M. A. SCULL.

fiUctiU Th«, wo. oeapaloB of th» Borrow way W. walk toifolher. nol tb. lluy jult. I learw—wonld I that joa Bhould blew m« (*r rb.rto’h. lUther let me Irwre the old Lndeanneeu w a loitaoy. the *eae Cteroalljr a* now you know they are. .

The Old Appl

le Tree.t

“And I—1—r “You Bui amlle 1 apnrWl pled b<

said It. a rows of pwarl. [ht that dapI know not I naked her t waa Kve. “ 1 nn.w.nxl

1 waa dlaappolnled In my friend. We had arranxed to dpend the day on the river. I had not met him for year*, eftt ajpce our Balliol daya. until 1 anw- . him again after aeven yearn at the 'family sports In the early aprin*. He was the same as ever, fcanch and genuine and generoua it waa he who had suggested and settled the details of our trip on the river. It was to be on June IB. and we were to have had a long, healthy. exhilaraling day. with plenty of hard exercise and a long chat about old Umes. The day came and I was In river-rig at the boathouse agreed upon half an hour earlier than we had mutually fixed. But Fry did not come. I knbw of nothing more Irritating than to have to hang about (or another fellow" 1 to turn up .when one Is alone like that At last. I got a note by his servant. His excuse for not coming seemed to me a flimsy one. His wife's father had fixed a sudden meeting of family trustees, and afterward he had to see

of old Father Thames." Th nr-ed words, as I thought of wi re In* themselves a comfort. 1 paddled on I thought how heart wants no "friend. Solitu charms deeper than society c ford. Out of my memory troops of friends, and they

me as I v and van!

with

they came at my call

1 waa veritably festive la my loneliness. Everything was new to me. and yet familiar; the laty cattle, kneedeep in the water, the trim villas teateoned with roses and clematis, the laughing weirs, the fleets of graceful

arr

sweet (i

th£-pools where the waterlllies ^Bow lovely It *11 was. and how

(since fate had willed It so)

to enjoy it undisturbed and solitary! “If this be loneliness.- I thought, taming my canoe into a backwater of the main river, along which I bad al-

ready paddled with the

Her among hosts of friends!" And I fear there was some conceit In the delight I enjoyed: cast thus upon my own resources 1 was proud of my buoyancy of spirit 1 found myself

my own Imagination, making of-the whole landscape a background for the rreatlon of an as yet unwritten romance. I wove fairy tales. I am a professed writer of romances, and I

- -- i bom of

e and live

that the 1

my river d

. in worda on the shelves of libraries.

I waa^no* in

not. Nc at leng to go. ! So I

.. and I could ild: and when nd waa about

by the water's edge 1 made her a crown, and this 1 put upon her .tangled golden hair. She waa my queen there and thenceforth forever: and so I told her. the poets aiding me. Two roses that 1 had not seen before bloomed on her face, and she ran away light-footed and lithe of limb, over the lawn into her father's Bnt I could not leave: I could not! I looked-for her. but she did not come. Once I saw the curtains of a window

Well I had t tell—hi

le Indoors. I

Ideuly. and I

□ed of my loom under the >f the old sp-

to the canoe, om the lawn, hat I must go. ardless of all “Eve." 1 said

not shut the y paradise. I In. and I will!

formulate the e her in my •r lips a kiss.

It is. I . "Iln that I

l lovely backwater | tad n

i on the river Jvll you must I didn't know

x>th looked so >d to think he

note smiled upon me. wild roses and brambles bloomed and their thorns, 'the leaves of the osiers whispered everywhere, and weeping willows hung their, arcjilng boughs * right across th* narrow creek which-it now pleased me to. explore. The wat'r was clearer, too. Paddling slowly along between the lawns! I looked Into the depths of the water, with all its wealth and wonder of plant-growth, the waving forests of submarine weed, where I could see> shoals of mlqnows. Now and then a school of perch, startled by my paddle. darted Into the shadow of the weed, and -s huge Jack, sulking In a<cep green pool, made me long for a

ch in a galley

for Eve and 1 J I gave her a the old apple

VENEZUELAN PEARL&

Modern methods In pearl fishing have been Introduced by a French company on\the Ven|suelan lilahd of Margarita, which some day may result In shipment of pearls from that Island to New York, though just now the Venezuelan merchants, not feeling on too good terms with the United States, say that the Paris market gives better results. The Frenchmen use divers and diving apparatus, and ac the divers can select the larger oysters and I care the smaller undisturbed, to grow and Increase In value.

