GAPE MAY HERALD.

AM INDEPKNOKNT WEEKLY.

PnblUoed Every Saturday Morning at 506 Washington Street, Cape May, N. J.

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SUBSCRIPTION! One Dollar Por Yoar In Atfvanoo.

Batsrsd at port office at Capa May, V. J., as Moaan nUw matter, March 11th, 1901.

Ir. the oepartment of mechanical engineering ocr American technical schools lead the world. Europe Is sending her boys to them In considerable numbers. Notwithstanding the carpings of the doubtful and the finical, football seems to maintain more firmly than ev^r this year its hold on public favor as a stirring, wholesome and manly sport. t A Gallic inventor has discovered a method by which 16 telegraphic dispatches can be sent over a wire hack and forth at the same time. What boundaries can be thought of for the rapid exchange of news when such amazing developments of communication are found to be practical? Ships at sea send wireless sentences over scores of miles of water. Telephone talks by cable all around the globe may come later. There are now in London and Its immediate neighborhood 360 public recreation grounds, varying in size from Epping Forest, which with Wanstead ■' over 6000 acres in extent, to ardens and playgrounds ’ v *h or a tenth of an 100 plots of used for inand othhich '1-

SONG OF THE FOREST RANGER. Ob. to tsel tbs fresh breeze blowing From lone ridgee yet untrod! Ob, to eee the fnr peak growing Whiter es it dim be to Ood 1 Where the silver streamlet rushes I woam follow—follow on Till I heard the happy threshes Piping lyrics to the dnwn. 2 would hear the wild rejoicing Of the wind-blown cedar tree; Hear the sturdy hemlock voicing Anoleat epic? of the’sea. —From the roe a. by Herbert Bashford in

LeelW's Monthly.

“A week after you receive this I shall be with you, and then, my darling, there need be no more waiting for yon and me.” The letter was dated from Chicago, and signed Sydney. It was a .passionate letter. A cheerful, earnest letter the letter of a man who loved deeply, and saw within his reach at last, the paradise for which he had toiled and striven In exile. And the woman who loved him read It for the twentieth time, with tender eyes, and cheeks aglow with happiness. “A week after you receive this I shall be with you, and \ben ” Eight days had dragged themselves slowly away since the .news had reached her. The arrival of his steamer at Queenstown had been reported yesterday, by tills morning’s paper the vessel was In dock at Liverpool. From Liverpool to Three gates was but a question of hours. He might come at any moment. She had been faithful to him In word, and thought, and deed for three years. For three years she had worn his portrait in a locket on her heart, and prayed for him among the roses, where they had spent so many pleasant hours; where they had parted, and vowed, if all went well, to meet again. . It was a sultry summer afternoon, and very quiet and still An the old garden. Scarcely a leaf ‘'stirred, and the silence was unbroken save by the droning of the bees in the. rose-

scented air.

The girl sat down bn a rustic seat to wait with a book, s^bich she had not the patience to read, her ears strained to catch the sound of familiar footsteps. An hour passed— two hours. The sunlight pierced the Mage overhead, and fell upon her n gown, and touched her un- * hair with gold. Would he * The book had dropped s, her nerves, were ’•‘ng, andejerymlnjr

j gratitude, nay heart froze when he died. But if it will make you happy, I will be your wife when the spring comes.” "My unselfish ange!. I will teach you to care for me!” he said. "Heat melts ice. The fire of my love shall warm you back to life!” She did not like to damp his ardor, but she knew full well how vain his hopes were. When the day of the wedding dawned, she knew more—knew how culpable she had been In imagining that she cared nothing for what became of her—recognized in a revulsion of feeling what a mistake she had made. At the last moment the cloak of Indifference with which she had enveloped herself fell from her. "I cant marry him, I cannot! I was weak, foolish to consent Oh. Sydney, my darling, why did you leave me here alone!’” But she could not retract her word now, it' would have been shameful, cruel; she had let matters go too

far.

Of the events of the next few hours she had only a confused recollection. She played her part in them mechanically. and persons and things seemed blurred to the miserable girl, distant as they are In dreams, until, with a shock 'of .reality, she found herself walking up the aisle of the church with her hand on her father’s arm. The sound of the organ grew tumultuous In her ears; an hysterical longing seized her to tear the veil from her head, to shriek aloud before all those people, that she couid not, would not marry this man. that her heart was in the grave of Sydney—Sydney whom she had lost; and then She awoke! The scent of the roses was in her nostrils, the soft wind of summer stirred her hair, and her lover had reached home, was bending over her, with his hands on her shoulders and his smiling lips upon her cheek.-— Penny Pictorial Magazine.

THE SIGNALMAN’S LUCK.

Bm Saved a Maa’a Lira, bat Bad te ray for It. The night operator in the switch tower of the —- railroad looked at the clock and seeing that It was five minutes after midnight, heaved a sigh of contentment Fifteen minutes more mid the “theatre train” would pass Vim. Then there would be a long rest, for, aside from an occasional ireighL or wildcat locomotive, the road would be practically shut down until 3 a. m. Taking his coffee can he put it on a fixture over the gas jet so that Its contents woqld be of the right temperature when he had “cleared” his last The “theatrq" gone, it was.bis

