WASHINGTON LETTER

!* lint U of tlic navy who arc to rwlvo tho AVcst Indian campaljm uii'da! l«rn baa been eoni|ilotvd the

naviU

V Intended to to to those oltUvrs who rendered particularly telling eervlcea

Han navnl campaign, re for Home time been tho meritorious serv»e arc Captain Uleh-

IVsreou llobaon for UU well known feat with the Merrlmuc. Ueu-

red particularly telling i

la the Weet Indian navul campaign. Four persona have for some time been decided ui>on for tho meritorious servro luedala. These arc Captain Rich-

lond IVr.rson llobaon for I

tenants Ward and Ruck for their perilous secret mission Into 8 pa In. and I.leutenant Victor Bloc for his famous work In connection with the location of the S|iantsh "tleot In Santiago harbor. It Is understood that merltorloift service medals also are intended for • American ofllcers and men who

excepi

o of the drowning otllccra and of the defeated Spanish fleet at Ban-

in ofllcc

rendered exceptional service In the n

wning o d Sim uli

laga

Morr I.lbrml to Tr«v* States returning from abroad may lirlug with them ns personal baggage up to thejlmlt of $100 In value any article They choese without payment of duty. This Is a more liberal a ruction of the law

3 of the law than has hereto-

fore been made. Mr, Shaw Insists only that the cxnmln-'Hion -of fuch baggage

t of New York and otfidF'

places shall be honest and thorough, with the least possible annoyance to

e port o > shall l

i the least possible annoyance t

the passengers.

The tariff law describes exemption of $100 as Including "wearing apparel, ars of personal adornment, toil Secretary Shaw lirhls new ruling says that the $100 worth need not be strictly confined to wdying apparel, articles

of an

any article Intend! use of the passenger.

So More “Laborers" as Clerks. Ry the time the politicians return t

similar effects, but t

he pollth r the ue

eeting of ne of the

Washington

congress they will find that

last remaining avenues by which clerks have, been slIpiK-d Into the government service without regard to the civil service examination has been blockaded. The beads of the various departments are geitlng out regulations governing the appointment to, positions of mere unskilled laborers and prohibit-,

ipolutees from performing

Ing such app clerical work.

One of the favorite dodges that have been worked for years past to avoid the civil service law has been to get men appointed as laborers, this position not being classlfled. and then have them do the work of clerks, steadily

promoting them in salary. A Nrtfro Haa the Job.

One of the most earnestly songtit messenger positions is that of the British cmlmsxy. and It is now for the first time in the history of the British legation In America occupied by a negro. Always In th" jiast the berth has been given to some retired English soldier who has dm “ - • - - - —

life served t

i crown, on

attlefields.

been deemed necessary on accounl the value of the messages transmitted. All state papers, secret reports and — 1

s are given to the r

He U held l

mi pert.

rate documents are given

longer. He is held responsible for the

Kife delivery of tl

e delivery of these messages to glish vessel either at New York or

for the publication of the war records

juntry

e set of works, which

English

some Canadian port.

Wmr Records to Be Published. The war department has arranged for the publication of the war of the conflict between this

and Spain. The will lie compiled . in possession of

will embrace the military operations In.the liilllpplnes since the close of the war with Spain and In China during the relief expedition to I’eking. An officer has been delected for this work, and orders have been Manila requiring that nil

records In

i requiring 1

the possession of the authorities there shall be forwarded to Washington. The Contract Labor Low. Instructions for the strict enforcement of the alien contract labor law have been given by Commissioner General Sargent to the immigration commissioners at all the ports of entry where Immigrants land. Prom this time on few Immigrants who come to this country adder a specified-or implied, contract will remain, as the Inspectors are now keeping a vigilant outlook for those who violate the law, and if sufficient evidence can be secured they will be sent back.

Railway Tbc interstate commerce commission has issued a bulletin showing collisions and derailments of trains and casualties to persons for the three months ending March 31. iota. The number of persons killed in train accidents was 212 find of injured 211L Accidents of other kinds. Including those sustained by employees while at work and by/passengers In getting on or off cars, bring the total number up to 783 killed audljBjaS Injured. CARL SCHOFIELD.

A Historic Ckorcb. The French Protestant church In Charleston. 8. C/la tho only Huguenot church In tbc Dulled States. It was founded In 1681 and has preserved its organisation without a break ever sine*. It was the first Huguenot church established in America, and it is singular iodaed that It should outlast all those which followed It but v

tally mi gaulxations. Its founders were who were driven from France by the revocation — **- — w —*— —■'*

DY THE LITTLE ONES.

