CAPE MAY HERALD. AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY.

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Entered at the post office at Cape May, N.J. as second-class matter, March 11th, 1901.

The Hungarian minister of finance will need to do some close figuring, since his budget shows a margin of only $4187 of revenue over expenditures. The increase in the number of mechanical devices and contrivances for reproducing popular music makes much easier the acceptance of a newly introduced song than was formerly the case.

The Georgia legislature has authorised the erection in the capitol at Washington of statues of two of Georgia's notable citizens, the expense be met by popular subscription. Twenty years ago, when the legislature of the same state was considering this matter, James Oglethorpe, the founder of the state, and Dr. Crawford W. Long, asserted to be the discoverer of anesthesia were named as the two to be honored, but that was as far as it went.

The honor of humanity, the key of progress, has been along the line of invention. The hammer, the axe, the plow, make our conquest of nature. To use tools skillfully, to make two blades of grass grow where one grew before, is not a side issue, but the purpose and end of a true education. Let us learn to honor toll, to despise inefficiency, remarks the Christian Register. But of more importance is it to withhold honor from that narrowness which fits a boy to be unqualified for hand industries, and the girl to be ashamed of manual labor.

The New York Sun states that the Boers may yet be able to celebrate an evacuation day. Their cause is not more desperate than was that of the Americans on some occasions during the Revolutionary war. When the British ministry in 1782 was ready to make terms of peace there was still a large force of English troops in America—between 40,000 and 50,000— and Washington despaired of obtaining recruits for his reduced and battle-worn army. The people of England were weary of the war and had come to realize that the Americans could never be conquered, although in individual engagements they were often worsted. A somewhat similar feeling is gaining a foothold in England. as regards the interminable effort to

subjugate the Boers.

Those ancient weapons of war, the sword and the lance, are about to be abolished in the modern equipments of civilized armies. These two weapons have been thrown out of the British army entirely, and a small rifled carbine of fairly long range substituted. Even commissioned officers will hereafter carry a carbine instead of a sword. American army officers are debating a similar change In their own equipment The South African and Philippine wars have proved that the drawn sword makes the holder of it a conspicuous mark for the long-range rifleman and unnecessarily exposes him to a deadly fire. The weapon is anyhow, obsolete in effective fighting, as the hand-to-hand fight in which the sword formerly played an Important part is practically a thing of the past.

Science Is not content with measuring the human heart beats or weighing the human brain. It is not. even satisfied with locating the physical source of particular.human emotions. It must delve into the mysterious chambers of that peculiar phase or condition of mentality which man is pleased to call the "soul.“ Why does a man weep? Why does he laugh? Why does he get angry and vent his rage in the idiotic language of hate and denunciation? These are manifestations of mentality which have occupied the study of scholars for ages. Man has made some progress in tracing these phenomena to certain sensor nerve filaments, and other physical causes and has attempted to present his observations and conclusions under the general head of "psychology." But in spite of the psychologists advances is still baffled by many of the manifestations of the human mind. It is unable to classify or explain what are generally called "soul phenomenon."

JOHN WINTHROP'S DEFEAT, A Novel JEAN KATE LUDLUM. (COPYRIGHT, ROBERT BONNER'S BOXES,____)

CHAPTER IV.

(Continued.)

This suggestion was acted upon immediately, and the tenants of the nearest cottage gave them ready

admlttance and assistance. Every one on the island was awake and fearful in that terrible storm. No one could sleep or rest with the roar in the heavens and the thunder of waters on the beach, the lightning glaring as though the heavens had opened with fire to

swallow the world.

But. Intesesting though It might be for Graham to be petted and flattered and cared for, it was but ten minutes

at most ere he was thoroughly recovered and declared his intention of returning to the hotel in spite of every objection.

"My wife will be anxious," he said, quite steadily and smiling. "It is a rather unpleasant night in which to be out, and she will be certain to think that I have been offered as sacrifice to

Neptune!"

