! CAPE tyAY HERAin AN INOERSNOCNT WCCKLV. PublUhcil Every Saturdsy Moralaf at 606 Waaklnftea Street, Cape May, N. J.

THE HERALD, CAPE ftAY, N. J.

rtaatM ar* contracted to taka ad rat of oar traa adrortlalac ayataoo. Now, It may fairly bo expected that the octerprialns yonas people of tbo Piedmont legtot of South Qarottaa will make their marringco aa eplcy and entcrtalnlnf aa poaalble In order to get an extended write up under "a heed*" at tdp of column on tbo firat

Kntcml at the po»t office at C»pe May, U. J^aaaecunde-Uw mail matter, March is,

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1902.

Our Rcaort’e Expenses. ,

Tbe snnual aUteinent of the finances Of the City of Cape May. as published on the eighth page of The Hebalu, show a grand tutal of receipts and ex’•’penditures, including balances, of fail,0)0.07. To the unthoughtfu) it would seem that this was an extravagant ' amount of money for our little, but Ewaing, seaside resort. The actual ■ facts of the case, as a perusal of the mass of figurw and by careful calcnlaI Uor in addition* and subtractions, will unfold to the render that there has been tactually ex[>end*d to keep Cape May in running order idtlhe year from December 15, 1901, to rawwliM-WrJSaii •the sum of 657,312.77, or about theaverage. This sum includes 64,750,00 put into the sinking Ttfnd. Boiled down'to briefness, the 657^12.77 is mad* up of the folida iag groups of expenditures: Principal andintcrest on school bonds, $5,805.00; maintenance ctf the schools (including 6'iOO re^UVed from the Bute for manual traiyfng,) 18,949.53; Interest bn dty b^ufis, 65,912.60; county .tax (leas scUdb) tax which was returned,) tlOfihfga; lighting streets and building,

4.09; music in summer pavilions, 10.00; officers' salaries, 65,429.34; j»oj, $3,208. Hi; street deaning and re-

pairing, 64,498.81; water works, 63,623.45; Fire Department, 62,541.67; property improvements, 62,401.75; poor, 6487.- »; health, 6207.50; G. A. R. services,

i); printing, $791.38, and indden-

tals, $4,452.68,

1 Daring the year the bonded indebtedi has been increased 675,000, or from I to 6198,300. Of this extra bonded debt $26,000 has been used to pay off a floating debt winch had gradually acfgllinlali I by reason of the appropnsing of more money from water rents and licenses than was actually received «acb year, by reason of a large amount of personal taxes being unpaid, and alto go uncollected; and by f.the failure to provide for discounts retained by banks snd the ten per cenI ‘retained by dty solidtors on past i taxes collected. To the balance of ) 649,(klUjaised from the bond issue ws4 added 62,000, making 651,**X) all of which, except about $300 has been cSplendeil in improving the water works and thy net .work of mains about.town. Last year, in addition to the 626,000 floating debt, there was due the county a balance of 64,000 for taxes. This year the Uxesdue county are 65,000, so that £be dty's obligations are increased bnt $51,600, the mere cost of improvements

the water -plant.

There is in'the sinking fund tne-sum jaf $13,810.68 bearing but 3 per cent, interest while the dty'has an issue of $4,600due January 1, 1905; and sn issue of 5,000 due January 1, 1910, on which it $s 5 per cent, interest, snd there is way at present of cancelling the i by this sinking fund until each are doe. Considering all T &c fact*, the dty is not so badly off a to desiremake it.

k, W'BCOTWge—at For Elopers. Much has been said In condemnation ft the practice sometimes prevailing unong romantic young people with _ _ of eloping to have the nuptial knot tied, but It for a South Carolina editor to ohlve encouragement to rusHe put* a decided preUom on the atopement plan of f««yIn Graeovtae, & C, where the News fi published, so the editor says, people kara enjoyed the favor of gratuitous ~ tags notices for so long that they MV claim them as a matter of right. The editor is s considerate man snd gives due notice before shutting down on the old practice. On and after Jan. 5, ». announces, the charge for mar- * be $L except for

