T

(Skeen ckeek. Optair.-Joseph Brown is nuking improvements to bis home ; Aaron Robinson is doing live work. Several people horn here attended ' t:.e tuisc ball game at Court House on Saturday. Butter tislr arc heing caught by our pound tishennen in great numbers. Weak fish are not so plcntitul. Rev. H. Brown, the efitcreft pastor ot the Rresbyterian Church, wi I preach morning ami evening on Sutr day next. » Mr. Ralph Schellinger, our prospetouf young fanner, .rniscrl t5(i Doshcls of salable white potatoes from live bushels i>t plants 1’rof. Woody and wil our town,on Monday ai'vertising the free musical c**nc^rt ro he given /the M. R.Church Monday ct'cnii • One ot out estimable lathes and church workers, Mrs. Sarah dridge, has mtne.1 to Stone Harbor where Mr. Eldridge is employed ,at life saving station.

liable

RIO ORANDE.

-aM/a. Snlhe Glcaaon and aoni ol Camden, an with her parents, Frank

Con

a few ig to n

crokinolc pal

Rev. Michael Frayne. and wile have returned alter a pleasant visit

with friends in Harrisburg-

W* were anddened to hefir qf th? death ul Mis. Ella Smith. She had

James- Schellinger lost a vnhi horse last week, which died i after reaching home from Vinel

after reaching

where the animal wai Mr. SchcHingcr liought black on Wednesday.

Vineland. irchaBcd. :her fine

A Free (Concert and Musical Lcc-j turc bv th^AVoodv-Lcslie Company

orV. will lie given u

Lee•mp.i

of New YorV^vill lie given in tlic E. Church on Mopday evening Augi3, when an opportunity wilt^e given for eve: yhody to join a class fob vocal training.

t leg broken

Eva, of Rio Grande,

ing, on friends here on Monday, were suddenly Summoned home to give attention to Mr. Gillin who had tire

misfortune to get hisleft

below the knee.

Rev. H. S. Norris has been -quite

sick since returning from . Seaville

Camp, but is now so far recover* to be able to leave his room

many friends hope soon to see him occupy his pew in the M. E. Church ■ 'where he loves so much to be. Mr. • Norris was pastor here 47 years ago.

ered as nd his

«M7 ' Rev.

regular appoinl

Grande on Sunda

ig service wa J. Foster and Cresse at Green

;n, arc with ! |l and wife,

is Edna Shaw entertained t i’icnds Tuesday evenin]

Smith.

near triends here.

Mury Jones and daughtt

Wedne

iun| 1

Mary I

were' at the County Seat on

day.

__ Miss Leihla Simi burned by tire spilling

was severely

of coffee

Mrs. Emma Thompi

drenreturned from Chester or

her bead.

ntutained onetea#* mid lady

luciid of New York on Thursday. Samuel Richards, wife and son, Washington, I). C., have returned to} their home after a pleasant trip with

frieiyds.

Sydney Goff, wife and daughter* ol l ape May, are visiting his brother

B. (foil. and chil do Thu*S

eatly enjoying their visit. . F. M. Hand brought he

icr from Cape May to her home

HUMOR OF THE HOUR

Tk.

"I want t tables," said the cuaumnn. “Yes. sir," said the clerk. “We have some very flue ones. Now, here la an .unusually pretty table, very cheap

two.”

“Can you play plnfe-pong on lt“ "Well why, to tell you the truth, sir, this table Is not suitable for plngpong." “I didn’t ask you whether It was suitable or not I asked you whether or not you could (day plngpong on It” •Well no. sir; you can’t” "No way to stick In an extra board or to put patent fixings to the round corners or anything tike that?" “No, sir; It would be Impossible arrange this particular table so that the game of plngpong could be played

Ml It but"—

•That’s all right I’ll take this table.

icc, I wanted to

Send It right up. You see. I 0 f make sure."—Chicago Trlbur

XVhr She Detested It. •'Again," complains the devoted wife, T am told that you have been flirting with that odious Miss Mashem on the

-tjbxza.”

“Bah!” retorts the gay husband.

of

fntlu

Mrs. Uriah Crosse

gave her husty on Saturda;

sing his birthday; irctty gifts. Cov«

While the pastor .Lister, filled his

ment

’evening, an intercstinj conducted by Rev-

Exhorter I.