This company bought the concession from s Venezuelan, and must pay fb the government 10 percent royalty on the profits of the en-

tivlty on the island lately on account of the rise In the value of pearls, and buyers have flocked there from va-

pour hundred sailboats are used by the natives In the fisheries of Margarita and Its neighboring Islands of Cocbe and Cubagua. The principal beds are at El Tlrano. northeast, and Macano. northwest of iployment In this trade. The native fishers use metal troops, which are dragged over the oyster beds, and when filled, brought to the surface, where the shells are opened and carefully examined. The boats In use are from 3 to 15 tons, and pay to the Venezuelan authorities 12.90 each for permits to fish. The pearls are fine In quality, beautiful tn lustre and run from white to yellow, and occasionally a black one. In value. U brought to the One white pearl of large size and good quaUty was mold In Margarita recently for 1170 the oyster Is not of n value, being -too thin for the i facture of buttons and other fancy articles. such as are made from the Ori-

of this pearl oyster, eight years being about the average. Pearls from dead oysters have little value, as they lose their lustre. The pearls of Margarita have been known to white men since the discovery of the Island by Columbus and his followers. It was on this Island.' and on the mainland adjoining that the Spaniards found the native* decked with pearls, and history says that these pearls were one of the prime

era who first visited and i

pay ch Aa a i

tellers pay

on _ the face of the man to whose order the check is drawn, if yoo don't believe this, wait till a paying teller gets on the stand and have him asked If be would cast on band a check payable to bearer. If he paid It It would be purely on his Judfment of bnt- when tellers called

• Asked svery time

the t

Into court How can s ds of thou-

a day tell in the time he has the difference be-

r for

writing? If he Is tlty of the payee

represents a good account, he wfll pay without more -than a glance at the

e. You could prove this

d of the li he signal it. he wfll p

records of the checks that are paid without signatures, especially of checks of special form or

ge his j e skill i

the president of one of the largest In the city. I told him that I to a check—I at Imitation as well

If he

would have me identified one of his own tellers would honor 1L He told me I could have nil the money 1 could r out 1hgt way. I forged the k In his presence, he provided

LgWIS T. STEVENS.

Dm 111 RISK: H INSURED

IN ONE OF THE REST

mm tiraMaiCi® mwmim

STEVENS & 5o6 Washington St.

SCULL, , Cape May,

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grifeMiuil Card!.

jyt WALTER 8. BEAMING, PENTIBT, Office Hour*:— 9 to 11 a. m. Sto 8 p.m. Cor. Ocean and Hughe. St rest, (MSoor.) Oarc Mar, N. J.

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J^EWIS T. STEVENS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 608 Washington 8l, Cat* Mat, N. Master and Soilclu Notary Public.

THE HISYOKV v Cape May County The Aboriginal Times. LEWIS TOWNSEND STEVENS. Chapter. CONTHNTS: l.-TSe Indian, and t'..e Dutch Explorer*, a.—Pioneer* and WhaBag. 3.—The Settler, and Their New Home*. 6 —Maritime Tendencies and

Brown "Villa, 228 Perry Street CAPE MAY. N. J. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Large Airy Rooms; Renovated Throughout; Excellent Table; Open alF the Year. % Mrs. E. W. HAND, Prop.

that l

n as a harsh tone Is heard, out goes t unfortunate bird, for promising ;crs must never hear a hA*h chrip.

When

Along. I failed to notice the creek/had become, until suddenly I f.und'myself dose, to a lady lylag on a lawn—so close that I was almost touching her. She was quite at tfie edge of Uie grass, which slopped to . the river. Half a dozen cuahlopf' were about her—her book lay open. I

iy the fanciers, course. You n a way, and

d birds and alr please, go to men who do-

me with sn identifier and In 10 min- iS-The Boding sad tod utes i was back with the money the w.Tof tBii

£-TheWec5* Bdore ”Rebel!

n.—Opening ol the Civil Wat. f»-Fifteen Year, of Prosper.!}. *!.—DUtingai*hed VUltor*.

The i

, In the teller and I had .to Interred. I or the man wonld have lost bis Job.- ' New Orleans Tlmes-Deir.ocrat.

ArfUllr Dr«a« Toy U.B. '

I Artists, writers and musicians a I Berlin have formed a men’s dress re

the painter. Is president The object of the chib Is to dcutse and popularize a dress for men Whlcfi. while being equally comtorinbk-. will be-morc

new dress, which hi The short coat or j: form of the unlfon ear regiment of Ge at the waist and It ful curve of the spl

many 0 if Is right

aito have uuuon* on me s.ac* oi me legs. .The waistcoat is likewise a re-

V'' K—Munirip 'l Officer. It U iUuitrJWwitli f^S'^cye* of ' K •■= fiv.v r -,

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At The Sign of The Red Rockers

IMPORTED ft DOMESTIC

DOMESTIC CIGAB8, CIGARETTES^

GABETTES. SMOKING AED CHEWING TOBACCOS

pj p .. Sqaff. ^te. Flue French Briar and M»n>ehaum

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te French Bri*r and M*er*chaum

it stf Smokers' Article* FINE STATIONERY. Phil

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Hue at Philadelphia price*. The *7i Dwt-

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