Magis. As to the k runaway bride and

Lest any should I* to Might love’s pots funerals In.precategory with mail

pact, thsei

Vie*:

ex-

fatkw erf th. girt, for iMtanc*. pom«d (he «»op«s. klliad <be srootn and dragg^ M UMiapiiy brtdr beck to bar hjoa by Mr back hair. w» akouM h* wUHag to pakaaa an tb* detail* not ooly of tb# Wrdltag. bat « Ox funeral, and follow It • wMk tka kaagtag of tb* old man aad h* aakdda of Om onhappr brldk. bat Jaet plala rrrryday thing aa a marrlaga in lha PMnwet la not newa IndMd. It I*

a ■■(■■not

n at owe*. W* are a. bat It dp«a .look Mty s* thae* mar-

dtiea While Too Wait, A dty which grows up Is a day, however Important It may be when Judged by the usual standards of cities. | is always invested with a certain ro-

mance.

The latent of tbeee Is Eagle City, | which a few days ago waa nothing but cornfields and wild prairie. When the sun went down the other night. It was a town of 2.000 people, with a complete municipal organisation, a bank^n operation. a dally newspaper established, a fairly good hotel, four restaurant*, seven saloons, at least a score of mercantile establishments and no end of gambling house*. Eagle City Is in' Oklahoma, where they moke cities “while you wait” The report says that it looks bow as If Eagle City would have 4.000 or 5,000 people before It Is moth older, although they may possibly forget to erect a church for divine acrrice on Sunday. Eagle City Is a division point on the Frtkeo Hue At such favored points tbeyMiave no time for the old stagecoar.u ceremony of buying bouse lota. 'They dkew lots, which began promptly at'-^ajUght Each boomer paid In $25. which entitled him to a twenty-five toot business lot of s fifty foot residence lot the selection to be by lottery. No sooner were the lots drawn than the merchants who were already on tbo ground with “knockdown" buildings and stories of goods established themselves before nightfall All thlatllustrntrs the pushing, progressive spirit of the territory which Is now knocking so vigorously at the door of the national capital for »dmission to statehood.

JAMBS E. TAYLOR.

Within s month the annual meeting of the Cape May Saving Fond and Building Association will have taken place. This association has stood the test ol .time, being now thirty-four years ol age. It is wise for -people of a community to become-interested in organise-, lions of this kind, as they are managed by the members. So-called building associations, a sample of which has beei work here lately, are not manage^ by local shareholders. They are ran in thi interest of men who have to ‘‘dolsompthing" or ‘,‘do somebody” in the larger cities, snd they find that creating building association after building association and making themselves officers at large salaries, a good business. They soon peter out, however, and the investors find when too late, that' they have not made as much interest on their Divestments as they would have done by sticking to their home organisation where they would have had some say as to what was being done with their own cash. "A word to the wise is suffi-

cient." /

Tbs year 1901-02 was unfavorable to tbe production of cotton owing to disastrous drought In Texas and Hie southwest and to excessive,mint tbe southTtkotlc states. In spite of adverse conditions, however, tbe crop amounted to 10.708.195 balea. This year bos been more favorable, with a phenomenally mild fall and tbe absence of killing frost. Tbe last picking season was all that could be desired. The early conditions were not good, however, and tbe crop Is now estimat-

ed at ILOOOOOO bales.

Tbe proposed ordinance In New York excluding dogs from tbe flatbouaes of that dty has been defeated by on overwhelming majority after a public bear-

men five to oos, and ovary one of tbe women came to champion the dog. They protested against tbe ordinance In mT,gii"6 stwi in foreign languages with convincing logic sod In hysterica] tsars. Tbs dsar Utils poodle is now secure In the affections of my lady In