I Creek.

BURLEIGH.

Mrs. Clara Hand wheeled 'Grartd on Wednesriav. Miss Mamie Heathcote spent part ofthc week with friends at Millville. Edward Watson, oi Court House ; finds attractions at this place. Monroe Bowen, of Philadelphia >pent Sunday with his parenti here. - V Alex. Douglas, Sr. and wife, ol Court House spent Sunday with

(their son (icrc.

^Jonet Hand, of Lester, spent Satg'urday and Sunday-under the parental

roof.

E -♦Miss Anna Ritchie, of Philadelr, phia, is spending a^few weeks with

j Mrs. Emma McPherson.

Mrs. Emily Thompson and sister, of Green Creek, spent Friday with j says

IVrelatives here. hence the doubt as to teoae. Sot this

rs;-.

band a surprise pari

evening, it bei received many pi

were laid for About 45 persons. While hauling logs in the w a ciiain broke causing a log to on the leg of Isaac Gitland, breaking it below the knee. He was taken to Court House and had it set.

FISHING CREEK'.

Miss Mamie James and sister Mrs. EK:i McPherson spent Monday al

Cape May.

Miss Muttic Barnett spent Saturday with her aunt, Mrs. Mary rhorntpn, at Cape Mai Mrs. Jennie McPherson is visiting her brother, Win. Mickel, of Trenton, who is very sick at this writing. Mr. Elijah Eldredge, ol Camden, spent Tuesday night with Mr. and and Mrs. Aaron Woolson. , Richard Hemingway is the proud father of a baby girl. Mrs. Libbic Mount and son Warren arc visiting relatives at Cape May this week. ) Rev. James B. Shaw and wife, o! Eldora arc visiting their parents C. S. Shaw and wile. Mrs. Hannah Root and Phoenixville, Pa., spent the the week with Mrs. Marne Schellcn-

ger.

Mrs. Cynthia Matthews is en’er-

Ch..rles Gardner and Mrs. Annie Myers,.of

CHOICE MISCELLANY

Story ot an Army Unlr.

Tfic-rc Is or was an army mule a pensioner of the United States—tradition that army moles ora mortal

1. Cyr.th

ning Mrs.

children, also \ Camden this w-

Miss Laura Steelman is this week i muhCMexlque, was ordered to be Bold ^ entertaining Miss Linda Smith, Nel- I ot Mount Vernon barracks,•Alabama, In r and George Green, of lsa »- ^ b « B at P°« • »<«*

| time and trad grown gray In the servbaving an honorable record In the Mexican war, and the officers at Mount Vernon asked the quartermaster general to retain him till the end of his days. This application, signed by William A. Kobbe, then an artillery lieutenant, and Indorsed by dozen proper military authorities,.^In-

cluding cl Sheri

• son CrcjUnei

H Millville,

g, Oliver McDaniels and lamilv. of} }. Rio Grande, spent Sunday with Jrcl-

atives in this place.

1 t ■ Miss Helen Cresse very pleasantly |... entertaint-d Misses M. Agues Mills, ! ' Anna Ritchie, Etta Douglas, M. J. ELEkaieraltl, and Harry (McPli b on Tuesday evening. .

Nfxt Sunday, the 1;

ic 17th mM. is thi ; regular appoint wishes to reCajv

ivclopes returned

ing hour,

j<H;4>f our past*

ment. when he wishes to recajve j Into the church any who wish to join on probation, or confession. ■ Pastor Lister also wishes all benevo-

lefrt circulars arid cm next Sunday ar the |

3 o’clock p. m.

■ On Friday evening about sixtceen ol Harry McPherson’s many Iriends [tendered him a surprise party in honor of his birthday; many games were participated in, after which re.ireshments were served. On J caving in the small hours of the morning all wished Harry many happy returns-of the day, and reported a very pleasant evening. He was Hie recipient

of many ptcaents.

A FRESH AIR TONIC.

