THE GUN BARREL FENCE.

^naalns of m Itrmlmlar of tbr Old

Uaya la t%'aahlas<*>"-

! "A small but nowrtlu'leiui InttroKtlnc landmark, u» It were, of WasbUlStoa i baa dlaap|H‘aml, uiul with It hna Rune another relic of the civil war," said an

THOSE BRIGHT TOTS.

•cnal grounds which for so many year*

" anircuinilifl the old wooden hospital

building on the rluht hand of the main, entnnev at the foot of Kyur and a Half street. Thi* fence was' of more than ordinary Interval and was historic, as It was made of musket barrels surmounted by bayonet* taken from tnus.kets used In the civil war. It made both a unique and effective harrlei ; the jpubllc and was often comtuet | U|*on by visitor* who. stroillni | the grounds, would Anger curl

[rusty points of the bayonets and won-

der whether they hud ever awn actual r.scrvlec upon the Held of buttle. ' sentry is on constant duty at tl | trance he was piled with questions

rler to jented

riling througl) curiously the

night. 1

"Why. “ ‘Caui

I .Tver, •'he dl<

sked his mother,

replied the youthful obIdn’t light up tonight."

isitcd rveral

"How would you like to be president of the ’Vailed States, Johnnie?" asked the visitor of n bright Avo-year-old. "Well,'’ Replied (lie little fri^w. "1 might takf tlie Job after 1 get too old to be a baseball pitcher."

spent £

Will at Erma.

H. Snyder and wife visit* their daughter at Holly Beach sevi

days this week,

Mrs. Libbio Mount and son War* ren are visiting friends on Holly

Beach this week. ol Cape May-

fair one

Small Tommie (at dlnn

* a plee in (sliocl way to;

Tommie—Well

-Aliunmn,

brejid. vrn y ul

Tocunle, Is

(at of I

xl>—Why,

to ask for It?

II. the

at this en-

18 pll

tbe fence and the old cannon halls

that tbe

Small

chuck me

Little Nellie—Uncle Will said the other day that he was os happy ns a lark. f>o you suppose a lark la very

and shells pill'd

way. As the troops at

Constantly changing, these .inquiries were not always answered fully, the 1 men being new and uninformed. “I made Inquiry at the arsenal re•ntly in hopes of discovering some ita us to the authentic history of this ecullnr fence, now relegated U> the Tap heap, but as the troops ore newcomers I could obtain no positive information regarding the year-in which

s erected and who was in

happy?

Little Ilobc-rt—I should say not. Why 1 read In a book that a lark gets up be

hlcagi

d say

IK»ok that a lark g

fore sunrise every morning.—Cl

News.

r„ pecu Bora;

me.” a -Yes."

‘ gone, and o.d residents will mourn the passing of another remlMcr of the old

ttr.

line.

urge may he said lo be an ircmentdn that many of the bayobroken off, and the firing

I' pitted by

grounds looks less cramped than fori merly. and with tlie removal of the

’ guar'

'been replaced by a fine new brick building a little farther south, the np :h to. what is one of the prettiest

wooden guardhouse, which

; been

r bnlH

| proach to. what is one of the prcttl water parks in this country will I made even more attractive. In fact [ arsenal grounds have boon greatly proved recently., especially us to new parade grounds, winch are n rth and level. This park is not fully

dngt<

;• appreciated by Washl [ ly because of its remi center of the city. It baji

beauties, and whwrlhe plans of Sec-

Ich are

nd level. This park is not

toulans. mainness from the many natural plans of Sec-

retary Hoot arc carried out It will be one of the show parks of the city, as it has hundreds of great old trees, with spreading branches, which no amount of money expended can duplicate

S order."—Wa s h I n

The I'nlmportanl Qoantltr.

“You have been with that firm a long

said the old school friend,

es.” answered the man with the patient expression of countenance.

“What’s your position?"

"I’m an employee.”

“Hut what is your official title?” “1 haven't any official title. It’s like this: When the proprietor wants some^ thing done be tells ^e cashier, and the cashier *cll» tbe bookkeeper, and the bookkcciK-r tells tbe assistant bookkeeper. and the assistant bookkeeper tells the chief clerk, and tbe chief

clerk tells me." "And what then?”

