach,, her a’lowance and oblige the Emperor to come to

her belief.

the estimate’ Mason

ihlne

and no!

each piece that one woman could spend this amount Take the simple Hem of her hose—which were almost always whit* allk. often richly embroidered or in open wrf-k. She kept 160 or more pairs on hand, and they cost from tl to *8 a pair. ; She employed two hairdressers— ; r.ne for every day. at *1200 a year; : the other tqr great occasions, at *2000 a year; and she paid them

from M0(

Twenty-five Yffars Experience. I

WHY HOT TRY ELWELL & ELWELL, fic umc snu uom iss mo, is. as rnsms sum. For Fine Groceries and Provisions, Bntter, Eggs, Etc., Salt and Smoked Meats ? Orders taken and delivered. PROMPT_ATTCNTION. «IGN WWmw&.

MECRAY’S MARKET, 623 Washington Street, - Cape May, N. J.

» *2000 a year for furvas th* wmc for all tbe amellw Items of her tollvt.—Cincinnati Enquirer.

K-slU

At the c Ush working girl: Palace, in linden, recently, great to-

ils ot

Tbe Unen baUste collar with lac* 1 : applications is much favored by Par-1 1 I elan dress designers. j Heavy ivory whit* and ecru lac*, comes In sailor collar and ede sets as! accompaniments to shirtwaists. j White allk roses with black velvet

i an effective

a white straw bat faced with black. Parasols of mlrcir silk with Inch f

MEATS, GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS

P. E. SH1RPLESS' GILT-EDGE SUTTER.

w. *1' Cotmti^iProduce Fresh Daily. Poultry of All Kinds

Squabs a Specialty. FROM OUR OWN FARM.

silk

'Stride fan tucks around the edge ar*i ■ A— — -* '--ndlee 1

i man:

kes In' I mesas t-> get t.”—Baltimore St

Japaa’a l*p-«a-l>a>a »'o»iat Aarvtea. Thera is one little exhibit in tbe. postal museum which illustrates

i “forwarding sMt>*,“ show-

tal service of Japan baa been brought

P Is a m times with

Ing tbe efforts made by i authorities to deliver tbe

the addressee. There a'* about 26 of the** "forwarding slips" on the

envelope, and the** make it <

the letrer followed over the Island of .

a law In Japan which directs that a dUaen. upon reaching a detormina-

he It dear that . ad lrc.se. all

lereri *ar. shown in the, department needlework and cookery. In the former branch the girls nave found a cow Incentive to ambition in tbelr d«kj Wire to make extra clothing for them- \

selves to take away on their summer [ 'XT s-ttractive, with carved hand]

outings. This ts a marked step In a*- j ct ivory.

vane* of their custom of a few years i -Stockings made entirely of lacs; ago. when a pockeq handkerchief con- | are among tk*-noTehJ«a4ad silk mous i talned their entire outfit. They are j teilne stocklogs. bandfemely embroid-1 sow actually saving money with which : ered, are nlso on the season's hosiery

to buy small trunks. ' j list.

In cookery, a prize was offered for | som* of the newest sunshades n« j Ihe best Sunday dinner for a man, | decorated wHh cretonne applique and; wife and feur chHdren. at a coat of Talle< j ln dunon. Gold snd sllvet i not more than 60 crate. H was found i .pa^fiK* ar « seen C n a few of the

n*csaary to divide the honors between bizw* lace parasols,

ine young woman who supplied a meal of meat plr. mashed potatoes and rice, with stewed rhubarb, and another providing pea soup, with fried bread and dry mint, stewed and carrot*, cabbage*, potatoes and a plain pudding. Twenty-t*o club, were represented at the exhibition, comprising In all some 2000 merebtra from the poorest

claaaea of London.

wm:. s. shaw, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Dkai-kr In

Telephone Kaf 30.

MATERIALS.

623 Elmira. Street.

Buttons and buckle*—uh* as tace**ant chorus Umm adjunct* make: On behalf of tbe former * good deal

F. RTEQER HOTEL m RESTAURANT

ll I

Among expcarlve novelties are belts of rattlesnake skin, tanned to that all J

the markings are preserved and thij '

219 Dectur Street,

aa fasteners. I ‘

Deep hyacinth blue la one of th« -^r* Phone 88 shades that Is seen in bordered voile, «j new fabric. The borders ary som* , ■-— 1

timet of a darker or UghUr ahadt than the plain material and occasion

ally of a contraaUng tone.

WWl. the'military heel and broad

not lo*t favor, th* new to* ‘ potoUd toe* end higt

CAPE MAY, N. J.

to* hare n<

SEASIDE STUDIO,

ADJOINING STOCKTON SURF BATHS.

^J.CT’CTRSB as C3pSrTO -Aicc TTg-WATF-rwa - • Work of all Kinds. Pictures Cowed BD d

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