The SWIft Reamer Republic Always

lion oral Hancock and

'rmun, ts on record at WaablngHow the wblte mule’s record grew in honor with successive indorsement may be seen from the command-

ing general's letter:

I have seen that route, and. whether true or false, the soldiers believe It was spring, where Mount Ver-

- -■ -- e time Gen-

sH’t' al the 11^

iWlft steamer Stirs Up a Coo exennilmi.,1 on tl >ys certain of a a tli* speedy run tifte ol’ starting

ni»t on the Steamer Republic, in of a most refreshing air

speedy run down the river. If, at the tipSc ol'starting .from Philadelphia, there is npt even a gentle zephyr stirring, the Republic ibas barely pointed her bow gpstni stream When a steady, cooling breeze Pbcgins its seemingly allotted task of vigor--emsly fanning the delighted passengers. It is not a fitful, spasmodic affair, such as .shore cxcur»ionisui have to; put up with. . bulgslnrdy. taisincss-like air current ' •tarts right in aS if it were on the salary and keeps on improving ti* if it expe promotion. The KrpnWic’s great spe. (Mponsible for this particularly hcall teturr of the glorious trip of lA-er two I Indies on river, bay and ocean. Son warn a refreshing, invigorating air bath; ju wsht to brace np and be vigorous; If want to escape and forget the debilita ting best, get aboard the Steamer Republic any morning at 7,30, at Pier a. foot of Preatnot, and when you return in the eveniag wm will feel ax if yon had been on a Peary relief expedition to the North Pole. The nssmjtrfpla; - ^

r ii‘

Genabout

isivj). Tradition says It was once a m rel. but now it U white,from age. . The que.rtermaater'a deportment will

now are. at-the ’s army camped there, a

lltlon says it was

The quartermaat*

chargeable with •-

Is sold or the ca _ thrown on the chartfable post. I advise that it be 1

’ - ’ ted a ’

kept In the deIned till death.

W. T. SHERMAN, it mule woa at Fort it, when I wxa there

In 1341. tv. T. S. The secretary of war finally direct-

ed “that this mi'

cored for at pul

be lives.”

Eargrat Scoring Board In the World.

ally d!

mule be kept and well mbllc expense as Ionic as

By< ,

without dliow touching 40,000.spcctntori and upon which up to the present time $780,000 has been t When the grounds are peel— visitors, and they usually are, 88.000

being the average number that t Hirer when a good cricket gi ■hedukd in Sydney, the figured on the

Lion Coffee DY 7U W Becants It’s all raffs*— a v/lVgb Jostthepuracoffeo-besn. CT Tl» XT hecsose tbs sealed pack. w KJ sV lit 1^0 insures unltona I strength and flavor. 1

re government e them pnlnta-

retor

thinking to rltlucule the suspU his wife. "Bah!" he repeats.

“It Isn’t so bad,” asserts the wife, “for a man to be guilty, but what I detest is when he acts so sheepish about

It*’—Baltimore American. Unnecessarily Cruel.

‘And did you have ypur maid Inearcorn ted for stealing your Jewels?"

asked Mrs. Oldcastle.

“Oh. my, no! Joslnb was reeding to 10 the other night about the way a man’s body was Incarcerated at one of them crematory places because he promise to do It before be died, but I’d never think of treating a

person that

Chicago Itecord

Thoughtful of the Children. T suppose” said Mr. Olds, Tf I were start smoking again It would set the children a bad example.” “It would. Indeed." replied his wife. “It’s thoughtful and unselfish of you

to consider that”

“Yes; so I’ve decided to send thocbll-

off to boarding school where

OVER XHE OCEAN. - All attempts at reforesting Sicily fall rfcause of tj^e destructive activity of lie goats. (J w .two hundred and seventeen Hons hatu been I Kirn at the Dublin too during the Inst seventy years. A plague 1 parts of Tr colic distributing salt

ble.

Tattooed on the back of a man who has Just l»ecn arrested for theft In Paris Is a portrait of the Russian Grand Duke Constantine showing all bis decorations. At the present ratio of progress seventy years wilt elapse before Pompeii Is entirely uncovered. It Is thought that as much of treasure remains as has been exhumed. While their pupils are holiday making from May 1 to Sept 1 many of the Swiss cantonal schoolmasters round Zermatt take situations In the hotels as waiters or porters a recent fur sale In London a Parisian purchased In the open market black Siberian fox skin. 48 by 8 inches, paying for it the sum of $3,000. When dressed. It will cost Its wearer $5,500. ^ Several of the smaller Islands oM New Zealand are without telegraphic communication with the mainland. A substitute has been found In carrier pi-’ goons. To send a message by a pigeon costs 25 cents.

dren right o

! to boardl see me.’

ling school /’ - Philad

idelphla

The latest thing in stripes.