"Well. I haven’t anybody to tell, so I have to go and do it”—Washington Star. . In tbe Haste Root ‘Tour husband seems to be a very practical man,” said Mrs. Oldcastle as

she noticed how [ilng seemed to

mgnificent music room of her new

eigbbon.

"Yes,” the proud hostess replied, “Joslab's one of the praeticalest ever seen. But then, it’s no > Gracious sakes, the practicin' he on the accordion the first year

after him and me got married! I’ve often been sorry the children wasn't practiraler than they are. but I guest they take after me. I Just have to scold to make them keep at It 1 *—Chicago

Record-Herald.

Ington Star.

•nd has a deep c yard, across. When

ft*! "

‘--Harlan's Hole." Justice Harlan is a golflac. says tht ; Ncw York World. He says It is tbf greatest game in the wirld. He plays several times n week. He is more than

300 pounds shoulders a hits a baP

•qurjely, it goes soaring through the air for yards and yards. There is one ' bole In the Chevy Chase links called j “Harlan’s hole." In .some wonderful

-. manner {he Justice once made the hole

- In one stroke. He drove the ball off

] the tee. and it rolled into the hole. The I, Tcaddle spent half an hour looking for ; the ball in the high gras* while the j- Justice fumed and fretted. Then sorue-

I body shouted. "Why, here's your hall

I In the bole!" The Justice was so-proud

! that be would play no more that day. I No one has duplicated the feat

The Kew Handohakt. Every now and then some extraordinary fad turns up In society, becomes the rage and then vanishes, leaving be ' bind a sense of wonder that “one could Jiave l>een so silly.” Do we hot all re member how a few, years ago people used to pull one another's hands down • from on high when shaking.band; if polling a bellrope? Lately there has Happen red here and there n new thing in the way of shaking bauds. Take ; your friend's hand with your fingers - and mors it slowly to the left and then to the right exactly as If you t ““ —*-'-g n riiorizontal bolt. The e: pushec, according to tbe Ta Is very funny.at first. Is this to be the fad of the future? If so. it ought to be rlcd the “push bolt shake.”,

flaaetipl) Fans.

I The baseball couiliigent in the United P States rM}jR-e«N Is qultjj large. Repre^gmtntlvo William Alden Smith.’who Is ^'31 crank on-baseball, say* that ore f are at least a hundred memliera who

mid rather see a baselinll gnnie than

cat dinner. Certain It is that on the

ailng day of the season in Washini I fifl/ representatives., headed b _ silker Henderson and Chairman ftiyne. were In the grand stand be senate side Culberson of Texas and Wet rich of Nebraska are Just as wild e game. ss c Senntor Klttmlge. t Is understood to be saying a

•i

Keep Worklns.

■ The venerable Senator JVtres of Ala-

a remarks: "The secret of living work. I am eighty-owr and 1 healthy as a boy. I notlct

>t all of my ncigblmrs who got riel I retired arc all dead. I never goi » and I never retired. 1 tell you.

( man. the most fatal. disease 1

v of is to qnlt work. It kHis evoi Keep working, and yoaUl 1

svens

I our fair ones Sunday evening.

Miss Mattie Bui nett is spending week with her aunt, Mrs. Annie 'oolson of Holly Beach. Mrs. May Hcminj'uay returned to her home on Sunday alter spending , several w6cks with her parents. Festival will be held at Fishing Creek Chapel on Saturday evening for the bcuetil of the Sunday School, come out and — help u>.

w

GOSHEN.

Whooping cough is the epidemic of this place.

‘ ry

week at Scavill

Miss Lizzie Grace is yisitiug relat-

ives in FhilaUclphia.

Miss Lilian Swain is spending u few days at Cape May C. H. Mrs. Norris Thompson is enter-

taining company from Philadelphia.

Mrs. Jessie Springer entertained

cumjMny from Halcyviile this week.