"Nonsense.” retorted Gregory Bensenburst with prompt decision, doing his utmost to detain his friend, that he should be entirely recovered after

his brave struggle. "We'll send word up, Harold! Do be sensible and wait till the storm passes, there's a good fellow! It's abating very much now." But the "good fellow" would not be persuaded. He shook his head, smiling. "Don't be ridiculous, Bensonhurst!" he said lightly. "There is nothing the matter with me. Come! Mr. Earle is safely cared for here until morning and the rest of the party are all right, save for the wetting and the scare, and we'll go up to the hotel. The Grants have been very gracious to this lot of shipwrecked sailors, but we'll not infringe upon good nature. There is one thin, however, that I wish to say, and I shall think you no true friends of mine if you do not agree with me: It is that I wish you all to promise - all of you,remember - that you will withhold from those who are not present to-night, that I saved Palmer Earle! I have my reasons. They are good reasons, too, as you will acknowledge to-morrow. I cannot make the matter more clear to you now, but I must have your promise!" Gregory Bensonhurst looked at his friend as though he thought him bereft of his senses. He and Graham were alone for the moment, as the others prepared to go up to the hotel. His eyes were keen and steady, searching the other's face; but so were Graham's eyes, and a new sternness was about his mouth. "Come!" he added, impatiently, "Don't tell me so plainly that you are not my friend, Bensonhurst. I have my reasons for requesting this promise. You will understand to-morrow." "Why not to-night, Harold?" "Because"-Graham moved away irritably, a frown on his face-"because to-night it is nothing to you, Bensonhurst. Come! Give me your promise, will you? Or shall I go without it and know that your friendship is not strong enough to stand trial?" Gregory Bensonhurst laid his hand upon the arm of his friend to detain him as he was passing to the door. His face was very grave. His memory was keen with the words of warning uttered by Leland the previous afternoon. Why should this man speak so strangely of to-morrow? "Look here, Harold," he said, quietly. "I call myself your friend. If it is a friend's duty to give you this promise, I do so. You can trust me. And if ever there is other need to try my friendship-try me!" A peculiar change struck Harold Graham's face, but he grasped the other's hand warmly. "Very well," he said. "I thank you, Bensonhurst. I shall try you sooner than you know, perhaps. Let us go." They joined the others in the hall and upon the piazz-a group of drenched men with their coats well buttoned up about hteir throats and their hats pressed close down on their heads. Few would have recognized among them the half-dozen fashionable young men idling through the previous day. The yachting party were with them, save Palmer Earle, the boat's owner and the one most severly injured. The storm had somewhat abated and they could reach the hotel without such difficulties as they met in starting out. They pretty well filled the cottage and were unwilling longer to trespass on the hospitality of the Grants. Mr. Earle was well cared for and comfortably asleep, the stimulant ordered for him leaving him little time before slumber. His friends could safely leave him and secure their own comfort at the hotel. They looked considerably mystified when informed of Graham's wishes regarding his share in the rescue; but most of them assented readily enough, with a skeptical shrug of the shoulders and uplifting of the brows. It was none of their business if this man chose to hide his bravery. If he had reason for his reticence, was it for them-some of them the men he had helped to save-to ____his business to the world? The group in the hotel parlor had learned some time previously that their friends were among the rescuing party upon the beach, and if it were possible for their fear to increase, it was then lessened.____endeavored to retain her leave from and comfort her companions with her words of____but it was a difficult thing

for her to do, knowing that her husband was in the storm. Many women would have been still more terrified, knowing of the burden upon his shoulders that might make him reckless of his life. "You are such a dear, sweet, brave thing Alecia," said Kathryn Franklin, admiringly, nestling nearer her friend upon the sofa, and patting one of her hands tenderly. "I don't see how you can sit here telling us so quietly not to be afraid, when you know that your husband is in this horrible lightning." "You must be a fatalist, Alecia," Althena Dunraven cried, with sudden animation. "Though I don't see how you can believe that he is as safe out in the storm as in here away from it." "Oh, but we're not away from it, Althea." moaned poor little pretty Bess Catherwood, with reproachful eyes. "We're just right in the very midst of it! I'll never again come down to the sea in summer-never, never, never!

It's too dreadful."