This Is •• Old Oae. Mafklns—Supposing a fellow was Ding to choose a wife, colonel, how ould you advise him to go about It? The Colonel—I should advise him to select a little one.” Mufklns—What for? The Colonel—Because when It Is a question of a choice of evils It Is best to choose the least—Philadelphia Bulletin.

HORSES AND HORSEMEN. Greenlluc. 2:07%. Is a great green na Dan Cahill's Charlie Herr. 2:07. has gone lame. Dandy Jim. 2.09%. the famous "grey ghost" Is dead. Country J. 2:10Vi Is at Cleveland. He nods perceptibly, but Is said to be working fast in. 2:11%. Is a great half mile track performer. He put In three' at Oleon, N. Y., recently In 2:15% and 2:14 with ease. <eUy Gay. 2:18%, the daughter of milco, 2:10, who raced so well In 1900. but xveut lame. Is out again and winning on the Mohawk valley circuit in New York. Scott Hudson gave Audubon Boy. tty stiff work at Detroit mile was paced In 2: and another lu 2:00. with the law to 1:02, dnal quarter In 30 seconds. One of the most Interesting of recent events was the sale of Eleata. 2:08%. Mr. James Hanley of Providence, IL I- the owner of Prince Alert, 2:00%. by Hon. i-'rauk Jones. The heroine of 1901 was at odee shipped to Hartford.

family," said

, the student “would o ticks that infest clocks.

‘And to what, insect fai

Phnnny Phool, you assign the t

professor?”

“Young man.” sternly replied the veteran, “on page 24. third paragraph, j,’ under ‘Idiotic and Otherwise,' yon will find clock ticks mentioned as a branch - of the tempus fuglt"—Baltimore Nows.

Not to Be Bluffed. “1 will have to have three more days out a week and receive my company In the parlor," said the cook lady firmly. ‘‘Bridget’’ replied toe mistress of the house, "I warn you not to push me too far. You seem Jo forget that I belong to the Housewives' union No. ITT’ —Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

81111 cus — That fellow's head over heels In lore with his glrL 1 wondei they’ve not been married months ago. Cynlcns—Probably he hasn't reached the stage where be finds himself more miserable without his loved one than he could be with her. — Philadelphia

Becord.

Foiled at Last.

“I tell yew what them bunko men didn't git none o' my money this trip!”

boasted Uncle Silas. "They didn't hey?"

“No. xlrroe! I lost iny pocketbook on the way to Jnwn. an' they wasn't 1 1 In’ fer 'em ter gttr—Judge.

be easily read by cv-

it skirts the hug

rbere the game Is played. The board is something like 25 feet la' height and over. 70 In length. The numbers are huge., They* are painted on thick calico and worked on rollers. The names arc also on calico,

I let into openings

s this largest scoring board been making

"Mr. Whistler says be Is much anloyed.over the false report of bis

derr—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Oa the BtllviUe Border.

“You were bora In Georgia 7' "Yea, sub. Dat what dey tells me."

“And raised there?"

“Wen, suh, dey triad ter raise me but da rope broke r 1 —Atlanta

A SUaa On Hook.

*T think your papa, deer Bose, has

Inquiries about me.”

“What has

as be told you?" ;; but he offered n

« beats 2:14%.

200% it half

STAGE NOTES. Della Fox Is to begin her season In

October.

Hamlin Garland Is raid to be ot work

a a play of Colorado life.

Mrs. Leslie Carter 1s domiciled at

Bar Harbor for the summer. /

e of Jennico.”

“The

Gertrude Campbell has been engaged

for “The Sword of the King.”

It is said that Morle Tempcst Is to be managed by Charles Frohmnn. Margaret Drew, a niece of John Drew, makes her debut next season. Frank Moulan will play the title role

In “The Sultan of Suin'’

Bose Eytlnge and Max Flgman have been engaged for the support of Mrs.

Flske.