Dr>

phia spent Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Nels. Mrs. \Vilbur Turner and daughter Amy arc spending few weeks with her mother,-Mrs. John S. Thomp* aon. ^ ^ Mr. Leroy Grace and Edwin Gai-

: men wondci

Nor was Louis XVl^ howbclt young, devoid of an anecdotal side. "A mob without?” exclaimed court chamberlain one day. “Wlthcut what?" asked the amiable monarch. “Sans culottes, sire!" faltered thepbsequlou* official, blushing with great violence.—Life. '

tious tourist.

"No. suh.” answered PInkley. "Ef a mule

alius

Erastue

gita contri-fy, you

Ins depen’ on him to move when - gits hongry. But when a automobile -balks de case is-hopeless."—Washlng-ton'ptar. .

Baptist

“fhlor

ibject on Sunday evening,

■ecisll

•The Mlsuk<» of Mi debted to the Few’

1 isms'

pastor specially ln<

prcsenl. Morning subject

Picture Gallery”.

-During the sumtner'lbe

last just one hour.

Morning — 10 80 to 11.30.

Evening — 8 to 8. First M. E'. Church

will ue"

y eri

dl Hebpein , will (be ‘

■ervjcc

does

Sunday the paator, the Rev. C will preach In the morning

c. n. Ing ‘•Wlthnot Cost, Without Worth". In evening hi* subject will be ‘The VWi n of Wheels''. Strange™ are Invited to w«.sbip with os. fea candy tna«le in onr window. Gel free sample. W. S. Hogan.

mm

LIGHT HARNESS

for iast driving or heavy harneai for Farm or Trucking purposeg can be fquad here. It

DEPENDS ON THE HARNESS how fast your hone can go work he can do. We make harnesu; such as ue last a , ordinary car*. AH our luu

(>»k taanrd leather, the the best quality ami the ' ct, You wilt save, both i

Net* at the lowest price. We have itnc more Nets and Rbccta thi* «ar than la-t, we show the price a ad make U the best and lowest that can be bad. Call i ' W. A. LOVETT

PISHING CREEK.

Bertie Matthi Spring, viaiti

day.

lews and wife, of Cold his parents on Sun*

Clem Matthews of Cohl Spring iundny with his brother

spent Gcorj;

Melvin Eldrcdge is very sick this writing; we hope for hi*

recovery. .

i peedy

Lemuel Schcllct

Saturday

nger, wife and son with his brother

Mr. Irvin S 1 idled on one i

MARINE VILLA. Twenty-third Season. All modern conveniences. Perfect Sanitary Conditions. High-class appointments. Mrs. J. M. RODGERS THE ELBERON. Congress Place, apposite Congress Hall. S Modern Improvements. Renovated throughout. Pure Cold Spring Water. J. 'il. WILSON

VICTORIA. Ocean end of Congress street. Open all the year. Moderate Rates.... Location unsurpassed. Fine lawn I-argc Airy Roooius. Modcmly Equipped. J. S. WALES

^ Aimer Tomlin ol Philadcl*

y with his parents,

i eJheFtiujsb at Penning^

ing this winter’s court*: tons Seminary. , \

Mrs.Henry Watson, daughter Ada

Nickerson of

Wednesday

^ape May C. H., spent

nth Irieuds here.

Tbe Misses Bessie and Hcrmia

Grace have returned home alter tending the wedding ofrheir broth* _

Eugene at South Bethlehem.

George £ house with

GREEN CREEK.

Mixner is improving his

Captain Henry Bennett was called to vessel duties on Wednesday.

i. Alida Norburv-is spending a witlkfriends in Bridgeton.-

Mrs.

week witlkfriends in Bridgejpn.Unde Reuben Kobin*on is a great iflcrcr from a cancer in his stomach. Mrs. Maggie Schellinger, who has been quite ill, is convalescent.

>een quiti

Mrs. Marne Norbury is on the sick

>t, but is gaining Mrs. Ella Com treatment from Dr.

Miss Laura Coroner has returned

Wilmington, Del. sway is now living lung .on, bay shore

au.

There are not many children in bur town exempt Irom the whoop*

list, but is gaining strenght.

lover is r r. H. Lake.

t is receiving

from a visit in \

Elmi

in his

icr Hcmingswsy

wclfi

f AtU ier pf

Untie

ing cough.

Mrs. Lizzie Compton of City, is visiting her mother

place.