People of some towns make on an around convenience of. their libraries. In New England tbe other dsy a couple tnslstsd on bring married In tbe presence of tbs librarian and tbs book*. Anyway this waa a better and eafar place tbsarg'liaas’ den. where a New York couple were married recently. Why shouldn't tbe great American farmer fori rather chesty? According

products last year aggregated 63.OCC.000.000, or more than five times as much

A gentleman who mokm s specialty of wsatber predicting says that w* are to bare twenty-seven snowstorms this winter. This wtU b* delightful news for tb* man with • tong stretch of

1 as to bow Cuba

1 Mr. will now show CMna who! ft first rius postprandial M>a*eh is W

The new City Council wlU be organised on Tuesday next, January L st noon. Tbe two new members who will be present will be former Tax Collector James E. Taylor, and Pilot Louis C. Sayre. Mr. F. Sidney Townsend will aim be sworn in for another term. James E. Taylor is at present general manager of the Cape Msj7 Delaware Bay and Sewell's Point Railroad and of the Ocean Street Passenger Railway Company. He was Ixyn here and is a soq of the late Edwin 8. Taylor, with whom for a time he was engaged aa civil engineer. By sheer force of energy and constant study he has made for himself a name sod haa done much to sdvgpec Cape May as a seaside resort. After a liberal education and s successful time as a dvil engineer he went to New York City and was for a time in charge of the electrical contracting buai-

» of *

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gave to Cape May the first plant of the

UO" u. Hc.was the jnovlng spirit which ir

Franklin Electric Light Company, which baa grown and developed into the Cape

“ He

intend

corporation. Early in the Jaat decade be

May Light and Power Company, was for years the superintendent of the

with Logan M. Bullitt, of Philadelphia, interested a- number of capitalist" In the building of a aecond line of railfoad to Cape May. A* a r^irft moatly of his the South'Jersey Railroad w as

WOMAN /:IO FASHION A St/lUb Model. This stylish model la a modification of- the popular Gibson style and may be made as plain or fancy as desired. Tb* novel closing Is extremely chic, and an Inverted box plait gives greater width to the sleeve. Tbe lace yoke, as shown in tbe Illustration, is faced on

and this is now a part of tbe Philadelphia and Reading system. After tbe road was opened be became Its general manager and being thoroughly adapted to the position, be showed rare ability. He took an active part in the deal to aave to the city Its •water works in 1880. ' Two years ago he successfully negotiated the sale of the beech front troUc-y to the present owifrn, the Philadelphia and Keadtug Railroad. Hr has been identified with other minor enterprises and has generally been succesafnl in his efforts. Councilman-elect Sayre is a native of Cape May, and wa* born 44 years ago. He has been a Delaware Bay and river pilot, and has never held public office before. In politic* he is a Republican, haring been elected a delegate to the Republican Congressional Convention of last July. Councilman Townsend Iras born Seer!He, this county, on June 21, 1840, and has residedjnthis city since 1875. He served In cofibcil continuously from 1888 to 1892, and wy president of Council in 1889 and in 1891. In 1894 he was chosen alderman snd served two year*. In 1896 he wa* again elected to Council and re-elected in 1899 and last month and Khen his new term is completed he-will have served nineteen years in that body. He served as president again in 1898. 1900 and 1901/ with bcuvy braid, mohair frogs or crocheted drops which follow tb* front fastening and decorate tbe rev era snd saUorllkc collar. They should not be made with standing collars. The open throat la protected by a fur boa. on* of th* broad, flat boas, or collarettes. Bats For Llttls Girls. Children's hats ore very largo tills winter, snd wbltg beavers trimmed with ostrich tips or with Dresden ribbon are tbo favorite-mode for mothers who can Indulge In what they wish for their darlings. These white hats, especially white felts, are expensive, as they are exceedingly difficult to manufacture.

The three cornered bat Is agatn In -VQgne and la perfectly charming where It suits. It seems to harmonise mlrftbly with the old fashioned stock cravat, and the tow coiffure ol ,u~ment Is certainly not tar removed In style from the wigs'oColtt"' Pajamas For LltlU Girl*. Following In their fathers’ 4nd broth era* footsteps, little girts Jaow wear psjomaa. and very snug and com forte ble they are too They mn be made very pretty, daln ty little garments If proper cure Is exercised when chooslifg the flannel A cunning 00c recently made la of pale

QOODBY, TOM REED!