"You'll forget all about it to-morrow when the sun shines," said Leland, comfortingly, in an undertone. "But

you're not to forget, wicked little Bess, that you have given me your promise to-night." "Oh dear!" she cried, wretchedly, "dear, dear, dear! If you keep me safe through this, Lane Leland, I'll never be bad to you again! I'll just love you forever and ever! I am so afraid!" "Well," he said calmly, "I shall remind you of this, if you do forget, Bess. I cannot be patient forever, you know!" But she could not quarrel with him, for she was too terrified, and only lifted those great black reproachful eyes of hers to his with a grieved curve to her red lips, that gave him a deplorable feeling of base ingratitude, and caused him to be infinitely tender to her for that time. "I am not a fatalist-no," said Alecia, smiling, in reply to Althea's remark. "It isn't that, my dear, but if there is need for him to go I would not keep him. I would not have him a coward, you know, even to save his life." "That's like you," said Clara Bradley, softly. "I never saw another woman to equal you, Mrs. Graham! But I'm not brave, and I don't want to be in such a horrible storm. Just think of our being cut off from home by all that water, with no way of getting there should we wish, and the hotel liable to be washed away--" "There is the lighthouse," said Alecia, quietly. "If the worst should come-which isn't probable-we could go there, you know. That wouldn't be washed away!" "Oh but you don't know," protested Miss Clara, fretfully. "And besides, we would all be blown into pieces before we could get there. I tell you it's awful to be here in a storm!" "I'll not let you come then, next summer, Clare," said Ninette, roguishly. "I'll tell Uncle Hallett what a coward you are, and he'll cut you off from his will without so much as enough to buy a bonnett, and then what will you do?" "What do I care about bonnets?" retorted Clara, with fearful eyes, "in such a storm as this, Ninette Bradley? But you will be a mean mean girl if you tell Uncle Hallet anything. I never do." Her sister laughed. They all knew sufficiently well Clara Bradley's passion for bonnets. "Oh this is simply dreadful!" cried Miss Catherwood, starting to her feet with her hands over her ears, her face deepening in pallor with fear, as a peal of thunder crashed overhead, shaking the building, and thundered on across the water into the far distance and was still. "The lightning is bad enough but it isn't anything compared with the thunder. You ought to be ashamed to laugh and talk about bonnets in this storm, you wicked girls." "Well, it's very nice to have bonnets in clear weather, anyway," retorted Kathryn Franklin. "And we're not wicked to talk about them, you little craven!" "Everybody is so unkind to me," said Bess, pitifully, with quivering lips that brought her lover's heart to still deeper subjection, "because I'm afraid of thunder. I can't help it. I didn't make myself. If I had, maybe I'd have made myself more like you, Alecia or like Kathryn." "Poor little thing, said Alecia, kidnly, with quick sympathy, as she rose and crossed over to the girl, her hand touching lightly the curly dark head as she stooped and kissed the soft cheek nearest her. "Poor little thing! It is unkind to be unkind to you." "And you're such a dear!" whispered Bess, impulsively, catching the soft hand from her head and dragging it down to her lips. "You're such a dear-and so beautiful, Mrs. Graham!" Lans Leland looked shamefully jealous of all this privilege, and Bess, knowing this very well, even in her fear could not resist being the least bit wicked. "It is so nice to have people comfort one instead of teasing," added this small tyrant, with her red lips and great eyes and eloquent face lifted to the beautiful woman above her, as she held the caressing hand between her own two hands. "It is so sweet of you, Mrs. Graham, to understand____little me."

standing of what was in her lover's heart. He had taunted her with being

cruel and forgetful, and, although she needed his companionship and strength

too much to quarrel with him, she

could repay him for all slights most

cruelly.

Probably Mrs. Graham understood that quite as well as Miss Catherwood herself. Anyway, she laughed as she patted with her other hand the two hands clasping hers ere she turned and

resumed her seat.

"Just Little Me Is a charming child," she said, kindly and sweetly. “Already the storm is passing, Miss Catherwood. You need fear no longer. The lightning and thunder are still severe, but they are too far away now to harm us. Be of good cheer. Just Little Me!" "And here come the others!" cried Althea Dunraven, delightedly. "Now we will know what Is the matter and

have them safe!" "If they are safe!" supplemented

Constance Armitage, wickedly.