Rev. H» H. Brown will preach in the Presbyterian Church next Sun-

day morning and eventng.

Little Julia, the infant daughter ol ;. Ella Conover, wss buried in the recn Hill Cemetery last Tuesday.

Mrs. Gre<

Ri

pastor pulpits

3

Jcretn

t a -local pre jartcrly cottier

Rev. A. J. Gregory ol Erma and: istor W. H. Lister will exchange next Sunday morning and

afternoon.

Rev. Jeremiah Foster was licensed

the sect

:ond &fh

irence, held at Burieigl

on the 11 ttr Inst.

Rev.-Howard Hand, son of Rev. Edmund.. Hand of Mayville,

preach hrs first

•ward

[ayvllle, will w next Sunday

mg. ServicgMre to commence at 7.45 o’ckJSlTfn the M. E. Clinrdr. Any one who ever visited this n in summer, will remember the

towi largi

Corner.

while-Oak This fam

: Giant Oak

q one has knowlcd] ompare with it in

The

Cape May Hotels STAR VILLA. Ocean Street and Beach . Avenue Under same generous management. Excellent cuisine and service. Mrs. M. L. Richardson COLONIAL. Sea End of Ocean Street. Enlarged and greatly improved. Capacity doubled. Appointments and service first-class

W. H. CHURCH

THE RUDOLPH. Perry St. and Beach Avenue.

Directly on the bluff overlooking thn sea.

Thoroughly renovated and refur-

nished throughout.

><r Mrs. R. C. HUGHES CARROLL VtLLA.

Jackson Street,

Near Beach “Boulevard.

Central and convenient to all points

Long Distance ’Phone.

Ocean outlook.

Mrs. T. R. BROOKS

. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

[Advertisement* under this head, set in plain type, five cents a line per issue, in •Vance. Display type, to cents per line.]

Read 1 tic Herald for all the 0

Segars at wholesale, 105 Perry st. Fancy table butter and butter ol all kinds at Campbell’*, 30S Decatur

street.

If you want bargains in clothing roes, go to Tcnenbaum’s on

lit of removal. ,

you

•nd shoe

accoun

Poultry, Gat

id dressed to order toS Decrtur street.

ime and Squabs kilh

at Campbel

Hied

FIND

Head fend 1

Hnss’ famous Mother’s Bread and . Rolls of all kinds’ fancy Cakes and 1

:t Campbell's, 30S I

Buiscu street.

Standard

MayT'Xfiowi

_ wihti

is L-

m Sheets t<

ing tbe latest styles fi wear, are given away by f Km-er. Call and get otte.

Tenenoaum will remove to 421 Washington street, next to Hatpin’s.

Don’t miss this Opportunity to buy,

clothing and shoes nt 30 per cent, less than cost helose removal.

II you are in need ol ladies’ and gents* furnishings, or shoes,, in*]

Ore stock carried by K. "

strei

lock car

Washington street. Big redi in ladies’ shirt waist and

:d by reet.

shirt waist i

igent for Barnes Erb Lai

:s,, inspect Conley, 406 >ig reductii

wrappers, mndry tf

Thomas H. Taylor, the popular hoot and shoemaker at No, 41S Washington street, does all repairncatly (horoughtly and

itiy thoroughtl] •liable prices. He has been doing business in Cape May for elven years. Rips in uppers si by machinewith silk to mutch, or broken eyelets or hooks rcpl;

sewed Lost laced.

Schel linger’* re is’ known j lew Jersey as of a tree to i

1 famous tree Oak o!, Net nowlcdge of h it in size,

lowest limb is nine feet hLovi

l.lt

Ige < size.

;s nine fee* «d>ovc. tntv-two feet ;n| affords a slinde •

sycring one filth of an acre; and; anda in front of J. L. Hess* gr6c<Tv j

t is iwci

ic ground,

cifcumference, and covering one filth of J. L. Hess’gr6c«Tv

*>ore. The survey was made bv Mr. Townsend, the County Sulvcvpr.

We Have HI

The Sooner the Better.

Yes, the sooner you get your life insured the better it will be for you and yours. It will cost you less now than it will later on.-

The Prudential Insurance Co. of America.