Tribal* «• (Ms

The lov* of moil to you. Osodby, Tom Bead! Too sowed tbs sssd

Of manhood whore you psassdi

Your way was long. Tour bond grip strong.

Your heart strong to tbs test.

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They called yon casr, V They cursed yon far ■ Aad oorssd yon far sad nlgb. I

But not s foe

Who cursed yon so Bnt moons yon. now .yon die. A

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D.iY GOODS NOTIONS

Millinery

For as yon fought V - Tour soul was wrooght L.

LADIES’ and MEN’S

By no moan thought or aright, JF And with your brain And might and m.iw 4 Too wrastlsd for ths right. , f

Furnishings

Bnt when 'twaa dona, » The too* who fought you fair Fought fsoe to face >, ’ To gala s pleas 1 Baslds your roomy choir. * Tb* world has snds; ’ Few men have friends \ Bnt you. Tom Road. Ood knows k

0. L,. W. KNERR

1618-20 WASH1HGT0H STREET.

CA F'E MAY. X. J.

Bans pomp or show. Aad faithful to your crssd) Tour friend* wars trust Your foss 1 erred you.

suitable material Embroidered applique, of lace and silk. Is elegant, although doth or silk simply finished with stitching Is advised, for ordinary wear. The modi urn rise will, require two and one-half yards of material

—.— * eostnmsa are Appearing oonstonfiy, and they have naffer been so attractive Many at th# latest models era combined with white. On* bos a skirt box plaited three-quar-ters of th*' way down from tbs hips, and white satin is set In each box plait TSs cost Is s Russian Mouse coming

to a dsC ting tbs

fitDp

revets and collar Is a design In white satin cut oat and stltebsd. With this ■orn a white liberty blouse Inset medallions Of black chmy lac*. '

hip*, ss heretofore, by tbe so ooodltioc that they or* socomed by s redlngote. or long east tiCht fitting to tbs waist Tbmr radtagotss sis very becoming to tb* toll •Motor figure and should be trimmed

Mas, embroidered In pink. It Is nics work, end many a mother will enjoy making the soft Uttie pajamas which WtU keep tbs Utils daughter warm am snag thruagh the wild, winter nlgtrts. The amn wt

MEAT FIT DIET FOR ARMIES Baiftllab Expert Says Oar Fs*ftl»sr

Hakes »wetoen. Beet Soldiers. Nathaniel E. Yorke-Davle*. London's

fe^rnt consulting physician In dietetics, boa forwarded to Secretaries Rost and Long and Generals Miles and OcrDfn a statement containing his ccoclsslon* os to the proper feeding for fighting men. Speaking to the Chicago Dally New* London correspondent tbe

other day. Dr. Yorke-Davlee sold: "War* have been lost and woo •By

commissary deportenenta. Tbe fate of peoples In civil conflict depend* on, tSF" character of the foo0 tfley eat Sol-

dier* and sailor* in this country'(^ng

land) at present gst too moch bread and too Uttie meet Tbe mQitaryi successes of tbe ancient Greeks wax*, due to their fore, which consisted of; plain meat* and almost nothing else. Moch : of England’s trouble In Strath Africa was the result of diet Tbe transports landed tbe soldiers on tbe battlcflejd overfat from tbe consumption of starch.

“Rich food makes men effeminate and cowardly. Animal food

New Savings Bank

Why don’t yoi^ Buy your

Clothing and Furnishings

Boots and Shoes at

I. Tenenbaum’s And get 10 per cent, off for every dollar that is purchased in thi* store for cash, snd the prices are the lowest in town. The largest assortment to select from. Come and convince vonraclf that my price* are the cheap«rn. My New CHRISTMAS GOODS log doily. Coax,"get a move on yon, and get some of the cream before it is r ° B ' I. TENENBAUM, The Leading Clothier, Shoes and Hatter,