E. H. Both era has engaged Miss JonQoeen In

Tf

King.’ An opera based on Anthony Hope's story of "The Heart of the Princess Osra" has been produced In London with success.

Baguette In “If I Were

SHORT STORIES.

The total capital Invested In rail-

inals In Canada is $1,100,-

000.000.

ways and c

Twenty states In this country made pig Iron last year ns against twenty

one In 1899 and 1900.

The average dally output of the New York state pulp mills Is 2.000 tons. 01 ifly half the total American produc

nearly

Uon.

In the estimation of s South Carolina paper the southern people cons Idol Robert E. Lee “the greatest figure" of the war Snd Jefferson Davis the figure “most typical’' of the lost cause. The Rocky mounulu locust, or grasshopper. In 1874 destroyed $100,000,000 worth of crops of Kansas, Missouri. Nebraska and Iowa, and the Indirect loss was probably as much more. In recent experiments with a sub merged bell for signaling to ships from

dangerous coasts pound bail was 1

pound weight falllQg

sounds were Startlingly distinct or

board ve

For sll the news, told in readable ir, subscribe tor the Herald-

cnallng to ships from an eight hundred struck with a fifty

The

Not One Man in Twenty

earns and retains a competence for old . age. Saving is rare. Endowment Life •Insuriancp makes this possible and protects ymyr lamily at the same time.

The Prudential Insurance Co. of imeilca. Hera: Office Tow&rk, K. J JOHN F IIRYHKN. fieriicui I.RSI.IK IJ WAKU. Vice I'rvriik-tit KIKIAK II WAKH. Jil Vice Prc an.I Ci>t:n»cL FORRKSTF JlRYUHN. Sccretxiy. II K. Kic*1 akiison. Asst. SupL, Cape May Court Houm:, if. J.

NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED, ryn ( China Ware,

ASSORTMENT

OF

Glass Lamps, fixtures-

Rock Tea Pots, Yellow Boxvl.

I am selling' the above g-oods at small

[^MARGIN.

Special Glass Tumljlers, - -30c Mason Qiij^rt JarsTper do/.. - 00c Pkit “ “ - 55c Caps; “ - - 30c A Three-tie Broom at 20c.

GHAS. I SWAIN,

305-7 jAGi-^sorl

O. B0XS41.

Long Distance ’Phone 16.

Local ’Phone 65.

CAPE MAY-

CAPE MAY STEAMBOAT COMPANY STEAMER “REPUBLIC” Daily for WILMINGTON and PHILADELPHIA Stops at CHESTER

Leaves CajitTMay Point Landing at 3.15 p. m. Leaves Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wharf at 7.30 a. m. SINGLE TICKET, - - 75 Cents ROUND TRIP TICKET, - - $1.25 (Good to return any time in season)DELAWARE BAY HOUSE At The Steamboat Landing Under the Management ot the Cape May Steamboat Company, Beach Trolleys Run Direct to the Porch An ideal place to spend an Aitempon or Evfcning. Light Lunches and • Refreshments served in first-class s'ylc. CHOICE SEA FOOD SPECIALTIES !rahs. Oysters and Clams. Magnificent Marine View of Shipping on Ocean and Bay from the Spacious Porches of the Delaware Bay House.

: UP

the expenditure of money by paying high Harness and Horse Goons of little value. Whxt we offer yon will be

the price** look at the:

the good*, and yon will re.alixp thxt they are of a quality which i* worth even more than we«ak. If other price* aectn too low, remember that buying in U**e quantitles •ometiine* enables u* to rive wonderful value*. Here i* something to think about: Robber Mounted Carriage Marne**

a* they'murt be aold. W. A- LOVETT

The Daylight Store YOKE SKIRTS Several oPtfici; arc shown in the Septemlrer Standard Pattern* ju*l

received .by u».

STANDARlJ *

PATTERNS

*Vr al*d ..—j — — always entry a g.md line of the*e pattern* and our patrons will l>e benefitted by im-pecting our stock. Standard . Pattern* are cheap, they “are *eara-«t2owing, and they are ab-

solutely reliable.

DESIGNER for septBiiir X School Garments and Walking Toil- ^

TEN CENTS A COPY.

0. L,.w. KNERU 618-80 WA8HJIST0I STRETT. MAY, I