Homs Office : Newark, 17. 3. 1 JOHN F. DRY DEN, PrcriUcnt. LESLIE D. WARD, Vice PrchidcnL EDGAR B. WARD, id Vice Prc*. and Counsel. FORREST F. DRYDEN. Secretary. H. K. Richakiison. Asst. SupL, Cape May Court House, N. J.

JUST ARRIVED! Window Shades, 25c and .‘iOc kind at. 22c. 50c and 60c kind at 40c. Cocoa Matting- at 50c pot- yard. Steam Cookers, 4 apartments, at §1.25 and $1.50.

UHAS. A. SWAIN

v.<

30S-7 cJAGF v S0N SIP,

O. IVjx S41.

Long Distance ’Phone 16.

Local ’Phono 65.

CAPE MAY.

CLOTHING Have you seen our new Ready*-Made Clothing Department? Look at the low pricesrin Men’s, Boy's and Children's Suits. Also the latest styles Hats. Great Bargains in Shoes. All up-to-date styles. Come and convince yourself that I am the cheapest in town with the largest assortment. I. TENENBAUM The Leading Clothier, Shoer and Gent's Outfitter, 50S Washington Street. Sol. Needles’ old stand

Values in Flour arc too often reckoned b

Quantity. BUY.

{The Daylight Store

Goldei) Beauty

Flour

and get true Value in Qjjal-

For rale by all Grocer* and Feed Merchants. 8ITLEY & SON, Inc. Sole Agents, CAMDEN. New Jersey

it ever is desgned and HANDSOME JEWELRY

Cold Sprirg Birthday Party.

Mis* EHa Stvmore celebrated h*f

eleventh birthday on the 15th

by inviting twenty of h« r friends; giving (hem a fine setout. She recene 1 mnnv nice presents. Those pre»e it wej-e: Ultra Price, May' Bailey, Lrdia B.tilcv, Mabel Fltischbauer, Katie Klciscbbauir, Risthie FieUhbauer, Ella Hoffman, Nellie Taylor, May Hoffman, Florence Hoffman, izxie Hilchner. Ruddie Cox, Elsie

*eev fir»t in our stock. Onr arrange- Lli

aTlaie antbe’utMri^oveniesVw-on ; Seymore, Raymond Bailey, -RulttS Jesrerty'aadNorattTeiL *buiio; Cox, McU/Oiirne Rchcllcnger, Frank

j Scbcllengcr, Mqrris Fleisbbauer. Tire Nsw Coufesllou — Salted Peanut

Brittle, only at Hogan's.

Du Barry Sleeves Monte Carlo Goafs Coffee Jackets

Ktylcs will l»c found in the Standard Pattern* jn*t received by na, and now on sale . ***** The July number of The Designer which cm also by purchased in onr Standard Pattern D;psrtment, makes a fea nrs of Ontlng Toilettes for Ladles and Summer Apparel for Small Soys ©slhWeSaets? 518-20 WA8H1NGT0H STREET. CAPE MAY. N. J.

PHILADELPHIA A EEADISQ ROUTE. L ATLANTIC CITY BAILBOAD. ENGlkES BURN HARD COAL. NO 8MOKK. TIMETABLE IN EFFECT OCT. 1.1001. leave Cape May for rhilailelrlila: n ir A". M. — Accommodation. Arrive f'+b PhnidClphia 0A0. Arrive New York via Winslow Junction 1140 3-3 5 P 'pb£^66. prts Sunday*— 4.3° r »“.x£ pr " Train* leave I*biladrlpliU for Cape M*r: Week Par*— g^- A. M.—Kxpn-«v Arrive Cape May ^ P.^M^Expte**. Arrive Ope Mey 4'j 5 P.M.—Accommodation. Arrive Cape

Arrive Pliilnilel-

Arrirc Plilladel*

,'iilUm»jK>rt »nd poll

sola. THcket* »nd it lTg. BKSLKa. Gen'l Snp«.

Kdsok J. Wkkxs, Gen’

il Paaa’r Agent.

REAL ESTATE.

M. B. Scull U tire Attcnl for noire verr comfortable. Fi.i-m.Ic or rent. For fur. tber information address, '•“’ssifsrsh.-