421 Washington St. . CAPE MAY, N. J.

army Is tbs best In tbe world becaune Its feeding Is more nearly right thr .n that of any other nation. Russia com next England la third. Germany fourth and France a bad fifth. The in dler. ■ eepedaKy tbe growing sold ter. should bate one pound of mptr'cacb day In peace and an extra quarter-of a pound dart]

AVOIDS NEW BOOK&. Hsvkert Spesoec He* Hot RmmI C of TkU Toss's ProftoeL Tbe London academy baa pat* Its nnal question, “What two books In past year have you reed with tl.c w Interest and pleasure?" and 1 Jert Spencer, says tbe Chicago Inter Ocean, answers. “I have not read any new books this year." \ j Some of tbe otbe* answer* or e aa follows: Profeasor Bleat of Cambrfrige tralreralty; 1 bare not read 1 my new books this year. I have quite < -nbugb to to to read tbe old ones." Thomas Hardy names Margaret L Woods' "Princess of Hanover" aa one. Bdmand Goose selects James’ "Wings of tbe Dove." end -Frederic ■ -Harrison picks out Stephen Phillips^*’niysees."

044 Ad van t nr* Wltk m <fmt.

Mrs. Atexabdfer Downey of tbe Tillage of Galesburg, near I tllcs, Mich, was preparing to attend tftn entertainment the other evening an d was nearly ready, only waiting tbe (ketnrn of her bBsfrand. who was to. ae company her, when she opened a doute door, and tbe family cat sprang from a abel( and alighted upon her bend. Its claws became entangled In Mrs. Downey’s hair, and upon hi* return Mr. Downey found

his wife unconscious an the floor, it was struggling furiously Itself. It was found necessary to

white to re-

chloroform tbe animal so as to release Mrs. Downey, who was not seriously

Injured.

In France a novel 1 netbod of catching,

fish Is bring tested t>y mirror is attached to t

Is being tested

■or is attached to thr line

bolted book. Tbe ttasamptioo la that a fish, when It sees itself in a glass, will

that some other

off .<

: the baft and

1 ft glass,

flab Is trying

will make

to carry <

self, the result being that ft will speedily b* caught aa tbe reUsnUsee book. From experiments which have been • there seems to be some foundation for this assumption. At any rate.

fist) when they uee tbe Utile mirror than they, ever •caoffbP before.

baa bean formed In Man5f

New Year Styles Tbe J intiary SmihIsi-iI Pslu-ni* Ju.t ri peived by u* contain tin’ fnl1 low Ini n.iviillr". .7). op Shoulder 70a is In Strapped Shirt V a Is Is St.ante Carlo Shirt TDaist Costume „ Standard Patterns are Seam-Allowing

Visit, ou *ext ”tini

Cut Price? on Blankets and Robes for Saturday. Blanket* at half the price to dose oat this lot. ss we have bought a stock lot and most ■ell this before they come in. Also Robes and Harness. Subic Blankets, regular 62.50, now $1.25. Single Carriage Harneas. $10.00, owr make. Open-Wagon Harneas. $11.00, oar make. Bridles, $2 00, onr nuke. Lines, $1.75FOR SATURDAY ONLY. W. A- LOVETT

Latest Improved PALMER Engine/

■suesracxx) on MARINE AND STATIONARY Engines. 1VI Hom-Pmr, . 680.40 3 “ 6103.60 6 ’* . . 6U6 60 T M 619T.M ALL OOXPLirX. D. FOCER. —Agent Cape May Co.

|ev Ws Pbeseui To* rriailv*or friend wholua gone ' from home by giving a copy of HieHtsWCspeMayCoily By Li': WIS T. STEVENS. - 480 Psgra.«B.mi>d InCloUi. Illuairated. a ray rosTFaw worn 62.00. bt LEWIS T. STEVENS, Publisher, —.. Cape May, N. 4.

WRITE "Of MAGAZINES and PERIODICALS, ledger Monthly, 1.00, Good Housekeeping, Vick's Magacinc 30 cents. Onr price « three, one year. ONR DOLLAR.

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