For Miss Armitage knew quite well that George Priestly was one of the party in the storm, and that George Priestly was more than a friend to pretty Miss Dunrayen. And Miss Armitage could be a trifle spiteful, too, because her fiance was camping in the Adirondacks instead of boarding at the Surf Hotel on Fire Island. "Of course they're safe!" said Althea, indignantly, a flush on her pretty cheeks and her blue eyes shining. "Don't you suppose we would have heard of it if anything had happened? Bad news travels always

faster than good!”

But Miss Armltage was saved the necessity of replying to this convincing remark by the entrance of the drenched party Into the hall, and the prompt adjournment of the parlor group to learn what news they brought. Sufficient news, indeed; and the group that had shuddered in the parlor, through the storm, felt uncomfortably small when compared with these men who had passed through so much in the midst of it. What heroes they made of them! Crowded

about them in their pretty gowns, regardless of the sea-water or the rain, their bright eyea eloquently alive with

pride.

“1 knew that yon were brave,” said Althea, very softly, with her hands around her husband's arm and her shining eyes upon his, her lips half trembling In spite of their smiling. For they had told her of his bravery, withholding only his rescue of the man in the cottage. “I couldn’t be afraid, Harold. I had such faith In you!" And he was grateful in the innermost depths of his soul, that he could meet her eyes without shrinking with guilt. "And I don’t see why yon couldn’t have gone with them and been brave, too. Instead of staying safely in the parlor.” said cruel Miss Catherwood petulantly, as she parted from Lane Leland at the stairs, a few minutes later, not even yielding him her hand. CHAPTER V. LEAVING THE OLD LIFE The Zingara, anchored at the pier, had been badly battered and tossed during the night but when morning broke and the sun shone in a cloudless sky. she rose and fell quietly on the waves, waiting for her passengers across at Babylon. Few passengers came that morning, for there was little interest evinced in business among the hotel guests. Gregory Bensonhurst was going for the day, to take a look at Wall street he said, easily, though in his heart he was not easy regarding the condition of Graham’s affairs as hinted by Leland on the previous afternoon.

The yachting party were to cross, .also, to report the wrecking of the Queen Taphenes and the rescue of her passengers and crew. And as though It were the merest matter of course, Mrs. Graham announced that she was going to the city with her husband, as they had changed their intention of remaining the summer through at the Surf Hotel. "But you will come back to us?" queried Bess Catherwood, earnestly, her pretty face lifted to her friend In the broad sunlight upon the pier as they walked down to the waiting boat For those guests who were up after the events of the night, were going down to the dock to see them off, the little steamer’s departure and arrival being the special events of the day. “Yon must promise to come back to us. Mrs. Graham.” Alecia a smiled upon the eager face beside her. She knew quite well that this small woman and her lover had quarreled, for her eyes, seeing all that concerned her friends, had noted their avoidance of each other. She would make some one happy ere she left her old life, she said to herself, bravely. So she patted the fingers upon her arm, replying to some remark of Ninette’s before she spoke to this other friend. “I cannot promise,” she said then, smiling gently. "You are kind to wish it, Miss Catherwood, but I think it scarcely probable that we shall return. Unexpected business calls my husband away, and doubtless we shall reman In the city for some time. When we leave, I think we shall travel through the West. We Intended last fall to take a California* trip, but were prevented. So, you see. it is not likely that we shall return here." "I see," said Miss Catherwood, sorrowfully, "I wish I could not see so clearly, Mrs. Graham. But"-a soft rose color deepened upon her cheeks and a smile stirred the parted lips as though she scarcely dared tender her request-"if ever you have time-and care to-will you write to me, dear Mrs. Graham? I should be so pleased! You somehow understood me better than my other friends, and perhaps I may-mind, I only say perhaps I may-grow leave from knowing you." (To be continued.)

SHOP DETECTIVE FORCE. WATCHES NOT ONLY VISITORS, BUT ALSO ESTABLISHMENT'S HELP. Greatly Augmented During the Holidays One Concern Has Thirty SleuthsCaution and Discrimitation in Making Arrests-Unaccountable Shoplifting Cases.