PAINTING A BIG BBIDGE

KNIGHTS OF THE BRUSH WHO ENJOY THE ARIEL JO&

Tb« Brooklyn Bride*'* X*w Cont-ThrUI-loe nation or tho Fainter. Who Apply It—Honnoolonnlns Which Prooodod tho Applleatloa of the New Freeh Faint. Painters declare that painting the Brooklyn bridge is no light task, although on the present occasion they have been greatly favored by & long spell of good weather. It is said that the big bridge devours paint as an elephant eats hsy, and that no regular estimate can be made of its appetite in advance. It is only when the work has been completed that the bridge authorities are able to tell how much paint and how many hours of time It has taken to give the bridge a new dress. No regular force of bridge painters has been employed for some years. There are always two or three men connected with the department of bridges whose business it is to do such odd jobs of painting as arise, but it needs a good sized force to handle the work 6t painting the Brooklyn bridge. Because of this it is now usual either to hire men especially for the work or to sublet the task of painting to a contractor. This year the bridge department has used men which it has especially hired for the purpose. It needs s good many painters and several weeks to bring to a finish the work of painting the bridge, for it should be remembered that the mere work of laying on the color is the lightest part of the task. The operation that takes most time and necessitates so much labor is the work of preliminary cleaning. Paint cannot be satisfactorily laid on the top of either rust or dirt Painters who are careless of the quality of their work will sometimes lay paint over rusted iron, but as the paint soon flakes off the poorness of the work quickly ‘betrays itself. Dirt and dust on the work can be properly gotten rid of by a thorough preliminary cleaning and scraping. Without this the paint cannot be made to stick to the ironwork, unless it is laid on in extravagant and ruinous quantities. For this reason a corps of cleaners is at work on the bridge, who. as far as possible, have kept one day ahead of the painters. Every nook and cranny of the bridge is being explored with chisels and scrapers, and those who are nervous about the safety of the bridge or who have an idea that to ere may be ^ v * ,M en snd undetected

bead or else on a level with his feet. As a matter of fact the task of walking np one of the main cables to reach the tower is about as unpleasant and risky a one as can be found. The actual risk of desth is not very great, for at all points the adventurer has a strong hold for each hand on a wire rope, but If he slips he haa for a few seconds the horrible sensation of hanging over nothing in particular until he can again find a place for his feet. It is absolutely necessary that the men shall sometimes travel up and down on these cables, in the work of painting the bridge, and somewhat elaborate contrivances are used to afford the men a securer protection on each side. The cable slants at a most uncomfortable angle for walking, and. although it cannot be noticed from the roadway, the-* is a great deal of jarring vibration in the cable. So.much of this shaking is sometimes apparent that the men will only make the trip in their stocking feet or while wearing rubbers. When the painters are at work the wire rope hand rails are reinforced with ropes and bound down at certain places so as to make sure that they will always be within reach of the men’s hands. The easiest task in the work of painting tahe bridge is, of course, the painting of the ironwork on the footway. It Is considered as safe as that on the roadway and trolley track is dangerous. The bridge painters say that trolley men and truck drivers are so unaccustomed to seeing pedestrians or workers on the roadway that they take no precautions whatever, and the mfen, therefore, have to be constantly on the lookout to avoid being run uown. The work of painting the bridge. Including the preliminary cleaning, has now been in progress nearly a month. It will take the best part of another thirty days to complete the task.— Brooklyn Eagle.

A SEA CAPTAIN’S NEEDLEWORK. At the Are of S* Be While# Away Tima on Fine Embroideries. Joseph Franklin of Charlestown celebrated his 85 birthday anniversary recently In a decidedly novel fashion. He entertained more than 200 guests in his home on Sullivan street with an inhibition of his own needlework. His daughters and several young friends assisted him in receiving and in displaying the embroideries. Hundreds of specimens were shown; delicate linen centrepieces, elaborate table covers, towels, napkins, doylies, wrought In natural colors, besM®drawn work and hemstitching o' ^nest sort Everv stitch was v apd fur*

THE MOUTH.

Homan Character Berealed by the Coo. toar of the Llpe. According to a physiognomist the lower lip is the most important part of the mouth as an Indicator of character. According to its fulness, freshness In appearance, and width it indicates benevolence and liberality. A pale, shrivelled and narrow lower lip reveals a decided want of these qualities. There are thick under lips that hang so that they become almost a disfigurement, and these, as well as looking ugly, denote Indolence and a love of luxury. Taking the opposite extreme, however, it is not desirable to have pronouncedly thin lips, Cor when the outline of the lips is narrow and united to a mouth with a sinister expression, there is indicated a great deficiency of natural kindness In their owner, want of warmth in their owner and but little capacity to love. Well defined and developed lips, the outlines of which are rounded out are admired for their beauty and moral worth, being, as they are, tokens of a tenderhearted, amiable and sympathetic disposition. Well closed lips are a sign of dlscn - tion. If the upper one is long, in addition to being pressed down firmly upon the lower one, both mental and physical power appertain to their owner. Supposing the upper lip is very short, and the middle teeth of the top row are constantly exposed, a fondness tor praise is betrayed. Frequently another type of mouth is seen, one In which the corners of the lips.,descend, indicating a person of a despondent disposition, prone to dwell overmuch upon the serious side of life. But when the corners turn up in the form of a Cupid's bow, thfelr possessor is of a bright and cheerful nature, always finding a silver lining to every cloud and good in everything. —London MaiL

QUAINT AND CURIOUS

A man named Patrick, In the Caroline islands, keeps a dog ran9b, and sometimes ships to China as many as 200 canines a month for cooking purposes*. The largest nest in the world Is built by the mound bird. & sort of Australian fowl. It makes mcAmds sometimes 250 feet in circumference, in which it buries its eggs flve^ feet deep. On th<-. banks of the Purus in South ’Sa of

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