Wlllle-t-I know you didn't, mamma, but I saved part of the permission you gave me yesterday.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. low II Might Be Mods on Important. Social Fort or. The American public school is the uul center of every community, the alwurk of the nation. The public se and the public owncrablp of the public school Is tho best example of pure democracy even In this country. The public schools were bullded better than we knew, welded for a larger purpose than that to which We ore

kettle at the same time emitted tiny

tiled

One of the kettles has got the

: “Oh. i of the

mamma, come here .fl

Mamma—Tommy, 1 do wish you

y to act llki

' (aged

a—But you don't succeed very

liny. I

would try to act like a gentleman. (Tommy (aged five)—I do try. mamma.

Mamma-

well.

Tommy—Well, I can't help it, mamma. I suppose I take after you. Little Harry, aged four, had Just fallen from a chair on which he bad been standing. ‘Tv told you to keep off that chair or you would faU." said bis mother reprovingly. "Well, It was an accident” replied Tl^ury. "I didn't mean to mind you.”

ConrrruClon Maker. “I don't know whi^t the trouble Is," said the hostess In nTone of great annoyance. “My guests seem very distant and unsocial. I wish I could think c way to start them talking

another."

“That's very easily done," answered

i there a muajclap

Miss Cayenne

Pr ^el"

cooklittle

Goat Wanted.

Wlfey (who Is doing her own Ing now>—I can’t •ecm to make

gry crea 'very day. Hubby (who hasn't much appetite ately)—Yes. we ought to keep a goat They say a goat can eat anything.— ’hlladulphla Bulletin. Lou and Gala. Mrs. Blinks—Oh. John. I've lost my diamond ring somewhere. Blinks—Yes. I know you did. Mrs. Blinds—Why, how did you know it?

other citieA The common people are the only people In this country. Don't let as neglect them. It is the business of e public school to enlighten tbo-par-ts ns well as their children. The mbllc schools should be made civic :era. places where tho fathers and '» are as good as they know. It Is the business of the common school to teach them what they should know. 1 know no better abases than In tbe pul not In the Interest of our finer element that I plead. It Is for the whole peo.801 ply v is have little or no Idea of the essential principles of a democratic form of government The making of our public schools a social center would not Increase tbe school tax levy. It could be done almost without expense. The public school has on Its baudi tbe possibility leal center, regardless of theological differences. The public school Is tbe sou) of tbe great religion of democratic relationship.—Graham Taylor In Michigan Moderator. The Newfoundland Don. Much as we may regret it the fact is that tbe Newfoundland dog, the embodiment of courage. Intelligence and kindness, the highest type of canine excellence, the animal that formed tbe subject of. Landseer's famous painting, e Best Friend." Is today alt In tbe United States tbe ■e vanished © had It not been for Mr. 1

Phyllis—Yea. be was paying atten-

ion to her quite a long time.

Blanche—Perhape be hadn't the cour-

age to propose.

Ills—Oh. I don't know. Perhaps id the courage not to propose.—

Brooklyn Life.

ruins. “What we need most In this conntry." said tbc political reformer, "is an honest count"

“They ain't no such thing." declared It. Nuritch. “I know aQ about 'em, for my daughter married one."—Philadelphia Press.

The CUmbers. “Can't you make fifteen or twenty words out of that, Henrietta?" asked Mrs. Parvenu as her daughter was lting a telegram. *T don't want the clerk to think we can't afford to send more than ten words.”—Chicago Post.

Whr She Came. Young Husband (to wife)—Didn't I olograph you not to bring your mother

with you?

Young W!?e —J know; that's what she "wants to aoe you about She read the telegram!—8t Louis Mirror.

last night Was It you. 8 “'Deed it wasn't sur. Las' night mas Friday night 1 I* superstitions. I never took nothing on Friday nights, ir."—Yonkers Statesman. '

Conrernlnir Length. “Have you been married long?” asked tbc lady wbo was making con versatiem of tbe six footer. ‘’juit ns long as J am now,” he replied.—Ohio State Journal

"1 told him ha waa false; I told him to bU teeth!" “But what good did that do? Maybe bis teeth were false too.”—Chicago

Site—Have you noticed that 1 have a faculty for failing in lore? * Hs—Faculty? No. Ficklety,—Tala