At best never easy, the policing of large department stores is. at the busy season, a most complex problem. Not only Is the taste aggravated by the increased crowds, but by the infusion of strange salespeople. But the main reason for the temporary reinforcement of such detective staffs it to afford a warning to the professional shoplifters who flock to the big cities at such opportune times. The knowledge that a certain store is better equipped in its detective bureau than another serves as a most effectual deterrent, and therein lies the chief benefit of such a bureau. Though normally four or five officers seem to suffice, at rush times the total exceeds thirty. Harry Blades, chief of that bureau in a famous New York department store, when seen tho other day by an Economist man. talked interestingly of his department and the way it was run. "We have now." said he. "about 30 detectives on our roll, of whom four are women. Our regular force doesn’t exceed four or five, but is reinforced for the holidays from a waiting listall tried and true men. "No, we don’t recruit from police headquarters, or, rarely ever. We are after people with the detective instinct, hail whence they may. "One of the best detectives was once a salesgirl at the fancy goods counter. She gave our sleuths so many excellent clues as to suspicious shoppers— clues that were successfully followed— that we persuaded her to Join our staff. And we made no error. She has more than fulfilled our expectations. You see she had it in her, and needed no Mulberry street training to bring It

out.

"As a rule, however, women are not so good at ferreting out crime as men. They are also timid, fearing violence if necessary to arrest. But where the clue is given a woman can shadow a suspect better than a man, seeing that she can worm in and out, and is less conspicuous in doing so. A man looks out of place at a bargain counter "One of our greatest troubles with new detectives," continued Mr. Blades, "is overzealousness. They imagine that they are not making a showing—not earning their salary—unless constantly dragging offenders up to the office. So anxious are they to show results that they are apt to overdo. "They probably look at it this way: ‘I am only here for the holiday season, unless I can show special aptitude, to prove which I must succeed In making a big trapping.’ “On this account I give my new men positive instructions never to make an arrest without calling one of my old staff for consultation. As to the best policy to be pursued when a woman is caught opinions differ. The method we pursue is this: "Whenever a professional shoplifter is caught red-handed we invariably prosecute in order to deter others. Otherwise we use discretion. "Some of the cases of shoplifting which have come to my notice during a life-long connection with store tective bureau. Many of our new plicablle. To this very office have been brought wives of prominent merchants, Wall street brokers and men of like standing In the community—women who have been caught in the very act of secreting goods on their persons. “On Investigation these women almost invariably proved to be victims of the morphine or laudanum habit, the drug rendering them almost irresponsible. Now. what should we gain In exposing such a case, thereby ruining a reputation for all time? “Nor do we expose cases of theft by really indigent people, when we are assured they are not 'professionals.' No good end can be served by such exposure. Moreover. It would be a bad ad. for the house, for such cases would receive extended newspaper comment, to the detriment of the firm exposing the culprits. “Lack of harmony, continued Mr. Blades, “is another point to be guarded against in the management of a detective bureau. Many of our new men are Inclined to throw the bluff that they are the whole thing. They did It all. I discourage that sort of

thing.

"If any good piece of work is done

in the store In that direction, the

detective bureau receives credit therefor,

not an Individual officer. All must work in harmony. I instruct them to be receptive to hints from any and all sources. And even if they find certain clues unreliable, not to discourage the offering of them. Though wrong once,

they might be right again.

"Professional jealousy is also to be guarded against What any one of us may have learned about a certain case the rest are rattled to know, information so obtained Is not for any Individual’s benefit, but for that of the bureau. Hence there Is nothing to be gained in an attempt to 'hog' glory. "I am sorry to say that the help, especially at this season of the year,

when there are so many supernumeraries employed, require most watching. "We have representatives behind counters known as such only by myself, who, presumably, are salespeople. Suppose we suspect somebody at a certain counter. I put there a girl of my own who has not only is keep her eye upon for my benefit, but hold up her end of the sales in order to escape transfer. If anything wrong is going on, she will find it out.