-V-

& social as well os an educational

ML tOO, at all

center. Schoolbouses n

only a few

week for the social reception

people who desire to

such

reception of all the 9 take advantage of

iportunltles. public school

rice to the community in w

it is located than by making itself a

a social settlement, such a the large cities. This is

being done In New York, Chicago and

Tbc public school could do no high-

in which

itsel

center, a social settlement, s bare In the large cities. TUI

ols IS of Newfoundlaiiu. m tut- wurui., i in the land of its origin there are very few fine specimens of the Newfoundland dog now to be found. Tbe dogs most common and numerous In Newfoundland are a wretched mongrel race, cowardly, thievish and given to sheep killing. Starvation and neglect have killed out the old Newfoundland breed, which thrives better anywhere except on this Island, the place of Its origin^-London Times.

Ian’s Democratic Emperor, o Is no barbaric splendor about irt of Japan, nor does tbe emperor Insist on fantastic forms of homage. He is Just a plain Individual. His guests he receives standing, and he enters freely into conversation with all. There Is scarcely a subject that does not Interest him or one on which he is well informed. A delightful host, is bis custom to surround himself with clever men, men who are the shining lights of their professions. Engineers. artists, musicians, writers, lists—every class of per> son who lias won distinction is welcome at the royal table, for it Is one of the characteristics of his majesty that in the distributions of his favors he is thoroughly impartial—Indianap-

ollsNewa.

not i it is

Drjrden’a New noose. The house of John Dry den in Gerard street. London, has been recently demolished. A “Jerry built monstrosity" has been erected In Its place, and the memorial tablet with the Inscription. in Dryden. poet, lived here; B. 1031, D. 1700,” Is now attached to the new structure. This Is not the only instance of a bouse bearing a tablet stating that a certain great man "lived here” when be never did live there, as the fraudulent tabletg to Hogarth In Leicester square, to Turner In Queen Anne street, Marylcbone, and to Byson In Holies street testify.

Old Calendar Colu. While excavating at some old cottages at High Wycombe. Bucks, England, recently a workman discovered

year, with special reference to mgeslma. Advent Lent Easter. Thursday, Whitsunday and Trim

whole

pta

>ly Thursday,

Sunday, On the other side there Is

Septungesima. Advent Lent

Holy Tburwlt ity Sunday,

ths everyday calendar for the year. Tbr Bra on Karl Hall. As seen from certain angles the dome an Earl hall, the n«ir Columbia university building, resembles the dome •n the library given by Seth Low to the university, -which is near by. A man observing the likeness remarked, “Why, tho library haa dropped an egg, hasn't it?"—New York Preea.

SWEET FANCIES. ' V His watermelon, shining, pink and green. Now cheers the soul end gilds the festive scene And Dlls us with the kind of Jor that ne'er Was bullded by tbe blushful hlppocrene. The bon!fso# u not aglow with glee; His guests depart Uke ships »cross tbs Ns'or to return, end so ho wrings his hands And boats his breast and murmurs, "Woe Is roc!'' The bumblebee, with chaste abandon, rocks Upon tho prim, old fashioned hollyhocks. Whose greens and blues and reds and Are match' The soft crab la the pearl of all the sea— A priceless pearl that U a mHady. That npkea us fed. when It^rtthln us stored. That all tho gorgoou east we hold in foe. 'Tie sweet to'watch upon the distant hill The gilded cloud ahlp lying low and still And then to scent tho lobster as he senda Hla pregnant messago from the silver

£HEBIF7’8 BALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, U> m< directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery of New Jersey, I will expose to sale a public vendue, on TDESDAY, SBFTBMBKR 3. 1902, five o'clot

„ p.,«„ u, a

uel Pierce, running from thence north thirty-si'SJsars-iK'.siESVwS:

Tls sweet to t

r fancies whirl and

whls

Onto the muslo of the fruited flxx And drift sway unto Olympus hlgl

d drift away u d quits forest t

bis.

ugbetl at children fi play. Grown | do It in da«d earnest and will fl " months to back op a silly j ‘ pretense that they kne able, foolish and an

Ipa-Mj play a lary boy. Harry—Did he? !• that chestnut a old as that?—Fuck.

■nlty Enough -See here, tit

here, tittle girl you

must stop crying Id my ocean. It’s salty enough as It In.—Harper's Moga-

Holly n« «.h.2l.ooo 00 10,000 00 Finance Com 500 00

r of bonds to bo! 1 rosd bridges. L but not yet

Id Holly ordered distrib-

uted

Which makes s total sum of... ..180,000 06

lakes s total sam of.. Respectfully submitted.