"Sometimes these special sleuths are in the delivery department, even on wagons as helpers. "From one of the latter is this letter," picking up one from the table before him. "In it my representative makes a report of his four days experience on a certain wagon. Nothing was found amiss. as far as honesty was concerned, but a beneficial and unexpected result was reached. "The detective voiced the hardships and grievances to which these overworked drivers and helpers are subjected in a way that brought about reform. These same complaints, if made to the head of the delivery department, would, in all probability, have been pigeon-holed, seeing that the rectifying of them would tend to increase the expenses of that department—a change which the manager thereof would naturally desire to obviate. "We also have an outside man for secret service work. He never comes into the store, but makes his report by letter. Such a sleuth Is essential to all employers of labor of this character. It might be reported to us that an employee in a responsible position, but drawing a moderate salary, was living as a high roller. This outside man would be detailed to get all information Such an officer, in fact, is useful in hundreds of ways, and no large store should be without one. "But the greatest benefit of a thoroughly equipped detective bureau, from a department store standpoint, is that it acts as a deterrent to the 'professionals.' In my time, for instance, I have had to do with over 2000 cases of shoplifting. It follows, therefore, that my presence In a particular store keeps away to least those 2000 offenders and probably as many more of their friends.’’

WORLD’S LARGEST SCHOONER. Unique Five-Masted Vessel Being Constructed in Maine The eyes of the shipping community of this country are at present centred with the deepest kind of interest upon the huge five-masted schooner now in process of construction at Camden, Me., for Capt John G. Crowley, for service in the coal trade between Philadelphia and New England ports. This craft, whose frames are now up, is distinguished by reason of the fact that she is the largest fore and aft sailing vessel the world has ever produced, and when completed she is calculated to have cost about $90,000, and will spread 10,000 yards of canvas, carrying a cargo of 4000 tons of coal on 23 feet draught of water. In this huge undertaking a number of prominent Philadelphians have invested, among them being Henry W. Cramp, S. P. Blackburn & Co., and Samuel J. Goucher, and while the craft, which has not yet had her name determined upon, will hall from Taunton, Mass., a large percentage of her stock will be held here. This vessel, unlike any other sailing craft afloat, will be lighted throughout by electricity and heated by steam. Her sails and gear, excepting the steering will be worked by steam, anJ despite the condition of freights, she is looked upon to declare large dividends to her owners. Capt. Crowley and his brother Arthur, who now manage and sail the schooners Mount Hope, Sagamore and Henry W. Cramp. now trading between here and New

England ports, are the first to show the ability of vessels when properly run to declare dividends in these hard times. The enormous craft which will, in a measure, revolutionize coastwise business, is being built by H. M, Bean of Camden, Me., and will be launched early in November. She is 282 feet long on keel, 44 feet breadth of beam and 21 1-2 feet deep of hold. Her poop deck will extend 20 feet forward of the main rigging. The length over all will be 318 feet. The keelson is eight feet high and the sister keelson four and a half feet. The new craft is to have five Oregon

pipe masts, each 112 feet long and 29 inches in diameter. The fore top mast is to be 56 feet long and 20 inches In diameter, and the other four top masts are each to be 56 feet long and 18 inches In diameter. The jlbboon Is to be 75 feet long and 20 inches in diameter. The bowsprit has 80 feet outboard and is 30 inches square. The fore, main, mizzen and spanker boom are to be 48 feet long and 14 inches in diameter, while the jigger boom is to be 78 feet long and 17 inches in diameter. The vessel will have two 6000-pound anchors with 190 fathoms of two and three-eighth inch chains. Patent engines, windlasses and screw-steering gear will be fitted. John J. Wardell designed the vessel and, in addition to being a large carrier, she Is built with a design to great speed. The vast changes that have taken place in shipbuilding in the last 15 years are made very apparent by the construction of this huge craft, when it is known that even a schooner to carry 1000 tons of coal was a thing almost unheard of. With the exception of the schooner Governor Ames, this craft will be the only five-masted schooner afloat. -Philadelphia Press.

Sowing Birds. Most curious are the sewing or tailor birds of India—little 'yellow things not much larger than one's thumb.' To escape falling a prey to snakes and monkeys the taller bird picks up a dead leaf and flies up into a tree and with a fibre for a thread and its bill for a needle, sews the leaf to a green one hanging from the tree: the sides are____up an opening to the nest that formed being left at the top. That nest is swinging in the tree no snake or monkey or even man would expect. -London____