E. L BOBS,

‘ounty Collector.

Count

STATE AND.OODNTY ROADS.

bo “ 4 r. :: :nK888

By amount rac'd from

i8ol i!;;. 1802.

Jan. 4. 1

AND COUNTY ROAD.

PAID ON STATE A! IDOL Paid order No.

May 21. 163b H. P. Bennett $ 2 00 1632 Jacob G. Hand 8 00 1624 Wm. G. Moore 2.180 00 1631 Thou. Matthews ... 3 00 1635 Junes B. Shaw 3 0© 1637 J. 8. Learning 6113 1618 N. C. Price 12000 1633 Gabriel Holmes SO© 1628 Arthur Harrows ... 87 0© 1623 H.K. Sweeten A 80a XSSI 0© 1063 H. 8. Rutherford... 23 90 1650 Ocean City Ledger. 2 3© 1655 Ocean City Ledger. 7 26 1859 John P. Fox 18 0© 1067 J. G. Champion 22 00 1000 Tbos. R. Wales 112 00 1643 B. Townsend 1612 1640 Eng. Pub. Co 24 00 1664 J. IL McFetridge. • ■ 50 0© .1643 H. P.'Mickle SO© 1630 Mayeus BUnn SO© 1621 Wm. G. Moore 571 581622 Fred T. Moore 413 0© 1620 Ralph L. Goff 418© July 11 : B. F. Sweeten k *

Son 2,93011 28 J. G. Champion 12 0© 35 John P. Fox 12 0© S4 W. R. Wales SOU© 27 J. S. Learning 18 6541 Tbos. R. Wales.... 70r* 44 Wm. O. Moore.

4 L. Goff.

hur F u a.

IBfEItt

Moore.'

20 Edward B&::

48 Thos. R. Vfxles.. 68 F. T. Thompson.

106 Arthur Barrows ..

114 B. L. Goff.. 122 E. L Bess.

!»

Jgi

mwm'M

12 SLJr n

& s£F ::

815

.. 377 53 .m 2.068 61 .. 347 26

16 16

8960

ISIS 660©

.. 3.060 oj

20 0©

.. 150 0©

5,104 S3

1902 Jan. 9

211 N. C. I

238 ArthoY Barrows... 2S7 Wm. G. Moors 228 B. F. Sweeten k

- 200 A. R. Gordon!."!! I 6© 210 J. R. McFetridge.. 8S7© 242 N. C. Price 117 6©

249 . B. P. Sweeten k

Son 2.624 82 244 B. L. Goff 700© 280 J. W. Hind....... 10000 253 W, 0. Moore.

293 Alfred Crease 814 F. Sweeten A SIS Fred T."Moore!!!! 812 Wm. G. Moore SIS do. 816 V. O. Miller........ 278 Thos. R. Wales.... 278 Edward Crease ... 285 & L. Goff SOI Arthur Bemrws — 87 0© SIB W. R. Wales 220© SIX N. C. Price.... "7 John P. F 1 F. B. Swt a 7 ' “ ' 848 \ 850 ThoaTlL Waiet BOB Charles Rosa 888 Charles Loner 882 Samuel F.ndleott .. 888 H. B. Rntherford.. 448 Thos. R. Wales 429 F. B. Sweeten..... 480 F. B. Sweeten... 421 J. S. Learning.... 422

SLins-fitesi Jss*—"'.'S seven and oijntlsrd perches to a pin oak

cnee south thirty eight degrees west, sSSSsSTfiKSa west side of the aforesaid road; thence north twenty-five degrees and fifteen minutes tat, twenty-five perches, more or less, to te first place of beginning. Containing hit acres and fifty aquarc perches of land, ant, and t ° s , £ 1 J^£ T R EWING. Sheriff.

S BURN IIA it

SMOKE

,HD COAL. SO

TIMETABLE In Eflect JUNE28th 1902. Train* leave Cape May for Fhllmlelphln: Week I»y*

A. a

( M. — Express. Arrive Philadelkceommodation. Arrive Phi-

%

&9° niiu 9.43. j . 0 I\ M.— Expreas. Arrive Philadtl

300

ladelpbla 6.10; uccom. on the whole

route srr.VhliutLai

I’. M. — Express. Arrive Pblladel-

5 ' 00 r».'^ E ,,

delpbls H 10.

6.00

Sunday)

icundon. Arrive Phil

iom^i

3-3°

+-'5 5,i.1k.

Cape Map Hotels

Ocean S Beach j

Under same generous management. Excellent cuisine and service. M. L. Richardson COLONIAL. Sea End of Ocean Street. Enlarged aj^l greatly improved. Capacity doubled. Appointments and service first-class W. H. CHURCH THE ELBERON. Congress Place, oiipotdte Congress Hall.

Modern it

throughout. Pure Cold Spring Water. J. R. WILSON VICTORIA. Ocean end of Congress street. Open all the/ycar. Moderate Rates.... Location un*urpa*>ed Fine Lawn. Large Airy Rooom*. Modernly Equipped. ). S. WALES - THE RUDOLPH. Perry St. and Beach Avenue. . Directly on the Muff overlooking the aea. Thoroughly renovated and refurnished throughout. Mrs. R. C. HUGHES

n improvements. Renovated

thi

CARROLL VILLA.

Jackson Street, Near Beach Boulevard^

Central and convenient to all points Long Distance 'Phone.

leM Qo|litn outlook.

Mrs. T. R. BROOKS THE CLENWOOD. Hughes Street, near Decatur, j

Convenient to Beach,

Railroad stations

and Places of Interest.

6' 00 d!;iph'u6.*o. ES:CUr * l0n ' ArnVe Phila | Comfortable and Homelike. 8 -5° A " 1 "’ W. F. WILLIAMS w™C , - n ^ Mur " ap '^T«PBI EAGLE HOUSE 7-oo “1*' Saloon.

A. 6. — Express. Arrive Cape May ' ,

8.30

xoir — ' ' | Oysters sv ed in every style. A. if. — Accommodation. Arrive] Choiee WineS and Li

•ecatui

rpreaa. Arrive Cape May

MS?-*-

j _^Q P. M. — Express. Arrive Cape Maj ^ jO fc^M. — Expreaa. Arrive Cape May 5.OO Accommodation. Arrive

Sundaya —

m nr) A M. — $1 Excursion. Arrive Cape .

7- uu May 9.10.

G . r A. M. — Accomomdntion. Arrive

°-43 Cape May 11.14.

0 t c A. M. — Expreas. Arrive Cape May

Y’ J u.ov

r r\r» P- M. — Accommodation. Arrive J' U Cape May 8.06. Fast train* leave Beading Terminal. Philadelphia, for New York, Bethlehem and points on tbe Lehigh Valley, Beading. Potuville, WilIlamMiort and point* in Interior Pennsylvania. Ticket* and Information at atalion. W. G. Besles, Gen’l SupL ECSON J. Weeks, GenT Pasa r Agent.

219 Decatur Street.

d Liquors.

WM. HEYL, Prop.

Extra! Extra!! ^£t~Tiy to remember.that 4, Tencnbaum, the leading Clothier, Forniahcr and Shoer,

has removed to

421 Washington Street. . T CORDIALLY invite my patrons and A friends to call at my New Store. My effort* to meet the public’s demand have received such liberal support that I was compelled to eeek more commodins quarters Having met with gracious encouragement in the past I feel assured that ant8 onr present facilities and with a new and up-to-date Clothing, Furnishings and Shoes that I can be of greater service to yon now

than before my removal.

my store yon will find the largest

■stock of cfothing, furnishings and shoes in SOUTH JERSEY, at the lowest city prices.

I make a specialty of the famous

W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE,

y pair is guaranteed.

every le plea

421 Washington St., Cape May

I will be pleased to see yon in my

1. TENEH8AUM,

HANDUSG JEWELRY saeii a* we handle ia very satisfactory to us, and et-uallyeb to onr customers The stock " na been carefully Mlccted, and comprises verything manufactured in

Hass famous Mother’i Rolls of all kindfc' fancy Cakes anc Buiscuit’s at Campbell’s, 30S Decalu:

Health is Wealth SECURE II BY USING GOLDEN BEAUTY FLOUR For sale by all Grocers and Feed Merchants. Sitley&SonJnc., Sole Agents. CAM PEN. N.J.

I

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Scgars at wholesale, 105 Perry 8t, 1 Fancy table butter and butter of all kinds nt Campbell's, 30S Decatur^ ] street. I Poultry, Gome and Squabs killedand dressed to order at Campbell’*, ■ertur street. The latest and best for -Head- j fl ache* and Neuralgia. Send 10 “ * to FINO CO.. Box 57, i " t. N.J.